Review of The Lost Thing (2010) by Byron B — 14 Feb 2011
This was my favorite of the Oscar nominated animated shorts. Our narrator leads us through an urban Australian wasteland of sorts with busy people in their own worlds and signs all over barking orders.
Our narrator is a teen who collects bottle caps. His life changes when he sees what could be a giant metal cookie jar with portals and hatches around it through which octopus like tentacles or crustacean like claws can protrude or retract.
It is a strange mix of mechanics and flesh. It acts like a lost puppy. The teen can't call it anything but a "Lost Thing." Can he find a place for this lost thing? Very creative and dreamlike as we see what happens at the teen's home, at a bureaucratic office, and when they follow a mysterious sign.
The CGI had a unique textured look that I thought was really delightful.
This review of The Lost Thing (2010) was written by Byron B on 14 Feb 2011.
The Lost Thing has generally received positive reviews.
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