Creative Hooks: How Spielberg Does Action
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Indiana Jones is still my favorite action movie franchise, and in the back of my mind I have always wondered why. I think this is it- the hooks in each movie were so creative that every moment was thrilling and new. I never became desensitized to all the stunts I was watching, like I have with other action films.
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Spielberg’s directing style is masterful. He’s one of the greatest directors of our time!
One of the greatest?
He is the *GREATEST*
The GOAT
I think the Mission Impossible films have been consistently great at these kinds of action hooks. The Langley break-in in the first movie sets the stakes very well so the audience is paying attention to every detail, and literally a drop of sweat becomes the most thrilling thing. But even the most recent one is just filled with incredible moments that string together the action scenes. And I think a big reason why these movies are so memorable of late is that they’re filmed with such clarity that the audience can easily follow the action.
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I love that scene from the Adventures of Tin Tin. Its so smooth and interesting to watch
Totally. That's something I loved about the action sequences in Ready Player One, too - it's so fascinating to see Spielberg's imagination not limited by budget or physics, hahah.
Both movies are really underrated
My favorite hook is in the last episode of Avatar when Zuko and Azula start fighting and we get a shot of that giant column of half blue and half orange fire, Beautiful.
Yes! That and Azula screaming literal flames when she's tied up are my two favorite shots from that entire series.
so good
Best fight of the saga because it's so personal. Aang v Ozai's bigger, but it's the first time they've ever met. Both shows got it down when it came to hooks. Not to mention many other things. The soundtrack to the Last Agni Kai's just perfect, though.
The hooks in the fight scenes are actually what really separate AtLA and LoK a lot for me. It wasn’t until maybe season 3 that LoK was teaching that same level of memorable and creative new ways to use the four elements that Avatar did throughout the entire series. (Rock armor, blood bending, mind explosions, rocket booster flying, metal bending - Avatar did ridiculously cool new stuff, like, *every episode.*)
I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with that. For me, LOK fights were bigger and better from the get-go. Everyone was already a fully fledged fighter, they incorporated technology, etc. I mean the Equalists had those electric gauntlets, the metalbending cops had those badass suits, not to mention Amon and his psychic bloodbending. Also not to mention that it could be used to take bending away! Just, shit was that awesome. Sorry, it's just that I really don't understand your POV.
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That would've been epic beyond belief. But you can't lawyer in favor of the Spielberg cinematic language with everything and everyone as audience. That 14 hook action sequence with the tank and the horse would look stupid in a Sicario esque narrative, or Bond, with several examples of them overdoing it in Sequels and coming off with the pole in their hands.
The fight in Marian's bar in Raiders is really amazing. It's stripped-down and memorable action. "Less is more" indeed.
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I noticed at a very young age, that Spielberg's camera moved a lot -and loved it. Here's my favorite all time hook, of course it's one his movies. Empire of the Sun: Young Jim on top of the tall building, watching the P-51 Mustang coming in. A real wow moment.
God that movie is so gorgeous.
I always enjoy the amount of work you put into your videos, this one is definitely no exception. Content like this reminds me of ShoddyCast and their videos that go into technicalities of certain aspects of the Fallout Series. Great vid, can't wait to see more
Thanks!! (And that sound suuuuper up my alley, I shall check it out.)
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Great video! What's especially interesting is the one really memorable action sequence I do remember from Batman Begins is the sword fight on the glacier - which was something they didn't have a lot of time to film, and because of that there's not a lot of footage of it. I think that limitation led to them using longer, clearer shots, capturing very memorable moments (Bruce blocking a swing and the impact of it sliding him backwards on one knee; the run, tumble, slide to recover his sword), and didn't allow them the luxury of over-editing.
LOVE that scene. And Nolan definitely stepped his action game up after that one. Crazy to see something like the spinning hallway fight in Inception that’s so well done compared to some of the Begins stuff.
For sure! I think he learned a lot about filming action while making the Batman movies. I dunno if he ever mastered the straight hand-to-hand fight (Rises comes close), but I do feel like he was figuring stuff out with each movie.
I feel like all the mistakes he made in Begins and the editing choices in the Batman films, he learnt to rectify with both Interstellar and Dunkirk
I feel like the frantic, choppy actions sequences Nolan used in the Batman trilogy were an intentional design choice. And while I agree with you in that longer action sequences are more enjoyable--such as Batfleck's now-famous and immensely satisfying Warehouse Brawl--Zack Snyder showed more of the "Badass Batman" in BvS. Nolan focused much more on the intellectual aspects of Batman, and Bruce Wayne as a person.
He did have a lot of action over the trilogy, but I think Nolan's intense, chaotic editing during fights conveyed the sense of mystique and overwhelming fright that Batman's presence creates among criminals: "A cowardly and superstitious lot."
This is the viewpoint we're given until The Dark Knight Rises, in a scene when Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character watches Batman fight. Then we are given the satisfaction of the whole picture. This is his point of view. He sees the man he has looked up to since he was a child--in that moment, he is a child again. And he once more believes in the possibility of protectors and defenders.
I really, really, enjoyed your video, and this is just my opinion. But I think the Dark Knight Trilogy's action, while perhaps a little less enjoyable, at times, had a larger purpose in scope. Thanks again for an awesome analysis.
@@oracle_8947 I used to think the same but then I learnt that Nolan is a fan of Michael Bay films so maybe Nolan's action scenes come from Michael's(inspired by his films)
My favorite hook is from Expendables. I'll never forget seeing the first trailer for it in early 2010 when I was 14 and I was so hyped for a movie with a bunch of my favorite action stars. The anticipation i had built in my head was ridiculous and waiting for that August felt like years instead of months. I told all my buddies about it and I got them all hyped the whole summer and I'll never forget seeing it with 8 of my buddies for a birthday. I was giddy like a school boy during the whole movie and then the part that is my hook happened. Everyone is cornered in a hall and out of fucking nowhere comes Terry Crews with a goddamn AA-12 and I'll never forget hearing everyone simultaneously clap and cheer audibly. I honestly cried a happy year at that moment.
I love this way of thinking about breaking down storytelling.
For some reason whenever I think "action scene" the image that always comes to mind is Uma Thurman kicking a coffee mug at her nemesis while dodging a bullet. Other action beats that come to mind are the scene in Two Towers where Gandalf is calmly telling the King that he's in for an exorcism while the other guys are kicking ass in the background, and Ripley robo-punching the aliens' mom. Also Josh Brolin terrified for his life staring at a hotel room door for ten minutes is the best case of tension-management I can think of in a film.
Love literally all of these, hahah. Two Towers sticks out in my brain A LOT when it comes to the LotR film with the most memorable moments. (Helm’s Deep is like 27 minutes long or something and I still could pretty much recite that sequence from memory.) And me doing a No Country For Old Men video on the suspense in that film is pretty much inevitable. Anton walking past the door and unscrewing the lightbulb in that scene is one of my favorite “OH SHIT” moments ever.
The slurp puddle quote - leaving what are considered to be the less significant parts of the movie to be directed by someone else. He gives his personal attention to even the moments we would consider "throwaway" little bits.
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First off, your channel needs WAY more attention.
Second, one of the most gripping hooks of his (in my opinion) is the sniper shootout in Saving Private Ryan!
SO GOOD. Man, I didn’t even touch on anxiety in action. Could do a whole video just on the anxiety-based hooks in No Country For Old Men.
I wish you used the opening battle from “Saving Private Ryan”. I remember every second of that scene. Guys getting slaughtered on the boat and drowning under the weight of their gear and Tom Hanks losing his hearing and the guy picking up his arm and Tom Hanks dragging a comrade through the field while he’s shot at and the comma guy’s face being blown off. And so much more.
Great video! My favourite hook-line is the palace scene from Temple of Death. Starting after the dinner. So much information is shown between the interactions.
Your videos are charming, clear, and captivating. Great job!
Thank ya!
My favorite fight scenes are in the Cornetto trilogy. World's End in particular has great hooks. I don't think I'll ever tire of that movie.
GOD those movies are perfection ❤️ Especially since pretty much *every single hook* doubles as a reference to a past joke, too. I honestly think that Hot Fuzz is the best screenplay ever written, and that’s a *huge* part of why. Very, very, very good choice 👌
I giggled like a school girl at that Soda slurp quote. What the actual fuck does that mean?Haha. From one Spielberg fan to another, thanks for making this. It was lots of fun to watch and really well put together. I look forward to watching all your vids. Cheers!
When you drink out of a soda can and you slurp like a kid sometimes you leave a little slurp puddle on top of the can and when you do that you can either do 2 things slurp it up or leave it. what he means by this is very simple.
Don't take yourself too seriously. Spielberg loves directing more than any one else out there and you can can see it in his work. I love this man he is the G.O.A.T.
Daaaamn I didn't expect the queen reference 😂😂😂 now I'm singing very loud and very badly.
These are the kind of jokes that I like on a video, simple and quick. Some YT channels just try tooooo hard on constantly making fun instead of actually teaching something. Subbed!
you are quickly becoming my favorite video essayist
Dude, you hooked the heck out of that video. Blew me away
You just made my day, homie ! Spielberg is my one and only inspiration of all time... Please make more of these amazing videos about him. I love you !!!
Your narration is the best. I don't even care (but I actually do) what you're saying because the way you deliver, pace and layer your narration is amazing.
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OMG ! You singled out Star Trek's scream ! ! Honestly, I cannot even remember wich movie it was, but when watch or reading about "space battles" that hideous scene ALWAYS comes to my mind. That horror scream suddenly going silent was something so raw and visceral that it is pretty much the only thing I remember about the movie (whatever it was !)
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God Spielberg is great with hooks I never realized that Ready Player One also had a lot of great hooks!!!
The Indiana Jones trilogy (but not the fourth one, and likely not the 5th one) stands out high and above all other action and adventure movies. Because of the hooks? Of course. But also because of the amazing David Lean style cinematography. Especially the cliff and mountain scenes! Like the scene in Last Crusade they just showed, the tank doesn't just fall of a cliff, it appears to fall of the biggest cliff in the world! Just like the truck scene in Raiders, when Indy rams the other Nazi truck off the cliff, notice how high up it was? And in Temple of Doom, look how high up the bridge was, and especially when Mola Ram falls off it and into the mouths of the hungry gators. That fall was just a mind blowing scene!
you are HILARIOUS i want this sense of humor!! love your videos and they are extremely inspiring.
Great video, beautiful editing, magnificent typography.
Damn, another good. I’ve never been able to pin point exactly what makes an action sequence better than another. Kudos to you
Thank ya!!
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In all fairness, there are a few memorable hooks in Transformers. But the first film is the only one that is actually worth watching.
Hey thanks for the valuable video and the hook concept.
As much as I am learning from Spiel's movies is that , let me put it this way
you can call it presence of mind or sense of humor to what action he does.
The sense of direction is always out of the bow. I remeber one director called K.Balachandar a very legendary guy saying. When it comes to directing a scene, think about three things
1) what the audience wants
2) what the audience expects
3) what the audience never expected. When you think about it for a minute and reason out, it does make sense. As filmaker a sense of humour on a scene something like a slapstick one is important.
I do apologize if I had commented too much but i think that is the best of Spielberg
thanks
Prabu
Congrats on the video, I'm a Spielberg fan and couldn't agree more on what you just said. The man is a genius.
One of my favourite Indiana Jones moments is when they are crossing the riggety bridge in the Temple of Doom. The reason I like it is because you have the good guys. The bad guys on each side and down below you have some very hungry looking crocodiles. Who will be croc dinner. Turns out the crocs did quite well out of it.
Hey man great video, love how you emphasize your words visually and your style. 👍
Great video. I love hooks.
Also, I love how both Han and Indy spend their lives pulling of cool crap and then looking intensely surprised that it actually worked. Makes them relatable :)
Harrison Ford is a *god* when it comes to reaction shots
10:00 I love your effort for effects! One of my favorite channels!
Thanks!!
The fight in Marian's bar in Raiders is really amazing. It's such simple and yet memorable action. "Less is more" indeed.
Beautiful beautiful video essay!
The whole Spielberg/Hook thing made this video essay a bitch to find and rewatch...
Your channel is going to get really big.
I love Spielberg and this video represents why I think Spielberg is amazing and needs to direct more action movies.
By your definition, Jackie Chan actually has more hooks per-square-footage in the movies he's directed. Of course, he has dramatic & comedic lulls like Spielberg, but when the action starts, there's a hook every four seconds, & then sometimes there are hooks on top of hooks, where a character &/or characters are juggling multiple hooks at once all w/in a scene. The set-ups & pay-offs run more like a silent-movie.
It's not exactly action. Or a hook. Or a movie. But the page burning scene in House of Leaves fucking floored me. I've never been so viscerally amazed reading a novel before.
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Love Spielberg & love this video!
Spielberg is the master at introducing tiny bits of fun specificity into his action sequences.
Tintin and Snowy getting the keys from the evil sleeping sailors is a good one.
There's another moment in Tintin where he's going to bash a guy over the head with a wine bottle but Haddock takes it from him at the last second to drink it, causing Tintin to bash the guy over the head with his own hand by accident.
The great thing about Spielberg chases and fights is that they're never just about the chase or the fight, they're about the little moments in between.
Tom Cruise jumping from magnacar into a yoga studio and meeting the upside down lady, or the jetpack action sequence where he flies into a family's house and jetpack burns the burgers.
Indiana Jones running from the boulder is probably the most well known of the series.
But I also love the moment when Henry Sr takes out a plane with birds or when the plane flies into the tunnel. And who can forget jumping out of a plane on a life raft? All great stuff.
I can understand you not remembering most action scenes in the Transformers films. But there is one action scene in those movies that I love and have memorized. The forest fight from _Revenge of the Fallen._ That fight is AWESOME!
Really excellent instructive video.
New Video!!!! Stoked!
I love that sequence of Children of Men where clive owen only runs to survive in the chaos of war
Best. Ever. Very good example of cinematography being a hook with that *insanely* long take. (And that earlier single-shot sequence in the car is so danged amazing, too.)
Amazing explanation.
Raiders of the lost ark is my 3rd favorite movie of all time and my favorite action sequence is the opening scene in the cave. I picture myself as Indy all time during that scene
I love that Harrison Ford's diarrhea gave us movie comedy gold.😎
Spielberg is the most fun director ever. His movies are truly special and iconic, practically all of them. I really miss him nowadays even though I can understand he's getting up there in age.
In Jackie Chan's autobiography "I am Jackie Chan" (1998), he states Steven Spielberg said he was a big fan of his and even heavily copied the bicycle chase scene in Chan's Project A for the motorcycle chase scene in Indiana Jones 3. If you watch Project A, you'll agree. Chan also writes about other movies that copied his action heavily. Also in the book, Chan talks about other famous Hollywood directors who've asked him for advice in how to make action and he's got pictures to prove it.
Such good points. Action should have them. :)
German wagon going over the cliff just long enough to see how high up they are and the brilliance of not needing to show the impact.
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brilliant! thanx for doing this, hooks should be kinda obvious to modern filmakers, yet, i have a feeling they should be forced to watch Your video to understand the power of moments and images :)
Great video thank you and another name for them are Gags, I think Spielberg might even use this term, where you have the setup then the punchline.
*_-twelve years?-_*
My favorite memorable moment is in HOOK when the one little lost boy believes Peter Pan is real behind the wrinkles and stretches his face to reveal the real Peter Pan. He believed when all the others doubted.
Memorable moment of action from Batman Begins? I've got one.
"WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"Here."
-The trex attak from Jurassic Park
-indiana jones chasing the ark on a horse from raiders
Are my favorite ones
5:02 Every time I watch this scene after knowing this story... LOL
Here's what I think the slurp puddle means. When you get a fountain drink with the paper cup and plastic lid, sometimes you get that excess liquid that sloshes onto the lid and you have to bring it to your mouth to suck it up. George Lucas was great at the hook laden action sequences too. To me it's what's missing from the Disney era Star Wars movies where the action scenes have become generic shoot em ups.
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I am equal parts proud and hate myself for the last ten seconds of this video.
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Excellent video!
I love all of your videos so much! I'm learning so much and I ended up referring to this for my film class!
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Amazing video! Very interesting
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Spielberg is my muse. Inspires my music videos. That is all.
Spielberg is a master for sure (!) but it would however be worthwhile too see how many of these hooks were already present in the screenplay before shooting began :)
From what I've seen, he rarely actually writes the scripts, but he's heavily, heavily involved in the creation of them. Definitely track down the tape transcriptions of him sitting down with George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan to plot out Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's amazing. Spielberg literally makes up the rolling boulder sequence on the spot.
Definitely read about those transcriptions. It's been on my to read list for a while and your re-reference to it might well have resulted in the push that was needed for me to check it soon. Indeed, he's known to be very involved.
I didn't expect to laugh so much. This was awesome.
the indiana jones soundtrack is just so incredible
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A good memorable moments in transformer is whenn bee turns into the camero
Actully I think that at the begining those are incomparable moments:
1. It`s different kind of tech that is battaling - epoch construction
2. Scales are different - Basically sizes, which reflect on the shots and so on
3.The genre effort - What type of genre the director is creating - Transformer - more action/ Indie - more of adventure. Those also comes and from the applied narrative.
Honestly I think that both are great for what they are trying to achieve.
Cheers!
Make Stuff Great editing done with heart. Use of orange was great along with words and sound bites.
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Im fascinated by the T-rex attacking the childrens car, and the Raptors in the Ktichen, im gonna apply this to those scenes and see if it will make me daydream any more that i'll be a director one day
-Update. Christ. He makes every shot count in Jurassic Park.
There's definitely an argument to be made for the rippling water cups being maybe the best hook ever.
It was actually based on real historic account that the guy took off his helmet and a second bullet killed him in Saving Private Ryan.