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Jul 31, 2009 6:30 PM
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Well, what did you think? I must say that the title sure lived up to it's name, wish I could jump like that. Pretty nice scenery too! :D
Jun 22, 2010 10:44 PM
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I used to dream about jumping like this when I was little. This short took it even further than what I had imagined and jumped to other countries and more! Loved this.

8/10
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Oct 19, 2010 5:27 PM
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Hehe, I had similar dreams when I was young ^^
This sure was interesting, the concept was great, but I had the feeling it could've benn executed better. 7/10
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Dec 7, 2010 8:13 PM
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I jump like this in my lucid dreams. I dare say "Jumping" was probably inspired by dreams.
Jul 2, 2011 11:26 PM
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I was just blown away by how beautiful this was. It really gave me the feeling of jumping through the air.
Jan 27, 2012 9:30 PM
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This was so much more interesting than I thought it'd be. My eyes were glued to the screen, waiting to see where he landed. I was kinda creeped out towards the end, but it got better. Not bad.
May 25, 2012 9:44 PM
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that was a joy to watch :D

i liked the little things like the man on the railway track too, I wonder what age group this is aimed at? /me loved it at an age inappropriate for jumping
Feb 7, 2014 3:16 PM
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That was amazing, I've never even seen anything like it. A truly original idea.
Feb 27, 2014 5:47 PM
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Interesting experience. Trippy animation, especially back in the days. I feel a bit dizzy after this.
Mar 14, 2014 3:19 AM

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Amazing first person view, I felt like I was jumping everywhere.
Nov 21, 2014 1:59 PM

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that was interesting
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Nov 25, 2014 4:57 PM

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Not much to it. It's exactly what the title implies, some kid jumping. The only problem is that the animation has trouble conveying the natural motion and momentum of a jump, mainly during the portions where he lands, leading to a nauseating six minutes.
Dec 24, 2014 9:34 PM

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That was very interesting, I liked the concept and the first person view. Would like to see what else could be done with it. Seeing it with nowadays art and animation would be great.
Jan 27, 2015 5:41 PM

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I loved this short! It was beautiful. It's also not safe for people with fear of heights.
Feb 15, 2015 5:30 AM

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Cameo of C-3PO and Artoo-Deetoo: 5/5.

The short film itself quite does the job, and gives you an extra headache.
May 19, 2015 4:36 PM

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Quite liked the aspect of this and the animation as well!
Mar 8, 2016 3:15 PM

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This's been one of the greatest shorts of this length I've watched so far if not the best one.
Jun 4, 2016 10:42 PM

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wow the animation was amazing and the story it showed was great
Sep 10, 2017 5:36 PM

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Grabbed my interest even if it didn't have a story.
Sep 8, 2018 8:40 PM

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Maybe it was his imagination that leaps.

Wait, was guy trying to kill himself in the train tracks and was that lady naked in the balcony??

It was okay but was short, 6/10.
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Nov 17, 2018 10:44 PM

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Hooooly shit the entire thing is shot in first person. This must have been a lot of work for the artists and animators to draw all of that. The fun thing about the jumping is you never know what to expect when he lands. So seeing the lady on the balcony was lol. It was fun.
Jan 13, 2019 1:40 PM

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I guess I respect it as art, but in all honesty it felt like something the general public wasn't supposed to see and the only reason it got a wide release is because of who made it. Also it gave me motion sickness.

Also I think the only reason it gets such high praise is because who made this as well, if this was made by almost anyone else this would be in the 4 range and there would be a ton of complaints about it being too artsy like any other animated art piece on here.
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Nov 26, 2019 12:14 PM
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enjoyed every second of it.. loved it so much.. you never know where he hands, what he sees up in the sky.. the first person POV, loved it.. I could watch an hour of just this jumping :p
Jan 4, 2020 6:04 AM
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This was great. I wasn't expecting much but this was quite suspenseful. I'd like to see how this would have turned out if it was made today.
Dec 19, 2020 12:31 PM

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Interesting approach, I can only remember 1 other anime that does everything in 1 cut - Cannon Fodder by Katsuhiro Otomo. Well-done, Tezuka.
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it comes across to me as more of tech demo of what is possible in animation, and in that respect it's pretty cool!
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Jan 10, 2023 9:21 AM

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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius [2001] by John A. Davis
https://i.imgur.com/08FMW2W.mp4


Jul 1, 2023 11:19 PM

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The video above is not the whole work, even though MAL also lists this to be 3 minutes long. It continues towards the sea and beyond for a total of 6 minutes. This is the longer version:

Sep 6, 2023 6:35 AM

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https://twitter.com/psychotronica_/status/1698890963932913864
Rebop - Intro Animation Test Reel
1976 / PBS / Lisberger Studios


Oct 2, 2023 10:07 AM
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half-life speedruns be like lol
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