So I watched Luxo Jr. 3D (1989), and yeah—I thought it was decent. It’s super short, only around 30 seconds, but I actually enjoyed the majority of it. The animation is clean and smooth, especially considering it was made as a test for Pixar’s new animation software at the time. The way the lamps move and bounce around felt super natural and had this playful charm to it. I can see why it became such a big deal and ended up being the face of Pixar’s logo. For what it is, it’s kind of impressive.
But at the end of the day, it is just a 30 second animation test, so there’s only so much I can get out of it. It felt like they were just showing off what their tech could do, which is fine, but it doesn’t leave much of an impact beyond that. I liked the little hop Luxo Jr. does and the ball getting crushed, but the whole thing’s over before anything really happens. It’s not bad, just not something I’d ever feel like rewatching or thinking about too much.
So I watched Luxo Jr. 3D (1989), and yeah—I thought it was decent. It’s super short, only around 30 seconds, but I actually enjoyed the majority of it. The animation is clean and smooth, especially considering it was made as a test for Pixar’s new animation software at the time. The way the lamps move and bounce around felt super natural and had this playful charm to it. I can see why it became such a big deal and ended up being the face of Pixar’s logo. For what it is, it’s kind of impressive.
But at the end of the day, it is just a 30 second animation test, so there’s only so much I can get out of it. It felt like they were just showing off what their tech could do, which is fine, but it doesn’t leave much of an impact beyond that. I liked the little hop Luxo Jr. does and the ball getting crushed, but the whole thing’s over before anything really happens. It’s not bad, just not something I’d ever feel like rewatching or thinking about too much.
