I have to say that even if this 6-minute animated movie from 2 years ago was fun to watch, it feels a bit like style over substance. I remember there was huge buzz about a new Mickey Mouse cartoon being made and it was shown in theaters before "Frozen" I believe, but all in all I would not say that the hype was justified. It starts off like these very very old Mickey Mouse cartoons that I was never the greatest fan of. My favorites where the ones that already had color and preferably also had Goofy or Donald in them. But obviously, they wanted to bring in the contrast between new and old, so they had to go the black-and-white path. I don't really blame them. The way in which both world collide repeatedly because of a hole in the screen was done very nicely. And the ending is pretty good as well when everything turns into color. However, most of the action in this short film was not as memorable as the scenes I just mentioned. I think I am fine with this getting an Academy Award nomination and not winning. Seems pretty much on-spot although I remember that it was the front runner. After all, it won the Annie, still in the absence of "Mr. Hublot". I have not seen the actual winner yet, but I will soon and then lets see if I deem that one superior. In any case, I am not too big on the title here either. Seems a bit random to me and I think they could have done better in that area. With "they", I mean mostly director and writer Lauren MacMullan. I am fairly certain she will direct a full feature animated movie at some point and let's be fair: She did a pretty decent job here and I suggest you to get a copy of "Get a Horse!"
Review of Get a Horse!
