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"My Shoes" is an Australian Enhglish-language short film from 2012, so this one has its 5th anniversary this year and it is quite a success on Youtube with the millions and millions of people who have seen it. It runs for slightly under 4 minutes only and this is an early career effort by Nima Raoofi. It's the story of a poor boy who wishes to be like another, apparently wealthier and happier boy, but appearances can be deceiving and the moment he makes that wish we somewhat know already he will be in for a rude awakening. The body switch depiction was good, even if the actual event did not convince me story-wise. It came out of nowhere and was a bit too absurd for my liking. Another thing that bothered me was the fact that after years, maybe his whole life, in a wheelchair, the other boy can suddenly run around as if nothing happened. And finally the soundtrack was too much in your face, too loud while characters were speaking and it was a bit difficult to understand them. Eventually, this may seem like a quality watch, but this really only applies to the untrained eye. This was not a good movie and the final plot twist cannot make me forget about the empty mediocrity from the first 2.5 minutes. It's also not half as deep or meaningful as it seems. Skip it.