Gift of Ages
- Score:
- rated 4.38 / 5 stars
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- 72,106 Views
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- Genre:
- Drama
- christmas
- religion
- christmas2006
Credits & Info
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Author Mousekliks
- Uploaded
- Dec 23, 2006 | 9:57 PM EST
- File Info
- Movie
- 2.2 mb
- Daily 4th Place December 25, 2006
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Author Comments
Gift of Ages is an animation I made in about a week and a half for my church's Christmas program.
Ah, there's so much to say about this one, but I somehow feel that explaining it will make it weaker. I should hope that the piece is strong enough to stand on its own without my having to prop it up with words.
And so for some of you I might have ruined Christmas. But to everyone else, I hope you've enjoyed this presentation and that it brings new meaning to the secular symbols we see annually.
Programs used: Flash 8, openCanvas, 3D Studio Max, and Sound Forge. All 3D work was done by my brother Brian (thanks!), and the music is Chopin's Etude in E major Op.10 No.3, as heard in the OST for Fullmetal Alchemist.
Reviews
Rated 5 / 5 stars July 20, 2011
This was amazing!
I really hope one day you will come back to NewGrounds and be an animator here again...
I'll be waiting till' that day, you are STILL one of the most skilled animators in this whole website! All your animations are beautiful and have earned 10/10 each time!
Congrats...
PS. Don't listen to lytzhadow, he pretty much just said that your animation deserves a '7' because you're christian. He's an idiot don't listen to him.
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars July 3, 2011
okay fact time!
you get a 10 for the good animation but i tacked off 3 because you based this off of the CHRISTIAN meaning of christmas so heres a couple of nice little facts for you
1) it was originaly called winter solstice (yes theres also a summer solstice)
2) the winter and summer solstices were celibrated on the longest and shortest days of the year
3) it was started by the wickans/pegans
4) it was started to celibrate the rebirth of the planet every year (summer solstice was to celibrate the point where the world is at its most lively)
5) christianity has "copied" (*COUGH* stolen *COUGH*) alot of things from other religious beliefs so that they could say "hey look our religion is the same as yours so why not come join us instead?" and ofcourse "oh and if you dont join us were gonna kill you"
having said all that everyone is entitled to there own choices if you dont wanna believe me then thats your choice and i respect that
anways good animation and i hope to see more!
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 23, 2011
aww that was beautiful!
interesting...connection between santa and Jesus? Though what did the star represent, like did it have any other meaning? was it a way of showing him salvation and gift of seeing Jesus and his miracles? And why was his coat turned red? Symbolic of Jesus covering us with his blood to wipe our sins away? Either way this is a very powerful video thanks for sharing!
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 16, 2011
. . . . it's hard to descibe this.
This video is brilliant, stunning, beautiful, deep, thought-provoking; in short, simply amazing. This is the best flash video I have ever watched, and probably will be. Thak you for making it.
Rated 5 / 5 stars June 16, 2011
Really good!
I enjoyed it alot, although i'm waching it in the middle of June lol.
The fact that you used Nocturne as soundtrack made everything even more powerful.
Props to ya.
David