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[Cubiquity]

Really nice

I always enjoy a good story about a flawed utopia and you pulled this one off very well. The plain and angular style present throughout your animation emphasized this cultures lack of individuality, and truly set the stage for your story. Also, I would say it even parallels modern society to a degree, (as do I suppose most storys warning us about a future with absolute control) You may have, for example noticed the change in architecture over just this last century, I don't know if you live in a city, but if you can, take a look at a builing buils around 1900, you may notice the Precise artistic details, the Innovative personalized architecture, and the overall character of the building, On the other hand take a look at any of the many dozens of faceless impersonal Condos, which are doubtlessly being built at a rediculous rate somewhere in your general vicinity, you may notice their cold sterility, and lack of artistic influence. I'm rambling, but in short, your flash really rings true, and should hopefully give viewers something to mull over for awhile, as this piece truly is a possible portrayal of the path our society is leading us down. Best of luck in your future flashes, you're a great storyteller.

SilverStitch responds:

Wow...thanks! I didn't expect a response like this, but yeah, this being an English major, things like that were all considered. Thanks for noticing and thanks for liking it. ^,,^

[Civil War: Weapons]

heh

I thought that was pretty funny knda informative too, but you never made the third gun, which was basically a gatling gun, you just repeated the drawing of the first gun. Other than that, it was fun to watch, the voice was pretty funny too.

mewball responds:

i was rushed XD

[Merry Ricksmas 2]

Hahahha grinchladen

Nice graffitti lettering in the openning, the drawings were simple but the comedy more than makes up for it. This was a great flash, and it really had me cracking up

smirkstudios responds:

thanks bro, i shoulda spent more time, but i was so anxious to release it!!!

[LOCKED]

hmmm

The parody and the comic were cool, but the filler just detracted from the overall quality.

CakeLock responds:

You clearly understood where it was going, then.
Thanks.

[Saint Swivens Christmas]

Disturbingly great

While the animationis a litle "off" it goes perfect with this style, The drawings are great, and I love the faces. I really like your style is very original, I hope too see more of your animation soon.

jayeshepherd93 responds:

thanks for the great review

[Stars -bob the blob-]

Nice

Very cute and imaginative, This was short, but a nice cartoon regardless. Iliked your transitions from night to day, and your music was a great match.

birdwing responds:

Thanks. I'm hoping this practice will pay off in the end.

[James Hurley]

haha

i have to give this an eight even though its just a loop, cause its so freaky looking and cool, I know that's not a very good reason, but it's good enough for me.

biblo responds:

bring the pain

[What a Beaut]

Oh yeah!!!

It's nice to see some real authentic animation. Very well done to great drawing and movement, Nice "punchline" too, the guys face was great, ugly, but great. I look forward to seeing more of your stuff, by the way, how long did that take to draw, and at how many frames per second was it?

alexapdos responds:

We had about a month to do this, though combined with all the other projects I had and all the procrastination I did, it's probably worth a week or two of diligent work. The last couple days were a bit of a crunch, haha. And most of it was shot on two's. The only parts that were on three's were the sun's scene and the short bit of the flower waving his leaf!arm.

Also, thanks for the review. I'm glad you liked it :D