This is a film about an Oscar nominated animator whose life has tumbled thanks to substance abuse. The once promising career is now a distant memory and the man lives as a panhandler.
The film has the strangest animation I've ever seen, as people are shown in bits and pieces--with chunks missing from their heads and bodies. I assume this is to represent how pieces of the individual and their memories disappear due to the ravages of alcohol and drugs.
I love short films and have reviewed hundreds here on IMDb. This Oscar winning animated short is among the small handfuls I have watched that just didn't do much for me. Sure, I respected the highly creative and strange animation style of the film. The story was also a bit compelling--but only a bit. The bottom line is that it just wasn't fun or interesting and I think perhaps it won because the category was rather weak for 2005.
The film has the strangest animation I've ever seen, as people are shown in bits and pieces--with chunks missing from their heads and bodies. I assume this is to represent how pieces of the individual and their memories disappear due to the ravages of alcohol and drugs.
I love short films and have reviewed hundreds here on IMDb. This Oscar winning animated short is among the small handfuls I have watched that just didn't do much for me. Sure, I respected the highly creative and strange animation style of the film. The story was also a bit compelling--but only a bit. The bottom line is that it just wasn't fun or interesting and I think perhaps it won because the category was rather weak for 2005.