The opening music is nice and really helps set the mood for the short. It has a very nice hustle bustle feel to it, plus it sounds similar to the score for Monster's Inc. So that alone deserves a win. The characters all have pretty good cloth physics. Well, the ones with clothes anyway. Pearl. I still think it's unbelievable that I'm really here. Pearl's character design is really good. Her big eyes and wide smile do a great job emphasizing her bright and bubbly personality and make her look very cute and appealing. Pearl's name is also pretty clever. It's a reference to a knitting technique called purling where you insert a needle from the top of a loop, then pull a new loop up and through the first stitch. When I say how I know this, it's not like I knit in my spare time or anything. But really, I don't. Unbeatable. Pearl's stepped animation style is a nice contrast to the realistic animation of the other characters in the scene. Even though it clashes with the motion blur, it's still a nice way to show how different she is from her new co-workers at Bro. Pearl has actual extruded strings on her yarn. Impressive. What's the difference between a porky pine and a BMW? The porky pine, the bricks are on the outside. That's a good one. I'll be sure to use that joke next time I'm at a party. Hopefully none of my fellow partygoers drive a BMW. As you can see, we've got a big fat failure on our hands. I like how they don't go into detail about what exactly Bro does as a corporation, since it would take away from the main focus, the characters. Also, the fact that the company's job is left vague leaves Bro's true intentions open to interpretation. It lets the viewer know that no matter what job you're doing, your talents are always appreciated. Funny visual gag associating the word failure with an image that looks like Pearl. Very charming chart art. This actually works quite well with the short theme. Belonging and inclusion. It makes perfect sense that Pearl is made of yarn, something that can physically intertwine and reshape itself, symbolizing her bridging a gap between the two sides, the guys at Bro and the other yarn characters. Cameron movement can make or break a scene in animation, and this little bit of camera shake is a nice touch to further drive home the aggressive atmosphere as the Bro's take over the meeting. More great camera work. This shot makes excellent use of perspective distortion to capture Pearl's feelings of loneliness and abandonment. Also, this office looks very convincing with its modern design and grey blue color scheme and has a very hyper realistic feel to it. Pearl's change in attitude is physically reflected by your new look, with the suit and straight edges, and let's not forget she's made of yarn and is able to change her physical appearance. It's a clever but straightforward way of showing her personality change with a visual shorthand, something that would be rather difficult to do with a normal human character, truly animation solves all problems. This time the chart looks like the new Pearl and the chart reads success, representing the other guys' acceptance of the new Pearl, more smart chart art. The music here is very satisfying, it has a confident feel to it which complements Pearl's newfound confidence quite well. The radial blur, glow, and saturated color scheme during this montage is a nice touch. It shows how time is passing quickly while Pearl is having fun, and it gives the montage a hazy, dreamlike feel. The facial animation on all of the yarn characters is very impressive. The amount of emotion the animators are able to convey with such simple character models demonstrate some raw talent. This close-up shot has very good lighting thanks to Pearl's subsurface scattering and visible individual hairs, great attention to detail. The music for this scene is beautifully done and really helps the viewer feel for the characters and their situation. The reflections in the furniture are very slick and clear, really nice work on the shaders. This is a clever way of showing how things have changed through role reversal. Pearl now is the one introducing a man to the office, and she uses the same dialogue from the first scene. The lighting has gone from dull and desaturated to bright and vibrant, representing the change in mood at the office. Ending on a laugh. To conclude, this short wasn't too bad. It was well paced, especially given its short length. The lighting was great and the music was superb, really complementing the emotions of the characters in the setting. While the animation had quite a few glitches, it's nothing that an average viewer would notice. Pearl is a cute little short with memorable characters, not a bad start for Pixar's