Better Left Forgotten - Animated Drama by Aaron Halifax

[Lipsnx4u]

Nice animation. Thank you, for posting.

[zeroluo]

brettzforeman's analysis is great! some psychological effects have been playing here, like guilt. great stuff!

[imsupiour]

Great analyzing skills brettzforeman even I would be in confusion if i had not read your explanation.

[Blkwolf99]

do people really think the old man killed his grandson? how does that make since? the street fight thing is obuiously what happend. I mean come on its clear the old man didn't kill him. sigh -_-

[KillerCherries1880]

lol its funny how people try to give some deep meaning to videos lol wanna be smart asses

[trevaughn2008]

did not expect t that endin

[dayjob51]

Wow, amply named, as I'm sure his Grandson just might attest. Wouldn't you say? Again, thoughty fun...Wow - DJ

[Acsmitte5]

wow that is funny but sad all the same, makes you think of the forgotten oldies out there that once live. From people to songs to cars to shows to kids you were talkin to

[eco519]

XD LOL

[tyme4mike]

Have you ever been diagnosed as having disassociative identity disorder with borderline personality tendencies? If not, then I still strongly suggest you get some trazadone and lithium into your system. Follow it up with 40mg of seroquel at night and some ativan prn because your 'art' tells me that you need it.

[slightlyinsane713]

.... ahahahahaha! wow cant stop laughing hehehehe!

[Ohsta6t2]

Nice animation. Nearly film or video game quality.

[naturesony]

Wow... grandfathers medication must contain LSD..... he's seeing thing's that are'nt really there....

[shadowthehedgehog021]

O_O

[Kor3anChristianTwiin]

oooo o.o i dont think he even noticed dat his grandson was lying dead on the floor ? o.o

[hormellover]

Jezzus H. I've seen some amazing mindfucks in my day. This tops it. Well done. A very interesting diversion from farting pigs, fainting dinosaurs and monkeys being propelled by their own gas into a wall. Very. Fucking. Well. Done. Mind Fuck Extraordinaire.

[DrKobruhVinuhmDVM]

Just the animation itself is amazing. I can't stop watching it. Itt reminds me of my fear and yet captivates me in the momnt of surprise at the end. Like an uncontrollable high. I loved it! :D

[Aznzzboi]

i think the grandpa was hallucinating why he was telling the story... so he thought the kid was his opponent... at the end... the grandpa didn't see the kid on the ground...

[Ohsta6t2]

@Aznzzboi OK, don't take it up a notch.

[HarleyAssi]

Wow

[CrystaltheWaterLily]

The ending certainly caught me by surprise. Creepy.

[juniordoctor1]

crazy !!!!!!

i think the world is already fulled with insanes , do we have to watch them in animation as well ?????

[killerboy2x2]

lol he killed his grandson i think he drang or somthing :D

[LordMordrag]

i agree with ova, he is just a skitzofrenic old man.....

[Ova40]

Aaron Halifax, your point is completely lost on me..I see a crazy old psycho, who appears to have killed a kid..Whats the msg?

[brettzforeman]

He did not kill his grandson. The end makes it clear he was a streetfighter.

That he leaves alone means he ENTERED alone; the boy isn't his grandson. It's a vision of the boy he accidentally killed while trying to win a fight. He grew up with his guilt and became an old man; his fallen opponent stayed young and followed him as a symbol of his guilt.

The ending shows him musing that he'd have done anything for the crowd, saluting Claudius, and leaving him. Forgiveness? We'll never know.

[AvantGardeGuy2]

That's a very interesting interpretation, brettzforeman.

[Jackxismine]

@brettzforeman WERE...were dos it tell you the old man was a streetfighter?,were dos it tell you that the boy isnt the old mans brandson? i still dont see were it gives you that loagic (info)... so want my point is that wat u said is ONLY YOUR PERSPECTIVE not the truth about wat the athore was trying to say in the video

[Thegirlsclub11]

@brettzforeman That was crazy and way out of hand for the grandfather..Somthingg hee shouldnt of never of done..I mean..Its his grrandson..And in fact..The grandpa was clearly not a street fighter

[ShatteredEquilibrium]

@brettzforeman Pity that the opponent was some kind of gorilla or other monster, not a man:)

[shuttermouse]

Oooh, I get it o.O

It used to be a fight pit for teenagers, and he must have killed or k.oed a person there.

Gladiator sounds better then pit bull I guess xP

[burningblaze3695]

OK . did not really get that but cool animation

[imonic1]

this is sick it looks like the kid is dead. u should put a thing saying he is asleep

[JusteunMusicien]

WOW. Very, cool.

This film shows insanity through the eyes of the insane. Amazing.

[timopod5]

lol this isnt just to be a sick little animated short about a crazy old man who kills his grandson. it expresses a very good point.

[Randomness2470]

Which is?? =/

[jasondarvey]

Holy Shit!

[Skallfraktur87]

Love it...

[meOWbreAK]

hahaha whoa. poor kid

[yes369]

hhhhoooooollllyyyy shiiiiiittttt!

[tastethewake]

This video doesn't make any sense...

How could he have fought in a roman coliseum?

Rome and gladiators existed before Jesus was born, and the characters in this are speaking english and wearing modern cloths.

[edemaximclub]

you didnt understand the video :D

[Cokecakepopcorn]

Explain please.

[r4ndomduud]

It's because the old man was just imagining everything I guess. Amazing and surprising ending though. Poor duud.

[ffinfinity1]

im pretty sure the little boy was killed, cuz he was so into his story he didnt realize he did it in real life, plus who sleeps on the concrete in that position.

[berwan0312]

I don't think the child would fall asleep......

[1MonM7]

wait did he fall asleep or was the kid killed??

[s0kpar]

fucked up..

[serenarain07]

i think that he thought the stories he told were always fascinating,but he saw that the boy had fallen asleep,so the stories that he had told were better left forgotten.

[BrainBlast]

The kid is just sleeping lol

[AdioPuzzle]

did that old fucker kill his grandson? wtf?!?!?!?!? this shit if seriously grade a fucked up shit

[uzemakistyle]

loolool that would be way to fucking funny

[josbusfield]

that's what I thought...it really looks that way

[superpyromaniac]

holy shit he fucking killed the kid!!! dude, that shit was awsome... silent take down in a secluded place.beat that altier (the dude from assassins creed).

[skydotsin]

O!M!G!

[maxx0xxam]

Oye

[tommyeyester]

dude what a f**ked up old guy

good animation though

[Zwinky808]

lol...he attacked his grandson

[QuelZium]

WTF! -.-"

Wicked old man, he tells his story to the kid, and when he finds the knife (while he is telling) he is so in it and STABS in real life, and kills the Boy? And then he is like I salute you? -.-" Thats my opinion :P xD

[longrangetactical]

Yet another reason not to trust OLD PEOPLE!

[CreativeGuyKyle]

@longrangetactical Watch up... That guy kidnaps a kid

[sanjay3895651]

dude where did you learn this.

i am willing to have a career in animation movies and games.

can you tell a way for that

[Lejamejais]

He cut the kids head of with a stick????

[cloiscool22309]

OMG!!! SO SAD.... i actually do feel sorry for the grandpa... he realized he was being used just to fight for entertainment...then ya know how he goes back to present day time and his arms are up? THAT is how you know he was doing the things that he was doing in his flashback... ur right. Better left forgotten.

[IloveTx43]

thats so sad when you see the little boy dead!!!! :'(

[djjose411]

lol whipped cream got wooped

[superpyromaniac]

his old grandpa storys boared the kid to death.. lol. nice work

[tigereyejr]

what the heck is this?!?!?!? he like assanaited the kid! then he walks away like nothing!!!!

[t0talchaos]

do you even know what an assassin is?!!!

[9BottelPop]

the old man is a wanna b XD

[gulhurme95]

hahahahaha!

[mike233306]

wow f**ked up 0.o

[tryagin56]

did the grandpa kill the kid or was he so bored he fell asleep??????

[noah8me]

i think the grandfather was tellin the story so good he was caught in daydream land and doin all the moves in reality

[Firetooth46]

Uh.....He killed the kid. He was so caught up with his daydream that he didn't actually know what he was doing....That's why it's better left forgotten.

[ayitzalex]

i dont really get it how come we couldnt hear the kid scream but the grandfather talking and was the kid dead or did he just like falll and does the grandpa have some kind of mind promplem ? maybe i just cant comprehed the piont or it doesnt make sense

[Firetooth46]

It makes it more dramatic.

[MarineLatrine]

haha chunk-filled got creamed

[iammeandthatsall]

Why and how could they do this on 9/11? This si horrible i hated this. Not only the fact that this was on 9/11 but the fact that the grandfather killed the son because he thought of him as claudious. I as well would like aniBOOM to explain this.

[blazejpietras1]

thanx for anserin

[buttpoop3]

this was posted on 9-11 ... wow

[anden21swe]

yea 2008 not 2001

[DatAwsomeMatt]

that sucks how he killed his grandson

[LHEADE]

did he kill him?

[Wazupimanntaylor]

OMG GRAMPS IS COOCOO!

[bigsisjl99]

that guy killed his grandson while he was telling the story

[Rheeyan]

I'm going to believe that the kid fell asleep while his grandfather was telling the story.

[kabtastick]

u know thats not true, him just sleeping

[blazejpietras1]

what happen to the kid

[jmac2230]

his grandfather killed him while telling the story

[DoctorBeardface]

Lol, Alzheimers.

[mimicat3000]

WHHHAAAATTT OMG im going to omg i cant this IS better left forgotten

[94Films]

Incredible!

I really love the animation and the story is awesome!

[Dominator55555]

That is not a good ending... I like it... kinda like robot chicken... :)

[naseralnowais]

that granpa is crazy

[zac324]

that grandpa is on something

[angeldelafe]

tanks very much

[bballgrrl19]

he killed his grandson... *tear... I also thought this was a great animation till i saw the dead kid... I mean he killed his grandson!!! Omg

[SiNtErKlAaSoFzO]

whaha

[The1UpShroom]

i cant believe he killed his grandson

[mellmell95]

WHAT HAPPENED????????

[pereza6123]

That was crazy!

I like the fight animations, make more of those

[Kailys3]

sad to say, saw it coming.

[tubagiant89]

Oh wow... great animation. Nice, if not slightly dementeed ending.

[Gilgamerch]

Is it wrong i burst out in laughter when I saw the kid on the floor?

who cares lol great animation and a great twist to the ending.

[nitch543]

At first this was a great animation until i saw uhh the kid and then i thought holy shit hes a serial killer

[gurl279]

O.o Grandpa didn't even check if his grandson was still there...

[wheresmycheesecake]

Holy sh*t...

Demented old man.. doesn't even realise he just wasted the kid.

[badloganbad]

the granpa was doing a flashback and he didnt realize that the things he did to his opnent, was the same thing he did to his grandson

[CL2movies]

ok ???

[shages22]

ahh

[Gravijja]

crazy old man he is a menace kill him!!!

[iceorfire911]

how did he kill his grandson? Oo

[krystinn]

... DID THAT OLD MAN KILL HIS GRANDSON?!?!?!?! OMFG O.O the film was good but maaaaan.... weird old man XP

[ByTheGman1]

yes lol!!!

[Druman54]

nice that was real good

[jabo61588]

OMG! Great film, but that was horrible!

[DavidWellz]

thats sad poor chubby kid

[OMGanimator93]

umm good animation and all but id like to know the meaning of it

[jugamcool]

beautiful mind

[bittersweet339]

what... the... fuck....

That was a great "film" but omg.... what the eff?

[kinyune]

lol. he killed the fat kid....or did he?

[melechdesmotes]

its not funny but a great drama

[MissyCaitz]

just curious, why did he kill the kid?

[manofthehour91]

you know how war vets can relive really traumatic experiences, well that just happened

he didn't kill the kid on purpose, he just thought it was causus or what ever

[MissyCaitz]

ohhhh i see.

ok that makes sense now haha.

thanks!

[ussbashaw]

Didn't see that one coming. I bet the kid didn't either.

[funnyav]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA

He killed a fat kid with allstars...

[Bozonie]

Holy shit, he killed his grankid!

[LuckyStrike4D]

Great Story

[omaz1690]

Well Done!!!  Excellent animation and story

[DestComix]

o_O i agree with bobbyjuice, holy crow that was scary

[soraspsp]

lol

[snowballeffect]

That fat little scrub got what was coming to him.

[habo650]

why would someone make an animation like this!

[RayvenNyte09]

wow

that was deep

great animation

[thavador]

damnit, n33d a fighting game in this style. :D

your animation is badass, guys.

[nthwool]

Wtf

[pivvott]

you videos rocks i being impreesed off 3d vides hurray for 3D

[Sohave]

Don't go with strangers!

[lesika08]

ummm alright

so he killed the kid...

hmmm

[ExSoen]

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY THE KIIID!! hm...guess he looked like a monkey^^

[reesey1029]

wah he killed the kid! I like it... but why the kid?

[MercedesCars454]

o dang...

[nate2thedizawg]

so....he killed the kid?....wtf

[ustoube]

when i saw the thumbnail of this video i though it was the sniper guy from team fortress 2

[ABCpwnage]

LOL same here

[DenHeuvelProductions]

vice versa

[OwnationIIV]

Lmao. He got owned.

[xXOnionManXx]

that little dipshit kid got what he deserwed

[19RAD]

the title makes sense now o_O

did he kill him tho ? =S

[Pr1ckles]

Good graphics ^^

[soaringheart5]

WHOAH WASN'T EXPECTING THE ENDING THAR... o.O

[StickmenusXD]

yes, everyone knows that we learned a lesson but the thing is this is the most fucking awesome story i've ever seen i mean dude who would think the grandpa was a melester!!!???? lol

[Demiwolfonangelwings]

not the proper term, murder is the right one

[unionofonion]

I seriously thought the grandpa was just telling a story, like most old folks do.

Then he went gladiator on his grandson and walked off like it was nothing.

Jeez...the moral of this story for me is to trust people even less then I already do and always keep my guard up.

Even the ones you think you can trust like this grandpa this kid put his trust in fucked him over and ended up dead. there's probably a more deeper meaning, I'm just too tired to realize it at the moment.

[Dannoneusk91]

Holy shit!!!! That was dark but awesome!!!

[Luxeferian]

WOW never expected the ending, I thought it was great.

[HowToUniverse]

yeah same here!

[dorekatja]

ok that was a bit nasty but good anyway

[melcspider]

lol very cool

[BattousaiFz360]

Fuckin grandpa!

[iNeedOut]

omg, that was scary.... I LOVE IT.

like... at first, you think the old man's just trying to tell his grandkid a story, you know, like old people do. and then. whoa. great job aniboom!! i love it :]

psychos are fun.

to watch.

behind a screen.

[tigerproductions4]

good animation. story was a little weird

[mrjoshuAtee]

i think weve all learned a lesson here.

grandpas getting old so dont let him tell the kids stories he gets carried away

bet mom and dad took that murfucker court ahahah

[flit22]

omg! he killed him!llol

[FFFan3445]

I don't really understand that. Can someone explain it to me, aniBoom preferably?

[CitronOwl]

ur dum

[FFFan3445]

Don't insult me, I'm very smart. You just labeled yourself as an idiot in my eyes. Does anyone have a decent response to my legitimate question? Is he just a crazy, senile, elderly man who imagined "his" old gladiator days, did he hallucinate big-time, or did he really somehow live to that age?

[marzinramon]

You need to see what it is, if you need to know what you see...no one can help you.

The short should be explained by itself, whatever you think it is, it is.

You´re pretty smart to ask, but you are in a hurry to judge, sit, watch it and think 2 minutes before you post a question like that.

[CitronOwl]

If you REALLY need an explanation....Right so he's old and probably has Alzheimer's (a terrible disease btw)...yah, so then he's "remembering" his gladiator days and kills the kid not knowing that he's his own grandson. That's my take on it anyway, i would be willing to juxtapose it to any other ideas though.

[FFFan3445]

Thanks. That's what I was thinking, but I wanted outside verification because the video was kinda crazy.