Martin Scorsese's Most Underrated Film

Have you heard of this film?
Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead is extremely underrated... Starring Nicolas Cage, John Goodman, Patricia Arquette, and Ving Rhames. Frank (Nicolas Cage) is a paramedic, who works the night shift in NYC. Scorsese explores another unseen side of his home city in this revealing and empathetic film about paramedics and running from ghosts.
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[@iankam5980]

Being a paramedic for 25 years this film is absolutely amazing I have worked with every character on this film. I relate to caged character but one of the best scenes that really shows attention to detail is when they give her a ride home and she is in the back of the ambulance with cage. With the movement of the truck cage just moves along with the constant bumps and back and forth of the ambulance. No worries and no effort or emotion. She is all over the place and finally feeling the need to brace herself!! Brilliant I have noticed this so many times on shift

[@brunoactis1104]

So, are paramedics that crazy in real life?

[@iankam5980]

@@brunoactis1104 lol some for sure

[@Wrobel65]

Im Paramedic in Europe we also have this „characters” in EMS :P

[@maxfarris7492]

I called it "sea legs". Leaning over for a line in a tuna can van and leaning into the cabinets on the other side to brace for the turn you already know is coming so you can push your drug now instead of waiting. But I've had a few new guys manage to throw me into the stairs of the door upside down. One new EMT apparently had "night blindness" driving the 24hr 911 truck. One completed a "on-line course" with no clinicals. "How do I turn on the lights?" first words....

[@emilioqlozano2318]

A true underrated film

[@thefilminformer]

Definitely!

[@heartofcinema3454]

I am 45 and saw it at release in the cinema. Knew it was good. Was too young to fully understand it at 18. Now revisiting it.

[@sivutietuote]

Me too. It is totally bulls!"t that this film is rated 6.9 in IMDB. People shouldn't trust on those ratings at all and this is one of the many proofs that IMDB rating has gone totally wrong. It is also not the only unfortunately. But then in other hand: Almost everything what matters to taste is too subjective.

[@playlistaccount]

⁠@@sivutietuote always see imdb ratings as misleading. Good movies start right around the 6.0 mark. Which makes sense, cause if one thinks it’s a strong 8 say, and the others give it a 5 or 6 it will bring it down. But that 8 rater still has merit as much as the other ones. I often think as well, regarding movies that people can like the same movie for polar opposite reasons. The bast way to judge a movie is to watch it yourself but do enough due diligence beforehand to make sure there’s even a chance you’ll like it. A non spoiler summary is often more insightful than someone’s rating, since like you say they’re all subjective anyway i used to primarily go into movies not knowing much at all, and found they were largely hit and miss. At least if you can work out what they’re about at least a little bit, you’ll have an idea if you’ll like it. No one really wants to watch some historical piece that bares no relevance to anything kind of thing despite it being acclaimed The highest movie on imdb is only like high 8s, so if that 8 is technically a 10/10 (the highest benchmark on imdb), then a 6 is technically a 8 on that same metric. Instead of using aggregate scores try Ebert or letterboxd for more personalised similar taste suggestions. This movie for example is 7.4 on letterboxd and Ebert gave it 4/4 stars.

[@chrizbie]

The whole cast in this movie was phenomenal, I'm not much of a "movie buff" or whatever but I can appreciate a good film and this is GREAT film

[@goregrindisthebestgenre]

Can’t believe this still hasn’t been released on Blu-Ray! Must be the only feature length Scorsese feature to not get a HD treatment. :(

[@TheLazyReviewer]

Im glad to see this film being talked about. Its a madness inducing trip on the exploration of urban and moral decay, life and death and redemption in a gritty New York City brought Scorsese and Schrader. Shame that Scorsese and Cage hadn't made another collaboration because they were fucking great!!!

[@sethbramwell]

I absolutely love this movie, though it also happens to be a go-to depression movie for me. I discovered it through a rental at Blockbuster back in the early 2000's and it was one of the last VHS tapes I held onto because I enjoyed it so much.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

I thought the tone of the movie was way too goofy to be depressing. It’s dealing with a depressing subject but it’s directed almost like a Tarantino film. Characters acting super over the top and pretty weird editing style. I don’t know I felt the movie was tonally confused it almost felt like a comedy like After Hours at parts.

[@isaiahdemeule8090]

​@@Johnnysmithy24definitely a dark comedy but I think Nicholas Cage plays a pretty grounded character. Enough for the story to be believability

[@AndrewSnarls]

Mary was definitely an important character, and the actress Patricia Arquette and Nicolas Cage were married at the time of making Bringing out the Dead. Actually you have it right there in the video of Nicolas Cage kissing Patricia Arquette when he wins his award for Leaving Las Vegas.

[@markbam52]

I was about to fall asleep until I saw this analysis for one of my favorite movies! Great video!

[@fredbrown8344]

Dude, you’re so underrated. Loving the videos, been binge watchin em at work!

[@thefilminformer]

Thanks dude!

[@christinadzindzio3632]

W.O.W. 😳 sensory overload. I'm most impressed with your way of expressing the themes, contrasts & emotional conflict. YOU have a way with words. A great gift.

[@radeakins]

I've recommended this film for years and is one of my favourites but its hard to convince people to watch it.

[@katiegreen3615]

This was actually PART of my paramedic class, believe it or not. LOL. We came in one day and the instructor said "We're going to watch a movie today." Seriously? Best freaking movie EVER. I tracked it down, bought it, first on VHS, then on DVD, and finally on digital, until I had it where I could watch it wherever I wanted. I could relate to Frank in a lot of ways and I've absolutely worked with ALL those partners, even the nutter. I wish you had touched on the nurse in the ER, though. The one who was always so sarcastic with EVERYONE but Mr. O and she was always SO sweet to him, just cracked me up. Her straightforwardness, though, with the people who were there of their own volition, she was no nonsense. We needed more nurses like that. We would've had less repeaters. Btw, I absolutely agree with your assessment on Nicholas Cage. He is an amazing actor. He is kind of like Tom Hanks is and Robin Williams was. They can/could be anything. It wasn't like watching the same person over and over and over in a different movie. It was always a new person, a new character. You were convinced that they really WERE THAT character. Not many people can do that.

[@whenfatkillsfat803]

Rewatched some of it on Showtime streaming lately and it still holds up. Love seeing Marty and Paul going back to their gritty NY roots.

[@FlyingOverTr0ut]

This is one of my favorite movies. Glad you covered it.

[@mahmoudgamal8044]

Great video about a great movie

[@matthewgabbard6415]

That film was barely talked about when it came out. It was during that time he did the Tibet movie too I think. Maybe idk. But yes it is awesome. That scene where they Narcan the kid and Ving Rhames acts like his praying raises him absolutely kills me every time I think of it.

[@87teenagedream]

i remember seeing the trailer as a kid and was super excited so when it was finely able for me to rent i fell in love and even got it as a birthday gift my father never got the film but i was love im so happy to hear im not the only one who enjoyed this film

[@NicxPlay]

Man, your videos never appear on my start screen. Just went to your channel to see if you uploaded something recently and saw that I missed out on 5 videos or so. I turned on the notification bell now.

[@thefilminformer]

I guess you have some binging to do! XD

[@charlesderosas5577]

I would say this is a spiritual sequel to Taxi Driver same tone and character traits of decay. Also RIP Tom Sizemore.

[@CinemaChrisChats]

Great review and great movie

[@elmirasmiscellaneous1129]

I watched it, bingewatching on Cage movies and man, I don't regret it. One of the best films I've seen in a while.

[@barktwid]

I saw this movie when it first came out. I've seen it 20 some times since. One of my altimeter favorites.

[@DimaShinder]

Great analysis, this film is criminally underrated

[@maxfarris7492]

Did 10yrs on the box. All the characters are all identifiable to people I've known. The company literally changed my "late notification" an extra 15mins because I kept showing up late to try and get fired and they were refusing to fire me. You never quit. Finally quit during "lock down" because of all the shady stuff going on and what the nursing homes were doing.

[@Jimbo-123]

I was obsessed with this film when it first came out! I'm surprised how it's fallen under the radar in the past decades since its release. I re-watched it last night for the first time in a long time. It's definitely a unique film, especially in terms of editing and lighting effects. I've never seen a film that looks like this---the way it's almost de-saturated, yet anything colored white is almost glowing, as well as, reds, blues, yellows, and oranges, to some degree. Also, I've never seen Ving Rhames in a role like this, and he crushes it as Marcus.

[@bobcobb3654]

I think the reason it didn’t do well theatrically was just bad timing. It came out right after Three Kings and Fight Club, and Double Jeopardy, which was a surprise big hit.

[@ImmortalThanos]

I spent seven years as a medic in my 20s. I can confirm that I worked with a lot of guys and gals who had dependency issues. We also saw some of the crazy stuff that this film depicts. I reached a point where the job was literally killing me. I could have stayed and let it consume me, or get out. I decided to leave... but not every medic gets that choice.

[@MotherNatureschild3]

Love this moveie .. One of my Favorite ..

[@lynnturman8157]

We're all dying, Mary Burke

[@chuckyzaosurrealadhdphda7616]

I've seen this movie over 100x, do you know Scorcese's After hours?

[@thefilminformer]

Yesss, a very underrated classic!

[@RadioTaper94]

Currently at 30+, I never get bored of it

[@dimitriospoulos7554]

The fact that it takes place in 3 days and is a full moon is very important as well. Scorsese-a Jesuit, not a Catholic-infuses his films with symbolism. There is a subtle mockery of Chistianity (especially in the Marcus-not an accident his name-character) as salvation cannot come from it. Salvation is found only in companionship.

[@saltymedic85]

As a medic, this movie is literally my life

[@omiliag904]

What i like about this movie. Or at least my interpretation is that in contrast to Taxi Driver which is a story about apathy this one is about empathy

[@MikeMarlowe-ym3zy]

Watch Leaving Las Vegas! One of the best movies I’ve ever seen

[@Nightcrawler77]

Mandy, Bringing out the dead, Color of Space, The Rock, Con Air - Nic Cage can be great if he wants to

[@matthewmiller3322]

Saw it first when it came out at blockbuster

[@ShakemeisterS64]

It's a bit weird in parts and some of the medical procedures are outdated, but this is THE paramedic film

[@MrKWiley918]

This is more a documentary than just a film...

[@ETennOutdoors]

I quote the hell out of this film.

[@Smoothjazzsundays]

Just finished watching for the first time, SO FUCKING GOOD.

[@paulkruger491]

Great movie.

[@gojiplusone]

2nd best Scorsese picture after Goodfellas.

[@alanmckenna5608]

Did Paul Schrader grow up in NYC? I don't think he did. You might want to double check that one.

[@axgreenious9400]

01:22 Omar coming

[@yahu5988]

I knew this movie for many years and no the movie is average at best

[@waynemasters8673]

Probably

[@anthonybernero9720]

It isn't underrated. You just hadn't heard of it.

[@username1939]

Ranking all Martin Scorsese's films?

[@thefilminformer]

Ouuu that would be so tough but I'll keep it in mind

[@Johnnysmithy24]

I couldn’t take the dark subject matter seriously because the of goofy tone of the movie.

[@BendApparatus]

The goofy bits also bothered me at first, but eventually the heart of the movie comes through. I don't think the movie can be taken 100% seriously...(not with Nic Cage in it) I think it's supposed to be a bit of a dark satire.

[@somethinburnin]

Welcome to Dark Humor!!!

[@MeltonECartes]

"This movie is unlike any other Scorsese film, considering that it's an entirely new subject matter for the seasoned director. Though, I did notice hints of TAXI DRIVER in Schrader's script." Really? Duh! Let's see: TAXI DRIVER, a sleep-deprived, unbalanced tax driver, working nights in NYC. BRINGING OUT THE DEAD, a sleep-deprived, unbalanced ambulance driver, working nights in NYC. Yeah. Totally different.