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Perpetual Motion

1920 · 4 min

A brief, playful burst of silent-era ink animation, buoyant and silly, gone almost before it begins.

Overview
Part of Max Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism1
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer
Written by
Max Fleischer
Starring
Max Fleischer
Runtime
4 min
Country
United States of America

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