Bao
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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A Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.A Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.A Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.
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Bao is a very cute short animation. I honestly didn't realize the protagonist was a woman until I looked at a discussion on Reddit but that shouldn't stop your attachment to the characters of the story. It was a nice opener for Incredibles 2 and the ending was surprising. Definitely worth a few minutes of your time and it will pull on your heartstrings. Yes you may cry and laugh and Domee Shi did a great job making a fun short.
100U
This powerful little short film uses food to tell the story of guilt and family. Disney recently released this on YouTube and I can very easily recommend this gem.
This short almost had me in tears, which RARELY happens. Every thing about it pulled on my emotions in just the right way. The music was incredibly conducive to the message. Here I was, waiting for a fun day of Incredibles, and then this short caught me off guard and had me rethinking my whole relationship with my mother. This short will make you cry, and make you think. A beautiful ending was the icing on the cake.
I would HIGHLY recommend taking just a few minutes out of your day to watch this short, you will not regret it.
I would HIGHLY recommend taking just a few minutes out of your day to watch this short, you will not regret it.
Story of a mother and her son. More realistic than you expect, rich nuanced, admirable crafted, using the perfect music and exploring each moment of the way from kid to adult. Charming , seductive, touching, admirable are only words in this case. In essence, a great short animation. The story reminds Little Tumbling but, in same measure, it is a splendid portrait of the essence of motherhood and that is its basic virtue. Short, just special. Or, pure delightful, for wise mix ox of smile and tears. Like each portrait of mother.
10Hitchcoc
When a kind of stuffed dumpling begins to act human, a lonely mother raises it as a child. What is fun is that the thing begins to act in very human terms, showing defiance and sexuality. What transpires is Pixar's gift for 2018. The animation is so creative and so unique. See this Academy Award winner whenever possible.
Did you know
- TriviaA few Easter eggs point to Toronto, Canada as the location: the CN tower in the cityscape background, a boy wearing a Vince Carter style "15" jersey, and a Canadian flag pinned to the refrigerator door.
- GoofsMom eats Bao yet he reappears all grown up toward the end of the story.
Correction: the son was real (see the family photos on the wall above the dining table) and the living bun was a dream, playing out the real life events of the son leaving home.
- Crazy creditsInstead of the usual Pixar credit for "production babies" - babies born to people who worked on a given film during its production - there is a credit for "production baos".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Les Indestructibles 2 (2018)
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- Runtime
- 8m
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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