Love, Death, and Robots

The Love, Death, + Robots episode I liked the most was Zima Blue. The reason I liked this episode so much was because of the symbolism of simplicity. Zima's murals start out as these complex art works of space. He then adds a blue square in the center of the art. This simple square is surrounded by complex space but the square is the one thing which stands out most to the people. As Zima gets more famous and starts to explore the cosmos his art becomes more and more of the simple blue square. He allows the simplicity of the color "Zima Blue" to take over his art. In the end Zima is a complex robot who has explored all the universe has to offer. After becoming the most complex organism, Zima decided to go back to his most simple form for his final piece of art. He has learned the simplicity of life is much more valuable than the most complex form. Instead of being a robot that is basically indestructible and can do all sorts of things, Zima decided to become a simple robot that cleans pools. As humans we forget what simplicity is supposed to be. Yves Klein makes simple painting using the color yves klein. Some of these painting are sold for 3 million dollars. Humans took these simple paintings and made them complex. We decided yves klein was not just some other shape of blue but was a shade of blue worth three million dollars. Humans take the most simple things in life and decide they can not be simple. We have a need to understand everything that has happened. We cannot simply let something just be. We need to understand why someone made the decision they did or how it was possible for someone to do something. Zima Blue took the complexity of the universe and covered it up with a simple blue square. He blinded people to the complex universe and let the live in the simplicity of "Zima Blues". Zima Blue was my favorite episode because it was nice to be reminded of the simple things in life and to remember not to over look the simple task.