Reef Rehab: “Gone Off the Deep End” - A.I. Animated Short

ah the ocean a place of Tranquility Beauty and the occasional spot of bother meet Bruce a great white shark who generally approached life with the enthusiasm of a clam at a bouet good Heavens this lobster bisque is far too existential for my liking beneath the shimmering waves Bruce is trying to keep a stiff upper fin his mantra just keep swimming just keep swimming good Heavens what is that Dreadful Racket and try not to swallow a small child accidentally but above a young lad belts out a tune on a bright yellow raft sounds like a choir of drunken seagulls attempting Opera and the lyrics baby sh positively Dreadful years of therapy couldn't prepare Bruce for this auditory assault every note chips away at his resolve like a woodpecker with a particularly irritating laugh poor Bruce he never stood a chance when sharks mess up they don't just sweep it under the seabed you know they seek help welcome to brief rehab a sanctuary for troubled marine life here Bruce meets Dr inkman a non nonsense octopus with eight arms and the patience of a saint who's just had his favorite monacle pinched by a [Music] crab come in come in Bruce please excuse my high strung receptionist I increased his dose of buproprion doctor I slipped off the bandwagon again drives me absolutely Bonkers it does sends me into a right frenzy auditory triggers a classic case of musical induced predatory instincts tell me did you have a musical upbringing remember sweetie kelp is your friend keeps those nasty urges away we don't want to repeat of what happened to great great uncle Brucey I'm done I'm washed up having a breakdown Bruce's childhood was a symphony of kelp and [Music] guilt it seems your mother bless her soul may have employed a bit of therapeutic storytelling to shall we say discourage certain undesirable behaviors knes on the beach watch your waste say Shar should eat plants by the caves feed the fish and not our feet CS the not that's truly sweet gray whites with the veggie PL no more Surfers on the sand taste the leaves green and fine underwater a vegan [Music] sign gray whites with a veggie PL no more Surfers on the sand taste the leaves green and fine underwater a vegan sign K things go from the ocean floor Sharpie friends hold bite no more SE greens make you feel all right snack on cow every [Music] night Granny's got a TA to toe see more than just a show shars will clean the reef so bright saving humans day and [Music] night fish and turtles form a line eating green so pure and fine sharking knots with a toothy grin k for dinner let it begin K is go from the ocean floor Sharky friends W bite no more see greens make you feel all right snack on C every night [Music] [Music] Bruce my dear boy let's unpack this Uncle Brucey narrative it appears we're dealing with a classic case of mythologized familial figures often Amplified by childhood anxieties and dare I say A Touch of maternal [Music] misinformation it turns out his so-called great great uncle Brucey wasn't a fearsome ancestor but a malfunctioning animatronic shark from the' 70s oh the indignity to think my lineage traces back to a a glorified Carnival Sideshow he was a mechanical shark you see appropriate OD for a rather popular moving picture we'll add this to the list of anxieties to address your mother was always a bit of a drama queen wasn't she she likely embellished the tale to keep you from venturing too close to the shore standard parental tactic now to conquer his instincts Bruce must face his fears a choir of sea lions these Critters are nature's karaoke enthusiasts armed with confidence catchy tunes and an alarmingly loud bark remember folks every shark has its slip-ups but with a little therapy and a lot of patience even the most fearsome Predator can turn over a new fin I've had it with you lot silence at least he's tipping the scales in the right direction now where's that blasted C cucumber got a bit of a tentacle cramp and he's terribly good with those grab is gold from the ocean floor shocky friends won't bite no [Applause] more see greens make you feel all right Knack on C every night [Music]