al·le·go·ry: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
There are so many hidden meanings that I embedded here. Why is the forest on fire? What do the nightmarish creatures represent?
Leave a comment if you think you can find them all. Have fun!
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Animated and rendered in Unreal 4.26, except for the forest flashback, which was animated and rendered in Unreal 5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmlbxWkRynk
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I sent the link to my sons (33 & 29 years). Their responses:
“I’ll be waiting for the part 2.”
“I take it he’s new to animating? Or rendering, but it’s well done and I didn’t expect the humor at the end.”
Yep, I like this last version. Post it everywhere so no one is left out and can easily repost to other social media platforms.
Do you have a schedule for the release of subsequent episodes? I’m looking forward to them!
Thou who hath not taste of Shakespeare shan’t know the nectar of such fruit. Well done Gentlemen
much better than the first (shown) iteration.
The things that stand out to me the most:
The large “barking mad” man in the dress reminds me of.. Well, most of the barking mad fat dudes in dresses that we see in real life these days. I’m guessing that was intentional.
The weak men and the crazy women fit the description of people I know. It’s a real phenomenon.
The masked creepers are analogous to the mask addicts I still see every day. Slaves to their devotion to the COVID cult I assume.
The perpetually enraged (with his head on fire. Nice touch) are people who aren’t happy unless they’re upset about something, and they are impossible to reason with. I’ve met some of them as well.
As for the forest being on fire, I assumed it was because the people in question have a tendency to ruin everything they touch. Was there a deeper meaning?
Gate isn’t locked… hinges are on the wrong side… which I suppose is fitting for the state of our southern border.
I noticed that too. The hinges are on the outside, the gate doors open outwards and Bill tries to push them inwards. Locked or not, that’s never going to work, try it on any door.
After Bill slays the Perpetually Enraged watch his sword. You see and hear him sheath it but … His hands are empty and so is the sword scabbard. I think Scotty beamed up his blade.
Fortunately it must have gotten beamed down again because in the next scene he has his sword back. Losing your sword in the land of the Damnocrats is a very bad idea. I always know where my sword, and my towel, are.
I loved the Weak Men and Crazy Women thing though. That was a nice touch. I think I dated that chick several years ago.
It’s pretty good work for a first effort but continuity issues are a thing.
I can’t wait to see Episode 2.
I suspect the sword went into the RPG magic inventory sheath that means it only weighs what the developers want it to way for game balance based on rarity, value and damage, or it only takes up the appropriate amount of inventory space if that is used instead for balance.
The door hinges though somewhat confuse me. If the gate is to keep people out of the DNC territory (implied by there being no wall) then the gates would be opening outward which is slightly better for strength against battering rams but weaker defensively because someone could just advance under a cover and pop them out, rendering the doors useless.
My guess is that was a minor detail that wasn’t considered or noticed… or they wanted to illustrate the stupidity of the builders (and the allegorical political argument of everything on the southern border) but then Bill tries to push them open (though at least there isn’t a “Midvale School for the Gifted” sign next to the doors with a placard that says PUSH).
There be only two thoughts upon this earth that of good and that of evil.
Those grateful for this earth and express it so are good. Grateful good honor those that made things that service all by sacraficing self.
Believing hate does not honor anything not even evil. The evil express hate and only they do not deserve earth.
Better.
To answer the question I did notice several things …
A good friend and I like to play word games. That was a kind of fun there toward the end.
I also enjoyed the “word play” at the end. Will Bill do the same with “R?” — like “respectful, righteous, radiant, refined, replenish, etc.”
WHY THIS NEEDS TO BE ON YOUTUBE AND NOT RUMBLE
I guess if Bill wanted to go to the extra effort (and expense) he could post it to Rumble too but … That would be redundant and ineffective. If you’re going to fight a culture war you have to go where the enemy is. Which is YouTube.
The reason Bill gives for getting involved in this animation and gaming/game-like stuff is to reach people who might be agreeable to Conservatism but ‘don’t know it yet’. Bill is trying a new and as far as I’m aware novel approach to getting the Conservative message out. He’s said he’s observed that a lot of young people like to do “Conservative things” in the gaming environment so that’s the people he’s targeting.
YouTube is the place to go to find them, not Rumble. Rumble is a competitor to YouTube but it’s not even close when it comes to the number of eyeballs it reaches.
This is a tactic designed to use YouTube’s massive, free platform against itself. Using the resources of the enemy against the enemy is sound, effective tactical doctrine. This isn’t so much entertainment as it is a weapon being deployed. The idea is to entertain people via pop culture into seeing things our way. This is a tactic used to massive effect by the enemies of our way of life being turned around and used against them.
It is potentially far more effective and useful than a boycott or any other useless act of defiance. Boycotting has no significant effect at all on something as large as the Alphabet business complex which owns Google, YouTube, Mandiant, Looker, Nest, Waze and DoubleClick to name a few most people might have heard of. Boycotting an enemy like the Alphabet complex might make a person feel good but it has no hope of any real world results to change anything. I’ll be happy to explain this in great detail, just ask in a reply and we’ll go from there.
What Bill’s doing is the equivalent of a scenario where a dictatorship is unable to prevent it’s rebellious opposition getting all the air time on local media they wanted. People might tune in or they might not but no matter what, some will and the effort has a chance to grow when they do.
It is in effect a form of guerilla warfare waged against a tyrant. The challenge being addressed here is to find tactics that have a chance for significant impact.
I understand this tactical attack and enthusiastically endorse it.
Bothering with Rumble is a waste of resources and dilutes the effort. Rumble is not an enemy asset. There may be conservatives who find this entertaining and want to watch it but don’t want to use YouTube for whatever reason. That’s too bad, you are not the target here and your wants are less than tertiary to the main objective. If you want to overthrow a Banana Republic, which is what Google is in the virtual world and becoming more so in the real world, you don’t take out ads in Iowa and hope somehow people in the targeted dictatorship will see them. If you want to overthrow a foreign dictatorship you don’t send the Marines to Nebraska, you send them to the foreign dictatorship.
That’s not to say that Bill and Co. can’t or won’t put this new effort on Rumble but if they do, it’s not because it’s useful there as a weapon it’s for the benefit of friendly gawkers. It takes resources to split an effort like that. Bandwidth isn’t free and neither are man hours of labor. Bill is already stretched pretty thin, it took months for him to make this video. He could really use some help from people who have relevant skills. I do not. Until then, it would be the wisest course to just concentrate on YouTube because the YouTube audience is the real target.
I hope this works out the way Bill has planned but it needs the largest possible audience on the broadest possible venue to have any real hope of succeeding. That does not describe Rumble. It’s a numbers game and Rumble just doesn’t come anywhere near the numbers of potential converts that YouTube does. Plus the fact that Rumble is much more conservative in viewership than YouTube and preaching to the choir is ineffective when it comes to proselytization. If it’s going to work it has to go up on YouTube and anything else is secondary or redundant.
If you go fishing and want to actually catch fish, you have to go where the fish are. You can bait a hook and dangle it in your kitchen sink but you’re not going to catch any fish that way. Rumble is the kitchen sink, YouTube is an ocean full of fish.
Goodness… Who are you arguing with?
Yeah, it needs to be on youtube, and it is on youtube. Posting on Odysee or Rumble (if so desired) isn’t useless though. It acts as a backup in case youtube takes it down, and helps promote freer platforms. Pretty sure software exists to publish in multiple locations at once, or import from one place to another, so it’s probably not a huge extra effort if the person doing the work wants to take a couple extra minutes when publishing.
There are people here on this site that whine like little bitches if Bill and Co. put something up on YouTube instead of or along with Rumble. They want to watch the content but they don’t want it being fed from YouTube. They think they’re doing something monumental by boycotting YouTube and they’re not. They’re not because YouTube doesn’t care and is happy to be rid of them. A sentiment I fully understand. So they virtue signal what amazingly stupendously wonderfully colossally humongous Right Wingers they are by giving the site operators grief over YouTube and such.
You obviously don’t know that or you wouldn’t have to ask.
The rest of this isn’t as trivial or as simple as you seem to think. This is clear because no IT pro worth his salt would suggest that using another platform is a good way to do backups and what you’re “pretty sure” of along with $5 will get you a cup of fancy coffee at Starbucks. I get $175 per hour for IT work including training and consulting so if you want to know more I’ll be happy to fill you in when I get your check for a five hour retainer. And it clears. I will cheerfully refund any time you don’t use out of that 5 hours minus my one hour minimum.
If you don’t understand something, just ask. That will be sufficient. Otherwise, don’t try to teach your grandma to suck eggs.
I can understand why people would want to avoid YouTube. Privacy is one possible reason since Google collects a lot of data about its users. I’m sure you can appreciate that since you go to such lengths to protect others from the enemies you’ve acquired over the years (according to your bio).
When I said “backup”, I meant an alternate place for a user to view in the event of youtube shutting it down. I’m sure the BW team has other means for archiving.
A quick followup on my “pretty sure” comment yielded two pages with instructions on how to sync a youtube channel to either alternative platform automagically. As soon as you upload something to youtube, it goes to Rumble and/or Odysee as well. Sounds trivial to me. This is simply a statement of fact, so don’t confuse it as the whimpering of a female canine.
As for your offer of your services, I’m afraid I will have to decline. An $875 retainer fee, and a minimum 1 hour fee of $175 is not a wise use of my money or time in exchange for a 10 second internet search tutorial.
I would offer you my services as an electrical/computer/software engineer, but I’m afraid my time in a professional capacity is already spoken for, and rectal craniotomies aren’t really my specialty.
(shrug) YYSSW
It’s hilarious that you thought I was really soliciting business from you, which is clear because you calculated out the fee I mentioned. I’m not for hire to you, Sport. Thanks anyway.
You asked a question and I answered it in the first paragraph of my reply to you.
The rest was just me yanking your chain. Try not to be so gullible. You Lesser Scandinavians are too easy.
Naw, it’s just that sarcasm is my native language, and I like math. I’m also a troll, so I can’t resist poking people who take themselves too seriously. Cheers friend! <3
P.S. Did you just assume my race?!?! I identify as a trans-cantalope I’ll have you know!*screeeeeeee!!!*
OMG! I identify as a trans-Antaloupe!
I’ve enjoyed every iteration of this project, and I’m excited to see where your scfi series goes!