Good Time (directed by the Safdies) - Everything We Want in a Movie - Show Me the Meaning! LIVE!

[@qdandnful]

Can you guys move the podcast to Austin's channel? You can call it something else obviously, but I just really love you guys. Over the last few years I've really enjoyed your insight into movies.

[@davidreynold7919]

I'll miss Ryan, he is one the the most unique and interesting people in all podcasts I've ever seen

[@randompeeps97]

Damn really sorry to hear this podcast is coming to an end. I knew it would eventually but just hurts to hear it. I'll miss you guys.

[@BoomStick1]

Really bummed to hear this. I truly enjoy listening to you guys as I commute to and from the Bay Area. It makes the drive go by and keeps my ass awake while you guys dissect the shit out of movies that I’m familiar with. If I haven’t seen a movie that you guys cover, it damn sure makes me want to view it, because I get the chance to check it out through your lens and realize things that I otherwise wouldn’t have. Bravo!

[@colonelweird]

Good Time is one of my favorite films, probably in my top ten of all time, so I'm always glad to hear people talk about it. However I was really surprised that Austin in particular didn't pick up on philosophical/theological themes that immediately jumped out at me the first time I saw the film. I used to be a pretty conservative Catholic, and my understanding of the faith was shaped by a course in Augustine's thought I took as an undergrad. Good Time immediately put me back into those discussions of the nature of Being and human action from those days. I don't know how the Safdies themselves see it, but in my view they are EXTREMELY Augustinian. Moreover, to respond to another of Austin's points, I think Pattinson's performance perfectly serves the film's Augustinian themes and story. I'll try to make it brief. For Augustine, evil does not exist; it has no being, because for him "to be" is "to be good". All that is, is good, because it's created. Augustine sees this in terms of "participation" in being, as he understood it from the neoplatonists. This means that for Augustine all human action is motivated by love of the good -- but what makes it immoral are various distortions that come under the heading of "concupiscence", disordered desire. One of the most important elements of his thought, in my opinion, is the idea that this is NOT simply a distinction between motive and means (as many later Christians would understand it). For Augustine you can truly see goodness even in the most evil (i.e., disordered and harmful) human acts. In the 20th century there were a number of writers who took this idea in some interesting directions -- Graham Greene and Flannery O'Connor, for instance. The Safdies don't go to those extremes, but I wonder if they are working in a similar thought-world. Connie's love for his brother is what motivates and shapes his behavior throughout Good Time. This is the heart of it -- every time you see Pattinson "acting" on the screen, you're seeing him express that love in the form of a seriously disordered pattern of behavior. He can be extremely cruel and contemptuous of others, but somehow he is at the same time, in the same actions, being loving towards his brother. From this perspective, Good Time is a meditation on this aspect of being human -- how our destructiveness is also somehow a form of love; they cannot be separated; they are the same thing. Maybe the film can be critiqued for turning Connie's brother into nothing more than an object of love, never a participant in it; or at best, he's an oversimplified participant due to his disability. Maybe that's true. I don't want to admit it, but yeah ... maybe. In any case, clearly the main focus is Connie's heart. The film wants us to ask about Connie, who he really is and what the meaning of his behavior is. If there are other philosophical frameworks for understanding him, I'm open to them. But the Augustinian perspective seems so obvious to me, I assume it's the place any reflection should begin.

[@user_2148]

Haven't been listening for long but I've enjoyed going back and listening to older episodes. Hope this can continue in some form or other. Best of luck!

[@RealCoolGuy]

I find the 20-minute-long complaint that they didn't get an actual person with mental disabilities to play the brother character to be pretty ridiculous. I thought he did a great job of portraying someone with a disability. I'd hate to hear your take on Zoolander or Dumb and Dumber... Jesus. It's called acting and the actor killed it; he did a great job and wasn't disrespectful.

[@Aa-mc4vh]

this best part of this episode is ryan casually smoking a joint mid podcast. legendary 🤙🏾

[@bacht4799]

1:02:18 as one from Denmark I very glad that you like Mads Mikkelsen and those movies he has made include here in Denmark 🇩🇰.. that’s is super to hear.. 😊

[@whoog74]

Settings are helluva important. New York or not. Part of how my imagination works. Immediately transported to the setting.

[@mulefa1]

this is the best podcast ever, gutted its coming to an end

[@PeterZeeke]

This only makes me sad because it marks the passing of time. I know they’ll be more stuff from you guys. Thanks for everything so far

[@faizanaslam2090]

Damn... i knew something this good would come to an end someday. Didn't think it'll happen now :(

[@whoog74]

Acting. Acting is just that.

[@whoog74]

So glad my imagination is so at the ready. But, they say fonts that are difficult to read allow the reader to fully digest the message. So, maybe focusing on a scene harder has the same affect.

[@sameeranwar4174]

Unbelievably sad that this podcast is ending

[@sam_sprague]

PLEASE GET JARED FOR THE LAST EPISODE OF SHOW ME THE MEANING!!! Please!!

[@maxicosy1332]

What can we (mere listeners) do to stop this podcast from ending ?!?!

[@WISECRACK_2]

stay tuned for some possible future project updates :)

[@johngleue]

Could Austin be anymore of a feelings worshiper? I prefer "cognitively disabled". Why? Coming up with synonyms puts him on the moral high ground, i guess? You're not changing reality for the better by switching words around, dude. Ryan's the man, though i really appreciate his role on this channel. He takes risks by being honest and it's refreshing. I don't always agree with him but at least i know he's being genuine. Austin is just so wrapped up in political correctness that it's exhausting listening to all the secondhandedness. Maybe he fears having any solid opinion because of how fast his culture can shift on a dime and gobble him up. Or maybe he just doesn't have any original, firsthanded ideas, to contribute. I've noticed he channels other's opinions and thoughts more than his own and most of the stances I see him take are literally just abstract feelings based opinions that keep him clear of any danger of criticism. Well, I'm criticizing. I appreciate the channel, don't get me wrong, and have been listening for a long time but I thought this was the show me the "meaning" podcast.. more and more it seems like the show me the "feelings" podcast. Interpreting meaning and describing your own subjective feelings on a movie are very different things. To interpret meaning requires an understanding of reality, knowledge gained from the outside world. To interpret how the movie makes you feel you just need look inward. I come away knowing more about the interpreter than I do the movie half the time. I'm now to the point in this video where Austin is saying that the people who cast roles in movies are stripping individuals of their agency.. wtf? It's casting's job to cast. They can discriminate however they want, noone is entitled to a role. Austin has a very warped view of liberty. You're free unless someone has suffered trauma then that victim is owed and sacrifices for their sake becomes YOUR duty. More feelings worshiping and if practiced in politics would lead to a totalitarian government. That's where government dictates their subjective morality as law. At least with authoritarianism there's an illusion of freedom. So my takeaway from the show me meaning episode on "Good Time" is that Austin is a liberty hating collectivist. Cool beans.. Edit: Well, I made it to the end to find out there's no more show. That's a bummer there are some episodes on this channel I really value and still re-listen to sometimes. So I didn't want one of my only comments, and essentially last comment, to end on a negative note. You brought me many hours of entertainment and i wish you all the best!

[@swatsaw6]

oh no

[@swatsaw6]

this makes me so sad

[@maxicosy1332]

But… why so soon?

[@esteb6544]

Corporate…

[@Vivi_9]

What are the ethical issues with someone portraying someone else who has disabilities in a movie? Answer: there are none. It's acting. Acting is acting. Acting is acting. Say it with me!