Really cool and well made short

Cleverly done allegory, but possibly a little trite.

A animated (clay puppets) silent film that teaches an engaging moral lesson. Great for students (upper elementary and up).

Fantastic !!! Especially the idea of it.

The Lauensteins' simple-in-design allegory provides a damning indictment to the farcical power struggles that have occurred throughout the existence of humanity, be they exterior or in then-divided Germany. In Balance, several numbered characters work together so that each may get a virtual bite of a cherry (here represented by a heavy trunk) until a single member's covetousness ensures the tipping of the titular factor. A silly, selfish call captured with unpretentious yet crystalline fashion.

"Balance" is a bit bizarre in the beginning but you get used to it easily. It talks about the impact of something unknown in a balanced life. Moreover, it shows the greed of some people to acquire something, often by eliminating each other. This, of course, leads to a dead end in realationships & life. The main disadvantage of the film, though, is that it repeats itself constantly for about 2 minutes in the middle. And 2 minutes is too much in short films. Well, it appears that nobody's perfect.

I like the idea, but the execution is kind of problematic.

Witty picture, take 5 people who depend on each other, add a scarce and seemingly precious resource, sit back and observe... Maybe trite for some, but this is an allegory that should be pushed until it becomes cliche.

this thing is less than ten minutes long, but i was bored after two, i should also mention i've never had much of a heart for animated shorts outside of kids cartoons.

A bunch of Voldemort doppelgangers learn lessons about greed and sharing the hard way.

#75 is an asshole

Delightfully strange, interesting animation which is a surprisingly good mental image of game theory and Nash equilibrium, specifically. There is constant action, a cool, eerie setting, and an appropriate ending. Definitely one of the better shorts I have seen.

A little heavy-handed, and it takes too long to get to where it seems to be going. That said, it's certainly an interesting visual style and it seems to fit the mood of the piece (even if, inevitably, it isn't to everyone's taste).

Nice

Pretty clever conception, and perfectly reflective of human nature.

Creepy, weird, and pretty cool.

Great. Winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Short.

No big deal

Clever indeed! Now this, if at all, is how I like my allegories - simple, silent and unceremonious.

24 Mayis 08 & mukemmel fikir ve cok cok iyi bir kisa animasyon.

Pretty cool and surprisingly captivating. The ending wasn't the payoff I was expecting but it still delivered.

One of the best shorts I've ever seen

Superb. I don't watch many shorts, and this makes up for most of them.

Ends abruptly but lingers in your mind.

Strange and evocative and leaves the viewer with a lot of questions at the end. Plus, made me feel a little dizzy and off balance myself.

Quite good. Reflective and actually quite humorous.

Fun short film. Pretty simple yet very entertaining

Thoughtful message.

Simple, spooky, effective. The ending wasn't so great though. Why couldn't he just jump in place once to send the box sliding toward him, then meet in in the middle, rebalanced?