Golden Time
7
Quality Score
0.30 (Positive)
Audience Mood
3 / 10
Controversy
2,359
MAL Ratings
Synopsis
In Japan's economic bubble years during the 1980s, a long-serving furniture-style television set made in the 1960s is abandoned at a junkyard. It attempts to escape from its new surroundings.
Audience Consensus
The short film evokes a touching narrative about finding purpose and friendship in unexpected places, set within a meticulously crafted junkyard world. While praised for its efficient storytelling and character development without dialogue, some viewers find the narrative arc between characters and the concept of sentience inconsistent. Overall, the audience seems receptive to the film's themes and artistic style.
Strengths
- Touching tale of finding new purpose
- Tightly-paced story
- Effective world-building and character personalities without dialogue
- Lush, orchestrated soundtrack that fits the setting
Weaknesses
- Limited soundtrack variation
- Unresolved rift between characters
- Inconsistent sentience among objects in the junkyard
Available on: Netflix, YouTube (availability varies by region)