How far is one willing to go for love? This is what animator Shushkov attempts to illustrate through simplistic yet effective animation that surprisingly exhumes melancholy and sorrow. A mechanical world built upon the foundations of intricate love and industrial cogs. An ominously dark world that is built simply from the basic visuals that Shushkov supplies. Almost reminiscent of the dark imaginative mind that resides within Tim Burton. Occasionally looking unfinished when character models move, lacking that much needed fluidity. But, accompanied with the gorgeous music, it's nice to look at and listen to.
However, it's an incredible shame that the central narrative and promising love story was tediously dull. The absence of characterisation consequently results in a flavourless animation, lacking any form of personality. The love between the inventor and innocent woman is emotionless, making that climactic grieving scene almost irrelevant. That could be due to the basic visual style, limiting the range of emotional output, but I suspect it is more to do with the one-dimensional approach. Still, this invention has a few intricacies that will appeal to many, but ultimately proving less functional than intended. Worth a watch to appreciate the design!