Large Fierce Mammal

Zing is an 8 minute animated short film produced by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, and tells the tale of a frantic interlude involving a busy Grim Reaper, a demised cat, and the little girl who wants him back.

Synopsis:

Day in, day out, Mr. Grimm is busy with his job as the Reaper, harvesting people’s lives. One day, his monotonous existence is interrupted by the door bell. It’s a little girl. She wants her cat back. Little does she know that she’s the next life on Mr. Grimm’s list.

If you read the comments this film attracted when it was posted to YouTube by its producer, reactions veered hugely toward the negative. And yes, many of the complaints do hold water, but I don’t tend to justify why I find enjoyment in things, and choose to share them with you, Goode Reader, because they held someone else’s water.

I personally find the portrayals of Death in this genre of short films to be a field of study all its own. Take a look here for some illustrative examples, and here too but grab the Kleenex first. I will say though that the mowing technique exhibited here needs a lot of work on technique, seeming more like the scythe mowing version of angry sex.

Anyway, relax now and enjoy tonight’s Dark Sentiment.