So much symbolism in this youtube video. The scenes that was put together from this movie go perfectly with this song that gives a message that is very meaningful. It brought me to tears because it says exactly how I am feeling in what is going on with my life today. Thank you.
Yes, unicorns were violent creatures in the oldest versions of their myriad tales. In ancient Persian tales, the unicorn was called a karkadann and did not resemble a noble horse with a spiral horn on its forehead. It was said to be a large, volatile creature with a head like a horse, an upper lip capable of grasping things like grass and leaves, the body of a buffalo with a hide that was thick and almost hairless, a heavy dewlap under its neck, three hooves on each foot, a small eye on each side of its head, and a long, sharp horn at the end of its nose that was thick at the base and curved backward. It was said the creature was extremely violent and deadly when provoked to anger, despite only eating plants. Obviously, the unicorn in the ancient Persian tales was ACTUALLY a very real creature that we call the Indian rhinoceros today. The Persians were very aware of this simple fact. Case in point, the Arabic word for rhinoceros is kargadan. However, travel was very difficult in ancient times, especially over vast distances across inhospitable climates, and written records were rare. When such records did exist, they had to be painstakingly translated into other languages and copied by hand. Every translation and copy created opportunities for errors, which could be compounded on the next translation and copy. Over centuries, information about karkadanns, or unicorns as they came to be called in English, was corrupted by the compounding errors until descriptions and illustrations of the creature no longer resembled the Indian rhinoceros at all. Note that the word unicorn itself does not clear up any confusion, as it simply means "one horn". Uni=one and corn=horn. Worse, since travel and communication across such vast distances continued to be difficult, even scholars were unaware they were passing forward such egregiously incorrect information. People from India who had actually seen a rhinoceros rarely traveled far and Europeans rarely traveled to India. Even if they did, they were unlikely to venture into the deep, dangerous wilderness where they might encounter a rhino. Hence the information was not confirmed or corrected. Recall, it was a really big deal when Marco Polo made his journey because so very few Europeans ventured so far into Asia by land. (He did, in fact, encounter a "unicorn"/Indian rhino, and wrote he was unimpressed.) Of course, the description of the unicorn wasn't all that changed. Information about its diet, abilities, and the properties of its various body parts also changed. Since heroic tales with sensational creatures have always been an important part of human culture throughout the ages and throughout the world, it's no surprise myths were attached to the creature, too. Some of those myths claimed the unicorn was aggressive because it ate people. Others claimed it could only be calmed by the song of a small bird. As Christianity spread through Europe, the unicorn became entangled with Christian values. In some of those myths, the unicorn was a lusty beast at the center of cautionary tales about sexual temptation--the horn was perceived as a phallic symbol--and those who remained celibate until marriage were spared its dangers. From that point forward, the unicorn was associated with virginity in European tales. At some point, the unicorn was even paired with the most beloved and influential virgin woman in all of Christianity, the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. The most enduring tales from the European myths claim the unicorn was a wild beast coveted by the greatest hunters, but it was so aggressive and swift it could only be caught by using a young, beautiful, female virgin as a lure. The unicorn would lay its head in her lap, thereby giving the hunters an opportunity to capture it or kill it. Peter S. Beagle, the author of both the 1968 novel, The Last Unicorn, and the screenplay for the 1982 feature film based on his book, was directly influenced by the unicorn myths about hunters using female virgins as lures, European heraldry, and a specific painting of unicorns and a red bull that hung in his childhood home in New York City. That brings us to why we are at this You Tube video today. So, yes, the unicorn ate people in some of the earliest myths, but if you go back to the very earliest records of all, it was just an Indian rhinoceros. You don't have to take my word for it. Do your own research online, and at libraries and museums. You'll find all of this and more, such as how the goat, the lion, the oryx (an antelope from Africa) and the narwhal also influenced Western depictions and stories of unicorns. :)
I think one of the most saddest parts of this movie, is that there wasn't a way for Amalthia and Lir to be together. ='(
So much symbolism in this youtube video. The scenes that was put together from this movie go perfectly with this song that gives a message that is very meaningful. It brought me to tears because it says exactly how I am feeling in what is going on with my life today. Thank you.
Oml me and my sister used to watch this when we were younger. I was probably 7 or 8 which makes her either 3 or 4. Nostalgic.
Thanks for uploading this again. I missed it from my favorites list.
The feels. Right in the feels.
Awe, beat me to it! This is perfect, beautiful, touching, makes everyone drown in their own tears. I love you, Unicorn.
I love this movie. This is a beautiful interpretation. Thank you for making this!
That's my favorite movie
I love this movie and song XD match together so well XD
der erste Manga überhaupt ..voll gut mit dem Lied
love the film and the music so sad
Beautifully done!
this is beautiful just perfect
Thanks for uploading! This is awesome! AMAZING SONG
This song goes perfect with this video ❤️♥️
My life is complete
Gorgeous AMV. Well done, well done indeed.
The song is BEAUITFUL!!!
Yeah I love the movie the last unicorn lady amalthea & I love the song listen to your heart Daphne Blake Velma Dinkley
This so Beautiful together❤
goodmix and vid
i just wanna cry :) beautyful
It WOULD be the last unicorn in the world.. that came to see me :-P
you are aware that originally in the myths they ate people, right?
Lol wut?
Actually that makes sense because they're always on coats of arms and shields and other weapons. I'm just floored. Unicorns are people.
Its ashame they never made a secound one :(
Really? They eat people in the persian an greek myths?
Do you have a link?
Yes, unicorns were violent creatures in the oldest versions of their myriad tales. In ancient Persian tales, the unicorn was called a karkadann and did not resemble a noble horse with a spiral horn on its forehead. It was said to be a large, volatile creature with a head like a horse, an upper lip capable of grasping things like grass and leaves, the body of a buffalo with a hide that was thick and almost hairless, a heavy dewlap under its neck, three hooves on each foot, a small eye on each side of its head, and a long, sharp horn at the end of its nose that was thick at the base and curved backward. It was said the creature was extremely violent and deadly when provoked to anger, despite only eating plants. Obviously, the unicorn in the ancient Persian tales was ACTUALLY a very real creature that we call the Indian rhinoceros today. The Persians were very aware of this simple fact. Case in point, the Arabic word for rhinoceros is kargadan. However, travel was very difficult in ancient times, especially over vast distances across inhospitable climates, and written records were rare. When such records did exist, they had to be painstakingly translated into other languages and copied by hand. Every translation and copy created opportunities for errors, which could be compounded on the next translation and copy. Over centuries, information about karkadanns, or unicorns as they came to be called in English, was corrupted by the compounding errors until descriptions and illustrations of the creature no longer resembled the Indian rhinoceros at all. Note that the word unicorn itself does not clear up any confusion, as it simply means "one horn". Uni=one and corn=horn. Worse, since travel and communication across such vast distances continued to be difficult, even scholars were unaware they were passing forward such egregiously incorrect information. People from India who had actually seen a rhinoceros rarely traveled far and Europeans rarely traveled to India. Even if they did, they were unlikely to venture into the deep, dangerous wilderness where they might encounter a rhino. Hence the information was not confirmed or corrected. Recall, it was a really big deal when Marco Polo made his journey because so very few Europeans ventured so far into Asia by land. (He did, in fact, encounter a "unicorn"/Indian rhino, and wrote he was unimpressed.) Of course, the description of the unicorn wasn't all that changed. Information about its diet, abilities, and the properties of its various body parts also changed. Since heroic tales with sensational creatures have always been an important part of human culture throughout the ages and throughout the world, it's no surprise myths were attached to the creature, too. Some of those myths claimed the unicorn was aggressive because it ate people. Others claimed it could only be calmed by the song of a small bird. As Christianity spread through Europe, the unicorn became entangled with Christian values. In some of those myths, the unicorn was a lusty beast at the center of cautionary tales about sexual temptation--the horn was perceived as a phallic symbol--and those who remained celibate until marriage were spared its dangers. From that point forward, the unicorn was associated with virginity in European tales. At some point, the unicorn was even paired with the most beloved and influential virgin woman in all of Christianity, the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. The most enduring tales from the European myths claim the unicorn was a wild beast coveted by the greatest hunters, but it was so aggressive and swift it could only be caught by using a young, beautiful, female virgin as a lure. The unicorn would lay its head in her lap, thereby giving the hunters an opportunity to capture it or kill it. Peter S. Beagle, the author of both the 1968 novel, The Last Unicorn, and the screenplay for the 1982 feature film based on his book, was directly influenced by the unicorn myths about hunters using female virgins as lures, European heraldry, and a specific painting of unicorns and a red bull that hung in his childhood home in New York City. That brings us to why we are at this You Tube video today. So, yes, the unicorn ate people in some of the earliest myths, but if you go back to the very earliest records of all, it was just an Indian rhinoceros. You don't have to take my word for it. Do your own research online, and at libraries and museums. You'll find all of this and more, such as how the goat, the lion, the oryx (an antelope from Africa) and the narwhal also influenced Western depictions and stories of unicorns. :)
Adelina
I love it so good unicorns LOL
Imagine Anime got in hand with this and made it more different