How sad
Mind you, spose everything gets replaced after a while dosent it?
GS
Reviews for "-Obsolete-"
This is what we call a Cutoff ending.
And it is not a good storytelling tool. What did the creator do after this act? I know you put a lot of time into this, but it just needed some closure and it would have been far better.
not bad
Dude, that wasn't bad, actually it was pretty good. I liked it, so keep it up.
;_;
This is so sad...
Slightly predictable, but excellent direction here
From the start:
The intro is interesting, with thick lines forming an abstract representation of static, with 3 images of the robot fading in and out to nice effect.
The creation of the robot is all excellently timed to the beat of the music and the font goes well with the interesting style of the graphics - thick fills and shadows with no outlines.
The story did seem a bit predictable - from the time I saw the grey robot running along, I sort of realised what the rest of the plot would involve.
Yet, it was a pleasure to see it work out.
The mood of the music seems to reflect the emotions you intend to portray with your animation well.
The ending was - I think - almost as horrific as you intended it to be, largely helped by the reactionary shots of the witness and the excellent way in which you emphasised the blows.
I really enjoyed the whole animation and there's little I would criticise about it.
I do like the style of your graphics, mainly as it's a change from most work and it is animated fairly well, but it could be improved without losing your style I think.
Also, you never seemed sure how to draw hands, whether to have them a solid colour, have small shadows as with the grey robot, or darker outlines, as with the blue one. Obviously I'm not saying everything should be drawn the same way. It's just something I noticed on 3rd watch. And it's one of the only criticisms I can make.
The direction is great but the story just seems a bit predictable. Still, with your excellent storytelling, it's a joy to watch and I applaud you.
Matt-Merrill responds:
wow, thanks for the detailed review. haha, and about the hands... yeah I wasn't very consistent there. Probably cuz the movie was stretched out over 5 months and I didn't even think about it when I went to draw the next characters hands.
Anyway, glad you liked it, and again, thanks for the real review and critism instead of just the one sentence reviews most people give.