This short was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short, losing to The Lost Thing. There will be spoilers ahead:
This short is pretty much what its title says it is-it's a diary of a journey by a tourist in Madagascar. It's a mix of pages from a journal/scrapbook, brief action shots of people, animals, scenes and events and music. There's not very much of a plot, just one small portion having to do with the tourist meeting a man who tells him about a festival and inviting him to attend.
There's a bus trip taken by the tourist to go to the village to attend the festival and some material on the festival, but this is more a travelogue than a story. If one knows something about Madagascar, that would likely make things a bit more enjoyable. I'm sure I missed things I didn't understand because I lacked background knowledge.
But the animation and art is nice, the music is nice and it's visually appealing. I liked it, but preferred The Lost Thing personally.
This short is available on DVD and is well worth watching.
This short is pretty much what its title says it is-it's a diary of a journey by a tourist in Madagascar. It's a mix of pages from a journal/scrapbook, brief action shots of people, animals, scenes and events and music. There's not very much of a plot, just one small portion having to do with the tourist meeting a man who tells him about a festival and inviting him to attend.
There's a bus trip taken by the tourist to go to the village to attend the festival and some material on the festival, but this is more a travelogue than a story. If one knows something about Madagascar, that would likely make things a bit more enjoyable. I'm sure I missed things I didn't understand because I lacked background knowledge.
But the animation and art is nice, the music is nice and it's visually appealing. I liked it, but preferred The Lost Thing personally.
This short is available on DVD and is well worth watching.