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Now and then3/2/2023 Fans have also highlighted the scene where Now cuts open his own chest, being a very jarring, yet realistic depiction of pain. The backgrounds are also liked, where the trippy backgrounds add a good addition to the scene, as well as the yellow void adding an eerie yet nicely blank atmosphere. Something else praised by fans is the animation, this time instead of being made with Microsoft Paint animation, is made with cel-animation being the first VHS cartoon to ever do so. Now and then is noted for being one of the most deep and brilliant videos made by Jack for its message, being hidden yet slightly visible to the viewer to grasp. This show cases moving on from past mistakes and learning from your actions, getting prepared for the future, as the person is choosing what will make them a better person and how because of so they are now excited for what future is to bring with these new things. This is most likely symbolizes a character trait or personality that didn't help or do them any good in the past, so they are deciding to leave it behind and not bring it with them to the next life. Like the heart and light being a requirement for the new life, but the clock is left behind for not working very well. This symbolizes people taking specific types of character traits and things about him to the new time. Now is seen taking items from Then's chest. And Then seems to be the past life of the person, symbolism for the previous year. Now represents the person's new life after completing or finishing the past life, symbolism for the new year. now and then seems to be and most likely was intentionally posted on New Years' Eve, to fully grasp the theme, as the content shown in the video seems to be about getting prepared for the future, in this case, the new year. The message is slightly more complex and harder to grasp here and even harder to explain, but the message seems to be about getting ready for the future, moving on, and learning from mistakes. Now then slowly walks away from Then, as the cartoon ends. Now reads the text and responds with, "Yeah, I like that". But then text appears for him to read again, this time saying, " YOU'RE EXCITED". Now looks at so, and says to himself, "Anxious". It then zooms in and shows different spirals and trippy visuals above that empty spot. It then cuts to black for a few seconds before coming back and showing Now looking down at Then with Now's chest being full of items, like Then was earlier, except for one small spot that is left empty in his chest. It then zooms out as it shows Now continuing to take items from Then's chest. He then takes out an alarm clock from Then's chest, but then says, "This one didn't really work that well." and leaves it behind. Now then proceeds to take the heart from Then's body and put it into his. He then closes his eyes, breathes harder and harder as he then starts to quickly dissect and cut open his own body, as loud jumbled noises and distorted background start to show, symbolizing the pain and agony he's going through while doing this.Īfter finishing so, the inside of his chest is revealed to be completely empty, being portrayed as an empty bookshelf, unlike Then. Now then points the switchblade to his chest as he, like he did earlier, pulls up his skin to also reveal a large stitch mark. Now finishes dissecting Then's chest, revealing lots of items and resources inside. The text is shown this way to have it look like its meant for only Now to read. Now looks at the message, and responds with, "Yeah, I know". While doing so, some blood squirts on Now's forehead, before the words, PACK LIGHT, appear backwards and in front of him. Now then takes out a switch-blade and cuts open the stitch mark on Then's chest. Now then pulls up the skin on Then's chest to reveal a giant stitch mark. The character is presumed to and is most likely to be called, Then. Now turns around and says out loud, "Hello, Then", before it then walks up to a dead white figure completely laying on the ground. The character's name or symbolism is revealed to be called NOW. The background then morphs away and the figure is abruptly out of its trance, now inside of an empty yellow void. It starts with a white figure in a complete trance behind a trippy custom spiral background, almost like it's being hypnotized or having an existential thought. The animation consists of a white figure named Now walking up to another dead white figure dubbed Then, and dissecting its body parts. Jack Stauber "now and then" is a cel-animated cartoon created and uploaded by Jack Stauber on December 31st, 2019, and few hours before New Years' Day and the start of the year 2020.
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