Fun fact: in Coco the grandma gives her grandson a petal of marigold flower in order to give him her blessing to return to the world of the living. In this movie, when the toro accepts the apology in the song, he turns himself into marigold petals and one of them stays with Manolo to symbolize that he was given a blessing. Marigolds are the flower of the dead in mexican culture.
I didn't know the flower was called that in English. Nor would I say that they are flowers of death, on altars they are used to guide souls to the altar, that is why a path is usually made with these, so that they do not get lost. Pero no es como que sea un experto en cempasúchil.
The Book of Life walked so Coco could run. This movie had been one of my favorites since childhood. The songs are so lovely and the story is adorable, HIGHLY recommend it
@@flubblubyou can’t deny that, even outside of the Mexican culture aspect (which shouldn’t be compared anyways, as if multiple movies can’t be based off latino cultures) the barebone base premises are the same. Boy who is misunderstood by family chooses to pursue music instead of the family tradition. Outside of that, they go in completely different directions.
@@showbizstudios655 i guess but that’s such a generic concept that if we’re basing it off of that, we’d say the movies are the same as high school musical. I’m not saying there’s no similarities at all, im just saying there’s really no need to compare in the first place given the amount of generic christmas and halloween movies that are allowed to exist free of comparison, especially to such a degree where you really can’t go anywhere where one movie is being talked about where they don’t bring up the other.
@flubblub or in that case Nightmare Before Christmas to High School Musical... My high school drama teacher once said in western story telling, there's only like 9 stories. All being told in slightly different manners
As a Mexican, I'm super glad you liked the songs from this movie! I think the movie is such a good representation of our culture, both the good and bad. Listening to the versions in Spanish hits harder to me specially The Apology Song because bull fighting is something inbedded in our culture. I think it's something cruel and I'm glad the movie does a good job delivering that sentiment. All in all, I'll say it's def worth watching!
This is such a good film!! So excited to watch this :D The basic plot is that the two men (Manolo, the main guy who is voiced by Diego Luna and who sang 'Creep', and Joaquin, who is voiced by Channing Tatum) have both been in love with the same girl (Maria, voiced by Zoe Saldana) since they were kids but she ended up leaving town (which is where the 'I will wait' comes in) so as adults they both try to woo her. But what neither realises is that two gods, La Muerte and Xibalba, made a deal on who gets to rule the 'Land of the Living' and the 'Land of the Dead' based on which of them wins Maria's heart. Manola ends up dying and must get the Gods' favour to win back another chance at life and be with Maria. Manolo's family is all bullfighters, but Maria helped show him that killing the bull was wrong, and the bull he fights in 'The Apology Song' is ALL the bulls his family has killed. He's apologising for ALL his family's sins. I'd highly recommend the film and I didn't want to give much more away, but I think you'd love it! (I edited this cause I just realised you had no context for this really good movie and wanted to give some)
You have no idea how excited i got when i saw the title. I literally adore this movie so i’m glad it’s finally getting recognition. I love the animation,the story,the characters and ESPECIALLY the songs.
I don’t like how ever that people compare it to coco or say that it’s copying it. Firstly,it came out first and just because they are similar does not mean that they are the same. They are both unique and enjoyable in their own ways and i love both
I love the fact that in the beginning he said "a Sanchez man never apologizes" and later he sings to the bull about how sorry his is for his family's slaughter and is expected for it. It shows characters growth not just for him but for his family
In the movie, Maria actually is deciding between Manolo and Joaquin. They all used to be friends a kids, and the two deities in the movie have a bet about which one she'll fall for.
I always thought it would’ve been hilarious if she didn’t end up with either of them. Like one day she just strolls up with some guy like hi this is bob
I feel like a full Matt reaction to this movie is appropriate. It's one of those hidden gems of a movie that always slip under the radar when released but becomes an instant classic when you rewatch it, honestly its very similar to Megamind in that regard. I've been surprised by how much I enjoy this movie that feels eclipsed by so much over the years.
I love this movie! It's cool that you mentioned feeling like they did Creep justice bc I remember hearing an anecdote that Radiohead is generally hesitant to allow people to use Creep in media bc they often miss the point of the song, but when the creator explained the scene it would be used in (the protagonist Manolo feeling like a rejected outcast and disappointment to his family, community, and the woman he loves bc he'd rather be a musician than a matador) they gave their full approval bc they felt it actually embodied what the song is about.
I think the series Lucifer had a similar situation due to the context of how it was used (Lucifer feeling like a reject and a disappointment to someone he cares a lot about) Both of them are really great renditions of it tbh
I LOVE “No Matter Where You Are!” Because Us the Duo wrote it as their vows for their wedding!! They actually made a music video for this movie and it’s so cute!!!!
Fun fact: In the first few minutes of the movie, La murte, one of the "souls" he saw made a bet with xibalba the other "soul" and she said "YOU THINK YOU CAN CALM THE FLAMES OF MY ANGER WITH ANOTHER BET?" Before the "Apology song" they made another bet if Manolo(the man who sang to the bull) can face his fear which was bullfighting. Toward the end of the song the bulls "flames of anger " quite literally calmed. (You're welcome 😊)
The petals that the bull becomes are from a flower called "cempasúchil" 10:13 , they are used in the altars of the dead that we put up in Mexico to help the souls of our deceased to find their way. As a Mexican is one of my favorite parts of the movie
This movie has always been a favorite of mine, the music, the story, the characters, it just fills a hole in your heart you didn't know you had. So I definitely recommend watching the whole movie.
This was an absolutely delightful surprise. The Book of Life is my absolutely favorite animated movie, that fuels me with pride as a Mexican. The main message for this movie is both the idea of love and finding ones self. Our main character Manolo struggles between his love for music and his love for his family. He wants to live up to his family’s reputation and the towns expectation to be the next star matador (bull fighter). But of course he’s a sweet soul who wants to pursue music. On the other hand are his two of best friends. Joaquin, the son towns late savior and protector, struggles living up to the shadow his father left behind. Being raised by the town mayor to be the next big savior. And between him and Manolo is a strong friendship, but an even stronger rivalry. They’re friends but have shadows to step out of and a romantic rivalry for Maria. Maria is the daughter of the mayor. She has to fight between her true love and her family’s expectations. And there may be more to her. This entire story is a fight between ancient lovers. La Muerte, a beautiful lady made of sugar candy, who rules over the land of the living offers her terrain to her lover Xibalba, the ruler of the land of the dead. Both pick a champion and watch over them, not being allowed to intervene. I always recommend this movie. It’s a beautiful tale with great music, story and animation. It’s just great
i absolutely adore this film, i think it's a good start for non-mexican people to know our culture. In the 'Apology song' Manolo was fighting all of the bulls that his family has killed, those bulls mixed and created a giant bull; When the song finishes and the bull disappears into flower petals, it's a representation of the bulls finally getting peace to rest in the after-life , the petals are from a mexican flower called ''cempasúchil'', this are the flowers that are used to make the altars for the deceased ones in the day of the dead :)!!
You only really get to know manolo through this, when you get to the movie Maria is her own person and that’s what I love is that in this movie about gods betting on romance it never feels like a love triangle or Maria never feels like a one note trophy, you know where the story is going, you know who are meant to be, that’s not the point of the story, the point is how manolo gets there, it’s manolos story but you don’t see Joaquin as evil and you don’t see Maria as a prize, it feels real. It feels true. Maria isn’t some damsel and Joaquin isn’t some enemy to defeat. They are a group of friends and they both love Maria, they are both good guys, and she is an amazing girl. So while its malolos story Maria is an active player and so is Joaquin. They feel so real the entire time you don’t even feel the least bit upset at the trio, just the Gods meddling.
The Apology Song was in an animatic and I loved it but didn't know where it was from. Then one night I decided to watch this movie and was like ! This is where it's from! It's one of my favourite emotional songs. It was so satisfying seeing you react to this movies music!
the male lead is voiced by diego luna!! he played cassian andor in rogue one and the andor series. his voice is sooo beautiful im glad you listened to these songs!!
When this movie first came out, my niece was OBSESSED with it. She like...2 at the time, and she watched it constantly. Which, I was more than ok with, 'cause I also adore this movie. I even for her 3rd birthday got her a little guitar and painted it to look like Manolo's. She was so excited, it was very sweet. I haven't watched the movie in years, but seeing this now makes me want to rewatch it again and just...cry. Cry so very, very much.
You should do a video with songs from the percy jackson: the Lightning Thief Musical. They are so good! Especially tree on the hill and my grand plan, Overall, it's a really fun time, really recommend. Also, the guy who was Michael in be more chill (George salazar) is grover in it!
The Book of Life is an AMAZING movie that I would recommend if you are interested. I think this movie is one of the best examples of how to incorporate famous songs into a movie. A number of movies just feel like they put them in cause of the name or for recognition but this movie not only picked songs that got the message across but also made the songs fit their style and tone and really made it theirs so seamlessly
The Book of Life is about these three characters named Mariano, Maria and Jauquin. These two godlike characters make a bet on who Maria is going to marry.
I loved the reaction! And since the spooky season is coming up I highly recommend Over The Garden walls it’s only 10 episodes or even the music it’s also great!
8:53 guitar player is from a long line of bull fighters and they would kill the bulls during or after the fight, but he wanted to a musician. So, he is apologizing to the giant bull (which is actually all of the bulls that his ancestors had killed over the years, merged into one) about what his family did to it. This is a pretty good movie, you should watch it.
There's something about your reactions that make me remarkably happy lmao. You're very honest with your thoughts and you show so much love for the creators of the content you react to. Its also very funny watching your confusion and horror in out of context vids lol. I really hope one day you'll give the Stupendium a listen, they're an amazingly talented indie artist and I think you'll appreciate their music and creativity. You don't have to ofc. Have a great day/night! ❤
This movie is so great and such a lovely story. Even if you dont react for the channel i highly recommend watching this movie just for yourself. Family drama and romance, truly enjoyable characters, some laughs and the movie plays out at such a good pace.
You reacting to this already made my day, I'm happy that more people are slowly getting to know this movie and the songs. Legitimately this movie always heals my heart
I literally just watched this movie last night. Highly recommend giving it a watch. I first saw it in my Spanish class and it has become one of my favorites ever since
This is really enjoyable and the songs are very good, also I can never hear Creep the same again after watching how it was used in Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3.
I loved watching this movie!! La muerte was sooo cool (and pretty). I have a suggestion of something you could listen to!: splatoon songs! It's a bit different than your usual content ig but I bet you'd enjoy them! I personally suggest: nasty ma jesty, regret, anarchy rainbow, big betrayal, calamari inkantation, city of color, fly octo fly, liquid sunshine, unload frantic aspic and candy coated rocks!
I think you should check out the movie- itll make the songs make ALOT more sense! Also for a future recommendation: songs from Epic (its a musical in the works but a few songs are out and theyre really good in my opinion). I recommend: warrior of the mind, remember them and my goodbye.
The animated movie Strange Magic also did a lot of interesting covers of songs. I especially love how they turned the title drop song Strange Magic into a duet, and what they did with the song Wild Thing(which got paired following another song).
I'm so glad you liked these songs! It was such a trip for me to hear these mainstream songs sung in the style that my parents and grandparents taught me from their favorite music and its such a beautiful display of Mexican culture. Its pretty amazing for such an underrated movie.
I recommend this movie. Don't even need to make a video about it, just watch it for fun. It's no masterpiece but it's fun and wholesome with a unique art and animation style and the music is great, as you saw in this video XD
This movie was a huge part of my childhood. I had saved/ downloaded on my laptop and watch it almost daily. Such a beautiful movie please do a reaction on it soon 🙏🏻
This movie I feel is greatly underrated. Also I know you did a RWBY songs video but if you’re having trouble uploading it because of TH-cam then I suggest getting in contact with Rooster Teeth (the company that made RWBY) via email or social media asking if they can help approve the video. They like having their content reacted to and should be able to approve it asap.
I HATE when people say “this movie just is a copy of coco” this movie came out first. And coco got the fame apart from being trash, I watched both this is so much better, just underrated
Honestly this is my favorite movie growing up and i love monogolo and now i see this character as my amazing and one of a kind bf Brian and im his maria. 🥰❤️🥰 and the song,"I love u too much" is definitely how he feels for me and so do i"
The singer and the girl were childhood friends, along with another boy, before she was shipped off to boarding school. Both boys loved her and decided to become the best men they could in the hopes of winning her father’s approval someday; the singer tried to follow in his family tradition of bull fighting, but his heart was never in it. The other boy went into the military and became a decorated war hero; when the girl came home, the father wanted her to marry her other friend, not the singer. Both friends were actively trying to win her heart (and her father’s blessing) through the movie. She does love the singer, but she also has affection for their other friend-in the last song she was showing that, while she was interested in the singer, she wasn’t going to be with him just after one serenade.
The plot of the movie can be simplified to this: Manolo [MC], Maria [Girl], & Joaquin have been best friend since childhood, though they are in a love triangle. They take separate paths, Maria going to Europe, Joaquin joining the military ranks, & Manolo forced to become a bullfighter. When they meet again at the right ages for love, Manolo & Joaquin try to win Marias' love. But before they departed at childhood, Life & Death made a high-stakes bet on who's going to win Maria over; Life is betting on Manolo & Death is betting on Joaquin. I loved this movie when I was younger & still do :)
The Book of Life is such a good movie. More people should see it. I think it would be fun if Mat reacted to Strange Magic by George Lucas, another jukebox musical. It may not be the best movie but the main romance in that film was an absolute highlight and it has some pretty good covers.
I love that Mario and Manolo are soulmates. In the a series called "Maya and the threes" by the same creator, he said that the main 2 lovebirds are them reborn
oh man i was so excited when i saw the title of this video!!! i saw this movie in theaters four times when it was released, i just absolutely adore it, and it made me so happy that you liked the songs! can't recommend the actual movie highly enough
So glad you reacted to some stuff from this movie! It’s honestly one of my favorite movies in general and I’m glad to see it getting some love right now ❤️
The cool thing about the romance in this movie, (plot) is this woman has 2 suitors , she is expected to marry one, both of good family and backgrounds, the hero is the underdog as you see, his best friend is his competition. The thing is, 2 gods gambled on the outcome so thay are also there.
Yea, cause yes they're similar in the aspect of it being very Mexican culture orientated, day of the dead and passing the spirit world, but their storylines are so different and the meanings are too, you ultimately cannot compare the two and both are just superior movies.
I love this movie! I watch it every year around October because of Dia de los Muertos. It's such a fun and cute movie that anyone can enjoy. Please make a react video for Book of Life! I know you'll enjoy it!
It’s the fact I clicked on this video faster then the time skip of age they did in this movie just bc I’m Mexican and I love this movie because I remember watching it with my dad in quarantine and also I love the covers and my favourite cover is “ can’t help falling in love” and when I saw you didn’t react to that cover it made me really sad because it’s the way Diego Luna sings the song and the scenery in movie just makes it amazing and so heart felt !
hope y'all enjoy 💙 creep caught me so off guard haha
Ur not alone buddy 😂
Hi
It caught me too when I watched it
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR DIS ONE FOREVER
Please listen to The Amazing Devil 😫
Fun fact: in Coco the grandma gives her grandson a petal of marigold flower in order to give him her blessing to return to the world of the living. In this movie, when the toro accepts the apology in the song, he turns himself into marigold petals and one of them stays with Manolo to symbolize that he was given a blessing.
Marigolds are the flower of the dead in mexican culture.
I didn't know the flower was called that in English.
Nor would I say that they are flowers of death, on altars they are used to guide souls to the altar, that is why a path is usually made with these, so that they do not get lost.
Pero no es como que sea un experto en cempasúchil.
@@aquinohaynada9986They didn't call it the "flower of death," they called it the flower of the dead, which is pretty much what you described.
The Book of Life walked so Coco could run. This movie had been one of my favorites since childhood. The songs are so lovely and the story is adorable, HIGHLY recommend it
Book of Life ran and Coco stumbled to keep up /lh
theres like no similarity, both are good movies by their own right
@@flubblubyou can’t deny that, even outside of the Mexican culture aspect (which shouldn’t be compared anyways, as if multiple movies can’t be based off latino cultures) the barebone base premises are the same. Boy who is misunderstood by family chooses to pursue music instead of the family tradition. Outside of that, they go in completely different directions.
@@showbizstudios655 i guess but that’s such a generic concept that if we’re basing it off of that, we’d say the movies are the same as high school musical. I’m not saying there’s no similarities at all, im just saying there’s really no need to compare in the first place given the amount of generic christmas and halloween movies that are allowed to exist free of comparison, especially to such a degree where you really can’t go anywhere where one movie is being talked about where they don’t bring up the other.
@flubblub or in that case Nightmare Before Christmas to High School Musical...
My high school drama teacher once said in western story telling, there's only like 9 stories. All being told in slightly different manners
Mat making a Creep Radiohead joke before realizing this is a jukebox musical is my new favorite Mat moment
so thrown
Is that a cover of another song?
@@bhavanijayant526 all the songs in this movie are covers! I personally like this cover of Creep more then the original Radiohead version lol
Wait all of them??? So even the Apology song and Love You Too Much???
@@mikey12bjm Those r covers too?
As a Mexican, I'm super glad you liked the songs from this movie! I think the movie is such a good representation of our culture, both the good and bad. Listening to the versions in Spanish hits harder to me specially The Apology Song because bull fighting is something inbedded in our culture. I think it's something cruel and I'm glad the movie does a good job delivering that sentiment. All in all, I'll say it's def worth watching!
It truly is worth watching. This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I do prefer it in Spanish but it’s still amazing in English
@mellow4099 Yup! Both versions are really good. The dubbing team did amazing
I loved watching this movie even tho everyone else in my family didn’t
This is such a good film!! So excited to watch this :D The basic plot is that the two men (Manolo, the main guy who is voiced by Diego Luna and who sang 'Creep', and Joaquin, who is voiced by Channing Tatum) have both been in love with the same girl (Maria, voiced by Zoe Saldana) since they were kids but she ended up leaving town (which is where the 'I will wait' comes in) so as adults they both try to woo her. But what neither realises is that two gods, La Muerte and Xibalba, made a deal on who gets to rule the 'Land of the Living' and the 'Land of the Dead' based on which of them wins Maria's heart. Manola ends up dying and must get the Gods' favour to win back another chance at life and be with Maria. Manolo's family is all bullfighters, but Maria helped show him that killing the bull was wrong, and the bull he fights in 'The Apology Song' is ALL the bulls his family has killed. He's apologising for ALL his family's sins. I'd highly recommend the film and I didn't want to give much more away, but I think you'd love it! (I edited this cause I just realised you had no context for this really good movie and wanted to give some)
ayy ur first
@@MathewMcKenna hi Mathew! Can you do more miraculous vids soon?
not the land of the live and the dead but the land of the remembered and the land of the forgotten.
@@Trinkbell Oh yeah you're right! My bad, it's been years since I watched the films. Thanks for the correction.
After all the years I've seen this movie, I've never bothered to look up at cast and IM NOW KNOWING CHANNING TATUM IS IN THIS 😦
You have no idea how excited i got when i saw the title. I literally adore this movie so i’m glad it’s finally getting recognition. I love the animation,the story,the characters and ESPECIALLY the songs.
I don’t like how ever that people compare it to coco or say that it’s copying it. Firstly,it came out first and just because they are similar does not mean that they are the same. They are both unique and enjoyable in their own ways and i love both
IKR I LOVE THIS MOVIE
This movie was and still is good!
I love the fact that in the beginning he said "a Sanchez man never apologizes" and later he sings to the bull about how sorry his is for his family's slaughter and is expected for it. It shows characters growth not just for him but for his family
MANOLO IS GOALS
Fr ❤
Literal husband material
Been simping for him since I first watched it
Fr, he really set my standards up when I was younger 🤣
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
In the movie, Maria actually is deciding between Manolo and Joaquin. They all used to be friends a kids, and the two deities in the movie have a bet about which one she'll fall for.
I always thought it would’ve been hilarious if she didn’t end up with either of them. Like one day she just strolls up with some guy like hi this is bob
I feel like a full Matt reaction to this movie is appropriate. It's one of those hidden gems of a movie that always slip under the radar when released but becomes an instant classic when you rewatch it, honestly its very similar to Megamind in that regard. I've been surprised by how much I enjoy this movie that feels eclipsed by so much over the years.
yes!! it’s one of my favorite movies of all time, it has such a special place in my heart
Matt is just revisiting everything from our childhoods huh? 😂
Definitely ☝️😁
basically yes
Or in my case, my children’s childhoods ;)
I love this movie! It's cool that you mentioned feeling like they did Creep justice bc I remember hearing an anecdote that Radiohead is generally hesitant to allow people to use Creep in media bc they often miss the point of the song, but when the creator explained the scene it would be used in (the protagonist Manolo feeling like a rejected outcast and disappointment to his family, community, and the woman he loves bc he'd rather be a musician than a matador) they gave their full approval bc they felt it actually embodied what the song is about.
woah i actually didnt know that?? thats actually so neat
I think the series Lucifer had a similar situation due to the context of how it was used (Lucifer feeling like a reject and a disappointment to someone he cares a lot about)
Both of them are really great renditions of it tbh
16:28
"he's unhappy about it? aww okay he's like: he's kinda killing it tho :] "
*Mathew, he's plotting murder* 😭💀
no actually hes plotting marriage
@@jrayyhartt Same thing no?
@@Benusr no
@@jrayyhartt ??
the litteral definition of " underrated "
didnt know it was underrated haha
I LOVE “No Matter Where You Are!” Because Us the Duo wrote it as their vows for their wedding!!
They actually made a music video for this movie and it’s so cute!!!!
Fun fact: In the first few minutes of the movie, La murte, one of the "souls" he saw made a bet with xibalba the other "soul" and she said "YOU THINK YOU CAN CALM THE FLAMES OF MY ANGER WITH ANOTHER BET?" Before the "Apology song" they made another bet if Manolo(the man who sang to the bull) can face his fear which was bullfighting. Toward the end of the song the bulls "flames of anger " quite literally calmed.
(You're welcome 😊)
The petals that the bull becomes are from a flower called "cempasúchil" 10:13 , they are used in the altars of the dead that we put up in Mexico to help the souls of our deceased to find their way. As a Mexican is one of my favorite parts of the movie
Literally whenever when Mathew posts videos for us he always makes our day or night even better
Omg yes! You’ll love maya and the three is a show made by the same guy and is Manolo and Maria’s previous lives!
Also this came out before coco
ah too be young and eating pancakes with way way way WAY too much syrup while watching The Book Of Life😌
no such thing as too much syrup
This movie has always been a favorite of mine, the music, the story, the characters, it just fills a hole in your heart you didn't know you had. So I definitely recommend watching the whole movie.
yes, it’s one of my favorites too!! I just immediately felt an emotional attachment to it and its characters. I wish it got more acclaim
OMG! THIS FILM IS SOOO UNDERRATED! THANK YOU MATT ❤
NO HES SOO UNDERATED
I hope this video does well so that Mat can watch the whole movie!
This was an absolutely delightful surprise. The Book of Life is my absolutely favorite animated movie, that fuels me with pride as a Mexican.
The main message for this movie is both the idea of love and finding ones self. Our main character Manolo struggles between his love for music and his love for his family. He wants to live up to his family’s reputation and the towns expectation to be the next star matador (bull fighter). But of course he’s a sweet soul who wants to pursue music.
On the other hand are his two of best friends. Joaquin, the son towns late savior and protector, struggles living up to the shadow his father left behind. Being raised by the town mayor to be the next big savior. And between him and Manolo is a strong friendship, but an even stronger rivalry. They’re friends but have shadows to step out of and a romantic rivalry for Maria.
Maria is the daughter of the mayor. She has to fight between her true love and her family’s expectations. And there may be more to her.
This entire story is a fight between ancient lovers. La Muerte, a beautiful lady made of sugar candy, who rules over the land of the living offers her terrain to her lover Xibalba, the ruler of the land of the dead. Both pick a champion and watch over them, not being allowed to intervene.
I always recommend this movie. It’s a beautiful tale with great music, story and animation. It’s just great
Xibalba actually rules over the forgotten dead, La Muerte rules over death and the remembered. At least according to this movie, at least.
i absolutely adore this film, i think it's a good start for non-mexican people to know our culture. In the 'Apology song' Manolo was fighting all of the bulls that his family has killed, those bulls mixed and created a giant bull; When the song finishes and the bull disappears into flower petals, it's a representation of the bulls finally getting peace to rest in the after-life , the petals are from a mexican flower called ''cempasúchil'', this are the flowers that are used to make the altars for the deceased ones in the day of the dead :)!!
You only really get to know manolo through this, when you get to the movie Maria is her own person and that’s what I love is that in this movie about gods betting on romance it never feels like a love triangle or Maria never feels like a one note trophy, you know where the story is going, you know who are meant to be, that’s not the point of the story, the point is how manolo gets there, it’s manolos story but you don’t see Joaquin as evil and you don’t see Maria as a prize, it feels real. It feels true. Maria isn’t some damsel and Joaquin isn’t some enemy to defeat. They are a group of friends and they both love Maria, they are both good guys, and she is an amazing girl. So while its malolos story Maria is an active player and so is Joaquin. They feel so real the entire time you don’t even feel the least bit upset at the trio, just the Gods meddling.
The Apology Song was in an animatic and I loved it but didn't know where it was from. Then one night I decided to watch this movie and was like ! This is where it's from! It's one of my favourite emotional songs. It was so satisfying seeing you react to this movies music!
This was one of my favorite movies. It made me cry.
the male lead is voiced by diego luna!! he played cassian andor in rogue one and the andor series. his voice is sooo beautiful im glad you listened to these songs!!
oh my GODDD THE BOOK OF LIFE IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME IM SO GLAD YOU REACTED TO IT YAYAYAY
When this movie first came out, my niece was OBSESSED with it. She like...2 at the time, and she watched it constantly. Which, I was more than ok with, 'cause I also adore this movie. I even for her 3rd birthday got her a little guitar and painted it to look like Manolo's. She was so excited, it was very sweet. I haven't watched the movie in years, but seeing this now makes me want to rewatch it again and just...cry. Cry so very, very much.
The book of life is such a guilty pleasure for me, the animation is super unique and I love the artstyle and colours that it just makes me happy :)
Why guilty? Is just a pleasure for me
You should do a video with songs from
the percy jackson: the Lightning Thief
Musical. They are so good! Especially
tree on the hill and my grand plan,
Overall, it's a really fun time, really
recommend. Also, the guy who was
Michael in be more chill (George salazar)
is grover in it!
OMG YESSSS I’m so glad I’m not the only one that has recommended this!
The Book of Life is an AMAZING movie that I would recommend if you are interested. I think this movie is one of the best examples of how to incorporate famous songs into a movie. A number of movies just feel like they put them in cause of the name or for recognition but this movie not only picked songs that got the message across but also made the songs fit their style and tone and really made it theirs so seamlessly
Book of Life is one of my fav childhood movies so you don’t understand how loud I scream when I saw this 😭
The Book of Life is about these three characters named Mariano, Maria and Jauquin. These two godlike characters make a bet on who Maria is going to marry.
You should totally hear the original ones in spanish, they have so much sentiment
I loved the reaction! And since the spooky season is coming up I highly recommend Over The Garden walls it’s only 10 episodes or even the music it’s also great!
6:05 it's okay Mat, I didn't recognize it until right then either 😅
thank u for making me feel better
8:53 guitar player is from a long line of bull fighters and they would kill the bulls during or after the fight, but he wanted to a musician. So, he is apologizing to the giant bull (which is actually all of the bulls that his ancestors had killed over the years, merged into one) about what his family did to it.
This is a pretty good movie, you should watch it.
There's something about your reactions that make me remarkably happy lmao. You're very honest with your thoughts and you show so much love for the creators of the content you react to. Its also very funny watching your confusion and horror in out of context vids lol. I really hope one day you'll give the Stupendium a listen, they're an amazingly talented indie artist and I think you'll appreciate their music and creativity. You don't have to ofc.
Have a great day/night! ❤
seeing mathew slowly go through my entire childhood is sm fun
Honestly I feel like you should just start watching the whole movies bc it gives more context to the songs, and a lot of them are super good
Every time I see this man post, my heart is so full.
This movie is so great and such a lovely story. Even if you dont react for the channel i highly recommend watching this movie just for yourself. Family drama and romance, truly enjoyable characters, some laughs and the movie plays out at such a good pace.
You reacting to this already made my day, I'm happy that more people are slowly getting to know this movie and the songs. Legitimately this movie always heals my heart
This is my sign to go rewatch The Book of Life that's a banger of a movie. I was so surprised how much I remembered as Matthew listened to the songs
I literally just watched this movie last night. Highly recommend giving it a watch. I first saw it in my Spanish class and it has become one of my favorites ever since
This is really enjoyable and the songs are very good, also I can never hear Creep the same again after watching how it was used in Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3.
I loved watching this movie!! La muerte was sooo cool (and pretty).
I have a suggestion of something you could listen to!: splatoon songs! It's a bit different than your usual content ig but I bet you'd enjoy them! I personally suggest: nasty ma jesty, regret, anarchy rainbow, big betrayal, calamari inkantation, city of color, fly octo fly, liquid sunshine, unload frantic aspic and candy coated rocks!
Yes I would love to see this! However if he does do this listening to the calamari incantation is a must!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Absolutely yes! Very good songs!
do i smell a fellow Splatoon fan!?
also big betrayal's golden too
@@bugztandosffhat305 huge splatoon fan
I think you should check out the movie- itll make the songs make ALOT more sense!
Also for a future recommendation: songs from Epic (its a musical in the works but a few songs are out and theyre really good in my opinion). I recommend: warrior of the mind, remember them and my goodbye.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!! YOU ARE AMAZING FOR DOING A REACTION TO THIS!!!!
OMG YES! These songs made my entire childhood so it's great to finally get some recognizition for the movie!!
This is one of my favorite movies of all time and I’m so happy to see you reacting to these songs:D
The animated movie Strange Magic also did a lot of interesting covers of songs. I especially love how they turned the title drop song Strange Magic into a duet, and what they did with the song Wild Thing(which got paired following another song).
OH MY GOD BOOK OF LIFE???? I LOVE THAT MOVIE SO MUCH
I'm so glad you liked these songs! It was such a trip for me to hear these mainstream songs sung in the style that my parents and grandparents taught me from their favorite music and its such a beautiful display of Mexican culture. Its pretty amazing for such an underrated movie.
I recommend this movie. Don't even need to make a video about it, just watch it for fun. It's no masterpiece but it's fun and wholesome with a unique art and animation style and the music is great, as you saw in this video XD
This is 100% my favourite film of all time
This movie was a huge part of my childhood. I had saved/ downloaded on my laptop and watch it almost daily. Such a beautiful movie please do a reaction on it soon 🙏🏻
These songs are so cool! I love The Book of Life songs!
This movie I feel is greatly underrated. Also I know you did a RWBY songs video but if you’re having trouble uploading it because of TH-cam then I suggest getting in contact with Rooster Teeth (the company that made RWBY) via email or social media asking if they can help approve the video. They like having their content reacted to and should be able to approve it asap.
Finally, some recognition for this beauty of a movie 😊
BRO THE "I dont feel good Mr. Stark" CAUGHT ME SO OFF GAURD 😭✋️
this movie will forever have a very special place in my heart and bring me nostalgia :’)
One of the instruments they use is an accordion. I called it the Air Piano when i was little, and you can go crazy on it, lol
I have watched this movie so many times I literally know every line by heart. So fun to see you reacting to the songs
Mathew you're been my bright light for the past couple of days. Keep shining
I HATE when people say “this movie just is a copy of coco” this movie came out first. And coco got the fame apart from being trash, I watched both this is so much better, just underrated
Honestly this is my favorite movie growing up and i love monogolo and now i see this character as my amazing and one of a kind bf Brian and im his maria. 🥰❤️🥰
and the song,"I love u too much" is definitely how he feels for me and so do i"
I agree with mat diego lunez (the actor for manolo Sanchez)has a amazing voice
I'd love to see you react to the whole movie!
this is truly one of my favorite movies ever, and I always come back to the music scenes from it. I literally clicked so fast when I saw this
The singer and the girl were childhood friends, along with another boy, before she was shipped off to boarding school. Both boys loved her and decided to become the best men they could in the hopes of winning her father’s approval someday; the singer tried to follow in his family tradition of bull fighting, but his heart was never in it. The other boy went into the military and became a decorated war hero; when the girl came home, the father wanted her to marry her other friend, not the singer. Both friends were actively trying to win her heart (and her father’s blessing) through the movie.
She does love the singer, but she also has affection for their other friend-in the last song she was showing that, while she was interested in the singer, she wasn’t going to be with him just after one serenade.
this was my childhood. i started listening to radio head becausebof this.
The plot of the movie can be simplified to this:
Manolo [MC], Maria [Girl], & Joaquin have been best friend since childhood, though they are in a love triangle. They take separate paths, Maria going to Europe, Joaquin joining the military ranks, & Manolo forced to become a bullfighter. When they meet again at the right ages for love, Manolo & Joaquin try to win Marias' love. But before they departed at childhood, Life & Death made a high-stakes bet on who's going to win Maria over; Life is betting on Manolo & Death is betting on Joaquin.
I loved this movie when I was younger & still do :)
About time you listened to this masterpiece.
Man, I love this movie so much.
My favorite song from this movie is by far I love you to much, its so beautiful and just perfection
The apology song gives me such Very Potter Musical vibes 😂
I absolutely love this movie how would look how it sounds everything about it and I'm really happy that someone is reacting to something about it. :D
The Book of Life is such a good movie. More people should see it.
I think it would be fun if Mat reacted to Strange Magic by George Lucas, another jukebox musical. It may not be the best movie but the main romance in that film was an absolute highlight and it has some pretty good covers.
I love that Mario and Manolo are soulmates. In the a series called "Maya and the threes" by the same creator, he said that the main 2 lovebirds are them reborn
OMG I CANT BELIEVE YOU ARE REACTING TO THE SONGS FROM THIS MOVIE !! :D
oh man i was so excited when i saw the title of this video!!! i saw this movie in theaters four times when it was released, i just absolutely adore it, and it made me so happy that you liked the songs! can't recommend the actual movie highly enough
I really hope he watches the actual movie because the story is so good and with the music, *mwuah* Chefs fucking kiss U3U
So glad you reacted to some stuff from this movie! It’s honestly one of my favorite movies in general and I’m glad to see it getting some love right now ❤️
So happy that you did this video, can't wait to see if you do the songs from The Book of Life 2 when it is released next year
YESSSS! This is one of my favorite film and I'm so glad to hear it again.
WATCH THIS MOVIEEEE
The cool thing about the romance in this movie, (plot) is this woman has 2 suitors , she is expected to marry one, both of good family and backgrounds, the hero is the underdog as you see, his best friend is his competition. The thing is, 2 gods gambled on the outcome so thay are also there.
This movie is so forgotten and beautiful I swear my memory of this is like a fever dream it’s been so long since I seen this movie
If you're able to, definitely watch the movie, Guillermo del Toro is a magician when it comes to storytelling and subverting expectations
A bit underrated movie, needs more recognition so good
I LOVE this movie with all my heart and it hurts me that people compare this to Coco and not Coco to this. It means SO very much to, I adore it.
Yea, cause yes they're similar in the aspect of it being very Mexican culture orientated, day of the dead and passing the spirit world, but their storylines are so different and the meanings are too, you ultimately cannot compare the two and both are just superior movies.
I love this movie! I watch it every year around October because of Dia de los Muertos. It's such a fun and cute movie that anyone can enjoy. Please make a react video for Book of Life! I know you'll enjoy it!
It’s the fact I clicked on this video faster then the time skip of age they did in this movie just bc I’m Mexican and I love this movie because I remember watching it with my dad in quarantine and also I love the covers and my favourite cover is “ can’t help falling in love” and when I saw you didn’t react to that cover it made me really sad because it’s the way Diego Luna sings the song and the scenery in movie just makes it amazing and so heart felt !
Wonderful, now you HAVE to check out Jack and The Cuckoo-Clock Heart. The songs in that movie are all very nostalgic to me and honestly really good!
I will wait is also a cover from Mumford and sons. It’s a fold band which is why it sounds like country