KennieJD Is Left Confused AF After Watching VANILLA SKY | In Defense Of Episode 13

It's the FINALE of In Defense Of, Season 1! Judge KennieJD is unraveling the case of VANILLA SKY, a 2001 psychological thriller starring Tom Cruise and based off a 1997 Spanish film entitled Open Your Eyes (Abre los Ojos). Can Vanilla Sky decide what kind of movie it is? Can Judge KennieJD decide whether or not she likes it? Should Tom Cruise stop acting in dramas? The answers to those questions and MORE are right around the corner (or maybe 150 years away) on the season finale of In Defense Of!
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[@MoreButter]

Don't worry, In Defense Of will be back for season 2 very soon! Comment below what you want to see next!

[@bexxycat2890]

Uncut jaahms! Sorry just had to 😅

[@blueconlan9180]

Jupiter Ascending for season 2

[@CariDMM]

Pretty persuasion or suicide squad 2.

[@TheDemonCurupira]

@@blueconlan9180 I have an odd opinion of that movie. I don't hate it, it's definitely bad but I also think it sits in the realm of wish fulfilment movies made for women reviewed by straight white men so everyone had to hate it.

[@FlorPutelli]

There is an Spanish movie called "3 metros sobre el cielo". Is the worst movie I've ever seen! I watched it with some of my college friends. The vast majority of my girl friends loved it. I will never understand why they liked so much this movie. So now I need judge Kennie to see it and solve this case.

[@momegranate5115]

I saw my mom watching this on TV one time and asked her what it was about and she just shrugged and said "It's got Tom Cruise in it".

[@PenelopeSnowe]

I feel like I have an eerily similar memory of this experience with my mom and this movie

[@isiahhodge333]

When this movie came out I REALLY wanted to see it so I asked my moms friends and she smiled and said the same thing 😂. I think this was a lot of people back then!

[@joefernandez8008]

My one, traumatic memory of this movie is seeing it with my dad in theaters when I was 15 and the part where Cameron Diaz’s character flips out and is like “YOU F--ED ME FOUR TIMES! I SWALLOWED YOUR C-!!” I have never wanted the ground to open up at that moment so I could fall to my death more than I did that day.”

[@luthientinuviel3883]

Oh lord that sounds terrible. I can't stand to watch sexual stuff with my parents

[@isiahhodge333]

Lmao! I was eleven sitting right next to my dad during that scene and I froze 😂

[@afterly]

TBH the only non-action movie Cruise is like actually enjoyable in is Interview with the Vampire, he brings the drama and sass

[@liteflightify]

There’s Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia, Risky Business, Rain Men. There are definitely some non action movies with Tom Cruise that are at least solid. He’s rarely the standout element of those movies though. And he needs some pretty solid direction and to be pretty well cast.

[@Luvandrockettes]

The lgbt energy in that movie is strong!!!! I love it

[@afterly]

@@liteflightify true, there's also that one film that's an adaptation of a John Grisham novel that's pretty good. But his Least is just, top notch lol

[@afterly]

@@Luvandrockettes right!? Like Lestat is canonically bisexual and Cruise understood the assignment 😤

[@celinahatton2653]

@@liteflightify but he wasn't any good in any of those films. He's just not a good actor. Not his fault, most of us aren't

[@hander929]

I honestly don't think I could just listen to Kennie on a podcast. She just says so much with her face some times. Like, really some times just the look in her eyes is enough to make me laugh so much.

[@__L__837]

Fr the hand gestures get me all the time

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

I need to be able to *see* her when she randomly makes up songs cause there is always a performance and show

[@crazykenna]

Weird. I think I combined Vanilla Sky and Eyes Wide Shut in my head all these years, and it turns out Vanilla Sky is an Open Your eyes remake.

[@asarishepard8171]

You did that too??

[@KrazyKatLady]

I was thinking Vanilla Sky, Eyes Wide Shut and Far and Away all at the same time (where Far and Away came from idk other than it also being Tom Cruise)

[@CariDMM]

I'm a little sad. Can't wait for the next season. I love this series. I legitimately helped me through a depressive period. Thank you for the content and the laughs. ❤️

[@MoreButter]

You're most welcome. Season 2 coming sooner than you think!

[@CariDMM]

@@MoreButter yay. I'm excited.

[@Toxic_Femininity]

Re-watch 💯💯💯

[@MissMidas]

I remember watching this as a child. The only thing I remember is him screaming tech support and he woke up. I tried yelling tech support several times in my adult life and I still not awake 🥲 so the movie is trash because of that.

[@dyvynyl8461]

Big Lots is still the plug. I got a full three piece luggage set and a bunch of snacks for the flight for $65 Also, best prices on toilet paper and dog toys.

[@7thCobweb]

everyone rise for the Very Cute & Honorable Judge KennieJD!

[@lauren07310]

I well never to this early again in my life. Jennie girl I love and and just want you to know your videos have helped me a lot the past year navigate hard times. Proud to say things are good and your girl just graduated with a bachelor’s degree. Thank you for being a constant role model and internet “friend”. So ready for the finale can’t wait to see what’s next.

[@Monochrome_11]

Congratulations

[@MoreButter]

Just wait and see what we have in store for next season...

[@PulseworkBlack]

Our girl Jennie jeepin it real

[@marquisehebbler9471]

This was a good season! Shout out for Kennie for turning me onto Spice Girls “never give up on the good times” can I’ve been bumping that for a few weeks 🤌🏾

[@digapygmy70]

You should definitely watch Interview with the Vampire, Cruise is a lot of fun in that one!

[@beastghostt]

Chocolat is actually one of my favorite movies! A lot of really great performances from big names, a beautiful score, and the impeccable aesthetics of a French village in the 50s.

[@knightfromhell1]

Since Kennie likes Spanish films and her and Mr GG love disturbing films, maybe season two can have an episode about The Platform?

[@FlorPutelli]

I was never interested in this movie, but I will gladly see your review to finally know what this movie is about.

[@grapeshot]

Well somebody can make a movie called Chocolate sky or Neapolitan sky. Neapolitan Sky, there's actually 32 Flavors.

[@sophiathedandilioness]

My mother also had chocolat on VHS when I was a kid and we watched it several times and I liked it back then but I'm not sure if it would hold up now, would definitely love to see you cover it!

[@throwbackpoet8598]

As someone who only just discovered Chocolat I love it! I feel like it’s a great example of a character focused movie with magical realism that isn’t trying to be so artsy it loses itself.

[@liteflightify]

It’s a passable movie. For me it’s not really clever enough, romantic enough, entertaining enough, involving enough. It’s just decent, well-acted entertainment, like many of those Miramax movies that got a bunch of Oscar nods in the late 90s and early 2000s.

[@thisasiankidistrashfordram374]

That film is food porn for chocolate lovers 🤤. I love the side characters and side plots of Chocolat more than the main couple. I like the MC(Julliet Binoche), but didn't care about her romance with Johnny Depp's character. I hope I can find deleted scenes that spend more time on the other characters. On a funny side note, Julliet Binoche's character is half-indigenous South American in the film and in the novel, she's a witch.

[@Toxic.Mangaka]

If Kennie continues to go down the Tom Cruz rabbit hole, she absolutely has to talk about Risky Business

[@nicolewimbley8653]

I went to see it in the theater! I was so confused! I saw it and still can’t say what it was supposed to be about! I did laugh out loud when he got his ass beat and looked like Martin when he got lumped up! And I want to state I wasn’t laughing because he got beat up! It was just a shock! An “Oh shit!” Moment!

[@ggeemmiinnii]

I'm still confused by this film 21 years post-release. Also, I'm still confused by life 42 years post-birth.

[@tonibellanger8540]

I watched this once in the early 2000s when I was around 16. All I remembered was his mask, the movie being upsetting, and it was all a dream. Never had any desire to watch it again.

[@drew2510]

Fun fact: the mysterious man that tells Tom cruise of his powers plays Hitler in the show Preacher (which is really good and everyone should watch it bc I never can find people that did lol)

[@Ella.A.Eh.]

This movie had me feeling so unsettled and uncomfortable as a kid that its burrowed deep into my psyche, yet at the same time, I keep revisiting it's wiki because I can never remember what the story is about.

[@liteflightify]

This movie has some interesting moments, and most of the best moments are pulled directly from the original. Cameron Crowe is just too sentimental and not a visual enough filmmaker to really pull something like this off. Cruise was a miscast. This was also Penelope Cruz’s first English role, and you can tell she had yet to get comfortable with the language. The movie is an intriguing failure IMO. Mulholland Drive, Memento and Donnie Darko all came out in the same year as Vanilla Sky. Each was purposely confusing and surreal. And each of those were way more artistically successful to me than than this. Mulholland Drive in particular I feel is a masterpiece.

[@samf.s8786]

MH is probably David Lynch's most recognized by the mainstream movie, and it's because film fanatics just won't shut up about it. People still seemed more drawn to Vanilla Sky because of Cruise ... But that was then, this is now

[@71hammyman]

Ridiculous take, the music alone makes this a worthy remake.

[@chishionohana]

The plot twist reminds me of this movie I saw last year called The Bumblebee Flies Anyway. At least this one sounds like it has visual and narrative elements that make the twist make sense, instead of being a totally normal film that turns into the most baffling plot I remember seeing (would be a great movie for Kennie to cover)

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

I love how you didn't spoil it but I'm pissed cause my interest was peaked by your sheer description. I was waiting for the ending 🤣🤣

[@chishionohana]

@@pixiestxNyomouf 🤣 sorry! If it helps, I don't think there's any wsy to prepare for the actual ending. I'm still lost

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

This was fun! I liked this series, I always love watching Kennie talk about movies, but it's interesting that we don't necessarily know if the movie is good or bad until the end. I'm surprised that it's already been 1 season or 13 episodes, I mean, honestly speaking I'm surprised that I've watched nearly all Bad movies and a Beat episodes (other than twilight, at the time I was very much in my twilight Renaissance so I refused to hear anything other than praises, and I know Kennie was about to DRAGGGGGG them) but I'm always surprised when I see the playlist and there's like, over a month's worth of videos. I really liked this though, watched every episode, can't wait for season 2!

[@brianamoore3288]

I was also a tiny baby when this came out and remember arguing with my uncle that the sky would be blueberry, for it to taste of vanilla is simply ridiculously. He passionately argued back but I was very persistent.

[@Jassiespassie]

I actually really enjoyed this movie a lot because I never knew where it was going and it kept me guessing. I didn't know there was an original so I'm gonna have to check that one out now

[@Iggystar71]

Well dang, the concept sounds amazing. I most certainly need to check both out!

[@TV-tj7ud]

Ok but how 🔥would In Defense Of or More Butter merch be?! Need it!

[@jamiekreinces8279]

yessss

[@AnaHallam]

Tom Cruise gave everything he has to Interview with the Vampire and now he’s running on empty

[@nekomimianimelover]

Watching this while making lunch, loving the podcast so far :)

[@MoreButter]

Glad you're enjoying it!

[@serenityq26]

i heard that as "i was once 67 years old" and i was like "ooh what the past life regression is going on here"

[@mickeymax8182]

The first movie I ever saw Tom Cruise in was The Outsiders, and I honestly had no idea it was him for a while. That might be one you would like to cover some day. I never really see people talking about it.

[@cceres]

I really loved this movie when it came out, I think I may have gone out to see it two or three times. Back then I used to regularly leave the house. Vanilla Sky made me feel very unsettled, but also ended on what felt like a positive (if ambiguous) note. I was 19 or 20 at the time, and I probably wouldn't enjoy it nearly as much if I saw it today. I just don't have that kind of patience anymore. :P

[@dramonmaster222]

Wow! S1 is already over? I can't wait for S2.

[@rubenhernandez8784]

Tom cruise's best role was the movie, interview with a vampire in my opinion .

[@toridangerfield7790]

This is my favorite episode of IDO so far! Looking forward to the next season!

[@MoreButter]

We appreciate your support Tori!

[@courierraven6877]

i have the absolute luxury of having more free time rn than i did earlier, so i have twelve more episodes of kennie kontent coming my way and i'm living

[@ShanaJahsintaWalters]

Happy to know I was not the only one confused to hell and back by this movie.

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

It took me way too long to realize what IDO was! I was sitting here like I DO what? Defend this movie? 😫😩😭😭

[@asarishepard8171]

Check out Spanish horror, Kenny, you'll love it.

[@mariesueme8807]

I would love to see you review the original one! It's a trip, we saw it in highschool for our philosophy class and it was an experience

[@NeeceLoneWolf]

She will be on her own channel she said so on Twitter.

[@cycyj847]

Never tried watching it so thanks for the review

[@SluggishEgg]

My god, my brain read "vanilla sexy" as the movie title from the thumbnail. I thought it fit so well as an edit omfg 😭

[@jadesmith417]

This was a great season! You might like the movie Para Agua Como Chocolate (Like Water For Chocolate). I don't remember all the details but I remember liking it in high school Spanish class, and thinking it was good.

[@CrispyVase]

Speaking of Spanish films, highly recommended The Invisible Guest. 😊

[@hapikohw]

It's cool that Penelope Cruz gets to be in both films

[@music_YT2023]

I think you'd appreciate seeing (or reading) Chocolat on a lazy afternoon, but it's pretty standard slice of life/deep metaphor fare.

[@carnalsin09]

I can't wait for season. 2

[@viola1066]

the ending of that movie sounds a bit like the concept of life on mars

[@S3nZe1]

My mom took me to see this when I was 10 and I remember being so confused. I think we took of midway and sneaked into another movie😂

[@imnotbonnie]

Drinking game: take a shot every time Kennie says "vanilla sky"

[@cpkgrownup9496]

I almost guessed the twist. I just thought it happened when the car crashed.

[@phillove1015]

You should have done a hung jury 🤣🤣 can't wait for season 2

[@haneulnophi]

I remember that I watched this when I was too young. I recall liking it, maybe because it was one of the first bizarre chaotic sorta "artsy" movie I've ever watched at that time. but to be honest, I don't even remember what the movie was about

[@sheifaakra3018]

I havent watched the video yet but I have to say that I watched this movie as a kid and I remember it like it's a fever dream...I remember bits and pieces but I have no idea what the plot of the movie is 😂😂😂

[@TheTonyRedgrave]

1st time I heard of this movie was on Kanye's "Through the Wire" 🤣

[@MoreButter]

Honestly same!

[@spenx09]

Season finale? Don't give me a heart attack me like that without a warning!!!! 😱😱😱😱

[@LisaFrank39]

I would like to recommend the film perfume. Surprise twist at the end

[@Sam-0827]

This kinda sounds like mulholland drive idk why, it’s that plot twist that makes it’s so similar imo

[@IsoRev]

I remember when this movie came and a lot of people loved it. You have to remember when this came out, a lot people had just recovered from freaking out about the Y2K apocalypse. The internet 2.0 was just coming into play. So perception of reality and the possibility of Ai as an alternative way to exist was being seen as a possibility of the future. I remember discussing it in an English class. Ultimately my take away from it was we paint our perception of the world which in turn paints our reality. Also that our perception can influence our choices and our choices have consequences that alter our perception. The last thing was that life’s about the journey aka “the little things “ and your little things(only you know what these are) is what makes you happy. Anyways came across this video after watching vanilla sky and thought I throw my $.02 in.

[@karbaramaxey2832]

I remember watchin this a long time ago and liking it but I have no idea why. I tried watching it again and couldn’t get through so idk, I was young lol

[@jahipalmer8782]

Abre Los Ojos is blocked for me on Prime. I guess I need a VPN?

[@wompwomp9946]

Big Lots is still a thing, I only know because my mother goes there and gets the weirdest bootleg snacks, it still smells like the 90s in there

[@kiwidylandeklerk]

It's interesting, the promotional image at 4:04 is clearly a recreation of the album art of the Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album but I don't really see a connection between that and this movie. The only similarity I can see is that the photo was taken in Manhattan and that's where the movie takes place. I guess they just liked the aesthetic?

[@bryansl0587]

I've heard of this movie, but never watched. No one ever had a clear description...and for a solid stretch of time, I actually thought it had aliens in there. Kennie's description here makes it sound like one of those mind game morality movies...and I prefer to just straight read that sort of thing lol

[@asarishepard8171]

I just thought vanilla sky was the name of the book it was based on. This is so weird itll get peoples attention!

[@joangelica8024]

Are we forgetting that Cruz and Cruise were dating at the time? Penelope is fantastic, the role was always hers. Too bad they advertised it so Tom Cruise steals her spotlight. The movie has a lot of fun Easter eggs that hint he is dreaming through most of the movie.

[@shelfraawoods1785]

I’m in my 40s. I grew up watching Tom Cruise. I’m tired of watching him. You’re not alone in not liking him. He’s smug, arrogant, and not really sexy. Plus, I think the Scientology thing is making it hard for me to watch him in movies now and it’s like stop trying to prove you’re superman. I don’t know, I see his name attached to a movie and I automatically don’t want to watch it

[@NeeceLoneWolf]

My favourite was Heather's. That was my movie as a teenager. I still have a crush on Winona.

[@asarishepard8171]

I loved the leprechaun episode in this series.

[@serenityq26]

the movie has a lot of twists and surprises so yeah the synopsises are going to be vague. like the anime summer rendering

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

Not me watching this video again to understand the movie better….instead of just watching the damn movie 😂🤣😭😭

[@BlackLasher]

Should have declared a mistrial. Critics had a similar reaction to 'the Cell'. That was wild for it's time.

[@tatyana1230]

Wait, are you talking about the one with Vincent D’Onofrio and JLo? For whatever reason, I used to really enjoy that weird ass movie in my tuner days (probably too young). I need to revisit it as an adult. Kennie should FOR SURE cover that here and on BM&AB

[@MissMidas]

Omg y’all read the bottom of the movie poster 🤣🤣 you’ll have a laugh. Because like this movie it’s also all over the place. Reply: This Christmas if you do it.

[@Luvandrockettes]

This Christmas! I was looking for this comment 😂😂😂

[@snakesnoteyes]

This Christmas

[@Alexis_YupYaDig]

My favorite episode of in defense of is Clue

[@najwaflowers8038]

I think you may be right about Tom Cruise and these very strange and ineffective roles. But for a noodle bender check out Once upon a Time in America and Eyes wide shut.

[@KrazyKatLady]

The mask is giving such Phantom of the Opera vibes and it's a weird turn

[@josey.bri.v4492]

Same Kennie same , cupcakes and McDonald's 😂

[@sigh824]

I love the tagline down there. LoveHateDreamsLifeWorkPlayFriendshipSex. It's like the advertisers didn't even know wtf this movie was.

[@tibbiemcintyre2975]

i have the same glasses as kennie :)

[@mildredflemyng-middleton4795]

Spanish movies eh? Ever seen Blancanieves (2012) it's a black and white silent film loosely inspired by Snow White. I saw it once, six or seven years ago, and it's haunted me ever since. I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on it.

[@meganrascoe3227]

That’s how I felt about the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet.

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

The fact that we spent literally HALF the video just trying to (and failing) to talk about the movie BEFORE getting to the plot 🤣 the fact that it went perfectly with the chaos and confusion that this movie was. My confusion was proven

[@isiahhodge333]

@MoreButter Yeah much like you I think a lot of people had issues with the genres strongly switching up throughout the film. However I think it went and still goes over a lot of peoples heads that it was done on purpose to disguise the twists in the film. In my honest opinion, its brilliant.

[@JerseyGurlNolaGuurrl]

KennieJD this is sooo CRAZY funny🤯I was scrolling through my KZbin page. I immediately clicked on this I NEVER 👏🏾KNEW WHAT👋🏾 THE F*CK VANILLA SKY WAS EITHER🤣😂🤣 I was 10 years old when this came out. It's so crazy all the press and the heavy trailers for this movie. Up to the point where my grandma called it vanilla syrup 🤷🏾‍♀️ I think only the hype was because Cameron Crowe and Tom Cruise did Jerry Maguire together. But I am definitely watching this movie to find out what vanilla sky is.

[@chelktty]

I just saw a video about “Basmati Blues” and it looks terrible. 😂 I’d love to hear your thoughts on it.

[@asarishepard8171]

I admit I skipped this back in the day. I think it came out around Eyes Wide Shut anyway, another cruise movie.

[@bandrew1442]

I would love a followup on thos movie especially comparing it to the original, because I remember watching it as a kid and not understanding any of it, and always wanted to revisit it to understand what the f*** they were trying to do lol

[@celinahatton2653]

Not sure what you mean, because she did compare it to the original?

[@lboogi]

I saw this movie in the theater… I think I’ve seen it once or twice since then… I still remember nothing from or about this movie. I still have no strong feelings, positive or negative, about this movie. Makes me question if I really saw the movie at all…🤔

[@KirbyWinslow]

SEASON FINALE!? NOOOOOO :(

[@MoreButter]

New episode of IDO is out now!

[@okquren9442]

Bro I saw an AMV ft THIS MOVIE n I had 0 clue what it was. It was for that "what if God was one of us" song n I had no idea what the movie was n still it didn't click till you showed him with the mask thing. My only memory of that video is girl pulling off pieces of the mask n then a smash cut to a car accident with no more music. I still don't know why anyone made that

[@Tankekraft]

I always found the therapist uncanny to watch because he looks like a weird knock-off of Robbie Williams in Jumanji

[@quenepacrossing4675]

Can someone please confirm why it’s CALLED vanilla sky? Is it a line in the movie? Is it just nonsense? Ive always wanted to know.

[@taylorhagler5959]

I know key feel like friends even though you dn me ,🤣

[@celinahatton2653]

According to the comments, I'm the only person who thought Chocolat was boring.

[@Khaowla]

Chocolat is a good movie I love it well the one with Johnny depp in it. When it comes to French American movie it’s good I can always rewatch it.

[@deshawnacastillo]

Kenny! Watch Freeway II!