I've read it a couple times, now.
Beautifully done. I don't know what other ideas you were considering
for the ending, but honestly at this point I feel it's a matter of
finding the right ways to tell the story visually, and hopefully being
able to keep the elegance and the emotional vibes in the visual realm.
I
appreciate that there were no morals shoved down my throat and nobody
had to explain to me what they were feeling, or what was going on in
their heads. Even Brave, which I just saw yesterday, couldn't pull that
off.
I don't
understand the Up comparisons other people were giving you. The only
part I could see resembling that in the slightest is the very beginning,
where they're reading the book together and
fantasizing about the possibilities of their own adventure. I got a
more methodical, almost spacey vibe to it, like that feeling of how
children are often very absorbed in their own immediate worlds without
much concern for the bigger picture, like a sad nostalgia.
I
also like how you show Sky's responsibility toward his overworked
family in the end, washing the dishes and taking out the trash, like he
was sort of forced into growing up faster than he should have in order
to maintain the stability of his family, which ties nicely into how
seriously he treats the moon trip, despite it being a childish pursuit
that doesn't really warrant that level of "adult" seriousness. It's a
well done conflict between the conflicting natures of childhood and
adulthood, and that tug of war between the two.
I apologize if that doesn't completely make sense! I've been struggling with figuring out
how to word that in a way which accurately communicates my thoughts.
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