Alex Bedel wrote:

I would like to hear your own theory of how we could become both a dystopian society, or utopian. how it would happen ect.

Do you want theories on utopia and dystopia separately or do you mean utopian-dystopia type thing, where it is sort of both things at the same time?

Anyways, this is probably good topic for a whole separate post. :)

@ Matt`:

Well, the whole short is only half serious to begin with. The sprites are intentionally silly, the conversation Thyme has with her friend is intentionally absurd and the book she finds in the city is obviously meant to be a gag. So yeah, I’d assume that the kidnapping scene was probably shot to be a bit silly. Goes right along with the joke about the “dagger of protection” or whatnot.

I actually found another video to complete the set featuring the “oracle” mentioned in the Thyme teaser. That one is part slapstick, part amateur martial arts and all in all, very silly.

So I assume that the author envisioned it as a comedy with a semi-serious science-fiction/fantasy setting. Funny thing is that what drew me to this particular project was that setting. Everyone makes funny videos these days – interesting SF projects are rather rare though.

When she opens the door and gets hit over the head… do you think that was supposed to be comical?

That setting has a lot of potential to it, even if the video ended up being disappointing. It would be interesting to read a short story in the same setting but with a lot more depth.

ur ability to put things together often intrigues me. i woudlnt’ have come up with the cronological set of events leading up to it without more thought than this. unfortunatly im at a server where i cant view anything right now, blocked by FortiGuard. You have a good grasp on the topics of dystopian and utopian worlds. However, I would like to hear your own theory of how we could become both a dystopian society, or utopian. how it would happen ect. yes, im giving you a challenge. keep up the blog man. love reading it.