The Friday Afternoon (Short) Movie: The Lost Thing
Way too much going on today to put up a proper, full-length FAM. Instead, we present the 2011 Oscar winner for Best Animated Short: The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan, which tells the story of a young man who comes upon a giant, bio-mechanical “thing” on a beach and follows his efforts to help find a place for it in a world built on uniformity and order. It’s a beautiful 15 minutes with an unexpected dystopian streak. Give it a look while you can, for like all things posted in this feature, it may be pulled down at any moment by the powers that be.
March 11th, 2011 at 2:36 pm
That was lovely. I only remembered it existed when I saw it win at the Oscars and it is well-deserved.
It should be mentioned that it’s also available for purchase on iTunes for $2, which is an absolute steal!
March 11th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Very beautiful.
Had me tear up a bit, I confess.
March 12th, 2011 at 8:08 pm
It is indeed down now.
Though there’s something sort of apt about “The Lost Thing” video box showing “This video does not exist”.