In all honesty that seems like too much. Wisecrack should be more stylish than other channels that can give you lists. Wisecrack is supposed to make you think, not do the thinking for you. I appreciate this episode giving me a lot of new things to watch that would allow me to think, but would be better for the channel's integrity if a flat out reference list were given to someplace like the Film Theory channel.
The visual references in this video is excellent. Really high production value. So much work is put in to finding all those clips. One of the best I've seen
Emilio Estrada or how Dennis, Mac, and Dee see themselves as more than who they really are because they are always drunk. Charlie and Frank are the same in everyone's eyes because they have accepted themselves as weirdos
Honestly i dont think we can have a "best show" but i would say Breaking Bad is pretty good, i agree with you with being the best western animated series, but its not perfect, i think Rick and Morty needs more character development, i just finished Bojack Horseman and it turned out to be pretty good, the character development on that show actually made me feel empathy for the characters, a thing that i feel that Rick and Morty could do better, the character development in Rick and Morty is nice, but its nowhere near Bojack Horse, im not saying BJ is better, but i think it could be better. PS: Rick and Morty is my favorite show
BothBoat ah yeah, bojack was really good, and i agree their character development was great. As a science major though, i guess i have a huge soft spot for Rick and Morty, though Breaking Bad certainly satisfies that criteria too. It may just be because i saw BB so long ago that i prefer R&M, but they were both great.
Loved it! Addition: You could mention the 2009 family guy episode "Road to Multiverse", where Brian and Stewie end up in a parallel universe, where the roles of men and dogs are reversed
About 'Invasion of the Bodysnatchers' I disagree that's mainly about Communism, I think it's more of a satirical look on McCarthyism. During the time the film was made, the US was terrified of Communism secretly infiltrating the states. 'The Reds under the beds', this of course lead to a lot of people being accused of being communist. Especially those who were move left wing. So I feel the film is pointing out the hypocrisy. The US was so scared of being overtaken by communist, but they also would go after any one who went against the American way of life. The Nuclear family, consumerism etc. Just my opinion on it.
McCarthisym wasn't right, and eventually failed. How is it right to arrest someone for having left wing political views, or for the government to have a say in what films can and can't do. Go against anyone who doesn't conform to the ideal way of life: i.e the nuclear family. Hence the hypocrisy, and the satire I read in the film. The famous "They're here" sequence seems very similar to McCarthy first speech way he accused many government officials of being Communist, without any proof?
this just makes realise how awesome the storylines of movies were back in the days, now its all about reboots and sequels and re-telling and adaptations, etc etc.
Jake Andrews well i hate the cheap and ugly animation, the toilet humor, the gratuitous obscenities and the abundance of disgusting stuff ( around ricks mouth... unity using of all things vomit as a means of propagation).... you get the idea.
Hey Jared, Javier here, from Honduras, a fan of wisecrack. This kind of format works for you because you add to your thought to and categorize each of the reference, it's very easy to follow, very interesting to listen, and over all fun to Watch. Please continue sharing your thoughts and knowledge about interesting stuff. And if I may give an advice I would love to hear the philosophy on trending topics around the world. You already have a fan here, I would just love to hear that, you could even do it in the podcast. Thank you!
I’d like to quickly say that I think the song “The Devil Goes Down to Georgia” plays a big reference in the plot of that devil episode as well. There is even a short clip where the devil plays a fiddle at one of his presentations. In the song, the devil challenges a boy named Johnny to a fiddling contest. If Johnny wins, he gets a golden fiddle but losing means the devil gets his soul. Johnny ends up winning and gets the gold fiddle. He gets the devil’s reward and no bad comes to him because of it.
The episode when Morty plays "Roy" is easily the most mind twisting of the show. Morty's reaction to waking up from the game is so true to the way you'd have to feel! Haha very funny indeed.
New format is cool. Now we get to see not only the underlying philosophy of a character, but also the philosofical underpinnings the show's creators had in mind when creating episodes. Keep it up guys, one of the best channels on TH-cam!
One of my favouritve intertextualities which comes very quick and smooth and without greater attentionseeking is the scene where rick and the other scientist are fighting in the tinyverse, having their god-discourse and talking about his death meanwhile they fire out the snake and the eagle that carries it away, which are the outspoken pet-animals/symbols of zarathustra
I genuinely enjoy Rick & Morty. But, one problem I have with it is it's leaning towards nihilism--nothing matters. It's not a strong lean, necessarily, but it's there. And I feel it's one of several popular modern day shows to have this bent. GoT goes that way, though whether on purpose or by accident I don't know. I just know it's one very depressing show where at the end of every season you have to wonder if any of it matters at all. The same goes for Walking Dead, which might just be a victim of stretching out a story that should have ended within 3 season--each season has some good new additions, but not enough of them to justify the negative filler that makes up the majority of each season. I've only watched a little bit of VIkings, but it seems to be in the same vein of having character's efforts often result in a null (due to some sudden deaths/betrayals). Haven't watched Sons of Anarchy, but I get the impression it's got the same foundation of pessimism/nihilism. Was this all kicked off by Breaking Bad? It still holds up as an amazing show, which doesn't rely on many of the same depressing tactics as many of these shows (just have the "good guys" be continually blocked by bad guys, and have most characters' progress be interrupted by death). Death was still fairly uncommon in Breaking Bad, so that when it happened it still had impact. But I'm also left to wonder if even Breaking Bad was really just inspired by something else (a symptom of), a general feeling in the populace (at least in America) that there's no winning. That any good you do is not only countered but actually completely reversed by the powers set against you. And while I can understand that feeling, I also find it alarming as a recurring theme in entertainment because it leads to defeatism. The assumption that trying is pointless because success is impossible. But that's simply not true until you decide to give up. Meanwhile, this might explain why the Marvel movies are more popular than the competition which tries to embrace that dour theme. Sure, they're also just well made movies. But they continue to have an upbeat feel with a basic message that the effort you put in _does_ count and _can_ make a difference.
Personally, I think that nihilism is the final expression of fully accepting scientific investigation as the way of understanding the universe. If everything is the result of probability and physics, then ultimately there is no order or reason behind events which take place. By completely rejecting religion and the supernatural to explain why things happen you are left with the conclusion that there is no reason why anything happens, so nothing really is important. This thinking encapsulates Rick's character - he looks at everything in terms of the basic interactions of material components. If he can manipulate those components to achieve his desired goal then all he has done is employed natural laws. Because there are no real consequences for an action on a universal level, it doesn't matter whether he's manipulating materials, machines or people because none of them have any inherent value over the others. I think most people find this type of thinking incredibly unsettling, because it essentially states that nothing a person does, experiences, suffers through, or achieves has any meaning. If nothing in life has meaning, then what is the point of living? What is the point of society? Rick and Morty uses this to set Rick apart from everyone else and is the basis for a lot of the humour of the show, as well as the emotional struggles of the characters. As for why this may be more common in shows today, it may be due to the growing influence of a "science-based" and non-secular mindset in Western society, and the struggle that people experience trying to reconcile it's ultimate nihilism with the significance they attach to the elements of their life. Particularly for deeply religious people, saying that nothing matters completely upsets someone's worldview and challenges everything they've done in life. Until we, as society, reconcile the nihilism of science with the rules and traditions of societies and religions, along with everyday experience, this will continue to be a popular topic in media and a source for debate. Personally, I feel that accepting the nihilistic nature of the universe doesn't devalue the human experience, you just have to accept that the rules and ideals you hold dear may not mean anything to someone else. It becomes the burden of each person to find meaning and significance in their own life instead of having it handed down to them. Even though everyone you love could die tomorrow for no reason other than an alignment of probability, it doesn't mean that they are any less important to you or that you shouldn't value them and your relationships with them. You just have to develop a different mindset regarding the events of your life, and maybe employ different coping mechanism to deal with the trials you experience. It also doesn't mean that morality doesn't exist because it isn't "god-given" or come from some absolute source, you just have to acknowledge that morality is the set of common rules of a society which the majority of people agree upon to provide the most benefit to the most people (or at least the people in charge, but that's a different discussion)
The show isn't preaching nihilism, that would be just dross. The show is describing a nihilist misanthrope and what he goes through on a daily basis to make his life half-way bearable. (Also his grandson, a malleable teenager upon whom all of Rick's shit bears heavily.) In my book, that's one hell of a premise.
Nihilism isn't negative by its definition. A lot of people view it a such thinking if nothing matters then there is no point in living(if there is no point then why even be depressed about it.). A more healthy viewpoint would be to think that if nothing you do matters then live the life as you want to, you are free to do anything and also stop worrying about things all together. There is no point but you can give it a point.
Cooper Rayman you are no longer talking about nilhism, once you look at the ramifications of the meaninglessness of the universe, and how it effects your life that is no longer nilhism. You are now entering the realms of hedonism, absurdism, or some other philosophical viewpoint.
I liked it - but - *BELCH* - uh, I am not sure if it was the format or the uh.... *burp* ... subject matter. I mean, com'on Morty, you know we'd watch Rick and Morty videos all day. It's not a statistically significant test.
While 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' is a fantastic film; and there's nothing wrong with reading into films to find hidden meaning; it's interesting that the original creators of the film did not intentionally make it as an allegory for communism invading and destroying individualism. Walter Mirisch who supervised the production of the film said; "from personal knowledge, neither Walter Wanger nor Don Siegel, who directed it, nor Dan Mainwaring, who wrote the script nor original author Jack Finney, nor myself saw it as anything other than a thriller, pure and simple". Great video though, I love Rick and Morty and really enjoy your videos discussing it!
Connor Roddie that's really what post modernism is at the end of the day, works of arts developed with little to no meaning behind them and letting the audience project whatever they want unto it.
what is the second one btw ? AND great vid love the format whatever everything you do is great anyway there. you have your compliment (it's genuine but you must know all that anyway right ?)
Holy fucking shit, I knew I recognized the music. I was actually listening to Lazerhawk right before watching this video...what a fucking coincidence! lmao
good point on the episode something ricked this way comes and how science can sometimes be worse than religion for people. never thought of it like that before.
Has no one noticed that RIck's fake backstory in "The Rickshank Rickdemption" is actually a reference to Dave WIlliams form Desperate Housewives? Dave lost his wife and little daughter when they left to get Ice Cream.
Was the "slighltly different format" thing of you mentioning the kinda separating the video into titled chapters? Because I liked that a lot, it makes it easier to share even too (like the time I spread around a lot just the part of the deadpool philosophy about "culture that is too much self referential creates nothing new" in random conversations around online). Keep it up, Jared! This show is very good even when it's about things I've never seen before like this very Rick and Morty!
WRONG! In Invasion of the Body Snatchers the aliens would replace the humans, disposing of their original bodies. Rick's girlfriend Unity actually coexists with its host. Is more likely a reference to the Star Trek Borgs or some other thing that came before
Yeah, is true. What I mean is, both of them, Unity and her ex-boyfriend are Borg-like entities. The question would be if there is something before Star Trek that sums this idea
Krombopulos Michael Yessss sorry English is not my language and I'm having a hard time getting my my thoughs through. I mean, yes, they lose sentience, like with the borg. The difference I was stating is that the body snatchers snatch bodies, and the Borg and Unity take control over them. Is nothing at all like Body Snatchers! Is more like that one Star Trek movie that I saw once, like fifteen years ago. So correct e if I'm wrong (I know you will)
Hacktor Mike Body Snatchers works. Borg exists to assimilate and improve, like Unity's ex. The Body Snatchers seek to create a Utopia of Conformity. Like Unity.
10:17 The show isn't "deconstructing mysticism with hard science"...it comes up with fake science to make a quick point or show the illusion. That one part just caught my attention.
6:30 The Zardoz/Gazorpazorp episode also had a reference to Howard Stern and porn actor Nick Manning, whose catch prase of "dropping loads" was used by Stern's show, particularly by his staff members Richard Christie and Sal Governale during prank phone calls.
This was probably already pointed out in another comment, but another parallel is made to Animal Farm in the episode All Ricks Are Created Equal (But Some Are More Equal Than Others). Once the pigs finally take over the farm in their near-human state, they change the set of seven rules given to them by Old Major (the representation of Lenin) to say "All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others", the obvious inspiration for the title of the Rick and Morty episode.
In S2E4 "Total Rickall", the episode where the premise is figuring out who is real and who is not due to an "Alien Parasite." In this episode, they use a voice actor to play Reverse Giraffe ("you know me, I have a short neck and legs"). The voice actors name is Keith David, and Keith also plays a leading character in John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982). If you haven't seen "The Thing" it's a movie where the crew of an Antarctic research facility have to figure out who is real and who is an Alien Parasite pretending to be real... Just another example of the incredible referencing by in Rick and Morty.
I can't touch deconstructionism as a literary device.... it wouldn't compete with this. Fuck it, not gonna be a writer. I'll just stick with my current shitty job and watch Rick and Morty. ...whenever season 3 happens.
I think the Szechuan sauce motivation or "meaning" is not just for Rick, but also the shows producers. They are going to make this show for 9 more seasons or 97 years for nothing more than that sweet sweet Szechuan sauce
Video - Destroying your childhood: "There are too many references to fairy tale, science fiction and horror to list..." Ok, then list the must 'know references' like the title says maybe? *Referencing Dr Zoidberg meme* ;) Overall a great episode that I thoroughly enjoyed...would just like to have seen more references!!
can you guys do a philosophy video on The Big Lebowski? I know you guys did a video on "the hidden meaning of The Big Lebowski but hearing you guys breakdown the philosophy of the film would be so cool.
Perhaps the name Snowball for revolutionary animals is so common due to the snowball effect, where an initially small or insignificant force builds upon itself to become very large. In relation to revolutionary sentiments, it refers to the gaining of momentum and influence over the rest of society.
People hyped it because they genuinely like it. If you don't like it it doesn't mean it's over hyped, it just means you have a different sense of humour and different taste.
Love the video but did it bother anyone else that he gave credit to Ray Bradbury for the reference "Something Ricked this Way Comes"? Ray Bradbury actually takes his title from Shakespeare's Macbeth. In the play Macbeth takes the witches prophecies and kills the King of Scotland therefor disrupting what was known as the chain of being. The chain of being is basically the natural order of things and disruptions in this chain manifest themselves in natural oddities noted by the characters after the king is murdered. Therefore this idea of messing with the natural order of things by listening to evil characters is actually from Shakespeare and not Bradbury.
"Close Rick-counters of the Rick-Kind" The Scene where Rick is being accused of killing other Rick's Referenced to Andy Rooney was either about the show 60 minutes segmenting "A few minutes with Andy Rooney" or how much of a shit he gives about a bunch of dead ricks over pancakes, creating an anology to Andy Rooney's "Kurt Cobain's Suicide overshadowing Nixon's Death", (which upset Andy Rooney that he had to rant about it.) But, Andy, had to express zero fucks for someone he cares little about over someone more significant importance in the perspective of their own social ladder or in Rick's case. the pancakes tasting like shit in a few minutes was more important than dead Ricks.
3-5 min breakdowns of every Rick and Morty episode :D
Because this was awesome
Yes
HalfLucan.yes
Totally
The Wisecrack Companion to __________.
In all honesty that seems like too much. Wisecrack should be more stylish than other channels that can give you lists. Wisecrack is supposed to make you think, not do the thinking for you. I appreciate this episode giving me a lot of new things to watch that would allow me to think, but would be better for the channel's integrity if a flat out reference list were given to someplace like the Film Theory channel.
Omfg, we just need more Rick and Morty! FUCKING HELL!!!!!
André de Andrade, next year we will get season 3 ☺️😁😁
Connor97 yes I'm so excited!!
Connor97 I hope they have like 20 seasons. Or even more.
six seasons and a movie
Check out wubba-lub.myshopify.com/ for rick and morty merch!!
" Inception made sense."
"You don't have to try and impress me Morty!"
I'll say one more time, The Philosophy of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Daniel Landers the philosophy is "every person is selfish and bad"
Sardonicus i guess. i just feel it's a totally cynical thing
Daniel Landers please
Daniel Landers Will the philosophy be about why do people like this show?
PLease
damn Jared really loves Rick and Morty. but who doesn't amirite?
Riley Clements me
Here you are though...
Syrup &
Pancakes tcvkvc.
Syrup & Pancakes. Not really a substitute for Futurama...but good enough.
Rick and Morty > Futurama
The visual references in this video is excellent. Really high production value. So much work is put in to finding all those clips. One of the best I've seen
Do Earthling Cinema on Ex Machina.
YES!
Jeff Anderson omg yes!
please
“You will walk when it is time to walk” is a reference to Shawshank redemption. “You will eat when it is time to eat”
Do it's always sunny in Philadelphia and talk about Dennis being a serial killer
Or mac being gay
Emilio Estrada or how Dennis, Mac, and Dee see themselves as more than who they really are because they are always drunk. Charlie and Frank are the same in everyone's eyes because they have accepted themselves as weirdos
Rick & Morty is the best show ever made. Please no, don't argue about it.
Good video.
Its a good show, but its not the best, it all depends on tastes.
I would say it's certainly the best western animated series. What do you suppose is the best of all shows?
Honestly i dont think we can have a "best show" but i would say Breaking Bad is pretty good, i agree with you with being the best western animated series, but its not perfect, i think Rick and Morty needs more character development, i just finished Bojack Horseman and it turned out to be pretty good, the character development on that show actually made me feel empathy for the characters, a thing that i feel that Rick and Morty could do better, the character development in Rick and Morty is nice, but its nowhere near Bojack Horse, im not saying BJ is better, but i think it could be better.
PS: Rick and Morty is my favorite show
BothBoat ah yeah, bojack was really good, and i agree their character development was great. As a science major though, i guess i have a huge soft spot for Rick and Morty, though Breaking Bad certainly satisfies that criteria too. It may just be because i saw BB so long ago that i prefer R&M, but they were both great.
I mean Rick and Morty is still a gem.
Really well crafted and well thought.
I've always wondered, with their drive to smash mysticism and various parts of childhood optimisim
Will Rick and Morty ever tackle superheroes
Spyro Fan I'd like that.
Spyro Fan uhhh, they already did. Who can forget Eye-Hole Man!?
The116thDoctor
GET UP ON OUT OF HERE WITH MY EYE HOLES
Well, s3 trailer mentions the pair getting a call [to adventure] from 'The Vindicators'! Sound like legally-safe Avengers knock-off, eh?
sounds like you are getting your wish this week.
The Philosophy of Filthy Frank! We need it!
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YES! Philosophy of Filthy Frank will be my favorite yet!
wut! no that'll be cringy af
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Can you do the philosophy of death note, please?
The only anime I have seen.
Fan of Fandoms Ew
One of the first anime I have seen.
is it good?
Overall it's good. It starts out amazing but slowly declines after about episode 25...
I'd recommend it though
Do a Philosophy of Mr. Robot! Please
already did it
no, he didn't
+Badmunky64 they did the inspirations of Mr. Robot but not a philosophy... Yet
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BIRD PERSON YOU HAVE COME BACK TO US!!!!!!!
more rick and morty
Bless you my son.
OrangeT3am Yeah like anything from rick and Morty
Isn't "something wicked this way comes" a Shakespeare quote? I could be mistaken
Unity wasnt really Rick's girlfriend, if anything it was his genderless significant other
yeah, an It-friend
Magalí Iglesias Barenys He literally said they dated
Gaming Gamer that wasn't their point
Right, an enslaving hive-mind is beyond gender.
so your saying they just assumed unitys gender? TRIGGERED
Loved it! Addition: You could mention the 2009 family guy episode "Road to Multiverse", where Brian and Stewie end up in a parallel universe, where the roles of men and dogs are reversed
I would love to see Philosophy of House MD
Doesn't that make you gay?
About 'Invasion of the Bodysnatchers' I disagree that's mainly about Communism, I think it's more of a satirical look on McCarthyism. During the time the film was made, the US was terrified of Communism secretly infiltrating the states. 'The Reds under the beds', this of course lead to a lot of people being accused of being communist. Especially those who were move left wing. So I feel the film is pointing out the hypocrisy. The US was so scared of being overtaken by communist, but they also would go after any one who went against the American way of life. The Nuclear family, consumerism etc. Just my opinion on it.
McCarthisym wasn't right, and eventually failed. How is it right to arrest someone for having left wing political views, or for the government to have a say in what films can and can't do. Go against anyone who doesn't conform to the ideal way of life: i.e the nuclear family. Hence the hypocrisy, and the satire I read in the film. The famous "They're here" sequence seems very similar to McCarthy first speech way he accused many government officials of being Communist, without any proof?
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Exploring With Danny You do videos with exploring with Josh right?
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Exploring With Danny you were very polite in your request so I subscribed. I look forward to seeing your videos
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this just makes realise how awesome the storylines of movies were back in the days, now its all about reboots and sequels and re-telling and adaptations, etc etc.
If someone legitimately doesn't like Rick & Morty, they are dead to me.
I knew someone who did'nt like Rick & Morty, they are now dead in this reality.
Spider Jeranimo Uhhh spider....? did you....did you.... kill them?....
i dont like, its boring and it makes me fall sleep. sorry
dead cant speak
Jake Andrews well i hate the cheap and ugly animation, the toilet humor, the gratuitous obscenities and the abundance of disgusting stuff ( around ricks mouth... unity using of all things vomit as a means of propagation).... you get the idea.
Do one for Stranger Things! And do a Philosophy of Black Mirror!
Hey Jared, Javier here, from Honduras, a fan of wisecrack. This kind of format works for you because you add to your thought to and categorize each of the reference, it's very easy to follow, very interesting to listen, and over all fun to Watch. Please continue sharing your thoughts and knowledge about interesting stuff. And if I may give an advice I would love to hear the philosophy on trending topics around the world. You already have a fan here, I would just love to hear that, you could even do it in the podcast. Thank you!
Could you do philosophy of Over the Garden Wall?
I’d like to quickly say that I think the song “The Devil Goes Down to Georgia” plays a big reference in the plot of that devil episode as well. There is even a short clip where the devil plays a fiddle at one of his presentations. In the song, the devil challenges a boy named Johnny to a fiddling contest. If Johnny wins, he gets a golden fiddle but losing means the devil gets his soul. Johnny ends up winning and gets the gold fiddle.
He gets the devil’s reward and no bad comes to him because of it.
AWESOME. This is a good format.
Also, more Rick and Morty would be excellent.
The episode when Morty plays "Roy" is easily the most mind twisting of the show. Morty's reaction to waking up from the game is so true to the way you'd have to feel! Haha very funny indeed.
New format is cool. Now we get to see not only the underlying philosophy of a character, but also the philosofical underpinnings the show's creators had in mind when creating episodes. Keep it up guys, one of the best channels on TH-cam!
Philosophy of Fantastic Mr Fox!
My favorite movie
One of my favouritve intertextualities which comes very quick and smooth and without greater attentionseeking is the scene where rick and the other scientist are fighting in the tinyverse, having their god-discourse and talking about his death meanwhile they fire out the snake and the eagle that carries it away, which are the outspoken pet-animals/symbols of zarathustra
I love this channel! Greetings from Brazil.
I genuinely enjoy Rick & Morty. But, one problem I have with it is it's leaning towards nihilism--nothing matters. It's not a strong lean, necessarily, but it's there. And I feel it's one of several popular modern day shows to have this bent. GoT goes that way, though whether on purpose or by accident I don't know. I just know it's one very depressing show where at the end of every season you have to wonder if any of it matters at all. The same goes for Walking Dead, which might just be a victim of stretching out a story that should have ended within 3 season--each season has some good new additions, but not enough of them to justify the negative filler that makes up the majority of each season.
I've only watched a little bit of VIkings, but it seems to be in the same vein of having character's efforts often result in a null (due to some sudden deaths/betrayals). Haven't watched Sons of Anarchy, but I get the impression it's got the same foundation of pessimism/nihilism.
Was this all kicked off by Breaking Bad? It still holds up as an amazing show, which doesn't rely on many of the same depressing tactics as many of these shows (just have the "good guys" be continually blocked by bad guys, and have most characters' progress be interrupted by death). Death was still fairly uncommon in Breaking Bad, so that when it happened it still had impact.
But I'm also left to wonder if even Breaking Bad was really just inspired by something else (a symptom of), a general feeling in the populace (at least in America) that there's no winning. That any good you do is not only countered but actually completely reversed by the powers set against you.
And while I can understand that feeling, I also find it alarming as a recurring theme in entertainment because it leads to defeatism. The assumption that trying is pointless because success is impossible. But that's simply not true until you decide to give up.
Meanwhile, this might explain why the Marvel movies are more popular than the competition which tries to embrace that dour theme. Sure, they're also just well made movies. But they continue to have an upbeat feel with a basic message that the effort you put in _does_ count and _can_ make a difference.
Personally, I think that nihilism is the final expression of fully accepting scientific investigation as the way of understanding the universe. If everything is the result of probability and physics, then ultimately there is no order or reason behind events which take place. By completely rejecting religion and the supernatural to explain why things happen you are left with the conclusion that there is no reason why anything happens, so nothing really is important. This thinking encapsulates Rick's character - he looks at everything in terms of the basic interactions of material components. If he can manipulate those components to achieve his desired goal then all he has done is employed natural laws. Because there are no real consequences for an action on a universal level, it doesn't matter whether he's manipulating materials, machines or people because none of them have any inherent value over the others.
I think most people find this type of thinking incredibly unsettling, because it essentially states that nothing a person does, experiences, suffers through, or achieves has any meaning. If nothing in life has meaning, then what is the point of living? What is the point of society? Rick and Morty uses this to set Rick apart from everyone else and is the basis for a lot of the humour of the show, as well as the emotional struggles of the characters.
As for why this may be more common in shows today, it may be due to the growing influence of a "science-based" and non-secular mindset in Western society, and the struggle that people experience trying to reconcile it's ultimate nihilism with the significance they attach to the elements of their life. Particularly for deeply religious people, saying that nothing matters completely upsets someone's worldview and challenges everything they've done in life. Until we, as society, reconcile the nihilism of science with the rules and traditions of societies and religions, along with everyday experience, this will continue to be a popular topic in media and a source for debate.
Personally, I feel that accepting the nihilistic nature of the universe doesn't devalue the human experience, you just have to accept that the rules and ideals you hold dear may not mean anything to someone else. It becomes the burden of each person to find meaning and significance in their own life instead of having it handed down to them. Even though everyone you love could die tomorrow for no reason other than an alignment of probability, it doesn't mean that they are any less important to you or that you shouldn't value them and your relationships with them. You just have to develop a different mindset regarding the events of your life, and maybe employ different coping mechanism to deal with the trials you experience. It also doesn't mean that morality doesn't exist because it isn't "god-given" or come from some absolute source, you just have to acknowledge that morality is the set of common rules of a society which the majority of people agree upon to provide the most benefit to the most people (or at least the people in charge, but that's a different discussion)
Shawn Wesley nothing matters don't let your ego tell you otherwise
The show isn't preaching nihilism, that would be just dross. The show is describing a nihilist misanthrope and what he goes through on a daily basis to make his life half-way bearable. (Also his grandson, a malleable teenager upon whom all of Rick's shit bears heavily.) In my book, that's one hell of a premise.
Nihilism isn't negative by its definition. A lot of people view it a such thinking if nothing matters then there is no point in living(if there is no point then why even be depressed about it.). A more healthy viewpoint would be to think that if nothing you do matters then live the life as you want to, you are free to do anything and also stop worrying about things all together. There is no point but you can give it a point.
Cooper Rayman you are no longer talking about nilhism, once you look at the ramifications of the meaninglessness of the universe, and how it effects your life that is no longer nilhism. You are now entering the realms of hedonism, absurdism, or some other philosophical viewpoint.
Do the Philosophy of Community!!
I liked it - but - *BELCH* - uh, I am not sure if it was the format or the uh.... *burp* ... subject matter. I mean, com'on Morty, you know we'd watch Rick and Morty videos all day. It's not a statistically significant test.
best kind of format i've seen for a rick and morty youtube episode, good job man
While 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' is a fantastic film; and there's nothing wrong with reading into films to find hidden meaning; it's interesting that the original creators of the film did not intentionally make it as an allegory for communism invading and destroying individualism. Walter Mirisch who supervised the production of the film said; "from personal knowledge, neither Walter Wanger nor Don Siegel, who directed it, nor Dan Mainwaring, who wrote the script nor original author Jack Finney, nor myself saw it as anything other than a thriller, pure and simple".
Great video though, I love Rick and Morty and really enjoy your videos discussing it!
Connor Roddie that's really what post modernism is at the end of the day, works of arts developed with little to no meaning behind them and letting the audience project whatever they want unto it.
This is awesome defiantly want to see more!
Yeah I definitely want more of these! they are like "Mini guides" to the shows and feel like the philosophy of series too! :D
Nobody cares if you're first, Morty!
loved the video, do the philosophy of World War Z... The Book... Not the Movie
Samuel Wise Nothing to go over
THIS.
COOKIES
Guys, it's pretty clear that a philosophy of Community would be fantastic.
I love this channel and all its videos!
jesus stop using Overdrive from Lazerhawk i hear about pretty much everywhere xD
what is the second one btw ?
AND great vid love the format whatever everything you do is great anyway there. you have your compliment (it's genuine but you must know all that anyway right ?)
Holy fucking shit, I knew I recognized the music. I was actually listening to Lazerhawk right before watching this video...what a fucking coincidence! lmao
The second one is Disco Planet from the Visitors album, and the third one is The King of the Streets from Skull and Shark
WastedMeerkat you're the man
good point on the episode something ricked this way comes and how science can sometimes be worse than religion for people. never thought of it like that before.
Has no one noticed that RIck's fake backstory in "The Rickshank Rickdemption" is actually a reference to Dave WIlliams form Desperate Housewives? Dave lost his wife and little daughter when they left to get Ice Cream.
Great format
Was the "slighltly different format" thing of you mentioning the kinda separating the video into titled chapters? Because I liked that a lot, it makes it easier to share even too (like the time I spread around a lot just the part of the deadpool philosophy about "culture that is too much self referential creates nothing new" in random conversations around online). Keep it up, Jared! This show is very good even when it's about things I've never seen before like this very Rick and Morty!
You pretty much nailed it. I love it. You left out several episodes, but I know you will get to them.
WRONG! In Invasion of the Body Snatchers the aliens would replace the humans, disposing of their original bodies. Rick's girlfriend Unity actually coexists with its host. Is more likely a reference to the Star Trek Borgs or some other thing that came before
Hacktor Mike well actually your wrong if you think she represents the borg. her ex boyfriend is undeniably supposed to be the borg.
Yeah, is true. What I mean is, both of them, Unity and her ex-boyfriend are Borg-like entities. The question would be if there is something before Star Trek that sums this idea
Hacktor Mike does she? I kind of got the impression that she just takes over their bodies and they lose sentience.
Krombopulos Michael Yessss sorry English is not my language and I'm having a hard time getting my my thoughs through. I mean, yes, they lose sentience, like with the borg. The difference I was stating is that the body snatchers snatch bodies, and the Borg and Unity take control over them. Is nothing at all like Body Snatchers! Is more like that one Star Trek movie that I saw once, like fifteen years ago. So correct e if I'm wrong (I know you will)
Hacktor Mike Body Snatchers works. Borg exists to assimilate and improve, like Unity's ex. The Body Snatchers seek to create a Utopia of Conformity. Like Unity.
10:17 The show isn't "deconstructing mysticism with hard science"...it comes up with fake science to make a quick point or show the illusion. That one part just caught my attention.
Anything on Rick and morty is good
6:30 The Zardoz/Gazorpazorp episode also had a reference to Howard Stern and porn actor Nick Manning, whose catch prase of "dropping loads" was used by Stern's show, particularly by his staff members Richard Christie and Sal Governale during prank phone calls.
You guys should do the Philosophy of "F is for Family"!
Lauren Feldman love that show
the show itself is a refference to backtothefuture
But without the Time Travel
More please it's nice to get references that are always fun to discover or to look back into.
do philofesy of my butt arent i funny please kill me
I had known most of these references, but this was still refreshing to watch.
i like this format yea keep it up
Gotta love that Lazerhawk music in the background!
This was probably already pointed out in another comment, but another parallel is made to Animal Farm in the episode All Ricks Are Created Equal (But Some Are More Equal Than Others). Once the pigs finally take over the farm in their near-human state, they change the set of seven rules given to them by Old Major (the representation of Lenin) to say "All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others", the obvious inspiration for the title of the Rick and Morty episode.
Please do Archer! **PHRASING!**
In S2E4 "Total Rickall", the episode where the premise is figuring out who is real and who is not due to an "Alien Parasite." In this episode, they use a voice actor to play Reverse Giraffe ("you know me, I have a short neck and legs"). The voice actors name is Keith David, and Keith also plays a leading character in John Carpenter's "The Thing" (1982). If you haven't seen "The Thing" it's a movie where the crew of an Antarctic research facility have to figure out who is real and who is an Alien Parasite pretending to be real... Just another example of the incredible referencing by in Rick and Morty.
liked it cuz its rick and morty
I didn't expect Lazerhawk to be in this. Nice touch!
I have always wanted someone to breakdown all the references in R&M! Thanks guys, I feel twice wise.
I can't touch deconstructionism as a literary device.... it wouldn't compete with this. Fuck it, not gonna be a writer. I'll just stick with my current shitty job and watch Rick and Morty.
...whenever season 3 happens.
I think the Szechuan sauce motivation or "meaning" is not just for Rick, but also the shows producers. They are going to make this show for 9 more seasons or 97 years for nothing more than that sweet sweet Szechuan sauce
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HI MR MEESEEKS LOOK AT ME AM MR MEESEEKS!!!
do philosophy of death note.
first time watcher. huge rick and morty fan. absolutely loved this video. great job and thank you.
Zardoz is fantastic. Caught that little gem 15 or so years back while raiding an old video shop.
Great video overall though.
Video - Destroying your childhood:
"There are too many references to fairy tale, science fiction and horror to list..."
Ok, then list the must 'know references' like the title says maybe? *Referencing Dr Zoidberg meme* ;)
Overall a great episode that I thoroughly enjoyed...would just like to have seen more references!!
i like what you got
wisecrack rules, keep up the good work. loved the format and would like to see even more formats :D
you know, this episode makes the show seem really depressive.
it's because it is
RoScFan Wubbalubbadubdub!
RoScFan Someone's catching on.
Translation: Someone help me, I am in terrible pain.
can you guys do a philosophy video on The Big Lebowski? I know you guys did a video on "the hidden meaning of The Big Lebowski but hearing you guys breakdown the philosophy of the film would be so cool.
the format is fine; take care not to become WatchMojo, however
yes yes yes yes to this
I'd love to see Harry Potter
Perhaps the name Snowball for revolutionary animals is so common due to the
snowball effect, where an initially small or insignificant force builds upon itself to become very large. In relation to revolutionary sentiments, it refers to the gaining of momentum and influence over the rest of society.
Zardoz is obscure? Fucking UK mid-day TV why did you make me watch it
did he just say squantch you later?
gross and wierd
The Philosophy of Bobs Burgers!!!! Thank you guys for all your awesome work!
I've actually given up on season 3
In what universe is Zardoz obscure? It was shown on TBS at least once a month during the eighties.
waterdamnaged TBS in the eighties was pretty obscure..
well then insert any local UHF channel of choice.
For most of the 80s I was mainly shitting myself and sucking titties
I've never stopped
What are the 'eighties'?
Always fun to watch Rick and Morty videos from you guys!!
COMMUNITY!!!!!
I have heard about this show and i tried watching it. It really wasn't that good and people just over-hyped it way too much.
Aaron Diaz then you either don't have a smart sense of humor (profile picture) or didn't notice how intellectual and profound it's ideas are
People hyped it because they genuinely like it. If you don't like it it doesn't mean it's over hyped, it just means you have a different sense of humour and different taste.
Wish I could like this video more than once! I love this new video format; please, keep them coming. :)
This was great, definitely do more :)
I too love Lazerhawk's redline
Love the video but did it bother anyone else that he gave credit to Ray Bradbury for the reference "Something Ricked this Way Comes"? Ray Bradbury actually takes his title from Shakespeare's Macbeth. In the play Macbeth takes the witches prophecies and kills the King of Scotland therefor disrupting what was known as the chain of being. The chain of being is basically the natural order of things and disruptions in this chain manifest themselves in natural oddities noted by the characters after the king is murdered. Therefore this idea of messing with the natural order of things by listening to evil characters is actually from Shakespeare and not Bradbury.
Enjoyed the new format! I don't always catch all the references so this is like a cheat sheet of references for my favorite show!
I love everything that Jared's beautiful voice touches.
This is an awesome format, especially since so much stuff is based off of reference nowadays. I'd love to see more analyses like this
I agree more Rick & Morty! The format is interesting too, I'd love to see something similar for other shows too!
That was great guys! Digging the new format, same thought provoking philosophy!
Fantastic breakdown. Would definitely be interested in seeing more material like this! Thanks :D
"Close Rick-counters of the Rick-Kind" The Scene where Rick is being accused of killing other Rick's Referenced to Andy Rooney was either about the show 60 minutes segmenting "A few minutes with Andy Rooney" or how much of a shit he gives about a bunch of dead ricks over pancakes, creating an anology to Andy Rooney's "Kurt Cobain's Suicide overshadowing Nixon's Death", (which upset Andy Rooney that he had to rant about it.) But, Andy, had to express zero fucks for someone he cares little about over someone more significant importance in the perspective of their own social ladder or in Rick's case. the pancakes tasting like shit in a few minutes was more important than dead Ricks.
With synthwave soundtrack! AWESOME!