Somewhere in the bustling metropolis, a shy office worker meets the girl of his dreams when a gust of wind blows one of his papers into her path. The two separated soon after, the man later spots the woman in an office across the street from his workplace and desperately seeks her attention.
One of a number of short animated films by Disney, primarily to attach to other, larger, projects, Paperman fits in with a reputation for high-quality, good storytelling and quirkiness. As a matter of fact, Paperman is quirkier than most. With a sharp animation style that befits Disney, subtly fusing older and more relatively recent Disney films (the designs bare comparisons with both 101 Dalmatians (1961) and Oliver And Co. (1988)) Paperman’s minimalist animation style means a greater focus on the story, which with the aid of no dialogue, is beautifully heartfelt. The characterisations are a little one-sided (we know much more of the man and his personality than we do the woman) but otherwise, it’s a great short animated film.
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