Fifty Percent Grey (2001)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Ruairi Robinson

Writer:

Ruairi Robinson (written by)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Fantasy

Plot:

Sergeant wakes up alone with only a widescreen TV for company, in a place designed for him to relax in peace and tranquility, for all eternity...

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Television | Heaven | Suicide | Black Comedy

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Runtime:

3 min

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Unrated

Company:

Zanita Films

Movie Connections:

Edited into The Animation Show (2003)

Nice graphics, but amazingly depressing and unsatisfying

This film was a nominee for the Oscar for Best Animated Short for 2002. The film that won that year was FOR THE BIRDS--a film I enjoyed much more than FIFTY PERCENT GREY. While FIFTY was a nice film to look at graphically, the story didn't catch my attention. Plus, it was awfully depressing and unsatisfying. Now I am NOT saying that films or short films must be funny and sweet like FOR THE BIRDS (heck, I like a dark film as much as the next person), but here it just didn't catch my attention and the film didn't seem particularly noteworthy. Perhaps it was a slow year for the Oscars or perhaps I just don't see it the way others do (and this is very, very possible). It's just that the final punchline didn't seem all that funny or interesting. Sorry.