I'm Reacting to DZIEŃ ŚWIRA: Is it THE BEST Polish Movie??

Guys, Today I'm reacting to Dzień Świra! I loved this movie it's so funny, but at the same time it's got a deeper meaning and I think it showcases that good Polish dark humor.
If you are a foreigner with any connections to Poland (relationship, living there, etc) you MUST watch this.
Here's the direct link to the movie on KZbin, it's free and it's got English Subtitles:
• Dzień Świra. 2002. Pol...
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[@VigosDad]

Polskie napisy już

[@mhead81]

no, but one off. Możesz zobaczyć także Chłopaki nie płaczą , Killer , Nic śmiesznego

[@krzysztofcwanek1996]

In Poland this movie is something like The Little Prince, because you must watch this minimum two times in your life, growing up process. Once as teenager, so you think it's comedy about some looser, and second when you are fully adult and can see that it is not much like comedy. Greetings!

[@michawozniak193]

Sam bym tego lepiej nie ujął. Majac 46 lat...

[@GdzieJestNemo]

movie makes lot of people cry. It's super sad once you realize each year your life begins to resemble that of main character's more and more - mix of monotony, frustration and depression

[@ewajaworska-sandhu4954]

it is not a comedy even though it may seem like one. It is funny, but in the tragic way. I don't think anyone but Polish can fully get it. Many of us are living our "Dzien swira"

[@Daro41B]

Have this feeling that he didn't get this fully,is not easy for non Polish though

[@Jaaa535]

Komedia nie musi być zabawna

[@filipkogut8533]

It is a comedy-drama. People that say it isn't a comedy are as clueless as people who say it's not drama.

[@mroxygennemroxygenne2939]

@@Jaaa535 bo może być śmieszna? Zapomniałeś xD, musisz dać znać że tylko tak wkręcasz, bo wezmą Cię jeszcze za idiote 😄

[@abcxyz-bq2cc]

Komedia to tractel tragedia z perspektywy trzeciej osoby jedyna różnica między komedią a tragedią czy to stało się to tobie czy komuś innemu standardowy Polski humor

[@BlackAlpha1]

Dzień Świra is a movie that every Pole should watch once every year. It combines all of post-communist era habits, inherit anger, superstitions, and wounds on Polish psyche that is, and somehow will, disrupt society's mental health for many years. It also shows what NOT TO DO with one's live, for it depicts, for example, running away from one's dreams from fear. Other example is how Poles are hostile one to another for trivial reasons. This films only pretends to be a comedy, but after understanding it, it becomes a tragedy. Deep, sad allegory of everyday live of what can happen if someone will not try to put oneself together, before it's too late.

[@TheKrzy65siek]

I would rather call it oikophobic piece with collected all bad stereothypes.

[@klaraborowska8969]

sądzę, że nie każdy Polak, bo nikt, kogo znam. Ja też nie

[@Jerma987]

Its over-the-top almost, kinda documentry of Poland and it's really more of a really sad movie with funny elements here and there, a very ironic and cynical masterpiece. Also, Fajny kanał! PS. T-75 is a tank

[@Tomikchomik1]

Kiedy byłem młody ten film był komedią. Im starszy jestem, tym bardziej widzę w tym dramat, bo to niestety nasza rzeczywistość.

[@didek999]

no to masz życie "smutne jak pizda"

[@ApeironTO]

a jeszcze pozniej bedziesz sie znowu smial fest, taki cykl zycia w polsce

[@elrondzik]

bo to nie film. To dramat a nie artyzm.

[@34aniaj]

Dobry film! Jestem Anna - rocznik 1965

[@antekp2965]

surely one of the best in the last 30 years and definitely a 'must-see' position. 'Nic śmiesznego', 'Dom wariatów', 'Życie wewnętrzne' I would also highly recommend.

[@krzysztofes.7161]

The T75 is a model of a tank. The film is not so much interesting in terms of plot, but also has a linguistic curiosity. In English it will not be felt, and many Polish viewers will not notice it. The movie is written in thirteen-headers. Like a poem - there are 13 syllables in each verse. The director of this film is famous for this form.

[@yakeosicki8965]

Adaś Miauczyński (also Michał Miauczyński) - the protagonist of Marek Koterski's original series. Adaś Miauczyński appeared successively in the films Dom wariatów, Życie wewnętrzne , Porno, Nic śmiesznego, Ajlawju, Dzień świra, Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami, Baby są jakieś inne and 7 uczuć. Most often, Marek Kondrat played the role of Miauczyński.

[@matielo90]

I was looking for this comment so i dont need to write it myself. Good job mate :)

[@przemysawh7865]

W tym filmie ważne sa szczegóły, dialogi wewnętrzne bohatera. Nawet pozornie mało istotne, śmieszne sceny niosą głębokie znaczenie. Nie zapominajmy, że jest to komediodramat, więc nie można oczekiwać od tego filmu typowej komediowej beki :)

[@jahuba139]

When you commented on the scene with the word: Massacre ... I understood that your polonization process is over xd :)

[@agneselsayed8948]

I laughed out loud watching it, I mean your video! 🤣 It inspired me to watch Dzien Swira again, as last time I watched it over 15 years ago. And as about the character, I have slight OCD and I absolutely get him!! 🙈 ps. Yes we are vindictive 😜

[@blekfut5763]

Everytime you introduce yourself at the beginning I can clearly hear: "Ola, Bigos Dad here!" ;)

[@small_things5291]

Its actually very enjoyable to watch your reactions to Dzień Świra, because you are the nicest type of person whos reviews and comments on the darkest sides of Polish culture nad Polish guys who are angry make it really fun/enjoyable to listen to. Dzień świra is also something worth watching in terms of how many people actually feel living in Poland.

[@VigosDad]

aww dzięki! ❤️

[@small_things5291]

@@VigosDad I think best Polish movies are the old all time classics - Ziemia obiecana, Kanał, Popiół i diament, Przypadek, Eroica, Człowiek na torze.

[@yakumanification]

you havent included the prayer at the end of the movie?! man, that would blow some minds....

[@BlaugranaFAN]

And interesting fact. Director of Dzień świra, Marek Koterski, put most of his life problems to the movie script. Like that charesteristic sitting on couch, with that whole ceremony before. He showed to Marek Kondrat and others of crew that ceremony, and was very embarassed.

[@pamelajaye]

I mostly watched Your summary at the end, In English with Polish subtitles. That's actually helpful. I only watched a little bit of the movie way back last summer or spring when someone suggested it to James and Marina. I'm not big on movies most of the time. And I wasn't getting this one. There are some Polish movies on Netflix or Polish series but none of them are things I would watch in English. And now I have to go watch Jeopardy..

[@maciejzbrowski]

VIGO'S REACTING ARE THE BEST NEED MORE

[@GerolamoUrsidYulin]

Vengence cannot happen yet the goblet of wrath must overflow and be completed - Poles are not vengeful, we'll full of anger mostly, therefore so much verbal violence. Yet the people in power use vengence a lot.

[@yakumanification]

shes a foreigner who learned polish. her accent is just too perfect to be faked.

[@ukaszjanowski2183]

People cry on Polish comedies ... not necessarily with laughter T-75 it's russian tank ;)

[@mahu5766]

Finally. I waited too long for someome make reaction for oldschool Polish movies. But why so short?

[@MrWrgh]

When you must handle polish reality sometimes you have feeling there's still some space for another curse words that need to be discovered...

[@TheJaslanin]

The movie you watched is a "masakra" as you said. This is a grotesque only to be fully understood by massively frustrated people. When I watched it for the first time back when I was 25, I did not understand it at all. Now I am nearly 40, and I somehow can relate. My first salary as a teacher (back in 2006) was quite around what this guy was paid for his work. A mere tragedy to say - and I'm glad things have changed over years. But this also meant me requalifying completely, despite of my calling for that profession, I really enjoyed teaching children. In regards to the movie - this is how life of a cynical, poor person looks like. Still I would never relate it to me or my Polish surrounding, yet I know certain people who actually fit with that grotesque image. (But in the UK I actually met people who have it worse, so we are still not that bad here) T75 (I think the guy meant T72) - is a russian tank 05:00 Are Polish people avengful? As a Christian Pole, I would say no. In my dreams - yes, maybe like 100 times, but in reality - nope. One kind word and this changes things completely. But if one would really cross my way, well, I hope I will never find out.

[@Immigrantwriter]

well you are so right about the vengence thing! my first reaction was that yes we are, but we are very explosive but if someone disarms us we calm down quickly lol

[@WedrownyGrajek]

The saddest movie ever. The most polish movie ever. And a masterpiece.

[@CieplinskiPawel]

*Nic śmiesznego⁉️*

[@lechu4748]

This movie introduce life of a lot of pols in erly `90. Thats why you can still compare your self to some of that situations which are still existing in polish life.

[@VigosDad]

Polish Subtitles coming soon!

[@sirrus6666]

You rly get this movie. ure more polish than i though :)

[@tunguska8170]

I saw this movie as a teenager and it amused me, after a few more years I felt the tragedy of the main character. The whole plot and characters reflect our poor Poland. It just looks better now because the buildings have been renovated.

[@koczu998]

i was wathing it last friday :D it is not a comedy it is a documentary 😁😁😁 seriously some people could identify as main character from this movie

[@BlaugranaFAN]

Beyond being funny it is very sad movie. You should do series about polish cult movies. For next episode "Miś". You will have a lot questions about it, because it is a great parody of the PRL system. Movie have a lot, lot, lot, little inside jokes, because censorship didn't take it out.

[@escarfangorn]

This movie is the most accurate diagnosis of the Polish society. The older I am the more I understand the flaws within this nation and this movie lists and highlights most of them. When I was younger I saw it as a comedy. Now i understand that it is a drama. Deeply troubling drama.

[@swavekdudzik]

Brawo ! :)

[@supreme3376]

6:19 that shop still exist Dembowskiego 10 Warsaw

[@operamaniak81]

I love this film. My mum once said it's about me and my dad...

[@Immigrantwriter]

we are very vengeful!!!

[@berzerkinglemur6534]

"Dzień Świra" is basically my whole life. Yes, I am Pole and although I am not an intellectualist, I suffer from OCD just like the main character. It really looks like this :-D The only significant difference is that what happens to me every day is not funny at all (but it is not for Adam Miauczyński either). I wonder to what extent this film portrays Polish society. I am also interested in how Poles can see themselves in Miauczyński as in a mirror. By the way, I would like to recommend another film by the same director, "Nic Śmiesznego".

[@CermyAndroidGameplay]

Definitely top Polish Black-comedy :)

[@AnastazjaFaith]

Ślicznie mówisz Ś ❤

[@chrochodylek]

On the first watch it's a great comedy, on the second a tragedy, and on the third a documentary.

[@kenkeneth4964]

It’s pure drama, so much drama becoming funny.

[@GabeNotNewell]

Its great movie because its said its comedy but older you are you more you start to think "shit, thats me right here"

[@Nogra.Krucjo]

To trzeba przyznać: "Dzień Świra" jest filmem specyficznym ale jest jednocześnie dobrą komedią - to fajnie, że się Tobie spodobał 🙂👍

[@szuwi1125]

Oooo yessss😎👍

[@BlazeMaster]

In technicality this movie isn't a comedy but a social satire, and these are actually two distinct genres, a satire satirizes a given theme in this case it satirized the contemporary Polish-Ukrainian national society and it's different phobias and paranoias. A satire can also use numerous stylisation in this case they use the over dramatization of the movie's theme and portraying little things the main character encounters as insumerable obstacles and part of the reason this works is because we know these are trivial or nonsensical issues based off paranoid fears like the scene with the Chinese socks. Most of these issues originate from the main character's intolerance and xenophobic culture he was raised in as a member of a proper patriotic God fearing Polish family, and it's this type of people and their environment that are the subject of the satire.

[@BlazeMaster]

To be honest it actually depends on the particular person, some people just take it in stride and generally most Polish people are a tad more optimistic than the main character of that movie, though you will occasionally find people like the main character making life difficult for everyone else as well.

[@urgon6321]

Whenever Marek Koterski made a movie or a screenplay about Adaś Miauczyński, it was partially about himself. I'd say it was a form of therapy for Koterski... Also I think "Nic śmiesznego" is better/funnier...

[@BlaugranaFAN]

Muszynianka - You have good taste.

[@michu1247]

Have you seen movie "kiler" or "Kiler-ów 2-óch"? I recommend both its a classic. If you never seen them please make a reaction video. (Kiler is spelled this way on purpose)

[@czt5374]

Is it THE BEST Polish Movie?? We've got dozens of equally good. For example all comedies of Stanisław Bareja, with the best "Miś" (The teddybear) or "Rejs" (The cruise) by Marek Piwowski

[@JaTy-gg1rz]

I saw that movie twice. Once as teenager when I thought that is movie about Poland and about some truths, etc. And second time when I grow up a little, and I understood it's just a movie created by someone who just hates to be polish and is ashamed of it. It's showing Poland of '90s in, so called in Poland, deformed mirror. And as a movie created by someone who inside hates his country in some way, it's more sad than when you think it's about Poland. Cause it is about what one class of people thinks about your country and about people who are not in that class. And such people created polish culture and ways of our thoughts about our country. And that is real tragedy of that film.

[@BeamCargo7]

2:16 "Jen speeda", bruh 😂

[@VigosDad]

😅

[@ptucz4830]

I’d say this movie is about particular zeitgeist of Poland in the 90’s, and also making fun of Polish national traits at their worst. The main character is personification what Poles call “Polaczek” (little Pole - in a sarcastic sense). Polaczki (pl.) are vengeful, jealous, unfriendly, bitter, happy to see others' misfortune. They are petty people. Also, I should add most Polish people are rather generous and don’t want to be like that. Protagonist of this movie is intelligent, educated intellectual but also a tragic character because in the turn of unfortunate circumstances (like he didn’t have the opportunities young Poles have today to travel for work etc.), together with his lack of courage, he leads a very unsatisfying and frustrating life. He keeps dreaming but he’s unable to take action. His OCD gives him an illusion of control over his life. And it’s funny because it shows national vices. BTW, this struggle/mission to fight symbolic "Polaczek" and rise above pettiness in a society is a recurrent theme in Polish culture, e.g. see a music video of great Polish rapper Łona i Webber "Wyślij sobie pocztówkę" :)

[@danieldz7906]

How i started 2WW - movie, best comedy

[@anitago]

This movie is about getting old, losing opportunities, losing chances, losing power, not being loveable anymore to anybody, lonelyness, hopelessness, inability to transform into anything better.

[@KM769]

Best polish movies: Rejs, Miś, Seksmisja, Sami swoi, Va banque, Kingsaiz, Jutro Meksyk, Do widzenia do jutra, Niewinni czarodzieje, Hydrozagadka.

[@Th3Jac0b]

When you watch it as a kid or teenager then you laughing but when you are older you are crying

[@wojtek2747]

You need to watch a,, Wielki Szu" movie its cool polish movie

[@secutor0972]

The Deluge. Dogs1 (know us Pigs). Dogs2. Dogs3. Are my best polish movies.

[@26Saddam]

I think now you know what is T-75

[@SENSEOFLIBERTY]

Not many Poles knows what this movie is about. He got really big meanings in many aspects. The argue scenes between low class people and the main hurt by the live and political system typical polish intellectualist. None of this polish low class people understand him, he is a SWIR not because he is in real, but because he is different, because he do not fit to them and after all, he even use complicated language (stylistic figures, metphors etc.). My favorite scene was that in which Miauczynski force word battle about the mowing the lawn. One of the greatest scenes i've seen in cinema.

[@masterexploder9668]

It's not him, it's the world that is crazy.

[@pawekoodziejczyk6781]

When it comes to the Polish movies if it is about "live is shit and people are even worse" there's a good chance that it'll be decent

[@Bluesky77773]

A oglądałeś Potop lub Krzyżacy to są filmy - bardzo Polecam.

[@__1mbir__]

czekamy na ,,jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową"

[@barto4686]

I don't think we are vengeful, it's more like Kargul and Pawlak situation sometimes :)

[@xdlol59]

- Łe Kaźmierz! Wicia wierzchem jedzie! -Nie może być! Na kocie?! Mój ulubiony cytat 🤣 uwielbiam stare polskie filmy

[@katarzynagrygierczyk682]

I understand that movie when I got older and many things are pi**ing me ;pp . I love dzień świra !

[@katarzynagrygierczyk682]

Also you should watch „nic śmiesznego” and „aj lawju” where is also Adaś Miałczyński . The same genius director

[@szuwi1125]

Yes nr1

[@filipkogut8533]

You skipped the entire part of the movie when the main character reaches the sea and has pretty much a mental breakdown. It's one of the most important moments in the movie I think.

[@Anna_Krol]

Lots of Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants in Poland.

[@mateuszwesoowski9583]

I suggest you watch these if you haven't already: "Chłopaki nie płaczą" "Killer" "Seksmisja" There are more, but these are some of the best Polish comedies. If known or want to learn a bit about PRL and communism in Poland (not as much the history as atmosphere and mentality) you should also consider "Miś". You're wife will know all of these, hell i expect she might want to re-watch some of them if she didn't see them for a long time;)

[@darek4488]

It's '"Kiler'

[@Immigrantwriter]

dzien ssssss wira :P

[@VigosDad]

masakra! 🤦‍♂️

[@andrzejnowak1727]

Try " Poranek kojota"

[@otaku131]

T75 is a popular red army tank, all Poles knows it from a classic TV show "Czterej pancerni i pies"

[@basbas768]

You need to be Polish to understand that film.

[@tyraelpl]

Dunno if all poles are vengeful. Im polish and I am vengeful AF.

[@vitobrown3157]

Good job Bro...descent reaction 🤜🤛

[@martianwalker31]

The thing is, the older you are the less funny it seems😂😂😂😂

[@JvPGames]

Can you react to polish comedy film called: JOB: Ostatnia Szara Komórka?

[@franciszekszewczyk9212]

I feel like this is a ligt version of Joker

[@rafaldurka1556]

You should watch Seksmisja

[@kamilkrawczyk120]

(sami swoi)

[@mkurb23]

I do not even have to watch the video. Polish films are better than the shite Hollywood puts out. I'm always working when they are on but I have seen bits of pit bull 1 and 2, the one about the polish pilots in WW2 latest one about the call girl in Poland. One day I'll watch a full one

[@michakomenda5647]

Ja polecam film jak rospełtałem drurgom wojne światową

[@Nienormalny]

This whole movie is a satire over polish people and it's ways. Or what is used to be and still are in many ways. Not a comedy at all. But hilarious. Non polish person cannot get this movie entirely but i hope in some part at least:) Movie is showing big part of what we call "the transformation" (communism to capitalism). For example from 9:09 this is satire of first absurd adds that were shown in TV back then. It's obviously exaggerated but the whole movie is. Oh, and he is eating perfectly typical sandwiches watching this - a lot of attention to detail in this and everything else. Every scene can be deconstructed in similar way. The main character is not really a one character, rather the "sum of all our fers" personification thing.

[@elrondzik]

It's the worst movie but some snobs think its the real art, so... here we are.

[@worldcitizen123]

Vigo ciekawi mnie czy dajesz radę to rozgryźć bo te filmy są tak specyficznie polskie, że obcokrajowcowi, który nie dorastał w polskim piekiełku jest chyba trudno to zrozumieć? Takich filmów jest w polskim kinie od cholery. To są raczej komediodramaty i wiesz, że reżyserzy tych filmów się nie pierniczą tylko walą młotem między oczy w nasze polskie wredne przywary i paranoje.

[@Anonser100]

If you want to see light but a really cult Polish movie, I recommend Pasikowski's "PSY" (Dogs). And if you want to see a masterpiece, it's "ZIEMIA OBIECANA" (THE PROMISED LAND) - a movie that was supposed to get an Oscar in every one category, but was excluded because "it showed Jews wrongly" (which is not true). Or "MANUSKRYPT ZNALEZIONY W SARAGOSSIE" (A Manuscript found in Saragossa) - a movie made in 1960', bought by Martin Scorsese so that no one else could ever see it again (I don't know if you will find a copy anywhere today). But I warn you. If you watch these movies, the images from them will stay with you for the rest of your life.

[@mroxygennemroxygenne2939]

It is some kind of black comedy drama IMHO. Hilarious, ridiculous but at least fucking disturbing as well

[@SzymonL8]

"Dzień świra" is not a comedy, it's a sad documentary movie.

[@TobiMaster456]

I still prefer How I Unleashed World War II

[@Tomikchomik1]

Polacy są mega mściwi. Jestem pacyfistą, ale jeśli ktoś zajdzie mi za skórę, to potrafię zrobić wszystko by się zemścić. Tak już mamy ^^

[@Tomikchomik1]

@@beatapogorzelska1241 Idź być trolle pachnącym onucą gdzieś indziej.

[@beatapogorzelska1241]

@@Tomikchomik1 Z koniem się nie kopię, z idiotami nie dyskutuję.

[@Tomikchomik1]

@@beatapogorzelska1241 Z tego też powodu, nie mam zamiaru wdawać się z Panią w dyskusję :)

[@radosawmichapiwko7141]

This is the most polish movie. Unhappy man unable to change his live blaims everyone around him for his bad life. Just grumbling, and grumbling... And never see anything bad in himself.

[@1989zauber]

Zapomniałeś o najważniejszym fragmencie... Modlitwie to jest clue Polskiej mściwości

[@abcxyz-bq2cc]

This is how learning Polish

[@maciejzbrowski]

Best Polish movie

[@arye2457]

I don't think Asian looking acupuncturist is a Polish actress. Never seen her before. I believe her voice is deliberately distorted dubbing.

[@MonikaMazgola]

I think it is just Asian woman. Maybe living in Poland. You can hear her strong accent.

[@wsad001]

Im waiting for polish movie "seksmisja"

[@bledbon]

Imo best polish movies are Sami Swoi, Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową and Seksmisja