This Rubik’s Cube animated short transforms one of the world’s most recognizable puzzles into a surprisingly expressive little character. After Esra misses her train, a discarded Rubik’s Cube suddenly comes to life and tries everything it can to get her attention.
What follows is a clever and beautifully animated encounter between a young woman absorbed in her smartphone and a very determined puzzle that simply wants to be solved.
A Familiar Puzzle With a Personality of Its Own
Esra is passing the time at the station with her attention fixed on a game on her phone. Nearby, however, is something much more unusual: a Rubik’s Cube that refuses to remain an ordinary puzzle.
The cube comes alive and begins trying to persuade her to solve it. Despite having no traditional face, arms or legs, its movements give it an incredible amount of personality.
That simple idea is what makes this Rubik’s Cube animated short so entertaining. The filmmakers turn a familiar object into a character whose determination and frustration are immediately understandable.
Eventually, Esra gives the little cube a chance, leading to a wonderfully imaginative sequence that we’ll avoid spoiling here.
Why We Loved This Video
Bringing an inanimate object to life is nothing new in animation, but doing it convincingly with something as geometrically rigid as a Rubik’s Cube is remarkably creative.
The film also plays with the contrast between digital entertainment and a classic hands-on puzzle without turning the story into a lecture. Instead, the message emerges naturally through the interaction between Esra and the cube.
It’s funny, imaginative and beautifully animated — and by the end, you may never look at an unsolved Rubik’s Cube quite the same way again.
