Animated Short Film:

Animated short film: "One rat short"

"One Rat Short" is a story of chance and star-crossed lovers. It’s also the perfect example of good realistic CG animation. Director Weil and his animators revel in their medium and utilize it to the fullest.
A New York sewer rat happens upon an open Cheetos bag and follows it through a roof-top fan into a laboratory. In this laboratory are lab rats, including a rather fetching one who catches the hero’s eye. Notice my lack of gender specificity–as a filmgoer, I assume the white rat is the female… but as an rat owner, I cannot.
The whole short takes place in real time, except a period of unconsciousness for the sewer rat, which sort of amplifies the tragedy.
Weil’s direction is magnificent; Sherman Foote’s music is lovely. One Rat Short is outstanding, both technically and narratively.
It’s nice to see something so purposefully precious actually succeed.

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