“If I Was God” | The New Yorker Screening Room

A comedic stop motion animation from Oscar-nominated Cordell Barker in which a boy fantasizes about possessing godlike powers he'd use to impress his crush and undermine his bullies.

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“If I Was God” | The Screening Room | The New Yorker

[TheFxskibidbopmmdada]

Message of story:
Stop getting caught up in what you wish you could do and start doing what you can do.

[cjsosmart]

When I clicked these kinds of videos, I'd get automatically teleported at the weird side of YouTube again

[Vashy_Slashy]

99% of people were probably thinking “Oh no he’s gonna shock himself.” But I was worried about how he’s gonna lick something that he just stuck into frog guts.

[memeaw]

"You see, If I was a god, I wouldn't only use my power to punish"
Me: how nice. he'd also use it for good
"I'd use it to get what I wanted"
Also me : oh

[navikal]

He wanted to be God all way along and in the end he felt that moment of perfection. World's perfect with just the way things are. Everyone needs their moment of realization.

[rararaka]

Everybody in the comments are just saying “If I was a god..” but nobody is saying how amazing this video was done. This must have took forever. This is great.

[akintofandom]

As someone who went to John Henderson and is currently in the same high school Cordell Barker was in, (an alumnus plaque with his name is on the wall, right by the front doors) it’s so weird and cool to think that we shared some of the same classrooms. He’s one of my favourite animators.

[ClaireGrob]

Why is no one talking about this beautifull animation?! It's absolutely incredible. Props to everyone who worked on it

[jadenviado]

Basically, this is Light Yagami´s inner thoughts during school. lmao

[Mia_Mara]

If you went to heaven

But God said

You stabbed a frog

[velklll]

This was about kids doing stupid stuff and permanently damaging themselves and even coming close to death ( the process of what it feels like to die in a kids mind). This was pretty deep. Feels like it was inspired by psychedelics.

[okerum]

This has a strange, dissociative feel to it.. and I’m not sure how I feel about it. It’s nice, though scary in a strange way. I guess the style of art and animation only add to the eerie feel, if you ask me

[gasktask]

If I was a god, I would find a cure for ligma

[geniousatwork]

It's so strangely cozy at the end. I do believe the God simply heard his wish and helped to fulfill it a little. And that is great.
The animation is beautiful and I like it very much! The creators are great!

[derearon]

4:42 triangles only have 180’ and its 190’

[beyondthecamera]

A fantastic breakdown of self destructive fantasies!

[wutttt]

If i was a god....







*I would have given them gloves*

[ElizabethJasmineNino]

How to become God:
Step 1.




*You can't.*

[bakerzane]

Comments of this vid:

90% If i was god

10% On the actual vid

[xlilyisrandomx]

My name is Lily, I have glasses and the same hair cut. Just not the same hair color, it’s nice to hear my name every so often. The resemblance is quite scary though. ♥️