Note Block Universe - Animation vs. Minecraft Shorts Ep 29 

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Okay but let's appreciate how we can see Green gradually learning the rules of this universe. •Woodland: Tries communicating "verbally", has to learn to use music to communicate. •Cave: Communicates with music, has to learn to match the style. •Village: Communicates with a matched style, has to learn to sing. •Desert: Green doesn't really learn anything here but I want to shout out how you can *_hear_* the growing desperation in the Wandering Trader's voice as he's rejected. •All culminating in the emotional climax at the mountain.

One interesting thing I noticed is that Purple specifically selected this universe, whereas everyone was panicking and rushing to Portals because the Black hole was destroying everything, Purple deliberately ran towards this Portal, now, this could mean that it was because there wasn't anyone in the way to it, or because this Universe is his safe space in some way, or just a place he likes going to, if you guys noticed, Green had to learn how to sing with the villagers, but there is no depiction of Purple learning it as he goes, meaning that perhaps he came here before more than a few times, him knowing a way to sing that is unique to him, the violin, could mean that he even got to the point of honing his skills here, whereas Green was just doing what the other entities did, using the note block and the lever, and finally acquiring a singing voice by hanging out with the villagers I find this interesting because when Green arrives, there is a childishness to this universe, something you'd see in a kids' tv show, maybe a toddler watching it is a vision you could have, to me this shows how Purple is a kid or a teenager, whereas King, who is bigger than the other stick figures, is an adult, the only adult we see in this series actually. Idk, just something I took notice of, maybe I'm wrong about it but I thought it was interesting

I've been teaching music for 10 years. My son showed me this out of joy and oh my goodness, i am left with no words, this was so unexplainable and the story line was just unbelievable, this is just an amazing animation. Good job Alan, you have made your generation proud.

Out of literally everything Alan has put out, this has got to be my favorite. I keep coming back to it. The music, the different instrumentation to convey characterization, the choreography, the art, the emotions… I could go on and on, but honestly thank you so much for this, Alan! This episode is so inspiring, comforting, and lovely on so many levels.

This went from just a simple stick figure destroying his pc to a storyline with lore and has all the features of a movie, betrayal, sadness, adventure, and action which makes this a great series. My respects Alan, you deserve a Netflix show

purple's redemption is unironically one of the best i have ever seen in all of fiction and it's one of the reasons they're my favourite character. having the usual "my dad abused me as a kid" backstory but then it's revealed that he is still looking for his dad to prove he can be a warrior, him looking up to king and being betrayed, him gaining the courage to fight against him and realising he doesn't need to be good or evil, just himself.... perfection.

Timestamps Music: 0:00 Animal Friends 1:12 Zombie Rave 2:55 Forest Villages 5:11 Annyoing Merchant 5:57 Not Forgiven 11:12 Reeded 12:26 Wilded 12:57 To Be Continued...

The pained singing of Purple’s voice makes me cry each time. The chord ring a bell.

Everyone talking about Alan Becker's great storytelling, but no one's talking about how good the llama beatboxes.

This man's creativity is unlimited

7:04 and 7:32 make me cry every time. Idk who did the sound design for this, but this is the musical equivalent of pure distilled anguish and emotional pain.

you’d never expect something as simple as sticks and minecraft make such a beautiful and intriguing story. At first it may seem silly but as you go deeper into the story, you’re bound to get attached: how you expressed emotions, especially when purple’s past is shown, the music and the repetitive cycle of falling and getting up desperately, it’s such a deep scene that doesn’t even need words to get through to you, the music and art being just incredible. I can confidently say, as an artist myself, that everyone could take some inspiration by you, from the creativity and passion you put into what you make to the ability to make something simple than anyone can understand that shows you don’t need to make super detailed or intricate designs to make art people can enjoy, I think that’s something to respect, no wonder this series is so famous. I really wish I could be at this level of dedication, but it’s obvious you really love what you do, you’re amazing, kudos!!

Alan Becker is a remarkable storyteller. Conveying a story not through words but through elements of a pre-existing particle that was used differently than intended. Truly one of the best examples of “Show Not Tell” and he already did this with the many other animations revolving around the same characters and artstyle he’d done before.

I genuinely cannot believe this is 13 minutes, it felt so much longer than that This was perfectly executed, and so well made, even made me shed a tear God tier episode

8:14 That scene felt oddly shocking to watch the first time around. But seeing the trope of fighting stick figures from the perspective of a physically abused child is quite poignant. I don't know if you meant to make that parallel, but it's very interesting.

4:23 It's cool how he hid the lick in here and no one noticed

This guy made an entire musical show using stick figures and Minecraft notes. Can someone PLEASE get this man every single art award. Good lord, where do you get these creative and amazing ideas? This series evolved from something so simple and fun, to incredibly deep, thoughtful, and downright brilliant story telling.

Who knew Minecraft noteblocks could create an amazing backstory. Can’t wait for the finale.

Purple is the type of character that you think is genuinely evil until you hear his story. I feel like 90% of villian arcs start with the person who has gone through a lot of pain and they will do anything to anyone to help fill that void. That is so relatable

I like how the first part, (animals to wandering trader) was only composed by Aaron Grooves. Then after that it's all composed Scott Buckley. They both made their own scenes have tons of emotion from their music.

Jesus Christ. Most movies with dialogue don't have this level of depth. Beautiful visual and audio storytelling. This series started off as "silly, goofy stickmen having awesome martial arts fights with Minecraft flavor," and it has no right being this goddamn good. It has transcended into some real, high-level art, and I love it. Truly excellent work by Alan and his team. I hope we have many years of their storytelling ahead of us.

Never once have i seen someone encapsulate the Wandering Traders personality so well. You can practically understand what hes saying even though theres no words, its genuinely incredible how groovy and understandable that scene was.

8:00 nah I'm bouta' start cryin' man :''( This whole story was heart-wrenching

Green be like: I feel the pain bro Green now: why is it always me.

God- Green's message at 11:19 always gets me. You aren't good or bad, you're just *you* The entire episode is amazing, but that specific scene always makes me emotional because I've felt that before. There are no good or bad people, just, people.

Lifefull Field - 0:01 The Undead Riff - 1:20 Orchestra In the Village - 2:58 Llama Spit Boxing - 5:13 Llama Spit Boxing + Salesman In the Dunes - 5:19 Musician's Break-through - 6:11 Story in Purple - 7:50 Note:These are not Official names for the soundtracks

Alan Becker : **makes silly animation about stick figures playing with Minecraft** Composers, writers, and animators : oh yeah? **Makes the most impressive and well made story, music, and visuals known to mankind**

As a music nerd, this episode was honestly amazing and probably my second favorite by far The only ones that beat it are tied for first, and it’s the other 2 musical episodes, and only because it’s not only great music but also how the music came to be Creative genius really

Ok, can we just talk about this man's MAD legacy? This episode alone has already inserted dark lore that tugs at our heart strings, and all that was BEFORE the avalanche of fan made lyrics for the damn thing. You, Alan Becker, are a blessed, talented, underrated, underappreciated, infinitely creative role model that the world simply cannot have enough of. We need more people like you

I find it really interesting that each group uses their own instrument group. The animals use basic tones, notes, and sounds, the zombies are all about synth and notes that slur together, and the villagers 'voices' are actually all wind instruments. You can hear saxophone, brass instruments with different mutes, a flute, I think a trombone in the background (when the villagers are first introduced at around 3:00, doesn't sound deep enough to be a tuba, ) and Green's voice is a clarinet (I think lol idk reeds that well. If someone wants to correct me than sure), and then Purple's voice is a violin. Idk just a random little thing I found really interesting, showing just how much thought and effort is put into this series. Once again, the Alan Becker team is legendary.

Sweet Jesus, first the Warden episode made me cry, now this too. You've got great storytelling and a phenomenal animation team, Alan. And in my wholehearted opinion, you deserve your own commercial studio. I'd pay for a movie made with your phenomenal level of storytelling.

I love the little detail where Purple resolves to change for the better and gives himself a little halo, but Green brushes it off, because he shouldn't define himself by terms like good or evil. Instead, he is just human, and humans make mistakes. Green kind of learns this himself after seeing Purple's backstory. At first he asks Purple if he wants to be good or evil, but that's such a narrow way to view something as infinitely complex and nuanced as a person, which is why he later emphasises brushing off both the devil AND the angel, and encouraging Purple to see himself instead as a fellow human being. An equal. The very thing Purple most wanted, to be considered worthy. An equal.

11:55 This scene is so good, Purple finally puts down his mistakes and trauma behind, knowing what's the right thing to do, and says to himself, "I'm the good guy now!" But Green wipes out the halo on his head, it's like saying to him, "You are not a bad guy nor a good guy, you are just you, and there's nothing wrong about you."

I love how this turns from something that felt like filler into one of the biggest lore pieces of the series

I really like the detail that when Purple says he is bad, Green "tells" him that he doesn't have to be good or bad, he just has to be himself, and being yourself means making mistakes, but making mistakes doesn't make us bad That's what Purple needed, to know that making mistakes didn't make him a bad person, a terrible bad person with no chance of being forgiven, and that no one would abandon him when he made a mistake. And in the same way, you shouldn't expect yourself to be "good," because, in the end, no one is ever completely "good." Plus, Purple was probably just a kid or preteen when his mom died and his dad abandoned him. He was very young and had to deal alone with very complex feelings and emotions that he had never encountered before. The fact of not having experience managing his feelings and emotions, in addition to being very young, was one of the reasons why he made bad decisions. He didn't know how to handle himself in that situation, because it seemed like he had no one to help him. (Bad english i'm sorry)

The fact that I can fully understand every single thing all the characters have "said", when they're actually just singing in noteblocks... This tells a lot about how well the masterpiece is animated, well done Alan, thanks 👍

Let me just say, Alan's team is becoming an independent animation studio. This is quality beyond what you expect from RU-vid. I can't wait to see what's planned for Episode 30.

Wow... Minecraft the Musical; the "I Didn't Expect to Cry" Edition... So many emotions conveyed with only visuals and music... It amazes me how much can be clearly communicated without words or a specific spoken/written language. I don't have the words to say how good this is and do it justice... Just breathtaking storytelling marvelously presented by everyone involved. I applaud each and every one of the participants for their efforts to create such a moving video. It shows in your work that each of you care deeply about these characters and their stories. I never would've expected the fun and thrilling adventures of a stick figure friend group to ask the "Why?" behind the enemy's actions. Or to express so much pain, sorrow, mourning, and inner conflict that we all can relate to on some level. Or to extend forgiveness and invite the former enemy to join their family... Thank each of you for creating this masterpiece. Also, what a powerful reminder that we don't know where people are coming from, we don't know their backstory. Their actions, words, or behavior may look like something else from our point of view, but for all we know, they're in pain, they're having a bad day, and all they need is someone willing to listen and show them kindness.

Purple has a sad childhood and has never received love or attention from his father... that's why he's always trying so hard to prove himself to his father, or to the king, who reminds him of his father. Purple's lack of love in his childhood makes him always feel insecure💔but fortunately, he got his friends now to have his back!❤‍🩹

As a musician who's been a fan of this channel for a while, this made me so unbelievably happy. The way you explained the story and trauma through the musical styles was unbelievably amazing, and the payoff felt so much more emotional than if they conveyed things through words. This is truly a masterpiece, especially with the new visual styles. This music allowed me to feel even more emotionally attached to the story, and I'm more excited than ever for it's conclusion. (Not in an "it's almost over FINALLY kind of way," but an "excited to see where this all leads to and what the final act is going to look like)"

One thing that I love about this episode is that every character has a different “voice”. This is especially evident in the scene with the Villagers and the last scenes with just Green and Purple. The villagers are all Brass and Wind instruments, this probably influenced Green’s voice becoming a clarinet (and a flute in that one scene and that other time) instead of like a synth or an animal voice like previous mobs he visited (or it’s just way easier to have an actual instrument as the stickpeople’s voices instead of minecraft sounds since by themselfs, they are totally separate) And once we get to the scene where Purple begins to use his voice, we figure out his voice is a strings instrument (probably a violin). And when we see the scene where we see the root of Purple’s trauma, the only instruments used are Strings (as far as I can tell). And once we get the “chase” scene in the void, the primary instruments are strings with any other instruments only being in the background. I think this is a good representation that Purple was so focused on earning any sort of his parent’s validation that he ended up pushing any other voice that wasent his down, making them just background noise, focusing only on the big booming expectations of an absent parent. The only time we ever DO hear instruments play along with the strings is when all the sticks are running past Purple and when Green runs by and looks back at Purple (in a totally normal friend type way not at all anything else being hinted at maybe 👀) and a small flute melody plays before they run off. After the scene, Green’s voice becomes another main voice with Purple’s strings. And when the two fly off, a very emotional mix of both Strings and (Brass) Winds are used. Both voices are working together to make a song. Edit: Adding some things, spelling and rewording

0:00 Note Block Animals 1:13 Note Block Zombies 2:49 Note Block Villagers 4:56 Note Block Trader 5:57 Note Block Pursuit 7:39 Note Block Backstory 11:07 Note Block Redemption

This episode shows us that purple isn't a bad guy, he was just a guy trying to climb a mountain and thought that pride came from making his dad proud. And green taught him that pride comes from the ♥ using music.

I love how this explored one of greens main talents after a really long time of not seeing music blocks. It’s also super cool to see green have to adapt to each music style so he could communicate. Definitely one of my favorite videos, specifically the zombie synths make the video amazing. The story telling of green and purple was so good. Best decision to make purple strings so he could convey his feelings of trauma and how he just wants to impress his dad after he walked out on them. Scott did a perfect job composing that part.

Absolutely blown away by that sequence with Purple. I've been impressed time after time with Alan Becker's knack for visual storytelling, and this was a beautiful example of that. The detail I like most is how Purple is represented as literally using other people as stepping stones on his way to his goal, which seems to involve becoming stronger than his father. I take it that this means he served King so loyally because he was the most powerful person he had met, and he believed that King would make him stronger. I'm intensely curious to see what he will do now, and I wonder if King will even try to appeal to him or just try to take the block back by force.

0:01 notes of the plains 1:13 enfected notes 2:49 village masterpiece 5:11 wandering business 5:56 purple chase & backstory

EVEN AFTER A YEAR THIS ROCKS!!

this has to be the most emotion I’ve ever felt for a stick figure ever, and it’s insane, Alan is not only a great Animator, he’s great at writing compelling stories without needing dialogue. The fact you can understand everything that happens in every episode and every animation shows the sheer skill this man has when it comes to storytelling. Even if this episode is mostly MUSIC, he still finds a way to use this music to convey feelings, like discovery, desperation, hopefulness, success, the fall back down to zero, and then at last, the idea of a new horizon. Not only does he have Great Animation, Storytelling, and The ability to make you want more, he works with people who create great music to fit scenes, which he then perfectly fits in with his animation and storytelling prowess. This isn’t even the last episode, but The Ultimate Weapon, The Raid, and this Episode are THE greatest examples of his ability to craft a story with an expressionless, voiceless, Stick Figure. The fact these stick figures have greater emotional impact when anything happens to them compared to ANY recently media speaks volumes. In the end, all I can say is that I cannot wait to see the next episode, every character has had their own return, and now the end has come to finish this Oscar worthy piece of animation.

i like how you can see actual dialogue when they sing. like how green says "thank you very much", when leaving the cave, and a lil "thank you!" while leaving the village. at least, that's what it feels like he's saying lol

4:24 "The riff" spotted. Ha! Green doesn't talk but has an ability to sing... This is the episode that makes me cry. So far as what I have watched few years ago with my younger brother during the pandemic, I watch this episode on this day (2024). I am an aspiring animator (of different style, which is Japanese) and I love how Alan made this story well-written in the overall MVM. Thank you so much, Alan! ❤

songs list animal music: 0:01 zombies music: 1:13 villager music: 2:58 villager rap: 5:14 purple part: 8:59 sus sound: 3:09

It blows me away just how much character and emotion this man can put into a stick figure.

The use of music to tell a tragic story of divorce, being backstabbed and falling to the bottom mentally, emotionally and phisycally is something i have never seen like this before. Watching the perspective of Purple makes me not even question why Purple does what they do. this is in my oppinion the best exhample of this type of storytelling. I really did cry while watching this. Alan Becker, you have done something with this series and your use of storytelling that had never seen before, and i dont thing anyone will be able to do it better than you. the animation itself is on par with big budget animation studios, if not better than them. The music added to everything on top is what makes this 13 minuite animation with a funny little block game plus stick figures, a masterpiece. Alan becker, thank you.

music is the only language that can bring the universe together.

I love how Alan relies on show not tell type of storytelling, it's really hard to find a movie that does this type of content that does it well and the fact that there is no words throughout this is just making it more and more exciting

I just realized how every side-story has kind of been teaching all the stickmen valuable lessons. For second coming, it was not repaying brute force with brute force, but treating violence with kindness, reaching the Warden in a place that'd been locked away for a long time, for red it was working in teams and not always going it alone, for yellow it was embracing his techy side and using command block magic once again, for blue I guess maybe it was not backing down from a leadership role and training the villagers to fight, and for green it was being forced to embrace his musical side and relearn his affinity for song.

My interpretation of the Purple's backstory: Purple's father (Blue) was a fighter. So, he trained his child to be a strong fighter too but purple hated fighting. His mother (Pink) noticed this and asked Blue to stop but he insisted to train Purple no matter what. The two had been training for quite a while until Purple finally gave up and the mother stopped Blue once again (This probably had happened quite a lot than what was shown in the backstory). Blue had enough and finally decided to leave his own family behind and go somewhere else. Purple took care of his mother but she didn't live long and died of a sickness. He tried to reach out to his father but he knew the only way to get to him was by getting stronger so he tried to find some way to prove it to him. He made everyone that he met as stepping pedals to impress his father. He found out that, to be the strongest, he had to steal the ender dragon's egg (because that's the ending of the game. You kill the dragon, steal the egg and become the "strongest" in minecraft) but he failed. Once again he lost his father. Then, Orange reached out to him. Purple saw him as a father figure. Strong and admirable. From then onwards he knew about the ultimate weapon and tried to impress Orange just like how he tried to impress his own father without knowing he was only repeating the same trauma. He once again used The Second Coming and his friends as a means of achieving his goals to get validation from someone he admired and cared about just for him to get betrayed at the end.

The fact that not a singular work was spoken, in all of 30 episodes and yet they still somehow created both the most heart-warming and heart-wrenching story has left me equivocally speechless.

I noticed somethings: Orange is not Purple’s dad, but what purple saw complimentary to his Dad. This is also seen in color theory as blue and orange complement each other. Interestingly enough, the shade purple is, is a mixture of his parents (blue and pink). So in a sense *spoiler if you haven’t seen the end yet* The dad saw purple as his son as well because the two can complement each other in a way, more similarly to a split complimentary or triadic way?

This man. This man is somehow able to inject more personality, humor, gravitas and tension in a story about stick figures having adventures in Minecraft than I've seen in most modern shows and movies... And he does it without them uttering a single word. Alan Becker, you are a storytelling wizard and you deserve every bit of praise you get.

Instruments used in this episode: 0:01 - Marimba, xylophone, bells, animal sounds 1:14 - Synth, electronics, drums 2:58 - Trumpet, trombone, alto saxophone, trumpet with muter, piano, drums, bells, clarinet at 3:52 5:14 - Drums, animal sounds, harmonica 6:02 - Synth, clarinet, drums, electronics, violin at 7:04 7:39 - Violin, cello, viola 8:49 - Violin, viola, cello, French horn, drums, trumpet, synth, flute 11:09 - Clarinet, violin, cello, viola, double bass 12:05 - French horn, cello, double bass, drums, violin 12:24 - French horn, cello, double bass, drums, choir (4:23 - that's da licc :0)

You don't always need words to express something. Sometimes, even 1 animation can explain more things than 1 million words

0:13 song animals 1:22 song zombies 2:58 song villagers 3:50 green can sing 5:17 song llamas and villager 6:11 song green and purple 7:52 sad song purple 8:56 evil song dads and son 11:07 green and purple the friends 12:09 end

this might be the best thing ever made, ever. all of the musical styles are beautifully represented, from the zombie boyband to the theatre ensemble village. the fact that the sound was able to seamlessly blend between so many different genres is unreal. And Purple’s ballad was beyond touching. Truly indescribable, amazing work.

So your telling me that while the others were having the most intense, life risking, soul crushing battle in existence greens playing the protagonist in a Disney Movie? I LOVE IT.

11:24 *cries*

man, it's amazing how powerful of a story all of these avm shorts are. the fact that it's visually made of stick figures and minecraft features (definitely common interests among kids) and is ALSO completely wordless---so many young kids are able to watch these, understand everything in them, and learn from them. i'm just some teen that likes a good story, but this is beautiful writing, music, morals, everything. well done y'all

The backstory purple gives is just unbelievable. It's truly incredible how Alan Becker has put so much emotion behind faceless figures. This is no longer just an animation but a compelling story as well.

I love how green, the one who most hated purple, is the one who understands him, forgives, and bring him to the good side This is one of the best episodes that Alan has made, and the fact that you don't need a single word, a single dialog to understand the story and conect emotionally shows that him and his team are top tier, masterpiece artists, this is gold

ONE YEAR AGO AND I STILL WANT LYRICS TO ALL OF THESE. 😭😭

Dang, this was 1 year ago? It felt like yesterday when I was waiting for this to finally release.

A short reminder for every phase of this video: 00:00 - Animal's singing 01:13 - Cave & Zombies (my personal favourite) 02:49 - Village 03:52 - Green's Singing (!) 04:56 - Wandering Trader (2nd favourite, BeatBox) 05:57 - Chase after Purple 07:38 - Purple's life story 10:50 - angel or Devil? 12:24 - On the Other Side Hope you find it useful. Stay within music!

Green honestly had a WAY easier time than the others. They weren’t attacked by Pillagers or a Warden, and they weren’t bullied or anything. Just had to play music and was semi-pressured by villagers into gaining a voice. The animation here is BEAUTIFUL! Can’t wait for AVM 30 in a little while :D Also I just realized: Purple flying into Orange at the end almost directly mirrors TSC flying into Orange in episode 25. Nice.

"is purple's backstory really made you cry" "No its wholesome"

At 1:37, I can hear the ring around the rosie music.

Purple’s story is probably the best storytelling in the series. Switching to 3d perspectives and the incredible plot that’s been developed for purple’s character is seriously all a viewer like me could ask for. Keep being absolutely incredible, can’t wait for the finale!

Small little theory/headcanon: The only way we've seen stick figures created in this universe is through being drawn, we've never seen a figure actually be born. In that case, _what if Purple's entire backstory was actually part of an animation?_ Maybe someone had wanted to animate an entire series about Purple living this tragic life only to become a warrior and fight his dad one last time (think Tekken) except the animator never actually finished it, only being able to complete his tragic beginnings and nothing more. That's why he's constantly trying to get more powerful, he's both figuratively _and_ literally trying to gain the power that was 'owed' to him.

7:02 Literal chills. I can't put my feelings from this moment into words. The 'scream' is just WOW

WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY? 🎶O-aaa-eeeurgh!🎶

In my opinion this is the best episode in phase three in Alan Becker's AVM. The music is perfect, and the mobs like the fox, the zombies, the villagers, the traders are so well animated ! The most expected part in this episode - backstory of purple - his engine, his origin has been told with an emotional tone. Bravo Alan for this masterpiece

Love the different genres in this, from the farmyard animals, to the jazzy zombies, to the La La Land-esque/musical theatre villager singing troupe, and the wandering trader is totally unique. And then the call-and-response with Purple comes in and conveys so much before the Inception-style theme reaches the climax, then a swelling movie theme closes it out. Well done. Songs that came to mind while listening to this: Villagers: Another Day of Sun - La La Land Purple with the King and Dad - Mind Heist The ending - Titans Spirit or King of Pride Rock

The jazz gave me a goosebumps

2:29 OHHH YES THE MELODY SO PERFECT 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

The storytelling behind this episode just hits the feels a different way. Purple's desire for power and the actions that led up to his current state are so relatable to people IRL. One of the few episodes that made me cry. Well Done Alan

Whoever composed this music... Can we give them a gold medal? This is legitimately awesome.

I hate how nobody is talking about 9:30 part, where green stopped for a second just because purple seemed being not okay, and the notes played at this time are gives me delight n creeps every time, this is a masterpiece

This is forever my favorite episode ❤

This episode was beautiful. The tone I got from it was that all of the things Green encountered on their way was helping them turn their musical eloquence into a way of communicating, so that they could properly talk to and redeem Purple. All the emotion without a single word spoken!

I think that a wonderful little detail to note that Alan payed attention to is the fact that Green was the one to solo against Red Blue and Yellow back in the Note Block Battle, and the three could only step to Green with their Potions of Musicality- So it makes perfect sense Green would be able to figure out and navigate a music-based world like such. Upon first glance the stick figures are just recolors, but when actually looking at what Alan's created, it's actually clear that he has developed each one into their own distinct character, and I find that fascinating. He didn't have to do that, but he did, and that's wonderful.

I didn't have a favourite stick figure before this video. Green was so beautifully empathetic and I just love that. I might have a slight bias now.

Bro took "the music speaks to me" to another level

I'm beyond baffled. Alan has conveyed a storyline so perfectly, not using words but with vision and sound. The perfect orchestral symphony, the use of instruments based on what character is producing - Green's clarinet producing a clear and positive sound, and Purple's tragic, heart wrenching and furious screech of the violin. It all adds up perfectly.

this is truly the most beautiful one so far, so im gonna talk about it in the beginning, we can see how green (the one who has a natural talent for music) struggle a bit to figure out exactly how to communicate in a way that can be understood, but quickly master it. this small arc culminates in them learning how to actually sing, instead of using a noteblock to communicate. theres the wandering trader bit, which i believe was just there to help ease the viewers into this world a little bit more. now here comes the big part. purple we can see green trying to communicate, but purple clearly doesnt want to try and adapt to this world. during this, green asks a lot of questions, which arent immediately answered, the main ones being “why did you betray us?” and “are you good or bad?”. purple eventually just lets out a scream of frustration, still refusing to communicate. eventually, though, they give in, and start to explain. their parents seemingly didnt get along, with dark blue (whos name i will shorten to dblue) constantly fighting them, and purple seemingly trying to protect pink. either that, or dblue was trying to train them, make them strong, and worthy of love. through purples motions while singing this part, we can see that they love pink, and that they meant a lot to them. as pink dies, the visuals that have been constant throughout the episode fade away, with the music enhancing the story instead of guiding it. purple is chasing after the love of dblue (or, perhaps, chasing them in order to enact revenge. its unclear), harming those that trusted them in the way. in comes king. they seemed to have promised purple a way to get what theyre after, if they do something in return. that “something” is something we are all to familiar with. they do as they were asked, desperate for some kind of validation, but they dont get it. king betrays them, just as they did to the others. the visuals return, with purple now finally answering the second question. theyre evil. green, however, consoles them, explaining that while they may not be good, their not entirely bad. they then give them the elytra, which is incredibly symbolic in multiple ways. purple had used that elytra in ways that had hurt green and the others on multiple occasions, but it also symbolizes the wings of the angel used to represent good. they put the wings on, and a halo appears over their head, but greens waves it away. theyre not wholly good, but they arent wholly bad. theyre simply… *themself.*

That made me cry 😢 And it's incredible how much effort you put into making your animations, I'm re-watching it because I missed it so much, you're my favorite animation channel

Bro the lore and animation in this video with stick figures is crazy, even made me cry. Good job man this was awsome. Also love how green was having the time of his life lol.

I love how each scene has its different genre which matches perfectly to each one!! *And also feeling like a fever dream honestly Animals 0:01 for kid friendly tunes like in kindergarten (*realizing it was perfect intorduction to the rest of the music that gets progressively intricate) Zombies 1:26 electric jazz(?) since their undead so very chill both literally and figuratively I guess. *Purple's way of moving forward is just like the zombies, loose and flimsy. Is it because thats how zombies move since their limbs dont work as well coordinated compared to the living like the animals and people? The Village 2:58 as actual musically performances, I love how they threw the note block since they know full well Green's a stick figure 'human' with a voice just that we nor Green knew till now! (*Love how the first villager we see goes in his house then goes back out just to perform the musical perfectly) Has no one noticed that at 4:35 the villagers surround Green in like a heart shape? Omg the Wandering Trader 5:13 for silly upbeat seller-mode with slight rugged 'voice' music was fun, sad to see it was interrupted tho.. (*I'm adding a lot of edits but that just shows how this episode is by far my most favorite and I wanted to add that out of all the musicals in the video, Wandering Trader has THE most closest to sounding like an actual voice instead of a note) The llama's as backup tunes are so cute and cool I adore the beginning of their part. 5:27 Wandering Trader just yeets out the leads just so he could negotiate without being pulled or pulling his llama companions 😂 small detail and not that amazing but I still find it cool! There are a couple videos that have put fan-lyrics on this video and I'd like to try my version too soon! *Edit Green trying to reach Purple from across each other was beautiful and sad, especially later on at the mountain top, Purple's distance and disruption to Green's melodic questioning (*which I realize is a soft tone so Green was just trying to understand Purple). Purple was exhausted, betrayed and overwhelmed. Suffered and was alone... until now!

The first part is music for the ears, and the second part is music for the eyes and heart. Wow, this isn't just animation, this is really top-quality art. I think the hilarious first part actually makes it easier to feel the second part with its visual poetry. Alan hits a lot of emotions, so you end up really deeply enjoying each one. I also sense a freedom in Alan's movies that is absent in much media. A lot of media feels a bit tired, like the same person scripts it, and you can predict the whole story after after about 10 min. Not so here. I mean, we knew there would be music, and probably a reckoning with Purple, but the form Alan's team has given it is so unexpectedly funny, beautiful and creative. Thanks for giving me hope for art again!

11:03 i cant hear purple crying

child abuse: the musical