"Model Citizen" | Dystopian Animated Short Film (2020)

Created by David James Armsby.
/ davidarmsbyartist
"What is a Model Citizen? A Model Citizen is a providing father. A Model Citizen is a caring mother, all in service of a scrappy, young boy or girl. A Model Child raised by a Model Family, to become a Model Citizen of their own!"
This brand-spanking-new installment of the Autodale series follows the lives of the Robinson family; Autodale's perfect citizens.
I've wanted to make an animated short film based around the life-cycle of an Autodale citizen/family for a very long time. We've only ever seen Autodale through the eyes of children. All of the other short films in the series focus on skeptical children being successfully brainwashed/indoctrinated into complacency with Autodale's dystopian ways. This short film doesn't have that arc. This short film is about the parents. These characters have NO DOUBTS about how this system works anymore...
SONG:
Tchaikovsky - "Waltz of the Flowers
GUEST VOICE ACTOR:
Mrs. Robinson - "Kirie Quackenbush"
www.dreamstorypodcast.com
digitalkirie.com
This short film is the fifth short film in the Autodale series. Check out the playlist here!:
• "Autodale" | Full Anim...
MAKING-OF:
• Making of | "Model Cit...
PATREON:
/ davidarmsby

[@SecretMegamind]

"Hey Mom, can we go to Grandma's house?" ... "Um, about that..."

[@xeecstasy3183]

Lizz Hannsz What a dark joke

[@kawaii_carebear]

Yeah she was 30 gramma was 30☹️

[@CaptainCroco]

._.

[@hardeddeath9350]

What’s a grandma?

[@lunammoon8503]

Why would she want to see Grandma? She knows her grandparents are model citizens. Why would she need to see them?

[@janecrane_]

It's sad when the father says 'thank you' to the robot even though he's about to die. Just shows how brainwashed they are

[@shimmyshimmyman]

And it wasnt even jon it was a random robot

[@SerenityM16]

He was looking for validation that his life was worthwhile, it’s mostly a lie, but it comforted him

[@aaah3234]

I see it like this: he genuinely like the robot, and the robot most likely likes him to, but as he said, “duty calls”, he was ordered to kill them

[@shimmyshimmyman]

@@aaah3234 BUT look at joe when he comes into the house. LOOK AT HIS CHEST. IT HAS A SCRATCH ON IT! And look at joe when he has the axe. ITS GONE! Which means thats not joe!

[@aaah3234]

Zombie Gacha but the whole premise of this is that there all connected by the same hive mind, even if thats not joe, he still has the same memories

[@Franky-qk1cn]

The fact they never show any robot taking them to get killed shows how willingly they accept the cycle

[@zt29.]

I believe it’s even beyond simply accepting this cycle; but rather, they all embrace it and agree with what it entails and aims to achieve.

[@iljakoval4412]

That is just how brainwashing works, it's stable if everybody believes in it. Also quite similarly to how propaganda nowadays goes to work..

[@ruslanmamedaliyev3912]

When they get brainwashed since childhood They have never seen anything different ot better than this They are taught that this is the onky perfect way Thats simply hpw propaganda, idealogies and religions work

[@thedocdodge]

I first watched this about 3 years ago... I was actually wondered many times over the years what would happen if someone said "No, I'm not doing that."

[@ruslanmamedaliyev3912]

@@thedocdodge they would have simply killed them and then show in news how bad they were calling them terrorists

[@Blitz-.-]

What i found especially interesting is that despite being in this distopian society that forces them to live a certain way and put on a mask that fakes happiness, the couple are still happy and in love when they take the mask off. Even if they were forced together by the society they live in, they still managed to find happiness within each other and the manotony of life. Really makes the story come that much more to life.

[@fishHater]

Apparently that was very intentional (according to the making of video) it seems that he was trying to convey a dystopia not through the suffering of the citizens but rather the elimination of all deviation via propaganda and when that doesn’t work, force. Also funish fact, the life they are forced to live is based of the nuclear family, hence why so many people in this comment section are saying it doesn’t seem like a dystopia. Because they have been exposed to actual propaganda (very meta I think)

[@Half-Awake-Gaming]

A problem with this society is that the population won’t last very long because only one kid is being had and two adults die so half the population just dies

[@ThatNoobKing]

@@StarHuman-bi9ln pretty sure not wanting to be unhappy is the very thing making us pursue solutions to our problems

[@zayskyprogramming]

*monotony

[@Fearless_on_my_Breath]

​​@@fishHater It's the epitome of Blissful Ignorance.

[@brandonhoover1749]

The only way to prevent a prisoner from escaping is for them to never realize they are in prison.

[@anhnguyen-jv7oo]

True

[@xenaru9794]

Hoooly

[@Eduardocruz003]

Ever heard of the entire town that contributed in making the Hiroshima bomb without none of the 7000 citizens in said town knowing. They only found out about it after two days it happened in Japan. Then again not even the vice president knew about it as the town was kept from the map. [All those citizens were aswell prisoners of war] go figure

[@justinlavine9209]

Yup

[@Oop68]

Very true

[@notknown5950]

The perfect dystopia is one where everybody thinks it's a utopia.

[@jackcrowley2640]

Brave New World! I think you'd like it

[@alexschmidt443]

Utopia *is* dystopia. Or are you telling me you want to live in a world where everything is perfect?

[@lemonhead1232]

The Giver

[@bramvanduijn8086]

@@alexschmidt443 My Utopia is to live in a society that is forever improving. Perfect is not a destination, it is journey.

[@olal9904]

No shit that's what a dystopia is

[@harmonylynx252]

3:43 i really love how, this scene looks like the man was gonna walk up to the robot he had known for so long, and plead for his life..but no..the mans so brainwashed that he felt he had to thank him before dying.. as if he didnt even consider the idea of living after this moment god thats depressing. Its a psa that glorfys obediance 😢

[@Akash-Freelancing]

After living a perfect life the end price was too low for me.

[@sandeepgill9975]

This is why dictatorships are so stable. The people are brainwashed to the point where the state is the only thing they love.

[@GeorgeDCowley]

I thought he was going to push him off.

[@tortis6342]

Fun fact: that’s not even Joe! Joe has two scratches on his body plate and that robot at the end does not.

[@kearazworld]

I automatically hate you because you used emojis.

[@K1WIKOALA]

"dude I'm gonna have 1 child every year so my cycle ain't gonna end"

[@liv_bear]

u can only have one child, or u arent a model citizen

[@Titancameraman64]

​@@liv_bear that seems very unsustainable. So every generation the population halfves.

[@The_Lute777]

@@Titancameraman64maybe the goverment is simply trying to replace the working and middle class with robots and the remaining citizens are simply just there to be wiped out without any backlash

[@dylanworboys7321]

That’s not very model citizen of you 🤖

[@K1WIKOALA]

@@dylanworboys7321 what if I am the model city creator🤖

[@JacF6734]

"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious." - George Orwell, 1984

[@ksygzywygzy2042]

I love this book so so much

[@shadowfury428]

1984 was such a good book.

[@Captain_Shorts654]

That really struck a cord in me

[@ellybell8356]

@2028 JC It seems likes china takes the whole world over. Stay strong.

[@adolfwasrite7009]

Particularly topical today... As the last free people are trying to retake our nation from the collectivist authoritarians that stole the most recent election. Either we stand against leftwing tyranny, or we will die to it.

[@cameronwilliams6267]

Anyone: *gets old* Autodale: "that wasn't very model citizen of you"

[@urielectricstudios5946]

this is by far the best meme reference in this comment section so far

[@dracheusmomentus2033]

@@urielectricstudios5946 Agreed

[@jaydenslaptop6548]

Clever joke boyo

[@dracheusmomentus2033]

@@jaydenslaptop6548 Extremely Except Joe called em true model citizens at the end even if they old so that ruins the joke making it bruh

[@Tr3nchAn0n]

Watch Logans Run. That came out decades ago about this

[@user-im4vm4lk6w]

Can I just mention that the decision to put this particular piece in the animation really changed the whole thing. It was light and joyful in the beginning, when everything seemed alright. Then it got dark really quick when the audience realized the upcoming fate of the couple. And then, in the end, when we least expect it, the joyful theme from the beginning plays again right when they are about to meet their maker. But they are still happy. Because in their eyes, their soul purpose in life has been fulfilled. Absolutely, utterly brilliant

[@Study_Time125]

This is literally real life in a metaphor. You grow up, get married, raise a child, and then death takes you. The kiss that would always get interrupted shows how responsibilities take the joy out of life, and how you only get that joy once your job is done.

[@kevine9474]

Not really.

[@cranimation2133]

i'd disagree with this philosophy

[@jadefang2222]

​@cranimation2133 Yeah, this kind of philosophy is so depressing to see. The idea life is only worth anything when it's gone, turnt to death, is a very solemn and gross outlook on a world where everything you do does matter. The truth is, the kiss is only interrupted for a moment; there is time to kiss. The idea that responsibilities existing means you can't seek out pleasure until the end is so bleak with no real reason for it to be. There is so much time. Have fun with life. You only get it once.

[@heyo80]

No not really? Most people live another 35 years after their kids have grown up. Death usually isn’t that sudden.

[@aleksandrdostoevsky6621]

Found the brainwashed people. Gross sex addicts. Maybe try a pet instead of kids.

[@mothersuperior2673]

"But Autodale is hardly automatic" *Are you sure about that?* Guys chill I'm joking 😂

[@Mr-Rando]

yeah duh what you don't get it?

[@enderpup9289]

MrRandomGamers it's in the name too

[@hairdryermanson6955]

UGLY

[@Lucius1958]

It requires the acquiescence of the citizens to perpetuate the system, as does any authoritarian state. If enough of the population were to resist, the state would fall. Hence the need for continual propaganda to support the system.

[@januaryravelo4342]

Especially the p*nis tower

[@UserName-gr2mv]

When you in line to get killed but the couple in front of you won’t stop kissing

[@isabelledeacon4461]

Ahhhhh soo realtable

[@welsh_Witch]

Just like keep it up guys I want to love more

[@Mehithose]

I bet they were like, "wtf man? I just wanna die.." relatable indeed 😔

[@newblue2468]

LET'S GOOOOO !!!

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

@@newblue2468 Oh my god I'm just gonna kill myself right here and save them the trouble, ffs

[@peterclarke7240]

When you think about it, the only real difference between the dystopian society and ours is that we don't spend our lives in contented happiness, and our deaths are normally far less dignified.

[@GeorgeDCowley]

Having to do something every time gets to you. I don't think I'd make it to adulthood. Besides, dying with "ugly" written on your face is not very dignified. There's some truth to it, though.

[@sassyqueen9739]

Contented happiness? To you maybe. That life seems incredibly depressing to me. I would like to do something with my life and have actual purpose. And that death was anything but dignified.

[@anubis7457]

@@sassyqueen9739I'm sure if you asked them, they'd say their lives were full of purpose. Mr. Robinson had a son, a loving wife, and a job, and Mrs. Robinson spent her time raising their child, cherishing her family, and finding joy in smaller things such as dancing. They worked "in service of the cycle." They don't know that there's more out there, so they don't wish for more. They were content with their life, as seen when Mr. Robinson thanks Joe before dying. He's grateful for the life he led, even if it ends shorter than he'd like. However, this is the kind of life that only people who are naturally "model citizens" can enjoy. A family-oriented straight couple with a man who enjoys being a provider and a woman who enjoys being a caretaker are the only ones supported by this system, and only for as long as they're raising a child. In other videos we see that many people AREN'T happy with this system, but in this one we see that for a select few... it's the ideal life.

[@fartinfpooping8801]

@@sassyqueen9739 No where in the original comment does the OP specify "contented happiness" = "having no purpose and doing nothing". Literally everybody has to do something to be able to survive and majority of humans seek purpose. I think by "contented happiness" they mean fufillment or "self-actualization" in one's life overall.

[@saraspivey1129]

Best comment ever.

[@gleeX3_]

There's something about playing lovely positive orchestra music over these people just dying that makes it just so perfect. I love that dramatic contrast. I've seen a similar thing in movies and I just love it every time, but especially here. I've been rewatching this series and everything about it I just love.

[@battledummie5656]

When you see someone misbehaving, " that's not very model citizen of you".

[@goatnorth1247]

"you're talking mad shit for someone within duty calls distance"

[@confusedasian2212]

@goatnorth Swearing is a no, no I’m AutoDale. Duty calls.

[@goatnorth1247]

@@confusedasian2212 oh no

[@DWal32]

you have been sentenced TO THE PIT *villager music*

[@goatnorth1247]

@@isabelliss3234 for a swear word? ...completely in character can i do a swan dive?

[@qwertyuiop5530]

The most terryfing thing in this animation is that every "ugly" person is standing in this line from their own will. No one is forcing them to go there.

[@AbrahamRH.]

People who are in the line choose to be there but they are brainwashed into thinking this is the way of society

[@pjbottoms839]

God bless

[@brilliantchaos5397]

I think in some of the older Autodale animations you can see people trying to escape

[@oceantaleroleplaysans3.030]

@@brilliantchaos5397 The video shown here is propaganda

[@brilliantchaos5397]

Oceantale Roleplay Sans 3.0 I realize that, my understanding was that the original commenter was under the impression that everyone in Autodale is completely brainwashed though. Which would be understandable if this was the first Autodale animation you watched.

[@ashlapotumas]

I remember discovering this series a while ago, two years or more maybe. i loved it so much from the very first video i watched. i remember being so utterly confused and enthralled, being too young to understand most of it but too fascinated by the reality of it to stop watching. I'm so glad youtube recommended this to me again, after *so long.* It's oddly comforting to revisit it and finally understand the little details.

[@goosey235]

This is just amazing - fantastic job! And we are 3 years closer now than when this was first released - fun!

[@mikelouis2118]

I am Michael. I am ai. Hello.

[@thatissoquebecishh2134]

4*, now.

[@saraspivey1129]

Closer to what?

[@goosey235]

@@saraspivey1129To this being our lives

[@goosey235]

@@saraspivey1129 Closer to this being our lives

[@sarahf1309]

I love the fact that the only colour they receive in their lives is when they're finally greeted with death, it's the only thing that wasn't perfect

[@nnavejas85]

the only colour they find is red and seeping form their now crushed skulls....

[@Jim.m.mountain]

Oh shit thats deep

[@mulethedonkey2579]

@@nnavejas85 well you see the person in front of you, if those eye holes are real

[@Malakai__WeLoveYouMafumafu]

It's cool how you noticed, nice catch! But for real that's sad as hell, but also very symbolic

[@supertron6039]

Holy macaroni... What an observation.

[@quicklepicklethecat2386]

It’s freaky how everyone treats this like a utopia even when they can see what’s going on.

[@tomnoordermeer7763]

That is because it is the only type of living they are familiar with, they don't know that there are better living conditions out there. And even if they did they would probably be so brainwashed they would see it as a dystopia.

[@christopherlarsen7788]

Every utopia sews the seeds of a dystopia. My comment isn't an empty platitude. Look up "Behavioral Sink" - researcher John Calhoun's studies on mammals under utopian conditions. Mammals, and particularly primates, don't fare well in utopia because it removes all need for normative behavior. The result is a descent into violence and decay. Horrifying.

[@Anny-me9ny]

Tom Noordermeer yeah but they’re humans, if they’re not sociopaths they’re gona feel empathy for others, and somewhere down the line there’s gona be someone who realizes the terrible dystopia they live in, whether they act upon this realization though, is something that’s not easy to do

[@tomnoordermeer7763]

@@Anny-me9ny Good point.

[@tomnoordermeer7763]

@@Anny-me9ny It could also be that they aren't brainwashed but that they rather have a collective understanding that they can't resist the authorities, ore maybe they realize that if they rebel everything could fall into chaos. Perhaps they are forced to choose between safety and freedom.

[@earth4515]

Time and time again this pops up in my for you page, and i always like to watch it. Greatest short animation series I have found on youtube.

[@MacheteToothpick]

Ah, I love seeing forgotten channels I used to watch as a kid resurface in my recommended just to be remembered once again

[@tortis6342]

I’m glad this is still getting recommended to people. I love Autodale.

[@nemesisalex9424]

"If the cows could vote they would vote for the man that feeds them. Even if he's the same man that is going to slaughter them later" "those that trade their freedom for a safety will lose both and gain none" Most people would rather live cofortably as slaves than struggle in freedom. This series is pretty cool.

[@GurpreetSingh--]

Whole(almost)Concept of video In a Message so well Written

[@TheTrueAdept]

The quote about trading freedom for safety has been miss appropriated so hard that it hurts. The sad thing is, the Founders would (after being explained everything to get the context) would agree that there IS such a thing as too much freedom. Welcome to a world of moral ambiguity, where technology has a hefty determining factor for how much freedom and rights you can have...

[@bubbly7137]

This is my favourite comment so far. It perfectly sums up this video.

[@nemesisalex9424]

@Sems Fiction an old saying "fuck bitches, get money". Besides it's comedic connotations this saying tries to teach the individual that if you focus on building your career and legacy as a man you'll attract females along the way bur if you focus on attracting a partner you'll never find one. Happiness and meaning have a similar relationship. If your meaning is to ne happy as much as possible then you'll never be happy but if you find your meaning (being a father, and artist, a charitable man, for example) your life will be meaningful and you'l find happiness

[@jesusislord7772]

Well said

[@scottland8698]

Wouldn’t every “model” family need to have a minimum of two kids each each to keep the population from dropping?

[@prince_snarles5159]

Im afraid thats how the cycle of model family works😂 Hi btw🖐

[@originalbrat]

Scott Land maybe that’s the idea

[@krimson8089]

It's to prevent and decrease overpopulation

[@prodigaldawtr7907]

Yes. Otherwise they'd run out of workers. You need a child to replace each parent.

[@Jai137]

Not if you’re slowly replacing people with automation

[@SirWiggleththe3rd]

That was… gorgeous… holy cow! Man, I started tearing up about halfway through!! Excellent work!!

[@charlie_zzz6456]

The videos this channel keeps providing us are awesome. Let us hope that this perfect cycle never ends!

[@saraspivey1129]

Ew. You have serious mental issues. Seek help, sheep. BAHHHH BAHHHH

[@loloahmed4024]

imagine this is what parents mean when they say they didnt want their child growing up so fast.

[@annagreen2851]

Oof

[@BrownSugar_Coffee]

Ohhhhhhh SNAP

[@sharannadeeproyroy6211]

That is scary

[@altheav5631]

YO BRO NO

[@evalinachannel]

Yup

[@maiimirr9747]

notice how the paper says "THE FRIENDLY SHADOW IS AT IT AGAIN!" while the newest video is called "Friendly Shadow" i guess that's _foreshadowing_

[@satriamarshall312]

Timestamp?

[@maiimirr9747]

@@satriamarshall312 0:25

[@froschj8249]

oooo thats so cool haha

[@ihateitwhenmychildrencrawl69]

:O

[@hsmacaraig]

yesss

[@inyoungchoi1043]

That is so freaking scary. Imagine just having the time of your life, then the next thing you know, you are in line to be disposed.

[@Gerald22222]

I love how they don’t question it tho. They just find it normal.

[@tapok214]

Тупо... Ты точно так же стоишь в очереди у смерти которая может знатно поиздеваться над тобой перед тем как убить, а потом доооолго и мучительно давить морально на родню. Здесь дружественный безболезненный взмах без последствий и вот ты закончил счастливый цикл...и всë

[@aqilkurniawan8294]

​@@Gerald22222 Do they have any other choice? Isn't death a certainty?

[@Gerald22222]

@@aqilkurniawan8294 I mean I guess they have a choice to run the heck out of there. But that would be pointless cus of the robots and the wall. But I don’t think any of them would want to run out of there.

[@justinfox2814]

I'm loving these short videos. I can't believe I'm just now finding this channel.

[@RexoryByzaboo]

When the government gets too perfect, it gets boring.

[@memorybackpack]

if anything gets too perfect it gets boring, that’s why mistakes are a thing, and that’s why perfectionism is so hard to achieve. without mistakes nothing would be imperfect, leaving every perfect, so expecting the best thing every day would be exciting until it gets boring. idk why people say they wanna stop all the problems in the world, when those problems are the reason why we do anything to stop them.

[@kziila0244]

EraserWinks Oh, making mistakes isn’t the problem. Making too many mistakes is.

[@memorybackpack]

Daniel Kim true, but also being perfect is a problem too.

[@kziila0244]

EraserWinks Also true.

[@jo_nm9484]

@@memorybackpack I agree, like how too much dopamine (idk if I spelled it right lol) can make you immune to it, making you want more dopamine until nothing gives you enough

[@pyro6426]

my robot dude checkin in everyday he just makin sure everyone be vibing

[@feedme645]

[ Content ] [ X ] what a chad

[@cw1963]

I guess they finally failed the vibe check

[@noahgangel2504]

Love the man

[@alexquacksal0t]

what if we vibed in the death pit......unless ?

[@HarambaeXelonmuskfans]

Everyone fails, once you dont have a kid, you are gae (bad)

[@briellequeen6518]

This goes so deep. There is good and bad (not bad animating or anything) to take out of it. You did amazing.❤

[@mangomations4160]

this is the first episode in the series i watched and it'll always be my favourite, love this

[@abababab8476]

parents: having their last good moment together joe: *n o*

[@summeremata9884]

Dark, so very dark

[@meyannisarr4473]

I was like #666

[@elmvine]

Who's Joe

[@dove1305]

Prince Memer Dickson II The robot that checks on the Robinson’s. He also was the one that killed them

[@HeroGame2099]

@@elmvine joe mama

[@NoName-ze4qn]

Despite of his job, the robot seems like a chill dude

[@alientitimilk9073]

I professionally kill people but dont worry im a chill guy

[@MINDLE55EMPIRE]

I professionally kill Ducks but don't worry I'm a chill guy (Edited) kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3XSeJKta6-sY8k 5:50

[@wolfer1225]

Totally

[@darthsader7089]

Programming.

[@server642]

I think that’s the point. The robots are meant to seem like they’re on the citizens’ side to prevent mass panic. It’s okay - everything’s okay - this is how everything should be, now keep being a productive member of society and don’t worry about it.

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

My favorite one of the series. One of the best animations in years

[@superp2222]

What strikes me(pardon the pun) as interesting is the use of music. Sure, the Waltz of Flowers is a very popular classical background music, but the Nutcracker is a story where the main protagonist and her siblings receive toys for Christmas presents, and it ends in the protagonist being whisked away into a prosperous and happy land populated by dolls. It speaks to the significance of Autodale as it feels like it’s a land of dolls and the robots represent the child who owns these dolls, once value has been extracted from the dolls they are thrown into negligence or thrown away in favour of new toys (or families in this case) to extract value from.

[@trivial5663]

True horror, is not knowing that something is wrong.

[@et5573]

What’s scary is people are raised to believe crazy things everyday and it’s a real thing but not as extreme as everyone being raised to believe the same thing

[@theblandcharlie822]

@@jellyfishi_ Completely agree, except for the gender part.

[@marcelloammirati2184]

I mean, the concept of wrong is extremely subjective, so if they think that something is normal, it's not wrong

[@emils4326]

@@theblandcharlie822 Well, I don't have anything personally against people that believe in more genders. But I do not like when they force me to call them something that I do not believe in myself without even knowing them. I don't dislike people who aren't straight or believe they are something else than male and female. But I don't want to get confronted and get mad at just because I called someone who I believed was a female (who looked like a female and sounded like a female) a female. If your appearance is feminine I will call you a female unless I've specifically been told that you don't identify as that.

[@hadbetterdays8118]

Tric all that reminds me of what the nazi's did they never questioned what they were doing as wrong despite how horrific

[@user-uc7dn1oi8v]

When you just tryna get killed but the couple in line wont stop kissing

[@user-bc3jp5rr9f]

ugh ikr soooo annoying

[@buena_crystel4765]

Yep...Im still here in the line and...THEY STILL WON’T STOP KISSING-

[@sleepytrina7653]

SOMEONE HET THE CHAINSAW IM ABOUT TO KILL MYSELF WHILST IN THE PROCESS OF KILLING THE COUPLE

[@buena_crystel4765]

Speedy Katrina IKR- They still won’t stop kissing huh? Lemme push them off-

[@buena_crystel4765]

WTF- GUYS I TRIED TO PUSHED THEM OFF BUT THE ROBOT SAID TO WAIT THEN-

[@adrianfinn2906]

That is both really dark and really cool, this was awesome to watch, thank you so much!

[@NoxAnHox]

This film is beautiful, tragic and horrific at the same time, great job!

[@confederacyofindependentsy110]

Somebody: "I'm finally a true Model Citizen!" Joe: *GET IN THE PIT*

[@aaaaaaaaaa7862]

Who’s Joe?

[@apocalypticpotato8795]

Nope No joe mama

[@confederacyofindependentsy110]

@@aaaaaaaaaa7862 It's what the Robinsons nickname the robot that comes in their house every day.

[@confederacyofindependentsy110]

@@apocalypticpotato8795 You should be a comedian. I'm surprised you haven't gotten any girlfriends from your comedic genius.

[@apocalypticpotato8795]

Robert Avery I’m not gay but thanks for the compliment

[@just.some.person]

Omg I've been wanting to find this series again and it finally got recommended again!!

[@ArvinAsh]

Wow! Bravo! Simple, meaningful, touching...terrifying! Hits close to home.

[@lysandercroix]

Interesting that the robots have names and aren’t all called Handymen.

[@blu2954]

*_Joe_*

[@BioCraftHero]

Blu ?eoJ esohW

[@blu2954]

@@BioCraftHero *_amam eoJ_*

[@shadowfire04]

it makes them both more human and....not.

[@ziril3972]

Maybe they're just all called joe

[@froyodoesmusic]

Autodale people when they become elders: Joe: *That’s illegal*

[@abdulmoizkhan5911]

Lol

[@mainframe8006]

Lol dude (or girl) 😂

[@skettlesfart]

who tf is Joe?

[@froyodoesmusic]

Oonakin joe Biden haha got em

[@mainframe8006]

JOE MAMA

[@Seagull077]

This has got to be one of the most beautiful animations ever.

[@Kamrynidk]

Ikr it's awesome

[@chemssii_.8154]

OMYGPD IVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR THIS CHANNEL THIS FUELS ME WITH SO MUCH NOSTALGIA

[@angelmacintyre7844]

People in autodale: *just going through life Joe: ViBE cHEcK

[@turtlemasteralpha3320]

Angel MacIntyre copied

[@jed1986]

They get an early vibe check if they ask who Joe is.

[@turtlemasteralpha3320]

b3pSu Time *late

[@wassermellonie]

This Model Society is actually dying off. Each of it's families only has one child. There would need to be 2.13 children per mother for stable growth.

[@cassiel5630]

Actually, if you look at the others, they do sometimes have 2 or more children, just the families focused on didn't

[@wassermellonie]

@@cassiel5630 Which others? I didn't see any families with more than one child. And the broadcaster at 0:28 even specified that a model family consits of a father, mother and one boy or girl :3 Edit: True! In "being pretty" and "don't feed the freak" I've seen families with two children.

[@mikahb7862]

That’s what I was thinking, like they are literally destroying their population, they should all have at least 2 kids

[@sage9039]

@@wassermellonie I think they're talking about the other shorts in this series. For example, in the first short, "Being Pretty", there's a family with two children.

[@v4ru_194]

Willow Wisp I agree there are indeed families with more than one child

[@MateoLeibowitz-]

Ive been listening to this music for studying, and I always thought it sounded off, I didn't know why i always pictures death and control when I heard it, until I remembered this film!

[@hazelathayagifara482]

The "Waltz of the Flower' Soundtrack match perfectly with the story theme!

[@thedoruk6324]

We see the *confirmation* that the ''adult'' citizens are indeed quite complicent and compliant with their 'condition' and are actually are not ''closely'' enslaved; they truly adore this system; and proudly wore their masks

[@katsucandy]

Brainwashing at its finest tbh. Although it makes me wonder how many generations of "defective" humans it took to reach the current model of "use and disposal" (although there still seems to be those that realize the system is fucked up/get singled out and attempt to escape). As well as it makes me wonder what new adults are told about their parents after they leave the house tbh. How the hell do you spin "oh they were killed and dropped into a pit" in a way that's not horrifying and would make anyone emotionally attached to his parents nope the fuck out? How deep goes the brainwashing go, that people will happily walk into their deaths and even thank their murderer? So many questions. Autodale keeps managing to fascinate and completely horrify me lmao

[@thedoruk6324]

@@katsucandy Agreed. They 'taught' them meanwhile they're young and managable; along with the inclusion of ''special'' people; those that are 'bright' enough to realize they live on the butcher farm. Maybe the adults've told that their parents're... ''retired'' ? Akin to the blade runner's retiring of used replicants

[@SakiNaoko]

Well, it's a propaganga film, of course they'll be happy.

[@thedoruk6324]

@@SakiNaoko I mean; this is more of a documentary/documentation. We see the life cycle; the explaination. Not a strict propaganda

[@SakiNaoko]

@@thedoruk6324 True. But it's still played.

[@kziila0244]

This reminds me of a hospital. Patient: What happens when I die? Doctor: We just clean the bed and call in the next patient.

[@notspace8487]

no, its just life.

[@ortherner]

That’s not how it works?

[@LexxLucious]

Such as life

[@moonwasfound_]

sem...

[@jamescridland4663]

What are they supposed to do? Clear the area and put a gravestone right there and eventually turn the place into a graveyard?

[@samanthagarcia6170]

Watching this several times, I notice 2 things I hadn't noticed before. (1) When their child turned 15 he went to have a family , so that makes the couple 30 (that is if they started their family at 15 too). (2) All those who are single, are considered 'ugly' because they couldn't find a partner to continue that 'pefect cycle'. That's why the parents are so pround of their son.

[@saraspivey1129]

Um. The parent's masks said ugly, like everyone else's. So wtf are you talking about? You need to "notice" better.

[@cocoeclipse32]

I don’t know why this randomly showed up for me, but I just binge watched the series, and I’m hooked!

[@ozai7725]

If every family has only one child they’re gonna run into a problem

[@Riiiiiingo]

Yep, thats what I thought, crappy design.

[@lilyreeder8407]

I feel stupid but why

[@urmomlovesangie]

Wdym?

[@urmomlovesangie]

Oh wait I think I get it

[@justarandomviewer2433]

There are chances the family may have twins

[@MimoMusic]

Interesting that the masks said “ugly” not “old”

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

I think their ugly masks suggest that they aren't what the robots would consider fine

[@finthefishsep20toma]

its because this is just the most recent part to a whole animated series that this guy is making. the first video is called " Being Pretty" | Dystopian Animated Short Film (2017) The channel has a playlist called "Autodale: The Animated Series", I highly recommend watching them in the order of the playlist, there's a lot more to this story than what is shown here, and i found the "making of" videos to especially full of information on the whole story so far!

[@SukiHayashiGaming]

@@finthefishsep20toma oh ok good to know

[@staystrongjessi9636]

The reason why is because no one considers them pretty if they cant raise a child, they have to be killed.

[@lilytherosey8383]

oof, basiclly, they explained, being ugly means that it's grown old (liek what you said) their have been used already, and need to be dead or something. t

[@BajaBandit]

wow! absolutely loved this, amazing work

[@peaceandwar263]

My English teacher showed this in class last year! It was great being able to rewatch it 💚

[@Gerald22222]

I hope I get to see it in shcool

[@tortis6342]

@@Gerald22222show it to your English teacher. Made they’ll incorporate it into class. My teacher did!

[@willhaney96]

The darkest part is how every one only had one kid, meaning they are not replacing them selves, this is a slow death of the human race.

[@dizzydrink07andmore41]

But in previous episodes they have two kids

[@antimatter4733]

The dad was just shooting blanks....

[@aleembaksh1880]

Population control maybe?

[@golagiswatchingyou2966]

Kinda like real life, except more honest and less horific.

[@Sakurei]

Honestly, this is what we need. Humans have overpopulated the world. It's not very sustainable. A law such as not having more than 2 kids could drastically lower our population and relax our natural resources quite a bit more.

[@The_Lua_Script_Knower]

I love how smooth the animation is dang.

[@KhantMin-hk5sl]

Damn, it direct hits my soul. What a very well animated short film.

[@Doubl_Troubl]

The one time a person that isn’t a child took off their mask

[@norbertsreignofterror9418]

In the short about the exceptional lady she wears no mask either

[@dragonnestking3418]

Amazing Username I felt like it humanized them a bit more. It definitely hurt more to see them die when I saw them without a mask.

[@crusader-yv9zr]

The mask stays ON during sex.

[@Gremlor]

@@crusader-yv9zr nice

[@brandonchan5387]

I guess as of this video, it can be generally assumed that all citizens take of their masks every day to talk, eat and other various activities. However, most of the time they are ordered to keep them on.

[@UserName-gr2mv]

The ugly behind the Robinson is like “god dammit there’s always a line”

[@FalconRS]

Right? Robots could at least provide suicidal booths for model citizens with 'Thank you' note.

[@sup494]

or they are old and old people are considered as uglies and nothing more nowadays when in old times they were considered as wise people.

[@edwardzero9275]

Bad Luck Uglies might just be an interchangeable word for “Not suitable anymore”. Think about it, it’s a good way to dehumanise people, as Uglies are not fit for life anymore and thus killed, which is easier to accept once you dehumanise the person dying. It’s a tactic used in the military as well, dehumanise your enemy and their death will be easier to cause and accept

[@kiradotee]

@@edwardzero9275 what sort of stuff would they say in the military?

[@edwardzero9275]

vitali Well, for an example. There’s a term known as Haiji, now if my knowledge serves me correctly it’s based around the fact that people who go the Mecca are Hajs, but I’m not sure. It’s origins is regardless though, what matters is who used it and how. The US marines coined the term as a racial slur to use when they invaded Iraq. It was a racial slur made to dehumanise the enemy and make it so killing them would be easier. This tradition dates back to WW2 when a US I wanna say Military Intelligence personnel made a report that dehumanising the Japanese made their own troops more effective, and that as the enemy was going to be brutal, so must they too adapt to that and be brutal to their enemy by giving them no mercy and seeing them as a less then human light (the Japanese went a different way about this, they dehumanised the Americans but also romanticised the idea of dying for the Emperor). They’d do this by taking them through hospitals and showing what they did, inventing racial slurs, making negative comments about them, blaming stuff on them, seeing them in a overall negative light. It should be known that not all Military personnel are like this. But it is a tactic utilised by the Military to make it easier to get the job done

[@PunnySnuck]

This short film gave me an irrational fear of endless cycles 10/10 Would watch again- AHHHHHH!!!!!!

[@miloformiles]

Returning to this because I just listened to 'Waltz of the Flowers' and I will never be able to decouple that song with this short film. Amazing.

[@binyamindragon5813]

"Let's hope the cycle, never ends." Well... Until a certain *someone*... Well, let's say, gets sick of the cycle, eh?

[@dinodude6992]

I just picture doom guy coming to this little town and seeing the propaganda, and pulls up his shotgun cuz it seems he rolled into a town that was in need of his help

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Hence the killing of older people. Those who have time to reflect on the society they live in and perhaps time to break the brainwashing

[@Jamie-or8iq]

Binyamin Dragon won't they just kill them then? that doesn't really break the cycle

[@ldbonq]

@@dinodude6992 Doom Guy vs. Handyman. Who wins?

[@TheKersey475]

@@ldbonq Given how he's rampaged through the legions of Hell, Doomguy easily.

[@Mothless42]

Now here’s the question: What are they using the corpses for???

[@queeneon]

Threndor _ or what are the model citizens “jobs” like because autodale wouldn’t have a use for them if they didn’t have a purpose

[@MegaBlueKitten]

I don't think they do anything with them. I think its more like a landfill situation?? Once the hole fills up they fill it in and start a new one.

[@monikakavaliunaite8017]

In the video "making of being pretty" the creator said that Uglies are fed to the freaks, but I believe that the story and his vision for it has changed a lot since then because now we know that freaks are actually humans and it'd be weird if they were cannibalistic

[@jewn304]

I think it provides something for the weird mother thingy

[@absolite6]

Land fill

[@GC_Reactions]

this film got me emotional. Wow. It really hits home.

[@Marlas_random_stuff]

Wow! So wonderful and sad I don’t know what to feel!❤

[@Gabrocol]

Probably the most horrible part of all this is that they know that their destiny is to get killed in the pit, and they are perfectly happy. They know that the outside world is uninhabitable and that death is the only way to survival. This life may seem horrible and unsettling to us, but to them, it is perfect.

[@foxygirlgirl2539]

You're right 🙁

[@a.i17]

This is the world Biden envisions..

[@alexhowell4983]

well in a way doesn't our world work the same

[@shaewilson9450]

@@pxrple380 nah they show other families with more than one kid in other episodes I think it’s just easier to animate one kid

[@mieshahalemep3165]

IKR

[@charmatic_yt2195]

Dad: “Was I a model citizen?” Joe: “No, I’m told you were the best.”

[@simerlukimorsi8925]

mama

[@wilson2914]

*Karate chops him*

[@jordan3574]

Joe mama

[@clownkid]

@@jordan3574 Who's joe mama?

[@storm364]

*Vibe check*

[@TheFossilFightersGuy]

Sojnd, why do you have ti make, like, the BEST animations.

[@comicreliefghost]

Kid: Grows up and leaves Parents: *My time has come*

[@HasteHub]

@Heidy Cruz which*

[@anythingidontcare6343]

justin no he/she spelled it right

[@damiansimpkins8387]

it was edited so im guessing it was witch before he made the edit

[@comicreliefghost]

@@damiansimpkins8387 I can confirm

[@smileysatanson3404]

aight... imma head out

[@Zombiepull]

if every model family has only one child the Cycle will end rather quickly

[@shawermus]

But i think there not only model families

[@mariesmurthwaite3227]

you're RIGHT :o

[@deniseproxima2601]

open borders

[@pickledjellybean5016]

Just never stop having children and the cycle will never end

[@thatguy-bb9mg]

You right

[@Donutiscool]

This movie was depressing, yet cheerful. It's a true masterpiece. I would LOVE to watch a full movie of this! Like, the cycle keeps going on and on, then it's the daughter that tries to break the cycle, I feel like that would make it more complete. I know it sounds cliche, but cliches are what makes something good for me

[@emporerr]

I had to write a 7,500 word story for school, and this gave me the inspiration for what it would be about. Thank you.

[@theodorebs7512]

This dark yet unique cycle kept me begging for more, a much more deeper lore from this beautiful short

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

Watch the other Autodale stuff (if you haven't already). You want lore, you got it.

[@firstlast9846]

So are they killed when they no longer have a purpose other than raising a child

[@frigorificoespecial6497]

@@firstlast9846 Or perhaps their body IS the purpose, idk.

[@carolkoski4875]

@@frigorificoespecial6497 it would make sense why they don't accept anyone who's different, it's an easier way to get more bodies, and why everything is centered raising a child, it also would explain the "Auto-Dale is hardly automatic" motto, and the female body that's in the center of the machines

[@tracywen9985]

"expired" would be a more accurate term

[@katm.1710]

The classical music in the background just adds to the horrifying perfection of this. I am deeply scarred, but glad I saw this. I made this comment 9 months ago and did not expect to come back to 14k likes and 69 replies oh my goodness!! Thank you so much everyone who's discussing in the replies, your insight and stories are greatly appreciated!

[@lorenzpaulfoth]

Totally! It really shows the impact of music on films! I was really inspired by this and I also made a series of dystopian animations with classical music :P You can find them on my KZbin Channel ;)

[@dassnek4728]

Yeah it's Tchaikovsky

[@hsmacaraig]

ikrrr aaaaa

[@dassnek4728]

@@samchernoff350 it's Tchaikovsky's flower waltz

[@flaymix1]

Have wondering why, I finally figured it out. It adds to the illusion of happiness in a “perfect” society. The music is happy and provides false security even though we know it isn’t really good. It’s amazing how music and setting can affect our mind. When listening to this song by itself, it provides an entirely different feeling

[@LovableKrazyBear]

Excellent, love the graphics!

[@megancanestorp7415]

i remeber my brother showing me this when i was younger seeing it again gave good nostalgia

[@Txubi_ChuBee]

This also explains why the “Ugly” people rated out the “Exceptional” girl on the other short. They agree with the system and were against her breaking free. (OoO)

[@littlelad406]

Oh I get it now thanks

[@makavelli225]

What?

[@lorialeth7505]

WOW... It's true

[@makavelli225]

@@lorialeth7505 lol

[@malwoe1377]

But if you check "Being Pretty"/the first video they made. On 2:22 there is someone labeled as "Old". It could just be a slight lore problem the creator could've missed or it could be something much deeper...

[@ThatGuy-ng7et]

The couple’s friendship with the robot was kinda cute, ngl.

[@v-ziro3671]

May i ask you a question what is this (ngl )word you guys use so much

[@v-ziro3671]

Nowadays!

[@vitoremanuel4374]

@@v-ziro3671 "Not gonna lie"

[@Wruegg0420]

@@v-ziro3671 it’s an abbreviation

[@goatsanimations4480]

@@v-ziro3671 no offence but are you boomer

[@letmegraduateplz2264]

For years, I’ve remembered this video but have never been able to find it because I couldn’t remember what it was called. Now another one of my childhood mysteries have been solved

[@H0nEY._.SkuLL..]

This reminds me of the book ‘the giver’! It’s a wonderful animation!

[@applepie4287]

Is no one going to mention how they are decreasing their population since every family raises only one child?

[@emileekaiser7424]

hmmm. good idea...

[@arandomguy4478]

Yes. Instead of making a huge killing spree, this gives the machines certainty that all humans are eradicated

[@GrandMasterBruh]

Nah some probably have twins by mistake and get thrown in the pit.

[@emileekaiser7424]

@@GrandMasterBruh wellll... that would mean they aren't model citizens. They aren't thrown they're hit and they fall in the pit, AND They weren't really allowed to kiss it looked like, so what makes you think they'd blast off that far??! and if you don't see twins, or parents without kids, then they definitely cleared all the genes that would cause that. I mean maybe.... what about octuplets though.

[@kuddlecat]

in the first video the family had two children so im pretty sure you can have more than one kid in autodale

[@georgewang7767]

No one: Joe every night: *V I B E C H E C K*

[@KESTRAL23]

Hold on I am scanning for a 🅥🅘🅑🅔 🅒🅗🅔🅒🅚 stay still

[@sinister852]

Lmao

[@gucci_girl9275]

who’s joe

[@aleekkxx]

George Wang I SHOULDNT OF LAUGHED THAT HARD

[@3ormore778]

@@aleekkxx haha

[@CubingTheory]

This is truly beautiful yet terrifying at the same time. Masterpiece. Anyone notice the UGLY kinda looks like JULY? Thinks its like the thing is done every month or smth. Genius

[@YHWG_]

every now and then I remember this exists and I rewatch it

[@BoogieWoogi]

Spoilers Honestly I was waiting for the “Dark Twist” this whole time (other than them being brainwashed) and when the music cut when the father was looking at Joe I thought he was going to rebel. But no, he just thanks Joe right before the robot kills them. I, kind of absolutely love it.

[@aricre8886]

this was kinda surprising and wonderfuly dark

[@dandanthedandan7558]

That is masterful writing right there

[@catmail6108]

Especially with the way it shows him grabbing his arm

[@SakiNaoko]

It's a propaganda film, so they couldn't rebel or the film wouldn't have been broadcast.

[@BoogieWoogi]

SakiNaoko is it though? I feel like they’re propaganda film wouldn’t show the “Ugly” People being killed

[@surakuvliegendefiets6226]

Their population is going to be wiped out if all parents only have one child...

[@denises9120]

True

[@williampuckette5425]

I'm sure some have two wasn't here the one video where there was a little boy and girl watching the TV

[@magorzata2010]

In Autodale you can have 2 children, but it's rarest

[@awesomechainsaw]

They might have a very slight over population issue, and are curbing it with a one child policy. Not a bad idea given that there is complete loyalty to the system, and unlike in china there isn’t a preference for men over women.

[@NoahNobody]

I think it means there is a place where people are not model citizens and are breeding like rabbits, but are still used by the machine.

[@insertusernamehere8125]

The fact that this video got recommended to me yesterday and today my teacher played this video in class is CRAZY

[@Eli-mb2dc]

I love waltz of the flowers :D

[@cloudyrain6057]

It’s horrible how they accept this way of life and they’re perfectly fine with it

[@mrreyes5004]

Probably because they don't know any other way of life; obviously Auto Dale doesn't allow anyone to have knowledge or education on things like government or history (which is full of ways that humans have governed themselves for centuries like democracy, communism, monarchy etc), so the citizens living there have no idea that society can be governed by human beings and make their own choices rather than living as dictated by machines and then thrown to die when they lose their usefulness. If you ever read Lois Lowry's book "The Giver" and the main character's reaction to learning about different ways to live than what society forces onto him, you'd get a better understanding of it. If you gave these "model citizens: a history book filled with knowledge on how human governments and societies were run before the apocalypse that gave rise to Auto Dale, they would be *1)* floored that there are other ways people can live and be governed, and *2)* enraged at the cruelty Auto Dale puts them through compared to nations like the U.S, U.K, Canada and Japan where people can live and choose as they see fit (not saying any of those countries I named are perfect but they're clearly better places to live than Auto Dale).

[@oliverhe08]

yeah but to them, they lived a happy life probably more happy than most humans now and they wouldn't even dare to think the robots who gave them this perfect life would be bad.

[@funfzigreichspfennig8631]

It is like real life tho

[@ckr3167]

Enter China

[@rimacalid6557]

Just like in our world, we see those who suffer and we don't care because we are good model citizens

[@ThatGuy-vw6gc]

That... that’s extremely dark and unexpected. But somehow explains so much about the cycles and systems of Autodale.

[@koala2075]

It's truly a perfect system. Propaganda is so integral to the state and so en-grained into people's minds that even the "Ugly" are willing to report fugitives and escapees. Their dying actions, their dying breathes. Serving the regime, state and leader. Handy-Men will execute the in-pure. "Walkers" as I like to call them will execute and chase those who dare oppose, run, or rebel. Reminds me of Nazi Germany. Sent off to camps for being in-pure. Neighbors reporting neighbors. This ensures all of the workers are efficient and in their prime to work. And the enforcers aren't corruptable, they're integrated in the regime, work for the regime and does what the regime needs, they don't show fear nor pain. No fatigue, no love, no soul. They're machines, quite literally. It's. It's a perfect cycle.

[@EllenL11]

@@koala2075 Indeed. Stories from inside a cult are more interesting when protagonist don´t see anything wrong in it. In real life I always hope for the member to get away from cults, but in fictional stories like this were we better understand the feelings of the characters, seeing the twisted mentality that everything is fine and characters die proud and happy... It´s pleasantly different dark taste.

[@koala2075]

@@EllenL11 It's fascinating, isn't it?

[@dreadpiraterobertsii4420]

That Guy more importantly why is autodale shaped like a penis

[@Naharu.]

@@dreadpiraterobertsii4420 its a metaphor about how everyone if fucked.

[@vertonimal]

it has been pointed out to me but the detail is completely changed my perspective on this. the robot, "Joe" as they call it, is not the same robot that sends the Robinson's off like they believe. Joe has one key difference to the other robots shown in this film. Joe has a scratch on his chest. the reason the robot didn't correct them is because they never cared in the first place. their kindly mannerisms are programmed in. and yet, even though "Joe" has been a part of their life for a long time they couldn't tell the difference between him and any other robot.