Re: Categories One-by-One: Animated Short
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:36 am
Finally caught Weekends, the only one of these I haven't seen.
Animal Behavior stands out among the pack. Not only is it the only pure comedy out of all the animated shorts this year, it's also the only one not about parents and children. Though I'm tempted to place this as a last place because it's also the only one that doesn't attempt at deep emotional resonance, it could also be the reason it could win.
Bao is the most widely seen of the group. While it does have some emotional heft, it's also funny in the first parts so this balances things out. I would peg this as the front-runner.
Late Afternoon is a very wistful ditty about an old lady reminiscing about the past. It's very sweet and very nice but I don't know if it will inspire a lot of votes.
One Small Step will probably get my vote. It's a beautifully animated tale of a Chinese-American girl wanting to be an astronaut and her supportive father. The ending got me.
Weekends won the Annie. While it's the most creative and the inventive of the group, it's also probably the most "inaccessible" so to speak. It takes a while before it will hit you. It's about a young boy going back and forth with his divorced parents and that should resonate with a lot of voters.
My preference:
1. One Small Step
2. Bao
3. Weekends
4. Animal Behavior
5. Late Afternoon
In order of what will probably win:
1. Bao
2. Weekends
3. One Small Step
4. Late Afternoon
5. Animal Behavior
Animal Behavior stands out among the pack. Not only is it the only pure comedy out of all the animated shorts this year, it's also the only one not about parents and children. Though I'm tempted to place this as a last place because it's also the only one that doesn't attempt at deep emotional resonance, it could also be the reason it could win.
Bao is the most widely seen of the group. While it does have some emotional heft, it's also funny in the first parts so this balances things out. I would peg this as the front-runner.
Late Afternoon is a very wistful ditty about an old lady reminiscing about the past. It's very sweet and very nice but I don't know if it will inspire a lot of votes.
One Small Step will probably get my vote. It's a beautifully animated tale of a Chinese-American girl wanting to be an astronaut and her supportive father. The ending got me.
Weekends won the Annie. While it's the most creative and the inventive of the group, it's also probably the most "inaccessible" so to speak. It takes a while before it will hit you. It's about a young boy going back and forth with his divorced parents and that should resonate with a lot of voters.
My preference:
1. One Small Step
2. Bao
3. Weekends
4. Animal Behavior
5. Late Afternoon
In order of what will probably win:
1. Bao
2. Weekends
3. One Small Step
4. Late Afternoon
5. Animal Behavior