The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce is about a writer, Mr. Lessmore, that is writing his book when suddenly, a tornado strikes the town. It had taken all the words from Mr. Lessmore's book, and left him without inspiration, making him monochrome. He's walking away from the town, when a woman flying through the air surrounded by flying books sees him, and leads him to a house full of books. She flies away, and Mr. Lessmore wanders through the house. As he does, he sees all the flying books, and gets inspiration. He lives in the house, reading, restoring books, and giving them to people to spread the joy of books. One night, he starts writing again. This goes on until he gets old. When he finally finishes his book, some of the flying books take him with them flying, and he dies, but not before leading a young girl to the house.
I really liked this short because it shows that books can be magical, and can inspire anyone. That and the animation style is really good. The music really helps in showing the mood of different scenes, by becoming quick and fast during the tornado, and slowing down as he loses inspiration. Overall, I'm giving this short 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. It's not 5 because it's not interesting unless you like books, which isn't a lot of people compared to people who like technology.
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