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I’m sure there’s a few of you out there who remember “The Red Balloon.” (info)

We had to watch it like every year in elementary school. Boy finds a balloon, the balloon displays the ability to make a conscious decision to follow him around, they become best friends (or perhaps more? wink wink) and then bullies beat the crap out of him and pop the balloon.

It doesn’t end there though. Moved by the unique relationship between the boy and his red rubber friend, balloons from across the land converge on the boy and sweep him into the air as a testament to his fallen friend and the latex love they shared.

It’s deep.

I guess it had some fruity message about friendship or bullying or alternative lifestyles- I dunno. I do know whenever I saw the end with all those balloons carrying him into he sky I was all, “good luck” cause even at that young age I knew one thing- you never, ever turn your back to a balloon. They were gonna drop that kid first chance they got. Dirty balloons.

Anyway- I just stumbled upon what just may be the find of the century. The Revenge Of The Red Balloon. It’s a short film chronicling the red balloon’s comeback 40 years after his untimely demise as he tracks down and eliminates the bullies who popped him.

Classic. If you saw the original you owe it to yourself to check it out at Atom Films.