FILMMAKER REACTS TO LEAGUE OF LEGENDS AWAKEN + DEEP DIVE BREAKDOWN! | HOLY SMOKES!!

[@kaizammit]

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[@Vracuon]

Please do final fantasy XIV!

[@Grizabeebles]

I'd like to see what you'd make of Final Fantasy 8. Particularly the intro scene and the Ballroom dance scene. As a game full of 90s limitations (and excesses), FF8 has tons of space for cutscenes and uses them constantly. But since this is early days, most of those cutscenes are people walking to a mark and conversations in text boxes. FF8 might be a good case for talking about some of the *very* basics.

[@jalcome4201]

Honkai Impact, Everlasting Flames > Graduation Trip > Lament of the Fallen, in order of how much i think u can offer input. 3D with 2D overlayed animated shorts with very bold camera movements

[@JessicaAriadne]

One of my favorite details from this video is when Camille (sword legs) turns around and her eyes flash between colors. She's trying to figure out if she is facing danger from physical or magical sources because she can adapt.

[@kaizammit]

Love those micro details that make the overall story bigger.

[@pianishim0]

You read Jhin (the "pianist") perfectly. He's a serial killer who thinks his killings are a form of pure art. He's always associated with art and music and that's why he bows to Camille (the metal law woman who's hunting him) like he's saying "Thank you for coming to my show, this is the grand finale". Also, he always shoots 4 times ingame and that's why there's one bullet left in his weapon when he bows (you can count his shots trought the cinematic). He has the best design in League of Legends imo. Also, the "cat" is Kennen, a yordle, and he looks more like a chipmunk actually 🐿 Great breakdown, this is one of the best LOL cinematics by far.

[@kaizammit]

He's a serial killer?! Wow, what a character. Thanks for watching and informing me about the lore.

[@TheVerrow]

@@kaizammit To add to that, he also has an ability in-game called "Curtain Call".

[@kaizammit]

@@TheVerrow Wow, I was rather close then.

[@derekmarshman6154]

​@@kaizammitKhada Jhin is nothing if not a showman. He massacred a theater full of people to draw Camille (sword legs) to him. She is one of the most scary and powerful forces in the region. In the comics, we see the aftermath of this event. Jhin was standing on a trapdoor in the stage. Camille hurtles towards him with her dagger legs, he bows and triggers the trapdoor, which drops him beneath the stage. Camille ends up eating shit through the piano because he is no longer there to skewer. He escapes. Khada Jhin with the big middle finger, lol!

[@pippen1001]

@@derekmarshman6154 I get very phantom of the opera vibes of this scene.

[@signd6298]

I love how his reaction to seeing Kennen; Is that a cat? Lmao🤣🤣

[@kaizammit]

I think that's what caused the tears in my eyes!

[@jalcome4201]

14:30 her backstory is very appealing actually, and arguable the most impactful story in this bunch. Shes a relucant leader that needs to rally a extremely pacifistic country to fight back against an expansionist empire. A lot of nuance and interwining stories later, we end up here with her seemingly alone (in the grand scheme of things) on the frontline to hold back the new first wave of attackers. When suddenly the spiritual leader of the country shows up behind her with the shield. then a rouge agent from one of the main policying forces in the country runs past her. followed by 2 more established characters showing up later to complete the roster of unlikely heroes. its beautiful and inspiring for us league players. Fun fact, the circle she makes with her blades in that last shot mimics the Icon/Flag of their country, truly hammering home that at long last, the country is fighting back, and that her fight (with herself and her ideals) finally found validation

[@MWaever]

Why did this make my eyes water? Because it did.

[@sykosocial]

@@MWaever because you care. and that's always a beautiful thing.

[@Patorc1]

Hey! I loved your reaction and insight. They really do awesome job with those videos. Can't wait for "Warriors" or if you want something with more story i strongly recommend "Ruination". Have a good one!

[@kaizammit]

Hey! Thank you for watching and commenting, I'm going to do Warriors over the Christmas break so not long now! Thank you for being here man.

[@Crunchy166]

@@kaizammit You've got to do "Rise" as well. Or even just some of the world cup cinematics. they're some of the best stuff Riot has released IMO.

[@lukekunka317]

@@kaizammit Oh man, you're gonna have a great time with Warriors.

[@Erfegon]

@@kaizammit I'm looking forwards for your breaks down of Warriors ! Do not hesitate to fall in the rabbit hole of the music videos coming from League of Legends or the other games from Riot, they are really interesting cinematography wise. I can suggest the 8 years old "The Curse of the Sad Mummy", "True Damage - Giants", "REMIX RUMBLE ft. Steve Aoki" and "KDA - Popstars" (and it's always backward pan), but nearly all are visually & cinematographicaly exciting.

[@wolfval6825]

great breakdown , also Jhin "the piano guy" sees death as art. His weapon have 4 shots, being the 4th one the deadliest, so if you count in the scenes, he shot 3 times and the 4th are loaded and ready to fire, but instead he bows to her to hide the last shot and "end" his piano performance.

[@kelsier6090]

Cant get enough of this type of content, and you do it really really good! I love the reaction take and then the breakdown, keep it up!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so so much! I'm glad you're here and I hope to see you commenting on other videos in the future, I'll keep an eye out for you.

[@Crunchy166]

@@kaizammit Do "Breathe" next! One of the best cinematics ever made!

[@JM-nothing-more]

oh, the piano guy is definitely enjoying himself his name is Jhin, and he's an insane artist, seeking the ultimate beauty... in death his bow was the cap on his performance of killing the other enforcers in the theater, which resulted in the fireworks around the final shot

[@charchukk]

i LOVE your breakdowns and the way you explain things!! i’ve said this before but i’ve learned SO much about filmmaking just from watching your videos-proud to say that i knew about catchment and the power of a character due to camera angles and levels in this video because of your explanations!!! the character (the “cat”) that comes in at 31:59 with the lightning is named Kennen, and he’s what’s called a yordle in League lore-they’re a “race of spirits who generally take on the appearance of mammalian bipeds” (according to the League Wiki), and most of them are kind of fuzzy and look like little rat people. i honestly kind of see him as a cat as well! 😂 he’s centuries old, super powerful, and has projected Ionia (the “Shang-Chi”-esque lands that they’re fighting in) for hundreds of years. he actually also taught Akali (the ninja woman with the green outfit that jumps on Sion, the huge zombie-warrior dude)! thanks for another awesome video, Kai!

[@kaizammit]

Amazing to hear you're enjoying the videos and learning from them too. I love that! Even after you've learnt, I still hope you enjoy any future videos. There's always something to learn from these including myself. Kai

[@Speedy2619]

36:15 Jhin the character with mask is a psycho killer that is obsessed with the number four that see death as art in the way he kills. Sidenote his ultimate ability is even called "curtain call" it gives you four powerfull skillshot that make bonus damage for missing healt for finishing the "show".

[@emhyrvaremreis5085]

To give some context, the masked man is called Jhin, he is a psychopathic murderer in love with art and theater and that is precisely why he is represented in that scenario. The man sitting at the arena instead is called Draven who, unlike his brother named Darius, general of Noxus, is a person who only tries to attract attention and spends his time in the Noxus arena. The woman who is introduced in the arena is called Riven, I don't know her story perfectly but I know that she was trained by the Noxians to fight and the sword she holds is a very powerful artifact that they tried to get rid of, which is why it is fragmented, but somehow it always comes back to her. The woman with Asian features, on the other hand, is called Irelia and has never fought in a battle herself as the techniques she uses were only dance techniques that she was taught which she later discovered had the power to control weapons and blades, the scene represented it's a war called The Invasion of Ionia carried out by the Noxians. Sion, The enormous man is one of the many secret weapons of Noxus created with blood magic therefore he can be considered as an undead his peculiar characteristic is the fact that every time he dies they make him reborn, the jaw he has is very characteristic because If I'm not mistaken it is the crown of a king of another state. Then you can see a cyborg woman called Camille, she is an assassin recruited by Piltover (the state you see in Arcane) to kill and hunt in this case Jhin. The woman dressed in green who comes to Irelia's rescue is called Karma who in short is the protector of Ionia, she tries to keep the Balance of Ionia in a normal state. The man who throws a tornado against the Noxian soldiers is called yasuo, his story can be known through other cinematics made by riot. The "cat" is actually a race called Yordle, in this case the character's name is Kennen, unfortunately I don't know his story well. Finally, the woman who pulls the smokescreen in Sion's face is called Akali who basically has the same task Karma has except that she is: 1. Under the teaching of another character named Shen. 2. Compared to Karma, Akali is much more empathetic and this creates problems in her story.

[@lukekunka317]

You forgot to add that Sion's jawpiece is the crown of a conquered king!

[@emhyrvaremreis5085]

@@lukekunka317 I did explain it

[@lukekunka317]

@@emhyrvaremreis5085 Yup, you totally did. I must have breezed over it. My bad!

[@WrestlingNele]

i can help out with riven. As far as the lore goes until now; Riven was a Noxian Warrior who deserted while the first noxian invasion in Ionia (where the part with the red wearing woman happens) and lived there as a farmer to leave her past behind in a self chosen exile. Sometime later the Noxians were again in Noxus to search for her Weapon (the blade wie see in her fight in her hands) which she destroyed by herself (The completed sword is around as long as Riven is high). Well the Noxians found Riven on her farm and captured her to bring her and the remnants of the sword back to Noxus what is what leds to the arenascene. About the sword; the runes on it are not just some kind of art but something which contains magic in the sword. After Riven broke the sword the other pieces are able to arrange back to the former form. Ingame its kinda her ultimative ability. Other neat little detail; the last attack what we see is kinda copy and paste from a other ability in the game. She has one ability which can be used 3 times. The last Attack is a Jump with a similar flip which is able to "knock up" the enemy. So; even with Riven we can say Riot was really good in showing a few of her ingame abilitys. Sorry to geek out. But i love Riven as a Champ even if she is one of the most difficult ones in the whole game to play her at least on a decent level :D

[@frozenduck23]

To be more specific about Sion, his jaw is the crown of Jarvan the First, who was once the king of Demacia, another big nation on par with Noxus and Ionia.

[@mistajerka5221]

Quick add-on to the pianist/Jhin context that's been mentioned previously: As others have stated, he views his kills as artworks, and some of his in-game quotes have him talk about gruesome deaths and "sprays of blood" as components of the artwork. With this in mind, there is a theory that his part of the cinematic is viewed from his point of view, as the composer of art, instead of what actually happens. Because of this, we see beautiful explosions of color and artistic lightning cover the cinema, instead of the mass display of blood and gore that is actually happening

[@personalirageneve]

Kai, that was fantastic! I really enjoyed this longer breakdown, going frame by frame! I laughed when you said Camille is having Attack On Titan gear, I never thought of it like that and now I can't unsee it hahaha I was thinking when you were watching it in the first part, in the reaction bit, we got emotional or teary eyes at around the same part, without the story being necessarily emotional or touching. I wonder why does epicness impress us to tears like that. I enjoyed the educational bits a lot and you always bring insight and attention to things I wouldn't normally notice, even if I usually pay a lot of attention to details! Thank you for all you do and I can't wait to see the next video!

[@kaizammit]

Is that your new dp!? I like it! I'm so glad to hear you like the new format of the video. The other format is slicker but it took forever to edit and it stopped me from being me. I want to learn with you guys as we break it down together. All good filmmakers and storytellers should want to learn something new everyday. Emotions to epicness come in a variety of ways. I sometimes get goosebumps and once or twice in my life, I even got erect nipples from all the goosebumps. (It's totally normal, I've checked!). Main thing for me is watery eyes. Also, more frequent videos to watch with this format as it's easier to produce. Thank you again for being here.

[@personalirageneve]

@@kaizammit that's true, I enjoyed this format more also because we got to see not just your thoughts, but also the way you think and how to come to some conclusions! happy to hear it's also easier on you to produce haha and damn, I didn't know emotions to epicness can go in such diverse ways, but it does make sense! and thank you, yes, I'm trying to approach a bit more cinematic lighting in my finished pieces thanks to a certain filmmaker reactions! haha I followed you on Twitter btw! keep up the amazing work!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you , thank you! It's all about lighting, back lighting especially for that cinematic feel.

[@ToRecallE]

I really love how you explain everything and show us with example while you explain. thanks for making this videos, this make me understand why I DO LIKE what i like, and what i hate when i hate it.

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much for being here and watching the video with me! I'm glad you like it.

[@thegoldenhippo7936]

YESS! I’ve been waiting MONTHS FOR THIS

[@kaizammit]

Sorry for the wait, the videos will be like this now which means I can put them together faster. Warriors will be out over the Christmas holidays.

[@Artistreviews01]

Definitly love the frame by frame walk through then the regular way you explain things in previous videos'

[@kaizammit]

Thank you and you'll be pleased to know this is the "normal" way that I will be making my videos. I can go into more detail and you get to really hear my thoughts on the content I'm watching. Thank you for checking out the video.

[@Hydra-et8oo]

Can`t wait for u to react to "The Call" League Cinematic. Its next level and has some astonishing visuals.

[@kaizammit]

It's on the channel! Check it out and I hope you like it.

[@enzoys]

you are THE BEST reactor for this kind of videos

[@kaizammit]

Awww thank you so much! Means a lot to read.

[@sporkleton]

This is all about performance or attention-seeking by the characters. First scene, the pianist, Jhin, is a serial killer that doesn't see his victims as people, but rather canvases. He is an artist in his mind. He is definitely putting on a show. He needs an audience. The task force, led by a cybernetically enhanced woman, Camille, does their initial sweep and approaches Jhin. Something you did not mention was when one of the guys got caught in the trap, her eyes changed color from orange to blue for a brief moment, then returned to orange. Her body was assessing threats, orange for physical harm, and blue for magical or energy. In the second scene, I love how the arrogant guy up high, Draven, and the gladiator woman, Riven, never lose eye contact. Draven, wants all eyes on him. He demands it and is somewhat like Jhin in that regard to captivate everyone. Riven, cannot be ignored, and that excites him. A challenger has finally arrived. The third scene has the blade dancer, Irelia, doing a performance for her battle style. Her motions are flowing. The hulking brute, Sion, interrupts her performance by being this unstoppable and disruptive force and takes the scene from her. It takes five to bring Sion down. In game, he is a juggernaut that is not easy to fell. Five is the key number here because that is how many players you can have on a team in the game. The cat is a ninja who harnesses the power of lightning. His race of yordles are furry humanoids. I wouldn't say he is a cat, but one of its cousins.

[@kaizammit]

I'm loving that cat!

[@llllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIl1]

i cant believe you called the curtain call on the twisted psychopathic character. It is the name of his ultimate ability in the game! the character design is immaculate such that someone with zero idea of the story can discern/infer such detail from just the way the characters are presented

[@gunterthekaiser6190]

Interesting fact about Jhin. Its somewhat inplied that when his traps detonate or his shots hit someone, the flowery patern and bright colors are what he sees. What he thinks he is creating and "painting". When in reality, if one was to be a random witness to his killing, it would be a gruesome and bloody mess.

[@lukekunka317]

I know it's been recommended multiple times already, but the League of Legends video "RISE" is absolutely brilliant. It was also the first big project that Fortiche (the studio that Riot used to make Arcane) did for Riot. I get chills every time I watch it. It's sooooooooo good. Love this video and breakdown. Love all your stuff. Keep it up!

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much for the recommendation, I'll add it to my list of upcoming videos. Warrior will be my next LoL video. I hope you like that one too! Thank you for taking the time too to comment, means a lot. KZ

[@JessicaAriadne]

@@kaizammit I'm so excited now. RISE is amazing and I won't spoil anything. Legends Never Die is incredible as well.

[@Texas-Goose]

Really great stuff, id love to see a couple of minutes at the end looking at a brief synopsis of who the characters are to see how they match up against your interpretations from the piece. Not possible for everything but would be interesting.

[@kaizammit]

That does sound interesting, I'd probably put that after the breakdown. Thanks.

[@huwawej]

the scene where jhin knows he'll be captured so he bows to camille thanking her for the performance brings me just so much ecstasy for some reason, because you know he's grinning under that mask

[@jdommert]

Great video! I really love the in depth analysis of the cinematic! Keep up the good work. ♥

[@kaizammit]

Thank you so much for the kind words, you don't know how much they mean to me. 🙏🏻

[@hendrixraven]

Excellent breakdown! Been waiting for this one after seeing your look at "The Call" There were a few details I was surprised you didn't mention even though you covered the concept (although we know there's a TON of detail in these cinematics!). With Jhin's penchant for drama and art, you'll notice he closes the piano cover just as his mines close on the intruders' feet and begins the musical rise in the strings (where we will eventually begin to hear triplets in the violins, helping add to the forward momentun). Also, when he turns to reveal his pistol, the camera does a small "hop" over the piano and pedestals down to show his feeling of control and power. The other small one you skirted was after Draven's smirk, you'll see Riven have her own smirk (post-headbutt), leading to Jhin's smiling mask and glimmer in his eye. Riot has done great work with these cinematics, both visually and musically (and using both as a cohesive unit). Quick example of that one aside from the obvious "door": in the first scene in Ionia, you'll hear the pitch going down as the camera moves down with the lyrics "and fate may fall down upon you", then both turn up to reveal the approaching army (camera tilts up, pitch on "you" rises) Can't wait to see what you do with "Warriors"!

[@kaizammit]

I'm glad you liked the video!

[@Rai97]

Love the reaction and insight on the intricacies of what made Awaken great! Would love to see you react to Kin of the Stained Blade. It's more of a storytelling cinematic by Riot which has a really interesting dynamic!

[@kaizammit]

I will be covering a lot of their cinematics because let's be honest, they seem absolutely fantastic! Thank you for watching the video fella, means a lot! KZ

[@Storytellers.D.Tavern]

Kai talking baout it Jihn- it feels like he's the compose of the story. He is going to be proude of that

[@oLaudix]

RIOT is one of the few companies that can give Blizzard run for their money with their cinematics. Its one thing to make something look good but putting so much storytelling into such short videos and they how incorporate music into them so seamlessly is simply amazing. This one is one of my favourites but The Call is still the best. PS. 35 minute breakdown of 3 minute video. Outstanding. Shows how much work goes into making such a cinematic as well.

[@therren9981]

Just imagine how long it would take for Kai to react to and analyze Arcane 👀...

[@kaizammit]

Let's not and say that we did. 👋🏻

[@therren9981]

@kaizammit Lmao I'd love to hear your takes, but that would be a 24h long video per episode

[@kaizammit]

I have already seen season 1 but certainly an idea for season 2. I would also do what I do for the long reactions, just give a short summary at the end.

[@worminaround]

Riot is the next gen Blizzard confirmed 😳😳😳

[@rubenarieljd3563]

Hello al the way from Argentina, great video and inspection of the desing and details of the video, as it has been said , "Ruination" is a good video, there are a lot of videos you can relate to that since it was a masive event and had relation with champion lore before it , like Senna , Lucian and Tresh

[@Nobodyknows_42]

Waiting for the comment enlightening you on Jhin´s lore. ^^ Cant do it myself but I promise you your interpretation is sooo good. Love this reaction series. Keep it up.

[@ojay8699]

Great video, keep up the amazing content!

[@MjolnirFeaw]

You had a lot to say on this one ! 🙂 And... it's great. I didn't understand why it all merged so well before you mentioned the cinetic editing, keeping the momentum. Explains a lot in this video and a few others as well. Thanks !

[@kaizammit]

Glad you liked it! I'll be doing my breakdowns like this going forward as I can 1. say a lot more and 2. Be me, let you guys see the real me. To be honest, I really enjoy doing it this way because I'm learning too, discovering what the filmmakers have done to make it work. Cheers man.

[@AdrianElizondo-r4h]

All cinematics after awaken have been epic but this one as I remember was the first time I've ever watched something and couldn't believe my eyes.. groundbreaking stuff. Good days ahead in the world of animation.

[@Alexutul44]

32:15 That's Kennen a yordle. (The Yordle are a race of spirits who generally take the appearance of mammalian bipeds.) Average height: 55-75cm (Metric) 1'9"-2'6" (Imperial)

[@TwoToo_]

ok but this 30:54 his in game ability he swings twice, and on the third he throws a tornado. i lost it when i heard you say one, two and then there was a tornado in the cinematic.

[@josegassull6276]

The little character is Kennen, in the lore he's a yordle: little creatures with animal attributes... He's more similar to a hamster/mouse/squirrel

[@Shax22132]

Thanks for the reaction and breakdown.

[@kaizammit]

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it. I hope you stick around with the channel. Thank you fella.

[@ThePiquet888]

Why do I always feel a little more intelligent and educated after watching one of your vids.. luv your work again! Great LoL cinematic btw.. they just do it right!!

[@kaizammit]

Awesome! Thank you! I hope you don't get bored of me talking about it all, I love it!

[@maiqtheliar_]

The way Jhin bows down and offers his head to Camille is awesome... pure art.. gets even cooler if you know their lore

[@R1po]

Riot always manages to speak to the little hero in us

[@flonou]

I would recommend doing “BREATHE” from Legends Of Runeterra (Another riot games game in the same universe). You'll have a lot to say about eyes and camera motion in this one !

[@jrdchamp]

caling kennen a cat when lore wise he's probably the most powerful person in ioana had me rolling 😂😂

[@mif4731]

32:16 his name is Kennen

[@sjent]

I liked the most is that every story was different. Not that it was showing different characters, but that every story was told differently.

[@kaizammit]

I very much enjoyed this one but I think the Call was more powerful. The reason being is it had more large scale set pieces going on.

[@sjent]

@@kaizammit Id say that "The Call" was better. But my favorite is "Legends Never Die" and it is far better than any of those.

[@cannibalcatgirl]

Akali throwing the smoke bombs took me out of it too. Like the way she just hovers and then defies gravity and flies off randomly felt so weird in contrast to how well they conveyed weight and motion the rest of the time lol

[@Yggdrasel]

In the shot where dravens spins his axes (draven being the guy that jumped down) you missed a small easter egg on the background, one of the people up on the stands in the middle is actually raising his fist, thats darius cheering for his brother. hard to spot by the way its also a quick shot, like almost 1 seconds long ;)

[@kaizammit]

Totally didn't see that!

[@roma540]

I never got into the game but cinematics Riot do are just on another level. The Pianoman, Jhin was one of two favorites of a now-former friend of mine, so I came into this one with a context for him (showmanship part is most relevant here, obviously), which gave even more wow-effect at the bow scene. And the music here, of course. Long rant short, absolutely love the direction they took with it for some additional tension building.

[@kaizammit]

It's like a baby avengers assemble.

[@HivisoftheScale]

This videos are so gorgeous..! They are leagues better (pun intented) at telling a story than the gameplay. "Cinema has layers, onions have layers... You get it! They both have layers!" 😂 The guy who jumped into the arena reminds me of Boycie from Only Fools and Horses..!

[@kaizammit]

Dude! Hahaha! Could you imagine his laugh in the smoke? Marlene!

[@HivisoftheScale]

@@kaizammit If the character in the arena was named Marlene it would be too perfect 😂

[@kaizammit]

I was watching Only Fools and Horses recently and I remember the line where Boycie said Del smells like a vegetarians fart. I cried for 20 minutes.

[@HivisoftheScale]

@@kaizammit I felt the same way when Del Boy was pitching his movie idea about a Killer Rhinoceros lose in London! As a film maker, what do you think the odds of a movie like that being utter rubbish would be? 😁

[@Hamad.1337]

i hope im not too late. Jhin the guy who bows is a murderer artist. But actually why he bows is because he is going to the grand final. He shoots 4 times in the game. The last shot is the most powerful and if you look on his back on the top right site u can see There is a little cannon where the 4th shot coming out. so basically he had the attack on titan girl in checkmate :D

[@cageone576]

Kennen - that little ,,thing,, :D Is a yordle, which is small fury race from League of Legends universe, i would think about them as bigger hamsters probably :D. He is a powerful hero, using lighting, turning into a spark. Most of the character moves in this movie are heavily inspired by their actual ingame abilites and interactions, that is the reason why there is not much introduction to the characters, because its expected from viewers/gamers to already be familiar with them.

[@kaizammit]

I'm all about that cat/hamster. Thank you for watching!

[@arthasmenethil5748]

awesome reaction! I much prefer those longer breakdowns. Wish you could them for blizzard cinematics, like old soldier,arguably one of the best cinematics blizzard has ever made. Oh,and warbringers:jaina

[@kaizammit]

Well my friend, you're in luck! This will be the format now going forward as the other way takes me too long to cut together. Also, Old Soldier is coming over the Christmas break. I've got the file ready to watch.

[@arthasmenethil5748]

@@kaizammit Can't wait really. For me ,no one comes close to the warcraft cinematics. I love the game and I'll be waiting for your reaction,which it's interesting by itself,but with the new format we are able to learn and later dedect many filmmaking techniques,thanks to you. You will love old soldier. Have a great day sir as far Jaina's CINEMATIC is concerned ,it's very music and story focused,but I think you will love the art style .

[@danielemarie439]

@@kaizammitplease please do Jaina Warbringers, it’s amazing, and i think you will appreciate the alternative art style.

[@brandonmcdonald9125]

Honest reactions to unbelievable cinematics, great reviews! Keep it up. Riot and blizzard are fantastic for cinematics!

[@Dued12341]

I would love to see you take a look at one of their old school cinematics called "A New Dawn" I think comparing it with how far they've come would be excellent. It is an excellent example of what you can do to tell a story even without some of the resources they have now.

[@kaizammit]

Merry Christmas!

[@danielemarie439]

This is sooooo long 🥺 ok it’s late i need to go to bed, watched 10 mins, promise i’ll watch the rest tomorrow 🥴 but so far loving your reaction, as always just so enthusiastic and genuine ☺️

[@kaizammit]

Thank you for watching again! My videos going forward will be like this so expect them long! Don't feel you have to watch all of it, my goodness. Only do it if you enjoy watching me chat about it. haha This format is easier for me to produce than the other style I had which means, expect regular uploads from your favourite neighbourhood filmmaker. I'm glad you like my reactions, I've always been animated.

[@danielemarie439]

@@kaizammitso i watched the whole thing, and while i am not really interested in LoL, you made it entertaining, i love your almost boyish enthusiasm ☺️ you also point out things i would never notice myself, wich will give me a new appreciation for future cinematics and movies, og and i like the new format 😉 more time to go into detail 🤗

[@kaizammit]

By doing it this way you can get to know the real me. I am a boy... just in a man's body and I love that you got that and it came across that way. Thank you so much for watching it all, I'm glad to hear you liked it.

[@VV33Dy]

you say you didnt like the irelia shot (the third character) because it reminds you of Shang Chi, but that movie came out 2 years after this cinematic. also the visual design of ionia (the continent) is even older.

[@VV33Dy]

after having watched the whole video your statement is even more preposterous xD You say "you need to be careful when you write stories. think how to make yours different". Brother at least you could have looked it up before assuming that riot copied marvel in any way.

[@kaizammit]

I didn't think they copied it, I just wasn't able to connect with that set of characters or scene without a connecting moment with the character. Dialogue would have helped that. My comment regarding writing and creating is advice because everything has been made before, you've just got to think how someone aka the audience will connect with your characters or how to leave that lasting impression. I know I won't remember that scene until the cat shows up because that was a 'moment' or 'character' for me. An educational note for you, this is why you should stay away from very popular music when working with marketing, everyone will have a different connection with said piece of music and will be thinking of that memory rather than your product or whatever it is. This is why when a very well known song is used, Marvel trailers for example, it's changed drastically. You will still have that feeling of knowing but the connection you have wont be there.

[@VV33Dy]

@@kaizammit Thanks for the long answer. I guess i can understand i just dont agree very much here. About the music: Riot really understands their art - every song in League and Arcane is made SPECIFICALLY for that scene or animation or cinematic. Yes even the Imagine Dragon and Zedd songs are made just for League. Therefore they wont have the problem of running into "well know public music" being used for their creations. The problem often comes from those songs getting into mainstream channels like radio and other content creators using them and then ppl dont even know that they listen to a League song. At the end of the day Riot and Fortiche (their main art partner) do almost everything right that they could be doing.

[@kaizammit]

I'm not disputing music, this was fantastic and original, yes? What I said applies in the industry. Regarding story and connection of characters, what I said is also true as defining moments allow for human connection when watching and reading. You need that thing and it's different for everyone. Shang-Chi really left its mark on me I guess even though I've only watched it once. Hopefully that makes sense?

[@brbrd102]

Would love to see this type of content for the TV show Arcane which is based on the league of legends universe. Maybe not a react and breakdown for every episode, but certainly cherry pick some of the most interesting bits of each, or the show in its entirety.

[@hangman4011]

Would you ever cover some of the Warframe trailers? They release cinematics constantly that seem to have some great animation, and they've released multitudes of trailers for every 'frame' (essentially character you can play in the game).

[@kaizammit]

I actually popped it in a poll recently on my Patreon. It didn't win but I will cover it because I want to. I hear they are like Guyvers and I'm a big Guyver fan. (Old anime).

[@jackfromthejungle7538]

lol never realized Yasuo was actually in the wide shot with the tornado...

[@jeremygeorge6241]

Love the breakdown. I would also recommend Arcane, as the animation is incredible and getting your perspective on it would be fascinating. Even if it were just some of the fight scenes too, like the first and second fight between Vi and Sevika, the Vi and Jayce fight scene and especially the Ekko vs Jinx one as it does an excellent job with storytelling.

[@kriskriesel5477]

I would kill to have a breakdown done for some of the ESO trailers. I feel like they may carry the same way for you as these and the WoW ones. There is a good order to watch them in though for story continuity! They may be trailers, but the trailers in line share a lot (particularly the first few)

[@kaizammit]

They are on my list but I don't have an order to watch them in... can you help me with this? Thanks for watching this though!

[@kriskriesel5477]

@@kaizammit sorry for the late reply! Legitimately never commented on anything, ever, but felt this was a good one, and did not expect any response. kzbin.info/aero/PLuZKoCnq0EHkXDgioZul3udL_UAtnEWQ0&si=cQtwMNh9D2KdTuBO This is a playlist that has all of them. The first one is long, but it’s actually three cinematics released separately meant to go hand in hand, so might be worth splitting that one up like they originally were, for the sake of not having you put out an hour and a half long breakdown (plus…I would rather get the full breakdown from an expert on each instead of one gigantic one, it’s showing me so many new ways to look into these cinematics I’ve never known before!)

[@kaizammit]

@kriskriesel5477 thank you so much man for watching and commenting. I always read my comments. KZ

[@-Marcc-]

Please watch more of the Overwatch animated shorts "Hero", "Zero Hour" and "Kiriko" are so damn good (omg)

[@kaizammit]

Going forward with my videos, they will be like this so they are much easier for me to produce so to answer your question, yup... coming up soon! Thank you for watching this video. KZ

[@Hamad.1337]

bro i watched severel reactions and i think at least 50 times. but i never noticed he was in the tornado lol

[@blizzardyt828]

Please also review the Warriors Cinematic!

[@kaizammit]

I was meant to cover that in the next week or so but now I've covered this one, I'll visit back once I've covered a few more franchises. Warriors is my next LoL cinematic.

[@JessicaAriadne]

Any chance you will do a video looking at the Total War: Warhammer III Immortal Empires trailer?

[@kaizammit]

I will be covering a lot of cinematics so stay tuned. Someone else has asked me for a total war cinematic but I'll add it to the list. Thank you.

[@rrkyu4458]

subscribing cos of 3:25 😂

[@LordDial]

I would really like it if you would watch some of the For Honor Trailers, there are a few, most are rather short though and more like character introductions, but all in all they do tell a story and, ofc, I like them. ^^

[@kaizammit]

Sure thing! I've got them on my list so it's only a matter of time. Thanks for watching this video! KZ

[@LordDial]

@@kaizammit Cool, thanks man. Very interested to see your take and insight on them.

[@sharper58]

Your life may be busy, it's near X-mas and you may not be a gamer, but please do more League of Legends and World of Warcraft as both companies put out fan-bloody-tastic cinematics. The way you broke this one down held me until the end and forgive me, but, some professionals come across as 'know it alls' and don't go into as much depth as you did while also not treating us, the viewers, as idiots and you sir, just showed your love, knowledge and appreciation for the art.

[@benjaminfrost2780]

the "cat" is actually a Yordle. They all have pronounced ears and are tiny but they are not cats or dogs etc

[@kaizammit]

Outrageous, they should be a race of magical cats.

[@sevsev09]

Poor kennen.. cat? Lmao 😂😂

[@scornfis640]

"Is that a cat?" ; It's a Yordle - demi humans/beasts/race.

[@Ruukasu97]

You dont need to build the connection to the characters, its already there. This are all characters from the Game, players already have a connection to them.

[@kaizammit]

I disagree with this, what about newcomers, cold callers to the franchise? What about someone who knows all the characters like you said but finds a connection to another character thanks to this cinematic? This is why it's important to have characters that connect with the audience or the filmmakers job too. Thank you for checking out the video. KZ

[@veiihe666]

The comparisons to Shang Chi as a way to discredit the ideas were a little annoying considering this cinematic came way before the release of the marvel movie.

[@kaizammit]

My point was Shang Chi left a lasting impression on me which is a good thing. When you've got something in your head already, of course you're going to compare them. This may have been made first but that's not the order in which I watched them. KZ

[@giiobskevin5323]

like shangchi like shangchi.. with all due respect, this cinematic is released way earlier than shangchi. so you should ask that question to marvel "how can you make yours different".

[@000Tech]

Would love to see a reaction/analysis of Demon Slayer: Season 3 Episode 1: "Someone's Dream" (the part when Akaza enters the Infinity Castle).

[@kaizammit]

I would love too but I hear reaction material on anime is very difficult!

[@ValiantSpartan118]

I'll be honest you should do a reaction with minimal stops and then dig into the breakdown it'd be a lot better

[@kaizammit]

I don't stop the reaction/first viewing? Do you mean I shouldn't talk?

[@ValiantSpartan118]

@@kaizammit I enjoy seeing you first experience whatever you watch and then hearing a frame by frame analysis so I'd say be a fan first and a critic after

[@zsmate2526]

Warrior girls

[@gl4z683]

pls react to Warriors, LoL cinematic. You won't believe it.

[@kaizammit]

It's coming very soon, it's in the top 3 from my to-do list. Hope you like it.

[@gl4z683]

@@kaizammit for sure, waiting for it!

[@kaizammit]

I've covered the new cinematic, go check it out!! KZ

[@jcvo1000]

Cool thing to notice is that JHIN is bowing to also reveal the cannon on his shoulder. THE GRAND FINALE. There's plenty of other easter eggs and references to the lore. The world is massive. Great video!!

[@Chuvalkip]

bloggers like you! have you tried to look at it completely first, and only then comment?

[@DZatheus]

To be fair with the Cinematic, this predates Shang-Chi by a couple years.

[@kaizammit]

I get that but it was more of a warning and yo just be careful. Love the DP.

[@toamszkozak8822]

​@@kaizammitwait you don't like Shang-Chi ? Why?

[@kaizammit]

I actually liked Shang-Chi but because I did like it and remember bits, when I was watching this, that's all I thought about.

[@benjaminfrost2780]

Shang Chi came wayyyy after this cinematic did.

[@kaizammit]

I know that but Shang Chi clearly left a lasting impression because I immediately thought of it when looking at this rather than thinking about this scene itself. I think that would have changed if I heard the lead character in this section speak. It did eventually change for me when that cat looking ninja showed up, I was all in then on this cinematic. I still find storytelling moments and audience connection amusing even after years of being in the industry. Thanks for watching this fella!

[@benjaminfrost2780]

@@kaizammit I appreciate the response. I get where you are coming from and btw appreciate a professional cinematographer doing a deep dive for free on youtube. The only reason I brought up Shang Chi coming much later is they couldn't consider possible lines of familiarity being drawn by a piece of work not yet done is all. I would love for them to give voice lines to the characters but sadly with how the world works adding voice acting on top of animation and music would make them more expensive and happen less often.

[@benjaminfrost2780]

@@kaizammit If you haven't watched Arcane, you should. Its an amazing animated show on Netflix done in the league of legends "Runeterra" universe focusing on characters from the towns of Piltover and Zaun.

[@kaizammit]

The problem too would be every character would need one because fans would kick off. I've seen Arcane, everyone was talking about it and how it's pushed the envelope with that type of content, felt I had too when it came to animation, cinematography and storytelling. Season 2 is coming soon right? Maybe I could do something with that for the channel. Who knows. Cheers fella.

[@Klaas43]

he’s need to watch warriors

[@kaizammit]

It's coming soon so not long to wait. KZ

[@Versace_sheets]

Man frame your full screen cam higher.

[@kaizammit]

Eh!!? Why would you like my camera higher?

[@cleanclouds]

Would 100% prefer if you actually watch the video first and then start analysing it. You are losing all attention regarding what you are watching because you spend more time giving explanations over every scene.

[@kaizammit]

I do watch it first but if you mean my random mumblings, then that's like asking a cat to not meow. If I'm enjoying what I see, I speak out loud... Sorry. I'm enjoying myself. Hope you enjoyed the break down part.