The Mummy: The Anatomy of an Adventure Movie

[@QualityCulture]

P.S. I totally forgot Indiana Jones 5 is coming out next year (first image revealed yesterday). I’m cautiously optimistic 😅

[@Erikborda]

I would love to hear your take on the recast of Harrison Ford and if, as in comparison to other franchises, we need a new Indiana Jones actor. Great video by the way!

[@PauloSilva-ep9ox]

The Rock's Scorpion King is cool too!!

[@jacobsteele7138]

Very cautious, It will more then likely be a movie trying hard to push a woke message over a good adventure.

[@ankylosaruswrecks3189]

This was a perfect analysis and thank you for doing it. One little thing, Fraser rhymes with razor. Sorry, I'm not trying to be a jerk.

[@squamish4244]

@@jacobsteele7138 My concern isn't wokeness, it's that Ford is 79, Spielberg didn't direct it and the last one was...blech. Seriously, given those concerns, wokeness was what occurred to you? Good lord.

[@TheOtakuKat]

I like to go on a tangent here about how Rick and Evie are the only movie couple I can think of who get together at the end of the film and stay together in all their sequels and are happy to be together, like seriously this has become a real pet peeve of mine when movies pair two characters together and then break them up between movies for unexplained contrived reasons. This is what ruined National Treasures 2 for me and why I refuse to watch the Jurassic World sequel.

[@madeofcastiron]

the only other movie couple in an adventure/action film that stayed together that i can think of is eggsie and tilde (the swedish princess) in kingsman. like most other spy themed movies, i thought she would get replaced with another girl in the sequel, so to my surprise, they were actually still dating and even had plans of marriage. it was a pleasant twist.

[@rubysparks4915]

I agree, though in a lot of cases it's because the other actor hasn't reprised their role so the writers have to write out the character. They could do better about why.

[@bennruda11]

And karate kid 😆

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Amazes me how Brendan Fraser in his prime went from a mostly goofy comedian to a decent action adventure star (though he did have some solid coming of age dramas in School Ties & With Honors). Shame off screen issues derailed his star power, though it's still nice to see still in acting business even if in much lesser film project. The first Mummy movie and Journey To The Center Of The Earth (2008) are my personal favorite Brendan Fraser movies.

[@bennruda11]

@@mr.sinjin-smyth never forget the gods and monsters with ian mckellan, he such a versatile actor. But he probably prefers the humor films more 😀

[@doloreslehmann8628]

There really aren't a lot of actors who could convincingly deliver the goofy type and the "hot guy who would haunt your dreams" type at the same time. Frasier achieved this perfectly.

[@biazacha]

Chris Hemsworth is probably the best on the current gem. But actors alone can’t do miracles when Hollywood is so afraid to be cheesy and go full wonder - all they do now is heavily rely on CGI and hope it does the trick.

[@greygubbins2718]

It's the William Shaw/Cutthroat Island scenario. It turns out most male actors just want to be Tom Cruise in Top Gun

[@moonknight4053]

Nah mate Oscar issac literally played an introverted and kinda shy character in moon knight. That alone is pretty amazing, Rick o Connell and Steven grant on an adventure would be cinematic

[@TheKazragore]

@@biazacha Or Chris Pratt.

[@watermelonice5929]

Frasier is very talented. It’s really unfortunate the things that happened to him. He deserved so much better.

[@bellaloves2815]

I never had a crush on Brendan Fraser like a lot of people because I was so little during his movies and he had already played a dad in Inkheart so in my mind he was a proper adult and dad. But I loved him as an actor and he was a huge part of my childhood. Seeing what happened to him in Hollywood when he is such a sweet man and truly a gem broke my heart and saddened me whenever I’d rewatch his film because he had such magic on screen. Which is why I’m so happy that not only is he getting roles again and the recognition he deserves but people are revisiting films like The Mummy which made my love for adventure films and novels come to life.

[@QualityCulture]

Agreed, I'm glad he's getting so much love after everything that's happened to him

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Amazes me how Brendan Fraser in his prime went from a mostly goofy comedian to a decent action adventure star (though he did have some solid coming of age dramas in School Ties & With Honors). Shame off screen issues derailed his star power, though it's still nice to see still in acting business even if in much lesser film project. The first Mummy movie and Journey To The Center Of The Earth (2008) are my personal favorite Brendan Fraser movies.

[@osmanyousif7849]

My mom, who came to America in the late 80s, had no idea what movies were. It was when she went on a trip to Universal Studios Hollywood, when they were promoting The Mummy (1999) movie, and there was Brendan Fraser. And the whole crowd was going crazy, and my mom had not understood why, especially since he was greeting everyone, INCLUDING HER. It was only until I was born in 2001 did she stay home to watch some movies she purchased on the Blockbuster, where she saw the 2 movies and was like, a total fan of Fraser. But yet, she still continues to hit herself in the head, because if she had know sooner that day in the theme park, that a famed 90s actor was there, and greeted her, she’d have totally been going nuts.

[@silviacastillo6413]

@@osmanyousif7849 😱😱😱

[@johnmckenzie6661]

My first Brendan Fraser film was George of the Jungle. Talk about a movie that get the ladies swooning.

[@firegirl_lanae]

I kinda disagree about the FX being subpar, I think they hold up pretty well considering this film came out over 20 years ago. The scene when Imohtep opens his mouth and the locusts fly out is still super wicked to me and don't even get me started on the sand chase scene with the plane, just wow!

[@manaash4316]

Brendan Frasier is so effortlessly charming. I know he owes us nothing, but I'm SO GLAD to see him back in film.

[@MadameTamma]

In these adventure movies the heart of the story is always "The real adventure was the friends we made along the way." I know that phrase is often used as a joke but it's true. In the Mummy they're looking for the ancient city but what's really at stake Evie and Rick saving each other. In the Goonies they're looking for the treasure but the reason why they're looking is so they don't have to move away. In The Pirates of the Caribbean, there's a treasure but we don't know what happens to it at the end because what we're invested in is saving the pirates from the curse and Will and Elizabeth getting together. There's always a mcguffin but the mcguffin is never what's ultimately at stake.

[@valhatan3907]

Interesting. Never seeing it that way.

[@migaish_]

That's a really awesome take. It is nice to have films where the main focus is friendship

[@Truthseeker4815]

Very insightful. Plus I think The Mummy reinforces this with the final line when Jonathan says "I guess we go home empty handed...again" then Rick says "I wouldn't say that" followed by the kiss with Evy. Thus showing that the real prize at the end was love and friendship. Though they do show the gold as a bonus.

[@angela_merkeI]

How fitting. I planned to do the annual The Mummy rewatch in a few days. This movie was the most important part in my obsession with history as a child and me now studying Ancient Studies.

[@GustavoCaucayo]

awesome! did you like Moon Knight? It felt to me like a very good return to the egyptian mythology even with all the marvel hero stuff thrown in

[@Sun.Shine-]

I liked moonknight. It had enough mythology for my interigueness. And marvel is colliding Norse & Greek mythology in the new thor film 🤌

[@annedrieck7316]

U watched mummy every year?!

[@trinaq]

Rachel and Brendan had amazing chemistry in the first two movies, and made a Brilliant team. While Maria Bello was decent enough, she just didn't bring the same magic to the role as Rachel did.

[@Laurtew]

I felt kind of sorry for Maria Bello. She tried and did her darndest, but it felt like she was trying to play Rachel Weiss playing Evie. She knew people were going to be disappointed in her performance before the movie even came out.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Amazes me how Brendan Fraser in his prime went from a mostly goofy comedian to a decent action adventure star (though he did have some solid coming of age dramas in School Ties & With Honors). Shame off screen issues derailed his star power, though it's still nice to see still in acting business even if in much lesser film project. The first Mummy movie and Journey To The Center Of The Earth (2008) are my personal favorite Brendan Fraser movies.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Yeah, let’s pretend the third movie didn’t exist. If studios are smart, we can get a direct sequel to the 1st movie (I’m iffy on the 2nd one….) which has both Brendan and Rachel returning to their roles.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

@@osmanyousif7849 The 2nd movie could've been much better if the kid character wasn't too involved in the adventure. I just found him annoying. It also was a near rehash from the first movie story wise with the Pharaoh Queen being the only other significant addition to the cast (aside from the kid). The 3rd movie, well aside from Rachel Weiss not returning, they had an actor who looked almost the same age as Brendan playing as the teenage son of Brendan's character. Terrible casting, weak story, and Jet Li being wasted in his role.

[@osmanyousif7849]

@@mr.sinjin-smyth , maybe a direct sequel can fix these problems and give us a sequel (probably taking place in the 50s) where Rick and Evie have made a success with their discoveries, and their son has become mature and decide to do one final adventure before it's time to pass the torch to him.

[@blimeyacey]

i think comedy and horror often pair well also because they're strangely similar in the way they work: like they're both about timing and surprise and build up so i think that's why they're so inexctricably linked

[@deevee5348]

i guess that's why sam raimi's films work, and for more recent directors, jordan peele's too...

[@circeciernova1712]

Jordan Peele once made the comparison that comedy is horror with a punchline

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

In this movie l, my favorite scene between those two was the archaeologist tool kit that Rick gifts to Evie, I thought that was the most thoughtful and sweetest thing especially tuned to her interests.

[@lewislewis3531]

Brendan Fraiser strikes the perfect balance between cool badass and warm hearted hero that few actors manage, even now

[@drinkwateronce]

i really miss adventure and mystery genre movies that doesn't end with big ACTION BATTLE, or worse, 100% CGI ACTION BATTLE. its the little things.

[@sourPatchkidHaley]

You should try "Murder On The Nile." I think it ticks those boxes.

[@drinkwateronce]

@@sourPatchkidHaley lol already seen it! i wish we had more movies like that tbh

[@sourPatchkidHaley]

@@drinkwateronce I agree! I had a nice time returning to that genre 😌 I even enjoyed "Murder On The Orient Express."

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Though not faithful to the source material... UNCHARTED (Holland & Wahlberg) is still quite a decent treasure hunting action adventure movie in it's own right

[@supppsyl]

"Yes, I count the first half of Shrek as an adventure movie and I refuse to believe otherwise." No lies told *PERIODDDDDDDDDD!*

[@MrEffectfilms]

It's why Stephen Summers is one of my favorite directors, he made this, The Mummy 2, and Van Helsing and all of them are excellent adventure films with horror trappings.

[@katieir42]

If you're looking for a new adventure movie then hear me out..."Lost City" with Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum was actually pretty good. It's corny in some ways and advertised more as a comedy, but the adventure is actually pretty fun and there's more heart in it than I thought there would be.

[@anishinaabae]

i was very much looking forward to this movie! i just love sandra bullock and i find channing tatum to be an entertaining comedic actor.

[@QualityCulture]

I was wondering about this one! I'll have to check it out :)

[@swishyclang]

fully agree, I really enjoyed it

[@redbae7877]

Totally! I was happily surprised seeing it

[@SalemSommers]

Shoutout to Brad Pitt's cameo... It was my favourite thing about the movie

[@valhatan3907]

Brenda Frasier was part of my childhood as Southeastern-asian who's rarely got any nostalgia from western medias. His films were so famous we chose one permanent dubber for him. So, in every dubbed versions of his movie or anything he was in and need to be dub (like animation), the dubber will always the same. Which is rare to happens in *our* case.

[@arthurwright8827]

I think Brendan Fraser was better in “The Mummy” than Harrison Ford was in any of the Indy movies. There, I’ve said it, it had to be said!

[@jenniferariesta6635]

YES

[@56Tyskie]

Ballsy but I liked it lol

[@justjukka]

I am SOOO glad Tom Cruise wasn't in this movie. He might be able to act with charisma, but Brendan Frasier is just genuinely charismatic!

[@jacquig1939]

I support this controversial comment. I can't get through Indiana Jones.

[@anthonyvasquez1316]

Wow! Fraser did work with Ford, but it was a drama. If they were in an action movie together, it would have been great!

[@xolotte]

Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser really make this movie!

[@osmanyousif7849]

You know, call me nuts but seeing George of the Jungle, watching Weisz role as Evie, and considering how Fraser auditioned twice for 1999 animated movie…. Yeah, you can’t deny that the two would’ve made a great Tarzan and Jane.

[@denzelmedes1780]

The mummy is indeed a GOAT of movie magic

[@anishinaabae]

this movie (along with sailor moon!) contributed greatly to my coming to terms with my bisexuality when i was a young kid. i didn't know what it was called yet, but i still vividly remember how captivated i was by both rick AND evie, and spent the entire watch with gigantic heart eyes. throw in ardeth BAE and the two star-crossed thotties imhotep and anck-su-namun, and you've got one gay little 9 year old! it was such a pivotal moment in my life, and the fact that it's one of the last truly great adventure movies is definitely the cherry on top of that childhood experience. it just brings back so many good feels whenever i watch it as an adult!

[@Visplight]

Yeah, The Mummy is pretty much the ultimate "well if you weren't bi before, you're at least Bi for the duration of this film" movie.

[@nunyabiznes33]

The face tattoo guy was pretty hot

[@nicoleg2544]

This and the Pirates trilogy. Look at Elizabeth and Will living their best pirate life and tell me it doesn’t just DO something for you

[@momom9547]

i love when people love The Mummy 🥰

[@Lilylaina]

The Mummy is my favourite movie of all time, and I've lost count of how many times I've watched it. Honestly, the closest I've gotten to the feeling this film gives me in recent years was watching Moon Knight on Disney+, especially episodes 4 and 6. Except in Moon Knight, Layla is the Rick character and Steven is Evie!

[@ronDCM]

Yes Rachel Weis and Brendan Fraiser, had great chemistry, but they also blended well with the comedies of the brother and the villain Benny-the whole cast was good.

[@darcyrianephillips5756]

I love "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns." They are a couple of my favorite movies and are a crucial part of my adolescence.

[@itsmeharperjacksons6633]

Its Indian Jones-esque but it didn't fully takes it self seriously. Re-watched it recently and I have fallen more head over heels for Rachel Weisz and have appreciated Brendan even more

[@pontiusporcius8430]

You might like the Librarian.

[@TheSpiderbridge]

Just saw The Mummy for the first time about a week ago and I loved it. You nailed it. I appreciate how you put the clunky bits in context and still celebrated what worked.

[@rucereal727]

“ the British loved stealing artifacts” If I wasn’t subscribed already. 😂🙈

[@36inc]

adventure films are my favorite and always will be- I dont care if theyre predictable I care about having a blast with characters I like and action set peices that are fun

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

Omid Djalili has talked about meeting Tom Cruise somewhere in the middle east later on. Can't remember if they were working on a movie together or on separate projects that coincidentally lined up, Cruise and Omid were talking and a bunch of people started pointing and smiling. And a crowd formed. Omid thought "wow, even here they love Tom Cruise." then the crowd kept saying "Mummy!" Turns out, they loved The Mummy and Omid, even if his character was a bit of a stereotype. Tom Cruise's face must have been a picture though. And this story always makes me laugh today considering his own Mummy movie. Omid told the story years before Cruise would do that though. I think he talked about it on either Graham Norton or Jonathan Ross's shows.

[@slystone4892]

Another wonderful video about a wonderful movie, so much fun watching this film. It wouldn’t be the same without Brendan and Rachel, they bring so much charisma to the table, they’re great in their roles, the same goes to the actor playing the Mummy. I will keep coming to this movie for years to come. I don’t agree with the CGI effects, they haven’t aged badly besides for some at the ending.

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

It's a damn shame that Rachel Weisz was replaced in the third film. There was simply no chemistry between Brenden Fraser and Maria Bello...or, at least not nearly as much as there was between he and Rachel. (One of that film's MANY problems, but by far one of the largest.) I feel that if she'd reprised the role, it would have helped the film tremendously. Likely not enough to save it, but it still would have been a superior product. Additionally I don't feel that Bello's portrayal of the character had the same bounce and life that Weisz's did. Weisz seemed to embody the role she was given...as if she were simply being herself in the role. Bello felt like an actor who we could tell was acting; trying to emulate the actress that came before her to middling results.

[@matttheking1655]

The Mummy is definitely a Classic... so much nostalgia from a movie that came out in 1999....

[@fabioazevedo9457]

I would like to see a live action of Disney's first 'Atlantis' movie.

[@gabbyvelasquez3767]

this movie genuinely amazed and frightened me as a kid. i still love it and watch it all the time. im still, terrified, of mummies.

[@Dashpoint_M]

I'm 15 now and my plan is once I graduate and hit 19-20 years old, I'll start filming my adventure movie I'm working on the script already and am workshopping different ideas. It will be similar to the Mummy but will lean closer to the Uncharted games. So if you are interested in another adventure movie in the style of some classics, watch out for that from me It will be titled "Immortality's Anger" by me, Roger McCartney

[@PercyJacksonRules17]

I grew up with this movie. Its my favourite movie ever i can never tire of watching it. I always adored the chemistry between Brendan and Rachel and this movie definitely awoken my Fraser phase i was obsessed lol. And i definitely had nightmares about those scarab beetles they were scary.

[@mariarayan2253]

U transported me back to 10 years when the mummy used to air on TV and I'd sit glued to the TV for two hours completely immersed in the world, it provided me with a unique sense of adventure that my boring strict house never provided and surprisingly gave me boosts to continue the day, knowing that a piece of curiousty and adventure awoke in me. IMMA GO REWATCH THE MUMMY FRANCHISE AND RECONNECT WITH MY INNER CHILD

[@gudduentertains]

Indian guy here...I was 12 when this movie released and I read a review of it while waiting for my haircut. It was a spoiler review but I was fascinated and the first two movies are my all time favourite adventure movies. It just gets everything right. I will never get bored watching this movie.

[@malefizioso]

another really fun mummy/egyptologist-film set in the 1910s i wish more people would know of is 'the extraordinary adventures od adèle blanc-sec'. it's directed by luc besson, you know, the director of the fifth element. so you know what tone to expect :)

[@adarateranroldan]

Thanks for the recommendation

[@BeautyKhaleesi]

Do you know if it's on streaming somewhere? I need to see it.

[@jenniferariesta6635]

Yes, this is so underrated!

[@ririnrayya578]

I 100% agree with u

[@ericpeterson8732]

The romance didn't start with the kiss, it started when he showed up at the boat looking like the hottie he is. Then he respected her intelligence and saved her life and it was on.

[@mykiamoto7145]

Even though it's a TV show, that's what I think worked so well with the Moonknight series. The relationship between Mark and Steven was excellent while going on an adventure

[@lavenderlylin]

Bless you for this! This movie is my guilty pleasure, and this genre is kind of cheesy but so so fun.❤️

[@anishinaabae]

guilty pleasure? it's 2022! never feel guilty for enjoying something, especially when that something is the eternally fun and entertaining "the mummy"! plus everyone is really hot. all my bisexuals love the mummy.

[@annedrieck7316]

@@anishinaabae destiny mummy

[@karhart6663]

My brother and I used to watch Indiana Jones, and he would tell me when to close my eyes because he's 8 yrs older and I was kinda too young to watch them. That was so endearing to me. The Mummy came out when I was old enough to watch it but we watched it during broad daylight so as not to disturb me too much.

[@0mighty1]

My whole family still to this day does not believe me but when the scorpion king walks out of his tomb and pushes the doors open you can CLEARLY SEE his left claw clip through the door

[@ShakespearsCyst]

I was young when I watched this and I was horrified of those scarabs. Like I already have a phobia of bugs lol So for years, if I would have a small muscle spasm in my legs, I'd be convinced it was one of those scarabs lol I also was obsessed with the movie.

[@ameliawilliams3075]

I echo this sentiment heavily. Such a creepy visual and I was definitely waaaay too young to be watching this movie when I first saw it😭

[@skipper4126]

I mean.. this movie hits all the notes great. The best is definitely the dialoguing between O'Connell and Benny. "Hey O"Connell.. I got all the horses!" "Hey Benny, looks to me like your on the wrong side of the riiiiverrr!" *benny looks around curses himself as a nincompoop*

[@DevilDogMuNky]

I remember seeing this film on mother's day weekend in the theaters with my mom a year before she passed! I hugged our cat a little harder after watching this movie!

[@16maze]

This is my childhood 🤣🤣 I remember quoting “hey Brandon!!(cousin) it looks like I have all the candy!!!” My cousin: hey Aaron!! It looks like you’re on the wrong side of the road!” 🤣🤣

[@Jay_Geraldine]

I was born the year this came out, I can’t remember ever not having seen this film. My parents had it on video and I watch it constantly growing up. Was one the first we bought on DVD. I knew it line for line. Had a huge fascination with Brendan and Rachel, I thought they were so cool and wanted to be both. Later they became my fictional crushes (and the actors celebrity crushes). The fact I can still watch it now and enjoy it completely despite knowing every plot point speaks for how well it ignited that sense of adventure in the viewer. I also had nightmares about those beetles, those scenes still make me shiver

[@thatguywithoutahead]

Very nice essay. I'm especially glad that someone mentions the og mummy (1932) while talking about the new one. (Everybody seems to forget that 1999 is essentially a remake...even the mummy sub reddit seems to not know that)

[@someinteresting]

I like how you say that outdated clichés have to be kept in mind in today's films and not be removed in the old ones. It is important.

[@RB-vo4gi]

I love Brendan Fraser. He’s always seemed like such a great guy. Plus, Journey to the Center of the Earth? Great movie.

[@greygubbins2718]

Mr. Fraser is a goshdarn legend and Hollywood would do well to remember that! Also, this a wonderfully composed and narrated video, thank you for your time and effort.

[@TheMajorStranger]

Me: I know the Mummy is an amazing movie and I don't need a youtube vid to tell me that. Also me: Oh a video about the Mummy. Let's watch it!

[@timothym9398]

One thing I'll add comparing The Mummy to the more modern movies. Fraiser and Weis are both gorgeous, but they still look like normal human beings who happen to be gorgeous. Many of the modern movies utilize actors that just look too extreme to take seriously as actual human beings. Generally it takes me out of the film. Finding people who look like the cast of The Mummy downtown wouldn't draw a crowd, or stand out in a crazy kind of way. The Rock... he really stands out, a little too much for a "fish out of water" story.

[@amcalycat93]

You are not alone in the whole this movie gives out nightmares to kids thing, one of my first movies that skated the horror genre and I still remember Imhotep chasing me awake

[@MichaelS-jk8tj]

I honestly believe you can make a Dark Universe with the Mummy as a foundational character, but after how badly they botched it with Tom Cruise you have to slow play things. You need to start with an adventure movie with an adventure hero akin to Indiana Jones or Allan Quartermain where your adventure goes on a semimagical adventure in their first film, and only if it works do you have them go searching for Egyptian relics in the second movie and have them become your Mummy then.

[@Sara-yr4kk]

I really wish we had more great adventure movies

[@Nkanyiso_K]

5:12 I do appreciate that they called it a masterpiece

[@almamoreno3527]

Thank you for this! I always enjoyed this movie as a kid and rewatched it so much and I always felt like I was the only one who appreciated it and enjoyed it so much. I’m happy to see people giving it the recognition it deserves 😊

[@bufferino7880]

When I was watching this again, I came up with an idea. The reason he gets powers is because magic is all about balance. He gets all that power, but a possible consequence is an eternity of torture.

[@Mathue360]

A really well balanced adventure movie like the mummy will hook me every time. What was great about the sequels was Evie befame more badass and it felt right!

[@claualexis1737]

Her glow up was IMPECABLE!

[@souvillaine5131]

I remember watching this movie a lot with my dad, only recently rewatching it after a good half of a decade and I was amazed of how well it still holds up despite the rough CGI in some moments. It is a wonderfully fun movie that is still engaging and even thrilling and I'm very happy it gets some more attention as of late.

[@achronos178]

Love and monsters is a awesome action adventure film not many talked about. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets still hurts me to this day, That movie could of been incredible.

[@helenapamponet9859]

This was such an amazing video essay! This genre really influenced me growing up and to this day, the mummy is one of my comfort movies. Another series that I rewlly loved and I think captures the excitement of the adventure is BBC's Around the World in 80 days. The series is really well acted and I found the adventure really immersive! I'd love to hear you talking about it!

[@IrethEdelstein]

Disney's Jungle Cruise was for me the closest thing I've gotten to a good old-fashioned adventure movie in the last years. It's not The Mummy but it's close enough I actually felt good when I got out of the theatre. I feel bad that people criticizes it so much because in my head, it was a step into the right direction, when it came to revive the adventure genre.

[@markscott684]

to much cgi , i want to see them in a jungle

[@charlesbennett7484]

I love adventure films and stories (and video games)! It kinda bothers me that there seem to be fewer of them these days.

[@SailorMya]

My BFF and I love this movie growing up and inspired us to learn about ancient Egypt on our own!

[@nomadichippie1930]

I was rewatching recently and realize I just want to Fraser in this movie. History nerd, love shooting, and traveling is all I love doing. I just need a British librarian to come with me

[@dzrmgkva]

Img, i recently missed this series of films. Obviously not because of hot actors. Thanks for your work 💘

[@luthomabandla]

I just discovered this channel today and I can't stop watching. I love it

[@2rachaelm]

Can we just give you a quick clap for that 🥁at 7:31 LOL. Loved this movie growing up and can't wait to watch it with my kids when they're able to handle the horror elements.

[@JohnFiala]

My wife was a huge fan of the Mummy movies, and I really enjoyed watching your video about it! I'm going to have to check out more of your videos. Thanks!

[@chrisrpm8728]

The second one was a huge misstep. We should’ve had a series of films pitting Rick, Evie, and Jonathan against the other universal monsters. In number 2 they could’ve gone on an expedition to look at temples in South America and come up against the creature from the black lagoon. Number 3 could’ve been the Wolfman and so on… Was no one thinking?! We were robbed! :(

[@Incredible_Mister_J]

It does surprise me that this film is popular among wide groups in the younger generations. I guess this is part of remembering from our childhoods fondly and looking back with nostalgia.

[@kimcarragher5784]

The beetles absolutely were the true antagonist of the film I still can’t look at them

[@writethepath8354]

Yay! This movie is a lifelong fav. It's so straightforward and forward.

[@madeofcastiron]

you're so right with the adjective "lifelong". i first watched this movie when i was like 7. now at 24, i still love this movie. and I'm confident that even when i'm at death's door step, i would prolly still ask them to let me watch The Mummy one last time before walking through that door.

[@writethepath8354]

@@madeofcastiron I don't know if I'd request it, but I wouldn't ask them to change the channel!

[@alphamorion4314]

P.S.: just came to this video out of a unexpected suggestion in my feed. After hearing the whole essay (wich I mainly agree, BTW) THAT sponsor segway is what convinced me to give the Like and the comment for the youtube algorithm XD Great work, ma'am, great work.

[@Charsept]

I watched the Mummy the other day and after it was over I found myself thinking, "They don't make em like that anymore". Then I thought, "why don't they?" We need that 90s "cheese" back. Movies that are just fun.

[@danilodoclee]

I think HBO's Lovecraft Country might be a good example of a recent adventure series

[@vulpes6144]

I am really disappointed Spielberg did not carried on with The Adventures of Tintin movies. The first one was pretty great and there is plenty of source material to adapt!

[@phoenixrage1]

My problem with the Tom Cruise Mummy is that he was given total control over it, and it was boring. I shouldn't be bored watching a Mummy movie.

[@Piqipeg]

"..even though it's not perfect...." How dare you!? 🤣

[@gsy2gsf2vwtsf23fsdtw]

I think the Moon Knight series is the closest thing I've seen to an adventure movie similar to the Mummy in these years, especially chapter 4.

[@gixnaraa5374]

The Mummy was the first movie I watched as a kid that scared me. It was DEFINITELY the scarabs. XD But, after I watched it, I was fascinated by Egyptian lore until I was in middle school.

[@laneybug4201]

Thank you for helping sustain my Mummy fixation. This was a very well written essay!

[@-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi-]

I want an adventure movie focusing on Lady Wonder. What a wild ride that would be.

[@bludreem121]

My first conscious memory of a muscle twitch was the same night I watched The Mummy for the first time. tldr; first muscle twitch > thought it was a scarab I was 9 years old. It started with a single twitch in my leg, which woke me. I wasn't sure what had happened, but it had jolted me awake. A moment or two later, there was a quick series of twitches. I saw the muscle in my thigh moving uncontrollably, panicked, screamed, and fell off the top bunk. My mom rushed into the room and found me sobbing, holding my leg. She thought I had broken it, but I wouldn't let go, and just kept screaming "take it out." I was convinced there was a scarab in my leg trying to eat my brain.

[@alejandrovalenzuela7994]

I feel that the type casting, although viewed with 20202 optics or hindsight, is intentional to capture the feel of the adventure movies from the 40s and 50s and pulp stories that inspired the movies presented, its a bad practice that should change, but it gives "authenticity of the time that inspired them" I just wish we could get new adventure movies that do evolve or at least present the perspective of the "native" point of view

[@kathrynadkisson8964]

I agree with you on the characters. Are always say Evie and Rick as equals/partners. They brought the movie to life!

[@shoesncheese]

I'm not sure why I wasn't subscribed to you channel, but now I am. Great video withe excellent points. Especially how horror and comedy often go hand-in-hand.

[@GURken]

National Treasure dilogy is the last one in these type of movies that I enjoyed. It's very sad that adventures based on history just vanished.

[@lonestoner8297]

The Mummy is my Indiana Jones. I was maybe 10 when I saw it. Either way it shaped my ideas of a hero and made a complete fan out of me. I never knew Brendan Fraser until than and when I got older I looked into his other movies. Interesting to say the least but that besides the point lol. For me The Mummy to this day is still a favorite of mine I watch from time to time.

[@adagiobreeze8493]

Brendan Fraser was such a dreamboat in this movie

[@emilyhaas6136]

This is one of my favorite movies and I was so thrilled to see it get some love!

[@thebrotherskrynn]

Of all the directors out there, Stephen Sommers is one of the best, his Mummy, Mummy 2 & Van Helsing movies all rocked, along with his Jungle-Book movie. I do wish though, that at some point he might get a shot at universes such as Conan the Cimmerian, or even a shot at some other universe.

[@VegimorphtheMovieBoy]

Awesome video! Adventure is one of my favorite genres and The Mummy, one of my favorite movies and I loved your analysis for both!

[@michaellilly965]

Oh, yes! I love this film and still watch it 2-5 times a year. Even watch it's first sequel (Returns) just as much, many times back-to-back.

[@mouna4492]

I miss those kind of movies really, sad to see them coming to an end