He had wisdom before (feeding the lizard/dragon, recognizing the dragon was the lizard, keeping it safe, knowing what he wanted was different from his father's wish). His wish was for his father's acceptance as is. His father's demeanor changed when he said he will be alright.
@@jamieolberding7731 I don't believe he was either good or bad. He was wily, shrewd and just. He didn't want to pander to human's self seeking motives if they weren't selfless or genuinely for the greater good. Hence the numerous bones.
@@attyjade I can see that now. Thank you. At least that unnamed wish granting Dragoness to an extent (Though not completely unreasonable, nor completely heartlesss) was kind and merciful enough to let the Boy and his Father leave her forest peacefully without having to kill them, because the Boy was kind enough to share his food with her. Wise decision. Let's hope the next Dragon they meet is much nicer, friendlier, and less willing to harm people?
5 55 la entrada a la cueva se recontra parece a una vagina.. antes de eso el padre le dice "debes ir tu solo" .... el chico entra y se encuentra con un lagarto ede voz femenina, al cual debe darle algo de valor...... o soy yo medio loco o es ua alegoria y el nene debe entrar solo al cabaret a debutar ???
It's a rite of passage story, but it's not the boy who makes the passage, but the father. He goes from "We should go back (because I'm hurt and can't finish the journey)." through "take this .... (and be careful)." to "I only wanted the best for you." to "You're pretty wise for someone your age". The boy/young man (he's about 13) goes from protected child to trusted child to independent child/son to independent and loved man/son. Beautiful.
yeah this is quite cinematic altho some animals definitely should have more distored voices because most of them just aren't built for this kind of vocalization . and forms body language work just as well for them
At 8:28 minutes, the boy says, " I didn't need the magic". He even marks it with a stutter. This means that he didn't make a wish. He is not 'bothered' by what his father saw as a handicap and he doesn't want any magic to fix anything in his personality. He accepts all the positives and negatives in himself. That's why he is wise and that's why he is going to be "alright"(on 8:40 minutes).
Yes this is a story about the father learning he has to accept his son how he is. That is what we were trying for. It is a bit too ambiguous for many and the boy's stutter is not that clear. But I'm glad it clicked for you.
@@jamescunningham2035 Yeah, I kept wondering, "What problem with his voice?" Glad to have it cleared up. I'll give it another listen. Great job in any case! I really like the overall tone. I think maybe my favorite moment is when the father goes one way, and the boy goes the other, calls to his father, and says, "This way!" And the father trusts his son's intuition.
@@jamescunningham2035 while it was pretty clear that it was a story about acceptance the actual goal of the protagonists never became clear for me before I read VaVa Chess´s comment. They want to have a dragonscale to "fix the voice" of the son. But why? The problem is not ambiguity, it is that the (stutter-)problem is not presented clear enough for most viewers. The boy simply doesnt speak enough that the stutter can be percieved clearly. While I love the narrating style as such (father and son dont need many words), the narrative needs one key scene in which the problem presents itself. The one and only scene the viewer has to get the key information from as it is now is when the boy says two times "I could" and the father has to finish the sentence That is not much to go by. Especially when it can be easily explained by simple fear. The "I, I will be back before nightfall" I only recognized after playing the scene multiple times, after I knew what to listen for.
I think nowadays we get a lot of stories where the dragon is either nuetral or good... Its just that a few dont have they stay alive... Rest in Pirce Draco...
Dragons were and despite being demonized,originally symbols of wisdom and good luck. They still are worshipped in representations to this day like this.. Great film on differing perspectives of approach to a problem. Bravo for the little man,Dragons...will always know your heart.
Depends on where you are from. There was a sect of dragons that were never seen as good to humanity because of how cruel they were. Unfortunate, because fear spreads like wildfire. Many were good, few were evil. But like an online troll, the bad always garners far more attention than good.
That mostly differs between cultures. Western Dragons were seen as greedy, destructive and evil. Eastern Dragons on the other hand are seen as benevolent and kind, only destructive when provoked.
There is not one single kind of "original" dragons, since tales of dragons exist in many different cultures and in very different varieties. Dragons as symbols of wisdom and luck seem to derive more from chinese and japanese mythology. The European representations in the oldest known sources are usually greedy and vicious, like the firedragon in the Beowulf saga or the dragon Fafneer in the Völsungen Saga and its "prequel" in the Edda, who is basically a human demigod who turned into a dragon because of his greed, jealousy and obsession with guarding his treasures.
@@pencilartguy3258 Believe it or not, if you do the research you will see that there were once many "good" dragon deities in Western culture as well, though "modern" Christianity has rewritten their own holy scriptures to change that. For example, the highest heavenly creatures in both Judasim and Christianity were called the Seraphim, and when both the ancient Jewish and Christian theologians translated the ancient Hebrew texts into Greek, they called the Seraphim "Drakons" which are dragons! The Bible even describes Yahweh (God) has a huge, shining creature with enormous wings that breathed fire from his mouth, and smoke from his nostrils, and demanded offerings of sheep, goats and cattle on a daily basis. He even controlled the weather and caused great floods when he was angry -- EXACTLY like Chinese and Japanese dragons! Moses was even ordered to build an idol of him in the form of a shining fiery flying serpent, and it was worshipped in Solomon's temple after it was built. This is all in the Bible, but they'll never tell you this stuff in Sunday School!
@@danpeterson114 I am aware Western influences antagonized the Dragon, especially in the Book of Genesis and Revelation which depicted Satan as such. However, there are a few things you got wrong. God doesn't have the appearance of a dragon. This is evidenced where God creates Adam in His Image. And the Bronze Serpent was not an idol, nor was it worshipped. It was held up against Moses's staff to form the shape of a Cross. The Israelites simply looked at it to be healed from the bites the seraphs inflicted upon them after they grumbled against God.
I can see why this is an award winning short. Though it is driving me crazy as to what the kid wished for. Maybe he wished to be accepted by his father? I can't only guess.
I honestly cannot see why this won any awards; mediocre at best. Storyline is thin and anti-climactic. Far better and profound examples out there. Just a snoozer IMO.
I want to see this become a movie. It's very well thought out and it shows a large difference from most traditional dragon movies, where the dragon is an "evil monster that must be slain" as well as a winged fire breathing beast.
I like this one ,it shows we don't always need fixing, kindness and truth goes along way ,having compassion for others and respecting others and their feeling is the best way to be
I understood it that the boy got his fathers wish indirectly when the boy said to his father about his voice that, “It doesn’t bother me.” Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that as good as fixed in the father’s eyes? In his heart, he only wants what’s best for the boy. What was fixed was the boys vanity, if he had any, and a very healthy sense of self. A high self esteem covers his voice, and as he hits puberty, it covers how long and lanky he’s about to get, or acne, or whatever causes young adults to become self conscious.. The boy has gotten whatever comes “fixed” in how he feels about himself. His father is happier and prouder than if the boys voice had been changed. I don’t know if that was his wish or not, but the dragon is both kind and wise. Good dragon!
this felt so touching, even with little dialog and no antagonist. the CGI was also quite good, quite hard to mix real life with CG, especially when the real life subject is moving a lot
Loved the kid's dialogue when he made the gecko stay. "It's much safer here" Not knowing that he was being tested Perhaps the reply by one of the respondents was right, that the boy wished to be accepted. Sweet movie
1) I didn't know the boy was stuttering until I read it in the comments. 2) the resolution to the question from the dragon was unclear. Did he wish? He had to or die and what was his wish... you the viewer have to guess. 3) Good effects good lighting.. I would have tossed in a little more color grading. 4) I had to turn on the comments to understand the dialog line. "Either they are worthy" I heard it as "I they are worthy" 5) I have no issue with sending off a kid to his doom.. this is the magic middle ages. kids are there to do work and nothing more. 6) the kid figures out the giant lizard infront of him is the same little lizard he was carrying. How? I have no Idea.. but hay it's a 10 min movie.. you have to look around this plot point.
Kobe Wild For 6, I think he recognized the mark on dragon’s forehead was the same one the lizard had. He also probably recognized the similar voices and appearances they shared
I kinda guessed that the lizard and the dragon were one in the same, I mean, after all how many lizards talk unless they're a dragon, but I didn't see that the kid figured it out.
This is a good one, I especially loved the way the dragon found the kid, made the trees hold back his father, so it could play with the child, malevolence and harsh aggression is not always a dragon's way, many were quite friendly and mischeivious so long as you were not a warrior or a killer. You can tell the dragon is forced to grant the kid's wish, because of the reaction a little puffiness instead of just eating the kid, if the dragon eats the kid a whole village or army might come and bother it.
What do you think his wish was for wisdom or to get back home safely with this father. Maybe to live happily ever after. That was the biggest gecko I ever saw. I don't even know what I would wish for.
Cool sexy lizard. The voice is divine. The acting is at a high level. The graphics and sound are great! Camera work is a little weak, but on the whole it reflects well the picture and general and close plans. Authors, you've got a great short! If there was a full length, I would go to the cinema!
Очень важный заголовок ролика ! Даёт представление о всех участниках конкурса . Очень умилительно , непрофессионально и все на фоне мистики и природы . В чем сила брат ?
My main criticism for this fantastic short film is that their costumes are cleaner than their faces. It makes it look like a costume rather than being actual lived in clothes. It feels like they started existing right before the camera said action. Doesn’t ruin the film by any means. They do a ton right. Just something to think about for anyone out there looking to make a short film or something. If your characters are dirty then their clothes should be dirty too.
William Anderson Forgive me for not replying back, but what I mean is the Tuataras the real ones that are no more than 2 feet long are closely related to the early Dinosaurs.
Yes, you got it right. Sorry to burst everyone's touchy feel good interpretation of the film but the dragon ate the child. How so? 1. The title, A dragon's scale. The film had very little to do with physical scales other than a few brief mentions. and some visuals. The scale is in reference to measuring or judgement, as in the scales of justice, as in Mene mene tekel upharsin. The main theme of the film is whether or not one is worthy. The Dragon is Not kind. The many bones are evidence of that. 2. The father was lacking in redeeming qualities. He killed the little green winged seed creature. He wanted to turn back when the going got tough. He sent his son by himself to kill the dragon. He didn't so much want what was best for his son, but rather he was ashamed of his son. Everything we see as his character is developed overwhelmingly shows us that he was a Looser! 3. The writer certainly introduced the idea that the dragon might eat the boy. The boy couldn't come up with his own answer to the dragon's question as far as the audience could see. 4. When the "boy" reappears, the audience is never given the answer to the big question in any meaningful way. "What did he wish for?". Had the boy lived, we would have had some meaningful answer. Simply gaining the "acceptance" of a looser father is no great wish. 5. The "boy", actually the female shape shifting dragon, judges the father to be unworthy. The one thing that the father thinks he did right in his life, producing a wise child, is dismissed by the dragon who attributes any such quality to the mother.
Oh dear... I'm only two and a half minutes in and already getting bad memories of my childhood fears... DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I WAS AFRAID OF TREES HAVING EYES AND MOUTHS?!?!?!?!?!
Lovely gentle fantasy and very enjoyable, although I couldn`t see whether the talking lizards were in the tree stems or whether they were in fact eyes, maybe I need to watch it again.
A wonderfully crafted artistic piece with a message of importance to fathers and their sons, a message missing in family structures where the father is omitted. A message a mother cannot give a boy. Watch the movie before you read further........ The boys wish was simple....... he wished for his father's approval ........... (underlying)..... and he's father's appreciation of all that he is..... and not just acceptance of his shortcomings.... This is a major step in a boy's life of becoming a good man.
Alternate ending: "Sapphires weren't good enough for you? Why you stuck up little imp, I don't want any thing from you then, and you're not going to hear my wish!" And apparently neither is anyone else... (Crunching sounds ensues)
Отцу нужна была чешуя дракона чтобы вправить сыну голос , он ведь заикался . Когда мальчик по понятным причинам пришел к дракону тот сказал что выполняет желания за бесплатно если конечно они ему по душе ну а в противном случаи он мог просто убить мальчика и съесть . Так-же рептилия отказалась выполнять желание ведь этого хотел его отец а не он
@@ЮраиКостик... Очень странный сюжет Она его спросила, что он сам хочет и на этом кадр закончился, как будто мы должны узнать сейчас что он там попросил, и я например ожидал увидеть как отец встал и такой:"О, с ногой всё нормально" Было бы логичнее, если бы он пожелал исцеление травмы у отца.. А так он просто бессмысленно ушёл... Очень странно
Totally used to this channel only having animated clips. This was very well done. Only thing that bothered me was the dad leaning on that short spear while favoring his sore ankle. Toppling over onto it would send Jr back to ask for another wish. Nice costumes, great interactions with the little gecko. I wonder what was wrong with the kid's voice? 🤔 Was he supposed to sound like James Earl Jones? 😉
No wings, no fire-breathing and no horns. ... That wasn't any dragon; she's just an overgrown gecko! Though Narelle Ahrens's voice acting is commendable.
Overgrown geckos can't talk or grant, a wish per scale, or change sizes. The concept of a dragon is quite vast. The ability to fly is common, but there are some that swim, sime that travel space, and some that never leave the ground. The fire breathe is common, while there are some that can breathe out ice, metal shards, gale force winds, even a haze that can manipulate materials from the atomic level, even travel through time. No legs or wings, 2 wings but no legs, 2 wings and 2 legs, 2 wings and 4 legs, 4 wings and no legs, 4 wings and 4 legs. Western body type, Chinese body type, can fly, can swim, can travel through space, the ground. Intelligence of a beast, smarter than a human. Live forever, or only as long as a human. The size of you palm, or larger than entire galaxies. The concept of a dragon is vast enough, that I think she qualifies.
In accordance with the laws of flight and Mother Nature, the only realistic portrayal of dragons is a bipedal form with one pair of wings. Like Smaug from The Hobbit trilogy; Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion from Game of Thrones; or the Hungarian Horntail and the Ukrainian Ironbelly from the Harry Potter films.
@@berengerdietiker22 well what about the pteradactal? Misspelled horribly. It was a massive flying creature. Yes, with only 4 limbs. There is a reason "dragon" used to mean "large lizard" Boncheosauras, for example
In any case, I believe dragons are depicted most realistically as fire-breathing reptiles with one horned head, a single pair of legs, a single pair of wings, and a tail.
@@berengerdietiker22 for me, it's four legs, two wings, a tail, breathes fire, intelligent, scaled, two short blunt horns. Everyone's idea of a dragon is different, hence the variety. 2 legs and 2 wings is a wyvern, a subclass of a dragon.
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The dragon gave him what he needs, not what he asked for. She gave him Wisdom.
He had wisdom before (feeding the lizard/dragon, recognizing the dragon was the lizard, keeping it safe, knowing what he wanted was different from his father's wish). His wish was for his father's acceptance as is. His father's demeanor changed when he said he will be alright.
@@attyjade I'm not sure if that wise Lizard/Dragon is a Bad Dragon or a friendly one? It's kinda hard to tell.
@@jamieolberding7731 I don't believe he was either good or bad. He was wily, shrewd and just. He didn't want to pander to human's self seeking motives if they weren't selfless or genuinely for the greater good. Hence the numerous bones.
@@attyjade I can see that now. Thank you. At least that unnamed wish granting Dragoness to an extent (Though not completely unreasonable, nor completely heartlesss) was kind and merciful enough to let the Boy and his Father leave her forest peacefully without having to kill them, because the Boy was kind enough to share his food with her. Wise decision. Let's hope the next Dragon they meet is much nicer, friendlier, and less willing to harm people?
But bones of animals 😶
A short film about a dragon who doesn't have to die in order for a child to prove he's a man? This gets a like from me! :)
HTTYD, right? ;) i felt bad too at that moment :( luckily its not the case :)
5 55 la entrada a la cueva se recontra parece a una vagina.. antes de eso el padre le dice "debes ir tu solo" .... el chico entra y se encuentra con un lagarto ede voz femenina, al cual debe darle algo de valor......
o soy yo medio loco o es ua alegoria y el nene debe entrar solo al cabaret a debutar ???
y la lagarta dice " muchas personas vienen aca pidiendo "favores" ....... en fin.... estare yo loco .
Maybe about a boy who doesn't have to die because of the Father trying to show his skn is perfect.
this film was about saving 15% or more on car insurance
It's a rite of passage story, but it's not the boy who makes the passage, but the father. He goes from "We should go back (because I'm hurt and can't finish the journey)." through "take this .... (and be careful)." to "I only wanted the best for you." to "You're pretty wise for someone your age". The boy/young man (he's about 13) goes from protected child to trusted child to independent child/son to independent and loved man/son. Beautiful.
Joseph Tirrell he looks 10 and acts at most to me.
Are you the father?
C’mon... you just made this up didn’t you.
Yes it is beautiful
He looks about 9 actually
I love a story like that told with a minimal amount of dialogue or narration that gives me a pure cinematic experience.
yeah this is quite cinematic
altho
some animals definitely should have more distored voices
because most of them just aren't built for this kind of vocalization . and forms body language work just as well for them
I love that he recognizes her voice when she reveals herself as the dragon. What a smart kid.
At 8:28 minutes, the boy says, " I didn't need the magic". He even marks it with a stutter. This means that he didn't make a wish. He is not 'bothered' by what his father saw as a handicap and he doesn't want any magic to fix anything in his personality. He accepts all the positives and negatives in himself. That's why he is wise and that's why he is going to be "alright"(on 8:40 minutes).
Yes this is a story about the father learning he has to accept his son how he is.
That is what we were trying for. It is a bit too ambiguous for many and the boy's stutter is not that clear.
But I'm glad it clicked for you.
@@jamescunningham2035 Yeah, I kept wondering, "What problem with his voice?"
Glad to have it cleared up. I'll give it another listen.
Great job in any case! I really like the overall tone. I think maybe my favorite moment is when the father goes one way, and the boy goes the other, calls to his father, and says, "This way!" And the father trusts his son's intuition.
@@jamescunningham2035 while it was pretty clear that it was a story about acceptance the actual goal of the protagonists never became clear for me before I read VaVa Chess´s comment.
They want to have a dragonscale to "fix the voice" of the son. But why? The problem is not ambiguity, it is that the (stutter-)problem is not presented clear enough for most viewers. The boy simply doesnt speak enough that the stutter can be percieved clearly. While I love the narrating style as such (father and son dont need many words), the narrative needs one key scene in which the problem presents itself. The one and only scene the viewer has to get the key information from as it is now is when the boy says two times "I could" and the father has to finish the sentence That is not much to go by. Especially when it can be easily explained by simple fear. The "I, I will be back before nightfall" I only recognized after playing the scene multiple times, after I knew what to listen for.
The " magic" happens when I accept myself as I am.....totaly.
Fun fact: that boy became Chuck Norris
Он пожелал, что просто хочет "быть с отцом", конец, все счастливы, никто не съеден, не убит. Не благодарите.
Finally a film where the dragon #1 is not the bad guy #2 doesn't die at the end. Really beautiful work, loved the style in this one!
the dragon threatened to kill and eat a small boy, im not sure how that doesnt make her a bad guy haha
That thing didn't even look like a dragon.
I think nowadays we get a lot of stories where the dragon is either nuetral or good...
Its just that a few dont have they stay alive...
Rest in Pirce Draco...
@@morpheus6749
bearded dragon
@Yol Riin Lask That is why wishing for what you need is often wiser than wishing for what you want.
'I gave you food." He was smart enough to realize that the small lizard he had been carrying around was in fact the dragon.
Nah the geode he tried to give her was the food but still ig
No one would have known.
@@maybehbabeh5217 The dragon still said “and I showed you the way” which kinda implies that she acknowledges that the boy knew.
@@alexf8260 👌👌👌👌
@Hank Hezekiah I wouldn’t.
Dragons were and despite being demonized,originally symbols of wisdom and good luck.
They still are worshipped in representations to this day like this..
Great film on differing perspectives of approach to a problem.
Bravo for the little man,Dragons...will always know your heart.
Depends on where you are from. There was a sect of dragons that were never seen as good to humanity because of how cruel they were.
Unfortunate, because fear spreads like wildfire. Many were good, few were evil. But like an online troll, the bad always garners far more attention than good.
That mostly differs between cultures. Western Dragons were seen as greedy, destructive and evil. Eastern Dragons on the other hand are seen as benevolent and kind, only destructive when provoked.
There is not one single kind of "original" dragons, since tales of dragons exist in many different cultures and in very different varieties. Dragons as symbols of wisdom and luck seem to derive more from chinese and japanese mythology. The European representations in the oldest known sources are usually greedy and vicious, like the firedragon in the Beowulf saga or the dragon Fafneer in the Völsungen Saga and its "prequel" in the Edda, who is basically a human demigod who turned into a dragon because of his greed, jealousy and obsession with guarding his treasures.
@@pencilartguy3258 Believe it or not, if you do the research you will see that there were once many "good" dragon deities in Western culture as well, though "modern" Christianity has rewritten their own holy scriptures to change that. For example, the highest heavenly creatures in both Judasim and Christianity were called the Seraphim, and when both the ancient Jewish and Christian theologians translated the ancient Hebrew texts into Greek, they called the Seraphim "Drakons" which are dragons! The Bible even describes Yahweh (God) has a huge, shining creature with enormous wings that breathed fire from his mouth, and smoke from his nostrils, and demanded offerings of sheep, goats and cattle on a daily basis. He even controlled the weather and caused great floods when he was angry -- EXACTLY like Chinese and Japanese dragons! Moses was even ordered to build an idol of him in the form of a shining fiery flying serpent, and it was worshipped in Solomon's temple after it was built. This is all in the Bible, but they'll never tell you this stuff in Sunday School!
@@danpeterson114 I am aware Western influences antagonized the Dragon, especially in the Book of Genesis and Revelation which depicted Satan as such.
However, there are a few things you got wrong. God doesn't have the appearance of a dragon. This is evidenced where God creates Adam in His Image. And the Bronze Serpent was not an idol, nor was it worshipped. It was held up against Moses's staff to form the shape of a Cross. The Israelites simply looked at it to be healed from the bites the seraphs inflicted upon them after they grumbled against God.
I can see why this is an award winning short. Though it is driving me crazy as to what the kid wished for. Maybe he wished to be accepted by his father? I can't only guess.
darkoraclegirl not just by his father... but by everyone else.
darkoraclegirl my best guess is that he wished to be with his father again
moonbeast32 :Sounds right.
I honestly cannot see why this won any awards; mediocre at best. Storyline is thin and anti-climactic. Far better and profound examples out there. Just a snoozer IMO.
He wished not to be eaten
This is the first CGBros short film screening that I've watched all the way through the credits. Great little film.
This is still one of my favorite short films. It is masterfully done and the lesson is something everyone should hold on to.
I want to see this become a movie. It's very well thought out and it shows a large difference from most traditional dragon movies, where the dragon is an "evil monster that must be slain" as well as a winged fire breathing beast.
I agree keep writing make it longer into a
movie. Touching story so far an actors are good . Also beautiful to look at.
So...it was the wise dragon who showed father and son what each wished for....happily ever after.
Thanks for sharing...💖💝💐
If Drew Cunningham keeps acting, I think he is going to end up famous.
haha lol I wish
@@drewcunningham27 Ya gotta stay positive. I hope it does happen. If not, I hope that you are happy at whatever you are doing.
I like this one ,it shows we don't always need fixing, kindness and truth goes along way ,having compassion for others and respecting others and their feeling is the best way to be
Wise move to get travel insurance with Mrs Geico.
so true
Only took 15 minutes
I am 200.
And it saved me 15%.
I'm impressed...by pictures and tale. A dragon that isn't the bad guy and haven't to die.
Acceptance for who we are is all we need!
I understood it that the boy got his fathers wish indirectly when the boy said to his father about his voice that, “It doesn’t bother me.” Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that as good as fixed in the father’s eyes? In his heart, he only wants what’s best for the boy. What was fixed was the boys vanity, if he had any, and a very healthy sense of self. A high self esteem covers his voice, and as he hits puberty, it covers how long and lanky he’s about to get, or acne, or whatever causes young adults to become self conscious.. The boy has gotten whatever comes “fixed” in how he feels about himself. His father is happier and prouder than if the boys voice had been changed. I don’t know if that was his wish or not, but the dragon is both kind and wise. Good dragon!
It's rare when these have happy endings. I like this one.
the dragon had a nice voice.
Flame Fern
3 years ago I strongly agree.
@@jamieolberding7731 indeed. Was more of a lizard than a derg but true nonetheless.
@@aurias42 Thank you.
Boy
да не говори.
this felt so touching, even with little dialog and no antagonist. the CGI was also quite good, quite hard to mix real life with CG, especially when the real life subject is moving a lot
Loved the kid's dialogue when he made the gecko stay.
"It's much safer here"
Not knowing that he was being tested
Perhaps the reply by one of the respondents was right, that the boy wished to be accepted.
Sweet movie
No. The boy wished to save 15% or more on car insurance.
I love dragons
entonces si te digo que NO existen , te traumo ??
They love you as well because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
Finally a comment I can get behind. Dergons are the best. ❤️
1) I didn't know the boy was stuttering until I read it in the comments.
2) the resolution to the question from the dragon was unclear.
Did he wish? He had to or die and what was his wish... you the viewer have to guess.
3) Good effects good lighting.. I would have tossed in a little more color grading.
4) I had to turn on the comments to understand the dialog line. "Either they are worthy"
I heard it as "I they are worthy"
5) I have no issue with sending off a kid to his doom.. this is the magic middle ages.
kids are there to do work and nothing more.
6) the kid figures out the giant lizard infront of him is the same little lizard he was carrying.
How? I have no Idea.. but hay it's a 10 min movie.. you have to look around this plot point.
Kobe Wild For 6, I think he recognized the mark on dragon’s forehead was the same one the lizard had. He also probably recognized the similar voices and appearances they shared
Maybe his wish was for people to accept him despite his stutter, or for his father to, since it doesn’t bother him.
I kinda guessed that the lizard and the dragon were one in the same, I mean, after all how many lizards talk unless they're a dragon, but I didn't see that the kid figured it out.
@@robertreynolds2812 "why shouldn't I kill you?"
"I gave you food?!"
"And I lead you here.."
This is a good one, I especially loved the way the dragon found the kid, made the trees hold back his father, so it could play with the child, malevolence and harsh aggression is not always a dragon's way, many were quite friendly and mischeivious so long as you were not a warrior or a killer. You can tell the dragon is forced to grant the kid's wish, because of the reaction a little puffiness instead of just eating the kid, if the dragon eats the kid a whole village or army might come and bother it.
What do you think his wish was for wisdom or to get back home safely with this father. Maybe to live happily ever after. That was the biggest gecko I ever saw. I don't even know what I would wish for.
Being a dragon myself I approve the film
A heart warming up movie in such bad times.
Beautiful and poignant! Thank u...reminds me of my boys and I ....I raised them my self!
Damn good work all around: writing, acting, casting, art, and CG. ESPECIALLY WRITING.
To be accepted as who you are. Number one grass hopper.
I don't know why i like this short, I just do.
Everything was very well done except most important part at end to clarify what his son wished for
просто кайф!!!! замечательный фильм. Добрый и красивый!
Voice of a man he already had and probably wished the same for his dad.
If it has not already, this should become a fairy tale
Wow! That's an amazing work of art! I decided to make that fantastic film about a lizard-like dragon before. 🐉 🦎
Спасибо большое за хороший вечер это супер👍💖🤗🇷🇺
Znakomity , chwytający za serce film.
His wish made daddy like him just the way he is
Cool sexy lizard. The voice is divine.
The acting is at a high level. The graphics and sound are great! Camera work is a little weak, but on the whole it reflects well the picture and general and close plans.
Authors, you've got a great short! If there was a full length, I would go to the cinema!
A love this sort film watched several times because it is very beautiful and caught my heart.
Очень важный заголовок ролика !
Даёт представление о всех участниках конкурса .
Очень умилительно , непрофессионально и все на фоне мистики и природы .
В чем сила брат ?
i missed this one by a mile... i was expecting him to walk back to his dad with a set of baseball sized nads and speaking like james earl jones....
i keep picturing the little boy talking with james earl jones voice .. icant stop laughing
My main criticism for this fantastic short film is that their costumes are cleaner than their faces. It makes it look like a costume rather than being actual lived in clothes. It feels like they started existing right before the camera said action. Doesn’t ruin the film by any means. They do a ton right. Just something to think about for anyone out there looking to make a short film or something. If your characters are dirty then their clothes should be dirty too.
Nice 👍 I like it , and I love the nature of New Zealand 🇳🇿 🌿💚🌿
Dragon is my favorite creature😍
The Dragon looks like a gigantic Tuatara. Plus, that's what I call a massive relic from the age of the Dinosaurs.
Nah, she can talk!
...and apparently grant wishes.
I don't think the dinosaurs were capable of either of those
William Anderson Forgive me for not replying back, but what I mean is the Tuataras the real ones that are no more than 2 feet long are closely related to the early Dinosaurs.
This CGI is absolutely marvelous.
ОБАЛДЕННО И БЕСПОДОБНООО.
Dalek Emperor: "YOU CANNOT HURT ME! I AM IMMORTAL!" ("Doctor Who" Series 1 episode "Parting of Ways")
The dragon is like a cranky mother who cares but doesn't want to
He couldn't wish for his father to walk again? Sheesh, the best wish is one you wish for another. That would be a powerful lesson.
Excellent CGI. Very well synced. Most of the time I couldn't tell it wasn't real. Pretty soon we won't even actors. Just professional liars anyway.
A high quality, well written film... If only Hollywood chould do the same !!!!
Freundlichkeit ist eine Zier, es öffnet manches Tor und Tür.
The dragon... was wonderful. They walked away from the greatest, magical wonder.
This short film is great to watch on Fathers Day
Beautiful Iguanadon.... I love the universal possibilities of the storyline.
I see it as the boy's wish was for the father to respect him, because he didn't seem to at the beginning but he did at the end.
I do not regret giving you 10 minutes of my life , well done.
She ate the kid and then took on his appearance. Dad is next up on the menu.
SnoopyDoo
That or she traded with the kid.
But that one's not far fetched
SnoopyDoo oh snap
All these are hard to tell for sure.
The writers left a hole for the imagination..
Lol that was great.
Yes, you got it right.
Sorry to burst everyone's touchy feel good interpretation of the film but the dragon ate the child. How so?
1. The title, A dragon's scale. The film had very little to do with physical scales other than a few brief mentions. and some visuals. The scale is in reference to measuring or judgement, as in the scales of justice, as in Mene mene tekel upharsin. The main theme of the film is whether or not one is worthy. The Dragon is Not kind. The many bones are evidence of that.
2. The father was lacking in redeeming qualities. He killed the little green winged seed creature. He wanted to turn back when the going got tough. He sent his son by himself to kill the dragon. He didn't so much want what was best for his son, but rather he was ashamed of his son. Everything we see as his character is developed overwhelmingly shows us that he was a Looser!
3. The writer certainly introduced the idea that the dragon might eat the boy. The boy couldn't come up with his own answer to the dragon's question as far as the audience could see.
4. When the "boy" reappears, the audience is never given the answer to the big question in any meaningful way. "What did he wish for?". Had the boy lived, we would have had some meaningful answer. Simply gaining the "acceptance" of a looser father is no great wish.
5. The "boy", actually the female shape shifting dragon, judges the father to be unworthy. The one thing that the father thinks he did right in his life, producing a wise child, is dismissed by the dragon who attributes any such quality to the mother.
Oh dear... I'm only two and a half minutes in and already getting bad memories of my childhood fears... DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I WAS AFRAID OF TREES HAVING EYES AND MOUTHS?!?!?!?!?!
Compelling and Beautiful!
Five *
I can't get over how cute the little lizard is!
The Dragon was somewhat enticing.
Goddammit scalies
@@chickenturtle5026 you just made my day
Was more of a normal lizard tho ngl
Fun fact: that boy ends up being Chuck Norris.
BA hahahaha!!!
What a sweet fairy tale.
Spock: "Live long and prosper!"
Lovely gentle fantasy and very enjoyable, although I couldn`t see whether the talking lizards were in the tree stems or whether they were in fact eyes, maybe I need to watch it again.
The kids wish was to become a bad ass .
The Original "Chuck Norris"
His voice was no longer a issue with the other villagers.
A wonderfully crafted artistic piece with a message of importance to fathers and their sons, a message missing in family structures where the father is omitted. A message a mother cannot give a boy. Watch the movie before you read further........
The boys wish was simple....... he wished for his father's approval ........... (underlying)..... and he's father's appreciation of all that he is..... and not just acceptance of his shortcomings....
This is a major step in a boy's life of becoming a good man.
En azından turkce Altyazı yapınki bizde anlıyalım
i need a movie about this
Ну конечно, без дракона ну никак не обойтись.....
Alternate ending: "Sapphires weren't good enough for you? Why you stuck up little imp, I don't want any thing from you then, and you're not going to hear my wish!"
And apparently neither is anyone else... (Crunching sounds ensues)
nicely done, short and packed with a swift little morality tale. good vid!
wow that was wonderful storytelling, well done, you should be proud
This is remarkable CHI!
Короче, надо иметь свои желания, а не просить за других.
That was truely awesome.
And made me cry with joy.
Dude cut down on the soy milk. You've got more estrogen running in your bloodstream than a pregnant woman.
Ohh! It took a little while to sink in, but now I know what he wished for.
Beautiful!🤩
Ни хрена не понял,но было интересно.
тоже не понял
Отцу нужна была чешуя дракона чтобы вправить сыну голос , он ведь заикался . Когда мальчик по понятным причинам пришел к дракону тот сказал что выполняет желания за бесплатно если конечно они ему по душе ну а в противном случаи он мог просто убить мальчика и съесть . Так-же рептилия отказалась выполнять желание ведь этого хотел его отец а не он
@@ЮраиКостик И он просто ушел ничего не попросив?
@@thejonietish437 получается так
@@ЮраиКостик... Очень странный сюжет
Она его спросила, что он сам хочет и на этом кадр закончился, как будто мы должны узнать сейчас что он там попросил, и я например ожидал увидеть как отец встал и такой:"О, с ногой всё нормально"
Было бы логичнее, если бы он пожелал исцеление травмы у отца.. А так он просто бессмысленно ушёл... Очень странно
Leaves much up for interpretation. I liked it a lot. Quite good, actually.
Totally used to this channel only having animated clips.
This was very well done. Only thing that bothered me was the dad leaning on that short spear while favoring his sore ankle. Toppling over onto it would send Jr back to ask for another wish.
Nice costumes, great interactions with the little gecko.
I wonder what was wrong with the kid's voice? 🤔
Was he supposed to sound like James Earl Jones? 😉
Il ragazzino è balbuziente...
No wings, no fire-breathing and no horns. ... That wasn't any dragon; she's just an overgrown gecko! Though Narelle Ahrens's voice acting is commendable.
Overgrown geckos can't talk or grant, a wish per scale, or change sizes.
The concept of a dragon is quite vast.
The ability to fly is common, but there are some that swim, sime that travel space, and some that never leave the ground.
The fire breathe is common, while there are some that can breathe out ice, metal shards, gale force winds, even a haze that can manipulate materials from the atomic level, even travel through time.
No legs or wings, 2 wings but no legs, 2 wings and 2 legs, 2 wings and 4 legs, 4 wings and no legs, 4 wings and 4 legs. Western body type, Chinese body type, can fly, can swim, can travel through space, the ground. Intelligence of a beast, smarter than a human. Live forever, or only as long as a human. The size of you palm, or larger than entire galaxies.
The concept of a dragon is vast enough, that I think she qualifies.
In accordance with the laws of flight and Mother Nature, the only realistic portrayal of dragons is a bipedal form with one pair of wings. Like Smaug from The Hobbit trilogy; Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion from Game of Thrones; or the Hungarian Horntail and the Ukrainian Ironbelly from the Harry Potter films.
@@berengerdietiker22 well what about the pteradactal? Misspelled horribly.
It was a massive flying creature. Yes, with only 4 limbs.
There is a reason "dragon" used to mean "large lizard"
Boncheosauras, for example
In any case, I believe dragons are depicted most realistically as fire-breathing reptiles with one horned head, a single pair of legs, a single pair of wings, and a tail.
@@berengerdietiker22 for me, it's four legs, two wings, a tail, breathes fire, intelligent, scaled, two short blunt horns.
Everyone's idea of a dragon is different, hence the variety.
2 legs and 2 wings is a wyvern, a subclass of a dragon.
Good recommendation YT. My son will enjoy this story
I think this is the best short film I have ever seen!
Gieko went above and beyond on this commercial.
Перевод "GOLD" на русский как "Бабло". Хочется оторвать руки этому человеку!
А почему руки, а не язык?
@@J.4okoy Потому что сабы, а не озвучка. (думайте перед вопросом)
Glad I ran into this very good video👏👍👍👍👍👍👍
What a great short!!!
The best Corona Virus lockdown short ever
So strange costumes, made by modern designers)
Machine stitching of Leather is nice)))
the "Dragon" looks exactly like a tuatara
Maybe we all should wish to accept our imperfect bodies...
...and that of the others!