PETRICHOR - Animation Short Film 2021 - GOBELINS

[@Winteriine]

It’s interesting how by the end of it, they’ve gone back to their old ways and built themselves a room that is strikingly similar in shape and dimension to the one they originally escaped from (albeit much less futuristic). Is it better that it’s on their own terms, or are they just perpetuating the cycle in a new location? Did they seek new places in search of freedom, only to introduce order and control into a new environment?

[@kirani111]

I think it's the old safety vs freedom trope, but they managed a good balance.

[@derpherp1810]

I think the moral of this story is the whole nature is good philosophy is bullshit and eventually humans will find some way to return to the status qou. People romanticize this notion of nature being better than modern industrialized society, that we should return to the stone age and live in harmony with nature, but in reality nobody wants that. They want the pretty Eden we see in this short not the duststorms, the starvation, the fire, none of the ugly crap. So we build shelters, make tools, and soon we automate things and eventually the cycle continues again. Edit: thanks for all the likes but I’d like to update my take. Living as nature hippies is stupid but also I personally don’t like big cities. People are annoying, there is crime, I think living in small suburban towns out in the wilderness or in modernized pastoral communities is the perfect sweet spot of not over crowded but with all the modern conveniences and comforts of our civilization. Ideally most settlements should be like this but sometimes we do need those bigger urban metropolises to trade with, I just don’t think we need as many and we should make space habitation more plausible and more affordable. My ideal future is an earth that is green and mostly clean with space ports and off world colonies built more for mass human habitation. We can have colonies that act as giant planet wide metropolitan cities and others for more pastoral or semi pastoral communities so we can get all of our agriculture.

[@rocketboii9400]

People are too subjective and avoidant of immediate pain. The creation of society is the avoidance of the beautiful and unpredictable chaos of truly living. We were always made to create and incorporate the environment into ourselves, and through that things of our manufacture can be considered a part of nature. The nature-industry dichotomy is a false one, and the idea of nature allows for the expansion of the other with formal structure. People are loathe to reach out of their perceived social groups when they have been raised to be accustomed to them, and should continue to reach out to others and create with them, recognizing that they as a group affect us both positively and negatively (with the scene of peace but also the chaos of panic). Not recognizing this interdependence and oneness leads to the isolation and exploitation of a lot of our modern societies.

[@sarasuarez5529]

@@rocketboii9400 this comments reeks thesaurus energy bro im sorry

[@derpherp1810]

@@sarasuarez5529 I too agree.

[@rebeccalopez3397]

I like the idea of us humans finding a harmonious balance. Not completely engulfed in technology and being indoors but also not being completely engulfed in being in nature, but a nice in between

[@DLCS-2]

That's sweet.

[@Rob-tq7xq]

I like this take. I see a lot of people suggesting it is just them continuing the cycle, but I agree that it is more about balance.

[@angemalaurie6074]

Balance doesn't exist it's just what you perceive being what would be traditional for your time. 1920 would have seem like the most decadent time of all for our ancestors while today people talk about that time as the time when "kid played outdoor". What you call "too much engulfed in technology" is only what you are not used to and perceive therefore as too much.

[@martin-raison-music-composer]

@@angemalaurie6074 I like your point but balance does exist though. For instance you need to be exposed under the sunlight during a certain amount of time every day to get enough vitamin D to be in a good health. Similarly you need to socialize ie see and talk to other people to be in good mental health.

[@somehowaturtle9802]

The animation was great- but shoutout to whoever worked on the sound design for this short! Every little twitch and chime is crisp and visceral. Excellently adds to the electronic atmosphere.

[@MarshaNPILoveCanada]

I did go away

[@zeomora3512]

for real, that squishy white wall noise really sold that moment for me.

[@rawls101]

The end seems so peaceful, but obviously the visual cues suggest something deeper. They are just starting it all over again. The cycle continues. Forever. Really well done!!

[@StrangeDepthsAP]

@Lisfa Ensa 📽️ My god, IT'S A CUBE! RUN!

[@Uffaaa355]

The ending terrified me ! I was like oh no they are repeating the cycle

[@micabryt]

@@Uffaaa355 but may they travel, explore, seek, and venture under terms less restrictive than a closed box?

[@d.amiaka9710]

lmaooo yeah, can be confusing, but i think the ending is more about finding a "great balance" between the beauty and freedom of the outside world, but the safety and confort of a socity. somehow, humans can't ive in a wild world, they ain't "animal" enough to survive outside alone, especially against nature. yet we need freedom, and feeling trapped makes us feel deppressed over the time. that's why we should find a balance between them both, i think that's the message of the short film : balance.

[@martin-raison-music-composer]

I don't see it that way, I think it's just about finding the right balance between technology and nature

[@TorrentsNicolas]

I love the matrix vibe at the beggining. The box houses made me think about the desire of safeness at the cost of freedom. We can kill nature but we cannot kill our nature.

[@ThatGrayCartoonPony]

I'm glad I could help you with the fire. Nice job! ;)

[@nilayandeysarkar3404]

Thanks a ton Miko for helping us out. How’s your hand now? .

[@proxleywirdvo]

That fire was actual fire, very fantastic

[@ThatGrayCartoonPony]

@@nilayandeysarkar3404 A bit better. Thanks for asking. :)

[@jejee413]

Are you guys the animators? Wow, this was amazingly animated.

[@jenniferpower981]

@Lisfa Ensa 📽️ How dare you use this comment section to advertise your seedy,pornographic business,shameful.

[@myjaroflies0]

this was amazingly animated. these students have improved drastically

[@tilly5545]

It's a new batch every year. Not the same ones. These are each year's graduate films.

[@thejaded]

Truly! The artistry is fucking fantastic

[@russiandollie]

Remind me of that post that said 'We used to wear leaves and eat fresh berries but then some guy invented civilization and now I have to get a degree.'

[@valentine2411]

Viktor

[@bagofworms7625]

sound design was perfectly clear and as always these students have a way of coming up with such intricate plots and the talent to convey it in a few simple minutes, it's incredible

[@michatuodziecki2079]

And the civilization starts again...

[@Ironcan-kw9ls]

"Life is suffering. it is hard. The world is cursed, but still you find reasons to keep living." - Osa

[@linootte]

Les p'tites références aux autres courts de cette année en début de film, sympathique ;)

[@4EverSmiles]

Too much order - No independence for expression Too much freedom - No order to self-control, leading into destruction. Freedom and order needed to be at balance

[@akari.encioo]

the girl hands the guys a blue flower to sorta show, ‘hey, we’ve found change and a new life’. and at the end, the blue flowers are surrounding the box they’ve built. (the box resembles the container at the begging, and the trapped environment they were living in.) maybe this is meant to show that although you could be surrounded by change, human nature usually falls back to what it’s most comfortable with.

[@dzanegulles]

Wowww this is awesome insight. Thanks for sharing.

[@pamela7411]

Petrichor: A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather. The way they describe it at the beginning has changed by the end, but the meaning of the word is the same. The feeling of freedom, or the feeling of safety. Which is more important depends on the current circumstances, on the life lived, on the people you love. We do what we must for what we feel is most important.

[@jemimaannbiju5351]

It felt like an individual urge to free from society in hopes of a more fulfilling life experience and then realizing it is chaos out there. And ending with them moving back to an isolating life. Freedom in translation.

[@sungmishi]

That one person setting up a noose, in the beginning :( Beautiful film!

[@carlacruz893]

So cool, they started trap in a box and ended in a box and building another two, like an endless cicle, like we have become so disconnected with our own nature that is just impossible to come back.

[@cashdavenport6822]

I love that there’s other Gobelins animations on the tv at the beginning

[@darlingicarus]

Absolutely beautiful work, the animation and music was so haunting while still being charming. The optimist in me wants to believe that the similarity of their little hut at the end to their containers at the beginning represents finding balance - not as restricted and empty as their past in the dystopian city, but with enough structure and comfort to protect them from the dangers of the wild. I hope they can keep that balance 🧡

[@tung-hsinliu861]

What if Adam and Eve comes from another "civilization" just like ours? Like a universe branching out from a mother universe, making a cluster of infinite multiverses as the branching cycle goes on.

[@Justin0ty]

Uh

[@DLCS-2]

That is a good idea.

[@Lasswan]

that sounded like marvel xd

[@sugi7317]

人类从群聚到建造城市抵抗自然，只为了更好地繁衍下去。当城市越来越发达，社会制度越来越完善，人类慢慢地会被剥离掉自然的属性，成为社会制度枷锁下的奴隶，结局是否会像白鼠乌托邦的实验那样呢？

[@lexivin34]

In truth our ancestors had advanced civilizations much older than the "recorded" history we learned....

[@whitneymadler4117]

Haha I love the flashes of other short films released this year at the beginning! I love this so much, double thumbs up!!

[@nadyamikhailova7527]

Humanity wants to do right, but cannot understand why it does wrong and/or doesn't want to change? I like this piece. Just enough information for understanding the context and it has a room for many personal thoughts at the same time

[@Justazraa]

Humans are beings that adapt have the ability to adapt quickly, but if the new thing gets ‘scary’ we go back to the things we find comfort in. Well that’s my view on the ending

[@miou2192]

at 0:15, you can see a screenshot on the tv of a sneak peak from “au revoir jerome”, 10 months before the video would be uploaded

[@Yaasminaaa]

0:11 Omg! You can see other Gobelins short animations, like my favorite "Louise", a must watch

[@jonathanbenedicto5805]

A battle against the world to be part of the world you fight against but, in your own pourpose. A balance between control and freedom.

[@mary-maru]

That long fall made me anxious oh gosh-

[@clarines9954]

Adan y Eva en la Matrix? Universo múltiples 😮 Siempre exiliados😢 castigados

[@TheTasumiNagorashi]

Neither style of living fit them, so they found something in between. Great animation.

[@rverasart]

Such a beautiful film, I'm so happy to see the results of everyone's effort!

[@nilayandeysarkar3404]

Thanks Rodrigo, for helping us out when we needed the most. It was awesome having you with us.

[@angelus_solus]

Rather amusing how they went full circle and built a mockup of what they left. I guess old habits die hard.

[@kirani111]

They actually did it. They rejected humanity and returned to monke. At first they had second thoughts, but it all worked out

[@angelkingsley5299]

I think it’s more about the importance of having imagination. They gave up and went back. Growth takes work, and they didn’t want to work.

[@maxwell4778]

I like how both the female and male wore the same clothes

[@Blaxpoon]

Rewatching this I think the fire is an analogy of humanity. The heroes flee their boxes. First they make a fire in the wild and are happy. Then they starve and when they get to an abundance of ressources they all gather in a chaotic manner at the first signs of thunder (everyone is stressed) and this time the fire causes their demise. At the end, they make a box again and the fire too is in a box.

[@rovax-OFF]

franchement cette animation représente clairement tout votre potentiel, le potentiel de même changer un monde, avec de simple animations. Vous êtes comme des magiciens utilisant votre art à des fin aguisées, peaufiné , et ultra contrôlé. Vous êtes les boss de l'animation, voir de la production / réalisation pour faire passer un message. Gros big up à vous.

[@ruisuter6139]

It's a feeling...freedom, like that sensation when it rains and u smell that combination of rain and dirt.

[@alfonsobarvecho2280]

So deep, I love this Short Film, the animation, the direction, the argument... Just amazing. 👌

[@carrot6964]

Every single film from these students are so beautiful

[@alexandrekan8589]

That structure which the couple is escaping from at the beginning reminds me a lot of the Tower in the PS3 game El Shaddai. In this game, fallen angels enamored with humanity have built an artificial world, a tower, in order to hide themselves and their forbidden affections from the eyes of Heaven. Wanting to observe humanity reaching it's full potential, they deliberately let technology run rampart to the point that most animals in there are automatons, which further reinforces the artificiality of it all.

[@scribblemeeps]

This was strikingly beautiful in both imagery and message!

[@kruesmann_studios]

2:49 im gonna tell my grandkids, that this is how I went to school

[@jenniferl.8111]

I’m so excited :)

[@Yuyukatanz]

The colors throughout the film are so BEAUTIFUL

[@TheHydrakeHydra]

The start and fire scene were a lovely amount of intense, and like others have said the symbolism of the ending?? Great work!

[@Mattias_the_unimpressive]

Yeah, hippie life and return to nature is fun until it stops being fun.

[@snubnosedmonke]

very interesting animation. the fire scene shocked me and the sound design really added to how convincing the panic and pandemonium of it all was.

[@timfrolov7891]

Incroyable, toujours aussi génial, comme les promos précédentes. Simple et efficace. Vraiment, chapeau!

[@SSBB4]

I think they “broke out of the matrix” which, we are in a matrix of our society, but they still need structure to survive

[@Pierinne]

terrifically animated! the sound is so sick

[@dzanegulles]

I really love how her hair moves.

[@sayonmitra8154]

Astutely done! 🌼 A big round of applause to everyone involved in its making! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@oopsydaisy7482]

I'm not sure if this was the intention but the costumes and the way the woman bit into the purple fruit kinda reminded me of adam and eve

[@myravlog2]

C'est incroyable comme l'homme se répète ! 😅

[@thursday_concerns]

This was a triumph of atmosphere

[@jopinto3672]

this was really amazing, sound design, story wise and the visuals are stunning! though something that stood out to me was how a majority of the 'wild' humans were people of colour while the 'modern' protags were white, or at least very light skinned. I'm sure there was no ill intention but it was quite a strong detail that inevitably says something in a film full of subtleties

[@vajrapancharia899]

Bravo Team!!!

[@keyblademaster3628]

At this point of life, It seems freedom is overwhelming for humans.

[@sh-zd9tj]

I feel like all the intellectual people come here on this channel...I think I learn a new perspective everytime reading all of the comments here

[@tristanarcelona]

I didn’t pay attention but I’ll watch it again

[@mariluraino5993]

GO SAM GO!

[@samhorowitz2145]

gggrrrrAAGGHG!!!!!! pumped UP!!

[@purplenumberF]

boy howdy those colors!!

[@kaikaikikiTEMPO]

But isn't the end an irony with a hint that the whole process is going to repeat again. Although i liked the idea how they portrayed that problems are present in all places.

[@pinkunohana1105]

Looks pretty

[@akirayagami3816]

O curta por si só é uma grande ironia! Você pode tirar o homem da civilização mas não pode tirar a civilização do homem!

[@rovax-OFF]

magnifique , une de mes préférées.

[@itsPil8]

A very emjoyable short! I really like it, and it's very poignant in these times. It's only me, or the characters look like Mulder and Scully on a Mulder's fever dream after watching Matrix?? 🤣

[@felixgarcia9382]

Exelent, Good👏👏👏😊✌

[@Mochi_1209]

JOLIE

[@hasanelrabih283]

I hope that it's rather melancholic.

[@dangozest2431]

hey we have a similar profile picture

[@hasanelrabih283]

@@dangozest2431 ...my brother...??? Here? You must be my intergalactic bunny bretherin. Hallelujah

[@MAXIMUM4000UwU]

Reminds me of ''blame" for the most part.

[@DLCS-2]

I hope that it isn't sad.

[@niceuser2face611]

Same

[@nourelhouda2521]

At least we chose to be here 💪

[@spratch]

Vraiment très beau en tout point !

[@GringoXalapeno]

This movie would be even better as a feature film it worked well as a short but it probably would be better if it was 90 minutes long

[@jeromejojo3875]

Magnifique travail sur les couleurs et les ambiances. Dommage que youtube amène parfois des artefacts de compression dans les dégradés mais les étudiants n'y sont pour rien.

[@mickeystudios8556]

Très beau comme toujours, jolie interprétation de la société humaine dans l'histoire, comme un éternel recommencement. Les deux personnages ayants fuis des cases biens rangés pour construire la leur où ils seront plus heureux.

[@terrafletcher1930]

Their house is gonna burn down, they don't have anything to ground the lightning. lol

[@sada-hoshi4331]

The problem is not societies the problem is how they handle them

[@ninomarrant]

Ça m'a juste donné encore plus envie de vivre en pleine nature 🥺 vraiment magnifique, bravo aux étudiant.es !!

[@staleravioli9619]

5:26 I bet this is what Astroworld was like

[@northeywawa]

damn

[@ExclusivelyNela]

Beautiful

[@mariapanagos4644]

too hooman, return to monke. oop, too monke, return to hooman.

[@peppaloverforever]

The Reality of technology and Media 😔

[@zipporahfraser8996]

I caught those other thesis on that screen

[@stgetman]

Общество потребления - это общество одиноких людей, у которых есть всё, кроме того, что им действительно необходимо. - *Жак Фреско «Всё лучшее, что не купишь за деньги»* Опасаюсь, что обязательно наступит день, когда технологии превзойдут простое человеческое общение. Тогда мир получит поколение идиотов. - *Альберт Эйнштейн «Как изменить мир к лучшему»* Мы не должны бороться с этой системой, мы должны отказаться с ней сотрудничать. Самый эффективный способ уйти от манипуляций Матрицы - рассмеяться ей в лицо. Мы, принимая её всерьёз, ввязываемся в её игру своим разумом, эмоциями и страхом. Матрица существует лишь потому, что мы верим в реальность её иллюзий, но мы не обязаны делать это. - *Дэвид Айк «Дети Матрицы»*

[@NgocHan-gy8mz]

beautiful work

[@dok9050]

como si estuviéramos destinados a esto

[@akikiki749]

The animation in itself was amazing but...why was that one person just throwing themselves against the wall in the beginning..?

[@samuelmuldoon4839]

At 7:12 a bell like musical instrument chimes in. What was is the name of the instrument? Who performed and where can I find more of their music?

[@sachinraghavan4556]

What it's like when animals escape slaughter trucks.

[@rachela5252]

Is the building supposed to be a reference to the panopticon?

[@sayaandyangsaya2756]

You got one of the freedom means you lost some of the freedom in another way somehow.

[@qooqoov2003]

不能適應環境就創造新（破壞）環境

[@pokamoka3845]

Hz. Adem ve Hz. Hava'nin hayatina benziyordu , onlarda cenete yasakli bir meyve yemişler ve dunyaya gelmişler ( belki de animasyon bunu anlatmamiştïr ama hafiten onların hikayesine benzetim. )

[@FilmerVicz]

wow

[@consciencebudha1732]

1:00 and yeah he don't die totally legit

[@angelaleithner]

You will own nothing and you will be happy... Won't you?

[@allisonjuno7654]

reminds me of the fantastic planet