Comments on: A History of Evil

A History of Evil

dmd — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:02:04 -0800

A History of Evil. A beautiful animation, from Zeus to Elvis to Bin Laden.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:41:59 -0800

Cute animation, but the message is a curious mishmash: some obvious truth, some oversimplification, some oddly muddled thinking parading as sarcasm (or vice versa). One thing's for sure, though: Elvis wasn't evil. Colonel Tom was evil.

By: Richard Daly

Richard Daly — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:55:51 -0800

I don't think the topic of the film is, "These things are evil," but more, "here are the things that were considered evil at the time they occurred." Not bad for incomplete student work, not bad at all.

By: everichon

everichon — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:56:37 -0800

Elvis's giant peanut-butter-bacon sandwich, now that was evil.

By: malocchio

malocchio — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:01:56 -0800

There were bananas in that sandwich as well. I'm pretty sure, at least.

By: everichon

everichon — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:04:19 -0800

See: bacon + bananas? The bananality of evil.

By: everichon

everichon — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:05:15 -0800

Or, "Arendt you going to finish that?"

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:08:06 -0800

I don't think the topic of the film is, "These things are evil," but more, "here are the things that were considered evil at the time they occurred." Oh, absolutely, and I agree, overall, with your assessment: it's really not a bad piece of work. Just wish they'd clarified that Colonel Tom WAS Satan. I'll betcha it was the Colonel that gave Elvis that first peanut-butter-bacon-banana sandwich, too.

By: malocchio

malocchio — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:15:05 -0800

This thread is making me hungry. For EVIL!!!!!! and yes, peanut butter-bacon-banana sandwiches. now that we've determined they're one and the same.

By: jinjo

jinjo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:16:22 -0800

Loved the animation to pieces. But the ending felt a little... not like one? (And whose idea was it to leave the black screen that long?)

By: hortense

hortense — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:42:48 -0800

Mystery

By: KokuRyu

KokuRyu — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:46:11 -0800

I like the fact that YouTube chose to link this as a related video.

By: nola

nola — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:46:29 -0800

Evil !

By: emjaybee

emjaybee — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:54:02 -0800

OK animation; could use a better script. Also nice borrowing of the "witch" from Holy Grail, complete with funnel hat and carrot nose. Sadly, it reminded me that Holy Grail was much funnier.

By: localroger

localroger — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:15:05 -0800

emjaybee, I don't think this was meant to be funny, except in that "holy crap I am one sick and hypocritical asshole for laughing at this" kind of way.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:23:39 -0800

Evil !

By: [son] QUAALUDE

[son] QUAALUDE — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:35:01 -0800

For the interested: The fool's gold loaf recipe and history

By: lupus_yonderboy

lupus_yonderboy — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:49:33 -0800

simply dreadful sound. you could hear him hit the microphone several times.

By: Sparx

Sparx — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:33:59 -0800

Jesus, I was evil!

By: stumcg

stumcg — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:21:43 -0800

The 'about this video' is illuminating... Richard Daly: I don't think the topic of the film is, "These things are evil," but more, "here are the things that were considered evil at the time they occurred." "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." jinjo: But the ending felt a little... not like one? (And whose idea was it to leave the black screen that long?) "This was a student project, hence the "unfinishedness" and abrupt ending. I ran out of time. I might update it later."