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With no skin and constant resurrections from grislyĭeaths, Meat Boy feels only pain and dread of his next demise. Solemnly, EdmundĪdmits that the character is not supposed to be a light-hearted character. The filmmakers focus on Edmund’s face, andĪlso use clips from the game where the eponymous character dies over and over Meat Boy, has a large significance to Edmund. Young Edmund knew he was going to make a game about this exact topic in the Imagining himself in space eerily resembling the game as a whole, as if the Truly convey how much this game means to Edmund, the filmmakers often compareĮdmund’s childhood drawings, with one particular drawing of young Edmund To a poor relationship with his stepfather, and often felt isolated within Reflected Edmund’s experiences as a child, when he lived with his grandmother due Loneliness) that he forgets, and eventually destroys, his connection to Earth
Is so focused on solving the creatures’ problems (which are the same problemsĮdmund experienced as a child, including painful stomach aches and extreme Itself is a commentary on the dangers of isolation and obsession, for the boy Outsider, but to Edmund, the game had deep artistic and psychological The end of the game, and the earth shatters under his weight. But, as the boy solves more and more theĬreatures’ problems, the smaller the Earth becomes until he tries returning at The game follows a young child as he explores space with a strange,Įxplores the various planets and stars, he meets many of the various planetsĭenizens, most of whom have problems or fears that the boy must solve. Meat Boy and one of the subjects of the film, represents this idea ofĮxpression quite well as he describes one of his previous projects known as Aether. McMillen, the creative designer of the game Super Well as a true elucidation of what video game culture becomes the grand truth ThisĬonstant dialogue between creator and player, between artist and audience, as Therefore, these creators do not just work onĪnd off on these games like anyone else would treat a hobby rather, like a trueĭedicated artist, these men work endlessly to create enjoyable, meaningful, and Video games are not just a hobby they are a way ofĪre an expression of the creator’s ideals and life experiences. Their brilliant camera and editing work, Swirsky and Pajot show that this “justĪ hobby” theory is not true at all. But, through their subjects, but also through Stress, but nothing to fully dedicate one’s life to. Many of the uninitiated masses, something to pass the time and/or alleviate For example, video games have often just been seen as a fun hobby to Misconstrued ideas about video game culture and the people who make and play The film also strives to dispel some of the Of the developers on whom they focus, but also how the developers’ efforts haveĪn artistic meaning.
Represents, not just in the filmmaker’s decisions to show the true brilliance But such a simple summary of the film wouldĭiscredit what the entire documentary truly Phil Fish, the creator of the recent indie gem Fez – as they slave and strive for success. The filmmakers following four “indie game” developers – Jonathan Blow of Braid fame, Super Meat Boy developers Edmund McMillen and Tommy Referens, and The Movie, the film appears to be just your typical underdog story, with