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Score: 10

"The Amazingness!"

by: Tat-Old

date: May 2, 2004

Wow, you dont see enough of this... Truly amazing. I loved how the person struggled to smile to the very end, and it was quite entertaning. The ending, like you said, did confuse me- To me I got out that they were robots (it showed in their faces when you showed the 3/4th view), so I didnt understand the ending, but it added humor to it, so I enjoyed it. Also, the music was perfect!
Looking forward to Aura 3!

Score: 9

"loved it"

by: porksoda

date: May 2, 2004

very well done.
and great use of Godspeed, You Black Emperor :)

Score: 9

"I fully understand the message"

by: TheArchetype

date: May 2, 2004

Its like a totalitarianism state, where you're forced to smile..........or die.
The sound added a claustrophobic prescence to the flash as well, and it worked better without the special effects too.
Very gritty and dark, and the 'leaders' indulging in depraved acts afterwards sort of increased the macabre of it.
You may have a David Lynch thing going on there.

Score: 7

"right..."

by: YoinK

date: May 2, 2004

this movie was sooo weird. i didn't understand it at all. So the guy smiles... and they still hit the button.

Score: 9

"Fan-Fucking-Tastic"

by: Hamhampopo

date: May 2, 2004

Thats was completely awesome.. the animation was great and the concept was better! great job!

Score: 10

"Pure genious"

by: D3vilsheep

date: May 2, 2004

I do appreciate your amount of time put into this project, as it is one of the best flash animations I have seen this year. I have never actually seen emotion portrayed so well in a Flash movie than in this one and in your Aura series. I do hope you continue to make such great contributions to the animation world with your powerful ideas.

I loved it. Keep up the great work.

-=[Devilsheep]=-

Score: 10

"Great"

by: TheBishop

date: May 2, 2004

For those of you who didn't put a milli-amper of your brain power into trying to understand the ending, here is a quote (by jackson51321) that summarizes it quite well:

"...and to everyone who doesnt understand the orgy at the end or says it ruined the movie and didnt fit in, it shows how "normal" people show no emotion for people who dont fit in and how they spend their time with sin and vice. The scene fits in with the theme and helps to make a point, so back off a little bit and think before you complain."

Score: 6

"Damn!"

by: Jarlinx

date: May 2, 2004

I was blown away... except at the end. You totally ruined it. Too bad.

Score: 5

"Stupid ending"

by: spluffy

date: May 2, 2004

I agree with GenFluke, the ending ruined the entire movie... it was great, until it ended. I advise you to just take out the last few seonds of the movie and leave it so.

Score: 8

"Horrible ending."

by: asherz0

date: May 2, 2004

Pretty awesome. I really liked it, except for the ending of course. The music really enhanced the feeling of it. Good job.