The Bear - How Jeremy Allen White Perfected Carmy Berzatto

[@conor6440]

playing a dirtbag from chicago in his two main roles and not playing the same character twice is great acting

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

Carmys not a dirt bag....

[@drown_n]

@@mosquitopyjamas9048buddy if you’ve ever worked food service you know we’re ALL scumbags at least a little 😉

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

@@drown_n haha actually I have and yes I can agree 😂

[@allenbates3470]

I mean… the fact that he made them individual is even cooler

[@daviddayz2367]

What i love about this show is how realistic the interactions and conversations are, and I feel that Jeremy Allen White perfected the realism in his performance.

[@elingrrr]

​@karinalumen9722 I can understand this, when everyone was saying this show was anxiety inducing and started watching and never felt that way I confirmed that before therapy I was having so major issues still the show doesn't trigger me a lot but Carmy's decisions or mistakes convos etc seemed the most realistic to my life and work environments

[@ajtaylor8750]

Carmy's monologue at the beginning of the Season 1 finale is a masterclass in character development. Jeremy Allen White shows Carmy at his most vulnerable and broken, a man whose self-loathing won't allow him to have anything good in his life which is perfectly represented in his relationship with Claire in Season 2. This show is my favorite out right now.

[@Kenzo_oNa-Benzo]

Omg im so glad you said that, as a recovering addict who have lost friends that were like brothers to me i cried through the whole scene his acting full that full shot with co cuts was amazing and it was top tier acting ❤

[@gamecokben]

I'm became so incredibly aware of how much I was anxiously fidgeting when you pointed that out about Carmy. Very different personality than that character but I relate so much to his internal chaos - so it struck me as particularly fitting when Jamie Lee Curtis played Carmy's mom and it reminded me of my late mother on her worst days. Such an amazing show.

[@mumblaff]

My brother called me randomly months after S2 premiered and was like did you see mom on Tv? And I immediately knew what he was referencing 😂

[@skatedurr]

I wear suits now.

[@irotinmyskin]

For me that is the single greatest episode in this show. It feels so earned and honest.

[@LittleTimmyO]

@@irotinmyskinthe best episode is by FAR the one on Christmas. The acting and story was riveting

[@jacobp8294]

@@irotinmyskin I really wasn't a fan of that character, and didn't think he was charming or funny. And in one episode I completely changed and now I can hardly watch him without crying

[@nuttbaked]

​@@LittleTimmyOForks better

[@IHMadeThis]

Thats so sick.

[@brady_2k]

Jeremy has been one of my favorite actors for a minute now, glad he’s getting his recognition

[@yemio1005]

He is an amazing actor, I watched him in Shameless and some of his performances on there were award worthy. So happy for him

[@avocadoaficiando]

Would love for you to do an analysis specifically on the Berzatto Christmas dinner episode. I know I saw many of my own family dynamics reflected back in that episode and I'm 99% sure, so did thousands of others. Your insights could prove meaningful

[@beckybnyc322]

So true 👏🏼

[@cielodog1]

I resisted the show because I found it too stressful to watch, after seeing a review of this episode I watched it…after I scraped myself off the floor , I had to see the next episode which was as calming as the Christmas one nightmarish What incredible performances I’m sorry you had to suffer those dynamics and your family. I hope you have healed somewhat.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Thanks for the vid! ❤ Carmy hardly makes eye contact, but stares at Syd when she cooks because he wants that joy she has in her craft, stares at Claire because he wants to escape outside of himself, and stares at Richie when arguing with him because he is jealous of Richie’s relationship he had with Carmy’s late brother. I want to see my boy move past these things as the show progresses.

[@nocturnenoble2468]

Beautiful summary; you dismantled with care some of the reasons why I adore and identify with the character. Thank you.

[@lovetodaylisa3967]

I worked in the back and front of restaurants. After 20 years of it all I realized I was only serving food not saving lives. Nothing is worth that much misery and stress.

[@Tauriz_]

Amen to that. I've been bartending for about 2 years in 2 different establishments, and before that i worked as a waiter for a year. It made me hate alcohol and drunk people, so i stopped drinking almost completely, it made me even more reluctant to make new acquaintances than before. It was extremely stressful at times, and the pay was never good enough for amount of stress i've been receiving. Wasn't worth it, but it was a valuable experience at least, a lot like the service in the army, both made me realize a lot of things about myself and acquire social skills i lacked.

[@genderlesscryptid5764]

Oh my god, I can’t portray to you how obsessed I am with this video!! The way you talk about his perpetual movement feels so spot on to how I view him, and the way you connect blinking to his trauma is so interesting. While he panics and snaps at people when his work is involved, he’s not expected to fix his family, so more often than not, he builds distance from them in whatever way he can. I never realized how often he uses closing his eyes as a way to do this. Anyway, really cool video! Thanks for making it

[@Devil-Made]

I really appreciate how you title the scenes you lift from shows and movies in the bottom left corner of the screen EVERY TIME. It would be easy to do it some of the time, or for scenes from media not associated with the title of your video, but the fact that you do it all the time, for every scene and shot is very professional, and gives your content a shared brand or style. And it’s nice. It works. Thanks for another great video!

[@IHMadeThis]

I love seeing and hearing someone breakdown craft like this. Quality.

[@pyroAdapt]

I love this show for capturing what its actually like to work in a restaurant and showing people what these workers often desl with. I hope sone people learned to show More respect to restaurant workers from watching it because far too many people take them for granted and assume its an easy job

[@beckybnyc322]

So true 🙏🏼

[@milansmith8431]

Perfect timing. Literally finished season 2 last night and craving more bear related content

[@stanronn]

I just started watching The Bear and I was looking for analysis videos to dive deeper into the content. I loved your Succession series and when I saw you had done a video on this show I knew I had to watch it and it didn't disappoint. I humbly request that you do a series of character studies ala Succession for The Bear. I think your talent at detailed analysis would truly elevate the watching of the series. Nobody does analysis videos like you do. Thank you!

[@camcollins7270]

One of my favorite shows. The Berzattos episode is brilliant

[@elaine6705]

Brilliant observations!

[@stuffhobbes6187]

Love your channel. I stumbled across it a few weeks ago and happened to watch your "Saul Manipulation" video. You also reminded me... I never watched the LAST episode! I literally had to ask my wife if we watched it. But her memory is worse than my own. lol Anyway, just wanted to say thank you for your work. I'm still going thru your back-catalogue. Cheers.

[@AimeeAimee444]

Yes! Enjoy his psychological breakdowns of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and Succession. Have yet to delve into The Bear. Jeremy White is a phenomenal actor.

[@Yoseb-d6g]

As a person who comes from a long line of restaurant owners, chefs, waiters... I can't watch the show because it is so painfull to watch. It's too true . 😢😢😢 I can't even go to a restaurant anymore because of the PTsD from it . restaurants are 24 hr problems. This actor is so good as 🎉🎉🎉Chef.

[@michaelrashad1065]

You are amazing at this! The way you can read a character is incredible. I really enjoy your videos and it’s helping me create more in depth characters for my novel. You are truly appreciated.

[@oneill40]

Excellent analysis as always

[@TheCelestialhealer]

What a brilliant analysis!!

[@crisptomato9495]

If you guys like The Bear I highly recommend reading The Dishwasher by Stephane Larue (especially if you remember what it was like living in Quebec in the late 90’s/early 2000’s and/or are a gambling addict lol). I’m only halfway through the book but it manages to capture the grimy ordered chaos of the kitchen as accurately as this show does, just in literary form. I only worked food service for a year and I could feel my blood pressure rising in some chapters.

[@unfiltered8682]

Beautiful work

[@iced.autumn]

Ok, I'm definitely going to watch this now. I loved White in Shameless, so idk why I haven't watched this yet. Great video!

[@dani3670]

It's so stressful but so good!!

[@Unshaded175]

'Wake up kids, new Just an Observation video just dropped'

[@merrycaviller8145]

was headchef at a mid place for 3 years. when you care about every single plate that leaves the kitchen; that each one is always perfect, you've set yourself up for a very toxic relationship with your work. when you complement a chef for how good the plate was, the chef hears 'blah blah, none what im saying matters, because i know youre in your own head worried about the next plate, or you're in your own head thinking about the last one blah blah" there's a certain irony to it. you hear about "thankless" jobs. and i can assure you that hearing praise means nothing to a person who's attention is with the finest of details and the splitting and counting of seconds. A restaurant is something to work at or own, not run. If you do both, you'll burn through yourself in a hurry

[@uneducatedandopinionated8936]

People are surprisingly susceptible to making perfection the enemy of good in that kind of environment. Fell prey to it myself 😅

[@merrycaviller8145]

@@uneducatedandopinionated8936 absolutely. Thanks for summing it up. I used to love the challenge, stepping out of my comfort zone and so forth. But it had a cost I didn't realize. Exactly what you said. I got a kick out of the film, The Menu, where Ralph Fiennes' character, seen as the world's greatest chef, takes no pleasure in creating original masterpieces or getting praise for them. He resents everyone and everything involved in the culinary world. The only time he enjoys cooking anymore is when he's making something so simple as a cheeseburger.

[@uneducatedandopinionated8936]

@@merrycaviller8145 it's good that you realized the imbalance before it took too much of an effect. The Menu actually made me more jaded after watching it. After some time to ruminate I've found cooking for the people I love is much more satisfying than cooking for competition

[@rupertbrown9829]

You did a good job with this video dude 👏🏽

[@IfIhadaheartx]

Thank you for this breakdown. Great analysis.

[@susanmiller2414]

Excellent analysis of a complex actor portraying another complicated character!

[@DeltaGolf791]

Saying The Bear is a show about a chef is like saying The Sopranos is about a mob boss. These shows are magnificent, beautiful works of art because they are character studies.

[@Ozymandias-7]

Finally!! I love this show.

[@kieleleron85768]

Loved this analysis!

[@bvc7991]

My therapist sent me to watch an analysis about him and also the show , to be able to see how my anxiety and depression looks , is actually pretty impressive

[@arvindraghavan403]

Just days before i completed Shameless and now watching The Bear just for JAW. And man!!! he is amazing wonderful actor

[@resecas3698]

Always moving is a kitchen habit. This is something loads of chefs do. You aren’t allowed to stop moving. Really all the habits brought up is stuff all my coworkers do.

[@ayse.t1]

thank you , excellent video! since i watch the bear i've waited for your observations. this is sooo on point. btw, will there be a severance video on future? :)

[@JustanObservation]

Thank you! I’ve done one… could be more when the new season comes out

[@ayse.t1]

oh, i just saw it. i must have missed that one. i'm looking forward to the new ones!

[@ivangaspar3949]

Carmy is a very relatable character

[@kotaunknown]

Word.

[@dsxl1026]

This was a wonderful vide9

[@MrsAnaTkebuchava]

this is the best video, thank you

[@jonathansodacan5769]

I fucking LOVE The Bear, so glad you made a video on it!

[@rafaelcenteno3027]

Great take!

[@costeris35]

Good video!

[@CookingWithJackDaniels]

Season 3 was so well made as well. I don’t cry during TV shows often, but I was in tears multiple times this season.

[@pdzombie1906]

Now I understand why he's the bear, the first image of the show, and why the restaurant has that name... Thanx!!!

[@davidogundare5146]

great breakdown!

[@onetwothreefourfivesix789]

unironically cooked, good stuff! ❤

[@iNDY1001]

Ahh I remember those days, its just work and a performance of a well known pattern of behaviours. Can't wait for the season where he ends up being diagnosed.

[@beckybnyc322]

Habit loop in visual form

[@brucebutler8905]

Do your thing algorithm

[@SaberRexZealot]

Does FX just make the best shows now? The Bear and Shōgun are masterpieces

[@HorseJoint]

Now they’re mainly known for shows.

[@mattcox3373]

I’m watching this while cooking

[@xynl6243]

Watching this video makes me realise how much of the same trauma I share with the character

[@MrBlondyking]

Jeremy Allen White is better than Timothee Chalamet, change my mind.

[@diamondleo5136]

Yes, I also believe he's a better actor, but it seems Timothee is following a path similar to Johnny Depp's, embracing more eccentric roles.

[@dani3670]

I think they're both great. I just rewatched call me by your name and timothee is incredible in that movie. He plays earnest and longing so well. Both of his Luca films have been my favorites. I just don't there has been much of a crossover between types of roles they've played to have a clear comparison. That takes away nothing from how captivating Jeremy is in each role he takes.

[@phancaophaiadrien1100]

It's not a competition, change my mind.

[@inescoronelli7871]

at least he's dating Rosalia and no Kyle Jenner 😮

[@Vgallo]

@@dani3670 lol Chalmet ain’t a good actor , not yet anyway, I don’t think you guys understand what good acting is.

[@emilyagain2002]

I feel like Jeremy Allen White brings a lot of pent-up energy to his roles, they always feel like they have a lot on their mind outside of the scene. In Shameless, Lip always felt like he was on the edge of blowing up while in the Bear, Carmy looks like he's about to have a panic attack. Carmy is an incredibly insecure character, he constantly thinks about his flaws and nitpicks his work, JAW's performance drives this home through his anxious nuances.

[@jerryewald2223]

i loved this show.

[@IsaacAbunu]

I think just because of similar both Shameless and The Bear in premise and tone, a lot of people compare the likes of Jeremy Allen White character side by side. With similarities like them being low income, having smoking habits, being from a dysfunctional families, and having an unremovable skills that goes beyond what others perceive of them... But the characters differences are much louder and so what Jeremy does with his approach. Like Lip Gallaher is someone who is very smart both book wise and street wise, but lacks emotional awareness with anybody outside of his family. He's smart he is the lacks the drive, and direction to go further. He's not fidgety or awkward he just goes for it with a lack of thought. And, with his family he alongside his sister are emotionally stunted from being the parents that their parents never were. So White's approach is more calm, yet cocky, with a charming demeanor you have to admire but something that is really a cover up to deeper issues. On the other hand, Carmen never squanders an opportunity, while doesn't have Lip's intelligence. He has both emotional intelligence and awareness that doesn't make the chip on his shoulder as noticeable. He doesn't necessarily have the charisma that Lip does, but Carmen's determination and passion is so admirable that people come to him even if he pushes them away. With Jeremy Allen White's interruption making Carmen so dedicated, bold, and admirable that you will follow even if harms his life. But is someone is trying to continue to grow with the people around him. That's why I think Jeremy Allen White's performance tops Shameless, but just the show tops Shameless in all fronts.

[@Nunofyabizzzzz]

I like the intro music

[@BloodoperaBlackvomit]

The best show i've ever seen. Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@GIBBO4182]

The best tv show since early season Game of Thrones. I literally couldn’t find a single fault with the whole show

[@kingpinpasta2934]

Do a video on how Antony Starr perfected Homelander

[@aaravpundir7379]

He did if I remember

[@EJD339]

@@aaravpundir7379he did not. I just checked. A channel called a closer looks like it did something similar but I’m sure this channel will get to it.

[@danlewis7707]

Food service is like playing Jazz. Except the best players and the best servers and chefs have no idea how to manage their emotions. I think this is true because of how difficult it is to be truly subsumed into your work, as both require, and to roll with the changes and still keep your rhythm. That mindset doesn't easily lend itself to being able to step back. My psychologist and therapist are always talking about standing back from my emotions and from how they affect me and I get what they mean on the surface, but I can't apply it. I can't step back. I have spent my whole life stepping up.

[@chaitanyasingh7821]

Awesome 👌 ❤

[@waxmandr]

If you like The Bear, I highly recommend checking out Boiling Point starring Stephen Graham. The UK's equivalent; and I prefer it tbh.

[@artistna]

Now I wanna go back to finish the bear.

[@tylerhood5035]

They tapped into the secret sauce of the zeitgeist till the new meta arrives. Just enjoy the ride.😊

[@Shadeprint]

He's literally me. Asides from the talent, success and reverence he gets from (most) of his peers.

[@beckybnyc322]

Sounds like something he would think..

[@sinner2133]

I work in a restaurant. The work environment (I.e: coworkers and management) are okay, that’s one of the reasons why I stay (as well as the fact that there are very few options), but I hate the job, especially in the summer season. The job itself may be easy in the fact that what you have to do requires little to no skill, but having to deal with such a huge influx of customers with almost no downtime is exhausting, and the fact that I hate the job itself doesn’t help. I’ve had multiple anxiety attacks last year. Alas, this job gives me a purpose nonetheless. I have to suck it up.

[@ahsatan8997]

Little to no skill? wtf are you talking about…

[@Artyom_P]

bro is a chef at applebee's 😭🤣

[@paulabizzak9532]

Who else was shocked to find Out that Jeremy is the Grandson of Gene Wilder??

[@gairickdam18]

Please make one on William dafoe in an eternity's gate

[@Quentino808]

Does anyone think he should play Willy Wonka? He looks just like the og actor. I think he'd kill it

[@Renegade-kf8fp]

The bear is a more grounded version of the Neil flambé books

[@cyagami90]

Its not addicts anonymous its a grief group

[@HorseJoint]

YESSSIR!

[@ZombiiChix]

I think Mother Berzatto might be my favorite performance from Jaime Lee Curtis

[@Westa_ka]

Shouty chefs 😂

[@meta_shreshth]

GOAT SHIT 🌞

[@finetttt]

People who cast Jeremy Allen white literally won’t leave him alone with unfunctioning families bruh, iron claw, shameless, the bear 😂

[@brunorodolffo]

XRacing?

[@franziskaneufeld]

👍

[@PerhapsThisIsIt]

Here goes nothing: Please check out Star Trek: Discovery character Michael Burnham. The actress (Sonequa Martin-Green) does a FANTASTIC job in the role and is incredibly intentional about her acting choices😭😭

[@rickybobbysdriver555]

This show is awesome but it's like apocalypse now if it took place in a restaurant.

[@jordivenancioflores2179]

I like dogs 🐕

[@bored7743]

Ort.

[@MabDarogan2]

This sounds depressing

[@Deiko95]

first

[@ahsatan8997]

Would love an analysis on how ayo is…well…not perfect at acting

[@shayogirl]

Why would you want this video in particular?

[@Bibidrego578]

The ''woe me'' generation. Its almost a competition between Zoomers to see who's the lamest!

[@UndarZ]

what bro yapping bout.