"Model Citizen" | Dystopian Animated Short Film (2020)
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- Опубликовано: 8 янв 2020
- Created by David James Armsby.
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"What is a Model Citizen? A Model Citizen is a providing father. A Model Citizen is a caring mother, all in service of a scrappy, young boy or girl. A Model Child raised by a Model Family, to become a Model Citizen of their own!"
This brand-spanking-new installment of the Autodale series follows the lives of the Robinson family; Autodale's perfect citizens.
I've wanted to make an animated short film based around the life-cycle of an Autodale citizen/family for a very long time. We've only ever seen Autodale through the eyes of children. All of the other short films in the series focus on skeptical children being successfully brainwashed/indoctrinated into complacency with Autodale's dystopian ways. This short film doesn't have that arc. This short film is about the parents. These characters have NO DOUBTS about how this system works anymore...
SONG:
Tchaikovsky - "Waltz of the Flowers
GUEST VOICE ACTOR:
Mrs. Robinson - "Kirie Quackenbush"
www.dreamstorypodcast.com
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This short film is the fifth short film in the Autodale series. Check out the playlist here!:
• "Autodale" | Full Anim...
MAKING-OF:
• Making of | "Model Cit...
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It's sad when the father says 'thank you' to the robot even though he's about to die. Just shows how brainwashed they are
And it wasnt even jon it was a random robot
He was looking for validation that his life was worthwhile, it’s mostly a lie, but it comforted him
I see it like this: he genuinely like the robot, and the robot most likely likes him to, but as he said, “duty calls”, he was ordered to kill them
@@aaah3234 BUT look at joe when he comes into the house. LOOK AT HIS CHEST. IT HAS A SCRATCH ON IT! And look at joe when he has the axe. ITS GONE! Which means thats not joe!
Zombie Gacha but the whole premise of this is that there all connected by the same hive mind, even if thats not joe, he still has the same memories
The only way to prevent a prisoner from escaping is for them to never realize they are in prison.
True
Hoooly
Ever heard of the entire town that contributed in making the
Hiroshima bomb without none of the 7000 citizens in said town knowing. They only found out about it after two days it happened in Japan. Then again not even the vice president knew about it as the town was kept from the map. [All those citizens were aswell prisoners of war] go figure
Yup
Very true
The fact they never show any robot taking them to get killed shows how willingly they accept the cycle
I believe it’s even beyond simply accepting this cycle; but rather, they all embrace it and agree with what it entails and aims to achieve.
That is just how brainwashing works, it's stable if everybody believes in it. Also quite similarly to how propaganda nowadays goes to work..
When they get brainwashed since childhood
They have never seen anything different ot better than this
They are taught that this is the onky perfect way
Thats simply hpw propaganda, idealogies and religions work
I first watched this about 3 years ago... I was actually wondered many times over the years what would happen if someone said "No, I'm not doing that."
@@thedocdodge they would have simply killed them and then show in news how bad they were calling them terrorists
3:43 i really love how, this scene looks like the man was gonna walk up to the robot he had known for so long, and plead for his life..but no..the mans so brainwashed that he felt he had to thank him before dying.. as if he didnt even consider the idea of living after this moment god thats depressing. Its a psa that glorfys obediance 😢
After living a perfect life the end price was too low for me.
This is why dictatorships are so stable. The people are brainwashed to the point where the state is the only thing they love.
I thought he was going to push him off.
Fun fact: that’s not even Joe! Joe has two scratches on his body plate and that robot at the end does not.
I automatically hate you because you used emojis.
The perfect dystopia is one where everybody thinks it's a utopia.
Brave New World! I think you'd like it
Utopia *is* dystopia. Or are you telling me you want to live in a world where everything is perfect?
The Giver
@@alexschmidt443 My Utopia is to live in a society that is forever improving. Perfect is not a destination, it is journey.
No shit that's what a dystopia is
"Hey Mom, can we go to Grandma's house?"
...
"Um, about that..."
Lizz Hannsz What a dark joke
Yeah she was 30 gramma was 30☹️
._.
What’s a grandma?
Why would she want to see Grandma? She knows her grandparents are model citizens. Why would she need to see them?
"dude I'm gonna have 1 child every year so my cycle ain't gonna end"
u can only have one child, or u arent a model citizen
@@liv_bear that seems very unsustainable. So every generation the population halfves.
@@Titancameraman64maybe the goverment is simply trying to replace the working and middle class with robots and the remaining citizens are simply just there to be wiped out without any backlash
That’s not very model citizen of you 🤖
@@dylanworboys7321 what if I am the model city creator🤖
This is literally real life in a metaphor. You grow up, get married, raise a child, and then death takes you. The kiss that would always get interrupted shows how responsibilities take the joy out of life, and how you only get that joy once your job is done.
Not really.
i'd disagree with this philosophy
@cranimation2133 Yeah, this kind of philosophy is so depressing to see. The idea life is only worth anything when it's gone, turnt to death, is a very solemn and gross outlook on a world where everything you do does matter.
The truth is, the kiss is only interrupted for a moment; there is time to kiss. The idea that responsibilities existing means you can't seek out pleasure until the end is so bleak with no real reason for it to be. There is so much time. Have fun with life. You only get it once.
No not really? Most people live another 35 years after their kids have grown up. Death usually isn’t that sudden.
Found the brainwashed people. Gross sex addicts. Maybe try a pet instead of kids.
When you in line to get killed but the couple in front of you won’t stop kissing
Ahhhhh soo realtable
Just like keep it up guys I want to love more
I bet they were like, "wtf man? I just wanna die.." relatable indeed 😔
LET'S GOOOOO !!!
@@newblue2468 Oh my god I'm just gonna kill myself right here and save them the trouble, ffs
imagine this is what parents mean when they say they didnt want their child growing up so fast.
Oof
Ohhhhhhh SNAP
That is scary
YO BRO NO
Yup
Can I just mention that the decision to put this particular piece in the animation really changed the whole thing. It was light and joyful in the beginning, when everything seemed alright. Then it got dark really quick when the audience realized the upcoming fate of the couple. And then, in the end, when we least expect it, the joyful theme from the beginning plays again right when they are about to meet their maker. But they are still happy. Because in their eyes, their soul purpose in life has been fulfilled. Absolutely, utterly brilliant
When you think about it, the only real difference between the dystopian society and ours is that we don't spend our lives in contented happiness, and our deaths are normally far less dignified.
Having to do something every time gets to you. I don't think I'd make it to adulthood.
Besides, dying with "ugly" written on your face is not very dignified.
There's some truth to it, though.
Contented happiness? To you maybe. That life seems incredibly depressing to me.
I would like to do something with my life and have actual purpose.
And that death was anything but dignified.
@@sassyqueen9739I'm sure if you asked them, they'd say their lives were full of purpose. Mr. Robinson had a son, a loving wife, and a job, and Mrs. Robinson spent her time raising their child, cherishing her family, and finding joy in smaller things such as dancing.
They worked "in service of the cycle." They don't know that there's more out there, so they don't wish for more.
They were content with their life, as seen when Mr. Robinson thanks Joe before dying. He's grateful for the life he led, even if it ends shorter than he'd like. However, this is the kind of life that only people who are naturally "model citizens" can enjoy. A family-oriented straight couple with a man who enjoys being a provider and a woman who enjoys being a caretaker are the only ones supported by this system, and only for as long as they're raising a child. In other videos we see that many people AREN'T happy with this system, but in this one we see that for a select few... it's the ideal life.
@@sassyqueen9739 No where in the original comment does the OP specify "contented happiness" = "having no purpose and doing nothing". Literally everybody has to do something to be able to survive and majority of humans seek purpose. I think by "contented happiness" they mean fufillment or "self-actualization" in one's life overall.
Best comment ever.
"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious."
- George Orwell, 1984
I love this book so so much
1984 was such a good book.
That really struck a cord in me
@2028 JC It seems likes china takes the whole world over. Stay strong.
Particularly topical today... As the last free people are trying to retake our nation from the collectivist authoritarians that stole the most recent election. Either we stand against leftwing tyranny, or we will die to it.
It’s freaky how everyone treats this like a utopia even when they can see what’s going on.
That is because it is the only type of living they are familiar with, they don't know that there are better living conditions out there.
And even if they did they would probably be so brainwashed they would see it as a dystopia.
Every utopia sews the seeds of a dystopia. My comment isn't an empty platitude. Look up "Behavioral Sink" - researcher John Calhoun's studies on mammals under utopian conditions. Mammals, and particularly primates, don't fare well in utopia because it removes all need for normative behavior. The result is a descent into violence and decay. Horrifying.
Tom Noordermeer yeah but they’re humans, if they’re not sociopaths they’re gona feel empathy for others, and somewhere down the line there’s gona be someone who realizes the terrible dystopia they live in, whether they act upon this realization though, is something that’s not easy to do
@@Anny-me9ny Good point.
@@Anny-me9ny It could also be that they aren't brainwashed but that they rather have a collective understanding that they can't resist the authorities, ore maybe they realize that if they rebel everything could fall into chaos. Perhaps they are forced to choose between safety and freedom.
There's something about playing lovely positive orchestra music over these people just dying that makes it just so perfect. I love that dramatic contrast. I've seen a similar thing in movies and I just love it every time, but especially here. I've been rewatching this series and everything about it I just love.
Interesting thing I noticed. Each family only seems to produce 1 child. This means that the population is basically in a state of radioactive decay where each generation is half of what the former generation was.
parents: having their last good moment together
joe: *n o*
Dark, so very dark
I was like #666
Who's Joe
Prince Memer Dickson II The robot that checks on the Robinson’s. He also was the one that killed them
@@elmvine joe mama
When you see someone misbehaving,
" that's not very model citizen of you".
"you're talking mad shit for someone within duty calls distance"
@goatnorth Swearing is a no, no I’m AutoDale. Duty calls.
@@confusedasian2212 oh no
you have been sentenced TO THE PIT
*villager music*
@@isabelliss3234 for a swear word?
...completely in character
can i do a swan dive?
I remember discovering this series a while ago, two years or more maybe. i loved it so much from the very first video i watched. i remember being so utterly confused and enthralled, being too young to understand most of it but too fascinated by the reality of it to stop watching. I'm so glad youtube recommended this to me again, after *so long.* It's oddly comforting to revisit it and finally understand the little details.
This is just amazing - fantastic job! And we are 3 years closer now than when this was first released - fun!
I am Michael. I am ai. Hello.
4*, now.
Closer to what?
@@saraspivey1129To this being our lives
@@saraspivey1129 Closer to this being our lives
True horror, is not knowing that something is wrong.
What’s scary is people are raised to believe crazy things everyday and it’s a real thing but not as extreme as everyone being raised to believe the same thing
@@jellyfishi_ Completely agree, except for the gender part.
I mean, the concept of wrong is extremely subjective, so if they think that something is normal, it's not wrong
@@theblandcharlie822 Well, I don't have anything personally against people that believe in more genders. But I do not like when they force me to call them something that I do not believe in myself without even knowing them.
I don't dislike people who aren't straight or believe they are something else than male and female. But I don't want to get confronted and get mad at just because I called someone who I believed was a female (who looked like a female and sounded like a female) a female. If your appearance is feminine I will call you a female unless I've specifically been told that you don't identify as that.
Tric all that reminds me of what the nazi's did they never questioned what they were doing as wrong despite how horrific
I love the fact that the only colour they receive in their lives is when they're finally greeted with death, it's the only thing that wasn't perfect
the only colour they find is red and seeping form their now crushed skulls....
Oh shit thats deep
@@nnavejas85 well you see the person in front of you, if those eye holes are real
It's cool how you noticed, nice catch! But for real that's sad as hell, but also very symbolic
Holy macaroni... What an observation.
What strikes me(pardon the pun) as interesting is the use of music. Sure, the Waltz of Flowers is a very popular classical background music, but the Nutcracker is a story where the main protagonist and her siblings receive toys for Christmas presents, and it ends in the protagonist being whisked away into a prosperous and happy land populated by dolls. It speaks to the significance of Autodale as it feels like it’s a land of dolls and the robots represent the child who owns these dolls, once value has been extracted from the dolls they are thrown into negligence or thrown away in favour of new toys (or families in this case) to extract value from.
That is so freaking scary. Imagine just having the time of your life, then the next thing you know, you are in line to be disposed.
I love how they don’t question it tho.
They just find it normal.
Тупо... Ты точно так же стоишь в очереди у смерти которая может знатно поиздеваться над тобой перед тем как убить, а потом доооолго и мучительно давить морально на родню. Здесь дружественный безболезненный взмах без последствий и вот ты закончил счастливый цикл...и всë
@@Gerald22222
Do they have any other choice? Isn't death a certainty?
@@aqilkurniawan8294 I mean I guess they have a choice to run the heck out of there. But that would be pointless cus of the robots and the wall. But I don’t think any of them would want to run out of there.
Anyone: *gets old*
Autodale: "that wasn't very model citizen of you"
this is by far the best meme reference in this comment section so far
@@urielectricstudios5946 Agreed
Clever joke boyo
@@jaydenslaptop Extremely
Except Joe called em true model citizens at the end even if they old so that ruins the joke making it bruh
Watch Logans Run. That came out decades ago about this
The most terryfing thing in this animation is that every "ugly" person is standing in this line from their own will. No one is forcing them to go there.
People who are in the line choose to be there but they are brainwashed into thinking this is the way of society
God bless
I think in some of the older Autodale animations you can see people trying to escape
@@brilliantchaos5397 The video shown here is propaganda
Oceantale Roleplay Sans 3.0 I realize that, my understanding was that the original commenter was under the impression that everyone in Autodale is completely brainwashed though. Which would be understandable if this was the first Autodale animation you watched.
Watching this several times, I notice 2 things I hadn't noticed before. (1) When their child turned 15 he went to have a family , so that makes the couple 30 (that is if they started their family at 15 too). (2) All those who are single, are considered 'ugly' because they couldn't find a partner to continue that 'pefect cycle'. That's why the parents are so pround of their son.
Um. The parent's masks said ugly, like everyone else's. So wtf are you talking about? You need to "notice" better.
@@saraspivey1129i don’t think OP meant that every person considered ugly was single. i think they just meant that being single is one thing that can make you ugly, so their son finding a partner so young was a source of pride (+ insurance that their son would be safe)
Guys don’t you hate it when you’re going to causally die and the couple infront of you starts kissing
When the government gets too perfect, it gets boring.
if anything gets too perfect it gets boring, that’s why mistakes are a thing, and that’s why perfectionism is so hard to achieve. without mistakes nothing would be imperfect, leaving every perfect, so expecting the best thing every day would be exciting until it gets boring. idk why people say they wanna stop all the problems in the world, when those problems are the reason why we do anything to stop them.
EraserWinks
Oh, making mistakes isn’t the problem. Making too many mistakes is.
Daniel Kim true, but also being perfect is a problem too.
EraserWinks
Also true.
@@memorybackpack I agree, like how too much dopamine (idk if I spelled it right lol) can make you immune to it, making you want more dopamine until nothing gives you enough
Despite of his job, the robot seems like a chill dude
I professionally kill people but dont worry im a chill guy
I professionally kill Ducks but don't worry I'm a chill guy
(Edited)
ruclips.net/video/UDoG_w6Jy-g/видео.html
5:50
Totally
Programming.
I think that’s the point. The robots are meant to seem like they’re on the citizens’ side to prevent mass panic. It’s okay - everything’s okay - this is how everything should be, now keep being a productive member of society and don’t worry about it.
This is the danger of viewing life as a purely mechanical thing. Complete your duties, and your human worth is gone. Off to the morgue with you, my boy!
People has always seen Human as tool and mechanical things since the beginning of civilizations. Slaves, Forced Labor and etc
Interesting, i'm pretty sure that by "Let us hope that this perfect cycle never ends." they don't mean the every day lives of those people, but rather being born, growing up, marrying, getting a kid that starts a new cycle and the parents being killed off.
Ummm yeah.
Interesting that the robots have names and aren’t all called Handymen.
*_Joe_*
Blu
?eoJ esohW
@@BioCraftHero *_amam eoJ_*
it makes them both more human and....not.
Maybe they're just all called joe
It’s horrible how they accept this way of life and they’re perfectly fine with it
Probably because they don't know any other way of life; obviously Auto Dale doesn't allow anyone to have knowledge or education on things like government or history (which is full of ways that humans have governed themselves for centuries like democracy, communism, monarchy etc), so the citizens living there have no idea that society can be governed by human beings and make their own choices rather than living as dictated by machines and then thrown to die when they lose their usefulness. If you ever read Lois Lowry's book "The Giver" and the main character's reaction to learning about different ways to live than what society forces onto him, you'd get a better understanding of it.
If you gave these "model citizens: a history book filled with knowledge on how human governments and societies were run before the apocalypse that gave rise to Auto Dale, they would be *1)* floored that there are other ways people can live and be governed, and *2)* enraged at the cruelty Auto Dale puts them through compared to nations like the U.S, U.K, Canada and Japan where people can live and choose as they see fit (not saying any of those countries I named are perfect but they're clearly better places to live than Auto Dale).
yeah but to them, they lived a happy life probably more happy than most humans now and they wouldn't even dare to think the robots who gave them this perfect life would be bad.
It is like real life tho
Enter China
Just like in our world, we see those who suffer and we don't care because we are good model citizens
The "Waltz of the Flower' Soundtrack match perfectly with the story theme!
The videos this channel keeps providing us are awesome.
Let us hope that this perfect cycle never ends!
Ew. You have serious mental issues. Seek help, sheep. BAHHHH BAHHHH
This reminds me of a hospital.
Patient: What happens when I die?
Doctor: We just clean the bed and call in the next patient.
no, its just life.
That’s not how it works?
Such as life
sem...
What are they supposed to do? Clear the area and put a gravestone right there and eventually turn the place into a graveyard?
Kid: Grows up and leaves
Parents: *My time has come*
@Heidy Cruz which*
justin no he/she spelled it right
it was edited so im guessing it was witch before he made the edit
@@damiansimpkins8387 I can confirm
aight... imma head out
The sad thing is this is almost exactly how real life is for the average person. A never ending cycle
That was… gorgeous… holy cow! Man, I started tearing up about halfway through!! Excellent work!!
The one time a person that isn’t a child took off their mask
In the short about the exceptional lady she wears no mask either
Amazing Username I felt like it humanized them a bit more. It definitely hurt more to see them die when I saw them without a mask.
The mask stays ON during sex.
@@crusader-yv9zr nice
I guess as of this video, it can be generally assumed that all citizens take of their masks every day to talk, eat and other various activities. However, most of the time they are ordered to keep them on.
Hear me out please
This kinda gives me hope that even with a fucked up world that's a literally dystopia, that they can still be happy and enjoying life. And maybe even tho we can't ever be free, we might still be able to be happy and fulfilled
Ive been listening to this music for studying, and I always thought it sounded off, I didn't know why i always pictures death and control when I heard it, until I remembered this film!
Autodale people when they become elders:
Joe: *That’s illegal*
Lol
Lol dude (or girl) 😂
who tf is Joe?
Oonakin joe Biden haha got em
JOE MAMA
They Robinsons were so accepting of their fate when Junior left the household… They didn’t have much left to live for when they had to give up their son, but in their dying moment they went out together.
💔
Turns out, the robot that killed the Robinsons wasn't Joe.
@@nkyfong NOOOO WHAT
At least they didn't die alone, instead its was with someone they loved
That's the horrific part. Indoctrination at it's finest.
This goes so deep. There is good and bad (not bad animating or anything) to take out of it. You did amazing.❤
it has been pointed out to me but the detail is completely changed my perspective on this. the robot, "Joe" as they call it, is not the same robot that sends the Robinson's off like they believe. Joe has one key difference to the other robots shown in this film. Joe has a scratch on his chest. the reason the robot didn't correct them is because they never cared in the first place. their kindly mannerisms are programmed in. and yet, even though "Joe" has been a part of their life for a long time they couldn't tell the difference between him and any other robot.
The moral of the story: model citizens aren’t virgins
No more lonely virgins, right?...
二千八 I guess that’s one of the positives of living in a dystopian society.
I’m in trouble
No no, they have a point
Oops 22v here that would mean I'd be gone, this some lobster shit
"Let's hope the cycle, never ends."
Well... Until a certain *someone*... Well, let's say, gets sick of the cycle, eh?
I just picture doom guy coming to this little town and seeing the propaganda, and pulls up his shotgun cuz it seems he rolled into a town that was in need of his help
Hence the killing of older people. Those who have time to reflect on the society they live in and perhaps time to break the brainwashing
Binyamin Dragon won't they just kill them then? that doesn't really break the cycle
@@dinodude6992 Doom Guy vs. Handyman. Who wins?
@@ldbonq Given how he's rampaged through the legions of Hell, Doomguy easily.
I'm loving these short videos. I can't believe I'm just now finding this channel.
this is the first episode in the series i watched and it'll always be my favourite, love this
"But Autodale is hardly automatic"
*Are you sure about that?*
Guys chill I'm joking 😂
yeah duh
what you don't get it?
MrRandomGamers it's in the name too
UGLY
It requires the acquiescence of the citizens to perpetuate the system, as does any authoritarian state. If enough of the population were to resist, the state would fall. Hence the need for continual propaganda to support the system.
Especially the p*nis tower
Somebody: "I'm finally a true Model Citizen!"
Joe: *GET IN THE PIT*
Who’s Joe?
Nope No joe mama
@@aaaaaaaaaa7862 It's what the Robinsons nickname the robot that comes in their house every day.
@@apocalypticpotato8795 You should be a comedian. I'm surprised you haven't gotten any girlfriends from your comedic genius.
Robert Avery I’m not gay but thanks for the compliment
Returning to this because I just listened to 'Waltz of the Flowers' and I will never be able to decouple that song with this short film. Amazing.
That is both really dark and really cool, this was awesome to watch, thank you so much!
my robot dude checkin in everyday he just makin sure everyone be vibing
[ Content ] [ X ] what a chad
I guess they finally failed the vibe check
Love the man
what if we vibed in the death pit......unless ?
Everyone fails, once you dont have a kid, you are gae (bad)
Probably the most horrible part of all this is that they know that their destiny is to get killed in the pit, and they are perfectly happy. They know that the outside world is uninhabitable and that death is the only way to survival. This life may seem horrible and unsettling to us, but to them, it is perfect.
You're right 🙁
This is the world Biden envisions..
well in a way doesn't our world work the same
@@pxrple380 nah they show other families with more than one kid in other episodes I think it’s just easier to animate one kid
IKR
This film is beautiful, tragic and horrific at the same time, great job!
The fact that this video got recommended to me yesterday and today my teacher played this video in class is CRAZY
notice how the paper says "THE FRIENDLY SHADOW IS AT IT AGAIN!" while the newest video is called "Friendly Shadow"
i guess that's
_foreshadowing_
Timestamp?
@@satriamarshall312 0:25
oooo thats so cool haha
:O
yesss
The ugly behind the Robinson is like “god dammit there’s always a line”
Right? Robots could at least provide suicidal booths for model citizens with 'Thank you' note.
or they are old and old people are considered as uglies and nothing more nowadays when in old times they were considered as wise people.
Bad Luck Uglies might just be an interchangeable word for “Not suitable anymore”. Think about it, it’s a good way to dehumanise people, as Uglies are not fit for life anymore and thus killed, which is easier to accept once you dehumanise the person dying. It’s a tactic used in the military as well, dehumanise your enemy and their death will be easier to cause and accept
@@edwardzero9275 what sort of stuff would they say in the military?
vitali Well, for an example. There’s a term known as Haiji, now if my knowledge serves me correctly it’s based around the fact that people who go the Mecca are Hajs, but I’m not sure. It’s origins is regardless though, what matters is who used it and how. The US marines coined the term as a racial slur to use when they invaded Iraq. It was a racial slur made to dehumanise the enemy and make it so killing them would be easier. This tradition dates back to WW2 when a US I wanna say Military Intelligence personnel made a report that dehumanising the Japanese made their own troops more effective, and that as the enemy was going to be brutal, so must they too adapt to that and be brutal to their enemy by giving them no mercy and seeing them as a less then human light (the Japanese went a different way about this, they dehumanised the Americans but also romanticised the idea of dying for the Emperor). They’d do this by taking them through hospitals and showing what they did, inventing racial slurs, making negative comments about them, blaming stuff on them, seeing them in a overall negative light.
It should be known that not all Military personnel are like this. But it is a tactic utilised by the Military to make it easier to get the job done
OMYGPD IVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR THIS CHANNEL THIS FUELS ME WITH SO MUCH NOSTALGIA
I seriously wasn’t the expecting THAT kind of ending the way they just bash the “uglies” and they fall into the pit chilling.
“And your families are what keep this engine turning and turning.”
This line takes a whole new meaning after Immortal Machine.
"And hope this cycle will never end"
This video is fake opposition. The system don't want model families in nice comfy suburban homes, the system is anti-family the system wants atomized childless individuals that slave their whole life away.
And your families are juice.
The way I see it, it's implied that if the machine dies, so does everyone inside the city eventually. So in a way the population is sacrificed as they grow old in order to keep humanity from going extinct.
A compromise, and well yes a very messed up one at that.
@@user-jy5qm8nc9m there is more than one system at play, my friend..
"If the cows could vote they would vote for the man that feeds them. Even if he's the same man that is going to slaughter them later"
"those that trade their freedom for a safety will lose both and gain none"
Most people would rather live cofortably as slaves than struggle in freedom.
This series is pretty cool.
Whole(almost)Concept of video In a Message so well Written
The quote about trading freedom for safety has been miss appropriated so hard that it hurts.
The sad thing is, the Founders would (after being explained everything to get the context) would agree that there IS such a thing as too much freedom. Welcome to a world of moral ambiguity, where technology has a hefty determining factor for how much freedom and rights you can have...
This is my favourite comment so far. It perfectly sums up this video.
@Sems Fiction an old saying "fuck bitches, get money".
Besides it's comedic connotations this saying tries to teach the individual that if you focus on building your career and legacy as a man you'll attract females along the way bur if you focus on attracting a partner you'll never find one.
Happiness and meaning have a similar relationship. If your meaning is to ne happy as much as possible then you'll never be happy but if you find your meaning (being a father, and artist, a charitable man, for example) your life will be meaningful and you'l find happiness
Well said
I love how smooth the animation is dang.
This was amazing. I subscribed. Oh my god, this is amazing. I love things that are creative and can strike me in the feelings, and this is easily both. I am blown away by this short film; it deserves all of the attention it has and more.
The couple’s friendship with the robot was kinda cute, ngl.
May i ask you a question what is this (ngl )word you guys use so much
Nowadays!
@@v-ziro3671 "Not gonna lie"
@@v-ziro3671 it’s an abbreviation
@@v-ziro3671 no offence but are you boomer
This has got to be one of the most beautiful animations ever.
Ikr it's awesome
I think this is just an artistic modern society. Your burn your life away for the sake of the machine we're all part of, the only glimmer of hope it is for the sake of your children. You trick yourself into thinking it's ok, that it's for a better life, all while somehow forgetting, your kids will do the same.
This isn't some dystopian future in my opinion, it's a representation of the present. Of how we're all used to the dread of the system we're in, blindly giving in, even thinking it's good for us, even though it runs off of our suffering.
The darkest part is how everyone knows and accept it-
Well not everyone because in some of the other episodes there trying to escape, but yes I get what your saying and it’s very sad I didn’t really think about that 😢
It is sad, but it reminds me that the world isn't perfect, people are different and we're still fighting for our safety and no matter what happens we're still human and they can't take that away from us
1984 ending vibes...
It has 666 likes and I’m leaving it here
Tch, the American life is worse than this.
If every family has only one child they’re gonna run into a problem
Yep, thats what I thought, crappy design.
I feel stupid but why
Wdym?
Oh wait I think I get it
There are chances the family may have twins
Omg I've been wanting to find this series again and it finally got recommended again!!
The fact that the only other colour is red is...
People in autodale: *just going through life
Joe: ViBE cHEcK
Angel MacIntyre copied
They get an early vibe check if they ask who Joe is.
b3pSu Time *late
Dad: “Was I a model citizen?”
Joe: “No, I’m told you were the best.”
mama
*Karate chops him*
Joe mama
@@jordan3574 Who's joe mama?
*Vibe check*
For years, I’ve remembered this video but have never been able to find it because I couldn’t remember what it was called. Now another one of my childhood mysteries have been solved
This short film gave me an irrational fear of endless cycles
10/10 Would watch again-
AHHHHHH!!!!!!
This is so strange. The worst part is they all think it is a utopia and life is great, they also even just accept the fact the cycle has ended for them, they dont run from their end they accept that they are ugly now.
Ethan Gatenby in there eyes they think what we think is fine is horrifying and horrible, its just how you were raised and thought to believe what lifestyle is considered fine
they accept it because its what their masters told them
They are being manipulated into thinking that this is a good way of life but, notice their tones when telling the robot about their day... even in "No Monsters" the uglies obey and point out the girl! it is insane and cruel knowing they are living and dying over and over!
That's what is so interesting about this story, because in theory they are much happier then we are, so is this necessarily a dystopia? After all everyone is happy and even those who are silenced still follow the rules. And we look at this story thinking we have it better, but do we?
It’s supposed to make you question the world around you now. They accept their fate because that is all they have ever known, to their annihilation. What terrible fate have we accepted for ourselves today that we do not even realize because we know nothing else?
When you just tryna get killed but the couple in line wont stop kissing
ugh ikr soooo annoying
Yep...Im still here in the line and...THEY STILL WON’T STOP KISSING-
SOMEONE HET THE CHAINSAW IM ABOUT TO KILL MYSELF WHILST IN THE PROCESS OF KILLING THE COUPLE
Speedy Katrina IKR- They still won’t stop kissing huh? Lemme push them off-
WTF- GUYS I TRIED TO PUSHED THEM OFF BUT THE ROBOT SAID TO WAIT THEN-
"Hope that this perfect cycle never ends"
This movie was depressing, yet cheerful. It's a true masterpiece. I would LOVE to watch a full movie of this! Like, the cycle keeps going on and on, then it's the daughter that tries to break the cycle, I feel like that would make it more complete. I know it sounds cliche, but cliches are what makes something good for me
This Model Society is actually dying off. Each of it's families only has one child. There would need to be 2.13 children per mother for stable growth.
Actually, if you look at the others, they do sometimes have 2 or more children, just the families focused on didn't
@@cassiel5630 Which others? I didn't see any families with more than one child. And the broadcaster at 0:28 even specified that a model family consits of a father, mother and one boy or girl :3
Edit: True! In "being pretty" and "don't feed the freak" I've seen families with two children.
That’s what I was thinking, like they are literally destroying their population, they should all have at least 2 kids
@@wassermellonie I think they're talking about the other shorts in this series. For example, in the first short, "Being Pretty", there's a family with two children.
Willow Wisp I agree there are indeed families with more than one child
Imagine being an alien and seeing this dark shit. I would turn the ship straight around.
Crying that that's what your brain came up with from that. I love it.
I’d just ask for permission to nuke the shit out of that planet, then retire from space faring and live the rest of my life on my home planet.
if I was an alien and see this shit I’d help the species that are being brainwashed by robots
If I am an alien, I would take some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show
What if the aliens live like this and think our way of life is freaky
I enjoy how it leaves you to make connections without holding your hand like so many animations do
Wow! Bravo! Simple, meaningful, touching...terrifying! Hits close to home.
The darkest part is how every one only had one kid, meaning they are not replacing them selves, this is a slow death of the human race.
But in previous episodes they have two kids
The dad was just shooting blanks....
Population control maybe?
Kinda like real life, except more honest and less horific.
Honestly, this is what we need. Humans have overpopulated the world. It's not very sustainable. A law such as not having more than 2 kids could drastically lower our population and relax our natural resources quite a bit more.
so so so the robot that showed up at their house had a weird scratch on its abdomen, and I at first noticed because I was like "haha loser" until I also saw that the robot that killed them didn't have it, so it was a different one. this just shows that the bots seem to have personality with a mask of pleasantries, but they're just soulless robots.
Or the robots are all connected to the hive mind with database of all "memories".
@@toh3674 That's what I thought it was too
Maybe Joe is not the robot...but the AI running the city (and the robot). All robot are "Joe"
You guys clearly didn't watch the "Making Of" video- it's not any of these replies. These are two completely separate robots. They have no shared memories, neither have any more power than the other. Joe isn't the scratched Handyman's name, he doesn't have one. Joe is simply what the Robinsons call him, because they're human and they formed a connection with him. The second Handyman went along with it because he doesn't care. He just gets his job done, and if that means going by Joe like the first did than so be it.
True politicians
The bigger question is how Autodale survives when each couple only has one child...
I don’t know why this randomly showed up for me, but I just binge watched the series, and I’m hooked!
Interesting that the masks said “ugly” not “old”
I think their ugly masks suggest that they aren't what the robots would consider fine
its because this is just the most recent part to a whole animated series that this guy is making. the first video is called " Being Pretty" | Dystopian Animated Short Film (2017)
The channel has a playlist called "Autodale: The Animated Series", I highly recommend watching them in the order of the playlist, there's a lot more to this story than what is shown here, and i found the "making of" videos to especially full of information on the whole story so far!
@@finthefishsep20toma oh ok good to know
The reason why is because no one considers them pretty if they cant raise a child, they have to be killed.
oof, basiclly, they explained, being ugly means that it's grown old (liek what you said)
their have been used already, and need to be dead or something.
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Spoilers
Honestly I was waiting for the “Dark Twist” this whole time (other than them being brainwashed) and when the music cut when the father was looking at Joe I thought he was going to rebel. But no, he just thanks Joe right before the robot kills them. I, kind of absolutely love it.
this was kinda surprising and wonderfuly dark
That is masterful writing right there
Especially with the way it shows him grabbing his arm
It's a propaganda film, so they couldn't rebel or the film wouldn't have been broadcast.
SakiNaoko is it though? I feel like they’re propaganda film wouldn’t show the “Ugly” People being killed
every now and then I remember this exists and I rewatch it
The robots have a shared hard drive of memories.. So yes, it's the same robot, regardless of the body used, since all of the robots are the same robot..
if every model family has only one child the Cycle will end rather quickly
But i think there not only model families
you're RIGHT :o
open borders
Just never stop having children and the cycle will never end
You right
We see the *confirmation* that the ''adult'' citizens are indeed quite complicent and compliant with their 'condition' and are actually are not ''closely'' enslaved; they truly adore this system; and proudly wore their masks
Brainwashing at its finest tbh. Although it makes me wonder how many generations of "defective" humans it took to reach the current model of "use and disposal" (although there still seems to be those that realize the system is fucked up/get singled out and attempt to escape). As well as it makes me wonder what new adults are told about their parents after they leave the house tbh. How the hell do you spin "oh they were killed and dropped into a pit" in a way that's not horrifying and would make anyone emotionally attached to his parents nope the fuck out? How deep goes the brainwashing go, that people will happily walk into their deaths and even thank their murderer? So many questions. Autodale keeps managing to fascinate and completely horrify me lmao
@@katsucandy Agreed. They 'taught' them meanwhile they're young and managable; along with the inclusion of ''special'' people; those that are 'bright' enough to realize they live on the butcher farm. Maybe the adults've told that their parents're... ''retired'' ?
Akin to the blade runner's retiring of used replicants
Well, it's a propaganga film, of course they'll be happy.
@@SakiNaoko I mean; this is more of a documentary/documentation.
We see the life cycle; the explaination. Not a strict propaganda
@@thedoruk6324 True. But it's still played.
I love how everyone is like this is fine when people are literally being killed
This reminds me of the book ‘the giver’! It’s a wonderful animation!
"Deepest apologies, but duty calls!"
Starts with that, finishes with that.
It would seem the cycle never ends..
It would seem the cycle never ends..
It would seem the cycle never ends..
It would seem the cycle never ends..
It would seem the cycle never ends!!
Joe: *Executing people*
*Pauses*
"Oh hey it's those lovely couple!"
Joe: sOrRy, dUtY cAllS
*kills them*
NOW THATS A LOT A *DAMAGE*
I was... kinda hoping the cycle would never end...
Why I’m traumatized
Who is Joe?