“heyy arthur” aw shit. here we go again

@pdf3733

4 жыл бұрын

lexi stevens 420th like😎

@rjpena6273

4 жыл бұрын

@@pdf3733 Thats went by fast.

@lemonlime2680

4 жыл бұрын

Lexi Stevens 669 like🙃

@BarhatnieTyagiKefteme

4 жыл бұрын

lexi stevens 😂😂

@jttekton

4 жыл бұрын

*“I have a plan.”*

the thing that disturbed me most was how these supposedly 'best friends' only stood by and watched while the main was being attacked...and yet he still prefers them over real people

@shariq6121

3 жыл бұрын

Cos they were just an illusion designed for his desire.

@nadiaalibaig

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what's so hard with getting a real best friend :/

@shariq6121

3 жыл бұрын

@@nadiaalibaig Sorry for the previous comment. I realized it was pretty bad. Getting to what you said, *"Finding A Best friend"* is pretty hard for sure especially in todays society. The people lacks trust into eachother just because they fear the outcome of disappointment from that person that's why our care and love for eachother has been affected badly. These are really the main pillar for building a good and stable friendship with someone and that's why it has become a hard task. Another thing is that people usually misunderstood the qualities of a best friend to look-for in a person. A person who gets you involve in bad means or getting you against your parents or destroying your mind is considered to be a friend in make-up but that is not the case. Especially youth doesn't realize that and after time they start to regret their choices. Each person has it's own nature and you can't change it, you need to adjust in that to know whether that person is good or bad for you then you can proceed further. As always trust your feelings, most of the time it guides you well. 👍

@nadiaalibaig

3 жыл бұрын

@@shariq6121 I don't entirely get what you mean... But then how can you explain people communicating with each other as they wait in line, this short animation reflects severe addictions and mental health issues in my opinion.

@shariq6121

3 жыл бұрын

@@nadiaalibaig Depression and other mental diseases surely come through loneliness and as the person in the video has no actual reality friend but just an illusion deep down he knows that it isn't real but he's so addicted to it that he wants it to be ever-lasting.

One thing of note was the fact that other people in the crows had the same implant but were still socializing with others shows that him becoming addicted was through overusage and his own lonliness

@whitelight2195

Ай бұрын

Honestly we see them socializing, but I'm not sure it is with others, from my point of view they are all talking to their "best friend" and not to others

@DepressedScholar

Ай бұрын

@@whitelight2195except we can see there implant

@shadowki5687

29 күн бұрын

@@whitelight2195 at 4:23 those 2 guys are definitely talking to one another, so it's similar to anything else that can be addictive in frequent amounts, most people can turn it off but it seems like he kept it on constantly

@user-cf7gt1ne8k

28 күн бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@whitelight2195 there is a black woman holding the arm of a white dude and looking at each other they literally couldn’t be talking to a friend because they’re that close and as we saw later the “friends” are holograms and when the homeless guy shows up the friends move to the side like with how the girl hologram is at Arthur side and not right by him in the line because she would glitch out. There’s even a mother and her child, and two girls point blank looking at each other talking. At some point it becomes obvious our main character is just an addict and not everyone else is like him he even stands out by the way he’s the only one looking scared. Not everyone is going to become an addict man.

The fact that the guy who almost killed him looked like an older version of our protagonist kinda shows how he will turn out because of his addiction

@ame_vagabonde

2 күн бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw the scar on his temple

them: "we are your friends" also them: watches as your head get cut by a maniac

@yourfavrosie

3 жыл бұрын

@medvedpotato break out of the virtual world

@pokaay3163

3 жыл бұрын

@medvedpotato its not so much the logic and physical rules behind it but rather the message that it send to the audience. Of course they couldn’t do anything, but that’s not the point. It’s the irony of the situation that affected people.

@benstr620

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like it's about addiction. People you meet through drugs or the drugs themselves feel amazing but in a pinch will sit and watch you die. In the case of people I have seen that for sure but the drugs can't do anything.

@join8998

3 жыл бұрын

Please folks, their lives do matter, yes they do, they did, had and always had, because their lives do matter, regardless of their exterior and interior, we are here in this world with the purpose of evolving internally, with or without God, because it is a fact, that nobody is born perfect and good, that is why we have to sow and reap positive fruits regardless of whether we will die or not, due to corruption, apathy, negative thoughts, had people who saw no meaning in life this is it, that's why we have to seek to unite, empathize, be united as a whole, and produce positive fruits for each other, that's in my opinion, stay in peace , their lives matter, regardless of the opinion of others, if someone wants to talk and share their feelings and thoughts of their conscience, feel free, and by the way don't get carried away by your own mind and body, that's why we are here in this world, pair to evolve, not to satisfy the flesh, to heal our outer needs, but to seek knowledge, intelligence, wisdom, empathy, self-control, pure love, unity, etc., because it is obvious that we want a paradise, we who we have to build our paradise, I am saying this, regardless of whether there is a God or not, whether there is Life after death or not, because we are here, to obtain the inner evolution, so that in addition to building our character, we can create an environment and a good world where there will be no diseases, no deaths, be it natural or accidental, that's it, and never let yourself be carried away by these negative stimuli of your mind, but so that you can develop as a great living and collective, and if you want to share what you feel, and what you think and that's okay, I'm not going to judge you.

@lastrival1315

3 жыл бұрын

Still it’s better than fake real friends who runs away instead of standing in support of you

Plot twist: Arthur was attacked by his future self.

@droveyydunkeyy3653

4 жыл бұрын

And that's a theory

@dev0026

4 жыл бұрын

@@droveyydunkeyy3653 a game theory 👁️

@Artificial_Idiot

4 жыл бұрын

dev 002 Do You Mean A Film Theory?

@Loonaurtheworld

3 жыл бұрын

@MASON !!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA

@bark6383

3 жыл бұрын

OMG maybe his future self was trying to save present him from falling too deep into the rabbit hole

These are the types of horror that scare me, the dystopian vibe, fake loved ones and friends, addiction to technology always makes me sick and this is why this animation is just amazing

@hantze

11 ай бұрын

reminds me of the consequences of Apple's Vision Pro

@ihihihihi.heheh.

10 ай бұрын

NEURALINK.

@JamesPaakwasiYankah

9 ай бұрын

Like you’re in my head😂😂

@joof15

7 ай бұрын

Arent you addicted to technology?

@ruaraidh74

5 ай бұрын

It's scary because it's real and this is probably our fate...

4:35 I’ve watched this a few times but I just notice how in this scene, his tears are vibrant yellow. Shows just how much he’s been using the product

@josiahhernandez2741

Жыл бұрын

It’s like drug overdose

@rushsiteb

Жыл бұрын

I can see where you are going with this, but he did also just take the eyedrops and they have a pretty vibrant dye so it also could be that

@WobblesandBean

8 ай бұрын

The way his eyes roll back and that "ahhh..." he gives when he uses the eye drops is just like a junkie getting a hit.

@ajr_7828

6 ай бұрын

that´s crazy i never noticed that

@lucky_lynx7867

6 ай бұрын

idk why, but this video makes me depressed

The sad part is that he didn’t even learn his lesson

@mattloveland9706

4 жыл бұрын

I agree though, it's hard to stop doing things like that or for example, drugs. Once you get hold of something that makes you feel good, you never stop taking it

@kilometers6088

4 жыл бұрын

This comment is stolen

@ninanina4231

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was because of Kami, we seen the looks he gives to her. Not cause of addiction, interaction or anything. We saw and heard of how much Kami means so much to him. 3:16 he "I really thought I was gonna lose you." to her, 4:00 He screamed her name, even reaching his hand out to her and 4:13 he shouted "SHE'S MINE". Whenever Kami disappears or near, he would go to desperation just to see her. He could have real friends already but if he did, He won't see Kami anymore because he has 'friends'. She's so precious to him so much he even decided to get a new one, just have her again. This is just my answer to the reason

@ho11owbone

4 жыл бұрын

thats what makes it "realistic"

@GuitoWorks

4 жыл бұрын

in the real life the addicts dont learn the lesson

People are saying he would've learned his lesson after nearly being killed but in reality we too would try it again i like how the creator was honest in the ending

@EmailBacon

3 жыл бұрын

True, cuz in the future, we could be permanently blinded by new tech

@aarunimasharma9992

3 жыл бұрын

@Ashley Ward thats a lie temptation is hard to resist and its not a matter of being a sheep or not you are human you act on instincts and irrational thoughts and action, if however you are you'll just come crawling back again in the future

@clam4503

3 жыл бұрын

Ashley Ward ok conspiracy theorist

@davidgamerxd4596

3 жыл бұрын

So then with this ideology it's doesn't matter how hard we try we only do what we can do, is good to know your limits

@rangshi

3 жыл бұрын

A good example of this is drug or smoking addicts who get health scares yet they still continue nonetheless

Notice the genius design of each "Best Friend" the device has. Each of them are meant to be the motivation, assisting type with positive attitude. From Cami's casual retro-tech design, to a surfer bro, a wizard, a task-managing ball, a cheery girl, and a game controller. You can tell that each of them are meant to be the type of "friend" everyone wants.

I like the little details that you might not notice on the first watch. It seems Best Friend is more than just a virtual friend package, it's essentially a modern cell phone. It includes calls, messaging, camera, videos, and anything else you'd find on a phone, perhaps even social media. It just so happens that the virtual assistant/s that come with the product function as "friends." I like that the message isn't just about loneliness caused by addiction, and that addiction being fuelled by that loneliness, but also about social media in the modern times. Although anyone find it weird that such a modern piece of technology doesn't have the ability to call the authorities if the user feels threatened?

@dylatron4533

Ай бұрын

True. Plus, imagine a function that could detect the amount of adrenaline in your system (or stuff like insulin if you want to get even cooler), and automatically call the authorities/hospital if the levels get too high or low. Cool, eh?

@lavatacoburrito9410

Ай бұрын

@@dylatron4533 Sort of like a Smart Watch that detects abnormal heartrate.

The ending had me like “Oh yay he doesn’t have it any-“ *closes cabinet* “WHYYYY WOULD YOU GET IT ON THE OTHER SIDEEE”

@estellevu8076

5 жыл бұрын

Cuz he's got friends on the other side.

@bodorator1562

5 жыл бұрын

@@estellevu8076Oh goddam , is that a disney?

@violence8550

5 жыл бұрын

@@estellevu8076 Doctor Facilier, nice to see you again!

@Smellyrules101

5 жыл бұрын

Bodogato ShadowStorm it’s a phrase from The Princess and the Frog

@kstar1830

5 жыл бұрын

The depressing part about the scene was that after Arthur got assaulted by a best friend addict he literally learned nothing and didn't learn his lesson.....

Did anyone notice that his tears were yellow towards the end? I think that it was a creative way to show how much he uses the liquid for his friends

@thenormalguy6724

4 жыл бұрын

Correction:"friends"

@kjaterss5001

4 жыл бұрын

666th like

@thesuperdoge2476

4 жыл бұрын

Sausage Shark _everyone notice it_

@dislexiaboi775

4 жыл бұрын

Its kinda hard to miss

@papasscooperiaworker3649

4 жыл бұрын

TheNormalGuy wtf

Did you notice when she gave him the recommendation for the one-star rated machine? He listened to her, and he was led to a shady space where he got attacked. I think a main idea of this short is that a true friend would not put you directly in danger.

it's scary how this is becoming more and more relatable and I'm falling down that hole...

@user-xx1id6ws9g

5 ай бұрын

It matches a lot of my nightmares and horrors and thought (especially from time i found character ai ) that i cant ignore like what is the meaning of life and all of it if robots can do it better than us? They seriously are getting better at making people feel loved appreciated and etc

@user-ii4ts8eg9f

4 ай бұрын

Its not real. And dont fall down ❤

The fact that being lonely hurts so much that he got addicted to that little taste of what being loved/cared for felt like, even if it wasn't real

@unofficial62

4 жыл бұрын

Nooooo being alone doesn't hurt at least in my case

@mattloveland9706

4 жыл бұрын

To be honest, it's kind of like drug abuse. Once you get your hands on what you thought could help you, will only make life worse and more depressing though, there are lots of people to help when this happens

@lukapaic7560

4 жыл бұрын

Well in todays world full with social media and tech its no wonder people would resort to such things

@mattloveland9706

4 жыл бұрын

@@lukapaic7560 Yeah but, some people help those with things like drug abuse but, in this world, they all have drug problems and no one is stopping it...

@TamWam_

4 жыл бұрын

Why am I addicted to phones and stuff? It’s literally like 4 am, I wish I could stop.

This was like an episode of Black Mirror condensed down to 5 minutes

@SupremeCaptainBlaze

4 жыл бұрын

it's better this way

@KristenAndria

4 жыл бұрын

dude bro I swear i thought the same thing

@roberttraylor9318

4 жыл бұрын

or Love Death & Robots

@Tsuntea01

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same. How this is not a Black Mirror episode?!?!

@slanetroyard92

4 жыл бұрын

@@roberttraylor9318 but wich episode the one with the dumbass strips naked?

This really hits close, especially because he didn’t try to stop after nearly dying, everything you could ever imagine can push you beyond your limit but addiction somehow always wins, no matter what, sometimes it’s just like that, you have to take to step yourself, nothing can push you to do it, YOU have to push yourself. This was an amazing experience to watch

@piedssurterreyeuxsurlalune

11 ай бұрын

❤

This reminds me of when i was once an addict. It was our "cure" for our "happiness". It was like a rollercoaster ride that we couldn't stop. We kept wanting more and more of it, no matter the consequences. We thought we were in control, but in hindsight, we were completely out of control. There are a lot of people who go through it too, so I say "we."

*Will no one talk about how rich "Best friend" company's owner is?*

@christinaMJ

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that person uses it. I mean in a world like that won't that person be lonely too.

@superjc2528

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s AI

@StNick119

3 жыл бұрын

@@christinaMJ Possibly. But wealth is a social lubricant. Chances are they have it far easier finding the time/resources to spend with/on people than people like Arthur, who doesn't seem to exhibit that kind of wealth.

@mita6801

3 жыл бұрын

Elon musk with his neuralink lol

@twonkae9542

3 жыл бұрын

aprilmoon I was about to say this

I think that the man who attacked Arthur is supposed to represent the man he would become if he continued using that technology. At the end it's revealed that Arthur has gained a scar, just like the many the other man had.

@oliverclowsoft8241

4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Ramsey the scar was on the other side of were the different man cut.

@YungRowdyBoy

4 жыл бұрын

nah bro , the mirror just flips it in the last scene , it’s the left side of his face

@raniefu9619

4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Ramsey a sharp view. Like it.

@Jamato-sUn

4 жыл бұрын

@@oliverclowsoft8241 why did he need the device and not eye drops?

@xpert4kali661

4 жыл бұрын

Oh.. Now I get it.. Maybe that's how it will be in future

I think an interesting thing is that, we see in that huge line to the machine that, while everyone also has the yellow dot indicating they have the Best Friend, they're not talking to themselves. They're turned to each other, looking each other in the eyes and even touching each other. They're not completely isolated and dependent like Arthur is, which is even sadder because that means he's voluntarily pushing himself into relying on nothing but the Best Friend. There ARE people he could connect to, but he just doesn't allow himself to.

何年も前にこのアニメを見つけて以来、何度となく思い起こされては見に来てしまうほどにお気に入りの動画です。 主人公の“アーサー”という男性の境遇などを読み取ると、現代社会人の抱える重圧や依存が垣間見えるのがとても秀逸です。 以下は“自分なり”の解釈を適当に書き記したものです。 ・“アーサー”という名前から、親から過度な期待を押し付けられているような印象を受ける ・主人公の所作や言動から“根は優しいが、人付き合いが不得手で孤独な人物”であることが伺えられる。現代よりも進んだ時代にありながら家族や友人から祝ってもらえない様子や、歌うことに夢中で予備のナノマシンを踏んでしまうところからも読み取れる。 ・Best Friendの“利便性”よりも、“自分と対話してくれる存在”として依存している主人公とホームレスが、スマートフォンあるいはSNSといったものの象徴に見える。 ・ホームレスは主人公のような(寂しさを煩わせるものとして依存している)人の成れの果て。孤独を埋めるために何かに依存しすぎて破滅した人 ・ホームレスのこめかみに付いている端末が他のものと異なっている。これは “規格が古いものが付いていて、かなり前からBestFriendに依存している” “何度も端末の取り換えを繰り返した結果、引き剥がせないように固定化された” “他社から引き剥がした端末を無理やり埋め込むための非合法？な機器” のような様々な考察が考えられる。いずれにせよ、彼がアーサー以上に依存してまともな思考回路を保てない状態にあるのは明らか

3:45 I just realized that those scars represent how many time he’s gotten those “best friends” things implanted onto his head. Good Lord.

@D3niz3n

4 жыл бұрын

And torn out. The scars probably mean other addicts tore out his other implants.

@hl6813

4 жыл бұрын

Denizen _ At first, I believed that when he was elbowed in the head, that attack caused the cuts.

@jokerzbabe13

4 жыл бұрын

H. L. , it only knocked the honeless mans hat off so the scars were visible.

@marixmoon9960

4 жыл бұрын

Plus, it looks like he got a different implant, maybe one that was interchangeable instead of renewable, if you know what I mean.

@manuelacruz3239

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly 😶

This should be a Black Mirror episode men GREAT JOB!

@mimar999

5 жыл бұрын

Actually this is not a "man", Gobelins is a french very famous school of animation, this was made by some students group :D

@hannahwilliams2472

4 жыл бұрын

i kind of is already :D

@pauskycaelum6276

4 жыл бұрын

Классная аватарка

@MsZinA23

4 жыл бұрын

the symbol that popped up around 1:03, isn't it the same one from the Arkangel episode of BM?

@clivehandforth3531

4 жыл бұрын

@@mimar999 its an expression

Here comes colour theory, yellow can mean happiness and lies. Which is brilliantly displayed here, amazing job by the creators!

The fact this is becoming a reality💀💀💀💀💀💀

3019 kids commenting about how this is relatable.

@gardner2687

4 жыл бұрын

Or maybe 2025...

@suuwe7127

4 жыл бұрын

Yikes

@billybimbo985

4 жыл бұрын

Probably be in a new language

@filip7113

4 жыл бұрын

so true

@aditipaul2906

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂👍

I thought this was gonna be a cute little short film about bestfriends but I guess not 😭😭

@miwakuuu3551

5 жыл бұрын

A Z Z Y Y same •-•

@LR-oe9mt

5 жыл бұрын

Omggg i was so shocked 😭😭

@saranikolovska540

5 жыл бұрын

Same... And I didn't even get thr point...

@phlarbus7821

5 жыл бұрын

Miguel Antonio Clavijo Gimenez nobody reads the desc ROBLOX kid

@adrianreyes8325

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr..

I remember watching this for the first time in 2018 as I was about to go to sleep in a hotel in Costa Rica with some high school friends and being so blown away by the beautiful animation and storytelling. I recollect this moment as one of the most influential on me aspiring to become an animator. Also at the time this felt as a black mirror episode, but now I totally would see this as a Love Death and Robots episode.

honestly,, that creepy guy couldve just taken the eye drops instead of the actual thing

@xyzeeee

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe his thing was broken?

@aninwabuachie3428

4 жыл бұрын

He prolly broke

@D3niz3n

4 жыл бұрын

He was crazed. And I think his head thing was broken.

@radiationgaming3219

4 жыл бұрын

They scan the eye drops in order to personalize it so he would need to get a new one.

@Esketoth

4 жыл бұрын

Those scars on his head were likely from lost applications of "best friend" and if your thing in the head is broken or out of charge you'll never going to be able to recharge it. So he wished for his "working" "best friend"

This animations avoided so many cliches by making him just going back his friend at the end

@nocctea

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was honestly really refreshing! There’s so many shorts that essentially say “technology bad". I liked the ending because it made sense.

@geeswithane7yrago303

5 жыл бұрын

It was more realistic that he just went back. You would have too.

@kennydarmawan13

5 жыл бұрын

Yep. Many other shows like Batman Beyond go with the serotonin nonsense that undermines the moral. We need actual stories and people, not some petty excuse.

@kennydarmawan13

5 жыл бұрын

@@dragonairdragon6173 of course, but also happy and cheerful =/= realistic

@FrancescaAkira89

5 жыл бұрын

@@nocctea This short said anyway "technology is bad", he didn't return because the tech is okay, he just stays addicted in the end, he is not okay. The man who attacked him? He had maaany scars on his head, because before he put out that thing but then re-used it again again. The man who attacked him is his future.

The most creepiest thing about this animation is the fact that all of this could be real in a couple of years, is like a happiness drug, like the social media has been on this last years, we want connections, relationships, etc. A thing that wifi or metaverse will never replace

@chisomnwakor7370

6 ай бұрын

Exactly man. See the scene at 1:29 where Arthur is singing with his BestFriend, but in reality is actually singing to no-one 😢

I noticed, by the way, a detail that was not described in the comments. Other people, despite the fact that they have a “Best Friend”, still communicate with real friends, only the main character is completely buried in virtual friends. So I would call the idea of ​​the short film not “technology is killing society”, but the idea of ​​loneliness, as lonely people simply have no other choice.

The irony of mass amounts of people socializing, yet are still lonely. I loved this.

@notareallin620

4 жыл бұрын

@Natasel Shit! Your right!

@danieljaghab2664

4 жыл бұрын

Had no clue what this was about. What you said makes sense.

@alicelu5691

4 жыл бұрын

it’s creepy as hell, talking to robots who completely don’t understand what you need...

@MrAbiel1

4 жыл бұрын

@@alicelu5691 if they did then what?

@ollydollydove2329

4 жыл бұрын

I dont think that was the point of the short film, i saw it more of an addiction problem

3:44 all those spots on his head are his past best friends. He probably had many stolen or broken. Thats why he was crazy for one

@potatostew9030

3 жыл бұрын

I actually didn't think of that....

@dunno8718

3 жыл бұрын

A real a person I mean or a illusion ?

@fuego5350

3 жыл бұрын

I thought Arthur just gashed him up good.

@playerml1558

3 жыл бұрын

@@fuego5350 you my best friend?

@fuego5350

3 жыл бұрын

@@playerml1558 no

i feel like the mirror scene is the initial scene where he starts to like, lose everything. he constantly stays perfectly symmetrical on the line in the middle of the mirror. both sides are completely identical, but one has best friend.

As someone who struggles to socialise with real people and daydreams a lot about being in relationships I can feel comfortable in this is very relatable.

The fact when the man attacked him and the friends could not do anything really shows how much real friends mean, ones who got your back

@Person-co3gr

2 жыл бұрын

@clink Take it less literally. Yea they couldn’t help because they were illusions, but it’s also representing how fake friends don’t do anything for you or help you.

@gegeenuyanga399

2 жыл бұрын

It’s irony, there an illusion, how could they even know he was in danger, and even if they knew they could do nothing.

@JulianaBlewett

2 жыл бұрын

Except when they don't.

@Luv4gael

2 жыл бұрын

Very true

@summer8941

2 жыл бұрын

And that he had to pay to keep them around

1:10 I never saw this before but Arthur’s cake only has one slice when he’s in reality. Edit: just saw this now & wowie that’s a lot of you, thank you so much!

@bamm_boy

3 жыл бұрын

Woah

@vidyasree9362

3 жыл бұрын

That's a damnn good eye

@TheBluePhoenix008

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@sakshijangra

3 жыл бұрын

You're a keen observer

@AniesCorner

3 жыл бұрын

VERY good catch! I can't count the number of times I've watched this and I never noticed.

As a person who had a "friend" in characterAI. I can relate to this so much

scary how close we're getting to this point.

That's some good ass voice acting

@hwikilmon4677

5 жыл бұрын

Fr

@mr3rr0r15

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr it's gold

i thought this is about some guy who is in a friendzone, damn this got dark real quick

@pamelavergara3771

3 жыл бұрын

The friendzone is a made up concept that dosen't mean anything

@pokaay3163

3 жыл бұрын

@@pamelavergara3771 ok. And? “Friendzone” is a way to describe someone who has romantic feelings for someone else who only regards them as a friend, in a platonic sense. It’s a term which actually has a conceivable use in the modern world, though contrived.

@emmahart9715

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I thought he was depressed or something, which was me reasoning about how tired he looks, but dang. The whole concept of realistic virtual 'friends' is terrifying

@lotus9616

3 жыл бұрын

Saameee

@SammiDrawsAThing

3 жыл бұрын

@@pokaay3163 You’re right that many people still use the word in the modern world, but it shouldn’t be used in the negative connotation that is associated with it. People who act platonically towards someone with ulterior motives shouldn’t be criticized for trying to be a friend.

I watched this video when I was just a little girl. Maybe I didn't want to accept it and I didn't want to understand it, also because I lived as an outcast from all the children. In fact, from there I began to create my own world, paracosm is the exact term. Now that I've grown up and I'm understanding the dangers of my addiction to the imaginary world, this video is much clearer to me. I avoided it and many times KZread offered it to me, I was afraid to see myself in that character again and I think this proves how wonderful the work behind this project is ❤️

This terrifies me and makes me feel sad at the same. It hits harder than it should, and that's saying something because I already have a best friend. I'm watching these videos as inspiration for a fanfiction I'm creating, and to also get research on the topics. This short is great.

@josiahhernandez2741

Жыл бұрын

I watched this at a very young age on accident so it probably explains my very deep understanding of this and I tried to find it again

@Cappuccino_Rabbit

9 ай бұрын

I am re-watching this because of the recent trend of A.I stuff. Definitely aged well

Best friends that can’t even help you when someone’s attacking you 👌

@itsthe5-096

5 жыл бұрын

Should have brought his 40

@brickfighter1320

5 жыл бұрын

That's because they aren't really there

@joebradshaw5282

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like my friends

@LazyLawson

5 жыл бұрын

brickfighter 13 you don’t say

@sellusana9801

5 жыл бұрын

LazyLawson hahaha

This is both depressing and interesting

@hoov_er3735

5 жыл бұрын

Two thousand likes and no replies hmm

@francopensalfine7494

5 жыл бұрын

But depressing above all

@vertex9200

5 жыл бұрын

I thought of it more as DESPAIRFUL

@missykami

5 жыл бұрын

Just depressing

@maurabird8658

5 жыл бұрын

Isn't this what Facebook is all about?

I remember when I first watched this back in high school I almost fainted from seeing this. I was that disturbed. The part that really disturbed me the most was when the homeless dude used a sharp glass piece to rip off the main character's dot thing. That really disturbed me.

The fact that I went out of my way to search for this video should say how memorable it is, amazing job

Don't do cyber drugs

@Niks-Naks

5 жыл бұрын

Yeh they no good for u

@grayowl167

5 жыл бұрын

JessTVghost Looks like D.A.R.E is gonna make a come-back (I don't know if this program is still in elementary schools, but I hope so).

@bick5601

5 жыл бұрын

IT'S FROM JAPAAAAN

@samuneechan

5 жыл бұрын

I learned that after seeing BMC x,D so now I'm surrounder in mountain dew red

@samuneechan

5 жыл бұрын

@@bick5601 xDDDD Yes

The man who tried to kill Arthur had many scars on his face which suggests he was very much more addicted than Arthur.

@yojin.2699

4 жыл бұрын

it was literally arthur himself showing himself how he would look like if he continued that addiction.🗿

@flint7277

4 жыл бұрын

Y o j I n.요진 so deep

@karolinakuc4783

4 жыл бұрын

He was not trying to kill him just scratched him to get that yellow battery. But I do not doubt he was ready to kill for his technological addiction

@MeagenTheCook

4 жыл бұрын

""kill""

@wax3383

4 жыл бұрын

Bitch imagine having a criminal record saying: - addicted to *friends*

Sometimes I go back to see this animation and I’m still impressed everytime

Comming after Apple glass announcement and get shocked when I find that film 4 years ago

5:00 did he finally learn the value of real friends? 5:06 alright nevermind

@justsomeonewholikestodraw6309

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr?

@leonguide93

5 жыл бұрын

Value of real friends? We never see his "real friends", it's implied he has none. The point was about companies exploiting human emotions for profit, not an anti-progress one.

@ilaya1211

5 жыл бұрын

@@leonguide93 Well, you can have a "Best friend" but he for sure was disconnected from humanity, at some point after losing his best friend, you see a scene where everyone are just hanging out with their *Real friends* and he is the only "crazy one" , he got to the point where he didn't give a damn, he wanted his imaginary friends even if it required to punch real life people or be rude towards them.

@leonguide93

5 жыл бұрын

@@ilaya1211 there are some people who have company there, but there are also people by themselves, in the end they're all standing in the line for fuel for the "best friend" product, they are all in need of a virtual best friend. I would not say that just showing other people in the line having friends is a proper context narrative to say the main character also has friends. I'd say its main use was to put in contrast his desperation to advance the plot.

@leonguide93

5 жыл бұрын

@@elianamachuca6918 you definitely are completely unable to put yourself in someone elses shoes

I thought he actually had friends and was really tired at first until she started glitching... This is really a biggest nightmare of mine now

@maccychee3858

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't it obvious when he blew out the candle?

@winstonthepooh9388

4 жыл бұрын

Timid uwu I thought it was very cartoony to be honest

@blackheart456

4 жыл бұрын

What glitching.?

@maccychee3858

4 жыл бұрын

@@blackheart456 at the beginning when the battery in his eyeball was low

@f4ux578

4 жыл бұрын

only thought that at the end, when he got a new chip

This video is a genius, because it's similar so to drugs. It somehow gives him relief and happiness, but it doesn't do anything good to you. Like how the "Friends" just silently watched him get beat up by that robber guy; in the man's mind they make him happy but they're useless in the real world. (Bad grammar sorry)

The way the guy who attacked him looks like a future version of himself...the scars he has from other cips ...they correlate with his first scar.Its what he will become.

@blaqobsydian44

10 ай бұрын

I didn’t even notice this. Great catch.

Don't you think that the man who atacked Arthur looks kinda like Arthur himself???

@opticfloyyyd

4 жыл бұрын

Hugvy Akelley I mean they’re Asian so

@virginia8784

4 жыл бұрын

@@opticfloyyyd BAHAHAHA yes we all look alike dont we?

@starlightrai

4 жыл бұрын

It’s probably to portray parallels between them.

@Bigassfool

4 жыл бұрын

Hugvy Akelley I think it’s to show how they are both addicted or something

@nyrockchicxx

4 жыл бұрын

To me that guy was who Arthur would be in his future.

"Everybody loves you, but nobody likes you, and that is the loneliest feeling in the world" -Bojack

@Sprite-od4xl

2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand ¿?

@lolzcataclysm511

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sprite-od4xl You never will

@goodnightmyprince6734

2 жыл бұрын

I'm acquainted with that feeling, sadly.

@xkatakuri7777

2 жыл бұрын

i cant exactly comprehend what that means, yet i somehow clearly understand it

@juno7864

2 жыл бұрын

@@lolzcataclysm511 s0 eDgY 😜

it's amazing. it is just five minutes, and yet you still feel everything, from the sense of impotence to the fear and pain to the need, the addiction. it's a masterpiece.

That was definitely the most disturbing short film I’ve seen so far. Amazing job!

Feels like that one episode of Black Mirror... except that the main character didn't learn his lesson this time

@zzz-cb8yi

5 жыл бұрын

which one?

@SamusTea

5 жыл бұрын

aysu I'm thinking of the one with the grain.

@farahwhite8434

5 жыл бұрын

SamusTea I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING OMLLL

@Kevessi

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@yennamoon7243

5 жыл бұрын

@@zzz-cb8yi ep. Entire History of You (not sure what season)

I think at the end it means that somtimes even if we know that our friends or our relationships are fake with people, we can not just let is go. Not because we can't do it, because we are afraid to be alone

@radjaametahri5279

4 жыл бұрын

@Y Z thank you❤

@TheHgifg

4 жыл бұрын

And also because that is what everyone is doing so if you don't, you will be treated like you are the freak.

@bonxlinx

4 жыл бұрын

I actually did that. I was just tired of fake people with fake smiles, they weren't there for me when I was at my lowest point. So I finally let it go. I'm starting over now.

@radjaametahri5279

4 жыл бұрын

@@bonxlinx well there is no such thing as a perfect life, somtimes we feel the most happy ,we pass great moment with our friends familly and we wish it never ends but some other times life can be hard we lose who we thought they'll never leave us we break up with who we beleive that they were part of our soul but we are still breathing and nothing has stoped that mean we are born to fight we have fun some day we cry some others and life is still going Those who left they werent made for that place god make us meet them to learn from them some lessons and when there mission is done theyll go, we should not be sad for that but we should be greatfull for the lessons that we've learned, maybe it will take time to understand the meanig behind it and also it will be hard to forget them but this it the purpose of live to experience and learn how to be strong.

@bonxlinx

4 жыл бұрын

@@radjaametahri5279 I was always awere of that. Shit happens. The best thing we can do is try to cope with it and then move on. The thing is deep down, I always knew those relationships were never meant to last forever. When I was alone, I was trying to understand what was the meaning behind all of this. And when I did, I did what I should have done a long time ago. I'm much happier now. Friends and relationships are awesome. But I rather have those things with real people. I never wanted to have tons of people around me. Just a few friends that sometimes I can talk to is enough for me.

Out of all the shorts on KZread, I want this to be a movie so badly…

I dont think that Arthur will end up like the man, probably just me coping with such a terrific idea but I do like to think that one day he gets a new virtual friend after an update and zoinks pop and boom its a real person Vut scince this needs to be sad, maybe he never finds out before they die or something

" *Heeeeyy Arthur* "

@supergirlysofia3054

5 жыл бұрын

"D.W!!!!!???"

@josefmetzger7317

5 жыл бұрын

Howdy

@KjHerbohn

5 жыл бұрын

stay the fuck away from me

@undergrounddrift9408

5 жыл бұрын

HELLO ITS ME... *ARTHUR*

@messwithgame17

5 жыл бұрын

hey its me Vsausce

3:45 Pretty symbolic how they look almost identical if you remove their hair from the equation, almost like an omen of what he’ll eventually turn into if he doesn’t stop.

@katien3022

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! This is in point.

@terenarosa4790

2 жыл бұрын

Nice catch!

@saltysalmoling8055

2 жыл бұрын

Hey congrats, someone else actually noticed

@reality_official

2 жыл бұрын

Woahhh!! Interesting.

@preetipreety

Жыл бұрын

Maybe these scars shows how many times other people tried to snatch that bestfriend capsule from him (thief)

Did anyone notice how the reason he uses so many is probably because he’s using it up on SO MANY “friends” instead of just one?

@Lulo_Serrucho

16 күн бұрын

Eso tiene sentido

WOW i totally relate to this film! when i stop my meds, all my friends disppear as well.. 😅

The fact that the hologram girl is not even program to think about his safety is really scared me, Everything is safety first but the creator just programmed her to just literally pick up a really low rate machine in the place like that, just to have him buy more of their stuff.. And the fact that they don't even program 'contact help if the costumers is in danger' and let them just standing there, watching their costumers(or friends..?) hurting and dying from something... God, it's so scary. The creator of this 'Best Friend' products is a real monster.

@cassandrabelyeu2419

5 жыл бұрын

Or incompetent. If you can't market safety value, you'll be pushed out of the market

@miramilk5733

5 жыл бұрын

@@cassandrabelyeu2419 ikr, But this is more like a drug dealers. There are no safety values, they never care their costumers, just do everything to make them buy more of it. That's all they do and it's exactly like this.

@cassandrabelyeu2419

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, as a software programmer myself I find it really reassuring that it hurts a real company's bottom line if my code doesn't have the necessary safety measures in it. I wouldn't want to work anywhere near a programmer with that drug-dealer mentality. If you see them get so careless about safety on the consumer's end, you know their back-end code is like a barrel full of snakes and barbed wire. Don't touch it, don't edit it, don't use it, just burn down the building.

@hayanyu2719

5 жыл бұрын

welp.. thats was a deep one to think about too, Thanks for mentioned man its really realest to the creator of some product irl too, some just don't really give a shit about their costumers if their things selling well, they just do more and do everything to make people buy it more. and in this animation its not just a product but more like a service product that the costumers will always use it for a long term so its mean that their have to really care about their costumers a lot. But in this animation it like you said, they dont even have any safety program service for the costumers this is cruel as heck yo

@marlond5579

5 жыл бұрын

That's laissez faire capitalism baby

I think it's over looked how expensive this addiction is. Every pack is 60 dollars, and Aurthur had like 4 packs in that one night.

@bituin5908

4 жыл бұрын

sneakyASMR • 60 dollars won’t be much in the future

@murtazahameed2552

4 жыл бұрын

Still cheaper than cocaine

@TheWildery

4 жыл бұрын

60 bitcoin, not dollars. 60 bitcoin is around 500,000$ at the moment

@fregglecore9533

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheWildery are you telling me that it's even MORE expensive????

@dinobutler4564

4 жыл бұрын

@@fregglecore9533 facts

Most of these short thesis films leave me satisfied with how much story plot I am given, but this is one I wish I could see more of

"Alone ..in a crowded World.. where any random stranger could have been a really good friend " wrote this few days ago n here i am finding this beautiful work that translate it ♥️

Did anyone notice that the girl in the beginning never finished her sentence

@morgue1484

4 жыл бұрын

what does that mean

@ohyeahyeah8810

4 жыл бұрын

death

@evy2248

4 жыл бұрын

Yess

@ok-tp8be

4 жыл бұрын

what does it mean

@dorothy4463

4 жыл бұрын

You're so silly. Were your friends and that's what friends are for right? You can call me-

All the comments ive seen so far aren’t giving the main character enough credit. Yes he’s addicted to this scary technology, and yes addiction is bad. But it’s his loneliness that created and feeds that addiction to being with. And that lonely feeling caused desperation and his desperation led to his addiction. He would’ve been alone on his birthday if not for these holograms, so I really sympathize with him. That being said everything about this animation is so impactful. It’s very well done.

@Masiyooo

5 жыл бұрын

Also it shows plenty of people who who have the same tech and are socializing with friends and don't have the same problems.

@amalwais6896

5 жыл бұрын

@@Masiyooo Facebook. Twitter. Myspace. Instagram. Handheld devices. People claiming "I can't live without the web." We're enslaving ourselves to technology. It's becoming the death of all of us

@Masiyooo

5 жыл бұрын

@@amalwais6896 but here's an argument: they're fun.

@stevenmael

5 жыл бұрын

Already had that thought, the justification of such technologies and products being "At-least it gives some people comfort and companionship", some using the elderly and such as an example. These are not excuses, this does not justify the cost that has to be paid for such products to exist, there are better alternatives, better ways, REAL SOLUTIONS. ENOUGH WITH THE JUSTIFICATION OF HALF MEASURES.

@BearWarriorTeddy

5 жыл бұрын

Sympathize isn't the same as giving credit, everyone has reasons to be bad, even though for some, its much greater, but if they don't strive to be better, I won't appreciate and give credit to them, only sympathize.

Honestly, a lot of the time reality already feels that way. Loneliness in company, the desperation to be in company, but not of other people, the terrifying reality that people will turn on you. Miserable, yes, but true to life.

Bruh this should be a movie 😳 this would be one of my fav movies of all time. I even keep rewatching this. So short but so good.

I think it's funny that people keeps saying that he hasn't "learned his lesson". What lesson was he suppose to get out of this? If anything, it's more of a reason to get back to his virtual friends. Arthur ironically got attacked by a real person, and had a bunch of real people walk around him when he's having an episode. It's no surprise that nothing is different. lol

@becca4143

2 жыл бұрын

People completely miss the allegory of addiction, & what drives someone further into it. It’s a perfect example of how ignorant a large portion of society is to the struggle of self destructive habits & why they’re used if someone is barely able to cope.

@citruscarnival

2 жыл бұрын

I guess to him, yeah, it'd just be a reason to keep having "best friends," but clearly these friends can't help him when he's hurt or give him authentic love. Real people can, it's just hard to find the ones who will.

@eleonorakalinic6063

2 жыл бұрын

It’s because the people in the world he lives in are so used to having these imaginary friends that are always so happy, and they are so addicted to it that they can’t live without it and don’t know how to interact with other real people

@summerskull9379

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, real people suck

@lagopusvulpuz1571

Жыл бұрын

That virtual reality is Arthur comfort zone. It’s hard getting out of your comfort zone.

Wooah, So I keep on coming back to this short, and I just noticed that at 3:11 right before Arthur's friends spawn back in you can actually see the attacker in the doorway. If they weren't there, he could have seen and potentially evaded his attacker. The level of detail in this is astounding!

@PoojaRani-qd7pw

4 жыл бұрын

Your detail observation is crazy

@Da.realslimskeey15

4 жыл бұрын

Yo that gave me chills down my spine when I saw that

@jceline.asuque

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too!

@HeartTheEternal

4 жыл бұрын

And notice his attacker had multiple scars (when his beanie gets removed) like the one Arthur has now. That guy has attacked a bunch of other peoples head peice thing.

@larcovilia8792

4 жыл бұрын

I can't see it wtf Oh wait nvm, that fucking scared me :")

Amazing animation and story! I couldn't take my eyes off the screen!

The horrifying part is that this kind of thing is actually coming true now, with the advent of these new chat AIs

The visuals in this are absolutely stunning... this is some talented animation.

@PradeepYadav-dg5fv

3 жыл бұрын

u also got notification now thats amazing

@IloveSatyrs9191

3 жыл бұрын

The sad thing about Arthur is that he alone has no friends, so Arthur did not abandon the supposed best friend product because he does not want to be alone he wants to be with his supposed friends he wants to feel loved and not rejected

@Candy-og7pt

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it's the best thing ever

@sourrlemonss

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@One-Trick-Pony2

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best animations I've seen.

I recall reading someone's comment "I thought the homeless man was gonna show him the meaning of life by becoming his real friend. Boy was I wrong." It really caught my attention because I didn't see it that way when I first saw this.😮

@darkhoodchief

3 жыл бұрын

I mean the homeless man's appearance kinda gave it away.

@manasanchez6384

3 жыл бұрын

I don't mean to be mean... Hahaha but as a person who lives in a third world country... If you see anyone on an alley or somewhere dark and lonely it only means trouble. So yeah, I imagined he would get mugged (not what happened though, i thought he'd take the yellow liquid or something... I did not understand his chip didn't work).

@mochi5024

3 жыл бұрын

I imagined that too. But I was wrong

@MyChihuahua

3 жыл бұрын

Even better, he wanted 'friends' so maybe he should have just been his friend and he wouldn't need his button anymore either

@minteaskullz

2 жыл бұрын

....yeah...be friends

This is such an incredible short film one of the few I go back to there’s so much to analyze and understand in it it’s so thought out and soo beautiful.

I watched this so many times and i dont get tired!

I don’t wanna be that guy, but who else wants this to be like a movie on Netflix?

@jacobbudd2011

3 жыл бұрын

Not on Netflix because they'll probably ruin it but yeah. A full movie or show on this would be dope. The world sorta reminds me of Psycho pass.

@aishwaryanair485

3 жыл бұрын

Black mirror is kinda like this bruh... It shows how advanced tech might probably ruin us in the future

@sarahr3813

3 жыл бұрын

Aishwarya Nair Exactly! Nosedive, Playtest, Ashley Too, Hang the DJ, Striking vipers and even Smithereens are describing the same kind of reality.

@aishwaryanair485

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahr3813 yup

@bennichol1510

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobbudd2011 I don't know it could make a good basis for a black mirror episode

I thought near the end of the video the guy would finally learn he didn’t friends in the form of holograms. Boy was I wrong.

@gracehaven5459

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was really hoping the twist would be he made a real friend at the end :(

@junglethemednightclub831

5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t be true to human nature, we can’t just stop like that, more often than not we do want we want

@akunamii4823

5 жыл бұрын

Shanice B. Lol me too

@anya3765

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@chocofloofer126

5 жыл бұрын

I knew he was going to get a new one thought he scene made me think he might not have. He was too far into his own addiction to not get a new one

Truly appreciate your such an awesome work!! It gave me so much info and perspective to see.

What gave me goosebumps was that the man who attacked him had MULTIPLE BestFriend scars! 😢😢😢

This scared the shit out of me, not used to ppl randomly saying my name

@TumbleBell

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@walterwhitegaming7929

4 жыл бұрын

Question

@taicheng243

4 жыл бұрын

Then you need a best friend

@bigsmoke1179

4 жыл бұрын

Than watch joker ma friendito

Poor guy. He’s so lonely that he can’t live without those eye drops, and it’s only sinking him deeper into addiction. This is too real. Having social anxiety and not being able to make friends with people really sucks.

@Someone-nt8wz

2 жыл бұрын

I actually dreamt this concept some other day. It was terrifying and I want to forget those past moments that I've experienced.

@tabbaldwin3165

2 жыл бұрын

it will probably gonna happen,loo what elon musk has created

@Daniel-yd4ws

2 жыл бұрын

Buddy asks for help, I know it is very difficult to overcome these problems. But the sooner you start working with a therapist, it will be easier to learn how to live better and happier.

@nicholas8982

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh i feel it’s his fault for not trying to make friends or relationship with people.

@beatfox5075

2 жыл бұрын

I am not able to make friends too.... I feel everyone is way different than me.... I feel like all the people are connected with a line and i am the only one who is out... The one who can't see this line so i can connect like them.....and, sorry for the bad english.... My friends 🙂

This is so good, I was glued to the screen the whole time

in 3:44 you can see how the guy that attacked the main character has a bunch of scars on his face, showing how many of those "best friends" he has had, being truly addicted to it. damn.

4:34 All the liquid is starting to come out of his eyes from overuse and addiction and since his chip is gone the fluid is just flowing out of him freely...so sick but i have a understanding of it.

@playerml1558

3 жыл бұрын

You my best freind?

@northernalpine4350

3 жыл бұрын

its also absolutely disgusting

@Brewing_Coffee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining

@justafranz2420

3 жыл бұрын

i thought they were just tears?

@mashiien3650

2 жыл бұрын

I took it as, even his tears aren’t even the normal tears anymore, as symbolism for how overly engulfed he is with all of this

I really love how there is no redemption. This is just a look into this guys life, a man at his lowest point. He loses everything, literally ripped from him. He doesn’t deal with not having his friends anymore. He simply replaces the dot, and falls straight back into the same routine. It’s beautifully tragic, yet so simple. I love it.

@gregzotter6189

2 жыл бұрын

That summed it up pretty well.

@llIlIlllII

Жыл бұрын

At 4:34, the entire crowd has these devices. Meaning that even if he wanted to try to find real friends, he couldn't. Everyone else isn't interested; they only care about their imaginary friends. His age being 30 is no coincidence. At this age it is almost impossible to escape friendlessness in modern society.

@ajadalynncvv2372

Жыл бұрын

Or are being prevented from taking by person(s). But, hey... just my personal situational experience. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@viderevero1338

Жыл бұрын

It is one of my favorite short animations on this site.

@gendygoblin8391

Жыл бұрын

It’s dystopian as hell and frighteningly realistic on some level with companies feeding off of people’s loneliness and desperation.

this reminds me of Apple's Vision Pro - I feel like this will be one of the later consequences of overindulging in the digital world, up to the point where people lose interest in the real world. It makes everything seem easier and perfect but ruins your life, but you still feel addicted to it

Amazing work!!!! I’m actually crying it’s gorgeous

This short film is really scary, and like Black Mirror it shows what would happen in a society that values more superficial comforts over human needs. I have heard something similar happens in Japan: some adult men feel alienated from society because of overworking and high expectations from their families, and some can develop toxic habits like playing date sims to deal with loneliness, and even wanting to marry virtual characters.

@sophia8677

5 жыл бұрын

oh geez D:

@driftwood4367

5 жыл бұрын

I think those people are called Hikikomori

@maity1866

5 жыл бұрын

@@driftwood4367 not just hikikomori. Those are a just recluses. Japan has a really big problem with their high expectations in general; across the whole country. Its one of the major factors in their high suicide rate.

@themoribundapathetic4530

5 жыл бұрын

I'm kind of like that...hikokomori but born american ...also I'm aroace and autistic so that has a lot to do with it. I don't need need a relationship of any sorts to survive...as long as i can devote my life to science.

@johnerdimarcativo8559

5 жыл бұрын

3:46 those scars on the man are foreshadowing of the constant use of friends, truly one of the greatest foreshadowing