Why We Watch Realistic Drama
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- A Matter of Film explains why we watch realistic films based on Taylor Sheridan's Wind River in this Wind River Analysis / Essay.
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What happens when dirt goes into our nose? Our reaction is to immediately sneeze and often in a violent way. This reflex of the human body forces the material out in the quickest way possible. But what happens when something external enters the mind? Something like strong emotions, particularly negative ones. Let’s say, for example, the pain of losing your daughter. Often there are no automatic reflexes to cleanse the mind of these feelings because we tend to suppress them if our mind feels that they are socially inappropriate to express. These thoughts don’t lie dormant in the mind forever. They often try to come out.
Taylor Sheridan’s directorial debut Wind River does an excellent job at showing us the unfolding of these emotions. Before we move on, we have to make a quick separation between two types of films. 20th-century british philosopher R.G. Collingwood drew a distinction between what he called Amusement Art and Magic Art. Amusement Art is what you see in movies like Star Wars or The Lord of the Rings, it helps the audience escape from reality and dive into a fictional world after a stressful day. Magic Art, on the other hand is the type of art in movies like No Country for Old Men or Wind River, which represent a view of this world’s reality.
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“I got some good news and I got some bad news... Bad news is your never going to be the same.. you lost your daughter... Nothings ever going to replace that. And the good news is as soon as you accept that, and let yourself suffer... You allow yourself to visit her in your mind you remember all the love she gave and joy she knew.” Wow... amazing writing. Sheridan is truly a rising star and rennet was so great in this movie
Underrated masterpiece. Such a heart wrenching film. And holy hell, Renner's subtle performance was Oscar worthy, he should've been nominated. Great video, I subscribed.
IMO this movie was terrible, what happened to the person would never happen to a normal person
Wind River is a powerful movie. It's one of those movies that stays with you long after you watch it. Jeremy Renner gives a powerful performance and is a badass in this movie. Just watching this video is making me want to watch it again. I'm gonna watch it right now!
Was it as good as the first time?
A Matter of Film nothing beats the first time. But it still had me crying when Jeremy Renner' s character came over to his friends house after he found his friends daughters body. When his friend hugged him and started wailing, man that just gave me chills and me crying. It's still a very powerful movie ever after watching it a second time
And again, and again, and again....
Holy shit, such an exquisite analysis. Shame this movie wasn't really brought up in any film discussions last year, because this was without a doubt my favorite. Right down to the atmosphere, the performances, and of coarse the immaculately written screenplay by Sheridan. Cannot wait for whatever he does next.
Polnaszek5 Like Stories of Old did a video about Wind River alongside Hostiles
Me too! Unfortunately his latest wasn’t very good, but it seems to be up to studio disagreement.
It was a masterpiece
I loved this film. Thought the acting and message were just above what expected. It was also shot just so well, many shots evoke emotions not seen in many mainstream movies.
Also, this film got me to watch Hell and High Water and Sicario both of those films are worth a watch as well.
Jerrod Hankins Glad you liked it! Jeremy Renner delivers a pretty sweet performance and I agree, Sicario is one of our favorite movies of the last few years. Still have to watch Hell or High Water, though!
This movie made me throw up after watching it, this is the only movie I’ve ever seen that hit me so hard emotionally like no other.
I liked Wind River's attention to the native issues that plague Canada as much as they do our southern neighbour. Unfortunately the reservation in this film looked all too much like the reservations I have visited.
Taylor Sheridan lived with the Eastern Soshone and Northern Arapaho at the Pine Ridge Reservation for years. It was his native friends that gave him the idea to tell their story.
Wowwww, yes. Catharsis is why I watch drama...emotional healing through art...perhaps visual empathy. But wind river was not an experience I processed easily. I still think about it, and I saw it months ago.
I wish I saw this sooner, I felt the exact same way. I went too long without sadness or despair. I went looking for it, and it found me. I am afraid I will have to deal with it for a few years instead of being able to experience catharsis in a healthy way through art. I knew you couldn't expel those repressed emotions through "talking". It is only through art that we can fully feel relieved and put back into balance again. Thanks for the great analysis.
This video made me feel. Thank you.
No problem! Thank YOU for watching :)
Sicario next. Wind River, Sicario, Hell or High Water.
Adding this to my "Watch Later" list as I haven't seen Wind River yet. Looking forward to both the film and your analysis. Cheers!
Eyebrow Cinema Thanks man! Hope you enjoy the movie
A LOT of these flicks snuck past me but thanks to these insightful and masterfully crafted essays I’m goin back & watching them!
Thank you for this video essay! Loved it so much!
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This is a fantastic piece regarding a fantastic movie. Your analysis of both this film and Drive are compelling and really add so much more depth than what meets the eye. Thank you so much for your insight! Wind River and Sicario both are on my top ten all-time favorite movies. A lot of people scoff when I tell them about Wind River because it sounds so boring and cliche, but so rarely does a movie grip you, reel you in, and give you the biggest kick to the gut and the greatest feeling of redemption. THAT is drama. Drama is the ultimate form of art, I think, and Wind River is definitely near the top of the spear.
The scene where Renner's character visits the victim's father for the first time is one of the best movie scenes and performances of all time, hands down. It's absolutely incredible how you can get driven to tears without even seeing someone. The actors aren't even on screen, and yet it becomes the most memorable part of the entire film. That part alone is reason alone why people should watch this movie
Wind River, Schindler’s List and the Pianist were such a good films.
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I watched wind river because of this video. Such a great movie! You have great content so plz keep em coming 😁👍
One thing Wind River does really well that many other movies never show is the different power level of guns. A group of about 8 people all within 10-15 feet apart shooting hand guns at each other and hitting each other in the bodies. Can and do shot some people but hand guns are really not very powerful and after a certain distance get weaker. A high powered Rifle is a completely different animal. Shot someone from 100 feet away you will probably blow them away and that’s something a handgun will never do.
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You, have earned yourself a subscriber... because this was beautiful x
Great work!
Wow. You just taught me to watch films from a totally different angle. Perhaps the best one. Thank you.
Another great video👍🏾keep it up
Spencer Black Thanks, man!
Great video!!
What a great video!
I recommended this movie to everyone when it came out. It was beautifully shot and the actors were all phenomenal.
Taylor Sheridan’s directorial debut was Vile (2011).
Thank you. That was brilliant.
You have the ability to really let viewers know what movies can provide purity of movie experience! Magic!
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Wow! Thank you! I would like to see how you interpret Taxi Driver, Any Hayao Miyazaki films or Oldboy (Korean)
Pretty good essay 👌
Phenomenal film.
One of the best movies of the 2010s. Will go down as a classic.
I just learned about catharsis today! What a coincidence!
Wind River is a wonderful movie.
amazing
Good Job.
this movie was amazing and deserved so much more recognition
This is great but 'Wind River' wasn't Sheridan's directorial debut. It was a low budget horror film called 'Vile'.
The ending got me with the no statistics for my people. I filled up with so much rage and hate against the world.
They do have statistics up here in Canada and 21 relatives and friends that are apart of the MMIW. I had a hard time watching this movie, my ptsd was going through the roof. I couldn’t stop crying because the only thing that kept happening is that could seeing all their faces and hear all their laughs and cries. I feel their all their pain.
Nice analysis. Care to one obout "The Proposition "?
I love this movie. It one of my all time favorites.
GREAT
Really nice video (as always), but I just wanted to correct you on the beginning of the video. Wind River isn't Sheridan's directorial debut. He wrote and directed his first movie in 2011 called "Vile" which is a torture porn knock off with character depth. Hard to find, but an interesting watch
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I absolutely love this film
I left the movie more free than ever before 10/10
You could make a video for the movie fighting with wind river over the title“ best flick of the year“
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It is quite an old movie now but I would like you to review one of my favourite movies "Wake in Fright". It's a fair dinkum Australian story.
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Oh bro do you have a doctorate in human psychology? One of the better analysis' I've ever heard
THe raping scene is so hard to watch ! @@
Wind River is one of my favourite movies, just like Manchester by the Sea.
Wind River was very underrated film. Surprisingly good, watched it on Netflix. Hard to find good movies on Netflix anymore.
Only flaw in the movie was how there were visible tracks, even though they should've been covered up by snow. There were snow storms in the movie, tracks shouldn't have been visible.
I fucking love this film soooo god damn much.
god that ending made me sob
this was my favorite movie of 2017
That is one theory. For some, emotional binging can easily become a way to escape reality for a time in an unhealthy way. It can become obsessive and compulsive. This is addiction and it can happen with any activity that takes us away from reality for a short time. Whether watching TV, eating foods high in sugar or eating too much, drinking booze, having sex, gambling, etc. But touching the 3rd rail often, though not always, comes with an initial hyper-intense rush. The thought, this is awesome, why haven't I been doing this before?! This is a warning that you should walk away and never do this again. If you're lucky, this is possible. For something like eating or sex, this is more problematic.
Great movie
What is the movie at the 4:36 mark, with Casey Affleck?
Manchester By The Sea, phenomenal film
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I love your channel and I made my friends subscribe...but this video is too short I hope next Friday you can make it longer...longer is better...that's what she said lol😂
Hahaha we actually said the same thing about this video. Next week's video will definitely be longer :) Thanks so much!
Thicker, not longer, please.
Who determines what's 'realistic'? Also, do you have any proof that catharsis actually happens? I watch all films for escape. But I'll think more on it. I've not heard of this definition of magical art before.
Movies like wind river, hell or high water, no country for old men, Lawless are really underrated movies, people just watch and praise hero movies, it's okay but you gotta change every once in a while.
Jeremy is a great actor.
what a great movie
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Very good
All tough I don't agree with the definition of amusement art like you try to pin on star Trek, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. For me that is also very heavy storytelling with a lot of meaning and messages for different people. True art like it has always been.
Read the book The Storytelling Animal - Jonathan Gottschall
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The R scene in this move made me feel gross, because I am sure it’s very realistic. Had to skip it during the rewatch.
I've gotta tell you, I really disagree with your take on Renner's character. He is pure good. Not Classical pure good, but really pure good. There is nothing more pure than making the evil suffer.
Unless you watch End of Watch. Then you just feel disgusted.
Loved the movie, but the shootout was a bit unrealistic.. who in their right mind would try to murder an FBI agent, like 3 or 4 local law enforcement officers in cold blood like that. Even if they had succeeded in killing them, there's going to be an army of people who'll come looking for them..
The conclusion is not true I guess.
Lol this movie was fantastic.
this video needs a spoiler alert!
Sorry about that Abhishek. We've included that in the videos we've made more recently.
welcome to the "native" life, this movie is just a bad day in the life of the indigenious
Because we're mature and some of us don't like marvel bullshit
Nope!!! You're missing the actual point!!!
Yawn.