Trees

I think "The Man Who Planted Trees" was a great story. Seldom does an animated short like that pull off a large scale feel. I researched it more, and found that it come to much acclaim. I believe Prof Leeper already mentioned it won the Academy Award, which I think it greatly deserves. It has also been voted in the 50 Greatest Short Films of all time.

I did not know that it was originally a book. (Unless we were told in class and I forgot.) I tried imagining this as live action, but I don't think that would have the same impact as the animation has. It is so visual, and so many creative things are done with this short. This story is so well told and animated. I even read that some people thought that Bouffier was real.

This makes me want to discover other shorts that have the same amount of scale and depth to them. This was an enlightening story with a positive message. Nothing is cynical about this.