I love Dylan Tweney’s reaction to what Google can create from photos:

In short, Google had reached into the depths of an overwhelmingly large photo library, identified some highlights, and put them together in a way that surprised and delighted me.

And animation is great for

conveying the spirit of the event more concisely than I could have done in any number of words.

I’ve had similar experiences, including the time that our deceased beloved wiener dog came back to life (or at least to motion) when a burst of photos became a looping GIF.