Bunny

• Today in class we watched Bunny, one of Blue Sky's short films before working on Ice Age. Surprisingly, I had actually already seen this little short film. It was on the bonus disc for the Ice Age DVD. I remember watching it when I was younger ( Ice Age came out in 2002, so I was just 8 years old ) and thinking to myself " this is literally the weirdest thing ever". If you think about it, it really is. An old bunny cooks a big fat moth in her pie, and then crawls in the oven, grows wings, and flys off into the light... As an 8 year old, I had no idea how to react, other than to just laugh it off as something stupid or random. 10 years later, I'm in college watching this exact same film with a completely different mindset. I think with a little analyzing, I've come to the conclusion that the moth was the bunny's husband. She picks up the picture and looks at it rather sad, so I'm assuming the husband died. In this strange fantasy world, dead people become moths, and the bunny looked so old, maybe to the point where she was suffering. She was shaking, so I don't know if she was suffering or maybe she was just twitchy like a bunny... either way, she is transported into this light, which I'm going to say is heaven. I mean, the original moth is in the oven along with all of these other moths, I think this was Blue Sky's interpretation of heaven, maybe not for the staff, but it's what they chose to do for the short film. The thing at the end though that sort of confirms that the moth was her husband was the very last shot where the picture moves and you can see the two moths kiss/bump faces, ( since moth's don't have lips... ) This film was really interesting, and actually what I find more interesting than the film is the actual company Blue Sky. They made this beautiful little short film about death and the afterlife, and where are they now? There are 4 Ice Age movies... I actually liked the first Ice Age movie, it wasn't a masterpiece in any way, but it had heart, and there was at least some emotion. Now with the 4th movie recently released this past summer, I wonder will it ever stop? It amazes me what a movie making company can turn into, making these unique little short films, and then hitting it big with this one movie, so they decide to run it into the ground to create as much money as possible. I've actually seen all 4 of the Ice Age movies, and I can confidently say they've gotten worse and worse, and have just been sell out movies. The last one had Nicki Minaj and Drake... How do we get from an interpretation of the afterlife and happiness, to signing record artists for a nameless movie that no one will remember in 10 years? Last time I saw "Bunny" was 10 years ago, and I still remembered it pretty clearly. All I'm saying, it's a shame what happens to companies just to make a quick buck, but I guess that's just how the world works. In the future, "Bunny" is going to remind me of how easy it can be to sell out, and hopefully I will not go down the same path in the future.