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Monument

1990 · 4 min

A wry, wordless animated fable that turns a crowd's blind applause into a quietly unsettling mirror of conformity.

Genres
Animation
Overview
A statue, with outstretched arm pointing “forward,” is unveiled to thunderous applause. Then one day it points the other way. Once again, thunderous applause!
How it feels
Satirical, cynical, absurd and eerie. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Power, conspiracy, identity, politics
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism3
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Klaus Georgi, Lutz Stützner
Written by
Hedda Gehm, Klaus Georgi, Lutz Stützner
Runtime
4 min
Country
East Germany, Germany
Languages
No Language

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