This is a very poignant short about the importance of never giving up when you meet someone and there’s an instant connection. We don’t know what happens beyond the first meeting, but it’s worth the effort for both of them to try. They may be the greatest couple the world has ever seen. They may be great friends. And they may have a good relationship that ultimately fizzles but makes them both better for their ultimate loves. And it shows the man being persistent without crossing a line, which is something a lot of young men need to see after years of questionable love portrayals on TV shows and in movies.

The animation is very early 2010s. It’s animated in a similar fashion to a lot of the other shorts from that time period. It’s indicative of the time and is loved by many fans of animation. It’s never been my favorite style of animation, but it’s part of the evolution of animation that got us from choppy 2D characters to the smooth 3D characters we have today. There are parts of old animation that I love and that I don’t, just as there are parts of newer animation that I love and that I don’t. I don’t care for this style, but it’s objectively good and helps tell the story.

Ranking: 3 stars out of 5

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Jeremy Brown

Jeremy has been a big Disney fan since he was a kid growing up during the Disney Renaissance. One day he hopes to go to every Disney Park in the world.

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