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[häppý~lánD III]

See- people don't need drugs....

The Happy Land Series is truly abstract.
Some entries are random crap put together with over used music. To some- this may seem like it- to this reviewer- this is true abstract animation.

The music chosen is appropriate and flows with the images. Sure it's just a bunch of images dragged and dropped all over the place but you could say Picasso was just putting cubes everywhere. "But what the hell is going on", you ask. Well it's not what is going on but how it's going on that's important. (Yes that is a cop out excuse but it's obvious Lazy Bastard is dreaming). I felt like I was on drugs the whole time I was watching this short....
And wasn't that the whole point???

somebody responds:

oh my god! you actually saw a plot in it! that was unintentional. its just a bunch of stuff that happens...

[Where Is My Mind?]

My only complaint is that it's too short.

It's a nice clip- the images flow together nicely with the music. My only complaint is that the whole thing is too short- I'm pretty confident the author could've used the entire song to make an entire video without cheapening the clip.

Although I admit most of the imagery in the clip probably has more meaning to the author, little things here and there like the Jesus fish implying who is catching the character who is running away (or perhaps chasing/searching?) are enough to hold different meanings for different people.

tomthinks responds:

Ya, I agree with you. It would have been better if it was longer. I was running short on ideas towards the end. Sorry I didn't make it longer. You've got good eyes.

[Angry Ivan]

Ivan sure is pretty angry!

Hahahah. It's pretty funny when Ivan gets knocked out of the tank by the bunny head. The bit with the bazooka is funny too. The look on that guy's face is classic.
I loved the contrast between Ivan's black and white vs the colour of everything he destroys.
I'm shocked this thing is only 5 k.
The music really fits the action.

Sure this is a pointless portal entry but it's really fucking funny.
And is that his tongue sticking out of his mouth?
I can't wait for the next one.
Let's see if the author can expand his ideas.

mikeyboy13 responds:

Thx for comments
And yes, that IS his tongue sticking out of his mouth!!