acid trip lol
Reviews for "Milk Dust"
Abusive relationships do be like that. Very well told.
Animation was good, Character designs were good, shading was good, Follow-through went well.
Main problem was the "story", for it's lack of a cohesive narrative. I understand you're trying to be vague and open for interpretation, but there isn't much to go off of.
Our main character is a weird green dinosaur(?) and she works for a cat that channel surfs through static.
She works in a store that sells "Only Mugs" and as soon as she steps outside we see a "Lunch-Sign" vanish.
There was nothing there to grasp and relate to, so when more weirdness happens, it gives us little reason to care.
I can tell a part of the plot is our main girl getting her lunch, but it's only addressed through a few signs, and never outright stated.
I liked how the dinosaur built a friendship with the bird, and didn't want to lose her new friend. But again, they met randomly in a car, so the audience doesn't know why they should care when they could separate as randomly as they met.
The ending was...there.
She didn't give up her bird and they went and got Lunch.
Then a curtain closes and the green dinosaur says everyone goes through this at some point?
Sorry but NO, we do not.
If you are trying to make a statement on how some people feel like their working harder and going through stupid trials in their work just to get some lunch, or to not abandon your friends, this was not a good way to do it.
Here's what I would have changed:
1. Instead of "Only Mugs", make it an electronics store, or an entertainment store, one that actually relates to the villain's weird list of things to do.
-This would give us ideas on why the Cat-boss may force his employee through these weird endeavors that relate to TV sets.
2. Have the green dinosaur meet with the bird outside the store. She can exclaim something like "Oh it's you again, glad to see your coming along". This introduces the bird as another character in the story, and we see they've already known each other, which will add more of an impact for that "twist" in the story.
3. Change the name to something that has meaning to the story, and isn't just another random idea.
What does "Milk-Dust" even mean here? Milk played no pivotal role, neither did dust.
With the number of themes you included you have multiple better titles.
What about something relating to TV?
Like:
-Channel Crisis
-Remote and Out of Control
-Entertain Insane
Lunch played a big theme as well, what about:
-Food For Thought
-Lunch Rush
-Defeat it to Eat it
Working hard was a common theme, what about:
-Stress for Success
-Promotion Locomotion
-Hired and Tired
The bird turned out to be a main point, what about:
-The Bird Factor
-Flight out of Sight
You can even combine themes to get mixed up titles like:
-Channel Thoughts
-Entertainment Eats
-Bird Rush
There are lots of other titles that would have had more meaning. It's sad to see you failed in that category.
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TLDR: Good animation and design, not so well thought out story.
C+
7/10
Not too bad, but I wouldn't watch again.
Fantastic! Love the fluidity of the animation especially in the sledding and jumping through the wall. Combination of the 2D and 3D visual styles along with the TV effects is super cohesive and well done.
I'm not sure... I really know what you're saying. Is this about becoming vegetarian...?
I love the atmosphere, imagery, voicing... it sets the table for... something offset. I'm not sure what it is. Maybe you're more of a dog person. Maybe it goes deeper. Gotta play this a few more times...
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