Marooned

Director: Andrew Erekson
Release date: September 27, 2019
Rating: ★★★½
Review:

In the Dreamworks short ‘Marooned’ a little robot on the moon dreams of going to Earth. He tries to build a rocket to achieve his goal, but then he finds another robot in the moon dust…

‘Marooned’ is a cute little short full of subtle character animation and silent comedy. One quickly identifies with the little robot and his plight. Moreover, the short excels in pleasant looks: the moon is rendered in stark contrasts, and the whole short has a particular neo-fifties look. Even the Earth looks stylized.

The only criticism I have is that not every action is staged that well: some little scenes are harder to follow than should.

Watch the trailer of ‘Marooned’ yourself and tell me what you think:

‘Marooned’ is available on the Blu-Ray and DVD of ‘Abominable’