Monday, 13 April 2020

Love, Death & Robots

This is an anthology of short clips that are usually very profound. They are made in a variety of ways, from live action and cartoons to animation and stop-motion. Most of them were under 10 minutes long, and yet managed to convey a very strong message and a lot of feelings.

There are 18 episodes and my top five favourites (and short youtube clips to introduce them) in no specific order are:

When the Yogurt Took Over

Pretty self-explanatory. Sentient yogurt ends up ruling the world.

Alternate Histories
A museum shares its most requested alternate history simulation: what if Hitler had died before he led Germany? Several "possible" death scenarios follow.

Good Hunting
If Avatar was dark and not for children. That was the vibe I got from this story. It's so very dark and also sad, but hauntingly beautiful as well. How rich people ruin the world and how it fights back.

Three Robots
After the apocalypse. All the people are gone and only robots remain. Two robots go with a tour guide through a ruined city.

Beyond the Aquila Rift
Very Mass Effect-y. I got such extreme Mass Effect vibes from this that I'm not sure if that's the only reason I like it or not. The general story is quite common and has been done before, but this is so well-made. 

All of the episodes are so worth a watch, and it was very hard to pick out five favourites. I liked all of them for different reasons. You can watch all of them in less than a day. It's all on Netflix. Go.

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