Under the Influence: Chloé Zhao on THE NEW WORLD

[@Zinnober]

I am fundamentally incapable of watching this film and not weeping. I get why people dislike Malick. I do. I just think they're wrong is all. Goddamn masterpiece.

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

Based take

[@cedricchang6064]

She sounds so Beijing yet so American at the same time luuuuuv it!

[@zxh5566]

accent is quite difficult to change, but language structure is much more easier.

[@kdotmann]

A criminally underrated masterpiece.

[@Kevon420]

Genius director who understands that a great film makes you feel something behind and beyond the screen.

[@alfonsoamaya6890]

Oh wow this is fascinating, while watching Nomadland and The Rider, I thought they felt very Malick-y, and here's this video

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

I thought of westerns when watching Nomadland and how Zhao used it to addrsss a very pressing issue for us youngsters. The need to go west and be free. The find something. Catharsis? Grief? Oneness? We don’t know. We know we just have to get out

[@aeromundos]

How odd can life be. The maestro Malick never won an Oscar for directing but other artists like Chloe who were influenced by him went on to develop a style of their own and do get to win that golden statue. His films are poetry in cinema.

[@lawrenceyang9959]

I think it has to do with the epidemics which makes people pay more attention to the independent films and art house films.

[@sandboy068]

But also, a silly little statue is not the end-all, be-all of a career in the arts. It’s all about the work they leave behind.

[@rodeogirl8459]

He carries on his legacy inspiring the many generations of directors to come, I would say, that's even more rewarding in a sense

[@amalebowskye]

The Oscars mean nothing. The legacy he leaves behind can only be quantified decades later, where a bunch of great new filmmakers will be born, under his influence....

[@SurajYadav-ge2tu]

Scorsese taught Oliver stone, stone won Oscars twice in 15 years and then kinda became a parody of himself post 2001, Scorsese stayed relevant

[@titusdiodoros1876]

Rewatched this movie this August. "The New World" is so underrated. Such a gently moving film.

[@socal8082]

I’ve seen all of his films... but this one touched me in a way I’ve never experienced before. You FEEL the wind, the trees, the soft touch... So moving.

[@jiang311]

Her films?

[@Fulgrim_The_Phoenician]

@@jiang311 his?

[@Transformers217]

Terrence Malick is one of the greatest filmmakers to ever live, and Chloe Zhou seems to be a wonderful person and I’m happy for her success.

[@nh6870]

Chloe Zhao, You are such an impressive young woman. Exceedingly proud of you. Truly hope u will use your celebrity status to make even more positive changes by telling more inspiring, real life stories of Chinese people & cultures. There are so many that you must share with the world, Chloe, to correct much misunderstandings about China and her people out there. Congratulations.to Chloe, Frances, Jung-Youn, Daniel K., Tyler P., Mia N., Emerald F., Anthony D/Alice G., and all well-deserved winners of the 2021 member voted Oscar awards

[@Guigley]

It's so hard to choose, but this might be my favorite Malick film.

[@annedwyer797]

I agree!

[@IAmThankfulToday]

One of my favorites a truly underrated classic along with The Thin Red Line.

[@TheHiddenNarrative]

After seeing this, I can now see a bit of Malick in her work.

[@ericsamuels6250]

just pure poetry and amazing cinematography by Emmanuel lubesky

[@kevlow9494]

Look forward to her Oscar win for Best Director for Nomadland.

[@davidle4936]

Me too!!!!!

[@JosephDutra]

I saw The Thin Red Line before this and I loved it. But this was the film that convinced me that Terrence Malick wasn't just a great filmmaker, he was a poetic auteur.

[@frankmarshall4047]

Hope she wins an Oscar ... she's amazing...

[@thenicoleelvina]

And she did :)

[@AngelofMusic04]

@@thenicoleelvina As nice as it is to spread the wealth around, she should have won for Adapted Screenplay and Editing, too.

[@antoniovaldespino6650]

The New World was the first Malick film that I saw, and to tell the truth really got sticked to me. It might be one of the most beautiful films of this century so far.

[@charisselouw]

I think about this film almost every day since I watched a bootleg DVD bought in a Kabul market place in Faizabad many years ago. So grateful for this work.

[@Thenewfury211]

The Rider is the best film I've seen so far this year. Hope it gets what it deserves, a Criterion release :)

[@Nemo-pj7vx]

In her work we can see influnces of mallick poetic style .

[@charlottekwok8886]

I didn't even seen any film she made, but all I know now I am so proud of her being a female Chinese producer and excited about her winning at the Academy Awards 2021 at the moment.

[@weijue917]

She‘s an American director！It's American values that made who she is. Proud of her.

[@Jay-bg9zy]

@@weijue917 American value is not something ppl are proud of BTW. I do hope she make something about middle east, tell the truth and won a price. Until then, American Value is truly over valued.

[@weijue917]

​@@Jay-bg9zyI suggest you just back and stay in the great fire wall, and do not come to visit American-valued KZbin again. You're not welcomed.

[@JL-ki3vw]

@@weijue917 she's as much chinese as she is influenced by a western education. she embraces both worlds and you can actually hear her say that in her oscars speech. erasing someone's heritage in order to uplift another is pure ignorance. i suggest you check yourself in back to school for being a western supremacist.

[@weijue917]

@@JL-ki3vw you so funny. I hope you‘ll live a happy life in the great fire wall.

[@Iam.JohnCho]

Can definitely see Terrence Malick's influence in her work; first thought seeing the Eternals trailer - closest we're going to get to a Terrence Malick marvel movie.

[@SilentDanDisney]

Closest film that links to Malick I feel with Marvel will be Eternals = Tree of Life. Same shot of Powhatans seeing the ships come in similar to the people seeing Eternals ship in opening shot of Eternals trailer.

[@brunoaraujo8514]

Now, she won the Oscar for Nomadland!

[@wiinterflowers4277]

Well deserved too. I've seen New World and I watched Nomadland yesterday and New World must have influenced Chloe.

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

The ending of this movie, with Pocahontas just playing with her son Thomas, in the garden - one of the most emotionally cathartic endings I've seen in any film, ever.

[@envrie9423]

Malick makes cinema the way it should be. I can’t shake that feeling every time I see his films. I love modernist storylines that directly promote virtue with compelling storytelling & characters. But Malick’s approach to cinema transcends everything to me. It truly depicts the beauty & suffering of life itself.

[@wonton120]

You are one of the American dreams which many of us thought it was long gone!

[@angc1456]

so much bla bla bla coming fron a RICH GIRL that have everything from her first day on earth.. i guess she get bored and wanted to do a movie about poor people >

[@iamsheep]

Terrence Malick is the American Wong Kar-wai. Their films can sometimes be hit or miss, but then they do, they hit hard.

[@MrBoteee]

She has a really interesting voice!

[@copypaste3526]

Yeah it's a great voice for narration. Great base great pronunciation and nice frequency overall with a little bit of accent to make it interesting.

[@senorreaction8196]

horrible accent

[@allamaraine8066]

@@senorreaction8196 Oh, shit, man, excuse her for having an accent. I’m sure she picked it from an assembly line just to annoy you.

[@soham666p]

Perfect director to introduce the Eternals.. I can almost see how she'll build it.

[@adrianrammirez]

Ugh!!! Still waiting on that trailer!!!😭😭 But most definitely I will have to check out Nomadland in IMAX this February.

[@gamemediafan1714]

To bad she isn't in full control of that film like she was with this movie and Nomadland..... it's been proven that Kevin Feige is a massive control freak. What we're gonna get will not represent Chloe Zhao's style.

[@tunptl18]

@@gamemediafan1714 Did you see the trailer? Looks very Chloe Zhao to me..

[@gamemediafan1714]

@@tunptl18 the directing and visual style is definetely Chloe Zhao..... but the writing? Nope. The story was written by Kaz and Ryan Firpo, who were hired by Kevin Feige to write the film before Zhao was hired. When Zhao came on board, she and Patrick Burleigh wrote a script based on the story treatment that the Firpos made. So unlike her previous films, this isn't a film fully under her control.

[@melkor77751]

@@gamemediafan1714 every big budget Hollywood production is a multiple hands work, unless you're someone like James Cameron or George Lucas

[@Jboogie_81]

I really hope she doesn’t become just a marvel director She needs to keep doing movies like nomadland and the rider

[@visualsforyou7120]

After inevitably being nominated for (and probably winning) Best Director at the Oscars this year, as well as being nominated for and winning countless other awards for Nomadland, I doubt she'll be only doing Marvel projects.

[@BruceWayne-zj1kw]

Maybe she should do whatever the fuck she wants instead what you think she should do.

[@Jboogie_81]

@@BruceWayne-zj1kw oh damn! That’s cool

[@visualsforyou7120]

@@BruceWayne-zj1kw Hey, calm the fuck down. What Julius is saying here is he doesn't want her creative vision to be pushed away, not that she *has* to keep making a certain type of movie.

[@htsim]

Ang Lee also shoot Hulk, although it's not a successful movie, it still have ang lee signature on it

[@IanMcCausland]

after watching Nomandland KZbin suggested I watch this. I can see the direct line from Malick and this film and her work on Nomandland. I sawThe New World in the theatre, honestly I think we weren't ready for it, but here especially in Canada, I think this movie is all the more timely.

[@persephrotisv.2655]

my favorite film. it's absolutely art

[@alexanderarnaud1310]

One of my favorite movies

[@dinner4chiahao]

The New World is incredible.

[@michaelmoraga2926]

Agreed... Literally, visual poetry.

[@zichen5223]

She will be the next big thing in cinematic excellence! An Oscar or two will not be surprising!

[@jackmonaghan8477]

How about three or four in the same year?

[@TheRkool70]

All the best. Miss Chloe

[@cinemacardo7353]

Love Chloe Zhao!

[@vandangerousinc7001]

Chloe's work is incredible. I think Eternals will be a whole new level for the MCU. Edit: I guess not. A shame considering how talented Chloe Zhao is.

[@robonick3607]

Hopefully so. I would like to see something in the realms of Cinema. She might be able to bring it.

[@lacrimoxa_]

wait. She's directing an MCU film?

[@gabrielarredondo3825]

@@lacrimoxa_ Yep. The Eternals. With an all star cast that includes Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Brian Tyree Henry, Ma-Dong Seok, Barry Keoghan, Kit Harington, Lauren Ridloff and Salma Hayek.

[@victormachado3702]

I personally loved the film. Such a breath of fresh air for marvel and I think Chloe did an amazing job

[@poontang3zizo]

This was absolutely beautiful

[@RandomKidddo]

Please, tell me The Rider is coming out on Criterion!

[@inyostudio]

THIS!

[@Jboogie_81]

It’s free on Pluto Tv

[@jacobdominguez7808]

Great film! Great filmmaker!

[@kothgames]

Great video, I’m a big Malik fan but I’ve currently only seen his four most widely received movies. I just picked this up during the B&N sale and this video gave me some motivation to see it

[@djstarsign]

I think his best is either Badlands or Tree of Life. I didn’t like New World when it was released and haven’t revisited it since. I actually met him once. It was an honor and my friend was making fun of me for being star struck. He was super chill and completely disarming. Still can’t believe that actually happened.

[@ThatGirlAafia]

Where did you meet?

[@djstarsign]

@@ThatGirlAafia a small art opening. He was friends with the artist’s parents. And he was super incognito, dressed like a Cajun fisherman or something. Camouflage pants, trucker hat, he definitely looked out of place and was there with his wife and their dog. If she hadn’t mentioned it was him, I would have never known. He was super nice. I didn’t tell him I loved his movies I just said hello and said his dog was cool.

[@SpyTrader1988]

I love that movie. I watched it last month

[@DomiusVidz]

Pure poetry

[@nikosvault]

and then people starts to speak.

[@DomiusVidz]

nikosvault i don’t understand

[@SilentDanDisney]

Getting my hard copy soon of The New World.

[@jualiet2212]

..and that is working with nature as opposed to staging nature

[@BirdArvid]

The use of Wagner suits the moment perfectly.

[@wiinterflowers4277]

She has my respect now.

[@aztro4010]

Not only her, but I believe Andrew Dominik was influenced by Malick for his 2007 film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

[@annedwyer797]

"The Assassination..." is a great film, and I can definitely see a connection btwn it and Malick's films.

[@maddie5851]

The music is the same music from Nosferatu the Vampyre

[@KorAnos1]

Yep! The prelude to _Das Rheingold_ by Richard Wagner.

[@maddie5851]

Thanks☺️

[@donatodi5034]

Wagner is used in many amazing movies.

[@ShanghaiRooster]

@@donatodi5034 Whenever the Rheingold prelude is in a movie, you know it's going to be a good thing.

[@christophersouza3159]

The KZbin algorithm knows me too well...

[@ci1161]

She didn't know much English when she went to study in England at the age of 16. Such a talented young director.

[@Mike_v_E]

Please release the 4K Blurays of the Terrence Malick films

[@AgathaTsing]

Amazing!

[@mizofan]

I wonder if she likes Mizoguchi's masterpiece Sansho the Bailiff

[@3lazinflava]

I'm getting tired of the Pocahontas story but I do love Terrence Malick aesthetic. I might check this film out.

[@BruceWayne-zj1kw]

Yeah, they make a new one every single year, huh, so tired of it.

[@spencer_fife_and_drum_john9152]

I live in Jamestown

[@noktilux4052]

I'm just over one minute into this and the gushing praise of the film is against video accompanied by music from what is arguably the greatest artistic creation of the west: Wagner's Ring (Das Rheingold, in particular). Excellent choice, but you have to wonder where what's driving the emotional reaction.

[@Lexter606]

For those 44 of you who voted her down, I hope you can proof that you are better than her. Honestly, I think not!

[@user-jc5lf6sf7g]

Chloé Zhao is more eloquent than 90% of Americans and English is her second language.

[@cup_and_cone]

>Zhao willfully studying >American children incarcerated into school systems No wonder.

[@TheMoviecritic2010]

Why was this advertised on the channel yet isn't on it??

[@coreythomas1272]

Any chance of Nomadland getting the Criterion treatment?

[@joegojunkie5710]

There is no such a thing as new world, only different and changing world, and utopia. You can dream big, but don’t be crazy when the world not change the way you want.

[@cassandravalasi9514]

I absolutely agree! The history of mankind proves so!

[@lionstandingII]

If Ivanka Trump, daughter of a billionaire, saw an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie and suddenly decided she wanted to make films, moved to the PRC and started directing films about Chinese culture, how do you think that would be received in that country? It wouldn't be.....Now imagine Terrence Malick is approached to direct a "Men-in-Tights" superhero movie...how would that be received by Malick? Terrence Malick is a Genius...and that genius is the fruit of years of intensive philosophical study(Western Philosophy....namely Heidegger) and....Thought....translated to Film. This person speaking in the video(English, apparently...and poorly) has been politically positioned as a film maker- offspring of communist oligarchy, acolyte of Spike Lee- by a Hollywood currently seeking any cudgel it can grasp to subvert American Film Culture by dragging the culture into Falsity. She is nothing more than a manifestation of a political posture- a highly placed, privileged foot soldier. Her comments on Malick's film are unbearably pedestrian and obvious...and, frankly, childish. Wonder how much her father donated to NYU... What influence for posterity do you really think her films could ever have?

[@Starkardur]

Terrence Malick studied Philosophy and that makes him a genius? uh okay.

[@tattarrrrattat]

And WAGNER!

[@targetfootball7807]

Exactly!

[@tmtmcclaskie807]

What's the name of the music?

[@RudieObias]

I've never watch THE NEW WORLD. What the best Terrence Malick movie?

[@sparkfilms558]

Ive only seen the new world and the tree of Life but the tree of Life is a masterpiece which I'd highly recommend and which is joining the criterion collection very soon.

[@Salman-Zaki]

Rudie Obias I won't recommend you to begin with The New World if you have never seen a Terrence Malick film before. You should begin with Badlands, since that's the most accessible film he has made so far. I'd recommend you to watch his films in chronological order.

[@RudieObias]

@Salman Zaki Oh, I've watched them all, except THE NEW WORLD. I was just curious to see what everyone's favorite is. My favorite is DAYS OF HEAVEN!

[@asderc1]

Literally watch them in order of release, Badlands is one of the greatest films ever made. Then move through them from their, The Tree of Life is quite incredible in it's scope and idea's, but maybe not as tight as his earlier work. All (apart from his really recent stuff after TToL which I haven't seen) is important and worth your time but defo start with Badlands. Edit: just seen your later comment, Badlands fav, then Thin Red Line. Days of heaven is brilliant too, seen it many times.

[@Salman-Zaki]

Rudie Obias Oh, that's great then. =D Days Of Heaven is also my favourite Malick film.

[@davideconfalonieri3707]

Shame on her because she doesn't recognize her home country (China) and said "now USA is my country"

[@thuhoang-kc9td]

I think they corrected it:she said USA is NOT my home country

[@michaelmuldowney8]

She deserves an Award ........ as done anyone who stayed awake for the entire length of ANY Mallick film.

[@cassandravalasi9514]

Yes! The award was appreciating the movie you 've missed, because you slept!

[@imwishingyougodspeedglory7438]

The film would've worked better if he hadn't cast movie stars. I know he had to for it to be financed but it took away from the film imo.

[@alexanderarnaud1310]

1. The New World 2. The Master 3. Naked

[@wrnr_mn]

Decent advertisement for romantic retelling of the worst war crime in history. Matoaka conviently dies after giving birth to an english heir who can claim the Matoaka's estate and they been in control of tabacco ever since. Need a revenge flick on sum tarantino shyt but not directed by him of course.

[@muslit]

The use of Wagner's music was a terrible mistake, not only historically, but morally. Leave it to Malick to represent the story of John Smith and Pocahontas by Europe's most racist composer, the anti-Semite Richard Wagner.

[@farragutspikes1]

One of the funniest films I've ever seen. I laughed the whole way through

[@gavinhenderson7250]

That's disturbing.

[@yarnvulgar9135]

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[@samantasaita4173]

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[@thecat8513]

yes I am sure the director of the cgi blockbuster marvel shitfest the eternals has a lot to tell us about terrence malick.

[@arnoldjohnson4484]

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[@sanshou8461]

she still speak chinglish

[@annedwyer797]

I think it's you who speaks (or writes) "Chinglish". Ms. Zhao speaks nearly unaccented English, which is pretty impressive for someone who grew up in Bejing speaking Mandarin.

[@mariamasabek8109]

I felt it was too long :( a shame because I really really loved some scenes but in between it’s a bit boring. It could have been 2 hours instead of 3

[@hope5838]

funny, I wish it was longer

[@benjadamon]

There is a shorter cut which is only 2 hours. I just saw that yesterday and I wasn’t aware that there was an extended 3 hour cut as well. I’ll watch the extended one next time for sure.

[@阿R-x6x]

I grow up in China ,But in BeiJing! So are you insulting other cities in China with your American attitude?

[@kgan4733]

what did she say?

[@asia911]

@阿R Idiot. She's telling the truth. You are being brainwashed by the CCP. “People at birth are inherently good” until the CCP brainwashed them and turn them all into mindless nationalist.

[@alexiszagal6239]

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[@ganesawildan4660]

Trashh

[@bryceyamamoto5385]

A New World was Terrick Malick's worst film. It's laughable.

[@lau1812]

Boring movie

[@nicholasdepaola3740]

I think “Dude where’s my car” is getting the criterion treatment so there ya go

[@unkickstarter]

Rather surprised by the shallow insights she offers about such an extraordinary film. Feels like a community college intro lecture...

[@TheTacticalMess]

Is this not an unnecessarily pretentious comment that, in itself, offers no insight either? Why don't you provide insight rather than complaining about the lack thereof.

[@unkickstarter]

This is outstanding: vimeo.com/277724706. Here, the filmmaker describes herself as never having really believed in anything for most of her life, growing up in China. That's one big difference.

[@TheTacticalMess]

UNKICKSTARTER I’m not exactly sure why you expect this video to come off as a film essay or to have the same insights as a piece of work that takes hours and hours to create. I think Chloe Zhao is simply speaking on her personal experience with the film and what she got out of it, as it seems to be important to her own filmmaking.

[@TheTacticalMess]

UNKICKSTARTER I did watch the video essay by the way, it was pretty good.

[@binaryg]

I've watched 'The New World' many times and this video has made me want to see it again very soon. Your comment is boorish and was certainly not welcomed by me.