Moneyball SLAPS so hard - Ben From Canada

Ben "From Canada" Chinapen is back with a look at Moneyball 2011. You know that movie that's about baseball but it's actually about statistics but don't worry it's not boring . He breaks down what makes this such an inspiring and well crafted narrative piece and why the performances including Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill are so great. He also does it in a way that only he knows how. By making a good video. Thanks for watching.
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#Moneyball #BradPitt

[@mrsundaymovies]

I’m actually working on another video arguing against the merits of Moneyball in the interest of being fair and balanced. It’s mostly about how there should be a space between Money and Ball.

[@munjee2]

That is a pretty big issue ? How can you watch a something with such a big error in the title Mr *.* Sunday Movies

[@JonahEKoh]

Please don’t use the word “Slaps” outside of referring to music. Especially in a movie set in Oakland lol it’s disrespectful to the culture.

[@thomasok16833]

@@JonahEKoh nobody cares about Oakland culture except the people in Oakland. Maybe Richmond. And only some of them.

[@annonymous7286]

The logical conclusion is to destroy hash tags

[@daltonjames7717]

U seen warrior prolly my favorite sports movie

[@grennbalze]

"The real moneyball is the friends we made along the way." its a metaphor

[@jakekalua669]

I know it’s a metaphor.

[@ItsTheGuy77]

I don't get metaphors. They go over my head. My reflexes are too slow to catch them.

[@campkira]

the movie show that he fail badly... just get good point but never win the championship...

[@dreamlandnightmare]

@@campkira Because the mathematical system only works over a larger number of contests. Playoffs/World Series are a minute fraction (best 3/5 or 4/7 games) of a full baseball season (162 games) and thus far more subject to variables and randomness. It's like flipping a coin - flip it 162 times, and you're guaranteed to come up with a number close to 81 heads and 81 tails, but flip it 3 to 7 times, and it could come up heads or tails every time. In general, playoff and WS winners are dictated as much by chance as mathematical consistency.

[@greggeverman5578]

I know it's a metaphor.

[@futureboy314]

5 minutes of this was enough to make me go rewatch Moneyball.

[@Fenglang1]

or watch it for the first time, in my case :D

[@GC-yw1mn]

@@Fenglang1 it’s pretty great, right?

[@ToshiRolls]

Same

[@davek7054]

4 minutes!

[@PastUntold]

4 minutes 12 seconds next thing i know i’ve watched the whole movie

[@RickJay1971]

"He scores the winning point" - it's the thought that counts, I guess

[@rivalproductions9213]

He doesn’t follow baseball

[@WalkoffGrandslam]

I cringed slightly but I don't blame Ben

[@gdownard1]

@@rivalproductions9213 if ur doing an essay on a movie about baseball, you think you’d know that it’s a run 🤣

[@libradawg9]

@@rivalproductions9213 There's a huge difference between not knowing the term walk-off and not knowing what a Home Run is.

[@gabrflyan6364]

He’s confused but he’s got the spirit

[@carlbirge3223]

“How can you not be romantic about baseball” -billy Beane -Brad Pitt -me

[@MaximusNV]

especially missing it this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@volo455]

- Michael Scott

[@kstark321]

Especially if you're a Cards fan. #Game6

[@rileyscherer129]

I love when James let's Ben out of his editing dungeon once every couple months to talk about the couple movies Mason secretly throws down the laundry shoot when he comes to record the podcast

[@MrGittz]

Riley Scherer I think he needs to start his own channel. This video was so fucking good.

[@Thomas-Jay-Baker]

GuyX 1 he has one! He just doesn’t upload this type of content on there. I think he should start though, these essays are great.

[@stnbl1569]

As an actual baseball player, my personal favorite scene is where Chad Bradford comes over and just thanks Billy Beane for giving him a shot at playing ball.

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

It's a really beautiful moment. Such a humble guy

[@007Hutchings]

You play a ridiculous amount of video games to be an actual baseball player.

[@bilboswaggins4783]

@@007Hutchings holy shit 5 full videos? He might as well be a pro gamer with those hours

[@joni1405]

@@bilboswaggins4783 5 videos that are all under a minute long. How does he even have time to eat?

[@BrandonRaimo11]

No problem

[@petermoore7796]

At first I was mad that you said "point" instead of run but it made me realize, that's what makes this movie amazing: it's a sports movie for everyone

[@plutovr5192]

@J M eh is not used as much as people think

[@jeffgillson]

You don’t need to be a sportsball fan to appreciate a last inning touchdown.

[@TheZooropaBaby]

Also it’s not really sports movie/book, I don’t think Michael Lewis wrote this as a sports movie, it’s a metaphor or life/business/team building

[@WlatPziupp]

@@jeffgillson A when whatting whatdown now?

[@Fantasy23Legend]

Can we also add how underrated of an actor Jonah Hill is? He is absolutely right about every character being great. But Jonah adds another level that is so relatable.

[@javierpinon9443]

it's because jonah hill seems so normal and completely in character that it's easy to forget he's just playing a role. honestly one of his best performances

[@calebscott2339]

Title: Moneyball SLAPS so hard Me: This is gonna be a Ben video isn't it

[@glenellisquinn]

The writing was on the wall

[@awesomedavid2012]

Same

[@Jayfive276]

What is this comment? How does this crap get hundreds of thumbs up?

[@danieloneal7137]

I mainly clicked on it to learn if slapping was good or bad.

[@seanp25]

@@Jayfive276 why are you so mad about a comment?

[@alexjames4770]

The Streak montage is one of the best scenes in all of film. I get goosebumps every damn time.

[@bwahhhhhhhh]

So fucking good

[@srivardhanjangili7335]

One of my favorite parts about this movie is that you see Brad Pitt's character change the way he does things. In the beginning he talks about not getting too close with the players so that they're easier to cut, but as the movie goes on he realizes he needs to change the way he does things too and he gets closer with his players. You can really see it in the scene where he has to cut somebody and you can tell it hurts him to do it.

[@nishitn98]

Great Job Ben. Never understood why moneyball wasn't so popular. To quote Raymond Holt: " VIINNNDICATIOOONNNNN!!"

[@Mr.Lubbox-Lobsterlegz1]

Moneyball was a big deal when it came out

[@thomasok16833]

@@hugopatino-cano672 He's the Time Traveler Wife's husband.

[@shaid1111]

I very much understand. It's a super boring movie if you do not fundamentally relate with Brad Pitt from scene 1 onwards.

[@aliquidgaming1068]

......who is Ben? How long has he been lurking in the shadows of this hilarious channel patiently waiting to garner more fans of Moneyball?

[@campkira]

baseballl movie..

[@MrKstate21]

I absolutely adore Moneyball “How can you not be romantic about baseball?”

[@dreamlandnightmare]

By realizing it's a crass industry run by billionaires who barter around prima donna millionaires who make their millions playing a child's game.

[@whowastheoneguy4719]

@@dreamlandnightmare There is baseball outside MLB

[@edmontonboy99]

dreamlandnightmare All the while being paid more than the President

[@iantheweird1384]

dreamlandnightmare thats not what makes Baseball Baseball its the nuances on the game

[@llamabaseball]

@@dreamlandnightmare the sport not the league

[@zabronzkee731]

I'm so happy I found someone who loves Moneyball just as much as I do, I tell people all the time this is my favorite movie EVER, and no one really gets it.

[@jdunnatl]

Its such a great movie. It's funny how many of my favorite films are about baseball, yet I haven't watched it since the 80s.

[@alexanaya1457]

I'm not sure why but this movie at the end makes me ball my eyes out knowing the fact that the money wasn't the issue and loving being in Oakland was him. the fact that he never won makes it that more emotional for me and it is undoubtedly my favorite sports film.

[@carterh5350]

"its a metaphor" "I know it's a metaphor" killed me each and every time

[@normie2716]

And yet, here you are. Alive and well.

[@dus10Bish0p]

I’m baffled someone who refers to a “run” as a “point” loves this movie.

[@porsche911sbs]

that triggered me

[@RoryGlynn]

I think you're missing the run here.

[@timhough]

@@RoryGlynn the main thing is that after the point, he went all the way to the end and got a touchdown!

[@r12e5p]

In case you missed it, Ben doesn’t follow baseball.

[@isaiahbright7546]

I never watched a full baseball game in my life and I loved the movie when I saw it he describes why perfectly it's an underdog story that's real and shows how change is necessary and just sticking to the old ways can just lead to the rich getting richer.

[@bretrogersweightlifting4008]

This whole movie gives me chills in the best possible ways

[@callmecrow6086]

Dude, I hope it isn't corona.

[@edmontonboy99]

Yep, especially during that montage where they’re winning 19 in a row, and that moment at the end of game between Oakland and the Royals

[@mikelkasa]

Could not of said it better!!!

[@JasonSmith-cz8yj]

Bret those might be Brad Pitt goosebumps. U gay bro.

[@pumping426foot]

"I made one decision in my life based on money. And I swore I would never do it again."

[@alexanaya1457]

that one touched me, but the jonah hill line after was an absolute master piece, "you're not doing it for the money. you're doing it for what the money says. and it says what it says to any player that gets paid big money. that you're worth it....."

[@ThiagoCRocha-fh6lg]

The best thing in youtube, is people being hype about things they love. its amazing i'm gonna watch this movie

[@jdunnatl]

Well said 🙂

[@duggy1710]

As someone that doesn’t know much about baseball, Moneyball is one of my favourite movies ever

[@SteefPip]

As a life long Bay Area baseball fan, let me tell you this movie fails at showing us who Billy Beane actually is. This movie makes him out to be a crusader for the little guy, when in reality he's a hard nosed businessman who puts money before winning every time. There's a reason why the poorer teams keep their payrolls low, so they can collect the checks from the collective bargaining agreement. If they spent more, they would get less subsidies and that would effect revenue stream. It's no secret, the poor teams choose to stay poor teams, all so they can play the poor old me card. Shit, the Giants spend tons of money and haven't had a good team in years.

[@harrylimeracketeer]

seems like people who don't like baseball like this movie

[@Grimmes12]

@@SteefPip which is why Oakland was the first team to stop paying minor league players.

[@WakingDreamer01]

"It's a metaphor." "I know it's a metaphor."

[@broadstrokespro]

This has to be the best filmmaking analysis of a movie. Fantastic, well thought out points on directing, casting, music and editing choices, and hammering out the theme. While remaining fun and funny. Extremely well done, my man, consider me subbed.

[@justinking8892]

Jesus man, I didnt even hear the entire scene with the final 20 game win, and I still got goosebumps. What a great movie and a great in depth analysis.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Perfect review of the film, you broke everything down perfectly. This film also showcases just how damn good Brad Pitt can be if he's trying.

[@johnwade7760]

Or he can win a dang Oscar for just being himself while DiCaprio acts circles around him in Once Upon a Time... It's crazy.

[@lpr5269]

You know why Brad Pitt is so good?.........Wait for it........................He gets on base.

[@branchy7159]

@@lpr5269 hahaha you had to say it

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

Ben, James should be paying you a lot of money. Or at least some money.

[@jonathangibson9098]

Or pay him in "BALLS"?

[@willcalvert1608]

I mean, he’s worth $900,000. He can spare it

[@ItsTheGuy77]

Or AT LEAST let him out of his dungeon every once in a while.....

[@ActiumFilms]

@@willcalvert1608 you know those "estimated net worth" stats online are a load of BS right?

[@cable7152]

Or atleast in coupons

[@andrewmarino4309]

“Scores the winning point” Damn this guy really doesn’t watch baseball

[@emperorbailey]

GOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!

[@Aquatarkus96]

1 run = 1 point. Stop looking for things to get mad about. Points and runs are synonymous

[@blakem328]

Aquatarkus nobody is mad, it’s just funny for baseball fans when people say point. That’s it

[@GorillaRadio88]

Aquatarkus and nobody who watches baseball would call a run a point.

[@radoverpink]

@Alexander Supertramp I lost brain cells reading this

[@redwall1521]

"Aaron Sorkin worked on this screenplay and I think that speaks for itself." Great line. Love the West Wing.

[@Triforcefilms]

Holy Eff Ben! Keep doing analysis like these, VERY into it. thx

[@ryanlee122787]

This movie changed Jonah Hills career, before this he was just Seth Rogan jr.

[@galipote_rd]

#True

[@mclaughlin75]

Well put!

[@rookjameson]

Wait. Fuck, I just realized that they are not the same person!

[@jdunnatl]

There's some truth there. Not that Jonah did bad before that, but he showed he was an "actor". He also directed "Mid-90s", which is really fantastic.

[@razkable]

i think hill unlike seth can actually act

[@Christian-qg9jh]

I love this movie for many of the same reasons, and it's really cool that someone who doesnt like baseball likes this movie too. HOWEVER....the fact that the movie painted Art Howe as a villain and completely left out that the A's had the AL MVP and three dominant starters on the team is a crime that cannot be ignored

[@chuckcribbs3398]

It's drama. There had to be some conflict. If everyone was portrayed as going along with it, the movie wouldn't be as good. I have to think Art was involved with the process of moving towards a more stat-based team and having to play the players even though it might not have made sense. But who knows. Art was not a great manager, overall.

[@manatortv]

Yeah but I'm glad it's a little inaccurate. The things this film are trying to tell us wouldn't be as inspiring or strong if they told the more realistic story.

[@porcupinecraig]

Art Howe was very hurt by the way he was portrayed. That is just plain wrong.

[@iliasVoolgaris]

"You know how the MLB works, it's rigged, some teams have more money than others" Thank God this man has no idea how European football works....

[@ststst981]

there's a reason Mexico refuses to sell any good players to Europe

[@gododgers5275]

As a baseball and european football fan, and a fan of a big market baseball team and a smaller European team, I think baseball is much worse. At least with european football teams that can't win the championship still have something to compete for by trying not to get relegated. Small market baseball teams, like some european football teams, will wander in the proverbial desert for years, with no true direction. The one good thing about baseball though is that small market franchises can sometimes win it all, like the Kansas City Royals in 2015, and it's more likely than a team like Leicester winning the prem.

[@samr227]

The fact that this movie straight up doesn't exist in Australia

[@LearnedSophistry]

He’s also wrong Oakland is a huge market, it’s just the owners refused to spend money and keep their players

[@SuperDeucen]

@@LearnedSophistryIs it really though? The bay area has two teams. Oakland by itself is a pretty small city. The metropolitan area itself may be an argument but out of markets with two teams Chicago would rank right above it with almost twice the population.

[@starcraft2own]

Paused the video halfway through to watch the movie, my eyes are now wet and i'm thinking about my own future and how much i should love the work i'm putting into my own dream, even if it feels extremely shitty now and i'm an endless ocean away from it. This is one of the finer movies i've seen that most certainly deserves the prestigeous 10/10 score. If a movie about baseball can make you appreciate the mundane then it's not really a movie about baseball at all, it's a movie about accepting life and the struggles in it.. by playing baseball! I'm just a loser that didn't enjoy the ride!

[@gfreddo90]

I stopped this video around halfway and watched the movie too. For me, I have never enjoyed the mundane challenges to reach a goal and have often looked for a shortcut or even an out. My life has dramatically changed lately and so will my attitude.

[@solvemproblerstudios5889]

That’s why I and many Americans love baseball (obviously it’s fine if you don’t). It’s because it’s sort of a symbol of our childhoods- not because it’s always fun to watch (I’ve seen some boring games). I learned a lot of the lessons that made me who I am on the field, and met my friends there too. Money Ball is just a good allegory for the sort of lessons you could learn on the field or in any struggle.

[@rubbl3797]

If you don't cry during a great inspirational movie you're not human

[@squatchhammer7215]

@@rubbl3797 I didn't cry. Not because it wasn't inspiring or plays with the emotions. The reason why I didn't cry because it was a dramatic movie based on history. I am more watching the acting, scene placement and score. This movie still made me feel emotional even though it was a known outcome for the movie, now that for me is a masterpiece of movie making.

[@simonmorgan8539]

Ok, ok, you've convinced me; I'll give this one a spin. Never been a "sports movie" kinda guy, so I'd have a natural inclination to give this one a wide berth. Good job, Ben. We love you too.

[@Skiller0904]

It's well worth it! I'd also recommend Coach Carter and The Blind Side as two other sports movies which are good without knowing anything about the sport.

[@thomasok16833]

It's worth a watch

[@vb2388]

Warrior is the Best Sports movie imo..

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

Also not a Sports Movie kinda guy, but I loved Moneyball the first time I saw it. I think you can enjoy anything when someone passionately explains why something they love is so good

[@ethanwatson6131]

“sports movie” is a very specific type of movie. While moneyball has the underdog trope going for it in that category and of course baseball being the crux of the story it’s not the same feel good story that most sport movies go for that is derived from the demographics existing love of sports.

[@robertgonzalez510]

The Oakland A’s are my team even though they let me down time and time again this movie brings me back to those days when people had to appreciate what was going on in Oakland.

[@justiceom5991]

Yup, love my Chokeland A's! But hey we haven't lost a game this year!

[@mattguz55]

This was our year 😢

[@udontgotJack]

Same. Even today's teams are constructed the same way and it gets us a first round playoff exit every time. It's starting to grow really stale, but when they first found this formula it was amazing and its amazing they still have as good of teams as they do even today

[@chrisdion3260]

I'm from New Hampshire and therefore when this was going on I was a huge Red Sox fan waiting for us to break the curse. I didn't know anything about Billy Beane or what he was up to with the Oakland A's I just remember when we got Theo Epstein and made some big changes and it was revolutionary and ended the curse. So Moneyball has a special place in my heart too because it explains how the Red Sox finally did it. That ending is so prophetic. Of all the Baseball Professionals that thought Billy Beane was a joke, the Red Sox ownership understood exactly what he had done. He changed baseball forever.

[@kalelapplegate5680]

Who else is here after moneyball just got added back to netflix

[@danielebowman]

I actually never found the movie to be all that good. I loved the book, a real revelation (even if it does massively over state the stats part of success). But the film was just 'meh'.

[@ThreeMinutesOfPlaytime]

Ben: "I'm not a baseball fan." Also Ben: *refers to runs as "points"* Me: "Yeah, I can tell..." Great video though lol

[@cbesmer7]

Thought the same thing! Haha

[@thenameisgramps9247]

I corrected him every time he said it

[@jakobstone]

I cringe when I hear “point” or “points” mentioned. However, Thanks for the video. Great job 😁

[@DCVM93]

I feel that is more to make things accessible to a non-fan of baseball. And the statistics they use to value a player dont just equal runs.

[@ThreeMinutesOfPlaytime]

@@DCVM93 I think non-baseball fans can understand the concept of runs pretty easily. And I know plenty about how sabermetrics are used, but he specifically said that they use them to determine which players score the most points (in reference to runs) and nothing else in sabermetrics is referred to as "points". I wasn't correcting him or anything, it just amused me as a baseball fan.

[@benjohnson5058]

This is now probably one of my favorite film analyses I’ve ever seen

[@mikemorgan6685]

@SchafrillasProductions does some great analyses, too. Particularly Ratatouille and MegaMind

[@manatortv]

“It’s not a cool movie to love, but it’s given me THE most value of any film” this is exactly why it’s been my favorite film of all time.

[@manatortv]

@@klaatubarada7556 you must be upset over lots of films that are based on reality then lol, literally all movies based on real life do this

[@Carlos-rc8lw]

1:04 "Oakland Califonia has almost 3 times less money than the Yankees" there's a better way to say that lol

[@BillClaw]

Imagine being a fan of the Oakland A's your whole life, and you happen to be able to go to most of those 20 games, that was such a fucking great time

[@mclaughlin75]

I'm a Mariners fan, and I sat back in amazement, with my hear in my hands. I love this movie, but it doesn't mention that the team was built mostly from scouting and their system. They never or barely mention Zito, Hudson, Mulder, Chavez, or Tejada. The part of the movie where the scout says, "we will teach them to play Oakland A's baseball" makes a lot of sense.

[@robertoreilly6660]

Makes me think of Linsanity with the Knicks.

[@stdolezal]

It was so fun when the Indians went for 22 in 2017.

[@harrylimeracketeer]

@@stdolezal and both teams died in the LDS

[@thefilmseeker]

Me: "Wait a second, this video isn't about a franchise film..." *Ben from Canada speaks* Me: "OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH"

[@SportStorm23]

Favorite movie I've ever watched, very interesting to hear how great it is from a cinematic perspective when it comes to light, cinematography, etc.

[@sumeetvanderboo4972]

The editing and writing on this was top notch. Do more videos Ben!

[@micahtataje]

“American League baseball is completely rigged” National league baseball is totally fine though! 🤣

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Yeah, I understand he doesn't follow baseball, but he could have done at least a bit of basic research before making this video. It makes this video come off as sophomoric and amateurish. I felt like cringing out of my skin every time he referred to runs as "points."

[@micahtataje]

@@dreamlandnightmare I mean, it is a video about a movie, and not a video about baseball. Still really enjoyed. I just thought it was funny

[@StaySqueezy12]

@@dreamlandnightmare Well to be fair, the A's play in the AL so when researching them, he probably saw that they played in the American League.

[@StaySqueezy12]

Well the NL is 100% better to be fair, doesnt have the stupid DH.

[@harrylimeracketeer]

yeah very dumb. It's also not really true.

[@MyNamelsBlue]

Another case of incredible editing Ben love you too?

[@polelot5824]

God i love this movie's use of music from post-rock band 'This Will Destroy You'. I listened to their music before seeing this film and fell inlove with the sound and how it builds. I was so happy see it in this film and it fits so perfectly.

[@warmonger2500]

For years I've been watching this movie, probably 5 or 6 times all of the way through. Most movies I've seen before I'll just watch a few scenes to get the highlights when I'm in the mood for something I know I liked. This is not my regular movie full of action and yet I've always been enthralled by it and don't even own a copy. Thank you for this video as it helps me to understand what it is about this movie that resonates so much.

[@jaimewest7161]

This is my all time favourite movie, it’s a shame tho because it gets overlooked from people who don’t want to watch it because they ain’t into baseball

[@shaid1111]

Well it made over $100 million in theaters. And it's frequently in the "most popular right now" section on Netflix so you're luckily very wrong here. A lot of people watched this movie and a lot of people love it.

[@campkira]

well yeah....

[@jbo4547]

@@Pataganja this whole video talks about how it isn't even really about baseball... you can take the lessons learned as metaphors for anything in life

[@williammcglinchey8033]

“How can you not be romantic about baseball?” Love that line so much.

[@Grimmes12]

That is the movie's catch phrase

[@trauko1388]

Baseball is so boring they had to include STATISTICS in the movie to make it more interesting...

[@BeccaAndShoty]

First time I've seen this channel. I might be biased because I also love this movie, but the production on this video blew me out the water. I never seem to be able to articulate the movies I love and why I enjoy them so much, overall why I care about them... but you've knocked it out the park for me here. Thank you!

[@jeffbonekemper8163]

So as Moneyball is one of my Top 5 movies -- Ben is the Number ONE in commentary. Such grace, such style, such wonderful editing skills. (Now I have a hankering to watch the damn movie again. Which happens every time I come across yer take on it. Call it a dozen or 18 times now.) You, most definitively, have the winning point when it comes to this movie's analysis. Thank you.

[@paulbucknall1064]

I love this film. What I find interesting is that all of my favourite sports films are focused on baseball. I’m an Englishman living in Australia and have never watched a full Baseball game in my life, yet from Field of Dreams to A League of Their Own to Moneyball, I have by far and away watched these films more than any other sports film multiple times.

[@Grimmes12]

Cheers from a lifelong diehard Yankee fan in NYC mate! How can you not be romantic about baseball? Btw Goal is a great trilogy.

[@derickrisner2126]

"... and he scores the winning point!" Yep. I can tell you don't know baseball. That's okay though. Great review!

[@Hayden_cartt]

This movie is so much more enjoyable when you do know baseball. It’s just so awesome to see because the likelihood of a team winning 20 games in a row no matter how good they are is astronomical. That’s just because baseball is such an unfair sport where you get rewarded for doing bad sometimes and putting it all together for 20 games is amazing

[@timjester8555]

Great rundown of the details and edits. Enjoyed it.

[@lesammeh6293]

How... how on God's green earth did you just sell me on a baseball movie???

[@lesammeh6293]

Like what???

[@king_supreme1102]

Cuz it’s good

[@Dr_Salt]

Because fundamentally it isn't a movie about baseball

[@cumberbatchpepperpot]

Why don’t you have a weird accent? I come here for weird accents!

[@Mr.Lubbox-Lobsterlegz1]

Everyone has a weird accent

[@davidrich27]

Dammit Ben, couldn’t you at least be French Canadian?

[@JokersMidnightShow]

He's Canadian. Already comes with a weird accent

[@davepalmer1485]

Yeah. It doesn’t have to be your real accent, and it can change throughout the video.

[@olivergraystone]

He does ...

[@jackmcfadden636]

This is legit one of my favourite movies. I love it even more after watching this video so thank you!

[@ECrazyW]

I have been waiting so long for a Moneyball video essay, THANK U

[@jasonlee6870]

Dude, I literally watched this movie for the second time a few days ago and was reminded how awesome it is. VINDICATIOOOOOOON!

[@thisisnotme33]

I feel like I've just been sold something I wasn't even looking to buy.

[@dylmwidner]

The vice principal at my High School is one of the Oakland A's players. Honestly one of the first adults in my life that was able to connect with us without sounding like that awkward dad. Really cool dude!

[@micahcochran8257]

This is one of my favorite KZbin videos. I come back to it all the time.

[@artnessbyjustinbrown]

Um it is VERY COOL to like Moneyball.

[@gridlo]

Yeah, I thought this was common knowledge.

[@Constatonks]

@@gridlo It's not. Because only the top 1% of all cool people like Moneyball. It's for the coolest of the cool.

[@cd8467]

dude i’ve been waiting for someone to make a video like this ever since my econ teacher showed us this movie in class and i absolutely *loved* it despite not caring about sports or baseball in any way thanks, ben! delivering fantastic content as always

[@cd8467]

damn alright i 100% need to watch this movie again

[@astralflick]

What class did you watch it in?

[@cd8467]

Astral Flick economics

[@Grimmes12]

I wasnt even expecting this type of review/analysis because I thought I was the only who felt like this about this movie and I was desperate for the movie to be released when I first saw the trailer

[@benbradbury6500]

Thank you for this, Ben from Canada. I’m a small business owner and am in the process of scaling up, taking on bigger premises and hopefully taking on some staff (building a team). I’ve been doing this for over 10 years by myself, it’s been a long time coming. Your analysis of this film, especially your conclusion at the end really hit home to me (I welled up!). I’m gonna keep working away, doing the unglamorous work of building the systems the business needs so one day I can have that transcendent moment. Love your work, Thank you for making it

[@SamAgost]

Thanks man. I really needed that pep talk at the end. Now on to watch money ball!

[@ConnorDoubleYou]

"Math is a wonderful thing Math is a really cool thing So get off your act let's do some math Math, math, math, math, math"

[@trustmeimaphysiologist]

Every British person: "It's mathS"!

[@SRM110]

doing math is slang for doing blow

[@phillipchavez1321]

School of Rock reference 👌

[@markmearth1]

@@phillipchavez1321 I think it was in "Bad Teacher"as well, but I am not 100% sure.

[@ITZJ1MB0]

Why did I get goosebumps when talking about the crack of the bat scene.

[@bunnyslope1049]

Holy shit. I thought I really liked this movie (more and more each time I watch it), but this just made me love it. Your analysis, editing, and enthusiasm is so contagious.

[@clstuff1]

Thanks you guys! Money ball has been my shit for a few years now, it’s super cool to see literally any video talking about it

[@CarlosBerumenO]

I've always wanted to see this movie. Now it's been heavily spoiled with this video... But I just want to watch it more! Before the week's over, I'll get myself to see it... Thank you Ben for this wonderful review!! James! Pay this underrated kid more money!!

[@keithdeal209]

^^ this guy said true. This video gives you breakdown of the plot in the briefest possible way. If ya haven’t watched it please do yourself that favor. I had read the book twice before seeing it for the first time and it blew me away. And it still does every time I watch it

[@PramitChatterjee1993]

Wow, actually got teary when you described the "crack of the bat" moment. NOICE.

[@Grimmes12]

It's like going through a midlife crisis when you see Billy stressing by himself and finally get a moment of joy

[@hvymettle]

The movie never mentions that the A's had a talented trio of young starters in Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito who combined to go 57-21 that year. The movie makes a big deal out of Chad Bradford who gave the A's 75 decent innings out of the bullpen that season but Billy Koch was the closer with 44 saves, Bradford had 2. It wasn't just Moneyball that made that team win, they had some good pitching talent that had been scouted the old-fashioned way.

[@ststst981]

Yea but I think this movie really wanted to focus on the use of Sabermetrics and how they ended up completely changing the game, especially since it took 20 years for an mlb team to successfully and willingly try it

[@sld1776]

The book mentions the team's approach at the draft. They were trying to find overlooked players at the draft too.

[@mrmacross]

@@sld1776 I feel like Lewis really went overboard trying to romanticize the story. Lewis really glosses over the draft process, just vaguely mentioning that the guys Beane wanted weren't what the scouts were looking for. Considering how detailed every other part of the book was, I feel Beane's effect on the draft was exaggerated quite a bit.

[@bastokrepublic]

Bradford outpitched Koch that year. you're valuing the stats that are related to a player's role and related to the entire team's performance.

[@mrmacross]

@@bastokrepublic Per Baseball Reference stats, the most valuable pitchers (by WAR) went Zito (7.2), Hudson (6.9), Mulder (4.7), Lidle (3.5), Koch (1.8), and Bradford (1.6). Fangraphs, on the other hand, likes Bradford for than Koch that year because of better FIP stats. Bradford is clearly the more interesting character to write about in a book, but Koch was pretty solid for Oakland, until his final inning pitching for the club... I've held a theory for some time that Beane knew Koch was taking steroids, so if the drug policy that was in place for the following season had any teeth Koch was going to lose effectiveness, namely no longer hurling 100 mph like Eric Gagne or K-Rod.

[@ShMeatWad]

This is a wonderful analysis. Moneyball is also my favorite film. I love his use of archive footage and how it’s weaved into the film so well

[@keithonthefjords]

You had me with the first note from This Will Destroy You.

[@Legeon1080]

I love this movie and just because I'm an A's fan. That was a really good analysis. Never saw the workout parallels. Nice.

[@IAmGeorgeLucas]

Hope you have a great day Clarence!

[@nickentros]

Ben from Canada is one of my favorite movie critics because he’s just SO. DAMN. POSITIVE.

[@sickofjunk]

The best video iv seen on KZbin... I love how it explains the sight, sounds, and feelings this movie done.... Thank you Thank you Thank you

[@harveywinter907]

Somehow knew by the title that James didn’t make this video 😂 Amazing video and an incredible movie. I want more Ben.

[@Das_Pike]

As if I didn't love the movie enough already, you've given me some fresh perspective on it. I'd love to watch more of your insight on something like 50/50 or Up In The Air.

[@Otis151]

Great video and analysis. I can't get enough of this movie.

[@thats_rcm993]

this is hands down one of the best videos i’ve seen

[@Mkswagg23]

I wasn’t excepting this but I love it

[@djianface]

This was such a good breakdown of a movie I thought I was watching Wisecrack.

[@joeburns5814]

I love this movie so much. Not only did they utilize former baseball players and scouts for Billy's crew, my buddy Kenny Dugdale that I played baseball with was in the film for a few moments at the end. He was in a couple scenes when the Twins won the game. Such a great story that will live forever in the game of baseball!

[@aceman5099]

Moneyball is one of my favorite movies ever, and this is now one of my favorite KZbin videos ever. I've seen Moneyball at least 10 times, but never picked up on the zoom in shots, or the metaphor of Billy Beane working out being the same process of the team building and slowly improving. This was a beautiful of analysis of a truly beautiful movie. Thank you for doing something I didn't think was possible: Making me enjoy this movie even more than I already did.

[@23hunter152]

Billy Beane is the General Manager of the A’s, not just the Manager.

[@harrylimeracketeer]

He's not the manager.

[@Posirep]

@Agent J well considering alot of the movie is Billy arguing with Art Howe over trying to get him to use the players properly, it is important. Sidenote: the real life Art Howe just recovered from. COVID

[@Blade70]

He was never the manger.

[@ScottAstr]

Definitely my favorite /sports/ movie. I thought the writing and directing felt very natural, especially when people speak over each other. I thought leaving takes like that in was a very interesting choice; in any other movie those would have been cut because they're not perfect, but that's how real conversations happen: you don't know everyone's line in real life.

[@seabrin]

Just found this. So glad to hear your perspective. I'd been missing you on your "Ben from Canada" channel.

[@kyrieirving6579]

i just want to say once you analyzed the music score progression I had to give you props, great take on this piece of art

[@GarretRB]

Another interesting fact is that when he starts playing first base he's wearing an infielder glove, not a first base glove. Further highlighting that he's new to that position.

[@bretrogersweightlifting4008]

I’ve watched this movie so many times and I’ve watched this video multiple times before and yet for some reason I’m so damn emotional watching it this morning !

[@WiggleBabies]

Great job covering this!

[@deedotyou]

love when a video maker is able to beautifully articulate why i love a movie!

[@veno2029]

I haven’t seen Moneyball, but as an avid baseball fan, this movie is on my watchlist for sure

[@jbo4547]

@Daniel Treadwell false, there is some good info and you get yhe feel of what "moneyball" was as an idea and NO SHIT some things will be changed and dramatized cause its a movie

[@VIPERRED229]

You're really missing out. Do yourself a favour, watch this film. It will change your cinematic life.

[@muhammadfarhan581]

@Daniel Treadwell you're trash

[@veno2029]

A H I never watched the Matrix. I need to watch parasite, once upon a time in Hollywood, I’m watching the clone wars, I need to watch avatar the last air bender, a quiet place, Deadpool 1 and 2, and a whole lot of other movies.

[@DEDITS-gd8qt]

I watched this film recently, and whilst I love sport, I have never been interested in baseball. But between the performances, the music and emotion, this movie was fucking amazing. 10/10, Pitt, Hill and Pratt are all awesome. The system also sought of works for many other sports. The use of the Might Rio Grande is fucking awesome. I love when Hill goes "I don't why I just lied there" XD

[@fsdafdsafdas]

I LOVE this movie. And you did this breakdown justice. Really really well done!

[@Lemonhed42000]

I loved this movie, and I love your analysis of this movie! Really I love hearing anyone talk about anything they are passionate about but this was top notch! Well done thanks for the Vid!