CGI Animated Short Film HD "Alike " by Daniel Martínez Lara & Rafa Cano Méndez | CGMeetup

I love that when the dad is first scared of not getting his color back, his reaction is to hug his son for dear life.

Couldn't you just feel the PAIN on the father when he realizes that his child is falling into the same state that he and the rest of the world has fallen into. That hit hard

I love the detail of the boy being lefthanded while everyone is righthanded, making him stick out even further.

At the beginning of the film, “Alike” a father and son stick out from society. The son is orange as the father is blue while everyone else in the town is a gloomy grey. As the son and father progressively fit into the norm of society they lose their distinct coloring and appear grey. The son realizes that society is losing its sense of creativity and he would have to eventually fit and perform and look, “Alike” to everyone else in the town. The father realizes his son slowly losing his creative touch and decides to step in to show his son that being distinct is okay. The father imitates a violin player who his son looked up to in order to restore his faith that creativity exists scarcely in society. The short film, “Alike” demonstrates that one can still be creative in modern society despite the monotony in society,

I like how the tree is colorful and the violinist and the father and son are the only ones that seem to have that imagination in them!

I really enjoy how they used a vibrant color for the kid so you can see his gradual turn to white very well.

This video is by far the one that touches me the most. I cry each time I watch it. I was raised alone by my widowed father and art was not something that was encouraged. I always feel like I missed out on discovering what feeds my soul. Still searching for it in my 30s... Thank you for this masterpiece.

This is what it literally feels like when parents say.. "im doing this for you" or im doing this for your own good" or this is for your future etc. They dont realize that what they are doing isnt making their children happy and they always focus on whats in the future which is not bad at all tbh, but too much is not good, especially when their goal to "guide" us turns into controlling us. :(

The parallels are amazing. I love how you can feel how much they care for each other. This is great.

I love Ananya so so sooooo much <3

I like how the father has an orange tie similar color to his son. It’s like a symbolic meaning that the father has an inner child like his own son and he sees his childhood self in his son. Every time they hug it’s like healing to him, his father is dependent on his child to bring him that energy and inner calling of him but at the end of the video the father regained his own “color” by himself and it’s like he finally realizes the inner child that he always had is in him and he embraced that part of him that he always have had.🤍🤍amazing animation and I love the background music that goes with the video. Great color choices too!

Even such a simple concept, with simply designed characters, can speak volume. This audioless film can still have a long-lasting impact on me. the way the expressions and movements are animated, the cinematography, the scoring, everything is just well done. I also love the color schemes in this, they're integral to the story, and symbolize how the father and kid's love makes them stand out, among their whole town, a visual metaphor for difference. Especially the violinist and the tree (which are colorful), the message here is that, a small act, such as playing a violin under the tree, will eventually make a change in the monotonous environment, I even have reason to believe, that that day, the violinist purposely stayed home. because he wanted to see what would happen, in the scenario that the son has almost lost all of his shine, the dad comes to the rescue and does something which society doesn't seem to like, because, seeing his son in this colorless state pains him, makes him colorless too. He's doing this for his son's sake, which in turn makes him feel better. Really, I don't have any issue with this film, well done!

A child can literally made your day :) Don't make them lose their smiles !

This is so profound. It transcends beyond the surface interpretation that “hey school destroys and discourages creativity and diversity”. The symbolic meaning is deeply touching. It is more than just school, it is also about socialization. For centuries we have allowed society to dictate how we should live and who we ought to be. We pass these “values” and “norms” to our kids, our friends and everyone whom we come in contact with and it is a stifling cycle. Here we have this burst of light, youthfulness and radiance in a toxic environment of adults and kids who are not passionate anymore; they have given up. At 3:59-4:00 he surrenders himself to these shackles and it is so heart-breaking. Luckily enough he gets his burst of orange back and this symbolizes hope. Children are such a gift to this earth because they see the world from an amazingly different perspective and sometimes we need to tap into that child who resides in us. We have the power to choose happiness and liberation. Let us reclaim our burst of orange and express ourselves however we choose to. Kudos to Daniel Martínez Lara and Rafa Cano Méndez who wrote and directed this beautiful short film.

It's great, but the amount of short films using this concept makes them seem monotonous and become the very thing they aim not to be, the same

Your facial animations skill are amazing, i could feel the subtle change of emotions and the thought process of both characters here 2:59

Omg this is so true! School takes the creativity, imagination, and innocence out of a child.

Life in a nutshell, it takes away all joy and happiness and the only comfort we have are in the ones we care about

The boy and his father are the most expressive and beautiful characters I have ever seen...simply beautiful!

The real monster here is the teacher for not liking his drawing skills Edit:OMG THX FoR THE LIKES