Godzilla minus one absolutely blew me away and is probably my favourite film now especially seeing as it had a 15 mil budget and pulled of a much better story and impact than most hundred million dollar Hollywood blockbusters
i absolutely love babylon and i totally agree that it will become better critically acclaimed in the future. i wasn’t much of a cinema fan but this film actually sparked that in me because i found it so captivating; i even went on to take a film module in uni and wrote on babylon. i thought the set design and acting was brilliant and im so glad that you love it too!
That's interesting, your take on Beau is Afraid's ending, and the reasons why you disliked it. I hadnt considered the inverse hero's journey aspect. I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on it. I, however, wholeheartedly disagree with you on the ending. This is why. I interpreted the movie's circumstances and setting as a "Psychosis Simulator", which is then used as a springboard to unravel and disclose Beau's relationship with a tyrannical and narcissistic mother. This, and other Ari Aster films Ive watched, seem to have this surreal undercurrent of psychosis as a background commentary on mental health. With regards to Beau's odds: Dealing with a full-on Narcissist is one thing. Dealing with a narcissistic mother is another. Dealing with a narcissistic mother while severely mentally ill is an insurmountable task. Take the narcissist's primary weapon, Gaslighting. A process which makes the sane victim feel like they are insane, it is difficult enough to untangle for normies. For someone whose already crazy like Beau, it's just outright unfair. In the first act, I quickly surmised Beau was royally fucked just based on the ease with which his mother manipulated him over the phone. This underscores the hopelessness of the abused mentally ill. Going through abuse concurrently with mentall illness is like trying to wade through the Dead Marshes of LoTR without Sam (protection, advocacy) and Smeagal (Navigation, perspective). That theres no "pay off" in the end is the whole point! The lack of pay off you feel, like an itch you can't scratch, not only encompasses the feeling of relentless injustice, it also is a macrocosm of Narcissistic relationship. Of being used. Of being robbed of love, care and growth by the one person who was supposed to give it to you. A betrayal so deep that the wound it leaves is analogous to a deep gash that refuses to heal because of radiation poisoning. Beau's story is so goddamn tragic that fatalist absurdism is one of the few ways to make it palatable. That Beau's end is to be dragged down to Tartarus, showing that his mother's injustice follows him to the afterlife, underscores and emboldens the hopelessness and plight of the abused mentally ill. For me the ending still managed to be entertaining, in fact, I found it hilarious in a sardonic way. I guffawed (lost my shit) when Beau's attorney's head got dashed on the rocks as his diabolical mother's attourney-judge passed his sentence. I tend to laugh at tragedy; a trauma response probably 😂 For this and other reasons I thought the ending was perfect. I felt seen.
Note: My speculations about the psychosis and mental health aspects come from the POV of having dealt with my sibling's psychotic episodes, and subsequently hearing them lucidly recount what was going on in their heads at the time. My own mental health struggles factor in this too.
In recent years i haven't been waitching many films but I watched a few last year and Oppenheimer was my favourite. I think that might be because I'm already very interested in history, especially 20th century history. On the opposite end i thought Barbie was one of the worst films i've seen in a while. I guess it was fun to watch and things like the set designs, costume designs and acting were great but the issue I have with it is the terrible feminist message it tries to shove into your face. The amount of times the patriarchy was mentioned unironically was genuinely mind numbing
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I love videos like this. Would love to see something like this but to do with your favourite songs/ albums. Great video Ethan :)
Godzilla minus one absolutely blew me away and is probably my favourite film now especially seeing as it had a 15 mil budget and pulled of a much better story and impact than most hundred million dollar Hollywood blockbusters
i absolutely love babylon and i totally agree that it will become better critically acclaimed in the future. i wasn’t much of a cinema fan but this film actually sparked that in me because i found it so captivating; i even went on to take a film module in uni and wrote on babylon. i thought the set design and acting was brilliant and im so glad that you love it too!
Great list
日本人視聴者です。日本の映画を愛してくださって嬉しいです。
you should definitely create a channel where you review movies, you're the only movie reviewing youtube I watch because all of your rankings are valid
subscribed !!! love this content
Godzilla Minus one is definitely the best Godzilla film I have watched in a while and for only 20 million dollar budget it looks amazing
Ikr it got nominated for best special affects it was so good!
like this if you think Ethan has a beautiful bone structure
John wick 4, Across the spider-verse are def top tier! havent watch Boy and the heron yet but I know it’s a masterpiece
Did you watch iron claw? Would love to hear your thoughts-was my favorite of the year
First Man is definitely worth watching, might be my favourite of Chazelle's
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great video
That's interesting, your take on Beau is Afraid's ending, and the reasons why you disliked it. I hadnt considered the inverse hero's journey aspect. I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on it.
I, however, wholeheartedly disagree with you on the ending. This is why.
I interpreted the movie's circumstances and setting as a "Psychosis Simulator", which is then used as a springboard to unravel and disclose Beau's relationship with a tyrannical and narcissistic mother. This, and other Ari Aster films Ive watched, seem to have this surreal undercurrent of psychosis as a background commentary on mental health.
With regards to Beau's odds: Dealing with a full-on Narcissist is one thing. Dealing with a narcissistic mother is another. Dealing with a narcissistic mother while severely mentally ill is an insurmountable task. Take the narcissist's primary weapon, Gaslighting. A process which makes the sane victim feel like they are insane, it is difficult enough to untangle for normies. For someone whose already crazy like Beau, it's just outright unfair. In the first act, I quickly surmised Beau was royally fucked just based on the ease with which his mother manipulated him over the phone.
This underscores the hopelessness of the abused mentally ill. Going through abuse concurrently with mentall illness is like trying to wade through the Dead Marshes of LoTR without Sam (protection, advocacy) and Smeagal (Navigation, perspective).
That theres no "pay off" in the end is the whole point! The lack of pay off you feel, like an itch you can't scratch, not only encompasses the feeling of relentless injustice, it also is a macrocosm of Narcissistic relationship. Of being used. Of being robbed of love, care and growth by the one person who was supposed to give it to you. A betrayal so deep that the wound it leaves is analogous to a deep gash that refuses to heal because of radiation poisoning.
Beau's story is so goddamn tragic that fatalist absurdism is one of the few ways to make it palatable. That Beau's end is to be dragged down to Tartarus, showing that his mother's injustice follows him to the afterlife, underscores and emboldens the hopelessness and plight of the abused mentally ill.
For me the ending still managed to be entertaining, in fact, I found it hilarious in a sardonic way. I guffawed (lost my shit) when Beau's attorney's head got dashed on the rocks as his diabolical mother's attourney-judge passed his sentence. I tend to laugh at tragedy; a trauma response probably 😂
For this and other reasons I thought the ending was perfect. I felt seen.
Note: My speculations about the psychosis and mental health aspects come from the POV of having dealt with my sibling's psychotic episodes, and subsequently hearing them lucidly recount what was going on in their heads at the time. My own mental health struggles factor in this too.
Past Lives was perfect
Год назад качество картинки было лучше)
your killers of the flower moon opinion >
Hey could you do another asmr in your language video
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In recent years i haven't been waitching many films but I watched a few last year and Oppenheimer was my favourite. I think that might be because I'm already very interested in history, especially 20th century history. On the opposite end i thought Barbie was one of the worst films i've seen in a while. I guess it was fun to watch and things like the set designs, costume designs and acting were great but the issue I have with it is the terrible feminist message it tries to shove into your face. The amount of times the patriarchy was mentioned unironically was genuinely mind numbing