Tiresias song from Epic the musical: vt.tiktok.com/ZS8yuKpNH/ Mutant Ninja Midlife Crisis: archiveofourown.org/works/416... Soft: RoughAnimator, ClipStudio Paint, ToonBoom Harmony, CapCut, my soul and tears
One of my favorite shots from the movie was when Future Mikey settled onto his feet to open the portal, because it looked like the Earth had to *pull him* out of the air, like Mikey no longer really belonged upon it. I really loved that you included a similar moment here. Throughout this, the grief and acceptance on Mikey’s face just absolutely takes me out at the knees.
@@Primetime_inc I like to think that since Odysseus does come back home to Ithaca alive, the line means that yes, he did manage to make it home, but he’s been so changed and damaged by the journey that he’s no longer the man that he used to be when he left for the Trojan war (See: “When does a man become a monster”, “What if I became the monster?”). I know it’s the entire point of prophecies to be mysterious and have multiple meanings depending on how a person interprets it but damn is it annoying not knowing exactly what’s going to happen 😢
@@missylveon576 thanks for the context and literary insight, but my comment was referring to the fact that the line was so accurate to the situation the Hamato brothers face in the movie. Leo "[makes] it home alive", but it's not the Leo that is being spoken to. A song that wasn't about the Rottmnt movie that was weirdly accurate to the movie. The same goes for the comment above aswell. That's literally what happens. Mikey "[helps]" Leo "get home", but it doesn't happen in Future Mikey's timeline so it's "not a world he [knows]".
I say we band together and bombard Nickelodeon with SO MUCH STUPID, UNSTOPPABLE love for this show and bring it back to that it could have the seven seasons it was promised!
There’s another show that was animated by the same people. It’s called Lego Monkie Kid, and it’s also a really good underrated show. Why is it always the shows animated by these people that don’t get recognized??
@@boomgirlbucko Because most people have mainstream tastes and don't actively seek out anything unless it's in their face all over the place or popular?
I personally think that Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came at probably the worst time while the fans were grieving the end of the 2012 series and the tone always change of the characters we know.
0:29 - 0:44 is my favorite part, the way Mikey flows through the scene, and the shadows of Donnie and Raph (the lyrics really fit here omg) I'm in so much awe of this animatic
0:21 MIKEY REACHING FOR LEO THROUGH THE SMOKE LIKE HE'S OPENING A PORTAL. I. I AM FOAMING AT THE MOUTH DON'T DO THIS TO ME OP Edit: me realizing the "It's no longer you" isn't Mikey telling Leo he's going to die before he finds peace (like I originally assumed the song was saying, and like how Leo originally would assume in MNMC). Instead it's Mikey morning the amount of loss of Leo's sense of self, and that he'll only reunite with the turtle fam so scathed by the horrors that he'll become almost unrecognizable from where he is in the animatic. Officially devastated I will never recover
As a musical theatre kid first and foremost we’ve GOT to acknowledge the vocals of this singer there’s so much emotion in his voice which is perfect for the turtles’ personalities and own voicing of emotion and grief- and holy crap the lyrics and orchestration are so freaking good, the entire edit itself is so chilling from Mikey’s graceful illustration to seeing the last two brothers together and the way these lyrics work so well with the story???
I love how fluid you made Mikey's movements, and the way his cape moved with him, and how you established the smoke from the candles and used them as a tool to use in the narrative, and I love their expressions, and the Mikey's pupiless expression and I love the final shot with Mikey's burning bandana to represent not only the loss of his life but also the loss of his childhood and identity, and that final passage with only the music in the background and ARGH HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD?? AT MAKING ME HURT???
Oh my goodness gracious, once again you're absolutely knocking it out of the park with this! How gracefully Mikey moves, it really shows how much he's mastered himself and his powers- excellent work once again!
Phenomenal. The flowy ethereal way Mikey moves is just incredible and so perfect for this song❤ Also I don’t know why but the way Mikey lands softly on his tiptoes like a ballerina and how he drops so naturally into the musical spins makes me feel like he’s been practicing ballet in tandem with his mystic powers
I WILL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT HOW INCREDIBLE AND SHOWSTOPPING THIS FANDOM IS CAUSE HOLY W OOOOOOW *W* - I just love how tight knit and passionate we all are- Making animatics for fics, and the fics reflecting inside jokes from outside of it- We're so passionate not only about the show, but what we as a fandom make and it's honestly so incredible to see. Not only do we create SHOWSTOPPING WORKS OF ART- We create it *for eachother* AND MAN, I CANT, THATS FUCKING BRAUTIFUL.
OMG THE FACT THAT YOU USED TIRESIAS FROM EPIC THE MUSICAL FOR THIS IS AMAZING! I love how you did it especially the scene at 0:42 to imply that Raph died trying to protect Leo 😭 IT MADE ME CRY 😭
Keeping this on loop while I draw Future Mikey and LORDY it helps a lot. The vibes are immaculate and fit him so well. And the art is so perfect- I adore this idea of Mikey. I really wish we got to see more of him in the movie.
Oh man - this gave me chills... The flow of the scene and the way the camera moves is just mesmerizing. The part where the smoke forms Donnie's silhouette and Mikey's hand goes through it alluding to his death is just...oof. And then the silhouette of Raph protecting Leo, implying that's how he dies - uGH, MY HEART This is all so amazing. Hauntingly painful, but amazing :'>
It's so satisfying seeing one of my favorite dsmp animators move on to the same fandom that I have as well. Both friccafracc and you have been making some amazing fan content in the rise fandom so it just makes me happy to see. Anyways, this is beautiful. I love how it almost completely resembles the Karl one you did nearly a year ago. I do feel like Mikey could have possibly had the power to look into the future. And I do agree that Mikey burned his mask because he didn't want to think about Leo putting it on his sword one day. I'm almost positive that the author is going in the direction of having Mikey the one who sent Leo back to his brothers, but It's still not confirmed yet so we'll wait and see.
God I keep coming back to watch this over and over again it’s so good. I love how the lyrics fit so well with the lore - as though Mikey knows of the world where they win, but also the bittersweet truth that they won’t be a part of it, and worse they’ll have to lose to make it. Just- ahfkfnffk it’s so so good, and the fluidity of Mikey’s movements? Fits so so well with the waltz of the song. I could watch this for hours
God this animation is incredible, the way the song fits perfectly with the characters makes me just want more ROTTMNT. Incredible job dude, i'm gonna think about this for a while
"There is a world where I help you get home, but that's not a world I know." Can we talk about how well that fits?? Mikey was the one that saved Leo from the prison dimension, bringing him home, but that was in a timeline that this Mikey will never see.
I actually could not contain my amazement and sprung up from my seat the first time I've watched this. Cause holy crap! This is one of the best animations I've seen in a long while! The way Mikey uses the smoke to form figures, the way he subtly snatches the family picture from Leo, the end scene!! Incredible, props to you a thousand times
Daaang dude, the future Leo fics have really taken ahold of your motivation! It's so fun to see, lol. And the song choice here was phenomenal too. So much heartache, yet acceptance, which is reflected in the extract you showed at the end from the fic .... Which, speaking of MNMC, I should definitely get on reading that sooner rather than later, so I no longer have to restrain myself from viewing fan content of it to prevent spoilers xd EDIT: ...Curse you. I have now fallen down the EPIC rabbit hole. (Though I regret nothing lol)
Gosh I have watched this so many times now!! I'm absolutely floored by your animatics, the story, the emotions, you convey such a work of art with each animation!! ~ The way Mikey moves is amazing! He flows so well, guiding the smoke into a story, his face shows more than what we can see, acceptance perhaps? He seems so mysterious and at peace, knowing what will happen and accepting there is nothing that can be done to change this timeline! Leo looks lost and you really perceived his need for guidance within this animation!! Everything about this is truly phenomenal and I will pay millions to see a spinoff series of the bad timeline made by you!!/pos Your work is srsly so amazing!!
I'll probably watch and listen to this for the next 2 month until the original song will come out lol its absolutely beautiful - I cant find the right words to describe it - so emotional and the movements are so on point. the way my heart just shatters while watching it again and again
I love how you made everything flow together here with Mikey, the smoke, and the camera movements. And omg the song fits so well. I really like how you chose to add the bit at the end with Mikey still wearing a mask and then the mask burning because it shows so much about him and really puts the demeanor his future self has into perspective. anyways this made me think very hard about the future timeline I am in shambles
I started to tear up. Mikey as like a seer or something like that is so interesting to me. UGh, it's just so in character and it's so good. this is so well done, I've been basically watching this on loop. The emotions are so well portrayed.
I just watched this multiple times now like 😭💙💙 I loved how fluid Mikey is! I also love how Mikey's eyes through the whole thing except the end are just white, like he is having a vision, and the animation is portraying that he is in a middle of a vision and relaying a "prophecy" to Leo, almost warning him or making him aware of what's to come? And then the ending with the text and fire was just the icing in the cake 😭👌🏾💙💙 I love this so much! Also I realized how this is like a great headcannon/ AU material??? Where as Mikey slowly develops his mystic powers he also starts to see visions of the future and past?? Someone needs to do like a deeper dive!
@@evilashangel my ao3 is DysfunctionalRequest so in the likely scenario I forget to tell you (adhd brain go brrr) look there, don’t want to get you hyped over shit writing tho 😅
I can NOT get over how awesome the animation in this animatic is! Oh my god, it's beautiful! Not only the way you use the smoke from the candles and Mikey's movements but also the facial expressions! The music and the fluid movements of not only Mikey but of the candle smoke as well is phenomenally well synced too! Absolutely beautiful! No, beautiful wouldn't even begin to describe this animatic. In fact, there is nothing that comes close to describing how amazingly well made this animatic is! It's gorgeous and it makes me watch it again and again! The animation for this animatic is so smooth! So seemless as if it doesn't belong in the realm of being described as an animatic! I love this so much! You have made something very beautiful, Casserole. I applaud your talent and skill.
OMIGOSH! This song works perfectly with this well made animation! I know this musical but i haven't listen to all the songs but WOW. THIS IS EPIC!!!! THE ANGST IS REAL! 😭😭💙💙
Beautiful animatic as always op, honestly disappointed in the lack of Future! Mikey appreciation in this fandom, my guy has so much mystic, mysterious wise sorcerer potential that the fandom doesn’t use BUT YOU GET IT! (Also this is great at 0.75x)
I AM IN PAIN AND ALSO IMMESSURABLE WONDER THIS IS SO GOOD. SO SO GOOD. your art is so awesome and cinematic. the littlest details always show up and hit me with the emotions hammer i swear. have an amazing day.
I watched the movie a few days ago and I'm totaly in love with it. For me this is a total masterpiecie and that what rottmnt is emotionaly doing with me... God, call me a masochist, but this is incredible.
why is every smoke effect you make the most gorgeous thing like why does it put Disney in the dust and I find myself rewatching just for that one effect jeezus
This is such a perfect fit of a song and I love how you used the smoke for story telling, so glad to see both Epic and RotTMNT getting love. I'll be in my corner crying now because oof.
I honastly can't stop watching this. I imagine that Mike knows this timeline is going to be replaced and he is signing about Leo (the Leo we know) and all that the brothers will go through in the movie. Thats why he says "I see a man who gets to make it home alive but its no longer you." This is fantastic. ♡♡♡♡
I cried in the first 5 minutes of the movie. Plus I'm happy that show is getting recognized. If theres a season 3 or something like that, I want to see more of the show.
Ahhhh the movement of the smoke/incense is so coooOol- I love it when non-character elements tell the story.. And WOW the song pic is so perfect!! This is gonna play on loop in my head for a WHILE
"I see a man who gets to make it home alive... but it's no longer you." 😭🥺 I can't express the utter amazement I feel watching this. The music, Mikey's graceful movement, the solemn setting and how perfectly this completely unrelated song fits... wow.
Oh wow this is heart wrenchingly fitting. I don't even have words to describe this, which I suppose is a description in of itself. As always, the movements are so fluid! The way Raph moves when it says "a brother's final stand" is absolutely amazing! Great work, I'm going to go cry now!
Everything about this is perfect!! The perfect use for this song! The absolute heart-wrenching facial expressions! The backgrounds! The use of the candle smoke for the visions of Donnie and Raph's last moments! The fluid motion!!!! Gaaaaah I just want to scream from the rooftops how much I love this!!!!!! I've watched this like 20 times and I'll probably watch it another 50 it's just soooo good!
All your ROTTMNT animatics always make me emotional, this one is not an exception. The adult turtles, who live in the bad future, are consuming my mind. I'm always thinking of how hurtful is it for them to lose their loved ones. I'm ended up crying after reminiscing about this song and how their lives are, from Mikey's POV, of how he's the witness of everything and yet, so ready, for when it's his turn. Bravo, bravo. Your talent is immaculate. Thank you for sharing this wonderful animatic with us :")
this is absolutely incredible! the animation is so smooth and Mikey's movements are so fluid as graceful AAAAHHH i could literally see this as a scene straight from the movie and the song is so FITTING! ugh so melancholic and wistful and traGIC mmm immaculate vibes amazing job!
i'm over analyzing a clip this in tears because I just read the first couple paragraphs of MNMC.. okay so here's my take. this totally makes sense the line "I see a man who makes it out alive, but its no longer you" is canon, no really it should be because in the scrapped movie intro scene its states that leo was trying to send a team back in time to stop the kraang. He planned that he'd get to go back home and said "see you guys soon" holding the family photo. But in this animatic is literally showing us that this is what we could have got .one: leos plan to send himself "home" failed two: the man who got to make it out alive (unexpectedly) was casey jr. And in the end credits of this animatic the entire paragraph is right, it makes sense, and mikey canonically being the most in tune with his mystic abilities makes it even better. (I wrote this so I'd stop crying over the linked fic, also holy moly this animatic is mind blowing I am speechless)
This is just so GOOD the emotions I feel cuz of this cannot be put to words really idk But I’m def sharing this with my friends so they feel these feelings
Ah man TMNT has so much content to offer, I think you’ll love it! I personally love 2003 and 2012, but 2018 aka Rise is an amazing surprise in TMNT with its anime influence and animation style :)
As a person who watched you a while back with your Dream Smp animatics. I would like to say your work has grown so much, Your one of the best animators I know and now your in a fandom I have become obsessed with and now blessing the rottmnt fandom with your skill. This is one of the best animatics I have seen in a while. Kudos to you 👏 I’m subscribed to you on another account and have recently got a new account so this reminded me to sub here keep up the good work.
How… how is this so fitting? Also, absolutely beautiful art. I can’t hear “brother’s final stand” without seeing that exact frame of Raph from your animatic now
Who gave you the right to leave me emotionally eviscerated?!😭😭😭 This is so good, I love this so much. You are so amazing, talented, and skilled. I was not ready for the gut punch and feels that you delivered
Duuuude oh my goodness your animatics are so amazing! Also I had to take a minute cause I started to cry, very beautiful Mutant ninja midlife crisis is so good! Keep up the good work
I can't explain how sad this made me feel, but woah, this is really incredible. The expressions and the body language are just stunning. This is infact a work of art. I loved this so much 🫶
Leo: “Mikey, I only came here to tell you to stop using pumpkin spice candles. I can smell them all the way from my room. I wasn’t expecting all this future stuff!”
I love everything rottmnt and it makes my day to find people who feel the same way about the show as I do❤ And no matter what the haters say about rottmnt it will forever be a legendary show in my world! Also your animatic is a masterpiece!!! I love it!!! ❤
youtube is convinced I like the funny turtles.... given how many gorgeous animations like this one I see of them I'm genuinely considering actually watching the show.
ohhhh this is so much!! the animation and expressions and pacing and everything are absolutely beautiful, and the sort of wispy visions together with the lyrics...
