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Hey guys, how's it going? Chris Connor here and welcome to another episode of filmmaker reacts for my channel. Seat back, relax and lets study the filmmaking techniques as well as talk about what visual effects can be pulled of within after effects! This week we are reacting and taking a look at two OVERWATCH LAST BASTION short film cinematic!
In part 1 I react to the overwatch last bastion cinematic and in part 2 we dive in to have a trailer analysis! Make sure to let me know which trailer you would like me to react next!
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[@ChrisConnorFilms]

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[@raggispaggis2456]

How are you doing? I hope you're doing great

[@kenjik9867]

I'm still waiting for the Warwick:wraith of Zaun hope you will check it out soon.Btw nice work you doing keep it up.

[@vareos9874]

you should react to Hero or Infiltration next ;) ideally you should have just watched them in the chronological order, there are videos that sorted them all like that but since you aleady reacted to a few later ones I`d say maybe go through the rest of the cinematics in that order and do Zero Hour once youve completed the Overwatch "1" cinematics ;)

[@kristianolsen3976]

Fiddlesticks: Terror in Demacia and Warwick: The Wrath of Zaun, Would be perfect next time. Both are scary and awesome :D

[@mistersan8453]

Dark souls (1) cinematic intro

[@RazorbackX99]

What amazes me the most about this animated short is the storytelling without a single spoken word.

[@mathieutdf5446]

This is a pretty basic thing for example on first year of calart you make a 90 s movie with no dialogue

[@SunnyyDayzz]

@@mathieutdf5446 but to tell a story and origin without a single word is pretty cool

[@Piisuke]

Which is why WALL-E was so compelling, as he never said a word

[@SunnyyDayzz]

@@Piisuke his said his name.. And Eva's

[@Piisuke]

@@SunnyyDayzz you can argue that, I don't think him repeating two names counts as spoken words when really the power from WALL-E comes from the fact he needs to show movies and objects to express his emotions

[@alexmax3502]

"It's quite slower paced than the other ones" *laughs in robot PTSD*

[@animethighs3967]

Alex Max Nani?

[@drunklord9471]

I don't think it's PTSD. It's probably a built-in defensebmechanism that triggers whenever Bastion detects gunshots.

[@Eleglas]

@@drunklord9471 Literally yes It is, but figuratively it's simulating the affects of PTSD on a living being. People who have been in war zones for a period of time almost become "programmed" to act in certain ways when they sense something that puts their mind back into that environment. If Bastion was replaced with a human with PTSD, the affect of the woodpecker's noise would cause a similar reaction. Maybe not turning into a minigun, but maybe dropping to the floor or running to cover. If they were armed maybe they would shoot towards the noise as retaliation - who knows.

[@hj2479]

@@drunklord9471 Bastion does have higher cognitive function as an AI and so his defense mechanism is an instinct same as the ones that soldiers with PTSD have when they face gunfire or what sounds like gunfire because they to are conditioned to such reactions through training. It really is PTSD, we are "programmed" the same as all living things (and the form of AI in overwatch are at that same stage.) but we simply evolved to have extremely efficient biological programming and our intellect allowed us to then understand and manipulate it using different techniques.

[@Antis14CZ]

@@Eleglas Earlier in the same day I saw this, I saw another person react to this film, and her reaction was literally "Awww, the robot has PTSD!"

[@Ashley-uz2gw]

The small detail of the cinematic I really like is after his first "PTSD" episode in the forest. Every scene afterward until he reaches the field, he is walking in the shadows as if he's ashamed of what he's done. It's a huge transition from how he was walking through the sunlight during the first part.

[@UnimatrixYoutube]

I wouldn't say ashamed tbh. After that scene where he mowed the forest down, you see a clear change in posture and his being head lowered down. Combined with the music, I would say he's sad, very sad to lose his birdy friend.

[@mr.turtle3585]

I also love his posture/movement afterward. Right after to goes back to sentry form he looks super scared/confused. Then his slouch does make it seem like he is sad from the loss of Ganymede. And his reluctance to move away from the forest is furthered by him looking back before bumping in to the destroyed bastion. Then after he is put back into his battle mode he stands strait and strong, cocks his gun, and from there it is easy to know what would have happened next if Ganymede hadn’t come: destruction and death of who knows how many.

[@TheDalaiLigma]

Thanks for this observation, very mildly interesting

[@Grigeral]

I've seen a lot of people saying about how it's all his programming etc. But I feel it goes out of its way to tell you that he's fully aware and sentient. To me, the part at the end isn't 'because he's programmed to attack the city', but because he just witnessed all of his people being butchered, triggered his PTSD and reverted back into seek and destroy mode again.

[@suntiger745]

For a little backstory: During the omnic crisis the omnics in germany made a push towards Stuttgart and there was a huge battle to defend it. In the flashback here in the Last Bastion, we see Colonel Balderich from Honor and Glory fight alongside the regular german army. After that battle, the Crusaders and their fire-teams pushed out to Eichenwalde (the town from Honor and Glory, visible in one of the background shots of this cinematic) to draw the attention of the omnics and give Stuttgart more time to put up heavier defenses and get reinforcements. They were ultimately successful in that mission and Stuttgart never fell, but Balderich was killed by the omnics in Eichenwalde. The Bastion unit from this cinematic was damaged in one of the battles and went dormant until Ganymede woke it by accident. It still has the target co-ordinates for Stuttgart in its memory, but during the dormant period the fairly simplistic AI of the Bastion units (basically Sentry mode (blue) and Combat mode (red)) has both regressed and grown. Its personality matrix is almost childlike, with few to none preconceptions, hence its curiosity at the abundant nature of the Schwarzwald forest around it.

[@asktoybox]

This bastion unit wasn't targeting Stuttgart. The city it was targeting was Numbani, which is in Africa. While the field itself is not a playable map in the game, Numbani is. The reason you see a Crusader in the fight despite the fact that it's in Africa and not Germany is because during the Omnic Crisis, most of the world's armies joined together to fight threats all over the globe, so Crusaders were deployed in the field all over the place, not just in defense of Germany.

[@billcipher1756]

@@asktoybox that definitely is not Numbani that is shown Numbani has those sky scrapers with horns, of which you see non of in the close ups of the city ( 23:26 for reference)

[@secretskele1045]

Bill Cipher Numbani has skyscrapers like the ones in this cinematic, there’s no other map that has skyscrapers like the ones in this cinematic, so unless they made a completely new city for just one cinematic, which I highly doubt they’d wast time on that, that city is most definitely Numbani. I pay attention to details like this and there’s only one small building that has horns on it and from where Bastion is, you wouldn’t even be able to see it because the taller skyscrapers would be blocking it.

[@matthewlee5522]

@Toybox does the forest with racks and waterfalls with pine trees look like Africa to you? bruh

[@phazegate7578]

matthew has a point there just saying

[@JuneTreeDraws]

Before Zero Hour, you need: -Recall -Hero -Infiltration -Shooting Star -Rise and Shine -Cinematic Trailer

[@prieston]

Recall -> Are You With Us? -> Cinematic Trailer -> (Hero -> Infiltration) -> Rise and Shine -> Zero Hour; (Shooting Star anywhere in between, Storm Rising cut scenes are not necessary now but might be important later on for the plot.)

[@CesarinUchiha]

TBH Hero, Infiltration and shooting Star are not that relevant on Zero hour, still would love for him to see them.

[@TheTeshTube]

can verify this is needed

[@zackiii9543]

the reason for this is because Zero hour is the cinematic trailer for overwatch 2 so you must watch all of the cinematics from overwatch 1 first

[@PopcornTacco]

definately "recall" and "rise and shine", i dont think you need to bother with "shooting star", "hero" and "infiltration"

[@cassandragidney7682]

This cinematic did a great job portraying so much more story than it seems to. They demonstrated that this machine that was created solely for the purpose of being a weapon was capable of compassion, and that it was able to have negative reactions to stress. It demonstrated qualities similar to PTSD and when combined with the Torbjorn comic that came later, this becomes even more important because it is revealed that even the creators of the Omnics didn't know that this model was even capable of feeling emotions. They took the most inhuman of their characters and made something so emotional and beautiful. I love the cinematic team at Blizzard all their stuff like this.

[@drburger8487]

All without ANY WORDS

[@akkiko]

This is where I envy the people who don't play the game a little. Anyone who's just interested in the lore can experience the beauty of these animations without any attached negative emotions. Anyone who's played the game for a period of time however has at some point loathed Bastion/Mei with every fiber of their being.

[@lumikkiharthri6658]

Abso fucking lutely lol. As im a doomfist main, so trying to get the upperhand on a bastion is just about damn near impossible sometimess if he is even remotely protected and you have to swap

[@spartandown4524]

@@lumikkiharthri6658 get a Reinhardt, bastion with a pocket mercy split between. Counters every hero in the game. 😂

[@darcidious99]

@@spartandown4524 true, but sombra emp combined with any big aoe ult like riptire or rocket barrage will destroy that comp since you have to stay so close... Still the most degenerate strat to this date though😂

[@zebrion5793]

Not a single line of dialogue and tells a complete, touching story. This is one of the hardest things to do in cinema, and Blizzard smashed it.

[@haganeEdwardElric]

Tried to see if anyone mentioned it, but didn't see so; "In memory of Yvain Gnabro" - Gnabro was one of the Blizzard's animators who died in motorcycle accident in 2016, around the same time when this animation was in the works. There isn't too much information about him so we don't specifically know if he was working on this cinematic. But it was finished in his memory. But yeah I agree with others in the comments, leave 'Zero Hour' for the last - it includes characters from previous cinematics and continues the story from those so if you watch that before the others you don't really get "why these people are here and who they are". :')

[@aorusaki]

Oooh i thought that was the guy who tried to save the motorcyclist. Wow

[@mcflurryofcarnage2544]

Lol

[@descartesantos2981]

Has he watched rise and shine?

[@sunny-kz1kv]

@@aorusaki the memorial for the guy who saved the motorcyle is in lijiang tower

[@Necr0Fenix]

also, when wakes up he looks at his hands, left arm is a hand and right arm is a gun, the whole story moves from left to right except at the end when he rejects the right side and moves left

[@johnuferbach9166]

dayum, never noticed that, might actually be intentional also i kinda like the contrast, checks hand, checks other hand, which isn't a hand but an assault rifle^^

[@caydenkeltgen5661]

Nah, that's a common film technique to film motion from left to right. Bastion was already released with his design much earlier than the short released. It's just easier to be consistent. Sorry to ruin the magic for you

[@aorusaki]

OMG I NEVER NOTICED THAT!!! Huge catch!!!

[@aorusaki]

@@caydenkeltgen5661 yeah but it can be meaningful regardless of intention

[@xVenom0us]

When it doesn't feel right go left

[@saitama6183]

You might want to watch "Recall" to get a better idea of the Overwatch storyline.

[@wellhellothere5928]

@saitama, Missed opportunity to say: You might want to “Recall”, to get a better idea of the Overwatch storyline.

[@armado9721]

Hey saitama XD

[@bruhmoment3697]

He already did

[@bruhmoment3697]

Wait nvm I was thinking of alive because of tracers recall :p

[@saitama6183]

@@armado9721 XD

[@feichenyang6543]

27:10 Chris narrates advanced movie-making techniques while forgetting the word "bird"

[@acereporter73]

This cinematic . . . big Iron Giant "You don't have to be a gun" energy. Got tears in my eyes all over again.

[@omvintage4276]

I got addicted to this channel. Edit : Thanks for all the likes :) ts

[@dusky5531]

Same...

[@enoox5665]

Me too

[@Wolfuuu]

Same lmao

[@abosan4524]

Same

[@matthewmoser8811]

I've watched each video 8 times

[@Rakku]

Honestly, you´re the only one doing reactions in this format (where you look through it once without pausing and then going indepht). I really really like this and more people should adapt this. Its really disruptive when people watch something and pause like every 5 - 10 seconds (no matter what they are reacting to).

[@aorusaki]

Facts

[@whexs4672]

Yeah that’s true... even tho I watched the cinematic 1000 times I still want to enjoy it and don’t want to have someone always commenting on it... I like to hear his opinion out afterward and not during the cinematic... Idk

[@ocean037]

21:20 that shot though, I love how Bastion is right in the middle, framed by those broken trees in the front, as if he is trapped by the destruction and the mess he created. A cool way to show how the short and his path is going to be from now on. Amazing! Also, notice how at 26:25 the sun just hits Bastion as the bird approaches. As if this little guy can set Bastion free from the darkness(symbolized by the shadow from the cloud) he is in. Sublime

[@blazitastic5725]

Bastion in the cinematic: cute robot that likes nature Bastion in game: GET AWAY FROM THE PAYLOAD DAMN OP ROBOT

[@tay5658]

Bastion at launch was OP, he did more damage and had a shield in turret mode. He’s not OP now

[@lemongrabrequiem7415]

@@tay5658 He’s still annoying as hell. If he catches you slipping once you will literally get thanos snapped. Can’t tell you how many times I peeked slightly to hard or didn’t know where it was and just get shredded before I can blink

[@FriBinCringe]

This really gives me Wall-E vibes with a robot that conveys such great emotion without uttering a single word. Honor and Glory may be my favorite, but this gives a completely unique emotion.

[@detectivepatchouli8266]

actually its more accurate to the Somali and the Forest Guardian now

[@nickthedreamer4434]

I think a more accurate robot to compare Bastion to in terms of story would be the Iron Giant, but I understand what you're saying in terms of having a silent story.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

Bastion kinda reminds me of the Iron Giant.

[@henrypaleveda7760]

this is my second and Honor and Glory would be my number 1 spot

[@strikerdx2]

Disclaimer: Blood, violence, smokes The rest of the video: cute robot and bird do cute things (and murder some trees and 1 caterpillar i guess)

[@lautarobadin]

i think the warning was for the memory part, where you can see people dying

[@mranimall5429]

The warnings are always for the game. Blood isn't in the cinematics and the tabacco warning is for Mccree smoking

[@winter9348]

"i'm gonna go and play overwatch too" oh no someone stop this man

[@LetsPlayArcanium]

Lol well. It’s to late now Edit: omg oops nvm for some reason I thought this video was years old it’s only a month holy shit lol

[@frostmourne1986]

2 subtle things that were great: 1) When Bastion finds the first destroyed bot's body, a cloud shadow is shown to loom over the scene as he bends down to scan the memory banks, forshadowing what was about to happen to him(original programming takes over). 2) Combat Bastion is subtly but noticeably stiffer in body language as compared to Forest Bastion who pretty much moves like a living thing(slight boops in movement, overall smoother movement).

[@for_the_lore5567]

Another subtle thing: Bastion's body language after the PTSD episode completely changes, he sways as he walks, his shoulders are slack and the head is lowered slightly. He also walks at a slower pace.

[@RyushiroK]

In this one, I love how they are able to make the robot (Bastion) show emotion despite not having facial features, or a voice (other than just the "hums"). Just tilting his head to show curiosity/confusion; or when he looks at the caterpillar walking off screen, and it's implied that the bird eats it, and you see Bastion's head recoil back in shock. Those little details are great to notice, and show very good skill on the part of the animators. It's a similar thing with Wall-E, since Both Wall-E himself and EVE only ever use a few words, but you can still very clearly see the emotion they portray at any time, by the movements, the noises, the position of his mobile eyes, or EVE's LED face.

[@IljaHordist]

It reminds me a bit of Chewbacca in "Star Wars". It was always clear what he wanted to express, despite him only roaring. Also, I want to add how Bastion calls for the bird after awaking from his "red mode" in the forest. It's easy to miss (I only realized it after watching the short several times), but it's a nice feature that adds much to the effect you describe.

[@symb3l959]

3:37 me at the back of the class staring at my crush across the room

[@Saimeren]

Eww dude. Don't be creepy.

[@johnathanera5863]

@@Saimeren ....everyone does this dude. If you havnt honestly you're the creepy one.

[@bigboibob3283]

Man it's so pretty haha

[@byron2745]

Saimeren that’s the look of adoration, how tf is that creepy?!?!

[@lemonade_6105]

Me irl

[@PaperPatriot]

RECALL! It'll give some needed context

[@allisoncornell4378]

All these feelings and emotions portrayed without even uttering a word. One of blizzards best artistic shorts. Just pure greatness.

[@sbwvwhejejdjrv5569]

Before watching zero hour I suggest watching recall, rise and shine, infiltration, hero and then watch zero hour to better understand them all. Great video 👍

[@ninjamulc5214]

He should watch all of the overwatch 1 cinematics even those that aren't needed to understand zero hour because they are awesome

[@splinter82]

Personaly i like to see Rise and Shine the most here. I have two scenes i hope he has an opinion on that shows, at least for my understanding, that Mei is not the evil ice devil everybody says.

[@sbwvwhejejdjrv5569]

splinter82 nothing can change my mind she is evil in the game. In the animated shorts she’s good 🙂

[@Mcha_1]

Ok but I wonder why palpatine would comment here

[@gonxau]

Something probably not really captured in this is that in general, Bastion is one of the most hated characters of Overwatch, and Blizzard made us CARE. THEY MADE US CARE ABOUT CHARACTERS WE HATE. That made it even more amazing at the time.

[@andybrinegar8861]

I didn’t know I cared for cinematography until I started watching this channel. Much love! p.s. “Rise and Shine” is another excellent cinematic

[@magmalotcat640]

I’d recommend “Recall” before “Rise and Shine” since, in the storyline, “Recall” happens before “Rise and Shine”

[@edgayozzo]

I think exactly the same, hahaha.

[@araposkulo]

The reason I love this so much is that in "The Last Bastion" the Blizzard cinematic team shows it's mastery over cinematic story-telling. Every other cinematic has some sort of exposition to help with world-building in this new world we are introduced in, but here it's 100% show don't tell. This cinematic gives us a glimpse of the Omnic Wars, not much... just enough to make you curious, while focusing and telling you everything you need to know about Bastion. The bird of course is there for the emotional response of the audience which ends up *humanizing* Bastion in our eyes. Obviously a big part for triggering an emotional response is the music too which is 11/10 and I think doesn't get credited enough in more action-packed cinematics. I mean in this cinematic when the bird supposedly dies the music is sad while Bastion looks curious at best. Another scene would be Bastion stumbling on the other destroyed Bastion units. Again he doesn't show expression, or a reaction either, *BUT* the music swells up a bit in a dramatic tone making *us* feel sad about Bastion's "comrades". Of course I won't take away credit from the visuals, cinematic and aesthetic choices which Blizzard decides upon in every cinematic. Truly the best cinematic teams in the gaming industry!

[@nickthedreamer4434]

Along with the castle at 5:59 being the castle from Honor and Glory, you see Colonel Balderich and the other Crusaders from Honor and Glory during the flashback around the 7:05 mark. Meanwhile, I'll suggest that you watch "Recall" next followed by "Rise and Shine" just so that you can understand more about the overall story of the Overwatch world.

[@FirstNameofAllNames]

This channel is growing fast damn im so hype for this channel to grow even more

[@JB-xl2jc]

Regarding your question as to whether this was a game map. The city in the distance is Stuttgart, which is right near the castle/town of Eichenwalde. That’s the town and castle from the Honor and Glory (Reinhardt) cinematic, and that one is a map in the game. You can actually see Stuttgart from the window of the tavern on the game map of Eichenwalde. It’s conceivable that if Bastion (the robot from this cinematic) hadn’t deactivated, he would’ve been fighting Reinhardt in one of the battles/skirmishes in the area! Love how it fits together.

[@lithonion3246]

This is the most emotional Overwatch short. It really captures the impact that PTSD has on people.

[@nxt_tim]

How doesn't he cry from this... I swear even after the like 20th time that I watched this short, I still burst out in tears towards the end 🥺👉🏼👈🏼

[@johnuferbach9166]

Genji is cutting onions again xD

[@andaetkin1665]

Petition to make him play the game after he watches everyone of these cinematics I I I V

[@KeeLoker]

I think what's also amazing attention to detail is during the end when Bastion is walking towards the city and the cloud casts a shadow over him making it seem like all hope of redeeming himself is gone as he has now been consumed by his programming but suddenly the bird comes in to frame and flies towards him and at the same time, the cloud moves enough to allow some light to pass through showing that there is still hope.

[@dankmemesyt3409]

5:09 his reaction is gold

[@misterbleedinggums]

I remember the first time I saw this cinematic, I cried for a few minutes because I just felt all the pain and then all the anger that Bastion must have felt. If it wasn't for Ganymede (name of the bird) to be his anchor and pull him back, he would have been destroyed when reaching Eichenwalde. The fact that it portrayed so much emotion easily and without having to use a single word is why this is my favorite one, with "Honor and Glory" a very close second.

[@lapizlapoppy]

Dragons will always be my most favorite short but this comes as a close second. Zero dialogue, beautiful imagery, amazing symbolism and literal robot PTSD. It gives the detail that the Omnics are living creatures that can have disorders same as humans.

[@Viborgdk]

Totally agreed! Usually it's a constant battle of which one of the two are my favorite. Usually my current favorite of the two is which ever one I watched most recent. ;-)

[@ryan-tl1wr]

The reinhardt ones definitely my favourite but there’s so many good ones!

[@asktoybox]

One thing I noticed but has never really been stated anywhere in the story is that there seems to be 'classes' of omnics. All of the aggressive omnics seem much more 'robotic' than their more passive counterparts, such as Zenyatta. This seems to suggest that the less sophisticated versions of omnics were more or less used as normal machine labor while the more human-like omnics were allowed much more autonomy in what they were allowed to do. This could have been one of the causes of the Omnic crisis, where the 'worker class' of omnics got tired of being treated like third class citizens and revolted. While this isn't stated anywhere in the canon of the story, it seems like it makes the most sense, as Null Sector and other forms of assault all seem to be filled with much more 'traditional' looking robots, and almost no humanoid omnics.

[@NarutoKakashi1]

Intentional or not, I like how this kind of depicted a soldier with PTSD. Ganymede (the bird) is kind of like his snap back to reality. His target feels almost like a robots version of a "thousand mile stare", and its implied that even when he's happy in the forest, he's "still there". Watching it with that in mind, the confused and sad noises bastion makes after seeing Ganymede's smashed nest before soullessly pushing forward broke my heart. It was like he realized he'd pushed away his only friend.

[@nexesses1548]

It’s amazing how they portrayed PTSD with a robot. And showed his inherent goodness fighting and struggling with his programming and ptsd. Then all the symbolism. With the bird, not only representing free win and freedom but also his good side and reminding him to live in the present. And when that bird comes back putting him literally in the middle of the screen in the middle of the forest and the city, torn between 2 options, the conflict in his mind etc. This was just after he thought he killed the bird, killed off his good part so to speak, and afraid to hurt something else in the forest. Before finally showing him walking away from the city and picking the forest, choosing freedom and goodness. What an amazing way to humanize a robot…

[@jacktjong1266]

20:50 as someone who really appreciates animations, the animation of coming out of the turret form and going back to blue mode is really cool. You can see the animations being super mechanical and static while in the red mode, and once Bastion shifts to blue mode here you can see him just kind of shift to more organic movement again, signalling that he doesn't really have control over anything he does while in the red form and showing us that it's his standard programming overriding his new self.

[@Ozraevun]

I love how you can see Eichenwald in the background sometimes :D It ties in so well with Honor and Glory. The war Bastion sees through the other "bastion" is the same war from Honor and Glore, but most likely not from the exact time period. Might be earlier, or later for all I know, but it's the same time period at least.

[@SpookyYetPolite]

I think the cool thing is - that I hadn’t noticed until watching this for the tenth time - Bastion’s turret is hidden on his shoulders. It’s hidden by vegetation and dirt to keep it a surprise to people who haven’t seen him in game, so when he goes turret mode in the cinematic, it shocks everyone.

[@darthjaxrevan]

Fun fact: This is a skin available in game, I believe it was if you ordered/bought the "Origin Edition" of Overwatch. Fun Fact 2: The old crusader from "Honor and Glory" is the one that is in the flashback if you look at the helmet.

[@misskatlee]

I could’ve sworn I got it out a loot box but I could be wrong

[@misskatlee]

Yea you’re right actually. It’s been so long since the game came out I forgot

[@dtulip1]

OOOOWWWW been waiting for you to do this one...this brings a tear to my eye

[@raggispaggis2456]

This one is very nice

[@PetiteCamomille]

Very beautiful and emotional cinematic ^^ ❤ 7:40 I love the fact that the clouds obscure this shot and that they dissipate a bit when the bird comes back.

[@PsychoDog_Music]

Love seeing you in my recommended and having another video to watch. Very genuine response and obviously very heartfelt to your field

[@qmac9966]

4:32 the bird literally murders a caterpillar This guys reaction: “cute”

[@trumps_toupee]

Ganymede demands sustenance. You must acquiesce to please your birb overlord.

[@IcyPandaGirl]

I think the cute was referring to how bastion is shocked to see death for such a small creature, contrasted to how he was built for killing

[@TonyC2328]

You're going to LOSE YOUR MIND when you finally see Zero Hour! But yes please keep watching the others first! :D

[@LadyVineXIII]

Ganymede and Snowball are the two originals we love most. Ganymede even gets a matching skin for all the bastion skins even though he never appears in actual gameplay aside from Highlight Intros and Emotes.

[@HS10ELITE]

I appreciate that not only theres a reaction but I'm learning a lot from the tips you give in all of these about filmmaking,Keep up the great work!

[@crunchycereal94]

There's also a junkrat cinematic called "the plan" it's not that well known but funny nonetheless

[@edschramm6757]

first, we light the fuse!

[@asktoybox]

The only reason why The Plan falls short compared to the other cinematics is while all of these are fully rendered to be cinematic shorts, The Plan was more or less fully rendered in the game's engine, which is why the models look a lot lower quality and the animation is more janky and the the lighting is a lot less dynamic. It's still a good short but the reason it has a much lower quality feel compared to the rest of the shorts is because of the fact that it was fully rendered using the game assets instead of models specifically designed for cinematic use. This is primarily because it was used just to introduce the Junkertown map, and not so much meant to be a powerful narrative story.

[@michaelniewerth1258]

I love how he changes his background everytime to fit the video

[@mojolotz]

Great job man. Loved the dedication you put into commenting on all the details.

[@GEKGanon]

So at the 6:00 mark or so, you can see a castle in the background. That is Eichenwalde, which was the town in Reinhardt's short "Honor and Glory". At 7:06 or so, you can see Balderich van Alder throw a fire strike before deploying his shield; Balderich van Alder was the other fella in Reinhardt's short that ends up collapsing on the throne. Bastion was supposed to be part of the omnic battalion fighting against the Crusaders, but he got lost in the woods.

[@gedeonfriess8748]

i dont speak english but i love ur chanel, I understood only 30% of your explanations but I really like

[@Signature-Jiwon]

It is first time that leaving a comment. Even though I am Korean and I'm not good at English, I always enjoy watching your videos. It is very helpful to me that you analyze videos professionally. Always cheer for you : D

[@alanbuhtz1917]

Well done! This short makes me cry every time I watch it. I was looking forward to your analysis of this one. You help me see new things I didn't catch before. The tree transition as well as pointing out the action of the camera away from the subject to communicate isolation were things I will take away. Your reactions also helped me see moments I missed where they subtly communicate the threatening nature of the Bastion unit towards the bird (the bird is named Ganymede, according to the developers) in the opening scenes. Thank you for lending me your vision to teach me things. Keep it up!

[@BaghNakh1]

I think one of the most amazing things about this kind of cinematics is how they manage to tell a story without a single piece of dialog. To me this shows how talented are the people that work on these cinematics, which is also fitting considering that Bastion is a character that in-game doesn't talk, all its voicelines are beeps and boops.

[@SomeA-1]

Heres a recommendation As a filmmaker, audio should also be important Use headphones and video audio, not speakers' audio

[@ChrisConnorFilms]

KZbin catches it as copyright actually so tat is wy it's captured in cam :)

[@SomeA-1]

@@ChrisConnorFilms damn that sucks

[@gaspzu]

You should watch Recall, I love it so much! ❤

[@leafyniko3237]

I love seeing you react to these, and i love rewatching these

[@Saimeren]

It's really cool of Blizz to tackle PTSD. Clearly bastion is suffering from war flashbacks. The woodpecker sounding like gunfire first set him off, and then him going into full panic mode with the flashback.

[@bigboibob3283]

Is it just me who feels comforted by his voice it's just soothing : ]

[@mareditx9827]

I think the next Overwatch shorts list should be: 1. "Recall": Show a lot of beautiful flashbacks 2. "Rise and Shine": Tell the saddest story of overwatch 3. "Reunion": Use classical Western movies techniques And then... "Zero Hour" The other short arent necessary to understand "Zero Hour" because they tell individual stories of other characters of Overwatch. But i wish you react to them because they are very well done shorts too.

[@dahliam77]

Didn't he already watch reunion?

[@mareditx9827]

@@dahliam77 You are right!.. I forgot that. 😅 He watched it in the same reaction of Alive!...

[@Cheeky_cheeks3]

PLEASE keep making these! I love them sooooo Much!

[@Blaze-lc7tj]

Been watching a few of your overwatch reactions and, man i gotta say. Your reactions are really genuine and i really like that, keep up the good work!

[@everydayisspoopyday0w078]

*I'm early :D* *You're Truly, a Friendly Hanzo Main*

[@Yousefbarakat310]

Why do you have to insult him like that

[@skjorta1984]

you're truly

[@user-kz7uk5fi1s]

I want to see your reaction to "Rise and shine" soooooo much:)

[@Just2Ddude]

Oh hell yeah! I have been waiting for this video so long!!! 😍

[@mithroch]

I also like how they intensify the woodpecker sound the second time. It almost sounds like maybe they overlayed it with gunfire to amplify the jarring sensation.

[@joachimvaara]

Could you react to the other World of Warcraft expansion cinematics like Cataclysm and Burning Crusade?

[@JM-nothing-more]

Cataclysm would be nice

[@maxlgaudi8386]

J M its Short tho

[@maxlgaudi8386]

Legion would be nice

[@OrionoftheStar]

@@maxlgaudi8386 Yeah, but it's also _absolutely insane._

[@zeorg]

u guys mean WOD

[@garenwillow]

Love the series! Would love to see you cover "A New Dawn" , a League of Legends Cinematic. Less of a story I suppose, but actionpacked!

[@laurakagamine4161]

Thank you so much for this video! I always learn so much from them, I'm finding myself eager for the next one hehe! I love how, even though it's from a FilmMaker perspective, it is soooo useful for many other things such as animation or even illustration, I really just love this videos, again, thank you so much for making them!

[@arkhire5883]

this was really fun to see you reacting too, as it was such a strong reaction. from enjoying a peaceful scene, to confusion, to surprise and then amazement. Discovered your channel not long ago and now i'm addicted to your content!

[@gion809]

pls react to valorant and watch "zero hour" last once you finished all the other cinematics from overwatch

[@gdsyther3936]

Chris: i think dragon is my favorite. Me: just wait til zero hour

[@milnk3301]

Nah dragons is better

[@fiklik]

The Last Bastion was never one of my favorite of the animated shorts, but it was the first I saw and got me interested in the lore of Overwatch. This is surprising especially since not a single word is spoken throughout. Mad respect for this cinematic, and this channel! Keep it up, can't wait for the next one! ❤️

[@LauraSilverlief1]

Awesome as usual. It's funny how I watch stuff now and pick things out that I never even knew before until watching this.

[@Wordsman]

Warframe 2019 cinematic. Still waiting for that. Warframe 2019 cinematic. Plz. Warframe 2019 cinematic. Thank you.

[@walterstrait447]

This was a really good animation to the sounds and the idea of a woodpecker sounding like a gun just blows my mind so much creative thinking goes into these animations to make you get chills from even the most normal things

[@sebastian8922]

I’ve been waiting for this one :))

[@thelogicdefier4630]

Bro your reactions to everything that moves is amazing.

[@nikmurai6232]

Really want to see your reaction and dissection of both shooting star and rise and shine. I love seeing you enjoy these cinematics and i have learned a lot through your videos. Want to say thank you for your content. I love it so much

[@spidergoat533]

I love this short, it has amazing storytelling without saying a single word, it gives so much emotion to a character who can't speak, and its just so well made

[@qatnip_]

I'm more likely hooked for this debunks Damn, your explanations were so detailed sir chris!

[@HRedford1]

Love the videos dude keep them coming

[@yesguy245]

every time i see the part where bastion looks up and it shows the sun rays through the trees it reminds me of finding nemo when he looks up at the sun rays through the corals on the way to "the drop off"

[@missm.e9914]

Yes! I'v been waiting for you to watch this one its my favorite!

[@Diveo9]

Recall! Its so SO beautiful!

[@Helton_Moreira1]

I don't really do movies or actually want to start making videos using affter effects, but i think this channel did help me with other things. One of them is writing, some techniques used in filmmaking like how you present an enviroment, how you reveal a character and point of view can actually be used in writing and knowing this techniques did improve my own. Also it's really enjoyable to learn how things are made and makes me appreciate way more movies and cinamtics. Knowing now the real reason i think a movie or a cinematic is good makes me see everything with different eyes, thank you for all that Chris.

[@WilliamJDietz]

Watching these videos is so great because it makes me feel like I’m watching these cinematics for the first time again

[@BritGirlJay]

I love when you do the Blizzard cinematics - they are high standard and I love your 'after reaction' explanations of technique.

[@NorokVokun]

Man this one always makes me tear up alot. They really manage to convey so much emotion with not a single word spoken.

[@crumpet5558]

yess i can’t wait for him to watch more theyre so stunning and he’s so smart about these kinds of things :O

[@aorusaki]

I reaaally love how this is a thing you do haha. I love this series

[@kalevochoa287]

hi again Connor! your mexican sub here, i’m telling you again that this is so interesting to see and i totally love it! on the past videos you gave me a heart and your hearts makes me feel good

[@chriskiripolsky6151]

This cinematic put a tear in my eye, so beautiful

[@Crypto5201]

Recall and Infiltration are both really good, I'd love to see you react and dissect them. This series has been one of my favorite Overwatch reacts cause of the explanations on how things are done and why things are done technically speaking, so thank you for making a great series ^_^