Pixar’s Presto

Pixar’s short before Wall-E is just a magician and a rabbit fundamentally at odds. The magician needs him to perform; the rabbit’s more interested in sabotage. That’s the whole thing. No dialogue, no sentiment, just two characters locked in physical comedy for a few minutes. The rabbit’s a bastard, the magician’s desperate, and watching that dynamic play out without any cutesy framing is refreshing. Simple idea executed exactly right.