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OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby earthmansurfer on Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:25 am



Wow - :o This is my first OT video post but this video just simply blew me away. It is difficult to describe and it is unnerving. The film is full of symbolism and vivid imagery.

You have to watch it in HD - incredible 3D animation. Guy worked on it for 4 years FULL TIME and 3 years PT as well as bringing in outside consultants. Just a huge project for a short 7 min film but seeing the results makes you understand why. He has also worked on some big films like Final Fantasy and Lord of the Rings.

Commentary from creator:
http://www.heliofant.com/commentary.html

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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby makeitstop on Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:55 am

Wow, that was really well done. Politics aside, that is some downright brilliant animation.
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby xsaberx on Sat Feb 16, 2013 2:35 pm

thank you for posting this!
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby QueenzAllDay on Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:18 pm

Visually looks cool. You can tell that the person definitely put in a lot of work.

Me personally, I have no idea what I just watched. I guess I understood some of the symbolism but I just don't come away with anything from it.
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby Starks on Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:03 pm

Wow, visually amazing. But honestly, this video is so random that it can only have the meaning you want it to have. Seriously, I don't think anybody can pretend to know what the combination of all this stuff means. It's well done though.
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby earthmansurfer on Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:36 pm

The video is not random. Rather it is a story. Remember, the guy had spent 7 years plus on it.

The creator did say the symbology is open, at least in some areas, but again it is a story. And one with a good ending for a change.
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby HixNixKnicksTix on Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:41 pm

If I were a graphic designer/visual artist, I could've done better.
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby NyKnicks1714 on Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:08 pm



This is cooler.
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby earthmansurfer on Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:21 am

Here is a decent explanation of the Symbology that I found (http://vigilantcitizen.com/moviesandtv/ ... t-goat-ii/).

Their conclusion (though they give an exhaustive review):

I, Pet Goat II has received widespread acclaim for its technical prowess and its original storytelling. Although there is no narration or dialogue, an elaborate story is delivered using the most ancient and universal language in History: Symbolism. Through symbols, the movie manages to deliver an acerbic critique of today’s Western Civilization, to describe its numerous evils and even to predict its inevitable downfall. More importantly, a thorough decoding of the movie’s symbolism reveals a powerful message of spiritual enlightenment based on ancient Mysteries. While this esoteric aspect of the movie might not be understood by many, it is at the core of the movie and is presented as the ultimate solution to the evils and corruption of today’s world. The movie’s conclusion is therefore a very personal one: Either YOU become a pet goat with a 666 bar-code on your forehead or YOU become a Christ figure with a third eye on your forehead. This notion of personal enlightenment is definitively a Gnostic one and is common to most esoteric schools of thoughts in all civilizations.

Agreeing or disagreeing with the movie’s spiritual conclusion is a question of personal beliefs, but it is nevertheless obvious that those behind I, Pet Goat II are “in the know” about all things occult, esoteric and even conspiratorial. Each scene has a profound underlying story behind it – whether it be historical, political or spiritual – that would take pages and pages of words to thoroughly explain. Therein lie the power of symbols: They can simply be admired for their aesthetic beauty or they can, when fully understood, reveal a profound story about humanity, God and everything in between.
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby Sasaki on Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:57 am

....
I'm going to be perfectly blunt.

Pretentious, ridiculous garbage. From a pure "effort" perspective, it's not terrible, but if any video embodies the postmodernist, pretentious conspiratorial junk which embodies "art" today, it's this.
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby earthmansurfer on Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:56 pm

Sasaki wrote:....
I'm going to be perfectly blunt.

Pretentious, ridiculous garbage. From a pure "effort" perspective, it's not terrible, but if any video embodies the postmodernist, pretentious conspiratorial junk which embodies "art" today, it's this.


Taking something so immense, symbolic & complicated and boiling it down so narrowly, misses so much.
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby JoseChinga on Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:06 pm

Sasaki wrote:....
I'm going to be perfectly blunt.

Pretentious, ridiculous garbage. From a pure "effort" perspective, it's not terrible, but if any video embodies the postmodernist, pretentious conspiratorial junk which embodies "art" today, it's this.


Could you really do better, numbnuts?
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby ITGM on Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:57 pm

These guys are ingeniously double-mind-fking you guys. :lol: Anyone who is privy and illuminated to this hermetic ideology knows that the commentary is ostensibly elucidating the animation. Either this diabolical contrivance has been done intentionally or the creator is working with a limited understanding of this esoteric knowledge; albeit, I immensely enjoyed the satirical opening on Bush, Obama, and the establishment.
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby ITGM on Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:03 pm

I just noticed the creator semiotically tells you you're being mind-fked in the opening scene on the chalkboard.

Buhahahahahaha these dudes are hilarious! :falloff:
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Re: OT - Most Disturbing & Mind Opening Short Video

Postby j4remi on Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:39 pm

The animation was excellent...the illuminati conspiracy stuff was indeed a bit obnoxious though imo...Still an amazing effort from those who made the video, but any deep message is kinda hurt when they go for the blatant occult symbolism that irks me to no end. I also didn't like the abuse of the images of Jesus and the Hindu God tbh.
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