When stick figures rebel

This is why I don't do digital art (click PLAY, or for a larger, higher-res version, go to the link below):


Higher-res version: "Animator vs. Animation" by Alan Becker

Sequel (via GrrrlScientist, thanks Bob O for the heads-up): "Animator vs. Animation II" by Alan Becker (this summarizes nicely why the second and third Matrix films were doomed to mediocrity).

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The first video was simple and creative. The second was just plain gratuitous. What a disaster. It almost made me not like the first one as much, just like the Jurassic Park/Jurassic Park 2 phenomenon.