Daughter

The relationship between a man and his daughter begins to fray in this silent animated short subject.

This one deserves a nomination for best animated short subject, because of the way it uses its animation techniques to tell the story. This looks like stop-motion of mishappen ceramic figures which have been sloppily, or perhaps impressionistically painted, which gives each of the two characters a distorted appearance to match the other's perception. As I write that, it seems pretty high-brow to someone like me, for whom stop-motion is about animating skeletons or raisins. Yet it works.

This was one of the most beautiful, touching animated shorts I have ever seen. Very moving. Highly deserving of the praise and accolades it has received. Also, I did not expect to see an animated short and be impressed with the camera work. Definitely added to its impact. It was a perfect marriage of content and form. Put simply, an extraordinary work of art.

The weakest entry in this year's Oscar race. The style of animation and lack of dialogue had me irritated and confused.

Weak, and not worthy of the Oscar Nomination. Two Stars for The Animation Work.

Not sure why all the negative comments. Thought it was beautiful and the bird imagery was fantastic for the storyline.