Is Speed Racer a CUBIST Movie???

What does a PG picture and a Picasso have in common? More than you think! Mikey examines the Wachowski Sisters’ Speed Racer on this episode of Movies with Mikey!
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[@Tores444]

"The Wachowskis unapolagetically made a movie aimed at children" And stoners, can't forget about us

[@kevinwillems8720]

Now that's on my list Watch Speed Racer high

[@moohawkofdrknss]

@@kevinwillems8720 Do it. It was one of my favourite films before doing so and it just magnified that feeling for me 100 times.

[@calebkent6706]

I bet watching this while on something probably is hilarious trip

[@mcilrain]

More like LSD users. Redline is for the stoners.

[@kevinwillems8720]

Can confirm, speed racer is better high.

[@vidkidloserface]

"Is Speed Racer a good movie?" "Speed Racer is an incredible experience."

[@Torus2112]

"Will I like it?" "It's very memorable."

[@rrson648]

"Speed Racer is an excellent movie.......to have as background when eating mushrooms"

[@castironchaos]

@@rrson648 They also said that about 2001 and Fantasia. But no, I'm not comparing Speed Racer to those movies. :P

[@rodjacksonx]

Guess I'm weird. I thought it was good.

[@locatedonearth8695]

@@castironchaos you should. They're all great movies.

[@JarrettOriginal]

In the theater, I didn't know how to feel about this movie UNTIL a child behind me cheered. Then I got it.

[@kevinwillems8720]

That's just beautiful.

[@AllenGray47]

"Then something just...clicked." -Pops

[@RumtumtuggerTB]

I was one of the cheering children. That movie absolutely sent me as an 8 year old child

[@psicopato2460]

@@RumtumtuggerTB same here, I remember I watched that every week for almost 2 months when I was a kid

[@quinnmarchese6313]

i was at the perfect age to see this film. i was 10 when it came out, probably 11 by the time i first saw. I was already on board with the Wachowski's as The Matrix was and still is one of my favorite movies (my dad was pretty liberal with what movies he'd let me watch, and the Matrix is _not_ an R rated movie by the current MPAA standards anyway). i saw it and was blown away and thoroughly entertained, but im 23 now and as an adult i love it both as a 'sugary treat of a movie' and as a translation of the 2D anime medium to film. Speed Racer needs to be studied in how perfectly it blends live action with anime, just as Spider-Verse can be studied as the perfect translation of comic book to animated film.

[@AerinRavage]

As a lifetime car nerd and belonging to a strong family, there's two lines of dialogue I haven't forgotten: Pops: "My sons are the most important thing I've ever done in my life, besides marrying my best friend." Mom: "Speed, when I watch you do some of the things you do, I feel like I'm watching someone paint, or make music...It's everything art should be."

"You don't just get into a race car to be a driver. You do it because you are driven" - X

[@aminotarobot7486]

@ "It doesn't matter if racing never changes, what matters is the way racing changes us"-X

[@brya9681]

The Speed Racer movie is criminally underrated.

[@user-zh4vo1kw1z]

So true. I understand it not being your taste, but there is clear vision and intent behind a style they pulled off perfectly. The backlash at that time made me think the public expected a Zack Snyder flick. But they were hired to adapt something in a very specific style and they did that style better thsn the original imo.

[@MCXL1140]

@@user-zh4vo1kw1z I saw it in theaters at least three times. Maybe more maybe a lot more honestly. At the time the only criticism I had of the movie was the kid and monkey on their own sequence was just a little too long. I stand by that assessment.

[@StraveTube]

Much like this channel?

[@JustinReeves]

So is this video

[@theworstgamerever9997]

100% agree I saw it again the film on TV a while back and I just couldn't look away, it was incredible

[@pelicanprophet]

The scene where Speed is racing the ghost of his brother has stuck with me since the first time I saw the movie in theaters. Truly one of my favorite childhood films

[@user-ow1bc4sx2r]

The entire opening of the movie (up to when he lets the ghost of rex win) stands as a short film of its own

[@kevinwillems8720]

Rewatching that hit me in the fucking gut.

[@kingsavage6380]

God I wished I was able to watch it in theaters

[@Smashtacular01]

To be honest, when he puts the car in gear in the last race, from that point on, my eyes well up a bit. Every time I see it. It's just so mindblowingly explosive and passionate.

[@jleisner1974]

When the last reporter shouts the victory, I lose it (same way I lose it w/ Pt. 2 of Deathly Hallows when the dementors get beaten back by Aberforth's Patronus.)

[@TheseusPro]

the sound editing is INCREDIBLE at that final race, the cuts between the screaming stadium and the quiet in speed’s mind is perfectly done imo

[@jasonblalock4429]

And somehow they make the "flashback to key dialogue from the movie" cliche work, and I don't even know how. Because that cliche really shouldn't work ever. (Although one thing's for sure: Michael Giacchino is a big part of it.)

[@diamondflaw]

That whole sequence is one of the few in film that makes me feel compelled to literally stand up and cheer.

[@TheseusPro]

@@diamondflaw when taejo cheers i lose it every time

[@shebjess]

"V For Vendetta is about as subtle as a nosebleed." An anime nosebleed, at that.

[@lithobolos]

Yet people on the far right still like it.

[@FuriosoDrummer]

@@lithobolos HOW?!

[@laurenbastin8849]

maybe they should’ve kept in the more overt themes of anarchism, that would’ve thrown the far right for a loop lol

[@bluecat3338]

Regular anime nosebleeds or Sanji-in-Fish-Man-Island nosebleeds?

[@justinszabo5205]

@@lithobolos It's almost like they don't have a coherent world view. Crazy i know.

[@flintmech]

"More like a Non-ja!" This movie's script is as beautiful as the imagery on screen. It starts at 11 and never lets up.

[@longc35]

I swear that line still makes me laugh, it shouldn’t but it does and I love it.

[@kevinwillems8720]

I will defend that line to the death m

[@brianhykes2862]

As a lover of Jaymes Joyce, the comparison being made had me slap my forehead. Also of note is that the Wachowskis do have another running theme in all their films, including Speed Racer: "the worst sin is treating humans as a commodity"

[@IanCookUS]

if you care to expand, what aspects were the most 'slap-worthy'?

[@brianhykes2862]

@@IanCookUS The idea that The Wachowskis were doing to the language of cinema the same as Joyce did to written English, breaking up syntax and topical flow, creating a "stream of consciousness" that tells a story. One of the things Joyce did was envision things that were impossible in his day, but today are common. Take the opening paragraphs from "Two Gallants" in "Dubliners". In film terms they translate into a crane shot zoom in, but the idea of such a shot and the visual language behind it didn't exist when Joyce wrote it.

[@tropiccheekss]

@@brianhykes2862 see idk why but how you described it just made it click bc i didn't understand what cubism meant fully like how to conceptualize it apart from doesn't = realism and showing the back of someone's head and their face at the same time as lily put it, and now that(or at least i think) i do i had my own forehead slap moment, within the past 4 years as i've become a bit more of an internet user (i mean as an early 2000's kid i always was really, but specifically discussion as opposed to let's plays viral videos and flash games) and as time has gone on i've become less caring about punctuation and sentence structure as i've demonstrated, interjecting thoughts into pretty much everything i type, using commas after commas in run-on sentences because this is how i talk (or how i would, i'm pretty non-verbal for this reason) it greatly frustrated me that text often fails to properly convey emotion and intention so i typed everything as it came to my head, my stream of consciousness and all the context that comes with it to be better understood, anywho this reply was helpful to me in validating how i choose to communicate with people and understanding *how* speed racer IS cubism by transferring the break up of syntax and topical sentence structure to the medium of film- or rather the reverse of that

[@castironchaos]

I was born in 1967, and when I was about 4 to 5 years old, I worshiped Speed Racer. You could not tear me away from the TV for anything when Speed Racer was on. And when the 2008 movie came out, I was absolutely shocked. I was astounded. The Wachowskis had created an absolutely perfect homage to the original cartoon! It was ridiculous, it was cheesy, the characters played it completely straight, the action scenes were unbelievable, the driving scenes outrageously defied the laws of physics. It was fantastic! And this, I think, was why the movie was such a terrible box office flop. The simple fact was, in 2008 who the hell remembered Speed Racer? True Speed Racer fans were few and far between by that time, and anyone who did not already understand the cartoon would’ve had no idea what to expect. As a result, the movie received a critical drubbing and audiences stayed away in droves. Which is a pity.

[@m0dulegirl]

Cast Iron Chaos did I write this? I too was born in '67 and in 1st grade all I remember about TV is Speed Racer, Underdog and a commercial for what I think was a horror satire called Arnold that gave me nightmares. I didn't see the movie in the theaters because everyone hated it so and by the time I had a chance to get out there, it was gone. So I watched it when it came out on DVD. And I LOVED IT!!! To this day, I don't know what else people wanted. Speed Racer the cartoon was not subtle, it wasn't gray and it wasn't slow. The movie had all that in spades. It was wearing its heart on its sleeve, in wild color like five year old me over turned my poster paints, and came at you at least as fast as the Mach V. It was then, sitting on my couch after the movie was over and my heart was pounding and my eyes were spinning that I decided I would watch anything Wachowski with an open mind. I have not regretted that move and do not think I will regret it at any point in the future.

[@longc35]

I’ll admit I was born in ‘87 but I still watched Speed Racer when I was little, honestly not sure how I got my hands on it, I think it might have just been reruns filling some early morning time slot. I watched a lot of older cartoons that were being run at 4 or 5 AM. When I saw the movie in theaters the first thing I thought was “Oh my god, they’ve made a live action cartoon” and I loved it. I still try to get people to watch it with me and most are pretty skeptical until I can sell them on the idea that it’s the Speed Racer cartoon but turned up to 11 and that’s what they should expect.

[@castironchaos]

@@m0dulegirl Underdog was the only other show I watched with the ferocity of Speed Racer. Also, somewhere along there was Kimba the White Lion. Today I can watch Speed Racer and enjoy the nostalgia...while the Underdog movie makes me cringe.

[@mikev.2945]

I'm the same age as you. I was also obsessed with Speed Racer as a kid - which was compounded by the fact that our mom didn't want us watching it. I think she may have thought it was too "violent" or whatever. She also seemed to think it was too low brow and dopey. Which may or may not be true, depending on your perspective, but I was a little boy, how could I not be into it? She had the same opinion about 6 Million Dollar Man. But for some reason it was OK to watch Mission Impossible. No idea what she was thinking at the time. That being said, I never did see the movie, but now I really want to.

[@P3achyPro]

FINALLY DISCUSSION ON THE ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE THAT IS THE WACHOWSKI’S SPEED RACER

[@reubenyesplease5374]

YESSSSSS

[@ryan_17295]

Yes yes yes yes yes yes

[@snakesnoteyes]

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

[@thewarrenator]

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[@snakesnoteyes]

@@thewarrenator don’t know how I missed this, but thanks.

[@MrShinyObject]

"'Go Speed Racer go' was the theme song, the tagline, the main character, and the never subtle ethos of the show." That one really blew my mind.

[@NandovMovies]

It's always been one of my favorites. I'm glad the tide has turned on this masterpiece.

[@jangomango1967]

Hope you do your own video analysis or scene breakdown!

[@clearymc]

Amen brothers

[@xanderaprell6179]

Yes! This film is such a cult classic, I would love to see more reviewers talking about it.

[@austinfox4130]

Really enjoyed this video, not unlike your podcast Mostly Nitpicking on the same movie.

[@aerthreepwood8021]

I don't really like the movie but it's one of the most visually interesting films I've ever seen and I appreciate that about it.

[@iBluefoot]

Slowly but surely, this film will be remembered as the cinematic achievement it is. It’s practically in a league of its own. Sitting along side Fury Road and Into the Spiderverse.

[@user-dd4fv6qj8g]

Those are two incredible companion films to this one in terms of achievement that I would never have thought of if you hadn't brought them up. Bravo.

[@kelownatechkid]

Wow, amazing comparison thanks

[@bluebrawler3558]

it’s the fantastical stylization in those films that compare to this one 🙌🏼

[@brandonthesteele]

It's instructive to hold Spiderverse and Speed Racer side by side like that. I would describe the experience after watching either film as "mild sugar headache". So much eye candy was thrown at you for so long that it's hard not to feel nauseous afterwards. I only saw Speed Racer once when it came out, but it's the type of movie that I'm glad is getting positive recognition.

[@josephhawkins7974]

This movie is basically what I imagined when I was building hot wheels tracks with loops and spirals in them when I was a kid. It's a roller coaster that's actually fun to watch in video form, because you actually feel like you're on the ride. This movie is a masterpiece.

[@bhaughbb4239]

Seeing this movie in the theater I had one overriding though. "This is an attempt to make a live action 2d animated film" They nailed it and it is one of the few movies I can watch and can't help but grin because it's just such a fun ride.

[@marbledryes]

They made a live action anime and I think the newer shows today can really take a beat from this

[@99wattr89]

I don't know what sparked this sudden wave of people returning to Speed Racer, but it's fascinating. I watched it myself last week, for the first time since it was new. I found that the movie was still the same, unchanged by the passage of time. What was different was me. In 2008 I was far too cool, too smart, too sophisticated for an action movie that looked like a cartoon and featured a chimp making poop jokes. In 2021 I'm just barely cool, smart and sophisticated enough for a work of art that doesn't apologize for what it is, or try to appeal to anyone else.

[@OmicronusMartinez]

For me, it was Arin Hanson of Game Grumps. During their "Kirby's Epic Yarn" playthrough, and in other videos outside of his channel, he defends the movie with a certain type of passion that one only sees in someone who has experienced the movie in pretty much every way, he defends the movie only as an artist can. As someone who watched the US remake of the Speed Racer cartoon in the mid-90's and watched snippets of the original, I had to see for myself why he was such an ardent defender of this movie. It's a beautiful assault to the senses, and it's a perfect way of showing one's work rather than just throwing in paragraph upon paragraph of exposition (see Shayamalan's 'The Last Airbender'). The plot is simple, the movie knows that it is cheesy in and of itself, it was perfectly casted, you are shown every important player's thoughts and motivations, which I feel is something that is not easy to do in such a visual medium. It's also a beautiful homage to its source material. I will openly state that I've watched this movie over three dozen times, and it is a movie, like Arin Hanson, I will continue to proclaim as great.

[@jsc315]

Before we got Alita: Battle Angel, Speed Racer was the most accurate live action anime film. It's also highly enhanced under the influence.

[@lasarousi]

I saw it when I was maybe 14 and again when I was 25 under questionable substances and it's the only time I relived a childhood experience so vividly I just cried even more.

[@bluebrawler3558]

saw it on acid at a home theater of a friend's. craziest cinema experience i ever had

[@ArninoStorm]

Honestly the opening race is a masterclass in editing.

[@4D1Characterror]

And the ending is a masterclass in goosebumps.

[@belwa42]

When I was 15 my friend described the movie this way - "Speed Racer was kinda like if you took Viewtiful Joe and Sour Skittles and put them into a blender" - I think she was right, but I like your Cubism explanation too.

[@theotherhalfoffilm]

I wasn't a child when Speed Racer was released. I was, in fact, at the height of my early adult film snobbery, but there was something so resonant about this film. As you said, it is not a subtle film, but I was completely disarmed (and overwhelmed) by the basic values of love and independence and self respect communicated through a kaleidoscopic phantasmagoria.

[@denaladner]

"basic values of love and independence and self respect" is exactly why the critics panned it. Not currently on the agenda.

[@auldthymer]

AND IT HAS VIKING RACERS! They put on their horned hats and drive!

[@wewoor]

Speed Racer is the kind of art that proves something doesn't need to be subtle to be a masterpiece.

[@jasonblalock4429]

I don't just get a goofy grin whenever I watch this movie, I get a goofy grin just from watching clips of it. I have to admit, it didn't click with me the first time I watched it, but rewatching it a couple years later I absolutely fell in love. I'm so glad it's ever-so-slowly gaining recognition.

[@erraticonteuse]

I had an ASMR-style reaction to the first clip he showed just before the title.

[@californiumblog]

The ending of Speed Racer is an emotion so intense I imagine it as all the "voices of Alderaan" but with joy. It's overwhelming in the best way.

[@henryglennon3864]

Now I want an Alfonso Cuaron Speed Racer movie set in Mexico in the 70's starring Diego Luna.

[@filmjoy]

I didn't know I also wanted this until right now

[@sunsetman22]

with cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki and the entire movie being one unbroken long take of the race switching from car to car

[@bluebrawler3558]

@@sunsetman22 this sounds brilliant

[@thegneech]

So glad that Speed Racer is starting to get the recognition it always deserved!

[@timelyenigma]

Speed Racer is only rivaled by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Sorry To Bother You as my favorite movie of all time.

[@chicovicente2845]

All movies that I love very much 👌

[@ryanpartlow2961]

We need that 4K upscale and HDR release to melt our eyes! Please WB!

[@ladonke8044]

A 4k version with improved cgi and less spritle scenes would make the movie perfect!

[@shebjess]

Speed Racer was a masterpiece that had the misfortune of being a causality of the "Grimdark Realism of Nolan's TDK Vs. Marvel's Surreal-ish But Grounded" argument. I adore this movie and I wish we had more room for these movies with such mind-melting visuals amd reality bending logic.

[@jasonblalock4429]

Yeah... I genuinely wish that there was more room in modern movies, and modern special effects, for actual surrealism and otherwise non-realistic images. It's a little sad. If you look into the history of early CGI, stuff from the 80s and early 90s, so much of it is SO surreal. Artists were going nuts with this new medium which allowed for things never even dreamed of before. But then Jurassic Park came out, and CGI suddenly became almost entirely about photorealism at the expense of all other modes of visual expression. :-/ (I want to find the timeline where "The Lawnmower Man" was a gigantic hit, and see what kind of VFX *that* universe developed.)

[@callumjones9664]

it was such a good movie, story was great(best thing in the movie for me), visuals are great, if a little hard to follow for first time viewers, and sound design, i get chills and giddiness when i hear the mach 5 and 6 jump or smack into another car. plus i have a copy of speed racer saved into my computer and into my drive so i'll always have it to watch whenever i want

[@JayHankEdLyon]

Love love LOVE how many defenders this movie has gotten. Only BluRay I own.

[@aolson5795]

Speed Racer is an unparalleled work of visionary cinematic genius. They were inventing new cinematic language for this movie. They went absolutely pants-on-head crazy with production design, CGI, and compositing, because why wouldn't you when adapting a cartoon. It's deeply silly but also wholly earnest. Susan Sarandon and John Goodman as Mom & Pops is as perfect a casting as there ever was. It's completely joyful and full of heart. And as a fan of both motorsports and science fiction, it's just super wild to see what amounts to a motorsport sci-fi movie. I really wish I could see it in IMAX 3D.

[@diamondflaw]

Two things I always take away from Speed Racer when I re-watch it. Holy hell that is beautiful. "Pfannkuchen sind liebchen."

[@carlosceluriantorreblanca4244]

I am glas that Speedracer is turning Into a cult movie. Little by little this movie is turning Into 1977 House.

[@eveningdreamermusic]

I remember seeing this in theaters and everyone saying I was crazy for going to see it. I could never put in words why I liked the movie. maybe some of the people calling me crazy will watch it and get it now. thanks for the video!

[@elmoonfire]

jelly, i so wish id seen it in theaters. I literally had to have a friend force me to watch and my mind was blown outa the water.

[@KeyDash753]

I was sold by the trailers and went to see it in theater. Absolutely blew my mind. I was shaking at the end I was so wound up. Even the song introducing the credits seemed perfect. One of my most memorable theater experiences ever. I wish I could've seen it in IMAX.

[@evilspoons]

I saw this (and, coincidentally, V for Vendetta) in the biggest IMAX theatre I've ever been in. Speed Racer on a screen that takes up your entire field of view is WILD.

[@createtoserve]

One technical nitpick: this movie has a lot more depth of field than most. That effect where only a certain distance is in focus is a shallow field. As more of the frame gets into focus, the field gets deeper. Every shot has depth of field, and Speed Racer has a ton of it.

[@Dwarkle]

You mean, like a cartoon? And like a live-action cartoon would try to emulate? It's not a nitpick when it's precisely intentional.

[@createtoserve]

@@Dwarkle No, I mean because he said the movie has no depth of field. It's a common mistake to think the term only refers to blurred out backgrounds, and when there's no blurring, there's no DoF. But that's not accurate. I'm not criticizing the point, just correcting the use of language. Every photographed image has depth of field, and the ones in this film have much greater depth than many films.

[@Mattman243]

LOVE this movie! I'm so glad it's getting a revival now.

[@Gundam_JAY]

YEEEES this movie was awesome when I was a kid and I was able to actually watch it in theaters. I was kinda sad when Netflix got rid of it.

[@nope5657]

I'm so happy Speed Racer has become a cult classic. Back in 2008 I felt like the only person on Earth who loved it. Now, more and more people are coming around to it like - "Hey wait...this kicks ass."

[@bluferret2480]

Mikey: You gotta be David Lynch to survive Dune... Me: This is the kind of hurty truth I can grow from but damn that stings.

[@DanielEastland]

Pun intended? :)

[@bluferret2480]

@@DanielEastland OH THANK GAWD someone caught it. :D

[@BugsyFoga]

The 2008 version made by the wachowski definitely blew me away when I was kid seeing it in theaters.

[@Silent002]

I'm so glad my favourite film guy did a video on what I consider the best children's movie ever made, and he more than did it justice. I was honestly surprised at the amount of hate this film got when it came out - I think people went into it expecting the wrong thing and were annoyed they "only got a garish children's movie" for their price of admission. I always felt like this movie gave an experience you couldn't get anywhere else, where absolutely everything was pushed to 11 but there was something underneath just propelling the entire movie forward. Thanks for this one, Mikey, I kinda feel validated for my views on this movie at last!

[@LoverboyMedia]

pretty sure that Alfonso Cuaron info is gonna take a good month to recover from

[@BobbyReichle]

I literally stood up and cheered at the end of this movie when I saw it in theaters. I was alone in that theater except for the person who had joined me to see it.

[@dantodd3737]

Dude, every time the intro music kicks in, it hits the "hell yeah" nerve.

[@kinderdm]

This movie is about a lot of things, but for me its absolutely about family, and I love it. When pops is telling speed that he can always come back, because he's grown and realizes the mistake he made with Rex, well as a father it absolutely breaks my heart. And at every point throughout the entire movie, everyone's actions are motivated by what they believe is best for the family. They're often wrong, but their goals are family first even at the expense of themselves personally. One of the turning points being when Speed puts his foot down that he will race no matter what, because he so strongly thinks its the best thing to help the family. At that point, even though Pops and Mom don't agree, they'll do whatever they can to help him be safe and succeed. Like mom puts it, if he's not leaving, then neither are they. Its not even a question, but a forgone conclusion that pops doesn't even try to argue against because family is first.

[@darthsimian2196]

I love this movie. Saw it in the cinema and knew we wouldn’t see the legacy of its innovation for years. Thanks for the excellent analysis.

[@kevinwillems8720]

I was so lucky I was able to see it in theaters. It was childhood defining, it's just absolutely glorious

[@carlg7994]

I remember my genius friend in college pressing me to watch this, and being dismissive. He convinced me, and I was legitimately unsettled by it, but I knew it was unlike anything I'd ever seen. Like the pumpkin latte twizzlers joke, I needed it, and it frightened me. Also, if you bite off both ends of a twizzlers, it becomes a straw. I bet you could make any cup of coffee a pumpkin latte by drinking it through one of those. Free money, ad men.

[@monovision566]

I saw it opening day, and loved it every second. It was pure joy. I laughed and cried. Most childlike experience I've had in theaters since becoming an adult. It is absolutely a masterpiece, and I don't say that lightly. The finale editing is the most meta fucking thing for anyone with a passion. It's just beautiful.

[@shoesncheese]

I didn't see Speed Racer in theaters. I was at a Sam's Club and Speed Racer was the movie that were showcasing on their bigscreen TV. I was mesmerized. It was beautiful. I had been a fan of the cartoon as a kid and I said "this is it, this is a live action version of the cartoon done faithfully with great skill and love." I bought the Blu-ray. It was my first Blu-ray purchase. I didn't even have a Blu-ray player yet.

[@whazee]

I think I would only be able to enjoy a movie like this as an expressionist art form rather than a feature like Iron Man. I would not have appreciated it at the time, but maybe now I would. Cheers Mikey and team!!! 😚❤

[@BlazeMakesGames]

I was literally just in the mood to be like "hey I should go watch something super over the top like speed racer"

[@rudysoto7661]

Speed Racer is the closest live action adaptation of a anime and done well, in that decade. Love this film to this very day.

[@magicpokey4922]

Speed Racer is one of my favorite movies ever and I loved this episode so much! I have ALWAYS been in awe of Speed Racer as a visual spectacle and as an adaptation of the source material,and I have to say the only movie that has given me the same kind of "This screams to be seen!" vibes since Speed Racer has been Into The Spider Verse, for many of the same reasons.

[@afictionate]

I saw this in IMAX and I still remember being blown away by the everything, especially the spiralling finish line. One of my favorite film experiences ever.

[@bjanes4766]

I’m so glad someone is finally talking about this movie! So underrated!

[@MCXL1140]

Patrick h Williams did a video on speed racer like three or four years ago. Freddy w, and the corridor crew guys have talked about speed racer being one of the best and most influential movies in there opinion going back to like a decade ago

[@TheNatCave]

This movie has always had a special place in my heart. Mainly because it was one of the few things that my brother and I could bond over: the pure love and excitement we shared for this movie. As of yesterday, my brother and I were talking about this movie and we decided to rewatch it for old times sake and it has yet to bore me, even after watching it a least a few dozen times as a child. That ending race still gives me goosebumps to this day. 10/10 movie, such an underrated classic, please give it a watch (it’s on HBO Max)

[@Beteelgeuse]

This is my feel-good movie. I have loved it since I first saw it in theaters when I was 8 years old. Every time I watch it I realize at the end that my cheeks hurt from smiling. And every time I see the Wachowski name pop up over the end credits I remember what a brilliant piece of art it is. Since you put out this video, I've watched it three times and each time I have come to this video to remember that I'm not crazy. Edit: Just watched it again and it's still amazing.

[@Norbstarunner]

This movie has always been on my favourites list and is criminally underrated for many of the reasons you discuss. Thanks for making a video about Speed Racer, Mikey. Made my day.

[@YouOpaOpa]

I need a feature-lenght documentary about this movie. I need interviews with every single person that worked on this. I need at least 2 hours of Wachowski sisters talking about what they were thinking during the entire process.

[@guilhermepedroza657]

I watched this movie on the theater when I was 12. Absolutely loved it. So happy to see it slowly getting the recognition it deserves.

[@ThePonderer]

Masterpiece. One of my favorites ever made, no question.

[@user-dd4fv6qj8g]

How a movie manages to be this artistically bombastic and NOT come off as pompous is beyond me. Passion. This movie is formative for me. I've seen it more times than any other film.

[@boydstephensmithjr]

I missed this one in the theater. When we decided to watch it on DVD, I was expecting something "cheesy". Instead I got a film that expressed itself in ways I hadn't experience in the medium, and beautifully blew my mind while resonating with original material that was decades old. I'm so glad you decided to cover it!

[@SeriousJr]

Fantastic video about a wild movie. You helped clarify why I find that candy-colored kids movie so compelling. Looking forward to boosting this when it goes public.

[@NicholasKonstantino]

This is the movie I had been waiting years to see Mikey talk about, and I'm glad it finally happened. Wonderful film and wonderful video. Thank you.

[@LiraeloftheClayr]

Your work has prompted me to watch so many films I never would have otherwise considered. This video is a wonderful look at what it means to be a filmmaker today and the nature of art in human culture. I plan on watching this at my next opportunity. Thank you so much, Mikey. Keep on keeping on, you wonderful human.

[@TheOwlie]

Always love your point for view and the incredible facts you let me in on. And you always pick movies I love that are under appreciated. Love you Mikey!!!

[@danielsalisbury245]

I’ve been asking for a Wachowski film-specific video for years. Happy to see it included in the greater mythology. Another certified banger, Mikey!

[@7thNoodle]

yeesssss A new Mikey video always makes me happy really needed this

[@tee_es_bee]

One of my favorite movies. Wouldn't have been possible without the topics you discuss in the video. An emotional rollercoaster built on a strong foundation of genuine love. 🧡💛🧡

[@lawspite]

I love the effort and passion you put into your videos. You're amazing at conveying your feelings to me and always give me new insight and respect for whatever you're covering.

[@spacelizbian]

I LOVED this movie as a kid and it's been amazing to find a completely new way to love it as an adult. It's wild in all of the best ways.

[@joshuaaxelson2551]

Love your content, keep it up!!! Speed Racer was such a fun trip, you got to be ready for the color explosions for sure!

[@gabrieldufour1945]

Thanks! One of my favorite and not so much people are talking about it. Love your channel! Bought a Fight Less, Talk More, Say Sorry Sometimes t-shirt cause your Miyazaki episodes make me cry each time. Hope you and your friends are well. See you next video.

[@matthewtaylor4436]

IVE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR THIS VIDEO. DID NOT DISAPPOINT! I've been trying to convey how amazing this movie is to people and it's just so incredibly difficult. You did an amazing job though, thank you for this

[@Slackerman]

One of my favorite movies from one of my favorite creators. Thanks for all the great work Mikey!

[@allisonbergh4429]

This was an especially good one. I love watching your analyses develop. Keep up the good work!

[@AlexBalhatchet]

Great video Mikey 💖 Loved this movie when I saw it in the cinema, I didn’t see Iron Man until later so it hit me at just the right time. The amount of info you managed to pack into the first 3 minutes and 50 seconds, without it feeling too rushed, was masterful - excited for more 2021 Film Joy dude 😄

[@TheOwlie]

Can I also just say that I love your music choices in all your videos 🔥 good job guys!!!

[@tacotime336]

This still holds in my heart as one of the best movies I have seen. The colors, the pure emotion it elicits from me everytime; it is a treat to view!

[@ronnoc5278]

I only know Speed Racer from the theme song but now I want to go back and watch it.

[@jasonblalock4429]

YEEESSSS. Watch it! Become one of us! *One of us!*

[@ladonke8044]

I understand the confusion when it released but it’s recent boost of popularity seems to be because compared to todays stuff we realise how ahead of its time the movie is, the style can be overwhelming but it’s a character in its self and the movie is a perfect balance of style and substance, you just have to recognise the substance to appreciate the style and the same vice versa and as an adult watching it simply sparks my imagination, it’s made my cry, smile, cheer it’s just a beautiful movie and would be perfect if it weren’t for some spritle scenes and dated cgi

[@jessicadaltongoode6019]

Eloquent and insightful as heck, as always. Thanks Mikey and crew 🙏

[@dang8251]

The music in the movie is also so good, it does a good job selling some scenes, great job!

[@aerthreepwood8021]

Yay! More Movies With Mikey! This is one of the best serieseseses on KZbin.

[@MattSaysHello]

I thought this was such an underrated film. I had a lot of fun with it.

[@honkzilla]

Speed Racer is absolutely the best and most emotionally satisfying thing to watch whilst high as a kite amongst the pink-silver clouds.

[@TCR111311]

I love the fact that speed racer was around when my father was a little kid, and syndication in the 90s, gave me a chance to watch the original run of it. my son discovered Initial D and that gives him the same joy as speed racer did for my father. And the 3 of us can all sit down and watch this movie from 2006, and have the joy of being a 7 year old watching Saturday morning cartoons, 3 generations of men, all experiencing the same feelings through this movie, it's incredible.

[@m1c6b9]

Thank you so much!! I loved this video and all the other ones

[@korin12law]

I love this channel because it makes me look at films that might have passed me by. And then it makes me SEE them. I'm sold, going to watch this psychedelic movie tonight. Thanks

[@jetfever]

This was my brother's favorite movie, and one we watched all the time before he died. The only thing I don't like about this video is that I can't share it with him. Mikey, you are exactly the best.

[@stuartlaws9977]

"Exactly the best". My day is made.

[@christopherverhoef9112]

Alfonso Cuaron was attached to Speed Racer at one point? Now I'm picturing one of those bonkers races done as one of his long takes and it's glorious.

[@Meme033094]

Been waiting for another video like this

[@bangboom123]

Wow. I feel that this is your best video, for it is now certainly my favourite. Holy mackerel. How in blazes did I not check this movie out. Those shots you've chosen are *incredible* to look at.

[@bluezhift]

Great video! I grew up watching Speed Racer and loved this movie! It just felt like Speed Racer to me, so I'm happy to see that it is finally getting the attention it deserves.

[@Benjamas-]

Great content as always Mikey, love your work.

[@jamesrael9557]

What an amazing essay! Truly an outstanding review and description of what Art became in this… art piece.

[@camel40420]

I was fortunate to see Speed Racer in a nearly empty movie theater 2 rows behind a 10 year olds birthday party. It took these 8 children about 25 minutes to get the movie and boy howdy when they did get it, it was amazing. They started shouting go speed go and clapping and laughing. It really helped my enjoyment in the theater and I will go to my grave telling people about the unadulterated fun that is speed racer. Thanks for this video.

[@LeoFieTv]

Poor Wachowskis. They make amazing art after amazing art only for the marketing department to ruin it. I don't know how they manage to keep going, but I'm glad they do.

[@Darondify]

I grew up watching the cartoons in my grandmas house, reading the comic books (which I still own), and I’ve loved this movie since the first time I saw it. It pulls tears from my eyes every time I watch it. It’s unlike any other. Transcendent.