I think that this is a very insightful little piece of work that I probably wouldn't have looked at if my World Civ professor hadn't assigned it to us to watch. In many ways I wish we could say that the end really does justify the means, but the unfortunate truth is that it doesn't. Every time something good is going on another person has to ruin it with their jealousy or selfishness. I swear, we just can't have anything nice in this world without someone having to mess it up.....
In an interview with Bruno Bozzetto stated something like "it too mankind millions of years to develop into an efficient killer, and it may take a million more to unlearn it." With visions like his, I feel we are on the right path.
To be fair, Bozzetto does criticize EVERYBODY in this film, and not just people from one specific group. The point he's trying to make here seems to be that war and killing are problems that have plagued mankind from the beginning, and that ANYONE is capable of it, regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender, political views, or time period. Anyone agree with my analysis here?
In fact it's just a kind of explanation for the entire history of wars. In my opinion the ilustrated scenes are: the fight between cro-magnon and neanderthalus, the ancient egipt(north vs south) , greece, the roman empire, the barbarian migrations( it's intresting that here the christianity starts its ascension, but that doesn't bring the peace), middle ages, and then the modern and contemporan conflicts. As you see, everyone dies in the fight for power, and no one can say that he is the hegemon
@alibeshjr combatants: Over fire: man vs. Neanderthal Egyptians: winged-dog (?) worshippers vs. sun worshippers Greeks: two kings over a single couple a Roman emperor who orders his troops to pillage and loot, and barbarians fight against the caesar, and Christ temporarily interrupts it. kings of the Medieval age dethrone each other by stealing a crown, and the third and final king accuses a girl of being a heretic after becoming a "pope". Flames burn his castle.
@Cryofax well not all religions do that, some of them are the sarch of the true of the purpose of their lives, by one or other means, but there are always people who try to do evil and as you say invent religions to assure themselves power and prestige...
I don't know if this could be considered anti-war cartoon. See I'm not saying it's pro-war cartoon. In my opinion it emphases visually the world's contradiction. In this case, it denounces the illusion of an ideal world, harmonious, pacific. Like Nietzsche's sentence: "All becoming is a guilty emancipation vis-a-vis the eternal being, it is an impiety for which there is only one payment: death."
I mean two different ideals: the racist KKK and the other guy from his group that defeated the KKK guy is perhaps a monarchist (this thing he said about looks like a crown)
Genghis killed these six Chinese warriors. The Aztecs do their usual human sacrifice, which was interrupted by the Spanish. Note the Aztec who runs away with his heart. The Spanish destroy the Aztec temple, which collapses on them. A king eats a piece of chicken meat, and a beggar (on a skateboard) plays a violin. the king stoops down and gets beheaded by a guilottine. The beggar skates away, as he has no legs, overjoyed at the overthrow of French monarchy, and the French Revolution begins.
Fixed:"It's not the belief in God that's wrond in this world(...)" Sincerely, I don't understand the relation between atheism and religious wars (Including here all miseries from religions) If you don't want to believe in God, do not believe. But just because an action is taken on behalf of something, doesn't mean that is blame of that something.
@lavideomania it's purpose I think is not to blame religion but to notice how dumb are the reasons we fight for, petroleum, religion, peeing on a wall...
(i mean, the king, not the girl (who took the crown) , became the pope, and this is only one king on the Greek part, while the other "king" is more of a revengeful general) The rise of Islam, disrupting a pilgrimage by a supposed hermit. It caused what was portrayed as the Crusades. the other Muslim warriors run, and... ...Genghis Khan appears. He sets up a yurt, while the Great Wall encroaches his land. He insults the Chinese warriors up the wall, who get killed by Genghis' men.
"Ignorance of the atheists"?! What?! The cartoon is just saying no matter how we justify/reason starting a war (religion, love, revolution, revenge, socialism, atheism, etc.), the result is the same: Everyone dies (and will be forgotten), and only grasshoppers continue living... This has nothing to do with atheism... It's an anti-war cartoon... (It's even in favor of atheism, if we note that many wars have been caused by religions...)
Oh my, nearly pissed in my pants.
Mr. Bozzetto is the thing"
It's not religion. It's not ideals. It's what people do when they find someone they don't agree with n.n
I love this animation...
I think that this is a very insightful little piece of work that I probably wouldn't have looked at if my World Civ professor hadn't assigned it to us to watch. In many ways I wish we could say that the end really does justify the means, but the unfortunate truth is that it doesn't. Every time something good is going on another person has to ruin it with their jealousy or selfishness. I swear, we just can't have anything nice in this world without someone having to mess it up.....
In an interview with Bruno Bozzetto stated something like "it too mankind millions of years to develop into an efficient killer, and it may take a million more to unlearn it." With visions like his, I feel we are on the right path.
what a beautiful trailer, grass keep growing.
world would be happier without this fool humanity. Just grasshoppers give happiness and live well. They survive luckyly :)
To be fair, Bozzetto does criticize EVERYBODY in this film, and not just people from one specific group.
The point he's trying to make here seems to be that war and killing are problems that have plagued mankind from the beginning, and that ANYONE is capable of it, regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender, political views, or time period.
Anyone agree with my analysis here?
I want to know more about Bruno Bozzetto! Gr3eat job!
How to sum up human's history in one short film!
outstanding masterpiece
The most intelligent comment I've ever read on CZcams. Really.
lo amo!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!
In fact it's just a kind of explanation for the entire history of wars. In my opinion the ilustrated scenes are: the fight between cro-magnon and neanderthalus, the ancient egipt(north vs south) , greece, the roman empire, the barbarian migrations( it's intresting that here the christianity starts its ascension, but that doesn't bring the peace), middle ages, and then the modern and contemporan conflicts. As you see, everyone dies in the fight for power, and no one can say that he is the hegemon
Actually, grasshoppers die too, and much faster then us.
how many wars are generated, only to think and be different...
@JunimMB2 Yeah, I saw that. I think those are grasshoppers, though.
This is all hand drawn, made years before Flash. I think it was made in 1990, definately early 90s.
graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaande
Anyone know if this film was created with Flash ?
@alibeshjr
combatants:
Over fire: man vs. Neanderthal
Egyptians: winged-dog (?) worshippers vs. sun worshippers
Greeks: two kings over a single couple
a Roman emperor who orders his troops to pillage and loot, and barbarians fight against the caesar, and Christ temporarily interrupts it.
kings of the Medieval age dethrone each other by stealing a crown, and the third and final king accuses a girl of being a heretic after becoming a "pope". Flames burn his castle.
Please, can anyone tell me what's the music from 6:14 to 6:17? I can't find it at all!
@Mastere83 "make love, not war"
@Cryofax well not all religions do that, some of them are the sarch of the true of the purpose of their lives, by one or other means, but there are always people who try to do evil and as you say invent religions to assure themselves power and prestige...
kinda cute idea. 1990 academy award nom. lost to nick parks, like many would
@ItalianStallone89
Let me guess. You're talking about Patriot "University", aren't you?
Does anyone see the birds making off in 8:22 ?
I don't know if this could be considered anti-war cartoon. See I'm not saying it's pro-war cartoon. In my opinion it emphases visually the world's contradiction. In this case, it denounces the illusion of an ideal world, harmonious, pacific. Like Nietzsche's sentence:
"All becoming is a guilty emancipation vis-a-vis the eternal being, it is an impiety for which there is only one payment: death."
did you saw grasshoppers at end fucking?? =D
oh
I mean two different ideals: the racist KKK and the other guy from his group that defeated the KKK guy is perhaps a monarchist (this thing he said about looks like a crown)
@erika0jay Too big to be grasshoppers =O...oh well...
Genghis killed these six Chinese warriors.
The Aztecs do their usual human sacrifice, which was interrupted by the Spanish. Note the Aztec who runs away with his heart. The Spanish destroy the Aztec temple, which collapses on them.
A king eats a piece of chicken meat, and a beggar (on a skateboard) plays a violin. the king stoops down and gets beheaded by a guilottine. The beggar skates away, as he has no legs, overjoyed at the overthrow of French monarchy, and the French Revolution begins.
Fixed:"It's not the belief in God that's wrond in this world(...)"
Sincerely, I don't understand the relation between atheism and religious wars (Including here all miseries from religions)
If you don't want to believe in God, do not believe.
But just because an action is taken on behalf of something, doesn't mean that is blame of that something.
@lavideomania it's purpose I think is not to blame religion but to notice how dumb are the reasons we fight for, petroleum, religion, peeing on a wall...
It's not religion that's wrong in this world, it's most people's tendency to ruin any good intentions with their greed and selfish interests.
(i mean, the king, not the girl (who took the crown) , became the pope, and this is only one king on the Greek part, while the other "king" is more of a revengeful general)
The rise of Islam, disrupting a pilgrimage by a supposed hermit. It caused what was portrayed as the Crusades. the other Muslim warriors run, and...
...Genghis Khan appears. He sets up a yurt, while the Great Wall encroaches his land. He insults the Chinese warriors up the wall, who get killed by Genghis' men.
@ItalianStallone89 Stop. You are making a fool out of yourself and all Italians in general.
"Ignorance of the atheists"?! What?!
The cartoon is just saying no matter how we justify/reason starting a war (religion, love, revolution, revenge, socialism, atheism, etc.), the result is the same: Everyone dies (and will be forgotten), and only grasshoppers continue living... This has nothing to do with atheism... It's an anti-war cartoon... (It's even in favor of atheism, if we note that many wars have been caused by religions...)