Movie Trailers That Are Pure Art

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[@LikeStoriesofOld]

What are your favorite movie trailers? Let me know below!

[@moonlightrobbery]

The Godzilla KOTM trailer was a religious experience.

[@zachryder3150]

Ready Player One - Come With Me, get me every time I watch it and I haven't even ever seen the film.

[@leadenshrew]

I always thought the original teaser trailer for Super 8 was amazing

[@Jingles6466]

The original Suicide Squad trailer never stops amazing me

[@connor56347]

Mad Max Fury Road's trailer can get my blood pumping like no other. I remember the first trailer for Interstellar that didn't give away what was on the other side of the wormhole was pretty astounding.

[@taboowriter9229]

I dig it. Some trailers tell better stories than their film.

[@zhitros]

*Coughs in Black Widow*

[@Henlak-]

Clare De Lune made that trailer. Its one of the most epic goosebump triggering tracks of all time

[@Kaikaifilu1994]

Bear McCreary’s score was the still the best part of the movie for me. Rodan with the bongos? Ghidorah with the Heart Sutra (look it up)? He brilliantly nailed the themes of every main kaiju in the movie, and it absolutely sucks that he didn’t get to do Kong’s. Oh, what could’ve been.

[@dw-b9379]

The Man of Steel trailers with narration from Clarks 2 dads were the best in recent memory for me.

[@joshthejawa2622]

Yup. I don't like Man of Steel, but that trailer is still so good.

[@bas6628]

I agree those teaser trailers seemed like something FROM a Terrance Malik film ..but what we got was something totally different

[@dikiiieykick1734]

@@bas6628 umm how we still got some quieter moments I know people do not like movie for the destruction but rewatching it the movie is good

[@dikiiieykick1734]

@@joshthejawa2622 man of steel is great I mean people are rewatching and appreciating it

[@dikiiieykick1734]

@@joshthejawa2622 man of steel is great I mean people are rewatching and appreciating it

[@anubratoroy749]

I love that someone finally pinpointed this aspect of movies. It was oddly relatable and heartfelt❤

[@user-uq4gr5nl5o]

I have a list of my favorite trailers precisely because of this. Some of them are from good movies, others from not so good movies. But on their own, they are small pieces of art that make you feel something.

[@kingbash6466]

Honestly, both Godzilla 2014 and KOTM have godlike trailers. While both movies aren't masterpieces, they at least knew how to build up hype with their advertising.

[@CortesFantásticosOficial]

I loved Godzilla: King Of The Mosnters. Despite its flaws, I love the scenes involving the monsters, mainly because I saw it in the movie theater. My living room shook every time a show appeared, I recognize and understand who didn't like it, but I like to remember this movie fondly.

[@Charlie-br8wp]

Completely agree, I love that movie.

[@gekozilla7339]

Yeah this guy seems to be either intentionally misrepresenting king of the monsters or just didn't pay attention

[@OfficialEdwardNewgate]

I remember EVERYTHING in that movie Except all the humans (I remember Serizawa tho, Hes great lmao)

[@redvoco02]

@@prjoliphant7951 98 was dreadful and the broke the Zilla Bible making it. BUT it was entertaining the constant cheesy lines, the out of place soundtrack. Even now when I watch it I hate how I always sit up and look at it unfold. It feels more like a reboot of The Beast from 20,000 Fathims than godzilla.

[@lastverse9598]

Yeah, King of Monsters was a great movie. The trailer was amazing, but the movie mostly lived up to it.

[@chainfire]

It’s ok to want more from a monster movie. The original Japanese godzilla was a social commentary on the effects of the nuclear ww2 attacks and postwar fears and panic. And subsequent movies addressed humanity’s relationship with the environment and animals. It’s ok to ask for more from our movies and see how great it could’ve been if it nailed thematically what the trailer captures; and executes on the production, narrative, dialogue, stunts, choreography, effects, and acting. Elevating our standards is exactly why great art persists through generations. It’s more than pulp entertainment

[@kennethsatria6607]

All things considered Godzilla being written as his own character usually consumed by hatred for humanity for creating him, as well as being an embodiment of nuclear weapons or nature's wrath is where he shines best in my opinion, like in the Cataclysm comics, anime Trilogy or the Heisei era. In that way he feels like a godly beast with intelligence and an unsure place in the world that fears or hates him. To me that is something compelling when he regardless faces any threat that arrives on Earth as its anti-hero protector. On that topic, Im not a fan of how often he is depicted as needing so much saving in the monsterverse movies, it doesn't work in humanizing him it just makes Godzilla look weak when in his best incarnations Godzilla is a lone relentless fighter who stays on his feet and marches on. It worked best in the first movie but only because he was outnumbered and written akin to an aged hero or samurai. Like the Hulk I feel like he's made too weak for plot when you could simply work around that. A Superman-esque aspirational kaiju would be the original Ultraman who believes and admires humanity's potential and noble qualities and wishes to protect them, where he shines is the heartfelt notion that this giant of the stars wished to call the planet home and protect it against monsters who are drawn to it. And then in between we have Gamera, a monster who in his Heisei incarnation depicts a very interesting scenario of the heroic kaiju being seen with hatred and cynicism by humans for his reckless actions, kind of like what BVS and KOTM tried to do but kind of fails to focus on. Gamera in his desperation to fight the Gayos looks like he's grown cold to humans and they in turn attack him when its finally revealed he would still put himself in harms way to save the girl from Iris.

[@Nosferatu77777]

Thats bascially why I loved Shin Godzilla and Singular Point while really disliking GvK It seems like the more flashy the monsterverse gets the more the human characters suffer writing-wise I think Pacific Rim is a good example of a kaiju movie that balances the human characters and kaiju characters well. I have wish no ill will upon those who want an monsters all out attack film though! And I definitely understand the spectacle, I just wish that when they do utilize human characters they are used more than mistaking Ghidorah's name for a gonorrhea joke. (also the Hong Kong battle in Pacific rim is so much better than the Hong Kong battle in GvK)

[@vivalavalentina]

@@Nosferatu77777 holy shit I love you for even existing. if i even vaguely imply i dislike kotm in any fan discussion they sexually assault me

[@Godzilla-jr5gi]

@@kennethsatria6607 yeah i love the heisei era

[@RapscalliousRaven]

Cloud Atlas (extended trailer) is one of the best trailers I have ever seen. Ive watched it so many times. I like the movie. But its trailer moved me much more than film itself did. edit: I just watched the film again last night. it was absolutely beautiful. beautiful trailer beautiful film. some films are like ancient texts. they produce a different emotion and understanding depending on the the mind of the viewer.

[@Arkaniet]

YES God I love that Trailer so much! And yes it is sadly better then the movie itself.

[@SeaLady98]

Curiously, for me it was the other way around. I didn’t really like the trailer so I didn’t go to watch the move in cinema. A few years later I finally watched it and absolutely loved it.

[@THE.N1KO]

This reminded me to my experience watching Inside Llewyn Davis by the Coen Brothers... I watched it for the first time at 17 yo and then for a second time at 21 yo. The first time I felt it so depressing. I felt bad afterwards. In a very existencial way. The second time I was laughing my ass off because of the absurdity of the chaos in Llewyn's life. The thing is: That movie is a drama. But it's also pretty sardonic. I love it. I think it has a lot to do with what you've mentioned. It affects how/who you are at that exact moment when you are watching a movie how you'd eventually feel it. And that's why I love movies. I'll watch Cloud Atlas soon. I haven't watched it yet.

[@ADistantWail]

The original 2012 comic-con concept trailer for Legendary's Godzilla reboot will always be my favorite. The dark and serious tone matched perfectly with the horrific devastation shown after the events of an unseen monstrous battle. Seeing people as ants, either alive, but scrambling to the peak of a collapsed building to see the scale of the carnage, or as masses of bodies flung from the smashed and mangled mess of a train; it's not something that is this viscerally shown in most Godzilla films. The imagery was shocking, but profund, not to mention the brilliant use of Oppenheimer's speech about the bomb. Unfortunately, I find that this ominous set up was never truly delivered, with 2014 feeling like it came half-way, and the rest of the monsterverse lost the original vision. I enjoy them all still, but I will never stop feeling for the movie that was promised with that one teaser.

[@retrovisor]

The teaser Introduced a neat idea of Godzilla being shrouded in debris and destruction. A shadowy figure. A silhouette of a walking concrete skyscrapper constantly crumbling down and destroying everything in its path. That's what I got from the Comic Con Teaser. Would've worked great as an american interpretation of destruction on their psyche (Collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11th) What I got in the movie was an inch of that. Not bad, but it was conflicted, mixed in-between a serious look at Godzilla, the monster, and a taste of an expanded universe that was to come. And said expanded universe being the rock that made the franchise trip and fall into the Roland Emmerich nightmare that was Godzilla vs Kong

[@417fga]

I feel the same way. It's like they didn't plan out anything

[@417fga]

@@prjoliphant7951 - I'm just so disappointed at how Hollywood just did NOT have an overarching plan for the series. If u went back in time and told me right after seeing 2014 Godzilla that there would be a Mecha-Godzilla down the line I would have stopped watching the series because it's simply not grounded in the reality they achieved in 2014. I mean yeah Godzilla is unrealistic but a mechanized creature able to body him like no one else has before is a severe gtfoh. I hope from now on they have some real Japanese people be in charge of the films.

[@akanji8285]

The live action Halo 3 ODST trailer still sticks with me to this day, probably the best promotional material I’ve ever seen. Not exactly a movie but It defiantly got me fired up for the game

[@connor56347]

The one in Hungarian with the female chant/song? Yes that was one of the best video game trailers. Halo 3 in general probably had some of the best promotional material ever.

[@razorfett147]

The Deliver Hope trailer from Reach still hits the feels for me

[@zachryder3150]

Avengers Age of Ultron and Fant4stic's teaser trailers are two of the best superhero film trailers ever made but unfortunately the films weren't close to living up to them.

[@somanytakennames]

Yes! The Age of Ultron trailer made Ultron seem SO menacing and in the film he was a limp fish.

[@jod125]

The trailer for Godzilla was amazing. The HALO jump with the Choir behind it really made me feel goosebumps

[@greenakutabi]

As a fan of trailers I could listen to these breakdowns all day

[@Bl00dwerK]

The "Superman Returns" teaser. Probably the best, most goosebump-inducing movie trailer I've ever seen.

[@Chris270693]

The fact that you are a fan of the video editing in trailers and have a history of doing the same explains how you hit the same emotional keys in your video essays. Keep up the good work!

[@marvelightv]

I’ll never get over how good the Man of Steel trailers were… I still watch them because they give me a feeling that the actual movie never did.

[@willmorrell488]

I think we're forgetting how much more easy it is to capture an emotion with only a few minutes than it is when its a 2hr+ scifi epic which has to hit so many more notes. There are plenty of quieter moments in Man of Steel where it captures the essence of the trailer unfortunately many of the Malick esque scenes were cut for the runtime.

[@99nozy]

Same. Even the first Suicide Squad has a great trailer.

[@phil5037]

@@99nozy This is exactly what I was thinking!

[@jasonkwiat1896]

Yeah, that MOS trailer is chefs kiss.

[@SuperGoose42]

Are you kidding? I loved ALL the Godzilla movies, KotM was an incredible spectacle!

[@johnb528]

The Fountain trailer is still one of my favorite ones ever. More recently The Batman was also really well done.

[@denderrant]

Oh my god, yes. I used to watch that trailer on repeat so much! Thanks for reminding me of it! That's one where I think the movie did live up to the promise of the trailer, too!

[@esock2001]

I have a soft spot for Godzilla. I used to rent all the old ones at my public library and watch them with my cousin lol. I genuinely enjoyed all the new Godzilla movies too 😂

[@icywinterof88]

I could never put into the words why the Godzilla trailer spoke* so much to me like you did. Thank you.

[@Charlie-br8wp]

Dude, KoM was a great movie! An absolute love letter to the Godzilla franchise.

[@joshmartin4914]

Agreed!

[@JoeyEsqueda]

It was great for Godzilla fans. It's pretty bland if you're not invested in the franchise.

[@brianmiller1077]

@@JoeyEsqueda I you know Serizawa is in the 1953 and his fate, the KOTM Serizawa is even more bittersweet.

[@benlawver5]

Completely agree i think it's such a fun movie. Some truly awesome scenes. They focus a little bit too much on the human conflicts but the monster scenes are all so well done

[@Keldroc]

@@JoeyEsqueda I am a gigantic Godzilla fan, and KOTM is honestly the most boring time I've ever had watching a Godzilla movie that wasn't Godzilla's Revenge. It's terrible. I have no idea what fans of this movie see in it, it's the most uninspired and lifeless Godzilla film of all time. It tries nothing interesting or inventive, and all the most impressive visual effects shots are in the trailer. Garbage.

[@danfisher3205]

For anyone who hasn't checked it out yet, the trailer for 'Where the Wild things are' is pure childhood magic.

[@rolfathan]

One of my favorite trailers of all time was for Star Trek 2009. They made an entire film trailer out of the first few minutes of the film. It looked like it gave away a lot, but the bulk of it was already out of the way so quickly, and I felt this excitement for knowing that they tricked me into thinking I knew what I was getting into.

[@adamndirtyape]

Yes, that was one of the best all-time trailers.

[@thejamnasium6447]

the trailer for the recent "horror" movie MEN was very, very good. so good in fact I was excited to finally watch the movie, especially as an Alex Garland fan. you can imagine my disappointment when the movie turned out to be quite awful.

[@Bizarro69]

Shockingly awful. Such a disappointment. I feel like it's why he said he'll just go back to writing scripts.

[@c.s2193]

Why was it awful? Haven’t seen it yet but the trailer looked really promising (though I feared it could be one of those "all men are cartoonishly bad" movies) and made me anticipate it’s release in Germany

[@thejamnasium6447]

@@c.s2193 nah you pretty much nailed it. that's the whole point of the movie. it's so bad. I wouldn't even recommend watching it unless you just wanted to see how bad it is.

[@thejamnasium6447]

@@Bizarro69 I think the script was the problem with Men honestly.

[@somanytakennames]

I thought it was fairly decent. At the very least there were some well done horror sequences. Definitely wasn’t as deep as it thought it was though so I can understand why some people wouldn’t be a fan of it.

[@jordanstamey]

I’ll never forget the Battle of Los Angeles trailer. The movie itself was nothing special, but the trailer put so much emotion into me. A silent trailer which shows humanity on the back foot.

[@Deadss2796]

Definitely not a bad movie but Logan's trailer is amazing in so many ways thanks mostly to the song choice, Hurt. It's as if that song was made for the movie itself. The editing is so good too. You can even search Hurt Logan trailer version as the trailer version does have this escalating end that they added. It's definitely the one that has stuck with me the longest and that I'd go back to watching from time to time.

[@user-vo3kd4tr5m]

Logan Till this day is my Favourite Marvel Movie..I Want another Fantastic Movie like that

[@bagfootbandit8745]

I feel like Logan delivered the feeling of the trailer as well, which honestly makes rewatching the trailer that much better.

[@alexman378]

It was an incredible trailer for an incredible movie. Just that little snippet he played here dragged me back to October 2016, where I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and prayed the movie would be at least 20% as good as the trailer suggested. It turned out to be one of the best movies I’ve ever watched and will ever watch.

[@theriffwriter2194]

The way they handled The Fellowship Of The Ring trailer was perfect. Mostly just voice over. A quick shot of Gandolf's fireworks and not much more. Just "You know that book? We made a movie!" And since I was one of the three people who hadn't read the trilogy, every shot of the movie was a jaw dropping surprise. I was obsessed!

[@i_so_late]

the way you described 1917 was my problem with the Nope trailers, the plot wasn't spoiled at all, and I think the movie is great, but certain big moments had less impact cause I already saw it in the trailer

[@Tezdude9]

As much as I love KotM, I'll admit that the trailers were way better than the actual film. I go back and rewatch them every now and then and they still get me hyped!

[@TheXiconhoca]

Absolutely beautiful essay, as always. I'll always watch "The Man of Steel" trailer and be in awe in wonder. And proceed to wonder how such a great trailer works for such an underwhelming movie.

[@TheXiconhoca]

@@SSS-sd6bx To each their own. It's a somewhat decent Alien movie and an awful Superman movie. But that's just me. If you like it, you like it. :)

[@vexaris1890]

But Godzilla: KotM is a great movie with many themes. :(

[@SuperGoose42]

Agreed, freaking love all the modern Godzilla movies

[@Godzilla-jr5gi]

@@SuperGoose42 even the polygon trilogy?

[@kevinwagoner5861]

This exact trailer... I have come back to it so many times. I love that it is the first you highlighted. Breaks my heart a little when I watch it knowing how the story was handled at length.

[@felixthinks351]

Let's not forget that the Final trailer for godzilla 2 was also astoundingly artful with it's remix of Somewhere over the Rainbow. It was like an extension of the first trailer's feel

[@J7nty]

The Godzilla king of the monsters trailer has stuck in my mind since it was released in 2018 I remember telling my friends about it

[@Donavanw28]

One of the best trailers ever made for sure

[@ronniesanders5906]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019 is actually my favorite of the MonsterVerse films. The return of Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah was, not only a welcome inclusion, but also an amazing update for these magnificent creatures. The human plot wasn't nearly as unbearable as most people claim, or at least it wasn't that bad to me. The score for this film was a goddamn masterpiece and a great homage to the past and inevitable future of Godzilla. I love this film.

[@GamingKick]

The trailer for "The Signal" is a perfect example for me! Relatively unknown sci fi flick but the trailer was top tier! Suspenseful dialog mixed with awesome visual and amazing build up with no spoilers! Rewatch it often!

[@BorgCreations]

The signal is very very underrated

[@Bubreherro]

Now I have to watch it

[@jacoporegini8841]

Lightyear had the best trailer I've ever seen. An iconic character launching into a new grand adventure into space on the notes of a fully orchestrated version of Bowie's Starman. It was glorious, full of promise, the beginning of something timeless. What we got was a mediocre, istantly dated effort to pull yet more cash out of IP nostalgia. It is actually so ironic that the toy counterpart of the real Buzz Lightyear felt so much more human.

[@Donavanw28]

Agreed it was something special. The only good thing that came from the movie haha

[@tomashize]

I'll always remember the trailer for A Single Man by Tom Ford. Its a very good film btw. The trailer created a brilliant atmosphere, it drew you in, got you anticipating something and impressed with visuals. It didn't give away ANY plot points at all and fact made me wonder if the film was about an assassination attempt. Which you could argue it is but that's another comment.

[@Leader1623]

Yes! The Battle LA trailer for me is a classic example of this. It was an amazing experience - unlike the movie which was more mediocre.

[@JosefSvenningsson]

One of my favourite trailers is indeed for Godzilla, but it's the version with uses Over the Rainbow. The rhythm and editing can still move me to tears. The team who made these trailers were really on fire.

[@Rendiermans]

I'm so glad you mentioned Battle Los Angeles. That trailer freaked me out for a good bit when i saw it in theatres.

[@ZachAsaD]

I wish the Jurassic World Series took some notes from the Godzilla series, they’ve been so entertaining and there is many memorable moments

[@walterelm1876]

Watching the Godzilla KoM Trailer on the big screen for the first time is one of my favorite moments at a movie theater, not kidding.

[@madeline6570]

Man you are spot on!! I totally feel you. I still remember sitting in the theater, this trailer played. And that beautiful scene with Mothra spreading its wings paired with the epic, eatheral version of Claire de Lune is what I destinctely remember most. That trailer WAS art!

[@kelsokeeley]

Trailers allow editors a few minutes to shine, project their creativity and let themselves become enthralled in a world in which they may not have been a part of during filming, but now have the opportunity to stamp their mark on the project. The Editor then exacts his composition. Paints his own vision of the project.

[@kunk_]

I love movie trailers, theyre little pockets of art that are clearly made with care that are not talked about enough. They arent always just tools to deliver information about whatever they are selling. Being able to make you feel such a specific emotion in such a quick amount of time is so impressive and fascinating to me. They deserve to be studied on their own. People revere the opening of a movie like UP, a quick montage that acts as an introduction and an emotional hook, and many trailers deserve the same respect and admiration. Great video as usual.

[@coopdville855]

I remember Battle: Los Angeles despite having never actually having watched the film. Parts of it were shot in Shreveport, Louisiana where I lived at the time. And Aaron Eckhart, being in town for the shoot, came through the line in the sandwich shop where my boyfriend at the time worked. Recognizing him as Harvey Dent from The Dark Knight,he asked Mr. Eckhart to sign an autograph for me. And wouldn't you know it!? He not only obliged,but even wrote a brief message. Just something along the lines of "Hey,man! Sorry I missed you, my guy!" But what a nice little extra bit of being so cool about the whole thing, right!? Class act, that Aaron Eckhart...

[@willpoweramv]

Godzilla KotM is one of my favorite trailers of all time and love how you dedicated an entire video to it. The fact that people still watch and talk about that trailer makes it one of the best of all time. I personally really enjoyed the film but I respect your opinion on it as well.

[@doodoobuttah]

Ey I'm glad I'm not the only one to think that godzilla's 2 KotM trailers are fantastic, they're probably the best I've ever seen lol. I have a whole Playlist though of my favorite trailers some of these are legit art lol

[@TonaA.R.]

I have always appreciated the art of making a good trailer, there should be an award for the best trailer of the year

[@theindecisiveness]

While a video game rather than a film, to me the perfect example of this phenomenon is the first Dead Island. The trailer is beautifully edited, with an emotional score, which immediately builds a strong emotional connection towards the characters' fates. And then it turned out the game had absolutely zero overlap with the conveyed experience. :^)

[@Jacob-lv6zy]

Yeah! I almost felt i was tricked when I actually got that game. I was constantly waiting for when the good game that was promised in the trailer would show up. I was in denial that the game kinda sucked for months haha. Its kinda amazing because it is on of the best videogame-trailer of all time, connected to an utter mediocre product. Now I almost feel bad for the developer, because considering the gameplay itself, I sincerely think they wanted to go for a more light tone, but the expectation from the trailer made them make the game less dynamic, "sadder", and ultimately more boring. Without the trailer I really think this game would have been better recieved

[@DarthDracquos]

This film is just as memorable as the trailer if you already have an appreciation for the Godzilla franchise as a whole, both the good and the bad

[@OfficialEdwardNewgate]

@@prjoliphant7951 He says "For me" MULTIPLE times. I legit didn't agree with more than half of the things he said but I understand why he would think that.

[@fabiod.1554]

Everything you said, about how the trailer shows how a great monster movie should be, leads to the point, that the 2014 Godzilla is still the best out of these, because it captures perfectly the unawareness and brutality of an unknown monster, which from the point of view of us humans you even hardly see in its full scale up close; those camera shot choices of this movie still blew my mind and it buffels me that we now have fcking POV game shots and so on; the first really let us feel how tiny we were and that we could do nothing!

[@Allen2142]

Jesus Man, that star wars segment. The music, the message; you gotta be careful! That's unexpectedly soul crushing >.

[@lonewolfgamingplus379]

That KOTM trailer made me feel like a kid the first time I saw it. Like Godzilla is a huge part of my life, and the movie did that for me..

[@tf2freakshow870]

Even me as a huge fan of the MonsterVerse, i gotta agree on what you said right here, pure honest and professional movie and trailer reviewing here, great work!

[@dcamaraman939]

I actually liked King of Monsters had the same tone as the first one. Not as good but I prefer 20 times than the MARVELIZED Godzilla v Kong .

[@bbloomfield6497]

I remember trailers in the early 2000's often building to an audio visual crescendo that would give me chills. If you can elicit an involuntary emotional response in the viewer.. I considered that a job well done. I'd wonder about how intentional and formulated the editors were, when every 0.1 of a second cut at the right spot can make or break it.

[@Chad_Thunder-Koch]

The live action halo trailers really went above and beyond. Especially the believe diorama ad. So beautiful. Another good video dude, looking forward to the next one. PS I loved Godzilla 2014. Idk why, but it just hits different for me. Maybe it’s the awe I feel when Godzilla Is finally on screen. Plus the cinematography was pretty solid.

[@UnfoundFilms]

I remember plenty about 2019’s Godzilla King of the Monsters. It was great.

[@orinanime]

Same here

[@shinndig1293]

Nah

[@orinanime]

@@shinndig1293 yeah... It kinda is though

[@completedisasterproduction5347]

I still return to the Battle LA trailer occasionally and am completely enraptured all over again by the very specific emotions it exudes. The melancholic vocoded human voice really fits the tone of bleakness that the raw, desperate images convey, hinting at the humanity that will be lost and mourned if the human race succumbs to the machine invaders without any need for dialogue.

[@Justlikeit22]

Watching you share about making fan made trailer made me think of those people who make tribute videos of movies, each having their own 'story'. I watch them frequently. I admire their work. It makes me relive the movie without having to watch the whole movie. It's like you get the best memories / parts. Thank you for another wonderful video. Love from Singapore!

[@alexman378]

I love good tribute videos. Many times I find that the creators spot little parallels and bits of connective dialogue with imagery I never spotted while watching the movie or show they’re covering, and it hits that much harder.

[@Justlikeit22]

@@alexman378 Yeahhh totally agree!

[@gingerwhinger]

I had the exactly same reaction to the Godzilla trailer and the following feeling of disappointment with the end result. There's a sense of Lovecraftian awe and melancholy at our insignificance in the trailer that film never even seems to attempt. As always your summation and interpretation are spot on and you articulated succinctly what I can not. On a sidenote I seriously recommend the 2016 Japanese film Shin Godzilla. It's the beauracratic montser movie you never knew you needed in your life!

[@beckybyt]

I actually enjoyed the original trailer for Nope more than the movie. It kept that sense of alien eeriness for me which I love.

[@xfinafire]

Godzilla KOTM still kicked major ass. It’s got bad dialogue in some areas but overall is a great Godzilla film

[@jerghal]

I very distinctly remember the trailer for the 1998 Godzilla movie with the fishermen in the rain. They played the trailer in front of every movie for about a year so I've seen it like 50 times. It was quite impressive with the water bulging and the 2 fins sticking out. You didn't see it but you got the sense that is was huge. The Godzilla in the 2013 movie is actually a lot bigger but in the Emmerich movie the had more shots were you could clearly get a feel for the size like when Hank Azaria ends up between the feet and it passes over. You didn't have stuff like that in the 2013 movie.

[@jesse3311]

Not movie trailers, but the Halo trailers are some of the most legendary pieces of media I have ever seen. ESPECIALLY the live action promotional they made for the games 3, ODST, and Reach. The games can sometimes be inextinguishable from a mindless shooter, but the trailers and promotional short films do so much to remind us of the emotional aspect and the tone of the games. For Halo 3 they made a FAKE documentary series about UNSC veterans recalling the war with the covenant and remembering the Master Chief like a war hero that invokes the imagery of world war 2 and reminds us of the human element of a war that pushed humanity to its last planet. Then you are like "My god, this isn't just a shooter with a giant robot with a machine gun, these are human beings fighting an impossible conflict against alien monsters twice their size and with superior technology. These people are being slaughtered and entire planets are being glassed." Halo music can still make me cry, it's a futuristic epic. Following Master Chief in Halo is much like following the epic story of Achilles.

[@wakingupowls]

Thank you for reminding me the feeling I had when the star wars trailer came out. I honestly did forget how nice it was to be in wonder of film again. Thank you. Never stop what you are doing.

[@jackkain7141]

I've heard BFLA best described as "A loving hand-job to the USMC."

[@binary1045]

I am the only human being who likes Gareth Edwards' Godzilla, and I think he should have been in charge of its sequels

[@jesseanderson321]

I have always loved the KoM trailer. This AND the final KoM trailer as well. Every time I think of an amazing trailer it’s oddly enough, this 5/10 movie lol thanks for this!

[@vatop1304]

This reminds me of battlefield trailers that got you hyped even if the game did not live up to it sometimes. Some trailers have a positive effect on my mental health, whenever I feel a bit of discouraged a hit of a good trailer usually upends my mood.

[@VincentMarquie]

I have enjoyed so many of your videos on this channel and u have become one of my favorite youtubers. But it is cool to discover that u made a number of the metal gear trailers and tributes that i have loved and continue to rewatch, even having some saved on my playlist. It gave me a kick to realize the coincidental serendipity at play. I hope your channel continues to find success and look forward to more of what u create.

[@averagejoe2043]

Wish I could give this video more likes. I know exactly what you're saying here. I actually have a playlist of some if my favorite trailers, some you have already listed here such as Logan and The Force Awakens. Others on my list are In the Heart of the Sea, Black Hawk Down, American Sniper, and The Zookeeper's Wife, just to name a few. Again, great video! Keep it up!

[@LogoMotive11]

Trailers are one of my favorite art forms because of the feelings they can invoke with such limited time and material

[@chrisparkes]

While I didn’t hate the movie the way others did, the second trailer for WW84 is absolutely thrilling. A thrilling combination of music, imagery and dialogue.

[@peterfrank3365]

That 'King of the Monsters' teaser trailer is perhaps the finest trailer for a modern Hollywood blockbuster. I supposed we were supposed to catch the red flags of the movie when the subsequent trailers are generic. One of them actually did use rap music.

[@michealvega1373]

King of Monsters is the single best trailer I've ever watched. Brings a tear to my eyes.

[@willgb4129]

You’re so right, trailers are great IMO, the Battle Los Angeles trailer had me hooked straight away! Especially as I was very into alien invasion movies at the time! Hit all the right notes! I didn’t mind the movie either tbf

[@kitkompo]

that halo jump sold me into watching this movie, and your words match the feeling i felt.

[@Jkim890]

Another example of a trailer that would fit the mold of what you’re talking about: The Fourth Kind

[@sifamuzimbe4266]

The trailer for Battle LA is one of the best Trailers i've ever seen

[@le_mole]

I've seen the first film countless times, I love the way it's a monster movie but also a movie about family, about conspiracy - and by the end, a story on the powerlessness of man in the face of higher forces of nature. Nothing the humans do (and they do a lot) has any positive effect, the humans are essentially passive, little ants running about while the giants do their thing. And they do it all without being boring. Godzilla KOTM loses the soul the first film had and injected it with cheese and cliche. I didn't even finish Godzilla vs Kong, but I really liked Skull Island. Gareth Edwards was given the first Godzilla film off the back of his film "Monsters", another film with a human story at its core, and that's the problem with most sequels, they often lose the emotional/human story and only carry over the action. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

[@le_mole]

@@prjoliphant7951 sorry for forming an opinion my guy. I don't really care for monster movies where its just monsters fighting with no human story, reminds me of power rangers, which is maybe why I prefer the original. It didn't feel cheesy with some underground terrorist plot like the sequel. For a fantasy it felt real, a freak of nature that the humans can not deal with. 2nd film felt cheesy and forced, and GVK bored me. As I say it wasn't a monster movie it was a story of conspiracy, of family, loss, and powerlessness against the forces of nature. The other 2 films just felt like a studio trying to make cash. That's my opinion though, and you're allowed to like the sequels if you love monster films with lots of fighting and destruction.

[@le_mole]

@@prjoliphant7951 remember I'm not a godzilla fan and I don't follow the lore so Ghidorah is just a monster to me I have no idea what it represents. The monster bits were cool in the 2nd film with the big thing flying over the city flattening it like a nuke. I just found the human story to be stereotypically cheesy, the humans in the first film just felt like normal people. A guy who's lost his wife and believes there's a conspiracy, a soldier trying to get home then save home with very little success, his family being the stakes and what he's fighting for. It's all very grounded and relatable. I can empathise more with a guy trying to protect his family than I can a terrorist trying to destroy the world. Again it's my opinion and you're allowed to prefer the sequels if you want.

[@nak3dxsnake]

The Kong Skull Island movie was great I thought but got more and more tarnished by being involved with this Godzilla series. My favorite part in Godzilla V King Kong when people were standing right by the hole Godzilla was shooting through the Earth. I remember them being more afraid of him in the old movies.

[@CabezasDePescado]

Great video man, you are on point. One of the worst offenders of all the things you say has to be the mcu: false advertising, scenes that are not in the actual movie and downright lying about the tone. I still remember how i felt by the way we were SCAMMED by the Iron Man 3, Age of Ultron and Endgame trailers just to mention a few. They sold us one movie and when you went to see it it was nothing like the trailers and the movies were not even good. I sincerely think those kinds of scummy practises should be illegal.

[@altarproductions2639]

one of my favorite trailers is Xmen: Days of Futures Past. Truly a phenomenal experience.

[@geometrydashiuppiter6910]

At least in that case the movie was just as good

[@MrEllifant]

Once again you hit all my soft spots, from Godzilla to Metal Gear. One interesting aspect is that Game trailers seem to be more advanced in regards to spoilers and capturing emotion but that might just be me. You can observe a lot of trailer edit traditions jump over from one medium to the other, yet game trailers almost never need to rely on "moneyshots" past the first act. Lasty, props to your editing skills and ability to evoke emotion. I still can't get through the Bladerunner essay without breaking into tears. Keep on keeping on, hope Kojima sees this ;)

[@bartoszkaczynski8609]

I got the same, disappointed feeling after watching that Godzilla movie. This trailer promises so much more

[@AthrunTalan]

I loved KoM. First film that came to mind when I read the video title was Battle: Los Angeles. I went to see it on the strength of the trailer alone, which was stunning - in part due to the use of Johann Johannsson's music (I'm glad you referred to this trailer). The film itself was terrible.

[@Djankie49]

My man I can listen to you talking on this topic for hours. I have felt the same way about trailers when I was younger and just like you I used to love crafting my own videos with music I love and would just daydream every scene while at school and editing the video when I came back home. I used to love the compilations by Kees Van Dijkhuizen here on youtube with his Cinema (insert year) videos capturing the emotion of every movie that was released that particular year. I think you will love watching something like that its a pure nostalgia trip just look up Cinema 2010 by Cornelis van Dijkhuizen

[@chrischavandevoorde3216]

What I love most about your videos is that they all contain inspirational moments, pieces where you look up and all of a sudden, something you've always wondered about makes sense. Even ones such as this, which at first glance did not seem like it would be of particular interest to me personally. Every single one of your videos is worth watching. Have you ever played - and consequently considered making a video of - the video game Infamous 1 and 2? Those are games which may at first seem quite bland but they contain a very deep and interesting human story. Especially combined with the comic books. I absolutely love your work and am proud to be a Patreon supporter. Thank you for so much beauty.

[@Aalpine001]

My favourite channel + my favourite miece of music. This is heaven

[@blipblop9094]

finally! same thought the movie lacked awe. i was expecting that when i saw the trailers as a big godzilla fan. i believe 2014 godzilla is still a superior movie because of the scale and sense of awe every time i see godzilla or the mutos.

[@BlGDaddyRob]

The man of steel trailer is probably the one that stuck out the most in my mind. I really feel like there was a movie that it was hinting at that would have been a defining moment for superman on the big screen, but the movie definitely had a different overall vibe in mind. A lot of it was the incredible song used, though. It was more memorable than the trailer or movie to me.

[@punkrckr6889]

I actually never saw King of Monsters but I still remember that trailer being absolutely jaw-dropping. I watched it multiple times despite never really having any interest in Godzilla. And The Force Awakens trailer genuinely brought tears to my eyes, but The Force Awakens itself really did not.

[@Donavanw28]

Seeing the force awakens trailer for the first time at a theater was so wild. For the short moment every SW fan was collectively excited.

[@modernmonkhere]

This is a great concept for the video talking about the significance of a movie trailer, or any trailer of a media project as a matter of fact. I often don't watch the trailers of a newly announced movie, rather I read their available synopsis, if there is, and I always, ALWAYS watch only one promotional material of any movie after what I did with Doctor Strange 2. I watched all, LITERALLY ALL THE PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE on the internet (as I was working on a video) that when I sat down in the theatres to watch it, I felt like I've already watched 80% of the movie. I'm not kidding, really 80%. So far, the trailer for Avatar 2 has moved me, a lot. Its music is ethereal, Tom. It's just beautiful. When it was launched, not only I, but my whole family watched it on the TV. I just fell in awe with its beauty, and I wish the movie will elevate the emotional essence much much more. In video games tho, I guess it was Dying Light 2, or some other zombie game that excited me a lot as it first featured a man jogging casually amidst the zombies rampage in the city with a backdrop of a catchy music, and turns out, the man himself is a zombie.

[@uncle_pappy_sam9983]

The movie trailers before the actual movie in theaters used to always be one of my favorite parts of the movie 😂