Strong illustrations, good timing and very funny

This film starts with a simple question – you have one wish, what do you wish for – and from here we go through a range of characters to hear their choice. The style of the contributions are done much like those of Creature Comforts, where interviews with real people were put into the mouths of animated characters, but actually this short works the other way round. The short comes from a series of drawings from Garrett which the short film then animates (slightly) with some changes and additions and generally matches the illustrations near perfectly.

What we get as a result is a very funny few minutes where the laughs come very quickly as each character only gets a few seconds to deliver their line (or word) before moving on. One or two of them maybe don't work as well as others but the standard is high and the pace means that everything is moving past very quickly, so nothing stays long and repeat viewings are a must. Even though the delivery is very quick, the comic timing is excellent and I liked very much that the obvious end point ("everything") was shunned in favor of a much slighter and slower conclusion which took time to callback to earlier.

Animation is a form of visual storytelling that involves creating visual art and motion through the use of various techniques and technologies. In animation, images are manipulated to create the illusion of movement, bringing characters, objects, and environments to life. Animation can encompass a wide range of styles, themes, and intended audiences, making it a diverse and versatile form of storytelling.

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The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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