1984OscarWinnerforBestAnimatedShortThisisalovelyanimatedshort.Thebasicplotquestionisposesis:whichispreferable,abeautifulgildedcage,oryourfreedom?ThedirectorisofIndian(asinsouthAsian)heritage,anditshows.ParadiselooksalotliketheTajMahal.Thisshortwasdonewithacombinationofcomputerandcellanimation,andisquiteprettytolookat.ThevividcolorsassociatedwithIndiaandthetropicsarethepredominantpalettesusedinthisfilm.Thisisamoreattractivefilmtolookatthan,say,"Balance",whichwonthesameOscarintheearly90’s.However,themoralfrom"Balance"hasstayedinmyheadsinceIsawityearsago.I’mnotsurethatthesamewillbetrueforthisfilm.