This Way Up

Dark, morbid and wonderfully pointless, "This Way Up" is a short from the London studio Nexus that looks at the subject of death with a unique sense of humor. The dark humor reminds me of the short "Fallen Art". I find it funny how the short portrays the afterlife as a world full of energy and color, which is in direct contrast with the dull and boring mortal world. This short won the SIGGRAPH 2009 animation festival competition as well as the Academy Awards nomination for best animated short. Check out their official site for some behind the scenes stuff.

倫敦來的 Nexus 所製作的 "This Way Up" (從這兒上去) 有點黑暗又詭異, 看似毫無意義, 但是卻又很搞笑, 很有趣. 它用風趣輕鬆的角度來看待"死亡"這個嚴肅的課題. 整體的黑色幽默感覺很像之前介紹的 "Fallen Art". 其中我覺得很特別的是, 短片把死後的世界刻畫得色彩繽紛又充滿活力, 跟灰暗又沉悶的現世形成了強烈對比. 這動畫贏得了 2009 SIGGRAPH 動畫獎以及奧斯卡最佳動畫短片提名. 它們的官方網站有一些幕後製作可以看看.