Road to the Oscars 2025. This is nominated in 1 category best short film.
Having a short like this to highlight a problem you only hear more and more instances about is good. Using filmmaking to actually comment on something going on and showing it in this light. It is a coloured short of course on the political spectrum but if toy agree with it´s values as I do then it will no doubt be something worth checking out.
Oscar and Victoria is going to Oscars green card approval and has their daughter with them. The meeting turns into a far more serious problem for them.
The sound design in this short is actually really good. A lot of overwhelming sounds creates this chaotic sound side of the movie that helps elevate the chaotic nature of the situation of the short.
This short puts emphasis on a really sad situation that can hit a lot of families and according to the end statements already does. It is a really messed up way to treat people and while there sometimes can be more to a story no doubt, the idea of fairness and see-thoroughness is thrown out the window here and the idea is devastating.
The short is a bit too set up for drama though. The inclusion of the daughter character is only introduced to make more artificial drama and while it works it´s obvious for the viewers why it´s there. It took me out of the short a little bit.
But overall this is a sloid and competent short. It knows what it wants to tell and it does it in an effective way to shine light on an issue that might only get more insane from now on.
Oscar predictions:
While I have only watched 2 of the contenders in this category this has a pretty good chance of winning with its subject matter. Virtue signalling a lot here, showing that the academy supports this course. But I have also watched I´m not a Robot(2023) and with the rising AI support films in Hollywood that might also have a pretty good agenda chance. OF the 2 I think I enjoyed I´m not a robot more, but I found this to hit me more.
