Rain or Shine takes the viewer on the comic journey of young Ella who’s keen to show off her swishy new sunglasses, only to be dogged by a persistent raincloud whenever she puts them on. The viewer has a direct impact on the pace of which the events unfold, depending on where their focus lies at various points throughout the film.
USA
USA
Google's 'Spotlight Stories' series has somehow always managed to miss the giant pothole of falling into 'tech demo' territory. It must be tempting when building such an experience to fill all 360 degrees with moment and action and try to tell 5 or 6 stories at once. Fortunately they've always managed to keep focus and put together compelling use-case scenarios without stressing out viewers who could easily be compelled to dizzy spinning or whiplash.
'Rain or Shine' is not the most technically impressive of these shorts ('Help' wins there for now), nor does it pack the slow burn emotional punch of 'Pearl' or the fluid beauty of 'Duet', but it does get all the fundamentals right: Ella is expressive and…
Lindo, creativo y también medio deprimente.
