Jim Jarmusch -- Why I Think He's a Great Director, and His Best Films

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  • @crystalstanley4960
    @crystalstanley4960 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I wish you had gone a bit deeper with Only Lovers Left Alive. Magical, stylish, unique, strangely humorous -- my first and still favorite Jarmusch. Absolutely nothing else like it.

  • @maynardwayward12
    @maynardwayward12 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He's one of my favourite filmmakers ever. My life would be poorer without his movies. Can't believe he's 70.

  • @colinneighbers4741
    @colinneighbers4741 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I feel like Jarmusch has to be a huge Melville fan. Limits of Control and Ghost Dog have so many shots that are extremely reminiscent of Le Samouraï.

  • @dmk5n1
    @dmk5n1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I liked his cameo in Sling Blade, too.

  • @howardvenze9956
    @howardvenze9956 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jim Jarmush's appearance in Blue in the Face was great.

  • @fv5681
    @fv5681 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome overview! Jarmusch films have endless watchability and such unique style. He is one of the greats!

  • @Ciretako
    @Ciretako ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love Jim Jarmusch's movies 🥺

  • @thanabhodi
    @thanabhodi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been waiting for this. One of my fav directors!

  • @VanillaCocoShow
    @VanillaCocoShow ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great vid, love your channel, very well spoken. I wish more were interested in these older directors and their films.

  • @alistairwood9853
    @alistairwood9853 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic piece - thanks for doing this. I’m a huge fan of Dead Man and Patterson, so much more to catch up with!

  • @bookerbooker6317
    @bookerbooker6317 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My faves are Paterson, Only Lovers Left Alive, and Dead Man ... but I'll check out your recommendations!

  • @C_Jj_G
    @C_Jj_G ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fan of all his work but my top five are
    1. Stranger than paradise
    2. Dead Man
    3. Night on Earth
    4. Ghost Dog
    5. Broken Flowers

  • @satyarthsingh2276
    @satyarthsingh2276 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    adore Jarmusch so much, great video!

  • @Xylus.
    @Xylus. ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Found your channel about a month ago. So glad you did a video about Jarmusch. One of my favorites, and Dead Man is his best in my opinion.
    Got any tobacco?

    • @MarioGaab
      @MarioGaab 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t smoke 😊

  • @MorningNapalm
    @MorningNapalm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love Jim Jarmusch and have loads of his movies. I just added two more to my list: Paterson and The Limits of Control.

  • @RoccoKurvita-iu9no
    @RoccoKurvita-iu9no หลายเดือนก่อน

    'Down by law' seems like something I would like, but I have to say is so hard for me to go and watch anything from Jarmusch after watching 'Paterson'. I can't help myself but that movie was literally everything I don't want to see while watching films. I am actually amazed by people who find it any good - which is majority of viewers it seems, based on ratings.

  • @nickbirkhead7238
    @nickbirkhead7238 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jarmusch made so many great films, but Permanent Vacation really struck a chord with me somehow, just very lyrical thought provoking, poetic, with an interesting, enigmatic character.. an underrated film

  • @davidmcmaster2083
    @davidmcmaster2083 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Dead Don't Die cracks me up. Why it gets shit on is a mystery to me. People seem to not dig the fact that it's self aware. Didn't hear any whining about that when Monty Python indulged in it. There are a couple I can't get into., but Dead Don't Die ain't one of em. It's infinitely more entertaining than WWZ.

  • @hvxjim1
    @hvxjim1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved ghost dog. Also, mystery train and dead man.

  • @malayneum
    @malayneum ปีที่แล้ว +3

    hi sir. can you review Woman in the Dunes (1964)

    • @LearningaboutMovies
      @LearningaboutMovies  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it's on the list, though not near the top of it. Stick with the channel and we'll get there!

  • @maciek8159
    @maciek8159 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just watched down by law for the first time two days ago.

  • @FTA4evr
    @FTA4evr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Night On Earth is probably my favorite Jarmusch movie. It was my first exposure to Roberto Bollini. I would be interested in your opinions of John Sayles.

  • @jayxavier6930
    @jayxavier6930 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:25 Wasn't the two espressos a signal for his contacts to identify him? Sort of left unmentioned, but it's the interpretation that suggests itself to me, at least...

  • @vishnu2407
    @vishnu2407 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favourite directors, if not my favourite

  • @clumsydad7158
    @clumsydad7158 ปีที่แล้ว

    great job - idk a lot about jarmusch, but this was a good overview ... i watched a bit of C&C one time and didn't quite get into it. i like paterson as well & driver was pretty solid in that role. i also felt like u re: broken flowers - just a bit too one note/meh from murray.

  • @igorknezovic3967
    @igorknezovic3967 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awsome! Should we mention Aki Kaurismäki's movies here? We could, influence is obvious and the esthetics are similarly beautiful (Ariel (1988), The Match Factory Girl (1990), The Man Without a Past (2002)...) I recommend this movies highly ;)

  • @DukeVega
    @DukeVega ปีที่แล้ว

    That's Dash X from Eerie, Indiana!

  • @thesilveraries
    @thesilveraries ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i loved only lovers left alive

    • @LearningaboutMovies
      @LearningaboutMovies  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think a lot of people will for sure.

    • @stevef4010
      @stevef4010 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too. Mesmerizing characters and mood. Watched a few times

  • @stevef4010
    @stevef4010 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I saw Dead Man before I knew who Jim Jarmusch was. Great soundtrack by Neil Young too.
    That inspired me to see his other movies. It was downhill from there because I think that's his best film.
    But I also really liked
    Only Lovers Left alive
    Broken flowers
    Patterson
    Ghost dog was ok. Similar thoughts to below.
    Limits of control was ok. The cinematography and performances were good. Knowing it was kind of a middle finger to the action movie genre., I take it as a parody mostly. The final scene with Bill Murray was good,but you can watch it on fast forward.
    I was disappointed in the early movies. Maybe they were over-hyped, but unmemorable for me. Didn't like John Laurie or Bertolini and maybe that was part of it.
    I didn't see the last one, because it got awful reviews,but maybe I should.

    • @LearningaboutMovies
      @LearningaboutMovies  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this is great. Jarmusch's filmography offers different flavors to different people. As one commenter said, he doesn't have one "must-see" movie. You have to try about five at least, and in the end you'll find the 3-4 that you love.

    • @stevef4010
      @stevef4010 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LearningaboutMovies Very true. Even his "best" movies are not for everyone, which I completely understand. Same for Kubrick.

  • @enervatedmind
    @enervatedmind ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Josh i have a film i want to recommend it for you it’s Cure by Kiyoshi Kurosawa would love to hear your opinion on it and if possible a full study

    • @colinneighbers4741
      @colinneighbers4741 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just watched this last weekend and it’s easily the best non American horror film I’ve ever seen

  • @cruddddddddddddddd
    @cruddddddddddddddd ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a fan. I also get the comparison to the Coens. I really like his style. But, for whatever reason, I thought Jarmusch was Canadian? lol

    • @stevef4010
      @stevef4010 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gary Farmer and Neil young from Dead Man are Canadian.

    • @clumsydad7158
      @clumsydad7158 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah, the coen comparison made sense, framed the discussion well

  • @ludwigbooth4882
    @ludwigbooth4882 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ghost Dog rules....

  • @deanjgn666666
    @deanjgn666666 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    mate you forget pemanent vacation. worth mentioning as its among its best film

    • @LearningaboutMovies
      @LearningaboutMovies  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't remember if I did a rundown of all of Jarmusch's films, or just what I think his best are. In the latter case, I would not have mentioned "Permanent Vacation," an acquired taste for most I think.

  • @MatheusOliveira-fy1gk
    @MatheusOliveira-fy1gk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My Top 5:
    Dead Man
    Paterson
    Only Lovers Left Alive
    Mystery Train
    Ghost Dog

  • @SoldierSunday
    @SoldierSunday ปีที่แล้ว

    is the discord server still up?

  • @Chandler_strickland002
    @Chandler_strickland002 ปีที่แล้ว

    To get into Jarmusch I tried to watch Dead man because 1.I’m a Johnny Depp fan and 2. I like westerns
    Well,unfortunately something caused me to become derailed and I lost interest in the movie after that
    I never once tried watching it all the way
    I did watch Ghost dog:way of the samurai though and now I own it on criterion

  • @erich5686
    @erich5686 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah, The Dead Don't Die was a real masterpiece..

  • @autofocus4556
    @autofocus4556 ปีที่แล้ว

    Paterson is one of his best.

  • @shankola
    @shankola 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @MattPurvis-gt3ww
    @MattPurvis-gt3ww ปีที่แล้ว

    Coffee and Cigarettes, anyone?

  • @reformational
    @reformational ปีที่แล้ว

    I was really inspired by his films, tho I thought coffee&cigarettes was a major disappointment. Skip that one!

    • @clumsydad7158
      @clumsydad7158 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i watched some of it and didn't quite get into it either

  • @samovrednocitanja185
    @samovrednocitanja185 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I feel that Jarmusch is like Godard in a sense that there is no definite best movie by him. Everyone has their opinion wheter certain movie is good or not.

    • @clumsydad7158
      @clumsydad7158 ปีที่แล้ว

      i kinda felt a bit of that vibe watching this summary as well