NR, 2015
WISE Score
A stop-motion masterpiece that turns vintage sporting goods into a deli-sliced sandwich.
This isn't just a 'YouTube video'—it's high art disguised as a sandwich commercial. PES (the creator) is a wizard of stop-motion who uses real-world objects to create tactile illusions that are far more satisfying than modern CGI.
It’s short, punchy, and will likely send your kid straight to their toy box to see what they can 'cook' up. It’s the kind of screen time that actually makes you want to go do something offline.
Perfect for literally everyone. Toddlers will be mesmerized by the colors and movement, while older kids and adults will appreciate the insane technical skill required to pull this off.
Completely dialogue-free and focused on the joy of tactile creation. It's rhythmic, calm, and satisfyingly clever.
PES is the gold standard for visual metaphor. Turning a boxing glove into sliced roast beef and a football into ham is peak creative thinking.
Zero concerns. There is no language, no violence, and no mature themes. It is purely an artistic exercise in stop-motion.
It encourages kids to look at mundane objects—like a slinky or a baseball—and imagine them as something else entirely.
In a world where kids are inundated with high-gloss, hyper-active 3D animation, Submarine Sandwich feels like a breath of fresh air. It’s part of a trilogy by the artist PES, following Western Spaghetti and the Oscar-nominated Fresh Guacamole. The brilliance here is in the metaphor. When you see a vintage boxing glove being fed into a deli slicer and coming out as thin ribbons of red leather that look exactly like roast beef, it triggers a specific kind of 'aha!' moment in a child's brain.
There is no dialogue, which makes it universally accessible. It relies entirely on visual storytelling and foley work (the sound effects). The pacing is deliberate and rhythmic, which is a great counter-balance to the frantic 'dopamine-loop' editing found in most modern kids' content.
If your kid shows any interest in how things are made, this is a gateway drug to stop-motion animation. You can find behind-the-scenes clips of PES working on these sets, which show the thousands of tiny, incremental movements required to make a football 'bounce' like meat. It’s a masterclass in patience and creativity that doesn't feel like a lecture.
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