Ripping Through "I'm a Star" from Disney's Wish

All footage belongs to Walt Disney Animation Studios (and Crunchyroll).
Autopsy of a Bad Line - Disney's "I'm a Star" - • Autopsy of a Bad Line ...

[@godrules311]

Apparently the day I finished making this video, another KZbinr named T0M also posted a video about this song, so this isn't the only one after all. You can find that video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6LZemdjnqyFY80&pp=ygUOdDBtIGknbSBhIHN0YXI%3D

[@T0M3665]

Being honest, the reason I made my video was also because there were no videos at the time. Nice video!

[@godrules311]

@@T0M3665 Thanks! I enjoyed yours too. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you find mine?

[@niydfass1060]

Funnily enough the same day this was posted, Jonah Who uploaded him reacting to and fixing Im A Star very funny coincidence its WILD kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXKkgYyiqL-ebZo

[@gnoot50]

noice

[@changednamelit]

​@@niydfass1060 I'd say it was earlier since he posted a day ago. My man just didn't title it as I'm a Star so people couldn't find it.

[@cookiecutter5176]

I now quote “Watch out world here I are” in my mind daily. Please send help.

[@FireStorm10102]

You’re not alone 😳

[@thegenderofkel]

@@FireStorm10102you is not alone*

[@BeanKally]

At least it’s only in your mind I’ve been terrorizing my friend with it 😭

[@user-qi1qz2tt4m]

Same 😂

[@SaiMaHaRiezqNazmar]

​@@thegenderofkel It's you're not you is😭

[@galacticknight55544]

Minecraft did a much better job of exploring the "we are all stardust" theme.

[@carlosmattessich3883]

Funnily enough, today is also Minecraft’s 15th anniversary What a coincidence

[@DishonorableMentions452]

It's my cats birthday today!​@@carlosmattessich3883

[@Yoylefurr]

Wait how

[@smal5504]

​@@Yoylefurrim sorry for the unrelated comment but is that tree my beloved i spot in your pfp!?+?!?×?@?1

[@Yoylefurr]

@@smal5504 yes 😊

[@zanemlewis96]

I hate this song tbh. And it's for the reasons you pointed out. It doesn't answer the one question it asks itself, it just keeps repeating pointless metaphors over and over. And out of all the songs in the movie, it feels like it doesn't do anything for it at all. At least the other songs are relevant to the plot, even if they're not all great. But this song was just shoehorned in for the sake of giving the cute animals something to sing. Plus the tone of the song doesn't match anything else from the movie. It just sounds like a generic bad pop song. Definitely the worst song from the movie, and one of the worst Disney songs imo.

[@mariatorres-by6du]

The thing is the song is really relevant to the plot to the point that I would argue ruins the end of the movie. At the end when Magnifico captures Star, Asha looks up as if she was going to make another wish, Magnifico blocks the sky and she looks down and sees the people, and makes the wish upon them because everyone is star, and that works. There are other problems of course, like the fact that Star doesn't do much so we have no idea why making another wish would stop Magnifico, but this is suppose the song that explains the themes and it's so confusing that it makes the entire story confusing.

[@OpticalSorcerer]

Seeing how "This Wish" was written before the script and Julia said they had about one storyboard to go off of, I think all these songs are just VERY rough drafts.

[@lacountess]

@@mariatorres-by6duthat explains it a little because when I heard the lyrics I thought what does a holistic theory about the origin of the universe have to do with wish and wishing. It still doesn’t help because the movie fails to explain if Asha is wishing on all the stars (which corroborates with the ending) or just that one star plushie (which breaks it.)

[@maravreloaded]

Also "Here I are". What a way to insult Walt Disney's legacy. Naming an ILLITERATE DEER after the protagonist of one of his first works.

[@maravreloaded]

"You don't need to think too hard." Yeah because this song makes no sense, it's pure melody and the lyrics are white noise.

[@maravreloaded]

5:00 They tried to do the same but wanted to be more poetic and more ELOQUENT. That's how the word is used in a sentence, Disney.

[@practicalpisces]

The only message I get from this song is "you are made of stardust, so you can make your own dreams/wishes come true" which is undermined by Star making all of the animals talk, therefore showcasing powers that none of the animal or human characters possess. Also, Asha is granted a wand at the end so that she can grant other's wishes. That "magic" is from a third-party source. Why not use the basic ambition to create provided by her "star power?"

[@gav1233]

Worst instrumentals: "This is the Thanks I Get" Worst lyrics: "I'm a Star"

[@maravreloaded]

Also. The lines about art and origin stories... That could work if they were characters, like in universe created by Asha but made real by Star. Because, we know she's an artist. Something that is NEVER used through the whole movie.

[@Muna-Jlore0997]

Once I’ve heard those lyrics, I looked around in the theater making sure I’m not the only one who felt cringe and embarrassing. (Most likely embarrassing.) I was so close to leave the theatre immediately. No joke.

[@soffisoffy2709]

‘Here I are’ is so frustrating, like you said, we can easily fixed this by changing the word ‘I’ to ‘We.’ And another idea is where the deer did say that, only to be quickly corrected by another (wise) animal. After all, it used to be a deer who can never talk in human speech, and possibly aren’t as literate as the human themselves

[@babsiwuff]

You know, I had a thought; I wonder how much more effective the song would have been if it had been sung to Magnifico. Like, the scene could play out where he's stressed out and scared, and he's in the woods, trying to find out what the light was, and the animals sing to him. But in his case, it would be a reveal moment, where he finds out what star magic is, and that it's nothing to be scared of or threatened by, since "he's a star" too and has had the stardust inside him the whole time. Maybe the song helps reveal that the star magic is what caused his "own origin story" because it's what helped him learn to create his own magic. The song could serve as a gentle reality check; sometimes things you don't understand aren't always something to fear, and sometimes the answers to life's biggest mysteries are closer than you think and aren't always found in a book.

[@godrules311]

That would make for a pretty nice story.

[@Kloyster2010]

That would be cool for a younger magnifico

[@chairliftphilospher5710]

Despite the fact I HATE how boring this song is I would watch that scene. With the way the song is though, Magnifico would nope out more confused than before, the animals drive him insane and then almost kill him as he tries to get away, and he burns the woods for revenge.

[@untappedpotential2761]

Hazbin Hotel of all things out here making better Disney music than Disney during their 100 year anniversary

[@fleetadmiralauto6506]

TF2 Medic: Hazbin Hotel? More like, Hazbin Homotel Scout: اللعنة عليك وعلى عصير الليمون الخاص بك

[@ugtheperson]

Another video that discussed this song was feom Jonah Who Two, i highly recommend checking him out!

[@dreamtv2710]

Jonah who two rewrote this song and broke it down really well. His video called “trying to fix wish’s cringiest song” is an awesome one

[@karathewolfsfanficchannel933]

It’s litterally amazing. Been listening to it all day

[@PistachioDean]

It's wild because I'm sure there are so many artists that would actually love to work for Disney, and Disney has the money to hire a really good songwriters (and writers for the movie in general)

[@Siren__Ai]

this song means literally nothing. It is gibberish without order

[@gracebohler4380]

Recently subscribed. Great video. I kept thinking this song was playing off of the idea that "We are all formed from the dust of collapsed stars" and somehow that's supposed to make everyone special. Others have mentioned this of course. It certainly isn't the worst idea for a disney song, but it sounds like they put the prompt into an AI program and lost the essence of what they were going for.

[@arron4112]

The fact that someone in the department penned the word "shareholders" as part of the lyrics of the song just makes me cringe to an uncomfortable degree and further makes me lose hope

[@djmutt2000]

The virgin I’m a Star vs the chad Loser Baby

[@Pepperfry18]

OMG YES

[@SavouryGalette]

How did you just read my mind 😧

[@yashvibhardwaj9608]

Exactly

[@jezebelrose6897]

Masterpiece: You’re a loser baby A loser goddamn baby You’re a f**led up little whiney bitch You’re a loser just like me Crap: Ooh, I'm a star! Watch out world here I are! You know who's lookin' sharp? Me, I'm a star!

[@ejoshcoron]

Nothing epitomizes the half-assery of this film like Michaels not knowing the difference between elegant and eloquent and Disney not even catching it

[@godrules311]

We all make mistakes, but yeah, them not fixing it bites. Maybe they thought people would regard it as “clever” 🙄

[@moonliteevee]

Some people theorize that whoever wrote this thought eloquent was just a fancier word for elegant or didn't want to use elegant for some reason

[@Muna-Jlore0997]

@@moonliteeveemy thoughts exactly. It’s even weirder when the animals say “shareholders”. That’s even worse.

[@Ninetails2000]

It feels like they read all of the books on how to write in a modern, irreverent, Joss Whedon style and applied everything at once without really understanding why it works. So much of these lyrics feel like something they looked at in isolation to make it sound as relatable as possible but then didn't look at how forced and artificial it all reads in sequence.

[@OpticalSorcerer]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: this should've been a soaring, empowering ballad. Just switch it so it comes after TITTIG so there's not two ballads in a row.

[@Samaru163]

I think why I hate this song more than any other song in the movie (which are also bad), is because this song is meant to make audiences think bak to the classics of Walt Disney himself. It features talking animals, namely a turtle, squirrels, quails, rabbits, deer, and raccoons. Animals which featured heavily in Disney's early works like Snow White and Bambi. The Bear, Little Jon, is the only exception, but his name is meant to be a reference to Robin Hood. Just like how the idiot deer who says "here I are" is named Bambi. Then there are the talking trees and mushrooms. The short Flowers and Trees was the first Disney short to use technicolor, and the mushrooms are a reference to the dancing mushrooms in Fantasia. In short, the visuals of this song is designed to make you think of all the amazing things Walt and his legendary animators accomplished in the 1930s and 1940s... and yet they squander that legacy with their cheep imitation. If you want us to think back to the gorgeous landscapes and colours of Bambi, why make Wish's Bambi an idiot? If you want us to remember the mushrooms of Fantasia, why make these ones linked to such a confusing line like "But if you just see the mushrooms then you'll understand"? As an admirer of Walt Disney and everything he did for the animation industry, this song infuriates me to no end because it uses Walt's legacy, and the legacy of amazing aniamtors like Bill Tytla, Eric Larson, and Tyrus Wong, to pull at nostialgia baiting and distract from how shiitty their product is. People are going to always remember Snow White, Fantasia, and Bambi for their artistic beauty and strong emotional core. Wish, meanwhile, is going to be laughed at and mocked for the souless corporate product that it is.

[@Yellow6182]

Honestly, the only song from Wish that I remember liking is At All Costs (also Knowing What I Know Now, but I wouldn’t listen to it actively). The thing about it that sucks is that it’s SUPPOSED to be the Disney love interest song, and since the movie didn’t have a love interest, it’s weird to think about it being between Magnifico and Asha. Honestly I’m glad it wasn’t an advertised song like This Is The Thanks I Get, but it probably would’ve fit better with the original idea where the star was Asha’s love interest(?) or between Magnifico and the king.

[@Yellow6182]

IT WONT LET ME EDIT BUT I MEAN THE QUEEN

[@godrules311]

Well, hopefully Pinkiemachine can fix it in her remake 😁

[@chairliftphilospher5710]

Of COURSE it's in 4/4, the most common time signature because it's easy to sing. Of COURSE it's in C major, the easiest, (IMHO most overused) and (IMHO)most boring key, and transitions a half step up because it's easy. Of COURSE it's aggressively diatonic (only uses the white keys on the piano, strictly in the key signature.). Of COURSE it's in your awkward speed zone where it's too slow to be fun but also too fast to be reflective. Of COURSE the only complicated thing about it is the lyrics. Of COURSE it's a pop song with minimal instrumentation. that stays the same through the whole song. Of COURSE the lyrics will be good when, and only when, I can and want to go skiing in Hell. Disney clearly did not expect their musicians to give a flying pirate's booty about this song, in fact I doubt the songwriters gave a flying pirate's booty about this song, so they made it as easy as possible to just get over with.

[@hotwax9376]

This song is so bad I almost think AI wrote the words. Thank you so much for ripping it to shreds.

[@godrules311]

Frankly I think AI could do better.

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

Ok, I GENUINELY am starting to believe the Chatgpt allegations. What the fuck is this song? What logically thinking professional songwriter would spit out this mush of confused sentences?

[@theadaptationstationmaster]

8:23 That's a problem I have with most fantasy stories where wishing on stars works. (They tend to be aimed at kids.) How come the bad guys never wish on the stars?

[@godrules311]

Maybe the stars only grant good people’s wishes? 🤷‍♀️

[@timothyfinch7295]

Forget the lyrics themselves. The animation for the lyric video is giving me a migrane.

[@maravreloaded]

Oh God. Look I like nightcore and I like Splatoon music, but there's A POINT a LIMIT where high voices become just INFURIATING.

[@godrules311]

Sorry. I heightened the pitch to avoid copyright issues. It’s not actually this high.

[@maravreloaded]

Yeah I know. But, doesn't fair use apply?

[@godrules311]

@@maravreloaded Maybe, but I've already had to jump through hoops to post my other videos, and I only used short clips for those. Since I had to use most of the song for this one, I decided not to take any chances.

[@lacountess]

How did we go from “Tale as Old as Time,” and “Paint with All the Colors of the Wind,” to “When it comes to the universe we’re all shareholders?” 🙄

[@unripetheberrby6283]

God does rule. :)

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Is it bad I didn't expect this comment to have likes? ( . .) That's so cool guys~

[@K0ira]

Oh. I actually really enjoyed the song and the music and rhythm. Some of the VA's voices sounded so amazing. I really enjoyed the owl's line, it was just nice. I also did like the message. Personally as someone who's always felt inadequate, worthless, and just meaningless, the point of that you are a star regardless just warms me up. I know the movie has its faults (like the storyline and animation, I definitely agree with that) but I thought some of the songs were really nice. I have 4 of them (including the end credits song) on my personal playlist. Maybe I need to relook if these songs aren't as good as I thought....

[@godrules311]

There’s nothing wrong with liking this song just because other people don’t. I know that feeling well. Don’t feel ashamed because it resonates with you. I’m criticizing it from an objective standpoint, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value in some people’s hearts. And I’m sorry you have felt that way. As a Christian, I believe that Jesus loves everyone, and that every person is God’s unique creation. God bless you.

[@Embrinna]

I can agree. I actually think that Wish's songs are all have good melodies and sounds good, the singers voice are beautiful, they are realy talented. I would humm it when i can. It's the LYRICS that is the problem. It's just doesn't makes sense! Like, i am not a native english speaker, but i can understand songs such as Colors Of The Wind, A Whole New World, Reflection, etc. They have literal meaning and metaphors in it, but the lyrics still sounds able to sing and understand. Wish in the other hand, the more i listen to them, the more i feel like i will not be able to sing it. I even confused what actually they want to say in each of the lyrics. It's feels the writers only put bunch of unusual words to make it sounds creative and artistic yet relatable, but it ended up didn't make any sense and failed to another level.

[@karathewolfsfanficchannel933]

The end credits song imo is the best one. Theres this deleted scene where Saba Sabino sings it and it’s so good

[@jezebelrose6897]

Love the inclusion of the Death Note clip. Lol 😂

[@godrules311]

I’m coming out with some AMVs soon…

[@MisterManGav]

WHY DID THEY SAY HERE I ARE THEY LITERALLY COULD HAVE SAID HERE WE ARE

[@Muna-Jlore0997]

Apparently, the songwriters or whoever was in charge didn’t have time to work on it and find a clever way so the audience wouldn’t catch that error. It’s kinda a bit too late, Disney.

[@emilymartic7120]

"watch out world here i are" has two implications: a) the animal singing this hasnt been around english too long to know grammar b) the writers threw away their knowlegde on grammar to make a rhyme and considering every other animal doesnt make a grammatical error, im leaning to b

[@MrAuthor3DS]

Okay...but isn't Valentino already instantly fluent? And he seems much younger than that deer.

[@liammcallister726]

This song is also scientifically incorrect because stars are plasma, not gas.

[@godrules311]

True, but at that point we would have to criticize the Lion King too.

[@BassicallyKiyash]

Have you seen Jonah Who Two's video trying to rewrite this song? You both make similar (albeit obvious) points

[@voidquill]

compielation, yum...

[@bananapalito]

Isso e tipo uma versão que tenta ser um pouco melhor do meme do "voce acha facil fabricar papel" no Brasil, que só sao palavras que rimam e nao fazem sentido algum em contexto

[@bananapalito]

1:24 Was this voice synchronization intentional?

[@godrules311]

Voice synchronization?

[@godrules311]

I just realized what you meant. Nope, it wasn't 😂

[@JackalopeBunny]

Lol that's hilarious, even if it's an accident

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Fun fact: the songs from Wish do make sense in spanish (the Latin American dub changed the dumb, contradictory and/or strange lyrics). Maybe in other dubs too.

[@godrules311]

Well, it's nice to know it made sense somewhere. Maybe I should listen to the Spanish version sometime.

[@lacountess]

This song doesn’t just demonstrate the downfall of Disney but the entertainment industry as a whole. It feels like after the previous generation of creators who gave us masterpieces like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast retired a bunch of illiterate college kids with overinflated egos took over who don’t even try to mask their illiteracy.

[@maravreloaded]

80% of the song is filler for what can essentially be summed up as _"we're made of stardust"_ the rest is cringe verses trying to sound cool or clever. In short, talk a lot but say nothing.

[@TylerMcNamer]

This "song" annoyed me.

[@OptimusPhillip]

I'm pretty sure I've heard "question mark" used that way before. Like, as a term for a missing or unresolved detail in a greater plan. I think it's meant to be, like, you're writing something down, and you write a question mark in place of something you need to know but don't yet.

[@godrules311]

As I said, you could argue it’s poetic license. It just sounds kind of weird.

[@zagmite6269]

Watch out world here i are

[@moonliteevee]

Someone else mentioned this in another video I watched that Julia Cavazos? (corrrct me if I got the wrong person) doesn't know how to properly write metaphors. This is why the song feels clunky and poorly written despite the other songs she wrote.

[@godrules311]

It's Julia Michaels. And to be fair, Disney gave her barely any time and almost no story context.

[@Z3N1TY0]

Thank you!!!

[@purpleflowers8723]

This song would only sound okay if you don't know English

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

I had to agree with you

[@laok]

this screems AI

[@krackkokichi]

no one ever talks about how stupid the line "get that through your system! SOLAR!" is. why the solar? 😭 i get they want a star theme here, but it doesn't fit in the line at all

[@godrules311]

It’s basically being used as an interjection, but it just sounds weird.

[@kathrin-mariasamarrastehle6538]

Wow❤

[@danielgudinojuarez6729]

The song is secretly from Cocomelon

[@godrules311]

I’ve never seen Cocomelon, but surely it’s not this nonsensical?

[@majastono2540]

We have a big question: Who wrote these garbage lirycs?

[@godrules311]

Well, technically Julia Michaels did, but Disney really shafted her be giving her little time and hardly any story context.

[@Voltorb1993]

I am not defending this song per say, it's not good, but I get what it wanted to say. All humans and most of everything on Earth, including Earth itself, is made of star dust. Which is true. Basically, out of all the elements, only hydrogen and some helium was created during the Big Bang. All the other elements are made either in the cores of dying heavy stars, or in supernovae (and other, crazier events). Ancient stars in the past go supernova and leave behind clouds of dust. Which eventually gather together and form a new star and planets around it. But it's really weird to use this fact as a metaphor in a Disney animated movie... and not even explain it properly.

[@Evri-mu3id]

The lyrics are literally just garbage noise, they don't make any sense and are only there to pad out the song

[@raincloudsblockthesky1154]

Just shows the ridiculousness of the evolution theory. Thank you for pointing out how confusing and wrong it is

[@mainacc7624]

What does this have to do with the evolution theory?

[@godrules311]

@@mainacc7624At 7:28 I mentioned that a work of art implies an artist because art doesn’t make itself. Similarly the idea that the universe brought itself into existence is equally absurd. I didn’t actually intend to start a conversation about evolution versus design with this video, but it’s cool 😁

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

3:57 huh?

[@godrules311]

Yeah, it’s really confusing. We’re nebulae in a nursery, but we’re also stars, and nebulae are “star nurseries,” so we’re nurseries in a nursery 😵‍💫

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@godrules311 a nursery within a nebula could makes sense if you’re breaking it down into regions. And if I’m. Not mistaken the space gas is what forms a star

[@godrules311]

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 Perhaps. Still seems a bizarre way of phrasing it in a Disney song, though.

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@godrules311 Absolutely no doubt about that. Lemme tell you that end scene with When You Wish Upon A Star started playing I actually bawled *_not because it was good_* because it was Disney’s centennial and they wasted it! They didn’t dare to dare. I mean I would not have minded it if Encanto was the 100th anniversary movie. Like *_anything_* was better than that! “Broadway song writers? Nah! Next thing you’ll want are those independent storytellers on KZbin! Ha! Hand drawn animation? Ugh! So labourious and expensive.” Like do they NOT know how returns work? They could totally get dough back! I see the issue in trying to sift through thousands if not millions or résumés, but I think people should be submitting detailed pitches with them if they haven’t already because my god Disney needs some flavour and originality. STAT!

[@godrules311]

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 Thing is, the original pitch for Wish WAS good: Starboy, the king and queen as a villain couple, etc. In fact, there’s a KZbinr named Pinkiemachine Studios that is rewriting Wish into a full-length 2D animated film based on the concept art book. You should check it out 🙂

[@meta527II]

I feel like I'm the only one who enjoyed this song. Though that was mainly because of all the nice visuals. Even so, I feel stupid about myself for liking it (Don't rub it in)

[@godrules311]

It’s cool if you like it. There are things I love that I know others don’t. I just acknowledge the faults and then enjoy what I like about it. No shame.

[@meta527II]

@@godrules311 thanks for understanding.

[@chairliftphilospher5710]

Honestly, like what you like and don't worry about what other people think. You're not hurting anyone by enjoying an unpopular piece of music. God bless you.

[@user-lj3xy4qx3d]

Not to get controversial, but this song kinda sounds like an atheist trying to explain the miracle of life. Endless circular reasoning and meaningless metaphors. Creation without a creator. No real answers.

[@Cminorputitincminor]

You’re saying that scientific fact is just circular reasoning and meaningless metaphors 😭. Believe what you want, I believe in religious freedom, but this dig wasn’t necessary. Just say you don’t understand the science, honey, that’s okay.

[@godrules311]

As a Christian, I agree with you. Though I think most atheists I've encountered are far more intelligent than this song 😆

[@user-lj3xy4qx3d]

@@godrules311 yes definitely lol

[@chairliftphilospher5710]

@@godrules311 As another Christian I will also drink to that. I don't tend to argue with atheists but of the arguments I've seen against my religion, this song is the worst.

[@godrules311]

@@chairliftphilospher5710 Frankly, I think some atheists would be insulted by this song.

[@miarahming2244]

Tbh the singers were killing it though LOL

[@baalfgames5318]

Good lord, the song's already cringy enough. Why crank up the pitch to ear-splitting levels?

[@godrules311]

I did that to avoid any copyright issues. I've already had to jump through hoops to get my previous videos published, and they only used short clips and not the whole song. If you watch Brainless Mastermind's video on Wish, she had to do the same thing.

[@Cminorputitincminor]

Similar to what you said about the thematic issues, my problem is not only that it just raises dumb questions and doesn’t answer them, or that it’s just metaphor after metaphor. It’s also that half of this song including the chorus seems very focussed on identity; on saying “you’re a star, I’m a star, we’re all connected”. Despite all the awful grammar and lyrics, the actual themes presented could’ve worked somewhat (albeit a bit on-the-nose) if the previous scenes were about Asha not understanding who she was, or not feeling good in her own body. But - from what I interpreted of it - Wish doesn’t set out to explore themes of identity and self-esteem/dysphoria. That’s just not what the message of the film is. It feels like all the songs and, well, all the scenes, were each made by separate individuals and mashed together at the end, there’s no cohesion to it. I’m so sick of Disney churning out mediocre (at best) films. There’s no excuse for it.