Do women like this?

[@thenoelmiller]

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[@Synalism]

Nigga no

[@Faded______]

3 minutes in and this shit mid bruh, take more shrooms Nole, I think you need some inspiration.

[@indieoregano]

No

[@noaag]

Okay the erotic themed Nord ad was really funny gj

[@apollyon3034]

You were pronouncing blumhouse right. Fuck erreybody else

[@sbeeblebrox]

"Art is dead" spoken like someone who hasn't seen Paddington 2.

[@makslargu5799]

A true cinephile here

[@thetailor9916]

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is by far the funniest movie I've seen this year

[@lillalachrimae]

11/10 cinematic masterpiece, a true gesamtkunstwerk

[@ElPresidenteMargz]

The Boss Baby 2 = art

[@michaelcole2571]

So people think you’re funny? How do we get those people’s money

[@NovaBlueNova]

I love when people say "no politics" meaning "none I disagree with". Top Gun is borderline propaganda how could someone think its not political

[@chufftartan4449]

i think she meant not woke , top gun was a Pro American movie and not filled with a cast that includes everyone in every spectrum of race, gender, and sexuality preference. it had nothing to do with that which many appreciated that . because when hollywood does this it feel disingenuous and just trying to pander to a specific group of people who only care about representation and not talented people . even commercials do this , notice they always have to check the checklist of inclusiveness

[@NovaBlueNova]

@@chufftartan4449 or maybe, just maybe, thats just inclusion and you're just used to seeing exclusively white men in everything. There's literally no pleasing someone who gets angry when they see a member of a group they think is "woke" in their media. A gay kiss isn't "woke" its just normal. And literally your first point proves my entire comment. "pro America, anti americas enemies? Good. Pro inclusion, anti hate? Bad! Woke! PC GONE MAD! I don't want to hear about struggles I can't directly relate to!" Its absurd.

[@chufftartan4449]

@@NovaBlueNova no , ive seen movies with great acting movies that are masterpieces like "La voces de los innocentes" is amovie about the salvadorean civil war 11/10

[@NovaBlueNova]

@@chufftartan4449 This is the movie equivalent of "I'm not racist I have a black friend"

[@chufftartan4449]

i gave you a example of a great movie that doesnt cast no white guys and you have to discredit me because i actually do know movies with my race representation , sinverguenza , youre the type that would discredit facts because you dont agree with whoever is delivering it to you

[@bella-gf1jw]

interestingly enough, at least interesting to me, studies have actually shown women tend to be really into serial killers/true crime type content because they often, consciously or subconsciously, see themselves in or empathize heavily with the victims. they feel as if they can either learn something from the situation or feel relief as they are NOT in the situation (im painting with a broad brush of course but i recommend reading into this because it is super fascinating!!)

[@Gweneta]

this is obvious and doesn't need a study

[@remoryu]

also to consume this kind of stuff in a bubble, knowing it can’t harm us

[@pastaboinch]

It makes intuitive sense because women on average are physically smaller than men and women are statistically more likely to be victims of violent crime by men. Most women go out at night, hop into an uber, walk down the street, with a deeper underlying apprehension that they might be in danger of someone attacking or abducting them. It's a sad reality but it's true. So at the surface level it might seem as though women have this obsession or fascination with violent crime/murder media when in reality, it's just an opportunity to learn and also empathize in a safe setting.

[@johnboobby]

Saying they like the fact that they arent in the situation sounds like the opposite of empathy

[@Dexiclon]

@@pastaboinch I see where you are coming from in some senses, but couldn’t it also just be the usual morbid curiosity? Couldn’t it just be an interest in that field of criminology, policing, investigations, etc. Also, some of the things you said about violent crimes were not totally accurate to the actual data. I mean men were more likely to be victims of violent crime in some years like 2019 and not in others, like 2018. I think you may be referring to more specific violent crimes like rape. If you include all violent crime it’s sort of a toss up year to year between men and women who have the most victims. Men are however always seemingly more likely to be the violent criminals but the data from the past 15 years suggests that neither sex is all that more likely of being victims of violent crime. Though, like I said previously if you pick and chose specific crimes like rape, murder, battery, you may see different results from the trends.

[@roughentumble9145]

The idea that the movie explicitly made to try and recruit people into the air force, which entirely centers on the actions of the military engaging in bombing of a foreign country, is somehow ENTIRELY apolitical, is fucking astonishing. Shockingly, the military and it's actions is one of the most political things out there, on account of it being What Politics Are.

[@WoodenFilms]

Top Gun is about the Navy. Did you watch it?

[@ISeenmyDreams]

Idgaf I’m watching the movie no matter what

[@callanc3925]

People seem to forget that the us millitary literally funds every other war based movie made in hollywood. Im shocked at how little people talk about the fact that the american government makes more propaganda than any country on earth

[@joyc.e.7511]

@@ISeenmyDreams They didn't say not to watch it. After all, a lot of people seem to like it. It's just stupid to say it's good because it's not political (since that's just not true).

[@johnsonjunior547]

Navy. Maybe pay attention to the movies before leaving a paragraph comment

[@madhatt3r93]

I love how "Top Gun" is a "non-political" movie. "Top Gun", which was literally sponsored by the US military.

[@angel-xi6ie]

people like them have absolutely no critical thinking skills. if something isn’t explicitly stated it goes right over their heads 😭

[@makslargu5799]

Actually I believe it was funded by the recruitment branch of the gay-industrial complex.

[@LacroixboiMarx]

I came to the comments to say exactly this!

[@33up24]

@@angel-xi6ie homie said it was non political and no gays, while the movie is a US military funded gay allegory. Dude Couldn't have been more wrong

[@Dalt1n999]

Most people see representations of the political status quo as apolitical, causing any deviation of this norm to be seen as extremely political

[@nat2501]

Honestly I think horror as a genre has always been like this- a horror film is either the most thoughtful and complex piece of work you’ve ever seen or pure garbage nonsense. No other genre has this kind of duality.

[@epicsnail4614]

I think horror movies can be in the middle or something else. Evil Dead isn’t exactly complex, but it’s still one of my favourites.

[@khalilahd.]

The woman who stood up was definitely a serial killer 😭😭

[@somstan]

Nah bc (SPOILERS) it’s when the little boy is stabbing the pedophile. That’s the only time any stabbing happens.

[@siobhan_is_on]

Correction, she's one of those women who would go marry an imprisoned serial killer 💀

[@wtfisggon7251]

Yeah wtf like was she screaming for the kid to get stabbed harder or for the killer to get stabbed harder?

[@pastelhotmess9299]

Is she good? Like damn

[@Akira-tp2sr]

I think this part might have been at the end of the movie when the kid was killing the kidnapper dude I'm pretty sure

[@benjisbookcorner6731]

i literally was so confused when there was such a crazy positive response to the movie and i felt like the only person ever who thought it was so insanely mid

[@snorfix]

I'm so pleased to see that even after noel received his new job as an upper class therapist, he still has time to record videos. Even in his new therapy office! Keep it up noel.

[@mellonnuggets838]

Best comment

[@trash4452]

i stop watching his stuff for a couple months and now he’s a therapist??

[@radladsoph]

@@trash4452 Yeah!! He got a psychology degree, he has a vid about it.

[@lmao3717]

@@radladsoph whats the name of the video and why do i feel like you’re trolling 😂

[@thedaydreamerx]

@@lmao3717 he gives advice on twitch. Like mental health ect

[@kikyo2462]

the reviews are mind blowing bc i walked out of black phone thinking wow, i haven’t seen a horror movie that bad since like, bye bye man. tragically mundane. the art is dead take is truly the best way to summarize this feeling

[@samdowda986]

Trying to explain the notification I get from Noel’s titles to my gf is the hardest part of my day

[@temmuller9909]

Felt on a spiritual level

[@indieoregano]

Trying to explain it to myself is even harder.

[@desology444]

mood💀

[@thewholecircus2792]

Shouldn't the hardest part of your day be- oh nevermind

[@sheridan7475]

lmfao

[@teusalencar993]

Noel focusing on everything but his face is awesome, love the room

[@researchproject034]

That autofocus is unreliable 😂

[@imliterallyjustkidding]

The fact that Noel trusts his fanbase enough to make “my thoughts on women” the title of this vid while also knowing that he wont get attacked for it bc hes a genuinely nice guy is honestly so cool

[@iheartbagels]

HE ALREADY CHANGED IT 😭😭

[@imliterallyjustkidding]

@@iheartbagels well fuck i spoke wayyy too soon LMAO

[@33up24]

@@imliterallyjustkidding I mean shit, with how things are going it's better to have changed it, otherwise this could have been taken out of context wildly

[@leviathan3630]

lmao that title was so fucking based

[@lavenderoh]

Idk lately he seems red pilled.

[@ElleE...]

It was a good movie, not every piece of media can be revolutionary. I really enjoyed it it had sad, scary, funny, and happy parts. The acting was good although it was a bit corny at times. It had a loving sibling dynamic which is refreshing that's not seen all the time and it gave a mix of real-world and paranormal horror. It gave the audience a semi happy ending, I saw it as a less heartbreaking version of Lovely Bones. I love this as much as I love Hereditary or Midsommer bc I can recognize they're on different levels, one is enjoyable and one leaves you speechless. Personally, I need balance.

[@Smoothjayjay]

The main reason why this movie is bad is cuz the only really good acting comes from the brother sister and the grabber this movie definitely just falls into the sea of other blumhouse productions

[@soegs9271]

As a woman, I can’t wait to know what Noel thinks of me.

[@mikeoxlong3113]

he changed the title lol he was scared bruh

[@33up24]

@@mikeoxlong3113 what did the title said originally?

[@smellycat57]

@@33up24 it was "my thoughts on women"

[@shenanigans2877]

@@mikeoxlong3113 he probably got demonitized and had to change it

[@Astartes-6969]

Silly Willy. We all know women don't exist.

[@steadyasshegoes2070]

I was actually pleasantly surprised by this movie, after streaming it last night. I was not expecting so little 'horror' in turn for more of an emotional undercurrent, utilising the paranormal/ghosts not necessarily just as a means to spook the protagonist/audience but to help the young boy live through his trauma. Also the sibling bond played into this dynamic, I liked how despite the sister helping the police with her sixth sense, in the end the boy had to fight his way through to survive, obvious parallels to the Dad beating them with a belt, and the abductor wanting to do the same, thus him having to literally escape abuse. The adult dialogue was a bit clunky at times, and I felt as though Ethan Hawke's character was supposed to be more of a stand-in for any abuser, yet the studio was probably afraid of having too 'plain' of a villain and had to go for the mask + Pennywise balloons to market it as something else. However, I liked that they at least called it 'The Black Phone' instead of 'The Grabber'.

[@feetwoodmac2648]

I honestly think jumpscares leave less of an impact because they're purely instinctual and it's not so much about what you saw as much as it is a lot of very aggressive stimuli being shoved in your face all at once. In contrast, that shot from Hereditary where it briefly shows Charlie's head on the side of the road, crawling with maggots? That image will be burned into my brain for the rest of time.

[@cherie..cherry]

My fear of blood/fire came PURELY from the suicide scene in Midsommar when those old people jumped off the clip 😭 that movie legit traumatised me.

[@incrediblybored4787]

Ill always remember the "HARK!" scene from The Lighthouse, lol. Craziest shit ever. Hereditary is also absolutely amazing.

[@kxilxy4527]

That movie and Midsommar are the SCARIEST and most unsettling movies I’ve ever seen. Like I will never ever forget those. Hardly any jump scares, if any, but just the visuals and how the director was able to build suspense was just. Jesus. Forever in my brain.

[@okaytessa2481]

Yes, and Toni Collette has shown up on my ceiling when it's dark and i'm scared and still sleepy more times than i'd like to admit.

[@portxr]

for me it's the shot where the mom is cutting her head off with an instrument string

[@ktfury]

adding my own thoughts to noel’s ‘art is dead’ take: the film industry is definitely aware of how society’s engagement has changed over the years. apps converting to the tik tok model has decreased attention spans dramatically. many feel the only way to keep people engaged now is with easter eggs/nostalgia bait crammed in a 2+ hour story, so they’ll go discuss theories on reddit. and with hollywood pumping all their funds into those concepts, it is essentially destroying how we view films that exist as independent stories. short term it’s been great for big companies with those IP’s, but long term it’s killing the industry as a whole. and it sucks however, there’s still a great number of people working to create engaging films. just this year alone we’ve gotten RRR, elvis, EEAAO, the northman, and crimes of the future, to name a few. shoudnt give up just yet

[@researchproject034]

There are still interesting stories being shown, we just need to find them

[@kindacorny9905]

RRR?

[@ktfury]

@@kindacorny9905 it’s a tollywood film that released this year and is a ton of fun. i was lucky enough to see it in theaters (now on netflix) and the effects are incredible. it’s a long one but it’s easily one of my top 3 so far this year. when i think of a dream blockbuster i think of RRR

[@kindacorny9905]

@@ktfury right i've heard of it - just wanted to confirm coz ig i was surprised it was popular outside of india? either i'm just not caught up or was mislead by your username. anyway thanks for explaining

[@ktfury]

@@kindacorny9905 releasing on netflix definitely helped it out over here, and it did get enough interest for a very limited theatrical release! hope to see more of that

[@KaylaNoelle1]

Women like to feel prepared and we also know that we are the most likely victims of sadistic killers... so yeah. That's why we tend to like true crime and horror. A man tried to abduct me when I was 14 and I'd seen a true crime story where the girl pretended to freeze up and then the moment the man who'd grabbed her let his guard down she shimmed her hand up by his face and scratched him and got away. Well I miscalculated and pulled out his eye... but you know what? I have no regrets! He deserved it and I got away. I could not eat grapes for about 10 years though... That lady who screamed "harder" about a stabbing needs evaluation tho

[@largestbigman5267]

That’s wild holy shit you

[@efeercelik5811]

@@scrappyanimations4096 what are you talking about dude serial killers are known to go after women and children, war is a whole different genre and not at all the same thing. u don’t worry about dealing with a war situation while ur walking down the street at night, do you?

[@Badmanpuntbaxter]

Men make up 81% of homicide victims but go off.

[@anaperez4667]

@@scrappyanimations4096 I think she was mainly talking about being abducted, rap3d and murdered. She might have been talking about 'rejection killings' too. There is no need to get so defensive lol. There are also so many serial killers that exclusively killed women, such as Ted Bundy. A lot of serial killers don't discriminate and just murder women and men alike. Dude you gotta chill your tits lol. Women get the short end of the stick in a sh!t ton of situations, like the US having the highest rate of rape and sexual assault in the world, highest pregnancy mortality rate for a first world country, and domestic violence can be a dangerous situation for women. Women just have to be more aware of the world around them so they don't get into sh!tty situations and next time maybe cool it on the edgy insults its actually kinda cringe.

[@Kamila.k]

@@scrappyanimations4096 lmao calling argument no one ever made “idiotic” is your peak dude maybe stop branding people psychopaths based on a single yt comment about liking crime content, you’re the weird one here I’ll have you know.

[@47Lovelockdown]

Noel I’ve been trying to tell people that top gun is gay for like ten years thank you for furthering my case

[@autumations6781]

my mother and I went to see The Black Phone and can confirm we both really liked it as well. In conclusion, I would say women very much like murder

[@mikeoxlong3113]

ay i dont blame you horror/true crime slaps

[@autumations6781]

@@mikeoxlong3113 yess it really does lol

[@ISeenmyDreams]

Yeah women fall in love with serial killers for some dumbass reason

[@colbyh1312]

How do people like this movie

[@autumations6781]

@@colbyh1312 cuz people have different opinions and life experiences that lead them to like different things. I mean it's not some terrible movie to be fair

[@Glizzonatron]

I’ve seen a ton of horror movies, and I gotta say out of everything Noel’s camera focus hunting constantly even though his whole ass head is in shot is the most frightening thing I’ve ever seen.

[@silkyg5597]

Video title: My thoughts on women What video is about: New movie Black Phone What to take from the video: Art is dead

[@benjaminclaessens5487]

i really appreciate this honest commentary on art vs entertainment. people tend to think that anything that's pretty or is in a medium in which people historically have made art is art. i think art is something that tells some sort of story beautifully, and in doing so says something beyond itself. so yeah the majority of films in the theater are not art, they films crafted to entertain the masses, which is not that complicated and why every Marvel movie is essentially the same.

[@kennyfool8078]

Saw the title and immediately started laughing. Noel not pulling the punches on Clickbait titles meant to ignite instant suspicion and annoyance lmao

[@christina0927]

100% disagree Noel. I think the reason everyone is mentioning the jump scares in this film is bc there are very few and they actually surprise the audience, as compared to other horror nowadays that rely on jump scares. The best part of this movie to me was the relationship between the brother and sister and the audiences desire to see the boy make it out!

[@LilNoodle33]

I agree I feel like there was really only one jump scare I can remember? I didn’t know what he meant by that

[@colbyh1312]

This movie was terrible regardless, you know exactly what’s gonna happen from the first thirty minutes and extremely corny

[@marylugo8722]

@@colbyh1312 i mean I loved this movie bc the concepts behind it and the symbolism. Theres not a lot of horror films that give the victims a voice and the idea of the black phone is that it gives the victims vindication. It humanizes all of them instead of just focusing on the killer and what a bad guy he is.

[@colbyh1312]

@@marylugo8722 karate kid that defended boy in beginning comes back and teaches boy how to defend himself so he can escape! Also sixth sense sister solves case through her dreams but wait, it’s across the street! Dope symbolism and storytelling

[@marylugo8722]

@@colbyh1312 Dont need to be an ass about it. We just disagree. I like how they give the victims s voice and I mean other aspect of the movie. Clearly you didn't enjoy it and that's fine too. Dont be rude just because you can.

[@emilyc48]

I appreciate the "hopelessness" after watching new movies. I hate feeling disappointed, partially because it's an unpleasant emotion, but also because I feel guilty for being disappointed in someone else or their work. I've compromised wanting to see movies but also regularly feeling hopeless or whatever by not seeing things in theaters. It allows me to do my own emotional nonsense reaction in my house, without having to try to either look like I'm happy/enjoying it or being visibly disappointed for a dumb reason.

[@DoubleDrayco]

Yeah I think watching this in theaters definitely tarnished its reputation for me in my mind. People were talking and screaming and yelling, and the movie (in my opinion) wasn't NEARLY scary enough to warrant that reaction, so it got annoying. That coupled with the fact that I like to feel immersed in the world or the story, and being in the loud theater, didn't allow me to do that, was also a negative thing. I have no clue how people can say this is a 10/10 (though I know horror movies in general are pretty bad, so I see that perspective too) and even have the boldness to claim that this is somehow creative. I'll say the movie is good but definitely 1 million percent overhyped.

[@jennab.6723]

You haven’t watched Andrei Tarkovsky’s films, have you? Get on that.

[@adelina-805]

that’s why I go to the movies alone, so afterwards I can just sit in my car contemplating why I spent $12+ to see a MIDass movie with people talking in my ear the whole time

[@BrittanytheVampireSlayer]

In a world with 50 Paranormal Activity movies/25 haunted doll movies/86 Insidious or Conjuring sequels a year… this felt like a breath of fresh air. It was way better than I expected it to be. I usually tend towards the type of horror that A24 puts out, but this was satisfying for me.

[@demidevildonnie]

tbh ive come to terms with the fact that general public really just goes to movies, say "that was good" and move on with their lives. i dont personally think thats a bad thing, but it is kinda sad sometimes as someone who appreciates art whether its vapid or nuanced and knowing most ppl dont invest into it as deeply as i would 😭 again, i dont think that its bad cuz i feel like even popcorn flicks have entertainment value and i dont think its wrong for ppl to digest media that way.

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Honestly, if I'm watching a movie I mostly just want a great soundtrack and an excuse to sit in a cold dark room for a couple of hours. If I wanted to turn my brain on I would probably either read a book or look for a good TV series -- something with enough space to unpack complicated themes and characters. Movies have trouble squeezing in complex layers without rushing stuff faster than my poor tired brain can follow.

[@writer5790]

@@chops_chops are you in the oscars?

[@BBar13]

For me it's not the fact that people do that, because ultimately art is to be enjoyed how you prefer. What might be my biggest pet peeve tho is when people project that attitude onto other people, especially when they say "It's not that deep." holy shit that makes me want to punch them in their face. You can sit there and be entertained by the visuals and the soundtrack and I'm gonna sit here and overanalyze the shit out of it because thats how I derive entertainment from it, don't try to police my thought process

[@sunnyday274]

@@eyesofthecervino3366 butt if you ever wanna watch a complex/not rushed/super good and interesting horror film I recommend Parasite by director Bong Joon-Ho it’s actually 10/10 👌

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

@@sunnyday274 I actually have heard a lot of good things about that. Maybe I'll check it out :) Does it have a good soundtrack?

[@finchcarvingadiamond]

With horror and thrillers I feel like women get to have control on our consent to be put in an uncomfortable situation or witnessing uncomfortable things. So it's super cathartic for some in a power type of way.

[@lilysiandaza4296]

My Thoughts on Women 9 minutes later "ART IS DEAD"

[@RosieGraham]

I just saw it with my boyfriend after not knowing anything about it other than what’s in this video. My boyfriend and I were both disappointed and felt like the timeline was odd and there was a lot missing. I wish we knew more about the villain and it seemed like the kids going missing took up such a small amount of time in the movie. Overall, I felt like it was more sad and depressing than scary. The only thing that almost scared me was how loud the volume got at times but that’s really it.

[@vic918]

i watched it too and i loved it. but the timeline definitely was weird! i kinda had to keep reminding myself that it was based off a short story so there wasn't more to go off of! so with that in mind, it was a pretty good movie.

[@DksGuy]

I’m so glad Noel’s camera had trouble focusing in this video. It’s symbolic of the way I have trouble focusing on what he’s saying due to how beautiful he is

[@thekittymaria]

I often fall into the same existential wormhole when I see a mid movie that everyone loves. I like to see indie movies at my local nonprofit theater to help combat that “art is dead and we killed it” feeling. Plus the tickets are cheaper!

[@famforeveryt]

we women just enjoy the revenge arc 🤷‍♀️

[@joyc.e.7511]

Hell yeah we do.

[@cheekybird6560]

That’s why I enjoyed the movie fresh 😭you see yourself as the victims you empathise with them and live in their situation and then at the end 😭heaven revenge ahhh love it

[@annabellehe4307]

You might love promising young woman

[@sunflower7874]

TRUEE

[@WinnieBlaster]

"women like murder" he figured us out gals

[@StraightF1ush22]

Noel: Art is dead. Also Noel: *Makes farting sound with his mouth*

[@tilerdurpen4135]

He's a renaissance man

[@cmd0113]

**fart sound** *wolky slush* *ohmagah* he on xgames mode **puffer fish choking**

[@dolphinman9896]

@@cmd0113 💀

[@dannietea]

Honestly, the ending of the movie is what made it good to me. The way the elements all came together was really satisfying and something I haven’t seen in a horror movie in a while. It’s not the best horror I’ve ever seen, but it’s definitely the best I’ve seen from the King/Hill family.

[@ellienguyen7611]

what makes it even worse is that the only movies that are getting to theaters is vapid ass blockbusters like these, now that indie/art house are only relegated to streaming service releases

[@somstan]

Tbh I saw this and it’s one of the better movies I’ve seen lately unfortunately. It honestly didn’t feel like a cash grab to me when you compare it to all the Marvel shit and other blockbusters. This is more indie than most shit coming out

[@rusti1910]

I saw “Titane” in theaters and that was very art house. But yeah that’s about it.

[@ElPresidenteMargz]

Wrong. No gays, no brothers arguing = 💯 NOT Political

[@athenajaxon2397]

That's not true Everything everywhere all at once was released and a huge hit and a24 releases all their movies in theaters. Also I would hardly call The Black Phone a blockbuster it had a pretty small budget with little to no name actors outside of Ethan Hawke

[@rusti1910]

@@athenajaxon2397 forgot about everything everywhere, yes

[@madisonwhite4119]

I’m very high right now but everything you said about the movie and how art is kinda dead is what I’ve been thinking for for years and my eyes started to get teary lol.

[@b3nni707]

this movie felt like some kids who wanted to make their first amateur short film were given a giant budget. the dialog made me feel like i was having a stroke.

[@MelxncholyMermxid]

This video felt like a video essay, in the best way possible. Love your perspective on things Nole

[@k.k.7797]

Women like horror because we’re constantly in fear anyways, we may as well get to be the audience instead of the victim

[@k.k.7797]

@@scrappyanimations4096 homie your past three comments are about hating women & non-binary ppl. Please don’t assume everyone’s on Reddit just bc your mens rights group pops off on there

[@Dexiclon]

Keep a gat on you and that feeling of fear will be gone, it’s that easy.

[@Kamila.k]

@@k.k.7797 ☠️ the burnnn

[@yunkimin97]

@@scrappyanimations4096 just say u don’t view women as people and go

[@caniborrowapencil5160]

The only women I’ve met who are constantly in fear have anxiety disorders, just sayin.

[@LyfeIllustration]

You are 1000% not alone in feeling this way. As a visual artist I get frustrated that you have to make fan art, sell your soul to advertising, and/or make new shit everyday to get seen or remembered anymore. Guess that’s art now. So, just know that countless artists across all fields feel it too 🖤

[@HairlessGoblin]

Nothing scarier than noels neck beard 😭

[@kenyamcdowell7448]

Violating 😭😭

[@Maximus213]

BRO. I just had to rub mine briefly to see.

[@nakhiahodges]

1. Transformers was a great movie 2. I'm glad we got to see Noel's therapist's office, or heaven, or whatever he's got going on behind him. Ts is majestic ✨️

[@EnormSpade]

Idk i kinda liked the story but i wouldent rate it 5/5 stars because it's just loud noises and honestly kinda corny, but considering it's a Blumhouse movie it at least feels like a step in the right direction. What confuses me the most is the fact that The Grabber 100% was a kid diddler, and no one is mentioning that.

[@joselynr8700]

Yes I’ve been thinking the same!! I even went on a Reddit thread for this movie and like no one was talking about it when it seemed so obvious to me

[@sunflower7874]

What’s a kid diddler

[@funnelingspace9268]

@@sunflower7874 if you don't know that than you're obviously too young to be on the internet, pls return your moms phone to her and go outside and play patty cake with the neighbor or something

[@sunflower7874]

@@funnelingspace9268 Shut the fk up, I’m 18 lol. I know what it is now bc I never heard of the term kid diddler, my bad 🙄

[@aniyilator]

@@sunflower7874 Uh, a predator, an Uncle Moe-Lester, a peedo, a nunce, (etc.)...

[@savannahlisonbee1202]

I understand his feeling of defeat when you remember that people don’t care about it as much as you do. I’m someone who always wants to analyze and break down art or media. it’s fun and interesting for me. but there’s always someone that has to say “it’s not that deep” like cmooonn it just kills the vibe. even if it isn’t deep or important at all, how boring do you have to be that you never care to think critically about the movies and shows you watch? they’re like, put off by anyone who doesn’t always blindly consume media

[@PillzaH]

I don't think art is dead. It can definitely feel that way at times but you have to remember art is an acquired taste. It can be books, games, movies anything, when someone first starts enjoying and looking deeper into an art form the stuff that they will enjoy the most will be the surface level easy stuff, they wont have the pallet to appreciate the more nuanced stuff. But everyone will grow in their appreciation eventually, some faster than others depending on how deep they dive in. With movies it always feels like they are just getting worse and worse, but looking back over the past decade we have had no shortage of truly great and inspired works of art. There will always be the vocal minority of people who truly and deeply love film and for those people I think it's worth it to try and make the best quality stuff that you can. It can definitely still feel defeating at times but I think that's just the life/curse of being a working artist. Thanks Noel for sharing, its comforting to hear others still care about film.

[@vomitextract]

agreed

[@Ronbon598]

I would love to hear your thoughts on Everything Everywhere All At Once if you’ve seen it! That was a movie that, for me, restored some of my faith in the future of film as an art form.

[@researchproject034]

Yes, such a good movie! Would love to hear what Noel has to say about it

[@LilNoodle33]

Him and Cody talked about it in their podcast a while back!

[@researchproject034]

@@LilNoodle33 Which ep? and timestamp if you remember

[@LilNoodle33]

@@researchproject034 it was ep 239 “a star studded weekend”! They talk about it right at the beginning, kinda briefly. Cody is mostly just being a movie hater talking about how they left halfway through lol 🙄

[@localgrass8298]

noel the only straight man with gaydar

[@noora4199]

He has homophobia

[@caidalee1994]

We like true crime and horror because it justifies our hyper vigilance. Being told since the beginning that you’re a girl so you’re never going to be safe and in fact are statistically more likely to be murdered or attacked by someone you trust, then hearing about what happens to our sisters (even when they did “everything right”), makes us feel like we’re not crazy for being wary. Especially when people (especially men) try to gaslight us about how we’re too careful.

[@Alphabet12345ful]

Honestly I think this mainly applies to the Horror genre. I've just seen so many garbage horror films with piss pour writing that's clearly made as a low effort for a quick buck. I feel like society as a whole just accepts that horror movies are just low quality mindless jumpscares now. Which there is nothing wrong if you're into that, but it sucks that it kinda feels like 90% of horror movies are like this.

[@tdrb42]

Pouring the piss

[@Noahmb3010]

@@tdrb42 lmfao

[@callanc3925]

horror is essentially the shock value version of thriller

[@joyc.e.7511]

@@callanc3925 Not really. I personally feel there's a lot of different kinds of horror that can be done compared to thriller (cosmic, existential, gore, supernatural, etc). It's just that so many horror movies lean on shock value and don't explore what they can do.

[@jenikat_]

You really sold it. Can’t wait to see it. For the record, there are many that don’t care about art but so many that do. I rewatch Suki often.

[@excuseme2770]

As a woman my favorite horror movie is Hereditary so.... I feel like I'm not missing out if I don't see this lol

[@athenajaxon2397]

I actually really dug this and I enjoyed Hereditary but it is more in the veins of It than anything else

[@ThiaMarie]

I would watch noel review movies on a deeper level like this all the time. you can tell he really respects and appreciates film as an art and is passionate about that so hearing his thoughts on a film is really cool!

[@makslargu5799]

Things everyone learns in film school: - birth of a nation is 3hrs and15 mins too long - Academics have written papers on how gay top gun is

[@runire4804]

I need to read some of these academic papers lmaoo, the tension in OG Top Gun? Queer asf

[@aliyahunleashed]

i trust chris stuckmann’s opinion on this movie more than you, noel - i’m seeing it this weekend and i’m going to LOVE IT DO YOU HEAR ME

[@justanotherperson8118]

Tbh the trailer doesn't do the film justice but yesss go watch it!!! I loved the black phone

[@ZZFOR3V3R2]

My favorite part of going to the movies is wearing every drippy Item in my house including my offwhite ironing board

[@littlelune420]

I saw the notif and immediately knew the title would get changed

[@fullofsoup7]

ig it’s nice to see Noel representing people with midlife crises using this video

[@oscarthagrouch]

it’s not about murder, it’s just the fact this movie has so much depth. and i loved it because it had such an amazing ending

[@Sarah-iq4vd]

That child abuse scene definitely got to me. I really enjoyed the movie but I did feel that some of the dialogue was over the top and something was lacking. Also I really enjoyed the set design for this movie. I think they did a great job recreating the era.

[@sosicofu8670]

I completely agree with you, people always look at movies and see if they have a good plot or not but that’s not what all films are about. I love watching films that are visually stunning and that make you feel at home even if the main character is barley talking, maybe these movies weren’t the most entertaining but not all movies supposed too.

[@urabarosso8497]

Kind of a tangent, but I've lost count of how many times I've seen shit like "finally there is no politics" not only being the only positive people really highlight in something they don't care about as a piece of media, but also saying that just because they haven't seen any gay or black characters. Ah yes, the most not-political game - Witcher 3, a game where you play as a social outcast, helping a hunted minority of people escape a city that wants to murder all of them just because they're different, and then kill a king. Nah, nothing poolitical. Killing kings is actually the opposite of political. Definetly didn't want to be a blatanly homophobic bigot for no reason.

[@athenajaxon2397]

Yeah it's weird that people consider women, minorities and gay people "political "

[@Cider22]

I’m kinda glad Noel made this video, Im a girl and I watched this movie in theaters with my girl friends and I liked it but all of my friends were like “THAT WAS THE BEST MOVIE IVE EVER SEEN” and I was “yeahhh” cause I didn’t know how to say I’ve seen wayyy better horror movies, even just out of Blum house productions. No hate to black phone tho, still liked the paranormal aspect of a murder movie but still was just good

[@gabrielaharries8149]

Me and my brother after were like this was good, but something was missing. We liked Sinister waaaay more.

[@justlikeheavenx]

as a woman who loves horror i gotta say the jump scares were my LEAST favorite part of the film. the entire story itself was already good and disturbing enough it didn't need all the crazy jump scares, it just feels cheap :/

[@littelcreatchure506]

i think the relief from seeing something terrible happen to someone who isn't you is like subconsciously comforting

[@vespervictrola]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who felt like they were missing something after the Rotten Tomatoes scores set such high expectations. It's just your typical hostage/serial killer trope with a supernatural deus ex machina. Add in a dose of the retro Middle American kid aesthetic that Stranger Things has made trendy, and yeah, it's not "bad" for the genre and fits well into people's current tastes in horror, but it's definitely not worthy of the acclaim. The gap between entertainment and art is ever-widening.

[@gdadder]

The supernatural part is most definitely not a “deus ex machina” cause it doesn’t even save the kid in the end, it’s just there as a plot line for the dad to hate the kid and think she’s crazy. The ghost phone I actually thought was done pretty well, it wasn’t just “oh hey! We have information to tell you” the kid actually had to figure it out himself even after they told him stuff; although The future powers definitely could’ve been re written to something else but it’s by farrrr “stereotypical” this movie shy’s away from lots of stuff and it’s more of a thriller/suspense than a horror movie. I can get not liking a movie but to just say it’s generic and tropey definitely takes away lots of the creativity this film has.

[@sunflower7874]

Stranger things is hella boring to me

[@ivyinabottle]

“Art is dead” is a very defeatist and cynical way to view the cultural landscape of art today... the mass public has always been somewhat disconnected to art and only consume the most accessible options. This is not a modern phenomenon, it has been this way since the dawn of time. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t artists with passion who are creating art the way they want to that’ll be revered for years. Likewise, there is a community of people who will keep that art alive by remembering it and sharing it to others. Just look at the movies from this year. 10 or 25 years from now, nobody is gonna be looking back at the impact that The Black Phone had on the film industry, but I guarantee you we are going to ba talking about films like Everything Everywhere All At Once for decades to come. Even in the horror genre, where it’s mostly the same old flicks, we’ve gotten gems from people like Ari Aster and Robert Eggers. And that gives me hope and motivation to create art as well, that even in a world where it can feel depressing for artists and appreciators alike, people are still making art.

[@patriece2215]

The black phone is soooooo ✨amazing✨ I am also a woman 😂

[@Gaaylord69]

Someone saying that Top Gun: Maverick doesn’t have any politics is making me laugh so much harder than I expected. Look, I love that movie. I’ve seen it several times now, but it is one of the most politically charged movies to come into theatres lately. It’s literally about the US army. It’s impossible NOT to be political

[@clemdane]

Ethan Hawke's acting is usually pretty scary even when the role isn't. Maybe he's finally found a good role for him.

[@yeobo]

The day you reveal your letterboxd is the day I change. I also agree with everything here, I've just started getting into horror films but this honestly felt more like a thriller, and the performances from these kids (some atleast) were genuinely show stopping so just that made me pay attention to the dialogue itself. The scene you're speaking of which I know exactly which one with the crying sister and her father literally made me put down everything and focus on this film the way she cried how she breathed and just everything I was truly stunned by her performance. The only thing is I wish we saw more of Ethan Hawke, I mean he was the reason I watched it but he spent most of the film in a creepy mask so it was hard to really connect to his character, we didn't even know his motive really....I wish we got more out of him, his dialogue was okay but I wanted to see creepy ethan hawke you know? And that one like , "Jesus...what the fuck?" It's like a 3/5

[@spatulawithcurd5051]

Not that you're going to see this, but I think this is a good step for your art. I've been in a similar place with my artistic projects, but I've found that it has been for my benefit to let go of art trying to be a vessel for people to "get" me. I now see artistic processes as modalities for self-realization/curiosity stimulation, and seeing it this way can turn it from a production/promotion oriented cycle to a quieter, more relaxing process that is really just for yourself and for the love of the medium itself. Wishing you luck as you figure out your relationship to your own particular work TLDR: art is sometimes the most rewarding to make when you know nobody gives a shit but you just love making it anyway

[@canjperino]

i’m with ya. i hate horror movies that rely solely on jump scares. ofc a loud ass noise is gonna startle me, but that doesn’t make it genuinely scary. i much prefer a movie that is creepy enough to stand on its own. i want to feel genuinely haunted lmfaoo

[@thistle6667]

I also hate when people don’t enjoy things the way I do

[@perhat22]

I especially enjoyed seeing the couch in focus in this video

[@emilyc48]

tbh one of your best ad reads yet. didn't skip it. nice 👌

[@alana9947]

Art isn't suppose to please everyone. The fact that you had this discussion means that it is art! Even if you didn't enjoy the way others did.

[@criscrosxxx]

What ? Does cp means art then since people discuss about its traffic and the harm to children that's happening all over the world?

[@neivilde.1242]

my sister literally just watched this today and was like it's so freaking good lmao

[@caroline2978]

The concept of the movie was cool but I feel like they could've done more. Some horror movies can get away with not revealing the whole backstory of the paranormal phenomena or whatever (i.e ghost phone, visions) but they didn't really give us enough from those phenomena for it to be mysterious _and_ actually solid like I think they intended. Just mysterious and flimsy. The girl did act her ass off though, that one scene was so well done and extremely uncomfortable.

[@bleepbloop1963]

No way in hell I wasn't clicking on this.

[@carlosbaluyut1076]

for real

[@kikinakolada]

Same lmfao

[@emilythomson418]

i love how this used to be titled “my thoughts on women” so we all got clickbaited when we got the notification-

[@RozzyJosiah]

Not gonna lie , I loved the shit out of this movie. All the jump scares got me and it was super disturbing. Definitely one of my favorite horror movies.

[@cailyn418]

THANK YOU! i was so confused when i saw the reviews are so positive. the dialogue was horrible. a lot of side plots were introduced just to be ignored. it wasn’t even scary.

[@edenviii2638]

There will always be popular commercial media that don’t necessarily possess nuance or complexity. Don’t expect the general population to judge art with the standards as you (who might be more critical of what you consume) do, and you wont feel so grim about art being dead. Also, throughout history Art has gone through cycles of inventions and reuses since its birth, for a long long time the majority of artists made their livings by copying masters of their time or of the old, and then maybe a handful of them stood out and carved their names in history. Mass produced media of this time surely makes it seems like all that floods the general population’s consciousness is unsophisticated and surface level entertainment, but that’s not the case. Chill.

[@MrMarsAlien]

Well said. Agreed.

[@ashedaces]

this video is a relief bro, i watched it on stream w a bunch of folks and they all loved it. i thought it was boring and totally sucked ass. thought i was losing my mind

[@ultravioletcadillac9952]

if it makes anyone feel better, people who don't appreciate art have existed in every time period since the dawn of humanity - it's definitely not a modern thing. in every century, media lacking in nuance and creativity has been published and has grown popular. but art persists. artists have kept creating regardless. and there will always be more artists. basically, art has always been dead to part of the population. it's often been overshadowed and ignored by media that's easier to consume. but that doesn't mean it's going anywhere any time soon :)

[@glupik1234]

I think it's a tad elitist to think that masses are just too uninterested in art and lack the perception of nuance. Dostoyevsky was the Netflix of his time.

[@callanc3925]

People appreciate art more now than in any other generation. A few hundred years ago any form of art was essentially a luxury in every part of the globe. Now we have uninterrupted access to any art we want to view. Just because its shitty art doesnt mean its not art.

[@MissingTexture]

Nah Noel , you are not alone. I walked out of my showing and some people were hype as hell, and I was deadass thinking it was at best a 5.5/10 and ultimately questioned why I didn’t just see the new Downton Abbey instead

[@Flashywashy]

In all fairness this is why people don’t go to theaters anymore. If u want to digest a movie it’s a lot easier alone in ur home. Zero distractions

[@excuseme2770]

This is why going to private movie theaters if you can is the best imo, still big screen and great sound but with respectful audience.

[@SodaMoody]

People like talking through scary movies/ being on their phone so they don’t get as scared

[@no-lz1mq]

My favorite thing about the whole “woke” shit is how people call it that the moment a movie isn’t only straight white people 💀 I know i sound like one of them tiktok mfs but people really don’t hide it

[@jacobr8790]

I like how the 5star review talked about no gays… like the black phone ain’t a very gay movie. Those boys were not just friends 😅

[@faceyl]

I get the feeling when you watch/read/consume a media that you think sucks SOO MUCH (and so many people love it) that every good art you've liked suddenly feels meaningless lol it's kinda depressing

[@mikeoxlong3113]

can you rephrase, this was hard to understand

[@faceyl]

@@mikeoxlong3113 sometimes when I see how a piece of media that I consider bad ends up being loved by a lot of people I get this stupid feeling like some sort of sadness about it. I think "so all that GOOD art is just for nothing, for no one". It's kinda hard to explain lol but it all boil downs to me being dumbfounded at how something so horrible is so liked when there's better things out there... I try to get over that thought cuz it's stupid and people should like whatever they do, but sometimes I can't help it. Idk if I made it more or less sense ☠️

[@LeooooLastname]

@@faceyl literally projecting

[@TineeTerror]

Noel with the Third Strike soundtrack? Damn 🤌🏾

[@laindarko3591]

Funnily enough, I actually think we're in a golden age of horror movies right now. The 2000s & early 2010s were a bit of a rough patch but then Robert Eggers, Jordan Peele, and Ari Aster burst onto the scene and have completely changed things up, making really nuanced and artistic movies to surprisingly widespread acclaim and appreciation. I would also like to add foreign directors like Julia Ducourneau who have also been making horror movies that are really popular amongst horror & film buffs alike. I think most eras have a mix of typical horror schlock and then the more artistic horror movies (that often cleverly explore current social anxieties), along with some stuff that falls somewhere in between. But I think we're in a particularly interesting phase of horror, which I feel more hopeful about rather than hopeless. I actually think being into more nuanced/artsy films has become more accessible due to streaming services & the ability to share those films on social media, so maybe it's just the people I hang out with & that the algorithm shows me, but I feel like if anything, more people are getting into the kinds of movies that demand greater attention while watching. (Coinciding with the increased openness to foreign films where you have to read subtitles, a la Parasite. The only ppl I hear complaining about subtitles at this point are above the age of 40).

[@aracnadei13]

Heard this somewhere but can't remember source and will paraphrase. 'Using jump scares and calling it horror is like tickling someone and calling it comedy.' Yeah, exactly that.

[@bimbogfpinky]

this video should just be called “im a hater for 16 minutes”