BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Steineded How sad is this?

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

sashank_kini-1 Generally, in order to show a long span of time in a few seconds, everything is shown in a flash. However, Das Rad takes an alternate approach of showing time in two ways: one is the geologic time which keeps evolving rapidly, and the other is the real time, shown at intervals to get a perspective of the rocks that are ever-present. Two rock-pals, one who's short and more open-minded and the other who is stout and seems more deterrent are able see the evolution of mankind. The stout one, who is more averse to change gets lichen on his back and head constantly and seems irked by it. The short rock realizes the undertaking of development when he notices a wheel and is quite excited about it. But modernization can become a monster that threatens to destroy nature, and only an ice age can stop it. And so when civilization collapses, there is lichen once again all over.Das Rad has an apt primitive background sound. The use of stop motion is surprisingly well done, with incessant movement in the grass to denote change. The short is slow at the beginning, especially till the point when the rock finds out about the wheel, but its a very novel concept that suggests the importance of change. Anything stagnant will develop lichen, but a surplus of development at the cost of nature may be detrimental to mankind. Unlike some other reviews, I didn't find this to be a 'life-changing' short but a nice concept with a good message. Also, ChubbChubbs! to me is an equally competent short. My rating: 7/10

ankitmirinseth This short animation shows evolution of mankind from the perspective of rocks(stones). This is about how rocks witness our progress. This point is highlighted that time moves slowly for rocks. Early man takes inspiration from a circular rock and discovers wheel which becomes the vehicle of modernization and buoyed by its success mankind forgets that its damaging the nature. European cinema has always been much more thought provoking than Hollywood and this is no different. And the animation is done tastefully. This short film really makes me wonder that whether our own success will turn a disaster for us. Truly an Oscar animation

acmelita Perception is all about your perspective. This short allows you to see the world and the passage of time through the perspective of rocks, which might sound dry but is actually quiet amusing.This film is a combination of stopmotion animation (one of my favorite styles) and digital animation. They blend the two seamlessly, not an easy feat.This is one of those rare films that reward repeat viewings. Your eye catches different details each time and you start to appreciate the pain-staking attention to detail that the team of animators put into this work. You can pick it up over at www.Filmporium.com. The five dollar disk also includes the wickedly funny "Astronauts" and the Olympic event parody "Ski Jumping Pairs."

madfoot-2 I really, really felt for these rocks. Seriously. They were imbued with so much personality, and I didn't want anything to happen to them. In addition, there was a skillful back-and-forth device that shifted the POV from the short-term human perspective to the rocks' long-term, uh, rocky perspective. Very cool, very skillfully done. If you told me a German film about rocks would be so charming and touching and funny, I'd have told you to take a hike, but it's true: this little film about rocks is a jewel.