Hinge Revamps App So Millennials Can Avoid 'Dating Apocalypse'

Random iPhone App of the week:Hinge relaunched its app -- removing the swipe feature -- to serve Millennials looking for a real relationship. To promote the app, Hinge created a 2:30 minute animated video, created by The STUDIO. The video likens dating apps to a creepy, Tim Burton-esque carnival called the "Date-O-Pocalypse."

In the video, a lonely guy, stumbles inside the carnival. Exhausted singles are compared to zombies as they hobble pass rides like "Catch-a-Catfish," "Wheel of Loneliness" and the "Cycle of Loneliness."

There's also the "One Nighter" roller coaster for one-night stands, and a free "eggplant pics" tent. I don't need to tell you what the eggplant is akin to; just take a look at the man pulling his pants down for the camera. Our guy finally spots an exit sign with the Hinge logo and leaves the carnival ASAP.

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Leaving the dark carnival, the guy is thrust into a bright, sunny world, where couples are frolicking by a pond. Look closely at the happy couples. They are reenacting famous movie scenes from "Ghost," "The Notebook," "Say Anything" and "Sixteen Candles."

He meets a cute girl and when he tries to swipe right, it doesn't work; she simply takes his hand and off they go.

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