Re-Gifted (2018) User Reviews

A Faberge Egg kills itself, in an odd baffling kind of way it's a little sad..

[Foreverisacastironmess123 · 6/10 · 13 February 2019]

So this short animation sees an alive purple glass egg being put on display in a fancy store full of such nik-naks one day and it never gets purchased until the place is having a shutting down sale, and when its brightly coloured design goes unappreciated it gets passed from person to person until it eventually ends up in a lonely old thrift store where its only company are the fellow unwanted ornaments that never got a home and sit there forlornly gathering dust, overcome with despair at such a fate, the poor heartbroken little thing hops off the shelf and shatters, revealing the beautiful hidden treasure that lay within it all along, a fine and delicate miniature merry-go-round of silver and gold, which plays its joyful melody for the first, and last time... I'm sorry, this is a sad short and all, and I'm well aware that it's not really about a glass egg as such, but what it represents as a metaphor for the often harsh and painful human condition of people finding themselves alone and seemingly unloved in a very cold world, and of how sometimes the most precious things can be found in the plainest packages if somebody only takes the time to look a little closer... But I'm afraid that I really couldn't take the image of the egg offing itself too seriously at all.. The undeniable absurdity of it actually gave me a guilty little chuckle. I liked the way the short was animated though, it was lovely to look at and richly coloured and it was charming from a visual standpoint I guess, but it sure is a downer of a short, I really wouldn't recommend showing it to your little kids, I seriously think it would be too morbid for them. I've seen pretty much the same thing before in other short animations that came out a lot more better, this one is fine but it's not very nice..I'd personally have to send it right back! X

Gives sentimental meaning to an inanimate object!

[gigglefield · 10/10 · 18 March 2021]

Wow,I just love LOVE this film. Out of all the short films I've seen,this is my favorite...and my love and appreciation for it is beyond anything I could ever explain and my heart is just in my throat. The person who had this idea and the people who created this need to be funded for it. I personally adore the metal fancy collectible eggs like this little one here as the main character but when I noticed all the thrift store stuff frowning I wanted all of it. Thanks for a great film.

Heartbreakingly sad

[theladyhawk · 10/10 · 24 May 2019]

I thought this short was just perfect. The animation was gorgeous, the storyline was relatable and brutally honest.

I saw it a few days ago and cant stop thinking about the sadness of the beautiful egg that just wants to be loved and appreciated. Dont we all?

Beautiful, heart-breaking animated short.

[midnitepantera · 10/10 · 7 August 2021]

Do you ever wonder if objects have feelings? I'm a nostalgic person and as a little girl always thought they did. This animated short makes me feel like a kid again. Just sad, and lovely. :)

a behavior

[Kirpianuscus · 27 December 2018]

A porcelain egg. And its sad fate. The fall, after many owners, discovering its special beauty. It could be a parable, a reflection of a habit, portrait of a behavior. In essence, it is a lovely- sad animation, well crafted, with a precise, generouse, inspired used idea. And that virtue does it , maybe, out of artistic virtues, an usefull animation.