Water Brain

a short 15 minute animation by students at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts... i'm posting this not for the story but for the amazing style and quality of animation... i can't wait to see what future projects the students create once they graduate whether they work on feature films or maybe even video games!

the plot according to Vimeo:

This is a story about mental pressure. In this story,the kids are constantly forced to bury themselves into their endless homework by those giant monsters behind them. The children’s brains are filled with water that can be heated by tension.If a kid is overstressed,the water in their brain would boil and produce steam,which becomes the food of the greedy monsters and the energy of the whole city. Thus,those poor children repeat their lives day after day, serving as the power plant of their world,spending their childhood in tragic misery……

i tried to look for a deeper meaning into the story and decided that it's about how school fills your head with useless crap and only fun and games will relieve the weight of the big monster or "society's expectations" on your back and free you to learn about aerodynamics which is your true calling in life...
that and we should appreciate tissues more...