A musical play themed with the end of the world, leading up to the Millennium. Set in the land of Oz, with commentary by a talking skeleton and peopled by archetypes ranging from Dorothy, the Tinman, and the Scarecrow to Elvis and Frankenstein, all scrambled together in ever-bickering banter.
Disney remakes have often gotten a bad rap for their consistent reliance on the originals and overuse of CGI. However, Mulan is a remake that is able to transcend beyond Disney's other remakes with a confident and bold earnestness.
Vicenza, a Brazilian girl, goes on a quest by herself to find out who her birth father is by gathering clues.
The way Jeannette has to deal with child neglect makes her insecure about her parents and how she was brought up and raised in the United States. This continues into adulthood, where Jeannette becomes a successful journalist and is frequently asked about her parents by others.
Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.
In this short film, writer/director Nikita Hattangady focuses on Jai, a starving artist rooted in the latter category. Though unhoused, he works hard.
Upon first watch, Buddy feels like it should have been aired on Adult Swim at four in the morning.
