UP↑ or DOWN↓ ? | shhh mi$ery meme animation 

I’m gunna try and deconstruct the lore here. A. It’s an infinite loop. That seems pretty obvious since we see her fall in the beginning and end. B. These coins are used as currency and no one needs to eat. Rather, “eating” is just another form of storage. Like a pocket. Most people use these coins for cars and stuff, but she only has the bare minimum. Using coins only to be more efficient to get more coins like using the elevator. C. With enough coins, she can exchange them for divinity. Which is something the “higher ups” don’t want her to do. Since we see the other workers try to stop her from jumping out the window to the “divine square”. That, or they were trying to stop her from committing suicide. D. Divinity doesn’t last forever. It’s like the star power in Mario Galaxy. It makes you all powerful for a brief period of time, before you go back to normal. She goes through all this struggle, just to have a taste of divinity. And what I believe she sees as “true freedom”. She toys with her bosses a bit, but nothing harmful. After her little power trip, she finds a place to relax. Be at peace with herself. Before the inevitable fall into mortality. E. Based on what I said before, I believe this is a story about addiction. Not just to drugs, but to anything. We work and work, struggle and struggle. Work our way up to achieve a goal. And if we were to ever reach that goal, we would feel satisfied, but ultimately there is nothing left to work for… F. I now have 2 interpretations of what this means. 1. Drugs. She endlessly craves the high of divinity. So much so that she does all this just for a short taste of it. When time runs out, she does everything she can to get it back. Over. And over. And over. 2. Sisyphus. She constantly works and struggles for the goal of divinity. Once she has achieved it and has some fun, she relaxes and makes her self mortal again. So she can work for it all over again. It’s like a self imposed Sisyphus. She endlessly works because that is what makes her happy.

WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVE YOUR WORK!! YOUR ANIMATIONS ARE AMAZING!!!

Idk what it is but you got such a way with color, like every frame are so satisfying to watch

just noticed something, this character seems to be working twice as hard as everyoine else. Carrying 2 big boxes instead of one and submitting 2 papers at once. She is getting paid twice as much too, 2 coins. Then uses 1 coin to get promoted and saves the other. At the top other characters notice she has spare coin and i think thats why they try to jump her before she crashes through a window trying to get even higher.

Our lives are a total race and we are expected to get to unreachable positions in life even though we have started in the lowest point possible. So we drain ourselves and squeeze every exertion out of us. Sometime draining ourselves isn’t even enough… Ps:I am so glad to see your artwork I really hope you get to be an appreciated animator

CANT BELIEVE YOU WOULD EVEN SAY ITS NOT SUPER AMAZING!!! THIS IS MORE THAN AMAZING!!! Your work is genuinely some of the best I’ve ever seen !!!

Not only is the artstyle and animation beautiful but it’s also quite a unique perspective on the working class and how much work they have to put in just to get a taste of a sense of decent living. After saving up enough money she’s able to break away from the system and watch it from above, almost as if she’s saved enough to go on holiday, but unfortunately the accumulated wealth doesn’t last and so she falls down back into the cycle to do it all again

1:38 i love this scene, i interpret it as us watching from her current perspective 'in power'. how everyone looks so insignificant and similar, how we were once a part of that, like ants in a colony

My interpretation for this is just working your ass off until you get promoted. That feeling of high when you achieved something is great, yes, but it's also temporary since you're still considered a worker and sooner or later, fall into the same routine that you are forced into. Which explains why this seems to go on a time loop (with her falling down a building once she reaches Godhood) Idk man I love this animation so much I'm gonna bawl

THIS IS SO SMOOTH HOW??? The transitions are so cleannnn

THE TRANSITION IS SO GOOD

she was saving up money from her job so that she would some day be the controller rather than the controlled

Here's an interpretation: You can't escape or destroy the Matrix by playing the game--even by playing it really, really well--because there is no end to the game loop. Note that the protagonist is a robotic drone that aspires to power and agency. There is a system in place whereby drones can grow in power--the coins. Most drones spend their power as soon as they get it on conveniences to make their endless work just a little bit more bearable. The protagonist eschews that mindset for the grindset, working twice as hard as the others and slowly building their power. Once they feel they have enough, they "spend" it all at once to gain the ability to manipulate and reshape the boxes they were once forced to adhere to and avoid the burdens they were once forced to carry. They gleefully stretch and squeeze the boxes, even as their once fellow-workers' lives are upended as a consequence. However, this power they have exchanged their coins for is not infinite--it is spent as surely as their coins were, and they are forced to fall once again into the life of a powerless drone. The power promised by the coins was an illusion--whoever is controlling the drones pays them only in company scrip; worthless anywhere except within the confines of the boxes they strive endlessly and futilely to escape or make peace with. To escape one box is to find that they are still within a yet-larger box. Any power gained can only be used to abuse those with less power, never to empower them or upend the status quo. The agency promised by the godlike abilities was also an illusion--in the end, they were always acting according to the design of the system, because any action they were allowed to take or choice they were allowed to make was just that--"allowed".

this is INCREDDIBBLEEE and its insane to me how this only has 900 views!?!

your art is HYPNOTIZING

Moral of the story? Robots will take over the world. No questions asked.

If a video game was made with your directing and art style, it would immediately become my favorite game

the transitions are CRAZY man, I LOVE ITTT!!

So yeah this is just a metaphor for the modern day worker XD Everything from how we fall into dept... How we try to work so ourselves out of debt... Our self awareness to how foolish it is all is... To how we literally run ourselves in circles... Obviously how we are underpayed for our hard work... working up the corporate ladder... The robotic internals to show how we have to become literal working machines well as how we have to save our money... The lie that if we make it to the top we will finally feel satisfied & our pain & suffering will go away... How we have to work so hard while other's literally get a free ride in life... A slight metaphor to how our work & life all kind of blends together & that we always have that goal in the back of our minds... Alot of things won't go our ways which will remind us how pointless this all is so we have to literally blind ourselves... Finally to the dismay of other & even to some extent of yourself you break out & make your way to the very top... The vomiting coins are you literally giving it your all... There are alot of images of boxes throughout the entire video which demonstrate how it can make us all feel boxed in but now she's taken control & is literally shaking things up... But despite everything she has done the system still stands unchanged... Even though she's finally free she is still not satisfied & it didnt make any if the pain go away... & The cycle continues... That's my deep analysis of all the little themes lol hope you enjoyed peace-

Wow!! I just found your amazing talent today in TikTok and I was repeating your videos over and over again i could feel the emotions you put in every single line I didn’t even noticed you just posted something else😭 IS TRULY AMAZING you keep doing literally magic with your hands I think you can go so far keep up! Remember there’s always people supporting you, even those who stole your work are in the end also fans (they shouldn’t repost your work tho >:c ) what I mean it’s that I’m so proud of you I can’t wait to see what you come with next ^^💓

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING?? I love ALL your works!!

My gamer senses are tingling... i feel a fantastic game concept here.

I think I understand the context/story of this. you're constantly chasing an unattainable goal, you think you'll pass but its simply wasted effort, because some people advance socially, athletically, or financially. while you yourself constantly fall down and you can wish to be those people with effort, improv, and etc but you never catch up but rather spread the gap between you and others wether you had liked it or not, and the worst part was that you could only blame yourself because you believe you dont work hard enough and thats why your not walking fast enough. basically ratatouille sewer scene where remi cant catch up with his other family members on the boat and he feels its only his fault due to him not paddling fast enough on his book.

this is way better in fullscreen because at the end it feels like she took over your screen

Your composition knowledge is INSANE. That's amazing!

이사람의 작품들은 하나같이 사람을 홀리게 하는 것 같아..몰입감이..와.. 그냥 대박임!!

Love your work very much skye, all your animations are full of meaning and symbolism and looking at the smoothness of your animations we can tell how much work and time is needed for this to do probably months and more, but remember skye everyone needs a little rest once in a while after a successful work is finish. So thank you for sharing your talent with us❤

I very obvious that this is reality Btw this artwork is so satisfying

YOUR ANIMATIONS ARE SO APPEALING AND COMPLEX HOWWW

Incredible work. Design, dinamic, style. It all sooo good!!!

I cannot understand why creative ppl like u make animations that are beautiful and I can't-😂i even love the way you gave the meaning is amazing! Keep goin!

Can we appreciate the effort put into this? I do not usually leave comments, but I just wanted to let you know that your work is absolutely stunning! Keep it up :]

WHAATT HOW IS THIS NOT MORE KNOWN???? I can't even comprehend the animating process this is incredible 😭

This is insane. I live this song and the style and animation is amazing

Gahhh!!! The art style and how dynamic everything is, its very amazing! Truly very pretty :]

All of your animations are so amazing 😭❤

애니메이션이 너무 황홀할 정도로 잘 만들고 멋있어요... 그림에서 별다른 글이나 자막없이 내용이 저절로 이해가 가고 자연스레 추측하며 전하고자 하는 메세지를 생각해보고 할 수 있는게 너무 멋지네요... 정말 멋진 애니메이션이에요.. 덕분에 저도 그런 애니메이터가 되고 싶어졌습니다. 멋진 애니메이션을 돈도 안내고 볼 수 있다니 정말 감사하고 지금이라도 내야하는게 아닌가 하는 마음입니다. 구독하고 갑니다. 건강하시고 앞으로도 애니메이션들, 댓글은 잘 안쓰지만 항상 잘 보도록 하겠습니다. 당신의 길을 응원해요!

Biggest thanks for the effort on this short video! It made me realize something and kept rewatching it so this became my video to make me patient on what's going everyday on my life.

I also love the character design. It's so simple, yet so elegant.

Wow! This was an amazing watch, the storytelling, the colors and in general the animation. It's cool that RU-vid every once in a while recommends me Meme animations, thought i don't watch them anymore the work that is put into them is incredible. Amazing job!

this animation is too good to be just an meme animation. they are great stuff you been making

this is genuinely absolutely amazing, it's so well animated, the color palette and the art style are really cool, everything about this is just so soso nice i love it so much

Brooo this animation style reminds me of that one indie animation on early youtube... Nostolgiaaaaa

Every animation you post is really a masterpiece

JESSUZ DAMN CHRIST THIS IS AMAZING!! There's probably a deep meaning in this, which I kinda have a vague idea of what it is. But will type that another day. Either, this animation is just insane. Keep doin what ya do, m8!!

This is just stunning. By far the best animation I’ve ever seen, it’s just incredible

I rarely leave any comments on RU-vid, but your channel is an exception. I looked through all your works and I want to say that I really liked them all. Keep up the good work)

Every video of this whole channel is a freaking masterpiece

Omfg your animations are amazing!!! You deserve more attention!

INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLY TALENTED!!! GIVES ME LIFFFEEE!!! True artttt omg thank u thank uuuu

ive watched this more times than i can count and ive come back to this over and over again everything about this is just perfect. the story the music and especially the animation with the colors and everything

I can't take it, I feel like I'm going crazy. I don't know if some part of my brain went AWOL or what's going on, but it's creating a musical bridge between this song and "I wish" by Skee-Lo. If someone else can confirm this, please, I need to know. Great song btw

Okay this is actually so cool, I love nearly everything about it!!

Smooth and trippy, but in a beautiful way. Fire bro.

The animation and color and design is so amazing!!!!!

OMG, THE TRANSITIONSSSS. THEY ARE SO GOOD

There’s something so addictive about this video. I rewatch it almost every day

As someone who has been trying to get into art, all the things you have made, especially this, really stand out to me. I am not an artist by any means, and most middle schoolers can draw better than me, but the creativity you show in the transitions, how smooth the movements are, and how the colors match so well just stand out to me so much now that I have the time to make art again. Even your previous animations show that you can draw in such incredible detail, it just amazes me. Truly from the bottom of my heart, this and all your art is wonderful, and being able to come close to something like what you made is one of my goals in art.

There are no words to describe how unapologetically amazing this animation is. I remain truly speachless.

I think this is about the need to be better than the others or search power. Only for it to take you down again, but it's still like an addiction. Even though it's temporal, it's temptating

This video reminds me of how I keep trying to keep up on life

WTF! dude, your animation skills are impeccable!

DUDE THIS IS AMAZING!! Your seriously underrated dude! Keep up the amazing work!! ^^

THE ANIMATION IS SO CLEAN 🧼✨✨😮‍💨👌👌

HOLY SHIT WHAT, MY EYES HAVE LITERALLY BEEN SO BLESSED IN THIS MARVEL OF ONE MINUTE AND 55 SECOND VIDEO LITERALY SKILL RIGHT THERE

The transitions here are so clean and fun!

hot damn them transitions are sick! amazing work!

This let alone deserves MORE attention.

One word. Underrated.

Я децствительно поражена вашими работами и какое малое внимание они получают... Первое видео, что было 3 года назад поразило меня глубиной посыла за столь короткий срок, так же и следующими видео. Заметно, что стиль изменился, что не считается изъяном и ваша анимация очень плавная! Надеюсь еще больше людей заметят ваши работы и оценят их по достоинству ♡´･ᴗ･`♡

WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVE YOUR WORK

You are one *underrated* animator because this is one of the best animations I’ve ever seen!!!

Genuinely Can’t wait to see you ride In popularity dude. Keep up your incredible animations

I probably contributed to half the view count 😅 Amazing work! One of, if not the best I’ve seen on youtube!

Dude, YOU’RE SO AMAZING !!

I just found your work and it’s some of the best animations I’ve seen❤ your so incredibly underrated

Love YOUR EDITS IT IS SO DEEP❤ AND RELATABLE!

I love this critique of our capitalistic world where the hustle and the workaholic behavior to constantly rise up and get above everyone else. The character seems to hate the system too, and she works constantly to get up on the social ladder to break it, only to become the system itself, restarting the cycle of power.

BRO YOU ARE A FREAKIN GOATTTT! KEEP IT UP MAN

I LOVE YOUR ANIMATIONS!! ITS SO GOOD

So beautiful 0_0

This should be a series.Underrated as hell

Alright. This is incredibly unique in every way. I'd never think something like this would exist

THIS WAS DONE IN AFTER EFFECTS???? YOU MADLAD

Such an amazing animation with the remix of an brazilian song!!! Couldn't be more in love with this video!

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL OH MY GOD

HOW DO U ANIMATE THIS WELL UR ART IS SO GOOD AAA

I simply cannot describe how much I adore your stuff

Your animations are really good!

THIS IS A MASTERPIECE💖😭💖😭💗💞

your animations are amazing! Thank you for everything

Dude omg????? This is amazing!

THIS IS CONSIDERED NOT SUPER AMAZING TO YOU?😭 YOUR SO SKILLED???🫶🩷

WOAH THIS IS SO COOL!!!

This is genuinely so cool?????!?!

EVEN THW START MADE MY JAW DROP

looks super amazing!!!

SEVRELY UNDERRATED HELP ME. No words can describe the talent, and artistic expression in this beautiful animation

Your work is my main motivator, is amazing

I do like it, it's trippy in an enjoyable way :D