User blog comment:IceSeason101/Maaaybe we should all avoid the internet for a while/@comment-4533965-20150501020306

Here's what I got out of this short film. Spoilers below: if you haven't watched the film, don't read this comment.

Both the boy and the old man are fans of Sonic. The young boy views the old man as Robotnik. After seeing the marks of the scooter on the grass, the boy hunts down the old man. The old man, horrified that he is viewed as the villain of something he loves because the boy is searching for him, decided to commit suicide. It ends with both of them holding a Sonic doll, with one searching for the villain while the other decides to end his life because of the former's mission.

To say the least, the meaning of the short film is rather deep but... off putting. I mean, the message of having what you love so much ruin you is a nice message to put in there, but it's shrouded by the direction and focus. The focus is more on the boy than the old man, as it should be, but I felt that the old man should have had more time to contemplate his suicide and have some clear message that he was becoming something he dreaded.

But really, it's a short film. And short films don't cause too much buzz on the Internet. So is this awful? Not really: I liked the message. I just wish the message was focused on the old man just a little bit more than what we received.