Creepy
Strange movie, the music was perfect for it. I liked it.
Reviews for "Smile!"
Powerfully disturbing, commendably original
I was seriously impressed by the acutely constructed tone, seemed neo-oppressive with an industrial tinge. My feeling towards the tone echoes the already mentioned 1984 flavour, I think it's the futuristic vibe, the dystopian terror, very 1984/Brazil. In terms of the suggestions and idea's I perceived i'm unsure, my view of the postulation of the flash was having a pseudo baseless happiness being crammed down your throat, with the hypocrisy and corupt nature of our politions and U.S.A's (im assuming you're american) existence as a socio economic power it seems indeed happiness is instructed, ordered and for no true justification. I think it also critisizes how happiness is a baseless default, everyone's euphoric for no apparent reason. For it's poignant intellectual concerns and atmosphere this is definitely one of my favourite flashes.
This bit's really unneccessary but i still wish to write because i found the flash so engaging, happiness is definitely possible, i have it now, but finding your own happiness is vital, not just being satiated with an absurd force fed trite designed for the herd.
Are you the ghost of Orwell?
1984 is screamed by this movie. The smile theme was very good and the sad guy trying to smile did a good job of bringing me in to the movie. I really loved this flash, although the ending left me feeling alittle flat (they were robots... having sex) It just seemed to me to reduce the meaning of the rest of the movie. But maybe I am reading to far in to it. Every one should give this submission a good look.
err, okay
a professional piece of work but...
call me an idiot, call me a retard, call me anything you want but i watched it a couple of times and i still don't get it
simply wonderful. then the end rolls around...
exceptional animation and a good, compelling message as well. this short would undoubtedly be worthy of expanding past what noteriety newgrounds gan bring it if not for the ending. the simplicity of the plot allows the viewer to create thught branches and place himself within the story, as opposed to juggling information in order to establish coherence. the ending kills it. the "dance/orgy" of the judges jars you out of the mental place that the rest of the story had fought so hard to bring you into. it transforms this animation from being something that takes itself seriously into a simple web-toon. if the author feels a celebration is indeed necessary,(i do not) make it more subtle(handshaking and back-patting maybe?)and less like a discotec. overall though, excellent stuff.