When I watch this, I get the feeling of a abusive relationship, where one uses guilt tripping to then keep someone, but when the other tries to connect to other people the one who guilt trips tries to break the connection, and the wire connecting them is the abuse and threatening that goes on until they finally realize and break free from the abusive relationship or person. I understand this and it makes me realize how abusive relationships can turn into something worse until you break free. But the thing is, many struggle to do so because of the threats from the other and this animation puts that in clear view and the song fits so well with it as well. Amazing work.
When I saw this, I saw a perfect description of my past relationship. Audibly and visually. To a T. Thank you for seeing this video threw our eyes. The song really does capture the situation very well . The simple "I'm tired" in the beginning as a reason to not fly higher seems so innocent at first.
I discovered this video about a year ago, just after escaping an abusive relationship. At the time, I was looking for funny dragon videos to make me feel better... but this is what I needed to watch. It described everything that had happened to me. For a moment, the world faded. I was the yellow dragon. I watched everything the brown dragon did and realized how awful it was when I couldn't initially see all that evil in my own recent past. I felt validated to have cut that wire and run away. Like what I did was truly the right thing and I shouldn't regret it anymore. This was the closure I needed. I come back to watch this every now and again to remind myself that though the scars aren't healed and the pain lingers, I am so much better than I was. Thank you for helping me
Hey there! Checking in, because I noticed it has been a month since you posted this comment. You doing better? I sure hope so! That person, I can just TELL, did NOT deserve your amazingness! Anyway, that's all I have to say- have a nice afternoon!
@lumintherainwing awww thanks for checking in! Something insane happened about a month and a half ago: I'm dating someone for the first time in my life, and he's a fellow dragon too!!! (The toxic relationship I was talking about here was actually with my best friend of 4 years). I didn't think I'd ever find a partner, and especially not this quickly. I only learned to fully (or mostly at least) accept myself maybe a few months before I posted the first comment here. I'm still working on it every day, but he's helping me through it 10 times faster and better than I would have been able to do alone. Him, and others like you, are helping me trust people again and believe there are some that don't actually want to hurt me anymore :)
@@storminorman315No way! You got a partner?! Well I have a Friend Group and things aren’t going out so well… But I’m happy to hear you recovered from your depression from your friend! I’m really happy for you!🎉
i never realized what this song portrayed before but now i feel a strong connection bc i think its symbolizing an abusive realationship where one person is restricting the other and and being defensive of others and guilt tripping the other,and the wire is that wall, the restricitons cast by the abusive partner, and the partner doesnt see it, idk its just struck a cord in me
This is so beautiful. The symbolism here is so astonishing, and I felt so personally connected to these characters and the song. I once was the brown and gray-green dragon, and I got jealous whenever my friend made other friends because I was so fearful of losing that one friend. I then felt like I became Shannon’s character, as I was then trapped in a toxic relationship with that friend and couldn’t escape. I would go into more detail, but it’s too personal to share. This PMV is so symbolic, it’s crazy. For anyone who’s trapped in a toxic relationship, please leave before it’s too late. It will be so so hard, but once you’re out of it, you’re free. You feel so relieved yet wounded, symbolized by Shannon’s character at the end of the video. Have a great day everyone. 🤍
This comment spoke to me on like another level. Thank you for posting it. I'm happy to hear you got out of that toxic relationship, I hope you have a great day! :D
I feel the same way, but I don’t know witch one I am. I fell I am pulled to the person more then them towards me kinda. I don’t don’t if it’s toxic, or just love for each other though. Lately we have been separate though. Thank you for this Ashley. I hope your comment is helping others to.
I felt the same way with a few friends I had, never wanting to lose them and afraid of it but... finding out they weren't true friends, I had to let go. I recently had it occur and this nearly brought tears to my eyes.
@@Rose50Arts I feel you, and you’re welcome! I was in the same position too; I didn’t have any other friends other than them, and the other friends I had were also friends with her. I felt like I was more pulled to her than she was pulled to me, ya know? That’s what caused my jealously; her making other friends and me only wanting to have her as my friend, but once we reached middle school, my jealously stopped and I allowed her to have other friends, but I was caught in her toxic behavior. The rest is history.
I think a lot of us know what it’s like to have a person in our lives that stops us from flying away from the wire, and gets jealous when a new person comes along who threatens to help us take flight. An incredibly relatable and brilliantly executed PMV. I know I’m a tad late to this vid but you became one of my favourite artists so quickly. Your ability to convey emotion and your use of symbolism are amazing and your videos never disappoint. 🤎🤎
I love seeing the head movements when they do the 'two birds on a wire' part. It shows the progression of the relationship because it starts where they look at each other and slowly, they begin to look away and the other dragon is starting to notice
OH MY GOD I REMEMBER THIS STORYBOARD- Ive been waiting for this one, it looks stunning, and im so glad you found the motivation to finish it. This animatic introduced me to this song, which i found that i related to a lot. Thank you so much for finishing this
This is awesome! In all the other Two Birds animations I've seen, the one doesn't want to leave bc of fear, and the other stays with them out if love. Never have I seen one with a one-sided relationship where the one stays to keep the other there.
I love how shannite portrays the feeling of getting scarred physically and mentally by a pure evil person who just wants to see you suffer, and cutting the wire is like cutting the relationship but you cant leave without scars, love your vids Shannite , love yourself and take care♥️(to anyone who sees this)
This was so engaging all the way through, the symbolism with the wire was so well executed! I love the fighting scenes at the end too, it's so dynamic!
THIS LOOKS SO STUNNING AND IS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED. The frames are so well drawn, characters well designed, story illustrated beautifully and perfectly. Holy smokes i adore this so much. I've already watched this 3 times now. You deserve so much more love. I already really love the characters in this!
AHHHH, this is so good I’ve watched it about ten times by now… I really wanna be an animator but I know nothing about editing and animating my icon is actually my art but it’s just a placeholder because my main oc isn’t that developed yet. 😶
I normally use this song showing tramautic events and one couldnt let go, but this version shows toxic relationship, where one wants to go or be happy with others somewhere else but the other manipulates the othe to not go, and that manipulation represents that string that makes those two stuck together, this is beautiful
This really made me look at the song in an entirely different view, I never thought to see it as an abusive relationship, that's really cool. I've always seen the song as sort of sad, about a friend that cant move on from something, and the other is staying not because they're tied to each other but because they want to be there for them through the tough times their friend is going through.
Not gonna lie, this had me tearing up a wee bit at the end. How I interpreted this was that these two were connected by a wire, which stands for a relationship. It starts off with them in love, and then progresses to when the first one wants to go do something, but their partner doesn't let them go. They try to form bonds with others but the abuser doesn't allow it. Finally, the first dragon tries to get away, and is slashed on the eye. Those last two shots, of them flying away with tears in their eye, and the abusive partner watching them go... damn. That's a definite tear jerker, cuz you can tell the first dragon still cares for the second one, but they know that they have to get out of that situation
This was released a while ago but I still rewatch it over and over. The message is so powerful and no matter how many times I see it, it means so much to me.
I'm just crying now. Yes, I can cry even because of some sad picture from the Internet. But I can't compare this masterpiece with the picture. Thank you very much for this! I love.
This is amazing! The expressions are so strong and the story being told by the pictures is so meaningful too! When i watched it, i imagined that it was alike to a toxic couple. One of them (the skywing) being possessive and never letting the other be with friends,family,etc,and physically harming their spouse whenever they do anything away from them.
this actually made me start reading the Wings Of Fire series, ive been like, non stop reading for about 2 months. i'm on book 11. it's hard to transition through different arcs at first, but i love the series.
Absolutely amazing. It’s very rare for me to truly be at a loss of words, but this is a time where I am so amazed I cannot use words to describe how stunning this is. The animation is absolutely spot on, and the frames are amazing. The story is portrayed so spectacularly well, and the insight is great! It’s so long as well, and you’ve kept amazing quality through the whole thing, something not many can do. You should be so proud of something so completely amazing, spectacular, and an absolute blessing to watch. You have never failed to blow everyone away, and this is an amazing example of that.
I have a theory about the red dragon. So I think the red one once maybe had a friend that said “I’ll be back” but abandoned them and one day she strolls along to see her talking to other dragons, so when she finds the other one, she doesn’t want it to happen again so she becomes abusive and obsessed. Just a theory :P
A MASTERPIECE. I can not even begin to describe how breath taking this is. I cant imagine how long this must have taken. The time and care put into each picture is just- WOW. There are no words to describe how beautiful this is.
I’ve been in the yellow dragon (sandwing?)’s situation. They made up stories about my friends, talked shit about them, and got jealous when I’d talk about them. I tried cutting them off, but they begged and told me they’d be better and how sorry they were. I gave them another chance and they were the exact same. That went on for a while longer until I finally called off the friendship for good half a year ago. My mental health has been so much better, and it’s nice to be able to be closer to people who aren’t toxic and don’t try to pull me away from other friends. No matter how long you’ve been friends/together, if they’re controlling then you have to make the best decision for your own well being, and that might mean cutting them off.
I know just how you feel. I had a very similar situation to you, it feels amazing when you cut ties with that person. I had to block this person on all social media I had them on. They were clearly not a good friend. Then they claimed the victim by sending me "send this to your ex- best friend" videos. I wanted to reply with a huge rant so bad on how they treated me but I stayed silent. When we were in contact with each other my mental health was horrible. It was hard even to talk to family and other friends without them butting in. Ik I'm a random person on the internet but I want you to know you're not alone. Have a good day!!
this was me with my old best friend, i was the yellow dragon. she hated that i had other friends, and said some stuff about them i wasn’t happy about. the friendship between her and i ended.
I love how the storyboard doesn’t get right to drama, it starts nice and wholesome, and stays that way for a long time, until the end and the plot is so good I just AAAAAAAAAAAA
Why did this beautiful animation want to make me cry... Ive seen similar videos with the same audio and none of them really bring out the true depth of the songs true meaning like this Masterpiece did.(in case you are confused when I say Masterpiece I am referring to the video)
I love this so much. It's funny how I didn't see the subtle negative expressions on the toxic dragon until the second watch-- I think that symbolizes how when a person is in a relationship like that, they are blind to those expressions/motives at first because of their rose-colored glasses, but in retrospect they slowly realize that the other person had always been that way...
I just wanted to say thank you. I saw this video when it first came out, and I was in a relationship with a really bad person. It sounds corny but this video did genuinely help me realize that they were a horrible partner and that I needed to leave So, thanks for saving me from that. This animatic is amazing and I cherish it a lot
i can't stop re-watching this. it's truly amazing and reminds me a lot of some relationships i've had in the past. this is honestly beautiful and- this might sound silly since it's just a dragon animatic, but this really is touching and you portrayed this so well. stunning job.
This... Hurts. I can relate to Shannon. My father... My father was not a good man. He did all he could to keep control of me, to crush my personality and make me into his clone. He considered me as nothing more than a servitor, often ordering me around to "help on household chores" that no one else but me would ever do. We were five in that household, with his new girlfriend (an awful, abusive person towards me who had the guts to tell my actual mother she took great care of me. I laughed hysterically when my mother told me about that) and her two childrens, both teenagers like me. I was always the one to bring in wood, often more often than my father, and I was always the one helping him when he needed an extra pair of hands. Yes, I know how to use tools now, but not because I found it fun (even if I like working with tools) but because he used me as a slave. I had my own laptop, a computer my mother bought me (I was alternating places each week) and often threatened to throw it into the pool if I didn't do his bidding, along with my cellphone and books. Even my Legos, he made me fear for by threatening to sell them. My only escape from him, at the time, was to go on Discord, read, and play videogames, either on my laptop or on the PS4 (which he also threatened to destroy). One time, I told him I wanted to buy myself a gaming computer, and he proceeded to go on a rant about how I should keep my money, find myself a job, and all that. After I insisted for weeks, he finally told me he'd look for one, at the condition I would pay half of it. Then it was all of it, and in the end he always said he'd do it later. He did things like that often. He'd tell me he'd do something for me, at the condition I'd do shit for him (which I did a lot, way more than an autistic teenager with depression in the midst of a pandemic should) but would never do. He told me he'd make my PlayStation account separate from his. He never did, and now that I am living at my mother's place, away from him, I doubt he will ever give me that account, even if I sank much money into games. Unless I completely fuck up his family relationships by telling them what he did to me at new year's eve with a five page long document at the bare minimum, in which case he won't have no choice but to give me everything back before his family rejects him. It was a difficult fight to win to get away from him, as he engaged a lawyer in order to help override my needs for his wanting, and my mother had to engage a lawyer back against him, and it only worsened my relations with him. In the end, one day, as the school year ended and that I simply wasn't able to take anymore, I simply dumped school. Thankfully, I actually passed the year since I did enough exams and all that, so it wasn't the end of the world. My father though, he thought it was. So he decided to cut *every single distraction from my life for the rest of the school year*, writing me an E-mail when I was at my mom's place to let me know of that. In the end, I decided to just tell him to go fuck himself, and I've never went back to his place, nor seen him, ever since. Sadly, most of my stuff was still at his place. So I tried to get him to give it back to me. He wouldn't. I tried to stay pacific and calm when for a few months when I would ask him to give me my stuff back, but after he told me that I'd need to go see, and talk to him (traduction : you become a slave for a day and I make you suffer and do not listen to anything you say, and in the end won't even give you back your stuff because I 'forgot'), I decided to take things to the next level and tell his parents about what was going on. In the end, that shook him a bit, and I now have most of my stuff back. Except the stuff I wanted the most, like certain books, and my Legos (he thinks that since he paid for them, they're his, but he gifted them to me) so I'm not gonna stop harassing him until he gives me my stuff back. Something I told him that seemed to cool him down a bit on wanting to control me, after he told me I acted like a deranged man, is this "Why are you mad? I thought that was your goal, to make me into a perfect copy of yourself. I don't see what's your problem with me being a monster." He hasn't texted me anything else since that.
I love this emotional masterpiece. It makes me tear up every time, especially towards the end. I struggle with friendship a lot, not exactly in a way that relates, but still. I thank you for the effort you put into animating this, whoever out there did this. You are amazing!
I cannot stop watching this, over and over. It's SO well made. Genuinely. I don't say this often on short animated things like this, but it's amazing. I really want to know their story!
I love this animation! It’s amazing. The symbolism is great. I can see the relationship thing and I think that’s what it’s supposed to be. But for me this is very different. I imagine it as a friendship where one wants to go out and meet new people. But the other friend is holding them both down, wanting to keep them both stuck in their little duo. And in the end they break free from one another, the first friend left with some happiness and relief but also sadness. The other friend left with remorse knowing they ruined the only friendship they had.
I was literally half way through the video when I realized this was the finished one! I love it just as much as the story board! The colors make it so engaging!!
SOOOOO GOOD. I don't often get to see dragons animated, so every time I do and it's done well, it's a treat. This was a treat! Thanks for the sweet, and though the emotions held a bitter note I found them well crafted and artisan.
I watch this frequently because this is just such a good animation! Shannon White is really talented. The first time I watched this I nearly cried because it's so sad... this is an amazing project and I want to thank Shannon for creating this. :)
This is so amazing! I really connect to this song and animation as I was in the same situation as Shannon’s character. I did recently escape and drop the red dragon, though, which was painful, but it was for the better.
Ngl, I know this was 2 years ago, but I keep watching this on repeat. I know that the greenish brown dragon was an abuser and is a terrible person, but am I the only one that kinda feels bad for her at the end?? Idk what to think anymore. But anyways, GREAT JOB! 🤣
I never expected you to finish this and was perfectly happy with the WIP being all I ever got to see of this beautiful animation and so when I saw this pop up in my feed LET ME TELL YOU the dopamine rush I got was incredible. I love the story, the designs, the style, the interactions between characters all told with so much feeling. Truly gorgeous. also yeah I’m sitting on my phone during thanksgiving. I got sick and today kinda sucks but you’ve definitely brightened my day :))
This is incredible! The slight details like the darkness under the eyes and the eyes shines add so much more to the story as well! The whole this is STUNNING! I feel like this might represent a manipulative friendship that was a struggle to break from, and that gives the whole video even more depth! Overall incredible work and story telling!
Aaa this is amazing, and the first time I've seen this song interpreted this way! I feel like all PMV/AMVs I've seen of two birds is always about the bird stayin on the wire being sad, but this PMV took it a completely different direction that conveys a lot more feeling and I feel connects more to the song, its rlly cool :)
BRO I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG!!!!!!! Watched the storyboard not long after it came out, and I've been kind of hoping against hope that you'd finish it ever since, and now here we are - well over a year later! Love how it turned out, love every bit of it. Just as charming as the animatic, but a bit easier for the eye to follow. Excellent job.
I think the actually meaning is two birds who had a event happen to them which makes them sad and one bird tries to move on but the other bird can't so they stay together untill they both can leave the event behide
I think this song have so many meanings. That's why I love it. Everyone have a different interpretation of this song depending on their life experiences
I love this PMV so much, I kinda feel like it has no backstory, it's more mysterious making it be unknown, which I love! It's a little emotional everytime... Continue your work!
Last year this animatic made this song my favorite song. I would even watch it on repeat to fall asleep for a good two weeks straight haha. Its still my favorite song and probably will be forever. This one animatic has changed my life, even if the impact was small. Thank you for that.
Yo?! The previous PMV was a big shot on it's own, but it finished?! You really pushed yourself this time. The symbolisms in this video is so unique. Two friends, one longing to be free, and experience something new, and the other being somewhat afraid of change, but sour towards anything that may interfere with that view of the future. Please, especially to the younger viewers, if your in a toxic relationship, or know someone who is in one, seek help before you sink too deep. The brightest future is always ready, and will wait forever, but don't watch as another person stomps it all over, ruining your only chance at freedom. You'll be free, you'll know people who will understand you, and experience something worth giving up your previous life for. It'll hurt, and probably haunt you, but you'll be soothed of all the memories that have scathed you. Happy Thanksgiving! I wish you and your kin the best day and onwards!
This hurt to watch, the sheer emotion and feeling I understood behind this was so tragic and the tears! every time that Shannon's character cried made me almost cry in turn, Gosh, I haven't really felt much this week and now I'm hit with this. Liking and keeping close to my heart!
I love how some of it is more fluid lip syncing and some is less fluid! It really makes it interesting! I also like the story going on here. I really like your art style. And that fight scene! It looks so life like without smooth movements! Your very skilled!
This is simply put, a masterpiece of an animation, the symbolism behind the original song is very well interpreted and the whole thing is perfectly done, animation is great- im so happy someone actually made something this breathtaking
I amazed by this….it is so underrated. And honestly? People be crying over the darkstalker legends meanwhile…this? Is perfect and sad and suspenseful. Beautiful
They must have some incredible balance being able to sit up there 😳 But AAAAG SERIOUSLY THIS IS OUTSTANDING!!! I remember seeing the animatic for the first time and I just kept going back to it, It was SO INSPIRING AND NOW SEEING THIS IT JUST BLOWS MY MIND AAA YOUR WORK IS SUCH AN INSPIRATION KEEP IT UP DUDE!!!👍✨💕💕
Gosh this looks so freaking good!! You are so hecking talented, this looks incredible! I love the way you draw dragons as well as emotions, this whole thing really looks so amazing
this is animation like my life. When I was 12 years old, I used to live in Mexico for all of those 12 years. and then I had to move to the USA, but for those 12 years I had made a lot of friendships I couldn't let go of. But I had to because I couldn't communicate with them and had lost their contacts and they just slowly faded into the darkness of my memories. to be forgotten. And have my memories slowly fade by each second of my life...
Woah, I’ve been in a relationship like this, a friendship one. My friend would get so jealous of my other friends she’d be saying bad things about them, I listened to them and just ignored my other friends, until covid came around and spilt us up. We both had each other’s number and my friend was friends with another one of my friends and they broke their friendship cause my friend called her “salty”, and finally from me posting a video about my orientation and stuff she said “I don’t think I can be your friend anymore, I’m too young to know about this stuff”. I legit cried for some reason, but now I have better friends and now I’m broken from the toxic circle (btw she also said if we broke our friendship she’d h@rm herself and yada yada so I never broke it off until she did it, I still have her number but I never contact her) either way this is hella underrated and deserves more recognition!
The perfect relationship of Scarlet and Peril and the white dragon one being Clay, which Scarlet hates, and is trying to get Peril to stay away from him. And Peril still wanting/missing Scarlet even though she was so toxic to Peril. Even though Scarlet was lying to her, about her mother, and saying that she (Scarlet) saved her, and using her as a weapon because of her firescales and calling her a monster, Peril still thought of her as a mother-figure in her life. Poor Peril. 1 like=1 prayer for Peril.
This pmv really moved me, the emotion, the effort put into this is phenomenal. An incredibly talented piece. A lovely jewel of a video. This has to be one of my favourite animations from you! Truly sensational. Keep up this fantastic effort.💛💛💛
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If that's not perfection, I don't know what is.
Lemme tell you what it is
Its awesomeness and perfection combined👌
You have no life
Fax
"Two spies on a wire" is
Like really!!!
When I watch this, I get the feeling of a abusive relationship, where one uses guilt tripping to then keep someone, but when the other tries to connect to other people the one who guilt trips tries to break the connection, and the wire connecting them is the abuse and threatening that goes on until they finally realize and break free from the abusive relationship or person. I understand this and it makes me realize how abusive relationships can turn into something worse until you break free. But the thing is, many struggle to do so because of the threats from the other and this animation puts that in clear view and the song fits so well with it as well. Amazing work.
Me:*plays with soneone*
My BFF:BARK BARK BARK
me:srsly,AGAIN!?
You just described my ex boyfriend
you just described my friend(dw im not friends with her)
It’s so true
When I saw this, I saw a perfect description of my past relationship. Audibly and visually. To a T. Thank you for seeing this video threw our eyes. The song really does capture the situation very well . The simple "I'm tired" in the beginning as a reason to not fly higher seems so innocent at first.
I discovered this video about a year ago, just after escaping an abusive relationship. At the time, I was looking for funny dragon videos to make me feel better... but this is what I needed to watch. It described everything that had happened to me. For a moment, the world faded. I was the yellow dragon. I watched everything the brown dragon did and realized how awful it was when I couldn't initially see all that evil in my own recent past. I felt validated to have cut that wire and run away. Like what I did was truly the right thing and I shouldn't regret it anymore. This was the closure I needed.
I come back to watch this every now and again to remind myself that though the scars aren't healed and the pain lingers, I am so much better than I was. Thank you for helping me
Dang I’m sorry, I’m just happy your doing better!
Hey there! Checking in, because I noticed it has been a month since you posted this comment. You doing better? I sure hope so! That person, I can just TELL, did NOT deserve your amazingness! Anyway, that's all I have to say- have a nice afternoon!
@lumintherainwing awww thanks for checking in! Something insane happened about a month and a half ago: I'm dating someone for the first time in my life, and he's a fellow dragon too!!! (The toxic relationship I was talking about here was actually with my best friend of 4 years). I didn't think I'd ever find a partner, and especially not this quickly. I only learned to fully (or mostly at least) accept myself maybe a few months before I posted the first comment here. I'm still working on it every day, but he's helping me through it 10 times faster and better than I would have been able to do alone. Him, and others like you, are helping me trust people again and believe there are some that don't actually want to hurt me anymore :)
@@storminorman315No way! You got a partner?! Well I have a Friend Group and things aren’t going out so well… But I’m happy to hear you recovered from your depression from your friend! I’m really happy for you!🎉
Exactly the same as me. It hit so hard I couldn't even comment at the time. Now tho, I've seen your comment and
i never realized what this song portrayed before but now i feel a strong connection bc i think its symbolizing an abusive realationship where one person is restricting the other and and being defensive of others and guilt tripping the other,and the wire is that wall, the restricitons cast by the abusive partner, and the partner doesnt see it, idk its just struck a cord in me
So inspiring(am not being sarcastic)
Same…
Love this, it’s so true
1 year❤
I thought it was a song about birds lol
This is so beautiful. The symbolism here is so astonishing, and I felt so personally connected to these characters and the song.
I once was the brown and gray-green dragon, and I got jealous whenever my friend made other friends because I was so fearful of losing that one friend. I then felt like I became Shannon’s character, as I was then trapped in a toxic relationship with that friend and couldn’t escape. I would go into more detail, but it’s too personal to share.
This PMV is so symbolic, it’s crazy. For anyone who’s trapped in a toxic relationship, please leave before it’s too late. It will be so so hard, but once you’re out of it, you’re free. You feel so relieved yet wounded, symbolized by Shannon’s character at the end of the video.
Have a great day everyone. 🤍
This is so moving and inspiring! I’m so sorry you had to go through that…I’m sure this comment will help many others as well!
This comment spoke to me on like another level. Thank you for posting it. I'm happy to hear you got out of that toxic relationship, I hope you have a great day! :D
I feel the same way, but I don’t know witch one I am. I fell I am pulled to the person more then them towards me kinda. I don’t don’t if it’s toxic, or just love for each other though. Lately we have been separate though.
Thank you for this Ashley. I hope your comment is helping others to.
I felt the same way with a few friends I had, never wanting to lose them and afraid of it but... finding out they weren't true friends, I had to let go. I recently had it occur and this nearly brought tears to my eyes.
@@Rose50Arts
I feel you, and you’re welcome!
I was in the same position too; I didn’t have any other friends other than them, and the other friends I had were also friends with her. I felt like I was more pulled to her than she was pulled to me, ya know?
That’s what caused my jealously; her making other friends and me only wanting to have her as my friend, but once we reached middle school, my jealously stopped and I allowed her to have other friends, but I was caught in her toxic behavior. The rest is history.
The body language and expressions are so easy to connect to, the way you make completely thought out and developed characters in 3min is incredible
I think a lot of us know what it’s like to have a person in our lives that stops us from flying away from the wire, and gets jealous when a new person comes along who threatens to help us take flight. An incredibly relatable and brilliantly executed PMV. I know I’m a tad late to this vid but you became one of my favourite artists so quickly. Your ability to convey emotion and your use of symbolism are amazing and your videos never disappoint. 🤎🤎
:0!! I'm honoured!!!!! Thank you Everest, I really appreciate this!!!!
I feel this, and this animatic sums up the relationship between my two Ocs Nightshade and Echo perfectly! Well done! ❤
Example: my 2nd best friend
I love seeing the head movements when they do the 'two birds on a wire' part. It shows the progression of the relationship because it starts where they look at each other and slowly, they begin to look away and the other dragon is starting to notice
OH MY GOD I REMEMBER THIS STORYBOARD-
Ive been waiting for this one, it looks stunning, and im so glad you found the motivation to finish it. This animatic introduced me to this song, which i found that i related to a lot. Thank you so much for finishing this
Oh heck sameee
What relationship is this?😅
@@SpinoMuffin a toxic one.
I feel like i relate to it too, my bestie caused me a lot of mental pain (not intentional) but i still like her and still want to be friends
This is awesome! In all the other Two Birds animations I've seen, the one doesn't want to leave bc of fear, and the other stays with them out if love. Never have I seen one with a one-sided relationship where the one stays to keep the other there.
I couldn’t put it into words but this is exactly what I thought.
I’ve honestly never seen an MV with symbolism like this. I love this so much.
I just realized how much I revealed my introvertedness by not using any exclamation points or emojis or anything
@@elorawerewolvesx2323 i hope you stopped being insecure about how you talk by now!
I love how shannite portrays the feeling of getting scarred physically and mentally by a pure evil person who just wants to see you suffer, and cutting the wire is like cutting the relationship but you cant leave without scars, love your vids Shannite , love yourself and take care♥️(to anyone who sees this)
This was so engaging all the way through, the symbolism with the wire was so well executed! I love the fighting scenes at the end too, it's so dynamic!
THIS LOOKS SO STUNNING AND IS CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED. The frames are so well drawn, characters well designed, story illustrated beautifully and perfectly. Holy smokes i adore this so much. I've already watched this 3 times now. You deserve so much more love. I already really love the characters in this!
100% agee!
AHHHH, this is so good I’ve watched it about ten times by now… I really wanna be an animator but I know nothing about editing and animating my icon is actually my art but it’s just a placeholder because my main oc isn’t that developed yet. 😶
Also I’m only new to drawing dragons it’s only been a few months now. ✍️
Agreed
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I normally use this song showing tramautic events and one couldnt let go, but this version shows toxic relationship, where one wants to go or be happy with others somewhere else but the other manipulates the othe to not go, and that manipulation represents that string that makes those two stuck together, this is beautiful
This really made me look at the song in an entirely different view, I never thought to see it as an abusive relationship, that's really cool. I've always seen the song as sort of sad, about a friend that cant move on from something, and the other is staying not because they're tied to each other but because they want to be there for them through the tough times their friend is going through.
Not gonna lie, this had me tearing up a wee bit at the end. How I interpreted this was that these two were connected by a wire, which stands for a relationship. It starts off with them in love, and then progresses to when the first one wants to go do something, but their partner doesn't let them go. They try to form bonds with others but the abuser doesn't allow it. Finally, the first dragon tries to get away, and is slashed on the eye. Those last two shots, of them flying away with tears in their eye, and the abusive partner watching them go... damn. That's a definite tear jerker, cuz you can tell the first dragon still cares for the second one, but they know that they have to get out of that situation
its cool how some people like you can take a story apart like that
I’m not crying, you are 😭🥹
THIS IS AMAZING AND SAD AT THE SAME TIME
This was released a while ago but I still rewatch it over and over. The message is so powerful and no matter how many times I see it, it means so much to me.
I'm just crying now. Yes, I can cry even because of some sad picture from the Internet. But I can't compare this masterpiece with the picture. Thank you very much for this! I love.
Oh my gosh I remember crying over the WIP every time I watched it, it's so exciting to see it finished. Thank you for blessing my eyes, Shannon
and when the bird wire told scoot to leave i was like 😭😭😭😭😭
i cried at the end of the song!
OMG I cried at the end too like 😭 still crying this is so good
This is amazing! The expressions are so strong and the story being told by the pictures is so meaningful too!
When i watched it, i imagined that it was alike to a toxic couple. One of them (the skywing) being possessive and never letting the other be with friends,family,etc,and physically harming their spouse whenever they do anything away from them.
everyone talking about the two main characters but it really does hurt to be the white dragon. Love the pmv you are so talented its UNREAl.
this actually made me start reading the Wings Of Fire series, ive been like, non stop reading for about 2 months. i'm on book 11. it's hard to transition through different arcs at first, but i love the series.
They’re quite large birds
Nice video tho!
edit: this is a joke ^^
lmao
The first thing I though when I saw the bird I though they were a Griffin or pheonix-
Idk what they are but ik they are birde
@PocketExotic O ty for telling me
I can’t tell what species they are if they are from wings of fire tho they kinda look like sky wings but sky wings can’t have a green pallet color.
They’re dragons it’s a WoF pmv
Absolutely amazing. It’s very rare for me to truly be at a loss of words, but this is a time where I am so amazed I cannot use words to describe how stunning this is. The animation is absolutely spot on, and the frames are amazing. The story is portrayed so spectacularly well, and the insight is great! It’s so long as well, and you’ve kept amazing quality through the whole thing, something not many can do. You should be so proud of something so completely amazing, spectacular, and an absolute blessing to watch. You have never failed to blow everyone away, and this is an amazing example of that.
I have a theory about the red dragon. So I think the red one once maybe had a friend that said “I’ll be back” but abandoned them and one day she strolls along to see her talking to other dragons, so when she finds the other one, she doesn’t want it to happen again so she becomes abusive and obsessed. Just a theory :P
MG AMAZING THERY
A MASTERPIECE. I can not even begin to describe how breath taking this is. I cant imagine how long this must have taken. The time and care put into each picture is just- WOW. There are no words to describe how beautiful this is.
I’ve been in the yellow dragon (sandwing?)’s situation. They made up stories about my friends, talked shit about them, and got jealous when I’d talk about them. I tried cutting them off, but they begged and told me they’d be better and how sorry they were. I gave them another chance and they were the exact same. That went on for a while longer until I finally called off the friendship for good half a year ago. My mental health has been so much better, and it’s nice to be able to be closer to people who aren’t toxic and don’t try to pull me away from other friends. No matter how long you’ve been friends/together, if they’re controlling then you have to make the best decision for your own well being, and that might mean cutting them off.
I know just how you feel. I had a very similar situation to you, it feels amazing when you cut ties with that person. I had to block this person on all social media I had them on. They were clearly not a good friend. Then they claimed the victim by sending me "send this to your ex- best friend" videos. I wanted to reply with a huge rant so bad on how they treated me but I stayed silent. When we were in contact with each other my mental health was horrible. It was hard even to talk to family and other friends without them butting in. Ik I'm a random person on the internet but I want you to know you're not alone. Have a good day!!
this was me with my old best friend, i was the yellow dragon. she hated that i had other friends, and said some stuff about them i wasn’t happy about. the friendship between her and i ended.
I love how the storyboard doesn’t get right to drama, it starts nice and wholesome, and stays that way for a long time, until the end and the plot is so good I just AAAAAAAAAAAA
This is the most beautiful pmv I have ever watched, Its story is so easy to understand and due to that is heartbreaking.
I feel like crying honestly.
Why did this beautiful animation want to make me cry...
Ive seen similar videos with the same audio and none of them really bring out the true depth of the songs true meaning like this Masterpiece did.(in case you are confused when I say Masterpiece I am referring to the video)
Love this Shannon 💞 I’ve loved this storyboard from the start as well as the song to go with !
Loving the depiction of the relationship very well done with the message and the art work.
I remember I used to watch this 24/7 and I still like it
I love this so much. It's funny how I didn't see the subtle negative expressions on the toxic dragon until the second watch-- I think that symbolizes how when a person is in a relationship like that, they are blind to those expressions/motives at first because of their rose-colored glasses, but in retrospect they slowly realize that the other person had always been that way...
I like how the story is easy to interpret and is basically being told through the lyrics. Nice job!
I am at a loss for words.
The expressions and movements, you can just connect to the characters and understand them.
This is beautiful
I just wanted to say thank you. I saw this video when it first came out, and I was in a relationship with a really bad person. It sounds corny but this video did genuinely help me realize that they were a horrible partner and that I needed to leave
So, thanks for saving me from that. This animatic is amazing and I cherish it a lot
i can't stop re-watching this. it's truly amazing and reminds me a lot of some relationships i've had in the past. this is honestly beautiful and- this might sound silly since it's just a dragon animatic, but this really is touching and you portrayed this so well. stunning job.
Absolutely stunning. Incredibly underrated.
this is incredible, i was getting chills at the level of emotion and storytelling in this
This... Hurts. I can relate to Shannon. My father... My father was not a good man. He did all he could to keep control of me, to crush my personality and make me into his clone. He considered me as nothing more than a servitor, often ordering me around to "help on household chores" that no one else but me would ever do. We were five in that household, with his new girlfriend (an awful, abusive person towards me who had the guts to tell my actual mother she took great care of me. I laughed hysterically when my mother told me about that) and her two childrens, both teenagers like me. I was always the one to bring in wood, often more often than my father, and I was always the one helping him when he needed an extra pair of hands. Yes, I know how to use tools now, but not because I found it fun (even if I like working with tools) but because he used me as a slave. I had my own laptop, a computer my mother bought me (I was alternating places each week) and often threatened to throw it into the pool if I didn't do his bidding, along with my cellphone and books. Even my Legos, he made me fear for by threatening to sell them. My only escape from him, at the time, was to go on Discord, read, and play videogames, either on my laptop or on the PS4 (which he also threatened to destroy). One time, I told him I wanted to buy myself a gaming computer, and he proceeded to go on a rant about how I should keep my money, find myself a job, and all that. After I insisted for weeks, he finally told me he'd look for one, at the condition I would pay half of it. Then it was all of it, and in the end he always said he'd do it later. He did things like that often. He'd tell me he'd do something for me, at the condition I'd do shit for him (which I did a lot, way more than an autistic teenager with depression in the midst of a pandemic should) but would never do. He told me he'd make my PlayStation account separate from his. He never did, and now that I am living at my mother's place, away from him, I doubt he will ever give me that account, even if I sank much money into games. Unless I completely fuck up his family relationships by telling them what he did to me at new year's eve with a five page long document at the bare minimum, in which case he won't have no choice but to give me everything back before his family rejects him.
It was a difficult fight to win to get away from him, as he engaged a lawyer in order to help override my needs for his wanting, and my mother had to engage a lawyer back against him, and it only worsened my relations with him. In the end, one day, as the school year ended and that I simply wasn't able to take anymore, I simply dumped school. Thankfully, I actually passed the year since I did enough exams and all that, so it wasn't the end of the world. My father though, he thought it was. So he decided to cut *every single distraction from my life for the rest of the school year*, writing me an E-mail when I was at my mom's place to let me know of that. In the end, I decided to just tell him to go fuck himself, and I've never went back to his place, nor seen him, ever since. Sadly, most of my stuff was still at his place. So I tried to get him to give it back to me. He wouldn't. I tried to stay pacific and calm when for a few months when I would ask him to give me my stuff back, but after he told me that I'd need to go see, and talk to him (traduction : you become a slave for a day and I make you suffer and do not listen to anything you say, and in the end won't even give you back your stuff because I 'forgot'), I decided to take things to the next level and tell his parents about what was going on. In the end, that shook him a bit, and I now have most of my stuff back. Except the stuff I wanted the most, like certain books, and my Legos (he thinks that since he paid for them, they're his, but he gifted them to me) so I'm not gonna stop harassing him until he gives me my stuff back.
Something I told him that seemed to cool him down a bit on wanting to control me, after he told me I acted like a deranged man, is this "Why are you mad? I thought that was your goal, to make me into a perfect copy of yourself. I don't see what's your problem with me being a monster."
He hasn't texted me anything else since that.
I agree, it sounds like another narcissistic relationship
That's deep...
You ok bro? I hope you’re ok and I hope your father gets what he deserves
I hope your father stubs his toe and as soon as it heals he stubs it again
Wow that's... Sad I'm glad you got out of that. I'm really sorry you had to go through that
I love this emotional masterpiece. It makes me tear up every time, especially towards the end. I struggle with friendship a lot, not exactly in a way that relates, but still. I thank you for the effort you put into animating this, whoever out there did this. You are amazing!
GOOD JOB I loved the fight scene!
This was a HUGE inspiration for me to start animation again. This is so beautiful, I can’t stop watching. Thank you for this masterpiece.
Life quotes man.
I cannot stop watching this, over and over. It's SO well made. Genuinely. I don't say this often on short animated things like this, but it's amazing. I really want to know their story!
1 year later, this is still true. I'm still watching it a lot.
@@SilverSabertooth yep me too
I love this animation! It’s amazing. The symbolism is great. I can see the relationship thing and I think that’s what it’s supposed to be. But for me this is very different. I imagine it as a friendship where one wants to go out and meet new people. But the other friend is holding them both down, wanting to keep them both stuck in their little duo. And in the end they break free from one another, the first friend left with some happiness and relief but also sadness. The other friend left with remorse knowing they ruined the only friendship they had.
i’m invested in these characters now
THIS IS SO AMAIZNG HOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS
The symbolism… the pacing… the story… that FIGHT SCENE CHOREOGRAPHY. This is amazing
I really love how this shows how a Toxic Relationship looks like, It's so we'll drawn and Interpreted! I love it! Especially the expressions.
Spectacular animation! You’ve introduced me to a new song that will most likely be added to my “ emotional songs “ list lmfao
I was literally half way through the video when I realized this was the finished one! I love it just as much as the story board! The colors make it so engaging!!
I watched the story board video of this so many times
Seeing this makes me really happy !!
It looks amazing :]
SOOOOO GOOD. I don't often get to see dragons animated, so every time I do and it's done well, it's a treat. This was a treat! Thanks for the sweet, and though the emotions held a bitter note I found them well crafted and artisan.
I watch this frequently because this is just such a good animation! Shannon White is really talented. The first time I watched this I nearly cried because it's so sad... this is an amazing project and I want to thank Shannon for creating this. :)
Saaaame, dude!
i recently got out of a toxic friendship and this literally explains the entire thing
This is so amazing! I really connect to this song and animation as I was in the same situation as Shannon’s character. I did recently escape and drop the red dragon, though, which was painful, but it was for the better.
This is so amazing. The characters, the emotions, everything was awesome. I can’t find the words to explain this. Again. Amazing.
Ngl, I know this was 2 years ago, but I keep watching this on repeat. I know that the greenish brown dragon was an abuser and is a terrible person, but am I the only one that kinda feels bad for her at the end?? Idk what to think anymore. But anyways, GREAT JOB! 🤣
I never expected you to finish this and was perfectly happy with the WIP being all I ever got to see of this beautiful animation and so when I saw this pop up in my feed LET ME TELL YOU the dopamine rush I got was incredible. I love the story, the designs, the style, the interactions between characters all told with so much feeling. Truly gorgeous.
also yeah I’m sitting on my phone during thanksgiving. I got sick and today kinda sucks but you’ve definitely brightened my day :))
This is incredible! The slight details like the darkness under the eyes and the eyes shines add so much more to the story as well! The whole this is STUNNING! I feel like this might represent a manipulative friendship that was a struggle to break from, and that gives the whole video even more depth! Overall incredible work and story telling!
i was tearing up at the end bro why does this animation make me cry-
This is so incredibly amazing! The story, the animation, the art, and this song is one of my favourites by the artist, has such a powerful meaning:
I was trying to put together what the song would mean and you've done a absolute amazing job animating it, this is how I see the song playing out
Aaa this is amazing, and the first time I've seen this song interpreted this way! I feel like all PMV/AMVs I've seen of two birds is always about the bird stayin on the wire being sad, but this PMV took it a completely different direction that conveys a lot more feeling and I feel connects more to the song, its rlly cool :)
I’m not crying, you are!😭😭
You don't have to read the books or know about it to see how amazing this animation is!!!!
BRO I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG!!!!!!! Watched the storyboard not long after it came out, and I've been kind of hoping against hope that you'd finish it ever since, and now here we are - well over a year later! Love how it turned out, love every bit of it. Just as charming as the animatic, but a bit easier for the eye to follow. Excellent job.
You're so talented! I can't stop watching this now. Everything is beautifully drawn. Seriously, this deserves more views.
I've always loved two birds as a song but never understood what it actually meant until I had seen this. I love the story.
I think the actually meaning is two birds who had a event happen to them which makes them sad and one bird tries to move on but the other bird can't so they stay together untill they both can leave the event behide
I think this song have so many meanings. That's why I love it. Everyone have a different interpretation of this song depending on their life experiences
I love this PMV so much, I kinda feel like it has no backstory, it's more mysterious making it be unknown, which I love! It's a little emotional everytime... Continue your work!
Oh WOW THE FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY-you display action scenes so well
OH HELL YESSSSS SHANNON CONTENT MY BELOVED THIS IS SO GOOD AAAAAAA ❤️❤️❤️
Last year this animatic made this song my favorite song. I would even watch it on repeat to fall asleep for a good two weeks straight haha. Its still my favorite song and probably will be forever. This one animatic has changed my life, even if the impact was small. Thank you for that.
months later i coming back to see this again, and I feel the same feeling ♡
I love it, one on my favorite animations in all TH-cam
This art and animatic are insane, I must say great work on the dragons body structure.
Yo?! The previous PMV was a big shot on it's own, but it finished?! You really pushed yourself this time.
The symbolisms in this video is so unique. Two friends, one longing to be free, and experience something new, and the other being somewhat afraid of change, but sour towards anything that may interfere with that view of the future. Please, especially to the younger viewers, if your in a toxic relationship, or know someone who is in one, seek help before you sink too deep. The brightest future is always ready, and will wait forever, but don't watch as another person stomps it all over, ruining your only chance at freedom. You'll be free, you'll know people who will understand you, and experience something worth giving up your previous life for. It'll hurt, and probably haunt you, but you'll be soothed of all the memories that have scathed you.
Happy Thanksgiving! I wish you and your kin the best day and onwards!
This hurt to watch, the sheer emotion and feeling I understood behind this was so tragic and the tears! every time that Shannon's character cried made me almost cry in turn, Gosh, I haven't really felt much this week and now I'm hit with this. Liking and keeping close to my heart!
I’m obsessed with this! I watched it like, 5 times! Amazing job! Luv it
this is absolutely fantastic and every single pose is done beautifully!
I love how some of it is more fluid lip syncing and some is less fluid! It really makes it interesting! I also like the story going on here. I really like your art style. And that fight scene! It looks so life like without smooth movements! Your very skilled!
This is amazing. The expressions are so full of emotion I love it
This is simply put, a masterpiece of an animation, the symbolism behind the original song is very well interpreted and the whole thing is perfectly done, animation is great- im so happy someone actually made something this breathtaking
I amazed by this….it is so underrated. And honestly? People be crying over the darkstalker legends meanwhile…this? Is perfect and sad and suspenseful. Beautiful
Absolutely amazing, the expressions and gestures fit so perfectly.
Can't wait for it to blow up!!
Bruh why have I been dreaming of this animation, It's so good
This. Is. WONDERFUL. I can’t stop watching.
They must have some incredible balance being able to sit up there 😳
But AAAAG SERIOUSLY THIS IS OUTSTANDING!!!
I remember seeing the animatic for the first time and I just kept going back to it, It was SO INSPIRING AND NOW SEEING THIS IT JUST BLOWS MY MIND AAA YOUR WORK IS SUCH AN INSPIRATION KEEP IT UP DUDE!!!👍✨💕💕
Gosh this looks so freaking good!! You are so hecking talented, this looks incredible! I love the way you draw dragons as well as emotions, this whole thing really looks so amazing
Stop that was so sad. But yet so lovely done! I’m literally crying rn but i love it so much! You do so well on every video and i love that! 💕💕
this is animation like my life. When I was 12 years old, I used to live in Mexico for all of those 12 years. and then I had to move to the USA, but for those 12 years I had made a lot of friendships I couldn't let go of. But I had to because I couldn't communicate with them and had lost their contacts and they just slowly faded into the darkness of my memories. to be forgotten. And have my memories slowly fade by each second of my life...
LOVE THIS. The characters and storytelling are both flawless, and your ability to depict subtle emotions is phenomenal :) keep it up
this has me crying- you're so good at storytelling! the art is brilliant as well! - love the song too!
It’s amazing how just a 3 minute long video can break my heart. Great animation, perfect and fitting song ❤
Woah, I’ve been in a relationship like this, a friendship one. My friend would get so jealous of my other friends she’d be saying bad things about them, I listened to them and just ignored my other friends, until covid came around and spilt us up. We both had each other’s number and my friend was friends with another one of my friends and they broke their friendship cause my friend called her “salty”, and finally from me posting a video about my orientation and stuff she said “I don’t think I can be your friend anymore, I’m too young to know about this stuff”. I legit cried for some reason, but now I have better friends and now I’m broken from the toxic circle (btw she also said if we broke our friendship she’d h@rm herself and yada yada so I never broke it off until she did it, I still have her number but I never contact her) either way this is hella underrated and deserves more recognition!
The perfect relationship of Scarlet and Peril and the white dragon one being Clay, which Scarlet hates, and is trying to get Peril to stay away from him. And Peril still wanting/missing Scarlet even though she was so toxic to Peril. Even though Scarlet was lying to her, about her mother, and saying that she (Scarlet) saved her, and using her as a weapon because of her firescales and calling her a monster, Peril still thought of her as a mother-figure in her life. Poor Peril. 1 like=1 prayer for Peril.
This pmv really moved me, the emotion, the effort put into this is phenomenal. An incredibly talented piece. A lovely jewel of a video. This has to be one of my favourite animations from you! Truly sensational. Keep up this fantastic effort.💛💛💛
1: Agreed! 2: I found you 👁
My cover has been blown :000
A beautiful lesson about toxic relationships ♥
It’s not beautiful it’s not good it is..
✨ gorgeous✨