If you're a LEGO or a Halo fan, it is impossible for you to not have seen or at least heard of this short film. And with this video getting close to being 10 years old, it has become a classic for brick film fans, gamers, and YouTube itself.
This short was mostly made by Alex Kobbs, who was pretty well known by his LEGO creations and videos back in the "old days" of YouTube, myself being a big fan of his LEGO Wii video, and has been working on various shorts for LEGO and Mega Blocks. It is clear that this guy's passion is on stop motion and LEGO, as well as action and sci-fi stories, and this is a clear example of that, as his "magnum opus" took over half a decade to complete, not to mention balancing highschool and college while making it.
In a time where stopmotion films and brickfilms have never looked better, this short still holds up tremendously, and you could argue was very ahead of it's time, for LEGO videos anyway. All of the things that make brick films iconic are here: cotton posing as explosions, the unproffesional and humoristic voice acting (if i had to guess it was probably Kobbs himself playing these spartans), the excessive and over the top "gore-clay", and speaking of which, clay being used for things LEGO can't do, not to mention all of the (very cheap) practical and special effects used in throughout. It is both charming and impressive.
But most importantly, the film is a great watch. The story is brain-dead simple, as two opposing teams try win a Steal The Flag game. Why? Who knows, as the only thing we want is an excuse for an epic war of ridiculous proportions. It's self aware and does not try to be anything more than what it is despite it's ambition. And it is very entertaining, for a short where basically soldiers shoot eachother for half an hour.
Even if you don't really enjoy these kinds of videos, you can't deny the insane amount of effort put into this, as it is very inspiring and, personally, brings you back to the simplicity and imagination of childhood.
This short was mostly made by Alex Kobbs, who was pretty well known by his LEGO creations and videos back in the "old days" of YouTube, myself being a big fan of his LEGO Wii video, and has been working on various shorts for LEGO and Mega Blocks. It is clear that this guy's passion is on stop motion and LEGO, as well as action and sci-fi stories, and this is a clear example of that, as his "magnum opus" took over half a decade to complete, not to mention balancing highschool and college while making it.
In a time where stopmotion films and brickfilms have never looked better, this short still holds up tremendously, and you could argue was very ahead of it's time, for LEGO videos anyway. All of the things that make brick films iconic are here: cotton posing as explosions, the unproffesional and humoristic voice acting (if i had to guess it was probably Kobbs himself playing these spartans), the excessive and over the top "gore-clay", and speaking of which, clay being used for things LEGO can't do, not to mention all of the (very cheap) practical and special effects used in throughout. It is both charming and impressive.
But most importantly, the film is a great watch. The story is brain-dead simple, as two opposing teams try win a Steal The Flag game. Why? Who knows, as the only thing we want is an excuse for an epic war of ridiculous proportions. It's self aware and does not try to be anything more than what it is despite it's ambition. And it is very entertaining, for a short where basically soldiers shoot eachother for half an hour.
Even if you don't really enjoy these kinds of videos, you can't deny the insane amount of effort put into this, as it is very inspiring and, personally, brings you back to the simplicity and imagination of childhood.
