I love this! here's my interpretation, the balloons are memories of people hence why he can't shake the girl's balloon in 0:58 and the black bird in the end is Alzheimer disease and since his wife died he cherishes his wife's balloon but shares his memories of her with the child he identifies with and then the cycle continues until the inevitable supernova
Here's a sweet theory: the boy at the end of the story is his grandson (if you recall, one of his sons was a blonde like the boy), and he's sharing the memory of his wife with him. The reason he doesn't remember is because of his metaphorical Alzheimer.
I think the balloons represent memories and experiences. You should make new ones every day, but you should also share them because they'll be lost if you don't. Animation like this makes me cry like a little kid. I loved it :)
Instead of memories, I think the balloons represent his relationships and connections with people. I think his first girlfriend was possessive and wouldn't let him be around his friends or other girls, thus there was no balloons and then at the end when his wife died, I think the black bird was depression hurting all his relationships with friends and family as he isolated himself.
but why did he try to protect the balloons if he himself chose to be isolated? in your way of thinking, the man and the bird are two concepts which you are merging them into one concept.. so here we face a controversy of a man fighting himself and at the same time protecting himself.. so you are seeing the scene as a self-destruction by thinking the balloons represent his relationships.. I see differently.. in my perspective balloons represent memories.. but maybe I am wrong
@@hamedsoleymani4077 maybe his depression is leading to him destroying relationships he doesnt want to destroy?? like he's trying to protect them and keep those connections but his depression's getting in the way of that? idk it makes sense to me
@@rebekahmikaelson1198 yes you might be right.. or maybe the bird represents his alzheimer or old age.. he gave his last hope and love and memory to the young boy at the end of the clip so on one hand the old man could make his love and memory survive even after his death and on the other hand teach the young boy how he can make his life much prettier by the presence of love
+hgaflerby And the way I see it, I think that little boy in the ending was his grandson. And by giving his wife's balloon to the boy, he was passing on memories of her to him. That way, he could remember what an amazing woman his granny was, and what a loving husband his grandfather was to her.
Oh I see, all the balloons represent all his memories and experiences and the people he's met. I love videos with no obvious explanation that makes you actually think about what's happening and allow you to interpret it on your own. :D
Anxious Peanut I think the balloons are a metaphor for happiness/ good memories, but doing drugs only makes you happy for a short time and doesn’t actually create a good memory.
This was heart-felting. I kind of teared at the end when he lost his loved one and when he started losing his balloons. It was clever of you to use balloons to represent memories.
Quanta sensibilidade! Adorei. Em tudo que vivemos o que fica é o AMOR. Este sentimento segue adiante, sempre!! E como é difícil, quando nos separamos de quem amamos. Parabéns! Belo trabalho.
Balloons represent his experience bad or good which than become memories. But with age we only really remember the ones that meant the most to us and sharing them is how we make them live on.
They are memories. When his girlfriends breaks up with him, her memories haunts him until he meets a new girl who he marries. They grow old together and have many more experiences together. When she dies, he fiercely protects his memories has they begin to fade (the crow represents death?). But when he gives up fussing about it all and just shares with others, it all works out.
Seems to me like you live your life, create bonds and memories, you suffer and are also happy. Yet in the end once you know there isn't much left you know you've done well and pass on the torch to a new generation. Might be a broad overview of the video but it makes sense going with the synopsis.
i think the ballons represent memories and all the things that remember us of the people and the moments we had awesome animation, so deep and nice..made me think :) thanks for sharing!
I love this! here's my interpretation, the balloons are memories of people hence why he can't shake the girl's balloon in 0:58 and the black bird in the end is Alzheimer disease and since his wife died he cherishes his wife's balloon but shares his memories of her with the child he identifies with and then the cycle continues until the inevitable supernova
Very good. Thank you.
I think the balloon he couldn’t shake was addiction, associated with the drugs he experimented earlier, which led to the end of that relationship.
@@Silkendrum me mama
Here's a sweet theory: the boy at the end of the story is his grandson (if you recall, one of his sons was a blonde like the boy), and he's sharing the memory of his wife with him. The reason he doesn't remember is because of his metaphorical Alzheimer.
The balloons are the memories he makes with people
+Caramel Pop Thanks Captain Obvious!
Nath M. Thanks dr.negative
+TIS I Sir Kole The 1st Not gonna lie, that was funny ^^
Nath M. :>
"Here, kid! Have this balloon! It's my dead wife
Joe Curry-Stodder I will never look at yellow balloons the same way
I laughed WAAAY TOO HARD 😂😂😂😂
Miki Wong Me neither
I think he sat down next the kid and shared his story with him, hence, becoming the kid’s memory:)
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this is so beautiful.. i love how the balloons represent our social bubble - an emotional connection with others.
it s called love
Thought he gonna tight all balloon he have in the house and flew to south america
up
At 1:37,the baby looks and walks like an old man. 😆 He's so cute.
I think the balloons represent memories and experiences. You should make new ones every day, but you should also share them because they'll be lost if you don't.
Animation like this makes me cry like a little kid. I loved it :)
The character designs remind me a bit of Calvin and Hobbes.
Instead of memories, I think the balloons represent his relationships and connections with people. I think his first girlfriend was possessive and wouldn't let him be around his friends or other girls, thus there was no balloons and then at the end when his wife died, I think the black bird was depression hurting all his relationships with friends and family as he isolated himself.
but why did he try to protect the balloons if he himself chose to be isolated? in your way of thinking, the man and the bird are two concepts which you are merging them into one concept.. so here we face a controversy of a man fighting himself and at the same time protecting himself.. so you are seeing the scene as a self-destruction by thinking the balloons represent his relationships.. I see differently.. in my perspective balloons represent memories.. but maybe I am wrong
@@hamedsoleymani4077 maybe his depression is leading to him destroying relationships he doesnt want to destroy?? like he's trying to protect them and keep those connections but his depression's getting in the way of that? idk it makes sense to me
@@rebekahmikaelson1198 yes you might be right.. or maybe the bird represents his alzheimer or old age.. he gave his last hope and love and memory to the young boy at the end of the clip so on one hand the old man could make his love and memory survive even after his death and on the other hand teach the young boy how he can make his life much prettier by the presence of love
@@hamedsoleymani4077 yeah, it could be that too.
here come the tears
The animations that this channel puts out are amazing
It's just like Up. No words. You watch a mans life pass. His wife dies. Balloons.
The balloons are memories, I think, but by the end I thought this might be a short film about Alzheimer's.
+hgaflerby And the way I see it, I think that little boy in the ending was his grandson. And by giving his wife's balloon to the boy, he was passing on memories of her to him. That way, he could remember what an amazing woman his granny was, and what a loving husband his grandfather was to her.
Like, the balloons are stories? Passing on the stories of our history? That's so cute
hgaflerby You could say that. Memories are a special kind of stories.
holly grace I thought at first that the balloons represent relationships.
reminds me of the french short "Le ballon rouge"...
les larmes aux yeux dites ! touchant
I just love the animation and art style
especially the story
I teared up when the old couple looked at each other. Waaaaaay too good of a concept.
Oh I see, all the balloons represent all his memories and experiences and the people he's met. I love videos with no obvious explanation that makes you actually think about what's happening and allow you to interpret it on your own. :D
How can anybody DISLIKE this! What a beautiful poem!
3 minutes, thousand tears in my face
For a second there, I thought the balloons were a metaphor for getting high. :/
Anxious Peanut I think the balloons are a metaphor for happiness/ good memories, but doing drugs only makes you happy for a short time and doesn’t actually create a good memory.
For second there, one was.
I mean, for one of them they were-
Beautiful in it's symbolic simplicity. I love it. ^^
I cried... THANX GOBELINS YOU DID IT AGAIN >=(
This was heart-felting. I kind of teared at the end when he lost his loved one and when he started losing his balloons. It was clever of you to use balloons to represent memories.
Quanta sensibilidade! Adorei. Em tudo que vivemos o que fica é o AMOR. Este sentimento segue adiante, sempre!! E como é difícil, quando nos separamos de quem amamos.
Parabéns! Belo trabalho.
good lord im still watching such a bootiful yet cute animation that was posted 7 yrs ago
I don't know why, but this brought me to tears
i love the film! but the detail at 1:38 is especially heartwarming to me as the dog gets slower as it gets older! lovely progression of time
Merveilleux. Bravo ! Je pleure...
Thats so beautiful, I am crying :´)
I love how it ends with the begining, now he being the one who gives the balloon
so beautiful
Awww! Are they like memories or something?
Ohhhhh The memories 😌!
So beautiful even the sad . you feel something good when you remember after alot of years💕
So many memeories. So many ideas.
I like how this begins where it ends. Wonderful short! Thank you!
I've had this song stuck in my head for days.
This was so cute! I love the piano solo throughout the entire time.
Melanie Skala thanks :-)
You're very welcome, Mathieu Alvado. :) I hope that you have a great and blessed day!
Balloons represent his experience bad or good which than become memories. But with age we only really remember the ones that meant the most to us and sharing them is how we make them live on.
Ah, la vie ! C'est juste magnifique. Bravo.
Fantástico, poético, lindo... 100 palavras!
What a beautiful depiction of memories
They are memories. When his girlfriends breaks up with him, her memories haunts him until he meets a new girl who he marries. They grow old together and have many more experiences together. When she dies, he fiercely protects his memories has they begin to fade (the crow represents death?). But when he gives up fussing about it all and just shares with others, it all works out.
I keep coming back to this, whoever intercepted my text message back then is a genius to have made this out of it :)
good job i cry
Man I love these shorts
Memories, love, feeling, life, and something that everyone has..
the ending there was reminiscent to "UP"
Very nice animation!
Seems to me like you live your life, create bonds and memories, you suffer and are also happy. Yet in the end once you know there isn't much left you know you've done well and pass on the torch to a new generation. Might be a broad overview of the video but it makes sense going with the synopsis.
Beautiful
Love the music
FRANCAIS MERCI DARk!
such a cute film. So emotional. I love it!
j'ai bien aimée ton histoire mais surtout tes dessins e ton style! bravo Hélène et merci pour ces trois minutes de bonheure:)
Very beautiful tale ! Thank you for this, lady Hélène Leroux ! ^^
Très beau conte ! Merci pour cette oeuvre, Hélène Leroux ! ^^
sobbing
j'ai pleuré. C'est tres beau et surtout émouvent!
wow, that was an amazing story and i loved the animation style
With smooth animation but with deep story I like it!!!
C'est vraiment beau. Une belle fin.
This channel is so slept on
I really need to start journaling.
aww it's adorable I love it.
Beautiful!
i think the ballons represent memories and all the things that remember us of the people and the moments we had
awesome animation, so deep and nice..made me think :)
thanks for sharing!
That was cute and kind of sad. Loved it.
That was beautiful
Stunning work Helene!
beautiful way to represent the loves, great!
It's so beautiful
tellement mignon x) j adore l idée des ballons pour les souvenirs ^^
so each memories is a balloon! :) great
Sweet story and cute animation
this is a beautiful piece. thank you for sharing it
Beautiful...
Lovely, cute style too.
i love this movie
CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE BRILLIANT. GREETINGS FROM MEXICO
Oh god, i cried...
It almost made me cry.. that's wonderful :')
Bravo. J'ai failli pleurer goood
Why am I about to cry ...
This becomes extra meaningful after watching Pixar's "Coco"
Je suis tres content a ver que le class se resume. Glad to see class back in action :)
Molto grazioso. Grazie mille.
J'ai pleuré
It`s wonderfull ! simple but funny，I love this video !
Good job, Hélène!
Magnificent!
wow this video toutched my heart...
Masterpiece.
Beautiful, very inspiring
Bellissimo, molto toccante il finale. Complimenti.
Cycle of memory
This is cute and touching
That was beautiful... I wanna cry ;_;
Awesome! Whooho!
Génial ! Pas besoin d'explications, ça se vit tout simplement :)
You ever have those moments where you stare into space knowing that one day you're gonna die? ... we're all gonna die.
beautiful and simple :) love it!
I think it's not just "friendship" , its relationship , ofc including friend family , lover etc.