Analyzing Evil: Bill The Butcher From Gangs Of New York

[@zepmarq]

Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors ever, and his portrayal of Bill the Butcher was both amazing and engaging. 👍

[@donaldbell2554]

Agreed, iv watched his movies so many times its amazing how he is completely his role

[@notjimmystewart]

Yet he didn’t win the Oscar...ridiculous

[@justinhunt4767]

He's really good to bad he retired

[@duaneputnam9923]

Absolutely. I first saw him act inMY LEFT FOOT and he nailed it! I’d love to see him in Lincoln. Can you imagine, I haven’t seen the movie yet but this just reminds me that I need to. Love his acting 🎭!!!

[@tamsmith291]

Agreed 100%

[@scottymemes9264]

“And may the Christian lord guide my hand against your Roman popery” one of the most iconic villains of all time

[@MrChileno13]

Well, many villains think they're doing the right thing.

[@Merjedmedia]

Villain?

[@jackmacdonald9111]

God bless billy b if only he could have won

[@TheQuota2001]

" This is you, right here. Knotch 45"

[@johnaustin209]

@@Merjedmedia A religious fool of a villain.

[@trautsj]

DDL is an absolute joy to watch in every role he plays. The absolute dedication to his character acting really is something to behold.

[@shkotayd9749]

Well said. Lewis is a JOY to watch, and his many iterations of complex characters always leaves one with a fresh surprise and a new appreciation.

[@goldilox369]

I loved him in Crucible and Last of the Mohicans.

[@trautsj]

@@goldilox369 For me it's this and There Will Be Blood. But he really is always phenomenal in his roles and I have absolutely no gripes about your picks as they are both beyond top tier as well lol He really just does have an insane body of work/performances!

[@itz_premium]

@@trautsj IVE ABANDONED MY SON!! Yeah, There Will Be Blood is def my top 3 movies ever. And its mostly because of his portrayal. I havent seen the movie in this video though yet so im interested to see how it squares up to TWBB

[@tamsmith291]

He is an incredible actor.

[@lashisrad]

I think you left out a very definitive stance on his terrible honor. He throws the knife and follows up with "That's a wound." And the "The heart, the heart. The heart? This man has no heart." The scene itself defines Bills admiration towards Priest Vallon and disgust with his son. That the 1 man he honors more then anyone, would have a son that would try to sneak attack him.

[@imcallingjapan2178]

Or, he could just be saying that for the sake of the crowd. A point not often touched upon is Bill's evident narcissistic vanity in his clothes and public image, and the whole "patriotism" thing may just be an element of that.

[@johnquick9409]

@@imcallingjapan2178 well... Having a highly personalized or eclectic sense of style when one can afford it is hardly a sign of narcissism by itself. As far as crowd pleasing it would've made a bigger statement to just kill him. I definitely think he meant to leave him alive both as a shame thing as well as out of respect for Priest Vallon. As far as politics go, mass migration has always bred problems. It had more to do with national identity and culture than anything else. See views on the Hessians, Irish, Italians, and Chinese during the immigration years. Similarly colonization of Africa, subdivisions of China (Han and Mongol etc), Western influence in Japan, it's universal. Every culture has a reflex to retain integrity and region of control. Any that doesn't destroys itself within dozens of years. Again, see post Meiji Japan, Rome, and increasingly the US. Integration and assimilation are key to successful immigration and that's impossible on large scales.

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@johnquick9409 If you think Bill understood any of that, you're kiddng yourself. He couldn't even read. He just had literally nothing to motivate or provide meaning in his life, so he chose something that suited him and his anger and devoted himself to that. And respect for Priest Vallon? Lol, right. When he sent John C. Reilly to shoot Amsterdam, there's your "respect." And I meant his entire show of "patriotism" and his image was narcissistic in nature. He wanted everyone to view him a certain way, and he justified every heinous action to himself with the constant charade of "foreign hordes defiling" the wretched rathole that was his entire world from birth to death.

[@Evanderj]

@@johnquick9409 well said.

[@gribblethemunchkin]

@@johnquick9409 Rome at least successfully integrated dozens of cultures into their empire over hundreds and hundreds of years and a vast swathe of territory. If anything they showed that integration on a mass scale is absolutely possible and beneficial. The eventually sacking and downfall of Rome was because they DIDN'T try and integrate the later Germanic groups but instead hired them enmass as mercenaries, often in the civil wars. Rome was bought down by many factors but the biggest was probably the malfeasance of the Roman elite and the lengths they would go to to secure power, including actions that damaged the state that they were fighting over.

[@Ganbarizer]

Daniel Day Lewis is great at playing old timey villians and characters. Sometimes too well. I think his ability to make such monstrous individuals appear charming and be so charismatic is what draws people in. If you look at comments in videos about these roles he's been in, you'll find not only people praising his acting, but people actually sympathizing with them or looking up to these characters. It's really something else.

[@Nikolaijg]

The best villains always see themselves as heroes and have moments of humanity you can feel some connection with.

[@theroyalbarbatos3624]

I would LOVE to see Griffith from Berserk get an analysis

[@dromalloma2651]

That would be awesome!!

[@Mannehrlich]

That one would be truly interesting

[@yourewallsareveryconvenien8292]

Or johan liebert from monster, or funny valentine, pucci, kira, dio, tooru, diavolo from jojo!

[@donaldscott9909]

needs to be done

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

And Dio and Maybe Cell

[@mariovillanueva2442]

This might sound like a joke, and you might eanna save it for aprils fools day but I would teally REALLY like to see an episode on Dr. Evil.

[@matthewbain21]

Yeah, and totally play it straight.

[@cougarhunter33]

At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Wilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum... it's breathtaking! I suggest you try it.

[@bribriarwhitey7781]

...'hence the name, Gold member.'

[@muttpost]

this would be an excellent april fools video!!

[@Murf_Workshop]

@@cougarhunter33 is the summers we would make meat helmets.....

[@chamberofprogress5025]

Truly one of the best villains in cinema, anchored by one of the best actors of our time. My only beef with the film was how loose and somewhat meandering the story was, even though it had a clear and decisive arc that was easy to follow. Historical epics against a sweeping backdrop usually don’t lend themselves well to a film that is also trying to balance its other elements with adequate character study. Filmmakers often get lost in translation when they attempt all these things at once. But this performance, and the film itself, are still excellent.

[@davespringer777]

Honestly, I didn't care much for the movie, but I've watched it 3 times because of Bill.

[@xax888servo7]

I agree, I love the movie and it was the first Scorsese film I saw as a teenager. I must admit it isn't a top Scorsese for me anymore. There's about an hour that could be trimmed out, especially the romance.

[@chamberofprogress5025]

@@xax888servo7 Many of Scorsese’s films are hit-or-miss in one way or another. Everyone had such high hopes for ‘The Aviator’, which was a great film. I personally would have chosen ‘Sideways’ for Best Picture that year, but The Academy has a soft spot for Clint Eastwood. It amazed me that this film didn’t win a single Oscar. I thought it was a shoe-in for Best Cinematography, but that went to ‘Road to Perdition.’ I do suspect that Scorsese lost to Roman Polanski (The Pianist) because of the subject matter, which always goes over well with The Academy.

[@Kylopod]

@@chamberofprogress5025 When Scorsese won his first Oscar for The Departed, he described it as his first film with a plot. Now that isn't entirely true (Cape Fear is a pretty straightforward thriller), but his films do have a tendency to have a very loose plot structure. People don't seem to mind that for a crime epic like Goodfellas or a biopic like Raging Bull or The Aviator, but in Gangs of New York, which on the surface is a simple revenge tale, it's a bit more noticeable.

[@JoJoJoker]

Every darn review of this film is of it’s historical inaccuracies. As a piece of artwork it’s one of the most amazing films of the 21st century.

[@tlobrill1]

The scene where Bill explains his admiration for Priest to Amsterdam without the knowledge he’s talking to the son of Priest is my favorite in the entire movie. You can tell it catches Am off guard as he likely spent his whole life thinking Bill detested his father when killing him. There’s confliction when he hears Bill respected no one more than Priest.

[@konsuno8143]

Imagine how hilarious but fitting a "Analyzing Evil: Oscar from Shark Tale" would be

[@ruffalo1643]

You mean the protagonist from Shark Tale?

[@Raidmasterprod]

@@ruffalo1643 Who lies and lies his way to riches?

[@TTKDMS]

@@Raidmasterprod Most.

[@meganickoboy]

The most influential fictional character of my entire life so far. I was 10 when I first saw this film, a naive optimistic kid. I will never forget the scene in which he kills the sheriff. No hesitation, no second thoughts, no remorse for killing a man. I had no idea that evil so pure could exist in this world. I still get shivers thinking about Billy the Butcher even 16 years later

[@elevenseven-yq4vu]

He is running for president again on pretty much the same ticket.

[@Avatar1977]

Bill is such a compelling villain/antagonist

[@forceghostburtreynolds]

hero

[@bluetrailerproductions7488]

@@forceghostburtreynolds He wasn't a Hero, he was racist hypocrite

[@berjastkjuklingur1914]

@@bluetrailerproductions7488 Racist? No more than anyone else in those days, A hypocrite? I guess in a way but hierocracy isn't always wrong or necessarily a bad thing.

[@bluetrailerproductions7488]

@@berjastkjuklingur1914 He Treated black people and The Irish unfairly. He even made a sick joke saying he would use guns to shoot them before they step on land. That's not a Hero, that's a sick person. Hypocrisy is wrong. You can't do something bad and be pissed off at someone who's doing the same thing and think they are wrong for that. Catching my Drift or am I being Obtuse

[@NotCharAznable]

@@forceghostburtreynolds You clearly live down South.

[@Quizerno]

One thing that stands out to me is that he commands so much loyalty despite being a brute. To the point that Amsterdam saves him from the Irish Assassin, out of reaction, not out of the desire to kill him personally.

[@rodionraskolnikov2098]

I love it how when Scorsese and Daniel Day Lewis made "The Age of Innocence", Lewis' character is the complete opposite of Bill the Butcher in GONY. I feel it was the environment that Bill the Butcher was in, lower class 1800s New York. It was a combination of "nurture" and "nature".

[@nikolaresanovic8335]

I remember watching Gangs of New York when I was ~8. Bill literally scarred me shitless. One of my favourite villains! Amazing video, keep up the great work! ❤️

[@Immortals1984]

Finally, awesome. This was one of my request. Daniel Day-Lewis at his best

[@superniger4822]

There will be blood holds a much better performance in my opinion

[@kassykreutzer6972]

Mee too I was soo happy

[@chasjetty8729]

Humanity at its best.

[@dflatt1783]

I think Daniel Day-Lewis is an awesome actor.

[@andylymbo]

Has he ever had a bad role tho or not been at his best? Not being argumentative I just can't think of a bad role or movie from him is all.

[@AudioAdvisory38]

Wait, the initial fight in the movie was a rematch iirc. Priest and Bill fought before. Bill lost and Priest let Bill go from death. So Bill cut out his own eye. This brings us to the first fight we see in the movie; where Priest loses. Bill does not spare Priest, but he sets up the shrine and has the night of remembrance each year.

[@AdmiralFerret]

This is a movie I definitely need to see again. I saw it when I was a bit younger and, while I respected it as a well made film, I didn't fully understand it. On top of that, and this look into Bill, I think it's absolutely worth a second take. Recommendation: Fletcher, played by J.K. Simmons in the film "Whiplash"

[@iHawke]

You don't watch it on a yearly basis?

[@AdmiralFerret]

@@iHawke lol, I can't say that I do But uh, I now have it on my to-own list then perhaps I will :D

[@mrbrandoncole1]

I could not agree with this more!!!!! Fletcher from Whiplash is brilliant!!!

[@AdmiralFerret]

@@mrbrandoncole1 I'm really hoping we get a video for him. He deserves one for sure! [:

[@kjwonka]

I think Bill is just a product of the time portrayed in the movie - hateful certainly, but he appears no more evil than nearly everyone around him. It’s hard to identify any ‘good’ people in the movie.

[@theprinceofcrows8691]

Excellent point, and we view this from a contemporary perspective. At one point much of his beliefs wouldn't have been considered so immoral or shocking in any way either. I think he is a fascinating and complex character who is played to perfection by DDL. One of the most memorable characters of all times on the big screen.

[@jessecuevas6456]

Good point.

[@JoeLewis-gi4dv]

Thats a good point. Cultural relativism is super important, especially when considering the character of someone's beliefs or actions. None of us today can imagine what your mental state would be like growing up in 19th century urban poverty. Although its never good obviously, you had to be a literal saint to not get corrupted by Victorian slum life

[@IdiotDoomSpiral69]

Everybody or nearly everybody around you being evil doesn't make you any less evil. This kind of nonsense is the same garbage used to defend slavery throughout history, despite the fact that all you ever had to do to figure out what is wrong with slavery at any point in time is to talk to the slaves. This goes for any sort of harmful, irrational behavior or bigotry; the "different beliefs" at the time that make it "difficult to judge people from other time periods" are just those people not caring about the harm they do to others. To pretend that it was not representative of someone's character in the past is to say that it might not be representative of someone's character in the future; it creates some imaginary context in which such behavior is acceptable. People not caring about, say, harm to a specific race of other human beings due to a shared cultural opinion of not viewing them as people does not change anything about what they did and the consequences of their actions nor their ability to have made better choices or had different beliefs. If this were not the case, people would never have been able to develop beliefs counter to these as we see in the present.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Exactly I think this video greatly exaggerates how bad he was. He was not a sadist and he was not even racist. He hated all races of immigrants

[@zekun4741]

I would say that just because the Irish were trying to make ends meet in America while Bill the Butcher was a native, does not make his actions any worse than the Irish. Both the Irish and the Natives were competing for control of the same territory, just because Bill took an offensive stance on the growing Irish influence on his city does not mean that the Irish were not very protective of their own territories against foreign influences, so the Irish were hardly more noble than Bill's WASP natives.

[@kamaardejarnette2728]

This was the one I was waiting for on this channel. Although I agree with you in regard to Emperor Palpatine, I believe the “The Butcher” was the greatest on screen villain ever. “He shows his code when he spares Priest’s son the same that Priest spared him.” Although there is no honor among thieves, there can be honor among enemies”

[@sharonpopolow6874]

I can't get enough of Bill he Butcher! He was absolutely mesmerizing as portrayed by Daniel Day Lewis.

[@BuffaloBobBAD]

Here’s a request: Colonel Nathan Jessup From A Few Good Men

[@beng1642]

I've been hoping for Colonel Jessup for a while now.

[@RCAvhstape]

You want that video? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE VIDEO.

[@RCAvhstape]

@@canadbpolis I eat breakfast 300 yards from men trained to make videos. So don't think you can come down here, and make me nervous.

[@GuinessHangover]

@@RCAvhstape You watch the videos that he provides, and then question the manner in which he provides it.... He would prefer that you just said "thank you" and went on your way!

[@RCAvhstape]

@@GuinessHangover The corporal will take you down to the flight line, and you can have all the videos that you want. But first you have to ask me nicely.

[@cerwyn123]

I think an analysis of Koba from Rise and Dawn of the planet of the apes would be great, as his character has depth and is a real fresh take on a villain

[@hirotashi]

You got your wish, was just uploaded today.

[@MariaJose-rn3mr]

Got your wish a year later

[@zekeedwards7904]

Ddl and Gary oldman are the only two actors that have me so invested in the character that I forget I'm watching an actor

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Throw sam Elliott and Michael Shannon in there if you will. And Christian Bale as far as method/character role playing goes.

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

Also Vincent d'onofrio

[@user-nu7xc4wp1h]

Man, you crank these videos out so fast its insane. Applaud the work ethic.

[@travisimo3749]

This is the slowest quest to cover every scorsese antagonist(and sometimes protagonist) I've ever seen

[@casesuit]

I think an analysis of Percy Wetmore from "The Green Mile" would be pretty interesting.

[@PhillyGraves]

For reallll bro

[@ollikoskiniemi6221]

There's not much to analyze. It would be a short video. Besides, Wild Bill was more of a main antagonist, but there's not much to analyze there either.

[@melwasnevergivenaname]

Ugh, dunno if I could stand that greasy mug looking at me again

[@StevenMichaelCunningham]

Eegads...

[@William.H.Bonney]

Bill explained his brutality was calculated when he told Amsterdam he holds power and survived to be in his late 40’s by using “The spectacle of fearsome acts. Somebody steals from me, I cut off his hands. He offends me, I cut out his tongue. He rises against me, I cut off his head, stick it on a pike, raise it high up so all on the streets can see. That's what preserves the order of things. Fear.”

[@hank7he7ank50]

One of my favorite movie villain and my favorite performance from the great Daniel Day-Lewis. Thank you for another great video and one I was hoping for to show up :D

[@reveninja5252]

I like the fact that you begin your videos exactly as if you were dubbing the villain at the first shot. It gives yr analysis a little uncannines at first, some character but also a little of mystery. You almost symbolically become the villain, just before talking about them. Cool.

[@edi9892]

I really got a soft spot for villains with redeeming qualities and those that might have a valid reason for their actions, but became villains because of it. In general, I think troubled and morally grey characters are the best.

[@kirtley4660]

I agree. I think alot of villains in real life are morally grey and that's what makes movie villains like Bill interesting. Not just somebody doing evil for evil's sake.

[@straburyred]

Anyone can play the Devil, but not everyone can play a fallen angel.

[@jordanhicks5131]

Its because they are far more common in real life. To use the idea of old westerns where good guys wear white hats and bad guys wear black, in real life there are no black hats and white hats. We all wear varying shades of grey.

[@BmoreCelt]

Depends on who's doing the redeeming though don't it? My family is Irish Catholic and my 4th great grandparents immigrated to NYC in 1846 barely a year after the famine started. So they were around during all this and to those like myself there isn't a true redeeming to the butcher

[@perochialjoe]

@@BmoreCelt Nobody cares.

[@jpjpjp453]

Two things...I wouldn't exactly call Bill "unhinged".One might disagree with his views but he was as rock solid as they come compared to other characters. Second, he didn't stab that man through the hand for making a low bet. He stabbed him for trying to steal from the table.

[@KrypticAsylum]

being a xenophobic hypocrite is absolutely unhinged

[@Ganbarizer]

You don't think a man who has no qualms with killing people to get what he wants isn't unhinged?

[@jrich436]

@@Ganbarizer no People misunderstand the concepts behind “crazy” and “unhinged” as acts that are harmful, bad, cause death etc The methodology (or lack of) is what makes something unhinged NOT the severity of the act There is a clear and linear logic to Bill’s acts. He responds to stimuli in a predictable manor. He does not meander in his speech and articulated his reasoning clearly and repeatedly His acts may be reprehensible but this in no way makes him unhinged. They are not the same

[@Sonofiraq24]

@@KrypticAsylum ok libtard

[@cadian9432]

A great analysis! However, I feel Bill has more redeeming qualities than what you included in this video. For one, he does appear to genuinely care for both Jenny and Amsterdam. Even viewing Amsterdam as a son. Their relationship becomes so strong that (I feel) Amsterdam saves Bill out of genuine love and affection (though this does disturb Amsterdam). Also, in the climatic final scene; upon seeing the carnage wrought and the two gangs forgetting their trivial differences to help one another; he seems to display genuine regret and sorrow (for the right reasons). As if he feels he’s lived a lot of his life foolishly. This, I feel, ultimately displays a lot of humanity on his part.

[@adryanblantz1253]

He did a great job in this role. I actually found myself rooting for him over Amsterdam. Any chance to see Thulsa Doom, Keyser Soze, or Lorne Malvo in future profiles? Or maybe some gang/family profiles like the Tuttle/Childress family from True Detective, gangs of Oz, etc...

[@alliezenonos]

Would so love to see a video on Errol Childress or the whole family!

[@adryanblantz1253]

@@alliezenonos yeah they were those kind of people that were strait out of the darker parts of the abyss. I'd like to add 2 others to that list as an honorable mention... Al Swerengen and Rust Chole. Just because they're both interesting characters.

[@bribriarwhitey7781]

Bill the Butcher: Native Native Americans: Not Native?

[@berjastkjuklingur1914]

@@bribriarwhitey7781 The indigenous peoples didn't call themselves or even have a concept of what America was ( Early on anyways). To be American in those days was to be apart of the founding stock of people from Northern Europe the same people who created the Nation and gave it its name.

[@cousinzeke4888]

@@bribriarwhitey7781 How can you be native to country that doesn't exist yet?

[@Ozkajgzrd]

Literally stopped working, watched this, and now back to work. Brilliant as always

[@kassykreutzer6972]

Haha yea I understand

[@briand5170]

First thing I saw Daniel Day-Lewis in was There Will Be Blood and I can’t unsee him as Daniel Plainview, simply because of how well he played him

[@Osito4loko]

Subtle hint that “Homelander” is next!

[@brendanmuller7301]

God I hope so

[@jayxtacee5695]

DDL gave one hell of a performance, it's just awe inspiring to watch him here. I remember watching it and all I could explain was how cold he was. Brilliant actor

[@FunkadelicPancho]

A villain, though he may be, he was very good to those he was allied with. As Amsterdam said in the movie: "funny thing being under the wing of a dragon, it's a lot warmer than you think." Lewis portrayed great distress as Bill when he found Amsterdam was plotting to kill him

[@wro3650]

You have to respect DDL. Like many method actors, he just IS the film. The most intense part of this character is fear, his own and that which surrounds him. He's one of my favorite actors because this is what he creates.

[@karlstrausside107]

Bill is one of my favourite on screen characters ever, Daniel Day Lewis is IMO the best actor ever, great video

[@tamsmith291]

DDL is an incredible actor. Every part he plays is a masterpiece.

[@dontmindme1681]

I really love your breakdowns of these characters. It makes for great study material when I'm fleshing out people in my own stories. You do an excellent job of highlighting the dubious good in these otherwise villainous individuals, and I appreciate that because all too often people forget that the Villains are people too: without depth and nuance, without an insight into the reason behind their actions and behaviors, they'd just be flat cardboard caricatures of people.

[@ChowDownDetroit]

Most people say Daniel Day Louis in "There Will Be Blood" is his best acting performance but in my opinion, his portrayal of Bill The Butcher is the GREATEST acting performance ny anyone that I have ever seen.

[@timstradley5819]

Bill deserves his own movie honestly

[@haha-px5xp]

This is his own movie 🤣

[@MADSCIENTISTGONESANE6166]

I assumed what this person was trying to imply, that he will be the main character - his upbringing, his experiences that shape and molded him to be who he was in his present time of being established as a force to be reckon with. Mostly the first person view of such actions. Well pretty much how we seen Leo's character coming to age and after. That what was being implied.

[@jakemoores9641]

He finally answered so many requests from the fans in future episodes you should do an analysis of the following villains(no particular order) Mickey and mallory knox-the natural born killers Frank Costello-the departed Neil McCauley-heat Billy Bickel-7 psychopaths Eric Cartman-south park Chev chellios-crank Agent Smith-The Matrix Ghost dog-Ghost dog the way of the samurai

[@iainronald4217]

I heard a story once that Leo DeCaprio, Martin Scorcese, and Daniel Day-Lewis took the afternoon off from shooting to go have a nice dinner. But, Day-Lewis refused to break character so he kept the accent, the pugilist walking style, the quiet ferocity and purportedly, the waitress was terrified while serving them. Can you imagine being that waitress?

[@thenameisnav]

DDL is the only actor who can play a character that hates Abraham Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln in almost the same decade

[@jackmiles1918]

Channels like yours, Dead Meat, Foundflix, CZsWorld and a few others are actually great for being able to appreciate the story and the ideas explored by interesting movies that I struggle to get through myself. Tony Montana from Scarface is the perfect example. It's great to see the main parts and learn more about such an iconic character, without having to sit through a movie that I personally just find too over the top for me to get that emersion that other people get from it

[@nightingale8481]

Do you like morally grey characters? Clyde Shelton from law abiding citizen would be good to see. The shift from his actions at the start of the movie to the end are interesting to look at.

[@damianstarks3338]

Another iconic villain perfect for this channel.

[@dluxx6197]

“This was a great man “

[@srf8788]

Indeed a intelligent man🧐

[@shoelessbandit1581]

Yes

[@MadamFoogie]

Shoutout to the guy who was asking for this analysis in the comments a few weeks ago. I remember you. Kudos 👍 Heheh, in high school journalism class, I wrote an article about _Gangs of New York_ in my little film review column. The Vile Eye touched on a lot of the same points I did, so that's pretty neat. Great video, you just keep knocking them out of the park. Also, I like that you kept the creepy music going during your ad read. More channels need to do this, it makes the commercial so much more interesting. SpoOoky Noom.

[@tusharkumar8750]

This man is the "Best Actor in the World" I would like to support my quote by the reference of "There will be Blood".

[@ashtonevans2427]

I remember seeing this in the comments eas literally praying for it ever since. So glad for this.

[@MVelli]

People should look into how the Irish were treated during this time. It was fucking crazy. Everything depicted in this movie is an understatement.

[@Mein-Darth]

Ironic he holds the exact same views as the people he despise.

[@gabreshaa8234]

They were treated according to their actions.

[@coasterdaydreams7150]

@@gabreshaa8234 🙄

[@logicplague]

@@gabreshaa8234 dafuq? getting off a boat?

[@logicplague]

and today their decendants are being asked to pay reparations for the crime of having the same color of skin as some slave owners...which is somehow not just as racist.

[@Sweeptheleg83]

I've done some research into the real Bill the butcher. He was definitely an interesting guy. He didn't have the relationship with Tamminy Hall portrayed in the movie. He loathed Tamminy Hall because of there relationship with the Irish. His rivalry with John Morrisey was quite the story as well. Morrissey, himself, was a fascinating charecter who did alot for the rights of the Irish. He was a champion bareknuckle boxer who helped guard ballot boxes during elections. He also served 2 terms as, I believe, a US senator.

[@mofomartianp]

So you read wikipedia too...? Solid research, bro.

[@LukeWigginsMusic]

I’ve never considered Bill to be the villain. He’s the antagonist yes but all these people have done horrible things to each other

[@sheablack311]

Yeah. Bill is not a villain. This is a gangster movie. He is no better or worse a person then everyone around him. In fact he is one of the most kind people in the movie.

[@alejandrovaldez893]

I love this villain and your video about him! I request that you make a video about Magua from Last of the Mohicans. His actions, for the most part, are so understandable that I question whether he is truly a villain.

[@SkateboardCaes]

One of your best analysis. Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the best actors ever.

[@overthemountain90]

Little fact. The battle in which Bill's father took part of was alluded to be the battle of Lundy's Lane, Ontario, Canada. The biggest loss of life for American troops on foreign soil untill WW2 Also, I think I was one of the many whom suggested Bill the Butcher. Thanks for listening. Another suggestion if I may is Nicky Santoro from Casino and Longshanks from Braveheart. Keep up the great work.

[@twitchsopamanxx]

10:17 actually, he stabs the bald guy for trying to nick a coin off the table, that's why he doesnt kill him, and he says that he respects a man willing to burn for his swagger.

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

One of the best performances in cinema. I loved your analysis too. Excellent video

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

I think so too. You seem alright man, we should hang out.

[@kassykreutzer6972]

Omg this is the best thing ever thank you vile eye soo much

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

Some suggestions: Nucky Thompson - Boardwalk Empire Oh Il-nam - Squid Game Al Swearengen - Deadwood Marlo Stanfield - The Wire Tywin Lannister - Game of Thrones Wildcard: Yoshikage Kira - JJBA Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable

[@zackthezabarak739]

I’d love you to do a villain video for Koba from the new planet of the apes films. The character has severe ptsd, some narcissistic traits, pyromania ( loves firearms and explosives) and a desire for revenge that’s beyond irrational. When he’s around other apes he’s abrasive but otherwise calm and pleasant, but when around humans he’s constantly irritated, violent and controlling. His pathological hate of humans cause him to betray his friend for tolerating them and develops such alust for power and violence that he kills humans and his fellow apes indiscriminately. The character does truly awful things but his life of being tortured and experimented on keeps you sympathetic even when he should be beyond sympathy. He’s intelligent and a skilled fighter. A tie in novel mentions that he was friends with a human handler but after they are fired the new handler kills his mother and puts a cigarette out in his eye.

[@maskupperkut6440]

Yes absolutely

[@fantasmaregular6475]

HUMAN WORK

[@SirToaster9330]

Koba also views apes that don't know sign language and apes who aren't as developed as he is as inferior

[@1977Yakko]

Thanks for this. I've been waiting for this one. Bill the Butcher is probably one of the best portrayals of a villain in movies. Easily one of my Top 5 favorite portrayals of a villain.

[@ashclaw2306]

I always end re-watching this movie from time to time, and Bill the Butcher probably is one of the main reason of why.

[@beefsuprem0241]

Apparently he practised and then did indeed tap a real knife on his contact/fake eye in that scene. That's dedication to the role👏 I'd like to see another Gary Oldman character, Zorg from 5th element 😃

[@ChrisThomson-y7l]

I thought he used a fake knife for that one scene. Then I remembered it was Daniel day Lewis

[@Corrupted]

Daniel Day-Lewis would probably make the perfect Dutch Van der Linde

[@ChrisThomson-y7l]

I don’t think Daniel has A PLAN to do that

[@salinagrrrl69]

I've looked at your 'Noah Cross' over n over. I saw it w/in moments it went on. Before that I had been pulling from my theater & cable mem of "Chinatown" to understand those in power - Pelosi, SoroS, Koches, ect. Cross answers Jake's question w/, "I WANT THE FUTURE!" So too do the b4 mentioned I believe.....now.

[@dylancrow7919]

That guy wasn’t betting too low. He tried to steal from the pot.

[@t.o.double9497]

The best character ever put to film. DDL was gone and all that was left was The Butcher and i loved every minute of it.

[@cherryllcooper679]

OOOOHHHH! Can’t wait to watch this all the way through!

[@seansoroko7274]

Very well done video, Another good one to do is Szell from Marathon Man, Cho Song Woo or Oh-Il Nam from Squid Game, Carl Bruner from Ghost, or Kit and Holly from Badlands.

[@jkeegan154]

Yes! I too want to see Christian Szell from Marathon Man.

[@SirToaster9330]

Front Man as well

[@quinceyb921]

It's funny how i watch more and more of your amazing videos, just to realize that you're covering some of my favorite all time movie characters

[@garyesajas]

I'm addicted to this channel, dude. We learn so much from the villains we're intrigued by I've learned. A couple of villains (next to Tony Soprano) I've always wanted to see a special on are : StarScream and Al Swearengen. Crazy combo I realized, but that's sorta the point

[@bathombre9739]

Hey why no megatron?

[@Abfallkannibale]

One of my all time favorite villains.

[@ryanrusch3976]

Loved Bill the Butcher, he felt so enthralling in all of his scenes.

[@kongfeet81]

I always saw Bill stabbing McGinn when his back was turned a betrayal of his own principles of honor. Maybe he was just that angry with him or perhaps he felt he would lose in a fair fight against him.

[@imcallingjapan2178]

It was proof that Bill had no principles nor honour. He just had nothing else to live for except violence, vice and pride.

[@floppydeers]

I think Bill saw McGinn running against his side as some sort of dishonorable act, considering McGinn was more of a hired mercenary during the Dead Rabbit days. So in Bill's mind he could retaliate unfairly, kind of a "he started it" type thing

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@teddiemack8071 Bill was a crook who profited from and ordered such thievery, he had no problem with Amsterdam and his friend robbing the dead on the ship, unlike even the lowlife racist thug McGloin. Like all gangsters, Bill had no real scruples if he could swtich them off anytime for the sake of profit.

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@teddiemack8071 Wow, you're determined to make excuses for that fictional scumbag, huh? Total cringe. Grow up

[@imcallingjapan2178]

@@teddiemack8071 Sorry, if I hurt your feelings, (and IDK what the hell a "trigglypuff" is, but it's okay) but what you said is total nonsense. You sound like me aged 12 when I saw this film and was so impressed by Bill apparent badassery I was determined to look for some heroism or humanity in his intentions.

[@nickarrigo5540]

this has become one of my favorite channels! Keep up the good work

[@HoustonSoto]

One of the finest performances ever committed to celluloid. I saw this film in theaters when I was 13 and was mesmerized by Daniel Day-Lewis and the film itself.

[@BryceTeeg]

There is two kinds of people Those that understand Bill and those that don't.

[@patrickbyrne3017]

Any chance you could do your next analyzing evil on David ''Noodles'' Aaronson from Once upon a time in America?

[@Minotaur-ey2lg]

Wait, wait, wait... Bill was supposed to be the bad guy?

[@yomamuglyhaha3196]

SUGGESTION: The new season of "You" a netflix original series came out a few days ago. One of the main characters "Love" died in the finale. I would love to see an episode about her and Joe aswell some day.

[@JoJoJoker]

Excellent choice. Gangs of New York is an underrated gem. It’s the last of the great sprawling historical epic films.

[@xerotonin6776]

I wonder... If you and your Ilk had just a bit of conviction to fight for physical existence to have to kill to preserve it, would you call it murder or survival?

[@KidFresh71]

Leonardo DiCaprio was low key horrible in this role, and Cameron Diaz even more horribly miscast. Yet somehow the movie survives these terrible acting turns- mainly because of Bill the Butcher.

[@johnsnider2956]

Leo was fucking great in this movie, sit down.

[@nukelaloosh4795]

terribly horribly horrible

[@KidFresh71]

@@johnsnider2956 yeah, if you ignore his wandering nonsensical accent lol

[@bluetrailerproductions7488]

Dicaprio nails every role

[@Carl.Henriksson]

I've watched the movie 3 times this month, just because of Bill the Butcher.

[@sakhalnakhash1123]

He didn't stab the man's hand for a low bet. That man was trying to steal from the pot when he thought no one was paying attention.

[@classylady107]

The costume designer should have won an award. Bill could dress. Still a villain but can dress well.

[@warrenfungchung4094]

This is my favorite channel bro like I found this channel four days ago and have been hooked ever since

[@thereverendcarmichae]

Great video, as ever. May I suggest Marlo Stanfield from the Wire? In a show full of compromised characters deep in the game, he (accompanied by Partlow & Snoop) was true evil.

[@AP-ec8os]

Marlo was just smart and ambitious in an evil game. Hate the sin, not the sinner

[@thomascrowley9122]

Daniel Day Lewis was a boss in this movie. One of the best performances ever

[@weirdguy1495]

So now that there are 50 of these, I'm going to add to the statuses of each of these characters from Vincent up to Billy, while updating the killed ones to denote either suicide, natural causes, or murder. Let's do this thing. If y'all have any questions, don't be afraid to ask. Alive, free, and uninjured: Alex DeLarge (book), Amy Dunne, Hannibal Lecter (book), the Lighthouse, Louis Bloom, Patrick Bateman, Tetsuo Shima, and Travis Bickle (keeps his job as a taxi driver despite his murder spree) Alive, free, yet injured: Alex DeLarge (movie), Anton Chigurrh, the Gingerbread Man, Hannibal Lecter (movie), Hans Landa, Mildred Ratched, and Noah Cross (gets shot in the shoulder but otherwise is free to go) Alive, captive, and uninjured: Daniel Plainview, the Joker (Joker), and Norman Bates Alive, captive, and injured: The Joker (The Dark Knight) and Thomas Howard Unclear: Tony Soprano (the scene cuts hard to black before we find out his final fate) Will keep coming back regardless of how many times they die: Ganon and Yu Yevon Dead (natural causes): Jack Torrance (movie), Max Cady, and Michael Corleone (dies alone of a heart attack in a park) Dead (accidental): Claude Frollo and Walter White Dead (suicide): Jack Torrance (book) and Samuel Norton (shoots himself in the head) Dead (killed by someone): Alonzo Harris, Amon Goeth, Anakin Skywalker, Annie Wilkes, Asami Yamazaki, Bill the Butcher (gets shot then stabbed by Amsterdam Vallon), Bob Barnes, Calvin Candie, Commodus (gets stabbed in the throat by Maximus Meridius), Count Dooku, Darth Maul, Frank Booth (gets shot by Jeffrey Beaumont), Jigsaw, John Doe, Leatherface, Margaret White, Michael Myers, Norman Stansfield (gets blown up by the dead Leon's grenade vest), the Overlook Hotel, Pinhead, Scar, Sheev Palpatine, Thomas Wake, Tony Montana, Vidal, Vincent (gets shot by Max Durocher), and William Kurtz

[@1bridge11]

Noah Cross got shot in the shoulder by his daughter.

[@weirdguy1495]

@@1bridge11 Thanks, I'll edit that accordingly.

[@jamesgrant9779]

Bruh why?

[@weirdguy1495]

@@jamesgrant9779 Bruh, reasons, mostly that I like making dumb lists like this.

[@1bridge11]

@@weirdguy1495 The Noah Cross video is really dying on the vine, isn't it? Less than 32K views in more than 2 weeks on YT.

[@kmart3453]

at the beginning I was expecting to hear Bill start talking and when you said “hello everyone” I died

[@Mudaseki]

Dude, im very new to your channel but I just have to say, i fucking love it. Every evening now i pull out a cold beer and just sit back and watch these amazing videos your doing. Thank you so much. The "there will be blood" one is my favourite, cheers my man.

[@michaelhowell2326]

The reasons the war was fought was the same reason literally every other war in history was fought. I just don't think that is evil. It's only been in the very recent past that not wanting other peoples around wasn't the norm. Honestly most people are still like that.

[@Lgbtfortnite]

You're talking about the Civil War? How is wanting to own people as property and fighting to preserve that right not evil??

[@hookstomper7322]

@Michael Howell That's right.

[@hookstomper7322]

@@Lgbtfortnite Slavery existed throughout world history (and still exists in Africa). All races have been slaves, including millions of whites. If the existence of slavery justified the North's crushing of "evil" Southerners - despite slavery having not been forbidden by the Constitution - then the crushing of the indians was equally justified after the war by the same men who destroyed the South; but of course, they're praised as saints for the former, yet damned for the latter by the indoctrinated.

[@thefirebreathingleftist8648]

@@hookstomper7322 the chattel slavery of the americas cannot be compared to any other slavery. The amount of people enslaved and transported during this time period dwarfs the other systems of slavery. You can keep your whataboutism and revisionism. Keep licking the southern boot and trying to rewrite history.

[@michealk8053]

@@thefirebreathingleftist8648 Brazil had way more slaves than the US