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“It’s like a panic attack. It’s like anxiety.” As someone who has autism, ‘Quiet’ speaks to me in a way not many songs do. It expresses how I feel about the world on a daily basis. First time I heard it, I was like WTH. So stunningly beautiful.
Yea I was going to say, it reads to me like a meltdown from sensory overload. The way she holds her head, and the 'am I just a bit different' line especially, but the whole song embodies the feelings really beautifully
also 'the noise in my head becomes incredibly loud' again tapping into the overstimulation, 'I'm sorry I'm not quite explaining it right' as the difficulty putting words to emotions', 'and when everyone shouts, like they seem to like shouting' really connecting for me both to the overstimulation and specifically othering the emotion with 'like they seem to' and observing from a very outside perspective
this is very true. I have autism and my sister does to. Our Dad sometimes doesn't understand us and shouts at us quite often. so sometimes I refer back to this
Yep, that's exactly what I thought when I first saw it in the cinema. I'm autistic and I really related to this - a very clever way to show sensory overload/meltdown. Very well written and acted, such a good scene.
The girl who plays Matilda (Alisha Weir) is really a star! Her acting was on point. She is Irish and was 11 years old when the movie was filmed. She also had to do the British accent which was also on point
@@_the_rizzler she started filming when she was 12. She was 10 when she auditioned, 11 when she got the part and 12 when she was filming and 13 when it came out.
As someone who grew up in a _very_ abusive household, I related so much to how Matilda was feeling in this scene. I cried when I first heard this song and sobbed when I saw the scene in both my community theatre’s production and the film.
I can relate so much. One of my parents used to hit me and my sisters. Used to shout at us all the time (still does) and so this trauma response is exactly what I experience every time anyone yells at me. I'm sorry you too had to go through that. 💔
As an Autistic girl, I really relate to this song, especially the line 'I wonder if inside my head I'm not just a bit different from some of my friends'. It feels like the overwhelming feeling when you find out that you are autistic and that there's nothing wrong with you.
The movie version of Quiet is truly the first time I fully connected Matilda as an avatar for neurodivergent people, as well as one for people who experienced abuse in the home - which is how I’d always connected it previously. This song really speaks to that experience too.
This is like the perfect way to explain how autistic overstimulation feels. It’s almost exactly like this, this is how I feel in lessons like all the time, everything around me feels amplified and like it’s echoing through my head and everything starts to feel like it’s almost jumping and then in my head it all just shuts off bc I shutdown / overload. I almost started crying in the cinema because it’s the first time I’ve heard the way I feel be put into words
I started balling when I heard it the first time, it’s like someone saw into my head when it’s happening! Tim Minchin has said that he’s had letters off autistic people just thanking him for verbalising what they struggle with. It’s absolutely amazing! 💓
SHE CAUGHT IT!! “It’s like a panic or anxiety attack”…. After being in therapy for YEARS… at 15 my therapist told me the term “seeing red” when you are tunnel visioned and zone out due to anger. Sense I have bipolar disorder this was a major thing for me to keep track of so THIS SONG HIT SOOO HARD….
As an adult who has a traumatic and chaotic childhood, this song hits hard. Which is the reason why I became a theater actor as a kid and as an adult. It's my way of separating myself from my reality as I hated my life and theater became my sanctuary. The irony of a theater person and not actually had watched Matilda on stage is the first time I've heard the musical in the movie adaptation, and this song hits hard. I remember the need to pause while in the middle of this scene and just cry. I was bawling and needed to breathe for a minute to be able to continue this movie. I love this movie so much.
Her not knowing Matilda had telekinesis completely threw me by the pigtails! Nothing wrong with that of course, it’s just such an old, well known story I was surprised. Heartbreaking that she can relate so much.
@@Stari27 In the Broadway version (or at least the version my HS performed), the cup moving was very subtle with the cup only being knocked over by someone under the table the cup was on, and you notice Trunchbull's reaction more than the cup moving. In addition, in the version I did with my HS you only saw Matilda's powers 3 times, right after quiet, again shortly after when demonstrating to Ms. Honey, and again just before revolting children during the chalk writing.
I had an amazing childhood, I have an amazing home life, but I’ve always gravitated towards characters like Matilda. And as someone who is struggling with anxiety currently, I really relate to this song. It’s not that people yell at me, it’s just all the stress in the world so I will kind of retreat into my own little world to distract myself, and it feels just like this.
It's so good to hear how people can also struggle with their mental health regardless of a normal/good childhood, it's hard sometimes when you look at all this people who have so many reasons to feel the way they feel and then you feel like you don't
This song is just a masterpiece. I’m autistic, have adhd, depression & anxiety, and C-PTSD. This song is what it’s like everyday. I was balling when I watched this in the cinema the first time, it’s crazy how well it encapsulates the feeling of sensory overload & dissociation while in meltdown. I know as a kid I would’ve held onto this song with dear life as I had no idea what any of it was, I knew that I’d go into my head often. I’d often have my head stuck in a book like Matilda. I was extremely similar to her. It felt so valid to have it represented on screen in a way that felt so real 😭🥹
Time Minchin is a genius. To have written such lyrics and music that encapsulates trauma so well. I love everything about this musical movie. It is a masterpiece in every way.
I took this as her disassociating too due to the panic and rage she felt. Like she is feeling so much she just went to her little world and shut down to reality bc reality was too much.
I co-directed Matilda at a high school while I was a graduate, and this song never failed to make me tear up no matter how many times I heard it in rehearsals or performances. The girl playing matilda knocked it out of the park for that show, and seeing it in movie form evokes those same emotions.
Alisha is amazing.. she's actually from here (Dublin, Ireland) and very petite for her age. She wears clothes that fit a 9 or 10 year old even though she is 13. I've an Autistic 10 year old daughter with Pathological Demand Avoidance and we really connected with this movie on a level I never expected. I was such a mess that my daughter was so worried which I hate her experiencing and that was me holding it in. Boy I cried sore that night after I got her to sleep. xxx
Audrey, thank you! Not just for all that you do, but for being real, and putting your heart out there. You don't need to apologise for showing emotion either, we all have them.
I have always been obsessed with matilda and so I’ve seen this movie so much already and quiet is one of my favourite songs from the musical and movie. And I think Alisha did such an incredible job portraying matilda
Watching this I realized that not only is it depicting dissociation, but that she was dissociating in the previous movie. Remember the moment with her trying to close the door and asking her father to trigger her. So that makes me theorize that she's dissociating ever time she uses her powers, and whether she is reliving the trauma or not, it gives new weight to the end where the threat is gone but she still is able to float the book over to herself. Like "It's cool that she gets to keep her powers but also it shows that the trauma she suffered through permanently changed her
I never noticed this and I really thank you for helping me realize. Without you commenting on this video I never would have made the connection (despite, in hindsight, it being really obvious) *just edited to fix grammar a bit
I noticed the obvious disassociation in this song, but I really like this analysis. Ig makes a lot of sense. The asking her father to trigger her part really hits so much harder now 😭😭😭 whyyyyy
She has sisters that does Broadway so she practically grew up around all of it and she said in a interview that she literally wanted to be just like her sisters,he sisters are her idols
It connects on film because you have a spinning camera and you're able to see her facial expression. It's not the song that's connecting by itself. It's the visuals.
You guys keep saying stuff like, “React to this! React to that!” But why’s no one talking about the fact that she just explained how her childhood was kinda traumatizing? Like she put her private experience on the internet, people!
I really relate to Matilda here. The trauma response of just dissociating completely really sticks for me. I know I used to do that when my parents were yelling at me when I was little.
its sad the way we all relate to this song but so amazing how music and raw talent connects people. the pain that i feel when i listen to this song is like a stab in the heart
As a survivor of childhood domestic abuse who is still living with trauma, your reaction and words resonated so strongly with me Audrey. My mom and i had a very contentious and broken relationship due largely to my (significant) disabilities. My teachers saved me and I never forgot it. When I first read Matilda in elementary school, I desperately hoped that one day I could be as strong as she was and find a different ending to my story. I escaped at age 18, and finished my special education degree and teaching license at age 25. I wanted to work with kids like me, and support them in the same ways I was loved and supported by my teachers. As I once put it to a professor of mine, I may have grown up like Matilda, but I matured into Miss Honey (or so my students tell me). And as far as I've come, that trauma sneaks back in sometimes. Audrey, I wish you peace. Be gentle with yourself. You are so incredible and do so much good. Thank you for everything. And remember, everything comes out right for Matilda, too.
I've never heard this song before cause I was waiting to listen to the soundtrack until I had watched it but oh my god. This is is exactly what an anxiety attack feels like for me. All of the overwhelming thoughts, then just once I finally get to a physical spot where I can get away from all of the sensory overload, it just feels to silent and I'm alone with my thoughts. This song speaks to me so much.
Man this got me bad, this is my life. I’m in tears! She’s amazing she’s about 10 and this is her first acting gig! I actually already followed her on TikTok before she got the part, she’s incredibly talented
I love how when she's singing the first bit she's always looking at the camera but in the hot air balloon she's looking away from it. And she gets the tone change. I feel some of the stage matildas don't quite see how it's softer after the disassociation. I see a lot of comments saying that it reminds me of their autism and anxiety and overload and I am suspected autistic and I can relate so much. The song just talks to me.
I hope little Alisha sees this video.. I hope she knows how wonderfully talented she is and how she has resonated with and probably helped a lot of people going through these same feelings. Also you didn't know Matilda had powers?? haha! Have you not seen the original 1996 Matilda?!
I'm so sorry that you went through that trauma, and so proud of you for becoming who you are despite the people who tried to destroy you. I've been there too, but never been able to put into words how much Quiet feels like an escape. You did it so beautifully, I think I'll have to show this video to other people who don't understand how trauma can affect the rest of your life. Thank you.
I LOVE the lyric of 'like the turn of a page of a book' connecting her to her dissociation throughout the movie - story of my childhoods, getting lost in books constantly as the only way to quiet my busy brain and stop it from getting carried away
When I watches this one with my kids on our family movie night I had so many feelings of identifying with Matilda, I always had even with the 1995 version of the chatacter, but this one was just a gut punch. When we read the book as a family a couple of years ago, I was taken back to when I read the book at 8, and it again reminded me how much I always felt like her. I had to totally fight not crying while watching this with my kids, I totally get why you had your moment, I was right there with you watching this and I know the struggle. Thanks for vocalizing it! You totally should read the book, even as an adult, it is wonderful.
Matilda has always been special to me, but the musical truly touched me when I saw it live years ago. Even just listening to the soundtrack can still get me emotional and bring tears to my eyes. I wish so many of us weren’t able to relate and feel so personally connected to this story, but I am so grateful for art and music existing. I’m so happy they made this a movie so I could forever watch it whenever I want to.
My 7 year old boy has autism and disassociates when he's overloaded, it then triggers his absence seizures. He is a lover of music and musicals and when I watched this he was sat in silence with tears running down his face, he turned to me and said 'mummy, she just made it all make sense!'
A few months ago i saw Tim Minchin (writer of the musical) live and he was talking about how after the release of Matilda (both the stageshow and movie) he had an influx of letters from his autistic fans saying how this song made them feel heard and understood, and how that was recently resonating with him because his daughter was recently diagnosed with autism. He then segwayed that into performing the song but before he told all of his autistic fans or anyone who felt understood by the song to applaud. Hearing all those people who felt the same way as me and how I was finally not the odd one out brought me to tears. Bravo Tim, bravo!
I love the constant rises and falls in this song. It starts in a manic high-energy tone, then suddenly drops off into a soft sound, then starts to build, then drops off again, then one final epic build at the end. It's amazing
As a person that is prone to panic and anxiety attacks, when I first saw it I almost cried cus that's how I felt while going through them at school, it felt relatable. However my friends thought she was whiny and annoying. It's so weird how one song can mean so much to someone
She has powers! You should also watch the 90's movie, no musical tho. The actress who played Matilda in the movie was going through a hard time with her mother being ill (and dying) and her on screen parents really stepped up even tho they had to be really bad on screen
My granddaughter sang this in a concert just over a year ago, when she too was 11. She got that crazy panic, then dissociative feeling exactly..... It's probably her favourite song of all time......but then, unsurprisingly, she has ASD.
did not think i was going to cry watching Matilda the Musical lol. But this song just hit me like a ton of bricks.. as well as 'Still Holding My Hand'.. Lyrics are way too relatable
This song reminds me my little niece, her mother fight and shout horribly with everyone for everything and she is always in her mind, playing with her toys like if she doesn't notice what is going on, her mind puts her somewhere save.
Kids nowadays are so talented, that i think they can portray difficult situations without actually going through them. They truly are professionals from a young age
We have Dissociative Identity Disorder and hearing someone openly talk about the dissociation part or visualise it like the movie is pretty rare but much appreciated. There’s a whole community of people that can feel seen because of it, people that can learn that they’re not alone, thank you for helping to spread that, I’m sure a lot of people as well as us were comforted knowing that they’re not alone in all of this and knowing that they can get help too
Watching your video was exactly my own reaction. I never got the chance to see the actual play, but I’ve seen the play version in videos. It hit way different in the movie, for all th same reasons that it hit different for you. Though not the same as yours, I also come from trauma and struggle with anxiety, anxiety/panic, attacks, PTSD (in emotionally triggering situations) and depression. Getting overwhelmed and checking out was/is a constant struggle…. Literally everything you said, I’ve said so often…I’m so sorry you had to experience what you were forced to endure, sending you a massive physical and/or metaphorical hug
I didn't realize this song would hit me so hard. As someone who struggles with severe anxiety, whenever things get too loud or too hectic, my brain just jumps from topic to topic as I feel my heart rate increase. My parents often yelled at me a lot, often for little things. I'd always end up holding back tears until I was alone because I knew if I cried in front of them it would only get worse. It's those moments where I wish I had a mute button for the world.
"Has someone wrote down the plate the the truck that hit me?" Bet you didn't see that one coming, did you? Oh man, this girl is so good! Great reaction.
This version is very close in sound to the version I saw on Broadway (not the visuals, but the sound). This and Story 4 (Don't Cry Little Girl) made me burst into tears. It just felt like watching someone finally describe what it's like to go through something like this, and at the same time, just desperately want the peace and quiet, for it all to just stop. It's so accurate.
Thank you for putting up to such a big effort, because also from my experience of growing with an abusive dad that never helped me the way I needed (and who still makes me feel bad over some things and still makes me emotional abuse), it’s difficult to see ourselves as good as we are but even though DID it’s a coping mechanism for dealing with that, we are brave for keep moving on. Love you and thank u again for speaking about that and having your heart out to us 🥹❤️
I have anxiety and depression (was diagnosed with both), very likely I've always had it (family history and all sorts) when I first heard "Quiet" about ten or so years ago, I wasn't diagnosed yet BUT I felt EVERYTHING Matilda felt, I have yet to see it on stage so most of it I only knew from the Cast Recording, this scene in the film was better than I ever imagined! This song just felt like it was made for me like, I can't describe how it feels when you're having an anxiety attack but somehow this song does! Tim is such a genius in his lyrics and composition, this song actually calms me down it's truly amazing.
I grew up in a similar environment to wat you're talking about. I know a lot of the things I have had to get through- especially with after, since I had to be homeless the first 4 months of the pandemic in order to get out and away- have required incredible strength and resilience, not many have had. But I'm amazed that you're able to tell yourself that you're good, and believe it. Because no matter how much confidence, or how much of a backbone I have, I still struggle with the self-loathing. I just push it very far down, deep. The idea of believing that, just feel like I'm hurting others by doing it. I really hope I can get there. Great job, for doing it!
I didn't think I was raised in abuse until I learned english and started seeing and understanding videos like these, cause i used to go to a place in my head everytime I was alone/sad/lonely and there was a whole different life written in my head like a book with me as a main character with a different life.
This is the first video I found of your content .... and I have to say you touched my heart with your reaction and understanding ❤ mad love from one childhood trauma victim to another
Thank you for sharing this reaction and thank you for sharing your story❤❤❤ it was really brave… and said so perfectly. You did not deserve those things and I wish I could give you a hug. You’re very inspiring!!
Quiet is about disassosiation. Very common with autistic/Neurodivergent people. Dissociation is a mental process of disconnecting from one's thoughts, feelings, memories or sense of identity.
Oh, honey. I just wanted to hug you and tell you you're safe. Thank you for sharing your experience. It made the song and the actor's performance mean so much more. Thank you for your blend of expertise, knowledge, and relatability. Love your channel, Audrey!
Honestly, i hope this isn't insensitive but this video rly humanised you a lot to me, I'm sorry it was emotional but I guess I just wanted to say please don't shy away from opening up like this in your videos 💖 People get it.
BLESS YOUR HEART!... I discovered you from your GLEE reaction videos, and am so glad I did. Your talent, your passion, your open and honest dialogue about sensitive topics, your 'Mother Hen'/protective tendencies for others, and YES your tears, make you such a good teacher/role model, and make you such a joy to watch!
This song really hit hard for me, growing up was full of problems. It was never really that _I_ was the one being shouted at (with the exception of sometimes the class bully) but the load noises really got to me. But I'd often have panic attacks, or, as you mentioned, I'd be trying to grasp on a subject to take me away from the present. If anybody is going through hard times, I hope you get through it, we're in this together. ❤️
I cried all the way through the movie...the "bad" adults were so awful, their cruelty broke my heart so many times. I'm auditioning for a local production of Matilda The Musical in a couple of days, and this soundtrack song is the one that spoke to me...even though I'm an adult, I will be singing the first two minutes of this for my audition.
Can you please react to the song before this, its called "The Smell of Rebeliion", The Trunchbull does an amazing belt at the end, i would love to see your reaction to it.
Be sure you find the full version unless you want a... weird surprise when you see the movie. Not gonna spoil it, but I agree with the kid who called Mrs Trunchbull completely mad. 🙃
As someone with autism and anxiety who heard a lot of fighting the first 6 years of my life to the point that even at 28 screaming can still scare me/fling my anxiety from low to high this song hits hard really a lot of the matilda songs do
So relatable for people with anxiety or ADHD or in my case both. I have not successfully listened to this without crying since it came out. Here with you 💕
Great video but aside from that, I’m so sorry you had to deal with such trauma at an early age 😢 I’m a new sub and recently just discovered your channel. Quiet speaks to me a lot as well (but more because of anxiety, not really trauma). Glad you’re in a much better place now❤
Hi great reaction, this is my fav song from the movie musical Alisha did an amazing job so perfect. Have you seen the original movie Matilda with Mara Wilson? she had powers to and can move things with her mind. I think the lyrics to Quiet are genius, it makes a lot of sense I listen to it on repeat I love watching your videos.
She was 11 while filming now she is 13 and she was born in Dublin Ireland she is an Irish child star and her dad is a managing director and both of her older sisters are both actresses and once she was old enough she knew this is what she always wanted to do♥️
Quiet is my favourite from the movie version, but I love the entirety of the stage musical. Alisha should be offered the role on stage; she is a wonderful little actress and was my favourite part of the movie.
I would highly recommend you watch the movie on your own or with people you know and trust first before watching it with your subscribers. If this song was triggering for you, I think it might be gentler on your heart if you have the ability to pause or walk away from the story as you need, rather than being constrained by a livestream. Be kind to your healing heart
I love this song, I was only recently diagnosed with ADHD and autism and never had a clue how much I was struggling and how much my brain was protecting me through masking and distractions from things. My friends and I went to see this when it came out and I'd never heard the musical so I didn't expect to cry as much as I did 🥹
I feel you on this one, I grew up in a rather abusive situation as a child, so I resulted to singing and music in ballroom dancing which I've done for 24 years now as a teacher, tecopa some of the stuff
The version by Hayley was always my favorite and my reference when directing a local production of Matilda years ago. You can find it by the title "Matilda girl (Hayley) singing Quiet". But yeah, Alisha is very talented and very very well directed too!
If this got you I can only imagine how My House got you! I hope we get to see a short version of your full reaction here like you did with pitch perfect
As someone who has SPD (sensory prossessing disorder) and who recently broke there ear defenders this is exactly how it feels to be in a classroom with loud kids or even in a woodwork class with loud saws and drills and hammering 😢
Absolutely loved this film... I was so emotional throughout 😭 I had a good childhood,apart from childhood bereavement..which I can relate to taking your mind to a calmer different place x
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Alisha Weir was like 10 years old when filming the movie & she’s an Irish actress doing everything in a freakin’ British accent
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@@grodriguez7225she is only 13 years old.
“It’s like a panic attack. It’s like anxiety.” As someone who has autism, ‘Quiet’ speaks to me in a way not many songs do. It expresses how I feel about the world on a daily basis. First time I heard it, I was like WTH. So stunningly beautiful.
Yep this is so perfect for autistic people too...
Yea I was going to say, it reads to me like a meltdown from sensory overload. The way she holds her head, and the 'am I just a bit different' line especially, but the whole song embodies the feelings really beautifully
also 'the noise in my head becomes incredibly loud' again tapping into the overstimulation, 'I'm sorry I'm not quite explaining it right' as the difficulty putting words to emotions', 'and when everyone shouts, like they seem to like shouting' really connecting for me both to the overstimulation and specifically othering the emotion with 'like they seem to' and observing from a very outside perspective
this is very true. I have autism and my sister does to. Our Dad sometimes doesn't understand us and shouts at us quite often. so sometimes I refer back to this
Yep, that's exactly what I thought when I first saw it in the cinema. I'm autistic and I really related to this - a very clever way to show sensory overload/meltdown. Very well written and acted, such a good scene.
The girl who plays Matilda (Alisha Weir) is really a star! Her acting was on point. She is Irish and was 11 years old when the movie was filmed. She also had to do the British accent which was also on point
She was 12🙂
I think she was 11 at the beginning of filming but turned 12 during??
@@t4u112 She was 12 she said it in a interview.
@@lauramarie3605 It's possible she turned 12 during though
@@_the_rizzler she started filming when she was 12. She was 10 when she auditioned, 11 when she got the part and 12 when she was filming and 13 when it came out.
As someone who grew up in a _very_ abusive household, I related so much to how Matilda was feeling in this scene. I cried when I first heard this song and sobbed when I saw the scene in both my community theatre’s production and the film.
I am so happy you made it out of that!!! You are incredibly strong. I related in some ways too. Sending so much love your way ❤❤❤
Me too 😢😊
I cried too
Same. I absolutely related to this. And balled my eyes out
I can relate so much. One of my parents used to hit me and my sisters. Used to shout at us all the time (still does) and so this trauma response is exactly what I experience every time anyone yells at me. I'm sorry you too had to go through that. 💔
She was 10 when she auditioned, 11 when she got the part, 12 while filming and 13 when it premiered. SHES AWESOME
Yup
As an Autistic girl, I really relate to this song, especially the line 'I wonder if inside my head I'm not just a bit different from some of my friends'. It feels like the overwhelming feeling when you find out that you are autistic and that there's nothing wrong with you.
2:50 I'm autistic 😮
The movie version of Quiet is truly the first time I fully connected Matilda as an avatar for neurodivergent people, as well as one for people who experienced abuse in the home - which is how I’d always connected it previously. This song really speaks to that experience too.
Yes!
I felt it because no one understands it except people who also experience it
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Check out this version! It's of my little sister singing Quiet at her school's performance of Matilda!!
This is like the perfect way to explain how autistic overstimulation feels. It’s almost exactly like this, this is how I feel in lessons like all the time, everything around me feels amplified and like it’s echoing through my head and everything starts to feel like it’s almost jumping and then in my head it all just shuts off bc I shutdown / overload. I almost started crying in the cinema because it’s the first time I’ve heard the way I feel be put into words
I started balling when I heard it the first time, it’s like someone saw into my head when it’s happening!
Tim Minchin has said that he’s had letters off autistic people just thanking him for verbalising what they struggle with. It’s absolutely amazing! 💓
@@Thunderlightning4evrEdits I still feel so seen when I hear it is makes me both happy and sad
soph4850 i feel the same way in sudden busy loud locations and it doesn't help with the pain of losing loved ones
SHE CAUGHT IT!! “It’s like a panic or anxiety attack”…. After being in therapy for YEARS… at 15 my therapist told me the term “seeing red” when you are tunnel visioned and zone out due to anger. Sense I have bipolar disorder this was a major thing for me to keep track of so THIS SONG HIT SOOO HARD….
As an adult who has a traumatic and chaotic childhood, this song hits hard. Which is the reason why I became a theater actor as a kid and as an adult. It's my way of separating myself from my reality as I hated my life and theater became my sanctuary. The irony of a theater person and not actually had watched Matilda on stage is the first time I've heard the musical in the movie adaptation, and this song hits hard. I remember the need to pause while in the middle of this scene and just cry. I was bawling and needed to breathe for a minute to be able to continue this movie. I love this movie so much.
Perfectly put!!
Her not knowing Matilda had telekinesis completely threw me by the pigtails! Nothing wrong with that of course, it’s just such an old, well known story I was surprised.
Heartbreaking that she can relate so much.
Same, especially since she mentioned seeing the Broadway version.
@@Stari27 In the Broadway version (or at least the version my HS performed), the cup moving was very subtle with the cup only being knocked over by someone under the table the cup was on, and you notice Trunchbull's reaction more than the cup moving. In addition, in the version I did with my HS you only saw Matilda's powers 3 times, right after quiet, again shortly after when demonstrating to Ms. Honey, and again just before revolting children during the chalk writing.
I had an amazing childhood, I have an amazing home life, but I’ve always gravitated towards characters like Matilda. And as someone who is struggling with anxiety currently, I really relate to this song. It’s not that people yell at me, it’s just all the stress in the world so I will kind of retreat into my own little world to distract myself, and it feels just like this.
Especially when I’m at school, I relate to this song.
me too
It's so good to hear how people can also struggle with their mental health regardless of a normal/good childhood, it's hard sometimes when you look at all this people who have so many reasons to feel the way they feel and then you feel like you don't
This song is just a masterpiece. I’m autistic, have adhd, depression & anxiety, and C-PTSD. This song is what it’s like everyday. I was balling when I watched this in the cinema the first time, it’s crazy how well it encapsulates the feeling of sensory overload & dissociation while in meltdown. I know as a kid I would’ve held onto this song with dear life as I had no idea what any of it was, I knew that I’d go into my head often. I’d often have my head stuck in a book like Matilda. I was extremely similar to her. It felt so valid to have it represented on screen in a way that felt so real 😭🥹
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Check out this version! It's of my little sister singing Quiet at her school's performance of Matilda!!
Time Minchin is a genius. To have written such lyrics and music that encapsulates trauma so well. I love everything about this musical movie. It is a masterpiece in every way.
I took this as her disassociating too due to the panic and rage she felt. Like she is feeling so much she just went to her little world and shut down to reality bc reality was too much.
I co-directed Matilda at a high school while I was a graduate, and this song never failed to make me tear up no matter how many times I heard it in rehearsals or performances. The girl playing matilda knocked it out of the park for that show, and seeing it in movie form evokes those same emotions.
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Check out this version! It's of my little sister singing Quiet at her school's performance of Matilda!!
Alisha is amazing.. she's actually from here (Dublin, Ireland) and very petite for her age. She wears clothes that fit a 9 or 10 year old even though she is 13. I've an Autistic 10 year old daughter with Pathological Demand Avoidance and we really connected with this movie on a level I never expected. I was such a mess that my daughter was so worried which I hate her experiencing and that was me holding it in. Boy I cried sore that night after I got her to sleep. xxx
Audrey, thank you! Not just for all that you do, but for being real, and putting your heart out there. You don't need to apologise for showing emotion either, we all have them.
Thank you for accepting me ❤️
@@SongsFromASuitcase Of course! We are all human, trying our best in this life.
I have always been obsessed with matilda and so I’ve seen this movie so much already and quiet is one of my favourite songs from the musical and movie. And I think Alisha did such an incredible job portraying matilda
Watching this I realized that not only is it depicting dissociation, but that she was dissociating in the previous movie. Remember the moment with her trying to close the door and asking her father to trigger her.
So that makes me theorize that she's dissociating ever time she uses her powers, and whether she is reliving the trauma or not, it gives new weight to the end where the threat is gone but she still is able to float the book over to herself. Like "It's cool that she gets to keep her powers but also it shows that the trauma she suffered through permanently changed her
I never noticed this and I really thank you for helping me realize. Without you commenting on this video I never would have made the connection (despite, in hindsight, it being really obvious) *just edited to fix grammar a bit
I noticed the obvious disassociation in this song, but I really like this analysis. Ig makes a lot of sense. The asking her father to trigger her part really hits so much harder now 😭😭😭 whyyyyy
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Check out this version! It's of my little sister singing Quiet at her school's performance of Matilda!!
She has sisters that does Broadway so she practically grew up around all of it and she said in a interview that she literally wanted to be just like her sisters,he sisters are her idols
Your reaction is so precious. This is why art matters.
It connects on film because you have a spinning camera and you're able to see her facial expression. It's not the song that's connecting by itself. It's the visuals.
You guys keep saying stuff like, “React to this! React to that!” But why’s no one talking about the fact that she just explained how her childhood was kinda traumatizing? Like she put her private experience on the internet, people!
😂 hahah! Get it straight people 😂
I really relate to Matilda here. The trauma response of just dissociating completely really sticks for me. I know I used to do that when my parents were yelling at me when I was little.
its sad the way we all relate to this song but so amazing how music and raw talent connects people. the pain that i feel when i listen to this song is like a stab in the heart
As a survivor of childhood domestic abuse who is still living with trauma, your reaction and words resonated so strongly with me Audrey. My mom and i had a very contentious and broken relationship due largely to my (significant) disabilities. My teachers saved me and I never forgot it. When I first read Matilda in elementary school, I desperately hoped that one day I could be as strong as she was and find a different ending to my story.
I escaped at age 18, and finished my special education degree and teaching license at age 25. I wanted to work with kids like me, and support them in the same ways I was loved and supported by my teachers. As I once put it to a professor of mine, I may have grown up like Matilda, but I matured into Miss Honey (or so my students tell me). And as far as I've come, that trauma sneaks back in sometimes. Audrey, I wish you peace. Be gentle with yourself. You are so incredible and do so much good. Thank you for everything. And remember, everything comes out right for Matilda, too.
Audrey she was 11 here but she is 13 now. I agree, where did she come? She’s amazing! She will go far!
Alisha
@@jessfidler2356 Audrey is the woman on this channel whom she is talking to.
I've never heard this song before cause I was waiting to listen to the soundtrack until I had watched it but oh my god. This is is exactly what an anxiety attack feels like for me. All of the overwhelming thoughts, then just once I finally get to a physical spot where I can get away from all of the sensory overload, it just feels to silent and I'm alone with my thoughts. This song speaks to me so much.
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Check out this version! It's of my little sister singing Quiet at her school's performance of Matilda!!
Man this got me bad, this is my life. I’m in tears! She’s amazing she’s about 10 and this is her first acting gig! I actually already followed her on TikTok before she got the part, she’s incredibly talented
13 now
I love how when she's singing the first bit she's always looking at the camera but in the hot air balloon she's looking away from it. And she gets the tone change. I feel some of the stage matildas don't quite see how it's softer after the disassociation. I see a lot of comments saying that it reminds me of their autism and anxiety and overload and I am suspected autistic and I can relate so much. The song just talks to me.
I hope little Alisha sees this video.. I hope she knows how wonderfully talented she is and how she has resonated with and probably helped a lot of people going through these same feelings.
Also you didn't know Matilda had powers?? haha! Have you not seen the original 1996 Matilda?!
I Did. Matilda Was Played By Mara Wilson. And, Yup! She Could Do Teleknis
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘😘😘
I'm so sorry that you went through that trauma, and so proud of you for becoming who you are despite the people who tried to destroy you. I've been there too, but never been able to put into words how much Quiet feels like an escape. You did it so beautifully, I think I'll have to show this video to other people who don't understand how trauma can affect the rest of your life. Thank you.
I LOVE the lyric of 'like the turn of a page of a book' connecting her to her dissociation throughout the movie - story of my childhoods, getting lost in books constantly as the only way to quiet my busy brain and stop it from getting carried away
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Check out this version! It's of my little sister singing Quiet at her school's performance of Matilda!!
"quiet" got me good too. Our home was always aggressive and noisy.
When I watches this one with my kids on our family movie night I had so many feelings of identifying with Matilda, I always had even with the 1995 version of the chatacter, but this one was just a gut punch. When we read the book as a family a couple of years ago, I was taken back to when I read the book at 8, and it again reminded me how much I always felt like her. I had to totally fight not crying while watching this with my kids, I totally get why you had your moment, I was right there with you watching this and I know the struggle. Thanks for vocalizing it! You totally should read the book, even as an adult, it is wonderful.
Matilda has always been special to me, but the musical truly touched me when I saw it live years ago. Even just listening to the soundtrack can still get me emotional and bring tears to my eyes. I wish so many of us weren’t able to relate and feel so personally connected to this story, but I am so grateful for art and music existing. I’m so happy they made this a movie so I could forever watch it whenever I want to.
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Check out this version! It's of my little sister singing Quiet at her school's performance of Matilda!!
I still remember first watching this movie and absolutely crying and bawling at this song, it just hit THAT MUCH lmao😭
My 7 year old boy has autism and disassociates when he's overloaded, it then triggers his absence seizures.
He is a lover of music and musicals and when I watched this he was sat in silence with tears running down his face, he turned to me and said 'mummy, she just made it all make sense!'
A few months ago i saw Tim Minchin (writer of the musical) live and he was talking about how after the release of Matilda (both the stageshow and movie) he had an influx of letters from his autistic fans saying how this song made them feel heard and understood, and how that was recently resonating with him because his daughter was recently diagnosed with autism. He then segwayed that into performing the song but before he told all of his autistic fans or anyone who felt understood by the song to applaud. Hearing all those people who felt the same way as me and how I was finally not the odd one out brought me to tears. Bravo Tim, bravo!
I love the constant rises and falls in this song. It starts in a manic high-energy tone, then suddenly drops off into a soft sound, then starts to build, then drops off again, then one final epic build at the end. It's amazing
As a person that is prone to panic and anxiety attacks, when I first saw it I almost cried cus that's how I felt while going through them at school, it felt relatable. However my friends thought she was whiny and annoying. It's so weird how one song can mean so much to someone
the song quiet relates to me suffering with autism and loss off family members with my struggles day to day with loud crowds
She has powers! You should also watch the 90's movie, no musical tho. The actress who played Matilda in the movie was going through a hard time with her mother being ill (and dying) and her on screen parents really stepped up even tho they had to be really bad on screen
My granddaughter sang this in a concert just over a year ago, when she too was 11. She got that crazy panic, then dissociative feeling exactly..... It's probably her favourite song of all time......but then, unsurprisingly, she has ASD.
The genius song writing of Tim Minchin. He can make me cry in so many ways.
did not think i was going to cry watching Matilda the Musical lol. But this song just hit me like a ton of bricks.. as well as 'Still Holding My Hand'.. Lyrics are way too relatable
This song reminds me my little niece, her mother fight and shout horribly with everyone for everything and she is always in her mind, playing with her toys like if she doesn't notice what is going on, her mind puts her somewhere save.
The actress (Alisha Weir) was 11 when she filmed the film in 2020, during the pandemic, and the character of Matilda was 5 or 6 when this happened.
Kids nowadays are so talented, that i think they can portray difficult situations without actually going through them. They truly are professionals from a young age
We have Dissociative Identity Disorder and hearing someone openly talk about the dissociation part or visualise it like the movie is pretty rare but much appreciated. There’s a whole community of people that can feel seen because of it, people that can learn that they’re not alone, thank you for helping to spread that, I’m sure a lot of people as well as us were comforted knowing that they’re not alone in all of this and knowing that they can get help too
Watching your video was exactly my own reaction. I never got the chance to see the actual play, but I’ve seen the play version in videos. It hit way different in the movie, for all th same reasons that it hit different for you. Though not the same as yours, I also come from trauma and struggle with anxiety, anxiety/panic, attacks, PTSD (in emotionally triggering situations) and depression. Getting overwhelmed and checking out was/is a constant struggle…. Literally everything you said, I’ve said so often…I’m so sorry you had to experience what you were forced to endure, sending you a massive physical and/or metaphorical hug
Much love back to you too 🤗
I didn't realize this song would hit me so hard. As someone who struggles with severe anxiety, whenever things get too loud or too hectic, my brain just jumps from topic to topic as I feel my heart rate increase. My parents often yelled at me a lot, often for little things. I'd always end up holding back tears until I was alone because I knew if I cried in front of them it would only get worse. It's those moments where I wish I had a mute button for the world.
Someone said Matilda had autism and that’s why she loved to read books
"Has someone wrote down the plate the the truck that hit me?"
Bet you didn't see that one coming, did you?
Oh man, this girl is so good!
Great reaction.
This version is very close in sound to the version I saw on Broadway (not the visuals, but the sound). This and Story 4 (Don't Cry Little Girl) made me burst into tears. It just felt like watching someone finally describe what it's like to go through something like this, and at the same time, just desperately want the peace and quiet, for it all to just stop. It's so accurate.
This is probably my favorite song because of how you can actually feel what she’s feeling. The anxiety and then the peace when she disassociates
I knew nothing about the story or songs coming in and this song in particular blew me away. I can't stop watching it. The key changes wreck me.
Thank you for putting up to such a big effort, because also from my experience of growing with an abusive dad that never helped me the way I needed (and who still makes me feel bad over some things and still makes me emotional abuse), it’s difficult to see ourselves as good as we are but even though DID it’s a coping mechanism for dealing with that, we are brave for keep moving on.
Love you and thank u again for speaking about that and having your heart out to us 🥹❤️
Sending my love to you as well. We are superheroes together. ❤️
I have anxiety and depression (was diagnosed with both), very likely I've always had it (family history and all sorts) when I first heard "Quiet" about ten or so years ago, I wasn't diagnosed yet BUT I felt EVERYTHING Matilda felt, I have yet to see it on stage so most of it I only knew from the Cast Recording, this scene in the film was better than I ever imagined! This song just felt like it was made for me like, I can't describe how it feels when you're having an anxiety attack but somehow this song does! Tim is such a genius in his lyrics and composition, this song actually calms me down it's truly amazing.
I also cried so much when I watched the movie ! I cried almost through the entire thing
I grew up in a similar environment to wat you're talking about. I know a lot of the things I have had to get through- especially with after, since I had to be homeless the first 4 months of the pandemic in order to get out and away- have required incredible strength and resilience, not many have had.
But I'm amazed that you're able to tell yourself that you're good, and believe it. Because no matter how much confidence, or how much of a backbone I have, I still struggle with the self-loathing. I just push it very far down, deep. The idea of believing that, just feel like I'm hurting others by doing it.
I really hope I can get there. Great job, for doing it!
This is my favorite song from the movie ❤
I didn't think I was raised in abuse until I learned english and started seeing and understanding videos like these, cause i used to go to a place in my head everytime I was alone/sad/lonely and there was a whole different life written in my head like a book with me as a main character with a different life.
This is the first video I found of your content .... and I have to say you touched my heart with your reaction and understanding ❤ mad love from one childhood trauma victim to another
Don't omit the genius of Tim Minchin who wrote the lyrics and music!
YES
Thank you for sharing this reaction and thank you for sharing your story❤❤❤ it was really brave… and said so perfectly. You did not deserve those things and I wish I could give you a hug. You’re very inspiring!!
I’m learned through therapy and meditation to control my episodes more. It’s been a difficult journey but well worth the pain.
I spent so much of this film wiping away tears, I cried the whole way home but it was amazing. I'm sorry that you also went through trauma.
My niece looks very similar to this Matilda. We come from New Zealand but my sister lives in England so her kids have cute accents.
Quiet is about disassosiation. Very common with autistic/Neurodivergent people.
Dissociation is a mental process of disconnecting from one's thoughts, feelings, memories or sense of identity.
Oh, honey. I just wanted to hug you and tell you you're safe. Thank you for sharing your experience. It made the song and the actor's performance mean so much more. Thank you for your blend of expertise, knowledge, and relatability. Love your channel, Audrey!
Honestly, i hope this isn't insensitive but this video rly humanised you a lot to me, I'm sorry it was emotional but I guess I just wanted to say please don't shy away from opening up like this in your videos 💖 People get it.
Alisha did a great job with this song, but I've never heard anyone sing it more beautifully than Hayley Canham who played Matilda on West End.
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Check out this version! It's of my little sister singing Quiet at her school's performance of Matilda!!
BLESS YOUR HEART!... I discovered you from your GLEE reaction videos, and am so glad I did. Your talent, your passion, your open and honest dialogue about sensitive topics, your 'Mother Hen'/protective tendencies for others, and YES your tears, make you such a good teacher/role model, and make you such a joy to watch!
This song really hit hard for me, growing up was full of problems. It was never really that _I_ was the one being shouted at (with the exception of sometimes the class bully) but the load noises really got to me.
But I'd often have panic attacks, or, as you mentioned, I'd be trying to grasp on a subject to take me away from the present.
If anybody is going through hard times, I hope you get through it, we're in this together. ❤️
I have all the a’s. ADHD, autism and anxiety. This song is everything.
I cried all the way through the movie...the "bad" adults were so awful, their cruelty broke my heart so many times. I'm auditioning for a local production of Matilda The Musical in a couple of days, and this soundtrack song is the one that spoke to me...even though I'm an adult, I will be singing the first two minutes of this for my audition.
This girl has better talent then a popstar!? Does anyone agree? And she is also super adorable😇😊🥰🤩👏👏👏👏
Can you please react to the song before this, its called "The Smell of Rebeliion", The Trunchbull does an amazing belt at the end, i would love to see your reaction to it.
Do naughty and still holding my hand!
Be sure you find the full version unless you want a... weird surprise when you see the movie. Not gonna spoil it, but I agree with the kid who called Mrs Trunchbull completely mad. 🙃
@@heidiceciliehernes695 pls I was absolutely sobbing laughing it was like a fever dream I would definitely want Audrey to react to the full version
Smell of rebellion was so good omg. We really see how crazy trunchbull can get
@@heidiceciliehernes695 Watched the full thing and I agree the Trunch lost it years ago
As someone with autism and anxiety who heard a lot of fighting the first 6 years of my life to the point that even at 28 screaming can still scare me/fling my anxiety from low to high this song hits hard really a lot of the matilda songs do
So relatable for people with anxiety or ADHD or in my case both.
I have not successfully listened to this without crying since it came out.
Here with you 💕
Great video but aside from that, I’m so sorry you had to deal with such trauma at an early age 😢 I’m a new sub and recently just discovered your channel. Quiet speaks to me a lot as well (but more because of anxiety, not really trauma). Glad you’re in a much better place now❤
Hi great reaction, this is my fav song from the movie musical Alisha did an amazing job so perfect. Have you seen the original movie Matilda with Mara Wilson? she had powers to and can move things with her mind. I think the lyrics to Quiet are genius, it makes a lot of sense I listen to it on repeat I love watching your videos.
Thank you for being so open and contextualising it in a way I hadn’t appreciated before now. Big love 💜🙏🏻
As someone with autism this song meant a lot to me & what I do when things are too much I go to a place where I'm safe.
She was 11 while filming now she is 13 and she was born in Dublin Ireland she is an Irish child star and her dad is a managing director and both of her older sisters are both actresses and once she was old enough she knew this is what she always wanted to do♥️
Quiet is my favourite from the movie version, but I love the entirety of the stage musical. Alisha should be offered the role on stage; she is a wonderful little actress and was my favourite part of the movie.
This song also reminds me of the ADHD experience, it really captures the feeling of being overwhelmed
I CRRRRIED TOO! Bless your heart my love! ❤️
I have anxiety and this is exactly how it feels..... I loved this movie and I haven't stopped watching it since it came out, the songs are so good!!!
I would highly recommend you watch the movie on your own or with people you know and trust first before watching it with your subscribers. If this song was triggering for you, I think it might be gentler on your heart if you have the ability to pause or walk away from the story as you need, rather than being constrained by a livestream. Be kind to your healing heart
You ended with "I'm a hot mess". I think that legally forces you to react to the song "Hot Mess" from Dodie (aka doddleoddle) 🙃😜
lol.
I love this song, I was only recently diagnosed with ADHD and autism and never had a clue how much I was struggling and how much my brain was protecting me through masking and distractions from things. My friends and I went to see this when it came out and I'd never heard the musical so I didn't expect to cry as much as I did 🥹
I feel you on this one, I grew up in a rather abusive situation as a child, so I resulted to singing and music in ballroom dancing which I've done for 24 years now as a teacher, tecopa some of the stuff
The version by Hayley was always my favorite and my reference when directing a local production of Matilda years ago. You can find it by the title "Matilda girl (Hayley) singing Quiet". But yeah, Alisha is very talented and very very well directed too!
I didn't cry seeing this in the cinema (I was close) but omg seeing Audrey cry made me sob
Every emotion is valid and beautiful in its own way. I’m glad I could take you with me ❤️
If this got you I can only imagine how My House got you! I hope we get to see a short version of your full reaction here like you did with pitch perfect
As someone who has SPD (sensory prossessing disorder) and who recently broke there ear defenders this is exactly how it feels to be in a classroom with loud kids or even in a woodwork class with loud saws and drills and hammering 😢
Absolutely loved this film... I was so emotional throughout 😭 I had a good childhood,apart from childhood bereavement..which I can relate to taking your mind to a calmer different place x
This is an amazing song!!! I love how her voice syncs with the music smoothly! The smell of rebellion is my favorite though!! U should review it.
Same! It's so so good. I love the musical soundtrack but the movie version of this song is just next level
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Check out this version! It's of my little sister singing Quiet at her school's performance of Matilda!!