Oscar 2012 Animated Short films

This year, some of the animated shorts that received honorable mentions instead of nominations were better than some of the nominated films. Overall, I would say this year's selections were sub-par compared to previous years. The nominated movies were: Dimanche/Sunday, about a typical Sunday in a small town that had no point to it and was a waste of a nomination; The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, which was about a boy who is obsessed with writing his book but is distracted by flying books; La Luna, which is a Disney/Pixar film about three generations of fisherman who climb a ladder to the moon; A Morning Stroll, is based on a true story about a chicken who went on a daily stroll; and Wild Life, about an Englishman who travels to Canada to become a cowboy and writes letters home based on fiction more than reality. I would have to say La Luna and Fantastic Flying Books... were the only two that deserve their nomination for interesting story and watchable animation. I choose The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore mainly because as an aspiring author, it appealed to my heart along with the enjoyment of the movie.