Columbus: For Those Who Feel Lost

[@AlfoMedia]

Hey guys, this upload is a little late but I spent a long time researching/editing this one. It would mean a lot if you shared it around

[@LieLikesMusic]

Alfo Media Hey man 👋 Loved this video essay. Great pasing and analysis. Didn't know you wanted to do films on this channel too.

[@yungberlo5279]

wow thank u so much! This movie looks amazing!

[@chandlerbing8722]

This video analysis is so beautiful! It definitely shows the efforts you took for research and editing purpose! Would love to see many more like these!💜

[@jeffb587]

I was on a road trip and decided to stop in Columbus because I had seen this film. As I was walking the alley between the library and the inn, I found an empty pack a of marlboros sitting right where Casey and Jin met :)

[@onlyjihan]

Wow, how cool

[@jayhuff8988]

I live here. Grew up, met my wife working at the hospital.

[@humamalhosen5065]

Noooo way , dude that's awesome , maybe someone who whatched the movie left that pack

[@TheAtZShow]

Most underrated from last year

[@jeremymenning56]

20 years ago I felt lost. And so I left Columbus. Literally. This Columbus. And now I feel lost without it.

[@dmoon9037]

“LA’s fine, but it ain’t home. New York’s home, but it ain’t mine no more.”

[@tnymont77]

Love this film, it’s also pretty relaxing for some reason.

[@colleen_marie]

We watched Columbus in my film classes, I loved it so much. My classmates however didn’t seem to have the same assessment. While I saw a beautiful exploration of the medium, my classmates saw as boring. I’m glad to have seen this video and know that my opinion on this film is valid

[@ChryskylodonInstitute]

Your opinion on this film would be valid with or without this video.

[@colleen_marie]

@@ChryskylodonInstitute thank you, I have recently discovered that even if others don’t see the things I do in art I can still love it and know that it is good regardless of their opinions

[@MM-le9en]

What I do when I feel lost is to remember my grandparents working in the farm at the high Andes in the 80s with so few things even not electricity or hot water in the bathroom but they were always giving me the best they could get from the farm, a better bed, best stories, best hat and poncho to makes feel loved and protected those few weeks I used tp spent with them in my holidays. They loved what they had in their lands and wanted me to love it as well, thats what I remember to cheer up wherever I'm.

[@ApoCow]

This is a really magnificent video essay (about a video essayist-turned-filmmaker)! You do a great job explaining the use of mis en scene & particularly the way Koganada returns over & over again to those great Ozu-esque pillow shots. I'd love to see you make more of these about other films that are important to you too.

[@NoNickNoKick]

There's 3 movies I can't stop thinkin' of in the past 3 years: "Frances Ha", "Columbus" and "Leto". 3 movies that all of a sudden' appeard on my life and idk I just can't stop thinking of them all.

[@kevinstagy9654]

Can you be specific which Leto ?

[@MrAzijn]

They mean Leto 2018, russian film

[@vincentespinoza7097]

having watched the film 6 times already I can't even begin to explain how much I love it, I would like to add though it's not for everybody because it runs at a snails pace. I've told a few friends about it but only one truely loved it as much as I did, we really sympathized with casey and how she felt being in a world that had no place for her and that's because my friend and I know that feeling oh so well. Thank you for your commentary man and I really hope this film gets a criterion release soon, it would be criminal if it doesn't.

[@24FramesOfNick]

Holy crap fuck yeah man I am gonna watch this film now thank you

[@al-kisah257]

maybe next time for meee...

[@Diegorafols]

Holy sheet indeed, I’m gonna watch the hell off this movie. Super late to the party but better late than never. I identified with your comment, had to say it.

[@rajsingharora26]

This Film Never left me .........even after 3 years.

[@dmoon9037]

The leaving, the missing, the negative - it’s exactly what this film is.

[@NoNickNoKick]

I saw this movie last thursday night. It's Monday and I still can't stop thinking about this movie, even after I saw eight other diferent movies through the weekend.

[@Trill_Tour]

One of the best movies if the last decade

[@Memo2Self]

Thank you so much for this wonderful essay. I borrowed this DVD from my local library - the cover intrigued me - and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since.

[@kasumisakurada9064]

i love your channel. came for brockhampton but stayed for discovering new music/films and the quality!

[@AlfoMedia]

thank you sm!

[@john2001plus]

I grew up in Columbus, Indiana. I went off to college in 1980, and I moved back to the city to retire 38 years later. That was always my plan. While growing up in Columbus it felt like someplace special. Maybe less so now, but Columbus always tried to be a unique place to live. However, since the small town is dependent on one major manufacturer having its headquarters there, Cummins Engine Company, it is in some ways a factory town, and that limits it.

[@H4GS]

Been living in Columbus since I was 5 years old. Such an interesting place. Love this movie also, was cool to get some representation. Also wow Alfo I’ve been subbed forever I didn’t know you made a video on this movie 😂

[@hmzf]

Your editing style coupled with the genres you pick in music and film is like nothing else on youtube. This is your niche dude. Keep it up!

[@AlfoMedia]

thanks so much!

[@CraftedWaffle]

@ 2:38 it is also the first time the camera moves in the film which I saw as their relationship moving forward

[@goodbyememphis]

Beautiful video, man. Really inspired and humbled by the film, and so happy to have found your essay so soon after seeing it.

[@dinosaurthat]

If there is a Movie for ASMR , this is the movie

[@junolnm]

It's so odd that I would happen on this video. The narrator describes my feelings before and after I saw Columbus last night. Lost before, and comforted after.

[@dukeroyal1218]

I live in Columbus and I love film/film history. I can’t say I really loved this one though. The story fell kind of flat for me but the cinematography was definitely gorgeous. Maybe it’s hard to get as in tangled in the story when you see all the visuals every day. I will definitely give it a rewatch since I only saw it at our local theater when it came out.

[@gucciwifi9155]

this one is amazing. thanks for all the hardwork.

[@BestTreadCarefully]

The courthouse in Columbus, IN also made a cameo appearance in the movie, "Madison".

[@TobyLichtenwalter]

God this video is so great. Perfectly said and exactly what I needed right now. Thank you

[@AlfoMedia]

thanks so much! means a lot

[@iamfaez8831]

This is not a movie It's an art...

[@timmundorff2354]

Very cool analysis. Also, I grew up there as a kid in the 60s. Had quite an effect on me.

[@Uc000f]

I moved here and it’s definitely a charming town. Look forward to move out of Indiana though. In my opinion not a place for younger people

[@gillianhaselden7550]

Loved this film...thank you for your wonderful ideas and references..also loved "the Before" movies, Lost in Translation ..in them more lost characters that I love.

[@Aditiiii_29]

I needed to see this today! Thanks! 🥺🌻

[@jeremymenning56]

Columbus is my home. And always will be. Even though I haven't lived there in 20 years, divided by a thousand miles and a lifetime of change.

[@dmoon9037]

In those 20 years, clearly you haven’t *entirely* not lived there. Columbus is resident in you.

[@nolansimard27]

Beautiful film and a great video keep it up man

[@jennith]

I had no idea this film existed, I only live an under an hour away from Columbus.

[@shivprasadkumbhar2935]

When film speaks more than it says....

[@pbody4080]

as a columus native i'm waiting for the sequel.

[@canyousayscrewed]

your videos are phenomenal dude keep it up

[@AlfoMedia]

thanks so much!

[@Kevin-vq8uz]

Definitely Some Wes Anderson in there

[@pebble3951]

definitely watching this

[@saibhargavkumar6428]

Just watching this video helped me feel less lost, let's see that the movie does :)

[@Staffanssons]

have you heard of The Lonely Biscuits? I think you'd like their sound/aesthetic, plus they have an album coming out within a week. their sanfrancisco ep is a great place to start if you're interested. love your content, have a good one.

[@cddcxeddj6155]

Such a great film

[@rike94]

This film is amazing

[@profesormota4109]

Me encantó el vídeo, creo que estamos en presencia de una sumaricacion de los elementos del cine, Kegel diria que es la síntesis del trabajo de muchos directores, saludos.

[@malachite7377]

When you live there you just don't see the architecture the same

[@Yviee5413]

great analysis

[@nahsgnaij]

Thank you for this brilliant review!

[@marshacreary2442]

Thank you for posting

[@marisapatch431]

I love this movie

[@tar0286]

A lovely and well put together video.

[@iprithviz]

Thanks for the great recommendation, Loved it. Which music did you use in this video ??

[@dmoon9037]

You’ve noted all the things that the filmmaker wanted you to see - have you noted all the things that the filmmaker felt you should not see? Is the central artifact of this film the injection of architecture’s negative form into filmmaking?

[@rabeehahmed]

thanks man for this....

[@profoundcontender4696]

Wow. Thank you. Loved it

[@bernardonicoloso8360]

great vid greetings from brazil ur essays rock

[@potJack30]

Holy shit you're awesome dude

[@AlfoMedia]

[@nilsrohrbacher6848]

Is the music you used in your video from the film? It is amazing

[@castejon777]

great video!

[@LilyMathus988]

thank you so much.

[@SachinDabral94]

Great movie

[@petejuniorr]

i got a question irrelevant to this video. Rex orange country. Clairo etc etc all these alternative indie artst. I feel like theyre basically making a whole new genre. What do you think?

[@thecooljohn100]

Impavid Music How are they making a whole new genre of music? Why does Rex Orange County not just fall under normal Indie Rock?

[@notusingmyrealname2142]

Your vids are the best dude. Wow

[@Kodec09]

You are doing amazing work. Is this channel the first you've attempted? I see you only have videos back to September.

[@AlfoMedia]

yep! this is all just kind of learning as I go. just started

[@AlfoMedia]

and thank you!

[@8teenOfficial]

Please promote and review more underrated films!

[@dillweed3902]

i honestly just wanna watch this cuz Haley's in it

[@oliviaschroder]

so weird i just wrote an essay on this!!!!

[@dillweed3902]

its very good calming but i got confused from the car dancing scene to the end.. did i miss something? also theres no explained video on it on yt or anything so im just confused

[@dogman5806]

No dislikes, well deserved.

[@AlfoMedia]

don't jinx it!!

[@TrentRidley]

Still none!!!

[@burntnortonsinc3904]

I live in this city wow.

[@eli5649]

this channel never fails to produce amazing content

[@AlfoMedia]

thank you!

[@silkthyme]

are kogonada's video essays on youtube? i feel like i've seen them before

[@AlfoMedia]

he posts them on vimeo ( vimeo.com/kogonada ) but ppl have re-posted them on KZbin

[@vineetnegiroxwang]

Beautiful explanation 😘

[@kirkgraupe6818]

do more of these please

[@thedudeofnothing7378]

Does anyone know any movies that are like this one? Because I love these types of movies but I never know where to look.

[@siddharthshrivastava4389]

where are his essays available?

[@TheKeonz21]

I love it

[@jacksonc8857]

good one bud

[@liston2953]

Is this movie G or R rated?

[@williamarbanas4851]

You should make a video essay on greta van fleet. Great band

[@mickmichaels4245]

I live here an its nice on 2 streets. Other than that, nothing.

[@theEarlofChip]

The town is gorgeous and fascinating, too. I've never heard of it before - but having otherwise extensively studied urban spaces and architecture, everything about the town screams "big city" and "financial hub" to me, of which apparently Columbus is neither. It also screams "place I'd much rather live" despite knowing nothing about the social/cultural environment there.

[@philjohnson394]

Earl, I'm late to the party but will add a note for those discovering this in the future. Columbus is home to Cummins (formerly known as Cummins Engine). So many of America's big companies originated in smaller towns and cities but moved as they prospered, grew, and were eventually swept up in mergers and acquisitions. Smaller cities across the country have prestige buildings, now civic white elephants, and upscale residential areas that are ghosts of glory days long gone. Not Columbus. Cummins is a great example of a big global company that stayed independent and stayed home. It operates around the world but its headquarters remain in Columbus. (John Deere, another GREAT, global company that stayed home in Moline, is a similar good example.) If the company is committed to its hometown heritage -- and companies like Cummins and Deere certainly are -- great things can happen. Columbus' unique architectural story began as a personal interest, which turned into a philanthropic mission, of J. Irwin Miller, a Columbus native and longtime President and Chairman of Cummins. He left a mark. Columbus is a wonderful movie. The acting is excellent across the board. John Cho plays Jin with superb restraint and Haley Lu Richardson is nothing short of magical. One of my quibbles, however, is that the Cummins backstory does not receive even a nod. This is relevant to the film. There is an air of Casey being trapped, of Columbus being somewhere young people want to escape, of the city being a backwater. That's not the case. Columbus is home to a major, high tech, global company engaged in heavy manufacturing. Think international business, mechanical and electrical engineering, finance, marketing, materials science, information technology, etc. The city is also only a hour from Indianapolis, 30 miles from Bloomington and IU, and a couple of hours from West Lafayette and Purdue. It ain't a backwater. There are lots of opportunities in Columbus, and not just with Cummins. Casey is trapped by her mother's situation, not by her locale.

[@cheetoman23]

This movie gave me lung cancer

[@dillweed3902]

tf? how

[@cheetoman23]

@@dillweed3902 You know its been so long I'm not sure why i wrote that. I think its because they smoke so much

[@dillweed3902]

@@cheetoman23 lmao

[@ravenclaw3927]

@@cheetoman23 😂😂😂

[@aimanhaji27]

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