THE GAME: David Fincher & The Lonely Protagonist
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In this week's essay, I take a look at one of the 90s' most underrated films: THE GAME. Furthermore, I dissect how David Fincher approaches loneliness and amplifies it through colour, framing and placement.
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This one of the few movies I watched where I had no clue which way it was gonna end… so unpredictable and greatly made.
When watching the movie I actually felt for Nicholas, my interpretation of the game is it successfully changed his life for the better. Not only was he lonely but I got the feeling Nicholas was a extremely rich man, who just really cared himself, and his money. But as the game progressed I seen him actually started to express more diverse emotions, instead of constant superiority, he actually helped people, humility was forced upon, he was forced to very temporarily live a modest lifestyle, which I think gave him understanding to others live. The last scene is the only time I remember Nicholas genuinely happy. Just my interpretation It's interesting to read everyone's different views on different scenes and moments.
Chance Henry I thought the exact same, even his brother says to him after everything was revealed “you were becoming an asshole”.
The game shows how a rich guy goes to become a more happy person. But where the game shines the brightest to me is its impact. I watch this movie in 90's and even now in 2022 just seeing this movie pop up I still vividly is invested in the plot, reveal and overall story. This movie shock me like not many have done ever since. It rattles your understanding. Of everything. It takes this seemingly super rich person - but him in real life game scenario - but you follow along emotional. First the game seems trivial, as Nicholas sees it too. Then it just evolve into a more harsher, dangerous set. Nicholas brother appear and tell them the game is actually out to kill you. The emotional journey that Nicolas makes along the way is the journey the viewer makes as well. We're attached from knowing Nicholas as we can them reconcile with the character as ourselves.
We're stuck in a world of boredom and mundane tasks. The shows that everyone can shake that casket off and become a more "happy" individual. As well, the movie is like a dream-like masterclass of lucid perfection told like a fairytale. The cinematography is outstanding to the core. The flashbacks at start really digs in what kind of person Nicolas and his father was. We also get the picture this is one of richest person in the city.. and this miniscule "game" just takes this VIP person and twists their world entirely.
Example. A dressed up clown lying at the same position as his father did when commuting suicide. The graffiti in the house. The TV host suddenly talking to him directly. All seems so endearing stunts. Bringing a billionaire down to normal-human level. Which frankly... I never ever seen after. And the soundtrack. oh my god. It's riddled with ominous tones from a piano.. feeling like something of a Twilight episode. But extremely smart.
The other example. They actually showcase a elobrate way to fool someone of their movie. The game trick would probably work in real life too. Which is just beyond brilliant. Fool a rich person they are in a game and then steal their credit cards and bank information. Then send the sucker to a literal graveyard. When that happen in the movie. It's just extraordinary. Following Nicolas is just impossible no to do. We all want to know what will happen. And this is all before TH-cam. Smartphones. The idea of such a 'game' prank only is surpassed by "The Sting" in my book. The game - forever will It be in my memories.
This movies a grounded A Christmas Carol
Bang on, absolutely brilliant film,10/10...
His brother deserves jail for being a monster to him. I have any right to be an asshole if I want
This fucking movie got me. I was so determined not to fall for the "you've really been robbed" angle, so determined to believe it really was just a game like they claimed right from the beginning, that I actually missed the twist at the end and fell into their trap. I believed he shot his brother and had actually committed suicide. For a short while I wasn't sure if the movie would get interesting, then somewhere around halfway through, when he starts seemingly getting harassed, I started to become invested (after all the first half is just a lonely man barely moving through his life, just going through the motions seemingly out of habit). But it's almost as if the writers knew someone like me wouldn't fall for the trick and built in a second twist to catch us off-guard and it worked and I'm not even mad that they got me. It was well-earned.
sameee
The Game is a film that has stuck with me since I first saw it in ‘97. It’s one of the best films of the 90’s in my opinion. Thanks for the insightful review.
Movie blew my mind.
Yes!!!, this is a true representation of loneliness, and Douglas was perfect for it. Heck, his character in Falling Down was even lonelier.
He’s angry, unhappy, and alone.
Douglas is great
For some crazy reason I can't explain, I've been re-watching this film every year over the last decade.
Because you’re in the game
Are you Ben Rockefeller? Guy from BA?
It’s so good
I re-watch it any chance I get. It’s just so good.
I'm with ya. My brother bought it for me in like 2000 I finally watched it in 2014 and have watched it twice a year ever since
When I watched The Game, my attention was on Fincher's delight in playing with twists and turns and the uncertainty of the thriller genre, so thanks for highlighting an aspect I hadn't thought about as much. The reason I thought the viewer is put at an arm's length in regards to full sympathy for the protagonist is to get away with the sadistic game the company (and in turn Fincher as the director) is playing with him. To make him too likeable would mean disgust at how he is treated and especially how the ending plays out. If he wasn't a douchebag, his brother's motivation to submit him to this cruelty wouldn't resonate at all. That's important because the film itself more or less laughs the whole thing off at the end, although with a sarcastic/ironic wink, close to the tone of the depiction of the events in Fight Club.
Alexander Fogus Absolutely agree with you. Fincher's isolation of Nicholas allows for the game itself to flow without questions and, as it becomes more sadistic, the audience becomes even more engaged because there isn't an emotional connection to our protagonist. Good insight! Thanks for watching!
Brilliant
@@MrNerdista I know I'm 5 years late xD but I personnaly don't agree with you, you can empathize with a character, you can like them, but still recognize that they deserved to learn a lesson. At least that's how I see it, I was really invested in his character, and the fact that you quickly understand that he's a traumatized character immediatly creates sympathy towards him and you want to see him becoming better. Plus, until the end of the story, it isn't really a game anymore, you really think that Nicholas is the victim of a scam and that CRS was simply a cover to obtain all his personal datas and the danger seems real.
His brother deserves jail for doing this to him. He has any right to be as douchebag as he wants
This is just my opinion, but I don't think that we identify with his loneliness. I think that we identify with him being treat like crap by the employees of CRS. Even if he is some sort of rich asshole, he doesn't really do anything to make us really hate him. He actually does the opposite. He might be a rich impatient guy who doesn't has much time to spend on his brother's "silly" gift. But he eventually makes up his mind, and decides to "waste" his time to do all the tests the CRS people want him to do. Most of his behavior is pretty normal. Who wouldn't get frustrated doing tests for hours, when you're told that it will take only two hours max. So, I feel like he didn't deserve the treatment he got (until the truth is revealed at the end), and that treatment is what I think that makes us identify with him. Not necessarily the loneliness. I mean anyone has ever been treated like shit in his life, and felt like he totally didn't deserve that treatment.
Think about it like this. Imagine me slapping a random person on the street. You don't know both of us. Who do you side with?
Besides that the real "game" is actually played with the audience IMO. The movie basically makes you believe that the main character lost his mind, and murdered his brother. So, he ends up attempting to kill himself by jumping off the building. You don't know who to trust, and who is in on it, and who isn't.
He's a little bit of a dick, but it's mostly what the job entails. He's constantly sent to let go people who are doing well for the company financially, but aren't hitting expectations. Always maximizing profits. Never really taking responsibility for what happens (the "waitress" gets fired because he gets short with her, but then doesn't step in to prevent her from being fired over an accident). It's understandable, I agree, many people would act the same way and barely anyone would blame them, but you can still find things to criticize and by the end of the movie he seems to have learned a valuable lesson about appreciating the people around him. Mostly because he thought he killed his brother, not only losing him but losing him because of his own direct actions, thereby forcing him to take responsibility even if he had good reason to feel panicked the way that he did.
This is exactly what I thought. I just watched it and holyyyyyyyy fuck 🤯🤯
His brother at the end says something like “you were becoming a real asshole I had to do something.” I don’t think the movie earned this line. I agree with you that they didn’t set him up to be that much of a jerk. Maybe that’s why this reviewer identified with the loneliness more than the let’s teach this rich prick a lesson.
These comments are indicative of what our society has turned into. Much acceptance and support for dismissive cancel culture and people who lack acceptance of others who don't fit a particularly high status deemed by society's superficial standards. He had absolutely no empathy before the game began..that's pretty much the definition of a world class A-hole in my book. Worst kind of person to be around ever. So the comment in my opinion by Conrad at the end was very well deserved.
It’s for the audience . I agree
First time I watched it back in 2004.. it was a complete mindfuck. It’s a masterpiece. I wish I could relive that experience again for the first time. Very special movie.
It’s funny how the film comments on wanting to re experience it for the first time with those old dudes at the beginning.
@@defrance2728 that's so true because imo the movie can only really work when you watch it for the first time. It was intended by the writers i believe.
@@hoelsaliou8548 I was just trying to point out a hint the movie gives you before the reveal.
@@defrance2728 yeah but by doing so you pointed out something else
@@hoelsaliou8548 I agree
the mood created in this movie is unbelievably good. It was the perfect storm. The metaphors involved with the plot, the acting...it's all fantastic.
This film is more about alienation and repressed trauma. I did empathize with his character due to his intense loneliness and his painful existence...even as a wealthy, arrogant man. In the era of COVID-19, I have little contact with anyone and that contact is work-related. I feel like I'm walking in between the raindrops.
Contrary. The film is about cathartic liberation.
@@hjhj742 Catharsis is the release of stress, pain, or trauma i.e. repressed emotions. Alienation and repressed trauma fuel catharsis. They're not mutually exclusive to each other. How are you misunderstanding this?
@@yusefendure because you are talking about alienation without liberation. Guess you still didn't work out your trauma, lolz😵💫
@@hjhj742 No, you're reasoning is mechanical. You don't get catharsis without pain, so saying the film is not about alienation and repressed trauma but about cathartic liberation is narrow.
@@yusefendureindeed, and on your own exemple, you don't get catharsis from every trauma😢
This is one of the most re-watchable underrated movies ever made. Deeply compelling and so much to enjoy.
I fell for every trap the director put in front of me and im so happy i stumbled across this movie without a single spoiler
"Titular" doesn't mean what you think it means
For real, lol.
Some fascinating theories and insights! Just watched this film again for the first time in 20 years, and it blew my head off. Love it
I think you've totally nailed it - the first time I saw this film, what struck me most was the isolation and loneliness of Nicholas. Michael Douglas portrays this extremely well, but the visual cues are what make this - as so often in a Fincher movie - the mark of a master craftsman. Also, the backstory of the father - his 'presence in a room going unnoticed' - adds even more to the central theme of isolation/loneliness. Nicholas seemingly 'inherits' this behavior; while Connie, we are told, has had issues with drugs - possibly to self-medicate in order to avoid the same fate. But, every shot and detail is so marvelously expressive of Nicholas Van Orton's personality and the world he inhabits - at least, until forced into some kind of enlightenment. Thank you, for an excellent review.
susan price wrong..it was secretly about targeted individuals.. look into it then re watch the movie
The Game is a cracking movie! I have rewatched it far more than Fincher's other films. It plays nicely with the flimsy artifice of movies, reminding us all the time we are watching a movie about a guy, essentially, starring in his own movie...while also being an excellent homage to the paranoid thrillers of the 70s!
Great analysis!!! Not many tackle 'The Game' but I think you nailed its themes: loneliness and isolation through material wealth. You could've pointed put in the end how Douglas' character tries to star a relationship with Unger's right after he kills his dependency on his family's richness... Thanx!!!
Unger deserves jail.
I just rewatched this and was curious to hear another opinion. Its a classic that doesnt get the credit it deserves
Great job! Love your choice of background music.
Cheers!
When someone on another TH-cam channel pointed out that "The Game" was a retelling of "A Christmas Carol", with Nicholas Van Orton as Scrooge, here is how I responded to that:
"Yes! Just like "A Christmas Carol", with the timeline and some of the characters put in a blender. We start out “home movie style” with a memory of Nicholas as a child at his birthday party (ghost of Christmas past), then proceed immediately to the present day where he meets brother Conrad for lunch (meeting nephew Fred Holloway who invites his uncle Scrooge to Christmas dinner), then a firing of Anson Baer (threatening to fire Bob Cratchit). The TV news anchorman explaining the rules of the Game (Jacob Marley). To me, Deborah Kara Unger, as Christine--or CHRISTine) could be seen as the ghost of Christmas present, Nicholas' guide through the Game, without letting him know she was in on the Game. The ghost of Christmas future (or ghost of Christmas yet-to-come) had its biggest moment with Scrooge seeing his own tombstone in the cemetery, and Nicholas woke up (after being drugged) in a graveyard in Mexico (start of the 3rd act in the film), with him falling from the skyscraper near the end (Scrooge falling into his own grave site--even though that was in Disney's animated "A Christmas Carol" and not in other versions I've seen) and landing on the airbag marked with an “X” (“X” marks the spot) a changed man (like Scrooge landing on his bed at home, waking up to Christmas morning and buying the Christmas meal for Cratchit's family and accepting his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner-Nicholas attending his birthday party with Anson Baer and his brother Conrad in attendance). By the end of the film, Michael Douglas' character has transformed from Scrooge to St. Nick!"
Awesome explanation my dude. Very underrated film. Very profound.
i just watched this movie for the first time an it had me on edge the whole time and angry as i have ever been watching a movie!!! how dare they do that to him!!!! even at the end when it was all relieved. i would have been so angry at everyone and it would have taken me deeper into my isolation and brought out more terror about the people in life!!! i would not have taken it as a new birth of my inner character. i would have killed everyone and shot them all, then myself in real life...GreaT MOVIEE for invoking such feelings and speeding my heart rate so fucking much!!!...
I thought I was the only one who was angry and having the adrenaline rush.
yikes, seek help
@@mskcrc shut up
Completely agree here, Brandon. How did Conrad know his brother wouldn't be psychologically scarred for life at the end? I'm not sure I bought Nicholas's Scrooge-esque redemption, which happened to him almost immediately after surviving a suicide attempt.
okay i get being mad but killing everyone then shooting urself is just insane
Excellent analysis. You’ve made me see the film in ways that are entirely new to me. Well done.
Now here's a deep movie worth analyzing. A classic I still watch over and over with the same thought provoking Impact as the first time.
excellent detailing, like fincher himself, thank you for the great video
Its a comforting film to say the least
Be careful if you haven't seen the movie yet, I will discuss some important details of the plot, it would be a shame to spoil such a cool movie ;)
I just watched this movie for the first time yesterday evening and it is easely one of my favorite movie alon with Jacobs Ladder and Blade Runner ! The plot is really captivating and you get caught in curiosity... The way this mysterious game is presented to us is so intriguing, and once I was in I was captivated by the story !
Ultimately, this movie is about living your life fully. Nicholas took everything for granted : his wealth, his brother, his life even. At the beginning of the story, he's entitled, ungrateful, arrogant, extremely self centered. He sees his brother as a junkie, and even suspicious when he invites him because he thinks Conrad wants to ask for money. He ignores his ex wife when she calls to announce she's pregnant and to make sure he's okay since he's reached the same age his dad was when he killed himself. But the more the story goes on, the more you can see him pushed to his limits and becoming more vulnerable ; he has to trust people and to rely on others to uncover the truth. When he thinks his house is getting robbed his first thought is to check on Ilsa, and even if he thinks poorly of his brother at the beginning, he cares for him. The scene where him and Conrad argue in the street is so good too, when Conrad blames him for "playing dad", which Nich replies "Did I ever had a choice ?", you can feel the heavy trauma, if that wasn't already obvious early on. I honestly really felt for him, he's a very touching character despite, or because, of his many flaws and weaknesses.
When he shots Conrad and thinks he killed him, that's the first time in the movie you see him letting his emotions out and that hurt hard. He throws himself of the roof, the same way his father did and reborns as a new man. When he finally breaks down in the harms of his little brother, that was such a beautiful scene. He's learned his lesson, he's apologized for his behaviour, and more important : he values his life, because he thought he lost everything.
I watch this movie just looking at poster but man this movie is now one of my favorite Fincher movie and i love it and i never expect the ending like this
Why do you consider Nicholas a dislikeable character? I never particularly had any issue with him
I had interpreted this film in a completely different way so it was super interesting to see your point of view. Top notch video!
The end scene makes me cry all the time 🥺🥹 like Nicholas finally find the true value, FAMILY ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great film! One of the 1st I saw by Mr. Fincher. It's been one of my favorites since back then. And I love that Satie-esque "Happy Birthday, Nicholas" tune by Howard Shore playing in the background at the start of the video.
Another great video as always! 😊👌
You're the MVP of this channel, Yolanda!
Pretty awesome analysis, thank you for this. Much better than my efforts :).
The Game is a film that I saw as a teenager and it never really captivated me until I saw it later in life. I think it might be Fincher's second best outing, behind "Zodiac".
Thank you for the kind words, sir. Some days it's my favourite Fincher.
CinemaWizardBoy this movie was about targeted individuals fyi..
My mind was blown when I watched this, it was blown just now when I found out this was David Fincher. Damn
Hey bro! Great video as usual! Really got me interested in seeing The Game. Keep up the good work.
Zentagon thank you! You definitely should!
I’ve always loved this movie and when I realized I just turned 48 (same age as Nicholas Van Ortan) I went looking for a clip. Thank you for articulating why I connected so much with this film. I never really … put the pieces together. 😉
I really enjoyed this movie. I watched it for the first time recently and was hooked in from the plot of the story. I do however wish there was more details about the ominous music played, vs the music played when his house as vadalized and more information about the symbolism within the movie. I mean the clown, the watch, the photos of the porn in his briefcase, them literally setting the stage for him to fall like his father in order to be reborn, or shed the father role he took on. I also, wished their could have been a prequel done after this, to explain what connie went through and what led him to share the experience with his brother. Overall this was a great review.
I noticed the music, too. During the latter half of the film, at least around the time he was in Mexico, even the brightest set pieces are given the most eerie tune in the form of what I believe to be off-tune piano notes. Just a weird press of a key here and there to set your nerves off and make you feel uncomfortable with any scene you're shown. Because you should be. He's being harassed and nearly killed constantly by a company of borderline insane actors, with no idea who to trust and what will happen next. Anyone he speaks to could be in on it and they could be planning something horrible. It was a very good choice to reflect that in the music, not allowing the audience to rest for even a moment, just as Michael Douglas' character can't.
Soundtrack was *masterful* . It's really dark eerie and perfect , In a rich minimalistic way not In an overt typical horror fashion. It really meshes well with the stylishly dark scenery of gloom , loneliness , and wealth. David Lynch always had that abstract darkness style.
I love how the game makes colour break into his home periodically. First via the wooden clown and then culminating in the fluorescent graffiti all over his world. Suddenly colour is vomited all over his walls and he no longer feels at home there.
Michael Douglas is a terrific actor, and what a great film this is. Beautiful music, too.
Yes, agree to all aspects of your appraisal. Great movie.
Bloody love The Game. It might not be completely great, but it IS great. It is finely crafted and satisfying entertainment. And isn't all that you need occasionally?
This movie is perfect
Here’s is a theory.
The protagonist died after jumping from the roof and the ending where everyone is there is just his last imaginable wishful thinking.
Here is a theory.
The protagonist got robbed and died somewhere in Mexico. The rest (from the part that he gets out of the Mexican grave until the end) was his imagination. ;)
How does one imagine or even think when dead?
Iyad either on the way down or In the brains last functioning minutes
It would have made a more believable ending. I love this film, but I never liked the far-fetched, Hollywood ending. Your ending would have made this film more comparable to 'Brazil' and 'The Trial.'
This movie is insane to watch on lsd.
I have had this plot of the movie happen to me on lsd always ending in my suicide for release and this was prior to ever even knowing about the movie so I was mind blow how it parallels without even knowing about it.
With all the detail, I wonder why Conrad, his brother, had a blood stain on the back of his tux as if he was really shot and it went through his body. I think Fincher wants us to wonder at what point did the main character actually die. I think that it was Douglas' death when he jumped off the building. And the rest was "heaven".
I love this movie, besides for the ending
the CRS is putting him through alienation, existential dread and psychological torture. i think it is a shame that the movie doesn`t go deeper into what CRS really is. Because throughout the movie CRS seems like a shadowy and evil organization, that could have connections in the global economic, politics, millitary, etc. Jet we get to learn that it`s just a "prank." At the end this feels out of place
given the total mood and feeling of this film for the majority of it
I'm pretty sure it's a company who puts on a show from whomever buys their "act" per say on a specific individual of their choosing. The company does seem evil though and could drive someone crazy
the ending would've been perfect for me if they had ended the movie with nicholas' suicide. so then it would've all been a game, just like they had stated at first but because of the truma, nicholas shot his brother and that's it. the guilt triggered him to committee suicide and the end.
@@bhattasourish Thats what i was thinking as like an alternate ending. imagine his family and friends saw that he had actually killed himself instead of landing in that marked spot
Basically, CRS arrange for Van Orton to be the star of his own thriller. The film has that 'meta' level to it. We are watching a film within a film and the film gives us a few clues to this. CRM shows him a film reel (a film within a film) and we see the kids watching a puppet show in the super 8 opening sequence (ok, it's not a film, but the puppet show is artifice and for entertainment). The movie is great that way, because it's a movie paying homage to the great paranoid thrillers of the 70s by guys like Alan J Pakula, but it also plays with the idea of the artifice of movies. Fincher does this in Fight Club too, but he sraws more attention to it. The Game does a more subtle job of it, but it's still there.
NAHHHH MAN GET THE FUCK OUTTA HEREEEEE. This movie had my moods playing for 2 whole hours 😭😭💀 I fucking love David Fincher always with his twists, this and fight club were the best ones for sure
David Fincher and Micheal Douglas both of them are GREAT!! 👍❤My favorite director and actor.
love your work so much! just brilliant!
I really enjoyed this film!
This movie reminded me of that episode "Dan Espinoza: Naked and Afraid" from Lucifer. I wouldn't be surprised if this movie inspired the episode.
He didn’t seem lonely at all to me. To me it seemed like he didn’t need all the bullshit and he was smart so a lot of people would be annoying to him wanting a piece of him. I thought wish I could be his friend but he wouldn’t let me. He was able to do whatever he wanted he was in control. I like how they take away his control for sure and watch him crack.
I wanted the film to explore an ambiguous conflict with mental illness. Never too certain of realty from illusion. But still a fascinating film. 😎♥️
His Beemer was a nice car!
good review !
A very interesting essay for a very interesting film!
Fantastic Anaylsis of an underrated gem of a film (one of my personal all time favourites). Dare I say, though not at the same wealth levels as NvO (the character), my life is - by my choice - the same. No, I'm not a douche bag, I'm respectful to most folks! Anyway, the main difference is, I knew what being poor was like (hungry and homeless serve as very painful reminders that I can never be broke again, no matter what). Otherwise, his character..... nailed on to mine.
Such a beautiful film.
Well done
Michael Douglas is one of the best actors ever!
this is really good
Why did you describe him as the titular character at 4:28?
Really awesome film great performance by Michael Douglas
Crazy movie.
I need to re-watch 'The Game' like right now!
Go for it!
love this
I thought the ending was a real let down if detail is the focus.
How was it predicted he would jump from THAT side of the building.
How was it established he was fall through THAT piece of glass and NOT the girders between?
Because it’s ridiculous lol. I guess we’re just not supposed to take the movie super seriously. It works as a prank on the audience more than any coherent plot
this was like a vox or really good detailed out video
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happy birthday lol
I just can't get over the break in logic. If someone could explain the bullet holes etc . It's so intentionally put in the movie. The dude could of just been scared by loud blanks or normal "squibs" as Christine puts it but no. There are visible bullet holes and broken broken glass in the car doors. Unless they really shot at him the effects needed to put these off would clearly be visible thus ruining the game.
The whole thing is ridiculous. There are so many contingencies that just happen to fall exactly right -- you can see Fincher and his team squirming, like how the "analyst" says that he was supposed to throw him off the roof. Yeah, okay.
Great video! What is the name of the background song used in the end? Thanks!
What the Stars Say by Scholar
Mr Nerdista Thx!
I just watched it on netflix and im amazed. Guys, please recommend me some movie on the same style. I realy liked the Fight club aswell. anyways. Happy new year and thanks in advance.
Vanilla Sky
Eternal Sunshine
Memento
@@silentskies thank you!
The game film art of arts
He doesn’t fuck around with the meaning. He even says what the meaning was.
“I Was Blind, But Now I See!” John 9:1
Make mire reviews mate, you're very objective, please make a review of Seven
Invade and get rid of and eliminate all of the surrounding areas.
Dude, nice analysis. But the music you added in the middle “juxtaposed” against the films dark backdrop was out of place and confusing to me. Something about the upbeats mixed with the chippy flute doesn’t work. Just sayin’…
If only you knew the definition of titular…
David Fincher regrets making this movie because of the third act. That just goes to show how high his standards are because this would be 99% of directors magnum opus.
what was the problem he saw in it's final act? if you are able to explain his reasons why...?
how about spoiler warning ??
I was in love with the hottie he teamed up with.
This movie was secretly about targeted individuals..once you realize that it takes new meaning
It's just politics as usual. This film is an expression of the typical contempt Hollywood has for Capitalists, painting their world as shallow, meaningless, greedy, empty and cruel and giving the audience a sadistic, voyeuristic thrill as the protagonist is driven mad by his own "cognitive dissonance" while he is forced to confront his own evil, do the right thing by attempting suicide, and only in so doing earn forgiveness, redemption and rebirth all thanks to the tough love dispensed by his smarter, more virtuous and more humanitarian tormentors. It's pandering to the Left. This is typical of Hollywood, but particularly true of movies featuring Sean Penn and Michael Douglas, both of whom evidently believe they are using their own holy enlightenment to save America from itself. The dramatic irony is that this exercise in projection unwittingly reveals the schadenfreude of a jealous, resentful and sanctimonious Hollywood culture that has no business lecturing America on matters of moral rectitude.
Rotten tomatoes is cancer. Critic reviews are so politically motivated it's sicking. They gave AOC's movie 100%. Guess what the user average is.Well it's not above 10% Not to mention other creepy films Netflix released. Kinda gives you an idea as to where the agenda started to kick off.
you should have more subs
Thank you! But, as I always say, the community and hub that I've built is enough to make me happy forever!
This whole movie is a continuous plot hole. What if he decided to Jump from the other side of the building? What if he didnt manage to return to the US? What if he hadn't asked for christine's address? Why are there bullet holes on the car if they are not real bullets? What if he hadn't shot his brother, understanding that this is the game? What if he bought a real gun, instead of using the one in his house? It seems that CRS is composed by clairvoyants, not actors. So many scenes that could have happened in a different way, resulting in a possible death for someone.
I wouldnt call those plot holes just plot conveniences.
PoloBoyPrince that’s exactly what they are which doesn’t take away from the brilliance of the film.
The plot starts strong and ends very badly. 6/10 for me.
I agree, the entirety of the film is set upon a precedent that he would always do something they could predict and they'd always be prepared for him, which is just completely unrealistic. Which is why you have to ignore that and just believe the lie. I enjoyed the film plenty by suspension of disbelief. You really can't otherwise. But that's fine. We do it all the time in movies. It's just a little different here because the fantastical element we're meant to believe isn't that there are spaceships that can turn you into yarn, like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but that there are companies that are so expertly adept at predicting humans that they can pull off an elaborate game like this without a hitch.
@@Lucifronz I have a feeling this was meant to take place in a dystopian world or another time period/future
È già..a volte basta un " gioco"( innocente o macabro che sia,quando non mette in conto le conseguenze) per rivelare chi è l' uomo* ..poichè,chi s' ammanta del gioco stesso può usare l' inverosimile. ( Tanto è un gioco..per me,che male c' è?🤷) 🤔Se vuoi sapere la verità o le cose mai dette di una persona..dagli una " maschera" e si racconterà. " La verità non è attuabile,facilmente,sotto copertura,come una lettera anonima in cui non vedi sguardo e tremore,è piu facile raccontare cosa vorresti davvero. Buffo vero? Il gioco può sostituire l' ebrezza dell' alcol ,l' alterazione degli stupefacenti, per un astemio e un salutista. Questo vale nel bene e nel male. " La maschera per non guardarsi " ...era tutto un gioco,lucido e senza veli...mica ce l' avrei fatta! 🤔L' illusione di scherzare aiuta a dire il vero senza sentirne il peso e il coraggio di farlo o inconsapevole di farlo???🤔 Questo è il dilemma poichè è più facile estorcere o rivelare verità da una burla o pensando o incoraggiato a " scherzare" che,da una confessione vera e propria ..sentendosi sotto giudizio. Quanto influisce su di noi il giudizio altrui?
It's gimmicky. Like a Twilight Zone episode. I loved the movie, true. But it's so leading at every step! Lame really. Smoke and mirrors pretending to tell a real story!
He doesn’t die. All fake at the end
Invade everything.
Noice
This was a good video for the first 3 minutes
but it got really lazy and you can tell you rushed it
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The entire Movie is documentation of Nicholas’s walk with God. Nicholas is portrayed as a cold hearted man who won’t even give a homeless man a couple bucks regardless of him being a millionaire. It’s clear he does not associate with God. There is even a passage from the Bible said to him somewhere in the movie and he responds to it with, I haven’t been to Sunday School in a long time. Through out the movie Nicholas is constantly cut down time and time again because of CRS. CRS is representing God disciplining Nick for being so cold hearted and out of touch with normal people, his brother, his ex wife(not saying he should be in contact with her but still) and God. Gods discipline is shown throughout the movie with his money being taken, his power, his house, and pretty much his entire life. This is a representation on how God will take your stone cold heart and beat you down to almost nothing until you have a heart of flesh and life.
no
Clearly you didn't understand the movie and just wanted to come off as cool!
Really? I didn’t hear anything that would suggest that. What do you think he got wrong?