They Call Me Baby Driver - Movies with Mikey

DISCLAIMER: The ringing at the beginning lasts from 0:00 to 3:13.
Mikey digs into the action-car-heist-musical, Baby Driver, exploring the importance of how movies can create a significant, positive impact for different people, through the thoughtful execution of its details.
Also, the soundtrack and editing are Rad. As. Hell. But what else would you expect from the 5th (ish) film from Writer/Director Edgar Wright?! Buckle-up and groove along.
Also here's that cool article link...
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[@ItsTheFizz]

Baby Driver was robbed of its rightful Sound Editing/Mixing Oscars...

[@hollandscottthomas]

DUNKRIK won that??! Fuck off. That sucks! I mean, sure, it's fine enough sound editing, but BABY DRIVER was a masterwork,

[@JandJandJandJandJ]

The more i see awards ceremonies like The Oscars or The Grammys the more i realize they're pointless. Didn't most of the judges literally not watch all of the nominees for animated picture this year or something?

[@andrewa8161]

the editing in Baby Driver stood out and was at times seemed like it was trying too hard to show off

[@Daniilo11]

@@andrewa8161 What's wrong with showing off the amazing talent and ability that went into Baby driver? I see nothing wrong with that.

[@klein8697]

The Oscars was robbed of its credibility by itself due to not giving baby driver the sound editing/mixing Oscars...

[@ikeekieeki]

wow, thank you for highlighting the ring of tinnitus that runs throughout the movie. i did not notice it, maybe because of my own ear whistling. thank you also for the Duck replacement, his casting is the one drawback of this excellent movie.

[@ryanmillham7110]

Fuck off, It's 10:24 where I live and now I have to stay up later. Gad Damn

[@crowsandcryptids]

I dont have tenitus but i have hyper sensitivity through my dyspraxia and autism which leads to sensory overloads stress anxiety and panic attacks, as my brain doesn’t filter noise, i can hear everything all of the time down to the smalllest click, that over input of noise can be so overwhelming, but my way of coping with it is music, i constantly have headphones on as much as is socially acceptable cause it takes the noise down to not only a manageable quantity but its noise with logic its not random and chaotic it has meaning and perpouse behind it, this small change makes the rest of the world manageable (even though other things can trigger my sensory overloads this just removes one obstacle in the way)

[@flyercurse]

for a month I had this infection that made me feel like something was inside of my ears, like a ball or something, that's during the day but at night or when there was silence I could heard this deafening ringing that would not let me sleep... turned out music would hide it so I could sleep... I don't know what it was but I can't imagine or understand what would be like going in life like that or even worse...

[@DimitriosDenton]

I watched this movie 2 months after getting tinnitus. I loved the movie and I thought it was fun that he had tinnitus as well. But I never combined the two facts.

[@Draukagrissah]

So I suffer from tinnitus. Technically pronounced tin-it-iss (pedantryyyyyyyy). And this movie really didn't speak to me in that way. I adored it for a whole big bunch of reasons, sharing a disorder (disability is a serious stretch) maybe made me empathize with Baby more, but otherwise I just got annoyed when I noticed the ringing because it really does remind me of my disorder. That 2.5 minutes, give or take, also really sucked dude, couldn't concentrate on a thing. But yeah, you just kind of get used to always having background sound, either varied enough or loud enough to block it out. I sleep with a cheap air filter whose screen I never change because it's loud enough to block it out so I can sleep. That's just my normal, though. And compared to a lot of issues I feel like calling Tinnitus a disability is really disingenuous. My pediatrician figured my asthma causes my tinnitus, I'd call asthma way closer to a disability, and it's not recognized as one, at least in the U.S. Sorry just kind of went on a weird rant, what I actuality wanted to talk about is some of the research of how tinnitus may be partially neurological. So pretty much my worst nightmare is going deaf (a very real possibility in many tinnitus sufferers) and still hearing the ringing, but with no way to drown it out. You're welcome everybody for the new nightmare, okay I love you byyyyyyyeeeee!!!!

[@katiehough2499]

That's 'You're the one that I want' not 'Greased Lightning'

[@Hunting_Party]

I have a very mild tinnitus and the beginning made me very paranoid lol. The feeling of not being able to distinguish whether the sound came from myself is unsettling.

[@eventhorizon]

Yeah, I had to hit pause a couple of times, but it amped mine up a bit too much...

[@Soldier4USA2005]

Same here. When I first started getting tinnitus, I always asked for someone to shut off that damned noise. Then I found out what was going on. War isn't exactly quite and being 3 feet from machine guns being fired doesn't help either.

[@dansaunders1655]

I get you.

[@nate1511]

I have a disorder called Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Along with my nervous system not working right, my blood vessels don’t adjust when I move so, my blood pressure bottoms out and all the blood pools in my extremities, so all the organs in my head don’t get enough blood. I get tinnitus, lose vision and balance whenever I go from sitting to standing. Now it’s starting to happened randomly and more frequently and I don’t know what causes it anymore. It’s starting to drive me crazy. I can’t imagine living with it 24/7

[@louisekane7597]

I didn't even know there was ringing in the background because I thought it was mine because it drowned mine out

[@96percentdone]

The problem with this video is I thought my tinnitus was suddenly much worse and it gave me a miniature crisis

[@jamesruth100]

Right? Like, I get that it's there to try and show people without it what it's like but yeesh it actually started to give me a headache because it was that much worse than what my tinnitus usually is.

[@brettd2308]

Yeah, it really needs a disclaimer or some alternative version.

[@TheSonicShoe]

Agreed. cool idea on paper because it gives people without the problem a way to better understand it, bad idea in practice because for people who have to deal with the problem it just agitates it further.

[@TheArchform]

This, very much this.

[@mehpersonguy0]

I thought my tinnitus was acting up as well, even with the fans I have running in my room to drown it out- even though my tinnitus is usually a slightly lower pitch o.o

[@hollandscottthomas]

Edgar Wright is operating on a level above 99% of directors. The love and attention to detail he puts into every aspect of his craft is phenomenally inspiring.

[@thewhatness]

Dammit, Mikey, I was just about to be productive. Oh, well. This is far more pressing. _Hit it._

[@cadbane7780]

Been missing you mickey

[@1chroust12]

You are being productive watching this

[@atlasimpure]

Thank you, man. I sharply identified with this movie the second it came out but it took a few watches before it clicked that so much of it mattered because Miles was like me. That big scene after Fox dies, with Baby running, was a cross I had resigned myself to knowing and never being able to explain. My one caveat, I think a large part of why Miles is so likely to replay other people's words and not speak up in public situations is that tinnitus has an insidious downside that doesn't come up often when discussing the condition. The ringing/birds/white noise is a known effect, the loss of midtones in public places is a less acknowledged but much bigger problem. Essentially, I need background noise to not go crazy in a quiet room but loud background noises in public spaces mean I miss 40% of of the actual noises coming out of other human being's mouths. It's an intensely uncomfortable live game of mad libs wherein you know you can only get away with so many in-game uses of "CAN YOU REPEAT THAT, PLEASE?" It makes the condition isolating in a way that's very difficult to articulate.

[@gatling216]

Conor Maury I feel you there, man. For what it's worth, learning to lip read helps a lot in public. It's awkward, sure, but less awkward than asking someone to repeat themselves a million times.

[@sylvantutor7084]

I can't believe you so accurately conveyed this 'public-spaces conversation-limitation' concept that is; the difficulty born from almost understanding half of what someone says, and then completely failing to hear the other half of their mouth-noise entirely. When you're constantly staring at the speakers mouth so as to attempt to read their lips in order to follow along. Perhaps, (with luck!) you can keep up well enough to maintain an interaction, perpetuating the illusion and hoping nobody notices that you can hardly even identify who is speaking half the time, let alone understand what they're saying or contribute anything meaningful conversationally. And don't get me started on those folks who sit down next to me at the bar and start talking to me from the side, where I have no hope of seeing their lips! I can hear someone talking, but it's lost in a sea of voices, bar background noises, slot machines, traffic from outside, and finally reality comes slightly into focus and I realize the bartender is trying her best to serve me a drink and call attention to her tits, fishing for a tip no doubt. (A mini whiteboard and a dry erase marker would get her a ten on top of my tab because I would be better able to communicate with her, amazed at the thoughtful accommodation.

[@rory1336]

Damn is that one of the side-effects? I thought I had audio processing disorder, thanks I'll do more investigating.

[@gatling216]

Sylvan Tutor So long as the lighting is decent and the person I'm trying to talk to isn't incoherently drunk, I've not had that much trouble following along. But then again, I don't do groups often (read:ever).

[@razorfett147]

Or....he's just an introvert type person.

[@danielbloomquist9810]

Speaks to the talents of LITERALLY everyone else involved that I had forgotten Darkwing Duck was in this.

[@PsychoDiesel48]

To be fair, Darkwing Duck also did great in this film. No idea what he did though. Don't really need to find out either.

[@PassiveSmoking]

"I'm going to have to take away something that you love" and then he renders Baby incapable of hearing music ever again. What an absolutely devastating way to make good on your threat.

[@keeganwebber]

Just wanna drop in here a year later and mention handgun calibers shot next to your head aren't going to permanently render you deaf. It's quite painful, and definitely causes permanent damage, but you *can* recover.

[@noahmay7708]

@@keeganwebber But if you already have tinnitus, will the damage be worse?

[@fatuousinnovatorofsadness4640]

Kevin Spacey saying "I was just blinded by the balls on that kid" has not aged very well.

[@Flowtail]

gotta love how all the news stories say "accuser" instead of "victim"

[@popskism]

Come on, mike went a length to avoid naming him for a reason. Be cool.

[@titlo3646]

I think you mean *darkwing duck*

[@Lockn3s5]

Savage!!

[@patw9175]

@@popskism If I say Kevin Spacey's name three times will he show up in my house? Doubt it.

[@Guitarmonade]

So, as a future Audiologist I love this movie even more now. Originally I just loved how integrated the music was and how active it was rather than being this passive element. It wasn't an afterthought - the movie was SHAPED by the music selected. As for tinnitus, your definition works in the case of hearing loss. When you have damage to the cochlea, we often find the brain responding to the lack of stimuli by creating this noise. And since we don't regenerate the cells that detect pitch, that natural hearing ability is gone forever, and so we often live with tinnitus from that point on. The worse our hearing gets, the worse the tinnitus can become. However, there are people especially sensitive to sounds, perhaps fearing loud or stressful noises, who technically don't have traditional hearing loss. Sometimes they've experienced a loud, traumatic instance (like a car accident) and they notice tinnitus after. And since it's related to a loud, scary incident, the tinnitus creates an emotional response - may that be something like fear or stress - and only reminds them of that trauma. Our limbic system (responsible for pain and fear) has now associated the tinnitus to emotion. So, in some cases tinnitus is even more than a response of losing our natural hearing. It's a remnant of trauma that is constantly there in our own heads, either reminding us of what happened, or simply stressing you out because it won't go away. So my understanding of Baby is even greater now. Not only is he just bothered by the ringing and chooses to listen to music as a way to overcome it...the ringing is a constant reminder of the trauma he experienced that also took his mother, the one that imbued him with a love of music, from him. To hear the ringing is to remember that moment and lose her again. To listen to music pushes that away and brings her back to him again. Beautiful.

[@Mach1048]

Can you do a Darkwing Duck video now? I'm actually serious about that.

[@M4TCH3SM4L0N3]

Especially after soiling his reputation, I agree!

[@betterday2570]

Let's get dangerous.

[@governor_explosion]

Unfortunately, Jim Cummings was recently alleged to be an asshole in a different way, so it’s even more oof now. Which is a shame- him and [the actor referred to as Darkwing Duck in this video] are great actors, just terrible people. And I respect those who avoid their work for that reason.

[@Mach1048]

*sigh* Oh well, no more nice things I guess.

[@michaeldavis1879]

"We're all stupid, kinda". I find that sentence strangely reassuring. It should be turned into a motivational poster.

[@MichaelGreen-vk5xq]

I adore this movie, and I love this video. Thank you Mikey, sorry it got leaked tho.

[@Uberphish]

Heh. Video started and I winced. "Jeez, Mikey, you trying to give me tinit-ooooooooooh, clever."

[@njreiswig]

It's not clever, it's crass and just makes it so that me, someone with actual tinnitus can't actually listen to the video for more than 30 seconds at a time without getting a headache, and going deaf in my right ear for a few minutes. seriously who the hell thought this was a good idea?

[@AlexThe1Menace]

Yeah it was a really obnoxious decision. Practically made it unwatchable which is a shame cause his videos are almost always great.

[@Uberphish]

@@TheyCallMeContra I hadn't considered that at all, but I can only imagine. If it helps, I made this comment about four seconds into the video and didn't expect it to continue throughout.

[@nil091090]

Uberphish Studios petition for a (clean) version

[@TheSonicShoe]

I just posted this as an individual comment, but I'll post it here too since it's relevant: as someone who occasionally deals with tinnitus, I genuinely couldn't make it more than two and a half minutes into this video. I don't know how or why, but every couple of days, I'll have some ringing in my ears at almost the exact same frequency as the one featured in the video (sometimes a bit lower in pitch), but for some reason I have the ability to sort of turn it off if I just plug my ears, and mentally decide to turn down the volume on it, but that usually takes a few minutes of focus and concentration in a quiet space with as little sound as possible. watching this video with a ringing that I couldn't just turn off is something I just can't manage. it boarders on being physically painful for me, because my mind is telling me that I should be able to turn the ringing off, but this time it's not actually in my head so the only way to make it go away is to just rage quit the video. I guess there's some good to come out of this in that I can understand the strain this problem causes for people who aren't fortunate to have an off-switch for it built into their brains, but I'm kind of sad about having to skip out on one of these videos because I love listening to Mikey's take on things, and there's always so much care and polish put into these that it sucks to miss out on one of them. :/

[@LaZodiac]

I love this film with such a passion. It...really is almost perfect, I think.

[@jowie3708]

LaZodiac it kind of worries me that people will think the film is “style over substance” at first. Firstly, even if it is “style over substance” WHOTHEFUCKCARES Secondly, as this video and so many other reviews have pointed out, there is so much to this film. It’s taken me at least 12 viewings and this was the first time I noticed things, like when he checks his pulse so he can keep in time with the music that was playing.

[@josephdocherty7919]

@@jowie3708 I love movies that do style over substance more than movies with substance at heart. Afterall a film is a piece of art, an escape from reality.

[@bavarianbanshee]

It's *solidly* taken a spot in my top 5. It is a hair's breadth from being perfect.

[@josephdocherty7919]

@@bavarianbanshee Yeah, I'd actually say it's in my top 5 favourite films of all time - I've seen it about 100 times.

[@tybrown2889]

Almost? (It is perfect)

[@DaveKap]

With the recent news about Darkwing Duck's voice actor, Jim Cummings, I think maybe you should just give up on trying to be coy about actors because no matter who you try to replace, there's the possibility you're replacing them with someone just as terrible.

[@heeeyyy2947]

I never noticed the heart at the coffee shop... I swear I’ve seen this movie a million times and still keeping finding new things

[@dansaunders1655]

That's Wright for you.

[@jaymorrison2419]

2:32 So...as someone with a reasonable case of tinnitus myself...pause the video. Ringing does not stop. Several times thru your review I find that your use of that 'ring' during the intro is roughly the same pitch as the one I have heard myself for 20+ years. Someone else reading this, consider that 'noise' at 2:35 is what I hear, every second of every day. Thank you Mikey.

[@battleupsaber462]

I've just now realised that my favourite movies of both 2017 and 2018 have main characters named "Miles"

[@scottroberts6456]

What was the film for 2018 then?

[@dudemcfurgusson7179]

@@scottroberts6456 Spiderman, probably.

[@scottroberts6456]

@@dudemcfurgusson7179 oh yeah I forgot that existed

[@daddy_.rome0]

@@scottroberts6456 spiderman into the spider-verse

[@EphPhaThaINC]

Oh, it clicked with me the very first time that I had ever saw it in the theater. So unforgettable, and like all of Edgar Wright’s other films gets better and better with every watching. Awesome video Mikey.

[@NestanSvensk]

Why would you do my childhood hero Darkwing Duck like this? (very good episode)

[@sean_mccadden]

Baby Driver is honestly like a 2 hour long music video which honestly is kinda what makes it so unique and amazing

[@CamHennings]

Okay, this is really ominous. I JUST re-watched Lindsay Ellis' Phantom video essay as I was thirsty for some good movie analysis and then as soon as I finished, this popped up in my sub box and you both mention her and diegesis. Thank you for a great video, Mikey.

[@malcontent79]

About 3 minutes in, I had to stop to comment on Twitter: I didn't even notice the background ringing in Baby Driver - I straight up did not realize it was an external sound rather than my own tinnitus. And because I've only the one functioning ear, when the music changes because one earbud gets dropped? I don't recall noticing that, either. And what an odd irony it is that I couldn't experience the disability depicted in the film because I already have them. Thanks for bringing all this to my attention, Mikey! I didn't even realize how much this movie is a movie for me. Or, more accurately, for people around me to help them understand. *Side note, another really good film that discusses what it's like to live with tinnitus and other disabilities is "The Music Within" (2007). Highly, highly recommended.

[@crystaldottir]

Same with me, not noticing the tinnitus in the movie because of my own hearing. I wonder how I could pick that up.

[@nelwoltz7]

Check out “Its All Gone Pete Tong.” It’s a movie about the worlds most famous DJ going completely deaf and having to confront his life choices and drug abuse. And it’s amazing.

[@RDeathmark]

RIP headphone users, I seriously wanted to claw my ear off for a bit.

[@SilentCard518]

I've had tinnitus my whole life (and only been aware that's what it was for about 2 years), and I've never seen a movie that captures the experience as well as Baby Driver, or a video that shows it as well as this. Thank you for giving people like me a voice

[@thenotsodemocraticrepublic7731]

Ok putting the ringing in the back ground is cool and all but for like the first two minutes of this I thought I was loosing my hearing

[@eventhorizon]

I have tinnitus, couldn't watch the movie because hearing it from an external source makes mine worse... just woke up, it wasn't that loud, and now it's screaming again. Had to stop that, had to stop this... it's clever, and I'm not saying it shouldn't have been done, but yeah, I want to watch stuff on it but the tinnitus rings in the background I really can't. :(

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

@@eventhorizon I'm with ya, buddy. I had to pause the video because it was making me nauseated.

[@TheSonicShoe]

@@eventhorizon I occasionally deal with tinnitus, but for some reason I can turn it off if I physically block out all other sounds, and spend a couple minutes mentally focusing on "turning it down," so for me watching this video was almost physically painful. I barely made it 2 and a half minutes in before I had to just stop watching it because of how much stress it was putting on my brain to not be able to get rid of it just by focusing. I feel your pain.

[@M4TCH3SM4L0N3]

@@TheSonicShoe that moment where the method used to simulate disability for the differently abled but you make it literally unwatchable for the persons whose disability you are portraying... Is that the definition of irony?

[@eventhorizon]

@@TheSonicShoe Yeah, exactly... I've had it for years and while for me it's never gone if I don't focus on it, it does tone down... I can't ever be in complete silence, it gets painfully loud. It's been about 5 years since I could sleep in silence, and I miss it. I have a single ear buds for the ear I get it in so when it's too quiet where I am, or if it just happens to step up, I can throw on music, or a podcast. They're small, so they can be hidden by my hair, I always carry 2, so I have about 14 hours of battery life. That said, I was watching a different video that's loudish, and using my phone to type this, and with outside noise drowning out the ringing here I realized I can watch it that way, cause I can hear Mikey, but the "eeeeeeeeee" is drowned out. Awesome!

[@linusdn2777]

Is anyone else hyped for the Simon And Garfunkel Cinematic universe?

[@RFieth]

I personally cannot wait for "I Am A Rock" starring Dwayne Johnson

[@DoctorDex]

My god I have tinnitus so I never noticed the ringing in the actual movie! I love Baby Driver even more now.

[@minoritykid1]

I really hope Edgar Wright continues to be this creative power house, He reminds me a lot like how Tim Burton used to be. Just always trying to think of something interesting and different.I really like Edgar's work and I think he is just getting better and better

[@BobKuchiKopi]

As a tinnitus sufferer, I honestly had NO idea that there was ringing throughout the entire movie, until I watched this. After I saw this piece for the first time, I mentioned it to my partner, who was stunned that I didn't know about it. "How could you not hear it?!? It drives me crazy!" Well... you can't hear whistling that matches the whistling you hear 24/7/365. Fun stuff.

[@KevinLanigan]

Mikey, once again you've taken a movie that I like and helped me see it in a new and elevated light. Thanks!

[@vinniemannino6546]

Mikey, I joyfully discovered your channel thanks to your in defense of the last Jedi video. I’m someone who loves it (and Force Awakens) and loved your take on them. But I love Baby Driver immensely more and always hoped you’d make a MWM for it. I’m grateful the stars aligned and you had the experience that caused you to make it and will next watch it with a different set of eyes. I also love your handling of Darkwing Duck. Very well done. Cheers.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

I think I discovered him through Hot Fuzz.

[@Avossk]

Hey Mikey, I know this isn't really related to the video but great work with the Borderlands 3 trailer n stuff!

[@Sleeepehead]

Avossk why are people congratulating him on the borderlands 3 trailer. Did he help make it?

[@Avossk]

LiteralShoppingKart Yep, he said so on twitter

[@brettd2308]

LiteralShoppingKar Yep. Mikey used to work at Gearbox and on the original Borderlands. He said on Twitter that they asked him to come back in to help make the trailer for Borderlands 3.

[@tysonasaurus6392]

I really resonated with this movie as someone with cptsd and ocd which went undiagnosed throughout my childhood, Baby seems to have high functioning autism which is of course different but there's quite a few overlapping symptoms and baby driver is great because it's got themes that can be appreciated by anyone who has had to deal with ableism while not fully understanding their own issues and so also unable to advocate for yourself well, and so when people find out about your strange rituals or special interests, people simply have no frame of reference to understand it and like they do in the movie just simply don't believe his explanation about the tapes despite it being 100% true

[@SavageDawgJoshua]

Perhaps the best director of all time? (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim, and this.)

[@jowie3708]

Watched this video, was a little disappointed (I think, because I just wanted to hear how dope this film was). So I decided to watch the cinema wins vid on it, loved it, then realised that I was watching Movies with Mikey. So I came back, watched it again and really enjoyed every part of this video. Thanks so much for tackling one of my favourite movies of the last 5 years. I always worry that people don’t like this film (or a lot of Edgar’s films) because of the “substance over style” quality of it. That’s not the truth, but even if it is the truth. WHOTHEFUCKCARESTHISFILMISFUCKINGSICK

[@corydharma]

You and Lindsay Ellis should collaborate on a project together. Both of you are fantastic writers. It would be sweeeeeeeeet

[@mu2thehotness]

I didn't notice the hum or the heart changing colours. Gotta watch the movie again. A movie that keeps giving

[@abramthiessen8749]

I guess that I rarely notice my tinnitus, maybe mine isn't so bad. I often only notice it when I am lying awake in bed trying to sleep. But when I am doing something, I just eventually forget that the ringing is there.

[@katiekat2921]

I run a fan when going to sleep. A noisy fan for the white noise of it. In winter I turn it away from me so I'm not extra cold, but it also provides additional breeze relief in summer apart from the white noise. Can't listen to the radio when going to sleep because I'm so busy trying to focus on hearing the voices instead of the tinnitus that I can't switch off. But the white noise of the fan works.

[@m.i.a.826]

This video has gone above and beyond what you have before. Both in editing and subject matter. Amazing. Congratulations on always improving and reaching for greater heights! And thank you for your hard work as always!

[@designate_om]

i wanna watch this video but i'm in my backyard and i think the tinnitus sound you used throughout is attracting coyotes

[@vinniemannino6546]

Where is the love button?

[@crispysteve42]

that's what the Favorites playlist is for

[@Reggiethethird]

I know this is a weird thing to ask, but could you upload a version of this without the ringing in the background? I liked this video a lot, but I have autism, and I only got through the first half. It can be hard for me to listen to stuff like this because... it's honestly hard to explain. These sorts of noises drill into my skull. It's fairly common for folks (at least I've heard) with autism to deal with certain type of stimuli, and this is one for me. I understand if you can't, especially if I'm the only person who wants this, but I would appreciate it.

[@jjstarA113]

I have autism too, and the first three minutes made my right ear hurt like a mofo.

[@UltimateKyuubiFox]

It disappears in the second half of the video, mainly after the intro.

[@Soldier4USA2005]

Great video!!! I suffer from tinnitus. War tends to do that. Especially since I was infantry. This movie really spoke to me, but subconsciously. I just really liked the music. But when the ringing picked up, all I could think was...."Dude. I feel you're pain." I listen to music all the time as a result of disability. Driving, riding my motorcycle, background noise when working on a project, and when sleeping. Definitely when sleeping. If I don't have something going on when in bed, my tinnitus will keep me up. But it's also because of not liking quiet places. It's hard to explain, as it revolves around war. But I will give it a try. When it's quiet and you're in a combat zone, you don't know where anyone is. Including the enemy. It's even worse when in nature, like a forest or jungle. The bugs are disturbed, so you know some shenanigans are about go down. But when you hear the bugs doing their thing, it's sort of a sign that "everything is OK". When it's noisy, such as during a firefight, you know what's going on and where everyone is at. Usually. There's no sneaking about. Anyways. Thanks for the video!!! Keep up the good work!!!

[@thebipolarbear3267]

First of all I love your videos, but there is one thing that I have to ask. What is the name of the song you play in your intro. I can’t find it anywhere and it is bothering me soo much

[@Tomkatos]

"Set it free" by all round a beats... gottem

[@distream4698]

If only there was a character similar to darkwing duck but evil, maybe with a different color pattern, like maybe black and yellow, so you could have used his picture instead... anyways, great video as usual, I really enjoy your videos even though (or maybe because) I don't always agree with your opinions. Keep up the great work!

[@prestonhoffman811]

I have a vey low level tinnitus. I don't need to drown the world out with music but silence is absolutely deafening so I do always have a pair of headphones with me. This movie did make me feel like a superhero so there's that haha!

[@r-pupz7032]

I have tinnitus and my sister has MS. I really appreciate this video, I've not seen the film - I can't wait to now! Your channel always brings me joy in new and unexpected ways 🖤

[@SpirriX]

Not everyone gets that tinnitus is a disability. And having lived with it for so long, it's hard to distinguish what you can "blame" on the tinnitus, and what is normal. It's also hard to describe how it affects me, despite it having been part of my everyday life for the past 20 years.

[@KumaKaori]

6:58 "creating damaging co-dependencies" XD, I am slain!

[@JimmyDThing]

Don't you think it's silly to encourage people to not see something because of an actor in it? It's not like it was known and he was hired regardless, then I'd get it. But you're kind of encouraging people to be unnecessarily fragile. That's not helping them.

[@TheGreenhat2000]

Going to bed? Nah, new MwM and it's EDGAR WRIGHT

[@keepperspective]

So that’s what it’s about. I remember watching in theatres after months of anticipation and not really getting it. The ending was bombastic. But then you point out the disability and I got retroactively gut punched by previous viewings... wow.

[@stopwatchstudios9622]

Pretty sure the movie takes place after 2007 because you can see Debra using a sell phone in one scene plus ya know the songs used

[@trixie3023]

I've lived with tinnitus for over half my life now and i LOVE baby driver for this very reason- yet this is the first time ive heard a film analysis that even /mentions/ this theme in the film. Super important to the overall tone of the film, thanks for bringing it up not many do

[@lunarumbreon7699]

Thanks for this video for teaching me about Tinnitus. I thought everyone dealt with it

[@krys42091]

This was absolutely awesome, also THAT BORDERLANDS 3 HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.s. Nice trailer

[@BinChicken]

@Richie Kongwang Oh shit I never knew Mikey was also Scooter. I thought he was just a writer, not the character I loved despite him being a character I should have hated (everyone I know who played BL thought the characters were amazing but had a hard time understanding why they were so great). Love you Mikey/Scooter

[@brettd2308]

@@BinChicken I had the joy of discovering that at a PAX panel where someone mentioned it and Mikey busted out the Scooter voice lol.

[@TrustintheLord1975]

Love your essays Mickey. Keep up the good work. That being said as some one who is ultra sensitive to high pitch sounds... @#$%&!!!

[@shadowlord1319]

I felt like doc actually cared for baby, just threatened him to keep him around

[@Vorfalath]

Your ability to make me love something I already love more than I do will never not be my absolute most favourite thing about this channel. Close second is your ability to make me love something I do not already love. You're very good at both, and it brightens literally entire weeks for me.

[@sirfriendzone1228]

Me too!

[@cuttlefish6839]

Yeah i didn't realize till I saw the comments that the whining sound wasn't coming from me lol

[@ericakriner3244]

I was sooooo hoping you would do a video about this movie! And then I was a little disappointed that you weren't going to talk more about the technical aspects, but then I was so happy you gave me a whole new level of appreciation for it. :) Thanks, Mikey

[@IvoryHourglass]

Ringing stopped when I clicked off the video. The film does a good job weaving it into the story and allowing you to notice without it being too obtrusive. This is hamfisted. Looking forward to the next video.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

It didn't click with me initially, either. Now I want it to show on my T.V again.

[@MrBoko1234]

I really fucking hate the low volume ring throughout the video its stressing me so much

[@heeeyyy2947]

Edgar Wright, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze - when are more directors gonna learn that having your movies influenced by music videos is a GREAT idea???

[@elraton1996]

I was just thinking that I needed a new MWM to help with this day. Thanks for this, Mikey.

[@jaroslavb.korinek7285]

OK, who's here with tinnitus? Got mine since 3 years old because of mumps. Well that and total left-sided deafness. C'mere, folks!

[@TheSonicShoe]

I have it, but only sometimes, and for some reason I can turn it off if I isolate myself from outside sounds, and spend a couple of minutes "turning it down" in my mind. couldn't watch the video for more than 2 and a half minutes because it started to approach being physically painful for me after that.

[@chickrepelant]

i LOVE how many creators give props to the amazing LINDSAY ELLIS, LFTS gave her a 'whats up" on his "ADAPTATION" video

[@RhysClark97]

dont like the idea of erasing someone from history just because they did a bad thing kinda defeats the point of learning from the bad thing don't you think mikey?

[@MacGuges]

"Erasing someone from history" .. Fortunately that's not what Darkwing Duck does here. Mikey is aware and knows we're aware and - this is crucial - if someone comes across this who doesn't know what DD has done to vulnerable young men, they've just been tipped off. This is an essay about tinnitus, not the monster in plain sight. If the intent were erasure, it would be much more effective to make the video without acknowledging the horror that quacks in the night, at all.

[@RhysClark97]

@@MacGuges ? these analogies are pointless and act to cover up the accusations, not shed light on them, also, just because someone turns out to be a horrible cunt doesn't mean you cover their face and make the bad man go away...legit not how it works its a trigger warning at best, not a fix

[@Scerttle]

I have tinnitus. It took me until adulthood to realise that not everyone hears it.

[@Kogarasumaru]

Same, I just assumed silence was kind of loud

[@leekalba]

The thing that keeps gnawing at me is how, yet again, the female characters only exist to motivate the male leads. One is straight up fridged: she dies to provide a male antagonist. Yes, the editing; yes the practical stunts; yes the sound design; but it just leaves me with a sour taste in my mouth.

[@bendym7001]

That's fair. Edgar Wright's movies tend to be pretty guy-centric in general; It's a pretty consistent limitation

[@fast1nakus]

dude, i have a tinitus in my left ear why u do this to my right one?

[@MagnusVenatus]

How bout dat Spider Verse

[@WhyItsGreat]

Just found your channel. LOVE IT, man. Great work.

[@LonelyLilPetunia]

You mispronounced tinnitus.

[@lorddarktelefax]

I... just liked it 😂

[@thisguy8106]

The ringing in the background makes it impossible for me to even finish this and that hurts my soul.

[@SnoutyPig]

Hey Mikey. That censorship is bullshit.

[@JCResDoc94]

✨(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ⚡! MY LIFE IS A MOVIE-MUSICAL! WHAT DOES IT MEAN!

[@sonicisdisappointedinyourr1158]

It is My favourite movie

[@elliotsimon9918]

I think you nailed it.

[@drumjedi5301]

I am a former touring professional drummer, and gun enthusiast, and due to being irresponsible with hearing protection in my younger days, now suffer with tinnitus. I, too, keep music playing in my ear buds when I'm working as much as possible, and usually have music or some other active sound (TV, fan, etc) going, partially because I love music, but also to keep the tinnitus at bay. As a result, this movie really spoke to me...apart from just being a great film in general. Thanks, Mikey, for another nail hit right on the head. Keep up the good work, man, I'm a fan!

[@ThomasBaxter]

Oh sweet mercy, take that goddamn background whine from the audio. It is a damn mean thing to do - as that sound triggers my tinnitus - and makes the video unwatchable.

[@ItsDylanHarding]

it’s that time of the night, huh?

[@RodTejada502]

Another brilliant essay! Loved it and now Im going crazy about not seeing Baby Driver in the movie theater. Oh well...

[@westonite210]

I loved this movie for many of the reasons you brought up, but as a huge car guy who also really likes the music this move was set to (especially hocus pocus by focus, I've got a personal connection to that song and nearly jumped out of my seat when it came on) this movie was my perfect storm of interesting visuals, fun music, and great driving and stunts. Your analysis of how important his disability is to the impact of this film only further cements this movie as one of my all time favorites.

[@finnwilliams8404]

Today has been a great day, Borderlands 3 trailer this morning and then this in the evening. Turns out I've been enjoying stuff made by this man far longer than I've been watching this channel (Borderlands 2 is my favourite game). Thanks for all the joy Mikey.

[@JCResDoc94]

5:20 DGetics v NG

[@TindraSan]

how dare you insult Darkwing Duck by having him replace the name and face of a terrible person!?!!! ok but jokes aside, won't this be very confusing? what if that makes people assume the dude voiced DWD when he was actually voiced by Jim Cummings?

[@sonicisdisappointedinyourr1158]

This movie is god like

[@hibiscusman]

This movie touched my life. I've seen it again and again and it never fails to deliver every time. I can't tell you how excited I was to see this in my notifications. And as someone with tinnitus, I appreciate your take