[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ6qw1nh0tA[/media]
Skywhales is a 1983 animated short film that depicts a fictional society of alien creatures dwelling in the atmosphere of a gas giant. The film is notable for the completeness of its depiction of a fictitious society, including alien language, flora, fauna, and social structures and practices.
Update:
I found the meaning that the writers were trying to send:
[release]Skywhales, from Animation City in London, creates a science fantasy world on an island floating around in the sky. It is inhabited by green snouty creatures who hunt the great skywhales. (See Animator No. 7 for the background on this film) The directors were Philip Austin and Derek Hayes. When asked about the storyline Derek Hayes explained: ‘It is about not being able to see below the surface. The people do not realise that they turn into skywhales when their time is up.’ It has the look of a pilot for a series but this was not the intention says Hayes: ‘The only kind of series we have in mind is a series of shorts on different subjects. We would have to forget the life cycle aspect of Skywhales to make it into a series.’ When asked if it was typical of their work Philip Austin said: ‘We both enjoy science fantasy and are interested in storytelling. We like to have a strong storyline with an element of fantasy.’ Did they intend Skywhales as a challenge? Austin replied: ‘We felt it would be more convincing if no one could understand the dialogue. We like the distancing effect that the silly language has.’[/release]
This film is too complex for my tiny brain to comprehend.
:wtc:
I want whatever drugs they were on.
Pretty cool
It represents the circle of life or something.
I liked it, it was interesting to watch.
Beeh Bububby
I don't know why, but this style of animation has always disturbed the hell out of me. Not the message, but just the way it's animated and the way it sounds.
That was interesting.
:wtc: Dat ending.
This is somehow totally inspiring.
Awesome stuff, tickled my brain.
[B]EDT: [/B]Oh boy the big 5,000th post.
Dear god my mind is full of fuck.
Enchanting, almost scary...
When I get old I wanna become a skywhale like you daddy!
I wonder if they know,and they do it anyway or they don't know.
What the fuck?
[QUOTE=T.F.W.O.;28110561]I wonder if they know,and they do it anyway or they don't know.[/QUOTE]
I think they do know, they do it anyway. That's why the kid one pointed at his father.
[img]http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2609/skywhale.jpg[/img]
Dem fucking alien vagina whales
I wonder why they don't look at the ones that are white when they walk by?
Holy fucknuts, I actually saw this several years ago.
[QUOTE=Exosel;28116222]I wonder why they don't look at the ones that are white when they walk by?[/QUOTE]
I think it's because it's their custom to ignore what's going on (how they're eating their own kind)
I wonder if the whales know that the people will hunt and eat them.
[QUOTE=Second 11'er;28119585]I think it's because it's their custom to ignore what's going on (how they're eating their own kind)[/QUOTE]
And I think its partly a sign of respect also. The person who risked his life to kill a skywhale has given the village lots of food but has still sacrificed himself to turn into a skywhale to further sustain the population, and I think they do know what is going on with the whole eating their transformed kind thing.
Bravo. Fun to watch and with a message that needs to be reiterated.
This is amazing, Much better than most cartoons nowadays, Along with an underlying message.
Freaking awesome.
The point is easy to understand, but I don't like the presentation.
Amazing, awesome. I'd love to see more works like this.
[QUOTE=HazeFyer23;28115726][img_thumb]http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2609/skywhale.jpg[/img_thumb]
Dem fucking alien vagina whales[/QUOTE]
vagiskywhalenier
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