A History of Evil

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Animated Documentary-Mockumentary about Evil in western civilization from Ancient Greece to present day.

After all the comments I feel like some clarification is in order, but firstly, to you guys that liked it:

Thanks, you've made my day.

The film was intended to show what people have believed in and pointed to as evil throughout history. It was meant to get you to think about what evil really is. It is meant to show that when we get too obsessed with "evil" we might end up taking part in it ourselves.

One has to separate evil and human cruelty. Human cruelty is people not being nice to one another. Evil is soemthing else, it is something we have created, a word and a concept for things that are not acceptable. It is a label for things that we do not understand and dont want to understand.

But is evil really ever a complete explanation for anything?

A lot of bad deeds has been done in the name of good. The people that did them ment good, are they evil?


OK, and finally,
This video is not meant to:

-blame wester culture and people for all the "evil" in the world. I'm european, and thought that I better stick to my own history.
-blame religion for all the evil in the world.
-claim that God is dead. (It is simply a reference to the philosopher Nietzsche, look him up.)
-offend anyone, race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
-claim that Elvis was evil.
-be an exact and complete account of the actual events that has taken place throughout history.

This was a student project, hence the "unfinishedness" and abrupt ending. I ran out of time. I might update it later.

It was animated frame by frame in flash and composited and textured in AfterEffects.

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: January 30, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Author: omaggs2000

Length: 00:05:40
Rating: 4.46
Views: 1315887

Tags: animation art documentary short film evil stickmen history

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numbing numbered numerous Comments:
rismanpsykat (November 20, 2008 at 4:18 pm)
me too ... its too short :(((
rev115spikafrever (November 20, 2008 at 3:16 am)
Corrupt leaders using cameras to watch our every move?YIKES!!!
Can you say Big Brother?
bololaoa (November 19, 2008 at 12:31 am)
wow
thefluffychicken2 (November 18, 2008 at 3:58 pm)
Loved it! But wheres Michael Jackson
sharpenbullet3193 (November 18, 2008 at 7:55 am)
nice!
SoulsInChains (November 16, 2008 at 3:19 am)
Anyone have any idea what program was used to make this???

Awesome video by the way
NaturalBornPredator (November 15, 2008 at 6:06 am)
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NaturalBornPredator (November 15, 2008 at 6:05 am)
Only 2 scientific %100 facts>1.every living thing is decaying and dying2.for every action there is an equal yet opposite reaction.)THe opposite of this diverse, decaying, world of sorrow is ONE INFINITE CREATOR who wants to have a relationship with you so you can enjoy this life to the fullest.We face hard times, we all have loved ones die, but this world is ONLY A TEST!it is a SINGLE GRAIN of sand on a seashore compared to Eternity!Be sure to read your Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
screamwriter1 (November 15, 2008 at 1:51 am)
Great video but felt like it needs to be a lot longer. The last part as well. But nice style and flow to it. Very cool. ;)
johnsimps (November 13, 2008 at 3:26 pm)
absolutely fantastic. i'm a teacher of history and i just wish i could get the students half of that. great work.