Pixar's Day and Night Review

Day and Night, Pixar's tenth animated short to be theatrically released, pushed the technical boundaries of animation. The film featured two 2D animated characters who had different worlds inside them, and those world were computer generated an in 3D. As soon as the film started off, we knew we were in for something amazing. The two characters were Day and Night, and even though they never said a word, they still had very distinct personalities.

The film looks like nothing you've ever seen before, especially in 3D. If you go see it in regular 3D, and you look at the edge of the screen, it almost seems like you're literally looking into another world through a window. The misnomer about 3D is that it has objects bursting out of the screen. In truth, it just gives the picture depth, and this film heavily emphasized that. While it lacked the same narrative drive an story as the other Pixar shorts in the past, it was a highly successful experiment in the use of 3D technology. It serves as a great prelude when you go see Toy Story 3 this weekend. For my thoughts on the main attraction, follow this link!

B+