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'''Love & Theft''' is a German surreal adult animated short film created and animated by German animator [[wikipedia:Andreas_Hykade|Andreas Hykade]], produced by German animation studio Film Bilder, with music and sounds by German musician and composer [[wikipedia:Heiko_Maile|Heiko Maile]]. Released in 2010, it is named after the 2001 [[wikipedia:Bob_Dylan|Bob Dylan]] album of the [[wikipedia:Love_and_Theft_(Bob_Dylan_album)|same name]], which has been a part of Hykade's childhood. However, unlike the album itself, it was released 10 years later, and it's also entirely different. It also has two screamers, and it surprisingly gained a cult following online like Hykade's other films.
'''Love & Theft''' is a German surreal adult animated short film created and animated by German animator [[wikipedia:Andreas_Hykade|Andreas Hykade]], produced by German animation studio Film Bilder, with music and sounds by German musician and composer [[wikipedia:Heiko_Maile|Heiko Maile]]. Released in 2010, it is named after the 2001 [[wikipedia:Bob_Dylan|Bob Dylan]] album of the [[wikipedia:Love_and_Theft_(Bob_Dylan_album)|same name]], which has been a part of Hykade's childhood. However, unlike the album itself, it was released 10 years later, and it's also entirely different. It also has two screamers, and it surprisingly gained a cult following online like Hykade's other films.


The film begins with a white background, and on screen, animated text in Hykade's font appears, and there's only three of them. One of Film Bilder presenting it, one of the film's title, and finally, one of Hykade being the film's creator. Three of them are all accompanied by soft music, and after the last one, the white background goes still, lasting for two seconds. After two seconds, an oval appears, growing by itself until it pops like a bubble, accompanied by what sounded like a bit of static. The oval reappears, doing it again, albeit with eyes. Soft music's heard in the background as the oval with eyes keeps doing this over and over again while briefly having a large frowny mouth reminiscent of the [https://peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/Aaugh! Aaugh!] pose from ''Peanuts''. After a while, the music changes to what sounded like cartoonish music. At the O:51 mark, the oval stops doing it and starts morphing into the faces of various random characters, including cartoon characters, animators, historical figures, religious symbols, and many others. They include:
The film begins with a white background, and on screen, animated text in Hykade's font appears, and there's only three of them. One of Film Bilder presenting it, one of the film's title, and finally, one of Hykade being the film's creator. Three of them are all accompanied by soft music, and after the last one, the white background goes still, lasting for two seconds. After two seconds, an oval appears, growing by itself until it pops like a bubble, accompanied by what sounded like a bit of static. The oval reappears, doing it again, albeit with eyes. Soft music's heard in the background as the oval with eyes keeps doing this over and over again while briefly having a large frowny mouth reminiscent of the [https://peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/Aaugh! Aaugh!] pose from ''Peanuts''. After a while, the music changes to what sounded like cartoonish music. At the 0:51 mark, the oval stops doing it and starts morphing into the faces of various random characters, including cartoon characters, animators, historical figures, religious symbols, and many others. They include:


* [[wikipedia:Charlie_Brown|Charlie Brown]].
* [[wikipedia:Charlie_Brown|Charlie Brown]].