Thanks for the memories!

Let's be realistic.

A Major Disappointment

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

One of Pixar's Oscar-winning shorts depicts an elderly man who plays chess against himself. One of his personalities is the aggressive one, while the other is a milquetoast. One might interpret "Geri's Game" as a look at excessive competitive tendencies, or as a way to get people to play chess, but whatever the case, it's a fun short. As is protocol, Pixar goes great lengths to ensure that the protagonist's clothes look and move just as they would in real life.As for chess, I've never been into it, but I know that it's one of the intellectual games. You see, chess originated as an analysis of medieval Europe: the pawns are the expendable serfs, with the royals and their minions safely behind. It was Stanley Kubrick's favorite game, and he used it as a theme in "The Killing", "Paths of Glory" and "Dr. Strangelove" (an allusion to war). Chess is so popular in Russia that they consider it a sport.Anyway, fun cartoon.

an old man . in a fall afternoon. playing a game of chess. against himself. poetry. and a lot of errors about the details of a game of chess. but, more important, a lovely story, beautiful animation and touching end. childish solution for win. and a bizarre prize. but the subject is more profound than an impeccable animation. because the great impact source is the reflection of the life of viewer in the images of this gem. if the youngest version of you is in your face.What are you doing ? the game of chess proposed by Jan Pinkava is a reasonable answer. for its symbols. for the signification of the end. for the spirit of an age who seems represent the fall. short, a lovely animation. about yourself.

This short film was made in 1997 then later shown with A Bug's Life back in 1998.It's a simple story for a Pixar short. It involves Geri an old man playing chess by himself. It keeps cutting from left to the right that it actually makes you believe he's playing with another guy who's actually just him.The animation is well done. Geri does look like an old man with the detail of the skin and the way he walks and acts.All Pixar fans will like this short as well as many other ones like Luxo Jr., Tin Toy, etc.

Geri, an old man, is sitting in the park playing a game of chess. With himself. When he has to move with white he is this really old man that needs to ware glasses. When he has to move with black he turns into this mean old man who does not need any glasses, laughs at his opponent and plays too fanatic.'Geri's Game' proves once again that Pixar Animation Studios does not miss. They have not made a failure yet, whether you talk about their animated short or feature films. May be this one is a little less funny than other examples such as 'For the Birds', the animation is flawless. The way the old man changes when he moves back and forth between seats, just that little bit, is wonderfully done. Another great Pixar animated short.