La Luna (2011)
84th Academy Awards 2012
1/5 Stars
Nominated for 1 award.
Nominated for Best Short Film--Animated (Enrico Casarosa).
Watched January 4, 2013.
photo source: Whoa, This Is Heavy!
La Luna was an interesting short, but not one of my favorites from Pixar. Quite the contrary, actually. There was very little plot or development, very little attachment to the characters, and was more of an exercise in animation than something that should have been up for an Academy Award.
Written and directed by Enrico Casarosa, the creator of Up, I was a pretty let down. It is a coming of age story about Bambino, who is being introduced to the family business for the first time. He is rowed out to sea with his father and grandpa, who anchor themselves to the moon instead of the ocean floor. They then climb a ladder and Bambino finds himself on the moon's surface, where it is covered with golden, glowing stars. His father and grandpa, who seem to always be at odds, teach him that they must sweep, rake, or mop up the stars, depending on their tool of choice.
This is essentially the entire plot. There was zero depth and although the animation was gorgeous and Bambino was cute, there was nothing else to endear me to the story and therefore I am pretty unimpressed with the seven minutes I spent watching it. The next time I want to watch a short from Pixar, I can guarantee you I will be watching something else.
Unless you can find this one for free (I suppose it will accompany Brave, because this is the film it was released with), I would not suggest searching it out.
Sources: Whoa, This Is Heavy!, IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, 411mania, Paste Magazine, Reeling Reviews
Oops, sorry! It was released with the Disney Pixar film "Brave" in theaters, which leads me to believe it might be available on the DVD as well.
Posted by: Jamie Daily | Monday, January 21, 2013 at 10:26 PM
Hey, "I suppose it with accompany Brave"...doesn't make sense!
Posted by: Terry McHenry | Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 07:09 PM