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JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Kirpianuscus first, for provocative idea. second - for the extraordinary animation. not the last- for something who seems be mix between poetry and emotions and delicate humor and eccentric explanation for a masterpiece /Prometheus story who defines us. a film about a boy and about imagination/experiments/miracle /family and about... the first ancestor of crocodile. after its end, the first temptation is to define it as experience. not only ordinary. because it is like a large open window to the most wonderful miracle.and, maybe, this is the motif who legitimate it as real touching animation.because it is, in fact, a sweet homage to humankind.

MrGKB ...and this whimsical but quite smart short is film-making, boy, not home movies. Auteur writer/director/animator/producer Eric Law Anderson, who ought to be a household name, has created a loving and lovely tale of "intelligent design" that both entertains and provokes thought, no mean feat. The premise, that a cosmic adolescent--albeit fourteen-billion years old--had a hand in constructing our reality, may not be unique, but Anderson's vision and informed sense of humor surely is. I'll not do any spoiling here; this 16-minute gem deserves an innocent eye on first viewing. I am bemused that IMDbers don't seem to be YouTubers, and possibly vice-versa. A mere hundred or so voters here, a mere seven reviews, now eight with mine, compared to 130K+ views on YouTube with hundreds of comments. It's kind of sad, really. We need more storytelling like "The Looking Planet," as well as it needing a much wider audience.If anyone reading this hasn't seen it yet, be assured that "The Looking Planet" is more than worth the brief moments it will take to track it down on YouTube. Highly recommended.

shorty_xavier This was one of the best short films I saw last year. It created a lasting effect upon me and I have used it as an example of short film making in several discussions throughout the year. I have tracked it's progress as it has made it's way through various festivals and garnered several awards. This is a film I would want in my collection for the opportunity to show others what a great short film looks like. I enjoyed the story, the world, the characters, and dialogue. The Looking Planet is both playful and thoughtful. It has an amazing soundtrack and an engaging story.This film is truly worth your time and will enhance your experience of short films.

Ron Wilson I caught a screening of The Looking Planet at the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival. While it was one of many films included in a showing of Science Fiction Shorts, it didn't have to be. What I mean by that is that it could have just as easily been at home screening with non-SciFi shorts and would have easily been at home screening with feature length films. It was that good. The difference between you, as a reader of this review, and me is that I had no idea what I was in for and you have the advantage of being told to seek this out. It can stand with any of those other types of films regardless of its short running time because of what it does with the time it has - and yes, fleshing this out to a full length feature might be an option if the ideas are there... or maybe its perfect the way it is now. What makes this film a joy is that its equal parts smart, humorous, thought provoking, beautiful to watch, and technically brilliant. It proffers one imaginative way in which our universe might have been created... and wouldn't it be grand if scientists eventually discovered that this filmmaker got it right?! Just go find this film, sit back, open your eyes ears and mind, and be prepared to leave the theatre pondering the possibilities while wearing a big grin on your face.