The installment’ ‘400 Boys’ opens with a unique animated style set in a post-apocalyptic world. One of the characters explains that three giant mutated babies have taken over the 400th block of Fun City, and they pose a threat to all the gangs in the neighborhood. Any person who enters these neighborhoods is instantly slaughtered by these giant babies.
The urban landscape has now become a desolate landscape, where former enemies have joined alliances against the mutants. Under this new force, the rival gangs now follow ancient samurai principles.
As the introduced group comes upon an old enemy, they begin to work together to destroy a trio of towering aliens resembling human infants called ‘The 400 Boys’. During a world war, these infant like beings seeped through the world, leading them to take the city along with the 400th block. This leads to an all out, mythological-like battle between the gang of humans and Titans.
This episode in season four seems to expand another installment’s universe, rather than being “Ice” from a previous Love, Death & Robots story. While this episode was rich in stylistic choices, it seemed to be less thought-provoking than its predecessors. Its symbolic choice of giant babies running the streets may be thought-provoking, but it still falls on the more simplistic spectrum.
Overall, this stylistic, action-packed episode offered some dark humor, presenting innocent imagery, such as babies, in a threatening manner. The mixture offers both dark humor and science fiction to tell a story of societal destruction. While this installment has an extraordinary artistic style and symbolism, it is still less thought-provoking. Even so, any further installments from this creator would be delightfully welcomed, as they hold such uniqueness.
Rating: 7/10