Catopolis

[@marchosiasu9700]

I love how in the scenes by the table and hospital, despite the fact that the table and room are small, vewn chooses perspective that makes it seem as though Penny and her father are physically far away from each other, just like they are emotionally distant.

[@destroyallcomputers]

good perspective.

[@somefuckingretard8289]

That doesn't make much sense though cause the father is very chill so there's no reason they'd be distant

[@p6nc9ke]

yea but consider that: - the pressure to work by her father - the two don't really spend a lot of time together - penny doesn't tell her father about what she's going through just because he's chill doesn't mean that the two aren't emotionally distant

[@marchosiasu9700]

@@p6nc9ke This.

[@cheetopuffz6237]

I agree

[@siTeny]

This looks like those tv shows you'd watch and you automatically knew it was getting late

[@ioannanalmpanti4837]

IKR!!!!!!

[@Asher-p8w]

Fr back when when I had cable I watch Cartoon Network all the time but instantly saw the styles like this and new what I was getting myself into

[@Palafico3]

Straight 3am vibes

[@Oxygenn42]

FRR

[@lfdrumming7804]

Cartoon Cartoons

[@konrad6688]

I like how tiny Vewn’s characters are in comparison to everyone and everything else around them, I can’t exactly describe the feeling it gives off but it certainly is despairing

[@lazydroidproductions1087]

Ahh, yes, that feeling of glorious and terrifying scale. Might I point you in the direction of the manga BLAME! by Tsutomu Nihei for more of that? The author studied Architecture, so his sense of scale is impeccable

[@small_pisello23]

@@lazydroidproductions1087 Blame is really a great manga

[@trash2638]

would you believe if i say i can imagine this comment as something a character in the animation would say?

[@vriis]

I'd say it's kafkaesque, much more than Blame!. The feeling of omnipresent government control and an overbearing father figure you can't seem to please Is much more in tune with this than the cyberpunk megastructures of Blame!. It's not so much that the city itself is even really that big, as we see there are suburbs. It's much more that they're trapped there

[@thephilosopher5799]

Adventure time killer cat

[@papayaclub8]

I love the full circle. Poking at and first looking at a dead body brought Penny into the cycle of violence, until it spit her out at the end when she was the body being poked at. Truly great work.

[@gae_wead_dad_6914]

Honestly the only thing i kinda dislike about this is the "Cats". Cats... are not exactly social animals. Dogs? Sure. Cats hate being in groups. Or with anyone else for that matter. They're solitary hunters.

[@hairlineremover]

@@gae_wead_dad_6914 who gives a fuck

[@balljaw7554]

@@gae_wead_dad_6914 cats can be as social as they wanna be

[@kaydenlikescats]

@@gae_wead_dad_6914 cats have been known to form relationships with other cats and hunt in groups

[@them0stanoying-500]

@@gae_wead_dad_6914I feel like that’s kind of the point

[@ztttttr2364]

this feels like one of those bizarre dreams that means the world to you while its happening but forget a few minutes after waking up

[@ztttttr2364]

And it's like you lived another life but when you look back it doesn't quite make sense and you can't really explain why it felt like it did with words and it's kind of terrifying i like this video

[@SpaceKebab]

@@ztttttr2364 you quite literally define most my dreams perfectly

[@edoardo4170]

Yes.

[@killingmewillnotbringbacky9177]

woah

[@purplesnek4069]

Happened too me last night. Gonna bring it up in counselling, the contents where disturbing...

[@umjammysammys]

vewn uploading is like a national event. also love the dylan kanner music. its incredible that this exists. thank you for what you do for smart and independant animation

[@90sbby37]

for real! I looked forward to them every year or so!

[@cecildemedeirosarnaud6778]

a international**

[@epicfortiller4551]

Oh ok

[@afollowerofkanye1884]

@@cecildemedeirosarnaud6778 an international**

[@sips4296]

International, I would say😳

[@m0thhhhhhh]

Every vewn video leaves me with a feeling I can't explain. Like calmness and relaxation (the music, art style and color scheme) with a side of melancholy and disturbedness (the themes and story)

[@hckr_]

It reminded me of the same vibes when I was discovering NITW

[@bennyworm1234]

i get that too!

[@wezz-t812]

same, vewn inspired me to retake drawing and enjoying life no matter what others thought about me

[@derangedclownie]

No one else has explained it better

[@bakatoaster6000-yt]

Fr

[@jocafiatuno]

i didnt understand shit, but still, the animation and the sheer work put onto this is incredible, the way the music blends in with everything, and even just the tiny little details like the sounds playing in bpm with the music, i love this

[@Aneyethattried]

I think that’s how most felt lol

[@libero2711_]

if you didn't understand shit then I think you're not very cut out for this thing called "thinking"

[@jocafiatuno]

@@libero2711_ no unfortunatly i still have the negative effects of being self aware

[@lindi9318]

⁠@@libero2711_pseudo intellectual putting things in quotes don’t make you smart

[@The_Idea_Guy]

@@lindi9318Yeah i guess your ‘right’

[@chickennuggetpaw]

I like how Penny choosing to free the clone rather than kill her is kind of like breaking the cycle of violence.

[@OneFluffyKiriko]

So okay, I'm kind of piggy backing here so I apologize to anyone who might be annoyed by this but I'm trying to decifer the video and so far I haven't got much, we have a city of cats who are very focused on death, and cats are known for the legend of having nine lives, the eight ball tells her she will die which has the obvious message of nothing lasts forever but also because it's an "eight ball" might it also imply that she's on her final life? And her trying to shoot her clone might also imply she attempted suicide after suffering the corporate nightmare? None of this ties in with eachother well and I'm not sure if I'm just overanalyzing the shit out of a simple animation or just missing the obvious and I need some assistance

[@Thenoisegaming69]

@@OneFluffyKiriko why everyone has this daffy duck pfp? is that a gang or something..?

[@Chinshellbuford]

@@OneFluffyKiriko WOW I'm now amazed

[@littlemoth4956]

Violence breeds violence But in the end it has to be this way

[@dobryhuj666]

@@littlemoth4956 i've carved my own path, you've followed your wrath but maybe we're both the same

[@8illy]

13 minutes of vewn???? its a good month

[@isamekailmahmud9302]

Hey i know you

[@rooned]

a good year even

[@milktea6676]

They did always say June is the happiness month of the year 😎👏🏳️‍🌈

[@GuadalupeAn]

8ILLY WHAT ARE U DOING HERE LMAO love u

[@leah2.0]

right !!

[@ClearlyInPeril]

I don't know why, but I understand and relate to this. It comes off as nonsense almost but in my heart I really felt it. The feeling of suffering for approval, the notion of being easily replicated and replaced, the lack of care and understanding from everyone around you and the desire to free yourself from this magic-8 ball locked destiny. It truly is brilliant in that way and I'm glad I found it. Thanks for making this

[@tannerkennedy4192]

All those things and your friends becoming distant as they live their own lives like how davey went to the military then left and became a criminal

[@theguythatgivesyouoneextra4134]

You fight for money? If so I there’s a 7 year old I don’t like down the street could you deal with him

[@carlosvelazquez1932]

but, and the friend in the war, what happen with he (or she)?

[@josueolvera3234]

Idk I think maybe the magic 8 ball was turning towards the 8ball for maybe a gambling or hope for something

[@juicecat-hv8ut]

I love how the dad isn’t questioning her job through the whole film

[@BlackMoonHowls]

Kind of weird though, like a Dream almost.

[@окристина]

he doesn't want to notice anything

[@snailcat24]

i think what it's because only money that she brings home matters to him

[@user-0078-j9t]

​@@snailcat24I thought so too

[@Sebastian-oz1lj]

@@snailcat24 not exatly, maybe at begining but you can see he cares after he notices a lot of bandages and the bag

[@jacobeli.20XX]

The sound design here is incredible to say the least. Every beat, song, and sfx placement just go so well together this is pure art.

[@Vector-777]

i disagree.

[@adam-yo5ox]

@@Vector-777 i disagree with your disagreement

[@mincrafter1572]

@@adam-yo5ox I agree with your disagreement to the disagreement

[@SomberShroud]

I agree to the disagreement.

[@Ghost.Bird.]

@@SomberShroud I disagree with your agreeing to the disagreement

[@MattiasPilhede]

What a wild and good ride, and there is so much care put into everything

[@2763mika]

no replies!? lemme fix that

[@VinVintheBinBin]

the real matt

[@Antifearn]

Hi Matthias! I love your channel! Nice to see you here.

[@suree861]

It really sucks that penny’s stuck in a cycle in such a toxic environment trying to make their dad proud, only to end up covering mistakes with even worse things. Idk there’s just something eerie with how things are suddenly back to “normal” after penny almost died trying to save themselves.

[@90sbby37]

I look forward to seeing everyone's conspiracies at the end

[@TimSzabo]

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[@Squarepants44]

Hmmm...

[@ket777lll]

does anyone know what's the name of the song at the end

[@lanicelim735]

@@TimSzabo nnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhhnhnhnhnhnhnhnnhnhnnnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnhnnhnhnhnhnhunhnhhnhnhnhn

[@Gokittygo1230]

I don’t think a lot of people talk about how vulnerable Penny already was to the abuse and violence of the media. For example, Penny puts her entire trust into an 8-ball, asking questions like “am I going to die?” And believing the answers it gave her. And her and Davvy going to a dead corpse and just start poking at it for fun. It really proves how desensitized she was to everything and how low self-esteem she had. By her low self esteem she put herself in dangerous situations, like almost getting killed. And that just made her even more insecure and vulnerable. I think she felt disgusted in herself, hence the lil demon cats running all over her, every action of violence brought them back stronger and bigger. A reminder of how small she is, and what horrible things she has done to herself and others. And that’s why I think she hid herself, she didn’t want to remembered as “the cat on TV” because it brought back all the insecurities and pain from the violence. She didn’t earn anything from it, all and the money and fame really meant nothing, because in the end she was replaced. It really does show how society will take these vulnerable people and recycle the same image of them, nobody actually cares who they are, they only care about who wins and who loses, and they will just keep rewinding and rewinding. I’m glad Penny broke the cycle of abuse, she realized that killing the cat would only keep rewinding the violence. So instead she saved the cat, and also in some way, saved herself.

[@takacaska]

ı love you

[@samasayed4417]

HOLY DAMN YAP

[@moiso.p]

F u man it’s a f animation

[@ismaeltorres4256]

Omg this man its a genius.

[@beautifulclouds8888]

Wow I really like this comment, you really went in depth about the psychology of this character.

[@bruceluiz]

Vewn's animations have layers - some are silly, while others are downright disturbing but real. There's no amount of likes that's adequate for the fantastical level of their work.

[@bnn07y]

their work is awesome, i can’t wait for more!

[@tripodman322]

just like orges

[@deskslam4232]

@@tripodman322 And like onions.

[@penntopaper9305]

i like how the dad is cool and patient even though he's emotionally distant from penny. its a nice juxtaposition

[@piperbarlow1672]

i think its a more realistic portrayal. a lot of us had parents who were well meaning but just too tired and beaten by everything, or drugged up already to do it right. You can still love them and know that they messed up.

[@emilianomunozdiaz9494]

Mf said "juxtaposition" 💀 💀

[@sombi8807]

@@piperbarlow1672 yeah exactly hes kind of like my own dad

[@penntopaper9305]

@@emilianomunozdiaz9494 QHAT ITS JUST A WORD 😭 ITS THE CORRECT USAGE

[@GRRRRAAAAAAHHHH]

@@penntopaper9305 LMAOOO THEY DELETED IT??

[@liner5882]

I love the character development with Penny. In the beginning, she had to fight the intern who had darts. Even when outmatches, she still manages to win. But she becomes haunted by the violence, symbolized by the red cats trickling down her face like blood. But later when she is running away from the guards, she goes for a kick to the balls, even though she’s capable of doing much more. She actively tries to inflict less pain to others as the story progresses :)

[@CheddarNS]

A kick to the balls is by far the most pain she could inflict in that time frame. Even just a slight breeze up against my gonads and I'm out for the count

[@punpunpunyama9271]

idk, i'd probably rather get beat up than kicked in the balls

[@AlmightyGammonsayssuckyourmum]

@@punpunpunyama9271 agreed

[@Carl-ld5jy]

You've no idea how much a kick to the balls hurts. Seriously, I'd rather be beaten.

[@bubadeggs]

true

[@k1tt3n-s7e]

“Am I gonna die” “Absolutely”

[@TocoExpo123]

Lemon

[@TocoExpo123]

Lmao

[@thatguyap_]

Lime

[@thatguyap_]

Lmao

[@samasayed4417]

Green lemon

[@joyboy1046]

Interesting to see how the father is also obsessed/entranced by violence in a way that Penny is. Replaying the violence on the television and constantly seeing it (knowing that Penny got into a fight at work 'on the news' shows how broadcasted even mild violence is) leaves him in some kind of trance. A contrast to how desensitized he is vs. Penny who's freshly processing everything, maybe?

[@user.not.here.2072]

Spread the gospel ❤😊😊

[@Mecceldorf]

I think that's more the point than just "desensitization to violence", because of course it's a world desensitized to violence, but with all the things that actually happen around Penny, her friend getting in the army amidst some dystopian military reform, to just seeing death around her, and then the pressure of "hey, I need a job", Penny dug that hole for herself only to slowly get up and realize what she thought was ok was really messed up, which applies to a lot of things in life, especially when you're pressured to follow it. I figure that's what the cats bleeding out of her were too, the violent side being evicted.

[@riverselive_kdmz_8458]

​@@user.not.here.2072 I agree the video itself was good

[@justinwilliams2467]

​@@user.not.here.2072 mane wat

[@girlyaccount7771]

@@user.not.here.2072 no

[@Stormwolf4]

Penny had a really good friend. I seriously can't get over how this was somehow comforting and distressing all at the same time! You had such interesting and out there shots, and I loved how simple the characters were in this crazy scenario!

[@icantthinkofaname8139]

I feel likes this fits a famous quote perfectly- “art should comfort the disturb, and disturb the comfortable”

[@erincarr9411]

I feel like it's not even that crazy of a scenario. That's what makes it so good.

[@iota1175]

@@erincarr9411 this is definitely a reflection of current real-world scenarios, that's 4 sure

[@TheAfker]

i love how every location is drawn at an angle or drawn as if everything is further away. hell some parts look like you're somehow looking down on that location while being in the location. and it all portrays anxiety, depression and dissacosiation so well, amazing

[@Account_abandoned-q7m]

Actually it looks like my vision every day after I get hit by a mace in the back of the neck

[@laevanni]

@@Account_abandoned-q7m pretty much

[@benonaru]

nothing is about anxiety or depression. stop being unoriginal, stupid, 4and boring.

[@deadtrees4320]

My translations so far: 0:31 Breaking news 0:34 Shooting caught on tape 1:01 Beverages / We sell scraps 1:21 Boss 1:22 Buss stop 2:04 fight in local store 3:06 Contract 3:15 LIVE 3:32 Dead Alive 4:46 Winner 10:06 Staff only / Do not enter So far I’ve been able to match up the letters A B C D E F G H I K L N O P R S T U V W Y If anyone is able to figure out any other letters or translations please let me know!!

[@ArseniyV]

0:00 Cat with gun (poster on the wall) 0:23 do not enter | no soliciting | not allowed | do not cross (signs on the fens) 0:33 great eat war death toll reaches new world re... (in news ticker) 1:01 zone | store | oil sludge slop | ____ | we sell scraps | beverages | liquid 1:57 june (on calendar) 2:03 taken hostage by militia(x) life... (in news ticker) 2:30 2:40 cat services 3:42 and the winner is (xxx) Penny 4:23 7:06 Penny 5:20 6:04 loser 6:39 terrorist killed by eatopolis army (in news ticker) 7:52 Welcome home 8:58 push button for 9:22 they re gonna fight 9:40 no parking 10:05 do not enter | staff only Z - like five dots on the dice J - similar to K but wider Q - white square with shadow below it And there is only mailbox shape left, that used like letter through the video, but interpreting it like X brings no meaning.

[@talegamer1310]

This language is based of windings btw, you can simply look their meanings on Google. I knew this by Gaster from Undertale lol

[@NeonCat1911]

@@ArseniyV mailbox shape usually means period i think, also 'great eat war' might be 'great cat war'

[@NeonCat1911]

@@talegamer1310 the language is only based off the lowercase letters of wingdings, while gaster's version is all uppercase letters

[@dessierenee]

There’s zodiac signs all thru out the video I seen Pisces Virgo and Scorpio was on the clone building I believe

[@bunniifangz]

The world needs more content like this. Animated indie content with heart put into it and with a quality comparable to a good TV show. Content that pushes boundaries and tells fresh stories.

[@n8qt406]

that’s why we watch Vewn

[@JIMMYUNKNOWN]

Nihilistic bullshit?

[@iamasalad9080]

@@JIMMYUNKNOWN No.

[@JIMMYUNKNOWN]

@@iamasalad9080 be quiet, child.

[@eochiiii]

@@JIMMYUNKNOWN You're the one that needs to be quiet, just appreciate the video and or just scroll lol?

[@anhtheton]

vewn’s videos feel like something i see online as a kid and don’t remember until later on in life, a weird sense of nostalgia if you will

[@222two]

exactly

[@muundesire3736]

Finally someone who gets me

[@shidema9560]

you know if wevn videos make yok feel nostalgia You probably did play great escape game series by pastel games when you were little. their drawing styles are quite similar

[@hvhrFr]

Exactly what i thought, now i crave more of it for some reason its like an addiction

[@nativechatter999]

The layers to this are crazy. So many ways to interpret Davey's transition from worker to soldier to robber, Penny's transition from worker to fighter to baghead to criminal to TV watcher, and the masks and incompetence of the soldiers. Just amazing.

[@hushfur]

Why is this making me laugh

[@xlucarioisepicx]

i love the composition in this. nothing is normal, everything is curved or out of place, not a single sense of perspective, yet it managed to be cohesive. i love it

[@travishanes8485]

The sound design and score is incredible. So much character and movement.

[@Dejavu808s]

And the music too. Perfectly suits the animation but not taking the stage

[@rileynavra]

@@Dejavu808s that’s what a score is :)

[@icantthinkofaname8139]

The song that goes “Just another one bartender” “alright” is stuck in my head. Also like the high pitched notes that feel off appearing throughout the music.

[@sliceofvie2381]

God the style is just incredible to me, like just everything about your animations just sticks in my head it’s more memorable than any other style of storytelling to me, and let alone THE STORIES!!!

[@bmobutdope9316]

It has an off settling wacky vibe too it

[@bmobutdope9316]

@Henry the banana hi Henry

[@bmobutdope9316]

@Henry the banana you mean snoop man

[@bmobutdope9316]

@Henry the banana I know snoop the dog

[@max_punch]

Vewn makes me feel better that my animations aren't like, perfectly on model or that my art isn't very good

[@ben-qk2iz]

I swear the music, voice acting and visuals are always perfect in any of these videos

[@epicfortiller4551]

The music in the beginning sounded like animal crossing or breaking bad

[@nizio7889]

Do ye know what the name of the song at the end is? I want to hear the full version!!

[@ProgramBoi101]

8:38 I like how the blue cat just robbed the bar while the orange cat is like, "meh, I seen worse."

[@AbramsTankM1A2]

i think thats the "degenerate" aka her friend

[@I.am.not.in.your.house.or.am.I]

Orange cat behavior

[@AbramsTankM1A2]

thats her friend

[@eyezz0]

it’s crazy how depressing vewn’s films look like when you’re depressed and how vibrant and alive they are when you aren’t

[@SageApollo]

Perceptions a crazy thing

[@MrEvelyn04]

What if I see it both ways?..

[@ClownFromTheYear9998]

@@MrEvelyn04 I’m not sure, I see it both ways as well.

[@colonelcorn9500]

The waffle house has found it’s new host

[@walrusArmageddon]

😦 oh God, where am I at right now?! What's my stance?!

[@tentativegazer]

One of your most impressive animations to date. The almost childlike style has been polished to perfection, resulting in an especially mind bending first watch. I'm sure there's a bunch of symbolism I'm too stupid to notice on my first watch, but I'll give deciphering it a try. I feel like this work delves into a lot of different topics, the news, the military, how companies abuse their workers, and how all these systems maintain a cycle of violence. However, I feel like the underlying theme is how desensitized we've become to all of it. We see people constantly rewind the TV to the same segment and just repeat it over and over again as if to dull the shock to a point of normalcy. This could relate to how the news removes the horrible reality from actual tragedies to make them more appealing. There is never fear or happiness expressed here. No smiles, no frowns, just the blank expression best embodies by the mask all the soldiers. There are some notable exceptions such as when the the cats are fighting or when Penny first sees the body. I interpret this as a result of penny's young age. As for other things like the cloning or the red cat thing, I have no clue. Honestly this could all be wrong so take it with a grain of salt. I also keep editing this because I keep realizing new and smart details and potential connections I've missed. Since writing this comment originally there have been several great ideas posed in the comments that I will lay out here. The first is that the red cats represent anxiety posed by rust the wolf. At first I was a bit hesitant about this, but I think it's correct. Not only cause it's little people literally crawling in your skin, but also in the way it is used. In one shot the cats come out of a trophy one of the clones earned, possibly signifying feeling inferior to those who are more successful than you. Then there's the theory that the clones signify how replaceable any employee is within the system and how companies take advantage of their talent first proposed by berry bestie. I think this just makes sense. I don't feel the need to cite specific examples because i think this just fits in really well with the rest of the narrative and tone. I have also come to the conclusion that as a whole this upload is about how awful the status quo is now. After all the fucked up shit Penny endured, the rights abuses, the exploration and the physical injuries, it just ends with her sitting on the couch with her dad, neither of them acknowledging what happened, as if everything is completely normal. That would be because everything that happened here is normal.

[@christpierre]

By far not the best but I agree

[@alz3712]

I love this perspective

[@rustythewolf1009]

I interpreted the little red cats as anxiety

[@tentativegazer]

@@rustythewolf1009 same but I wasn't confident enough go state it for sure

[@mathieug5120]

@@tentativegazer I like the interpretation you've got from this. I will add something, the way you interpret something can differ from what the artist wanted to show, but it's still valid.

[@clem.3894]

Wow this is just filled with so many interpretations. I see it following how vulnerable teenagers who have clearly faced some trauma are preyed upon by exploitative corporations (the company worker approaching Penny at the bus stop, the room full of cats like Penny, as well as the cat that takes her place is representative of this) and the military. It touches on the way companies overwork and attach no value to their workers, seeing them as "expendable". The theme of death and pain is prevalent throughout, seen through the demons that "leak" out of Penny and her reaction to Davey killing; I think the way he wears a ski mask and she wears a bag on her head symbolizes the guilt/shame they feel for how they've harmed people and how they attempt to "mask" their own identity from themselves. It also shows Penny's evolution throughout, how she goes from combative and almost bloodthirsty to leaving that essence behind as she discovers the horrors of her new job, slowly realizing the system is against her and she is being pit against those who are in the same position of hierarchy as her, all vulnerable people being preyed upon; all this is followed by her raid of the corporation building and "saving" the other cat, which symbolizes a protest/riot against the system. But the two exploited cats both go forward with their own lives and Penny goes home to replay the television like her dad once did, showing how the system instills generational trauma and leads to Penny's protesting efforts being futile against powerful organizations. The 8-ball represents Penny's uncertainty and naivety throughout, and she eventually no longer uses it, saving the other cat from its position of naivety instead. The replaying of the TV overall represents the sensationalization of media and our desensitization to it. Just wow; an incredible piece of work! If anyone has any other thoughts or interpretations, feel free to reply to this comment because WOW there is so much art and prose packed into this 13 minute video, conveyed beautifully through vewn's unique art style.

[@jes9104]

this is so well written and i love every part of it. i also saw the cat that replaced Penny as another part of herself, how she tried to go and kill it off- maybe as a way to repress that part of her that fought- but changed her mind, and took the other cat with her. they parted ways, like how you'd understand that person as yourself, but as the you in the past and not the you now. how you kinda accept parts of yourself or who you used to be as you get older. i love vewn's work and how such simple art and short animation can leave so much to be interpreted

[@TommyLikeTom]

♓︎ ●□❖♏︎ ❖♏︎◇◼

[@clem.3894]

@@jes9104 That's such a beautiful interpretation and I absolutely agree! Reconciling with what once was and coming to peace with it before moving on.

[@addy6320]

so well said

[@roach2420]

I completely agree with everything that has been written so far. ❤️ I also think that the version of Penny with the gun is representative of one's ability to combat their generational trauma with outside help. His friend handed Penny the gun when he entered the building so that Penny could save the alternate version of himself. Here, his friend is showing him what he has learned throughout his life. With this knowledge, Penny returns to a younger, unscarred version of himself. This shows how one can actively work to change themselves when given the help needed. Penny escapes the system for a time and lives with his untainted youth, but this is where his path diverges. One version of himself picks up and moves on to the unknown. The other version of Penny stays in his comfort zone and returns to his old habits. This video shows how one can take their trauma and move on, or it can show how people fail to escape their cycles. Vewn did such a good job with this video, and I really enjoyed reading your guys comments as well, they were all so well written.

[@Idontknowmyname-5huh]

This has more character development and wholesomeness in 13 minutes than 8 2h-3h star wars movies

[@strwbshrtcke]

there is something so comforting about the way the characters still move even when they’re standing still. like they’re being pushed by waves

[@diegoav413]

it's the charm of hand drawn animation

[@BEANSBEANSBEANS404]

Hurrah for two frame shaky loops

[@xbirchtree]

yeah, its like the wind flow where two frames are rapidly moving

[@novicenoobtube450]

If I remeber it is called "the boiling effect" most first instance of it being used in a tv show was from ed edd n eddy

[@BEANSBEANSBEANS404]

@@novicenoobtube450 Looked it up It was actually called "line boiling", or the nickname given by Tom Snyder, an animator, "squigglevision" Still pretty close tho

[@UncleHank1]

I feel so bad for the characters in Vewn's animations, I wish they could all have a happier ending but of course, in real life it never does seem to be that way. poor cats

[@hello123que]

yeah

[@IloveBirds-xo8ok]

Yeah it's so sad: (

[@_-ZZZ-_]

Ikr, but in a weird way, I kinda like when there's no happy ending because it shows how life really is.

[@MorganMhlungu-ur4yg]

Womp womp

[@That_Russel_Pup]

@@_-ZZZ-_ I agree

[@marvinlangohr7104]

this is actually really good social commentary on todays (mostly western) outlook on work. penny had something they were passionate about, an agent found that passion and the corporation paid a good salary for penny to sell their soul. and pennys friend too, he is a "social outcast", so his parents sent him to the army to get some discipline, knowingly sacrificing his innocence in the process.

[@vinicius5095]

Oh yeah because China India Korea Vietnam and Japan are known for great working conditions. You say western as if you don't know what you're talking about but repeating other people who don't know what they're talking about.

[@MissyMona]

*She had something she was passionate about. t'was weird that you remembered the guy's gender but misgendered her twice.

[@subzu2733]

@@vinicius5095 why are you so pissed off for

[@subzu2733]

@@MissyMona its fucking character that were never gonna see again why the fuck does it matter

[@subzu2733]

@@MissyMona and how did he misgendered her twice when penny is a girl i mean the voice actor is a girl so how did he get it wrong

[@mintz_is_dead]

I love their weird cat language, zodiac symbols and little shapes. Creative.

[@estella.d]

dropped everything for this

[@val-ki1hh]

Same tbh

[@moved.3845]

No because same

[@pultigeist]

SAME

[@vlone6593]

same lmfao

[@trentbell7868]

yup lmao

[@pavlobudiak6935]

I was confident this masterpiece is several years old. When I saw “thanks to my patrions” I decided to check the publication date. Imagine my surprise when I found out it is few DAYS old

[@Sassssssssssssssssssssssss]

me too

[@soapie053]

Wait.. so this took only a few days to make? Or it was just posted a few days ago

[@willembodied]

@@soapie053 this was posted few days ago and it probably took weeks of work

[@soapie053]

@@willembodied I see now

[@heckobo670]

same

[@paranormeow]

My theory on this is that tis about the glorification and normalization of violence and other fucked up shit in society. It opens with the blue cat asking Penny if she wants to see a dead body, something treated as a cool little waste of time rather than “holy shit this guys dead”. They smoke afterwards, which shows that self destructive stuff like that is readily available to kids (at least I think they’re kids), also represented in the scenes of her in the bar, being allowed to drink. At work, their idea of fun is fighting each other, and Pennys dad is shown mindlessly rewinding murder scenes on tv, not seeming to care and treating it like a regular occurrence and mindless entertainment. Then the guy Penny meets gives her, a young, impressionable kid a job solely to brutalize other cats for entertainment. She is even shown how little she matters to the company she works for when she sees the cloning chamber full of replacements. Not to mention the fucked up irony of the blue cat being sent to the military for being a delinquent, when his job there is to commit crimes against humanity. He is shown as nonchalant about even this, showing his gun to Penny like a new toy (“at least I get a gun!” “Oh yeah, that’s pretty cool.”) and sends a postcard to her saying “I killed someone today” as if he was describing a vacation. This character in general is rather nonchalant about violence, even casually coming into the bar with a gun just to be alone with Penny. The military is very prominent and oppressive here and all wear the same human mask (perhaps representing the concept of The Man?) and when Penny is hurt and laying on the ground, instead of helping her an authority figure chastises her, telling her not to trespass. She wears the bag on her head and escapes the facility with her clone, not even seeming to know why, and is shown as a wanted figure. She abandons the bag and the video ends with her and her father rewinding another death on TV. The cycle of violence repeats. While not as extreme in real life as it is here, society does still have these issues. In the internet age, things that people shouldn’t even be thinking about are shown to us constantly, 24/7. Bad news is reported on much more frequently than good news, and all this violence and death is heavily normalized and desensitized to us “yeah it sucks, but it happens all the time, who cares?” And even glorified, with the military and the police constantly being shown as “heroes” despite the horrors they constantly commit. Kids are shown this stuff and constantly brag about how much gore they see on TikTok and stuff, of course at a much younger age than ANYONE should be when exposed to this. It’s fucked. And it’s normal. It shouldn’t be, but it is. Anyways end Ted talk lol, I doubt anyone finds this but hope ppl like it anyways

[@TracyD2]

Agreed

[@Sleepyawake]

agreed

[@Sammydodger45]

This is such a great explanation

[@h3llena._]

that's exactly what it's about. it's not far from reality.

[@shaquillejrmoncur8033]

Don't say that

[@Tin_BT]

Just something about this is giving me Night in the woods vibes

[@annetturch8556]

0:22 do not enter, do not cross, no soliciting, not allowed 0:34 breaking news , shooting caught on tape 1:00 store, beverages, zone 1:19 boss 1:28 bas stop 1:40 cat services, 3312 pawprint rd ( road) 1:47 buy it, metro 1:56 june (?) 2:03 breaking news, fight at local store 2:24 cat with a gun 2:41 president 3:03 contract 3:15 live 3:26 3,2,1 go 3:30 dead Alive Do not enter 3:45 and the winner is Penny, applause 6:05 loser 6:40 breaking news terrorist killed by 7:28 sinner or winner 7:53 welcome home 8:58 push button for 9:19 no loitering 9:23 they re gonna fight 9:28 bar 9:42 no parking 10:06 do not enter, staff only 11:25 products, stuff, bar 11:28 drank 11:57 hotel I can't decipher some phrases, please write

[@Alexa-bp8rm]

to add on: below 'beverages' it says 'liquid' the 'store' I think says it sells 'oil/sludge/slop' and 'we sell scraps' 'cat wish a gun' is probably 'cat with a gun'

[@Dragonaiis]

holy crap thank you

[@1800-MOON]

thank you!

[@maepl3]

WAIT THOSE HAD ACTUAL MEANINGS?!

[@enoshade]

Thank you so much for going through the effort of deciphering these, I started taking screenshots but realised it would be a bit too much effort.

[@cas]

this is really really great!

[@ploonette222]

Eyo ur here!

[@dona2985]

Is that Alex the lion

[@jenguiix]

Aye love your animations!

[@koyomin241]

Hello!

[@rabies6418]

yes it is

[@raehuskin5372]

“my parents are sending me to boot camp. they said i was a degenerate or something.” “i don’t think you’re a degenerate.” i keep coming back to listen to this audio. my parents sent me away to the troubled teen industry for 7 months when i was 16/17. i never received any kind of justice after being sent away, and i doubt i ever will. but this audio calms me down everytime. i wasn’t a degenerate - i was sick.

[@jatnarivas8741]

You may like the Bad Behavior documentaries by Warwick Dyer

[@pepelucho1751]

That sounds like what a degenerate would say. Asking for a friend, what's a degenerate?

[@he-who-hates-humans666]

fr i teared up when this part happened :((

[@kitty-ks7yi]

@@pepelucho1751dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)rət/ an immoral or corrupt person. "get out of my house, you degenerate!" verb /dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt/ decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally. "the quality of life had degenerated" that term is incorrectly used to refer to gay people.

[@unbearablysmug2437]

​@@kitty-ks7yidid you copy paste or re-write the entry

[@justaverage7629]

Idk why or how much times I’ve watched this. Something about this is comforting to me. Thank you for making this.

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

i usually dont understand these till i read the comments, but i always love the big picture. every time, the whole video as one entity fills me with love for the characters, style, and music. plus an emotion i cant describe or explain, but it always makes me want to create my own art with the same feeling, and for that i love it even more. id really like to be able to animate like vewn

[@potatoboy6094]

Very relatable, I’ve just watched all her KZbin videos, and it’s clear that not all of them are some big metaphor, and as she grows, her work becomes more refined and the line between nonsense and metaphor kinda blurs, but in a way where it still all feels like quality well thought out content, I hope someday I can do the same, because this shit is awesome

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

@@potatoboy6094yes exactly! i love blurring the line between metaphors and nonsense in a weird surreal way, i love it cause me personally im a pretty daydreamy guy so i think about some weird stuff a lot, and i have real vivid dreams sometimes, but also im autistic so i don’t understand metaphors super well, i usually need it to be explained so when i create art i put some little symbolism in there that’s easy to understand, plus a lot of things have meanings that only make sense to me (relating to personal experience) so yeah idk i just love these weird dreamy slightly unnerving animations :)

[@heyitsjustaz]

I'm seeing a lot about the glamourization of violence, and I think that's a theme, but I also feel like there was a bigger theme of identity here. Early on, Penny and her friend are obviously characterized as kids, or rather probably teenagers just about to become adults. They have jobs but they're still afraid of their parents' authority (as seen by "my dad's gonna kill me" and being shipped to boot camp). Penny lives in a culture of violence, yes, military law seems to exist and virtual children are being handed guns and made to use them ("I killed someone today"). It surrounds her, it's glamourized, and when she has a talent for it, she's also glamourized, made special, instantly vaulted to the elite. She's given enough money to inspire awe, and she only has to hurt people to get it. Later when this lifestyle begins to take a toll on her, she clearly feels trapped, and begins to behave as if she is numb to it. This is what she wanted, this is what society wanted for her, this is the best life possible as was presented to her. People love her, but she isn't happy. When people begin to admire her for what she does, she immediately distances herself from her identity in a classic way -- a bag over her head. "Why the bag?" "I dunno." She can't understand why she doesn't want this. Everybody should want this, but she doesn't. Then, Penny finds out there's more, more people behind a door waiting to do what she does. Maybe they used her to help them create them. This doesn't just feel like a matter of "clones waiting for war", this feels like a matter of "big entities distill what makes you special out of you so they can mass produce people just like you". Look at the entertainment industries especially. They began to take her very identity, and they had as much claim to it as her at that point. It wasn't her own self, any more. Then she begins to literally "lose herself", the blood she's shedding literally flees from captivity, it closes her eyes to her situations, it crawls away from her wounds to escape when she herself is trapped. When she frees the clone, she only frees one clone. Where are the others? I don't think it was about freeing clones. I think it was about taking her identity, her sense of self, back from the people who turned it, and her, into a commodity. It was about freeing herself from the captivity of success, and instead pursuing happiness. "What will you do now?" they don't know, but Penny takes off the bag. She is herself again, and even her captors no longer seem to recognize her just minutes later. She goes home and sits with her dad and tries to go back to her old life. Is it happy, is it sad? I don't know, but it's certainly life.

[@ed1n0.x]

Très belle explication

[@tshepangmashile192]

Wow this is a marvelous analysis. Thanks for this bro.

[@blenderbanana]

Damn. Thanks

[@R3Wol]

I got to that point too but you missed one important detail which adds even more sense to it the sign “do not enter here” which means that she had that thought before entering the job or even after job when she was feeling good and after that suddenly she realised that there are and will be many people like that and that this isn’t her anymore also the detail that guard didn’t want her to enter means he didn’t want her to realise that. (Let me know your opinion about this)

[@muddbear6410]

Did you see the video? In your 6th paragraph you said that as soon as people start admiring penny, she starts using the bag. That's not it at all. There's no admiration, only one instance of recognition and she puts on the bag after she gets fired because "they" don't need her anymore because they have another "her." She wears the bag because she doesn't want to be recognized as the person on TV because it's not her. I think you got lost in your own sauce. Also at the end you said she started pursuing happiness. I don't see anything to support that at all. She returns to the mundane that she resented before because now she's learned a lesson about how her brush with success didn't afford her happiness, but now she knows just how much trouble she can get into by baulking against the status quo. It's bleak. That's the point.

[@bee.ok666]

another vewn animation to burn into my brain eternally as I overanalyze every last bit of it

[@centralkaufci]

I'm running towards your location at sound speed

[@labyrinthine444]

@@centralkaufci why

[@Urethrer]

I came across this while tripping when it first came out and it took me forever to find it again. This is so good. I had such an amazing trip and absolutely love your animation style.

[@cryptidrecording]

God this is lovely. Even with all the violence and terror- this is still just a cat trying to get by with what they have and seeking approval despite it all. The Magic 8 ball is also such a simple and human thing- asking some strange force to reassure yourself of your trustworthiness is a bit too real. The exploitation of the youth's violence and fighting spirit- ugh, insane shit.

[@f00kiebookie]

Yes yes yes

[@spimbles]

or it was just an 8 ball 😲😲😲

[@thealienlife]

i don’t think you need to read into that much but ight

[@Enoxificatti]

@@thealienlife It's fine to think a little. No need to be so shallow.

[@AugustRoseP]

@@thealienlife it’s art. You’re supposed to read into it

[@littlelost_things2822]

this 100% counts as one of those animations that you come back to watch again every few months or so.

[@TJBlake89]

I do that with every vewn animation

[@washingmachineheart.]

@@TJBlake89OMFG FRRRR

[@vinzle1]

@@TJBlake89same

[@alicenorthman4771]

I watch this back to back every few months!

[@mushroomy9899]

real

[@lucasfogaca555]

this was so disturbing i was actually feeling kind of nauseated by the end, and i dont even have any spacial sensory disability or so. this is a top notch piece of art, an amazing experience

[@Wiley_Wolf]

Your disability is that you’re gay

[@Madi_Slays]

This honestly gives me legit excitement for her upcoming Dirt Girls show So happy and proud of you!! Good luck with your show!

[@emthegem8141]

yaaaa! I cant wait to see how it turns out : )

[@Jade-ie2rr]

Oh woah she’s gonna have her own show!?

[@Madi_Slays]

@@Jade-ie2rr yep! It had been announced October of last year!

[@pinkbunnyskyedoesthings7762]

Now that I know about this, me too

[@Jade-ie2rr]

@@Madi_Slays that’s so exciting!! Where can I watch it when it starts?

[@hiipower7977]

I really enjoy watching this type of content. The visuals are eerie, the way the characters speak are funny and to the point, music is amazing, and the way the dad and Penny rewinds the TV segment is really interesting

[@AverageInternetEnjoyer.]

This feels like a mix between a fever dream and existential dread

[@FaithfullyAri_]

Damn I suffer from existential dread…thanks for telling me what exactly my depression is called 🥲

[@KASNAA]

woah so trippy

[@chrisjones9132]

Not really. Maybe to like, white suburban kids. But lifes fucked up for a lot of us. This tells our story. Childhood trauma takes years to undo. This is a traumatized asf kid. A good ending is possible, and that's through Jamie and self-development, possibly through moving out of the city but that's outside the scope of this story. Closeness, love, humanisim, is the inverse of trauma and capitalism.

[@chrisjones9132]

It's a meditation on numbness and disassociation.

[@ringleaderspade]

this is awesome!! i love the nostalgic feel of this, and like everything about it, coming back to this after i first seen it is just satisfying. awesome as always vewn!

[@Laretz]

Love this to bits. Violence is our output when we can’t express ourselves with words when we’re overwhelmed, with the result that people will hate us more. Everything being written in wingdings (I presume?) stresses devastatingly this feeling of being excluded from all the others, of not understanding and not being understood… both outside and at home, with the father figure seeming so distant. A work of genius, true art.

[@Driver-qt9jh]

Same profile pic? Nice

[@Goryalight]

You describe the feeling I’ve had, honestly didn’t know anyone could accurately pin-point it.

[@maraiison]

reminds me of this girl who stabbed another girl in the hand, with a pair of scissors ,at school. except they didnt know she was being bullied by the girl she stabbed.

[@BingBongWitch]

Violence is not our output lol this clearly shows that society brings out the violence in you and uses it to its advantage

[@jayflow3745]

the weird thing is the dad isn't even a bad guy he's just kind of hollow like he's already been beaten so he doesn't really know how to care for others anymore besides the basic are you okay he still loves you he just doesn't really know how to express it at all

[@gobbochune3874]

i always love the dispassioned monotone of the voicework in contrast to the truamatic content. all of vewns videos have this feeling of hopeless despair but the characters always sound bored and resigned to it. it really adds a layer of 'shit be that way sometimes'

[@dtRyAbz]

Words can't describe how many feelings and emotions this makes me feel. There are so many layers and ways to interpret what's going on in vewns stuff

[@dtRyAbz]

@fjmklkolhdsaZcbkl like I said there are many ways to interpret this work but In my view it's of two teens (the blue and yellow cat) trying to make their parents proud but one gives up and the yellow cat doesn't and ends up getting into a bad situation. This also can lead to how most company's believe that workers can be disposable and replaced. But that's just how I interpret it.

[@dtRyAbz]

@fjmklkolhdsaZcbkl it's no problem!

[@machinery0gun]

@@dtRyAbz I like see comments section on this channel's videos because I love interpretation viewers give. I didn't think about making parents proud, I thinking about violence in society and the ways young people interact with it (making videos, watching news, joining in the army) but I like your point of view too!

[@dtRyAbz]

@@machinery0gun thanks!! I liked yours too!

[@omelettechampi]

@@machinery0gun yeah, also with the morbid curiosity that makes the dad watch murder scenes on repeat, and penny saw them so there's also a critique of how pretty much everything can be watched without censor despite it being suicides, self harm or murders

[@Ballpython_love]

I’ve been bingeing a bunch of these types of animations and I would watch all of them

[@LiterallyJustMyThoughts]

I love the use of distance and space between subjects and objects to express emotion and feeling. Seeing how big the table was made to look when the cat was talking to the dad then changed in perspective to show they were actually sitting pretty close. Interesting

[@winjelly_uc]

Yup, I love that about this.

[@NorthKoreaMilitary]

It feels like its like a charlie brown but adult show type shit and i love it

[@JemInThe999]

I started to notice that when penny finally encountered herself up close too. They both were afraid at first but after escaping and just sitting with one another, didn’t even know what to do.

[@isaacsevin1343]

Right! Like how at the beginning, you think Penny and her friend's windows are right up against each other, but at the end you realize Penny's house is very isolated.

[@jimmyelkordy3752]

@@isaacsevin1343I wouldn’t say very isolated. When David gets picked up by the tank we can see their homes are maybe 20 feet apart. But at the end we only see penny’s home, because it’s what she’s focused on now

[@mariam2827]

Translating the Wingdings by hand because I have no life.

[@mariam2827]

@@glazasteg670 you’re a blessing I don’t deserve.

[@drepanosaurusrex4034]

Have either of you figured out what those symbols on either side of "applause" mean (3:43)?

[@internetuser9667]

If I remember correctly from when I translated it, the words on the TV actually say "great war death toll reaches world record"

[@betsyfernYT]

@@glazasteg670 scrolling text at bottom of shooting news report: -reat eat war death toll reaches new world record

[@betsyfernYT]

@@glazasteg670 cat WITH a gun

[@oceanautt]

This is amazing, the story line, the vibe, and all the little details like the wave ending on a lower note, meaning that penny didn't want her interaction with old penny (?)/other competitor to end.

[@riverselive_kdmz_8458]

Yep ❤

[@justinwilliams2467]

700th like

[@Triamgle]

i think the other penny is a clone judging by the cloning tubes in that one room

[@SavageFreddy33]

I dare you to describe the plot to me in a coherent way. It just seemed like a bunch of random disjointed scenes.

[@feetfungus19]

@@SavageFreddy33 Basically the orange cat is friends with the blue cat and they work together and they like to playfight, but they got fired for playfighting in the workplace. The blue cat got sent to a bootcamp, but the orange cat got offered to join a new job. She just thought it was fighting but they were testing her to see if she is good for cloning (possibly for making militia). They scanned her and made clones of her, and she realizes that. Her blue cat friend is now a thief, the orange cat helps her friend, and for the blue cat to return the favor he gives the orange cat the gun. So she goes out and saves a clone with her gun. She then returns home with her dad

[@gyrfalcon-lx5dv]

My favorite part about Vewn’s uploads is that none of them have a defined interpretation. Anyone can come up with their own story of what the video means to them. The themes in this video and the sound design are so on point, yet I still can’t put my finger on it. True art

[@cheyenneShel]

“My parents are sending me to boot came. They think I’m a degenerate .” “I don’t think you’re a degenerate” “Yeah.. at least I get a gun though wanna see” Was so dry but couldn’t stop laughing

[@justinwilliams2467]

Her:I don't think your degenerate Him:yeah at least I got gun tho Me:the fact he don't care bout his life

[@blockofgrass7928]

This makes me feel better, puts things into perspective, uknow? Even with the brutality and violence, these videos manage to feel like a hug from someone who understands. Not in a loving way, more transactional. We both need this, and I think it's beautiful.

[@faye8321]

"Not in a loving way, more transactional. We both need this, and I think it's beautiful." I love the way you worded that.

[@Ttegegg]

Is a good way

[@mareksicinski3726]

what? recirprocal notr transactional no

[@audyo14]

Can you help me understand this video? I think it went over my head

[@SophiaLamonHead]

Your videos are somehow comforting to me and I don't know exactly why.

[@bunnymutt_]

Gosh the blood cats crawling out of the banages makes my skin crawl. I'm so happy Dylan Kanner did the music for this too he's so amazing! What an amazing film that feels so true to what everything feels like right now. Thank you vewn for making this, it's art like this that feels necessary

[@ket777lll]

do you maybe know the names of Dylan's songs that were used here?

[@snailking7953]

9oh sick nice man yoiu have a poutnn bt in a way i disagree

[@aaaaanotthebees]

It makes me itchy and I don't know why 🤢🤢

[@snailking7953]

@@aaaaanotthebees yeah could def see where ryou are coming from but on the other hand there is a point that could be made that you are in fact wrong

[@oriyo899]

@@ket777lll I've been looking through dylan's bandcamp, and havent found any yet, If you find out, let me know!

[@docdoc.4500]

Penny, Davey, and her dad are such cool and realistic characters, I loved this story so freaking much

[@placeboing]

Another great Vewn video! Love your work.

[@ChaosJoose]

Indeed

[@danboah2501]

wow you’re here?

[@davisplayer2252]

Yee

[@mijuocampo1516]

I love that politic weather, it is like some countries of Africa.

[@Jmyth14]

I got this two years later, and I noticed how every time the child and father are at the dinner table, they kinda get farther apart?

[@waywardplanet]

oh my lord I love the vibes mixed with the sheer existential melancholy this gives me. i know i'm going to wake up next week with a realization about another aspect of society this video provides commentary on. absolute perfection

[@CyrusL]

It was like an empty summer day full of anxiety with the feeling of a scarily non sensical courage the cowardly dog episode, i love it

[@VKristaP]

I got those Courage the Cowardly Dog vibes too, go figure

[@-nivek6489]

Can we please get an OST for this one? I love the soundtrack and how it relates to everything. It’s really alien sounding yet fits perfectly

[@justinwilliams2467]

100th like

[@mofzyles1lly]

​@@justinwilliams2467 so?

[@justinwilliams2467]

@@mofzyles1lly look at your fucking pfp girl wtf

[@justinwilliams2467]

@@mofzyles1lly pink strawberry ass.

[@thewalkingwalking1111]

YES MAKE THIS A PETITION 1000 LIKES

[@Fenal1kboi]

This reminds me of those books you would see at a doctor’s office as a kid

[@artunascreamsinsandwhich8436]

The style, color scheme, music and storyline gives me a sense of nostalgia that can’t be compared or explained for some reason. That’s beautiful vewn

[@imacheckneck]

feels like old nickelodeon cartoons to me

[@SadTown99]

Reminds me of old Boomerang cartoons when that still existed

[@jennyduong2466]

Your animations always give such a sense of dread that I can’t quite explain. But it’s really well done and I genuinely enjoy watching them.

[@waiwai2456]

vewn's animations are honestly some of the most creative things i've ever seen. how do you make something that seems so fantasy-like have such a real feeling to it?

[@potatoboy6094]

That’s the power of metaphors and a creative mind

[@BlockwizardGaming]

Its so quirky and yet so gritty at the same time. Like an artistic enigma!

[@hwimilk]

it’s why i love magical realism so much

[@HuskyGames262.]

Esses gatos parecem lobos

[@funstorm1789]

on one day rainy day you might think this was a waste of time, but no. this captures the soul.

[@ADogNamedElmo]

Her voice is beyond lovely

[@Moodboard39]

Introverted

[@x0v8]

hfjone

[@raulparedes8580]

I love all the characters with the voice of vewn

[@zlare44]

Vewn's characters seem to just be okay with what's happen because at the end of the day, what happens happens. I find that really powerful to not dwell on the negatives of a moment or day.

[@zlare44]

@@emmasolis9365 it's more the fact that "at the end of the day, what are you going to do?" I mean it's not like they can change their apocalyptic-like society. Why dwell on the fact your life sucks when you could be doing something for yourself. Get a job, get money, make your dad proud, then release the clone of yourself trapped inside your jobs facility since that seems etically right to you. Dwelling on what's happening in the moment leads to often immaculate amounts of depression and suffering, or so ive seen with myself and many others in my life. That's not to say go straight for the next thing to distract you- but acknowledging it, maybe getting a bit sad, but then doing something about it. Which is someyhing very common amoungust almost, if not every long-length film vewm puts online.

[@snakerat4161]

They are literally dead inside.

[@samsunguser3148]

Well, I think it's ok to take bad experiences as just "alright then" but still recognise it to possibly make a change. I'll say I'm an optimist that is a dreamer haha.

[@iota1175]

i agree with emma solis's response here. also, penny is in fact doing the literal opposite of what you said she was at the end? if you watch the tv when she turns it on, you can see that the news is showing an announcement about her & the clone she freed, most likely issuing a warning against them. she's replaying that moment on the tv over and over again. it's not suggesting that she's not dwelling on the negatives, it's demonstrating how an act of successful revolt against a harmful society will lead to being ostracized/in danger, and that's something that people who don't conform are forced to live with + often actively dwell on as penny is doing.

[@potatoboy6094]

You’re right. Damn I hadn’t actually recognized that, all the characters and stories act like they will exist long before and long after the video ends. It’s like a piece of someone’s life, except that someone is a cat person living in a cat city

[@jessicapogson2645]

the level of work that went into creating this! even down to creating a coded language. in pennys first job the sign behind her reads “store,” when she’s seen on tv a banner flashes with the word “winner.” ive translated most of it and it really holds up!!

[@dhskshdksh]

im pretty sure its someone elses cypher but its still cool that vewn implemented it esp how it contributes to making the world look different on a surface level when really it has more in common in deeper structural issues

[@dhskshdksh]

at least thats my interpretation

[@llefty]

@@dhskshdksh it's not a cipher or a coded language that vewn created, it's just English in the wingdings font from old computers. I agree with the rest though

[@dhskshdksh]

@@llefty idk i think it loosely counts as a cipher since you kind of have to decode it to read it (you in the general sense not like you specifically)

[@dhskshdksh]

@@llefty but yeah ty for the name i forgot what it was called lol

[@Cold_blooded_killer21]

alright so my summary on this video: it could possibly be about losing connections from close ones, more specifically to work and moving on, substance abuse, physical trauma (not necessarily abuse), losing sense in reality due to stress or discomfort in position, guilt/regret

[@beanbean5019]

i love the weird camera angles that make it look slightly distorted and the art style- its so simple but great

[@meloyellow]

Say it with me now… When the world needed her most…

[@alicesdumbstuff]

They returned

[@free_your_mind2130]

It's a she actually

[@koa7180]

vewn is a girl y'know

[@semioval]

Tem que comeer

[@mr.m945]

Stfu with these overused comments

[@thaliawalker6109]

I don’t usually leave comments but, these videos mean a lot to me. It’s funny even, at the worst points in my life so far, every time a new one of your films came out. Twins in paradise helped me a lot, it found me when I needed it and just, idk, I just want you to know these videos mean a lot to some little stranger on the Internet, thank you for giving us these masterpieces.

[@mrboogyman4888]

I Legitimately love what you've done with the distorted perspective shots, you really made it part of the style

[@calcifer6142]

I LOVE this. The commentary on how we discourage violence but have a violence heavy culture, the lack of support there is for mental illness, the treatness of kids/teens/young adults both as kids and as adults at the same time???? MWAH Edit: AND ABOUT AVOIDING FATE AND REPETITION (KIND OF A GENERATIONAL TRAUMA THING GOING??) AND LIKE TRAUMA AND JJHVKSHFKHGAF

[@user.not.here.2072]

Spread the gospel ❤😊😊

[@connorconnor1631]

ah

[@Farrrout]

​@@user.not.here.2072 gospel? It's barely coherent. The blind love leading the blind its so funny

[@UniqueStatus27]

100%!!! Our culture is super violent!

[@Youngphyconaut]

I love the long perspective shots. It makes everything look so unique and beautiful.

[@ihaveapassport9202]

Papa rap a na rapper

[@axo7389]

I love how imperfectly perfect the art style is. It’s so pure and stylistic

[@coolhandle572]

7:17 on Dylan Kanner’s bandcamp page (in the description) there is an album called “catopolis (original score). The song played on 7:17 is “bartender song”

[@LizardddDude]

“We should grab some snacks from 🔷🔹▫️🔲♍️”

[@nathan_something]

the business card : ♍◾▪♓⚫♌⬛◼♏ ...imagine if a fucking language like that actually developed and people tried to communicate with it. That would suck ass. Thank God there's over eight thousand other languages to communicate in.

[@SLYFOXTHETHER1AN]

​@@nathan_something imagine trying to learn that language

[@ShapeNightmare]

. ⃟ ◇ ☐ ❐ M

[@jarviskeane276]

duolingo would die

[@anastasiap7924]

@@nathan_somethingthey just replaced letters with symbols its all in english

[@kitsper]

You were literally the LAST person I expected to upload today, but I dropped everything as soon as I saw that you did! Your videos always have such a neat, lucid feel to them! Thanks for sharing your awesome work with the world!

[@evanshegami]

I love the randomness in the animations, nothing is perfect and every part of the story is unknown. You could never guess the next step

[@baacloud]

translating the lowercase wingdings so you don't have to cat with a gun - 0:00 0:46 2:23 do not enter - 0:25 3:32 4:59 5:10 10:06 no loitering - 0:25 9:16 not allowed - 0:25 do not cross - 0:25 breaking news - 0:32 6:35 shooting caught on tape / great cat war death toll reaches new world (record) - 0:32 store - 0:59 zone / oil sludge slop(?) / sale / we sell scraps / beverages / liquid 0:59 boss - 1:29 bus stop - 1:29 1:45 8:51 metro - 1:29 1:31 purchase it - 1:31 cat services - 1:40 2:30 2:40 10:01 kk12(?) pawprint rd - 1:40 buy it - 1:45 june - 1:52 2:12 2:20 president - 2:40 contract - 3:05 live / eo(?) - 3:10 3 / 2 / 1 - 3:24 go - 3:25 5:14 alive / dead - 3:32 winnter 3:41 7:26 and the winner is... penny [applause] - 3:41 penny - 4:23 4:35 4:38 7:02 loser - 5:19 6:03 army - 5:55 live / terrorist killed by catopolis army - 6:39 welcome home - 7:52 push button for - 8:58 they're gonna fight 2 - 9:24 bar - 9:27 11:24 no parking - 9:40 9:55 11:31 do not enter / staff only - 10:06 11:21 stuff / bar / products - 11:24 drank - 11:28 hotel / buy - 11:56 up next / wanted - 12:50

[@Grant7578]

All for one like and zero comments 😭I’ll help I guess

[@brooks6964]

I love how this is so vague but detailed so you can make it however you want and see it in multiple different ways and being able to see it how I want to see it and relate it to me is such good story telling keep being incredible

[@dylonabubo7513]

Ah, that old school adult swim vibe. It's refreshing having nostalgia come from something new