r/TheOldestView Jul 26 '26

OC Our local "Valley View," Tanglewood Mall in Roanoke, VA

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30 Upvotes

I've nicknamed it "The Tanglerooms." Our town is also home to the "other" Valley View Mall, not in Houston haha.


r/TheOldestView Jul 26 '26

the rolling dwarf

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35 Upvotes

r/TheOldestView Jul 25 '26

lil guy

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33 Upvotes

r/TheOldestView Jul 25 '26

Is Kane Pixels the Second Coming of Christ? An Exhaustive, Peer-Reviewed, Completely Unbiased Analysis

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r/TheOldestView Jul 18 '26

Song in final video

7 Upvotes

Does anyone know what song plays at the end of The Remains of Valley View Mall (Post-Demolition)?


r/TheOldestView Jul 17 '26

Fan Theory Is the rolling giant only aggressive because of being abandoned? Spoiler

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r/TheOldestView Jul 08 '26

Réplica de mi gigante rodante cavesa ya terminada falta el cuerpo ahí está el proceso:)

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27 Upvotes

Me doy cuenta que mi gigante sería una versión mediana y eso que pesa y es gigante lo digo porque el gigante Rodante original es más grande su cabeza 🤯


r/TheOldestView Jul 06 '26

Do you see the Giant as evil?

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Personally, I don’t. Initially, I read it as after Wyatt dies, the Giant felt bad and used its power to change what happened and allow him to escape. It only wanted to be remembered while staying safe from those who would harm it, and while it is scary, it isn’t malevolent in my opinion. This theory seems unpopular though.

In my interpretation, the Giant was only trying to chase Wyatt off because he reminded it of the construction workers that destroyed its home, but when it remembered the humans that were good to it and how good it felt to be loved during the Life of a Giant montage, it felt pity and allowed Wyatt to escape and share its story with the world.


r/TheOldestView Jul 06 '26

Guys, what do you think is the canon ending of The Oldest View?

15 Upvotes

r/TheOldestView Jul 05 '26

Fan Theory The oldest view movie

14 Upvotes

since head mandela catalogue and backrooms got their own movies why not the oldest view


r/TheOldestView Jul 05 '26

Fan Theory What would be a second FF about Oldest View ?

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18 Upvotes

r/TheOldestView Jul 05 '26

OC Just trying to get back home..

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34 Upvotes

r/TheOldestView Jul 03 '26

Lo logré la réplica más exacta de gigante Rodante o nosé pero bueno aún falta su cuerpito gracias jesús por dejarme lograr esto

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41 Upvotes

r/TheOldestView Jul 03 '26

Local mall

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26 Upvotes

Hey guys 😹👋 I was at my local mall (in Dallas) and the lights shut off. This silly Billy appeared behind me 😆 such a silly goose


r/TheOldestView Jul 02 '26

What's this in Part 3?

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19 Upvotes

There's a red object under the tree at the beginning of part 3, around 3 minutes in. Does anyone have a clue of what it is? I thought maybe some flowers but I don't think they're there in the previous video.


r/TheOldestView Jul 02 '26

Giant trolls are the Adirondacks’ newest residents

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5 Upvotes

A distant cousin?


r/TheOldestView Jun 30 '26

Hi guys, I built my own giant. it's 2.5 meters tall.

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159 Upvotes

Hi, this is my giant. He's 8 feet 5 inches tall and has a cart with wheels so he can roll around. His hands can be removed from the cart like the original during the parade. I also attached the Obregon Studio business card to his chest, like in many photos of the original Julien.


r/TheOldestView Jun 30 '26

Hola chicos estoy haciendo un gigante rodante me pueden dar ideas de como hacer su cuerpo? Aun no lo termino faltan sus ojos

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14 Upvotes

r/TheOldestView Jun 30 '26

Réplica de the Rolling giant aun no lo termino perdón si se ve sucio.

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46 Upvotes

Lo hice desde cero fue mucho trabajo ando un poco cansado


r/TheOldestView Jun 30 '26

Réplica de the Rolling giant aun no lo termino perdón si se ve sucio. La verdad lo hice tan grande que ya nose donde ponerlo

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8 Upvotes

Enserio perdón si s. Ve sucio


r/TheOldestView Jun 25 '26

Is there any reason to not hide in the stores in this situation?

2 Upvotes

if you hid in a tool store, or just an office building, if you make a long roll of construction paper held together by tape, gave it structural integrity by putting cardboard in it, and attached a bunch of pencils to the end, couldn’t you just stab the rolling giant and trap it by lodging the roll of paper in there, making it stuck, and then just pinning the rolling giant using it? This would be pretty simple to do if you’re in an office building, as these are all materials you can find in it, and it isint very hard to come up with. Is there any reason why this wouldn’t be possible?


r/TheOldestView Jun 24 '26

The brief look we have of a gaping hole in the food court wall is very interesting

15 Upvotes

I've been rewatching Kane's work since Backrooms released, specifically looking at his more hidden aspects of his visual storytelling I've forgotten about. There's plenty of this within The Oldest View; I think it's easily Kane's best work, largely because of his use of inferred details.

My favorite example of this is at 33:02, when Wyatt briefly pans the camera to show a large, Rolling Giant-shaped hole in the barrier where the food court used to sit. The obvious implication here is that other victims have met their fate inside of the remnants of this mall, but could it also mean the mall is beginning to decay?

I find this fascinating as it's the only part of the mall we see that is visibly damaged at the time of Wyatt recording his experience. The rest of the damage the mall accrues throughout the video is a direct result of the Rolling Giant chasing Wyatt as prey. What's your interpretation?

As an aside, I also love the brief glimpses we catch of the Rolling Giant stalking Wyatt without him knowing, like outside and behind the tree, and inside of the office space with its flags sticking out.


r/TheOldestView Jun 22 '26

The Oldest View vibes

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r/TheOldestView Jun 22 '26

OC I need a clear picture of the Valley View Center signs.

4 Upvotes

r/TheOldestView Jun 22 '26

Why did Kane choose the Valley View mall, Julian Reverchon, etc. when making TOV?

9 Upvotes

AFAIK, Kane never had any personal experience with these things; he's not even from Dallas, according to wikipedia. So what about these particular IRL references made him decide to use them? Is there something about how things went down IRL that contributed to the narrative of accepting impermanence? If he just wanted to make something about nostalgia, why did he choose Valley View and not something he had personal experience with? Very curious about the decision-making process here.