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is this rage bait or something i really can’t tell 😭

Me, imagining every marine's reaction every time you call them "soldiers" 😄😆🤣😄

Crap, not confusing at all this film works and sets a high standard to which all war movies should be measured.

Wow. The part about Joker being a killer brought a tear to my eye. What a great analysis.

always loved this movie since the first came out I'm glad everyone's caught on

Joker didn't choke. His rifle jammed.

I do have some problems with this, but I don't think what you're seeing is confirmation bias. These things are there, for sure. Since I read John Yorke's _Into the Woods_ I've often paused movies at what looks to me like the 'mid-point climax' and it's almost always dead centre of the timeline. And I've found themes in loads of movies, books and TV shows and I agree that they matter like crazy. But I'd question your opening metaphor. I very much doubt what you go on to describe is a recipe. Have you ever used your insights to write a movie? Has anyone else reading this? Please let me know. I'm not saying it's impossible, but for me, as someone trying to write, this stuff leaves me all at sea. Where am I supposed to start and how am I supposed to weave it all together to meet the marks you set? Over and over again in story structure books and videos, there's no method at all, just this forbidding list of precise prescriptions. F'or anyone seeking a methodology, I recommend writing games and exercises, and Viki King's 'How to Write a Movie in 21 Days' and Alexander Mackendrick's 'On Filmmaking.' King's book is a wild ride. She starts you off with three-act structure to map things out, but as you tear through the 21 days it feels like it all breaks down, and when it does she just tells you to keep writing. Her view, which is F-ing vital: writers write and it should be fun. Mackendrick, the actual writer-director of a number of stone-cold classics, including 'The Sweet Smell of Success,' has an even simpler prescription: think of a character and give them a problem. Every time I've done this, it's rich. For the problem to be real and not one viewers will shrug at, you have to do a lot of work figuring out character, world, backstory and events, and often a theme emerges all by its beautiful self, whereas if you actively go looking for one it can be terribly elusive. Once you've done a lot of work on your story, I guess you might use the structure beats as a way of tightening the screws, figuring out the ending etc. But take note: Corey Mandel, one of the best screenwriting teachers in my view, thinks they're out of date. I can't say more without giving away his IP, but his very first class trashes, convincingly in my view, the idea that the inciting incident/call to action should happen on or around page 10, and he uses Oscar-winning examples to do it. But they, EfL, if you've read this far, I'd love to see your analysis of The Empire Strikes Back's theme. Will check now if you've already made a video on that, but, if not, I hope you will. This video also made me want to watch The Wolf Man.

Great analysis man

Hey man, these videos are fantastic! I hope you come back to make more. :)

Really fascinating! I love the idea of 5 acts on 3 acts. But what defines an Act? New thematic information? One action? Taken from interviews, apparently Kubrick was fond of comprising his films with 6 to 8 "non-submersible units": that is, 6-8 sequences that function independently of one another, with their own beginnings, middles, and ends. The ambiguous links between them force the audience to draw connections between the various units. So by design, whatever you come up with is correct. I'd bet he was also influenced by the 5 movement structure of symphonies. Maybe he had 6-8 story units expressed through 5 thematic movements punctuated by the major beats of 3 act structure?

And Agamemnon is a great warrior in his own right , within the top 3 warriors of the "greeks"(not called that in the Illiad) to the point Agamemnon, Achilles and one of the Ajax(or was it Odysseus?) draw lots to see who would fight hector. And in the Poem, Hector steals and wears the golden armor of Achilles after defeating the latters impersonator. And hector will go on wearing that armour when "fighting"/running from Achilles in absolute terror. Also in the Iliad it states that Ajax lifted a boulder that no man of Homers time could lift, which I took as implying he was retelling a far older tale but it's debatable. I also want to say Achilles was killed before the Trojan horse but I could be mistaken. Been years since I've read it, and I've only read it once. Many differences to be sure. *I was listening to the video as I typed this, forgive me if what I posted was said in the video lol*

Good video, thanks for this

I still get confused about the trade federation stuff, the whole dispute and invasion of Naboo, and Palpatine’s involvement is all fuzzy to me. I don’t really get why it’s happening, or any of the details about it

Really enjoyed this analysis! I've never seen that Spiderman movie, the reveal that you didn't even mention the villain is kind of mind blowing. Does that mean the movie is bad because a key character isn't integral in the story? Or does he exist purely to push things in motion?

great video, underrated channel

Heya! I love your work and I'm doing a short research paper and would love to reference this video and your work. Do you have a link to the statistics that I could reference? thank you

I read Iliad it's starts from argue between Achilles and Agamemnon not like movies. And Achilles won't fight Agamemnon because Athena, send by Hera, told him not to. (I miss gods in the movies) There is no evidence in books (source material) that Patroclus is lover of Achilles. Thats just liberal lies. And Patroclus dies different then in the movies: Hector knew he fights Patroclus, (who wass blinded by Appolo and wounded from behind)not Achilles.

It has no Diomedes so it's bad. 3:45 Weird way to tell everyone you haven't actually read the Iliad.

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Music is dope

I think it's generally important that, before act two, the protagonist's escape route back to their old life closes. In Star Wars, Luke's family is killed, collapsing the route back to his childhood. This happened right after he had his "resist the call" moment. With The Matrix, it's a little different. Neo doesn't quite believe that there's no going back, until he sees what the Matrix is. And of course, Groundhog Day is the opposite of that. The character doesn't really understand what's happening till after the escape is closed. But I think it's rare that the character chooses to close the door to their status quo by choice, or at least, not knowingly. The whole point of the closed door is that they don't really understand the repercussions of moving forward till they can no longer go back.

Great video. Really educated me on why the Iliad still stands the test of time.

Is this AI generated? The music is a bit annoying.

it is insanely good essay, wish you'll make more of them!

I think your mathematical approach to structure undermines the subject, and the way you dismiss the two-part theory makes this clear. Percentage doesn't really matter. Content does.

The whole time I was like “yeah right… it’s just a freaking Vietnam movie who cares?” Then you said the “it’s not about this warface, it’s about THIS warface.” And I literally got shivers all down my spine

More Kubrick please

Agamemnon survived in reality and menelaus takes back Helen, Paris dies in war.. This movie is totally different😂

Cake is flour, eggs, milk, and a pinch of salt. You can absolutely tell a story just by watching and listening to them. This book bologna is only to make money at the expense of making movies similar and similar.

This deserves more views. Well done

excellent. Thank you.

it's structure isn't "confusing", it's just atypical.

Excellent viedo, have liked & subbed

Incredible analysis, really. Thank you for the video.

Thanks a lot for the tips Your videos really disserve more views

I too love plot, but I kinda prefer Aristotle's analysis better than this one, as it seems to explain great stories that lack conflict, calls to adventure, etc, while this one does not. It also doesn't require (but does allow for) character arcs. Since I yawn at character arcs, this better matches my preferences.

this is amazing, such a great video. you actually made the amazing spider-man 2 sound like a good movie

Thank you for this. I'm going to watch it again and take notes.

Act 2 starts when they leave the Hidden Fortress.

Quality work! Thanks

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Good analysis a few things,The "prostitute" was not one that was the whole point she would not do it, she was a refugee caught up in the war. Im shocked you had any criticism for this masterpiece of cinema.

Well done! Just got done reading the Iliad so the timing is perfect!

What if I put all the ingredients on a table and come back 200 millions years later, would I find cake?

This was great!

If there is a structure, it's First Act, up to the death of Pyle; Second Act, Joker in Vietnam; Third Act begins with entrance of Animal Mother, ends with killing the sniper, the mercy killing, then the song.

Is it possible Kubrick just likes his "non-submersible units" and is not concerned with overall structure ?

It always amuses me that critics call Hidden Fortress "Light Entertainment" It's a pretty deep story, and a cinematic masterpiece! One thing you missed is a Japanese song sung in three styles: 1 the fire festival, 2 the Generals attack 3 the princess sings the song from memory... Its a great introduction to Japanese music, which is pretty alien to most of us... IMHO

Great analysis man!

One of the best videos about structure that I seen. Thank you for providing so many examples. I appreciate it.