Animated short film on self-esteem | "Violet" - by Maurice Joyce, narrated by Aidan Gillen (GOT)

"Violet" is the dark, cautionary tale of a young girl who despises her reflection. On the night of the school ball, tired of the abuse, Violet’s reflection decides she’s not going to take it anymore…
This short film won following awards:
- Award of Merit Special Mention / Best Shorts Competition, 2016
- Audience Choice Award / Heartland International Film Festival, 2016
- Award Of Excellence / IndieFEST Film Awards, 2016
- Festival Award / Irish Film Festa, 2016
- Jury Award / Newport Beach Film Festival, 2016
- Children's Jury / Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, 2016
- World Cinema Short Award / Phoenix Film Festival, 2016
- James Horgan Award Best Animation / Galway Film Fleadh, 2015
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Director - Maurice Joyce
Script - Mark Hodkinson
Producers - Nuria González Blanco, Mark Hodkinson
Cast - Aidan Gillen
Music - Dean Valentine
Year - 2015
© Licensed by Network Ireland Television
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[@thefungiwhisperer2313]

This takes the advice "be nice to yourself" to a whole new extreme and I am here for it

[@apersonwhocantmoveitmoveit7688]

Same- I tought the same exact thing

[@nerdgeekcosplay909]

How can I be nice to myself when my brain is mean to me.

[@thatpervertface]

@@nerdgeekcosplay909 Therapy, I also need help. Just "love yourself" doesn't help, this is a mental health issue

[@strawberrysongs2468]

Thanks for the advice :) my self esteem is very very low :(

[@MaanuuAxmed-md2sk]

You can change your mindset once you change it will support you ✨😇​@@nerdgeekcosplay909

[@terraincognita6864]

Hauntingly nice and a good message behind not to waste life for over selfjudgement.

[@susamamazumder1050]

I agree

[@ryuugaeisen8946]

Agreed. The impact this short film left is eerie.

[@chriswilkinson9400]

@@ryuugaeisen8946 Animation producers Cinderella story

[@nerdgeekcosplay909]

Exactly: I guess I got lucky I was spared. I never bothered nor cared about my looks to me I’m beautiful

[@sheilamore3261]

That makes sense that’s so sad but true we could do it with not even realizing it😪

[@ReggieMosbyJr]

You know what? Yes. I'm for it. Kudos to the reflection getting sick of the real version constantly putting herself down and taking over. Great story

[@lotusgal313]

The story is the perfect analogy for how having low self esteem can indeed be self destructive

[@BelleAme114]

True!

[@claudekingstan4084]

Wow… the poetry and the poetic voice to go along with this beauty of a play. The voice sounds like that of Little Finger.

[@KISKISkeepitshort]

Hey, thank you for your comment, glad you liked the film! Well noticed! It is indeed the voice of Aidan Gillen 🧐

[@josephmoffatt4696]

@@KISKISkeepitshort I knew it!

[@amanmahato3897]

Aiden Gilan! he has a great voice.

[@protoncoccus3229]

No wonder why the narrator 's voice sounds familiar.. Its him!

[@klo5126]

Same! As I listened it sounded like Little Finger! Was looking for this comment. :)

[@xxstar-bluesxx]

The reason why they didn't give Violet a good ending, is to make an impact to the audiences to think about that ending. Edit: I might add, if we did give her a happy ending, people would stop thinking about the moral lesson of this story after the video.

[@chanelwardy]

oh, right

[@chriswilkinson9400]

@@chanelwardy We're going Cinderella to the ball

[@Shtickyaight]

No you spoiled it

[@xxstar-bluesxx]

@@Shtickyaight Then you shouldn't have come to the comment section in the first place.

[@konii2541]

I loved the fact that it didn't give her a "happy" ending

[@teammartin95]

Okay, but it's going to turn out to be a dream, or she's going to break out of the mirror and- WHAT?!?! CREDITS?!?!

[@temin2776]

Yes! What happened to her?

[@Varies16]

It's up to your interpretation. I think that Violet, the one trapped in the mirror, stayed in there forever, because she couldn't accept herself, seeing herself beautiful, ect...so, the more confident one just realized her dream to break free from her negative thoughts and feelings. People should feel happy with this...but at the same time, you feel something that sounds wrong.

[@chanelwardy]

I think it was just an example... Or imagination. Irl violet actually decided to love herself the day she looked at the mirror. It's like ..yes trapping her old self on the mirror

[@sundus928]

@@Varies16 the narrator said "she missed her first kiss" as if it was a dream after all and she watched from a distance imagining herself to be there.

[@Extremelychubbyglutton]

Maybe Violet started to love herself and managed to break out? That's just how I would interpret it. She had spent a good amount of time in the mirror before being able to realize she was beautiful.

[@bluebird1914]

This left me wondering about Violet's mom tbh. It was mentioned how she was "living vicariously" through her daughter, so maybe that's why she became so insecure? I mean if you assume that her mirror self is exactly like her, maybe that's what she used to be like before her mother's words got the better of her.

[@elisaangelica6196]

I think the same way

[@Kamotea_kyutie]

I agree! It may have some impact for her self-esteem and confidence, and how she view herself and other things.

[@ThunderLizardsRule]

I did not expect a downer ending, I thought she would learn the moral lesson and get her life back.

[@anyascelticcreations]

Or maybe it is a happy ending for Violet. She didn't want to interact with anyone or go to the ball. Now she can hide in the mirror in peace. But she seems determined to be miserable. So, she probably won't find happiness there either.

[@undynetheundying5405]

This is genius. It makes you realize that the reflection in the mirror that you see everyday and judge ruthlessly is also a person. Would you judge someone you love, say, a friend, like you judged yourself? The reflection in the mirror isn't your enemy, and the reflection (you) does not deserve such rude, mean behaviour. This just puts everything a different, better perspective, that's why it's genius.

[@anusha5788]

I personally liked the ending. She missed her first kiss. It shows how we ignore all the good things that happen to us in life just because we feel unworthy of them when we have a low self-esteem.

[@nathanielcorthell6612]

👆

[@peachycream8674]

One thing I had to learn over years of being alive is this: you are only as small as you make yourself, but you are more powerful than you will ever know.

[@coffintears5821]

No one is a more harsher critic than ones own self. Sometimes we take ourselves for granted without even realizing it.

[@bookthief100]

“Inappropriate remarks concerning my thighs.” Excellent line 😁

[@crimsonbliss2319]

I really love the the messenger behind this and how you should not waste your life on self doubt and judgement thinking your lesser or more than anyone ♡´･ᴗ･`♡

[@kathleenkelly7957]

The happy ending we are all looking for: Violet’s reflection returned home with a smile, treading in her delicate shoes on the cold ceramic tile. On her way to her room, waking strong with a pound, she spotted the mirror where Violet sat with a saddening frown. Her reflection stopped and gave Violet a prominent stare, the two were odd, an unlikely pair. Violet looked up at her reflection’s hard eyes,evidently shook, Violet tried apologizing for her unkind words and looks. Her reflection smiled and said with a bow, this all was a way to get your mind out of that fowl. I will replace you with myself, her reflection gave a hard glance, if you accept me and get out of that horrible trance. Violet agreed and the two were switched, their lives were restored and Violet’s faith was un flinched. She could be pretty and If her faith were to fall, she would turn to the picture on the Ill- fated wall.

[@user-pr9ik7bk8x]

Wow

[@kathleenkelly7957]

@@user-pr9ik7bk8x wdym wow?

[@leblanccafe]

🥺

[@kathleenkelly7957]

Thanks guys:)

[@ordinarymuslim1702]

woah,are you a poet???

[@mioko2974]

Young girls throughout history deserve so much justice for existing. The era Violet is in seems to be the mid to late 1800's, where the expectations for appearances and impressions were overwhelmingly important for girls. Girls were placed on this pedestal that they had to stay on, and what this did to their self-esteem, well, I'm certain that girls of the modern day still relate.

[@spongebob8157]

Girls in general deserve justice for existing. Beauty standards didn't change.

[@gentleman_bastard]

This broke my heart. My name's meaning is Violet and this girl is identical to me, physically and emotionally. I have a lot of problems with self-esteem so this fits perfectly to me. Thank you for doing this beautiful animation. ♥️

[@claudiawilms2605]

Yeah I feel the same...with dismorphic disorder since over 40 yrs I'm not able to see myself like others see me or love myself

[@bethanyhaffey975]

Violet was already beautiful, if only she wasn't too blinded to see or realized that until it was to late.

[@Kawai_girl001]

When she started judging herself I literally said " you look fine"

[@Michael1800Mk2]

Now, this had a really striking good point, what a thing to convey how self-respect, confidence, as well as quite a bit more involving social problems, where it can be so precisely done right as it was conveyed in this film.😃 Great job!

[@frank6551]

Loved the animation, and Aidan’s voice is amazing 💗 this made me a bit sad tho, bc I relate to her too much

[@melissapyle7879]

I think All girls feel this way abt themselves at some point.. learn to love ur self and just allow ur self happiness.. and, pls, be kind to each other. Dont let ur insecurities loose to drag another down, just to feel better abt ur self..

[@sarithajagajith6568]

No. Not all girls are like that. Girls should not be such a simpleton who cares about what others think about them. It's not worth it anyway. And also , it doesn't mean boys cannot have insecurities about their looks or anything.

[@DiamondDior200]

some people have family's who are not the best and didn't teach them about self love so and some people get build so that maybe be a reason why

[@DiamondDior200]

@@sarithajagajith6568 it does not matter girl or boy everyone can be

[@scarlettflower9777]

For a person with a intense fear of missing out and dreams of having that Cinderella moment, gotta say, this was a STRESSFUL one

[@maria.1313]

Really beautiful! The reflection makes me think of the inner child that gets sick of the self abuse and perpetuation of patterns inherited through family dynamics and genetics. She deserves so much better and like someone else said, why be miserable when you can be happy? And the only people that can hurt you are those you give the power to do so. No more!

[@visalakshik.raman.6278]

Every one of us is beautiful but maybe in many different ways. Some of us have lovely hair. Some others have lovely eyes. Some others have a lovely complexion, or a beautiful body, or attractive lips or hips or legs. Nobody is 100% ugly in God's creation. Accept yourself as you are...if you want to be accepted by the others. Self esteem gives self confidence to face the world and ugly criticisms.✌️

[@andreasanchez3557]

I wish I was a bit taller but other than my height I'm happy with myself.

[@visalakshik.raman.6278]

@@andreasanchez3557 A tall person is not necessarily a great person. We must cherish our plus points and be happy with what we have been bestowed with. Each one of us is beautiful and unique in a unique way 💝

[@worshipkoskei2233]

@@visalakshik.raman.6278 AMEN TO THAT

[@eowynmoonlight]

@@andreasanchez3557 Do you know how hard it is to find shoes if you have big foot or longer trausers? It's quite pain, when you must go to many stores to find one pair of shoes which fits or one trausers that are long enough, but they are also for slim people. This is reason why I hate shopping. If there is anything nice it's most of the time too short, too small or too wide... And when I find something it's usually quite expensive.

[@visalakshik.raman.6278]

@@eowynmoonlight Nothing ready made fits me either. 😂 My body proportions are very different from those of the Americans. I make my own dresses 😃 Thanks to the tailoring I learned for fun. Everything I wear is customer designed and stitched by myself. Who doesn't want to wear smooth and colorful dresses made with silky Indian fabric???

[@JN-bg9vu]

It deserves millions of views... The narration, the sound, the story itself is wonderfully made. We need more like this💜

[@kawaii_sakura8960]

Thank you so much, I actually needed the message of this, especially right now! Thank God. I was feeling so heavy and miserable because of overthinking, depression, and anxiety, and after praying for help from God, I opened KZbin and this is literally the first thing I saw. Thank God, it really comforted me right where it hurts❤️.

[@cerrayuki5625]

I learnt it on my own, others may find you 'ugly', but that doesn't mean you do not have the right to live life your way.

[@everyamber1838]

Daaammmmnnn that was a reaaallly good one! Really put things into perspective in an oddly eerie and echanting way. Ughh chillss!! Loved it to bits!

[@uniqueviolet7903]

I think I understand what this story mean. She has been denying herself all her life until one night she breaks free of her negative prison and become her new self with positive feelings. I felt like that the same way in my childhood because I realize that creepy things doesn't bother me. In 8th grade in Middle School I break free from the normal shell appearance and become a Gothic hippie type of girl (I mean that in a good way)♻️💜☠🖤🌳

[@joobernardini1373]

J'aime beaucoup le mélange de photos (tissus, meubles, textures...) et de dessin; très joli, mélancolique et doux-amer , bravo !

[@niagregory2656]

Young ppl need the proper influences around them to build their self- esteem. It is so critical.

[@CheshireCat-cm1si]

I kind of liked this ending. Everyone of us, at some point in our lives, has had anxiety and/or low self esteem over our looks or how we thought people saw us. If Violet had taken even a second to realize that others didn't see her as ugly, or that the faults she saw were largely in her head, than her reflection might not have gone as far as it did.

[@oHmega14]

Wow. THAT. Was an ending I didn't see coming. Amazing story, with a very impactful lesson. I love that it doesn't have a happy ending either; it really ensures that the moral sinks in. Beautiful!

[@mikeperth8027]

Both the story and narration were on point.

[@razorsweeney]

This is really good. I'm so happy for the opportunity to finally get to watch this.

[@joiceanesilva2525]

Ueuh eh rvuvuhe7r7❤😍😁😀😘

[@Justarandominternetperson]

This is so well spoken, drawn and animated. I was e tranced the whole way, especially how Violet moved between the reflections in the ball. This is an absolute masterpiece

[@jessicabeaber3528]

Loved the message! I dont know how 8 minutes went by so dang fast😍

[@aviatress5643]

An eerie yet poignant message. Unfortunately, my self esteem issues run a little deeper than skin but I appreciate this message anyhow. I love this style of hauntingly beautiful storytelling and illustrations. I'm so fond of it.

[@satsukynolife4094]

A beautiful video that shows how the way to you see yourself affects how others see you Instead of spending your life trying to look different, love yourself the way you are and see how beautiful you actually are

[@amaradove0403]

I loved this so much. I've felt the same so many times. I look the same as that character, with hair and eyes like hers. Perhaps, maybe, this is a massage for me. Of course, not me, but the copy I see, taking up the screen, she's so pretty. She just doesn't know, yet, how lovely her reflection can be. That is the beauty of the film. Thank you for such a wonderfully true representation.

[@pierogd5501]

Not only is this film beautifully made in the 19th century, it also tells such an important story! Something beautiful! I am a teenager and struggling with such problems myself, it opened my eyes a lot! Thank you ❤️ God bless you!

[@live_for_the_aesthetic955]

The unique animation style and the overall story and message are all incredible! I loved it!!!

[@Aoi_chan1.0]

I used to have low self-esteem.. but I thought; *"hey, wait a second.. many of us have low self-esteem.. were pretty, smart, etc in out own way"* then I started to have high self esteem! And I love it, I accept others and myself.. instead of hurting myself, you can embrace yourself, embrace your face,your talent etc!

[@JustAnotherGachatuber69]

i am not one of those people who hates how we look at ourselves. i cant imagine the struggle for those people úmù

[@myleemartin8083]

The perfect analogy for how we detach ourselves from the joys of life when we think self-destructive thoughts.

[@angelcat7753]

A very beautiful way to say, the most important & empowering truth, isn't what others think of you, but what you think of yourself ❤

[@BobF510]

The originality of this content is profound. A similar book I read paved the way for a major life change. "Rising From Within: Unlocking Your Innate Power to Conquer Adversity" by Vincent Starling

[@SsLoage]

I really needed this not feeling to good about myself lately keep on comparing myself to others body shaming myself lately I just hope I can be that one day ❤️

[@SsLoage]

I'm going to learn how to love myself one day just one 💞

[@sarithajagajith6568]

Girls should know that their value is not in the way they look but in who they are.

[@gabydiazanton]

Oohhh! Qué historia tan bonita y que animación y música tan bien hecha!! Y la voz del narrador… muy buena!! Me encantaaaa!!

[@Adelei42069]

I remember watching this on a plane years ago, I’m happy to have found it again

[@lyfisgud6984]

When sum1 judges a person, it reflects their truths, their realities and not of d other person! So, seeing ourselves through d eyes n opinions of others z absurd! It took me 32 yrs to realise ds ultimate truth...nd must admit, it has been liberating. ♥️♥️

[@cherrysIushie]

23 years old and can still relate to this. It’s sad how much I hate myself and it’s become so apparent that it takes a toll on my social skills, so now I have no friends. Never had a boyfriend. Never went to prom, never been to a bar.

[@WickedKat8315]

I love this poem the most, the way you say how she let her self judgment over through herself, it has it kind words on. Not letting yourself hate one's self by the way you look, but it enbers it. ^^

[@tikaepixwhom666]

It's easier to say "be kind to yourself" then to actually do it. I'm trying.

[@tikaepixwhom666]

@a well, you lost the bet. Sorry, friend.

[@tikaepixwhom666]

@a dang, next time don't bet so much on me 😅

[@liddonburns8195]

this is beautiful. beautiful art style, good animation, nice colours, important message, nice poetry and voicing, and a heart wrenching but appropriate ending .

[@phae_c]

this is really well written, has an impactfull message, beautiful art style, and the fact that the ending isnt a happy one makes it somehow more powerful/really brings the danger of too harsh self judgement across. i have just one criticism. that being, i So often with stories similar to this one, am immediately a little put off from the beginning, because the character that we are supposed to relate to, looks just.. really beautiful ? i understand that way too often teenagers judge specific parts of themselves much too harshly, comparing themselves to an unrealistic ideal, while in actuality really looking just fine. and nobody else besides them sees those flaws. but look there are also people who do, just, have a really damn big nose. or a facial shape that really is far out of proportion. i think there are far too many "lessons" for people about minor "flaws" that nobody besides them can see. which this is a story about. we can tell, by how the mother and her crush think she looks stunning, and the viewer can see it too. we just Know that she herself sees something different in her reflection than everyone else. you could have written the same story, with a character that actually is ugly. people are gonna say "but beauty is subjective, nobody is ugly", ok then lets rephrase it as, the character could have a really big nose (not the basic "disney princess" pointy nose), a face thats very obviously longer than every other charcter's, or have Actually fat thighs. that way people with those characteristics will relate - and people who Dont have those characteristics but are just seeing them exaggerated in their own reflection, will also relate. and the story really could be the same. someone with Actually out of the norm facial proportions, can still look beautiful to their crush at that ball. they wont look beautiful to everyone but the moral should be that Someone who they love will find them beautiful. and most importantly, they shouldnt waste their life over self judgement just as much as someone who looks perfectly average but upholds themselves to an ideal. long comment, nobody is reading this, but thats just my opinion. why not design the charcter in a story like this, in a way that actually makes them look relatable

[@thatpervertface]

Asking for her to just love herself is like asking a depressed patient to just feel happy and stop being sad. This is a mental health problem and needs treatment and help, I've been my entire life self loathing myself without proper therapy and finally gonna ask for help

[@lravenl]

I tend to look at this in a less literal way. I see it as her self-loathing part finally giving way to a more confident self the very moment she looked in the mirror in her gown because she finally saw her own beauty. The reflection was still her, post-transformation.

[@monletruiz0]

Ok, so you're telling me that if I care what people think of me, my reflection will seek to be free, trading places with me and I'll be stuck in the mirror watching my reflection live a better life, that I could have lived if I had not cared about the prejudices of society? That's deep. Also, Violet's hands in the mirror at the minute 7:49 (how sad)

[@louiselollypop]

She stares and sighs With her blue button eyes Watching the one she wasn’t By herself, and her self judgment

[@roseannes2967]

Loved the music, loved the narrators voice, tone and cadence, loved the color pallet, figures, and loved the story which indeed had a happy ending showing how self discovery to challenge your fears regardless of how powerful they may seem; are actually far less then what joy of discovery waits each and everyone of us because we exist.

[@CutePokapipi]

BEST ever film on shaking out all that self loathing away! they HAVE to make more. kudos to the whole team. exceptionally gorgeous profound and hauntingly beautiful. I will watch this again and again ❤️❤️❤️

[@ItsnotleoXD]

Damn . This hit me hard , as someone who’s always been looking down at theirselves , always comparing themselves to one another . This really got me thinking and realising , that if I keep on looking down on myself . I will be oblivious to the good signs around me , bravo film ! The animation , the narrator ( his voice actually got me kinda of scared . Especially at the end ) , everything ! Amazing film !

[@scherazademarana3745]

I wish I saw something like this when I was younger, I used to have anxiety and low self esteem. I just realized I wasted so many opportunities when I was young. I actually regretted my past actions but what can I do, it's already done.

[@CharacterDesign360]

Violet nooo! Someone save her from the mirror please. 😭 Great writing and animation style! I would like a continuation of this story though. Especially if it includes a happy ending.

[@metanol_is_tasty]

so glad that the message was not about "everyone is beautiful love yourself uwu" but more like "you'll never be perfect but it doesn't affect your life as much as you believe". this fact makes the idea far less overused than other similar content.

[@fionaamayy]

Wow this felt haunting but was so dreamy.

[@Araxijiro]

This film deserves all the awards listed in the description.

[@chuckandmax7313]

Well that was depressing, if you have low self esteem the last thing you want is to be trapped in the wall watching your life go by without you

[@detachedcreature]

Came here because youtube recommented this video to me for almost 2 weeks now. Didn't dissapoint at all, it hit right in my heart.

[@trevorhalsall3200]

Wow, dark alright - but clever.

[@NathaniaDemecillo]

"Come all the the **brackets** not optional **closed brackets** school ball."

[@acorn0]

This hits personally for me. Throughout middle school I was so insecure. I hated the way I looked, the way I talked, the way I even laughed. I felt like the only reasons I had friends was bc they felt sorry for me. Whenever I would go out in public I always felt like people would stare and talk about me. I felt so miserable. But instead of trying to work in self confidence I just put on the I don't care attitude. Makes fun of myself so others don't kind of thing. I felt terrible. But finally through talking with other people and working through some things I've started to become more self confident. And honestly it feels freeing. Like all my life I've been carrying a weight and now its like it's gone. Of course there are still things that I struggle with. I still wear baggy clothing as an attempt to hide my body. I still wonder if all my friends secretly hate me. But I think things are starting to get better. Instead of hating myself, I'm starting to enjoy who I am as a person. It gives you a whole new perspective on really everything.

[@rihanna_navy]

The music, the narration, the animation, the script are all awesome ....a complete masterpiece 😌🌸

[@ladyalmathea7610]

This is like the ending of a twilight zone episode!

[@nehacharan8769]

Love Aidan gillen voice

[@rahafhajahjeh4406]

I love the "bookish" air and gothic vibes of all of this and the haunting voice of the narrator too! it reminded me of the time I used to play hidden object games Regarding a sensetive topic such as self-esteem and comparison , I think it succeeded in conveying the message clearly it's all enchanting❤❤❤❤

[@hipsterelephant2660]

I have no idea how I got here but this was really well produced

[@EskaElelakpodia]

Strong message...BEAUTIFUL 👏

[@naeemam5670]

I did what Violet did to my younger self, tormented my body and mind horribly leading to an incurable skin disease curse that kept me from enjoying all normal aspects of life.. Now after 30 years I wish I was content with how God made me and all my surroundings!!So Be Sure to find happiness in what you have as being in this life alone makes you a true Bless.

[@ZombieslayerLeena]

This story telling style reminds me SO much of “Madeline”… Y’all remember that show? ❤ Great narration by little finger too! ❤

[@user-ti9pl9tj7h]

That was so tragic, Especially to see your chance of your first kissed missed/taken away from you as you watch, powerless to do anything. So sad....

[@azizabsharat5085]

this struck me in a way I didn't expect and taught me a valuable lesson its a wonderful film

[@Takisan111]

Some people would call this a downer ending, but I think it's not. I think the right person got the happy ending. All her life, Reflection has been trapped, looking out at a world she could never be a part of, constantly belittled for how she looked by the person that should have been the most understanding of her. Now she's free to enjoy life as she's always wished, partying in whatever unorthodox manner she desires, and in the process wins the attention of the young man she has been no doubt smitten with for years. She'll go on to live the life she was meant to have, leaving her self loathing double trapped forever, bemoaning what she'd lost. Maybe someday, Reflection might show her pity, but neither are at that point yet.

[@dutchlinde56]

Hauntingly beautiful, and with such a powerful message behind it. Brilliant!

[@ORemedy12]

Here crying, looking back to everything I missed when I was still in school

[@ladyrandom7080]

Wow, I'm 21 years old and I had learned a lot with this video. Thank you so much ❤️ This wonderful job needs more recognation ❤️

[@ameliab324]

Well, it's not like you can love yourself as long as you want it. Here it's depicted as if Violet had been taking her life for granted, being too busy searching for imperfections in her image to appreciate her good sides. But it rarely looks like this. I suppose that if I was trapped in the mirror and watching my reflection living my life, I'd be like 'Well, she can do things I can't, good for her'. And if I managed to break free, it still wouldn't enable me of acting naturally around people, being sociable etc. If the story was to depict reality, Violet would know perfectly well that not being able to love herself is her curse.

[@writeon2593]

I'll be honest, I am irrationally scared of mirrors. When I was little, I watched a movie, more like a collection of short films, and in it, a girl's reflection escaped from a haunted mirror. The double proceeded to ruin her original's friendships and the story ended with thousands of reflections banding together to pull the original into the mirror realm where she was trapped in forever. I'm no longer afraid my reflection will trap me in her world and ruin my life, but I cannot stand mirror horror and the mirror now triggers depressed and anxious thoughts brought on by bullying. In the movie, the girl loved her reflection and thought of herself as better, which is why she was punished by being put on the other side of the glass. I never thought that self-hatred could lead to the same thing.

[@larkbird6899]

That is so sad but beautiful!I love the ending,too many stories end unrealistically happy.

[@andynonymous6769]

I like it, it reminds me of stories like the brothers grimm, where the ending makes you more nervous than the initial problem

[@moegett5912]

Might be one of my favourite short animated films. Thank you for this eye opener

[@nounayukihira9723]

Unfortunately it’s so true if you dare nothing after you only have regrets. Thanks for this story.

[@madhupadutta7110]

I learned something new and important today 😊

[@kurisuchiinu1206]

Wonderfully made with the art and poetry. I like the reminder of saying to be kind to yourself because no one else will.

[@themphantom9138]

This is why I always cover the Mirrors and refuse to look at my Reflection

[@raemontargaryen3005]

chaosss is a ladderrrrrr

[@goreysins]

A constant reminder that we spend so much time judging ourselves that we miss the moments of life