a moody, interesting piece of work
I enjoy this piece for its atmosphere, as you said, but not necessarily its message. i spend a lot of time thinking about things such as the ultimate meaning of life, and in my opinion it really comes down to the fact that despite the clockwork layout that controls our lives in some ways, there is no grand, greater purpose (unless you find religion, in which case i envy you for being able to believe in something so illogical, because it does give you some sort of goal.) so really besides religion life is about being happy as often as you can, and this film leaves out all those thing people do that make every day somehow unique, even in a minute way. like talking with someone you dont normally, or seeing a shocking sight. another step backward makes you realize that there are always plenty of larger-scale fluctuations that drastically change several lives every day. a car accident, a 'generous' atm, a diagnosed illness, a big boom in a small company. the big picture (using the term "big" loosely) is always changing. and taking a farther step back its easy to see how secluded you are, in some little town somewhere, finding nothing exciting or new in your own life, no drastic changes or winding path, you probly feel very much like a fish in a sea. but first look at the rest of america. then at canada, mexico, then the rest of the world, and how your anthill life is just one piece of the capitalist system of living, and has very little global relevance. so while im sure there are people who very much identify with this, its not exactly the definition of life. but none of this means im insulted or annoyed at you or your flash for this point of view, its just less universal than you portray it to be. despite all of that, its a very mixed-media well planned flash with a very nice combination of somewhat droning, but enjoyable music. the foggy video and the poorly sketched animation combine for a nice small-town blues feeling, which is really where this flash seems to land. i enjoyed it, as you seem to have enjoyed making it, and i really do like your style. not to mention im madly in love with experimental stuff. please do make more stuff like this, but id like to see a more thought-out message in a flash of yours, one that takes a bit to figure out, and really says something that people are likely to not have thought of. nice work overall.