The Legend of the Scarecrow is a 10 minute animated film that narrates the story of a scarecrow and how he couldn`t make friends with the crows. The film was directed and written in Spain by Marco Besas and it received several awards in 2005. It is beautifully narrated by Sancho Gracia (who is known for his role as Father Benito Diaz in The Crime of Father Amaro), who has an excellent voice, and the score that accompanied it was great as well. You can easily find this movie in YouTube if you are interested in watching it.
The narrator tells us a story about a lonely scarecrow who tried to befriend the crows that flew over him every day. Whatever he tried to do to get their attention it wouldn`t work, until one day an injured crow fell near him and the scarecrow befriended him. The crow tells the scarecrow why the fear him so much and so he decides to tell the farmer he doesn`t want to scare crows anymore. The farmer is frightened when he hears the scarecrow speak and alarms all the rest of the people in the village about it. The film has a Frankenstein feeling to it at the end.
The plot is pretty simple, but the animation and the narration are worth giving it a watch. Besides the movie tells you why crows are black so that should be an interesting reason for you to check this movie out (besides the fact that it is only ten minutes long). I really enjoyed this short film, even though the story isn`t spectacular, but it still manages to seduce you and remind you of those bedtime stories you used to hear when growing up.
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