Me and My Moulton

With art similar to the ones in the books for children, and a story that speaks to people of all ages, this animated short manages to tell a simple, yet profound story of a little girl and her two sisters growing up in Norway. This seems like a personal story, and it might be hard to directly relate to much that happens in it. It is a movie without any villains or much conflict. It slightly touches upon some heavier themes, but does not dwell on them. Is this a good thing? I am not sure.

In a way, the movie is about the compromises made between different generations, and how different the world and mind of an adult is to the one of a child. And it is explained in a way that a child will understand in one way, an adult will understand in two (having once been children).

I only give this a 6 because despite the positive things I said about it, I do not find the story relatable enough for it to stay with me. It's a book I close and never come back to.

One of the worst shorts I've ever seen. Just ugly animation and the narrator has an awful voice and accent. And why on earth does the director think her childhood was interesting enough to even share with other people, let alone turn into a movie short? Avoid!

One of the worst shorts I've ever seen. Just ugly animation and the narrator has an awful voice and accent. And why on earth does the director think her childhood was interesting enough to even share with other people, let alone turn into a movie short? Avoid!

One of the worst shorts I've ever seen. Just ugly animation and the narrator has an awful voice and accent. And why on earth does the director think her childhood was interesting enough to even share with other people, let alone turn into a movie short? Avoid!

"Me and My Moulton" is a Norwegian/Canadian production by Torill Kove. Kove previously won in this category with "The Danish Poet" and was also nominated for "My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts". Because of this, she might just be the favorite to repeat in this category because may of the Oscar folks are probably familiar with her work. Like her previous films, the animation itself is only fair but it works fine with the story--but the story abounds with a wonderful sense of humor and is exceptionally sweet. It also captures the spirit of what it is like to see the world through the eyes of the young. The film consists of the recollections of a little girl about her life growing up in Norway and it abounds with charm. I only rated it an A- due to the quality of the animation.

Me and My Moulton concerns a family made up of three young girls, one the oldest, one the middle, and one the youngest, dually noted by the youngest, and their parents, who are bound in a happy, brightly-colored neighborhood. They hunger to be like the children of their neighborhood, each one of them owning a bicycle and embracing the spring weather, while they do not own a bicycle. Their request to their parents is answered after their father tells them to wait a week or so for their new bicycle, which is being shipped all the way from Europe. In the meantime, we watch as the girls learn to get along with quibbling, to which they are given a monetary reward by their grandmother, who believes that a unified family is the strength of everything.

Me and My Moulton has some quirky hilarity to it, like the fact that the girls live with a family of modernist artists and sit on three-legged chairs for dinner and keep falling off, but the narration coming from the youngest prevents any kind of opportunity for the other sisters to get their say. As a result, their humanization is nonexistent, and we're left with a short that is a bit too uneven in its portrayal of gratefulness and a strong, central family bond. Nonetheless, as is a common theme with the Oscar nominated animated short films, there is a lovely animated style here that resembles that of a Flash cartoon in the best possible way.

Directed by: Torill Kove.

This 13 minutes animated short film is well deservedly nominated for an Academy Award. The film is fresh and vibrant and suitable for both children and grown ups. Told in a light and funny way, the story has a great punch. It even has a great message for those being parents in more than one way.

The drawn lines are crisp, the colors are vibrant and the storytelling is compelling. The freshness is best compared with the greatest animators, not to mention the best Chinese, however there's undoubtedly a clear Scccandinavian feel to the whole production.

A girl narratively tells about her upbringing as one of three daughters of a marriage between an architect and an interior architect, and the consequences this might lead to for those environmentally affected by this. The three sisters wishes for a bicycle, and eventually they are promised one. But it turns out differently than expected.

Director Torill Kove has done it again, after receiving Oscar for her last animated short movie about the Danish story teller H.C. Andersen. It wouldn't surprise many if this film turns up as a second winner for Kove. It's that good!