"Sweet Cocoon" is a cute little film that has five directors listed on IMDb (Matéo Bernard, Mathias Bruget, Jonathan Duret, Manon Marco and Quentin Puiraveau). It's also very slight and a film that most people should enjoy, as it's light-hearted and funny. It's told without words and is the story of a caterpillar that is trying to crawl inside its chrysalis but finds it's just too fat for such a small space. So, a couple nice bugs decide to help and much of the films consists of their silly efforts. The ending is dark but made me chuckle. My friend who saw the film with me thought this was predictable--I thought it was clever and funny. The quality of the CGI is quite nice but there's also nothing particularly ground-breaking or transcendent about it-- it's just a nice, well made little film.
8 Reviews
Bitter-sweet, nature strikes again
Horst_In_Translation14 March 2016
Warning: Spoilers
"Sweet Cocoon" is a 6-minute animated short film from France, but don't worry, there is no talking in here, so you won't need subtitles. It is about 2 beetles who help a fat caterpillar get into her cocoon. The animation is the biggest strength here for sure, its good enough for a full feature film. The story is fine for 6 minutes and the plot twist at the end certainly elevates the movie and makes you think about it a bit more. I am always surprised when I see so many people directing such a short film, but here it was fine because the final outcome was a success in my opinion. I enjoyed the watch and recommend seeing it, but maybe not to very young audiences for whom this may be a bit too serious. A thumbs-up from me. Good job from everybody involved.
Simple but funny
Imdbidia7 January 2017
This another short coming from the ESMA school of Animation and has the good-quality trademark that most of their students' films show.
The animation is very good, clean, very fluid, nice backgrounds, good lighting and great characters.
To me, the characters and the story make any short film. The caterpillar, the weevil and the cockroach are the only characters here, but they have distinctive personalities, are funny, and are very well animated. The story is simple, probably not original, one of those lessons of nature that we are all sad to know, but that is life. However, the film is very charming and funny.
The film is wordless, just sounds and grunts, but very enjoyable. I think mostly for children.
The animation is very good, clean, very fluid, nice backgrounds, good lighting and great characters.
To me, the characters and the story make any short film. The caterpillar, the weevil and the cockroach are the only characters here, but they have distinctive personalities, are funny, and are very well animated. The story is simple, probably not original, one of those lessons of nature that we are all sad to know, but that is life. However, the film is very charming and funny.
The film is wordless, just sounds and grunts, but very enjoyable. I think mostly for children.
Striking Animation and a Great Story
Hitchcoc10 May 2019
A caterpillar is trying everything he can to get inside his cocoon. It is about two sizes too small. He uses every ounce of his strength but finally enlists a couple other bugs to help. They use their ingenuity to make it happen. Of course, not all things work out in the end. Check this out.
Nice looking and enjoyable, even if predictable.
llltdesq3 June 2015
Warning: Spoilers
This short was included in the Oscar Nominated Short Films 2015: Animation as an additional short. There will be spoilers ahead:
This is a visually appealing short with a very limited and somewhat minor plot. It concerns a caterpillar attempting to get into a cocoon. Unfortunately, the cocoon is a bit too small to fit over a rather large caterpillar.
Two other bugs, a weevil and a cockroach, decide to help out. The bulk of a rather brief short is spent on sight gags detailing mishaps before and after the cocoon is slipped over the caterpillar. There isn't much to them and they're quite obvious for the most part, while still bringing a few laughs.
The big reveal finally comes about and is rather striking. The ending is altogether too obvious, but I won't spoil it here.
This short is part of the Oscar Shorts program, though it wasn't one of the final nominees. The program itself is excellent and this short is worth watching.
This is a visually appealing short with a very limited and somewhat minor plot. It concerns a caterpillar attempting to get into a cocoon. Unfortunately, the cocoon is a bit too small to fit over a rather large caterpillar.
Two other bugs, a weevil and a cockroach, decide to help out. The bulk of a rather brief short is spent on sight gags detailing mishaps before and after the cocoon is slipped over the caterpillar. There isn't much to them and they're quite obvious for the most part, while still bringing a few laughs.
The big reveal finally comes about and is rather striking. The ending is altogether too obvious, but I won't spoil it here.
This short is part of the Oscar Shorts program, though it wasn't one of the final nominees. The program itself is excellent and this short is worth watching.
A one-note joke that can't even sustain six minutes
StevePulaski25 February 2015
Kicking off the "highly commended" selection of short films in the Oscar nominated animated short films special of 2015 is the most mediocre film off of this particular lot and the entire lot in general. Sweet Cocoon is a terribly basic and uninspired short film about a caterpillar desperately trying to fit in a cocoon that is too big for him. The caterpillar is assisted by two additional insects to no such avail. The only thing that amounts here is tedium, as the same one-note joke is played out quite heavily, despite only being six minutes long and the monotony becomes overbearing far quicker than it should. Apparently, Sweet Cocoon used the same graphics engine/rendering software as Pixar, as the style mirrors that of A Bug's Life with its rubbery texture, but that certainly can't help terribly basic storytelling for a short that just trudges along for six minutes before falling with a louder than thud than an obese caterpillar.
Directed by: Matéo Bernard, Mathias Bruget, Jonathan Duret, Manon Marco and Quentin Puiraveau.
Directed by: Matéo Bernard, Mathias Bruget, Jonathan Duret, Manon Marco and Quentin Puiraveau.
from nature
Kirpianuscus2 November 2017
eulogy of comradely. funny and sweet. and dramatic. wise choice for children about basic values and the need of the other, about beauty and its price. colors, characters, details - all more than beautiful. this beauty is completed by the simplicity of story. amusing, nice, touching, it represents a form of poetry about small beings and wise pledge for solidarity.
What an unexpected ending
Gordon-118 November 2017
This animated short film tells the story of a caterpillar who struggles to get into the cocoon. Two insects decide to help the caterpillar, and they finally succeed in facilitating the caterpillar to undergo metamorphosis.
The story shows that cooperation is the way to succeed, and helping others is a good virtue. It is an enjoyable animation. Just as I thought the animation is very children friendly, the unexpected ending surprised me a lot. I guess children have to learn that things are not always smooth and perfect in the real world.
The story shows that cooperation is the way to succeed, and helping others is a good virtue. It is an enjoyable animation. Just as I thought the animation is very children friendly, the unexpected ending surprised me a lot. I guess children have to learn that things are not always smooth and perfect in the real world.
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