Stanley Pines. The con artist with a heart of gold. The black sheep willing to do anything for family. But most importantly, a good man, the man we knew he was.

Stan is such a relatable character. Constantly shut down and treated like a mistake by his family, to the point they abandon him and kicked him to the curb. But he never let it stop him. He loved his family and never stopped trying to save his brother, even though he had no idea how or the science behind it. He gave up what life he had and tried time and time again, managing to save Stanford. What did he get for his troubles? Punched to the ground and never thanked once. In the end he gave all he had, and became the greatest hero in the universe, destroying the dream demon, Bill at the cost of all his memories.

I was a part of the fandom since day 1 At the end of season 1 we were all struggling to piece together if Stan was a villain or not In the end of the show Stan was revealed to be the secret protagonist of the show, accomplished his goal of saving his brother and sailing around the world with him, and saved the whole universe from Bill. Truly showing that this wonderful show was unpredictable and brilliantly written

I just noticed this but Stan wasn’t the smart brother yet he was capable of rebuilding the portal with just on journal to the point he required the other two just to finish like he was so close to completing it that he was almost done by himself so Stan might not be the smartest of the two yet his own determination to get his brother back caused his brain to go into overtime

I'm so glad this came upon my recommendations. Such a sad song, for such a determined individual who never was 'good enough'. But you'll always be the hero in the hearts of your family.

I literally cannot get over how well this is made. The song choice fitting Stan to a T for starters - "the man I know I'm not" connecting to ford is genius, the connection to a heavy heart, and the sentimental moments that can connect to what he has now with Dipper and Mable is brilliant. And connecting "The man I know I'm not" to 3 important scenes - one with him taking over a new persona, one where he remembers his brother and what happened to him, and the final where his brother actually starts his sacrifice. But a lot of songs can match- what gets me is the editing. Starting from the beginning of the song as with his life, using the breakdown before the final chorus to introduce ford majestically, using the final chorus with clips from the finale of the show, the entire segment of 3:14 being timed with the quick transitions, and especially when he has his memory erased and everything turns grey. Hell, you can even make the argument that the scenes picked for that are intentional, since each one shows a mirror that has his reflection in it. It's almost like we see the last time he truly "knew" himself before fading away, literally losing sight of what you are. The tribute may genuinely be the best I have ever seen.

I love how completely canon this song is for him. It makes me smile in the most bittersweet way. 😭🥰🥰

This show will always be part for my little heart, we truly wish for a 3rd season but I'm okay with Stanley and Ford recuperate the lost time they ever had.

It doesn't matter how old I get, Gravity Falls will always have a special place in my heart

I can‘t say how much I relate to Stan just trying your best and trying to hold on to others but messing everything up at the end and having everyone leave you if not for my father talking my hole life problems out with me I would be 6 feet deep in the ground right now. He truly cared about me afterall

I can feel this being pushed through the algorithm more this year.

The part where Dipper and Mabel leave, it almost made cry

Honestly stan vs the zombies was probably his best moment only after his sacrifice of his mind to stop bill.

I just realized the boat he takes Mable and dipper on to fish was the boat him and Stanford found.

I have no clue why this was recommended to me randomly, but you have now idea how much this helped me tonight. This night so far has been shit to say the least, but with the tears and memories of this show and now understanding more of Stan, having lived more of life, I just, thank you. Just thank you for this opportunity to see this.

Stan is one of the best characters. Thanks for making such an amazing amv

The ones that are the most broken are the ones that always seem cheerful because the good things they have in their life they treasure. He went out in a bang and still with a smile. He never needed to be anything more or less than what he already was. A damn strong willed man with a lot of love, determination, and a pig lol. Still though he is a man who truly will do anything for the ones he loves, even if they don't appreciate or know it. This song really captures that and the quality of his character you did an awesome job bud. Even though it's been 5 years keep up the awesome work your doing great 👍

Oh my god this is amazing!!! This song is perfect for Stan and it’s so well edited great job!!! This literally just became one of my favorite stan amvs! It needs more views!!!

I recently watched and finished Gravity Falls for the first time over the Christmas holidays. It was such a good show that I'm at the point of crying whenever I see a video like this because I know that I'll never be able to watch it the same way again. No more mystery for not just the characters but me too. No more knowing what could possibly happen next in an episode. No more seeing the amazing character development of characters like Pacifica and McGucket. And I know that I'll soon feel this for SVTFOE and The Owl House too because with every episode I watch, I know that I'm getting closer to the end of the best part of watching a series. I know I need to come to terms with it one way or another, but I am truly sad knowing that the story of Gravity Falls is over for me. Either way, this was an AMAZING show with incredible characters, foreshadowing, stories, mysteries, etc. I always think to myself: where were these shows when I was young? I feel like I've missed out on a massive and beautiful piece of my childhood. I am nowhere near being an OG fan but better late than never, right? To anyone who read this whole thing, I hope at least someone relates to my story; I hope that there are many more people who were late to hop on the train of wonder that Gravity Falls still healthily runs to this day. ❤

The tragic and emotional life of Stanley Pines. He was truly a good man. ❤

never in a million years would i have thought somebody would use a vices and virtues bonus track in a gravity falls edit, BUT MAN DOES IT FIT.

Thanks for introducing this song to me, it's in my playlist now

Dude, I was vibing to this song, never heard it before (it's just recommended as part of a Serious Song™ playlist), opened my phone to save it and saw Grunkle Frickin Stan's face and lost it laughing lol.

This video made me cry. Stan is relatable character. The man with gold heart. The one who care family most.

This community still lives

hm 4 years and its still recommended

Everyone want to be Stanford and be all smart and independence and all of that but without heart you wont able to truly live................... Stan is my biggest role model and i hope i can be like him one day.

Stan is the definition of “actions speak louder than words” He says so much shit and gets so angry so often, yet he always tries what’s best for his family. If he wasn’t so hot headed imagine all the things he could’ve doje

2:13 it was only here that i realised how good of a choice this song was for Stan. He was trying to be the man “Stanford” that he knows he is not. Perfect song choice

great song, even better show for editing.

Gravity Falls needs more episodes! I cried when the last one ended. I love this show so much!

This just makes me want to watch all over again....

Turns out the whole series was Stanley's story

He did his best

1:38-1:39, on the left side of the screen shortly after the car flips you can see Blendin Blenjamin Blandin for a very small frame

Now that i think about it is the reason why stanly like his statue so much is becouse it remind him of his brother?

I like it! This song suits him.

this guy deserves more subs for this, like this song hits so hard :)

I just had the WORST nightmare of my whole life and this was in my recommendation, it helped me clam down

Best AMV I've seen in a while

Oh, it definitely fits him!! 😩😩💔💔 Very nice and amazing amv, thank you so much for making it!! ❤❤❤

Ford really didn't want to erase his twin's memory

Just realised now why the fake death for his wax sculpture hit him so hard, it was him trying to get closure from his brother, but not being able to give up on him.

I've got to rewatch the show

1:31 i just say it's legend

This is amazing

This is pretty well done!

I got so sick of being on my own Now the devil won't leave me alone It's almost like I've found a friend Who's in it for the bitter end Our consciences are always so much heavier than our egos I set my expectations high So nothing ever comes out right So shoot a star on the boulevard tonight I think I'll figure it out with a little more time But who needs time? Turn off the lights, turn off the lights Turn on the charm for me tonight I've got my heavy heart to hold me down Once it falls apart, my head's in the clouds So I'm taking every chance I've got Like the man I know I'm not So sick of wasting all my time How in God's name did I survive? (How did I survive?) I need a little sympathy Disarm my insecurities Our consciences are always so much heavier than our egos I set my expectations high So nothing ever comes out right So shoot a star on the boulevard tonight I think I'll figure it out with a little more time But who needs time? Turn off the lights, turn off the lights Turn on the charm for me tonight I've got my heavy heart to hold me down Once it falls apart, my head's in the clouds So I'm taking every chance I've got Like the man I know I'm not A heavy heart on the boulevard tonight Shooting stars, watch me fall apart tonight Turn off the lights, turn off the lights Turn on the charm for me tonight I've got my heavy heart to hold me down Once it falls apart, my head's in the clouds So I'm taking every chance I've got Like the man I know I'm not

Amazing

I can't believe we're coming up on the 8 year anniversary of when GF ended

soooooooo good

I suddenly need to rewatch Gravity Falls

man i love gravity falls, if possible i wanna be reborn there. at my current age tho dont exactly wanna be 10 again

You just got to 400 subscribers 🎉

I couldn't be mad at Stan He just wanted his brother back and he regrets his mistake. But honestly, his brother, who was always upshoting him and inadvertently and never bothered to talk to him. Everybody blamed him for abruptly. So naturally he would push him and he got upset, but he didn't know what happened. He didn't know about the portal. He literally sacrificed his everything for his family. Hard did not respect someone for that.

When I reached the end of this series... felt a black hole In my chest and it stayed there for 2 weeks. :

I liked this :D

How did he get his glasses back when he came from the portal ?

i realate to this so much i am trying to be better i then i am but everytime i try i end up messing it up and i feel like i dont want to be me but i want to be someone else i have atoism and adhd i am told to find the problom to my probloms the reason i act the way i do i dont mean to hurt anyone around me but i end up doing so

stanley was neither a hero nor a villan he was a good man

I might have gotten a bit.. this hit me pretty hard.

🥀

Poor stan

To ricjnroll64 ya and this song really speaks to me

Gravity Falls is the best show ever and story

I love this song now but too bad it’s not on Spotify 😅😢 but I’m kinda fine with it.

Omg, I think I just figured myself out..

👍.

Song name?

485k views only 5.9k likes. so sad

I’m sad that you didn’t put Mable for every “shooting star” idk why lmao

Huh....k, think you just convinced me to watch gravity falls..... Needed a character to id with, I think.

Name Song ?

Kevin McCarthy ousted 😭😭😭😭😭

No way it’s my brother 🤯

i love stan so much but is this song on Spotify?

If you see this, hi TJ. [This comment is for a friend of mine who ik has watched this vid]

I feel like stan is the hated one in the show :((

*am I A joke to you?*

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Why is a cringe amv mixed in with my suggested music mix.

so the song is such a hidden gem "turn off the lights" by P!atD is "only" a bonus track of vices and virtues. makes it really hard to find in certain countries. thanks fpr showing me this gem.