Dante's Lunch: A Short Tail

The plot is quite simple. A dog, Dante, is foraging through trash cans, obviously hungry, when he spies a long bone. Jubilant, he plans to eat the whole thing. But the bone is having none of it. He chases after the bone, causing damage wherever he goes. But there is a big surprise at the conclusion. It is mostly sight humor with a lot of action.

This is a sort animation film, which tells the story of a dog who finds a tasty bone on the street. However, the bone has a mind of its own, and has a merry confrontation with the dog.

In just two minutes, the film details how the dog finds the bone, and then gets bullied by the bone. It is entertaining and fun, albeit predictable. The jokes get repetitive, and there are only a certain number of times that I can watch a stall get messed up, or someone falling. It will be entertaining for children, nonetheless, especially because it is so short that children can concentrate on it easily.

This short was created early in the animation process by Lee Unkrich and his team to have a better sense of the character.

I appreciate Pixar for not wasting a single footage by turning them into incredible shorts...