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The Brutal Truth About Happiness In Modern Society Told In Less Than 5 Minutes
What does happiness mean to you? We tend to search for it in material things, substances, and career achievements, but often lose sight of what really matters to us in the process. London-based artist and animator Steve Cutts is taking a long hard look at this ‘rat race’ to which we’ve all found ourselves tied, and is examining our modern sources of joy in a satirical new short film that depicts us as the ‘rats’ we’ve become in the eyes of the system. It’s titled after that mysterious high we’re always chasing; “Happiness.”
Take 4 minutes out of your busy day and watch the clip for yourself below, and tell us in the comments if you think Cutts hit the nail on the head.
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Perry Swift 8 years ago
That is so great and not only is the message on point, but the animation is fantastic!
Jeff 8 years ago
Some people may live this way, but I will never ever live in a "big city" :) I feel this movie was made by someone who lives in NYC
Echo 8 years ago
Jeff, though you thought is correct. The story can be applied to many who don't live in a large city just a big town. From the rat race in the beginning to the chasing of money till you die. All of these were themes that I am sure resonate with so many people in today's screwed up world.
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Mistrz Varflock 8 years ago
What the heck are you doing with your lives if you agree with this video, people? I'm starting to feel kinda sorry for you.
kamil 8 years ago
This video is depressing to watch. But is the video itself not part of the problem? Yeah, most of us follow the same path through life, working 9-5 if we are lucky, or longer hours in shittier jobs if we are not, to meet expectations from our families and society in general, who tell us that this is the way to go, it will make us happy. But ultimately we end up build something stable that we are content with. But then we get opposing expectations: that we should abandon all of it and live in some widely different way, that euphoria that comes with embracing individualism will trump this mass-produce contentment that we have been living in. That ideal state is not achiavable, of course, but we are no longer happy with what we have, keeping dreaming about all the other lives that we could live. Art like this one does not help to make us happy, it makes us not appreciate what we have.
Perry Swift 8 years ago
That is so great and not only is the message on point, but the animation is fantastic!
Jeff 8 years ago
Some people may live this way, but I will never ever live in a "big city" :) I feel this movie was made by someone who lives in NYC
Echo 8 years ago
Jeff, though you thought is correct. The story can be applied to many who don't live in a large city just a big town. From the rat race in the beginning to the chasing of money till you die. All of these were themes that I am sure resonate with so many people in today's screwed up world.
Load More Replies... Mistrz Varflock 8 years ago
What the heck are you doing with your lives if you agree with this video, people? I'm starting to feel kinda sorry for you.
kamil 8 years ago
This video is depressing to watch. But is the video itself not part of the problem? Yeah, most of us follow the same path through life, working 9-5 if we are lucky, or longer hours in shittier jobs if we are not, to meet expectations from our families and society in general, who tell us that this is the way to go, it will make us happy. But ultimately we end up build something stable that we are content with. But then we get opposing expectations: that we should abandon all of it and live in some widely different way, that euphoria that comes with embracing individualism will trump this mass-produce contentment that we have been living in. That ideal state is not achiavable, of course, but we are no longer happy with what we have, keeping dreaming about all the other lives that we could live. Art like this one does not help to make us happy, it makes us not appreciate what we have.
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