Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Sanjeev Waters A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

bnnwk Why would a dumpling come to live just before he was going to be eaten? Why would it go though many personalities in just about a few days? Why would it get married, get eaten alive and come back as a human? Why do some people get mad when someone doesn't completely understand the short?It's not bad, just... weird.

artjeffkim I was seriously offended by this racist film, and being an asian does not grant you any immunity for being a racist. I truly wish that the artist, Shi, considered how general public from asian region would have felt watching it. I am so much disappointed at pixar's judgement... we just went to see a good old family movie and had to put up with this thing for 8 min

shortyjp17 I've been reading the other reviews about this Pixar short. I loved it. It had a sweet story and I was shedding some tears. It had a good message and I think it was one of the best shorts that Pixar has done. Not like that Frozen "short" when Coco was premiering but that's beside my point. It was funny, heartwarming and I honestly loved it

hoeraufist The above really is all you need to know, but I'm having a slow night, so what the hell. The theme's aren't terribly complex, it's empty nest syndrome and a strained mother/son relationship. In that sense it's actually pretty basic, and you know they're going for cheap tugs at impressionable heart strings. They do seem to be forgetting that this short is leading into a kid's movie, and the metaphor of eating her own food son to stop him from leaving her will no doubt be going over the heads of any child in attendance. It's not that it's a terribly deep metaphor, just a clumsy one. I think a considerable fumble actually occurs in the fact that the short has an unhealthy message about relationships. I'm certain that any first generation Asian person can tell you some horror stories about their own over-protective or even abusive tiger mom. So, the idea that it's on these kids to apologize for not being a willing recipient of this unhealthy treatment seems unintentional, but it's still the core message of the story. (Again, not terribly deep, but clumsy")Also, it irks me that the short is preceded by the cast of the Incredibles apologizing for the sequel taking so long to come out. Samuel L. Jackson ends that video with a "without further adieu..." and then they give us further adieu. I guess the animation was nice. Not quite in the uncanny valley, but just on the left side of it. All in all, I would say, just use the start of the short as your last chance to get snacks or use the bathroom before the movie starts.