Internet Is Falling In Love With Animated Short

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"In A Heartbeat", the adorable and heartwarming animated short film has reached over over 7 million views in just 2 days.

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00:00 In a heartbeat, the adorable and heartwarming animated short film has reached over 7 million

00:04 views in just two days.

00:06 Welcome back to What's Trending, I'm Shira Lazar.

00:08 Remember to like this video and subscribe for more.

00:11 Created by Beth David and Esteban Bravo for their thesis at the Ringling School of Art

00:15 and Design in Florida, the short is a sweet and vulnerable portrayal of a crush between

00:19 two teen boys.

00:21 The idea garnered a ton of fan, which is evident from the fact that they raised over $14,000

00:26 on Kickstarter last December 2016, and the product will give you all the feels.

00:31 The short centers on Sherwin, a closeted young boy who, according to the film's plot description,

00:36 runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down

00:41 the boy of his dreams.

00:43 And don't worry, I'm not going to spoil it for you, but it does have a happy ending that

00:46 shows you the true power of following your heart for whoever you love.

00:50 You can't fight what you feel and who you really are.

00:53 Go embrace it!

00:56 Love!

00:57 I love love.

00:58 In an interview with NBC News, Bravo and David say their own lives were their inspiration,

01:02 and that they wish they had something like "In a Heartbeat Growing Up."

01:05 Originally, the story revolved around a boy and a girl, but resonated more when they started

01:09 developing it with the same gender.

01:11 And that's something that's not always embraced in animation, and more specifically, kid-friendly

01:15 and family-friendly programming.

01:16 I mean, remember the backlash the live-action Beauty and the Beast got this year for their

01:20 depiction of the character LeFou as gay?

01:23 Censors in Malaysia requested scenes be removed, the film was given a 16H+ rating in Russia,

01:29 and the film was even pulled from a theater in Alabama.

01:32 Bravo shares, "With In a Heartbeat, we wanted to challenge the preconceived notion that

01:36 LGBTQ content is not appropriate or suitable for younger audiences.

01:41 It's an innocent and lighthearted story about a boy and his crush that we hope will resonate

01:45 with younger people regardless of their backgrounds."

01:49 And the Internet's hearts are exploding too for their project.

01:52 Jesse Page tweets, "PSA, everyone watch In a Heartbeat.

01:55 It's such a lovely and modern visual representation of young LGBT romance."

02:00 And it even got the stamp of approval from Adam Lambert.

02:03 That's like 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

02:05 He just said, "I love this.

02:07 Happy face."

02:08 People are also doing amazing recreations and drawings of the two main characters.

02:13 Here are some of them, and for more you can go to our site whatstrending.com.

02:16 So what did you think of In a Heartbeat and its message?

02:18 And will this become a feature film?

02:20 Let us know in the comments below.

02:21 For more stories, go to whatstrending.com.

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