Top 10 Pixar Shorts

they may only be a couple of minutes long but their genius knows no end welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 picks our shorts it wasn't until 1775 that the first Norway rats arrived in America much to the chagrin of the established black rats for this list we're taking a look at the best short subject animations from the Pixar library we've excluded shorts that were solely produced by Disney like Paperman because they deserve a list of their own someday number 10 the blue umbrella as you may have noticed from some of their feature films Pixar has a gift for making us empathize with inanimate objects in this lovely short the animators put a face on an umbrella in addition to a mailbox a drainpipe and pretty much everything else except for actual people this blue umbrella can wear a smile even on a dreary day he's instantly drawn to the equally sunny red umbrella although their owners are going in opposite directions no storm can rain on their parade however with eye popping colors soothing music and a lively environment it's a romance sure to brighten your day number 9 Nick knack several years before making a movie about living toys Pixar made this short about living knickknacks like our previous entry this short tells the story of two lovebirds trying to come together of course we're not entirely sure how a snowman and a bikini babe would make it work in any case this snowman is hell-bent on escaping from his icy prison and getting to warmer climates this setup leads to some of the most hilarious slapstick since the days of Chuck Jones and Tex Avery resulting in a perfect comedic payoff did we mention this coincidentally premiered the same year as the Little Mermaid wish I could be number eight Laluna drawing inspiration from the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Osvaldo kovanda li la Luna has the essence of a timeless fable the short sets itself on a starlit night as three generations take a trip to the moon a spaceship isn't required to reach the big beaming beauty in the sky though all it takes is a really really tall ladder from there we get a highly imaginative explanation regarding what causes the moon's changing phases creating its own unique logic this is a wonderful bedtime story of sorts that'll give all ages pleasant dreams number seven lifted lifted explores the concept of alien abduction from a driver's ed perspective the story centers on an alien student abductor who has a little trouble on his first flight unable to tell one switch on his control panel from another he ends up giving a slumbering farmer a rather rough close encounter it's impossible not to crack up every time the alien flicks another switch sending his target bumping around like a pinball with a clever setup and hysterical physical humor this pixar short will make you laugh until it hurts number six for the birds in this oscar-winning short the birds in question are mostly jerks that don't like outsiders perching on their power line the blue bullies are naturally turned off when a lanky bird wanders onto their turf honking and taking up their personal space they decide to give the dorky big bird a good pecking oh you know what they say birds of a feather flock together in the end though these mean birdies are left with no feathers to flock with who's laughing now number five partly cloudy speaking of birds partly cloudy puts an original spin on the stork myth with great heart and humour if babies come from storks where do the storks get the babies in this case storks pick up newly born offspring from clouds in the sky every cloud gets to conjure cute kitties and doggies though one particular cloud can only make not so cuddly creations like baby alligators porcupines and sharks imagine what it must be like for the stork that needs to carry out the deliveries it may not be an easy job but some friendships are worth enduring a little pain number 4 Jerry's game as we learned in Toy Story 2 Jerry repairs toys for a living so how long is this gonna take here can't rush art during his downtime though he fancies a good game of chess since he apparently doesn't have many friends Jerry is forced to play against himself a one-sided chess game may not seem exhilarating but this oscar-winning short manages to be a ton of fun from start to finish Gerry makes for an especially charismatic lead sporting multiple personalities hmm if you're ever looking for somebody else to play against Gerry there's an old man with a balloon house that could use some company no number-three luxo jr. whenever we think of pixar a balanced armed desk lamp immediately comes to mind luxo jr. marked the debut of this computer animation studios mascot proving that they could bring just about anything to life the premise is simple as two faceless lamps play around with a familiar rubber ball with this simple premise however John Lasseter and company created a landmark short with game-changing animation masterful storytelling and surprisingly emotional characters it's just a small slice of the greatness Pixar had in store for us number two presto presto demonstrates some of the most energetic and fast-paced animation you will ever see although pulling a rabbit out of a hat sounds like magic 101 it proves to be an abra catastrophe for this magician as this archetypal Magic Man tries to pull off his famous hat trick his rabbit refuses to cooperate until he gets his carrot from there it's to show men trying to top each other in Bugs Bunny fashion the laughs just keep coming in an exhilarating short that doesn't slow down until the final curtain by the way Mickey Mouse wants his sorcerers hat back before we get to our top pick here are some honorable mentions I used to be something Oh coming with laughing and dancing the Sun right and show off my stuff can you haul me away and manage why Ralph and shared me and dumped me back here in the buff number one day and night Pixar will always be famous for launching computer animation to mainstream popularity in day and night however they make impeccable use of both 3d and 2d animations the best of both worlds collide as daytime and nighttime cross paths in the forms of anthropomorphic characters although they may seem different on the inside these two have more in common than initially realized when all said and done they go together better than the contrasting animation styles on display pushing the boundaries of what animation can do and working in an unexpectedly powerful message day and night is the epitome of everything we love about Pixar do you agree with our list that may not sound good to you but it's good for us what's your favorite pixar short for more entertaining top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com you know to me the most beautiful things in all the universe are the most mysterious

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Length: 11min 41sec (701 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 06 2016

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