Drive is a poignant tale of a flawed man doing something out of love, being a hero in a world of sharks. It's really good and struck cord with me. Not because he's literally me, but because if a man so in deep with shit can choose to do the right thing then so can i.
damn, that a really good take. "Drive (2011) is a movie about a man living a dark life, stuck in a dark situation and still choose to take the righteous path to escape it" Its way better then what the memes did.
When Ron Perlman cried “what are you going to do to me?” and Ryan gosling (me) responded with “Drive (2011)” before epically killing him was literally me 🔥
And then the camera cut to matt smith who was in the car & gosling switched on the radio which led to ‘off the meds’ by ekse play. Piss was falling down my eyes and tears were rolling down my legs. Truly a moment.
I once saw a post by a guy who wrote on 4chan that he adapted the personality of the "driver" after seeing the movie. So he literally walked around the world with the same jacket and a toothpick in his mouth and acted as "quiet and mysterious" as the main character of the movie. At some point he found a girlfriend and started sweating when she suggested watching the movie "driver".
It's kinda ironic since like a lot of the driver's tics and actions reflect a lot of movies and action heroes. Ryan Gosling said in an interview that he thought the character was raised on 90s action films and wanted to be like the heroes in those films. So this is like multiple layers of copycat shit going on
If you aren't naturally like him then you just come across fake and lame, people always asked why I never talked in school but I was never thought of as creepy because I'm good looking, I had that personality far before I ever saw this movie and I've been with girls as well, the only people who are actually like the driver are naturally quiet people who are at least decent looking or at least not trying to be something they're not, just out of the normal.
>go to job interview to deliver pizzas >put on my scorpion jacket and racing gloves >enter store and walk straight into the interview room >manager says: "umm, are you applying for the open position?" >stare out the window ... ... ... >"i drive" >manager tells me they are only hiring for cook positions >i stare at him silently for 2 minutes >walk out the store >a real human bean
He is talking about the people who have started worshiping this movie and Patrick Bateman unironically. believe it or not, but i have actually seen these kind of people. and they can be very irritating and lame the way they worship these stuff, by missing the entire point of it. like the patrick bateman fans for e.g. same people worshiping him, doesn't even realize that the character's entire point is that he is supposed to be a unlikeable irredeemable loser, criticizing the kind of people who are unironically wants to he like him. even Christian Bale himself believes that
He's not being hailed as relatable because he's socially awkward or super organised. It's because he's lonely and craves connection at the same time, that's all.
Driver is basically an angel in human clothes. He becomes the best at whatever you want him to be. Stockcars, getaway cars, mechanic, boyfriend, hot model, or angel of vengeance. He can't be killed. He comes back, time and again. He is driven. He drives.
I like the film, it’s not an action film with explosions left right and center, it’s simple and the driver speaks when necessary, the characters are easy to like and its really good with cinematography. Also his jacket is really cool.
This dude literally told a mother of a child he is half responsible for the death of her husband and like a minute later forces himself on her in the elevator and they kiss for at least half a minute. This scene was written by skinwalkers and you cannot convince me otherwise.
@@masonskiekonto590 says the guy with a Freemason pfp 😂 bet you get plenty of chicks, probably little boys though. The point of the kiss was a distraction and the death was caused by the husband because the “driver” didn’t know anyone in the crew outside of the husband and was looking out for him so he could settle the debt. Plus she had feelings for him and obviously didn’t pull away until he bashed some guys skull in.
He was weird! Creepy with how cold and stoic he was mostly…he had his warm moments for sure. But mostly red flag creep! Irl i would avoid him like the plague. 😅 lovely he helped her out tho but its just…
Drive is great, not because driver is relatable, Drive is great because of the score, cinematography, story and brutality. I loved this movie from day one because of the reasons listed, and also the stellar performances, not because of meme culture.
I was one of those epeople that was like ehhhh driving.. lame.. as a girl I got noninterest ..butbi actually sat and watched and it's one of thr greatest movies made no cap. Every department did an amazing job and to think this is the directors like only movie. Damn. But it is relatable. Trying to-do the right thing after being drowned in so much wrong and for someone else is very Nobel. And it's not simp or incel at all.. cause those two groups and nice guys are selfish and disgusting. Driver trying to do thebright thing to keep the one he fell in love safe.. and the only way to do it is to take out the scorpions onnhis back. Also the soundtrack jfc. So good
@@npcimknot958 Wending refn had made many other movies with a rather silent protagonist in it before drive. But yeah i mostly agree, though the scorpion represents the story about the scorpion and the frog, the frog gives the scorpion a chance to cross the river but the scorpion still stings him, just like the driver stings the mafia guys. The Driver also hurts his loved ones by accident, just like the scorpion. The movie is just really clever all around.
I think another big part of the popularity doesn't just come from meme and filmbro culture, but just what it has inspired, I watched this movie only because Hotline Miami, one of my favorite games, was based on it, and it quickly became of my favorite movies, but I've also noticed that it has inspired more movies like Baby Driver and it kind of kick-started the revival of the Outrun aesthetic.
Drive pretty much kick started all the NewRetro movement along with Far Cry 3 : Blood Dragon, Hotline Miami, etc. Hell, now we got Stranger Things Season 4. I remember at the start of the 10's like 2011 to 2014 retro bars would pop out, outrun shirts being sold at Urban Outfitters, more 80s style games and movies coming out, etc...
Only smug hipster dbags use film bros. The types that think they're above everyone in movie taste but are usually just bitter and unhappy, make cringe essays on fight club, cup ari asters farts, won't stfu about Toni Collettes oscar, wears a24 merch, thinks that "actress" with no eyebrows is the second coming of christ even though she's mid tier, and last but definitely not least..."you just don't understand the theme's and metaphors" Movie they're talking about: (person laying on back picking dingleberrys off a hair) . Basically the offspring of the fembots who coined the term torture prn after watching the hostel sequel.. who ended up looking absolutely stupid after a bunch of articles debunked and stmpd on all their points and then it came out that they didn't even watch the original lmao which made them look even worse. Year's and Year's go by and for some odd reason that term caught on and everyone forgot the laughable origin story. Just love's movie's and doesn't care what people think>losers who judge people for liking certain movies (Yes my comment is hypocritical but they deserve this)
It’s one of the best and maybe only well done examples of cyberpunk that grapples with how the genre became often purely aesthetic and lost the themes of how alienating life is a high tech dystopia by choosing to set it in the modern day.
In the story Drive is based on the driver had no name either. The character shift from from almost standing still to brutal violence was was perfect. You’re right, he’s very much in control of everything he can be, and when he opens up (as much as he can) to the woman next door that’s when he loses control. He’s a protector at his core. Still One of my fave JSF movies. Right after Everything is Illuminated.
I personally love the movie, but because of is beautiful city montages, dreamy cyberpunky music, excellent soundtrack and the way actors conveyed the scenes with little to no dialogues! Its definitely a masterpiece.
I'm a huge fan of Drive, it's one of my favorite movies. It's just so good imo and one of my favorite games ever, Hotline Miami, is based on it. In fact i like the movie so much that i own the jacket of the Driver irl as a kind of collector's piece, looks great.
I saw Ryan Gosling at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.
you let the memes dissuade you. This movie had a cult following even before the memes. It's just great. That's why it inspired the memes. Memes say what you can't say yourself by using a good performance which is so good that you can put your own emotions and circumstances over it. The strength of the memes can be not only a test of the relatability but also the emotional value of the movie. Also, Driver wasn't only socially awkward. To me it always seemed like the movie was missing a flashback -- like Nicolas Winding Refn decided to cut the flashback where we see Driver's horrendous OD etc. where he got the brain damage which left him practically a mute, or something of the sort. It's also essentially taking the classic trope of the strong silent hero and putting him in the modern world where you either seem like a total psychopath or an absolute shy guy and Gosling does both here.
I thought they did the pauses between his sentences to emphasis tht he was calculated and reserved. Not necessarily a psychopath though but tht elevator scene gave me chillls. Look at the opening scene. He thinks before he acts at every turn. It's all planned out in his head, the watch is the biggest evidence of tht.
Literally any goddamn movie about a lonely man with issues is now called an "incel movie". How fuckin original! Of course it's always about sex! What bigger meaning could there be to life! Aaaaah, you're a geniussssss!
@@rudeboy6580 you just continue your mundane life and enjoy the little things... Or rather enjoy suffering from the little things. That's the whole point these days, ain't it?
@@Adam-mv4fw idk man, you can't call the title bait if the entire video has the exact same message all the way through. You might wanna get a dictionary and look up the word "bait".
This movie is my favourite. The story it tells and the way it tells it. The soundtrack. It's editing, pacing, color and looks. I really found it all incredible
It's pretty much The Driver (1978) mixed with Taxi Driver. But I love both those movies so I also love Drive. The cult following really begun in 2011, at first due to it's soundtrack which is what started the Synthwave scene. Then later because the quiet socially awkward character is 'literally me'.
So you tried getting laid but it didnt work? Hey at least you tried man. Because thats what it means. Keep on trying and working on yourself bro@isleepnow8066
"Basically when i read the script for drive, in trying to figure out who would do something like this the only way to make sense of this is that this is a guy whos seen too many movies and hes started to confuse his life for a film. he's lost in the mythology of Hollywood and he's become the amalgamation of all the characters that he admires" - Ryan Gosling. Its like when we go way over the speed limit, we for a moment, dont really think about reality and how you only have 1 life and that its incredibly, unnecessarily dangerous. Then we realize and slow back down. He doesnt slow down, that line between imagination and reality isnt there anymore. That explanation makes it soooooo much more interesting to me
Gosling has actually said that when he was a child he would often confuse reality with movies. He once saw Rambo and then went to school with a knife for example. I kind of believe this is what has made him a great actor, he's ability to blur the lines between reality and fiction. So it's very interesting he saw at Driver the same way, Driver is like a lonesome and silent cowboy from movies, hence the tooth pick, that was a Hollywood mythology I instanly caught.
It's not liking the movie that's the issue. It's all the delusional loners that think they're the main character, meanwhile they probably don't drive or talk to women
Thanks for the great editing, especially the attention to detail! I'm genuinely surprised that incels like the movie so much. My take is that "Driver" was closed-off and quiet by choice, it honestly just felt like he gave zero f*cks about anything except cars, until Irene came along. However, it never felt like he hated society or anything like that, or blamed anyone for his circumstances. Those characteristics seem very different from an incel-like mentality imo.
fs! not saying driver is an incel, i’m saying the film bro community has memed the movie to hell and idolized him as a “relatable character” which confuses me
@@3_smh_3 bro. if you actually watched the video you’d see i gave the film a 4/5 stars which is pretty fucken high. i’m not shitting on the film, and i barely shit on the fan base. it’s all in good fun considering i’m literally one of the people who rates it so highly. the title and jokes in the video are all satirical and meant for nothing but laughs. next time, actually WATCH the video before typing like a whole ass facebook mom in my comments
Incels love the Driver because his stoicism kinda reminds them of their autism. And that’s not a stretch, really, (or an insult because that’s literally what they say too) since the Driver in the book is heavily implied to be autistic to some degree and his attitude upon first meeting Standard is kinda like that, too. Plus his whole not caring about anything besides cars attitude that you mentioned is another factor.
@@colletiquette Kinda agree with you though I feel as though incel is an overused buzzword now, but maybe its coz most people I know who go “hes literally me” are basically more doomers and not incels. Though thinking of it now, I can see theres some crossover with the two sometimes.
@@Tomoko_Kuroki888 well I see the incel group like th3 nice guy group- and they really don't get the character. Nice guys suck. They do nothing for others only to get in someone's pants.
These days incel is used by hedonists to shame people who don't have sex before marriage. It has lost all meaning, especially because hedonists started using it.
Looks to me like the word "Incel" evolved from a new term for basement-dweller to become some kind of omnipresent, metaphysical, hive-mind boogeyman that changes it's definition according to what's required in the moment. It's actually kinda funny when you think about it
Driver = a dude who drives Me = a dude who drives If we substitute out for “a dude who drives” we get, Driver = -a dude who drives- me Therefore, driver is literally me There’s something inside me 🎶 It’s hard to explain 🎵
Drive is so gripping. The slow tension is this dreadful sinking feeling , where you know something bad is going to happen. It looks great, it’s minimalistic, the driver is so badass and noir like. He’s admirable but not necessarily likable. He finds love and a reason to live outside of himself becoming his tragic catalyst. It’s a perfect tragedy and extremely stylish. Whereas Baby Driver is bouncy, colorful and way too wordy. I don’t think it is nearly as good . It doesn’t feel like the real world the way drive does. Even though it’s a dark movie too thematically the feeling is so much cheesier and way less memorable.
Watched this movie when I was a kid and thought that's literally me but now that I'm older and rewatched it recently, I don't have anything in common with this character other than being socially awkward, I just love it as a movie. I think some of these "literally me" characters share characteristics of what it's like being a young guy nowadays and that's great but people take it too far when the characters from movies become their entire personalities.
Yeah most of the “literally me” characters are either emotionally stunted (driver) or straight up psychopathic (Patric Bateman). I think it’s just kids going through that weird phase in puberty where you don’t really have that strong of an identity yet, so they gravitate towards someone that they either think they should be like, or someone they identify with.
I'm not even an incel but Drive and Baby Driver are the best movies i've seen in years, but Drive is personal to me since Drive and Taxi Driver are phenomenal, the violence, women, guns and emotional rollercoaster over all made me watch this a thousand times.
The baby druver vs drive debate is the ultimate pleb filter. Your opinion is worthless if you think that corny action flick is better or even comparable to this generation defining masterpiece.
The protagonist is a kind and stoic man who essentially acts as a guardian angel for a single mom down on her luck. My man, he couldn't get farther away from being an incel.
Really good movie review - I like how to the point it was without the 15 minutes of waffly bullshit most other reviews have, and nothing really was spoiled in the film so there is still reason to watch it. Very based and redpilled, I hope you get more attention.
I think the reason why so many people identify and gravitate or praise the Driver character is because he’s like a Superhero for all us introverts. Therefore, I think only introverted people “get” his character or understand where driver is coming from and really enjoy the movie! I think it’s a great movie all around!
Drive can also be considered a love letter to classic gangster movies, if you don’t understand why Ron Perlmans character is a little “goofy” you might be missing some of the tropes and conventions this movie is trying to play with
It isn't "Drive" that is alone with this "literally me" thing. People, humans, you know, you and me, all watch movies, media, tik tok, read books, comics, look at art, look at life, almost anything, and consciously sympathize or relate to what is being shown. That is what Art is, its a personal interpretation of what is being viewed. Sure, there are some people who may take it extreme but that is with LITERALLY everything. Perhaps some people just want to desperately embody something they idealize because they are afraid of being themselves or being judged akin to a child growing up into a man, afraid to be judged by peers and so they choose an extreme approach in the hope to either get validation or instigate reaction in those around them, to be who they are, or figure out who they are. I mean its the STORY that is life, we all have dragons, we all want to slay those dragons, and although I am not literally a man who is as strong and beautiful as Ryan Gosling, I have my own dragons to slay, and so do you, and these dragons may not be mafia gangsters or extreme abstractions of what is considered evil, but rather things that continue to pose threats and create fear in our lives and so we must make effort to conquer them and slay the "dragons" if you will. To be judgmental of an imaginary group of people, which I can only guess as from personal experience is an effort for you yourself to further cement who you think you are, by judging what you say you are not, and then create a title called "The Movie Incels Love Most" is a great way to stir the pot and lure in the flies, as you have lured me into your pretty mediocre review of a timeless gem. A greater conversation can most certainly be achieved and the dialogue about how we as individual conscious beings consistently try to figure out or create our own story, and fight our own dragons is quite magical and important.
I grew up in LA and I saw this movie in theaters with my dad when I was young teen. This movie means a lot to me being filmed in places I grew up that never get the limelight that most LA movies showcase. MacArther Park is one of the densest parts of the city and I feel the movie really gave it an honest look. The good and the bad.
you are the happy man. millions of us could only dream to live places like that. we drive at night on the other side of the world, listen to kavinsky nightcall or after dark and feel like we are driving in LA where he did 🌆🌆
How the NORMAL FRIGGIN GUY feels after calling something/someone an "incel" (he probably touches grass and has a heckin normal one epic dudebeer style)
This film is close to perfect for me, simple ,flows nicely and shocks you when necessary. It has moments that hit hard and open the plot up and characters that all add weight into the story, definitely an entertaining ride and an extremely worthy entry into the getaway driver genre
I liked this movie because of the whole synthwave aesthetic and also because it's literally a remake of the movie Shane. Go watch Shane and you'll see it.
I loved this movie. I think the way Ryan Gosling acts in the film is extremely relatable to a lot of young men. Some are (or were) like him, others want to be like him.
No sex in over 10 years for me. Honestly, boys, the more time passes the more numb you become. Breathe in relief, you'll see you don't desire any of that anymore
Same here. I broke up with my last GF back in 2014. It's much different not having sex for a long time if you're not a virgin. I don't really care all that much. If it happens , it happens. I can totally understand though why virgins or incels in their 20's would be desperate. It's like society tells them that unless they're having sex , they're not real men. It's much easier to convince yourself that it isn't a big deal if you're not a virgin.
you should've mentioned how walter white is also a character that people idolize when they're not meant to, seeing as how bryan cranston happens to be in this movie :P
@@chickenandksivideoreviewer9739 i'm not saying that he isn't written to be likeable (bryan cranston was specifically chosen for that reason) but some people defend him during literally everything and say he's badass when near the end of the show you aren't supposed to root for him anymore (which dean norris said in an interview). you can like him and also acknowledge that he did really bad stuff rather than seeing him as some sort of role model lol
@@Benjamslikestrains I think it's a given that hes a bad person and not someone to be idolised, but i completely disregard the notion that you arent supposed to root for him. The audience is smart enough (for the most part) to distinguish these two things, that's what makes the show so compelling
I think it's so simple that's sweet, what I love about the movie is the Scorpion metaphor, if you search for it, scorpions can mean "calm but ready to kill"/"treason"/"transformation", and the Driver just represents it. He starts as a very good guy, a genuinely light hearted man, who fell in love with his neighbor and likes cars, but showings that he isn't all right because he steal cars, but still a good guy. And after her husband comes back we see he slowly showing the Scorpion he is, getting more and more brutal, until in the end, he just go back as being the good guy, not chasing her back to garante her safety.
I thought the scorpion jacket was a reference to the story of the of the scorpion and the frog where the scorpion stings the frog carrying him across the pond and the frog says why did you do that now we're both going to drown and the scorpion says that's my nature.
My wife and I use the word “incel” very rarely lol. This movie is my favorite because of the music. New retro wave. Ryan gosling plays this part very great. Smooth. Quiet. Cool. That’s it really. Cool movie.
Drive is a poignant tale of a flawed man doing something out of love, being a hero in a world of sharks. It's really good and struck cord with me. Not because he's literally me, but because if a man so in deep with shit can choose to do the right thing then so can i.
I like this interpretation a lot
i agree one of my favorite movies of all time
damn, that a really good take.
"Drive (2011) is a movie about a man living a dark life, stuck in a dark situation and still choose to take the righteous path to escape it"
Its way better then what the memes did.
Literally me
This right here is why I like Drive.
When Ron Perlman cried “what are you going to do to me?” and Ryan gosling (me) responded with “Drive (2011)” before epically killing him was literally me 🔥
And then the camera cut to matt smith who was in the car & gosling switched on the radio which led to ‘off the meds’ by ekse play. Piss was falling down my eyes and tears were rolling down my legs. Truly a moment.
Serves that motherf$&$ka right
literally me
Man my stomach hurts
U literally me bro
Drive is literally my favorite movie. Yes, I’ve never had sex but at least I own a scorpion jacket.
real as fuck for this
@@colletiquette Real Human Bean
@@nika8620 And a real hero
This comment deserves more upvotes
I don't think the driver has sexual experience either
I once saw a post by a guy who wrote on 4chan that he adapted the personality of the "driver" after seeing the movie. So he literally walked around the world with the same jacket and a toothpick in his mouth and acted as "quiet and mysterious" as the main character of the movie. At some point he found a girlfriend and started sweating when she suggested watching the movie "driver".
So did you eventually watch the movie with her?
It's kinda ironic since like a lot of the driver's tics and actions reflect a lot of movies and action heroes. Ryan Gosling said in an interview that he thought the character was raised on 90s action films and wanted to be like the heroes in those films. So this is like multiple layers of copycat shit going on
@@cabnbeeschurgrThere’s definitely a bit of Cobra, the Stallone character, in Driver.
You read a greentext and thought it was a true story? Jesus Christ lol
If you aren't naturally like him then you just come across fake and lame, people always asked why I never talked in school but I was never thought of as creepy because I'm good looking, I had that personality far before I ever saw this movie and I've been with girls as well, the only people who are actually like the driver are naturally quiet people who are at least decent looking or at least not trying to be something they're not, just out of the normal.
>go to job interview to deliver pizzas
>put on my scorpion jacket and racing gloves
>enter store and walk straight into the interview room
>manager says: "umm, are you applying for the open position?"
>stare out the window
...
...
...
>"i drive"
>manager tells me they are only hiring for cook positions
>i stare at him silently for 2 minutes
>walk out the store
>a real human bean
literally me
Proud to say that I love Drive (2011) and am still a virgin
Update: I got a gf
this is my favorite comment i’ve ever received
@@colletiquette how about reviewing some bitches next time?
I salute you, sir
A real human being...
So you're just any other old Drive fan. Got it.
Love when incels call other people incels
Edit: holy shit the incels sure are triggered by this comment
😂😂😂
You just called a incel who called an incel an incel. We didn't tho.
Love when an incel calls an incel who calls out an incel who calls other people incels
@@bruhmemesxd5749 that doesn't work
He is talking about the people who have started worshiping this movie and Patrick Bateman unironically. believe it or not, but i have actually seen these kind of people. and they can be very irritating and lame the way they worship these stuff, by missing the entire point of it. like the patrick bateman fans for e.g. same people worshiping him, doesn't even realize that the character's entire point is that he is supposed to be a unlikeable irredeemable loser, criticizing the kind of people who are unironically wants to he like him. even Christian Bale himself believes that
A real human bean, and a real hero.
thanks sigma patrick bateman pfp number #200
human bean? I'm confused 😂
You mean a real pearson
@@alexvolkov8502 no bean 🤦♂️
@@marcux83 don't you know the song? 🙄
He's not being hailed as relatable because he's socially awkward or super organised. It's because he's lonely and craves connection at the same time, that's all.
Driver is basically an angel in human clothes. He becomes the best at whatever you want him to be. Stockcars, getaway cars, mechanic, boyfriend, hot model, or angel of vengeance. He can't be killed. He comes back, time and again. He is driven. He drives.
A real human bean 🫘
Sounds like the horror movie The Wraith where a guy comes back from the dead with his sports car to avenge his death
And literally me
I watched this movie today and I can say with 100% certainity that he drives
Gayyy
I like the film, it’s not an action film with explosions left right and center, it’s simple and the driver speaks when necessary, the characters are easy to like and its really good with cinematography.
Also his jacket is really cool.
the jacket fucks hard
Every time you called him socially awkward or bad talking to women…. I felt everything he said was a perfectly normal reaction lmao
This dude literally told a mother of a child he is half responsible for the death of her husband and like a minute later forces himself on her in the elevator and they kiss for at least half a minute. This scene was written by skinwalkers and you cannot convince me otherwise.
@@masonskiekonto590 says the guy with a Freemason pfp 😂 bet you get plenty of chicks, probably little boys though. The point of the kiss was a distraction and the death was caused by the husband because the “driver” didn’t know anyone in the crew outside of the husband and was looking out for him so he could settle the debt. Plus she had feelings for him and obviously didn’t pull away until he bashed some guys skull in.
@@masonskiekonto590yeah it’s called kissing a girl that clearly reciprocates affection for you, you should try it sometime
He was weird! Creepy with how cold and stoic he was mostly…he had his warm moments for sure. But mostly red flag creep! Irl i would avoid him like the plague. 😅 lovely he helped her out tho but its just…
No bro thats how rizz works duhh, gotta try it tomorrow because it worked for ryan gosling(me) @@masonskiekonto590
Drive is great, not because driver is relatable, Drive is great because of the score, cinematography, story and brutality. I loved this movie from day one because of the reasons listed, and also the stellar performances, not because of meme culture.
I was one of those epeople that was like ehhhh driving.. lame.. as a girl I got noninterest ..butbi actually sat and watched and it's one of thr greatest movies made no cap.
Every department did an amazing job and to think this is the directors like only movie. Damn.
But it is relatable. Trying to-do the right thing after being drowned in so much wrong and for someone else is very Nobel.
And it's not simp or incel at all.. cause those two groups and nice guys are selfish and disgusting. Driver trying to do thebright thing to keep the one he fell in love safe.. and the only way to do it is to take out the scorpions onnhis back.
Also the soundtrack jfc. So good
@@npcimknot958 Wending refn had made many other movies with a rather silent protagonist in it before drive. But yeah i mostly agree, though the scorpion represents the story about the scorpion and the frog, the frog gives the scorpion a chance to cross the river but the scorpion still stings him, just like the driver stings the mafia guys. The Driver also hurts his loved ones by accident, just like the scorpion. The movie is just really clever all around.
You are literally me
well said
Same
I am literally drive (2011) but instead of driving I walk
I'll be able to get a driving license in a year. You can bet that Nightcall and A Real Hero are the first songs I'm gonna blast in my car.
cool. Watch Nightcrawler next bro
I am woman and I have never identified myself more with an on-screen character than the Driver. Great Movie, great actor ❤
>_> you ain’t fooling anyone, Gary
Women can be cels but that's not the point
ywnbaw
Fuck yeah autistic women for the win.
@@GeoffreyBronsontrans ppl live in your head rent-free bruv, let go of the pain
I think another big part of the popularity doesn't just come from meme and filmbro culture, but just what it has inspired, I watched this movie only because Hotline Miami, one of my favorite games, was based on it, and it quickly became of my favorite movies, but I've also noticed that it has inspired more movies like Baby Driver and it kind of kick-started the revival of the Outrun aesthetic.
Drive pretty much kick started all the NewRetro movement along with Far Cry 3 : Blood Dragon, Hotline Miami, etc. Hell, now we got Stranger Things Season 4.
I remember at the start of the 10's like 2011 to 2014 retro bars would pop out, outrun shirts being sold at Urban Outfitters, more 80s style games and movies coming out, etc...
its full of metaphors that people dont get lol. its about a man who thinks hes in a movie
@@ftftyffghfvghfcht6701 yeah isn't he also supposed to have autism or something 😭
Only smug hipster dbags use film bros. The types that think they're above everyone in movie taste but are usually just bitter and unhappy, make cringe essays on fight club, cup ari asters farts, won't stfu about Toni Collettes oscar, wears a24 merch, thinks that "actress" with no eyebrows is the second coming of christ even though she's mid tier, and last but definitely not least..."you just don't understand the theme's and metaphors" Movie they're talking about: (person laying on back picking dingleberrys off a hair) . Basically the offspring of the fembots who coined the term torture prn after watching the hostel sequel.. who ended up looking absolutely stupid after a bunch of articles debunked and stmpd on all their points and then it came out that they didn't even watch the original lmao which made them look even worse. Year's and Year's go by and for some odd reason that term caught on and everyone forgot the laughable origin story.
Just love's movie's and doesn't care what people think>losers who judge people for liking certain movies
(Yes my comment is hypocritical but they deserve this)
It’s one of the best and maybe only well done examples of cyberpunk that grapples with how the genre became often purely aesthetic and lost the themes of how alienating life is a high tech dystopia by choosing to set it in the modern day.
In the story Drive is based on the driver had no name either. The character shift from from almost standing still to brutal violence was was perfect. You’re right, he’s very much in control of everything he can be, and when he opens up (as much as he can) to the woman next door that’s when he loses control. He’s a protector at his core. Still
One of my fave JSF movies. Right after Everything is Illuminated.
And that's almost a hint maybe what happened to driver in the past. His silence was by choice
You see, this is how you can tell I'm not an incel, because my favourite movie is Taxi Driver.
Nah he’s still me
I personally love the movie, but because of is beautiful city montages, dreamy cyberpunky music, excellent soundtrack and the way actors conveyed the scenes with little to no dialogues! Its definitely a masterpiece.
Not sure I’d consider Kavinsky and College/Electric Youth cyberpunk.
Agree. It was aesthetics
It's called Synthwave....
I'm a huge fan of Drive, it's one of my favorite movies. It's just so good imo and one of my favorite games ever, Hotline Miami, is based on it. In fact i like the movie so much that i own the jacket of the Driver irl as a kind of collector's piece, looks great.
Wowowow I always thought Hotline Miami were based on this movie!
@@nand87 ye the devs said it was a very big inspiration for the vibe of the game and the soundtrack too
@@omnissiah7859 the aesthetic of hotline miami was inspired by drive along with the protagonists antisocial/sociopathic nature.
I too own the jacket.
You have great taste in not only movies but games my friend
I saw Ryan Gosling at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.
He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”
I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.
Your joking, right
@@zacharychapman6691 this too is a meme
@@zacharychapman6691 it's a copypasta lmao
LMFAO! 😆😆
well... He finally found the milk, now You're telling him He has to pay for it too?
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@@FunkSoulBrother7 ?
What the hell does this even mean?
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
he's literally me
you're not him.
@@kooljammer5783 Nah he's literally him
@@fabiowarlock No, that’s me.
fail. incels are passive people. and they certainly wouldn't white knight some girl
I drive.
you let the memes dissuade you. This movie had a cult following even before the memes. It's just great. That's why it inspired the memes. Memes say what you can't say yourself by using a good performance which is so good that you can put your own emotions and circumstances over it. The strength of the memes can be not only a test of the relatability but also the emotional value of the movie.
Also, Driver wasn't only socially awkward. To me it always seemed like the movie was missing a flashback -- like Nicolas Winding Refn decided to cut the flashback where we see Driver's horrendous OD etc. where he got the brain damage which left him practically a mute, or something of the sort. It's also essentially taking the classic trope of the strong silent hero and putting him in the modern world where you either seem like a total psychopath or an absolute shy guy and Gosling does both here.
to me he seemed autistic or just super stoic and quiet ive got a friend like that doesnt say much
@@siegfriedgottz698 I am the friend who doesn't say much
I thought they did the pauses between his sentences to emphasis tht he was calculated and reserved. Not necessarily a psychopath though but tht elevator scene gave me chillls.
Look at the opening scene. He thinks before he acts at every turn. It's all planned out in his head, the watch is the biggest evidence of tht.
@@Cherry-pu4mx yea just seems methodical and calculated youd have to be in that line of work cool headed and calm
@@Cherry-pu4mx ya he's not a psychopath. Driver is very emotional but he has like 0 ability to properly communicate. Emotionally stunted if you will.
Literally any goddamn movie about a lonely man with issues is now called an "incel movie".
How fuckin original!
Of course it's always about sex!
What bigger meaning could there be to life!
Aaaaah, you're a geniussssss!
bigger meanings usually come after lesser ones. Stop the cope.
@@rudeboy6580 you just continue your mundane life and enjoy the little things... Or rather enjoy suffering from the little things.
That's the whole point these days, ain't it?
The titles a bait and it clearly paid off since your comment existed
@@Adam-mv4fw idk man, you can't call the title bait if the entire video has the exact same message all the way through.
You might wanna get a dictionary and look up the word "bait".
@@ShFred wait, what message? All i got was that he liked the movie but disliked the pacing
This movie is my favourite.
The story it tells and the way it tells it. The soundtrack. It's editing, pacing, color and looks.
I really found it all incredible
It's pretty much The Driver (1978) mixed with Taxi Driver. But I love both those movies so I also love Drive. The cult following really begun in 2011, at first due to it's soundtrack which is what started the Synthwave scene. Then later because the quiet socially awkward character is 'literally me'.
i like how paddington is shown when “great movie” is said because paddington is genuinely legitimately a great movie
Honestly it was really good. Insane itnwasnt nominated for animated movie.
Man talked about Drive for 5 minutes and never mentioned the fire soundtrack
Ryan Gosling is literally me (suburban white guy)
guys, im driver, im ryan gosling whats up
Im an incel, and this is literally me
So you tried getting laid but it didnt work? Hey at least you tried man. Because thats what it means.
Keep on trying and working on yourself bro@isleepnow8066
Same here another incel
I love the part when Ryan gosling says "I am the American driver" that scene is soooooo me
"it's drivin time"
"Basically when i read the script for drive, in trying to figure out who would do something like this the only way to make sense of this is that this is a guy whos seen too many movies and hes started to confuse his life for a film. he's lost in the mythology of Hollywood and he's become the amalgamation of all the characters that he admires" - Ryan Gosling. Its like when we go way over the speed limit, we for a moment, dont really think about reality and how you only have 1 life and that its incredibly, unnecessarily dangerous. Then we realize and slow back down. He doesnt slow down, that line between imagination and reality isnt there anymore. That explanation makes it soooooo much more interesting to me
Gosling has actually said that when he was a child he would often confuse reality with movies. He once saw Rambo and then went to school with a knife for example. I kind of believe this is what has made him a great actor, he's ability to blur the lines between reality and fiction. So it's very interesting he saw at Driver the same way, Driver is like a lonesome and silent cowboy from movies, hence the tooth pick, that was a Hollywood mythology I instanly caught.
Only if you're a shitty driver like yourself who doesn't understand driving dynamics.
Yeah I think that is what people might really be relating to with the character. The fact that he lives in his imagination.
You just explained Christian Slater in "True Romance."
Bro imagine thinking liking a movie makes you a incel💀
It's not liking the movie that's the issue. It's all the delusional loners that think they're the main character, meanwhile they probably don't drive or talk to women
that's not what he said though
Imagine being triggered by the title of a TH-cam vid 💀
@@HunterMagunterbut I’m literally him???
@@gilglamesh ok incel
I'm not an incel and I love this movie
Haven’t seen the video. Probably won’t, but damn he is literally me
respect
I love the part that the driver guy says "it's drivin time"
I DRIVE...
...DRUNK.
Thanks for the great editing, especially the attention to detail! I'm genuinely surprised that incels like the movie so much. My take is that "Driver" was closed-off and quiet by choice, it honestly just felt like he gave zero f*cks about anything except cars, until Irene came along. However, it never felt like he hated society or anything like that, or blamed anyone for his circumstances. Those characteristics seem very different from an incel-like mentality imo.
fs! not saying driver is an incel, i’m saying the film bro community has memed the movie to hell and idolized him as a “relatable character” which confuses me
@@3_smh_3 bro. if you actually watched the video you’d see i gave the film a 4/5 stars which is pretty fucken high. i’m not shitting on the film, and i barely shit on the fan base. it’s all in good fun considering i’m literally one of the people who rates it so highly. the title and jokes in the video are all satirical and meant for nothing but laughs. next time, actually WATCH the video before typing like a whole ass facebook mom in my comments
Incels love the Driver because his stoicism kinda reminds them of their autism. And that’s not a stretch, really, (or an insult because that’s literally what they say too) since the Driver in the book is heavily implied to be autistic to some degree and his attitude upon first meeting Standard is kinda like that, too. Plus his whole not caring about anything besides cars attitude that you mentioned is another factor.
@@colletiquette Kinda agree with you though I feel as though incel is an overused buzzword now, but maybe its coz most people I know who go “hes literally me” are basically more doomers and not incels. Though thinking of it now, I can see theres some crossover with the two sometimes.
@@Tomoko_Kuroki888 well I see the incel group like th3 nice guy group- and they really don't get the character. Nice guys suck. They do nothing for others only to get in someone's pants.
You been on 4chan too much and missed the irony of saying gosling is "literally me".
Dude, literally me
He is literally me
I hate to sound like a 🤓 but I'm pretty sure the "literally me" shit is just a meme lmao. Calling everyone who says it an incel is kinda wild ngl
🤓
@@mrpr3d4t0r ye
"Literally me" mfs on their way to realize they can't associate with Ryan Gosling because he talked to a woman
nah true the term incel get thrown around too easly
I'm not an incel I just happen to not have sex
These days incel is used by hedonists to shame people who don't have sex before marriage. It has lost all meaning, especially because hedonists started using it.
Looks to me like the word "Incel" evolved from a new term for basement-dweller to become some kind of omnipresent, metaphysical, hive-mind boogeyman that changes it's definition according to what's required in the moment. It's actually kinda funny when you think about it
Unironically using the word is a sign of not having an argument. Maybe even projection.
@@MaxSoininen Most often projection
bro missed the joke
he’s literally me (i have never seen the movie)
It's literally me
*Literally me.*
Driver = a dude who drives
Me = a dude who drives
If we substitute out for “a dude who drives” we get,
Driver = -a dude who drives- me
Therefore, driver is literally me
There’s something inside me 🎶 It’s hard to explain 🎵
Drive is so gripping. The slow tension is this dreadful sinking feeling , where you know something bad is going to happen. It looks great, it’s minimalistic, the driver is so badass and noir like. He’s admirable but not necessarily likable. He finds love and a reason to live outside of himself becoming his tragic catalyst. It’s a perfect tragedy and extremely stylish.
Whereas Baby Driver is bouncy, colorful and way too wordy. I don’t think it is nearly as good . It doesn’t feel like the real world the way drive does. Even though it’s a dark movie too thematically the feeling is so much cheesier and way less memorable.
baby driver just felt...meh? idk coulndt get it behind maybe it was the soundtrack like none of the songs resonated with me lol
Loved both movies tbh, they're great in their own ways
Watched this movie when I was a kid and thought that's literally me but now that I'm older and rewatched it recently, I don't have anything in common with this character other than being socially awkward, I just love it as a movie. I think some of these "literally me" characters share characteristics of what it's like being a young guy nowadays and that's great but people take it too far when the characters from movies become their entire personalities.
Yeah most of the “literally me” characters are either emotionally stunted (driver) or straight up psychopathic (Patric Bateman).
I think it’s just kids going through that weird phase in puberty where you don’t really have that strong of an identity yet, so they gravitate towards someone that they either think they should be like, or someone they identify with.
It's a very angry guy in his 20's identification movie
They need to make a "literally me" movie
Isn’t this why your here?
I'm not even an incel but Drive and Baby Driver are the best movies i've seen in years, but Drive is personal to me since Drive and Taxi Driver are phenomenal, the violence, women, guns and emotional rollercoaster over all made me watch this a thousand times.
I drive (I’m literally Ryan Gosling)
This was like listening to an NPC reading his own essay, morbid
Your comment, pfp and name gave me sweet memories of 4chan, or Tumblr for that matter
Never change, my dear edgy (?)
@@floreroafloreril1458 Your comment, pfp and name gave me sweet memories of reddit, or Twitter for that matter
Never change, my dear normie (?)
@@SpuddyWesker "Normie"💀
@@floreroafloreril1458 cringe dude
@@kyleisbart9042 Ohno I posted cringe now the internet people are going to make fun of me
The studio needs to pay me royalties because they actually used my likeness and personality for the male lead in this movie.
I’m literally him
One of my favorite movies and one of the best theater experiences I've ever had.
damn i would’ve loved to see it in theatres
Well, that was 5 minutes and 27 seconds of my life wasted. Give it back
The baby druver vs drive debate is the ultimate pleb filter. Your opinion is worthless if you think that corny action flick is better or even comparable to this generation defining masterpiece.
Baby driver is cringe wtf
I baby drive.
My girlfriend is getting me the Driver jacket for our third year aniversary :)
Thats cool
Mfs will call anyone an incel nowadays.
Incels may love it, but you don't have to be one to love this masterpiece of a film
exactly
Incel means literally everything nowadays. Synonym to shit or stuff but about people.
The protagonist is a kind and stoic man who essentially acts as a guardian angel for a single mom down on her luck. My man, he couldn't get farther away from being an incel.
He didnt shagged her, and kid id not his
He's literally me and nothing you say weebs can change that
i believe you
He is a great stoic character, quiet yet very capable.
Really good movie review - I like how to the point it was without the 15 minutes of waffly bullshit most other reviews have, and nothing really was spoiled in the film so there is still reason to watch it. Very based and redpilled, I hope you get more attention.
thank you so much! more to come for sure
He literally spoiled every single scene but yeah and got nothing correct about the film but okie dokie champ
@@fpsyellow_ranger4815 you’re really going through the entire comment section huh
@@colletiquette thats what its there for,. You could always shut off the comments like every other dumbass self-appointed youtuber does.
@@colletiquette Your "critique" was trash
Idc bro he's literally me
I don’t use deodorant, my natural smell drives the ladies crazy.
There are multiple ways to interpret this.
Real btw
Here's a better clickbait title - "If you like this movie you're an incel."
This guy definitely has one of the opinions of all time.
I think the reason why so many people identify and gravitate or praise the Driver character is because he’s like a Superhero for all us introverts.
Therefore, I think only introverted people “get” his character or understand where driver is coming from and really enjoy the movie!
I think it’s a great movie all around!
Drive can also be considered a love letter to classic gangster movies, if you don’t understand why Ron Perlmans character is a little “goofy” you might be missing some of the tropes and conventions this movie is trying to play with
It isn't "Drive" that is alone with this "literally me" thing. People, humans, you know, you and me, all watch movies, media, tik tok, read books, comics, look at art, look at life, almost anything, and consciously sympathize or relate to what is being shown. That is what Art is, its a personal interpretation of what is being viewed. Sure, there are some people who may take it extreme but that is with LITERALLY everything. Perhaps some people just want to desperately embody something they idealize because they are afraid of being themselves or being judged akin to a child growing up into a man, afraid to be judged by peers and so they choose an extreme approach in the hope to either get validation or instigate reaction in those around them, to be who they are, or figure out who they are.
I mean its the STORY that is life, we all have dragons, we all want to slay those dragons, and although I am not literally a man who is as strong and beautiful as Ryan Gosling, I have my own dragons to slay, and so do you, and these dragons may not be mafia gangsters or extreme abstractions of what is considered evil, but rather things that continue to pose threats and create fear in our lives and so we must make effort to conquer them and slay the "dragons" if you will. To be judgmental of an imaginary group of people, which I can only guess as from personal experience is an effort for you yourself to further cement who you think you are, by judging what you say you are not, and then create a title called "The Movie Incels Love Most" is a great way to stir the pot and lure in the flies, as you have lured me into your pretty mediocre review of a timeless gem. A greater conversation can most certainly be achieved and the dialogue about how we as individual conscious beings consistently try to figure out or create our own story, and fight our own dragons is quite magical and important.
I think you just saved me five minutes lmao thank you dude
Holy crap that was a bullseye 🎯
@@julievrhackzor Not really tbh. Some valid criticisms in the first paragraph, but the second reads like something out of a bad Jordan Peterson video.
aint reading allat
I ain’t readin allat
I grew up in LA and I saw this movie in theaters with my dad when I was young teen. This movie means a lot to me being filmed in places I grew up that never get the limelight that most LA movies showcase. MacArther Park is one of the densest parts of the city and I feel the movie really gave it an honest look. The good and the bad.
you are the happy man. millions of us could only dream to live places like that. we drive at night on the other side of the world, listen to kavinsky nightcall or after dark and feel like we are driving in LA where he did 🌆🌆
Ryan Gosling is literally a real human bean.
"it's driving time" -driver
Im gonna have to ask that you pay royalties for featuring me so much in this video.
gotchu twin
The word most people misuse.
The driver is literally me except i don't have a car and i ride public transport.
How the NORMAL FRIGGIN GUY feels after calling something/someone an "incel" (he probably touches grass and has a heckin normal one epic dudebeer style)
You can't insult yourself in a video
The incel:
They should've named him "Jacket"
This film is close to perfect for me, simple ,flows nicely and shocks you when necessary. It has moments that hit hard and open the plot up and characters that all add weight into the story, definitely an entertaining ride and an extremely worthy entry into the getaway driver genre
An anime fan using the word "incel"💀 how self-contradictory
that’s a big word
I liked this movie because of the whole synthwave aesthetic and also because it's literally a remake of the movie Shane. Go watch Shane and you'll see it.
I loved this movie. I think the way Ryan Gosling acts in the film is extremely relatable to a lot of young men. Some are (or were) like him, others want to be like him.
Everyone related to him because of his lack of communication skills
No sex in over 10 years for me.
Honestly, boys, the more time passes the more numb you become. Breathe in relief, you'll see you don't desire any of that anymore
Same here.
I broke up with my last GF back in 2014. It's much different not having sex for a long time if you're not a virgin.
I don't really care all that much. If it happens , it happens.
I can totally understand though why virgins or incels in their 20's would be desperate. It's like society tells them that unless they're having sex , they're not real men.
It's much easier to convince yourself that it isn't a big deal if you're not a virgin.
Real human beings, and a real hero
as a virgin, drive (2011) is one of my favorite movies ever.
Friendly fire will not be tolerated
I don't relate because I think I'm super cool I relate because I'm severely fucking autistic
unbelievably real
you should've mentioned how walter white is also a character that people idolize when they're not meant to, seeing as how bryan cranston happens to be in this movie :P
oh shit that’s a good point
i thought it was because walter w. tried to make as much money as possible for his family before he died of cancer?
Thats completely bs, just because a character is bad it doesnt mean they arent written to be likeable. Idk why people think its one or the other
@@chickenandksivideoreviewer9739 i'm not saying that he isn't written to be likeable (bryan cranston was specifically chosen for that reason) but some people defend him during literally everything and say he's badass when near the end of the show you aren't supposed to root for him anymore (which dean norris said in an interview). you can like him and also acknowledge that he did really bad stuff rather than seeing him as some sort of role model lol
@@Benjamslikestrains I think it's a given that hes a bad person and not someone to be idolised, but i completely disregard the notion that you arent supposed to root for him. The audience is smart enough (for the most part) to distinguish these two things, that's what makes the show so compelling
I liked it due to the nice night scenery similar to “Collateral”.
I think it's so simple that's sweet, what I love about the movie is the Scorpion metaphor, if you search for it, scorpions can mean "calm but ready to kill"/"treason"/"transformation", and the Driver just represents it.
He starts as a very good guy, a genuinely light hearted man, who fell in love with his neighbor and likes cars, but showings that he isn't all right because he steal cars, but still a good guy. And after her husband comes back we see he slowly showing the Scorpion he is, getting more and more brutal, until in the end, he just go back as being the good guy, not chasing her back to garante her safety.
I thought the scorpion jacket was a reference to the story of the of the scorpion and the frog where the scorpion stings the frog carrying him across the pond and the frog says why did you do that now we're both going to drown and the scorpion says that's my nature.
My wife and I use the word “incel” very rarely lol. This movie is my favorite because of the music. New retro wave. Ryan gosling plays this part very great. Smooth. Quiet. Cool. That’s it really. Cool movie.