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15. Y is for Youth
Created by: Soichi Umezawa
Best known for: Vampire Clay
Score: 201

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ew52K2nr30

John: 2
Raka: 2
jcgamer: 9
Suprak: 11
Mythiot: 20
Inviso: 23
Karo: 24
Snake: 25
Tomnook: 39
plasma: 46

John
something about this one really clicked for me, surprisingly. It's gross-out body horror humor, but done in a way that's ACTUALLY humorous (which is attempted MANY times throughout the two films, rarely successfully). It's dark as hell, funny as hell, hard to watch, and is actually making a point?

Raka
Huh, this one has very interesting presentation. It really reminds me of Jigoku Shoujo/Hell Girl, where people gets comeuppance for their (sometimes minor) sins. Poor girl, trying to cope with her home life by imagining horrible scenarios. Good for her for standing up for herself in the end, one of the few rare ones where the ending is uplifting.

jcgamer
Very impressive revenge fantasy with an actual good & relatable message

Suprak
This is another really weird one, almost too weird for me, but unlike a lot of the other weird ones this one is actually about something. It has a strong emotional core, and the flashback to her dog at the very end when shes cycling through stuff is probably the most touching moment out of either of these movies (weird considering that like thirty seconds before there is a giant penis monster). The sort of power fantasy the girl plays through as shes texting out all the bad things that have happened to her due to neglect is well done. While writing these up, I found out that the director here is typically a make up effect artist which makes a lot of sense because that was one of the strongest points of the short and the visual effects here are incredible considering what the budget supposedly was. I was actively hoping she wouldnt cut herself at the end and afraid we were going to get a real downer ending (what with this being the ABCs of death and all). I was relieved she survived, which is shocking considering the short had like three minutes to get me to care about her and a lot of it was a dogs head coming out of her moms anus or a guitar sprouting from the mans neck). Really effective filmmaking here and impressive that this was the guys first time as it was a lot better than most of the other entries.

Inviso
On the one hand, the visuals in this one really grossed me out and just generally made me feel uncomfortable (namely the penis imagery). But on the other hand, you feel for Miyuki and her shitty homelife, and its at least a positive message to fight back, rather than hurting yourself. Metaphorically, its fine, I just wish the visuals were a bit lessbad. Especially since they didnt really contribute to the ending in any meaningful way.

Karo
A teen angry at her parents imagines them being brutalized in bizarre cartoon fashion. Its just too... too.. something.

Snake
I kinda got the intent of it but the execution was sloppy

Tom
sodeep.txt

plasma
This one was bizarre and hard to follow, yet there were some gross images that stuck with me. Its not everyday you see a penis the size of a fire hydrant that launches an oversized sperm cell into a womans cheek, but I suppose that accurately illustrates how frustrating it is to grow up in a household where your mother is ignoring you in favor of an unhealthy romance. F