Time passes by and we see the varmint slowly assimilate in the dark, grey city. The industrialized metropolis that the creatures lived in looked no different from our buildings and cities, so it may be in the present time or even in the near future. Later, glowing blobs of organisms latch onto buildings and slowly grow to an immense size. The bigger they grew, more and more of the varmints fell ill. The plant that the varmint had been growing also slowly wilted away.
Then, the story ends with the glowing organisms evolving into jellyfishes. These jellyfishes would hover and float above the skyscrapers, reaching out to take the little varmints away from the corroding vity. The main character rushes up to the rooftop to escape, and then--at last, was taken to a haven of green. Reunited with the sound of bees, his fellow varmints, and the meadow he had always longed for.
I believe this animation is an allegory for urbanization and societal collapse, and though it represents hope it still heavily illustrates gradual destruction of nature. This also represents the situation of many wild animals whose habitats have been destroyed for the sake of humanity's advancement. Furthermore, there also seemed to be a sense of segregation in a few scenes (eg. the city was 'dragged' into the meadow by bigger and more unseemly varmints, all of the varmints that were picked up by the jellyfish were small).
While the ending showed varmints rehabilitated from the polluted metropolis, this ending barely describes the reality of our world. It is hopeful, ideal, and the 'happy ending'. But unlike these varmints who have found hope and a flourishing future in the bellies of these jellyfishes, we have no other shelter beyond Earth and we are the only ones who can save ourselves from the destruction we have ultimately caused.
“If the Resurrection were established upon
one of you while he has in his hand a sapling, then let him plant it.”
- Prophet Muhammad
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