"Your home belongs to the bank, your gas tank in lining the pockets of those who had more to do with 9/11 than the country your brother just died fighting in and your told the economy is in high gear even though your paycheck is buying less and less." This is most concise summary of the Bush years I have ever heard, I hear Tyler Durden giving this speech in a basement somewhere.
Though the dig at the house of Saud was valid, Saudi-US relations are complex with deep roots. Any commentary on that should be made with insight. Also, without financing most people couldn't purchase homes. Things aren't perfect, but progress is inevitable, and it's on us to move things forward. We are moving in the right direction although it may seem otherwise. Becoming cynical is giving up on humanity.
Just as a clarification Shamrock wasn't protesting the fact of him tapping or not, he was protesting that Royce used his Gi for the choke which he was told was not allowed as any article of clothing aside from gloves were considered weapons, this is why Shamrock didn't wear his wrestling shoes because under the rules he wouldn't be allowed to kick if he wore them. The organizers who were Royce's father and his employees stated there was no Gi involved and that it was a rear naked choke, years later Royce and his brother admitted that It was a Gi choke
Man, I return to this Doc every now and than. I've moved to different states like 3 times now in the past 2-3 years and every time we typically don't have internet for the first night and I'll just throw on this documentary that I have downloaded late at night. Absolute master class.
On the day I found out my cousin died in rehab me, my brother, his girlfriend, and my buddy watched the card when Overeem fought Rozenstruik. It just felt so appropriate watching two people locked inside a cage trying to maul each other. I didn’t know why at the time. I feel this documentary helped me learn why. He was 27. Not long after that the world changed forever. Inviting more chaos into our lives. I took refuge in watching mma. It just made sense.
This is such a “it’s 9:30 and I’m not going anywhere for the rest of the night” kind of thing. And I love that. This truly is a spectacular piece of documentary film making. Borders on art really. It’s an experience that teaches and unifies.
@@philchickenfingers1190 I love how you keep telling people to read an elementary history book since you have a 9 year old's understanding of history and politics.
I'm that 19 year old who decided he was right to give up after watching his parents get steamrolled by The Man. Did not expect to be directly called out in a UFC doc
We need a part VI for the Age of Loneliness 2.0, where everyone is locked inside for two years. The psychological and performance effects of no crowds on the fights was palpable while it lasted. Being able yo actually hear the heavy breathing, every step on the canvas, every body shot landing and the dull thuds of bodies on the floor. It put fighting into a new persoective for those who think of the sport as mere entertainment.
All pro sports became weird with no crowds. You're reminded that without the fans they're no different from you playing with your friends, they just happen to be far more talented. LeBron and the dude at the Y who totally could have gone pro if he didn't tear his ACL, or Aaron Judge and the guy on your team who absolutely mashes, or Alexander Volkanovski and the one guy you know who always seems to get in fights all have a lot in common without the fans
The documentary that made me love Secret Base forever. Thanks so much for this!! If you guys ever want a Portuguese(Brazil) subtitles just ask. I made them for my father that does not speak english. Although I created them for each separate episode.
I was like “Huh, that guy sounds like Felix from Chapo”. The narrator 10 minutes later : “Anyway, check out the class struggle in mid 20th century Brazil”. “Oh yeah that’s Felix.”
This is so good. Not an mma fan, not a Mariners fan, not a falcons fan but I can’t get enough of any those videos y’all put out. Chefs kiss I wish all content was this compelling
"But people who have been flattened by the earth still live. Even if they feel they don't fit in anywhere." One of the realest, truest statements I've ever heard.
Even more unbelievable that Weidman shattered his leg identically on Urijah Hall(who retired Anderson Silva last October)... craziest series of events I’ve ever seen in my life.
"This will happen to everything that you love. Nothing you like will remain untouched, and it will get further and further monetized into meaninglessness." Well said.
11:50 the sentiment of those lines remind me of the opening of Baki: The Grappler. For the uninitiated: “If one is born as a male, as least once in his life, he'll dream of becoming the strongest man alive.”
Dude I am a basketball guy. I just holded my breath for almost two hours. Love you guys. Keep making my life more interesting. More beef history, collapse and overlap pleaseeee.
Felix Biederman and Jon Bois, thank you and everyone involved for the time and effort you've used to put your knowledge in this unlikely meta-philosophical lesson.
I don't know what to say. One of the most unique videos I have ever seen, ever. I don't even follow MMA. This was poetry, this was something else, you made something really special. You win this round. Thank you for the spectacle
I would love to see you do one of these on skateboarding. It's almost the exact same story. Rebel, outsider activity becomes mainstream, watered-down, even while the skateboarders develop much higher levels of skill but lose a lot of individuality.
That description sounds like the difference between high and low level football (soccer). High level football is a sport like any other with tons of controversies related to money, but in the less prestigious leagues and lower levels of big nations you can find the most passionate teams and fans, with people basically fighting just to stay in the game. There's constant jokes that X English Premier League team is only supported by "yank bastards"
The ending implies that we are all Cowboy Cerrone. We willingly go out into life to face the laughing, taunting spectre of Nate Diaz. He's the symbol of chaos, whom will inevitably get the best of us. He'll chip away with strikes, tragedies, losses, grief, misery, and yet we still go out there, even though we are going to lose, we are going to die, but we go out into our 5 minutes of hell, because it’s the only honourable action we have.
I didn't know the history of MMA through the lens of material conditions+class analysis was what I needed. It may be 4 years old now, but thank you for making this, it is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
I come back to this documentary every so often, and each time the ending gets me. It pierces through the haze of the daily grind and the feelings that come along with it. It so perfectly illustrates the emptiness and soul-sucking nature of modern, late-capitalist life. 10/10, in the discussion for greatest sports doc ever.
" Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt." I loved the dramatic storytelling and the link to hyper normalization. Would have been nice if you also talked about one championship
This editing has such a strangely beautiful style, it felt like I was watching an astronomy documentary yet it was about a sport of people smashing each other's faces. Loved it
Damn the nostalgia is real. The way you captured MMA's key moments in history and yet still conveyed how I felt watching the death of Pride, and end of Anderson Silva and Shogun's eras. You're right that even if you aren't an mma fan, anything you love will eventually change into something unrecognizable. Usually for the worst. It's like we all knew that everything sucks when it goes mainstream, but we wanted mma to to go mainstream anyways so the fighters could get paid and most still don't.
one of the great feats in TH-cam history. not that i'm surprised, coming from two of the great content creators of this age, and from one of the best channels on the site. amazing stuff, and this gives me a whole nother reason to watch it again 🙏🏼 thank you Jon, thank you Felix, and thank you SB Nation, and congrats on one million. absolutely deserved!
The greatest sports-oriented documentary I have ever seen. The parallels drawn to UFC's popularity with the political world is amazing, something born out of a marriage between Kafka and Lynch. Thank you!
Animations were a bit awkward at the beginning but once I got used to the style, this was a joy to watch. I would die if I had to wait a week between chapters like they would do back in the day. Thank you to the creators and however I got here.
Imagine not even being much of an MMA fan at all yet still being in awe about how beautifully the story about something's history can be told, knocked it out of the park with this one guys 🙂
Every sentence spoken in this documentary unearthed something in me that I knew was there all along, but I was either too busy or too scared to unpack. My parents divorced right before the recession, so me and my brother probably moved around dozens of times between both my mom and my dad. I wa always kind of a weird kid; I tried to be normal, did normal boy stuff like football and boy scouts, but hated both. What I really wanted to do was play video games all day, and that's what I usually did. My friends were also the "nerdy" outcasts that I stuck with. Even when I ran track and field in high school, I was at the bottom of the pecking order; my social outcast complex kept me either unable or unwilling to put up with the bullshit of my teammates, who frequently bullied me for not being quite as athletic or as smart as them, even if I did give my best effort- I would never be part of the "in" group. I'm a senior at a small, elite private college now, graduating in a month. From day one, I never felt like I could fit in; I'm by no means a conservative, but my school is an extremely "liberal" institution; meaning, everyone is extremely over-polite, softspoken, and tend to shut down or hinder any conversation that disputes their views. And, most importantly, they were all from wealthy families, and they always said how guilty they were that they'd had it so easy in life. On the other hand were legacy kids who were too disconnected from reality or too elitist to bother messing with people like me, who had weird niche interests that I wore on my sleeve because I was very bad at faking who I was for the sake of looking professional and impressing people who wouldn't look at me twice. A couple years ago, my brother had received his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I was tired of weightlifting as a hobby and he recommended BJJ to me. So I walked into an MMA gym and took my first class. It started with BJJ, then I took Muay Thai, and MMA, and Wrestling. I was obsessed;going 6x a week after work and class. I've been to the ER twice, both because of injuries from jiu-jitsu. I put my body through hell but I loved every second. Most of all, I connected with my teammates; people my age who led vastly different lives from the college students I couldn't connect with; usually they were poor, abusive parents, not the smartest nor the most socially aware. For better or worse, they were outcasts, like me, and they'd build a life around mauling other people for money on live TV. And I couldn't have felt more at home. As graduation looms over me, I can say confidently that the real world scares me. If it were up to me, I'd train BJJ and play videogames for the rest of my life. But the hell of corporate, working America is unavoidable to me as a member of the working class. Sufficient to say, Mixed Martial Arts gave me an illusion of control; a place where everything made sense, where I would get what I put in. If I perfected my jab, I could land it. If I trained Jiu Jitsu long enough, I'd get my black belt. There were no taxes, or inflation, or unpaid internships. It was everything I desire as a man: a healthy outlet for my aggression that made me feel like I could do anything. It was, in essence, the American dream. But then I wake up for work the day after sparring and realize that I'm still trapped.
@@TH-il8mn brother could you tell me how to play the social game please? I'm not a creepy guy and never been bullied. In fact I fight since I was a kid. I train hours a day but men I dont understand anything anymore. I dont fit even in the gym anymore. There I am just training and training with new people. How do you do it?
@@eke6375 I wasn't referring to social game. I was thinking about him going to work doing something he doesn't love right now. Sometimes, you have to stick through something you don't enjoy to pick up some lessons and save money so you can invest in doing what you really love. To answer your question though, when I think about the times when I felt disconnected from the people around me, it only got better when I started asking people questions or paying someone a genuine compliment. Take an interest in just one person. Maybe it's the person working the desk at the gym. "Hey, you in school? What for? Do you like it? " or maybe one of the trainers. "When did you decide to become a trainer? What do you like about it the most?" As for compliments, people know when it's not for real or you're trying to get something out of it. See a pair of shoes you like? Just say, "Great shoes!" See someone grinding at the gym all the time? "You know I just wanted to say I admire the work you put in." It gets easier over time. Try practicing at a the store or a restuarant first if you are worried about fumbling in the beginning. You'll surprise yourself. You asked me questions and I'm a perfect stranger. You're off to a great start!
Watching this made me realize the importance of my country to the sport. If it wasn't for Brazil none of this could happen. I feel proud in a weird way.
@@banehthistle7709 Japan played a major role in MMA yes and they deserve a lot of respect for that but it wasn't until Royce walked into the very first UFC event and showed everyone how effective BJJ could be that that JJ as a martial arts became a respected art in the mainstream's eyes In Pride we had stars like Shogun, Big Nog and Wanderlei fighting and creating some of the most iconic moments of that promotion The UFC had Anderson who many consider the greatest of all time and who helped popularize the sport in the eyes of the casual fans we had Jose Aldo who was the first Featheweight champion and was undefeated for 10 years and has a argument to being the greatest Featherweight ever The current Lightweight, Flyweight and Women's Bantamweight/Featherweight are brazilian All of that without mentioning other legends of the sport like Junior Dos Santos, Machida, Fabricio Werdum(who beat both Cain and Fedor) and many other fighters who went on to be world champions Brazil has a massive and undeniable influence on the sport and the UFC and without all of that history and all of those champions its no exaggeration to say that the UFC would not be where it is right now without it for all we know the company might have not even existed today So yes if it wasn't for Brazil none of this could have happened the nation deserves your respect for creating so many incredible fighters and moments
@@Barra366 im not even going to read you're long winded excuses, because it's wrong. Gracie himself said without japanese jiujitsu, brazillian jiujitsu would never be a thing. Take your false sense of pride home, no one cares.
@@banehthistle7709 Lmfao you didn't read my reply because you know it made you look like a moron Sure bro keep believing your own delusions if it makes you feel any better
I do disagree with "it wouldn't happen if it wasn't for Brazil", because they would've spread further one way or another, but there is no denying how much of a massive upgrade BJJ was. Brazil in unbelievably important in that aspect.
More MMA content, please! Bois killed it with the smooth jazzy transitions in this. It's beautiful how the action treads along a giant soft-board in his videos to weave together all the different narratives. Remarkable stuff.
Please stop saying things like this, people might actually start charging money and then you'll be left with nothing to watch but clickbait advertising.
@Bophades I understand what you’re saying, but that’s not how it works. There are creators who’s desires transcend money; it’s called having passion. It’s when it goes corporate where the suits swoop in to neuter creativity and access.
Dude no lie or exaggeration whatsoever… This is probably the only video or documentary on TH-cam (and otherwise)....Where the sentiment and especially the final line… Actually affected me in any measurable way. Very inspiring. Perfect and exceptional writing! I’ve never watched an MMA fight, and although I did grow up boxing competitively..... I haven’t looked at the fighting landscape in two decades. And I’ve never been a fan of any sport whatsoever. But every second of this was riveting and awesome
One of the best documentaries in the last decade period. If you want to help someone understand sports, understand helplessness, understand decent editing; this is a perfect starting point. If it makes them cry, it’s on you to comfort them and find solace together. This is all we have
Had this open in my tabs for a couple of months waiting for a point when i was in the mood for a fight doc. Ended up finding out it was one of the best run downs of our modern culture i have seen in ages. Bravo.
I know SB Nation has done a lot of fun and interesting things, but this it the best thing they've ever made. Truly something large than sports, but contained in sport. Absolutely phenomenal and bewildering
I hate how this brought awareness to myself of a low simmering dread/angst/depression that’s been in me for so long. Appreciate the hard work that went into this. Keep fighting, my friends.
A lot of people feel that. Just about everyone I would guess. Formless alienation that you can't put a finger on. Led me to marxism and now everything makes so much more sense, this video is a great taste.
Would have been a great documentary about MMA, had he not injected it with his left wing political hackery. I guess we know who voted for the current state of the country though.
One of the best YT videos I’ve watched in years. This is what I hope every video on this platform would look like. The research that went into this video, the story telling, the editing, the graphics spliced with actual clips from fights (within fair use as well) the clear, precise voice over work… I could keep going but my point is that this gives me hope that I could also make something this interesting some day. Thank you for this informative, entertaining video.
This is one of the best sports documentaries I've ever watched (it's competition is the story of the Mariners, which needs this treatment). Love that you compiled it. If I wanted to explain why I love MMA, to people who never understand how it fits into my personality, this would be it. It can be magic, and it's a tragedy.
I dunno, this really seems like a team effort--neither the script nor the production would be the same without Felix or Jon. Both terrific content creators and insightful people.
Every once in a while I come back to this documentary. I think it’s just to remind myself of how people evolve, how even social animals like ourselves develop, but most importantly, how we react in the face of denial. Denial to our beliefs, of our hobbies, of our lives, of the governing body that tells us everything is ok when our houses are burning in front of our eyes.
In all seriousness, this is one of the most well put together and comprehensive documentaries I’ve ever seen. Your production value is so high for what likely amounts to 1 or 2 passionate guys using final cut lol. Even the way in which you bounce around and contextualize everything is seriously amazing, I felt that 2006 nostalgia hard. and also just very tasteful. I will forever be a subscriber and a fan
thank you for posting the supercut. i hadn't heard of this series before. utterly brilliant. great writing, good delivery, easy-to-follow visuals, and what a deep dive!
it's mind-blowing how apt an allegory the meteoric rise of MMA is when holding it up next to the imperialistic machismo of the US and the glazed-over eyes of its people. this was not where i thought this doc would go, but it was easily one of the most informative and captivating things i've seen this year. thank you for this!
@@letsgobrandon186 what a fine turn of phrase to describe the writers projection of his political leanings into the video. Neither hyperbolic nor sheepish. I think I'll borrow it if you don't mind. Perhaps the writer should take off those blue tinted glasses, maybe it would help with the pessimism.
This was a profound experience watching this. I hope you guys can do more stuff like this in the future. If you read the comments you’ll see how much we all enjoyed this.
man it’s weird to come back to this all these years later. it still hits as hard as it did when i was just a wee little high schooler. the ending always gets the be the same. it’s one of those where i have to sit back and think about it for a minute. touch gloves
I cannot describe in enough detail how much I feel this documentary and how close I hold it to my heart. I watch this maybe once a week at night and just reflect on all the memories I have had with the sport, I honestly don't even know what watching this feels like..... Reflection I guess.
This was one of the best and well put together documentaries I’ve seen on TH-cam. And I watch an absurd amount. Reference to world events and tying in psychology. So we’ll written, fantastic editing. I’m blown away honestly.
I love these documentaries. I don't even care about MMA & was captivated. Couldn't care less about baseball & watched 2 hrs about the Mariners. I didn't know Bobs WERE something to care about, and I've watched that one 3 times! Thank you guys.
One of the best videos I’ve seen in a very long time, and definitely the best retelling of “the story of the ufc”. Going to force this video on as many people as possible lol
Wow, just wow. The Helio Gracie profile is great, and the review of UFC 1, with the parallels between Royce v Ken and Helio v Kimura, is awesome. But especially the shot of the Helio portrait followed by the photo of him standing alongside Royce, and the quote. Like I get chills, it's moving. Thank you.
Amazing work man. I've seen this whole thing twice now and it is truly an awesome piece of work, awesome in its strict definition. The pacing, the editing, the story telling. It's all so good.
er...TH-cam can't decide if we're for sure at 1 million or not. Whatever, point stands, this is our way of saying thank you.
It's the thought that counts.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Spurs vs ajax in the ucl plz
999k Subscriber celebration on Desktop lol
1 million strong says my browser. Well deserved!
Rewatching in November 2024 and damn it holds up. Just one of the best docs ever fellas
Especially that part where they get into Dana White and co. acquiring the UFC. The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same.
"Your home belongs to the bank, your gas tank in lining the pockets of those who had more to do with 9/11 than the country your brother just died fighting in and your told the economy is in high gear even though your paycheck is buying less and less." This is most concise summary of the Bush years I have ever heard, I hear Tyler Durden giving this speech in a basement somewhere.
At what minute is that ?
@@sweetswan391 56:00
@@justsaying7979 i love you
Though the dig at the house of Saud was valid, Saudi-US relations are complex with deep roots. Any commentary on that should be made with insight. Also, without financing most people couldn't purchase homes. Things aren't perfect, but progress is inevitable, and it's on us to move things forward. We are moving in the right direction although it may seem otherwise. Becoming cynical is giving up on humanity.
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Have I already watched this series? Yes.
Will I watch it again? Absolutely.
Hell yeah
It's such an easy watch...
It's so easy to watch 5 times lol. I put it on to sleep sometimes too
Hotel?
@@sometimesitbelikedat2529 Trivago
Just as a clarification Shamrock wasn't protesting the fact of him tapping or not, he was protesting that Royce used his Gi for the choke which he was told was not allowed as any article of clothing aside from gloves were considered weapons, this is why Shamrock didn't wear his wrestling shoes because under the rules he wouldn't be allowed to kick if he wore them. The organizers who were Royce's father and his employees stated there was no Gi involved and that it was a rear naked choke, years later Royce and his brother admitted that It was a Gi choke
It was Royce's older brother, not his father
Gracies: No one is allowed to wear a complete outfit/uniform that makes your martial art work..
Also Gracies: Except us.
@@qazmko22a family with such a rich history also one of the most rich in insecurity
Why can't fight decisions be overturned retroactively, the truth be pontificated, and the true winners awarded??
@@donaldphillips2648 Lol
Came expecting entertainment, left with existential angst
the bad type of extremism
Were you at least a little entertained too?
Are you not entertained!?
You didn't have any going in? Where you been living b?
just another Jon Bois production :,)
"Shamrock looked like he was chiseled out of rock using the sharpest needles filled with the finest anavar" lmao
I mean... steroids tho
@@christianesposito7453 that's what the quote meant tho 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦.
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@@thatguyluis though just though
jon is an amazing writer.
Man, I return to this Doc every now and than. I've moved to different states like 3 times now in the past 2-3 years and every time we typically don't have internet for the first night and I'll just throw on this documentary that I have downloaded late at night. Absolute master class.
It's my go to when I'm feeling down or being hard on myself
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I was in jail a bit ago and ive returned to this to clear my head. I havent felt right but this puts me there. Hope youre all good, this is great
@@SaintCharlieBrowngaaaaayyyyy
On the day I found out my cousin died in rehab me, my brother, his girlfriend, and my buddy watched the card when Overeem fought Rozenstruik. It just felt so appropriate watching two people locked inside a cage trying to maul each other. I didn’t know why at the time. I feel this documentary helped me learn why. He was 27.
Not long after that the world changed forever. Inviting more chaos into our lives. I took refuge in watching mma. It just made sense.
this hit me hard, man. hope you're doing ok.
@@clamjuicecartel Thanks! It's been a couple of years now since his passing. The world is a crazy place.
@@matthewgeary1972 RIP to your brother.
@@DaveS71 Thanks
I'm very sorry for your loss. I hope your doing good.
This is such a “it’s 9:30 and I’m not going anywhere for the rest of the night” kind of thing. And I love that. This truly is a spectacular piece of documentary film making. Borders on art really. It’s an experience that teaches and unifies.
So true. It's 11pm now. Im off to bed
9:55 let er rip…
Yup for me it's a it's 2:53am and now I know I don't have to touch anything for 2 hours haha
2:17
What Secret Base produces IS art.
This and Bob emergency are two of the greatest pieces of sports media I've watched
Pat Daly personally I think that mariners doc is on the bob emergency and this docs level
The bob emergency is the most nebulous yet interesting thing I’ve ever seen
17776 is amazing, as is 20020
And yet, shockingly little has been done to curb the Global Bob Emergency.
Mariners story was on this level for sure
This is an incredibly dark, yet powerful story. However the last line of it still leaves room for hope “Go out, touch gloves, and fight.”
Pre-Bernie Sanders getting screwed on Super Tuesday 2020. So if you ask Felix today, justifiably he would say there is no hope.
@@philchickenfingers1190 you do know the definition of socialism? You should learn basic political theory
@@philchickenfingers1190 I love how you keep telling people to read an elementary history book since you have a 9 year old's understanding of history and politics.
@@philchickenfingers1190 don't come to the tooth fair tomorrow...
@@philchickenfingers1190 I have read a basic economics book. It's called the communist manifesto. I suggest you read a complex one for once.
I'm that 19 year old who decided he was right to give up after watching his parents get steamrolled by The Man. Did not expect to be directly called out in a UFC doc
Yea
I'm sorry. We failed you. We failed ourselves
Ain't no way
@@OldLandoonly 1 19 year old ever felt that way, and it wasn't him huh?
Wait what do you mean?
We need a part VI for the Age of Loneliness 2.0, where everyone is locked inside for two years. The psychological and performance effects of no crowds on the fights was palpable while it lasted. Being able yo actually hear the heavy breathing, every step on the canvas, every body shot landing and the dull thuds of bodies on the floor. It put fighting into a new persoective for those who think of the sport as mere entertainment.
Only for people who never watched Pride.
All pro sports became weird with no crowds. You're reminded that without the fans they're no different from you playing with your friends, they just happen to be far more talented.
LeBron and the dude at the Y who totally could have gone pro if he didn't tear his ACL, or Aaron Judge and the guy on your team who absolutely mashes, or Alexander Volkanovski and the one guy you know who always seems to get in fights all have a lot in common without the fans
Man I'd honestly like to see it because this was one of the best things I've watched a bit life changing when you're coming into your early 20's too
it was way better imo with no crowd
Covid era fights and the old UFCs in Japan where the audience is silent are awesome. Crowds ruin it.
The documentary that made me love Secret Base forever.
Thanks so much for this!!
If you guys ever want a Portuguese(Brazil) subtitles just ask.
I made them for my father that does not speak english.
Although I created them for each separate episode.
I was like “Huh, that guy sounds like Felix from Chapo”.
The narrator 10 minutes later : “Anyway, check out the class struggle in mid 20th century Brazil”.
“Oh yeah that’s Felix.”
Same here
🤣
with me it was the other way around. I never heard about Chapo before
Also there's how Felix's name pops up on screen at the very beginning
I love it when niche communities find each other.
that socialist podcast, wtf
didnt trump warn about socialism in the msm?
RIP Stephan Bonnar. Legend gone but never forgotten
He’s dead ? Da fuc.
He OD’d… that’s so so sad
Yeah 😢
The American Psycho isn't dead. He's just enjoying his retirement in peace. He'll always be a legend.
😂who...?
he is unfortunately@@miguelladinodevera614
Undoubtedly one of the most deserving channels to hit a million subscribers, good job guys. 👏
Yup
Without a doubt! 💯 With some of the best CONTENT (not just sports) on the platform. PERIOD.
Uh no.. just another disillusioned commie..
@@primitiveorganism9571 Jesus Christ you rightoids have to come ruin everything
Said the capitalist parasite.
'In 1993 no one knew anything and most people still thought that if you did Karate the right way you could blow up somebody's heart' 😂😂😂
Actually you can. If you perform the blow the right way.
@@MasmydaMusyYes if you hit them in the chest with a scaffold pole. Karate is for clowns
@@tlv8555Stephen Thompson and Lyoto Machida disagree. You're a clown.
@@tlv8555
I guess GSP, Bas Rutten, Lyoto Machida, and Steven Thompson are clowns, then 🤷🏼♂️ 😂 Room-temperature IQ take.
"Right leg hospital - Left leg cemetery" always makes me chuckle. Mirko was a beast
Then you remember Brendan Schaub knocking him out cold with one punch.
@@Pricelukedhe was out of his prime then. we dont remember that here 😂
This is so good. Not an mma fan, not a Mariners fan, not a falcons fan but I can’t get enough of any those videos y’all put out. Chefs kiss I wish all content was this compelling
ya they are super interesting
ive never been as interested in sports as Jon Bois can make me
"But people who have been flattened by the earth still live. Even if they feel they don't fit in anywhere."
One of the realest, truest statements I've ever heard.
Remember when this dropped and we were all like “well this is bleak.”
Watching it again in 2020 hits different, and by different I mean worse lol
This is my first time seeing it
I am a little bit more than 40 minutes in
@@staciemohler4624 how was it
@@laysdong good I am a hour and a half in
Go out. Touch gloves. And fight.
Seeing Silva's leg break in that leg kick is awe inspiring. The way it just crumbled around Weismans leg is like something out of a work of fiction.
Even more unbelievable that Weidman shattered his leg identically on Urijah Hall(who retired Anderson Silva last October)... craziest series of events I’ve ever seen in my life.
@@pie579 that was crazy lol
"Inspiring" yeah it inspiried me not to do MMA as my career lmao
I feel like you misunderstand what "awe-inspiring" means... 😬
What do you expect from a generation brought up on the internet lol actually applied logic? Good one
"This will happen to everything that you love. Nothing you like will remain untouched, and it will get further and further monetized into meaninglessness." Well said.
11:50 the sentiment of those lines remind me of the opening of Baki: The Grappler.
For the uninitiated:
“If one is born as a male, as least once in his life, he'll dream of becoming the strongest man alive.”
Yoooooooo. Someone who actually watched part 1
@@notproductiveproductions3504 Ah, dont listen to me, I like the original Hellsing...
@@zackschilling4376 Seras looks better in red than beige anyways you're a proper lad
That was deep, bro. Thanks.
@Zack's chilling original Hellsing isn't that bad as long as you don't watch Ultimate or read the manga beforehand.
Dude I am a basketball guy. I just holded my breath for almost two hours. Love you guys. Keep making my life more interesting. More beef history, collapse and overlap pleaseeee.
Felix Biederman and Jon Bois, thank you and everyone involved for the time and effort you've used to put your knowledge in this unlikely meta-philosophical lesson.
I don't know what to say. One of the most unique videos I have ever seen, ever. I don't even follow MMA. This was poetry, this was something else, you made something really special. You win this round. Thank you for the spectacle
“You win this round”
I would love to see you do one of these on skateboarding. It's almost the exact same story. Rebel, outsider activity becomes mainstream, watered-down, even while the skateboarders develop much higher levels of skill but lose a lot of individuality.
Pretty good observation actually. Lots of parallels.
The marketisation of everything
Totally. Thankfully there's still plenty of guys and companies outside the contests.
That description sounds like the difference between high and low level football (soccer). High level football is a sport like any other with tons of controversies related to money, but in the less prestigious leagues and lower levels of big nations you can find the most passionate teams and fans, with people basically fighting just to stay in the game. There's constant jokes that X English Premier League team is only supported by "yank bastards"
as punk rock...
The ending implies that we are all Cowboy Cerrone.
We willingly go out into life to face the laughing, taunting spectre of Nate Diaz. He's the symbol of chaos, whom will inevitably get the best of us. He'll chip away with strikes, tragedies, losses, grief, misery, and yet we still go out there, even though we are going to lose, we are going to die, but we go out into our 5 minutes of hell, because it’s the only honourable action we have.
we wish we were as cool as cowboy cerrone lets face it
@@abebuenodemesquita8111 We gotta fight
@LowEnergyBoomer dude don't make it about politics
@@jininycricket7089 he’s just trolling, nobody is really that stupid
@@jaimecruz4838 you'd be surprised how stupid some are
I didn't know the history of MMA through the lens of material conditions+class analysis was what I needed. It may be 4 years old now, but thank you for making this, it is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
Goated piece of work really
This is the best MMA documentary bar none.
It’s barely 2 years old bro. It says right there under the video
@@painhurtssometimes2185 This is the supercut version it was originally released in 5 individual videos for each of the chapters 4 years ago
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I come back to this documentary every so often, and each time the ending gets me. It pierces through the haze of the daily grind and the feelings that come along with it. It so perfectly illustrates the emptiness and soul-sucking nature of modern, late-capitalist life. 10/10, in the discussion for greatest sports doc ever.
Do I have 2 hrs to spare to rewatch this? Probably, sure.
Same lol and I’m at work
" Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt." I loved the dramatic storytelling and the link to hyper normalization.
Would have been nice if you also talked about one championship
This editing has such a strangely beautiful style, it felt like I was watching an astronomy documentary yet it was about a sport of people smashing each other's faces. Loved it
Damn the nostalgia is real. The way you captured MMA's key moments in history and yet still conveyed how I felt watching the death of Pride, and end of Anderson Silva and Shogun's eras. You're right that even if you aren't an mma fan, anything you love will eventually change into something unrecognizable. Usually for the worst. It's like we all knew that everything sucks when it goes mainstream, but we wanted mma to to go mainstream anyways so the fighters could get paid and most still don't.
one of the great feats in TH-cam history. not that i'm surprised, coming from two of the great content creators of this age, and from one of the best channels on the site. amazing stuff, and this gives me a whole nother reason to watch it again 🙏🏼 thank you Jon, thank you Felix, and thank you SB Nation, and congrats on one million. absolutely deserved!
The greatest sports-oriented documentary I have ever seen. The parallels drawn to UFC's popularity with the political world is amazing, something born out of a marriage between Kafka and Lynch. Thank you!
Animations were a bit awkward at the beginning but once I got used to the style, this was a joy to watch. I would die if I had to wait a week between chapters like they would do back in the day. Thank you to the creators and however I got here.
You are awkward all the time. I wouldn't be judging.
@@shuheihisagi6689 go back to fake reality until you learn how to talk to people.
@@zsk8er16 we should be friends
@@shuheihisagi6689 ...what?
@@g29000 For real, tho.
Does anyone else watch/listen to this 3x a week?
Imagine not even being much of an MMA fan at all yet still being in awe about how beautifully the story about something's history can be told, knocked it out of the park with this one guys 🙂
Shogun is the protagonist of this doc
Dl hero I almost cried when he won the title and when he was robbed,he's been in my life forever
Channel deserves 10 million, consistently putting out unique, inspired sports content for years.
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Every sentence spoken in this documentary unearthed something in me that I knew was there all along, but I was either too busy or too scared to unpack.
My parents divorced right before the recession, so me and my brother probably moved around dozens of times between both my mom and my dad. I wa always kind of a weird kid; I tried to be normal, did normal boy stuff like football and boy scouts, but hated both. What I really wanted to do was play video games all day, and that's what I usually did. My friends were also the "nerdy" outcasts that I stuck with. Even when I ran track and field in high school, I was at the bottom of the pecking order; my social outcast complex kept me either unable or unwilling to put up with the bullshit of my teammates, who frequently bullied me for not being quite as athletic or as smart as them, even if I did give my best effort- I would never be part of the "in" group.
I'm a senior at a small, elite private college now, graduating in a month. From day one, I never felt like I could fit in; I'm by no means a conservative, but my school is an extremely "liberal" institution; meaning, everyone is extremely over-polite, softspoken, and tend to shut down or hinder any conversation that disputes their views. And, most importantly, they were all from wealthy families, and they always said how guilty they were that they'd had it so easy in life. On the other hand were legacy kids who were too disconnected from reality or too elitist to bother messing with people like me, who had weird niche interests that I wore on my sleeve because I was very bad at faking who I was for the sake of looking professional and impressing people who wouldn't look at me twice.
A couple years ago, my brother had received his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I was tired of weightlifting as a hobby and he recommended BJJ to me. So I walked into an MMA gym and took my first class. It started with BJJ, then I took Muay Thai, and MMA, and Wrestling. I was obsessed;going 6x a week after work and class. I've been to the ER twice, both because of injuries from jiu-jitsu. I put my body through hell but I loved every second. Most of all, I connected with my teammates; people my age who led vastly different lives from the college students I couldn't connect with; usually they were poor, abusive parents, not the smartest nor the most socially aware. For better or worse, they were outcasts, like me, and they'd build a life around mauling other people for money on live TV. And I couldn't have felt more at home.
As graduation looms over me, I can say confidently that the real world scares me. If it were up to me, I'd train BJJ and play videogames for the rest of my life. But the hell of corporate, working America is unavoidable to me as a member of the working class. Sufficient to say, Mixed Martial Arts gave me an illusion of control; a place where everything made sense, where I would get what I put in. If I perfected my jab, I could land it. If I trained Jiu Jitsu long enough, I'd get my black belt. There were no taxes, or inflation, or unpaid internships. It was everything I desire as a man: a healthy outlet for my aggression that made me feel like I could do anything. It was, in essence, the American dream. But then I wake up for work the day after sparring and realize that I'm still trapped.
Who are you and why does it sound like you've been in the UFC 😭🤣🤣
It gets better, my friend. Play their game so you can play yours. Never stop being who God intended you to be.
@@TH-il8mn brother could you tell me how to play the social game please? I'm not a creepy guy and never been bullied. In fact I fight since I was a kid. I train hours a day but men I dont understand anything anymore. I dont fit even in the gym anymore. There I am just training and training with new people. How do you do it?
@@eke6375 I wasn't referring to social game. I was thinking about him going to work doing something he doesn't love right now. Sometimes, you have to stick through something you don't enjoy to pick up some lessons and save money so you can invest in doing what you really love.
To answer your question though, when I think about the times when I felt disconnected from the people around me, it only got better when I started asking people questions or paying someone a genuine compliment.
Take an interest in just one person. Maybe it's the person working the desk at the gym. "Hey, you in school? What for? Do you like it? " or maybe one of the trainers. "When did you decide to become a trainer? What do you like about it the most?"
As for compliments, people know when it's not for real or you're trying to get something out of it. See a pair of shoes you like? Just say, "Great shoes!" See someone grinding at the gym all the time? "You know I just wanted to say I admire the work you put in."
It gets easier over time. Try practicing at a the store or a restuarant first if you are worried about fumbling in the beginning.
You'll surprise yourself. You asked me questions and I'm a perfect stranger. You're off to a great start!
Oh me oh my gave me ibby jibbies.
Watching this made me realize the importance of my country to the sport.
If it wasn't for Brazil none of this could happen.
I feel proud in a weird way.
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He literally says in the doc none of this would be possible without judo and japanese jiujitsu.
@@banehthistle7709 Japan played a major role in MMA yes and they deserve a lot of respect for that but it wasn't until Royce walked into the very first UFC event and showed everyone how effective BJJ could be that that JJ as a martial arts became a respected art in the mainstream's eyes
In Pride we had stars like Shogun, Big Nog and Wanderlei fighting and creating some of the most iconic moments of that promotion
The UFC had Anderson who many consider the greatest of all time and who helped popularize the sport in the eyes of the casual fans we had Jose Aldo who was the first Featheweight champion and was undefeated for 10 years and has a argument to being the greatest Featherweight ever
The current Lightweight, Flyweight and Women's Bantamweight/Featherweight are brazilian
All of that without mentioning other legends of the sport like Junior Dos Santos, Machida, Fabricio Werdum(who beat both Cain and Fedor) and many other fighters who went on to be world champions
Brazil has a massive and undeniable influence on the sport and the UFC and without all of that history and all of those champions its no exaggeration to say that the UFC would not be where it is right now without it for all we know the company might have not even existed today
So yes if it wasn't for Brazil none of this could have happened the nation deserves your respect for creating so many incredible fighters and moments
@@Barra366 im not even going to read you're long winded excuses, because it's wrong. Gracie himself said without japanese jiujitsu, brazillian jiujitsu would never be a thing.
Take your false sense of pride home, no one cares.
@@banehthistle7709 Lmfao you didn't read my reply because you know it made you look like a moron
Sure bro keep believing your own delusions if it makes you feel any better
I do disagree with "it wouldn't happen if it wasn't for Brazil", because they would've spread further one way or another, but there is no denying how much of a massive upgrade BJJ was. Brazil in unbelievably important in that aspect.
More MMA content, please!
Bois killed it with the smooth jazzy transitions in this. It's beautiful how the action treads along a giant soft-board in his videos to weave together all the different narratives. Remarkable stuff.
One of the best sport documentaries I have ever seen. This was so profound, will come back to rewatch
I come back to this video every winter for some reason. It’s so good, please make more long form videos like this. This is perfection!
It's crazy that this is a TH-cam video. It feels like I should have to pay to see this. Amazing work, both of you. I'm blown away
You did. By watching it. 👍🏽😊
Listen to chapo trap house
Felix beiderman on there
Please stop saying things like this, people might actually start charging money and then you'll be left with nothing to watch but clickbait advertising.
@Bophades I understand what you’re saying, but that’s not how it works. There are creators who’s desires transcend money; it’s called having passion. It’s when it goes corporate where the suits swoop in to neuter creativity and access.
Dude no lie or exaggeration whatsoever… This is probably the only video or documentary on TH-cam (and otherwise)....Where the sentiment and especially the final line… Actually affected me in any measurable way. Very inspiring.
Perfect and exceptional writing! I’ve never watched an MMA fight, and although I did grow up boxing competitively..... I haven’t looked at the fighting landscape in two decades. And I’ve never been a fan of any sport whatsoever.
But every second of this was riveting and awesome
I'm dead azz glad you got to feel something in this sick society.
One of the best documentaries on TH-cam
One of the best MMA / fight documentaries I’ve seen.
One of the best documentaries in the last decade period. If you want to help someone understand sports, understand helplessness, understand decent editing; this is a perfect starting point. If it makes them cry, it’s on you to comfort them and find solace together. This is all we have
SB getting a mil is a dub of epic proportions
Well deserved as hell, here's to the next mil
oh boy! now i can have my 3am existential crisis video serues without needing to wait for the next one to start. no breaks only fighting
The ending of this documentary is Herzogian, absolute brilliant and heartbreaking.
If Warner saw / has seen this he would absolutely love it and wish he would have made it.
Had this open in my tabs for a couple of months waiting for a point when i was in the mood for a fight doc. Ended up finding out it was one of the best run downs of our modern culture i have seen in ages. Bravo.
I know SB Nation has done a lot of fun and interesting things, but this it the best thing they've ever made. Truly something large than sports, but contained in sport. Absolutely phenomenal and bewildering
I hate how this brought awareness to myself of a low simmering dread/angst/depression that’s been in me for so long. Appreciate the hard work that went into this.
Keep fighting, my friends.
A lot of people feel that. Just about everyone I would guess. Formless alienation that you can't put a finger on. Led me to marxism and now everything makes so much more sense, this video is a great taste.
Would have been a great documentary about MMA, had he not injected it with his left wing political hackery. I guess we know who voted for the current state of the country though.
@@gg2fan lol, lmao
@@xenn4985 Dude a straight up dope.
@@gg2fan Hopefully you're joking.
One of the best YT videos I’ve watched in years. This is what I hope every video on this platform would look like. The research that went into this video, the story telling, the editing, the graphics spliced with actual clips from fights (within fair use as well) the clear, precise voice over work… I could keep going but my point is that this gives me hope that I could also make something this interesting some day. Thank you for this informative, entertaining video.
Congrats on 1 million you’re the best secret base! 🎉🥳🥳
This is one of the best sports documentaries I've ever watched (it's competition is the story of the Mariners, which needs this treatment). Love that you compiled it. If I wanted to explain why I love MMA, to people who never understand how it fits into my personality, this would be it. It can be magic, and it's a tragedy.
Oh, but the Mariners dorktown got this treatment. Must say, a little sloppier, but it's there on the channel
@@rockaway0beach bit lazy of me not to check. I do appreciate you pointing that out!
It's about time, Jon Bois has brought beauty back into the realm of sports.
This was beautiful
Has to be one of the most simple yet captivating intros to a documentary I’ve ever seen, and I binge docs
I Binge Docs should be a thing. Someone should make that channel
@@GlennDavey I’m wit it
Watched this at night on laptop baked as tater, it’s an excellent documentary and I wish you the best in your TH-cam career
haha havent heard that one before
Felix: writes and narrates a fantastic and well researched script
Jon: makes cool pictures
Everyone: look at Jon, so inspirational
No one cares. Jon is Jesus
@@owen-fs2cv agreed
Yeah. Felix did the work. I wish he made more things like this. Maybe an E-sports doc.
It’s because of Jon’s fantastic editing.
I dunno, this really seems like a team effort--neither the script nor the production would be the same without Felix or Jon. Both terrific content creators and insightful people.
Great work Felix and Jon. Hope you two work together again soon.
This is a work of art and describes my time from high school, college, and corporate work better than I've ever seen.
2 months ago I was watching money ball and my roommate said “have you ever heard of secret base on TH-cam” - never looked back.
But in this comment you just looked back
Its Moneyball, bro. One word, no spaces. Show respect to the greatest movie about sports analytics ever made.
And if you ever tell a story about watching an MF DOOM music video, please remember to use ALL CAPS when you write the man's name!
@Tony Montana His "Nascar and the Art of Revenge" video is also awesome
Wow. That was one of the most in-depth documetaries I've ever seen. Thank you for all the effort you put into that.
Every once in a while I come back to this documentary. I think it’s just to remind myself of how people evolve, how even social animals like ourselves develop, but most importantly, how we react in the face of denial. Denial to our beliefs, of our hobbies, of our lives, of the governing body that tells us everything is ok when our houses are burning in front of our eyes.
Bro, it’s a crazy world out there
This is one of the best made documentaries I’ve ever seen. Props to you gents for the hard work and passion that’s so evident throughout the series.
I can’t wait to watch the history of mixed martial arts for the third time! And also here Jon Bois voice for at this point probably the 500th time!
I don’t think Jon narrates any of this
@@Justin_Bank That is correct, it is Felix Biederman
*hear
In all seriousness, this is one of the most well put together and comprehensive documentaries I’ve ever seen. Your production value is so high for what likely amounts to 1 or 2 passionate guys using final cut lol. Even the way in which you bounce around and contextualize everything is seriously amazing, I felt that 2006 nostalgia hard. and also just very tasteful. I will forever be a subscriber and a fan
thank you for posting the supercut. i hadn't heard of this series before. utterly brilliant. great writing, good delivery, easy-to-follow visuals, and what a deep dive!
I just watched all 5 chapters last week, I just clicked to give another like. I crave these documentary type films yall make.
it's mind-blowing how apt an allegory the meteoric rise of MMA is when holding it up next to the imperialistic machismo of the US and the glazed-over eyes of its people. this was not where i thought this doc would go, but it was easily one of the most informative and captivating things i've seen this year. thank you for this!
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Okay ,Booday. It would be alot better if the writer didn't have his blue tinted glasses on, but hey, It is what it is.
Gladiators. When the Roman empire was at the height of their decadence and downward trajectory, Gladiator fights increased in popularity
@@Drigger95 "Bread and Circus, to distract the masses from the decadence of our glorious empire"
@@letsgobrandon186 what a fine turn of phrase to describe the writers projection of his political leanings into the video. Neither hyperbolic nor sheepish. I think I'll borrow it if you don't mind. Perhaps the writer should take off those blue tinted glasses, maybe it would help with the pessimism.
I want Jon Bois to produce and narrate my life story when i die.
@@somehow_a_wizard **intense John Bois music plays as we zoom past a google earth montage representation your life**
Seens about right!
Just that this specific video was mostly written and commented by Felix Biederman (of chapo trap house fame) ;)
@@thecasualanarchist0307 jon was the "producer" of the video.
As well as taking part in script editing, so he had some part in the writing.
I want to live a life that is worth a Jon Bois narration.
This is the best sports documentary I have ever scene.
This was a profound experience watching this. I hope you guys can do more stuff like this in the future. If you read the comments you’ll see how much we all enjoyed this.
when The Age of Loneliness has a whole new meaning
@JKItsMeAlGore stay strong brother. I know life is hard as hell but you'll find happiness in the future. Never give up the fight.
Probably on my 5th watch this doc speaks to my era of life on this planet . It’s not just about mma it’s the society we live in. Amazing work.
I clicked on this video not realizing that it was more than one hour fifty minutes
It felt like 30 minutes
8:25 - 8:50 hit especially hard with everything going on around the world. Also prayers to Chris on a fast recovery, godspeed.
Definitely
man it’s weird to come back to this all these years later. it still hits as hard as it did when i was just a wee little high schooler. the ending always gets the be the same. it’s one of those where i have to sit back and think about it for a minute. touch gloves
great video man this was really beautifully put together
I cannot describe in enough detail how much I feel this documentary and how close I hold it to my heart.
I watch this maybe once a week at night and just reflect on all the memories I have had with the sport, I honestly don't even know what watching this feels like.....
Reflection I guess.
It's called nostalgia.
@@fightermma More like
SAUDADE
Do you have a lisp, too?
Amen
i gave a standing ovation when the video ended, a masterpiece sir, well done, if you die today, know that you left a legacy for your life.
Having never heard of you, never seen one of your videos, the amount of research and effort that went into this impressive!
give a raise to the genius that picked the background music
This was one of the best and well put together documentaries I’ve seen on TH-cam. And I watch an absurd amount. Reference to world events and tying in psychology. So we’ll written, fantastic editing. I’m blown away honestly.
Hope you don't mind sharing this boat we're in lol.
its weird af but i play this too go too sleep, its pretty relaxing and its mostly black and white too. Great documentary
A lot of the tangents were unnecessary such as the one on HR Human Resources but still a good video
@antonym how do you sleep without being distracted by the absurd lisp?
I love these documentaries. I don't even care about MMA & was captivated. Couldn't care less about baseball & watched 2 hrs about the Mariners. I didn't know Bobs WERE something to care about, and I've watched that one 3 times! Thank you guys.
"The other remains to be seen."
Me watching after Weidman snapped his leg in the same way 😳😳😳
Me watching after conor snapped his own leg.
The prophecy has been fulfilled and balance is brought to this world
Hahaha bro I came looking for this comment as soon as they brought up the Silva leg snap 😂
Got to that quote and audibly went "Oof".
Yeah that was a big "yikes" 😂
this is one of the best videos i’ve ever seen on youtube, thank you very much for creating such great content
One of the best videos I’ve seen in a very long time, and definitely the best retelling of “the story of the ufc”. Going to force this video on as many people as possible lol
Wow, just wow. The Helio Gracie profile is great, and the review of UFC 1, with the parallels between Royce v Ken and Helio v Kimura, is awesome. But especially the shot of the Helio portrait followed by the photo of him standing alongside Royce, and the quote. Like I get chills, it's moving. Thank you.
This is the dopest documentary I’ve seen in years.
I think it can even be used in some academic course on MMA and it's history...
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You need to watch more documentaries.
@@DeadlyDanDaMan Your opinion of this?
Absolutely. So fn good
Amazing work man. I've seen this whole thing twice now and it is truly an awesome piece of work, awesome in its strict definition. The pacing, the editing, the story telling. It's all so good.