"Enjoy the Ride" is a music video by the band Morcheeba, which is available on YouTube. The music video is a computer 2D animation which incorporates the shooting of twos and ones. Although most animations are done either on twos or ones, "Enjoy the Ride" incorporates both techniques where the former is used for more deliberate movements (such as when the animals eat on top of the graves), while the latter for faster-paced movements (for example, when the ghost suddenly grabs the arm of the wolf). Having said this, it is clear that the animation portrays anthropomorphic animals executing a ritual at a graveyard, which summons the spirits and revenants of dead souls. Along with the lyrics of the song, the animation's purpose is the appraisal of life and how one should indulge in his own existence, for it does not last forever. As the animals try to beckon the dead, one can assume that they are attempting either to revive a missed soul or prolong their life. Nevertheless, their attempt at executing a ritual backfires as the dead take them along on an airborne ride, which they enjoy, until they all disappear into the cloudy sky. Thus, the animals suffer the consequence of trying to alter their own life, without stopping and grasping the beauty of the life they already had."Stop chasing shadows, just enjoy the ride..."
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