Reviews for Betrayal DVD

[WiseWulf]

I'll try to be honest here...

Graphically this movies was quite stunning but quite unfotunately it seemed to miss the point completely and utterly in almost every other way.

When you are atempting to make a poetic piece if you will the wording is very crucial and to me it looked like the words chosen were lacking.

For instance: "What do you see when you cannot see at all?"
That sounds like a parody more than a sincire opening statement and knowing you do great comical fllashes it also made sense at first.
You should have used a different phrasing, perhaps it could be: "What does one sees when he bears no sight?"
Not really trying to dictate an idea but I thought it would be worthless to criticize without giving an example as well.

And after that you need to textually explain what is going on in the movie to guide the viewer to what you intended cause I am sure many really missed on the idea.

And maybe add some real life elements in there, like "The animals feed on the diseased creature"
"Now the sickness in their vowels brings forth their demise".
The fact you felt you needed to have an explantory section for such a magnificent creation exposes this flaw.

Needle responds:

This movie was released once before with four other Flashes in one giant file. I have provided the explanation this time only as a bonus feature - added content for the viewer. I do not anywhere state that my point of view regarding the piece is final.

Personally, I don't care if no one gets it - it's not my position to explain everything away. In the end, the viewer should walk away with his or her own opinion - I merely presented mine. Fancy shmancy text doesn't do anything for me - in fact, the more text you have to use in the actual piece, the less effective it becomes. The wording is irrelevant.

I appreciate your review, however meaning is in the eye of the beholder. I hope you found meaning beyond my "words".

[Darkest-Fate]

LoL Dshiznitking5

Wow... Ya, mebbe if this was an entry at one of those artfilm festivals, it woulda scored big, but come on dood. If you need to write an explanation to understand the film, you prolly need to rethink you're idea. Also, the music got repetitive and as "interesting" as watching the creatures "communicate" was, what in the Sam Hill was the object of their betrayal/violent outbreak? Too confusing man, take it back to formula.

P.S. Ya, when I die, I want a beam of light to come out and ownz everything.

Needle responds:

I wrote the "meaning" section for two reasons - one, it was added content. Two, it gives a generic meaning of the film to lazy conformists who have the inability to think for themselves (i.e. most of Newgrounds).

I just make the movie. It's your job to think.

[Live-and-Uncut]

i dont understand

i didn't now what the movie was about. why was it betrayal for what happened?

u probally answer this wont u

[ChaosEnthusiast]

Annoying

Good drawings up until the point where they eat the one fool. No story really, and the sound was kinda annoying, good drawings is your good crit i guess...

[TheMadJester]

Concept to Product.

I think that the concept of this piece is absolute genius and certainly provokes thought and curiosity, especially in one as myself. But the actual production of it seems childish. Too cartoony for such a serious subject. So, in the long run, I give you wonderful credit for the thought, the idea, the depth behind it.. but the visual aspect? I can't say that it captures me and holds me to your point at all.