TrueJoshNight
Truly Dreadful Film
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Kirpianuscus
...for a close relationship. more significant, the touching simplicity of story and the magic illustration. result - a nice trip in the childhood circles. because it is a stylized story about the roots of humankind. in naive, at the first sigh, manner. full of charming moments, remarkable for the status of new story, escaping from expectations and becoming a precious gift for discover the old story in the most moving light. and this is the basic motif for see it.
Robert Reynolds
This short was nominated for an Oscar, deservedly so. There will be mild spoilers ahead: This short is about relationships, how they develop and how they endure. There's no dialog (unless you consider barking dialog) in this tale of life in Eden, both before Eve's arrival and afterward. It shows the dog as man's first and best friend. The dog is actually the most thoroughly developed character in the short, with Adam barely given any personality and Eve being scarcely a spear carrier here.This is essentially the story of Adam and Dog, as the title indicates. The interaction between the two is fascinating. The backgrounds are beautifully rendered and it's well worth watching. Most recommended.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
I was a bit disappointed by this short-film. I thought the animation of all the landscapes and nature was done fairly well and on very few occasions even downright beautiful. However, I didn't really like the way Adam and the dog were animated and the problem is, yes you guessed right, that they are in pretty much every scene. Another thing that felt underwhelming was the story. There could have been done so much more when it came to depicting the process of domesticating the dog or also the moment of Eve coming into their lives.I don't even know if I would recommend this one for religion classes, maybe really only for children as it leaves a lot to be desired and does not really scratch the surface of a great animated short film. That's why I'm actually a bit surprised this was nominated for an Oscar and even won the category at the Annies (animation Oscars). Oh well, make up your mind yourself. If you read all these lines about it, I'm sure you're about to watch it or even have already seen it.
kindtxgal
What I love, absolutely adore about short film animation is the ability to tell a story with little to no dialogue whatsoever, which this one does superbly.Interesting rendition of the timeless retelling of the original Garden of Eden, Adam, Eve, and of course animals. It's a great take on how our modern relationship with our canine friends may have initiated.Beautiful imagery, simple art, skillfully weaves an enchanting story of man before and after "The Fall". Kudos to the illustrator and producer. The story line is simple, direct, funny, dramatic, and one might even wager poignant.
