Feast 720p - (2014 Lang: English)

I was surprised to see a cel shaded short here in 2014...but I liked it.

"Feast" is a short film by Disney which is being shown before the feature "Big Hero 6". While I did like this short, I was very surprised by it graphically, as it featured cel shaded graphics-- something that was briefly popular (especially with video games) about a decade ago. Now this is NOT a complaint--I really didn't mind the look of the film at all.

The story is about a dog and its owner. The dog LOVES the owner because the guy spoils him rotten--giving it LOTS of human food. And, each time you see the dog, he's eating SOMETHING terrible for it, such as meatballs or bacon and eggs! However, when the man begins dating, suddenly the dog's diet changes--presumably because the man's diet changes to match the lady's. Now, the dog is getting good for you stuff--and the creature is miserable. While this would seem like a film that is a complaint about how women get between dogs and their beloved owners (such as in the Oscar-nominated "Adam and Dog"), it wasn't-- and its nice twist is why I am scoring this one so high. Inventive and very sweet...there's a good chance you'll see this film nominated in the Best Animated Short category at the Oscars.

This film won the Oscar. I assume this might be due, in part, to this being the only nominee that received a large scale release (with "Big Hero 6").

Feast is a 2014 American 3D hand-drawn/computer-animated romantic comedy short film directed by Patrick Osborne, and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It made its world premiere on June 10, 2014, at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and debuted in theaters with Big Hero 6 on November 7, 2014.

The short won both an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards, and the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject at the 42nd Annie Awards.

While licking at discarded fast food wrappers, a stray male Boston Terrier puppy spots a French fry dropped on the ground and eats it. James, the man who dropped the fry, offers a second one to the puppy and takes him home. James names him Winston and begins feeding him portions of his own meals and junk food in addition to regular kibble.

One day, James begins a relationship with a waitress, named Kirby, at a local restaurant. She persuades him to take up a healthier diet and lifestyle, but the change upsets Winston as the leftovers James slips to him now consist of vegetables, which he hates. The couple break up, sending James into a deep depression and causing him to revert to his old eating habits. Recognizing James' low spirits, Winston snatches a piece of parsley that has reminded James of Kirby and the meals they used to prepare together. James follows Winston to the restaurant, where he reconciles with her, and the two marry soon afterward.

Some time after the couple have moved into a new house, Winston spots a couple of meatballs that have rolled across the kitchen floor and eats them. Following the trail of sauce they have left behind, he reaches the base of a high chair occupied by the couple's infant child, who happily throws another meatball to him. As the film ends, Winston gets ready to feast on a tray of cupcakes knocked off a table during the child's first birthday party.

A 6 minute Disney animated short film; which played in theaters (including 3D ones) before the feature length Disney animated hit 'BIG HERO 6' (it's also been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, at the upcoming 87th Academy Awards). It's both hand-drawn and computer animated and tells the story a dog, that loves to eat, who's spoiled by his owner, with all kinds of human junk food. The dog's owner falls for a waitress, that works at a restaurant nearby, and we witness their relationship through the eyes of the dog. The dog's diet also changes, for the bad in his mind, because the waitress is a vegan. It was directed and co- written (with Nicole Mitchell and Raymond S. Persi) by animator, turned first time filmmaker, Patrick Osborne. The visuals are beautiful to watch (of course) and it's nice to see a love story, about humans, told through the eyes of a dog. I'm an animal lover and too often we see films told through the eyes of humans, and can only guess what any animals (in the film) might be feeling or thinking. This short is brilliantly told from the opposite perspective. Given the cool subject matter it could have been a tad more touching and emotional though.

Nice to see a love story, about humans, told through the eyes of a dog!