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Maestro
(2005)
 
While Maestro might have its technical
achievements, it suffers from the short format’s most
constant blight: being merely a visual joke. Some of the visual
gags within the film are chuckle-inducing, but overall, the
film is a disappointment, because once the overall punchline
is revealed, that’s about it. There’s simply one
level to the film, and thus, it leaves little to ponder when
the credits roll.
Now, this is not to say the setup and payoff were
ineffective, because I was amused when the joke came to fruition.
I’d go into more detail about it, but if I were to spoil
this one element, you’d literally have no reason to see
the film, as there’s nothing else to it. At first I thought
the technical elements might be enough for it to work on multiple
levels, but the constant jolting camera movement got old fast,
and there’s nothing particularly unique about the look
of the film, given that 95% of all animated movies these days
(short or feature length) have the same overall texture and
feel. I don’t know if I’d have gone so far as to
give it an Oscar nomination, but I guess one has to give it
credit for setting out to tell a joke, and succeeding at getting
to the punchline.
-Mark Moreland
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Director:
Géza
M. Tóth
Writer: Géza
M. Tóth
Starring: Ákos
Ambrus, Imre Madácsi, Attila Pacsay
Distributor: Magnolia
Pictures
Runtime: 5
min
Rating: Not
Rated
Release Date: February
16, 2007
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