It really sucks that penny’s stuck in a cycle in such a toxic environment trying to make their dad proud, only to end up covering mistakes with even worse things. Idk there’s just something eerie with how things are suddenly back to “normal” after penny almost died trying to save themselves.
The company was able to take something penny loved (fighting/roughhousing) and turn it into a monotonous and soulless task. having her do the same thing every day, only the joy of fighting is removed because instead of being a playful activity the company pushes her to her limits. As she goes on penny learned that she is easily replaceable, and not truly valued as the company originally made it seem. They work her until she is horribly injured and can't continue on producing the quality of work she had originally. So they replace her with a fresh clone, and start the process over again. By the time OG penny reaches the clone she is injured and has already lost all hope as Penny had. Recognizing the clones hopelessness, she frees her instead of killing her. It probably will not break the cycle, as even that clone was replaceable. But she was able to reclaim her identity, she now knows that she is worth more than the work she produced at the company, and she is able to move on with her life. It didn't help that her father was work obsessed, pushing the idea that work is the most important thing in someone's life. Even though The father seemingly has no job or hobbies of his own. Other than rewatching the same thing on the TV over and over again. He pushes on this toxic mentally he either wishes he had or wants to pass on to penny. While he's blind to how it affects her. As always, I love all of Vewns videos. Always so thought provoking and well crafted. Will definitely be rewatching this over and over for the next few days
I dunno about that, he probably goes to work when she’s supposed to and is on the couch when he gets back like how most stereotypical dad characters are. Also it was implied that he just cares about her actually working instead of doing nothing and also asks if everything is okay. That’s not toxic she just has problems being honest
the business card : ♍◾▪♓⚫♌⬛◼♏ ...imagine if a fucking language like that actually developed and people tried to communicate with it. That would suck ass. Thank God there's over eight thousand other languages to communicate in.
i love how every location is drawn at an angle or drawn as if everything is further away. hell some parts look like you're somehow looking down on that location while being in the location. and it all portrays anxiety, depression and dissacosiation so well, amazing
And it's like you lived another life but when you look back it doesn't quite make sense and you can't really explain why it felt like it did with words and it's kind of terrifying i like this video
So okay, I'm kind of piggy backing here so I apologize to anyone who might be annoyed by this but I'm trying to decifer the video and so far I haven't got much, we have a city of cats who are very focused on death, and cats are known for the legend of having nine lives, the eight ball tells her she will die which has the obvious message of nothing lasts forever but also because it's an "eight ball" might it also imply that she's on her final life? And her trying to shoot her clone might also imply she attempted suicide after suffering the corporate nightmare? None of this ties in with eachother well and I'm not sure if I'm just overanalyzing the shit out of a simple animation or just missing the obvious and I need some assistance
I feel so bad for the characters in Vewn's animations, I wish they could all have a happier ending but of course, in real life it never does seem to be that way. poor cats
i didnt understand shit, but still, the animation and the sheer work put onto this is incredible, the way the music blends in with everything, and even just the tiny little details like the sounds playing in bpm with the music, i love this
I love how in the scenes by the table and hospital, despite the fact that the table and room are small, vewn chooses perspective that makes it seem as though Penny and her father are physically far away from each other, just like they are emotionally distant.
yea but consider that: - the pressure to work by her father - the two don't really spend a lot of time together - penny doesn't tell her father about what she's going through just because he's chill doesn't mean that the two aren't emotionally distant
I love the full circle. Poking at and first looking at a dead body brought Penny into the cycle of violence, until it spit her out at the end when she was the body being poked at. Truly great work.
i think its a more realistic portrayal. a lot of us had parents who were well meaning but just too tired and beaten by everything, or drugged up already to do it right. You can still love them and know that they messed up.
I like how tiny Vewn’s characters are in comparison to everyone and everything else around them, I can’t exactly describe the feeling it gives off but it certainly is despairing
Ahh, yes, that feeling of glorious and terrifying scale. Might I point you in the direction of the manga BLAME! by Tsutomu Nihei for more of that? The author studied Architecture, so his sense of scale is impeccable
I'd say it's kafkaesque, much more than Blame!. The feeling of omnipresent government control and an overbearing father figure you can't seem to please Is much more in tune with this than the cyberpunk megastructures of Blame!. It's not so much that the city itself is even really that big, as we see there are suburbs. It's much more that they're trapped there
I'm not sure how to articulate what i want to convey, but Penny and how she immediately was on the defense about labor (productivity) from her father resonated with me, and how she took a job into a field that can literally kill her, just to satiate that desire to not be seen as a failure. But ultimately in the end it's all a cyclic pattern despite the grief, anguish, efforts it is all self defeating.
I 100% feel like you should pitch this or any ideas you have to adult swim! They thrive off of content like this and the world needs more creativity like yours
@@wildKawaAdult Swim isn't apart of the coorporate machine. Look in on how it started off, show after show was made by people who animated to show it to people or attempt to make a name for themselves. And the video isn't soley on the coorporate machine. Militarism, distance between child and parent, poverty, crime etc.
I love the character development with Penny. In the beginning, she had to fight the intern who had darts. Even when outmatches, she still manages to win. But she becomes haunted by the violence, symbolized by the red cats trickling down her face like blood. But later when she is running away from the guards, she goes for a kick to the balls, even though she’s capable of doing much more. She actively tries to inflict less pain to others as the story progresses :)
A kick to the balls is by far the most pain she could inflict in that time frame. Even just a slight breeze up against my gonads and I'm out for the count
My translations so far: 0:31 Breaking news 0:34 Shooting caught on tape 1:01 Beverages / We sell scraps 1:21 Boss 1:22 Buss stop 2:04 fight in local store 3:06 Contract 3:15 LIVE 3:32 Dead Alive 4:46 Winner 10:06 Staff only / Do not enter So far I’ve been able to match up the letters A B C D E F G H I K L N O P R S T U V W Y If anyone is able to figure out any other letters or translations please let me know!!
0:00 Cat with gun (poster on the wall) 0:23 do not enter | no soliciting | not allowed | do not cross (signs on the fens) 0:33 great eat war death toll reaches new world re... (in news ticker) 1:01 zone | store | oil sludge slop | ____ | we sell scraps | beverages | liquid 1:57 june (on calendar) 2:03 taken hostage by militia(x) life... (in news ticker) 2:30 2:40 cat services 3:42 and the winner is (xxx) Penny 4:23 7:06 Penny 5:20 6:04 loser 6:39 terrorist killed by eatopolis army (in news ticker) 7:52 Welcome home 8:58 push button for 9:22 they re gonna fight 9:40 no parking 10:05 do not enter | staff only Z - like five dots on the dice J - similar to K but wider Q - white square with shadow below it And there is only mailbox shape left, that used like letter through the video, but interpreting it like X brings no meaning.
At 30 this hits home. You know the truth, but can you stop it when your family buys in? Love the multi levels on this- and the scratch pen style. The use of distorting space with the perspective is on point!
I don't know why, but I understand and relate to this. It comes off as nonsense almost but in my heart I really felt it. The feeling of suffering for approval, the notion of being easily replicated and replaced, the lack of care and understanding from everyone around you and the desire to free yourself from this magic-8 ball locked destiny. It truly is brilliant in that way and I'm glad I found it. Thanks for making this
vewn uploading is like a national event. also love the dylan kanner music. its incredible that this exists. thank you for what you do for smart and independant animation
Every vewn video leaves me with a feeling I can't explain. Like calmness and relaxation (the music, art style and color scheme) with a side of melancholy and disturbedness (the themes and story)
Vewn's animations have layers - some are silly, while others are downright disturbing but real. There's no amount of likes that's adequate for the fantastical level of their work.
This 13 minutes long production of unravelling plot and animation enriched my day in many more ways than I thought it would. Just blown away. The effects of this will last to me for a week at least. Bravo.
Interesting to see how the father is also obsessed/entranced by violence in a way that Penny is. Replaying the violence on the television and constantly seeing it (knowing that Penny got into a fight at work 'on the news' shows how broadcasted even mild violence is) leaves him in some kind of trance. A contrast to how desensitized he is vs. Penny who's freshly processing everything, maybe?
I think that's more the point than just "desensitization to violence", because of course it's a world desensitized to violence, but with all the things that actually happen around Penny, her friend getting in the army amidst some dystopian military reform, to just seeing death around her, and then the pressure of "hey, I need a job", Penny dug that hole for herself only to slowly get up and realize what she thought was ok was really messed up, which applies to a lot of things in life, especially when you're pressured to follow it. I figure that's what the cats bleeding out of her were too, the violent side being evicted.
My theory on this is that tis about the glorification and normalization of violence and other fucked up shit in society. It opens with the blue cat asking Penny if she wants to see a dead body, something treated as a cool little waste of time rather than “holy shit this guys dead”. They smoke afterwards, which shows that self destructive stuff like that is readily available to kids (at least I think they’re kids), also represented in the scenes of her in the bar, being allowed to drink. At work, their idea of fun is fighting each other, and Pennys dad is shown mindlessly rewinding murder scenes on tv, not seeming to care and treating it like a regular occurrence and mindless entertainment. Then the guy Penny meets gives her, a young, impressionable kid a job solely to brutalize other cats for entertainment. She is even shown how little she matters to the company she works for when she sees the cloning chamber full of replacements. Not to mention the fucked up irony of the blue cat being sent to the military for being a delinquent, when his job there is to commit crimes against humanity. He is shown as nonchalant about even this, showing his gun to Penny like a new toy (“at least I get a gun!” “Oh yeah, that’s pretty cool.”) and sends a postcard to her saying “I killed someone today” as if he was describing a vacation. This character in general is rather nonchalant about violence, even casually coming into the bar with a gun just to be alone with Penny. The military is very prominent and oppressive here and all wear the same human mask (perhaps representing the concept of The Man?) and when Penny is hurt and laying on the ground, instead of helping her an authority figure chastises her, telling her not to trespass. She wears the bag on her head and escapes the facility with her clone, not even seeming to know why, and is shown as a wanted figure. She abandons the bag and the video ends with her and her father rewinding another death on TV. The cycle of violence repeats. While not as extreme in real life as it is here, society does still have these issues. In the internet age, things that people shouldn’t even be thinking about are shown to us constantly, 24/7. Bad news is reported on much more frequently than good news, and all this violence and death is heavily normalized and desensitized to us “yeah it sucks, but it happens all the time, who cares?” And even glorified, with the military and the police constantly being shown as “heroes” despite the horrors they constantly commit. Kids are shown this stuff and constantly brag about how much gore they see on TikTok and stuff, of course at a much younger age than ANYONE should be when exposed to this. It’s fucked. And it’s normal. It shouldn’t be, but it is. Anyways end Ted talk lol, I doubt anyone finds this but hope ppl like it anyways
Wow this is just filled with so many interpretations. I see it following how vulnerable teenagers who have clearly faced some trauma are preyed upon by exploitative corporations (the company worker approaching Penny at the bus stop, the room full of cats like Penny, as well as the cat that takes her place is representative of this) and the military. It touches on the way companies overwork and attach no value to their workers, seeing them as "expendable". The theme of death and pain is prevalent throughout, seen through the demons that "leak" out of Penny and her reaction to Davey killing; I think the way he wears a ski mask and she wears a bag on her head symbolizes the guilt/shame they feel for how they've harmed people and how they attempt to "mask" their own identity from themselves. It also shows Penny's evolution throughout, how she goes from combative and almost bloodthirsty to leaving that essence behind as she discovers the horrors of her new job, slowly realizing the system is against her and she is being pit against those who are in the same position of hierarchy as her, all vulnerable people being preyed upon; all this is followed by her raid of the corporation building and "saving" the other cat, which symbolizes a protest/riot against the system. But the two exploited cats both go forward with their own lives and Penny goes home to replay the television like her dad once did, showing how the system instills generational trauma and leads to Penny's protesting efforts being futile against powerful organizations. The 8-ball represents Penny's uncertainty and naivety throughout, and she eventually no longer uses it, saving the other cat from its position of naivety instead. The replaying of the TV overall represents the sensationalization of media and our desensitization to it. Just wow; an incredible piece of work! If anyone has any other thoughts or interpretations, feel free to reply to this comment because WOW there is so much art and prose packed into this 13 minute video, conveyed beautifully through vewn's unique art style.
this is so well written and i love every part of it. i also saw the cat that replaced Penny as another part of herself, how she tried to go and kill it off- maybe as a way to repress that part of her that fought- but changed her mind, and took the other cat with her. they parted ways, like how you'd understand that person as yourself, but as the you in the past and not the you now. how you kinda accept parts of yourself or who you used to be as you get older. i love vewn's work and how such simple art and short animation can leave so much to be interpreted
I completely agree with everything that has been written so far. ❤️ I also think that the version of Penny with the gun is representative of one's ability to combat their generational trauma with outside help. His friend handed Penny the gun when he entered the building so that Penny could save the alternate version of himself. Here, his friend is showing him what he has learned throughout his life. With this knowledge, Penny returns to a younger, unscarred version of himself. This shows how one can actively work to change themselves when given the help needed. Penny escapes the system for a time and lives with his untainted youth, but this is where his path diverges. One version of himself picks up and moves on to the unknown. The other version of Penny stays in his comfort zone and returns to his old habits. This video shows how one can take their trauma and move on, or it can show how people fail to escape their cycles. Vewn did such a good job with this video, and I really enjoyed reading your guys comments as well, they were all so well written.
Penny had a really good friend. I seriously can't get over how this was somehow comforting and distressing all at the same time! You had such interesting and out there shots, and I loved how simple the characters were in this crazy scenario!
"am i going to die?" "i have another job lined up i swear" "should he trust me" "you have to fight" "i dont think your a degenerate" "am i going to win?" "read the sign, do not enter" "i killed someone today" "are you ok" "arent you that cat on tv" "whats with the bag" "davey, is that you?" "is she gonna kill me?" "shouldnt you finish the job?" "so what now?" Depression, addiction, mental ilness, morality.
God the style is just incredible to me, like just everything about your animations just sticks in my head it’s more memorable than any other style of storytelling to me, and let alone THE STORIES!!!
you know if wevn videos make yok feel nostalgia You probably did play great escape game series by pastel games when you were little. their drawing styles are quite similar
I just wanted to say. Your videos right now are helping me stay sane. Especially Catropolis. It's a beautiful short film and it brings a very specific vibe to it. It calms me.
The world needs more content like this. Animated indie content with heart put into it and with a quality comparable to a good TV show. Content that pushes boundaries and tells fresh stories.
One of your most impressive animations to date. The almost childlike style has been polished to perfection, resulting in an especially mind bending first watch. I'm sure there's a bunch of symbolism I'm too stupid to notice on my first watch, but I'll give deciphering it a try. I feel like this work delves into a lot of different topics, the news, the military, how companies abuse their workers, and how all these systems maintain a cycle of violence. However, I feel like the underlying theme is how desensitized we've become to all of it. We see people constantly rewind the TV to the same segment and just repeat it over and over again as if to dull the shock to a point of normalcy. This could relate to how the news removes the horrible reality from actual tragedies to make them more appealing. There is never fear or happiness expressed here. No smiles, no frowns, just the blank expression best embodies by the mask all the soldiers. There are some notable exceptions such as when the the cats are fighting or when Penny first sees the body. I interpret this as a result of penny's young age. As for other things like the cloning or the red cat thing, I have no clue. Honestly this could all be wrong so take it with a grain of salt. I also keep editing this because I keep realizing new and smart details and potential connections I've missed. Since writing this comment originally there have been several great ideas posed in the comments that I will lay out here. The first is that the red cats represent anxiety posed by rust the wolf. At first I was a bit hesitant about this, but I think it's correct. Not only cause it's little people literally crawling in your skin, but also in the way it is used. In one shot the cats come out of a trophy one of the clones earned, possibly signifying feeling inferior to those who are more successful than you. Then there's the theory that the clones signify how replaceable any employee is within the system and how companies take advantage of their talent first proposed by berry bestie. I think this just makes sense. I don't feel the need to cite specific examples because i think this just fits in really well with the rest of the narrative and tone. I have also come to the conclusion that as a whole this upload is about how awful the status quo is now. After all the fucked up shit Penny endured, the rights abuses, the exploration and the physical injuries, it just ends with her sitting on the couch with her dad, neither of them acknowledging what happened, as if everything is completely normal. That would be because everything that happened here is normal.
@@tentativegazer I like the interpretation you've got from this. I will add something, the way you interpret something can differ from what the artist wanted to show, but it's still valid.
The song that goes “Just another one bartender” “alright” is stuck in my head. Also like the high pitched notes that feel off appearing throughout the music.
The layers to this are crazy. So many ways to interpret Davey's transition from worker to soldier to robber, Penny's transition from worker to fighter to baghead to criminal to TV watcher, and the masks and incompetence of the soldiers. Just amazing.
@@novicenoobtube450 Looked it up It was actually called "line boiling", or the nickname given by Tom Snyder, an animator, "squigglevision" Still pretty close tho
this is awesome!! i love the nostalgic feel of this, and like everything about it, coming back to this after i first seen it is just satisfying. awesome as always vewn!
It’s amazing how every animation vewn creates has some sort of deep meaning, it’s extremely intriguing, yet so depressing most of the time.. I love that feeling.
@@pizzacat33 there are a bunch of comments on what this video could mean with many different opinions, that’s my favorite part! Getting to figure out and puzzle together other peoples thoughts on vewns videos!
@@UrParentalFigure this video at first was very weird. I thiugh it was some sort of cartoon. But then this turned out to be very interesting & has meaning I need to find after watching many times lol
this is actually really good social commentary on todays (mostly western) outlook on work. penny had something they were passionate about, an agent found that passion and the corporation paid a good salary for penny to sell their soul. and pennys friend too, he is a "social outcast", so his parents sent him to the army to get some discipline, knowingly sacrificing his innocence in the process.
Oh yeah because China India Korea Vietnam and Japan are known for great working conditions. You say western as if you don't know what you're talking about but repeating other people who don't know what they're talking about.
I was confident this masterpiece is several years old. When I saw “thanks to my patrions” I decided to check the publication date. Imagine my surprise when I found out it is few DAYS old
I'm seeing a lot about the glamourization of violence, and I think that's a theme, but I also feel like there was a bigger theme of identity here. Early on, Penny and her friend are obviously characterized as kids, or rather probably teenagers just about to become adults. They have jobs but they're still afraid of their parents' authority (as seen by "my dad's gonna kill me" and being shipped to boot camp). Penny lives in a culture of violence, yes, military law seems to exist and virtual children are being handed guns and made to use them ("I killed someone today"). It surrounds her, it's glamourized, and when she has a talent for it, she's also glamourized, made special, instantly vaulted to the elite. She's given enough money to inspire awe, and she only has to hurt people to get it. Later when this lifestyle begins to take a toll on her, she clearly feels trapped, and begins to behave as if she is numb to it. This is what she wanted, this is what society wanted for her, this is the best life possible as was presented to her. People love her, but she isn't happy. When people begin to admire her for what she does, she immediately distances herself from her identity in a classic way -- a bag over her head. "Why the bag?" "I dunno." She can't understand why she doesn't want this. Everybody should want this, but she doesn't. Then, Penny finds out there's more, more people behind a door waiting to do what she does. Maybe they used her to help them create them. This doesn't just feel like a matter of "clones waiting for war", this feels like a matter of "big entities distill what makes you special out of you so they can mass produce people just like you". Look at the entertainment industries especially. They began to take her very identity, and they had as much claim to it as her at that point. It wasn't her own self, any more. Then she begins to literally "lose herself", the blood she's shedding literally flees from captivity, it closes her eyes to her situations, it crawls away from her wounds to escape when she herself is trapped. When she frees the clone, she only frees one clone. Where are the others? I don't think it was about freeing clones. I think it was about taking her identity, her sense of self, back from the people who turned it, and her, into a commodity. It was about freeing herself from the captivity of success, and instead pursuing happiness. "What will you do now?" they don't know, but Penny takes off the bag. She is herself again, and even her captors no longer seem to recognize her just minutes later. She goes home and sits with her dad and tries to go back to her old life. Is it happy, is it sad? I don't know, but it's certainly life.
I got to that point too but you missed one important detail which adds even more sense to it the sign “do not enter here” which means that she had that thought before entering the job or even after job when she was feeling good and after that suddenly she realised that there are and will be many people like that and that this isn’t her anymore also the detail that guard didn’t want her to enter means he didn’t want her to realise that. (Let me know your opinion about this)
Did you see the video? In your 6th paragraph you said that as soon as people start admiring penny, she starts using the bag. That's not it at all. There's no admiration, only one instance of recognition and she puts on the bag after she gets fired because "they" don't need her anymore because they have another "her." She wears the bag because she doesn't want to be recognized as the person on TV because it's not her. I think you got lost in your own sauce. Also at the end you said she started pursuing happiness. I don't see anything to support that at all. She returns to the mundane that she resented before because now she's learned a lesson about how her brush with success didn't afford her happiness, but now she knows just how much trouble she can get into by baulking against the status quo. It's bleak. That's the point.
my favorite parts of this is how they orange cat (idk names sry lol) she slowly is destroying herself , and that was what seemed the only way to make the father proud
God this is lovely. Even with all the violence and terror- this is still just a cat trying to get by with what they have and seeking approval despite it all. The Magic 8 ball is also such a simple and human thing- asking some strange force to reassure yourself of your trustworthiness is a bit too real. The exploitation of the youth's violence and fighting spirit- ugh, insane shit.
My interpretation of this is that it is about exploitation of the youth. The blue cat was exploited by becoming a solider. Penny was exploited for something she was good at, fighting. The clones of her represent the fact that she was disposable and as soon as she wasn’t making money she could be replaced.
“My parents are sending me to boot came. They think I’m a degenerate .” “I don’t think you’re a degenerate” “Yeah.. at least I get a gun though wanna see” Was so dry but couldn’t stop laughing
i usually dont understand these till i read the comments, but i always love the big picture. every time, the whole video as one entity fills me with love for the characters, style, and music. plus an emotion i cant describe or explain, but it always makes me want to create my own art with the same feeling, and for that i love it even more. id really like to be able to animate like vewn
Very relatable, I’ve just watched all her RUclips videos, and it’s clear that not all of them are some big metaphor, and as she grows, her work becomes more refined and the line between nonsense and metaphor kinda blurs, but in a way where it still all feels like quality well thought out content, I hope someday I can do the same, because this shit is awesome
@@potatoboy6094yes exactly! i love blurring the line between metaphors and nonsense in a weird surreal way, i love it cause me personally im a pretty daydreamy guy so i think about some weird stuff a lot, and i have real vivid dreams sometimes, but also im autistic so i don’t understand metaphors super well, i usually need it to be explained so when i create art i put some little symbolism in there that’s easy to understand, plus a lot of things have meanings that only make sense to me (relating to personal experience) so yeah idk i just love these weird dreamy slightly unnerving animations :)
I came across this while tripping when it first came out and it took me forever to find it again. This is so good. I had such an amazing trip and absolutely love your animation style.
0:22 do not enter, do not cross, no soliciting, not allowed 0:34 breaking news , shooting caught on tape 1:00 store, beverages, zone 1:19 boss 1:28 bas stop 1:40 cat services, 3312 pawprint rd ( road) 1:47 buy it, metro 1:56 june (?) 2:03 breaking news, fight at local store 2:24 cat with a gun 2:41 president 3:03 contract 3:15 live 3:26 3,2,1 go 3:30 dead Alive Do not enter 3:45 and the winner is Penny, applause 6:05 loser 6:40 breaking news terrorist killed by 7:28 sinner or winner 7:53 welcome home 8:58 push button for 9:19 no loitering 9:23 they re gonna fight 9:28 bar 9:42 no parking 10:06 do not enter, staff only 11:25 products, stuff, bar 11:28 drank 11:57 hotel I can't decipher some phrases, please write
to add on: below 'beverages' it says 'liquid' the 'store' I think says it sells 'oil/sludge/slop' and 'we sell scraps' 'cat wish a gun' is probably 'cat with a gun'
Not really. Maybe to like, white suburban kids. But lifes fucked up for a lot of us. This tells our story. Childhood trauma takes years to undo. This is a traumatized asf kid. A good ending is possible, and that's through Jamie and self-development, possibly through moving out of the city but that's outside the scope of this story. Closeness, love, humanisim, is the inverse of trauma and capitalism.
“my parents are sending me to boot camp. they said i was a degenerate or something.” “i don’t think you’re a degenerate.” i keep coming back to listen to this audio. my parents sent me away to the troubled teen industry for 7 months when i was 16/17. i never received any kind of justice after being sent away, and i doubt i ever will. but this audio calms me down everytime. i wasn’t a degenerate - i was sick.
@@pepelucho1751dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)rət/ an immoral or corrupt person. "get out of my house, you degenerate!" verb /dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt/ decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally. "the quality of life had degenerated" that term is incorrectly used to refer to gay people.
I love the use of distance and space between subjects and objects to express emotion and feeling. Seeing how big the table was made to look when the cat was talking to the dad then changed in perspective to show they were actually sitting pretty close. Interesting
I started to notice that when penny finally encountered herself up close too. They both were afraid at first but after escaping and just sitting with one another, didn’t even know what to do.
Right! Like how at the beginning, you think Penny and her friend's windows are right up against each other, but at the end you realize Penny's house is very isolated.
@@isaacsevin1343I wouldn’t say very isolated. When David gets picked up by the tank we can see their homes are maybe 20 feet apart. But at the end we only see penny’s home, because it’s what she’s focused on now
i was JUST looking at this channel the other day, thinking, ‘i wonder when we’ll be able to see a new animation.’ this is incredible as literalli everi single one of your pieces of art are
i always love the dispassioned monotone of the voicework in contrast to the truamatic content. all of vewns videos have this feeling of hopeless despair but the characters always sound bored and resigned to it. it really adds a layer of 'shit be that way sometimes'
Gosh the blood cats crawling out of the banages makes my skin crawl. I'm so happy Dylan Kanner did the music for this too he's so amazing! What an amazing film that feels so true to what everything feels like right now. Thank you vewn for making this, it's art like this that feels necessary
For all the people who are wondering the language shown in this video is called "Windings" I can't found a particular reason why vewn preferred to use this language, my theory is that he uses it symbolically for the country that cats live in (It can be a country from the real world or a country from a fictional world that vewn has created where the most horrible aspects of the normalization and commercialization of violence are summarized) There are many things that might or might not mean something but overall it's a very good story.
Love this to bits. Violence is our output when we can’t express ourselves with words when we’re overwhelmed, with the result that people will hate us more. Everything being written in wingdings (I presume?) stresses devastatingly this feeling of being excluded from all the others, of not understanding and not being understood… both outside and at home, with the father figure seeming so distant. A work of genius, true art.
reminds me of this girl who stabbed another girl in the hand, with a pair of scissors ,at school. except they didnt know she was being bullied by the girl she stabbed.
the weird thing is the dad isn't even a bad guy he's just kind of hollow like he's already been beaten so he doesn't really know how to care for others anymore besides the basic are you okay he still loves you he just doesn't really know how to express it at all
I really enjoy watching this type of content. The visuals are eerie, the way the characters speak are funny and to the point, music is amazing, and the way the dad and Penny rewinds the TV segment is really interesting
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It really sucks that penny’s stuck in a cycle in such a toxic environment trying to make their dad proud, only to end up covering mistakes with even worse things. Idk there’s just something eerie with how things are suddenly back to “normal” after penny almost died trying to save themselves.
I look forward to seeing everyone's conspiracies at the end
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Hmmm...
does anyone know what's the name of the song at the end
@@TimSzabo nnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhhnhnhnhnhnhnhnnhnhnnnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnnhnhnhnhnhunhnhhnhnhnhn
The company was able to take something penny loved (fighting/roughhousing) and turn it into a monotonous and soulless task. having her do the same thing every day, only the joy of fighting is removed because instead of being a playful activity the company pushes her to her limits. As she goes on penny learned that she is easily replaceable, and not truly valued as the company originally made it seem. They work her until she is horribly injured and can't continue on producing the quality of work she had originally. So they replace her with a fresh clone, and start the process over again. By the time OG penny reaches the clone she is injured and has already lost all hope as Penny had. Recognizing the clones hopelessness, she frees her instead of killing her. It probably will not break the cycle, as even that clone was replaceable. But she was able to reclaim her identity, she now knows that she is worth more than the work she produced at the company, and she is able to move on with her life.
It didn't help that her father was work obsessed, pushing the idea that work is the most important thing in someone's life. Even though The father seemingly has no job or hobbies of his own. Other than rewatching the same thing on the TV over and over again. He pushes on this toxic mentally he either wishes he had or wants to pass on to penny. While he's blind to how it affects her.
As always, I love all of Vewns videos. Always so thought provoking and well crafted. Will definitely be rewatching this over and over for the next few days
i was trying to make sense of this video, ngl. this cleared things up for me, so thanks :)
God bless you for explaining this nonsense
I dunno about that, he probably goes to work when she’s supposed to and is on the couch when he gets back like how most stereotypical dad characters are.
Also it was implied that he just cares about her actually working instead of doing nothing and also asks if everything is okay. That’s not toxic she just has problems being honest
Exactly it's a nod to exploited labor and bad parenting
@@CaptainFracture I totally agree. The dad is also voiced by Vewn's dad so she humanized him.
“We should grab some snacks from 🔷🔹▫️🔲♍️”
the business card : ♍◾▪♓⚫♌⬛◼♏
...imagine if a fucking language like that actually developed and people tried to communicate with it. That would suck ass. Thank God there's over eight thousand other languages to communicate in.
@@nathan_something imagine trying to learn that language
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duolingo would die
i love how every location is drawn at an angle or drawn as if everything is further away. hell some parts look like you're somehow looking down on that location while being in the location. and it all portrays anxiety, depression and dissacosiation so well, amazing
Actually it looks like my vision every day after I get hit by a mace in the back of the neck
@@kitsunek1471 pretty much
Don’t think this is trying to portray any gay shit like that
nothing is about anxiety or depression. stop being unoriginal, stupid, 4and boring.
this feels like one of those bizarre dreams that means the world to you while its happening but forget a few minutes after waking up
And it's like you lived another life but when you look back it doesn't quite make sense and you can't really explain why it felt like it did with words and it's kind of terrifying
i like this video
@@ztttttr2364 you quite literally define most my dreams perfectly
Yes.
woah
Happened too me last night. Gonna bring it up in counselling, the contents where disturbing...
I like how Penny choosing to free the clone rather than kill her is kind of like breaking the cycle of violence.
So okay, I'm kind of piggy backing here so I apologize to anyone who might be annoyed by this but I'm trying to decifer the video and so far I haven't got much,
we have a city of cats who are very focused on death, and cats are known for the legend of having nine lives, the eight ball tells her she will die which has the obvious message of nothing lasts forever but also because it's an "eight ball" might it also imply that she's on her final life? And her trying to shoot her clone might also imply she attempted suicide after suffering the corporate nightmare? None of this ties in with eachother well and I'm not sure if I'm just overanalyzing the shit out of a simple animation or just missing the obvious and I need some assistance
@@OneFluffyKiriko why everyone has this daffy duck pfp? is that a gang or something..?
@@OneFluffyKiriko WOW I'm now amazed
Violence breeds violence
But in the end it has to be this way
@@littlemoth4956 i've carved my own path, you've followed your wrath
but maybe we're both the same
I feel so bad for the characters in Vewn's animations, I wish they could all have a happier ending but of course, in real life it never does seem to be that way. poor cats
yeah
Yeah it's so sad: (
Ikr, but in a weird way, I kinda like when there's no happy ending because it shows how life really is.
Womp womp
@@_-ZZZ-_ I agree
i didnt understand shit, but still, the animation and the sheer work put onto this is incredible, the way the music blends in with everything, and even just the tiny little details like the sounds playing in bpm with the music, i love this
I think that’s how most felt lol
I love how in the scenes by the table and hospital, despite the fact that the table and room are small, vewn chooses perspective that makes it seem as though Penny and her father are physically far away from each other, just like they are emotionally distant.
good perspective.
That doesn't make much sense though cause the father is very chill so there's no reason they'd be distant
yea but consider that:
- the pressure to work by her father
- the two don't really spend a lot of time together
- penny doesn't tell her father about what she's going through
just because he's chill doesn't mean that the two aren't emotionally distant
@@p6nc9ke This.
I agree
13 minutes of vewn???? its a good month
Hey i know you
a good year even
They did always say June is the happiness month of the year 😎👏🏳️🌈
8ILLY WHAT ARE U DOING HERE LMAO love u
right !!
I love how the dad isn’t questioning her job through the whole film
Kind of weird though, like a Dream almost.
I love the full circle. Poking at and first looking at a dead body brought Penny into the cycle of violence, until it spit her out at the end when she was the body being poked at. Truly great work.
i like how the dad is cool and patient even though he's emotionally distant from penny. its a nice juxtaposition
i think its a more realistic portrayal. a lot of us had parents who were well meaning but just too tired and beaten by everything, or drugged up already to do it right. You can still love them and know that they messed up.
Mf said "juxtaposition" 💀 💀
@@piperbarlow1672 yeah exactly hes kind of like my own dad
@@emilianomunozdiaz9494 QHAT ITS JUST A WORD 😭 ITS THE CORRECT USAGE
@@penntopaper9305 LMAOOO THEY DELETED IT??
I like how tiny Vewn’s characters are in comparison to everyone and everything else around them, I can’t exactly describe the feeling it gives off but it certainly is despairing
Ahh, yes, that feeling of glorious and terrifying scale. Might I point you in the direction of the manga BLAME! by Tsutomu Nihei for more of that? The author studied Architecture, so his sense of scale is impeccable
@@lazydroidproductions1087 Blame is really a great manga
would you believe if i say i can imagine this comment as something a character in the animation would say?
I'd say it's kafkaesque, much more than Blame!. The feeling of omnipresent government control and an overbearing father figure you can't seem to please Is much more in tune with this than the cyberpunk megastructures of Blame!. It's not so much that the city itself is even really that big, as we see there are suburbs. It's much more that they're trapped there
Adventure time killer cat
I'm not sure how to articulate what i want to convey,
but Penny and how she immediately was on the defense about labor (productivity) from her father resonated with me, and how she took a job into a field that can literally kill her, just to satiate that desire to not be seen as a failure. But ultimately in the end it's all a cyclic pattern despite the grief, anguish, efforts it is all self defeating.
I 100% feel like you should pitch this or any ideas you have to adult swim! They thrive off of content like this and the world needs more creativity like yours
Ye
agreed catopolis deserves to be a adult swim show
Yes, make her be part of the coorporate machine! 🙃 Have you even understood anything you saw?
@@wildKawaAdult Swim isn't apart of the coorporate machine. Look in on how it started off, show after show was made by people who animated to show it to people or attempt to make a name for themselves. And the video isn't soley on the coorporate machine. Militarism, distance between child and parent, poverty, crime etc.
@@wildKawabro adult swim is one of the furthest things from “the corporate machine” in the world 💀
I love the character development with Penny. In the beginning, she had to fight the intern who had darts. Even when outmatches, she still manages to win. But she becomes haunted by the violence, symbolized by the red cats trickling down her face like blood. But later when she is running away from the guards, she goes for a kick to the balls, even though she’s capable of doing much more. She actively tries to inflict less pain to others as the story progresses :)
A kick to the balls is by far the most pain she could inflict in that time frame.
Even just a slight breeze up against my gonads and I'm out for the count
idk, i'd probably rather get beat up than kicked in the balls
@@punpunpunyama9271 agreed
You've no idea how much a kick to the balls hurts. Seriously, I'd rather be beaten.
true
What a wild and good ride, and there is so much care put into everything
no replies!? lemme fix that
the real matt
Hi Matthias! I love your channel! Nice to see you here.
My translations so far:
0:31 Breaking news
0:34 Shooting caught on tape
1:01 Beverages / We sell scraps
1:21 Boss
1:22 Buss stop
2:04 fight in local store
3:06 Contract
3:15 LIVE
3:32 Dead Alive
4:46 Winner
10:06 Staff only / Do not enter
So far I’ve been able to match up the letters A B C D E F G H I K L N O P R S T U V W Y
If anyone is able to figure out any other letters or translations please let me know!!
0:00 Cat with gun (poster on the wall)
0:23 do not enter | no soliciting | not allowed | do not cross (signs on the fens)
0:33 great eat war death toll reaches new world re... (in news ticker)
1:01 zone | store | oil sludge slop | ____ | we sell scraps | beverages | liquid
1:57 june (on calendar)
2:03 taken hostage by militia(x) life... (in news ticker)
2:30 2:40 cat services
3:42 and the winner is (xxx) Penny
4:23 7:06 Penny
5:20 6:04 loser
6:39 terrorist killed by eatopolis army (in news ticker)
7:52 Welcome home
8:58 push button for
9:22 they re gonna fight
9:40 no parking
10:05 do not enter | staff only
Z - like five dots on the dice
J - similar to K but wider
Q - white square with shadow below it
And there is only mailbox shape left, that used like letter through the video, but interpreting it like X brings no meaning.
At 30 this hits home. You know the truth, but can you stop it when your family buys in? Love the multi levels on this- and the scratch pen style. The use of distorting space with the perspective is on point!
I don't know why, but I understand and relate to this. It comes off as nonsense almost but in my heart I really felt it. The feeling of suffering for approval, the notion of being easily replicated and replaced, the lack of care and understanding from everyone around you and the desire to free yourself from this magic-8 ball locked destiny. It truly is brilliant in that way and I'm glad I found it. Thanks for making this
All those things and your friends becoming distant as they live their own lives like how davey went to the military then left and became a criminal
You fight for money? If so I there’s a 7 year old I don’t like down the street could you deal with him
but, and the friend in the war, what happen with he (or she)?
Idk I think maybe the magic 8 ball was turning towards the 8ball for maybe a gambling or hope for something
vewn uploading is like a national event. also love the dylan kanner music. its incredible that this exists. thank you for what you do for smart and independant animation
for real! I looked forward to them every year or so!
a international**
Oh ok
@@cecildemedeirosarnaud6778 an international**
International, I would say😳
8:38
I like how the blue cat just robbed the bar while the orange cat is like, "meh, I seen worse."
this is lovely
the perspective when penny and her dad are sitting at the table is good
you can tell they are physically close yet emotionally distant
Every vewn video leaves me with a feeling I can't explain. Like calmness and relaxation (the music, art style and color scheme) with a side of melancholy and disturbedness (the themes and story)
It reminded me of the same vibes when I was discovering NITW
i get that too!
same, vewn inspired me to retake drawing and enjoying life no matter what others thought about me
No one else has explained it better
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Vewn's animations have layers - some are silly, while others are downright disturbing but real.
There's no amount of likes that's adequate for the fantastical level of their work.
their work is awesome, i can’t wait for more!
just like orges
@@tripodman322 And like onions.
9:04 I'm sorry but I LAUGHED 😭
PLEASE 😭😭
This 13 minutes long production of unravelling plot and animation enriched my day in many more ways than I thought it would. Just blown away. The effects of this will last to me for a week at least. Bravo.
The sound design here is incredible to say the least. Every beat, song, and sfx placement just go so well together this is pure art.
i disagree.
@@Vector-777 i disagree with your disagreement
@@adam-yo5ox I agree with your disagreement to the disagreement
I agree to the disagreement.
@@SomberShroud I disagree with your agreeing to the disagreement
Interesting to see how the father is also obsessed/entranced by violence in a way that Penny is. Replaying the violence on the television and constantly seeing it (knowing that Penny got into a fight at work 'on the news' shows how broadcasted even mild violence is) leaves him in some kind of trance. A contrast to how desensitized he is vs. Penny who's freshly processing everything, maybe?
Spread the gospel ❤😊😊
I think that's more the point than just "desensitization to violence", because of course it's a world desensitized to violence, but with all the things that actually happen around Penny, her friend getting in the army amidst some dystopian military reform, to just seeing death around her, and then the pressure of "hey, I need a job", Penny dug that hole for herself only to slowly get up and realize what she thought was ok was really messed up, which applies to a lot of things in life, especially when you're pressured to follow it. I figure that's what the cats bleeding out of her were too, the violent side being evicted.
@@user.not.here.2072 I agree the video itself was good
@@user.not.here.2072 mane wat
@@user.not.here.2072 no
I want to have this type of artstyle, simple, silly, goofy, comfortable to see, it's everything
My theory on this is that tis about the glorification and normalization of violence and other fucked up shit in society. It opens with the blue cat asking Penny if she wants to see a dead body, something treated as a cool little waste of time rather than “holy shit this guys dead”. They smoke afterwards, which shows that self destructive stuff like that is readily available to kids (at least I think they’re kids), also represented in the scenes of her in the bar, being allowed to drink. At work, their idea of fun is fighting each other, and Pennys dad is shown mindlessly rewinding murder scenes on tv, not seeming to care and treating it like a regular occurrence and mindless entertainment. Then the guy Penny meets gives her, a young, impressionable kid a job solely to brutalize other cats for entertainment. She is even shown how little she matters to the company she works for when she sees the cloning chamber full of replacements. Not to mention the fucked up irony of the blue cat being sent to the military for being a delinquent, when his job there is to commit crimes against humanity. He is shown as nonchalant about even this, showing his gun to Penny like a new toy (“at least I get a gun!” “Oh yeah, that’s pretty cool.”) and sends a postcard to her saying “I killed someone today” as if he was describing a vacation. This character in general is rather nonchalant about violence, even casually coming into the bar with a gun just to be alone with Penny. The military is very prominent and oppressive here and all wear the same human mask (perhaps representing the concept of The Man?) and when Penny is hurt and laying on the ground, instead of helping her an authority figure chastises her, telling her not to trespass. She wears the bag on her head and escapes the facility with her clone, not even seeming to know why, and is shown as a wanted figure. She abandons the bag and the video ends with her and her father rewinding another death on TV. The cycle of violence repeats. While not as extreme in real life as it is here, society does still have these issues. In the internet age, things that people shouldn’t even be thinking about are shown to us constantly, 24/7. Bad news is reported on much more frequently than good news, and all this violence and death is heavily normalized and desensitized to us “yeah it sucks, but it happens all the time, who cares?” And even glorified, with the military and the police constantly being shown as “heroes” despite the horrors they constantly commit. Kids are shown this stuff and constantly brag about how much gore they see on TikTok and stuff, of course at a much younger age than ANYONE should be when exposed to this. It’s fucked. And it’s normal. It shouldn’t be, but it is.
Anyways end Ted talk lol, I doubt anyone finds this but hope ppl like it anyways
Agreed
agreed
This is such a great explanation
that's exactly what it's about. it's not far from reality.
Don't say that
this is really really great!
Eyo ur here!
Is that Alex the lion
Aye love your animations!
Hello!
yes it is
this is really really great!!!
4.3M subs with no replies and 3 likes? Lemme fix that.
@@FridgeCold bro
@FridgeCold ooo
@@FridgeColdit might be a bought account
cas van de pol moment :)
“Am I gonna die?”
Eight ball: “Absolutely”
Okay so that thing woke up and chose violence
Wow this is just filled with so many interpretations. I see it following how vulnerable teenagers who have clearly faced some trauma are preyed upon by exploitative corporations (the company worker approaching Penny at the bus stop, the room full of cats like Penny, as well as the cat that takes her place is representative of this) and the military. It touches on the way companies overwork and attach no value to their workers, seeing them as "expendable". The theme of death and pain is prevalent throughout, seen through the demons that "leak" out of Penny and her reaction to Davey killing; I think the way he wears a ski mask and she wears a bag on her head symbolizes the guilt/shame they feel for how they've harmed people and how they attempt to "mask" their own identity from themselves. It also shows Penny's evolution throughout, how she goes from combative and almost bloodthirsty to leaving that essence behind as she discovers the horrors of her new job, slowly realizing the system is against her and she is being pit against those who are in the same position of hierarchy as her, all vulnerable people being preyed upon; all this is followed by her raid of the corporation building and "saving" the other cat, which symbolizes a protest/riot against the system. But the two exploited cats both go forward with their own lives and Penny goes home to replay the television like her dad once did, showing how the system instills generational trauma and leads to Penny's protesting efforts being futile against powerful organizations. The 8-ball represents Penny's uncertainty and naivety throughout, and she eventually no longer uses it, saving the other cat from its position of naivety instead. The replaying of the TV overall represents the sensationalization of media and our desensitization to it. Just wow; an incredible piece of work! If anyone has any other thoughts or interpretations, feel free to reply to this comment because WOW there is so much art and prose packed into this 13 minute video, conveyed beautifully through vewn's unique art style.
this is so well written and i love every part of it.
i also saw the cat that replaced Penny as another part of herself, how she tried to go and kill it off- maybe as a way to repress that part of her that fought- but changed her mind, and took the other cat with her. they parted ways, like how you'd understand that person as yourself, but as the you in the past and not the you now. how you kinda accept parts of yourself or who you used to be as you get older.
i love vewn's work and how such simple art and short animation can leave so much to be interpreted
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@@jes9104 That's such a beautiful interpretation and I absolutely agree! Reconciling with what once was and coming to peace with it before moving on.
so well said
I completely agree with everything that has been written so far. ❤️
I also think that the version of Penny with the gun is representative of one's ability to combat their generational trauma with outside help. His friend handed Penny the gun when he entered the building so that Penny could save the alternate version of himself. Here, his friend is showing him what he has learned throughout his life. With this knowledge, Penny returns to a younger, unscarred version of himself. This shows how one can actively work to change themselves when given the help needed. Penny escapes the system for a time and lives with his untainted youth, but this is where his path diverges. One version of himself picks up and moves on to the unknown. The other version of Penny stays in his comfort zone and returns to his old habits. This video shows how one can take their trauma and move on, or it can show how people fail to escape their cycles. Vewn did such a good job with this video, and I really enjoyed reading your guys comments as well, they were all so well written.
it’s crazy how depressing vewn’s films look like when you’re depressed and how vibrant and alive they are when you aren’t
Perceptions a crazy thing
What if I see it both ways?..
@@MrEvelyn04 I’m not sure, I see it both ways as well.
The waffle house has found it’s new host
😦 oh God, where am I at right now?! What's my stance?!
i always rewatch this every so often
Penny had a really good friend.
I seriously can't get over how this was somehow comforting and distressing all at the same time! You had such interesting and out there shots, and I loved how simple the characters were in this crazy scenario!
I feel likes this fits a famous quote perfectly- “art should comfort the disturb, and disturb the comfortable”
I feel like it's not even that crazy of a scenario. That's what makes it so good.
@@erincarr9411 this is definitely a reflection of current real-world scenarios, that's 4 sure
dropped everything for this
Same tbh
No because same
SAME
same lmfao
yup lmao
I feel like I was just on acid for 13 minutes
"am i going to die?"
"i have another job lined up i swear"
"should he trust me"
"you have to fight"
"i dont think your a degenerate"
"am i going to win?"
"read the sign, do not enter"
"i killed someone today"
"are you ok"
"arent you that cat on tv"
"whats with the bag"
"davey, is that you?"
"is she gonna kill me?"
"shouldnt you finish the job?"
"so what now?"
Depression, addiction, mental ilness, morality.
God the style is just incredible to me, like just everything about your animations just sticks in my head it’s more memorable than any other style of storytelling to me, and let alone THE STORIES!!!
It has an off settling wacky vibe too it
@Henry the banana hi Henry
@Henry the banana you mean snoop man
@Henry the banana I know snoop the dog
Vewn makes me feel better that my animations aren't like, perfectly on model or that my art isn't very good
vewn’s videos feel like something i see online as a kid and don’t remember until later on in life, a weird sense of nostalgia if you will
exactly
Finally someone who gets me
you know if wevn videos make yok feel nostalgia You probably did play great escape game series by pastel games when you were little. their drawing styles are quite similar
Exactly what i thought, now i crave more of it for some reason its like an addiction
I knew about this video an hour after it was uploaded. I never took any intrest in watching it but here i am now a year later.
I just wanted to say. Your videos right now are helping me stay sane. Especially Catropolis. It's a beautiful short film and it brings a very specific vibe to it. It calms me.
The world needs more content like this. Animated indie content with heart put into it and with a quality comparable to a good TV show. Content that pushes boundaries and tells fresh stories.
that’s why we watch Vewn
Nihilistic bullshit?
@@JIMMYUNKNOWN No.
@@iamasalad9080 be quiet, child.
@@JIMMYUNKNOWN You're the one that needs to be quiet, just appreciate the video and or just scroll lol?
One of your most impressive animations to date. The almost childlike style has been polished to perfection, resulting in an especially mind bending first watch. I'm sure there's a bunch of symbolism I'm too stupid to notice on my first watch, but I'll give deciphering it a try. I feel like this work delves into a lot of different topics, the news, the military, how companies abuse their workers, and how all these systems maintain a cycle of violence. However, I feel like the underlying theme is how desensitized we've become to all of it. We see people constantly rewind the TV to the same segment and just repeat it over and over again as if to dull the shock to a point of normalcy. This could relate to how the news removes the horrible reality from actual tragedies to make them more appealing. There is never fear or happiness expressed here. No smiles, no frowns, just the blank expression best embodies by the mask all the soldiers. There are some notable exceptions such as when the the cats are fighting or when Penny first sees the body. I interpret this as a result of penny's young age. As for other things like the cloning or the red cat thing, I have no clue. Honestly this could all be wrong so take it with a grain of salt. I also keep editing this because I keep realizing new and smart details and potential connections I've missed. Since writing this comment originally there have been several great ideas posed in the comments that I will lay out here. The first is that the red cats represent anxiety posed by rust the wolf. At first I was a bit hesitant about this, but I think it's correct. Not only cause it's little people literally crawling in your skin, but also in the way it is used. In one shot the cats come out of a trophy one of the clones earned, possibly signifying feeling inferior to those who are more successful than you. Then there's the theory that the clones signify how replaceable any employee is within the system and how companies take advantage of their talent first proposed by berry bestie. I think this just makes sense. I don't feel the need to cite specific examples because i think this just fits in really well with the rest of the narrative and tone. I have also come to the conclusion that as a whole this upload is about how awful the status quo is now. After all the fucked up shit Penny endured, the rights abuses, the exploration and the physical injuries, it just ends with her sitting on the couch with her dad, neither of them acknowledging what happened, as if everything is completely normal. That would be because everything that happened here is normal.
By far not the best but I agree
I love this perspective
I interpreted the little red cats as anxiety
@@rustythewolf1009 same but I wasn't confident enough go state it for sure
@@tentativegazer I like the interpretation you've got from this. I will add something, the way you interpret something can differ from what the artist wanted to show, but it's still valid.
It doesn't matter, how old we are.
It always matter, how our life is.
Love the random zodiac signs amongst the cat language
The sound design and score is incredible. So much character and movement.
And the music too. Perfectly suits the animation but not taking the stage
@@Dejavu808s that’s what a score is :)
The song that goes “Just another one bartender” “alright” is stuck in my head. Also like the high pitched notes that feel off appearing throughout the music.
The layers to this are crazy. So many ways to interpret Davey's transition from worker to soldier to robber, Penny's transition from worker to fighter to baghead to criminal to TV watcher, and the masks and incompetence of the soldiers. Just amazing.
Why is this making me laugh
love how all text is entirely in wingdings
for literally no reason
translating the lowercase wingdings so you don't have to
cat with a gun - 0:00 0:46 2:23
do not enter - 0:25 3:32 4:59 5:10 10:06
no loitering - 0:25 9:16
not allowed - 0:25
do not cross - 0:25
breaking news - 0:32 6:35
shooting caught on tape / great cat war death toll reaches new world (record) - 0:32
store - 0:59
zone / oil sludge slop(?) / sale / we sell scraps / beverages / liquid 0:59
boss - 1:29
bus stop - 1:29 1:45 8:51
metro - 1:29 1:31
purchase it - 1:31
cat services - 1:40 2:30 2:40 10:01
kk12(?) pawprint rd - 1:40
buy it - 1:45
june - 1:52 2:12 2:20
president - 2:40
contract - 3:05
live / eo(?) - 3:10
3 / 2 / 1 - 3:24
go - 3:25 5:14
alive / dead - 3:32
winnter 3:41 7:26
and the winner is... penny [applause] - 3:41
penny - 4:23 4:35 4:38 7:02
loser - 5:19 6:03
army - 5:55
live / terrorist killed by catopolis army - 6:39
welcome home - 7:52
push button for - 8:58
they're gonna fight 2 - 9:24
bar - 9:27 11:24
no parking - 9:40 9:55 11:31
do not enter / staff only - 10:06 11:21
stuff / bar / products - 11:24
drank - 11:28
hotel / buy - 11:56
up next / wanted - 12:50
All for one like and zero comments 😭I’ll help I guess
I swear the music, voice acting and visuals are always perfect in any of these videos
The music in the beginning sounded like animal crossing or breaking bad
Do ye know what the name of the song at the end is? I want to hear the full version!!
there is something so comforting about the way the characters still move even when they’re standing still. like they’re being pushed by waves
it's the charm of hand drawn animation
Hurrah for two frame shaky loops
yeah, its like the wind flow where two frames are rapidly moving
If I remeber it is called "the boiling effect" most first instance of it being used in a tv show was from ed edd n eddy
@@novicenoobtube450 Looked it up
It was actually called "line boiling", or the nickname given by Tom Snyder, an animator, "squigglevision"
Still pretty close tho
this is awesome!! i love the nostalgic feel of this, and like everything about it, coming back to this after i first seen it is just satisfying. awesome as always vewn!
The sign has to be a reference to "hey kids wanna see a dead body?"
It’s amazing how every animation vewn creates has some sort of deep meaning, it’s extremely intriguing, yet so depressing most of the time.. I love that feeling.
@@pizzacat33 there are a bunch of comments on what this video could mean with many different opinions, that’s my favorite part! Getting to figure out and puzzle together other peoples thoughts on vewns videos!
@@UrParentalFigure this video at first was very weird.
I thiugh it was some sort of cartoon.
But then this turned out to be very interesting & has meaning I need to find after watching many times lol
@@riverselive_kdmz_8458 exactly! I love how is all slowly comes together like a sentimental puzzle
@@UrParentalFigure a puzzle which pieces comes by itself to its place. Satisfying
@@UrParentalFigure btw which lgbt r u?
this is actually really good social commentary on todays (mostly western) outlook on work. penny had something they were passionate about, an agent found that passion and the corporation paid a good salary for penny to sell their soul. and pennys friend too, he is a "social outcast", so his parents sent him to the army to get some discipline, knowingly sacrificing his innocence in the process.
Oh yeah because China India Korea Vietnam and Japan are known for great working conditions.
You say western as if you don't know what you're talking about but repeating other people who don't know what they're talking about.
*She had something she was passionate about. t'was weird that you remembered the guy's gender but misgendered her twice.
@@vinicius5095 why are you so pissed off for
@@MissyMona its fucking character that were never gonna see again why the fuck does it matter
@@MissyMona and how did he misgendered her twice when penny is a girl i mean the voice actor is a girl so how did he get it wrong
this is hella underrated
I asked my 8 ball "Am I gonna die?" And it said "IT IS CERTAIN" help me
I was confident this masterpiece is several years old. When I saw “thanks to my patrions” I decided to check the publication date. Imagine my surprise when I found out it is few DAYS old
me too
Wait.. so this took only a few days to make? Or it was just posted a few days ago
@@soapie053 this was posted few days ago and it probably took weeks of work
@@willembodied I see now
same
I'm seeing a lot about the glamourization of violence, and I think that's a theme, but I also feel like there was a bigger theme of identity here.
Early on, Penny and her friend are obviously characterized as kids, or rather probably teenagers just about to become adults. They have jobs but they're still afraid of their parents' authority (as seen by "my dad's gonna kill me" and being shipped to boot camp).
Penny lives in a culture of violence, yes, military law seems to exist and virtual children are being handed guns and made to use them ("I killed someone today").
It surrounds her, it's glamourized, and when she has a talent for it, she's also glamourized, made special, instantly vaulted to the elite. She's given enough money to inspire awe, and she only has to hurt people to get it.
Later when this lifestyle begins to take a toll on her, she clearly feels trapped, and begins to behave as if she is numb to it. This is what she wanted, this is what society wanted for her, this is the best life possible as was presented to her. People love her, but she isn't happy.
When people begin to admire her for what she does, she immediately distances herself from her identity in a classic way -- a bag over her head. "Why the bag?"
"I dunno." She can't understand why she doesn't want this. Everybody should want this, but she doesn't.
Then, Penny finds out there's more, more people behind a door waiting to do what she does. Maybe they used her to help them create them. This doesn't just feel like a matter of "clones waiting for war", this feels like a matter of "big entities distill what makes you special out of you so they can mass produce people just like you". Look at the entertainment industries especially. They began to take her very identity, and they had as much claim to it as her at that point. It wasn't her own self, any more.
Then she begins to literally "lose herself", the blood she's shedding literally flees from captivity, it closes her eyes to her situations, it crawls away from her wounds to escape when she herself is trapped.
When she frees the clone, she only frees one clone. Where are the others? I don't think it was about freeing clones. I think it was about taking her identity, her sense of self, back from the people who turned it, and her, into a commodity. It was about freeing herself from the captivity of success, and instead pursuing happiness.
"What will you do now?" they don't know, but Penny takes off the bag. She is herself again, and even her captors no longer seem to recognize her just minutes later.
She goes home and sits with her dad and tries to go back to her old life. Is it happy, is it sad?
I don't know, but it's certainly life.
Très belle explication
Wow this is a marvelous analysis. Thanks for this bro.
Damn. Thanks
I got to that point too but you missed one important detail which adds even more sense to it the sign “do not enter here” which means that she had that thought before entering the job or even after job when she was feeling good and after that suddenly she realised that there are and will be many people like that and that this isn’t her anymore also the detail that guard didn’t want her to enter means he didn’t want her to realise that. (Let me know your opinion about this)
Did you see the video? In your 6th paragraph you said that as soon as people start admiring penny, she starts using the bag.
That's not it at all. There's no admiration, only one instance of recognition and she puts on the bag after she gets fired because "they" don't need her anymore because they have another "her."
She wears the bag because she doesn't want to be recognized as the person on TV because it's not her.
I think you got lost in your own sauce.
Also at the end you said she started pursuing happiness. I don't see anything to support that at all. She returns to the mundane that she resented before because now she's learned a lesson about how her brush with success didn't afford her happiness, but now she knows just how much trouble she can get into by baulking against the status quo. It's bleak. That's the point.
This reminds me of those books you would see at a doctor’s office as a kid
my favorite parts of this is how they orange cat (idk names sry lol) she slowly is destroying herself , and that was what seemed the only way to make the father proud
another vewn animation to burn into my brain eternally as I overanalyze every last bit of it
I'm running towards your location at sound speed
@@centralkaufci why
God this is lovely. Even with all the violence and terror- this is still just a cat trying to get by with what they have and seeking approval despite it all. The Magic 8 ball is also such a simple and human thing- asking some strange force to reassure yourself of your trustworthiness is a bit too real. The exploitation of the youth's violence and fighting spirit- ugh, insane shit.
Yes yes yes
or it was just an 8 ball 😲😲😲
i don’t think you need to read into that much but ight
@@thealienlife It's fine to think a little. No need to be so shallow.
@@thealienlife it’s art. You’re supposed to read into it
I love this video so much, it is so brilliantly done and everything about it is just so good.
My interpretation of this is that it is about exploitation of the youth. The blue cat was exploited by becoming a solider. Penny was exploited for something she was good at, fighting. The clones of her represent the fact that she was disposable and as soon as she wasn’t making money she could be replaced.
“My parents are sending me to boot came. They think I’m a degenerate .”
“I don’t think you’re a degenerate”
“Yeah.. at least I get a gun though wanna see”
Was so dry but couldn’t stop laughing
Her:I don't think your degenerate
Him:yeah at least I got gun tho
Me:the fact he don't care bout his life
i usually dont understand these till i read the comments, but i always love the big picture. every time, the whole video as one entity fills me with love for the characters, style, and music. plus an emotion i cant describe or explain, but it always makes me want to create my own art with the same feeling, and for that i love it even more. id really like to be able to animate like vewn
Very relatable, I’ve just watched all her RUclips videos, and it’s clear that not all of them are some big metaphor, and as she grows, her work becomes more refined and the line between nonsense and metaphor kinda blurs, but in a way where it still all feels like quality well thought out content, I hope someday I can do the same, because this shit is awesome
@@potatoboy6094yes exactly! i love blurring the line between metaphors and nonsense in a weird surreal way, i love it cause me personally im a pretty daydreamy guy so i think about some weird stuff a lot, and i have real vivid dreams sometimes, but also im autistic so i don’t understand metaphors super well, i usually need it to be explained so when i create art i put some little symbolism in there that’s easy to understand, plus a lot of things have meanings that only make sense to me (relating to personal experience) so yeah idk i just love these weird dreamy slightly unnerving animations :)
I came across this while tripping when it first came out and it took me forever to find it again. This is so good. I had such an amazing trip and absolutely love your animation style.
decrypting the Wingdings is always fun
0:22 do not enter, do not cross, no soliciting, not allowed
0:34 breaking news , shooting caught on tape
1:00 store, beverages, zone
1:19 boss
1:28 bas stop
1:40 cat services, 3312 pawprint rd ( road)
1:47 buy it, metro
1:56 june (?)
2:03 breaking news, fight at local store
2:24 cat with a gun
2:41 president
3:03 contract
3:15 live
3:26 3,2,1 go
3:30 dead
Alive
Do not enter
3:45 and the winner is Penny, applause
6:05 loser
6:40 breaking news
terrorist killed by
7:28 sinner or winner
7:53 welcome home
8:58 push button for
9:19 no loitering
9:23 they re gonna fight
9:28 bar
9:42 no parking
10:06 do not enter, staff only
11:25 products, stuff, bar
11:28 drank
11:57 hotel
I can't decipher some phrases, please write
Thank you. Those signs were driving me crazy (especially the discrepancies)
to add on: below 'beverages' it says 'liquid'
the 'store' I think says it sells 'oil/sludge/slop' and 'we sell scraps'
'cat wish a gun' is probably 'cat with a gun'
holy crap thank you
thank you!
WAIT THOSE HAD ACTUAL MEANINGS?!
This feels like a mix between a fever dream and existential dread
Damn I suffer from existential dread…thanks for telling me what exactly my depression is called 🥲
woah so trippy
Not really. Maybe to like, white suburban kids. But lifes fucked up for a lot of us. This tells our story. Childhood trauma takes years to undo. This is a traumatized asf kid.
A good ending is possible, and that's through Jamie and self-development, possibly through moving out of the city but that's outside the scope of this story. Closeness, love, humanisim, is the inverse of trauma and capitalism.
It's a meditation on numbness and disassociation.
the tails gets trolled face at 0:20 still gets me every time
This type of art reminds me of MTV in the early 2000's
Another great Vewn video! Love your work.
Indeed
wow you’re here?
Yee
I love that politic weather, it is like some countries of Africa.
“my parents are sending me to boot camp. they said i was a degenerate or something.”
“i don’t think you’re a degenerate.”
i keep coming back to listen to this audio. my parents sent me away to the troubled teen industry for 7 months when i was 16/17. i never received any kind of justice after being sent away, and i doubt i ever will. but this audio calms me down everytime. i wasn’t a degenerate - i was sick.
You may like the Bad Behavior documentaries by Warwick Dyer
That sounds like what a degenerate would say. Asking for a friend, what's a degenerate?
fr i teared up when this part happened :((
@@pepelucho1751dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)rət/
an immoral or corrupt person.
"get out of my house, you degenerate!"
verb
/dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt/
decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.
"the quality of life had degenerated"
that term is incorrectly used to refer to gay people.
@@kitty-ks7yidid you copy paste or re-write the entry
I adore cats, animation, and dystopian/surrealist fiction. Your videos are the reason for my mental stability as of late. Thank you, vewn.
I love the use of distance and space between subjects and objects to express emotion and feeling.
Seeing how big the table was made to look when the cat was talking to the dad then changed in perspective to show they were actually sitting pretty close. Interesting
Yup, I love that about this.
It feels like its like a charlie brown but adult show type shit and i love it
I started to notice that when penny finally encountered herself up close too. They both were afraid at first but after escaping and just sitting with one another, didn’t even know what to do.
Right! Like how at the beginning, you think Penny and her friend's windows are right up against each other, but at the end you realize Penny's house is very isolated.
@@isaacsevin1343I wouldn’t say very isolated. When David gets picked up by the tank we can see their homes are maybe 20 feet apart. But at the end we only see penny’s home, because it’s what she’s focused on now
This honestly gives me legit excitement for her upcoming Dirt Girls show
So happy and proud of you!! Good luck with your show!
yaaaa! I cant wait to see how it turns out : )
Oh woah she’s gonna have her own show!?
@@Jade-ie2rr yep! It had been announced October of last year!
Now that I know about this, me too
@@Madi_Slays that’s so exciting!! Where can I watch it when it starts?
Damn this was so elaborately done.
This looks like a dystopian society mainly because there’s guards everywhere with creepy masks
Penny, Davey, and her dad are such cool and realistic characters, I loved this story so freaking much
i was JUST looking at this channel the other day, thinking, ‘i wonder when we’ll be able to see a new animation.’ this is incredible as literalli everi single one of your pieces of art are
I did the same thing omg, im so happy she posted!
i rewatched the twins video, and thought of this channel. glad that it released long one after a very long time!
same!
@@francis7566 ahh the twins video is 🫶🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
same thought
every time this shows up in the recommendations i watch it again
The little noises and strange “camera angles” make this whole animation seem like a fever dream you would have as a kid.
i always love the dispassioned monotone of the voicework in contrast to the truamatic content. all of vewns videos have this feeling of hopeless despair but the characters always sound bored and resigned to it. it really adds a layer of 'shit be that way sometimes'
Gosh the blood cats crawling out of the banages makes my skin crawl. I'm so happy Dylan Kanner did the music for this too he's so amazing! What an amazing film that feels so true to what everything feels like right now. Thank you vewn for making this, it's art like this that feels necessary
do you maybe know the names of Dylan's songs that were used here?
9oh sick nice man yoiu have a poutnn bt in a way i disagree
It makes me itchy and I don't know why 🤢🤢
@@aaaaanotthebees yeah could def see where ryou are coming from but on the other hand there is a point that could be made that you are in fact wrong
@@ket777lll I've been looking through dylan's bandcamp, and havent found any yet, If you find out, let me know!
Some people are just plain good at making cartoons.
For all the people who are wondering the language shown in this video is called "Windings"
I can't found a particular reason why vewn preferred to use this language, my theory is that he uses it symbolically for the country that cats live in (It can be a country from the real world or a country from a fictional world that vewn has created where the most horrible aspects of the normalization and commercialization of violence are summarized)
There are many things that might or might not mean something but overall it's a very good story.
Love this to bits.
Violence is our output when we can’t express ourselves with words when we’re overwhelmed, with the result that people will hate us more. Everything being written in wingdings (I presume?) stresses devastatingly this feeling of being excluded from all the others, of not understanding and not being understood… both outside and at home, with the father figure seeming so distant.
A work of genius, true art.
Same profile pic? Nice
You describe the feeling I’ve had, honestly didn’t know anyone could accurately pin-point it.
reminds me of this girl who stabbed another girl in the hand, with a pair of scissors ,at school.
except they didnt know she was being bullied by the girl she stabbed.
Violence is not our output lol this clearly shows that society brings out the violence in you and uses it to its advantage
the weird thing is the dad isn't even a bad guy he's just kind of hollow like he's already been beaten so he doesn't really know how to care for others anymore besides the basic are you okay
he still loves you he just doesn't really know how to express it at all
It was like an empty summer day full of anxiety with the feeling of a scarily non sensical courage the cowardly dog episode, i love it
I got those Courage the Cowardly Dog vibes too, go figure
This is fucking awesome when stoned.
I love these short movies when I first watched them I would watch them over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.
I really enjoy watching this type of content. The visuals are eerie, the way the characters speak are funny and to the point, music is amazing, and the way the dad and Penny rewinds the TV segment is really interesting
this 100% counts as one of those animations that you come back to watch again every few months or so.
I do that with every vewn animation
@@marshallblake2842OMFG FRRRR
@@marshallblake2842same
I watch this back to back every few months!
real
You know stuff starts to get real when animations start delving into surrealism.