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Reviews for "Dumbbell"

most original flash in the past few months

pretty well done. i mean i wouldn't call it a masterpiece or anything like that, mostly due to its length. but it does make you think a little, and thats something very new and different for this site.

the underlying message is fairly straightforward and easy to understand. humans don't learn from their mistakes, they just repeat them endlessly for all of eternity. my guess is the idea for the flash came from staring at that infinity symbol for awhile and realizing the possibility for a looping animation cycle revolving around that design. in any case, the result was refreshingly original.

although i can't really see why people are calling this "deep." it may be a clever and well thought out concept, but it sure as hell isn't deep. i guess newgrounders are just too used to meaningless, mindless flashes... so much so that once a flash with real meaning behind it comes along and they're smart enough to figure it out, even if that meaning is very simple, they'll immediately declare it "deep." i think if it were actually deep, it would provoke some kind of deeper thought and debate rather then just conveying a straightforward message.

thats beside the point though and im probably sounding like an ass... the flash was still good. i'd like to see flashes move more in this direction from now on. every flash should have some sort of underlying message or meaning, and not just mindless madness-style violence or shitty videogame knockoffs. great job and keep it up, tmst

TmsT responds:

Since you mentioned it, actually the infinity symbol was the last thing I did. It was an afterthought, and I admit that yet it was quite unnecessary and a bit too much, almost self indulgent really. Yet people see it and go "OMG INFINITY! DEEP!!!" I understand what you mean. But it's only as deep as the depth to which you think about it, after all. ;)

good

hey that was actually good... tell me if i'm rong but was there 2 easter eggs at the end? if so, i know what they were but hey nice job on the animation.

TmsT responds:

There's only one easter egg, but there are two ways to find it at the end.

The Joys of Forbidon Buttons

It's true, you see something and if it says not to do it you do it. I liked the twist at the end, though you didn't get to see it happen, you can tell this happens over and over. Great work, definately something to be proud of. I voted 5 btw

Profound

The definition of insanity is to repeat the same act and expecting a different outcome
It was great, very stylish and a thinker which i like
So is he blessed with eternal ignorance or dooomed to neverending stupidity. Man you gotta love human nature

Loved it except

I think you went to far as to add the Beatles music in there. The other sound was awesome, it went so well with the universal aspect, and the fact that it didn't have sound was awesome, the concept that there is nothing else but "infinite" torture. The "8" sideways and how the worlds looked like it was awesome. "Props" as Randy would say