Dalinar Animatic "Those Were the Days" -Mary Hopkin- The Stormlight Archive Animation(Fan creation)

[@TheMuser1791]

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! So for starters, your art is amazing as always. The way you told his story in keeping with the song and hit all of the critical aspects of his journey is perhaps the most impressive thing about this song and your work as a whole. However, the real kicker here was the song choice. I had no clue what direction you were going to take this in. It could have been a battle heavy song or a song dealing with themes of leadership and responsibility. Any of those would have worked super well and with as complex as his I am sure there are other directions as well. But instead you went with a song which discusses age, lost youth, who you were compared to who you are now. This song choice, in conjunction with your phenomenal use of visuals, captures Dalinar perfectly. At first the upbeat nature of the song matches the early parts of his life, when things were well. But as the song becomes more tragic, so does Dalinars life. Reflecting on all the evils he did. Although the chorus is the same, and it is still upbeat. It feels so sad. It feels like even as the song is upbeat you get this sense of loss. Which again matches Dalinar perfectly. I also appreciate that you ended with his redemption in the end, as he finally is forgiven. Thank you again for all of the tremendous work it took to create this. This was the one I was the most excited to see. You did it perfectly.

[@IlsaTheArtist]

You just made me tear up. Thank you very much for your words!

[@AceOfNames]

You summed up this amazing video perfectly.

[@josuedominguez770]

It's all fun and games for Odium until Dalinar makes a red rasengan.

[@animalobsessed1]

“Why are we at war, Brother?” “This again?” Dalinar said. “Look, it’s not so complicated. Can’t you remember how it was back when we started?” “Remind me.” “Well,” Dalinar said, wagging his bent knife. “We looked at this place here, this kingdom, and we realized, ‘Hey, all these people have stuff .’ And we figured… hey, maybe we should have that stuff. So we took it.” “Oh Dalinar,” Sadeas said, chuckling. “You are a gem.”

[@animalobsessed1]

Best Dalinar quote. XD And Sadeas was right, for once.

[@I5g58]

Young dalinae is hilarious

[@GeargusArchfiend]

"So Dalinar, are you going to put your sword away?" "STORMS! YOU CAN SEE THAT!?!?!?"

[@IlsaTheArtist]

That’s so L’mao!!

[@kyledavis8263]

It’s my head cannon that this song is the Thrill singing to Dalinar; reminiscing about all of the fun and adventures they had in the past. (Beware animatic/book spoilers ahead) Point 1: The entire animatic is framed from the perspective of looking through the red mist of the Thrill. Point 2: The song hits a nostalgic low note when Adolin is born, and the singer framed as now being on the outside looking in at Dalinars new life; which has no place for the Thrill until Dalinar returns to war. Point 3: The song ends when the Thrill is imprisoned and can no longer sing. Thank you again for another amazing animatic!! I can’t help but find myself watching these over and over again. There is something about how everything in the animatics tie together to make the journeys of the characters feel so impactful and real. They make me look forward to doing re-reads of the books and give me a much greater appreciation for the story each character has.

[@IlsaTheArtist]

You had a deeper perspective of it than I did! I was pressing Navani as the singer, but the Thrill works just as well, if not better!

[@aboubakrlotfy6421]

"Going to kill you later". Such a Blackthorn thing to say. This was awesome

[@CallsignMisery]

Dancing Sadeas :nausea: , Dalinar's flashbacks are so brutal, How he disregarded poor Renarin and treated Evi. Renarin being there for him when he reached the bottom and Evi's fate..

[@unhackerthelaziestbastardo6083]

If only Evi was stick. Then she'd be fine

[@helplessblobfish3935]

Great. Another song I’ve never heard before today and will now listen to religiously because it reminds me of this.

[@balefulviking6334]

There’s one thing they didn’t account for: Dalinars numbers, are bigger than theirs!

[@IlsaTheArtist]

Thank you for the SAO acknowledgment!

[@balefulviking6334]

@@IlsaTheArtist np! Love SAOA almost as much as your vids.

[@adrianmontoya1834]

2:53 had me on the floor. "Wow kids solve all marital problems!" Then the next panel with Dalinar having the "Thrill" in his eyes is epic

[@benjaminschaefer4234]

How do you always manage to find the perfect song for the characters? I don't think there's been a song more fitting than the ones you've chosen yet.

[@animalobsessed1]

"Oh no! Why would our enemy betray us?" XD The second half of this video is hilarious!

[@heatherly893]

As soon as I read, "just like his country: young, scrappy, and hungry," I remembered how much I love your videos. As always, your song choice and storytelling is excellent and emotional, and I was laughing out loud reading the captions. Bravo!

[@ishandubey4327]

ANOTHER ONE 💜💜💜💜 The Rift still haunts me sometimes. Beautiful animatic

[@evanbradford8732]

It's really weird seeing two things I love just by chance brought together in an isolated corner of youtube. You're doing honor's work. I think Demons by imagine dragons and Dalinar + Evi could make for a good one too.

[@Andrew-zi3iw]

demons and any stormlight archive character really demons works for most brando sando characters actually

[@evanbradford8732]

@@Andrew-zi3iw fair

[@longshot9757]

3:24 What the- does anyone else see these black, wavy lines on the right-hand side of the screen? Am I going crazy? Do they mean anything?

[@IlsaTheArtist]

Trying to draw dust and rubble without too much detail lol.

[@alaska4939]

This was perfect. I liked the showing of Evi and Dalinar having a brief moment of happiness right after Adolin was born and before the Rift. This was great.

[@mitchellwaits]

Holy crap! That was freaking amazing!

[@stormblessed178]

I swear each of these is better than the last. Also I had to watch a second time to catch all the little notes cuz half of them had me laughing my ass off.

[@IlsaTheArtist]

I was hesitant because I put so many jokes in, but I figured they were fairly easy to ignore if people didn't like them. I'm glad you do!

[@stormblessed178]

@@IlsaTheArtist I wouldn't worry about it, they're great and pretty easy to ignore. The video still hits the major emotional beats of Dalinars story even with them.

[@xfel5913]

Awesome again! The art looks cool and soo many easter eggs. I love the Sadeas bit "most wholesome evil".

[@animalobsessed1]

OMG, I can't tell you how many times I've rewatched this video, but I only just noticed the pun at 2:12 "Someone will let you kill them. Evi-ntually."

[@niamhbyrne1511]

How dare you make me cry throughout a whole song. It was TOO perfect

[@madhuvanthik8403]

Seeing your notifications pop up is honestly the best part of my day - this may come across as weird, but your art has genuinely brightened some really dark times. Thank you for what you do. This video is incredible, as always, and I'm in love with your choice of song. "Evi-ntually" had me LOLing

[@IlsaTheArtist]

I'm glad I've provided a little light. Thank you! Stay strong, Radiant! Evi-ntually is one I almost missed putting in, lol!

[@atralux3]

It's brilliant how you can make me cry with every one of your creations. Fantastic, the choosing of colours, the song, the drawings, everything is great.

[@ConfusedRambutan]

YESSS!! Edit: I was pretty excited for this one!! I love how you did this one. The song choice wasn't what i expected at first but it fit perfectly! And the little easter eggs :) (Cursed Sadeas lol.) Edit 2: I love your dragon ryshadium Edit 3: 2:32 lmao *Dadinar*.exe has rebooted

[@Debessh]

I always keep coming back to this video, one of my favourites along with Teft one.. the last 30 seconds of this one is something else ❤️

[@IlsaTheArtist]

Thank you!

[@djbrouwer7712]

Almost goes without saying, but you did an amazing job puting this together again.

[@samoht2911]

3:30 that scene is a fantastic. The shock, the rage and the thrill.... it gives me goosebumbs. And yes, SOA is fantastic

[@Debessh]

The thaylen field scenes are just magical with this music

[@maxbrennan8221]

I swear every time you post one of these you get me addicted to a new song! Great work as usual :))

[@tcaDNAp]

I know it's gonna make me cry every time, but I'm still laughing at all the asides... 3:27 I did NOT expect the SAO Abridged reference!! 🤣 and Hamilton (~burn~) and RIP Elhokar ;_; Appreciate ur time coloring and I can't wait until summer :D

[@IlsaTheArtist]

My favorite is the guy who comes in to tell Dalinar that Evi’s in labor, lol. You’re welcome about Elhokar! I’m the opposite of Odium; I give you guys pain. And you like it. XD

[@Andrew-zi3iw]

@@IlsaTheArtist "I give you guys pain. And you like it. XD" kinky ;)

[@IlsaTheArtist]

@@Andrew-zi3iw Strictly emotional pain.

[@MeMySkirtandI]

Finally got around to watching this. The video had me crying, and the side comments had me laughing. Excellent as always.

[@IlsaTheArtist]

Thank you very much! I always love seeing your comments.

[@I5g58]

Great video

[@marl3ymarl3y86]

this looks awesome! you put a lot of work into it and it shows also i loved reading your side comments lol

[@aviendhaandreoli4078]

I was so excited to watch you shallan video once I finished words of radiance now I was excited to finish oathbringer so I can watch this! Now just one more book before I can see them all!

[@adrianmontoya1834]

Ok. I'm in love!! Your subtly and side comments in these animatics are unrivaled!! Every time I watch I catch something new. It's just like reading the book a second or third time. Always something new to discover. Well done and thank you!!

[@DinoGamer2k9]

The notes are so storming funny to me and I don’t know why

[@joshual3486]

everytime I watch this it makes me want to reread oathbringer

[@isaacjensen7318]

Wow, great song choice! Amazing as usual!

[@Debessh]

Somehow i came back to this after months and it seems longer

[@saschabaer3327]

Oh wow, this is by far the best yet. Absolutely love it!

[@rubenELruben]

this made me cry

[@cookiediangelo8511]

Agggg this was so good it made me cry

[@somekidwithaphone3345]

With every video your art grows better keep up the good work

[@IlsaTheArtist]

Thank you!

[@somekidwithaphone3345]

@@IlsaTheArtist no need to thank me you wouldn’t thank someone for speaking the truth

[@AceOfNames]

Your art is amazing and improving as always. I also wanted to thank you for introducing this song to me. Not only does it fit perfectly with your artwork, it is a beautiful song in and of itself, and it makes me tear up a little every time i hear it now. This video definitely makes it on to my "never gets old" song Playlist.

[@IlsaTheArtist]

Aw, thank you!

[@bronsonpatten7188]

Great song choice and art! Amazing as always!

[@user-rr8eg9zl6b]

Дорогой лунной… что же, это было неожиданно

[@williambrown7206]

Just came back to visit your art :)

[@WayneValenciano]

That's a good song, omg

[@adrianmontoya1834]

Your Stormlight animations are brilliant!!!

[@IlsaTheArtist]

Thank you!

[@zofiakrzeminska2651]

This is awesome!!!! Thank you. ♥️

[@tristan36000]

This is AMAZING!

[@Debessh]

Been waiting for your next work

[@IlsaTheArtist]

I'm subbing full time. I crammed this over Spring Break. My next one will probably come out at the start of Summer.

[@Debessh]

@@IlsaTheArtist still waiting on that one, no rush though take your time.

[@IlsaTheArtist]

@@Debessh That one is out, the Moash and Kaladin RoW KYS one. I’m working very slowly on a Kelsier one rn.

[@IlsaTheArtist]

@@Debessh No worries! I'm not upset that you're checking in on progress. If I were to do 1-verse of drawing a day, the art would be ready to put to the music in about 3 days. If I were to give myself wiggle room, I'd guess I'd be posting before the end of the month.

[@Debessh]

@@IlsaTheArtist yes sorry I forgot about that one, I guess this, teft and kaladin one are my favourites so I keep on revisiting them and somehow forgot that one 😅

[@danhaycraft9321]

Just got here, and THIS IS AMAZING!!! Subscribed.

[@IlsaTheArtist]

I'm glad you've enjoyed all the Stormlight/Mistborn stuff I've made! :D

[@danhaycraft9321]

@@IlsaTheArtist I'm not a soldier, but Dalinar's story has always hit so close to home for me that a psychologist once instructed me to treat Dalinar's story as an allegory for my own life then charged me £20 less so I could buy Oathbringer. The treatment worked; I slowly climbed out of the depression I was in through heroizing then modeling myself on him. What's the most important step a man can take? The next one. But no, this is beautiful. Thank you!!

[@IlsaTheArtist]

@@danhaycraft9321 That means a lot that you'd share your story; thank you.

[@ingunn_d]

This was wonderful!

[@zakcole1558]

Awesome videos! Here are some song Ideas: Everybody's Changing (Keane) - Lift Viva La Vida (Coldplay) - Dalinar Centuries (Fall Out Boy) - Kelsier broken (lovelytheband) - Kaladin and Shallan's relationship Happy (Pharrell Williams) - Nightblood/Sword Nimi Lost in the Woods (Jonathan Groff) - Adolin and Shallan's relationship in RoW (inspired by Adolin on the RoW cover) A Thousand Years (Christinia Perri) - Hypothetical Kaladin and Azure relationship

[@IlsaTheArtist]

Centuries is pretty cool, and would fit Kel!

[@jacksonshaul5373]

Elhokar did not deserve to have that face when he died, but if he did no wonder Moash killed him

[@pika4668]

oh hey look it's a flashback scene for the stormlight anime

[@pika4668]

also OH MY GOSH THE JASNAH FRAME IS SO GOOD HAHAHA

[@IlsaTheArtist]

@@pika4668 She gets it from her Uncle!

[@lenamasou8066]

I'm a bit worried bc I could see those intoxication spren too...

[@Di0nysu5]

im not crying yo uare crying

[@bradenpolley6891]

you thinking about making one for Lift?

[@longshot9757]

1:30 Huh The word "way" here is *capitalized.* Is this a reference to Dalinar's later connection to The Way of Kings?

[@IlsaTheArtist]

Might just be my error, but I like your interpretation!

[@cookiediangelo8511]

HEY!!! Could you do a mistborn animatic to “do you hear the people sing?” from les miserable at the climax scene? That would be so cool to see!!! This was so good by the way, I love all your work :)

[@IlsaTheArtist]

That's awesome! It is a good and fitting idea, and it would work with Book 1, 2, and possibly even 3, just different scenes and so... I like making character animatics that show the depth of a character and their arc, but that one could show more common themes of the book series. I like the idea. I'm unsure if I'll adopt it, but it is a good idea.

[@cookiediangelo8511]

@@IlsaTheArtist oh! I just had an idea, maybe you could do a funny animatic with random Brandon Sanderson characters to “the cell block tango” from Chicago the musical. I was just listening and thinking of adolin... Also vin, telling eland how she killed Zane, and shallan talking about her life.

[@IlsaTheArtist]

@@cookiediangelo8511 Oddly enough, a long time ago on Reddit, someone posed this exact scenario. Except Rock in fishnet leggings, saying "Some highprinces just can't hold their chull dung."

[@cookiediangelo8511]

@@IlsaTheArtist lol. So. Is it happening? The Mistborn “do you hear the people sing?”? Because ligit every other week I search for it on KZbin.

[@IlsaTheArtist]

@@cookiediangelo8511 As of right now, no. It's not even on my list of potential projects, because I tend to focus on songs that would fit a character's path, not songs that fit specific scenes. While it fits thematically with the book, it doesn't fit thematically with the kind of stuff I'm passionate about creating. Do you draw? Because I can try to get you started on creating one yourself with advice and tips, if you're very eager to have it exist.

[@scroletyper8286]

shameless advertising for saoa, i love it.

[@capn_toad]

oh dalinar. you messed up, awful man.

[@scottbeckman95]

This is incredible. Now my eyes are all teary. Perfect song choice, great art, good pacing. Well done.