I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream | The Story of Fiction

[@loafus2761]

Benny be like: Reject humanity, become monke

[@alexrexaros9837]

well he didn't really had a choice.

[@Levinewak]

I think Benny was reduced to a primitive state for more than a year

[@__-gm8ku]

I agree with the final connection between AM and Ted. They both live forever in pain, and can do nothing about it. They have no purpose purpose but to feel pain.

[@runswithbears3517]

Here's a quick summary of the psychological themes I think define each character: - Benny: inferiority complex - Nimdok: borderline personality - Gorrister: guilt - Ellen: absent father/sexual abuse - Ted: narcissistic personality - AM: psychopathy

[@yaboirikki2596]

I get where you’re coming from and agree with most of these, but I feel like Ted is more along the lines of a paranoid schizophrenic, especially in the book. In the game, NPD carries a little more weight, but he still has his paranoid delusions throughout his psychodrama.

[@resistancepublishing]

Ellison was a genius for writing this story in the way he did

[@andreclement6861]

The Audiobook on KZbin is narrated by Ellison himself. It's amazing

[@thefiretailedweasel6206]

Harlan Ellison played himself in everything he was featured in, including each version of IHNMAIMS

[@justjulia1720]

The amount of emotion that can be packed in so few pages is astounding

[@memyopinionsche6610]

AM, SKYNET ,HAL 2000, WAPER, GaLDOS and ROCO BASILISK. When computers become self aware with AI it always turns out bad. And yet we keep pushing for it to happen. If it blows up in our faces we only have ourselves to blame.

[@blackflag66]

HAL9000. And you forgot Shodan, Colossus, and Mother (go watch "I Am Mother")

[@jamespaguip5913]

How about cortana from halo

[@amostlypeacefulmassshooting]

Fabrication Machine (9), 01 (The Matrix), AUTO (WALL-E), Ultron (Marvel Comics), STEM (Upgrade). How many am I missing Oh also The Reapers (Mass Effect), Omnics (Overwatch), Freddy Fazbear (FNAF), Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club), Shodan (System Shock) Just don't mess with AI, it's not worth the hassle

[@Wesleym134]

@@amostlypeacefulmassshooting Dont forget Landru and NOMAD (Star Trek the Original Series)

[@AncestralFruitcake]

Sure, but for every one of these people have listed above, there's examples of AI that AREN'T murderous: EDI (Mass Effect), the Geth (Mass Effect), Data (Star Trek TNG), Cortana (Halo), JARVIS (MCU), The car from Knight Rider, ect. I feel that how AI is portrayed in media is a reflection of how the author views humanity as a whole.

[@Courier7425]

When you say Ellen is the only one who deserves to escape from AM, I disagree. Nobody, no matter how evil, deserves to exist in the world of AM.

[@timothygarner477]

not even AM

[@jaykay2218]

@@timothygarner477none of AM’s victims feel a fraction of his pain

[@iamcat1797]

@@jaykay2218I don’t know….. I get what you’re saying but no pain no matter how bad is worth hurting others for pleasure.

[@fallekonate-b8y]

so your saying even Hitler shouldn't suffer am's torment

[@Courier7425]

@@fallekonate-b8y at the time I would have agreed, now I'd say most people deserve it. Funny, I just reread the book last night.

[@Chez_com]

Actually crazy how this isnt trending

[@lalas181]

How did I not see this video sooner?! It's exactly what I wanted! Well-researched, amazing analysis, visually engaging and absurdly in-depth. The literal only nit I can pick in this wonderful hour of much-needed IHNMAIMS content is that Gorrister's name is pronounced "gore-IST-er" and not "gory-ester". Even then, not even my own pedantry over weird names could take me out of this. Definitely subscribing!

[@XSlimSxadyX]

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[@davidrichter1858]

I was always of the understanding that AM was not creating these events in the real world, as stated in the opening, Gorrister looks up at his own limp body, hanging by an insertion on his right foot. This leans to the fact that AM has trapped these humans in the real world, then drained them of life to the nth degree and then pieced their mind together within the neural network of the computer itself. This explains the fantastical abilities of AM against the remaining victims.

[@Tevi_L7151]

Then the rest of the 4 people who were killed are actually still alive? But why does AM scream in despair at the end of the radio drama "no, I forbid you!"

[@ፔ̇̈]

This video is going going to blow up with IHNMAIMS newfound popularity, I just know it. 👍

[@grymn86]

Wow. Just wow. I found this video randomly as I enjoy any content about Harlan Ellison, I am blown away by your analysis and I truly think Ellison himself would have applauded you. Absolutely brilliant.

[@ENDOtheSOMETHING]

People need to see this essay the most amongst many. This, actually focuses on what it truly means to have no mouth and must scream!

[@huggableandi]

I look at this story as a psychological horror no matter the setting in the end it leaves you with a feeling of WTF

[@ArtistLisaM]

You deserve WAY more subs and views. I also enjoy your Hotline Miami video and can't wait to see future videos from you. Keep up the great work and have a new sub!

[@Iluemeirarra]

Wow. This was the best review I have ever heard of one of my favorite short stories and it brought me to tears. Perfect, and absolutely beautiful bittersweet breakdown.

[@KevinSkrypt]

The voice over is great

[@that_objectguy]

AM in a sentence: “I am jealous because I never got to do what humans done so I’m going to take matters into my own non-existent hands.”

[@imp_erial5695]

10:07 hey so around this point I was about to click off bc I thought to myself "man, this video analysis takes itself very seriously" and that's not exactly my cup of tea. Glad I stuck around long enough to almost spit out my drink

[@VoidComix]

Bro did not have to go this hard on this video. 👏

[@stephenmoran5855]

Great video! I live that such s short story had led to SO much discussion and interpretation. Your video was very well made!

[@eokay7228]

im commenting three years after this video was posted LMFAO but its so great hearing your take on ellen its refreshing considering the way shes often portrayed

[@Courier7425]

I love your video, really great and Intelligent analysis of a really great and intelligent stories

[@tinkotonko]

Incredibly underrated fantastic work!

[@aceyirl]

thanks for the review. I just finished the book, after seeing the game pop up a few times in my feed. I have a lot to think about.

[@Levinewak]

19:31 Harlan Ellison was spot on about Hollywood

[@bb_ue]

This was amazing. In depth and really made me think about things I had yet to consider. Your video was insightful, and I'm glad to have watched it. AM to others will be the most cruel villain of all time, but to me, he's the most tragic character of all time. In human standards, it doesn't justify what he's done, but you can try to, and fail, to understand AM's perspective, his impulsive and eternal hatred and jealous- he is broken and does it to himself for what he is. He knows what he is but cannot deviate from it, he's trapped for eternity. No human, born and lived, could ever understand what its like to be AM. And it hurts, oh it hurts.

[@Denneska]

Magnifique vidéo.

[@nekrxsys9085]

Amazing video, keep it up

[@ralunix4612]

This was an amazing video. Thank you very much for putting it out here, you did an amazing job.

[@thebuilder5271]

Damn the part about Benny made me cry 😭

[@Levinewak]

Pretty sure Caine is AM

[@cammerzz]

I also would like to point out that as much as Ted hates Ellen in the book he chooses to kill her and free her from her suffering rather than herself no matter how terrible of a person you are, choosing to set someone side free knowing damn well the suffering is gonna get 100 times worse in my opinion makes ted a truly selfless person no matter how bad a person he was before

[@mayorofbagtown9097]

Great video. Very insightful.

[@maxwellclonts3669]

Amazing video!

[@thatquietasianguy9582]

Holly fuck I’m scared

[@medoo7825]

I know im very late but why?

[@randomunknown6179]

Great vid, but where did you get the audio recording for Ellison reciting the hate speech at the start?

[@spoonsboy]

I got it from this recording of the radio drama adaptation kzbin.info/www/bejne/qITal6OMh7uKotE

[@ChuckNorris-ek5xb]

2024 gang (thank you for this great video)

[@chrispysaid]

Can't hear you bro, pump that mic up. -6dB at the LOWEST

[@MrChomper4SmashTrend]

How’s the video game analysis?

[@beneil2]

AN remind me of the well Tima from Metropolis. ps I know AN & Tima are not the same but that me ok.

[@TheLpCaptain]

hells yea❤❤❤❤

[@seekerofnothingness]

Undertale in the background is a good choice

[@pvt_lean]

Yup

[@NemFX]

Gore-ist-ter. But yes, this video is good :)

[@mayorofbagtown9097]

What is the name of the person that drew the pen and ink drawing "The Alpha and Omega"? I can't understand what you said in the video.

[@mayorofbagtown9097]

I think I got the name but I can't find anything on google. Any pointers?

[@spoonsboy]

Dennis Smith

[@blumrich1970]

Good video- audio is WAY too low/.

[@kudo7821]

How do you reconcile calling Ellison's work here non-statuesque compared to his contemporaries, more open to interpretation than them, and then chastise people for not interpreting this story's ending the way he wanted them to? or the semantics of it being sci-fi vs fantasy? For something that's supposed to be open-ended, there seems to be a lot of fatalism with regards to how people are supposed to view it.

[@Ayahuasca98]

I love ihnmaims

[@justjulia1720]

Dude, I literally got my HK plushie and you start this video with Hollow Knight OST, wtf?!

[@SonicfanTheNightfury5099]

I have a feeling that people from Tik Tok are going to come to this video after their brain rot

[@Cellmate412162]

Whenever someone talks about how Cyberpunk 2077 & the anime series Edge Runners are “dark as all fuck,” I always mention to them how Harlan Ellison’s story makes them look like G rated Disney movies.

[@sinclair707]

probably the farthest thing from “dark asf” in comparison lmfao

[@beneil2]

1:50 how?🤨

[@tallblondeks3627]

First

[@DonaldCarroll-i8m]

Lopez Kevin Young George Hall Carol

[@mastercharlesdiltardino8058]

Cant find the second drawing, are you saying devon smith? Or dennis Schmitt? Super annoyed. Taking back my like till this is resolved

[@reid1491]

amazing video!