The Discarded (I) (2023) User Reviews

A short with the best Live action 2D mix up since "Roger Rabbit"

[Josh333 · 8/10 · 24 August 2023]

This short has an interesting concept of what would happen if a character designer threw out or "discarded" his previous designs and it came back alive only to go completely haywire. The shorts well animated for its smoothness in quality and the style that harkens back to "Looney Tunes". The acting is pretty spot on considering it's coming from both professionals and the director himself who pulls off surprisingly interesting expressions of concern on his face. The short overall is phenomenal. I wasn't expecting so much coming from Uli Meyer in the future but this short truly ruled. It's great.

A Cat's Revenge

[Rectangular_businessman · 7/10 · 5 October 2023]

"Most characters never make the screen. But they are among us."

After being discarded, a cartoon cat looks for revenge against the cartoonist who drew him in this parodic horror mixture of live-action and animation directed by Uli Meyer, who previously worked in films like Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Space Jam.

It has a certain "teaser" feel, as it was a mere trailer of a much bigger project. (The final scene in particular, with a cartoon character disguised as a live-action human kid)

In addition to that, it also serves as a nice exploration to the creative process of cartoon characters, with many of them often being discarded or changed.

Brief, but interesting. Totally worth-watching.