A famous French short film about a kid who finds a balloon (to no one's surprise, it is red) and he forms an attachment to it, taking it around with him everywhere. Eventually, it reveals itself to be sentient, and it ends up more like a pet than an inanimate object. Bullies don't really understand what's going on and try to destroy the balloon, then I as a viewer didn't really understand what was going on when the film ends in a strange (but admittedly memorable) way.
Feels like a bit of an anomaly of a film; not really sure what else it could be compared to. I vaguely remember watching years ago during a university course, and it turns out it had stuck with me fairly well, because a good deal of it felt familiar.
With a simple story and minimal dialogue, it managed to win a best screenplay award at the Oscars, surprisingly (I guess the creativity was what did it). It's also the only short film to get a screenplay award at the Oscars.
Overall, can't say it was bad. There's definitely something to it, and the visuals are great. Not entirely sure what to make of it, but pretty sure it's good.
Feels like a bit of an anomaly of a film; not really sure what else it could be compared to. I vaguely remember watching years ago during a university course, and it turns out it had stuck with me fairly well, because a good deal of it felt familiar.
With a simple story and minimal dialogue, it managed to win a best screenplay award at the Oscars, surprisingly (I guess the creativity was what did it). It's also the only short film to get a screenplay award at the Oscars.
Overall, can't say it was bad. There's definitely something to it, and the visuals are great. Not entirely sure what to make of it, but pretty sure it's good.