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Trifling Habits

2013 · 4 min

A strange, quietly sad little animated daydream where odd events nudge small routines toward a sliver of hope.

Overview
People continue trifling habits, which is disconsolate. However, one day absurd incidents change little things and make a little hope.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • healing
  • fate
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour4
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Sarina Nihei
Runtime
4 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
No Language

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