This short gets a perfect 10/10 score from me, because I simply could not think of anything that could have been done better. It knows what it wants to show, what story it wants to tell, and it does so in a great and entertaining way.
You will instantly recognise and like the characters, which is helped by the fact that absolutely every actor gives a perfect, convincing performance. Adding some surreal elements for comic reasons is always a dangerous thing because they can quickly become awkward, embarrassing attempts of originality or wackiness. In this case, however, they work really well because they are kept modest, and don't feel like an over-exaggerated gimmick that was added just for the heck of it. The film flows nicely from beginning to end, it never drags along and it never feels rushed, every scene has been carefully planned and executed.
10 minutes of film cannot be much more entertaining than this, and they're well spent watching 'Bananenkaktus'. You will be rewarded with a cute little story taken right out of everyday life, and the message that being nice is great, as long as you don't forget about yourself.
You will instantly recognise and like the characters, which is helped by the fact that absolutely every actor gives a perfect, convincing performance. Adding some surreal elements for comic reasons is always a dangerous thing because they can quickly become awkward, embarrassing attempts of originality or wackiness. In this case, however, they work really well because they are kept modest, and don't feel like an over-exaggerated gimmick that was added just for the heck of it. The film flows nicely from beginning to end, it never drags along and it never feels rushed, every scene has been carefully planned and executed.
10 minutes of film cannot be much more entertaining than this, and they're well spent watching 'Bananenkaktus'. You will be rewarded with a cute little story taken right out of everyday life, and the message that being nice is great, as long as you don't forget about yourself.