Why Adventure Time Should Be Taught in Schools

This was my very first video---and it shows! Please excuse the quality. Adventure Time is deeper than it seems. In this essay, we'll see how the show matures over 10 seasons, how its serialized elements come to dominate its procedural ones, how it tells a symbolically-rich story with emotional gravity, and how its whimsy outlasts death. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Cosmogony 1:21 Timelessness 2:17 The Characters 7:20 Whimsy and War 11:16 Dropping Torches #adventuretime #videoessay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices