402 #13 - Sparkshorts: Loop (2020)

Loop is a 3D animated short film created by Pixar for a series of shorts developed by general unknown creators to bring up a varied amount of topics and themes that may not be seen in most media. Loop focuses on a non-verbal autistic girl and a neurotypical boy as they try to find mutual understanding.

I absolutely adore the backgrounds of this short, as it takes place in a lake outside a city, so there is a lovely mix of water (which is very well done), greenery, and some light urbanisation. And of course, since Pixar was behind it, every background model is highly detailed, the easiest to see in that respect is the pier.

I also liked how they showed the world from the girl's perspective, as the intricacies of thought that would be different is much harder to present, but the sensory differences can be easier, like the world being a bit too bright and sound being too much sometimes. Towards the end, she gets sensory overload, which I have had a few times and the presentation of what it is like was pretty spot on.