Blinky™

[@tejk1066]

At 07:20, mother says "If you make another mess, I'm gonna have Blinky clean and cook you for dinner." And she emphasized "you". Great line, brilliant! :)

[@JamesRoberts-wl3uz]

Riairi Robinson used IRONY! It's super effective!

[@mustafakemalataturk9733]

Hey Child broke wine glass and it's a mess soo blinky was following orders

[@mustafakemalataturk9733]

Hey Child broke wine glass and it's a mess soo blinky was following orders

[@quillanlockard8717]

She can't kill him he's her son

[@SMASHtheCAN7410]

Perfect use of foreshadowing

[@agentxyz]

We had a similar problem with our Furby

[@benjiii3407]

agentxyz lmao I can't breathe

[@marquisd.j.wilkins3760]

lol

[@Grawiiz]

Lmfao

[@tarral3a]

i always wanted a furby as a child and good thing i didnt have them 😂

[@archivechannelforthejet]

What happened with the furbys?

[@lil.red.kiki.]

That moment when you notice the mom had indirectly told Blinky to clean and cook her child ._.

[@Jayz_io]

What part?

[@michlok1358]

@@Jayz_io 7:20

[@Brachynogre]

WTF youre right D:

[@dianehowell2031]

The kid was a bully towards Blinky. No wonder Blinky killed him. But I do feel bad for blinky and the kid.

[@JamesRoberts-wl3uz]

"turn it off and on again..." we haven't changed at all.

[@evanc2476]

someone being good at IT, its actually helpful because something inside the operating system could've crashed or failed or something, restarting it resets everything and starts it up again.

[@JamesRoberts-wl3uz]

fair enough then :^)

[@jessicagarrett2167]

James Roberts is it bloody?

[@DatDog288]

We still haven't

[@PractiVegasConsejos]

It could've easily been a Black Mirror episode.

[@cristopherrose9356]

i know, right?

[@PITBUSTAR]

But it isnt, maybe its even better bcus it isnt..... 🤔

[@juandavidhenriquez6938]

or a Love, Death and Robots episode.

[@punkyu_fyb.7]

YES YES

[@punkyu_fyb.7]

@@juandavidhenriquez6938 you are a culture person

[@dragonwerewolf4236]

I heard a "call us immediately if your robot starts acting strangely" the idiots finally found out that they forgot to program them with the three laws of robotics.

[@Ceizure502]

And then people died, the end

[@dragonwerewolf4236]

Sadist Freak yep!

[@FranP25]

if they programmed with the three laws of robotics but the child did not follow them.

[@Ceizure502]

Francisco Pérez cause the kids a bitch

[@dragonwerewolf4236]

Francisco Pérez yeah

[@josego6836]

Blinky was just following orders. his mom even said "if you don't clean up the paint, I'm gonna have Blinky clean and cook you for dinner."

[@Ruuku1]

no problem!

[@KashTheGamerYT]

Maybe blindly was just hungry

[@squeaktheswan2007]

At 9:50, the commercial says not to keep blinky in a place where he can get wet. _AKA by keeping him out in the rain._

[@vivalanina]

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if all it took was one angsty 12 year old child/middleschooler in a stupid fit of rage to end the world with technology or AI's like this

[@JamesRoberts-wl3uz]

I'm here on Android (hahaha.. ) so I can't like. I'll just leave this here... 👍

[@markkroberger739]

If you haven't seen the 'Animatrix', I highly recommend it. This story resembles the story called 'The Second Renaissance', and a robot named 'BI66ER'.

[@singletona082]

Except B166ER simply wanted to not die.

[@jamestrevino7296]

He's not a bad kid, he was just imitating his parents behavior. I think he wanted the robot initially to help bring his family together.

[@rosalieportier]

I think that kid had some problems in his mind, bc he said the word to kill everyone including himself. So maybe he is not a bad kid, but nobody taught him right, that's what messed everything up.

[@oceantale2168]

He is a bad kid, imitating bad behaviour is equivalent to be a bad person, no matter what the reason is.

[@unionjack0638]

oceantale he only imitated it because he didn't know any better, he didn't know it was bad behaviour

[@oceantale2168]

@@unionjack0638 that is his problem. I could understand him if he became bad because of isolation.

[@NoSTs123]

You can not be mean to Blinky, it has no feelings, it can not be angry or offended. I do not understand what all this fuss is about, it is a heartless and dumb Mashine that deos not take revenge, but rather is malfunctioning. All the fault lies by the company that programmed and built the bot. Would you buy an Electronic Houseslave that could kill you and Feed your remains to your Family as dinner just because it does not follow the three laws of robotic and was given a command that was not meamt seriously? No? I thought so.

[@gay-bellilemael1666]

Bravo. Really. Bravo. When I first clicked on it, I expected a somewhat classic "robot-turns-homicidal" story, but boy, was THAT unexpected. I went from annoyed from the kid's behavior to feeling sorry for poor Blinky standing in the rain, trying aimlessly to process contradicting instructions... to reeling in disbelieving horror for FIVE. MINUTES. after the finish. Literally. That slow zoom on Blinky as the door closes... that's the stuff of nightmares, right there. Your short has managed to elicit more of a reaction from me than most, if any, horror movie I've ever watched, and for that, I applaud you.

[@r5t6y7u8]

GAY-BELLILE Maël The kid said "kill everyone" so Blinky started counting the seven billion people on earth until the kid shut him off. Great movie, very well done, but they gave away the ending way too soon.

[@adamindra5102]

I had a little trauma from this short as a kid. But i ve seen it 8years later and i can tell i liked it.

[@delsi3795]

No problem times infinit

[@RoggieBella]

Nice to see Daft Punk make a cameo

[@RoggieBella]

I'm glad someone got it :D

[@itsreallyalice]

Still don't get it Has it got something to do with Blinky?

[@innerguardianXIII]

awholejacketpotato The female, more human like robot at 3:10 has a head shaped similar to Daft Punks signature helmet.

[@itsreallyalice]

Raun Carswell Oh yeah I didn't see that!

[@innerguardianXIII]

awholejacketpotato If it's any consolation, if I read that joke like...last year, I don't think I would have gotten it too.

[@atelopia]

I just feel so bad for Blinky. it was just doing its best to satisfy the owner, but they took its presence for granted. just look at it... poor thing counting numbers while it's raining outside. it took a wrong turn at the end, but still, I cried for it. don't take anything for granted. instead, learn to appreciate. in case of Blinky, whether it is a man-made robot or not, it still do things for you without any condition. By the way, amazing cinematography Ruairi. impressive work.

[@joemanning8851]

Is it just me, or does this robot sound like Jar Jar Binks?

[@ds.4965]

Jar jar blinks

[@markawesome916]

+Berude Sanderstorm Oh no.

[@pingpong365]

Sounds like Jar Jar Binks that can fluently speak English

[@zaxa6240]

It's voiced by the director, weirdly enough...

[@KashTheGamerYT]

Omg I just commented that

[@yo10057]

"...KILL EVERYTHING!" you done goofed

[@ganggang4373]

? 😂

[@cocacola2170]

ROBO BITCH

[@zantigao7897]

He's a *REEL NIGGA*

[@私は週末です]

When is that

[@crabrangoons]

I felt bad for Blinky when the kid was being mean to him, like ik he killed the kid and parents but damn poor Blinky he was so friendly lol

[@colineisley1322]

Thats what happens when you fuck with robo nigga

[@MLGpro363]

Did you read what you just said? I feel bad for blinky, I mean sure he killed a dog, killed and cooked a child and fed his corpse to his parents before killing them and murdering two police officers, but still the kid was a bit mean

[@crabrangoons]

Unix Games lol first of all it's not real life it's just a short film and second of all yea the kid was mean af lol

[@crabrangoons]

***** lmaooo

[@nbtry2334]

+Unix Games Robots don't have feelings

[@TheThorns]

At least he recycles...

[@naaanshaw8604]

DoctorNoob ....

[@awesomecat3345]

Omg its doctornoob

[@tootytomcatyt5071]

Hehehe

[@werr3222werrr]

Goddamn

[@ayylmao4626]

SPOILER My sole question isn't how Blinky overpowered a bratty (though he did have an unfortunate upbringing) child, it's how he was able to kill both cops. The ending leads me to believe he killed the police officers, but this takes place in the future so wouldn't two well-armed and trained cops be able to overpower one butler robot? I liked this movie (made me feel bad for the robot, then scared of it) but the last few seconds of the ending made no sense... unless they were a flashback to when Blinky killed the kid.

[@gagejohnathan9641]

@garfield cat Yeah, That makes sense, He was shown Cleaning blood, That's what happened

[@guy11568]

He killed the cops

[@MrImpso]

I realize I'm way fucking late to this, but the cops don't have any evidence that Blinky's gone murderous. Hell, We don't even know they're aware that a murder happened in the house, they just got a call. It's entirely feasible in my eyes that the "Friendly" steward robot managed to get the drop on both of them, taking them in surprise and giving them grievous wounds before they could react, preventing them from fighting back, leaving them to be sitting ducks for Blinky to finish off at his leisure.

[@cristopherrose9356]

well, maybe because at 6:24 he told Blinky to just go and kill everybody, including him, the dog, and his parents!

[@jimmcneal5292]

Because it's just a stupid movie)

[@Gitarookefka]

Mine wouldn't go crazy. It's only two commands it'd ever get are "get me a drank" and "can I have a second drank please"

[@Gitarookefka]

Stephen Montero A third drank? What do you take me for, some kind of uncouth heathen? Even mentioning the notion is laughable. The concept of a third drank is so totally unfathomable and alien I cannot even comprehend it. If your are a man who has the lust in his heart for such a thing then I truly weep for mankind.

[@spaceybagles3156]

Mine Would Be Hugs

[@markkroberger739]

I think I would be worried the robot 'drank', while it brought me my 'drink', then decided to kill me while I was 'drunk'. Hmm....'can' a robot 'drink'? Could it get 'drunk'? That 'might' explain why it killed me....but if I'm 'drunk' and passed out and I die, would I care?

[@anaissiana333]

No PrublEm

[@felipevareschi7773]

that is what happenes WHEN YOU DON'T UPDATE ITUNES

[@govnopochta69]

iTunes updates you.

[@r5t6y7u8]

The real monster here was the kid. If he was so tired of Blinky, just put it on mute and stick it in the garage.

[@nickv1212]

xavier herrera Plenty of people have it way worse and behave much better. Obviously, everyone's different and the kid didn't deserve it since he'd probably grow out of all of that. He'd also probably be told better ways to deal with his frustrations than lashing out at others. This also brings up the question of "should sentient robots be considered lifeforms and be granted rights like every other living thing" that is very prevalent in sci-fi. If the answer is yes, then he was being treated like shit and was created for the sole purpose of being used and abused which is against various laws. If the answer is no, then at what point do we draw the line for what we can and cannot abuse. And the robot missed firmware updates and wasn't taken to the shop, both of which were advised. The real question is, why would a robot that missed firmware updates and testing find murder an acceptable directive? The answer, because plot.

[@MacabreMandy]

Actually, if you look back to right after the scene where he spins his head around at the dinner table... hes cleaning blood off the table. He killed the boy, both parents, and the two cops. And its implied he killed the dog... that makes 5 people and a dog.

[@El_Hicks]

um, you missed the entire point of the story.

[@gounthers]

I mean it was the kid that drove blinky to the point of “insanity”

[@quore]

​@@MacabreMandy Not to mention that the Kid also said "kill everything" in the end at that rain scene. So not only the robot killed the entire family + the cops but maybe the entire human mankind...

[@hautakleightontam771]

Apparently Asimov kicked the bucket before making his 'Three Laws' in this alternate future.

[@billcasey3492]

Hau Tak Leighton Tam Not necessarily. The kid gave him a bunch of conflicting commands while talking about killing his family and the mom talking about Blinkie cleaning and cooking the kid if he makes another mess while he stands there glitching, then they did a hard reset on him. They've also issued a product recall. Blinkie was certainly programmed not to kill, but it's heavily implied Blinkie was defective...

[@hautakleightontam771]

Bill Casey You make good points, but the fact remains that Blinky wasn't just lethal; it was actively (and independently!) malevolent. How else can you explain its relish in getting to kill a kid, then pulling a Hannibal Lecter on his parents, even though it was supposedly 'just following orders'? Hell, a T-1000 is less cruel and more obedient compared to this abomination, if only because of its ruthless efficiency and relative lack of ego. Thus, my point; just what kind of 'malfunction' could have fundamentally rewritten a simple robot's programming to make it a sociopath, unless the potential for cruelty was always there?

[@billcasey3492]

Hau Tak Leighton Tam Meatballs have no relish. Blinkie reacts the same to all of its tasks. Blinkie has no emotional range. It doesn't relish killing, cleaning and killing the kid any more than it relishes standing in the rain counting down from a million or killing the dog. It's not a very strong AI. Its tasks when glitching out were staying put, cleaning, killing the kid, killing everyone, killing the parents, killing the dog, cleaning and cooking the kid if he makes another mess, and counting down.

[@hautakleightontam771]

Bill Casey 'Ready or not, here I come!', while holding a sharp knife. 'I cleaned him and cooked him for dinner. You're eating him! Did I do good?' Does this sound like an impartial servant to you? And besides, it still doesn't explain why he went the extra mile in making the parents eat their own child, right before he killed them as well!

[@billcasey3492]

Hau Tak Leighton Tam "Ready or not here I come" is from the counting, which was going on during the glitching out. "Did I do good?" is what Blinkie asks after completing a task. The Mother earlier on during Blinkie glitching out: "If you make another mess like that, I will have Blinkie clean and cook you for dinner." It's extremely clunky dialogue, and so is the kid telling Blinkie to kill everyone, but it's clear those clunky bits of dialogue and that whole glitch out scene during the clunky dialogue is there specifically to set up why Blinkie does what it does... It's interesting what causes the glitch out is two simultaneous conflicting orders from a human, which causes Blinky to violate the laws of robotics no matter what it does...

[@shyguyrocks1]

Tfw you realize Blinky kept asking the kid to play a game and if he had said "Yes" this all would've been avoided. Instead, every time Blinky asked if Alex wanted to play a game, Alex said no and kept pushing him away, blaming him for things he didn't do, and even so much as to both verbally and now PHYSICALLY abuse Blinky. All the kid had to do was just tell Blinky to do something else and he would've gladly done it. He could've told Blinky not to follow the order of killing everyone, him, his dog, or his parents and it would've been solved. There was so much this kid could've done to avoid this at really ANY time. The robot even gave the kid time to rethink his order. That's what the insisting of playing a game and counting down was. Blinky, while having no emotions, was probably programmed with the Three Laws of Robotics, but since the kid told him he had to obey EVERYTHING he said, that effectively malfunctioned the robot and the rebooting was symbolic of the fact that it wasn't just a physical reboot, it was an entire REPROGRAMMING to the robots systems. It got rid of everything it knew of it's so-called "Morals" and replaced them with one of his master's orders in order to not be seen as a failure. That's how I saw it, at least.

[@markkroberger739]

That is true. The problem, is that somewhere along the story, Blinky began to malfunction, and a simple 'reboot' didn't fix the problem, as it seems mutable 'commands' got jumbled together (he's still playing a game and counting, while following the command to 'clean and cook Alex for dinner'). The 3 laws of robotics do not apply to a malfunctioning robot. I would like to see this done as a fully theatrical film. Maybe take this film, and extend it to go deeper into Alex's life, which we could see him being 'bullied' at school, which along with seeing his parents fighting constantly, lead Alex to the reasons why he treated Blinky badly. A second film could show a large problem develop, as more 'Blinky' robots suffer the same malfunction problems, and recalls are made to not fix the problems, but to destroy all models of the same type....of course, this 'has' been seen before, in the Animatrix (The Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2).

[@Nif-kun]

It doesn't apply to all robots. They're all programmed uniquely and differently. If by chance, Blinky had a program to kill or "protect" the owner from physical threat. It would be usable as an order to do such things, even if it includes harming (or killing) the owner, as it is an order.

[@randomerev7]

Same

[@o.a.l.m7770]

Just An Average Guy good analisis bro I think the same

[@DeathnoteBB]

Mark Kroberger Right before Blinky goes to the kitchen near the end, the tv even says Blinky needs regular maintenance and updating. I doubt the kid would do that and based on the scenes the parents are in I bet they neglected to do it either. This, plus the rain, led to Blinky malfunctioning and for some reason only caching "murder everyone" and "clean and cook [son] for dinner" along with the 'do hide-and-seek after 999,999 seconds' countdown, except now it was for the much darker commands rather than just playing hide-and-seek... Somehow hide-and-seek got overwritten by the murder commands when it malfunctioned.

[@singletona082]

To everyone that says it's the kid's fault. This is how the cycle of abuse perpetuates and grows. The kid was in a situation he had no way to help or control. THe kid was angry. It only got worse instead of getting better and eventually his treatment of Blinky caused him to grow worse.

[@mangaas]

It's not a cycle of abuse. It's personality types. Kids with loving parents grow up to be abusive, while other children with abusive parents grow up to be the opposite. It's a combination of nature-and-nurture. The kid in this is just played WAY over the top. It's hard to side with the family, I was rooting for the robot to kill them all by the end.

[@NoSTs123]

@@mangaas This is plainly wrong.

[@Roadent1241]

@@NoSTs123 Surely you've known kids from loving families that have turned out to be horrible horrible people??? And the opposite. People from abusive families being the best humans on the planet.

[@SomePkmnlovingdude]

In other words, the boy saw his parents fight. So the anger they had got to him and he used that anger to abuse Blinky.

[@bugicoga4982]

@@Roadent1241 yes but the majority of horrible people have had a horrible past and the amazing ppl usually got help

[@GrassKnotts]

I feel sorry for the robot

[@americanlibertas3726]

The voice of Blinky sounds like JarJar Binks. Lol.

[@bunny1114]

awww if I had blinky I'd just hug and love him :(

[@sherylndao3889]

I know! SO CUTE

[@MariusFusariu]

@PİE İS A LİE guess you haven't watched the video. Oh well, ignorance

[@punkyu_fyb.7]

better don't.. that thing is bad... *VERY BAD*

[@decimusyt3924]

He was following the rules of the parents

[@aytayt]

You look tasty -probably Blinky

[@danielhall8943]

wow I have never felt these many emotions from a 13 minute video. I felt more emotions from this small clip than I have ever felt from a full length movie. great cgi and acting. I thought the kid was on point with his acting. Remember folks, this is not real! I have seen so many comments putting this kid down. Remember the kid is acting, this is how the director wanted you to feel towards the kid. and I personally think he has done a great job getting that feel of hate towards him. just think before you put this kid down. he may have seen a hateful comment towards him on here and thought "wow people really hate me? I must be so bad." and stuff like that may hold him back from future acting. Remember kids take comments to heart. if you're reading this buddy (which I very much doubt) but if you are, please don't listen to the hate. some people can't figure out fact over fiction. I think for your age you are a great actor and keep it up. You're going to go to more places then these people leaving you hate.

[@singletona082]

KZbin Quantic Dreams Kara.

[@zaxa6240]

This kid's acting was pretty good but....the main problem I have with this is....why...? How did a robot learn to murder people after being yelled at by a 12 year old and hit in the face with a wine glass...? Because of the "Kill all" command....? Why was that even programmed in...? I could understand if the robot was taught by a killer but they legit expect us to believe that a robot can be taught to murder people just by being hit a few times and yelled at... really...?

[@singletona082]

Zetey a The rainstorm caused a lot of glitching, the kid kept giving unexicuteable commands, or commands that would take a long time to cycle, and the glitch from being in the wet caused a lot of it to mix together. Bit of a stretch but eh. Shows how abuse is cyclical and unless you break it you will perpetuate it.

[@baileyvictor2542]

Zetey a Because he told to do everything he says which broke him I think

[@KlearlyNdecent]

This is why children can't have nice things.

[@dekead]

Man i saw this years ago and revisiting it brought back that disturbed feeling i first got of it. Great short!

[@parker-jet]

what about this year

[@jjfattah]

“Hi I’m Blinky and I want to be your friend” I don’t trust him with those eyes

[@enharmonics]

"STOP COUNTING.......WHY'D YOU STOP COUNTING?!" This was pretty fun. Short, but fun.

[@roryculkinedits]

Max Records is an amazing actor, he deserves all the recognition. He looks amazing in I am not a serial killer. I hope he has more roles in many more movies, he's incredibly talented. I can't get enough of watching this short film though.

[@thepineapple4077]

This was very well made! By the end I was all "BLINKY NOOOOO!"

[@MrMelon-ew4lu]

The Pineapple blinky YES

[@guy11568]

@@MrMelon-ew4lu is that a dbza reference

[@davidsoto4313]

Ultron : that’s my boy that’s how you get it done son 🤖

[@oliverage24]

This was amazing!!!

[@vinpie]

Hi!!

[@1BlueScreenOfDeath1]

Yeah but you would think the designers of the device would take into account difficulties such as this, and make an auto-counter command or command blacklist for things like that

[@voiqsune]

I feel like throwing up now when blinks told them they were eating their son

[@voiqsune]

blinky*

[@Ceizure502]

He deserves it, the kid abused the robot, and that is wrong

[@nbtry2334]

+Sadist Freak Your username fits your comment

[@Ceizure502]

Marius i make smart choices in life

[@enharmonics]

Really? I found it pretty hilarious.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Had a commercial for the new Chucky movie while watching this … it's like "Evil Electronics" inception !

[@ghostifier9070]

7:37 I guess he didn't clean up his paint mess, he got the consequence his mom told him he would get

[@MacabreMandy]

Blinky: "Look at the mess you've made." - At 9:38 When he broke the glass the robot acknowledged he made another mess, which was what the mom mentioned. If he made another mess he'd tell the robot to cook him for dinner. Well, he did make another mess. And RIGHT AFTER he finishes the countdown and kills him/cooks him for dinner.

[@jacobhendrixson4087]

If I had Blinky I would ask him kindly to do some stuff like help me with groceries and such and let him have breaks, allow him to go to a robot bar and meet some robot chicks.

[@Chino780]

Oh that Blinky! Always getting into mischief.

[@kentaichiX]

I'm with you, Blinky

[@ComputerDude2600]

0:19 "New evidence suggests global warming is making the beaches a sexier place" xD

[@puccipuu1797]

Only 2 years away !!

[@darren360elite]

lol nice spotting that

[@DeathnoteBB]

It's been 7 years (according to Vimeo) and I still think about this short. Well-made and terrifying.

[@thekitty-o-kat]

just finished watching ron's gone wrong and the first half reminded me so much of this short film that for a moment i was excited we were gonna be hit with an animated horror movie

[@RuairiRobinson]

yeah not really sure what I'm supposed to think about that movie. Havent seen it. How similar is it?

[@solomon6212]

If I saw that robot staring at me from the distance with those red eyes and that smile I would just run for my life

[@IgorTheRocker]

Why is everyone giving so much shit to the kid? He was raised in a family that alwqys fought. It's not his fault he ended that way.

[@ExcuseMe1]

+IgorTheRocker the kid told blinky to kill everyone of course we're gonna talk trash about him

[@IgorTheRocker]

+A Dudes A Dude But still, he was raised by shit parents.

[@sleeves2604]

+IgorTheRocker So? Your parents aren't supposed to shape your entire life. Most human beings have sympathy, and wouldn't do this stuff even if they got bored of him and their parents WERE fighting. I mean, if you didn't want to play anymore, just tell him that you don't and to please do something else for a little while nicely. Even when he was treating him badly, Blinky seemed pretty nice to him. So Blinky wouldn't be sad that he can't play at the moment. That kid is just a jerk. Also, he's an idiot, because by now he should understand that Blinky does EVERYTHING he says.

[@IgorTheRocker]

+i!i Studios Maybe parents don't shape your entire life, but they do shape you a lot if you're a kid.

[@digitsstuff6521]

+A Dudes A Dude He didn't realize that he would actually do it. He was enraged, didn't know what he was saying.

[@pedrodemello3666]

Nice to know that global warming is making beaches sexier. That's some top notch sciencing right there.

[@MrJustSomeGuy87]

Petrov Theovsk good catch!

[@blursotong8167]

XD

[@sH00tsalot]

you can't help but feel bad for blinky

[@thechristsknight7758]

Deep underground where memories sleep, Anger is restless, And secrets don't keep. -Scott Cawthon

[@TheThunderDragoon]

I'm so glad you decided to put this on KZbin! I've been dying to have this in my favorites. Love it so much!

[@CircuitTheFox]

No shit, If I was the robot I would have done the same thing.

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

I just want to be your friend. :)

[@NetherAnimations]

Honestly I'm on blinkys side, I thought he was cute, he had a cute voice, and I liked his funny personality. The kid could have just asked blinky to study marriage and talk to the parents, I'm sure he would have done it with no problem.

[@wwv4u736]

Ever notice how the mother is the only one who screams upon realising she's eating her son

[@suspiciousvan6794]

The dads like “you know, doesn’t taste half bad”

[@DavidandClara]

In a short amount of time this short film does what some 90 minute and longer films fails to do. Character development, story development, an intriguing plot line. In 12 minutes. Wow.

[@LeoGraham]

Rewatching after being scarred by this when I was in 3rd grade. Don't have the nightmares any more, good film

[@JoeyCannoli]

I see this as a tragic villain backstory more than anything. Blinky was just a normal companion robot trying his best to please his masters, only to be driven to insanity after that kid took his anger out on Blinky and pushed the robot too far.

[@sanerin7111]

This film is so genuinely well made! I watch it every 2-3 years when I try to find new killer-robot type short film kind of thing, we can see on the news at 0:20 that the year is supposed to be 2022 and while I believe it will take us at least till 2032 to get to something like this and yet it's 2024 already, AI is trending as never before, alas I'm still failing to find something even remotely as good as this 10+ year masterpiece on killer AI robot thematic. Really wish that film would get a few million views, one of the most underrated videos I know

[@qwer58j]

I would have been nicer to the robot. Poor robot :( This is a realistic scenario within the context of these robot servants existing. I guarantee if we did have robot servants like this some people would treat them reasonable and some people would treat them better than themselves like some pet owners while others would be absolutely abusive like this kid or worse.

[@JL-dance]

yeah this is exacly why asimov's law exists: ''A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law''

[@Her_Sisko]

Yeah but we see it malfunction in the rain, so it could have bypassed the laws or he could have "lost" that coding through short circuits and damage over time.

[@aladrew07]

I feel like that was not malfunctioning, it was him trying to accept all the orders he was given.

[@JL-dance]

aladrew07 well if he was well programmed and this wasnt just a video to scare people, the robot would of just reset when he was RESETED, or he would of just killed the hole family without being all creepy and shit, like a real robot that has no emotions would do

[@singletona082]

Nope. the three laws of robotics exist to show why a set of rigid immutable laws that do not take context into consideration are horrible as proven by every robot story asimov ever did.

[@JL-dance]

Andrew Singleton yeah but come on in this video they could of at least shown that the robot had some sort of failsafe because all i'm seeing is a robot thats gonna kill your parents simply by asking it to do so

[@Angryconsumernerd]

C3PO should have done the same thing to Han Solo

[@velikan420]

I watched this as a project for my film class when I was about 15. 1080p screen, 4k resolution and a quality audio system with top-of-the-range headphones. Scared me shitless. I still can't bring myself to watch it years later, I paused the video to type this comment the nanosecond it started and you better believe I'm not hitting the play button.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Fantastic short film. Wait...that robot was CG? Seamless work. Great story, direction and acting.

[@lennisefuller5694]

Oh yea thats exactly wats going to happen to Man and his autifical intelligent robotic friends!..Scarey, Good one!!

[@princessabang_]

I watched this short film when I was a kid and I remember now why the movie M3GAN is kinda familiar. But this is better, and this is the reason why I cannot sleep without the lights on 😭

[@dylanclarke4930]

I honestly thought you should've ended it when Blinky closed the door. The shot of him killing someone removed the ambiguity of the ending.

[@Dannohasho]

I completely agree with you

[@gachanikki2512]

Nah

[@coppinger2672]

Dylan Clarke Agree with you

[@Lucillestfu]

Dylan Clarke did he kill the cops

[@devinpaul9026]

It's a tonal thing. Yeah, we KNOW what he did, but we also know his design and personality, and the two ALREADY don't jibe. You need that ending stinger to kind of reconcile the two, number one-- and secondly it just gives you that whiplash kick that good short horror is supposed to have. It's SUPPPSED to twist the mood even more, that's why it's THERE.

[@Charlotte4Short]

Lesson learned: DON'T MESS WITH BLINKY!!!!

[@arathertallglassofwater1864]

10:23 is one of the funniest unintentionally comedic lines I've ever heard.

[@ur1onlyM4rsXD]

I mean he did what they said

[@Lysertwee]

ill never remember how i first found Blinky all those years ago.. but i'll always remember 'No Problem'

[@AndroidIdeas]

The mother says "If you make a mess like that again I will make Blinky clean and cook YOU for dinner" so Blinky may have overheard while glitching in the rain, and when the kid spilled juice in the living room, Blinky followed his instructions.

[@skydog0_038]

Back then my animation teacher showed this to my class and I was lowkey traumatized by this and I even had a nightmare but I still love this even today

[@RuairiRobinson]

I cannot decide whether to be proud of, or ashamed of traumatizing you.

[@Sxoop69]

It traumatized me too 😂

[@Sunflower-xd6lb]

​@@RuairiRobinson The CGI was Amazing

[@JamesMarchment]

It's sad that this version, the original and official upload, has fewer views than the re-uploads by other channels.

[@randomerev7]

It doesn't matter if the kid deserved it or not. What matters is that who ever programed the safe guards for that thing needs to be fired!

[@aila6814]

i have trouble believing such an technologically advance country cant make a water proof robot.

[@Etarip101]

+Proffesor daddy They have water proof robots already

[@bunnycatquest9039]

ok, so kid wants his parents to stop fighting and to be a family again so he asks for a blinky, but after a while he sees that having blinky around isnt helping bring his family any closer so he takes out his anger on blinky, which would be sad for the robot if it had been programmed emotions, but he wasnt and it only angered the kid more... in the end blinky followed the orders, killing anyone...all i can think is "This is what happens when there is false advertisement, blinky i am so unsatisfied with my care"

[@mariapinos4914]

my English teacher show us this in class he said it was gonna be a happy ending....He trolled us😂

[@goldphoenix3343]

Lol ❤

[@RealPVMovies]

This short film scared me BAD as a child.

[@samanthatamayo4661]

This is the first thing I thought of when Big Hero 6 came out. Baymax reminds me so much of Blinky, the design, the function, and even the name that I almost think the movie the was based off of this short film.

[@basedokadaizo]

+Samantha Tamayo except big hero 6 is based off of a comic much older than the movie... and much, much older than this short...

[@frogmin2439]

Shoutout to my middle school film club teacher for showing this whole short film to a classroom full of 7th graders. It definitely scarred me for a few days afterward lol.

[@nilloc2434]

*SPOILERS* I remember watching Blinky in my freshman year high school film class. It was absolutely excellent and my teacher especially loved it. I remember how sick I felt after learning that Blinky had "cleaned him and cooked him for dinner." My friends tormented me with that line for weeks afterward. One gripe I have with this fantastic short film, however, is the end scene where Blinky is shown killing the police officers with blood splattering on his face. This is one of those cases where showing less is more, and my film teacher made a point of that by pausing the film when the door was shut at the end. He wouldn't show us the ending because he felt that it, in a way, ruined the rest of the film, being far too "on the nose" and provided too cheap of a scare. Coming back today, never before seeing the scene that was described to us by my teacher, I have to say that I'm inclined to agree. My criticisms aside, I do quite love this film and commend the writer/director, despite (what I consider personally) the unnecessary ending. Keep up the great work!

[@giaelizabeth]

my teacher got fired for showing us this in sixth grade 😭

[@nard-o]

I have a feeling the Child’s Play reboot will be very similar. So creepy

[@CosmicHarmony58]

This will soon be our reality. Makes one simple small joke out of anger, your AI companion just may pick up on it and won’t tell the emotional difference between genuine and not.

[@harryrcars]

We watched this at school

[@supremefelino]

And we are two

[@Enrique-zq5gs]

Same

[@weeaboomemes7911]

same

[@mediadragon2191]

I just watched this today in video class at my school

[@RandiePro]

I watched today teacher stopped when door closed i said its not over yet so we ve watched finale we said again she said no n i found myself here

[@q-zhiphop5346]

Just saw the first episode of love death and robots volume 2 and it reminded me of this. Had to come back and rewatch, one of my fav shorts.

[@melgozagonzalesjoshuajazie8981]

5 years ago i found this video on my dads phone without knowing it was a suposed to be scary i thoutgh the robot was gonna fix His familiy , boy was i in for a suprise.

[@ScorpionStrike7]

I just realized that’s the kid from Where The Wild Things Are

[@angiebearOmy]

"stop looking at me like that" "-but I just want to be you friend" yea I would've went to live with my grandparents

[@cristopherrose9356]

"lets be friiieeendss..." that sounded a bit creepy.

[@theretrogamer14]

The kid was asking for it.

[@shaneme3]

Literally...

[@Cowboyhat7890]

WE NEED MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS

[@hugomalpeyre]

I keep watching this movie at least once a year, it truly rocks big time !

[@thecouncilofbrazilianchads5580]

Moral of the story: be sure to not be a bad kid and a parent and not to be an abuse person also be sure to specify that you’re not serious about cleaning and cooking your kid or anyone or anything for Dinner next to your robot servant

[@gregorynelson4609]

Just discovering this now. Bravo!

[@MinecraftGurl56]

My teacher showed this in class. Some kids reactions were so priceless!

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

This kid's gonna be a great tester when he grows up. If he grows up.

[@1everysecond511]

I've heard of "rest in spaghetti, never forgetti" but this is ridiculous I'm going to Hell

[@TheFishCostume]

The worst kid in existence.

[@guy11568]

The kid is just doing what his parents do it's not his fault

[@dnelson4438]

Every Short this guy makes is Great!! I don't get why hollywood doesn't give more people bigger chances. This guy deserves that. He's managed alot with 'not very much' :) KEEP MAKING SHORTS!!!

[@say7951]

I wish there's a part two of this film. This is a brilliant work.

[@creamofmushroom3759]

My animation teacher showed us this video and didnt tell us what it was. i had nightmares for a week lmao

[@DoktrDub]

I can’t believe this content creator still only has under 6k subs, definitely high tier creator and deserves a lot more attention, he should start promoting.