Film Theory: The Amazing Digital Circus is LYING To You!
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Published 2023-11-05
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After covering Murder Drones a few months ago on the channel, we’re back to cover another @GLITCH production! And this one, which has already received 32 MILLION views on the pilot episode, is a doozy. Today, loyal Theorist, we’re diving headfirst into The Amazing Digital Circus! Which era are these characters trapped in a video game? Who helped create the game? And is Pomni letting on more than she’s letting on? Let’s find out…
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Writers: Matthew Patrick and Forrest Lee
Editors: Tyler Mascola, Koen Verhagen, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, AbsolutePixel, and Lace
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All Comments (21)
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I love the theory that Kinger (and Queenie) were original bug testers for the game when it was first made, which is why Kinger is the one who has been there the longest, constantly talks about an ‘insect collection’ (insects = bugs), and knows a lot about the digital world when he is explaining hunger at the end of the episode
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A thing I love about this show is how Pomni does not care about any of her newfound "friends", she always prioritizes the exit whenever she sees it, unlike most "I'm in a new world and I'll explore anything and make many friends" cliches. It makes her feel more real in terms of how a person would act in a panic situation.
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Here's an interesting theory to look out for: "XDDCC", which was pomni's actual name, is in an encrypted language called "Caesar Cypher", and translates to "out". And when caine spins the wheel, the letters above it "PNCMM" means "get", So basically, caine/someone was telling pomni to get out. Also, pomni's name means remember in Russian, but everyone already knows that Edit: Thank you for the likes! Edit 2: Not to be that person, but thank you for the likes! 1.8k??? That's crazyyy <3
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Fun fact. Another reason why this makes sense is that Bubble, Caines friend is probably a reference to Able. Not only are their names similar but Cain (the digital circus version) always pops Bubble when he gets mad at him.
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Caine isn’t evil, he just gets a bit quirky at night. I firmly regret commenting this.
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I have a theory for kinger: he keeps talking about “an insect collection” and insects can also be called “bugs” So kinger may have been a programmer in this and is looking for bugs but he went too crazy and started to confuse video/game bugs with an insect collection.
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I was surprised you didn't mention the fact that an exit does seem to exist. When Caine is showing Pomni the entirety on the digital circus map, she spots a green door that says exit and when she questions it, Caine dismisses her questioning. The exit Pomni goes into conveniently shows up in front of her, but this one is red, and to me seems like something Caine made to try and get Pomni to give up on the idea of an exit.
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Now that I think about it, it is interesting and suspicious that Pomni just happens to arrive around the same time as Kaufmo’s abstraction.
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The consciousness copy theory is more legitimately frightening than humans being directly trapped in a simulation.
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I haven't seen anybody talking about it, but I'm pretty sure Jax breaks the fourth wall in the pilot. When he says, "Heh, she still thinks this is a dream." He looks at us, the viewer. Ragatha even notices it, mistaking it for a look at her and asks, "Why are you looking at me like that?" The creator has also said out of all the characters, Jax is the one who most deserves to be trapped in the Digital Circus. I definitely think he knows more than he's letting on!
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Caine's name could also be a reference to Novocain, an recalled anesthetic commonly used in dental procedures. It could be the case that Caine's likeness to an anesthetic means that although he tries to make things better(creating adventures and keeping the characters in line), he doesn't ultimately solve the problem at hand. Cain and Abel is an interesting direction but doesn't seem relevant, at least not at this point in the series.
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Something I heard someone say in the comments of the pilot episode was how the characters represent the stages of grief. There is denial(Pomni), anger(Zooble?), bargaining(Ragatha?), depression(Gangle?), and acceptance(Jax). I can’t remember exactly who was in each role, so I may have made a mistake, but I remember that the theory made a lot of sense when it was explained properly
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it is hard to believe that people are not picking up on the fact that she literally ran through "the exit" and saw exactly what she described when she first appeared
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Fun fact: Officially, the mannequin in the bathroom is a actual character. Officially, their name is Dr. Football. Hope this does something.
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The thing is, Pomni didn't go through the exit. That red door with exit on it was not the exit she saw when she was being given a tour of the grounds. That was an entirely different door. Now that she's been through the fake exit she'll be much less likely to go around looking for the real exit out on grounds.
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Also! Caine could be like those jumping denture toys we all loved as kids!! Just a little thought. RAGATHA could also resemble the Raggedy Ann doll. Zooble, BUILDING. BLOCKS-, Abstracted things, growing up/childhood fears. There is a lot of dark childhood things I’ve noticed, so yeah!
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Actually didn't know Caine was an AI. Thought he was just as trapped as the others, but in creative mode.
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New mini-theory: the mannequins are basically the opposite of abstraction. They are the "humans" who have completely given up on getting out, but rather than getting upset and losing their minds about it, they accepted it, and over time their individuality eroded away.
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Ok in all seriousness how does this Matpat guy simultaneously run 4 CHANNELS AT ONCE????? Film theory, food theory, fashion theory and game theory and they basically all upload once a week??? I know he has editors, but he is still has to voice and write up these episodes himself. Absolutely insane work ethic, I feel like he needs a break or something
