I came across this unusual short animation and it caught my eye. It’s made by Australian cartoonist/artist/animator/whatever Felix Colgrave and it’s called Double King. Colgrave describes it simply as “A film about love and regicide.”
For me, it reminded me of the unrelenting greed of so many. I think back to the financial crisis of 2008, the Great Recession caused by housing derivatives that seems to have slipped from so many folks’ minds already. I remember hearing an interview with a hedge fund manager at that time. He admitted that he had enough money and wealth to sustain his family at a high comfort level for many generations to come. The interviewer asked if he ever thought that it was enough.
He laughed and said that it was never enough, that it only created a drive in him to get more.
That comment stuck with me. It spooked me. It served as evidence for my belief that supply side, trickle down economics was a sham and that the wealthiest of us would never willingly share or help the impoverished masses rise out of that state. They would, with a few exceptions, rather strive to gain more and more and more.
And that’s what this great little film brings to my mind. You might see something other than that. I hope you do. But it’s definitely worth several minutes of your time, if only to take in Colgrave’s imaginative animations and great illustrations. Take a look.
You can learn more about Felix Colgrave by clicking here.
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