Zima Blue tells us the story of ourselves

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Zima Blue is an episode from Netflix's Love Death and Robots that never quite left me after watching it. Having had a lot to say about this episode, I decided to make a video on it where I do an episode breakdown and have a discussion about the writers intentions and how i interpret the meaning of the ideas behind Alastair Reynolds work of art.
Wasn't sure what else to call this besides a "video essay". I guess you could consider it a review but it felt more like a deep dive into the philosophical questions that the episode poses. Hope you enjoyed!

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@unprocreations 8 месяцев назад

Any unsavory comments regarding other peoples beliefs will be removed as soon as I see them. Lets celebrate our cultural diversity, even if parts of it do not align with your own culture!

@majdabusinni1449 10 месяцев назад

Bro returned to default settings

@Nverdis 9 месяцев назад

... We should return to monke

@ez6888 Год назад

It’s not about “forgetting”. It’s about “disregarding”. Just like Zima did. A conscious choice.

@unprocreations Год назад

I get ya but probably both sides are on the same coin for this considering he disassembled himself for the sake of not having the capacity to think beyond his true nature.

@njabulomatangari3708 10 месяцев назад

Reminds of a book called Seat pf The Soul

@asmith1074 6 месяцев назад

i believe that the whole point of this piece is to show the futile efforts people go through to seek satisfaction. even upon achieving his life’s goal ,understanding the meaning of life, zima still has nothing. he realises that it is pointless and his life is better spent subconsciously cleaning a pool than doing anything else as this is what he was made to do.

@FrenchCanadianGuy Месяц назад

Exactly

@samirmuhammad1781 7 месяцев назад

6:33 it's actually the ship of Theseus, which is a paradox regarding identity over time. In the case of Zima, is he the pool robot he was in the beginning, or the man he became over many generations. In the end he chose to return to his humble beginnings

@chamachuchi Год назад

My favorite episode. Makes me cry everytime.

@jorgeirodriguez3370 Год назад

“For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.” ‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭1‬:‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬

@only1_winnie Год назад

@babygorilla4233 2 месяца назад

His story rings very true to Zen and Dao appreciators. Seeking constent fulfillment brought nothing but confusion to Zema. But by shedding his higher intelegence letting go of thought and desire and returning to simplicity he became whole. He is Zema Blue and the only way for him to truly live his life fully was to return to his nature, a pool cleaning robot.

@aldoushuxley5953 Год назад

Return to Zima Blue

@LiquidChamploo 9 месяцев назад

Her perspective makes Zima seem like this all mighty and legendary figure. Zima is a robot that was created, upgraded, learned everything he could and decided to go back to the simple mundane life of cleaning pools because it limited him enough to appreciate his surroundings. I find this hard to relate with humans because we aren’t instantly born with tasks at hand. You could say, this form of AI (Zima) was able to capture the attention and admiration of humans for years with a simple blue tile, learning the simplistic origination of Zima blue was just… the walls of a pool. An amazing story.

@andrewjack5755 6 месяцев назад

I was very high when I first watched this and ill never be that high again

@unprocreations 6 месяцев назад

HAHAHA nice man

@Sofia8687 Год назад

This video and the episode has tons of different interpretations of our thinking and our perception of life and the world. But isn't it terrifying that after gaining conscience the main thing he did for possibly hundreds of years was art the pure creation of our creativity and our ability to think and fantasise ? And how after doing it whilst having already a high intelligence he preferred to abandon his own self ? That is a terrifying thing to do !!!

@chartingwithliv Год назад

I wanted to add, the thing about this that really messed with me was that you hear your elders wanting to go back to their own country and living on a farm or something and dying there and it never made me understand why? Like i get it, it reminds you of childhood but i feel as though people go through life and come to this conclusion of zima blue. Its crazy how 9min showed me something so simple LOL. Side note as we continue to merge with technology i wonder if we'll be able to actually go back, so much is being changed

@unprocreations Год назад

Love this! For a lot of us our homes are our zima blue, totally makes sense. Thank you for this comment

@chartingwithliv Год назад

Thank you friend :)

@elsorzis5692 8 месяцев назад

This is basically a beautiful and very profound way to say "i wanna go back to monke".

@Nverdis День назад

We keep telling you it's enlightenment but MAN DOESN'T LISTEN!!!!

@peermoritz6547 Год назад

Thanks for this video essay! You’ve done an amazing job describing the different aspects of this short story that it has really given me a much more interesting and diverse perspective! Keep up the amazing work!

@unprocreations Год назад

Thank you so much for this kind comment! Means a lot- I’ll definitely do more essays in the future 😁

@unprocreations Год назад

This video was originally blocked but 48 hours have pasted since my claim appeal so its automatically unblocked for now- so if you like it please give it a thumbs up! Quite proud of this video and I think it'll eventually be blocked again...

@zetomo4195 Год назад

Again I love your video essay videos they're always great! As I was watching I was trying to remember if I had seen this episode and I had. But somehow the story and meaning hadn't ever clicked for me but I'm glad that I was able as it is quite profound, and as most love death and robots' stories are, fucking excellently written and animated!

@unprocreations Год назад

I know right!? Its such a good anthology. Won't be doing too many essays I think mainly because its a short list of things I really have something so say about, but then again who knows! Really glad you're enjoying it man :,)

@sonamInSpring Год назад

Loved it. Couldn't put it into words but you did.

@you_are_welcome97 4 месяца назад

Loved this eposide of Love Death and Robots, happy that I found this video, loved the analysis and your video

@randallshughart 5 месяцев назад

You're fucking right on point mate. This episode hit me like a wrecking ball as well. I can't get over it.

@lomtiptak9519 6 месяцев назад

One of my favorite short films ive ever seen.

@datingsimulator-tk4xs Год назад

great analysis of my favorite episode , well done

@unprocreations Год назад

Thank you!

@Gavthepoet 8 месяцев назад

Totally agree with you, beautifully summed up mate...

@aaaknowkneemoos4811 29 дней назад

i think it reflects how us humans long for satisfaction we have when we were young, before we used to dream of becoming adults so that we could do whatever we want, we buy things, we watch tv, we do what we can to make us happy, now there is still an emptiness inside, thats when we realize that being a child is the most perfect time of our life

@designbyhazema Год назад

thank you for makin this

@unprocreations Год назад

You’re absolutely welcome

@unprocreations Год назад

10,000 views! You’re all amazing, thank you so much for enjoying this video and leaving such good comments. If you have anything you’d like me to make a video about, let me know and I’ll give it my best shot!

@aditya_it_is Год назад

Well explained 👌, thank you!

@SwordTune Год назад

It's a story of a little bot that is somehow about the essence of being alive and having that which is tantamount to a "soul."

@aditya_it_is Год назад

Well explained 👌, thank you!

@DarkArtistKaiser Месяц назад

I often describe it a very zen like end for Zima. I feel him on a spiritual level and while the rational part of me finds it illogical, the emotional part can't help but be awed by his sacrifice for greater purpose and meaning as he saw it.

@-Habib- 10 месяцев назад

It makes me cry every fukkin time!!!

@net5978 Год назад

You are severely underrated. Love the voice too. Nice!

@unprocreations Год назад

That’s really nice to hear, thank you heaps! Hope to bring more interesting stuff in the future :)

@huz._.3196 Год назад

You should make more of these. Perfect video.

@unprocreations Год назад

Definitely want to! Just not sure what topics to cover right now. May have a look at some more LDR content since there’s heaps of goodies on there but if you have any specific suggestions let me know and I’ll cover it!

@huz._.3196 Год назад

@@unprocreations Maybe try some episodes from Black Mirror?

@unprocreations Год назад

@@huz._.3196 thats a great call! I'll look into it :)

@huz._.3196 Год назад

@@unprocreations EXCITED!

@starrs802 Год назад

So he is a robot that cant satisfy his natural Instinkt of his first ever task. Anymore And in search for the very one thing that can satisfy it, he learned that this blue is HIS answhere... so in his mind the understanding of what is beauty gets consumed by the memory or idea of that color so the blue in his paintings are geting larger and larger Did i get it right?😅

@dezmondnewsome7039 Год назад

Ok. I cried.

@kekero540 7 месяцев назад

At the end of the day we just pursue what we were designed to pursue.

@xensonar9652 Год назад

Peace in service

@budahbugah831 3 месяца назад

i find myself envious of zima's ability to know the thing that will bring him happiness and mourn that i don't believe i could ever achieve that sort of peace. because he absolutely gave up his human complexity in order to achieve it. i hate the message this is sending me. how can something so much more advanced and capable than me also still find life so meaningless? it makes me want to have had a creator who could have given me a purpose worth giving up my humanity for. because i don't want to end this so negatively, i kept this open trying to find some solace in all of this heart ache for a good while. evolution, the insatiable itch of life, that is my curse and in this story humans were able to even spread it to a machine. and look at what it prompted him to accomplish. i like being human.

@unprocreations 2 месяца назад

This brings up a great point, one that I'm actually exploring in my current project i'm filming 😅 Its a totally valid takeaway from the episode, and a universal struggle with consciousness. But, my takeaway was that he realized that meaning in life is a much more simple and fundamental thing that we often already have, but aren't satisfied with (in which I think the episode paints as a side-effect of being an intelligent lifeform), or we miss it entirely. A lot of people live their lives working day to day, and they are content with it because they have contributed and I think it's important to recognize that as a valuable outlook. More often then not, the more creative you are, the more unsatisfied you are with the simple nuances of day to day living. There's a lot of ways to fulfill this, and for me it is making music and videos. But its always easier said then done, sometimes we look too far ahead, or we look too closely at what we already have. Its the constant battle between "meaningless" and "meaningful" that we all face throughout our entire lives. I'm sorry you're still looking for that, and I hope you find it soon. Just please never give up on it! Every day is a chance to discover what you're missing, or to grow what you already have. You can do it!

@chartingwithliv Год назад

its sooooo gooooood

@alvaropombo8782 Год назад

where do u dowload the original clip?

@FloridaCactus Год назад

Sweet, well done

@unprocreations Год назад

Thank you!

@CastleDior Год назад

He must really love that blue song

@unprocreations Год назад

should’ve seen that coming

@lucifchristo Год назад

the ship of Theseus not Archimedes . srry couldnt resist

@unprocreations Год назад

GAH I knew it didn’t feel right when I recorded that- thank you sir!

@lucifchristo Год назад

@@unprocreations anytime brother

@anthonybarr5741 3 месяца назад

Its not about if you forgot. Its about remembering..

@eugine3055 Год назад

Time to become a pool cleaner

@gerrymagat Год назад

its the smell of grass in the summer

@theblissone Месяц назад

Even Ultimate AI Robot need a Home

@Ty_son Год назад

Pool is sound of silence 😂

@TheAllSeeingEye2468 Месяц назад

When your a baby life is simple, pure, not complex so it would make sense he would wanrto return to that near mindless state. Think about it like this your probably watching this on your phone right now or tablet, this device dose so many things but lets say s baby rattle suddenly appears to you what is your first instinct? You pick it up snd shake it! Do you get pleasure from that? The answer is yes. Even if you say no your lying to yourself. You like playing with thst toy why? Because its simple and simple things sre nice. Thats my thoughts atleast

@Adam-hi9dh Год назад

Great vid. I just got the poster for his final show back from the framers.

@unprocreations Год назад

Oh sweet that’d look sick! Cheers :)

@TaRiqTheDemiGod Год назад

f u l l c I r c l e

@artdeepproduction 5 месяцев назад

👍

@sheheryar2002 Год назад

😮

@kekero540 7 месяцев назад

Reject evolution return to pool cleaner

@jonathandiaz4997 Год назад

4 months ago

@sivamanna6101 Год назад

WATER 💧 💦

@unprocreations Год назад

😱🤯

@tonykarpinski6709 Год назад

Your analysis is ok but crass

@unprocreations Год назад

Definitely fair, and why I didn’t end up calling it an analysis. More just something I was passionate about and wanted to look further into

@ChildishGambeaner 11 месяцев назад

😭

@laminetoure925 Год назад

As a Muslim this makes me think that no matter what and where we go in life we must go back to our main purpose which is to worship god alone and we will find true peace and contentment otherwise like Zima we will go all over fixing our purpose through worldly means just to find emptiness and a void within us. Thanks for this wonderful video and the explanations behind it 🎉