BLISS (2021) - The Matrix if Everything About it Sucked

[@mariannecontrino6297]

I love it, 85% of the comments are about the "moustache", and not the movie itself. Which, when you actually stop and think about it, just further proves Elvis's theory that the film is nothing but a fever dream, that exists solely in his mind.

[@cujoedaman]

But if we're seeing it in the video as he's talking about it, does that mean we're just a part of his imagination?

[@Th3Treasoner]

What movie? This isn't a video about his moustache?

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Movie?

[@daydreamfuel5781]

Where am I?

[@ultimaxkom8728]

What movie? This is a Moustache Review, my dude...

[@Ender7j]

This script sounds like they wrote it using the firepit method. You know, when one person starts telling a story and then passes it to the next person at the firepit and it goes around until the booze and smoke is gone...

[@plague_doctor0237]

Firepit stories actually make more sense than all of this, at least they are entertaining, and they also help with killing time with your friends instead of being bored and alone

[@Ramsey276one]

Sounds interesting... Someone should record those! XD

[@Khornecussion]

@@plague_doctor0237 Excerpt from the last firepit story I participated in: " The blood rushing from his horrible chest wound to his boner saves him from exsanguination, buying him time to tend to his wound. "

[@plague_doctor0237]

@@Khornecussion Damn, this is cursed

[@kat3217]

That’s the best way to sum it up lmao

[@ugtznun]

this sounds like it should have been named "The Methtricks"

[@ocharakau645]

Underrated comment!

[@DrMoonAtNight]

Or The Mehtrix

[@nadheerah]

Brilliant

[@dustinmaxwell259]

Is meth really that strong?

[@-Kal-]

@@dustinmaxwell259 You have to binge and stay up for several days. When the psychosis sets in you get pretty much this movie. Or so I’ve been told.

[@GlennDavey]

Bliss is like one of those movies that gets recapped by an Text-To-Speech voice on one of those KZbin channels that recaps bad movies and makes them sound like good ideas

[@AnP865]

I like those channels

[@luc_man2104]

But from time to time they actually have some good movies that i never would have heard of wouldnt it be from that Channels 🤔😅

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I'll be honest, I don't think anyone's even heard or seen trailers of this film before watching this video

[@antolimakrov5925]

I bet you're jealous of Mr Aliens mustache

[@darlingsbride]

i watched it and was so confused and never figured out what was going on.

[@unconcernedcitizen4092]

I have come to firmly believe you to be a necessary and omnipresent brute fact of the universe, something akin to a logical axiom. Your existence is everywhere and nowhere, to the borders of the infinities and beyond. Anyway, yeah, I see you a lot.

[@ArtisticlyAlexis]

I watched it as soon as it was released. I'm a fan of Mike Cahill, not always for the final product, but for the creativity & uniqueness in his concepts. Unfortunately, this movie was bad. _Really_ bad. I just couldn't get passed the badly written script that has more holes than swiss cheese.

[@tananatana4011]

@@antolimakrov5925 oh fuck's sake, someone already did it

[@Break531]

That stupid conversation of "I want you to come" and "does she want me to come" with editting had me rolling for no good reason

[@Yukinoomoni]

I don't get it, it was so random x_x!

[@thomaszohren8812]

Honestly thought I was the only one

[@Blank_Immortal]

​@@Yukinoomoni The editing is a reference to the cyberpunk 2077 memes that were coming out when the trailer was revealed.

[@Yukinoomoni]

@@Blank_Immortal Bless you

[@Petaurista13]

I thought it's like she's talking that she wants him to come, but there's another woman and he's asking about her. Like mom and daughter. You know, he's talking to the girl and ask about his wife, he currently have problematic relationship with (BTW never do this with non-adult kids, deal with parents problem yourself, among parents, children as couriers aren't necessary for that).

[@MrFancyHosen]

Elvis looks like he's training to become one of those strippers that dress like cops and come to people's houses for bachelorette parties

[@vampluvr]

💀

[@silverblue73]

“You’re under arrest... *music starts* for stealing my heart”

[@sheevinopalpatino4782]

@@AxxLAfriku Are you all right, lad?

[@hollis1996]

I support this.

[@lunaangeleclipse9745]

@@sheevinopalpatino4782 classic spam account behaviour

[@volnartheunforgiving3952]

It's so funny to me how it's a major plot point that he "murdered" his boss by standing up so angrily he was somehow launched through the air, and then leaves him in a window

[@MaxxHarleenMurrder]

😅🤣right?

[@gideonhawk]

Duh it was the magic crystal strength aka winnebago blue stuff powers

[@KayKay114]

That was hilarious, especially the WAY he stood up 😂😂😂

[@BlazeMakesGames]

For real, if he was acting rationally he could have easily just been like “all I did was stand up and I guess he stumbled backwards and hit his head” and he probably wouldn’t have been charged with anything lol

[@BarbadosBeerFestival]

Elvis be giving off “do you know how fast you were going ma’am?” Vibe 🚓

[@illusioNery]

Or better yet, "I'm here to clean the pool, ma'am" (but there's no pool) Vibe

[@ColovianFurCap]

I love it

[@ymorehouse2]

1a10!a1a11 a 11 q ap0

[@coffeebird2857]

I fucking hate how right you are

[@miguelantonio8440]

"Gets sexual"

[@Indigo_Gaming]

Came for the Matrix reference, stayed for the registered offender mustache...

[@Jarvis_2077]

Sup checkmark

[@nrg6245]

He looks like a cop 😂

[@hieveryone7302]

Sup verified guy prob will get a lot of likes in a day

[@ihaveeyesbutimustntlook1668]

@@nrg6245 he really does tho😂

[@flow185]

Silence, verified

[@G94Nick]

Elvis looks like he got done shooting a parody of Reno 911. Honestly, i'd watch the hell out of it

[@tedarcher9120]

More like he done shooting a school

[@SpiderGoombaYT]

@@tedarcher9120 😐

[@deathnukem6994]

@@tedarcher9120 no, op’s joke was better

[@tlam3028]

@@tedarcher9120 damn bro that was funny af 😐

[@MFGC-EmilyRose]

@@tedarcher9120 too soon

[@rachelnaomi85]

I interpreted it as him being on the verge of a breakdown before getting fired. Upon getting fired had a mental break. Turned to drugs to self medicate his metal illness. Then became homeless, and completely dependant on his illness and drug use. He then gradually began to see reality, because of the love for his daughter, causing him to seek help.

[@catra195]

Or it's a movie about the power of belief and simulation theory

[@youngonestudio]

Basically the synopsis of the film. Absolutely nothing to do with a matrix imitation 🤦🏻‍♂️😂 these clickbait “film” channels are ripe

[@litneyloxan]

@@youngonestudio it’s subjective, so it’s kind of childish to act pretentious like it’s the only correct observation lol. Opinions are like @$$holes, everyone has one

[@youngonestudio]

@@litneyloxan will say the exact same thing about the entire video

[@aregulargenericname8794]

​@@youngonestudio no, your just trying to justify to be a pretentious pompous

[@420likeazombie8]

"She Just Knows Somehow" Words from a Director not wanting to thoroughly explain

[@xVibra]

"not capable of being able to thoroughly explain"

[@Techn0Fox]

The 2 minute clip from the Rick and Morty episode where they are at a space arcade and Morty plays a life simulation game called Roy Yeah that one clip felt more cohesive and interesting than this entire movie

[@09Bestfriend]

Also, there was this one Black Mirror Episode, "San Junipero", with basically the exact same idea of being able to enter a simulation through a device and also leaving it again. But the episode was much better, for sure.

[@tjenadonn6158]

Better story, the main couple actually had chemistry, the characters had believable motivations for doing what they did, the simulation had a reasonable reason for existing and consistent rules, the future outside the simulation was futuristic without being pie-in-the-sky fantastical, it didn't weigh itself down in unnecessary details about how the simulation worked or came to be, et cetera... There's a reason why "San Junipero" has the cult following that it does, independent of the larger following for Black Mirror. Considered on its own it's just a brilliant piece of filmmaking and science fiction storytelling. It debuted back in 2016 and people are still talking about it. Bliss debuted this year and nobody knows it exists.

[@du2081]

Such a good episode omg

[@ArtisticlyAlexis]

That is such a beautiful episode! For another take on simulations is Amazon Prime's newer comedy Upload. In it you can have yourself uploaded into a "heaven" that your relatives have to pay for (or if you were rich, you pre-f56sue6ussu477bought.) The richer you are, the better eternal life you'll have. You can even chat with friends & family in the real world. But it's not as great as it seems at first & lots of problems soon arise e. It's a pretty good watch for a random Amazon pick.

[@RollyAces]

One part of the movie that shows its a simulated world or just Greg's mind on drugs is the scene starting at 8:38. When they stop walking, Isabel turns around to tell Greg "Let the witnesses do the talking" as a fire truck passes by them. At that moment, the camera switches back and if you look between the characters, at the red wall across the street next to the car, you'll see a woman with a bag, white shirt, blue pants and blonde hair walking pass the car when, out of no where, 2-3 more copies of the same exact woman just literally spawn out of thin air and walk behind her. It could've been intentional or an editing mistake, but it definitely tripped me out.

[@DeadwingDork]

I actually don't mind the mustache. Has a Roger Sterling vibe to it.

[@channelmachinebroke9638]

Didn’t expect to see you here

[@NickWagers-ln8ec]

I’m early to a big youtuber’s comment? Wow

[@samuelvitale7439]

Hi Dork how was your day

[@turtlenecker223]

get a job fella

[@BossDman-CapybaraMode]

@LIKE WOA U CAN'T CANCEL ME Good

[@timhocking529]

Maybe the real illusion is the friends we forgot on the way.

[@Petaurista13]

Real illusion is a beautiful woman who asked us to help her than got high with us. We are all virgins irl but sadly not in high school anymore.

[@homeschooldropout3206]

@@Petaurista13 mood

[@rubiscubis6803]

rip Owen Wilsons son from Bliss 2021 he's not dead or anything, but he's dead to Owen i guess

[@alfiona7951]

I like how when movies try to show people in the future, they're always wearing white or clothes that match. Like wtf? It's hilarious.

[@dottyorange7270]

They all look like they are in the“Midsommar” village. 😭😭😭

[@SourChicken1856]

Because in the future fashion is irrelevant when we have flying cars or holograms

[@eavyeavy2864]

Yeah shouldve been black rite

[@shkurka4828]

like in that movie Her, they all wore pink and orange

[@melonie_peppers]

In the future we have no taste

[@ficklepickless]

The part where the MC starts injuring others without a care and slowly losing their morality because they know they're in a simulation and through the manipulation of another person could be a great movie premise. Like at first they could be reluctant but the other person convinces them that they're in simulation so they build up to worse and worse crimes all under the guise that "it's a simulation so it doesn't matter" but then there could be some twist where it really kills them irl or that they weren't in a simulation the whole time and that the person was just lying to them.

[@MyShiroyuki]

Kinda similar plot to a Rick and Morty episode

[@SharkFishFace]

Kinda how Gwen Poole starts lol

[@darrelsam419]

I know most people have talked about Elvis' new mustache, but all I can think of looking at it is that he looks like a younger, less depressed version of the cop dad from the Twilight movies.

[@Yeovelyn]

Cop dad 😭👍

[@Guitar-Dog]

That’s the one, I knew I recognised him

[@superking208]

Charlie is the extent of the redeeming value in that series tbh

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

It's fcking cringe

[@forthefrogs]

that’s a compliment because he’s a massive DILF

[@crazypancakes7781]

I love how this is a half-hour long movie analysis that probably took a few weeks to research, write, record, and edit, and all of the comments are goofing on this man’s mustache.

[@bananabread2860]

This is the way

[@crazypancakes7781]

@@bananabread2860 This is the way.

[@spinachchilli3546]

This is the way

[@aliaparungao8927]

This is the way

[@richardwicks4190]

This film's plot is based off from The Imagicon by George Henry Smith. Ever read Flowers for Algernon - then see the film based off from it called Charly? That's what this film appears to be.

[@goldibollocks]

Man, that scene with the forgotten wallet would have offered the perfect transition for a sponsorship from Ridge....

[@Necromancer0225]

I know right?

[@iwilldefeateveryone2940]

Ridge shadow legends

[@randomslomo1875]

@@iwilldefeateveryone2940 why did you steal my comment out of my head before I even made it... 😔 Lol

[@aaronasteria]

The plot sounds like it was written on crystals

[@MaxxHarleenMurrder]

🤣

[@aahhh3207]

Spiritual crystals 🔮 😉

[@bothmalls]

Elvis looks like Ron Swanson if he was portrayed in a low budget musical adaption of parks and rec

[@SegwayBossk]

Ron Swanson from wish

[@wisconsinking323]

Who?

[@Teamsween]

This is the best comment on his moustache I’ve seen yet

[@grillvogel9240]

I can't even concentrate on what Elvis is saying, I'm distracted by how much I love his mustache.

[@davidmayberry3190]

I just can't get past how you knock somebody 6 feet backwards completely off of their feet and kill them from...standing up fast. It was like he got shot...with a cannon.

[@Ramsey276one]

Reminded me of That funny video of the “scientists” FUS RO DAH WHY did they do that? Was that “air cannon” made for the prank or borrowed from some project? DID HE CALL THE POLICE ON THEM?! XD

[@Ramsey276one]

6:15

[@Jartran72]

@@Ramsey276one it was a fake Video mate.

[@Ramsey276one]

@@Jartran72 really? For an old video, it was pretty well made! XD

[@swaysway1702]

And who the hell would hang a body in between a window and its curtain, and it's only like 4 stories. Everyone on the street had to be able to see it. E: yeah the main girl saw it right away

[@Bkfvlms]

This movie really had potential, it could’ve been matrix mixed with requiem for a dream. If it had a darker town and scarier when he realized he was just on drugs.

[@Minusoh]

I thought the reason why Greg kept listening to Isabel without question was because in the end they were going to reveal he was also a fake person under the influence of her "powers," but unfortunately the psychological thriller of someone coming to grips with the fact that their life is naught but code was below this movie, I guess.

[@saritha55]

Yea, Elvis gave some dumb points in his criticism. Asteroid mining is actually forecasted to be a trillion dollar industry and its a gateway for keeping earth as a pollution free sanctuary. Also, scientists love quirky acronyms, Very Large Telescope and WIMPs for example. This and other points he brought up were kind of unfair imo

[@Thematic2177]

@@saritha55 there's still a shitload of resources left to be mined on Earth, and we're not living in some utopia where everyone can just smoke weed all day. Why would asteroid mining change that?

[@saritha55]

@@Thematic2177 In the movie Earth looks like a holiday resort, mining produces pollution. Do you actually have an idea of the economic potential for asteroid mining? There's a single asteroid in the asteroid belt that could crash the platinum market immediately. Tritium is an essential fuel for nuclear fusion which is sparse on earth but been found in large quantities on the Moon. Do some research

[@saritha55]

@@Thematic2177 Honestly, just do a wikipedia search at least

[@notatrollll]

@@saritha55 You are abrasive, condescending, and have zero understanding of socioeconomic complexity. This movie was complete dogshit and you are the extremely small minority who liked it, get over yourself. Notice how nobody here agrees with you. No one.

[@davidlevesquesr3341]

2021: man discovers he has the ability to grow mustache. 2052: his neck still does not know the sun.

[@PhantomSept]

His necks knows the sun duh It CRAVES it

[@stephenpmurphy591]

@@PhantomSept The sun. The sun will bring us together. You and us. Oh yes.

[@RestlessThoughts]

Of course she needed his help to get the necklace from her boyfriend - she can't go into the men's bathroom! :P

[@RobertMorgan]

That's an interesting extra layer, the simulation is literally 'not woke'. If it was, she/they could just temporarily identify as male and go in there and get it, just like here in the real world.

[@redforest9269]

@@RobertMorgan "If it was, she/they could just TEMPORARILY identify as male and go in there and get it, just like here in the real world." (emphasis added) Literally NO ONE would accept that. Have YOU heard of anyone saying they'd accept that? I haven't heard of anyone saying they'd accept that. And I'm talking about them blatantly saying so, not just your ASSUMPTIONS about what they believe. The issue of how transgenderism should be handled in these situations is a whole other discussion and there's a lot to consider, but I'm not a fan of strawmanning. I suggest looking up scientific evidence of transgenderism, I've found that it's a physical malformity and does not disprove gender.

[@yellowkiwieuuaaa2746]

I’d say it’s more like The Sims type simulation restriction :p

[@ollieno971]

@@RobertMorgan ....that’s not how it works in real life at all

[@Sheriden.]

@@ollieno971 I see no difference

[@professor_lembach]

I love how "future tech" is a C-PAP nose pillow.

[@lucasdotmcq]

lets hope this one doesn’t get taken down!

[@ne3856]

Hope so dude.

[@melissajohnson5734]

Well I’m watching it right now so I don’t think it has been

[@lucasdotmcq]

@JDG3981 the ones that are up now are reposts but the most recent is the video on Zack Snyder. the Skins video is a repost too i believe. and of course the entire “people ruin everything” series

[@nrg6245]

@@lucasdotmcq fr

[@hafirenggayuda]

Seriously, the moustache is not that offensive

[@mimistardust3915]

Me and my boyfriend were so confused after this movie, I honestly have no idea what they were going for lmaoo. What pissed me off the most is that he didn't instantly recognize her as the woman he's been drawing, Selma Hayek has a very distinct face he would've realized he had been drawing this crazy woman.

[@oceanbreak387]

Exactly. She's as manifestation when he got super high the first time around (before we join him in the movie) , so when he starts to get high again.. his addiction (her) starts manifesting more and more. That's why at the beginning they didn't recognize each other, because it didn't spiral all that hard yet.

[@__-fk4jz]

@Bobby Gaffin I've been high on a lot of things & you don't forget things that happened to your sober self or other times you've gotten high. That's not how drugs work.

[@oceanbreak387]

@@__-fk4jz why are you inserting your own experience as a baseline? You forget to include that the character has a mental breakdown at the start of the movie as well as not believing his daughter's existence. The director Is literally laying the bread crumbs for the viewer to understand what's going on.. the guy made up killing his boss, build a shelter, created a being out of his own addition..

[@jeebuschristos8423]

Even more distinctive OTHER bits...

[@upsidedownnugget9531]

@@__-fk4jz so you have taken every single drug ever? How would you know that? You wouldn’t know if you have already forgotten

[@mrblahbah2522]

"i want u to come dad" is the best line ever made

[@Jayfett123]

Yes

[@NAME-yg8sl]

_"yes daddy"_

[@rosxjun]

So dead 🤣

[@bIuecap]

Billion surprise toys

[@mrblahbah2522]

@@bIuecap i just watched a video about a guy watching a video from that channel

[@MajorJakas]

This video has been out for two years, and finding it right now is the first I've heard of this movie. I have been subscribed to this channel for years, even. Somehow this movie's reviews are even slipping by.

[@slickboyist]

I honestly think a simulation movie like this based on drug addiction could be a really interesting and meaningful story. I really hope this premise is picked up again by a better filmmaker.

[@dragoneye6229]

Only if they understand the nuance of drug addiction habits being the bad part. I've met a ton of people who use and know they are not physically healthy because of it. I also know that those same people understand the habits of addiction are what people dislike and get disgusted by. For example say you are addicted to heroin and you work a high paying job that lets you afford as much as you want so you never resort to stealing or mugging. No one would know or care. However let's say you are addicted to shaking hands and it's so bad that you literally insist on shaking hands with people when it makes no sense and makes them incredibly uncomfortable. You even accost some people to shake their hands. People will notice this and think accordingly.

[@tylerlynch8559]

I’m currently in active addiction, I am addicted to heroin (and opiates in general), benzos like Xanax and cocaine and speaking as an addict, I would love love a simulation film that deals with addiction but it really would have to be done well and have input from people who have experienced addiction because it is such a personally impacting experience that I needs to be done right. But I really think it could be a cool and unique way to touch on those themes, when done right, simulation films are some of my favorite sci-fi stories. But yea this particular movie was really not it 😂😂.

[@mjdbreezy]

"A Scanner Darkly" starring Keanu Reeves is a little like that

[@KyleCarrier]

Funny you say that! I've been slowly writing a story/ building a cinematic universe since I was like 15 and this movie is if someone took my idea and totally butchered it in ever way... My idea is waaayyy deeper and the addiction of the simulation is more based on a video game addiction. and being sucked into other worlds. but there is also background lessons about drugs and addiction of all kinds, but its really about a super hero more then its about this kind of stuff and ya, and its a HUGE story I'm not gonna get into right here... but just know... its a thing that will exist. lol. I might even just animate it all myself! Totally possible cause technology is nuts, it will just take forever! cause also its a 5 part mini series not a movie so...

[@angrydrunkengerman2819]

He actually is really good. I haven't seen this so I'll take Elvis' word for it that it's a stinker. 2-1 isn't a bad start. He was an indy guy and this was likely his first bigger budget film with well known actors. My guess would be he had a lot of good ideas but that bigger budget doesn't go as far as people think. Perhaps it was purchased and edited all to hell. I don't know. I would highly recommend his other two films though.

[@davidmayberry3190]

They should have just gone with the Jacob's Ladder ending and had him dying from a drug overdose and the two realities are just a symptom of the drugs and his brain shutting down.

[@JesseSwaney]

Like the ending of Waking Life

[@MarcosGarcia-et1qu]

Is that what happened in Jacob's ladder? Damn son

[@Jartran72]

Thats pretty lame. Nothing meant anything

[@domingorodriguez9649]

Owen Wilson's nose distracts me from everything else so I don't even know what's going on

[@LeeroyPorkins]

And his forehead

[@whocares15]

he looks like the statue of liberty

[@LeeroyPorkins]

@@whocares15 Statue of Wowberty

[@samholden1339]

Right? I been watching Loki and I can't help but think every time he's on screen "What the fuck happened to his nose?" 😂

[@samholden1339]

@Tyler Durden Lmao who shit in your cereal this morning?

[@tuqann]

2:50 it's called the "Last Thursday" hypothesis; the proposition that existence came to be last Thursday and our memories of experiencing the past are just part of normal structure of our reality. Like how in dreams things seem and feel totally normal and logical, and we can even recollect memories in the dream that feel real and part of the dream world. Similarly, it has been argued that once we achieve technology that allows us to slip someone in a constructed reality (i. e. build their dream world) we actually would also have the capacity to generate memories in someone's mind.

[@tiarnanwoods8441]

The boss who died literally had like 2HP lmao

[@Petaurista13]

"Doctor, did you examined that body we sent in the morning?" "Yeah. Cause of death was gust of wind caused by somebody standing up fast like half meter from him collapsing him and causing him to hit table." "Really? Other guy didn't try to help?" "No chance, somehow this killed him instantly." "Is it even possible?" "From what I've learnt no, but from what I see yes."

[@spencerstevens2175]

Looks like a chestbump lol

[@gayzer1020]

Bro cost 2 elixir

[@vincevvn]

The boss never died smh y’all dumb at

[@tiarnanwoods8441]

@@vincevvn okay, do you really think I care a year later, get a life son

[@azarinevil]

Bliss: The future is a perfect utopia Also Bliss: Main female lead is a murderous sociopath, who gets joy from hurting old people and built a box of brains stitched together.

[@dhoffnun]

WE NEED YOU TO JACK-IN TO THE SIMULATION! HURRY UP AND PUT ON THIS CPAP MASK!

[@Sunny-qs6nb]

I played a lot of animal crossing and now every time you talked about Isabelle I just imagined a dog making a man drug addicted in a simulation

[@Verydeadbarbie]

Isabelles daily announcement is that timmy and tommy are selling crystals for 500 bells

[@darrelsam419]

This is the story of how Isabelle and Tom Nook became work partners in New Horizons.

[@PixelHeroViish]

That sounds like a great idea for a movie

[@tonypeppermint5329]

@@PixelHeroViish Yeah. Make it one hell of a comedy movie.

[@Genesiscoupe3000]

@@Verydeadbarbie Now THAT sounds like someone who is high on drugs. Lol

[@monkeyfeed908]

This movie was actually a pretty close representation of what my brother went through and is still going through. he believed in this other world so much but the other world had so many 'plot holes' but when ur high it doesnt matter. he lived in that world for years and in some ways hes still there. He also believed drugs allowed him to travel through 'portals'

[@orangejjay]

Sounds like your brother doesn't have a drug problem but a schizophrenia problem. You should try them some time. Better to like in a world where you can say you've lived than to live in a world filled with ignorance.

[@lolahaynes7554]

dude what @@orangejjay

[@monkeyfeed908]

@@orangejjay he does have schizophrenia, onset due to drug use. It was literally due to the drugs he got or atleast triggered his schizophrenia.

[@fawnieee]

​@@orangejjay if you live in a false reality is that not living in a world filled with ignorance lmao.

[@sparrow5813]

Me: Can I have Pedro Pascal? Elvis The Alien: No we already have Pedro Pascal at home Pedro Pascal at home:

[@mala6238]

Looks more like Dewey from Scream...

[@erisudesu]

@@mala6238 AHAHAHHAH EXACTLY

[@a.jameswood1076]

"He's been in a couple good movies, but then he also voiced Lightning McQueen from Cars... which was a great movie."

[@VibingMeike]

I was just thinking: are you gonna insult one of my favorite childhood movies Elvis?!

[@notatrollll]

@@VibingMeike cars was a good movie IN SPITE of his voice acting. If you rewatch it as an adult, notice how poor his delivery actually was. The other characters were much better.

[@VibingMeike]

@@notatrollll I've actually never heard the full English version, but the Dutch dub (because I'm Dutch lol) and I like that one more

[@DairokutenMaoUwU]

W O W

[@EverlyMorrow]

@@VibingMeike yeah the dutch dub (Im dutch as well) is indeed much better

[@kirikakirikakirika]

That whole "appreciate the good because of the bad" sentiment was used in the Matrix, too. So this movie basically stole everything. It's mentioned briefly in the first movie, when Neo asks Smith why the robots were so cruel that they created such an imperfect simulation, where people suffer and feel pain and cry. Smith responded by saying the robots actually developed several simulations where every single human was pampered and treated like a god; the perfect life, but the majority of humanity rejected the program because they couldn't mentally fathom such a paradise and felt like something was off.

[@keapixhoudini6263]

Loved that commentary on humanity reflected in Smith's answer

[@yakiralovesall]

And you Trust what Smith said?

[@kirikakirikakirika]

@@yakiralovesall I do think it's easier for humans to imagine a dystopia than a utopia.

[@amarisfrede2]

What always bugs me about that explanation is that, yeah, the first humans would know something was off, but each generation born after would surely adjust and think it's normal! I mean we have super entitled spoiled people, who are not happy all the time, but still do very good. And we have people who suffer horrible abuse from childhood, and who see it as normal, because they have to cope to survive. So, why not just have that first batch of humans be weirded out, but make eveyone else think that 'The time I couldn't find the perfect tablecloth for dinner was the worst day of my life!'? Instead of having thousands on the other hand going... *trigger warning* 'That time daddy went straight to bed with mommy instead of with me was a great day.' ? You can't bullshit me into saying 'we as a species need that to function!'

[@vincevvn]

Really? This movie stole basic philosophy concepts from the matrix? Read a fucking book

[@LocalBurnoutFolkHero]

Ok not gonna lie, that light falling at the skating rink and completely obliterating the woman on skates had me laughing the hardest ive laughed at anything in a long time

[@erikthewriter]

It took me 5 minutes to realise that I had actually watched this movie when it came out. It had left no impression on me. I wouldn't be surprised if I forget all about again as soon as I'm finished watching this review.

[@MrBren777]

Perhaps the amnesia is due to you being in a brain machine reality.

[@zaphenath6756]

ok it's been a year since your comment. do you remember this movie now?

[@chanceitall]

Literally watched this 6 months ago and i am seeing the review today. It took me 5 mins to realize it was a movie i had seen lmao.

[@enterprisekid]

18:04 Knowing that Owen Wilson has all those nose injurys, he could very well have Sleep Apnea, meaning that could be *his* CPAP that he uses to sleep. I now choose to belive Owen Wilson came ready to try and sleep through as much of this production as he could.

[@arantarisu_yamu2414]

I just thought of something, when Isabelle met Greg she mentioned her boyfriend was real, but then said in the real world that Greg is her husband? He said nothing about that XD Haha

[@tygerinthenight3255]

Lol 😂

[@arantarisu_yamu2414]

@@tygerinthenight3255 🤣🤣

[@TheRandompaint]

Tru

[@oceanbreak387]

The real world is Greg being high. And Isabel is a manifestation of his addiction...

[@Genesiscoupe3000]

@@oceanbreak387 No shit Sherlock!

[@negig2161]

This could've been explained by simply adding to the story that they are in testing phases and it "might" cause Memory loss inside the simulation (or a totally optional to live a diff life inside and will regain their Knowledge of the old world once you leave)

[@nilofelicio6228]

How did he murder his boss, seriously? He just go up, the dude threw himself back and hit his head. The flow of air made by his standing up killed the guy? Not a murderer.

[@Vax-fg2ks]

Airbender

[@oceanbreak387]

He never killed his boss. He never dropped all those people at the skate rink. Isabel is not real. These were all his hallucinations him imagining doing those things.

[@vincevvn]

Did you even watch the movie? His boss never died moron

[@jordanloux3883]

Literally, all he had to do was call the cops and explain what happened. Forensics would be able to tell that he never touched the guy and it would be deemed third degree manslaughter at worst

[@orangejjay]

@@jordanloux3883 Ahhh yes. Because the police are known for their objectivity. lol Good thinking. Note to all: You don't have to assist the police with their investigation (in the US, anyway). You are always better to keep your mouth shut because, just as they tell you, they literally can and will use everything they can against you. The police are not your friends. Stay silent. Stay smart.

[@addicted2mako]

So Bliss is the Great Value version of The Matrix, got it! And last time I was this early to a video, Elvis’ face was smoother than a fresh jar of peanut butter!

[@zoinksgraphics]

Pretty sure Bill Nye was one of the TV reporters announcing the boss's death at the beginning

[@notatrollll]

Well they paid for 2 scenes. Couldn’t afford a third.

[@androgynousmaggot9389]

It was another channel, some kind of protest against pollution

[@targetdreamer257]

Oh yeah... I remember this movie. It was on some streaming service but I forgot about it until you started talking about it.

[@alender6200]

now all you have to do is grow this stache long enough to twirl it maniacaly

[@cosmicpepe3973]

Soon…soon lol

[@TenTonNuke]

It's not a bad premise. A false reality told to us through an unreliable narrator. Especially how we are fully invested until the shot of a distraught protagonist in a run-down neighborhood, seemingly indifferent to his daughter. It's just horribly executed.

[@goopguy548]

Birdman is a good movie for that, it's also got the best cinematography of any movie. Check it out if you haven't

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

If you enjoy anime, try Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (or "When they cry" in English). I have not yet seen the remake, but the 2006 one is wild. If you are looking for just a movie length experience I recommend "Perfect Blue". It allegedly was the inspiration behind Black Swan and is one of my favorite animated movies. oh almost forgot: Madoka Magica Rebellion might be one of the best "fake reality" plots I know, but its hard recommending it in this context, as one would have to watch an entire show before (which is excellent so go for it)

[@melonuke3730]

Shutter Island goes a very similar way, watched it for a school task though, so I can't exactly say it was great. But it was pretty well done, and it's got some real good actors, plus great cinematography. It's about a mental institution, can't say more without spoiling it

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Definitely.

[@randawesomepic]

As mentioned in this thread, Satoshi Kon is a fantastic director who made Paprika and Perfect Blue, two insanely well written and executed films

[@theotherghostgirl337]

This looks like it’s based on the short comic where a future person goes into a simulation of a 9-5 of an unfulfilling desk job to unwind because the future is much more stressful and fast paced. Guess they decided to skip over that last part

[@Wardog01Actual]

Two years later, I NEVER heard of this film! That's insane. And now I know why.

[@ShinBaaaka]

"sell his Phone, lost his wallet and took drugs from a complete stranger 10 minutes ago" that sounds familiar

[@twiceshy9773]

Lol sounds like Tuesday

[@dvt1393]

Haha I'm glad that I'm not the only one that's been there. 😅😂

[@tathagatabishayee9345]

"I can do this all day."

[@dvt1393]

@Toby Peterkin Ugh, been there. I do not miss those days.

[@WayneBristol]

I used to have the same CPAP mask Greg wakes up with. I always laugh when I see them in movies being used as some kinda sci fi contraption.

[@dogouchu4356]

What did you use it for? Id imagine oxygen during sleep

[@WayneBristol]

@@dogouchu4356 It doesn't use any separate gas like O2 or anything. It just pushes the regular air from the room. CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. Basically forces your airway to stay open while you sleep. I have severe sleep apnea, so without it my throat closes up and I wake up gasping for air.

[@Fangthevampiretwink]

Same here

[@kamhidraws]

I'm guessing that in this movie the simulations works like a dream? You know when you dream stuff and you don't question what or why it's happening, like you believe everything in it is real. But then you wake up you're like oh yeah of course that wasn't real it makes no sence... At least that's how I interpreted it

[@TenaciousLeeTV]

Found this video shortly after discovering Bliss for the first time in December 2021. As someone who tries to keep up with new movies and who has had HBO Max all along, I didn't realize the movie had been out long enough for an Elvis episode, let alone one from May! (I must have missed this video somehow as well lol). I really wanted to like this movie. I really did. It just was not good. It had some moments, but it was mostly just lost on this film's need to be "complex" or something.

[@RLBevi-ke3wd]

"When you order the matrix from wish" killed me

[@imaginekudryavka9485]

As a recovering addict, I wouldn't mind a simulation movie that's a metaphor for drug abuse (or even straight up _about_ it) but this movie seems way too obsessed with driving home the point "drugs bad, family good", with the force a truck, instead of making an interesting movie that draws a parallel with addicton. I'm sure some people will think it's like so deep man, but I'm willing to bet that most addicts themselves will be disappointed by the simplicity.

[@tylerlynch8559]

Yea I’m currently in active addiction to heroin and cocaine and it really is a stupid ass movie but I very much would like a simulation movie that deals with addiction. I hate when people who very clearly have ZERO experience or knowledge of what drug addiction is and is like try to make media about it, it comes across as so insincere and heavy handed and I think it’s important that the general public have awareness of addiction so they can better help loved ones who are struggling with it.

[@tapset]

@@tylerlynch8559 at least we have trainspotting

[@dopesickdog]

@@tapset it's like junkies' Catcher In The Rye 😌

[@cowel8734]

As a recovering addict, I felt it was was too heavy handed with the approach. I actually was disappointed because I wanted his alternate world to be real

[@cowel8734]

@Cactus Malone You should thank God you've never had an addiction instead of being condescending towards people that do.

[@purplehaze2358]

That mustache is absolutely glorious, and anyone who tells you otherwise is objectively wrong.

[@lespicymaltod537]

BIG FAX

[@TrashbashMan]

I'm so glad the mustache is making a comeback again and my dude has been growing a most glorious one!

[@bartoszbrzuchacz2020]

Looks great!

[@galaktoza]

Yes, you can even calculate how much time has passed since the last video based on that mustache. Truly a masterpiece.

[@DaveLugo79]

That's the type of mustache that makes you tell your kids to get inside quickly and lock the door.

[@thomaslardinois6383]

That person who got smacked in the face by the light could have easily been a "real" person. He wasn't using the powers on her technically...

[@davidfl4]

They did such a good job of making Owen Wilson look so sad in this movie. I’m not sure if that was particularly difficult though

[@cursedex80]

4:46 Getting fired from formal employment in a big company doesn't work like that. A lot of other people were notified and filing the paperwork to unlink him from the company. The boss merely announces it.

[@ThoolooExpress]

My biggest disappointment in this movie was that they hinted that there could be recursive simulations going on, potentially with different people being "real" at different levels, but then went nowhere with it. To name a few of the red herrings, there was the "turtles all the way down" bit, Greg's daughter's lines in the "future" world that suggest some degree of awareness of the simulation, and Isabel's reference to issues "one level up" right before she shoots her colleague for crystals. If they'd played around with the recursive simulation concept a bit more, the movie might have actually made sense.

[@joshlamb707]

"Every single person here gets a base of $500,000k a year." So everyone gets five hundred million dollars a year? Okay then.

[@evanward4303]

Cha-ching!

[@fearofthechippan]

Last time I was this early Elvis’s videos had their original titles

[@voidenterprises]

Souce?

[@josiahk9591]

Souce?

[@CrafterTheSkeleton]

Seeing Elvis with a mustache is cursed and blessed at the same time.

[@blackparademistress1]

r/blursedimages

[@SockDrawerDemon]

Powerful neutral energy

[@ZombicidalMadMom81]

This reminds me of a bargain bin version of the San Junipero episode of Black Mirror

[@deanchur]

"This guy gave everyone $500k a year" "Well that would explain why the can of Coke I just bought cost $20"

[@RobertMorgan]

It would have made more sense if the writers just said that asteroid mining had brought about a post-scarcity society and that there no longer was a form of currency, that whatever one wanted within reason they just got, a la Star Trek.

[@the_chosen_one5642]

@@RobertMorgan i this is what they tried to do but they just suck at it

[@pippinlatham4857]

@@RobertMorgan luxury gay space communism

[@roseCatcher_]

@@the_chosen_one5642 It's most probably because any attempt to realistically depict a post-scarcity society would've appeared just as ridiculous. And that's exactly what they did.

[@Silkie_Dragon]

No no. It’s 500 000k😂 god even the scripting accuracy was bad

[@brandon351smith]

"Just tell them you had explosive diarrhea or something." holy shit, this is usually my go to excuse for everything. Everybody just gets too uncomfortable to question it.

[@MaxxHarleenMurrder]

Fairrrr

[@HaruKodama]

One detail about the world in the beginning, there's a scene soon after Greg meets isabel where you see a "glitch in the matrix" in the background where there's a person that "duplicates" themselves, and you see 3 of that same person walking down the street

[@Guitar-Dog]

Best movie of the year! I do think this review just seems to be him complaining about how this digital world that isn’t like the real world has glitches in it. ‘Like obviously he is a drug addict’ what? He’s not the best critic

[@karmb1437]

The way this movie depicted addiction (to drugs and people) really messed up with me when I watched it. Loosing grip on reality and having your mind tampered with by a person feeding and intensifying your addiction, who also make you feel like you owe them and cannot do anything without them, is a horrible experience. I genuinely don’t think this movie is for anyone, but it really did it for me. I love the way the movie begins making parallels with the things in the beginning as his mind breaks further because it has become so isolated in the illusion that the last few outside stimuli are constructing the hallucinations. If you see the movie through the addiction perspective it’s so heartbreaking. It’s not hard to imagine a mind highly influenced by media now could hallucinate technology like this when their minds are under the effects of something. I don’t think the movie ever tried to hide the truth of what’s happening, it’s the story of an addict from scene 1. He won’t go when called because he needs to call and get the pills but can’t refill them anymore. He had only 5 refills which means it’s a highly addictive drug which explains how he was easily introduced to the crystals. He doesn’t take the pill, he inhales it as we get a close up to a window where we see a rehab clinic as foreshadowing. The wallet glitches on his desk as he leaves because his mind is beginning to slip after the drug took effect, for the same reason he imagined he killed his boss after being fired but probably didn’t. After that he quickly looses himself fueled by the drugs and the insistent influence of Isabelle. I don’t think this movie is meant to be more coherent, or more nuanced on what’s happening or which is the real world. To me, they were showing a creative take on a mind breaking due to drug use within a world where sci-fi plays such a big part of many peoples lives. I think the problem is that it’s too true but it might take having gone through stuff like that to truly feel the despair of what really is happening to him and he won’t even see. I saw myself in Greg, and it was terrifying and painful and sad because it reminded me of some stuff.

[@stormblastfilms968]

Dude I love the mustache getting total super super troopers vibe from it

[@laniiblue]

The Magic Crystals going up Owen Wilson’s nose: ⬆️↖️↗️⤴️➡️⬆️

[@krisshaw9464]

What

[@Searyu]

@@krisshaw9464 Cause his nose is all bent, they're navigating all the twists and turns 💀

[@goopguy548]

@@Searyu bent, why would that mean it turns 180 degrees?

[@Searyu]

@@goopguy548 It's almost as if jokes are meant to be exaggerations or something

[@imaginekudryavka9485]

Hahah!

[@jordanloux3883]

Gotta be honest, this feels like an episode of American Dad!

[@sharkboydakid6340]

Or black mirror lol

[@willythepeachfacelovebird]

Without intentional humour.

[@twiceshy9773]

Felt exactly like a Buffy episode, where they trick her into thinking she's in a mental asylum

[@macdeus2601]

Reminded me of the episode of Red Dwarf where the spaceship crew get killed by an alien "Despair Squid" then find out that they've been in a simulation the whole time, and they're actually just a bunch of dorky losers who have never been to space, but then they find out that they actually are in space, and the Despair Squid is real, and the simulation thing was just a hallucination caused by the Despair Squid venom. (Because Despair Squids hunt prey by making it too depressed to care whether it lives or dies.) Kind of almost exactly the same idea, actually.

[@bankstanks1230]

@@macdeus2601 wait wtf I gotta look that up

[@AceGamerZ227]

I know I'm late but I remember! I remember seeing the trailer for this movie and being excited to see it. And then forgot about it and never heard about it again. Now I know why. Thank you

[@thedevilgoose2482]

Whenever I see a Matrix-type ‘manipulate the system using self-awareness thing’ I always think to myself ‘why won’t they do anything weird with it, like turning people into giant frogs or shooting people with lasers?’ I think it’s because I assume it works similarly to lucid dreaming.

[@RainWelsh]

You’ve just reminded me of the first time I managed to lucid dream, in which I turned to my friend and screamed “we’re dreaming, Mags! We can do whatever we want!” (because apparently I understood that *I* was dreaming, but not that that meant everyone in there was a figment of my imagination) And when she asked me what I meant I dramatically declared “THIS!” and made every toilet in the public bathroom we were in erupt into geysers of pisswater. Probably best if I don’t get reality warping abilities really.

[@1marcelfilms]

@Lowkey Loki he turned the frog into gay

[@TheAssassin642]

Inception was kinda crazy ish...

[@TheAssassin642]

Maybe budget?

[@berengustav7714]

I definietly would make every one frogs,or axolotls

[@Samiju]

The sentence "he knows what the real world looks like and draws it subconsciously" actually had me hooked, that sounds amazing!

[@gummigamer4614]

If only we had a good movie alongside a good concept.

[@ALotofTomFoolery]

9:02 elvis doesn't even question why bill nye is in this movie

[@ElvistheAlien]

I mention him later in the review

[@ALotofTomFoolery]

Oh. I didn't watch the whole thing. Lol

[@ALotofTomFoolery]

This is awesome. Thanks for replying.

[@marianatheschizoid5912]

Apparently Slavoj Zizek is also in it...

[@luke2max]

Haha I was wondering why?

[@rastaoneeye]

Watched it, and at first I was intrigued, especially when they start walking away from the bar, there is a person in the background, and that same person walks by again, I thought it was like a glitch in the “matrix” which leads to nothing...and then it slowly just became something that it was zzzzzzzzz. Had such a cool idea that became a mush of shit.

[@Laserfish17]

bliss was a strange occurrence. the trailer showed up like the week it was dropping and looked cool. then after watching i just felt the need to take an irresponsible amount of dmt to find answers.

[@tapset]

Joe Rogan has entered the chat

[@oneinathousand2156]

I love Dark City, it’s so underrated. That opening scene is awesome, and so is the first building twisting scene.

[@thatlittleextra9954]

I started that movie once but I was too young and didn't watch it. I should give it another shot

[@bloodrunsclear]

I just noticed that the bar is called ‘Plato’s Cave’ Subtle, guys Also F for Kendo

[@ChronoTango]

The appearance of Bill Nye alone makes this worth passing over.

[@TheDevilinThePaleMoonlight]

What ain't real is how good Selma Hayek looks over 50. Mex don't Flex

[@stinkfinga4918]

What does that even mean?

[@TheDevilinThePaleMoonlight]

@@stinkfinga4918 U ever heard the saying "black don't crack" ? It basically means that black people tend look young still later in life. What I said "mex (as in mexicans) don't flex" is just a variation of "black don't crack". They are basically just slang sayings for certain people lookin good/young eventho they're old.

[@stinkfinga4918]

@@TheDevilinThePaleMoonlight oh cuz flex is now a new slang which makes it confusing. This is why I stick to plain English lol also, they don't crack is a myth because they gotta apply lotion 247 or they'll be ashy

[@ellis7622]

Psychological Psychopath wouldn’t it make more sense to say that it IS real? saying it ain’t real makes it seem like you’re saying she doesn’t look good.

[@Jartran72]

Oh this is Selma Hayek. Heard a lot about her. Don't think she is that attractive though, but she is stunning for being that old.

[@chounoki]

This pattern is almost in every shitty movie: The supposedly very intelligent and smart protagonists are constantly forced by either the director or the writer to do illogical and stupid things, just so that they can have a convoluted or touching story, which is totally mocking the IQ of all audiences.

[@PukeLizard]

Me and my friends in high school got to the point where "Wow" wasn't even a word anymore it was just a sound that had lost all meaning

[@jsb6975.ah.crapbaskets]

Wow

[@kennethmackie4030]

Wow

[@K4113B4113]

Wow

[@obskewerd3992]

Yeah the mustache is actually pretty cool dude. It's defining

[@fraillittlegoblin8664]

Maybe Greg is a npc character that was unleashed in the real world by a troll. -takes a random yellow pill "duuude! You know what would be fun? Take a NPC out of the matrix!"

[@southofheck]

So instead of inventing some awesome antidepressant with no side effects that completely numbs people to depression, but without stripping their emotion, they invent a brain box that makes you live a shitty life, but also gives you amnesia.

[@myfakeaccount4523]

Of course, even though it's all ridiculous having an anti-depressant drug with no side effects is even more ridiculous . This is a WEF movie, and this is how they'll try to convince you in real life. UBI, utopia etc.

[@Abcdefg-tf7cu]

​@@myfakeaccount4523 "Medication without side effects" is a more utopian sci-fi fantasy than UBI or virtual reality. The sooner people realize this, the sooner mental health can actually start improving on a large scale.

[@marcelahervia4624]

I think I just got an aneurysm trying to keep up with the plot of this film.

[@AngryFloatingCow]

The question isn’t “which world is the real one” It’s very clearly “Is this bullshit intended? Or did the people working on it fuck up?”