Network (1976) - Howard Beale's 'Enlightenment'

[@wjkathman]

Howard Beale: one of the greatest, most monumental characters in the history of cinema.

[@donkeyparadise9276]

No question

[@mordecaiesther3591]

❤ Howard Beal sells out in the end . Ned Beatty tells him too ! Everybody forgets that . The world is a corporation . He’s no good anymore .. Judas 🩸🩸 Only the Blood of Jesus Saves acts 4:12

[@RZ393]

This is the greatest script ever written, and a perfect cast.

[@jeffsilverman6104]

Network is a master class of acting. This film stands alone, in the quality of difficult performances with the perfect cast. William Holden and Peter Finch were at the top of their talents.

[@charlesfosterkane1966]

This one of many reason Peter Finch's postumous win was wdll deserved

[@herakleitus]

Among many other things, this is a great study in how spiritual experiences and the charisma they produce inevitably get “routinized” or tamed by secular forces.

[@deboracousins9017]

touche!!!

[@sirguy7364]

Spin around (like a whirling dervish) clockwise(yang northern hemisphere/yin southern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (yin northern hemisphere/yang southern hemisphere) (torus spinning). Chant any of these mantras 3 times each while facing east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northernhemisphere): "ieouams", "a-u-m", and "om". Sleep with your head placed east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northern hemisphere). Perform the 5 Tibetan rites. Play music at 528 hz.

[@danielgaughan4243]

@@spagetmen I love when the narrator cuts into Beale's post-Jensen (Beatty) talk in the boardroom (valhalla) and the narrator says the ratings dropped-off because "no one particularly cared to hear that their lives were meaningless." Or something like that.

[@Whisky_Tango_Foxtrot-jc5uq]

That's a good way of explaining this film. You could say Cool hand luke is like that too. 👏

[@AmateurHistorian999]

Bringers of moral and spiritual truth are almost always murdered. (Jesus, Gandhi, Servetus, Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Oscar Romero, Robert Kennedy, maybe JFK, other priests and saints burned and stoned. And Howard Beale. Moses, Buddha, and Mohammed got lucky.) If the new truth survives, *then* it's tamed and bled of as much of its threat as possible. We now return you to one of the great cinematic satires, in progress.

[@matthewcoldrick6110]

This is one of the greatest scripts ever written with an Oscar winning performance to match. The psycho spiritual break through( not breakdown) he has, opens his perception, perspective and sense of compassion. Seizure my ass.

[@Atreus21]

The movie's chock full of oscar-worthy performances. Marlene Warfield's "distribution costs" monologue was just excellent and hysterical.

[@bryanalstoncoxing]

Atreus21 yeah I’m surprised she wasn’t nominated for Best Supporting Actress. I thought Laureen Hobbs was a terrific character

[@shineshowreels263]

Hello Matt. It's Jon Banks here. I used to work with your brother at Crow. Are you still playing music?

[@panelectric8460]

@@shineshowreels263 Hi Jon ! yes I write soundtracks, release ambient and chill music and I produce audio content for immersive experiences . I’m living in Greece now andxwork by remote. Are you still in touch with Simon ? , he is in Nz now. And what are you up to these days Jon ?

[@shineshowreels263]

@@panelectric8460 I remember borrowing Roxy and Elsewhere from Simon (think it was your copy). I'm looking for people to play with, but in Frank's words "there are no musicians anymore". Are you still in contact with musicians in UK? Other than that, I'm doing next to nothing. I haven't spoken to any of then Crow crew for ages, but I was watching this clip this morning and there was your name!

[@joeharris3878]

The actors had to have fully appreciated the greatness of the script, the director as well. How else could this masterpiece have been produced? I don't know of any flaws in it. I saw in the theater when in college when it first came out, it still amazes me every time I see a snippet of it, like this one. I laugh then I am stunned.

[@smoothjazzandmore]

Paddy Chayefsky was a stinkin' genius! He called it 45 years ahead of it's time!

[@milart12]

This is the best screenplay of the last 50 years, maybe of all time.

[@JamesHarris-hl2bm]

Yes he was and his script for The Hospital was just as great.

[@d1want34]

maybe because it always has been like this?

[@adamfitzgerald911]

He is speaking of true enlightenment, where one has connected his mind to the universe. Endless and copious amounts of energy connecting himself to this world and to everything which exists.

[@laurentlin3068]

When I saw the light they put me in the loony bin.

[@sirguy7364]

Spin around (like a whirling dervish) clockwise(yang northern hemisphere/yin southern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (yin northern hemisphere/yang southern hemisphere) (torus spinning). Chant any of these mantras 3 times each while facing east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northernhemisphere): "ieouams", "a-u-m", and "om". Sleep with your head placed east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northern hemisphere). Perform the 5 Tibetan rites. Play music at 528 hz.

[@danielgaughan4243]

@@laurentlin3068 sounds about right. I ran into two people not long ago, that I'd known and enjoyed talking to them and when I ran into them again, they wouldn't even speak on any TRUTHS. The one guy actually now denied chem trails and said that the hospital straightened him out. Chem trails aren't even a theory, I mean, there they are. It was weird. Cuz, for a while I was under the impression that once you see the TRUTH you can't go back but I have now seen it many times. Even in this so-called, TRUTH community on the internet you'll get a TRUTHER that disappears for a bit and they come back and they seem different. Something very scary is happening to our reality. I think sometimes I'm in hell and just haven't met the formal welcoming committee. Still, TRUTH is where it's at regardless of the consequences. I think that's the only way out of here even if it means our death. That's why it's NO MUZZLE for me and definitely NO "CURE" for the scamdemic.

[@MrOwl-hk7my]

@@danielgaughan4243 do you know anyone that got sick with Covid? Do you know anyone who died? Cause I do. And they were very much sick, and the dead are very much dead. Is that a scam?

[@SouthbaySpeaks]

I love Max's inveterate cynicism. He was audience to one of the most sublime, inspired monologues in cinema history and his response to Howard Beale's collapse was, "Oh boy!"

[@buddrossi6451]

That look at 0:49 is basically, “This poor son of a bitch has gone completely over the edge…”

[@LordGreystoke]

Because Beale is an utter fruitloop! You might say "Oh boy!" too!

[@thomasfleischer83]

Finch and Holden, two great actors!

[@danielgaughan4243]

Two of my 3 favorites have Holden. Sunset Boulevard and Network. Bad News Bears is my other but that's cuz it brings me back to my youth and when I was crazy for Tatum O'Neal. It's a good movie too, though.

[@christopherthorkon3997]

What's amazing about this film is that it is Howard Beale who is really sane and everyone else who is really crazy.

[@LordGreystoke]

Max is not crazy. He's the most rational person in this movie!

[@kemchobhenchod]

"And you will not take me off the air! Not now or any other spaceless time!"

[@burtfiasco]

I like sandwiches Such a brilliant line. Hilarious how his newfound "enlightenment" is still not quite enough for him to overcome the vanity that comes with the territory of being a television newsman.

[@jfcc9086com]

lol Correct! What a classic....

[@cantopia]

I saw Brian Cranston in this in NYC and incredibly they cut this line. I couldn't believe it. Otherwise it was great.

[@bubufubu]

@@burtfiasco Vanity or the realization of being in an advantageous position where he can share his enlightenment with millions of people? Howard was no saint, mind you. But was this more about him or was he concerned with the plight of the American people? It's been several years since I've seen Network. I'll have to watch it again soon, though I did find the satire to be terrifyingly accurate.

[@sirguy7364]

Spin around (like a whirling dervish) clockwise(yang northern hemisphere/yin southern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (yin northern hemisphere/yang southern hemisphere) (torus spinning). Chant any of these mantras 3 times each while facing east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northernhemisphere): "ieouams", "a-u-m", and "om". Sleep with your head placed east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northern hemisphere). Perform the 5 Tibetan rites. Play music at 528 hz.

[@rpbajb]

If you are ever fortunate enough to receive enlightenment like this, be quiet about it. History shows these people generally do not fare well.

[@calebladd4082]

Read Ezekiel 33:1-9

[@donkeyparadise9276]

Most definitely

[@donkeyparadise9276]

​@@calebladd4082will do

[@izabellapinker9705]

Kanye, Britney, Michael jackson

[@boutthembirdsflyeaglesfly5551]

Such people should do the very opposite.

[@harryhamlyn4037]

If We Ever - High Contrast

[@eifelitorn]

dam I finally found it o_O. The sample has a source.

[@Oipwnmw2]

@@eifelitorn all samples have sources?

[@eifelitorn]

@@Oipwnmw2 yeah, I was just excited I found it :P

[@Oipwnmw2]

@@eifelitorn not gonna lie, I had to listen again and again at the start to catch the whole quote

[@sirguy7364]

Spin around (like a whirling dervish) clockwise(yang northern hemisphere/yin southern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (yin northern hemisphere/yang southern hemisphere) (torus spinning). Chant any of these mantras 3 times each while facing east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northernhemisphere): "ieouams", "a-u-m", and "om". Sleep with your head placed east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northern hemisphere). Perform the 5 Tibetan rites. Play music at 528 hz.

[@traildoggy]

He opened up his eyes and he snapped out of the groove He saw both sides of everything and found he could not Move -- James McMurtry

[@d1want34]

this film is the very definition of 'timeless'

[@fredgarvinMP]

Does anybody else find it hysterical when he passes out?

[@SpacemonkeyDurden]

Man, it's wild seeing everyone miss the point. Howard is right in diagnosing the problems, but how the man speaks and acts are perfectly indicative of a mental breakdown. The mind cracks in unpredictable ways, and some people build a fortress around theirs to keep it sedated with that delusional sense of grandeur that just isn't reasonable by any measure. Howard was easily manipulated, as shown by the scene in which he's confronted by the head of the network on the religion of capitalism, clearly not showing any real responsibility or control over his own mental faculties. No matter what they may be saying, if you saw man, muttering to himself in the rain, while wearing pajamas, you'd probably look the other way, or be on guard. The point here isn't how right Howard is, but rather he is a person with real issues, and is still a victim, whose human frailty is another asset in the entertainment industry. Anyone here who cheers him on without considering his break with reality, is the target audience for this network.

[@donkeyparadise9276]

Could you clarify that?

[@770WT]

A wonderful thought provoking movie unheard of today in Super Hero era .

[@mskidi]

Quite the contrary, this movie is a 70s version, of an Aaron Sorkin movie.Watch it again with some attention, there is no dialogue in this film. Just monologues, angry, emotional, profound, political, smart MONOLOGUES.

[@jrneal1220]

Speaking of super hero movies, Joker definitely shares some thematic affinities with Network (dehumanization, media madness, etc.), including a murder that's almost reminiscent of Network's ending.

[@wordup897]

one of the best films ever made, i really can't think of another that's more revealing. lies in the news, truth in the movies.

[@cccalll]

The China Syndrome movie with Jane Fonda!

[@garyh4427]

Brilliant scene and peter finch is superb, this clip from the film shows why he won and fully deserved the best actor oscar award.

[@jh7589]

ahhhh so this is where High Contrast got the sample for 'If we ever'

[@ishmaelpryce]

Ahh brother, that they did. Such Loveliness.

[@sugarpacketchad]

This makes me feel like a color in a black and white movie.

[@paulhorneschillings1212]

"In a mad world, only the mad are sane."

[@jgnogueira]

And who are the sane ones? 14 years old weebs on the internet trying to be deep?

[@mcedar8566]

"Michael Clayton" (2007) with George Clooney was the new version of this movie...Tom Wilkinson played the character Arthur who is the Howard Beale in this movie

[@770WT]

Clooney is overrated as hell .

[@barrysmith1202]

''Howard, we're living on planet of the apes; there's no room for The Enlightened here.''

[@cccalll]

I saw the(I’m mad as hell) clip years ago and instantly ordered the DVD off Amazon. After watching the whole movie,I’m glad I did. The Network and The China Syndrome both relatable to 2024!

[@mikebasil4832]

Howard Beale was an Earth Angel.

[@TheRaythion322]

Are we ever going to see this level of acting in Hollywood ever again?

[@ljay79]

Not a chance.

[@josephmcfarland8442]

Never

[@josephmcfarland8442]

Too busy Marvel Comic Movies

[@Sebastianmelmothuk]

Peter Finch was one of the most amazing Actor who ever lived.....watching on The Trials of Oscar Wilde ( he deserved an Oscar for this Play) make you became an Actor yourself

[@nedd.8479]

Not that it detracts from his performance, but Peter Finch's Australian accent is really evident in certain scenes.

[@madahad9]

I saw this in '76 when I was about 12 or 13 (depending upon the time it came to the last run theatre in my neighbourhood) and it left a deep impression. I was a weird kid who enjoyed films targeted for an older audience. I'd go so far as to say that Network was a more memorable experience than Star Wars. The film has only increased in appeal over the decades and I was understanding the satire more,especially any scene with the terrorist group as they negotiate network contracts with their lawyers. It's been commented endlessly how it predicted the future of network television,especially the news and it's descent into entertainment and less about being a source of reliable information. Fox News is not very far away from what Paddy Cheyevsky envisioned. It deserves all the praise lavished by critics.

[@1cont]

You are a dumbass if you 🤔 CNN is any better than Fox.

[@nelliethursday1812]

I was the same way Same age as well star wars did not impress me at all. I like to be entertained with thought provoking films such as this plus I had a major crush on Peter Finch

[@lpadron13]

Cheyevski wasn't inspired by Fox when he wrote this. He was inspired by the mainstream media. And it wasn't Fox that proved him right.

[@jgnogueira]

Tbh i always saw star wars a part of the problem this film was trying to expose.

[@geraldkruder2264]

He Understand's! Open Your Mind's & Heart's you Maniacs!

[@MRIDDLE72]

Gerald Kruder very true story

[@sirguy7364]

Spin around (like a whirling dervish) clockwise(yang northern hemisphere/yin southern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (yin northern hemisphere/yang southern hemisphere) (torus spinning). Chant any of these mantras 3 times each while facing east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northernhemisphere): "ieouams", "a-u-m", and "om". Sleep with your head placed east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northern hemisphere). Perform the 5 Tibetan rites. Play music at 528 hz.

[@danielgaughan4243]

Yeah, "This is mass madness you maniacs!" "You're the reality, television is the illusion." turn it off

[@jasonjohnson5773]

I feel like I am on the verge of some great Truth right now;

[@MrSteve72]

*"The experience you are feeling, is The Awakening..."*

[@sirguy7364]

Spin around (like a whirling dervish) clockwise(yang northern hemisphere/yin southern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (yin northern hemisphere/yang southern hemisphere) (torus spinning). Chant any of these mantras 3 times each while facing east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northernhemisphere): "ieouams", "a-u-m", and "om". Sleep with your head placed east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northern hemisphere). Perform the 5 Tibetan rites. Play music at 528 hz.

[@jackmorgan8931]

Poor Mr. Beale. He didn't have a "psychotic break". He simply reached a point, became "enlightened" (I prefer simply thoroughly disgusted and angry with the stuff of everyday life) and refused to "choose sides" in being told who to believe and why. On Monday 02/27/12, I was seeing a "therapist" for "depression". We talked for a bit, then she brought in the psychiatrist for a few minutes, you know, so he could prescribe all the right drugs. We talked for a few minutes and then he stopped me and asked, "What's your point of view?" It was, perhaps, the first time I had actually listened to my own words...and he was right. I was indeed blabbering on and on about "If I look at it from this point of view, then...but if I look at it this way, then...but at the same time, from this point of view I can see why...." So I answered him, told him the truth and that truth remains more true now than it was over eight years ago: "I don't have one." So he wrote prescriptions for a couple of pills...and I through 'em in the trash. And then, just a few years later, some chap called Obi Wan said this in yet another movie: "Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view." So I sit, I read the "news," and I read the comments...and people scream and shout their "points of view" but few have even thought about looking at that "bigger" picture. It is "my way or the highway". So all "this," this endless barrage of "points of view" here in the world of "social media"? Ah, 'tis a lot of things, yes, but "social"? No, not even close. But it is indeed the greatest show on earth and, unlike the trip to the psychiatrist's office, it is all free.

[@hjalti0000]

Therapists exists to prescribe drugs and make people do all the work themselves. They're trained not to actually give any real actionable advice. They're useless. I was very depressed a few years ago and went to therapy. All they wanted to do was put me on drugs and have me make repeat visits to the office so they could collect copay. Well, my mom was on depression meds, and she was also still a wreck. The pills didn't work, clearly. Once I realized that, I immediately stopped going and sure enough I fixed my problems on my own.

[@jackmorgan8931]

@@hjalti0000 "...and sure enough I fixed my problems on my own." Well said indeed!

[@wilfordbrimleypranks]

Therapists are completely useless. They did not understand or do anything to help my gambling addiction.

[@sienamas]

There is only ONE point of view, that is God's point of view about anything, also only His one opinion.

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Howard Beale.... talking about The Force before Star Wars came out.

[@pirobot668beta]

In some circles, this is called 'The Chapel Perilous!' All 'narrative worlds' are revealed as false, but since they equally and truly false, they are actually true. Passing through the membrane is Harrowing! Not many survive with mind, soul or spirit intact. 'I am imbued' Amen, Brother! I am 3 weeks in on my own Journey of Light; my eyes had to be 66 years old to see it. Having a wonderful time! Gotta go, important work calls.

[@frankgarrett242]

Too be fair he did threaten to commit suicide while on the air.

[@TheCoolProfessor]

You are mad Howard but your madness is beautiful!

[@ThunderAppeal]

Mr. Beale later went on to work for Apple and Amazon where he was a product evangalist.

[@tharfagreinir]

I agree with your assessment actually. It didn't help that Beale's social environment had few resources to deal adequately with his experience.

[@morningstar5177]

Superb Sublim.

[@moviesgalore9947]

He found the Ultimate Truth it was all about Ratings and he was the first man who was assassinated Live On The Air for Low Ratings.

[@BigPoppa-t3z]

Man She deserved that Oscar.

[@cathrynsmith9872]

The way he gets so excited while talking and then falls - does it remind anyone else of the party scene in the book "The Idiot"?

[@charlesfosterkane1966]

No

[@pberPSR]

and you will not take me off the air for now or any other spaceless time

[@VinayakPande53]

That looks like one hell of a manic episode.

[@generalmunro748]

Possibly the best film and acting performance of all time👌👏👏👏

[@badanalogyband]

Pre STAR WARS! Wow!

[@danielgaughan4243]

Yeah. By a year, I guess. Somewhere on youtube you can see this guys widow being called up by Paddy Chayefsky to get the Oscar for her deceased husband. What's interesting is that Stallone is up for Best Actor as well and when Peter Finch wins Stallone is in shock and seems a bit pissed. As one of the commentors on that video clip wrote, "Stallone is like, 'da fuck' "

[@millyroberta7234]

Oooo if we ever get out of here

[@TinyT916]

…goes for all things wonderful and great…

[@fhb3]

1:40 Cue Howard Beale Theme

[@buttbrowser]

I hope this film is actually still available on disk, I must own it. From the few episodes of what I've scene so far it appears as such a serious study. This is a real cult film, is it not???

[@juannunez4436]

It is.

[@haydenstuder322]

It's pretty well known, actually.

[@bradleyelsken622]

It's on BluRay. It looks great

[@thomasfleischer83]

It is the pure sad REALITY!

[@sirguy7364]

Spin around (like a whirling dervish) clockwise(yang northern hemisphere/yin southern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (yin northern hemisphere/yang southern hemisphere) (torus spinning). Chant any of these mantras 3 times each while facing east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northernhemisphere): "ieouams", "a-u-m", and "om". Sleep with your head placed east, west, north(in the southern hemisphere) or south(in the northern hemisphere). Perform the 5 Tibetan rites. Play music at 528 hz.

[@Ali0fTheQ]

Psilocybin would really explain this movie.

[@sithticklefingers7255]

He must’ve gotten over COVID.

[@jaleach123]

Lol. I use to feel the same way when getting high on DXM. Reality soon reasserted itself...and without me fainting.

[@truescape1360]

jaleach123 LOL!!!!!

[@joycekoch5746]

Poor Mr. Beale - this is what happens when one sets off to make America great again.

[@johncurtis920]

The perfect articulation of social media addiction, eh? John~ American Net'Zen

[@arashdeepsanghera6054]

PRANA

[@almor2445]

Such a man seems insane to those still plugged in to the system

[@maxiepattie85]

Anger is a gift and fear makes you fuct

[@algo2957]

oooh if we ever get outa here

[@tonytigervarley]

Becoming enlightened is a painful experience, it was for me anyway 💯👍🙂

[@theomegaman218]

Ok. I got to see this movie

[@supermarioworldE]

The one scene where's finch's accent is a bit shaky.

[@CliffBronson1212]

❤❤❤

[@TheSADHU88]

Yeah but you see this movie made no real explanation on what really happend, only those who have been down the path and experienced it know what happend to Howard, what really happend his kundalini got awakended and he became enlightened but because he is an old man and out of shape and his nerve system was not prepared, he has "chi sickness" or prana sickness or call it what you like, its the side effects of awakening the kundalini without preparing for it.

[@vaydaimages]

Cosmic ascent ,horizont,decompression:),BigG's anger shaking cocking adjusting frequencies yea big day getting rid of lot ppl vibrating bad.its fucking big day yeah awakening. .2 ways of getting in that trouble and today's situation 1is BigG do it first b4 you ,either you are chicky enough and smart that at one point you so curious to decompress ppl to higher levels smashing the .Everywhere u all brothers hear any anything any form in the media they speak act play say think ..about that day...Its that big and its gonna happen ..and thats why theres so much about it as i can hear 99% with that story differently acted sang etc . Sugestions by "organizators and rhlers"giving us opportunity to know about it and prepare by again for instance all songs in music

[@jgnogueira]

That was no need to real explanation, because this movie was showing how working with television can make someone insane.

[@rixille]

Only a year after the film was released, the actor playing as Howard Beale died from a heart attack.

[@tozjesoir7190]

The universe was calling him

[@mikemorgan7893]

Peter Finch.

[@danielgaughan4243]

I've looked for the clip and can't find it, but I read that the night before he died he was on Carson with George Carlin as another guest, and Carlin's whole routine is about death. I'd like to see it if it's available. That's strange. I'm one who thinks that some deaths in Hollywood are faked and some are hits or rituals. Anyway, that story reminded me of Ultimate Warrior giving his last speech in a huge arena where he says that he might die of a heart attack any day and the next day it's reported that he dies of a heart attack. There are other examples too. Just weird synchronicities or more to it....?

[@sbswtnchoice]

You've done your homework. It's sounds like the Illuminati came for payment in both cases with Finch and the Ultimate Warrior. The so-called 'body count' or 'star-whacking' as Randy Quaid put it seems to go even further back than just recent years. My mom used to say how people die in 'threes', but over the years I've come to see it as a thing for famous people connected to Freemasonry or the Illuminati since they love '3's, 6's, and 9's.

[@dynjarren7523]

I love this movie! Peter Finch wins a posthumous Oscar! He deserved it. He gave a powerful performance! But I also liked the speech where the corporate guy read him the riot act! He just sat there transfixed. There are No Countries, only Corporations! Mr. Beale! You are playing with the primal forces of Nature! Mr. Beale! He was In shock! It was a brutal reality check! And it’s more accurate now than ever! When now Capital flows electronically around the World 🌎 at the speed of sight! Howard Beal was like an old model car. Obsolete! He had fire in his belly! And he held to his beliefs. But he didn’t realize the world he cherished no longer existed! There are no Countries, only Corporations! That phrase says it all because our Supreme Court gave Corporations the legal status of a living person. Which I disagree with but that was their ruling. Corporations are people, too! No there not! Madness! Corporations are legal entities with the equal status to a person. That I don’t agree with. But that’s the law now. We are living with the consequences of that ruling!

[@waltbroedner4754]

So are we to deduce from this that all that want to do good and are against the system are looney?

[@douglasbabb1725]

I think for context you should have shown the scene before this where Howard is giving his revelation. "What is this, the burning bush? I'm not Moses!" "And I'm not God, what does that have to do with it?"

[@pathandy8188]

Really? clensing moment of clarity

[@kennethgriffin7921]

this is tucker Carlson right now after 14 million views in under 3 hours after tweeting episode 1. it has begin

[@donaldquirk7801]

Nah, he knows what would be done to him if he told the truth. The people on the inside know their place if they want to keep their money and other things.

[@jgnogueira]

You guys are all giving carlson way to much credit, he is just profiting for stupid people and He is exaclty part of the problem this movie is showing.

[@nekitamol1k242]

A great performance, but he was on and off with the accent throughout the entire movie. De Niro should've won the Oscar for Taxi Driver.

[@squireob]

In other words, he's having a seizure.

[@WillyJunior]

*manic episode

[@cathrynsmith9872]

I am 99% sure you are right. That's why I came to read the comments. To see if anyone else thinks so.

[@truescape1360]

Tim O'Brien LOL!!!!!!

[@Thatmassageguy]

Not a seizure.

[@seandonoghue2347]

Someone spiked his drink with LSD

[@pabloperez4063]

Where is when max says Faye "Fuck you honey"???

[@lepetitchat123]

Reminds me of tabloid media in many countries

[@celestialroad]

he got that good lucy

[@edwardmumford9531]

That could be at Thor's world called asgard ❤😊

[@9one9Music]

🌌☯️🌌

[@dogzdigital]

Sounds like someone slipped Beale some acid.

[@MikeSmithComedian]

NDE

[@burtfiasco]

The writer of this definitely had some experience with high doses of psilocybin mushrooms.

[@katalepsykills]

You don’t need drugs to reach this state of consciousness.

[@tuanjim799]

You don't "need" mushrooms to get there, *BUT* they sure as hell give you a big leg up. Also, I know it's technically accurate, but using a mundane term like "drugs" to describe psilocybin just feels... idk, like profaning something holy, something sacred. Don't know if you've ever had the experience, but you'd understand what I mean if you did. Anyway, peace to all.

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

Well, he did write "Altered States"as well.

[@katalepsykills]

@Tuan Jim I was going to say that the tone was just missing, but I realized I don’t call them drugs either, so I get your point. Psilocybin mushrooms are actually my favorite... thing. And yes, they definitely help.

[@tuanjim799]

@@katalepsykills Oh yes, they changed my life. And saved it. No exaggeration. :)

[@Scottdrruryiphone]

I gotta be that guy. What is the accent here? "I feel connected to buhds....to all the animals of the wuhld....I feel on the vuhge of some ultimate truth...." Nobody talks that way. It's inauthentic. I get the idea of a Transatlantic Accent but it was supposed to be dead by 1976.

[@ZZSmithReal]

It's Jordan Peterson! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LentaChorum]

Enjoyed the movie, but I feel uneasy championing the virtues of a man who for all intents and purposes gone insane. Howard’s not in the right mind.

[@fredgarvinMP]

It's satire. I don't think the audience is expected to believe that Howard Beale really tapped in to the universal life force. The writer and director are not championing those virtues either. I find the moment when he faints hysterical actually.

[@jgnogueira]

Is more about how working in this enviroment can make someone insane.

[@birdwalkin]

this is what watching rick + morty does to an mfer

[@jgnogueira]

More like reading this comment section.

[@pasodiufwen]

Howard Beale is Trump.... So perfectly Trump.

[@felang9257]

No he isn't tRump, he just predicted the conditions TV would create to allow the rise of this Con man.

[@cattathat]

pasodiufwen no

[@L0rd0fTh3N3rdz]

@@felang9257 except the people who control the networks are in stark opposition to trump. Keep dreaming you are some kind of underdog.

[@felang9257]

@@L0rd0fTh3N3rdz tRump is a lying D'bag, the networks are in the business of informing people who want to live in the real world; I liken it to going to school or going to church, one informs and educates, the other tells you what you want to hear to reinforce your safe space. So you keep going to Fox and AM radio to help shield your sensitive little brain from the real world, let me know how it works out for you when the next recession hits.

[@L0rd0fTh3N3rdz]

@@felang9257 lol yes watching tv news is like going to school or church. JFC the nation is doomed.