Review of The Monk and the Fish

"The Monk and the Fish" is a 6-minute animated short film from 1994, so this one is already over 20 years old. Back then it was the first Oscar nomination for Dutch filmmaker Michael Dudok de Wit, out of 2 so far, and the one where he did not win the award. Here on IMDb, it says that this is a French(-language) film, but there is no audible language in here, just music that goes with the action we see. As the title already says this is the story of a monk who tries desperately to catch a fish, for the entire film almost, before something unexpected happens eventually. I cannot say I am too convinced. The animation style is always a matter of personal preference, but the story did not do too much for me and I found it not even convincing for such a little film that stays easily under the 10-minute mark. It's not a failure by any means, but it just didn't feel good enough to make an impact at all. It's very playful (especially the music), but nothing makes a difference here and it is certainly not Oscar(-nomination) worthy. I give it a thumbs-down. Final note: The filmmaker (in his 60s now) has his first full feature film out this year. Lets see how that goes.