Oscar Shorts - starting this weekend

[innerSpaceman]

I don't think animation technique is the guiding spirit of quality. But rather, which film that happens to be animated is the better film. The look of a film certainly impacts its quality, and that is in the eye of the beholder. I found the look of Granny's Sleeping Beauty to be completely in concert with the irreverent tone of the piece.

I liked all the animateds, except for French Roast. But, going by which one I'd like to own in my personal collection, I unexpectedly find myself voting for Logorama as Best Animated Short Subject. (We did not have the typical straw poll after the screening).



The live actioners were miserable. Even the two comedies were meh. The rant which started The New Tenants was terrific, but the rest of the cute film paled by comparison. The Swedish one about the magician was charming, but a meaningless piece of fluff. The child slavery one was horrible, the Miracle Fish was unfulfilling. The Door was actually pretty well made and didn't hammer home its point too hard. So with it ultimately being about child cancer, it's the obvious winner.

But I didn't really like any of them ... and sitting through them was a chore.

Sitting through the animateds, though there were a couple of duds, was a delight!