Best Animated Short is an awards category that largely goes under the radar. But this year, Disney's Paperman is nominated for an Academy Award and they released it on YouTube where it quickly racked up millions of views. In six and a half minutes, this black-and-white movie showcases the power of film and animation to tell a poignant love story.
Paperman is a simple story, beautifully told. The animation is a marriage of the 2D drawings that made Disney movies so magical and computer graphics that make the film an immersive experience. It serves as a reminder that computer animation doesn't have to mean the death of traditional hand-drawn animation. Instead, the two can be combined and the result is a charming, Oscar-worthy masterpiece.
The movie begins on a train platform in 1940s New York City. A young office worker gets hit by a piece of paper - a woman runs up to grab it. Another gust of wind blows one of the man's papers on to the woman's face. She laughs and returns it to him. The man, who is already entranced by this beautiful woman, is further enchanted by the piece of paper, which now bears a red lipstick mark. As he gazes at it, the woman boards her train and departs.
Of course, the story doesn't end there. The man is in his office when he looks out of the window and spies the woman sitting in an office in the opposite building. He tries to catch her attention by throwing paper airplanes from his window to hers. Watch the video to find out whether or not he succeeds.
Paperman is a simple story, beautifully told. The animation is a marriage of the 2D drawings that made Disney movies so magical and computer graphics that make the film an immersive experience. It serves as a reminder that computer animation doesn't have to mean the death of traditional hand-drawn animation. Instead, the two can be combined and the result is a charming, Oscar-worthy masterpiece.
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