Borrowed Time

A sheriff is on he brink of suicide. It is the old West and he recalls a horrible accident and his part in the sad ending. We see in flashback the events surrounding the accident and the intense guilt felt by the protagonist. This is sad and moving for such a short film. We are left on the edges of our seats as the decision is made.

During my free time of scrolling through tons of tedious shared Facebook posts, I saw several companies share out their thoughts about this short film. They said it was made by 2 Pixar animators and has some very adult themes in it. I'm a fan of short films, deep themes and Pixar, so I checked it out on Vimeo.

I was very glad I did.

The story is about a cowboy haunted by his past. Saying anything more would give the entire plot away.

The animation, as usual from Pixar, is flat-out gorgeous, and the music fits very well with the tone. But most impressive of all is its ambition. This is Pixar(ish) at its darkest, and the thoughts, feelings, images and delivery is gritty and portrays a realistic sense of gloom. The ending isn't happy, and nothing was really resolved, but was beautifully presented and emotionally wrenching, and will leave you thinking deeply. This is a beautiful story of grief, the past, our will to live, and forgiveness.

Well worth watching!

9/10

The short movie takes you to beginning and end of one's life story forth and back. What would happen if you could have done otherwise, could you forgive yourself today? The intriguing start, ends with dejection leaving the main character in utter desolation. Pixar enters into an untouched arena with this, which could be termed as "dark". Borrowed Time tells a short tale about Relationship, past deed, power to undo, forgiveness, memories, it combines all of them and present it to you. Leaving the viewer to decide whether what happened was correct, incorrect or uncontrollable. It also reminds of the goodness some people leave behind. This one definitely is worth your time.

Absolutely love animation, with intended appreciation for all decades and styles, have done since pre school and always will do. People reading my reviews will probably have tired of me talking about having a lot of admiration for anything that revolves around mature and personal themes, which has been a major pattern for some time now, and having interesting characters worth relating to or easy to connect with, but the latter especially is very important to me.

Loved 'Borrowed Time's' concept and it really did sound like one of those animations that would emotionally connect with me on a personal level. Seeing it, it didn't disappoint in this regard. While not one of my favourite animations or one of the ones grown up with, 'Borrowed Time' is still an exceptionally done effort and a must for anybody who loves deep themes handled well, beautiful atmosphere and well written characters.

There is next to nothing to find fault with, but if there was a quibble it would be that the structure is quite slight.

However, everything else is wonderfully done. First and foremost, the visuals are absolutely exquisite. The beautifully textured details in the backgrounds particularly stand out, as do the beautifully varied and atmospheric colours. Also of exceptionally high quality is the music, which is full of atmosphere and beautifully used in a retrospective and poignant way.

'Borrowed Time' also succeeds in having an interesting lead character that is easy to root and feel for in a difficult and heart-wrenching situation. The writing is thought probing and honest, and absolutely loved how 'Borrowed Time' handled one of the deepest and most relatable themes/subjects seen in any animation seen recently with such touching sincerity and intelligence. Standing out in this regard is the edge of the seat and emotionally powerful conclusion.

Overall, wonderful. 9/10.

one of the most touching animations from the last years. because its desire is not to impress or seduce or change perspectives. but only be a mirror. about the relation of every viewer with the delicate moments/choices/decisions of the past. sure, it is easy to admire the graphic and the details, the realism or the atmosphere. but entire film is reduced at one scene. like a bridge between a tragic gesture and a sad present. it is a dark film but not it is the most important trait. it is an useful film. who, like Blind Vaysha, propose a profound reflection, in the skin of parable and not a show. and its importance could be the beginning of a trend. one who change the common expectations from animation.