LET IT BE - a bertie gilbert film (2016)

[@doddleoddle]

Thank you for letting me be a part of something wonderful! From Martha

[@orlaparr4652]

+doddleoddle Your were so fucking brilliant, oh my god.

[@lazyjakes]

you are such a naturally talented actress

[@PaddingtonRol]

+doddleoddle You did a brilliant job! From another Martha :)

[@TomDiggett]

you were amazing!!

[@5maiya]

YOU WERE AMAZING

[@antoniahendriks424]

I love that Dodie isn't playing the happy and cheerful character that she always does.

[@ksneksj72828]

exactly, i feel like that really limited her acting tbh. she has so much potential, not just one type of character

[@EmeraldKelsi]

Antonia Hendriks I remember she said she liked playing a character with more depth.

[@maddiebridges382]

Antonia Hendriks has she been in any other films

[@maddiebridges382]

Antonia Hendriks has she been in any other films

[@sadie_bear]

The foreshadowing is insane. “Martha My Dear” by the Beatles is about Paul’s dog. Death was going to shoot the dog in the beginning. Martha dressed as a dog. Martha was dying the whole time. 🤯

[@keilanihong6237]

And the dog was named Ringo

[@karimchahine4883]

@TaxiCab it's in the white album so on the late side, 1968

[@3lastnames240]

I love how the Beatles era they prefer shows what they're looking for in life. He likes their more political and progressive music because he's looking for a direction, a purpose in his life. She likes the older, more cheerful era because she's just looking for happiness to fight the fact that she's dying. It's beautiful, really.

[@meherdev7]

I think the dog and Jack Howard did some outstanding acting

[@DumandsONE]

agreed

[@sianisabella2732]

+Meher Dev I thought you meant dodie for a split second! Was going to say how rude! :')

[@louisea9990]

I agree. They should get an Oscar 😅

[@doddlevloggle]

+Sian Isabella HAHAHAHAH

[@laurenmac4898]

Yep b the film in my opinion.

[@natnell982]

I feel like death was playing operation because she's tired of killing so she tried saving someone for once.

[@willwoods222]

And then she stopped when she pulled the heart piece out.

[@dylan4n207]

Strange - at the same time the others were having relationship problems in the other room

[@wolfania]

natalie savage this is a wild theory and probably doesn’t have any evidence but could it be like, cancer attacking different parts of the body?

[@maddyisabelle8234]

Wolfania i took it as a visual representation of how martha was feeling like he was ripping her apart and the buzzer was going off because it wasn’t gentle, it was abrupt and painful.

[@heatherlee4366]

Love these interpretations! Bertie described it as playing with the heart when they're talking about the breakup and the brain when hes saying how calculated she is. The buzzer representing the pain and discomfort they both feel

[@EchoGillette]

Ok, I admit it. I cried...

[@maya-vg9xs]

ECHO

[@goofchunk]

+Echo Gillette ECHO OMFG

[@meganro2978]

Echo omg yay 😊🍍

[@AndreaCardenas]

oh hey!

[@corinelontoc6730]

Oh my gosh, never expected to see you here!

[@mayap2724]

Ok, theory number two. Death doesn't really exist. Death is just the elephant in the room. It's the big question that they need to talk about. Martha is dying but Martha and Carl don't want to face it. They keep putting it off. In one scene Martha and carl fight about whether or not they want to keep death. This represents that Martha has already accepted she is going to die whilst carl is struggling harder then Martha to come to terms. The character of Death is just a tool to help them confront the questions they don't want to face. Death isn't apathetic but she doesn't understand how the world works, just in the way that death doesn't care what's going on in a persons life when they die. I could go on and on and on. Brilliant film Bertie!

[@sarahmccullough7056]

👏👏👏👏👏👏 wow

[@claudia-rq9ht]

Oh snapppp

[@Mondayisaloser]

That’s what I thought

[@icanclimbanything6384]

That isn’t a theory that’s symbolism.

[@crystalbethseizetheday8669]

The Montreal Surprise Um, it’s definitely a theory. Using symbolism.

[@graceb1804]

damn Dodie can really act

[@FrankenKitteh]

Tru!

[@uns0ciable4ever]

that's exactly what i thought! she's surpassed my expectations!!!!

[@BertieGilbert1]

+gray'sthoughts yeah she absolutely can!!

[@Sinsearach]

+gray'sthoughts yeah it's clear she has improved a lot! Also I feel this sort of multi-faceted, emotional character suits her a lot better

[@xxmanstar]

+gray'sthoughts Dodie was great! Savannah was good. Overall a good short.

[@pippaedwards1996]

also crying dodie is the most heart-wrenchingly sad thing in the entire world oh my

[@PerriwinklePadfoot]

*SPOILER WARNING* I just realized that death playing operation might have been foreshadowing about Martha's cancer.

[@rowan6021]

Mhm

[@BertieGilbert1]

+effervescent adolescent Mr Jack Howard can tell you about that! When editing, he timed every organ that Death removes in operation to relate to the part of the conversation we're hearing. Heart, voice box, brain etc

[@InToDaily]

+Bertie Gilbert im going to be honest, i missed that the first time but going back that was fucking incredibly done

[@PerriwinklePadfoot]

+Bertie Gilbert Wow that's even better damn. Jack is always so clever. Thanks for explaining!

[@laurenmac4898]

+Bertie Gilbert JESUS JACK I NEVER NOTICED DAMN

[@hibahyusuf6282]

Ok, but who else is LIVING for Dodie's jacket?

[@ikramouchicha8610]

I would DIE! for that jacket😉

[@juddee5253]

@@ikramouchicha8610 same

[@estella.d]

I really want to like this but it has 666 likes :/

[@pluto810]

i cried. i didnt see dodie as dodie or bertie as bertie. i saw them as the characters the were playing.

[@jemcraigx]

Pluto obviously I don't see sav as death lol

[@meghankins32]

Pluto that’s called acting...?

[@brennantheultimate]

Meg Hankins yes, it is

[@carysmcarthurlewis492]

watching this and then watching Dodie's video on her fear of dying really breaks your heart omg

[@lydiabug2281]

ikr

[@BertieGilbert1]

+Carys McArthur Lewis yeah, she's a trooper

[@carysmcarthurlewis492]

aw x

[@wm8010]

+Carys McArthur Lewis What video does she talk about it?

[@carysmcarthurlewis492]

+IntrovertedReader it's called "I'm really scared of dying lol" and it's on her channel DoddleVloggle :)

[@babywithahammer]

I think the symbolism in Dodie's dog costume is that she was mentioned to be "just some dog," which hints to Death killing Ringo because he was of less importance compared to Dodie. And the fact that she likes the Beatles earlier music because it was simpler tells us she was more child-like and simple minded, just like a dog. She dressed up like one because that's what Carl views her as, a joyful, happy creature who is just a shell. But she was dying, and the dog was gonna die, but they both seemed happy even though their deaths were near. Idk, just an idea.

[@levin247]

First I wasn't sure if i agreed with you, but your two sentences really make sense. I think it's a very good interpretation and i love the fact that people start thinking about the movie in detail!

[@__________7797]

Evan Elias I'm pretty sure it's connected to the song martha my dear, song from the white album by the beatles, martha was paul mccartney's dog

[@yolo-yo1113]

Evan Elias Wow 🦄

[@iEatYourBrains13]

I figured she was the dog because the dog is "supposed" to die in the beginning and it was her all along instead.

[@caramarie2000]

but they both what?

[@mariacorr5295]

The fact that dodie's biggest fear is death makes this 10x sadder tbh

[@keilanihong6237]

She said she did the head tapping habit when she's anxious about death. And then she said it was specifically around the word "cancer". That made me so sad. And her facial expression when she was making a cheer to Death with carl literally broke my heart. You can see the role is more than just a skin to walk in to. She already lives in that skin. This performance is amazing

[@luketaylor6645]

I've stumbled across a part of KZbin that genuinely has emotion. Wow

[@levin247]

Same

[@lilyh9520]

Luke Taylor same

[@ohmykat1867]

i know right? being stuck in fraking buzzfeed for months and now i see really good quality videos

[@levin247]

OHMYKAT!! Oh my god, same for me!

[@цветок-ш7п]

NOW NEVER LEAVE!!! >:)

[@goofchunk]

savannah looks stunningly beautiful in this. like more than always.

[@BertieGilbert1]

she is a beauty :-)

[@alexandrafrench]

+Bertie Gilbert #otp

[@antifragiIed]

+Ali Williams Yesss

[@aylinr2988]

+Ali Williams WHOOOVIANN

[@DeeDee570]

she's my lady crush

[@adriennestjacobs2841]

I love that little scene with Jack. He's like "hey ur pretty be a model" and she's like "oh this is just my current form I can change my appearance whenever despite beauty standards." And Jack just goes "K"

[@sarahtuohy573]

i have for 2 years stood by the fact that this is the best thing i have ever seen and i still do today

[@libbyoshea3820]

JESUS CHRIST I COULD DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES ESSAY THE FUCK OUT OF THIS FILM. THE USE OF FORESHADOWING, LIGHTING, MAKEUP, COMEDY AND TWISTED SCENES. HOLY FUCK.

[@loujolly-passant8170]

Libby O'shea OMG SAME

[@StarshipSophie22]

Libby O'shea when they were talking in the hallway and Death was playing operation i was like oooooo daddy i could analyse the HECK out of this

[@dead6080]

Oh good for you, you're in theatre studies. Oh man, u special.

[@jamiekeenan-devargas7234]

Libby O'shea But it's mediocre acting, at best, unfortunately. The story is good :)

[@RoLaarr]

Jamie Keenan-deVargas i agree for the most part but dodies acting wasnt terrible

[@arispacetimeanduniverse8174]

this is so fucking aesthetic.

[@hannah298]

I wish this was a full length movie or a book, I want more.

[@_marimarimari]

Omg imagine a book

[@AmeyaBenare]

book

[@wormisapunkrocker]

“What’s your name?” “Death” “Oh I’m Martha, that’s Carl... wait what?” mood

[@thesecretme07]

hahah literally "death" helped them come together. loved the film!

[@doddleoddle]

Nice!

[@wozzywick]

+gemakah Come Together an intentional pun?

[@burner9307]

+Matthew Worswick ?

[@Cami96]

+Steve Starbucks Beatles song

[@thesecretme07]

+Matthew Worswick no but I wish it was!

[@jadedlaneyoutube]

I really like that she didn't leave him cause she "loved him too much to let him watch her die" or any predictable shit like that. She just left cause her feelings went away.

[@gabsquinn7863]

This could win a fucking oscar.

[@ker0ppstar]

THE SONG DODIE PLAYS BEFORE LET IT BE IS CALLED AVRIL 14TH BY APHEX TWIN YOU'RE WELCOME

[@lejake]

I was looking for ages and shazam didn't help and it was horrible, but then you came and lit the way to pure bliss, thank you so much!

[@iamanordinaryperson]

AHH THANK YOU I KNEW I RECOGNISED RHE SONG SOMEWHER

[@totalrandomness4543]

Well that was more emotional than I expected.....

[@JaylenTC]

Total Randomness That's Bertie for ya

[@anagrammedcacti8896]

my favourite part is when carth (?) and martha were talking in the hallway while death was playing the surgery game, that's really strong symbolism right there. as they kept talking, death kept taking all the intestines out, and pressed on the sides so it buzzed (signifying the hurt). at the very end, right before martha says 'can we talk about it later?', she takes the heart out.

[@maddy-pj3oh]

Ciaran films everything doesn't he? Wow he is really underrated.

[@NTJordan]

Honestly, yes. He should be appreciated much more than he is.

[@SelenaHernandez]

Madeleine Yi He is a DP so he's in charge of the cinematography such as lenses, lighting, photography components, etc. A DP basically films the directors intentions and makes it beautiful. A lot of DPs don't get much recognition by audience members even in Hollywood but don't worry, he is very much appreciated! :)

[@geekwithglasses2897]

Everyone is talking about Dodie and Bertie's acting which is incredible but Savannah was also amazing

[@acatcalledtuesday9110]

has no one noticed how this entire thing fits perfectly to the song? especially the 'and when the broken hearted people / living in the world agree / there will be an answer / let it be'

[@palefox]

cool!!

[@summerwitika346]

Yeah. It was probably because of the Beatles metaphor all throughout.

[@lil-zw2rk]

Plus Ringo the dog and Martha aka Paul's dogs name.

[@imstillalive6819]

me: rewinds back because i wasnt paying attention "she's dying" "fcking sorry??" **starts raining heavily** me: HOLy Fu-

[@shayleeoloughlin5135]

TheLivingNightmare 16 It started thundering at that exact moment.....

[@macrutherford5243]

Martha being painted as a dog has a lot to do with symbolism which isn't the most obvious, but another thing I noticed was that the character Martha was perhaps named after Paul McCartney's sheepdog. There is also the song "Martha My Dear" on the White Album, which is some of the Beatles' later work.

[@Harvey-pv2pd]

Mac Rutherford she's named after one of the beatles dogs and her dog is named after one of the beatles

[@marthaold1170]

She's named after me haha

[@mollybutterfield1175]

I thought the exact same thing

[@ecliptic.6891]

this probably isn’t true, but i also think that it maybe references the fact that the dog was going to be killed but wasn’t, and martha was planned to have died that day ?

[@jungjiho]

Omg, I clicked for Dodie, but I didnt expect this to be emotional asf! I'm crying, I love this sm

[@maedianee]

Ji Ho Jung Ikr. I was not expecting something emotional! 😭❤😢 MY HEART...

[@MelanieDav]

Ji Ho Jung omg same here

[@kate_o7946]

me too! five years after you! that is wild to me.

[@callumtaylor788]

When savannah is in the bath and says "Poof... It was gone" it reminded me of when slughorn said it about the fish in half blood prince.

[@willowpm]

Same

[@EverythingbyKaroline]

omg same

[@calypsopixie]

+Devvo M8 omfg same

[@glitteringtrash6310]

I KNEW IT REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING

[@naisargibuch2168]

I second that!!!

[@daisychainsaw]

Why is dodie so soft in this film like I need to protect my smol bean

[@claraelvirakrokeide7622]

{ finelytyler } |-/

[@yellowcurtains2911]

fuck offTM OMG CAVETOWN IS YOUR PROFILE PICTURE ILY

[@clubpenguinroblox3717]

fuck offTM ur name made me think "oh fuck off mitch"

[@malloryb21]

I love how Bertie can go from drawing the wank on a gingerbread house and going to shrek spectaculars to making such a fucking amazing film like this please tell me how the two and two correlate

[@emohedgehog2635]

waiT WHERE DID HE DO THAT omg

[@malloryb21]

+emo hedgehog so on sav's channel is were he drew the word wank on gingerbread house and it's called "sav and berts holiday special" and then on Sammy Paul's channel there a video called "Bertie's big day out" where he took him to a shrek spectacular

[@loveshergill5400]

ɷɷ I Haveeee Watchedd Thisss Movieee Leakedddd Versionnn Hereee : - t.co/NdLgwVlw7a

[@mayap2724]

In the scene that Martha is talking to death about the Beatles music she says "I honestly like to think they never broke up" did you put that line in there to talk about Martha and Carl's relationship? She says it so wistfully and it foreshadows the ending nicely. You can tell that Martha is the one that broke up with carl and it leaves you wondering why Martha still romanticizes the idea of being together with carl.

[@oliver-bv5rj]

It's Rosie P ive broken up with someone but still have loved them. sometimes breaking up is something that is done for the better of the other person even if that’s not what they think at the time

[@sky3310]

It could have been so that when she died it wouldn't have hurt him nearly as much as if they were still together

[@crystalbethseizetheday8669]

Nah I don’t agree. She says she pretends they never broke up - this is just a sign of her ignoring death and trying to pretend. She tells him straight up she dumped him cos she didn’t feel the same way anymore.

[@megvstheuniverse]

(kind of) SPOILER: I like how Martha and Carl's taste in the Beatles' music perfectly describes how they viewed their relationship - Martha liking the "earlier years" when it was 'happier' and 'less jaded' and how that parallels her falling out with Carl. And then Carl who likes their later stuff because it felt more complete and their earlier stuff were leading to it, reflecting the potential he saw in their failed romance, unable to let it be. Less of a spoiler than it is foreshadowing, really.

[@doddleoddle]

:D

[@alyssanadira9558]

+doddleoddle i just watched this and you're brilliant in this. Make another movie with Bertie! :D

[@cassieparry3838]

Interesting but I thought it was to mirror their opinions on life, how Martha wants to keep things light and doesn't want to factor in the seriousness (death) and how Carl sees the seriousness (death) as important and needs to factored in to the way we live to give it weight or "more instruments" as he says. Also how Martha begins to see this at the end makes me think she now might enjoy the Beatles later stuff ☺️

[@idkimbeth]

"Sometimes I wish they never broke up" ... I feel like the music must be a link to the relationship

[@krome5038]

It upsets me that Dodie might not know how freaking beautiful she is.

[@bethbuchanan4988]

Ikr

[@conniepickle497]

I agree

[@blueandpurple5467]

I have such a crush on her omg

[@conniepickle497]

+Nice Gal yea me too

[@sqwiish]

agreed

[@maxlystor6238]

no words can describe how much i loved this film

[@peach5764]

This made me cry in that sort of way where you are unsure whether it’s happy or sad, but there is a feeling in your chest you can’t shake and it’s sort of lifting you up while it grounds you. This film was so so beautiful!

[@LaytonObserves]

I haven't listened to The Beatles either, but so far (11:22 mins in) my interpretation is: Bertie and Dodie's characters' relationship is drawing parallels to The Beatles' discography. Dodie's character preferring the "Honeymoon stage" of her's and Bertie's relationship (when things were youthful, blissful and more innocent). Bertie's character prefers the more "adult" parts of a relationship; hence his admiration for the darker, more complex, later Beatles stuff. Stream of consciousness up until the end: To a foreigner of life (Savannah's Death character), to live or love is absolute torture. The human story is one of pain and misery. She sees "the _gift_ of life" as being more of a _curse._ Conversely, to natives of life (Bertie and Dodie's characters), humans rely on death to derive meaning from life. We need contrast; another plane of existence, or lack there of, to juxtapose our own. Life doesn't have value if it's in infinite supply. I may be way off, but that was just my interpretation. Loved the film 👏 👏 👏

[@doddleoddle]

^^^^^^

[@kikignis]

+LaytonChronicles lovely interpretation.

[@sortizvital]

+LaytonChronicles Seems Legit.

[@crashinemotions4847]

can i have yr interpretation on the movie August Rush aswell?

[@tbr_hoarder]

Very smart :)

[@valentinamachucam]

I love Dan and Phil but this should've won the BONCAS 100%

[@kamala475]

Soo true.

[@iameveryoneelse3792]

What did d and p do to beat this?

[@ropowo]

i am everyone else tatinof film won

[@quinintheclouds]

I wish this had won the BONCAS, but honestly it deserves an Oscar

[@tayamiranda]

QuirkyQuin the boncas were a bit of a joke tbh.. most awards were a bit random

[@robyn2636]

QuirkyQuin lmao that's immensely far fetched saying it deserves an oscar

[@quinintheclouds]

robyn s sure, but where's the fun in short-fetched? Either way, this film is amazingly well done, I just meant to communicate that :)

[@quinintheclouds]

I panicked but it wasn't at the Disco you do? hello!

[@maddiewaker8414]

quinintheclouds what did win?

[@clubpenguinroblox3717]

Wait I kinda feel like this could be a metaphor but maybe not: she started out not knowing "death" (the girl).... but throughout the story she slowly gets closer to the girl aka gets closer to death. Idk just a thought

[@MeSwanne]

I like how she didn't break up with him, because she didn't want to tell him the truth about her health or because she didn't want to be a burden, but just because she didn't love him anymore and he just excepts that, because after all this time wondering what he had done wrong he realised he didn't do anything wrong. She just moved on and that gives him closure. So many potential tropes you didn't use and I love it.

[@BertieGilbert1]

+MeSwanne thanks so much!! yeah, in the face of death and things that truly matter, he didn't need an elaborate reason

[@samanthadunn2695]

Hearing tom in the first 10 seconds definitely foreshadowed my love for the film

[@DustAuror3]

Tom?

[@sianlorraine7797]

the singer

[@gracey_mg]

+Katie Tom Rosenthal, he is a musician (singer)

[@ellamarie663]

"Oh, Fuck off Mitch" idk y i laughed during such a serious time but I did

[@dylanriles8047]

This is a very in-depth analysis of the KZbin film Let It Be, by Bertie Gilbert. If you haven't seen it already then I would DEFINITELY recommend it, as it is an incredible film, and this post will have A LOT of spoilers. I'm going to go into a bit of detail about what I think each part of the film is symbolic of. I'm probably not correct at all, but this is just how I interpret it. The film Martha died in the film- So if you've watched it, then you'll know that we only find out that Martha is dying, but we never actually see her die. I have a theory that she actually DID die, only that the film is seen through Carl's mind, and that he is unable to process this tragedy. We see it through metaphors and symbols, all representing a different part of the death. Meeting Death- I believe that this is symbolic of Martha finding out that she has cancer, and how she knows that death is with her. Talking to death in the bath- Perhaps Martha questioning why she has to die early. When death tells Carl that Martha is dying- I feel as though this could be symbolic of Martha's death. How it's only just sunk in the fact that she's gone, and he can't get her back. It's announced so abruptly, that it could mean the death was very quick and unexpected, possibly before she was predicted to go. When he gets angry at Martha for not telling him I think that could be interpreted as one of the stages of grief. When Carl says he hopes Ringo dies first- I like to interpret this as him saying that he hoped that the dog (named ringo) would die before Martha. Liking their earlier/later stuff- A recurring theme in the film is that Martha likes the Beatles' earlier stuff, whereas Carl prefers their later music. This could be a metaphor for how Martha prefers to live in the past with her memories, and Carl looks more to the future. It could even be a reflection of the actress who plays Martha, Dodie Clark, as she has stated that she lives in the past quite a lot, and reflects on memories. There were a few other ideas that I've had that I considered were way too impossible, so didn't include. I hope you've enjoyed this, and if you're one of the people from the comments section on the film, thank you for being so patient with me! I've been putting off doing this for such a long time, as I was scared I wasn't going to make sense. Hopefully you agree with some of my points, and if not then please do let me know your interpretation

[@shalloteek2087]

Willow J_c amazing

[@elias-jm9ho]

I love your explanation, it both sums up my thoughts but also points out loads of other things i hadnt picked up on. It's probably way too late now and you wont answer this, but what does the dog symbolise in the ending - is it that the dog is alive and therefore dodie/martha is dead, since the dog was going to be a sacrifice made by sav/Death in order to save dodie? Or maybe the dog is symbolic of dodie, and while the dog is alive she is too? Or something else entirely. I know the dog is linked to dodie, and also the line about Ringo dying first, but im not 100% sure what it means.

[@dozylamb]

i dont necessarily believe this theory (martha is already dead) but the idea that death confronting carl about martha dying is it sinking in to him that she is dead was very interesting to read. its a nice analysis. i think youre right about the metaphor about the beatles but perhaps it goes deeper. i perceived it as a metaphor for their relationship. martha prefers the beginning of their relationship; it being youthful, less complicated, happier. and carl liking the later aspects of the relationship. this also backs up the idea of why martha fell out of love with carl; why they broke up. this was lovely to read(:

[@ryanterry2806]

This is an amazing analysis/theory, but isn’t the very end of the film supposed to be Martha’s death? I interpreted Martha seeing Ringo outside as her going into the afterlife as we can assume Ringo had already died.

[@erimcferrysings4110]

This is so detailed. Wow.

[@aidenjcarlisle1230]

I always love the music in Bertie's shirt films. Like all the tom Rosenthal music.

[@aidenjcarlisle1230]

I Also love the fact that every time I watch this, the more I see. Like how death was playing operation

[@aidenjcarlisle1230]

And the whole 'shock to the system, comment from Bertie's character

[@bazzystar0.0]

This deserves so much more attention. This tragic and beautiful story just breaks and mends hearts at the same time. The acting was fantastic and the story line put me to tears. *This* is true art.

[@katyhinken7307]

that ending hit me like a sack o bricks

[@bellekaren3403]

Honestly though

[@lilyh9520]

Katy Hinken 

[@euphonical7138]

Savannah makes a great whimsical character I loved her

[@TheWwjd95]

I wish I had a broader mindset to see this film in all its perimeters. Because in my mind, in my eye's view, I only see the surface and I know there's truly more to the film and it's quite unfortunate.

[@gracey_mg]

reading the comments and watching over again helps

[@TheWwjd95]

Tiana Vitry Thank you☺☺😳. Quite frankly, I was pretty proud of how I worded it too 😅 but thanks😁

[@lilyhope432]

I think the biggest symbolism in this is that in the beginning they don't believe her and try to stay away but in the end, they talk about death like it's no big deal. It's really symbolic of how you come to terms with death.

[@lilyhope432]

"Honestly, I like to think they never broke up."

[@BlammorSybel]

watching this in middle of a panic attack is NOT recommended, but I did it and I got through the other side with more peace. Thank you for this short.

[@natalieverraneault2840]

This is such a genuinely beautiful piece of art. It's like poetry in a film. Artistic, symbolistic. It's so wonderful to see dodie in it. Most films she's in she looks so happy but in this she's more naturally how she is. Pure art. 10/10

[@lulijet]

i watched this because it got nominated for a bonca and now im really disappointed that it didn't win

[@Ambern]

I actually really liked the almost cliffhanger ending, it leaves you thinking about it again and again. without a defined ending you're forced to think about what the ending could have been like, why it ended that way, what almost insignificant moments could have foreshadowed a 'true' ending, or what happens after the credits roll Honestly, this film was amazing to me, hit's you right in the feels, but not in a, mind crushing sorrow way, in a dull heart ache way.. and I like that. I also like how the characters develop, even in such a short time, you go from knowing nothing about either of the characters, to knowing so much. I feel like the film was a bit unexplained, in a 'wait, whats happening? where are they?' way, but at the same time, it's like real life, if you followed to strangers lives in 5 minuet intervals over 2 days you really wouldn't know what's going on, theres nobody telling you where they're going or what they're thinking the whole film has a very 'real' and raw feeling to it anyway I'm done rambling lmao

[@Mermaidguru01]

Life goals: To be in a Bertie Gilbert film

[@cloudflame6662]

"Carl, did you leave the door open?" And the dog stands there, with wide, trusting eyes. And suddenly there are these strange tracks in Death's make-up, as they look back at the pair behind them. Resigned, both of them stand there with wide, trusting eyes. And everything is just a little blurry, and they can taste salt. And Death chooses life, and aims their silent gun.

[@jasp043]

i forgot how SAD this is ummmmm im literally CRYING fucg also tom's music goes with this so well, all of them dreams is one of my faves of his

[@jasp043]

also, the fucking WARDROBES are so good i love Dodie's jacket

[@chloel260]

I JUST FOUND OUT THREE MONTHS AFTER THIS CAME OUT THAT MARTHA WAS THE NAME OF PAUL MCCARTNEY'S DOG

[@seanpeter3751]

Complex

[@abbysorenson6108]

You see, now I'm crying this isn't ok

[@CalumMcSwiggan]

Everyone's acting is on point but I'm blown away by Dodie's performance. GIRL GOT TALENT.

[@Embly99]

Exactly what I was thinking !

[@emilybee72102]

I’m back here in 2021 because like most of Gen Z I am regressing back to age 13 and I remembered adoring this film

[@seanpeter3751]

Same 😂😂

[@kasper3215]

no I'm not crying shut up yoU'RE CRYING OKAY

[@EmaAtwell]

YOuRE RIGHT I AM how did you know

[@ellen2999]

shhhhh

[@noora7521]

Twenty One Phantastic Whovians No I'm crafting. Love the name.

[@geaiherbe8494]

Don't cry.. Craft

[@keelywilliams9855]

GeaiHerbe oh my g o d

[@ellie20021]

I've watched this atleast like 15 times and it never fails to entertain me. I always take inspiration from Bertie's films for my own acting. Ughhhh I physically can't explain how good his work is!!!

[@HesitantBear]

it feels like jack just walked on set and didnt even bother acting it's brilliant

[@azucar4645]

omg gerard yas

[@IshaniMitra1996]

Hey I've seen you comment on a bunch of phan videos and I just wanted to share that berties shirt says "Florida Bite Me" and it reminds of the squirrel and Phil haha

[@griffin4243]

i always seem to revisit this. not quite sure why, but something about this short film is so immensely beautiful

[@whish67]

I do the same, I've been revisiting this film for years :) I just had a Beatles lecture for a semester in uni, so I gave another rewatch because I have a new appreciation for the details of the film :))

[@heathermcdowallmusic]

is the beatles a metaphor for there relationship?

[@noreennz2993]

yep

[@cbb3480]

HM Music Their*

[@heathermcdowallmusic]

Caya Bennett sorry

[@nechma13]

shes living in the past he's living in the future and death is the now

[@heathermcdowallmusic]

Amazing Kat Rice Yep its one of my favourite beatles songs

[@kyliec2454]

DODIE IS SUCH A GOOD ACTOR???????? I DIDNT KNOW THIS

[@kyliec2454]

this comment was 2 years ago and ive probably watched this at least 20 times

[@artsyhassan2362]

The concept of this film is absoutelyy beautiful. Best short film EVER. I mean it lol

[@ellakim6976]

Return to this film every now and then. Special place in my heart :')

[@katiealcazar2343]

yes! Me too but Why though ?

[@NoobCraftCasting]

Dodie has exposed me to all these youtubers.. So many new subscriptions in my feed. So good.

[@aubrieskye3307]

I didn't know dodie was such a good actor she's amazing

[@daisythomas6844]

just gna say, that Steve Jobs costume was spot on

[@sorryfish3655]

Can we just take a minute to appreciate the FREAKING amazing TOM ROSENTHAL MUSIC that they chose!!! YESSS!

[@AlycatIsAlive]

"It's a necessary evil. It needs to be faced." I live by this quote

[@Mack_erel]

DODIE

[@Mack_erel]

I pretty much only clicked on this because of Dodie and I'm so happy I watched it, it is wonderful

[@leestrunk2682]

I JUST REALIZED DODIE WAS PLAYING LET IT BE ON THE PIANO WHEN SAV ASKED HER IF SHE KNEW ANY BEETLES IM DYING

[@henryhicks7559]

I love bertie gilbert films because there's just so much to look at even if you don't entirely understand the plot.

[@saylornuckolls9206]

I like how death was supposed to kill dodie's character, but instead went to kill the dog. Then later in the film, dodie wears dog makeup. Dodie's character was the dog all along and death came to kill her

[@CluelessEmmie]

I'm so happy I wasn't the only one that picked up on that!

[@rae-gan]

+Saylor Nuckolls ok bc i didn't get it at first, but i should've known that if someone was going to make me cry while they're wearing dog face paint it had to be for good reason

[@judahlicharowicz5437]

Don't forge the dogs name is ringo

[@CluelessEmmie]

It's symbolism buddy ^

[@shutupsandra8033]

I haven't even watched it yet and I know it's going to be amazing

[@shutupsandra8033]

+hayley radison I've watched it now, and it's so good

[@florencekonder2960]

When he said "there, there" like at 1:50 sorta it made me burst out laughing because it's so relatable! 😂 I'm so bad at comforting people ahahah

[@oh-ophelia19]

Sorry if this question is obvious, but at the end Death is hinting at the third Beatle's impending death, and Bertie is wondering if it is Ringo. Then Ringo the dog appears. Is that hinting that Death decided to spare Martha (Dodie) in exchange for the dog's life, like she was originally going to do in the beginning?

[@elliemr5427]

i like to think so, but at the same time, i think the films just wants to let it be, no matter who dies, it just happens?

[@frowningalittle]

I personally think it's probably just a little clever way to allude to the fact that it might be Ringo who she goes after next without explicitly saying so. I like to think that the Death in the film can do small, magical things like let Ringo out. (They were wondering who did, I assume it was Death who used her powers.) Also I personally thought that the dog appearing also doubled as a warning that the dog was still alive, and that Dodie still had to die.

[@skyfirestone]

I'm quite curious to know what sparked the idea of having Death be personified but also lacking grace and composure at first....I love how unknowingly cruel she is in the beginning. This ending was magnificent too!

[@BertieGilbert1]

+Sky Firestone I really liked the idea of her being super naive. Like, she's been around and subjected to humanity for such a long time but has never really stopped to see what the big fuss is about. She has no understanding of etiquette or anything pertaining to human behaviour and/or day to day activities. Just a very vague picture, based on her extensive years killing people.

[@sofieliza3798]

I agree. death, when personified, is typically portrayed to be all knowing and content, sort of at peace because nothing is a surprise, but the take on death here is that death is literally all she knows, which makes a lot of sense despite not being the most popular perception of death as a character. it's refreshing, I think, and it's also cool how she's so self aware, to the point of being able to question her identity and purpose, while omniscient characters are usually completely calm and collected

[@beckiejbrown]

Oh bless Dodie

[@Anthony-ok2xc]

Savannah plays an amazing Death. Very well cast. I bloody love her.

[@user-pz9jb2hw1p]

I love Dan and Phil but I wish that this could have won the BONCAs, TATINOF was cool but this is more universally appealing and made me cry. Whatever though.

[@bookmilla8616]

Better than you i was happy that they won since they deserve it after all work they've done, but this deserved it as well of course. I think it was very kind of dan to mention bertie. He has a very pure heart.

[@julia-roses]

Sniper HD325 Aren't you just a ray of sunshine

[@tweetyhowlter2419]

Sniper HD325 no one deserves to die. Especially not two boys who have changed over 2 million people's lives.

[@4561-n3l]

Tweety Howlter how have they changed someone's lives

[@tweetyhowlter2419]

Sniper HD325 they make people happy. They have stopped people from being sad. They have saved people's lives. If you don't believe me, that's fine. But I speak from experience because I used to be suicidal, but they helped me.

[@lilyrees9823]

"let it be" was the name of a beatles song and specifically the one martha was playing on the piano for any people who didn't know or realize

[@andjela7847]

plus, the film is centered around not trying to stop death because it eventually comes, just to "let it be"

[@psewell5770]

This short film made me cry. It's really made me think about things, about how death is both thankless and somewhat good at the same time. As she said, death is a "necessary evil". Without it, there would be no fun in the world at all. Fun is really taking a risk, in a way, trying to do as much as you can before you eventually "kick the bucket", so to speak. I don't know, I guess that what I'm trying to say is that there always needs to be a villain for there to be a hero. To be good, someone else has to be bad, or good wouldn't exist at all. Well, anyway, this short film is absolutely amazing and it will stick with me, and hopefully everyone else who is lucky enough to watch it.

[@kimh1717]

I like how she can't find the things in her own house

[@rae2732]

Jesus Christ what have you done to my eyes THEY ARE LEAKING

[@carolineharvey2534]

Tom Rosenthal and The Beatles and metaphors and Dodie and the feels, oh its just so good.

[@Magical_Trash]

I'm not crying. I'm not F*CKING crying!!!!

[@girlwhat9]

IM SORRY! I CUT THE ONIONS! I FEEL SO BAD OMG

[@dudeyastink8582]

IceLollyEm THOSE DAMN ONIONS JESUS KEEP THEM TO YOURSELF I CANT HOLD THE TEARS IN ANYMORE

[@girlwhat9]

Jess l-/ JESUS IM SORRY THEY FORCED ME TO! ITS LIKE THEY GIVE ME MIND CONTROL

[@user-cf4fh6hz4z]

|-/

[@dantecortez787]

Kam3man ohhhhhhhhh yeah sure

[@warumsiehtmanjetztdenalias]

bro i need this era of youtube back so bad

[@linouchette6691]

I just managed to wrap my head around the fact that martha wanted to take death in from the very beginning and carl was violently against it because martha wanted to leave like people usually do when they're dying but those who love them hold on. For too long sometimes, I guess the entire thing was a metaphor about how to react when such an unpleasantly unexpected guest like death pops up and the answer is to let it be..