Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "La Luna" is a 6-minute animated short film from 2011 written and directed by Enrico Casarosa. It's his only directorial effort so far, but he also worked on "Ice Age", "Ratatouille" and "Up" in less influential roles. And currently, he is the the co-writer for Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur" which will hit theaters soon. Could be a huge breakthrough for him if it turns into a quality movie. But back to "La Luna". It was nominated for an Annie Award and an Academy award, but lost both to, in my opinion, inferior films.We see two men "one of them looks a bit like the dad from "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs") and a boy in a boat named "La Luna". It becomes obvious that they are grandfather, father and son and the two men take their son to show them their profession for the first time. There is not that much humor in this short film, maybe except the funny looking two men with their massive beards and eyebrows. But there is some decent emotion for this short running-time. You could actually imagines how, maybe 30 years back, the father was the son and the now-old man showed him the business back then. Or also the boy's big eyes because everything he sees here is no new and amazing. Apart from that, "La luna" is certainly a winner in terms of visuals. The moon is amazing to watch and so is his mirage in the water. And the scene with the boy letting one big star explode into many is perfect to watch. But it's also nice to listen to. The sound effects of the clinking stars are maybe the most memorable thing about this short film. The only problem I had with it was maybe that I did not really understand what they were doing for the entire movie. But with the very last shot, this problem is solved as well in a truly creative manner so that everything makes sense now. Excellent short film. Recommended.

Stompgal_87 I first saw this short on YouTube and at first glance it was beautiful to look at but the story was hard to understand to begin with. Three viewings later (thanks to my rental copy of Brave), I had a slightly better understanding of the story and it carried a positive hereditary message.As I have already mentioned in my summary, two of the best aspects are the appealing character designs, especially the adorable little boy, and the lovely musical score. The shading is a tad dark to begin with but it is quickly illuminated by the moon with fallen stars on it. While the characters spoke gibberish, their actions were easy to read and the two different brooms cleverly resembled the facial hair of the father and the grandfather. The funniest parts were those involving the father and the grandfather disagreeing over how the boy should wear his cap and the boy holding the brooms up against the father and the grandfather but after this, the humour wore thinly - I suppose this short isn't intended to be funny. The moon and the stars are beautifully illuminated and I was amazed when the little boy disintegrated the enormous star into several little ones.Overall this isn't Pixar's best short but it is slightly above par with the likes of Mike's New Car, Red's Dream, Partly Cloudy, Mater and the Ghostlight and Lifted. 7.5/10 to round up to IMDb's 8/10 rating.

FilmBuff1994 La Luna is a good short film with a great story and humor.I like how lots of movie studios are making an effort with bringing back shorts lately,but they all probably got the idea of Pixar.After Pixar started doing it,we've seen new Looney Tunes shorts,Toy Story Toons,The Simpsons short that aired before Ice Age 4: Continental Drift,among many other great short movies using old characters that have already appeared in movies,and new characters too.It was nice to see some original stuff from Pixar,seeing that there hasn't been an original Pixar short since Day And Night,and also Brave,with there hasn't been an original Pixar movie since Up.A boy,his father and his grandfather sail out to see,and late at night,get an opportunity to go up to the moon.They decide to clean the place up.

marco_n65 I've seen it at the Disney D23 annual Event in Los Angeles today. Enrico Casarosa, writer and director of "La Luna", was present during the screening. He explained that it is a very personal project, and that the characters and their personalities were based on himself and also members of his family. I personally thought that it was a masterful work of imagination, beautifully animated and totally charming. The music was also perfect, thanks again to Michal Giacchioni. Pixar fans, and everybody else as far as i'm concerned, won't be disappointed. A magical and original experience. An academy award nomination awaits for this awesome short!