Name: Rattle
Genre: Animation, Short
Duration: 2 min
Rating: 6.1

Effectively depressing with great animation even if the delivery is a little bit too "college student poetry" for me

From the moment we are born till the time we die, the Earth is a violent place and we are inherently a violent species. That is essentially the message of the film and although that is perhaps hard to fully connect with as thousands of middle-class or hipster Vimeo users click play from the safety of their homes, it is certainly something that is hard to refute when one watches the news.

To illustrate this, Rattle takes on two minutes to go from the aforementioned cradle to the grave though a series of violent interactions. It is a simple idea perhaps but it is very nicely animated in stark black and white, with a nice flow to it as well as couple of particularly striking images. The problem with the delivery appears to be common with the concept for the film too – which is it feels a little bit too "college student world view". It is hard to describe what I mean by this but, although the lack of nuance or shading (ironically) to the material is one example, a much better one is the use of the drum.

The drum accompaniment just made me think it was art theatre or something and I was bracing myself for a human microphone etc. Perhaps this is an older man thinking, but for me this feeling of it looking and sounding less profound and smart than it thought it was, was one I could not shake. It does look good and at its core it is an effectively depressing message, but the delivery is just too much that of a college student finding "depth" for the first time.

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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