Knick-knacks are those weird and small things that magically accumulate on your desk, bookcase and any other surface over a number of years. There will be something from some beach you visited and always a bouncy ball or two even though you know you've never picked one up. Bouncy balls are the centre of knick-knackness.
Pixar created a short film called knick knack in 1989, but it was released with Finding Nemo - one of my all-time favourite animation movies. knick knack is hilariously funny and follows the desperate attempts of a snowman trying to escape his globe. It has become a Pixar tradition to have short films before their main features. My other favourites are Presto and Lifted.
Presto is about the complicated relationship between a magician and his rabbit. What I love about this short film is the unique way of looking at the infamous magician's hat. Lifted lets you see what really goes on behind the scenes of a typical alien abduction. Again, a very original look at the concept. And that's what I love about Pixar - they take tried and tested ideas and make you see them differently. They have released quite a number of these shorts over the years, but each one of them will make you laugh. Get a hold of these short films!
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