01_No One Mourns the Wicked | WICKED Animatic - Storyboarded by Jake Kim

[@AshlynLeeThatsMe]

In a song all about the townspeople celebrating the death of someone they never tried to understand, it's insanely refreshing to see an animatic that does not let you forget that that Elphaba is a person, undeserving of the dehumanization she faced for her entire perceived life.

[@MarkMyers-l5d]

Is this 3d animation keep video Glinda cry missing wicked witch 😢

[@MarkMyers-l5d]

Glinda is crying keep kissing wicked another emerald city 😮 meet people public something boss final she song 😢

[@meagangrant166]

So it was a guy that gave her a serton green tea that makes a new born green skin and probably evil... but it's the mother's fault for drinking that tea that a stranger gave to her and the tea turned her baby green...I feel bad for Elphaba now she probably gets bullied and called her names and also told her that she will become The Evil Witch. But her mom tries to make her life normal and happy,but of course we all know what happens to Elphaba...she died may Elphaba rest in peace she had a hard life but a wonderful mother a good friend. ❤

[@saintfighteraqua]

To be fair, the entire media of Oz was twisting her story to make them hate her. The people were ignorant, but they trusted what they were told by higher ups. To them, there was nothing to understand but someone with a scary appearance who came across as malevolent. Elphaba is not the best PR person for herself, either. Add that on to her sister being cruel to the Munchkin Country and its no wonder.

[@WillianyAmill]

So you just think Dorothy Gale could just fkn suffer??? 🤨

[@DavidJamesHenry]

When Glinda sings about the wicked being lonely, that they die alone, she's not singing about Elphaba. She's singing about herself, regretting her choice to side with the Wizard.

[@oliveriofelixguarneros4358]

The wicked's lives are lonely indeed. Glinda ended up absolutely lonely. Elphaba left to do the right thing, Morrible only took her in cause she was the second to best she had and even Fiyero left her to find Elphie

[@tin-yennchan301]

There are tons of fanfiction detailing what happens if she joins elphaba

[@deathshadow660]

@@oliveriofelixguarneros4358 spoilers for part 2 (I just search it up that why I am asking) Fiyero and elphaba didn’t tell Glinda that they were alive at the end of part 2 right? So that it more sad that Glinda will never learn that they survive I pray that elphaba melting would have somehow give Glinda hope that elphaba is alive out there so Glinda won’t have to live her life thinking that she cause elphaba and fiyero death because she didn’t join them

[@JoseCastaneda-dc8qs]

@@tin-yennchan301FANFICTION means it’s FICTION which means NOT REAL

[@penguin-schluppstudio]

I actually heard somewhere that Kristen Chenoweth's pitch depends on if she's being sincere or not. Lower pitch, she's sincere. High pitch, she's not.

[@MaxxManzi]

Wow you can see that it hurts Glinda to sing about her best friend being dead as a happy thing I love this animation and Glinda’s design

[@evaphillips2102]

Especially knowing she helped Dorothy “defeat” elphaba

[@Otisboy121]

Slight spoiler to the movie but, Even I saw from Ariana a little bit of this animatic’s same hurt that she has! She portrayed it so well for those who already know the story.

[@MaxxManzi]

@@Otisboy121 I know I saw it on her face to (I saw the movie 1 short day was the best part)

[@tygerion4404]

One detail I love is that the second time "the wicked die alone" is sung, the chorus sings "the wicked die alone" like Glinda did the first time the line was sung- but Glinda herself sings _"She_ died alone" instead. It's something you probably won't notice the first time around, but is a clever detail that offers a chink in her cheery demeanor- hinting at how she's actually mourning Elphaba (despite the whole 'no one mourns the wicked' thing), foreshadowing the fact that she was Elphaba's friend.

[@RevolErtaeht]

​@@Otisboy121 yeah, loved they showed that for Glinda. Poor girl ends up being a Stafford smiler to appease those idiots Ozians

[@xxtechno_spooderxx441]

I absolutely adore how you depicted Elphaba's mother. Like how when her husband was leaving, you could see that she was having regrets of what she was about to do and how when she nearly killed Elphaba, time just slowed down, symbolizing all of the different thoughts and emotions she was feeling.

[@justindavis-smith8462]

When i saw the movie, I knew that she wasn't evil. The con man who thinks he was a wizard wanted her powers to do horrible things to the world in secret, so she took the role as the wicked witch just to stop the fake wizard for doing terrible things

[@rachelhimes7715]

Honestly that is book accurate because the mother and the midwife’s contemplate killing elphaba as soon as she is born. But then change their mind.

[@maxx..gachacxtie]

fun fact, the higher glinda sings the less sencere she's being. so all the high notes really mean she feels bad and misses her

[@DJR641]

I love how elphaba melted like that. She was just using her magic to create regular and green smoke while shrink telepoting out of the castle while still acting in the process.

[@yeojiherrscherofdepression3645]

Yep it was so smart of Elphie lol 💅✨💚🖤

[@perdelkin]

I honestly hate this plot twist

[@DJR641]

@@perdelkin For God does not look at the outward appearance of others. Instead, he examines the heart. ❤️

[@k_n_c_y]

@@perdelkin yup it’s one of the biggest cop-outs I’ve ever witnessed in a while

[@sarafontanini7051]

@@perdelkin honestly...why WOULD elphaba melt when made wet? hell, that'd make living in general hard. How did she drink? clean herself? sure it works in a fairy tale manner but when the character is like an actual person and not jsut some villain in a fairy story? it raises questions.

[@holland7898]

i saw someone say that when glinda sings “and goodness knows, the wicked’s lives are lonely. goodness knows, the wicked die alone. it just shows, when you’re wicked, you’re left only on your own.” it was a moment of reflection for her- because it was there where she kind of realizes that the one who is truly all alone, the true wicked one is herself for essentially contributing to the big lie that elphaba was evil.

[@littleluciernaga]

THE WHOLE ENDING WITH ELPHABA'S MOTHER AND THE CLIFF AND THAT COLD STOP TO THE MUSIC!!!!!!! oh my god i had chills the whole time, this is so so incredible!!!!

[@Otisboy121]

@@littleluciernaga Definitely had Disney Renaissance vibes

[@TheRedGhost_]

KOHANE

[@sofiamansour-tehrani4727]

All of this is utterly breathtaking, but I want to highlight a detail I haven't seen any other comment mention. The first thing we ever see of Elphaba is not her birth like in the play and other animatics, where the focus is on her abnormality and the prejudice in response to it, but her reaching out for her mother and crying. Exactly the same as any other baby. You redirect our attention from the external idea that she's a freak, an outcast, a monster, to the unmistakable reality that she's a person like everyone else. This is the "wicked" the whole song's been condemning and fearing - a tiny hand outstretched, seeking love. The dissonance is fantastic. It's such an impactful introduction to our protagonist.

[@MarkMyers-l5d]

Glinda is crying keep all missing wicked music emerald city 😢 people everything usually they hate witch

[@luxqueenmina]

i couldnt have said it better myself frfr

[@Otisboy121]

This legit felt like the beginning of a Disney Renaissance film like Beauty and The Beast! I loved every second of it!

[@calebtrmtherubyminecart6664]

I was thinking more of Hunchback of Notre Dame

[@JediKnightMarina55]

@@calebtrmtherubyminecart6664 I mean, who was the lyricist for that again? Oh, yeah... Stephen Schwartz.

[@calebtrmtherubyminecart6664]

@@JediKnightMarina55 no, I was saying the video made me think of hunchback

[@Starwarsfanboy0928]

@@calebtrmtherubyminecart6664 You know if it Wicked was a movie made by Disney during their legendary Renaissance era, then Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale would be the perfect to direct the movie.

[@P-man_XD]

My guy, you did NOT have to go that hard with the crashing wave animation, but I'm so glad you did! I'm in tears!!! TvT

[@tumblingartist]

IKR THE WATER ANIMATION IS AWESOME

[@lolphin2221]

this is the only time i´ve ever seen someone portrays so beautifuly how Glinda was actually mourning her friend. This shows the perspective about both sides on the decision made in Defiying gravity and is utterly precious how you managed to make it about it. All the message was well delivered, i just cried a river while watching how strong this is. I'm so excited for the movie.

[@NatNat512]

Q few days ago I went to the play and the glinda was the best glinda ever and in no one mourns the wicked she actually looked sad😢

[@superhetoric]

precious is exactly how I'd describe it too

[@hardcandy9880]

When Glinda says "wicked workings of you-know-who" she probablyy pertains to the Wizard but she knows people will think of Elphaba. Thats why she doesnt mention her name instead because she knows the truth.

[@bcd8208]

Along with Madame Morrible.

[@LordCommander-ui2fw]

6:21- I love this moment here. The sheer silence of it, the focus on the bundle about to be consumed by the wave, and the blank look of manic desperation to remove a stain upon one's name and reputation on the face of Elphaba's mother melting away, to be replaced by the softened expression of maternal instinct taking over to protect her child, no matter her flaws real or perceived. EDIT: In general, I really like the concept that, when Elphaba was born, her mother was initially as shocked and disgusted as her husband and their neighbors were, but when faced with the moment of truth, found she truly loved her daughter, warts and all, and couldn't bring herself to get rid of her.

[@hollyaura2499]

I like that idea too.

[@ueltonfael6997]

It's kinda ironic for you saying the desperation *melts* on Elphaba's mother face

[@nyanimepizzamaster9788]

Loved how Elphaba’s mother protected her instead of throwing her to the sea

[@Sailorluna96]

The glass shattering at 3:15 and revealing the actual way Elphaba looked, Glinda reaching out for her, the ending with Elphaba and her mother -- all FANTASTIC. You did such a fabulous job at this, thank you so much for making this and sharing this masterpiece with us

[@Maidenofmine]

how STUNNING. The part where Glinda reaches out and the glass shatters into the 'real' Elphaba ugh my HEART. The entire scene with the ending storm and mother especially is so visceral. Your use of timing with the music and the violent lighting/movements made this so darkly cinematic. At the end...that giant wave comes up and in that moment, all reputation or social anxieties fly out the window, the only thing she can do is 'react' and she does by shielding and protecting her child. A mother's love even through the hardships. How beautiful...You captured that instinct so well. 😢Who doesn't remember Wicked as one of their first musical loves, this just brought it all back all over again. Thank you!

[@JakeKimStory]

Hello! Thank you so much for your compliment, and watching my video! The last part of this animatic was very challenging for me to make! I was so worried that Wicked Musical fans not going to like that climax, because it wasn't on the musical. But I'm glad it worked out!! Thank you for liking my video, and I'll do my best on the next one too!

[@percyweasley9301]

Yes ❤

[@emifoo6751]

5:15 feels like a reference to the Hunch Back of Notre Dame when Frolo is about to toss baby Quasimodo into the well, and the Archdeacon calls out for mercy on the child. Even the final shots felt similar. All so well done!

[@sethroy4318]

also a Schwatz musical! this number always gives me Bells of Notre Dame / Hellfire vibes musically. and thematically too-you could easily imagine Frollo singing this bar for bar (albeit with an entirely different intent and connotation)

[@Sasuke83]

2:51 This is my favourite part of the song. After listening to the song and watching the musical over and over again, it hit me that Glinda is speaking about herself, not of Elphaba. I love how you animated it so she realizes how alone she actually is. Perfect.

[@JakeKimStory]

Thank you very much for your compliments and sharing your thoughts! I'm so glad you liked that scene!

[@AnakhaSilver]

Not just that. think about the endings of the Wizard and Madame Morrible. "Goodness knows the wicked's lives are lonely." He wanted to be a father, only to find out he'd essentially hired people to kill the very child he wanted and didn't know about--in the musical it's treated as a Despair Event Horizon. "And goodness knows the wicked die alone." Morrible is going to rot in prison alone until she dies.

[@bestsee-xi4cg]

wait how do u know its about glinda?

[@MarkMyers-l5d]

She sing has each keep wicked music Glinda 😢

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@AnakhaSilver In the 1995 novel, though, Madame Morrible is already dead before Elphie can do the old crone in.

[@broadway_bound_livi]

I just saw the new Wicked movie, and it was so good! Ari and Cynthia made the perfect Glinda and Elphie. “Defying Gravity” gave me literal chills.

[@ashtreesystem5265]

Oh no, it just hit me, in the end, her mother keeps her wrapped in a blanket to not only hide her from the eyes of townsfolk, but shield her from the rain, then when she stops from throwing her, she instead shields her with her own body from the tide splash, TO PROTECT HER FROM THE WATER!!!!!!!!!! I LITERALLY CAN'T STOP UGLY CRYING 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@hello.kitttyyyyyy]

for real 😭 if only her mom was actually nice (in the book she’s not really nice either)

[@tumblingartist]

AUUUGH MY HEART IS DEVASTATED WITH FEELS

[@moominholding]

When I searched for "No One Mourns the Wicked" I didn't expect to find a new animatic at all. And everything done in this turned out to be so *BEAUTIFUL.* Every single detail. And the scenes with Elphaba's mother and the baby was just so.... Truly, it just makes me so much more anxious to see how they gonna do the opening scene in the live-action movie 💚

[@JakeKimStory]

Hello! Thank you so much for writing such a kind words! I'm so glad you found this animatic on KZbin! I really hope you could re-visit my channel when I finish the next one! Thank you!

[@MetaRunnerMomAndFriends]

I hope they may take inspiration or something ​@@JakeKimStory

[@creativelicense4251]

Please make more videos these help me do school work.😂

[@jadehedglin1430]

​@@JakeKimStorycan 🥫 you 🧒 make 💄 another Wicked animated since I like the 🎭 first 2 ⚁ you made 👨

[@patricialeonita5367]

my brother in christ I cannot believe you made this for free. the quality, the details, the character design, and that whole scene with Elphaba's mother. This is a masterpiece.

[@amyray5712]

Really love the scene when Elephaba mom is running, covering the baby, and trying to drown the baby but couldn’t reminds so much of The Hunchback of Notre Dame especially because of cruel rulers wanting to get rid of “freaks” and the attempt to drown but fail. I really love this animatic of no mourns the wicked it really has really detail and drama to the family situation.

[@thekrakenexperiment280]

Jaw actually dropped, this animatic is on a whole other level. Truly fantastic work!

[@JakeKimStory]

Thank you very much!!

[@slusieous]

This is peak. Like bro, people don't usually make their animations dramatic enough for these musical numbers but you nailed it.

[@psychobsessed_]

0:40 OKAY IDK IF IT WAS INTENTIONAL BUT (SPOILERS!!!) THE WAY FIYERO IS KINDA LOOKING UP AT ELPHABA AS OPPOSED TO LOOKING RIGHT AT GLINDA THE WAY BOQ IS KHSDFAS

[@josephdelosreyes6401]

It's Glinda, NOT Galinda!!! Pls check your spelling

[@psychobsessed_]

@ oh right sorry, habit lol

[@LailaFreeman-p5r]

Wait what one is he?

[@psychobsessed_]

@@LailaFreeman-p5r That's spoilers, sorry (unless youve seen the musical and forgot, then i can tell you)

[@LailaFreeman-p5r]

@ I have seen it

[@heroesgeek4ever]

This is amazing! I really like how you added a scene depicting Elphaba’s mom’s struggle!

[@JakeKimStory]

Hello! Thank you very much for your compliment and watching my animatic!

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

Struggle? Melena was promiscuous on purpose and was completely wasted when The Wizard date raped her to spawn Elphaba.

[@Justinbill8205]

@@TherealRNOwwfpoohoh

[@Justinbill8205]

@@TherealRNOwwfpoohthat’s not right

[@JaevhonDouglas]

Shut up ​@@TherealRNOwwfpooh

[@pepperimps01]

I know it must suck having to reupload, but as an epileptic fan I really appreciate you taking the time to do this 💚It's just as incredible as before!

[@JakeKimStory]

Hello! Thank you very much for understanding and kind words! Your comment made me to think I made a right choice!!

[@errolroy7986]

No One Mouth the Wicked | WICKED Animatic by Storyboard 0:00/7:22 The Wizard of Oz is a young girl 👧 named Dothory from his Wicked Witch 🧙‍♀️ West she water 💧 them dead, but never back home 🏡 people really nice. The movie 🎥 this is Wicked?!

[@nunyabisnuth828]

No joke, the scene where Elphaba mother turned away from the wave actually had me tereing up. I actually crying right now 😢. This is really good i hope your proud.

[@lightdarkshadow9169]

Same my eyes just burst the moment that scene show up😭

[@JeffWasFree]

I echo so many of the kudos others have already commented, and also add, I love how you reveal in the opening scenes Elphaba is very much still alive. Water "melted" the witch, yet our first glimpse of her is a smiling, happy green babe thriving in the rain. Love it.

[@angel._.cake0]

JUST AS AMAZING AS BEFORE!! My wicked hyperfixation persists and I STILL think this is the greatest thing on the internet ever

[@JakeKimStory]

Hello! Thank you very much for your kind words! The WICKED is one of my favorite musicals and I'm so glad I can finally share my vision of this song!

[@davip.s.andreis]

​@@JakeKimStoryThis Animation is Emotionaly! You're fantastic.I imagination this Begining the movie. I WILL CRYING.

[@robodress4051]

the ending with elphaba and her mom on the cliff made me tear up and then ugly cry, wonderful animatic, thank you!

[@Andi-yv3vz]

This animatic is amazing, but honestly the ending with the mother? That‘s legit crazy man You‘re a genius

[@maddieharvey4814]

This is so good!it retells the story in the most accurate possible way! She scene where she melts and the townspeople singing,and the ending part is like actually like soooo good! The animation is so smooth and clean!! I have put it in my banger music playlist.This is Wicked!

[@anansajohnson9139]

1:23 interesting with all the fear that surround her, they so easily touch her colthing and broom. 2:28 love how everyone vanishes as she remembers and thenthey rudly cut her off. 3:00 i love how the stained glass are in color but Glinda is not. 3:15 - 3:25 love glass breaking showing the truth and E is in color❤ 4:22 love the touch of green coloring in the drink and the captions 😊 5:10 the look on the mother's face😢 6:10 -6:25 🎉🎉🎉 incredible! 7:03 awwww😢

[@JakeKimStory]

Hello! Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for writing wonderful comments on each scenes! I truly appreciate it!!

[@andrewalker6050]

@@JakeKimStory I enjoy this music video too! Well done!

[@luckybasiltea]

The part at 3:24, Elphaba reaching out with a smile is so bittersweet. This is so amazingly done ! Great work !!

[@ettoredelorenzo8372]

Me too🥲💚

[@KiraAotsuki]

This animatic has lived rent free since I saw the original vid, coming back I'm still obsessed with this art direction. Especially with the moms intense faces. Really great stuff! Excited for whatever else you've got!

[@JakeKimStory]

Hello Kira Aotsuki! Thank you so much for your kind words! I'll do my best on the next animatic too!!

[@MelissaJ22]

6:08 Bro really just almost had her own Just A Man moment 😭😭

[@Nsinger998]

What is that?

[@Thegremlinjasmin]

Epic the musical reference Troy saga recommend watching it (it’s just soundtrack right now)

[@galaxisgalaxy2421]

For real for real tho😂😂😂

[@hiimjustahumanbeing]

Oh I’m howling

[@hiimjustahumanbeing]

Ur so real for that😂😂😂

[@chromaticraptor7018]

Most animatics add or change parts of the story. That final scene with the mother on the cliff is beautiful and chilling. And the way you paused the music at a point to fit the animation better was stellar.

[@heyits_hai]

While the entire animatic was phenomenal, the last two minutes were indescribable. Absolutely BREATHTAKINGLY powerful. You are insanely talented, you have such an incredible use of timing, movement and emotion. I literally had chills throughout the entire ending, and tears by the last few seconds. Incredible work, this entire piece is so inspiring as a fellow aspiring storyboard artist

[@DarthWill3]

Truly the most emotional and beautiful animatic of this song. Poor Glinda. You can see it on her face. Every gesture. Makes you wanna hug her. 😢🥺 When Melena runs towards the seaside cliffs, her intentions clear, it's like watching the beginning of _The Hunchback of Notre Dame._ Fortunately, she's not as heartless as Judge Claude Frollo. I remember seeing her, on stage, reach out for her newborn child, regardless of the deformities. So yeah, that fits right in with the story here. I especially love the nod to the 1939 movie. All that's missing is the burning Scarecrow to complete the accident. 😜

[@RoseCalyx]

The end had me tearing up! I love the focus on Elphaba's mom, and all around it was super well done. This makes me want to see an animated version of Wicked one day...

[@kermitTHEdinosaur93]

This was an incredible animatic of "No One Mourns the Wicked". Very suspenseful! Can't wait to see what you're gonna do next!

[@JakeKimStory]

Thank you very much for watching this video! I'll do my best on my next animatic, and hopefully I can make it faster than this one!

[@outrider2177]

The part at the end with her mom protecting her in the end had me on edge. Such an awesome animation

[@PrincessPandaTV]

Oh wow the art style is absolutely beautiful and it makes me happy to see a version of this where there’s a couple people who actually genuinely seem to care about Elphaba (Glinda and her mother at the end) and I kinda prefer this to the movie because of that cos Ik it’s kinda the point but it makes me sad when she keeps getting treated like crap by basically everyone for no reason. I’d genuinely love to watch a full movie of this version!!!

[@ballerinafromtheblock]

I may have just gotten a sneak peak to the movie this was ABSOLUTLEY amazing

[@JakeKimStory]

Thank you very much for your compliment!!

[@boredjunior4120]

Holy crap, when I got recommended a Wicked animatic I was not expecting this! Absolutely stunning work in every frame! Here are some of my absolute favorite parts: - The opening: It reminds me a lot of the stage productions I saw in the theater, especially the clock on the background. Also the stain glass window was a really great way to quickly set up the Wizard of Oz story. - Glinda's lines after "you know who": With her expressions and mannerisms after that point, it seems like she's instead saying lines like "good will conquer evil" and "outlive a lie" to comfort herself, maybe believing that someday people will somehow know who Elphaba, not the Wicked Witch, truly was. Of course the juxtaposition to the townsfolk celebrating her death was both beautiful and cruel. - Glinda and the stained glass window: The way the world switches to Glinda's own thoughts while thinking back to Elphaba was beautiful. It seems like this whole scene Glinda is talking directly to Elphaba and thinking back to their second to last moment together, maybe believing that everything could have turned out better if she had joined Elphaba. - Elphaba's mom: The expression on the face of Elphaba's mother already seems like she's slightly nervous about getting caught but also maybe rethinking her affair, maybe after seeing the concern her husband has for her. - The moment of Elphaba's birth: We don't see Elphaba herself (as most animatics do) but cut to an intimidating statue of a child (5:11). It immediately makes Elphaba seem like some monstrous, almost evil entity, which is the other characters view her, only to show her true humanity and form at the end of the song when she reaches out to her mother. - The whole sequence with Elphaba's mom after (5:28): It feels completely perfect when the music and ensemble pick up while Elphaba's mother flees into the streets with her child. She is already marginalized by her society, which probably sees her as having birthed a monster and would label her "wicked". And the ashamed, broken expression on her face as she rides out towards the cliff is perfect. - The cliff: This was definitely not something I expected in a Wicked animatic, but the music, expressions, and scene of Elphaba's mother about to throw Elphaba off the cliff was absolutely breathtaking. And when the wave comes up onto the cliff, all of the anger, marginalization, and social pressure in Elphaba's mother goes out the window and she just reacts by shielding and protecting her child. As Maidenofmine put it, a mother's love even through the hardships. You really gave Elphaba's mother so much depth with just a few scenes, making her someone who was cast out and marginalized from society from birthing a "monster" but who still deeply cared about and protected her daughter, no matter what happened to her. - Elphaba baby reveal: As mentioned earlier, we already got the view of everyone else seeing Elphaba as a monster and freak. Just having her reach out to her mother and cry like any baby tells us that she is a person just like anyone else, simply labeled an outcast because of something she can't control. This is probably the best animatic I've seen for this song, so great work! Only bad thing is that it makes me a but nervous about the live action version. Good luck on your job hunt and I sincerely hope it goes well!

[@AlexisFinnerty]

Someone probably mentioned this already, but this reminds me a lot of Hunchback of Notre Dame (the Disney movie version). Elphaba's story is really similar to Quasimodo's, so that was a nice parallel. I loved how dramatic this was too, with the huge waves and the cliff at the end.

[@Sukurarose92]

This needs to be the wicked movie. not a live action. live action has never been able to capture the drama that comes with musical theater but this did so perfectly. the expressions, the movements, the coloring choices. i didn't realize i had stopped breathing until the end when the weight on my chest released and i took a breath and then cried. this was awe inspiring. incredible!

[@Shayhammowolf]

I raise you the newest Wicked movie. It really hit it home with some really big strokes.

[@Scorpio4190]

I've listened to this song often enough that the actual tragedy of it doesn't hit me quite the same as it used to... so the extended scene with the 1. fully animated characters 2. the insane social pressure/prejudice/etc on full display and *especially* 3. the CLIFF was... harrowing. To put it mildly. Also the Glinda/Elphaba memory and stained glass visuals were phenomenal. Well done.

[@ambersioux]

OH. MY. GOSH. THIS STORYBOARD WAS SO WELL THOUGHT OUT AND AMAZING!!!! ABSOLUTELY STUNNING I THINK MY FAVOURITE PART WAS THE GLINDA REACHING OUT FOR ELPHABA AND GREEN BABY REVEAL WITH THE STATUE AND ALL OF THE ENDING ARGHHH ITS ALL SO PERFECT!!!!!

[@JakeKimStory]

Hello! Thank you very much for watching my video, and writing wonderful comment! I'm really glad you like all those scenes, and I'm truly grateful! ^^ Hope I could do the same on my next one!

[@dequincyxavier35]

Love how this animatic is in anime form. It reminds me of Kingdom Hearts. Especially the scene with the glass-stain windows. I also like how this version is more emotional than the broadway musical itself. I mean, you can literally see and feel the hurt and grief Glinda is experiencing in both facial expressions and in song. Great job. Keep up the good work.

[@hanaclapp330]

Bro how could you??? My heart. What mastery! What perfection! What profound vision for an already heartbreaking story!!! Bravo and F you for making me cry in the middle of my work break on a Tuesday! ❤

[@JakeKimStory]

Hello! OMG! 😂Thank you very much for your kind words! I'm happy you liked it! My next animatic is going to be less intense than this one, and I'll get it done soon as possible! Thank you!

[@leonakim7979]

i was already planning to rewatch this, so this is great :DD i genuinely keep thinking about this animatic- i've never listened to the wicked soundtrack through before, but i will soon in preparation for whatever animatic you post next! it's easy to enjoy this song when you practically have a movie of an animatic that plays in my head when i hear it. i wasn't one of the people bothered by the lights, but thank you for being so considerate of your viewers!

[@JakeKimStory]

Hello Leona Kim! Thank you very much for returning to my channel and watching my animatic again! ^^ I truly appreciate it!! I'm sure you are going to like other WICKED musical songs as well, because they all sounds wonderful! For the flash light issue, I remember Pokemeon series and Incredibles 2 also had problem with it, and I wanted to be more careful! This one was good lesson for me as an artist!

[@dragonrings14]

Wow I found this way more powerful than the movie. The looks of horror and the desperation were perfect. Truly great artistry.

[@SpookyArtZ-]

You had no right to make me cry like that.... Legit though this is absulutly beautiful, one of the best animatics, you did a great job

[@cammieroehe6062]

God this is just absolutely INCREDIBLE!!! I need you to know that the way you animate facial expressions just leaves me in awe, and here, with Glinda reaching for Elphaba’s hand? I’m Shattered. Gorgeous work!

[@jackiebraile6484]

I love that you added a scene in which Mrs.Thropp attempts to throw her baby off the cliff, yet she can’t bring herself to kill Elphaba. 😢💚🖤💚🖤💚🖤🧹📖

[@veronika4870]

wooow - what a song, I love the moral complexities of the WICKED story - and beautiful storyboard

[@captainsprinkles6557]

4:12 Just the way he drew Elphaba's mother suddenly makes me feel like the Wizard did nothing wrong when he cheated with her lol. Worth it

[@filmsplay8022]

The editing, the framing, the pacing, the semiotics, the character study. Your work is much more complex, emotional and clever in directing than the multi millionaire hollywood adaptation which is bland in every way. Congratulations! Loved it. Wish the movie had a small amount of this kind of talent.

[@DavinLong]

That animatic was so damn perfect from the raw emotions on Gylinda as she expresses her regret towards Elphaba to the use of silence before the choir sings “WICKED” and how it introduces our antagonist, what a brilliant sense of direction you have!

[@ballerinafromtheblock]

I Just shed a tear when the music cut and she was going to throw Elphaba oh my Shiz

[@xrrgr]

the green elixir part was so so good

[@bellayeet6728]

This is the best animatic I've seen for this song. The animation and facial expressions are amazing. I can feel the pain through Glina now realising she made a bad decision. How the mother reacts to basically everything. Also I love how Glinda's grief is shown. It's all really great.

[@DragonQueen-cv5mw]

Okay, but something I love is that when she is talking about wickedness in the beginning, she doesn't specifically say the wicked witch. She says 'the wicked workings of you-know-who' or 'let us rejoice that good triumphs' or stuff like that. When she's talking like that, it's almost as if she isn't talking about Elphaba at all.

[@Ltb_2010]

WHAT A MASTERPIECE

[@JakeKimStory]

Thank you very much!!

[@chichiri8289]

I KNEW I RECOGNIZED YOUR CHANNEL! YOU MADE THE AMAZING SATISFIED ANIMATIC AND NOW THIS??? HWWJBWJABA

[@aleksa8761]

This deserves to have millions of views

[@JakeKimStory]

Thank you very much for saying that! ^^

[@GusLopes]

THIS WAS INCREDIBLE. Now I want a full animated movie lol

[@capivara-oy2be]

That was amazing, man, it added so much to the story... The cliff scene gave me goosebumps. I wish I had enough money to pay someone enough to make the whole movie like that.

[@agoblincandraw]

THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING!! The animation is BRILLIANT!

[@JakeKimStory]

Thank you very much!! I'm glad you like this video!! ^^

[@agoblincandraw]

@@JakeKimStory I absolutely did! I’ve been watching dice your Hamilton Storyboards and have always loved your artstyle! Can’t wait to see what you do next! ^^

[@JakeKimStory]

@@agoblincandraw Oh Thank you very much for watching my Hamilton animatic as well!! ^^ I'm planning to make another WICKED musical animatic soon! Hopefully I can make it faster than this video!

[@kayland.5724]

This is my favorite animatic of the song by far. Love the art, the emotion, the setting. It feels like a webtoon, you're just immersed

[@gloriaadenaike8661]

I watched the play and the movie recently and this song has become my favourite. I feel your animation played a part in that. It's truly wonderful and I feel you captured the theme and feelings of the characters well. I hope you make more.

[@Mad_wicked_awesomeee]

Ur one of the many underrated artists I aspire to be! Even if this is an animatic and not technically finished, it's still so amazing to me!

[@JakeKimStory]

Oh thank you very much for your kind words!! I'm glad you liked it!!

[@josepablomartinez-rendon9484]

This is one of the most stunning things I’ve ever seen! If there could be an animated movie, I’d want you to help create/storyboard it. Also, wow, that ending! Also also, I’d love to see Kristen Chenoweth (the original Glinda)’s reaction!

[@JakeKimStory]

Thank you very much!! It would be so wonderful if I could share this with Kristen Chenoweth too!! I'm not sure how I can do it, but hopefully, she could find this video in the future!

[@georgiairving1234]

The scene at the cliff literally made me sob how dare you

[@shriyapalsule4790]

OMG THIS IS SOO GOOD! THE ANGLES, THE POSES, THE DYNAMIC ACTIONS AAAH ITS TOO GOOD FOR AN ANIMATIC

[@shalomjacobs7909]

The ending to the video was insane (in a good way), the way she changed last second to protect the baby

[@Mykohori]

The wicked are the ones singing, they just never realized.

[@florae.gardens]

at 6:56, after the long pause--the ensemble sings "the wicked", referring to elphaba. but with the way you've done this animatic further shows how dehumanized elphaba has been her whole life; the townspeople are talking about their perceptions of elphaba, and how she is wicked--and it's juxtaposed to the image of elphaba who is merely a baby. it's simply people's perceptions and prejudices that made her 'wicked' in their eyes, which only hurts more when you realize elphaba wasn't a monster or some evil villain the world made her up to be--she was simply a child, who too, cried for her mother.

[@giddybop]

This actually made me cry like the last scene is so dramatic and powerful oh my god😭😭 tears are streaming down my face

[@XxStarLight_567]

Everyone else:NO one mourns the wicked! Glinda:KNOW one mourns the wicked!

[@theemeraldbutton]

The final part on the cliff, deserves an Oscar.

[@kaitopedestrian]

3:25 This frame with that lyric and it's just Elphaba smiling softly and holding her hand out to Glinda is just AUGH IT IS MAKING ME SO EMOTIONAL I AM 😭

[@popcicada]

this is absolutely incredible!! seriously, how breathtaking!!! the framing, the expressions, the atmosphere of each scene is 🤌so carefully crafted and the end result is so beautiful!!!

[@andrewrollout1657]

I love this opening song out of all the opening Broadway songs, because while this song sounds so joyful, we as the audience know that everything about this song is ironic.

[@mecha-no]

You’re amazing at capturing emotion. This made me tear up

[@joyosumolo4965]

when we needed him most, HE COMES BACK WITH A MASTERPIECE

[@Kyuukami]

Didn't expect to watch this and cry! Very well done and incredibly moving.

[@lucalukka6000]

i abseloutly love this song and the animation but i have to laugh at the fact that when Elphaba is born the nurse and her father sing the line "i see a nose, i see a curl, it's a healthy lovely little-" and then they get taken back by Elphaba's green skin. but wait a minute- if they saw her nose wouldn't they have noticed that she's green? Ooooorrrr- was her nose a "normal colour" and that's why they didn't get scared.!?!?!?!?!? I NEED ANWSERS!😂❤

[@hurricanek1tty]

This storyboard is phenomenal 🥹 I can see all the hard work that went into the animation! 10/10, amazing. 👏🏼

[@Cr_nch]

4:50 love how smooth it gets here, the timing and expressions are just absolutely exquisite!

[@andeed4200]

Man, you just know the movie isn't gonna be a fraction as epic as this

[@benjaminchristensen5678]

Oh boy you are gonna be so wrong with what you said you have no idea the amount of grandiose epicness you are going to experience from the movie

[@juandeleon9710]

You have to be joking....

[@boop9374]

This comment did not age well...

[@benjaminchristensen5678]

@@boop9374 yeah well take that up with the fact that the movie has been breaking multiple records already it’s passed gladiator 2 and Moana 2 it has gotten 358 million at the worldwide box office and it’s still climbing

[@andeed4200]

@@juandeleon9710 you are correct 😅 -- just watched it for the second time tonight

[@ariake18]

This might legimately the most heartwrenching thing I've ever seen.

[@Onyxkokoro96]

Just gonna casually ask for "No Good Deed". I feel like you could do some awesome creative damage with that tune

[@Infiniticity7]

Holly mother, i cried a lot now 😭

[@worldofartloveartwork1472]

Excellent storyboarding. Keep it up. I love the expressions on their faces and eyes when they're shocked, depressed and happy. Expressions can tell more words than the story itself. And I like the Easter egg with all the characters on the window. 🧠❤🎖

[@gallacorn6728]

This is INSANELY good omg??? This needs a lot more views! you sir are WICKEDLY talented!