I'm thinking it's the juxtaposition that really makes it hit. We see these adorable animated penguins in such a horrific situation and it makes it hit different. Also it hits even harder when you watch the full thing; it's frankly brilliant.
@@worndown8280 Yup, it's a real film. It's called Penguin Memories: Shiwase Monogatari. Pretty sure it's floating around on YT somewhere, fully subbed.
Holy shit. At first I was laughing, at how silly these cute characters are in the setting of war, but ... Stuff got really serious and dark, fast. I was not expecting to cry at the end of this. This is impressive. I need to see the rest of this.
This video truly demonstrates the horrors of war in a way that no other anti-war videos could. Thank you for uploading this emotional video, I'm in tears.
It was actually made in the 1980s, it's a Japanese film called Penguin Memories: Shiwase Monogatari. It was funded by Suntory as an elaborate ad campaign for their beer. The film itself isn't an ad though, just a publicity stunt. It's very heavy and quite an experience to watch. Deals with the horrors of war and subsequent PTSD as the soldiers struggle to return to their old lives.
So they made this for a beer promotion? On the one hand im not surprised since this is japan, but on the other hand im surprised because *its fucking japan* @@kenjutsukata1o1
No joke, my grandpa fought in the Vietnam War and this genuinely helps me understand the shit he went through and what he must've seen. Love you, Grandpa, even though you probably won't watch this video, and happy 80th birthday :)
You can download it from my website for now. :) It was removed from google play due to a false copyright claim recently, It'll be back up on google play soon.
This video is such a sad and depressing story, I hope all the penguins that served, fought, and died for their country in the vietnam war got rewarded for their service. ❤
Keep in mind this movie was promoted to sell beer. My main interest is, who were they marketing it towards? The shellshocked veterans who had to watch a dramatic retelling of their experiences in the format of cute anime penguin people?
Kind of? It's strange that suntory never comes up in the movie itself until the end credits where they're credited. The thing is Japan doesn't have many veterans since they don't have a standing army. The JSDF does participate in foreign conflicts but always in limited capacities. So they don't really have a huge veteran population to sell to like the US does
This movie was actually also partially a product placement film, as the penguins designs are based on the mascot for Japanese beer company Suntory, who also helped fund the films production. So yes, this is an American directed Japanese anime war documentary with cutesy penguins, based on a beer company mascot.
@@Sibbot pff. I don't think that something can beat WWII, with infinite horde's of ivans rushing German machineguns with one rifle per three men - and winning.
All The Club Penguins are fighting in the Vietnam War for their survival, and Pingu is literally just walking around the field being Pingu, NOOOOOT NOOOOOOOT
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