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  1. "I'm not saying I'm an orphan, I'm not saying I've never had breakfast..."
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  2. OK - So I know the #1 criticism I'm going to receive is for comparing action sequences from Marvel movies to dramatic moments from other films. Here's my justification: 1. As I say immediately after that section, it's not that Marvel films don't have those kinds of moments, it's that those moments aren't the dramatic core. For any of the "cinema clips" I could have chosen dozens of other similar moments from those films that illustrated similar emotional exploration. Any given Marvel film might have 1-3 of those scenes, and dozens and dozens of such action clips. It's not about whether or not the Marvel films have such moments, it's about what's at the heart of each. 2. I'm being a little hyperbolic intentionally to make my point. The video is about feeling the contrast between the two. I expect my audience to know it's not a 1:1 comparison, and understand what I'm trying to get at.
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  3. "Don't forget to pick up our son Danny from middle school on your way home from work."
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  4. oh man is it ever
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  5. Yes there are spoilers. - I just released a bonus video for my $5 Patrons that explores the distinction between "Film Form" and "Film Content"- while it's not directly about The Snyder Cut it's a commentary that expounds on some of the things I talk about in this video, and that grew out of some deleted scenes from this video. If that sounds interesting to you, become a Patron to support my channel and get access to this and other bonus videos: https://www.patreon.com/posts/49463884
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  6. The Conheads are gonna love this.
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  7. "Your father, the king."
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  8. Besides covering my butt from Marvel fans, the larger point I wanted to emphasize was that I don't think "realism" is inherently better than a stylized approach, as long as each is serving the goals of the story. But I totally agree, a lot of the stuff that's out there isn't great.
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  9. I predict Ford v Ferrari will win.
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  10. This is a great comparison that also illustrates why the Chef would be upset if someone said “Cheesecake Factory is the same as any Michelin Star Restaurant”
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  11. Great insight into how far reaching this issue is! I did some research into photojournalists attitudes on this working on this video but ended up not including it. It's becoming a question that more of us will have to grapple with individually as we all increasingly have to choice between documenting or doing something when we're confronted with horrific situation.
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  12. John Ottman Editor of Bohemian Rhapsody Responds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy35ZJcxIg8
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  13. HBO kept blocking this video so I had to re-edit it extensively. You can watch the original cut of this video & get access to a companion video where I explore some of Dune's sound design on Nebula. The best way to get access to Nebula is with the Curiosity Stream Bundle (just $14.79 a Year). Signing up supports my content and the content of a bunch of other great independent creators: https://CuriosityStream.com/ThomasFlight
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  14. Colman is brilliant at this
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  15. The Green Knight is probably my favorite thing I've seen in theaters so far this year, but there's a ton of amazing stuff coming up in the rest of 2021, what are you most looking forward to watching this year?
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  16. Ah, Wim. What a sneaky rebel.
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  17. Hey everyone, thanks for watching! What did you think of Isle of Dogs? Do you think director's should try to reduce the impact of cultural context has on a film? As always, thank you to my patrons for their support, and if you'd like to become on yourself check out: http://patreon.com/thomasflight
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  18. Please tell me it wasn't roast chicken at least.
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  19. I made a full second video as a companion for this one about Screen Presence available on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/thomasflight-what-is-screen-presence (Putting this video on Nebula allows me to use longer examples without worrying about annoying copyright claims). You can skip the bundle to get access to Nebula directly and support my channel when you sign up via my link https://nebula.tv/thomasflight
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  20. Hey folks, I recorded this video before it was announced so I didn't have time to include it in th ad-read but you can now give Nebula as a gift: http://gift.nebula.tv/thomasflight
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  21. Biopic fatigue is real.
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  22. Yeah so cringe and gross.
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  23. The pace really slows down for that scene, making the crazy intensity that follows even more dramatic. It's the calm before the storm.
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  24. If you enjoyed this video, check out my essay about the use of establishing shots in Better Call Saul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeOUVXXZX_M
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  25. Often when I publish a critical essay like this the comments turn into a mess. Before you comment, here are a few things to bear in mind: I'm a big fan of Christopher Nolan and his work. When Inception came out it played a role in re-igniting my interest in filmmaking. I've seen all his films, many multiple times, and made a video examining his work in the past. This video is not a personal attack against Nolan or anyone who likes his films. What it is, is an attempt to examine and talk about one aspect of his writing and filmmaking that has frustrated me in several of his films, and the aspect that I think ultimately kept TENET from being a great movie. It's because I like and respect so many other aspects of how Nolan makes his films- that I would spend so much time dissecting one aspect that I think he gets wrong. You might disagree! Maybe what I talk about in this video doesn't bother you, and you think TENET is Nolan's best. Maybe you're somewhere in between. All that is fine. The point is we're making individual, subjective analysis of our own experiences, and then trying to share those experiences with each other. Feel free to elaborate in the comments on why you think I'm wrong, but let's all be respectful of each other and the filmmakers. Please provide actual examples from the film, or elaborate on what part of film theory or analysis you think I'm getting wrong, instead of attacking me personally. A critic disliking and criticizing something that you like is just part of the ongoing discussion surrounding film- don't take it personally.
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  26. Metacriticism is the new criticism.
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  27. I'm getting antsy for The French Dispatch, so I've been re-watching The Grand Budapest Hotel to hold me over. By the way if you want to hear the director's commentary I mention in the video it's available on The Grand Budapest Hotel Criterion Blu-Ray: https://amzn.to/33clmRt
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  28. This is a great point. I'd also in that case the ideas contained within the exposition (especially in 1999) were just pretty novel and interesting on their own. This is part of what makes Inception's exposition partially forgivable (although there are some rough patches) because most of what they're explaining is actually kind of interesting. If the exposition is just menial details about the characters it's not nearly as interesting as information that is interesting to the audience on it's own.
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  29. This video is SPOILER-FREE, so you can watch even if you haven't seen the show or aren't caught up! Check out my podcast: http://cinemaofmeaning.com Support my channel on Patreon: http://patreon.com/thomasflight
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  30. I'm planning to do a Q&A video soon, if you have any questions for me about movies, TV, my process, or anything else, comment below and I might address it in the video! Thanks!
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  32. Give the man an academy award!
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  33. Jean Luc Goddard once said every film is a documentary of it's actors performing the script.
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  34. Now that I've published this I think my biggest regret is not putting Past Live higher honestly.
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  35. I never attribute her talent to the drug. The show asks the question of whether she relies on the drug to create drama. Beth believes she needs the drug to play- as is shown in the scene I show, and the show leaves the question of whether she does in the minds of the audience to create suspense and conflict. That conflict and suspense are resolved at the end of the show when we learn she can play the game without the drug, but that's why it's a triumphant climactic moment, because until that moment we, and Beth herself- does not know if she can. I'm pretty clear on this in the video that this question is left hanging and we won't find out until the end of the show- which I didn't want to spoil for people.
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  36. To clarify I like the moment where he gives the woman the money. I don't like the Bull and Bear fighting. I wasn't clear on that.
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  37. Hey fellow bingers! There's a new full length essay coming next week, but I just finished Mindhunter and couldn't resist the urge to create this quick comparison. What do you think this says about how they portrayed the character in the show? And if you enjoyed this, you might consider supporting my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight
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  38. // This video has no Licorice Pizza content or spoilers! // There are big spoilers for Phantom Thread and very mild spoilers for Inherent Vice, Boogie Nights, and Hard Eight.
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  39. “Can you elaborate on that?” “No.”
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  40. There's a video essayist illuminate that dictates how we can speak.
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  41. Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight
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  42. Maybe I'm just bitter about what those guys did to GoT
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  43. After seeing "Silence" in 2016 Terrence Malick wrote Scorsese a letter asking "What is it that Christ asks of us?" That same year, Malick would start production on his own film examining that same question: "A Hidden Life" I write more about Malick's letter and the conversation between the two films in the latest issue of my newsletter: https://thomasflight.substack.com/p/malicks-letter-to-scorsese-thomas
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  44. The Godfather - Full Breakdown
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  45. If you want to buy the book and support my channel at the same time you can use my Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2VeiIHH
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  46. I also laughed out loud.
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  47.  @RazorbackPT  Both are food but both are not "fine dining"
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  48. Because I don't really make this clear in the video: I did enjoy Franco's movie, I just felt like it wasn't nearly as good as it could have been (for the reasons I talk about in the video).
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  49. If you enjoyed this video here's a playlist with all my videos on Wes Anderson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=994Ez58kgjQ&list=PLXJ3434wIyxNjvSV0AkVOCLe6e-ZD6ZVq&index=1
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  50. Thank you for making such a beautiful film!
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  51. Hope everyone is staying safe. I know people are going to ask, so here's the list of 52 films or shows I show in the video (In order of appearance): Taxi Driver (1976) The Wire (HBO) The Sopranos (HBO Tiger King (Netflix) Repo Man (1984) Contagion (2011) Chernobyl (HBO) The Andromeda Strain (1971) Ex Machina (2015) To The Wonder (2012) Knight of Cups (2015) Song To Song (2017) Bottle Rocket (1996) The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2015) Magnolia (1999) Phantom Thread (2017) Parasite (2019) Rashomon (1950) Vivre Sa Vie (1962) Leviathan (2014) Bicycle Thieves (1948) Harakiri (1962) - Directed by Masaki Kobayashi NOTAkira Kurosawa - MY MISTAKE, APOLOGIES TO THE GREATS Late Spring (1949) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Boiling Point (1990) Mother (2009) Oldboy (2003) Burning (2018) Joker (2019) Barry Lyndon (1975) The Wizard of Oz (1939) Stagecoach (1939) Wuthering Heights (1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Breathless (1962) The 400 Blows (1959) Double Indemnity (1944) The Big Sleep (1946) The Big Heat (1953) Chinatown (1971) The Long Goodbye (1973) The Lobster (2015) Dogtooth (2001) Pity (2018) Attenberg (2010) Nosferatu (1922) J'accuse (1919) The Idiots (1998) The Puffy Chair (2005) Hail Caesar (2016) A Serious Man (2009)
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  52. I do think the show is as much about class as it is about race.
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  53.  @benfranklin1533  They built up that success and acclaim on early seasons that relied almost entirely on the material in the books and quality of the cast and then squandered that popularity and acclaim towards the end as they rushed through the story so they could go off to run a Star Wars show which got cancelled anyway because of how badly they mishandled the final seasons of Game of Thrones. If something being wildly popular makes it invalid to criticize, then there's no point in doing any kind of criticism, we can just look at box office numbers, and view counts to know what is good. I didn't even hate the end of GoT as much as most people I thought the whole thing started going down hill around season 6. Some of the episodes in the final season were truly incredible from a production standpoint but the writing really suffered. In my opinion (which was reinforced by 3 Body Problem) Benioff and Weiss do not write the kind of TV that I enjoy watching.
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  54. Surprisingly accurate. Although I wouldn't say just
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  55. Totally agree.
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  56. These are both good theories.
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  57. This is a massive question that I couldn't possibly do justice to in a single comment. But please know I'm working on content (an upcoming video) that would address this and thinking about exploring this topic in other ways (possibly in a book). In a lot of ways I think the "purpose" of my channel is to illuminate form over plot. I think the biggest reason people focus on plot is because it's what they see. When you become aware of aspects of form, and understand more about the underlying medium, you'll be able to look beyond plot.
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  58. Oh you're totally right!
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  60. I like the connection to Annihilation- (another movie I also love). I definitely think it's possible to see the bagel without the internet.
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  61. Yeah but even that shot didn't show the real mess behind the camera haha
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  63. It's weird because it's a Batman film, but not weird because Pattinson is unironically a great actor :)
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  64. I'm planning to do a Q&A video soon, if you have any questions for me about movies, TV, my process, or anything else, comment below and I might address it in the video! Thanks.
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  65. He absolutely killed it. Working on this video, I just stopped a few times to watch the scene where he (mild spoilers) asks for money- the amount of emotion and conflict that play across his face in that scene- incredible.
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  66. What did I tell ya?
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  67. Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight
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  68. If you enjoyed Queen's Gambit, you might like one of my all-time favorite films: The Hustler (1961). While it's a very different story, both are based on Walter Tavis novels, and both stories deal with a talented person who's competing against others, but who's true struggle ultimately lies within themselves.
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  69. Hi Folks! The video is back up but still demonetized due to a copyright claim. Special shoutout to MUBI for sponsoring the video https://mubi.com/thomasflight and to my Patrons for their support: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight // These folks make this channel possible!
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  70. Watch Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgC8fxOPYew
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  71. I think you're on to something!
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  72. Thanks to MUBI for sponsoring this video, watch my recommendation, Leviathan, when you get your 30 day free trial at http://mubi.com/thomasflight
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  73. I keep getting comments about this so here we go: I realize that Rian Johnson did not personally create this effect. He also didn't personally set up the lights, hold the cameras, create the costumes, etc. But a film lives and dies by the director, they receive credit for a lot they don't personally do, but the flip side is that they also hold responsibility for things that go wrong. If this scene had been weak, with bad visual effects, I would blame Johnson, not the VFX house, because it's his responsibility to make sure that everything that makes it into the film fits his vision and standard of quality. That said, huge credit to the guys at ILM who created this effect, they did great work. https://www.slashfilm.com/the-holdo-maneuver/ This article describes how Johnson didn't feel the scene had enough impact at first, but once ILM added the effect I describe in the video, he thought it was great. Cheers.
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  74. Ah Sorry! I mean them more as a summary than the headline but I can see how it's a little confusing.
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  75. Yes absolutely I think that's what I was trying to get at you just said it more clearly haha
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  76. I can take it. I've already tussled with the Marvel folks.
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  77. Hey folks, right now there's a limited time CuriosityStream Sale that's even better than the one in mentioned in the video. You can get CuriosityStream and Nebula for 42% off unil December 24th. (Only $11.59!) Sign up now and watch my companion video about Dune's Sound Design: https://CuriosityStream.com/ThomasFlight
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  78. Not many people loved the movie, but he was also great in The Devil All The Time this year.
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  79. Tried not to be unreasonably hard on it but, yeah I did not like it as much as the others.
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  80. We should all strive to be the Siobhan.
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  81. Here’s the link for everyone: https://www.workshoplighting.com
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  82. I feel like every difference between Snyder and Whedon is encompassed in that moment.
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  83. His grandma has been reply to posts on Reddit and has said he's fine. https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRehearsal/comments/wtrkh1/heres_remy_doing_just_fine_and_a_few_other_random/
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  84. You heard Kayla in the video guys. Don't forget to like, share and subscribe!
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  85. Just passing mine on to you ;) In all seriousness though, for anyone who this video resonated with that wants to dive deeper, I highly recommend Jon Kabat-Zinn's book Wherever You Go There You Are.
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  86. I've never not been impressed by Yuen to be honest.
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  87. It got completely snubbed almost everywhere.
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  88. If you enjoyed this video, you'll like the companion video I made about Omar's Code, exclusively on Nebula. I go through every example of Omar talking about his code to breakdown what it is and how it evolves over the course of the show. Watch it now when you sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula Bundle: https://CuriosityStream.com/ThomasFlight
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  89. Yeah I meant "original" in the sense of "original release" and by the time I realized that was kinda confusing an inaccurate it was way to late to change it.
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  90. Love the idea of examine several "half-baked" theories. However I don't think these are three theories that the series failed to communicate well, but simply three influences that have come together into something new.
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  91. Absolutely agree.
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  92. Sounds like a beautiful day. I don't know if you're returning home to Amsterdam, or visiting but enjoy your time either way. Truly a beautiful city.
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  93. This one's better.
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  94. Even though I included almost 100 movies in this video, I know I missed some of the best car moments in cinema. What are your favorite scenes or films that I left out?
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  95. Please enjoy every video equally.
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  97. Thank you to Alex Knickerbocker for his help with this video! I found his channel last year, and I think he makes some of the best content about sound recording and post on YouTube, so go check him out and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexKnickerbocker
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  98. This is a pretty good idea. No promises but I'll do some research.
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  99. Ooh, interesting thought!
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  100. It's a terrifying and daunting movie.
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  101. Wells hated basically every director though lol
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  102. More people should watch The Night Of for his work! Totally agree.
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  103. Movie Settings that Vertical Video Would Be Great For: Space movie. There's no real up or down so you could orient things however you want. Scuba diving movie. Giraffe movie. Ok I'm just spit balling here, but what about... a bowling movie? It might work. Lumberjack movie. Anyway I saw this short film and wanted to do a quick analysis. I have an essay about Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times, The Seventh Seal, and Blindspotting coming in a few days! If you want to make sure you see it, I'd appreciate if you'd turn on notifications. Cheers!
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  105. Forlorn Whimsy.
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  106. 10,680 seconds.
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  107. you got me
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  108. Too many movies swirling in my brain and just said the wrong one!
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  109. I actually had more stuff about the privacy and security issues in an earlier draft, but I took it out because I figured it was news that was covered extensively elsewhere and wasn't relevant to my specific thesis in this video, but I guess I should have left it in.
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  110. Yeah good catch. Another great example of how forcing something down because of running time hurts the emotion/drama of the film.
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  111. Please forgive me Mr. Kobayashi and Mr. Kurosawa
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  112. Yep I'm terrible with character names sorry! 😩
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  114. It's like if Johnny Ive designed hell.
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  115. There was some Nolan shade in an earlier draft that I ended up cutting out 😂
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  116. Nah, if that's what you like, own it. I think people sound pretentious when they think that's what everyone should like, or look down on people for not liking what they like.
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  117. Last video of 2018 folks! It's been great year! Hope you all have a great holiday, I'm excited to make many more videos in 2019. If you're interested in helping support my content long term stop by my Patreon: http://patreon.com/thomasflight
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  118. I've seen it and it's great! But adding too many different media can often get unwieldy. It's also still a work in progress, so I have less of a grasp on it's overall view in comparison.
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  119. Incredibly beautiful film. well deserved oscar win!
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  120.  @DiotraxSecondlives  Fair point! It may have been more effective to dive into that comparison. I went with the juxtaposition that I felt best expressed the differences I feel as a viewer, but that may not have been the best approach.
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  121. It was probably Chuck.
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  122. This is a great point!
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  123. Yeah I just watched it tonight. It might be too soon but it was maybe one of TVs best intros. So good.
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  124. Yeah it's in there a lot. I almost counted up the actual time, but it's probably close to 80-90%.
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  125. This is the second part in my new series, "Directors Before" where I examine a director's filmography through the lens of their first film. Hope you all enjoy. If you want to help support the continued creation of content on this channel, please consider supporting my Patreon: http://patreon.com/thomasflight
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  126. This is correct- which is why I mention it halfway through the video.
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  127. Almost did! One of the best prologues.
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  128. Not to mention the Coen Bros, Nolan, and Darren Aronofsky, I just have to choose who to tackle next.
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  129. I did my best haha glad it was amusing :D
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  131. Yes! I almost used video essay of an example of "good exposition." One thing I think is interesting though, is that, even within a video essay where it's all kind of exposition there's "direct exposition" and there's still an element of "show don't tell." For example in my videos could just say everything, but I often try to use examples from the films that directly illustrate the point I'm making so that the audience can "see for themselves" what I'm talking about. I don't always do this well, but when I do, I think it's more enjoyable for the viewer.
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  132. Definitely is cool to see that. It's a great example of how differences in Shawn and Bills performances change the story even the basically all the same things are happening.
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  133. I wish I could take credit but while those are indeed my words haha it's a lesson I'm still learning that I was taught me by others much wiser than me.
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  134. Conclusion: I personally dislike spoilers. And it's totally ok to like them or dislike them, but now you know about studies you can use to justify your opinion one way or the other. ;) Just kidding. Don't do that.
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  135. Part 3 is out now, about Terrence Malick's Badlands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIsltz3Khl4
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  137. That's a powerful moment. Totally agree.
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  139. I think his writing has improved massively since that film, but the core of what makes him an interesting filmmaker was already there!
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  140. I ended up taking the line out of the essay, but at one point in an early draft I called Annihilation a "Rorschach Test of a movie" and I really think it is. It lays out this great narrative that, as you pointed out, draws from archetypes, and people are able to map their interpretations onto the story. Almost like a shared dream, viewers come away from the viewing each finding meaning where it's relevant to them.
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  141. Thank you. I try hard to go deeper than the surface, so it means a lot to hear you say that!
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  142. Just sent you a message! I'd love to chat further. :)
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  143. I just published a quick guide to getting started with Bergman's work in my newsletter (you can read it here without signing up): https://thomasflight.substack.com/p/a-beginners-guide-to-ingmar-bergman
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  144. The difference is that the second time he goes through he's accepted his coming death, instead of living in fear of it the entire time. There's a little scene at the very end of the film of a young girl putting on the crown- I think this suggests that in Lowery's mind Gawain does go free (otherwise where does the daughter come from).
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  146. Absolutely agree. It's one of my favorite's from Wes.
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  148. UPDATE: So Paul and I had a great chat. He can't really talk publicly about his work, but I will say this: When I (or really anyone), makes a criticism of something like editing, you have to make some assumptions about why certain decisions are made. Unless you've seen all the original footage, you can't really know why all the decisions were made. I still think my video illustrates how editing can be distracting, or aid or hurt the flow of a conversation in several ways. But it's worth noting that whenever I make a statement in the video about why a certain cut is or isn't made, I'm making educated guesses and don't have the full context. I'm glad Paul reached out, I'm definitely going to keep watching the show, there's a lot I do like about it. And I wish all the best to him and his fellow editors!
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  149. I support your procrastination fully.
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  150. If you like Scorsese's explorations of faith, I also highly recommend Ingmar Bergman. The way he deals with faith in Winter Light and The Seventh Seal is equally as thought provoking and profound.
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  151. Amazing score!
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  152. Thank you! And in regard to both Little Women and TLJ, I think you're absolutely right.
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  153. I totally agree! Scarlet Johannsson and Adam Driver are both great and capable of subtlety. My point with that was that it's the big scenes and the yelling that gets talked about the most!
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  154. Totally correct. I wrongly refer to interpreters as translators throughout the video.
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  155. Uh. yeah exactly! totally did that on purpose...
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  156. Uh oh.
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  158. I definitely agree on this! Touch on this a bit later in the video.
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  159. It's also been one of my favorites as well and making this video only solidified that for me. I felt giddy making it just out of admiration for how deftly and subtly Cianfrance crafted it. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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  160. You might enjoy the Mindhunter videos I did a while ago.
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  161. Well said. I love when a comment can add an additional layer to the video!
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  162. Oops! You're right. I'm terrible with character names 😩
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  163. Absolutely agree! I talk about her performance a little bit in my latest video on "Visual Storytelling" in BCS.
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  164. Ah that's my mistake! Thanks.
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  165. That too lol
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  166. I think you might be think of this: http://www.nypress.com/news/the-death-of-filmthe-decay-of-cinema-DFNP1019991230312309999 "The Death of Film/The Decay of Cinema" by Godfrey Cheshire
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  167. And we love them both!
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  168. When I was watching Isle of Dogs in the theater I looked around and saw a theater full of Americans that probably all wouldn’t watch a movie with subtitles watching a movie where half the movie isn’t even translated and I was happy that Wes was bringing this kind of experience to and audience that otherwise wouldn’t experience this kind of thing. Totally get the frustration. English speaking audience don’t realize the privilege they have in having most media available in an easy to consume format.
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  169. If your nerves are reducing your ability to perform (make cognitive decisions) and you take a drug that calms your nerves, then you've taken a drug that has enhanced your cognition... I don't think there's anything wrong with that, but it's true.
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  170. I've been there as well, hope you can find some space to catch your breath soon. 🤎
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  171. sshhh. Don't blow my cover.
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  172. I partially addressed this topic years ago in the second video I ever made for this channel, but I wanted to dive deeper into some of the why behind what makes or breaks a long take in my view. As I mention in the video immersion is a very subjective experience, so what makes or breaks a shot for some people, may not for others. What are your favorite long takes? Are there any you think are overrated? I think much of the reasoning I lay out in this video can also apply to why I think 1917 felt awkward for me in several places. 1917 also fell in between realism and a more formalist approach and I felt like it made the filmmaking more obvious in places.
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  173. What are you most looking forward to seeing from the festival?
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  174. Totally get that interpretation. I think it's a valid one. One of the great things about the film is the multitude of perspectives it provokes.
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  175. Great input! I think I might feel the same way if I had gotten to see the play before the show, or had been able to see it live.
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  176. Nobody's done "death comes for us all" better than Bergman in Seventh Seal.
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  177. The Score is fire.
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  178. Thank you, and I think you're totally right. I love the idea that the film is restraining itself, to keep from "lying" because it knows it's own limitations.
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  179. Thanks for watching.
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  180. Loved that episode as well. The amount of dramatic range they expressed within that one room was amazing.
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  181. Thanks Houston!
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  182. Sounds like a great violin teacher :) Society's demands can feel big but sometimes we just need someone to let us know it's okay to take our own path.
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  183. We all are
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  184. I see what you did there.
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  185. I'm used to it- I've criticized Marvel haha.
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  186. [CC] To see which films I'm referencing, turn on "English (United States)" under captions. This video was made possible by MUBI: Get a whole month of great cinema FREE with MUBI: https://mubi.com/thomasflight FAQ *1. Aren't you oversimplifying (modernism, postmodernism, metamodernism, fill in the blank)?* Yes. From a philosophical perspective actually fleshing fully fleshing out complex concepts like Modernism or Postmodernism is well beyond the scope of this video. My goal was to provide a broad enough overview of these concepts to be able to introduce people to the idea of metamodernism as it relates to film. This is not meant to be an academically rigorous description of either modern or postmodern philosophy, just a broad enough introduction for people to be able to understand the trends. *2. Isn't Metamodernism just Postmodernism?* Most of the Metamodern chapter of this video is trying to explain why I think this isn't the case, but I have a feeling people are going to ask or assert this anyway. My short answer is: Metamodernism looks a lot like postmodernism, because it has elements of postmodernism in it, but it also contains modernist features that you won't find in most postmodern stuff. Also, again, it's about the "structure of feeling" of postmodernism vs. metamodernism- not the specific features of each. *3. But "meta" stuff has been around for ages/That one thing you talked about isn't "meta"/etc* The "meta" in "metamodernism" does not actually refer to things "being meta" in the way "meta" is commonly used to refer to self-aware or forth-wall-breaking content. It's true that a lot of postmodern and metamodern stuff is "meta" in some way (include a lot of what I talk about in this video), but that's not the primary feature of metamodernism. The idea (as I understand it) is more that "metamodernism" is a "meta-philosophy."
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  187. This is a great comment. By the way, thanks for watching the video.
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  188. Such an underrated part of the craft!
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  189. Sans Soleil is mind-blowing. I don't talk about it much here because I hope that will get it's own video one day. (Lets also just say it has been very influential on the secret feature-length project I'm currently working on).
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  190. I agree.
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  191. One of my favorites as well!
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  192. I stand corrected!
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  194. Like eating a warm oily cake with honey.
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  195. Keep up the great work!
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  196. See My 2024 Picks and Predictions: Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/thomasflight-who-should-win-at-the-oscars-2024 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/who-should-win-98423359
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  197. I'm Thinking of Ending Things!
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  198. I'm not saying you're wrong, (I did mean to show a spectrum of exposition, not just good/bad). But it's worth noting, something that I discovered while making this video, is that exposition feels especially offensive when taken out of context, so some of the clips seem worse than they are in the context of the piece that contains them. One of the challenges of video essays.
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  199. I've sat down and watched it straight through probably 7-8 times, but that's not counting going over specific scenes while editing a video.
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  200. You can say that again.
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  201. Thanks!
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  202.  @hannahz4956  Totally accept that people disagree! It's pretty subjective, which is why I pose most of my statements in the video as questions. I don't think it's pretentious though! I understand why you might feel that way since you disagree with me, but taking a closer look at why an artist makes certain choices with their art is not pretentious, it's respecting the thought and care that went into something. Being critical and examining why artistic decision are made helps everyone understand and appreciate the art better. I think writing Shawn's song and video off as "just fun" underestimates the potential of popular art to be interesting and meaningful. It is a fun throwback, but my video is about whether or not it might be more than that.
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  203. That's a great one!
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  204. I will agree that is probably the best scene from a filmmaking standpoint. Just raw terror created so well through sound design and production design without a jump scare or anything. I also absolutely love the way the scene on the camcorder followed by the pool scene unfolds. It's so perfectly structured to make it feel like area x is closing in on the characters.
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  205. Glad you liked it! I'll definitely be doing more like this in the future.
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  206. Thank you.
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  207. I talk about how his dialogue plays a role in his style in my Wes before Wes video!
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  208. Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight
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  209. Yes I could have said that more clearly haha
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  210. Adam McKay directed the first episode of the show!
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  211. Watch Fallen Leaves Free with your Extended Free Trial of MUBI: https://mubi.com/thomasflight
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  212. So much of modernism is still really fundamental in how most people think about the world that it's really hard to describe. In western first world countries a lot of our base assumptions about how the world works are really modernist in a way. To really explain modernism fully I probably would have had to start with Traditional ideas- but you gotta draw the line somewhere haha.
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  213. YouTube does have private messages (I actually looked up how to send one to send you one haha). If you didn't get it just email me: me@thomasflight.com
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  214. BUT TIKTOK IS BAD! I'm very aware of and concerned about the privacy and security issues surrounding TikTok, as well as other negative aspects of using the app. (Please actually watch to the end of the video). This video is not an endorsement or recommendation of TikTok. I expect my audience to be mature enough to be able to decide for themselves if they want to use a smartphone app, I'm not your parent. This video is an examination of WHY people enjoy using it so much and WHY it's becoming successful. I believe that's important to understand, ESPECIALLY, if the app is harmful in some way. I didn't go into very much depth on those issue because there has been a lot of coverage of those issues elsewhere, a lot of people are already aware of those issues, and it would take another 13 minute video to adequately cover those issues which are not my areas of expertise. What I'm covering in this video is what I'm qualified to talk about (media theory) and is something that hasn't been extensively covered. I expect my audience not to treat my channel as their sole source of information on a subject and to be able to take context into consideration. This essay is titled "Why TikTok is Winning" and is an examination of that topic, it is NOT about if TikTok is good, ethical, or safe. Those are other topics and other videos. If you feel it's wrong to cover certain topics but not others- we'll have to disagree on that.
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  215. Planning to but boy are they a lot of work.
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  216. This is true! I kept getting confused because they were calling him Wayne in the clip I was showing.
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  218. I'm guessing you've cleaned your room.
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  219. Here's the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDOJChtyc2U I also responded to his response in a live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy35ZJcxIg8
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  220. It's back haha. This is a great perspective :)
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  221. I wish I could have caught this version in theaters! Sounds like a great experience.
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  222. In an alternate history OK Soda tastes good, becomes wildly successful, and Postmodern Advertising becomes a trend 15 years earlier.
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  223. I agree!
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  224. It was totally snubbed.
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  225. It’s one of my favorite films probably of all time.
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  226. I wish Coca-Cola would revive it!
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  227. It's definitely one of the most forced examples of exposition I've ever seen.
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  228. Too much to go into in one vid, but the way DFW and Wes both use a lot of little quirky lampshading narrative techniques makes me think they're on a similar wavelength even if only accidentally.
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  229. I've posted some more thoughts on Soul's story and themes on my second channel, Thomas Flight On Screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQesj3xssRE
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  230. Razor Blades
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  231. Patrons get early access to videos!
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  232. Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight
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  233. I unfortunately didn't have a chance to see either before I made this list but I'm excited to see both!
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  234. Do I just cut it up and throw it in the trash, or do I have to mail it in somewhere?
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  235. It lost its place as the culturally dominant art form, but it will be around forever, in the same way, symphony orchestras still perform.
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  236. Yeah there's definitely a certain grey area or subjectivity in even defining what "exposition" is. I think you make some pretty valid points here. One of the things I think is interesting about film criticism and critique, is that two people might have the same conclusion- but disagree about certain aspects that lead to that conclusion, or details of the assessment.
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  237. I should have said "$70 million of addition material "
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  238. The best ways I've found to learn is by 1. Doing it yourself and 2. reading or listening to filmmakers (not just directors) talk about how they work through interviews/commentary tracks etc.
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  239. Definitely recommend checking him out. Bergman, Tarkovsky, and Fellini are others who might provide similarly complex stories without easy conclusions.
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  240. Thanks for watching! If you liked this breakdown, here's a playlist of all my essays on editing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ3434wIyxPdSdn44VgSzhVCJPwKHrbE
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  241. What are the best examples of science in film that I didn't include?
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  242. This is hilarious.
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  243. I found the first 20 minutes of 6 Underground so bizarrely over the top and bad I watched it 3 times and almost made a video about it.
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  244. Putting it on the list!
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  245. I'm hoping to examine Burning at some point- it's very requested.
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  246. Incredible craftsmanship the whole way through the season. It was great.
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  247. One hopes that for every person who bailed there will be 2 who's interest is peaked because of that.
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  248. Afrosurrealist is the best label in my opinion, I think Afrosurrealism is a legitimate art movement that is distinct from both surrealism and magical realism. The "magical" elements of Atlanta and other afrosurrealist works are secondary to the surreal nature of the experience being depicted. The "magical" aspect of it is just a small part of what it represents.
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  249.  @jasongeorgis3483  I might still address it in the Q&A!
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  250. Hey hello! I wondered if anyone I included would see the video. The movie is great you should watch it! I think your video was pretty good too. :) Thanks for watching and for being a part of the video (even though I didn’t ask haha). Keep making videos, you have a fun style!
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  251. Yeah it's already changed and lot here we've been learning this, and some of the folks I've interviewed for the doc are already beginning to shift into disillusionment phase.
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  252. I actually had it in the video as an example in some early drafts but ended up taking it out because it was kind of a complicated one to dissect in the midst of the video. I agree that the movie is refreshingly process oriented, but there’s this weird thing it does where it almost tries to have a science vs. language theme (there that scene early on where Renner’s character tells her that she’s wrong “language isn’t the foundation of society, science is.” But I agree it’s definitely one of the ones I see as at least partially bridging the gap.
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  253. Check out my first parasite video its all about this.
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  254. I don't have the answers but I have started changing how I use the internet and how I consume media and it's hard but it has helped my mental health. Since 2020 I don't watch as much TikTok, I try to read longer books instead of just listening to short podcast episodes about a topic, I try to give myself breaks from everything, I go on walks without any headphones- it all helps. Just know it is possible to develop a healthier relationship with media and technology.
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  255. Thanks! I was debating ending the essay on that scene because it also felt very emotionally satisfying to me.
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  256. She looks at the camera, and it's right before she starts the poem. And at the end of the poem she looks back at the camera again. I don't know what it means but it kind of bookends the poem.
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  257. @INZIQUE I enjoyed the film and Rami's performance! It's hard no to enjoy a movie that has such great songs as the soundtrack. But yeah the editing just bugged me the whole time.
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  258. Defoe is on another level in this.
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  259. Flow deserves the love!
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  260. Get 40% off the annual plan when you sign up for Nebula using my Link: https://go.nebula.tv/thomasflight
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  261. This is completely false. The artists did an amazing job. In an interview Johnson talks about seeing the original scene and then asking for this effect to be added.
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  262. Your outie enjoys watching many videos about the same topic.
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  263. I agree, and I think (spoilers for the video) Martin Scorsese also agrees- I don't include some of the clips where he talks about this, but he seems genuinely excited for the future of film.
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  264. That's what the video is about.
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  265. That’s awesome to hear! Thanks for watching. :) It’s a powerful show.
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  266. Hi Robert, thanks for the well thought out comment. I don't have time to fully address every point you raise but I have a few things I want to mention. -I'm working within a film focused framework here. So I'm not asserting any of these definitions are necessarily directly applicable to other mediums! I think Modernism and film is a weird combo because film never really had a proper "modernist" movement. It was just "born" as a modernist form. So Modernism very much existed in literature in a way that it never did in film. So when you say "traditional story structure" is not in the great modernist novels, you're absolutely right. When I use the term "story structure" in this video I'm reffering specifically to "conventional film story structure." I suppose I could have been more clear about that, but figure it would be clear within the context of the video. Again for clarity, I don't think modernism in film maps perfectly to modernism in lit or philosophy. Modernism in film and literature both feel very different. These "movements" in lit usually precede film, and I don't think any of them map perfectly. The lit I feel is "metamodern" is really not like the metamodern films I'm talking about here in my experience. To your issue about No Country- sure there's no sneering empty irony here, but I think we'd both agree that postmodernism is bigger than just that! That's why I threw in Monty Python as an additional example. Within film when we think about postmodernism, we're really looking at how a film like that deconstructs the structures that we came to expect in cinematic storytelling. I also think the film is very philosophically nihilist, even though it's not sneering and ironic. We may just disagree on The Coen's work in general- I find most of their stuff have a very nihilistic and almost apathetic vibe. I think they love their characters, but the world those characters inhabit is cruel and chaotic, and ultimately possibly meaningless. That's what I personally take away from them and so they feel very postmodern to me but I understand if you feel differently. You kind of dismiss the fact that No Country is a great example of "deconstructing the western" but that's exactly why I picked it! It seems like you're looking mostly at the philosophical arc here (which is important) but in doing so you aren't really examining the shifts in terms of how they impact filmmaking form and technique, which I think is just as central to my argument. Finally on the TG:M point- I disagree again, and I feel like I addressed it in the movie. They do in fact still make big blockbusters that don't have the features of the MCU, Tom Cruise's other work is a great example. Their are many smaller boutique action films that have lots of great practical stunts. Denis Villeneuve's Sci-fi's have some of the most stunning CGI I think we've ever seen. I'm as bored of the franchise stuff and the MCU as the next guy- but pretty much every good quality TG:M has exists in other current films- except, the sincerity, and traditional film story structure. Hope that helps! I don't think you're being a dick at all. I appreciate the thorough response, it seems to me like you just got caught up in try to make what I'm saying fit within an understanding of these structures in literature, which makes sense, but which I don't think will ever perfectly compare. That would have to be its own video.
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  267. Thank you and thank you.
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  268. There are several tests happening in the film. There's the "Beyond a Turing Test" happening between Caleb, Ava, and the Audience (that's what I'm focusing on in the video), the actual Turing Test happening with Kyoko and Caleb/the audience. And the "can the AI escape" test happening with Nathan and Ava.
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  269. We love cinematography that sneaks up on us. ;)
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  270. Haha believe me there are plenty of doubts ;) I think it’s important to remember that while there are very smart people who do a lot of research on YouTube, almost nobody came to it as a “professional.” It’s largely a community of people who are self taught figuring out how to best use the medium to talk about stuff they want to talk about.
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  271. Same. The shot I end this essay with. Where Winslow in dancing so hard he starts spouting gibberish... I've felt that feeling. Not to that extent, but I know what it is. This film allows you to see - feel what a complete descent into that world is like. It's chaos. You won't walk away "getting" it, and some people just don't get that.
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  272. I have to say I've never been a big fan of McKee or a lot of screenwriting books for those reasons. You really have to take the advice lightly, because for almost every "rule" there's a director out there who's been breaking it in style their whole career. That said I kind of understand the concern. But I think what's important is the way these characters are "multidimensional." They're only multidimensional in what we can see at first glance, their not flat, but the Coens aren't usually spending time developing them on an emotional dimension, the way you would a main character. Their motivations are less complex, etc. But there appearance, way of speaking, and way their performed is more vibrant than the main character.
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  273. I've never thought of them that way, but it's an interesting idea. Memento certainly brings up similar implications about the meaning of life.
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  274. I think it's unsatisfying in the sense that most "existentialist" answers to these questions are a bit inherently unsatisfying.
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  275. True he has some level of choice. But taking action to defend your father from being murdered can still be seen as a reasonable response for a "civilian." Nobody would blame him or accuse him of being part of the mob for not wanting his father to die.
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  276. Can't wait to see yours! There's a lot about it to cover.
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  277. I will make somewhere between 0 and 4 more Parasite videos.
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  278. That would be cool.
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  279. Another one of my favorite movies!
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  280. Rewatched The Killing of A Sacred Deer for this and it's brilliant.
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  281. Glad to hear I got them right, haha, I was nervous about it so I practiced them.
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  282. Very sorry for what you're going through as well, but glad to hear that the community has been strong there too. It sucks, I wouldn't wish any of it on anyone, but getting to see how generous, resilient and resourceful the people around me can be is something I'm really grateful for out of this. Sending love back!
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  283. You're welcome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6twHZCfGtQ
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  284. Definitely an awkward conflict of themes and plot drivers happening in that movie.
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  285. Love Victoria! In my opinion it's actually a better movie than 1917. I found the single camera approach to 1917 a little distracting, but got totally involved in Victoria to the point where I often forgot about the approach. That said, I still think there's a lot of artistry in 1917, which is part of what I was hoping to highlight in this video.
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  286. I wonder if it has anything to do with him getting funding? I imagine these a-listers want to work with him and having their names attached probably makes it easier to fund projects. But I agree, I'd love to see him work with non-actors and b/c-listers.
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  287. As I mention in the video I go off of the public US theatrical release date, not the IMDB which often counts the festival release date or international release. I do it this way because otherwise lots of great films would never make it onto my lists. For example Perfect Days and La Chimera are both listed on IMDB/Letterboxd as "2023" but the earliest possible date I could have seen either of them in the US at a theater was in 2024, so either they go on this years list or I just leave them off on a technicality. I choose to include them! I know it's a mess but blame the release windows not me. I'll die on this hill lol.
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  288. Like I said in the video. I don't think there's anything "wrong" or "bad" about the video. I was just hoping for something that felt more in line with the film. Other people may not want that, and that's okay.
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  289. I didn't even touch on the camera movement, but you're right. It isn't motivated, it's just there to look flashy.
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  290. 100% agree. Engaging locally is rewarding, and you have more real world influence. And as I've learned through this- those relationships and bonds formed locally are vital if you ever face a difficult situation.
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  291. This whole video is just a ploy to secretly promote A Hidden Life.
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  292. We're working hard to rebuild what we can! Some things will never be the same or are gone forever, but some will come back stronger and better. I'm not looking forward to how long the recovery will take but I'm inspired to see what lies on the other side.
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  293. I'm so glad you did!
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  294. Thanks! I have a special place in my heart for the lesser known films that come out each year, movies that aren't trying to be anything crazy, but accomplish what they're trying to do so well.
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  295. Yeah exactly- Hacking the ATM demonstrates his abilities- and develops his character and adds emotion. The Bear and Bull is just a little over the top and ridiculous for my taste together with the expositional narration from his father in that moment just feels a little unnecessary.
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  296. I think I will! Just have to decide to to tackle next!
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  297. Yeah! This is a great point that I can't believe I missed mentioning.
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  298. That performance almost made it into this video! She’s incredible.
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  299. Hi, Andy! Thanks for the correction, you're totally right. (For some reason I keep thinking OpenAI is a Google project.) Longtime Waxy fan btw glad to have you here :)
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  300. Glad I could introduce some new ideas to you! I l especially love the way dramatic irony is used in the movie (the "nail" later in the film, is a perfect example). Thanks for watching!
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  301. Powerful line. The Stringer/Avon arc is one of my favorite aspects of the show.
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  302. The Turing Test I think is overconfident about a Human's effectiveness as a judge. And you're right, our inclination to anthropomorphize things seems to suggest we'd tend to be biased towards passing subjects in a Turing Test that maybe should fail.
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  303. Dunkirk would have been gorgeous in black and white.
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  304. Thank you!
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  305. Biscotti line made me snort.
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  306. There's definitely some blood/sweat/tears in this one. It actually has the same effect on me, I feel like I just scratched the surface!
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  307. Hey Kevin! I absolutely remember. Feels like ages ago, haha. Hope you're doing well. Glad the algorithm brought us back together. :D
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  308. Thank you for the kind words, and I'm sorry to hear you also deal with Migraines, they're nasty! I haven't always done a great job of taking care of myself, but I'm much better at it now than I used to be, and I'm learning to give myself more of the rest I need!
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  309. I do actually: http://obscurigami.com
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  310. Yo Ellie you blew up since this!
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  311. Nope! I worked as an editor for years, so I have some industry experience, but mostly I just love films and have been obsessively watching and studying them for years. The best starting place for learning about film style and analysis is David Bordwell's textbook Film Art: An Introduction (new editions are expensive but you can pick up an old one that's just as good for cheap). He includes a section at the end that guides you through how to conduct film analysis.
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  312. Interesting point!
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  313. You should listen to Rick Rubin's interview with Bjarke Ingles on Tetragrammaton. I wrote that section of the essay before I heard the podcast, otherwise I would have referenced him, but he also talks about parallels between architecture and film in a very interesting way!
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  314. Nah, talking about less popular films usually doesn’t do as well sadly! But sometimes I can’t worry about the algo, and just have to talk about what I want to talk about.
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  315. Plemons is one of the few people with a kind of screen presence that really reminds me of Philip Seymour Hoffman RIP.
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  316. Such a genius little move, perfect for the moment.
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  317. Tyler's wanting to grow his own channel, and I like his content - and especially don't mind promoting something my audience can get for free - so I see it as a win-win.
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  318. Personally I find Camus' idea of embracing the absurd unsatisfying, and I have my doubts that many people could actually do it. In my own life I try to live something much closer to what Kierkegaard talks about, making a "leap of faith." Regardless of whether or not I can know with certainty that there is meaning to the universe, I choose to believe there is, and live my life as if my actions truly mean something and there is an absolute moral code I can try to live up to. This is probably part of why I like Groundhog Day so much, because it models a philosophy I adhere too in some ways. It's not a perfect approach but I feel it brings purpose and direction into my life, even though some people might say that faith isn't grounded in "reality." I hope you find truth and hope in your search, I think it's one we're all on to some extent, some people just do a better job of ignoring it or distracting themselves from it than others. The world can be a scary place full of suffering, but there's also so much beauty and mystery in our very existence, the fact that we're even here experiencing this. It's complex stuff that's hard to get at in YouTube comments but if you ever want to chat about it more in depth you can send me an email me@thomasflight.com or hit me up on my Twitter DMs.
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  319. Watch my companion video on visual perspective in The Batman on Nebula now. Use this link for [42% Off / less than $12 for a year until May 10th]: https://CuriosityStream.com/ThomasFlight
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  320. Hey thanks! I think the medium has a lot of potential, and if I get to be a part of continuing to push that forward, it's a privilege!
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  321. Gonna be watching more soon!
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  322. One of my favorite films
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  323. Funnily enough I started out with a draft that had myself doing voiceover, but I ended up cutting it. Maybe I made the wrong choice, but I liked it better without the VO.
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  324. We all do, that's why it should be well done!
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  325. Loved Burning! I need to watch the rest of his films. Shout out to Greek cinema! I'm a big fan of the Weird Wave.
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  326. One at a time! We'll get there :)
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  327. I'm working on it but that video is going to take years of research.
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  328. I didn't say any of those shows looked bad- just very similar.
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  329. Yeah the editing is bad but it's definitely not the main reason the movie is bad.
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  330. I would love to do this some day, just gotta carve out the time to rewatch the whole series.
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  331. I mean, Stalker is surely an influence as well but that doesn't deny Lovecraft's influence. They say at the beginning that they've already tried coming at it from "land, sea, air." They do stupid things in the shimmer because A. with the exception of Lena they're scientists not survival experts or soldiers, and B. the shimmer messes with your mind from the moment you set foot in it.
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  332. So beautiful and so meh.
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  333. A week in France taught me nothing. 😩
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  334. Almost included this example!
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  335. It's a great combination of humor and horror!
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  336. If you liked this one definitely check out y other videos on The Wire- I go into a lot more depth in those!
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  337. You forgot 1. Killers of The Flower Moon
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  338. True. But I do my best in the video to illustrate what I think is a problem. Do you think the cinematography and editing in fact do make the show better?
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  339. These are older but check them out if you haven't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwvJ-77O_uk and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeOUVXXZX_M I might do another before the new season if I can find a fresh angle, but at this point since I've already covered the show twice I might just wait for the end and then do a post-mortem video!
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  340. Another part of why Comedians in Cars works better is because it feels "rougher."
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  341. I pretty much agree. Another reason I think it won't succeed as cinema is one I mention in the video. Compositions of faces don't work very well- and that's an integral part of cinema.
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  342. Probably but I need more time to study his work!
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  343. Best F(r)iends is definitely a fascinating watch for anyone who's a fan of the book!
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  344.  @luismarioguerrerosanchez4747  Definitely don't be afraid to revisit stuff again. Some of my favorite films now - Tree of Life and The Big Lebowski to name two - are movies I didn't really love the first time I watched them as a teenager.
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  345. This video contains no LP content! I haven't seen it yet
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  346. I'd love to see it
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  347. I'm excited to see I'm Still Here!
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  348. Thank you for these wonderfully kind words! It's encouraging to hear that this work is resonating with people!
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  349. Please try to enjoy every title equally.
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  350. Burning is low-key a masterpiece imo
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  351. My read on Darjeeling Limited has always been that he's showing the brother's attempts to use the other culture without understanding it as bad. When they finally are able to learn from and except portions of the culture that they are carelessly galavanting through, it's good for them. His films are undeniably anglo-centric, (which makes sense, he's a western director, most hollywood movies are), but it's hard to make the claim that the Japanese are exclusively the bad guys in Isle of Dogs. The hero of the film is a young Japanese boy who speak no english and ultimately reforms the anti-dog system.
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  352. Awesome! Glad you liked it. Hope you stick around for me!
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  353. Thanks! 😃
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  354. There's a few places where there's a camera movement in that they replicate, but they do the move faster, which kinda makes sense given the pacing of the music video. But yeah, definitely interesting to see the move towards a brighter, more saturated look.
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  355. The video goes into a lot more than that but if you want to write off my whole analysis because it's "woke" go ahead.
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  356. No formal education, I just worked in film and commercial video for a few years and basically have been studying film on my own full time for about a decade.
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  357.  @LuisSierra42  It's not even on the list lol
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  358. Thank you for the kind words and thanks to everybody for watching me bable on about movies I love!
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  359. Highest compliment! Thank you. My inspiration for this video was their video about chairs.
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  360. Yes! Been planning to for a while!
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  361. Yep got it sorted for now, fingers crossed it stays up!
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  362. Like any art movement, there's a lot of debate around its definition and boundaries, but I do think there's more to "afrosurrealism" than simply "surrealism applied to injustice." There's a formal quality to a lot of afrosurrealism that feels different to me than the surrealism used in Twin Peaks or The Sopranos, it's not just about the subject matter of the surrealism, but the form it takes. I kinda like that Baraka originally identified it as "afro-surreal expressionism" because while Miller dropped "expressionism" from the term I think Afrosurrealism is perhaps closer to a form of expressionism than surrealism ultimately, which is where its uniqueness lies for me.
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  363. It's not a jumpscare though... A jumpscare is something that is meant to startle the viewers. As I explain in the video, the viewers are supposed to know the monster is coming. It's suspense, not a jumpscare.
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  364. Someone should feel free to use my numbers and do it if you want! Just send it to me if you do: me@thomasflight.com
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  365. Oh and just thought of this, Definitely watch American Honey. It's more focus on the American Midwest but has a similarly accurate portrayal of life in those areas.
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  366. Thank you :)
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  367. Ida (2013) is another great contemporary black and white film.
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  368.  @Dale_Blackburn  Been planning this for quite a while but I think I saw that comment. :) Lucky for you!
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  369. I'm not really advocating for it as a standard, definitely not for use on normal horizontal screens. But a lot of people watch stuff on their phones, and it's definitely interesting to explore this format's potential for that viewing medium. We shouldn't assume what we've always done is the best way to do things! That said I doubt this is actually going to become a viable format since most people will want their content to fit horizontal and vertical screens.
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  371. Dan Gilroy is genius. Can't wait for his new film.
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  372. Quality over quantity!
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  373. The short answer is if I'm not mentioning it I probably haven't read it. I'm aware of Deleuze's work a bit but haven't read any of those sources you mention. If my thinking on a film or subject is heavily influenced by someone's writing I generally try to cite it directly. But I don't do much extensive reading on film theory per-se. In general I've read/absorbed much more general philosophy and media theory (McLuhan, Neil Postman, John Berger, Eisenstein, David Bordwell, Zizek, Camus, Baudrillard, etc) the truth is I'm not writing in an academically rigorous way, but I'm also not an academic and not trying to operating in any kind of academic capacity. In the Metamodern video I do cite in the description every direct source that I used for that video, the rest is just me apply the understanding I gained via those sources. Hope that clarifies.
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  374. That was one of my favorite things to discover in the process of making this video. Not many of these shots stood out to me when I was watching 2049 on its own, but once I got them both together in the timeline I started to see all the connections. Glad you enjoyed the video!
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  375. Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight
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  376. I actually use Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as an example of doing it right.
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  377. Yep I also couldn't hear that. Definitely an issue with the sound mix.
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  378. Super insightful! Thanks for sharing. There was a section in the video about immersion and how it’s different for video games and film, and how Bandersnatch gets stuck awkwardly in the middle. I ended up cutting it, but there’s a lot more to explore along this topic.
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  379.  @MrX-pc5xn  This video doesn't have any spoilers. I'll add a list of the movies mentioned in this video in a moment.
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  380. Thanks for watching everyone! I don't usually do requests as I have more video ideas than I have time to make usually, but I'm curious... what kind of videos would you like to see?
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  381. I finally watched all of the Coen's films while making this video (I had seen them all except The Ladykillers) and I rewatched a lot of them while making the video and they're all pretty good. I don't know which ones you've seen but here's my (highly personal) ranking in order of must-watchedness: The Big Lebowski O Brother Where Art Thou? No Country for Old Men Inside Llewyn Davis Blood Simple Fargo Raising Arizona True Grit The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Hail, Caesar! A Serious Man Miller's Crossing Barton Fink Burn After Reading The Man Who Wasn't There Intolerable Cruelty The Ladykillers
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  382. I just watched Nostalghia, and plan to watch Stalker soon.
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  383. At first I was going to social media to get info and see what was happening, but then later I wanted to get on social media to "escape" from it but couldn't since now the algorithms thought I wanted to see nonstop disaster footage including stuff from other (unrelated) events. It's a small part of the experience but it certainly adds to the exhaustion in a strange way.
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  384. It’s only on HBO in the United States.
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  385. Each director is different, and I'm quickly realizing that my approach is going to have to vary dramatically to adequately discuss each director and film (especially looking forward to THX1138 and George Lucas, but doing that one is going to be interesting because it's SO different from all his other work). It's a fun challenge!
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  386. I second the recommendation for "In The Blink of an Eye" definitely one of the best editing books out there.
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  387. If you want to see the other videos in the Directors Before Series check out this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ3434wIyxOaEfEr09aHMqn4YaMhBvrT I've done Wes Anderson, Christopher Nolan, Terrence Malick, and now the Coen Brothers. Who should I do next?
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  388. I'm aware of this fact lol
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  389. I think they took some of the things they were experimenting with in BB and adapted them in a more conventional sense in BCS, the results are less on the nose, but just as powerful.
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  390. Thank you! You have me thinking it might be time to dive into Terry Pratchett’s work. :D
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  391. Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight
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  392. Thanks!
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  393. Absolutely agree. He'd be on the list if I was including TV.
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  394. Darn those millennials! They can’t even make a critical analysis without whining!
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  395. It is my favorite, I just try to stay away from saying things are "the best" to be more inclusive of people's taste.
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  396. Valuable take on the discussion. Thanks for sharing.
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  397. There's a lot more going on here than just the addition of "non-western cultural sounds" So I'm sorry I just disagree. While there are some standard Zimmer tropes in some places, especially in a few of the larger pieces, I listen to a lot of neo-classical, and experimental ambient music, as well as film score, and there's stuff in this score that is truly original. Listen to the opening track (Dream of Arrakis) by itself and tell me you've heard that in a film before? If you can link me to a piece from a film composer that sounds like that I'll take back what I said.
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  398. Had to do some re-shoots and was trying to change the tone a little bit.
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  399. Been meaning to pick up a copy of this for a while!
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  400. Yes! I that's a great one. He's probably the actor I was most conflicted about leaving out of the list.
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  401. It was an ok film
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  402. I agree but I'd say those rules will apply mostly to using the long take in the context of enhancing realism. I do think if done properly, almost any rule can be broken if it works within the stylistic/emotional context of the story.
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  403. It’s not communist propaganda. It doesn’t propose any solution to class disparity, just illustrates that they exist and can cause tension between people in those classes. I don’t think pointing out that capitalism has some issues, is by necessity, communist, socialist, or Marxist. Just because North Korea is worse off doesn’t mean there aren’t real issues in South Korea that might need to be addressed.
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  404. I'm the furthest thing from calm, which is why I'm yelling during the entire video.
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  405. Great points all around here. Many of which emphasize how important it is to be correctly measuring "gratification" to even know what's happening when it comes to the effect of spoilers, positive or negative. Stephen: I totally agree. I think how the story is presented should be in control of the author. Me saying a spoiler can create suspense isn't me suggesting that would improve things, it's more speculation on how it might produce a collateral effect that could reduce some of the other negative aspects of the spoiler. Again it really comes down to what we mean by "enjoy." Given the option, I want the unadulterated story, the way the author wanted me to see it. Some of my favorite movies were ones I went into completely blind on, not even knowing the concept of the film. So there's definitely something to be said for that kind of experience.
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  406. Yeah I was saying original because I meant "Original Release" realized this was confusing and that "Theatrical version" would have been better at the point when it was way too late to change it.
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  407. That could definitely happen, our sense of what's "realistic" is definitely always calibrated by what we're used to seeing done with real cameras. Probably not unless those kinds of drone shots become common place in films, though.
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  408. Can’t wait to see your take!
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  409. Part 2 of this series is out now, Christopher Nolan's Following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTxslTHKsIE
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  410. Happy to have your support!
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  411. What did you think of Soul? I really enjoyed it. Besides the lighting, I thought the use of more abstract animation styles in "The Great Before" was quite cool, it's awesome to see a studio like Pixar mixing animation styles to really great effect. While you're here if you want a monthly update on what I've been watching and working on (including non-YouTube film projects) subscribe to my newsletter: https://thomasflight.substack.com/
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  412. Keep in mind I'm selecting some of the most "shaky" moments for this video to illustrate my point. In my opinion it's not overwhelming throughout the show.
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  413. I think I would have loved the movie if I had seen The Room > Watched the Disaster Artist > Read the book. You're right about it being a good "introduction".
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  414. I definitely assumed some people didn’t. (And I think most people stop rooting for them at some point). But the film presents them as the protagonists, and I think a lot of people do root for them. I thing most of my analysis stands even for those who don’t root for them at all.
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  415. Technically Robbin never actually works with the kids on screen, he only interacts with the dummy child at night- which makes me think Nathan never intended for him to actually be the "dad"
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  416. You're absolutely right. And some shows are literally written and produced to be "second screen" content. It's fine for people who want to watch that way, but I prefer one screen at a time and will always highlight the kind of thing I actually want to watch.
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  417. Might not be the next one but I’m definitely going to do PTA soon.
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  418. Good idea! Maybe next video!
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  419. It's a great watch.
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  420. The Handmaiden is good!
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  421. Glad I could enlighten! I didn't shoot that shot, I got it from the good folks at shutterstock.
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  422. 👆
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  423. Yes
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  424. Thanks for watching everyone! I got three links for you. 1. Listen to the whole interview with Denis about 2049, it's good: https://soundcloud.com/thedirectorscut/episode-96-blade-runner-2049-with-denis-villeneuve-and-rian-johnson 2. Check out my Patreon if you're inclined: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight 3. Or if you're looking for good, affordable music for you videos: https://artlist.io/?utm_source=Thomas_Flight&utm_medium=Affiliate_120&utm_campaign=January
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  425. Thank you for this fantastic response. While I think my video lays out HOW the movie would have been better had it explored some of the darker themes, your comment does an excellent job of explaining all the reason WHY the movie didn't utilize those elements. That's another layer of the difficulty of creating an adaptation. I tried to allude to some of that in my video when I talk about the fact that the movie is an adaptation of not just the book but also real life. This might be one of those cases where it wasn't possible to make the "best" version of the movie for a variety of reasons. And at the end of the day, I think it's kinda nice that Tommy get's to have a movie about him that he likes. But the net result is that the book will remain one of my favorite books, and the movie will simply be a fun movie I saw a few times.
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  426. I can see how the angle and the lighting makes it look like I kinda have a bald spot on the side, but trust me it's fine.
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  427. A lot of essayists seem to have issues with inconsistent views. The algorithm seems to either really promote a video or give it almost no promotion. I can’t really figure out why.
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  428. I haven't watch Brecht, I'll have to check them out!
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  429. Have you ever watched a PTA film?
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  430. The Black and White Version of Parasite is available as part of the Criterion Blu Ray Release: https://amzn.to/2UAe7yS - (If you pick it up using my affiliate link there, you're also supporting my channel 😀)
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  431. Hi
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  432. Sorry to disappoint! My hope was to allow people to be able to see for themselves some of the differences rather than just hear from me what they are, but I can understand if that's not what you were looking for.
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  433. Yeah the sound mix is a bit rough in places unfortunately. I consider that to be a different technical element than the score, which itself I thought was great.
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  434. Past Lives might have been the best looking movie from last year. So understated but gorgeous. Also agree on Tati! Some of his work could have easily made it into this video for me.
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  435. This is a fantastic point, lots of really beautiful movies this year.
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  436. Part of why Nichols' films are so special to me is because they're one of the only places I've seen this image of the south portrayed. (If anyone else has any recommendations, let me know!). There are other films that portray different parts of the south accurately though. Moonlight, is one example of an accurate depiction of a different side of the south. Beasts of the Southern Wild, portrays almost a more surreal/romanticized version of the south Nichols' shows. Winter's bone has a similar feel, but is almost so dark and gothic it feels like it dips into caricature. Wish I had more!
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  437. I do touch on some of these things at the end of the video, sorry if I didn't go into enough depth there but there has been a lot of coverage of those issues elsewhere, and not much coverage of what I'm focused on in this video.
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  438. I agree. And thank you!
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  439. Thank you! Totally agree, 2049 was definitely the most satisfying sequel I've seen recently.
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  440. Read a book then!
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  441. Description is updated with music credits
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  442. You're welcome! Thank you for watching. :)
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  443. Thank you! I'm working on it. :)
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  444. My room is clean.
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  445. Thank you! It's very encouraging to hear that. :)
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  446. I'd love to but unfortunately I'd be out of a job and there'd be no videos for you to watch anyway.
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  447. This is one I'm definitely considering. Scorsese might be the greatest living director.
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  448. I was very close to being in the top 10, definitely not a knock against it that it didn't make it in. Partly I wanted to spend some time highlighting others since I just made a video on The Substance!
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  449. No joke while I was editing this I experimented with overlaying the films on top of each other and watching them simultaneously and it was a pretty interesting experience. But yeah it would be interesting to see all these as one extended piece intercut for sure.
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  450. I always forget an L in every video
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  451. Great analysis of why the differences are probably there!
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  452. Those are tears of sadness and loneliness yes. But sadness and loneliness are a part of life. In that final scene he's had a rough few days, he just spent an evening with a man who is about to die. Crying is a way of embracing the sadness and grieving, in that final shot he also smiles as the sun hits his face. He's not forcing himself to be happy- he's happy even in the midst of his sadness. Would he rather have more people in his life who are there for him? I'm sure he would. His life isn't perfect, but I don't believe anyone can craft a perfect life for themselves that will allow them to escape all pain, suffering, or sadness. I believe he's learned out how to live a good life even in the midst of those imperfections.
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  453. Oh shoot I meant to fix that but must have missed it. To late now
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  454. Thank you! Good luck with you studies! Enjoy film school and make the most of every resource it makes available to you.
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  455. Thank you!
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  456. Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed this video, Malick is a challenging filmmaker to talk about, but I can't leave his stuff alone. If you're interested check out my Patreon where I have Audio Commentaries for my videos and more. https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight
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  457. I almost used his show as an example on the video!
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  458. Really well said. I couldn't agree more. It's not that I have a problem inherently with a film challenging it's audience, obscuring it's plot, including ambiguity, or even obscuring dialogue, but because of the kinds of films that Nolan has made in the past, and because of the way Tenet presents itself (if knowing what's going on isn't important- why bother with so much unnecessary explanation??) - the film ends up being a very contradictory experience. It's ultimately a movie that doesn't seem to really understand itself or what it's trying to be.
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  459. Great additional insight! Thanks for sharing.
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  460. ​ @AcolytesOfHorror  I totally agree that was probably what McKee was meaning. The reason I dislike it is less because I think McKee might be wrong, and more because I think a lot of screenwriters misuse "rules" like that and maybe don't understand the intent of the rules.
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  461. I also wouldn't quite say it's my favorite- there are some films that have had more of an impact on me personally and emotionally. (Sometimes with my very favorite films it's hard for me to analyze them, because I don't really want to dissect them too much, or I don't even fully understand why I love them so much). But Parasite is one of the best constructed modern films I've seen, in a lot of ways it feels "perfect" to me, and there's a lot of analyze. That said it's definitely a favorite of mine!
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  462. To be honest I loved it. But I can see the problems that others have with it, and understand if people dislike it which is why I talk about it in that way in the video. The poor dialogue does bother me in places especially on repeat viewings. But I was never bothered by the behavior of the characters because area x is definitely messing with their minds from the moment they set foot inside, which is something the book focuses on a little more.
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  463. Sorry but... I also have no idea what's going on in that movie...
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  464. Wonderfully put :)
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  465. I just found the connection myself: I watched Festen a couple months ago and thought "this reminds me of Succession" and then when I was re-watching the show for this video I notice the pilot was titled "Celebration" and figured it must be a reference, especially since the plot of the movie and the pilot revolve around families meeting up for a rich father's birthday.
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  466. I haven't read the book. But to me the series pretty clearly links her use of the drug and her chess visualizations. (They only happen when she takes it- SPOILERS- until the very end, which is a climactic resolution of conflict. It's revealed that she's able to "visualize" things on the ceiling without the drug.) My reading is that she would have been great at chess anyway, but the conflict is lies in her lacking the confidence in her ability without the drug. She doesn't need it to play chess- but she thinks she does. And she triumphs at the end by realizing she doesn't need it. Her drinking and drug use are absolutely also tied to her past trauma- I think she starts out using it for those reasons, and that plays a big role in her ongoing dependence. But because of the way she using the drug, she associates the use with her success- which become the core of her internal conflict.
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  467. I think you're possibly right about some of these moves. Although there are a few shots (I don't think I include any of them in the video) that do appear to have a little of that vertical "jiggle" associated with handheld, but it's hard to really tell due to the longer focal length and slow-motion.
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  468.  @lowemckee3638  Yep. Screwed that title up, oops. The 2:07 is from Chet in Barton Fink (I must have left it uncorrected when I copied the title over). Bernie is in Miller's Crossing for about 15 minutes, and does play a fairly major role. I had him included originally as an example of how they develop his character and his impact on the story is much larger than his 15 minutes on screen. I changed the script, but left him in, probably could have found a better example for that moment.
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  469. This is my show.
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  470.  Dragon King Acnologia  http://letterboxd.com/thomasflight
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  471. These are thing I plan to touch on more in the next part. It's incredible how relevant the show still is to many issues today.
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  472. All I would say is that I think it is that but it's also a lot more than just a meta commentary on reality TV.
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  473. Skies Above by Caleb Etheridge. You can license it on Artlist: https://artlist.io/Thomas-25435
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  474. Please actually watch the video before you leave a comment like this...
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  475. What people want from an adaptation (or even just a story) is definitely subjective. So I get that people would love The Disaster Artist for what it is, it just definitely wasn't what I was hoping for.
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  476. It helps to have seen the special for this one.
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  477. YouTube's compression just hates how dark those scenes are. IDK. Should be better if you watch at 4K resolution.
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  478. Glad you watched and enjoyed! Lovely film.
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  479. I suspect the Lovecraft influences may have been more direct on the book, and therefore also the movie, even if it wasn’t an immediate influence on Garland.
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  480. You're GREAT
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  481. You've certainly presented an example of a scenario in which the power of the personalization is reduced. I totally agree. However this doesn't reduce the power of the personalization for those who don't have "contamination" in their viewing history. Netflix provides a single account with multiple profiles, and each profile is personalized. If you use it how I use it with my siblings (each person has a unique profile), then the personalization is pretty powerful (as I illustrate in the video). In the case of my wife and me, we almost always are watching Netflix together, so if Netflix is personalizing things for what we both like, it's even better since we want to find things that we'll both enjoy together. In that case Netflix is actually personalizing things for a sort of meta-user combination of the two of us. I'm also not saying that Netflix has reached the same kind of addictiveness that Facebook has, or necessarily will, there are many other factors that differentiate how we use the two services (the shorter, more frequent uses of FB lends itself more to dopamine release in the brain, creating a higher chance of addiction). I'm just pointing out that personalization plays a role in getting us onto the site, and getting us to stay there in both cases. And while the tech might only be so powerful now, we've come a long way in 5 years and it will be interesting to see where it's at in the next 5.
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  482. Answer: Because it was green screen.
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  483. Thank you!
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  484. Thanks :)
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  485. Planning to!
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  486. It just sorta "marks" or draws attention to a shift in the conversation or scene. Almost like italicizing something in text.
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  487. It's not. In his speech he's talking about the tension between hoping cinema can be more meaningful, and worrying that it's just "dancing on the titanic." The second quote I read from Vincent is the hopeful one.
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  488. Big difference between “staged” and “scripted”
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  489. Think about it this way: Euphoria's mode/style isn't realism. So what is it? Does it serve no purpose? Is it impressionism, abstract symbolism, or perhaps as I argue, a type of expressionism. In the show when the lighting changes dramatically and unrealistically- it's signaling an interior expression of the character. I'm not making a qualitative judgement or saying it's literally the same thing as German Expressionism- but I'm arguing that Euphoria's stylization is serving the same function.
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  490. Go right ahead.
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  491. I'm sorry if your takeaway was "I prefer shows to plays" because that's certainly not my intended thesis here. I don't think I said anything denigrating about the stage play or theater as a medium. I was merely attempting to articulate how I felt in this particular example the show gains a lot from essentially "breaking" the format of TV, something that happened because it was adapted from the stage. My intention here was to give credit to the stage version for much of what I think ends up making the show brilliant. Apologies if I didn't do a good job of communicating that.
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  492. Bro I made 3 other videos about The Wire that covers all of that- this video is about Omar specifically.
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  493. Thanks for the kind words and support Craig!
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  494. This is a great way of putting it 👆
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  495. Great minds think alike ;)
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  496. Thanks for the update! That's a cool project, I'll be interested to hear what your favorites are when you finish.
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  497. You can watch it on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/FLEABAG-NT-Live-Phoebe-Waller-Bridge/dp/B086T4C5L3
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  498. I know lol why is everyone grumpy today
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  499. Yeah I thought the audio mix wasn't great at times. Naturally Christopher Nolan said in an interview that he loved the mix.
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  500. thanks!
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  501. Love your work!
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  502. I don’t know about the light switches but I can answer the rest: The son can’t get his letter back to the dad. That’s the point. The end is meant to be a fantasy, not something that could actually happen. It doesn’t make sense because it wouldn’t work.
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  503. I kind of agree, although depending on your reading of Snowpiercer there's already some of that there.
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  504. You're right, this is common technique used when editing a conversation. Personally I think it's used a bit to often by some editors, it's not a invisible as they think, and once you see it you can't help but notice it everywhere.
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  505. It's because sponsors have 0 say over my content.
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  506. I don't think "renowned" necessarily implies best or most well-received. I think it's his most famous in hindsight in part because of its controversy.
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  507. I think it's left somewhat ambiguous as to whether he dies or not. There's a little scene after the credits, where a young girl puts on the crown, I think possibly indicating that she's Gawain daughter, which would suggest he did live past the chapel. I think once you connect the beheading by The Green Knight to death in general, you see that Gawain will be beheaded no matter what, and so lets him go because he sees Gawain realizes that. It's a bit paradoxical, but that's the interesting part to me.
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  508. Didn't put this in the video but Zimmer recorded those by putting 30 bagpipers(?) in an old church and they had to wear earplugs because the sound levels were unsafe.
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  509. I think it'll win some technical Oscars (VFX, sound, etc) but I doubt anything beyond that. Sci-Fi films don't usually see much traction in other categories. Overall I enjoyed the film a lot, I think it's got some pacing and character development issues, just because there's SO MUCH material to cover, it's almost impossible to give everything the time and space it needs. But really enjoyed watching it and I'm looking forward to Part 2.
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  510. That’s the goal! Glad I could.
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  511. I'm also wondering this. But hey, I'll take it.
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  512. That's that.
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  513. Years of watching films, reading about film theory and technique, watching and listening to tons of director's commentaries and interviews with filmmakers and working as an editor and a cinematographer. The best way I've found is to pay close attention to how you respond to a film or a scene, then notice what the filmmaker is doing - and then ask yourself why.
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  514. Thank you. My hope was to try to channel him a little in how I made the essay, so hopefully it worked :)
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  515. This is a topic I'm very interested in and I could say a lot about, but in short- I think technological development and cultural philosophy are much more intertwined than we often think! I think this is true of modernism, and postmodernism as well.
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  516. Wes is definitely using all kind of things Eisenstein would have talked about in terms of the rhythm and pace of a shot, editing is definitely used here, but it starts before the edit as well.
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  517. yes
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  518. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to detect this kind of stuff, and account for it in their recommendations.
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  519. The way I see it, a lot of these videos aren't really about Parasite, they're about various aspects of filmmaking and Parasite is just a basis for that discussion as a high-quality film that I lot of people have seen recently. A tricky aspect of YouTube is that a film's recognizability is, unfortunately, a big factor in whether people will even click on and watch a video. That said this is the last video I have planned on the film, so that's probably it. You can always just watch something else though if you're not interested!
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  520. Gotta bring the weird to YouTube.
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  521. I'll check it out!
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  522. The race of the first rider, G. Domm, is disputed by historians and unknown. The rider in the later clip (featured in the film) was definitely Black.
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  523. There's also a moment where she walks (I think) and he has such a subtle smile- Amazing performance. I actually had that in my notes to include in this video but it got left out somehow!
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  524. Thanks for watching everyone! If you enjoy my content please consider supporting my channel: http://patreon.com/thomasflight To give the film's editor, John Ottman, a fair shake, he recognizes this scene isn't great. Here's the editor's explanation of this scene: "It was one of the scenes shot by Fletcher in the post-Singer home stretch. Fletcher mostly picked up Freddie’s relationship moments, along with the origination of “We Will Rock You” and “Another One Bites the Dust.” But the story line also got reordered a bit, and dialogue in the original meeting between the band and manager John Reid no longer made sense. So Fletcher shot the one that takes place outside a London pub. Ottman was under pressure to make the film’s first act move swiftly, but test audiences never got bored and actually wanted more of the band’s early days. So he went back and slowed those scenes down and let them breathe more — but he didn’t have time to do so with that meeting. “Whenever I see it, I want to put a bag over my head. Because that’s not my aesthetic,” he said. “If there’s ever an extended version of the film where I can put a couple scenes back, I will recut that scene!” Full Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/did-john-ottman-save-bohemian-rhapsody-the-oscar-winning-editor-is-being-praised-by-colleagues--and-mocked-online/2019/03/04/89aed896-3e8e-11e9-922c-64d6b7840b82_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.2d94937a6b6f -Thanks to user /u/msedits on reddit for bringing this to my attention.
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  525. I'm not unconcerned. And maybe I wasn't clear enough but a big part of this video is (I thought) a critique of how Nathan handles that situation. I specifically chose not to talk much about Remy because I just don't think it's appropriate for me to speculate about whether or not Remy was traumatized when we don't/can't even have a full understanding of what happened on or off screen (which is the point of my video). And while I wanted to discuss this piece of media I don't feel right creating a bunch of "discourse" around a young child's experience on the show. The larger point of this video is that we can't even evaluate if the show is or isn't ethical by watching it because we don't know what's actually going on and don't know how real any of it is. Spending the video trying to determine if Remy was harmed based on the "evidence" of what we see on the screen misses the point entirely. I think it's very worth discussing the laws around child-acting, and I'd be very supportive of more strict regulation, but that's a different video. The truth is we don't know that Remy was actually participating in a reality TV show. It's possible the entire thing is fake. For the record, Remy's grandmother has spoken online about Remy's well-being and says he's doing very well. And I think the narrative of The Rehearsal goes a long way to critique the very issue of children involved in this kind of thing, which very little popular media even addresses. But it's hard to evaluate the ethical dilemma of that scenario because of overarching ethical issues with the reality TV format as a whole that I talk about in this video.
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  526. If liking Bergman is jumping the shark then this probably isn't the channel for you anyway. Farewell!
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  527. @Elija - in that sense Afrosurrealism incorporates elements of "magical realism" but it's much more than that- Magical Realism doesn't account for the "surrealism" of what is being present as "real" if that makes sense. In Atlanta for example, it's not just the sandwich man and "magical" elements that constitute the show's surrealism- it's also the stuff that isn't "magical" at all, like the woman who mistakes Earn for somebody else.
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  528. I agree I think the performance is better on the album version
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  529. I have the same feeling. I think ultimately Nightcrawler does more to point us towards the tendency within ourselves to consume these kinds of things and how that feeds the consumption of the real thing. Like I said in the essay I don't think Nightcrawler and it's viewers are "innocent" but it's still fiction, and I feel, still better perhaps than viewing actual exploitative nightly news. Unlike the movie that was hurting real animals, Nightcrawler didn't hurt real people, and if it awakens some people to their tendencies to consume violent content and keeps them from indulging in the future, it might have a net positive impact.
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  530. You should be more open minded about the length of movies. Lots of well edited movies are over 3 hours.
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  531. Much appreciated!
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  532. Love Burning, another flawless film.
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  533. Just started watching it!
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  534. Welcome aboard! Thanks.
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  535. I wish I could have had Matthew to narrate this.
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  536. I switch back and forth because I think Dafoe's style stands in contrast to both but there is a distinction. I think people often say “realism” when they mean “naturalism.” Naturalism can be thought of as the stylistic conventions that constitute what “feels real” to viewers, but it has very little actual bearing to reality. Realism is also a style, but one that more directly attempts to actually imitate reality. Dialogue is a good example, most of it is written to sound natural, but actually sounds nothing like how people talk in real life.
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  537. Unfortunately while you can upload actual widescreen aspect ratios to YouTube, youtube actually punishes you for doing it and limits your use of endscreen cards.
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  538. I don't think you would mix the two (unless you're using a 'found footage' insert within a regular film). I think the primary use case for this would be a movie or piece of content made specifically to be viewed vertically on a smartphone.
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  539. I definitely think we'll see more of it pop up as a fad, I personally doubt it will catch on as a primary form of media. Even though our phones are vertical, they can also be horizontal and every other screen in our lives is horizontal, so if you want to make content that fits the majority of screens horizontal makes the most sense. That said I'm all for people seeing if the format holds any real potential otherwise.
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  540. Updated the captions now. Should be better.
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  541. Find me a track from another score that sounds like "Dreams of Arrakis" and I'll agree it's unoriginal.
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  542. Yes! I thought both characters were so beautifully explored.
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  543. I totally agree, and I always try to judge a book separately from a film. Plenty of great films aren't amazing adaptations. Annihilation which I loved, is a great example. Obviously I can't experience what it's like to have seen the movie without reading the book. But even when I consider the movie as a stand alone thing, it's not as good as I think it could have been. It still feels shallow to me. It's not a mediocre movie because it didn't have that stuff and the book did. It's a mediocre movie because it's mediocre and lacks depth, you could fix that in a variety of ways, but the most obvious to me would seem to be to make the heart of the story more similar to the book.
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  544. Baudrillards work is definitely complicated and I’m sure there are different interpretations of what exactly he was getting at. I’m definitely a “layman” when it comes to philosophy and don’t have a real academic background here so I certainly could be missing the mark in some obvious ways, but I do think I get the ideal of “hyperreality” as he meant it but I’m playing very fast and loose with the terms in this video. Baudrillard and these ideas have been influential on my thinking whether I’m getting them exactly right or not, so I’m just trying to pass along my understanding of it!
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  545. Thank you. :) I'm hoping to do more of both in the future! And that's good to hear, I'm always trying to improve the editing and take it to the next level.
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  546. Definitely check out Flow. I haven't seen Away yet but am excited to go back and explore some of his other work!
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  547. I might do additional videos at some. 3 is just all I have planned for now!
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  548. F.D. Signifier!
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  549. Thank you Chef!
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  550. I know what you mean, and I'd say this: I think filmmakers who are true artists, the ones who discover new avenues for the craft- in a way they are allowing themselve to make something "bad." Not that they're trying to make something bad, but they have to be willing to take the risk, to follow a gut instinct and go purely off of what they want to do rather than what is "proven" to be good.
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  551. Maybe I'm wrong in my interpretation but the difference between "there isn't any meaning" and "we can never find meaning" seems negligible to me- at least from an existentialist perspective. That said- I get that there is a difference in those statements, so perhaps I could have stated his position more clearly. But I don't think the difference has a practical application to how we would live.
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  552. That's what I love about this movie, so much going on and so many ways to can see meaning in it that aren't competing with the other interpretations. Spoilers -- You could read the film as being almost entirely about their relationship. She goes in to "rescue him" and right a wrong, and she ends up destroying some part of herself, and whatever part that is... is what allows them to be reunited.
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  553. Yeah, this is an interesting question, and I was thinking about it quite a bit. I agree until the post-Endgame MCU, most of it had a pretty modernist vibe, and perhaps that's the best descriptor of it. But I think while the stories themselves feel "modern" in the sense that they usually have a more clear-cut villain and a good guy who wins, they are structurally a deconstruction of modern filmmaking in the sense that they're ultimately some weird kind of fusion of TV and film, or a kind of serialized cinema. I don't think they're metamodern necessarily, but I think they're definitely something other than strictly modern.
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  554. That makes sense! It also looks strikingly similar to a film camera matte box.
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  555. Yeah but the Bull and Bear fighting is cringe imo- that's what I'd cut out.
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  556. It's definitely a great case study for how perspective effects a story.
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  557. In a 5.1 surround sound mix the music is usually only in the surround channels. So if you isolate the center channel: dialogue only. Doesn't always work, but usually it does.
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  558. I don't end the video with my opinion on the matter (although it's definitely biases in a certain direction), because I want to present people with the issue and let them form their own opinions, instead of being told what to think. But I pretty much totally agree with you here. While the fact that the film might be jarring to some Japanese audiences or other foreign audiences is a little sad, I don't want that possibility to stop a filmmaker from exploring a new idea or technique. Part of what I love personally about watching foreign films is the experience of seeing the film's cultural perspective, even if I find it confusing sometimes, I think (like travelling), it's an experience that can be very expanding and allow you to see new perspectives. And if I wouldn't want foreign director's to stop making films from their cultural perspective, why would I expect western directors to do the same. That said, I think it's great that some director's are trying to make films for a global audience, more power to them.
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  559. Doodlebug is a short film. This series covers first feature length films.
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  560. It's not a direct copy, and the style that she's helping develop is unique. Many unique stylistic movements in film involve multiple filmmakers lending their own version of a set of similar approaches. You can identify many similar qualities between filmmakers in The French or Hollywood New Wave movements while they each bring their own interpretation of the style.
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  561. I'm not planning to do a video about it on my channel but I did an episode of my podcast about it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or0a6FUFeH8
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  562. Dev Patel is great idk what you're talking about
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  563. I feel the same way. I was unsure about what Lynch would do with season 3, but now that I'm seeing it, I'm all in.
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  564. Thanks! Cianfrance is definitely one of my top directors.
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  565. Thanks for adding me!
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  566. Movie magic haha
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  567. You're right, I left it out however because it isn't in Following.
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  568. The key is in the smell. If you watch again, watch as Mr. Kim's anger builds over time as the Parks are offended by his smell. You can see him getting more and more angry during the scene where they are preparing for he party and he's shopping with Mrs. Park. The final straw is Mr. Kim seeing Mr. Park caring more about the smell of the basement man than his own son's life (He slows down to pinch his nose). The smell crosses the line, and it's Mr. Kim's anger that something he can't help puts him at such a disadvantage that causes him to strike out.
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  569. you're right shoot
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  570. IMO season 4 is one of the best. It's truly heartbreaking. I understand not as many people like it, since the kids sometime aren't as interesting as the older characters. But it's a big part of the story, showing why everything in seasons 1-3 will likely continue to be the way they are. In a way parts of season 4 can act as a prequel, as the origin stories for characters in seasons 1-3.
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  571. I kind of like it because every time the color of the blue eyes, red blood or orange spice come on screen it pops like crazy in contrast.
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  572. Nicholas, it's in there for about half a second in the intro crash sequence.
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  573. Uber even more so! Because a car is so personal, you feel like you're in someone else's space, and you are, they're very in control and there's a certain amount of inherent trust needed to even put yourself in that situation with someone else at the wheel. Another example is the Taxi scene in the Big Lebowski where The Dude wants the driver to turn off The Eagles, the driver won't, and when The Dude keeps complaining, he gets tossed out. My car = my rules.
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  574. Yeah it works pretty well for this scene but you'd also loose the "wide open vistas" aspect that's great in so many Westerns. Also composing with a character on a horse would be awkward.
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  575. Why are you watching film analysis on youtube?
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  576. The canopy collapses.
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  577. And later on in the film a few times when his earbuds get knocked out!
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  578. TEXT THOMASFLIGHT TO 500-500 ;)
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  579. That DFW essay also profoundly impacted me when I read it. Thanks for sharing!
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  580. I really wish people would actually watch the entire video before they comment.
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  581. I appreciate that!
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  582. I talk a little bit about that exact scene in my Nebula video on Screen Presence. But I absolutely adore that scene, I've only seen the movie twice but I've watched that scene countless time haha.
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  583. While they’re similar, J cuts happen within a scene and pre-lapping refers to something that happens across scenes.
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  584. ​ @RevRonin7  Since you finished the video I'll give you an actual response: To your first question: A. I don't think everyone loves his films. They do well in the box office, but no real film critic uses box office performance as a measure of what is "good filmmaking." Otherwise we would have to say that the films that make the most money are objectively the best- anyone who's studied film at all will tell you that's not true. My goal in examining a film in my essays has never been to look at "what people will tolerate" or "what is popular and sells" and always "what makes a GOOD" film. Just because Nolan "has to" include exposition for people you're calling dumb, doesn't mean that it's the best thing to do or is good filmmaking or writing. Your primary criticism of my video is that I'm saying that TENET is "a feeling movie." The fact that Tenet "telling" instead of letting us feel, is only 1 of the 4 problems I present with the exposition. What do you think of the 3 other reasons I gave for why exposition causes problems? Do you think that good character motivation and development is not important to a film? Maybe you don't- but I believe the vast majority of film critics and viewers would disagree with you. You say Tenet is a "thinking man's" movie. I personally don't think the plot or the concept makes much logical sense. The world as Nolan has constructed it in TENET does not really work. If you think about it... you don't really get much in return. I don't have a problem with you disagreeing with my take on this film. I disagree with all of my favorite critics and essayists about films at some point. But I'll be honest with you your attitude in this response comes across as really, defensive, aggressive, and pretentious and I'd prefer if you kept that out of my comments.
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  585. The other Johnny.
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  586. This is such a big an interesting question. The books I'm actually considering/working on writing would be a series of essays that sort of tackle this topic. Not just the practical approach to a film, but sort of the philosophical/personal approach you can take to watching movies to get the most out of the experience. One thing I'll say here, is that I definitely try not to actively be analyzing or dissecting a film the first time I watch it. I do my best to "submit" to the experience the director is trying to relay through the film. That doesn't always work of course and sometime you end up thinking about technical aspects anyway. But usually during a good film I'll be too immersed to think about those things the first time.
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  587. Narratively the B&W scene is subjective (from Strauss' perspective)- my point using that shot was that it is more visually objective.
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  588. Yeah I agree! Scarlet Johannsson and Adam Driver are both great and capable of subtlety. My point with that was that it's the big scenes and the yelling that gets talked about the most!
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  589. I appreciate the support!
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  590. The Coen's are a great example. Also recently American Honey did this for the midwest.
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  591. I never meant to use the word "conflict" as a euphemism. I'm unapologetically pro-Ukraine and was promoting a film that is very pro-Ukraine as well. I'm sorry if you felt dismissed or like I minimized the war and Russian aggression that wasn't not at all my intent, my apologies, I'll try to be more careful with how I talk about it in the future.
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  592. The video is titled "Why TikTok is Winning" not "Is TikTok good?"
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  593. As I mentioned at the beginning of the section on choosing composition, you're correct, the director and cinematographer have to create that different composition. But then it's still up to the editor to decide exactly when each composition is used. Unless the director isn't shooting coverage, and is only shooting from one angle for each moment, it's up to the director what angle to use, where. David Fincher notoriously shoots a lot of coverage, so in this case, I think it's a safe bet that the editor had both angles overlapping, and therefore it landed on their shoulders to make the call. But ultimately yes, it's collaborative.
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  594. The Curse is far from the first piece of media to do this, Jeanne Dielman is a great example. But while I love Jeanne Dielman, it's a 70s art house film that most people (sadly) won't watch. I think it's interesting to see these techniques emerge in a more mainstream avenue, (it's pretty rare in TV). Also in general I'd say, just because I say a show or film is doing a certain thing, doesn't mean I think nobody else has done it before. My point is more that it's unique up against 98% of all the other contemporary media out there.
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  595. Why?
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  596. Yes! One of my favorite recent shows! I should have mentioned it.
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  597. By muting certain channels in the 5.1 surround mix.
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  598. Yeah I guess I missed it... probably should have chosen a better example.
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  599. If you unsub because of something like this, this probably isn't the channel for you anyway. Bye!
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  600. Welcome Luke! I'm a big fan of Mark's work :) I pretty much agree. Most of the Japanese reviews I read (out of maybe 100-200), seemed to feel it was a respectful homage, but there were definitely a few who expressed some degree of discomfort or offence. I think the best solution in this case would have been to put a little more effort than usual into creating a Japan specific release (perhaps even for theaters and not just Blu-Ray) that fixed some of the issues (maybe even using Japanese for the dogs and English for the humans). But I understand the budget probably didn't allow that.
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  601. Thanks!
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  602. Thank you! Working hard to make them better all the time.
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  603. Half my list is non-American films -_-
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  604.  @thiccboss4780  "It's an acquired taste" and "it's not for everybody" is kinda what I'm getting at.
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  605. Nicholas Cage was born to play Nic Cage let's be honest.
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  606. Yeah which is why the Snyder cut is still like a 5/10 movie for me. Having the basics is better than nothing but doesn't make it great!
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  607. I say at the beginning (if you had watched the video or payed any attention you would have noticed) that I specifically wanted to talk about performances that didn't win any awards.
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  608. Another great interview! Keep it up. I'm loving these. Length felt good.
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  609. Close-Up is great! Eventually you just have to stop somewhere though or the videos just get too long haha.
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  610. I specifically state at the beginning of the video that I'm talking about performances that did not win an Oscar!
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  611. Yes! after chrismas!
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  612. The families are “pieces” in the structure, but there are many other pieces: cultural beliefs and habits, economic policies, job markets, prejudice, government systems, etc. It’s not that the Park family plays no part in the problem, it’s that the solution has to be more than just the Kims taking the Park’s place.
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  613. I believe it's 18:9 (the aspect ratio of the iPhone X screen) but I could be wrong.
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  614. Absolutely! This is why I wouldn't say subtle is better, just underappreciated!
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  615. Thank you very much!
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  616. Can't make the video until the film is out on VOD
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  617. I would say that "crime-drama-comedy with thriller elements" isn't really an established genre, and the Breaking Bad was pretty genre ambiguous as well, but the clear crime elements kept it easier to label.
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  618. Thanks! I'm glad you've been enjoying them. I hope I continue to get even better, that's the goal anyway. There have been a few documentaries recently that I've considered discussing, I'll definitely give it some more thought. I actually just setup a Patreon this week: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight I'll be announcing the official launch soon and I plan to develop the rewards as it grows, but you can definitely hop on board now!
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  619. Thanks for watching!
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  620. No season 3 spoilers!
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  621. Thanks so much! Glad you got something out of it!
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  622. Not yet!
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  623. Great analysis!
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  624. Knight of Cups is my favorite of his contemporary trilogy. If feel it's the most successful out of Song to Song and To The Wonder.
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  625. Absolutely agree. I think I assumed my audience would understand this context, and treat this (as I was) as a comparison between the recording of the stage version and the show. But I now think it would have been good to include a specific discussion of that context in the video- as I don't think I got that distinction across.
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  626. Since we don’t look over the shoulder of the director and editor we can’t really know who’s responsible for each creative decision. It changes from film to film, some directors are very hands on, some just let the editor do their thing. So it’s not really important to me to figure out who gets the credit, my point in the video is that “editing” can be a collaborative process that starts before the film is shot and involves more than just the editor.
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  627. Yeah it's great.
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  628. It is if the personalization is so specific that no two people's Netflix pages display the same thing.
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  629. Love that film, been wanting to touch on it for ages now. I should have thought to include it here!
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  630. Glad to hear you didn't think it was real bollocks!
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  631. Here's hoping!
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  632. NZXT 550 Case - Ryzen 7 2700X - 32GB RAM - GTX 1060 6GB - An ASRock Mobo (I forget exactly which one) and a few SSD Harddrives. Nothing too wild but she gets the job done. :)
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  633. Thanks! Definitely got more like this one the way!
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  634. You've got it backwards mate. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contrast
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  635. You're gonna have to make up your own mind on that one.
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  636. To The Wonder Directed by Terrence Malick
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  637. I share that hope! I appreciate you expressing your concern. I think it’s something we’re not nearly as concerned about culturally, even when it comes to showing children on social media!
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  638. I think it's the latter. A show like The Sopranos is an excellent example of these types of techniques and pacing being used to create drama, even when we don't know where the show is going. I think more TV and film could and absolutely should be more interesting and engaging. Thing is, since there's often an inherent amount of drama in the mystery of the plot and wanting to know what happens to the characters, many shows get by on that drama alone, and spend less time "constructing it" on the scene to scene level.
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  639. forgive me
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  640. I did not. Just lots of time watching and reading about film and editing and shooting!
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  641. Bergman's B&W cinematography in that is AMAZING
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  642. Just kinda experimenting with it for now, not sure if I'm going to keep doing it. In theory it allows me to make certain kinds of videos more quickly, so I'm playing with it as a way to potentially increase the frequency I of my posts.
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  643. Kicking myself lol.
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  644. Thanks for watching! I'm happy to hear people are learning. :)
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  645. Yeah, it's certainly not a BAD film, I didn't really mean to give that impression, although I guess the question suggests that. But if we were judging it on cinematography and editing alone it would have been one of my favorite or my favorite film that year. But taken as a whole it's not even in my top ten that year.
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  646. Juicebox is blue curtain.
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  647. It's been lost to winds of time
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  648. Someone obviously hasn't seen Silence, Kundun, Hugo, The Aviator, The Color of Money, The Age of Innocence or Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore...
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  649. Hey! Thanks so much. :)
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  650. Dune Prophecy, House of Dragon, The Penguin
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  651. From everything I’ve seen and read the portrayal is not very accurate.
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  652. Depression is rough. Keep going. I have faith you can be as well.
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  653. It's meant to be tongue in cheek. :) Just having a bit of fun.
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  654. Me neither!
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  655. I prefer to see it as an acceptance of or faith in life affirmation in spite of not being able to have a truly objective perspective to ground that in acceptance/faith in.
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  656. Ah how wonderful that you've written of an entire body of work as insincere based on a pretty minor semantic quibble. It's pretty clear that Scorsese is asking within your definition of terms who should be given grace. Just because he didn't articulate that as clearly as he could have does not "negate" the question raised by his work.
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  657. He says to criticize a video someone made.
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  658. I've been to frog TikTok! I wasn't there long though...
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  659. I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad the video resonated. I really fell in love with Perfect Days as well and I remember feeling this way about Paterson back when that came out. I remember at the time I watched it and though (I should try to watch this every year to remind myself) but that plan went out the window. Present Days distills many of the same themes into a much bigger punch I felt (although I still love Paterson as well and recommend it if you haven't seen it.).
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  660. Thank you!
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  661. It's Martin Scorsese's acceptance speech at 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards Gala- I licensed the clip from Getty, as far as I know the full speech isn't on YouTube.
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  662. Haven't watched it yet, but definitely planning to at some point!
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  663. I'm indecisive okay ;)
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  664. Well, yeah, that too...
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  665. Yeah, great way to put it.
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  666. Haha, of all the mouth typos I could have made this one is pretty funny. 😂
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  667. A lot of people also think the greatest literature ever written is boring. That said, I'm generally pretty understand of people, if they're only used to watch blockbusters, Marvel, etc, something like The Tree of Life is going to be a pretty big leap. People don't have the attention spans. (But they should try to have them).
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  668. Movie Magic ;)
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  669. I just watched Stereo a few months ago! He's a fascinating director.
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  670. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ3434wIyxMUpaNoSxoY3F7dsEV_VMsg
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  671. Such a powerful scene. Maybe the best in the show.
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  672. That's subjectivity for ya!
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  673. Trial is my guess for what will win. Kinda seems like the typical type of flashy editing that snags oscar wins.
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  674. Thanks :)
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  675. When I was rewatching the show and taking notes for this series I always wrote McNutty instead of McNulty lol.
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  676. This certainly could play into it, but if that's the case I would say it just shifts the blame from the editors to the cinematographers a little bit, they should have lit things differently so I wouldn't be necessary to cut so much.
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  677. Hope you all enjoyed this video! I'm a big fan of Jeff Nichols' films and it was fun to talk about it. I write follow-up blogs, channel updates, movie reviews (for films like Blade Runner 2049), and more on my Patreon. You can get access to all that by supporting my channel: Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight
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  678. Thanks Will!
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  679. Yeah but why?
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  680. Why are video essays like that?
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  681. In film especially for every "right way" of doing things you can find a successful director who does the opposite. I totally agree! The goal is always to find what methods work best for you to achieve the outcome you want.
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  682. I think you could definitely learn something. A24 definitely has a certain aesthetic and type of story that curate. My main concern (especially with other larger studios or distributors) would be that this is too broad of a category to be super useful.
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  683. It's a secret.
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  684. That's a tough question. Overall maybe Wes Anderson, although I hate to say that lol because I feel like it immediately pegs me as a hipster film bro. But I honestly love everything about his films and I've seen all his movies at least twice. Malick has made some of my favorite films, but also films I don't like, so that's a hard call. Scorsese, the Coen Bros, and Werner Herzog are also in the running. More recently, she hasn't made many films yet, but Johanna Hogg's style is one of my favorite things I've discovered recently. I'm very excited to see what she does in the future.
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  685. You're comparing one movie from a year where very few films were released to one of the greatest films ever made?? What do you think should have won instead?
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  686. Thought it was beautifully shot but didn't resonate much with me emotionally for some reason. That was just my personal experience, don't know why!
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  687. Noted! Experimenting with it to see if I like it, I feel like it works for some things but not others. Thanks for the feedback!
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  688. It is subjective- that's the fun. Although I think many of these are less far fetched than you might assume (many are backed by Wes himself in interviews, I've done quite a bit of research on this film).
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  689. It's very strange, the new season is what I was afraid it was going to be, but it turns out, that's exactly what it should be.
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  690. This has spoilers for season 5 but not 6
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  691. Thank you!
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  692. https://soundcloud.com/arsy1/just-a-friend-jazz-rap-beat
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  693. You're welcome :)
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  694. Thanks! There's so many I love, but if I had to list a few that I have particular fondness for I'd probably say Wes Anderson, Derek Cianfrance, and Shane Carruth.
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  695. Oh and I forgot to add that I used Premiere Pro for this video, which is where I do most of my editing.
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  696. Thanks for the tip. I've been debating putting my videos up on vimeo and you've helped me decide!
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  697. Thanks Ryan! This is definitely the first of many!
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  698. Thanks, I felt especially good about the flow and pacing of this essay!
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  699. Thanks! More coming soon.
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  700. Gracias!
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  701. I think they feed into each other. The advertisers are running with it because it's new a fresh, the people like it because they're more comfortable with postmodernism as it creeps into culture as a whole.
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  702. I'm talking about my experience of seeing the atrocities online as represented by media: which is the subject of this video. I never made any claim about what atrocity is "worse."
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  703. Totally disagree about the length. I want long form discussions.
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  704. https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/96th_aa_bp_reminder_list.pdf
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  705. I might add more in the future. Only have 3 planned for now.
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  706. "How to win a war"
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  707. Not sure what you're upset about just because I'm making a video about one aspect of what's great about his work doesn't mean I don't think the other elements are great... Many other people have written extensively already about how great a director Bergman is. I'm trying to add something new- not re-tread territory that's already well-worn by critics.
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  708. I think it's only going to become a more and more familiar story. We'll look back and think "Bo told it first." (on film anyway). Thanks! I love this cardigan. :) (I say this because I'm wearing as I type)
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  709. Can't he's hiding
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  710. I've had it for years and have no memory of where it came from. I think it may have been H&M or something. I buy a lot of clothes second hand.
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  711. Big issue on YouTube also
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  712. This is the script distributed by NEON (Parasite's US distributor) so it would be considered for the "best original screenplay" Oscar. I'm assuming NEON had it translated so that American academy voters could read it.
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  713. Total coincidence. Must be a sign of the times!
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  714. They're definitely worth giving a try. Even when I don't enjoy the film completely, I love what he's doing stylistically and with the craft.
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  715. Best of luck!
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  716. There were a lot more topics I wanted to talk about but I felt like it was getting long. But yes, you're right. Even the fact that "road movie" is a genre is telling.
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  717. I got Locke in there, but not Wheelman!
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  718. She gives credit to Malick herself so maybe you should listen to what she has to say.
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  719. That was the idea ;)
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  720. There's definitely some influence/similarity, but only slightly. The tone and feel of the Baby Driver scene is so dramatically different that it's hard to actually compare them. The Drive scene is slow, deliberate, and very linear in it's progression. The Baby Driver scene is loud, musical, fast, colorful, etc, all things that Drive's scene doesn't have. They're both good scene. Baby Driver is wildly different though.
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  721. Watch it! It's good.
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  722. Really glad you appreciate it! It's always more fun more me to get to watch and talk about things I like.
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  723. Thank you!
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  724. Geller probably does my favorite video essay content out there right now.
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  725. That was the goal. ;)
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  726. My video "Malick's Obsessions" from earlier this year dives deeper into some of my thoughts and frustrations with his newest three films. But I will say I think you're totally correct, his best works is when he's restricted a little, (specifically it seems within a historical context). The Thin Red Line is my favorite of his films, because I think the struggle between his existential style and the reality of showing war creates something entirely unique. That said he's tackling a historical topic again next, so I'm interested to see what that's like.
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  727. I'm not saying the editing is bad... I'm saying it breaks conventions which is GOOD. That's what gives it the psychedelic syntax you describe).
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  728. yep, I blame 2020 brain.
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  729. Thank yuoooooo
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  730. Love Borges! Haven't read "The Aleph" yet I'll have to check it out.
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  731. Rural Ruin. I like that! I think it get included into Southern Gothic, and sometimes there's overlap (like with HBO's True Detective Season 1), but it definitely feels like a distinct category.
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  732. I am a man. And I am explaining something 🤷🏼‍♂️
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  733. Great idea for a show. Will is great! Poor camera work is harder to forgive than poor audio. The audio for this isn't that bad but it could be better, I'd focus on that first, and then worry about everything else. I like the length! In depth conversations are great.
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  734. I love that podcast episode!
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  735. I’ve seen Mother and Host. Planning to Watch Memories of Murder soon!
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  736. I would absolutely agree all the other roles gave technically better performances (which I mention)- but Tobey's part felt like the biggest leap for any of the roles and I thought it was a lot of fun!
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  737. Nolan's movies usually have so much exposition I think you see the whole spectrum from really well done exposition to awful haha.
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  738. "so it’s asinine to keep arguing which was BEST" I say this if you watch all the way to the end.
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  739. I believe I acknowledge in the video that the "test" I'm talking about is a sort of "mutant" "beyond a Turing Test" test. Unfortunately while many people know what a Turing Test is, we don't have well know language or terms from "broader test" so it's difficult to lay out in a 7 minute video.
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  740. I've started experimenting with it for a few reasons. 1. I think it's nice to have a more personal connection with my audience, letting them see who I am. 2. It allows me to illustrate certain things more clearly. Sometimes when you're describing a certain idea if the clip shown isn't a clear representation of that, I think showing a random clip can be confusing or distracting. I appreciate the feedback, if you're talking about the section at 5:01 being cut off, then I'd recommend rewatching that, you might see why I did it that way. If that's not what you're talking about, I like the side angle because I think it feels like you're there with my while I'm editing, but if you don't like that effect then I totally understand!
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  741. Two seconds reading the other comments here would tell you that’s obviously false.
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  742. This sounds great. I'm a fan of Jarmusch. I'm definitely going to watch it as soon as I'm not sick of looking at cars anymore!
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  743. Thanks for watching!
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  744. I did it so you don't have to! (3 times)
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  745. Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight
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  746. Totally agree. And it no doubt will!
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  747. CGI lighting on real objects still doesn't look very good. But they're developing the tech to do it better, it's just not there yet.
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  748. I genuinely use and enjoy MUBI, so it's great to have them as a long standing sponsor!
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  749. Yeah absolutely wish I could have seen both of those in time for making this! Very excited to catch both.
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  750. Synecdoche; New York
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  751. Freaked me out when I was watching it ngl
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  752. I’ve read in various places that he often watches a lot of films that are similar in theme or setting when working on a film (for example when working on The Grand Budapest Hotel he had a collection of films set in European hotels available for the cast and crew.) I think it’s a combination of that and just referencing films he already knows and loves.
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  753. Ooh, I've heard of that one but I've never watched it. I'll check it out!
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  754. The material is so rich!
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  755. Same.
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  756. I think Netflix is good. I do agree that it’s blooming! But it’s still sad to see less of these films present and succeeding in theaters. It doesn’t have to be one or the other.
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  757. Gonna have to disagree there fam. Parasite was where it was at!
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  758. Bet. Name a single show with the same look.
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  759. I’m back!
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  760. I recommend all the Coen Bro's films but that's a pretty big project ;)
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  761. Karsten is great!
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  762. For me what I admire so much is the depth of attention do detail, craft, and intention. The filmmakers who really understand how each little formal decision has an impact on what they're trying to convey, and where every detail is treated as an important piece of the story. Both Glazer and Villeneuve are doing very different work but both are masterful at the craft.
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  763. Don't loose hope! I might do more in the future, just taking a break for now.
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  764. I put in a spoiler alert hopefully you stopped before then 😩
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  765. I think Dominic and Sibohan are kind of shown as opposite polls. All are dealing with their loneliness and despair, but where Sibohan is able to "escape," Dominic kind of illustrates those in our society who loose all hope and end up completely succumbing to that despair. I'm not really sure how the arc with the revelation of his abuse fits into this, I think he's the one character who I wish was a little better developed.
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  766. Because it's... uh. Because it's an animated movie?
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  767. Lol subverting expectations is a real thing. Just because it became a Game of Thrones meme doesn't mean it isn't a valid tool used by skillful writers at times.
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  768. Happy holidays!
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  769. I think many of those older blockbusters have more of those elements of cinema than Marvel and other Superhero/Franchise films do. While I agree with all of Marty's overall suggestions, I also think that the "cinema" word might not be the best way to make the distinction. I do however agree that some type of distinction would be good. I feel more comfortable saying "franchise movies" and "films" or sometimes even just say "movies" and "films" but some people think even that is elitist/pretentious. I'm down to discuss the best way to express it, but I don't think making the distinction at all is elitist or gatekeeping, which is what some people suggest.
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  770. Thin Red Line is my favorite as well.
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  771. Feeling Alive by Rex Banner (Instrumental Version) you can find it on Artlist: https://artlist.io/Artlist-70446/?utm_source=Thomas_Flight&utm_medium=Affiliate_120&utm_campaign=January
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  772. Yes good example! Miles Teller and JK Simmons at the end of Whiplash too!
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  773. I still think that scene isn't very well cut, but to my point in this video I think I would now place more emphasis on the fact that the core issue with that scene is probably not the editor's fault. That scene was a pickup that was shot later and the production was rushed, it's also not particularly well shot. I'd say I still stand by about 90% of that video, I'd just emphasize different things.
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  774. Bo and Elsie are a power team.
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  775. So I think people who are paying closer attention to the "filmmaking" so to speak will definitely be more likely to notice these things and be drawn out by them. BUT, I don't know if I make this clear in the video but part of my point is that, if you're removing a cut because it subconsciously creates a sense of artifice, then you have to be careful of other things that subconsciously create artifice. So even if a less film-nerd viewer doesn't notice the artificial stitching, it may effect their perception of the scene on some subconscious level.
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  776. No it was built just for Parasite.
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  777. Welcome! Glad to have ya
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  778. Definitely gonna put them on the list!
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  779. There are several reasons, but one of the big reasons is that constantly showing footage from the movies makes it much easier for videos to get copyright claims and demonetized.
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  780. The Godfather is definitely a favorite. But that's such a common mention I wanted to touch on ones that might be less well known. There're too many favorites to really mention.
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  781. Watch again ;)
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  782. Walked out?!
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  783. I aim to please!
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  784. Yes! Love Reggio's work.
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  785. Happy to hear that!
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  786. That's good to know, It's always weird when podcasters or YouTubers you only hear look very different from what you were expecting.
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  787. Yep! I’m sunkendoughnut haha
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  788. Blame science.
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  789. Hey Jason! Good to meet you as well, and great to get to chat :)
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  790. Probably I didn't even notice this!
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  791. Tommy's a true original!
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  792. Not including looking at it in editors just sitting down to watch all the way through 5 times I think.
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  793. Hotel amenities!
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  794. I saw Dunkirk and Interstellar in IMAX and I really wish I could have seen Tenet that way. Even though there are a lot of little "issues" that I have with Nolan's work that are interesting to discuss, the man knows how to make a bone-shaking, and visually stunning theatrical experience.
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  795. I don't think you have to be able to relate to something to like it.
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  796. It was out of print until last November so the price was even higher!
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  797. This is helpful! I was having trouble nailing it down just by ear.
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  798. Haven't seen that one. I'll have to watch it :)
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  800. I'll have to check that out, sounds great!
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  801. YouTube doesn't always play very nice with wide aspect ratio videos, I'm just matching my cam to the width of the footage I'm using.
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  802. Thank you!
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  803. It’s a close call. Breaking Bad might be better just because it has such a strong ending and The Wire goes downhill just a little in its last season.
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  804. I talk about some in my newsletter, on my Patreon podcast, and have a running list on my Letterboxd. But I won’t do an official list on this channel. I might do one next month on my second channel. Cheers!
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  805. Yeah this is a fascinating distinction. And one that would dramatically change the way these studies are done. It wouldn't be "are spoilers harmful?" it would be "how many people find this plot-reveal to be a spoiler"
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  806. Thanks! Lot more coming!
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  807. The video is designed so you can enjoy it even if you haven't- it has some very mild spoiler elements for Persona and Cries and Whispers- but imo they should really impact the viewing experience for either of those.
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  808. Interestingly I think TikTok's true "aspect ratio" is actually closer to 1:1. You definitely fill the entire space, but because there's so much text on the screen at the top and bottom, composing with "dead space" on the top and the bottom is actually preferred.
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  809. Cloudlifter!
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  810. Or really just any kind of gain-boosting preamp should help a lot.
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  811. I appreciate that!
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  812. Definitely could have included more of PTA's work, but there's so much to cover I tried to focus on my favorite from each director.
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  813. That's why I said "one of the best" not "the best" !
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  814. In the description!
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  815. Look up David Lynch's Mulholland Dr.
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  816. Thank you! I appreciate the support.
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  817. Haha, is this the Derek Coblentz I know? The one that showed me The Great Escape and Ocean's 11 growing up and helped form my love of movies? Either way- Sound of Metal is great, definitely check it out.
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  818. Thank you for the suggestion! I also take a sumatriptan which does help a lot of the time. I've been slowly figuring out my triggers and meditation (and basically anything that lowers my stress) is helping a bunch as well. It's a journey but here's to more migraine-free days for both of us!
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  819. Hi Stuart, Thanks for the thoughtful constructive criticism. I appreciate it when people take the time to provide meaningful feedback. I think your perspective is valid, if you didn't take much away from my video, I can't convince you otherwise, so I won't try to do that. But I can offer my perspective. First, this video was largely an experiment. While you're right in that I've been trending towards appearing on-screen more, this video isn't indicative of where I'm planning to go with my content, unless I feel like I have a strong motivator for doing so. I had no idea starting out if it was going to work. I wanted to copy not just Bo's visual style but the approach of writing and shooting it as I went because I thought it would be fun. This meant it wasn't fully scripted from the start, and I was setting myself up for potentially having nothing interesting to say, I think I did end up saying something interesting but you're obviously welcome to disagree. Was this a bad idea? Possibly. But I wanted to try it and it was a risk I was willing to take. My work as a YouTuber isn't just about making the most popular videos I can but is selfishly about getting to work in a way that's enjoyable for me. And experimenting with the format to see what's possible, instead of just repeating the same formula applied to different topics, is important to me. That said: I do think my adoption of the style and the imitation does say something, serves a purpose in my commentary, and is more than just distracting and self-indulgent. I think my approach to deconstructing Inside is less technical and more thematic than my usual work so if you were expecting something technical I can definitely see how this fell short of that. That said, what was most important to me with this video was exploring two things 1. What Bo Burnham is saying 2. Commenting on how commentary surrounds a piece of work like this and the process of constructing a commentary. For 1. I agree with many elements of Bo's "message" in the special and what he's communicating, but I wanted to also showcase the areas where I disagree with him. It's hard to put those things into words, and I could have made a video that was 30 minutes of exposition but I thought it would be interesting to try to communicate that in subtext. I think the visual journey of "breaking out" of Inside is communicating my conclusions more clearly than I could have with words. This ending, wouldn't have said what it had said if I hadn't extensively re-created the style leading into things. For 2. There are many moments throughout this where I'm not copying Bo's style but am recreating different styles of criticism. My purpose in taking this approach was to explore visually the way I often try to approach a piece of media from many different perspectives in order to figure out how it works. Constructing criticism is a process, things never come out fully formed, and so I wanted to show that process a bit since I thought it might be interesting and since it fit well within the format. Further, I think Bo's style of comedy special acts as a sort of long-form YouTube-style commentary. This is something I alluded to briefly, but my adoption of his style was in part to show how comfortably the special's style fits within the world of YouTube. It's not for me to say whether I accomplish those things or not. Like I said this was an experiment and maybe it failed, I like to think it was worth trying even if it did. Your experience of my videos is your own, and I appreciate you sharing your criticism since it helps me understand how things are coming across, but that's how I feel about it. Rest assured back to another disembodied voice in two weeks. (At least until I get another zany, hair-brained idea).
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  820. That’s your job if you feel that way.
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  821. I always test several thumbnails on the first day. It helps me learn what works and what doesn’t.
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  822. Thanks! It's something I definitely want to do more of in the future.
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  823. Thanks my wife made it for me!
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  824. I haven't seen it but it sounds cool, I'll have to check that out. But yeah, I imagine that changes the nature of the metaphor. And I don't think all "time-loop" films are Sisyphean metaphors, Edge of Tomorrow (Live, Die Repeat) for example, is not.
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  825. I also really enjoy watching and listening to people talk about art that they love. I think it's how we learn art appreciation! Hearing/seeing other people do it can open us up to being able to better express how and why we love the things we love. I think it's not an either/or but something that helps deepen our appreciation for things.
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  826. Have you watched Tom's videos over at Like Stories of Old? You might also enjoy Julian's from The Discarded Image or Adam's from Entertain the Elk.
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  827. Collette is definitely an Honorable Mention here. Blanchett for TAR is by far my favorite performance from last year (and definitely could have made it onto this list)- but I just talked about it very recently in my video about the best performances from last year and wanted this video to have fresh material, so definitely go check out that video!
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  828. While we've put in hiatus for now, I did 12 episodes of a podcast about streaming TV called Stream Theory with Jackson from Skip Intro, you can find it on the podcast platforms. I'd love to eventually start something back up about film, possibly interview focused, but I don't have any immediate plans.
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  829. I will!
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  830. +Sir Bobachess somebody should make a deep fried edit of this video.
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  831. Taxi Driver is a good example of how a kinda of "ugliness" can be beautiful within the context of how it cohesively portrays the appropriate mood for the story.
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  832. That's a great question, and I don't think anyone knows yet. One of the reasons I wanted to make this video is that if there are beneficial aspects of TikTok, I'd love to see those ideas applied to other safer, more secure apps.
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  833. Haven't watched Portrait of a Lady on Fire yet, but planning to soon and very excited.
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  834. Sans Soleil is a personal favorite, saving that one for its own video one day.
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  835. It's pretty commonly understood that high-key lighting is more commonly used for comedies while low-key lighting in the extreme ratios that Snyder is using it almost never is. There are exceptions, but Whedon's shift from low-key to high-key lighting is obviously part of his attempt to lighten the mood. I know what I'm talking about.
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  836. Showtime might always be remembered as the cable channel that let David Lynch make 18 hours of whatever he wanted. You're right, we're lucky to be getting this experience.
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  837. Thank you Logan!
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  838. It wasn't only released in certain cities in the US.
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  839. Thank you :)
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  840. Tommy, season 3 just ended, but BCS is renewed for a fourth season, so no. Big fan of your work btw. ;)
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  841. I haven't actually gotten a chance to watch Logan yet, but you should check out my friend Like Stories of Old's video about Logan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oakNlTdDm-8
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  842. Thanks!
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  843. Yeah... there's a lot of out there right now haha. Doing my best to make videos that are actually worth people's time.
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  844. Thanks for the feedback! I'm still finding what works for voiceover, but I think your probably right. I'll try it with more ribs next time :)
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  845. Thanks!
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  846. I honestly don't think so. My wife is watching BCS with me and hasn't seen Breaking Bad yet, and she enjoys the show (though not quite as much as me). Having seen BB, you realize the significance of some of what happens in BCS, but I'm sure watching BCS first will add to the experience of watching BB if you eventually do (you should).
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  847. Thank you!
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  848. I'm surprised nobody else has yet. Definitely a worthy subject.
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  849. Editing starts in the screenplay! If meaning created by the relationship of two shots (aka through edit) was specified ahead of time instead of built in the edit- it's not any less of a use of "editing" to create that meaning. Also- the editor ultimately decides which takes to use for reactions, and precisely where to place them.
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  850. Added to description
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  851. Yes! The Wes Anderson Collection by Matt Zoller Seitz. Matt's video essay on Wes Anderson were one of my early inspirations.
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  852. Lol this would have been funny.
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  853. Nice and sunny here
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  854. Yes, but I'm not sure what that has to do with my point. I don't seek out footage of atrocities so I just personally happened to see a lot of stuff from Ukraine because it was all over social media, I never said that was the only atrocity there is footage of...
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  855. Thank you! There's so much to pull from with an Edgar Wright film it makes these essays easy!
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  856. Thanks!
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  857. I Origins was an interesting film, and I just totally forgot about it!
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  858. it gets worse believe me
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  859. Yes it is!
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  860. Too many greats to mention. Also had to leave out Agnes Varda, Chris Maker, Stan Brakkage, Jonas Mekas and many others!
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  861. I appreciate the insight! I read a fantastic article in Slate that covered his plays and some of what you touch on in terms of the way he leans into caricature and stereotype, and that definitely informed my decision to interpret this film more as a "general" commentary on society and people rather than on Irish culture specifically (also because, I'm not Irish obviously so I'd have less to say about it anyway but even still). I think what McDonough has to say about people generally is probably more interesting than what he has to say about Ireland for the reasons you mention above. I see the same thing a lot in how the "American South" is portrayed in film and TV, having grown up there. Many outside artists like to use it as a sort of "atmospheric" setting, and play into a lot of stereotypical presentations of poverty or rural living in a way that is often a caricature. And I don't strictly have a problem with it, since it's kinda cool to see a location you're familiar with represented, but I'm acutely aware that those works aren't really speaking about the experience of living in the American South, and that those depictions do inform people's perception of the location, sometimes negatively.
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  862. Thanks Will!
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  863. Thank you!
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  864. Pervert’s Guide is great! Haven’t read the book though!
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  865. While I do enjoy his more recent films quite a bit, I just want to say I think that your observation is pretty accurate and The Darjeeling Limited is my favorite as well :D
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  866. I sourced a lot of my "opinions" from an interview with the sound team themselves which I cite in the description. I do research.
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  867. Hi.
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  868. It was released in the United States in 2023
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  869. I don't think it was emotionless though, that's what great about it in my opinion. The emotions are there, you can just see they're repressed/dulled.
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  870. You ever watched a movie in a theater?
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  871. Yes MUBI is available in almost every country!
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  872. It does a bit, although in this case, it's more often me using the film grain to "try to" cover over the low-resolution footage/photos I had available.
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  873. Stay tuned dude!
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  874. There are close-up images of surgical procedures.
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  875. Batman Begins.
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  876. I'd absolutely recommend Lynn Ramsay, Greta Gerwig, or Joanna Hogg, some of my favorite female directors. Unfortunately, because of the way Hollywood is, a lot of these women don't have big filmography and would make for a fairly short project. You could make a project out of watching 1-2 films from the top 5 female directors!
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  877. probably
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  878. I have seen The Hunt, but it's been about a decade. His performance in Druk is also incredible. I'm not focusing on English speaking intentionally, there are definitely some non-english performance that were in consideration for this video (besides obviously the Liv Ullman one that made it in). But one thing I think presents a barrier is subtitles- I don't mind watching films with them, but I think having to read while I watch shifts my attention ever so slightly away from what's on screen in a way that makes it harder for me to connect as directly with the performances (at least on a first viewing). It's a small influence, but I think it's enough of one that it influenced this list.
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  879. Oh... if you skipped too it. Lol I thought you said if you skipped it. I think you'd still get a lot out of it if you just watched season 4, but you'll be in the dark on about 30% of the story. I'd definitely recommend seasons 1-3 but if you're bent on skipping some season 2 might be the only one you can skip without loosing to much of the story.
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  880. Yeah I think you’re right “poking fun” probably would be a better way to say it. I think he’s definitely being goofy a little bit at that demographic’s expense, but you’re right that he also reminds us of the humanity!
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  881. By some fluke I wasn't able to see Godzilla Minus One in theaters sadly and it wasn't out when I made this so I didn't feel comfortable commenting without having seen all the nominees.
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  882. I was so happy when I stumbled across that edit :)
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  883. Thank you!
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  884. Nolan quit WB!
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  885. Totally agree. Season 2 is jarring when you first watch the show and aren’t expecting the diversion. But I’ve appreciated it more rewatching the show for this video and it presents an important part of the “argument” of the show.
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  886. 1:34 - The Seventh Seal 1:36 Either The Seventh Seal or The Silence (woman looking out the window) 1:59 Persona and then The Silence (upside down faces) 2:20 Winter Light 6:18 The Silence I'm not sure of all the ones from the sponsor
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  887. If you watch this video again you can see it actually takes you through the process of my analysis: Identify a unique element of a filmmaker's work -> look for behind the scenes insight into the process -> break down the individual elements/choices that make that thing unique -> consider why these choices might have been made (what effect do they have on the viewer/what function do they serve) -> See if your proposed "utility" or motivation for the choices align with the thematic content of the work -> if all those things align you have a pretty good "theory" of the style.
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  888. I give this comment a 3.2 out of 5.
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  889. Glad you enjoyed it!
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  890. Beau is Afraid definitely should have gotten a production design nod imo. I agree on Priscilla.
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  891. Seriously underrated.
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  892. Discontinuity is an editing technique used frequently in editing. Continuity is actually not very important when it comes to editing a scene. The emotional and dramatic flow of the scene, and the pacing are all more important. If you want to learn more about this I'd recommend reading Walter Murch's book on editing, "In The Blink of an Eye." I can almost guarantee you the continuity break in that scene was not a "mistake." Editors are carefully crafting every frame in most movies, and are usually aware of continuity issues, but choose to leave them in because the serve certain narrative or dramatic purposes. Sometimes actual mistakes are made, but this isn't one of them.
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  893. What did I say? Oh no.
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  894. April Fools! This essay is actually about the symbolism of circles in movies! I'm surprised nobody else noticed.
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  895. The footage I shot is a little rough/graining to begin with (I was rushing this out so I didn't have time to perfect my setup)- but yeah mostly YouTube completely butchers any kind of gradient in the darks.
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  896. Thanks!
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  897. I couldn't leave it out, great concept. Fantastic performance by Tom Hardy.
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  898. Yep just search Thomas Flight!
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  899. Yeah, finding some of these are tricky.
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  900. M Night's new Apple TV+ series Servant is really good.
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  901. Loved it!
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  902. I watched it twice on opening weekend! Totally agree.
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  903. David Simon and Rafael Alvarez did a mini series for HBO a little while ago called Show Me a Hero starring Oscar Issac. It's really good and mirrors a lot of the political parts of The Wire but is set in New York. Any of David Simon's other shows have a similar vibe, including The Corner, which was made before The Wire.
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  904. The editing does get a bit better in some of the later episodes in my opinion. It's also not a bad show to put on in the background and listen too.
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  905. I'm very influenced by McLuhan's work and the whole media ecology field in general! Reading as much as I can from the field right now and trying to understand what a map for "effectively resisting" looks like!
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  906. With Some Malice by Francesco D'Andrea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k59gpr2mSo
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  907. Thanks for subbing!
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  908. Time to SELL!
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  909. I used game a bit but much less recently, I especially lean towards games without a strict storyline like Minecraft, and sim and strategy games. But I'm definitely interested in checking out Outer Wilds based on this recommendation!
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  910. email me@thomasflight.com and I'll give you my PO box
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  911. I've made 3 if you count the one I did for Netflix, here's a playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ3434wIyxOoDGi4q_iQEal-fnnzQbIN
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  912. Thanks for your thoughts! I don't agree that "a text MEANS what it's creator INTENDS" so the distinction between "meaning" and "effect" aren't as distinct. But I'd still draw a distinction between "meaning" and the "effect" on a single viewer. But I'm arguing that "meaning" is more of an intra-subjective collective agreement rather than a single interpretation based on effect. "Meaning" in that sense is not truly objective, but is still more concrete and less relative than an individual's interpretation. From that standpoint, I think "over-analysis" or "incorrect analysis" (over-analysis just being a certain kind of incorrect analysis) is a judgement placed on the individual analysis relative to the intra-subjective "meaning" of a text.
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  913. You're welcome! Thanks for the support!
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  914. I hope you're right!
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  915. Thanks for watching! It's a beautiful movie.
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  916. One unfortunate factor is that a lot of international films get released very late in the year in the US. I didn't have a chance to see Monster in time for my list. I always aspire to include international cinema but those are often the most difficult to see.
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  917. You would definitely love Neil Postman's Technopoly or Amusing Ourselves to Death. He has a great perspective on some of these issues.
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  918. He's the best!
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  919. Yeah it was a dumb oversight I feel bad.
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  920. God bless
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  921. She does within the audience's context, not the context of the world. We perceive that she's speaking the language of the dogs, which holds nearly the same symbolic weight.
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  922. It is! It didn't quite fit into this video because it has a slight different vibe but it's definitely worth a watch.
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  923. It got eaten by a salamander :( (spoiler alert)
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  924. As it was (Piano Strings Instrumental) by Future of Forestry
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  925. Yeah I can’t even imagine what having this kind of destruction happen on an ongoing basis inflicted by others humans must be like. Horrific.
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  926. Thank you for watching!
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  927. Thanks!
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  928. I already did a video about Nolan! Check it out. :)
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  929. I have 3 other Dune videos, check them out! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ3434wIyxO6VM07LSGNbF1Odbplywpg
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  930. Bro only 2 of the movies are A24
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  931. I haven’t finished The Sopranos yet but it’s very good.
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  932. Unfortunately I missed Broker, but heard a lot of good hype, very excited to catch it ASAP.
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  933. Very possible! He's made Star Wars references in other films.
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  934. It wasn't out at the time I made this video unforunately.
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  935. Lost in Translation is really good! Definitely recommend it.
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  936. It’s not for everyone!
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  937. Yeah, I discussed this with another commenter that I definitely overlooked a few in Blood Simple. None of them are as extreme, but they're definitely there.
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  938. I haven't explored Indian cinema much at all, but I definitely plan to at some point. Maybe I'll dive into Tamil films once I'm done with The Sopranos if this lockdown drags on long enough.
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  939. I mean exploring other controversial uses of sound design would certainly have expanded this essay in an interesting way- but I disagree with your premise that by asserting that Nolan is making a poor creative choice, is saying that Cimeno, Welles, and Altman are as well. To say Altman and Nolan are using sound design controversially in the same way is just plain wrong in my opinion- while both involve obscuring moments of dialogue- they're using entirely different approaches to sound, and I don't have any issue with Altman's use, and would disagree with the general audience there. I'm not evaluating "obscured dialogue" as a whole in this video- just Nolan's use of it. If you think what I'm saying is that it's a poor creative choice because it's controversial- then you sorely misunderstood my point. First of all, I actually like a lot of what Nolan's doing where it's clearly intentional, I think he's getting into hot water because his disregard for poorly-aligned theaters is causing confusion about obscured dialogue, even in places where it's a great creative choice otherwise.
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  940. I’ll start by watching some Jean Pierre Jeunet! Never have.
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  941. Inland Empire, David Lynch
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  942. Hello.
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  943. Appreciate that! Thanks for being part of the first few thousand!
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  944. I definitely agree a bit and I'm not as amazed by his work since The Tree of Life, even though I'll continue to watch his films just because of how original he is. My other video on Malick, "Malick's Obsessions" dives a little deeper into some of my thoughts on the three newest movies and some of my frustrations with them. That said, he's doing a historical topic next, so I'm interested to see what that will be like!
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  945. Most likely either the Coen Brothers or David Lynch!
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  946. Drop the list!
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  947. Planning a new merch drop soon! Keep your eyes peeled this summer.
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  948. If you haven't I absolutely recommend checking out both The Wire and The Sopranos. Both have great writing. There's a little show from a few years ago called Rectify that also is very well made.
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  949. Soon as I hit 1 million subs on this channel ;)
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  950. The Girl on The Train
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  951. One of those movies where, by the time it got to the shot of the two of them standing looking at the camera, I knew I was going to love the movie, not matter what ended up happening.
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  952. Gosling in Place Beyond the Pines definitely makes the list
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  953. Thanks! That's the goal. Cinema and film have so much to offer!
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  954. Glad you enjoyed it
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  955. Please watch starting at 12:35 and you'll see I agree with you.
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  956. No that's true, he's great it that.
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  957. If this video gets even one person to start watching Bergman my job is done.
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  958. Interesting, I'll have to look into that. I heard it was Leo from the article I cite (you can see it on screen, and there's a link in the description), in the article it's Scorsese saying he made the change after Leo asked him the question.
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  959. Thanks for watching!
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  960. The video is sponsored by MUBI but they didn't pay me to say any of this if that's what you mean ;)
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  961. Definitely think more people should be talking about him!
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  962. You're in luck keep your eyes peeled.
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  963. Definitely planning to do Malick soon, and the Coens before to long. (I'll probably wait until First Man is out to do Chazelle. I'm not familiar enough the the Wachowskis and McDonagh's whole filmography to do them yet, but I'll keep them in mind!
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  964. Definitely planning to do one on Lynch and PTA. I need to brush up on my Kubrick.
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  965. I think they might give it to Ford v Ferrari. It has the most "impressive" editing.
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  966. Ikea
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  967. Jeffery Wright's performance is amazing in this!
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  968. That moment is definitely another favorite. Also the slow push in as Micheal starts suggesting he do the hit... very powerful uses of camera movement.
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  969. I tried to get a lot of them, and a variety! Thanks.
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  970. I appreciate that!
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  971. Which scene in 8½? I was pretty sure Tarantino has credited Godard for that scene.
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  972. Thanks for sharing, I think it's a journey for everyone, I think (at least for me) it's less that all of this meta, self-reflexivity is good or necessary in it's own right, but that it's a response to a place or mindset you find yourself inside. You start down a path of examining things and eventually you realize that path is a dead end- some of this art explores the moment where you find you've reached the dead end and start coming to terms with it. "Just shut up and feel something." Is absolutely how I would describe a big part of what I've been trying to internalize in my own life the last couple years, but here I am, someone who makes a living talking about art, what do I do with that? The answer would seem to be just talk about the movies that make you feel something. Well, this movie made me feel something, ironically about this very experience of wanting to be more connected directly to reality and emotion, but finding that difficult sometimes. I'd just say based on what you're saying about where you are in that journey, I don't think you're really the target audience for this movie or video then. They might have felt very different if you had seen them in that time of your life when you were shifting from wanting that intellectual validation to realizing that embracing real life is more valuable. I think I'd say I do think this movie (and my attempt at analyzing it) affirm the sort of embrace of life you're describing. It's just targeted at people who are lost inside the attempts to understand and explain and intellectually justify their own work, not the people who have already learned that lesson. Maybe my work or Anderson's will get stuck there and we'll never escape, Cheers!
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  973. Oh! Forgot about this one. What a great example.
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  974. Thanks so much! That's great to hear. :)
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  975. Every youtuber has a moment of post-posting clarity where they suddenly think of the perfect thumbnail
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  976. There's still quite a few movies I want to see from the year yet, but Eighth Grade might end up being my favorite.
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  977. Awesome! Thank you!
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  978. Based on interviews it was a combination the inversion technique, roto work, and sometimes just blending the screen (which was already the correct color) with the background. Felt like some of that stuff was probably a bit to technical for the scope of this video.
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  979.  @mlburch22  I see Marlow's ending as showing his true motivation. Like Avon, he isn't motivated by the actual money he's made, he's motivated by having a "name" and reputation, by having corners. Part of why Marlow and Avon won't get clean even though they can is that they love the game.
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  980. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXhp5NoD4xU
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  981. That's why I also compared them to other TV shows
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  982. bye!
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  983. Glad to have you on board! Thanks.
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  984. It happens. Edits can be super noticeable if you're looking for them.
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  985. But it's not a more interesting movie...
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  986. There’s a tiny little pan after the lens breathe. You can see it if you watch the corner of the frame.
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  987. Not sure if you watched the full video but imo nothing I said disagrees with what you're saying.
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  988. https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/artwork-personalization-c589f074ad76
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  989. Not sure where you got the impression I'm blaming the VFX houses for the bad VFX- the whole video is about why Dune's VFX is better because the VFX houses didn't start with garbage.
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  990. Fam. THIS is the attitude we're trying to learn to get past here so we have a better and more full understanding of the world.
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  991. I have a few videos in mind for some TV shows that might address some of this!
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  992. Can't wait for the season 4 premiere tonight!
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  993. Depends on your interpretation of Whiplash's ending.
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  994. Song to Song (2017) by Terrence Malick
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  995. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXhp5NoD4xU
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  996. Grail hopes to rebuild, and I'll definitely sharing here how people can support when they do!
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  997. Sounds nice.
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  998. Stole that idea from Every Frame a Painting’s Toronto video!
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  999. In my opinion he does in the sense that he doesn't kill him in The Green Chapel- but he doesn't let him go in the sense that The Green Knight will get the last blow no matter what. I think it's left open to interpretation. (At least in the film, I'm not analyzing the source material here).
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  1000.  @SK-fy8dl  @thomasflight on letterboxd!
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  1001. Glad you enjoyed it!
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  1002. I didn't get to see it in time!
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  1003. Hope so! Doing my best.
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  1004. One of the first directors I watched in entirety.
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  1005. Go for it dude!
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  1006. Thanks for the recommendation I'll check it out!
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  1007. It’s possible for some things but reading interviews with the Mindhunter editors it does not seem that that is how they’re working.
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  1008. I've thought about screening it, but it's an expensive and risky process, I'm saving those funds for some other more substantial projects I have coming.
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  1009. They don’t have a lot of practical guidance but you will definitely learn a lot! Most of what I learned about filmmaking came from reading and watching behind the scenes content!
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  1010. Good choice!
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  1011. They're an extremely versatile piece of prop.
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  1012. I'm trying to resolve a copyright claim which is demonetizing the video so I've taken it down until that's resolved!
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  1013. All those aspects of the look are intentional!
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  1014. I think we can all agree that people who spoil things for others are annoying. Except for those people. They probably disagree.
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  1015. Yeah I'm pretty aware of this. In this case I'm using expressionism in the broadest sense possible, I'm not even really trying to allude to the original film movement which obviously started in the silent film era and had no relation to sound. The main issue is we don't really have a term for the space in between "realism" and "full on expressionism" so I'm stuck with describing things as "expressionistic" or trying to make up a new word.
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  1016. I just saw the thumbnail! Looking forward to watching it, glad I got you hooked!
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  1017. 😊 glad you liked it!
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  1018. Glad you liked it!
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  1019. Awesome! I'm glad to have sponsors that are genuinely great, and that I can honestly recommend to people. :)
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  1020. It's actually Lisa Gerrard's vocals in the soundtrack
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  1021. It was a mistake
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  1022. The BEST performance of 2022? ...Steven Yeun in the 2018 film Burning.
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  1023. I’m doing great! Thanks for the kind words. :)
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  1024. The drug is likely inspired by Librium, but they don't call it that: https://screenrant.com/queens-gambit-drugs-pills-beth-tranquilizers-explained/ The effects of the drug, at least as they're portrayed also seem to go beyond what a benzodiazepine like Librium would exhibit- thus I think aspects of the drug are fictionalized.
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  1025. I didn't go into as much depth there because there has been a lot of coverage of those issues elsewhere, a lot of people are already aware of those issues, and it would take another 13 minute video to adequately cover those issues which are not my areas of expertise. What I'm covering in this video is what I'm qualified to talk about (media theory) and is something that hasn't been extensively covered. I expect my audience not to treat my channel as their sole source of information on a subject and to be able to take context into consideration.
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  1026. Yeah I think it's genuinely a case of 1 part genuinely wanting to pushing the envelope in an interesting way, mixed with 1 part just being a stubborn snob.
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  1027. I plan too!
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  1028. I think the fact that his new film is coming out on Netflix shows that he is embracing that change, he just doesn't want to see the traditional experience disappear. But maybe he's fighting a loosing battle.
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  1029. That's the goal! Glad you weren't disappointed.
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  1030. I think you're wrong!
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  1031. I don't think I fully understand the significance of the fox... I think there's more to unravel beyond what I touch on in this video.
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  1032. Ah thanks for the kind words this is very nice of you to say :)
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  1033. Robert Pattinson is one of my favorite actors working right now.
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  1034. In this video I talk about the different scientific studies that have been done on the subject of spoilers, and say at the end that I support avoiding spoilers. I'm not sure what the "take" is.
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  1035. I take your point. I think it's a point many people come too, and it has a lot of names. In a sense it's the Absurd Camus writes about. I think what's unique about the internet is that it's inducing this experience in a lot of people who may not have really taken the time to encounter it in the past. Okay I'll play ;) my genres are: House, Jazz, Ambient, Hip-Hop, Classical, Reggae, Punk, Blues, New Age, Psych Rock.
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  1036. Thanks for the kind words! I agree I think some of the visual aspects of Anderson’s style definitely lend themselves to very valid, but pretty surface analysis. I definitely owe a debt to David Bordwell and Matt Zoller Seitz, who have done excellent analysis that I’m building on!
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  1037. I totally agree! It's amazing to see him do something new and go into fresh territory this late into an already incredible career.
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  1038. I appreciate the feedback!
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  1039. Here you go 🥖
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  1040. I basically entirely agree, and that's one of the things I didn't like about 1917.
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  1041. I didn't get the chance to see it in IMAX but it sounded great to me in a Dolby theater.
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  1042. My main criticism then would be, while the shot itself was fun, the rest of the movie wasn't.
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  1043. Appreciate your thoughts and hope you'll keep coming back even though you disagree with this one.
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  1044. Great example! As Scorsese says, there's a lot of overlap.
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  1045. Glad you think so!
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  1046. This is my favorite kind of comment to get! I love helping people articulate what they're already thinking.
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  1047. It's a video specifically about what we can learn about Wes' style by comparing his first film to his other films, that's the whole point of this series. This video is not meant to be a comprehensive overview of Wes' style, or an attempt to investigate his influences. Matt Zoller Steitz's series "The Wes Anderson Collection" has already covered most of that ground. I'd recommend checking that out if you're interested in that.
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  1048. Based on what you can see of the equipment he’s using it doesn’t look like much more then $15-20K of equipment. The real cost is time if he actually worked on this full time for a year. That’s my guess.
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  1049. I pitch it to people as a profanity-laden-shakespearean-western-soap-opera
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  1050. I'd say so. It's definitely an American show, but I think non-Americans will still understand it, and I think it speaks to themes that are fairly universal in institutions and governments.
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  1051. It's not really intercutting to flashbacks that's ambitious, it's more the speed at which Chicago 7 does it. It's a technique that's been around a while, but Chicago 7 turns up the intensity on how fluidly and quickly those moments are intercut. That said, yeah, I don't think Chicago 7's editing is revolutionary or anything, I wasn't trying to insinuate that, it's just pretty good.
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  1052. Thanks for the applause! I think 2020 also help me bring together a lot of realizations I was having throughout my twenties. I think Inside is a much broader work than just being about the pandemic, but that ends up being a great vehicle for the themes that we can all relate too.
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  1053. Watch it and come back!
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  1054. It’s still up How The Wire Uses Character Moments to Convey Its Themes https://youtu.be/DgC8fxOPYew
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  1055. I agree this was honestly probably my biggest oversight. Should have mentioned them!
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  1056. As far as I'm aware I'm the first to use it to describe this phenomenon. I went into a little more detail here if you're interested: https://thomasflight.substack.com/p/what-is-everything-everywhere-all
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  1057. I really love his first film Bottle Rocket. And if you start there and watch them all, you’ll get to see his style develop and evolve. Otherwise I’d recommend The Darjeeling Limited or The Grand Budapest Hotel to get a solid idea of his style. Just watch what looks cool to you. They’re all good imo
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  1058. I meant in that scene specifically sorry that wasn’t clear.
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  1059. You're welcome :)
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  1060. Yeah I think an explanation was possibly necessary but would have liked done in a more motivated way.
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  1061. I'm wearing the Indigo shirt. :)
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  1062. The point of this video is not that Soul is the first Pixar film with good light or that other Pixar film's don't have good light. I just think light is playing a uniquely important role in the story of Soul.
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  1063. It's definitely not a bad music video or song, just not what I was expecting from an homage to the film.
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  1064. Lol I agree idk what happened.
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  1065. It’s beautiful.
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  1066. slams fist on the "heart comment" button.
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  1067. Sicario!
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  1068. J Crew but I think it's discontinued.
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  1069. Yep that's a great summary!
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  1070. You're right that I don't provide solutions to the problems that I posit- and I think being able to define a clear alternative does strengthen a critical argument. But I didn't for two reasons, first I don't think providing a solution is necessary to having a legitimate critique- film critics usually aren't filmmakers and I think it's an undue burden to require them to have solutions in order to point out problems. (There are people who disagree with this, and they usually look down on film or art critics because of it). The second reason was honestly just that I was already pushing 20 minutes with this video and going into alternatives and solutions would have been a whole other video (maybe part 2 "Fixing Nolan's Exposition Problem" someday?). One of my hopes in using Inception and Interstellar as examples, or talking about how the Kat diving scene works well, was to show how he's done these things well in the past or even in this film, and so while I may not be able to come up with better solution- hopefully he could. And maybe he would have if he had more time, or budget or something.
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  1071. Watch the full Asteroid City podcast discussion with Tom from Like Stories of Old on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/watchcinemaofmeaning-the-exploring-distant-emotion-in-asteroid-city-cinema-of-meaning-bonus-episode?ref=thomasflight Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/thomasflight
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  1072. I've been thinking about it!
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  1073. Added to description
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  1074. I think "errors" is fine, I'm just arguing that saying "mistakes" is often inaccurate.
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  1075. It doesn't seem like they used practical explosions much for this film from what I've been reading.
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  1076. Subs beat dubs for pretty much everything. Except when you’re trying to watch some while you eat.
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  1077. Glad you enjoyed it!
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  1078. Thanks for the support! I haven't named the raven, but maybe I should. The design was done by my brother Matthew, check out his instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewflightart/
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  1079. Yeah it's nasty tryin to upgrade soon.
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  1080. You're absolutely right Mark was such a great interviewee! Really appreciate him sharing his insight and experience!
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  1081. To The Wonder
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  1082. Thanks!
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  1083. I think this is fair- if I had more time to tease it out I think it'd be significant to note that ALL of the Internet is "image" and not reality and yet we treat it as "reality" - those lines blurring is definitely part of this effect.
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  1084. I just thought it sounded kind of old timey and weird, which fit the fact that the film is copying an old aesthetic.
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  1085. It’s different for every Director/Editor team. Sometimes the directors dictate the cuts. Usually the editor looks at the footage, and makes an initial cut based on the script, and then works with the director to modify it until the director is happy. But every editor and director work a little differently.
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  1086. It could have been. There's enough lol
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  1087. Your channel for all the latest Bergman and Zach Snyder news.
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  1088. Hi Cleo! Thank you :) your work is great as well!
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  1089. algorithm reply
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  1090. It's definitely unfortunate to have to watch with subs- but it just means there's more reward on repeat viewings.
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  1091. Posted for someone who said the same thing below. My recommendation for where to start with a Directed by Women project: You Were Never Really Here & We Need To Talk About Kevin By Lynne Ramsay The Souvenir & Archipelago By Joanna Hogg Lady Bird & Little Women By Greta Gerwig
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  1092. In the Mandalorian BTS, Jon Favreau really lays out in detail how that whole problem is what lead to the LED volume being developed in the first place. Such a great technique that I hope gets used more often.
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  1093. A lot of direction is directing the camera.
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  1094. Nope! Many films are shot without storyboards.
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  1095. Added music credits to the description
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  1096. It never fails to amaze me how an typo like this can slip by myself, the people I have view the video before launch, and the ad team that approved the sponsor read. So it goes.
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  1097. You are so welcome!
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  1098. Yeah I agree that there’s definitely room for accidents (I don’t think the dam breaking is actually a shining reference). I also think it’s possible that one a directors seen thousands of films they might imitate a moment without meaning to.
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  1099. Thanks! I think we'll see more over time. Now that a lot of filming is happening in Atlanta and nearby areas, more of those people are just starting to set their films in those locations.
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  1100. It's not really a specific term. You could look into block a scene for more information. What I'm referring to in the video is the fact that the blocking of the scenes in BCS is very dynamic, they use blocking a lot to tell the story, instead of just having characters sit down and talk all the time like some shows do.
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  1101. I think they absolutely do effect the audience subconsciously even when you don't notice them.
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  1102. Yeah it's really stuck with me.
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  1103. 🤫
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  1104. My intention is not to exclude Keaton or West Side Story or anything like that, I agree those are also cinema. I chose the clips I chose because: A. they're moments that all resonate with me personally, and B. they most clearly illustrate the contrast between the two.
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  1105. I did enjoy the movie and I talk about what I like about it at the beginning so it's understandable :)
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  1106. I appreciate the love! Thanks for watching :)
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  1107. This is definitely one of the possible candidates.
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  1108. I used the actual Black and White release!
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  1109. Thanks for sharing.
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  1110. Kind of amazing to me too. But here we are!
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  1111. Congratulations. 🔥
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  1112. I'll always remember the way he eats ice cream in that show.
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  1113. I’m definitely gonna put it on my list!
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  1114. Sunlight plays a role in this as well. Even though the semi basement home on is lower. Sunlight still reaches it. In the bunker, there is no sun.
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  1115. The Blu-Ray isn't out yet but the Digital Download is available on iTunes and Amazon.
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  1116. I read a lot of the comments, especially the first few days after I post a video. I can't promise I'll do a video about a certain film or show because I get a ton of requests, but I'll keep it in mind!
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  1117. That’s great :) love the name!
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  1118.  @elishaj.5148  Cozy Room By Max H // Concerto Grosso no. 8, HWV 326 - III. Andante allegro //Barocco Interlude by Max H // Pride by Francesco Dandrea // With Some Malice by Francesco Dandrea
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  1119. Done! Go check it out!
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  1120. Ooh that's an interesting frame. Definitely going to read up!
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  1121. Scorsese also says there are exceptions, and I agree.
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  1122. It's at least as "experimental" as some of the others I mention here, although I'm using the term pretty loosely.
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  1123. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. ;)
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  1124. You’re welcome!
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  1125. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
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  1126. I have a whole video about it! https://youtu.be/EgLxmsbuxqI
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  1127. Welcome to hyperreality lol enjoy your stay.
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  1128. I have the Shame Criterion Blu-Ray! So planning to watch it soon. I wanted to include it in this video, but I ran out of time (and it's hard to binge through Bergman's films, they're so emotionally heavy). Face to Face looks cool- but it's not easily available anywhere so I'm hoping to find it soon.
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  1129. This might make the point even better.
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  1130. The Green Knight was more thematically rich for sure. A Ghost Story was like a feature length version of the 360 pan in the forest: just sitting and meditating on the idea of death.
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  1131. Truly. Can't wait for The French Dispatch.
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  1132. David Simon's other shows Treme, The Deuce, Show Me a Hero, are all good (I think The Wire is the best of all of them, just because he had some much background and experience in Baltimore).
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  1133. While I don't explicitly reveal the ending, some of the clips are pretty spoilery, so I'd recommend watching the film first. (Which you should do anyway!)
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  1134. Parasite! One of the best of the year.
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  1135. This made me laugh. :D
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  1136. The HD remaster is available with HBO Now, or on Amazon Prime Video.
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  1137. Thanks!
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  1138. Panic in Needle Park
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  1139. I just want to say- this is the best counter argument to my view that I've seen in the 500+ comments that have been posted so far. I think I'd have to watch the film again with this perspective in mind to see if you're right- especially about what you mention about the clues towards The Protagonist's revelations- but you definitely hit on something important with your observation that the film is trying to emotionally ground itself in a side character instead of the main character, which is certainly part of why Nolan is relying on telling over showing here. I guess ultimately, even if that's the reasoning behind why it's the way it is, I still didn't connect with it or feel the emotion or motivations, so I would have wanted it to be different. Anyway thanks for a well thought-out and great counter-argument! I love reading a view that genuinely challenges the one I have, and forces me to reconsider.
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  1140. https://peteducate.com/do-snakes-fart/
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  1141. Check out my latest video, I talk about that scene!
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  1142. I get a similar feeling from those films.
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  1143. Kaufman is an interesting director for this, I really think he sits on the line between postmodernism and metamodernism, definitely a transitional figure.
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  1144. Yeah sorry I had left on YouTube's automatic ad placement. Fixed it. Thanks for letting me know!
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  1145. Working on it now!
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  1146. I talk about it in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiUUdGDoA6U
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  1147. Yeah I’m embarrassed by that one. I just watched Glengarry, so that must have infected my brain. :P Spaces and Duvall in 3 Women! Absolutely.
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  1148.  @Abra_  I just found Podcastage's channel yesterday. Definitely going to be doing some more research!
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  1149. Wes claims in interviews that it's the Karlovy Vari hotel, but there were also many different sources of inspiration I believe.
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  1150. If someone wanted to they could start with: You Were Never Really Here & We Need To Talk About Kevin By Lynne Ramsay The Souvenir & Archipelago By Joanna Hogg Lady Bird & Little Women By Greta Gerwig
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  1151. This is a cool idea!
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  1152. Lots of cool people here. Who are the others?
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  1153. I okay fine I'll shut up. https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight ;)
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  1154. Thank you!
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  1155. Definitely more coming up.
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  1156. Thank you! I appreciate each viewer.
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  1157. That's a distinction that someone else has pointed out as well and I think you're absolutely correct. If I had to do it over I would change it to "to the place beyond the place beyond the pines."
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  1158. Thank you!
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  1159. Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed.
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  1160. I definitely recommend the Director's commentary if you enjoyed this video. Cianfrance tells so many great behind the scenes stories.
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  1161. Yeah, I've since noticed that mistake. Oops.
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  1162. Thank you. It's definitely overlooked by many.
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  1163. Appreciate it.
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  1164. yeah, haha.
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  1165. Thank you for the encouragement! Glad to have another viewer.
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  1166. I do and I love it!
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  1167. Thank you!
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  1168. Nerdwriter2 ;)
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  1169. Whoops! Fixed it. Thanks.
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  1170. It's a song from the soundtrack of the film.
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  1171. Thanks, I'll check it out.
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  1172. The chillhop song I used is sampling the Miles Bonny song, yes.
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  1173. I don't know if they're similar, but some of my favorite shows that are on BCS's level of quality are, The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad (of course), Twin Peaks and Rectify, to name a few.
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  1174. Haha, I'll take it as a compliment.
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  1175. Honestly I think that's largely the intense realism Cianfrance went for in this film. The production designers probably did a decent job, but it's not shot in a way that highlights any of those elements.
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  1176. I'm not to worried because I'm almost certain if AMC drops them, Netflix would pick them up. Netflix already distributes BCS as a "Netflix Original" internationally.
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  1177. I plan to keep making them! We'll see where I'm at in 20 years though haha.
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  1178. I would love to eventually tackle The Wire. It's such a great show, that'd I'd want to do it justice. Maybe once a have a few more essays under my belt.
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  1179. Appreciate ya.
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  1180. Hah, that was a total accident, but pretty funny.
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  1181. Great point. Shows are also in HD, while movies have had 35mm film projected forever. Wide shots like they have in BCS wouldn't have even been possible on TV 15 years ago. Showrunners are starting to wise up though. Other shows like the new Twin Peaks, Mr. Robot, Fargo, have employed similar techniques.
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  1182. Maybe... ;)
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  1183. Yeah, I always forget it's a period piece, but they do an amazing job of keeping it accurate.
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  1184. Thanks for coming aboard! See you again soon.
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  1185. Roughly speaking.
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  1186. Thanks for the feedback!
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  1187. LOVE it. One of my first videos is about it if you haven't seen it.
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  1188. @ThePsycoDolphin saying something is open to interpretation or that no single person gets to decide what something is definitively is NOT the same as saying meaning is irrelevant. Please understand nuance.
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  1189. Thanks! I appreciate that.
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  1190. It's not red but I bought a Subaru a few months after this movie came out. Not sure if it's related.
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  1191. Hey thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video and best of luck with your endeavors. Send your films my way when you make them one day! I want to see them.
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  1192. Appreciate it!
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  1193. Ah! This is true! I also skipped his use of music.
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  1194. Glad to have you watching! :)
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  1195. I did see many Japanese reviewers commenting on this saying that the version of Japan he portrayed is obviously a very stylized fictional one, but was nevertheless respectful and glorifying of the culture.
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  1196. Why is Architecture Like That?
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  1197. Yeah the algorithm has been really not promoting my stuff recently. Not sure what's going on. Turning on notifications will help make sure you see my posts!
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  1198. I'm working to catch up!
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  1199. Thank you very much!
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  1200. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ3434wIyxMUpaNoSxoY3F7dsEV_VMsg
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  1201. Intense BUZZER
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  1202. Theirs could be set in America!
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  1203. Agree. Probably making a video on this film next!
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  1204. You can. The main downside is that you cannot use end cards for some reason in this aspect ratio which is a bummer. I hope they change that soon.
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  1205. Definitely going to do a video about Badlands soon since I’ve already seen Malick’s entire filmography. I totally agree with everything you’ve said.
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  1206. Thanks! There's so much to cover on this topic it really needed both. :)
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  1207. While you're right this can definitely be a factor, this most likely is not the problem in these films since Nolan uses ADR for a massive amount of the dialogue. In fact the IMAX cameras are so loud- that almost any of the scenes shot in IMAX are pretty much guaranteed to be Dubbed.
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  1208. Yes I was wrong! I'm fine with this though, I just hope it keeps getting showings periodically.
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  1209. I definitely think it's a necessary step- although I think bringing your own "values" to how you consume internet content is complicated by the fact that there's an inherent philosophy usually baked into the interface we use to consume the content or the platforms themselves. (ie you can choose who you follow on Twitter but you can't escape Twitter's character limit and therefore the type of content that that limit incentivizes- at least not easily).
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  1210. I would say overall I prefer is older work (my favorite is Thin Red Line). But if you're intrigued by this video essay, I think his newer stuff is at least worth watching. He's doing something pretty original, and I'm usually glad I watched it even if I didn't love the movie. My favorite of the newer films is Knight of Cups.
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  1211. I think you still could have included the rest of the band, and not cut at such a crazy pace.
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  1212. This perspective is wrong for quite a few reasons. First you’re underestimating how much of the writer and director’s perspective come through in the adaptation. Second the fact that they chose to adapt for the screen that specific book speaks to their interests and perspective.
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  1213. Uh.. no. Not sure where you got that idea.
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  1214. Thanks!
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  1215. Yeah I should have put that in the Honorable Mentions but wasn't sure how to rank it since it's kind of a short. I loved that whole series of shorts though- especially The Ratcatcher.
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  1216. Which one?
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  1217. Still figuring out how I feel about it. Could easily have been an honorable mention, but I think I need to see it again to figure out how I really feel.
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  1218. Thank you for watching!
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  1219. Yes! Can't wait for First Man. So excited.
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  1220. Appreciate the support!
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  1221. Decades later, almost exactly the same shot. :)
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  1222. To be fair I meant that the Bull and Bear fighting was superfluous, not giving the money to the family.
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  1223. Thanks!
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  1224. This is highly variable. In Wes' case a lot of the cinematography is mapped out and planned by him as a director, on some films the DP plans all the shots. No two films are the same.
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  1225. The original cut didn’t have me at all, I had to cut myself in so I could use less footage and avoid a copyright block!
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  1226. Both versions have powerhouse performances
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  1227. Technically I didn't say any were bad, just that this was one of the good ones ;)
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  1228. link in the description!
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  1229. This verse in the Gospel of Matthew also adds some interesting context: "Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven." -- Matthew 18:21-22
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  1230. Thank you sir!
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  1231. High praise, high praise.
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  1232. That was a week ago and it's doing ok! The soil was very dry and I only did it once. No plants were harmed in the making!
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  1233. Picked it up to have on hand but haven't started working through it in order yet.
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  1234. "...the other has realistic content and fanciful form."
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  1235. You're the one that's wrong friend! Watch this interview: https://youtu.be/uZ_3Kdm_ZhE?t=2441 Will Files who created the sound cites the Justin Bieber song and the technique used to make it as the inspiration for the source of how he modified the firework sound (which I talk about in this video that you obviously didn't watch entirely).
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  1236. Sometimes I think About Dying
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  1237. Somebody did a whole essay just on that shot. It’s good.
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  1238. Glad to have you aboard!
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  1239. Glad to hear it! Always trying to hone the craft.
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  1240. Credit goes to Leo Tseng for his hard work on the translation!
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  1241. It’s definitely over-the-top
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  1242. I've read The Shallows! You're right it is a great continuation of Postman's thinking (really both just looking at things very much through an extension of Marshal McLuhan's lens. Although in a weird way, I think a low of The Shallows is already out of date. Carr's concern about the internet is very focused on the way links effect attention span, etc. But the developments in social media (Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat) that have happened even since he wrote his book are even more concerning I think. Anyway, also a great book, I just want Carr or somebody to write a followup that looks at social media more critically, maybe it's out there and I just haven't found it yet.
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  1243. I have one! Terrence Malick’s Obsessions.
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  1244. Very sorry for your loss. Sending love to you and Bruce's family.
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  1245. Glad you enjoyed it!
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  1246. I also show, The Big Heat, Touch of Evil, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and The Seventh Seal.
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  1247. Would have loved to see his ant man but glad he got to do this instead.
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  1248. That’s a good one too!
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  1249. Interesting, it's highly personalized so I expect this to some extent. I'm curious how your experience has been different?
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  1250.  @oiinvadar  Interesting. Obviously the algorithm doesn't work for everyone, but I stopped seeing that kind of thing pretty quickly.
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  1251. Thanks for taking the time to watch ! :D
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  1252. Thank you!
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  1253. I'm counting all films based on their US theatrical release since that's where I live and it wasn't released in the US until 2024!
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  1254. J Crew sale I think
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  1255. She was in there originally. Ended up getting cut somehow... meant to leave her in!
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  1256. I was so happy to find it at an antiques place. Love it so much for some reason. :)
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  1257. You got it ;)
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  1258. Welcome back!
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  1259. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k59gpr2mSo
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  1260. August 16th
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  1261. it knows
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  1262. I stand by it. One of the underrated greatest shows of all time.
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  1263. You're welcome! That's my goal with my videos so I'm glad to hear it worked. If I can get someone to examine something more closely, even if they didn't love it at first, I've succeeded :)
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  1264. Thank you!
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  1265. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3-Y31ONZuI
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  1266. The 3D is definitely not for everyone and if you don't like it it's definitely gonna be a bad time.
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  1267. Thank you kindly!
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  1268. Wow! I didn't catch that. You're definitely right.
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  1269. Great to hear! I’ve often discovered movies through essays as well, they can be a great introduction.
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  1270. Hahaha. Thanks. :)
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  1271. How God made me.
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  1272. I didn't get to see it in time!
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  1273. The name of the documentary is in the video description.
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  1274. fix your attitude
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  1275. I already did that 7 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkFWBxyG9aA
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  1276. As I said at the begining of the video I'm counting years based on the US theatrical release since that's where I live which was 2024 for both of those!
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  1277. Do it.
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  1278. Isolating channels in the surround sound mix.
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  1279. It’s not out yet but I will when I put it up!
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  1280. Glad you like them!
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  1281. Actually the Oscar really should go to the Henson AL13 in that case.
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  1282. I think he's mentioned enjoying the film, so I'm sure it's influenced him.
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  1283. I’ve seen it four times and I’m still catching many little details every time I watch!
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  1284. This is my guess as well.
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  1285. Try now
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  1286. Yes, I think that video is a great overview of how directors can use this technique in a subtle, formalist way.
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  1287. Some of them are! There are some other videos out there covering more details about the other cases.
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  1288. Ah. You're totally right. That's an oversight.
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  1289. Thank you!
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  1290. Keep an eye out, podcast coming soon!
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  1291. Didn't say it was good... I'm only allowed to use good movies as examples?
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  1292. My favorite is All The Pieces Matter, it’s extensive interviews with almost everyone involved.
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  1293. We've come full circle!
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  1294. Nah it was an intentional choice for effect they talk about it in an interview.
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  1295. Yeah, it's worth watching anyway! I think it could have been better if it didn't have the problems I talk about in this video, but the action scenes are genuinely very unique and exciting to watch! I had fun watching it the first time!
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  1296. It’s not on mobile. That might be why? See if it shows up on desktop.
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  1297. Well I hope I can be one of the "next big ones" too. :) And you're right, I still do read most comments. For this video I had the idea for a few months prior too writing anything or starting to edit the essay. Those few months of "brewing time" are important, because I allow time to mull over the idea and start noticing and remembering how cars are used in movies. Once I actually started collecting material, the main place I started was just from memory. I just wrote down every interesting car scene or use of a car in a movie that I'd seen that I could remember. This gave me maybe 20-30 to start with. I pulled those in, and of course in the process of doing that, I remember a few more and brought those in too. Then I moved on to any movie that I already had, that I knew cars were in and just started going through them for clips or scene with cars. Finally I did research on the "famous" car movies, and tried to make sure I had a decent amount of representation there. The last step was to use http://www.subzin.com which lets you search through movie dialogue to look for people talking about cars, this turned up another few example that I hadn't thought of. All that gives me is a massive supercut, and I could have stopped there. But during this whole process I'm thinking about how the car is used and what it means. I was constantly writing and re-writing during the editing process, so the edit and analysis develop together. ...it's a lot of work haha.
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  1298. The setup is still there in the story- but it's not immediate to that scene and so I still think it impacts how the moment feels. But it'll be a little different for every viewer depending on what you focus on.
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  1299. Welcome aboard!
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  1300. Thanks for watching!
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  1301. A full analysis of metaphor and theme is gonna be hard to do until we have part 2, so I might tackle it then.
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  1302. I think you’re probably right to an extent, but Scorsese does address this in his article.
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  1303. I looked into this while I was researching this video- and as far as I could tell it was only a rumor. There's no official confirmation that the film was remixed for release.
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  1304. I agree exposition is forgivable when it doesn't slow down/distract/bore. I guess the tricky thing is that that's a pretty subjective experience so while it might now bore you, I could be totally bothered or distracted. That's okay. My goal with a video like this is not to convince anyone that they should or shouldn't like something- just to express why I think I had a certain experience watching a film. I will say I liked Tenet more the first time I watched it since I couldn't understand a lot of the lines and found the exposition to be less distracting (since I couldn't actually hear a lot of it).
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  1305. I eventually felt more confident about the video by the time I published it, but I did momentarily genuinely worry if it wasn't making any sense.
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  1306. Definitely planning to work on something and put it out for people eventually!
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  1307. Oh I totally agree, but it definitely exists in part as a response to them.
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  1308. The Wire Season 1 is my favorite season of TV. It's so perfectly formed.
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  1309. The sound design is also fantastic, but that could be its own video. Too much to tackle at once.
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  1310. Okay, good to know you found it awkward elsewhere! I definitely do appreciate the feedback, I'm still trying tto to figure out if I like it and how I want to do it, so hearing what my audience likes is helpful. Cheers, and thanks for watching!
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  1311. Truly agree!
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  1312. Thanks, appreciate it!
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  1313. It's a tough market out here. Gotta be on your game to survive.
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  1314. I don't understand how. The video is literally about the use of language and translation in Isle of Dogs, exactly what the title says.
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  1315. Burning
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  1316. Yes!
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  1317. I can get behind this for Interstellar and Inception and the exposition issues I talk about there. But I think in Tenet when he uses it so much for character development and plot it makes it hard for me to enjoy the rest of the film.
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  1318. This is actually the opposite of what will happen.
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  1319. I said “looking to the director as the definitive interpretation” is dubious. Said nothing about basing an interpretation there- something I do myself in this video.
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  1320. A Hidden Life
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  1321. I’ve got about 8 episodes left!
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  1322. I agree, but part of my goal is to possibly win them over. Might be fighting a losing battle though haha.
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  1323. yeah but why is that how he makes them?
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  1324. Thanks for the feedback!
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  1325. Yeah they're not perfect matches (I couldn't really find anyone who is doing 100% the same thing as Nolan)- but I just wanted to illustrate that drowning at the dialogue definitely is done by filmmakers effectively from time to time.
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  1326. Perriot Le Fou
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  1327. Just finished The Sopranos. Not promising anything yet, but keep your eyes peeled!
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  1328. Nope, my mistake
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  1329. Thanks! It's alway my goal to show and not just tell. :)
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  1330. It’s always been Thomas Flight
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  1331. The reason we both use that example is because it's one of the examples Netflix provides in their technical blog article about the thumbnail personalization. So it seems unlikely they actually plagiarized my video, and if they did, I don't own the facts about how Netflix works. So oh well. Thanks for mentioning it though. Vox should hire me, I could have broken this story for them 10 months ago.
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  1332. It was meant pretty tongue in cheek. Obviously I partially make my living making interpretive media.
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  1333. This is one I'll almost definitely do.
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  1334. Discussion does not equal endorsement.
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  1335. In my defense I made a whole video about Nolan's exposition ;) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsqvmZbskGo
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  1336. Thanks for the comment. You’re the second person to mention Brecht so I’m definitely going to have to check out his work.
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  1337. Yes there's been a copyright claim from European countries, but I've disputed it and hopefully it will be unblocked soon!
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  1338. Which one? Royale with cheese? Shooting Marvin? The one with Bruce Willis I included in the video, or the scene at the diner where Travola and Uma sit in the "car?"
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  1339. I had a massive grin on my face the whole time watching it in theaters.
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  1340. Look at the article. He mentions MUBI by name!
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  1341. I’m almost done with Infinite Jest.
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  1342. Thank you very much!
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  1343. He's fantastic in The Night Of! Definitely worth checking out.
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  1344. I've appeared in a few videos now, I'll take a young Ethan Hawke, haha. I can't wait for that full roundtable as well.
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  1345. No MUBI is not owned by Amazon.
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  1346. I only noticed this after I put the video out! crazy amount of detail.
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  1347. cool comment
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  1348. Thank you! New video every month at least!
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  1349. I'm always cold everywhere in the winter, and hate to just inefficiently blast the heat all the time.
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  1350. This is pretty accurate, and I probably didn't word it perfectly, but I do think that Marlow mirrors the reform vs street conflict in himself that Avon/Stringer struggled with as a pair.
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  1351. I have seen it! The main things that show up in their are some of the dialogue and the walking and talking. I almost included it in the section about dialogue. Wish I had.
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  1352. They can be different things. Visual storytelling can include cinematography, but it also includes storytelling using what the actors actions are, what they wear, etc. Basically it can be anything that not spoken word and exposition. Cinematography however is specifically how the camera is placed and moved, as well as how the scene is shot. All of which can be used to tell the story.
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  1353. 4/10 in my top 10 are international.
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  1354. Correct. Little screw-up with the titles.
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  1355. Is Phil Conners Immortal while he's in the loop?
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  1356. Welcome. Thanks for watching!
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  1357. Yeah the copy that’s available now is pretty low res.
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  1358. I felt a good deal of nostalgia putting those clips in :)
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  1359. I'll look into his work!
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  1360. I don't think I understood the movie with the explaining...
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  1361. CORRECTION: The visualization of the phone call (seen at 0:27) was created by Andriy Pryymachenko, it is not actual footage from Chernobyl. It appears HBO recreated the graphic for the show, Andriy says, without permission. More info: https://twitter.com/Prim_ua/status/1137766607038664704 You can see his channel and the original here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttpzZXDNKQ8 More info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro7HLFpdC2Q
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  1362. Thank you! I plan to keep at it for a long time if I can :)
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  1363. I make an appearance in my last video but not many people have watched it!
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  1364. Wow, that's high praise. Thank you.
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  1365. Thanks for watching!
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  1366. Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback!
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  1367. That’s definitely... a perspective.
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  1368. Real Ed would have been heavier when the FBI would have interviewed him according to the book.
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  1369. Criterion Channel or Blu-Rays
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  1370. Thank you! I wanted to match the tone as much as I could to the feel and the tempo of the scene. Hopefully it takes the focus away from me, and puts it back on what I'm talking about and the way the scene works.
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  1371. Before Sunrise
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  1372. Chronicle of a Summer
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  1373. I haven’t seen The Shave yet but What’s a nice girl doing is great!
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  1374. It certainly seems like it’s at least a little related.
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  1375. "Cinematography" is artist expression with the camera in a film, composition, lighting, movement, etc, it's cinematography whether it's the creative decision of the Director or Cinematographer. I attribute choices to Bong because of how meticulous he is with storyboards, we can guess that a lot of these choices were probably his (though not all, and there's always collaboration between cinematographer and director). Since I can't know who was making each decision (I wasn't on set, and the BTS info doesn't tell us) I have to make an educated guess.
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  1376. so strange
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  1377. I've actually already done a video on Panic in Needle Park. Check it out!
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  1378. Thanks for watching/following!
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  1379. Same.
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  1380. Simon Helberg
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  1381. Yeah great pick! I could have easily included this one but it slipped my mind because I haven't seen that one since last May
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  1382. I appreciate the comment that is now lost to time anyway :)
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  1383. That's the beauty of editing!
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  1384. Thank you!
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  1385. Thanks my dude!
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  1386. Sorry it’s a pretty short story, and there’s a decent amount to it that I didn’t reveal.
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  1387. Thank you so much!
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  1388. It’s mentioned in one of the Korean BTS videos for the film on YouTube.
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  1389. That scene 👀
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  1390. Welcome aboard!
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  1391. Big thanks to HodgesU for his help with this video. Check out some of his video essays if you get the chance: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcfU0Kuv8niOazZohyetZg
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  1392. Sounds similar but according to interviews they got it from a lav windscreen!
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  1393. Me too.
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  1394. Oh yep that makes a lot more sense. Good catch!
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  1395. Thank you. I this is maybe my favorite essay I’ve made.
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  1396. It's an artificial long take. The audio is stitched together using VFX
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  1397. Film Art: An Introduction is a fantastic book.
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  1398. Thanks for watching! It's nice to hear these videos are inspiring people
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  1399. Thanks Adam!
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  1400. Thank you!
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  1401. I might start doing it now that somebody has asked! I wasn't sure how much interest there would be.
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  1402. Netflix made the earth flat
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  1403. Loving it. Might be the best season yet?
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  1404. Yeah definitely remains to be seen. Last season was really well put together, I think we loose some of the drama on the Mike-Gus side of things because we're looming closer to elements of Breaking Bad and we already know where things are going. I'm a huge fan of how they've been treating Kim and Jimmy's relationship though.
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  1405. Did your professor use my video as an example, or you just came across it in your research?
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  1406. You'll have a hard time finding 4K resolution projectors a whole lot cheaper than that.
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  1407. I wish I could have seen it in theaters, but yes, totally underrated.
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  1408. Tyler's videos are great, we used to live in the same city together and hung out a few times!
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  1409. Relevant Links: --Sponsored by MUBI. Get a whole month free: https://mubi.com/thomasflight --Join in the Patreon Film Club ambition discussion: https://www.patreon.com/posts/film-club-role-110528880 --Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn: https://bookshop.org/a/105728/9780306832017 (Affiliate) --"Komorebi — Seek the light" by Renu Vijayanand https://medium.com/@renuvjanand/komorebi-seek-the-light-d844593a289e
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  1410. Thank you!
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  1411. I'd guess 10-20 more times at least.
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  1412. Nah it's very polarizing, plenty of people hated it.
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  1413. That's lucky timing! Thanks for watching :)
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  1414. Never said they shouldn't be there- just said they could be a little shorter.
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  1415. Thanks man! Love your channel. :)
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  1416. No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
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  1417. Brick is great. Such an interesting movie.
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  1418.  @noahconstantine8409  This is why I was actually pleasantly surprised by Infinity War, but felt like Endgame walked back on a lot of the most interesting tension and drama.
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  1419. Me?
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  1420. Thanks! I'm glad I helped you gain new perspective, that's my whole goal with my videos. Definitely watch it again, it gets better on repeat viewings I think.
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  1421. Thanks for watching!
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  1422. You definitely should! Listen to the audiobook if you can. Greg's impression of Tommy is spot on.
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  1423. Thanks!
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  1424. Watchu mean?
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  1425. Nah that’s why I love it.
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  1426. I looked for one for probably 15 minutes before I just gave up and changed the script haha
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  1427. I agree that none of those little issues would be a problem on their own, but the scene is jarring to me when I watch it, so I was attempting to find what made it feel that way, and my theory at least, was that it's a culmination of a lot of tiny issues.
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  1428. In This Month's Issue of Thomas Flight - Field Notes I talk about revisiting terrible editing, give some thoughts on my "ex-favorite" director, and look at whether 2020 is killing cinema. Read the issue and subscribe here: https://thomasflight.substack.com/p/thomas-flight-field-notes-2-is-cinema?r=3ms9l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy
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  1429. Ned? Ned Ryerson?! I haven't seen Naked, I'll have to check it out!
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  1430. Great perspective! It's all part of the strangeness of the Tommy Wiseau cinematic universe.
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  1431. Oh interesting I hadn't seen they decided to never release it. I'm cool with that though! All the more ephemeral an experience.
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  1432. @Patrick Farrell I did leave Hudsucker out oops. I'd put it just above Barton Fink and below Miller's Crossing.
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  1433. So glad!
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  1434. Happy New Year! Special thanks to my patreon supporters: http://patreon.com/thomasflight
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  1435. The algorithm knows.
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  1436. I need to see Marcel and Glass Onion!
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  1437. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuHM36St4Bg
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  1438. Embarking by Future of Forestry
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  1439. Voting is this week ;)
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  1440. It's pretty different in a sense so you might like it. I didn't love The Square.
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  1441. Thanks man!
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  1442. I definitely plan to keep things focused on traditional video essays. My channel is still young and I'm experimenting with possibilities. With a subject like this I personally find it distracting when there's just random footage or animation showing that is only slightly related, so I talked on camera more. But this isn't the type of subject I normally address, and in 90% of cases I'll still be barely in the video, if at all.
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  1443. Definitely check out In The Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch.
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  1444. This has been largely unintentional. (There are quite a few others I don’t focus on, though none quite as significant). But the biggest factor is that all three of my videos focus on the theme of the institutions and the way they’re interrelated, Omar is largely a character outside of these systems and acts as a rebel against them. I do talk about him and go into that fact in my second Wire video. There are so many aspects to this show and way too much to cover in 3 videos. With Omar, it would take a whole video just to cover his significance in the show.
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  1445. Thank you!
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  1446. It's so tricky to talk about because: The "Snyder Cut" technically contains the original footage and intent. Then the Theatrical contains reshoots and was "the original" release, or the "original" version people saw. Now the Snyder Cut shows us the "actual original" but it also contains new material that wouldn't have been in the original release even if Snyder had finished it... so it's complicated.
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  1447. Thank you!
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  1448. A Hidden Life
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  1449. You keep watching, I'll keep makin' 'em!
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  1450. I hope you’re right. I’m just not getting my hopes up.
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  1451. Composition is Cinematography. Directors also do "cinematography" I don't use the term to apply only to what DPs do directly.
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  1452. It was a lot of fun to make :)
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  1453. Thanks!
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  1454. I did everything in Premiere Pro!
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  1455. I've been on camera for years now my guy
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  1456. I don’t have a problem with not hearing the lines in that moment. I think that’s an example of using it well. There are other moments though where important plot info is unintelligible.
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  1457. I don't make any money from the YouTube ads on this video due to unavoidable copyright claims on the music. So special thanks to my Patrons for making this kind of thing possible: http://patreon.com/thomasflight
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  1458. Congrats you get the joke ;)
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  1459. I'm checking with MUBI to try to find out. I'll let you know.
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  1460. I’ve seen 8 1/2 recently even but just didn’t make the connection- I thought for sure I had heard of Tarantino citing Godard’s film as the source but I guess I remembered wrong. I don’t always get everything exactly right!
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  1461. No you can use any standard blades!
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  1462. Tommy Lee Jones!
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  1463. Parasite. One of the best of the year!
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  1464. It's in my top 3. And yeah, season 5 is probably the only thing holding it back.
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  1465. Thanks!
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  1466. Yep Will Files the guy who designed the sound said it himself in an interview.
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  1467. Right but Michael isn’t a mobster yet, he’s still a “civilian” in the everyday world. Even if the calmness was cause by his experiences as a soldier, his own recognition of his calmness still signals that he’s noticing something significant about himself in that moment.
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  1468. I left this out because it’s a topic that’s been cover in many other videos. I also left out slow motion and his use of music. I probably should have at least mentioned them though.
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  1469. Where did he mention me? I’m a fan of his, but didn’t see it.
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  1470. No I just made a mouth typo haha
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  1471. Welcome!
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  1472. I've been watching some Tarkovsky and I have to say while I love his work he's a tough one- for some reason he feels much less accessible than Bergman. I'd love to do a video on him one day but I think I'll need more time to just sit with and re-watch his work.
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  1473. Would have definitely included it if it was out. Loved that movie and performance!
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  1474. Glad to have you and happy to know I’m getting better! Hopefully I’ll keep improving as I go! That’s the goal anyway.
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  1475. It hasn't screened yet in my city!
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  1476. Tom Hardy is great it in!
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  1477. Thanks family!
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  1478. I wasn't gonna say it...
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  1479. Agree
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  1480. I hope so! Although since the music video never mentions the name of the movie and some people who have never seen it might not realize what it’s referencing, hopefully this video will help point them in the right direction!
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  1481. Normal closed captions are still available! Just switch from English (United States) - Movies Titles to "English" I prefer to keep the titles out of the videos because I edit between clips so fast and I think the extra text is very distracting.
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  1482. Haha figured someone might, and yeah I'm a transplant.
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  1483. It can be hard to turn off the analysis a lot of the time, but a lot of these details I don't notice until I watch the scene the 4-5th time.
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  1484. That’s not the take
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  1485. Glad you think so! One sub at a time.
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  1486. Thanks for the perspective! I guess it’s ultimately hard to quantify how much the language barriers might be effecting each perspective’s subjective experience. I ultimately think what Wes did was great. I’m just intrigued by how much the story might be effected by the context it’s watched within.
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  1487. I can imagine that would be difficult.
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  1488. Haha maybe... this is the last video about it for now though.
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  1489. I'm surprised you didn't like it!
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  1490. Check out The Deuce if you want to see a show that handles those issues with the depth of the wire.
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  1491. Thanks! It's fun to do something different for a change. Keeps things fresh. :)
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  1492. Thanks for the support!
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  1493. Probably I am bad at pronounce.
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  1494. MUBI (a sponsor so I'm biased) and Criterion are great (Criterion streaming is US only unfortunately). Netflix and Hulu's film selection is terrible. Amazon Prime Video's is a little bigger.
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  1495. Thank you!
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  1496. Thanks for watching!
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  1497. Me too.
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  1498. Nah. Not everyone get's very emotional over films.
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  1499. The Tree of Life 4K extended edition. Although I just got the new Grand Budapest Hotel release and it's really cool. My collection is still pretty small though.
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  1500. I just mean I disagree with them.
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  1501. Not an ounce of hate. Just considering ways it could’ve been done better!
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  1502. If you feel like contributing I'd be grateful! http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=qGwDIFDWZTI&ref=share
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  1503. Totally agree.
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  1504. Apollo. Little did I know I was making such a significant flub. I've been schooled in the comments.
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  1505. They can be tough to find, you can find some online, but many older DVDs and BluRays have them as special features.
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  1506. I find some of Korrine's work interesting, so I'm not saying I'm a hater but I wouldn't construe me simply mentioning his work and the way he edits as "praise" - just because I'm mentioning a film off hand does not mean I love/endorse every part of it.
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  1507. Really? I love Mark Brown.
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  1508. Appreciate it!
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  1509. ありがと
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  1510. It's on my list!
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  1511. +TheSpacecraftX I might be to normie ;)
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  1512. Thanks for watching!
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  1513. Eventually yes.
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  1514. Glad to have you!
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  1515. Ooh yes thank you! Hadn't seen this.
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  1516. I actually already made a video for this series about Nolan! Check it out on the channel!
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  1517. Thanks for pointing this out. I’ll try fixing it up.
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  1518. It’s called Cozy Room by Max H.
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  1519. Nichols' south, like I said in the video, isn't a complete picture of the south by any means. While the south is an incredibly diverse place, sadly, a lot of communities and areas are still heavily segregated. Nichols (In Mud and Shotgun Stories) is telling stories about those types of areas, so I think in a lot of ways he's just telling what he knows. He deals with some of those issues pretty head on in Loving and portrays those parts of the south honesty as well. A big issue is that there just not many stories told about these places, so we haven't covered all the bases yet. That's why it's great that other directors like Barry Jenkins are making films like Moonlight that authentically show a different image of the South, one he grew up in. You can read some of Nichols thoughts on this issue in this article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/26/jeff-nichols-civil-rights-film-loving-us-race-issues-film
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  1520. Check out Deadwood.
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  1521. Double Indemnity is a reference to the famous noir from 1944 by that name!
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  1522. Thank you for watching. Badlands is truly amazing.
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  1523. Oops. Yes. Obviously I had David Thewlis' performance on my mind haha.
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  1524. Much appreciated!
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  1525. I appreciate the added context! I think I got to that understanding eventually, it just took a few rewatches.
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  1526. Thank you!
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  1527. I've seen it! It's great. :)
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  1528. ありがと
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  1529. Thanks!
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  1530. Yes I enjoyed watching The Snyder Cut. I did not enjoy watching the theatrical.
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  1531. I didn't say they all were in the video, just that some might be.
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  1532. Thanks!
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  1533. I think all of Damien Chazelle's films are very metamodern.
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  1534. If you think this show is one dimensional you're not seeing it.
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  1535. I would take Darjeeling, Moonrise, and Budapest.
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  1536. Haha I haven't heard that one yet!
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  1537. I kinda see him as more than a minor character, although I did include some other characters from other films that have more screentime than him. It's a little arbitrary, but agreed, he's an amazing character.
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  1538. I could... not make a living and stop making content!
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  1539. Yes I was very bummed to miss it but I'm excited to catch it asap!
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  1540. Interesting I thought the score in the Theatrical sounded like Muzac.
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  1541. And he just sort of casually excepts it. Like “oh ok I’m a killer.”
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  1542. try sending to me@thomasflight.com
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  1543. I need to explore his filmography more!
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  1544. wrong lol
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  1545. wrong lol
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  1546. Thank you kind sir!
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  1547. This idea is a whole essay or series of essay I want to do eventually.
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  1548. Absolutely. The image of the car speeding down a highway through the desert is one that's almost inherently American, and it appears over and over in movies. It's hard to imagine as quintessentially "American" movie (that's not a period piece obviously) that wouldn't have a car in it somewhere, probably in a prominent place.
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  1549. No problem
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  1550. That was my experience as well. I saw the thumbnail and thought "oh neat." But came away feeling disappointed. Whipped this video together the next day!
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  1551. Fixed.
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  1552. Fata Morgana
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  1553. Yes! I'm thinking of making a video talking about that.
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  1554. They were on YouTube but got taken down. I'm probably going to make a video on this channel eventually showcasing some of them.
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  1555. @guile I'm mostly passing an subjective judgement. I think that the movie could have been better, one of the ways it could have been better is by being more nuanced and having deeper characters (Greg especially). Books and movies are different mediums, so often just making a movie more similar to the book doesn't actually make it better, and you can't judge an adaptation just by how "accurate" it is. But, that said, that doesn't mean it isn't possible for the movie to have been better. It's possible for movies to be much more nuanced than Franco's movie is. I'm simply asking for it to be a better movie, and coincidentally in this case there are elements of the book that were left out that might have made it better. It's all pretty subjective, but just because I'm making the claim that the two are mostly a subjective endeavour, doesn't mean I can't make any objective claims about either afterwards. If that makes sense.
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  1556. Yeah I kinda figured “Cronenberg” would be enough of a content warning for people but maybe I should have been more specific.
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  1557. I did have a slightly different setup for this one. Guess I should have stuck with the old setup!
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  1558. Thank you! I appreciate it. :)
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  1559. Sign up for a letterboxd account if you don't have one! Even if you don't follow anyone and keep your account private, it's a great way to log what you've watched.
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  1560. Thanks! this is the goal :)
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  1561. I have watched parts, but I haven't seen it all the way through. I want to though, there's so much great TV to catch up on!
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  1562. Big fan of Sheridan also! I think of his work more as portraying the American West/Midwest but he uses a very similar gaze to Nichols' on the south! I'll check out Walker Evan's work, it sounds great.
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  1563. Hey Miles, I sent you a response! If you didn't get it try emailing me directly again!
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  1564. I don't think I was saying he's necessarily likeable. Just that I actually get what his emotional motivations are... where as with Tenet I didn't feel any of that.
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  1565. Yes! I definitely am going to watch that one before it leaves MUBI, it looks good.
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  1566. It's a bit cold around here but it's more to cover the mess I've grown during COVID :)
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  1567. In the studies they didn't necessarily realize it was being spoiled, or that that was the point of the story. So while it's possible they were taking the spoiler into account, they wouldn't have necessarily known to do that.
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  1568. To know about them you just have to check out older film books! Getting access can be tricky in some circumstances but there's a surprising amount of stuff out there on The Criterion Channel, Max, and some other streaming platforms.
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  1569. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ3434wIyxMUpaNoSxoY3F7dsEV_VMsg
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  1570. Wow thank you.
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  1571. Thank you for the beautiful, helpful comment! I definitely do need to read up on Stanislavsky, I'll start with that recommendation. But your overview here has been really helpful! Cheers.
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  1572. My interpretation is that he did. I think the ambiguity there is to kind of suggest that "the banshees got to him" but also it's just another form of denying what actually happened. "Maybe he slipped" is the kind of not acknowledging the reality that everyone is doing in the film. Pain is normal, we all experience it, and it doesn't mean anything wrong with you if you do. But it's hard to really actually believe that.
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  1573. You're a good egg.
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  1574. Probably not until Better Call Saul is over unfortunately.
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  1575. To qualify there can't just be snow, it has to be real or used in an interesting way: Mr. McCabe and Mrs. Miller Quintet The Holdovers Wind River That's all I can think of of the top of my head. Like I said they're few and far between.
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  1576. I don't think there's every any ethical question. But I think that the show presents Beth as believing she needs the drug to play well (which is the core conflict of this scene- she clearly feels frustrated, and like she's losing until she takes the drug ). This conflict is resolved at the end of the show when we learn she doesn't need it- something I didn't want to spoil in this video. But I think the show leaves the question open for both Beth and the audience.
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  1577. I know the one on the right at 22:58 is L'Avventura by Antonioni and the one on the left at 22:59 is The Sacrifice by Tarkovsky- but I don't know the other two sorry.
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  1578. Thank you!
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  1579. This is part of my point. I want it to be an EXPERIENCE. But the constant analytical aspect of the exposition forces me out of experiencing the film and into THINKING about the film.
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  1580. I would have loved to do that to be honest. But it would have gotten instantly blocked for copyright reasons if I had just let the song play.
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  1581.  @milk-pc9jy  Oh. Dude. Thanks for apologizing but don't feel bad! I get a lot of comments like that, so I'm used to it. Especially when I'm critical of something in a video. I responded to your comment because I actually had wanted to make the video like that at first, so I could totally see where you were coming from. But yeah, no hard feelings! Thanks for watching :)
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  1582. Cinematography is not just what is fine by the DP! Decision about lighting, and film stock are part of cinematography even if the DP isn’t the one making the voice.
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  1583. I think so although it's a grey area and video art is usually pretty far into the avant-garde/non-narrative side of things, some of these films like F For Fake, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, and Chronicle of a Summer are definitely NOT video art, while Sleep Has Her House, Leviathan, and my film would fall closer to that definition. But I haven't studied video art so I'm not 100% sure.
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  1584. Definitely agree on The Thin Red Line haha
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  1585. It's a song called Equator by Fog, licensed from Artlist: https://artlist.io/?utm_source=Thomas_Flight&utm_medium=Affiliate_120&utm_campaign=January
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  1586. Yes! Or Sydney ;)
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  1587. You’re correct. Got a new, fancier more expensive mic, it ended up being worse, sent it back.
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  1588. Dragon Age D2 which isn't insanely good, but considering I've been using a XM8500, I tried almost every variant of eq and post processing, mic position, etc. Spent probably a day and a half just trying to figure out what I was doing wrong with no luck. The sound quality in this vid is as good as I could get it, the raw audio was even worse. I think I needed a better pre-amp for the new mic, but I don't have time to upgrade my whole setup right now, so I'm going to stick with the current one for the moment until I can do some more research and invest in upgrading my whole setup.
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  1589. Good! I felt like I was juggling a lot of balls with this one, glad it was engaging.
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  1590. I loved We Need to Talk About Kevin and You Were Never Really Here. Haven't seen Ratcatcher yet!
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  1591. Rubber is great, I haven't watched any of his others though!
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  1592.  @vanshikha7179  shoot me an email and I'll type up a reply when I have time! My address is in the video description.
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  1593. Everybody Want's Some - Director Richard Linklater
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  1594. Yes I had a similar feeling. It think we're seeing the more "vivid" reality of the play that exists in the audience's experience of it. The TV program about the play and BTS isn't in color- so when we're seeing the play it's something other than the TV program.
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  1595. You'd think that, but weirdly a lot of pilot episodes think they have to setup all the characters in the first hour, and they often have more central characters and plot thread than a typical movie. So I'd say it ends up being about the same, or maybe even a little worse for most TV shows.
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  1596. Gotta mix things up from time to time :)
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