SUMER · The last civilization on Earth. By Álvaro García.
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2019
- For unknown reasons, the Earth's ionosphere has weakened dramatically during the course of the last century, resulting in the collapse of the entire ecosystem. Earth has become an increasingly hostile and uninhabitable place and with no shield to protect it, it is at the full mercy of meteors.
All animal and plant species perished decades ago. All that remains is one small group of humans who attempt to resist the hostility and hardness of the external environment from SUMER, the last hive city in the world, which has been specifically designed to keep the population alive through oxygen supply systems.
The media manipulates the available information in a manner that is purposely designed to keep people obsessed on the potential of the space exodus, letting any hope of prevailing on earth go.
A young boy, Hermes, lives alone in a compartment, the property of the government, which is located close to the wall that delimits the city, an area that is highly guarded by the SSW (SUMER Security Watchers).
While observing the desert from the roof of a building, Hermes suddenly sees something that grabs his attention…
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In October 2014, SUMER started to be screened internationally throughout the festival circuit. It has been officially selected by more than 50 festivals, including the “Cleveland International Film Festival”, which is an Academy Qualifying Festival, and the prestigious “New Port Beach Film Festival”. Furthermore, SUMER has won 14 Festivals: Irvine Film Festival and Phoenix Comicon, among others.
Director: Alvaro García
Representation: Scott Glassgold / Ground Control - Фільми й анімація
The earlier Seed of Juna short is what made me start getting into CG. You guys have created something really special here. Please tell me you guys are indeed making this into a full length feature!
Awesome cinematography, story-line is another story all together.
Alvaro does it all, amazing
Muy muy bueno Álvaro
Now that was a stellar animation! So dope!
this was beautifully done!
Great job!
Wonderful work.
Beautiful. So well done. I like the way it ends. With hope.
Wow!! No words but 👌👏
Incredible animation and work thank you for sharing.
Really clever linking the first and last human civlisations, and then adding a glimmer of hope that the old will give birth to the new.
Hyperbole, overestimate humanity, we not that significant . The earth would have a renaissance without us !
Хороша анімація, молодці!! Радий буду бачити більше
Guys... Really good job on the page turning, and on the eyeball... Really good job. 👍
Mother nature has no problem with mass extinction.
What does Father nature have to say about it?
And so does Skynet
From a farming community
The earth always rejuvenates itself
We just have to get greedy beings off it. The rest of us a very happy to lead a simple life on it
@@coldawson8486 farmers are some of the worst polluters out there, over farming causes desertification, while forests are cut down to make room for pasture and crop fields, cattle produce methane and farming animals to produce meat or dairy uses up more water, food, and energy than the entire human population, per year.
@@MrNhojstrebor excellent joke
got me
That's sick mate!
17 years since the last tree... opening scene "A Tree!!!". Seriously though, cool movie.
“Humans don’t know when to stop.”
*Earth destroyed by asteroids*
“Humans are terrible.”
It was a dead tree lol
Dude, that WAS the "last tree". And, yes, it was a cool short. The animation was fabulous, for not being more highly funded, but the writing was lacking. Either that or the writer was purposefully being coy in order provoke what is obviously happening here: discourse. On the one hand, I'm appalled by the lack of skill in composition. On the other hand, I'm impressed by a master tactician. Still, a truly skillful writer would make it more obvious which was true, so, all-in-all, I'm mostly just entertained. But that's just me.
@@shaunsimmons204 Or the writer could be woefully ignorant of the science he casually invokes.
“For unknown reasons, the Earth’s ionosphere has weakened dramatically during the course of the last century…”
The Earth’s ionosphere is relatively simple (apologies to all the atmospheric physicists reading this). You have the Earth’s atmosphere, and you have solar radiation. When the solar radiation strikes the atmosphere it creates ions, hence the name ‘ionosphere’.
For the ionosphere to ‘dramatically weaken’ you would need to “dramatically” decrease the amount of atmosphere available or “dramatically” decrease the solar radiation. Either of these would “dramatically” change the Earth, likely eliminating humans as a species, but it would NOT eliminate life on the planet. Life is incredibly hard to eliminate. For an example, look into the biodiversity of the Bikini Atoll. We nuked it. The planet was unimpressed. 😊
Likewise, the ‘with no shield to protect it’ so meteors bombard Earth’ is lunacy. The ionosphere does not protect the Earth from meteors. The THICKNESS of the atmosphere does, causing most to break up and/or burn up upon entry into the atmosphere.
The most consistent background for this would be a massive loss of the atmosphere, at least half. At this point plant life would have issues, but some would survive. Same goes for animal life, including humans. BUT humans would not be running around outside without suits to protect their air supply. Hive cities would be highly unlikely.
So the entire premise of this video, from the very first sentence, has no foundation in science.
Thus, any attempt to determine the ‘real reason’ for the state Sumer is in is ludicrous.
@@kevincaruthers5412 You are correct. Did I not already invoke the "Bad Writing" clause here, though?
Good story. Good job
very very good
Beautifully told allegory.
We need a sequel right now
Nice short film🥰🥰🥰
Everything dies when hope dies. Lesson, never give up!
Love the art, though as many other commenters I'm a bit fed up with the "we're killing the planet" stuff.
But we are tho
@@damienechter3014 Planets aren't alive to be killed.
@@redking8585 uhhh...
@@redking8585 even if isn't a living thing by itself it has and supports millions of life forms....and the planet itself not being a living thing makes it justified to desemate the life present on it for our needs?
you are best
Thats fantastic..loved it..keep rocking brother
meteor creating life and human greed for power to control is destroying all life , and it takes a meteor to create life again because we can't depend on the greedy human leaders to honestly make an effort to save it .... Aside from my said piece , this is a great animated message .
Gears and Doom had a baby. Excellent stuff.
Pretty awesome
We tend to romanticize our only home as if it used to be a paradise, with creatures living in harmony with each other; which has been ruined by humans. I get it; if it goes, we're done. But a huge part of this place has always been just one giant ' Eat the other Species' - fest, among all the other challenges this planet gives to the creatures that depend on it for life; things like scarcity for example. And mother nature is the biggest culprit in terms of destructive forces. In many ways, we've made life much more bearable and safe, at least for humans; yes, it comes at a cost to our surroundings, but earlier centuries were no haven either. That said; I enjoyed the production; graphics and storytelling.
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Stunning & beautiful, kudos💥👊❤💯Don't under why so few views or why I've not had this suggested, since it's exactly the type of thing I'm always looking for. 🙏🙏👏👏👏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👋🌟💯✌
It is hubris in the extreme to think the Earth won't recover fully once we've killed ourselves off. Sure, we'll take a few thousand species with us, but the PLANET will be just fine.
Still... not a bad flick, especially for CG. So much CG has such shallow or nonexistent plots & character. It's a low bar, but this flick rises above it.
There is always hope.
Life always finds a way !!
Is this the Unreal Engine? Great Job!
If there are no trees, there isn’t oxygen. Then, you don’t breathe.
But it was 46 years with no animals. Without animals there would be too much oxygen. and not enough carbon dioxide, hence why the trees died. That's why the censor on the bike said O2 toxicity.
@@spuriouseffect
1) People are animals.
2) Oxygen is the drunk at the party. It will hook up with anything, so there would not be "too much oxygen".
3) While Oxygen can be toxic at high levels, you can breathe PURE oxygen for quite a while before clinical symptoms occur.
As I said in another post, 'Fun graphics, but the science is awful'.
@@kevingraves7431 Your Science is False also.
Falsified scientific data is the norm these days, it's a way to keep people stupid, believing in false information, while the big-tech cooperation use hidden /suppressed science to control the stupid mine-controlled people.
@@MrNhojstrebor Which part do you think is false?
That people are animals? Yep, we are. Mammals to be slightly more precise.
Or maybe you think oxygen is a noble gas that will rarely combine with anything? Sorry, oxygen is well known for its affinity to form bonds. Examples abound, but I will leave you with two: rust and sand.
Or perhaps you think pure oxygen will incapacitate humans in minutes?
Nope. Not only can we breathe pure oxygen for hours, but we can also do it at pressures greater than atmospheric.
You should look up 'hyperbaric oxygen therapy'. It has several medical applications.
So, given your statements and the ease with which they can be proven false, I have to assume you don't actually have a degree in any hard science.
That is the problem with pretending to be a science nerd on youtube. If you do it long enough, you will eventually run into someone who is.
:)
@@kevingraves7431 Human beings are NOT animals. Animals are NOT Human beings. Speak for yourself. Learn the difference. Both have a soul. But only one has a Spirit.
Good video, pity about the ad in the middle that spoils continuity.
Kinda want a full movie for this
Sumer with one m… it starts well. LOL
Seriously, it looks good and I love the concept. Chasing the unknown =)
Thank you!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer
I was so scared when I saw that last take of the planet came I thought another meteorite was coming :'(
The kid jumps off the 50+ft ledge and lands gracefully with hardly a sound......"come on".
It's not a kid, it's CGI.
@@MrNhojstrebor thanks for clearing that up.
Nature will find a way
Hope remains eternal
Are we generating the future by our imagination?
: YES!
Life imitating art?
..of course
Ask Roko
If we are, you should worry.
Warhammer 40K is a rather grim place to live.
;)
Actually, we're generating the future by our ACTIONS. Our imagination can only give us glimpses of the future. Our continued use of items and systems that are already proven to cause harm, and our inability to change that fact, are the things that will bring about the future. Our imagination can give us glimpses of beautiful possibilities, like Star Trek, but it can also bring us warnings, like this short animation. Our actions in the present are what set us on the path to one or the other.
Uncanny valley central. CREEPY characters.
It was good. Likes the ball bike. I would have panned out further to show multiple craters far bigger and with lakes at the center. Make the existence of animals a but more believable.
with machines that fly, this escaped from being seen for years? Great animation, but....
Fun graphics
But the science is awful.
Besides
Expanse
Contact and
The martian win matt Damon
What's a good science based movie
Jesus I'm sick of dystopias! This might be an excellent video, but I just cannot take any more of this suffocating pessimism.
get meds
Or may it's just reality and you can't take it.
Very slightly derivative, BUT a fresh breeze.
Loved it. 👍🙏
A fresh breeze. X
I really hope this story can continue. It seems a great topic. Come on investors. Put those fat wallets to a good use.
Self Destruction... then shows an Asteroid..... kinda beats the narration
Any hint of Sumer in the movie, by the way?
🖐️👏👍🥰
Always with the negative comments , was a interesting perspective on a old theme, was done nicely. Hope they can make more as they learn.
Agreed. Really enjoyable.
uh no..not for unknown reasons...two asteroids would do it. One killed nearly everything, and made room for us, ~66million years ago. Also, and both those characters were never heard from again lol...people in power in Sumer want to stay in power.
And everyone turned into a cartoon!
Getting tired of, “humans destroy the planet” themed movies.
Especially when what appears to have done the damage were the impacts of multiple meteoroids. I can only assume that silly bint was repeating a misunderstood verbal history
We brought about a change that could not sustain our way of life, that does not mean Life will not continue, or continue in a way that is meaningful to you.
Hey, here’s an idea: don’t watch then!
@@ericb6784 YES Greta is god and Science
programming the masses to accept whatever they throw at them , like masks ?
Too many comercials ! Good going UA-cam !
Subtitulos en español por favor.
🚀🌙❤
Lands beyond the Antarctic
And then they ripped it all out to use. The end.
Lots of holes in that storyline was it humans that destroyed the Earth or was it those two massive meteorites
It was more than likely peoples inability to _defend_ against the meteors that lead to the earth's destruction. They were stricken with greed and depleted everything to a point where they became vulnerable to ANYTHING. I came to this conclusion the very first time I watched this. If this is the case then the meteors are literally nothing more than Collateral damage.
If human beings start to wage war among themselves then they are going to be too distracted to deal with anything else, and I think that this is the meaning behind the message being sent. Also going by what we can clearly see in this film, the world in which this fictional tale takes place in has more advanced technology than that of our own.
So this could mean that earth was probably already equipped to deal with these types of disasters (prevent them) before hand and this critical aspect is why the narrators interpretation of the destruction is presented as something of a tragedy that could have been avoided. Ultimately it _would_ be the humans fault for not coming together. I could be overthinking it, but that can't be ruled out as a possibility.
Our rampant consumption attracted an asteroid?
I've seen a few people commenting on this aspect in the same way, but I think they are missing the point. If you consider the possibility that the earth was already at a point where it was so advanced and equipped to deal with cosmic threats, then yes. Given the setting in the animation, technology already appears vastly superior to what we have today outside of this fiction, and that was probably already the case even before the events which lead to the destruction.
More than likely, people had become so lost in their own nonsense, and self indulgence that civil war broke out. At that point in time, they probably could't keep up earths defenses because they had already burned through so many resources during all of that fighting and bickering.
Remember that everybody became selfish and greedy: "We never knew when to to stop..." and this could be what ultimately lead to defenses being lowered and making the whole planet within this story line vulnerable to an external threat. Things can really change depending on what perspective you view it from and sometimes stories ask US the questions instead of giving them. These are my favorite types as I prefer the mystery of it all.
Just spitballing here, but probably human meddling thinned out the atmosphere enough to lessen its protection against asteroids... trying to make it make sense...
but i did really like the show! well done!
Civilization Sumer in lraq🇮🇶🇮🇶😎😎💪💪
Or Earth's First City.
So we're even blaming ourselves for World ending asteroid strikes now are we? Throw it on the pile.
I don't get the ecological message and showing a giant asteroid on a collision course. Seems a bit contrived. Either we did it to nature or nature did it to us, no both without some causal link.
Al menos los subtítulos en español...
fucking awesome
video did not show self destruction it show two Rocks hitting the earth open yours eyes.
the moderator mumbling to herself rather than projecting is a drag
this kid is definitely looking for trouble
I forgive, and moved on...
Por favor: ¡Deseo esta es español !
Just in case this were to happen wouldn't it be safe and normal to shoot a nuclear missile at a asteroid headed for Earth wouldn't that be the wisest and best choice for the whole planet because how can NASA and all these intelligence agencies not see a huge asteroids coming towards Earth that's what nuclear missiles are supposed to be used for so that they can explode asteroids that are headed straight for Earth so that way the Earth doesn't ever get harmed or any radiation that would be my tactical plan and that would be the only reason to use nuclear weapons
To quote Clockwork Orange...its a sin! That this only has 4k views.
it is such a shame when you know how much hard work went into something - but it just isn't good
Computer graphics hardware has already caused huge amounts of pollution.. As more CG art and hardware proliferates this will only get worse.I'm talking about both render farms and playback devices, as well as gaming graphics cards... At least I but second hand as it makes me less a part of the problem - but still a part no less.
17 years since the last tree-->shows us trees growing.
49 years since the last animal-->shows us a bird.
Get your facts straight.
Learn how stories are told.
49 years since the last animal ---> shows a city with people.
People are animals.
duh!
@@austin1839 The story-teller set the stage and then immediately violated it.
Suspension of disbelief is needed for many stories, but the teller has to do his part too. i.e. eliminate plot holes.
The people did not know that there are trees and animals. But the boy discovers them.
cool ball bike
not a fan of much else
49years since last animal. Everyone vegan.
Soylent green.
Then shows a kid jumping down to the street.
People are animals too.
Duh!
Some parties hope for this future.
Some parties predict this future.
Who is the more evil, the one who calls it, or the one who makes it?
Pretentious.
@@jamesbaker3153 Sure. Let's say that I am. But you have no argument against what I have to say, and therefore your only option is to insult me. You lose.
@@shaunsimmons204 Only this video is arguing that a lack of carbon dioxide killed the planet. So animals making carbon dioxide would be saving the planet.
"Who is more evil"?
Easy. The people who predict it without acknowledging any data which does not support their prediction and then use that prediction to try to force their will upon everyone else.
@@spuriouseffect The video is not arguing that a lack of CO2 killed the planet. Any direct suggestion falls to 2 things, one which is said, "human greed", and one which is shown, a meteor. The outcome is one bastion of humanity, and one bastion of nature, each cut off from the other. Honestly, though the animation is good, and the message, that people need to stop being greedy, is great, the overall writing and composition is lacking. But no, the video never says anything about a lack of carbon dioxide being what killed the planet, and you thinking that because you apparently equate oxygen toxicity with a lack of CO2 just shows that you don't understand how nature works.