Couldn't have been said better...
Foamy is once again, damn right. It's sickening to watch how news reporters can make TV and news reports about how people's roofs are blowing off and watching people die whilst they're in their bright yellow 'life jackets' with a huge microphone reporting back to some idiot in a news room probably somewhere underground, whilst the guys in the studio shove their DOPPLER RADAR up their own freaking asses, whilst CNN loves to work on their voices to make the hurricane sound even more horrific and scare the hell out of people even more than they probably already are.
I can really tell that this has got some views and responses, sheerly by the amount of numbers that people found reviews useful. Infact, I think most if not around 90 % have commented on a useful review. I hope people find this review 'useful' as I aim to answer quite a few questions and respond to a view statements.
1) 'It's one frame, how on earth did this make frontpage?'
Answer: Simple. The sheer appeal and quality of the ENTIRE FLASH got this one front page. It didn't NEED complex animation, it didn't need stunning backdrops, it didn't need any more graphical work than it did. It got the point across, and in my opinion, and many others, that's what matters. You can blab on all you like about how it's 'one fucking frame' but to be honest, if thats what you look for in an ENTIRE flash, don't even bother being at NG. If you only look for 'high quality graphics and visuals' instead of the flash's whole appeal, just leave.
2) 'This took around 35 minutes to make'.
Response: What do you expect? Hurricane Katrina is happening RIGHT NOW and illwill put in more effort, I wouldn't be surprised that by the time he'd finished it, people would be complaining about gas again. I wouldn't spend long on a current world affair, and 35 minutes for the scripting and recording is damn good work.
3) 'He just starts repeating himself over and over'
Response: WHAT? If anything, Foamy makes several good points during this flash (hence I'm not using the term 'animation' incase it pisses more people off) and barely repeats himself. If he does, then I'm missing it. Foamy makes more than 15 good points in this flash, if not more, so I don't know where you got that idea from. Yes, he repeats the fact that people need to help, but maybe the reason he did that was to get it into your BRAIN.
One frame. Who cares? It's the entirity of the flash that matters. I think I've said enough.