{"id":24321,"date":"2017-02-21T20:39:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T01:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=24321"},"modified":"2017-02-22T07:50:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T12:50:11","slug":"a-second-glance-at-2016s-oscar-animated-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/21\/a-second-glance-at-2016s-oscar-animated-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"A Second Glance at 2016\u2019s Oscar Animated Shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Time seems to be the central theme of the animated shorts for the Oscars this year, as all of the animated shorts have some semblance of the theme of time. Most of the shorts spend their story examining the beauty of the past and the present, while others examine the tragedy of the past, the present, and the future. As with most years at the Oscars, you won\u2019t always find typical animated entries, but this year\u2019s crop have been quite special and incredibly thought provoking. I take a second glance at the shorts this year, and what I am voting to win come February 26th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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Blind Vaysha
\n<\/strong>One of the many evocative shorts of the year, \u201cBlind Vaysha\u201d is a unique fairy tale adapted by Theodore Bushev. It tells the story of a young girl named Vaysha born with a left eye that sees only the past, and a right eye that sees only the future. Despite villagers convinced she is under some spell, Vaysha is forced to live a life with powers that are both a gift and a burden. With unbearable knowledge of the future, and the serenity of the past, Vaysha is forced to endure her ability, while the tale asks us to figure out how we would want to live if we were Vaysha, and if we live our lived consumed by thoughts of the future, or dwelling in the past.<\/p>\n

Borrowed Time
\n<\/strong>Another short film from animators at \u201cPixar,\u201d this is a tragic and heartbreaking tale about time and how the past can dictate how we grow in to adults. \u201cBorrowed Time\u201d is a sad tale of an elderly sheriff who visits the cliff his father died on one horrific day. Clutching his father\u2019s time piece he recollects the fateful day involving an attack by bandits and his dad\u2019s premature death. The amazing animation matched with the simple story makes it a tear jerker worth experiencing.<\/p>\n

Pear Cider and Cigarettes
\n<\/strong>Robert Valley\u2019s short is the longest animated entry of the contenders and he offers a tale of his best friend Techno. \u201cTechno\u201d was a man who lived life in the fast lane, with booze, women, extreme sports, and eventual tragedy involving motorcycle crashes, drugs, and alcohol. Valley\u2019s short is a fantastic and often engrossing story about living fast and dying young, and how he was pulled in to the downward spiral that was \u201cTechno\u201d and his life. The animation is wildly original and depicts a man who had everything to offer, but never found anything to live for. This would have my vote to take home the Oscar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pearl
\n<\/strong>One of the most technically advanced shorts featured in the year\u2019s category, this is yet another short about time and family. This time we visit a traveling man who roams the country with his young daughter. Using music to get them through hard times, they live in their car, finding the beauty of life through their love for one another. As she begins getting older and drifting away, she decides to experience life once again with her dad in their beloved car. This short was filmed with a 360 degree capability for those with the capability. Without the function, it\u2019s still a riveting film.<\/p>\n

Piper
\n<\/strong>Sure to win this year, \u201cPiper\u201d is the shorts that played before \u201cFinding Dory\u201d when the movie played in theaters. It doesn\u2019t have much substance, but it does pack amazing animation and a simplistic narrative. \u201cPiper\u201d revolves around a sand piper who is exploring nature and learning to part from his mother. \u201cPiper\u201d is about the wild blue yonder and learning to face the harsh world. It\u2019s going to win, we know it\u2019s going to win, but it\u2019s a very good short just the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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