Rosa

I was looking at www.Slash/Film.com today and I found a list of some of the best short films, commercials, and music videos of the year. I watched most of them but the one that really stood out to me was the short animated film called Rosa, by Jesus Orellana. The short film shows a robotic woman coming out of a capsule and explores a post-apocalyptic world only to discover that she is being stalked by two other robotic people.

Let me start of by saying that this reminded me a lot of The Matrix. The woman coming out of the capsule reminded me off when Neo enters the real world as he disconnects from the matrix. The green color tone of the short film is also looks like The Matrix but the contrast is much more vivid. Also, there are some great hand to hand combat fight scenes which sporadically throughout  the film.

The beauty of this short film is most definitely the atmosphere. The post-apocolyptic setting is gorgeous and filled with detail. I also noticed how this film contrasts technology and the environment together beautifully. All of the people are robotic and the setting is industrial as it is filled with abandoned streets and damaged buildings. But then here and there a butterfly passes by the screen or you see gorgeous vegetation of green leaves and luscious flowers. The art style of this film is simply beautiful and you can tell there was a lot of detail put into this.

I feel like there is a deeper meaning to this film but I still haven't quite figured it out. The ending is definitely interesting and imaginatively fabulous. The villains motives are never quite explained but maybe I missed something. All in all, Rosa was a really enjoyable and really well-made short film! If you are into animation you should definitely give this short film a look!