AniWorthPianoman
Introduction
The still, white space expands as far as the eye can see. A man who's lost his memory awakens. An enormous door stands before him, and there's an old temple in the distance. The building seems to be calling to him, and the man approaches it. There's an old piano there. The moment he touches it, horrifying memories return to him. Who is this man, really? And what is the truth of this space...?
(Source: YouTube)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.3/10 · 859
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Audience reviews
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Gsarthotegga
An extremely shallow... short film? music video? The music is corny and lame, and seems to just be used as a device of "taming one's demons" or the "awakening of memory." Awful "mystical" flutes, fast piano—no atmosphere or weight to speak of. There's no meaning to any of this beyond just basic themes that are done to death, only with poor execution. The man has amnesia and ends the short with amnesia. He's none the wiser by the end, we're none the wiser, and there's really no reason to care about anything that happens.
The set-pieces are decent enough, but this short cobbles together disparate and generic fantasy elements to no avail. Art-wise, it appears as an advanced student film, I suppose, but the character looks really, really dumb with the torn sleeves, and there is a clumsiness t…
Read at the sourceO_T_T
Ostentatious garbage as has only been seen before in student films.
A quick glance at the visuals makes it clear this is an artistic short, rather than a narrative one. On the outset a divisive genre, and even more so being as it only ever results in masterpieces or swill, rarely an in-between.
Pianoman is the latter. I commend the team behind it for trying, and I think it's great they got the opportunity to, but it really is awful. If five minutes is still too long to waste, approach with caution.
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There's nothing to say on the story front. It's what the synopsis says, and that's about it. Nothing of meaning happens throughout the short, and by the end there's literally no change. Considering the heavy use of music, its practically an AMV with a few voice lines now and then.
The…
Read at the sourcemoozooh
This short made my entire day. I went in completely blind, and it hit me like an earthquake. And then it hit me again when I started thinking about it, with continuous aftershocks the more I kept thinking about it. That's one telling sign of a good work of art.
In terms of both content and execution, the movie is exactly where it wants to be at any given moment. In the five short minutes of its runtime it takes you on a *wild* ride, building up tension that erupts in a massive pay-off that is both deeply emotional and viciously clever, but it never feels forced or exploitative. Like a good dish, it immediately traps you in and leaves you invigorated and deeply satisfied. Instead of thinking "okay, next", you want to stop there and savor the taste. You've just consumed something delicious;…
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