With "Toy Story" (1995) and the relentless parade of computer-animated burgers ever since, Pixar has led the way in replacing hand-drawn, traditional animation. It's rather strange then that this short from them, "Burrow," celebrates that past style. It kind of has the feel of going to McDonalds to order a salad. Hopefully, Pixar hasn't simply ran out of innovations in computer and digital drawing and so reverts to re-inventing the old. Regardless, this short that was to be paired with the CGI-animated feature "Soul" (2020) in theatres--and I assume has been in those parts of the world that now seem to exist in the past when movie-going involved me leaving my home--is a pleasant little movie.
Speaking of the construction of animation, I like how the picture is architectural, of a rabbit trying to build a home underground. On top of that, the rabbit drew a blueprint for it. The other underground critters likewise have drawings for their dwellings. And, in the wider cut-out shots, we get views of the entire community's burrowing. A clever spark of a short.
