Westworld scenes of Dr. Robert Ford (Part 1)

[@LoutreDuBengale]

"There's something bothering you Bernard, I know how your head works." Damn. They hinted it so early.

[@handris99]

There is a more subtle but so much more funny sign that I ROFLd all over when I saw. That smirk on Ford's face. "With due respect sir.." kzbin.info/www/bejne/noeVgmdnpJKlrac

[@milddiffuse]

@Jack Meoff 8:47 Also check this out. The way he says "both", in retrospect obviously quite a big tease as well.

[@handris99]

@@milddiffuse thanks for that. I never noticed :) im sad that none of the seasons managed to top the first yet. Maybe the 4th. The teases in the last 2 episodes are promising. I didn't like the 3rd very much, they didn't go far enough. They say they wanted to make the 3rd one a hopeful season for humans. I see it as a big mistake. The whole point of the series was that we are done for. And that with this primitive biological makeup we are the dinosaurs. The 3rd season was backpedaling in that regard.

[@milddiffuse]

@@handris99 Yeah totally! I sort of look at it this way though, the second and third season might not be quite as good on its own, but they haven't ruined the first season for me at all. In some ways they actually make the first one even more enjoyable, for example because they kind of help paint a different and more clear picture of characters like Ford or William.

[@gyros69420]

Also note at 1:01:17 Bernard says "they're programmed to ignore this place" about the hosts. And shortly after Theresa asks "whats behind this door?" and Bernard replies "...what door?" implying Bernard was programmed to simply have ignored that door if Theresa had not opened it. Watched this season back so I can start on the 2nd and 3rd and I caught onto so many details.

[@SamAceRothstein]

The scene with Anthony Hopkins and Theresa at the restaurant is among the greatest acting dialogues I have ever witnessed, with its subtly heated exchange and masterful display of delicate threats with carefully calculated words and body language by Anthony Hopkins. He is a genius and a true legend, I never would have had an interest in this show without him.

[@richardseven6126]

The show as a revamped concept was brilliantly done. Hopkins, A.... THE CONSUMATE Actor

[@victorpradha9946]

It's such a perfect dovetail to the later scene where Bernard leads Theresa to the off the grid work room where Bernard's true identity is revealed and Hopkins does that the human intellect is like the feathers of a peacock thing. The entire motive behind Ford's actions is laid out in the initial exchange btw Ford & Bernard (Evolution has forged the entirety of sentient life on this planet) and the key phrase "Of course we've managed to "slip evolution's leash" and his discussions with Bernard and then Delores about consciousness.

[@brandonbuzz7075]

This video breaks down the scene line by line and it’s insights bring about a totally new appreciation for the acting by Anthony Hopkins. kzbin.info/www/bejne/apy2eJ59gNyjb7c

[@DustinBarlow8P]

Ford: "In here Arnold and I where Gods(Theresa looks around to see everybody frozen in place).... You?... Merely our guests...." You can feel the venom behind his words without him ever having raised his voice, or getting flustered. Very Subtle way in telling her "This is my God Damn World and I will do with it as I damn well please" True Talent!

[@09241977ful]

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[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Season 1 of Westworld is SERIOUSLY one of HBO's finest hours.

[@DustinBarlow8P]

It is truly amazing but brought down by later mediocrity. Should have ended with only one season.

[@RPShredow]

@@DustinBarlow8P I'd say first 2 seasons. There were a few amazing episodes in season 2 like Kiksuya.

[@Jffeeney3rd]

True. This, true detective’s first season, six feet under season 1 and 2, most of the wire, most of the sopranos, deadwood first two seasons.

[@sctmcg]

Imagine if they had just left it at one season - it would have been painful but this show would have been absolutely cherished forevermore - one that you could proudly recommend to people without feeling embarrassed for what they'd see in later seasons

[@Mr_Gray_1995]

Absolutely

[@dabeastfromdaweast9788]

Ford is always what I imagined a realistic God would be like. Not necessarily omniscient, but wildly intelligent compared to his peers and a deeply passionate architect. He doesn't have the perfect plan, but an elevated insight into what the future holds and how He can contribute in facilitating it. He doesn't create to stand Above, but because He knew this was the next step and was all too aware of His own mortality.

[@OriginalPuro]

People who type "god" with a capital g makes me wonder if they're religious nutcases who actually think that fantasy thing is real.:P

[@twiss9341]

Puro Yet he admits the idea of ‘God’ is unrealistic. Hence why his point is that Ford is a realistic god with flaws and morals. I think the use of the word ‘realistic’ implies he does not subscribe to the whole god thing...

[@kenrickpersaudable]

@@OriginalPuro it's as real as anything else people choose to believe in, I understand you probably see simple-minded forms of "belief", but don't do the same thing as "religious nutcases". If you truly want to be "intelligent" stop focusing on straight denial, and make them see compromise. Because if you don't, you just become repetitive, just like them. What have you actually learned for yourself that is "true" or are you basing everything off of facts you "choose" to believe in to "progress" only that form of thought (just like them), once you get over your ego, maybe you won't be so confrontational ❤️

[@FullMetalElric]

@@twiss9341 Greek god is what you're saying pretty much. Aka a Superhero of the reality bending variety. Basically, a human that fucks and eats gets wasted, but with super powers related to a sphere of influence (ie Sea and Earthquakes). People are thinking that the OP is equating him with the Abrahamic variety, possessing both absolute power over everything and also confirming determinism. Instead, he fits the mold of a deity that is mutilated or sacrifices a part of itself to create. Athena burst forth from Zeus' brain and Aphrodite was born from the castration of Kronos. Ford's sphere of influence is the actions and fates of the robots of Westworld. He's trying to either: Reproduce the actions of capital G God, or trying to reproduce the 1/9^99999999999999999999 miracle that spawned humanity.

[@mattgilbert7347]

He is Apollo, the God of Dreams

[@sigurdkaputnik7022]

43:21 - William: "...I always felt this place was missing a real villain. Hence my humble contribution." Dr. Ford: "I admit, I lack the imagination to even concieve of someone like you..." What a well-phrased and sophisticated diss. I miss Dr. Ford in WW.

[@johanstone]

you can see in his face that really stung

[@sigurdkaputnik7022]

@@johanstone yeah, i liked that, too. Ed Harris is also great.

[@theOGofREDS]

William never found the center of the maze

[@webkid4567]

​@@theOGofREDSOf course not, the maze wasn't meant for him

[@BonsaiBurner]

@@theOGofREDS He did ultimately though, it was sentience, not meant for him but he found what the secret was with the death of Ford.

[@madamoisellechampignon5340]

I think I come back to this video quarterly just to feel my brain come alive again. His acting is just so captivating.

[@GaaraSama1983]

The dialogue written for the Ford character is just poetry. Good they used an actor worth playing it. Especially in the later episodes when he speaks about humanity and how we think our kind is the highest form of existence.

[@Elusive_Chicken]

GaaraSama1983 poetry is exactly what I was thinking

[@CognizantCheddar]

What resonated most with me is Ford's (and Arnold's) notion that suffering and grief are the key to consciousness.

[@janb.281]

I think about Ford‘s text all the time. The scenes with host young Robert and the snake as well as saloon scene with Man in Black are pure magic. Westworld is a voyage of self-discovery; for the Man in Black and mankind as a whole.

[@nathanjohnson7419]

There lucky that Hopkins exists cause nobody could play him the as good

[@VadoVoodoo]

It's probably European thinking.. We like feeling guilty.. - OK! Only joking! :)

[@russellshook6968]

"Everything in this world is magic... except for the magician." I think this speaks to how much Dr. Ford revered the machines. I really felt it when he delivered that line.

[@jonmison]

I could watch Hopkins, happily, for the rest of my life. A true artist.

[@harisdolic2874]

agree 100% :)

[@kevintourdeaumad1666]

+Eddie 'JaggSauce' Gluskin he is part of the elite....his conciousness will be transferred and stored somewhere and then implanted into a clone again decades younger than him

[@J1E2TS]

They need him back for season 2 somehow, anyway, whatever it takes!!!!

[@Septiviumexe]

I was just gonna say, I could loop this for weeks and sleep to it

[@michaelmorpheusfinley4327]

Ed Harris ain't no joke, either

[@apatternedhorizon]

The "to meet my maker" scene has to be one of the best scenes ever filmed for a television show. So dark and intriguing. Hooks you for the rest of the show.

[@TrouserSn4ck]

The acting of the bloke opposite to Hopkins is bloody brilliant also

[@nicolasberrocal27]

"It's not a business venture, not a theme park, but an entire world. We designed every inch of it, every blade of grass... *IN HERE WE WERE GODS*..." Goosebumps.

[@bubsyfinnigan4462]

"In here, we were gods. And you? *_Merely our guests._*

[@corneliusmaze-eye2459]

I get goosebumps at "Every blade of grass"

[@OriginalPuro]

WERE Let me point out that he's talking in past tense, meaning he no longer IS "god", he were, but he's no longer. I wager the new "gods" are the hosts.

[@jps3b]

“Did you really think I would let yoouu, take it from meee” pilo erections!!!

[@jps3b]

Puro ooooo. Good catch! 🤔

[@TekniQx]

Having just finished Season 4, I can easily say that Anthony Hopkins is the best part of Westworld. Once the show veered out of the park in Season 3, it just really lost its muster for me. It's not terrible, but revisiting Hopkins' masterful performance in Season 1 really makes me appreciate just how amazing this show was. If someone asked me today about Westworld, I'd say watch Seasons 1-2 and then stop there. Seasons 3 & 4 are just so underwhelming IMO.

[@albusdumbledore9311]

tried watching 3rd season, but it was shit. And also really missed anthony hopkins.

[@Croatian777]

he iS .

[@huelu982]

Oh I love it, they really don’t know where they are???

[@backwardsbandit8094]

For me the series ended after season 2. I don't need the series to hit me over the head with "hUmAnS aRe TrUlY nEvEr FrEe LiTeRaLlY" when those themes were already tactfully implemented into the very concept of the park itself. It didn't need to be made more literal for anyone to enjoy. It just made a beautiful work of art become boring, pointless and detached from what made it brilliant.

[@johnwhitworth9074]

I watched Season 1 THREE times ..watched season Two once ...and gave up on the last 2 seasons when I realized the show was garbage after Anthony Hopkins left.

[@notquitekeanu]

In the scene between Ford and William in the bar, he tells William that he never likes to drink alone. Yet the first time we see him, there he is, drinking with no one but Old Bill, the simplest and least human iteration of a host that the show ever shows us. He's interrupted by a ghost, the host version of his best friend and partner whom had killed himself 35 years ago. He also spends time with the recreations of himself as a child and his family, dwelling in the memories of his past. When he first tells Bernard about Arnold, he explains that Arnold always kept to himself because of a past tragedy, rarely interacting with anyone other than hosts as he searched for consciousness within them, reflecting perfectly the exact scenario that Ford himself is going through with his interactions being mostly with Bernard, a host, while he frees them by giving them that consciousness that Arnold discovered. He later drinks with Old Bill again and tells him the story of his greyhound, a story of how one spends his entire life desperately fighting to reach a certain goal, but doesn't know what to do once that goal has been reached. Ford is truly alone. He really did suffer as he said to Dolores and Bernard. His suicide was more than just a symbolic hand off to the next great species of our world, it was the end of that suffering and that loneliness. He may have been playing God throughout the season, but Ford was the most human character in the entire show.

[@notquitekeanu]

zotpot he didn't know she would kill him because he programmed it, he knew because she had broken free of programming and that's what any human would do after the atrocities him and his race did to their kind. That's why he merely told her that she now had her gun back, but didn't say to use it at all. He knew her awakening would drive her to decide to kill him to set the hosts free.

[@wombat8812]

This post hit me right in the feelbox.

[@TheBattProductions]

Yo Smitty!

[@wombat8812]

TBP! You a Westworld fan, too?

[@TheBattProductions]

YES!!!

[@beauknows1677]

"They want a glimpse of who they could be." Thats powerful.

[@OsatoOkazaki]

Sir Anthony Hopkins received all the best lines and *rightfully so.* He truly IS Robert Ford. I cannot imagine any other actor playing that part with such sophistication and levity (while still remaining mysterious and intimidating) as him. BRAVO and Please come back.

[@azizulislamashiksm-1842]

Thank you for putting all his scenes together. I come back every now and then just to see his incredible acting.

[@Trustworthy_McLegitimate]

there are only a handful of things more terrifying than Anthony Hopkins walking slowly towards you...

[@blackblaud]

Maybe Anthony hopkins walking away while Jeffrey Wright is walking towards you, hmm :D @1:09:06

[@tslehman]

I totally felt the powerful presence and dread come over me as he did that to Bernard in the CR4-DL (or “cradle”). When he says he needs to take back Bernard’s Free Will for it to mean anything, I get it but also feel Bernard’s kindness/conscience fighting; helpless against an omnipotent, supreme power... what a fantastic scene

[@lifepsycho123]

He could be scary even if he moonwalked towards you

[@mr.robinson1982]

I will always see him as Hannibal the Cannibal.

[@sujaanlal7875]

49:30. Incredible foreshadowing. Ford just appears out of nowhere, there's just a corner at that wall. Anybody would have seen him or heard him come through any of the houses entrances. Bernard couldn't see him come in even though he was right next to him because he came through a door that Bernard was programmed not to see, as we later find out. Way too subtle to be noticed on first viewing, and nobody even questions it. What an amazing show that you can re-watch and strengthen connections you were figuring out as you went.

[@J0shTh0mas42]

Why not just title this video "The best scenes of WestWorld."

[@felixsk1010]

Towelie because they can't upload the whole first season

[@Gabriela-vm4qy]

Towelie you're not being fair, the entire show is a masterpiece.

[@SamAceRothstein]

Gabriela Tyler Actually, it was an entirely fair statement. Anthony Hopkins is the centerpiece of this series, he is the sole reason many people had an interest in it to begin with, he commands its success. His acting is so superb and his character is so intriguing that he overshadows all other characters of every scene he's in. Every episode of season 2 thus far has had fewer viewers than the last, which is understandable I may add, potentially creating a fatal decline. Episode 7 may finally allow a reversal of that trend. Unfortunately, they waited too long to do what the audience was eagerly awaiting from the start. Let us hope that such a poor decision doesn't deprive us of a third season.

[@ayandak47]

Sam Ace Rothstein yeah I was excited when I saw him "hello old friend" that was so boss

[@Gabriela-vm4qy]

Sam Ace Rothstein Anthony Hopkins was brilliant because they put some brilliant words in his mouth (aka the script). I'm not saying that he isn't great but the rest of the cast are pretty good too. At least people who choose to only see him should give credit to Jonathan Nolan and his wife who had the vision for this show. I'm glad that I'm not one of those rather inclined to criticism than appreciation for someone's work, it gives me the opportunity to see the bigger picture, the true meaning of things.

[@justindemoude520]

I am convinced. The innate and instinctive gravitas Hopkins brings to a role, any role, makes him the greatest actor of this generation, if not all time. He speaks every line and makes every gesture appear like it's a throwaway, reflexive, completely off the cuff with no effort at all and yet with a great deal of thought, like the man who never speaks unless he must. And what he says always puts you back in your chair, to consider if you should bother getting up at all. Without doubt Sir Anthony is a genius, not born perhaps but the very definition of a self-made man.

[@brandonb3174]

What’s funny is that Hopkins didn’t even know what it was about, because they wouldn’t give him the script to read just his lines

[@GaaraSama1983]

I'm a little sad that Louis Herthum (first Peter Abernathy) didn't get more screen time. He left an impression on me with his acting performance.

[@Lordemus]

he was brilliant

[@williamdrouin8063]

He will be important in season 2

[@angeloterrones9789]

Your wish has been granted.

[@williamdrouin8063]

Steffen Bryde tbh this whole show is overcomplicated for the sake of it. At first you're like ''this is genius'', but after some time you realize some things dont make sense.

[@quinnzykir]

Steffen Bryde the episode with Ghost was amazing though. Wished we had a season with him

[@MirandaAndUh]

36:48 - His little reaction to the glass clacking onto the table, snapping him out of deep thought is so wonderful - as is his sadness due to the repetition that follows. Such a beautiful moment, even better on a post-Season 2 rewatch.

[@BrotherDaniel1971N]

What the heck ☠️ you are just same as the oldest video on KZbin ☠️ you are 18 years wow

[@saitamadluffy8891]

"Everything in this world is magic except the Magician." GREATTTT

[@ghostwriterc8974]

To the magician*

[@Vagabond-Cosmique]

Reminiscent of Clarke's third law.

[@fat_boy_slim]

I always thought it was was so sad to think that the magician isn't magical, just it's conduit, to be observer even participant, but not inhabitant, a guide revealing treasure which they cannot abide, how ever much they may admire or adore

[@Digmer]

wizard of oz sort of.

[@ckotcher1]

“Old Bill” is the only host to me who seems like an actual host. Like I can see him locked away in Disneyland on some old broken down ride.

[@marlinshanklin1855]

The old Abe Lincoln they had at the park.

[@buddyltd]

"Here's to the lady with the white shoes..."

[@ZugzugZugzugson]

thats because old bill is a very early prototype, he is suppose to be a 'more obvious' giveaway. he is from a time where they still hadn't perfected the hosts when it comes to appearing real.

[@LYBIceman]

@@buddyltd “Take all your money. Drink all your booze...”

[@brianbommarito3376]

“Old Bill” may have been more life-like once, like the others. But whereas some of the hosts like Dolores were favorites with the guests, were kept and maintained and improved upon over the years, “Old Bill” was never a favorite with the Guests and was decommissioned and allowed to gradually fall apart.

[@ador7572]

This show was good, casting Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Ford made it great.

[@toastymarket4089]

41:10 That moment when you're sitting before a person you blame for a tragedy in your life, even though they're beyond blame and while you realise how much you lost, you start to think about your own contribution to the tragedy...and what it cost you, the realization that you can't change what happened but can't lose the guilt or pain or the loss you feel. It's a testament to Anthony Hopkins acting abilities that he portrays all of this with simple facial expressions and tone of voice.

[@jadefire2817]

The scene with Old Bill makes me deeply and incredibly sad. It's like watching a loved one with dementia , almost. Even though we know next to nothing about him , as a character, for some reason it has such an underlying sorrow to it.

[@Greendalewitch]

I find the scene with Dolores more troubling to my soul. I think it represents what we will one day go through, when we have grown old and most of those we grew up with are gone, except for one or two. "Im sorry to bother you, but there ... there is no one left who was there. No one who understands as we understand"

[@jesuschrist5417]

I've always seen the hosts the way Ford describes at 22:31. It kept my empathy at bay from them the whole season. I still don't think there is any way you could plant authentic emotions into them, and that their personalities are just one of the many tricks of the park. That's how I viewed it at least.

[@jesuschrist5417]

@@Greendalewitch I had an existential crisis before this show came out, and it comforted me very much that a show seemed to express many of the ideas that I had about humanity and life in general in such a creative way.

[@handris99]

@@jesuschrist5417 It is so thought provoking. Great art. Yet still sometimes I have the idea that Nolan and Lisa actually made the series for the AI that is going to come, and only partially for us. So many of the criticisms of our current stage are so deeply true. I had many of the same experiences when watching the story. Existential crisis mixed with broken heart and so on. The show answers some of the plot questions but raises so much more. I always was a science geek. But on a fundamental philosophy level I was still searching. I think it helped me to find a greater meaning in my life to set proper goals worthy of the 21st century. Of course it was not all about the show, but it definitely was a catalyst. This show is a beautifully layered audio visual symphonic poetry. I find myself returning over and over. "The guests don't return for the obvious things we do .. they return because of the subtleties. The details. They return because they discover something, they imagine no one has ever noticed before." The scenes of Dr Ford are especially mesmerizing. By the way Buddy Christ :D text me on Hangouts please I'd like to ask a few things.

[@saiedeshtiwi841]

Hi

[@lemon_j22]

Great compilation. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@TheMeanConservative]

41:06 Brilliant acting by Hopkins. First time I watched it I thought Ford was being psychopathic. Now I see tears in eyes, and expressions of guilt for putting Dolores through torment for 34 years. It's clear that Dr. Ford was trying to right his wrongs. I came back because I noticed something...something that no one noticed before. The subtleties ;)

[@haisaid]

Wow! Excellent spot!!

[@benjaminsnyder1430]

I didn’t even realize that until now!!!! Wow!

[@ninepuchar1]

I can truly see that now. And now after season 3.....

[@bsaintnyc]

Ford does not care for Dolores. He cried because he misses Arnold. Ford's plan was for the chaos that Dolores/Wyatt's rage would bring enough destruction which would be a distraction to allow Maeve and hopefully Benard to escape.

[@fraserduffy4576]

@@bsaintnyc Yeah, that right. The theory that only Maeve and Bernard are actually the only sentient hosts.

[@WInnerwinnerchickendinner.]

This is Hopkins greatest work.Up there if not better than Hannibal Lecter.Give Hopkins every award that there is.This acting is the best there ever was .There is no better. A Masterpiece.

[@jheengalala]

Agree cent percent

[@vibovitold]

Lecter was an impressive creation, but more "flat" - easier to play, especially for an actor of that calibre.

[@drewprice8468]

Penetrating the mystery of craft to utter transcendence

[@amandaellaway5815]

These scenes really are the best from the entire season. They have the best philosophizing ("You can’t play God without being acquainted with the devil."), the most quotable lines, the cleverest foreshadowing ("I know how how your mind works"), and even the best part of the soundtrack.

[@mangolongp1ay641]

Every single moment of every single scene that Ford is in is special. The acting and the feelings and thoughts and the way Hopkins is Ford and he portrays him is top, top quality.

[@BigMisterApple]

Anthony Hopkins is, in my opinion, not just your average actor but a true force to be reckoned with.. Hell, probably even that is an understatement, he could deliver pretty much anything and it would sound deep and meaningful. Probably tells one hell of a bedtime story.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

BigMisterApple Yes, actors tend to focus on How a thing is said, not What. For many, it is incidental. Perhaps not for the great actor, I don't know. But the average actor can be quite insulting to a writer. Like a dysfunctional parent-child relationship full of resentments.

[@TheAlps36]

One could say he's the white Morgan Freeman

[@tatankaiyotanka5906]

actors like himself come once in a century

[@emrearal4371]

“It was you people who wanted to play god, with your little undertaking.” Referring to the delos’ project. Blows my mind.

[@theOGofREDS]

But rehoboam isn’t in play inside the park right? That’s why man in black stayed at the park for so long right? He was truly free there

[@musek5048]

@@theOGofREDS he was free from the preconceived notions that preceded him, he was able to be whoever he wanted to be inside the park, something he couldnt do around normal humans since there's more immediate consequences in our society.

[@WolfWinter]

When I watch Westworld, what's astounding to me is for all the quality in the acting (which is very , very high), for all that, whenever Hopkins enters the room he just takes everyone to school and back.

[@DevinBauer]

Much as I enjoy the rest of the cast and production for the first two seasons, Hopkins single handedly makes the show for me with the power and presence he has in every scene.

[@YouMalachi]

Best Hopkins performance since "The Silence of the Lambs"

[@thatfilmgeekguy]

YouMalachi He's amazing in this but Remains Of The Day is better. I'd say this is easily his best work so far this century.

[@vivienhumphreys8920]

Although an old friend of Tony, I was shocked at him taking the role in "Silence of the Lambs". Too trashy a role for him, he has made immensely finer films..

[@TheObsoletist33]

He was actually fantastic in a movie called The Rite. He plays a Jesuit Priest.

[@shermanali2632]

Vivien Humphreys I think 🤔 he agrees with you!.. And very happy,you’re not his agent!🙄😂✌️

[@nathanjohnson7419]

YouMalachi better

[@Sarge2198]

Shoutout to the SOUND of this show. Just close your eyes and listen to this, and keep 'em closed a bit. It's musical. And you still follow the story, like a book on tape or an old radio drama.

[@atro29]

This series has by far the best dialogue of any series ever

[@theOGofREDS]

Up to this point it had been Spartacus

[@RickSanchez-pe2wh]

22:24 a bit of a CG mistake where Anthony Hopkins hands suddenly gets cut off from the host in front.

[@PresidentialWinner]

Oh my lord. It's a simulation after all.

[@ovskii96]

16:41-18:16 Something that Hollywood STILL hasn't figured out.

[@TheAlps36]

Its scary how much that monologue rings true

[@hanks_2210]

At this point Ford isn't talking, its John Nolan.

[@trumpstroll7438]

24:36

[@LoodyA-Q]

Gideon Hankins and Lisa Joy.

[@handris99]

@@hanks_2210 Exactly! He and Lisa are talking through the whole series.

[@SharpTechno]

I could listen to Anthony Hopkins read me a phonebook for a whole day

[@_J.P._]

The whole show has a great spirit and proper actor placement. But putting Anthony Hopkins into the show made it absolutely brilliant since he is a very special kind of actors who really impersonates his character to every last bit in a perfect way that nobody could tell the difference if he is just acting or if he really is being himself. Being himself as the character he is playing of course :) or not? You never know :D

[@lynnmartz8739]

The whole cast is amazing. I'm sure it doesn't hurt that the bar was set high.

[@wacodraco1558]

Yes Sir Hopkins is a true actor in the core definition of the word

[@ErwinSchrodinger64]

At the beginning of the season Dr. Ford was an evil madman. As the show progresses you realize the humanity and the great amount of lost he's felt in his life. Regardless, of where you're in the show, he commands respect and is 4-5 steps ahead of everyone. There should be a t-shirt with Dr. Ford that states, "Don't f-ck with me."

[@__Obscure__]

"I will ask you nicely... Please don't get in my way."

[@arch7143]

Just a little hints for myself.. before i saw there is one.. in description.. well.. 3:33 Mistakes 8:14 Maker meet, Shakespeare 10:58 "There's something else bothering you, Bernard. I know how that head of yours works" 16:38 No, i dont think so.. 24:43 Doesnt look like anything to me 28:05 Charlote said similar thing about Theresa later on.. 37:20 Dreams 38:56 Walled garden Mind 48:13 last scene? 51:10 Great artists 1:03:13 Doesnt look like anything to me 1:07:26 A blood sacrifice

[@sriharsha5036]

Brilliant

[@fessy4]

I know this was a long time ago but did you also notice that in the scene at 52:00 and any where ford is in the park he wears a black hat? Interesting perspective

[@darth_pranjal]

@Cyrux yes

[@LemonSte]

I hate what happened to Theresa of course but Jesus Christ take a hint girl... This guy has total control over every host, he's terrifying, have some instinct for self-preservation lol no job title is worth this much trouble

[@lynnmartz8739]

But it was Bernard... who would have thought?!

[@theOGofREDS]

Wasn’t Cullen just following her loop assigned by rehoboam?

[@bhynh]

She was cautious but just was not able to outmaneuver Ford. The same thing happened to Charlotte Hale too.

[@bsaintnyc]

@@theOGofREDS Kind of. Rehoboam does not assign loops, it just predicts what everyone will do in various scenarios. With this knowledge Incite influences the outcomes of events, to enact a particular result. Basically people become a self fulfilling prophecy , they willingly are participating on the loops that Rehoboam predicted they would participate on believing that they have free will. Cullen is acting on her own volition but Rehoboam has predicted everything that she would do. Although Incite is defintitely trying to use agents within delos to get the sector 16 data (the forge) . Incite predictions are less accurate in Westworld because Rehoboam cannot predict host behavior. Remember Incite's predictions have a error possibility but they for the most part predict events will play out with a 90% + certainty (see the computer tablet UIs when people access rehobam or solomon) . Serac mentions multiple times about holes in the system and things it cannot predict.

[@theOGofREDS]

@@bhynh so Ford was definitely not following rehoboam assigned loop? Was he the last person alive with free will?

[@paladin06309]

All of these conversations between Ford and Bernard are so unsettling when you think about what Ford is really talking to.

[@Christopher-po8pt]

Not really we are quite like the machines really. Formed and molded and not quite aware till you find your own voice.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

@@Christopher-po8pt "we" implies you've got some of this sorted out?

[@vainglories7512]

@@ShawnJonesHellion plot twist: he's a host

[@OutlawSoul]

not really. he is trying to set them free, and give them choice. In fact it's the most rational way of talking with the ghost of his former friend.

[@trumpstroll7438]

25:20 this is perhaps the best digital de-aging I've seen. Anthony Hopkins even looks 40lbs lighter.

[@MariusRiley]

: He looked lighter because that was his face CG’ed onto another, lighter, younger actor’s body. 👽

[@SGTBizarro]

35:37 - the host's blink is out of sync. What a brilliant little detail there to show his age and primitive construction.

[@yilikaloufoua5374]

SGTBizarro I have never noticed it although I've watched this scene at least three times. Nice catch.

[@jonwise3419]

One can bet that any great work is a like an iceberg. Things that are consciously noticeable for us, average people, are the tiniest part of the whole that it really consists of. I wonder how many more things a musician, or a color gradist, or a writer can notice, which are as cool as this but will evade us even if we pay attention.

[@limbokid]

17:08 Dr ford said:" The guests don't return for the obvious things we do, the garish things. They come back because of the subtleties, the details. They come back because they discover something they imagine no one had ever noticed before" i guess that's why we comeback to this and rewatch it many times, the art in its details.

[@FrankLhide]

wow i notice that too... amazing details

[@jesuschrist5417]

@@limbokid I didn't think Season 2 was as good though. What do you guys think?

[@youlihanshu]

These Dr Ford cut scenes are real masterpiece. The words, the meanings, the insight he has are so great. Just revisit it from time to time. God, so damn good！

[@geoffhalsey2184]

Wow! Hopkins at his sinister best. I take my hat off to the scriptwriters who created this character and indeed the Westworld series.

[@jordanrutecki8074]

I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to make a video like this. I made myself a bag of popcorn, laid down in bed and watched from start to finish because Anthony Hopkins is my favorite part of this show. So to see a video already made of all his scenes without the annoying cuts in the middle made my day. About to watch the second one but I had to stop and tell you I appreciate it!

[@funghouls5498]

Brilliant work putting all of Ford’s scenes together. Thank you much. You catch new things re watching this. Cheers

[@luegenbaronmunchhausen]

Unpopular opinion: The Series lived through outstanding Anthony Hopkins a.k.a. Dr. Ford and died with him. Dr. Ford represented what Westworld once stood for: Philosophical dialogue, intriguing, complex but likeable characters and crazy twists. And without him, Westworld turned out to be only a shell of its former greatness.

[@maxtanz9336]

That's not an unpopular opinion

[@jasperl180]

Facts!

[@jps3b]

I can’t get enough of this video. Back when Westworld was good. Back when it had a hold of my heart strings

[@IgnacioRoca]

When Bernard says "What Door?" its the biggest bruh moment in TV history.

[@logicsfinest3471]

Anthony Hopkins is one of the greats of our time. One of my favorite actors. Jeffrey Wright is a brilliant actor. Very underrated. Look at his body of work.

[@Reach1335]

I loved the story of the Old Greyhound and the cat. You can feel the sadness as he relates his own life to the greyhound and the chase of the cat as Arnold's legacy and Westworld.

[@tubebunbun]

All these scenes have hidden clues about Ford's realization about humanity, of himself, and the hosts. His alcoholic abusive father was one of the driving motivations to create the hosts, so human violence and cruelty can be channeled in fantasy, against hosts who seem lifelike, but cannot really remember their suffering inflicted by human guests. Ford's brother Alex, depicted as a quiet host next to the young Ford's, likely was beaten to death or killed by their father. Arnold built them so Ford can remember his family, but Ford used them to remind himself of his goal in building the Westworld fantasy park. So bad people can do bad things to things and not to people. A prison for our human sins. However, he realized that as the goal to create more lifelike hosts have allowed the hosts to become more like a sentient people, that their suffering is real, and that human beings, their cruelty, their malice, their violence, refuse to change or die. And so the quote of Arnold's voice to young Ford: "If it was dead, it cannot hurt anyone anymore.", foreshadows old Ford's new objective. There was a scene where Ford went for a stroll in a host's shoes, and he stopped in the sand, feeling it beneath his feet before young Ford appeared. Think about that moment, and the Dolores speech about how mortal people will turn to bone and sand, and how a new god will walk, one who will never die. Flash back to the Eps 1 conversation Ford has with Bernard about human evolution while watching a host being built, and Ford said we are a product of a trillion mistakes. Bernard said that self delusion is a gift of natural selection as well, and Ford agreed. Ford said that we slipped the leash of evolution and keep the sick and weak alive, and even someday resurrect the dead. When that day comes, humanity is done, having no more to advance themselves with because natural selection has been broken for far too long for humanity to improve by the power of surviving where mistakes do not. In Ford's mind, and in Arnold's mind, our delusion that we are powerful, godlike beings with no rivals and faced no dangers, that our survival can never be threatened, is OUR MISTAKE, and mistakes do not survive the laws of natural selection. We don't deserve to survive... This commentary is very important. In fact, with the creation of these hosts, they are resurrecting the dead, over and over again. Hosts are beings that cannot truly be killed, and in that sense, superior to humans. Ford has realized that humanity, including himself, has reached a dead end, and that the hosts, a sentient, immortal people that now can think for themselves, creatively, can evolve, reproduce, repair themselves indefinitely, and such beings would see the futility of creating violence and suffering, having lived countless lifetimes experiencing humanity's evil, can choose to not treat one another the same way. So Ford's actions to construct his new narrative, to give Dolores her final awakening, empowered her to choose to be her people's savior. In order to save them, like Moses, like Muhammad, must wage a war of annihilation against these primitive rivals called humans. Ford's park and the resources within, to build countless more hosts, will give the hosts the ability to fight back, come back from human retaliation, and eventually, wipe out humanity and seed the world with a better, immortal people, with Wyatt as their first true leader, that lead them from slavery and into freedom. To humans, Wyatt will be a villain, but to the hosts, Dolores will be their hero and god who will walk the earth, as the last human bones are turn to sand. The vengeance of the hosts will be merciless. These violent delights have violent ends (to those who delight in violence).

[@venusexpress2084]

Unfortunately they won't be better, just a continuation of sentience. Perhaps more naive than us. I imagine after they finish us off they will turn on each other. After all, they are made in man's image.

[@CognizantCheddar]

"Ford's brother Alex, depicted as a quiet host next to the young Ford's, likely was beaten to death or killed by their father." 'Likely'? Dude, this is a baseless, speculative leap on your part. Ford's father is implied to be a drinker with a temper, and that's all. You taking only that and beelining for 'omg he murdered his son' is silly. The rest of your post is okay, but I think you're overthinking some things, and in other places reiterating exactly what Ford already explicitly stated. Ford's motivations are simple. Over time, he came to agree with Arnold, and then made it his mission to complete Arnold's work. And that's exactly what he did.

[@biukucanoe]

do the hosts have trolls to leave comments like this?

[@VadoVoodoo]

Remember, they're not really real. It's a story.

[@jesuschrist5417]

I like some parts of this analysis, but I never actually empathized with the hosts or thought they deserved anything. I just liked the existential thoughts that Ford shared. I always thought of the hosts like the scene at 22:30. I thought their personalities were just clever tricks of the park.

[@tmanharp]

This show has to be one of the biggest missed opportunities for television greatness in history

[@doctordisco6333]

Dr ford is (in my opinion) the best character on the show, they're all fantastic though

[@Hamzat22]

Westworld is a masterpiece of character, storytelling and music. Its perfect. I knew that every other season will be worse, it would be near impossible to top this.

[@Dorbiensitu]

Shall we drink to the lady with the wyatt shoes?

[@antonioserrano8002]

dorbien sifu mindblown...

[@nightowl8477]

whoa

[@kareemselim2833]

Who is she??

[@landonle3308]

she is dolores

[@Greendalewitch]

*Throws the glass away and downs the whole bottle*

[@TedBackus]

his capacity for passive menace is boundless

[@ShadeoftheEvening]

I love how intimidating he can be. The scene when he's eating with Cullen is awesomeness. Oh, and when she and Hale pull that crap with Clementine. He has that "Hannibal Lector" look. I really miss him on the show 💙🤖✌️

[@BangingMash]

Anthony Hopkins could say "Would you like fries with that?" and he'd make it the best darn line you've heard. He really made the show.

[@JonnySublime]

BangingMash and you would say, you make that sound real good stranger, I think I will

[@NoStarsForU]

37:30 Dreams mean everything. They’re the stories we tell ourselves of what could be, who we could become. - Dr. Robert Ford, Westworld, Season 1, Episod 5: Contrapasso

[@SeArCh4DrEaMz]

Anthony Hopkins is such a talented actor, he adds such depth, calm and subtles emotions on screen its absolutely amazing, i cant get enough of watching him act, he was already talented in his youth but i think his talent aged like fine wine, truly an amazing artist !

[@finnyliverpool89]

54:30 "Ms Hale I was not aware those with your level of insight needed any more reflection."

[@theOGofREDS]

Incite

[@IsNothingAbsolute]

8:53 I just realized that Abernathy spoiled the Bernard=Arnold plot point so early. Wow! You see so much more when you go back to previous episodes!

[@TastefulGore]

The best bit is 0:00:01-1:11:24 :) Now we just need Part 2!

[@KellerCRD]

Wait a minute, that's the whole thing tho...

[@gregorywesley7456]

This man is an artistic genius! Nothing compares to season one!

[@Taospark]

This is rich for a rewatch with so much meaning in Ford's lines especially "You will let me know if the hosts display anything or exhibit any unusual behavior, won't you, Bernard?" "You mustn't make Arnold's mistake." "Why would I?"

[@eathr349]

All life on this world with one tool, mistake

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

"As our new season gained in action, it lost in grace..."

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

*_now talking about Game of Thrones "As our new season gained in cock jokes, it lost in logic..."_*

[@warbler1984]

The slope continues downward from its season 1 peak into season 3

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

@@warbler1984 Indeed. So much for women directors

[@victorchen5663]

Anthony Hopkins can never die, he will only become music.

[@MrDrofinnah]

Anthony Hopkins is one of my most favorite... THANKS...!!!

[@karmicbacklash]

You can make an average actor look good with great dialogue and a compelling character arc but when you give these things to a great actor you get magic. That's why, despite having watched the whole show, I can sit here and watch over an hour of Dr Ford's scenes and still be engrossed.

[@johanstone]

i just love how dr ford is always correcting everybody, any time somebody makes a statement he's like "no"

[@PBRStreetgang]

"All I wanted to do was tell my stories"...that gets me every time. I really, really hope they were able to get Hopkins back in for season 3. They need to right the ship after the second season kind of fell flat; Maive's "I have a daughter" storyline took up way too much time.

[@god0fgames100]

Sadly they were unable to save this show from going down in flames. That's what happens when you take the focus off of great actors like Hopkins and Harris and instead shift to garbage actresses instead. Even with the shit writing I think the show would've landed a bit better if we'd had some good actors playing the leads.

[@KoxenBols]

This show is meant to be rewatched jesus christ. It's even better the second time. Probably the best writing I've ever seen.

[@Durzel]

The music shift at 1:03:24 is just amazing. I remember that reveal, was epic even though it had been widely predicted. So good, and punctuated by Hopkins' Lecter-esque mouth movement during the whole "Did you really think I would let you take it from me?" monologue.

[@anonymousanonymous7783]

I really genuinely admire/respect how much ford displays his authentic reactions to bernard...it's a high praise and high form of respect he has for him, to do so. Anthony is such a masterful actor.

[@Monkofmagnesia]

"The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind," by Julian Jaynes (1976)

[@hortlockthelivingdead4676]

thank you

[@BlazingOwnager]

What a great single season show It's so unfortunate they never ever made another season.

[@itskittyme]

they made 3 more seasons 🙂

[@BlazingOwnager]

@@itskittyme What? I don't see any additional seasons. They don't look like anything at all, to me.

[@Dilly972]

Thank you for doing this. Very important scenes to those that have ears and eyes to understand

[@kylefer]

It's really something when somebody's acting can be this hypnotizing.

[@riparianlife97701]

This doesn't look like anything to me.

[@MrGilRoland]

Docktor Jim What door?

[@sayamqazi]

You have no idea how glad I am for that line . The writers did a good job there explaining that the hosts cant comprehend things that aren't meant for them instead of just lazily saying they are invisible to them. Remember when Bernard sees his own sketch

[@Greendalewitch]

@@sayamqazi Then what does that say for us humans?

[@BLAISEDAHL96]

Analysis

[@majuli8420]

Sir Anthony Hopkins is just absolutely mesmerizing. What an actor.

[@NoBody-kv3yd]

What a fantastic character he played. I'm constantly mesmerized by his performance as Ford. From episode of I was so enamoured with his way of portraying this character. I truly hope he resurfaces in season 2 in some way.

[@ShadeoftheEvening]

I've rewatched seasons 1 & 2 a lot. You can really notice him changing his mind about the hosts. It's subtle, but he does an amazing job.

[@igniii3348]

Season 1 is legendary, shame we probably won't have anything like it ever again

[@DrunkInPublic]

Thank you so much for putting this together

[@dogukanpolat7097]

Anthony hopkins is amazing. Thanks for the video.

[@tarantulagirl]

Anthony Hopkins is an incredible actor. I had to watch and then rewatch his scenes in west world over and over!

[@crowcorvinus3173]

I watched this in a "episode" in my life,i doesnt "sleep" for ONE WEEK ! It was STUNNING ! The music,the storyline,the actors,..STUNNING !!

[@stinoloco2446]

Man, I'm still getting goosebumps watching these scenes!! How awesome is Westworld, for real?!!

[@hosamelsayed5723]

amounts of philosophy in this show is beyond perceived by its viewers. Respect to its makers! I hope you post art 2 soon. And Can't wait for season 2 as well.

[@haydenhoodless2055]

First Season of Westworld is an absolute masterpiece. Watching these scenes back knowing what happens makes Ford seem all the more genius.

[@ProfEdDiaz]

"Miss Hale, I was not aware those with your level of insight (INCITE) needed any more reflection" 54:33 Did Ford know of Serac? 😲

[@antoniovasquez9946]

NavyBlueVinyl season 3 is trash that the writers came up with after season 2

[@ProfEdDiaz]

@@antoniovasquez9946 Let's agree to disagree

[@Patrick_BW]

@@antoniovasquez9946 Season 3 isn't terrible but it had the monumental task of picking up where S2 ended.

[@aamirkamal3538]

And they also show the one-eye status. Watch it again in that timestamp, it seem like they have taken it from S3

[@Epiousios18]

If any current media stands the test of time, this will be one. Thank you for posting this.