Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
While the animated nominations are a weaker group this year, I think Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is the strongest. It’s hard to root against K-Pop Demon Hunters for how fun that is, but Little Amélie is a better movie, with much stronger writing, and a beautiful story. The characters are thoughtfully crafted, and Amélie’s attitude and spunk is infectious. I particularly loved the grandmother as well. The animation is very good and yet another celebration of French animation! Worth a watch, no doubt.
-Z
What a delightful animated movie! Beautiful design. The story is funny but also touching without being too cheesy. I rarely say this, but with such a short run time, this could have been expanded a bit to explore more of the characters and the world here. Kind of surprisingly, this gets my vote for best animated film of the year!
-E
