Why is everyone better than me? - [animation] 

I like how the white haired characters always supported the protagonist with their art They are not a villain, they was just doing what they liked to do and in a way they help the protagonist realize that that is what matters, do what you enjoy no matter if others don't like it

This is exactly how I feel, I’ll do something and be proud of myself, but then there’s always that someone who’s better at the one thing I thought I was best at

The “gifted” kid handing out a star is my life story. As a kid my best friend and i both made art. She was the one everyone wanted to partner with for art projects, shes the one people asked when they needed art related things done, in high school i was promised set design for the musical and then it was given to her. No one at all recognized my art but she would tell me how she was jealous of what i could do and wished she could draw like me

love the part at 1:43 because while the white haired boy does things outside of a flower the MC never moves on from it, lovely!

"Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Someone will always be younger. But they will never be you."-- Freddie Mercury

Honestly, the fact that the classmate was actually a nice guy, makes this more realistic. It's like hating, being jealous of and chasing the shadow of someone you think is trying to be better than you, only to realize that they were never trying to compete with you in the first place. It just shows that there will always be someone better than us and we should just focus on doing something because it makes us happy. I really love this animation so much

It's not about being better than everyone it's about being happier than everyone while doing it.

Some people think being better means becoming more like the people you look up to. In your pursuit of being better like others, you have lost your own identity and your passion. People need to realize that there will always be someone better than us but that doesn't mean we'll stop trying to be the best version of ourselves and I think this animation perfectly portrays this. It's just beautiful to see how deep this is and how it resonantes with a lot of people including myself

the scene where it showed how he tried to copy someone's art style to improve/get better is so relatable

I absolutely love how his classmate isn’t an antagonist. He was the mc’s number one supporter from the start 🥹

It’s really interesting how from the start, his envy by comparing himself to his peer, he was not able to see the beauty in his own art, the color. In pursuing the one “better” the him, his was blind to what made his art unique. He wasn’t able to find and appreciate the uniqueness in his art until the very end when he breaks free. Absolutely love the storytelling through the colors!

So I may have overanalyzed this animation for the last 15 minutes, here's what I found In the first part of the scene starting at 0:45, the main character still draws with color. In the second part of that scene, the MC makes some drawings that seem to be vent art, or at least in some way signifying that he's not okay. In the third part, all the color in his drawings is gone; nature and color has given its place to math and patterns. Throughout this entire scene (almost), the MC has been chasing stars, others' approval. Making drawings that others will like, even he himself doesn't. At the award ceremony, the "better classmate" gives him an actual, genuine smile, one that says "I'm proud of you". But all the MC sees in his jealousy (and what we see in the reflection of his eyes in the shot right after) is a mocking laugh. In the next scene, the MC reflects on what he's been doing in art. Simply copying others because that is what gets stars. He thinks about whether he really wants the award, while his jealousy questions whether he truly deserves it. In the end he snaps and makes a scene at the award ceremony, saying that the judge is who deserves the actual award because he's simply... better than him. Once he's back home, he is contemplating his decisions. "Why did I do that?" He had finally received what he wanted the most this entire time, then practically threw it away. Not only that, he was so jealous of someone that just wanted to show genuine support. About at that point his drawing is delivered to him, and he looks at it. He finally decides that this isn't the art he wants. This scene is the first time since the main character's childhood that we see him create with color, symbolizing that his passion for art and his joy in making it has returned. He smiles while painting this time, truly having fun. In the scene where he's giving out high-fives, he gives one to his classmate in the end; he's realized that the classmate being "better" doesn't really change much, and is thankful for the classmate supporting him the whole way through. In the final scene, the MC's childhood self is also there, drawing the first flower he drew. The protagonist is connected with his inner child again, making art not to get others' affirmation, but because it's fun.

One thing that my mother always told me: “there will always be someone who is better than you in something, but what really matters is if you did your best” so it doesn't matter if someone did better than you, what really matters is if you did your best :)

as an artist i relate to this video so hard, also noticed that I like how the character always draws a flower, but every time with skill growth it looks different, because it came trough many phases of art progress. Like in the beginning flower looks messy, in the middle more in academic way, in the end it looks more creative and interesting, because the character already knows fundamentals of drawing and stylisation and use them in artwork. Note: also! in the beginning we see a person who shows his drawing and the main character is jealous about the art level. So in the end, when he reach creative phase his drawings start to look like that one his classmate did in the past. But in the end we see that artist starting to connect with his childhood, becoming more individual, and the flower looks alike that one he draws in the beginning of his art journey.

This animation carries so much emotion it’s beautiful. It’s impacted me so much by showing me that being in trend and “good” at art doesn’t really matter as long as you have fun making it, art can come in many ways and this animation shows you that you can be yourself. The MC copies the guy with white hair to get the praise that he’s never gotten but finds out he’s been denying his true self by trying to be like someone he’s not. Being yourself is really hard when people don’t like your true self but being someone your not is way worse because you end up trying so hard to be someone else but then forget who you actually are, always comparing yourself to someone else puts you down because you think they are better and you’ll never be good enough when that isn’t true. Being yourself is just enough. I just wanted to say that this animation has changed my perspective since I myself used to think like this, you may put yourself down because everything you do is bad but you need to remember that you are needed and everything you do isn’t wrong in life. Be yourself. 3:17

At every other RU-vid video I've ever watched. This is painfully relatable, I do have an envious personality along with the MC did. The feeling that you already improved your skills and you're better than everybody else. You'll still thinking some other people who are far more better than you or somehow you're still not good enough as other. As an envious and an average artist on the internet, I think I'm prefer being myself than to comparing to other. Even my arts is not better than the others, we're all having fun and being free of what we desire. Enjoying what we are doing today just like the MC did in the end. And I'm kindly glad someone made this animation video for me to relate.

I LOVE HOW HE REVERTS BACK TO DRAWING LIKE A CHILD IN THE END HE JUST GOES BACK TO MAKING ART FOR FUNN 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I don’t think the other guy was trying to be mean or put the main character down. The main guy was just so down on himself he couldn’t see the other guy was genuinely trying to be supportive

Love the way the main character realizes that it's not about being the best one, even after working hard to improve his skills. It's about enjoy your art / path in your way ❤

this so relatable, people get introverted because they get blinded by the talent of others and fail to realize their own and value themselves less and less, why do i feel so emotional right now :( i wanna cry, the was cute animation and the music had that feeling where you hear something that is supposed to make you happy but you feel sad somehow, am i the only one?

It hits harder when you were known as the "gifted" and "talented" kid your entire life; but as you got older, you just become average.

I really like how the main character gets upset at the person who is "better" than him, even though the person "better" than him is praising his work. It really shows that artists cant truly be happy without overcoming the burden of envy.

2:18 i can't explain why but i love when polished animations looks like this for a second. its so human

this made me kind of tear up, as i really relate to this animatic's mc. i love writing and it's my passion but i cant help but feel like i just suck ass at everything and including the one thing i am (kinda) better at, which is like the thing the protagonist goes throught, just trying to get better at drawing with fundamentals and practice, incessant practice. to be obsessed is a dangerous thing, as i have felt my entire life that i choosed the wrong thing to be passionate about, in a era where any other media has the spotlight. i really loved this animation and resonated with me

yall the message isn't entirely about others being better than you as much as it is about being happy with yourself...

seeing those kids and the people at my age who's so talented and doing better than me... it's like a torture

I felt his pain with all my heart...the feeling of not being enough no matter how hard you try. Everyone is just better..they can do one line and do better while you have to try millions times..

No matter what you do there is always someone better than you

This so incredible, i love the portrayal of the "better person" they dont have to be mean, they can be kind and supportive and you can still hate them out of pure envy and jealousy, seeing their act of support as that of ridicule and pity. That's so incredibly relatable

The fact the color in the MC's art disappears overtime as his artwork becomes more and more black and white, until he finally comes to realize he has value too, and in doing so regains that dimension of color in his art at the end, is beautiful. Seeing the world only through comparison to others is to see through a greyscale filter. See through that filter for too long and eventually your own creations end up devoid of color too. The MC, in leaving that unhealthy mindset behind brought color back into his art and understood that what he has to offer contains within it a beautiful dimension of color you can't find anywhere else.

Love how the saying behind the animation is easy to understand but not too obvious and that makes the animation 10000/10

How I felt when I went to the Irvine rising artists. I didn’t get an award but my friend did-I’m happy for them but they said they put ZERO effort into it and got an award. When I saw my piece again I felt like mine was just a kindergartners drawing in a room full of Mona Lisa’s

When you compare your value to others your achievements will end up being theirs instead of your own.

I think it’s kinda sweet how the one kid who tried to hold the MC up is shown again applauding the MC’s success in art. (At least i think thats what happened)

絵を描く身として深く共感しました…！これ見たらどんな作品でも素敵なはずなのにねって思った これを描いた主にもこういう気持ちがあったのかな…なんかめちゃくちゃ勇気がもらえました！

I used to be unrealistically good at everything I tried for my age, but everyone caught up, and I fell behind.

0:46 - 1:02 You see how the color of his drawings go from vibrant with colors to monotone, signifying that he’s losing the sense of fun in Art. Only at the end does he regain that feeling again…

Something I love seeing at the final scene is the childhood "rival" right at the end of the line once again admiring and congratulating this man's work. They never once meant to be a source of inferiority or judging their work. From day one they simply wished to express appreciation for another artist's efforts, because everyone deserves recognition for their art. It's not just a story of feeling like one's efforts aren't good enough, it's one about accepting one's self and appreciating the effort of those around you. The "rival" never meant to be that, and never saw themselves as such. I like to imagine that at the end when the main character "destroyed" their art which gave them an award to embrace their original pastel messy tones, it was satisfying for both of them. For the main character who'd repressed those original desires and style in an effort to strive for being "better", it was likely liberating to finally embrace it by destroying the art which caused so much misery and feelings of inadequacy. For the "rival", it was likely nice to see a fellow artist finally embrace their style and to see that same pastel flower from so many years ago finally bloom into what it is today.

i rewatched this masterpiece so. many. times.

You have done a great job in showing the feeling you have expressed it well

I love that the artist who is "better" than him isn't even mean or arrogant. I'm so tired of the trope that everyone is out to get you, like no. This fellow artist was even supportive of them. Beautiful animation 💙💙💙

I love how the 'better guy' isn't mean or antagonistic, he's genuinely a nice person, but the fact he's 'better' than MC (at least in MC's eyes), automatically makes MC feel jealous and hate him, that's extremely relatable. I also love how, after MC realises he's been just following the crowd and not creating art the way he wants to, the greyscale colouring of his art disappears and is replaced with vibrant colours, signifying how he's no longer just chasing approval but instead doing art for fun and because it's his passion. Overall, 10/10 animation, thank you for making this!

This made me cry so hard. I stopped drawing recently and tried playing my favorite game again, worked really hard to get a very high ranked achievement and didn’t even get close, meanwhile my best friend got two of the highest ranked achievements. I go back to drawing and my friend is working on animation and professional art prints. Like, it’s not even fun to do anything anymore, yknow?

Something just fell in my eye, I'm not crying!... 😭 This was so impactful! I loved your style and how the lines flow with the melody being played! Man... This really got me, congratulations on the beautiful animation art.

The portrail of "the better one" is SO real. Most of the time, artists who are better than you will do their best to help you, and maybe even genuinely enjoy what you do. But you simply can't stop despising them, just because you wish you were as good as them. This really hits in the feels

WHY IS THIS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED EDIT: to anyone saying how it already has millions of views, it was only at 1k when i saw it ^_^

Sometimes we try so hard to imitate someone else in search of that praise and validation that we lose ourselves along the way. When we do, all our accomplishments start to feel futile. Pathe your own path instead of following someone else's, otherwise you will always find yourself in second place

You felt like you were a failure, but you use it as fuel to be better. I feel like i'm a failure, but i use it as fuel to be depressed because i know i don't have the means to fix it. We are not the same.

Tbh the irony in this that some completely untalented people decided to post your work without credit and make it go viral while you get no recognition...You're very talented,as an artist and aspiring animator your work inspires me. I hope you will continue creating masterpieces for all of us to enjoy!

the simple phrase "everyone is better than me" espiecially since in the context of art, feels so relatable to me.. the absurd unexplainable suffering jelousity and hate it strikes inside to you see no matter how hard you try.. at least for me.. there is always a million people on top of you

The fact that the classmate was a nice person just makes me realize how different what goes on in our heads is from reality.

"You might lack the talent, you may not be good at what you do, but what matters is your will to still keep going" My friends boxing coach -

the person being the judge was such a WILD PLOT TWIST

0:42 I started crying. I don’t cry often. I felt myself in his eyes

I sadly feel like I’m not good enough every day. I have emotional issues, and confidence issues. It’s a bit of a problem.

They also say The difference between beginner and a master is that the beginner never tried as many times as the master failed Keep pushing, you'll be there!

“What is keeping you from focusing on your own journey and so overly focused on everyone else’s?”

Its only after getting enough respect, that you're able to do what you really wanted to do.

I hate how this is literally me and yet nobody cares because everyone thinks this is them so we all think we are just being selfish when there are definitely people out there who don’t get the respect they deserve, and all rounders are left behind by the specialist.

I love how the art that won hinted that he drew "perfection" (because of the symmetrical lines with no flaws) to get some praise while the art at the end symbolise the reason why he first started art was to feel the hapiness of doing it instead of resentment

2:00 the flower he originally drew is the only one glowing because it was the only one he made from his enjoyment of drawing, making it unique and special. While all the other ones are grey, this is something that took me three times watching this to understand.

This feels so real like you try to do something or you are only good at that thing and there is always someone better than you . That's the worst part 😭

I remember loosing self esteem and almost quitting art because of how good others were. I thought I was amazing at art but then my art looked bad compared to others.

I really love the moment when they reveal one of the judges is the star artist from the protagonist's childhood. You can see the relief in his face when he finally "makes it" quickly fade as he realizes that his rival was already where he stood and is now in the position to rate others. It's another insecurity a lot of us, especially in adulthood, face: Everybody is ahead of me. That realization that he'll never be done chasing that star hits too close to home.

As someone who struggles with perfectionism, I cried so hard watching this animation. It really describes the feeling of seeing people better than you so well, especially the fact that the ones better than you are so kind to you, because that’s what I’ve been experiencing. I keep feeling upset that I’m worse than my peers in so many aspects, but the ones I’m jealous of always turn out to be the nicest one to me, and that hurts me deeply, making me disappointed in myself for getting jealous of such good people. This video is the best portrayal of that feeling I’ve ever seen. Thank you so much for creating this.

tonight, i feel like everyone is better than me. no matter how hard i try, how fast i run. i wish i could write more but id cry

Yes, everyone is better than you because everyone have their own potential, and you just look at their potential without remember your own, because you think their potential is better than you but you dont know how good is ur self in somrthing

I like how the last person they high-fived was the judge/ former school mate. It shows that despite any lingering feelings of envy or resentment they hold no grudges and can appreciate either the support they got from them or the push they needed to progress further in their art journey

I hate how this phrase has become such a deafening echo throughout my mind, its impossible to escape and ever feel content with myself

This animation shows my life. How it was and how it's going to be.

It's kinda ironic because you're definitely better than us (the viewers). Look at your video. It's amazing, and i feel worse because even though i want to, i can't learn how to draw

The fact that the mc gets more pissed off when the “better” guy praises him is RIDICULOUSLY relatable. It may be serious praise from them, but it feels like pity

I'm all too familiar with the feeling of seeing everyone as better but one day just saying "Fuck it I'll do it my own way!"

it hurts even worse when its your closest friends like u are proud for them and proud about having friends so as them but what about urself : //

This really deserved 6 million views... It's so inspiring and it just gives motivation!

the fact that the protagonist's rival, or ''enemy'' is actually pretty nice, this shows he has no real good reason to hate him, he's just jealous.

This reminds me of an experience I had in elementary school. At my first school, I was always the best artist in any of my classes. The other kids marveled at my work and loved to watch me draw. I would draw stuff for them if they asked me for it, because I just loved the validation. Later I moved to a different school and discovered that I wasn't the best anymore. There was one kid that was way better than me. Head and shoulders above. I couldn't even compete, and since it was a new school and I had no friends anyway, nobody cared about me anymore. I hated him. I never talked to him and didn't know a thing about him, but I knew I hated him. About halfway through the schoolyear our teacher put on an impromptu talent show for us. No real planning, just "sign up and show us what you got!" Kids signed up to dance, sing, do cartwheels, fold paper boats and airplanes... just any old thing, but that kid that I hated sat in a corner and shrank from the world, looking about ready to cry. I approached him and asked what was wrong. I don't know why I did it. It just seemed like the sort of thing you're supposed to do. He told me that he was ashamed. Everybody had a talent except for him. So, I told him he should draw a picture of a dragon on the whiteboard. I still kind of hated that I had just handed him another win, but, when I realized that he genuinely did not see himself as better than me, or anyone else for that matter, I just couldn't really hate him anymore. When he realized he could do that, and when he stole the show with his amazing art he was so genuinely grateful. I didn't enter the talent show myself, and these days I don't draw much anymore. But I do still work in youth outreach. I don't think I ever really cared that much about art in the first place.

Wow, just wow. This animation hit so deep. I felt this in my soul. Keep up the good work everyone, and never stop creating because someone is better than you are, just keep doing what you love ❤

I'm nothing coming close to talent, even with years I pour into projects that I love. I come to this fact again and again, and yes. I do do these things for fun. But when you're so obsessed with growth as I am. You can't help but have a subtle hatred for everything you create because of a few reasons. 1. Everyone else is simply better, and that jealousy perverts love. 2. The story I created is something that I think is beautiful and profound, and no matter how much time I pour into my art, or my writing, i realize I can't do it justice.

the part where the more he grew, the more his art becomes better but also colorless. but then at the end he denies it, and went back to make things fun and colorful. beautiful and simple, fun and creative, but also a contrast to what he became

2:37 the real hero

This finally broke me down today … my life is going down day by day in front of my eyes and I can’t do anything but regret and see I feel empty and hopeless bottling up everything I thought I bit better than few people I feel now iam the worse nothing is working out for me in this I relate half cause it have ending but idk what is waiting for me I hate this life it’s getting crazy day by day 💔

This is me with my best friend, everyone thinks she’s better than me in every aspect, she’s prettier, she’s more responsible, she’s smarter, she’s more talented. I love her but she makes me so insecure about my own abilities, I wish I could be like her. I’m trying to stop feeling this way bc it’s not healthy but everyone just keeps saying good things about her when I’m with her and it hurts because no one recognizes I’m smart and talented too. I want people to notice me.

As a human, I've been suffering with inferiority complex every day. Always compare myself to others and overthink, contemplating my life choices. Living this way is just equivalent to not living at all, like live just to be negative all of the time. I hope no one ever has to be like me.

I'm so speechless... I'm in genuine tears. You captured the feeling so well. It's unreal. I'm a minor and an "artist" who's currently going through this "phase." I don't know how to get out of it, but you captured the feeling of an inferiority complex so accurately, it's depressing and terrifying. Many goshdang applause to you. This is an amazing work of art.

It's a fun detail that. Eventhough he tried changing his style to what the guy did or what he studied. Everything he made is still a flower, going back to what he deep down still loved. He change the style but what he enjoyed still showed no more what he did.

This really represents how I feel like a very bad artist compared to others, even though I’m young and get frustrated. I sometimes wish I could just magically be amazing like others but I know they work so hard and improve but Idk I just relate to him from before, but the end is sweet where he realises he should just be himself, I’m yet to get there.

this gives off “Do you draw because you’re talented? Or are you talented because you draw?” vibes ngl

The part where they were trying to replicate other artstyles was so real

Jeez this video made me cry. It’s so relatable especially for someone who likes to draw like me. In my old school, I used to be THE art kid, and got a lot of attention and praise for it. I was even a leader of a club! But once I moved away, I got a new best friend and I love her so much… which is why I hate her. She just so loved, and so perfect, and 100x better at drawing than I am. She gets all the attention, she gets all the care, she gets everything. She is still my best friend and she one of the kindest and prettiest people you’ll ever meet, which sets the highest standard I can’t reach.

through my path i learned that "there's noone worse, there's noone better", and this is actually an ego's pride that tricks us to believe it and suffer from it. It is possible to break free from it, even if it's hard and you have to constantly remind yourself "there's noone worse, there's noone better"

Don't think you're worse than someone, think you're better than your old self

I love this

I just had an award ceremony at my school the other day. I got an outstanding award for one of my classes. I was so proud of myself at first, but when I watched so many others go on that stage and get multiple awards, Summa Cum Laudes, and even college book awards, I immediately wanted to run away and cry. I felt so embarrased that I didn't get anything more than one award, that I just ended up not appreciating it. It was supposed to be one of the happiest memories of my life, proof that I was good enough for myself, but I didn't let it. After thinking about it though, I realized that was ok. Everyone else may be "smarter" than me, but at the end of the day, life is too short to care about other's accomplishments or compare them to your own. Be proud of the achievements you've already got, because someone else might be feeling the same way about you that you feel about someone else who is better than you. You ARE smart enough, you ARE good enough. Maybe not for everyone, but for you. Love yourself because yourself is enough 💜

The ending made me cry

As an artist thismade me cry 😭🥹❤️ IM IN THE MIDDLE OF COMPARING MYSELF TO EVERYONE ELSE. BUT THIS VIDEO HITS DEEP IN MU HEART AND A WAKE UP CALL. 😭❤️✨ YOUR AMAZING

"I dont ask myself why everyone is better than me, i ask myself why i'm worse than everyone" -me, probably

As an artist myself this explains a lot to be honest.Seeing other artists good drawings sometimes can make u feel bad cause u cant draw like them but all artists is have a different art style and drawing style and with drawing more i relized myown improvement and this make me go more and contuine my art.

AND THIS IS HOW AN ARTIST IS MADE🖌

1:42 my favorite part It's when the realization sets in "What have I been doing this whole this time? Chasing after him, is this really what I wanted? To be behind someone for the rest of my life? Why am I even making art?"