first, for provocative idea. second - for the extraordinary animation. not the last- for something who seems be mix between poetry and emotions and delicate humor and eccentric explanation for a masterpiece /Prometheus story who defines us. a film about a boy and about imagination/experiments/miracle /family and about... the first ancestor of crocodile. after its end, the first temptation is to define it as experience. not only ordinary. because it is like a large open window to the most wonderful miracle.and, maybe, this is the motif who legitimate it as real touching animation.because it is, in fact, a sweet homage to humankind.

...and this whimsical but quite smart short is film-making, boy, not home movies. Auteur writer/director/animator/producer Eric Law Anderson, who ought to be a household name, has created a loving and lovely tale of "intelligent design" that both entertains and provokes thought, no mean feat. The premise, that a cosmic adolescent--albeit fourteen-billion years old--had a hand in constructing our reality, may not be unique, but Anderson's vision and informed sense of humor surely is. I'll not do any spoiling here; this 16-minute gem deserves an innocent eye on first viewing. I am bemused that IMDbers don't seem to be YouTubers, and possibly vice-versa. A mere hundred or so voters here, a mere seven reviews, now eight with mine, compared to 130K+ views on YouTube with hundreds of comments. It's kind of sad, really. We need more storytelling like "The Looking Planet," as well as it needing a much wider audience.If anyone reading this hasn't seen it yet, be assured that "The Looking Planet" is more than worth the brief moments it will take to track it down on YouTube. Highly recommended.

I saw this film at the 2014 Knoxville Film Festival, and I had the extraordinary experience of seeing an audience on pause. The entire film was utterly mesmerizing, but there was one particular moment (and one will know when he or she sees it) where I personally came to the slightly tearful realization that we are ALL in this together. Not sure if my fellow audience members came to the same conclusion, but in that moment, we shared something that silenced us and stilled the air. I had the notion that this film should be translated into every language and shown everywhere across the planet in hopes that everyone would have the epiphany or the aha moment that I did. In the moment, I truly felt that would be the beginning of the shift into world peace. This film spoke a message that clearly to me. But, if the least this film does is put an audience on pause, that is no less extraordinary work.

Ben and Keith (The Two Gay Geeks) who screened this short at the first Phoenix Loves Sci- Fi Film Festival along with 20 other shorts. This was one of the ones they chose as a standout among the crowd. This was part of the second block of films on the program. It is too bad so many people left during the break. This was likely the best on the program. Keith thought it was fun and a humorous look at our planet. I will say in this short, they did a lot of universe building (insert rim shot here). Nice to self expression at its best. Ben's thoughts: One of the most charming shorts I have ever watched with plenty of nods to Magrathea from The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, but drawn from a very interesting premise regarding the science regarding Earth's own moon. It was heartwarming, beautifully animated, and left me with a smile on my face by the time it finished. No wonder this fine short is award winning, it truly is a winner. We look forward to seeing more form this director.