The Witness is the third episode in the Love, Death & Robots series. It is written and directed by Alberto Mielgo with animation by Pinkman.TV
The Witness follows a woman who witnesses a murder in the building across the street from her. As she sees the murder, the murderer inside sees her after being alerted to her presence. What follows is a chase with the murderer in pursuit but something is strange about the whole situation.
The animation for this short film is incredible! The animation actually reminds me of a lot of Into The Spiderverse except for this short it is more 3D with more real-life visuals than the comic book style. When the characters run, make sounds or general sounds happen in the shot you get to see the onomatopoeia appear on the screen, a neat touch I’ve always liked since 60’s Batman fights. The vibrant neon city, an occurring detail in these shorts so far fits perfectly with the animation style as moving objects look fast and sleek and colours help create the depth and atmosphere. The Witness is the first very R rated of the shorts and well you can tell by the detailed animation.
The Witness is short and simple, it simply asks the question of what if you witnessed a murder and that is it. It’s conclusion ends up attempting to shock/mind boggle you as you figure out what is going on but it isn’t crazy enough to distract from the short’s beautiful animation style.