Bootleg Ben 10 Movie Review (Siavash's Secret) ft.  

*_[Part 1] Translation of an interview with the person behind this movie_* Q: What inspired you to make this animated movie and put a national hero against a Hollywood legend? A: Animation is loved by everyone, young and old, around the world, because it has a strange power in transferring the desired goals. With the help of the tools at its disposal, animation can be a very deep carrier of concepts, as all the things that can't be done in real life can easily fit in animation, and the whole world has realized this significance. But the reason we went after this story was that we wanted to show the history, culture and civilization of Iran and expose the identity-less character of Ben 10. Since someone such as Ben 10 is present in every moment of our children, we wanted to show them his true character. He is an American boy who has supernatural powers, turns into 10 creatures with the bracelet that he has with him, and wants to help the earth, but that's not the only goal of Ben 10. He has symbols which are all the symbols of Satan and the creators want to use this to present invasion in a very attractive and effective way to our children. [The rest is in the replies.]

This movie is like when you're dreaming and the plot of the dream changes for no reason in the middle of it but you don't realize it until you wake up

How did i get so invested in this that I'm actually annoyed that Ben gave up the Omnitrix

Actually the movie was made because of Ben 10 was so popular in Iran and the government didn't like how kids liked the American hero since they hate America that is why this movie was made to simply show that Iranian culture is just better than American culture in every single way, that is why the Iranian guy was better than Ben 10 in every single thing and in the end he destroyed the omnitrex and gave him the same thing that he use to transform, it was simply a propaganda movie for children

I have no recollection of this entire viewing experience

Fun fact (and I'm writing this based on the title alone as I haven't seen the video or this film): Siavash's secret is a CGI animated film made and promoted by the Iranian government at the peak of the country's anti-western-media propaganda. To give some context, the Iranian government and it's Islamic Republic regime, have a deep resentment for first-world countries, especially the USA. So they released this film as what they thought was a good way of introducing the new generation to the country's mythologies (that we are forced to learn about in school, mind you) by putting one of them up against Ben 10. As an Iranian myself, I can tell you right now, I got quite a lot of ads about this back in the day. And personally I thought based off the promotional material alone, that I wasn't interested. This is my first time seeing anything in relation to it, so here goes. I just hope the dialog isn't that cringy. Keep it fizzy, bud!

As an Iranian, I say that this movie destroyed Iran's mythology more than it destroyed Ben 10.

Plot :0 Characterization: 0 Visuals: 0 Importance: 0 Entertainment: 0 TOTAL SCORE: 0 Truly one of the movie of all time

I choose to believe that this whole movie was actually orchestrated by Professor Paradox. We know he interacts with Bens other than just Ben Prime, so *clearly* what happened is Paradox discovered a bootleg universe with its own Ben and engineered a situation where Ben abandons the Omnitrix so that Cartoon Networks' agents couldn't track him down through its iconic branding & destroy this Ben's bootleg universe. Paradox is the unsung hero of this movie.

Fun fact: the reason why Gwen isn't in this movie is because she dresses "immodestly" by the Iranian moral police's standards.

Y'know what bugs me the most? The fact that they went through the extra effort to study the source material, enough to include characters like Paradox, to recreate the Ben 10 series rather faithfully... and it was all with the upmost ill intent of slandering and demonizing the show. Keep in mind, if they had just made a Siavash show, even if it was still structured as a Ben 10 rip off, it probably would've been more succesful. What kind of poison in your bones you gotta have to make something like this?

My headcanon is that all these bootleg shows where made by Albedo while he was stranded on earth and needed money.

If I know one thing is that, Azmuth is going to be very *VERY* pissed when he finds out that Ben destroyed the Omnitrix…..again.

I am Iranian, and I remember the first time I saw this commercial, I was very surprised. It was actually released in cinemas, and its sales and reviews were so bad that its digital version was never released. I never went to the cinema to see it, because from the bits I saw of it, I knew how painful it was to watch. In Iran, like many other places, Ben 10 is very popular among children, and that's why they made this to say that Iranian characters are better than Ben 10, and that's why Ben 10 is failing as a whole movie. The history of Iran is full of stories with characters that are really beautiful, but now instead of dealing with these characters, such works like this are produced. (and of course #mahsa_amini #women_life_freedom for the revolution that is happening in Iran.)

The creators literally said "We wanted to slander Ben 10" in an interview, they weren't even trying to hide it lmao. Edit: I posted a translation of the complete interview here if you're interested.

I'm glad you and dinondbolt are still working together hopefully you guys work together in the future

6:32 I see you Kuro, putting "Bootleg" way behind over there. Really love the AntiTrix aliens!

This would literally be like if some modern Iranian action cartoon protagonist did an adventure, and then halfway through he went back in time and got his ass kicked by George Washington.

Honestly, I love the DeviantArt OC's transformation scenes. The blue DNA thing coming from his jewelry is a really neat visual.

Man I hope the next Ben 10 show has an episode where they just absolutely demolish this entire thing, like that one episode of TAWOG

The only Ben 10 related media product that deserves 6 in all 5 categories

Glad to have been part of this project! Really was fun trying something new.

I got an ad for hungry jacks right as Ben pressed the Omnitrix so it looked like he turned into a hungry jacks deal

The legendary bootleg destroyers are back in action

I bet this film was made because someone had a grudge against Ben so that's why the Omnitrix was destroyed and Ben was so useless that he couldn't even climb a bird

When you said Ahriman everything came into place for me. Basically Ahriman IS Satan, they are part of Zoroastrianism, the Iranian religion. And when you mentioned him, I remembered a Russian cartoon based on a book series "Kids vs Wizards" which is a religious takedown on Harry Potter (google Дети против волшебников). The animation is extremely similar in fact. And the approach is super similar as well, except I guess they didn't make Ben the villain and also all the conservative fearmongering things.

I think Ben is nerfed harder here than when he met Rex

A star walks into a black hole but doesn't seen phased. The black hole then turns to the star and says, "I don't think you understand the gravity of this situation."

So with all the Ben 10 timelines, does this make it canon?

I’m starting to think this is the alternate universe Paradox was referring to in the forge of creation

Plot Twist: Will Harangue was behind this. He hired Iranian animators to avoid legal problems.

I mean, this movie showed more aliens than in the Alien Swarm.

In this movie Ben was just useless most of the time, Kevin wasn’t there and the new guy did everything. This is definitely a fanfic with a big budget

The thought just occurred to me that if this a version of Ben that knows all the aliens he has during this era, couldn’t he just transform into Alien X and beg Bellicus and Serena to go back home?

What you didn't realize because of the language of the movie is that Gwen and Max are dead in this movie. The main reason was to show Ben defeated and humiliated. And the next reason is that in Iran there is a problem called the mandatory hijab, which does not allow the female character to be portrayed without a scarf and some kind of special clothing, and in the meantime, they said to kill Max so that Gwen would not be alone.

This story could definitely be fixed up into something legitimate, maybe turn it into a comic series.

I think I read the producers saying something along the lines of "Ben 10 is animated in 3D, while we animated this movie in 2D, which is of course harder"... Yeah, you can't except much from someone who unironically says that.

I demand that the kid who transformed into those weird ditties be part of 5yl maybe as a herovillian like captain nemisis

I love how Ben just has his sleeve underneath the Omnitrix for the entire thing.

this is like a bad dream when you know you can fly because you just had a sequence when you did. But then when other people enter the sequence, you suddenly cannot. It is so frustrating to see happen

The Bird destroyed Ben's Omnitrix. But I just realized, isn't the AF Omnitrix acts as a wireless receiver to access the Codon Stream in Primus. But then again... it is funny that this is multiversal canon.

I find it interesting, especially after what Lightning 1381 said, on how this was more or less propaganda for the Iranian government. Like Ben is made completely useless as copy of him based on mythology does everything he can but "better". Just an interesting view of it. Also can we talk about how this is literal a fanfic from the real writers, that is also a fanfic in the context of the movie. (Edit: I can believe they literally had Ben destroy the Omnitrix... Like i'm legit speechless 😂)

This is what disrupted Malware’s life code.

Gosh…..I think you’re spot on with the fact that it’s giving ‘my Character is better than Ben’ vibes 😅 Even I can feel it 😅

this is the reason why jetray wasn't in omniverse, because he was used in this one too much

It's a great day when Kuro & DiamondBolt does a collab together!

Honestly? I kinda want to see you try genuinely redesign of the weird aliens(?) in this movie. Would be kinda interesting I think to see them remade as a real attempt to make them fit the series. Edit: Can't wait to see HORAS talk about God (and Beyond!)

I love the idea that Ben and Kevin just go grave robbing in between episode of Alien Force.

I consider myself having "high standards" for what I usually consider "bad", as in "It's VERY HARD for me to actively dislike a piece of media, not even shit like Rise of Skywalker or certain reboots of certain franchises that people hate" and so this bootleg film finally have that honour of making on to the tier of things I actually hate to watch which is certainly impressive. Not you guys reacting but the very thing you guys are watching.

I do not remember Siavash from the Persian myths being capable of Transforming into anything or anyone but they got the Ahriman story pretty right. Ahriman in the myths was practically Satan( he is all evil in the world ) who at one point Possesses and turns a young Prince into a Demon King by giving the Prince two Snakes on his Shoulders after the Prince killed his Dad

I laughed throughout this video so much I got an asthma attack The burning aliens got me off my chair

Ok, OC guy’s transformation sequence is actually kinda cool

I have watched watch 'My name is Raj' when it aired on the tv. It was weird. But the story is sort of interesting i guess... Only thing I remember from it is kind of a fun fact, that the transformations have the personality of famous actors/characters in Bollywood cinema.

Seeing the parts with Paradox makes me want you and Diamondbolt to dub this entire movie

Because of how Paradox works this Paradox is technically canon

You really should make a nod to that Ben in 5YL lmao The power hungry Ben that have forsaken the omnitrix to have the persian God bracelet. The more I talk about it, the more it seems like a great concept as this Ben would probably try to convert other Bens XD

21:50 That explanation gave me flashbacks to that one Sonic picture on Deviantart. You know the one.

Glad to see Diamondbolt back in the channel. This movie just confused the heck out of me I don’t even know if I hate it I’m just so perplexed. Also Kuro is your shirt available in the InkTank Merch store

This review isn't even a day old and it already has more views than the movie itself on youtube.

I imagine Azmuth swearing Ben because he destroys the omnitrix

Okay, I am Iranian and the only memory I have of this thing is seeing books of "Ben 10 vs Siavash" everywhere when I was younger. I don't know if it was a picture book or a comic book or what, heck my memory could possibly just be fucking with me by misremembering the DVD cases as book covers. Regardless, I do remember avoiding it like the plague since even in my early teen years I could take a look at that title and know that it's gonna devolve into "look guys, the mythological hero of our great, pure and traditional country could beat up the famous character made by those American heretics" and I'm not even remotely surprised to find out I was right all along. as the pinned comment said, Iran was and still is on a real anti-west propaganda craze but something that I feel like needed mentioning is the Ben 10 craze in Iran. There aren't many big media crazes here in Iran and even stuff like Pokemon or Street Fighter are relatively unknown here. we have had some stuff like a smaller version of Turtle Mania (but over the 2003 series instead of the 1987 series) and a Clash of Clans and Angry Birds sweep. But the Ben 10 craze... the Ben 10 craze was on a whole different level. Ben 10 was the only thing kids in school were talking about and you couldn't take a step outside without seeing bootleg Ben 10 shirts, backpacks, coloring books, toys, lunch boxes, pencil cases and whatnot, and I guess the idea that all of Iran was obsessed with a piece of media made by the west got under the Islamic Republic's skin. One thing worth noting is that from what little voice clips I heard in your video, none of the Ben 10 characters and aliens were voiced by the people that were known for voicing them so I guess it was either made by a company that had to use in-house VAs or the VAs actually had enough dignity to avoid the project. and even this whole "people that were known for voicing them" thing is pretty unique in Iran since there are several dubbing companies in Iran (and a few Persian dubbing companies outside of Iran) that each do their own dubs of foreign movies and TV shows with entirely different casts from each company, but Ben 10 only had one dub (even though some of the characters and aliens had their voice actors replaced during the dub) and that was the only dub that people used to watch the show.

As an Iranian, I am really saddened that some unworthy people are ruining a famous series and our beautiful legends like this. Believe me, even in Iran, no one enjoyed this scandal.

The world of bootleg content is always a fascinating one.

I'm an Indian & I actually remember liking "My Name is Raj" , can't wait to see ur reaction to it.

Kuro:My OC can do anything...BUT he can't destroy the omnitrix?!?! When I saw that scene of him destroying it I was like Hell nah he can't do that and he for sure can't beat Goku

Kuro.. AND Diamond Bolt? Extra win!

The part where they destroyed the omnitrix just killed me🤣🤣🤣

“I can’t believe it’s not Ben 10”

The most important (and scary) thing about all of this is that, according to how the Ben 10 Universe works and how there are multiple different versions of Ben across time and space, this movie could very well be canon in some universe. Siavash could technically be canon.

Seeing stuff like this makes me really appreciate the animation of Ben 10, DC cartoon, , anime etc

Woah You watched My name is Raj ??? As an Indian fan, I'm pretty hyped.

Always wondered about this ever since the Ben 10 Iceberg

Plot twist the whole movie is just Ben hallucinating after passing out from the radioactive eggs.

As insulting as this movie was, it's kinda interesting seeing Ben 10 used for propaganda, but this movie is pretty much a fever dream imo, but interesting media tbh. Also great seeing you guys collab again

Just remember this movie has an english dub. The dub makes less sense as all the character sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

I will be expecting Siavash as a recurring character in the next 5YL chapter. You added Saiyans so why not Siavash?

The fact that this can actually be canon despite not clearly being canon (as in this story made this person but somewhere in the omniverse there is a ben where that happened)

9:01 Were making the mother of all omelettes Ben can’t fret over every egg.

Mimicry is the highest form of flattery.

Another collab with diamondbolt equals another massive W

Legend says kevin is still stuck in traffic.

So, is there any explanation for why the Omnitrix didn’t activate the failsafe feature and turn Ben into NRG or someone else who could easily deal with the radioactive eggs?

7:12 jet ray is packing a magnum dong

Child: "Mom, I want to look the Ben 10 Movie!" Mother: "We have the Ben 10 Movie at home!" Ben 10 Movie hat home:

Petition to make Siavash canon in the 5YL somewhere in the Multiverse.

So this is basically a bad "badass OC" fanfic written by Iranian propagandists who hate Ben 10 because Iranian children like him more than traditional Iranian heroes?

Couldn't Ben transform into Alien X to try and get back to his time or Couldn't Paradox bring him back to his time? Like there was no need for ben to just throw away his omnitrix like that

"I don't wanna see them rob a grave" No-one tell him about "Revenge of the Swarm" XD

This was Wild Since this is alien force Then that means earth is fucked when the hybrid invasion happen

Dang, I was recently thinking of making subtitles for anyone interested in checking this piece of art out, but it looks like I'm late. :(

I imagine azmuth being mad because the omnitrix was his life work and if it was in the highbreed arc everything went chaos Thanks i hate it

Btw My Name is Raj has borrowed some aspects from Ben 10, but it is has a completely different story from ben 10

If I had a nickel for every illegal Iranian bootleg CG animated film based on an intellectual property... I would have 2, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice... [I'm referencing Spongebob Goes To Iran by the way] [Yes, that is a thing]

Azmuth would not be happy about this.

as a fan of ben 10 from childhood till adulthood i wont stand for this

My day brightens so much when I see these two collab.

So is ben not afraid of what Azmuth will do to him when he finds out that ben destroyed one of his greatest creations to ride a bird? Also are you telling me that ben never once thought about the fact that Alien X would destroy all this guys transformations if/when he gained full control?

Had no idea this movie existed until now

Psychologists: every dream has a purpose My dreams:

24:40 i mean it makes sense, he’s essentially Marvel’s absorbing man and we saw him suck up electricity in classic, I’m surprised man of action didnt use that.