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Inception: The Cobol Job

2010 · 15 min

A short, sleek motion comic that moves quickly through a shadowy corporate heist setup with a cool, tense sci-fi edge.

Directed by
Ian Kirby
Genres
Animation, Action, Thriller
Overview
Cobb, Arthur and Nash are enlisted by Cobol Engineering.

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Directed by
Ian Kirby
Genres
Animation, Action, Thriller
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • technology
    • deception
    • crime
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, action, thriller, science fiction
    Directed by
    Ian Kirby
    Written by
    Jordan Goldberg
    Runtime
    15 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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