Omoigumo

A beautiful piece of work; that's how A Reflection of One's Mind should be described. The art style, fluidity of the animation, and background music succeeded in creating a wonderful atmosphere, one that is relaxing, yet full of emotion.

A tale that doesn't need any words to be understood, told in a silent narrative driven by the calming, clear music of Debussy; the characters are shaped with the help of facial expressions, body language, and actions, and it works! Though, don't expect a deep dive into the characters' psyche or anything like that, since this is a 5-minute short.

The story itself is pretty generic, but ... its execution is what brings forward the magic of this (short) movie. The art style is very beautiful, and the animation is well-done as well, engrossing the watcher with its smoothness.

The verdict: captivating. Don't hesitate to give it a try; worst case scenario, even if you don't like it, at the end of the day they are just 5 minutes.

The animation makes me reflect on something that was on my mind a few weeks ago, which is basically (facing guilt and apologizing or walking away to avoid pain). I identified with the protagonist of the animation, mainly because of some things that have happened in my life lately, but still from what I understood at the end of it all, is that both people feel the pain, but in different ways, and that a friendship is not made of a single moment, but rather of many moments together that form the whole.
It is a very simple and short animation, lasting only 5 minutes, the ... animation is a narrative without voice but with great music.