A very underated film that most people haven't heard of because it wasn't made by Disney. The 90's was still a time period where Disney easily squashed animated competition from other smaller studios and producers like Amblin Entertainment, Don Bluth, Richard Rich etc. DreamWorks was working on Shrek at this time. Hard to believe it has been 20 years.
@@casthedemon It absolutely is underrated. The fact nobody watched it even it came out proves it. The fact it's now beloved by animation fans doesn't mean it is well known to most.
@@animalvids6312 Uhhh he may not have been the "protagonist" of the story, but there was nothing in the general's actions or even demeanor that was bad imo. Just another working stiff trying to do right by his country/position in said country's military. Unless you got Mansley and the general mixed up? And to be real Mansley was a relatable antagonist which demonstrates the quality of the story, but he was a sniveling coward who was willing to step on others as his rungs up the ladder. He was an example of what NOT to be.
Another thing that's interesting is the difference between! Mansley and the Giant. Mansley says he can, and implies that he will, do "anything" for _the greater good_ of the _people._ And he means that, so long "anything" means trampling over the Rights of US Citizens, intimidating and (if memory serves) drugging children, and mercilessly trying to kill a person (the Giant) simply because he's fears them and doesn't understand them. But, when "anything" means accepting the consequences of his mistakes, by staying and dying in the town he ordered to be annihilated with everyone else; he just tries to run away and save himself. The Giant, on the other hand, would also do anything for the _people,_ and chooses to sacrifice (instead of the Rights of others and all that) the only thing that a person has any real Right to sacrifice for Something; himself.
I actually cried at the review and understood the words, I chooses to be a good and lovable person or a cheeky and childish bad guy on the internet and just making goofy sounds for maybe get a laugh or a annoyance out of it, it was my choice to make at that time, and i hope it can stay that way, but I'm very young and know the meaning of "you be who you choose to be" I'm really happy I made that choice.
Actually you're right about that Mansley did drug Hogarth with chloroform/ether which I never fully understood as an 8 yr old I assumed it was as Mansley said "a bad dream" but now as an adult that's pretty chilling especially knowing that Mansley could have resorted to having a child as a hostage
Excellent. This is a poignant distinction. True virtue isn't found in making people sacrifice themselves or their stuff. It's found in sacrificing yourself.
It especially scared me when he said “The point is, we didn’t make it so that’s enough reason to fear it and destroy it.” It made me shiver because it showed how truly paranoid he was about the world and what he didn’t understand. Not just him, but in reality too. There are tons of people who would rather attack things they don’t understand (race, sexualities, etc.), than sit down and learn about it. Humanity is too quick to don’t understand that we’ve started killing ourselves. This movie is beautiful and it’s message inspires me to be better. “You are, what you choose to be.”
This is the first video of Out of Frame that I've watched, and I have to say this is a terrific analysis. I seriously can't have at least teary eyes watching most scenes in the films - even ones that aren't supposed to be sad. I watched it for the first time at the theater back when I was 4, but it still didn't lose its punch, and I'm now 23. Gorgeous and sadly underrated film.
What makes it even more touching is how personal this ended up being for Brad Bird. While it was an adaptation of the Ted Hughes novel, which itself was written for his children after Sylvia Plath's death/suicide, he infused into it his own interests and preoccupations, including what had happened to his sister about ten years prior where she was shot and killed by her estranged husband. For him, it was about what if something that was designed to kill decided to go against its very design. That *could* be seen as an anti-gun statement. But honestly, I think that's very minor compared to what really stands out and as you pointed out. And yeah, there are plenty of teary-eyed moments. Not that final goodbye but also when Hogarth tells the Iron Giant "souls don't die". It was pointed out that the animators reacted with tears even when it was shown as a rough animatic. Speaking of which, it's also a demonstration of when commerce overwhelms the art. The marketing for this film sucked and I think hurt its potential earnings. I remember at the time being put off by the advertisements for it. Then it changed when I heard all the praise it was getting. I finally saw it for myself when it was released on Blu for the first time in 2016 (appropriately enough, it was on my birthday) and I'm glad I did. This is where I also learned that it was given half the time and half the money as something comparable to Disney. The animation team could have been viewed as the Sandlot or Bad News Bears at the time but they proved themselves and rose to the task of making a great work (thanks also in large part to Brad Bird's own talents and sensibilities).
The animation team who worked on it were either unproven or a bunch of misfits who were not valued highly (again, like the Bad News Bears and the Sandlot ... in fact, one of the animators used the former as a basis of comparison). Yet they put in the work and the results speak for themselves.
Every time giant says "You stay. I go. No following" I just break down. Even though I know hes still alive I dont want him to leave Hogarth. I dont want him to go. This movie attaches you so much to the characters that even if you've seen it 100 times you still get so emotional
i remember watching this movie countless times as a kid. this movie is so criminally underrated it hurts. the message of this movie is so profound and impactful to my life that it makes me damn near cry every time i watch it.
This video hits me close to home. When I saw it as a kid it really taught me to be my self, I didn't know what I was supposed to be in the world, but after watching this movie over the years, it did help to understand that it didn't matter what the world thought of what I was. But what mattered is what I wanted to be. Now if you excuse me, I got a movie to watch again.
I very rarely actually cry during movies, I get the feeling but there's usually not actual tears. Except this one, gets me every single time without fail, even just watching the clips in this video were enough to do it. It's so simple and real. truly a masterpiece
The end scene when the IG decides to be Superman and rams the nuke is one of the most emotional and iconic scenes in movies history and perhaps the best omage to Superman ever. The music was perfect.
Too bad they got the small end of the deal and marketing did not support them as much as the should. This movie is a cult classic and always will hold a special place in my heart.
Every month, I wonder why such pieces of small huge wisdom, Out Of Frame, have small view numbers. They should be watched in some school classroom !!! Thanks
Domenico Trapani depends on the episode. We also post them to Facebook where we have a stronger presence and they do quite well there. I wish they did better on TH-cam, but I think it's changing... The Black Panther, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Hot Fuzz episodes are pretty solid, but it's like nobody even saw some of the others. Weird. Thanks for watching and sharing though!
Honestly I'm gonna have to agree with "The Iron Giant", I fell in love with that movie when I first saw it at like 7 or so, and I love it. Despite the fact I cry like a baby every damn time.
That's the best part, for me it's one of those movies that I can totally tear up to and never feel like less of a man for doing so. Hell, sometimes it makes me feel manlier! :)
Why did you have to metion it? So many people are mean and just want to ruin people's day, you should've know that metioning it would instantly get it dislikes
4:51 Ironically, the earlier drafts of Zootopia, which involved tame collars, would've been quite anti-authoritarian. I would love it if Disney would make and release that darker version of the movie, but unfortunately, I know that they won't.
But hey, at least we do have fanfictions. And in fact, I am making my own on my Trivia Blog and DeviantArt, which I make with the intent of being pro-libertarian values and principals (much of the work includes alternate history, and is so far work in progress); saynotodemocidetrivia.blogspot.com/ www.deviantart.com/saynotodemocide
This movie is one of my best and clearest memories I have as a child, and i'm so greatfull for all the values it thought me. I love this movie so much that I actually here the other day spent 500$ on a framed fine art lithograph from sideshow, of The Iron Giant.
Music starts to play, giant lands off, tears appears, screw those damn ninjas cutting onions.. You got the other movies wrong tho, Zootopia «Obey authority » i guess you watched a chinese knock off made for propaganda, because Zootopia is about tolerance; The Lego Movie is pretty fun too tho and is about creativity (creativity being their principle marketing argument since many years) On top of that, there is something you don’t talk about the Iron Giant which is the fear of the unknown, and to me it is represented through 2 points of view, from the kid, who with their innocence see it (the giant) as nothing more than a lost creature, and the adults who will always see it as a threat (Also represented in E.T), and that feeling of paranoia is well established thanks to kent talking about spoutnik and the fact that the story takes place during the cold war.
He is obviously biased towards his chosen self-identify as a (dime-a-dozen 😜) individualist entrepreneurship advocate (I guess I could sum that up as libertarian.) and shapes his perception based on that set outcome. Such a chosen path (or non-path, depending on how you want to see it) shields one from recognizing the values in the very antitheses of it. Picking a tribe is the most damn boring and old-world thing. Few people I encounter do not fit into a shoebox, because it is so comfortable in there.
Couldn't agree more; President Business is a metaphor for the kid's controlling father in 'The Lego Movie'. And the police force in Zootopia is a symbol of pride and dignity for Nick and Judy.
For years I’ve said this was my favorite film. It’s definitely my favorite childhood film. I learned so much from this film and it definitely helped me in tough times as I reflected on the core themes such as “you are who you choose to be” and with my fear of death during the “souls don’t die” scene. I remember Cartoon Network once played this movie over and over nonstop all thanksgiving day. My parents had to kick me out of the house multiple times because all I wanted to do was sit in front of the tv and watch The Iron Giant. Your video gave me multiple chills down my spine as I relived the pure excitement and joy of watching this as a kid. Thank you.
This is without a doubt my favourite video on TH-cam, I've rewatch it probably a 100 times over the years, especially when I'm down. it helps remind me to be the best version of myself, iron giant has been my favourite film since a boy. This video I've shown to friends, family and my now wife as it captures why I love iron giant so well. Thank you, very grateful for this content
It's not until Iron Giant 2 that we learn the robot was actually a secret weapon of the Soviet Union, prompting the USA to construct Liberty Prime. The Iron Giant meanwhile, is recaptured by the Soviets and quickly reprogrammed to complete his original mission. The US is forced to bring Liberty Prime online much earlier than they would've liked, and the two duke it out with lasers, cannons, and giant metal fists. Eventually though, the Iron Giant is victorious, due to Liberty Prime not being complete. But, the Iron Giant was never fully reprogrammed, and during the fight suffered another blow to the head, similar to his original dent. This leads him to eventually override the Soviet reprogramming, and become a good guy again. The Soviets admit defeat, and send all the scientists involved with the Iron Giant project to the Siberia - but mysteriously they never arrive. The End.
Army of Darkness starring Bruce Campbell. Ash is the coolest, but at the same time everything Ash goes through is his fault, he released the Necronomicon, he said the wrong words, he literally became his own worst Enemy. But he always made things right, sort of. He also grew from just a guy to a chainsaw wielding bad ass hero guy. No matter how bad things get we can still be heroes.
I don't know that I've ever outright claimed Iron Giant as my favorite film, but I've certainly long maintained it's my favorite animation. I just discovered your channel last night, and I'm enamored with your viewpoints, especially on Iron Giant. Keep up the good work!
I love this movie. It is such a good example of life, our choices & the power we each hold to choose who we are. My boy & I watched it endlessly. I am grateful to know these fundamental life lessons are imprinted in his mind.
I personally love The iron giant movie watching it from beginning to end is one of those great movies that I just love to watch no matter how many times I watch it always makes me cry and I have yet to have a movie touch me as much as the iron giant did.
I watched this movie 4 times when i was 9 yrs old and imma still watch it. I love this movie because It shows to be good no madder how much people hate u be like giant so u can be a hero :)
Most Underrated video on all of TH-cam the world is asleep while so very few are truly awake from this dream that force and apathy is better then love and generosity we are what we choose to be I choose to understand us humans everything and honestly I'm in pain every day because nobody wants to fix the mess we have induced we have nobody to blame for the way the world is but ourselves we are the problem and the answer
I love this movie. Always have. I admit too, I always getting a bit emotional when The Iron Giant chooses to sacrifice himself to save everyone. Great movie.
I've discovered this movie by accident and I've watched it only yesterday for the first time. It's so moving. I'm a 30 years old guy but I cried like a baby. Good to know that there are so many sensitive people out there.
I cry at be good, I’m crying right now thinking about the movie.. I remember being younger and finding the retro styling weird, none of my friends talked about it when it came out so I assumed nobody liked it.. I saw it at my babysitters once after school and of all the kids I was the only one glued to the screen. And at the end nobody knew why I was crying my eyes out. One I was crying when the giant was being provoked to fight, then that he sacrificed himself and only wished his young friend “be good” and then finally when his pieces sought to reassemble. I used to be small and bullied a lot , I wanted to be nice and liked but some people liked to provoke me because it was an easy fight for them. That always made me mad . I always felt for the giant when they wouldn’t let him be
I also cry every time I watch this movie. I watched it for the first time in quite a while on a flight from London to Chicago, and I cried like a baby. Hell, I'm tearing up just watching the scenes in this video. I'm surprised you'd have to have your feet to the fire to pick this as your favorite. It's reflexive for me. "Hey Noah, what's your favorite mov-" "The Iron Giant." This movie had such an enormous impact on who I am, and it's no contest that it's my favorite movie.
My favorite film has something in common with The Iron Giant, which I really love, by the way. George Pal's 1960 release "The Time Machine." The inventor builds his time machine because he hates the time he was born into. "It seems that men can't kill each other fast enough, so they invent new and more powerful ways to do it." "I want to see if a man can change his destiny." SPOILER ALERT. He travels to the far future to get away from the warfare of his original time, and finds what seems to be a paradise, but discovers that the humans are slaves, controlled by monsters who kill and eat them, raising them as cattle. He then rises up as a military leader of the future humans to teach them to wage war.
I'll be honest. My favourite movie, hands down, is Treasure Planet. For me, it was a coming of age movie that really came in when it was needed the most for me and has stuck with me even more today than it has at any other time. Whem I was a kid, I remember when McDonalds was giving away promo toys and demo disks for the new movie and game respectively(yes, there was a video game, and yes I still own and play it every so often), and I remember that the disk I had had the track "Silver Leaves" on it. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard up to that point and carried so much emotion that I couldn't keep track. When I finally got to see the movie, I was hooked, not because I was already into pyrates and Star Wars at the time(although it was a huge factor), but because I saw something a bit revolutionary in a Disney film. A movie where emphasis was more about redemption and self realization than anything else. I looked up the Musker's Jim Hawkins and wanted to to like him. It took several years, but it did happen. Back in around 2016, my father left our family and we were in a very strained position. It was before the new election and I'll be the first to admit, I was much like Jim. I never got in trouble with the law, but I was ttying to find my place in life when I thought I had nothing to work with. In 2017 that literally happened. My mother, little siblings, and I were evicted from our home mere weeks before the first big hurricane hit. I remember having for the first time in my life of having to sleep in a shelter. It was miserable. I felt so humiliated, but I ignored it and ketp going, hoping that all of this was just some twisted dream my mind was cookng up. Needless to say I didn't wake up. That part of my life is my equivalent of Jim losing his home and his old way of life except I had nothing to work with. No money, no job, no welfare. Nothing. In 2019 I was able to get a job. That was my journey to Treasure Planet. I was wrokng as a delivery biker and having an entitled mindset the whole time. It wasn't until my wonderful manager chewed my ass out and told me some harsh truths about my position. Mainly that I didn't deserve it. From there I worked harder and now I'm on my way to be a manager. I'm out of being homeless and am actually renting a place mere minutes away from work. I know my journey isn't complete, but I'm seeing the end. and I'm working for it harder than before.
Also, I wonder if you would like another series we do at FEE, called Revolution of One, which is all about empowering individuals to use an entrepreneurial mindset to take charge of their own lives. If you have a few minutes, check out FEE.org/Rev1 and let me know what you think.
I've always sympathized with the giant. Being a bigger guy and having rage issues when I was younger I would often lash out and hurt people, almost never physically unless in defense. It would scare people though and always made me feel like a monster. It's really nice that theres many meanings that resonate well with a kids movie.
Last year, when I was on a 16 hour plane journey, I watched two films. One was Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse: I thought the animation was superb but the plot was rather formulaic (go figure). After that, I watched the Iron Giant and holy shit did it blow me away. Normally I don't cry, ESPECIALLY in public, but I teared up so much watching this film on that plane. The subject matter is so fundamental to us as human beings and it was the last thing I'd expect in a kid's movie.
This movie was one of my favorites to watch with my little sister and is currently my daughter's favorite. Even though she just turned 13, it still holds a special place in her heart. It's funny really. She gives this movie as a gift. She's at camp this week but I can't wait to show her this video. Great analysis.
God this movie just hit so many keys with me. I love everything about it. The score is perfect, the animation is a beautiful and impressive use of both 2D and CGI animation. Also the setting of Red-Scare-Paranoia in the late 50s is such an interesting and high potential period to depict
An absolutely on point,beautiful description of this movie This movie is an absolute masterpiece,a classic that every growing kid should see Now I'm gonna do what I did 11 years ago when I was 9 Watch this movie
I like all of your videos but I think this is your best. My question to you, and one I often bring up on my channel, is this: Aren't Godzilla, King Kong, Frankenstein's monster and the Creature from the Black Lagoon really the victims? If you look at the original stories none of them attacked without first being attacked, kidnapped, violated after death or invaded on.
Great job on this one. It was the first non-gospel film that ever made me cry. I saw it at a prescreening my friend's mom got tickets for. I'll never forget it. It's a very special movie.
I've watched this movie through out my entire childhood, this will forever be my favorite film of all time, i'm currently saving up to by a small statue of the iron giant
Mansley was a villiain on a level that only adults can fully appreciate. Children see him as wanting to hurt Hogarth and the IG, adults see the fanaticism, the psychological abuse he inflicts on Hogarth behind the back of his mother...."I can do anything I want, whenever I want." Classic sign of an abuser. Then add in the "best interests of the PEOPLE" element and it makes for a serious gut check, especially in light of the times we are seeing now. I also felt that the reason Dean was a "dropout" from normal society was because he had been in the military and had witnessed a lot of things (there were civilian massacres in Korea, as an example of this) that would now be identified as a cause of PTSD. Veterans back in those days didn't have modern resources. They were expected to suck it up and carry on back in civilian life. That would explain his decision to move away from the establishment and follow his own wants and needs. It would also explain his terse attitude towards the military. Even when he didn't see the IG in his powered up state before the first visit of the g-man and military representatives to his salvage yard, there was that strain between them. I think I would have liked to learn, as a writer, a bit more about Dean's back story.
It's also a story about a machine that gains a spark of self-awareness... and slowly develops the ability to question it's programming, stop itself from harming others... to have and MAKE a choice.
Darn it!!! I just woke up and now I am crying. 😭 The beauty of choice just is a powerful thing to think about. A gun can't fire itself like wise a punch won't always be thrown. Its the person that chooses to either act on their choices which the iorn giant does VERY well
A very underated film that most people haven't heard of because it wasn't made by Disney. The 90's was still a time period where Disney easily squashed animated competition from other smaller studios and producers like Amblin Entertainment, Don Bluth, Richard Rich etc. DreamWorks was working on Shrek at this time. Hard to believe it has been 20 years.
Jacob Dettwyler 19 years technically. I'm a couple months older than it.
@@christianames2161 that was a positive in the 90s
Good animation is immortal.
Um what? Everyone knows the Iron Giant. By no means underrated.
@@casthedemon It absolutely is underrated. The fact nobody watched it even it came out proves it. The fact it's now beloved by animation fans doesn't mean it is well known to most.
Iron Giant: "Superman"
Me: * Cries uncontrollably *
"I go, you stay. No following..."
Correction.
Iron Giant: "Superman"
*We*: * cry uncontrollably *
found the one who also cry's when watching the movie
"You stay. I go. No following" 😭😭😭
Me too
Iron Giant is the best Superman movie
And it doesn't even feature Superman!
YES! XD
It shows the basic idea of Superman without him, an outsider trying to do good.
True!
You wish.
This movie is a masterpiece
WHERE'S THE GIANT MANSLEY?!
Your lack of comma changes the meaning.
@@alvallac2171 A very giant Mansley.
*roblox death sound*
@@TheGoodCrusader yeah. There's beauty in everything, even the bad. There's good in bad guys too. It's just a different kind of good.
@@animalvids6312 Uhhh he may not have been the "protagonist" of the story, but there was nothing in the general's actions or even demeanor that was bad imo. Just another working stiff trying to do right by his country/position in said country's military. Unless you got Mansley and the general mixed up? And to be real Mansley was a relatable antagonist which demonstrates the quality of the story, but he was a sniveling coward who was willing to step on others as his rungs up the ladder. He was an example of what NOT to be.
Another thing that's interesting is the difference between! Mansley and the Giant.
Mansley says he can, and implies that he will, do "anything" for _the greater good_ of the _people._
And he means that, so long "anything" means trampling over the Rights of US Citizens, intimidating and (if memory serves) drugging children, and mercilessly trying to kill a person (the Giant) simply because he's fears them and doesn't understand them.
But, when "anything" means accepting the consequences of his mistakes, by staying and dying in the town he ordered to be annihilated with everyone else; he just tries to run away and save himself.
The Giant, on the other hand, would also do anything for the _people,_ and chooses to sacrifice (instead of the Rights of others and all that) the only thing that a person has any real Right to sacrifice for Something; himself.
I actually cried at the review and understood the words, I chooses to be a good and lovable person or a cheeky and childish bad guy on the internet and just making goofy sounds for maybe get a laugh or a annoyance out of it, it was my choice to make at that time, and i hope it can stay that way, but I'm very young and know the meaning of "you be who you choose to be" I'm really happy I made that choice.
Actually you're right about that Mansley did drug Hogarth with chloroform/ether which I never fully understood as an 8 yr old I assumed it was as Mansley said "a bad dream" but now as an adult that's pretty chilling especially knowing that Mansley could have resorted to having a child as a hostage
Excellent. This is a poignant distinction. True virtue isn't found in making people sacrifice themselves or their stuff. It's found in sacrificing yourself.
You, sir, have a generation to speak to. 'Coz goodness knows they need to hear this.
It especially scared me when he said “The point is, we didn’t make it so that’s enough reason to fear it and destroy it.”
It made me shiver because it showed how truly paranoid he was about the world and what he didn’t understand. Not just him, but in reality too. There are tons of people who would rather attack things they don’t understand (race, sexualities, etc.), than sit down and learn about it. Humanity is too quick to don’t understand that we’ve started killing ourselves. This movie is beautiful and it’s message inspires me to be better.
“You are, what you choose to be.”
This is the first video of Out of Frame that I've watched, and I have to say this is a terrific analysis. I seriously can't have at least teary eyes watching most scenes in the films - even ones that aren't supposed to be sad.
I watched it for the first time at the theater back when I was 4, but it still didn't lose its punch, and I'm now 23. Gorgeous and sadly underrated film.
Italian Libertarian i hope you watch more, but thanks so much for watching this video :)
Seriously even I got as little teary eyed. Very well done video!
I’m still crying
What makes it even more touching is how personal this ended up being for Brad Bird. While it was an adaptation of the Ted Hughes novel, which itself was written for his children after Sylvia Plath's death/suicide, he infused into it his own interests and preoccupations, including what had happened to his sister about ten years prior where she was shot and killed by her estranged husband. For him, it was about what if something that was designed to kill decided to go against its very design. That *could* be seen as an anti-gun statement. But honestly, I think that's very minor compared to what really stands out and as you pointed out. And yeah, there are plenty of teary-eyed moments. Not that final goodbye but also when Hogarth tells the Iron Giant "souls don't die". It was pointed out that the animators reacted with tears even when it was shown as a rough animatic.
Speaking of which, it's also a demonstration of when commerce overwhelms the art. The marketing for this film sucked and I think hurt its potential earnings. I remember at the time being put off by the advertisements for it. Then it changed when I heard all the praise it was getting. I finally saw it for myself when it was released on Blu for the first time in 2016 (appropriately enough, it was on my birthday) and I'm glad I did. This is where I also learned that it was given half the time and half the money as something comparable to Disney. The animation team could have been viewed as the Sandlot or Bad News Bears at the time but they proved themselves and rose to the task of making a great work (thanks also in large part to Brad Bird's own talents and sensibilities).
Saw this movie when I was a kid and I absolutely loved it then and I still do, without a doubt the best animated film in history
super confused by the last line "The animation team could have been viewed as the Sandlot or Bad News Bears"
The animation team who worked on it were either unproven or a bunch of misfits who were not valued highly (again, like the Bad News Bears and the Sandlot ... in fact, one of the animators used the former as a basis of comparison). Yet they put in the work and the results speak for themselves.
That was an amazing movie. And a great review.
Every time giant says "You stay. I go. No following" I just break down. Even though I know hes still alive I dont want him to leave Hogarth. I dont want him to go. This movie attaches you so much to the characters that even if you've seen it 100 times you still get so emotional
i remember watching this movie countless times as a kid. this movie is so criminally underrated it hurts.
the message of this movie is so profound and impactful to my life that it makes me damn near cry every time i watch it.
This video hits me close to home. When I saw it as a kid it really taught me to be my self, I didn't know what I was supposed to be in the world, but after watching this movie over the years, it did help to understand that it didn't matter what the world thought of what I was. But what mattered is what I wanted to be. Now if you excuse me, I got a movie to watch again.
I very rarely actually cry during movies, I get the feeling but there's usually not actual tears. Except this one, gets me every single time without fail, even just watching the clips in this video were enough to do it. It's so simple and real. truly a masterpiece
Uh, excuse me but was there a reason that you needed to show me that one scene? Cuz *sniff* it's not like *sniff* my wounds have healed yet...
yeah I havent cried but I purposely want to lol XD of course then itd mean nothing so nevermind!
My brother Chris loved this film. He passed away when I was 14. This movie means so much to me. This review was amazing. Thank you for making this.
Souls don't die :")
I cry too, man. Every time.
C.A. Larose I'm crying now.
The end scene when the IG decides to be Superman and rams the nuke is one of the most emotional and iconic scenes in movies history and perhaps the best omage to Superman ever. The music was perfect.
The Iron Giant is an ambitious film that was supposed to move Warner Brothers Feature Animation in a different yet meaningful direction.
Too bad they got the small end of the deal and marketing did not support them as much as the should. This movie is a cult classic and always will hold a special place in my heart.
*Superman*
Always a tear jerker for me.
“Ahhh, the metal man. Had me worried for a sec, thought we were under attack or something.”
He's in the back.
Every month, I wonder why such pieces of small huge wisdom, Out Of Frame, have small view numbers. They should be watched in some school classroom !!! Thanks
Domenico Trapani depends on the episode. We also post them to Facebook where we have a stronger presence and they do quite well there. I wish they did better on TH-cam, but I think it's changing... The Black Panther, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Hot Fuzz episodes are pretty solid, but it's like nobody even saw some of the others. Weird.
Thanks for watching and sharing though!
this series really reminds me of Nerdwriter. Really great stuff.
Honestly I'm gonna have to agree with "The Iron Giant", I fell in love with that movie when I first saw it at like 7 or so, and I love it. Despite the fact I cry like a baby every damn time.
That's the best part, for me it's one of those movies that I can totally tear up to and never feel like less of a man for doing so. Hell, sometimes it makes me feel manlier! :)
Zero dislikes is impressive
It can't last, but I'll enjoy it for now :P
And five people decided to ruin it. Nice.
10 now
Why did you have to metion it? So many people are mean and just want to ruin people's day, you should've know that metioning it would instantly get it dislikes
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Damn, that was beautiful.
4:51 Ironically, the earlier drafts of Zootopia, which involved tame collars, would've been quite anti-authoritarian. I would love it if Disney would make and release that darker version of the movie, but unfortunately, I know that they won't.
But hey, at least we do have fanfictions. And in fact, I am making my own on my Trivia Blog and DeviantArt, which I make with the intent of being pro-libertarian values and principals (much of the work includes alternate history, and is so far work in progress);
saynotodemocidetrivia.blogspot.com/
www.deviantart.com/saynotodemocide
Beastars is a much darker take on a Zootopia type world, and also quite well done.
@@gabrielegenota1480 Jreg's ideal anticentrist
Edit: But boiled down a bit
@@sudanemamimikiki1527 beastars executed a similar message in a darker way... in a much better way too
The ending always gets me
*LIBERTY PRIME ONLINE*
This movie is one of my best and clearest memories I have as a child, and i'm so greatfull for all the values it thought me.
I love this movie so much that I actually here the other day spent 500$ on a framed fine art lithograph from sideshow, of The Iron Giant.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
"I always have been and will be, your friend." Makes me cry every time.
Ogre DoGood Yep. I always cry during the middle of Star Trek III when the Big E was destroyed... as well as Generations...
That part does kill me every time. The part where he says "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"... not so much.
Iron man 2: "but my greatest creation is, and always will be, you."
Children of man. Nausica of the valley of the wind
Music starts to play, giant lands off, tears appears, screw those damn ninjas cutting onions..
You got the other movies wrong tho, Zootopia «Obey authority » i guess you watched a chinese knock off made for propaganda, because Zootopia is about tolerance; The Lego Movie is pretty fun too tho and is about creativity (creativity being their principle marketing argument since many years)
On top of that, there is something you don’t talk about the Iron Giant which is the fear of the unknown, and to me it is represented through 2 points of view, from the kid, who with their innocence see it (the giant) as nothing more than a lost creature, and the adults who will always see it as a threat (Also represented in E.T), and that feeling of paranoia is well established thanks to kent talking about spoutnik and the fact that the story takes place during the cold war.
He is obviously biased towards his chosen self-identify as a (dime-a-dozen 😜) individualist entrepreneurship advocate (I guess I could sum that up as libertarian.) and shapes his perception based on that set outcome.
Such a chosen path (or non-path, depending on how you want to see it) shields one from recognizing the values in the very antitheses of it.
Picking a tribe is the most damn boring and old-world thing. Few people I encounter do not fit into a shoebox, because it is so comfortable in there.
I was thinking the same too I absolutely love Zootopia
Couldn't agree more; President Business is a metaphor for the kid's controlling father in 'The Lego Movie'. And the police force in Zootopia is a symbol of pride and dignity for Nick and Judy.
For years I’ve said this was my favorite film. It’s definitely my favorite childhood film. I learned so much from this film and it definitely helped me in tough times as I reflected on the core themes such as “you are who you choose to be” and with my fear of death during the “souls don’t die” scene. I remember Cartoon Network once played this movie over and over nonstop all thanksgiving day. My parents had to kick me out of the house multiple times because all I wanted to do was sit in front of the tv and watch The Iron Giant. Your video gave me multiple chills down my spine as I relived the pure excitement and joy of watching this as a kid. Thank you.
This is and always will be my favorite childhood movie.
This is without a doubt my favourite video on TH-cam, I've rewatch it probably a 100 times over the years, especially when I'm down.
it helps remind me to be the best version of myself, iron giant has been my favourite film since a boy. This video I've shown to friends, family and my now wife as it captures why I love iron giant so well. Thank you, very grateful for this content
This movie still makes me cry. And so did your video
I remember watching this on VHS as a kid. Nostalgia levels are at max right now.
My wife and I both love this movie so much, we decided to name our son Hogarth. He's due in May. Can't wait to show him this movie.
This is the perfect movie, its beutiful and meaningful. This will always be my favorite movie.
Literally watching that replay made me cry. Such a great film.
Brings a tear to my eye every time this film. One of my favourite quotes. Makes me happy to hear other people appreciate the film in the same way.
It's not until Iron Giant 2 that we learn the robot was actually a secret weapon of the Soviet Union, prompting the USA to construct Liberty Prime. The Iron Giant meanwhile, is recaptured by the Soviets and quickly reprogrammed to complete his original mission. The US is forced to bring Liberty Prime online much earlier than they would've liked, and the two duke it out with lasers, cannons, and giant metal fists. Eventually though, the Iron Giant is victorious, due to Liberty Prime not being complete. But, the Iron Giant was never fully reprogrammed, and during the fight suffered another blow to the head, similar to his original dent. This leads him to eventually override the Soviet reprogramming, and become a good guy again. The Soviets admit defeat, and send all the scientists involved with the Iron Giant project to the Siberia - but mysteriously they never arrive. The End.
I kid you not, just a few hours ago I was wondering who would win in such a fight, so thanks for answering my question before I even asked.
Don181, you're a frickin Neandertal No problem.
AngelintheCLoud why? D:
your meme took me out of the moment and i was enjoying the feeling of crying
AngelintheCLoud lel
I absolutely adored this film and I've just remembered it all. I'm glad to have found it again and it's message.
Army of Darkness starring Bruce Campbell. Ash is the coolest, but at the same time everything Ash goes through is his fault, he released the Necronomicon, he said the wrong words, he literally became his own worst Enemy. But he always made things right, sort of. He also grew from just a guy to a chainsaw wielding bad ass hero guy. No matter how bad things get we can still be heroes.
The number of times I cried and still do every time I see this scene
Iron gaint made me cry as kid and as grown man this movie is a master piece.
I practically made my parents insane with how many times I watched this movie as a kid.
I thought I coud not cry *this time* with that scene. Can't help it, as always. Great video my friend
Yup. I still cry at the end, every time.
I don't know that I've ever outright claimed Iron Giant as my favorite film, but I've certainly long maintained it's my favorite animation. I just discovered your channel last night, and I'm enamored with your viewpoints, especially on Iron Giant. Keep up the good work!
God this still makes me cry even when I’m not watching the movie.
Glad i happened across this channel, good stuff
Iron Giant is the only i can watch again and again and every time i watch it feels like the first time
I have cried every time I've seen this movie. I cry describing it. I cried watching this video.
I love thus movie.
I love this movie. It is such a good example of life, our choices & the power we each hold to choose who we are. My boy & I watched it endlessly. I am grateful to know these fundamental life lessons are imprinted in his mind.
It’s nice to sort of visit this movie again. I absolutely loved this movie as a kid but I still love it today.
I found this video because it's my favorite movie of all time. It has impacted my life in a way I cannot overstate
I'm gonna cry. This movie is so wonderful.
My grandad and me used to watch this when I was about 6. I swear I can never watch without my heart dropping like an anvil.
One of the few inspirational videos that I actually like
This video almost made me cry
I personally love The iron giant movie watching it from beginning to end is one of those great movies that I just love to watch no matter how many times I watch it always makes me cry and I have yet to have a movie touch me as much as the iron giant did.
I watched this movie 4 times when i was 9 yrs old and imma still watch it. I love this movie because It shows to be good no madder how much people hate u be like giant so u can be a hero :)
Makes me cry every time
Most Underrated video on all of TH-cam the world is asleep while so very few are truly awake from this dream that force and apathy is better then love and generosity we are what we choose to be I choose to understand us humans everything and honestly I'm in pain every day because nobody wants to fix the mess we have induced we have nobody to blame for the way the world is but ourselves we are the problem and the answer
This made me cry I didn't even cry when I saw this movie for the first time
This is my favorite cartoon. Such a beautiful movie.
Think's for the feels man, thanks for the feels.
Seriously one of my favorite kids movies, ever.
"Thanks," not "Think's." And apostrophes are possession and contractions, not "Oh, shit! Here comes an S!"
I love this movie. Always have. I admit too, I always getting a bit emotional when The Iron Giant chooses to sacrifice himself to save everyone. Great movie.
I've discovered this movie by accident and I've watched it only yesterday for the first time. It's so moving. I'm a 30 years old guy but I cried like a baby. Good to know that there are so many sensitive people out there.
I cry at be good, I’m crying right now thinking about the movie.. I remember being younger and finding the retro styling weird, none of my friends talked about it when it came out so I assumed nobody liked it.. I saw it at my babysitters once after school and of all the kids I was the only one glued to the screen. And at the end nobody knew why I was crying my eyes out. One I was crying when the giant was being provoked to fight, then that he sacrificed himself and only wished his young friend “be good” and then finally when his pieces sought to reassemble.
I used to be small and bullied a lot , I wanted to be nice and liked but some people liked to provoke me because it was an easy fight for them. That always made me mad . I always felt for the giant when they wouldn’t let him be
Beautiful video, this made me cry...
I also cry every time I watch this movie. I watched it for the first time in quite a while on a flight from London to Chicago, and I cried like a baby. Hell, I'm tearing up just watching the scenes in this video.
I'm surprised you'd have to have your feet to the fire to pick this as your favorite. It's reflexive for me. "Hey Noah, what's your favorite mov-" "The Iron Giant." This movie had such an enormous impact on who I am, and it's no contest that it's my favorite movie.
My favorite film has something in common with The Iron Giant, which I really love, by the way. George Pal's 1960 release "The Time Machine." The inventor builds his time machine because he hates the time he was born into. "It seems that men can't kill each other fast enough, so they invent new and more powerful ways to do it." "I want to see if a man can change his destiny." SPOILER ALERT. He travels to the far future to get away from the warfare of his original time, and finds what seems to be a paradise, but discovers that the humans are slaves, controlled by monsters who kill and eat them, raising them as cattle. He then rises up as a military leader of the future humans to teach them to wage war.
Beautifully said bro, hands down this is my favorite movie of all time.
Men have no emotions...
During the giants death; a tear drops
I'll be honest. My favourite movie, hands down, is Treasure Planet. For me, it was a coming of age movie that really came in when it was needed the most for me and has stuck with me even more today than it has at any other time. Whem I was a kid, I remember when McDonalds was giving away promo toys and demo disks for the new movie and game respectively(yes, there was a video game, and yes I still own and play it every so often), and I remember that the disk I had had the track "Silver Leaves" on it. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard up to that point and carried so much emotion that I couldn't keep track. When I finally got to see the movie, I was hooked, not because I was already into pyrates and Star Wars at the time(although it was a huge factor), but because I saw something a bit revolutionary in a Disney film. A movie where emphasis was more about redemption and self realization than anything else. I looked up the Musker's Jim Hawkins and wanted to to like him. It took several years, but it did happen.
Back in around 2016, my father left our family and we were in a very strained position. It was before the new election and I'll be the first to admit, I was much like Jim. I never got in trouble with the law, but I was ttying to find my place in life when I thought I had nothing to work with. In 2017 that literally happened. My mother, little siblings, and I were evicted from our home mere weeks before the first big hurricane hit. I remember having for the first time in my life of having to sleep in a shelter. It was miserable. I felt so humiliated, but I ignored it and ketp going, hoping that all of this was just some twisted dream my mind was cookng up. Needless to say I didn't wake up. That part of my life is my equivalent of Jim losing his home and his old way of life except I had nothing to work with. No money, no job, no welfare. Nothing.
In 2019 I was able to get a job. That was my journey to Treasure Planet. I was wrokng as a delivery biker and having an entitled mindset the whole time. It wasn't until my wonderful manager chewed my ass out and told me some harsh truths about my position. Mainly that I didn't deserve it. From there I worked harder and now I'm on my way to be a manager. I'm out of being homeless and am actually renting a place mere minutes away from work. I know my journey isn't complete, but I'm seeing the end. and I'm working for it harder than before.
Thanks for sharing this story. Treasure Planet is definitely underrated, and I am glad it made a big impact on your life.
Also, I wonder if you would like another series we do at FEE, called Revolution of One, which is all about empowering individuals to use an entrepreneurial mindset to take charge of their own lives.
If you have a few minutes, check out FEE.org/Rev1 and let me know what you think.
@@FEEonline I would definitely enjoy that. And thank you very much for reading my comment. I did not expect that in the slightest.
This movie makes even more sense when you include the quote from the director himself
“What if a gun had a soul and didn’t want to be a gun anymore?”
When Iron Giant is a better superman story then the last three live action ones
I've always sympathized with the giant. Being a bigger guy and having rage issues when I was younger I would often lash out and hurt people, almost never physically unless in defense. It would scare people though and always made me feel like a monster. It's really nice that theres many meanings that resonate well with a kids movie.
Last year, when I was on a 16 hour plane journey, I watched two films. One was Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse: I thought the animation was superb but the plot was rather formulaic (go figure). After that, I watched the Iron Giant and holy shit did it blow me away. Normally I don't cry, ESPECIALLY in public, but I teared up so much watching this film on that plane. The subject matter is so fundamental to us as human beings and it was the last thing I'd expect in a kid's movie.
Litterally everything he has said, i tough and do the same. I cry every time
This movie was one of my favorites to watch with my little sister and is currently my daughter's favorite. Even though she just turned 13, it still holds a special place in her heart. It's funny really. She gives this movie as a gift. She's at camp this week but I can't wait to show her this video.
Great analysis.
Excellent video. Your analysis was absolutely correct.
God this movie just hit so many keys with me. I love everything about it. The score is perfect, the animation is a beautiful and impressive use of both 2D and CGI animation. Also the setting of Red-Scare-Paranoia in the late 50s is such an interesting and high potential period to depict
This movie will hold a place in my heart forever to
This gave a new way of looking at this movie and I love it and wish I had noticed a bunch of these things when I watched it
Iron Giant is also my favorite movie ever.
An absolutely on point,beautiful description of this movie
This movie is an absolute masterpiece,a classic that every growing kid should see
Now I'm gonna do what I did 11 years ago when I was 9
Watch this movie
I can't believe i've only just found this, an amazing Video sending a great message
Great analysis, thoroughly enjoyed it - especially minutes 9-12
I like all of your videos but I think this is your best. My question to you, and one I often bring up on my channel, is this: Aren't Godzilla, King Kong, Frankenstein's monster and the Creature from the Black Lagoon really the victims? If you look at the original stories none of them attacked without first being attacked, kidnapped, violated after death or invaded on.
Great job on this one. It was the first non-gospel film that ever made me cry. I saw it at a prescreening my friend's mom got tickets for. I'll never forget it. It's a very special movie.
This review was fantastic!
Beautiful video, personally my favorite childhood movie, and my favorite quote of al time, “ You are who you choose to be...”
One of my favorite films growing up! Superb work OOF.
I've watched this movie through out my entire childhood, this will forever be my favorite film of all time, i'm currently saving up to by a small statue of the iron giant
Mansley was a villiain on a level that only adults can fully appreciate. Children see him as wanting to hurt Hogarth and the IG, adults see the fanaticism, the psychological abuse he inflicts on Hogarth behind the back of his mother...."I can do anything I want, whenever I want." Classic sign of an abuser. Then add in the "best interests of the PEOPLE" element and it makes for a serious gut check, especially in light of the times we are seeing now.
I also felt that the reason Dean was a "dropout" from normal society was because he had been in the military and had witnessed a lot of things (there were civilian massacres in Korea, as an example of this) that would now be identified as a cause of PTSD. Veterans back in those days didn't have modern resources. They were expected to suck it up and carry on back in civilian life. That would explain his decision to move away from the establishment and follow his own wants and needs. It would also explain his terse attitude towards the military. Even when he didn't see the IG in his powered up state before the first visit of the g-man and military representatives to his salvage yard, there was that strain between them. I think I would have liked to learn, as a writer, a bit more about Dean's back story.
It's also a story about a machine that gains a spark of self-awareness... and slowly develops the ability to question it's programming, stop itself from harming others... to have and MAKE a choice.
Man I was obsessed with this movie, still fantastic to this day.
Darn it!!! I just woke up and now I am crying. 😭 The beauty of choice just is a powerful thing to think about. A gun can't fire itself like wise a punch won't always be thrown. Its the person that chooses to either act on their choices which the iorn giant does VERY well