Grown Man Watches a Princess Movie and LOVES it *ANASTASIA*

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[@Welchy]

Sorry, had to take a mental health break! Gonna be launching a COMMENTARY channel soon so check it out before my first upload! Follow my insta and twitch too if you wanna see what I do everyday :) 🎥 Channel - kzbin.info/door/LtLglAkRwpvSB1gH15S1PA 📸 Instagram - instagram.com/davidwelchh/ 🎮 Twitch - www.twitch.tv/WelchyLIVE

[@NGGYU]

Since you've been on a musical binge recently, you might as well do a reaction to Hamilton! Great video as always, Umbrella! 👌

[@RhetoricalThrill]

Can’t wait until you show up in those places again! 😂

[@zackarystiner3534]

Your fine. We all need breaks time to time. We will always be here waiting for your next reaction

[@tweetie6477]

hope you're doing a lot better now welchy!

[@fantasymind8899]

Mental health goes first! No stress :)

[@seesawseesaw]

her remembering the smell of peppermint actually isn’t too far fetched because smell has the strongest link to memory/triggering memories than any other sense

[@emiliaaggreh87]

That's also why you should eat a mint before a test

[@idkwhatimdoing5268]

Yeah, this is why lots of favorite smells are due to the memories linked to it For example: one of my favorite smells is cornbread, because sometimes after school I wound open the door of my house and the warm scent of freshly-pulled-outa-the-oven cornbread would just hit me. It was one of the few times I'd actually be able to have some nice food and peace at the time, so cornbread to me is an almost calming smell (I'm guessing this is also why people smell their crushes/partner's clothing)

[@phoenixwing5133]

That's actually really fascinating to me. What about hearing music? Since music has such a strong effect on our brains. I might go look some stuff up now lmao

[@idkwhatimdoing5268]

@@phoenixwing5133 I wouldn't really count on it... but then again from what I remember hearing, music can (temporarily) help alhtzheimerz patients remember some parts of their past (like what happened in Coco) I could also be wrong, but I've heard that music, and maybe even singing, is stored in a different part of the brain than just normal speaking Still I hope you have an easy time researching and stuff!

[@Bookwormtalksabout]

That’s interesting

[@TheBlackLakeSiren]

The memory in the castle dancing with her dad is always so impressive visually and always makes me emotional.

[@Welchy]

It is!

[@artsysabs]

My favorite scene 😊 I want her dress

[@TinySofa-jz9lx]

I love that song, I HAVE IT IN SPOTIFY BECAUSE IT GIVES ME CHILLS WHEN I LISTEN TO IT

[@lauramartin7675]

Still my favourite "disney" song

[@AeridisArt]

I cry every time I watch that scene. The emotions and nostalgia is just overwhelming.

[@supersasukemaniac]

I love the dialog for the reward. "You restored her to me, you saved her life, and mine, yet you do not want your reward?" "...not anymore." "Why the change in mind?" "It was more 'a change In heart.'" "What do you want?" "Unfortunately, nothing you can give."

[@jumpinjoint]

dimitri is the blueprint.

[@GhostOfNevermore]

He doesn't see her as an object/property, she can't be given! So cute!

[@A113-p9e]

“So this man just dies and came back alive?” Rasputin in a nutshell in real life basically

[@kateiannacone2698]

Yeah, the dude was (supposedly) poisoned, shot multiple times, thrown into the river, and when his drowned body washed up on shore, they burned it, but his body allegedly sat up in the flames (likely the result of extreme heat on his ligaments, if true at all. Rasputin had a daughter who called B.S. on this account of his death).

[@masaniroberts2495]

Welchy : just name the dog Anastasia earlier in the movie calling out to the dog and saying pooka: 👁👄👁

[@RhetoricalThrill]

Of course you love Dimitri’s friend, he’s the same voice actor as your beloved Beak Man. 💜

[@nathancruz9172]

Kelsey Grammar also voiced sideshow bob from the Simpsons and stinky Pete from toy story 2.

[@Aurora-Welch]

@@nathancruz9172WHAT?!

[@mlfandom1851]

Love how your dog was just taking it like a champ while you're tryna balance him on your head

[@hummus_exual]

15:40 I mean, we can joke about it, but the sense of smell is the one that's most close to memory. So yeah it makes total sense that her memory of the peppermint would be so important

[@destinymcintire2188]

You know how Anya hit Demetri on the train? I honestly would not be surprised at all if she had to break a few noses in order to keep her precious necklace while living in the orphanage. Children can be savage little buggers and the caretakers did not seem like kind people either. Though in communist Russia, I can't fault them for being cranky. This is a fantastic case of "Show don't tell." says I.

[@KindredKeepsake]

+Destiny McIntire I love this comment so much. XD Anya didn't play AROUND! She ran up on Rasputin clad in heels and a ballgown, and tackled him like a football player! I love feisty princesses. I bet Princess Fiona was inspired by her, 3 years later.

[@JoCamp696]

Not to make it dark, but she was also a beautiful young girl in a poor Russian orphanage, so she probably had to protect more than her necklace.

[@marcmcdonnell6586]

20:11 Welchy the film of Anastasia is based on an urban myth about Anastasia “survived” her family massacre. The film became a financial hit for Don Bulth and Gary Goldman but while the rest of their films (excluding The Land Before Time) became one financial failure after another. About the guy known as Don Bluth used to work for Disney as a background animator and the quit on his birthday and create his own studio and being competitive towards Disney.

[@Myrathosghost]

Dont forget it mashes together the story of Rasputin with the Story of Anastasia….Rasputin was real & had ties to Anastasia family as a “healer” her mother had to come try and treat her sick son…..Only for the rumors to start that the Tsarina was doinking Rasputin so Royal Loyalists who felt he was to close to the crown & had sway over the Tsar killed him

[@redmageknight3908]

Land Before Time fan? If that's the case me as well, the franchise as a whole might not be the best ever... but it's the most recent one that interested me so much.

[@marcmcdonnell6586]

@@redmageknight3908 I learned the from Animation Lookback: Don Bluth about his career from Disney to independent work. But yes I did seen the Land Before 1 through Journey to Big Water.

[@redmageknight3908]

Oh damn, you stop before the best Land Before Time sequel being the closest to the first movie being X, actually I made as much of Anastasia's plot to fit in Land Before Time settings into a story of mine

[@redmageknight3908]

@@marcmcdonnell6586 Are you sure? I'm pretty sure he didn't have involvement with the sequels of the Land Before Time franchise.

[@pamayapaya]

This is an old favorite of mine. My younger sister and I watched it for the first time since when I was about 9 and she was 7, she had really bad stomach pain and was in the hospital because they couldn’t figure out what was wrong and the nurse put this movie on for us and we’d just watch it over and over.

[@Bookwormtalksabout]

That’s sweet

[@prageruwu69]

the villain song had no right to go so damn hard

[@Welchy]

True

[@klaralouth5801]

this ^

[@Divhreaza]

Honestly, it's one of my favorite villain songs in anything ever. (Okay, the visuals that accompanied the song were a bit odd/silly, but the actual music itself? Freaking amazing!)

[@supersasukemaniac]

The puppies name, Pohka, is first mentioned when Anya tries to break in to the palace.

[@Myrathosghost]

Its Pooka xD its even said how its spelled: Poo-Ka not Poh-Ka like the music…..you can even google to check

[@absolutlyrandomn]

"this movie kinda dark" did you miss the MASS MURDER of her family in the first minutes of the movie 😭

[@Bri_Games]

I love this movie. Random fact that picture that Anastasia gave her grandmother in the beginning of the film is actually an actual drawing she drew for her grandmother in real life. And the people that were in that dream scene I’m pretty sure that was her little brother & sisters & dad. But when I found out that it’s based off the real story I was like “that’s so sad but the movie is really really good. Just wish that the real life story didn’t have a sad ending but wish it ended with a happy one. Also I’m pretty sure the dog represents or symbolizes (or whatever the word I’m looking for is) is the dog that used to be her sister Maria’s dog but during their quarantine/lockdown the pup became more of Anastasia pup. If I remember correctly I read that in one of the books about their family and what actually happened. Also the live action is also really really good. Definitely recommend the live action Anastasia:once upon time. (It’s not a musical but it has music in it.) Love your videos!

[@MoviesinDepth]

LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL MANS RIGHT HERE

[@Welchy]

STOP YOU

[@Jessica-moel]

You both should react to pocohantis

[@andreaprochowski4717]

I firmly believe the vilain's sidekick thing was only added to make this more of a kids movie because it got too dark at times

[@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween]

A sidekick also provides someone for the villain to have dialogue with

[@midajahhayden]

He also has his own movie, called Bartok the magnificent.

[@liseychim9452]

oh my gosh thank you so much for reacting to this movie, it's one of my favorites and it came at a perfect time, I was having a horrible day, and your upload just made it sm better 😭 love your vids

[@Welchy]

Thank you Lisey ❤️❤️

[@bashboi4074]

The fact that Welchy got through who knows how much of the movie not realizing the dog did have a name cracks me up (It's Pooka btw)

[@jrny20]

"Is this going into an animated Titanic?" Oh, dear god, you don't know, do you?

[@eternyti]

the disrespect for poor Bartok! if he annoyed Welchy in his brief appearances in this movie, wait til he finds out there's a whole direct-to-video "sequel" that stars Bartok and no on else from this movie lmao

[@BenevolentRose]

1. The smell of peppermint memory is alluding to the fact that smell is actually the closest sense to our memories and therefore is the easiest trigger to remember things. 2. The photo that Anastasia has where she mentions her sister saying it looked like a pig riding a donkey is not only an actual drawing the REAL Anastasia drew but that story is also true as well so when you mentioned the picture 'Is shit' I laughed so hard because I could just imagine the look on this real little girl who drew that hearing you say that to her face. XD This poor dead girl getting so much slander. 3. "That thing gets a Happy Ending?" He gets his own movie, too. XD A movie that is actually really good if you can forget that there is any connection to Anastasia.

[@robbinsnest6163]

I was and still am obsessed with this movie! I would even watch the extra features on the DVD and sing the songs in other languages. My hubby was able to take me to see the Broadway musical when they came to New Orleans a few months ago and it was such an amazing event! Obviously some things were changed in the storyline and some additional songs, but most of my favorites were still there.

[@pb.alvestegui]

Aww that was sweet of him ^^

[@annikaskelton6052]

"He's either a gold digger or he thinks she's really pretty." ........... honestly, both 😂

[@Femmeaesthetic]

In the dark of the night song is such a villainy underrated masterpiece.

[@Charlie_Wolfe]

One of my favorites growing up 💜💜💜 I’d love a series about Rasputin. In real life they shot him, poisoned him, drowned him and he still didn’t die

[@chiarra644]

woah, how did he survive all that? No wonder they had inspo for him not dying in this movie

[@JWeb66]

Rasputin was built differently.

[@bloatedcow1361]

We Stan our man's Rasputin

[@neonstream6935]

Lol your face was the most red when you were talking about them loving each other, you could see it happening as you kept going. Love your personality, you aren’t crazy loud, you make silly jokes but they are great, you point out the useless characters lol great job! 👏 😊. Also, I know this vid was 3 months ago, but I hope you are having a great day today.

[@neonstream6935]

Aww thank you! 😊

[@KT926]

This is my favourite animated film ever, glad you watched and liked it. It's so amazing because of the voice acting, music and sweet storyline

[@anniem2777]

This and the prince of Egypt for me. I couldn’t choose between the two

[@Tired3120]

I agree 1000% this movie has been one of my favs for AWHILE now 😢deserves so much more credit tbh

[@Cuddleshock]

The puppy is called Pooka! He's also the playable character in the Anastasia PC game. I still have the disc somewhere, after 20-odd years or so.

[@hazbinotakusimp2182]

....there is a PC game!!!???

[@Cuddleshock]

@@hazbinotakusimp2182 Yeah! _Anastasia: Adventures with Pooka and Bartok_ came out in 1997; same year as the movie, I believe

[@Cantmakeupmymindonaname]

Ooooh!

[@HickoryDickory86]

Though he had no official office in the Russian Orthodox Church, nor was he tonsured as a monk, there is plenty of evidence that Rasputin was a holy man. Though unofficial, he was an ascetic and a mystic. There are even some efforts today to have him canonized as a saint, considering he was dearly loved and relied upon by the Royal Family, who are canonized saints (martyrs). Though I still enjoy it for what it is, this movie certainly did him dirty.

[@katie5998]

I always thought she lost her memory from stress and trauma, as well as the head injury. It happens sometimes

[@sammjaisais7135]

This is a movie that, as a child, gave me genuine nightmares. I was so afraid of Rasputin I couldn't watch the scene of his song without crying for years.

[@kitsune2284]

I myself am a 28 yr old male adult, and this movie has been in my top 10 favorite animated movies since I was a kid. So, no, there is no shame in being an adult male who loves this movie lol

[@valery5360]

this movie was a MASTERPIECE. im glad you watched it✨️

[@supersasukemaniac]

She doesn't remember because she hit her head.

[@cmrobbins88]

I love this movie. This was Don Bluth’s second to last theatrical animated film (the last being Titan A.E.). I definitely recommend seeing more of his films; The Secret of Nimh, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, and All Dogs Go To Heaven.

[@helenetrstrup4817]

While the movie very well wouldn't be much different without Bartok the albino bat hanging around, I am, and have always been, quite fond of the thing. 😂

[@aparajithasankar845]

your sister has impeccable taste

[@Myrathosghost]

Just a quick question…Welchy does know that this movie is tangentially related to an actual historical event right??? Like the Romanovs were real and so was Rasputin, 🤣 I believe Rasputin was known for being a holy man and healer as well as the rumor he was doinking Anastasia‘s mother which is part of why Royal Loyalists killed him….where as the common people are who killed the Romanov Family

[@jessicaao400]

The dream scene in the musical is sooo intense and dark and creepy.

[@dabsterthebest9037]

Bro, I love(d) this movie. Mad respect to your sister for also liking Anastasia!

[@bunnybustard5526]

My brother in Christ, I'm 4 minutes in and already you've said 3 things that could have been answered if you'd just paid attention 😭

[@Eszra]

All I'm gonna say is that had Dimitri just told Anya that it was him, he was the one that opened the wall, that she is the Princess, had he told the Empress from the start at the Ballet things would have been different. I still like how it turned out.

[@nancyomalley6286]

Remember that she fell and hit her head after the grandmother lost her grip on Anastasia's hand

[@StarshineLuna-jq4ep]

I have literally watched this commentary five times in the last 24hrs. Anastasia is an incredible movie and Welchy, you bring the humour and freshness into what would be a pretty dark film. THANK YOU WELCHY!

[@Welchy]

[@imbibesyourlunae]

Your ears are in fact very good, the Dowager Empress _is_ played by Angela Lansbury, who voiced Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast!

[@emilyb5307]

Fun fact! The little bat in this movie, Bartok, has a movie spinoff of his own, called "Bartok the Magnificent". XD

[@FandomOverload]

I’m so glad you watched Anastasia!!!! It’s definitely my favorite animated movie and I was so excited for your opinion on it.

[@gh0ulgirl]

i think you’re the first person i know who didn’t love bartock 😂😂 i love that little bat

[@louieishe4494]

I L-O-V-E THIS MOVIE

[@karmarose16]

Still my favorite princess movie of all time ( beside Esmeralda and others) and I can still hear the melody to once upon a December.

[@Wingedskywolf]

I love the dance scene. Ana is the only one who has a reflection, and it's a nice touch.

[@entertainmentlife430]

This is a fun animated romantic comedy. I am so glad u reacted and enjoyed it

[@PlasticBluVentRabbit]

Just wait til he finds out Bartok got his own movie

[@sabineee7564]

one of my favorite moviessss, glad you watched it! also, if you havent watched perks of being a wallflower, u better watch it! it's such a good movie

[@patriciomejia1114]

"I swear I'm an adult." I severely doubt that.

[@Welchy]

How??? Of course I am!

[@chloemilburn8482]

This was based on grand duchess Anastasia from Russia she was 17 when she died (1918). She didn’t get buried till 1998 though. In reality she was killed with her family by a group of bolsheviks.

[@marceladelpino6401]

My friend this movie is based on the mystery of Anastasia. She existed in real life same with Rasputin and the whole royal family.

[@lilycottam5507]

You should watch The Swan Princess next, it's an amazing animated movie and you would absolutely love it! Pleaaase watch it also I love your videos you're amazing :)

[@kurikuri6683]

Oh yes, I love it as well! Always wanted the song 'Far longer than forever ' as my wedding dance 💕

[@rachelblanchard7431]

Oh I LOVE this Don Bluth movie!!!!! I grew up watching it and I memorized the songs. Two of my favorite songs are Journey To The Past and Once Upon A December.

[@itsjustmaddisen]

Yes, that’s Angela Lansbury, she’s actually in another Disney movie called Bedknobs and Broomsticks which is one of my personal favourites. Also, the dog’s name is Pooka and he’s a boy. Whenever I see this movie, I automatically hear At the Beginning by Donna Lewis and Richard Marx because it used to play before the movie started on my VHS tape. 😂 It’s still banging. I used to belt out the lyrics when I was alone as a kid.

[@berrykid9616]

I kid you not this is my favorite movie of all time. I'm so glad you got to experience it.

[@irissupercoolsy]

I liked this movie so much as a kid, but couldn't see it again, because I was so creeped out by the villain.

[@mehhhh3868]

Your insight on the pedophiles liking more milk in their tea seems to track at least in another movie. In "The little girl who lives down the lane" featuring Jodie foster when she's 13 yrs old, Martin sheen plays a man who has an affinity for underage girls and the final scene of the movie shows Jodies character serving them tea and she apparently puts more milk in her tea than his and he says he wants her cuppa because he prefers more milk in his tea. Very long winded thought - but this just reminded me of thus film tidbit lol

[@mehhhh3868]

*this

[@rosepetal2362]

Bartok actually got his own spinoff movie

[@KindredKeepsake]

You roasting the family for thinking ANY part about Rasputin is holy was killing me. Just look at him, he's got a nightmare of a design!

[@V_4_Versace]

Lol Bartok (the bat) was a fan favorite and even got his own spin off movie which I remember enjoying as a kid lol no idea if it still holds up, I doubt it

[@oliversherman2414]

Fun fact: this movie was set in 1917 during the Russian Revolution and the villain was Gregory Rasputin (a so-called holy man who could apparently heal others with magical powers). However he went mad with power and he began influencing the Russian royal family so he got assassinated by a bunch of army officers

[@miserablemarie]

omg I needed this my youtube is flooded with the ned fulmer drama lmaooo

[@carlinkag2525]

Love Welchy so much

[@Welchy]

[@seynoonrae2474]

The fall of the Romanovs was very bloody, so a trauma from living though that can easily cause subconscious avoidance of the memories of those events.

[@Futurebound_jpg]

This was my favourite movie as a toddler and for the rest of my life 🥰 thank u for doing a review

[@asoiafan]

I've seen images of Rasputin in real life and I gotta say... He looks a lot scarier and creepier than in the cartoon to me.

[@richardivory606]

I do wish he'd reupload his Titanic reaction. But here's another good reaction.

[@NoudlePipW]

Pooka is actually my older sister's dog's name too. Its comes from a shape shifter who brings good luck! (We're Irish)

[@only1one1me]

I see anything about Anastasia, I click.

[@malinkaa7662]

I used to love this movie so much as a kid, it was great to see your reaction to it 🤩 I’m a new subscriber, and i feel like you really are one of the best reaction channels out there. It all feels very genuine to me. Very happy to be apart of the ☂ ❤

[@nadiaJ479]

“She’s having deja vu but without the vu” 😂😂 that cracked me up

[@ace.squared.productions]

Anastasia is my favourite animated movie. I have a really close relationship with my grandmother so the reunited scene always makes me weep. This movie also got me into animation as a career

[@k1nser]

Don't mind me just stalking your account to binge your reactions. You've reacted to nearly all of my favorite childhood movies 😆

[@Welchy]

Appreciate you!

[@nath_3378]

Just for your information, the film is actually based on the case of the Zar family of Russia. Until 2007, it was assumed that Anastasia was still alive. But then their bodies were found. Rasputin was some kind of advisor/doctor to the Zar for his sick son Alexei, if I'm right. It's been a while since I googled that.

[@february30]

This movie is one of my favourite movies of all time.

[@queenofneverland9007]

I respect your love for dogs sooo much!

[@hahatoldyouso]

Favourite childhood movie!

[@mariadinadis3784]

12:51 Vlad is THE man. You see what he did there? 👌 Oh my god 😆

[@tia7520]

This is the best non Disney princess movie of the Disney renaissance era.

[@Fely_ecrit]

MY FAVOURITE PRINCESS!!!

[@anaalicia5029]

Such a wonderful movie, beautiful songs and when she meets her elegant grandmother! And aft the beginning:’And my granddaughter Anastasia? I never saw her again!’ And her dad, mom, sisters and brother coming out of the painting during the ‘Once upon a..’ song!

[@jubilantsleep]

11:38 Your reaction to this scene had me on the floor 😂😂😂😂😂

[@gabrielletozier6347]

@ 11:48 can always count on david to ask the right questions

[@Welchy]

You know it 😂

[@anae3124]

I really loved this movie. Not because I have the same name but because it’s just so beautifully mad. The soundtrack is amazing. Even though it’s not 100% historically accurate, that doesn’t matter

[@Myda-1]

I watch this movie every December because *once upon a December* I loved this reaction, thanks for sharing!

[@めちゃ眠く人]

I've been waiting for this!!!

[@ChimPlays]

This is really crazy since I watching this movie on the day you uploaded but am only just now seeing you made a video about it! I discovered it through an instagram edit of them and got obsessed.

[@TinySofa-jz9lx]

Welchy you somehow know what happens in most of the Disney movies

[@Welchy]

I mean who doesn’t 🤣

[@lizzie6839]

Welchy, please watch Eldorado! Love your channel

[@M.A.D.D.Y]

You know what’s crazy my guinea pigs name is Pyro! I thought Pyro was not a very common name to name your pet that’s why I named him that! 😂

[@berrykid9616]

7:21 Bro, you keep missing so much information as its presented to you 😂