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This beautiful video takes a tender look at one soul’s attempt to bargain with death before finally succumbing. The animated short, by And Maps And Plans, a small Dublin-based studio, has raked in loads of awards and was even shortlisted for the 87th annual Academy Awards. Its title, ‘Coda,’ is fitting for a video about our ultimate end. Take a look!
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Xelanaly 9 years ago
This is beautifully done...and honestly people? Nobody knows what the end is like. It's one thing to show a theory or prediction, but another to pretend like you are certain you have all the answers. I think this is deep, and I also believe that for all we know, death could be like this. It could also be an infinity of other things. It's not up for us to decide. You cannot know what it's like to die if you've never done it. I guarantee you that if you are reading this or writing around it, you are alive. Again, gorgeous project, bravo!
AvaRegmi 9 years ago
I had NDE in 2010 March under a swimming pool. Death is from my experience waking up to another reality.
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AbhayKhandekar 9 years ago
The soul keeps taking into the cycle of life & death until it finishes all its Karma (Acc to Hindu Mythology)
XavierSegers 9 years ago
One of the most beautiful things I've seen in a long time ... truly moving and elegant in it's sophisticated simplicity.
MarjorieFabian 9 years ago
That is not how I believe death will be...but it was very interestingly done.
LouiseMacfarlane 9 years ago
Beautiful video, but does anyone else just see Studio Ghibli? Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away? Or is that just me :)
JessicaDingman 8 years ago
The complexity simplicity and beautiful music remind me alot of Ghibli's style
DiegoBelli 9 years ago
nice piece of Art, this is... i believe you guys that posted, only watched, but didnt grasp the message(or it might be something personal, who knows...). the unavoidable stance of death, is what makes life possible... even when one is trapped inside mind and body, so much that , to negotiate with death itself seems viable... i would place something like this, as a title : "being undone". namaste
Kataliena Johnson 8 years ago
This came out last year? Why am I only seeing it now? I'm happy for the experience but darn it...
Mark Dellacqua 8 years ago
How sad to think that this is considered the "best" the world has to offer in regards to death and eternity. Read the words of Jesus Christ found in the New Testament of the Bible concerning death and Paradise [ heaven ] . Nothing vague or abstract or left to interpretation with Christ concerning eternity. Read the Gospel of John and you will never be the same. I'm not promoting religion, but reality. "For God so loved this world that He sent His only begotten Son that who ever believeth in Him shall never die."
EveTomkins 9 years ago
This is such an amazing creative animation, it is very thought provoking
UmbertoMaisto 9 years ago
touching and moving, something that can really affect your daily life. Well done!
GloriaCastro 9 years ago
Thinking how we all want to see more at the time of our ending life that was not fulfilled because of decisions we made wrong something we all need to think about and you made a statement very clearly and very impressive project. love it.
SeanUltaigh 9 years ago
A great effort on a tricky subject. Like other commentors here, it suffers from contrast with my personal view of Death, i.e., awake, asleep, awake, asleep....not awake.
MeyerWeinstock 9 years ago
exceptional...Irish animation has really excelled these past few years...this is another great example....
RichardPetch 9 years ago
You will close your eyes in death and that's all there will be, nothing.
JamieLovell 9 years ago
That was so sweet. I loved the way the little fox came to see him go at the end.
StephanieMarquez 9 years ago
Im without words. This was so beautiful. But that is what I expect of death. To feel nothing. See nothing and do nothing. Just...nothing.
RoseanneJames 9 years ago
Amazing, very creatively thought out & very thought provoking. I also don't believe it will be like this mainly as a result of my own experiences. And I'm inclined to agree with Laura below, that there will be many who will be in for a big surprise! I remember telling my Dad that he would be in for a big surprise when he died, because he had given up believing in a God as a result of some of the horrors he had seen in the Navy during the 2nd World War (& who could blame him)... he scoffed at the time but I know that when the time came he had the big surprise I had predicted for him. God Bless Mum & Dad I am sure you're having a much nicer time there than you had while you were here with all it's tests, challenges & lessons <3 <3 <3
PeterCohen 9 years ago
Though the subject matter is fascinating for me, I found this boring and lacking depth.
DarylJackson 9 years ago
I found this very scary and depressing. Wish I had not watched it. I will have nightmares. just AWFUL !!!
LauraGray 9 years ago
quite well done. I believe this is the way many believe it will be - boy are they in for a huge surprise!
BriannaLawson 9 years ago
A four year old could right a review on why they didn't like it better then you did. Check your grammar. Weird is not spelled wierd.
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Xelanaly 9 years ago
This is beautifully done...and honestly people? Nobody knows what the end is like. It's one thing to show a theory or prediction, but another to pretend like you are certain you have all the answers. I think this is deep, and I also believe that for all we know, death could be like this. It could also be an infinity of other things. It's not up for us to decide. You cannot know what it's like to die if you've never done it. I guarantee you that if you are reading this or writing around it, you are alive. Again, gorgeous project, bravo!
AvaRegmi 9 years ago
I had NDE in 2010 March under a swimming pool. Death is from my experience waking up to another reality.
Load More Replies... AbhayKhandekar 9 years ago
The soul keeps taking into the cycle of life & death until it finishes all its Karma (Acc to Hindu Mythology)
XavierSegers 9 years ago
One of the most beautiful things I've seen in a long time ... truly moving and elegant in it's sophisticated simplicity.
MarjorieFabian 9 years ago
That is not how I believe death will be...but it was very interestingly done.
LouiseMacfarlane 9 years ago
Beautiful video, but does anyone else just see Studio Ghibli? Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away? Or is that just me :)
JessicaDingman 8 years ago
The complexity simplicity and beautiful music remind me alot of Ghibli's style
DiegoBelli 9 years ago
nice piece of Art, this is... i believe you guys that posted, only watched, but didnt grasp the message(or it might be something personal, who knows...). the unavoidable stance of death, is what makes life possible... even when one is trapped inside mind and body, so much that , to negotiate with death itself seems viable... i would place something like this, as a title : "being undone". namaste
Kataliena Johnson 8 years ago
This came out last year? Why am I only seeing it now? I'm happy for the experience but darn it...
Mark Dellacqua 8 years ago
How sad to think that this is considered the "best" the world has to offer in regards to death and eternity. Read the words of Jesus Christ found in the New Testament of the Bible concerning death and Paradise [ heaven ] . Nothing vague or abstract or left to interpretation with Christ concerning eternity. Read the Gospel of John and you will never be the same. I'm not promoting religion, but reality. "For God so loved this world that He sent His only begotten Son that who ever believeth in Him shall never die."
EveTomkins 9 years ago
This is such an amazing creative animation, it is very thought provoking
UmbertoMaisto 9 years ago
touching and moving, something that can really affect your daily life. Well done!
GloriaCastro 9 years ago
Thinking how we all want to see more at the time of our ending life that was not fulfilled because of decisions we made wrong something we all need to think about and you made a statement very clearly and very impressive project. love it.
SeanUltaigh 9 years ago
A great effort on a tricky subject. Like other commentors here, it suffers from contrast with my personal view of Death, i.e., awake, asleep, awake, asleep....not awake.
MeyerWeinstock 9 years ago
exceptional...Irish animation has really excelled these past few years...this is another great example....
RichardPetch 9 years ago
You will close your eyes in death and that's all there will be, nothing.
JamieLovell 9 years ago
That was so sweet. I loved the way the little fox came to see him go at the end.
StephanieMarquez 9 years ago
Im without words. This was so beautiful. But that is what I expect of death. To feel nothing. See nothing and do nothing. Just...nothing.
RoseanneJames 9 years ago
Amazing, very creatively thought out & very thought provoking. I also don't believe it will be like this mainly as a result of my own experiences. And I'm inclined to agree with Laura below, that there will be many who will be in for a big surprise! I remember telling my Dad that he would be in for a big surprise when he died, because he had given up believing in a God as a result of some of the horrors he had seen in the Navy during the 2nd World War (& who could blame him)... he scoffed at the time but I know that when the time came he had the big surprise I had predicted for him. God Bless Mum & Dad I am sure you're having a much nicer time there than you had while you were here with all it's tests, challenges & lessons <3 <3 <3
PeterCohen 9 years ago
Though the subject matter is fascinating for me, I found this boring and lacking depth.
DarylJackson 9 years ago
I found this very scary and depressing. Wish I had not watched it. I will have nightmares. just AWFUL !!!
LauraGray 9 years ago
quite well done. I believe this is the way many believe it will be - boy are they in for a huge surprise!
BriannaLawson 9 years ago
A four year old could right a review on why they didn't like it better then you did. Check your grammar. Weird is not spelled wierd.
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