Pacing was slow, animation was ok, hardly any sound, and the ending caught me by surprise, I was hoping there would be more to it.
Reviews for "Mental"
In terms of story, there isn't much to Mental than just about a mental asylum patient who eventually gets back at an abusive nurse. It seems you were investing more into the directing than the plot; I like those different backgrounds behind the asylum, did you paint them yourself or did you download them online? In terms of animation, it feels I'm looking at a draft work, the characters outlines seem to go out of place in some frames and some expressions didn't seem to be as expressive or drawn as you want them to be (Such as in 3:11) and the lack of details on the teeth of the mental patient, it's just two gray-yellowish bricks.
One thing I do like about this short in terms of visuals is you've integrated animation in a 3D environment, namely on the door in which the nurse enters in and the image of a skull being broken in one of many scenes of the patient being hit on the head with the baton for comedic reliefs.
This short is not perfect when it comes to 2D animation, but the trippy background visuals and 3D environment steals the spotlight.
Expected a better ending
okay
Inconsistent sound fx - very annoying
Couldn't tell whether this was supposed to be funny or have a point or make a commentary.
Both characters were unlikable.
Only good thing: the music was okay.