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Moving in with a significant other can be a harrowing experience, especially if it’s your first time. It signifies not only the next step in your life, but also the next step in your relationship. It’s, at all times, daunting, exciting, mysterious, wonderful, scary, intimidating, and eye-opening. In their short film, Happily Ever After, directors Yonni Aroussi and Ben Genislaw explore a young couple’s life after they move into their first apartment.
The Muppet/Simpsons-esque characters are beautifully animated in 3D CGI as a means of lessening the emotional blows that follow the two characters through their journey, while a chipper jazz soundtrack contrasts the sometimes dark scenes playing out. There’s a beauty in how succinct the short is, yet all shorts, if done properly, are able to say just what they need to in such an abbreviated period of time; Happily Ever After is made up of everything I love about animated shorts: great animation, emotional depth, good musical accompaniment, and proper use of the short film format.
