Are You Happy? - HLVRAI PMV

[@ColorHeartCarlie42]

It funny how we grow so attached to these silly and off the wall characters. Hlvrai is one of the best things to come this year.

[@404_coffee9]

Indeed sir.

[@KingThrillgore]

HLVRAI is my Tiger King. My slice of absurdity amidst quarantine.

[@PatchworkRose567]

I found HLVRAI back when the first episode came out via my recommendations and I was instantly hooked. It definitely gave me inspiration and something to look forward to when quarantine was first getting bad and I was stuck inside with my own thoughts.

[@RunnerRunnerRun]

Have you ever watched Car Boys from Polygon? It has a very chaotic energy like this

[@chaoticproductions3922]

It’s not saying a lot considering this year so far but hey can’t disagree with you

[@sapphirethedude2010]

“You’re everything you ever hated... are you happy?” is just a good moment in this. How dare you make me feel something for Benrey.

[@thatonemoominfan]

You will be crushed underneath the weight of "Save The Child!" Then, you will rise out of the ashes, stronger then before, ready to die for this child. The longer you stay in this fandom the stronger it gets...

[@thesatelliteslickers907]

I mean. How it it possible to not feel something for the lovable cosmic horror

[@pkmnherofan22]

Orange to Garnet means im filled with regret

[@dr.coomer5115]

Orange to violet means im filled with regret (You can see a tiny slither of violet at the very top)

[@pkmnherofan22]

@@dr.coomer5115 That's better tbh

[@dr.coomer5115]

@@pkmnherofan22 Thx.

[@Schnort]

Orange to violet means I regret my violence?

[@DavidRamirez-ge2bm]

orange to garnet means i hate my dad

[@clockworkcat8576]

"Oh god my dad was right" *shows tommy* Let me tell you I screamed. Anyway this was a fantastic animatic.

[@B.E.N_]

I'm crying

[@tommycoolatta]

Yeah..

[@chaoticproductions3922]

Seeing Benry with his skeleton side showing and singing in the corner of the xen den made me kinda feel bad

[@magicman1454]

same

[@djd00mshyer]

_EMOTIONS OUTSIDE OF GOOFY WHERE NOT ANTICPATED. UNREGISTER USE OF TEAR DUCTS DETECTED_

[@definitelynotkraw]

this animatic is such a perfect example of taking something purely comedic like HLVRAI and giving it emotion without changing the source material at all. you didn't add any headcanons or anything to HLVRAI; you just showed us what we already knew in a different light, and what once made us laugh hysterically is bringing tears to our eyes. tl;dr: this is wildly amazing and i love it

[@blueninja012]

honestly the ending moment with Dr. Coomer was pretty, well, not sure if I would say sad, but definitely gets some unexpected emotions going

[@stageplay262]

HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME SAD ABOUT THIS DUMB FUNNY WEB SERIES Seriously though, fantastic job. The visuals are fantastic, it’s sweet but sad, and the lyrics fit extraordinarily well with the visuals and original story.

[@tech-priesttal2456]

liek if u cri evri tim

[@funman5876]

the lesson of the story is that the fun can and will end no matter what you do and sadly that portrays the series

[@TheLordOfCorn]

RED TO YELLOW HE'S A BAD FELLOW 1:26

[@nyloaf]

dr coomer stepping away to ask gordon a serious question is a good theme, like hes asking him if he enjoyed their companionship and asking him to bring them all with him once he... left. The "Goodbye Gordon." at the end really sealed it for me :(

[@MachinShinful]

the "oh god my dad was right" lingering on tommy's face? POETRY

[@ashleyva1461]

“You’re everything you ever hated, are you happy?” Bro, that just hits hard and to see Benrey just sitting there makes me on the verge of tears. Good job, man.

[@sparrowanimates1084]

How Benrey has the red and orange orbs with the "Are you happy" showing that he isn't in the slightest makes my heart hurt.

[@jl7165]

The most heartbreaking scene in this whole thing is the benrey looking at his hand one

[@johnrekesius46]

For me it's Coomer's "there's nothing there" moment of the animatic 'cause he eventually became aware of the world in Freeman's dreams (real life, when they sleep between parts). Plus the after-credits "Goodbye Gordon." I can just picture this becoming a full animation where Coomer launches up with the PowerLegs and is briefly floating at the height of his jump with the lab coat flowing in the wind as he sees the nothingness then explaining it to the science team with genuine existential dread.

[@YourKingPyro]

I’m gonna die if people think this show is serious and watch it not expecting what it actually is

[@UnidentifiedFlyingDonut]

This is so sad but I love the little detail of Gordon watching dr. Coomer’s message. I’m so sad the show is over. I hope it comes back. I don’t care in what way, half life 2 or any other game! I want it back. I want to feel the happiness I felt when I first watched it. It was a comedic show but in the end it was sad seeing our beloved characters go.

[@Mr.Bobble-236]

"You're everything you hated." *Benrey in the final boss room*

[@Guy_Man]

I love that almost everyone ships “Dr.Coomer and Bubby”

[@analogsmiles]

it gets better when you consider that the ship name has been widely accepted as boomer of all things.

[@glitchyart2120]

I thought everyone shipped Benery and Gordon?

[@ThatDudeWithBoobs]

@@glitchyart2120 Why not both?

[@glitchyart2120]

@@ThatDudeWithBoobs I'm good with both

[@thatonemoominfan]

It's a requirement of being in the fandom.

[@kkw6170]

Why have you physically entered my room and sprayed onion juice directly into my eyes

[@7catsinatrenchcoat789]

BRAD THIS HURT ME PHYSICALLYYYYYYY

[@rileyinscoe3558]

Love the shot of Benrey in front of the gun. And it's kinda sad seeing how whike everyone else is partying, Benrey is still in Zen, half human and half a dead skeleton. And he just sits by himself and sings, while looking mad about it all but also deep in thought, probably filled with at least some sort of regret.

[@castorworm6089]

bro wtf you cant just do this to people you cant just make me hurt dawg what the hell dawg this is so good

[@toadsong7898]

Hey uhhhh I haven't cried in like. A few months? Maybe? But I'm literally crying over this. So like... thanks, man. It's really good and I just. Wow! Okay. Didn't expect to feel things over hlvrai but you somehow managed to wrangle actual, genuine emotions out of me, and I have to sincerely applaud you for that. Keep up the awesome work, dude.

[@OddowlBogtowel]

THIS IS SO GOOD AND SAD AND BRO YOU REALLY JUST GAVE ME ALL OF THESE EMOTIONS HUH

[@urse_su8]

Man im gonna miss this series.

[@KR-dz2vs]

I remember when this first came out. Hope you know there's still people who come back to it now to get their heart broken all over again (amazing work

[@bradimey]

@@KR-dz2vs aheem heem. im glad ppl are still enjoying it years later :)

[@toozer7593]

this song always makes me cry thanks for animating to it with the best characters

[@PrincessSakurasSideshow]

I love the "oh god my dad was right" with Tommy. Something I don't see enough people theorize about is why Tommy claims he's an orphan, what he's doing in Black Mesa, and if he has any sort of superhuman powers. My theory is that he grew up on Earth as an orphan because G-man left him there for one reason or another, and that's why he's so comfortable with humans and doesn't seem to have any special powers. He only recently got to see his dad again and learn what he is. And maybe Tommy came to Black Mesa as a way to help his father by keeping an eye on Gordon's adventure, and maybe he even did it as a way to prove himself to G-man, even if that wasn't really what G-man wanted him to do. But on the flipside it could be that Tommy has been raised by G-man from a young age, but wanted to see what humans were like and decided to try to blend in with them to make friends, so he hid any sort of powers he may have. This theory makes a bit more since, I think. Tommy probably just lied about being an orphan so no one would find out what he really was. Either way, it's interesting and it really makes me think. I hope Tommy gets a bit more of a charcter arc if they do the second game. Also, I'd love to hear some other people's theories!

[@ThirdyMeowy]

god this comment got me thinking. my personal hc is tommy wanted to prove himself. he constantly seems to have that attitude. like. in the series. and. and. and maybe he's scared. he's scared he isn't enough. he falls back on child-like things because he so desperately wants validation and he wants a family. and. and maybe he thinks he's happy. but he isn't. and im going INSANE

[@WatchNlaugh123]

“GOODBYE, GORDON!” Aw, Coomer :,)

[@Spoonsies_]

So I’m really about to cry over a comedy improv half-life lets-play, with characters who have no touching lore whatsoever

[@bradimey]

bubbys got touchin lore. he was born in a tube

[@Spoonsies_]

Bradimey shit u right

[@imranlovesmusic]

@@bradimey f for the man he born in a tube he grew old in a tube

[@Cscope1717]

Rewatching this at 3 am when ur emotions go brrr hits different. Love this video so so much

[@flickerz8250]

BRO THIS MADE ME CRY.. HOW DARE YOU.. god i love this so much

[@scrootlemcdoomper6290]

Literally 13 gotdamn seconds in and I want to cry

[@starcloud6009]

I shouldn't be feeling this way over a series but god damn it you merged 2 of my favorite things. Once coomer started asking me if i was happy, I got chills.

[@altf4undo01]

on a scale from one to ten how would you rate your pain id put mine at a solid AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@LivvyHackett]

Bo burnham always makes me cry but some of the line match ups were what sent me over the edge, I love this

[@unfortunateblooper6798]

“DON’T FUCK WITH THE SCIENCE TEAM!!!!” But seriously great animation and this video actually made me a little sad. In a good way though.

[@funman5876]

orange to red means i feel dead

[@stinkybastard5004]

THIS IS SUCH A PERFECT SONG AND I CRIED THANK U

[@toby4514]

1:25 red to orange means *I didn't mean to do anything wrong* Or orange to red means *inside, I'm dead*

[@mana-yb8be]

this song already makes me cry on it's own but this really got me

[@DramonFireclaw]

Hey. hey. What gave you the right to make me feel sad emotions about these characters? God. This is really well-done. Shit. I love how you draw them. The expressions are excellent. Damn.

[@grimdiggy5697]

this video makes me sad but i cant stop watching it great work

[@a_d7366]

THE POWER, to be able to make us all collectively cry in under 2 minutes? Sir, ma'am. Are you are god?

[@mathonwys]

this makes me so emotional but in the best possible way,, ;o;

[@chaoticproductions3922]

Second time through I realized how it said a tiny green goodbye Gordon on the monitor screen and now I’m really sad like I feel like I’m gonna cry levels of sad

[@Cscope1717]

Didn't notice it until this comment.. thank you and oh ouch my heart

[@chaoticproductions3922]

@@Cscope1717 yeah i didnt catch it first either and yeah once i did see it i got a shiver up my spine and a tear in my eye

[@chipenergy4235]

EVERYTIME I WATCH THIS I START CRYING SO HARD THAT I ALMOST THROW UP IT'S AMAZING

[@lightrealmrapono]

No dislikes. As it should be.

[@GarryTale]

Fuck now there is 6 ):

[@Rainy_R]

You have no idea how sad I am now, I was literally near to tears because of this, we need to have more of these guys, ever since I finished the vid, I’ve be a bit sad :( I hope this makes me happier: *slower than molasses drips off a spoon :)*

[@austinh6802]

I'd to think that tommy coolatta has a good relationship with gman but his fear/inhuman nature makes it hard to raise a child

[@phobom3ral]

God I forgot that this song made me cry, but thanks for making me cry over it again

[@57bees50]

I just want you to know that I rewatch this like once a week. It makes me feel many things, kudos for such an amazing video.

[@geosb05]

Wha??? I'm not crying! *YOU ARE CRYING!!* **sob**

[@bendylover3474]

Goodbye Gordan, hello depression!

[@jl7165]

I never really saw it that way. For months I've been struggling with my own stuff, going back and forth on whether I'm happy or not. I guess I am. ...does it matter? What do I care? Regardless if whether I'm happy or not...it all ends the same. "You're everything you hated; are you happy?" I think I am? But it doesn't matter. ...but it's little things. These things. This video. I want to do this. I want to make things that'll evoke emotions in people. This video broke my heart. The ending was sad, but not too sad. Sad enough to make me re watch it with a better eye. I'm constantly striving to be the best, but it doesn't matter. Being happy is not about achieving your goals, being happy is about realizing what you've done. What you did on your way to be happy. When you've finally made your dreams come true, you'll realize that your dream doesn't make you happy, everything that led to it does. People do. Moments do. Actions, music, art. I sure know the answer now

[@thatonemoominfan]

Damn. ... Niiiiiice.

[@TucoTrucos]

Well that was beautiful

[@augustusbrown2914]

how DARE you how DARE YOU this is a work of art.

[@skelebells]

my stomach hurts this was so good it’s legitimately paining me hsgdhdg GOD i haven’t heard this song in a few years so hearing it combined with these characters i care so much about and with the associations and parallels you draw between certain lyrics and moments in the series are so fucking good!!! incredible! thank you for making this, from the bottom of my heart. :)

[@creative_leafeonpony_fan1545]

holy fuck its hguisufheshu so good? why is it that hlvrai stuff like this legit makes me cry youre so talented oh my god

[@hybridcollection02]

This fandom needs HLVRAI cosplay NOW lol help I found out people are cosplaying HLVRAI and I’m glad It’s time to work on making Benreys passport

[@hybridcollection02]

I finished it hehe Also I forgot to say Awesome animation

[@kevintheastrohydra7181]

It’s weird I sung this at the end of Freeman’s mind 1 and now I’m singing it here

[@akur314]

thanks i'm crying

[@paprika059]

Watch me enjoy this like fine wine

[@awfulcandlestick]

dude its 4 am and ive been up since 7:30 yesterday i cant take these emotions this is TOO good of a video (i mean this in a good way)

[@chaotiical]

im legit crying holy shit the talent- this is so good thank you for blessing this fandom

[@Doodle_1019]

Totally not crying

[@Skellens]

I spent my whole 2020 with this series and i am VERY attached to theese characters, i have some shit going on in my life right now and this song made me just EXPLODE with tears but i am sure that i needed that, thank you

[@hazel4457]

god this is so good this is what sad nostalgia feels like

[@Birdie-mv2gh]

i keep rewatching this cuz its just so good! the song fits so well and it is making me fele things i- i love it man, good job!

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

This made me tear up a little

[@aayushisanadhya2536]

I feel like this is more of an animatic about HLVRAI than really telling the story again, and it's beautiful.

[@BBrawler101]

Wow, how dare you make me cry. Seriously this song combined with HLVRAI's ending is a serious gut punch, and your animatics only emphasizes how much it hurts to see something you love end. Thank you for this.

[@666starcat]

I can't stop rewatching this makes me sad

[@BeTheHero905]

This is really really nice

[@ponyponyponypony]

never taking my meds again this is my new antidepressant

[@personperson690]

Love how Bo burnham sorta already sounds like wayne. It brings it all together, love this series. Great job!

[@pkthe13th]

Coomer's face at :37 devastates me.

[@Hikerix501st]

I don’t know how this is possible to make the best comedy act of 2020 to be sad, and I wish there were a lot more of these. Good job

[@Scarymovielover1996]

I keep revisiting this animatic. It’s silly but it brought me to tears the first time I watched it and ever since I’ve found myself attached. brilliant work :]

[@mystiicrose8432]

This made me cry. Oh my gosh..

[@yasminberisu6596]

I like how a comedy artist can make actual heartfelt songs

[@WinnieThePooh12123]

you did a very good job here. the music, the animation! I'm crying ;;-;; I rewatch this a hundred times and will rewatch this a hundred more ;;-;;

[@mayjoh8050]

I wish more people knew about this video but even more so the series itself, its way too good for such a small portion of people to ever watch it. The HLVRAI series has made me laugh just as much as Red vs Blue used to (If anyone remembers it) in a fraction of the time. Good choice of song aswell.

[@endobro-ym9vv]

wayne:.....we are doing a sequel :D

[@Jameston]

Goodbye Gordon

[@picklechunguselectricbooga1843]

This video alone made me want to draw again. Thanks for that

[@sabotabo7476]

for some reason i keep hearing the wowozela at 0:33

[@HarmonyTRE]

GUHHHHHHHHHH this has got me crying at 1 am

[@HarmonyTRE]

No way, second time watching and it is 1 am again and I am indeed crying.

[@Frazamatron]

Goodbye Gordon!

[@mars-cc2um]

oh. oh w o a h . this ,,,, words are d efinitely something i lack right now but g od i adore this,,,,,

[@merpis632]

WHY AM I GETTING SO EMOTIONAL

[@genacide3464]

It's funny how often I'm recommended this video, and how I happen to watch it almost every time it is. There has not been one single time where I haven't been overwhelmed by the emotions I've felt watching this, which have been for the most part a sense of sadness and warmth. It's truly a lovely animatic, often reminding me how talented some individuals can be expressing such depth as you did, not to mention it being one of the many reasons I've come to love hlvrai. Thank you for this.

[@fernatticus5134]

wow my go to ship for long term improv is bored god and "dude"

[@Nazivon.]

I'm not crying My eyes are peeing

[@Fail56]

I'm not crying, you're crying

[@seannawatters]

that shit HURTED

[@emmuffindoodles]

Don't mind me I'll just be sobbing in the back

[@caen9873]

bro actually im so sad good fucking job dude. everything about this video is actual perfection ngl. thanks so much for making this !!!!!!

[@sketchart1930]

i have been thinking about this video for the past several days and everytime i rewatch it i get a little more existential. great work.

[@ddeegan6532]

Absolutely adore this, going absolutely hog i love this so much

[@dreamersTrance]

this lives in my head RENT FREE. i stg i come back every week or two to rewatch it i just honestly think out it so often. so many great moments with matching characters to lyrics. the first 15 second make me want to fucking cry for some reason? benrys little sad smile just hurts my heart idk. same for the 'youre everything you hated' just Christ man. got me all up in my feels. im not even gonna TALK about coomer saying 'youre on your own from here' like omg man. imma stop now bc ill just keep rambling forever, this is why i never comment on shit lol