This 6-minute Pixar short film from 2009 is quite fun to watch, even if it did not manage an Oscar nomination like they usually do. The animated cloud landscapes are nothing short of mesmerizing and the story of friendship between one of these clouds and the suffering stork is nicely told as well. And we learn where rain and lightning come from, apart from where children come from. But we all knew anyway that these are delivered by storks, also animal children. The film's writer and director is also the director of Pixar's next big full feature "The Good Dinosaur" and his involvement makes me even more curious for that one. He brought some nice emotions into this short movie and I hope he can repeat it on the full feature front. The ending is really sweet too. Right when you thought the stork had given up on his buddy, the makers of this short movie manage to put a smile on our lips and go out on a high note really here. This has drama, feeling and fun, all the ingredients needed. Very much recommended and certainly not only for children. I hope to see a full feature one day based on these characters, maybe especially the stork. Pixar sure can make it work.
Review of Partly Cloudy
