Great littile short
Really enjoyed your drawings and animation thecnique, you pulled it off flawlessly. Your story was good but you could have gave a littile more insight into the soldiers life, this would have made viewers more sympathetic to his death, but aside from that amazing! Please make more! Az.
I liked it
Need I say anymore? Nope, other than 'Keep up the good work!'.
More than just "ONE" lesson...
I appreciate the intended message of this short. The notion of "one" is an important thought to pass along. EveryONE counts. Statistics dehumanize us. I respect the author/animator for working on delivering such awareness to the masses.
I have a few questions::
1. There wasn't JUST "one" casualty. Before the main soldier was shot on the plateau, another soldier in the background was shelled. Casualties of war include injuries as well as deaths, even if the background soldier (unrealistically) survived the direct shell impact.
Was this intentional? Was it intended that the soldier who was shelled is "ONE" who was forgotten or unaccounted for (MIA defines a casualty of war also)?
Based on the dialogue and imagery on TV in the cafe at the end scene - I presume (not assume) that this was unintentional...
I was hoping no one would catch this. Yes it was completely unintentional. I had originally planned on making that soldier jump out of the way but, due to deadline reasons I rushed the completion of the piece. I was about 3/4th of the way through with the piece before i realized that I had not animated his jumping out of the way. it remains a fluke in the piece and haunts me to this day. I hope my viewers can look past this error. Thanks for the comment.
great movie
but having read your answer to Sabr - what should people do instead? If we "properly" felt for all that stuff you hear in the news, all the crimes and deaths we wouldn´t do anything then just cry and be depressed 24/7 ^^
This flash has given me faith
After many hours of subjecting myself to the odious content that is the product of Newgrounds today, I came accross this flash and my eyes were opened. This flash sucked me in from the beginning with it's slick style and finished with what I can only describe as a truly brilliant and provocative ending. This is the true spirit of animation, and a labor of love. Take note all of you who think animating is just a cheap grab at a handful of fame.