It's ridiculous how few movies star older women, much less an older asian woman in the leading role. Now with the Disney monopoly, we need to appreciate the few gems like this that we get.
@RafitoOoO Michelle yeoh is not anybody. And yea it is hard for any unknown old person to get a leading role. I can't even remember having one but there may be few I don't know.
Not gonna lie, when rich Waymond told actress Evelyn that in another life he would've been happy just washing clothes and doing taxes with her, I cried my ass off.
when I read this comment I thought I must hve watched this video before and commented because I've said exactly that almost word for word, I love that moment
After years of multiverse stories that use the gimmick either as a setpiece or a trick to revive the dead, this is the only film I’ve seen that embraces it meaningfully. So glad you guys made an essay about this one! Beautifully made as always
I literally hated the multiverse writing in this on top of all the other bad multiverse writing that has become the status quo for scifi/fantasy for decades now not only that but these writers clearly lack mastery and creativity of multiverse dynamics - they didn't offer any new or original thought at all in any way whatsoever the movie is literally just a crappy multiverse hallmark card but again I think it's a good childrens movie for around age 12 however its pathetic that adults havent educated themselves beyond this movie
I absolutely love that the googly eyes and the bagel, while humorous absurdist imagery at first glance, are a literal Yin and Yang metaphor. The googly eyes, white with a black center, symbolizes that while life can be painful or mundane, we are always surrounded by that which is beautiful. The bagel, black with a white center, symbolizes the belief that all positivity is fleeting and pointless, and that death and misery will always catch up to us. God I love this movie.
RIGHT? This and Rue from Euphoria hit me in so many unexpected ways in ways i wasn't ready for. this is seriously in my top 10 ALL TIME MAYBE even top 5. IT REALLY REALLY got me laughing crying and CHEERING alone in my house.
The line from Waymond about doing laundry and taxes in another life is where this movie broke me haha. I watched this last night and I'm at a point in my life where I'm trying to move beyond nihilism, it's been comfortable for a long time but I want to become whole to some degree. Like Waymond I want to choose kindness and I want to embrace humour and silliness. I really related to Evelyn and Joy in this movie big time and the whole thing hit on a lot of topics I've been thinking about recently. I found this feel to be incredibly life affirming and I can't wait to sit down and watch it with my partner.
Yes! The costuming and styling was unreal! They used some of the most random colors, patterns, hairstyles, and pieces, throughout the various looks, and they were ALL on point. 👏👏👏
for real. i would never wear those outfits as daily wear, but the colour matching and the texture mixing really inspired me to wanna try out a new and different type of style. but maybe i would wear them for halloween haha
This movie had me in tears of sadness and tears of joy. It made me laugh just as quickly as it made me cry. This is my favorite quote: Joy Wang: “You could be anything, anywhere. Why not go somewhere where your daughter is more than just this? Here, all we get are a few specks of time where any of this actually makes any sense.” Evelyn Wang: “Then I will cherish these few specks of time.”
I cried myself into a new person the first time I watched this and ran back within a week to watch it again. This movie is just... is it too soon to say it's my favorite movie? Maybe. Am I doing it anyway? Yes. Look into the void and choose love.
I saw in the daughter how even when 'knowing everything', she was still human, and human with biases, who's context in life affect how she looked at everything
Ahh the way Michelle talks about her role makes my heart hurt, her passion really made her character shine. I am also Latinx and felt a close connection to this film.
i've never cried as hard in public as I did watching the ending of this movie. I truly could not stop crying even thru the credits and even after the lights came up, i couldn't stop crying
me too! i just watched it on streaming and during the movie i cried 3/4 times but as soon as i saw the credit roll i couldnt take it anymore, burst out crying hugging my pillow during all the way till the end. and now im watching tons of videos abt this movies crying all over again haha
I can't remember a movie that made me ugly cry and then immediately laugh and ugly cry as much as this. This is how I fight.......damn, it's like someone put a frame around my life's philosophy, handed it back to me and said "pull my finger." All of the this.
I took my parent to see this film today after seeing it with my boyfriend and they did not understand it at all which made me cry the most as this was my hope but I knew I had to be patient and this wasn't the end all be all for them to understand the relationship we have with each other and how we all need to be patient and kind and be willing to have difficult conversations with one another. Thank you for making this it was a treat to watch after feeling hopeless about the conversation I was wanting to have with my parents.
Yeah, this movie is very convoluted (in the good way), fast-paced, absurdist and genre bending that I can not even imagine bringing my mom to watch it with me neither.
I was so excited to see this film because the premise looked so good (and also because I was really happy to see a POC focused film not about race). This was such a good film and I would see it again if it was still in theatres where I am
I was in a big theater when I saw this, everyone was kind of spread out. But as we all took it in and began reacting to the film… People started MOVING SEATS to be CLOSER to each other. We were all a weirdly grouped cluster reduced to pools of giddy laughter and sobbing by the end. It was the best cinematic experience I have ever had.
The movie left me with an experience of the absurdities of life. That we are silly little creatures that when faced with everything and nothingess will continue to carry out our little dramas and family squabbles.
What I like about everything everywhere all at once is that it has done something so meaningful and important in the world of sci-fi movies. Most sci-fi movies I watch feel so distant from human emotions and what it feels like to be a human. But this movie had the science element with the multiverse and cleverly used it to question our life and choices and if we truly appreciate our current life or wish it to be something else and also most sci-fi movies are in the male gaze with sexualised and infantalized women, but it was so rare to see a female protagonist In this genre and also she's different from the typical hero, We get to see an immigrant sassy Chinese mom try to understand what the heck is going on and it is hilarious.
This was like being punched on all the weak points anyone can have: parental bondings, generational guilt trips, depression, coming out trauma, our perspectives of what is worth fighting for, against or let go... It was like a complete psychological asskicking of your life and that had us all sobbing and that is what made it beautiful.
This movie saved my life, I was lost and in deep nihilism and I guess you could say I was where Jobu was. I wanted to die. But then I watched This movie and it helped me understand that we all suffer, we all are fighting a cruel and indifferent universe and our connections and relationships that we build are so important. That we have to have genuine interactions and we have to as waymond put it “be kind”. We have to lead with compassion and empathy, because kindness is the greatest way to communicate in a world born without it. To treat each other warmly in a cold universe. I went into this movie as jobu but I left wanting to live like waymond. Sorry I didn’t mean to type this much but I just love this movie so much and I’m glad that this video was so well made for a film I hold very dear to my heart
Everything Everywhere All at Once has become my favorite film of all time and I'm so glad you covered it! I adore the message of connection through the chaos with a sense of surreal optimism. Also as someone with ADHD, I connected a lot with Evelyn's desire for so many different life paths while feeling like she didn't optimize any of them.
this film legitimately made me sob my eyes off. cried through the ending credits, my walk back to the car, and on my way home. ive watched it three times in the theaters and bought it online- fr this movie is so good!
This whole review is just... it made me cry as much as the movie itself. It allowed me to not only feel the emotions of the movie all over again, but to understand why it resonated with me so much. This is amazing, and you're an amazing analyst. Thank you for this.
As someone who doesn't cry at movies often, I cried both times I watched this movie in the theater, and during this video essay. Definitely earned a sub from me!
Having an ADHD brain, I felt this movie was made for me. It made me feel everything, it made me realize I'm everywhere and it all happened all at once. I cried myself raw on a scene where, technically speaking, there are 2 rocks talking about life and it's meaning in a few clusters of text. This film is so important.
I only watched this yesterday, with my little sister and it was the best decision I ever made I think. This movie was such a roller coaster we cried and laughed and told each other how much we love and care for each other at the end. We bonded over our own experiences as well. On a personal level, I could relate so much to the mom dad and daughter. More so the daughter because I felt like her for most of my life, until recently where I’m trying to not be so cynical about everything it’s hard, but surrounded by people willing to have these conversations with you makes it a little bit easier. I also was so much like the dad at some point in life and dated someone that made me feel like all that was pointless and today I’m trying to regain that naïveté in a measured amount. This movie was everything all at once to me. I could go on longer but thank you for this wonderful analysis as well 🙏🏾✨ Much love to all of you reading this ❤️
@@gossipsquirrel You welcome and thanks for sharing as well (: I understand you going back to the bagel.. if I have to share a little more - about a month or two ago, I was very convinced that I should just get into the bagel. I had started planning out ways to get into it for good… On a whim I reached out to a therapist, I think like in the movie part of me wanted to find a reason to stay. I got lucky that I stumbled on someone willing to hear me out for free.. He mentioned as I was crying and in pain, completely lost that when I can, I should ponder over this: when is the exact moment when I felt like everything felt out of reach, felt meaningless/pointless ? when do I feel like I started lying to the people that surrounded me ? to myself ? (he cited different areas of life like: family, romantic relationships, friendships, hobbies, work, what I intellectually consume etc…) On the spot, I was like I don’t know why the fuck he was mentioning that to me, it didn’t make sense and honestly seemed stupid. But, after I had time to ponder over it, I found multiple answers.. Answers over which thinking about it I could take action to change little by little. It was and still is fucking scary.. I’m not sure I’m doing the right things and I know how much of a huge percentage I have of wanting to go into the bagel again but at least I’m doing these little things to take care and be more true to myself and they make me appreciate life a little more again.. I don’t know if this helps, but I wanted to answer you and share a bit of something hoping it could kind of be comforting 🤗✨ If you do need anyone to tell your story to or want to exchange more, I can leave my email for you, sending you lots of love and a huuuuuuuuge hug 😉✨
I've only seen the movie once, so I may be wrong about the order of things, but I think that the Hibachi chef universe came AFTER Evelyn made the 'Ratatouille/Raccacoonie' mix-up when explaining things to her family, and, because of how verse-jumping is explained to us, I believe that it was this mix-up that connected her to that universe in the first place. One of the things that I love about this movie is that it is SO wild, with so many seemingly nonsensical scenes that wind up making perfect sense by the end.
The moment I got out of the theater, I knew I had watched one of the best movies of my life. Its themes and characters have connected with my personal experiences, thoughts and feelings in such a deep level. And on top of all that, it's incredibly well made, from cinemstography to music, VFX, editing, writing... What a movie, I can not wait to watch it again
I’m a pretty emotionally dead person at times. I still feel sad and all at movies but I don’t tend to express it in crying and stuff. This movie made me laugh and cry repeatedly in a loop for the entire last act. I couldn’t stop feeling waves of goosebumps at every emotional confrontation. And god, one of the most powerful scenes in the movie was the one with just Evelyn and Joy talking and finally reconciling
I felt this movie in my soul. It touched so beautifully on the external chaos that we're all suffering from (everything at once) but also the intergenerational trauma and burden that many racialized and newcomer families are suffering from in tandem with the bad news. It was such a feeling of release and validation. Wicked job on this essay - thank you!!
Agree, it’s a Love Letter to life. The ‘Empathy Fight’ is the grandest of overture to Joseph Campbell & Carol Person’s ideas of ‘The Magician’ or ‘Wise Person’ ability to transform ‘The Dragon’ or The Opponent instead of destroying them.
I cried and got emotional over this movie which also including butt plugs, hot dog fingers and ass kicking with Fanny packs and small dogs on leashes. That is a incredible movie making feat
I love how thought-provoking this film is, from the dynamics of the Huang family to the philosophical talks about nihilism and the POVs of Evelyn, Joy and Waymond. Best movie of the year, will be very hard to top imo
I went into this movie knowing nothing about it, and eventually it clicked that it was about nihilism, but in less of a pessimistic, sarcastic way that media like Rick and Morty approaches the concept. I would most compare this film to the episode of Rick and Morty where Beth and Jerry get to see alternate realities of themselves. But, instead of them seeing a reality where the two of them end up together by chance, this film instead makes the characters CHOOSE to be in their less glamorous reality, and I think that's a way better message. I don't know what Rick and Morty's endgame is (that show has a lot of thematical issues), but THIS is the nihilism movie of my dreams. It makes the concept so approachable, and it ends it so positively. I love it. I love that it uses absurdism to combat pessimistic nihilism. It's SO GOOD AAH
I usually don’t get too emotional movies, but this show made me straight up cry buckets. The last movie that did that to me was the anime “a silent voice.” This was a masterpiece.
i always wanted to watch this film ever since I heard about it, I never had the time until I was on a flight. I was holding back tears throughout the movie. Although I'm not asian, as a first generation Latina, I feel like many kids of immigrants could relate to this. The families struggles are extremely relatable. This is definitely in my top 3 favorite movies.
This movie came at just a perfect time for me. I was kicked out of my college of choice one week before move in and had to look into other options. I felt totally overwhelmed by all of the opportunities I’ve already missed out on, even though I’m only 18. This movie reminds me that whatever path I’m on, I can surround myself with the people and things that matter to keep myself truly fulfilled. Here’s to being happy with your worst self!
watching the interview she did where she became teary eyed over finally being able to show what she was truly capable of as an actress made me shed a couple of tears, too! i've long since been a huge fan of hers to the point where i'm always asking myself, "why didn't they hire michelle for this? stupid!!" so when i saw the trailer for this movie i absolutely lost it in the best way possible!
Excellent video. This is easily one of my fav movies of all time. That interview with Michelle where she is saying that she’s grateful that she was finally able to show her acting potential got me so emotional. And u did a great job explaining a lot of what makes this movie so good. Well done :)
from the point where we see the entire family working to keep her from throwing herself into the bagel literally always has me weeping bc it really is such a good visual metaphor for how it feels to be suicidal and begging to be let go and having the people who love you know that with all of their beings that that can't be let to pass. just goddamn man
I truly wish me and my mom got to see this together but at the same time this movie releasing felt as if the universe was telling me how I can heal from the wounds she created even when she is not here. Sometimes I feel like she can see through my eyes, and so when when I first saw this movie I felt everything and for everyone ten fold. I saw my mom, my friends, my dad, and myself through this movie. Joy’s talk about how nothing mattered broke my heart as I saw so many of my friends through her words, I know too many people who are going through too much, feeing as if ending it will will save them- and I *want* to save them. This movie felt like a love letter to me, that if my mom were to be alive, she would’ve gone through the same thing. All of the shows about generational trauma felt like this, and I wish my mom were here to see it and change her mind
Not only did I love this movie, enough to watch it in the theater 5 times, your 'video essay' / discussion of it here, is one of the best I've heard! Brilliantly done! :)
This movie had a lot to unpack and emotionally I didn't know how to feel after watching it. After sitting with my thoughts, obviously I loved this movie. I've watched a handful of videos about the movie since it was released; but your video essay (for whatever reason) really described everything I felt in a succinct way. Thank you for emphasizing why I love this movie so much and re-introducing me to the emotions I felt after first watching it.
You know a movie was absolutely powerful when i cry when i see small snippets from this films, sprawled throughout this essay. Well done on encapsulating the over themes and messages this movie has to offer.
My teenage son asked me to watch this movie with him at the theater. I had never seen a preview and knew nothing about it - but if my kids wanna hang out with me, I’ll ALWAYS say yes. I had no idea the journey we were about to take! The way we both scream laughed, ugly cried and connected on a deeper level was absolutely life changing. It will always be one of my favorite moments with my eldest son and one of my top three favorite movies. Just absolutely BEAUTIFUL ❤
Great movie... Reminds me of my own experiences with my parents and my daughter - Family dysfunction rolls down from generation to generation, like a fire in the woods, taking down everything in its path until one person in one generation has the courage to turn and face the flames. That person brings peace to their ancestors and spares the children that follow.
This was an incredible beautiful mess. Just like life. Thank you for this video! You put everything together so well. Michelle Yeoh has to get the Oscar for this movie and Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu have to be rewarded as well. I always get emotional seeing Michelle Yeoh's interviews about this movie. You can see how grateful she is to have had the opportunity to actually show her range and be more than just a wise, old lady character.
I've seen so many commentaries on this film that white-wash the Asian American experience. You didn't do that. Thank you. Your review was nuanced without being patronizing like SO MANY commentaries I've seen on this. It was educated yet empathetic, and we need more of that! Bravo!
This has got to be one of the best movies I have seen, if not the best. I just finished watching it, a couple tears still wet on my face and gosh, what a movie.
I had already broken out of these detrimental nihilistic views about a year before seeing this film but i was able to find a depiction of exactly what held me down in that place for so long. One of the most frustrating parts of it was that I could not find the words to explain it to anyone. I saw my family in Evelyn. From the pain, to the shot of Evelyn holding her Joy back from the black hole. I remember crying like that in my family’s arms and fighting like that, wondering how I ever even got there in the first place. I was no longer myself, I was lost to the chaos of EVERYTHING. It’s remarkable that so many people can relate to this feeling because I felt so incredibly alone. I ended up watching the film countless times and brought my family to see it so that I could show them what that was like. It was incredibly healing. Even feeling free from those feelings now, the reminder that nothing matters but at the same time EVERYTHING does is always powerful and special. It’s too easy to forget that, lose grip, and get lost all over again. Im so thankful for this film. My heart is full.
As someone that grew up with an abusive father I no longer speak to and negligent mother I have a distant relationship with, watching this movie has healed so much personal trauma for me I never got in real life. All I can do is be better for my own children
u explained this so beautifully! i was very confused during this movie and was frustrated because i felt i was missing something important. im autistic and miss a lot of subtext, so thank u so much for making this video essay. i understand this movie and appreciate it on a deeper level now
I haven't choked up to a movie like I did to this one in ALONG time. LONG time. having anxiety and depression the "what if" idea pops into my head daily. What my life would have been. So seeing this was deep. SHE went from wondering what her life would of been like if she didn't leave with her husband to seeing it and realizing yeah it would of been what she wanted but in the end it would of been worse. That is some deep shit.
I’m so glad a movie like this is getting its flowers when it came out instead of being a cult classic years later. It truly deserves all of the recognition it’s getting!
By far the most thorough analysis video I have seen and the one that I agree with the most. Another surprise for me was that you seemingly "randomly"/"casually" mentioned Mulholland Drive towards the end. Mulholland Drive happened to be my favorite movie before I watched Everything Everywhere All at Once.
I am usually kind of picky with liking yt videos(excluding songs). I think i went back from fullscreen like 4x during this vid to check if ive liked it yet. You made some really good points that i havent really heard from any other reviewer of this movie before. And ive watched quite a few
I was so speechless coming out of the movie. I’m also speechless after your video essay. Thank you for finding the words to explain how this film is so special to me.
I adored this movie. I felt like the everything bagel and the mythos around it was one of the most perfect descriptions in art of how depression feels. Also please tell me if the quotes from Camus are from the book The Stranger or something else??? Thanks. Ah I listened to the rest of the video and caught that it was The myth of Sisyphus
This movie was truly inspiring. I saw it almost entirely alone in an empty cinema room and I laughed and cried audibly. The analysis here presented was really on point, you put words and ideas that I felt in that showing so clearly!
Thank you. It’s been over 20 years since Camus first resonated within my soul. Thanks for helping me remember. Thanks for such a great essay. I wish you the best with your channel & every you do.
I'm not so deep into movies, but I think this is the first time that I don't get bored in a +2 hour movie. It´s incredible. It made me cry, laugh and be confused and amazed by the randomness of it all at once
The scene near the end of the movie where Evelyn says she won't give up on her daughter like he did to her as well as the way she makes up with Joy just hits differently as a canto kid. It made my bawl my eyes out because it's essentially my mother's take on our relationship verses herself and her father 😭😭😭
Had to add blurring here & there to be able to keep the video up, sorry about that!
I'm so glad this video is up again! Wish I could like this each time I watch the video anew.
Super glad to see this back up. I favorited it to show to other people and was bummed out when it vanished.
@@danheidel yes!! Just shared this with another person today 🎉
Literally thought it was my device. 🤣
Totally ok, you did great work
It's ridiculous how few movies star older women, much less an older asian woman in the leading role. Now with the Disney monopoly, we need to appreciate the few gems like this that we get.
It's a good thing we even have gems
Kudo to A24 🎉🎉🎉🎉
older men as well unless they are some juggernaut names or own themselves an IP like Stallone or Denzel. But yeah, it's harder for women for sure.
@RafitoOoO Michelle yeoh is not anybody. And yea it is hard for any unknown old person to get a leading role. I can't even remember having one but there may be few I don't know.
Not gonna lie, when rich Waymond told actress Evelyn that in another life he would've been happy just washing clothes and doing taxes with her, I cried my ass off.
I found that part so beautiful
@@rhemtro The score by Son Lux added a great deal to that scene too
yep, also in the "I´m useless alone" such a great moment
when I read this comment I thought I must hve watched this video before and commented because I've said exactly that almost word for word, I love that moment
As someone who has been left by an ex caused by career mediocrity that line devastated me.
I’ll be shocked if anything comes out in the next several months that dethrones this as my #1 movie of the year.
Same!
heck i'll be shocked if anything comes out in the next few years that dethrones this movie as my #1 movie of my life.
Glutton for trauma eh?
Agreed. However I enjoyed nightmare alley as a close second to this.
check out RRR
After years of multiverse stories that use the gimmick either as a setpiece or a trick to revive the dead, this is the only film I’ve seen that embraces it meaningfully. So glad you guys made an essay about this one! Beautifully made as always
I literally hated the multiverse writing in this on top of all the other bad multiverse writing that has become the status quo for scifi/fantasy for decades now
not only that but these writers clearly lack mastery and creativity of multiverse dynamics - they didn't offer any new or original thought at all in any way whatsoever
the movie is literally just a crappy multiverse hallmark card
but again I think it's a good childrens movie for around age 12
however its pathetic that adults havent educated themselves beyond this movie
@@williamrobinson4265someone is angy :3
@@ferretappreciator lol yeah I rlly disliked this movie
@@williamrobinson4265 at least it made yo feel something 💙
I absolutely love that the googly eyes and the bagel, while humorous absurdist imagery at first glance, are a literal Yin and Yang metaphor. The googly eyes, white with a black center, symbolizes that while life can be painful or mundane, we are always surrounded by that which is beautiful. The bagel, black with a white center, symbolizes the belief that all positivity is fleeting and pointless, and that death and misery will always catch up to us. God I love this movie.
This movie did a number on me. I felt so many things.
It's like you felt EEAAO? Ok, I'm getting out.
@@sophiamarchildon3998 yes, the title did in fact make a lot of sense when the credits started rolling and I was trying to pull myself together
RIGHT? This and Rue from Euphoria hit me in so many unexpected ways in ways i wasn't ready for. this is seriously in my top 10 ALL TIME MAYBE even top 5. IT REALLY REALLY got me laughing crying and CHEERING alone in my house.
@@MegaMan-bs3oy Hmm both produced by A24 around the same time.
I ADORED this movie. It also reminded me of that quote, "sometimes I feel crushed by the weight of all the lives that I am not living."
The line from Waymond about doing laundry and taxes in another life is where this movie broke me haha. I watched this last night and I'm at a point in my life where I'm trying to move beyond nihilism, it's been comfortable for a long time but I want to become whole to some degree. Like Waymond I want to choose kindness and I want to embrace humour and silliness. I really related to Evelyn and Joy in this movie big time and the whole thing hit on a lot of topics I've been thinking about recently.
I found this feel to be incredibly life affirming and I can't wait to sit down and watch it with my partner.
That’s also the part that really resonated with me the most, “life-affirming” is the perfect way to describe it! Wish you all the best 😊
I have literally never felt anything like this from any piece of media I've ever consumed.
@@mattb2704 It's basically the citizen kane of movies.
.... wait
you could say. you felt. everywhere everywhere all at once.
Anyone else really liked the movie because Joy/Jobu Tupaki's outfits were so pretty? Like, her fits were *top tier*
Edit: “MUM IM FAMOUS”
Yes! The costuming and styling was unreal! They used some of the most random colors, patterns, hairstyles, and pieces, throughout the various looks, and they were ALL on point. 👏👏👏
for real. i would never wear those outfits as daily wear, but the colour matching and the texture mixing really inspired me to wanna try out a new and different type of style.
but maybe i would wear them for halloween haha
I mean everything about the movie, but yeah, I was like miss thing is SERVING.
tobacky*
@@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow no its tupaki, i googled lmao
I cried so much watching this movie. It's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
My delight was sitting in the theater, crying, stopping to laugh out loud, and, again, crying -- all in the space of a few seconds.
I cried watching the scenes while editing 😭
@@QualityCulture aah mood!!
Oh my god, I remember crying at that movie too!
This movie had me in tears of sadness and tears of joy. It made me laugh just as quickly as it made me cry.
This is my favorite quote:
Joy Wang: “You could be anything, anywhere. Why not go somewhere where your daughter is more than just this? Here, all we get are a few specks of time where any of this actually makes any sense.”
Evelyn Wang: “Then I will cherish these few specks of time.”
I cried myself into a new person the first time I watched this and ran back within a week to watch it again. This movie is just... is it too soon to say it's my favorite movie? Maybe. Am I doing it anyway? Yes.
Look into the void and choose love.
Me too😭
After watching it I made the catious choice of saying that it's easily in my personal top 3 of my life. So I get you.
This girl gets it
"I cried myself into a new person" I love the way you put that
That was so touching watching Michelle Yeoh describe why the role was important to her. Thank you for exposing me to that.
I saw in the daughter how even when 'knowing everything', she was still human, and human with biases, who's context in life affect how she looked at everything
Ahh the way Michelle talks about her role makes my heart hurt, her passion really made her character shine. I am also Latinx and felt a close connection to this film.
man their use of the multiverse was so creative i didn’t even think abt rick and morty or the mcu
i've never cried as hard in public as I did watching the ending of this movie. I truly could not stop crying even thru the credits and even after the lights came up, i couldn't stop crying
me too! i just watched it on streaming and during the movie i cried 3/4 times but as soon as i saw the credit roll i couldnt take it anymore, burst out crying hugging my pillow during all the way till the end. and now im watching tons of videos abt this movies crying all over again haha
I can't remember a movie that made me ugly cry and then immediately laugh and ugly cry as much as this. This is how I fight.......damn, it's like someone put a frame around my life's philosophy, handed it back to me and said "pull my finger." All of the this.
I was sobbing in the theater, and just remembering all that watching this video made me tear up again. That's how emotional this movie made me.
Weirdo
I took my parent to see this film today after seeing it with my boyfriend and they did not understand it at all which made me cry the most as this was my hope but I knew I had to be patient and this wasn't the end all be all for them to understand the relationship we have with each other and how we all need to be patient and kind and be willing to have difficult conversations with one another. Thank you for making this it was a treat to watch after feeling hopeless about the conversation I was wanting to have with my parents.
Yeah, this movie is very convoluted (in the good way), fast-paced, absurdist and genre bending that I can not even imagine bringing my mom to watch it with me neither.
I was so excited to see this film because the premise looked so good (and also because I was really happy to see a POC focused film not about race). This was such a good film and I would see it again if it was still in theatres where I am
I was in a big theater when I saw this, everyone was kind of spread out. But as we all took it in and began reacting to the film… People started MOVING SEATS to be CLOSER to each other. We were all a weirdly grouped cluster reduced to pools of giddy laughter and sobbing by the end. It was the best cinematic experience I have ever had.
The movie left me with an experience of the absurdities of life. That we are silly little creatures that when faced with everything and nothingess will continue to carry out our little dramas and family squabbles.
What I like about everything everywhere all at once is that it has done something so meaningful and important in the world of sci-fi movies. Most sci-fi movies I watch feel so distant from human emotions and what it feels like to be a human. But this movie had the science element with the multiverse and cleverly used it to question our life and choices and if we truly appreciate our current life or wish it to be something else and also most sci-fi movies are in the male gaze with sexualised and infantalized women, but it was so rare to see a female protagonist In this genre and also she's different from the typical hero, We get to see an immigrant sassy Chinese mom try to understand what the heck is going on and it is hilarious.
Completely agree
You had us in the first half, not gonna lie
This was like being punched on all the weak points anyone can have: parental bondings, generational guilt trips, depression, coming out trauma, our perspectives of what is worth fighting for, against or let go... It was like a complete psychological asskicking of your life and that had us all sobbing and that is what made it beautiful.
This movie saved my life, I was lost and in deep nihilism and I guess you could say I was where Jobu was. I wanted to die. But then I watched This movie and it helped me understand that we all suffer, we all are fighting a cruel and indifferent universe and our connections and relationships that we build are so important. That we have to have genuine interactions and we have to as waymond put it “be kind”. We have to lead with compassion and empathy, because kindness is the greatest way to communicate in a world born without it. To treat each other warmly in a cold universe. I went into this movie as jobu but I left wanting to live like waymond. Sorry I didn’t mean to type this much but I just love this movie so much and I’m glad that this video was so well made for a film I hold very dear to my heart
How r u, jonathon?
Everything Everywhere All at Once has become my favorite film of all time and I'm so glad you covered it! I adore the message of connection through the chaos with a sense of surreal optimism. Also as someone with ADHD, I connected a lot with Evelyn's desire for so many different life paths while feeling like she didn't optimize any of them.
this film legitimately made me sob my eyes off. cried through the ending credits, my walk back to the car, and on my way home. ive watched it three times in the theaters and bought it online- fr this movie is so good!
This whole review is just... it made me cry as much as the movie itself. It allowed me to not only feel the emotions of the movie all over again, but to understand why it resonated with me so much. This is amazing, and you're an amazing analyst. Thank you for this.
You took the words right out of my mouth. I couldn't agree more. I write this with tears rolling down my face. Thank you as well
As someone who doesn't cry at movies often, I cried both times I watched this movie in the theater, and during this video essay. Definitely earned a sub from me!
Having an ADHD brain, I felt this movie was made for me. It made me feel everything, it made me realize I'm everywhere and it all happened all at once. I cried myself raw on a scene where, technically speaking, there are 2 rocks talking about life and it's meaning in a few clusters of text. This film is so important.
I only watched this yesterday, with my little sister and it was the best decision I ever made I think. This movie was such a roller coaster we cried and laughed and told each other how much we love and care for each other at the end. We bonded over our own experiences as well. On a personal level, I could relate so much to the mom dad and daughter. More so the daughter because I felt like her for most of my life, until recently where I’m trying to not be so cynical about everything it’s hard, but surrounded by people willing to have these conversations with you makes it a little bit easier. I also was so much like the dad at some point in life and dated someone that made me feel like all that was pointless and today I’m trying to regain that naïveté in a measured amount. This movie was everything all at once to me. I could go on longer but thank you for this wonderful analysis as well 🙏🏾✨ Much love to all of you reading this ❤️
Thank you for sharing, I might be where u were. I just keep going back to the bagel :(
@@gossipsquirrel You welcome and thanks for sharing as well (: I understand you going back to the bagel.. if I have to share a little more - about a month or two ago, I was very convinced that I should just get into the bagel. I had started planning out ways to get into it for good… On a whim I reached out to a therapist, I think like in the movie part of me wanted to find a reason to stay. I got lucky that I stumbled on someone willing to hear me out for free.. He mentioned as I was crying and in pain, completely lost that when I can, I should ponder over this: when is the exact moment when I felt like everything felt out of reach, felt meaningless/pointless ? when do I feel like I started lying to the people that surrounded me ? to myself ? (he cited different areas of life like: family, romantic relationships, friendships, hobbies, work, what I intellectually consume etc…)
On the spot, I was like I don’t know why the fuck he was mentioning that to me, it didn’t make sense and honestly seemed stupid. But, after I had time to ponder over it, I found multiple answers.. Answers over which thinking about it I could take action to change little by little. It was and still is fucking scary.. I’m not sure I’m doing the right things and I know how much of a huge percentage I have of wanting to go into the bagel again but at least I’m doing these little things to take care and be more true to myself and they make me appreciate life a little more again.. I don’t know if this helps, but I wanted to answer you and share a bit of something hoping it could kind of be comforting 🤗✨
If you do need anyone to tell your story to or want to exchange more, I can leave my email for you, sending you lots of love and a huuuuuuuuge hug 😉✨
I really didnt think I could ever perfectly relate to a youtube comment, but here we are. Thank you so much for sharing
I've only seen the movie once, so I may be wrong about the order of things, but I think that the Hibachi chef universe came AFTER Evelyn made the 'Ratatouille/Raccacoonie' mix-up when explaining things to her family, and, because of how verse-jumping is explained to us, I believe that it was this mix-up that connected her to that universe in the first place. One of the things that I love about this movie is that it is SO wild, with so many seemingly nonsensical scenes that wind up making perfect sense by the end.
You’re right!
The moment I got out of the theater, I knew I had watched one of the best movies of my life. Its themes and characters have connected with my personal experiences, thoughts and feelings in such a deep level. And on top of all that, it's incredibly well made, from cinemstography to music, VFX, editing, writing... What a movie, I can not wait to watch it again
I’m a pretty emotionally dead person at times. I still feel sad and all at movies but I don’t tend to express it in crying and stuff. This movie made me laugh and cry repeatedly in a loop for the entire last act. I couldn’t stop feeling waves of goosebumps at every emotional confrontation. And god, one of the most powerful scenes in the movie was the one with just Evelyn and Joy talking and finally reconciling
I felt this movie in my soul. It touched so beautifully on the external chaos that we're all suffering from (everything at once) but also the intergenerational trauma and burden that many racialized and newcomer families are suffering from in tandem with the bad news. It was such a feeling of release and validation. Wicked job on this essay - thank you!!
Agree, it’s a Love Letter to life. The ‘Empathy Fight’ is the grandest of overture to Joseph Campbell & Carol Person’s ideas of ‘The Magician’ or ‘Wise Person’ ability to transform ‘The Dragon’ or The Opponent instead of destroying them.
I cried and got emotional over this movie which also including butt plugs, hot dog fingers and ass kicking with Fanny packs and small dogs on leashes. That is a incredible movie making feat
I love how thought-provoking this film is, from the dynamics of the Huang family to the philosophical talks about nihilism and the POVs of Evelyn, Joy and Waymond. Best movie of the year, will be very hard to top imo
I just watched it this weekend and was like "This is gonna be a good QC Video Essay". You did NOT disappoint. BRB- gotta go cry.
"You never call me and we have a family plan and its free" hits different for someone who grew up with 2000s cell phones
I went into this movie knowing nothing about it, and eventually it clicked that it was about nihilism, but in less of a pessimistic, sarcastic way that media like Rick and Morty approaches the concept. I would most compare this film to the episode of Rick and Morty where Beth and Jerry get to see alternate realities of themselves. But, instead of them seeing a reality where the two of them end up together by chance, this film instead makes the characters CHOOSE to be in their less glamorous reality, and I think that's a way better message. I don't know what Rick and Morty's endgame is (that show has a lot of thematical issues), but THIS is the nihilism movie of my dreams. It makes the concept so approachable, and it ends it so positively. I love it. I love that it uses absurdism to combat pessimistic nihilism. It's SO GOOD AAH
I usually don’t get too emotional movies, but this show made me straight up cry buckets. The last movie that did that to me was the anime “a silent voice.” This was a masterpiece.
i always wanted to watch this film ever since I heard about it, I never had the time until I was on a flight. I was holding back tears throughout the movie. Although I'm not asian, as a first generation Latina, I feel like many kids of immigrants could relate to this. The families struggles are extremely relatable. This is definitely in my top 3 favorite movies.
Even watching this made me cry. Seriously an incredible movie.
This movie came at just a perfect time for me. I was kicked out of my college of choice one week before move in and had to look into other options. I felt totally overwhelmed by all of the opportunities I’ve already missed out on, even though I’m only 18. This movie reminds me that whatever path I’m on, I can surround myself with the people and things that matter to keep myself truly fulfilled. Here’s to being happy with your worst self!
How cool is it that re-writing the role for Michelle Yeoh was the next most obvious step?
watching the interview she did where she became teary eyed over finally being able to show what she was truly capable of as an actress made me shed a couple of tears, too! i've long since been a huge fan of hers to the point where i'm always asking myself, "why didn't they hire michelle for this? stupid!!" so when i saw the trailer for this movie i absolutely lost it in the best way possible!
Excellent video. This is easily one of my fav movies of all time. That interview with Michelle where she is saying that she’s grateful that she was finally able to show her acting potential got me so emotional. And u did a great job explaining a lot of what makes this movie so good. Well done :)
This film is a masterpiece and a certified classic.
from the point where we see the entire family working to keep her from throwing herself into the bagel literally always has me weeping bc it really is such a good visual metaphor for how it feels to be suicidal and begging to be let go and having the people who love you know that with all of their beings that that can't be let to pass. just goddamn man
I have seen this movie 4 times.. 2 of which were in the theater. Each time something different makes me cry..and every watch was worth the time
I truly wish me and my mom got to see this together but at the same time this movie releasing felt as if the universe was telling me how I can heal from the wounds she created even when she is not here. Sometimes I feel like she can see through my eyes, and so when when I first saw this movie I felt everything and for everyone ten fold. I saw my mom, my friends, my dad, and myself through this movie. Joy’s talk about how nothing mattered broke my heart as I saw so many of my friends through her words, I know too many people who are going through too much, feeing as if ending it will will save them- and I *want* to save them.
This movie felt like a love letter to me, that if my mom were to be alive, she would’ve gone through the same thing. All of the shows about generational trauma felt like this, and I wish my mom were here to see it and change her mind
14:26 The fact that this whole scene began from just a conversation is insane! Truly an outstanding work.
Not only did I love this movie, enough to watch it in the theater 5 times, your 'video essay' / discussion of it here, is one of the best I've heard! Brilliantly done! :)
I hadn’t watched any of the trailers or knew anything about the movie and I think that made my viewing even better
This movie had a lot to unpack and emotionally I didn't know how to feel after watching it. After sitting with my thoughts, obviously I loved this movie. I've watched a handful of videos about the movie since it was released; but your video essay (for whatever reason) really described everything I felt in a succinct way. Thank you for emphasizing why I love this movie so much and re-introducing me to the emotions I felt after first watching it.
You know a movie was absolutely powerful when i cry when i see small snippets from this films, sprawled throughout this essay. Well done on encapsulating the over themes and messages this movie has to offer.
My teenage son asked me to watch this movie with him at the theater. I had never seen a preview and knew nothing about it - but if my kids wanna hang out with me, I’ll ALWAYS say yes. I had no idea the journey we were about to take! The way we both scream laughed, ugly cried and connected on a deeper level was absolutely life changing. It will always be one of my favorite moments with my eldest son and one of my top three favorite movies. Just absolutely BEAUTIFUL ❤
Great movie... Reminds me of my own experiences with my parents and my daughter - Family dysfunction rolls down from generation to generation, like a fire in the woods, taking down everything in its path until one person in one generation has the courage to turn and face the flames. That person brings peace to their ancestors and spares the children that follow.
This was an incredible beautiful mess. Just like life. Thank you for this video! You put everything together so well. Michelle Yeoh has to get the Oscar for this movie and Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu have to be rewarded as well. I always get emotional seeing Michelle Yeoh's interviews about this movie. You can see how grateful she is to have had the opportunity to actually show her range and be more than just a wise, old lady character.
I cried, laughed, cheered, screamed, reflected, fantasized, gasped, felt all emotions.
*Waymond actually had three roles: the squirrel, the fox (in the suit) , and the eagle (Alpha)
I've seen so many commentaries on this film that white-wash the Asian American experience. You didn't do that. Thank you. Your review was nuanced without being patronizing like SO MANY commentaries I've seen on this. It was educated yet empathetic, and we need more of that! Bravo!
This has got to be one of the best movies I have seen, if not the best. I just finished watching it, a couple tears still wet on my face and gosh, what a movie.
Waymond is the thing that brings 'Joy' into Evelyn's life in all the verses where they're together ;)
I had already broken out of these detrimental nihilistic views about a year before seeing this film but i was able to find a depiction of exactly what held me down in that place for so long. One of the most frustrating parts of it was that I could not find the words to explain it to anyone. I saw my family in Evelyn. From the pain, to the shot of Evelyn holding her Joy back from the black hole. I remember crying like that in my family’s arms and fighting like that, wondering how I ever even got there in the first place. I was no longer myself, I was lost to the chaos of EVERYTHING. It’s remarkable that so many people can relate to this feeling because I felt so incredibly alone. I ended up watching the film countless times and brought my family to see it so that I could show them what that was like. It was incredibly healing. Even feeling free from those feelings now, the reminder that nothing matters but at the same time EVERYTHING does is always powerful and special. It’s too easy to forget that, lose grip, and get lost all over again. Im so thankful for this film. My heart is full.
This had me crying all over again
Right? I'm a mess again.
I'm so glad I found this channel. This has become one of my favorite movies. It's a masterpiece
Also, do you take recommendations? Because I hope to see your perspectives on Netflix’s Arcane because that show is amazing.
Yesss, Arcane is so good!
I bought this movie just so I could watch Stephanie Hsu again, she stole the show for me
As someone that grew up with an abusive father I no longer speak to and negligent mother I have a distant relationship with, watching this movie has healed so much personal trauma for me I never got in real life. All I can do is be better for my own children
u explained this so beautifully! i was very confused during this movie and was frustrated because i felt i was missing something important. im autistic and miss a lot of subtext, so thank u so much for making this video essay. i understand this movie and appreciate it on a deeper level now
"All my gamer rage, all the nanomachines, all the TH-cam drama, all twitch streams, all of Eggman's piss on the moon itself....
all in a bagel"
the way this film made me cry
This movie was so beautiful. I enjoyed every bit of it but especially the hotdog finger world lol. It was so ridiculous and beautiful.
I haven't choked up to a movie like I did to this one in ALONG time. LONG time. having anxiety and depression the "what if" idea pops into my head daily. What my life would have been. So seeing this was deep. SHE went from wondering what her life would of been like if she didn't leave with her husband to seeing it and realizing yeah it would of been what she wanted but in the end it would of been worse. That is some deep shit.
Evelyn and Joy’s climax conversation was so fucking good
I’m so glad a movie like this is getting its flowers when it came out instead of being a cult classic years later. It truly deserves all of the recognition it’s getting!
The depression and absurdism part makes me cry
By far the most thorough analysis video I have seen and the one that I agree with the most.
Another surprise for me was that you seemingly "randomly"/"casually" mentioned Mulholland Drive towards the end. Mulholland Drive happened to be my favorite movie before I watched Everything Everywhere All at Once.
This movie is just fantastic. I felt everything. Always love when movies incorporate deeper meaning with their theme, symbolism, and narrative.
This movie deserves to be a billion dollar movie, and a ton of Academy Award wins.
Your interpretation is amazing, thank you. And I am definitely rewatching this masterpiece. Kindness and compassion is the way
I am usually kind of picky with liking yt videos(excluding songs). I think i went back from fullscreen like 4x during this vid to check if ive liked it yet. You made some really good points that i havent really heard from any other reviewer of this movie before. And ive watched quite a few
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Waymond is the type of guy that everybody needs in their life but many don’t deserve
I was so speechless coming out of the movie. I’m also speechless after your video essay. Thank you for finding the words to explain how this film is so special to me.
Only people that experience every emotion in life will truly understand this movie
So everyone?
@@myself2noone from everywhere
I love this
BPD?
I adored this movie. I felt like the everything bagel and the mythos around it was one of the most perfect descriptions in art of how depression feels. Also please tell me if the quotes from Camus are from the book The Stranger or something else??? Thanks.
Ah I listened to the rest of the video and caught that it was The myth of Sisyphus
This movie was truly inspiring. I saw it almost entirely alone in an empty cinema room and I laughed and cried audibly. The analysis here presented was really on point, you put words and ideas that I felt in that showing so clearly!
Oh come on... I'm crying watching this goddamn video this film was so f*cking good
Thank you. It’s been over 20 years since Camus first resonated within my soul. Thanks for helping me remember. Thanks for such a great essay. I wish you the best with your channel & every you do.
I'm speechless. How you analyze this movie is top notch! Very well done!
Saw it basely on the poster. No regrets! Was amazed and loved it!
I remember watching drunk first, thinking it was something fun to just laugh at. Watched it again when I was sober and I just cried.
Godamn you, I can't even watch a video about this damn movie without tearing up.
yes!
I'm not so deep into movies, but I think this is the first time that I don't get bored in a +2 hour movie. It´s incredible. It made me cry, laugh and be confused and amazed by the randomness of it all at once
The scene near the end of the movie where Evelyn says she won't give up on her daughter like he did to her as well as the way she makes up with Joy just hits differently as a canto kid. It made my bawl my eyes out because it's essentially my mother's take on our relationship verses herself and her father 😭😭😭