Most breakups happen over text. This one happens on a bridge in Amsterdam, with giant robots in the background. It is still somehow the most relatable thing we watched this week.
Video: Tears of Steel, Blender Foundation, CC BY.
What to Watch For
Hit play, then keep an eye on the background. The best jokes in short films are almost never the loud ones.
- The reaction shot at the halfway mark
- The sound effect that should not be that funny
- The ending that nobody saw coming
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
Abraham Lincoln
Watch it twice. The second viewing is where the tiny details start winning.

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