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Violent Volition

2025 · 5 min

A brief, heady philosophical duel that turns a fighting-game frame into a meditation on whether anyone is truly choosing.

Directed by
Graham Holbrook
Genres
Animation, Science fiction
Overview
A conversation about free will versus determinism through the eyes of two fighting game warriors. Do they have the power of choice, or are they puppets on a string? Can they change their destiny, or are they condemned to kill?
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and demanding.
About
Fate, identity, violence, morality
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Graham Holbrook
Genres
Animation, Science fiction
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, science fiction
Directed by
Graham Holbrook
Written by
Dale Robinson
Starring
Laurence O'Fuarain, Florence Adebambo
Cinematography
Brian Moore
Runtime
5 min
Country
Ireland
Languages
English

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