★★★★ Review: The TFiOS Bench - Amsterdam

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  • @vlogbrothers
    @vlogbrothers  7 ปีที่แล้ว +3804

    ah jeez, Hank. That made me cry. -John

  • @k54ltyd28
    @k54ltyd28 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1087

    Can you imagine going to see the Fault in Our Stars Bench and while you're taking a selfie with it you look across the canal and there's Hank recording you...

    • @fossilfighters101
      @fossilfighters101 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Woah.

    • @beckybrooks654
      @beckybrooks654 7 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Except none of us (from the second group in the video) noticed Hank cause we were too busy trying to find the right bench for John's scavenger hunt. XD

    • @enycha22
      @enycha22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Becky Brooks oh my god I KNOW the second one looks familiar

    • @IrisGlowingBlue
      @IrisGlowingBlue 7 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Remember, the Hank is just as scared of you as you are of the Hank. P:

    • @elinobenjamin_val
      @elinobenjamin_val 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

  • @doddleoddle
    @doddleoddle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +584

    "it's bench. That's it" is my new favourite phrase

    • @madeleinejamieson1388
      @madeleinejamieson1388 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      doddleoddle i was cry laughing at your snap chats, i had to watch the video... im still cry laughing

    • @felix-cf8qx
      @felix-cf8qx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      doddleoddle "hey dave how was tfios bench?" well bob, It's bench, that's it.

    • @felix-cf8qx
      @felix-cf8qx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Madeleine Jamieson me too😂

    • @christa.mp4
      @christa.mp4 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      doddleoddle ITS BENCHTHATSIT

    • @christa.mp4
      @christa.mp4 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dodie im fucking crying

  • @carriegregory1
    @carriegregory1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1644

    "People- we aren't much, unless you know our story."
    I really enjoy knowing your story, Hank and John.

  • @twentynineducks
    @twentynineducks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2000

    Best review of a bench. 10/10

    • @laurelbayless1804
      @laurelbayless1804 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Best review of a review of a bench. 5/5.

    • @elibodin1406
      @elibodin1406 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Best review of a review of a review of a bench. 100/100.

    • @indibindylou
      @indibindylou 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      twentynineducks +

    • @karlairene505
      @karlairene505 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      twentynineducks 5 stars

    • @laurelbayless1804
      @laurelbayless1804 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Eli Bodin so meta

  • @krzysztofprzybylski2750
    @krzysztofprzybylski2750 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1103

    Clogbrothers!

  • @girlq6494
    @girlq6494 7 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    That was the most elaborate review of a bench I ever heard. Maybe you should write a book Hank. I hope it is about giraffes and pizza.

  • @hellosaera
    @hellosaera 7 ปีที่แล้ว +631

    never teared up at a google review before... neat.
    (i have, however, teared up at a bench)

  • @rebecamartins706
    @rebecamartins706 7 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    We need more Hank's travels videos
    *like... right now*

  • @MilenaMeyer
    @MilenaMeyer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Not a single moment I imagined for you to read my review when I visited Amsterdam :D
    But here we are, one year later where you, thousands of viewers and John, the man who inspired me so much saw it and that, for some reason... makes me really happy ☺️
    Thank you hank!

  • @RithSV
    @RithSV 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    3:12 - "and here we find Nerdfighter scavenger hunters (scientifically known as 'Tuatarians') in their natural habitat"

  • @shivaniamin7001
    @shivaniamin7001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I love this video so much. I love how deeply you've thought about this. It makes me all happy. I don't know how to put this is into words. And the fact that people can create so many memories, stories, ideas based off a bench that no one else could possibly (Or rather is not likely to) imagine is wonderful and lovely. So, thank you.

    • @adityakhanna113
      @adityakhanna113 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +

    • @mariasheerani
      @mariasheerani 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shivani Amin I agree, this video made me so happy. The type of vlogbrothers content I really love

    • @stephpiano2908
      @stephpiano2908 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I second this

    • @shivaniamin7001
      @shivaniamin7001 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maria Khan EXACTLY!!

  • @maeram95
    @maeram95 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I feel sorry for the bench next to it. If I go there I'm going to sit on both 😂

  • @JSBulldog89
    @JSBulldog89 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is oddly one of my favorite weeks for vlogbrother's videos. The way John can take the largest ball of paint and apply it to the meaning of life and then somehow Hank relates that to a random bench in Amsterdam. All while being an enjoyable 8 minutes of my life.

  • @TheFanGirlMichelle
    @TheFanGirlMichelle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this so much. Thoughts from Places will always be my favorite genre of vlogbrothers videos.

  • @adioshra
    @adioshra 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this made my heart sing. it was beautiful, hank. i freaking love ya. and i love nerdfighteria so much.
    i'm a nerdfighter for few years now. i've seen what the success of John's books and then movies did. but is still feel like in this community's core, in its DNA, there's a warm soft mush that is vulnerability. i love it to bits. every time this world is hard on me, and by that makes my soul a bit harder, all i need to do is just connect to my family here and i feel more like the myself i want to be.
    10\10 vid. will watch again. ecpacially when my soft mushy center needs some hugs.

  • @michellew5326
    @michellew5326 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I went over to Google maps just to read your review again

    • @N3rdfightermom
      @N3rdfightermom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too! DFTBA

    • @Fs3i
      @Fs3i 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It seems gone now?

  • @amy8144
    @amy8144 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is certainly one of the best vlogbrothers videos of all time! Sweet, goofy, serious, and everything I needed today!

  • @kayleee1020
    @kayleee1020 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I downloaded Google maps just so I could read your review. I love the contrast between yours, and the one that gave one star and said, "it's a bench." This is funny, but true in a way; the bench isn't special, it's the meaning we assign to it. But also, I think it deserves more than one star because it just looks like a nice bench.

  • @ChrisBryer
    @ChrisBryer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I was reading your review as you spoke it in the video. It was heartwarming. And that's alot coming from me. Thanks.

    • @luciabee
      @luciabee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chris Bryer +

  • @sannahafiz7872
    @sannahafiz7872 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the emotions of TFIOS just hit me at once all again...it was the first book and movie that made me cry and after even a week I still cried and wanted to be alone and just cry..I went to skl and the only thing I was talking about was TFIOS...omg if u make a part 2 I will die out of happiness

  • @kporter002
    @kporter002 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hank your thoughts from places videos are getting better and better. Keep it up, those are always my favorite VlogBrother videos.

  • @avagreen9060
    @avagreen9060 7 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Hey Hank!

    • @tara.5986
      @tara.5986 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      lol hank not replying to you just made the "forgotten brother" thing funnier.

    • @avagreen9060
      @avagreen9060 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      One of these days...

    • @Neha71580
      @Neha71580 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hank named a fish balloon after you and donated the money to increase Awesomeness. How do you feel Sir?

    • @avagreen9060
      @avagreen9060 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Pretty good, but until he purposely acknowledges one of my comments I will never be satisfied.

    • @stephpiano2908
      @stephpiano2908 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      NEVER BE SATISFIED

  • @KVTBoed
    @KVTBoed 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'd never have thought there would be a week during which benches would play such a central role in my life. What a strange, wonderful few weeks it has been. Thanks for bringing this community together and organising an amazing VidCon Europe.
    DFTBA. - someone who walked through Amsterdam looking for a bench on Tuesday for John's scavenger hunt (and somehow missed Hank filming his group a few metres away, damnit :D)

  • @lawrencecalablaster568
    @lawrencecalablaster568 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Have a good weekend, everyone. I love tiny places like this, roadside attractions & points of interest. They're beautiful.

  • @melina9614
    @melina9614 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't even express what that video makes me feel like, it brings back so many memories. I was in Amsterdam with my friends 3 years ago. At that time we were totally obsessed with TFIOS (and still are). We searched for this bench for hours and were sooo happy to have finally found it. We took a million pictures and went back to it for 3 times.
    It's weird how something like a simple bench can make you feel more connected to the wonderful story we love and can make someone feel unbelievably happy :)

  • @august5923
    @august5923 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The fault in five stars

  • @JakeJarvi
    @JakeJarvi 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The last minute of this is soooooo unbelievablyyyyyyyy beautiful. Beautiful, Hank. Beautiful.

  • @mfk5533
    @mfk5533 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's awesome to have such a nice comments section :)

  • @rosewalsh9840
    @rosewalsh9840 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hank's been super philosophical and just deep in thought during his videos lately, and as much as I try to avoid feels trips, it's also really appreciated

  • @mariamakarova8329
    @mariamakarova8329 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I'm genuinely disappointed you didn't use Emma's amazing thumbnail :D
    It was epic, Hank!

    • @vlogbrothers
      @vlogbrothers  7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I know! But I was already working with someone else to get this one made!

    • @Ostebrix
      @Ostebrix 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      guess he didn't wanna pay $200 xD

    • @mariamakarova8329
      @mariamakarova8329 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's OK, Hank, we forgive you :)

    • @mariamakarova8329
      @mariamakarova8329 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess not haha :)

  • @Naiyelli
    @Naiyelli 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This review just made the bench significantly more important and special to me. Thanks, Hank. Thanks, John. Thanks, Nerdfighteria.

  • @furkantoprak716
    @furkantoprak716 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Other people: oh cool a [bench, ball of paint, etc]
    vlogbros: [tear-inspiring monologue]

  • @MaddieMarvolo
    @MaddieMarvolo 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not ashamed to say that this made me cry. Thanks for creating a world where a bench can have so much meaning to me, John. And Hank, thanks for understanding that world.

  • @namelessfreak99
    @namelessfreak99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Love this reflection, Hank. Simple, yet poignant.

  • @KathyTrithardt
    @KathyTrithardt 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stories are so powerful, and I love interacting with the ones in and around Nerdfighteria.

  • @TheLetterFifteen
    @TheLetterFifteen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was a lovely video. I hope to go to Amsterdam one day so I can squeeze bikes and sit on this wonderful bench.

    • @tara.5986
      @tara.5986 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TheLetterFifteen Heyy! I just saw your video on The Road to Nerdfighteria! It was cool.

    • @TheLetterFifteen
      @TheLetterFifteen 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Tara! I appreciate it.

  • @fashbaz4282
    @fashbaz4282 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm adding this bench to the list of things I want to visit someday..
    also for some reason the song from the part of TFIOS in Amsterdam is now stuck in my head. thanks Hank.

  • @sstbmckean
    @sstbmckean 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh my god, one of those shots is of Becky and Jonathan from Tuataria!

    • @beckybrooks654
      @beckybrooks654 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheScienceofQuantity Hi Quan! :D also yes wow that is a thing

  • @bogrisel3191
    @bogrisel3191 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm Dutch and really enjoy your videos and they make me happy. But seeing you in Amsterdam on TH-cam and snapchat makes me even more happy and it makes me feel even more connected to you and the community. To be honest, I have no idea why. Hope you are enjoying your stay, and if you have time for it, or ever come back, try going outside of the Hollands sometime! Very province is really nice and quite unique ( for a country as small as the Netherlands).

  • @Voidmaster05
    @Voidmaster05 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Wow, I'm never this early. Cool video Hank, thanks for all the videos you and your brother have made over the years. They've been amazing.

  • @harshadkulkarni5874
    @harshadkulkarni5874 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hank, I can't say I am an old school nerdfighter, but I love the goofy videos you guys made in early brotherhood2.0 times. This is so much different and I can say I love it just as much.
    thanks for being awesome!
    TFBA!

  • @brij5778
    @brij5778 7 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Did anyone else go to Google maps to find Hank's review?

    • @adityakhanna113
      @adityakhanna113 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I did and found it!

    • @Antropovich
      @Antropovich 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      no, i just heard Hank read it. why would you go to google maps?

    • @susumnasen4783
      @susumnasen4783 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bri J yep found it!!!

    • @CrissyHeartsZombies
      @CrissyHeartsZombies 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Antropovich to see if he actually posted it.

    • @andywood8776
      @andywood8776 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it now has 117 reviews.

  • @franclark8189
    @franclark8189 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was a one-of-a-kind review. Congratulations Hank on making me ponder more about a bench than I ever have on anything ...ever.

  • @stephenspaulson
    @stephenspaulson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I lived in Amsterdam for a year in 2015, Someone stole the TFiOS bench and they had to replace it!

  • @bengutteridge2841
    @bengutteridge2841 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is immediately one of my favourite vlogbrothers videos ever made. wowie

  • @elyscehastiehastie4504
    @elyscehastiehastie4504 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Has he written any books cause he seems good with words if not he definitely should

  • @Zeyev
    @Zeyev 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    More and more reviews are coming in because of your truly inspirational review. Well played.

  • @striga3810
    @striga3810 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    IM IN A PUBLIC PLACE WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME CRY

    • @N3rdfightermom
      @N3rdfightermom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am safely at home, crying with you! Over a silly bench I guess.

  • @noralights3997
    @noralights3997 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's really awesome! I feel so proud of John, it's not just a bench, it's more than that.

  • @annavandergriff6960
    @annavandergriff6960 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just passed you walking down the street with your very cute baby! Hope you enjoy Amsterdam :)

  • @rebeccaelizabeth8362
    @rebeccaelizabeth8362 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is by far the best video I've seen all day. It's so captivating, all for just a metal and wood structure

  • @sheaelliott942
    @sheaelliott942 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The value of something is not inherently there; it is given by humans. The value of human life is the exception, and it should be valued from conception until natural death. This comment is not about that, though. In and of itself, the bench is really not very special, except that it was used in a very popular movie. It was just a movie, wasn't it? No. To many people, this movie transcends normalcy and has changed their lives in some way, whether small or large. This bench may mean nothing to one person but the world to someone else. Everyone places varying degrees of importance on different things, because everyone is different. Yes, the TFiOS bench is just a bench. But in it being a bench, it's existence has allowed people to bond across the world, which is incredibly beautiful. DFTBA.

  • @ciarakfralek3855
    @ciarakfralek3855 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was beautiful!! Thoughts from places videos are the best and this one was one of my absolute favorites.

  • @MorganEatsYou
    @MorganEatsYou 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Still think you should have gone with Emma Blackery's thumbnail

  • @Micas_
    @Micas_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how y'all look so much deeper into things ❤

  • @caroline2095
    @caroline2095 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    IT'S BENCH THAT'S IT

  • @humanity3.090
    @humanity3.090 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys lead pretty uniquely amazing lives. Thank you for doing good with it.

  • @DOPEorNOPE
    @DOPEorNOPE 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I seriously enjoyed this video.

  • @alexandral8894
    @alexandral8894 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    there was something exceptionally beautiful about this video. I think it was a lovely reminder of how Nerdfighteria is a global community of people who like the same stuff. Thanks Hank

  • @Illana777
    @Illana777 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Later this year I am going to Amsterdam to sit on that bench no joke

    • @N3rdfightermom
      @N3rdfightermom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am very excited and a bit jealous! DFTBA

  • @kaitlynarvetta2571
    @kaitlynarvetta2571 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This past weekend I was able to sit on the bench, although it's just like any other bench in Amsterdam, there was something about sitting there and remembering Hazel Grace and Gus that made it special. John Green took something, like a bench, and made it special. To be able to sit on it, take pictures and look out on the beautiful canal, was so worth the time spent looking for it! If you are ever in Amsterdam I would 100% recommend finding the bench!!

  • @kevinr9525
    @kevinr9525 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    dodie sent me. It's bench. That's it.

  • @lauraunderwood265
    @lauraunderwood265 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got oddly emotional watching this. I miss NerdCon: Nerdfighteria and I love thoughts from places videos. Make as many as you want Hank.
    Amsterdam seems like a wonderful place and I'm glad you were able to visit, Hank.

  • @GionnyBanana
    @GionnyBanana 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can't see the bench in Google Maps anymore... That's sad :(

    • @mynameisiris6345
      @mynameisiris6345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Leidsegracht nr 4 amsterdam, the netherlands.

  • @SophiaHoiseth
    @SophiaHoiseth 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not sure why this made me cry. Maybe because I visited the bench when I traveled to Amsterdam last year and it really was an incredible experience. Interacting with a book that you really love in real life in a real physical space is really powerful. And then love and passion that humans can feel and give to art is really powerful. Awesome video.

  • @mineola_
    @mineola_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    He didn't just made a bench famous. There was no bench there! They put one there fr the movie and removed it after, but so many people wanted to see it that they placed it back!
    Edit: apparently I remember wrong, read other comments for more info. :)

    • @N3rdfightermom
      @N3rdfightermom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Interesting factoid! Thank you for sharing.

    • @flocurlz8069
      @flocurlz8069 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anne +

    • @mineola_
      @mineola_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I googled it. Apparently the city of Amsterdam wanted to take it away but hen they noticed the populairty they decided to restore it and put it back. Or it got stolen. It's weird because I found people that worked for the city confirming that they had taken it away and restored it. But also confirmed that it was stolen and they had no idea where it was. So it seems to be a bit of a mystery.

    • @LlamaDungeon
      @LlamaDungeon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      But then that's the wrong book. That makes the bench more like Agloe, New York -- something that only exists because people went to find it -- a Paper Town.

    • @SomeKindaSophia
      @SomeKindaSophia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That's correct. I knew that bench before it was famous.

  • @kateh7484
    @kateh7484 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hank your bench review is most definitely the best google review I've ever read.

  • @trainerlight9377
    @trainerlight9377 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If anyone wanted to put a review of their own, here's the Google Maps link to which you can do that. :]
    www.google.com/maps/place/Fault+In+Our+Stars+Bench/@52.3674626,4.8861862,21z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x862689680507d6c7!8m2!3d52.3675054!4d4.8862727

  • @randythetool
    @randythetool 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Probably the best BrodyQuest video I've seen, thanks Hank.

  • @cheyanne4774
    @cheyanne4774 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    its a bench
    thats it

  • @LauraIsDaName
    @LauraIsDaName 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I sat on that bench with my best friend a few years before it became famous enough to actually have reviews on google maps. I'm very proud of how far this bench has come since then!

  • @juliathornton7842
    @juliathornton7842 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Who else is here from dodies Snapchat

  • @EliseLogan
    @EliseLogan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This may be one of my favorite thoughts from places videos. It encapsulates the whole....impetus for the original vlogbrothers for me. Creating a connection between two brothers via non-normative media and letting us, the audience, share in that connection. Thanks, Hank.

  • @shikeimorrison
    @shikeimorrison 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Still waiting for Emma's thumbnail.

  • @sandeepandhoundiyal5124
    @sandeepandhoundiyal5124 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I read a review of a bench, then a review of a review of a bench, then a review of a review of a review of a bench, I would go on, but it would be a bit hard to keep track of the correct number of, "review of"s. This is one of the reasons why I love this community. Also, great reviews, everyone.

  • @CygnusGD
    @CygnusGD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I don't find fault with stars...

    • @CygnusGD
      @CygnusGD 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I also don't find fault with benches. I think they're great!

    • @adityakhanna113
      @adityakhanna113 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Quantum Tunneling is a fault in my opinion

    • @BasementRuthie
      @BasementRuthie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cygnus Loop Of course you don't. The fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves....

  • @stephpiano2908
    @stephpiano2908 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why am I crying over a bench? Oh right it's the sheer joy and feels that the Vlogbrothers have brought to it, much like they do to me 💕

  • @johnnyvvlog
    @johnnyvvlog 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally I had the privilege to visit it 2 days ago. Finding it sitting there all alone alongside the canal. I sat on it for some time watching the boats go by with tourists who probably have no clue about this seemingly ordinary thing. To me this bench felt like it condenses the whole story of Gus and Hazel into a single piece of furniture. It lives and breathes the story. It connects people from all around the world. It was a wonderful experience and at the end I had to shed a tear cause this bench really is okay.

  • @HelenRosemarySmith
    @HelenRosemarySmith 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful review - best review of a bench I've ever heard! :D I love the bizarre awesomeness of a physical place (Amsterdam) inspiring a fictional space (TFiOS) which in turn creates a physical space - the bench!

  • @pestr999
    @pestr999 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautifully said, I couldn't help but feel slightly overwhelmed by emotion from the connection to the movie and your words.

  • @luellalunabjd
    @luellalunabjd 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah man, that made me tear up a little bit! What a lovely video Hank. So much brotherly love

  • @merel3699
    @merel3699 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for bringing vidcon to the Netherlands

  • @jenniferchiem7056
    @jenniferchiem7056 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my most favorite videos as of yet! 10/10 would watch again!

  • @siddhantgarud6070
    @siddhantgarud6070 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is just amazing! you come to know about how a lot of people cling on to stories. TFIOS is arguably...a fiction, and fiction by definition is not real, people connect to the characters through their experiences and emotions, but this is one of the few experiences where they really have something tangible, it's amazing for us. the reason this is an amazing bench is not because some weirdly awesome guy decided to write a paragraph concerning it, it's because we wanted to feel ever closer to the characters we will always adore in our lives. Go bench! 10/10

  • @harmonicgem111
    @harmonicgem111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This has to be one of my favorite videos EVER!

  • @hyperfocusworkshop
    @hyperfocusworkshop 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is a beautiful review, and a beautiful thing that you all have created. I can only hope to make a fraction of a difference in the world that you two have.

  • @heyitssho
    @heyitssho 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like other commenters on this video, I too have never teared up before about a Google review until now. This was such a wonderful video. In spite of everything that's happening right now in the world, this video helped me feel like we are all connected to each other regardless of where we live in the world.

  • @jimshepherd6500
    @jimshepherd6500 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was utterly beautiful. Best review ever, 10/10.
    Also, I went to check, Hank did actually write the review, and there are now 176 reviews of the bench, with an average of 4.6 stars (at the writing of this comment). I do so love Nerfighteria.
    DFTBA

  • @winsocks7
    @winsocks7 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the thing I appreciate most about you guys, and about my friends, and about the internet and culture in general. We all take such ordinary and unremarkable things and make them... well, remarkable. Thanks for the video, and the remarkable bench. It is defensively a bench.

  • @TheSisicool
    @TheSisicool 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why does this fill me with so much joy?

  • @vatsalamolly
    @vatsalamolly 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh my god.. I can't explain how much I loved this video!

  • @shopgirlkc
    @shopgirlkc 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for making me cry, Hank. Also, your comment was so well written. I can't wait to read your novel! DFTBA!

  • @thewinterizzy
    @thewinterizzy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Art is what we make it. Not just the artist, but the community. Honestly I think that bench is a good symbol of Nerdfighteria as a whole. I love this video. Thank you.

  • @arianatolbert3421
    @arianatolbert3421 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Generally thoughts from places are not my favorite videos, but this may be in my top 10 favorite vlogbrothers videos ever, and top 5 for a video made by Hank. So thanks for that. Also I have never cried due to a Google review, but that was pretty close. Thanks Hank.

  • @HannahHodgson
    @HannahHodgson 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have such concise content that always delivers brilliant entertainment. I've just started my own BookTube channel and you are both such inspirations!

  • @MusicIan423
    @MusicIan423 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best Vlog Brothers video I've seen in... well
    ...
    Weeks.
    John, I'll see you on Tuesday.
    And Hank. I'll see you next Friday.

  • @agnesgranier7782
    @agnesgranier7782 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Hank.
    I really liked you review of the bench. I'm finishing a master's in Urban Studies and I study, for my theses, interactions between people and inanimate objects in the public space. It's a much more interesting topic than what most people think : objects, being benches, trees, lamp posts or public pianos have a life of their own, and they can define a public space as well as it's dynamic. So, thank you for you're interesting observations !

  • @LauraBeutler
    @LauraBeutler 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did not expect this to be so touching, but it was, and now, crying.

  • @Generalbok
    @Generalbok 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was utterly beautiful and it was just about a simple little bench, next to a simple little canal in a not simple nor little city. Thank you Hank, that was an inspirational review :)