With a central theme focused on the notion of light and darkness competing for dominance in a world in which they coexist, you’d be forgiven for expecting somewhat of a downbeat, dramatic twist in Chronemics’ tale.
In actuality, what we’re presented with couldn’t be further from those assumptions. Feeling like a modern-take on that archetypal ‘cat-and-mouse’ animation storyline, watching the two central characters stuck in this ongoing conflict, I was more reminded of the upbeat universes of Tom and Jerry or Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, than the gloomy scenarios I had envisioned. Seems this connection was something the Animade team had in mind when creating their animation as well, with Barrett revealing that “despite the relatively short production schedule, we wanted to make it a character piece – this immediately brought to mind gag-driven animations such as Loony Toons which sparked the inspiration for the over-arching narrative.”
source: shortoftheweek.com by Animade
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