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  • čas přidán 31. 12. 2023
  • A young man gets offered a job to stand in a square all day -- but his life passes by.
    FULL TIME is used with permission from Jon Ryan Sugimoto. Learn more at jonryan.tv.
    Michael Tucker is a skateboarder who has just graduated from college. While they're wondering what they're going to do for work, they're still going about their happy-go-lucky lives in New York, doing skate tricks in the park. Then Michael offered a job by a mysterious businessman, to stand in a square outside all day. Skeptical of the gig at first but happy to make some cash, Michael does his job and gets paid.
    Michael also gets the offer to continue, and he makes more money over time. The more money he makes, the more he sticks to the gig, and he doesn't leave the square, even when his friends tempt him to join them in skating or a woman entreats him to help when her purse is stolen. Michael is loyal to his job, even as life passes him by -- and the days begin adding up.
    Directed and written by Jon Ryan Sugimoto, this comedy has the gritty texture and look of a New York City film, with its natural light and mostly handheld camerawork. We're introduced to Michael as a free-spirited young man, indulging in the kind of loose, goofy conversation that bros have with their friends. At first, they talk about the weird things they would or would not do to make a living in a hilarious dialogue that sets up the film's resonant themes. But little do they know that Michael will get the strangest job of all.
    As the film's high-concept premise plays out, it becomes strangely like a fairy tale, as well as a wily metaphor for the way we get seduced into the daily grinds of adulthood. Part of the stylistic transition is accomplished with subtle, deft craftsmanship, from the almost abstract framings of the images to the gently eerie film score by Oliver Hill, all of which evoke a strange mental netherworld nestled in an unassuming reality. The world is happening around Michael, full of life and bustle, but all he does is stand there in his square and let it pass him by, lured by the promise of money and advancement that the businessman delivers when he decides Michael has done a good job.
    Actor Andrew Lutheran deftly portrays Michael with a goofy, youthful charm, one whose amiability easily comes under the sway of the businessman's money. Actor Iddo Goldberg is a cipher as Michael's employer, playing his boss with curt professionalism underlined by a sense of menace and startling flashes of intensity that scare Michael enough to keep him in line. That dangerous power, coupled with the promise of more money and a "promotion," is enough to keep Michael reeled in, loyal to his job even as his youth and spirit slowly ebb away.
    FULL TIME takes its high-concept premise to its logical end, in a scene that is both wistful and bleakly funny. Though the film is entertaining to watch, it's also thought-provoking, because it forces viewers to look at the trade-offs they've made to make a living in a fresh, albeit discomfiting light. It asks questions about what keeps us in boxes, the rules are we abiding by and the cost we pay for a sense of security that is sometimes an illusion at best. It also asks when we believe we earn the right to enjoy being alive -- and why we think we have to earn it in the first place.
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  • @DEMONKINGGAMING125
    @DEMONKINGGAMING125 Před 16 dny +1515

    Who is here after watching ABHI KA REVIEW

  • @turnerwright
    @turnerwright Před 5 měsíci +3592

    Probably the most accurate and most depressing moment came when he was so grateful to be "promoted" to a bigger square with a view of the bridge.

    • @eugenetswong
      @eugenetswong Před 5 měsíci +40

      You might be correct, because I was expecting some big reveal, like somebody judging for being materialistic or questioning his life choices.

    • @littlejonathorn6860
      @littlejonathorn6860 Před 5 měsíci +12

      I thought he was going to get promoted again to an even big box 📦 that is bigger than the two boxes combined.

    • @user-wm2kj7lc7w
      @user-wm2kj7lc7w Před 4 měsíci +24

      I mean, it was a pretty big square. You could even see the bridge from their! Nice breeze too

    • @Munt_digital
      @Munt_digital Před 4 měsíci +2

      😢

    • @JCF9000
      @JCF9000 Před 4 měsíci +17

      That's when I got the metaphor / what the film is about.

  • @Herbert-dy1uf
    @Herbert-dy1uf Před 5 měsíci +2553

    Profound movie. Simple but meaningful. Trading our best years for money at a meaningless job until we retire but are too old to do many things.

    • @MrKim-kv2vv
      @MrKim-kv2vv Před 5 měsíci +57

      It’s sad we spend 40~50 years working in either a meaningless or well paying job only to retire and realize we have maybe 20~30 years left (and government is raising retirement age as we live longer).
      🙋🏼

    • @qinelenleawatanabe2162
      @qinelenleawatanabe2162 Před 5 měsíci

      The reality of the majority
      Only the minority discover the ideals of doing what they love for money

    • @campbellzachc
      @campbellzachc Před 5 měsíci +41

      i found it short on explaining why everyone around him never aged. but good message. quitting my job tomorrow lol

    • @greg6924
      @greg6924 Před 4 měsíci +6

      ​@campbellzachc This was the only weakness in an otherwise excellent short film

    • @campbellzachc
      @campbellzachc Před 4 měsíci +6

      @@greg6924 brilliant observation

  • @dontlookatmyprofilephoto6669
    @dontlookatmyprofilephoto6669 Před 5 měsíci +1848

    I love how there's nothing more to the task. No subplot, nothing scary, cynical, or weird. It's just that: devoid of meaning. Really brings out the perspective.

    • @pinsongorga8466
      @pinsongorga8466 Před 5 měsíci +58

      I would think it’s the daily grind of life and working a job that holds no advancement.

    • @MrKim-kv2vv
      @MrKim-kv2vv Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@pinsongorga8466
      Great comparison 👍🏻

    • @yoinky
      @yoinky Před 5 měsíci +2

      ​@pinsongorga8466 really? How can you tell?

    • @RPRosen-ki2fk
      @RPRosen-ki2fk Před 5 měsíci +26

      @@pinsongorga8466 No advancement? Hell, he got a bigger square, a view and numerous raises.

    • @pinsongorga8466
      @pinsongorga8466 Před 5 měsíci +24

      @@RPRosen-ki2fk ~my comment is not specifically about the man in this Video. It is about the general working population working dead end jobs that do not have benefits, cost of living pay raises, acknowledgements, etc…

  • @qthemans
    @qthemans Před 5 měsíci +1605

    For a sec I thought he was gonna trade his watch for feet pics

    • @nickimillennium3748
      @nickimillennium3748 Před 3 měsíci +17

      I think the girl with the colorful hair thought so too, hence her apprehension, lol

    • @JLKDOOM
      @JLKDOOM Před 3 měsíci +8

      Hahahaha 😂 that is not what I was expecting but close. I thought he was gonna tell her about the podiatrist story from before lol

    • @shereemastern5893
      @shereemastern5893 Před 2 měsíci +1

      LMAO

    • @natureboytom
      @natureboytom Před 2 měsíci +2

      LOL… Me too 😂👍😂

    • @amazonseller-yf8vv
      @amazonseller-yf8vv Před měsícem +2

      Feet pics would've been more useful to him at this point 🤣🤣🤣

  • @julespetrikov
    @julespetrikov Před 5 měsíci +1272

    The way the boss' walking away is the best thing I've ever seen. Massive kudos to people who worked on this gem.

    • @marylevin9262
      @marylevin9262 Před 5 měsíci +15

      that was wonky 😅

    • @shakirasweet500
      @shakirasweet500 Před 4 měsíci +21

      I laughed every single time he did😂😂

    • @wiawaysb
      @wiawaysb Před 4 měsíci +19

      what is the significance of that i couldn't understand? it's a little over the top so i assumed it must've had a meaning but couldn't figure

    • @salierisneighbor9736
      @salierisneighbor9736 Před 4 měsíci +22

      ​@wiawaysb I'm guessing that the boss doesn't want to spend his them doing meaningless work and getting worn out by it and by the end of the short he has a whole lot less white hair because of it

    • @spray_cheese
      @spray_cheese Před 4 měsíci +32

      @@wiawaysb the boss didn’t age at all. While the employee did. I assume standing in the square has some sort of ability to pause the aging of the boss. Which is something I’d bet most people would pay someone else for if it were real.
      With that said he might have became an age addict and wastes zero time

  • @eyeofthastorm4731
    @eyeofthastorm4731 Před 3 měsíci +473

    I love the fact that this happens right after they graduate.

  • @giftmoeti4769
    @giftmoeti4769 Před 4 měsíci +340

    Noticed how the boss never aged? I'm guessing it's symbolic of how your job never really comes to an end, even after you retire there will always be someone else to take your place...

    • @shannonmc7090
      @shannonmc7090 Před 2 měsíci +8

      Whoa that’s deep. Thanks for that insight.

    • @torbahassadra4718
      @torbahassadra4718 Před měsícem +24

      I think this is more about selling time. You sell yours so the boss doesn't have to spend his.

    • @sharkdentures3247
      @sharkdentures3247 Před měsícem +3

      I half a more "Twilight Zone-y" thing there. Like the boss to be revealed as the Devil (or something), fooling the man into giving up his entire life & all the experiences and good he COULD have done.
      Or something like that.
      But leaving it more "flat & unexplained", probably makes it more impactful.

    • @maff_
      @maff_ Před měsícem +8

      The boss is industry personified. Hence his robotic walk that’s almost a caricature, how he speeds off to the next task. Industry never ages or stops; the corporation never ages. Its people age

    • @blue_boy_
      @blue_boy_ Před měsícem +5

      I thought it meant the company continues even if you don't

  • @MrSoldiersideBR
    @MrSoldiersideBR Před 4 měsíci +669

    I can definitely see another POV to this story: A man, sitting inside a room in one of the buildings, looking outside.
    He does nothing but watch the "full-time man". And right at the end, we see it's just an empty room, and he's also inside a square.

  • @stoneman29646
    @stoneman29646 Před 5 měsíci +438

    And just like real life for most, when he retired there was no fanfare or party. The boss just accepted his resignation and walked away. He’ll have someone else standing in the square the next day.

  • @jairabottega7287
    @jairabottega7287 Před 5 měsíci +928

    The boss dressing up as a clown at home opens up space for interpretations and subtly hints at the sacrifices we make, often giving up valuable aspects of our lives for work. I think it shows that people have two sides: their serious work self and their true, fun side that's kept private. Just like the main character who returns to skateboarding, the boss in a clown costume suggests that even those in power may be forsaking their genuine passions. It's a reminder that there's more to everyone than what we see and that in the pursuit of success, we might be letting go of things that truly matter to us.

    • @user-en4mz1gj1e
      @user-en4mz1gj1e Před 5 měsíci +35

      as he looked in the window the clown was a reflection of himself , it's simple , no need to read too much into it ,

    • @eugenetswong
      @eugenetswong Před 5 měsíci +40

      I got the impression at first that boss was a mildly evil task master, but after seeing him with that thing on his beard, I wondered if that was grey hair or a bit of makeup. That gave me the impression that he was just doing what he had to.
      It's weird that 1 person aged, but not the other...even though the scenery didn't appear to change. I got the impression that the people of the world didn't change.
      I'd love for the creator to chime in.

    • @christopherleveck6835
      @christopherleveck6835 Před 5 měsíci +23

      ​@@eugenetswongthat's because ANYONE could be the boss. And probably over the years there were a lot of them.

    • @crabcrab1
      @crabcrab1 Před 5 měsíci +4

      well maybe it's his job

    • @mikejackson2228
      @mikejackson2228 Před 5 měsíci +6

      It's just like any customer service but with better pay.

  • @CraigPage85
    @CraigPage85 Před 4 měsíci +307

    Brilliant. As someone currently involved in a 9 - 5 office grind and dreaming of more creative pursuits, this was one hell of a watch.

    • @tsuobachi
      @tsuobachi Před 4 měsíci +20

      Dude, I know it's hard after a long day of work to get home and use some of your few precious hours to do something creative, but I assure you it can work out. The dream is worth it. It's never too late to turn things around but you have to put in some time every day.

    • @Glanzfellchen
      @Glanzfellchen Před 4 měsíci +1

      You're an inspiration.

    • @bryanpacheco3058
      @bryanpacheco3058 Před 3 měsíci +3

      De 9 a 5. Presumidos. En Latinoamérica es de 6 a 5.

    • @cristiangarciamunoz9980
      @cristiangarciamunoz9980 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@bryanpacheco3058será en tu caso, yo trabajo de 6 a 14 o de 7 a 15 y los sábados de 6 a 13.

    • @red.owls1
      @red.owls1 Před měsícem

      ​@@tsuobachi you can think as much as you like that you can individually get out of slavery. But only together we are a force. Capitalism is misanthropic. communism or barbarism. There are no other ways.

  • @AtomicPunk23
    @AtomicPunk23 Před 3 měsíci +74

    I love how he appreciates the bigger square even though it sucks just as bad. I've worked in the same size cube for 20 years and, sadly, would probably react the same way to a bigger one.

  • @aminrezaie6372
    @aminrezaie6372 Před měsícem +15

    It's so amazing that he didn't pay money for the skateboard but he gave his watch showing the importance of time😊

    • @itsaboutmovie4652
      @itsaboutmovie4652 Před 14 dny

      😮 good observation

    • @asifah30
      @asifah30 Před 12 dny

      I think it makes more sense to give his watch than money becuase it was his watch at which he was looking for everyday for 5:30 over the years and at the end it worth just nothing.

  • @grubkillerjc7137
    @grubkillerjc7137 Před 5 měsíci +297

    This came in the exact moment... I need to get out of this Square and live as i always wanted 😢

    • @MrKim-kv2vv
      @MrKim-kv2vv Před 5 měsíci +27

      Hell, I’m 70 and still stuck in my square.
      Do what you need now before old age sets in (sooner than expected).😢
      🙋🏼

    • @draig8259
      @draig8259 Před 5 měsíci +12

      Same man, same. This will be the year for both of us.

    • @eugenetswong
      @eugenetswong Před 5 měsíci +13

      Me, too. I've been studying a 6 month Coursera course for over a year. I'm almost done.
      Let's achieve something this year.

    • @jasonmoquin
      @jasonmoquin Před 5 měsíci +17

      There is no square. You make your choices and either stay within the confines of the restrictions of those choices, either happily or unhappily, or make new ones and change your life. People tend to start blaming other things, like other people or “the system” when we’ve chosen to be powerless. We’re not.

    • @VRaj1
      @VRaj1 Před 5 měsíci +4

      No matter what you do, you will always be in a square... no way out. :-)
      (that's another perspective)

  • @Jeg08.
    @Jeg08. Před 4 měsíci +75

    The moral of the story is don't let work get in the way of your passion and life. I think

  • @RPRosen-ki2fk
    @RPRosen-ki2fk Před 5 měsíci +235

    Sometimes you have to judge a Omeleto film by the viewer comment section. I'd say by that measure this was one hell of a good film. Props to the writer and director of this film ... WELL DONE.

    • @dougaltolan3017
      @dougaltolan3017 Před 5 měsíci +6

      Yup.
      It's like what is good art?
      Good art is what gets people talking whether you like it or not.

    • @JustANeutralThinker
      @JustANeutralThinker Před 4 měsíci +3

      ​​@@dougaltolan3017not about liking or disliking,
      It's more about the understanding, questioning or the depth it added in your thinking

    • @SF-fb6lv
      @SF-fb6lv Před 4 měsíci

      I would never subscribe to that metric. For me 'good art' is sincere art; the poorly-executed scrawls of a child done over the course of hours or days qualifies. There's all kinds of art 'lots of people like', that I don't like.@@dougaltolan3017

  • @YouNeverKnowWhoIsWatching
    @YouNeverKnowWhoIsWatching Před 4 měsíci +103

    This resonated with me on so many levels. Redundant, unfulfilling job. Working for a clown. Feeling dismissed and underappreciated. Wasting my life away at a job that has no meaning and watching others live life. LIFE!

    • @KO-eb5zw
      @KO-eb5zw Před 3 měsíci +13

      Walk away from the clowns, the sideshows, the circus!!! Don’t let anybody put you in a box. Dare to be different, be the glitch in the matrix. Imagine if we all did this…

  • @AjayAppaden
    @AjayAppaden Před 4 měsíci +53

    I've been unemployed for over a year now and have been beating myself up for quitting a very toxic workplace and not being 'productive' by getting another job done then. This film is bittersweet and changes the perspective of the rat-race to that what a lot of our corporate jobs really do to us, make us idle away our time.

  • @Jason-33W
    @Jason-33W Před 4 měsíci +39

    This is supposed to be about people working meaningless job their entire life and not actually enjoying life. All for money and by the time you are old and retire, you don't have the strength or health to do what you always wanted to do. Get out. Live life now.

  • @mitseraffej5812
    @mitseraffej5812 Před 5 měsíci +77

    Not so different from me, I’ve sat my arse in the front of airplanes for over forty years now as my life passed me by. And I too was pleased when I got a bigger airplane to sit in, for about a month!
    It was not skateboarding that I gave up but all the surf trips to Indonesia that I didn’t go on because I was busy sitting in an airplane, which has little more intrinsic value than standing in a square.

  • @LadyDi0514
    @LadyDi0514 Před 5 měsíci +36

    So well done- when I noticed some gray hair at the temples of the kid in the middle of the movie, I simply thought the actor was older than the part he was playing. Now I realize that was a nice touch - to which I was completely oblivious!!! Thanks for an entertaining short film!!!

  • @TheClownfight
    @TheClownfight Před 4 měsíci +31

    I want to make this a part of my new hire training. Show every kid coming out of college this, and then office space. I used to show office space in training on Fridays to lighten the load. But I remind them this is closer to a documentary than a comedy

  • @thebigdog2295
    @thebigdog2295 Před 5 měsíci +54

    The moral i take from this story. Don't let your life pass you by. He made a lot of money. But you can't take money with you. Live your life to the fullest you can. And if you live it right, you will leave behind you things that are priceless. He could have skateboarded to work every day, but he didn't. So he lost his ability, and couldn't skateboard when he retired. Don't become just another cog in the machine. Live, Love, and act like every day is your last. Because it might be!

    • @millennialodyssey5956
      @millennialodyssey5956 Před 5 měsíci +7

      I agree! He could have skate boarded when he was off work too but he didn't. Working has never taken over my life. Even when I worked a 4:00pm-11:00pm job I still made time with my friends, went out on the weekends, took time off for family fun or vacation.

  • @atlanciaza
    @atlanciaza Před 5 měsíci +66

    This is life for every working class member of society, we just don't realize it until someone shows us.

  • @Unknown4935
    @Unknown4935 Před 4 měsíci +19

    That's what American work culture is like for so many. This one really hit home for me.

  • @user-pv3be5og1u
    @user-pv3be5og1u Před 5 měsíci +61

    Yes this is life. We give up things for money when we have jobs.

    • @racheeerach
      @racheeerach Před 5 měsíci +9

      And standing in that square was a great paying job to begin with. I’ve worked since I was 14 years old, and I still don’t make $72,000/yr. In real life you gotta eat and pay your bills, and some of us stand in that square for a lot less because we have to. Dude got a pretty great gig straight out of school if you ask me.

    • @johndinner4418
      @johndinner4418 Před 5 měsíci

      @@racheeerach How did the dude last without supplies that long? Dude must have been very skilled to get the gig.

    • @Cinder5195
      @Cinder5195 Před měsícem

      ​@@johndinner4418 By going home after the shift. He didn't live there.

  • @annamariesantillan9196
    @annamariesantillan9196 Před 4 měsíci +31

    Staying inside the box whilst trying hard to think outside the box, the metaphor of life. Full Time is an insightful short film that conveys lost time. Hats off to John Ryan Sugimoto

  • @peterjohn8625
    @peterjohn8625 Před 5 měsíci +58

    2:48 The way that guy walked away had me laughing for some reason lol.

    • @gemstar7286
      @gemstar7286 Před 5 měsíci +12

      He never ages either which is weird, i thought he was a robot or alien . I'm still trying to figure out this whole plot .

    • @chellb95
      @chellb95 Před 5 měsíci +4

      lol I thought I was crazy for laughing at the way he walked off

    • @peterjohn8625
      @peterjohn8625 Před 5 měsíci

      @@gemstar7286 Yeah, I tried looking for another review but there wasn't one on YT.

    • @vighnesh1768
      @vighnesh1768 Před 5 měsíci +24

      ​@@gemstar7286I think guy is representing corporation which doesn't age fast.

    • @tobe-you-tube6612
      @tobe-you-tube6612 Před 5 měsíci +3

      The time goes by very fast in this square.

  • @fredichini3
    @fredichini3 Před 4 měsíci +29

    I like this short film. It really captures the essence of most jobs where your work really isn't important and quite frankly wastes the most valuable time in your life. And after years and years of loyalty and dedication, the most you could hope for is maybe an hour or two of partying with your old co-workers for your retirement party. Life will pass you buy as you stand in your square and friends will fade away. Go live life as much as you can while you still can.

    • @richardnieto8525
      @richardnieto8525 Před 3 měsíci

      No me quedo muy claro por qué el joven se ve más viejo que el jefe y el jefe sigue igual a que hace referencia esto ???

  • @nahedkhairy9804
    @nahedkhairy9804 Před 5 měsíci +32

    heartbreaking, very well acted. outstanding resemblance between all the generations

  • @teyanei20
    @teyanei20 Před 4 měsíci +21

    Oh, my heart is sobbing. I know how that feels. Heartbreaking! He stayed in that box like a prisoner. Poor guy. 😢

  • @qasimansari6468
    @qasimansari6468 Před 16 dny +81

    Who is here after abhi ka review 😅😅😩😩😩

  • @DocuFlow
    @DocuFlow Před 5 měsíci +116

    That's us, wage slaves working for clowns. All too soon we're old. Nicely told.

    • @MrKim-kv2vv
      @MrKim-kv2vv Před 5 měsíci +11

      What a short, super accurate description 👍🏻

  • @samuelikonallaholokpo9063
    @samuelikonallaholokpo9063 Před 4 měsíci +12

    You have not truly watched Omeleto if you didn't visit the comments section. Another banger, as we will say in Nigeria.

  • @draig8259
    @draig8259 Před 5 měsíci +40

    Thank you and fantastic work to Mr. Sugimoto. I truly needed to see this film at thie moment, to force me to take stock of what my life has become and push me to make the decisions I know I have to in order to improve it.

  • @becsterbrisbane6275
    @becsterbrisbane6275 Před 5 měsíci +84

    As a corporate pen-pusher I hated this so much. Thankfully, my workplace provides 4 weeks holiday a year (this is a mandate in Australia) , with an option of 'purchasing' up to an extra 4 weeks annually. We also have long service leave every 10 years (mine's only 2 years away!) where we get 3 months paid leave. But yeah, even now, I take a holiday usually twice a year, and our managers actually encourage it!

    • @user-McGiver
      @user-McGiver Před 5 měsíci +51

      nice square... enjoy it!...

    • @catweasle5737
      @catweasle5737 Před 4 měsíci +8

      Hey Bec. I'm in Tassie. It's great to have the Aussie perks compared to some of so called greatest countries. Don't forget the leave loading. 🙂

    • @marcosviniciuslima7230
      @marcosviniciuslima7230 Před 4 měsíci +6

      Looks like a beautiful square...i hope you have fun

    • @peterlenza8320
      @peterlenza8320 Před 4 měsíci +7

      If y'all are saying square negatively, which maybe you aren't, how do you propose 7+ billion people make a living if not finding a job?

    • @LadyDi0514
      @LadyDi0514 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@peterlenza8320 my take is that it’s meant in a snarky way, as well. If so, gotta be some Gen Z’s living in mom and dad’s basement.

  • @DubDubDubdotDubdotCo
    @DubDubDubdotDubdotCo Před 4 měsíci +4

    Andrew Lutheran played the role of Michael so beautifully. There was something tragic about him, so naive and authentic, simple yet rich. Looking forward to seeing him in more roles. Well done all.

  • @bamrainey
    @bamrainey Před 5 měsíci +20

    Brought me to tears. Brilliant. One of my favorites.

  • @robertbennett848
    @robertbennett848 Před 4 měsíci +41

    So why couldn't he go skateboarding after work?

    • @user-kc8sk2vr7w
      @user-kc8sk2vr7w Před měsícem +6

      Full time job

    • @MrArthoz
      @MrArthoz Před měsícem +9

      Maybe because this video was made from the perspective of someone who never had full time job.

    • @harshgada1572
      @harshgada1572 Před měsícem +1

      Bro it's a metaphor

    • @asdfadfafsdfa
      @asdfadfafsdfa Před měsícem +6

      Work takes up all of your room and energy

    • @BloodyMoon1
      @BloodyMoon1 Před měsícem +4

      I work 10 to 12 hour days and can still get in a little time for hobbies. I get the message they want to get across, but it wasn't done super well, lol.

  • @Dayvit78
    @Dayvit78 Před 5 měsíci +128

    The thought experiment I used to ask people was "how much would it take for you to work at a job where your job is to sit at a computer and press the R button repeatedly, 8 hours/day, 50 weeks/year?" How long would you last? Would you go insane? I don't even think for a million dollars anyone would be able to survive with their sanity. At least the guy in this film got to people watch all day! But still soul sucking.

    • @Silks-
      @Silks- Před 5 měsíci +20

      you should’ve added the caveat that if they refuse the job, they become homeless. I can only imagine it would vastly reduce their lowest wage

    • @meerathegreyhound1044
      @meerathegreyhound1044 Před 5 měsíci +9

      I could work it an entire year. Save up the money and follow a passion with the money I saved. Some jobs are just means to an end.

    • @dougaltolan3017
      @dougaltolan3017 Před 5 měsíci +15

      There are many jobs that are little more than that. Have you seen production line work?
      I could manage that easy.

    • @Silks-
      @Silks- Před 5 měsíci +5

      @@dougaltolan3017 exactly. If I’m allowed to listen to audible or podcasts it’s a piece of piss. Just zone out

    • @bullno1
      @bullno1 Před 4 měsíci +3

      I'd automate that job lol

  • @SagarDhami-uz5cy
    @SagarDhami-uz5cy Před 16 dny +4

    Abhi ka review>> ❤

  • @kaleidojess
    @kaleidojess Před 4 měsíci +6

    This is one of my favourite short movies. It's simple but well done.

  • @ruffrider2626
    @ruffrider2626 Před 5 měsíci +18

    Feels like life every day. Thanks for sharing this. Nailed it. Good job!

  • @johnnysupertramp1090
    @johnnysupertramp1090 Před 4 měsíci +4

    This movie is so strangely real. I am 60 years old and I still skateboard, but I gave up a meaningless life doing other people's bidding for money years ago. I am a free spirit, who was once trapped in the rat race of nothingness. Now, I live out of my VW bus surfing, skating, and doing only my own hearts desire. Terrific film!

  • @noufohere1663
    @noufohere1663 Před 4 měsíci +4

    One of the best Short I have seen in my entire Life! Thank U!

  • @joedane6987
    @joedane6987 Před 4 měsíci +13

    Loved it 😊
    Especially the scene with the woman asking for help and him not helping because he had to stay in his square got me thinking. She was saying something like "you could help, but you don't" and I'm wondering what i give priority to instead of actually helping someone that i could help if I'd get outside my (mental) square...

    • @ysetiadji
      @ysetiadji Před měsícem +1

      Lots of incidents happenned where employees trying to help people in need, but end up getting fired by their employer.

  • @SneakersMagee
    @SneakersMagee Před 5 měsíci +44

    A nice take on how soul-sucking jobs force you to trade your time in exchange for money. Time is the only true asset we have, spend it wisely.

    • @gemstar7286
      @gemstar7286 Před 5 měsíci +2

      I was shocked to see he'd aged an old man , by standing in a square on the floor for all those years for just money . it isn't worth it . And what's with the guy and the clown persona , and he never gets old .

    • @pinsongorga8466
      @pinsongorga8466 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@gemstar7286 but he has gotten older. @12:26 you see the undyed patched. Dyed hair is a cover for aging in a world that values youth.

    • @MrKim-kv2vv
      @MrKim-kv2vv Před 5 měsíci

      @@gemstar7286
      Yea, I kinda thought the writers would have use a “spinning” effect to simulate time passing.

    • @MrKim-kv2vv
      @MrKim-kv2vv Před 5 měsíci

      @@pinsongorga8466
      My thought was leftover clown makeup. Your interpretation makes more sense.
      🙋🏼

    • @gemstar7286
      @gemstar7286 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@pinsongorga8466 His face still looks exactly the same, there's no wrinkles. Whereas the other guy has become wrinkled and very old.

  • @theodery2712
    @theodery2712 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Mind-blowing commentary on how some people get sucked in working for clowns, locked into the mundane corporate mindset the wastes your life, regardless of the pay. Beautiful, your mind is blown when the old man's face comes onscreen ( longest time jump since 2001 space odessey! ) and great ending the old man falling,and the quick cut.

  • @safesafari4806
    @safesafari4806 Před 4 měsíci +11

    This is why it's important to do what u love and do what you want, at all costs

    • @maxpayne930
      @maxpayne930 Před 3 měsíci

      Sure until bill,s come and then THEY trow u out of they house if u pay tax(rent) it,s not your,s.
      U will own nothing and be happy abut it

  • @LifeinDigitalFilms
    @LifeinDigitalFilms Před 4 měsíci +4

    Well done! It’s amazing how such a simple concept can deliver such a powerful message. Filmmaking / storytelling at its best.

  • @Catherinzsl
    @Catherinzsl Před 5 měsíci +17

    Brilliant choice to ring in the new year, Omeleto. 🔲🥳💃

  • @xioux24
    @xioux24 Před 5 měsíci +15

    a true parable of life...we all exchange hours for dollars. live life while you can!!!

  • @jonryanisdead
    @jonryanisdead Před 4 měsíci +8

    Creator here; I love seeing peoples reactions to this film but mostly the speculation on why the man doesn’t age. There definitely is an explanation to it all but for now I love seeing what everyone thinks. I’ll come back with the explanation at about 100k views. For now keep the theories comin!

  • @bossahmed4085
    @bossahmed4085 Před měsícem

    My life summed up nicely in 15mins. Brilliant short movie, powerful and so meaningful. Trading time for a meaningless job, how many of are stuck in such a position? And, before we realise, we have already lost our best years.

  • @ladahealer
    @ladahealer Před 4 měsíci +7

    This movie is a gem. Simple, yet powerful! Thanks

  • @wesleydrake8472
    @wesleydrake8472 Před 4 měsíci +9

    This sent tears rolling down my face. I promised my younger self 30+ years ago to NEVER stop skating. While I still have several boards and get one out occasionally, this reminded me of how "life" too often gets in the way of the things that bring us true happiness. Of course, it's a balancing act; but make sure it doesn't get out of balance. Neal Unger is truly inspirational. Thanks for this, Omeleto!!!

  • @forgivenn1
    @forgivenn1 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Such a brilliant analogy with so much truth.

  • @user-xt1ij8qn8k
    @user-xt1ij8qn8k Před 4 měsíci +2

    Love it, and totally fell in love with the characters!! Great work all around on this film.

  • @shruti3746
    @shruti3746 Před 5 měsíci +16

    This looks like my life from past 5 years..

    • @MrKim-kv2vv
      @MrKim-kv2vv Před 5 měsíci +1

      Seems to me you are just starting in the works world. If so, you’re still young and should be making your life goal decisions now. You’ll either work for someone or work for yourself, you’ll still need to work 40 more years and continue to get older.
      🙋🏼

  • @amandatyler4324
    @amandatyler4324 Před 4 měsíci +12

    Oh man if this isn’t the most accurate summary of life I don’t know what is. Pretty depressing… ☹️
    Such a compelling movie, loved it!

  • @AnimeCruizer
    @AnimeCruizer Před 5 měsíci +15

    Be happy with small things is what this feels like...
    He lived his whole life in a small box for high return of money, but never actually experienced anything fun. For all that he earned I wouldn't call his life satisfying or fulfilling. So I would rather earn less and have a fulfilling life.

    • @MrKim-kv2vv
      @MrKim-kv2vv Před 5 měsíci +5

      A lot could depend on what he did after work 🤷🏼

    • @justingary5322
      @justingary5322 Před 2 měsíci

      @@MrKim-kv2vv Exactly maybe he had fun as an old man

    • @Millticker
      @Millticker Před měsícem

      @@justingary5322 yeah but for a lot of people you can't do much, your mind gets foggier, new things seem harder, you're a lot less physically capable

  • @vikrammistry8525
    @vikrammistry8525 Před 14 dny +1

    @ 4:22 It flet like some kind of invisible wall of separation between him & them.
    Dude who was working:
    'i'm working' than one of his friends :
    "is even anyone watching you?"
    That Literally blew my mind away.

  • @jansleyreal
    @jansleyreal Před 3 měsíci +2

    Wow this made me cry. So many people sacrifice the best years of their life for a future that’s not even guaranteed.

  • @kate-hy
    @kate-hy Před 4 měsíci +3

    kudos, so very glad that I stayed true to myself ... coming and going from contract work to do the things I enjoy!
    There is only one life, live it now!

  • @palak22
    @palak22 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Finally, someone decided to make a film on today's work life. Amazing acting and direction.
    It highlights all the meaningless jobs people work just to trade their time on Earth for money.

  • @darthgamer9468
    @darthgamer9468 Před měsícem

    This is a truly moving film with a great message!

  • @vaibhavghode7408
    @vaibhavghode7408 Před 16 dny +38

    Who all from abhi ka review recommendation😅

  • @orlanoso9178
    @orlanoso9178 Před 4 měsíci +6

    I do understand the message of this film, but the reality is that he was not working 24/7...after his 8 hrs shift, he has his life back...whatever he did with that time WAS A CHOICE.

    • @13buthead
      @13buthead Před měsícem

      yea, it was not that bad.

  • @WorldsNotFound
    @WorldsNotFound Před 4 měsíci +3

    there's never been an omeleto movie that i didn't find enjoyable, you guys kill it every time

  • @ringtonebeats7352
    @ringtonebeats7352 Před 16 dny +7

    I know you are here after" ABHI KA REVIEW " 😅😅

  • @johnnysaysgo
    @johnnysaysgo Před měsícem

    You guys nailed this, thank you for making this

  • @ridelifenz
    @ridelifenz Před 4 měsíci +5

    This is brilliantly simple, trading your time on earth for money. Love the way he gave away his corporate watch for the one thing he loved..a skateboard. This should be played in schools 😂

  • @Mohsen_abdullah0
    @Mohsen_abdullah0 Před 5 měsíci +7

    Love these short movies

    • @eugenetswong
      @eugenetswong Před 5 měsíci +2

      I like this, because it encourages us to think without being pretentious.

  • @coltzee8661
    @coltzee8661 Před měsícem

    This goes so deep. Wow! Great clip. My new fave 100%.

  • @katherinehenley2008
    @katherinehenley2008 Před 2 měsíci +2

    This deserves a thousand thumbs up. So true

  • @bibolehabib
    @bibolehabib Před 4 měsíci +3

    A nice mix of absurdity, poetry and great phylisophic reflexions !

  • @jameslookstwice
    @jameslookstwice Před 5 měsíci +4

    The injury at the end.😁I liked this very much.Tells a great story and makes you think.Choices.Well, done.Impressed❤

    • @racheeerach
      @racheeerach Před 5 měsíci +2

      I have to be honest. I was worried he would hurt himself on the skateboard and not have insurance to go to the hospital since he just left his job.

    • @jameslookstwice
      @jameslookstwice Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@racheeerach 😄😄😄Love it.❤️

  • @Ruundas
    @Ruundas Před měsícem

    Great Shortmovie. Brillant. I'm amazed and thrilled

  • @juliaconnell
    @juliaconnell Před 5 měsíci +9

    brilliant. poignant. glad I learnt this lesson years ago. bravo to all involved - thank you

    • @Elbereth42
      @Elbereth42 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Now you need to learn to stop hoarding.

    • @juliaconnell
      @juliaconnell Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@Elbereth42 wtf??

  • @AndresMartinez-zo5lk
    @AndresMartinez-zo5lk Před 4 měsíci +5

    I think the reason the boss or nothing really aged or changed was because nothing really changes. People or most of us will be hamsters in the wheel so no matter what day, month or year it is, it will always be the same with no change. Our children take over after we are gone

  • @mec1
    @mec1 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Michael Tucker is a loyal square-sitter like many of us!

  • @iMasterMechanics_1
    @iMasterMechanics_1 Před měsícem

    very deep film, im sure it will go over many heads but great work on this one ...its so true

  • @bobreminick4699
    @bobreminick4699 Před 2 měsíci +2

    "Full Time" really resonated for me .... I forced myself to retire, almost a year & a half ago ... I chose to retire, in spite of the (sort of) 'good' money, my extensive experience, & my 'value' to my increasingly younger employers (they protested), & my co-workers .... 48 years w/ fairly good career, lucky me ... even though the best parts were over 20 years ago .... for most of us, there are always trade-offs ... obvious sacrifices, working in boxes ... & I'm still blessed w/ some of my creative, personal pursuits, the few of which I just never let go ... but my remaining abilities, my remaining health, my remaining friends & family ... just not a lot to work w/ anymore ... life is full of choices ... but staying young & relatively carefree, is not really an option ... time waits for no one ... if you must work in a box, try your best to get a good one ... good luck

  • @Ivy_sunflowa
    @Ivy_sunflowa Před 4 měsíci +3

    He noticed at the same time I noticed that he was the only one aging. Look at how much of his life he let wither away and all he wanted was the small things in life 😢 reality is, we are doing more working to live than actual living. This was great, I love it here

  • @aaliyahabdul-haqq1133
    @aaliyahabdul-haqq1133 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Bruh I almost cried when he fell off the skateboard near the end.

  • @AnthonyJamesMusician
    @AnthonyJamesMusician Před 4 měsíci

    So deep in so many ways. That hit me in my feels...

  • @PraveenKamboj_Bablu
    @PraveenKamboj_Bablu Před měsícem

    Absolutely brilliant! 👏🏻

  • @karenrichard1758
    @karenrichard1758 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Very scary to me personally. I am closing in on retirement and other than my kids, I have accomplished nothing and now only work to survive, especially now in this new horrible world. Good little movie though, but sad.

    • @GaryM-algorth
      @GaryM-algorth Před 3 měsíci

      I have recently retired. I am very grateful not to have to put up with the hellscape that is now corporate America or even a basic job. Take time to enjoy the simple things and your family. Many people get all or pass away before they are ever able to enjoy retirement.

  • @meka1896
    @meka1896 Před 5 měsíci +21

    Good film. I just want to know how he got so old while everyone still looked young. Or perhaps it's the expression of life called: the trade off; where one gives in order to get.
    In this case, he gave up his youth and experiences of life in order to get the bag: money, only to find out he couldn't do anything with it once he got it. Kind a like a 30 year 9-5 job only to not know what to do with it when one retires.
    Moral of the story. Live LIFE😂

    • @turnerwright
      @turnerwright Před 5 měsíci +9

      I believe it's because it doesn't matter how old you get at a job, there will always be a younger manager telling you what to do.

    • @MrKim-kv2vv
      @MrKim-kv2vv Před 5 měsíci

      @@turnerwright
      Unless one works their way up to management 🤷🏼

  • @wstrwld8499
    @wstrwld8499 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Great movie, definitely one of my favorites on this channel! 🥳

  • @letsbehonest4221
    @letsbehonest4221 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I work a job that requires me to stand in the same spot for the most part of 8-10 hours a day... after a while, it's extremely painful on the feet...

  • @anilachar323
    @anilachar323 Před 5 měsíci +16

    Work - Life Balance, people.
    If you can afford it.
    (Love the office cubicle being abstracted to a square on a public plaza.)

    • @dougaltolan3017
      @dougaltolan3017 Před 5 měsíci

      Life is free, what's to afford? Work?

    • @syedalthamish1304
      @syedalthamish1304 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@dougaltolan3017 life is free, true. But a comfortable life isn't

  • @YosefTesfaye10
    @YosefTesfaye10 Před měsícem

    This is such a beautiful teaching short movie makes u think twice about everything

  • @giovanna9794
    @giovanna9794 Před měsícem +1

    The end had me sobbing 😭, like this was such a good representation of how our jobs drain us and we do it all for the pay. How we miss all the years that pass us by, along with the fun opportunities we pass on, and its just sad how thats what we're wired to do.

  • @lockaltube
    @lockaltube Před měsícem +5

    $2000 per day? Can I stay instead of him?

  • @riyachoudhary7391
    @riyachoudhary7391 Před 16 dny +8

    Thank you Abhi ka review channel❤️

  • @seattlered3018
    @seattlered3018 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Amazing short film. 😊

  • @margkropf5541
    @margkropf5541 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Extremely sad but thought provoking. This old lady enjoyed it, although enjoyed is not perhaps the right word.

  • @monikakumari6020
    @monikakumari6020 Před 16 dny +4

    Me after Watching Abhi ka Review Recommendation 😁😅