Why 'This Wish' Is WORSE Than You Thought [Wish]
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Asha's "I Want" song, 'This Wish' may be one of the worst in Disney history - and that's NOT an exaggeration. Join Calxiyn as she dives into why Asha's song fails compared to the musical numbers in the classic Disney movies. This Video Essay will break down lyrics, rhythm issues and characterization, as well as show examples of how these elements could be 'fixed'.
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Nice video! What are your thoughts about Esmerelda, Mulan or Pocahontas’s “I Want” songs?? I don’t really count Belle’s reprise as a full blown song mainly because it’s only a couple verses answering how the villagers see Belle. I also totally agree with your opinion about how Part of Your World exploded in popularity and was a huge reason why the Little Mermaid easily became one of the most popular Disney characters, because of how relatable she is. Did you know this song actually wasn’t supposed to be in the movie, Ariel was originally supposed to have a song specifically about how much she desired Eric specifically. I feel if that happened, it would’ve greatly affected the movie’s performance because it’d portray Ariel as a teenage brat giving up everything for a dude she barely knows. There’s a deleted song from Pocahontas called If I Never Knew You which unfortunately wasn’t in the original release. I truly believe if this song stayed, more people wouldn’t be so tough on the movie nowadays and regard it as a fictional adaptation instead of hounding and bullying it for being something it’s not, especially when several other Disney/non get away with the same problems
Have you seen A Goofy Movie?
Every song is literally a characters I want song, from Max to Goofy to both of theirs and the music tells the story as well as the words.
It's brilliantly done.
Oh, they made it vague on purpose because all the songwriter was given was that it was about a girl living in a kingdom where wishes could be granted but she just found out the king isn't as charming as he seemed. So the WRITER didn't even have any clues about Asha's character.
That’s so crazy because with Howard Ashman (for Beauty and the Beast / Little Mermaid) he was in their BUSINESS. He was re-writing the SCRIPTS. He was suggesting stuff like “what if y’all did this instead”. The fact they didn’t let her know anything is INSANE 💀💀💀
I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if Julia Michaels was given no say on how the script should go, and was just told to write vague songs with absolutely no time
I think Michaels had a more unclear description of the films themes. All she heard was that Asha was an “activist”. That was all.
@@CalxiynCaresTooMuch Disney used to understand that music was an integral part of the storytelling, not something to slap on top later. There are still some major problems in how the songs were written, and part of me feels bad that the writer is getting so roasted when she’s so young (though that’s limited since she’s old enough to make the decision to hold herself out as a professional, and part of being professional is having the ability to stand up to harsh criticism), so the lack of info isn’t an excuse. There are problems on both ends.
@@CalxiynCaresTooMuchsame thing with Lin Manuel Miranda he was actively involved in the movie and even renamed Bruno from his original name Oscar so that he would fit into We Don’t Talk About Bruno
I am not very well versed in musical theory, more of a story structure guy myself.
But one thing I noticed is that Asha’s song seems to lack the “but” and “what I hope” elements of the “I want song”.
Take “part of your world”. Ariel doesn’t just say that she wants to go see the humans but also explains why is prevented from doing so. Which is that her father is forbidding it. The “but” the thing holding her back. And she also explains “why” or what she wants to happen, if she gets what she wants. Which is to sate her curiosity about all the things she doesn’t understand.
Or “how far will I go” from Moana. She wants to go explore the sea, hoping to find adventure and excitement but she is prevented by her responsibility as next chief. During the latter sections the song changes to a hard beat that feels like strict marching, while in the former it is lighter and more dreamlike.
Asha seems to lack those sections. Making her want feel hollow. Nothing is really preventing her from getting what she wants and I don’t get why she even wants those things in the first place.
We get an idea of WHO Ariel is, WHAT she wants, WHERE she wants to go, WHEN she wants it (we get a sense or urgency rather than what she wants being something that would be nice to have in the future), and a sense of WHY she wants what she wants. She’s stifled and a dreamer and explorer who wants to explore a new world and experience all life has to order her without the limits of the ocean. She really needs this now because she’s struggling to breathe with the limits. She wants to get into the human world so she can breathe and be free.
Tiana is a hard worker who wants to reach her goal. “Where” for her is literally her goal. Almost there. She’s getting there. Where? Her goal. She wants to get there when she earns her way. Why? Soul food makes people happy.
You can tell all these things in good I-want songs.
What the fuck do we really know about Asha?
@@NoelleTakestheSky
Haven’t heard “almost there “ in a while but if I remember correctly doesn’t Tiana sing about how she grew up in poverty and how owning a restaurant has been her and her mothers dream?
Which makes it a really good example. It shows what she wants “to own her own restaurant” and why she wants it “because she thinks that one’s she has that thing, she is no longer poor”. But that song goes even a step further by adding a “how she thinks she can achieve that goal” to her characterization, which is “by working herself nearly to death”.
Other “I want” songs songs tend to not have an “how” section, because they are sung at a moment, where the MC doesn’t know how they can get what they want, which is often the cause of them feeling so desperate to sing in the first place. Good examples for that would be “reflection” from Mulan or “part of your world” from the little mermaid.
Also shoutout to the songs that have a “how” that turn out wrong. Like “After today” from a Goofy Movie. Which might be a contender for best song from a story structural perspective ever. It sets up the world, gives us the MCs “want” “why” “but” and “how”. That being “be popular” “because she doesn’t want people to make fun of him” “he was a loser” and “he will pull a great stunt”. Sure he was wrong in the “want” and “how” but that doesn’t matter it’s part of his character arc to learn that the thing the thought was a symbol of success wasn’t what he really wanted. A classic “want” vs “need” arc
It would make sense if her wish was to get her father back
It would give her more personal stakes and give Magnifico understandable motives (not wanting to screw with the balance of life and death)
@@lilyaka9194 That'd be so much better, it would make Asha realize not everything can be solved with a wish and that she needs to learn to move on
I would pay money for someone to remake the film with this premise.
Hard to ace an I want song when they can’t even decide on a solid motive for the character 😢 great vid
Yeah, it sounds like the movie has more problems than the songs do 😭😭😭
Sounds like a lit essay I wrote in college. I had some solid points and support from the text, but I realized about an hour before class that I didn’t actually have a thesis statement, so the essay was just gesturing vaguely toward an idea that was hovering somewhere off-page. “I Wish” sounds like that: “What do I want? What’s important to me? You know, that important stuff. Over there. That I definitely want.” 😅
@@Pajali You explained this so perfectly, it's unreal.
Lollll good point
You know a movie is bad when the 'villain' sings "this is the thanks I get?!" for being mistreated by the world, and the 'hero' sings "I want more than this" even though she already has everything. Disney switching their roles still has me laughing in a bad way. That poor guy. Should have just let him be the hero of the story.
@@uzunaruMelonness Love it, should have made her even more evil honestly. A twist like that is what we needed for the anniversary. Gaslighting people into hating King Magnifico is the lowest, saddest thing Disney has done lately.
Having your basic needs met isn't everything though, there's more to life. Y'all are really missing the point lol
@nailinthefashion Not really, he grants wishes and you can chase multiple dreams, he just keeps 1 while you can still change it and aspire for more / better in the safest kingdom. It comes out of their mouth halfway through the movie. The guy is a hero. A great one too. Also, liking your own comment just to pat yourself on the back and pretend someone agrees with you is really sad bro. Don't do that.
@@nailinthefashion It isn't about meeting basic needs. The appreciation for kind acts is the issue. King Magnifico wanted a thanks. But no one is willing to say it.
On the flip side, being careful of the wishes is other message that is missing. One horror film about a genie taught me that.
Inspiration comes in many forms: To help, harm, ... to join a racist organization like the KKK, etc. Ugh, the dark inspirations of evil has become a bane to humanity. There is a messed up duality in vague wishes.
Considering the wish granter can grant said wish and end up making a disaster is a possibility. One can wish eternal beauty and end up becoming a statue. Another to sail, only to be standed on an island. Yet another to walk again, but lost their humanity and become a random animal...
The Devil is in the details when it comes to wishing. Jhins are the wish making masters that twist your words into something else.
@@uzunaruMelonness they did say thanks, it wasn't that simple lol. Watch the movie again in good faith instead of watching negative opinions that confirm your cynicism
This entire movie sounds like someone said,'We have Lin-Manuel Miranda at home,' and then hired a team of 9th grade 'Hamilton' fans to write the music.
Change 9th grade to 6th grade and I totally agree.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I mean... Asha is played by Ariana DeBose, who was the "bullet" ensemble member in Hamilton. XD
@@SUPERSONICGIRLIFYbullet? Huh?
@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 There is a member of the ensemble in Hamilton that is representative of death and the bullet that kills Hamilton in the end.
That is played by Ariana DeBose. Look out for her on your next watch.
its nice to see someone with musical theater experience talking about of this instead of just "Sounds bad" thees actual reason why it doesnt work as a song to move along the story.
anyway. i need that preminger video. he's iconic.
I can't wait to see you breakdown more songs. I'm a huge fan of Sideways, but he's inactive now, so I was THRILLED to see your breakdowns
Sameee!!
Same 👀
Same!
Same, sideways really did something to the RUclips music community, his job was amazing
I miss Sideways😔
I'm so glad you critizized the ending of the song!! It bothered me so much that it was just cut off like that, and had no payoff! Really good video!!
“Soundscape” isn’t a term I’ve heard before, but as a musician, the concept comes up all the time when rehearsing a piece. Specifically in the percussion section, there are some instruments meant to replicate actual sounds like a rain stick or a lion’s roar drum (wonder what that’s meant to sound like). More abstractly, instruments can be meant to give certain connotations. A really cool example of this in use to its fullest is Eric Whitacre’s “Ghost Train”. The flutes sound like an old train whistle, the chimes sound like a railroad crossing, and the snare sounds like the chugging of an old steam train, just to name a few effects that Whitacre uses to immerse the listener and make them feel like they’re really witnessing a ghost train.
They’re sometimes called musical onomatopoeia or mimetic improvisation.
The Great I_ocomotive Chase
It's genuinely so cringe how a dedicated and talented SINGULAR fan like yourself can fix a million dollar corporation's song Disney's magic may be essentially gone now but I hope people like you find new ways to make magic 💖
how DARE you give us a demo of such a wonderful sounding song and not have the rest for us to hear
As far as the thing with it sounding indistinct, it extra sucks because it got me curious to look up North African music since Asha's supposed to be North African and it SLAPS. I forgot what country it was that I was listening to, but it has such a cool sound to it! I think playing with the multicultural setting by incorporating lots of different styles of music could have been so much fun. What a waste.
Isn't she meant to be Afro Latina like the voice actress?
@@MadameCorgi asha's meant to be half spanish, half north african (specifically amazigh)
yeah, it's a real shame. they could've incorporated both amazigh and spanish music into the soundtrack, much like they did in encanto and moana.
They could have gone for Spanish or Arabic music, since she lives in Al-Ándalus...but nope. They went for pop music
@@lulu-el3xlyea!! Especially the opening song, city of rosas, they could’ve added a layer of flamenco style guitar. Oh man, that would’ve been so amazing to my ears.
I think the song "I am a star" has the worst lyrics in the film but I think the song has also fallen under the radar for bad thing in Wish
YES YES YES!!! I can forgive every other song in Wish, but THAT one.
Welcome to Rosas is also pretty terrible to me, but that’s just because it sounds less like an opening number for a big budget Disney movie, and more like the trailer music for a Disney Junior show.
That is probably the worst Disney song of all time.
@@feytia_of_phantasia9418 at least that song is catchy. "I'm a Star" just made me want to die
Quite honestly, I wondered if I was hallucinating, or had gotten drugged at the point of “I’m a Star”.
There actually is a point where someone tells Asha to sit down and stop trying to be involved.....but its about 40 minutes after the song 😐 you could probably count the king doing so but he's the villain of course he would.
It happens after?!?!?! 😭😭😭😭 Oh that’s so bad
It sounds as if either they didn't care when the line was said, just that it was said at all, or they didn't know where the song was gonna be put in the movie at all
This has helped me articulate what felt so wrong with “at all costs”, a song I have come to love… but in Asha’s verse, the rhythm gets awkward and difficult to sing/dance along with. And I’m cramming as many syllables and lyrics in as possible, one would hope those lyrics had more meaning but it’s just word salad
I agree with this. Magnifico’s verse is so full of heart and Asha’s is like… what?
you polished a turd into a nice smooth skipping stone with this
Thank you so much! Maybe when my musicianship skills get better I’ll be able to create a backing track for these sorts of things 🥰🥰
I'm adding this phrase to my vocabulary
For the songs in this movie, they should have done the same as the SpongeBob musical, where each song is from a different famous songwriter
Have one song written by LMM, one written by the Lopez’s, one by Alan menken, they could even bring in Elton John or Phil collins
Oh, that's such an interesting idea!
Wish is so much wasted potential that fans' "What ifs" are more interesting to think about.
Some of this video, as someone who HAS seen the movie is a little frustrating because *I* know the context. *I* know that Asha was told to basically shut up and accept what the king's doing by her family. *I* know that everyone in the kingdom knows their desires are taken away and the shock and horror is that the king doesn't plan on granting most wishes and doesn’t want to give them back either (which seems like an open secret tbh since only one wish is granted per month and no one has ever gotten their wish back before). *I* know she's talking about her dead dad and that at this point her grandpa is like "I guess my wish just isn't worthy so there's no need for me to have it."
But, y'know, then I remember that Julia Michaels ALSO didn't know anything about the plot of the movie! Almost like rewrites are an essential part of the process as the story develops and cutting corners by just shoehorning in a vague song doesn't work!
Yeah, this is on Disney themselves and whoever is deciding to make production Like That.
Ohhh okay. So it isn’t her grandfather who is dead but her dad. But yeah it’s kinda weird that it sounds like the entire kingdom knows this - *I* thought it was a secret from them. I can’t believe they didn’t have her more involved because all the other Disney song writers / composers were!
It definitely feels like the songs were written for the penultimate draft where Amaya was good but Star was still humanoid--"At All Costs" and Amaya's part in "Knowing What I Know Now" make a lot more sense in that version.
@CalxiynCaresTooMuch The king takes nothing against their will and only grants a few every year, it's a well known fact, he hides nothing from anybody. The entire movie makes no sense.
Thanks for using ‘“Part of Your World” as a good example! Easily one of the best “want songs” Diseny has ever done
As terrible as that song is, it does the characterisation of Asha accurately. She's completely bland and has no idea wut specifically she wants for the people of Rosas (they were basically living in a utopia)
Also u mentioned suggestions for the future videos so i have two Disney movie suggestions: Bambi and Moana. Videos about the characters and more songs would also be great ofc ^w^
Right? And the thing is, the people are HAPPY. Sure, they may not all get their wishes the way they want, but they’re happy. If I want to go to Jupiter, and it’s my biggest wish today, and tomorrow, it was suddenly not a wish for whatever reason, and I don’t go to Jupiter, I’m fine with that since it’s not something I want anymore. So I can go forward and be perfectly happy without that wish having come true because I don’t want it anymore.
So…what’s the problem? Either they get their wish or they stop wanting it and go forward. WHERE IS THE PROBLEM?
@@NoelleTakestheSky exactly, there is *no* problem. They have a safe place to live for free (and they dont even pay rent lol) and like Magnifico said, they willingly give him his wishes. That system actually makes sense for keeping that utopia functional cuz if somebody wished for something evil, they wouldnt be dangerous after Magnifico takes that wish from them and makes them forget about it. The only "problem" was caused by Asha's delusions so the movie can have a conflict. Now that i think about it, a movie about Magnifico's backstory, how he became a sorcerer and how he built Rosas would be a much better concept instead. Especially considering it would be kinda similar to Walt Disney's life story, both of them created a kingdom and magic from scratch (Walt metaphorically created those two and Magnifico did it literally). A movie like that would be a much more fitting celebration of 100 years of Disney
Plot twist. Wish will get a sequel and then is asking why she did that and what does she want and need and idk redo her mistake.
@@Simbala-bq5vy i highly doubt Disney would make a sequel to one of their least succesful movies tho
@@fizzy69o.0 And yet Atlantis got an sequel. And it was at the time where Atlantis wasn't called an underrated gem
About the soundscape thing, I wonder if MarcoMeatball (Opera Singer Reacts guy) has mentioned its name. He basically did a thing where he would listen to a soundtrack (usually instrumental) from a game he's never played and instantly guess the story, setting, etc just from how the music is constructed. Like what instruments are used and how they're played.
I love that I can jump onto RUclips and someone can teach me about why I don't like something. Without you, I would just have a vague "I just don't think it works".
To be fair, by the time the song ends, I don't think Asha even knows what she plans to do. I think she met the Star thing shortly after this song, so it makes sense for the song to end not that triumphant since while she knows what she has to do, she doesn't know how. Though the fact that the song has pretty much amounted to nothing prior to that buildup really doesn't do it any favors. Based on what I believe was happening in the movie (what? You think I watched it?), a vibe for Asha's I want song would be "Asha feels lost, she realizes what she wants but doesn't know how to get it, she wishes on a star," and the structure of the song kinda messed that up so it's more "she's lost, she realizes what she wants and wishes on a star, starts hesitating because she doesn't know what to do, wishes on a star again"
Yeah I agree. And I think that’s an even bigger problem - not the song but rather the structure of the movie!
thing is, she doesn't really wish for anything, she is the closest to a dead poet society kind of complain as you can get haha (wanting that undetermined "more", you could totally see her as a frustrated artist haha, having everything yet being distasisfied even before knowing anything about magnifico's ways, etc), but she is depicted as an adorkable character, not someone with a hollow void of depression and being lost😂😂 . So they really wrote themselves into a corner there.
She wishes, because she likes the concept of wishing basically. She doesn't wish for anything specific neither in the story nor on the song.....the closest she gets to utering a wish, is wanting to give everyone's wishes and memories back, but that comes later with magnifico's revelation, and it is a bit of a stretch to call it "her" wish, it's more of "her task" in the way the movie goes about it...
I work in animation and my background and education is all that, lately i've been working more with the sound design and music teams and videos like this are SOOOO great in helping me understand a side of things I dont have as much experience with. I especially liked the points about singers and what syllables they hit and how it makes things awkward or smooth. I never would have considered that if i were to write lyrics
“Princess and a Pauper” is a masterpiece and as I enjoy your content very very much I would love a Preminger video. I am so excited!
This song comes off like a Disney Princess anthem like “Starting Now” or something because it’s generic enough to apply to every Disney Princess, but has a message about writing your own destiny and dreams and wishes and stuff. There’s actually an mep made of this on RUclips with all the Disney heroines. The song matches all the characters, but I realized that just shows how generic the song is.
As someone who knows nothing about the breakdown of how musical theatre songs work these videos are fascinating!
Completely random, but watching this as an autistic person, you just fill me with joy the way you get so happy talking about stuff that makes you happy! I literally watch this video and go like “omg I’d do that as well!”
I’m autistic & have ADHD so I’m glad to hear that!! That’s kinda what I made this channel for - all the super niche things I wanna talk about and may not mean anything to anyone but me 🥹🥹🥹 I’m so happy to see how many people are watching!!
@@CalxiynCaresTooMuchOh my god !!! I’m autistic and adhd as well, and in your last video when you were talking about the song you sang and wrote an essay about, I completely got the vibe that you might be as well but, of course, I couldn’t have known. It’s so cool to see other neurodivergent people talk about the things they love, keep going !!! I’m excited to see where your channel goes :D
@@CalxiynCaresTooMuch ONE OF US ONE OF US
*one of us!*
One of us🙂🩷
I’ve always been so in awe of the craft that goes into musical theatre! I don’t know much of the technical side of it, so having you put words and examples to why ‘This Wish’ and ‘This is the Thanks I Get’ was immensely helpful and interesting!
as someone who loves theater, and wants to learn more about musical theater, these videos have been very enlightening on how to characterize, match music to lyrics, etc. Keep up the good work, you’re very inspiring to people!
I love how you get louder as you go through the video cuz you're getting more and more annoyed kdkdk
Your singing is SO NICE btw
Thank you 😂 I started to spiral out of control but I tried to keep it under the level of microphone peaking lol. And thank you!!
I always love it when people I'm listening get so angry they start telling or go on rants
I loved how in depth you went and appreciated you highlighting the rhyme schemes and such. (Also really love your hair!)
Thank you so much!!! My hair is based on Neopolitan from RWBY!
Your version of the pre-chorus is so much better - I literally gasped because I had gotten sucked into Asha’s story! Obviously your version is a rough draft, but it already has more potential to be a radio hit because Asha has much more personality.
Hear me out: "This Wish" ends up not being an "I want" song, it's an "I am" song. An "I want" song needs to show a lack of capability and a clear direction of how the character can change and grow.
Ariel cant go on land because of physical limitations, Aladdin cant be happy because society refuses to let him move on, Belle can't find fulfillment because she isn't even certain what shes searching for.
But Asha, whats stopping her? She knowns everything she needs ro know, is physically capable, and has people who support her to back her up.
"This Wish" fails as an "I Want" song because it fails to show how she is lacking in anything to acheive her goals.
She isn't singing "I want something better for us" she sings "I will make something better for us." Not inherently a had sentiment but critically fails as an "I want" song that outlines her motivations and character arc
Keep these up, I’m art blocked and watching a lot of video essays to get my mojo back, yours are great!!
Thank you so much! I totally relate - I love listening to long video essays while drawing or playing games so I hope that’s how people feel for me 🥹🥹🥹 I’m so glad!
@@CalxiynCaresTooMuch Not to shamelessly plug too much, but I’ve got a podcast on this channel if you need more background noise 😆😁
you could talk about the deleted scenes from wish, that they were supposed to show star becoming human and amaya joining magnifico to take down asha and her friends.
That’s interesting! I’ll have to do some research into it!!
that's what i heard from reviewers.
@@CalxiynCaresTooMuch they also changed the song called "At All cost" from a love song between asha and Starboy to a song talking about the wishes? Maybe you could do a video on that cuz your understanding of characterization in music is so interesting to listen to lol ❤
@@CalxiynCaresTooMuchThere’s a video here on RUclips where someone flips through the entire Behind the scenes/art book where you can see the concept art. /That/ is what people have fallen in love with, the concept and the potential.
You know it is bad when the Disney Princess for adults (Charlie from Hazbin Hotel) has a better "I want" song(s) than the princess created for the 100th anniversary of Disney...
I was actually considering talking about that! I do have another channel (Calxiyn) where I do reactions to Helluva Boss / Hazbin Hotel, but I wonder if that's close enough to this style of content where it should be on here instead. If anyone is interested, I could do something similar for the Hazbin Hotel songs when they come out this week.
It sounds like a Wish (lol) version of How Far I’ll Go
Insane. All of these are foreign grounds to me, so it's fascinating to learn about how much technicality and actual theory goes into song writing, particularly for musicals. I never would have guessed, but that's probably because I purposefully shut down my brain during singing sessions. They detach me from the plot, unfortunately.
uh yeah, I don't really like watching musicals. 😬 However, that's just a personal thing, the art behind it is incredible and really formidable, this is making me appreciate it much more. I'm super fascinated by these breakdowns, they're amazing
I really like how you broke all this down!! I was thinking about this song a lot yesterday and how empty it is. I went through as many disney I want songs as I could remember off the top of my head and I could pick out the 'I want' line on all of them easily despite not having seen many of the movies (or listened to the songs) in years. 'This Wish'... I don't know what the I want line is, and that's my biggest problem with it. I have NO IDEA what Asha wants (and I haven't seen the movie, so I don't have that context). In comparison, I listened to 'Out There' and 'Go the Distance' for YEARS before I saw those movies (thanks disney's greatest album
Instantly subbed because of how in depth you went with this song. Awesome video!
Thank you so much!!
I absolutely loved the changes you made. It sounds. So much better.
Thank you so much!!! I’m glad to hear it
Oh man this analysis went above and beyond, not only did you explain why certain parts didn’t work but you rewrote and performed it for your audience! How cool! Amazing job! You sound lovely!
Thank you so much! 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
24:06 Since something ending with "ise" would fit more the internal rhyme, how about.
"The one who tries can change their/ our lives" ?
and simmilarly in the chorus, you could change the second repeated line so that Asha sings something along the lines of:
"I want something more for us than this
So I make this wish
This world is mine/ ours and not just his"
Btw. I'm neither a songwriter nor a native speaker of Engllish, so I don't have the best grab of stylistics in this language.
Another video critiquing Wish's songs.
How can I refuse!
Ahahahaha, I’m glad to hear it! And Preminger will definitely be next - I don’t want this to just turn into a Wish Channel 😂
. . .
Okay, maybe I should hide this song by Lydia the Bard. It switches the hero and villian roles of the two characters. A lyrical story of Asha's fall in darkness and the King's pleading and motive.
Asha's Villian Song, by Lydia the Bard
ruclips.net/video/c0xBXZvBpuM/видео.html
i've been missing sideways something fierce so i'm so glad i was able to find you through youtube recommendation
Thank you so much! I watch Sideways and Howard Ho a lot - it’s a honour to be compared to the greats 🫡🥰🥰
After thinking about it, I feel like a vague "I want" song could be an interesting concept if they changed Asha's motivation. Imagine if Asha was one of the people that gave up her wish and now feels empty inside. In that scenario, a vague "I want" song would make sense since she doesn't remember what she wants. The song could then carry a theme of self-discovery as she sings about all the possibilities of what her wish was and who she wanted to be.
This was great! The breakdown of this song was spot on!
I would love to hear your take on the song 'I'm a star',' since that song (IMO) is one of the worst in terms of lyrics (like using the work 'revelatory' when I'm pretty sure they meant to use 'reletive' and didn't realize the two had completely different meanings???). But whatever you do next, I'm looking forward to!! (especially the Princess and the Pauper video!!!)
Thank you so much!! I had no idea this movie had so many songs and I haven’t heard anyone talk about half of them 😂 I’ll probably do at least one or two non-Wish things and circle back to it for the sake of my health 😂😂 but I appreciate it, thank you so much!
I think the most egregious part of I'm a star that goes "Watch out world, here i are" which hurts me greatly.
Aw, I wanna hear why that song is bad too.
Even though it'll make me sad cause I like it a little...
IM TOTALLY WITH YOU AT EVERYTHING YOU SAID
AND ITS NOTHING RELATED BUT AS A NON-ENGLISH NATIVE SPEAKER IM TOTALLY FASCINATED AT HOW YOU SAY LIKE 100 WORDS PER SECOND AND STILL BEING ABLE TO MAKE ALL OF THEM HAVE SENSE. I have suscribed, you're so interesting omg
This prompted me to watch Moanas how far ill go. My goodness they put so much in it soundscape wise. They put so many little sounds and instruments that make you think about living on a island. All the important big movements are sinced up to the beats of the song.
Damn, I thought you had more subs! I really liked hearing about how different parts of songs can be used to show more story like how in a musical, most of the time, the story is moved forward through song. I felt off while listening to Wish's songs and now I know why!
Ok other thought I just had, it’d be awesome to see you talk about the music from Prince of Egypt, it’s one of my favorite movies, of course I won’t be upset if you don’t, just a suggestion :D
Your rewrites were SO perfect in addressing the insane vagueness of her entire I-Want song. Cause I remember in my first time watching the movie and getting to this song (after having just experienced whiplash from hearing the King and Asha sing a not-so-subtle love song about wishes) and waving my arms around to ask Asha "you want more than 'this'? Girly what the hell does 'this' mean??" cause this line gave me yet another whiplash from hearing "Welcome to Rosas" only like 20 minutes before her I-Want song that very clearly established how happy and well taken care of the people in Rosas are??? Like what is "THIS" Asha?? What more do you want that this town you loved only two scenes ago not giving you or its people anymore?? Also, quick note about the more emotional part of her song - she's actually singing to/about her dead father which to me, makes the song even worse because by that point of the story, we've really only heard Asha mention her father and how the loss hurt her once to the king. So when we do get to this emotional moment of the song, I can tell we're MEANT to feel loss and longing but to be honest, I felt none of that. We hadn't built any emotional connection to Asha's dad so your rewrite to have it be centered to/for her Saba makes SO MUCH more sense.
This movie being the plan to honor Disney animation for the last century was such a disappointing let down. But I'm glad I found your channel through this video!
This video was mighty entertaining.
I was so frustrated with the music in this film. Like yourself, I noticed these problematic details, but needed to hear this specific approach.
Thank you for being critical while providing examples and potential alternatives. You are honest without being abrasive.
Love the energy! Don't keep a lid on it.
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad to hear it’s not just me, I honestly thought it may have been - especially when I made the King video before the movie came out, a lot of people were saying I was being too critical without watching the movie 😅😅😅😅 but now we know™️
Gosh this was so good! I’m a musician, but not a songwriter… I never knew up until this movie that those I want songs have so much thought and care put into them!
it was super interesting to see you break it all down and explain why this song sounds and weird as it does-
It’s crazy to see the same company that made Hunchback make a song this mid smh
Anyway, thanks for making this dude, I really enjoyed it!
Thank you so much! Hunchback is my absolute favourite Disney Movie and Quasimodo is my favourite character 🥹🥹🥹 I hope we get something as good as Hunchback again soon 😭😭
When I was like six or seven I walked out onto my front porch and sang a whole improv song to the stars about how I should get a wish granted bc disney movies had lead me to believe that if I sang with enough confidence about an issue, it would be resolved lmao. Anyway I'm pretty sure that disney plagiarized kid me's lyrics for this song. Good video! 💕
This is so interesting and helpful! As someone who wants to write songs, this is really informative. Thank you! And your voice is so pretty!!
Thank you so much!! I’m glad it was helpful! Feel free to send me a link to whatever you write when you write it!!
this is truly truly amazing, your rewrites are so fantastic. It takes a lot of bravery to put yourself out there like this, but your videos are of like a hundred thousand subscriber quality, what a talent and skills you have. Instant fan, I want to hear what you have to say about everything! Great work
Thank you so much! If I get to 100,000 subscribers, I'll read the song analysis essay my teacher told me I thought too much about that I mentioned in the other video LOL
The “heys” and the “ohs” are so annoying because it’s so obvious it’s a pop song and not a theatre song. The ohs and heys were unnecessary imo.
So unnecessary! And it’s not even just Asha, I’m pretty sure it’s the whole cast! Where did they come from???????
Man, i wish Asha had had a plan or wanted to use natural magic or that natural magic was a thing in this movie. The whole magic system made no sense. I still don't get what the star was supposed to be and what it could do. The reason the song sounds like nothing actually happened is because nothing actually happened. It was pointless. It didn't tell us anything about her or a plan she might have or anything really.
Damn I really though that the natural magic was gonna be the point LOL. That’s crazy that that doesn’t happen - it’s just common sense to me. The King gets his powers from an evil book and hordes the power for himself (I guess) but people used to have their wishes granted through a more “free” means, like the stars. I can’t believe they don’t bring that up at all??????
Yay! I loved your first video so I’m really looking forward to watching this ❤ i really enjoy analyzing media but I know nothing about music so thanks for being as obsessed with this as I am with writing. Btw I LOVE PREMINGER
Also first :p
Bro Lin wrote Hamilton he can do whatever the hell he wants with his lyrics. The woman who wrote these songs writes for JUSTIN BEIBER(?).
It's not even that Julia Michaels was screwed over. It's that Disney willingly forwent its Broadway side in favor of popularity.
Yeah, Disney only cares about appealing to people. But that made them lose the musical theater and it isn't Disney. Disney needs to forget about what everyone thinks, and not care if people will hate it because it's too musically or if it's too deep for a children movie. They need to just try to make movies.
@@maddenboseroy4074 I mean they probably only gave her 5 days to write everything
Just me that would love to hear the full version of the rewrite? I would also love to try and make an animatic to it too if you did, I’m currently working on one where Asha and star boy from the original ideas for the movie meets after this song/story beat💛💕💖
you have such a wonderful understanding of what makes musical songs, and specifically disney ones, work so well for characters, story, and just technical aspects. this video was so insightful, and i loved listening to your break down and analysis!
i know it'd be a lot of work, and like you said in the video you're not getting paid for these rewrites, but i'd be so down to listen to your own covers/rewrites of some of the songs in this movie.
Awwwww thank you so much! Hopefully someday I'll be able to do that
Great video. I learned a lot. I will say that the movie itself is poorly written. When she sings this song, she's actually the villain. Everything the king does to this point is 100% consentual. Everyone likes what he does and Asha herself says how happy everyone in Rosas is to live this way. The only reason Asha switches gears is because her grandfather's wish isn't going to get granted. Which, the king has every right to decide. Some wishes ARE dangerous. The wishes given to him are done so willingly.
Then Asha with her "wish" breaks and enters and essentially only steals her grandfather's wish without really caring about the rest. It's classic entitlement.
Only after this, does the king lose it and embrace dark magic to try and set it right where he loses sight of everything and learns that he can improve his power by crushing the wishes.
This is still trying to be a twist villain. If this was a return to a real Disney villain, he would promise to keep all wishes safe but secretly crush them all to gain more power. If Asha stumbled onto THAT I could see her wanting to take action, otherwise she's just a criminal.
Also, it doesn't really seem like the king needs an apprentice for anything. They can't learn the magic. It's just a reason for Asha to be able to see the wishes. It's contrived. Painfully so. Why not have her be the King's daughter?
Then we'd actually have a Disney princess. And while I'm making my own wish, I want the version that had a romance with the starboy.
We were robbed. But hey, guess next time they'll have to throw caution to every warning sign. 😅
I cannot wait to see this Preminger video! I just recently got back into how amazing the songs of one of my favourite childhood movies actually were so this took me off guard in the best way possible. And if you want to do more videos on the songs in Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper I guarantee that I will watch all of them.
I have a video about the songs cooking as well as the movie as a whole, I hope you guys will enjoy it! I’m happy to hear this too because those movies are such a cornerstone of my personality so I’m glad people want to hear someone talk about them!
14:26 they do actually tell her to sit down, exactly once.
Asha wasn't trying to tell anyone the truth about magnifico, she was trying to tell her grandfather his wish and he didn't want her to.
I love how you go in depth on the toppic of musical theatre and why stuff works and don't. As someone who's aspiring to write my own songs this helpes a lot.
But GIRL, HAVE SOME FUCKING CONFIDANCE! You don't need to explain yourself every 5 minutes. While some stuff might be good or nesesary, like the "I'm not trying to fix this, I'm doing tihis for education." You don't need to explain that you are not in a studio. The point is that you show us what you mean not that the sound quality is good or perfect. No one gives a fuck and if they do, it is miniscule percent.
Thank you so much!! I won’t say those things next time in that case 😂 I wasn’t entirely sure how to go about it - I’m glad to hear that y’all can do without the preemptive prefacing!! On my other channel a lot of people make fun of my voice so I was a little bit 🥴🥴🥴 nervous
@@CalxiynCaresTooMuch Admitadly, your voice can get ear rapey, but since it's not all the time and your siging voice is like butter I would try to play a bit with your sound set up, so that it wouldn't get to the ear rapy point even when you're flustered .
@@FDKeroks yikes can you not phrase it like that?
@@FDKeroksblud went from "have some confidence" to "uR vOiCe Is EaR r**E"
@@fizzy69o.0 I also said that the voice probably isn't the problem but the set up is.
Can't believe you only have two videos~ super extensive analysis and your rewrites are amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!
I just got started and hope to build up more soon! Thank you for watching!!
Hi, thanks for the credit! Cool breakdown. Let me know if you'd like to collaborate in the future.
pissed off that this channel only has 2 videos I was planning to binge watch :(
Soon™️ I hope!
Thanks to Sideways, this is a genre I never knew I was interested in. I loved your breakdowns and I can't wait to see what you put out next
Thank you so much!! I can’t wait to do more for y’all 🥰
Enjoyed the video!!! Glad to hear someone’s original take on a failure of a movie (and a franchise for that matter). Your opinions were in-depth and very thought out, also, side note, your personality seems to be very out going and I loved how passionate you got over certain points throughout Asha’s song. You have an energy that keeps me awake lol.
Now for some advice. Although I am a person who goes on tangents as well, there were times where I felt you would ramble on a little off track. Maybe demonstrate your points by showing more video footage of what your trying to prove.
Hope this channel is a success!!! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!! 😄👍❤️
Why did it fail? One, it's too wordy. The sentences were so long that it didn't fit with the rhythm of the musical notes. It felt like a ripoff of Moana's I want Song, "How Far I'll Go," and Mirabel's song "Waiting on a Miracle." . Second, it's too vague. If it was a reguler pop song by pop star, I wouldn't mind. But songs for musicals are supposed to be specific to the story. Whoever told the songwriter to write the song, should have given her more details to it.
Yeah, I’ve been hearing that they didn’t tell the song writer ANYTHING! Which is very concerning 😭😭😭
Id love to hear your version of This Wish
Hey, I've been subbed to your other channel for over a year and half and only now I learn you have such a hidden talent for singing! I think your voice is wonderful!
Thank you so much!! I did a few song covers on my other channel but it was totally a "blink if you miss them" sort of thing. I hope you enjoy your time here too!
Great analysis! I just CAN'T wait for the preminger video too :D
Thank you so much! We may take a small detour to cover the new songs from Hazbin Hotel, but the Preminger script is WRITTEN! :D
1. The beginning is quite nice but then it gets to ''But when I speak they tell me ''Sit down''''. It's a small thing but you already have a disconnection. If someone tells you to stop talking shouldn't they say ''Shut up'' or ''Be quiet''. What if she was talking while sitting down? It's a small thing but it does a lot. And those small things will be pulling up.
2. ''This is where we've been but it's not where we belong''. I guess it's good then that you've been there and aren't anymore, right? Wouldn't it make more sense to write ''this is where we are'' or something? Is the person writing those songs a not native English speaker? I'm not and even I can tell it's wrong.
3. ''Threw caution at every warning sign''. Don't you mean ''threw caution to the wind''? It also paints Asha as a careless idiot. An obvious warning? Evidence that something might be bad and dangerous. Fuck it! I threw all logic out the window. I get what they're trying to say but it's just so awkward. It's a problem with practically every song and every bar of text but I'm bringing attention to the biggest offenders.
4. ''Then let me be the first to stand in line''. This is supposed to be powerful, inspiring, and her great challenge? Standing in the line as if she's in a supermarket? Couldn't come up with anything better? All tho standing in line in Disney parks might be a bigger challenge now that we know what's going on there. If you don't know what I'm talking about, look it up while not eating.
5. ''So I make this wish for us to have something more for us than this'' is very specific (sarcasm). Asha really doesn't know what she wants. Or the writer really took the ''I want more'' song a took it literally. I wonder if they made it that way because they knew the song would be in the trailer and anything more descriptive would spoil the movie.
6. ''I never knew I needed room to grow'' Are you stupid Asha? Obviously, you need room to grow physically but metaphysically as a character you don't need room. Is your brain so small you can't fit more than one through there? What does it have to do with anything? What the fuck is this lyric?
7. ''I did what I was told when someone told me ''No'' '' Why ''no''? When someone tells you ''no'' it's usually in a ''No, don't do it.'' How does it make sense in the rest of the movie? She was Magnifico's apprentice for not even a one day, right? Who was ''always'' telling her ''no''? Her friends? Family? I think when parents tell you ''Don't play with a knife or don't jump on your head into shallow water.'' they have a point.
8. ''Now I got this freedom in my bones, but I have a lid on, so it doesn't overflow'' What the fuck? I can't unsee the image of Asha with a pot lid on her head. And anyone who's ever cooked knows that lids will not stop overflowing. If something is about to overflow and you put a lid on it will just explode.
9. ''I'm past tipping my toes in but no, I'm not past diving in'' Again, this metaphoric writing to say the most obvious things. The song is wasting time. Using whole paragraphs to say something that can be done with one simple phrase just to be different. It's so pretentious and ''I'm 14 and it's deep''. The song is almost over and it's keep building up.
10. ''The way you always taught me to'' For those who don't know Asha is speaking about her dead father (because ''classic Disney''). In the concept for the movie it was supposed to be her grandfather but now he lives in the movie. At first, the Star was supposed to be the spirit of her grandfather that comes to help her but now it's just a random star. So she sings a song to a star, then she slips and sings to her dead dad, and Star answers. Is it the spirit of her father? It seems like a leftover with far less emotional impact now. You can't just pick random things from your old story willy-nilly expecting it to fit with the new one.
11. Random vocals repeating what she sang.
12. The ending is so lackluster. Remember when at the end of the songs characters would hold long notes?
13. The whole feel of the song is just wrong. Asha is making a Wish because she feels powerless. But then she sings about growing, being motivated, and doing whatever it takes, which is fine. But it feels like they smashed two songs together ''I can go the distance'' and ''I'm wishing'', not in terms of music, lyrics, or visuals but in what they're singing about. I think it's possible for the two to work together. The plot of the movie seems to be at least partly about working for your wish but the execution was bad.
14. I also don't like when people ''whale'' in their songs. When they constantly go ''yeah yeah'', ''oh oh'', ''ah ah'' etc, it feels like padding because the writer couldn't be bothered to come up with actual lyrics.
In short, ''This Wish'' is a very boring and bland song both in terms of music and lyrics and the only thing stopping you from falling asleep are those awkward moments which your brains tries to make sense of.
just wanna say im loving your videos so far ^^
Thank you so much! I hope to have more soon!
When i was a kid i use to write songs. No longer have that book, but you are making me want to write songs again.
DO IT! It’s so much fun to hear your songs come to life!
THAAAANK YOU SM FOR MENTIONING THE END OF THE SONG when i listened to the song the first time that bothered me sm LDJFKLSD
your rewrites were super nice!!!
also 👀preminger video 👀
This is an awesome video!! Just subscribed! I love how in depth you get in your analysis and find your insights really interesting! I would personally love to see an analysis of under the surface from encanto because I feel like it has mixed reception and there are lots of things musically and lyrically going on there!! Also, a video on some of the music you have written would be cool too!
I remember liking Under the Surface the first time I heard it. For some reason I don't like it anymore now. It's really flawed I believe.
I really liked the chorus of this song but just couldnt put my finger on why it felt so awkward and clumsy lyrically. You articulated it perfectly tho. Great video ❤
I would love you to criticise "I'm a Star" song, it is such an abomination of a song with the placement being so awful, the lyrics are garbage and the pacing is all over the place.
It's as bad as Fixer Upper is from the Original Frozen film.
Don't even insult Fixer Upper like that
PLEASE talk about “You’re a Star” next. This song also deserves to be broken down the same way lol
I remember this was the first thing I heard from 'Wish' and initially I really unironically loved it, and I listened to it over and over. And then I questioned who this person is and what story she is living and I realized that the lyrics were so vague that I didn't know anything about the story from the song... I compared this to the song "I won't be silent" from the live action Aladdin, I love the song by itself, but it has no place in the musical
Your voice is so good omg!!
Thank you so much!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹
super interesting breakdown!! loved hearing your take from a musical theater perspective, it puts words to so much abt the song i couldn’t quite articulate!
i’d love to see the preminger video too, but if youre also open to other topics: i recently watched quest for camelot for the first time and was surprised that 1) its actually a musical, and 2) the lyrics are super wishy washy, in a way that reminds me of similar problems discussed here! maybe a song from that movie could be a future video topic, too! the heroine’s got an “i want” song, but it has no punch at all.
Thank you so much! I’ve actually never seen Quest for Camelot before so I will investigate! Thank you for the suggestion!
The "I Want" songs have always been my favorite. It's the embodiment of the main character. The embodiment of Asha is...nothing.
Gosh, that pre-chorus is so much better. "At least this wish is mine and only mine." is loaded compared to what we actually get. "Then let me be first to stand in line" makes no sense to me. Girl, you are sparking revolution! You are not waiting in a queue! It makes her sound so passive.
You are absolutely right!! They didn’t let her be strong at all 😭😭😭 and then I listened to the reprise while I was editing for my little discussion about the ending and it made me sooooo mad, because the villagers have the “good parts” and she is still upset/hopeless at the beginning. They didn’t want her to be strong or ANYTHING and I have no idea why 😭😭😭😭
@@CalxiynCaresTooMuchYou were on point with Asha going backwards too. It's clear as day when you compare "they tell me to sit down but I've already started running" to "I'm past dipping my toes in but I'm not ready to dive in" (paraphrasing). The contrast between sitting down and running is greater than dipping your toes in the water and diving into the water. One is about going from a place of stasis to getting up and physically moving towards your goal; the other is just...you only have to jump in the water once. She doesn't even talk about the trouble she'd have staying afloat or getting through the rushing water, it just makes her sound like a little girl too afraid to jump in her swimming pool.
I guess you can argue that the running and the diving are referring to different things, but it still baffles me. Asha's desire (for the people to know the truth about the king and advocate for something better) is inherently going against the king (and, therefore, revolutionary). There's no way for her to achieve this goal without going against the king because he made it clear that he won't change. She can either choose to be complacent and let things stay the way they are or put herself at risk to build the world she wants the citizens of Rosas to have...but this song makes her seem like she wants neither of those options? She wants the security of being complacent while still changing the world, but those things come into conflict with each other. It makes me wonder what Asha would've done if the star didn't show up and make things infinitely easier for her.
I think I heard the reprise once, but it's silly that the villagers have the better parts. That's Asha's song! Imagine if the townspeople sung the reprise to "Belle". That takes away an important character moment from Asha (a character already lacking in character moments).
Loved this video! You broke it down perfectly and you have a beautiful voice :)
If you’re taking recommendations for analyses then I think Show Yourself from Frozen II (or even the whole movie) would be a fun one to take a deeper look at. I didn’t much care for the first Frozen movie but Show Yourself made me bawl my eyes out. You’ve earned a new subscriber!
Thank you so much! I’ll definitely take a look at Frozen at some point. A lot of people are like “it’s overrated!” And that’s it - they don’t realize that part of the reason why it was so popular are because the songs are scientifically certified bangers lol
i just discovered your channel today and, having seen wish in cinema last week, watching these analysis / critique videos on youtube is so satisfying because they help me pinpoint why exactly the movie was underwhelming and why i'm so hung up on it. the concept art was full of wonder and heart and the final movie seems so devoid of all of that. seeing someone with a musical theatre background in particular break this down is so fascinating and i learn a lot from these videos. wish had so much potential to be theatrical and monumental but disney squandered it all :') they played it way too safe. i miss when disney songs made me feel something.
patiently waiting for the preminger video ✨ he's an icon he's the moment
33:02 I saw the movie and she is talking about her dead dad that they didnt mention anywhere else. Apparently he took asha up to the tree to look at the stars.
Thanks for the correction!
@@CalxiynCaresTooMuch no problem!
Throw caution to every warning sign is SO ANNOYING to me. Because this just show a completely lack of proof-reading and editing and, frankly, effort. How did they let this go past except if nobody checked anything?
Brilliant video tho 💕
Another great video. You earned a sub. I am an animator myself and was in theater in high school but never studied music. This video really made me appreciate the work that goes into song writing while also explaining clearly what works and what doesn't. Just one small correction from someone who did watch the film. She was singing about her dad's advice, not her grandpa. It was her dad that told her to look at the stars, which sadly was another underused plot point in the film that's never mentioned again after this song.
Thank you so much! And thank you for the correction. It sounds like it’s not only the songs that need a rewrite but the whole movie lol. Hopefully when it comes out on streaming I’ll be able to watch it, my family has fallen on hard times recently so it seems like a waste of money 🥴🥴🥴 but I don’t think we’re gonna stop talking about all the ways this movie was whack any time soon so hopefully people will still be interested in further rewrites / discussions!
honestly, as bad as 'throw caution to every warning sign' is, at least you can tell what it's TRYING to mean and comprehend it. imo 'this is where we've been but not where we belong' is arguably even worse, because it Literally Has No Meaning. it references nothing. it's hard to stress enough how disembodied it is from ANY context- place and belonging aren't themes or even concepts at any point in the movie. absolute net zero!
oh and 'the way you always taught me to' is actually about her dad, who we know basically nothing about, including what he taught her. you'd think, based on the marketing, that asha would have a strong relationship with her grandfather, but he has only slightly more dimension and agency than a rock with googly eyes lmao
thank you VERY much for this video! i've been yearning for exactly this kind of analysis
I would love to see your thoughts on the movie, especially the song “knowing what I know now.”
This movie was pretty, but the plot, narrative, and songs just did not hit. I feel you do a really good job at articulating why, and I think I also have a better understanding of my own feelings on the songs and there pitfalls.
First time i heard the song 4 days ago, i couldn't understand what Asha wanted. A better life for the citizens? Having her wish granted? It's not clear. In '' Out there '' and '' Part of your world! '' it's easy to understand what the heroes wants. Here, not at all! The song is confusing and not memorable. I can't remember any of the lyrics except '' So i made this wish! '' that's it 😐I know '' Part of your world! '' by heart and haven't saw the movie since 2016.
Absolutely! Someone else mentioned that they heard other Disney songs before even seeing the movies (especially with those CDs they used to make with just the princesses or the hero songs) and they knew what the characters were singing about. I haven’t seen Moana yet (which is nuts) but I understand what she’s singing about. It’s crazy how this song is so 😭😭😭😭 just nothing.
Strange that they feel like they need to be vague to connect with people when audiences are completely capable of seeing analogies, noticing parallels to their own experiences, and feeling empathy.
Unrelated to the actual topic of the video, but PLEASE we, as a society, NEED "How Can I Refuse" analisys. Preminger SLAYS in his movie
It’ll be next!! I’m so excited people want to see it!!