Just another day at Pixar, making inanimate things have feelings once again. The latest victims: umbrellas. And pretty much the entire city. Saschka Unseld's lovable short The Blue Umbrella is a good seven minutes of animation that even though I watched it just to kill time, it's too rude to discard it like that.
A basic metaphor for who seem to be star-crossed lovers, the trials of fate, and the triumph of human warmth and connection, The Blue Umbrella doesn't…
Edit: THANK YOU TO ALL WHO TOOK THEIR TIME TO ANSWER THE SURVEY! I'VE GOTTEN A GOOD NUMBER OF RESPONSES NOW SO I'LL BE CONCLUDING IT NOW. THANK YOU AGAIN!
(Hey, guys! I made a survey for school and if you're interested, you can take like three to five minutes of your time to answer. It's about movies anyway so it shouldn't be too tedious. You don't need to write an essay for the writing parts, too. It's anonymous so I won't know who answered but thanks for helping out!!!)
61/100
Reminded myself not to bet on Disney to produce something original, but sometimes you just have to see the newest hit in town for participation points. Yet another formulaic entry into the Disney world tour, this time island-hopping in Southeast Asia, Raya and the Last Dragon is the same film you've seen over and over from the Mouse disguised as an adventurous tale of trust and understanding. I'm just thankful I didn't get my hopes up for this one.…
Couldn't resist the urge to see this one more time. This is the third time I've seen the film, not counting that one time I saw the extended TV cut. No one can convince me otherwise that isn't one of the greatest things to ever happen...ever. Cinema peaked with this gigantic masterpiece. Cinema got a stiff hard-on when this released. Perhaps you think it's reaching but I'm ready to call Sion Sono's magnum opus one of the ten best movies…
