BMW Films "The Follow"

The Driver is hired by a nervous movie manager to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his tailing of the wife, the Driver describes the right way to tail someone. As he follows her he begins to fear what he might learn of her apparently tragic life. He discovers the wife is fleeing the country and returning to her mother's, and that she's been given a black eye, likely by her husband. He returns the money for the job, refusing to tell where the wife is, and drives off telling the manager never to call him again.

[@LisaMichele]

Such a perfect piece of filmmaking. Wong Kar-wai is a genius

[@vetterburns1048]

@5:40 That song. In Portuguese? Soo good! 😎

[@aidannb23]

one of the best short films. BMW films have always been my favorites

[@wareidav]

The music is some of the most emotional I have ever heard.Stunning

[@vetterburns1048]

Agreed!

[@incognito_bitch8513]

10 years later and I’m still trying to find the soundtrack 😩

[@nickraja17]

@@incognito_bitch8513 it's unicornio by Cecilia Neol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIWxcomXp9qGe7s Here is the link of the song

[@nickraja17]

so simply and yet so beautifully made. in just 8 minutes so many emotions have been explained. thanks for uploading TIM

[@lourescocarlo2021]

this is the original history of transporter

[@SpidiVili]

It's shame BMW don't make those short films today.

[@Ezane1904]

That's because if they made Shorts today, they would have to CGI Captain America or the Hulk to get peoples attention these days

[@penyuwan]

Hah you are in luck, a new one in October called the Escape directed by Neill Blomkamp.

[@SpidiVili]

penyuwan Can't wait to see it!

[@issish6476]

SpidiVili search BMW 5 series the escape. it's out now, beautiful

[@chrisbano9216]

I’d like to see Chris Nolan, Ryan Coogler and Katheryn Bigelow direct a bmw films short story

[@eddiebear60]

Still here in 2023. Loved this. My favorite of the BMW Films, although the Madonna one comes in at a close second. I like the unintentional aperture mistake at 6:20 where the screen brightens momentarily. It's like a light bulb goes off in his head and he realizes what's going on with her and her husband.

[@akhmadslhdn86]

this film.. this song.. its just so sad.. its about loosing your most precious thing in your life..

[@czdaniel1]

Yes, but I love the ending parable when he gives back the money: If you're not willing to see the end of the road, then maybe you shouldn't be out there. Nice way to say "Do your own damned dirty work, and never call me again" It just makes me so sad that these films are so good, and what Hollywood puts out every year is such shit in comparison.

[@chessnotcheckers1086]

+czdaniel1 that's not what it meant- It means if you don't. Know what your getting into, you shouldn't get into it. Stay clear..

[@czdaniel1]

Malcolm X Martin The context determines the meaning. Forrest Whitaker hires the driver to the dirty work of a jealous husband. His character intentionally blinds himself to the damage Mickey Rourke does to her. To maintain that blindness, he pays the driver so that he can go on without having to see the pain or hardship inflicted on the girl. Forrest Whiticar is the one who didn't want to see where the road ends so he paid the driver. The line is uttered when the driver, having seen the effect of the abuse at the end of the road, gives the money back. It's a double-entendre. You can read into it that it takes a special person to drive the BMW, someone who sees things through to the end, but in the context of the story he's telling Forresst Whittaker's character do his own damned dirty work; that if he's going to enable Mickey Rourke to abuse that girl then he should at least see the pain that he's causing her.

[@chessnotcheckers1086]

czdaniel1 I disagree. Whitaker is playing a supporting role, Clive Owen is the protagonist. Your theory is predicated on Forest Whitaker being the protagonist. He obviously is not. He's just a go-between; a guy given $, to give to someone else in order to get a job done. He's not even portrayed in the film to give an inkling of a fuck about the woman, if my memory serves me correctly. Matter of fact, I think the only loyalty he shows in the film is to Rourke, per his finding someone to do the job/ or to himself for taking whatever portion of the $ he is to receive for completed job-and even that is a stretch , purported by me because of the fact that it is never actually said or shown in the movie that he's receiving a portion of the money. When you're dealing w/ vague art, like a canvas painted w/ no words or clear explanation, or a VERY non-specific, haphazard poem, you can look deeply into it w/ a wide range of possibilities of meaning, to lend your own artistic leisure. But not w/ this film. That's simply my opinion. You actually seem like a Very smart person, so there is absolutely a possibility that you are right, even if for the fact that the way I "say" the film should be critiqued is "opinion in itself" and not factual per there are no concrete parameters to art, as I have purported. Well, there kind of are, but they are more like wet puddy than hardened clay, if that makes sense.

[@czdaniel1]

"He's not even portrayed in the film to give an inkling of a fuck about the woman, if my memory serves me correctly. Matter of fact, I think the only loyalty he shows in the film is to Rourke..." ---- Like he's someone who intentionally blinds himself to the damage he does...like someone not willing to actually see the abuse at the end of the road?

[@midwesternexplorers8231]

One of the best cinematic masterpieces ever made this episode specifically

[@govetter]

Agreed! @5:25

[@incognito_bitch8513]

This should’ve been an actual movie, would’ve loved too watch more if it were longer .. so interesting 👌

[@kurtdewittphoto]

This needs to happen.

[@tealouie]

Classic wong kar wei mood and visuals love it

[@zsnewton]

i love this music.

[@americanpaisareturns9051]

“There’s always something waiting at the end of the road. If you’re not willing to see what it is, you probably shouldn’t be out there in the first place.” - Driver

[@kyoko703]

That's some real truth.

[@user-vc2fy8ou5c]

What does that mean??? The underlying meaning...

[@amoulet69]

He'd have been one of the best James Bond...

[@sfperalta]

So beautifully done. Directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Great cast. Clive Owen delivers such an understated yet powerful performance. Forrest Whitaker (uncredited!) as the agent/enabler. Mickey Roarke delivers so much in just a few lines. The music, the production values -- amazing stuff!

[@henrybermudezdemera1943]

I wish they would have showed her eyes at least half a second, so people who don't know Adriana Lima could understand why he says "Never meet her eyes"...you could fall in love

[@chewey3rd]

4 years later I still agree with your post 100%.

[@govetter]

In 2022, I agree! @5:25

[@auroramunoz6932]

Beautiful!

[@brotherdandy]

This cut is different from the version I always watched. Most scenes run a little longer and it makes the entire short feel more fleshed out.

[@JonathanConda]

These are CLASSIC! Thanks for the upload!

[@stirk1000]

its just lovely

[@estebanrivas7379]

e46 for life !

[@richtofenillingroth641]

Beautiful

[@nathaliexlr8]

this is great! thanks for the upload :) love adriana lima

[@FluoxTrix]

Muito irado

[@rbmwiv]

I wish BMW would do a complete movie

[@decnijfkris3706]

watching someone else's life...

[@javierjimenez3627]

This have a most wanted vibe

[@chessnotcheckers1086]

This is awesome. One every month would be a POWER MOVE. Marketh. My. Words.

[@goatscapeable]

No problem!

[@juglanaregiana2862]

Hmm ...nice one....

[@edward_lee]

Wait, is this an extended version? I don't remember some of these scenes going this long..

[@vetterburns1048]

Do you mean the ending that says, 'Always Bring a Towel!'?

[@sheylaferrari8751]

Só gostei com a madonna!

[@tilburg8683]

how would it be to watch my life from far away: boring depressing very repetitive

[@michaelgonzalez3933]

What’s the song called?

[@hayashitty]

It's Cecilia Nöel's sublime cover of "Unicornio", originally by Silvio Rodriguez

[@user-vc2fy8ou5c]

Whats the deeper meaning..the message behind this? Letting go? Acceptance? Loss? Love? Someone help me out here.

[@ombudsmanGhana]

There are people that do this ....

[@jasonzxhh7220]

wong kar wai !

[@lukatiboua68]

what is film name/ please say me

[@s1d3k1ckRO]

It's a series of short films by BMW, this one is titled 'The Follow'.

[@estivomusic3012]

I´m wondering what the Driver means by his last words "there's always something waiting at the end of the road...." Maybe he´s referring in general to people´s interests/true intentions/ or (lack of) good will?

[@marthadameriatamasya4771]

+Estivo Music "there's always something waiting at the end of the road, if you're not willing to see what it is, you probably shouldn't be out there at first place." this because the driver is hired to spy on the crazy man's wife, who accuses her to cheat on him, but later surprisingly he finds out more about her tragic life with the husband is very unbearable (something at the end that he's not willing to see), so he lets the wife to flees the country and stop working for the crazy man (shouldn't be out there at first place).

[@DavidsonDavidson]

MarthaDameria Tamasya If it's anything like my luck it will be a fuel truck heading straight for me!

[@jamesbuttram9753]

@5:48 trademark WKW

[@EMCAL13]

does anyone actually know if the song / music exists to download somewhere?

[@jonhcatacoralopez4120]

La versión original es de Silvio Rodrigues - Unicornio Azul

[@pistonburner6448]

EDIT: It's here in the comments: It's Cecilia Nöel's cover of "Unicornio", originally by Silvio Rodriguez

[@decnijfkris3706]

hab kaum nichts gesehen von der 328'er....schade

[@ramonsbar11]

name of the song

[@Kimchiboy08]

south American song called "Unicorn" but in a different language. I'm not 100% sure.

[@netmatrix75]

The song is Unicornio Azul - Cecilia Noel

[@mrzack888]

netmatrix75 its a good song

[@tim95e38]

@@netmatrix75 thank you!!!! I have been looking for this song for 15 years! You are amazing

[@vetterburns1048]

@1:00 "He's a movie star, He's really sensitive...." 🤓

[@govetter]

Methinks, No Española… Es Portuguese? Si? Adriana Lima... Grrr. ;-)

[@vetterburns1048]

A Classic! Adriana Lima! (Reminds me of a joke; A General walks up to George W Bush and says, SIR, 3 Brazilian civilians were killed today! George W freaks-out and asks, 'How many is a Brazilian?' Baw-Haw-Haw!

[@MrCUFI]

hastu sexi gern hey hey fas gibtes neues

[@alejandroshakur]

[@mrzack888]

In Shoot em up movie Clive Own uses his BMW to fuk up a rude Mercedes driver.

[@ivantomov4512]

BMW 323Ci (E46)

[@houseofno]

Actually it's a 330i. Look at the rear trunk badge again.

[@justinp934]

Back when BMW were the ultimate driving machines.... Now they are computers with crappy unreliable parts that fail. I was a huge BMW fan and am now a huge disbeliever. Their lack of mechanical quality and durability is laughable. Price and rapidly dying technology over quality, Truly sad.

[@mickmaxtube]

OK so this isn't the Glen Triggs short film The Follow. Disappointed

[@cootholler22]

This sucked