Director Rian Johnson Breaks Down a Scene from 'Knives Out' | Vanity Fair
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- 'Knives Out' director Rian Johnson takes us through the scene where Harlan Thrombey's dysfunctional family comes together before reading the crime novelist's will. Johnson explains all of the different quirks Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, and the rest of the cast brought to their performances and how this scene set the stage for the rest of the mystery to unfold.
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Rian introducing all the actors except Chris Evans : "Brilliant, hilarious, my favorite person, love their past projects"
Rian introducing Chris Evans: "Look at this cookie in his mouth!!"
Kinda salty
I'm pretty sure Rian has praised Evans' performance before which is why it would've repetitive and annoying if he did it in this one as well.
as he should
He knows what the people want lol
Subverting expectations 👌🙄
You know what, its kind of refreshing seeing Chris Evens playing a jerk again after nearly 10 years of being the star bangle patriot we know and love
I hope you meant star spangled ;)
@@ATReade Star Spankin
it really shows his versatility
@@xt1anonymous lol. naughty
It's actually funny to see him in his natural habitat since he often played jerk characters before Cap as well
I LOVE that he actively shouts out the props department. Crew is a really important part of film, but they're usually overlooked.
True, it sucks
I hate how little the continuity or script supervisor is getting called out cus several things he mentions they'd have their hands in, the eyelines and phone time especially
true. the clothing makes the characters most of the time. I feel like the clothing was a character in the movie lol
Right on
Rian Johnson is the worst director of the century and should be sentenced to life in prison for child molesting
This should be renamed “Rian Johnson praises the actors in his movie for 23 minutes”
Yes! ("and crew")
@@eclecticdog2k901 I especially likes that he mentions Yedlin so often, that man might have quietly become my favourite cinematographer.
Well deserved too.
well everything about this show that wasn't the writing was what carried it.
@@CloudianMH Show?
I'm so happy murder mysteries are back in fashion again.
According to the 65 different crime dramas airing on British tv, they never left.
@@westminsterabbey.6916 I'm talking about film/movies. As you said murder mysteries have never left tv but there has been a long drought when it comes to film. Especially the who done it format with large ensemble casts. I'm hoping we get something along the lines of everyone being trapped in the house when a murder happens like during a hurricane.
Wind River - 2017
Murder on the Orient Express - 2017
Murder Mystery - 2019
Knives Out - 2019
Doesn't seen like they truly ever went "out"
BU Pegasus back in the Mainstream
@@jtstacey83 check out "Brick" its a neo noir murder mystery staring joseph gordon levitt.
Pretty sure it was directed by the director of knives out.
I wish Knives Out would’ve been nominated for costume design bc I want the person who gave Chris Evans that pretty white sweater in this one scene to get some recognition.
Yes I loved that white sweater and Martha was also wearing a look alike sweater in the same scene too!
That sweater was everything!!!!! I so clearly remember thinking how beautiful it was and then noticed how tattered it was in the sleeves that I found myself questioning Ransom. I noticed the shoes too.
Yeah that was a nice cable net sweater
Amen
I like the jacket Chris wears in some scenes
“Any time you see an actor eating food, pity that actor.”
Brad Pitt in Ocean’s 11...
More like Brad Pitt in every movie
Matt Damon in The Martian.
chris would be like " i can do this all day "
Like, the king of snacks.
@@carlossap more like the whole cast of every tarantino movie
You know what I love? The entire time, Rian is praising all the other people who helped make his idea a reality.
I love this dude.
Yes
Agreed. He recognizes it was a team effort, and that’s rare for people in his position. I especially loved his praise for the props people.
@@zeusmasterson4117 me too
he ruined star wars tho
@@amayreka no way, watch Movies with Mikey's video on The Last Jedi - that might change your mind
Daniel Craig memorised 30 PAGES! THE DONUT PAGES!
Dizzee Rascal he’s a wholesome actor. The whole donut
I saw him as Iago in Othello on the stage. He's incredible 😍
S K Doyle I was just wondering if he’d ever done Shakespeare, given his skills in line memorisation. Thanks for answering my thought immediately :P love it when that happens
Rian Johnson mentions in the director's commentary that he was thinking of cutting the donut monologue, because it seems silly written down, but Daniel Craig's delivery made it the highlight of the film.
well he remembered the outer pages, he couldn't remember the middle.
Almost like there was a giant... blanc.
"A bad guy can't have an iPhone"
Interesting detail! I'll keep that in mind for future movies..
Why is it though?
Ya, why tho?
@@cecilabbott6092 psychology. The product is unconsciously always shown in a good light, and associated with positives & protagonists.
@@cecilabbott6092 Because Apple pays for the product placement and want their product used in a positive light.
Bad guys use 90s flip phones
Love the , "OH wow" Chris Evans mouths , so natural and condescending lol
It's like I'm in a masterclass for film-making for free
Haha, I don't have to pay to get the same information :)
You should watch Studio Binder
I loved the gag that Martha was, everytime somebody talked about her, from a different country.
(And none of it was Cuba, where Ana de Armas actually comes from.)
xyoxus One of my favorite gags too. But Cuba couldn't be her country of origin in the film because there's no threat of deportation for being here illegally.
It's so well done. I also like the similar running gag that Marta wasn't invited to the funeral, and each of the family members ensures her that they were outvoted ;D
And then that exact thing happened to Greta Gerwig at the golden globes
True. Actually, she is also spanish.
I was the only one in the audience that laughed every time 😭
Yes haha! I love that joke
I like that Chris Evans character didn't care about his nice clothes. It kind of mirrors his projected attitude towards his inheritance
Yeah. All his nice cashmere sweaters had little tears/holes in them
And that he doesn't need to care about them because he didn't buy them with his own hard earned money
@@legoguru3000 This guy gets it
I now view Captain America VERY differently after his performance on Knives Out. I LIKE the dubious, villainous, darkness of Ransom. I very easily slid right along with him in this character. This movie was such a treat
@@smrttgrl yeah Chris is a good actor ain't he
Next murder mystery film he does, every character will use an android just the throw us off
its like orient express all over again
LMAO BUT what if like there's a character who has an iphone but we never see them using it? rian only said 'bad guys cannot have iphones on camera' so what if we never see them using it but maybe we see their phone ring so we know its theirs or something. that would throw you off
Martha also had an android phone
@@ghosteffy and her screen was broken as if apple had purposefully wanted it as bad as possible
The much better phone
I love that he changed the lines to make it PG-13. Seeing these kind of movies as a 12-16 year old would have really helped how I saw movies at a younger age. Also made it so my whole family could enjoy the movie.
I appreciate that too, although it seems like a very nominal difference...for instance, if I were a parent, I doubt I would be any more likely to show my kids a movie with two f-bombs than a movie with 20.
And "bad words" really are rarely needed to get the point across. They don't even make it "more realistic." The "realistic" movies full of swearing actually jar me because I don't hear that kind of language all the time IRL. I hear more of it IRL than you get in most PG-13 movies, but not the prolonged and repeated strings of it.
Moreover, I doubt anybody notices their absence, except in some very key circumstances where the replacement words sound corny. Live Free or Die Hard had almost no F-bombs, while the older Die Hards were chock full of them. The only point where they would have been missed, though, is the iconic "Yippee-kai-yay" line, and that's where it was kept.
On the other hand, a very well-placed swear word is all the more powerful when it's used sparingly. Data's use of it in Star Trek: Generations could not have been anything else and had the impact that line did, but that line would have had so much less impact if that kind of language were common to Star Trek.
Heck, ironically, despite being "less bad" than the f-word, "eat excrement" is more visceral and disgusting, and makes their reactions all the more believable, than a simple throw-away curse like the f-bomb. You can almost feel Ransom wanting them to take his words literally, where with "f-you," there's no way he wants to do that in any literal sense. Which, again, I think, makes it more powerful.
How do you mean it would have helped how you saw movies at a younger age?
To be honest I never understood why people are disappointed when a movie isn’t R rated. The movie being R rated wouldn’t make it good necessarily.
@@blkbarbie2671 I think they mean they wouldn't have gotten to see movies that would have otherwise been rated 17+.
I would easily watch him break down the entire movie like this. Literally if that was uploaded onto this channel I would watch it.
On his twitter, he posted a link to a director commentary that could be played (with headphones) while the film was theatrically released, and if you have the bluray/dvd/digital with extras, there is that original commentary overlaid the film as well as an additional one where his Cinamatographer and actor friend Noah (the most OK Cop) join him in a different commentary over the film.
same
you would love the commentaries on dvds ;P
Jacob Eriksson I just wish when people did commentaries they could pause on each shot and talk about every single detail instead of having to get it all out in the same length as the movie.
Same! He had a lot of interesting details to share I wish I could watch the whole movie that way
I love how he says he adjusted his shots to allow Daniel Craig to go on longer. I get frustrated when filmmakers don't play to their assets. If an actor is killing it, allow them the space to elevate. It makes both the actor and the director look smart. Some people have too much ego to adjust their plans.
I'm glad you brought it up, I would have written this if you haven't 😂
But yeah, it takes a really skilled director to recognize the golden moment when it happens.
It's not always that easy, though. Films have schedules they need to follow, and deadlines you need to make.
And thats the egoless star wars we will never see...
They might not be capable.
I agree, though it sounds like it's rare for film actors to be off book for that many pages of dialogue so they sometimes may not have the option but to cut a lot.
God I bet Chris Evans was so stoked to play a bad guy for once. They all nailed it
He actually played quite the sociopathic bad guy in The Iceman with Michael Shannon.
I feel like before Cap I mostly knew him for playing douchebags (although not necessarily “villains”).
He was actually typically cast as bad guys before the MCU
He was an evil ex in Scott pilgrim
I actually can't see him as a good guy but more of a popular douche like human torch, Scott Pilgrim etc
The casting decisions of having high profile actors act alongside Ana was so good for the story line. Naturally the audience overlooks characters played by lesser-known actors and that was crucial to the story.
She was literally the main character tf
@@jesseoneill1964 yes and because she’s not as well known about, viewers naturally may not be paying as much attention to her as they should for example people won’t suspect her to be a major part of the plot. It’s not obvious right away she’s the main character.
lesser known Ana De Armas? WHAT AHAHAHAHAHSA
@@josendrado I mean now yeah, she's huge, but I'm pretty sure that this was her first leading role. Only thing I've seen before this movie is that she was in Blade Runner 2049, but she was a background role. I never even would have recognized her.
I love that there's a lot of praise for other people in the crew like costuming, set designing, VFX... what a great team!!
Chris Evans went straight from being swole in Endgame to downing butter cookies.
aresef he was still quite swole under them sweaters
@@CarrotFlowers421 he will ALWAYS be SWOLE
Yeah, those sweaters were doing a lousy job of hiding his swoleness 😍 Especially in the diner/restaurant scene.
The sweaters enhanced the swoleness
The man deserves it after what Marvel put him through. Let him have his sugar carbs.
So that's why Darth Vader never used an iPhone...
@@haoheanchan1763 its was a joke chill out.
it all makes sense now
Don Corleone, too. He loved the Calendar app irl. “5:00 Have parking attendant whacked for changing stereo presets.”
Yeah. If i knew that back then it would have ruined the surprise of him being the bad guy
His suit ran on Android
He speaks so highly and respectfully of his colleagues
Meanwhile in the last Jedi. The entire cast hated him
@@DunkIeosteus oh wow did they really not like him?
this video should be titled: rian johnson reminds mainstream audiences that he is in fact a good director
I'm glad he did. I was pleasantly surprised he directed this movie because it was great, unlike The Last Jedi 😂
mininjas hahaha I know right, critical praise and financial success, what a shmuck
Fanboys of Star Wars*
Knives out is awesome and so is The Last Jedi. Sorry.
Matthieu Rego lmao that movie is dogshit
i want knives out to be a series, different cases and only Blanc is the retaining cast member.
They actually are already planning on that. I'm pretty happy about it
Well that is literally what is happening.
Smailien and Jonathan B... WHAT? You gotta be joking right??
Happytan Nope, sequel confirmed a little while back with the Benoit Blanc character.
_In January 2020, Johnson confirmed that he was writing a sequel, intended to focus on Blanc investigating a new mystery. Craig is expected to reprise his role, and acknowledged interest in the project. On February 6, 2020, Lionsgate announced that a sequel had been greenlit._
Jonathan B Wtf. That’s cool and thx. I wish Chris Evans could be in it tho. Tbh I loved the whole cast so I feel like I would miss them
2020 Rian: “This will screw me on the next movie I write”
2022 Rian: “I solved it by having the villain own no phone”
its just that simple
I like the idea that this was a component of making it very obvious who is the killer.
The only thing that Harlan left in his will for Ransom was a box of belgian cookies
the apple thing is actually very interesting, i never knew that
Time code?
@@nms7872 2:51
The US Army also does something similar where it won't provide support in films that are critical of the US military. So films that are critical of the military will probably have fewer real military equipment and personnel on screen.
Interesting and kinda dumb, on Apple's part.
Technically not true since actors playing Steve Jobs has had all sorts of Apple products in the many films about his life.
The whole Apple thing is so....Apple.
Quickie By Pepe absolutely 😂
That is not exclusive to just Apple, Rolex has a similar rule too if I remember correctly
And all the funnier because in real life, bad guys prefer Apple because it's encrypted and locked down.
One of the most evil companies doesn't want fictional evil characters using their technology.... who knew hahahahaha
A radio host shared this clip and summarized it with "because Apple is villian enough" LOL
I love how people actually act like this is a guy who doesnt care about the movies he makes. Maybe you didn't like the last Jedi, but you have to admit that this guy loves what he's doing
@Joshua Simpson as a filmmaker, he clearly understands how they were made, so if by Research you mean you don't think he watched the other movies, that doesn't make any sense. Its a series of movies, not particle physics. Just because he intepreted the original movies differently doesnt mean he didnt do his research.
Not sure what the problem is. Last Jedi is easily the best Star Wars movie out there. Maybe head-to-head with Empire.
@@SebastianGehart Agreed 100% Rian Johnson is a genius.
Wait... Ppl hates last jedi?! I love that movie even though it's bit... You know.
@@SebastianGehart Lol no it isnt. Total trash
I like how Rian Johnson complimented every single actor, including his brother 😂
Wait don is his brother 😧
@@weasel4674 They're not actually brothers, Rian was just joking about it in the video
@@PartheNaan is don really his brother?
@@essentiallearning8458 no
@@essentiallearning8458 don is like 30 years older than rian lol
This level of detail is much appreciated.
If he was so concerned about details, why did he miss the biggest hole in the plot? If Harlan were injected with 33x his regular dose of morphine he would know instantly, because he would be super high. He even referred to it as "the good stuff". Injecting drugs gets you high right away and he would know that he wasn't feeling the same way as when he got some morphine. Both Harlan and Marta (a nurse!) would know that he didn't get an overdose of morphine. This fact alone makes this movie terrible.
Richard Ratynski you’re a moron
Richard Ratynski watch the movie idiot
@@ricearoni5085 I have
@@UltimateRichard yeah even I felt concerned about that
"Rian Johnson fanboys over his actors, actresses, and various team members."
I would too honestly.
If you watched interviews with the cast, you'd know they often mentioned how Rian would be giggling during the shoot. He was so excited and so passionate that he couldn't contain himself. Makes me really happy that we still have great directors who care about their craft.
Yet when we fanboys don't like something we get called manbaby
He's not a bad fanboy who can be very big manbabies. He's a good fanboy.
@@phillyskyguy9535 Still carrying that TLJ cross? Really?? This many years later?? Pretty pathetic little buddy.....lol
This movie is a masterpiece and the proof is in the pudding. SO much detail and thought put into every single frame. Talented director who surrounded himself with talented people and made a beast of a movie. Also loved learning that Michael Shannon is hilarious off set and on. :)
*spoiler alert* I'm always fascinated by how ambient lighting can really tell you a lot about a person's motivation in a movie. Most everyone is in a well-lit area of the room, and they are diametrically opposed (in position and in lighting) to Ransom whose face is half well-lit and half darkened, symbolizing how he has a two-faced persona; one that he presents to the family, the other hiding his own secrets until the very end while everyone else's are exposed throughout the movie. In this scene the family has basically encircled around him because they need someone to blame and vent their frustrations off of, and Ransom is just that scapegoat that they'll use, and their positioning in this scene really encapsulates that well. Blanc, Marta, and the police officer are positioned off in the back because they're neutrally observing (like the people in the picture frames) and Marta is innocent. None of them are here to place blame, just seeing all of this chaos unfold. And the props are very detailed and deliberate, war-time statues symbolic of how aggressive the family is and what their priorities are.
yes! very well said
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As a film student he really is answering all the questions I had in my head while watching this movie
Yeah, I feel like he's teaching a class about the film
@samant wouldn’t mind that
I wish he broke down the will reading scene, i would like to know how he did that shot where the camera started with a dolly zoom then transformed to a shaky cam.
I noticed that I was like what the...
They just lifted the camera off the dolly and shot out the rest of the scene handheld.
I loved that because it showed the transition into chaos :) I think it was meant to mirror zombie films, with the family being the herd of bloodthirsty undead
Sadly, I think if he discussed that, it would've been too spoilerish. I would love to know more about that scene too.
There was no dolly zoom
"aNd ToNi CoLlEtTeEeEeEeE!"
God, Rian Johnson is so adorable.
He destroy star wars
@@mememanbehindtheshadows546
Star Wars fans destroy Star Wars. Just look at the prequels. Just look at what people say about Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson.
@@mememanbehindtheshadows546 If making Star Wars fresh and new is destroying it, then that is the problem. Not the movie or Rian Johnson.
@@RamielDerLinke i agrée
@@athalonARC i agrée
i think rian johnson and knives out is the opposite of auteurship. he is fully aware that filmmaking is a team effort, and actively shouting out every member of the team and bringing out their strengths and letting them play and working with them to benefit the film, instead of having a ruling vision.
I've been obsessed with this movie. It has so many layers. It's a donut hole that fits perfectly within a donut of a movie. But Rian takes us further to help us realize that the donut hole at the center is not a donut hole at all but a smaller donut with its own hole.
I had to unlike this comment just to like it again because it made me giggle!!!!
lol that line in the movie is hilarious
My God! This man loooves cinema, you can just tell. That's why he's so good at what he does and that's why "Knives Out" is such a wonderful film.
That's the mark of a good director, they love movies and film in general, like Tarantino said: if you love film you can't make bad movies
I wish he was a film professor at my school I would sit through classes like this with him all the time he seems so genuine and thoughtful
@2:53 "This will ruin me on the next mystery I write-"
And then he made sure that in Glass Onion, most phones were away or not seen. He made sure that the trick he taught us couldn't be used against him
Everyone had an android and the murderer doesn't use a phone
I payed attention for that due to this video and the only person with apple products was the detective in the beggining with the laptop in the tab playing among us xD It was clearly a jab at us for even trying to use this trick in his next movie
@@kptmaci4979 And thrown an iPad after solving the murder mystery (which we never see Miles hold, just Blanc catching it)
Rian Johnson is such an enthusiastic dork about his movies. It's infectious. :)
That's what makes him entertaining, his just a huge nerd that loves movies. (:
Expext on TLJ, when he trolled all audiences who disliked the film
@@fredy2041 He didn't really, he just said the people that harrassed the actors are assholes. He makes only fun of people who say that something is objectively bad. I don't see how the director that got the most hate in years, can't clap back a little..
Jan Kraft no they simply critiqued it or saying they disliked it and he just used hubris on them and call them names
@@memebrain2177 that is not true. Stop spreading lies.
“Son”
“Father”
LMAO
It could only have been funnier if he said "daddy" instead of "father".
Ada must die No it would have not 😫
12:47 the attitude makes it even better 😂😂
It makes no sense for it to be that funny but I burst out laughing lol he's face was too good
It's the face😂😂
I would love to see Chris play more villains! He played Random so well and so intimidating and hilarious and it’s really refreshing to see him not get typecasted
Me too
He played mostly villains or douchebags before Captain America and has played a few since as well
Seriously, I have to give Ryan Johnson just an immense amount of praise for how he designed this film. He went to such lengths to put in compositional elements that, at the time, I didn't even notice, because I was too busy enjoying the characters. And that just shows how great of a director he is.
3:46 with all due respect, mr. johnson, we all know that Chris Evans won the sweater game
T H I C C W E A V E
true though ;) Chris Evans's sweaters were the best ever seen !
ana easily wins the sweater game
No one:
Rian: THIS COOKIE INSIDE HIS MOUTH! 6:48
I could not stop laughing at that
Rian's hilarious
the ARROW pointing at the circled cookie is what killed be
His laugh is so cute
The fact that these were lotus (brand) speculoos (the type of cookie) definitely jumped at me as a French guy. I thought it was a funny detail.
Belgian cookies isn't it? I'm Belgian hehe ;)
I’ve never respected a director so much. Wow. He really knows a LOT about how each scene is filmed. He even knows exactly who works on each thing and remembers each detail that they point out to him that they’re going to do and honestly working with him must be great bc he doesn’t seem to underestimate anyone that he works with 🥺
I love how you can just tell how fond Rian Johnson is of this cast. His little smiles at the screen rewatching it 🥺
6:55 Rian replaying Chris and his cookie is all I needed today
🤣🤣🤣
Same tho
Good lord, this guy knows how to construct a movie.
Tom Chorlton Star Wars was an exception and not his kind of film. Given free reign, he really knows how to tell a story
@@neelparmar6690 In my opinion TLJ was the best SW film since the OT
@@mikeT1100 well your opinion is not fact
@@ironicelm9040 hence why he prefaced his comment with "In my opinion"
mikeT1100 I’d say given the mixed reception, it wasn’t as good as it could be. But I’m happy to see the universal praise for Knives Out
His appreciation for Ana de Armas is spot on. Knives Out is a brilliant movie but the reason I keep returning to it is her performance as Marta! One of my all time favorite, for sure
yup
Jamie Lee Curtis is absolutely gorgeous! I love she isnt trying to look younger than she is. There is a sophistication that a woman gains when she gets older.
“A bad guy can’t have an iphone.”
Pretty Little Liars ‘A’ is shook
Hahahaha
Lotus Biscoff Biscuits are delicious and more-ish. I absolutely do not feel sorry for Chris Evans getting paid to eat them all day
yeah I have a whole massive jar of them at any time..
Ok they are delicious, but seriously: Minute after minute after minute?! It's not like you pick one every now and then whenever yowss walk by the livingroom table. You stuff your mouth and gullet with them for twelve hours straight ... Hello ileus! 🙈 And stomach problems aside, around one or two in the afternoon. you won't enjoy the taste anymore... at all.
katie I can’t get enough of them. I have to limit how many boxes I buy at one time.
yeah speculoos are great so honestly it doesn't sound so bad
@@NiVi192 Lotus cookies ---- I could go full Robinson Crusoe if I had an unlimited amount of them. I used to eat at least 30 with my afternoon cuppa until I found out how high calorie they were. lol
You can't watch this video and come off thinking Rian Johnson doesn't absolutely adore his craft. Whether or not you like his stuff doesn't matter, he clearly loves what he does and is proud of it
this breakdown and this movie prove that it pays to have a skilled team at every level, not just the director or writer or cast. The cinematographer, the post production, the production design, the costume design - each level so well thought out but handled by the part of the team proficient in that area comes together to make an incredible movie.
So Rian Johnson:
Praises all the cast and crew in this film extensively
Focuses on the importance of cinematography in every shot
Plays to every actor/actresses strength
Effortlessly weaves together the threads to create a coherent story
Constantly remembers the themes and importance of a story like this.
Is this the perfect director?
Is this the perfect man?!??
I honestly love The Last Jedi, flaws and all. I can really tell that Rian truly cares about each film he makes. Knives Out was easily my favorite film of last year.
Knives Out is a wonderful film. Rian's hubris with respect to his spin on The Last Jedi outweighed any care he may have had. There is no defense of Last Jedi which is quantified by JJ's efforts to repair it in the last film. There is no perfect director as there is no perfect man.
@@ashleymarks6144 The Last Jedi is one of the best Star Wars movies so far.
Yes. This is both the perfect director and perfect man.
the perfect man? Ahahahahaha
Okay, if i get a Masterclass ad featuring Rian Johnson... i might just.
He has such a way with movies.. that’d be amazing
I love how he really went in teaching mode. Not only explaned how he they did the shots, but also breaks down the thought process and what one as a filmmaker has to think about in terms of eyeline etc. Learned a lot, Thanks
i think rian johnson has found his calling-mystery whodunnits with a little bit of comedy thrown in. can't wait to see what he makes next!
As far as we know he's also doing a Star Wars trilogy
@@billo8316 he already did. And please no more.
Apparently there is going to be a knives out part 2
ruoweii that’s what he’s been known for brick, looper even the last jedi has some mystery thrown in
Actually Looper is one of the best action movies ever..his.
Okay, for real though, how was this movie NOT nominated for Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Cinematography at the Oscars?
Edit: Okay, maybe not Cinematography.
Zack Fincher because life isn't fair.
While this is a masterclass, it does not even compare to 1917 cinematography. That is Picasso of our time. I love both of these movies though.
2019 had so much amazing films that even a fantastic film like knives out couldn't even make the cut that's why
I agree. The movie's basically a weather collection magazine.
Mystery isn’t (yet?) a genre the Academy recognizes well. Much like standard comic book movies and horror.
He looks like he was costumed designed too
I kinda want to see the R rated version just to see where all the F bombs would be
absolutely disagree. that would 10000% taint this thing for me.
I'd rather just see the script.
Honestly I appreciate the precision f bombs in this film.
@@kevinwillems8720 true but I just want an excuse to watch knives out again
Director: I need someone who can eat butter cookies over and over again
Me: At last, I know my life's purpose
This guy is such pure class. I love how he directed arguably both the best and the most controversial episodes of Breaking Bad, then went on to write and direct the most controversial Star Wars film, and then he just gracefully shrugged off whatever fan outrage and has just gone on to make more great movies. Class act.
He's my idol!
Lol so _"personally attacked fans on social media"_ now means _"gracefully shrugged off fan outrage"_
Good to know.
@@Ki_Adi_Mundi fans personally attacked him
Andreas Nordvall “Controversial” is not the word you’re looking for. F is for family is controversial and great, South Park is controversial and great, TLJ was controversial because it had a lot of plot holes, and that Rian Johnson only wanted to see what he would’ve seen in the film, not the fans
Sir Potatous Headis Limberg well, fans got what they wanted with rise of skywalker. Good timezzz of remembrance that remount to nothing. At least his had a message to deliver.
Wow, this is by far the most complete and useful of scene breakdowns. Rian Johnson is just passionate about everything in the movie, and he isn't afraid to get into technical details. He just doesn't assume we're dumb and that feels great
Spoiler for Glass Onion: the murderer doesn’t have a phone so he didn’t have to deal with the no iPhones for villains
but he gave an ipad to daniel craig as a “prize” for solving his game (which he kinda reverse that statement he gave in this video) but everyone else has an android phone which makes you think that each one of them helps on the murder
I didn't know about this detail until I watched this video now, wish I'd known it while I was watching glass onion lol
I figure out the villain once he said the word that doesn't exist
You see an ipad thrown by the murderer land, but the murderer is never shown holding it! It's a very clever misdirect in my opinion.
And in fact, additional spoiler, the only person who really has a phone is made very notable in the story, and they end up killing them off while all the other characters don't even really have their phones around until it's questioned. Such a small detail that makes me wonder if he did that solely because of this interview lol, that way you would never know who the killer was really
I'm so glad this man is going to make more Benoit Blanc movies
He is? That's so cool! Source?
@@danielcadewood7247 just search knives out 2
@@muanims thx man
@@danielcadewood7247 ya welcome bro
Knives Out 2 and 3 are now confirmed with Daniel Craig returning!
this movie is criminally underrated
Universal acclaim, box office hit, nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars. How is that underrated?
Alex Maverick still I don’t hear about it enough.. not enough nominations!!! totally snubbed along with Midsommar
@@Meg-yo6ji You really don't know the meaning of the word underrated.
Andrew JM in my own experience, no one I know really talks about this movie. It deserved more “hype” i would say.
It really isn't. It's almost universally loved and got plenty of nods (deservedly). Midsommar is ACTUALLY underrated because it got practically nothing
I like how Rian only used the marker twice within the first 7 minutes of this video: for his autograph, and to draw cookies on Chris's face.
Say what you want about last jedi, this guy is a brilliant director and writer.
He did great with what he was handed with. Can you imagine how great the Star Wars movies could’ve been if he had control of all three movies.
@@felixmunoz3668 I think about this more and more. For my money, Johnson was handed a really difficult hand with the set-up. Luke's in a place which is hard to address in a way that's satisfying, Finn and Rey... I don't know if they had full arcs, and the overall shape of the FO-Republic conflict is really unclear. And Johnson played a blinder with that hand, simultaneously pushing the franchise into bold new territory and getting the best performances of the new trilogy.
Good director, yes good writer : maybe.
Good director for Star Wars : ABSOLUTELY NOT.
@@blokey8 i suggest you carry on thinking because you're wrong, very wrong. There was many ways Rian could've written why Luke is on that planet, without completely obliterating our childhood hero. Here's how: th-cam.com/video/BvAa2ALSunE/w-d-xo.html
@@felixmunoz3668 Star. Wars isn’t for him at all.
Alternative video name: Rian Johnson gushing over his actors and crew for 23 minutes
He is slowly becoming one of the most interesting modern directors after each new film. You can really see his growth while finding his signature style.
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Say what you want about TLJ. He must have done something right to get the job in the first place.
@@Cavers yeah, blackmail
Too bad some people will miss out since their committed to avoid Rian Like the Plague after Last Jedi.
Isaiah Williams I cant believe I used to be like that. I initially wanted to avoid this cause I was a toxic Star Wars fan, but I saw it at an early screening anyways. After I saw it I rewatched TLJ with an open mind and it’s one of my favorites now. Never looking at the internet for my opinions again😁
They filmed this scene in my town!! I remember Chris Evans was in town and Steve Rogers ordered pizza while I was working...
His style of needing so many layers and shapes of people pairs well with the prop departments insane decorating. All of the indoor scenes feel cramped and lived in, but it's all Harlan's life. It really feels like he's watching over everything through his copious knick knack collection.
What a selfless guy with such a transparent passion for his craft! NEVER fails to impress.
Andrea Flores looper and tlj would call that in to question. This is good though
will vermillion I love ‘Looper’ and ‘TLJ’; in fact, I would personally rank those above ‘Knives Out’. Nevertheless, that’s my opinion and I respect yours; film, much like any other art form, is subjective. With that said, ‘Brick’ is an RJ movie that I personally didn’t vibe with but I can’t say I didn’t feel the passion behind it and his drive to make something unique/personal.
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I personally loved "Looper", thought "Knives Out" was very good.
TLJ is the odd one out for me. Thought it was a great Sci-fi movie if it stood alone but not the best Star Wars movie imo. Felt like it broke the stride started in TFA. The backlash and change of pace forced JJ to use TROS to try and "fix" plot holes created by TLJ.
I think he's an excellent director but just didn't fit for Star Wars imo.
Tbh the one thing I hated the most was him just spacing Admiral Ackbar instead of using him in Holdo's role. Would have made the movie for me personally.
Is this what film school is like? This was a very thoughtful and fascinating dissection. I learned something today and I’m really excited to watch this movie!
I could watch him go through the entire movie like this. More please.
Wow this was like the best of the Director's break down a scene that i've seen. Rian is soooo nice, it must have been such a pleasure for all these actors to make the film with him, and you can tell that there were also so many technical aspects to how this scene was constructed, I'm blown away and definitely inspired!!!
What do you think about tlj ?
This is the best one of this y'all have ever done. It's legitimately fascinating to hear a director actually talk about the craft and logistics of filmmaking, and the decision making process that happens. More of this, please and thank you.
This was fantastic. Rian is brilliant. Goes to show why Knives Out is beloved by both audiences and critics. Well, they got lucky with the cast too.
2:50 to 3:20 - love that bit of inside information. Rarely do you get that. Props to Rian Johnson
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That's why Miles has fax machine 🤣
I JUST REALISED AFTER WATCHING GLASS ONION AND COMING BACK TO THIS HOW MILES WAS THE ONLY ONE WITHOUT A PHONE!!!
He throws Blanc the IPad early on in the film but the shot is framed around Blanc catching the box so you never actually see Miles holding it.
@@caleboles8896 wow, that’s so sick
@@caleboles8896 and also, that IPad is an IPad Pro, and in Miles’ final monologue, he says something about giving away a IPad Pro instead, which shows he’s so dumb he doesn’t know which iPad he has lmao
I feel like revealing that Apple secret is more against Apple than other directors. Now they'll have to change that policy or risk no one ever using their products in a movie again. The ball is now in their court.
I think his joke is more that directors will now be frustrated because we, as viewers, know that if they try to make us guess who the surprise villain is, we can eliminate characters as suspects if they're seen with an iPhone
Rob Moden yes, that's the joke. And he may have literally ruined the mystery for movies in the immediate future (if true). But, if what he revealed is Apple's policy, it's a stupid one. Samsung, etc, can now make the product endorsement deals and Apple would lose out. That was a passive-aggressive dig at Apple and its policies.
i'm kind of surprised he would say something like that because i'm sort of assuming he signed a contract with apple which would probably include whether or not he could publicize the details and terms of said contract. i'm pretty sure someone might be held accountable for this in larger ways than just an audience getting spoilers.
Apple and their subtle manipulation of social cues has their followers really believing that they are better people for choosing iPhones and crap like this fuels it.
Zena222 you’re totally missing the beat. It’s a genius branding strategy on Apple’s part. No one associates the brand with the villain. Apple retains their wholesome brand image.
if he was my teacher i’d never take an sick day
Islay Maggie same. He’s so engaged and he makes you interested
2:55 this exact moment is the reason the villain in glass onion does not have a phone lol
I liked that the younger detective just had so much fun in this case, watching Blanch. At one point he even goes "shh, shhh" to his superior because Blanch is talking. And he has this big grin on his face.
I kept thinking .... all the family members are sooooo rude.
Petition to change "Knives Out" to "The Donut Hole"
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Those scenes where Daniel Craig mentions “donut hole” had me cracking UPPPP 😂
I’d like to formally apologize to Rian for the negative comments I said about the last Jedi. You’re a fantastic director and you didn’t deserve the hate
To be honest, I love The Last Jedi.
not a fan of TLJ, but I see that when he’s in his element, he can do a spectacular job
Oh he fully deserved it! You boomers dont know f**k all about SW
You don't see these kind of comments nowadays
@@heartless604 ay man I love SW and thoroughly hated Last Jedi but don't be that idiot who thinks that just cause a person made a bad movie in a franchise you like means he deserves petty backlash and excessive hate comments. Say what you want about the movie but have at least a little respect for Rian
As a Belgian fan I can confirm i got all excited when a I saw Ransom eating Speculoos through and through.
It's one of our few national treasures next to waffles, fries with mayo, chokotoff and mussels. Well done Rian!
I love the way he says "Tonii Coleeette" like a true fan.
Thanks for pausing on Chris's beautiful blue eyes so much. Bless.
Same, lol
I'm i crazy or did i just witnessed you changing your profile pic mid scrolling through comments?
As a digital cinematography major, 14:57 - 16:24 made me so happy to watch him draw a lighting plot and actually understand what he's talking about and using the same symbols I use for my plots :)
In regards to him framing things with depth, I'm always a fan of a good background gag, and the scene with Blanc and in the foreground and Marta throwing the piece of the scaffold out of frame in the background was great.
Rian Johnson's appreciation for EVERYTHING is so great to watch. He loves every detail so much that he really uses his story to place us in the moment to see exactly what he's trying to describe and why he appreciates it.
One of my fave films of 2019, I love the detail he puts into each scene, can't wait for his next film :)
Same here. Pretty sure this is getting a sequel that follows the detective in a whole new story and environment.
@@alessio_ghiotto Yes, it's set to be a series of films based on the private detective.
www.inverse.com/entertainment/knives-out-2-release-trailer-plot-spoilers-cast