Pixar short geris game review năm 2024

The first Pixar film to feature a human sees an old man sitting alone in a park playing a strange game of chess against a player that looks exactly like him. This ambiguous yet comedic short explores aging from the perspective from its only character and is an example of the possibilities of computer animation.

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Pixar has been nearly perfect in their making of short films. Almost every one a gem. Almost. Their one blemish is Geri’s Game. An Oscar winner for best short, it is, nonetheless, the worst of the Pixar shorts.

Geri, an old man, sets up a game of chess in the park, his opponent being himself. As he plays he moves back and forth between the opposite sides of the chess board portraying very different personalities. When his cockier, livelier side is near a dominating victory his more aged, timid side fakes a heart attack to cause a distraction and turns the board cheating his other side out of the victory.

While this short has the lovely and amazingly detailed animation we are accustomed to from Pixar it just simply is not funny, nor very engaging. We never really believe Geri is two people so we are resigned to watching an old man play a game of chess by himself which is not very fun. Even the ending is very unsatisfying as the side of Geri that cheats wins the game. This is easily the weakest scripted of the Pixar shorts as it lacks the inventiveness, charm, and, especially, the laughs of their other short films.

The one thing to appreciate in this film is the animation. From the details of Geri’s hands to his hair, to the beautiful Autumn day in the park it is a breathtaking visual. The film works better as an exercise in animation rather than entertainment.

Usually Pixar can’t go wrong, but this is the one Pixar film, short or feature, that I really recommend skipping. The good thing is that if you do decide to watch it anyway you will be thankful it is a short film.

What is the message of Geri's game Pixar?

The subject that this film address is that “You can still have fun when you're alone”. This is not the theme of a great deal of stories or films so it is nice to have more than the select few themes such as underdog, war, and love.

What is the lesson of Geri's game?

Geri's Game is a short film produced by Karen Dufilho in 1997. This short film shows us how important internal conflict is; when either your own best friend or your own worst enemy. This means either help you succeed or fail.

What happened in Geri's game?

He quickly dominates the game as the black side, although he is his own opponent. White Geri (with glasses), on the verge of losing with only his king piece left standing, fakes a heart attack to outsmart Black Geri (without glasses) and falls to the ground.

What movie did Geri's game play before?

Release. Geri's Game premiered on November 24, 1997 at Laemmle's Monica Theater in Santa Monica, California. It was also attached to the theatrical release of Pixar's second feature film, A Bug's Life, in 1998, and subsequently featured on that film's VHS and DVD releases.