Summary
A varmint and his kind enjoy the beauty of nature, until a dark wind waves over the land and replaces it with buildings. The varmint lives and works there until the last plant starts to die. Then a lot of hot air balloon looking jellyfish appear in the city and start grabbing the varmints, putting them inside of them. Inside the jellyfish is what the varmint thought he would never see again, place filled with grass, flowers and the girl he had fallen in love with.
Reaction
The film conveys a powerful and emotional message without words, making it a stunning and emotional experience. The design of the Varmints was a surprise, as they were Droopy-like with monk-hood markings and heavy kangaroo tails. Their rural home was beautiful, but the sudden building of a fully-formed city in such a short sequence never felt believable. The Lowry existence of trudging between the looming of smoking chimneys, writing and drawing in a tiny flat at night, and dreaming under a tree. The last part departed into fantasy, and the jellyfish were beautiful and gently spooky. The wordless sound was nice, especially the tiny noises of the Varmints, but Johan Johansson's soundtrack could have had some more distinctive moments.
