How the Coen Brothers Direct Comedy & Violence [Directing Styles Explained]

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  • @StudioBinder
    @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    00:00 Who are the Coen Brothers?
    01:34 Seven Catagories that make the Coens unique
    01:43 Story - from comedy to thriller
    03:35 Production Design - standing out with sets and costume
    06:24 Color - when to saturate and desaturate
    10:06 Cinematography - having Deakins on call
    13:52 Editing - exercise with 'Burn After Reading'
    17:15 Sound Design - exaggerate and enhance
    20:29 Music - building story with song
    24:54 Summing up the Coens catalogue

    • @ultralegend7776
      @ultralegend7776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Please make a video on Steven Spielberg

    • @lawsonj39
      @lawsonj39 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Categories. But, yeah.

    • @flutfuk
      @flutfuk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Since StudioBinder asked for suggestions.... and it's Halloween season....Take your pick..
      Dario.Argento - John Carpenter - George Romero - Lucio Fulci - Sam Raimi - Ruggero Deodato
      Wes Craven - Mario Bava - Terence Fisher - James Wan - Lamberto Bava - James Whale

    • @vigneshwaranwaran8282
      @vigneshwaranwaran8282 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      StudioBinder: Wants to Talk About No Country For Old men only (Detailed) One of best Movie from Ethan and Joel..

  • @shashsrivas
    @shashsrivas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +582

    In Coens' story, what can go wrong, does go wrong.

  • @domhuckle
    @domhuckle ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Their deep understanding of humanity comes across in their characters - that's why they resonate so clearly with the audience

  • @robertolecki7492
    @robertolecki7492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I love how in their movies criminals are insanely incompetent and how often they completely misjudge the reality. They have some kind of a 'plan' that is like a parody of itself. We know it is not going to work almost instantly. Consequently, the violence that emerges tends to be a result of a misunderstanding and therefore seems totally pointless. However, the fact that it is so graphic makes the suffering real and very serious.

    • @seth131
      @seth131 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think the only exception is Anton chigurh. He is an extremely competent criminal that just loses focus when enjoying the bliss of completing his mission, leading to the car accident in the final scene.

    • @dingledan1966
      @dingledan1966 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@seth131 Chigurh wasn't created by the Coen brothers. No Country is based on a book by Cormac McCarthy.

    • @kellydalstok8900
      @kellydalstok8900 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@seth131 *loses

  • @josephcedricquirino2866
    @josephcedricquirino2866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh is the most terrifying character the Coens created plus Roger Deakins cinematography add suspense to the motives of the character.

    • @jayakishore2727
      @jayakishore2727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Actually Anton chigurh is created by Cormac mccarthy who is the author of “ no country for old men” book... but of course the direction and acting was good too... but it’s not created by coen brothers... none the less coen brothers are one of the legendary directors

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Agreed, he's a fantastic antagonist

    • @mrflipperinvader7922
      @mrflipperinvader7922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think Barry sonnefeld is greatly underapreciated as the coens first cinematographer

    • @kevinfinnerty8414
      @kevinfinnerty8414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Peter Stormare from Fargo is just as sadistic and terrifying.

    • @AdaptiveApeHybrid
      @AdaptiveApeHybrid ปีที่แล้ว

      The devil cop from O' Brother is scarier to me. Not because of his mannerisms or appearance, just because he feels so justified and righteous about killing the protagonists lol

  • @jeffbrehove2614
    @jeffbrehove2614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Inside Llewyn Davis is not only an underrated Coen Brothers movie, but an underrated movie altogether.

    • @Spractral
      @Spractral 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hell yeah

  • @JohnNobody_
    @JohnNobody_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Explore Something Unique
    Explore SATYAJIT RAY!
    Most film makers are already covered by numerous video essays to a great extent, Thus presenting this time one of the greatest-masters would be something unique and more interesting to witness.
    "Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon."
    -Akira Kurosawa
    "In Ray, I have noticed a complete filmmaker. He has mastered the art of scriptwriting, direction, editing and scoring music - which very few in the world can equal. If he were in Hollywood, he would have proved a tough challenge for all of us."
    - Elia Kazan
    Martin Scorsese writes: "Satyajit Ray’s artistry, filmmaking took my breath away.
    The Apu trilogy was only the beginning of one of the greatest bodies of work in the history of cinema.
    We all need to see the films of Satyajit Ray and re-see them, again and again. Taken all together, they’re one of our greatest treasures."
    Mr. Ray is truly a Filmmaker's Filmmaker.
    And i think he really deserves at least one video on him from studio binder.
    Do i need to add more ? I hope not.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thanks for the suggestion! If we get a strong demand for him, Ray will become a priority

    • @mayukh9536
      @mayukh9536 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, an essay on Ray is a necessity.

    • @whiffletree6919
      @whiffletree6919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So true.. would love to watch a video on satyajit ray .

    • @JohnNobody_
      @JohnNobody_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @john joseph actually Good point.
      And mate unfortunately he's not "my" artist. I just love cinema. And i have been thru many MANY essays. But i noticed a peculiar thing, most of them talk about what others are already pointing out. It's like some twitter trend where you confirm to and reinforce the tag and that only leads to the next tag and soon it becomes a mechanical thing.
      Cinema has completed 100 years, so it has a good history to look at and learn from. There are many things, many masters who are unjustly ignored. That's a sad picture. That's a very toxic environment for an artist to be in. It's like you call yourself a bibliophile and only know some cheap romantic plot boilers with some average contemporary books and that's it. Which is not fair. If the demesne of art remains so narrow, then it's a horrible situation for an artist or lover of art. The great masters should be acknowledged, that's what i feel. That's why we have a literary canon or classics when it comes to literature. And when it comes to cinema there too we have masterworks that gives the glimpses of the spectacular heights the art can touch. And if noticed well, there's a vast difference when it comes to video essays content ie. They present us the "legends" of whom most of us are already well aware of.
      But, if we go on exploring what those legends themselves are talking about is something else. They talk about what really they think is significant to art. Listen to the way they talk about Ozu, Ray, mizoguchi, etc.
      I'm a student of filmmaking. I study them. So I'm a bit aware about this stuff.
      And I know I'm not gonna create my own platform for discussing cinema (online) soon. So that's why I'm trying to put suggestions so that these things might come to light and provide a new perspective, a new way of looking at cinema, which is an important step to gain a wider perspective or so i "think" (could be wrong/subjective).

    • @manjulasarkar4583
      @manjulasarkar4583 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@StudioBinder please studio binder

  • @Winnerrr-nz7pm
    @Winnerrr-nz7pm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Miller's crossing is my favourite movie of COEN BROTHERS.

  • @vernerijauhiainen3952
    @vernerijauhiainen3952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Paul Thomas Anderson Directing style would be cool

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      th-cam.com/video/rvPj65RKYf4/w-d-xo.html Thanks! We have a vid breaking down how he blocked There Will Be Blood

  • @flirtwithdanger_les
    @flirtwithdanger_les ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One thing not mentioned is their casting. On their best films, I can't imagine any actors being able to better the performances. On the best of the best, it seems like the actor was born to play that role

  • @jonathanapple4828
    @jonathanapple4828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    "Hire Roger Deakins"
    Trust me, I would if I could

  • @toma6068
    @toma6068 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    I like how some of their films mirror each other thematically even though they're set in very different times and places
    Eg Fargo and No Country = small town sheriff struggles to keep up with senseless violence
    Barton Fink and Llewyn Davis = city artist struggles with career and social relationships
    Raising Arizona and O Brother = dumb deep south convicts escape prison in search for monetary gain

    • @joaquinhernandez6940
      @joaquinhernandez6940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Agreed. Remember the video essay about how the Coens use desks? I believe the Coens used phones to attack the character with exposition, altering the narrative trajectory of the story. Forcing them into more drastic measures to achieve what they want.

    • @ruly8153
      @ruly8153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tom A
      And there always seems to be a kifnapping

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Themes of auteurs!

    • @TomEyeTheSFMguy
      @TomEyeTheSFMguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think Hi was looking for monetary gain. He just wanted to raise a baby that he stole from a rich man.

    • @francescobenati2045
      @francescobenati2045 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Raising Arizona and No Country also share the villain as an unstoppable force character (although with very different tones) and a minor episode with a hapless drugstore owner

  • @sidv192
    @sidv192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You forgot to mention that they are also masters of dialect. I can't imagine Fargo without that Manitoba drawl.

  • @ultralegend7776
    @ultralegend7776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I don't know why but whenever I look at the Coen brothers I feel like they're a duo hosting a discovery science show for kids

  • @Languastino
    @Languastino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I am sick rn but this video made me feel better about my day, I love these videos... please make one on Christopher Nolan, PT Anderson, Spike Lee, Terrence Malick, or Robert Altman soon, maybe even Bong Joon-ho

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nolan's Director's Chair video th-cam.com/video/zZJi_78XUVg/w-d-xo.html, Parasite analysis th-cam.com/video/D5qyna6kcGA/w-d-xo.html

  • @Studeb
    @Studeb ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My favourite film makers, really hope they start working together again soon.

    • @DialloMoore503
      @DialloMoore503 ปีที่แล้ว

      “The Zebra Striped Hearse”

  • @Aurongel
    @Aurongel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    19:33 I respect the smoothness of your edit.

  • @blaster-zy7xx
    @blaster-zy7xx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Raising Arizona. Our most quoted movie. I think this is the best one. All Cohen movies are Beautiful.

  • @gauravshirvalkar1753
    @gauravshirvalkar1753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Please make a directing style episode of alfred Hitchcock

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thanks for the suggestion!

    • @nabeelmirza6060
      @nabeelmirza6060 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Please make it happen.

    • @gauravshirvalkar1753
      @gauravshirvalkar1753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nabeelmirza6060 yes bro it should happen

    • @dimithri99
      @dimithri99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Waiting for it studio binder..... thanks for your videos

  • @longfade
    @longfade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Any chance of making this 4 hours longer? Fantastic!!!

  • @connormirabella2288
    @connormirabella2288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Favorite Coen Brothers' film for me is a tough three way tie between No Country for Old Men, Fargo and A Serious Man. I'd love to see a video covering the style of Jim Jarmusch. This was a great video!

  • @mythicalvisuals5326
    @mythicalvisuals5326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I absolutely love this series, and the channel in general. I request David Lynch please!!

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thanks for the suggestion!

    • @N73B60
      @N73B60 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      and ‎Werner Herzog

    • @asiag1988
      @asiag1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And spike lee

    • @asiag1988
      @asiag1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes David lynch is a very good and articulate director

    • @asiag1988
      @asiag1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh I meant artistic

  • @SelvaPlaRoj
    @SelvaPlaRoj หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love when he says "class dismissed" because every video of this channel is a film school class for me.

  • @huh736
    @huh736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    you forgot to add that in No Country For Old Men, there was no music the whole film until the end credits

  • @fullmetalpsyche7755
    @fullmetalpsyche7755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "Yeah"
    "Oh yeah"
    "Ahah, yeah"
    "Yeahhhh?"
    "Yeaahhhhh!!!"
    - Fargo (1996)

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Masterclass dialogue 😂

  • @tedcook5197
    @tedcook5197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A whole section on Coen Brother music, and no mention of Carter Burwell?! He has beautifully scored everyone one of their films. The themes in Fargo and Miller's Crossing are amazing.
    Also, a key Coen motif is repeated dialog, especially in the comedies. Count how many times the phrase "ok then" is used in Raising Arizona.

    • @Maddolis
      @Maddolis ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah seriously! The term 'underrated' is thrown around far too often but Burwell's one of the most underrated composers working in Hollywood.
      From a musician's perspective I was waiting to hear a filmmaker's ideas on Burwell specifically but I feel that section never came. Love these StudioBinder videos though.

  • @AnHonestDoubter
    @AnHonestDoubter ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I profoundly love the Coens and their work. They are not "nihilists" as some proclaim, but critics of the folly of man's attempt to order a transcendent universe. They are much more Zen than nihilistic. ❤️

  • @increase9896
    @increase9896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Burn After Reading literally gets funnier every single time i watch it

  • @faiyazsiddiquie
    @faiyazsiddiquie 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Hire Roger Deakins" made me smile 😊😅

  • @bpetrushev
    @bpetrushev 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So, to summarize the video, what is says is: the Coen brothers' movies are great, because literally every aspect of filmmaking in them is great :)

  • @sweetlifewithkonchumkaram749
    @sweetlifewithkonchumkaram749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I think you should make a video essay about Charlie Kaufman's screenwriting. He's one of the greatest screenwriter of this era. Please give it a try. Thank you.

  • @jackremington3397
    @jackremington3397 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The clip of "the Best of the Coen's to the worst" has "Fargo" then "intolerable Cruelty" linked to the "worst". I will watch that clip/video because I love Cinema but I must type here and now that "Intolerable Cruelty" in my not-so-humble opinion - is THE Best movie the Coen Brothers ever made. And I have watched/own ALL of their movies over and over again. The writing and tonal shifts re: Clooney's speech at that Vegas convention was pure creativity combined with superior talent for Dialogue. The premise of gold digging professional wives near Hollywood depicted in the movie can't be touched by those campy TV series "Housewives of...insert place here" cookie cutter factory. Love this channel!

    • @AnHonestDoubter
      @AnHonestDoubter ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed, Intolerable Cruelty is very underrated. A biting and hilarious send-up of romantic comedies. 🤌

    • @jackremington3397
      @jackremington3397 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AnHonestDoubter Surprise performance by Billy Bob Thornton. He almost steals the movie!

  • @shaha9
    @shaha9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It is really three things:
    1. Classic detective murder mystery stories remixed into a surreal, close to modern, dark comedy.
    2. Character's that stand out to the audience but somehow fit into their world.
    3. Indie style filmmaking. Design and shoot everything like a pro film student with an eye for classic shots.

  • @Barbar-barbaro
    @Barbar-barbaro ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Coen brothers, Sean Baker, and Paul Thomas Anderson. These are the directors I can’t live without.

  • @j.avocado
    @j.avocado 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Whoever is in charge of editing this videos needs a raise or something, the animations, title cards and the content all around is waaay too good.
    That coin toss transition at 19:33 was pretty neat

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We have an editor and motion graphics artist that work together!

    • @j.avocado
      @j.avocado 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@StudioBinder top notch job, too good for youtube. Thank you for the quality content 🙇‍♂️

  • @Viewable11
    @Viewable11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    A Coen Brothers film can easily recognized by their unique cinematography and humor, and by their loving observation of underdogs.

  • @Gen-gm7zt
    @Gen-gm7zt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Still can’t believe that it took almost 30 years for Roger Deakins to get an Oscar

    • @ikshields
      @ikshields 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      At least it happened while he's alive. The Academy is notorious for missing boats until they've already sunk.

  • @subramanianswaminathan1835
    @subramanianswaminathan1835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Realism in a fantasy, stunning tiger dealing cinematography ,frequent collab with underrated actors best casting choice they were the savior of Hollywood

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What film are you referring to?

  • @mrcela0150
    @mrcela0150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Walter is the best they've created. Steals every scene and is just hilarious

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Walter is hilarious 😂

    • @anythinginteresting7472
      @anythinginteresting7472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You’re out of your f’n element!

    • @charlie-obrien
      @charlie-obrien 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Based on the Coen's friend, director and screen writer John Milius, best known for work on "Apocalyse Now" and "Red Dawn". Walter is a dead ringer in looks and attitude.

    • @TomEyeTheSFMguy
      @TomEyeTheSFMguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@charlie-obrien I just searched it up and they got his look almost dead on.

    • @StreetComp
      @StreetComp ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Walter Sobchak does rule 🤣😂🤣

  • @TheAyeAye1
    @TheAyeAye1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is a great series. The Cohen Brothers make movies I love and movies I hate, but they are all brilliant.

  • @dwidmark
    @dwidmark ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The brothers have never made a bad film, seen em all worth watching twice

  • @FlavioDeFeo
    @FlavioDeFeo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ll be honest... this popped up on my feed and for whatever reasons I didn’t think it was going to be as good as a video as it turned out to be! Maybe I’ll go back now and binge watch the rest of them!

  • @joaquinhernandez6940
    @joaquinhernandez6940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Favorite protagonist: Linda Litzke from "Burn After Reading."
    Favorite comedic character: The Dude from "The Big Lebowski"
    Favorite serious thriller character: Anton Chigurh from "No Country for Old Men"
    Also, the Safdie brothers have a large enough filmography to get a future directing style video. Their name in it could be something like "The Locals" or an appropriate adjective that describes their hometown of New York City.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Appreciate the suggestion! Personally, I think they need a few notable films before an in-depth breakdown

    • @TomEyeTheSFMguy
      @TomEyeTheSFMguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wonder what adjective Edgar Wright will have when his video comes up. The Stylist?

  • @acmm50
    @acmm50 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I absolutely love anything the Coen's produce

  • @johnnyquest3707
    @johnnyquest3707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The common theme of most of their films is regular non criminal everyday people decide to better their lives a little financially by doing something illegal but non violent where the victims are either criminals themselves or just jerks. Then their little crimes snowball into tragedy and death for all involved. Even when it’s not their own work like “No Country For Old Men”. They must have been drawn to it for that. “Fargo”, “Burn After Reading”, “and especially “The Man Who Wasn’t There” are examples. Yet the theme never gets old.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Auteurs have that ability to tell the same story throughout their films and make them all entertaining :)

    • @zmba6924
      @zmba6924 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Well said brother. Thanks for the comment.

  • @tturnquest1
    @tturnquest1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love these guys. Fargo, No Country For Old Men, Serious Man, O Brother Where Art Thou, and The True Grit remake are some of my favorite movies.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great films all of them!

  • @1990kurder
    @1990kurder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the best channels on TH-cam right now!

  • @adriangutierrez3378
    @adriangutierrez3378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Favorite directors and favorite TH-cam channel. What more could I ask for?? Especially now...

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you liked the video!

  • @naveent2785
    @naveent2785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best and simple story telling

  • @theatifaks
    @theatifaks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “hire Roger Deakens” that made my day.

  • @ThomboTV
    @ThomboTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That coinflip transition was satisfying

  • @bb1111116
    @bb1111116 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent breakdown. Reminded me of a film class I took.
    To sum up the video, I’d pick this line; ‘the Coen’s are world builders’.
    Absolutely, all the particular techniques serve that purpose.
    Once that world is established, they present their mysteries and storytelling twists.

  • @GH3K3
    @GH3K3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Probably wouldn't be popular, but I'd love to see you cover Antonioni, or maybe just the art house Italian era in general. This style was very influential for the American directors who put the Hollywood studio system out of business for good in the late 60s and early 70s.

  • @salvadorslim3234
    @salvadorslim3234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks studio binder for the Corn brothers breakdown!!

  • @pas5294
    @pas5294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Can you do a Steven Spielberg directing style? His movies made me want to pursue filmmaking

    • @briangreene5557
      @briangreene5557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sure! Unlikely hero. Absent father or daddy issues. Characterswill always reflected in glass. Middle class perspective. Surprised faces held for close-ups.

    • @lucaspenha4046
      @lucaspenha4046 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are probably gonna do it. Spielberg is such a master and can't be missing.

    • @pas5294
      @pas5294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brian Greene yea I watched that one, its only 5 minutes. Usually the directing style videos are 20 minutes and are way more detailed and informative

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He's on the list!

    • @jin6000
      @jin6000 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would love this!!

  • @theindigopickle
    @theindigopickle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dear TH-cam, please require this man to narrate all further videos.

  • @jonathanapple4828
    @jonathanapple4828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have been waiting for this for so long. ITS TIME

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hope it was worth the wait!

  • @AdolphMarx
    @AdolphMarx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well written and edited for such a great narrator; perfect!

  • @marcpadilla1094
    @marcpadilla1094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No country for old men. These guys are geniuses. The way they blend characters is very entertaining.

    • @mon_avis2978
      @mon_avis2978 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was Cormac McCarthy's doing, not theirs. Sorry.

  • @hazzah1007
    @hazzah1007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If Intolerable Cruelty is their worst, then they have a damn fine filmography, tbh.

    • @ikshields
      @ikshields 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know, right? Just saw IC again recently, and I was chuckling at how many directors would have sold their souls to make a light comedy remotely as good as the Coens' least-admired product! lol

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ikshields No, that rubbish with George Clooney playing the actor was easily their worst.

    • @TomEyeTheSFMguy
      @TomEyeTheSFMguy ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikearchibald744 it may be their worst, but rubbish is far from a proper description of it at all.

  • @nahom1318
    @nahom1318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    No country for old men is one of the best movies ever made. Top 5 IMO.

    • @frankieverona5353
      @frankieverona5353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its my number one
      favorite film ever..Tarantinos inglorious basterds is close second

    • @koffing2073
      @koffing2073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No its not, massively overrated movie like Nolan's Batman

    • @TomEyeTheSFMguy
      @TomEyeTheSFMguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@koffing2073 it's overrated for good reasons.

    • @metal882
      @metal882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Favorite films of all time
      Sicario, No country, 1917, inglorious bastards, The raid franchise
      I can watch all these films over and over and never get bored

  • @marcpadilla1094
    @marcpadilla1094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The dark lighting around Anton was taken from psycho. The ominous shadow of impending doom.

  • @alphaohura762
    @alphaohura762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can you do a The Russo brothers directing style video. I love the feel and look of their movies. It would mean the world to me as they inspired me to pursue filmmaking.

  • @lkf8799
    @lkf8799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    These are so interesting!
    I hope you do Danny Boyle, Edgar Wright, Luc Besson, & Tony Scott 😍

  • @ramisabah6227
    @ramisabah6227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I clicked so fast , so my iPhone flipped 🔥

  • @andrewlowden322
    @andrewlowden322 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2 Things Coen Bros looooove language nuance. The Ladykillers really pronounces this between the 5 guys "He brought his B to the Waffle Hut!!"
    also the dialects in Fargo, O Brother, True Grit and Raising Arizona are crazy thick!
    Secondly they LOOOVE interesting faces! The clerk from No Country, StayouttatheWoolworths guy in O Brother, Ray McKinnon as Vernon boxing Everett, TBN and Turturro in general, etc etc
    Also obviously I Love Walter and the Dude (TBL is my fave movie) but I have to give a huge shout out to Mattie Ross from True Grit

  • @naczelnypolskihejter2902
    @naczelnypolskihejter2902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Directing Styles Explained is abolutely awesome series please make some day film about F.F. Coppola

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely, he's on the list. Or at least his films are going to be worth at least a couple more vids

  • @pokirimirchi
    @pokirimirchi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In Coens movies there will be good guys, bad guys and middle guys(they are actually good, but circumstances are created to act bad). Middle guys are protagonists.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's an interesting analysis!

  • @spiritualconnection4807
    @spiritualconnection4807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favorite directors, they're movies are awesome on so many levels, I'm sure they're among the best ever in their craft!

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely among the best

  • @musicu-gp6to
    @musicu-gp6to 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would like to see Cohens with Spanomarkou sisters music , so original and interesting combination

  • @milennikolov8041
    @milennikolov8041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This channel is a blessing for every cinephil

  • @LittleBigSimpson
    @LittleBigSimpson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    19:34 that was so clean.

  • @mofojackson
    @mofojackson ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm sure most will say Chugar from No Country is their favorite but I can't help but love the bounty hunter on Arizona. The conversation about 'simple economics' and 'whatever the market will bear' along with the hilarious 'stop' / 'shock' of his face when he's investigating the trailer only to have a stare down with the kid's scribbled word 'FART' on the wall that just interrupted everything he was doing and we were likewise into are such incredibly memorable scenes 😆

    • @poindextertunes
      @poindextertunes 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you talking about Randall “Tex” Cobb? I always loved that actor since I was little and my dad told me he fought Muhammad Ali in a real professional bout. Thats so cool to me

  • @visakhsivan6455
    @visakhsivan6455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Javier bardem's anton chigur (no country for old men) is my all time favourite character... not only in coen brother's.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A terrifying character for sure

  • @andreabruson5558
    @andreabruson5558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man I'm totally in love with the Coens! I think they are great with thrillers and comedies, a little less good with dramas but still very good movies. I love their style of directing and their genius in writing, they always create a wonderful match between these two aspects. The characters and the dialogues are never trivial and always played by great actors so even the castings are always on point.
    And last but not least: I had my first White Russian because of the Dude, years ago!
    So thank you Ethan & Joel to exist!

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great filmmakers all around!

  • @solezeta1314
    @solezeta1314 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One thing's for sure about the Coen bros:
    If anyone makes a plan in their movie, you can be damn sure that plan is gonna go wrong

    • @TomEyeTheSFMguy
      @TomEyeTheSFMguy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In any good movie, a plan is gonna go wrong. The difference is in whether or not they get what they wanted out of the whole thing in the end. In the Coen Bros' stories' case, they usually don't.

  • @manas1260
    @manas1260 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Want directing style episode on:
    1. Alfred Hitchcock
    2. Paul Thomas Anderson
    3. Akira Kurosowa
    4. Park Chan Wook
    5. Wong Kar Wai
    6. Andrei Tarvoksky
    7. Bong June Ho

  • @jonpaul3868
    @jonpaul3868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The colour saturation thing is a well known techs in video game design.

  • @배불룩-u8o
    @배불룩-u8o 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love from KOREA, you guys are the best!

  • @fredericlebel6788
    @fredericlebel6788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "A sardonic joke wrapped up in the fine garments of a cinematic childrens tale is the impression that most of their movies have left me...

  • @90AlmostFamous
    @90AlmostFamous 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    their movies are incredibly rhythmic if that even make sense

    • @ikshields
      @ikshields 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Of course, absolutely, it more than makes sense. :)
      (Heck, it's not even metaphorical, it's directly equivalent -- Film is *literally* a temporal art, just like Music, and literally has the same rhythmic considerations as Music, using time and temporal structure in highly sophisticated ways, from the immediate to the large-scale, directed at many human senses simultaneously.)
      If you can measure something with a clock, it's literally rhythmic.

  • @brianholland2916
    @brianholland2916 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Ballard of buster scruggs was a masterpiece for sure.

  • @jojowowo628
    @jojowowo628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your channel is really helpful and informative for people like me who are interested in filmmaking but don't have the opportunity to visit a good film school. I would like to ask you, for a beginner such as me, what kind of books do you recommend reading that will help me in understanding the core aspects of filmaking and screenplay writing.

  • @jabendeacon
    @jabendeacon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My life has just been going downhill ever since I lost Deakins' phone number.

  • @AtotheDamn
    @AtotheDamn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad you brought up wardrobe early on...not mentioned by many of my film friends who are looking to emulate the Coen style. But pretty much key to making a mark...even if the signature look is as everyday as Llewlyn in no country

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup, it all comes down to having a precise direction

  • @fullmetalpsyche7755
    @fullmetalpsyche7755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The Coen brothers are still going strong. Though, I wonder how 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' would be, considering that it's just Joel this time.

    • @quindariousgooch4696
      @quindariousgooch4696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Do you know why Ethan isn’t involved at all? That just seems kind of weird

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We'll have to wait and see!

    • @fullmetalpsyche7755
      @fullmetalpsyche7755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@quindariousgooch4696 It seems Joel wants to make a movie but Ethan doesn't. I know it feels strange. Anyways, it has Denzel Washington and of course, Frances McDormand.

    • @fullmetalpsyche7755
      @fullmetalpsyche7755 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@StudioBinder What do you guys think about them splitting up for a movie?

    • @quindariousgooch4696
      @quindariousgooch4696 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      fullmetalpsyche yeah it’s probably gonna be fantastic

  • @travishall6442
    @travishall6442 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best American directors by far. They capture everything about living here

  • @JoJo-xp6wr
    @JoJo-xp6wr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ah yes! the desk enthusiasts are back!

  • @burgesssam
    @burgesssam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hudsucker Proxy is so underappreciated.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Does it make your top 3 Coen movies?

  • @senshai1267
    @senshai1267 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Coen brothers are one of my favorites !.

  • @TateStevens10
    @TateStevens10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just woke up and studiobinder drops a banger. 👏🏽

  • @dannyboy3868
    @dannyboy3868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn I may lack some sleep but I thought the title said the Coens were making a comedy starring Harry Styles and now I really want that to happen

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol, that would be interesting

  • @fullmetalpsyche7755
    @fullmetalpsyche7755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I want an Anton Chigurh and THE DUDE crossover.

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Jesus movie is coming up

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Best crossover of the century

    • @evanpeltier
      @evanpeltier 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LuisSierra42 I heard it's terrible.

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@evanpeltier i imagined

  • @robbietucker4833
    @robbietucker4833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve been dying to see one of these for Alfred Hitchcock. Please do him next.

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's one of the essentials for sure

  • @rennatsinned5451
    @rennatsinned5451 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No country for old men, the big Lebowski, brother where art thou are definitely all in my top 100 best films ever. Fargo, buster Scruggs and burn after reading are very very good also. They make masterpieces. I honestly didn't know they directed all these films and I'm mind blown. They're definitely in the top 5 best directors ever. These films are all amazing.

    • @gaz4840
      @gaz4840 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True Grit, The man Who wasnt There and Raising Arizona too, I hated Hail Caeser and Llewellyn Davis,

    • @gaz4840
      @gaz4840 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Creator-of-the-Thing no country is probably my favourite film, up there with Pulp Fiction and American Beauty. The book of No Country adds so much to the understanding of the film and has a lot of scenes and dialogue missing from the film, read it and you will appreciate the film even more

  • @Paarths
    @Paarths 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pure cinema we can only say that to describe their work

  • @jordanneal576
    @jordanneal576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Miller's Crossing is my favorite film, period.

  • @Auhia88
    @Auhia88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Without a doubt my favorite character is Anton Chigurh

    • @StudioBinder
      @StudioBinder  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A great character 👍

  • @ajaycv1916
    @ajaycv1916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't express how much your videos helping me learn about Cinema.. Please make the similar video of Legendary Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan describing these categories. Please consider my request 🙏🙏

  • @patriciavision
    @patriciavision 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoyed all your videos and all the visual information you show. Excellent videos. Love the narrator's voice as well.