Review of “Jumping” (1984)
Tezuka Osamu (writer-director).
A child jumps down a street. We see with its eyes as it clears an oncoming car and keeps jumping higher, almost flying, further and further. Many landings contain split-second narratives. Life is not so peaceful beyond the coasts of home.
6-minute 20-second full-motion animation experiment. There is no static background image on which cels are laid. Instead, almost everything in sight is redrawn with every split second of vigorous movement. A small Star Wars (1977) cameo. Racist humour.