War Is Over!

2023
11m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.5K

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Teaser of the Academy Award Winner Animated Short Film 'WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko' directed by Dave Mullins

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Animation Short War

At a World War I front, a carrier pigeon delivers moves messages between two soldiers playing a chess game, unaware they are on opposite sides.At a World War I front, a carrier pigeon delivers moves messages between two soldiers playing a chess game, unaware they are on opposite sides.At a World War I front, a carrier pigeon delivers moves messages between two soldiers playing a chess game, unaware they are on opposite sides.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Connections
Featured in 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation (2024)

Soundtracks
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Written by John Lennon
Performed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir

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Featured review

5/10

Visually Excellent

While trench warfare rages, two men on opposite sides of No Man's Land play chess, using a pigeon to send each other their movies.

This movie is my call for winner of 2024's Best Animated Short Oscar. It has a strong anti-war message, and will appeal to the Baby Boomers nostalgic for the music of their youth. It's certainly beautifully computer-animated, with the pigeon resplendent in its colors.

Which is not to say that it succeeds as an animated short. When I look at movies like this, I consider whether it could have been done live, without any animated techniques at all. The answer to that question is "Yes."