I get it,Some people don't have a taste for emotional stories.You should try @The Tan James or @SKIBBZ (If you have not already)
And that 30 seconds of inactivity,as described by you is meant to add a cinematic aspect to the animation which gives the viewer a feel of the atmosphere of the animation.
If if not so,"Something" was happening there.See that butterfly,It was harder to animate than the main human character in the animation.
It was Mine-Imator,Thanks for watching