La Dama y La Muerte (The Lady and The Reaper) is a short animated film that competed in this year`s Oscar and was the favorite to win in its category, but lost to Logorama. It is a Spanish film that was written and directed by Javier Recio Garcia and produced by Antonio Banderas. The animated film is only 8 minutes long and it is pretty funny, but I still enjoyed Logorama a little more and glad that movie took home the Oscar.
The movie begins with an old widow living on her own and staring at a portrait of her dead husband. That same night she dies in her sleep and the reaper comes to take her to the light. While her spirit is about to enter the light, all of a sudden she is brought back to life by an arrogant doctor and she awakes in a hospital room along with the doctor and a couple of nurses. The battle then begins between the reaper and the doctor as the old lady continues to die while the doctor keeps on bringing her back to life.
The short animated film works mostly as a comedy, but it also raises our consciousness about life and death. The animation was done really well and the effects are great, although I didn`t find the story very original or different from what we may see in any ordinary cartoon. There are several funny moments, but I don`t think it was Oscar worthy. Still at 8 minutes it is worth a watch.
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