Reviews for All Roads (NATA)

[LawlessMisery]

As far as your attempts, I can't praise you enough for branching out and experimenting only to create something that is both visually appealing and stylistic. The steps you outlined in your description were definitely worth the time and effort, you've churned out one of the best submissions this year.

The story to this whole thing was utterly fantastic. I thought it might go a bit different as the story progressed, but I was surprised by different choices you made.

I definitely believe you should make it into the top 5.

Good luck and super job well done.

Pahgawk responds:

Thanks! I probably won't stick with many of the things I tried out here, but at least now I can't say I haven't tried.

[TravelSizedLions]

Hmm... I really like the message. :)

Your maturity as a storyteller never ceases to amaze me. I definitely think you're moving on to the next round. Not many people can match that level of conveyance and conciseness in imagery. I especially like your usage of color symbolism. Though, for the sake of personal growth, you should probably move away from the limited pallet next round.

Pahgawk responds:

Yeah, I agree. It even starts to feel boring as I'm making it, and when I feel bored with what I'm making it never turns out as well, so I'll be switching it up to keep it fresh at the very least.

[KurtisB14]

Nice and interesting! Good animation, and kept my attention!

[RicePirate]

Really lovely work. The story telling was extremely compact. I liked how the "work" started as a burden, then translated to money. However the shift back to money < art was a bit fanciful. "Business is evil, and art is salvation." I get the message for sure, and in many ways agree. But the whole piece was doing a great job of exploring the gray area between the orange and blue, until the end. The man had finally found some solace in all the work he'd done, but could still enjoy music. I was hoping the artist would make a similar discovery : that art feeds the soul but not your body (unless you're a chef?).

I think the piece would have been more memorable and poignant, if we saw the importants of having both sides of the coin. The Artist needing money. And the Businessman needing some music in his life.

Again, wonderful job. The scope was impressive!

Pahgawk responds:

Yeah... as far as plot goes, my idea for the end turned out not quite as nice as I would have hoped, mainly because I just wanted to finish this so that I survive exams and such. I definitely agree that the thing about the two sides of life got lost in the ending. I sort of tried to show that there was some symbiosis going on, but it's pretty lacklustre. Next time, I guess.

[Bowser85]

I like your style, you can improve a little or not, you have your mark, your style, the form you express yourself :D

And about the movie, was really good, i remember a phrase: Follow your passion and the life reward you.

I hope see more movies from you and music too