Wonderful Storytelling In Claymation Form
Like Adam Elliot's "Brother," this is a short story of one of the narrator's family, in this case an unnamed older cousin. The kid looked a lot like his brother, except without one of lenses being blacked out on his glasses. Otherwise, he had the exact same nerdy face.
What was different was that this "cousin" had a serious illness but could still do some amazing things, especially with his one good arm. All the anecdotes about this boy are really fascinating and told with the kind of narration that gets 100 percent of your attention.
This is short, but great storytelling. Elliot does an outstanding job of combing humor and tragedy. The claymation is real hoot to view, too! I like the fact the filmmaker did this series in black-and-white, too. It makes the claymation figures all the more dramatic, yet at the same time keeping us focused on the narration.
What was different was that this "cousin" had a serious illness but could still do some amazing things, especially with his one good arm. All the anecdotes about this boy are really fascinating and told with the kind of narration that gets 100 percent of your attention.
This is short, but great storytelling. Elliot does an outstanding job of combing humor and tragedy. The claymation is real hoot to view, too! I like the fact the filmmaker did this series in black-and-white, too. It makes the claymation figures all the more dramatic, yet at the same time keeping us focused on the narration.
- ccthemovieman-1
- Aug 24, 2008