Review by Hellmant

'THE BIGGER PICTURE': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

An 8 minute British animated short; which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (at the upcoming 87th Academy Awards). It was directed by Daisy Jacobs and written by Jacobs and Jennifer Majka. The film also features the voice talents of Anne Cunningham, Christopher Nightingale and Alisdair Simpson. It tells the story of two brothers (Simpson and Nightingale) who desperately want to put their elderly mother (Cunningham) in a nursing home; but she refuses to go. It's darkly comedic and the imagery is a little haunting. The film also deals with the powerful emotions, and pain, of taking care of an elderly relative; but some of it is lost in translation. It's definitely a little too dark and somewhat frightening for small children. I didn't really care for the bizarre animation style either, but it was actually done life size (I learned later); that's pretty cool. Still it's one of the weaker 2015 Oscar nominated animated shorts (in my opinion).

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