One of the weirdest experiences I’ve ever had in the movies was during the first Hunger Games. Toward the end, one of the ‘bad’ contestants gets her head bashed in with a rock by one of the ‘good’ contestants - and the audience CHEERED. I was looking around like wtf, we’re behaving exactly as the Capitol does in that universe.
I think I was recommended this channel after watching old Siskel and Ebert clips. That was my favorite era of filmmaking. After 20+ years, I am a re-born movie fan thanks to this channel. Encyclopedia knowledge of film and drama history told in a simple and entertaining way, with references and appreciation I can relate to. Fantastic channel! Forever subscribed.
Mel Gibson is such an underappreciated Director. He definitely knows his shit. You can practically feel the Peckinpah influence radiating from his filmography.
One critique: in Psycho, it is not revealed that Norman is the killer until the end of the movie. He is deceptively portrayed as a naive boy covering up for his murderous mother. So, the heatbeat skipping moment when the car doesn't sink isn't because the audience wants the nurderer to get away with murder, its because the audience believes that Norman is an innocent boy caught in the middle of a nightmarish situation. Only at the end does Hitchcock reveal the truth of the matter.
Yeah, Mel is a master of audience manipulation. After watching The Patriot I was ready to wage war with England -- over a film that is only historical in that there really was a war of independence.
Great video (as always)! One note though: people don't generally like violence, they like justified violence. (they also want to see Naomi Watts' boobs 😊)
The problem with this idea is that people empathize with every character in a movie, good and bad, and there isn't anything wrong with that because a movie isn't real, it's a story and stories are intended to say something, you can hate what it's saying and even intentionally refuse to understand it but that doesn't make you a better person, or put you in a position to judge and condemn others who think differently from you.
Remember how violent the cutting-off-the-ear torture scene was in "Reservoir Dogs" (1992)? No you don't, because you never saw it. It was so "shocking" and "controversial"... and it wasn't there. The camera tilts up to a blank wall. Tarantino knew then that what you did not see was going to be worse in your imagination than he could ever make it on the screen. Then he forgot that he once knew that. It was the last time he exercised restraint... The only proper moral/visceral response to "Funny Games," by the way, would have been to storm the booth, rip the film out of the projector, and destroy it. (Now that there are no movie theaters to show it, if you're watching it on DVD or Blu-Ray, you should just smash the disc, and see if you can set it on fire.) No other response is reasonable. The movie itself tells you so.
Moviewise. Make one video on an indian film (maybe one of Satyajit Ray's trilogy?) and see your subscribers and views go brrrrrrrrrr. Your videos deserve to be seen by the world.
I've never been a big Gibson as director fan. I always thought his movies were....well...just too violent. I watched Braveheart, The Patriot, and Apocalypto and just thought...I don't really like all this violence. So...NOT A SADIST! HUZZAH!
Isn't the premise of the movie a little stupid, though? Who is worse: The guy who watches fake violence, or the guy who makes fake violence to chastise the people watching it?
no it's torture porn without any of the torture porn. And also I get catharsis from Funny Games he failed I get exactly what I'm not supposed to get out of it. Because it's arthouse slasher movie. And it's the rubbing it's the fact the whole film is a troll that ends up wrapping it back around to being the thing it's trying to contrast.
Dogville, by Lars von Trier, could have been cited besides Funny Games for showing how to make an audience want to kill the entire population of a village.
Pretentious Austian director discovers natural human behavior. "Wow, I'm so clever. I made people cheer at self defense." Sorry, I just cannot with these all-violence-is-wrong-and-literally-evil type mentalities.
About Haneke movie: it may be as well seen as a sanity test of a sort. People normally like not any biolance, but the justified violance. But in this movie violance is injustified, and uretaliated. If yoy are normal pesron youy would feel uncomfortable watching this, but if you find yoursefe liking it then it is a red flag.
We're not rooting for a murderer in the Psycho car scene because it hasn't yet been revealed yet that he is the murderer. We're rooting for a awkward, possibly disturbing young man to not have his life turned further upside down by police involvement because his mother is a murderer. Probably not a healthy attitude but different than rooting for a murderer.
Great video, but I would not praise Gibson so much, he just repeated a manipulation technique that was used over and over, even on TV. Heneke, on the other hand, is in another level.
One of the weirdest experiences I’ve ever had in the movies was during the first Hunger Games. Toward the end, one of the ‘bad’ contestants gets her head bashed in with a rock by one of the ‘good’ contestants - and the audience CHEERED. I was looking around like wtf, we’re behaving exactly as the Capitol does in that universe.
I think I was recommended this channel after watching old Siskel and Ebert clips. That was my favorite era of filmmaking.
After 20+ years, I am a re-born movie fan thanks to this channel. Encyclopedia knowledge of film and drama history told in a simple and entertaining way, with references and appreciation I can relate to.
Fantastic channel!
Forever subscribed.
I think the real genius in this video is you. What a wit! Subscribed
Mel Gibson is such an underappreciated Director. He definitely knows his shit. You can practically feel the Peckinpah influence radiating from his filmography.
Shame that Apocalypto came out right after Mel's drunk driving meltdown. That was a good movie, but went totally unheralded.
"Because its so much fun Jen! Get it!..."
You should really have more subscribers. Keep it up!
Best Video ever !
Loved it! Yes, movies are so amazing!!!
Amazing channel!
Amazing comment!
Well done! I would suggest that what's reality going on is, good or violent, we're addicted to knowing what comes next either way.
You are a great teacher: informative and entertaining!
You're the best, Moviewise. Keep 'em coming!
Subscribed. Your videos are awesome!
Funny games left me permanently fearful of random acts of violence
Try reading The Gift Of Fear, it'll help you better prepare for them.
Yet again mind blowing work here
One critique: in Psycho, it is not revealed that Norman is the killer until the end of the movie. He is deceptively portrayed as a naive boy covering up for his murderous mother. So, the heatbeat skipping moment when the car doesn't sink isn't because the audience wants the nurderer to get away with murder, its because the audience believes that Norman is an innocent boy caught in the middle of a nightmarish situation.
Only at the end does Hitchcock reveal the truth of the matter.
Yeah, Mel is a master of audience manipulation. After watching The Patriot I was ready to wage war with England -- over a film that is only historical in that there really was a war of independence.
Shit I remember that Movie😃. One of my most favorite war movies. That and we were soldiers🙌🏾… young Heath Ledger was in the Patriot too😢.
Gibson didn't direct The Patriot if that is what you meant.
The 2018 Korean film Burning does this masterfully as well, I'd love to hear your take on that.
Looking forward! 👏🏼👏🏼
Great video (as always)!
One note though: people don't generally like violence, they like justified violence.
(they also want to see Naomi Watts' boobs 😊)
Nice use of Danse Macabre...
I fucking love this channel
On point.
Alright let's wait
The problem with this idea is that people empathize with every character in a movie, good and bad, and there isn't anything wrong with that because a movie isn't real, it's a story and stories are intended to say something, you can hate what it's saying and even intentionally refuse to understand it but that doesn't make you a better person, or put you in a position to judge and condemn others who think differently from you.
Remember how violent the cutting-off-the-ear torture scene was in "Reservoir Dogs" (1992)? No you don't, because you never saw it. It was so "shocking" and "controversial"... and it wasn't there. The camera tilts up to a blank wall. Tarantino knew then that what you did not see was going to be worse in your imagination than he could ever make it on the screen. Then he forgot that he once knew that. It was the last time he exercised restraint... The only proper moral/visceral response to "Funny Games," by the way, would have been to storm the booth, rip the film out of the projector, and destroy it. (Now that there are no movie theaters to show it, if you're watching it on DVD or Blu-Ray, you should just smash the disc, and see if you can set it on fire.) No other response is reasonable. The movie itself tells you so.
Moviewise. Make one video on an indian film (maybe one of Satyajit Ray's trilogy?) and see your subscribers and views go brrrrrrrrrr. Your videos deserve to be seen by the world.
I've never been a big Gibson as director fan. I always thought his movies were....well...just too violent. I watched Braveheart, The Patriot, and Apocalypto and just thought...I don't really like all this violence. So...NOT A SADIST! HUZZAH!
Shakespeare knew this, thus the brilliance of MacBeth
I expected a video & not a self revealing therapy session !
But, what about blocking?
Isn't the premise of the movie a little stupid, though?
Who is worse: The guy who watches fake violence, or the guy who makes fake violence to chastise the people watching it?
Though the guy who makes it is just one, while the guys who watch it are thousands.
no it's torture porn without any of the torture porn. And also I get catharsis from Funny Games he failed I get exactly what I'm not supposed to get out of it. Because it's arthouse slasher movie. And it's the rubbing it's the fact the whole film is a troll that ends up wrapping it back around to being the thing it's trying to contrast.
Dogville, by Lars von Trier, could have been cited besides Funny Games for showing how to make an audience want to kill the entire population of a village.
Yes indeed we all have a shadow side. ⚪⚫
Tarantino seemed a little "PeeWee Herman" in that clip.
'Oh, you're glad when one of these murdering, raping home invaders gets shot? You're a bad person and you should feel bad'
Yeah I hated Funny Games.
Have seen that scene many many times (wife Merin), still pisses me #ff.
leaving this comment here when 7 years later it gets recommended to u🙃
It's been only 9 months! Perv
Pretentious Austian director discovers natural human behavior.
"Wow, I'm so clever. I made people cheer at self defense."
Sorry, I just cannot with these all-violence-is-wrong-and-literally-evil type mentalities.
Good point. Not showing violence or nudity with the heroes is a meaningful choice, but showing the bad guys get hurt is a no brainer
People applaud justice and boo injustice. I will start my screen writing career tomorrow.
He remade it shots for shots but Naomi Watts wears less clothing. Cause sex.
About Haneke movie: it may be as well seen as a sanity test of a sort. People normally like not any biolance, but the justified violance. But in this movie violance is injustified, and uretaliated. If yoy are normal pesron youy would feel uncomfortable watching this, but if you find yoursefe liking it then it is a red flag.
Love Haneke. Such a psycho
We're not rooting for a murderer in the Psycho car scene because it hasn't yet been revealed yet that he is the murderer. We're rooting for a awkward, possibly disturbing young man to not have his life turned further upside down by police involvement because his mother is a murderer. Probably not a healthy attitude but different than rooting for a murderer.
Great video, but I would not praise Gibson so much, he just repeated a manipulation technique that was used over and over, even on TV. Heneke, on the other hand, is in another level.