French photographer Mathieu Stern stumbled upon a 120-year-old negative film by chance. ​After developing it, the image revealed itself to be a cat.
The level of craftsmanship in Akira (1988) is insane. They created 50 entirely new colors for the film’s unique palette, and every frame was painstakingly painted by hand. Peak 2D animation.
The Silver Swan Automaton (1773). No motors, no electricity, just pure clockwork genius. Built over 250 years ago and it still works flawlessly.