Love, Death & Robots - Volume 1

An interesting and very unconventional thing, which is probably unprecedented here. Just long enough for lunch, each story is different, sometimes better, sometimes worse, sometimes an absolute blast (Sonnies Edge, Secret War, Shape-Shifters). Visually it's fantastic, with different art styles: steampunk, animation, drawing. The episodes could certainly be separated into better and worse, but as a whole it's a quality above average that will please a wide range of viewers (philosophy, action, jokes, suspense, fantasy, sci-fi…), and with a memorable execution. (2020-12-12)

There is no point pretending there is anything original about a project aimed at presenting, diverse range of animated short movies grouped together by a common theme they happen to share. Similar projects are already happening across Asia and Europe. However the giant Netflix is involved in this now, and so there is a certain abundance (whether to be taken as "really well financed" or perhaps "so many different ideas") of stuff that I have rarely seen in similar projects. Moreover, this is probably the first time that I am happy to have the opportunity to rate individual episodes (which I usually don't do) here on FilmBooster, because each movie is original and unique in its own way. Although they all fit into an overall pattern with a common theme, each time they manage to retain a completely different style to each other. There is a wide palette and so there is something for everyone according to individual taste and style. I think people are going to find one or more quite impressive, and I also bet that more than a few of you are going to find at least three shorts that you absolutely love. However, there are also other shorts that are going to catch your attention, at least some of them are going to be entertaining, in other words, perhaps each of these short movies (in my case, probably all except for two of them) has some kind of point, are based on a good idea, or at least has a charming visual aspect that you are not going to mind watching again. Some of them are going to make you wonder what is going to happen next, and make you think about what a follow-up might look like, as a feature-length two-hour movie. At other times you are just going to sit there and wonder about what the movie actually reminds you of… In other words, I highly doubt that you are going to find this project boring, and that is why it definitely deserves an above average rating from me (despite the fact that using conventional arithmetics, the average of the ratings of the individual episodes do not add up) + recognition that this is worthwhile and confirmation that I am going to be up for the second season. (2019-12-26)