Shine - Animated short film (2016)

Two male, glowing creatures start a fight over trying to impress a female. Each one of them wants to win her over by giving a better light show than his competitor.
"Shine"' is a visual love story showing the importance of healthy competition. The film shows that it is not always the strongest, fastest or most attractive that wins as sometimes it is the inner light that shines the brightest. The film brings a fresh perspective to the age-old story of men vying for the love of a beautiful woman, however in this instance, the men are two furry creatures who battle with the power of self-illumination. The battle to glow brightest is intense and the combat fierce. They are on fire... until one gets burned!
Directors: Alexander Dietrich, Johannes Flick
Producer: Mareike Keller
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH
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The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, with its Animation Institute and the postgraduate masterclass Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris, is one of the internationally most acclaimed film and media schools. On a unique campus including the neighbouring Academy of Performing Arts, the 500 students receive an interdisciplinary, highly practical education close to the film and media market by the hands of over 300 freelance teachers directly from the industry.
www.filmakademie.de
www.animationsinstitut.de
www.atelier-ludwigsburg-paris.com

[@xxsmiles1813]

Lemur: **explodes** Them: this is pretty! Oh, let's fall in love in his sparkling flesh.

[@gopalkgupta1217]

🤣🤣

[@whosminou]

okay that was dark~

[@virna7663]

Exactly what i was thinking hahahaha

[@xxsmiles1813]

@@whosminou what can I say? I was born in a dark world.

[@whosminou]

@@xxsmiles1813 we all were dude~

[@daisyturney6854]

So.....are we gonna talk about how that one guy just.... exploded like a firework?

[@mokko759]

Or how the two lightning marmosets are just being cutesy and cuddling in the incinerated, glittering remains of the rival?

[@bananaab3156]

Mokko no it ruins the moment even though we really should lol

[@emeralddragon1712]

History is written by the winners 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheFoxfiend]

Or about the fact that all the lines that used to have lights when the camera was panning down don't at the end when the camera is panning up. The guy took not the energy from two bulbs, but every line of bulbs, no wonder he exploded like a firework, and took the lights out with him.

[@yesikanarvaez5027]

Well Zombies heads pop when you shoot them so what else is new with this?

[@TheDragonsDreamer]

I love how the Female reach the point that she was just done with the males trying to one up each other. At first it was cool, bit the longer it when. She was like "Seriously?"

[@norasworld1410]

1:57

[@Alex-kd4vo]

LOL Ikr

[@rahbeeuh]

She was so over it 😂

[@abbymedford9139]

🤣🤣🤣

[@StrawberryBlossoms777]

I would do that. Most definitely if someone was this interested in me that they would try to show off I would be like "BYE!"

[@thealleycat8312]

This is such a cool concept for a creature, that they can absorb light as a competitive ability, never seen this idea before. Hope to see more original species like this :>

[@goldenaries0860]

@Lillith Morningstar Unlikely. There are plenty of animals that exhibit sexual dimorphism and use it to attract a potential mate: Peacocks, Lions, Robins, the list goes on. This just takes that concept and mixes some fantasy into it. Nothin’ to do with HTTYD, just imaginative biology.

[@alienhomicide]

cephalopods:

[@Nienna_Asyare]

I feel like it was more electricity than light, but it would be neat to see one that’s light too!

[@aurora_boketto7746]

Oh youd really like Shadow and Bone. Atleast one character she has sun abilities ;)

[@thealleycat8312]

@@aurora_boketto7746 I'll check it out ty!

[@SuperPewdiepieLover]

Bigger Electrical squirrel: *dies and turns into sparkley ashes* The couple: Awww... so romantic~

[@prabhu_is_sleeping4335]

Yep... That's wat happens in real life.... The other's disadvantage is one's advantage😑😳

[@OsoArrogantEric]

@@prabhu_is_sleeping4335 thats so cursed. *edit: oh i understood this comment wrong this fellers right**

[@ameilioracryptos5298]

@@prabhu_is_sleeping4335 yeah

[@farahkhamees6426]

😂😂

[@ramsesnavarro7228]

Why do I feel like this is so true

[@wolvie1618]

Everyone talking about the one that exploded, but I still can't get over the face of the smaller one when he was trying to light up, it looked like he was trying to give birth to his kidney

[@anvakathazit1102]

😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@temptedbyartjewelry5892]

it looked like he was suffering and was about to die ITS SAD NOT FUNNY

[@orleavemeonlefloor]

This is now my favorite comment XD

[@xtinydemon7631]

@@temptedbyartjewelry5892 okay yes- but also "trying to give birth to his kidney" LMAO 🤣 🤣

[@temptedbyartjewelry5892]

@@xtinydemon7631 if u were trying to do that how would u feel *_HMMMM_*

[@lunerlilly]

I loved everything about this, especially when you know how hard it is to animate fur. Their expressions and smooth movements are great. 😊

[@testakkauntovich2219]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/onPOeI2sj76hepo short animation - "You & Me"

[@user-rl6no5uo1h]

ج

[@Shaesi.]

The main characters look so much like Toothless and Light fury from How to train your Dragon 3. This short film came out earlier than the movie, though.

[@mylittlenightmares]

That's exactly what I was thinking! It reminded me so much of Toothless and the Light Fury!

[@Lo_.]

You just took the words out of my mouth

[@Afamu]

OMG I literally thought that and came down to the comments to see if anybody else noticed it

[@cadencek3576]

Yep noticed that 100 percent

[@nexialist9341]

I thought the same thing!!!

[@MoonyCat]

Creature: *explodes and dies* Them: ooooo so pretty...

[@muhammadowais2873]

hahahahahah

[@elmsrealm5415]

Well, it WAS pretty..

[@lilith4506]

I was waiting if I see him somewhere in the rooftop...

[@sparrow2959]

if those were humans they’d see blood and go like “damn that’s pretty”

[@bluestonebest1893]

Nature is a bit... a bit harsh

[@mrbigtimegammer]

Oh cool, he instinctively protected her, I think that is what won her over.

[@hachijuhachip]

I love your a silent voice profile picture!!

[@mrbigtimegammer]

@@hachijuhachip Thanks. I am hard of hearing and tone-deaf, so her character resonated with me hard. One of those things where the character is something I truly respect and cherish. :p

[@elekronialazure3326]

Indeed; I think another part of it was how he didn't immediately start trying to show off when he went up to her, but tried to get to know her a bit first, before the other male came in.

[@aussieteen1997]

Mark Morgan It looks really good too but haven’t got around to watching this show yet.

[@mrbigtimegammer]

@_dqrwin I tend to try my best to hear the voice, then I create them talking in my head while reading close caption.

[@baibhavpalit1085]

I just love how the animation moves out of the frame at certain moments to give a sense of 3D....also at 1:25 to show how beautiful he is the framing got almost full screen....also the sound design is just another level...!!! So innovative...!!!! Loved it...!!♥️

[@Cherrycreamsoda1]

I'm so happy that these animated films are available on youtube (for free!) My sister is in the animation industry so I hope she knows how essential her work is, hehe 💓

[@muurrarium9460]

essential: no; beautifull: hell, yea!

[@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450]

"Ma, the fokin' lemurs broke the light-line again!"

[@catandrobbyflores]

🤣

[@Redfernroses]

“Hey ma!!! That weird lemur crapped himself again!! Hey ma!!” HOLY SHIT THATS THE MOST LIKES I HAVE EVER GOTTEN!!

[@loon3570]

Ma the dawm lemurs ar' at it 'gain!

[@senacario5942]

Pa! We need another light line! "Again? We bought one just fokin yesterday!" Yes fokin again pa! Stop liking my comment!

[@name-gh7lf]

@@senacario5942 lmao

[@speculyn5060]

Lemur: Literally dies in the most gruesome way possible The other Lemurs: Oh no! Anyways-

[@kechiko]

LOL IKr

[@darkangelanimegirl6803]

LOLLLLLLLL

[@moonbeeps]

haha right!!??? They were like, wtf! He exploded but hey, lets hook up xD

[@beefnoodles3941]

Big blue eyes also seems to be popular for some reason

[@lokeyscar7450]

@@darkangelanimegirl6803 LoL,I see you like to read comments)

[@trevy38]

Okay both the squirrel things and the story where adorable.

[@laurynk4209]

The sound ambience and visual aesthetics in this are sooo well done! Also, the part at 2:20 where the rival flies off the screen and outside of the frame is so cool

[@achiiillestv]

"guy goes boom" Female shine: awwwww how cute, cuddle time!

[@6SamChat9]

Lol yeah pretty much

[@jossimuddin9972]

Ah, nothing like the smell of fried lemur to say "romantic night"

[@NotDrws]

@@jossimuddin9972 dude u copied someone's comment

[@your_local_forest_cryptid840]

I get the running joke that one lemur exploded, but can we just admire the animation for a second? Like, the colours, the lights and stuff?

[@btsworlddomination5069]

Exactlyyy

[@SerenityFeueropal]

Ikr? The detail is amazing! For one brief moment, I was _in_ that world

[@your_local_forest_cryptid840]

@@SerenityFeueropal Right? I don't know what that animator did or how they did it, but I feel so sorry for their hands.

[@OuchingTigerLimpingDragon]

YES. It is so beautifully done that it felt real to me, like those beautiful creatures are actually out there somewhere and I was permitted a rare glimpse.

[@sugarzblossom8168]

They were lemurs I thought that they were made up creatures of fiction.

[@somethingtwice2297]

I like how she took an interest in the littler one from the beginning despite the bigger one doing increasingly better than him in terms of performance.

[@ellienugent6839]

Also- She had interest in the Alpha Male 4 a sec- making the Joe/Smaller/Omega feel cast aside; but then she changed her attention towards him, Joe. Basically, she 'fell' in love with the cool Alpha Jock who was Extremely handsome and strong but was deceptively toxic, ...wait. I think she was like "I wonder what u can do?" To the guy who was struggling (then became under pressure) and the "I'm the best for you" Competition got so Toxic/Extreme SHE felt cast aside like the Omega, because she felt she didn't matter to either of them.

[@lagopusvulpuz1571]

Protagonist power.

[@benedictfishy1218]

A love story where the two lovers smile whilst the ashes of the competitor falls around them

[@starch625]

the moral of the story is that exploding pieces of lemur/squirrel flesh are oddly beautiful and romantic

[@jean-louispech4921]

lol

[@lauragraves4342]

Then I will buy some and use it on a date.

[@Kronen9700]

I love this comment 😆

[@JesusChrististheonlyway777]

Lol

[@AnActualPotato_]

Ah, yesss! Just what I needed! Anyone know where to buy some?

[@-Grovesy-]

So, they basically went; "Oh, so beautiful. This is pretty romantic" while forgetting the fact it's ashes from a corpse. You'd think that would kill the mood...

[@Choujifangirl]

Well to be fair the other light squirrel did end up killing itself due to it’s own arrogance

[@FeralFelineFriend]

It's apart of nature, my guy.

[@-Grovesy-]

@@FeralFelineFriend "Circle of Life Simba" ~ Mufasa

[@twohandedswordsman852]

This reminds me a lot of many old Disney movies. Most of them were "This movie is so funny!" "This movie is so romantic", but if you do some deep research, some of those were just dark.

[@IDK098]

Lol

[@dm8595]

I meeeeaaan, revealing the lil fella hanging off a line, exhausted and (literally) burnt out during the end credits would've still conveyed the same message but sure, death by explosion works too. Yeesh. 😆 Jokes aside, beautiful work and she was GORGEOUS. Would love to see her in another film.

[@lunalgaleo1991]

I'd like to see a full-length film about this.

[@Cindy-jy1lv]

Moral of the story: if you can’t get the girl you like just wait for the other boy to blow up.

[@darkangelanimegirl6803]

LOLOLOLOL

[@sheencarino]

Exactly 😂

[@user-ir7vn7nw7u]

thats joke got off guard

[@shriziz]

im wheezing

[@RykerHappy]

Lol

[@finalfroggitapproaches6418]

Nothing says “romance” like admiring the ashes of your dead rival.

[@QuanticDreamer]

I know, right?

[@garlicpowder38]

I remember that beautiful night 👁👄👁💖

[@Nike_707]

Awwwn so romantic

[@sgg3586]

Sounds like a Viking romance if I ever heard one.

[@MissingMarss]

LMAO

[@BossBunnyCom]

*I'd be mad if I spent THIS MUCH TIME on a short... and it's a comment section full of memes... so... This animation is AMAZING, better than Disney and Pixar for sure!*

[@Psycho_Nyan]

10% of comments: Omg it exploded! 90% of comments: "everyone talks about the fact that it exploded but NO ONE talks about the beautiful animation"

[@guy_onfire]

The other lemur things: “Holy crap, is that guy dead?”

[@tuffet_in_ur_closetXD]

Me: mom the lemurs are playing with the lights again

[@noctis69something95]

No body light up like Gaston🤣

[@vitorludvig886]

Hey friends, translate this: "eu sou brasileiro e desejo que Deus lhes abençoe"

[@davidmaina5816]

@@vitorludvig886 Oh it means this 51/5000 "I am Brazilian and I wish God to bless you"

[@vitorludvig886]

@@davidmaina5816 yes. And it's true. God bless you

[@rubenaalexander5007]

For a story about shining, this is surprisingly dark.

[@TheMrRuttazzo]

Tell that to Stephen King and Stanley Kubrik...

[@n.c.pictures]

Badum ts

[@user-wm1hy9il3n]

Didn’t understand you

[@cutiepie-ys2ee]

You aren't real right I keep thinking about that that people on tiktok on Ariel but I can't really message so I'm sorry

[@alexs5814]

Well you know the saying: It always shines the brightest after a dark time.

[@vibeztime]

This is adorable! I know it’s 3 years ago but c’mon, this is a masterpiece! The lighting effects are so cool & the two snuggling at the end is just so cute!

[@kinghalo590]

AHHHH THEIR EYES AND FACES ARE SO CUTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEE can we just take a moment to appreciate the artist/artists please?

[@burnthaydog8035]

The rat thing just die and they are cuddling acting like it’s a normal thing. I’m just sitting over here like 👁👄👁

[@temptedbyartjewelry5892]

well the big lemur cat squirrel kinda deserved it cuz he was being a gold digger and trying to steal the girl

[@zurabigvishiani1144]

Just because he was big does not mean he was the bad guy lmao. Thats how animals work, there is the bigger one who can provide better and protect better then the small ones. The fact that small dude went there fast does not mean the girl belongs to her. It is her decision which one she picks

[@temptedbyartjewelry5892]

@@zurabigvishiani1144 ik that but he looked like a creep who jusst wanted attention and thats all

[@IDK098]

Lol

[@cheetahsghost0187]

Imagine this happens every time one of them wants a girl they have to challenge eachother for them xD

[@acaradobiel]

The moral of the story is: don't push yourself too hard willing to impress someone. You have limits and majority people doesn't like forced people, be simple

[@jebignacio7951]

Right

[@BitterCyder]

Just be yourself

[@XExprEss9]

yes-

[@someoneyoumightknow2795]

Moral of the story it feels good to represent and imaginally killing greedy people :D

[@cornbreadloverrr]

actual moral of the story: there is no competition if you blow it up

[@lstfaithful7353]

Moral of story Lemur: went dies in gruesome way possible Me: a e s t h e t i c Sorry I was inspire by aesthetic vibe lmao

[@xxfantasticbutterflyxx9065]

Shows if you try to hard, and trying to impress someone over your limits gets you no where. Some just like it simple, some may not. It just depends on the person. Overall though great animated short film. Really loved it!

[@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581]

The white squirrel's so beautiful. and i love her blue eyes to.

[@Kamaljama]

why it should be white the female one

[@luhkit3755]

They are not squirrels

[@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581]

@@luhkit3755 Then what are they?

[@snailcat519]

@@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581 it didn’t say what they were in the description, but they aren’t squirrels.

[@KillerCrewmate2526]

@@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581 It’s obviously a made up mystic animal like dragons and unicorns.

[@SophiaC163]

The chipmunk-light bulb things are literally sitting and smiling at the ashes of the other animal. SAVAGE.

[@dffulmer1]

I thought they were squirrels.....oops

[@lstfaithful7353]

Same

[@patchareeboyd1056]

Heh heh ha ha yes, savage Lemurs?

[@dffulmer1]

@@patchareeboyd1056 Yes. And some people are like that, too, which is even more disturbing.

[@spcrri4796]

@@dffulmer1 They're clearly alien creatures, or some fairytale type creatures. 😂 They're not chipmunks, lemurs or squirrels.

[@HelloFellowFriends]

It's beautiful **Wipes single tear from eye**

[@tipsytiptoes]

I am in love with this BG😏😍 music

[@dragonsaremadeofdreams]

Everyone over here talkin bout the story, but I'm marveling at the animation. I don't know much about animation but I love the way the lighting reflects on their fur and the dark parts of the screen being overlapped when something is close. Watching this makes my eyes happy :)

[@gilbertomedellintorres5949]

Un 8htruyyfy

[@IDK098]

Ikrr

[@xMariki]

Yea, I first was very amazed by the animation and everything visual but yep the story destroyed everything, for me ^^' so yeah I kinda don't like it anymore

[@lordtoraxeus7663]

@@xMariki I saw someone else’s comment and I think the message is to quite literally not throw your life away trying to impress some one, and also that if someone genuinely likes you it’ll be for who you actually are not who you try and act or look like.

[@essyr1715]

@@lordtoraxeus7663 true!

[@codycrow8230]

Creature: *dies in a gruesome way and gets shot into the sky* Me: this is so wholesome

[@talujahayes1687]

@Emma Chan I think in this case, the moral is 'Arrogance can lead to downfall'

[@xxalexxx7783]

@@talujahayes1687 tbh she is right tho, it WAS kinda wholesome

[@talujahayes1687]

@@xxalexxx7783 yeah

[@Kylala_lalala]

same lol

[@kingyo_chan]

I think those are lemurs

[@avacornthelastponybender8583]

Imagine sleeping near the window when suddenly you hear a loud POP & wake up to see it raining sparkles

[@rhythmevolution5871]

Cannot BELIEVE how amazing this animation is.

[@only1one1me]

Her face between the two of them when she gets sick of their shenanigans is a mood.

[@Kitty_7_YT]

This looks like light fury and toothless from httyd

[@CarlosMendez-ll4zg]

Ikr

[@Potato.47]

Yesh

[@kristintobias9051]

Yesss

[@inkrie]

Could be inspiration.

[@elawler2460]

Omg I was thinking exactly the same thing 😂

[@BurzowySzczurek]

Didn't expected such a cute and unxpected animation. Really nice.

[@dosu5064]

If we live like this for a couple of millions of years, It's possible for such creatures to get evolved

[@sagedudley6620]

I'm not gonna lie, this is scaring me. Is no one concerned how they were all like, "Oh okay, we just watched our fellow glowy spark spark lemur explode... Wanna go out sometime?" "Yeah youre cute."

[@add1ct3r16]

LMAO "spark spark lemur" I CANTTTT 😭😭😭😭😭

[@sirhighroller9036]

Yeah he gone 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@amyconway1631]

... have you SEEN what hookups are like in the animal kingdom- unless they mate for life, it’s one and done then they never see each other again. Let’s not forget that this is *F A K E*

[@nitarapavick8428]

"glowy spark spark lemur"

[@asterross]

Was anyone else hoping the white one was gonna look at them, completely unimpressed, then outshine them both with a blast of lights? No? Just me? Okay.

[@anisah8546]

I was hoping that too!

[@guineapigpower9746]

Same!

[@jewelgauba8349]

I was too XD

[@txtstan2707]

@Daxrcy gurl- that would have been so much better then a romantic night after your rival dies-

[@chrono36]

Lmao i was dont worry~

[@MissSable]

Big dude literally went "BABY YOU'RE A FIIIREEEEWOOOOORRRRK".

[@ajbanimatedstudios5014]

Short, sweet, to the point. Humorous timing, well done visuals, animation IOO%, beautifully designed world and well done chsrecter modeling and animation work. A bonified IO/IO!

[@davidyung7926]

let us cuddle under the sparkling ashes of our own species.

[@22vs.]

I KNOW RIGHT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chanelsPepSesh]

Ikr it’s so romantic too gaze upon the dead remains of her romantic interest, it’s like glitter falling from the sky ✨✨

[@iqasyahiraa2727]

That's means he died right?!! ⊙_⊙

[@randomslimepup9474]

Its funny how they cuddle under a died one that it’s own species lol

[@yes4759]

Underrated comment

[@zay_rat8942]

Lemur: dies after overdose of electrical intake Them: Oh, anyways,

[@zay_rat8942]

@Isabella Lettenmaier 10,000,00 bells.

[@Julia-zu8dy]

The couple was just like; *chile, anyway-*

[@alainaparker9812]

they really said " So back to what i was saying" lmao

[@jaievans5155]

Chile--anyways

[@EK-ho4qz]

@Isabella Lettenmaier AHAHAHAHA

[@AdhdInAMasonJar]

This animation is incredible, and the screen borders is super creative. I noticed the screen felt fuller at 1:26, but I didn't realize it was because of the black bars until 2:21- I had to go back and rewatch the whole thing to notice just how many times the image just subtly went out of the screen's bounds. It's so unique, and the style is gorgeous

[@itzstrawberrysisterfell983]

Awww She fell in love with him..💖 Good on ya little glow fella you got the girl 💖

[@dr.heinzdoofenshmirtz7392]

The animation is so impressive !

[@leavonderlieth5781]

..hm.. didnt expect Dr. Doofenshmirtz to be here-

[@senacario5942]

DR. DOOFENSHMIRTZ INCORPORATION~

[@foxoxo4782]

Stamp of approval by Doofenshmirtz evil incorperated

[@damnamistupid7154]

I can hear this in his voice

[@depressedthoughts]

PERRY?!

[@randomfluffkingt.9364]

Okay it’s really cute and everything, but is nobody going to talk about how they’re happily looking at the sky with the ashes of the deceased bigger electrical lemur raining on them?

[@Ninetails_Foxx]

Overkill logo-

[@randomfluffkingt.9364]

@@Ninetails_Foxx Yessir lol, gotta love megadesk.

[@Ninetails_Foxx]

@@randomfluffkingt.9364 *MegaDesk*

[@jacklinplayz1760]

Bruh

[@meeeeehfucklogic]

maybe it's a lemur kink

[@santiagozepeda8202]

Ay yes, smiling at lit up ashes is romantic. Very good and impressive film

[@cadencedodobird1687]

This gives me Toothless and Light fury Vibes right now not gonna lie.

[@twobefree4me]

Love your profile picture!

[@miaacosta1417]

I just finished seeing the video, and my conclusion is he kills itself, he broke the light bulb with his tail cause tight it too much, and that causes an interference with the electric circuit and when the other one releases his light all the electricity goes to him, and instead of releasing his light too, he still holds on, so that's the reason, his arrogance kills himself. So don't be arrogant, people, better be kind and intelligent. Over and out

[@neverthesame7887]

i like your philosophical theory...not releasing the light means too much ego, I guess. But, imo, I think the video was simply a reflection on how we see each other vs how others see us. It truly is an adorable and beautifully done animation!

[@honeyk1581]

@@AlexanderTheFarmer you're gonna really act like incel under every comment? Just stop with all that chad nonsense. People who have beautiful heart are beautiful. You just need to get to know them to become beautiful in your eyes.

[@amarisrosalette3694]

Thanks

[@marsheezieplayz9046]

My last 3 braincells

[@dullization]

What a beautiful another lore of this short film! :>

[@katrieljaggasar574]

some of the people in the comments: omg this is kinda dark me: ha ha monke go boom

[@ihatemyself6706]

LOL SAME

[@cherry._.fire._.]

XD

[@notdaniii]

lmfaooo

[@ipotatoyou8954]

OMG I SHARE THE SAME NAME FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE AHHHH

[@Alex-fp4cl]

PAHAHAHA why did this comment remind me of Bakugou?! xD

[@solangegriffin5894]

Young love ❤️, It is so romantic and lovely to see a young love ❤️.

[@dannycoc2828]

wonderful. amazing visual effects

[@alexs5814]

"And that was how i met your Mother."

[@6SamChat9]

Yep that sounds about right

[@xxfirehorsexx8851]

oh no

[@alguemanonimo-7185]

'-'

[@camtisxr1430]

LMAOOOO

[@sonamnorzom3548]

im ur 480th like

[@tomboyangel78]

I love the female's face when they're both straining, and she's just like "Seriously, guys? T_T"

[@skyriver9525]

All females know that feeling.

[@jacklinplayz1760]

Me as a boy just gonna say we try our hardest to impress the girls !

[@sikoblink4617]

Sky River Not all, not all.

[@stephanhart1802]

Unimpressed! laughs

[@jonathanl3165]

Amazing animation with a good story. 10/10 👌

[@gamer49er2]

Saw this on TikTok so I thought I’d come here to give it a like and a comment.

[@muffinland8660]

"It's Toothless and the Light Fury!" The Light Fury would have gone for the bigger, shinier male and you all know it.

[@eduardawarcherski508]

You read my mind :l

[@Fionacle]

Still haven’t seen the latest movie so..

[@Someone-iw4kl]

Honestly, yes

[@shadeandthesquads2553]

@@Fionacle same :’/

[@shadeandthesquads2553]

DAMN

[@ashacoles7036]

ok but why is no one talking about how beautiful this animation style is???

[@animecutie6549]

There was another comment talking about the beautiful animation.

[@dffulmer1]

We are in shock 👀

[@MaryJane4and20th]

because its nasty

[@MaryJane4and20th]

thats his innards

[@livus3787]

TY

[@imag00dgurl15]

The creatures are adorable. Also a lot of people have different opinions on what kind of animal these creatures are. I think they are kinkajous.

[@thejonegcle7759]

beautifully detailed animation with a clever storyline ... nice

[@ciliciawells6044]

This would be cute if they didn’t have *human teeth*

[@humanbeeing4780]

Ikr, it freaked me tf out

[@kieravermeal9127]

Yeah. They honestly reminded me of the original Sonic movie design.

[@humanbeeing4780]

@@kieravermeal9127 dont. remind. me. of. that. nightmare. fuel.

[@xxreaperkatxx]

*WE DO NOT NEED THE HUMAN TEETH HERE* period.

[@macryssajyivsloane402]

I swear I’m not a bot lmao but there’s a rly underrated production company called Fokus Firm that you might wanna check out and subscribe to! They just released more award winning short films. Here’s the link to their KZbin which has their short films (it’s a KZbin link, totally safe)kzbin.info

[@katangel115]

I wanna see what she looks like lit up. I know she probably can't because of the whole mate choosing process but I wanna see

[@mango4723]

Me too

[@user-fw1nd1ge3o]

Hmm

[@legendaryapple7515]

You have a point but what if it was possible for the women to light up?:0

[@simbamongzar810]

In this case i dont think the female need to light up.. It's the males tht light up to attract female... Just like a male peacocks tail...

[@sivadharsana6d786]

Me three

[@Ilovecow894]

Awww...I love the ending part it's beautiful. This is pretty short film :)

[@DeadMeatxx]

The animation is just beautiful

[@soapykat749]

I love how these rat-cat-squirrel abominations like the sparkles that come off when one of their kind explodes

[@katinabethelmie8707]

Sameee omggg 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😀😀😀😀🔫 take my money here 💵💴💶💷

[@angelablasilopez6718]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@whatsthemeaningoflife1701]

They're lemurs

[@soapykat749]

@@whatsthemeaningoflife1701 You're tellin me that furby reject is a lemur?

[@whatsthemeaningoflife1701]

@@soapykat749 Yes

[@PestilentAllosaurus]

I loved this animation and concept! I kinda felt bad for the brute, he finally found a lady worthy and did really good showing off- but sadly he didn't realize his showboating was endangering her as well as himself. I'm happy for the other guy too, he risked his life to protect her. :) She was gorgeous too!

[@temptedbyartjewelry5892]

no, the other guy diidn't. He just wanted her as just attention to brag about and thats why he just tried to impress her but not love her. The weak lemur-cat-squirrel actually truly loved the female

[@Prelotlord]

Very well animated and yes “dark” but also lots of story for a short film. Well done

[@Zephirite.]

My first thought when I saw the thumbnail was “The Light fury made it to the red carpet?! Good for her!” This is a lovely animation, though!

[@testakkauntovich2219]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/onPOeI2sj76hepo short animation - "You & Me"

[@strawberry_alien4092]

My baby cousin screamed “TOOTHLESS” over my shoulder

[@SpookyAmbassador-zi2ix]

Awwww It sounds pretty cute (Not native English. Sorry)

[@wildharkyphake4887]

Yes i cept thinking they looked like toothless and the lightfury

[@lazylemonislazy5956]

Felt that

[@salty-nova6767]

I am now ur baby cousin

[@EK-ho4qz]

Yeah I was thinking that lol

[@philaleinslopez1396]

Intro states: "Two male, glowing creatures start a fight over trying to impress a female. Each one of them wants to win her over by giving a better light show than his competitor. "Shine"' is a visual love story showing the importance of healthy competition. The film shows that it is not always the strongest, fastest or most attractive that wins as sometimes it is the 'INNER LIGHT' that shines the brightest." HE WON BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION!!!!!!!! Inner light my ass!!!!

[@akemiduarte410]

the healthy murder of the competention

[@govie7491]

based and breadpilled

[@iamachinesepetwholies5476]

I kinda don't get it, both want pussy, no character differentiation, just a chronological ordered introduction, that relies we should follow the first character shown or mc while we're supposed think the next is just a Chad lemur. Both like pussys, it's just Chad became hotter that he was cremated while the 2 are shreksing as his ash fall. Over all nice original story, good for the peps who work on this

[@katsukibakugo9717]

Yeah that inner light doesn't work that way where the sun don't shine-

[@ghosty7019]

Uhmm- i think he lost because what was brighting was his appearance- but i then he showed as a toxic person, so he exploded the lights, the other one even protects her after ;w;)

[@Imbored517]

This was one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen

[@Heavilune]

What a heart touching short animation!

[@nigelpisswater420]

Don’t worry there just bathing in the ashes of another lemur

[@noctis69something95]

Yeah.. but isn’t he so, SHINY

[@prabhu_is_sleeping4335]

😂🤣

[@therianbuds9042]

o h, t h a t m a k e s i t s o m u c h b e t t e r

[@alinafodorean5107]

1K likes and 4 comments

[@nigelpisswater420]

Excuse me the likes waaaaaaaaaa

[@EvilCherry3]

I thought you would choose to end it by giving a superior electric control to the weaker character just because he's angry, like they would do in a disney, but i'm glad you chose to keep him weak and create a different kind of ending.

[@IDK098]

Ye

[@cathyheckman7415]

Just found this and so in love with your film!!!!!!!!!!❤

[@AlexandraRiger-io4hq]

This is so cute I think I have watched this like about 20 + times

[@fourearwolf3315]

Bigger Lemur: Turns into a firework Lemur couple: anyways so, We started hanging out

[@lenanoxto8205]

thanks lol

[@fourearwolf3315]

@@lenanoxto8205 Np!😄

[@Bun_BunLove]

They just killed the other squirrel thing and are happy

[@glennsz]

Ethan M Weber lol try to know the main core value of the clip. Its the purpose of the video itself.

[@EvilCherry3]

He killed himself.

[@glennsz]

Arrogance killed him. End of the storyy

[@Gepuwu]

i know right so selfish

[@kingofthecharizard522]

he killed himself

[@lisaklick1868]

Awwwwwwwwww.......... So cute😍

[@fictionlover695]

Dude....I wanted the first guy ti win but I didn't want the second one to blow up!! BUT THE ANIMATION IS WONDERFUL! THE LIGHT! THE SHINE! I LOVE IT

[@ZefDavenport]

"Ah, the burned corpses of the cool kids are beautiful tonight"

[@jenniferc.6165]

Zef Davenport; "Guess they weren't so cool after all, more like electrifying." LOL

[@EclipseOfTheMoonsMood]

take it down a notch JD

[@Makielia]

That look she gives at 1:57 when she's tired of their competition is my new favorite facial expression! Hahaha.

[@mameruriha]

凄くいい作品ですね！

[@CaptainNim]

what a new, clever idea for an animation - really awesome!

[@jacky-brawlstars823]

Me: Shine? The animation: *Shine* Weebs: *SHINEEE*

[@denisek.1777]

I think people who watched anime in japanese also get the joke

[@XiaDaoMan]

@@denisek.1777 That's who he refers to as weebs.

[@megandy63]

I UNDERSTOOD THAT REFERENCE

[@XiaDaoMan]

@@megandy63 YOU FILTHY WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEB

[@BlueMoonThief]

since when is Shine an Anime/Manga? I just know a band called Shinee

[@nondescript5225]

Moral of the story: don't try too hard or you'll explode.

[@cassidypadilla9490]

I think like you

[@itzariel9633]

imagine saying that to bakugou

[@user-kq3pf9kd6p]

@@itzariel9633 🤣🤣

[@dr.buckaroobanzai6114]

Yeah, bro, happened to my cousin

[@Voxen712]

@@dr.buckaroobanzai6114 "my cousin was too much of a tryhard, exploded and became glowing confetti" "thats rough buddy"

[@wilesmedevalencia749]

Que fui , hermoso , procedo a hacer el acto de la lloracion❤❤❤❤❤ felicidades al autor❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@muxfun4766]

Masterpiece.