It's impossible to know exactly what anyone is actually thinking.
2019. Some simple particle effects and a more stylized looping render. Some play with a rotating HDRI light source to give the effect of a rapid change in time. While thematically it's a bit on-the-nose, I had some fun with the blips of subliminal messaging throughout.
Without them it would have been exhaustingly earnest.
Music: Donkey Kong Country aquatic theme.
Single Frames
Alternate angles