Screecher's Reach

I am so proud.

This felt like an episode of 2003 Star wars clone wars by Gendry Tarkovsky, which i believe is a triumphant in 2d animation cartoon standards.

I introduced this episode to all of my close friends( they don't know what Star wars is) and they adored this tremendous episode. Beautifuly made , fantastic storytelling, not rushed , perfect characters with a hidden moral and of close an enigmatic cliffhanger This episode alons could give run to J. J. abrams & his ideology of Storytelling. Copying old movies story & make it for new public.

But in this i found no flaws Absolutely no flaws .

The episode had thrill , tediousness, joy , horror, hope , friendship, freedom everything which Star wars is based on. Plus the European artwork of stars & planets , the mural in front of the cave , the factory areas in background & the score ; Such a melancholic tone!

Makes you feel bad about the antagonist.

All within some minutes .

Wow Absolutely wow. I am awestruck, i have got zero comments & zero demands. Thank you. Thank you studio saloon . What a joy!

Here comes Cartoon Saloon's offering and by their animation standards, they did not disappoint. It sounds repetitive since I pointed it out in a review for another one of the shorts, but it's obvious that studios will look to showcase their animations when dealing with Star Wars. The fact that since every animation studio is different in their own unique way, you can see how they animate Star Wars lore like lightsabers, villains, heroes etc... But the fact that the running time for this was just 15 minutes makes me think it could have been so much more and I don't think this is the studios' fault since shorts in the show run from 14-24 minutes. This is lowkey the only episode I've watched from the 3 I've seen this season that I would want done in an animated movie and I'm not begging for it, I'm just saying it as a compliment to the thought provoking short that could have been so much more with more running time. All props to Cartoon Saloon, and I hope this incentivizes people to see the movies they make which they put all their time and effort they can make. This episode also gave Last Jedi vibes in a good way. I give this episode a solid 7/10 for being something that could have been a lot more.

In complete awe that Cartoon Saloon is part of the Star Wars universe. Screecher's Reach was incredible. A deep story with a touch of pure horror. The world looks great and unique to the style Cartoon Saloon offers. Daal is a character who you'll get invested in quite easily in this short story. A lot more is going on in her life than what initially seems to be the case. It seems like such an innocent thing when this group of friends do when leave work to check if a ghost is real or not. Lovely surprise to hear Anjelica Houston do some voice work. Such a great idea to let animation studios worldwide tell stories in this galaxy. #MayThe4thBeWithYou.

I absolutely love Cartoon Saloon so this was easily my most anticipated episode, and even then I was completely caught off guard. This was incredible. I knew at least the animation would be stellar, Cartoon Saloon makes the most beautiful 2D animation in my opinion- but the characters were lively, real, and immediately drew me in, the setting and antagonist were very unsettling and well done, a few brilliant moments in particular really surprised me and gave me chills, and when it ended all I could think about was I need more!! Lucasfilm needs to greenlight full feature films like this! 10/10. Turns out Cartoon Saloon makes excellent Star Wars as well!

I have been looking forward to Screecher's Reach since the announcement of which studios would be participating in this season of Star Wars: Visions.

As expected of Cartoon Saloon, it is visually stunning. I absolutely loved the background design, and immediately found myself wondering whether the watercolour textures were hand painted and scanned, or digitally painted. An incredible achievement from Art Director, Almu Redondo.

The quality of the FX design and animation was somehow seemless and standout. The animation in the cave sequence was technically impressive and genuinely quite frightening at points.

This piece is further elevated by it's incredible and haunting score.

Without giving away spoilers, the story itself is well paced and gripping.

Another lovely project from the studio.