Hey everyone, If you're [STILL] confused by the name change, please read this: www.reddit.com/r/NightmareExpo/comments/9p1q2l/faqs_about_the_nexpo_rebrand/?st=JNDOYIKP&sh=489ac01f Nothing's going away. I'm just opening up the floor to new video-essay topics :) ALSO, if you’re interested, a few good friends started a fan podcast about the channel if you’d like some additional listening material: th-cam.com/video/V4pIj1qxI64/w-d-xo.html
@@Nexpo like the philadelphia project. and anything ells in hi's vid. because looking deeper, it DOES portray the now. what tech have done. and where we are hetting ;) not all bad but man it ain't gonne be a fun ride to the future.
I'm glad, infact the advertisements on the TV reminded me a LOT of Rick & Morty so I thought it'd fit on Adult Swim, didn't expect that to actually happen though.
Not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet, but the picture of the explosion at around 15:06 is a picture taken by Harold Edgerton of a nuclear explosion using his rapatronic camera (high-speed camera capable of capturing an image with an exposure time as brief as 10 nanoseconds). Basically, it's a picture of a nuclear explosion the very instant it's detonated. I don't know if this was intentional or not, but I thought it was interesting that this image was used.
for anyone curious, here's why it looks how it looks, instead of like a normal explosion, btw: as you said, the exposure was incredibly brief, but the explosion was impossibly bright, so even though almost no time passed, there were still enough photons from the explosion to completely darken the surroundings. the weird bubble shape you can see in the image isn't the shockwave, but the air that's been converted into highly energized plasma by the explosion in the centre and the strange "legs" you can see are the support beams for the structure the bomb was placed upon, which were made of metal, and therefore better at conducting heat, which means they ionized a few nanoseconds quicker than the rest of the surrounding air.
I truly hope you'll revisit this series now that it has 21 episodes as of two months ago. I found it all incredibly thought provoking and visually hypnotizing! It deserves more attention than its gotten thats for sure.
When Mischief calls out the octopus for preparing other fish, that always struck me as odd. There's a similar sketch in Family Guy (of all places), that left me with a similar feeling, where some seagulls are eating KFC, and then getting super grossed out when they find out they're eating birds. But birds eating birds, and fish eating fish, they're only connected to each other by being in the same taxonomical order (so not family, genus, or species). It's the same as humans eating other mammals (like cows, pigs, sheep), which is generally an accepted thing.
I think "cerebral electricity" is the creative energy of mankind. The Philadelphia Experiment somehow awoke this cerebral electricity, which was so powerful it fused most of the shipmen into the steel hulls of the ship. But not Mischief. He was likely at the center of the explosion, destroying his human body but giving him boundless creative energy, perfectly represented by him being a shapeshifter, or a god of creative energy. The experiment had long-lasting results. Things of human imagination, such as demons, ghosts and monsters, where given real life from the cerebral energy. The Ghost was one such construct. The Ghost, however, was no monster (like Mischief and the Octopus) and in fact saved and raised a little girl. This will be more important in a bit. Over time, the release of cerebral energy had drastically negative consequences. With all of humanity's imagination out in the open, most people instead turned to soulless robots, failing to see any more point in creative endeavors. The ghosts/demons/monsters just became toys for children to be played around with. Greetings Robotics (and Mr. Greetings, the most cold, rational, uncreative person imaginable) decided to stamp out any being that was able to harness the unlimited potential in raw creative energy... other than his own KAMI, of course. KAMI represents the total destruction of mankind's creative spirit, how technology is making us into soulless drones and tearing those that they see as "monsters" or "creative freaks" away from society (such as The Ghost). It also shows how this killing of creativity has made KAMI (big tech) a defacto all-powerful, always-watching goddess. Henryk was just a photographer (a creative) who eventually realized that the world's creative energy had become a real, physical thing and that it was killing society. He "broke free" of the lull most others had fallen into and made himself immortal through the cerebral energy (which he somehow has limited control of as evidenced by his 'joke' in episode 10), desperate to return things to the way they were before the experiment (his obstacle). Only when that obstacle is removed and the world is reverted will he finally rest in peace to join his daughter and wife. But in the recent years he had become totally hopeless and unmotivated that that goal would ever be realized. Finally, I think the most important takeaway is that I think UMAMI is making his work analogous to the way some creatives feel in the modern age - totally unappreciated by the majority of the populace and existentially threatened by big tech censorship and the automation that their robots offer.
One thing that I think is incredibly important, and that I can't understand, is the significance of the Philadelphia Experiment. Maybe it's just a Mcguffin for an experiment gone awry that releases horrible things on the world. But I wonder if there's any particular reason it had to be the PE
While I’m sure you’re still following it, I’d just like to say that the finale has dropped today. Interface is finally complete. I can imagine how many projects you may have in the works, but I would love to see you revisit this project now that we have the full picture.
Henryk was photographing his wife. During this period a nuclear bomb detonated. Mom got sick due to radiation poisoning. The pastor was staring at Henryk because he was not destroyed from the resultant radiation. The daughter even says: "I'm old now, like you should be". Should be is the key phrase here. He stopped aging, whereas the rest of his family died of old age.
Does that mean you think Henryk is powered or made of that static cerebral energy because of the fact he is immortal? I also think he uses his abilities in a positive way. Henryk enjoys art and creativity and color. Kami sees 2 colors and seems to have power used negatively to control and destroy. Henryk might have not achieved his potential because of symbolism in his painting that shows his face blocked by an apple that almost shows his true self. Mischief is either related to him, shared the same experience, or possibly is another version of him and helps him by giving him purpose. I really think that this Henryk will unlock greater power OR use his existing power to get rid of KAMI which is a soulless being that reads the world in binary and controls everything. I just hope Henryk saves the world from this mindset and meets his family again.
Almost. I think he was the photographer at Operation Tumbler Snapper, getting pictures of nuclear tests. They use basically the real photo. He'd be irradiated like crazy if the blast knocked the cigarette out of his mouth. Not sure if he lives forever so he survived the blast, or if he lives forever *because* of the blast. Either way, he'd likely be radioactive enough to get his wife sick. Anyway, Twin Peaks gets in to this stuff too.
Nightmare Files maybe- and it’s just a shot in the dark- because a birds ability to fly makes it sort of synonymous with freedom, Mischief is alluding to his attempts to free himself from the current KAMI “reality” OR expanding on the theory that Mischief is Henryk- maybe Mischief is the part of him that controls things such as his free will, thoughts, etc. (which would explain why Henryk only speaks as Mischief) and that part has been “imprisoned” by whatever experiments were conducted on him is trying to break free and figure out how to reconnect with his physical self.
16:20, this immediately screams "Manhattan Project" to me. Blue guy has, through no fault of his own, left behind his humanity due to the witnessing of devastation on this scale for the first time. It could also be the reason the world has been left as a shell of its former self; the beginning of the atomic age was terrifying for most, to say the least.
Okay, but does anyone just... *Genuinely love Mischief? I love every single line from him, he just, agh! I love him so much!* *"Twee, twee, twee.* *I'm trying to be a bird.* *I haven't quite figured it out yet..."*
My favourite part is the beginning when the cigarette drops from the mans mouth. In reality, it wouldnt take long for the cigarette to hit the ground. Maybe, a second and a half. What is implied by the scene, at least in my interpretation, is that the being is able to feed the man so much information before it hits the ground. In other words, He turns around and in an instant is basically given all the information.
@@Jack_Woods they are the vampires of the world that somehow take arbitrary ownership over the means of production and hold that hostage against the working class forcing the working class to work for them for a wage in order to survive while the capitalist steals insane amounts of socially necessary labor value and accrue insane amounts of power. we basically rent ourselves to them, they are the slave masters of the modern world. there is no innocence in this
@@ValaAssistant Oh boy, i am not having this conversation rn Business men are vampires to society in the same way you are a Stomping boot to all of animal kingdom Someone has to make these decisions, handle money, manage finances and while there are bound to be greedy people in this position, being in it doesn't determine your intentions or morality Ya know? a great part of poor people stay poor because they don't know how to handle money even before they lose it and if we gave such power to everyone we'd have much more problems than if we get organized and leave it to the professionals who studied all about the subject and do the hard math so that it's all done the optimal way and people/businesses don't lose money over dumb shit that can easily be overlooked when looking at the big numbers, twists and turns that it has, all the way to where we are involved Money is complicated as our needs and jobs that we expect payment for, get complicated we need business men because it's a part of the lifestyle we've already built and established, a pillar we cannot afford to break all cuz *Man wit money in suit bad* life is more than hurt angels and rich demons with horns
I don’t know what it is about Mischief, but every time I see him or hear him speak, it’s weirdly calming and sometimes adorable, even though I feel like it’s not supposed to be most of the time.
Hey Nexpo, have you considered doing a second analysis of Interface as there are way more episodes out now? Some of which shed more light on the story, characters, and world. I'd love to hear your take on it and I'm sure the rest of us would too. ^_^ Keep up the great work!
The art style is the best thing about the series too Edit: I forgot that the static has a narrative purpose than it is just artistic. Thanks to this video, I now fully understand its significance. Keep it up!
So after watching more episodes, it dawned on me what exactly Interface itself was. Interface is an artificial afterlife, in which all cerebral electricity (i.e., soul, life force) is aggregated within one point, in which all can be transformed and transcended. They dystopia before us is actual reality whose CE has been drained into the Interface. This why some characters seem colorful whereas the majority are dull and deprived of life. Those that still adhere to nature seem to not be transcended into the fake beyond, as animals have color and animals in the Interface seem dead (the Octopus Chef was lifeless in the Interface after his soul was ripped apart by KAMI), as well as those who adhere to living, like Henrik. The majority have opted into the Interface, whereas some stay behind, like Mischief, the Octopus Chef, and Henrik. KAMI is portrayed as God because it holds the Interface and all CE within it. Mischief is a disfigurement of CE that acts like a demon who feeds off CE but doesn't move to get it; instead he scavenges. But all the CE Mischief acquires is held within. That is why he knows so much about Henrik and (later on) about amphibians, because he has consumed CE relevant to Henrik and amphibians. But he is portrayed as the Devil in contrast to KAMI. They both prey on CE, but Mischief scavenges and uses newfound wisdom whereas KAMI abducts, oppresses, and imprisons. I said before that KAMI reminded me of Sophia in real life. But also The Interface reminds me of the artificial afterlife in the dystopian game SOMA, and a bit of the premise of the movie Transcendence. Both SOMA and Transcendence describe an AI dystopia that involves humankind transcending its consciousness into the ethereal with the aid of AI, and with AI seemingly taking over its host and thus whatever artificial realities/ transformations are created. This can still be regarded as a warning against an AI dystopia. In addendum, something even more interesting may be the case for Mr. Greetings, Henrik, and Mischief. It is possible that they all split themselves from a physical body and a spiritual form. If you look at the videos, closely, you'll see that Mr. Greetings' soul (CE) split off during the Philadelphia Experiment whereas his physical body remained and that the Mischief may actually be the spiritual form of Henrik who is the physical form, having split during the Experiment. It is shown that Henrik was found floating in a parachute around the same time Mischief took form. This parachute was also represented when Henrik escaped the hospital with Mischief. This would explain why Greetings is so soulless and lifeless, which led to the creation of KAMI, and why Greetings in the Interface is so different and seems to want it all to end. Because physical Greetings and spiritual Greetings have been different manifestations of the same person, where one created KAMI and another seems to superintend the Interface. This same duopoly could apply to Henrik and Mischief, if the origin stories for their current states begin at the same time with similar conditions.
@@roseproctor1551 I was thinking the same thing. If Niebieski also means "blue" in Polish, it's entirely possible that both meanings are deliberate. That's a level of depth rare for this kind of thing.
*Hey, if he wants to drive, he'll be a bus* *if he wants to fly he'll be a bird* *if he wants to process sunlight into biological energy and befriend many bees all day he'll be a sunflower* *if he wants to be a man of business, he'll turn into a fancy suit*
I don't know if it's important but "niebieski" means "blue" in polish, and Henryk is a polish name; probably just a reference to the color of his suit but still interesting.
"Niebieski" has several meanings. Ofcourse Niebieski means blue but also It can mean the sky. It is a word associated with God, eg "Ojciec Niebieski" which means "Heavenly Father". We can also play with the very form of the name. niebie-SKI ("Ski" (also "Sky" in other regions) is a formative adjective, from the Proto-Slavic "ьskъ", which is defined in the denote possession. place of origin.) So niebieski is literally guy from heaven. Although it's probably overinterpretation ;)
I’m sure this is in the comments somewhere, but Kami is not only a spirit in Japanese culture, but also an inherent energy that exists in all things human and object alike. So that adds an interesting tone to this entire story. Kami is literally eating energy out of everything, eating the kami or life force.
Or it's the life force transforming into something new, evolving, becoming more complex. Personally I'm sure they used the term Kami instead of God exactly for this reason. Western people like myself have very odd ideas about god and often strong emotional reactions to the word, very few think of it as a universal thing and many see it as something specific to humans, and even go as far as imagining the image of a bearded guy sitting on a cloud. Very few considers it to be something that we've haven't scientifically pinned down yet, like consciousness. Us humans are quick to assume that in order to be conscious you must be human or human like, or at the very least "alive", but this is not necessarily the case as we're slowly learning. It might very well be like you say, consciousness or some form of universal life force, whatever you wanna call it, could be an underlying law of nature, a source of all matter/energy present in all things. I have no doubt that if science discovered god/Kami it would be used to improve a machine, and that might very well be what we're doing with A.I.
The kanji on the back of her neck, as well as her name is referring to God, or Gods. With this in mind it gives the energy an ethereal sense of it being everywhere and "showing itself" to the scientists just as God shows itself to a prophet. Also, there are many stories of Gods walking among men, but only see the world in black and white.
coming back to this because i checked out their channel recently and there’s a full movie with all episodes included and would love to see you go in depth on that
If you notice, it is only spoken out loud by the soulless man (if i am correct) so maybe his big business and soul less attitude has to do with it? Maybe he cares about the money of it so much he doesn't respect it enough to pronounce it correctly, thus saying something about society? Or maybe that's a reach. 😂
My Originality Right Down the Toilet Personally, I think it is supposed to represent the stereotypical "white American buieness man" who is too self absorbed and more concerned about what he gets out of the situation to actually care about something as simple as pronouncing a name correctly.
@@babybunny5793 Had to put "white" in there didn't you? Because any other color of business men are saints obviously. Jeez, try to hide your racism better next time.
my brother is autistic and interface was his special interest for a while. he had an interface phone case, posters in his room, and tons of other merch. i always found the art style really interesting but never knew much about it until now. now i can talk to my brother about it
KAMI is actually pronounced KA (kah) MI (me) in Romaji, 神 in translation means, God for those studying Japanese may already know this, but this is something to think about; therefore KAMI is God, God is Kami, To easily put this: 神 + KAMI + God = Three interpretations into one meaning. Think to ponder this. I especially like to claim this is not a theory but a fact. *based from studying the Japanese Language.
Technically, it DOESN'T mean god. Gods and kami are two different things in Japanese culture. "God" is just the closest thing kami translates into in English.
@@friendlyneighborhoodvampir9081 idk if u have any citation to back that up but 神 is literally Kanji for God/Deity, so unless you'r specifically refering to God as "The Creator" then there's 創造者(そうぞうしゃSouzousha）. Otherwise, Gods and Kami are about the same?
Anony Mous If any were to lay a hand on Cain after his exile, whatever was done to him , would be avenged 7 fold by God Almighty himself, according to Genesis
Specifically the trinity test, the first detonation of the nuclear bomb. They detonated it upon a tower, very similar to the animation. They even added the plasma from the supporting cables.
Fun fact: Spagettification is what it happens to something entering the eclipse horizon of a black hole; also how light is thought to travel. Basically, infinite mass stretched infinitly. Like a never ending piece of spagetti. And yes, this is an actual scientific term. Edit: Also of note, the likelyhood of Mischief and Henryk being one and the same is slim, considering the explosion seen in Henryk's glasses is clearly a nuclear one, and the first ever nuke detonation (Project: Trinity) occured in 1945, whereas the Philadelphia Experiment took place (supposedly) in late 1943. If the nuclear explosion is what changed Henryk, his change took place after Mischief's transformation. I believe that Henryk's wife died due to radiation sickness (just a hunch), which she was exposed to when her husband was photographing these tests, which is why the pastor "just stared at" Henryk the entire duration of the funeral. He either blames Henryk or is trying to understand how she succumbed to the poisoning while Henryk did not. Just spitballing here really, since obviously no one knows save for Umami.
It happens before the event horizon and only with smaller black holes, not those above a certain size, specifically when there is a very fast transition from a weak to a much stronger gravimetric effect. Also, it's clear from the use context that he's probably referring to a wormhole... as for light it's well known to travel as a wave in the electroweak field w/o mass, perhaps your thinking of matter in the BEC state?
Interesting fact : The painting with the man in a blue suit with an apple covering his face partly is an actual painting. It was painted by the surrealist artist René Magritte and it is called „The Son of Man”. René painting this painting as a self portrait. This is what he himself said about the painting : „At least it hides the face partly well, so you have the apparent face, the apple, hiding the visible but hidden, the face of the person. It's something that happens constantly. Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does not show us. This interest can take the form of a quite intense feeling, a sort of conflict, one might say, between the visible that is hidden and the visible that is present.”
I noticed when Mischief transformed into a bus, I couldn't help but be reminded of the cat bus from my neighbor totoro. Which has it's own theory of main characters being dead or close to death and totoro being some sort of guide into or afterlife entity. I find that sort of afterlife idea, could be seen as surfacing here when Mischief said he was trying to be a bird but had't quite figured it out. He doesn't know what birds are and he's curious about it's life. Like he's visiting from another realm or dimension. Also animals like humans can be emotional. But mischief as an angel or afterlife entity can only see things in a definite way. Which also made sense to me given that he was shown to be made from the cerebral electricity. The bible suggests humans are the favored creations over angels. Though the energy was said to have been always there, I think that would make sense in the way that it's assuming there's thousands of realms existing in the same space but just unseen or intangible without the right conditions, like dying. . lol this turned into some blabbing but the main thing I was noting was the fact I was reminded of the cat buss. Love these videos, definitely worth the wait.
Brilliant stuff. This reminds me of watching UK TV back in the 80s/90s. Late at night on Channel 4. For added context: we only had 4 TV channels, it was before the internet, and before mobile phones. I used to wonder what we did back then, and watching this reminds me that we used to watch strange late night tv shows. Now we still watch them but now their on TH-cam.
there's a few things i've noticed in the subtitles, I'm not 100% sure if they are just mistakes but I think they're intentional: in the second episode when Mischief says "I'm not going to hurt you" the sentence doesn't appear in the subtitles, maybe this indicates a lie. In the sixth episode when Mischief said he left earth behind the subtitles instead say he left earth as he knew it behind and what I found really interesting is that when Henryk's daughter says she was too young to understand back then the word satan is hidden in the subtitles "undersatand" I think this means that Henryk is the opposite of Kami since she has taken the role of god. Also when Mischief says regular exercise can change the DNA the subtitles use the word "exersize" instead but that might very well just be a typo.
Also notice how Mischief presents Henryk with an apple, similar to the forbidden fruit in the garden of eve, presented to humans by sin. Mischief says "the truth will set you free" similar to how the fruit grants knowledge of good and evil. Mischief is very obviously a representation of Satan and sin. The question is, in this show, is Satan the good guy or the bad guy? I think it's interesting how Kami, or "God" sees the world in black and white, good and bad, while Mischief may seem evil because he's satan, but he gives Henryk knowledge and lets him see his granddaughter.
@@zac1192 I think the two others that responded are exactly what this series depicts as the lifeless black and white people in the city. They only see in terms of black and white and never the whole picture.
This whole show I personally thought it was an allegory for the future of man kind. KAMI being near future technology, and mischief simply guiding us (Henryk) through the remaining shell of a world that once used to be the place that we all thrived on.
I think "Cerebral Energy" in this universe partially both represents creativity and life in this universe. It was always there, and even though it is said that it "Presented itself" humanity found it through experimentation. This implies that humanity was on a course to finding this cerebral electricity from the beginning, leading me to believe that the cerebral electricity is what animates complex life forms in the first place. Cerebral electricity is the driving force of life and all of the endeavors taken by humanity, and it was only a matter of time before Humanity found its creator and animator. I also find it interesting that Henryk was a war photographer, (The photo of the explosion was a recreation of a real explosion taken of an atomic weapon test.) and photos are often seen artistically as moments frozen in time, and Henryk himself is frozen in time, just like his explosion. Maybe the reason that Henryk's expression of his Cerebral Energy was different than Mischief's is mainly because of Henryk's creative energy being expressed differently in normal life. Maybe Mischief was a more erratic creative type even before being exposed to this acausal energy, and it simply unlocked his real creative potential, the same way Henryk was frozen in time, just like his photographs. I think the world of Interface is dominated by this "Greetings Robotics" corporation with the main goal of showing how Capitalism and the system itself drains humanity of its life giving creative, "cerebral" electricity, repurposing it, and using it for profit. Notice that Greetings Robotics is partnered with the UN, and how the UN exists to perpetuate the global hegemony of the mainstream liberal framework of Capitalism, and in turn drain humanity of its creative energy.
I think what Mischief is talking about when he talks about not being able to feel desires is in response to his own. After the instance that teleported the ship, he became so powerful as a raw manifestation of the cerebral electricity mentioned in the series that his consciousness expanded beyond something as paltry and mortal as desire. Henryk on the other hand is still infantile in the expansion of power, at a cosmically low level of immortality/eternal youth. He hasn't evolved (I tried to write expanded there but my phone autocorrected and honestly it fits) to the point that mortal things are outside his reach. Mischief laments his current form and position in the power structure, and like an adult lamenting over "the good ol' days" wishes to experience the boundaries of being a mortal again. That's what the octopus is referring to when he basically calls Mischief a parasite. Not because Mischief needs Henryk to survive. No doubt a being like Mischief could survive infinitely unless threatened by a more powerful entity like Ghost (if indeed it has any power of its own remaining) or K.A.M.I. No, Mischief requires Henryk in order to LIVE. To once again experience things from the limited, safe scope of being mortal. If this is the case, then this series provides something that I frankly love but rarely get to see: the curse of things that people want. The primary instance of what I'm talking about here that I know about is The Picture of Dorian Gray. Dorian wishes for something that, if offered, your average person would accept without much thought of the consequences. He feels these effects firsthand as he lives for centuries, the painting of him aging in his stead. He outlives any and all relatives and love interests, eventually removing himself from his own family tree. He turns to liquor, drugs, and loose women to attempt to fill the void but nothing works. The greed and pride of youth blinded him to the full consequences of living forever, and it is in his waning days that he wishes for nothing but the embrace of death. He realizes that he does in fact have this power, and destroys the picture that has been tarnished by age as he should have been, effectively killing himself. It is my belief that Mischief is in the same boat as our friend Dorian. Like the man in the picture, at the end of his last life he was given what many at least ponder the possibility of: to experience the universe outside the scope of mortals. He gained as much, but the power and understanding came at the cost of self as we understand it. There is nowhere to strive to, he's at the top of what can exist in our universe, and any urgency has been erased from him, since his apotheosis was taken from him. Anything he could ever want to see or do is within his grasp, yet in doing so now where it's so easy would not provide any satisfaction, so his only desire, as it is the only thing left that he can't accomplish on his own is to be mortal again and embrace its restrictions with a true appreciation for them. That's just what the information provided to me at this point says. There could be episodes later on that turn this perspective on its ear, but given our current information that's the state of affairs in regards to Mischief
Wrong, Henryk took the elevator. Mischief slithered around the beams from floor to floor. While not technically the stairs, it's an appropriate euphemism.
this was such a good explanation ive watched this movie a million times i love umami but i still love listening to what other people have to say abt this because this one of the most brilliant pieces made in our century. umami is legendary
it's been ~2.5 years now you made this video and a interface just recently got it's 24th episode uploaded. Could you make a part 2 of this by any chance?
You know, as terrifying as his voice, face, and, well, being is, Mischief gives me a surprisingly calm and relaxing vibe when seeing and hearing him. Maybe its because he's not a villainous freaky demon trying to kill Henryk, but hes just calming.
Honestly, the most strange yet immersive piece I've come across in recent years. This would be made even more brilliant adapted into a novella or some sort of mini series. Mischief and Henrick have become highly enigmatic, strangely compatible, exciting characters in the 30 minutes of watching this well put together compendium compared to anything else notable I can recount at this present point in time. Mischief's dark outlook on the world in comparison to Henrick's muteness is a perfect fit. I want to see more!
Things I noticed during watching (and weren't mentioned or elaborated on, I think 🤔): When Mischief turns into Henryk's suit (in front of the museum), Henryk's eyes are closed like Mischief's consistently are, which would indicate that Mischief not only turned into the suit, but entirely into Henryk (but to what purpose?) Confirmed by the octopus: 'parasite using a host' Medical notes say 'Vol d'identité' which means either 'identity theft' or 'flight from identity' (not sure as it's not a language I fully speak) and also says 'pas correcture possible' (I think) which means 'no correction possible' The painting with the apple is based on a real surrealist painting. Also, on the medical bord his picture is grey and he looks weirdly sly (or is that my imagination?) When was this picture taken?
Umami is a modern master. Weaving story and atmosphere with humanity and playful mischief. The effect is mesmerizing and museum quality. I am thrilled by the work.
as it turns out this series is still going! there's been nine more installments and tbh I think it would be cool to revisit this series and see if/how theories have changed!
Hey everyone,
If you're [STILL] confused by the name change, please read this: www.reddit.com/r/NightmareExpo/comments/9p1q2l/faqs_about_the_nexpo_rebrand/?st=JNDOYIKP&sh=489ac01f
Nothing's going away. I'm just opening up the floor to new video-essay topics :)
ALSO, if you’re interested, a few good friends started a fan podcast about the channel if you’d like some additional listening material: th-cam.com/video/V4pIj1qxI64/w-d-xo.html
wow nice. didn't leave out the good stuff ;) hoax?
@@Lorten369 what
@@Nexpo like the philadelphia project. and anything ells in hi's vid. because looking deeper, it DOES portray the now. what tech have done. and where we are hetting ;) not all bad but man it ain't gonne be a fun ride to the future.
@@Lorten369 ohhhhhh gotcha :D
I was JUST coming to the comment section to see wth is going on here! Lol!
When you're trying to have a smoke and an interdimensional clown spider won't stop bothering you.
mood
Interdimensional clown spider.... reminiscint of it
@@haileygrey5047 literally clown pennywise :I
Yeah I hate when that happens honestly just ur usual day
Hummm life is good fellovo humanitaa. Elfs ain't letting us cancer our luncs. Nam miauh... mauh mauh miauhdoovosoniado. Million facebooks jaash.
I like that in the fashion magazine it says “you may not like it, but this is What PEAK FORM looks like” and I love that meme
let's make interface viral so that the meme can be reborn!
He has a meme in every episode actually
There's a T-pose reference in the episode on the blimp. The readout screen says "t-pose status: confirmed"
"We seem to pass many people who appear shrouded in darkness or lifeless"
Yeah, that's just normal Montreal.
Brady Norton for sure 😂
i thought there'd be more um french
reminds me of the futurama episode where fry thinks he froze himself for another 1000 years when the world is destroyed but realizes he's just in L.A.
@@senorpepper3405 still is mostly french from my experience
That's what made this series so unsettling tbh. It feels vaguely prophetic and "realistic"
This web series is something you’d watch on adult swim at age 7 and then 8 years later have nightmares about
TWEET TWEET TWEET, I AM TRYING TO BE A BIRD
Yes, I was stupid enough to accidentally go on adult swim when I was a young 9-year-old boio, but I had no nightmares yet.
I'm pretty sure interface was on adult swim smalls
bro when i was a kid i was terrified of the robot chicken intro lol
You were 7 during the AS times. Fuck I’m old.
Mischief: *massive exposition dump*
Henryk:
I sense the birth of a meme 👶💙
*Heinrich
Snake no it’s henryk
I think there's a reason Henrik doesn't speak. It may be the key to his immortality
Henryk is a play on the people. Mischief is the government
He's got a Polish name. Henryk Niebieski,. Also, niebieski literally translates to "blue".
Was about to write the same
So his name is Hank Blue.
@@jjaggers7918 Henry blue
@@placeholdername3907 Hank is short for Henry.
He just got featured on adult swim! My boy rising
nexpo did??
@@steamedgreens5276 Umami did.
Makes sense. He would match perfectly with adult swim, and i think ive watched all the disturbing animations that adult swim has
I'm glad, infact the advertisements on the TV reminded me a LOT of Rick & Morty so I thought it'd fit on Adult Swim, didn't expect that to actually happen though.
I love AS. They're a hub for so much great content, always challenging the audience.
When Mischief said "I'm a bus" it spoke to me spiritually
*I ‘ M A B U S*
Yes
shut up
Rude
Visfar 101 I also identify with buses
creepiness aside, i absolutely love the art style of interface. it's modern, yet retro, and could easily fit in any time period.
Not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet, but the picture of the explosion at around 15:06 is a picture taken by Harold Edgerton of a nuclear explosion using his rapatronic camera (high-speed camera capable of capturing an image with an exposure time as brief as 10 nanoseconds). Basically, it's a picture of a nuclear explosion the very instant it's detonated. I don't know if this was intentional or not, but I thought it was interesting that this image was used.
for anyone curious, here's why it looks how it looks, instead of like a normal explosion, btw:
as you said, the exposure was incredibly brief, but the explosion was impossibly bright, so even though almost no time passed, there were still enough photons from the explosion to completely darken the surroundings.
the weird bubble shape you can see in the image isn't the shockwave, but the air that's been converted into highly energized plasma by the explosion in the centre
and the strange "legs" you can see are the support beams for the structure the bomb was placed upon, which were made of metal, and therefore better at conducting heat, which means they ionized a few nanoseconds quicker than the rest of the surrounding air.
The nuclear explosion may explain the mans ascension into immortality.
You can see a mushroom cloud in his glasses.
"Tweet tweet tweet, I'm trying too be a bird"
I love mischief tbh he sounds fun.
Kinda cute. Wouldn't mind having him by my side.
He's a creepy cute.
Only when he's looking through your eyes
I just love the cute/charming things he says, coupled with his deep gravelly voice.
Considering the stuff he starts doing in later episodes (especially episode 20) idk if I’d like to be his friend anymore
I truly hope you'll revisit this series now that it has 21 episodes as of two months ago. I found it all incredibly thought provoking and visually hypnotizing! It deserves more attention than its gotten thats for sure.
I hope so
The finale's out now, hope Nexpo gets around to it!!
he never revisits anything
@@jxohnnycash he did once which the Polish series
Kami is the english spelling of the Japanese word for "God".
Ikr
@Peripeteia of Hamartia *romanji
*spirit
Kami means "we" and "us" in tabby's language.
Of course that's not very relevant in the case here
@@smolneko9294 *romaji
I really like the old computer game aesthetic
it's gorgeous in a way but also grotesque
Reminds me of Van Gogh
I completely agree. Very well put. :)
old computer game?
I think it looks more like old cinema movies.
it kinda reminds me of the phantom tollbooth era books/stories
@@gerbilpmc what computer games were you playing ? did you shop at the EB games from HELL or something?
When Mischief calls out the octopus for preparing other fish, that always struck me as odd. There's a similar sketch in Family Guy (of all places), that left me with a similar feeling, where some seagulls are eating KFC, and then getting super grossed out when they find out they're eating birds. But birds eating birds, and fish eating fish, they're only connected to each other by being in the same taxonomical order (so not family, genus, or species). It's the same as humans eating other mammals (like cows, pigs, sheep), which is generally an accepted thing.
It’s called cannibalism a lot of people though it was odd lol
Octopi aren’t even fish. They’re mollusks. Fish are vertebrates, mollusks are not.
And octopi eat fish all the time!
Good point, but I'm pretty sure Mischief was just making a dumb joke.
Wasn't there an octopus preparing sushi in a movie? Maybe Shark Tale? I can't remember that movie well enough, but I swear I've seen it somewhere.
@@cary1056 i think its in toy story 3 where the toy octopus prepares sushi
I think "cerebral electricity" is the creative energy of mankind. The Philadelphia Experiment somehow awoke this cerebral electricity, which was so powerful it fused most of the shipmen into the steel hulls of the ship. But not Mischief. He was likely at the center of the explosion, destroying his human body but giving him boundless creative energy, perfectly represented by him being a shapeshifter, or a god of creative energy.
The experiment had long-lasting results. Things of human imagination, such as demons, ghosts and monsters, where given real life from the cerebral energy. The Ghost was one such construct. The Ghost, however, was no monster (like Mischief and the Octopus) and in fact saved and raised a little girl. This will be more important in a bit.
Over time, the release of cerebral energy had drastically negative consequences. With all of humanity's imagination out in the open, most people instead turned to soulless robots, failing to see any more point in creative endeavors. The ghosts/demons/monsters just became toys for children to be played around with. Greetings Robotics (and Mr. Greetings, the most cold, rational, uncreative person imaginable) decided to stamp out any being that was able to harness the unlimited potential in raw creative energy... other than his own KAMI, of course. KAMI represents the total destruction of mankind's creative spirit, how technology is making us into soulless drones and tearing those that they see as "monsters" or "creative freaks" away from society (such as The Ghost). It also shows how this killing of creativity has made KAMI (big tech) a defacto all-powerful, always-watching goddess.
Henryk was just a photographer (a creative) who eventually realized that the world's creative energy had become a real, physical thing and that it was killing society. He "broke free" of the lull most others had fallen into and made himself immortal through the cerebral energy (which he somehow has limited control of as evidenced by his 'joke' in episode 10), desperate to return things to the way they were before the experiment (his obstacle). Only when that obstacle is removed and the world is reverted will he finally rest in peace to join his daughter and wife. But in the recent years he had become totally hopeless and unmotivated that that goal would ever be realized.
Finally, I think the most important takeaway is that I think UMAMI is making his work analogous to the way some creatives feel in the modern age - totally unappreciated by the majority of the populace and existentially threatened by big tech censorship and the automation that their robots offer.
I really like your interpretation, it makes sense
Sadly. Automation or "A.I" is a real thing and our society is not so far from becoming like these people.
One thing that I think is incredibly important, and that I can't understand, is the significance of the Philadelphia Experiment. Maybe it's just a Mcguffin for an experiment gone awry that releases horrible things on the world. But I wonder if there's any particular reason it had to be the PE
I agree with your interpretation.
thats a lot of dmg
I swear, every single frame in this series is a work of art - literally. I can’t find a single bit that wouldn’t fit in some sort of museum itself.
Jesse Myers i Can it's the Kami scene
Nathan Lee which kami scene? And why?
Mr.Nickname when the word kami shows on the screen and because its just a word
Probably because there's literal references to art pieces. Lol
hence the "Geopoliticus Child Watching the Birth of the New Man" painting by Salvador Dali.
While I’m sure you’re still following it, I’d just like to say that the finale has dropped today. Interface is finally complete. I can imagine how many projects you may have in the works, but I would love to see you revisit this project now that we have the full picture.
Henryk was photographing his wife. During this period a nuclear bomb detonated. Mom got sick due to radiation poisoning. The pastor was staring at Henryk because he was not destroyed from the resultant radiation. The daughter even says: "I'm old now, like you should be". Should be is the key phrase here. He stopped aging, whereas the rest of his family died of old age.
Does that mean you think Henryk is powered or made of that static cerebral energy because of the fact he is immortal? I also think he uses his abilities in a positive way. Henryk enjoys art and creativity and color. Kami sees 2 colors and seems to have power used negatively to control and destroy. Henryk might have not achieved his potential because of symbolism in his painting that shows his face blocked by an apple that almost shows his true self. Mischief is either related to him, shared the same experience, or possibly is another version of him and helps him by giving him purpose. I really think that this Henryk will unlock greater power OR use his existing power to get rid of KAMI which is a soulless being that reads the world in binary and controls everything. I just hope Henryk saves the world from this mindset and meets his family again.
-What if the nuclear bomb was Thomas the Thermonuclear Bomb from another one of u m a m i's videos?-
@@elliott8778 top 10 plot twist on movie
Almost. I think he was the photographer at Operation Tumbler Snapper, getting pictures of nuclear tests. They use basically the real photo. He'd be irradiated like crazy if the blast knocked the cigarette out of his mouth. Not sure if he lives forever so he survived the blast, or if he lives forever *because* of the blast. Either way, he'd likely be radioactive enough to get his wife sick.
Anyway, Twin Peaks gets in to this stuff too.
why is his face not destroyed then, why does it still look the same?
“Twee, twee, twee, I’m trying to be a bird, haven’t figured it out yet.” I love that line @ 20:16 How did you interpret it?
hes trying to be a bird
jad3sprite _ lol
It was iconic lol
Nightmare Files maybe- and it’s just a shot in the dark- because a birds ability to fly makes it sort of synonymous with freedom, Mischief is alluding to his attempts to free himself from the current KAMI “reality” OR expanding on the theory that Mischief is Henryk- maybe Mischief is the part of him that controls things such as his free will, thoughts, etc. (which would explain why Henryk only speaks as Mischief) and that part has been “imprisoned” by whatever experiments were conducted on him is trying to break free and figure out how to reconnect with his physical self.
@@biblefruits filthy frank :DDD
16:20, this immediately screams "Manhattan Project" to me. Blue guy has, through no fault of his own, left behind his humanity due to the witnessing of devastation on this scale for the first time. It could also be the reason the world has been left as a shell of its former self; the beginning of the atomic age was terrifying for most, to say the least.
yeah whats with nukes going off and dudes vibrantly rebuilding themselves out of thin air
Okay, but does anyone just... *Genuinely love Mischief? I love every single line from him, he just, agh! I love him so much!*
*"Twee, twee, twee.*
*I'm trying to be a bird.*
*I haven't quite figured it out yet..."*
So do I! He's great!
Lol I agree to much
I want him to be my friend~
He low-key reminds me of Venom lol
Right? He seems like such a nice character
Mischief: There’s something you’re not telling me
Henry:
We saw the video
It’s actually henryk dum dum
Henryk, who had never said a word to him:
My favourite part is the beginning when the cigarette drops from the mans mouth. In reality, it wouldnt take long for the cigarette to hit the ground. Maybe, a second and a half. What is implied by the scene, at least in my interpretation, is that the being is able to feed the man so much information before it hits the ground. In other words, He turns around and in an instant is basically given all the information.
_Big boi worm scares innocent businessmen_
Blue suit dude and Pink Venom
theres no such thing as a innocent businessperson
@@ValaAssistant Yeah there are, business are not always about scamming and exploiting others to take the money
@@Jack_Woods they are the vampires of the world that somehow take arbitrary ownership over the means of production and hold that hostage against the working class forcing the working class to work for them for a wage in order to survive while the capitalist steals insane amounts of socially necessary labor value and accrue insane amounts of power.
we basically rent ourselves to them, they are the slave masters of the modern world. there is no innocence in this
@@ValaAssistant Oh boy, i am not having this conversation rn
Business men are vampires to society in the same way you are a Stomping boot to all of animal kingdom
Someone has to make these decisions, handle money, manage finances and while there are bound to be greedy people in this position, being in it doesn't determine your intentions or morality
Ya know? a great part of poor people stay poor because they don't know how to handle money even before they lose it
and if we gave such power to everyone we'd have much more problems than if we get organized and leave it to the professionals who studied all about the subject and do the hard math so that it's all done the optimal way
and people/businesses don't lose money over dumb shit that can easily be overlooked when looking at the big numbers, twists and turns that it has, all the way to where we are involved
Money is complicated as our needs and jobs that we expect payment for, get complicated
we need business men because it's a part of the lifestyle we've already built and established, a pillar we cannot afford to break all cuz *Man wit money in suit bad*
life is more than hurt angels and rich demons with horns
You left out all the good lines, such as;
"I'm a bus"
"Im a beautiful flower"
and some more that I dont remember
"I'm a unicycle," although I'm pretty sure that was said after this video.
"Tweet tweet tweet, i''m trying to be a bird"
@@BananaBird I havent quite figured it out yet.
"punch buggy"
Although Mischief has a creepy appearance his personality is funny
Mischief: “Tweet Tweet Tweet.”
Me: Awwwwe!
Mischief: “I’m trying to be a bird.”
Me: AWWWEEEEE!
He is kinda adorable in his own creepy way :D
Mischief is a bird
I don’t know what it is about Mischief, but every time I see him or hear him speak, it’s weirdly calming and sometimes adorable, even though I feel like it’s not supposed to be most of the time.
When he said he was trying to be a bird I was like
YOU’RE DOING GREAT SWEETIE !!
I'm a frog, and I'm feelin' fresh
The animation style is so cool. And the atmosphere set by it is amazing.
Helped in no small part by the original music. U M A M I is the GOAT.
My man Umami's in the big leagues now!
You have so many subs that now I get notified of when you comment.
*G R E A T*
BLESSED
Ohh your still a thing
Haven’t seen you in a while
OH MAH GAH U FINALLY BACC FROM THE DEAD
20:20 Absolutely fantastic Mischief, you're doing great sweetie
Mischief reminds me of both Jake the Dog and Ryuk.
Maybe he's their love child. I got the same vibes.
Ayy Lmao.
Also reminds me of Sans from Undertale!
yo same
Wtf, was about to comment that
did you notice mischief said he travels by spaghettification? so he travels through black holes
Four comments is alot.
@@dinoclaire1014 so?
Dinoclaire101 what
Spaghetti
*Hey* , Vsauce here!
Hey Nexpo, have you considered doing a second analysis of Interface as there are way more episodes out now? Some of which shed more light on the story, characters, and world. I'd love to hear your take on it and I'm sure the rest of us would too. ^_^ Keep up the great work!
Yea watching this in 2023 I think a part two is in order
Please revisit this. The first 'part' had been finished as of a week ago. I think it would be very interesting to revisit this
I really hope he does, even more so now that the series is almost complete. Umami hinted on twitter that the last episode is coming soon.
and it's all over now
The art style is the best thing about the series too
Edit: I forgot that the static has a narrative purpose than it is just artistic. Thanks to this video, I now fully understand its significance. Keep it up!
So after watching more episodes, it dawned on me what exactly Interface itself was. Interface is an artificial afterlife, in which all cerebral electricity (i.e., soul, life force) is aggregated within one point, in which all can be transformed and transcended. They dystopia before us is actual reality whose CE has been drained into the Interface. This why some characters seem colorful whereas the majority are dull and deprived of life. Those that still adhere to nature seem to not be transcended into the fake beyond, as animals have color and animals in the Interface seem dead (the Octopus Chef was lifeless in the Interface after his soul was ripped apart by KAMI), as well as those who adhere to living, like Henrik. The majority have opted into the Interface, whereas some stay behind, like Mischief, the Octopus Chef, and Henrik. KAMI is portrayed as God because it holds the Interface and all CE within it. Mischief is a disfigurement of CE that acts like a demon who feeds off CE but doesn't move to get it; instead he scavenges. But all the CE Mischief acquires is held within. That is why he knows so much about Henrik and (later on) about amphibians, because he has consumed CE relevant to Henrik and amphibians. But he is portrayed as the Devil in contrast to KAMI. They both prey on CE, but Mischief scavenges and uses newfound wisdom whereas KAMI abducts, oppresses, and imprisons.
I said before that KAMI reminded me of Sophia in real life. But also The Interface reminds me of the artificial afterlife in the dystopian game SOMA, and a bit of the premise of the movie Transcendence. Both SOMA and Transcendence describe an AI dystopia that involves humankind transcending its consciousness into the ethereal with the aid of AI, and with AI seemingly taking over its host and thus whatever artificial realities/ transformations are created. This can still be regarded as a warning against an AI dystopia.
In addendum, something even more interesting may be the case for Mr. Greetings, Henrik, and Mischief. It is possible that they all split themselves from a physical body and a spiritual form. If you look at the videos, closely, you'll see that Mr. Greetings' soul (CE) split off during the Philadelphia Experiment whereas his physical body remained and that the Mischief may actually be the spiritual form of Henrik who is the physical form, having split during the Experiment. It is shown that Henrik was found floating in a parachute around the same time Mischief took form. This parachute was also represented when Henrik escaped the hospital with Mischief. This would explain why Greetings is so soulless and lifeless, which led to the creation of KAMI, and why Greetings in the Interface is so different and seems to want it all to end. Because physical Greetings and spiritual Greetings have been different manifestations of the same person, where one created KAMI and another seems to superintend the Interface. This same duopoly could apply to Henrik and Mischief, if the origin stories for their current states begin at the same time with similar conditions.
Wo!Ow
Just 👽🤡😶
*Deep demonic voice:* Get on. I can take you anywhere. I'm not going to hurt you.
Man: Hmmm...okay! Seems pretty legit.
T Thung cerebral magic school bus!
And then the Resident Evil grip powers up inside.. lol!
you saying this like humans are any more trustworthy
Why did you not mention that the surname of Henry, "Niebieski", means "Blue" in polish ?
This also coincides with the color of his garments.
It's Henryk, also a polish name
I'm polish and didn't realize this until now
Niebieski means heavenly in Russian... I posted a comment about it just a second ago
@@roseproctor1551 I think it needs an "n" instead of a "k"
@@roseproctor1551 I was thinking the same thing. If Niebieski also means "blue" in Polish, it's entirely possible that both meanings are deliberate. That's a level of depth rare for this kind of thing.
Mischief is just adorable, at first I was so creeped out but honestly I enjoyed his character a lot
*Hey, if he wants to drive, he'll be a bus*
*if he wants to fly he'll be a bird*
*if he wants to process sunlight into biological energy and befriend many bees all day he'll be a sunflower*
*if he wants to be a man of business, he'll turn into a fancy suit*
If he wants to be fresh, he'll be a frog
@@saintvaporofficial147 lol
its mischief after all :>
Mr.Worldwide
I don't know if it's important but "niebieski" means "blue" in polish, and Henryk is a polish name; probably just a reference to the color of his suit but still interesting.
gman
Therefore Henryk might not be able to understand Mischief.
Aleksander Lepa That would be kinda hilarious tbh
"Niebieski" has several meanings. Ofcourse Niebieski means blue but also It can mean the sky. It is a word associated with God, eg "Ojciec Niebieski" which means "Heavenly Father". We can also play with the very form of the name. niebie-SKI ("Ski" (also "Sky" in other regions) is a formative adjective, from the Proto-Slavic "ьskъ", which is defined in the denote possession. place of origin.) So niebieski is literally guy from heaven. Although it's probably overinterpretation ;)
True, i'm polish
Art is creative, Henryx is shown in a painting. This represents how Henryx is the only remaining form of true creativity.
Clicked so darn quick. I'm hyped. This is honestly my favorite channel.
Crying in the club because my comment was hearted 😭😭 This made the stress of applying to college worth it
I’m sure this is in the comments somewhere, but Kami is not only a spirit in Japanese culture, but also an inherent energy that exists in all things human and object alike. So that adds an interesting tone to this entire story. Kami is literally eating energy out of everything, eating the kami or life force.
Or it's the life force transforming into something new, evolving, becoming more complex. Personally I'm sure they used the term Kami instead of God exactly for this reason. Western people like myself have very odd ideas about god and often strong emotional reactions to the word, very few think of it as a universal thing and many see it as something specific to humans, and even go as far as imagining the image of a bearded guy sitting on a cloud. Very few considers it to be something that we've haven't scientifically pinned down yet, like consciousness. Us humans are quick to assume that in order to be conscious you must be human or human like, or at the very least "alive", but this is not necessarily the case as we're slowly learning. It might very well be like you say, consciousness or some form of universal life force, whatever you wanna call it, could be an underlying law of nature, a source of all matter/energy present in all things. I have no doubt that if science discovered god/Kami it would be used to improve a machine, and that might very well be what we're doing with A.I.
The kanji on the back of her neck, as well as her name is referring to God, or Gods. With this in mind it gives the energy an ethereal sense of it being everywhere and "showing itself" to the scientists just as God shows itself to a prophet. Also, there are many stories of Gods walking among men, but only see the world in black and white.
Bright Eyes also it is a web editor B)
Holly Jeanne yup I took it as raw consciousness being stuffed into a machine husk
It’s devoid of “mischief” or a soul it is a demiurge
Honestly Umami is an amazing name for a channel like that. The content is the savoury meat flavour of the channel's namesake.
definition of interface: noun. 1. a point where two systems, subjects, organizations, etc. meet and interact.
nothing peaks my interest like transhumanistic themes, messages of creativity, and beautifully done animation, this rules
ah yes, the normal topics in life
coming back to this because i checked out their channel recently and there’s a full movie with all episodes included and would love to see you go in depth on that
Mischief's voice is actually calming to me-
He has a very chill voice
I can confirm ~.~
Not fun to hear as you’re slowly coming out of REM asleep tbh
I wonder why Kami was pronounced wrong in the series despite having an octopus that speaks Japanese and the character on Kami's back being accurate.
If you notice, it is only spoken out loud by the soulless man (if i am correct) so maybe his big business and soul less attitude has to do with it? Maybe he cares about the money of it so much he doesn't respect it enough to pronounce it correctly, thus saying something about society? Or maybe that's a reach. 😂
GHOST IN THE SHELL
My Originality Right Down the Toilet
Personally, I think it is supposed to represent the stereotypical "white American buieness man" who is too self absorbed and more concerned about what he gets out of the situation to actually care about something as simple as pronouncing a name correctly.
@@babybunny5793 Had to put "white" in there didn't you? Because any other color of business men are saints obviously. Jeez, try to hide your racism better next time.
Daniel Breiland Please hide your white fragility better next time.
my brother is autistic and interface was his special interest for a while. he had an interface phone case, posters in his room, and tons of other merch. i always found the art style really interesting but never knew much about it until now. now i can talk to my brother about it
HINT HINT DISTURBING THINGS FROM AROUND THE INTERNET IS NEXT HINT HINT COUGH COUGH HACK COUGH
Nexpo I wonder what this could mean?
Hint is said 4 times.. Some type of hexadecimal?
OH YES
its been one year and i am still decrypting this alien language
2 Clicks same this might be TH-cam’s biggest mystery
Is it possibly a cult?
KAMI is actually pronounced KA (kah) MI (me) in Romaji, 神 in translation means, God for those studying Japanese may already know this, but this is something to think about; therefore KAMI is God, God is Kami, To easily put this: 神 + KAMI + God = Three interpretations into one meaning. Think to ponder this. I especially like to claim this is not a theory but a fact. *based from studying the Japanese Language.
I've read the Dragonball manga - I could've told you that.
I'm just messin'. ;]
Technically, it DOESN'T mean god. Gods and kami are two different things in Japanese culture. "God" is just the closest thing kami translates into in English.
Taira Banzu I bet you’re fun at parties.
@@friendlyneighborhoodvampir9081 Thanks for pointing that out, I'm still learning the language btw
@@friendlyneighborhoodvampir9081 idk if u have any citation to back that up but 神 is literally Kanji for God/Deity, so unless you'r specifically refering to God as "The Creator" then there's 創造者(そうぞうしゃSouzousha）. Otherwise, Gods and Kami are about the same?
I’d love to see a complete version of this essay since the Interface series is finished now!
I think Henryk is Cain.
He can't get hurt.
Doesn’t age.
He is the "Son of (the first) Man"
And the priest part.
That's an interesting idea, might even work with those biblical themes throughout the rest of the story
SCP - 73
I thought Cain could get hurt and die through violence and he just can't die of disease or old age.
Nebula that’s what I was thinking
Anony Mous If any were to lay a hand on Cain after his exile, whatever was done to him , would be avenged 7 fold by God Almighty himself, according to Genesis
Thomas the thermonuclear bomb
Pong.
@@FringeSpectre HWIRRT HWIRRT
It all makes sense now. I knew the art style seemed familiar.
Yes
Specifically the trinity test, the first detonation of the nuclear bomb. They detonated it upon a tower, very similar to the animation. They even added the plasma from the supporting cables.
*in a deep, demonic, terrifying voice*
"Tweet tweet. I'm trying to be a bird."
Mischief is best boy.
Wasn’t that thing on adult swim?
I read this as mischief is beast boy, cause beast boy is also a shape shifter
Mischief is best *waifu*
@Troll Account that is literally the best description for Mischief
Honestly mischief kinda lookin like a snack tho 😳😔
"Tweet Tweet"
Hendrick stare- .....
"I'm trying to be a bird"
We saw the video
Just let them have fun
i'm so glad an amazing artist from Quebec made it to the international. thank you for that great video and giving the attention it deserves.
"Tweet tweet tweet. ... I'm trying to be a bird. Haven't quite figured it out yet."
**KNEESLAP** MISCHIEF IS AMAZING LMFAO
Rottet SPAGHETTIFICATION
did you actually slap your knee?
"Hands down" best character.
Creepy Noodle Snek
cringe...
*Twi twi. I'm trying to be a bird. Haven't figured it out yet*
Luar D'Andrea its the best line
There's also his "I'm a bus ❤"
Henrik: “I’m not like the other humans I have color.”
Fun fact: Spagettification is what it happens to something entering the eclipse horizon of a black hole; also how light is thought to travel. Basically, infinite mass stretched infinitly. Like a never ending piece of spagetti. And yes, this is an actual scientific term.
Edit: Also of note, the likelyhood of Mischief and Henryk being one and the same is slim, considering the explosion seen in Henryk's glasses is clearly a nuclear one, and the first ever nuke detonation (Project: Trinity) occured in 1945, whereas the Philadelphia Experiment took place (supposedly) in late 1943. If the nuclear explosion is what changed Henryk, his change took place after Mischief's transformation. I believe that Henryk's wife died due to radiation sickness (just a hunch), which she was exposed to when her husband was photographing these tests, which is why the pastor "just stared at" Henryk the entire duration of the funeral. He either blames Henryk or is trying to understand how she succumbed to the poisoning while Henryk did not. Just spitballing here really, since obviously no one knows save for Umami.
I think you might be onto somthing. the black and white shot of the mushroom cloud looks an awfull lot like the Trinity test.
It's the event horizon
No... spaghettification is what happens when you overwork the linguini.
It happens before the event horizon and only with smaller black holes, not those above a certain size, specifically when there is a very fast transition from a weak to a much stronger gravimetric effect. Also, it's clear from the use context that he's probably referring to a wormhole... as for light it's well known to travel as a wave in the electroweak field w/o mass, perhaps your thinking of matter in the BEC state?
Mischief is weirdly cute.
Interesting fact :
The painting with the man in a blue suit with an apple covering his face partly is an actual painting. It was painted by the surrealist artist René Magritte and it is called „The Son of Man”.
René painting this painting as a self portrait. This is what he himself said about the painting :
„At least it hides the face partly well, so you have the apparent face, the apple, hiding the visible but hidden, the face of the person. It's something that happens constantly. Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see. There is an interest in that which is hidden and which the visible does not show us. This interest can take the form of a quite intense feeling, a sort of conflict, one might say, between the visible that is hidden and the visible that is present.”
I noticed when Mischief transformed into a bus, I couldn't help but be reminded of the cat bus from my neighbor totoro. Which has it's own theory of main characters being dead or close to death and totoro being some sort of guide into or afterlife entity. I find that sort of afterlife idea, could be seen as surfacing here when Mischief said he was trying to be a bird but had't quite figured it out. He doesn't know what birds are and he's curious about it's life. Like he's visiting from another realm or dimension. Also animals like humans can be emotional. But mischief as an angel or afterlife entity can only see things in a definite way. Which also made sense to me given that he was shown to be made from the cerebral electricity. The bible suggests humans are the favored creations over
angels. Though the energy was said to have been always there, I think that would make sense in the way that it's assuming there's thousands of realms existing in the same space but just unseen or intangible without the right conditions, like dying. . lol this turned into some blabbing but the main thing I was noting was the fact I was reminded of the cat buss. Love these videos, definitely worth
the wait.
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29:24 on the medical document, it's written in French "Birth Date not correct. Maybe stolen identity?"
Brilliant stuff. This reminds me of watching UK TV back in the 80s/90s. Late at night on Channel 4.
For added context: we only had 4 TV channels, it was before the internet, and before mobile phones.
I used to wonder what we did back then, and watching this reminds me that we used to watch strange late night tv shows.
Now we still watch them but now their on TH-cam.
there's a few things i've noticed in the subtitles, I'm not 100% sure if they are just mistakes but I think they're intentional: in the second episode when Mischief says "I'm not going to hurt you" the sentence doesn't appear in the subtitles, maybe this indicates a lie. In the sixth episode when Mischief said he left earth behind the subtitles instead say he left earth as he knew it behind and what I found really interesting is that when Henryk's daughter says she was too young to understand back then the word satan is hidden in the subtitles "undersatand" I think this means that Henryk is the opposite of Kami since she has taken the role of god. Also when Mischief says regular exercise can change the DNA the subtitles use the word "exersize" instead but that might very well just be a typo.
Really interesting. Cool contribution! Thank ya!!
one of the few original comments
Also notice how Mischief presents Henryk with an apple, similar to the forbidden fruit in the garden of eve, presented to humans by sin. Mischief says "the truth will set you free" similar to how the fruit grants knowledge of good and evil. Mischief is very obviously a representation of Satan and sin. The question is, in this show, is Satan the good guy or the bad guy? I think it's interesting how Kami, or "God" sees the world in black and white, good and bad, while Mischief may seem evil because he's satan, but he gives Henryk knowledge and lets him see his granddaughter.
I just really adore Kami’s design and character. I’m such a sucker for weird godlike robotic ladies.
I love the painting of The Son of Man by René Magritte, it’s about wanting to see past what is visible and viewable hidden
"Kami seems to have a strange Japanese symbol on the back of her neck"
...you know. Like her name.
He didn't know. it's not his language and he wasn't familiar with that tidbit.
Ah Yes, because everybody knows Japanese. Sure, he could've researched, but kami doesn't really sound like a weird name soo
he literally says it in the video you doofuses
Kami (神) = god, at least it does in chinese
@@zac1192 I think the two others that responded are exactly what this series depicts as the lifeless black and white people in the city. They only see in terms of black and white and never the whole picture.
This whole show I personally thought it was an allegory for the future of man kind. KAMI being near future technology, and mischief simply guiding us (Henryk) through the remaining shell of a world that once used to be the place that we all thrived on.
I think "Cerebral Energy" in this universe partially both represents creativity and life in this universe. It was always there, and even though it is said that it "Presented itself" humanity found it through experimentation. This implies that humanity was on a course to finding this cerebral electricity from the beginning, leading me to believe that the cerebral electricity is what animates complex life forms in the first place. Cerebral electricity is the driving force of life and all of the endeavors taken by humanity, and it was only a matter of time before Humanity found its creator and animator. I also find it interesting that Henryk was a war photographer, (The photo of the explosion was a recreation of a real explosion taken of an atomic weapon test.) and photos are often seen artistically as moments frozen in time, and Henryk himself is frozen in time, just like his explosion. Maybe the reason that Henryk's expression of his Cerebral Energy was different than Mischief's is mainly because of Henryk's creative energy being expressed differently in normal life. Maybe Mischief was a more erratic creative type even before being exposed to this acausal energy, and it simply unlocked his real creative potential, the same way Henryk was frozen in time, just like his photographs. I think the world of Interface is dominated by this "Greetings Robotics" corporation with the main goal of showing how Capitalism and the system itself drains humanity of its life giving creative, "cerebral" electricity, repurposing it, and using it for profit. Notice that Greetings Robotics is partnered with the UN, and how the UN exists to perpetuate the global hegemony of the mainstream liberal framework of Capitalism, and in turn drain humanity of its creative energy.
@@b00tsiew00tsie wow, now that's called a theory.
Look at how long that reply is :0
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@@britneyowenby2720 I don't think thats the message wall-e was trying to convey
After seeing it all, I think you got closest.
"I'm a frog. And im feelin FRESH."
I am personally from Montreal and pass by this hospital, Turcot bridge and the Olympic stadium every. single. day.Very accurate, nice to see it.
I think what Mischief is talking about when he talks about not being able to feel desires is in response to his own. After the instance that teleported the ship, he became so powerful as a raw manifestation of the cerebral electricity mentioned in the series that his consciousness expanded beyond something as paltry and mortal as desire. Henryk on the other hand is still infantile in the expansion of power, at a cosmically low level of immortality/eternal youth. He hasn't evolved (I tried to write expanded there but my phone autocorrected and honestly it fits) to the point that mortal things are outside his reach. Mischief laments his current form and position in the power structure, and like an adult lamenting over "the good ol' days" wishes to experience the boundaries of being a mortal again. That's what the octopus is referring to when he basically calls Mischief a parasite. Not because Mischief needs Henryk to survive. No doubt a being like Mischief could survive infinitely unless threatened by a more powerful entity like Ghost (if indeed it has any power of its own remaining) or K.A.M.I. No, Mischief requires Henryk in order to LIVE. To once again experience things from the limited, safe scope of being mortal.
If this is the case, then this series provides something that I frankly love but rarely get to see: the curse of things that people want. The primary instance of what I'm talking about here that I know about is The Picture of Dorian Gray. Dorian wishes for something that, if offered, your average person would accept without much thought of the consequences. He feels these effects firsthand as he lives for centuries, the painting of him aging in his stead. He outlives any and all relatives and love interests, eventually removing himself from his own family tree. He turns to liquor, drugs, and loose women to attempt to fill the void but nothing works. The greed and pride of youth blinded him to the full consequences of living forever, and it is in his waning days that he wishes for nothing but the embrace of death. He realizes that he does in fact have this power, and destroys the picture that has been tarnished by age as he should have been, effectively killing himself.
It is my belief that Mischief is in the same boat as our friend Dorian. Like the man in the picture, at the end of his last life he was given what many at least ponder the possibility of: to experience the universe outside the scope of mortals. He gained as much, but the power and understanding came at the cost of self as we understand it. There is nowhere to strive to, he's at the top of what can exist in our universe, and any urgency has been erased from him, since his apotheosis was taken from him. Anything he could ever want to see or do is within his grasp, yet in doing so now where it's so easy would not provide any satisfaction, so his only desire, as it is the only thing left that he can't accomplish on his own is to be mortal again and embrace its restrictions with a true appreciation for them.
That's just what the information provided to me at this point says. There could be episodes later on that turn this perspective on its ear, but given our current information that's the state of affairs in regards to Mischief
He can't quite nail being a bird though.
He becomes so great that he doesn't have any desire. And then he goes and desires, for the good ol' days.
The line at the end about how camouflage can't hide you from things that see in black and white sent a chill down my spine.
Thank god, something worthwhile to watch!
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Mischief could just be a liar. Immediately after emerging from an elevator, he says he took the stairs.
Possible betrayal
Wrong, Henryk took the elevator. Mischief slithered around the beams from floor to floor. While not technically the stairs, it's an appropriate euphemism.
But Donald Trump took the escalator.
@@the_original_Bilb_Ono you're a puppet
this was such a good explanation ive watched this movie a million times i love umami but i still love listening to what other people have to say abt this because this one of the most brilliant pieces made in our century. umami is legendary
16:09 That blast was from the Trinity Nuclear bomb test in 1945 in New Mexico which was part of the Manhattan Project
it was from thomas the thermonuclear bomb
The photographer was Harold Edgerton, I had hoped it was a Henryk
Looks like operation teapot 1955 to me.
it's been ~2.5 years now you made this video and a interface just recently got it's 24th episode uploaded. Could you make a part 2 of this by any chance?
4.5 years now, still waiting
"Hey Buddy you're early the restaurant opens at 5" lmfao
I think that person was Kami.
Oh hey didn't expect a video on this
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
Considering Mischief is literally a dead guy who got turned into a shape shifting pink monster, he’s pretty chill and a cool guy
I was drawing a picture of the USS Eldridge (ship in the Philadelphia experiment) when this video came on.
I am only about 5 minutes in, but not to be dramatic or anything, I would die for mischief. I love him.
Don't worry, you will.
I just wanna say,I don't usually watch your videos buthank you so much for showing me this series I've been hooked for 6 months now
I haven’t watched Interface, but End of an Era is a great video by u m a m i.
Finally some recognition for this hidden gem of a channel
You know, as terrifying as his voice, face, and, well, being is, Mischief gives me a surprisingly calm and relaxing vibe when seeing and hearing him. Maybe its because he's not a villainous freaky demon trying to kill Henryk, but hes just calming.
Honestly, the most strange yet immersive piece I've come across in recent years. This would be made even more brilliant adapted into a novella or some sort of mini series. Mischief and Henrick have become highly enigmatic, strangely compatible, exciting characters in the 30 minutes of watching this well put together compendium compared to anything else notable I can recount at this present point in time.
Mischief's dark outlook on the world in comparison to Henrick's muteness is a perfect fit. I want to see more!
Things I noticed during watching (and weren't mentioned or elaborated on, I think 🤔):
When Mischief turns into Henryk's suit (in front of the museum), Henryk's eyes are closed like Mischief's consistently are, which would indicate that Mischief not only turned into the suit, but entirely into Henryk (but to what purpose?) Confirmed by the octopus: 'parasite using a host'
Medical notes say 'Vol d'identité' which means either 'identity theft' or 'flight from identity' (not sure as it's not a language I fully speak) and also says 'pas correcture possible' (I think) which means 'no correction possible'
The painting with the apple is based on a real surrealist painting.
Also, on the medical bord his picture is grey and he looks weirdly sly (or is that my imagination?) When was this picture taken?
I'd love to see an update on this with what's out now. If the theories put forth by Nexpo hold water still or not. What new insights he can make.
Umami is a modern master. Weaving story and atmosphere with humanity and playful mischief. The effect is mesmerizing and museum quality. I am thrilled by the work.
Mischief is kind of cute??
day 2 of no nut november, thirsting over a fictional pink monster with a deep voice
@@r.7242 cute as in adorable 😂
@@audreywalker3794 i know right
I know, right? Mischief is adorable. I want to hug him.
That voice makes me drip tho
as it turns out this series is still going! there's been nine more installments and tbh I think it would be cool to revisit this series and see if/how theories have changed!
The strange man in the sushi restaurant is also in the crowd of the press conference where Mr.Greetings reveals Kami.