Blind Eye - Animation Short Film 2019 - GOBELINS

[@glados2788]

I love how the people in the cave use dead leaves for clothes, but the ones in the tree use fresh leaves.

[@Star_Scoot]

How do they surpass hypothermia? The tree wouldn't survive if it's on fire... Wait, that would actually be a good solution 😶

[@Ttegegg]

@@Star_Scoot what a weird society

[@TenebiCenturion]

@@Star_Scoot mayhaps the surface area is a place that's naturaly warm all year round. Just make a leaf blanket for the evenings and you're fine.

[@midgetman4206]

Tropics (or near them). Like here in florida, there's no snow.

[@doctortarantulatv6518]

GLaDOS voice sounds in my head while reading this.

[@LawrenceReamon]

The Mighty Eye may have just been a hole in the ground compared to Mother Eye, but at least their music was lit

[@Tokuijin]

Yeah, that music and dance was lit.

[@kottonkandy0962]

And they got the moves like Shakira

[@reptopia2848]

XD I agree

[@Star_Scoot]

When you hear music underground on Halloween

[@Darqoni]

Funny actually they call the sun "mother" while most cultures have always pictured the sun and sky as father, while the earth as mother.

[@skellybelly6866]

I like how the toddler’s hips kept moving even when they all stopped

[@adhochero6619]

all the little details are so great

[@user-sv5kt8qz3v]

ok

[@owbahraniya500]

Where?? I didnt see

[@skellybelly6866]

OW Bahraniya it’s around the 2:26 mark

[@owbahraniya500]

Velvetly thank u i saw it!

[@Peeshart47]

"How silly, to worship a hole in the ground!" *2 seconds later* "PRAISE THE TWIGS THAT ARE SHAPED LIKE AN EYE!"

[@MeWubles1321]

I see your point, but they are praising the sun. It was just convenient that the sun was positioned behind the eye shaped twigs.

[@rafaelvelez5970]

Could these be the cult of Bill Cipher?!

[@Kuroshuro_w]

Nobody: The rats in my kitchen praising me after I give them my cherry tomatoes knowing damn well I'm not eating them:

[@orangetree..]

But cherry tomatoes are so goooood

[@asht0n]

So the birds are you and the people are the rats?

[@the_royal_bunny_famly2251]

@@adrienneruetz5532 mini tomatoes

[@keshi6919]

@@Aubergine-Man_Dave-Miller agreed

[@xd-cl8ml]

ohhh mighty creator!

[@nikooo1794]

I like how they're all topless but no one makes a big deal out of with or even points it out. The fact people are barely mentioning it in the comments means you did it well

[@cheesyquokka]

I ONLY NOTICE THE GRANDMA, I DIDNT KNOW THEY WERE ALL SHIRTLESS

[@primalzerg6863]

CheesyQuokka YT xd

[@beyza4339]

I really didnt notice those nipples until the mom started dancing. This is how animations/shows should be done

[@djprogramer973]

The fact that people are mentioning that no one is drawing attention to it, is drawing attention to it.

[@randomraptor1720]

I think they were only prominent in the Grandma XD.

[@cz8176]

Me: what's the wifi password? My friend: It's on the back of the router The back of the router: 0:23

[@daisymay6505]

🤣

[@theangelorock1129]

LOL what a pass word

[@adriancedar1478]

PFFT XD

[@miro6810]

Most sad, this is true 😂

[@lemon_aid1737]

This made me actually laugh out loud for a while ass minute XDD

[@beehwi2714]

their hair pieces were in the shape of an eye woah

[@GonzaChannel]

#deep #imhigh

[@smartestmoronx19]

#praisetheeye

[@RandomPerson-wk5dc]

#megabrain

[@thisishell5462]

#icanthandlethetagsinthereplies

[@cheesyquokka]

I reeeaally love the details in this short

[@LuminescentButterfly]

This is...I'm speechless. It presents the human mind perfectly. Worshipping a thing they cannot understand with so much faith and devotion. Loosing their whole life believing in something that might not even be true. Following what somebody else tells them or what the crowd tells them, never to stop and ask their own intuition, their own guidance. Human mind

[@samdurian2112]

That's called being "entitled" :/

[@theorganizer27]

@@samdurian2112 What? That's not entitlement

[@Dejroslaw2448]

Beliving in god basically is not bad but doing it because the rest is doing it is just being manipulated by your owm mind and half of catholic church is good example of it

[@gimmekromer1151]

Christianism and islam in a nutshell.

[@grayprince7]

Child: *isn't able to pass his fruit cuz he's short, so he eats cuz he's a LITERAL child* Priest: I'm about to ruin this man's whole career

[@nathancaldwell5443]

Religion is just a cult that caught on, change my mind.

[@Ttegegg]

@@eyelessjack6894 part of the weird ritual

[@f8b8t17]

Correction: Child: isn't able to pass his fruit cuz he's short, so he eats cuz he's a LITERAL child Priest: and I took that personally.

[@sithkermit8502]

@@nathancaldwell5443 I mean, thats what Christianity is sorta is

[@Milk-ck1wv]

@@nathancaldwell5443 not really wrong

[@ryankilcourse5986]

I love the little detail at 5:35 where you can hear both the grandmother and priest saying "praise the eye"

[@Goozeeeee]

great touch. I didn’t notice it was the priest below chanting that.

[@dareethan4159]

Oh my god I did not hear it until now

[@akrlglg]

Who is praise

[@FOXSIDIAN]

David’s and epic games Production the eye

[@therealcognitoc98]

Spy Production Praise isn’t a person

[@sughoishow9563]

I like how she cared her brother so much

[@bluepearl9204]

She did offer for torture instead tho

[@S3NS_]

Thats actually a girl

[@bugfairy]

@R3D 3DGE it’s a boy

[@Maryam-qx9kp]

Lol i thought it was her son

[@mecoolguy3780]

@@bluepearl9204 But that was more of a despite plee to keep him alive

[@sunflower0243]

I really appreciate the trend of animations exploring nudity. Because western media treats nudity as a sexual device but its not its just the human body and the female body needs to be normalised.

[@isthataspider7410]

Agreed. Women aren’t inherently inappropriate just because they are topless 🙄

[@globingoblin]

@Gabby Sivad What's your point?

[@キン-u5l]

@Gabby Sivad being naked has nothing to do with what was stated. Its specifically about women being topless. Men can be topless and it's considered fine but women being topless is often sexualized and demonized for no reason.

[@emanon1544]

Oh shut up The greeks did that thousands of years ago

[@kinyacat5919]

Not really... its literally 2022 so its too late to even 'normalise' it lol

[@somerando2702]

I wonder if one of them realised they're just feeding large birds

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

some random teen how come they didn't eat the people then?

[@claycarmine7466]

Idk man, the tree was huge too, and their clothes look like leaves maybe the people are really tiny

[@FacelessCrowd]

Guy : Omg there just random birds!- Other guy: SACRIFICE

[@darklordnuggut1875]

@@claycarmine7466 n

[@darklordnuggut1875]

@@claycarmine7466 t

[@sadnesscake3779]

Im surprised that none of the people tried to fly into the sun...

[@Doc_Paradox]

Thats because religion has held them back from making such technology lmao

[@12stem.b-obenita]

@@Doc_Paradox hahaha nice one

[@NihongoWakannai]

They need a kamina

[@thestranger4894]

Flying too close to the sun never ends well.

[@NihongoWakannai]

@@thestranger4894 Just don't make your wings out of wax

[@Callme_Alice2011]

2:59 i love when he screamed "yay!!!" Its soo cute😭

[@clockworktarantula3761]

Though I am religious myself, I find this animation absolutely amazing and has an interesting take on how we perceive and engage in religion in the real world. The contrast between the "Almighty Eye" and "Mother Eye" 's religions are so very different on the surface but once you see the people in the cages and how everything is set up, you realise how similar they REALLY are. Which I do find true to my own religion as there are some that work much like cults (Almighty Eye) And some that are more peaceful and loving though still have discipline (Mother Eye). I found it amazing to see how much love and thought went into this animation. The art, the music, the tone and the settings, the expressions and the script are all so beautifully done. I hope you all are extremely proud of yourselves, this animation is a work of pure art.

[@timfrolov7891]

Cause a lot of people can't tell the difference between religion and faith

[@JillofTrades]

I never thought about it that way! Yeah seeing other religions, they are very similar with almost the same teachings. Of course when I told my fellow ones that, they thought I was the devil>_>

[@creditsunknown7974]

Good comment

[@ratboii7656]

Though the settings are different, its basically the same pointless worship. The grandmother scoffs at how they used to worship a hole in the ground while worshipping.. a star? There's even a hint at the end with both the grandmother and the priest saying "praise the eye" at the same time, and there's still people in cages. Though we can probably assume the "mother eye" religion is better in some ways, the point seems to be that it was just the same ignorant belief.

[@nutsandbolts1264]

As a Christian I do sometimes doubt about religion as a whole, like how much was added on? For example, at some point archeologists found a scripture that described *AND* had *the exact date* of the death of Jesus with it stating "the sun turned black and the clouds surrounded the corpse with harsh winds blowing in in the directions of the people surrounding him." It took lots of effort to find where and when it was written and then they found the date to be very recent to that time. They showed it to the Catholic Church *and they rejected it* because, "it wasn't in date with easter" like WTF. WHY DID THEY REJECT SOMETHING THAT WAS PROVEN TO BE REAL, ALL TO KEEP THEY'RE DAMN RELIGION, so since my history teacher told me that I began to doubt what was actually real that the church told us. Like how much stuff was added on just to justify certain things?

[@allisonbilbey1948]

Well hopefully the new religion they’ve started above ground calls for less sacrifices

[@sinlobo84]

I don't know... Look at those cages...

[@tintin5622]

@@sinlobo84 uh ohhh

[@owbahraniya500]

sinlobo84 they were dancing in the cages though?

[@froppyfroggo4637]

@@owbahraniya500 yea but in the other religion the peeps in the cages were doing the eye thing too 2:04

[@alissamedvedeva5614]

@@sinlobo84 remembering that girl mentioned cage when trying to save her brother, it looks like they're not lethal

[@thats_suber_shorts]

Great as always. My favorite part was when she suggested torture instead of sacrifice. Loved it!!

[@misscheesy9192]

That's Suber wait i thought it was a he

[@gaildodd431]

No... S A C R I F I C E

[@hamsnub]

ASIAN artist no, she

[@キン-u5l]

The older sibling is a girl. The younger sibling is a boy. The priest said even said "get her" referring to the teen

[@catc9433]

Kid: *eats fruit* His hips: *cannot lie*

[@hlb9600]

Teacher: listen, I’m about to tell you the chapters that will be on the test. Also Teacher: 0:23

[@jehjah3854]

Great job of everyone involvd! The story was a wonderful mixture of creepy yet funny, the expressions and movement were full of life, and the character designs had plenty variation with a clear style.

[@beyza4339]

Youre right! It is a very short movie but you can really feel the deepness of the characters

[@claudiag.9307]

I couldn't have said it better!

[@__chugsboat707]

2:14 this is actually pretty catchy. *I was doing this at school and got so many glares.*

[@vive335]

Weird

[@mgzmzlofficial837]

Still the cycle goes on. Hahahahhaa

[@darthrincus]

cEYEcle

[@mgzmzlofficial837]

Wow

[@kaidatong1704]

but how is it supposed to keep cycling if they get burned trying to fly through the sun

[@jayshadex]

Thats cliche isnt it.

[@Vysair]

@@kaidatong1704 It takes place in the modern era where they will now will out into space and possibly the black hole or supernova when seeing them so hence they once again changed their believe accordingly

[@imkabochan]

The myth of the cave with a twist. Meaning, you can take a person out of the cave, but they need to take their minds with them to truly be free, otherwise they'll just stay in the cave forever.

[@Lemon_MintCake]

2:23 i love how the Child eats the fruit but still dances💃🕺

[@cameronpearce5943]

Well, I know how i'm running my Tharazdun cult in D&D next session

[@sneepsnorp1404]

Omg i love this. Being dm is the best.

[@lunaamore20]

The art style kinda reminds me of Emperor's New Groove....i like the plot, its semi-funny n sad XD

[@captaincoolwolf1314]

I can’t help but feel that the grandmother dropped the fruit on purpose just so that she can get out of that crazy place.

[@ploonette222]

You have a point

[@minah3824]

This is amazing. The character design, the bgs, the animation, the colors. And the irony! The commentary on religion is so true. Such a good film, fantastic work!! I was entertained every second of this film!! So so good!

[@treefrog4693]

Me: Their just feeding birds Them: PRASIE THE BIRD!

[@lanceminecraftzplazutub2604]

BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP! BIRD UP!

[@Promare2019]

EverSoWillow UwU PRAISE THE BIRDS!!!!!!!

[@reptopia2848]

XD PRAISE THE BIRD!!!! PRAISE THE BIRD!!!!!!!!

[@emilebalmir5615]

SACRIFICE

[@treefrog4693]

PRAISE THE BIRD!!!!!

[@savvysmith2606]

Is this Madagascar, when King Julian is finding a sacrifice- “May the gods give us water!”

[@bandanar1321]

Incredible. It was so funny but with a big message 😂 and the art style was also beautiful I love it so much I'm christian and believe and love God so hard, but with this animation, I think the moral is : We really want to have something bigger than us We need a religion, when we could live just free and be the bigger person in our life

[@joerivera5194]

2:24 lol he's still shaking his hips

[@toshiko3069]

Underated

[@S3NS_]

Actually that's a she

[@naru6848]

R3D 3DGE The other girl literally says him at 2:48

[@S3NS_]

Oof

[@javiergoh6628]

Lol

[@AdityaPatwardhanJ]

Some films, short or long or animated or whichever format, have a unique quality of making their universe immersive and real for the audience watching them: the Cornfields in Interstellar, the Shire in the Lord of the Rings, Long Island in The Godfather, etc. It is a quality that goes beyond story and character. You feel like you have been to that place. Such was an experience I had from “Blind Eye”. I can recall the sound of the priests voice, the strange accents, the revered hand gesture for the almighty, as if I had been there, done that. If this was the magic from the five minute film, I can only image what would be the outcome of a bigger project. Hats off to you and your colleagues, Rohit Kelkar !! 🙂

[@victoriagomez2348]

Increíble work The plot is just amazing The animation style gorgeous You never disappoint Congratulations on an excellent job 😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 👏👏 👏 👏👏👏

[@fatfairy000]

This is my favourite comment so far!! hahaha Thank you :) May you be blessed by The Eye

[@Burmilla.]

Oh my goodness. This animation is beyond words. The music, the writing, and the satisfying sounds are all just pleasing, and are both EYE candy and ear candy. Honestly, i would be so down to watch this as a full fledged movie. The idea of a person that had been sacrificed for disobeying orders, and having to realize that this person had been worshipping something that was far more worthless then they initially thought is very cool. The mere idea of the old religion is very nicely done and makes me ask so many questions, and makes me really want more!

[@kaguraonmyugisensei2753]

the funny moment in my life was this 0:50 WHEN THE GRANDMA WAS HOLDING THE PEACH XDDD

[@tinywhitewolf9898]

DONT CRY KEMI!!! I-ITS THE WILL......OF THE EYE.... if it were me: *flys the bird into the sun*

[@maccychee3858]

Unless you had more knowledge, you'd think all light came from the eye

[@leilanidominguezgarcia2866]

This it's good. They irony is hilarious. I love it!!!

[@redlady120]

Cute plot! Love the animation Great work to the team!

[@АнастасияНовоселова-х1е]

Priwet

[@tonystreetrose7075]

2:43 "Sacri... oh" 😆😆 "My eye!" Love that eye song. Great anime. I was a little disappointed in the ending but hey, it's still great work 😊

[@rianejanedominiquelualhati5032]

I love how the daughter risked her life saving her younger brother thinking she would die along side with him, only to be brought outside back to her grandmother and to praise another eye, Mother Eye XD.

[@atumba08]

2:13 My favourite part lol

[@aria5614]

5:35 you can hear the other chieftan shouting the same thing from the hole.🤣

[@mylesfulton100]

I really love this animations style. The little boy, his gestures and expressions are my favorite things about this film as well

[@hanyunxiao2646]

our perceptions towards this world limit how big our world can be.

[@philbytan284]

I was trying to look for this kind of definition in the comments and urs is the only one I can find amongst others which is about religion. This animation really points out so much irony and facts of reality as well as the lessons potrayed.

[@jackdaalfbrainork6392]

There’s a difference between faith and blind faith

[@timfrolov7891]

Ther's a difference between faith and religion. You don't need to go to church / whatever to have faith nor to apply the Book

[@foreskinmcfat-nutsjr]

The irony is they’re gonna go blind from staring at the sun

[@ratboii7656]

You didn't get it... The point was the comparison, not the contrast.

[@Star_Scoot]

Having no eyes makes a difference 😶

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

No there isn't. If you know something to be true, you don't need faith. Faith is by definition blind.

[@pong_66]

hmm... pretty sure this is throwing shade at religions lol, good one

[@Goozeeeee]

It’s also a great reference to Plato’s cave. A bit of skepticism never hurt anyone ;)

[@veggietalesfan65]

I think it's funny how the elders are set in their ways of worship and the kid is only following along. The girl is the only one at the age to question things and it shows xD

[@Squiggy8440]

I wish there was a sequel or even a mini series. I’d totally watch it :O

[@Tokuijin]

I think the ultimate beauty of this short is how open ended the ending is.

[@RedHeadRedemption-L]

I love how she comforted Kami when they were sacrificed the same way her grandmother did when she was taken "don't cry, its the will of the eye"

[@Reecethedestructor]

The remote in the crack of the couch be like: 0:58

[@madjidchouarbi3921]

Bravo aux artistes qui ont créé ce superbe court métrage ! Tout y est parfait, que ce soit le design, l'histoire ou l'animation, vous avez fait un travail de haute volée. Merci de rendre public ce petit chef d'oeuvre.

[@Buutaro]

So good reminds me of the religious underground communities in Gurren Lagann

[@fleabaguette9699]

I just realized the hand movements they make while dancing at 2:18 go from a symbol of an eye, to something that looks like a bird. So clever.

[@echothewanderer112]

The kid eating fruit is my spirit animal.

[@barbarayoungblood2191]

Maybe this represents how humans never change

[@AngryPeopleStudios]

This is one of the best short films I've ever seen from Gobelins! Massive props to the team! This is amazing

[@mixmaxtixtax9851]

HER:dont cryy Him: *not a tear*

[@daahvuk]

The fact that I found myself doing the Mighty eye's sign with my fingers had me chukling

[@CMichaelEH]

best thing i've seen from Gobelins in years!

[@prodbycat...]

No one: Grandma: "Imagine worshipping a hole, couldn't be me darling."

[@PaperBagHero1]

Girl: Ight, I'mma head out...

[@absolite6]

Their chanting sounds like that one scene from Ice Age 2 with the tribe of sloths. *Praise the eye!*

[@parrase]

Pretty cool short! The plot somewhat reminds me of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" which is pretty neat.

[@Yeove]

I'm impressed by how capable the students of GOBELINS are.

[@winryrockbell4361]

The meaning is so amazing. Sometimes the beliefs around you keep you living in a terrible life, and all you have to do is listen to your heart it guides you to the light and a better life. ❤️🌸🌹💗

[@blume9787]

Ahhhhhhhhhh, it was a good ending after all! 🥺

[@MaskedReaper20]

not a single thought is going through that head

[@damotoneko1500]

I gotta confess i got worried this was going to turn dark but that ending was hilarious!

[@gilbgfu5818]

One of the best short films I've seen👍

[@ButchBirdie]

Current mood is the guy absolutely feeling himself at 5:30

[@amolosgatos1709]

2:52 sip la cagaste xd

[@ropirrox2.099]

ysi

[@earthians4069]

Beautiful message...and genius storytelling and writing. Loved it!

[@Baryonx97]

Out of the frying pan and into the fire

[@hug0flash1]

On dirait une variante de la métaphore de la caverne de Platon, il me semble...super sinon ^^

[@gilcinbez6544]

Oui en effet c'est de ça qu'elle s'agit !

[@timfrolov7891]

Une variante pessimiste alors :)

[@Cathelynn]

Bro went from one cult to another

[@outathisworld2130]

Nice colors Fulid animation Unique character designs I give this a 10/10 :)

[@nocdell]

This actually makes sense because that’s all they know to do

[@eddthe9th]

I love this, not only is it a critique on religion but on any belief and how no matter what we are blind to the reality of nature due to our own beliefs

[@watermelonraccoon636]

Sister:DON'T CRY Chald: 👁👅👁

[@Keemochu]

0:21 "oh baby i have vision clean yourselves otherwise i will ask you to wash your hands twenty one every morning" and it started at the 21 sec mark LMAO i'm sorry if you cant UnHear it after reading this XD

[@peagames2002]

When you realize that your parents found your browser history, and listen to your "music". 5:31 When you hanging out, and mother calls you in middle of party and you're like: 2:03

[@ghostface4632]

I like how kemi is just so calm about everything

[@mardezlant]

Yes, that’s the way of the world.

[@ladysybylgrey]

Definitely a comment on religion.

[@ladysybylgrey]

@Supertoast 🤣

[@bobroberts8264]

This is a really beautifully crafted video loove the art stylllee!!!!

[@ぺくじー]

言葉はほとんど分からないけど、この作品好き。何度も見に来ちゃう

[@whereisthemau5219]

THIS IS SO GOOD. awesome job.

[@books4life299]

This legit looks like it could be a movie!

[@thekoos3174]

Bro really said “W” 😂

[@maryhmd4295]

1:08 when the boy does the "W" sign 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@imogeninc.9290]

This is honestly such a good short! I love the art style. Very cute. That dancing scene is my favorite. :3

[@maxkarmelich5292]

I love how the toddler has no thought process and just does whatever

[@soniczdash4926]

if church ads were real: 0:07

[@starr7104]

Kemis sister, Don't cry kemi, it's the will of the eye Kemis mind, Eat eat all the berries what is a berry what is an eye why are we worshiping an eye what does worship mean where is this thing taking us I don't care I just need to eat

[@lauraprado6997]

Whoah never tought of the girl being Kemi's sister, I see her as his mom

[@링빙]

When I see things like this, I also think that snow is great

[@OmNomPretzel]

0:23 okay, I heard "wash your hands every morning" and he's not wrong