Why Man Creates (Part 1)

vinishdo Says:

May 26, 2012 - You made a very important point. At the same time, this animation came out in 1968. NOBODY had even thought of doing anything like this: not the concept nor the method. it was completely revolutionary. NOBODY, not philosophers nor historians, ever looked at history of the "world". Anybody note that there are absolutely no women in this animation, except for decorative dancers? That claim could be made also. All hind sight.

onemarktwoyou Says:

Mar 16, 2012 - I loved it when the hippie said the word 'freedom'. Hippies always wanted freedom even if it was at the cost of other people's freedom. No one cares what freedom truly is, they only want freedom and justice from their point of view. Man still devalues humanity to trample over others. Those who cry the most for reform are usually the ones who justifies their actions from their point of view and screw his fellow man.

ronyerthefirst Says:

Mar 15, 2012 - I saw this as a senior in high school in 1971. My friends and I went around saying (in response to something we didn't like), "That represents the fall of Western Civilization". Like Monty Python, it's as good now as it was then. Thanks so much for putting this up. Well, back to painting the floor......

TheGrandelMorro Says:

Nov 27, 2011 - Stupefying how the "dark ages" are always portrayed as the anti-progress times. Look at the art, the architecture. It all evolved. It's a fluid progression. It's a stupid cliche and I'm tired of it.

jashta1 Says:

Nov 20, 2011 - life has never been fulfilling for most people that lived in the history of humanity itself.

Gmancrap Says:

Oct 14, 2011 - I disagree. 

RaoulWeatherell1 Says:

Oct 1, 2011 - anyone else would have loved to see the opening animation continue past 1968?

monboy10 Says:

Aug 31, 2011 - we watched this in social studdies class today!

OVER18MANWOMAN Says:

Jul 25, 2011 - Nicely put. Although we have more advanced technology and machine-men tribal society may have been more fulfilling.

itcamefromthefuture Says:

Jul 24, 2011 - And he could have skipped the dark ages by going to India, South America or the Mid-East, all over the world some people find themselves in Dark Ages at each age in history, even today even in the shiny technological future.

itcamefromthefuture Says:

Jul 24, 2011 - I have trouble thinking of history as LINEAR and only occurring first in North Africa then (and mostly) in Europe. It's a very limited way of looking at human history, the motion of moving up seems to suggest progress, but history and the lives of men women and all people move sideways and backward as often as "up" —

rriverstone1 Says:

Jul 23, 2011 - my gawd! I saw that in Jr. High! And I'm 54 years old! I still remember my friends and I, for weeks afterward, babbling, "I'm a bug; I'm a germ . . ."

Gmancrap Says:

May 24, 2011 - I have always wondered, who is closing the doors at 3:22? The church?

vellocent Says:

Apr 25, 2011 - "Where do ideas come from? From fooling around; playing with possibilities. From looking at one thing and seeing another. Speculating, changing, pushing, pulling, transforming...and if you are lucky, you come up with something worth saving, using and building on. That is where the games stops and the work begins." (pardon if the punctuation is off)...

chieromancer Says:

Mar 29, 2011 - They would show this in school at least twice a semester. Funny, tho', I don't remember a thing that's in it.

Bfdidc Says:

Mar 19, 2011 - I remember watching this as a kid in school, around 1970 or so, and wondered if it was still out there. Thank you very much for posting.

rodolforeverbegins Says:

Feb 24, 2011 - MAGNIFICENT! thanks for uploading this! :D

nubbs Says:

Jan 27, 2011 - 3:12 but people knew the earth was round way back (or down bellow, for this video) in the time of euclid and the ancient greeks. this video is perpetuating one of the misconceptions of the so called "dark ages"

iloveflapjacks Says:

Jan 23, 2011 - I like the FBI warning. :D

modmom Says:

Jan 23, 2011 - Thank you

TGIFurry Says:

Jan 23, 2011 - sorry, but i always thought bass was overrated. he did some fine things, but too much of his work, like this for instance, doesn't age well.

algomeysa Says:

Jan 23, 2011 - When I was in junior high school, 1979 or so, the teachers would show it in our 7th and 8th grade art classes. Years later, I was trying to figure out what the heck that was, but, that was pre-Internet. I remember posting some messages on some computer BBS messagebases, asking, "Does anybody know what that little animated short is where they build a tower of history?"

kevinsteele Says:

Jan 23, 2011 - "Walk on the Wild Side" is a steamy Jane Fonda picture with a great title sequence by Saul Bass that tracks an alley cat to a cat fight. I don't think that's what the poster is referring to. "To Be Alive" is a multi-screen short film that won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject in 1965. It is a different team than "Why Man Creates" and as far as I can tell Saul and Elaine Bass were not involved.

OVER18MANWOMAN Says:

Jan 22, 2011 - He doesn't seem to have a film by the name of "To be Alive". But perhaps the 1962 film "Walk on the Wild Side" is the film you are looking for? Just checked IMDb and that has "To be Alive!" 1984,although Saul Bass was not part of it, but still no luck actually finding any solid information on it or a download address. Found one slow download for "Walk on the Wild Side" so I might upload that to you tube(if it's good of course) after I'm done, sorry I couldn't be much help.

modmom Says:

Jan 22, 2011 - thank you :) i want to see "to be alive!" shown at 64 world's fair by this director. do you know where to find that?