The Dog & the Boy

This short film from Netflix and animation studios Production I.G and WIT about a boy who finds a robotic dog in a junkyard is unique in that its backgrounds were all created by artificial intelligence. What this means in practice is that apart from the dog, the boy, and a few other things that move around, everything else was computer-generated. And it looks very good, almost amazing. Plus, the story itself is well-written and emotional, despite its simplicity. All in all, it’s an interesting piece of work that shows that even though animation will be more and more in the hands of computers in the future, there's probably not much to worry about. Available to watch here (official Netflix Japan YouTube channel). 8/10 (31.01.2023)