Monthly Archives: March 2019

‘Fish Night’ is an interesting watch, following the animation techniques of a ‘Scooby Doo’ or ‘Telltale Games.’ For me, though it had an interesting concept, with a good implicit meaning to it, it was more about the animation me rather than the plot. The plot is set in the future where the oceans have allContinue reading “FISH NIGHT: Episode Review – Love, Death + Robots”

Your first thought when you look at this episode is that it feels like an animated tribute to the motion picture ‘Gravity.’ It is about a solitary character trapped in the vast expanse of space, alone. Alexandria, an astronaut working in space, has to make sacrifices to escape from a situation she finds herself in.Continue reading “HELPING HAND: Episode Review – Love, Death + Robots”

‘Shape Shifters’ is a brilliant combination of a military based plot, decorated with ‘super naturalism.’ It is set in the heart of US’s Middle Eastern Conflict with the Taliban. It not only harbors some of the most intense action sequences in the series but also conveys the strong themes of comradeship and patriotism. The resultContinue reading “SHAPE SHIFTERS: Episode Review – Love, Death + Robots”

The Dump was arguably one of the weaker episodes in the anthology. Though it does have some good, detailed animation, it does have a relatively weaker plot in the series. The story is about a man who lives in ‘the dump,’ Ugly Dave, who has to leave his home due to certain ‘cleanliness laws.’ FromContinue reading “THE DUMP: Episode Review – Love, Death + Robots”

Another highlight of this anthology for me. The absolutely gorgeous, hand drawn animation, combined with an interesting, hard-hitting story spring boards this episode among the best of the lot. The story is set in an alternate history Hong-Kong and has an interesting take on technology, surrounding strong themes such as oppression. It is largely aboutContinue reading “GOOD HUNTING: Episode Review – Love Death + Robots”

This episode was probably my personal favourite. (Though couldn’t choose between this and ‘The Secret War’) It is extremely well written with a brilliant twist at the end. The final lingering shot provoke chills among the audience, sparking the desire to see this short story turned into a motion picture. The story revolves around aContinue reading “BEYOND THE AQUILA RIFT: Episode Review – Love, Death + Robots”

This was definitely one that stood out for me. Though poorly written, with a forgettable storyline, the one thing that I liked about this episode was that it was almost like homage to the animations of the 1990’s – 2000’s. The bold, black lines between the characters and simple colour pallet makes it seem likeContinue reading “SUCKER OF SOULS: Episode Review – Love, Death + Robots”

“Suits” had an interesting story. It had a very video game feel to it but it managed to bring forth emotion as well, which is quite rare in these kinds of movies. The 17 minute long episode is pretty much about a community of farmers in mechanical power suits fighting off an alien invasion. TheContinue reading “SUITS: Episode Review – Love, Death + Robots”

Probably one of the better episodes in the anthology was “The Witness.” Alberto Mielgo, who also worked on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, has nearly perfected the aesthetics in this short story. The story is tight and intense, of a stripper who witnesses a murder and tries to evade the killer through the streets of aContinue reading “THE WITNESS: Episode Review – Love, Death + Robots”

So these three were the ‘palette cleansers’ I was talking about. All of them give you a break from some of the intense, dark episodes in this series. Honestly, there isn’t much to speak about them, they act as fillers between the episodes and are supposed to be non-sensical. “Three Robots” is about three robots takingContinue reading “THREE ROBOTS, WHEN THE YOGURT TOOK OVER & ALTERNATE HISTORIES: Episode Reviews – Love, Death + Robots”