Why Man Creates (Part 1)

"Why Man Creates" by Saul Bass, 1968 animated short documentary film
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[itcamefromthefuture]

I have trouble thinking of history as LINEAR and only occurring first in North Africa then (and mostly) in Europe. It’s a very limited way of looking at human history, the motion of moving up seems to suggest progress, but history and the lives of men women and all people move sideways and backward as often as “up” —

[OVER18MANWOMAN]

@itcamefromthefuture

Nicely put.

Although we have more advanced technology and machine-men tribal society may have been more fulfilling.

[modmom]

thank you :)

i want to see "to be alive!"

shown at 64 world's fair by this director.

do you know where to find that?

[OVER18MANWOMAN]

@modmom

He doesn't seem to have a film by the name of "To be Alive".

But perhaps the 1962 film "Walk on the Wild Side" is the film you are looking for?

Just checked IMDb and that has "To be Alive!" 1984,although Saul Bass was not part of it, but still no luck actually finding any solid information on it or a download address.

Found one slow download for "Walk on the Wild Side" so I might upload that to you tube(if it's good of course) after I'm done, sorry I couldn't be much help.

[wanqiange]

more people should watch this

[OVER18MANWOMAN]

@wanqiange

That's exactly what I thought when I was first watching it!

So come to youtube and I find it's all cut up in tiny exerts.

Needless to say, I sliced up the original and uploaded it straight away.

[iloveflapjacks]

I like the FBI warning. :D

[tiabradford]

I have searched for this film for over 25 years. I could never remember the name. You have made me the happiest person in the world. Thank you.

[TheGrandelMorro]

Stupefying how the "dark ages" are always portrayed as the anti-progress times. Look at the art, the architecture. It all evolved. It's a fluid progression. It's a stupid cliche and I'm tired of it.

[jashta1]

@OVER18MANWOMAN life has never been fulfilling for most people that lived in the history of humanity itself.

[Gmancrap]

I disagree.

[RaoulWeatherell1]

anyone else would have loved to see the opening animation continue past 1968?

[monboy10]

we watched this in social studdies class today!

[itcamefromthefuture]

And he could have skipped the dark ages by going to India, South America or the Mid-East, all over the world some people find themselves in Dark Ages at each age in history, even today even in the shiny technological future.

[rriverstone1]

my gawd! I saw that in Jr. High! And I'm 54 years old! I still remember my friends and I, for weeks afterward, babbling, "I'm a bug; I'm a germ . . ."

[Gmancrap]

I have always wondered, who is closing the doors at 3:22? The church?