Bartok the Magnificent - Baba Yaga

[@cussundriakneal9904]

Still my favorite portrayal of Baba Yaga in really any media. She's exactly how she was in her mythology; a neutral force that could ruin your life or guide you and help you with any trpuble that could be ailing you. Most media portays her as some evil witch that thrives off of misfortune and suffering, but she was just... neutral. And this weird, yet charming movie has really been the only media that's gotten her right.

[@megamage911]

Which makes me really happy that this was what introduced me to her xD

[@harenava1451]

I dunno if you've ever played the old MMO Wizard101, but Baba Yaga becomes a pretty major character in the late game. She's super cool! A member of this secret society of scholars that protect the universe from magical threat, and the adoptive mother of the player characters new best friend from that part of the game. She's very much a super protective badass grandma who just happens to have witchy hobbies and aesthetics and it's awesome. She's even an attack spell in game!

[@jimbartek3323]

Fun fact: this version of Baba Yaga is actually kind of similar to how she was portrayed in a lot of Soviet films and cartoons. She can be grumpy and sometimes do something villainous but in many versions she's also quite sympathetic. For example, in "Domovionok Kuzia" (domovionok means little domovoy - that can be roughly translated as a house goblin) she kidnaps Kuzia from his friend Natasha but she just wants to be happy (and a domovoy can bring good luck in your house). So when she finally meets another domovoy named Kikim, her wishes come true and she stops chasing Kuzia, thus letting him to return to his friend. This is one of the best Soviet cartoons ever made.

[@RedwoodTheElf]

If you're polite to her, she can be downright helpful. But cross her and...well, things will not go well for you.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

BARTOK: Ladies and Gentleman!

[@sananaryon4061]

"The wolves are afraid to chase her, the wind is afraid to race her, all Russia's afraid to face her" Damn, Claude Frollo wishes he had a villain song like that

[@VJK102]

What do you mean? He HAS it

[@yadanansomjaipeng2405]

@@VJK102 Hellfire, dark fire. (Imitate frollo voice)

[@Drainfloppa]

He had it, but if the song in the beginning of "Hunchback of Notre Dam" says about him that he is fighting sin, and only then it turns out that he is a villain who has become obsessed with Christianity, then everything is the opposite with Baba Yaga in "Bartok the magnificent"

[@sammywestenberger9303]

BARTOK: Bonjour!

[@obnoxiouslyrandom4125]

Baba Yaga would actually give advice to people who were worthy and kind at heart. Others, she killed.

[@kipolem53]

Obnoxiously Random You know, if you actually watch the movie Bartok the Magnificent, that pretty much sums up Baba Yaga's character. Minus the killing part.

[@sansa1597]

+David Glenn Yes in some version there is three Baba Yagas two first were nice but last one tried to eat him.

[@reddragon8167]

+David Glenn Baba Yaga is anywhere between good and diabolical, depending on who you ask. There were some constants. She's grouchy, scary, incredibly powerful, hard to find, and generally made the laws of reality whimper, but she won't threaten you if you do as she asks and SHUT. UP. She hates, hates, HATES the curious and questioning. Some versions say that this is because she doesn't age unless someone asks a question to her, which takes an entire year off her life. She has spirit servants wandering her house, but don't bring it up. There have been at least two stories in which Baba Yaga was angry with the hero and he managed to earn her favor by being courageous. The first story had him respond to her questioning by complaining that she's a terrible host for not getting him some food and drink, which she found brave. She gave that one the food and drink he requested. The second one featured the bruised and battered Tsar that she intended to eat because she didn't care for his family's rule. The Tsar responded that he earned those wounds fending off enemy soldiers for the sake of everyone in his kingdom, including her. She decided to let him go for that, but asked him to never come back to her house. So, should you get whisked away into a story and meet her and you don't know how to react, don't beat around the bush, do not ask her questions, be a good little boy, and, if she seems spiteful to you, get upset right back. You'll probably live. Probably. No guarantees.

[@sampeacaml9307]

Marvellous legend.

[@SniperCyanide]

@@reddragon8167 It also helps if you have a blessing, as Vasilisa learned.

[@NaiTaiDai]

Baba Yaga in the Russian stories serves as a nuetral character, really. She can be good or evil, it all depends on her motives and demenor. If she feels like helping you, she will. If she feels wicked, you're as good as destined to be her next meal....or something much worse.

[@pikppa]

So the movie did right

[@nathanielmartins5930]

The song is from the perspective of the town's folk who really don't favour her and would rather their children not wonder too far in to near where she might be, hence the negative depiction. The rest of the movie is different in portraying her, it portrays her much more accurately.

[@gageniedert4344]

​@nathanielmartins5930 did you come on your own free will or were you sent -baba yaga Answer:I am here 75% of my own free will 65% by compulsion

[@sammywestenberger9303]

BARTOK: Good Morning 😃🌞☀️

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@nathanielmartins5930 Yeah, as a Donor; a Donor is a character who serves as a mentor, or someone who sends the hero on missions. Although she is an eccentric grump, her portrayal in the movie is more based on this archetype.

[@sarahhashish1784]

Saw an Instagram post where someone was informing people about Baba Yaga in Russian folklore and it dawned on me that there are people who haven’t heard of this legend…crazy to think that people exist in this world who didn’t watch Bartok as kids

[@WeaselWhisk]

The actual idea of Babayaga came from a story called Vasilisa about a girl with a magic doll who ran into a witch that lived in a dancing chicken house. xD The witch would tell her to always do her chores or she'd eat her, because the girl was so frail she would get tired and her doll would end up doing her chores. :)

[@盧璘壽로인수]

wait, Baba Yaga was the witch in the Vasilisa fairy tale??? (yes I had a fairy tale book when I was a child, hence how I am aware of said fairy talr)

[@gageniedert4344]

Which fable type is it ???​@@盧璘壽로인수

[@ShmelevJr]

in Russia we actually say 'BA-ba ya-GA', not 'YA-ga'. Never mind, the song's awesome and I can't wait to see the whole movie.

[@blakeadamson1576]

So, it's actually pronounced with emphasis on the "Ga"?

[@pikppa]

Yes

[@My_Plastiline_Tanks]

Удивительно, но я комментирую это видео через гребаных 16 лет после выпуска на Ютуб! Вы только вдумайтесь. Никому не нужное, но такое важное для чьего-то детства видео

[@khantemujin2245]

As Russian I think that represation of Baba Yaga in this movie is much better than in modern Russian animated movies about Russian mythology, because if in modern Russian films she's just a villain, here, in Bartok, her personality is much deeper. In general, Baba Yaga was, in Slavic mythology, rather a keeper of wildlife, in the guise of an old woman who did not always stand on the side of evil in Russian fairy tales. Often in fairy tales it is said that she eats children or does other terrible things, but nevertheless this is not observed directly in any fairy tale (as if all her atrocities are just rumors), and if we will remember the fairy tale "The Frog Princess", then on the contrary, she was on the side of the main character Ivan Tsarevich helping him to defeat the god of death Koschei and save his bride Well, thanks to Americans for making such a great movie with Russian athmosphere :D

[@finnmchugh99]

It's like Hades in Greek mythology, in media he's often portrayed as a villain when he's actually much more and isn't evil in contrast to Disney Hercules or the Clash of the Titans remake movie etc. Also I like Baba Yaga in mythology cuz she could be a supporting character, a neutral one who does a favor for a favor or a downright antagonist... Such as the tale of Koskei the Deathless or the tale with the girl and the matchsticks.

[@khantemujin2245]

@@finnmchugh99 yep, agree! I think that's because both characters are associated with death and the underworld, but attitude to death was a bit different in antiquity. And neither Hades or Baba Yaga weren't the ones because of whom people die - Hades was a ruler of the underworld and he was responsible for people's souls after death and Baba Yaga was a guide to the underworld or smth like this, like Charon

[@dinodisneylover1]

Baba Yaga also appeared in the Hellboy reboot and a deleted scene in Dracula Untold.

[@jimbartek3323]

That's a great song to start a movie with!

[@Drainfloppa]

Or a horror game

[@raphses6871]

I saw this movie back when I was around 7 years old.

[@kodyandrewmaxwell3580]

When I was about 11-years-old, I bought the Bartok the Magnificent VHS.

[@emadjukic]

Baba Yaga is actually from Slavic folklore (not just Russian). In Serbia she is called Baba Roga

[@Drainfloppa]

Baba Roga is Baba Yaga's sister

[@cinfernoproductions392]

This movie still remains one of my favorite Non-Disney films.

[@VJK102]

Ironically, Don Blouth was a Disney animator😂

[@BroZilla-vh3tu]

It’s almost as if she’s some kind of *Ghost* *BABA YAGA*

[@TheGreatCrow]

I actually just finished a speech about Russian Mythology...I did a section of it on the Baba Yaga....I even mentioned this movie.

[@lukasytparadise7211]

James Hicks Nice!

[@h5y878]

that would be interesting to read, there isn't as much content about russian and slavic mythology as there is for other more western mythologies

[@singsingsing22]

love the face at 0:49!!! also love when it speaks during "someones in my house"

[@andreyegoroviphone8455]

We, the Russians, put emphasis on the last syllable. It's right to say - baba jagA))) By the way, the word "baba" is a rude name for an elderly woman and a woman as such. «Yaga» is not a first name or a last name. This is her character. The etymology of the word is very complex. According to one version, the word yaga means "anger" or "to be angry"))

[@avosmash2121]

So then, maybe a kind of basic translation would be "the nasty mean hag?"

[@andreyegoroviphone8455]

@@avosmash2121 Well, in general, I think so. She is truly evil and harmful, but in some other fairy tales she is the main character. An ambiguous character from a fairy tale. The word “yaga” was discovered and used in Rus' several centuries ago. Now this word is not used at all in ordinary conversation between people in Russia. Only for this fairy-tale character. Baba Yaga is the name of a character that has come to be understood, and we do not translate it into modern language as his common noun.

[@liamdilella7291]

IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS MOVIE FOR SO LONG

[@nicolevasquez0919]

I love this song so much

[@michael21674]

In the Russian woods there's an evil witch People only whisper out her name in fright Teeth of sharpened iron Hands that catch the wind Steals the children sleeping in their beds at night She flies in a mortar and pestle Through darkened Russian skies If you see her, running would be wise Baba Yaga (Baba Yaga… Baba Yaga..) The witch of the Iron Forest Her evil is next to none Baba Yaga (Baba Yaga… Baba Yaga..) The wolves are afraid to chase her The wind is afraid to race her All Russia's afraid to face her, Except for one!

[@Gunganfan]

Just what IS Pilaf anyway? I've never seen anything like her.

[@Arthus850]

A creature that looks like a cross between a dog and a caterpillar and has suction cups for hands... and aside from a physical description, I have no idea what she is either.

[@TheOneHoddToward]

I assume a kindly sprite-like spirit.

[@csdm1999]

She's the one of the Kremlin's best kept secret lol

[@rapidfire526]

omg!!!!! this is one of my favorite songs! thank you for uploading it!

[@exarkun4135]

Am I the only one who pictured this playing in the background of the Baba Yaga scene in John Wick 1

[@austen244]

Exar Kun Same thing happened to me man

[@alexisblake2634]

Anyone would imagine if Anastasia Romanov meets Bartok, his friends and Baba Yaga. trust me though, it would be a good idea

[@Drainfloppa]

I often imagine if Disney had made a movie about Vasilisa the beautiful, it would have been very good

[@patriciacutri1030]

Creepy song 🎃👻🦇🕷

[@PatrickRsGhost]

@NaiTaiDai Yep. She was really crafty, and in most cases if she helped you, it really helped her more than you, as we see in the movie. They sort of got her house correct, with it being on chicken legs and kneeling for her. However, I was a bit miffed for not seeing the fence of bones that surrounded the house, with the lit-up skulls mounted on each fence post. She also owned a cat and a bird that she mistreated very badly, so they would often help someone escape her clutches.

[@kodyandrewmaxwell3580]

Baba Yaga reminds me of the Grinch. They both live alone with their companions (Baba with Piloff, the Grinch with his dog Max). My relationship with Baba Yaga is like Cindy-Lou's relationship with the Grinch.

[@MegaFafnir]

If Overly Sarcastic Productions ever does a video focused on Baba Yaga, this would be a good song for Red to cover at the end XD

[@NightmareCrone]

Witch stories are mainly given to children. She is more likely to eat bad people, depends on the story though. As NaiTaiDai said, she is sometimes good and sometimes evil.

[@silveryote1]

That is the most clever title reveal I have EVER seen

[@siner6666]

I plan on my dnd to use her as a surprise good character. Baba Yaga, The Goddess Of Transformation. So the party will battle her in a horrible battle with the Hut as well but when the clock chimes… “Hehehe lovely it’s dinner time.” And have a nice feast for the party.

[@josephward1071]

We later learn that Baba Yaga didn't kidnap Prince Ivan

[@singsingsing22]

creepy song...love it!!

[@kalypsokeith1851]

This scared me so much as a kid

[@rainredfox]

Keanu Reeves: “Did someone called me?”

[@rozeee]

childhood relived :,)

[@marko_g_korenski]

Love this song! 🤯😱😍

[@oliverpony]

We need an extended version of this song

[@ethanscoville7312]

He can't extend the opening song!

[@gilangsetyawibawa185]

Ant-Man and the Wasp brought me here!

[@jinhunterslay1638]

HOW !?

[@jinhunterslay1638]

why? I'm not being toxic, I'm just asking "how"

[@BroZilla-vh3tu]

Jinhunter Slay because one of Luis’ friends compares Ava’s power to Baba Yaga

[@camerakitty8167]

BABA YAGA!

[@ZeldafanNr2]

You do realise that she's from slavic folklore.

[@alabasterindigo]

I still don’t know how the soundtrack isn’t on iTunes, like, what?

[@pikppa]

This used to scare me

[@kodyandrewmaxwell3580]

I'm not scared of Baba Yaga. When she and I met, we didn't get along at first.

[@sleepychameleon6871]

@@kodyandrewmaxwell3580 wait....

[@AlVimalu]

If this is how they sing children to sleep i don't even wanna go there

[@juggalettes4ever]

I luv this song

[@geveente]

Oh My, We Really Needs the Soundtrack Of This Movie.

[@jonpollina9351]

Love this song!

[@lizzykorwan]

witches aren't all bad they have a bad reputation i swear

[@rebelfighter10]

@pazZzurro Baba is close to Babcha - which means "Grandma"

[@nawesome360]

B-A-R-T-OK

[@singsingsing22]

it tells the story of what happened to Bartok before Anastasia

[@emomonkey1995]

can u upload the whole movie PLEASE i hav'nt seen this IN FOREVER

[@mrsadambrody92]

omggggg this is the effing funniest thing ever no joke... she steals children from their bed!!!

[@tania205i]

Actually this is a russian character Baba means grandmother and yaga is just her name =3

[@RoarOfRa]

I apologize if this is asking a bit much, pazZzurro, but... could you possibly upload the movie? I'd love to be able to watch this film once again.

[@novawolftin5686]

How many Smite players have viewed this song for the new god. Can’t wait to play her

[@vp21ct]

@NaiTaiDai Witch, funnily enough, is the role she palys in THIS movie as well... Isn't it fun when people do their research?

[@ShadowDJ94]

Would this count as a villian song?

[@ethanscoville7312]

🤷

[@ConstanzaRigazio]

Yeah! I want him as my pet!

[@toad10000000]

j'adore trop ce film! Bartok est trooooooop chou, mais c'est dommage, je trouve aucune chanson du film en français sur youtube!

[@logoboy95returns]

The original Scrat from "Ice Age" at 00:33

[@sonofmovienerdking7230]

Has a bit of a "We Don't Talk About Bruno" vibe.

[@vickytaspartan]

I never seen this movie! It looks like a sequel of "Anastasia".

[@leonlee6832]

vickytaspartan it is

[@OctopusContrapunctus]

Its more like a spin-off

[@cinfernoproductions392]

To me I think it's more like a prequel since this movie takes place during medieval times In Russia and Anastasia takes place So many years later in Russia and Bartok is in both films. Seems most logical.

[@tania205i]

note that baba yaga is from slavic folklore, for people that dont know. :o baba, for example, means grandmother in Bulgarian. my grandmother's name is deedee, so i call her Baba Deedee.

[@Drainfloppa]

Babushka in Russian means grandmother, baba is short form, that's why Baba Yaga is Granny Yaga

[@HVKRyter]

The Baba Yaga, Russia's most famous folk lore character, is a freaky witch and cannibal who once broke into someone's house to count his spoons. The wind is afraid to race her and she's a IN-STORY memetic badass. THIS SAYS A LOT ABOUT RUSSIA.

[@marcusblacknell-andrews1783]

Someone should do a parody of this song for Koschei the Deathless.

[@prissywings]

i want to see a clip with Pilaf!!!!!!!!!

[@mrsadambrody92]

oh haha i thought they made this up!! yeah i can see why it might be creepy...sorry :)

[@shaunpaglini3955]

Baba yaga, the witch of the iron forest. race: human. gender: female♀️. element: magic✨. type: good magic😇. class: sorcery🧙. virtue: wisdom. ability: mystokinesis, telekinesis, teleportation, levitation, durability, endurance, animation, potion-making, immortality. home: iron forest🌳. homeworld: earth🌎. pet: piloff. rarity: common. alignment: good😇. status: alive. color: brown🟤.

[@Drainfloppa]

Transport: Mortar and pestle

[@tania205i]

Woops i said russian by accident. This is actually a bulgarian word which in fact means grandmother and yaga like i said before is her name so its translated Gramma Yaga.

[@Multi120970]

I never seen this on Bear in the big blue house or Bob's Burgers i bet bear or bob can that song

[@pmae2006]

I'm doing baby yaga for my rock challenge

[@csdm1999]

Did anyone notice that baba has baby t rex skeleton

[@ShadowDJ94]

@bluethunder25 Just making sure. Since this is a good movie.

[@NarutoEatsOnions]

BABA YAGA!!!!!

[@Ushygushy103]

Can yall shut up about the history of her like damn it’s a children’s movie

[@tania205i]

im 90% sure baba yaga came from bulgarian folklore and passed through the other slavic countries, since bulgaria is the only slavic country where 'baba' literally means 'grandmother'

[@merisdamjanovic7480]

tania205i baba means grandma in Croatian as well

[@galatea2801]

не сери

[@seymentheboss5194]

I prefer the french version

[@demianmarquez9660]

Hellboy 2019

[@jnzupka]

if u want to find this movie i know where it is

[@TempestAthena]

Julius Caesar Yo this is four years later but where do I find this movie

[@NightmareCrone]

Something much worse? Oo like getting a kiss from her?

[@Salvadorian52]

still waiting for comments

[@pinkprincesslexshue]

creepy

[@Multi120970]

Come on nobody wants to see that video like that.

[@ДжотароКун-ы2й]

Баба Яга! А не Баба Йага!

[@kalovan]

🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼

[@CyberPhoenix1989]

I don't think so, sorry.

[@caitmila51391]

sounds like pirate tetra pirate tetra

[@marialatoja7572]

My little pony

[@kalovan]

🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇