Trackmania - Limbo

Finally...Limbo, the 2nd episode of the trilogy.

It's been 4 years since this story came into my mind and it has never left me since. I had to make it, no matter the consequences. It took me 2,5 years to make the sequel but...still worth it.
Now, one of the problems I faced with that was that the rate at which I was changing feelings about this video was faster than the rate at which I was making it. Which meant that I would often find myself wanting to change some parts of it, or even changing the story completely at some point. That's also why I don't recommend reading my comments under River as they will probably lead to more confusion.
However, I do recommend watching River again If you want to understand the story better. Limbo might pose new questions but it should also answer those posed by River. Also, the Ghost trailer is kind of outdated...keep that in mind If you go and check that too.

So...I've always wrote a lot of technical details under every video but I won't this time. Not because I want to hide them but because they are not important.
These videos were made with expression first in mind and everything else just works for that goal. Everybody can read and learn about editing, visual effects, rules of composition, but who cares, honestly, if the story is bad.
Which makes me think of how everything in this day and age is so formulaic, even things that probably aren't supposed to be, like music, movies, art in general.
You really have to go and look for originality nowadays and unfortunately not everybody cares or has the time and patience for it. And then, it's a vicious cycle. The more attention mediocrity gets, the more people get used to it and the worse it becomes. I guess mainstream media and "art" is to blame for this.

But anyway, let's talk more about expression, I liked that more. I don't understand why but for me, this is a big deal. In this superficial and desensitized world, where not caring or worrying is becoming accepted as a sign of strength while being empathetic and doubtful is seen as a sign of weakness, where numbers and logic have become more important than living beings, where social constructs control everyone, directly or indirectly, and where individuality is in a crisis again, of course I want to escape and try to express myself.
According to the world, this is a product of my "weakness", a "desperate" need for expression, instead of actually me just having some form of higher awareness. The cars I animate don't use words, not even expressions, because they simply don't need them, they just have a "soul". The way they drive and their slight gestures with their wheels and lights, the camera movement and composition, the music and how all of these things are coordinated is all I need to try and make them come alive.

How stupid do you think I am? I've met more people that "can't connect" with the videos than people that can. And their excuse is often that they are just not interested in cars or video-games. Of course, they are missing the point, I use the cars to tell a story and channel my emotions into them. If they weren't cars, they could have been any other object. It could, of course, be that I'm just a horrible storyteller but maybe a lack of introspection and empathy by these people is a more likely factor. Now, yes, this story can be confusing and not a good example...but how come some people cried without even "understanding" it? The difference seems so big to me.
It might be a bit of a stretch but it could have to do with what I was talking about earlier. In a society in which everything is becoming so formulaic, where children are taught how to be smart with logic but never get taught enough how to be emotionally intelligent and understand their feelings or others' feelings, of course they will find it hard to relate to anything when they grow up...except idiotic vines. And you know, If one can't control their feelings, they also, potentially, become easy to manipulate.
Also, do people really need a religion to...ok, this went a little too far haha...

So, in a few words, everything starts to fall in line too well from that perspective and that is scary. Look, I'm 21 right now, I can't consider myself someone that can teach anybody anything yet.
But If only people wanted to learn...they could find something useful in everything. Even If you don't agree with what I'm saying here, there are still things to be learnt from this description.

Anyway, here we are again...at the end. Thanks to all my subscribers for being here and having the patience to listen to me rambling again.
I hope you all enjoy this video...and see you on the next one...or the previous one :)
Also, here is a little surprise for those who are down here:   / escaping-limbo-95  

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Music artists:

Tom Day:
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Nils Frahm:
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Gray Umber Sky:
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Cya :D