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@bobbyperry-u5s 3 сағат бұрын
This has been my favorite western for many years now. And Neil Young did the Soundtrack for the whole movie !!
@sliverbox271991 8 сағат бұрын
alpha male? tf are you talking about? are you some kind of incel?
@LakshManukumar1079 12 сағат бұрын
Ultimate Compassionate Movie💙🌍🙏
@Yogeshkms 15 сағат бұрын
🎉
@wayneirwin4994 18 сағат бұрын
Jack Nicholson should not have just been nominated for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award, he should have won the award.
@user-sp9po5qi9q 22 сағат бұрын
As a child I was invited by reletives of mine to tag along to watch the Green Lantern movie (the one with Ryan Renolds). Unbeknownst to me, they had purchased tickets for the 3D screenings, and boy, was it unpleasant. Not only was it literally my first time in a theater, it was my first experience with 3D. Half the movie I spent with the glasses on tanking a spliting headache that the 3D imparted on me and the other half with the glasses off looking at a blurred mess 😂
@jeanramirez6441 Күн бұрын
Mel Gibson does the best movies the problem with this movie that I have is not believable
@hectormorales5974 Күн бұрын
A MOVIE YOU MUST WATCH BEFORE DIE....
@frimports Күн бұрын
The thing that struck about this movie and the protagonist was his boredom. Like a lot of young people he is running on impulse and instinct and the whole is altogether boring. His life is empty and vain and he knows it. He can have sex anytime he wants to the point that it’s not interesting anymore the models are commodities and he can take it or leave it. He is feels like there is no love or meaning. In his quest for a meaning any meaning really he discovers what might be a murder. It really is ambiguous because whether or not it’s real doesn’t matter it is his quest for meaning. Great film, although the tropes are dated the attitudes of the characters represent a certain lostness that all young people experience.
@writehse Күн бұрын
I heard soldier and immediately had to check the comments 😂
@buddiesfast Күн бұрын
Theme seems to be the denial of the animal which is rejected by seymore character, yet is manifested several times by seymore in rages, chaotic manuscripts craaving for drstructive acohol etc.. He hates and loves the unfettered self. The commonality between the characters is questioned several times by seymore, as he has rejected this part of self. He tries to absorb, rather than heal Freddie. Freddie is one of the two that ultimately 'gets away' and the tie in is recognized by seymore who states that if Freddie leaves he will destroy him, which inferred is that he will destroy him if he stays via absorption.
@lawrencebarber Күн бұрын
Cinematic references? I spotted Cape Fear / Bond / Mission Impossible / The Matrix, but I expect there were ones I missed
@jamiefitzpatrick1783 Күн бұрын
The most beautiful film ever
@kirkd1631 2 күн бұрын
I watched it at the time at the theatres and was struck by that Modern Man scene. In my memory this is one of the most iconic Coen movie scenes. But I had to realize that literally no other Cinema fan cares about this movie. So I very happy to have finally found one in you
@AtterBelladona 2 күн бұрын
This movie perfectly depicted how dreams can be
@joemedley195 2 күн бұрын
I love this movie and have for years.
@MapSpawn 2 күн бұрын
It needs to be mentioned that watching this movie again in 4k is totally worth it. It was so fresh, everyone’s acting comes through even more. This is my #1 favourite movie ever made.
@paulayers1111 2 күн бұрын
I agree 110% about your hypothesis regarding the most general meaning being an expression of deep insecurity in an individual. It always resonated with me on this level. And yes on other levels it can be more surface or circumstantial about fear of fatherhood etc, but to me the baby was a manifestation of his deepest insecurities and anxieties, which made the climax of the film sooo uplifting when he turns to face them as they get bigger and bigger after he cuts open the bandages. Truly Lynch’s most spiritual film. RIP 😢
@paulayers1111 2 күн бұрын
Even the ending scene when the dome ruptures and the man with the levers struggles to keep control. After confronting his deepest layers he overcomes his ego completely, reaches a sort of ego death and is finally at peace. My opinion of course.
@Kille86aa 2 күн бұрын
Do you like piké with rice and peas?
@LearningaboutMovies 2 күн бұрын
Never had it.
@Kille86aa 2 күн бұрын
Ok i recommend it.
@stopthatluca 2 күн бұрын
Agreed, it was a great film. Can't believe it's been 24 years! OMG!!
@Boothmeister 2 күн бұрын
Alex Garland is notorious for ripping off other things and doing that thing himself. Check out Brian Wood’s DMZ.
@lukeasacher 2 күн бұрын
Saw it first run in 1977 at the Cinema Village in Manhattan. I was 17. After decades working in the business as a union cam asst, then independent shooter, editor (Emmy nom, DuPont Silver Baton) and writer, IMHO it's unwatchable. But that's just my opinion.
@scottward6974 2 күн бұрын
The muse was definitely with writer/director Bruce Robinson in creating this work of genius but sadly he doesn't seem to have produced much else of note, other than the Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman which is an excellent book.
@ivanhoe23be 2 күн бұрын
Terminator 2 was definitely a great movie, but there is one big problem with it: there is so much copy paste going on from the first Terminator that it sometimes looks like a remake, just bigger. This does disqualify the movie to be on the nominee list in my view.
@gedrooney9305 2 күн бұрын
The film is a right of passage.
@brettcoster4781 3 күн бұрын
You must definitely see this film in 3D. You can see how the paintings used the form and structure of the walls to maximum effect. In fact, this is one of my favourite films in 3D because it shows how much extra information you can get.
@cheputydief7317 3 күн бұрын
The kidnapper embodies hell and Gondo and his colleagues embody purgatory and their desire to get to heaven. The colleagues damn themselves through their greed. Gondo doesn’t get to heaven, but his virtuosity puts him on the path to one day get to heaven. The final scene shows the consequences of Gondo and the kidnappers’ actions. The kidnapper knows he’s going to hell while Gondo knows he’s going to remain doing the same thing. However, his public image has improved and now has greater control over his profession. The killer learns nothing, but I’d like to imagine Gondo is grateful for what he has and will be more patient in his pursuit towards his original goal.
@nope5657 3 күн бұрын
A lot of people seem to take the wrong idea from Allison doing a makeover in the film, thinking the film is saying she needs to "stop being weird and dress normal" or some other reductive BS like that. These people are usually the ones who identify most strongly the quirky, weird outcast trope. Nothing wrong with that. Allison and Brian are the two characters I've always identified with most. And the film is now 40 some odd years old. It's gonna age a tad no matter how prescient its deeper themes are. But with that said, I can't help but facepalm when people think Allison was being herself BEFORE the makeover. Allison is arguably more performative than Bender - everything she does and presents herself as is meant to keep people away. Her accepting the makeover isn't meant to show us she's choosing to "be normal," it's her finally being willing to connect and open up and show vulnerability.
@HipolitoPichardoAdv 3 күн бұрын
Thank you for covering this. It may rank as one of my top 30 films of all time, and second Coen Bros. movie after Fargo. I saw it in theaters during my freshman year of college and was blown away by practically every aspect of the filmmaking. I remember realizing the ceiling of what movies could be was so much higher than I had given it credit for -- a straightforward entertainment vehicle -- as a kid. This one still sticks with me today.
@Creative-child 3 күн бұрын
thank you very much from egypt i like your channel so much my respect you are the best
@roytaylor2161 3 күн бұрын
This movie may have comic moments on which to savour but its tragedy particularly surround the unfairness and inequality between a good looking woman, who while her looks last, always somewhat arrogantly assumes she has the winning hand, especially when she compares herself withi little upstart of a pole. The film works on so many levels its way way superior to the other 2 films in the trilogy and will have a long afterlife. Our hero, the little hairdresser is the dystopian version of the Grimms' Valiant Tailor. And the jauntier version of The Count of Monte Christo. I never tire of rewatching the reaction of the 'kidnappers' when they open the trunk or the racketeering whe Karl shows him the bad news on the land map. Priceless! Long live White!
@mildheadwound 4 күн бұрын
Yeah, it's only the greatest movie ever made.
@KatStephen 4 күн бұрын
One of my all time favs. The commentary is hilarious with all the laughs from Billy Bob and the Coen brothers. After listening to the commentary, there isn't anything serious about this film to me anymore. It's awesome.
@LearningaboutMovies 3 күн бұрын
is this commentary on the DVD or Bluray? I wasn't aware of this, so thanks!
@prilljazzatlanta5070 4 күн бұрын
I always remember this coming out pretty quickly after O Brother Where Art Thou. Doesnt grt talked about near enough. The way Tarantino fans feel about his style is the way I feel about The Coen Brothers. The Coens have a great sense of history and pull from the films I personally love.
@vernefits1953 4 күн бұрын
daughter of Ali is real good great acting
@clumsydad7158 4 күн бұрын
A film I too overlooked for a long time and finally watched, and then again. Thornton gives a brooding performance of a man embracing life just barely enough to make it worth living from one cigarette to another. I associate this is in my mind with S2 of Fargo, which also involved a UFO subplot, and of course the intrigue of corruption and violence; great casts in each.
@aungthuhein007 4 күн бұрын
OMG! I can't agree with you more! I keep seeing everyone talk so highly of this that I started to doubt my sanity even. This makes sense to me.
@hbassey 4 күн бұрын
So upsetting that Howard Hughes ruined her career! I would have loved to see what she could have done
@heinrichvon 4 күн бұрын
7:00 - The city that the ghost children are watching is the modern (1980s) city of Kobe. All the wartime action of the tale takes place in Kobe. The Allies bombed it on June 4, a little over two months before the end of the war, and it is this bombing that's depicted at the beginning of the movie. I like to think that the children at the end should be seen as deities protecting the *modern* city of Kobe from harm, and this is thus a very positive final image.
@LearningaboutMovies 4 күн бұрын
thank you. great comment and helpful. I like that interpretation!
@movie-mandan 4 күн бұрын
The subplot with SJ was drawn out and not as good as the rest of the film. So it really dragged the film down from “masterpiece” to “really good.”
@stevef4010 4 күн бұрын
Josh, what do you make of the UFO symbology? Might not notice it all in the first viewing, but the hubcap spinning down the road in the opening, the lamps in the courtroom, the lights & shadow on the lawyer in the prison, the neighbors wife's story of abduction and of course the obvious part at the ending. Easy answer comes back to unreliable narrator and comics/newspaper inspiration, but they put the symbols throughout the movie. It's an intriguing angle on it's own. It all sorta comes out of left field when the neighbor tells her story and not at all what you are expecting. Always good to rewatch this one and pick up new things.
@LearningaboutMovies 4 күн бұрын
It took me four viewings to come to terms with it. I think it's about the sensationalism of the narrative itself. The main character is penning his crime memoir for the sake of pulp-fiction-esque rags. These are highlighted throughout the movie, including the magazines kids read at the barbershop to pass the time. That means the narrator's story and mode of storytelling is in the same vein as UFO sensationalist accounts. It's as fictive and performative as any audience member wants it to be -- from the complete truth to a complete sham created for the sake of money. You can pick! What the narrator says near the end is key, about what he writes, how much he's paid, and those whom he writes for. So yes, a lot of the visuals overlap between the crime memoir and the UFO stuff, like the hubcap! The UFO visits him in prison, supposedly, as an example. I think there's a shot of him writing the memoir and you see some of those sensationalistic magazines. There's probably also about ten other angles I'm not seeing here.
@stevef4010 4 күн бұрын
@@LearningaboutMovies Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I didn't realize you watched it 4 times already. Having read your analysis some things clicked, It also parallels the whole murder case (Fact vs fiction) and the whole Heisenberg uncertainty principle. I think he said something like "the more you look the less you know". Reidenschneider doesn't even know the actual truth he's being paid to defend. Adding to that the Interactions with the dry cleaning guy (legit or scam or gay or straight), his interest(s) in Birdie (innocent or lude). The piano teacher (talent or rubbish), Doris cheating or faithful, Big Ed's BS war stories, the blackmail letter confrontation, the bankers, the cop in the bar, the driveway salesman and more I'm probably forgetting. Typical coenesque, but now I see it all more clearly where before it was more subconscious. It's all so brilliant. Same themes intertwining each other.
@stevef4010 4 күн бұрын
This has always been one of my favorite Coen bros movies. Top 3 or 4 easily. I've done some deep dives and seen it many times. It was actually filmed in Color and edited to B&W if you didn't know and it does look stunning. Not sure why it's so overlooked.
@mick9797 4 күн бұрын
To the question of his attraction to the SJ character, Billy Bob’s own feeling was a yes in the commentary track.
@MartijnterHaar 4 күн бұрын
Existentialist Coens are my favourite Coens. A Serious Man is my favourite of theirs, but The Man Who Wasn't There isn't far behind and is the better looking of the two. Both movies share the use of Schrödinger's paradox, which in ASM gets combined with the dybbuk mythology. Tip: One of my favourite movies of last year (2023 according to Letterboxd, but a 2024 release here in the Netherlands and the UK, which I know because Mark Kermode reviewed it and also really liked it) is Only the River Flows, a Chinese noir-ish film very much in the vein of existentialist Coen movies, also in its sense of humor.
@FTA4evr 4 күн бұрын
I think there are similaries between Billy Bob and Warren Oates. Although Oates is one of my favorite actors, there is no denying Thornton's many talents.
@EddieHenderson92 4 күн бұрын
Good movie, nowhere near being my favorite Coen brothers movie but it's underrated and a great performance by Billy Bob. The only real negative is that it's not as rewatchable as most Coen Brothers movies.
@beyondz55 4 күн бұрын
Good call. This is also kinda like The Movie That Wasn’t There because so many film fans forgot about it.
@footballfanatic-m7f 4 күн бұрын
I watched this movie today. Not even being a Catholic by faith, this movie is a blatant misrepresentation of the prestigious Pope Election Ceremony. No doubt the movie is excellently made, with amazing acting skills by some really good actors, but the message which this movie portrays, is it really necessary?
@LearningaboutMovies 4 күн бұрын
The message is?
@ucchuman 5 күн бұрын
we also see beggar taking off more wood to burn and keep him warm and taking away the kimono implying the selfishness of some who will further destroy for temporary gains
@robertvargas8890 5 күн бұрын
I love that you not only watched but made mention of The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez. The film does an excellent job of nearly fully accurately depicting a real-life event and how something as innocent as misinterpretion and a language barrier combined with white supremacy and the idea of Manifest Destiny can lead to death and increased racial tensions. A film that is studied by scholars across disciplines and a must watch for history buffs and film connesieurs.