NETFLIX means abundant production funds and a relatively free creative environment;
David Fincher means the top film-level quality assurance, able to combine personality expression and commercial presentation;
Free time means that you can express and create in the most suitable form without being limited by space;
R grade means that the subject matter and picture can get rid of the constraints of grading, and you can come whatever you want;
The script selected classic short science fiction novels to ensure the uniqueness and literary nature of the story.
Plus: horror, science fiction, suspense, eroticism, black humor, violent aesthetics, cyberpunk...
It's not a stern commercial creation, but an animation artist who is unscrupulously spreading Huan'er.
This is "Love, Death & Robots" (Love, Death & Robots).
The coolest and best-looking animation collection of 2019.
Although it's only March, I just dare to say that.
1. "Sonnie's Edge"
Duration: 17 minutes and 12 seconds
In the world of underground monster fighting, the girl Sonny is a legend. She and the monsters she controls rely on Sonny's unique advantages to achieve victory after victory.
And those who know the secret are not qualified to survive.
The work spent a lot of details to pave the way for the heroine's unfortunate experience and cold personality.
The focus of the whole movie is two: wonderful monster fighting, and the final reversal.
In the fighting part, fists to the flesh, very vigorous and shocking.
When the monster controlled by the protagonist stood upright with its tentacles, I got goose bumps.
The ending reversal itself is not too unexpected, but it is very relevant, and the whole story becomes reasonable.
It is also a feminist theme. Compared with the "Captain Marvel" who likes to shout slogans, this short film is nowhere higher than that.
2. "Three Robots" (Three Robots)
Duration: 11 minutes 36
Three robots wandering in the city after the extinction of mankind.
Comment on the quality of human life in the past.
It is difficult for them to understand human beings, but this does not prevent them from lamenting the fate of human beings.
The short film uses the robot's perspective to evaluate humans, presenting an unexpected sense of absurdity and comedy, and there is no lack of reflection.
The human world after the extinction retains traces of human life everywhere.
The three robots stopped and went, telling cold jokes all the way.
Those who don't like this set will probably find it boring.
In any case, the final winner is the cat.
3. "The Witness" (The Witness)
Duration: 12 minutes 06
After witnessing a murder, the woman fled in a panic in the city.
The murderer was in hot pursuit.
But the ending was unexpected.
The style of the work is reminiscent of the best animated feature film of the 2019 Oscars-"Spider-Man: Parallel World".
The art design with a sense of comics, the characters drawn with thick lines, the dexterous and coquettish positioning, the interspersed use of typographic mirroring and comic onomatopoeia.
With Hong Kong city as the background, it is full of strong cyberpunk flavor.
A large number of 18 banned fragrant and colorful lenses, dreamy and blurred.
The story is related to causal reincarnation, and a careful audience can guess the end in the middle.
At the end, I still find it interesting.
Very thoughtful and very stylized exquisite sketches.
4. "Mobile Armor" (Suits)
Duration: 17 minutes 22
A group of farmers, driving robots, fight against invading alien monsters.
This is a difficult night.
The work reminds me of the game "StarCraft", the feeling of driving a volley of puppies in a tank or bombarding a Hydralisk with Thor.
With the strong rural flavor of the southern United States, the painting style is more like a fairy tale.
The plot itself is unusual, but a few characters are interesting.
At the end, the finishing touch was made, and the worldview instantly became huge, a touch of magic.
5. "Sucker of Souls" (Sucker of Souls)
Duration: 13 minutes
The archaeological team accidentally awakened a terrible monster in the ancient tomb.
To protect the scientists, mercenaries have to kill monsters that are in hot pursuit.
A bloody and terrifying story about tomb exploration, the whole setting is reminiscent of "Alien", especially "Alien 2".
The painting style is a bit similar to Takahata's pencil and watercolor, but he is not stingy when he splashes blood, and has nothing to do with freshness.
What's rare is that the movie has a lot of humor, a first-rate sense of rhythm, that tense and funny style runs through the beginning and the end, and the characters are particularly vivid and vivid.
Cats are really amazing, they are amazing everywhere.
6. "When the Yogurt Took Over" (When the Yogurt Took Over)
Duration: 6 minutes 20
When scientists accidentally invented a smart lactic acid bacteria.
The world has gradually fallen into the dominance of yogurt.
The feature film is about 5 minutes, the shortest one in the entire series.
There is no story in itself, just a simple chronicle around an interesting brain hole.
The style and narration are full of comedy, but also full of irony.
Like onion news, exquisite sketches.
7. "Beyond the Aquila Rift"
Duration: 16 minutes 36
The captain woke up from a long interstellar crossing and found himself far off course.
His lover unexpectedly appeared beside him, everything was so beautiful that it didn't seem to be true.
Gradually, he felt something was wrong...
Space thriller story.
This kind of deep-space claustrophobia and desperate loneliness has been done in many film and television themes.
The general direction of the whole story is basically predictable, but the details are well done.
The full amount of sex scenes, the most realistic and detailed in the whole film, really did not waste the R-level quota.
The ending was shocking, although I guessed it, it was still very visually impactful.
It was terribly cruel.
8. "Good Hunting" (Good Hunting)
Duration: 17 minutes and 12
The boy's father killed the vixen.
The boy had an indissoluble bond with the daughter of the vixen.
Foreign technology quickly destroyed everything, including the vixen and the monster catcher, but finally one day, the girl decided to change back to the vixen and avenge the humans.
A personal favorite.
The original work is Liu Yukun's short story, yes, it is Liu Yukun who translated "Three Body" into English and won the Hugo Award.
The painting style of the works is relatively simple in the whole series, but the story is the thickest and complete.
This script can even be expanded into a regular-length movie.
Steam technology destroyed the traditional monsters and also destroyed the profession of the hunter.
The transformed vixen is like the battle angel Alita.
With the help of technology, the monster has been reborn again and has become the new monster of the new era-the mechanical nine-tailed fox.
The story is based on the late Qing Dynasty, creating a world where steam and demonic law coexist.
For us, it is familiar, cordial, strange and fresh.
This kind of oriental style with a foreign perspective is too suitable for Liu Yukun.
I also feel sorry for the movie "Tai Chi" that I can't stop.
9. "The Dump"
Duration: 10 minutes 34
The city administrator came to drive an old man living in a garbage dump.
The old man told him a story about fighting a trash monster.
Like a lengthy or short space, all aspects are quite satisfactory.
The sense of horror is insufficient, and the sense of mystery is also lacking.
The monster is inspired by the river god of "Spirited Away"?
The only surprise was that a man had been exposed inside for a long time, which was quite long.
10. "Shape-Shifters" (Shape-Shifters)
Duration: 16 minutes and 10 seconds
On the battlefield in Afghanistan, werewolves assist the US military in dealing with various dangers.
But they suddenly discovered that in the enemy camp, there are also similar.
It can be regarded as a relatively large-scale work in the entire series.
The idea of the werewolf joining the US military is very interesting, and the bloody index is also very high.
The atmosphere and the scene are first-rate, and the main characters are also vividly portrayed.
It uses "heterogeneous" as a metaphor for racial discrimination, but in the end it does not deal with the main theme.
They didn't belong to this world, so they left.
Werewolf fights are very exciting.
11. "Helping Hand" (Helping Hand)
Duration: 10 minutes 04
The astronaut who walked alone in space was caught in a life-and-death situation because of an accident.
Oxygen is about to run out, and she is isolated and helpless in space.
Who will be her "helper"?
The short film version of "Gravity".
A life and death dilemma caused by a sudden accident, a sense of helpless despair in the vast space.
The self-rescue process is relatively simple, but the cruelty index soars, which is more shocking and exciting than "Gravity".
It's still eulogizing feminism, but it doesn't make people feel abrupt.
The "title" is a pun, and it's really good.
12. "Fish Night"
Duration: 10 minutes 14
The cars of two salesmen broke down in the desert of the west.
At night, it was once a wasteland of the ocean. They saw the souls of ancient marine creatures, swimming in the night sky.
Deliberately make a pseudo 2D effect.
The art style reminds me of the manga master Mobis.
A work full of poetry and fantasy, but in the end it did not blindly sublimate to romance, but ended with an extremely cruel and realistic ending.
The scene of a big fish wandering reminds me of Oshii Mamoru's carp.
13. "Lucky 13"
Duration: 14 minutes 48
After experiencing two death flights, this unlucky spacecraft No. 13 became the heroine's car.
Humans and spaceships have established deep emotions in the common battle.
Another feminist theme, and it's women of color.
It is said that the souls of people and machines resonate, but the story still seems mediocre.
The highlight is the flight and battle scenes.
The technology is very good.
It happened to be the 13th episode of the series, with heart.
14. "Zima Blue"
Duration: 10 minutes and 24 seconds
The great and mysterious artist Qi Ma confessed his past to a reporter.
He is about to make his last work.
I'm not sure, but at least this is one of my favorite works in the entire series.
The art style is not considered popular, but it is also known as the protagonist Qi Ma artist.
It is the most poetic and philosophical work in the entire series.
Qi Ma changed from a machine to a human and finally returned to a simple machine, full of calm and relief, but also revealed transparent sadness.
15. "Blindspot" (Blindspot)
Duration: 8 minutes 44 seconds
Several thieves were about to ransack a truck carrying important chips.
But the unexpectedly powerful guard made them encounter difficulties and even lost their lives.
A work with no theme and purely combat-driven plot.
The battle process has twists and turns, the rhythm is very good, and the level of blood is uncontrollable as always.
The only surprise was that everyone was happy in the end.
16. "Ice Age"
Duration: 10 minutes and 30 seconds
A pair of young men and women moved into a new apartment.
I accidentally discovered that there is a complete civilization hidden in the old refrigerator...
Live-action animation mixed in a bunch of CG, there are really actors.
It took a long time to see the difference, and we can also see how powerful other works are.
The condensed development of civilization makes people want to play games like "Empire Age" or "Civilization" in the past.
Finally, when civilization develops outwardly and rushes out of the refrigerator, it still feels exciting and beautiful.
Then, everything went round and round.
This is more like an episode of the "Black Mirror" series.
17. "Alternative Histories" (Alternative Histories)
Duration: 7 minutes 54
A diverse historical system can show you countless possibilities for historical development.
The user chose "Hitler" this time.
Very ridiculous satire.
Regarding the impact of Hitler's variable on historical development.
Looking at the style of painting, you will know that it is a humorous style, which is more like a political cartoon in a current political newspaper.
There are actually many historical works of this kind of magic transformation, both at home and abroad.
The transition is quite interesting, with a weird sense of humor.
18. "The Secret War" (The Secret War)
Duration: 16 minutes 22
A team of Soviet Red Army.
He was ordered to look for monsters in the Siberian forest and seek opportunities to destroy them.
But the danger clearly exceeded their expectations.
There are actually many such subjects, such as "The First Team".
The perspective of the Red Army is still interesting, after all, the fighting nation.
If there is no such thing as the Soviet Red Army, replacing the protagonist with an American soldier might be even more mediocre than it is now.
The selling point is the sense of mystery and tension, and the impactful scene of the final battle.
The bloody index has naturally soared, and it is extremely tragic.
If it is a movie, it can be regarded as an entertaining commercial work. The monster design is too continental, and there is no novelty in the theme. Similar games abound.
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