Memories

Michael Leader4.0

Magnetic Rose - *****Stink Bomb - ***Cannon Fodder - ****End credits techno theme - **********

reibureibu4.0

Magnetic RoseMemory so powerful it overrides the limits of humanity and is conferred form posthumously, but only because these memories are dark and tainted and zealous and warped. They grow beyond the human they were meant for and become a simulacra; however, a simulacra of a human is just that and cannot itself be a human. It is stuck, without the capacity to move on, yet cursed to an endless existence. Time loses all meaning when one cannot either change, or die. And so it becomes a melancholic black hole, sucking in those it lures to its horizons to the same fate where memories can become so much more, yet paradoxically become nothing at all. It is only beautiful because we often choose to only remember the beauty, the lie powerful enough to rend others from reality. Mindless nostalgia begets mindless destruction; it's time to move on.Stink BombCatastrophe so terrifying it is reduced to comedy. The machinations of military and its industry are inherently terrifying because they feed off of war, conflict, violence, death. When they become more powerful than government itself, they become government and prioritize these above human life, until eventually human lives themselves become the weapons of government. This is the event horizon, when relationships between humans are forever changed as they become relationships between weapons; an existence of mutually assured destruction. To be a living weapon is the most horrifying thing because it means you inherently annihilate, not create. In the fact of such cruel absurdities, laughing seems appropriate. One only hopes that they can live long enough to destroy that military which birthed them.Cannon FodderFascism so complete it becomes history by erasing history. There is no truth in this world, there are no facts in this world, there is only strict adherence to what is told for the rest of your life, for everyone's life. The sanctity of the individual doesn't matter, just labor, land, soldiers, and wealth – but only for them. If they could turn you into mindless cogs in their machine, they would, so they settle for the next best thing. It is a control so powerful that one's existence cannot even be conceptualized outside of it, thus notions of an alternate future are rendered impossible. A dogma that destroys even dreams.

George Carmi4.0

A film comprised of 3 short, yet powerful, stories, all of which beautiful in their own right. The detailed aesthetic and animation add flavor to the mesmerizing world-building we are treated to, all backed by various toned gorgeous themes.Magnetic Rose stands out among the rest as the most emotionally taxing story. It's as haunting as it is beautiful. An unnerving journey through the depths of space and the horrors and games memories can play on the mind. Stink Bomb is almost satirical in nature. What should've been one mans glory quickly turned into a failure of misconduct and a misunderstanding of ones intent with a new found power. It plays as a cautionary tale in the art of strength and intimidation. Cannon Fodder is the shortest of the bunch but its themes of war and naive adolescence hold a heavy hand. War seen from the eyes of a child versus the eyes of an experienced adult are two very different perspectives