Okay, you didn't imagine it. There is a glitch from 8:42 to 8:56. The video plays fine on my end, but somehow in the upload process, TH-cam gave it a glitch. I'm trying to get this fixed. Thank you for bearing with me. In the meantime, here's the transcript of the missing section: "and in the film, the bad influence that Usnavi wants to save Sonny from turns into Sonny’s dad and the idea of art being important to community is shared with vanessa who is now an artist herself in the world of fashion...more on that later. Sidenote: the actor who plays Graffiti Pete in the film is Noah Catala, who is known for his lifefeet dancing."
@@petershimamoto9128 Yeah, I think it may have something to do with that. But the glitch happens whether the ad plays or not. I really hope TH-cam fixes it completely since it happened on their end.
SAME!!! In _this_ video, the moment I realized it was _about_ to happen (because the analysis up to that point primed me for it), I literally got tears in my eyes. BEAUTIFUL!
The world needs this video. There's a lot of people (like a lot) underestimating Graffiti Pete and treating him as the least secondary character that is useless, and here I am defending him always how we was crucial to Usnavi's change of path. I'm so ready for this.. Thank you. I really love this series about ITH..
If I could point out one more thing…. Iris is also the Greek goddess of the Rainbow. Rainbows show the whole spectrum of colors (how Vanessa sees the world with her fabrics), and rainbows are made by water and…light (Usnavi).
And the rainbows on Nina’s shirt, her younger self and then eventually when she is at the protest with Sonny and she “finds herself” again with a new goal 🙌
Incredible work. You never disappoint. Re: Usnavi’s hat. I remember seeing Anthony Ramos put on that hat and feeling like it was the passing of the torch from Lin to a new generation. In fact Lin often states in interviews about the film that while he PLAYED Usnavi Anthony IS Usnavi. Seeing It then being passed to Iris was the perfect ending to this incredible movie.
It always bothered me that Iris looked at the audience at the end but I never sat down to think about it and wondered why AND NOW I GET IT, THANK YOU! An amazing video as always that shows that the movie is a gem. I wish it did better at the box office...
There's another very important thing that must be said about that hat: in this movie It's associated with Usnavi's father, but to anyone familiar with the stage show, it will be a symbol of Usnavi himself: it's the hat that he wore throughout the whole play. I believe that by saying the hat is his father's, the film is paying homage to the stage show as its original medium. As an addendum: the best-known Usnavi actor is by far the original one, Lin-Manuel Miranda himself. The passing of the hat from "stage Usnavi" to "movie Usnavi" is also one of the many, many "full-circle moments", as Lin calls them, of himself passing Usnavi's character on to the movie's Usnavi, Anthony Ramos. So cute :3
Howard this was brilliant. I really love the way you intertwine all the ITH materials. A lot of the discourse I read about the film had to do with stage production fans not being too happy about the changes made for the film adaptation. But I think the way you present your points by using stage material, written material, and film material allows ITH to breathe as an entire unit made up of different parts rather than separate sectors about the original piece. Really great work! Can’t wait for the video on Kevin Rosario! ❤️
I appreciate that. You know, I think there are valid points on both sides, but I think there's still so much to celebrate in how they made this so cinematic. Thanks for watching!
Can we look at the changes in Daniela's character from stage to screen, particularly in light of Camila's absence? And the importance of her casting? Daphne Rubin Vega is perhaps best known as Mimi, a latina stripper who wants to run away from her own identity in RENT. Daniela is a mirror of sorts for Mimi, carrying the flame of cultural pride instead, and acting as a matriarch... I'd love to see so much of that get broken down.
Howard, I found you through Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Twitter post sharing your video. And I just want to say I am so glad I took the time to watch this because you have a real knack for film/musical theory. This is such a well explained and thought-out video, I was really blown away by all the little details you picked up from the movie as well as your background research into both the stage production and film. I am now a loyal subscriber of yours and I’m looking forward to your video on Kevin Rosario next.
in the mantra section, i wonder if anyone notices that a lot of the encanto names are said? "dolores, isabelle...." and it sounds like they say mirabel at the end of it too! I wonder if this inspired the names in encanto since we know he helped guide the name Oscar to Bruno. idk, love the video and gives me a deeper appreciation for something i enjoy!!
I sometimes wonder if the brilliance and depth of this film/story will remain invisible and unintelligible to most people. I feel that both, the stage musical plot and the film plot, both with all their specific arches and differences, can be exalted and appreciated from their individual perspectives. As a latino in diáspora and a longtime fervent fan of good storytelling and filmmaking (of which there seems to be less and less nowadays), I would do anything to have people understand the story, feel the heart in it and appreciate it. I think your deconstruction of it in this video (and others that I've seen) help. It just pains me that most people won't stand in awe of the culmination of more than 20 years of work. Thanks for this video. New subscriber.
This was a masterpiece. Amazingly done with such clarity in narration that it's a joy to rewatch. Howard, you've outdone yourself with this video. What some theater fans who disliked some changes in the movie don't understand is that film is a different medium entirely. It plays out so differently than theater because you see things up close and personal. For the team behind In The Heights to somehow produce this film in a way that gives its audience so much to unpack and yet still stay true to its original source material is downright brilliant. I'm very excited to see more of your ITH series.
I didn’t think it would be possible to make me love this movie more than I already do. But you managed it! I love the way you shed light on things that aren’t obvious to me. Great video!
Breaking free from stereotypes has always been a trademark, from my standpoint, of Mr. Lin Manuel Miranda. It's truly inspiring how he deconstructs for us these preconceived notions and offers us a breath of fresh air by telling us the real stories of peoples, and even communities and of a country as well. I'm not referring only to In the heights, but also to the entire corpus of his work. Let's just hope that people nowadays, especially the young, will eagerly pick-up on this and "save us all."
Jeez, I knew going in that this video would make me emotional, but gottdang did it go beyond. Please keep them coming! I for sure can't wait for more In the Heights content from you.
anyone else find it super clever that the story he photoshopped into Usnavi's hands is Snow White? As in, a story that literally makes whiteness a pre-requisite for moral worth in the hands of a man of color, celebrating his community? (And on top of that, Disney just announced a Latina Snow for their live action remake, which is another bit of fun).
I absolutely love the magical realism in the film version. Vanessa's imagining, the drawings in the air, Nina and Benny's sideways dance. It feels like a real callback to older musicals, and an expansion of the stage play's themes about dreams and their vibrancy. Just so good!!
18:05 So... if movie Usnavi is the one playing the 3-2 clave rhythm..... by some logic.... I played Usnavi when I played that clave part for my high school.....?!?!? GUYS I PLAYED USNAVI Also really looking forward to the Kevin video! Hope some of the materials I sent you were helpful!
Thank you for the video ! You noted a lot of details that I hadn’t caught on my first watching I like how they changed the narrative and the character arcs, and the way they treated Pete and Vanessa was very skillful. I was a bit sad about Abuela though... She was my favorite character in the original but so much stuff has been removed from her story
This is such great perspective on both pieces of work. This iteration of graffiti pete creates a parallel to Lin as a writer as well. As you said, since Pete creates art, his murals, and those speak of the culture of Washington Heights and Latinx culture to the outer world just like Lin creates art, In The Heights. I found this point very striking! Awesome video.
I’M SO EMOTIONAL. 🥺 So glad I follow this page. I couldn’t WAIT to carve out some time and watch/focus. Completely exceeded my expectations, per usual. Can’t wait to see what’s next! Bravo!
I love the way you clearly and articulately break down all the clever things LMM puts into his shows. They're often fairly subtle (or at least, not super obvious at first glance) and the way you're like "hey look at this thing he did" is just mind blowing. I love the ways LMM that makes his audience think, makes them go beyond the surface and challenges set ideas. This is amazing and I just appreciate and love all of your videos. Thank you!
This is an awesome video. I saw the stage musical 4 times and I’ve seen the film 3 times in the theater (and counting). Each time I see the film my appreciation of Lin’s work deepens. This video has shed a new light that will help me further appreciate the work on future viewings. Thank you
This was brilliant. I watched the film with no experience with the musical, and talking to the fandom afterwards I've heard a lot of people saying that the film wasn't as good as the original, so this was really nice to see!
I love this, especially your explanation of the passing of the hat on to Iris and her turn to the camera. I loved how confident she looks, and this made a big impression on me in the movie.
This was a beautiful explanation. I even teared up when you explained the significance of Usnavi putting his dad's hat on Iris. #MyHeart. Thank you! #ParaSiempre
I love your videos, how you explain everything in so much detail and with a deep understanding and astounding overview - not to speak of the impressive realization of the video and your calm voice!
you made me appriciate lin manuel miranda's work so much more everytime! I cry (way too) often when you explain it cause these little things behind those visuals make it compleet. Thank you!
Gosh, I miss Howard Ho's videos on In the Heights. There's so much more to dwelve into and I do not have the knowledge or don't know where to search. Currently again obsessed with 96,000.
Wow! What a great video! Very well edited too. I loved seeing this perspective on how Graffiti Pete had so much more to do with the story of In the Heights! These extra details you mentioned were super trippy but once said, made perfect sense. This is a great film and great story that stands as a testament of Lin Manuel Miranda's god-given talent. Yes, I can tell that this video is indeed a "labour of love" and for that, I appreciate it much more. Alabanza!
Pretty sure one of the security guards at my school is actually friends with Graffiti Pete! I would talk to him about music and singing and one day I brought up that I was seeing In The Heights and he told me that his friend was in the film as a character whose name starts with "G".
This was a beautifully done breakdown of the movie ending. I hope you continue to do more!! as somebody who is obsessed with in the Heights, fantastic job and keep it going
In the movie (the first time I saw In the Heights in any form) I didn't realise that the guy painting the grate at the start was the same person as the Graffiti Pete we see later. Maybe it's the lack of hat, but I still have trouble recognizing the actor.
This is so well researched and presented, a few points I had picked up on but now there are so many more I have to see the movie again. I was disappointed that Abuela didn't get her mural in the movie, but your explanation makes much more sense. Thnakyou for sharing this.
This video articulates all the thoughts I had on In the Heights and then some! It's crazy how much work was put into this musical and I can't imagine how much research it would take to uncover all these details. Thanks for this video man! Wonderful stuff.
When I was watching the musical what stuck out to me is how graffiti Pete is treated in the story similarly to the mad beggar woman in Sweeney Todd. Repeatedly hurried out of the narrative only to have their full importance revealed later
Not gonna lie, I cried watching this. When my love of music and my love of academia come together to educate in such a perfect way, I want to share it! Well done sir. You have my subscription just based on this one video!
Have not seen the movie YET, cause im educating meself in all the eastereggs and refernces Lin has been hidtidig more or less visible in the movie, so when i finally watch the movie, i will Enjoy it evne more. This video has been amazone! Very good crafted, lots of good pointe and views. Thank you for this video and all the work you have out Into this ^^
Okay, you didn't imagine it. There is a glitch from 8:42 to 8:56. The video plays fine on my end, but somehow in the upload process, TH-cam gave it a glitch. I'm trying to get this fixed. Thank you for bearing with me. In the meantime, here's the transcript of the missing section:
"and in the film, the bad influence that Usnavi wants to save Sonny from turns into Sonny’s dad and the idea of art being important to community is shared with vanessa who is now an artist herself in the world of fashion...more on that later.
Sidenote: the actor who plays Graffiti Pete in the film is Noah Catala, who is known for his lifefeet dancing."
Thank you! Can you pin this to the top? BTW Love your videos!
Maybe it's because that's where they put the ads in?
@@petershimamoto9128 Yeah, I think it may have something to do with that. But the glitch happens whether the ad plays or not. I really hope TH-cam fixes it completely since it happened on their end.
@@Luna-dn3hh Funny, I thought I had pinned it. But then I saw it wasn't. So I appreciate that!
Ha. Answered my only criticism of any of your videos. Thanks!
The fact that Iris gets the hat and IMMEDIATELY inherits her dad's fourth wall break powers... HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THAT?!?!
She look so much like her father it's crazy.
Indeed.
it’s like she’s now gonna tell his story
SAME!!! In _this_ video, the moment I realized it was _about_ to happen (because the analysis up to that point primed me for it), I literally got tears in my eyes. BEAUTIFUL!
The world needs this video. There's a lot of people (like a lot) underestimating Graffiti Pete and treating him as the least secondary character that is useless, and here I am defending him always how we was crucial to Usnavi's change of path. I'm so ready for this.. Thank you. I really love this series about ITH..
Right? So pivotal but in a way never truly acknowledged...UNTIL NOW!
specially on the school/college musicals 🥴
Man fr. Indeed.
Also can we talk about how Pete was TRYING TO PAINT HIS FATHER'S BEACH ON THE GRATE IN THE FIRST FEW SECONDS YOU MEET HIM?! LOOK AT THAT!
I have SO MANY FEELINGS.
That's beautiful. There's actually another mural next to the grate that's super emotional too.
Yoooooooooo wtf. You serious?
@@kevinfrost8190 deadass serious if you pause it right you can see the same swirly stylized pattern of his dad’s beach from the end.
Indeed.
If I could point out one more thing….
Iris is also the Greek goddess of the Rainbow. Rainbows show the whole spectrum of colors (how Vanessa sees the world with her fabrics), and rainbows are made by water and…light (Usnavi).
Beautiful!
Also, "arco iris" is Spanish for "rainbow."
@@rhiannonchiacchiaro6352 Huh. I hadn't thought of that. That's cool, cause Vanessa sees the world in a rainbow
I'M CRYING
And the rainbows on Nina’s shirt, her younger self and then eventually when she is at the protest with Sonny and she “finds herself” again with a new goal 🙌
Incredible work. You never disappoint.
Re: Usnavi’s hat. I remember seeing Anthony Ramos put on that hat and feeling like it was the passing of the torch from Lin to a new generation. In fact Lin often states in interviews about the film that while he PLAYED Usnavi Anthony IS Usnavi.
Seeing It then being passed to Iris was the perfect ending to this incredible movie.
Exactly! The film is doing exactly what the story is about.
As a huge in the heights fan, it’s amazing to see someone analyzing both the musical and the film in such an articulate and creative way.
It always bothered me that Iris looked at the audience at the end but I never sat down to think about it and wondered why AND NOW I GET IT, THANK YOU! An amazing video as always that shows that the movie is a gem. I wish it did better at the box office...
Yeah, should be a bigger hit. It's still in theaters though so if us fans keep going, it'll keep growing.
There's another very important thing that must be said about that hat: in this movie It's associated with Usnavi's father, but to anyone familiar with the stage show, it will be a symbol of Usnavi himself: it's the hat that he wore throughout the whole play. I believe that by saying the hat is his father's, the film is paying homage to the stage show as its original medium.
As an addendum: the best-known Usnavi actor is by far the original one, Lin-Manuel Miranda himself. The passing of the hat from "stage Usnavi" to "movie Usnavi" is also one of the many, many "full-circle moments", as Lin calls them, of himself passing Usnavi's character on to the movie's Usnavi, Anthony Ramos. So cute :3
Yes, absolutely! Nicely put.
Howard this was brilliant. I really love the way you intertwine all the ITH materials. A lot of the discourse I read about the film had to do with stage production fans not being too happy about the changes made for the film adaptation. But I think the way you present your points by using stage material, written material, and film material allows ITH to breathe as an entire unit made up of different parts rather than separate sectors about the original piece. Really great work! Can’t wait for the video on Kevin Rosario! ❤️
I appreciate that. You know, I think there are valid points on both sides, but I think there's still so much to celebrate in how they made this so cinematic. Thanks for watching!
Can we look at the changes in Daniela's character from stage to screen, particularly in light of Camila's absence? And the importance of her casting? Daphne Rubin Vega is perhaps best known as Mimi, a latina stripper who wants to run away from her own identity in RENT. Daniela is a mirror of sorts for Mimi, carrying the flame of cultural pride instead, and acting as a matriarch... I'd love to see so much of that get broken down.
But that’s just a theory… *A MUSICAL THEORY!!!*
And scene!
Yes, I totally wanted to say that...
Indeed.
Howard, I found you through Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Twitter post sharing your video. And I just want to say I am so glad I took the time to watch this because you have a real knack for film/musical theory. This is such a well explained and thought-out video, I was really blown away by all the little details you picked up from the movie as well as your background research into both the stage production and film. I am now a loyal subscriber of yours and I’m looking forward to your video on Kevin Rosario next.
Welcome to the channel and thanks for the sub!
16:40 it give me tears to hear how Pete is the light to the neighbourhood, just as Usnavi is
in the mantra section, i wonder if anyone notices that a lot of the encanto names are said? "dolores, isabelle...." and it sounds like they say mirabel at the end of it too! I wonder if this inspired the names in encanto since we know he helped guide the name Oscar to Bruno. idk, love the video and gives me a deeper appreciation for something i enjoy!!
Interesting connection!
I sometimes wonder if the brilliance and depth of this film/story will remain invisible and unintelligible to most people. I feel that both, the stage musical plot and the film plot, both with all their specific arches and differences, can be exalted and appreciated from their individual perspectives. As a latino in diáspora and a longtime fervent fan of good storytelling and filmmaking (of which there seems to be less and less nowadays), I would do anything to have people understand the story, feel the heart in it and appreciate it. I think your deconstruction of it in this video (and others that I've seen) help. It just pains me that most people won't stand in awe of the culmination of more than 20 years of work. Thanks for this video. New subscriber.
it is a huge bummer that the movie is doing so terribly. i mean it is not even in the top ten anymore. :( :(
Indeed.
In The Heights, film and stage, will be analyzed in theatre and film classes for generations to come. I couldn't agree with you more!
This was a masterpiece. Amazingly done with such clarity in narration that it's a joy to rewatch. Howard, you've outdone yourself with this video. What some theater fans who disliked some changes in the movie don't understand is that film is a different medium entirely. It plays out so differently than theater because you see things up close and personal. For the team behind In The Heights to somehow produce this film in a way that gives its audience so much to unpack and yet still stay true to its original source material is downright brilliant. I'm very excited to see more of your ITH series.
Indeed.
Mind blown.
Trying not to cry.
Such fabulous insight.
Your videos are a treasure.
Thank you.
I didn’t think it would be possible to make me love this movie more than I already do. But you managed it! I love the way you shed light on things that aren’t obvious to me. Great video!
Breaking free from stereotypes has always been a trademark, from my standpoint, of Mr. Lin Manuel Miranda. It's truly inspiring how he deconstructs for us these preconceived notions and offers us a breath of fresh air by telling us the real stories of peoples, and even communities and of a country as well. I'm not referring only to In the heights, but also to the entire corpus of his work. Let's just hope that people nowadays, especially the young, will eagerly pick-up on this and "save us all."
In the movie during the Blackout song Sunny even says, “We gotta be at Usnavi’s. Street light’s out of service.”
Jeez, I knew going in that this video would make me emotional, but gottdang did it go beyond.
Please keep them coming! I for sure can't wait for more In the Heights content from you.
anyone else find it super clever that the story he photoshopped into Usnavi's hands is Snow White? As in, a story that literally makes whiteness a pre-requisite for moral worth in the hands of a man of color, celebrating his community? (And on top of that, Disney just announced a Latina Snow for their live action remake, which is another bit of fun).
This might sound weird coming from me, but you're reading too much into it. LOL
A LATINA SNOW!?!??!? YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@HowardHoMusic this hits different coming from you 💀
That’s a very clever play on the two meanings of “illuminate”, as in illuminated manuscripts.
Your analyses are fantastic, please keep them coming 🥰
Indeed.
Um, it cuts straight from "The bad influence he wants to save Sonny from" to in the middle of talking about the actor who played Pete.......
Yikes! I'll see what I can do...
The audio also cut out for a few seconds for me.
@@elenafriese891 same
That explanation of that 'hat' at the end, mygod. I cried.. so beautiful!! I didn't noticed that. thank you so much
I absolutely love the magical realism in the film version. Vanessa's imagining, the drawings in the air, Nina and Benny's sideways dance. It feels like a real callback to older musicals, and an expansion of the stage play's themes about dreams and their vibrancy. Just so good!!
18:05 So... if movie Usnavi is the one playing the 3-2 clave rhythm..... by some logic.... I played Usnavi when I played that clave part for my high school.....?!?!?
GUYS I PLAYED USNAVI
Also really looking forward to the Kevin video! Hope some of the materials I sent you were helpful!
Yes! Will hit you up later with more questions!
I’m just glad my hood got a fuckin movie. Good looks Lin. Thank you for reppin us! Proud to be from The Heights!
omg im ready this is going to be insane
Yes, it is!
Thank you for the video ! You noted a lot of details that I hadn’t caught on my first watching
I like how they changed the narrative and the character arcs, and the way they treated Pete and Vanessa was very skillful. I was a bit sad about Abuela though... She was my favorite character in the original but so much stuff has been removed from her story
Many of my favorite songs were cut as well! But I still celebrate how they kept the core and made it super cinematic.
This is such great perspective on both pieces of work. This iteration of graffiti pete creates a parallel to Lin as a writer as well. As you said, since Pete creates art, his murals, and those speak of the culture of Washington Heights and Latinx culture to the outer world just like Lin creates art, In The Heights. I found this point very striking! Awesome video.
That tribute to Doreen at the end with the “para siempre” made me burst out crying when I first saw it.
i love how the movie made Vanessa as artist more apparent and significant.
made me want to see the world through her eyes, too
This was fantastic. Speaks to the brilliance of Miranda, John Chu the director, and Hudes the screenwriter.
Why did I cry????? 😭😭 It's so beautiful!
I cried while watching the movie and I still cry everytime you post a video dissecting it. I'll be ready with a bottle of water for the next one!
I’m loving these In The Heights videos
The bit at the end about the hat being passed down to Iris deadass has me crying. This whole video is perfection
I’M SO EMOTIONAL. 🥺 So glad I follow this page. I couldn’t WAIT to carve out some time and watch/focus. Completely exceeded my expectations, per usual. Can’t wait to see what’s next! Bravo!
I love the way you clearly and articulately break down all the clever things LMM puts into his shows. They're often fairly subtle (or at least, not super obvious at first glance) and the way you're like "hey look at this thing he did" is just mind blowing. I love the ways LMM that makes his audience think, makes them go beyond the surface and challenges set ideas. This is amazing and I just appreciate and love all of your videos. Thank you!
This is an awesome video. I saw the stage musical 4 times and I’ve seen the film 3 times in the theater (and counting). Each time I see the film my appreciation of Lin’s work deepens. This video has shed a new light that will help me further appreciate the work on future viewings. Thank you
I just like how the pixar was changed with Usnavi at 2:47
This was brilliant. I watched the film with no experience with the musical, and talking to the fandom afterwards I've heard a lot of people saying that the film wasn't as good as the original, so this was really nice to see!
Graffiti Pete is the main character i’ve been saying this for years
LOL...the world is finally catching up with you!
@@HowardHoMusic YAYYYY
I played Graffiti Pete in high school and was one of my best experiences so far - glad to see him getting recognition! :D
@@lucianbole8765 😮 that sounds so funnnnn
I love this, especially your explanation of the passing of the hat on to Iris and her turn to the camera. I loved how confident she looks, and this made a big impression on me in the movie.
I never thought I would cry over a film theory. This was beautiful and I am so happy
This was a beautiful explanation. I even teared up when you explained the significance of Usnavi putting his dad's hat on Iris. #MyHeart. Thank you! #ParaSiempre
Your videos bring tears to my eyes. You wrap all the symbolism up in such a neat package. Thank you. 😊
Dude, that was beautiful. I have no words.
Loved this. I enjoyed the Finishing the Hat Sunday in the Park With George reference too! 💙
Gotta pay my respects!
I feel home when i watch these videos. It's like going to a music school from a dope point of view, in the comfort of my own home🔥🥺♥️
I love your videos, how you explain everything in so much detail and with a deep understanding and astounding overview - not to speak of the impressive realization of the video and your calm voice!
Thanks for enlightening us about these subtle messages in the movie. In The Heights is a masterpiece!
you made me appriciate lin manuel miranda's work so much more everytime! I cry (way too) often when you explain it cause these little things behind those visuals make it compleet. Thank you!
This video was remarkable. Every single point was articulated so clearly and strongly. Absolutely loved it
Woah the hat/protagonist part is really cool, super smart
👏👏👏 Well done! This adds more dimension to already beautiful ending.
This made me like the film way more then I already did
I have chills, this was amazing and it’s wonderful to see how much though they put down
when I thought the movie/musical couldn’t get more meaningful…. really considering buying the book.Thank you for this series 🙌🙏
Gosh, I miss Howard Ho's videos on In the Heights. There's so much more to dwelve into and I do not have the knowledge or don't know where to search. Currently again obsessed with 96,000.
Wow! What a great video! Very well edited too. I loved seeing this perspective on how Graffiti Pete had so much more to do with the story of In the Heights! These extra details you mentioned were super trippy but once said, made perfect sense. This is a great film and great story that stands as a testament of Lin Manuel Miranda's god-given talent. Yes, I can tell that this video is indeed a "labour of love" and for that, I appreciate it much more. Alabanza!
Pretty sure one of the security guards at my school is actually friends with Graffiti Pete! I would talk to him about music and singing and one day I brought up that I was seeing In The Heights and he told me that his friend was in the film as a character whose name starts with "G".
You've got to stop taunting us with the Kevin video, but jokes aside, great video!
It won't be long now...
This was a beautifully done breakdown of the movie ending. I hope you continue to do more!! as somebody who is obsessed with in the Heights, fantastic job and keep it going
In the movie (the first time I saw In the Heights in any form) I didn't realise that the guy painting the grate at the start was the same person as the Graffiti Pete we see later. Maybe it's the lack of hat, but I still have trouble recognizing the actor.
This is a really tremendous interpretation of the film! Excellent work.
i like the way your mind works.
you honestly are my favorite channel. no one makes videos like you do!
This is so well researched and presented, a few points I had picked up on but now there are so many more I have to see the movie again. I was disappointed that Abuela didn't get her mural in the movie, but your explanation makes much more sense. Thnakyou for sharing this.
I love that Loki/Nexus event clip. You're the best man.
This video articulates all the thoughts I had on In the Heights and then some! It's crazy how much work was put into this musical and I can't imagine how much research it would take to uncover all these details. Thanks for this video man! Wonderful stuff.
Fun fact: my mother in laws friend is the mother of the actor who plays graffiti Pete I’m the movie… literally just a kid from the Bronx ❤️❤️
Such an amazing and intelligent video and interpretation of this piece of art. Thank you so much for this 🙏🏻
I ALWAYS THOUGHT INTO THR MOVIE AND WAS AWARE OF THE LITTLE THINGS BUT THIS JUST OPENED MY EYES WIDER🥲❤️
Wow. That’s intense stuff. Thanks for opening up these plots.
When I was watching the musical what stuck out to me is how graffiti Pete is treated in the story similarly to the mad beggar woman in Sweeney Todd. Repeatedly hurried out of the narrative only to have their full importance revealed later
Oh, good analogy!
Okay I’m speechless right now… that was fantastic
The movie made me cry and every one of your videos on it makes me cry again. this earned my subscribe, thank you for your content!
Amazing! So many details I didn't catch or never even thought about! Well done, Howard :)
Not gonna lie, I cried watching this. When my love of music and my love of academia come together to educate in such a perfect way, I want to share it! Well done sir. You have my subscription just based on this one video!
I appreciate the sub!
Don't know how I haven't seen your work before Howard- this is AMAZING. I couldn't subscribe fast enough. Can't wait to watch your Hamilton stuff. 🙏
Thanks for the sub! Can't wait for you to see my Hamilton series!
I've seen this movie called North. It has not one but 2 Hos: When he goes to Hawaii, he meets Governor Ho and Mrs. Ho.
Such a great analysis, great video!!
Absolutely brilliant work explaining the nuances between the stage and film version.
Have not seen the movie YET, cause im educating meself in all the eastereggs and refernces Lin has been hidtidig more or less visible in the movie, so when i finally watch the movie, i will Enjoy it evne more.
This video has been amazone! Very good crafted, lots of good pointe and views.
Thank you for this video and all the work you have out Into this ^^
You may want to watch it soon. It'll leave theaters/HBO Max soon. This needs to be seen on BIG screen.
@@jckung3914 true ^^
Great synopsis! I didn't realize how intricate this story was. I now appreciate this move/play even more.
Your entire In the Heights series is amazing. Great stuff. I'm going to pass this along!
Big brain 🧠 🤯 the analysis is on point; you probably wrote the best English papers.
Outstanding analysis! Your dedication makes me love the movie even more cuz of the thoughtful decisions that the creators made for this art. Thanks ☺️
Props for titling that section "finishing the hat". If you were worried that no one would notice, I noticed.
Gotta put in my own references for those who know.
Well now I'm crying again. Thank you 💕
Howard also got Lin himself crying too -> twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/1412391199856644102
@@BurrShotHam711Jenna this makes my heart so happy 💕
Brilliant, Brilliant, BRILLIANT ANALYSIS!!! You rock!!!
Love this analysis and extension of story. Everyone should see this
abuela Claudia's character also has a lot of metaphors
Just finished watching the movie, can't wait to see the vid!!!
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL . i am speechless.
I LOVE IN THE HEIGHTS SO VERY MUCH AND I REALLY LIKED THIS VIDEO
Top 10 reasons why In the heights is my favorite musical-