I personally think reviewers are way too hard on this short, often claiming it didn't deserve its nomination for Best Animated Short.
I for one, has many reservations towards the Academy and the way in which the nominees to different categories are chosen. To be honest, most of the time the nominations for best animated short seem to be picked at random, with plenty of questionable omissions and forgettable winners.
But I don't think this is one of those cases.
In all honesty, I must say I enjoyed this way more than An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It. (I recognize the effort made in that short, but I simply couldn't get into it)
There is effort, poetry and beauty displayed here, capturing an instant so unique, so bizarre that it almost seem as something straight out of an urban legend.
But it really happened, and that makes this even more fascinating. More unique and wonderful.
I don't know if this deserved to be win in the category of Best Animated Short. But its nomination was very well deserved.
I for one, has many reservations towards the Academy and the way in which the nominees to different categories are chosen. To be honest, most of the time the nominations for best animated short seem to be picked at random, with plenty of questionable omissions and forgettable winners.
But I don't think this is one of those cases.
In all honesty, I must say I enjoyed this way more than An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It. (I recognize the effort made in that short, but I simply couldn't get into it)
There is effort, poetry and beauty displayed here, capturing an instant so unique, so bizarre that it almost seem as something straight out of an urban legend.
But it really happened, and that makes this even more fascinating. More unique and wonderful.
I don't know if this deserved to be win in the category of Best Animated Short. But its nomination was very well deserved.