Beforel Orel: Trust (2012) User Reviews

Excellent prequel to Moral Orel

[hehadalottosay · 8/10 · 15 November 2023]

I'm putting this here to point out some of the absolutely absurd things Horst_In_Translation wrote in their lame excuse for a review. This person has obviously never heard of the show, Moral Orel, nor have they ever lived in a small religious town that is absolutely filled with characters just like the ones in Moralton.

I grew up in a small town that has the most churches per capita in my country, my Mom was/is the church secretary, and I spent 4 to 5 days a week in church. It was pure hell growing up, the entire place is nothing but one giant textbook example of hypocrisy, judgment and sin.

This short was excellent, typical Moral Orel quality, subversive social commentary. It plainly shows a lot of events that were hinted at during the course of the three seasons the series aired, and it was a lot of fun to watch these scenes play out.

It was also hilarious to see Orel before he'd even heard of god, excellent stuff. Any fan of the series will love this, it's right up there with any other episode in the series' run.

I really wish this show had had a longer run, it does such a great job pointing out the absolute insanity that is modern organised religion, perhaps the greatest evil mankind has ever unleashed on the world. Give us more Moral Orel please!

WATCH THE SHOW FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bilaliscool · 10/10 · 8 April 2020]

This T.V. special works amazingly with as an episode of Moral Orel NOT as a stand alone short film just as El Camino: A Breaking Bad movie is not enjoyable if you have not seen Breaking bad. The characters are better than I remember and the animation is superb and the ending really hits home knowing the the context of Orel's future Arch.

Bad unfunny propaganda movie

[Horst_In_Translation · 2/10 · 10 November 2015]

"Beforel Orel: Trust" is a 25-minute animated short film directed by Duke Johnson and written by Dino Stamatopoulos. Johnson has made Anomalisa this year, which is one of the most talked-about animated films with dark horse chances at the Oscars. However, this film from 3 years ago is truly disappointing. First of all, the animation isn't great. I also don't like the style, but that is just personal preference. However, from the way it looks, it could also be a 1990s movie. Apart from that, the characters are not too interesting, pretty much impossible to identify with and as a consequence, the story isn't memorable either. But the worst thing about this little movie here is the anti-God propaganda. The problem is not that the boy is questioning religion, that is perfectly fine, but all the religious people are shown as stupid, one-dimensional dumbnuts who cannot hold a conversation or an argument with a 10-year-old. I have no idea what the makers were thinking, but this was truly embarrassing to watch. Not recommended. I hope this was mostly Stamatopoulos' fault and Johnson's next works will not be affected as he seems to be on the verge of breakthrough.