A well done story makes up for mediocre animation.
PROs:
- An EXCELLENT job telling a story without words! A tone of mystery is set in the beginning that continues to build to the climax.
-The music fit perfectly. The audio paces the movie and the tempo contrasting the end provided a very eerie finish.
-The story itself was good. I really enjoyed the quick flash to the hanging, that immediately clicked at the final frame.
CONs:
-I know you've been told, but the animation could use some work. I don't believe that it is a quality of the art as much as it is a quality of the motion. Too few frames to accomplish some of the drama.
-There were details in some aspects, but not in others. The gun shots do not need to be gory or nasty (in fact, that might take something away), BUT there should at least be a little shading. The blood simply reminded me of an MS Paint splotch pasted on an art style that deserved more than that.
OVERALL:
An excellent piece. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. I rated this fairly high, because the feel and the story transcended any failure in the art department.
-2 for art.
SUGGESTION (No point reduction for suggestions):
I thought the first man killed was a little out of place. He felt like a joke initially and almost detracted from the tone.