In solitude, where we are least alone.
Things that I liked.
* The notepad of paper as the background made the characters stand out more.
* The style was very similar to a Tim Burton movie.
* The simplicity of the characters and their movements.
* Music was great. Did you really make the music? That's amazing.
* Preloader was awesome.
* Good title.
* The telephone ringing at the end was a nice touch.
Criticisms
* You say you wanted the movie to look more like traditional animation. Although I did like the animation, it did not seem traditional to me because it looked like you had made everything in Flash. I wonder if it would have looked better if you had used original real life drawings. The raw organic styles of traditional animation is loosing it's effect on audiences but I think it would have worked in this movie because of it's sketch book feel.
* I wondered what the relationships between the characters where (if there is any). In the scene with all the characters together in a room, I noticed that the man looked quite similar to the boy. Are they related? This could have been another feature to the movie that could have been explored upon.
The movie expressed loneliness in the character's lives very well.
Also, the scene near the end where everyone is in the same room was a good conclusion. I thought it showed that although they are all alone, their loneliness is the one thing they all have in common.
Each character was great but for me I liked the alien the most.
Do other beings feel loneliness like we do?
It can't just be humanity who can feel such an emotion.
This movie deserves a great deal of credit. I'm stuck between giving you a 10 or a 9 star rating. I really want to give a 10/10 but I feel to be fully satisfied with the movie there would need to be more. Damn, I'm a mean bastard.
I hope you continue to write music and make movies.
This movie touched a few heart strings. Good job.