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I like the fact that Joel’s friends actually care about him, and like him, instead of wanting him gone. It was a nice touch seeing all the messages on the back of the map showing that they do in fact care about him.
@@drago939393 It is, i think it's also more realistic Just because you're the "goofy loser" cliche doesn't mean everyone around you automatically hates you
Yes. It also makes you wander if they insisted in keeping him away from the monsters {and not even training him to face them}, just because they cared that much to put him in danger. I think he also was the youngest in his bunker, so maybe his friends were being very overprotective about him.
@@doblove i've always thought that they were like overprotective parents or brothers and sisters from him. And when he decided to leave the nest, they were kinda afraid but trusts that he will be fine.
I dont think we appreciate enough how good of an actor Dylan O'brien actually is, u can feel the panic and fear he is experiencing in those monster scenes
I've been a fan of his since the first episode of Teen Wolf, honestly. He just had a certain magnetism and relatable quirkiness. By the time season 3 rolled around, I knew he was going to do great things... His acting is fantastic! He's truly blossomed into a massive talent. I'm also super proud of him for persevering and continuing with his acting career after his near-death experience/injury on set of the third Maze Runner. I cannot imagine how traumatizing that would have been. 🤩❤️ Yeah, yeah I know, I sound like some kind of "rabid fan-girl" lolol I'm not eerily obsessive I promise (haven't even watched all his movies/shows), I just have a lot of respect for his work and he seems like a genuinely good person. I gotta say, this movie was really impressive. I was worried that the 'monsters' weren't going to be done well or it would be excessively cheesy. It was super quaint and fun.
@@despairwolf Hey, same here ! I've been fan of Dylan O'brien ever since i first saw in in Teen Wolf ! His acting's so good i just can't believe he's acting at all ; and as an actor, that's the absolute goal one should aim for. Anyway, I really hope he'll access to a wider range of characters to play in the future ; it's kind of a waste he's always stuck in playing the "good guy" in shows and movies aimed at teenagers and young adult ; i'm sure he's capable of a lot more ! (oh, and i'm not a "rabid fan-girl" either. . . More like a rabid critic out for blood ; but not this time)
@@chubibi06 Any time I see a movie coming out now and he's going to be in it I'm jokingly like *grabs my partner* "we gotta go see this, I need to support my other boyfriend!" or "the movie can't be a flop because Dylan's acting will single-handedly save it." That's about as wild as I'll get. I've never been one to get excessively flustered by celebrities. Realistically they're regular folks whose A) talent made them famous, B) family made them famous, C) luck made them famous, or D) genetics and/or surgery made them famous. I see celebrities as people like you and me. If I enjoy or respect a certain celeb I'll try to support them, but there's no high pitched squealing or frothing at the mouth here. ;) hahaha Dylan seems like a light-hearted and fun person; I think he found his fame via silly TH-cam videos!
This movie is so simple in format but really nails the execution. I liked how he didn't end up choosing the girl but his friends. The character development of Joel is so good.
Exactly! I also loved that Aimee had a lot of depth too, she was not just ultimately an end goal for Joel. She actually had something to do that's important to her.
Same dude, I love how instead of the generic, expected happy ending, it gave us a realistic one, in that not everything is going to work out the way you expect and hope it would. People change, and sometimes you don't realize what you have until you're stuck without it. I feel like these lessons should be addressed in movies more often.
"It is the Coward who is capable of the greatest bravery. For the Coward must overcome their very nature to succeed. And people love watching that shit." ~ Huan Shu, The Art of Cinema
This is a movie where they managed to make *the dog* go through a character arc ? And an almost believable one at that ? Ok, I'll pay to see this because we need more like it.
I liked it that they didn't simplify the side characters. It would have been so easy to make the bunker roommates uncaring and evil, but no they weren't, it was just that the main character didn't feel like he belonged there. They could have made the love interest to fall in love with him again after his heroics, but no, because the goal wasn't to be awarded with a girl, the goal was to him grow as a person.
@@ScionStorm1 funny i felt it more like an open door to a new relationship. First she don't want him as she found better and still is in grieve. Then she is clearly impress by the way he handle the crab. Finally the kiss, the "wow that was cool" and "i'll find you" coming from HER like, ok you came for me i did not welcome you now it's my turn to come to you.
Yeah like behind the scenes he’s probs just staring at a wall or something, but his acting makes it seem like there really is a massive mutant ant in his face
Honestly the friendly monster needing saved ending was far superior than just upping the stakes one more time. That arc was already complete. This offered a completely new option and subverted expectations in the best possible way.
I actually liked the intro/ drawing part. It related deeply with the main character's vew of the world while also giving us an idea of what is happening over there. It was quirky like him, artistically pleasant and filled with jokes, setting the tone for the movie. The goldfish and tank jokes actually made me instantly interested to see more of the movie.
It was funny bcz some of the lines like "And we did what we do best, threw a bunch of rockets at it..." were so true about humans and set up Joel's interest in art too.
The intro being hand drawn also has a cool hidden meaning. it sets up Joel's love for drawing and note-taking, which leads to the note about the poison berries, which leads to Joel not being poisoned by the captain at the end of the movie. I'm probably reading too much into it, but it'd be cool if it was intentional.
an imperfect hero is a good hero. if we make them unwilling and humble, it gets even better. like, "I _didn't choose_ to be a hero, and I'm absolutely _not hero_ material. but _somehow_ I manage to pull off some weird stuff that seem to qualify me as a hero _in the eyes of others_ . I'll just accept that because _I don't really care_ , and I _won't be bragging_ about this - all I do care is something _very simple_ ." please make heroes like this, because I can relate to them so much.
Read Home Sweet Home in Webtoon. Exactly your type. The hero is a suicidal nolife bastard but become a hero to help some kids. Theres a netflix adaptation for it on the same name but the actor can't perfectly capture the cowardice the original has, so feels like he is badass from the beginning. Really recommend reading the manhwa from Webtoon first.
Haven't seen the movie yet, but the tone and more importantly the main character reminded me of the first Zombieland and Jesse Eisenberg's character, which I enjoyed greatly.
I get that, but actually the two aren't even a little similar. I wouldn't go into this film expecting any Zombieland vibes at all. If anything, Rooker's character is a BIT similar to Talahasi but thats about it.
Yah, I don't really see Zombieland, since that character actually did know how to survive and take down zombies. I feel it's closer to How to Train Your Dragon.
Unpopular opinion: I don't mind intro exposition. Often times they're interesting cinematics, they're quick, and they catch the audience up to what the character knows as we follow his story. I don't need to go into a movie completely blind to the current world to enjoy it, especially if it's not a thriller movie.
Yeah, this channel immediately sings stuff unnecessarily sometimes. I get it, he has watched 100+ movies that open up with exposition; it's how it's done that matters more than just following what they heard was bad from RedLetterMedia.
Something else I feel was missed: Each monster encounter is distinct because it shows the character at different stages of growth. He becomes steadily more and more confident and sure of himself as the movie progresses: At the very beginning, he's so scared that he freezes up and nearly dies, and spends the next couple of fights relying on others for protection. Then by the time he's on his own and has to fight the centipede, he's still not quite sure of himself, but manages to overcome his anxiety and kill the creature. Then finally, by the time he's fighting the crab, he's lost all hesitation and become self-realized The show is _also_ a master class in how to create a nice, even character progression
Part of the reason the exposition sequence in this film doesn't feel as offensive is because it provides insight into the thoughts, attitude and personality of the main character before you even see him. I think Its the best way to do an exposition sequence.
Plus it’s very funny too. One of my favorite moments is when he says he’s gonna take one of the radios until he decides it doesn’t work but then is like “but I’m taking it anyway”
Like most plot devices, execution is key. If you're going to start your movie with heavy voice over exposition, it better do a good job of establishing that character. Which this movie does very well.
Didn't even know this movie existed, but then I saw this and Filmento sounding happy. Immediately turned it off, watched the movie, loved the movie and came back here. Bliss! :)
It touched my heart when it shows that his “family”/friends actually did care about him and wrote those notes on the back I almost felt a tear come out.
7:15 You know.. not enough writers are taught the lessons of the Labors of Hercules these days, because there you have basically a guy strong like the Hulk, getting tasks before him, in which all his strength is meaningless. And if even the ancient greek writers knew that this is how you tell a good story. You can have an amazingly strong character, but then you need to give them obstacles that cannot be solved by their strength.
I disagree, for a lot of his labors, Hercules's strength was a key aspect of accomplishing them. But, and there we agree, strength alone was never enough, he always needed to use his knowledge and wisdom too. Hercules's Labors lesson is that, because a character is the strongest, doesn't mean that he should brute-force his way until it works.
@@diersteinjulien6773 All the Labors were designed that they couldn't be solved with strength alone. For example the Nemean Lions skin being impenetrable was negating Hercules strength for the majority of that story. And only after Hercules Wits help him to realize that he needs to kill it without breaking its skin, does he figure out a way to go about it, without breaking its skin. The lions pelt negated Hercules Power for the majority of that story. Only in the end Hercules figures out how he can apply his assets to solve the task. And the other tasks are similar. He gets a task in which his strengths are an asset, but not the solution, and he has to figure out how to work around the issue that negates his assets in the first place.
There's a reason why Superman's greatest villain is a regular human with a lot of money and brains. Because he can reliably put Superman in positions where Superman can't just punch things until he wins, which makes it more interesting.
@@alexhussinger3550 Well, to be fair, Superman could punch his way through almost anything, but that would make him the monster. Superman's main weakness (other than the obvious kryptonite) is that he is a moral and feeling person. If he was a sociopath, he would rule the planet without opposition.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
Saddest character in the movie was the dog, at least for me. After the fallout between him and Joel, he reappears without the dress, meaning he buried it :( . He moved on and grew stronger because of it. I'm glad Joel is taking care of Boy now.
it's also refreshing that assholes are the exception and not the rule. not something very common in post-apocalyptic movies, and very appreciated in this day and age
The moment of the breached monster in the first part and the man said "We love you, Joel" I thought to myself "Woah, this is different." And I cried when he realized that his real family worth the roadtrip was with him all this time.
Found this just after I finished watching a playthrough of Alien: Isolation. What a coincidence...the developers of that game worked really hard to get the feeling just right, and I'd argue that the original Alien is a great example of a movie monster!
@The Bandog yeah. I especially loved the end. Spoilers here: They were putting so much emphasis on the cat that, even though I already knew how the life cycle of a Xenomorph goes, I was waiting for an alien to pop out of the cat. But then, as it turns out, that was just to distract us from the fact that the Alien camouflaged himself in the middle of the escape shuttle. That was brilliant!
i remember my father wanted to watch it and i thought it would be a cheesy movie because of the title but the funny thing is that my father had work so he left in middle of the movie meanwhile i watched it completely which i dont do very often, really like this movie.
@@Hit-gv5cc fun fact about this movie This movie (not the jurrasic park one) isn’t based on novel Where all good stories and world building is made So which means the writer created a script masterpiece and he didn’t need to read a novel
"The story is about a young survivor Joel" Stop right there. Stop dead, I'm not doing this again. If I hear the sequel and Golf in the same sentence I'm out
🖤That robot scene really caught me off guard, loved it, the lighting the deceiving I'm going to give all my remaining energy to your radio but then cutting it because it saves the last 15% for the robot, and then having them enjoy the rain and talking and showing images of his family and it's all emotional and more talking and then suddenly running out of battery instead of the robot knowing it's battery and before going out telling him goodbye or something
Say what you will about the crab at the end. That cheeky smile right before eating the bad guy was worth a million dollars. Also, I have to disagree with the stakes not being higher during that fight. The captain unleashed the crab specifically so that it could eat not just Joel, but all those people to "refuel" it. Not only that, they were planning to go do the same thing to other colonies they encountered, meaning a lot of people would have died if the crab wasn't stopped there.
I normally hate the endings of many movies with all my heart, but I loved this ending, and even I think it's one of the endings that made me feel the best, another thing is that if this movie becomes a saga or has a series, I really hope we can buy the book with the monsters, I would pay for that thing
I really like the fact that his bunker-mates think he's a coward loser but still love him, care about him and do not want him gone from the bunker, it's way more realistic than the cliche with them hating him and wanting him gone
Im 53 seconds in and I already know she moved on with her life and there is no point in risking your life for someone you haven’t seen in 7 years and don’t know if they’re even alive
Love and Monsters surprised me how good it turned out. I expect to be an okay film but in reality it was much better that I expected. Love the characters, the action, the monsters, and the visuals!
I’m so glad I was able to work on this movie. The original concept art of the monster crab looked insanely epic, the final creature concept is nothing to what it would have been. Just reading the script it sounded awesome
More like "would insane." Cthulhu wasn't written to be understood or empathyzed with, i can clearly see why they cut the idea as the movie had changed to a direction where the big C was no longer a fit
I had to stop after 5 min into this review, and I am glad I did. I had to see the movie myself first because it sounded so good. And it is! The movie is exquisite. Even though not every single idea explored in the movie is original, those ideas put together made for an original movie. A fresh breath indeed. Your analysis, as always, are on point. Thank you for telling me about this movie.
While you were describing the movies' structure kind of reminded me of I am Legend. Almost the same story beats but with one monster instead of multiple. And both are distinctly great films.
The thing that also made this movie work so well IMO is that he is an amazing actor !! Like we could literally feel the fear just from looking at that mans face when he saw any of the creatures
This flic looks great! Feels like they successfully did in one movie what Daybreakers was trying to do in it’s entire painstaking staking watch of a season.
The Mummy (the 1990's? version) was a perfect example of the point of this video. The monster and his actions have emotional depth and meaning for the audience and the hero keeps dealing eith stronger and stronger versions of the monster as the sstory progresses.
Maybe 4 and 76 but the others are more about the struggle of survival more often than not the dangers are usually a result of either humans or something humans created
Yeah I watched it and it gave me some serious fallout vibes. I mean there was even a scene where he was hanging out with a robot and it played oldie music in the background.
@@fergin4979 actually that could have been a good idea, but more on the scale of a big group or even a towns worth of people using him, with Cthulhu being more of a animal than a God like being. But honestly I want cthulhu in a sequel
@@zsoltbartus169 people like you are a massive problem and the most annoying kind of people when it comes to the concept of Cthulhu, please go reread the actual first ever story to showcase Cthulhu, h.p lovecrafts “call of Cthulhu” in which Cthulhu upon awakening from his slumber is immediately incapacitated via 2 fishermen driving their boat through his head splitting it in 2 requiring Cthulhu to go into another deep hibernation for hundreds of years to repair the damage, lots of h.p lovecrafts eldritch horrors were meant to be unbeatable evils beyond comprehension, however his most famous one: cthulu is the exact opposite and for some reason every moron with a keyboard seems to have either not read call of cthulu or not understood anything, cthulu is not omnipotent, world ending or anything of the sort, he’s the great great great grandson of all the true eldritch horrors, about the same level of threat as the dunwitch horror (which was killed by mortal hands) and is almost killed the first time he pops up, don’t speak on a subject you don’t understand
I actually love those voice-overs at the start or throughout the film. I think it has a certain feel to them and it fits the comedic aspect really well
6:15 Reminds me of the end of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s nest, when Chief finally does the thing the book was building up to. Won’t spoil it, but it felt fantastic.
Dutch in Predator is an example of a hero who, despite being strong and capable, is still unprepared to face the monster. So you're right, the monster has either to complement the character's weaknesses or to beat them at their own strenghts, forcing them to get resourceful
TH-cam forced me to trim out the super funny intro because of bleeped swear words, at least for now. I'll try to get it back by editing around the bleeps when I can.
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Bro let's talk about how queen's gambit works, the whole series is f amazing eventhough I'm not a chess enthusiast
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Bro live action kipo
I like the fact that Joel’s friends actually care about him, and like him, instead of wanting him gone. It was a nice touch seeing all the messages on the back of the map showing that they do in fact care about him.
Definitely a nice twist from the the usual take on the "goofy loser" character and their dynamics.
@@drago939393 It is, i think it's also more realistic
Just because you're the "goofy loser" cliche doesn't mean everyone around you automatically hates you
@@hihi615 fr tho, sometimes the goofy loser is what makes the place more enjoyable with them around
Yes. It also makes you wander if they insisted in keeping him away from the monsters {and not even training him to face them}, just because they cared that much to put him in danger. I think he also was the youngest in his bunker, so maybe his friends were being very overprotective about him.
@@doblove i've always thought that they were like overprotective parents or brothers and sisters from him. And when he decided to leave the nest, they were kinda afraid but trusts that he will be fine.
I dont think we appreciate enough how good of an actor Dylan O'brien actually is, u can feel the panic and fear he is experiencing in those monster scenes
I've been a fan of his since the first episode of Teen Wolf, honestly. He just had a certain magnetism and relatable quirkiness. By the time season 3 rolled around, I knew he was going to do great things... His acting is fantastic! He's truly blossomed into a massive talent. I'm also super proud of him for persevering and continuing with his acting career after his near-death experience/injury on set of the third Maze Runner. I cannot imagine how traumatizing that would have been. 🤩❤️
Yeah, yeah I know, I sound like some kind of "rabid fan-girl" lolol
I'm not eerily obsessive I promise (haven't even watched all his movies/shows), I just have a lot of respect for his work and he seems like a genuinely good person.
I gotta say, this movie was really impressive. I was worried that the 'monsters' weren't going to be done well or it would be excessively cheesy. It was super quaint and fun.
Reacting to a green screen takes a lot of skill, he had to really envision everything that was happening well to react
@@despairwolf Hey, same here ! I've been fan of Dylan O'brien ever since i first saw in in Teen Wolf ! His acting's so good i just can't believe he's acting at all ; and as an actor, that's the absolute goal one should aim for.
Anyway, I really hope he'll access to a wider range of characters to play in the future ; it's kind of a waste he's always stuck in playing the "good guy" in shows and movies aimed at teenagers and young adult ; i'm sure he's capable of a lot more !
(oh, and i'm not a "rabid fan-girl" either. . . More like a rabid critic out for blood ; but not this time)
@@chubibi06 Any time I see a movie coming out now and he's going to be in it I'm jokingly like *grabs my partner* "we gotta go see this, I need to support my other boyfriend!" or "the movie can't be a flop because Dylan's acting will single-handedly save it." That's about as wild as I'll get. I've never been one to get excessively flustered by celebrities. Realistically they're regular folks whose A) talent made them famous, B) family made them famous, C) luck made them famous, or D) genetics and/or surgery made them famous. I see celebrities as people like you and me. If I enjoy or respect a certain celeb I'll try to support them, but there's no high pitched squealing or frothing at the mouth here. ;) hahaha
Dylan seems like a light-hearted and fun person; I think he found his fame via silly TH-cam videos!
Well I have no idea who he is but he seemed to be pretty good based on watching this.
If there's ever a sequel, I am NOT ready for mosquitoes
centipedes
What's the bigest bug in the world because if it's in the movie itl be huge we need to see something giant
@@deathbringer9893 wasn't there already a centipede the duck scene
How about...a chicken? Like...COME ON!!! ITS A CHICKEN!
Spiders aaaaaaaaand I'm out.
This movie is so simple in format but really nails the execution. I liked how he didn't end up choosing the girl but his friends. The character development of Joel is so good.
exacly i really liked this movie
Exactly! I also loved that Aimee had a lot of depth too, she was not just ultimately an end goal for Joel. She actually had something to do that's important to her.
Same dude, I love how instead of the generic, expected happy ending, it gave us a realistic one, in that not everything is going to work out the way you expect and hope it would. People change, and sometimes you don't realize what you have until you're stuck without it. I feel like these lessons should be addressed in movies more often.
Dude, spoiler warning
@@nikkoa.3639 bruh not my fault you scrolled thru the comments
"It is the Coward who is capable of the greatest bravery. For the Coward must overcome their very nature to succeed. And people love watching that shit."
~ Huan Shu, The Art of Cinema
Rules to survive: Don´t be a hero - except for the very end than you must be a hero - Zombieland XD Great quotes
Fun fact, none of the monsters were CGI, this is actually what living in Queensland, Australia is like
From Queensland. Can confirm.
I visited and I was really shocked. I expected big insects but damn were they huge. I saw this ant that was 9 feet tall. Crazy I tell you.
I heard there was supposed to be a magpie in the movie but it killed most of the crew before they could start filming
Guys don't scare away the tourists
😂😂😰😰😭😭
This is a movie where they managed to make *the dog* go through a character arc ? And an almost believable one at that ? Ok, I'll pay to see this because we need more like it.
Kelpies are amazing breeds :)
I would never pay 20 bucks to rent a movie but I’m interested in seeing it
I cried when the dog went for the dress, I managed to suspend my belief.
@@MeatCatCheesyBlaster watch IT for free
1 thing I don’t like is that the dog did the Han Solo cliche where he disappears a bit and goes back at the end to help the hero
I liked it that they didn't simplify the side characters. It would have been so easy to make the bunker roommates uncaring and evil, but no they weren't, it was just that the main character didn't feel like he belonged there. They could have made the love interest to fall in love with him again after his heroics, but no, because the goal wasn't to be awarded with a girl, the goal was to him grow as a person.
I agree. the journey was worth it and the girl was not. It made me sad.
I'm shocked she didn't refuse to kiss him or slap him in the face for the audacity to kiss her
@@998576999 The last kiss was more a moment of closure to that arc of their lost relationship.
@@ScionStorm1 funny i felt it more like an open door to a new relationship. First she don't want him as she found better and still is in grieve. Then she is clearly impress by the way he handle the crab. Finally the kiss, the "wow that was cool" and "i'll find you" coming from HER like, ok you came for me i did not welcome you now it's my turn to come to you.
Florent Devier Yup, that was it. This is why this movie was one of the best i've ever seen.
I really like how everyone reacted to the monsters. The one that got me was Joel’s actor. The panic and fear he can show just really drew me in.
He also played Thomas in maze runner, probably learned a lot from the grievers there ^^
Yeah like behind the scenes he’s probs just staring at a wall or something, but his acting makes it seem like there really is a massive mutant ant in his face
@@WinterGoBrrr close, he was probably in a Forrest looking at nothing or a tennis ball for eye-line reference.
Honestly the friendly monster needing saved ending was far superior than just upping the stakes one more time. That arc was already complete. This offered a completely new option and subverted expectations in the best possible way.
I actually liked the intro/ drawing part. It related deeply with the main character's vew of the world while also giving us an idea of what is happening over there. It was quirky like him, artistically pleasant and filled with jokes, setting the tone for the movie. The goldfish and tank jokes actually made me instantly interested to see more of the movie.
It was funny bcz some of the lines like "And we did what we do best, threw a bunch of rockets at it..." were so true about humans and set up Joel's interest in art too.
I agree.
The intro being hand drawn also has a cool hidden meaning. it sets up Joel's love for drawing and note-taking, which leads to the note about the poison berries, which leads to Joel not being poisoned by the captain at the end of the movie. I'm probably reading too much into it, but it'd be cool if it was intentional.
@@crashedfighterproductions also him improving in his drawing skills (this probably not important but eh)
Those intros are good but so fucking annoying most of the time and cliche for post-apoc world esque movies
Am I the only one that kinda likes when a movie opens with a bit of history?
I don’t mind it
No
Its fine
yeah I don't mind a bit of a Lord of the rings opener if it's done well and isn't over done
Me too, so I can understand what is happening
Filmento is the best film teacher for me.
The best part is the random memes and shit he throws in, I almost always find his videos enjoyable even if they're about a mind-numbingly boring film.
Honestly, tho. Ive learned so much about films since I happened upon this channel.
I learned so much from him
his analysis is always great
even when he tears a new one in my favourites(
Agree
I'm so sorry this actor doesn't get more recognition. He is so talented.
I agree, I’d like to see him in more films
Dylan O’Brien is so good and always has been, even in Teen Wolf, his first acting gig, he was the best actor in the show (in my opinion)
@@benjaminlloyd6016 true, his movies always have been a big hit and iconic such as maze runner
He will be.. he was hurt for 2 years after an accident on Maze Runner.
@@Whytewulfe yep, he almost died
an imperfect hero is a good hero. if we make them unwilling and humble, it gets even better. like, "I _didn't choose_ to be a hero, and I'm absolutely _not hero_ material. but _somehow_ I manage to pull off some weird stuff that seem to qualify me as a hero _in the eyes of others_ . I'll just accept that because _I don't really care_ , and I _won't be bragging_ about this - all I do care is something _very simple_ ."
please make heroes like this, because I can relate to them so much.
Please...
*"Write that down! Write that down!"*
And this is the one thing I actually like about that Elysium movie
Basically Tony Stark
Read Home Sweet Home in Webtoon. Exactly your type. The hero is a suicidal nolife bastard but become a hero to help some kids. Theres a netflix adaptation for it on the same name but the actor can't perfectly capture the cowardice the original has, so feels like he is badass from the beginning. Really recommend reading the manhwa from Webtoon first.
Haven't seen the movie yet, but the tone and more importantly the main character reminded me of the first Zombieland and Jesse Eisenberg's character, which I enjoyed greatly.
I get that, but actually the two aren't even a little similar. I wouldn't go into this film expecting any Zombieland vibes at all. If anything, Rooker's character is a BIT similar to Talahasi but thats about it.
you should watch it, its really a good movie. i completed the movie just now to watch this video
@@adithyanarayanan4840 good movie indeed !
loved it !
Zombieland/Monster Hunter/ How to train Your Dragon.
Yah, I don't really see Zombieland, since that character actually did know how to survive and take down zombies. I feel it's closer to How to Train Your Dragon.
Unpopular opinion: I don't mind intro exposition. Often times they're interesting cinematics, they're quick, and they catch the audience up to what the character knows as we follow his story. I don't need to go into a movie completely blind to the current world to enjoy it, especially if it's not a thriller movie.
Kratos games 🥵🤌
Exactly look at Pacific Rim
Yeah, this channel immediately sings stuff unnecessarily sometimes. I get it, he has watched 100+ movies that open up with exposition; it's how it's done that matters more than just following what they heard was bad from RedLetterMedia.
I think the Monster Hunter movie should learn from this in order to succeed.
Godzilla too
If only...
@@DonVigaDeFierro Yeah...I don't see a game movie learning how to do stuff well. They should, I just don't see them doing it.
Nah...you know than that movie will be like Transformers. It's a shame, MH is a good franchise
i hope they watch this and rewrite/reshoot the movie before it's released in 1 month
I love the fact the dog got more personality then Rey "Skywalker" after 3 movies
Fr fr stAr wars sucks ( just most of the new shit)
@@bungiecrimes7247 true
@@bungiecrimes7247 where's the correlation?? 😭😭
@@zeebyo I guess he means that the LGBTQ people's only personality is that they are LGBTQ, which is kinda true from my experience tbh.
@@koustavchatterjee9974 ohhhh thanks I get it lmao they can be pretty soul sucking
Something else I feel was missed: Each monster encounter is distinct because it shows the character at different stages of growth. He becomes steadily more and more confident and sure of himself as the movie progresses: At the very beginning, he's so scared that he freezes up and nearly dies, and spends the next couple of fights relying on others for protection. Then by the time he's on his own and has to fight the centipede, he's still not quite sure of himself, but manages to overcome his anxiety and kill the creature. Then finally, by the time he's fighting the crab, he's lost all hesitation and become self-realized
The show is _also_ a master class in how to create a nice, even character progression
I think "The thing" is a pretty high candidate,the feeling of not being able to trust anyone or anything makes it a great thing to fear.
Fucking awesome movie monster
the best
Which means the "real" monster was paranoia. Excellent movie.
Yes, and you never know how it really looks like, a really lovecraftian monster.
"the feeling of not being able to trust anyone or anything makes it a great THING" ayeeeee
Part of the reason the exposition sequence in this film doesn't feel as offensive is because it provides insight into the thoughts, attitude and personality of the main character before you even see him. I think Its the best way to do an exposition sequence.
Plus it’s very funny too. One of my favorite moments is when he says he’s gonna take one of the radios until he decides it doesn’t work but then is like “but I’m taking it anyway”
Like most plot devices, execution is key. If you're going to start your movie with heavy voice over exposition, it better do a good job of establishing that character. Which this movie does very well.
Didn't even know this movie existed, but then I saw this and Filmento sounding happy. Immediately turned it off, watched the movie, loved the movie and came back here. Bliss! :)
same. Will keep an this movie on my to watch list
Omg same right now!!
Bro same
Where can I watch
The same
It touched my heart when it shows that his “family”/friends actually did care about him and wrote those notes on the back I almost felt a tear come out.
This movie will probably be better than the upcoming monster hunter movie
thats sad, i love that game :C
@@kkkkoouciLolol me too
I just got back from the theatre. That movie was awful! 1/10
@@michaeljones656 Its already out??
@@michaeljones656 its already out
"He isn't just in a journey to getting laid" it was so unforseeable that it cracked me up.
yeah
thats what I interpreted the first few minutes but I realize now it makes sense
it would still be a nice bonus.
I don't think Joel even got laid :( the poor bastard
7:15 You know.. not enough writers are taught the lessons of the Labors of Hercules these days, because there you have basically a guy strong like the Hulk, getting tasks before him, in which all his strength is meaningless. And if even the ancient greek writers knew that this is how you tell a good story. You can have an amazingly strong character, but then you need to give them obstacles that cannot be solved by their strength.
I disagree, for a lot of his labors, Hercules's strength was a key aspect of accomplishing them. But, and there we agree, strength alone was never enough, he always needed to use his knowledge and wisdom too.
Hercules's Labors lesson is that, because a character is the strongest, doesn't mean that he should brute-force his way until it works.
@@diersteinjulien6773 All the Labors were designed that they couldn't be solved with strength alone.
For example the Nemean Lions skin being impenetrable was negating Hercules strength for the majority of that story.
And only after Hercules Wits help him to realize that he needs to kill it without breaking its skin, does he figure out a way to go about it, without breaking its skin.
The lions pelt negated Hercules Power for the majority of that story. Only in the end Hercules figures out how he can apply his assets to solve the task.
And the other tasks are similar. He gets a task in which his strengths are an asset, but not the solution, and he has to figure out how to work around the issue that negates his assets in the first place.
There's a reason why Superman's greatest villain is a regular human with a lot of money and brains. Because he can reliably put Superman in positions where Superman can't just punch things until he wins, which makes it more interesting.
@@alexhussinger3550 Well, to be fair, Superman could punch his way through almost anything, but that would make him the monster. Superman's main weakness (other than the obvious kryptonite) is that he is a moral and feeling person. If he was a sociopath, he would rule the planet without opposition.
@@chuckhoyle1211
So, this would be an Injustice comic series?
There's the reason why its a Crab, they on the Rave island, no joke.
Lmao
-starts crab dancing- k
🦀Chain is gone🦀
A man of culture I see
I would love either a sequel or a prequel for this movie, It’ll become a cult classic in the future
i think there's a mystery if boy's owner is still alive, who knows it might be the protagonists love interest in the sequel.
I would Loooove to see a tv show of Clyde and Minnow duo surviving through the unforgiving monster wasteland
I'd rather they make a game out of this one
@@redroman4214 Yeah it would be nice like The Last of Us (the first one)
"What if I have horrible instincts?"
"Then you'll die"
Filmento: Which is exactly what you want!
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
a camel
Just what I needed to hear in the middle of the night
And you'll hear someone say, "Mondays, amiright?"
I'm 14 and this is deep
@@uthman1114 you use reddit, ofc youre 14
Saddest character in the movie was the dog, at least for me.
After the fallout between him and Joel, he reappears without the dress, meaning he buried it :( . He moved on and grew stronger because of it.
I'm glad Joel is taking care of Boy now.
I love this movie, it has a lot of heart and the hero doesn't dispose of every obstacle with an explosion or violence. Perfect movie for 2020.
Definitely
it's also refreshing that assholes are the exception and not the rule. not something very common in post-apocalyptic movies, and very appreciated in this day and age
I love how he was literally allowed 1 explosion. He asked the old guy for more grenades and the guy said "You get _one._ "
@@ScionStorm1 Yeah, and it makes sense. It's a very limited resource.
The moment of the breached monster in the first part and the man said "We love you, Joel" I thought to myself "Woah, this is different." And I cried when he realized that his real family worth the roadtrip was with him all this time.
Even the dog had a character arc as it finally listened in the end
Found this just after I finished watching a playthrough of Alien: Isolation. What a coincidence...the developers of that game worked really hard to get the feeling just right, and I'd argue that the original Alien is a great example of a movie monster!
@The Bandog yeah. I especially loved the end. Spoilers here:
They were putting so much emphasis on the cat that, even though I already knew how the life cycle of a Xenomorph goes, I was waiting for an alien to pop out of the cat. But then, as it turns out, that was just to distract us from the fact that the Alien camouflaged himself in the middle of the escape shuttle. That was brilliant!
@@Mike14264 You seriously put spoiler warning for a 41 years old movie under a chanel wich is usualy viewed by movie lovers?
@@gergokun7154 I guess I'm that kind of guy. Who knows, I just saw it a few months ago, and I bet there are still some people who haven't seen it yet.
@@Mike14264 you're one of the good ones
@@ObviouslyASMR why thank you 😁
"The kid and the old dude aren't just some random kid and old dude," he says while refusing to name either of them..
Filmento is going through a character arc, he’ll figure it out
@@pogchamp9786 ahahahha ha that was a funny one. Thank you.
Agree. The old dude did well in walking dead apocalypse too. He is experienced
@@rabbitsmuggler “Always fear an old man in a profession where men die young”.
"...he must be a coward and a c*nt"
I hope this movie will become a classic, like Jurassic Park or back to the future
Yeah its a good movie
@@Skulldude-yj9kg agreed
i remember my father wanted to watch it and i thought it would be a cheesy movie because of the title but the funny thing is that my father had work so he left in middle of the movie meanwhile i watched it completely which i dont do very often, really like this movie.
@@Hit-gv5cc fun fact about this movie
This movie (not the jurrasic park one) isn’t based on novel
Where all good stories and world building is made
So which means the writer created a script masterpiece and he didn’t need to read a novel
I hope it doesn't. I really hope it doesn't
Also I really like the road trip vibe that this movie kinda gives you its just a fresh feeling you really don't get enough
It's funny how Filmento's tips are always obvious things that you don't know are obvious until you think about them for a second.
"The story is about a young survivor Joel"
Stop right there. Stop dead, I'm not doing this again. If I hear the sequel and Golf in the same sentence I'm out
Whispering in your ear: *Sequeeeellll!... Goooollllf!...*
Lol
Then you get the perspective of the monster that killed him and make the monster too likeable.
@@thepillowhead2453 and attempt to make the monster too likable*
@@arakewithinternetaccess4378 ah yes sorry. Oh and also switch between the girl thst was Joel’s buddy and make her look like a bad guy.
Its rare to see filmento compliment a movie in these last few months, kinda sad to see the state of modern movie making.
It's 2020 where movies in general are rare.
@@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom fair enough cant argue there.
This movie is really good. Actually I havent seen such good movie like this for a long time this year.
Almost all the potentially best movies have been delayed: Dune, Black Widow, A quiet Place, Kingsman, etc.
Good thing there’s still Soul on disney+
took me by surprise when I see the year (2020)
Alternative title “meeting up with my gf that lives in Australia”
🖤That robot scene really caught me off guard, loved it, the lighting the deceiving I'm going to give all my remaining energy to your radio but then cutting it because it saves the last 15% for the robot, and then having them enjoy the rain and talking and showing images of his family and it's all emotional and more talking and then suddenly running out of battery instead of the robot knowing it's battery and before going out telling him goodbye or something
This honestly was one of the better/best movies I have seen in quiet some time
Hey Filmento can we get a video analysis on what a "Mary Sue"/"Marty Stew" is and how it's impacting the movie making industry/ consumers
@The Bandog I've seen others do it and well. But I'd like to get his take on the subject specifically
Rey Skywalker
What's a Marty Stew? The male equivalent of a Mary Sue? I know this as Gary Stu tbh.
@@tremorwolfgang8403 same thing. I've heard it both way
@@tremorwolfgang8403 Marty Stu and Gary Stu are interchangeable
Dylan’s comedic delivery made the intro backstory exposition worth it i think
Never heard of this movie, shame. All you had to do to sell me would have been "Giant Enemy Crab is the final boss."
Oh god imagine in the sequel there’ll be a giant enemy spider~
@@gustavwood0064 Imagine if that, too, was actually friendly. Spiders are cool!
@@moondrip2163 there is actually a friendly spider creature in the movie and handbook. It's a smaller species though.
@@ohiologist9256 Its a jumping spider, isn't it?
@@moondrip2163 I dont think so. It was smaller, like dog sized, looked like a tarantula, and one of the front legs has a "hand".
I was honestly surprised how good this movie was.
Movie: Exists
Filmento: Perfection!
Me: Watch
4:57
"You'll die."
*"Which is exactly what you want."*
Say what you will about the crab at the end. That cheeky smile right before eating the bad guy was worth a million dollars.
Also, I have to disagree with the stakes not being higher during that fight. The captain unleashed the crab specifically so that it could eat not just Joel, but all those people to "refuel" it. Not only that, they were planning to go do the same thing to other colonies they encountered, meaning a lot of people would have died if the crab wasn't stopped there.
Director: how well developed character arc do you want?
Dog: oooof
Dog: woooof
I normally hate the endings of many movies with all my heart, but I loved this ending, and even I think it's one of the endings that made me feel the best, another thing is that if this movie becomes a saga or has a series, I really hope we can buy the book with the monsters, I would pay for that thing
Dylan is the GOAT of being a "terrified dork who becomes kinda badass" type character, especially in Teen Wolf.
"Not all monsters do monstrous things." Lydia Martin, Teen Wolf
i fully went into this movie expecting it to he pretty bad but i was genuinely surprised how good it was definitely recommend watching it
I really like the fact that his bunker-mates think he's a coward loser but still love him, care about him and do not want him gone from the bunker, it's way more realistic than the cliche with them hating him and wanting him gone
Im 53 seconds in and I already know she moved on with her life and there is no point in risking your life for someone you haven’t seen in 7 years and don’t know if they’re even alive
He does know she's alive though? They've been in contact through a radio.
Sirenhead doing the default dance is my sleep paralysis monster.
Haven’t watched the film yet but that doggo scene and the red piece of clothing...
I feel my heart 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤
I snatched this movie with my parents. We had a lot of fun.
I'm into beastality
Love and Monsters surprised me how good it turned out. I expect to be an okay film but in reality it was much better that I expected. Love the characters, the action, the monsters, and the visuals!
Damn, they missed a huge opportunity with the scrapped Cthulu ending... that sounds amazing and would have fit perfectly with the movie.
i think it would be out of place, since this movie was comedy.
I’m so glad I was able to work on this movie. The original concept art of the monster crab looked insanely epic, the final creature concept is nothing to what it would have been. Just reading the script it sounded awesome
dancing sirenhead is the best thing I've seen all week
So what your saying is he isn't fighting against a single monster that's the antagonist. But the world itself is the monster the antagonist
Watched the movie, freaking beautiful, one of the best i've seen.
the protagonist's flashback is more interesting than Captain Marvel's flashback
Captain Marvel's flashback is more interesting than the entirety of Shazam.
Less bad jokes more character or in this case any character.
@@sombramemer1230 why am i not surprised that a Overwatch player has such bad taste?
@@sombramemer1230 How? Exactly what do you see Cap Marvel doing better than Shazam?
@@sombramemer1230
Ew
@@sombramemer1230 stupidest take ive ever seen lmao go back to playing overwatch
Imagine if the finale had taken place with Cthulhu. Joel looking into its eyes and then feel empathy would insane payoff.
More like "would insane."
Cthulhu wasn't written to be understood or empathyzed with, i can clearly see why they cut the idea as the movie had changed to a direction where the big C was no longer a fit
@@Spike2276 shoulda just used a less metaphysically intimidating Old One or Elder God.
When he ran when seeing insects I was like yes i felt that
There is one perfect protagonist who is quite the opposite, and that’s Guts from berserk.
Oh please not that Gary Sue character again...
@@Ilyas-ty6cy whos gary sue?
@@eman6146 Male version of Mary Sue character(a satire to call over unrealsiticaly perfect Character with no weakness)...
@@Ilyas-ty6cy captain marvel and guts would be a great sue couple then...
@@Ilyas-ty6cy goddam have we read the same thing?
I legit cried whenever the dog emotes.
Filmento said it before, "Weakness is Strength, and Strength is weakness."
Ok, so, basically, this is how You start a Monster Hunter cinematographic universe the right way.
Sadly the Monster Hunter movie we got is bad as we predicted
@@prasmahendra4172 good thing I watched for free...
I had to stop after 5 min into this review, and I am glad I did. I had to see the movie myself first because it sounded so good. And it is! The movie is exquisite. Even though not every single idea explored in the movie is original, those ideas put together made for an original movie. A fresh breath indeed. Your analysis, as always, are on point. Thank you for telling me about this movie.
While you were describing the movies' structure kind of reminded me of I am Legend. Almost the same story beats but with one monster instead of multiple. And both are distinctly great films.
Doggos make everything better. This doggo looks like such an amazing buddy.
This is the most underrated channel I've ever seen, being a writer these videos are a god-given for me.
When dylan o'brean runs, you know the movie is gonna be GOOD
The thing that also made this movie work so well IMO is that he is an amazing actor !! Like we could literally feel the fear just from looking at that mans face when he saw any of the creatures
This flic looks great! Feels like they successfully did in one movie what Daybreakers was trying to do in it’s entire painstaking staking watch of a season.
“How to perfect using the western genre in a non-western movie: Mandalorian S2E1”
I literally got an ad for Love and Monsters while watching this 😂
Funny how the monster that freaks you out most was also the kindest. You can tell by the eyes.
The Mummy (the 1990's? version) was a perfect example of the point of this video. The monster and his actions have emotional depth and meaning for the audience and the hero keeps dealing eith stronger and stronger versions of the monster as the sstory progresses.
I didn’t even watch the movie but I opened my mouth seeing him shoot that thing
I haven't even seen this movie but that scene with him asking if the dog thought he was its owner made me tear up a lil bit.
THIS motivated me in something totally different.
Ok, I have to say it. That edit with the monster doing the Fortnite dance was hilarious af.
this is one of the best monster movies ive seen its worth watching trust me
So this movie is basically the Fallout series as a movie
But More better
Maybe 4 and 76 but the others are more about the struggle of survival more often than not the dangers are usually a result of either humans or something humans created
I saw crab monster, I thought of taking back the castle fort for The Minute Men In Fallout 4
Haha, Cazadors go brrr
Yeah I watched it and it gave me some serious fallout vibes. I mean there was even a scene where he was hanging out with a robot and it played oldie music in the background.
That dancing Sirenhead was glorious
You’re telling me I could’ve seen Cthulhu if it wasn’t for Underwater now I’m more angry at that horrible movie
I think it would be weird for cthulhu to be easily enslaved by some dude and used to tug his boat
@@fergin4979 I'm sure the authors would know to change that.
@@fergin4979 actually that could have been a good idea, but more on the scale of a big group or even a towns worth of people using him, with Cthulhu being more of a animal than a God like being. But honestly I want cthulhu in a sequel
read spme damn CTHULHU-related novels, dumbasses. Cthulhu not just a random stupid giant creature for a CGI-orgy monster-movie.
@@zsoltbartus169 people like you are a massive problem and the most annoying kind of people when it comes to the concept of Cthulhu, please go reread the actual first ever story to showcase Cthulhu, h.p lovecrafts “call of Cthulhu” in which Cthulhu upon awakening from his slumber is immediately incapacitated via 2 fishermen driving their boat through his head splitting it in 2 requiring Cthulhu to go into another deep hibernation for hundreds of years to repair the damage, lots of h.p lovecrafts eldritch horrors were meant to be unbeatable evils beyond comprehension, however his most famous one: cthulu is the exact opposite and for some reason every moron with a keyboard seems to have either not read call of cthulu or not understood anything, cthulu is not omnipotent, world ending or anything of the sort, he’s the great great great grandson of all the true eldritch horrors, about the same level of threat as the dunwitch horror (which was killed by mortal hands) and is almost killed the first time he pops up, don’t speak on a subject you don’t understand
"You'll die!"
TH-cam guy: which is exactly what you want
I actually love those voice-overs at the start or throughout the film. I think it has a certain feel to them and it fits the comedic aspect really well
You should be called sometimes as "FilMemeto". I really love how you insert memes into your narratives.
"Love and Monsters" one of the best movies i've ever seen.
6:15
Reminds me of the end of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s nest, when Chief finally does the thing the book was building up to. Won’t spoil it, but it felt fantastic.
Dutch in Predator is an example of a hero who, despite being strong and capable, is still unprepared to face the monster. So you're right, the monster has either to complement the character's weaknesses or to beat them at their own strenghts, forcing them to get resourceful