Edit to video - the majority of the talent involved in the production of the movie came from (at the time) Soviet controlled Ukraine and not from the USSR. Should have mentioned that in the video but it went under my radar, my mistake! The studio itself was Kyivnaukfilm and it had a good run from 1941 to 1998. Definitely will look more into it when I get around to my deep-dive about Ukrainian animation. Again, apologies for the mistake!

@AMANWITHAPLAN149

Жыл бұрын

Omg hi

@evgenkhersonets880

Жыл бұрын

The original version with live-action songs, russian VAs and subtitles kzread.info/dash/bejne/g3-GqZmJdpqZhaQ.html P.S. Captain Smolett is my favourite character (they're arming a canon. Why? Ah, they gonna shoot!)

@aaronstanley6914

Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy this became a meme it reintroduced me to a movie I loved as a kid.

@ellifsyaa

Жыл бұрын

Ignore the bot replies (not everyone is)

@lhtyeehaw1319

Жыл бұрын

Me who inherited my mother's genes that make me immune to hangovers watching the promo like: 💀

So one cool thing that you didn’t mention is that this version has been a meme in Russia for a long time. They’ve been making memes with these characters for ages and it’s only now spread to the international internet.

@user-zw7zp3jg5f

Жыл бұрын

Wanted Saber to say that but oh well, guess nobody will know how much do we love Dr. Livesey's laugh.

@1CE.

Жыл бұрын

Ironic The world(Western anyways)sanctions Russia and take an L in the process only to import some fine meme material from Russia lol

@charakiga

Жыл бұрын

@@1CE. What? How is that related with the countries, memes are taken from everywhere and shared, without political opinions, stop bringing politics into this.

@gabor276

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they had doctor livesey for as long as we had the chad

@maxxxon516

Жыл бұрын

@@gabor276 Chad is also Russian, lol

Fun fact: from the songs in live action sequences, the movie is not only an anti-drinking campaign, but also an anti-smoking one, a pro-sport and generally pro-healthy lifestyle one :D I recommend the full subbed version: the songs are pretty catchy, and the live action part is no less entertaining than the animated one.

@PussInBoot414

Жыл бұрын

These Soviet cartoons/films usually have super catchy songs or they end up being really sad. Guess both are pretty good.

@user-ct8dm7ez4r

Жыл бұрын

Intro and outro are not actually psas. All other live-action segments are.

@Serucipe

Жыл бұрын

Imagine a Russian telling you to not drink alcohol.

@zadock6370

Жыл бұрын

I watch dub instead

@erikgat7640

Жыл бұрын

Also one of the live action sequences shows the back story of Ben Gunn.

The fact that the Russians were able to keep this meme a secret from us for years is amazing.

@veirant5004

Жыл бұрын

We have hundreds of them and only a portion gets exposed to the mass audience in those "another wacky day in Russia" videos. Most of them are built around speaking, often with quite bad microphone quality and absurdity in the language being used, the mood, the characteristic colour peculiar for some groups of people (not only gopniks aka chavs of Russia). This very meme became popular because you don't really need to understand the speech to get it at the first place. Arabic world, the burning trashbox of India - they are so monstrous in size that it's no way you see all of the content within life. Btw gonna make a quick notice: the soviet cartoons and films are that good exclusively because of the mixture of censorship, the necessity to bring a kind sort of moral and a great theatrical culture and the education, both in general and in regard of the art production. Now, after the fall of the Iron Curtain, all we see is that the average viewer loves billions of dollars being thrown onto the fans with all that computer graphics as a result; same goes for nudity, blood, incontrolable swearing, vulgarity, inhuman values and etc. The Soviets didn't have it and Western media seemed to be similar he*oin for them. The today's Russian cinema production is in the very bottom, showing the worst of what has been described, but "local" and "relatable" without the awkward translations. This garbage is sponsored by the goverment and could not be shi*ier than that.

@Nikolaievich9837

Жыл бұрын

@@veirant5004 Russian films aren’t bad but Ya your right Russian todays films are not very good and lack diversity. The Soviet Union brought more options and ideas

@TT.Hell.

Жыл бұрын

@@veirant5004 I love your description of India 😂

@Courier_Seven

11 ай бұрын

The overkill of diversity in movies is what's ruining them. That and the writers aren't properly educated being American and all that

@seymoorepoone9512

10 ай бұрын

There’s a ton of Russian secrets that even the Russians don’t know about.

Dr Livesey is the ultimate gigachad. He is the embodiment of pure masculinity. Everyone wants to be like him and therefore it is addicting to see him walk. None of us can match the sheer awesomeness of Dr Livesey

@theamused8705

3 ай бұрын

Eventually, he'll be vilified for toxic masculinity. 😅

"The words 'Rum' and 'Death' should have the same meaning to you. Do you understand?" -Chad Livesey, 2022

@Chkprofilename

Жыл бұрын

Fr

@geardog24

Жыл бұрын

1988 actually. 🤓

@TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz

Жыл бұрын

@@geardog24 2022 is the year where he got popular, genius

@geardog24

Жыл бұрын

@@TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz just a point, petty.

@supremeteen1975

Жыл бұрын

@@geardog24 I agree. Originally 1988 when it was said. 2022 is when the quote got popular.

I love how the movie is an Anti-Drinking PSA, and the coolest character in the movie is literally the built gigachad doctor who doesnʼt even take fighting seriously and stood up to a gang of pirates just to say "hey guys btw you know smoking is bad for you right, dumbass" then just takes all of their pipes

@sosig6445

Жыл бұрын

"hahaha let's save his terrible worthless life hahaha" "Hey where is black dog" "Shut up, there is no dog here... now mind you, if you keep on drinking like this you won't be alive haha, Rum means death for you understand?"

@ketchupwater06

Жыл бұрын

@@sosig6445 "we need dr. livesey" "hi im dr. livesey, is this the guy that you asked me about" "yeah" "okay *puts him into the bed, that guy tries to get back out but he puts him back in* “ "okay so your problem is that rum and death mean the same thing to you, got it? iʼm done here, goodbye my boy jim"

@robbiewalker2831

Жыл бұрын

@@ketchupwater06 It kinda makes sense as to why they make this cartoon doubled as a PSA encouraging good health habits like exercising, and protesting against bad health habits like excessive alcohol drinking and smoking tobacco; because the original story, that the cartoon is based on, is by the same guy who created “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”: Robert Louis Stevenson!

@tektoastium7241

Жыл бұрын

Those pirates actually died then and there

@roetemeteor

Жыл бұрын

Oh, no shit, in the film, he actually fights with his left hand. He's right handed. He duels three people with his OFF HAND to give them a sporting chance, and they still couldn't even touch him.

Doctor Livesey's voice actor is absolute joy of a person.

Those panning shots? Shockingly fluid and incredible, especially in all 2D hand drawn animation. The animation studio didn't have to go that hard but they chose to and I'll tip my hat to that.

5:44 Apparently, the father/son vibe between Jim and Silver from Disney’s Treasure Planet was a subplot added by Disney that wasn’t in the original. In the original, Jim’s father is still there, and it’s not implied that they’re even estranged. The filmmakers wanted to use a subplot of Jim having abandonment issues to make the betrayal and mutiny more impactful than it would have been otherwise. It’s not just Jim and team vs the pirates. It’s Jim vs Silver personally. It was one of the major story deviations they made from the original. That’s why it’s not in most other adaptations.

@clochard4074

Жыл бұрын

I found so weird Saberspark didn't catch on that, since he seems to know the book, making comparisons.

@robertdullnig3625

Жыл бұрын

I would say it is in the book, just more subtle. His father does die early on in the novel, so you could definitely see Jim as looking to Silver as a replacement father figure. I believe they play up the relationship a bit in the 1950s live action Disney movie as well.

@zaphodbeeblebrox7893

Жыл бұрын

@@robertdullnig3625 It is implied that Silver genuinely likes Jim in the book, he sticks his neck out for him once or twice, but its not even close to the full father-son thing in Treasure Planet, which is a huge part of why I love that movie so much

@unfabgirl

Жыл бұрын

@@robertdullnig3625 It was also hinted at in the Muppet version, where Jim is an orphan (I think, it has been a few years since I last watched it. Iirc, he worked for the inn and had a motherly figure but no father figure in the beginning of that version)

@delivererofdarknessshoguno1133

Жыл бұрын

@@zaphodbeeblebrox7893 Well, Silver is just a TINY bit more moral than other pirates, he actually wants to avoid killing children and is willing to negotiate. But yeah, I didn't see many father-son hints in the novel.

The thing about the gigachad doctor I can’t get over is that while he’s fighting off the three men with one hand, he switches it to his non dominant hand and is still effortlessly fighting them

@jumpkicking

Жыл бұрын

Could be ambidextrous. I knew someone who claimed that he didn't have a "best" hand, but he typically used his right to fit in. Would not put it past Livesey.

@ProphetLot

Жыл бұрын

gigachad doctor?

@NewtrendsMe

Жыл бұрын

It's like that final fight scene from The Matrix!

@ben.3237

Жыл бұрын

That's one hell of a doctor

@niggasinanutshell6590

Жыл бұрын

*FUNNY FOOTAGE OF LIVESY RÄPING A LION:* kzread.info/dash/bejne/fm2Jxa2SntPAZ9Y.html

In Soviet Union school vacations began at the same day everywhere, and this was the main cartoon broadcasted on TV at the first day. Everybody knew - the first day of school vacations meant “Treasure Island” on TV. I was waiting for it like crazy. Still obsessed with the memes from the cartoon. I’m so happy people of the world discovering this❤

@oleggold

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully they also watch the cartoon itself (better in Russian with subtitles than in English!) and not only the meme.

dr livesey doesnt drink, hes definitely on something stronger than booze

@barsnacker

Жыл бұрын

Life

@venomfan2020

7 ай бұрын

Healthy

@Quincy_Morris

6 ай бұрын

Your life on being British

@nathangamble125

27 күн бұрын

@@Quincy_Morris TEA!

We should all strive to reach even 10% of Dr. Livesey's coolness

@Rhodes_1

Жыл бұрын

2 likes in 1 min

@Rhodes_1

Жыл бұрын

5 likes

@Rhodes_1

Жыл бұрын

7

@Rhodes_1

Жыл бұрын

9

@Rhodes_1

Жыл бұрын

11

6:40 This dark faces is also inside joke. It's reference on Soviet film about Russian Spy in WWII Germany ("17 instantaneous of spring"). When you see some new faces - you got info about him with some slow deep voice telling about this character. "Uncanny dark faces" also become meme in russian media like year ago. Some sort of creepy pasta called "Dark Lievsy" and something like that.

@me0here0me0there

Жыл бұрын

And the funniest thing is that Livesey's VA is also this deep voice which reads characters' dossiers.

Here is some notes from someone from Soviet Union and was a kid in time this movie was made. It`s probably the most loved soviet-made animation movie for most of my generation. It`s sort of insane and is not your average soviet cartoon, yes it`s an anti-alcohol, anti-tobacco, anti-gambling, pro-sport propaganda, it has like tons of (Soviet) pop-culture references. It was made by an team of animators from Kyiv, Ukraine (the studio KyivScienceFootage was known for an experimental approach to an animation), a score was composed by Ukrainian composer, movie was originally voiced mostly by actors of Kyiv`s theaters (I had a chance to see most of them on stage) plus couple of USSR-wide celebrities. The movie was made for TV, hence the 2 parts of 1 hour each, the live action intakes were a measure to extend running time, because of production time constraints they were not finished. Initially it was going to be like "Roger Rabbit"-level animation and live action combos.

@thegreenberretwearingbrony9678

Жыл бұрын

This along with Nu Pagadi will always be my favorite russian animated media

@user-mv4dy3ud8r

Жыл бұрын

@@thegreenberretwearingbrony9678 the comment literally said the movie is made in Ukraine. Or do you mean the Ukraine = russia? Either call it soviet, or call it Ukrainian. Calling a ukrainian a russain is not really better than saying the n word, and it was that way even before the war.

@user-bg9sq5kb6o

Жыл бұрын

@@thegreenberretwearingbrony9678 you can say its a soviet animation but not a Russian one

@Mriynyk_

Жыл бұрын

@@user-bg9sq5kb6o This cartoon was made by the Ukrainian republic in the warehouse of the USSR, if you didn’t know the principles, then under the USSR there were internal republics.

@user-bg9sq5kb6o

Жыл бұрын

@@Mriynyk_ But USSR itself were also a state thats why I say it can be a USSR animation（or a Ukrainian）I just didnt write it on literally

I think the vibe of the meme is simple. It's a realistic portrayal of the meeting of Chad. You got your skinny chad, your buff chad, and your husky chad. All just pulling up for a good time.

Dr. Livesey: "Rum and death should mean the same thing to you." Saber: There's no way this guy's sober

@code066funkinbird3

Жыл бұрын

Which saber

@blinded6502

Жыл бұрын

@@code066funkinbird3 Which sibir

@_yuri

Жыл бұрын

guy be high on life

@himedo1512

Жыл бұрын

You're missing the context. Dr livesey is an actual medical doctor, and he was doing a medical examination and telling his patient, who is an alcoholic, that his liver is shot and any more drinking he will die. That line has nothing to do with drinking in moderation.

@TV---kn2rl

Жыл бұрын

@@himedo1512 Ah didn't know that 👍

6:38 Those "uncanny dark faces" you talk about are actually a very big reference to another extremely famous soviet film made in 1973 called "17 moments of spring". Notice how they did the "dark faces" only when introducing characters? Well that's exactly how they introduced them in that film. The film is about a soviet spy in the nazi Germany so character introductions were in dossier style. The cartoon did those same introductions that you folks find scary for some reason.

@hubertrozalski7070

Жыл бұрын

You're talking about Agent Stirlitz? "Dark faces" seemed familiar.

@user-ct8re8xo5z

Жыл бұрын

it's horrible dark faces . dossier on cartoon characters) a brief synopsis of the character (seriously, but so funny)

@007stareye

Жыл бұрын

@@hubertrozalski7070 Yes, thats the main character of that series.

@supersasukemaniac

Жыл бұрын

here a Dark shadowed picture is usually used in a memorial.

@DaBlueIghuana

Жыл бұрын

Oh I didn’t even know that

Soviet Era Animation is something I deeply love. There was a lot of fantastic films and shorts came from this time and helped kick off the second wind of 90's cartoons in the US. One of my favorite films ever made was "The Mystery of the Third Planet" from 1981.

I think the most interesting thing about this version of Dr. Livesy is that he’s not a scrawny little guy like in the other interpretations

The only adaptation that doesnt depict Dr Livesey as a wimp. Also, as someone who used to watch that movie on regular bases as a kid you cant imagine the sheer amount of flashbacks I got when I saw the memes

@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051

Жыл бұрын

SO MANY BOTS!

@DaBlueIghuana

Жыл бұрын

God especially the live-action clips Saber showed that he wasn’t sure of, they were weird but really fun and probably did a pretty good job as warnings too

@ntfoperative9432

Жыл бұрын

@Saberраrk 🅥 you didn't even try

@crystalatkins5642

Жыл бұрын

I’m agree with you dude

@equinedale1340

Жыл бұрын

This movie is my freaking childhood (my parents are from Russia and they brought these movies with them to the US) so growing up watching stuff like this is so close to me XD

There is so much more to quality soviet cartoons. There are "The adventures of captain Wrongel", "Dr. Aibolit", basically any Armenfilm. The distinct style and humor in those are on par with "Emperor new groove" so i highly recomend it.

@andollpony2227

Жыл бұрын

It's such a shame that nobody ever talks about "Wow, a talking fish!" It has so much charm, great style and animation, as well as voice acting

@Thenameless1

Жыл бұрын

I really hope he checks out Captain Wrongel and Dr. Aibolit.

@user-ld6cq3ug4g

Жыл бұрын

Soviet animation is generally very varied in tone, style and themes. There are so many high quality projects with very different appeal to them. I recommend all westerners to get acquainted with Soviet cartoons, it would be a very interesting experience

@user-wn7jz8ci7u

Жыл бұрын

Both cartoons you named specifically are made by the same producer as Treasure Island, Cherkassky! :)

@epicvirgin6444

Жыл бұрын

Mystery of the 3d planet

Might be called "Return to Treasure Island" because in the book, Long John Silver and a lot of the pirate crew that mutinies with him are former members of the crew that originally sailed to island and their captain buried the treasure there. So, in a sense for them, it is a return to the titular Treasure Island. Though, seeing as the book's main protagonists Jim Hawkins, Dr. Livesey, and Squire Trelawney have not been there before, I can see the confusion.

@Your.fav.lils-.

6 күн бұрын

FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS READ THE BOOK! Hahah, “Pieces of eight”!

this reminds me a lot of the asterix animated movies who have been created around the end of the 60's up to the 90's, the way the characters laugh, move and perform their stunts and antics feel very similar.

I’m glad the meme is still going fairly strong. There is a sort of fun to see characters marching with pride while the one in the middle gives off the most energy of the three. That and the doctor has such a positive personality, that you can’t help but love the guy while he seemingly gives zero fucks about anything happening around him.

@crowMilatonin

Жыл бұрын

I've only known this character for about 5 days but I can't imagine a world without him

@allusernamesweretaken

Жыл бұрын

420 likes ahahaa

@tacticaldroid5975

Жыл бұрын

Way better then the Nectar meme

@niggasinanutshell6590

Жыл бұрын

*FUNNY FOOTAGE OF LIVESY RÄPING A LION:* kzread.info/dash/bejne/fm2Jxa2SntPAZ9Y.html

The quote "The words *Rum* and *Death* should have the same meaning for you" goes hard as hell

@SmileytheSmile

Жыл бұрын

To be honest I don't get why you guys are so attached to it, he's just saying that that pirate drank too much and his liver is failing. Can you explain this to me please?

@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051

Жыл бұрын

@@SmileytheSmile There's nothing to explain.

@YourLocalAverageSquidMan

Жыл бұрын

Fr

@San-san6499

Жыл бұрын

@@SmileytheSmile it's a badass way to say to a guy that if he keeps drinking he's gonna die, that's it Like "the Man takes a drink, the drink takes a drink and then the drink takes the man"

@niggasinanutshell6590

Жыл бұрын

*FUNNY FOOTAGE OF LIVESY RÄPING A LION:* kzread.info/dash/bejne/fm2Jxa2SntPAZ9Y.html

There were several cartoons from creators of this Treasure Island. The first one is “Adventures of Captain Wrongel” released in 1981 - mind blowing with those mixed techniques and humor

3:16 These ARE the live action parts of the movie. Here's the full version if you still couldn't get your hands on it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqp126ufcs7PoJc.html You might like Captain Wrongel's (it's actually Врунгель, which literally means LIEngel, 'makes up a lot') Adventures, some of the Treasure Island guys worked on it, it's pretty good, similar style, too. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6GVx8eCpN3Nn6Q.html

The English dub of the Soviet Treasure Island is a literal warcrime against humanity and even those that didn't watch the original, but some clips from it agree. If you don't believe me, I can tell you one example: compare Dr. Livesey's laughs from the original and the dub and you'll see.

@Ian_Paneque

Жыл бұрын

English dub: just atired guy dubing Livesey. Original dub: Dr. Livesey dubs himself.

@boyvol6428

Жыл бұрын

@WarioSpy to be fair, German version is really close. Their VA actually sounded natural with his laugh.

@mrtinitun3000

Жыл бұрын

Оригинал был лутчше :)

@Legatich

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention original voice of John Silver, by all means.

@neondust7542

Жыл бұрын

YES! Finally it’s here kzread.info/dash/bejne/pqKDz7aBpLnOaKw.html

I want to see this type of character more. No regard for human life, yet still moral. Larger than life, always positive, strong, skilled, and intelligent.

@Black_Konoha

Жыл бұрын

Y’know, I’m beginning to see you everywhere

@jordan89124

Жыл бұрын

So you want more Sherlock Holmes

@teratoma.

Жыл бұрын

You described the most popular types of mc in the west, almost every action movie or western AAA game has every aspect you mentioned What you actually want is extroverted, loud and full of bravado instead of being more serious, reserved and humble like the current cliche

@rbpgamemaster

Жыл бұрын

@Saberраrk 🅥 THE IRONY

@aureliodeprimus8018

Жыл бұрын

@@rbpgamemaster Yeah, the bots getting bolder and more nasty by the moment....

One of my fav little details with the walk meme itself. They keep Liveseys head stationary but they're moving his teeth back and forth to simulate him turning his head a little with each step. That's a neat trick if you can't do a Milt Kahl head swaggle

I think the reason why the meme is still going is too how right it feels to strut walk like Dr.Livesy is doing, try it out yourself, makes you feel like a badass

Cool fact: Those cut ins with darkened pictures of characters and info about them are actually a reference to an old Soviet spy series called "Семнадцать Мгновений Весны"(Seventeen Moments of Spring). This series had really similar cut ins with character files. Dunno who might be interested in this information, but it's a thing.

@sapphiremccallister9168

Жыл бұрын

I just finished watching that movie/series a few days ago and really enjoyed it, so that was interesting to know!

@SammEater

Жыл бұрын

Ah, so it's a reference? Makes sense, the art looks pretty good too.

I grew up watching old Soviet cartoons and you can't imagine how nice it feels to see this one become so popular. I wish more of them were dug up, a lot of them have huge meme potential with how surreal they are. A few of my favourites are "Кто расскажет небылицу?" and "Ух ты, говорящая рыба!".

@Chkprofilename

Жыл бұрын

Fr

@thesplatooanima8231

Жыл бұрын

is it possible to romanize these titles? But i also grew up with some Russian/Soviet Cartoons in my Childhood. The most notable for me were "Nu Pogodi" and "Cheburashka".

@SmileytheSmile

Жыл бұрын

@@thesplatooanima8231 I can give you the links to both of them, I doubt I could find an official translation for something as obscure as this. Kto rasskazhet nebilitsu: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZHx7xqeNgpewebg.html Uh ty, govoryashaya ryba: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqRqltuImNLbqKw.html

@alwexandria

Жыл бұрын

As kind of a russian: The second one is really really *really* obscure

@evgenkhersonets880

Жыл бұрын

I would recommend Следствие ведут Колобки (Investigation Held by Kolobki)

The original voice actors for Livesey and Silver are also fantastic. Livesey's va is still alive and well and seems like a great guy. Also! The studio and most of the production team were from the Ukraine SSR.

0:48 I really love Saber's own remake of it with his voice. It's actually pretty damn good!

As someone who grew up watching the original, I'm so glad that this has finally become the meme it was meant to be Not to mention the live-action songs are such bangers

@coryspang7548

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@dubuyajay9964

Жыл бұрын

Is Livesey's actor still alive?

@DimitryViktorovich

Жыл бұрын

@@dubuyajay9964 Yes, he is! kzread.info/dash/bejne/anxn1NuOccrfcs4.html

@Borman1928

Жыл бұрын

@@dubuyajay9964 yep, he is alive yet. Today, the September third, he has a birthday. He is 72 years old.

@dubuyajay9964

Жыл бұрын

@@Borman1928 🎉🎊🎂🎁

It sure aged well. There's a constant among works that stand the test of time: they bottle archetypes that speak to a timeless human experience. For Dr Livesy, it's being a figure of great, radiant strength.

@niggasinanutshell6590

Жыл бұрын

*FUNNY FOOTAGE OF LIVESY RÄPING A LION:* kzread.info/dash/bejne/fm2Jxa2SntPAZ9Y.html

The whole "oh, the pirates are my family now" thing is VERY Disney - makes you stop thinking about how messed up the whole situation is. I mean, pretty much anything the company "adapted" was smoothed out and had syrupy moments added to keep kids from asking questions.

from what little ive seen from the memes i figured it was something well made, but no it goes BEYOND that. my god! there were such amazing camera movements ive not seen in a cartoon before. i will need to see the whole thing some day, i just wish my friend were still here he would love this to bits.

This cartoon is my childhood, and it's really heartwarming to see this cartoon shine in the international community. Sadly, the creator of this masterpiece haven't seen this wave of appreciation.

@der_luftmentsh

Жыл бұрын

Director David Cherkassky died, but Radna Sakhaltuyev, who was one of the lead artists on the film, is still alive.

@rickrolled3666

Жыл бұрын

Yo 🔥kzread.info/dash/bejne/pJh-m8Ssfpqwcdo.html..

@youallneedjesus7430

Жыл бұрын

One of my favourites too

@niggasinanutshell6590

Жыл бұрын

*FUNNY FOOTAGE OF LIVESY RÄPING A LION:* kzread.info/dash/bejne/fm2Jxa2SntPAZ9Y.html

You don't understand how happy I am to see my beloved childhood movie becoming a meme and everyone gets to enjoy it, watch the cartoon and get creative with it, gahhhhh just puts a huge smile on my face!!! 🥰

@3buniverse

Жыл бұрын

I know right? God it’s just crazy to see your childhood become a meme :)

LOVED that movie as a child! Not even from the old ussr or anything, my parents rented the VHS tape of this as a good introduction to the novel. Later I read the original it became my favorite book! Had no idea this was meme material for so many people for so long!

3:00 - Yeah, finding the live action scenes is borderline impossible. Typing "Russian Treasure Island" into the youtube search box is a level of effort and commitment no one could possibly expect. Edit: Спасибо русскоязычным. Сарказм именно в том, что обозреватель "не смог" найти оригинальный фильм, притом что любой, самый простой поиск, найдет его на ютубе.

@user-fq7sy2cx8i

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWpo0tV8aJSwdps.html

@oleggold

Жыл бұрын

Write Ostrov Sokrovish

One interesting tidbit is that the vast majority of Soviet animation that gained fame in the West was made by Soyuzmultfilm in Moscow. Everything from Cheburashka to Hedgehog in the Fog to Lolo the Penguin. This film however was made in the Ukrainian SSR by the lesser known Kievnauchfilm.

@sergiytarasenko2716

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it`s really Ukrainian, not Russian. And have it`s own , unique animation style animation-ua.com/images/news-2013/online-catalog-of-ukrainian-animation-on-youtube-02.jpg

@user-mh8bm1oz5p

Жыл бұрын

@@sergiytarasenko2716, it's not Russian, it's not Ukrainian. It's Soviet. There were many film studios all over USSR, and each of them had their own features and styles. But for the West we were always "russians" (cause who cares?).

@MrHitmancheg

Жыл бұрын

@@sergiytarasenko2716It's a product of USSR's ideological drive to dismantle all national identities other than the "soviet". It could not have been made by 'russians', nor 'ukrainians', only by the 'soviets'.

@sembutcher1571

Жыл бұрын

@@user-mh8bm1oz5p It's Ukrainian. Animated in Kyiv.

@pavelstaravoitau7106

Жыл бұрын

@@MrHitmancheg would you be surprised to know that in Soviet Ukraine children were learning Ukrainian language and literature in schools? And Belarussians were learning Belarussian language and literature? No?

6:39 In fact (in the original), these "bios" are a reference to the Soviet TV series "12 moments of Spring". The series tells the story of the Soviet spin Stirlitz, who works in the main office of the SS. There were similar moments with "bios" in the series.

This is suprisingly very good. Such amazing artsyle and even better animation. I wish this kind of animation and art style was still made today.

Dr Livesey become surprised for just a second 5:23

"Dark faces from a nightmare" is a reference to an old film "17 moments of the spring" about soviet spy during WWII (highly recommended to watch). There also was tablets|cases about people with information, that could be important. Like person's character, family, job and that things. Of course, in the cartoon it was made in ironical way, without making fun of the film itself

@attilavarga1152

Жыл бұрын

Yes, not I am the only one. Every "Pleasant character. Not married." made it so obvious.

Fun fact, the russian media did a segment about the popularity of this meme in western culture and even interviewed the VA for livsey on his opinion on it. And yeah as someone who had there childhood be mostly Soviet cartoons, the footage you gave was indeed part of the live actions, tho I'm sad you didn't find the livsey part in the live action.

@zeurgash1456

Жыл бұрын

Here is the link to the video if anybody is interested. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmmNltuhndPXZcY.html And another thing, the show itself was only called "treasure island" not sure where "return to" came from in the translation to English but eh.

@niggasinanutshell6590

Жыл бұрын

*FUNNY FOOTAGE OF LIVESY RÄPING A LION:* kzread.info/dash/bejne/fm2Jxa2SntPAZ9Y.html

@robbiewalker2831

Жыл бұрын

@@zeurgash1456 maybe the “Return of” part is in a symbolic sense, as within the original story, the Pirates who were part of Captain Flint’s crew were *returning* to Skeleton Island (the titular island of the book) to find the location of the treasure.

@user-ct8re8xo5z

Жыл бұрын

Check out the most popular Soviet cartoons. If you haven't seen them yet, you've missed a lot... But watch with someone who knows Russian, so they can explain to you what is happening on the screen.

@AdrieJ06

Жыл бұрын

its easily found, idk how he didnt find it in one search

Great impression of “why not” at 0:59. 👍🏻

Ay, in case you start researching Ukrainian animation, Cherkassky was one of the most remarkable animators of soviet times as well as one of the founding members of Kyivnaukfilm, amongst his other well-known works there're "Adventures of Captain Wroongel", which is close in looks to those of Treasure Island but is made in a different technique that you may have seen at times in treasure island when the motion was not hand drawn but rather resamble a collage, aside with "Доктор Айболіт", which became kind of childhood classics for many of those who grew in times of late brezhnev and 90s. He was good friends with another founding member of Kyivnaukfilm, Volodymyr Dakhno, who made a series of short films "Як козаки..." ("How Cossacks...") about adventures of, obvious enough, Cossacks - Cherkassky helped with numerous episodes of the series that have been remembered since this day and in 1991 Dakhno produced what I would consider a major milestone in Ukrainian animation and what anyone generally knterested in animation should definitely take a look at is a full-length cartoon "Енеїда", released in 1991 and which is an adaptation of classic Ukrainian burlesque poem, written by Ivan Kotliarevsky in 1798 - in a nutshell, man took Virgil's classic Aeneid but essentially memed it and changed it to stylistically fit into the lifestyle, culture and values of Ukrainian folk of the late XVIII century, and so on and so forth - it's very entertaining and visually inventive but I'm not sure whether there is a version with English subs uploaded on KZread - though it mostly consists of literal narration of the poem, so you can use Eneida's translation if you can find one as a libretto. You can also look up cartoons of Yevhen Syvokin, Iryna Hurvych, Natalya Marchenkova and many others, just take a look at Ukrainian animation page of Ukrainian Wikipedia with a translator in case you're really interested, I think you'll be able to find most of the cartoons on KZread albeit I doubt many will be subbed. Anyway, have fun exploring the ocean!

This is one of those memes that I feel actually help artists in general when it comes to animation. Walking to the beat of a song as well as practicing different stances/movements based on the personality of 3 characters.

@AVI-lh6rm

Жыл бұрын

characters, especially main pro/antoganists marching to the tune of a leitmotif is so fucking cool and i really appreciate when it's done right lol also nice profile picture

@honeyafro

Жыл бұрын

@@AVI-lh6rm Yes, exactly! And thank you very much, I drew it myself. :)

This is one of those means that seems strange that I’ve never heard of it all and it evolved into this. But for some reason I just love it it’s that Chad thing except I think it actually is better than Chad.

@Danube-TV

Жыл бұрын

bots why

@nemonus4279

Жыл бұрын

This is the most bots I’ve ever seen on a single comment🫠

@wystrix439

Жыл бұрын

@@nemonus4279 Head over to MoistCr1tikal’s channel and behold the hundreds of bots under a single comment

@DaBlueIghuana

Жыл бұрын

I’d say it’s better just because it’s reinforced by a character who specifically represents living a full and healthy life, it fits so well to the theme that the internet wants for chads

@mxrcrd6205

Жыл бұрын

He's a nice man

Thank you! Been thinking about this movie for a while! I grew up with it and my parents had it on VHS. I remember it had me laughing a lot!

I watched this animated film as well as another when I was a few years old and living with my grandparents, and to this day, I still remember a few scenes here or there because I really enjoyed the film. I was so surprised when I saw it became a meme! SaberSpark is right in saying that the humour and animation is pretty goofy, it’s what makes the film enjoyable. Interestingly enough, I did some research into the other film I watched, “The Adventures of Captain Wrongel”, another film I really enjoyed and that too was made by the *SAME* people as these ones, a few decades earlier than treasure island! Can’t remember the details too well but it’s like a captain, his first mate and a thief they had to bring with them, enter into this boat racing competition across the world as the thief was getting chased by the mafia’s henchman and a detective. I also remember this one where the captain literally pretended his ship was a submarine in order to ward off the military from attacking him… by flipping the boat over. It would be funny if that became a meme too.

I grew up with Soviet Union-era cartoons, and the one thing I've always noticed is the rapid movements and fluidity of the characters. Also the earlier cartoons are quite beautiful, such as the Snow Queen, Beauty and the Beast, and the Steadfast Tin Soldier. I highly recommend diving deeper into soviet era cartoons, including the claymation Cheborashka and Russian Winnie the Pooh (aka Vinny Pooh)

@SovaSPeryshkom

Жыл бұрын

Some a bit older cartoons are kinda beautiful too if I'm not mistaken, like the Lolo the pinguin one ,where they cooperated with Japanese animators.

@niggasinanutshell6590

Жыл бұрын

*FUNNY FOOTAGE OF LIVESY RÄPING A LION:* kzread.info/dash/bejne/fm2Jxa2SntPAZ9Y.html

Really glad to see people talking about Soviet animation! A lot of the animation is done really well and if you liked the style of this film, I recommend checking out the soviet Captain Vrungel animated series, it was one of my favorites as a kid!

@incaseofimportantnegotiations

Жыл бұрын

the third part of the David Cherkassky's trilogy is Doctor Aybolit

@oddyoddster

Жыл бұрын

Omg, Captain Vrungel is the cultural MASTERPIECE!! I loved it too as a kid!!

@angelikaoreshko1945

Жыл бұрын

@@oddyoddster omg yes I knowww, 00X is ICONIC

@niggasinanutshell6590

Жыл бұрын

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@narikami3184

Жыл бұрын

Yesss capitan wrungel is amazing

1:32 quick note : Anti-drinking, Anti-smoking AND Pro-sport PSA

I might just have to watch it, I've seen quite a few clips and it looks really interesting

1:49 "Standing here, i realize..."

To whomever it may concern, the original Treasure Island cut (with songs and the original Russian dub) is in fact uploaded on KZread! It even has a full English transcript (EVEN FOR THE SONGS, which arguably slap hard; the CC guy even kept the rhyme and rhythm in, which is awesome)! I encourage you to watch the original first and foremost, due to "Return to Treasure Island" heavily botching the voice talents and adding unnessesary sound effects, to hear Dr Livesey in all his laughing glory. Quick edit with obligatory link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g3-GqZmJdpqZhaQ.html

@JFD62780

Жыл бұрын

annnnnnnnnd BLOCKED BY THE LASSO GROUP! yay -_-

@trollanlord85

Жыл бұрын

It's blocked in america sadly

@josegonzalez-ii3vt

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the English version dropped the ball hard. The Russian version is simply fantastic

@herbarium3573

Жыл бұрын

Funny fact: this songs is in rusian only because in ussr you were forbiden to talk on your own language. This is Ukranian cartoon that was produced completely on Ukranian studio

@ivygreenleaf2722

Жыл бұрын

It's kind of sad that I'm so scarred by the bots I'm not even willing to click on a link when it seems like it's 100% genuinely posted by an actual person with clearly stated inent...

Been hearing this meme for a month and took me two days to find out the name of the song when you literally say it one minute into your video 🤦🏽‍♂️ lol thank you

Fun Fact about the uncanny valley dark faces character profile inserts in the movie (as well as the narrator describing them) - that's another Russian inside joke and reference to the series "17 moments of spring", which is about a soviet spy in the WW2 german Schutzstaffel, which introduced its characters with military-like dossiers. The spy, Stierlitz, is a beloved character, and features in many jokes and anekdotes, and the reference to the series in Treasure Island is one of such jokes.

The voice actor for the Doctor is still around and he's such a Chad, bless that man 👍

I'm studying animation right now, and HOLY SHIT this slapstick and character design goes hard. I'm enamored lmao

@FarnesV

Жыл бұрын

@im calling saul there are wires u under your skin, pull them out

Core childhood memory unlocked. I’ve looked for this movie twice and just had no idea what I was looking for. You sir have done me a service today

6:17 There's even a VK community to this film, which does memes every day.

0:49 me and the boys heading to catch the new saberspark upload

I literally can’t stop watching the original Dr Livesey original walking meme, it’s just so badass and satisfying!

@thegreatgoddess9149

Жыл бұрын

Same lol

@frds_skce

Жыл бұрын

Sheep

6:20 Those are references to character dossiers in the WWII spy miniseries "17 Moments of Spring".

I was born in the USSR and this animated film was my favorite in my childhood. Livesey was Gigachad of the time, you're absolutely right. :D But the funniest character IMO was Captain Smallet. Voiced by Viktor Andrienko, it was a masterpiece :D

This film in general is SO damn funny, from the overly cartoon physics, the english voice acting, the characters, the constant time problem, dr livesay diagnosing people to death, and various other minor shot inconsistencies; everything about this movie is just hilarious and it was such a treat to watch :)

@GalinaEv

Жыл бұрын

the live action songs are the best part

I grew up with USSR Treasure Island and re-watched it probably a few hundred times. I am very happy that it got recognition in the US through memes, which on their own deserved it. Just some additional context for the video: 1) The live action segments are great, it was a mistake not to include them with English localization. Both live action segment and Russian dub for the animation was made with very well-known and even A-list actors at the time. Live action is stylized to look very old, almost like Charlie Chaplin era, so I’m not that surprised it didn’t make the cut in English 2) The movie is not just an anti-drinking PSA. It has songs that are anti-smoking, anti-greed, promoting exercise and fitness, as well as just general bangers. All of it is integrated into the plot and contributes a lot to the comedic moments. 3) Was already mentioned in the comments, but the memes from treasure island became popular in post-Soviet space a bit earlier, but THE meme at the time was not Dr. Livesy’s walk, but rather his laugh and cheer even in the most messed up situations. For me though, almost every scene has a good meme in it and memorable quotes which I use often in real life. 4) It was never called “the return to treasure island” in here. The movie as a whole is The Treasure Island and the 2 parts were titled “The Map of Captain Flint” and “The Treasure of Captain Flint”. I don’t get the English naming tbh I hope you aren’t getting backlash for calling the movie a USSR production. It’s technically true and comes from the time when we considered each other brothers and enjoyed the movie as our treasure. Your video about it was a good distraction from how depressed I feel about it all getting thrown out the window

@Kenionatus

Жыл бұрын

For me, the live action segments feel very forced and smell like a bureaucrat's checklist for funding reasons. "Pro sports? Yes, they sing that here. Check. Anti smoking? They sing that here. Check. Anti drinking? Hey guys, there is not anti drinking message here." "Wait, didn't you see that part about where the guy dies of drinking and is told alcohol means death for him? No? All right, we'll do a song about it. Sigh." They could have just left it at the inherent anti alcohol message of the death of the original map owner imo and it would already be a pretty strong anti alcohol message. Might be a bit biased towards that interpretation as a non (ex) Soviet person tho.

@HomyGSD

Жыл бұрын

@@Kenionatus I get what you mean. What I think vindicates these segments in my opinion, is that even if producers were forced to include some PSA messaging to fit some government requirements, they still put a lot of work into it and created really good songs. They still respected the viewer’s time. And I am being subjective and a fan, I totally get that not everyone should adore this movie as much as I am.

Yeah, my favorite childhood cartoon, had watched it a healthy couple of dozen times back then I was a kid. Probably will need to rewatch it soon...

God, I have vague memories of watching this on a VHS tape as a kid. I recognise the live action musical bits, just barely. I bet it still somewhere in the house.

Due to the centralized nature of the economy the majority of soviet cartoons had little to no budget and were almost always passion projects of an extremely enthusiastic animators. That's where the dedication and the extra effort come from.

@invisible3972

Жыл бұрын

I hope Saber gets to review more soviet animation movies in a future, I love the soviet-era of filmmaking (from liveaction to animation) besides what you just mentioned because watching these are a unique experience.

@Einygmar

Жыл бұрын

@@invisible3972 Agree. Personally I don't find the majority soviet movies that unique (with some exceptions of course like "Come and See" which is one of the best soviet movies) but the animation is impressive indeed, especially considering the circumstances of its production. Soviet art in general is for the most part a struggle against the political system which sets hard limitations on what is allowed to be said of shown, a lot of balancing on the edge so to speak.

It feels so weird to see Soviet anything, let alone Treasure Island on Saber's channel, I hope he looks more at the stuff that came out, especially the Armenian for just how balls crazy it is (look up "Oh, wow, a talking fish!" - "Ух ты, говорящая рыба!"). Saber, I know you read comments - DM me, no joke, I will give you tons of recommendations for content from the Soviet Union and if English subs don't exist, I'll flat out make them for you. EDIT: Aw, you missed the live action bits, I have them in HD.

I think Dr Livesey is going to be almost like what Zelda CDI King Harkinian was a couple years ago.

@t.s9021

Жыл бұрын

which, incidentally, was also animated by (very recently ex-)Soviet animators

I'm from Ukraine, and it's really famous and beloved in post USSR country's Really surprised that it found its way to the west, but I'm really happy that you can enjoy this masterpiece, and somewhat sad that you can't catch all references)

Funny that long ago I wish to recommend you that cartoon(and some other Soviets cartoons too). For a fan of animation like you, I think you will love this. It's not hard to find correct dub version on KZread. Also it's more than just "don't drink". It's about good health like exercises and "don't be greedy". After all, it's for kids. Well, soon some group of people will finish their great reanimated version of this cartoon

@aureliodeprimus8018

Жыл бұрын

To be exactly, it is about "Don`t drink". "Do your morning gymnastics" "Don`t take chances/gamble" "Don`t be greedy." and "Don`t smoke".

Although it’s just cresting above surface, I’m really glad to see Soviet era animation getting respect. That country produces so much art and film. It’s disgusting that it’s so overlooked.

5:55 They look utterly horrifying in this frame. They look so stony and soulless.

@masmoudimohamed2324

3 ай бұрын

6:39💀💀

Back in the good ol' days, there were animation festivals that toured various college area theaters. Called the International Tournee of Animation, they had like 20 of them, with the best and brightest of not just the US, but also the Soviet Union, and more commonly Zagreb Studios in Yugoslavia (now Croatia), and Sofia Animation Studio in Bulgaria. The first international festival was Annecy International (France) that began in 1960. Then Animafest Zagreb. Initiated by the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA), the event was established in 1972. Many of the short films were amazing. Add to that the National Film Board of Canada, and volumes of US indy animation, and you have a vast library, and you are still only scratching the surface.

Soviet cartoons are finally getting some recognition for once. I saw them a lot as a kid and loved the hell out of them

@danworks9559

Жыл бұрын

@Fatan Fauhan only been 4 minutes and there are porn bots under my comment. God damn.

@vukmijatovic

Жыл бұрын

@@danworks9559 i wish I cloud deleted and ban bots from youtube

@herbarium3573

Жыл бұрын

It's not soviet, it's a Ukranian cartoon. Stop steal our culture.

@94namnam

Жыл бұрын

@@herbarium3573 It was made during soviet, so it is soviet cartoon. AK 47 rifle was also made during soviet, nothing wrong calling it soviet instead of russian

Does anyone else realize that this version of Dr. Livesey is possible the worlds first media giga-chad?

3:20 Yes those are the clips I remember watching. There is a version with English subs (Here is the name: Treasure Island (USSR, 1988, Kievnauchfilm) with English subtitles)

Something i find fairly interesting. The overall character artstyle has some details that remind me of the underground magazine Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers by Gilbert Shelton. Maybe its the slightly gritty style, with the linework sneaking in onto the skin in some closeup shots. I dont know if the studio knew of the magazine back then, but if they did, could have been one minor source of inspiration given the decade.

This film was a great part of my childhood. Watched it on old ass VHS player. And yes, live-action parts were a PSA, promoting Healthier life style in general, not only Anti-Alcohol. And they were suprisingly good

There is one missing detail, the cartoon was filmed at the Kyiv Film Studio (Ukraine) under the name "Kievnauchfilm". More than 300 films created at the studio were awarded prizes and diplomas at all-Union and international film festivals. Unfortunately, in the 1990s, after the collapse of the USSR, the studio gradually fell into decline and film production almost ceased.

@metalslayer777

Жыл бұрын

For USA all former USSR countries is Russia in first place. And only after correction is second place.

@herbarium3573

Жыл бұрын

@@metalslayer777and this is why you should educate yourself

@timstarlord6164

Жыл бұрын

Факты, буквально

@Chaotic_Overlord

Жыл бұрын

@Saberраrk 🅥 ah yeah. It's not like It shows when a creator replies. I surelly trust you and think you are the real lsmark

@DaBlueIghuana

Жыл бұрын

@@Chaotic_Overlord just to remind you, it is a bot, and it’s probably better not to mention it at all

Can confirm that IS indeed the original live footage. They were clipped into the cartoon, several times, told u about how drinking, smoking is bad, and one was even about keeping a sporty lifestyle. Used to skip them on the VCR as a kid though XD

I coulndt help franticly laughing at the log always falling, laying everyone flat when they close the door in jims house. The consecutive unexpected SLAM!... BAM! Combo just hit so right👌😆

3:56 The walk animations are so good that Sabersparks Soul tried to leave his body xD

@BeagleBageler

Жыл бұрын

That kills me

Here's one thing I don't get; not only has the chad walk become a meme, but there's also that one specific line people like to quote in reference to it; "the words "rum" and "death" should mean the same thing to you" (or light variations on it). I always kinda assumed, based on the fact that Dr. Livesey is such a chad, that it was like a badass boast he said to someone, but based on the English translation ("if you keep drinking that rum, you're a dead man!") and the context of the scene AND the knowledge that this is largely an anti-drinking PSA, I'm lead to believe that it's more on the nose than that; he's literally just saying "you should associate rum with death and not drink it". I just wonder why that line became so quotable and memetic, because out of context it does sound pretty raw, like a pre-battle line, but in context it's really just sort of like, a genuine warning from a health professional.

@olegvinokurov1738

Жыл бұрын

It's not should mean, it translates as 'Rum and death for YOU(and using a polite version of you) means the same'. I dunno where 'should' came from, changes meaning quite a bit. I love how he's saying it in kind of funny energetic voice.

@penismightier9278

Жыл бұрын

Your interpretation seems to be pretty spot on.

@juanvazquez5836

Жыл бұрын

@@olegvinokurov1738 I think it's because in english it kind of looses its meaning, I understand where you are coming from since in spanish we have something similar, but in english, without that "should", it just sounds like you're making an empty affirmation and doesn't make much sense, adding that "should" gives it the character of an advice, maybe even an obligation

@olegvinokurov1738

Жыл бұрын

@@juanvazquez5836 And that's the point, he's stating it like a pure fact, i.e. white means white. Adding 'should' kinda breaks the joke and dr. Livesey's character. It's not like there isn't a word should with exact same meaning in russian, there is, but it's not used for this exact reason.

@WorldBeyondSoundtracks

Жыл бұрын

"The word 'Rum' and the word 'Death' in your situation imply one and the same".

7:53 I-bpbtbptbtpbtbtpbt- he just SWORDLUNGED out the window like he's in Sea of Thieves!!

The soviets also had their own version of the wizard of Oz books. They liked the og one, but couldn't get any sequels, so someone in Russia wrote their own sequels. And they are apperently really good.

The studio this film was made by was based in Kyiv, Ukraine. It made a few hundred movies before shutting down in 1998.

@manuelalbertoromero9528

Жыл бұрын

...😬

@SlapstickGenius23

Жыл бұрын

🙄😓 that’s pretty sad.

@grabelli

Жыл бұрын

rip hohols

@pocoexigente

Жыл бұрын

@@grabelli moskals*

3:22 as a certified russian yes, that's the footage

Born in 93, used to watch this all the time as a kid on vhs. One of my favorites XD this was like trip back in time