Nicolas Cage is struggling through the UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT | Explained

[@AmandaTheJedi]

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[@daidai8760]

imagine not listening to anything the whole video cuz of that distracting finger bandana wound thingy

[@jonathanwright8025]

Loving the tiger shirt, Tigress ;)

[@jworldkermit403]

GREAT 5 minute ad!!!

[@alexroy5854]

@@jworldkermit403 Bro it was literally 2 minutes if a 21+ minute video. People gotta pay bills, let them work lol

[@royroyce4254]

For some reason, the link isn't working. It just takes me to a page that says "404 | Not Found".

[@QueenoftheHorizon]

I'm still in utter disbelief this movie actually exists like, a meme meme'd so hard it spawned a movie. What a time to be alive.

[@simonorourke4465]

The last time this happened we got snakes on a plane lol.

[@TalentCaldwell]

Just wait, just like with the EMOJI MOVIE next we’ll get a teen comedy called THE MEME MOVIE and then a PG13 horror movie called MEME’D.

[@QueenoftheHorizon]

@@TalentCaldwell Omfg, and it would drag forth from the depths the oldest and worst memes unironically and use them incorrectly at every opportunity. What an utter hellscape of an idea I'm DYING.

[@joeavreg2254]

You'd probably be interested in reading about Cowboys Vs. Aliens which was a script that wouldn't be greenlit so a fake comic was made and given away to be presented as a sign people cared to get the movie made. It's a longer, stupider and more hollywood story but that's the world we live in.

[@cata4022]

"In this movie Pedro is shockingly adorable for a 47-year-old-man" Oh, so he's basically playing as himself, gotcha

[@k.g.donathan6271]

No, no, Pedro Pascal is an uber fan of Nic Cage. He's said so himself, and he's also said that acting in this movie opposite Cage so surreal for him.

[@AmandaTheJedi]

I meant the crime boss part

[@athenajaxon2397]

@@AmandaTheJedi well not yet at least

[@crazystupidgamer]

@Amanda the Jedi I mean, to be fair, if he was, he wouldn't really be advertising it. 😏

[@drumusic5665]

@@AmandaTheJedi In fairness I also thought you were saying he wasn't a super fan 😂

[@Evelyn_Okay]

Pedro NEEDS to be in more comedies. He's naturally adorkable, but he's always casted as the hardened tough guy.

[@800Ms-k6n]

Nobody can play Nicolas Cage better than Nicolas Cage himself. This is such a perfect casting! 😄

[@hollow8136]

The irony of this is that Nick Cage considers this one of his hardest roles to have acted. Because he was told by the director to act as a "Nick Cage" that he felt didn't really exist. He did a AMA on reddit, and it was amazing what insight he brings in acting in general.

[@waywardmind]

I dunno. I kinda feel like Michael Cera coulda done it better. 😏

[@devinkerr5474]

@@hollow8136 I recall a few interviews where he mentioned he kept being told by the director "Neurotic Nick Cage is better!" and that's just a hell of a thing to tell someone that a neurotic imagination of yourself is a better fit XD. Also the sheer number of times the directions kept saying that it was nick cage or nothing, only to reverse a few weeks ago and admit they had second or third choices. I don't know if Cage was aware of the 2nd or 3rd picks, but he did mention he felt like he had to do this movie cause who else would?

[@sarahbonder731]

abed could’ve done it

[@SniperYanda]

What, no trust for John Travolta playing Nic Cage?

[@AnotherGenericUsername]

This is one of the best "leave your brain at the door" kind of movies I've ever been to. And my love for all things Pedro Pascal got better/worse because of this.

[@stevegeorge6880]

I need Amanda as Amanda the Jedi deconstructing Nic Cage as Nick Cage in a Nic Cage movie more than anything right now.

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

Some exec really read some shitpost about how awesome it would be to have a Nick Cage movie with Nick Cage Nick Caging all over the place, and they went “All right, bet”

[@m_santana608]

Am I the only one who thinks all his characters are just..him in different fonts?? Also he has a mini pyramid. So that's cool😂

[@Mediados]

In a Q&A he was like "Did Nicolas Cage buy a pyramid? That's none of your business." I thought: You WHAT

[@lidiamelibosky1663]

As a chilean, I love that Pedro gets to act in big productions and with iconic actors such as Nic Cage 🖤

[@rachelmoredock]

This movie was so much fun, him and Pedro Pascal’s friendship throughout the movie was amazing. Don’t go expecting poetic cinema, just go to relax and have a fun time!

[@behindyoujamie]

I really, really liked this movie. But what made me love it was how it was a love letter to Nick Cage and movies as a whole. Pedro's quote about turning your back on your gift, in all seriousness, reminded me why I want to be a storyteller. This movie literally revived my passion for something I adored as a kid, so I'll admit... I'm a bit biased towards it, lol. Edit: One of my favorite references is how Nick Cage's enemy escapes a chokehold by using a knife trick from the end of Face/Off

[@mandipandi303]

I really enjoyed this movie. The performances are stellar. I saw this and "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once" on the same day. A great day at the cinema.

[@Jackaloper]

should've seen Morbius too as a cherry on top

[@elenas3571]

That would break my brain! I commend you on your fortitude!

[@XboxNightmare_NM]

Haha I actually did the same thing but I also watched “The Bad Guys” since I had a 2 hour gap in between those 2 showings

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

That's not just a great day at the cinema, that's ALL day at the cinema! You revived the old way the movie theater used to operate, except now it costs you a billion dollars. Maybe one day we'll get double features like the old days that don't require you to take a second mortgage.

[@mandipandi303]

@ChristopherSadlowski I went on a discount day (Tuesday) in my area, so the tickets were only $5 a piece. I'm lucky that I have a reasonably-priced theatre nearby.

[@rouju]

The fact Nic embrace his status as meme and roll with it is my favorite way of life ha ha

[@lulairenoroub3869]

That bit in the movie where Pedro says "Let's figure out how we're going to end this thing" I really feel like that was the movie saying "don't worry about the rest of the flick. We know it's not great, we kinda just had to make a movie, but hopefully you enjoyed the ride.

[@Paycheck2fan]

Man took the idea of functionally playing himself in every movie to the extreme

[@scruffymakaveli6870]

"This man has insane range and a range for being insane" - the best way I have heard anyone describe Nicolas Cage. What happened to your thumb btw?

[@tlf7674]

I like how they justified the inclusion of the action scenes in the film itself, and Pedro was against it the entire time.

[@lindseywilliams9411]

I absolutely LOVED this film. I gave it 5/5 and the LSD trip was the absolute best few minutes in cinematic history and that's the hill I'll die on.

[@bubblegum1366]

When this movie was first announced I joked about it being a modern My Name is Bruce, and the fact that that's exactly what it ended up being is just so delightful.

[@edgarallenhoe3518]

"B-movie actor played by himself is asked a favor by a superfan and ends up in a scenario just like his movies in order to learn the true meaning of friendship/family" is a weirdly specific category to have two movies in

[@bubblegum1366]

@@edgarallenhoe3518 Right??? But I'm so happy they exist 🤣

[@ceilinh6004]

Yup. I definitely needed to hear Amanda talking about the movie that's too much Nick Cage for Nic Cage. Time well spent.

[@kalystagutierrez1607]

I actually saw this movie opening day and I had so much fun watching it! My mom had a coupon for the tickets and we took a chance, it's definitely a "good time" movie and should not be taken seriously in any way. Would definitely recommend it, especially for the LSD scene, my god that was so funny😂😂

[@thestalkinghead]

Con Air and Face Off are unironically and genuinely two of my favorite films, i have watched them soo many times i cant count, i love Nic Cage

[@adrianaheiler9794]

I fully agree with you on the adorableness of Pedro Pascal! I first noticed him in 'The Mentalist' a show I watched on/off and wasn't as invested as I am in some other crime shows, because I found the main character pretty insufferable for most of the time. Spoilers ahead: I was really hoping Lisbon would end up getting married to him, he was such a wholesome dude and would have been good for her, but alas, in every show the diehard, emotional stunted asshole has to have a 'come to Jesus moment' seconds before the person he could have professed his feelings to a gazillion sesasons before boards the plane and then she's like 'yay, cancel the wedding, emotionally stunted asshole decided he can tolerate me after all and now we're gonna have sex together.' Anyway, long story short: Pedro was done dirty and deserved to get the girl!!!

[@des2knee962]

Nic could have been forgotten.. but he just endured. He kept making movies and he kept his on screen persona alive. Most actors usually fade away after film makers don't want to work with them

[@chestersnap]

"I wanted it to be transcendent" fucking sent me. I thing he succeeded in his goal 😂😂

[@justanotherghost]

I personally thought the film was really charming and didn't mind the CIA elements, even though I felt that it did take away from the friendship between Javi and Nick at the end. My main issue was the introduction of a love interest for Javi and the implied rekindling of the relationship between Nick and his ex, both of which felt shoe horned in as a massive 'no homo though'. I think that the relationship between Nick and Javi, and Nick and his daughter should have been the main focus with the CIA elements only serving to push along the plot in the background. I personally think Nick's ex was an unnecessary character (other than to disguise him with makeup) that could have been fixed with ageing the daughter up to 18, and Gabriela was also a very forgetful character too. Otherwise, I had a good time watching it!

[@Grim_Sister]

My theory: Someone just followed Nick Cage for a few months to see if he’ll do anything interesting

[@domocan6877]

Nicolas Coppola was born to play Nic Cage

[@fvances]

I thought it was a fun watch. Loved Pedro in this, an angel. Their characters are soulmates and you can’t tell me otherwise. I’ve watched a lot of bad Nic Cage movies for fun for years and this is pretty good in comparison. I think the heightened aspect of it all played into his real life persona and how he seems bigger than life. I dunno. I did think it was silly when he named dropped Emma Stone 😂 like dude, you’re Nic Cage.

[@SketchyCharactersAndCrime]

My favorite Nic Cage fact is that he has a pet crow, because I just befriended a magpie and corvids are awesome.

[@nicolascage9709]

Smile 😊

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

Ugh! Jealous! I love crows and ravens and I wish I had one as a friend. An outside friend; I didn't need a crow living in my house wrecking everything. Plus my cat would constantly try to kill it. I do have a squirrel friend though, so that's nice. They show me the acorns they find if I'm sitting on my porch and sit next to me while eating them. I have no idea why this one squirrel isn't afraid of me and trusts me that I won't hurt it...

[@Anynom]

I so feel my age to remember a younger pre-Oscar Nicolas Cage, a little quirky but still seen as a promising actor. Then Oscar win, then action star then the ups and downs but great to see him enjoying a renissance.

[@lucideandre]

When is Pedro Pascal not an absolute delight? Of what I’ve seen of him, he’s always great. And it seems like he’s wholesome and delightful as a person as well

[@OneTopic]

omg now i see why people were distracted by your thumb - *but that SWEATER!*

[@ashv9565]

Nic Cage wanted Pedro pascal's role. So like playing his own biggest fan. He only agreed to go back to himself after meeting pascal. Arguably though I think that would've been the funnier more surreal movie

[@PieOfEpicness]

This movie is very meta, and I reckon it's a much better time if you look at it from the POV that all of the OTP action, CIA and kidnapping plot is part of the screenplay Nick and Pedro are writing. I had a great time watching it in the cinema.

[@evergifted5562]

i think my favorite part of this movie is that the shrine has the goddamn reversible sequin nic cage pillow proudly on display. legendary.

[@BlackReshiram]

ive come to a point where ive seen so many amanda the jedi videos that i can literally tell when shes gonna snap her fingers during the outro and nod my head when she does it without even seeing her doing it

[@thehitherto5348]

Yeah, I wanted this to be a bit more "Being John Malkovich" towards the end. No need to put restrains on this.

[@Panda-cute]

I mean, Pedro Pascal really is an adorable man somehow

[@zactron1997]

I loved this movie so much. Watched it with my partner and my siblings and we were all cackling for the whole runtime.

[@allyin15]

I absolutely agree, I had a really good time with this movie, but I was a bit disappointed that it didn’t go as far off-beat as I was hoping. As someone with a decent knowledge of and chuckling appreciation for Nic Cage, I enjoyed the concept - as someone who loves conversational meta comedies like Seven Psychopaths, Being John Malkovich etc, I think they could have been riskier - and as someone who, despite all that, was actually there for Pedro Pascal, I LOVED his entire adorable being in this and I’m glad I saw it it’s opening weekend here. Recommended for anyone looking for some mostly stupid fun. ☺️👍✨

[@AnitaSleap1080z]

Aw, damn. I was hoping for a Tropic Thunder kind of movie. Still checking it out for the Nick/Javi moments 😊

[@hurphenelondwil2419]

A drop from you right when I needed it. Thanks for your talent and personality!

[@lettuce8279]

WAIT why do i feel so excited for amanda for finding that sweater. i feel like her character arc is completed.

[@Artquillproductions]

I NEED A VIDEO ABOUT JAWBREAKER (1999) if you have time. Also loved the video.

[@xochiltaviles4539]

I LOVED this movie. My boyfriend and I had such a fun time. I honestly think it seemed so intentional with what they added into the movie and the script especially when they were talking about making their own movie within the movie and then it ends up being a movie and it’s so absurd which is exactly what Nic cage can be so I loved that

[@athenajaxon2397]

My mom saw the trailer for this and really wanted to see it so we saw it on Tuesday and both really enjoyed it Pedro Pascal and Nic Cage both killed it

[@WaitinInAmber]

Nic Cage and Pedro Pascal screaming “I love you!” at each other is everything I’ve ever needed

[@aliceinavalon]

I feel like they totally could've gone with a Nicolas Cage story fused with an acid trip version of Millennium Actress to have really made this an even better film, but I still thought this film was alright, especially Pedro.

[@rinapop2681]

Nicolas cage is so fascinating to me , is he good is he bad ? I have no idea

[@nateds7326]

I kind of view these movies like I view the Beatles's movies like Hard Days Night, it has a very specific appeal, but for those people this movie will be very special.

[@versatildoom]

When I saw the original teasers for this, I thought it was gonna be a Superbad type buddy comedy with Nic and Pedro and was all for it. Then the trailers with the action bad guy plot came out and it made my desire to see it completely tank

[@AmandaTheJedi]

Yeah that whole aspect of the plot is where it drops off for me personally

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Knowing cage who knows maybe Pedro will be a multiverse character with Cage

[@brm9993]

it really adds on to it just watch it it's hilarious

[@connarkent282]

Thats on you fir getting that. How could you?

[@domsvideos1196]

I know u don't really do TV Shows but this show called Heartstoppers is only like 4 hours in total and really good, would love your thoughts.

[@jimballard1186]

I adore the movie uncritically. I was chuckling in the beginning, but then Pedro Pascale shows up and I was stuffing my mouth into the crook of my elbow to muffle how I was howling with laughter the entire time. Anything that makes me laugh that hard earns all my love.

[@ultomatosouper2194]

I loved this movie but I wish they late Nick and Javi get together lowkey-- like-- They had way more chemistry with each other than their lady love interests in the movies 💀✋🏻

[@Diana-fg2vy]

Why can't men be friends anymore! !! Without people trying to dirrty friendship up

[@adeer87]

@@Diana-fg2vy Romance isn’t dirty :(

[@nam9085]

They queerbaited the shit out of that movie just for javi to kiss an irrelevant side character

[@nam9085]

@@Diana-fg2vy you wouldn’t say that if one of them were a woman… the movie queerbaits the shit out of javi and nic. They LITERALLY confess their love for each other

[@ultomatosouper2194]

@@Diana-fg2vy No offense but would you say the friendship is being "dirtied up" if the shipping was between a man and a woman who are friends? 🤨🤨

[@justinepower8406]

I cannot believe they used "kill this love" by Blackpink, that caught me so off guard lol

[@whatever9097]

I’m pretty sleep deprived and I think this would be really fun to watch because basically everything is hilarious to me at this point.

[@reb3578]

I've been waiting for this!!! Can't wait to get home and watch :)

[@pasteldumpster]

I loved this movie, it was just so fun! Loved the references. I went to an early screening a month before it came out and I'm so glad people are enjoying it now in theatres. It's honestly even better watching it a second time

[@joshiscravingwaffles3961]

honestly the ad was spot on because we know you wake up wearing a beanie

[@aprilg4116]

The movie could have been better, could have lost the entire Cia thing, but I did love Pedro pascal so much. That acid scene alone was my favorite bit

[@direcircumstances]

I gained a new appreciation for Nic Cage after watching the video essay In Praise of Shadows made about his career.

[@grapeshot]

Yep another one of these movies when I play myself as myself.

[@bethwenger4738]

Chuck Norris wishes that Total gym was Bowflex!

[@familyminahan3343]

I want the sweater so bad! It fits your vibe so well

[@violakung7508]

I’ve been trying to find where I can buy that sweater for a while now and can’t find where to buy it . If you put a link somewhere of where you bought it I would appreciate it a ton thx . Your videos are the high light of my day and thank you for all the work and research you put it in them .

[@Nicolesid1]

Random tangent, I went on a deep drive on the lalaurie mansion and found the one in its place is not the original, as after the city found out what happened there they destroyed the house. Not sure how it effects the haunting, but there you go.

[@parkerbrown8972]

Hi I love your interpretation for the movie and agree with you in many parts except one. You made a comment that they messed it up “being driven by the plot” but they mentioned in the movie many times that the movie that they were making was going to be driven by the characters not the plot. Just a small reference that I remembered would you agree?

[@nickypaul]

This was the film I needed and deserved this year.

[@theshogunsimonpayne6356]

If you think about towards the end this movie is more Tropic Thunder than Adaptation. Even down to the film transitioning from real to the movie they filmed and ending with applause and an actor saving their career

[@marianahernandez4679]

I mean… I could take or leave nic cage but I would watch the “I lost my hand! I lost my bride! Johnny has his hand! Johnny has his bride!” Part of moonstruck for 1 hour and 47 minutes

[@jamiedeakin3362]

I liked this movie way more than I thought I would, honestly couldn’t see many other actors doing a movie like this which is playing the meme version of themselves.

[@martemdn]

Never thought I would live to see Paco León and Nicolas Cage in the same movie ... what a time to be alive

[@Witandwitless]

Honestly I loved this movie, I've seen a ton of Nick Cage movies and seeing him so willing to poke fun at himself I was dying the whole time. The shoe trading was so awkward I loved it.

[@mstieler8480]

One way I could have seen this be even more interesting was it if took the Last Action Hero vibe; making Nic Cage the superfan, and Pedro Pascal as Nick Cage, with mockups of other Cage movies only with Pedro's face replacing, similar to the "Stallone as The Terminator" bit in LAH. Or even without Pedro's face, cementing the fact that his wife is that good at makeup that she can turn Pedro into Nick.

[@crossbows8041]

00:00 I heard unbearable wait and was really disappointed it wasn't a certain book series about dragon's. That's ok. We can wait. Longer.

[@SoloAdventureDiva]

It was crazy, very meta, but it was still entertaining for the absurdity 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@01petrov]

Nice stitching on the sweater.

[@carmelr5504]

Did you ever see/review that off-brand-FNAF movie (possibly actually came before FNAF) in which Nic Cage is the security guard and he does literally nothing except drink soda and play pinball and not talk the ENTIRE time until the end when he just busts out a shotgun and decimates all the monster animatronics? I was so random and unexplained but that has got to be one of my fave performances of his XD

[@kendrahwhyte6328]

Did you see Werner Herzog's iconic movie "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call" with Cage?

[@FranFry]

I unironically loved the first Ghost Rider movie and national treasure movies 😭💖

[@yensid4294]

Nic Cage is a genuinely quirky, eccentric guy. But he's also very intelligent & talented & funny. I fell in love with his quirkiness in Raising Arizona & later liked him in Matchstick Men, Adaptation, Kick Ass, Con Air, The Rock, & even National Treasure & Ghost Rider. Everyone seems to love this film, I'm so curious...

[@ps1hagridoufofcharacter]

i have a picture of him holding a copy of The Sims framed on my wall so you can probably guess how much i want to see this movie once i can do it at home

[@gabby3036]

Favorite Nic Cage movie - GO: Matchstick Men

[@HurricaneDDragon]

I’ve never seen Amanda feel so guilty for not liking a movie 😅

[@meganchambers8108]

I have to wait to watch your EEAAO video bc I reeeeeally wanna see that! Meanwhile, this one is great bc I was interested in this one but didn't really wanna go watch it haha.

[@hartthorn]

I dunno, for me I felt like the cheesiness of the CIA plot and the ridiculousness of the action ramp up was itself pure comedy. I had no inclination to try to enjoy them AS action/thriller. So it makes their bizarre admixture of cliche and self awareness work for me.

[@intothevoid47]

I feel like you're the kind of person who will have someone make them a nice dinner and you'll say "It was good, but I feel like it could've been better."

[@elenas3571]

This is the most Nic Cage thing I can think of.

[@hokuboku]

Pig truly was an Oscar snub. Unbearable weight of massive talent was delightful though which I needed in 2022

[@alinagrinseit]

i mean him playing the host rider WAS a part of my sexual awakening

[@ursulaking4411]

Just from the description it sounds a bit like JCVD, another great movie!

[@deathnights-bane3301]

In the deleted black and white nicky fight scene we get to see a stripped down ghost rider motorcycle vs a stripped down eleanor

[@trystanexul5681]

me to the cashier when buying a ticket: I've got the check AND IM READY TO SIGN BABY. cashier:we don't accept checks sir

[@michaeldebellis4202]

I’m not a Nick Cage fan. My friend got me to watch this and I thought I would hate it but I loved it. Even the CIA stuff because it’s so meta. Just as Nick and his new best bud are talking about their movie and how films that are character driven with no action don’t sell, the actual movie goes from the first kind to a kind of dumb but fun action movie and the meta keeps coming. With all the endless superheroes and re-re-makes, it was great to see an actual new idea with some wit and thought behind it. And although I’m not a big Cage fan, he really made this work and gave a great performance.

[@meowtheap2483]

47 YEARS OLD !?!! i love him

[@bhargavipba]

AMANDA!! This Day (365 Days #2) has released in Netflix!!

[@frostfang1]

I was gon a shit on why he was in debt...but I mean haunted house and two castles? I'd go in debt for that.