Yeah one of the major themes of the movie was performative sympathy - addressing the problem of depression and suicide in teens and how everyone just treats it as a "phase". All the murdered characters were staged as a suicide, and society just shrugs its shoulders and went, "Oh those moody teens! What're you gonna do?" No one cared enough to actually investigate their deaths, and the characters that DID talk about their depression and suicide were brushed off.
I do love that Veronica walks in and decides "I'm dealing with a murderous psychopath, and he has bombs, and most likely a gun. I think a broom/croquet mallet will be a good weapon." I especially love that she's right.
Hannah Huang That is pretty realistic in many cases. If hit hard enough the nerves in your hands will send a message of pain to your brain forcing you to open your palm. Can’t tell you why but all I know is that much. My best guess however is that your brain believes whatever you are carrying is the cause of pain so it lets go.
OmegaOnTheFly It’s because when your palm is closed holding something the nerves and muscles are tense, when you open your palm the nerves relax. The brain sends a message that the nerves need to be relaxed, so it forces you to open your palm.
Recking Crew yasss. The face it's like she realizes how heartbroken she is by the fact that he pointed a gun at her, but even more heartbroken at the fact that she had to stop/kill him
School House She's so confident she can stop him, she's just thinking: "Eh, I don't need to tell 'em bout the bombs, I can deal with this, I mean... I AM the protagonist."
When she sings that little verse "I wish", it always gets me. I wish that was longer, simply because that's what makes me get all emotional! Anyone else?
Anidoodles tysm!! You seem like an awesome person, and inspire me to draw Heathers and Hamilton artwork even though I can only draw chibi characters! Love ya!
aw thank you!! and do it!! I want to get some hamilton stuff out too once I get all this heathers stuff out. It's inspired me to draw way more than I did all of last year. So for sure follow any hint of inspiration you have to do stuff! plus chibis are super cute!!
Because girls seem to have a weird thing for literally certifiably insane men. Just look at the massive cult of personality that formed around Dahmer and the entirety of the True Crime community.
the original idea for his character is making a more realistic “handsome bad boy with Issues”, a character often seen in 80s teenage dramas (as an example, dirty dancing). he has to *look* appealing so Veronica gets a crush on him and does stupid things like trying to flirt with him, the guy that brings guns to school and burns cigarettes in his girlfriend's skin as punishment and murders people cold blooded. musical JD is tamer, but that’s the essence of his character, the idea that love doesn’t magically fix mysterious bad boys. also, most internet artists don’t know how to draw ugly people.
"I wish your mom had been a little stronger I wish she stayed around a little longer I wish your dad were good! I wish grown-ups understood! I wish we’d met before They convinced you life is war!" That part is so powerful...
To be honest though, Veronica didn’t make him into a monster. His parents did. And I wonder if he had killed people before; “Veronica I’m sure you’re scared. I’ve been there”(meant to be yours)
Also his mom's for killing herself, but he definitely got it more from his dad. Movie JD did anyways, he's more of a psychopath like his dad, while musical JD is more of a sociopath (society made him the way he is) but he's still messed up cause of his dad
I didn't watch the full musical but i did watch the original movie and i remember that in the movie jd and his dead talk about how much they move to different states and i like to think it's because they constantly kill people and have to move because of it, jason dean might not even be his real name
*Adult Veronica : Me and my sociopathic boyfriend just murdered 3 people, then I shot a radio then I broke up with him then he tried to murder me. Then he tried to blow up a school. Then he blew himself up. That's just senior year!*
If it’s a streetfight I’m bringing a toy purse that has metal part on the inside! I know it’ll hurt, I’ve used it before except JD ain’t getting any mercy from me!
I WISH YOUR DAD WERE GOOD I WISH GROWNUPS UNDERSTOOD I WISH WE'D MET BEFORE THEY CONVINCED YOU LIFE IS WAR I WISH YOU'D COME WITH ME I WISH I HAD MORE TNT! THIS ANIMATIC IS TO DIE FOR FNDJKDNDHFHF
I feel like J.D. is such an amazing character- If you think about it, he's doing all this for Veronica. 1:58 "The only place where Heathers and Marthas could ever get along is in heaven." He KNOWS Martha is presumed dead, he KNOWS Martha and Veronica were extremely close. Maybe he wants to destroy everyone in Westerburg High is because he wants to send all of the Marthas and Heathers to heaven, so they wouldn't suffer anymore. That's what Veronica wants- For them to get along. He killed the two jocks because they- uhm- yeah- did that to Veronica. He watched her cry because of this and it made him want to get rid of them. 2:20 He had the gun. He had Veronica at gun point. But he didn't shoot immediately. Why? Because he cares. He wants Veronica to realize she won't be able to stop him from doing this and to stop trying. He's obviously capable of beating Veronica in a fight and getting rid of her. He just doesn't want to. Or J.D. is just a complete psycho and I'm overanalyzing.
Now that we're overanalizing, JD's certainly not sane, but (whilst this IS something of a technicality), I think he's not a psycopath, but a sociopath, and it's actually a really interesting example of their difference, because if he WAS a psychopath he would be a very different character. PD: I haven't actually seen the musical/movie, and I'm speaking from what I know from this animatics and the internet overall, if I am right, that just goes to show how powerful this songs are for transmiting feelings and the story.
@@juanpablosalazar4336 Psychopaths are BORN the way they are, Sociopaths GROW UP to be that way. Hence why Sociopaths tend to be more impulsive and illogical than Psychopaths. Fairly certain that Hannibal Lecter, and Sherlock Holmes were meant to be Psychopaths of some kind. A Sociopath would be someone like The Joker, if you believe he wasn't born as twisted as he is, or Patrick Bateman.
The line “I wish we met before they convinced you life is war” is such a powerful line. It shows that they still love each other and she wishes she could have helped him get better. He was the way he was because he let his emotions take over. He genuinely could have been a good person, but he was never given the chance by others but more importantly, he wasn’t given the chance by himself.
(This is super late, but I need to appreciate this awesome animatic in a comment!) All this happens around 1:47 When JD is talking about Westerberg being a representation of society, I love how you can see Veronica feeling more and more upset about the whole situation. When she tries talking to him logically, she steps forward while he steps away. It's almost like he doesn't want do face what he's doing (almost like he's running away) I just found that part in particular to be really cool and interesting. :3
I love the expressions you put on J.D when Veronica was confronting him especially when she mentioned his mother how spooked/shocked he was, was just so amazingly human
1:03 - I absolutely love the way Veronica says ‘that’s it’ to Ms. Fleming and ditches her without an explanation. Now that is the correct way to leave a conversation!
I like how yours is more grounded in reality,like how she takes a weapon to defend herself with and finds the thermals,realizing that he must be under the gym.
I wish your mom were a little stronger! I wish your mom stayed around a little longer! I wish your dad were good! I wish grown ups understood! i wish we met before they convinced you life was war! I wish you come with me! I WISH I HAD MORE TNT!
That part breaks my heart when you see him take a step back after she steps forward. It shows 1. He’s surprised she’s standing up against him 2. He didn’t actually want to hurt her and 3. He’s scared.
i cant unhear this song after a version i heard on tiktok. veronica: "I wish your mom had been a little stronger" JD: "Don't talk about my mom!" Veronica: "I wish she stayed around a little longer" JD: "STOP."
This is AMAZING oh my god. This is 100% my favorite Dead Girl Walking Reprise animatic, maybe even my favorite Heathers animatic. I love the faces and the little detail with the broom so Veronica isn't going in unarmed, I love the lighting and the poses and movement. You did an amazing job!!
wHEN SHE WIPES AWAY HER TEARS AT 0:24 HER EYES AFTER ARE LIKE "OK I CANT GIVE HIM ANYMORE CHANCES IM DONE WITH HIM I HAVE A SCHOOL TO SAVE" AND THE EMOTION IN THAT SCENE IS JUST *UGH* YOUR ANIMATICS ARE MY WILL TO LIVE
The reason I love yours and MissyAsylum's animatics is because your drawing display just images of emotion. I was really glad to see you added the fact that when Veronica mentioned JD's mom, he reacted, showed sadness. The facial expressions are just- ugh 👌👌%100
"I wish we'd met before they convinced you life is war" is my favorite line of the musical. Also I like that in the reprise when she says she's a dead girl walking it can be taken to mean figuratively and literally because she think there's a solid chance she's about to die and has accepted it
WTF THIS DESERVES SO MANY MORE VEIWS. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST DEAD GIRL WALKING REPRISE ANIMATIC. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH IVE LITERALLY WATCHED IT LIKE 100 TIMES IN A ROW. GREAT JOB
Man, there’s another version of this song where when JD and Veronica are talking he says, “Funny, I thought you’d lost your touch at faking suicides” and it’s just...fucking gold
2:03 I love the whole sequence, their expressions and JD stepping back emotionally and literally, and then pum brings out the gun cause is too personal, i remember watching this first and then the musical in youtube and is no the same impact, i like so much how this part goes in the animatic
The musical is actually really fucking sad. I've yet to see the movie but from JD's movie death. Its more..... happy feeling that such a insane murderer is dead. No I legit almost cried during the musical.
I absolutely love the facial expressions, especially in the boiler room. While most animatics usually have veronica looking super determined and cold (nothing wrong with that, its all personal preference!) I really like how she looks hurt for just a moment when JD says he wants more tnt. It kind if solidifies their past, because she really did care about him, even if he didn't care about her in the same way
It’s pretty clear in the musical itself that JD was putting on a facade here, considering even when he has a gun to her head, he starts taking steps back when she advances. He doesn’t really want to hurt Veronica.
VERONICA (sung): I wanted someone strong who could protect me. I let his anger fester and infect me. His solution is a lie. No one here deserves to die except for me and the monster I created. Yeah! Yeah! Heads up, JD, I'm a dead girl walking! ALL BUT VERONICA (chanted): Hey yo Westerberg! VERONICA: Can't hide from me, I'm your dead girl walking! ALL BUT VERONICA (chanted): Hey yo Westerberg! VERONICA: And there's your final bell, (school bell rings) It's one more dance and then farewell, Cheek to cheek in hell with a dead girl walkin'! HEATHER MCNAMARA (chanted): Come on, Westerberg! Here we go, Here we go now! MS. FLEMING (spoken): Veronica! Jason Dean told us you'd just committed suicide! VERONICA (spoken): Yeah, well, he's wrong about a lot of things. MS. FLEMING: I threw together a lovely tribute, especially given the short notice. VERONICA: Ms. Fleming, what's under the gym? MS. FLEMING: The boiler room. VERONICA: That's it! MS. FLEMING: Veronica, what's going on? VERONICA (sung): Got no time to talk I'm a dead girl walking! STUDENTS (chanted): Hey yo Westerberg! Hey yo Westerberg! Tell me what's that sound? Here comes Westerberg Comin' to put you in the ground! Go go Westernberg! Give a great big yell! Westerberg will knock you out And send you straight to hell! (The boiler room. JD is planting a bomb. Veronica enters) VERONICA (spoken): Step away from the bomb. JD (spoken): This little thing? I'd hardly call this a bomb. This is just to set off the packs of thermals upstairs in the gym. Those are bombs. People are going to see the ashes of Westerberg And say there's a school that self-destructed not because society didn't care, But because that school was society. The only place Heathers and Marthas can truly get along is in Heaven! VERONICA (sung): I wish your mom had been a little stronger. I wish she stayed around a little longer. I wish your dad were good! I wish grown-ups understood! I wish we met before they convinced you life is war! I wish you'd come with me- JD: I wish I had more TNT! (WHAM! Veronica whacks JD's gun hand with the croquet mallet) JD (spoken): Aah! Jesus! (JD and Veronica scramble for the gun) STUDENTS (chanted): Hey yo Westerberg! Hey yo Westerberg! Tell me what's that sound? Here comes Westerberg Comin' to put you in the ground! Go go Westernberg! Give a great big yell! Westerberg will knock you out And send you straight to hell! (BANG! They lock eyes. Someone just got shot.)
!! THIS IS A VERY UNDERRATED ANIMATIC AND I REALLY ENJOYED THIS! I'm actually rly sorry you've got so little views considering this has almost been up for a month! I really enjoyed the whole thing and your art is incredible I'm dead. (your JD headcanon is fantastic as well lmfao)
Thank you so much!! I know its a super crowded space haha, there are more than enough animatics for this song so I'm not very surprised about the views but I had fun doing it, and have really loved the responses from people who did see it!
Notice how the tempo is faster, yet the tune is the same She's obviously more confident in what's she's doing and how it'll turn out Because it has to She knows it does
This song had never managed to make me cry, you just did with this animatic so congratulations, you're really talented by the way, you can get the feelings across perfectly
I’ve seen some really good animations of this scene. This tops them for me, not for the amount of scenes but just the artistic design of the characters is so well done it’s hard to beat.
I love how even though she knows he's a psychopath and won't listen to reason she still tries to plead with him. Asking him to come with her and give up his murderous ways. You can tell how hard it was for her to do what she did. To shoot the one she loved so much.
I listen to this when I'm angry at people I usually start singing candy store walking towards the person who's pissed me off nice job BTW I would live to see these
I love how at the beginning she’s like “Ok so, I’m going to confront my psycho ex-boyfriend who has a bomb and probably a gun so imma grab a broom to use as a weapon.” This was awesome and all the little details were amazing, loved it!❤️
“The only place where heathers and Martha’s get along is in heaven!” I know a lot of people said this, but that proves my point. jd, are you absolutely sure the Heathers will be in HEAVEN?
Oh my God... if I were in Veronica’s place and a guy- my former boyfriend- hit me?! His bombs wouldn’t even COMPARE to what hell would rage after that hit.
You gotta hand it to the authors, the idea to add the cheerleader chorus was genius, because it's so dense with double meaning. "Tell me what's that sound", when they have a bomb just under their seats, for example. I love that kind of play on irony.
Veronica in a book club 20 years later Susan: so girls what were your high school boyfriends like? Linda: mine was the football player Karen: mine had a band Veronica: mine committed three homicides and tried to Bomb our school
Susan: "Would that school happen to be Westerburg High?" Veronica: "Why, yes." Susan: "Good enough." (shows badge) "FBI." Veronica: "What?!" Agent 1: "FBI! NOBODY MOVE!" Agent 2: "Veronica Sawyer, you're under arrest for the murders of Kurt Kelly and Ram Sweeney." Veronica: "I didn't kill them, Jason did." Agent 2: "I'd save it for your lawyer if I were you. You're gonna need him to explain the second set of prints on the gun found at the crime scene. Here's a hint: it's not Jason's."
i know im coming in like two years later but the ending where veronica still looks absolutely scared n sad even while she shoots JD is jst *chefs kiss* heartbreaking
I looked through the comments for a while and I was extremely surprised that none if the comments I saw were about JD's eyes in the last frame. It's so chilling how much fear/betrayal/despair are in his eyes.
JD: *Giving speech on how their school is a representation of society itself and that the only way it can fix itself is in DEATH* Veronica: *Pulls out the dead mom card* JD: "..." JD: "Well that was uncalled for." 😦
You know what? I DON'T CARE WHAT TIME IS IT, IT'S ACTUALLY 4 A.M. AND I HAVE LITERALLY 2 HOURD TO SLEEP BUT FUCK THIS I LOVE THIS HEATHERS ANIMATION GOD IT'S MY LIFE U GO GUURL VERONICA BAAAABE THANK YOU FOR CREATING THIS AND MAKING MY LIFE MORE COLORFUL AND PASSIONATE
I've watched hundreds of animatics about this song, but this is different. You put more detail in the emotions wich is really good. *and I actually cried*
I'm telling you, if this is animated by a professional studio with her artstyle, this would be one of the best animations in the world. It's great already, the storyboarding is great and the shot you created are insanely good! This would be so amazing with fluid animation! What I'm trying to say is.... that this is a amazing animatic and I love it! And I would love to see this perfectly animated!
I love the fact that the teacher is more upset about her tribute being ruined than happy about Veronica being alive
Yeah lol
That's teachers for ya
Yeah one of the major themes of the movie was performative sympathy - addressing the problem of depression and suicide in teens and how everyone just treats it as a "phase". All the murdered characters were staged as a suicide, and society just shrugs its shoulders and went, "Oh those moody teens! What're you gonna do?" No one cared enough to actually investigate their deaths, and the characters that DID talk about their depression and suicide were brushed off.
that's high school teachers for ya
@@avisisisis really any teacher
Cheerleaders: Heyo Westernberg tell me what's that sound?
JD: A bomb
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ღAzmalie Stylxღ 😂😂😂😂
I mean your not wrong🤣
This thing is not a bomb, those packs of thermals upstairs, those are bombs.
Brianna Marie if it's not a bomb, then why does J.D. blow up whilst holding it? HUUUUH???
I do love that Veronica walks in and decides "I'm dealing with a murderous psychopath, and he has bombs, and most likely a gun. I think a broom/croquet mallet will be a good weapon." I especially love that she's right.
Geek With A Camera She disarms a male who has a gun with a quick freaking wack to the arm with a broom
Hannah Huang That is pretty realistic in many cases. If hit hard enough the nerves in your hands will send a message of pain to your brain forcing you to open your palm. Can’t tell you why but all I know is that much. My best guess however is that your brain believes whatever you are carrying is the cause of pain so it lets go.
True, and if you swing hard enough you could seriously injure someone with a blow to the head with an object like that
I might use this for bootlegs Idk this is the first look I've had at the musical and I honestly love it....
OmegaOnTheFly It’s because when your palm is closed holding something the nerves and muscles are tense, when you open your palm the nerves relax. The brain sends a message that the nerves need to be relaxed, so it forces you to open your palm.
Veronica: step away from the bomb
JD: *doesn't even question the fact she's alive*
When they were performing in the actual musical he said “And here I thought you’d lost your taste for faking suicides”
sunflower omg I thought the same, so I wasn't the only one
i think he's just so disoriented and psychotic that he thought she was in his head or something
"I knew that loose was too noose."
@@creek388 that makes sense
I am absolutely crying at the face Veronica makes at JD when he pulls out the gun she just looks like what? I thought you loved me? SAVE HER
Its like hes in love with her but he isn't when hes angry.
and then it only took her .2 seconds to go into Top Bitch Fight Mode and i love it lol
Im crying when Veronica is singing about how she wishes everyone understood her life. Literally
Recking Crew yasss. The face it's like she realizes how heartbroken she is by the fact that he pointed a gun at her, but even more heartbroken at the fact that she had to stop/kill him
I love the detail of the expressions. And I love how it takes her less then a minute to turn from shock to full on badass bitch mode
I love how she doesn't tell anyone to leave the building becuase of the bombs
Stay In School It's because she's GOT NO TIME TO TALK,SHE'S A DEAD GIRL WALKING! 😂
did u even watch heathers the musical or the movie to see how it ends?
Everyone thinks she commit suicide
But tell the teacher "There's a bomb get out" Woulda taken 2 seconds or no time at all if she'd yelled it while walking awaw
School House She's so confident she can stop him, she's just thinking: "Eh, I don't need to tell 'em bout the bombs, I can deal with this, I mean... I AM the protagonist."
When she sings that little verse "I wish", it always gets me. I wish that was longer, simply because that's what makes me get all emotional! Anyone else?
Lizzy Reacts Mee ;-;
SAME
Same, its the only part of the song I can sing reliably lol
I WISH I HAD MORE TNT
I totally understand
Veronica: jd what do u have
Jd: a bomb
Veronica: nO!!!!
Memes
I don’t know why but this made me laugh so much lol
YEP
I was gonna give your comment a like, but it has 420 likes and I kind of don't want to screw that up
OH MY GOD 😂😂😂😂😂
I love how much detail you put in to Veronica's expressions! Im a big fan of the movie and the musical and I love this!
Sylvia Cohen thank you!!!
Anidoodles no problem! Is candy store a possibility?
#WesterburgFangirls
I'm going to try! That one and a couple others from Heathers are ones I want to do :)
Anidoodles tysm!! You seem like an awesome person, and inspire me to draw Heathers and Hamilton artwork even though I can only draw chibi characters! Love ya!
aw thank you!! and do it!! I want to get some hamilton stuff out too once I get all this heathers stuff out. It's inspired me to draw way more than I did all of last year. So for sure follow any hint of inspiration you have to do stuff! plus chibis are super cute!!
This play has surprisingly upbeat music for a story with so much death. This animatic was fantastic.
That's one of the reasons I love this musical. The upbeat tunes mixing with the dark themes give it an uneasy feeling that is just so potent.
Yeah, that's pretty much Heathers's entire thing, juxtaposing happy cheery melody with horrifying themes.
It is a dark comedy after all ;)
Why does everyone make JD so beautiful???
Because girls seem to have a weird thing for literally certifiably insane men.
Just look at the massive cult of personality that formed around Dahmer and the entirety of the True Crime community.
And you know, you know, you know
It’s cause he’s beautiful
He just a very smexy guy in general
He was beautiful in the musical and the movie lmao
the original idea for his character is making a more realistic “handsome bad boy with Issues”, a character often seen in 80s teenage dramas (as an example, dirty dancing). he has to *look* appealing so Veronica gets a crush on him and does stupid things like trying to flirt with him, the guy that brings guns to school and burns cigarettes in his girlfriend's skin as punishment and murders people cold blooded. musical JD is tamer, but that’s the essence of his character, the idea that love doesn’t magically fix mysterious bad boys.
also, most internet artists don’t know how to draw ugly people.
"I wish your mom had been a little stronger
I wish she stayed around a little longer
I wish your dad were good!
I wish grown-ups understood!
I wish we’d met before
They convinced you life is war!"
That part is so powerful...
Xenia Ikr?
i also love the red and blue color frames flashing !!!
I am so in love with that part!!!
yes yes yes!!!!
Its like the Capulets and the Montagues from Romeo and Juliet.
And that it plays with the feeling of temperature
definicious shut up mariah u got no reason to talk
To be honest though, Veronica didn’t make him into a monster. His parents did. And I wonder if he had killed people before; “Veronica I’m sure you’re scared. I’ve been there”(meant to be yours)
Yeah but tbh anyone would feel like it was their fault
His dad’s fault to be specific
Also his mom's for killing herself, but he definitely got it more from his dad. Movie JD did anyways, he's more of a psychopath like his dad, while musical JD is more of a sociopath (society made him the way he is) but he's still messed up cause of his dad
I didn't watch the full musical but i did watch the original movie and i remember that in the movie jd and his dead talk about how much they move to different states and i like to think it's because they constantly kill people and have to move because of it, jason dean might not even be his real name
@@madiwright9888 i think his mom couldn't live because his dad was abusing her or somthing
0:13 veronica sheds a single anime hero tear for her long lost love, and proceeds to save the entire school like the badass she is.
Nobody like this now, its perfect
Broom and all
Kid veronica: Mom what was high school like?
Adult Veronica: Ummmm... Nothing special sweetie........
*Adult Veronica : Me and my sociopathic boyfriend just murdered 3 people, then I shot a radio then I broke up with him then he tried to murder me. Then he tried to blow up a school. Then he blew himself up. That's just senior year!*
Adult Veronica: Alright! Time for bed sweetie.
Kid: ...
@@bjr8509 Sorry
I CANTGYFT
*JD hits veronica*
YOU WANNA GO, MATE? THROW ARMS! SQUARE UP!
Ceiclim IT'S GOIN' BE A STREET FIGHT
POST UP
If it’s a streetfight I’m bringing a toy purse that has metal part on the inside! I know it’ll hurt, I’ve used it before except JD ain’t getting any mercy from me!
Veronica was like *try me bish*
TARDIS Whovian my mum's tactic is to put a brick in her bag, works every time
When there's a bomb:
Real life: *Eternal screaming, pushing, dying*
Heathers: Everyone is calm, no evacuating, literally having a party
Only JD and Veronica know about the bomb.
Nobody knows about the bomb
Can't they hear her singing about this-
@@-machx-272 WHY DIDNT SHE TELL THEM TO LEAVE LMAO
@@-.bella.-it’s a musical 😭
I WISH YOUR DAD WERE GOOD
I WISH GROWNUPS UNDERSTOOD
I WISH WE'D MET BEFORE THEY CONVINCED YOU LIFE IS WAR
I WISH YOU'D COME WITH ME
I WISH I HAD MORE TNT!
THIS ANIMATIC IS TO DIE FOR FNDJKDNDHFHF
Pressley Edenfield i read this right when it played. oops
did you mean: this animatic is to jd for
Pressley Edenfield those were honestly my favorite lines in the entire musical, they just hit me on a personal level and now they're stuck in my head
"This is to die for!"
Literally
"this animatic is to die for" 😉
I feel like J.D. is such an amazing character- If you think about it, he's doing all this for Veronica.
1:58 "The only place where Heathers and Marthas could ever get along is in heaven."
He KNOWS Martha is presumed dead, he KNOWS Martha and Veronica were extremely close. Maybe he wants to destroy everyone in Westerburg High is because he wants to send all of the Marthas and Heathers to heaven, so they wouldn't suffer anymore. That's what Veronica wants- For them to get along.
He killed the two jocks because they- uhm- yeah- did that to Veronica. He watched her cry because of this and it made him want to get rid of them.
2:20 He had the gun. He had Veronica at gun point. But he didn't shoot immediately. Why? Because he cares. He wants Veronica to realize she won't be able to stop him from doing this and to stop trying. He's obviously capable of beating Veronica in a fight and getting rid of her. He just doesn't want to.
Or J.D. is just a complete psycho and I'm overanalyzing.
Yeah, he definitely loved Veronica. In a very twisted and unhealthy way.
Now that we're overanalizing, JD's certainly not sane, but (whilst this IS something of a technicality), I think he's not a psycopath, but a sociopath, and it's actually a really interesting example of their difference, because if he WAS a psychopath he would be a very different character.
PD: I haven't actually seen the musical/movie, and I'm speaking from what I know from this animatics and the internet overall, if I am right, that just goes to show how powerful this songs are for transmiting feelings and the story.
@@juanpablosalazar4336
Psychopaths are BORN the way they are, Sociopaths GROW UP to be that way.
Hence why Sociopaths tend to be more impulsive and illogical than Psychopaths.
Fairly certain that Hannibal Lecter, and Sherlock Holmes were meant to be Psychopaths of some kind.
A Sociopath would be someone like The Joker, if you believe he wasn't born as twisted as he is, or Patrick Bateman.
you are a master of expression omg
Ah thank you so much!! that is so sweet omg
Psh, they all look like stiff ass cardboard cutouts.
Expression isn't hard, unless you've actually never drawn before
Sarah Michelle X.X ??? thanks? lmao
Sarah
I can tell you must be a very like able person.
@@quetsie0 If you disagree with this then dont even comment
The line “I wish we met before they convinced you life is war” is such a powerful line. It shows that they still love each other and she wishes she could have helped him get better.
He was the way he was because he let his emotions take over. He genuinely could have been a good person, but he was never given the chance by others but more importantly, he wasn’t given the chance by himself.
(This is super late, but I need to appreciate this awesome animatic in a comment!) All this happens around 1:47
When JD is talking about Westerberg being a representation of society, I love how you can see Veronica feeling more and more upset about the whole situation. When she tries talking to him logically, she steps forward while he steps away. It's almost like he doesn't want do face what he's doing (almost like he's running away) I just found that part in particular to be really cool and interesting. :3
Yeah you can kinda see her realise how far gone jd truly is
Just utterly brilliant in a psychotic way.
0:00-2:44
My favorite part
Yeah mine too
Same here
Same!!!
"you just gestured to all of me"
actually same
I love the expressions you put on J.D when Veronica was confronting him especially when she mentioned his mother how spooked/shocked he was, was just so amazingly human
ahhh thank you so muchh
1:03 - I absolutely love the way Veronica says ‘that’s it’ to Ms. Fleming and ditches her without an explanation. Now that is the correct way to leave a conversation!
Love the acting and the dynamic shots!
This needs more views
Claudia Cacace thank you so much!!
omg. Claudia Cacace. you're here. aklsjdflkjsakdfjkl
Behold, 2 awesome animators in the same comment chain.
I love your art style it is so unique!
999 likes? Ima bump that shit up 1K
I like how yours is more grounded in reality,like how she takes a weapon to defend herself with and finds the thermals,realizing that he must be under the gym.
I wish your mom were a little stronger!
I wish your mom stayed around a little longer!
I wish your dad were good!
I wish grown ups understood!
i wish we met before they convinced you life was war!
I wish you come with me!
I WISH I HAD MORE TNT!
My fav part i cant stop listening to it and singing it
HeYo WeStEr Burg
I wish you were gay
2:03
That part breaks my heart when you see him take a step back after she steps forward. It shows 1. He’s surprised she’s standing up against him 2. He didn’t actually want to hurt her and 3. He’s scared.
i cant unhear this song after a version i heard on tiktok.
veronica: "I wish your mom had been a little stronger"
JD: "Don't talk about my mom!"
Veronica: "I wish she stayed around a little longer"
JD: "STOP."
Loving this
Omg this was 2 years ago but I just found this comment and I really wanted to clarify the version you heard on titktok was the west end version lmao
This is AMAZING oh my god. This is 100% my favorite Dead Girl Walking Reprise animatic, maybe even my favorite Heathers animatic. I love the faces and the little detail with the broom so Veronica isn't going in unarmed, I love the lighting and the poses and movement. You did an amazing job!!
Thank you so much!!! That makes me so happy to read, I really appreciate it
wHEN SHE WIPES AWAY HER TEARS AT 0:24 HER EYES AFTER ARE LIKE "OK I CANT GIVE HIM ANYMORE CHANCES IM DONE WITH HIM I HAVE A SCHOOL TO SAVE" AND THE EMOTION IN THAT SCENE IS JUST *UGH* YOUR ANIMATICS ARE MY WILL TO LIVE
oooh, I love the flashing light effect in the basement
Why have I NEVER heard of this musical before now?! 😍
Shelby Dee Bee I just learned about it, and have barely stopped listening. :)
Shelby Dee Bee ikr!!
WHAT
I love this musical and Alexander Hamilton
Go watch the movie. It's even better.
The reason I love yours and MissyAsylum's animatics is because your drawing display just images of emotion. I was really glad to see you added the fact that when Veronica mentioned JD's mom, he reacted, showed sadness. The facial expressions are just- ugh 👌👌%100
"I wish we'd met before they convinced you life is war" is my favorite line of the musical. Also I like that in the reprise when she says she's a dead girl walking it can be taken to mean figuratively and literally because she think there's a solid chance she's about to die and has accepted it
WOW ??
You're animatic is so cool ??
I really like the fight when Veronica take the gun, it was so realistic !
Thank you so much!!
Fouy Are you french?
May i ask, who has the guts to tell their teacher
"Got no time to talk, im a dead girl walking" right after they thought you died?
Veronica does.
AAAAAA YOU DESERVE SO MANY SUBS LITERALLY EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS WAS REALLY DETAILED AND WELL PACED LIKE ??? WOW YOU DID T H A T™
GREAT JOB !!!!
aahhhh Thank you so much!!!! I really appreciate it
1:39 I love that you took the time to make the bomb count down even if it was for two frames😁😁
WTF THIS DESERVES SO MANY MORE VEIWS. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST DEAD GIRL WALKING REPRISE ANIMATIC. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH IVE LITERALLY WATCHED IT LIKE 100 TIMES IN A ROW. GREAT JOB
EEEeeeee thank you so much
I honestly love your Jason Dean design so much
Same!
The trench coat collar 🤮
love the use of red lighting and the expressions in this were really great aaaa
thank you!!!
* JD with a bomb *
Veronica: umm...watchu got there?
JD: ..A slushie?
HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE A MILLION SUBS ALREADY ITS SO GOOD
Man, there’s another version of this song where when JD and Veronica are talking he says, “Funny, I thought you’d lost your touch at faking suicides” and it’s just...fucking gold
Michael Saxon omigod! lol.
Yeah he says that when live
It pains me to see them fight, I shipped them so much; she truly felt his pain.
ivanie ortiz same. In the musical did he end up dying?
Alexa The Hufflepuff Yup.
Alexa The Hufflepuff He blowed himself up.
@@kathycat4452
Blew*
@@heatherheatherheatherandpe8102 Yeah, thanks.
I love the facial expressions especially the one at 2:18, it shows that she knows he probably won't listen but she still wants to help him.
i live for the betrayal in veronica's eyes when jd pulls out the gun
wow this was *incredible*
1:36
JD: This little thing. Hardly call this a bomb
Veronica and everybody else: YEAH NO SHIT SHERLOCK
2:03 I love the whole sequence, their expressions and JD stepping back emotionally and literally, and then pum brings out the gun cause is too personal, i remember watching this first and then the musical in youtube and is no the same impact, i like so much how this part goes in the animatic
I just realized on 1:15 a person is doing a W with their fingers for Westerburg and that just made me laugh
Veronica seems to have an obsession with pushing double doors open.
The musical is actually really fucking sad. I've yet to see the movie but from JD's movie death. Its more..... happy feeling that such a insane murderer is dead. No I legit almost cried during the musical.
I absolutely love the facial expressions, especially in the boiler room. While most animatics usually have veronica looking super determined and cold (nothing wrong with that, its all personal preference!) I really like how she looks hurt for just a moment when JD says he wants more tnt. It kind if solidifies their past, because she really did care about him, even if he didn't care about her in the same way
1:52 I can not take him seriously like this the word society has been forever ruined for me In a post joker world
2:03 here it is
I ADORE how she sounds when she says, "I wish you'd come with *me* !" It's just... so beautiful.
Heathers lesson number 1
Never try to shoot a girl with a broom
JD acts like he didn't just cry when he saw Veronica "kill herself".
It’s pretty clear in the musical itself that JD was putting on a facade here, considering even when he has a gun to her head, he starts taking steps back when she advances. He doesn’t really want to hurt Veronica.
VERONICA (sung):
I wanted someone strong who could protect me.
I let his anger fester and infect me.
His solution is a lie.
No one here deserves to die except for me and the monster I created.
Yeah!
Yeah!
Heads up, JD, I'm a dead girl walking!
ALL BUT VERONICA (chanted): Hey yo Westerberg!
VERONICA: Can't hide from me, I'm your dead girl walking!
ALL BUT VERONICA (chanted): Hey yo Westerberg!
VERONICA:
And there's your final bell,
(school bell rings)
It's one more dance and then farewell,
Cheek to cheek in hell with a dead girl walkin'!
HEATHER MCNAMARA (chanted):
Come on, Westerberg!
Here we go, Here we go now!
MS. FLEMING (spoken): Veronica! Jason Dean told us you'd just committed suicide!
VERONICA (spoken): Yeah, well, he's wrong about a lot of things.
MS. FLEMING: I threw together a lovely tribute, especially given the short notice.
VERONICA: Ms. Fleming, what's under the gym?
MS. FLEMING: The boiler room.
VERONICA: That's it!
MS. FLEMING: Veronica, what's going on?
VERONICA (sung): Got no time to talk I'm a dead girl walking!
STUDENTS (chanted):
Hey yo Westerberg!
Hey yo Westerberg!
Tell me what's that sound?
Here comes Westerberg
Comin' to put you in the ground!
Go go Westernberg!
Give a great big yell!
Westerberg will knock you out
And send you straight to hell!
(The boiler room. JD is planting a bomb. Veronica enters)
VERONICA (spoken): Step away from the bomb.
JD (spoken):
This little thing? I'd hardly call this a bomb. This is just to set off the packs of thermals upstairs in the gym.
Those are bombs. People are going to see the ashes of Westerberg
And say there's a school that self-destructed not because society didn't care,
But because that school was society. The only place Heathers and Marthas can truly get along is in Heaven!
VERONICA (sung):
I wish your mom had been a little stronger.
I wish she stayed around a little longer.
I wish your dad were good!
I wish grown-ups understood!
I wish we met before they convinced you life is war!
I wish you'd come with me-
JD: I wish I had more TNT!
(WHAM! Veronica whacks JD's gun hand with the croquet mallet)
JD (spoken): Aah! Jesus!
(JD and Veronica scramble for the gun)
STUDENTS (chanted):
Hey yo Westerberg!
Hey yo Westerberg!
Tell me what's that sound?
Here comes Westerberg
Comin' to put you in the ground!
Go go Westernberg!
Give a great big yell!
Westerberg will knock you out
And send you straight to hell!
(BANG! They lock eyes. Someone just got shot.)
"I threw together a lovely tribute, especially on short notice."
Ms. Flemming is a mood killer.
!! THIS IS A VERY UNDERRATED ANIMATIC AND I REALLY ENJOYED THIS! I'm actually rly sorry you've got so little views considering this has almost been up for a month! I really enjoyed the whole thing and your art is incredible I'm dead. (your JD headcanon is fantastic as well lmfao)
Thank you so much!! I know its a super crowded space haha, there are more than enough animatics for this song so I'm not very surprised about the views but I had fun doing it, and have really loved the responses from people who did see it!
Notice how the tempo is faster, yet the tune is the same
She's obviously more confident in what's she's doing and how it'll turn out
Because it has to
She knows it does
“Hey yo Westeburg tell me me what’s that sound?”
*_a bomb ticking :)_*
“Step away from the bomb”
Jd: *heehee bomb go b o o m*
This song had never managed to make me cry, you just did with this animatic so congratulations, you're really talented by the way, you can get the feelings across perfectly
Katt Katt aaahh thank you so much!!!!
I’ve seen some really good animations of this scene. This tops them for me, not for the amount of scenes but just the artistic design of the characters is so well done it’s hard to beat.
Whenever u don’t wanna talk to someone, just say “GOT NO TIME TO TALK, IM A DEAD GIRL WALKIN”
I love how even though she knows he's a psychopath and won't listen to reason she still tries to plead with him. Asking him to come with her and give up his murderous ways. You can tell how hard it was for her to do what she did. To shoot the one she loved so much.
I listen to this when I'm angry at people I usually start singing candy store walking towards the person who's pissed me off
nice job BTW
I would live to see these
John Laurens a duel could resolve that much easier
Fro Fergus
Lee -
Pluto Lellene
My point
"ArE wE gOnNa HaVe A pRoBlEm?????"
Also it helps that I'm blonde and am literally always in red
Alexander Hamilton omg I need to start doing this
One of my favorite things is how in some versions, the scene goes:
Veronica: step away from the bomb
JD: I thought we were done faking suicides?
The way you draw JD is entrancing, and is very similar to my interpretation on the character. Great work!
thank you!!
JD: I got a bomb.
Veronica: Well I got a broom, beat that.
love the hidden bombs at 0:50 and the slowly flashing red later on 😱
Whe she said "I wish grown ups understood" I really felt that.
I love how at the beginning she’s like “Ok so, I’m going to confront my psycho ex-boyfriend who has a bomb and probably a gun so imma grab a broom to use as a weapon.” This was awesome and all the little details were amazing, loved it!❤️
And she's so confident too
"then I'm gonna smack with broom and save the day and no one will get hurt. Well, except JD"
This is awesome and I definitely didn’t cry over this because I can’t handle this BECAUSE MY SHIP
“The only place where heathers and Martha’s get along is in heaven!”
I know a lot of people said this, but that proves my point.
jd, are you absolutely sure the Heathers will be in HEAVEN?
Girl with broom vs guy with gun Round one FIGHT
Oh my God... if I were in Veronica’s place and a guy- my former boyfriend- hit me?! His bombs wouldn’t even COMPARE to what hell would rage after that hit.
I love how causal they are like, Veronica I thought you committed suicide, like that happens every other week.
Ok ok but at 2:35, Veronica is my hopes and dreams, the slap is reality
You gotta hand it to the authors, the idea to add the cheerleader chorus was genius, because it's so dense with double meaning.
"Tell me what's that sound", when they have a bomb just under their seats, for example. I love that kind of play on irony.
JD: I wish I had more TNT.
Me: I feel ya, man.
I’m in love with all the details put into this- like the timer on the bomb going down and stuff
2:00 is the entire reason why I like the musical. That style change blew my mind.
Veronica in a book club 20 years later
Susan: so girls what were your high school boyfriends like?
Linda: mine was the football player
Karen: mine had a band
Veronica: mine committed three homicides and tried to Bomb our school
Susan: "Would that school happen to be Westerburg High?"
Veronica: "Why, yes."
Susan: "Good enough." (shows badge) "FBI."
Veronica: "What?!"
Agent 1: "FBI! NOBODY MOVE!"
Agent 2: "Veronica Sawyer, you're under arrest for the murders of Kurt Kelly and Ram Sweeney."
Veronica: "I didn't kill them, Jason did."
Agent 2: "I'd save it for your lawyer if I were you. You're gonna need him to explain the second set of prints on the gun found at the crime scene. Here's a hint: it's not Jason's."
i know im coming in like two years later but the ending where veronica still looks absolutely scared n sad even while she shoots JD is jst *chefs kiss* heartbreaking
I looked through the comments for a while and I was extremely surprised that none if the comments I saw were about JD's eyes in the last frame. It's so chilling how much fear/betrayal/despair are in his eyes.
JD: *Giving speech on how their school is a representation of society itself and that the only way it can fix itself is in DEATH*
Veronica: *Pulls out the dead mom card*
JD: "..."
JD: "Well that was uncalled for." 😦
The stages of reading the title.
Dead girl walking: 😳
-Reprise: 😨
OMG you did AMAZING job, those details I'm so happy that there still are who do the job on 100% I would love to see more of your work ^_^
Even though these are all still frames I can see the movement you wanted to portray perfectly. It flows so smoothly as well
You know what?
I DON'T CARE WHAT TIME IS IT, IT'S ACTUALLY 4 A.M. AND I HAVE LITERALLY 2 HOURD TO SLEEP BUT FUCK THIS
I LOVE THIS HEATHERS ANIMATION GOD IT'S MY LIFE
U GO GUURL VERONICA BAAAABE
THANK YOU FOR CREATING THIS AND MAKING MY LIFE MORE COLORFUL AND PASSIONATE
I've watched hundreds of animatics about this song, but this is different. You put more detail in the emotions wich is really good.
*and I actually cried*
Normal teenage movies: Omg Emma is cheating Jake!?
Heathers: haha bombs and dead people go brrr
ok but why is it so sad that veronica n JD rlly loved each other but bad tingz happened n veronica saw the potential of their future together MY HEART
I loved how they used quotes from the original movie
THIS IS SO PRETTY!!!
I'm telling you, if this is animated by a professional studio with her artstyle, this would be one of the best animations in the world. It's great already, the storyboarding is great and the shot you created are insanely good! This would be so amazing with fluid animation!
What I'm trying to say is.... that this is a amazing animatic and I love it! And I would love to see this perfectly animated!