Why Speed Racer (2008) is a Masterpiece

I am in love with this movie
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[@aboringotakuwhoisntnamedky3260]

I guess you have a need for speed

[@allenrichiez930]

Ahhhh yes a man of cultural jokes

[@remberedink]

Oh yeah, I remember this movie. The scene where they put a bomb in the kids car and rolled it down the street lives in my head rent free

[@stm7810]

Yay! rent is a horrible system made by colonialists.

[@PN_MLK]

YEA I STILL HAVE THE DVD

[@evillaust5839]

@@PN_MLK same

[@JULIOHERNANDEZ-cy7sq]

Lol same

[@remyxedfern5008]

“ I wanna talk about” gives me physical euphoria

[@remyxedfern5008]

Edit: Also, “thank you for watching”

[@phantomkitten73]

I haven't seen this movie in quite a while, but I will always remember that it has the most breathtaking action finale in cinema. Right next to The Lone Ranger and The Raid 2 (albeit in three very different ways). It's cinematic ecstacy, plain and simple.

[@phantomkitten73]

@@tomdog5265: The sequel to The Raid: Redemption. It's an incredible martial arts movie with a 10 minute finale against 3 opponents.

[@phantomkitten73]

@@tomdog5265: Watch both Raid movies, they're truly spectacular.

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

@@phantomkitten73 woah someone who actually likes the long ranger..

[@saqvobase4301]

I've still got a little mach 5 figurine

[@r4tchet]

I thought I was the only One thank you for existing bro

[@evillaust5839]

Same

[@gregdennert4441]

Same

[@superstriker4123]

I have a whole collection, both cars from the movie and cars from the anime. I still have my speed Racer posters from when I was little.

[@ThePonderer]

This is in my top 5 favorite movies of all time, no question.

[@evillaust5839]

Yep same

[@lucinavonnolaran8728]

Personally, this is my favorite movie, period. Stunning Visuals, a simplistic story that, in of itself, would fit within the anime it's based off of, VERY accurate depictions of the vehicles from the anime (with some being a bit more drastically changed than others, which makes sense and looks good)

[@allenrichiez930]

I need a friend who loves this movie as much as I do

[@theGECK042]

I'm a simple girl. I see a title saying that Speed Racer (2008) is good, I click like. I saw this movie in the theatre, and I was so sad that more people didn't see it, just like Cloud Atlas.

[@vontavius01]

I'm probably just biased because i love flashy colors, but this is one of the most visually beautiful movies to ever grace the big screen. It gives Pixar a run for it's money. Yeah, I said it.

[@DrawpinionDump]

you are right and u should say it

[@petarrakoc1416]

Pixar ain’t got nothing on Speed Racer

[@adammyers7383]

My dad introduced me to the anime. I loved it. And the movie was a brilliant adaptation that I love as well.

[@CaptainUnikitty]

Same thing

[@cl0p38]

Choose wisely! Do you prefer: Hot Wheels; Anime edition Or Hot Wheels; Live Action edition ?

[@tahvohck]

Thank you for making this comment... I was watching the loops around 16:30 and had a moment of intense deja vu on for the hot wheels series.

[@PN_MLK]

I dunno that's hard-

[@mslightbulb]

Hot wheelz the toy.

[@ralexcraft990]

@@tahvohckboth, both is good.

[@JadyLester]

I saw this in the theater and was All In. The Wachowskis' love of anime is in full display, and the casting is so perfect. If you cant achieve anime eyes in real life, you hire Christina Ricci and Susan Sarandon. The actor who plays Speed is fully perfect, too.

[@aurorapavlish-carpenter3978]

Not seeing this in theaters is my family's biggest regret lol. We love the movie and know it must've been even more incredible on the big screen

[@finland4ever55]

It's whitewashed

[@lyleinnoe2210]

The fact you dont know his name shows how this film killed his career

[@Cheezmonka]

@@lyleinnoe2210 Emile Hirsch's career was slowed by accepting roles in several medium-budget thrillers shortly after this film. He's still in stuff though, and looks to be picking up the pace in landing more roles. Not every actor needs to be the lead in every blockbuster possible.

[@LaoonCow]

I remember this show! When my brother was a little kid, this was his favorite. He even had little toy cars of it, lol thank you for making me remember.

[@CrysiCrysis]

“There is an underlying seriousness to the silliness of this world.” Very well put. Everything in the movie takes itself seriously. The style is over the top, fitting the cartoonish origin of the characters. It’s the best adaptation to date, capturing the mood of everything perfectly. But the core is such a solid, serious, heartfelt plot that nothing can break it. Not even the crazy visuals and high energy. It’s so. So good.

[@ComfortRoller]

I also love this movie. It has everything; David vs goliath, a family legacy, truest coming of age all in a absurdly colorful, stroboscopic package. Told in a style I wish I could experience more often. I love that the Ws went for it, I believe people will come back to it eventually... it's just so beautiful.

[@mejorge420]

omg i always loved this movie and had no idea people hated it!! when i was young i was obsessed with this obscure pc game called "funkeys" and one day they had a random speed racer event, where you could play as the characters and go to maps of locations from the series and that stuff, so of course since i loved the game so much it sent me into a speed racer phase (i might be the only kid who went through THAT) and i used to watch this movie all the time, it just looks SO GOOD! so thank you for making it justice, really, great video as always!!

[@bernardomarkuskampffdemelo4323]

I went through a Speed Racer phase as a child as well...

[@DrawpinionDump]

I'm going through a Speed Racer phase at 24, follow ur dreams

[@dennisbriscoe9332]

Those who did not bother to watch/experience Speed Racer 🏎💨🏁 didn't deserve to. Every single shot in that film perfectly captured the exhilaration of the TV 📺 show. The film's visuals delivered as much of story as the dialog. I was enamored by the original anime series when it aired in the early 1970s. There was no Speed Racer merchandise in stores back then so my dad bought me a white toy car and painted it to resemble the Mach 5! My childhood was full of wonder & amazement partially BECAUSE of shows like Speed Racer (and Star Blazers)! 😁♥️🌹

[@dmac7344]

Star Blazers to my childhood as Speed racer is to my wife. Pure perfect nostalgia!

[@nbspacecat]

the way you say "thank you for watching" makes me so happy :>

[@Insideout2Trolls3Fan350]

This came out the same weekend my brother was born.

[@cl0p38]

Cool

[@PN_MLK]

Niccceee

[@ManyMonstersMedia]

2008 speed racer > the entire Cars franchise

[@antarctican_immagrants6849]

Well I'll admit, I've never heard of speedracer, but now that I have I really wanna watch it

[@zmalikuwu9145]

I'm glad so many other people love this movie, everything from the campy design, beautifully well choregraphed races, surprisingly great performances from the whole cast from Emile Hirsch and especially John Goodman, and more than anything the soundtrack, I still tear up when Grand ol' prix transitions to reboot when Speed repowers the Mach 6

[@bbblahb8803]

This movie lives in a dark corner of mind which is only accessable at 3:00am on a Tuesday

[@chefcantcook7966]

I'm so glad people are giving this movie a second chance

[@evillaust5839]

Me too

[@valroniclehre193]

A critical failure with a childish aesthetic... maintaining a cult following years later. Oddly fitting.

[@str549]

then was my brothers and I favorite movie when we were little and we still watch it all the time but no one ever talks about it!

[@saisomsphet3251]

"In honor of those who love him, and in spite of those who hate him. Not because it was set before him, but because he chose his destiny" This quote of yours is probably why I love this movie so much. I remember watching the american reboot in early 2000, and really enjoying it. The parody from Dexter's lab taught me everything id ever need to know about the show itself. When the movie came out? and it was the W sisters? I felt they did it justice. I havnt been disappointed in their work yet, and i love the amount of detail you put into this video.

[@megyumiyoshi1062]

The videos of this movie with Initial D music over it are amazing

[@ManyMonstersMedia]

You’re right and thank you for saying it!! Also it makes total sense to me that the Wachowskis sisters would be interested in bringing this world to life!! Like stuff like the matrix is just like ‘ok you know how stuff is?? What if it was different!!’ And like it looks like cool as fuck cause they know that’s the most important part looking cool af

[@Furore2323]

Also it's about making art in a corrupt system. Every time you see Royalton, picture Joel Silver.

[@LoryskaEntertainment]

That final race always gets me big hype

[@DrawpinionDump]

the final race alone should've earned this movie all the oscars

[@ramironunezborjas967]

Aaah this is my favorite childhood movie!!! thank you so much you brought me some happy memories

[@metalgamer21]

All I’ve seen from this film is the trailer where Speed’s dad says “That’s not a ninja. That’s a non-ja.” I love the colors and style of this film though so maybe I should change that.

[@TheSilentJorge]

Did you change it?

[@BugsyFoga]

Seeing the film in theaters as a kid was definitely a mind blowing experience!!!

[@kennethshaw2619]

It's about time someone gave this movie the credit it deserves. I believe this movie to be one of the best adaptation of an anime.

[@Thorax420]

saw this movie as a kid in an Imax Theater and walked out changed. i would do anything to go back in time and rewatch it in Imax again

[@toluwalaseogundare3411]

What Mr.Royalton said about racing is kinda of true. The sport is not based on the best racer but is about how are afford to compete in it. Which is the ugly but truthful part about car racing . I am 21 years old, I started Karting that the age of 16. I am trying to begin by junior career , it's not because am not good but I cannot afford it. I am a middle class Nigeria. ( or lower middle class in USA during to my country's exchange rate). I might be able to advance my career but thanks to sim racing . It has helped me to improve in my racing and give me a golden opportunity to get a car racing seat.

[@haddonpictures]

I love how you see these movies in a way that I've never seen them before. Keep up this wonderful work, it's truly eye opening.

[@DrawpinionDump]

thank you ;w;

[@ediecote1466]

I watched this for the first time recently, had no idea what it was going into it but it was SO good!

[@mikaelvirji5807]

Sorry I stppped watching this video and messed up your watch time numbers, I went and rewatched them whole movie. God I love it so much. Anyway great video!

[@filmeditstudios3182]

oh yo, a postitive review about my favourite movie, the movie that inspired me into SFX and film making, was posted on my birthday.

[@Deoxys911]

I always enjoyed the Dexter's Laboratory parody on Speed Racer. Maybe the next reboot can be an animated project by Genndy Tartakovsky; I'd watch that!

[@urbroz]

I saw the first 5 minutes of this video, and watched Speed Racer. Im so glad that I did and ive know shown it to some of my friends. I had a hyperfixation on Baby Driver and it really reminds me of this movie! Instead of experimenting with sound it experiments with editing and colors. Both action packed and really investing racing movies with sympathetic young drivers. A damn shame Speed racer didnt get the same kind of popularity.

[@shantih19]

Now we know Drawpinion Dump is a sense8 fan. Now I love her even more, which I didn't know could be even possible

[@eduardojardim226]

Thank you very much for shedding a light of optimism on this work! Perhaps there is a Light at the end of the tunnel for other films like Jonny Quest and other heroes of the 60s!

[@memerman9268]

Nyooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmm

[@LaoonCow]

NYOOOOOOOMMMM

[@cl0p38]

@@LaoonCow Nyoooooooooooooooommmmmmmmm

[@chikujoyt4506]

@@cl0p38 nyoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom

[@nyukjustacommenter857]

I somehow had this movie in the deep depths of my memory and I absolutely can't believe that somehow, sometime in my life, I saw this movie.

[@crabmastaflash]

This was the best movie for me and my brother to watch. He always wanted to watch Racing movies, I always wanted to watch martial arts movies. This was the only middle ground a 11 and 6 year old could watch

[@TheUltimoSniper]

One of my favorite aspects of this movie you mentioned was how the progression of time worked. Timeskips didn't feel like like timeskips, they felt like extremely satisfying montages making for seamless transitions through disconnected events in the story. I really love this movie. The scene where Speed restarts his engine during the Grand Prix is just the perfect chill-inducing climax of the story. I wonder if Motorcity was at all influenced by this movie, considering their aesthetic choices and themes.

[@tokuwriter2872]

When this film came out. I loved it and adored Speed Racer even before then. I was bummed that my Father ((a man who grew up on Speed Racer and Ultraman)) didn’t like the film at all like everyone else. I wondered if I was just stupid or crazy, but rewatching it again and again. It is my comfort film and brings back to when I can just focus on the speed of the scene and the emotion of the story.

[@benlawrence1977]

loved this movie, remember seeing it in the cinema, such an audio-visual head trip and such a lot of fun :)

[@edmilmaldonado5756]

Can you please do a review on the "Osmosis Jones" movie and it's spin-off show, "Ozzy and Drix"?

[@DrawpinionDump]

Omggg I used to love that show! Thank you for the suggestion ;)

[@edmilmaldonado5756]

@@DrawpinionDump Don't mention it. Please, take your time to watch the movie and several episodes of the series.

[@vicky.sc.1549]

Omg yes!!! I’m so glad you made a video on this!!!!

[@lukedelameter7961]

I still remember the first flashback with Rex and the last race. I haven’t seen it in forever, but now I really want too.

[@otakumangastudios3617]

I know two younger minds this may not seem like a problem, or to people who live outside of america, but America has an extremely long and disturbing history of hatred towards Japan, ever since world war ii. And most western media, excluding films that came out in the 2010s, or at least past 2015,Japanese characters are usually side characters, or have some sort of villainous intent. Either the main character is for example some spy that defeated some Yakuza, the bad guy happens to be japanese, and everybody else is american, and specifically no other nationality besides american. I know for some gen z and a lot of Jen alpha, this may be really surprising, especially with films coming out such as Big hero 6, but before that, it was normal and American culture unfortunately, to make fun of japan, simply for what it is. Lots of stereotypes have run rampant about Japanese culture ever since the 1940s, and unfortunately due to that, for decades, Japan has been portrayed in a very bad light. this came out in 2008, still when most movies were created by boomers, who likely were influenced by their parents who watch the propaganda films of the '40s, and believe them, and then passed down this information, so This is why I'm a bit sensitive to the fact that they decided to make the villain japanese. Possibly my discomfort is outdated, and I hope it is. I hope we now live in a world our time period where the ethnicity of a villain doesn't really matter, because there's no negative ties to that ethnicity.

[@lauraabreu3852]

I wanna see this movie now! Excellent video.

[@curly_wyn]

A very excellent and informative video! Also, your voice gives me tingles 🥰

[@Agagnier]

I watched this all the time as a kid because we got it on DVD

[@evillaust5839]

Same. hot wheels also had a line of speed racer cars I still have 1 I don't know what happened to the other 2 I had.

[@stevensampson5823]

Drawpinion dump, have you seen the Speed Racer episode where Trixie had a nightmare about Speed as a demonic monster?

[@Furore2323]

[@rabnerd28]

I had to know if there was any fanfic of this movie, and I was both surprised and not surprised to find that there was.

[@DrawpinionDump]

I'm surprised there isn't more

[@TheBeird]

It’s always interesting to see these films that were considered flops in my lifetime becoming cult classics defended on KZbin Now do Jupiter Ascending, cause I honestly didn’t mind it that much

[@umbrolly3725]

This movie literally gives my eyes candy

[@liljenborg2517]

I love the movie. The people I know who don't like it, just didn't like the visual style of the movie. I love it, which the Wychowskis might find odd, because I LOATHE cubism. My wife, for instance, was thoroughly confused by that opening sequence and the flashbacks into different time frames, and never got past it.

[@slothbaby2104]

The ending gives me chills and this is how a new Batman movie should be like cause this movie gives me a 60s Adam West Batman movie feeling

[@senkokura56]

I haven't seen this movie since I saw it in theaters! You popped up in my recommended and I almost wept while listening I din't know people liked this movie since I've only heard hate about it. Also going up against Iron Man 1 in Box Office didn't help it's standing either xD

[@ember860]

I’ve literally never heard of Speed Racer, but I’m pretty sure I have a little Mach 5 around somewhere

[@thgritic102]

Someone put Jet Set Run/You Say Run over the last part of the movie, the intense final race, and it made the scene absolutely hyped and perfect. I loved every second of that little video to the point I want to watch the movie. It's funny how movies that had some hate just for being different or trying something new received hate in the past but absolute love now makes my heart sing.

[@SamC_182]

I love your voice ❤️😍 btw been trynna tell people for years this movie was a misunderstood masterpiece. I watched the anime as a kid and I loved this movie when it came out, I was only 10 but even then I knew this movie was art.

[@username1939]

Just watched this movie. It was hella fun

[@paulscouten1868]

I love how much you love TV... You are the nicest critic on the internet! /

[@krbthewitch]

I'd probably enjoy this movie more if it didn't give me a massive headache to look at. The speed of the flashes of bright clashing colors is murder on my already sensitive retinas.

[@notabot3236]

I feel like I see this before but I don't remember :c

[@PapaIsHere23]

God i love speed racer so much

[@PIRATEOTR]

Aw man this is great, this movie is very nostalgic for me too :)

[@RangerJackWalker]

The father is not nicknamed Pops. That’s just his actual name. It’s the name on the legal notice he’s sent for supposed IP infringement as part of the plot. And mother’s actual name is Mom. I am not kidding.

[@AntonioCardenasT]

Wonder they thought in japan since it was a live action version of the American version, for example Im pretty sure in Japan all the characters probably have normal names and their way of talking is not super fast and weird, plus the number 5 is a big part of the series so they probably wouldn't like a mach 6.

[@tf9241]

I will say this. I never understood the hate against Speed Racer. I remember choosing this film as my birthday film when it came out and I still love the film. While I still don’t fully understand some aspects of the film like the corporate corruption and all that, I still love the passion that Speed had. I love this analysis of the film.

[@tuliobednarczukpecinemisko5606]

This movie is one of the greats!Nice video!

[@mirjahaalbalshereshoy7325]

I love this movie. I've seen it so many times, but the emotions of the final race never get old.

[@Fyrsiel]

I managed to watch like one or two episodes of this series when I was a kid, but I just wasn't old enough for it to hold my interests. It never left my memory, though, lol! I've heard about how wild a ride this movie is (g'snort). Maybe someday I'll take a peek at it. I bet it's an amazing watch on the big screen.

[@Aramis7]

Love this movie too. Completely underrated and punished by critics for no other reason than snobism.

[@alexskillz45]

What if i told you that the movie industry tried very hard to bury this title in the box office.

[@XmanXX181]

This movie has always been one of my favorites

[@arturoarmendariz2305]

3:50 Honda/Ferrary/Ford reference

[@taylorgayhart9497]

Was it really 2008? I was 19 yo but I remember watching this with family and really enjoying it!!!

[@magitek09]

Great, now I want to rewatch that movie again

[@santiagoacosta3372]

Lol, in spanish the speed racer's brand is called meteoro

[@DrawpinionDump]

because he is out of this world ~

[@mjade1097]

This was my favorite movie for the longest time

[@Excalibur-Sonic]

I love this movie is so much.

[@allenrichiez930]

Guys I neeeeeed a friend that loves this movie as much as I do literally we have too talk for like straight hours just talking about the movie itself😂😂😂

[@rjsweda]

their films seem ahead of their time, like cloud atlas etc

[@rickyvaldez7370]

Please talk about anime in the future would definitely be awesome want to know what you think of jujutsu kaisen and jojo bizarre adventure and demon slayer and chainsaw man and naruto and bleach and one piece and sailor moon and dragon ball and Gurren Laggan and yugioh and of course Pokemon would definitely be awesome

[@taylorgayhart9497]

I can’t believe this movie wasn’t more popular, and that it’s not talked about more. You’re right, there is NO movie like this!! Also, I could have sworn the movie reveals it’s his brother too, but just the family never finds out right? Because I always thought that was so fucked up!

[@maxxwelthrix432]

Their names Rex: Recks Speed: speeds

[@sonikmuff]

As someone who was a fan of the anime as a kid - it is really excellent adaptation.

[@aginpro]

god i love this film

[@ri-ch-es]

The 1 downvote is the business man

[@R4ggedyM4n]

It's not the best movie ever made, but I like it. Have the DVD and watch it now and then, last time was few months ago.

[@PlainBoredom]

i acctually never seen this video nor the anime my first contact w/ the speedracer franchise were lego sets based on this movie, which were really weird for me as a kid, cause i never heard of it anywhere was the movie popular really? i only see people talking about the anime memes & have only seen those guess i need to check this movie out i guess i kinda spoiled myself here, but it seems like it has quite a few adult themes idk

[@PN_MLK]

I still have the DVD lol

[@DrawpinionDump]

you have a treasure in your hands

[@PN_MLK]

@@DrawpinionDump I was always scared of the scene where I think someone got eaten by piranhas-

[@DrawpinionDump]

@@PN_MLK I went like 12 years without watching this movie between 2008 and 2012 and the piranha scene did not leave my mind at all during this interval

[@SnakesGames]

I gotta thank Doug Walker for my love of this film. I just couldn't believe all his shit-talking and had to see for myself.

[@arturoarmendariz2305]

9:00 Mario Bros reference xd