While Charlie may be right that this special didn’t focus on comedy, that bit where he reacted to himself reacting to himself reacting to himself fucking killed me
Go rewatch bo on the h3 podcast where they watch the livestream they're currently on, Definitely seems like it's atleast the precursor to that in inside
@@71hammyman Chris is talking about the group of celebrities (Gal Gadot, Kristen Wig, Will Ferrell, etc) from last October. They sang Imagine, misinterpreting its meaning while filming in their mansions. Chris is being sarcastic in saying "How do you relate to Burnham, but not to the millionaires crying in their fancy homes and being down to earth singing Imagine?"
I remember Bo referring to himself as a performer, not necessarily a comedian, and it really shows in this piece. It's not a comedy, but an experience, and a damn good one at that
Have you seen his other specials too bro? Dude the finale of make happy hit so deep. You need to watch it on TH-cam asap if you haven’t seen it. It’s a whole new level of clever. I was blown away by the finale of his first Netflix special’s finale, but make happy’s finale makes that one look like a green shit in your toilet even tho that one itself is also really good 😂
I'd have given it a 90 rather than an 80 personally. I was already a fan of Bo before watching this special but by the end of it I'd become a freaking AC unit.
i get why people like welcome to the internet but sexting is the funniest song in the true sense of that word in the whole special imo. white woman’s instagram is a close second but the bridge about posting on the anniversary of a loved one’s death wrecked me and recontextualized the whole song.
he didnt just use pedals for lighting, there's a quick shot of him actually programming the lights using a professional board. The guy is too talented lol
@@h33-q8w I'm a big proponent of the "Death of the Author" concept. That is to say that a work should be read independently of the author's true identity. The lines can grey here a little, for instance if monkeys at a typewriter create Hamlet, except Hamlet eats a carrot at some point, there probably isn't much meaning in the carrot, lol. Inside blurs the lines a lot between how true it's supposed to be. Like, at multiple points, you see him watching/editing a section you recently saw. Showing this is, itself, something that is deliberately filmed, edited, and chosen to be shown. Whether or not he is authentically crying in the mirror about what the film suggests is not important imo. What is important, at least to me, is how it is a good expression of what it is representing and, to me, this film hits that note phenominally. That said, I personally can't imagine creating Inside completely independently without experiencing at least some of the emotions that the film conveys. Perhaps he had some really intimate and detailed conversations with people going through this and thought it would be a good project, but it seems far more likely to me that this is greatly inspired from his own experience (which also seems consistent with much of his past work, I think).
"Come and watch the skinny kid with a Steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts To give you what he cannot give himself" from Can't Handle This perfectly captures that. The world is so sad bros...
@@samgoodwin89 Bo himself explains that we can't trust him. All the behind the scenes stuff isn't "real", it's staged. All of it is meticulously staged. But that's okay. It might be, by his own words, dishonest. But that doesn't make it inauthentic.
@@Reflexzzzz no one could come and help him tho because of covid so like I think he probably did do it on his own. He's a great director too he's done films
The whole show really resonated with me, especially the “boring” bits. It’s hard to explain. I think every moment of it was meticulously designed and it really hit home.
I was really scared to watch it after the first 15 minutes. I'm done going to dark places. I'm glad I finished it. But a few parts clearly intended to be unsettling and they were.
@@DallasPurdum Dark places are where you learn the most. just look at public school Inside was a wake up call for the entirety of the internet. there's a very good reason he depicts himself as jesus multiple times
I loved the little skits Bo did parodying a Twitch streamer and him parodying reaction channels, I definitely laughed out loud at those. I didn’t expect that to happen, but then it made me remember that Bo had his start on TH-cam.
i think its sadder that Bo doesn’t know if the “audience” is laughing, since he’s alone inside his house. he’s just telling jokes by himself with no reaction from anybody
He's talked alot about his crippling anxiety and stage fright so honestly he probably was a little happy he didn't have to go infront of hundreds of people
@@orbglorb-zingalorg dude its literally just walking and delivering packages, it's boring. It takes forever to even get to your destination. I wanted to blow my brains out when i played it
Got super stoned with my gf, her brother and cousin on watched it on a projector. It was actually really amazing watching in a group. We even took smoke breaks in between to discuss it lol.
nah, i watched it with my siblings and it enhanced the experience actually, we were all admiring the shots and the songs aloud and it made the jokes funnier
He has so many amazing projects on his resume and he is barely 30. I think he could end up being one of the best artists ever by the time his career is over.
He is totally fine. Granted it was 4 years ago but on his reddit he said that he has never been suicidal and wasnt then and that everything he performs is a healthy emotion that he wants to share with the audience and something everyone experiences. He has a long time girlfriend of 7 years, a dog, so he didnt actually spend his 30th birthday alone. Remember "Everything you see is a persona" "You love the idea of me" and "Art is a lie, nothing is real."
All Eyes On Me was the highlight of the special for me. It was hauntingly beautiful. The visuals, the song, the context of the song and it’s place in its special.
I'm an artist, but I struggle a lot. I don't draw as well as other people I know. My composition strengths aren't as solid, I have issues with perspective, sometimes, and the like. I've always wanted to make a comic book, but I've never felt my skills were up to the task. "I want to have this out by the time I'm 25." 25 came and went. "I want to get something out there by the time I'm 30." Then 30 came and went. I work as a graphic designer for an online school, but the work I largely do is back end tech stuff in web development. I hadn't drawn in months. I have been struggling with depression since my 20s. And, for some reason, when watching Inside, I could not stop crying. I couldn't even start to tell you why. The imposter syndrome, the never wanting to release something "so I'll just work on this forever, bye," everything in that I understood. I felt it. And it made me incredibly sad because I was watching someone portray what I've been experiencing for years and been unable to deal with so I've been distracting myself with the Internet constantly and never *finishing* anything. I took up my pencil for the first time in months a few days ago. That special may not have been super funny, but it meant more to me than Bo will ever know.
Do the comic anyways; you’re a long time dead. Even if you fuck it up, do it, show up for yourself and your heart. And if it sucks, do another one, and another one and another one. The time will pass anyway. Life is what you make it.
I totally agree with how genuine the special is, people say: "he's acting its all fake" ...well of course. As Bo says, "Art is a lie. Nothing is real" But I think it is based very heavily on his real emotions.
Bo said on the green room a few years back, that his favorite comedian is Hans Teeuwen a Dutch absurdist. Inside feels very in the pocket for Bo, and its a an ode to absurdist comedy. It should be viewed more as art than a traditional stand up special. Comedy is introspective thought first, followed by a punchline play with the ratio and you have different branches of comedy, and the absurdist style digs deep into perspective/perception.
That actually led to one of my favourite jokes from Bo. Bo was describing how Hans would use a black sock as a puppet and one of the other guests said "See, already I don't like it", and Bo immediately came back with "Alright, fine, it's a white sock". The speed of the comeback was fucking incredible and seriously impressive. Showed that Bo is a genuinely funny person and not just someone that can write funny things if given enough time.
When Marc Maron, after learning no more than a comedian wears a black sock on his hand as Bo starts describing his favorite Hans Teeuwen material, decides he already dislikes the bit, I howled at Burnham immediate reply to the interruption. "Fine. Whatever. It's a white sock."
Perhaps I'm getting too deep into the Moist Lore, but is the Moistmeter rating not exclusively based on your opinion? If so, we still have 2 Moists that Bo inexplicably missed out on!
I completely agree with Charlie here, Inside is not a comedy special but more of a Netflix special which tethers on the edge of being an artfilm. It having different stages which progress the narrative of a broken guy trying to "make the world better through comedy" while slowly soldiering through his loneliness but ultimately succumbing to it, makes it more than a special imo.
“They say the ocean’s rising, like I give a shit. They say the whole world’s ending, honey it already did.” The whole show resonated with me so much. Bo Burnham’s a bonafide genius.
pretty much, he's always been a "one man show", but to see the evolution of his act is a fucking marvel. he went from blending music/comedy/poetry to mastering lighting, audio cues, miming, crowd interaction, physical comedy, social commentary, editing and production all while still blending music/comedy/poetry in a way so unique to him. once in a lifetime genius at work
I swear to god, "Funny Feeling" just effortlessly expressed what I have been trying to express in a song for YEARS. It was the most intense feeling of "why didn't I think of that" that I've ever had. Just a masterful song; brought me to tears several times.
@@a1goldenrunner as far as I understood it, the song is about the strange hyper-reality of the internet and the messed up nature of our current culture and world. The “funny feeling” is when you realize how strange and concerning our current situation is, which he highlights by just listing it all together so that you can really look at it for what it is. Or at least this is what I took away from it!
@@a1goldenrunner I agree with what Tara L. said, but I'd like to add that it (at least to me) was conveying a more specific feeling. It's the feeling that we are witnessing the end of civilisation. It's quite an irrational feeling; there have been countless times where people felt the world was ending and they were wrong. In reality (aside from climate change and a few other issues) we are in a better position than we've ever been. But regardless of how irrational it is, I still feel that from time to time. It's quite an intense feeling and I think Bo communicated that intenseness coupled with the typical feelings of nihilism that come along with it. There's also this tongue-in-cheek nature to it that hints at the irrationality.
I could play his songs in the car with my friends and i'm absolutely sure they won't realize it's not a "real pop song" until they clearly hear some obscure lyrics
I actually am gonna disagree with your premise that this isn't comedy. I think his comedy is more akin to Shakespearean comedy, where it's not really meant to be funny but to expose the ironies of what we assume or how society perceives the relationship between two things. Take Socko for example. Using absurdity as a blatant vehicle, he challenges the normal convention and exposes just how f*cked up it is that we accept things the way they currently are. He's brilliant.
It feels like its aiming more for a thought provoking and emotional response than just laughter. Sure it uses comedy to great effect, but calling it a comedy would be disingenuous.
Socko was a stand in for Marxism, you can hear it through its rhetoric. It wasn't Shakespearean, it was guilt. until the latter half of the album. That alone makes me wonder if he was sincere in his pleas, or simply claiming as a white person he should "Just shut the fuck up". I couldn't tell, but that focus took away from better observations.
@@MrPhaedrusx so on the surface I might agree with you, but the underlying and more important theme is that the educational system has taught people (specifically in the US) that the world is great and everything has a place and it's important not to challenge that. Socko could have taken any other position that challenged the rosy-eyed glasses version of the norm and it still would have served the purpose of a counterpoint. Bo just choose the bleakest and most contrasting view to show the absurdity of how simplistic and biased the first was. But because Socko, as an entity with no power in that dynamic, dared to challenge the established power structure, he was threatened with having his existence ended. We accept war and genocide and labor exploitation in the US because we are, in general, part of that first view, whether we know it or not. But we don't get the worst of the receiving end of the repercussions of the way the world works.
It really sums up how isolation and the pandemic left a lot of us disoriented and unsettled. So many things happening at once and not enough time to make sense of it all. ‘Welcome to The Internet’. “Apathy is a tragedy and boredom is a crime”. This line rings in my ear all day but it holds a lot of truth. As a zoomer I feel like I cling onto my phone so often to distract myself from anxiety and boredom.The influence of the internet started off as a great tool to utilize now and then but we have become increasingly dependent on it. There’s the pressure of needing to know and care for everything happening in the world. If you aren’t posting about it on social media there’s often the assumption you don’t care. People will berate you to speak up and to present your efforts in front of the whole world. For me I find that these pressures often leave me more consumed with the online world and not giving myself the time to process it all. The internet is impatient and quick to react. It can be a burden and blessing depending on the situation. Also can we talk about ‘Problematic’?! That shiet was so good 😭
As a crusty, old, millennial barnacle, I agree with everything you’ve said. I started out on AOL in ‘94, & now my Dad won’t stop talking about Facebook. I think you’re correct that we let certain aspects of the internet consume us. Like, if my therapist - who is younger than me - doesn’t get my internet references... I should probably get my shit together
*PENGUINZO* is my inspiration!! My mom said me that she will buy me a professional mic if I got 22k subscribers!! I really needed that!! *Begging you* !!
For this song I loved that he widened the camera shot and added the mom post in the middle to personify the flattening of human depth via social media as well. Bo is amazing
This just shows how talented Bo is. I mean it's about him being a normal dude and nothing special, but when it comes to his humorous writing, his cinematography and his acting, it's insane how he's on the level of the best in the business of each of those but all in one man. It's insane.
*PENGUINZO* is my inspiration!! My mom said me that she will buy me a professional mic if I got 22k subscribers!! I really needed that!! *Begging you* !!
I watched Inside:Outtakes (which is basically a bloopers reel) but even in that production the editing was insane. It even had its own little theme of parodying TH-cam
I think there is a story, but it takes a backseat to the "skits" that makeup most of the run time. Bo purposely sets aside the character "Robert" at the start of the special, to represent the real version of himself (not the comedian, actor, but the person filming the special and editing it). Then throughout the movie there are several songs that are connected, witch leads to the climax: ie. Bo Burnham is admitting to the audience that while he is miserable because of the lockdown forcing him inside, the truth is - he already has been locking himself inside. And has been doing that for years. I think he also argues that many of us have also been doing this for a while as well. Especially with how much time we spend online, and communicating with friends, family and loved ones digitally instead of in-person. I think many people are also missing the point of the special as it only being about someone losing their mind while forced to stay inside. It actually has a dual narrative, and is also about the weird relationship between a comedian/entertainer who needs the love, attention - and adoration from their audience, but also the pure fear, torture that some suffer from having that many eyes on him. He has opened up about this in the past. But he has a drive to tell jokes, and to be the center of attention. But at the same time he hates the attention. He had quit doing stand-up because he was having severe panic attacks on stage.
I think it’s more so taking into consideration a more objective perspective. If a piece of art like this doesn’t manage to communicate its message to most consumers, maybe it’s not as successful as one which does so more effectively. It can still be great but I think it’s valid to take away some points on that basis. After all, 80% is still very good!
@@matteogauthier7750 sure, but all reviews are inherently subjective so what's the point. typically reviewers have accepted this fact and have their own based take
Inside is literally a mental health spiral and is unfortunately relatable for a lot of people. Especially since a lot of people with depression and similar issues cope through comedy.
@@BenicioDelgado956 absolutely. While the composition from the music to the film work were innovative and resourceful, I found the delivery of many the messages contained to be utterly boring and derivative, with the exception of maybe a few of Bo’s observations about his unique perspectives when it comes to his own aging, mortality, and feelings. I agree wholeheartedly with the political portion of the specials but I found the dialogue nauseatingly redundant and, as I mentioned before, VERT derivative. It confuses me that people are applauding him for talking about pandemic-related internal conflicts when even mid-pandemic these topics were beaten to death in almost every conceivable form of entertainment and media, and overall I was just bored to death by this special.
@@elijahgavin6706 I guess that's fair. I did think it was quite entertaining watching bo preform, but that's just my taste. Good job on not being someone who hates it for no reason. Have a great rest of your day!
Look at the song “can’t handle this “ also known as Kanye rant . That was his last live song n in front of an audience . It’s starts funny but then it ends with bo having a legit mental breakdown and he’s talking to the audience “a part of me loves you , a part of me hates , a part of me needs you , a part of me fears you . “ and “come and watch the skinny comic with a steadily declining g state of mental health . Come an watch as he attempts to give you what he can not give himself “ . Bo is absolutely brilliant but has severe anxiety and depression. Before shows he would have panic attacks but he felt pressured because he wanted to give his fans a night they deserve . Bo definitely wasn’t trying to be super funny all the time like Charlie said tho . He likely could if he wanted , the dude is hilarious when he tries . Inside might be my favorite bo special tho .. not as a comedy but just as an experience
Ehh, I'm not quite sure the movie is to be watched like it is about Bo , remember art is a lie.. Could be just a well played persona, I doubt he was alone for his 30 birthday and spent all that time alone in that pool house, he has a home and a partner of like 10 years and dogs. He probably has some issues, but reading 'he has crippling depression anxiety...' diagnosed over videos feels wrong for me
@@OMGPeppi He has said it himself about his other stuff, its an exaggeration, about make happy he said that he sits there exaggerating the funny side for 50minutes and everyone gets that its an exaggeration,but he goes for a rant and exaggerates into the sad part for one song(The kanye rant) and everyone suddenly thinks he is going to kill himself. he said it definitely is a feeling he has but as a form of movie/theater, he definitely is exaggerating it to show what he is feeling while still being entertaining
@@OMGPeppi he's made his anxiety well known though, he's talked about having constant panic attacks before/during shows, hence why he essentially retired for 5 years before Inside came out. So it's not really diagnosed over video, it's straight from Bo's mouth. Not being able to do something you clearly love for 5 years due to the way your brain attacks your entire body is definitely crippling depression/anxiety lol
Inside was a self-portrait of Bo, but he was also most definitely playing up the emotions throughout the special, as he does with all his works. One of the key points of the special is how superficial and fake the internet is, hence the “I’m not well” scene where instead of focusing on his breakdown it focuses on the camera, intentionally placed there to catch it all to be put on the internet for others to see. Just like all of Bo’s work it’s not completely genuine, it holds real truths but what we see is not completely real
Im only 22 and I feel like due to the internet there's genuinely not a lot of things that can get a big reaction from me, but this special is truly something new. I haven't seen anything like this, and some of the shots are truly mind-blowing! How does one person just come up with all of these ideas and then execute them so flawlessly
I have some friends who were basically bragging about how they couldn't make it past 5 minutes of this and it's exactly as you say, because they expected pure comedy and wrote it off as pretentious right away. It's a shame because it really is amazing and gets better as it goes on (I felt his first songs were definitely the weakest).
I actually died laughing when he said maybe it wasn’t a great call to exploit the neural networks of children for the benefit of, and I quote “a couple of bug-eyed salamanders in Silicone Valley.” Honestly, sick burn.
At the end when he said, “im talking to you, STAND THE F*** UP” I stood up and raised my hand. And i felt bad cause I felt like I was enabling him for some reason. Just wanted to share that. Edit: misspelled word
I felt like I helped even though in reality there was nothing he could do to keep me from sitting still. That feeling of not controlling other’s actions or just having no control in general made me sympathetic towards him. I think he kind of touches on this using Socko as a metaphor
Honestly, at the end of Unpaid Intern when he scats randomly, I fucking lost it 😂 but that was the only time I laughed out loud. I thought the special was great
The song “problematic” is so good imo, the harmonizing at the end is some of the best singing I’ve heard and it’s the type of singing I fantasize someone doing. Absolutely gold performance
I cried a lot watching it bc jesus fuck he was able to capture just the essence of depression. I felt like I was watching myself. The part that hit me the hardest was towards the end when he gets so upset and starts knocking shit over- it's one of those things that happens that no one likes to talk about or show- but there it is. Then talking about not killing yourself that ends up getting overlaid on top of him as he just sits there expressionless. That's what it feels like. I always know logically that suicide bad, and I can go through periods where it's easy to just keep thinking "dont do it", but those periods dont last forever. Eventually I'll end up wishing I could die with every fiber of my being, and while "dont do it" is still there playing ad nauseum in my head, it doesnt make it easier. Knowing other people would be upset doesnt matter bc that just isnt how it works, that doesnt make those feelings and thoughts stop. As hard as it is to see someone else go through, in its own fucked up way it's important to see. The whole idea of 'you're not alone' cranked to 11. This was all unbelievably personal shit he struggled with that most people feel needs to be kept behind closed doors bc it makes other people uncomfortable, or us feel weak, etc etc. Some of the most vulnerable moments of our lives, and he was willing to share that. I cannot express how grateful I am he made this.
I font like how Netflix labeled the show as a comedy as its a "special". Sure he wanted to be funny: he's a comedian but that wasn't the reason he wanted to make it. I think its super controversial and it really challenged thinking with deep undertones and meanings. Its so mentally aware at all times and the production and music is phenomenal. I may be biased as I liked bo burnham before his break 5 years ago but I think bo deserves a 100% moist meter. I appreciated your input though and it was cool to hear what you thought of it.
Even though there’s not a narrative, I think it’s cool how it starts as just comedy with some social commentary or dark humor, but by the end it’s full-blown depressing.
Depressing in a beautiful relatable way, IMO. Maybe because my MDD can get me stuck to the floor for months straight, but the way Bo shared his mental health struggles made me feel less alone.
The negative Charlie states is when he says, "other people may see it as etc." Don't rate it lower based off what you think others will think. This is how my view of his score is interpreted.
Inside is an inspiration for anyone who makes youtube videos in their bedroom, I know most of us don't have Netflix budget backing us up but still there is so much room to get creative.
I feel like it is the least talked about moment from the special, but "that funny feeling" has filled me with a type of existential dread that I have never experienced from a song before. I truly think it may be one of the best songs he has written, ever. it is so poignant and universal. I cannot stop listening to it despite how sad it makes me.
The only other thing to hit me that hard was View From Halfway Down episode of Bojack Horseman. I thought it was the most personal song in the show and to me was like the climax of the special.
Bo's special has been getting me through a major depressive episode. I cannot explain why but it's been helping a lot. I feel it's more like a tragic dark comedy but that's mostly because I make fun of my depression to deal with it.
I've been a fan of Bo Burnham's for a long time, I've always loved how he could blend comedy and feelings together in a beautiful way. This special was.... Something else, it was funny, heartbreaking, and catchy all one after another and back again. It's perfectly summed up as a "Musical Mental Meltdown"
At the beginning when he sings "should I be joking at a time like this", a bright light and the voice of "god" reassures him. Then it's mirrored at the end, when he sings the same words another bright light turns on but it's just the "audience" berating him while he's naked. Genius callback there, like he can't tell what's his calling and what is just to please the crowd.
My bf and i watched it and he was like 'meh its ok' where as i laughed (and cried) to it. I noticed as the time went on, his filming became more manic, which makes sense the quarantine does get to you especially when your mental health is already not ideal. Ive always found Bo's stand ups hit me deep, maybe cause ive got some mental health issues that im and have been struggling with for a while. White Woman's Instagram was S tier as far as songs go.
While Charlie may be right that this special didn’t focus on comedy, that bit where he reacted to himself reacting to himself reacting to himself fucking killed me
yeah, that bit was fucking hilarious
It must have been pretty hard to film too, since it was all one take
Yeah honestly the funniest part of it all that one was good
The cut off while he was scatting tool me out every time
Go rewatch bo on the h3 podcast where they watch the livestream they're currently on,
Definitely seems like it's atleast the precursor to that in inside
This is the first time a celebrity actually managed to relate to people during the last year
I know he technically is a celebrity I guess, but I've really never thought of him that way.
@Chris Isaac Shelton (965ChrShel) the great equlizer
@@WhoThoughtThisWasGood the duality of man
@Chris Isaac Shelton (965ChrShel) I mean if you actually watched the special, you'd know I was far from a mansion
@@71hammyman Chris is talking about the group of celebrities (Gal Gadot, Kristen Wig, Will Ferrell, etc) from last October. They sang Imagine, misinterpreting its meaning while filming in their mansions.
Chris is being sarcastic in saying "How do you relate to Burnham, but not to the millionaires crying in their fancy homes and being down to earth singing Imagine?"
"Apathy's a tragedy and boredom is a crime."
"Anything and Everything all of the time"
@@plainodyssey could I interest you in everything all of the time?
@@eduh3173 A little bit of everything all of the time
@@plainodyssey apathy’s a tragedy and boredom is a crime...
@@ctsports__ anything and everything, all of the time
I remember Bo referring to himself as a performer, not necessarily a comedian, and it really shows in this piece. It's not a comedy, but an experience, and a damn good one at that
Makes sense. His stand ups always felt like a one-man comedic theatre. Fucking love Bo, one of a kind.
I agree. This was definitely not a comedy. To me this was a movie or a musical. Its soo damn good
there really are people who just don't appreciate bo's humor.
it was freaking beautiful
“Come and watch the skinny kid with the steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts to give you what he cannot give himself.”
Ooof
I don't think that I can handle this right now
@@silusime maybe it's exactly what you need
@@vicarludens that’s the next line of that quote, they weren’t genuinely saying they couldn’t handle it😂
@@silusime I can't fit my hand in a pringles can...
The welcome to the Internet song was a real stand out for me, but the whole special is a really powerful experience, well worth the 90 mins
I know, I can’t really tell what it is, but it just had a quality to it
@@justice4chauvin942 Also abusive parents.
@@justice4chauvin942 he still has your girl eh ? Damn
Have you seen his other specials too bro? Dude the finale of make happy hit so deep. You need to watch it on TH-cam asap if you haven’t seen it. It’s a whole new level of clever. I was blown away by the finale of his first Netflix special’s finale, but make happy’s finale makes that one look like a green shit in your toilet even tho that one itself is also really good 😂
I'd have given it a 90 rather than an 80 personally. I was already a fan of Bo before watching this special but by the end of it I'd become a freaking AC unit.
The fact that Charlie's favorite song is "Sexting" makes too much sense
i get why people like welcome to the internet but sexting is the funniest song in the true sense of that word in the whole special imo. white woman’s instagram is a close second but the bridge about posting on the anniversary of a loved one’s death wrecked me and recontextualized the whole song.
@@bg5469 sexting was also my favorite until I heard funny feeling.
It’s a great one it’s my favourite aswell
@@binrobberracc247 it is honestly. but it's bo are we genuinely surprised
30 is also really good
he didnt just use pedals for lighting, there's a quick shot of him actually programming the lights using a professional board. The guy is too talented lol
@@justice4chauvin942 🇹🇩
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@@justice4chauvin942 No one cares :)
@@justice4chauvin942 literally no one cares :) it’s really funny how you take the time out of your day to say all the dumb shit you’re saying :)
@@justice4chauvin942 still doesn't matter in the context of the Video.
"Occasionally make you laugh, even though he himself is not happy" is Bo Burnham's whole thing. It is sad, but we love him
His art is not real tho. He just wants you to believe he isn't happy. I'm pretty sure he's doing great
@@h33-q8w I'm a big proponent of the "Death of the Author" concept. That is to say that a work should be read independently of the author's true identity. The lines can grey here a little, for instance if monkeys at a typewriter create Hamlet, except Hamlet eats a carrot at some point, there probably isn't much meaning in the carrot, lol.
Inside blurs the lines a lot between how true it's supposed to be. Like, at multiple points, you see him watching/editing a section you recently saw. Showing this is, itself, something that is deliberately filmed, edited, and chosen to be shown. Whether or not he is authentically crying in the mirror about what the film suggests is not important imo. What is important, at least to me, is how it is a good expression of what it is representing and, to me, this film hits that note phenominally.
That said, I personally can't imagine creating Inside completely independently without experiencing at least some of the emotions that the film conveys. Perhaps he had some really intimate and detailed conversations with people going through this and thought it would be a good project, but it seems far more likely to me that this is greatly inspired from his own experience (which also seems consistent with much of his past work, I think).
"Come and watch the skinny kid with a
Steadily declining mental health, and laugh as he attempts
To give you what he cannot give himself" from Can't Handle This perfectly captures that. The world is so sad bros...
@@h33-q8w I bet people thought the same thing about Robin Williams.
@@BoogieSquared Smart bet, that's exactly what people thought until he decided it was time for him to go
Press A to Cry
"I dunno, I guess I'll cry again"
i was literally crying at that part it was so funny bc he kept thanking his “donaters”
@@meowse1689 “thank you JB for the 3 months”
he impersonated the streamers too perfectly, it scared me
@@ToasterBathInc. "thanks Dante for the 4 months"
That is one of my favorite parts. I have never laughed so hard and felt so uncomfortable at the same time.
I really wasn't expecting Charlie to cover this. What a pleasant surprise.
@@justice4chauvin942 what?
@@justice4chauvin942 piss off bot
why wouldnt he? anything he can comment on or review he probably will so he can put a sponsor at the end lol
@@justice4chauvin942 Spitting facts 24/7, hope you cover the fact that white privilege isn't, for the most part, real!
@@justice4chauvin942 Guys report this guy and his comments for spam
The fact he did everything by only himself... hats off.
And only in a year too
Who were the people mentioned in the credits
@@samgoodwin89 Bo himself explains that we can't trust him. All the behind the scenes stuff isn't "real", it's staged. All of it is meticulously staged.
But that's okay. It might be, by his own words, dishonest. But that doesn't make it inauthentic.
@@Reflexzzzz no one could come and help him tho because of covid so like I think he probably did do it on his own. He's a great director too he's done films
@@samgoodwin89 shh...they don't care about facts
Bo is literally the personification of “Fine..I’ll do it myself.”
@@justice4chauvin942 ....????
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@@justice4chauvin942 Begone troll
@@justice4chauvin942 Someone felt edgy today 😬
@@justice4chauvin942 I checked out your channel and it’s so dumb I have a hard time believing that you’re not a troll
I loved the Socko song, especially the part where he brutally tears it off his arm.
Socko is based
@@nks1384 And red-pilled
@@TomBombadil515 Socko was not at all red-pilled lmao
@@nafnu8838 socko was literally singing socialist and Marxist theory
@@Newman-ue9vt which makes him based
The whole show really resonated with me, especially the “boring” bits. It’s hard to explain. I think every moment of it was meticulously designed and it really hit home.
You loser lmao, watch something actually good.
@@deanborbie4478 thanks for the advice kid
I almost felt like he was a young Carlin with the way he so masterfully captured the weird culture going on today. Truly amazing.
I was really scared to watch it after the first 15 minutes. I'm done going to dark places. I'm glad I finished it. But a few parts clearly intended to be unsettling and they were.
@@DallasPurdum Dark places are where you learn the most. just look at public school
Inside was a wake up call for the entirety of the internet. there's a very good reason he depicts himself as jesus multiple times
I loved the little skits Bo did parodying a Twitch streamer and him parodying reaction channels, I definitely laughed out loud at those. I didn’t expect that to happen, but then it made me remember that Bo had his start on TH-cam.
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The death stranding joke and the holding the knife were funny
The joke about Death Stranding had me in tears
JB thanks for the 3 months, appreciate it
He's a Hasan viewer apparently. So he definitely has seen his fair share of react content lol.
i think its sadder that Bo doesn’t know if the “audience” is laughing, since he’s alone inside his house. he’s just telling jokes by himself with no reaction from anybody
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@@joshroehl6098 gonna have to report for raping my ears.
I thought about filming myself watching it, so he could at least see me laugh. And also commiserate lol
I see that kirby right back at ya pfp
He's talked alot about his crippling anxiety and stage fright so honestly he probably was a little happy he didn't have to go infront of hundreds of people
"I guess this game's point is to be boring, like Death Stranding." -Bo Burnham
that one hurt so good
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death stranding wasnt even boring though
@@orbglorb-zingalorg I mean... you're not wrong, but common opinion is that it is, so,
@@orbglorb-zingalorg dude its literally just walking and delivering packages, it's boring. It takes forever to even get to your destination. I wanted to blow my brains out when i played it
The first time when a Netflix “special” was actually a special
What about Make Happy 😳
@@alien6812 and “what”
@@string7135 well, what wasn't a Netflix product
@@tmtmtgit’s a special on Netflix, that’s good enough for me
INSIDE feels like something that should be watched on your own... I don’t think it’d be as much of an experience if I’d watched it with other people.
I actually had to watch it with others because I had an existential breakdown.
i actually watched it with my mom and stepdad lmfao. they loved it, and totally got it, it was actually a really great time :)
Got super stoned with my gf, her brother and cousin on watched it on a projector. It was actually really amazing watching in a group. We even took smoke breaks in between to discuss it lol.
I watched it with my mom. It was pretty enjoyable still
nah, i watched it with my siblings and it enhanced the experience actually, we were all admiring the shots and the songs aloud and it made the jokes funnier
Charlie really slipped a humble brag in there about his lyrical genius
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Josh Roehl ur music is beautiful keep it up lol
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@____ I saw that lol
@@smithsofresh6181 it's a copy paste comment. Trolls.
bo burnham is so talented and smart, this special was extremely well done
Too late, check mark
hey check mark there are no subs to be earned here
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He has so many amazing projects on his resume and he is barely 30. I think he could end up being one of the best artists ever by the time his career is over.
When it ended I kept thinking "God,I hope Bo is okay."
Same, he went outside in his last twitter post so i think he's on his way to okay
He is totally fine. Granted it was 4 years ago but on his reddit he said that he has never been suicidal and wasnt then and that everything he performs is a healthy emotion that he wants to share with the audience and something everyone experiences. He has a long time girlfriend of 7 years, a dog, so he didnt actually spend his 30th birthday alone. Remember "Everything you see is a persona" "You love the idea of me" and "Art is a lie, nothing is real."
He's playing a character, which he has admitted a million times. He's doing just fine.
@@gandangamberify You realize it was filmed last year right?
@@chuck7024 Yeah? I dont really know what youre implying?
All Eyes On Me was the highlight of the special for me. It was hauntingly beautiful. The visuals, the song, the context of the song and it’s place in its special.
Can’t stop listening to that song tbh
Same.
PUT YOUR FUCKIN' HANDS UP!!....
Got it, good, now get inside
*goosebumps*
We’re going to go where everybody knows everybody
I'm an artist, but I struggle a lot.
I don't draw as well as other people I know. My composition strengths aren't as solid, I have issues with perspective, sometimes, and the like.
I've always wanted to make a comic book, but I've never felt my skills were up to the task. "I want to have this out by the time I'm 25." 25 came and went. "I want to get something out there by the time I'm 30." Then 30 came and went. I work as a graphic designer for an online school, but the work I largely do is back end tech stuff in web development. I hadn't drawn in months.
I have been struggling with depression since my 20s. And, for some reason, when watching Inside, I could not stop crying. I couldn't even start to tell you why.
The imposter syndrome, the never wanting to release something "so I'll just work on this forever, bye," everything in that I understood. I felt it. And it made me incredibly sad because I was watching someone portray what I've been experiencing for years and been unable to deal with so I've been distracting myself with the Internet constantly and never *finishing* anything.
I took up my pencil for the first time in months a few days ago. That special may not have been super funny, but it meant more to me than Bo will ever know.
You got this bud
@@excruciatingorgasm9976 I read the positive reinforcement, then read your name right after.
You're perfect, lol, and thanks a lot.
@@ExImperialDragon Yeah, no worries
Do the comic anyways; you’re a long time dead. Even if you fuck it up, do it, show up for yourself and your heart. And if it sucks, do another one, and another one and another one. The time will pass anyway. Life is what you make it.
respect
I totally agree with how genuine the special is, people say: "he's acting its all fake" ...well of course. As Bo says, "Art is a lie. Nothing is real" But I think it is based very heavily on his real emotions.
Wtf are these replies?
@@codemanthe2nd343 probably spammers and bots lol
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I agree heavily
@@codemanthe2nd343 the replies on this channel are always full of spam
Bo Burnham is what happens when a TH-camr reaches their maximum potential
And reads anarchist theory.
Fuckin true. And I’m so proud of him, having watched him for 10+ years, I’m just proud.
@@frocco7125 Oh man I first wtched the special when I was high and I really thought at one point he had a small anarchy symbol on his cheek lmao
@@notIogan same. Found him at words words words and ive been worried about him since LMAO
@@jalynishere8428 bad video
Honestly Inside was one of the most creative comedy specials I’ve ever seen
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@@jalynishere8428 shut up
Bo said on the green room a few years back, that his favorite comedian is Hans Teeuwen a Dutch absurdist. Inside feels very in the pocket for Bo, and its a an ode to absurdist comedy. It should be viewed more as art than a traditional stand up special. Comedy is introspective thought first, followed by a punchline play with the ratio and you have different branches of comedy, and the absurdist style digs deep into perspective/perception.
Well that explains the sock puppet
@@Yooooooo83 most definitely lol
That actually led to one of my favourite jokes from Bo. Bo was describing how Hans would use a black sock as a puppet and one of the other guests said "See, already I don't like it", and Bo immediately came back with "Alright, fine, it's a white sock". The speed of the comeback was fucking incredible and seriously impressive. Showed that Bo is a genuinely funny person and not just someone that can write funny things if given enough time.
And he even used a white sock puppet
When Marc Maron, after learning no more than a comedian wears a black sock on his hand as Bo starts describing his favorite Hans Teeuwen material, decides he already dislikes the bit, I howled at Burnham immediate reply to the interruption. "Fine. Whatever. It's a white sock."
Perhaps I'm getting too deep into the Moist Lore, but is the Moistmeter rating not exclusively based on your opinion? If so, we still have 2 Moists that Bo inexplicably missed out on!
hey its the rwt guy :>
@@SAGGING_GUT Man's not safe xD
Moistened is based on his opinion, and his thoughts on how it is/could be viewed by the audience
White Woman's Instagram has been in my head since I've watched the special. The way Bo shot for it too is just amazing
Whiiiiiiiiiteeeee woomaaaaaaan!!
"He immediately comes out of the gate. raw, no rubber"
Best Commomtary on YT
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I completely agree with Charlie here, Inside is not a comedy special but more of a Netflix special which tethers on the edge of being an artfilm. It having different stages which progress the narrative of a broken guy trying to "make the world better through comedy" while slowly soldiering through his loneliness but ultimately succumbing to it, makes it more than a special imo.
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@@Eliqueme Thanks brother :)
after 20 mins i stopped laughing at the jokes and started crying at the jokes
“They say the ocean’s rising, like I give a shit. They say the whole world’s ending, honey it already did.” The whole show resonated with me so much. Bo Burnham’s a bonafide genius.
I'm not surprised that Bo was able to handle the special all by himself. After all, it's pretty much how he got his start, right?
@@truthview7261 stfu
pretty much, he's always been a "one man show", but to see the evolution of his act is a fucking marvel. he went from blending music/comedy/poetry to mastering lighting, audio cues, miming, crowd interaction, physical comedy, social commentary, editing and production all while still blending music/comedy/poetry in a way so unique to him. once in a lifetime genius at work
he stopped making youtube in 2009....
@@smartestdumbass2260 who the fuck is truth view?
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I swear to god, "Funny Feeling" just effortlessly expressed what I have been trying to express in a song for YEARS. It was the most intense feeling of "why didn't I think of that" that I've ever had. Just a masterful song; brought me to tears several times.
I couldn't really understand what was being implied by it
I agree while watching it believe it or not it gave me "that funny feeling" which was a surreal experience that and the lyrics were so clever.
@@a1goldenrunner as far as I understood it, the song is about the strange hyper-reality of the internet and the messed up nature of our current culture and world. The “funny feeling” is when you realize how strange and concerning our current situation is, which he highlights by just listing it all together so that you can really look at it for what it is. Or at least this is what I took away from it!
@@a1goldenrunner I agree with what Tara L. said, but I'd like to add that it (at least to me) was conveying a more specific feeling. It's the feeling that we are witnessing the end of civilisation. It's quite an irrational feeling; there have been countless times where people felt the world was ending and they were wrong. In reality (aside from climate change and a few other issues) we are in a better position than we've ever been. But regardless of how irrational it is, I still feel that from time to time. It's quite an intense feeling and I think Bo communicated that intenseness coupled with the typical feelings of nihilism that come along with it. There's also this tongue-in-cheek nature to it that hints at the irrationality.
I could play his songs in the car with my friends and i'm absolutely sure they won't realize it's not a "real pop song" until they clearly hear some obscure lyrics
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Just repeat stuff!
The Jeffrey Bezos song made me genuinely almost cry with laughter
The ending of the first one was hilarious
The first one got me giggling but pt2 literally just him saying "Jeffery Bezos" over and over sent me
CEO ENTREPRENEUR BORN IN NINETEEN SIXTY FOUR
I actually am gonna disagree with your premise that this isn't comedy. I think his comedy is more akin to Shakespearean comedy, where it's not really meant to be funny but to expose the ironies of what we assume or how society perceives the relationship between two things. Take Socko for example. Using absurdity as a blatant vehicle, he challenges the normal convention and exposes just how f*cked up it is that we accept things the way they currently are. He's brilliant.
It feels like its aiming more for a thought provoking and emotional response than just laughter. Sure it uses comedy to great effect, but calling it a comedy would be disingenuous.
Okay but that’s not what everyone means in this century when they say “I expected a comedy special”
I'd say it's satire over straight comedy. Amazing nonetheless
Socko was a stand in for Marxism, you can hear it through its rhetoric. It wasn't Shakespearean, it was guilt. until the latter half of the album. That alone makes me wonder if he was sincere in his pleas, or simply claiming as a white person he should "Just shut the fuck up". I couldn't tell, but that focus took away from better observations.
@@MrPhaedrusx so on the surface I might agree with you, but the underlying and more important theme is that the educational system has taught people (specifically in the US) that the world is great and everything has a place and it's important not to challenge that. Socko could have taken any other position that challenged the rosy-eyed glasses version of the norm and it still would have served the purpose of a counterpoint. Bo just choose the bleakest and most contrasting view to show the absurdity of how simplistic and biased the first was. But because Socko, as an entity with no power in that dynamic, dared to challenge the established power structure, he was threatened with having his existence ended. We accept war and genocide and labor exploitation in the US because we are, in general, part of that first view, whether we know it or not. But we don't get the worst of the receiving end of the repercussions of the way the world works.
This is absolutely amazing, Bo Burnham was One of those comedians where even is that joke was super super edgy you’d still laugh at
@@justice4chauvin942 lmfao
@@justice4chauvin942 crack? Is that what you smoke?
@@justice4chauvin942 whining in a yt comment section ain't gonna do shit.
Jokes should be edgy, never taken seriously
@@Griec_e agreed
This special hit harder than the other 3 combined. That's Bo in a nutshell.
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It really sums up how isolation and the pandemic left a lot of us disoriented and unsettled. So many things happening at once and not enough time to make sense of it all. ‘Welcome to The Internet’. “Apathy is a tragedy and boredom is a crime”. This line rings in my ear all day but it holds a lot of truth. As a zoomer I feel like I cling onto my phone so often to distract myself from anxiety and boredom.The influence of the internet started off as a great tool to utilize now and then but we have become increasingly dependent on it. There’s the pressure of needing to know and care for everything happening in the world. If you aren’t posting about it on social media there’s often the assumption you don’t care. People will berate you to speak up and to present your efforts in front of the whole world. For me I find that these pressures often leave me more consumed with the online world and not giving myself the time to process it all. The internet is impatient and quick to react. It can be a burden and blessing depending on the situation. Also can we talk about ‘Problematic’?! That shiet was so good 😭
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As a crusty, old, millennial barnacle, I agree with everything you’ve said. I started out on AOL in ‘94, & now my Dad won’t stop talking about Facebook. I think you’re correct that we let certain aspects of the internet consume us. Like, if my therapist - who is younger than me - doesn’t get my internet references... I should probably get my shit together
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Bo was never the type to have that gut bursting laugh in his shows anyway. He's always been this type of performer
"Inside" is not a comedy special. It's a work of art.
Good comedy is art
@@Silver4Hire exactly, saying I was expecting a comedy assumes that to be funny you can't be serious as if Shakespeare wasn't a comedian
It was an amazing special, especially considering he did it all himself in one room. I loved it.
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@@yellowcard8100 those are just minor edits like coloring, most of the camerawork and and stuff are by bo
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I shed a tear at That Funny Feeling. It's just a genuinely beautiful song
Yess it is one of my favourites. The end always gets me
Agreed, I thought it was one of the best of the special!
White woman's instagram is the greatest song of All Time
This was the first one to get stuck in my head
He got the visuals spot on.
i swear bro it’s so good
For this song I loved that he widened the camera shot and added the mom post in the middle to personify the flattening of human depth via social media as well. Bo is amazing
This was also my favorite lol
When he talked about doing these jokes with no one there to laugh, that hit. Bo is 1 in a billion.
1 in 8 billion
“Goodbye” is such an underrated part of it, it integrates every message from the movie so well.
This just shows how talented Bo is. I mean it's about him being a normal dude and nothing special, but when it comes to his humorous writing, his cinematography and his acting, it's insane how he's on the level of the best in the business of each of those but all in one man. It's insane.
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All of Bo Burnham's bits are hilarious. Except for him saying Death Stranding is boring. That wasn't a joke, that's just a fact.
Wasn’t expecting this, but cool
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@@justice4chauvin942 bait
The tie backs to "Welcome to the Internet" and "Look Whose Inside Again" in "Goodbye" hit so fucking well
500 years in the future when Covid is taught in history class, inside will probably be the equivalent of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings or something.
Whole special fucked with my head. It made me laugh, cry, think and everything in between. The man is a genius.
I didn't expect him to react to Bo Burnham, but I'm very glad.
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Charlie, if you've never seen his other specials, watch them. They are all absolutely hilarious. Loved Inside, but yes, not for everyone.
And I think they're best if you watch them in chronological order! It's fascinating to get to watch Bo grow up.
I watched Inside:Outtakes (which is basically a bloopers reel) but even in that production the editing was insane. It even had its own little theme of parodying TH-cam
I think there is a story, but it takes a backseat to the "skits" that makeup most of the run time. Bo purposely sets aside the character "Robert" at the start of the special, to represent the real version of himself (not the comedian, actor, but the person filming the special and editing it).
Then throughout the movie there are several songs that are connected, witch leads to the climax: ie. Bo Burnham is admitting to the audience that while he is miserable because of the lockdown forcing him inside, the truth is - he already has been locking himself inside. And has been doing that for years.
I think he also argues that many of us have also been doing this for a while as well. Especially with how much time we spend online, and communicating with friends, family and loved ones digitally instead of in-person.
I think many people are also missing the point of the special as it only being about someone losing their mind while forced to stay inside. It actually has a dual narrative, and is also about the weird relationship between a comedian/entertainer who needs the love, attention - and adoration from their audience, but also the pure fear, torture that some suffer from having that many eyes on him.
He has opened up about this in the past. But he has a drive to tell jokes, and to be the center of attention. But at the same time he hates the attention. He had quit doing stand-up because he was having severe panic attacks on stage.
I didn’t know the moist meter score considers others potential opinions about the movie
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I think it’s more so taking into consideration a more objective perspective. If a piece of art like this doesn’t manage to communicate its message to most consumers, maybe it’s not as successful as one which does so more effectively. It can still be great but I think it’s valid to take away some points on that basis. After all, 80% is still very good!
then you probably never watched a moist meter before he does it everytime
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@@matteogauthier7750 sure, but all reviews are inherently subjective so what's the point. typically reviewers have accepted this fact and have their own based take
Inside is literally a mental health spiral and is unfortunately relatable for a lot of people. Especially since a lot of people with depression and similar issues cope through comedy.
This special was pretty much perfect, it's like looking into an emotional mirror, none of it feels disingenuous, and it's incredibly well made
The fact that Charlie only gave this an 80% shows that he's a genuinely happy person, and that makes me happy for him.
I’m an unhappy person and I give it a 50% at most
@@elijahgavin6706 good for you, bud.
@@elijahgavin6706 might I ask why?
@@BenicioDelgado956 absolutely. While the composition from the music to the film work were innovative and resourceful, I found the delivery of many the messages contained to be utterly boring and derivative, with the exception of maybe a few of Bo’s observations about his unique perspectives when it comes to his own aging, mortality, and feelings. I agree wholeheartedly with the political portion of the specials but I found the dialogue nauseatingly redundant and, as I mentioned before, VERT derivative. It confuses me that people are applauding him for talking about pandemic-related internal conflicts when even mid-pandemic these topics were beaten to death in almost every conceivable form of entertainment and media, and overall I was just bored to death by this special.
@@elijahgavin6706 I guess that's fair. I did think it was quite entertaining watching bo preform, but that's just my taste. Good job on not being someone who hates it for no reason. Have a great rest of your day!
"All Eyes On Me" is on my playlist and I can't count how many times I've listened to it.
I LOVED this special.
Funny internet man talking about funny internet man.
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Look at the song “can’t handle this “ also known as Kanye rant . That was his last live song n in front of an audience . It’s starts funny but then it ends with bo having a legit mental breakdown and he’s talking to the audience “a part of me loves you , a part of me hates , a part of me needs you , a part of me fears you . “ and “come and watch the skinny comic with a steadily declining g state of mental health . Come an watch as he attempts to give you what he can not give himself “ . Bo is absolutely brilliant but has severe anxiety and depression. Before shows he would have panic attacks but he felt pressured because he wanted to give his fans a night they deserve .
Bo definitely wasn’t trying to be super funny all the time like Charlie said tho . He likely could if he wanted , the dude is hilarious when he tries . Inside might be my favorite bo special tho .. not as a comedy but just as an experience
Ehh, I'm not quite sure the movie is to be watched like it is about Bo , remember art is a lie.. Could be just a well played persona, I doubt he was alone for his 30 birthday and spent all that time alone in that pool house, he has a home and a partner of like 10 years and dogs. He probably has some issues, but reading 'he has crippling depression anxiety...' diagnosed over videos feels wrong for me
@@OMGPeppi He has said it himself about his other stuff, its an exaggeration, about make happy he said that he sits there exaggerating the funny side for 50minutes and everyone gets that its an exaggeration,but he goes for a rant and exaggerates into the sad part for one song(The kanye rant) and everyone suddenly thinks he is going to kill himself.
he said it definitely is a feeling he has but as a form of movie/theater, he definitely is exaggerating it to show what he is feeling while still being entertaining
@@OMGPeppi he's made his anxiety well known though, he's talked about having constant panic attacks before/during shows, hence why he essentially retired for 5 years before Inside came out. So it's not really diagnosed over video, it's straight from Bo's mouth. Not being able to do something you clearly love for 5 years due to the way your brain attacks your entire body is definitely crippling depression/anxiety lol
Inside was a self-portrait of Bo, but he was also most definitely playing up the emotions throughout the special, as he does with all his works. One of the key points of the special is how superficial and fake the internet is, hence the “I’m not well” scene where instead of focusing on his breakdown it focuses on the camera, intentionally placed there to catch it all to be put on the internet for others to see. Just like all of Bo’s work it’s not completely genuine, it holds real truths but what we see is not completely real
Im only 22 and I feel like due to the internet there's genuinely not a lot of things that can get a big reaction from me, but this special is truly something new. I haven't seen anything like this, and some of the shots are truly mind-blowing! How does one person just come up with all of these ideas and then execute them so flawlessly
I have some friends who were basically bragging about how they couldn't make it past 5 minutes of this and it's exactly as you say, because they expected pure comedy and wrote it off as pretentious right away. It's a shame because it really is amazing and gets better as it goes on (I felt his first songs were definitely the weakest).
Discovered his stuff a while back and think his a very underrated comedian. Glad you covered his new special.
The fact that "Inside" isn't a comedy, but an actual art piece. Bo is unrivaled in relatability.
All eyes on me gave me literal chills and now its in my playlist
I actually died laughing when he said maybe it wasn’t a great call to exploit the neural networks of children for the benefit of, and I quote “a couple of bug-eyed salamanders in Silicone Valley.” Honestly, sick burn.
At the end when he said, “im talking to you, STAND THE F*** UP” I stood up and raised my hand. And i felt bad cause I felt like I was enabling him for some reason. Just wanted to share that.
Edit: misspelled word
I felt like I helped even though in reality there was nothing he could do to keep me from sitting still. That feeling of not controlling other’s actions or just having no control in general made me sympathetic towards him. I think he kind of touches on this using Socko as a metaphor
Kinda weird ngl.
Enabling him to do what exactly? Something bad no less, by standing up... I can't really say that makes any sense to me.
Lol that's pretty weird homie
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"wake up honey, Bo Burnham's new mid-life crisis just dropped!"
Poor Bo looks like he needs some freaking sun D: this crippling depression was the epitome of dark comedy
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After watching it, I had a nightmare of him committing suicide. Dang.
@@helloworld2784 shit, that’s upsetting.
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for people who dont know who bo burnham is , you can check his other specials, "what" and "make happy" , they will make you laugh
I love his songs Sad, Kill Yourself, and Pandering.
you mean back when he was funny. this was just shit on white people. i got 25 mins in and had to turn it off
@@1981troyboy boohoo
@@1981troyboy you definitely missed out bc those first 25 mins was literally the only time in the special where he shit on white people 😹
@@1981troyboy holy shit that’s all it takes? 😂 what a snowflake
Honestly, at the end of Unpaid Intern when he scats randomly, I fucking lost it 😂 but that was the only time I laughed out loud. I thought the special was great
The song “problematic” is so good imo, the harmonizing at the end is some of the best singing I’ve heard and it’s the type of singing I fantasize someone doing. Absolutely gold performance
I'm happy Bo is finally getting the recognition he deserves.
...you do realize that bo burnham has been getting recognition since 2006? he’s not some low key indie artist
there definitely was more pain than comedy compared to the other ones, i really felt like i was watching someone's descent into depression
I cried a lot watching it bc jesus fuck he was able to capture just the essence of depression. I felt like I was watching myself. The part that hit me the hardest was towards the end when he gets so upset and starts knocking shit over- it's one of those things that happens that no one likes to talk about or show- but there it is. Then talking about not killing yourself that ends up getting overlaid on top of him as he just sits there expressionless. That's what it feels like. I always know logically that suicide bad, and I can go through periods where it's easy to just keep thinking "dont do it", but those periods dont last forever. Eventually I'll end up wishing I could die with every fiber of my being, and while "dont do it" is still there playing ad nauseum in my head, it doesnt make it easier. Knowing other people would be upset doesnt matter bc that just isnt how it works, that doesnt make those feelings and thoughts stop.
As hard as it is to see someone else go through, in its own fucked up way it's important to see. The whole idea of 'you're not alone' cranked to 11. This was all unbelievably personal shit he struggled with that most people feel needs to be kept behind closed doors bc it makes other people uncomfortable, or us feel weak, etc etc. Some of the most vulnerable moments of our lives, and he was willing to share that. I cannot express how grateful I am he made this.
I font like how Netflix labeled the show as a comedy as its a "special". Sure he wanted to be funny: he's a comedian but that wasn't the reason he wanted to make it. I think its super controversial and it really challenged thinking with deep undertones and meanings. Its so mentally aware at all times and the production and music is phenomenal. I may be biased as I liked bo burnham before his break 5 years ago but I think bo deserves a 100% moist meter. I appreciated your input though and it was cool to hear what you thought of it.
100% on rotten tomatoes. Might not be for everyone. But 95% audience score is pretty good
Now even Bo Burnham has made fun of Death Stranding at this point.
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@@jalynishere8428 rick roll?
@@EurekaX no it’s not
Definitely did not go into it expecting Death Stranding slander lmao
Even though there’s not a narrative, I think it’s cool how it starts as just comedy with some social commentary or dark humor, but by the end it’s full-blown depressing.
Depressing in a beautiful relatable way, IMO. Maybe because my MDD can get me stuck to the floor for months straight, but the way Bo shared his mental health struggles made me feel less alone.
Such a gorgeous piece of art. Bo outdid himself
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@YURINNER thats quite ironic coming from another bland generic comment not adding anything to life.
@YURINNER lmfao almost every one of your comments repeats that.... are you sure this is the bland generic one?
This special fucked me up, I had a whole existential crisis
The negative Charlie states is when he says, "other people may see it as etc." Don't rate it lower based off what you think others will think. This is how my view of his score is interpreted.
"Bo Burnham" huh?
Now that's a name I haven't heard in a while...
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Yea he took a break for a while to help stabilize his mental health
Imagine if this movie had officer greg it will make the movie 100% better
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Inside is an inspiration for anyone who makes youtube videos in their bedroom, I know most of us don't have Netflix budget backing us up but still there is so much room to get creative.
honestly i saw it as a warning😂
I feel like it is the least talked about moment from the special, but "that funny feeling" has filled me with a type of existential dread that I have never experienced from a song before. I truly think it may be one of the best songs he has written, ever. it is so poignant and universal. I cannot stop listening to it despite how sad it makes me.
The only other thing to hit me that hard was View From Halfway Down episode of Bojack Horseman. I thought it was the most personal song in the show and to me was like the climax of the special.
Bo's special has been getting me through a major depressive episode. I cannot explain why but it's been helping a lot. I feel it's more like a tragic dark comedy but that's mostly because I make fun of my depression to deal with it.
the fact that i used to watch Bo Burnham sing about a rehab for fictional characters, to him doing something insane like this, is just mind blowing.
I've been a fan of Bo Burnham's for a long time, I've always loved how he could blend comedy and feelings together in a beautiful way. This special was.... Something else, it was funny, heartbreaking, and catchy all one after another and back again. It's perfectly summed up as a "Musical Mental Meltdown"
I personally felt like there was some comedy present, not straight up knee slappers but dry and almost tragic comedy. It was absurd but so comforting.
At the beginning when he sings "should I be joking at a time like this", a bright light and the voice of "god" reassures him.
Then it's mirrored at the end, when he sings the same words another bright light turns on but it's just the "audience" berating him while he's naked.
Genius callback there, like he can't tell what's his calling and what is just to please the crowd.
My bf and i watched it and he was like 'meh its ok' where as i laughed (and cried) to it. I noticed as the time went on, his filming became more manic, which makes sense the quarantine does get to you especially when your mental health is already not ideal. Ive always found Bo's stand ups hit me deep, maybe cause ive got some mental health issues that im and have been struggling with for a while.
White Woman's Instagram was S tier as far as songs go.