This short was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short. There will be spoilers ahead:
Granny O'Grimm is wound a little tightly and has some serious problems, to say the least. Her granddaughter is in bed on a stormy night, starting at noise and wide awake. This is unfortunate, because Granny comes in to tell her a bedtime story. The kid, no doubt having experienced this "charming" event before, pretends to be asleep, but Granny doesn't buy it and the poor kid has to listen to her take on Sleeping Beauty.
The animation for the fairy tale itself is different from the animation for the framing device. Granny obviously has trouble separating her own personal frustrations and disappointments from the fairy tale. The fairy tale is largely recognizable as the familiar story, but Granny takes the opportunity to vent her frustrations through the fairy tale she's assaulting her granddaughter with, to the child's growing anxiety. Granny needs to take a chill pill, as she grows more hysterical and aggravated. Just as her anger reaches a crescendo, she realizes where she is and breaks off the story at a most inopportune point for the little girl, who may never fall asleep again.
This short is available for viewing and download at iTunes and is well worth watching. Most recommended.
Granny O'Grimm is wound a little tightly and has some serious problems, to say the least. Her granddaughter is in bed on a stormy night, starting at noise and wide awake. This is unfortunate, because Granny comes in to tell her a bedtime story. The kid, no doubt having experienced this "charming" event before, pretends to be asleep, but Granny doesn't buy it and the poor kid has to listen to her take on Sleeping Beauty.
The animation for the fairy tale itself is different from the animation for the framing device. Granny obviously has trouble separating her own personal frustrations and disappointments from the fairy tale. The fairy tale is largely recognizable as the familiar story, but Granny takes the opportunity to vent her frustrations through the fairy tale she's assaulting her granddaughter with, to the child's growing anxiety. Granny needs to take a chill pill, as she grows more hysterical and aggravated. Just as her anger reaches a crescendo, she realizes where she is and breaks off the story at a most inopportune point for the little girl, who may never fall asleep again.
This short is available for viewing and download at iTunes and is well worth watching. Most recommended.