The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato's Allegory in Clay

An excerpt from Plato's Republic, the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition. It is a story of open-mindedness and the power of possibility.

We have adapted and brought it to life by shooting thousands of high-resolution photographs of John Grigsby's wonderful clay animation. To learn more, visit http://platosallegory.com

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[Neli rama]

nofap ftw :D

[mizzLebanese]

Would you know when you are in love though? For example, having a soul connection with someone, where the two are ultimately feeling they are not in the physical world (I'm assuming, more of a spiritual connection), is this pure feeling, love? But would argue that in order for one to find love, they need to find within themselves true happiness? Questions are endless! Then what makes one truly happy - to remove all unnecessary things, like material 'goods' or conforming to pseudo ideologies?

[Ekul Rotcorp]

I think that this means that we are all lost and have distorted perceptions of reality until we are shown and guided into the light, and we cannot help others find their way into this bliss but conversely they will think that we are insane. Therefore they must find it themselves in order to fully comprehend what the one that has been "freed" has experienced. An analogy of this could be Christianity. Many think we are insane until they find God and finally have their eyes open to the light.

[HerMusicOnline]

Definitely going to help me.

[Javier Aguilar]

this is awesome, thanks

[prankshter]

this was rather disturbing

[allegoryofparadise]

There is also a presentation of the reality vs illusion in ALLEGORY OF THE PARADISE in allegoryofparadise.

[LAJetSet42]

How can they ever learn how to do the Dougie?

[tahooperpsn]

I was looking forward to see the guy get killed in the end, oh well

[YIC Clay]

Please checkout my David vs Goliath claymation short film trailer!

[Ken Christianson]

Love is part of the physical world. It is the consequence of biological influences, such as the effect of hormones, and learned behavior. There is nothing "spiritual" about it. This does not diminish love, it simply approaches it from a materialist perspective.