Just The Beginning
2016 · 7m · España
Directed by Abraham López Guerrero
Genres: adventure, drama, sci-fi
Tones: contemplative, whimsical
Buck is a galactic hero for hire who has lost his enthusiasm, until a mission to the planet Cubi reminds him that if one is not a hero every day, one may end up a villain forever.
Picked by Zoe
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A space-opera morality tale that could've been a greeting card, but López Guerrero actually trusts the audience to sit with the contradiction—a washed-up hero and a whimsical planet that doesn't feel like either thing should work together, yet they do.
The film channels a lineage of philosophical sci-fi shorts (Twilight Zone by way ofAnimation Boutique), and the restraint in its runtime—saying everything in seven minutes without rushing the emotional turnover—speaks to disciplined storytelling.
López Guerrero's choice to play Buck's disillusionment as *stillness* rather than angst—letting the visual design of Cubi and the conceptual weight of that final line do the heavy lifting—makes a modest premise land with real precision.