Jim Carrey Is An Asshole Method Actor (Jim & Andy) - NitPix

[@DikPix]

Don’t you dare insult Jim Carrey you actual pleb. Your videos are trash and mine are much better.

[@SpXPtwn]

Is this just a meta thing with this channel that I don't know about..?

[@thatmaninblack]

tommy cane115: So, making everyones life miserably during the movie shoot, making them nervous and feel horrible, making women cry, etc, is okay? :-o Jim C. always tried way too hard, and a few years ago he went full psycho for some reason. Drugs? Mental problems? Who knows. But what he is doing nowadays is just not normal, at all.

[@thatmaninblack]

tommy cane115: Excuse me? So If I say making others feel miserable is wrong, it means I'm on a "high horse"? What are YOU talking about? You mean I can't have a personal opinion about someone's wrongdoing, just because you don't like that opinion? Yes, someone who acts horrible, make people feel terrible, and make people cry can't feel any remorse and fails to take responsibility for it, can't feel any empathy, acts abnormally, that person is called "psycho" by the definition. - psy·cho·path - "a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior." "making people feel horrible= full psycho to you" Not by me, by the definition. Even if you hate this fact. "now go buy a maxi pad" - Says the guy who can't handle an simple opinion. It's amazing how some people are extremely weak minded with uncontrollable feelings, then they act like other people are the weak ones. I'm pretty sure that this behavior also has a term in psychology.

[@PearComputingDevices]

lol... I call him Jim Commie. You know because of his comments. But thats just me.

[@alexphillips5319]

This is NitPix's second channel, you pleb.

[@morphman86]

"It's called method acting" is the Hollywood equivalent of "It's just a prank, bro"

[@MrParkerman6]

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[@toxict2277]

Yeah he knows he just made the content for the idiots who dont get that

[@strictnine5684]

@MrParkerman6 That link you provided was utter garbage. The dudes comparison to porn solidifies what a complete moron he is. In porn, you see actual intercourse because that's the purpose of the film and that's what the stars are there for. This same rule applies to standard production films. You go to the movie to watch the story unfold, to watch the interplay between characters, and if you can't believe or be absorbed into the charisma or the plot the actors portray, then that generally means that either the plot sucked, or that the actors were garbage. "I don't need to see real, I want to watch the story unfold!" Is quite possibly the dumbest statement ever made. What is the point of watching a story unfold if you can't feel attached to the characters or if need be, detached, even hate. Actors are not payed to give us stale performances and cheap one-liners, they are payed to make us believe the unbelievable.

[@strictnine5684]

Black Ice if it works, it works. As joker it didn't, in other films it did. Also, most every critically acclaimed actor in recent history has been a method actor. And everyone who uses method acting as an excuse to say that Leto'a joker sucked is ignorant of the fact that their favorite joker was played by a method actor as well.

[@wellesradio]

Strict-9 studios my favorite joker actor didn't go method, actually.

[@firedrum71]

Before this, Jim actually did The Truman Show which was arguably the first time he was taken seriously as a dramatic actor. That likely had some influence into why the studio initially thought he’d be good for this role.

[@johnLennon255]

Honestly no one would’ve been good for the role. This movie shouldn’t have been made

[@strangebrew1231]

He was good in eternal sunshine of the spotless mind too

[@heymistercarter.]

Yea, I think there's a reason more people remember Carrey's dramatic roles in movies like Truman Show or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind over this movie.

[@Karton206]

I was really glad when I saw how his 3 dramatic (and best IMO: Man on The Moon, Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine) acting roles had much influence on Jim. He's known for his masterpiece comedy acting, but here he mentioned it just because of getting famous and rich.

[@МартаМикић]

who You whisper that, the idiotic bird or voice in your head?

[@ParumPirum]

Important: never put Jim Carrey in the lead role in a biopic about Jeffrey Dahmer.

[@omgocd]

jfc he’d be chasing people with a fork and knife down santa monica blvd.....

[@kato64]

On the upside Jim Carrey would just chew scenery...

[@sashimi879]

@@omgocd jfc what it mean

[@sharkshark9996]

Uhh jim we cant do the movie are cast is dead Wait What are you doing with that knife Oh god what are you doing now Ahhhh

[@LochNessHamster]

I'd watch that tho

[@jakek1735]

I think a great counter-example to this is Heath Ledger as the Joker. Back when the movie came out, there was all kinds of talk about how he'd "lost himself in the role", that it was the reason he died, etc. But from every account I've ever heard from everyone who worked with him on that movie, he was a pleasure to work with and was respectful of everyone. He definitely put a lot of work into getting under the skin of the character, being very hands-on with all sorts of aspects like the costume and makeup and even creating a journal that he wrote in-character. But he definitely understood the boundary between reality and fiction, and wasn't acting like a lunatic towards everybody else on set. I also definitely don't think the role is what led to his death, and many of his co-stars get very upset at the fact that people have said that. Everything Ledger did was in service of giving a great performance and elevating the movie he was a part of, not in service of his ego and personal bullshit. And the funny thing is, Leto ended up going overboard with his "method acting" in the exact same role years later, and it resulted in a terrible performance.

[@cngotham4111]

He acted like the joker in and out of the movie. But only in a certain degree. He used the voice and the mannerism but he other then that he was normal. The actor who played 2 faced said after that hospital scene heath goes to him and says "and that's what acting is about" or some shit like that. All in all he treated people with respect.

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

The Imaginarium of Dr. Pernasus is what killed him. He got sick from all those scenes in the rain.

[@DalaceE]

@@jenniturtleburger3708 partying with the Olson twins is what killed him lol

[@kirbfx]

Speaking of Leto, I was shocked by how horrendous his role as the Joker was as it was the antithesis, the polar opposite of his lesser-known performance in the film Chapter 27 in which he played Mark Chapman who shot and killed John Lennon. It was, in my humble, 2-cent opinion, one of the best yet most underrated cinematic performances I've ever seen. To give some perspective, Leto was so dedicated to this role, that over a short span of several weeks, he managed to fatten himself up, adding 40 pounds of pure body fat (it's been several years so I may not be correct as to the exact total number of pounds) by melting Ben & Jerry's ice cream in the microwave and chugging it, day after day, for weeks on end. When asked if he enjoyed being free to consume copious amounts of ice cream each day, Leto stated something along the lines of it being a torturous, barbaric process that he would recommend to no one. Anyhow, it was a remarkable performance in which, unlike Jim Carey in Man on the Moon, Leto portrayed Mark so well, instead of viewing a one-dimensional "crazy" "villain" that is so common in Hollywood today, we got to see the main character in depth, as someone who was entangled in a battlefield that was his mind where a tug of war of sorts plays out between good and evil. We get to see both his admiration yet contempt for Lennon. He played this so well, that I was surprised to find myself wishing the good side would have won, almost to the point of being sympathetic but not so much for the wicked Mark had become but for the good soul that could have been....and it's upon experiencing that depth and array of feelings that you know you've just watched a solid performance.

[@DalaceE]

@@kirbfx Leto's actually a decent actor. I'm not really sure what happen lol he needs a new agent.

[@cerpujfilms7338]

Can we just acknowledge how great Danny devito is I love him so much

[@godisdeadandimheretorule4580]

He's the treshman, damn right you love him!

[@Rangoon_Dip]

WAIDAMINNUT.WAIDAMMINUT. WHERES DA RUM HAM!

[@misterkid]

Jim doesn't even play Andy Kaufman like Andy. He plays Andy like Jim Carrey.

[@lifeisaparty]

It’s as if he was speaking French when he should’ve been speaking English

[@tacofingerz7247]

Yeah like, imma turn into a complete piece of shit so I can really get into this character skin, but Ill just make a new version of Ace Ventura...

[@nopeteys2424]

Name one comedic actor that could of played this character better than Jim Carrey

[@drake_elgin]

Jim Carrey has played every single role as Jim Carrey. Terrible actor

[@thethcband]

Cameron Drake the truman show, eternal sunshine, man on the moon- all drastically different characters

[@DocsChannel]

he didn't become Andy... he was what he thought Andy was. Jerry was pretty clear that Andy never would have been that rude

[@iamvulgar8188]

I think Jerry was in on that and it was staged as well. I mean think of the original Jerry/Kaufman incident, completely staged yet Jerry wouldn't have said that it was back then. I think he was in on the joke again for old time's sake.

[@DocsChannel]

@@iamvulgar8188 Jerry is pretty open about his feelings for Jim. He certainly doesn't think Jim quite understood Andy. They still have a strange friendship today after all these years.

[@mirellalastar]

@@DocsChannel I do not believe Jerry and Jim are friends.

[@DocsChannel]

@@mirellalastar Jerry claims they were. With Andy you never know what to believe

[@campkira]

he just want to had fun without care of other...

[@Keaks_]

Norm Macdonald told a story about Andy Kaufman that perfectly sums him up to me. Andy was doing a purposely awful stand up set in a club and after 15 minutes the crowd boo'd him off the stages. The MC came up on stage and calmed the crowd down saying, "Come on guys! This is Andy Kaufman! He is a comedy genius!". This relaxed the crowd enough that they let him back up on stage. He came back out, did the exact same 15 minutes of material they all hated from before and left them a snarling angry mob by the time he left. Lengendary.

[@cngotham4111]

I mean he liked fucking with people but that's not really legendary. Maybe carry did the role well then cause that's kinda a dick move if the audience payed for a good performance he purposely gave them a shit one.

[@Keaks_]

​@@cngotham4111 Why did you even take the time to write this?

[@cngotham4111]

@@Keaks_ why not

[@Questthecat]

@@cngotham4111 because you're missing the point.

[@cngotham4111]

@@Questthecat what's the point then

[@8xnnr]

Wait wtf that's crazy that he spoke to the guys daughter pretending to be him

[@ibol13l3]

Traumatic

[@MightyMarven]

It's not just crazy it's seriously gross. You have to be a real narcissist to do something like that.

[@animeswitch]

@@MightyMarven they wanted to see him, he became andy and it was their choice to see him.

[@lookatthiscutekittyc2903]

Nasty piece of shit. He always presents himself as a really empathetic person, but that action alone shows his true colors.

[@peetbaby]

Look at this cute kitty c: really? Even though his daughter LOVED every moment of it? Goddamn people nothing pleases you

[@Guy-Mann]

There. I watched it. Now get this god damned video off my suggested list. I've had Jim Carrey staring at me from the side bar for three weeks!

[@lorenzogarcia4335]

Tim boi you look like a bootleg Kylo Ren

[@TheLargestProstateInTheWest]

You know you can click "not interested" in your recommended feed and it would stop showing up. You don't have to watch things you don't want to, big guy

[@-Trauma.]

Complete Tosser that shit don't work stupid.

[@TheLargestProstateInTheWest]

So lemme get this straight, you clicked "not interested" on the video and that video was still recommended for you? I know KZbin is janky as hell right now, but at least that works pretty well for me. I did it for whole literal channels too.

[@luxovelasco]

its true it doesn't work for me either, I do that for the two jimmys and snl but sure enough, they always show up again

[@defiledcorpse]

It has always been my opinion that Jim Carry overplays all of his roles, sometimes it's perfect but other times it seems to be too cartoonish

[@TJones4L]

that's why the only him Carrey movie I like is eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, because the director p much barred jim carrey from improvising anything

[@sparkdragon691]

How have neither of you seen The Truman Show? It's one of his best roles.

[@gabbye4986]

TheLostDemon idk I think he was excellent in a lot of his movies but he definitely missed the mark with Andy. Me, myself, and Irene was great, liar liar, dumb and dumber, the Truman show, cable guy, the number 23

[@yeahiagree1070]

If any in this he underplayed the role. He should have been more extreme.

[@yeahiagree1070]

@@gabbye4986 The Number 23 was one of the worst films I've ever seen. I could feel my brain cells dying.

[@Contributron]

“Method acting” is supposed to be like: my character is an outdoorsman, so I went camping in the wilderness to see what that’s like and understand him better. It’s not supposed to be like: I AM this character and I’m gonna be super annoying about it.

[@cngotham4111]

I think keeping the voice and the mannerism is fine but then there line. Heath playing joker did this he acted like the joker with his voice and mannerism but if someone interacted with him he would give them responses that heath ledger would say not the joker.

[@jaimebanks8377]

@@cngotham4111 yeah....except he didn't capture Andy's voice and mannerisms. The only thing he did right was the lounge singer. That was funny.

[@TheGrumbliestPuppy]

@@jaimebanks8377 They're just talking about the ideal of method acting. Carrey did not achieve that ideal, he did it in the worst way possible and got bad results from it.

[@ArtCoven]

Actually, method acting is exactly that: becoming your character. That’s why they are so many actors acting insane. The whole other story is that method acting isn’t necessary for a great performance.

[@gabm999]

I mean, yeah, that's one way to go... annoying.. must be a blast for the actor though, hardee harr harr..

[@HeatherTurner01]

the sickest part was when he spoke with Andy's actual kid - and made it out like 'this was the first time they had a real conversation with their father'. Andy Kaufman's parents also treated him like Andy, and the whole cancer bit ... super tasteless.... I agree with your assessment. I was not mega impressed by Carey's antics..

[@The482075]

Yeah. As much as I enjoy his performances, I've got to admit, he went way too far here. Glad that he was called out for it.

[@JimmyCelestica]

my whole perspective on Jim shifted to horror when i saw this documentary. To be that self indulgent and narcissistic to do the bit with the family was so fucked imo

[@dontbeacasualtycutthecord7173]

Heather Turner- I couldn't agree more! Those parts and him reflecting on it made me physically sick to my stomach. Also, how could he remember what that was like? Didn't he forget everything once "Andy took over his body"? What a nutjob!

[@dontbeacasualtycutthecord7173]

C Diaz- I this this goes far beyond typical or even extreme narcissism. I think Jim could be a sociopath and even has characteristics of a psychopath. More recent of his behaviors even show this. Of course that's just my opinion. But I completely agree with you!

[@Peteru69]

Carrey is damaged, and I feel sorry for him. I think what's happening might be that he's slowly growing up, it's just a little late. More recent talks with Jim Carrey seems more down to earth. Happens to a lot of actors, pop stars and comedians unfortunately.

[@TheLokiBiz]

I always found Jerry Lawler's perspective on the whole thing interesting - because apparently Jim Carrey was a complete prick to him, in the name of "method acting" - which really confused Lawler, because Andy Kaufman understood that wrestling is scripted (or "a work", as they'd put it) and he always was great friends with Lawler whenever the cameras were off - where as apparently, Carrey bought into the whole wrestling feud and just figured Kaufman was a dick to the poor guy 24/7. It just goes to show how Carrey misunderstood Kaufman.

[@kshitij99951]

jerry deserved it he is piece of sh*t

[@MySicknezz]

In the docu Jim says he was portraying the versión of Kaufman on TV, he wasnt acting as "the real" Kauffman. So yeah... Makes sense why he did that

[@sc885]

@@MySicknezz no but he was possessed by the ghost of Andy Kaufman

[@kylemossi]

@@MySicknezz Like SC said he was claiming that he wasn't even in the movie, that he was possessed by Kaufman.

[@fran8275]

@@kylemossi this is bullshit lmao

[@AverageAsianMe]

Jerry Lawler would disagree with Jim being possessed. Andy was very polite in real life. Jerry hated Jim

[@boob.4921]

Jim Carrey and Lawler feud is fake just like the Andy and Lawler feud, get woke.

[@odellaorca6409]

@@boob.4921 probably

[@ianipoo]

Tommy Lee Jones also can't stand him.

[@ronySky_]

I have the impression Tommy Lee Jones can't stand anyone.

[@ianipoo]

@@ronySky_ Nah, light up cigars with a glass of fine liquor and im sure you can win the guy over

[@HelixMX]

The part about Kaufmans daughter finally getting to talk to her father was one of the most self-absorbed and downright insane things I’ve ever heard. This shit just leaves a bad taste in your mouth and frankly ruins a fair chunk of Carey’s legacy imo.

[@patrick-aka-patski]

Exactly. I think at this point of Carrey's career he felt godlike, as everyone around him called him one of the best actors ever and also was a top earner at Hollywood at this time. It's just pure hubris.

[@Ria-sd2ex]

I was legit thinking everything you said. I grew up on Jim and loved him, but that was genuinely disgusting. Who tf does he think he is!? What a gross and strange experience for that poor young woman who never got to meet her dad. He really said, "she got to talk to her father"😑🤢. Get tf over yourself Jim. Seriously one of the most pretentious things i've ever heard him say.

[@cngotham4111]

Yea its so weird for a guy who disses on Hollywood he seems to be very much apart of its own ego.

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

This movie was how long ago? Guess people cant change

[@arowace498]

@@IDoABitOfTrollin this isn't something can just move on from without apologizing and showing genuine strives to change/repent.

[@ida3706]

didn't expect the McPoyles to show up at the end..

[@Wypipo]

He did Andy the way Andy would have done Andy if Andy were Jim Carrey.

[@nicosmind3]

One of the biggest things about Kaufman was that he never wanted anyone to know the real Kaufman

[@matthewdekker6064]

I'm him. Don't tell anyone.

[@shrimp1276]

Matthew Dekker Hey I just told my Dad, sorry, he’s a huge fan

[@lemankurtz8950]

@@matthewdekker6064 Dekker....any kin to Ramone Dekker? If you say yes.......time to go buy a lottery ticket.

[@ToomanyFrancis]

It doesn't feel like Jim Carrey acting like Andy Kaufman, it feels like Jim Carrey doing Andy Kaufman's bits.

[@rainyrainold]

I was so embarrassed for everyone in that documentary.

[@MatthewSmith-wv5fi]

But that was what Andy did. He spent a lot of time just making people feel uncomfortable for his own entertainment. This was the intention of the biopic. People that knew Andy well knew Andy in a way no audience ever would. He was always playing some character and you were never sure of what was going on or if he was being serious.

[@roundabout468]

@@MatthewSmith-wv5fi People really don't get the point of the movie.

[@MatthewSmith-wv5fi]

@@roundabout468 point? Okay...I mean...to each their own, right? Myself, there are many films and television shows I don't care for. Never occurred to me to call people assholes just because they are into something I am not into.

[@roundabout468]

@@MatthewSmith-wv5fi Not calling them assholes. I just think they don't get the point. I think you did, tho.

[@tommyplays131]

Why? Carey was surreal as Andy. Bravo to Jim as he totally immerses himself into the role, almost on a spiritual level. Was he hard to deal with of course. The interesting thing is Jim brought out the raw emotions of everyone involved, for better or worse. That's genius

[@goodroot76]

The part where I thought Carrey went too far was with Andy’s daughter.

[@kshitij99951]

no she just needed somebody and he stepped up it was the right action to take for the moment

[@crazydragy4233]

@@kshitij99951 Seems more like he just used her to feed his own ego. You don't do shit like that out of the kindness of your heart

[@dvt1393]

@@kshitij99951 Yeah, if he really wanted to be kind, he would have sat with her and had a genuine conversation. Instead of insulting Andy's memory, and possibly even doing more damage to this poor woman's mental well-being.

[@DjghostyMusic]

@@crazydragy4233 no for the bit, andy would do it

[@prunt23]

the reason Jim didn't work as Andy Kaufman is that Andy played his bits straight and didn't spotlight the punchline, Jim Carrey gives you a 15 minute warning on every punchline with a weird facial expression and an immediate change in cadence, it's almost like he's giving you a laughter prompt because without it you wouldn't notice there's a joke hiding somewhere in what he said.

[@Wawagirl17]

Perfect way of saying it!

[@therealCrazyJake]

He’s also expressed his taste in “spam humour,” which is why there are more repetitive jokes/running gags in Dumb and Dumber To.

[@thomasthomas2418]

"Get Ready, Folks, I'm Going To Be....FUNNY!"

[@DodgeThatAttack]

fun fact: jim is a REALLY good method actor its said that on the set of the sonic movie he even captured many small creatures with machines he invented that morning

[@tristangabrielo]

Omg please tell me this is real 😂😂

[@yeng1855]

I remember being there on the set as an extra... and I can account that this was true.

[@dragoniraflameblade]

I never thought I would be in so much pain watching Jim Carry.

[@khalills3765]

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[@wellesradio]

Khalil Ls No, he's not. Hrs always been the same flashy, self-centered "look at me!" douche. Look at the car Jerry brought along. It speaks volumes.

[@luciferangelica]

Khalil Ls he's watching back, like some kind of large male sibling or 80s soviet tv, or 21st century american everything

[@Barbarianbrotha]

That's easy just watch 30 minutes of Mr. Popper's penguins starring Carrey and you'll feel the exact same way...S.M.H

[@scotty2tone]

Tell that to his ex

[@mrEofPlanetEarth]

I think Nicholas Cage wouldve been a better "vessel" for Andy than Jim was.

[@BuXnAMaN]

Yes , they also looked more alike ...

[@randomdude189]

That would’ve been great

[@rblrbl5982]

“Not the bees!!!”

[@haleyhaley1458]

Nicholas cage is the worst

[@SaintsBro217]

@@haleyhaley1458 He's actually amazing if you give him a good script.

[@ryancasey919]

So glad you made this. I was once ganged up on when I called Jim Carrey an asshole for his portrayal of Any Kaufman. They made me think I was crazy for thinking he was arrogant.

[@batbabysitter3533]

I saw an interview of him on some red carpet he was saying something along the lines of "yeah man this whole thing (the event) is so fake, hollywood is so fake everybody here is fake i just wanna go home and leave bla bla" to a interviewer, and i thought god what a cringe lord. We know about that jim, most of these people are just doing their job and wants to go home. Really gives off "im 15 and this is so deep" vibes

[@IREQUIREFLESH]

I mean hes right tho its not deep at all but its true modern day cinema is less about telling a interesting story and more about pandering to audiences whilst jerking each other off with how virtuous they are. And cant find myslelf or anybody else defending the film industry with the amount of rape and pedophilia happening.

[@s_.777]

very much “everyone will pay attention to me and see me as superior to others because i’m so different.”

[@helloworld7818]

I could see how Danny Devito wasn't having a great time with Jim. I respect Danny Devito a lot and I think it was really disrespectful from Jim to act like that. There are many amazing actor's out there that are not methodic but are more amazing that the ones that are. Even Hollywood is obsessed with method acting, it is so much more difficult to enter into character in 1 minute instead of playing a character for 3 months non stop.

[@hannahb2306]

Right? Idk how Jim was pretentious and arrogant enough to think he could do the whole ~I am a conduit for Kaufman~ schtick when he was around people who’d known him in real life. It was extra gross that he did it to Kaufman’s family.

[@guillermo3564]

If you can't step into character in one minute then you suck at your craft. That, by definition, is exactly why it's called acting.

[@Nystariii]

@@guillermo3564 I think it's fair to expect some modicum of research if you're portraying a real-life figure tbh, but otherwise agree with you. Imagine making a movie about Churchill but casting an actor who knows nothing about Churchill, how he behaved or his mannerisms. All you end up with is an actor reading quotes and doing little more than a terrible impression....sorta like the cast of Many Saints of Newark, except they suffered from over-analyzing their roles. Those guys coulda benefited from just stepping into character and running with it and making the younger mobsters their own characters, instead of trying to emulate the actors from the show but 30 years younger.

[@simonetta-ta]

I totally agree a/ Danny de Vito, whom I respect a lot as well. Not a pleasant journey!

[@likeawestern335]

Pretending to be Kaufman for months is exactly what Kaufman would have done. You guys are actung like this documentary and everything he did wasnt the exact kind of stuff Kaufman himself would have done

[@matthewbanzer7674]

The Grandad joke goes on for WAYYYY too long. Just like Kaufman’s jokes are dragged out purposefully. Maybe it was intentional.

[@barrybergisch1]

Maybe haha. You really get him!😂

[@brunoactis1104]

Yeah, is just skipped it

[@swolby9230]

It was supposed to be relevant. But it did flop like a turd.

[@loverainodie]

Good point, but we here in youtube have the power to push forward🤣

[@curfimo9793]

No, it was Andy's spirit that entered the video

[@HarrysMovingMedia]

You contextualized everything really nicely, but I agree with Max, your grandad joke was really stretched out. It was funny that you went completely meta about it, but the video feels too long in itself because of these detractions. The animations were 10/10 though. ;) I do completely agree with your critique of his performance though; Jim Carrey can only play Jim Carrey in my eyes... with the possible exception of Eternal Sunshine. Wottanob.

[@mandaloriancrusader3746]

Harry's Moving Castle it was cool to see your channel in the comments

[@WobblesandBean]

Harry's Moving Castle Thank fuck I'm not the only person who thought so. This was....awkward. I get they were trying to emulate Kaufman's quirky humor, but they missed the mark by a mile. I really like your Black Mirror synopses, by the way

[@uglyfb9133]

Harry's Moving Castle I think the fact not everyone likes the bit kind of solidifies their reason for doing it.

[@calebalwayswill7423]

I'd say Eternal Sunshine might actually be the MOST Jim Carrey of all his roles.

[@BT-nv4ck]

GRAND DAD? _FLEENSTONES?_ Ok youre probably really confused right now. Just look up "grand dad vinesauce joel".

[@JJohnston4Life]

The fact Carrey still acts like he believes this is almost scary more than anything

[@quasarulas3968]

Imagine going back on something this cringey 😬 after the fact. At this point he more or less has to own it

[@boredbitch666]

it's better to admit you were just fantasizing,being a dick and say you're sorry then double down on it

[@purpandorange]

I never got why people though Jim Carrey was a nice humble guy, he always was a notorious narcissist and super frustrating to work with.

[@kieranstark7213]

You actually saw Jim Carrey in person and worked with him?!Actually, it does make sense for him to be an ass even if it were not up to the ranks of the Paul Brothers, other douchebags JustDestiny is known for doibg videos on and evil world leaders. Then again, he did reject his roles in Over the Hedge and Meet the Robinsons for whatever reason. So yeah, Bruce Willis and Stephen J. Anderson are the bomb in comparison and in general because Bruce Willis is badass including as RJ and Stephen J. Anderson's direction is very emotional as well as his hilarious performance as Bowler Hat Guy!

[@virgilio6349]

@@kieranstark7213 So Bruce Willis is awesome to work with? I can sleep a little better knowing that :)

[@taylorbrosey8206]

purpandorange, You’ve met him and went to the therapist with him to find out he’s a narcissist?! Wow cool, I wish I had such a tiny brain as you!

[@jamiefernekees5041]

If you had to wear make up that took 8 hours to put on I think you'd be an asshole too(Ahem, The Grinch).

[@beckigreen]

Vicky Puls Agree.

[@HiImRawr]

Honestly, he didn't really seem like Andy Kaufman at all.

[@daytripperhd]

I find it hard to watch really.

[@GaryHess]

Andy would even sometimes break character (laugh) while doing some of his antics. He was clearly a performance artist doing anti-comedy and even anti-cultural statements. This is pretty clear in his SNL skits and even Andy's Funhouse along with David Letterman Show. There were many people who "got" him, as evidenced by laughter in the audience and his decade plus popularity. Today, people would call him a "comics comic", but he was much more than that. Simply put, Jim Carrey's portrayal made him seem self-absorbed and always serious when in reality, Andy was essentially never serious and was always doing a performance. There are some times Andy would actually break character, and those are the times Jim should have looked at. Perhaps it is much easier said than done today, however, since we can easily watch and read everything about Kaufman when in '99 you couldn't.

[@KattReen]

I think Jim Carrey is at his best when he's bringing a cartoony fictional character to life. I don't think there's a single other person that could have made Ace Ventura work. I don't think any amount of crazy bullshit or disrespect can take away from that. Not only is there no one like Jim Carrey, no one even comes close. I think it will be a whole lot harder to find a fitting actor to portray Jim Carrey in the inevitable biopic once he's passed, than it is to find one to portray Andy Kaufman. I don't think I could ever vibe with Jim in person, he seems a lot more out of his mind when he's not playing a crazy character, and not in a good way. And on topic, I think it makes about much sense to be a dick 100% of the time to portray convincing dickery on-screen as it does to actually shoot people to portray a convincing scene of someone being shot lol. Method acting is silly, and often seems to be more about pushing the boundaries of what you can get away with as a famous person rather than providing performance to your best ability. Dickhead method acting is "justified" roughly never. It's just one of those stupid things delusional Hollywood people that are out of touch with reality, humility and humanity do on days when they don't have a scientology sermon, crystal healing session or a vaginal steaming booked. They're too busy chasing the part of them they're missing to care about other people.

[@mskidi]

Jim Carrey was at his best when he was genuinely happy, playing all those solo buffoon roles. Last time he did that was in Me, myself and Irene.

[@maxman1602]

Lord Laurence Olivier once told Dustin Hoffman "Why not try acting, dear boy. It's easier."

[@lampad4549]

@@maxman1602 and laurence olivier was never as good as Marlon Brando.

[@lampad4549]

There is so much stupidity in this comment. "I think Jim Carrey is at his best when he's bringing a cartoony fictional character to life." You have obiviously never seen the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind "I don't think there's a single other person that could have made Ace Ventura work. I don't think any amount of crazy bullshit or disrespect can take away from that." So basically it would have been okay for him to be an asshole if he was ace ventura do you not realize how hypoocirtical that is considering what you say later on. "I don't think I could ever vibe with Jim in person, he seems a lot more out of his mind when he's not playing a crazy character, and not in a good way." You obviously have issues if you cannot disassociate the actor from his roles i hate to see what you would think of anthony Hopkins. "And on topic, I think it makes about much sense to be a dick 100% of the time to portray convincing dickery on-screen as it does to actually shoot people to portray a convincing scene of someone being shot lol." Great job using the slippery slope fallacy, not to mention false equivalence, there is big difference between being a dick to someone and shooting someone, any human being knows the difference between the two and is aware of the kind of mental state one has to be in being a dick vs shooting someone, but it seems like you don't. "Method acting is silly, and often seems to be more about pushing the boundaries of what you can get away with as a famous person rather than providing performance to your best ability." A streetcar named desire The silence of the lambs The Godfather Raging Bull Rain man The machinist The fighter There will be blood Lincoln The shining The dark knight Seven That silly practice has given you performances like these, watch these movies and tell me there wasn't a benefit. While portraying any kind of character, it helps to get into the mental state of that character, and method acting is proven way to do it because of the deep psychological involvement of the actor is becoming like that person, which is statistically proven as when method acting got more popular Hollywood acting roles became more like portraying characters rather than giving a performance. "Dickhead method acting is "justified" roughly never. " This I agree with, if your gonna do that then you should get consent from other party members. "It's just one of those stupid things delusional Hollywood people that are out of touch with reality, humility and humanity do on days when they don't have a scientology sermon, crystal healing session or a vaginal steaming booked. They're too busy chasing the part of them they're missing to care about other people." What the fuck are you talking about? The actors that practice scientology are not method actors for the most part and jim carrey wasnt either.

[@TheFloodFourm]

Nah jim's an asshole who took the role from many there qualifying actors because assholes like you keep giving him the pass. Get the fuck over your personal bias, how stupid do you have to be to think only one person, out of millions around the world, could fill a role.

[@mjkjelland13]

A good method actor, finds out everything they can about the character and studies them. I don't think Jim did that, he seemed to portray Andy they way he thought Andy was instead of finding out how Andy truly was. As a result, Jim's version of Andy was only mediocre.

[@zia6620]

So basically....... Man on the Moon is an analysis on Andy Kaufman Jim and Andy is an analysis of Man on the Moon This video is an analysis of Jim and Andy Someone needs to make a video analysing this video

[@gordieevans2263]

Zia good analysis

[@sicilianjiu-jitsu2984]

@@gordieevans2263 good eye catching the anolagy of the analysis

[@Christopherianmatt]

Considering how the quality and value of these analyses keeps going down by orders of magnitude, your comment constitutes the analysis you’re calling for

[@maxman1602]

And a video analysing that video.

[@uncannyvalley2350]

Max's look of deep shame at the end indicates to me that a thorough examination was undertaken

[@Hecatom]

Meanwhile, real method actors are always being talked as some of the best people to work around. Like how everyone loved working with Heath Ledger for example.

[@raski7079]

Yeah exactly. When you hear people talk about how it was working with Heath Ledger, you notice that they enjoyed working with him.

[@noneofya6503]

@@raski7079 really cause from I remember, the cast said they were scared of him. He locked himself inside a hotel room for a month.

[@davidleon9037]

@@noneofya6503 That part is true, he did lock himself in a hotel room and kept a journal as part of his prep. But contrary to popular belief, Heath Ledger did not stay in character the whole time during production. When he needed to block a scene or take direction, he would drop the character and make sure that everyone felt safe and comfortable with what they were doing. He would even look to his fellow actors to collaborate and share ideas with, even if they weren't a huge part in the film. That's the difference between a professional and whatever it was Jim was doing during this production.

[@mskidi]

Real method actors dont exist anymore. Method, or whatever this bullshit is supposed to be, was about being the character whilst acting. Modern day fuckers go about acting like the character all throughout production which is beyond ridiculous.

[@kshitij99951]

heath ledger didn't do method acting he just got lucky

[@AveragePixel]

It sounds like Max and yourself get along very well. Can only imagine what the writing process is like

[@your-evil-twin-sister4826]

I had dinner with Andy and his parents one late night in the seventies (after one of his shows at the Comedy Club). Foreword present day, i’ve read the book and seen the movie. I think Carey’s performance was so spot on so many times that I felt like I was reliving my experience all over again, and it explained a lot of Andy’s behavior that night. I also saw Tony Clifton the very first night he on appeared stage. I’m sure, now, that *Tony* was actually Andy’s partner. My friend and I had 1st row tickets at that show, and all we could say for days was “I can’t believe that was Andy- the look in his eyes was SOOO different.”

[@sippinonnaeighth6039]

My dad works for Microsoft

[@deathhexxxgaming3431]

My dads dead.... you think Jim Carrey could channel his spirit so we could have that father-son talk we never got to have?

[@ChadkinsShow]

I don't think the jokes work. It's not because they're not funny, it's because they're completely out of place for the format. This isn't a comedy show, it's an analytical show - and regardless of what anyone says, it's extremely annoying when you're interested in a topic of discussion and someone cuts into the middle of it to make a 2-MINUTE LONG meta non-sequitur about the narrator's relationship with their grandfather. You haven't done anything to set up the narrator as a character (so we have no reason to care completely ruining the point of the joke) and it completely halts the flow of the video to a dead stop. I'm not rolling my eyes because you're not funny, I'm rolling my eyes because I just want you to get on with the video which is pretty interesting, but just when I'm back into the swing and I'm immersed - bam, another long drawn out meta joke. It's not even about "know your strengths", it's just don't tell me I'm gonna watch a video about Jim Carrey's method acting and spend 20% of the video de-railing into jokes that have absolutely nothing to do with the narrative.

[@ChadkinsShow]

I appreciate you hearting that! This is actually my first introduction to this channel so seeing you guys take constructive criticism that well compels me to watch more ;)

[@Zonitrol]

This. I enjoyed the video, but watched that part at 2x speed

[@Ssv714]

thats why you skip ahead buddy "L" skips ahead ten seconds use it

[@marksmod]

agreed

[@wlf-hly]

GrandpaGohan or he could make a video that doesn't need to be skipped ahead in lol

[@Johnnythefirst]

Andy Kaufman looks a lot like Krist Novoselic.

[@dezmounts978]

Johnnythefirst Lmao the difference is that one is 2 meters tall and one was shorter

[@mickroberts8540]

Spot on

[@Dman130]

No way, after seeing this I totally see it 😂.

[@chris-um2sh]

I was thinking this

[@Bubbleshful]

Really good video essay overall but: being meta about how your jokes are arduous and shitty doesn't make them any less so. You could just be honest about what works and what doesn't and lose them almost entirely imo. They step on the pacing and just feel like interruptions. Other than that the video's great, seriously. You make good points.

[@jackrobinson9403]

yeah totally unfunny aint he lol

[@childe4120]

Benghazi gaming honestly yeah i noticed that, i think he did it on purpose too,

[@strictnine5684]

Benghazi gaming except that everything he judges carrey on is what he's trying to do. Minus the whole possession thing, that's whack. I will say though, this dudes point about carrey taking credit for the daughter thing is wrong. Carrey objectively speaks of "Kaufman's" camper so as to avoid taking any credit for the joy he gave Kaufman's daughter. He is not the monster this guy is trying to make him out to be. The truth is that this guy is mad at Jim carrey for attempting to recreate a role that he deems untouchable, not that the role itself is untouchable. This is the same phenomenon as Beatles fans in the modern era, they weren't there when the Beatles were new, they aren't qualified to talk about the music scene at that time, and they are just stuck up snobs who want to be cool to old people by standing by the classics instead of accepting the superiority of modern artistry.

[@evilseedsgrownaturally1588]

Strict-9 studios nice bait, mate

[@strictnine5684]

Evil Seeds Grow Naturally lol sure thing, it isn't bait though, the Beatles are ass. The spawned a good music scene but as an act, they were bland. As for my statements on Carrey, I don't think I need to rehash anything, it's fairly clear. Do you assume that because I deviate from your view that I must be trolling?

[@boopityboopboop]

as an actor I love him, I really do, but he's obviously got extremely bad mental health problems and it shows. in a sense that jim has been an utter ass to people and Jim and Andy is likely just the surface of that. Unfortunately you should not greatly look up to a celebrity without seeing their flaws with the inevitability they will disappoint you. His behavior around the time of the Jim and Andy promotional cycle for festivals was also quite awful and he was openly being rude to reporters and interviewers, acting like a pretentious douche with his spiritual "I don't exist, I'm just a character" doctrine. I love him dearly but there were times when he clearly needed to step away from the spotlight in his career, and 2017 was one of them. It almost feels like a mini rehash of his major breakdown. He seems to be doing better now but the guy obviously is not right in the head and it shows. Speculation that people have made that he's got long untreated borderline personality or bipolar disorder would probably be on the mark, tbh

[@МартаМикић]

This role is JC. one of most his cross to he be commented and dared even to comment. How you doesn't have shame?! ANY of you, sitting comfortly in cinema, home?! SHAMELESS!😠

[@boopityboopboop]

@@МартаМикић bro i love him it just doesn't excuse abusing people on set and then acting all cheeky about the experience 20 years later. he is still one of my favorite actors but he's an imperfect person who's done things i dont agree with at times during his career. being an honest fan means having nuance lmao

[@Chris_W]

@@МартаМикић With that logic you can't critically think about anything. Not a very healthy mindset.

[@buddyboy6783]

jim justa big ol fart knocker

[@denver-gi7ot]

I don't doubt that he had some real spiritual experiences. What he's talking about is non duality, a common concept in many eastern philosophies. It's important to integrate these experiences though and beware of developing a "spiritual ego"

[@bumblefritz]

Honestly these little tangents made this hard to watch.

[@randombro89]

Bumblefritz He did it because that’s what Andy Kaufman would do. Still stupid though

[@diogoazul]

Poorly executed andy channeling

[@SPAZraptor]

That's the point though

[@jaybofa617]

I thought they were funny

[@strictnine5684]

randombro89 that's what makes it cringy.

[@aradiasnowdon7016]

Maybe Andy possessed Jim and acted like a jerk to ruin his career? 🤔 good try Mr. Ghost

[@daphnia9664]

this is one good comment

[@miguelthekewlkid272]

Daphnia 96 It’s a shame it’s underrated.

[@strictnine5684]

Why would he want to ruin some random guy's career?

[@ryublueblanka]

Good thinking but probably not

[@popkorn904]

@@strictnine5684 Holy fuck, could you be more oblivious.

[@WartyFingleBlaster]

The granddad joke safety net didn't work... In fact none of your jokes did... The parts of the video where you actually did the analysis was good though. Stick to that.

[@yesno8349]

WartyFingleBlaster I

[@notahero5924]

I agree, the “jokes” in the video kinda put me off of watching it.

[@Driskoll97]

Same here. Still nice video

[@diavolosteddy7594]

I feel like I’m the only person who thought it was funny

[@PaddyMcMe]

I agree that there is no great humour to be found in his Grandad Skit but I've never seen his other videos so I'm wondering if the lack of obvious humour was deliberately done to ape the style of a Kaufman nonsense skit... So either he's made you look like an ignorant pleb who can't even follow an obvious theme, or your criticism is valid... Either way, I'm gonna sit on the fence and switch around to suit whatever position I choose to take or find myself in.

[@alexello1189]

The problem of method acting is that most actors just ACT like the person they’re portraying rather than DO what the person would have done. Take taxi driver as an example. Robert dinero didn’t just act like a low class taxi driver, he actually went out, got a job as a driver, DID the job he signed up for, And used that experience to further his understanding of the character. Jim carry was a carrot top level comedian who did good impressions. He took no initiative to experience what Andy had to experience.

[@roracle]

I liked him back in the day, but this whole guru thing he's been on I called out as a sham ages ago. One of my best friends is still taken by that guy

[@Auron710]

i think its ok to enjoy someones work or like them despite disagreeing with them. his "spirit" stuff is just pretentious bs and his political views are not for me lol, but i love the guys movies for the most part since i was a kid, he has his own brand of cartoonish over acting comedy which didnt fit with this movie but u put him in the mask, ace ventura, dumb and dumber or creepier roles like the cable guy etc and i think hes perfect. I dont even like the grunch as a movie but i think he killed that too. This just wasnt the role for him. my opinion ofc.

[@iidentifyasayoutubertoday7025]

Dude I totally agree with you. I used to love Jim Carrey. Now I can't stand him

[@mounthope2567]

I love him so much more now.

[@roracle]

@@mounthope2567 good for you, eat it up. You don't get awesome points for loving people, we're compelled to love, it's in our nature. Doesn't mean we shouldn't be critical of ideas.

[@mounthope2567]

@@roracle but I want awesome points :(

[@knoelle1357]

Omg Danny DeVito is cringing so hard at 15:50

[@TAEYYO]

You should've seen me while I was watching this video! Painful cringe.

[@MadamFoogie]

Indeed. Poor Danny DeVito. I really feel sorry for him, being in this project.

John, I literally almost shit myself when I saw that comment. Gotta go poo now.

[@AlchemistEskimo]

Justice for Grandpa Pix

[@cybowe]

AlchemistEskimo grandpix

[@EloquentRoasts]

Powdered Toast Man is that you!

[@andrewmiroslawski1083]

Have you seen the episode of Norm Macdonald Live with Jim Carrey? He spills tea and water everywhere, refuses to sit down, tears letters of off the sign, and is convinced that he is the funniest guy in the room. At one point a little pug comes into the studio and he starts talking about how he's going to kick the dog if it comes close to him. It sounds like a bizzare sketch, but it's just his life. He comes across as an unbearable, bizzare, borderline deranged weirdo.

[@bowmanc.7439]

What was the bit at the end? That was so weird to watch but for some reason I had to watch it till the end.

[@ShellShock794]

Bowman C. He's obviously just related to the Mcpoyles

[@bowmanc.7439]

ShellShock794 I had to google that name. And before you say it, I did watch the show and have seen the appearance of these characters since the pedophile physical education teacher episode. But I didn't know their names. And even now after physically typing the names in to the search bar, I still don't remember the names.

[@Squashwhack]

The "transition" part was a fantano rip I think

[@chanceneck8072]

That was fucking sick! They kind of look sick and the thing somehow even made me sick! But I had to watch it all, too!

[@thorgefalk3575]

I laughed so fucking hard xD that guy on the left killed me :D

[@nicholasvogt2524]

Why did you go on some random two minute long joke

[@bluecorp8557]

Because this guy is a try hard. He thinks his jokes land but they don't.

[@WiGgYof09]

I skipped the 2 minute long joke and it made the video much better.

[@astraeasbliss2425]

Same dude I was like wtf. Skipped that shit within 5 seconds

[@Jacob-sb3su]

You wouldnt have liked Andy Kaufman lol

[@thedirectorschair1054]

Meta.

[@MrDj232]

So you wrote a bad joke, recognized it was a bad joke, and thought about removing it only to put it in anyway hoping a later bit about how it's a bad joke would convince people to forgive it. Nope I'm still downvoting the horrible grandpa joke. You'll receive no validation from me Nitpix.

[@kylecarson5723]

lol i just skipped those parts and listened to the review lol

[@GARY84ROCKS]

Didn't Red Letter Media eventually make "lesser Plinkett subplot" re-edits of their Plinkett vids? If not, they should've.

[@shumagorath9910]

The thing is that with redlettermedia those bits were fresh and unexpected, here they are becoming predictive and just lazy.

[@Faddidaddi]

Its not just about that joke. His sense of humor feels forced and insecure

[@B0Sajwah]

Adolf Stalin the fuck is a pajeet 😂

[@wisdomoftheearlychristians2037]

I was a big fan of Jim Carey back in the day; I liked his fresh faced boyishness; he always seemed like the kind of guy you'd like to have as a neighbor or be friends with, and he has turned out some really extraordinary acting performances. I especially liked him when he was a regular on " In living color". However, I'm old enough to have grown up watching Andy Kaufman. I saw every episode of Taxi, saw him on talk shows, in comedy clubs, etc. So, coming from that Era, and mindset, which is the polar opposite of today ( Heck, you couldn't make a show like " In Living Color " today.) I knew his body language, facial expressions, and mostly, his eyes. Part of, in fact most of, what made his act so funny( especially playing Latka on Taxi with Carol Kane as his wife. Their roles were played so seamlessly, that many times you forgot it was an act, and thought of them as a real married couple. IMHO, what made Andy so convincing was his eyes. The best way to describe it is, he was like a male version of an ingenue: unsophisticated, innocent, charmingly unworthy and naive. He had a way of looking at the camera with big brown eyes, and that quiet shy delivery, like what a doe would look like if it was changed into a person. You were rooting for him; even in bits where he didn't seem particularly funny, you'd find yourself feeling so sorry for him; his facial expressions and eyes had a way of making you feel protective of him. That was part of his genius; because Noone really knew who the " real" Andy Kaufman was. So, no matter how well Jim Carrey could imitate the voice, the mannerisms and the body language, the eyes were all wrong; which is why his performance doesn't hold a candle ( again just my opinion) to the brilliance of the real Andy Kaufman. Jim Carrey's eyes are always wrong, and that is why, to me, he didn't quite pull it off. Now, as to whether he was actually channeling Andy Kaufman? No way for me to say, Absolutely Not! I wasn't there. But I highly doubt it. If he was channeling anybody ( and it's a big if) I don't think it was Kaufman because then he could have gotten the eyes right. Anyone who wants to see some of the legendary performances Kaufman was in, should watch Taxi. Especially the episode where their priest tells Andy and his wife ( Latka and Simka) that they must divorce. Nothing in my opinion shows off what wonderful actors these two really were than that episode. After that, you'll see what I mean, and no further explanation will be necessary.

[@Crazyhead432]

Yeah Jim has always given me that “I won’t say it but you know I’m better than everyone else here” kind of vibe. One minute he’s annoying ppl like Andy and the next he’s talking about how he’s ascended beyond our plain of understanding. When it’s all just someone being full of shit. That’s all he is. A talented guy who’s full of shit and himself

[@picklesthewise]

I always love Larry Olivier's advice to method actors: "When in doubt, try acting."

[@dvt1393]

That coming from one of the best to ever practice the art of acting makes it so satisfying. He was a true "actor", while the majority of modern method actors are just egomaniacs and divas looking for attention and an excuse to be a prick.

[@ResistanceQuest]

If I'm not mistaken, he said this ("try acting") to Dustin Hoffman on the set of Marathon Man after the latter told Larry that he was up all night running in order to appear exhausted and pale for a scene.

[@alphs2673]

@@ResistanceQuest lol that's awesome

[@aok2693]

@@ResistanceQuest You are correct

[@vishaansingh1019]

@@ResistanceQuest Olivier was making a joke about how Hoffman was out all night clubbing to get over a bad breakup, and then pretending his fatigued state was method acting. They both knew what was going on and were having a laugh, then sold the whole "Dustin's fuckin crazy bro!" angle to sell the movie.

[@RennsReviews]

Hey PicNix, I actually thought that this video was more interesting than the actual documentary. Saw a couple of your grandads unboxing vids, and he was a real legend. Gone too soon.

[@AveragePixel]

why r u such an gay?

[@diavolosteddy7594]

Rip nitpixs grandad

[@TheTheThe_]

😳

[@LeoDominique23]

Jim Carrey has been in character for the past ten years as a douchey, know it all “spiritualist” type and everybody is falling for it.

[@TravelingPhilosopher]

He said relatively recently that there is no Jim Carrey 🙄

[@matthewamaya3967]

One of the things that bothers me is that Carrey's potrayal isn't even that good. He was Jim Carrey being over the top as usual and doing Andy Kaufman impersonations. Carrey was just being Carrey and probably did the method acting schtick in an attempt to be taken seriously as an actor.

[@haley7138]

He clearly adored Andy. I guess his comedy routines are modeled after him so he assumes he is already a lot like Andy. He acts as himself because he thinks he's like Andy anyway but he isn't so it falls flat.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Didn't help that critics were circle jerking his performance off as amazing.

[@youtubename7819]

Seriously, Andy would never correct someone calling him Jim for example.

[@tavern2468]

Jim is too animated and hokey to be Kaufman. I don't like either Carey or Kaufman but the method acting was definitely pretentious. I've always thought that about him regarding this performance and it's looks mentally exhausting to be around him when he's doing this Kaufman/ tony Clifton shit. I'd hate to go to work with him.

[@robbruder12]

it's pretentious to call something pretentious and acting by its very nature is pretentious. therefore I am pretentious. self-damming logic.

[@arkenlyl]

"As the documentary Carrey's on..."

[@JayDeeIsMyName]

Holy shit, the first sentence already had a factual error. The movie wasn't from 1996, it's from 1999.

[@Trisket]

He also showed 1997 on the screen, weird mess.

[@JruJewJitsu]

You did nothing on the Jim vs Lawler stuff which was INSANE. He tortured the guy on set to the point Lawler assaulted him several times. He kept going on with Lawler on the set even though Lawler was there and telling him that him and Andy actually had a very different relationship. That was hard to watch for me. Jim got it in his mind that what you saw from the Andy and Lawler bits was the real way they did things off camera even though Lawler was there to tell him otherwise. He non stop antagonized Lawler on set doing quite literally almost everything you can imagine including spitting on him on set. Jim would follow him around shit talking him and throwing stuff at him, throwing water on him and insulting his girlfriend. What kills me about this is Lawler was probably excited for the experience of being in a Hollywood movie and just got downright harrassed and belittled every second of every day from some jumped up pretentious Hollywood asshole. EVEN THOUGH Jim Carrey was told from FIRST HAND experience that Lawler and Andy were very polite and nice to each other Jim Carrey for some fucked reason thought he knew how Andy Kaufman acted around someone better than the person that experienced that first hand. That right there turned me inside out with rage. The entire documentary could have been about that shit and you didn't even mention it so I was fairly disappointed if I am being honest.

[@gleenfales]

I know and the real Andy and Jerry Lawler wrestling matches etc. were so amazing and real. I hate how they didnt do it any justice.

[@ryanmarquez9404]

I always remember Jerry saying how surprised he was because he and Andy were good friends... Sad

[@Semper_Liberi]

God that grandfather joke was drawn out and as funny as AIDs.

[@lukess.s]

Haven Macavian that's the point

[@gprime204]

That joke was trash

[@themonklegend2730]

Haven Macavian aids is funny af tho

[@diavolosteddy7594]

I thought it was funny .-.

[@bullethound6673]

Well atleast having AIDS is funnier than having the Bubonic Plague, I mean if I would have to choose which one to laugh to at a gunpoint an AIDS patient or one suffering from the plague i'd choose the aids patient and yes it would be rather odd to be forced to laugh at somebody's suffering at gunpoint it is like being forced to watch Amy Schumer doing standup.

[@piper888]

I'm an actor. I've done method acting. You go to class to learn method acting. .You just don't decide one day you're going to be a method actor. method acting is drawing on your past experiences and the emotions attached to those experiences that's not what I'm seeing here..Saying you're being possessed by somebody is not method acting

[@quasarulas3968]

First accurate description of this technique I’ve heard on KZbin

[@joshuacalkins]

I remember hearing Jerry Lawler, the wrestler, commenting how weird it was to have Jim giving him a hard time. As he pointed out, his rivalry with Andy was a performance which they had created together and laughed about. They weren’t really rivals, so to have Jim, pretending to be Andy, being a jerk to Jerry made no sense at all.

[@iW4FFL3Z]

This video is a fever dream

[@OdaSwifteye]

They looked like they were having a fever so it made sense.

[@maggoli67]

Every D&D session's worst nightmare: "But I'm JUST in character!"

[@Skreezilla]

As Jerry Lawler said: "Jim Carry is nothing like Andy"

[@nikksixxx]

He just hated Jim, cause Jim was pushing on his buttons. Jerry Lawler was unproffesional idiot , he didn't get that it was all an act. He actually tried to injure Jim and acted liked sensitive buldog. I guess that's why it was so funny for Jim to pock him, like Andy used to do.

[@booknexem8733]

@@nikksixxx Lawler and Andy were friends. Jim was not acting how Andy acted and was being an ass. Lawlers emotions made sense

[@gamemediafan1714]

@@nikksixxx Method acting doesn't give an excuse to constantly antagonize someone and make fun of them/insult them. You're saying that Jerry should've gone along with it just cause "it was an act"? Jim was trying to act like Andy and failed, and it annoyed everyone including Jerry. What Jerry did was just what everyone else wanted to do as well.

[@Godzzbinzz]

He needs everyone else's approval in order to feel like he's a good actor whereas good actors don't need anyone's approval and rely on their interpretation of the character

[@thedudeabides3138]

Nailed it. Carey is a narcissist and all narcissists need their supply from those around them.

[@WeeklyTubeShow2]

*references Robert DeNiro* *shows James Gandolfini* Hell yeah, man!

[@theoriginalmrjguill3803]

🤔...no. just no

[@TS-qq7vr]

The Sopranos' cast largely came from Goodfellas, there were many nods back to the movie during the series.

[@SunnySide388]

WTS Dubs What happened to the new episode of the fist of North Star dubs??

[@IAmTheDoctor00]

But why would he reference Goodfellas and show the sopranos? It wasn't a nod it was an obvious mistake and major faux pas

[@kristinb3093]

@@IAmTheDoctor00 legit lmfao. I must say that made me cringe as a super mob movie fan.

[@juancarlosprovenciolameira9326]

Ripping off Nerdwriter was great

[@BloodySpyBR]

juan carlos pro what?

[@juancarlosprovenciolameira9326]

Bloody Spy it's literally in the first 30 seconds of the video

[@bobclover4634]

+juan carlos pro What?

[@myportraitchannelwithroger1099]

Does anyone else think that Jim Carey would be incredible as Charles Manson?

[@winnielovestrash2221]

My Portrait Channel with Roger Cross you have a great point

[@shawnyewest3966]

Hes too tall to play Manson

[@tumadrexuxa]

No, must people are not as stupid as you

[@infernocanuck]

The only reason why that would be a bad idea, is that Jim Carrey would get so full of himself, and get "possessed by Charles Manson" that he'd start a cult and send some underlings to kill a poor pregnant starlet and her friends.

[@geauxienicole7300]

Absolutely

[@daxbradley4346]

Carrey was robbed of the Oscar, because the Academy is biased against comedic actors

[@Stuart267]

Yep! Look at Sadler in Uncut Gems, or Reign Over Me or ANY of his dramatic performances. Comedic actors are some the best dramatic actors around.

[@GandalfWithAPipe]

how much coke was involved in the outro?

[@Theiron2142]

Coke would probably calm Jim down

[@tafua_a]

I remember an interview with Jerry Lawler, when he recalled Jim Carrey being a dick to him on set and almost getting him fired, because in his own mind that's what Andy Kaufman would do. The problem, is, Jerry and Andy were friends in real life, and their animosity was just a ruse to hide the fact that wrestling is predetermined.

[@OmegaReviews]

Your best video. Really well written and the jokes were on point and self aware. Ripping off Nerd Writer was genius.

[@wiidlbeetle3857]

It’s funny how Carrey did this and then condemns Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. He has the nerve to say that there’s something wrong with Hollywood.

[@wiidlbeetle3857]

@InThisTogether haha! I like your theory

[@merkules6]

The part where he talked to a deceased man's daughter and acted to actually be him is just disgraceful... Reminds me of mediums etc. hacks who pretend to have a connection do dead people, and scam their grieving relatives. The only difference here is that Carrey didn't have her pay him. No, he just needed to stroke his own ego.

[@dancingCactus]

Meridia's Bacon I mean unless it was an honest attempt toward roleplay therapy

[@BloodnightStudios]

Exactly Jim is just super insecure and justifies himself by saying that he was possessed and therefore can blame his performance and behavior on someone else.

[@unleet-e1r]

mhart29 Given that there was no supervision by an actual therapist, it wasn't an honest attempt at anything. It's pure luck it worked out well for the daughter,.Jim basically took an unnecessary risk toying with some poor girl's happiness and sanity to feed his own ego.

[@cannedyumyum]

That was the girl's choice though, wasn't it?

[@nathanbruce1992]

Meridia's Bacon: I agree. I think he really convinced himself it was true, as I know he has struggled with mental illness and substance abuse issues. In high school I had the latter and thought I could read people’s minds (cold reading + confirmation bias + sleep deprivation). Perhaps I am projecting though.

[@MorseCodeStutters]

Yeah I thought he was a serious asshole to Jerry the King Lawler most in particular. The real Andy Kaufman, off cameras, afaik, was actually friends with Jerry. Think he took it too far and am pretty sure he KNEW he was conscious of his posession by Kaufman's spirit.

[@stevezpj]

I was surprised this was never brought up in this video since Lawler was really upset with Carrey and kept trying to explain to him that Andy was 100% polite to him behind the scenes yet Carrey really made Lawler feel like crap all the time.

[@MorseCodeStutters]

Antichrist2000 but you see he doesn’t matter and none of this matters so it’s okay to be a douche lol It’s sad man. I loved Jim Carey as a kid as an actor and as a person, but all his new age nihilism is soiling his career for me. This “we’re all just tetrahydrons” talk is just an excuse to be a prick. It’s one thing to troll award shows and poke fun at how unimportant they really are, but it’s a whole other thing to claim to be possessed by a dead comedian he is only parodying if anything.

[@SpXPtwn]

Right ?????!! I agree, the guy has completely - fucking - lost his goddamn shit.. the worst of it..most of us grew up quoting him as kids. First jim Carrey, now Star Wars, our childhood is long gone 😭😭

[@miniclip1162]

jerry even says that jim went to far in the documentary

[@gleenfales]

YES THIS. I loved their matches and promos together. And wrestlers and Andy's performance's were so much alike because you are trying to portray something real, and they worked so well together and kept eachother on their toes. Butchered it in the movie :(

[@BlueMHart]

One thing I'm unclear about regarding the movie's production is, who invited Andy Kaufman's family to the set? If they came on their own volition, genuinely believing that their son/brother had returned in some capacity, that makes it a little more tolerable in that they were willing to perpetuate the idea of "possession." If Carrey invited them to the set himself, that's just an ego trip. Either way, I agree with this video- Jim Carrey took the role way too far, and it pisses me off that he doesn't take any responsibility for his actions.

[@brandonharrison7773]

Great video. 4yrs out so I guess this won’t be seen by anyone. But so many people do film essays and don’t really say anything or have an opinion. Good job on being a real person through your videos.

[@romulusnuma116]

I don't know what this video is but I liked it.

[@Theiron2142]

I dont know what this bleech stuff is but ima drink it.

[@PearComputingDevices]

+Theiron2142 lol right

[@Kaiwala]

I approve of the use of Tomorrow Comes Today by Gorillaz from 0:36 onwards.

[@suenebototon8287]

You can watch "Man on the moon" on youtube. It's badly altered but really watchable as a whole to see the actual movie.

[@JonathanRingo]

I mostly always liked Jim Carrey, he has his "over the top" style that works well for him and his characters,but seriously to say he was possessed by Kaufman's spirit is some way lofty shit since his portrayal isn't even good enough for talking that stuff .....which is a pretty hilarious joke in itself.

[@joshkaid]

He's portraying Andy's real life as if were his character... Because that's all Carrey saw. I won't deny that he's good at portraying the CHARACTER of Andy Kaufman... But not the MAN.

[@twintailsanimations4973]

Andy was a human being. He wasn't "on" all the time. Jim Carrey's performance was just a parody of who he thought and he was.

[@DanteWilcox22]

You're definitely on to something here, but having seen the documentary, I think the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. Jim has certainly been an attention hog for much (if not all) of his career, but what happened with Man on the Moon seems to be much deeper. Character flaws are often so much more than what we see on the surface, and being an asshole to others is never the full extent of a person's character. At the same time, Andy was also a drastic individual off-screen and even his own family and friends had difficulty finding the core of his identity. If nothing else, the documentary reveals that identity is not wholly given or assumed but we still have to decide who we're going to be every day.

[@wiIIiamfancyson]

Dante Wilcox I've seen the documentary as well and the part that stood out to me was the scene where they mentioned how the real Andy treated the professional wrestler vs how Jim treated the professional wrestler. Andy actually treated him very respectfully off camera and the on screen disrespectfulness was all for the act. Where as Jim treated the wrestler how he assumed Andy treated him, which was disrespectfully all the time. I feel this truly shows how it was just Jim's minds interpretation of Andy as best as it could be done, and since he was such a big role model during his childhood he seemed to know all his quirks because of how much he worshipped Andy. I think what it must've been was either Jim acting or an extreme multiple personality disorder, likely the latter.

[@DanteWilcox22]

Absolutely, you're right. The unfortunate thing about mental instability, is that, even though it's not necessarily the individual's "fault", they are still responsible. Jim Carrey's behavior on set is something that (whether it was really Andy or not) he has undoubtedly had to bear the guilt of. I'm not saying that Jim should be sympathized with, but rather empathized with; and that's where the doc probably takes the wrong angle. It emphasizes sympathy for everyone involved (except for Andy, arguably, who we're asked to empathize with) and does not ask us about the morality or ethics of the actions, only the implications. Maybe that's all that needs to be asked or maybe that's all the film makers know how to ask. Either way, we need to extend grace to guys like Carrey, just as we need to extend it to everyone else.

[@loreskcanada8402]

I met someone who's dad went to elementary school with Carey and they said he used to get in trouble for throwing his voice in class and making it seem like others were talking. They said the teacher eventually allowed him like 10 minutes or so at the end of each class to act and make faces and stuff if he'd agree to be quiet in class. So I think his personality is big yes, but I do believe there is a reason why he acts in such a way. He is on a path of self discovery

[@amatesamaru]

So no ones going to question the end where there was two almost naked men covered in sweat and almost puking? Yeah, me neither....

[@athenawolf4467]

Yeah, I dont quite understand what's going on there

[@thegreathadoken6808]

I thought they were imitating two smackheads rattling, was expecting the needles to come out but fuck knows, honestly.

[@uncannyvalley2350]

That was just part of the editing process

[@Sarah-bs3xb]

THANK YOU!!!!! 😩Ugggh... I hate when I go to the comments to try to understand something more and nobody acknowledges it😑🫣 like wtf...it took a lot of scrolling to find your comment so thanks, even though the answer is still unclear as to what the hell that was🤷‍♀️🤔😅

[@mattmorgan881]

Method actors like this are creepy. I watched the special features for the movie Confidence and you hear how Dustin Hoffman was going around groping Rachel Weisz because that's something his character would do and he got away with it because he's Dustin Hoffman.

[@mskidi]

Fuck, I would have never broken character if the role demanded repeated groping of Rachel Weisz.

[@mattmorgan881]

@@mskidi The role didn't demand it. He just made it up on set. He said he felt like it was something the character would do and did it. He knew he was respected enough to get away with it. He was being gross.

[@WarriorBoy]

@@mattmorgan881 Hoffman is well known for method-acting pretentiousness, and this doesn't surprise me at all.

[@cai3886]

@@mskidi Eck.

[@mintvelvet3351]

@@mskidi you’re disgusting

[@Joshpower57]

I think this is the movie where Jim realized he could get away with anything and allowed insanity fully into his life. He allowed the light outside himself to be bigger than the light inside himself

[@SpeedosAndTheGun]

“Method acting” almost defeats the purpose of acting

[@cameronmillar1595]

If Jim could humanize Kaufman and actually understand his frame of mind, he'd realize that if he were alive today, Kaufman would be VERY uncomfortable with every aspect of this.

[@meowrkerd4rker_]

i agree with this to some degree, but in another i feel he'd also would've been amused by some of it. cause apparently that was what andy was all about always: constant, nonending bits, and annoying/ upsetting everyone around him. that was his life kinda, an unending bit. i see this in the reactions from andy's real friend: bob. he never seems too upset or put off by what was happening, but rather always kinda amused and into it...

[@logansouthall1174]

This was a great documentary that captured the dilution of becoming Andy Kaufman that Jim Carrey was under. Kinda sad to see him talking to Andy's family pretending to be him

[@adamberndt4190]

The best thing about the movie wasn't Jim it was how everyone that was in Andy's life played themselves. Letterman was letterman, Jerry Lawler was Jerry Lawler, the Taxi cast and so on. That was super cool.

[@whodatninja439]

I love Andy Kaufman so much, he's my favorite comedian ever. Jim Carrey could never be Andy, no matter how hard he tried. Still, I think this documentary is better than the movie itself. Edward Norton was almost cast and i would much rather have seen that!

[@jackstorm777]

Good analysis, but cringey annoying jokes

[@rubengardinerart]

Im really confused, are we on about this channel or Jim Carrey because they both fall into cringey jokes imo.

[@suckd0g]

I think the grandfather joke is meant to reflect Jim Carey's attitude but uhhhhhhhhhh in not sure

[@holycrapjesusman]

I didn't think they were that bad. Some of them were even good.

[@AdamBobrow]

and by "1996" we mean "1999"