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George Lucas In Love is one of the funniest short films I can remember. A short that takes a good kick at the inspirations for Star Wars from a young George Lucas trying to formulate his galactic masterpiece. I heard about this film through the grape vein but never had the time to sit down and really watch it till recently, witty and funny. Surprising runtime only eight-minutes. Leaving the problem of wishing you had more. Its projects like these that keep the legacy and nostalgia of Star Wars going even for older generational fans like your writer George Lucas in Love a must see for the Star Wars fan.

A movie by the numbers. If you went down a list of everything needed to be a Super Mario Bros movie, this movie checked every mark. Playing into many, if not every Mario Nintendo trope there is, this film delivers a perfect fun feel of familiarity for two of the world's most recognized characters. It's a 1up from the original movie, giving you everything you could ever want, from Italian jokes to occupational plumber hazards, to call backs from the games with music and visuals, this move delivers on multiple levels. Bringing it home with some memorable comedy and action, Jack Black as Bowser was brilliant! An overall fun film.

When I started watching Echoes Of You, I was immediately taken aback not just by the music, In which it is portrayed as the musical theme. I was also struck by the look of this short film, it is to say simply, brilliant. Colors so reflective and fluid help slightly move along a piece that has little dialogue, for good reason.

Introduction to the main characters can give a wrong impression of Good Will Hunting coming along in an August Rush. There was so much more to this story. Both main actors Laurence Fuller, Zakary Risinger let some talented emotionally driven performances show, as the cinematography lends a hand to let this story breath to play out well.

The film flows along with music, showing us a talented unappreciated starving musician, playing piano during work hours. Trying to pave his way in the world through his inherent skill of music. Along with his strife, he befriends a homeless boy, outside the music house. Through compassion, love, and empathy. We are treated to a gripping montage of friendship between mentor and student, to have a real story come crashing down before our eyes. One with an uplifting time-skip ending, that I will not give away.

Instead, I highly recommend this Short Film. The ending is an orchestrated masterpiece. An engaging reflective true-to-life story, with a Beautiful ending.