The Redemption of Robert Downey, Jr.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Robert Downey Dr. playing the role as Tony Stark is not only iconic, but it's also poetically fitting regarding Tony's struggle of alcoholism that reflected with RDJ's history of drug addiction, which both of them just dropped their habits and become successful later in life. Not only RDJ is born to play that role, but his character development made him destined for greatness.

[@decosteruniverse]

What's odd or perhaps for the better is that Tony Stark's alcoholism is not covered in the Iron Man series.

[@TheRoadstr]

Robert Downey Doctor

[@LineOfThy]

@@decosteruniverse did you not watch iron man 2

[@kratosgow342]

​@@decosteruniversethey sort of play that a bit in Iron Man 2 but that's about it most of the time his character arc revolted around his PTSD after the event in first The Avengers movie

[@TheIronSaiyan]

Robert Downey Doctor

[@believeinmatter]

There’s an alternate timeline where we lost RDJ as a young man. His turnaround in life is nothing short of amazing

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

In the alternate timeline, Clive Owen or Tom Cruise would have played the role of Iron Man.

[@NativeTexMexican]

Glad we don't live there. & idc who Iron Man is there. If they even have an MCU there. Or Marvel in general. 😮

[@Bowiiihowdy]

​@@rikkTVi dunno it probably would have been good. Different tho.

[@Sheltur_0311]

@@Bowiiihowdyhe wouldve been short

[@kamilyakadyr7063]

It's sad knowing that people like River Phoenix, Heath Ledger or Brittany Murphy could have had a life like he does, but they never got to.

[@estrellasjournal]

It’s insane how you have artfully put together a video essay largely just with interview clips. No wonder Colin and Samir shouted you out in their recent video. Maybe I’ll finally enjoy this genre of videos again.

[@Dan_d00d]

they did? well deserved.

[@mawangshallhang]

Same with the other videos, especially the Adam Sandler one

[@anomalousfiend]

as someone currently battling drugs after rehabilitating before... downey hit the nail on the head. quitting isn't the hard part. your fate lies in your decision to change or not. and honestly after hearing this... i think it's time for a change. thanks for telling downey's inspirational story dodford. edit: i have reason to believe my history of tobacco use has caused some of the health issues i am currently battling. if you are smoking, i encourage you to stop. chalking it up to luck that i quit when i did before i could've had a more serious cardiovascular issue than i do now. death ain't worth another puff

[@kalodawg8297]

amen, I'll drink to that 🍺

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

I hope you're doing better with the recovery. Wish for the best.

[@anomalousfiend]

@@kalodawg8297 in moderation my friend 😭

[@anomalousfiend]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 i flushed my drugs after this video. immediately after i regretted it, but i'm sticking to my decision. third time's the charm. thank you for your kind wishes :)

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@anomalousfiend That's great, man.

[@exiteastvideo]

This channel doesn't feel like KZbin anymore: more of an immersive experience. Not unlike going to the cinema.

[@monobiteme6014]

Like every todays Documentary? Films that been sponsored big times with big company that their dicks is big enough to shove in our mouth to stay quiet

[@shardulgo]

That last part "what's hard is to decide" hits incredibly different when you realize RDJ made a commitment to himself (and also his significant other) to be better (become sober, be around more, not do drugs, etc.) and once that decision was made, he altered his life completely and opportunities came to him It's a life lesson we all need to know that the hard part is just deciding. Once you've made a decision to do xyz, stick to it and reap what you've sewn. Great edit and storytelling as always Dodford and epic ad integration too

[@monkymind4316]

Beautifully said! The hardest decision in my life was the one to love myself unconditionally.

[@sanjivinsmoke2719]

Your documentaries are phenomenal. The clips from the past, interviews etc coupled with great usage of editing. Such a joy to learn about the struggles of people who perceived through life. We can all learn from each others struggles.

[@DodfordYT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@moorhseroms]

Aren't you supposed to be cooking?

[@sanjivinsmoke2719]

@@moorhseroms I watch documentaries on inter dimentional cable. Courtesy of some blad old man that gave us a thing called TV and left after comming unannounced on our ship

[@Beasty_76]

​@@moorhseromsyou aren't funny

[@raygatana1886]

Dude, this isn't youtube, this is a god damn professional documentary! This is such impressive work oh my god.

[@JimmyEatDirt]

I won't pretend to have gone through nearly the struggle that RDj has gone through, but this video came out a few days into my complete quitting of smoking, a habit that i picked up years ago until i was smoking a pack a day. I think this gave me the motivation to keep going. One month down, let's keep rolling. Four months, I'm back to almost as good as before I started. May 22nd, 2024: cravings almost non-existent

[@brightgaming6906]

I hope you're still not smoking! Keep it up!

[@JimmyEatDirt]

@@brightgaming6906 not a single puff or light since August 15th.

[@Dolphiny_Link]

@@JimmyEatDirt Congratz, I don’t know if this means much, as I’m a complete stranger, but I’m happy for you. Continue on that path 😊

[@JimmyEatDirt]

@@Dolphiny_Link happy to say that I've passed up offers to smoke for four months (and change). I already have nearly my full lung capacity back, and I can run again.

[@Dolphiny_Link]

@@JimmyEatDirt That’s great, I’m really happy for you 🙂

[@SirQuantization]

I knew he was destined for more greatness once I saw him in Tropic Thunder.

[@notavail_able]

Word. It was Iron Man for me, but whatever. He pulled off blackface in Tropic Thunder perfectly lol

[@hawwdyhaw8024]

That wasn't Robert. That was a dude playing a dude, disguised as another dude. He would have killed in that roll though.

[@notavail_able]

@@hawwdyhaw8024 yeah it was. He was the dude playing the dude who was playing the dude disguised as another dude.

[@SirQuantization]

@@notavail_able You the dude who don't know which dude he is

[@JudgeConviction]

@@SirQuantization The dudes are emerging.

[@francisbaranski]

Dodford, you are THE storytelling genius!

[@dmtripreport8542]

dude really is killing it

[@gunnermatthey847]

Sobriety? "Yano what it is?, It's Mandatory." Really hit me right in the feels

[@dasupertramp5855]

One of the best videos about RDJ that I've seen, with some great clips & quotes. What I'm still waiting & hoping for is someone to set aside all of the "Hollywood" of it and see him, from his childhood, as a person just struggling to deal with the situations he's been put in, just see him as another human being and not a character in another Hollywood story. He's often portrayed as just another self indulgent rich Hollywood brat. In reality, he didn't grow up rich. He had a father who was obsessed with his work. RDJ has said that his dad only paid attention to him if they were filming or if his dad was doing drugs with him. In the "SR" doc, RDS says that the first time he cared about anyone but himself was when his 2nd wife became ill. His dad set him on the path to destruction as a child with the wild lifestyle and the drugs. Downey's first arrests came within weeks of his wife & son leaving him. His last arrest came on a Thanksgiving holiday after she refused to let him spend the holiday with them. He was trying to numb his pain with the drug use. When you look beyond the sensational "Hollywood" story, you find someone very relatable and inspirational. I know that many people have, but many more would understand if they knew the heart of the man.

[@MeaningOnYT]

I can't even begin to imagine the amount of time and effort that went into this. Well done Dodford and Co. for creating another fantastic piece.

[@thekawaiicupcake00]

you’ve probably heard this before, but what’s really special about your content is that you don’t shove in a “here’s how you SHOULD feel about ___”. you present information and facts as they are, and you show the human being (along with some very awesome editing!) that’s really cool to me. it’s like, “here’s this wonderfully messy talented flawed human being! do with that what you will.” i enjoy it every time. ❤

[@edo5407]

He took the part as Tony Stark to heart, he is a super hero for tons of kids and for sure that responsibility weighs him firmly on making sure he doesn’t ever let them down.

[@squamish4244]

Playing Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer was the capstone of the comeback. It was such a powerhouse performance, and he really deserved that Oscar, that wasn't just Hollywood jerking itself off. He showed he had it in comedy, action, drama, everything. If it had been anyone other than Cillian Murphy in the central role RDJ could have stolen the film from him. If he hypothetically never does another film, it doesn't matter. He's done it.

[@owentill]

I can second that

[@Adnan-kg4cj]

He is one of the all time greats of our era

[@starry4471]

I've been struggling with self-doubt as an unemployed, broke 19 year old. I think I really needed to watch this video and I'm glad I did. Thank you.

[@sadboygreggy]

*“What’s hard is to decide.” Hits different when you lived through the same struggles & tribulations RDJ has.*

[@HunterLikesCameras]

Most incredible ad read I’ve ever seen. I can’t even call it in ad read, it was an ad experience! Well done Dodford.

[@KaninGames]

I never knew how little i knew of Robert Downey Jr until i saw this film. Brilliant as always

[@Karmanara]

It's INSANE that you literally cannot picture anyone else playing Iron Man BUT Robert.

[@osrsreporter]

please dont stop making videos.... you literally have the best account on youtube, your work does not go unnoticed... each video should have millions of views so talented

[@westerwal8000]

RDJ didn’t only change his own life, but the whole world. I cannot imagine the difference if Nicholas cage would be playing iron man. His character and entire being, shaped the culture and being of millions of people

[@Jared_Wignall]

And he has now won a deserved Academy Award for Oppenheimer. Seeing his ups and downs over the years, makes his winning all the big awards all the more satisfying to see.

[@TravellerSkull]

Great little documentary about RDJ, but putting that aside, the ad for Publish Press was maybe the best ad I've ever seen, on youtube or elsewhere. I watched it all the way through; I never watch ads all the way through. Impressive, keep up the good work!

[@JWisdom]

Great story beautifully presented as usual 🙌🏼 loved the effort you put into the ad reads as well

[@Adnan-kg4cj]

One of the greatest actor of all time

[@ethanrothstein6785]

It blows my mind that you're not more popular on this platform. Where other KZbinrs are boring and hard to follow (some very popular ones), your storytelling is seamless. Keep up the great work

[@RawBerserker]

That was simply fantastic! As always 😄 Comprehensive, so well paced, no unnecessary fluff. Just pure goodness. I truly can't wait for the next one... Jim Carrey's story is an immense one. Best of luck to you

[@GenericTallGuy]

This video is the gold standard. So well made. RDJ, what a story ❤

[@ShadowKrueger]

It was so fitting when Robert became iron man because Tony suffered with addiction in the comics and RDJ stated he connected with that.

[@flipper_]

Robert is phenomenal. Continuing to put out films without him was the worst mistake Marvel ever could have made.

[@JackTrades1]

RDJ is one of my favorite actors, and his comeback story is one of the best This was a great video Dodford, keep up the good work. You should maybe make a video about Johnny Depp next.

[@sherwinstark]

This is By Far, One of the Best Documentaries on Robert Downey Jr I've Ever Watched. ♥️💐

[@an0baca745]

Soooo refreshing the way you tell story! The visuals, the scripting! And that ending, damn!! 🏆💪 Lots to learn from you, great job

[@blakestorbakken6851]

Genuinely almost got emotional in the end with the way this video was put together. The music the editing and the story it follows. Amazing job and I hope you can understand that your work is such a good quality

[@reid.7680]

Oh my god whenever you "ran the clock backward" I would be ughhh I can't believe this guy is not gonna tell the actual story. After awhile I realized what you were doing, giving us the details little by little. You are an amazing storyteller. In each story, you edit and weave archival audio and video clips that function as most of the script, and you let the story tell itself. That takes amazing research and skill as a storyteller. The interlocking format gives a gravitas, an epicness, to the entire narrative. And you do it for every biographical video. You are an amazing editor too. It's like you use the techniques of hype usually done in trailers, but you actually give the meat of the story itself through the scenes you stitch together. That's all! Love your channel. PS your ad skits are great and funny and corny all at once. I love em. I would say this one needed a bit more workshopping haha but disregard that I love your videos

[@MythicalShadowCat]

This was so fantastic, you tell the stories of these actors like they were never told before with a beautiful touch of editing, speaking of touch, next is Jim Carrey with the Truman Show wall touch?! 👀

[@abhijeetchaudhari8444]

Billionaire, playboy, philanthropist and now an Oscar winner RDJ is an inspiration ❤

[@EricAlanMedia]

Wow. This was put together so well. Excellent job.

[@Magdalena8008s]

Him on Archmair Expert with Dax and seeing two friends chat about it all was really eyes opening to the man. Respect.

[@orangeants]

I just went back and saw 3 videos youve mare in this format, and I really like how you commit to your storyline. It would've been really easy to use clips from the highlights of RDJ or Drew Barrymore's career once the arch has ended but that wouldn't fit the narrative and the result is brilliant ❤ also the ad clips are so well integrated I take so long realize they've begun

[@KINOanatomy]

When editing, rythm and narration skills meet up, that gives us a masterpiece of a video. The more I watch your videos, the more baffeled i get. like someone said for a man in another video "you're breathtaking"

[@acinemalens]

Just imagine if Mel Gibson didn't give that second chance to RDJ, we will perhaps lost one of the greatest actor of our generation. Anyway, I really enjoy this documentary and the way you edit it. Learnt a lot from you as a man who is also trying to make video essays as well :)

[@reececozaa9328]

This man is literally mine and so many others idol, 26 now, and can't believe how far RDJ came, you became many people hero's and proved he could be the best person he could. He deserves the success he has

[@4rl0ng]

It's honestly mind-blowing that this gem got like 30k+ views. Definitely worth millions.

[@harlycorner]

Dude, your editing skills are out of this world. You could be working on Hollywood Blockbusters.

[@pitsakal]

This video is amazing!! Great job Dodford ! Felt like I was watching a Netflix documentary the entire time ! Loveee it!

[@jensuah]

i LOVE the new dodford intro. i can't stop replaying it.

[@developingtank]

This was the only one of your recent videos that I hadn't watched until now. It's fun to see the growth of your channel and how over the last few months your style has started to become fully realized. Looking forward to whatever comes next.

[@TheElbowMerchant]

Been looking forward to this one since your community post. And as expected, Dodford doesn't miss!

[@docsaico]

This was so beautiful, thank you. 🥹

[@belliott88]

Dodford, your work is impossibly underrated. Keep putting out whatever genuinely compels you to want to make it the best work you’ve ever done.

[@jonathanandersson5723]

As a former addict of hard drugs, i can fully relate to his character and problems. The hardest thing truly is to decide what to do with the time that is given to us.

[@SteveDCM]

You know that is a good day when you were blessed with another Dodford video.

[@gerardomorales151]

Producer!!! Your ‘Publish Press’ sponsor segment is so visually authentic!!! A true specialist

[@MissingTexture]

Another amazing video, thank you Dodford. Great subject matter this time around, first one of your vids to tear me up via the narrative you knitted together

[@avastoibobozoda9780]

The realest of deals. Thank you Dodford

[@jakshmaan7032]

This is the hardest RDJ and you thought we wouldn’t notice. Keep going and you will make it big.

[@lionelrivera_MMA]

Danny, this has to be one of the best videos I've ever seen on KZbin. You inspire me. Bravo

[@jessienotjessy6731]

another gorgeous documentary dodford, a fantastic actor with a heartbreaking story i wouldn’t have known that in-depth before. thank you for creating what you do

[@QUBIQUBED]

@TayeDiggs. what??

[@ham-cubes972]

these videos are on another level man. No one else making shit like this

[@forgetfulstranger]

"What's hard is to decide" is the brutal truth. Its not hard to overcome, its hard to decide to leave your comfort and your attachment to your addictions and your problems, your misery and believe you'll never change. There is a bizarre comfort to believing nothing can change. Deciding that actually you can and have to change is the most difficult decision to come to as even though you are doing it for your own sake, you stand to lose part of yourself in the process even if its the bad parts

[@jeffreysaari]

Best midroll ad of all time. There wasn’t a moment that I wanted to skip it. The j cut at the end was actually very engaging as well. I read and retained the information of the ad while the story continued. Excellent.

[@seaque.]

these documentaries are my favorite KZbin videos recently. They are professionally made. I am instantly hooked and excited for the next one, which rarely happens to me.

[@JacksBack1996]

Can we just appreciate how much work went into this video essay? I'm an editor myself and I applaud and commend you, dodford, for creating such wonderful content for us viewers, hats off!

[@mysteriouse5891]

Absolute best paid promotion I have ever seen! Well. Done.

[@janina6206]

WOW pretty much one of your best videos yet. so well done and put together, loved the arrangement of the interviews.

[@GrahamWhittakerSZN]

Dodford said that the midroll ad would be amazing, and let’s just say IT WAS 🔥

[@Kris.with.a.K]

The talent exhibited in the creation of these Dodford presentations (INCLUDING THE ADS) is unmatched!!! I am blown away! Extremely well done, Dodford, extremely well done! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@PhoenixResale]

I’m thrilled every time you upload.

[@sensei2309-ads]

Man! I saw your Keanu video and immediately fell into your trap of amazing culmination of interview clips and what not in such a marvelous way that inspires you so deeply. DAAAMMNNN! I was so invested already in the video. Of course its about RDJ, of course its a video made by you, then the redemption part comes in and I am enjoying it like watching a climax of a cinematic masterpiece. you really have shown you are a lot more... I'm running out of words to describe your work. Keep going man. that's all I have to say. This is the first time I've maxed the use of my vocabulary and it's still not enough to describe your work. But you get the feeling of how I feel watching your videos? Man I wish you knew!

[@RestrainingHollywood]

Downey Jr has been my Fav Actor since i was a kid & saw him in Weird Science & Less than Zero is still my Fav Performance of his..🔥

[@bulgogimonst3r]

Something about how you understand timelimes is just phenomenal! Thank you for high-quality contents 🎉❤

[@Merido]

Some content creators were made for creating the best Robert Downey Jr. tribute ever.

[@narenrajagopal]

Storytelling genius at its finest. Thank you for this 🤌🏼

[@lukehavener9643]

stellar video as usual

[@idkdkdkdkdkdk]

I do love your documentaries fr. It's amazing how you, Danny, and the whole team can create such a masterstroke in 22 minutes and 45 seconds. You've significantly impacted the way I make videos, and thanks to your influence, I've improved tremendously as an aspiring creator.

[@userwan-c7p]

the ending was beautiful Dodford🔥🔥🔥

[@lushbIood]

This guy loves his pacing. I could feel the momentum in the edit.

[@chadczternastek]

I was jusr saying to myself how j wished there were more high quality, well done content creators and in my feed pops one of your videos. I was so overwhelmed i had to check more and i clicked on this one. Great job, great presentation, just out of this world editing. I can't wait to binge some more of your catalog of stuff.

[@naveenfrancis3467]

Your editing is unbelievable, honestly some of the best docs I’ve ever seen period much love from Sydney. LEGEND!

[@JB-vq6xv]

Hope he wins the Oscar for Oppenheimer, then his story will have come full circle

[@rbiv_]

🙂

[@newmannewman6043]

😄

[@jessehanska1895]

Absolutely stunning video. Fantastic editing and storytelling.

[@keiradimarcello]

this is a beautifully put together video that deserves way more attention! keep it up man it's truly something special

[@treceh]

This is so masterfully produced! Amazing video!

[@thehodgi1]

Honestly, hats off to marvel and the casting team for taking such a huge risk with casting him. It’s seems obvious looking back, but when the decision was made there would have been huge nerves not only about Downey, but the MCU idea as a whole was riding on the success of this movie. You can imagine the big money investor types saying no to casting him, so well done to whoever pushed hard to have him

[@pillowbutlikebetter912]

Love this video, amazing as always

[@blackangel6082]

This was so greatly done, you can definitely tell you put so much time, research, and energy into making videos. I was concentrated the whole time, keep doing what your doing. I promise you will be one of the biggest channels.

[@nicolasflamel3489]

You are an artist my friend, and not just a youtuber. Thanks for this.

[@Arctic_Funkeyes505]

I just found your channel today, and I love your content, I love the way it's put together, the editing, the timeline, and I can't wait for the next video

[@giovanniebrady966]

I must say, this is BRILLIANT work, goosbumps, you deserve a subscription for this.

[@JBJREEL]

I have binged all your videos this week. i love your editing man. Keep up the amazing work

[@Nova_the_starcatcher]

The difficulty of deciding can't be understated - you have to give yourself permission to live a happy life, to overcome self destructive habits and say to yourself maybe I am more than this. Hurdles that can feel like mountains to overcome, because who are we in the span of the universe? why do we matter? from that the hardest part is feeling deep in your core that I do matter and that I have a place in this world, I have the space to become whoever I want to be because in the span of the universe, anything is possible, you just have to take that first step and believe it yourself. You can do the hard things, you have done the hard things, and you will continue to have the strength to overcome mountains.

[@justintiger9]

You guys are quickly becoming one of my favorite channels

[@Metalstuddom]

This video was truly astounding

[@brodiepasker9918]

Oh my god. This was put together so well.

[@Comporio]

Great video as always