This is a wonderfull animation it's shows that eventhough the world is full of harm you shouldn't build a stone wall around all your thoughts and feelings in which you trap yourself. It's tough but you'll get through it eventually.

@PrashantAnnamalai

5 жыл бұрын

this is the correct interpretation. ego death.

@raylongoria3565

5 жыл бұрын

Really, never thought of that, nice

This animation *isn't about depression,* it's specifically about social anxiety and not letting what other people say control you. The monster isn't her depression, it's the hurtful words of other people. Edit for context: when I posted this five years ago a lot of the comments were EXTREMELY negative, calling this animation a gross misrepresentation of depression. Some going so far as to say the animation was potentially harmful and that the artists should be ashamed/held accountable. Scrolling for a bit it looks like all the comments this was directed at are gone, buried or deleted now, so people are taking offense to my comment as me being pretentious or policing people’s artistic interpretations. That wasn’t my intention, I was just trying to defend the artists at the time.

@thescaredkitten1300

6 жыл бұрын

It's such a simple explanation but this makes the most sense. I like it.

@charliemurdockmusic

5 жыл бұрын

CrazyLikeUhFox Ah so we’ve found the ultimate authority when it comes to interpreting art, I see. Please, give us the correct opinions.

@sugmynuds

5 жыл бұрын

I feel its a little of both

@mild7523

5 жыл бұрын

@@sugmynuds I would say it's more about anxiety The more you care about others word the more anxiety you put on yourself, that's how we anxious people feel, but if you don't mind these words there's nothing to worry about

@mild7523

5 жыл бұрын

You see where faceless people starts spewing out black tar, that's why I'd say it's more about anxiety

Was confused on the meaning until her armor got so heavy it finally clicked this was saying not to build an armor around yourself to hide from the negatives of society. Finding strength on your own to deal with it and wade through it.

@nihilisticpancakeface6553

6 жыл бұрын

Find strengtmh to fight society? dude it's basically a 1 v 5 billion. i don't care if you have the strength of a god you'll lose

@milkmanlennyface3639

6 жыл бұрын

Jack Mihof You completely misunderstood what they meant read their comment again

@Dunge0n

6 жыл бұрын

Ethan R Society is doomed. Find the strength to learn what armor to wear for when it crumbles with the markets, and third world rejects swarm citites as handouts cease.

@darquenite

6 жыл бұрын

Also, how do you get the worlds population wrong?

@ChrisErdelyi

6 жыл бұрын

I was very confused! when watching the only thing that came to mind were the frases “All dwarves are bastards in their father’s eyes, Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.” or "grow a thicker skin" so in my mind armor=resilience so i could only see the message as something i could never agree.

The scene where the main character is surrounded by two people spewing out black liquid and her running away from them is symbolic of social anxiety: she gets anxious of conversing with others, fearing others' judgement. The armor that grows on her and weighs her down represents the burden of isolating herself as an attempt to protect herself and hide herself from the fear of confronting her anxiety and others. At first, she wears the armor and tries to plow straight through the black goo, a manifestation of her fears and obstacles without actually confronting them herself. This tires her out, and she learns to figuratively and literally come out of her shell and come to accept the anxiety within her with the positive mindset of moving forward. The final scene, where she enters the building, symbolizes her finally bringing herself to go to some sort of social gathering, after overcoming her social anxiety. This is such a beautiful animation.

I like how it's about social anxiety and how you can be trapped in a dark place but there is always a way to get though it even if the words hurt you can do it!

That was so cool. It felt like a metaphor to overcoming and moving on. The deep breath at the end was perfect

I struggled with depression for several years, and this video perfectly captures the feelings of fighting an ongoing and ever-increasingly difficult battle of coping with the darkness. This movie is a beautiful and hopeful sentiment to everyone struggling out there to know that giving up shouldn't be an answer, and that no matter how hard it gets there is a beauty behind the darkness. I especially love how the monster seems to die out after the heroine accepts it and slowly walks through it. This is also how I defeated my darkness; by accepting it and learning to ignore it. Very well done and beautifully animated.

@foshia3

6 жыл бұрын

Jonas BM I'm struggling still .... funny that's how it is to me it's like going the bottom of the dark side of the see in the darkness can't hear or see or feel anything.... when you get lucky you reach the Surface See the light and everything seems better befor another big wave throws you dawn again into the darkness. Fuck ... sometimes it feels like standing on the edge of a very tall building and that sneaky feeling of jumping from it lingers to you all the time. I just hope im strong enough to not jump. Hang in there everyone.

@elliem.4841

6 жыл бұрын

Jonas BM it's not about depression It's about overcoming bullying and social anxiety You cannot overcome depression, just treat it

@ben689100

6 жыл бұрын

Eliah Matheson theres a thousand hamlet in a thousand people's eyes, and of course some people can overcome depression REPLY

@connorjohnson8590

6 жыл бұрын

It isn't so much ignoring it as much as facing the problem head on.

@Kirokill1

6 жыл бұрын

Jonas BM The way I see it she just gave up and accepted defeat. She made it but instead of opening the path for everyone. She only opened it for herself, the small door.

This is not a metaphor for depression. It's a metaphor for dealing with bullshit from other people. You can't protect yourself from bullshit: you just have to be strong enough to wade through it.

@youdontknowme3935

6 жыл бұрын

and putting up an armor will only slow you down ....

@someoneinearth3461

6 жыл бұрын

Antonio Lewis 😂😂

@chronorust3359

6 жыл бұрын

It goes both ways. Like dealing with the bullshit holding you back in life. That is more than just people.

Love the concept visually, and the designs of the main character as well as the goo monster is striking. My only issue is that the sound design lacks impact. I didn’t really feel it when those huge impacts were happening. Besides that, though, all around incredible work!

@buzhichun

6 жыл бұрын

Indeed. The design and animation are wonderful, but the foley clearly wasn't given as much love.

@ComradeCorwin

6 жыл бұрын

I could be wrong, but I got the impression that the muted sound design was intentionally done to have a numbing effect. I gathered that the short was a metaphor for depression and anxiety. If so, then I'd say that it fits.

@ShayTsfoni

6 жыл бұрын

AJG I totally agree. The concept, design, characters, style and movement are beautiful, and the only thing missing (beside the sound that you've already mentioned), is the frame rate. It's a super painful thing to do, but if there was one more frame between each two existing frames, and the movment would be smooth (combined with your comment about the sound), it would be on a whole other level. I liked it a lot. Very well done, made and thought out!

@Skovns

6 жыл бұрын

Hey! One of the Sound Designers here! Thx for criticism! This was out first animated film, so we still have a lot to learn! But - not feeling those impact could be because of the stereo mix! We worked in 5.1 and used the sub a lot for the impacts + we could have worked more on the stereo mix as well (it sounds way cooler in 5.1). But I'm glad that you payed attention to the sound - and I hope you don't find it all bad! :)

@aw3299

5 жыл бұрын

William Skov Very much so liked many parts of this short, Animation, Sound, Writing, etc. A possible solution to avoid this minor hiccup with future projects, could be to post in the description (or comments when the video is first uploaded) what equipment the film was created in: 5.1 stereo, color calibration on the monitors used by the animators and artists, etc, as a recommendation for the ideal viewing experience of this short. Really just to give people that pay close attention to sound and visuals a guide to further improving the sound and look of this movie. Just a suggestion.

"Now we fight on two fronts, the war without, and the war within."

From the animation to the sybolism of social anxiety or depression, this is an absolutely stunning piece

4:26 - 5:28 "My mercy prevails over my wrath." This quote was the first thing to pop into my mind when I saw this part. This is astonishing work. :)

I have been looking for this short film for over two hours now so that I can show this to my class tomorrow as a representation on mental health. I have finally found you. Thank you for existing still!

reminds me of samurai jack, somehow....

@reaperandyel

6 жыл бұрын

Nah, that's Mulan.

@PMMillard

6 жыл бұрын

AKU!

@DatDude_

6 жыл бұрын

it reminds me of the scene where aku and jack fight with their bare hands dear samurai, please look at your back love, aku shits too funny for me back then

@anren7445

6 жыл бұрын

Dat Dude that was one of the best episodes for me

@yvettefrancis5296

6 жыл бұрын

Anren rndbmNwjssnzskie

I think this can be interpreted in many different ways depending on the person and their personal experiences. I interpreted it in three ways: the battle with social anxiety, depression, or sexual assault and the armor represents the wall you build in order to protect yourself from past experiences and you stop trusting others,, but it ends up destroying you and making you utterly alone in the long run. I thought it was solely about being raped at first because of the two men circling her, but then when she went through the dark mass it sounded like a crowd of people so I thought it might be social anxiety yet it could be post traumatic stress or something, and then I realized that could also be interpreted as depression. Either way, I relate to all three, this was truly an amazing video and maybe one of the first meaningful animations I was actually truly able to understand and relate to, it made me tear up a bit.

In this world there are those who want to tear us down just for existing. They try to make us feel worthless, undeserving, less than. They pull us down until we no longer feel comfortable in our own skin, so we conceal ourself in an attempt to guard against those who try and convince us that we are unloved. We may have fought back against these voices. We tore and we pounded and we raged against those that meant us harm. We battled for what must have been an eternity, but inevitably our strength ran out and we collapsed yet despite all our valiant efforts, they remained. We may have reflected on our actions and saw how we let these voices change us and wondered why we let them control us like this. These faceless, amorphous entities who only live to see us suffer. We can instead choose to be ourselves in spite of them. We can choose to love ourselves and accept who we are regardless of what we've been told. We may pay dearly for this choice though. The same forces will surround us and multiply until the weight is unbearable and we feel like we are suffocating, but if we can make it through then they will be powerless against us forevermore. Our prize is the freedom and possibility that lies beyond. Beautiful work guys. You really managed to tell a story that allows people to connect to a lot of diverse experiences without become too abstract to keep it's emotional impact as a film. I'm relating this to just being a kid on the internet trying to express themselves. I thought the goo animations were particularly well done. I could really feel the viscosity of it. The way it would coalesce into globules reminded me of the pollution villain in Fern Gully which was some of the best looking animation in that entire film.

@thecombinesoldier6611

6 жыл бұрын

+Gregory Carlson Good said friend

The balck goo came out of their mouths could it be bad negative words ? The things people say sometimes are horrible and ugly sometimes and no matter what you do or say " fighting it" it won't stop it and the best way to get rid of it is ignore it and walk through it like it's nothing. Don't give the bully or the bad talk any chance to hurt you and don't fight with it ignore it and let them see how small they are to you and how you don't give a shit of their words or opinion because they are nothing but sorryasses who don't have shit to hurt you ... Be strong everyone.

@bokx_9566

6 жыл бұрын

the black goo actually seemed like this girl was having paranoia about people talking bad about her when in reality, all she needed to do was walk past her paranoia and just continue without the paranoia/delusions of people talking bad about her. could have just been social anxiety instead of being bullied.

@DeGroteLaaf

6 жыл бұрын

after a second thought, walking away and ignoring won't always help against a bully or people bad mouthing you, so I think social anxiety fits this animation better. Gossip can get really nasty, regardless of the target fighting or ignoring it and people that hate you can hate you more if you ignore them - it only fuelling their flame to make your life more miserable. As an example; Ignoring racism doesn't make it go away either.

@Azoundo

6 жыл бұрын

I saw it as emotional trauma of some kind.

I think that the meaning of this animation is that you should go through hard times without thinking of what others say and just take the "armor" off and face your demons

My interpretation is the monster representing social anxiety. Her armour is temporary coping mechanisms: excuses to leave conversations or checking your phone. She uses the armour to deflect and slashes through the anxiety and moves onwards. The anxiety gets worse so her armour must grow stronger. At 2:49 , I feel as if the sludge that consumes her symbolises a panic attack. I thought it might have been just being overwhelmed by socialising but the way she can’t breathe properly once it envelopes her changed my mind. Not to mention the way she reacts out of fear (“oh no, not again”) when she notices it taking over her body is incredibly similar to when I notice my hands shaking- something I've noticed that happens when I’m about to have an attack. I absolutely loved this. Been bingeing animations for days but this one really spoke to me. Really beautiful

So beautiful and so deep. Love it. Made me think

@thangvlogs5139

4 жыл бұрын

FruitpunchNinja Ninja

Making touching videos without voice must be hard, but I am happy that any non-english person like me can easily appreciate your animations.

This is so beautifully done, I'm feeling emotional. I had seen Ferngully multiple times when it was new, but eventually it had taken me over a decade to remember its name and existence. Rediscovering it, I realized that it had ended up influencing a majority of my art and animation preference. I'm so happy how the amorphous aesthetic was done here, it's more than just visually impressive. It conveys both internal and external opposition well.

Good reversal of the damsel in distress trope. And even better metaphor about how to deal with hurt, particularly social rejection: you don't try to shield yourself from critic, you just do things regardless of them

The team that made this did a wonderful job.

this is so amazing. it represents the feeling and symbolisms so well of depression, anxiety, and even mental breakdowns. i love it so much, its beautiful

Just awesome. Thought it had a darksouls vibe . And looked like a classical anime. The blackness reminded me of the ooze from ferngily. An old moive i still like to watch. Keep it up .

The movements are absolutely gorgeous. Also shoutout to the person that designed the backgrounds and chose the color schemes. It looks so good!

I'm happy to find this channel, especially this animation. The metaphore works really well and could give us some strength when we need it, for everyone who has problems with the other's look or what they say... Thank you really much to all who made this awesome work !

Great work!

ITS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING THING I HAVE EVER SEEN

I saw bits and pieces of this on twitter and then completely forgot about it. I'm glad it turned out to be so beautiful. It had lots of promise.

Ohh this gave me goosebumps! Beautiful work!

So beautiful! I am very proud of all of you!

Simply Beautiful

Wonderful association with mental struggle. I appreciate your work. Thank you.

Beautiful animation! Great work

beautiful

Delight! It's delightful! Bravo! Many thanks!

Wow, this is incredible. Such a strong, great lesson for people who faced baiting, have a sociofobia or trust problems

Fantastic job guys!!!

I like how this can have multiple meanings.

do you hear that? *its the sounds of crying disney animators* this is beautiful, by the way! it keeps the viewers on the edge of their seats and makes them think about what will happen next.

Is so sooth and just awesome.

Wow, I really loved the animation. The lighting was brilliant and the blob was incredible to watch. I don't think I've ever seen a blob animated like that and I like it. Good job.

I hadn't occurred to me that the woman and the soldier were the same person.

@Sasawei

5 жыл бұрын

Boi whut now

@dragonianking7942

5 жыл бұрын

I didn’t notice that the woman and warrior were one* Is what he meant to say.

@thewatchers6316

5 жыл бұрын

Every heard of samus?

@savannahlevy97

4 жыл бұрын

@@thewatchers6316 i don't think the confusion came from her being a women, it was from the armor covering her whole body and making it hard to tell.

C'est très très beau ! Bravo !

Stylistically, it kind of seemed inspired from Samurai Jack vs. Aku but with it's own sort of individual flare to it. Good job!

This is beautiful. Thank you.

When those feelings gets too real... Amazing animation, I'm more and more impressed by the animation quality this school and their teachers and students are pulling off! Great job! :D

the music is outstanding!

Wonderfully written and beautifully executed.

Muy bueno, nunca me pierdo ninguno de sus videos

Amazing piece of art !

Обожаю такие мультипликационные фильмы, немного даже мотивирует!

The more people hurt her with words, the more she sheltered herself from people to the point where it was actually bad for her. She decided to take off her shelter/armor and accept the fact that people will always say bad things about you no matter how good you are, this way she was able to be invulnerable to their words and move on, focus on herself and go to her next chapter in life

The backdrops are insanely good. Oh, its about social anxiety and putting walls/armors up. I love the animation. Movie quality for sure.

An artistic story and an artistic style

Wonderful animation. Amazing work

Best well made asmr ever great job ^^

This is so beautiful! Made me so happy and inspired me!

That was awesome!

dont let haters keep you from reaching your goals

04:38 when you're so fed up with your demons you just calmly walk through them

Everyones in here saying stuff like: "Its not about depression, its about social anxiety. " Or " No, this is clearly about dark thoughts, not emotional baggage!" And im here just like "Yeah, its actually representing all of those things at once, and countless others. Its a credit to the creators than many people can watch this, and be told a different story that means something to them. We all experience stories from our own perspective, everything means something a little different to each set of eyes."

Love your work ! ❤

Very, VERY good inspiration that I think could have many interpretations! Personally, I feel like it told a story of her recovering from sexual assault. The flashback with the attention from the men that originally, she revelled in. Then the black goo pouring from their mouths, symbolising it no longer being flattering, but bad, scary. They circled her. Then she ran, and as she ran, found herself being swallowed by that darkness. I think in the end, it told the story of how, when she put up too many walls and didn't confront the issue, she couldn't recover from it - but after wading through it, finally confronting the effects of what had happened, she was able to open that door and step back into society. Still wary, but more confident, and less scared.

this is really beautiful

People really need to stop saying “The message isn’t about” In these kind of videos it’s about interpretation when you say it’s not about something your making other people think they shouldn’t think about it and just let other people do the thinking for them

Dark Souls? Is that you?

@sirnesbit1285

6 жыл бұрын

Matt Britton Wearing Havel armor with 15 Vigor be liek: 1:55

@alqaadi9858

6 жыл бұрын

YOU DIED

@Creedio90

6 жыл бұрын

pft she couldnt even flip in havels

@RecordedMercury

6 жыл бұрын

Anything: *has armor and any type of idea that has the protaganist struggling* Normie: "this is totally referring to Dark Souls"

@Creedio90

6 жыл бұрын

i concur, its dumb that newfags always think that

i also like the character design and the lightning

Wow, the background setting, the visual and colors, gives me a distinct feeling, and if I were to choose, I'd rather be stuck in that place than live in this world. lol

very symbolic to when people build up an "armor" as a way to protect themselves of other people.

I think this is about accepting ourselves for what we are aside from mental illness of any kind. We are free when we learn how to be free from our fears and doubts

Beautiful animation and story!

Yessss, the stone sound effects are so gooood~~!!! I aspire to make animations like this! Thank you~~~

@Skovns

6 жыл бұрын

Hey! Im glad you liked them! Thx!

I loved it. The lack of sound makes it really drowning, I felt uncomfortable watching it, but I say that in a good way. Since it complements the feeling of drowning in ones fears and insecurities which we need to fight and then comes the relaxing music in the end giving back air.

Sometimes, the only way to defeat your demons is to break down the walls you've built to protect yourself. Something I've learned first-hand.

Amazing style!

It's very similar to how people's words can hurt you. Then you get depressed because of it. You "crouch" in the armor, feeling that you are protected. But in reality he only "limited himself" And after she "took off" the armor, she went through the shadow and came to her conclusions, analyzed the mistakes, gained experience ... and continued to live on Well, as I understood personally

The message? *"Lay your weaknesses bare."*

No matter what people say about you.. you go right through them.. and walk tall.. and have fun.. you don’t need armor on.. to show them who you really are.

Its so interesting that for being closed the viewer thinks that the knight and the woman are different, but in fact they were the same. As the knight was just she hinding herself from her own pain and errors. That is what the video meant to me.

This was really well done! I liked this animation very much!

The past is the past, never looking back and keep pushing forward. I like it.

When you’re playing games in your room and your mom makes you come out and socialize with guests

This feels like my life. You people been examining my life? Especially the demon cloud part,...(I'm kidding. Life isn't that different from one another.) Yes,...for a warrior,...it seems there's always something weighing you down. It gets harder the more that's added when you fight through your own darkness and demons. Demons entertain like angels only to delight and suspend you in one place to steal time away from you and blind you to the truth. Thus happens in everyone's lives but in different ways. This animation is DIRECTLY what my life is. You won''t know they are demons until you wake up or they reveal themselves. Nice animation. The explanation is for those of you who do not understand spiritual things or the cryptic.

The drawing style is amazing

Sounds so sweet!

Within, without Breath in,breath out

great animations and concepts

Fascinating

really, is a nice work!

This inspires me to animate so much more.

love you, love it, love

I like how the monster took her as a child, but she emerged victorious as a woman

first she ran, then she fought, then she accepted and that's when she finally could pass and move on. look at it how you want and take it how you want but that is just what i see.

Há momentos que devemos retirar nossas defesas frente a dificuldade, medos e pressões do dia a dia, e caminhar com fé, acreditando na "porta" de oportunidade que está diante de nós e da felicidade e das ótimas possibilidades que a vida. Acredite sempre.

Es un claro mensaje que abarca el matoneo de la vida cotidiana, el hostigamiento sexual y el como buscamos refugiarnos bajo una poderosa armadura que solo sera un lastre a la larga, Al lograr aceptar que eso no le dará la paz que uno necesita. Oponerse ante la adversidad social y denunciar ese hostigamiento tan vil y sin consentimiento (porque no todos son masoquistas, pero habemus muchos mojigatos y fariseos que ocultan su verdadera naturaleza, que les gusta recibir daño a gusto y más)

Brilliant

Fear is within ourselves. Don't fall and immerse in your fear, feel it as it is and challenge it, it will gradually disappear and become our strength.