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Death from the Sandman Universe is one of the best characters of all time. Imagine taking the idea of death itself, not the harbinger of death nor the guy with scythe playing chess, but the actual concept of death, an entity that represent and embodies death (and life) of all things and make this character into a goth sexy young girl and make her more compelling and interesting than the entire MCU+DCU put together. How do you do this? Well, you let Neil Gaiman write it of course.

I do not think this little video fully 100% capsulate this character, mainly because this is a (very) short story and you cannot really convey the ful scope of death in such a short time. Nor do I think this is absolutely perfect 10/10, but this is still excellent and brilliantly done. This both bring tears, hope and sadness at the same time. Excellent work and I hope they can bring the upcoming Sandman TV show to this or higher levels.

I haven't read Neil Gaiman's Sandman series yet, but this short has made me excited to. The animation is pretty good, it could have been better, but it fit the tone of the short. The story is excellent, and very relatable for people who self-criticize a lot. Overall, this was an incredible short with a great story, voice acting, themes, tone, etc.

Kept within the spirit of The Sandman while offering up another angle to the character of Death. Would love to see more stories told with these characters and this animation style.

"The end of your story was written in the Book of Destiny before you sucked in your first breath" Very rarely I give a 10/10 rating to movies let alone a short animated DC series. But this movie is really beyond all! A story of a painter & his last distressing time with the angel of death...

I already agree with almost every other review and I can't think of anything more to add. I just wanted to say this:

• My eyes got wet and I'm a big a** man. It wasn't very far from tears being involved... Last time that happened while watching a movie was maybe 10 years ago.

As the story goes on you feel more and more connected to the main character and the ending is just awesome. I promise you wont regret watching it. It really makes you feel the struggle and the relief of death, for a DC shortfilm i did not expected it to be so deep probably that is why it hit me so hard. I dont want to spoil anything so go and watch it, it is a 10/10 for me.

DC Showcase: Death is a sad and gritty story portrayed with brilliant animation style and breathtaking music. Its emotional depth cannot be contain in a single short. It needs to be free like Death and flow through the timeless reality.

I'm glad that DC giving The Sandman the respect it deserves. I hope they make a live-action adaptation in the future.

Absolutely loved it. Beautifully animated in a style of Manga and written by one of my favourite comic book writers, J M DEMATTEIS. I would say that this is definitely one of the best shorts from DC so far. (IMHO) I won't give anything away, I highly recommend you watch it. It can be found on both the Blu-Rays Wonder Woman: Bloodlines and Batman:Death In The Family.

Beautiful peice of art through and through. Wonderful story and incite into these challenges.

Pretentious drivel. I could see 12 year olds enjoying this and thinking it is deep but for anyone older it's an easy pass.

As a Neil Gaiman fan and a fan of the DC Vertigo Sandman universe, I was really surprised to know of this film's existence. This story was very touching and spoke to me on a personal level. I loved every minute of this and hope to see more of Gaiman's work adapted to the screen.

I saw a lot of movies and animations. From DC to Marvel. But this work is really wonderful. Very emotional, sad, the best characterization. A short but very magnificent and beautiful work.

In my opinion, it is the best work in history. Of course in my opinion.

Many thanks to those who made this work.

9 because it shouldn't be 10 9 because I didn't even want to watch 9 because I wanted to give it a 10 but I can't maybe it's just me who aren't familiar with sad/dark movie but briefly telling the background of watching this movie before getting into it it was part of collection of short movie , first one was about story of Robin death , next was zeta beam or something , afterward phantom stranger , while the first was the reason I started watching the whole collection, the two after was measurable or at least weren't at correct time so I was totally disappointed , and that was the last , at the beginning I said I will close with the worst movie of all but then ... it spokes to me, when I saw the end I realized I haven't understand it from first time , watched it again , and thereafter repeated the ending alone like twice , and every time I was crying , it's a sad story , really sad story , first time I saw it I thought well the demons who are his fears are the Death somehow , but the truth was even crucial, now I don't know whether it was a good thing I watched it in the middle of the day or I should have waited till the evening , as I feel my day ruined somehow and nothing taste good no more, I am trying to search for another thing to watch but even my favorite movies and series doesn't have taste, I was looking for a continue or anything relevant , obviously there isn't after reading my review you might sense a huge negative energy or review , the thing it's not, well the movie somehow is all about that but in slightly elegant way that even after writing this review he still deserve 10 , but 9 all he gets

Nicely describe life, death and choices. Very nice urban dark theme. A relatable but unpredictable ending.

I'm 21 yr old female. Wasnt a huge fan of anything in the dc universe. Maybe teen Titans and Batman and all that but. Ultimately I'm not that big of a fan. When I stumbled across this short film it brought me into a whole new light to the dc universe. Now I'm interested in learning more and watching more and reading more about it and seeing new characters and stuff. The endless and death especially will forever be my favorite. This short really got me into the endless and I even bought a paper back manga. I'm currently reading it. I'm obsessed seriously they need to make more om her!!!!!

Why Dc make these short movies ? They doesn't make any sense . Yes it was a touchy story but plot could've been better.

At just 19 minutes long, this is hands down the greatest animation, from any company, I have ever seen. Heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. See it if you can. 10/10.

I'm not a particularly emotional man but this piece moved me to tears. I won't say much about it because it's too short and I think you'd do better to see it for yourself.

I remember reading the "Death" comics back in my late teenage years. So when I stumbled upon this 2019 DC animated short in 2022, of course I had to sit down and see what writer J. M. DeMatteis and director Sam Liu would do with an animated version of the character and story concept.

Color me impressed. While just running at a mere 19 minutes, then writer J. M. DeMatteis managed to capture the essence of the comic books and delivered a very wholehearted storyline and script. I was surprised with the outcome of "DC Showcase: Death" and it certainly was a very nice addition to the "DC Showcase" entries.

The storyline told in "DC Showcase: Death" was enjoyable and it was something that felt it captured the spirit and essence of the comic book universe. And it was also at the same time a very beautiful story, so it was a win-win here.

The art style and animation style used in this 2019 short was good. It was very pleasing for the eyes, and it certainly was nice to see "Death" brought to life on the screen.

I can warmly recommend you sit down to watch "DC Showcase: Death", if you enjoyed the comic books or enjoy the "DC Showcase" series.

My rating of "DC Showcase: Death" lands on an eight out of ten stars.

Really well put together story, visuals & meaning throughout the film. The way the art was displayed was just great while the character deep story kept you waiting to see what would happen next,pretty sad story too as well. Highly recommended.

This is the one that made me cry the story for this was really dark and extraordinary cannot believe people are missing this everyone should watch this one DC has done a great job creating this hats off to everyone who created this.

Writing my first movie review on IMDB, and you know if I've troubled to create an account then what a true masterpiece it should be.

Not just the main character "Death" but the second character portrayed here is so well build-up that's enough to startle all the emotions inside of you. Empathy, extreme sadness of "Death", sorrow of the character portrayed, as well as a pinch of joy that's unknown where it coming from all of it will hit you in an instant as the story concludes.

I have watched many DC story lines but I was totally unaware of this character up until now. This movie should be watched by everyone not only by DC lovers cause this story holds a strong meaning for everyone and you don't have to know a bit of DC to understand this movie.

A MUST WATCH FOR EVERYONE........

People love to hate something that reflects themselves (as some human beings are failed to be grateful),and that's what i called hypocrisy at its best. As for me Im ENJOYING every bit of this short myself and no complains. It was near perfect🖤