Hotel Chavelier: I always enjoy going to a Disney/Pixar film in the theaters for the animated short before the feature film. Not every story has to be condensed to a 90-120 minute film, or stretched out to meet a 13 episode quota. Sometimes the stories are brief. This short film gave that Pixar feeling of brevity. Obviously there are elements in here that you wouldn't find in any Disney or Pixar project, but the overall short and simple nature gives that vibe.
"Everything Sleeps but the Night": Man, poetry goes right over my head every time. I have no idea what was being said, but the visuals were really neat. I especially loved how one of the first visuals is the moon with shards of broken glass in front of it, then towards the end those same shards are moving in the opposite direction, and behind them we see a tunnel with the light at the end taking the moon's place. Pretty creative visualization.
"The Most Important Game of 2017": I decided to go off the syllabus for this last one, and I looked at the YouTube channel Raycevick, a widely appraised video essayist who focuses on video games. Here he does a breakdown of the game Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. After this video, I was sold on wanting to play it, and soon enough I did. Raycevick's mix of criticism, delivery, and editing style all combine to create a stellar video essay each time. I don't suggest just watching this one video, but looking at all his work.
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