I also find it interesting how Zima essentially made himself in his creators image, black. There aren’t many black people throughout this film. Zima could’ve made himself into whatever he wanted to be, he even could’ve made his body using the infamous Zima blue but he didn’t. I think it really speaks to his connection and his love for his original creator.
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.
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
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
Yeah, he got it wrong. Although The ship of theseus Is hard to apply to things with consciousness because the identity of consciousness exists as constant electrical signals. He was never the pool cleaning robot until that memory chip and AI was installed.
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.
Not at all; it’s very clearly about doing the thing you’re made to do, not some stargazing self-actualization nonsense, but following your nature and instinct, because your nervous system, or, in this case, robotic’s equivalent of a nervous system, is made to specifically get satisfaction out of doing those things it’s made to do; cleaning pools until he sees the pristine zima blue color again, and, in our case, to survive and reproduce, not persue higher achievements like art or whatever else.
It's about that knowing all and being great means nothing if what makes you happiest is something small, a simple task well done such as cleaning a pool
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.
I will say its nice to see a robot story that doesnt turn evil. Not saying those story are bad. But Zima Blue has this weird blend speculative science fiction and spiritual ponderings. This personally has a weird impact for me. The art design for this episode was the same for a show i watched when I was younger Tron: Uprising. This weird chance for my adult self to watch this episode wondering why it feels so familiar hits with the thematic nature of Zima. Zima was pursuing the color of blue he first saw cleaning the pool. For me I forgot a cartoon i really enjoyed and seeing its art direction and style coming back after all these years. Anyway thanks for listening to this rambling of mine.
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.
a couple things i feel definitely add to this episode 1) from what i know, out of all the higher functions that Zima shut down, he kept just one: satisfaction. he left himself with nothing but the purpose he discovered had made him the happiest, and the ability to feel that joy and satisfaction 2) there were apparently things cut from the original story this short was adapted from, and instead of recounting the information, I'm just gonna copy a comment from a short where Niel is told about the story (it's titled "The Fascinating Story of Zima Blue | Neil deGrasse Tyson" by Wonder Science and the comment is pinned) In the book even he forgot his own origins. He was improved by the descendants of his maker several times until he was advanced enough to have legal autonomy as an individual, and the family gave him his freedom. At some point he went to a planet with advanced cybernetics techniques and paid a fortune to have himself rebuilt to be much more complex than before (including custom vat grown biological compute components), but at this point, he also forgot his past. Later on after he became a famous artist, by chance, he mixed up a batch of a particular shade of blue, and became obsessed with it, without knowing why. His murals and monuments to that blue became bigger and bigger, until they were city-sized, moon-sized, planet-sized, and even bigger. His following was cult, he was respected as the greatest artist ever, and he became fantastically wealthy. He spent years investigating his origins, but his oldest memories only stretched back to the planet where he had been enhanced with organics. From there, he found his way back eventually to Earth, and excavated the pool buried two meters under the surface, in "a place that was called Silicon Valley". The blue of the tiles meant everything to him back then, and it made him happy. After all his success, he wanted enlightenment, and so he decided to return to that state. He shifted the pool to the planet where his home estate was located, and after he gave up his higher functions the pool became his final work of art, and would persist for thousands of years.
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 !!!
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!
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.
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!
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 :,)
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.
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!
I have theorize 2 possible lesson (its a uneducated guess of course) 1. The "zima blue" is the shade of blue that is close to the color of the sky. Which many people overlook and forgot since they only care about human advancement and forgot about mother nature (this was my first thought during the 1st half of the episode, before zima explain his origin story). 2. The 2nd lesson or the 2nd act is that its the enjoyment of being young. The life of being a child is much more happier and simple, cause you are only given simple task: such as eat, sleep, go to school and play (and probably do house chores). But as you grow older (when zima explain he used to be a cleaner and progressively advanced his technology) life become more complicated and you tend to forget to enjoy the life again. Which the quote " ignorance is a bliss" speaks closer to this episode. Which speaks louder on the end act when he disassemble himself, turning back to his early model....his younger self
yes you are correct. 1. is in reference to Yves Klein, who is explicitly stated in the original novelisation to bore resemblence to Zima's own work. When Yves was 19, he declared to his friends one day on the beach that the Sky was his first work. He would go on to paint monochromatic blue canvases, which is where Zima's Blue period takes explicit reference from (borrowing the name from Picasso only). Number 2. finds itself mostly in reference to Nietzsche's stages of evolution, in which the last stage of spiritual evolution is to return back to the child, or to see everything again as a whole, as you did as a child, with the knowledge of growing up (which you lacked as a child naturally) and appreciate it all (Zima found the knowledge of the Universe "Speaking Its Own Truth" but return to his whole (cleaning the pool tiles, "and the ability to appreciate a job well done".)
Thank u. This is my favorite episode and I have thought about often for a few years now. I wish I wish I could take myself apart and be simple, have none but accomplishing thoughts.
I think Zima is one of many examples to take from, where, just being able to think and act "This is all I need, I am content". Then, I see and talk to many people today my age or older, the complex ones who 'I'm gonna be this and that, get rich and have all these things'. When compared to, let's say, someone who works at a petting zoo at a State Fair. Where they just take care of the animals, working day in and out in the hot and smelly of it all. Where they can say "I love my job", honestly, and that's all they need. Finding your purpose, our Zima Blue.
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
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!
He tried everything and returned to the obvious simplicity. I haven't tried everything and i feel like i'm being prevented from trying everything. They're trying to make me a tool in a system in their own way, but all i want is to become one on my own.
I'm opposed to the idea that what zima blue did to himself was good or a win in most aspects. The whole "return to monke" / simplicity arguments is completely fair but I don't think that is what zima blue did to himself. Zima blue basically lobotomized himself because he cannot grow past his origins any further, which I find really sad. He has a stunning cability to act on the world around him, painting massive murals and is presumably immortal + immensely wealth. But he can't do anything to act on himself, he is mentally still fixated on his original purpose of cleaning the pool. His hidden obessesion and inability to forgo this purpose strangles all the fulfillment out if his life. Being a Galacticly renowned artist , a marvellously crafted being and even all works provide no fulfillment to him because of his failure to truly grow past his origins. No social relations either cause he only gains fulfillment from pool cleaning. It is sad to see someone do something incredible only to feel empty as it is " nOt tHEre tRuE pUrpOse". If he could let go of his origins he could find fulfillment in anything he choose. Instead he essentially self lobotomises himself because he can't escape his past and find the fulfillment he seeks that is all around him. The story isn't like a roman emperor retiring to a cabbage farm. It is like an alcoholic subduing their own mind because they fail to cope with the complexity of life. Bit long but ty for coming to my Ted talk on y zima blue is a tragic character. Also universal truth is kinda mumbo jumbo, like all truth are the same , there isn't 1 supreme extra true truth. U can value truths differently yourself but otherwise they are all the same
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 🎉
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!
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!
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
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?😅
When I saw this LDR chapter, it evoked deep feelings in me, as if it had related to my very core. Not many will recognize how this simple story is indeed a profound revelation very elegantly disguised as visual art. To the creator of this gem: “Thank you for this loving reminder.”
He had his human self modified by robot parts that must have been recycled which eventually became parasitic and took over his own life. He started to think he originated as a robot. Key scene is the modified skin bit where his red muscles are shown, so he must've actually been human.
Great question! TH-cam is a very casual hobby of mine, and I normally just create whatever interests me at the time: hence Un-Professional-Creations. My channel is not viable for making a platform since I don’t stick to one genre of content, but that’s okay with me because I’m not looking to become successful on TH-cam, it’s just for fun and to share with friends (and whoever else pops around). I’m glad you and lots of people enjoyed this video, and my recent video “Meaningless Meaning” has a similar kind of vibe if you’re interested! Otherwise I can’t make no promises about what I’ll do next, so sorry about that 🫤
@@unprocreations Thanks for your reaction, honestly respect this attitude. Even listened to one of your song "maybe this time" and I really like with it.
If you want to dive deeper into Zima Blue, I made a video talking about some of your comments on this video!
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I also find it interesting how Zima essentially made himself in his creators image, black. There aren’t many black people throughout this film. Zima could’ve made himself into whatever he wanted to be, he even could’ve made his body using the infamous Zima blue but he didn’t. I think it really speaks to his connection and his love for his original creator.
Sorry to burst your bubble but you can see in his backstory that when he was built into a robot, he was given the appearance of a black man
It’s not about “forgetting”. It’s about “disregarding”. Just like Zima did. A conscious choice.
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.
Reminds of a book called Seat pf The Soul
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
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
Yeah, he got it wrong.
Although The ship of theseus
Is hard to apply to things with consciousness because the identity of consciousness exists as constant electrical signals. He was never the pool cleaning robot until that memory chip and AI was installed.
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.
Exactly
Not at all; it’s very clearly about doing the thing you’re made to do, not some stargazing self-actualization nonsense, but following your nature and instinct, because your nervous system, or, in this case, robotic’s equivalent of a nervous system, is made to specifically get satisfaction out of doing those things it’s made to do; cleaning pools until he sees the pristine zima blue color again, and, in our case, to survive and reproduce, not persue higher achievements like art or whatever else.
It's about that knowing all and being great means nothing if what makes you happiest is something small, a simple task well done such as cleaning a pool
My favorite episode. Makes me cry everytime.
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.
I will say its nice to see a robot story that doesnt turn evil. Not saying those story are bad. But Zima Blue has this weird blend speculative science fiction and spiritual ponderings. This personally has a weird impact for me. The art design for this episode was the same for a show i watched when I was younger Tron: Uprising. This weird chance for my adult self to watch this episode wondering why it feels so familiar hits with the thematic nature of Zima. Zima was pursuing the color of blue he first saw cleaning the pool. For me I forgot a cartoon i really enjoyed and seeing its art direction and style coming back after all these years. Anyway thanks for listening to this rambling of mine.
Bro returned to default settings
... We should return to monke
vile 😭
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.
This is basically a beautiful and very profound way to say "i wanna go back to monke".
We keep telling you it's enlightenment but MAN DOESN'T LISTEN!!!!
a couple things i feel definitely add to this episode
1) from what i know, out of all the higher functions that Zima shut down, he kept just one: satisfaction. he left himself with nothing but the purpose he discovered had made him the happiest, and the ability to feel that joy and satisfaction
2) there were apparently things cut from the original story this short was adapted from, and instead of recounting the information, I'm just gonna copy a comment from a short where Niel is told about the story (it's titled "The Fascinating Story of Zima Blue | Neil deGrasse Tyson" by Wonder Science and the comment is pinned)
In the book even he forgot his own origins.
He was improved by the descendants of his maker several times until he was advanced enough to have legal autonomy as an individual, and the family gave him his freedom.
At some point he went to a planet with advanced cybernetics techniques and paid a fortune to have himself rebuilt to be much more complex than before (including custom vat grown biological compute components), but at this point, he also forgot his past.
Later on after he became a famous artist, by chance, he mixed up a batch of a particular shade of blue, and became obsessed with it, without knowing why.
His murals and monuments to that blue became bigger and bigger, until they were city-sized, moon-sized, planet-sized, and even bigger. His following was cult, he was respected as the greatest artist ever, and he became fantastically wealthy.
He spent years investigating his origins, but his oldest memories only stretched back to the planet where he had been enhanced with organics. From there, he found his way back eventually to Earth, and excavated the pool buried two meters under the surface, in "a place that was called Silicon Valley".
The blue of the tiles meant everything to him back then, and it made him happy. After all his success, he wanted enlightenment, and so he decided to return to that state.
He shifted the pool to the planet where his home estate was located, and after he gave up his higher functions the pool became his final work of art, and would persist for thousands of years.
“For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.”
Ecclesiastes 1:18 NIV
One of my favorite short films ive ever seen.
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 !!!
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!
Thank you so much for this kind comment! Means a lot- I’ll definitely do more essays in the future 😁
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.
Return to Zima Blue
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!
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 :,)
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.
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!
I have theorize 2 possible lesson (its a uneducated guess of course)
1. The "zima blue" is the shade of blue that is close to the color of the sky. Which many people overlook and forgot since they only care about human advancement and forgot about mother nature (this was my first thought during the 1st half of the episode, before zima explain his origin story).
2. The 2nd lesson or the 2nd act is that its the enjoyment of being young. The life of being a child is much more happier and simple, cause you are only given simple task: such as eat, sleep, go to school and play (and probably do house chores). But as you grow older (when zima explain he used to be a cleaner and progressively advanced his technology) life become more complicated and you tend to forget to enjoy the life again. Which the quote " ignorance is a bliss" speaks closer to this episode. Which speaks louder on the end act when he disassemble himself, turning back to his early model....his younger self
yes you are correct. 1. is in reference to Yves Klein, who is explicitly stated in the original novelisation to bore resemblence to Zima's own work. When Yves was 19, he declared to his friends one day on the beach that the Sky was his first work. He would go on to paint monochromatic blue canvases, which is where Zima's Blue period takes explicit reference from (borrowing the name from Picasso only). Number 2. finds itself mostly in reference to Nietzsche's stages of evolution, in which the last stage of spiritual evolution is to return back to the child, or to see everything again as a whole, as you did as a child, with the knowledge of growing up (which you lacked as a child naturally) and appreciate it all (Zima found the knowledge of the Universe "Speaking Its Own Truth" but return to his whole (cleaning the pool tiles, "and the ability to appreciate a job well done".)
Loved this eposide of Love Death and Robots, happy that I found this video, loved the analysis and your video
Thank u. This is my favorite episode and I have thought about often for a few years now. I wish I wish I could take myself apart and be simple, have none but accomplishing thoughts.
great analysis of my favorite episode , well done
Thank you!
I think Zima is one of many examples to take from, where, just being able to think and act "This is all I need, I am content". Then, I see and talk to many people today my age or older, the complex ones who 'I'm gonna be this and that, get rich and have all these things'. When compared to, let's say, someone who works at a petting zoo at a State Fair. Where they just take care of the animals, working day in and out in the hot and smelly of it all. Where they can say "I love my job", honestly, and that's all they need. Finding your purpose, our Zima Blue.
Loved it. Couldn't put it into words but you did.
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
Love this! For a lot of us our homes are our zima blue, totally makes sense. Thank you for this comment
Thank you friend :)
You're fucking right on point mate. This episode hit me like a wrecking ball as well. I can't get over it.
thank you for makin this
You’re absolutely welcome
I fully agree with your every word.
This is a masterpiece. It's so beautiful 😍 ❤
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!
I was very high when I first watched this and ill never be that high again
HAHAHA nice man
He tried everything and returned to the obvious simplicity. I haven't tried everything and i feel like i'm being prevented from trying everything. They're trying to make me a tool in a system in their own way, but all i want is to become one on my own.
I'm opposed to the idea that what zima blue did to himself was good or a win in most aspects.
The whole "return to monke" / simplicity arguments is completely fair but I don't think that is what zima blue did to himself.
Zima blue basically lobotomized himself because he cannot grow past his origins any further, which I find really sad.
He has a stunning cability to act on the world around him, painting massive murals and is presumably immortal + immensely wealth.
But he can't do anything to act on himself, he is mentally still fixated on his original purpose of cleaning the pool. His hidden obessesion and inability to forgo this purpose strangles all the fulfillment out if his life.
Being a Galacticly renowned artist , a marvellously crafted being and even all works provide no fulfillment to him because of his failure to truly grow past his origins. No social relations either cause he only gains fulfillment from pool cleaning.
It is sad to see someone do something incredible only to feel empty as it is " nOt tHEre tRuE pUrpOse". If he could let go of his origins he could find fulfillment in anything he choose.
Instead he essentially self lobotomises himself because he can't escape his past and find the fulfillment he seeks that is all around him.
The story isn't like a roman emperor retiring to a cabbage farm.
It is like an alcoholic subduing their own mind because they fail to cope with the complexity of life.
Bit long but ty for coming to my Ted talk on y zima blue is a tragic character.
Also universal truth is kinda mumbo jumbo, like all truth are the same , there isn't 1 supreme extra true truth. U can value truths differently yourself but otherwise they are all the same
bro was Silver Surfer when he decide to search in the cosmos
I always thought of it as Citizen Kane in space. All he did with his life and he just wanted to go back to a time when things were less complicated.
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."
Totally agree with you, beautifully summed up mate...
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 🎉
Same habibi
Let's be like Zima Blue but instead of doing it for ourselves, we do it for Allah :)
As a Christian I agree
Its not about if you forgot. Its about remembering..
At the end of the day we just pursue what we were designed to pursue.
He basked in Zima by becoming a simple cleaner robot.
You are severely underrated. Love the voice too. Nice!
That’s really nice to hear, thank you heaps! Hope to bring more interesting stuff in the future :)
You should make more of these. Perfect video.
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!
@@unprocreations Maybe try some episodes from Black Mirror?
@@huz._.3196 thats a great call! I'll look into it :)
@@unprocreations EXCITED!
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!
Well explained 👌, thank you!
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
It makes me cry every fukkin time!!!
"Return to monkey"
"Return to pool cleaner"
Peace in service
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?😅
When I saw this LDR chapter, it evoked deep feelings in me, as if it had related to my very core. Not many will recognize how this simple story is indeed a profound revelation very elegantly disguised as visual art. To the creator of this gem: “Thank you for this loving reminder.”
He had his human self modified by robot parts that must have been recycled which eventually became parasitic and took over his own life. He started to think he originated as a robot. Key scene is the modified skin bit where his red muscles are shown, so he must've actually been human.
He must really love that blue song
should’ve seen that coming
Well explained 👌, thank you!
the ship of Theseus not Archimedes . srry couldnt resist
GAH I knew it didn’t feel right when I recorded that- thank you sir!
@@unprocreations anytime brother
Incredible. Also ngl your voice reminds me of VaatiVidya
Ok. I cried.
Reject evolution return to pool cleaner
Even Ultimate AI Robot need a Home
its the smell of grass in the summer
Pool is sound of silence 😂
Sweet, well done
Thank you!
f u l l c I r c l e
Great vid. I just got the poster for his final show back from the framers.
Oh sweet that’d look sick! Cheers :)
How did you make this good of a video, but your recent videos are so random?
Great question! TH-cam is a very casual hobby of mine, and I normally just create whatever interests me at the time: hence Un-Professional-Creations. My channel is not viable for making a platform since I don’t stick to one genre of content, but that’s okay with me because I’m not looking to become successful on TH-cam, it’s just for fun and to share with friends (and whoever else pops around).
I’m glad you and lots of people enjoyed this video, and my recent video “Meaningless Meaning” has a similar kind of vibe if you’re interested! Otherwise I can’t make no promises about what I’ll do next, so sorry about that 🫤
@@unprocreations Thanks for your reaction, honestly respect this attitude. Even listened to one of your song "maybe this time" and I really like with it.
Thank you very much! Glad that you enjoyed it ☺️
its sooooo gooooood
where do u dowload the original clip?
Zima, like the rest of us, is just a little guy.
WATER 💧 💦
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4 months ago
Work for others till you can’t and another robot takes your place to do exactly the same thing you did
Well cleaning pool takes high intelligence as cleaning it wrong make it slimy
Your analysis is ok but crass
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
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I get it...certain people get a rise from devolving...don't be one of those
Ugh it's so pretentious. Whoever wrote this is really stroking himself off to dorks going "oh My gaD iTs sO SmArT aNd DeEp"
This is too gushy for me