Casey Affleck on the non-typical ending in 'Manchester by the Sea' | Your Morning

[@seemee548]

pivotal scene was police station. stunning.

[@doctornov7]

That was a brutally beautiful scene.

[@randymonster4105]

Have to say, the talk between Michelle and Casey was what did it for me.

[@Voodoochil111111]

See Mee And the music just blew me away.

[@user-qt6ud3sp6w]

For me it was the 'I cant beat it'

[@doctornov7]

Awww yeah. If you want to see a defeated man, watch Manchester by the Sea

[@handycoils7964]

This was a great interview. Good questions and a beautiful answer from Michelle Williams. "It's playing music, not building blocks." Love their dynamic. Great film. Casey deserved his Oscar win.

[@dtschuor459]

Truly, this was a remarkable movie. Some incredible and extremely subtle acting. I really appreciate their willingness to submerge themselves in this stark, heartbreaking story. Lovely interview. Very talented young people and Michelle is so beautiful it's surreal.

[@hpwilliams0]

Seriously such a perfect answer.

[@brockmccaw4259]

The fact that he sold his brother's guns to get a new boat motor for the kid will always crush me and elevate me at the same time. Like dumping out liquor to make a vase for flowers

[@sarahschuler9132]

I like your comparison. My first thought at that scene (when he's looking at the guns) was wondering if he was contemplating a way out.

[@kouyasakurada5547]

Considering his state of mind and his previous attempts at suicide, it was best for him to sell the guns and use it to make the kid happy.

[@shawnbingley5433]

And Lucas Hedges says ‘who are you gonna shoot..me or you..’..great naturalistic humour throughout that is easy to relate to..

[@joannoriol6444]

The ending was life. Life is rarely tied up with a big beautiful bow, it often tied with fraying twine. You can quote me, lol

[@mattstirling6317]

"You can quote me, lol" - Joann Oriol 2019

[@nikelodeon6852]

@@mattstirling6317 Unless you don't know how to count, this comment was 2 years ago..

[@mattstirling6317]

@@nikelodeon6852 You're right, I'm a dumbfuck. I'll leave it unedited for the world to see my stupidity

[@nikelodeon6852]

@duc bui thanks unlike the comments in this thread filled with dumbasses😊

[@regul8or71]

Yep. Perfect/happy endings are almost boring sometimes (plus “perfect/happy”) are sometimes super subjective). Real life oftentimes just ain’t so.

[@radioactivehands]

Casey Afflect is perfect for the role. It's kind of part of him. Not Matt Damon.

[@Ema-nt3gp]

Calvin Chu i like Matt Damon but this role wasn't for him

[@dividedatom]

you guys ever watch good will hunting? what you on about

[@brasileiro0015]

1:21- Ele deveria vir a interpretar 3 verssões de superheroes no cinetv us: logan, kalel superman e america capitain. Não só os veteranos de fachada e de sarro sempre no mesmo vai e vem do ópio de não mudar/variar.

[@aaronnshybz8122]

@@dividedatom That role and this role are nothing alike...what the original comment said is that Casey fit this role better than Matt.

[@rafalles1726]

Yeah it is perfect for him because he is like that in real life hehe Even his voice is monotone real life

[@paulkim6692]

This movie is so beautifully made. Beautiful performances.

[@kentexican5844]

I don't care what Michele Williams says about how beautifully written the dialogue was in that one intense scene ... That actually may be true, but her and Casey Affleck made it real and they are both incredible actors!

[@myselfx2441]

I love how realistic this movie is and just how deeply sad it is in the most human way. The only thing I was really missing was to see Casey's character just be put in a place where he finally lets out all the guilt he's been feeling and just cries it all out after all the things he's been holding in all those years. I really wish that could have happened it would have gave me closure as a viewer. I still feel sad that he didn't get that...

[@dc33c]

his character was deeply depressed tho

[@ghostlight1]

That would have been the Hollywood ending. Had he said at the end of the movie "Oh, I was sad but my now nephew has given me reason to live!", that would have been a John Hughes movie. The ending was perfect. Nothing much was resolved, and there was no closure because there is no closure in life. We simply cannot let go of previous trauma; it cannot be switched off. The movie is about broken people destroyed by unimaginable tragedy and carrying it with them forever. Sometimes there is no fixing that stuff. But the fact that his nephew did want to continue his relationship with his uncle, and, more importantly, that Lee was open to the possibility was really the only way the movie could have ended.Anything else would have been disingenuous.

[@uninterruptedrhythm4104]

@@ghostlight1 Perfectly said

[@yasminhelenendangeredspecies]

@@ghostlight1 Brilliant summary. Couldn't agree with you more.

[@Jimmybrianmike]

@@paulcleary7387i hope you are fine. 4 years here and still going

[@eugenefromaustralia4644]

Michelle, you are the only actor that could have played the part. Brilliant. The deep impact of pain and toxic guilt upon our lives is forever never ending.

[@XYisnotXX]

Michelle has absolutely no guilt whatsoever however when it comes to intentionally killing unborn babies in real life.

[@kaydenlewis9246]

@@XYisnotXX bro what

[@JR-zv6qm]

The ending wasn't what I would call happy but certainly not sad. Lee loved his nephew but knew he couldn't take care of him bc he wasn't well. He put through a herculean effort to get his nephew settled in the best way. I think being around his nephew & taking care of him for his future gave Lee some peace. Everything that's broken can't always be fixed.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Exactly, well said. It's realistic and by the end of the movie Lee is still in a better place than he was in the beginning.

[@gwtwvivien]

This is the best film I have ever saw about Guilt and even if I can't see it anymore (It makes me very sad) Casey shows wonderfully his inner pain. A very well deserved Oscar. Actings are so good that it's impossible for me not to feel intense pain for them.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Everyone with some sort of empathy is affected by this film. Yet it also has humorous and heartfelt moments as well.

[@chutao9818]

Am I the only one who think Casey has actually been through clinical depression ?

[@sarahschuler9132]

I mean, I don't know the guy outside of movies and interviews, but in ways he reminds me of myself....... and I live with depression. With that sad, I hope he's not depressed or ever has been. I wish all the best and most fulfilling life experiences for him. 💙

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Just because the person sounds melancholic doesn't necessarily mean he/she lived through that. Also, clinical depression is permanent, it can be managed, alleviated but not cured (much like diabetes or any other chronic serious illness), so I guess you've meant an episode/experience of severe depression but not clinical (because it's not a finite experience, you can't just be through it, it will be always with you, lurking and resurfacing). How do I know? I live with that shit in the country where genocide is ongoing and noone cares about people like me.

[@robmckrobmck5567]

​@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849Dont know, but his role as Robert Ford carried some baggage that was similar to this role. Theres a poignancy, an aura of melancholy, attached to these less then entirely sympathetic characters.

[@delrey874]

Michelle Williams gave a great performance despite little screen time.

[@jimmyl324]

Very emotional movie

[@mechthemovers4075]

Art of flashbacks 😘😘😘😘 What a movie really loved it Thankq @Casey thankq for your excellent performance

[@dan7027]

the interviewer needs to return that wig

[@RoyT64]

One of the best films of the last 50 years. It grabbed my heart and tore me along with it.

[@aaronstudley1753]

Love Michelle.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Mrs Williams is stunning

[@larsyxa]

pivotal seen is them meeting just by chance, walking.

[@Ringperfect]

I love how much Casey is as awkward as Lee. Obviously Lee has been through trauma and does not compare but Casey is such a total awkward wierdo and he is perfect for a character like Lee

[@yasminhelenendangeredspecies]

In a million years i would never think of Casey Affleck as any of those two names you just called him. He is just not even. Casey is an Amazing person. Incredible Actor. Humanitarian. His list of accolades is long. He performed the character of Lee brilliantly like no one else ever could. I think he is very deep and has probably experienced life in ways nobody knows but those close to him; it is obvious he has a well to draw from. I am always hopeful when I see he has made another film. Brave Onward Casey 🌞💖💪🍀 ~

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

I don't see him as a ''weirdo'' or even that akward, in fact he's pretty articulate and communicates well, just a bit reserved, that's all...

[@JansenHardage]

Was it just me or did they not talk about the ending at all in the interview? Lol not complaining, still enjoyed the interview

[@juricmarija7]

they did, at the beginning of the interview

[@grace-yz2sr]

At 1:32.

[@SlalomHO]

matt damon would have ruined this movie as the lead and as the director, good move getting out of the way but stop patting yourself on the back for getting out of the way and stop inserting yourself into this masterpiece.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

He is literally the movie producer, his name inevitable comes up, he doesn't just go around telling this people...

[@vincentarderiu8895]

Can someone tell me where I can buy the same T-shirt as him ? ^^

[@grace-yz2sr]

Probably in some store for vegan products. lol

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

It's funny because Casey acted as himself basically, look at him, he is just stoic. Supposedly it's "easier" for a naturally stoic actor to do a lifeless role. On everything else Casey is very limited, but on this "type-casting" situation he did a great job.

[@emilyhardy96]

Rafael Teles The Assassination of Jesse James???

[@Ema-nt3gp]

Rafael Teles baby gone good will hunting the assassination of Jesse...did you ever watch his movies ?

[@senthilvelan544]

Have you seen Assassination of Jessie James or Over the Furnace or Gerry? I would like to register that your comment was idiotic. Christian Bale basically said that Casey was one of the finest actors working around.

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

@@senthilvelan544 Fellow actors usually tends to tap themselves on the back, praise in a inner circle means nothing. Didn't watched Jesse James yet, but I did watched gone baby gone... And Casey was just stoic as always. He and his brother are basically identical, they don't have any kind of emotional range. When they try the more "lively" role, it feels forced and out of place. For a naturally depressed individual to play a depressive role, obviously the performance will fell "realistic".

[@sarahschuler9132]

I assume actors have role preferences: either roles where they can be someone UNLIKE themselves or roles they can utilize as their own outlet. Casey is GREAT at deep, emotional characters -- I think because he understands it and/or relates to the mindset/temperment, etc. I would like to see him play a sad character that gets a happy ending though... He and his characters deserve fulfillment.

[@ohIfvkingwish]

1:33 he's so based😭

[@Fegga1955]

great

[@ricardoribeironeto8090]

im sorry but lucas hedges is in this movie way more than Michelle so it stars Casey Affleck and Lucas Hedges

[@fredg8564]

Michele was outstanding

[@robmckrobmck5567]

The woman was best female actor in 99 of 100 award seasons. So, I wonder who won that year?

[@waiwahsit7909]

Not just Lee could not forgive himself, his wife and his brother’s wife also obsessed with the sad feelings that they had hurt their husbands.

[@barryrichman9424]

Disappointing they are so blaza’, talking about this dynamic film ?

[@eylozi1392]

michelle look so good love you babe

[@jamsters6430]

god this is a bad interview... the actors are realy not there they seems off.. i dont know.. its like they michelle and casey are not cool with each other.. during these interview

[@Kayte-tv2cw]

Casey and Michelle are actually good friends in real life.

[@fahad1584]

the first girl's face vs arm

[@talosiafruean7479]

inzamamul fahad to play

[@ArnaudSiemons]

What a creep....(I'm referring to the interviewer)....

[@basicfruits]

Dennis Hopper resurrected.

[@jameshutchinson9301]

Michele Williams is a terrible person, great actress though

[@finnd3mpster203]

Why?

[@zoeuddin7201]

casey sounds like Linguini from Ratatoulle

[@crimony3054]

She murdered his kids, and even the blaring smoke detector can't push that fact into his deadened consciousness.

[@JackofTrades21]

What

[@michaelsdanica6308]

why is nobody talking about women accusing him of sexual harassment?

[@bottle1lack743]

Danika Rodrigues Because it's not true.

[@michaelsdanica6308]

hm

[@Jared_Wignall]

Danika Rodrigues plus there's legal reasons for him and the two women not to mention it.

[@christianbulich7363]

because you don't have to push these topics in all and every possible way. sometimes you can just appreciate the beauty of film and simply talk about that.

[@ravishingravi]

You are talking. That’s enough.

[@4_vaccuum_salesman_of_marr944]

I don't see why people keep insisting that there wasn't a happy ending of sorts. As I recall, he is last seen enjoying the fresh sea air from a boat ride.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Most people say that it isn't ''typically hollywood happy'' (aka he's still alone and will be bereaved/living with guilt forever) but not a sad one either as he opened up to his nephiew and achieved some semblance of peace. I would say, considering the tough subject movie, the ending was as optimistic as it could get without becoming unrealistic or melodramatic.

[@bahribahri8136]

Michelle is the best to play the worst women. Heartless or mad... This one, Shuttered Island, and especially Blue Valentine. Evil.

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

dumb take