Extra - Recommendations

sothis says...

Extra and Noisy Birth are two music videos with a dark and bleak appaerance. Extra makes a lot more sense (as far as what the hell is going on), but both are decent recs for each other.

IDDKyewD says...

Both music videos are full of rapid imagery and also very disturbing. I felt that maybe Noisy Birth had more of a message, while Extra merely tried to push the envalope. But if you're craving morose images, give these two music videos a try

Omurqi says...

Abstract, strange and dark, that's how I'd describe these two music video's. If you're looking for a grim, almost nonsensical and experimental short movie, these two are just that.

sothis says...

Call me crazy, but people who liked the robots and strange nature in either Extra or Animatrix would enjoy the other. Animatrix is definitely more in-depth as far as plot due to the fact that Extra is a 3 minute music video, but I just have a gut feeling that they would have the same fanbase.

IDDKyewD says...

Extra could almost have taken place some time, some where in the Matrix universe. People killing robots, robots killing people, the brutality of all of it. If you liked the darker man versus machine shorts in Animatrix, and want just a little more, you will probably love Extra.

lungcancer says...

Got a few minutes to kill? These two are short enough that you can watch it and be done in minutes. They both posscess studio 4C's strangeness, and unique graphicwise.

Omurqi says...

Both Extra and End of the World are very short, very confusing works. They both have their share of violence and definitely share their wierdness factor. Want to watch something random and violent for a couple of minutes? Give this one a shot!

sothis says...

Extra and Jigen Loop are both wacky displays of randomness, produced by the always-awesome Studio 4C. If you liked the short, music-filled sci fi backdrop of one, you'd probably like the other.

IDDKyewD says...

Both Extra and Jigen Loop have a sort of surreal feeling matched with suiting music. Extra is more break-neck and exciting while Loop is more subtle and creepy, if you like one you'll probably like the other.

KiraRin says...

Most definitely a case of style of substance as you explore the futuristic streets of neo-tokyo in these two visually outstanding shows.

With a very dark tale, the story unfurls in a somewhat confusing way. I don't think these are shows to be overly analysed, more a case for the viewer to sit back and enjoy the artistic talent used to produce both Kakurenbo and Extra.

If you're a snob for outstanding animation, I think you should give both of these a try.

Sianeka says...

Both Extra and Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek feature a short story set in an unsettling and dangerous cityscape. Extra is only a music video, but shows us a rapid glimpse of life in a city filled with horror: masked knife-wielding automatons, kids that surprisingly carry guns, rocket riding heroes, random explicit violence occurring everywhere. Kakurenbo explores a dark city filled with demons, and an urban legend of a children's game from which no one ever returns from playing.

Extra is loud and bright, while Kakurenbo is dark and creepy; but both give off a similar vibe of dystopia and danger. The cities shown in both are brutal and threatening worlds of menace. They both evoke a feeling tension and share the same disturbing vibe.

If you enjoyed Extra and would like to see continued creepfest, check out Kakurenbo for a little longer visit in another dystopian city. If you enjoyed Kakurenbo, watch Extra afterwards for a little bit of a mood pickup that retains the same eerie feelings as the movie. Fans of either should enjoy the other!

valondar says...

Both Tobira o Akete and Extra are two shorts directed by Koji Morimoto and produced by Studio 4C in which the emphasis is on their sense of (very similar) visual style. While there is an element of childlike wonder and imagination in Tobira o Akete, while Extra is a somewhat plot-less music video, they are otherwise quite complimentary.

IDDKyewD says...

Both are frantic music videos, and while Extra is darker, and Connected is more bright and viberant, they both seem to present questions about technology and humanity.

AirCommodore says...

Extra and Tekkon Kinkreet are both set in a hyper-violent (that includes children), visually-crowded (tons of tall buildings, electrical lines criss-crossing the city, and all manner of other structures every which way) city that gives them a very similar feel/atmosphere.

valondar says...

Short music videos with the distinctive style of Studio 4C. Extra is definitely the better and stranger of the two but Four Day Weekend is also worth its mere handful of minutes.

cassiesheepgirl says...

If you liked the abstract themes in either Survival or Extra then it's worth watching the other. Not only are both from Studio 4C, but they are both fairly fast paced as well.