High Fidelity ~ Lost In Adaptation

[@gozerthegozarian9500]

"...better than he was in the book..." Well, if that ain't the lowest of low bars!

[@merrittanimation7721]

A bar at the center of the earth.

[@prcervi]

it went from a simple tripping hazard to just high enough to sweep under

[@juniperrodley9843]

I had to dash through that bar while playing Hades

[@LadyEowyn]

Dom said the same about Christian Grey too, so I guess you gotta point.

[@SapphireAgni]

XD the song is so good

[@keah]

I'll admit Dom, I didn't know you commissioned the credit songs. I just thought you were really good at finding obscure indie songs that matched the books scarily well.

[@Sunboi_Paladin]

That are all performed by the same man??

[@Dominic-Noble]

Fun fact, they're all sung by the same person too. He has a lot of range. kzbin.info

[@FranNyan]

Or having had the amazing luck of finding someone who had made a discography of filking flicks

[@AngelVoice23]

@@Dominic-Noble The credit songs are one of my favorite things about the show! I wish Neige would post more of them on his channel, I want to listen to them!

[@Thraim.]

I had assumed that Il Neige just had a channel that did this kind of movie homages and Dom was allowed to use them. It's pretty cool that Dom is commissioning the songs.

[@e.millustration1759]

"a deeply misogynistic, emotionally stunted man child with a perpetual victim complex and [...] inability to tell the difference between having a taste in music and a personality" describes some of the dudes i knew in college eerily well

[@hmrMedical]

Ticks a lot of boxes, but I don’t have taste in music

[@devinbaggs7542]

same. And dated too.

[@lexa2310]

Shit, I'm getting flashbacks too. So many flashbacks. 😅

[@t.k.mcneil1186]

Word.

[@katevgrady]

Yeah I feel personally attacked for my taste in men when I was younger.

[@cosmicbreath]

Dom: "shamelessly bribing you to stay through the credits by use of ADORABLE kitties" Me: successfully bribed

[@claramartin2104]

Trapped by kitten.

[@nikkibrowning4546]

Fine but only because he called me out on it.

[@funkyfemsel2112]

Hard same

[@katevgrady]

The end has songs AND kittens?? I have fucked up

[@graceliu8839]

r/cathostage

[@patchworkundead4787]

"Its a warrior's wolf tail!"-Sokka of The Water Tribe 🤣

[@Proud-Queer-Girl]

"Well, it certainly shows the other warriors that you'r fun, and perky."

[@nicholashurst780]

Fun Fact: much like his character Jack Black was only hired for a very minor bit-part and just kept showing up to hang out on set so they ended up filming more scenes with him

[@sternentigerkatze]

That's funny!

[@Bondoz007]

This was Jack Black's breakout role I think? I'd never heard of him before seeing this film at time of release

[@Pluralofvinylisvinyls]

@@Bondoz007Jesus’ Son was earlier and a much better movie.

[@elywahl9520]

When he was a kid in 1982 he did voice over and video for a game called pitfall, but yeah jackblack himself views "High Infedelity" as his break out role so instead of just assuming it (like a dumbass) really could have used the same device you used to type the comment to easily search it up... like a phone, a tablet, a computer, or even a smart fridge, you'd be able to just easily look it up... I don't get humans you literally have all fo knowledge at your fingertips but you'd rather spout actual bullshit then do any research, that's the definition of stupidity and ignorance mate 😂😂😂😂 it's funny asf

[@georginatoland]

My husband & I were avid readers in the 90s and often swapped books after reading. High Fidelity was the first one where my music critic husband declined his post-read swap. His exact words: “This hit too close to home. Please don’t ever read this.” We did go out to see the movie when it hit the theaters...and yes, it was quite obvious to me that I was Laura to his Rob (right down to the management of his career). It was my wakeup call. I left him a year or so later. So I absolutely recommend the movie.

[@Visplight]

Congrats on ditching the dead weight. My best friend similarly got the wake up to dump her gf after the gf didn't like Mad Max Fury Road, and so I'm thoroughly supportive of the idea that a good book or movie can show you the bits of your life that you've been avoiding.

[@suzannesinclair2165]

Hahaha, my ex husband strongly identified with Rob in the novel while I found him loathsome too!

[@MsLJK85]

Listing Rob from High Fidelity and Scott Pilgrim as characters they relate to has been a handy red flag for OkCupid profiles too.

[@BaneLoki]

I can recommend 500 days of summer. Similar premise as High Fidelity. Unreliable narrator man child that blames other people for his problems. It’s a reverse fairy tale where the man needs saving or it’s just beauty and the beast :)

[@asherikamichaela8425]

Tbf though, it seems your ex was self-aware of those flaws. Hopefully that recognition has developed into actual growth and he's on his way to being a better person.

[@koivunen2489]

Sir Terry slowly reaching his paw towards Dom's face was painfully adorable!

[@ViveMeorLeti]

Right?! I don't normally pay all that much attention to cats on the internet (perfectly happy with the one in my house), but that was such a perfect antidote to all of the unpleasantness from the book and movie that it made me tear up just a little

[@dracoelynne]

I had to go back and watch for that, aaaaaaaaa

[@UrsulaDaSeaWishh]

So I’m a girl and this is one of my favorite books that I also will credit as life-changing. At a reallllllllyyyyyy low point in my life I read it and felt like I had just read an alt-universe version of the toxic relationship I had just gotten out of, made me SERIOUSLY re-consider my taste in men, and got me out of a toxic relationship cycle. Thanks Hornsby.

[@wjzav1971]

So, I guess this book is good as a cautionary tale?

[@elywahl9520]

Arnt you like 12..? What the fuck he doing that so toxic..? He holding hand with Jessica or did he take the last peice of candy..? Wtf are you talking about 😂😂😂 bro focus on school instead of relationship that's your fucking issues stop trying to be defined by a relationship when puberty hasn't even kicked in yet kid 😂😂😂

[@thecornerkid402]

It's fun to imagine this movie as the prequel to School of Rock.

[@Oliviagarry69420]

Or tenacious d and the pick of destiny

[@elywahl9520]

​@@Oliviagarry69420nah its a trilogy 😂😂😂 high infedility is a prequel to tenacious d and tenacious D is a prequel to house of rock 😂😂😂😂 (this is now my head Canon 😂😂😂 I some how have to fit nacho Libre in there...)

[@MarquisdeL3]

When you started your brief summary it immediately became clear that High Fidelity is the kind of film that's very popular with guys whose main personality is that they're film snobs.

[@brunetteartist24]

Holo taco nails? Dom is clearly a true gentleman

[@ScorpionFlower95]

I wonder if he used the peel of base

[@justsomeone5658]

i wonderd last video :D

[@sternentigerkatze]

@I’m Too Kind for This Nonsense Is that a joke I'm not getting or don't you know where the name comes from?

[@absolutetrash8118]

@@sternentigerkatze the polish was made by fellow youtuber simplynailogical! She has a running joke in her videos about being attracted to holographic material, or "holosexual." Halo TACKo comes from her pronunciation of the word top coat, which has also become a running joke =)

[@sternentigerkatze]

@I’m Too Kind for This Nonsense Then I really didn't notice. I thought you might not know why it's taco in the first place ;-)

[@edenpredawn822]

The cat hypnotism worked, ending song was good.

[@dominictemple]

Have to agree here.

[@music_YT2023]

The end credit songs for the Twilight reviews were amazing as well.

[@olgakiriushina8425]

Totally.

[@birdytiger]

This was perhaps the most important thing I ever read as a hugely pretentious music snob. It laid bare the mistakes I could have easily fallen into and made me a better person. Also, stiff little fingers references make me so happy

[@passiveaggressive6175]

Oh God me too. I became the quintessential ‘lad chick’ and every guys dream. I was into football (played for ladies Queens Park Rangers), ate burgers drunk beer etc and went to my boyfriends every Everton Game in the Premiership. Also refused to listen to music unless it was vinyl. I literally lived for Nick Hornby by lapping up Fever Pitch and on a more light hearted note About a Boy. Needless to say it didn’t end well.

[@elliefitzpatrick2791]

No I jumped up when SLF got referenced in the movie

[@Amazatastic]

things America has stolen from the British: Dom's heart apparently

[@just-trying-my-best-everyday]

The true character development is Dom going from being enraged by changing things from British to America to being slightly salty about it.

[@Yukinoomoni]

Including defending Americans when being bullied by someone Britis :D

[@sub_bacchus]

I still get pretty annoyed by it usually. Is it like Americans can't identify with a story that isn't set there? There's hundreds of US films set in the US, no need to change non-US things just to make it more palatable to a US audience.

[@Wolfgang9Hype]

@@sub_bacchus I expect it might just be that an American studio gets the rights and it is easier/cheaper to film things locally than to recruit and film across an ocean.

[@MrSupersonic2012]

That and also how he went from being very overly critical of film adaptations changing things, but started to be more forgiving of it when it resulted in a quality film.

[@tristanhartup4936]

Not much of a change

[@pushinguproses]

This was a really good compare and contrast video; your very impassioned descriptions about how terrible the character in the book version was kept me interested.

[@kohakuaiko]

Here's your 100th like

[@nanamiharuka3269]

Love when YTers I love also watch other YTers I love!

[@MariaVosa]

Me at the start of the video: "Dom's nails look really nice" Dom at the end of the video: "Maybe throw in a line about how great my nails look" Wizard!

[@willowwithin]

Holo Taco too! I was actually wondering about that.

[@JaneteB]

same! i was thinking "wouldnt it be funny if it was holotaco" and then was very pleasantly surprised

[@ThoughtyTheWrangler]

Aw, the cat petting you back was the most wholesome thing I've seen all week.

[@sambeckettcat]

I think my issue with the whole “changing the setting” element is that it perpetuates the idea of “Americans are only capable of caring for other Americans” bull, and possibly even contributing to it being true by pandering to it, possibly aiding a culture of stunted empathy for other cultures that really needs to be addressed.

[@MissCaraMint]

Maybe, but in this case I feel like because the makers of the movie knew Chicago so well they were able to capture it in a way they just wouldn't have been able to if it was somewhere more unfamiliar. Chicago itself becomes a character in this movie.

[@brockenglish7602]

It's not just true of America though, almost every time any country adapts another countries work they change the setting (did you know there was an It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia set in Russia?). I think America is just guily of it most often because they make the most stuff.

[@sambeckettcat]

@@brockenglish7602 Hmm, yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Though I think my main idea still stands, just not exclusively for America. People as a whole need to be more willing to see people who live in different cultures in their media, and take the time to understand those cultures. I believe we can all grow more empathetic that way, instead of xenophobic.

[@criticalthinkingconcubus]

I never understood that. I get when movies in different languages get an “Americanized” adaptation since not every enjoys reading subtitles, but British movies are already in English.

[@sambeckettcat]

@@criticalthinkingconcubus but even then it could just be dubbed, or reshot with new actors speaking in English. I just don’t understand when they take a story set in the UK, or Japan, or elsewhere, and change it to America.

[@PhoenyxV]

"holo taco, by the way" well, THAT is not the crossover i saw coming this monday morning.

[@MiffyXL]

We need more of it at that. A Domlogical collab

[@miss1of2]

I hope Cristine somehow sees this and sends him more polish!!!!

[@sternentigerkatze]

@@MiffyXL Oh yes!!!

[@ohno6919]

@@MiffyXL Isn't that the dream

[@gabrielaferreira2719]

Someone send this to Cristine!!!

[@thedarthmj94]

"Films from the early 2000s about toxic man-babies that your film loving friends say is essential viewing" is a distressingly large sub-genera.

[@Antonicane]

Not resigned just to that era in time specifically, but there was definitely a big influx of stories at the time about entitled manchildren who were angry at the world, 'too cool for school' and thought they knew better than anyone but were too arrogant and unfocused to do anything with their lives. The 'slacker' genre, one might say, was very much the darling of the avant garde in its day.

[@xstarsystemsx]

I like to think it as the gen x curse.

[@elena_1776]

I wish I could like this comment more than once

[@the-NightStar]

So basically... films aren't allowed to be character studies anymore. Ok.

[@Vesperitis]

@Withnail Don't forget the granddaddy of all entitled manchild films mistaken for being profound, _Fight Club_

[@ianmoone1412]

as a gentleman who also paints his nails i do appreciate seeing another badass gentleman also doing the thing.

[@lemcy1256]

you go boiiii!

[@seamusburke639]

Represent!

[@Kayback]

Ive been trying to do it for years but can't find a finish I like. I'm also partial to metallic finishes, either matt or reflective but the finish is always "metallic nail polish". What do you guys use?

[@justbeyondthecornerproduct3540]

I was the kind of guy Rob was.... When I was 17. I was 15 when Scott Pilgrim came out. I saw High Fidelity maybe, a year or two ago? I'd recommend it to anyone who was an asshole music elitist in their teens, it really shows you how life could look if you don't grow out of that mentality

[@soapthesoap]

Dom: "Nicholas Hoult who you may know as-" Me: HANK MCCOY

[@muffininorbit]

It’s tragic he isn’t better known for being Czar Peter III

[@minedantaken1684]

"They even gave him a ponytail. That's basically the international visual shorthand for male douchebag" Me with a ponytail "Yeah"

[@Hughes81]

Same.

[@elywahl9520]

Right like what tf that supposed to mean "all natives are douche bags because most of the men have long hair and will braid it and pit it in pony tails..?" so either this is just pure sexism and ignorance, or it's a joke because Dom has a pony tail too

[@willowweedsYT]

“I switched cats” I thought would be followed by “so my nails would show better” lol

[@Heroshii15]

I would’ve loved to hear what specifically Dom hated about the UK in particular that were portrayed in the book.

[@elizabethsullivan1894]

I think it's the birthday thing. From my understanding, it is traditional at least among people of a certain age range that on your birthday you should go to a pub and let it be known that you will be going to that pub so people can come and buy you drinks. This has the potential to be agonizingly embarrassing for all involved, since it creates a whole dance of who should come who should not come, alcohol gets involved, etc.

[@AllWIllFall2Me]

If you haven't heard, on his Patreon he plugged a new project where, among other things, he 'complains more about High Fidelity', so it might be contained there. As a potential suggestion, at one point the author apparently felt that the setting of the story was quasi-integral TO the story, claiming the book was 'about' London, so it might be a matter of a bunch of fairly specific references and points for people to be pretentious about that Dom, being from the UK, is more used to hearing and therefore has less patience for. ie, in the book, Laura is a lawyer, and as I recall there are two 'classes' of lawyers in the UK, so maybe Rob takes some potshots at her for being 'the bad one'. Or specifically noting that 'character X is from neighborhood/region Y, so you know what THAT means...', THESE British Bands from the 80's are cool, while these AMERICAN bands are overplayed, the ritual of birthdays that Elizabeth notes, etc. To condense all that: maybe the details of the story's Britishness mostly just further highlighted the dickishness of the main character.

[@priest2001]

California's loss is the UK's gain.

[@werelemur1138]

"Smeghead" is still a top-tier insult.

[@ipodhty]

Love reddwarf, were i thing the word smeg was invented as a way to get around censorship

[@lcdubs7847]

I loved both the book and the movie. I rewatch the movie every couple of years, and it never gets old.

[@nicksnrub]

This was the movie that put a mirror up to my nonsense views on romance and coupling and really inspired me to change for the better.

[@kiairapatterson3071]

That’s fantastic. I’ve known too many tw*ts like the one in this movie (never read the book cause the movie made me angry enough) and honestly they should all be booted off the face of the earth.

[@csblakeley]

Same here. I think that's why I prefer the movie to the book: Cusack's Rob is a manchild, but he starts to see it by the end. Not completely, not perfectly, but he's on the right path. He's a good pairing with Scott Pilgrim, really, and I felt that the endings weren't "they got everything they ever wanted" but more: "They were set on the path towards their goals and it's on them to succeed or fail."

[@mademedothis424]

This is why I'm torn about this sort of thing (and about Dom's take). Along with Fight Club, American Beauty and a few others this is one of those movies about toxic masculinity from the late 90s and early 2000s that was very formative for me. They were movies by dudes for dudes and the message was, to me, very clear: you see this guy doing the cool stuff you daydream about? Well, he's an asshole and so are you, but it's not too late to get over it. It was... really a theme there for a while. BUT much as that was what I took from all of those back then, I'd also recognize that about 50% of the people who engaged with them just... didn't pick up on the irony. You've seen them. The dudebros that think, despite all evidence, that Tyler Durden was the hero of that story and that this is a "romantic comedy" about a charismatic lead getting the girl and so on. It really spoils the whole thing a bit. But at the same time I tihnk it's a shame that we don't get as many movies like these now. Good examples aren't the best morality plays. It seems that these days either you get horrific crap that, as Dom said, doesn't acknowledge the toxicity at all or squeaky clean idealized versions of masculinity. We don't acknowledge toxic dudes as human beings, which is a big part of toxic masculinity, for the record, and a driver of both the crap politics of our era and male mental health issues. Don't get me wrong, I love having a more female-centric view available. That was genuinely rare 20 years ago. But at the same time I think this and other films about this sort of thing were really good at roping in the patient zero dudes and they *did* successfully reach some of them. Hell, I'm no serial heartbreaker, but I was certainly a cocky dickhead who strutted around telling people how to fix the world and being a pseudointellectual edgelord and I remember walking out of Fight Club and just... walking around in circles thinking about my whole deal for a long time. It was an important moment. Took me maybe twenty more years to start figuring out how to actually slightly curb it and as this post shows it's still a struggle... but it helped.

[@africkinamerican]

@@mademedothis424 It's literally written into the dialogue / monologue.

[@mademedothis424]

@@africkinamerican Yeah, but there are also people out there going "why do you put politics in my District 9 sequel", so never underestimate a dudebro's ability to miss the obvious point.

[@bethanysonnier5402]

I’m astounded so many people miss the bloopers at the end. That’s where most of the cat footage is! Great video, as always!

[@Grimalkins]

Yes, I always hang around for the kitties!

[@reinrose82]

Lol, “what’d you mean nobody’s listening anymore? Oh alright, hand me a cat.”

[@thejokerl1ves]

I've known way to many Rob's in my life, and even when I saw High Fidelity in high school (2002ish), it just filled me with rage from start to finish.

[@annvictor9627]

What, none of those women he left sobbing in the book sought Rob out to rearrange his face with a cricket bat????

[@morley364]

A truly depressing oversight by the author

[@SockDrawerDemon]

Well. Maybe they are busy coordinating a truely epic team beat down and they arrive after the end of the main story

[@morley364]

@@SockDrawerDemon High Fidelity: The Beatquel

[@deathsecretary2055]

@@morley364 Goddamnit, that pun.

[@criticalthinkingconcubus]

You’ll find that all movies from the 2000s with straight white male protagonists have that detail in common. It also panders to the fantasy of being free to be the most unbearable asshole to everyone with no major consequences.

[@gblatt8472]

I'm a Chicagoan and one of the joys of this film is how absolutely perfect its depiction of the city. So many films use our city as a passive backdrop and barely shoot outside of tourrest spots. But not High Fidelity is special. The movie theater they go to is a real art house theater that's been operating for 90 years, it's absolutely the IRL theater that Rob would frequent. The street corner his record store is on is still a street that has a bunch of record stores. Every neighborhood we see, is a neighborhood those characters would have been living in during that period. Also, Cusack lives here, he's literally plucked from the landscape of the city. It may be about an unlikable douche nozzle, but overall, it is one of the very finest, most specific depictions of Chicago I've ever seen on film.

[@Amcsae]

I'm from the Chicago suburbs, and this movie/review wasn't selling me on watching it, but that description is a bit more tempting.

[@angeliprimlani9389]

Also from Chicago and I think the film is best viewed as a landscape of the people and places of my city in around 2000. Rob and the other characters are utterly recognizable as people you'd casually know in and around record stores or comic stores or the club scene at the time. Therefore I've got no interest in the book because Rob's character arc isn't the main point of the film for me.

[@gblatt8472]

@@angeliprimlani9389 Not just at the time. I still see their type around (at least I did in the before times). I know Dom found it hard to recommend either due to shitty men not facing consequences. But I'd argue that this film also interrogates people who identify with Rob and ultimately challenges them to do better.

[@angeliprimlani9389]

@@gblatt8472 I know. It seems like Dom assumes that the intention is that we identify with or like Rob but its really clear that the film doesn't and his apotheosis is the point where he turns to camera and admits "I am a fucking asshole." I've never read the book so I don't know how that reads differently. I do know Cusak once remarked that women love the movie because we laugh and regard it as men revealing that they know how shitty they can be. I don't know about that, but I do think the film doesn't really want us to emulate Rob or think he's a hero.

[@lemmypop1300]

@@angeliprimlani9389 I think that Dom has fallen into a usual trap when critiquing: books and films about bad people doesn't mean that the author or consumer approves their behaviour. We know that Rob is a shitty guy but we follow his story to see if he can grow as person, in which case he can have a redemption arc (which happens in the film, I never read the book), or he learns nothing and it serves as a cautionary tale. That whole 'identifying with a protagonist' thing has never sit right with me.

[@Charles_Snow]

Kate's random but hilarious input, CATS, ending song, Dom commenting on his hair/nails, and of course the outtakes. These are a few of my favorite things.

[@vic70ria]

Never change Dom! And the fact that you found someone to do special songs for each video is amazing to me! Such a great touch and supporting other artists!

[@JustBcozx84]

Always thought Jack Black being so charismatic had a lot to do with Barry being more tolerable in the movie.

[@irishcoco725]

I quite liked how the movie showed the complete blindspot that Rob had for his own behavior. I think that is something we can all relate to, everyone rewrites their own story so they are the hero or the victim. The audience starts out like him, thinking he is the abused party. Then as more perspectives & information is revealed, the audience gets the fuller picture, just like Rob.

[@lucyjennings2016]

And here I am again watching you talk about things I've never read nor watched. I'll watch them all anyways because I like your voice and you make me laugh.

[@zSpirall]

Me too... but I do like expanding my movie and book views... Also I love Dominic's views of what he reviews... and I love love love when he dresses up and do tiny scenes... LMAO...

[@GKMaverick013]

@@zSpirall EDITORS NOTE: He mentioned SimplyNailogical?? THE KZbin CINEMATIC UNIVERSE CONTINUES also gotta love how kind of in touch with his feminine side he is without making it overt. I mean this man has been wearing nail polish openly on his videos, whatever the reason I do not care, and he still makes pairing them with his choice in vest suits look good. Dominic is great. Love his videos and love his commentary.

[@zSpirall]

@@GKMaverick013 I totally agree... ilove him dressed up in his suit vest and tie... But men have been wearing nail polish since at least the 80's punck rock era... black is the go to for most men...

[@lucyjennings2016]

Yeah I went to school with boys who wore nail varnish, its pretty normal to me. But then I live in Brighton and were very progressive. Haha.

[@lucyjennings2016]

I will add that i am 31. So they've been doing it for a while. Haha!

[@ChandaurRoshini]

My entire brain stopped working when you said Lisa Bonet because I was like “no, no, that is Zoe Kravitz.” Lisa straight up gave birth to her clone, I swear.

[@creepydude94]

right? I was like "ZOE KRAVITZ?? no... wait she's also in the reboot show and hasn't aged?? no. that one's Zoe"

[@Visplight]

@@creepydude94 I mean, in fairness, have you seen Lisa lately? She still ain't aging.

[@BlueRoses2587]

I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one whose brain said "Zoe Kravitz" every time Lisa Bonet was onscreen, despite knowing that was completely impossible.

[@dwc1964]

My favorite verse in "The Hanukkah Song" that Adam Sandler never did (because it's real): Lenny Kravitz is half Jewish Lisa Bonet's half too Put them both together What a fine looking Jew! (Zoe) (BTW, her name is pronounced the French way, not like the hat)

[@dwc1964]

@@BlueRoses2587 I'm old so I remember Lisa Bonet from all the way back, so I have the reverse double-take when I see Zoe

[@DragonsKitten]

The kitties were a FLAWLESS ploy to make me stay to the end of the video. (I would have anyway, but now I have TWO reasons! Three? Maybe three!) BTW: Cristine/Holo Taco makes some of my most favorite nail colors! Happy to see more people enjoying them!

[@taylorcatalana1783]

Read the book years and years ago, have seen the movie many times, and truly enjoyed the Hulu show and thought it was a very impressive adaption in so many ways, not the least of which was skillfully shifting Rob's very "male" toxicity in the book/film to a modern, "female" toxicity. I've always really enjoyed the Charlie scene in the movie (don't remember it in the book). I thought that was such a real character to have in there, the woman idolizied by the man only for him to grow up and realize she's completely full of shit. And Catherine Zeta-Jones played her so perfectly. But I have to say, the way Dom phrased things in this video regarding that relationship, that she "now comes off as a pretentious poser to him" had me reeling. Like, what if the unreliability of his narration goes so deep that she's actually NOT a poser, but he just is extremely judgmental and gatekeeps coolness? ...I am definitely overthinking this (and I still love that scene as is -- we all know a Charlie... and a Rob, unfortunately) but it was a fun thought exercise! Thanks, Dom!

[@XOISHTAR]

(using the actors names instead of the character names because I believe they are siblings) Joan cussing out John for his choices sounds like something she has experience in and can sell perfectly every time on set.

[@phastinemoon]

They are siblings - probably why the interactions are extra irritating, because you KNOW they do this all the time!

[@simplyridiculous]

She does it every single one of their co-staring projects. John really needs to be dressed down by the obviously wiser Joan for him to get anything through his dumb skull.

[@Caernath]

* gives Kate a virtual hug for having to read the book High Fidelity *

[@musicadictor]

Me getting emotional with Dom being a feminist KING, then me immediately squealing with him saying he's wearing Holo Taco!

[@alisaurus4224]

Why Holo there!

[@melissak118]

@@alisaurus4224 it's me Cristine again

[@triccele]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thogth that exact thing. I didn't wanted to minimize the feminist speach, but whrn he mentioned Holo Taco I did lost it a bit

[@roftherealm3418]

Same! He really pulls off that One Coat Black.

[@digitalshadow1235]

Dominic, I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and sensitivity.

[@KizetteandTotoro]

I always watch your videos until the very end. Te music, the kitties and the bloopers… I look forward to all of it after listening to your wonderful book/film analysis. Thank you Dom.

[@Naharu.]

Jokes on you, l have most - if not all - custom songs saved in my phone to listen to when reading.

[@carapatel2214]

The fact that the dom watches simply nailogical makes me weirdly happy

[@alisaurus4224]

He may just buy the products and not watch her channel. But i did love hearing him say it!

[@Sarah-sj1sh]

How he said it made me giggle though🤭❤️

[@lnt305]

It explains how his nails improved real fast! First time he wore nail polish, I remember thinking “Love and support your decision to paint your nails, but do get someone to explain how to do it cleanly”

[@thesewinggeekmiri9029]

ikr???

[@osnatashtaralevin8944]

I'm torn. On one side I didn't realize you commissioned this music and am happy to respectfully stay, on the other hand - I will never get that tune out of my head!! Damn you!

[@sternentigerkatze]

For some reason I now have a beatles earworm, too... That is a great parody Il Neige made there!

[@SilimSavertin]

This really sounds like a duo of movie and book which I'd enjoy slightly less than ripping my own eyelashes out one by one, actually. Nice vid as always Dom, and cute kitties as always.

[@martymcflown3707]

I've always been a fan of Hornby's writing, even though his protags were so often manbabies. About a Boy is probably my favorite novel of his because it's about an actual child...who is still somehow more mature than the adult man in the book. I think my favorite writing work of Hornby's is his work on Lonely Avenue with Ben Folds, though.

[@vicfernandez8015]

I always thought that the last line of the film, "Anyway, I've started to make a tape in my head. For her. Full of stuff she likes. Full of stuff that makes her happy." was really hopeful and sweet, like Rob giving his first step to not being such a horrible, horrible person.

[@MissCaraMint]

Yes also that scene of the mother looking out at her daughter and Rob in the car where she is finally laughing. Maybe for the first time since her fathers death. It shows glimmers of a person who can start to think about other people for a change.

[@steelplatedheart]

That moment when Dom is like, yeah sure I'll name-drop a famous youtube "nail artist" take that algorithm.

[@Freeze883]

The custom music at the end is awesome, people who skip it are missing out.

[@Loraxification14]

I had to read and watch this for an english class and my professor LOVED the book and i HATED IT, so i'm VERY glad you have the same opinion of the main character

[@6percentbattery]

Your caption said bizzah instead of bizarre and it was the best thing to happen to me all day so thank you. Also thank you for actually caring enough to add subtitles to your videos. You’re a gem 💜

[@GoatAndDog]

I don't have a film studies friend so I didn't even know this book/film existed 😂

[@Girintina]

I have a minor in film and I didn't know it existed.

[@CorbCorbin]

There’s a tv show too, with Zoe Kravitz in a gender swap of the lead role. It’s much worse than the movie or book.

[@averyjeanne]

I’m a film student and I’ve never heard of it either.

[@dominictemple]

@@CorbCorbin Much worse? That nearly takes effort.

[@gwendolynpotter5252]

I only knew about it cause of the look back on Jack Blacks career video

[@welcometogeektown]

I wish I had never met people who took Rob (the movie version, they never read the book) as a role model, but they're definitely out there.

[@the-NightStar]

I honestly wish people would see character studies like this for what they are: Terrible people you should never seek to look up to or emulate, but be fascinated by, nonetheless.

[@kenshiroFNS]

Rob was a douchebag

[@Rei-Rei]

I'm sad to hear most people click out before the end music. It's often amazing.

[@arabellasterwerf7980]

Agreed!!

[@TknoelTellsStories]

Indeed! Il Neige is very talented at finding just the right song choice for the parody and making the lyrics fit so well. Highly recommend his channel if you’re at all inclined!

[@IronMaiden1164]

I'm not going to lie I was about click away when he said that. I didnt even know he had commissioned songs for the credits.

[@archmagexiv]

Plus there's usually cat cameos

[@HazelJaneTarot]

I enjoyed this. I was a big fan of this movie when it came out. I think John Cusack is also a big part of making the character of Rob more appealing. He was massive in the late 90s. Yes I had posters. Lol. I always felt Rob learned a lot in the story but maybe I'm due a rewatch! Great end credit song!

[@Krolockinchen]

Oh please, Dom, I'd never miss the end song! It usually makes me laugh out loud and I have more than once checked if there's maybe a downloadable full version :)

[@SpindlesEnd2]

So the adorable kitties worked well for your purposes! Also, your nails look lovely and I am jealous on your possession of Holo Taco. Love you both!

[@c.argelfraster1291]

Dom, kitty cameos, Holo Taco, and Il Neige parodying the Beatles? A true masterpiece! 🌟

[@AlwaysAmTired]

Not just america, but Chicago. Old hipsters here are absolutely obsessed with this film. Also, John Cusack is from here so it makes sense he would do that.

[@lucianacarvalho3136]

I absolutely love the way Nick Hornby writes. He is amazing to me. You made me see this book/movie in a completely different way, thank you for that. This movie used to be one of my favorites, I even have a t-shirt. It's been about 15 years since I last watched it. I never thought of it that way... I guess I didn't see the problems at all.

[@Smieska_13]

I never skip the ending of your videos, but having the kitties 100% kept me glued. Precious

[@chronicallykat4920]

Me at start of video: "Oooh wonder what polish that is!" Then you answer. Here. Have a comment and a like for mind reading. Sorry about the naughty bits.

[@mockity]

Not gonna lie: was already looking in the comments for any mention. I assumed OPI Lincoln Park After Dark.

[@chronicallykat4920]

@@mockity I was going to but then he said it's Holo Taco saving the effort.

[@Arella17]

@@mockity Holo Taco One Coat Black. It’s so good.

[@PriyaPans]

@@Arella17 wish I could get holo taco where I am without paying as much for the crazy shipping

[@searchingfororion]

@@chronicallykat4920 I kept asking myself did he really say "hollow taco"? Or are my American ears just not picking that up right? What do tacos have to do with that color?!?! (I live in a border state and I get a lot of ~super~ authentic tacos, both from powows AND stuff that's someone's abuela's secret recipe...) ...but I've *NEVER* seen any kind of taco that dark. Except maybe Black salsa, and even then... no. Whaaaaaat?

[@harlanhardway5955]

Not gonna lie, I waited all the way through the credits to see if you didn't mention Nicholas Hoult played Beast in the X-Men just to see who actually watched to the end or not.

[@dreamwolf3218]

When he said Nicholas Hoult I immediately thought of Warm Bodies and then X-Men. I didn't even realize he was in Fury Road.

[@donatodiniccolodibettobardi842]

Huh.

[@rngwrldngnr]

The logistics of keeping enough cats to fill the full outro must get complicated.

[@jesscovino]

I can't believe people were missing the ending songs! They are fantastic!

[@lyndonwesthaven6623]

Don't know if this one was especially good, or if I'm just a sucker for a Beatles reference

[@nicoleflotner6428]

Dom, I love your old videos, but I also like your newer ones as well. I remember your old videos were really entertaining because you’d get mad and be really dramatic, and that was fun to watch. But I also like your newer videos because it feels like getting coffee with a friend. It’s more relaxed (but still very entertaining). I guess I’m just saying, I like your old and new videos. It’s been fun seeing your channel change over time. :)

[@bethanymcmurtrey9542]

I just love it when I log into KZbin and Lindsay Ellis, Todd in the Shadows, and Dominic Noble have all uploaded

[@baneoftechnology]

seriously, my workday has been completely derailed. I've just been watching youtube since noon

[@Flynnicus]

"It's not a ponytail! It's a warrior's WOLF-TAIL!" -Dom, Probably

[@marymav2063]

This book changed my life, changed the way I view relationships, changed the way I view other people, changed the way I interact with art.... And then the movie came and I based a lot of my relationships in the teaches of the movie. As for the TV show, besides Zoe Kravitz being my absolute crush, but also taught me how to be unapologetically myself and interact with others

[@animosity9197]

As a novelty music aficionado, I absolutely love the custom songs you put at the end! Songs about very specific stories rule.

[@Radien]

I don't remember ever clicking away before the end card (I'm the type of person who watches through the credits of most movies), but I made a point of paying full attention this time, and I gotta say: That's a fine and clever piece of musical satire, and now that I know you personally commission some or all of these songs for your videos, I'm impressed. 👍🏻

[@carpevinum8645]

I forget about the songs until they start. Gets a giggle from me every time.

[@blauespony1013]

There are people who end your video before the music and the cat bloopers? How dare they! Love your content, every minute, every second of it. Btw. you are the only person I know (yet) that can stroke a cat while sporting a pony tail and not look like an evil villain/douchebag.

[@becauseimafan]

😂😂 I did not expect to laugh so hard at the last part, holy crap you're right!! 🤣🤣

[@chattybluecat]

1. I love that you wear Holo Taco! 2. I always stay to the end specifically for the custom music. I love it.

[@DDVargas1983]

I watched the film when it came out, I was in high school and I thought it was funny as shit. Now that it's 21 years later and I'm a father to my own daughter, I feel this is one of those movies that's going to stay in the past for me.

[@angelalovell5669]

Thank you for what you said at the end, by the way. As one of those women, it helps to see a man stand up and not only acknowledge the bullshit, but openly object to it. Men deserve good role models just as much as women do, and anyone who identifies otherwise. Thank you for being a good role model (and for making me feel better).

[@Various_forms_of_Doormamu]

I remember reading this in college for a history of the British novel class. It was wild.

[@tach-uq5tw]

Thank you for the content, I've had one of the worst weeks of my life and at least these last twentysomething minutes I could forget about it Again, thanks Dominic

[@elizabethsullivan1894]

/hugs

[@eshbena]

The cats are working.... their hypnotizing cuteness keeps me watching..... XD High Fidelity is not something that I'd ever be interested in. I dated that guy and don't need a reprise.

[@penwalla]

Love it when Lost in Adaptation episodes introduce me to something I've never heard of! Great episode.

[@Miniaturegeek]

I honestly didn't know you put these songs at the end. I will keep watching until the end from now on.

[@bi_cycle]

I think I had heart palpitations when he mentioned holo taco, it's like the weirdest crossover ever. I love it.

[@hoabinh555]

"Kitten! Must watch the end ... and send all my money to Dom"

[@arosem7990]

Not to Dom, send to the kittens. They're in control of everything

[@EliteslayerX]

Okay Dominic, you got me, those cats are adorable. Well-played.

[@rennisanctuary]

i'm actually super disappointed they cancelled the hulu series, i really liked where it was going !! i also like how they changed/modernized the characters from the original film, but i didn't know this was a book originally !! i suppose i shouldn't be surprised seeing as most things seem to be these days lol but i'm a bit curious to read it now. thank you for your work Dom, i really appreciate this channel a ton !!

[@shiraarieli3731]

Dom using Holo Taco is the collaboration I didn't know I needed. Your nails do look amazing :)

[@pintpullinggeek]

Well if I was to do a "Top 5 Dominic Noble end credits songs" this one goes straight in at Number 1.

[@Breadwithcheeset]

One of my English teachers made my class read "High fidelity" as it was one of her favourite books. Then made us write an essay on it titled "Love can change everyone" which was an extra sh**ty thing to do because most of the class did not know enough English to write the bloody thing.

[@mimicmey]

Talk about a plot twist!

[@stevenbrawley326]

Could you elaborate?

[@sternentigerkatze]

What?

[@YggdrasilAudio]

We had to read "About a boy". Probably an okay book in hindsight but I just found it annoying.

[@HivefleetMagoladon]

As a dude who only recently started painting his nails, I just wanna say that seeing you wearing the nail polish was such a greaet moment for me. You're an inspiration!

[@minerva9104]

More dudes should paint their nails. Painted nails look great on anybody and it's such low maintenance for such high reward.

[@Jazzisa311]

That kitty move was brilliant. I can NOT click away with that adorable ball of fuzz in your arms...

[@bluegreenglue6565]

[...mesmerized by your fingernails...] The book and the film are definitely two more things I can feel zero regret in skipping entirely. Excellent analysis, as always.

[@salo6724]

Oh no, the kitty was a trap! Also, I've been wanting to comment about the nails already early on but decided to wait whether you'd address it or not... :)