"22 vs. Earth" is an animated short film from April 2021, so really not old at all, exactly a month in fact. I think the running time of nine minutes here is not correct as five or six seems more accurate and I think I had the full version indeed. Of course, the fact that this has been seen by so many already these last weeks has absolutely to do with it being a Pixar production that is closely linked to the Oscar-winning full feature film soul. Actually, it takes place before that movie and is also set on a different planet. I have not seen Soul, but I'm pretty sure I would not have liked this short more if I had seen it already. At least, this one here does not get me any more curious to give it a go. I do agree with the other reviewer that it does get a little bit better towards the end here, but I don't wanna be as harsh this time. It's not a failure, but also not particularly inspired. The only somewhat good moments are when these creatures say that they like 22 when they are not supposed to say so. Very early on, there is this moment when the kids are just joking a bit around and it's neither really funny nor cute. The title character's unsuccessful attempts to make Earth seem as unappealing as it gets were also not a revelation to watch overall.
I honestly thought this would be better. Pixar short films directly linked to Pixar full feature films never really have a shot at Oscar glory anyway, but even if this one here did not have such a connection, it would not be triumphant I'm positive. Also these supervision creatures did almost nothing for me and honestly for a Pixar film I was a bit surprised how low the visual quality felt here and there. Unusual. This also applies to these creatures I just mentioned. As for the voice acting, it's all about Tina Fey from 30 Rock and she is of course also key in Soul. Ayoade deserves a mention too I guess. The writer here is Josh Cooley, an Oscar winner for Toy Story 4 and with the direction they took a usual route and Kevin Nolting was in charge here, previously a prolific editior, but they give them often chances to direct short films the way it happened here. Sadly, the outcome is not on the level where I would be happy to see him direct a full feature film for Pixar soon. It's a thumbs-down for me. Did not win me over in terms of visuals, story or emotion. Go watch something else instead. Even if you watched and liked Soul, this is not ecen close to being a must-see.
I honestly thought this would be better. Pixar short films directly linked to Pixar full feature films never really have a shot at Oscar glory anyway, but even if this one here did not have such a connection, it would not be triumphant I'm positive. Also these supervision creatures did almost nothing for me and honestly for a Pixar film I was a bit surprised how low the visual quality felt here and there. Unusual. This also applies to these creatures I just mentioned. As for the voice acting, it's all about Tina Fey from 30 Rock and she is of course also key in Soul. Ayoade deserves a mention too I guess. The writer here is Josh Cooley, an Oscar winner for Toy Story 4 and with the direction they took a usual route and Kevin Nolting was in charge here, previously a prolific editior, but they give them often chances to direct short films the way it happened here. Sadly, the outcome is not on the level where I would be happy to see him direct a full feature film for Pixar soon. It's a thumbs-down for me. Did not win me over in terms of visuals, story or emotion. Go watch something else instead. Even if you watched and liked Soul, this is not ecen close to being a must-see.