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Aug 13, 2009 5:18 PM
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Pretty good, loved the art style and atmosphere. I think my favorite part was the ending, so moving. Oh and the song that was sang at the end. :*) Beautiful!
Sep 17, 2009 12:02 PM
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well for one i didn't expect them to mean the title to be literal.
Sep 17, 2009 8:45 PM
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So, are those monsters behind kids represented school backpacks or something?
Jan 17, 2011 6:28 PM
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Psajdak said:
So, are those monsters behind kids represented school backpacks or something?
I think it's more like the heavy burden doing all the work that they have to do can bring, and the need to be free of it. It's about how harsh school life in China can be.
Jun 3, 2016 4:31 AM
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Chinese artstyle, beautiful backgrounds (those curly clouds man, & the dense chimneys like Blame). The cel 3d & 2d has quite a unique mix.
Not very clear but liked the rain/water vs paper plane symbolisms.
ED song also reference the strict rote learning vs creativity/imagination.
Jan 29, 2017 11:46 PM
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Wow. . .
Really love it. . .
Everyone has to pass a difficult task, you can't slack off or play, or you will stay behind others, and the one who has authority will blame you, limiting you more and give you more thoughts, you have no freedom, you need to carry the responsibility that the one who has authority put on you, you has only one path and one destination that already set up for you, for everyone. Good bye my dream.
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Aug 16, 2019 2:27 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIKWlrD5cGU
Signature removed. Please have a positive iq.
Mar 22, 2020 4:47 AM
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Okay, but did anyone notice how the music from the movie Enchanted started playing? Definitely heard "That's How You Know" and "Happy Working Song". They thought no one would notice. Lol Like it's not even a "sounds like the song" moment, it's just straight up instrumental versions of the songs from the movie.

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May 20, 1:58 PM
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Snotty noses are only funny once.
It’s time to ditch the text file.
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