now and then

♬open.spotify.c...
$ / jackstauber
jackstauber.com/

[@abam1206]

“You’re gonna carry that weight”

[@farter_snail]

ab am carry that weight, for a long time

[@theflyestgrayson7837]

See ya later space cowboy

[@theclues6246]

That dead weight

[@brandonclarke436]

Ouch

[@tomschult133]

I just finished that show and I knew I recognized the quote. You are a God my freind. What a great show and a great video from Jack Stauber!

[@duchi882]

*Then:* Jack Stauber was awesome *Now:* Jack Stauber is still awesome

[@sonnybear1129]

correction: more awesome

[@holengon4444]

SonnyBear 11 somehow the same but awesomer**

[@diarrheafart1142]

Duchi DUCHI!!!!!!!!!!

[@diarrheafart1142]

it’s funny how Duchi makes comments and gets 1000s of likes

[@teddygage6623]

But there is no happy end

[@eleanortapley1277]

all i see is now: smooth then: wrinkly

[@truthtea5143]

Hello brother

[@wonktea]

don’t know who this “tea” guy is but I’d love to meet them

[@Maukiki]

no

[@unhingedspaghetti1505]

I kept on reading this backwards

[@RadMadLad]

Smooth brain

[@olliedoesthethings]

1. That depiction of pain was wonderful and so accurate that it hurts. 2. "Anxious?" "You're excited." "Oh. ...i like that."

[@jadesmediacorner]

Everything Jack Stauber creates makes me feel emotions I didn’t know existed.

[@morgan2538]

Literally accurate

[@DDSN]

existential dread?

[@jadesmediacorner]

Xanthias Akrin, aka DDSN or dedeEssen Nahhhh, I know what existential dread feels like. Its like some weird middle ground between fear, happiness, sorrow and acceptance that I cant really describe.

[@IIkaine]

Y'all didn't know confusion was a thing?

[@jadesmediacorner]

Charles dia Confusion is not what I feel.

[@SweetRian]

I like the backwards messages. They were for him to read, not us.

[@epilepsy2355]

Ha! Jokes on you,I could read it! HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH oh boy.

[@pocketanimations5556]

OMG REALLY?!? NO WAY!!!!

[@viralvegetable2411]

that’s crazy bro. if only anyone asked

[@douglasgiberson8896]

It said pack light

[@douglasgiberson8896]

And at the end it said you're excited

[@ozzydabothan]

Something about the sound choice for the "self-surgery" was weirdly on point

[@fluffmamon]

It's so intense and makes you feel the pain yourself! It reminds me of that scene in 127 hours when he cuts his arm off and hits a nerve and a really high-pitched ring sounds

[@wet_spell]

Mon Andaya i thought the exact thing

[@sergiobarros_]

The visual representation of pain is very accurate as well

[@robert0z387]

@@fluffmamon that was pretty bad

[@robert0z387]

He was opening up and trying new things

[@Ritsuka55]

It’s like a representation of picking through the corpse of past you, and picking and choosing what you want so you can go into the future. At every stage of life you evolve and from that evolution comes a new you, and with every step a new corpse of your last self to pick attributes from that you want to keep or just can’t bring yourself to get rid of. It’s just my interpretation of how I feel when I watch it. It makes me think about recovering (as much as you can) from depression and just how painful that can be.

[@adlyalhakim1490]

Yeah thats what i get from it too

[@adlyalhakim1490]

I'm looking for this comment

[@SamuelBlack84]

It makes me imagine someone doing that to you when you're still alive watching them sift through your insides out of a twisted sense of fun

[@0_dearghealach_083]

Yea, to me it feels like he's looking at past memories [or a past version of himself?] and picking stuff up to go to the future. "Pack light." Like, don't weigh yourself down with trauma or pain? "That one didn't work out so well." Something that must've happened. As much as it hurts, you can't move forward with zero memory. But can't move forward with only pain exactly. I guess fear and excitement could be mirrors. Anticipation, in negative and positive. It does look like a fever-dream, though.

[@GodOfMoonlight]

This was spot on for me, thanks mate

[@whenthebughits9356]

jack stauber is the only person that can make me feel like i wanna crawl outside my skin and set myself on fire but also make me feel like i’m at home with hot cocoa on a cold day

[@cosmiecosmo]

I have never related to a comment more in my life tbh

[@zemirahvizcarra]

U explaied everything that is in my brain

[@Ali-eg7um]

fr

[@helloehh2566]

Yo

[@helloehh2566]

Me

[@isthatplastictaste]

*This got age restricted like 3 times*

[@aydinmakesthings]

I know right lol

[@asseatersixtynine1901]

This is an account I made to age 20 so I could watch it P.s couldn't think of a name(._.)

[@heloma2972]

AssEater SIxTyNiNe LMMAOO

[@olived8620]

HAHA ME CHILD AND I STILL WATCH IT IM VERY SCARED, *HAHAHAHAHA*

[@luckyfishbone4822]

KZbin couldn't handle

[@Marispider]

Everyone loves how he depicted pain, what I'm in love with is the depiction of anxiety; a swirling ball of nothingness that still manages to fill your chest, right by your heart

[@4RC4D3K1DDD]

both are really interesting though, imo

[@Bruhmomentos0979]

I mean the text thats ment for him says it's excitement.

[@Bruhmomentos0979]

The anxiety I mean

[@Marispider]

@@Bruhmomentos0979 I've heard about a thing in therapy where you label anxiety as excitement to trick your brain, kinda like smiling when you're sad. I'm guessing Stauber was referencing that?

[@Marispider]

@@4RC4D3K1DDD Yea, he got both down perfectly

[@fyunkyflamingo651]

0:44 this is so accurate when you know you're about to experience pain and you have to take it

[@berenicegarces1888]

I can fell my blood when I see this part

[@michellimilchin6246]

Mario world creepypasta victim 1

[@XxlilmewmewxX]

are we just gonna ignore how accurately he showed what pain feels like

[@mothghost5047]

Seriously that audio tho

[@ashmax3228]

Yeah that was the most accurate thing i have seen today

[@b0leg23]

Actually made my tum tum hurt :[

[@XxlilmewmewxX]

@Ryan Smith damn ryan chill you don't gotta be so aggressive

[@cleborp4453]

Macaroni and Jesus accurately ? You’ve sliced your stomach open before?

[@thejesuschrist]

You dark dark genius, I love you.

[@hufok3431]

Jesus Christ, I did not expect to meet you here in hell

[@poppingcandycookieuwu3115]

jesus christ

[@lofineet5093]

Ok jesus

[@peterrobins9977]

Oh god (heh) look away Jesus

[@noobish]

hi jesus

[@carto4028]

Thought I was the only one who stored things like this.

[@scottgreen0]

Only the chosen ones can.

[@vanillapiper9063]

Can we take a moment to admire Jack’s voice acting? He’s so talented and great at making the dialogue in all his shorts very natural, Great job jack!

[@incrediblystupid9244]

passion projects for sure

[@haleyhansen3655]

Idea: Jack Stauber point and click adventure game.

[@saltyhasnochill5249]

Id buy it

[@emmaschmidtfitzpatrick3416]

Omg yes

[@notayoutubechannelanymore4790]

NO NO NOOOOOO GOD PLZ NOOOO I AM SCARED THINKING OF IT

[@what-xu6gr]

hell yeah

[@beircheart]

I’d play it for 10 seconds and have a panic attack

[@the-hd5cx]

Dead dude: **Wakes up** Dead dude: _Where's my alarm clock I'm gonna be late_

[@Mewscuit]

Buckaroo Man didn’t really work that well

[@the-hd5cx]

Niyuki Touko I mean, you have a point

[@lectuslettuce6930]

The dead dude is the alive dude-

[@Mewscuit]

Distorted Doll we’re just having fun calm down

[@user-fx8jf3gc7b]

Dad inside :)

[@TheWinjin]

It's like those cartoons that were shown at night when you were at home with mild fever and parents were out. Same feel.

[@aestheticbitch7908]

AAAA

[@bikeh]

Do you have any examples of this? This animation gives me a weird sense of nostalgia for the late 70s to earlier nineties, (even though I wasn't born until the 2000s.) I really want to see more stuff like this. The closest thing I can find are some of the Mark Baker animations of the 60s and 70s.

[@0ING0_B0ING00]

basically this is what it felt to watch adult swim as a child

[@thomaslujan9959]

Your in the middle of the night with a fever all alone all lights off watching cartoons then you switch to that one scary ass show on adult swim

[@stacyxdeadmall5580]

WHAT-

[@-Apathy-]

1:33 fun fact, nervousness and excitement are both pretty much the same, the only difference is nervousness is associated with fear and excitement is associated with joy. If you can convince yourself you are excited and not scared, you will actually feel excitement.

[@geffreykjhhincy2910]

Then: (2019) completely available to everyone Now: (2020) *age-restricted*

[@pixility5612]

Uh well yeah if i was a smoll child and saw this i'd be hella disturbed?

[@Alex-oz9eh]

@@pixility5612 ok boomer

[@penguivboi2675]

@@Alex-oz9eh .

[@myristicina.]

Alexander Keith k

[@bagelmold6137]

it’s not age restricted for me

[@pinkdogroslyn8832]

I find it really impressive how he turned the text so that the guy reading it would be able to read it instead of us.

[@upsettartistt7926]

It said pack light... I read normally, am I strange??

[@lizard_man4379]

@@upsettartistt7926 no

[@Hamnnaton]

Haha you said *ABLE*

[@delete147user]

Jaimee Lox lol no

[@pinkdogroslyn8832]

@@Hamnnaton I am the pun master

[@Ailgadem]

Has anyone else noticed that this is traditional animation? You can even see the cel at 0:23 (for those who don’t know, a cel is a transparent sheet of plastic on which parts of the animation are drawn. You can see the one where the arm is drawn, moving). Also it looks like this was shot on film first, but I’m not sure.

[@v0780]

Oh yeah i saw the paper

[@danklegosi6084]

Holy crap thats insane

[@ginobwan]

How do you notice that damn

[@jco_sfm]

pretty sure this is all digital, nice attention to detail tho

[@suicidesquad3397]

@@jco_sfm its cell

[@floralreef6556]

Something about Jacks voice suits everything

[@NightEyeStudio1995]

I'm simply baffled by how he makes the sound in these, they're straight out of the more surreal and scary parts of old independent cell animation. I mean, the fact that he was able to make this look like old surreal cell animation is still baffling to me, like the bits where you can see the cell moving as if this was a low budget production back in the 70's or 80's. With the VHS gradient and the dirty colors, hhis just feels so...weirdly nostalgic. But it's the sound and music that amazes me the most.

[@gentlemanscarecrow5987]

I think he actually does use archaic techniques, materials, and equipment to create the visuals, which is also true of the way he makes music and sound effects.

[@ClubSoda98]

I think Jack has said in the past he puts all of his videos on VHS tapes and then puts them back onto his PC for an authentic feel

[@Lukestar67]

@@ClubSoda98 imgur.com/gallery/U6umr

[@wryderz]

RIGHT!! im STUNNED at how brilliant these are

[@ringofdeath13]

He has a small playlist of how he makes some music I want to too but I need alts for the software FL studio because it's pricey for the recording FL studio version

[@xqwizzie]

what i love about this is that it feels like jack going back to his roots. happy new year ya goofers

[@xtramixo]

“This one didn't really work that well..”

[@ryansacco6931]

Oshi Doshi I would like this but y’all already got 69 likes

[@dos1195]

@@ryansacco6931 hahajaaj funney seksbumber

[@Cherrytalks876]

I love how instead of showing the main character, stabbing himself to open himself, he just uses sounds in imagery. It really makes it to where I can almost feel it.

[@Darpidia]

And this is where my mirrored letters reading skills come in handy

[@o.o9296]

*When you write backwards on foggy windows*

[@uselessshroob]

People like us have been training since age 6.

[@gurlygirl5019]

Same lol

[@yungmun4155]

You know it’s not hard right

[@uselessshroob]

@@yungmun4155 Yah, because we've been training *N E A R D*

[@sketty3401]

i ❤ chief keef and sponge bob

[@justaneditygangstar]

subscribe to richcharlie Damnit gus, no more knives

[@Gammera2000]

Here, hold this

[@doomjr8205]

Hey saucy boy

[@Vicente_1738]

0:25 When your brother says he just ate the last cosmic brownie.

[@Trea03]

And then you cut him open to get it back

[@aaabirdman]

This is my favorite Jack Stauber video by far. The perfect representation of pain, the denial of anxiety, and the "pack light" sign- it's all just so good!

[@SaltyCarrotCake]

People should hire Jack to design their games. His style is so cool, reminds me of sally face

[@ezcomeezgo1715]

what is sally face from?

[@SaltyCarrotCake]

Superior Block || it’s an indie game created by Steve Gabry. It’s not that long of a game, I recommend watching a play through or playing it yourself. A lot of youtubers have played it.

[@ZigealFaust]

Fuck Sally Face, play the OG game in that universe: Fran Bow. But yeah, Jack being the art designer on a macabre psychological point-and-click would be insanely good.

[@ezcomeezgo1715]

JustKitty123 thanks! i have seen the name around plenty of place figured it was time to just ask lol

[@sharkboy200]

That’s what I was just thinking

[@SearchableUsername]

my name jeff

[@organicsugarcones3397]

It is mine. I dig it.

[@lukakiwi]

It is

[@cheemsdog7662]

@@organicsugarcones3397 he has a buncha music too

[@cheemsdog7662]

@@organicsugarcones3397 kinda unrelated but i like him not only cuz he makes some cool animations but he puts secret meanings in them

[@luluneko0w036]

Me too

[@l00nca]

This has the be the most disturbing thing I’ve ever seen from jack

[@TheMan087]

its good tho

[@haileymcninch2126]

it’s inspiring tbh.

[@davide.9576]

It's very reminiscent of his older stuff

[@roastedmarshmellow1740]

Ya

[@CaatsGoMoooo]

Wdym?? I found it super beautiful

[@stop_rotary_abuse8834]

What I find amazing is that he was able to represent pain audibly and visually..

[@CasioChic007]

I honestly just wanna know whats goes on in his mind when he makes these.

[@skinnyrunt3774]

Srish as an artist, there are many things we artists think about. It’s hard to explain.

[@rytrex5609]

@@skinnyrunt3774 What an exquisite insight into the minds of great artist like DrunkenFuckFace. Us mortals will truly never understand.

[@magpineapple]

existensalism

[@Breadcrumb-he2ok]

Pure genius and pure dumbassness combined in to one masterpiece

[@jjjx32]

abstract a complex subject enough and you're left with this

[@tiedyedragon5476]

remembering your experiences in the “then” you. choosing which ones to carry forward and remember that are dear to you. (the heart.) but also acknowledging the bad ones. you bring them along too, because they’re what made you learn. / acknowledging the time passed. (the clock) “pack lightly” meaning, don’t dwell on the then or the now. focus more on the present. the empty spot in which the “now” you thinks is anxiety that the caption says “you’re excited” backwards... that i think is the exhilaration of moving forward. it isn’t really excitement, but you don’t feel as if it’s anxiety either. you tell yourself it’s excitement. but it is backwards because you are still uncertain. that’s what i got, at least. edit: some spelling and grammar errors cuz i’m a poopyhead and typed this hella fast

[@ajodbeats]

U the goat

[@eliotdayley518]

If you write the events scripted, using the characters as then and now, the meaning is clear and concise

[@lynetteshrauger479]

It’s backward because it’s facing the person

[@varicosevaynes]

ding ding ding

[@rowanwhy267]

I was hunting desperately for some explanation. Thank you.

[@idkhbtfm]

no better way to end 2019!

[@Puffleleaf]

Interesting isn’t it

[@dirrrrrrr]

Not really

[@jadenbandit1204]

I know righttt

[@idkhbtfm]

@gage stdon ok boomer

[@Barfnart]

No better way to end 2020 is with a part 2 of this...

[@littlezorkie9311]

Dude, when he squints before cutting himself open, and all those sounds cry out, that’s exactly how hurting yourself feels.

[@theshamanite]

The lie. Did you see it? This lie. "You're excited." He's still anxious.

[@aestheticbitch7908]

A kid from discord grabbed my IP and booted me offline for 10 minutes. My parents used the same WiFi and didn’t know I had discord so I had horrible anxiety I never had before. I couldn’t sleep and when I did I even tried to tell myself I was happy. But I wasn’t.

[@xo4476]

@@aestheticbitch7908 all of that over a 10 minute boot offline😹😹. it's not like they fried your router.

[@oliverzwatermelongum]

i saw it

[@juniperberryyyy]

@@xo4476 Don't laugh at what makes someone else anxious. It's fucked up

[@landroverrangeroversporths2569]

bruh momento tf is wrong with u

[@PeptoAbismol]

clock: "this one didnt really work that well" yeah, my sense of time is also pretty fucked up

[@user-wp8gv2he1i]

Jack: let me see what you have bald dude: a knife Jack: Y E S

[@OctoberDoesArt]

It took me exactly 4 years for me to understand what "pack light" meant. I kept thinking they meant "pack/get a light" but its "don't get too many things". Can't believe it took me that long, I've use that phrase myself...

[@freddieparker6634]

Me: why is this age restricted Two seconds later Me: Hm that's why Note: when did I get these likes?

[@neeshpines5108]

deadman technically about 20

[@Alienboi2005vidsandstuff]

It got change from age restricted to not age restricted

[@noahwilke]

Haven't watched yet, not I'm scared

[@therandomfuzz3164]

@@delete147user nah it's still age restricted

[@yazisAlright]

when he was cutting himself open i felt an emotion i’ve never felt before

[@willowravenmusic]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ_Jn2d8oL51btk Here's that same emotion when he hits a tendon

[@TacticalBorzoi]

That emotion is called oof

[@Sno6403]

@@willowravenmusic yes!! that's exactly what it reminded me of

[@yazisAlright]

Daniel Blair I ONLY GOT 30 SECONDS INTO THAT VIDEO OH MY GOD

[@milesjoeadien]

Kinda want to see this as a story or like, game.

[@WatchMeSayStuff]

i mean the Binding of Isaac exists.

[@Nyax50Lopez]

Ngl but yes!! I agree but it'll be a tough budget and Jack has to do lots of body movement to come up with stuff. Like back flips and such. XD he is going to be very lively

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

Why can't people be happy with what it is. Someone always wants an extended version or a video game or a horror movie. Bunch of ungrateful demanding shitlarks.

[@Nyax50Lopez]

@@Ralph_Sandwich I know... But we aren't forcing him to do one. We just want. Not NEED.

[@milesjoeadien]

Ralph Sandwich who said I was demanding?

[@nattt505]

I think he’s trying to figure out how to feel and act by copying and “stealing” mannerisms and emotions from someone else (probably someone he’s attached to), since he suffers from depression/derealization/some sort of dissociative disorder. It seems to be hurting the other person somehow though, hence the stabbing and blood, not to mention he’s hurting himself by being someone he’s not. The words are also telling him what to do and how to feel because it’s his internal monologue trying to help him live normally.

[@nattt505]

This is just my take though

[@playerwitpaz2059]

Underrated theory.

[@transgenderism.isreal]

He said: Hello Then So I think 'the other person' was himself before he got depressed. I'm not sure tho

[@chopstickingstylus]

@@transgenderism.isreal no its him before AND DURING his depression he takes the things he liked from his old self but he still keeps the anxiety in him

[@user-bd4oc9jt9e]

It's obviously himself by the "now and then" and him saying "this one didn't work that well"

[@julesg8745]

I feel like this is literally "new year, new me" cause I'm pretty sure the dead guy was the same guy...

[@s7robe297]

u schmart

[@billbob8602]

Probably, since he says, “This one didn’t work that well”, showing how he already knows what it dose

[@killingmesoftlywithhissong5744]

🥺🥺

[@sairo7700]

It’s literally a 2019 to 2020 reference, huh?

[@wolfie1703]

SaiRo especially the "this one didn't really work that well" when he was taking out the clock.

[@jaeujung1587]

이것도 맞는말 같네요 I agree with this

[@chiary.is.not.amazing5760]

@@wolfie1703 what would that mean? like, why would he need the clock? and why didn't it work out well? Sorry for all the questions, I'm not the brightest person lol

[@frydsaman6857]

how is it a 2019 to 2020 reference

[@jester8379]

Really like the message of this, or at least the one I think it has. "PACK LIGHT" feels like good advice.

[@dopaminecloud]

Until all that empty space starts making you feel unwell.

[@beautifulmeeses]

Your sound design is literally the best I have ever seen (or I guess heard) Seriously, from the dark ambiance in the background, to the disorienting chaotic noise for pain, it is literally perfect. I especially like the sounds when the main guy was rustling around in then's corpse for parts. It felt weirdly fleshy and organic while simultaneously being clacky and mechanical. It's hard to describe but I thought it was nice.

[@WhyTho-xq9qc]

2020 me looking at 2019 me ready to make the same dumb decisions all over again

[@WhyTho-xq9qc]

@Dani the Clown I've been clowning myself since the day I was born

[@b-eyestrings308]

🙄

[@Chalkless_]

"This one didn't really work that well." Don't take it with you.

[@thetechnoking]

S

[@thetechnoking]

I guess this is exactly the meaning of this video

[@callaliaevergreen1364]

Jack Stauber is one of the greatest artists I have ever seen. He makes music and videos that make you question your reality. They impact you, leaving a mark every time. I hate that most of my peers only know him because of one of his songs (Buttercup) when he is much more than that. To Jack Stauber, I love you. Keep being the best at what you do.

[@kin1437]

i know him bcuz of the bees vid... but i like all the way his minds works on everything he does... he is a genius in my opinion

[@user-mc7zs6gj8z]

I know him from the song coffe and dog nightmare

[@cyber.starrr]

I found him via the bees >:D Buttercup is good but Oh Klaholma is my jam

[@djdariana]

Thats a way of expressing "new year, new me" I guess.

[@p4w320]

my theory: i think jack is telling that if u die u can only bring you're heart (feelings,memories) and books(you're knowledge) so it tells to pack light cause once u die u cannot bring all your belongings in the after life, when he grabs the clock he says '''it really doesn't work that well'' i think jack pointing here is that time is endless in the afterlife but he still bring it because he is still not ready for the afterlife i think he needed more time to spend his ''time'' so the anxious is appearing from his inner but the system tells him that he's excited even though we can see the looks in his face. Jack Stauber is messing with my mind

[@carlosaa661]

This really brings a whole new meaning to having an empty stomach.

[@YeeHawTrain]

Then: 2019 Now: 2020 Me: Nothing changed, I'm still eating.

[@cking4869]

Yee Haw Your joking, but I actually agree. People act like a ball dropping is going to magically instill the determination needed to better themselves. It doesn’t. It’s better to make changes without making it feel special, because then, when you inevitably fall off, it’s much easier to jump back on at any point.

[@duckingtonthe3rd599]

Same man

[@Doodl]

We are stuck in this dilema

[@cjjobim8321]

and opening corpses

[@thenamesej9674]

CKing dude you should host a ted talk

[@RandomFilmsYT]

I feel like everything jack creates is a secret cry for help, but we just think it’s all a joke.

[@autbot6911]

Random Films art

[@lilytomlinson3799]

That is a deep way of thinking

[@thatoneanimator4353]

They are cries for help. He needs more support^^

[@egg6924]

That's what I felt like the video good luck chasing your mind is about

[@Fluff]

i think only partly, the rest is just him making stuff, also no one sees jacks stuff as a joke w hat-

[@_notquitehuman_]

I've watched this on repeat 15 times over. Idk why, but the character design is really pleasing to me as well(in a twisted way). Another great work from Jack ^^ one of my favorites from him now oddly enough

[@YourMom-dy3pt]

SAME. this has to be my favorite piece of his so far. (Also with Opal) the art just scratches my brain idk man

[@0dd0n3]

The fact that this uploaded on New Years Eve makes perfect sense Now is picking up what Then had or at least what Now still wants. And going into the next year Now is anxious for what's to come, but someone tells him "You're Excited". Basically the new year is always a mystery, but on new year's day we always try to be excited for what's to come, but we all know deep down we're more anxious and nervous than excited.

[@enbi5440]

good point

[@mrsweetsalt9169]

Omg thank you! I was thinking about something similar to that but I couldn’t quite get to where I wanted. This is helpful and now I can’t rest without nightmares

[@cope_induced]

im speechless..you guys are too clever

[@NebulousArray]

0DD 0N3 “Pack light” for this year will bring many new things, and you’ll need the room.

[@neutralb4109]

Think you’re the closest one here but what does the Heart, Clock, and Books mean?

[@nootcloos5085]

I really liked how he depict the pain when the dood CUT himself open

[@rng4612]

Yeah, a good way to explain what pain is like, without even feeling it.

[@jj53talman69]

noot cloos shut up simp

[@bonkd3574]

Meh

[@rabbituwu1966]

I felt the sound i was so creep out

[@krusader8154]

@@jj53talman69 so no one can talk about what they like?

[@CadburyGregg]

You can't even be scared or confused because Jack's voice is so calm

[@powdereyes2210]

1:05 maybe because he thought that the clock was going to stop ticking in a specific time but didn't

[@powdereyes2210]

If you didn’t understand I meant that if the clock stopped ticking he’d die

[@saffronthesunday]

my interpretation is that the corpse is the same guy as the walking one, just that the corpse is what is about to be his past self from this year. when the guy commits organ steal he's seeing what feelings, or maybe even traits, that he should take into the next year. the clock may be symbolizing his internal clock, like he's abandoning harmful habits? (sleep or eating problems, maybe?) either way, it still hurts to make the incision and move on from the past year. and then at the end when he is apparently not anxious, but excited, it might be because he "packed light" and didn't carry as many vices or baggage. mayyybe. (or a mix of anxiety and excitement, though, just labeling it as the latter for a better outlook) could very well be wrong but yknow!

[@Firedag]

There's no wrong answers, that's what makes a Jack Stauber video feel weird. It's also nice to see how different peoples lives change their perspective on what a video could mean

[@crazyasitis9424]

i like thid, exactly what i thought

[@figs-oliomedley]

My brother thought this, too, and I agree :0

[@hehehorf782]

Yeah, seeing that part where he asked "anxious?" But it told him he was excited... i get like that. I have such extreme anxiety that i cant just be excited anymore, i have to worry too. Theyre one in the same for me.

[@nonprodoorman6147]

Everyone: he is the Messiah! The person who said this: yeah I guess

[@saintpoli6800]

I mean they don’t call it a body “cavity” for nothing.

[@caleb1031]

you do know that 'cavity' in "cavity search" isn't referring to the body right?

[@oliveclov373]

@@caleb1031 you do know that was a play on words as a joke, right?

[@caleb1031]

@@oliveclov373 Play on words work best when, the two different things your trying to associate have the same, or at least similar meanings. In this case op was associating the chest cavity with the literal body bag in the video. The first thing I thought of was a cavity search. So I put that association out there through a dry KZbin comment. It's kinda like a play on association, or a play on play on word if you will.

[@chrisweathers7876]

Oh no

[@saintpoli6800]

Caleb I... _But I didn’t say ‘body search’_

[@stinkyfishegg5756]

anxious..... "you're excited".... yeah, I like that. exactly what I feel about 2020

[@frog_city_1017]

I really relate to this Digging in search for something to make you feel Having to hurt yourself to get one ounce of emotion and that’s the only thing you get Having a voice in your head telling what to do and how much emotion you can feel at all He opened the dead body to get an organ to feel Someone said “Pack light.” To let him know,one thing,one thing only

[@bronchiallemonitis2132]

theory: the dead guy is the old him and he’s trying to get stuff he needs to carry himself into the new year and he’s really anxious about it, but he’s telling himself he’s just excited i don’t know if this is right or if anyone has made this theory yet but it’s here edit: holy fric where’d y’all come from

[@poopscoop5836]

I think you're on to something

[@joshuabernardo4305]

I perceive this to be an interpretation of coping in humans. Many may experience a trauma or significant event that can "break" an individual, often resulting in a disorder or mental illness. This greatly affects their functionality, hence, the "THEN" body laying lifeless. The "NOW" is the coping mechanism. "PACK LIGHT" literally means "lessen your burdens". Relinquish parts of yourself deemed undesirable and keep the necessities. But in doing so, you erase periods of time, the choices made, and the consequences associated with the significant events that influence your perspective on life; and your beliefs define your personality and character - beliefs shaped by experience. This is extrapolated by the questionable void that occupies the missing components in the "NOW" body. Yes, you are functional "now", but how much of your past still exists? Punchline: "NOW" version struggles to cope with the anxiety of self-identity and dismisses it as mere optimistic, excitement.

[@poopscoop5836]

@@joshuabernardo4305 beautiful, damn.

[@joshuabernardo4305]

@@poopscoop5836 Ty ty. Give it up to Jack Stauber for contextualizing these complex ideas in such an artistic manner.

[@egg6924]

I kinda see it as a more positive thing, like hes let go of past burdens and has room for new feelings, and is excited about it. I am pretty drunk though so idk man hehe

[@chiary.is.not.amazing5760]

my theory: since we're into the new year, he feels the need to "reinvent" himself. So he needs to a analyze how he felt in 2019 and try to see the pros and cons of that time. in 2020 he maybe wants to be open about how he feels (???) and take the positive feelings that he'll need from now on

[@nadamada8328]

I agree with your theory. To add on, I think he's scavenging the parts he wants to keep and throws out what he thinks doesn't work (like the clock). Problem is, since he doesn't take everything, even the broken parts, he now feels empty, and in that emptiness is anxiousness. But the thoughts in his head (the reverse text he reads) convinces him he's excited, not anxious. I belive this whole thing shows how leaving parts of yourself behind can lead to sadness, and pain.

[@chiary.is.not.amazing5760]

@@nadamada8328 I absolutely agree!

[@ohlawdhecomin305]

"Pack light." = "Take the better things with you."

[@enevy3165]

@@ohlawdhecomin305 damn you're righttt...

[@uniquan7221]

he needs to take the good stuff out of then and put into now

[@onelesschromey1256]

I can’t believe we’re in the new decade. The 80’s Happy New Years

[@asterlofts1565]

Yeah...

[@SonicAlly45]

ok

[@PRISMIUS]

0:44 this scene goes insane

[@AceMcCrank]

The DM: The imp lays before you, having been slaughtered in its birthday suit. Me: I loot the body. DM: It's not wearing anything. Me: And? DM: .... (Sigh) ... Roll investigation.

[@vixticant8968]

I genuinely think I want to implement cutting people open for loot into a game now

[@AceMcCrank]

@@vixticant8968 Encounter: The Devourer. A huge, grotesque beast that literally eats everything in sight. If it succeeds on a saving throw in combat with a ranged attack, the weapon is consumed, or the magic spell is consumed and spit back towards the nearest player. Sounds like a fun homebrew.

[@moved8575]

what

[@snowwaaa]

Is it just me or does everything this man do make me feel something odd

[@ElliotGien]

Same omg

[@annaproteau9785]

Yea it’s like kinda sad but not?

[@rf-qp4yi]

Whaaaaat what about buttercup?

[@snowwaaa]

Anna Proteaü more like an anxious feeling that you can’t really get from anything else

[@annaproteau9785]

Luke Wheeler yea but also kind of inspiring, I dunno

[@lockejawe4050]

Jack Stauber: posts video KZbin Commenters: *Kowalski, analysis!*

[@gamertag5.014]

If you guys can't read what the backwards text says this is for you The first one says: "pack light" The second one says: "you're excited"

[@jestersudz6085]

I legit love this. You're art style is so cool to me. I don't know what this means but I like how the character read the words and how the words were facing him, and the close up on the dead guys face looked really cool to me. I honestly think it's super cool how the sound and colors got all chaotic and loud when he was cutting himself open, casue it was a really good job representling pain with only audio and visual.

[@bunolagus]

for some weird reason, whenever i watch jack’s videos i feel like my brain is leaking

[@roach._.8121]

Ya me too

[@user-nd7zt8pm1d]

me too

[@angelchan6398]

yeah.. like i opened my third eye or some inter-dimensional shit, like, the closest things to drugs that aren’t drugs. ya feel me?

[@sadtoast6122]

This comment Reminds me of a book I read as a kid where a kid get abducted by aliens and when he comes back he leaks brain fluid through his nose

[@goldenale6587]

*it is*

[@Fenja34]

"They may be happy later, happy now and happy then- but there is no happy end."

[@dowowowowowow7878]

There not they

[@Fenja34]

@@dowowowowowow7878 ok you got big brain

[@nopenope1305]

It's only just The End

[@soaktinbleech1106]

This really shows a great visual example of what pain feels like..

[@MOMO2003]

*slaps stomach* this bad boy can fit so many ＣＬＯＣＫＳ in it

[@lullaby599]

Interesting, perhaps I'll purchase one

[@itsafish4600]

Deliciousness

[@5uperM]

*_C O C K S_*

[@MOMO2003]

5uperM ｏＨ　ＮＯ

[@Darkestcatlol]

Really like it, like how the character is ok with what is happening around him and not questioning it like it's normal.

[@PsychoSunshineMC]

He's probably done it before

[@Mr_Fancypants]

KZbin be like: " Is ThIs a AnIMaTiOn FoR KiDs? "

[@shslweeb5166]

WeLL oF CourSe

[@jxiza]

KZbin: Animation is family friendly!

[@leannluxcristobal9998]

@@jxiza KZbin: Oh! There's gore! It's still family friendly!

[@Babyfx-zr6wi]

Oh yeah

[@lamasu8060]

Its not that disturbing.

[@egg6924]

Ive said it before and ill say it again. This is so beautiful and brings me so much darkly optimistic joy.

[@beetlejuice4893]

Me when Jack uploads: “Yeah! I like that!”

[@gloob5372]

Your animation has really improved through the year, glad to be part of the journey.

[@bearlogg7974]

this feels like a cut over the garden wall character.

[@Petrichorus-]

IT DOES OMG

[@movedtosldier7977]

IKR

[@Smoke_Me_Away101]

Wow it does lmao

[@LuvBugBlaqkHart]

This is what I got out of this: Taking from the past only what you need and leaving what didn't work properly (growth). Growth is painful but it doesn't have to be a nightmare. The old you is dead, take what worked and leave what killed you. Learn from mistakes. Anxiety and excitement produce the same chemicals but it's all in how we perceive it... and if we can regulate our emotions properly... we may not have learned how in childhood but each moment brings opportunity for change/growth. Anxiety usually is triggered when something threatens what/who we love and care about / threatens our vulnerabilities... something close to the heart. Anxiety for the future or excitement for the future? What will be placed in the empty places in your being is up to you... fill it with good things since life is short.

[@aecusregen4614]

Then is the past and he's packing light because you can't hold on to everything, that "anxiety" or excitement was in the place that he left empty, which represents the future, he's going to put something new there; he just doesn't know what yet. Really phenomenal.

[@lanaglenn7934]

honestly a wonderful interpretation of it i love the interpretations as much as the videos. the vid definitely represents change and growth. i’m rewatching jacks old videos and honestly this video and this comment sits so well with me

[@GodOfMoonlight]

I love the way you interpreted this, well done *hats off*

[@ohfrickimmiles6717]

this gives off salad fingers vibes for some reason. best way to end 2019

[@charlesray93]

Doesn't it!?! I thought the same thing!

[@scrambldrabbit]

same dude

[@e.m.philyaw]

ohfrickimmiles it’s the realism

[@AmbAustinArt]

-year- *decade 😎

[@ange100arteaga]

On G

[@itzburgers1111]

On 1 hand im like “wtf did i just watch” and on the other im just like “oh yeah this video shows a good message if you know how to look at it”

[@mehakverma7043]

"Hey mom, can we have Now and Then by the Beatles?" Mom: "But we have Now and Then at home" Now and Then at home:

[@EldritchDoodler4828]

Why does this give me “Plug And Play” vibes

[@adthename]

Same

[@bananateeth1733]

omg same

[@CometMothman]

*same!*

[@angelchan6398]

you just unlocked one of the weirdest memories i’ve ever had.

[@johancacakaki]

I've actually paid for the game because of your comment and I'm a bit disapointed :(

[@anthonyabruzzo3880]

I felt that when it said “JEBDHAHRISBRHDUAJ”

[@chriiiiis]

0:01 Me when it's going to be 2020 in 27 minutes and I'm still processing 2017

[@luvbvgs]

i will forever love this animation by jack

[@miiiiiles4099]

i don’t know why one of jack’s most visually uncomfortable creations is my favorite video he’s made

[@kara-4907]

*just too say, i like his art style, i haven’t really seen anyone with a style like this. Ive been trying too draw like this its cool :v*

[@didyourenewyou5129]

Same thooo

[@nickwright4817]

Do you post your art anywhere?

[@mukmin.]

I like art style too, I want to make animation video with this style

[@kara-4907]

no im not the best at drawing but i did draw Han-Jae on point (Han-jae is a animation film on yt)

[@nickwright4817]

@@kara-4907 oh gotcha, well if it interests you I highly suggest you start practicing asap. It'll be easier later on

[@willrilya9443]

If y'all are watching this in 2019, you really are the OGs.

[@GOODDOGmeme]

I don't explain what feelings you get to anyone but I still love it