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I think you would really enjoy "Frankenstein's Army" for it's practical gore, awesome monster design and CRAZY ending! "Banshee Chapter" is a much more subdued, extisential type of horror, and it's a great trip to go on as well
Gary King is one of the saddest "future loser" characters in any film. Usually those characters are like obsessing over being prom queen or a star quarterback or whatnot. He's obsessing over a pub crawl as the high point of his life. A FAILED pub crawl, given they never finished it. I mean, there's sad and then there's SAD.
@@mst3KGf but maybe in the end... true friendship meant more to him than anyone. It was never about the Pub Crawl, it was about him wanting to re-experience the greatest time of his life... being with his true friends.
Oh yeah, this really hits hard the older you get. And honestly, this is Simon Pegg's best performance to date. He has to do some major dramatic heavy lifting as the film goes on and his character is the saddest comedic protagonist I've seen in a while. When he screams "IT'S ALL I'VE GOT!!!", damn, you feel that.
Shaun is my favorite character he’s played in terms of like-ability and charm, but Gary King is his best performance and it never feels forced or melodramatic. He 100% nails it.
I love how genuinely fed up the Network is at the state of the human race. It feels less like an oppressive, extraterrestrial force bent on world domination, and more like a disappointed parent seeing their kids squander their potential on what they deem "pointless nonsense."
Bill Nighy in particular voices it at the end with a perfect "exhausted parent at the end of a long day" tone. "It is pointless to argue with you. You will be left to your own devices." "Really?" "Yeah. Fuck it."
I fear this is how it's gonna go thanks to the super bible thumping crowd in the southern United States once a higher power or intelligence ever does descend from the cosmos and try to usher us into a better future 😩🙃
The way I do see The network is like that person or that guy you knew at school who thinks they know what was best for people or try to force their views and ideals onto people than admitting if it will fix anything well Gary had to slowly realize his own flaws to finally admit to the network the hard truth that people have flaws and that forcing things onto theme will never fix anything as Learning and Understanding your flaws and Mistakes is the biggest part of growing up and coming to terms with the past and How it's been done and dusted
I cosplayed as Garry King once at a comic con. I made a map and everything. I even got a hospital bracelet and put bandages around my wrists. You couldn't even see these details the entire day but it was still important to me to have them because they are a very important part of the character to me.
This movie had such a profound effect on me because I realized that I essentially was Gary King without a drinking problem years ago. In high school my life seemed like it had so much promise and I had such big plans and they never came to be. I felt like I had peaked in high school like Gary did only unlike Gary high school was still absolutely miserable for me, it was a living hell and that was the best it had gotten
Yes. This. I spent my childhood looking forward to escape monotony and fear and now i look backward to escape monogony and fear. Though i am learning. Being an adult means the stakes seem higher, but we also have more experience to bring to the struggle. Good luck, all!
It definitely helped me too.. my parents and friends were trying so hard to save me and this movie along with a near death experience helped me quit drinking/drugs
Damn, I think I know how you feel. The past wasn't great and it was still downhill from there. I've failed at absolutely everything up until now, but I haven't given up. I've still got some fight left. Good luck on your journey, brother
Totally under-rated film. It really hits home as you hit your 30/40s and meet your old friends, still telling the same storys from when we were teens because they have done nothing with their lives since. You don't recognise your old stomping ground anymore, and most upsettingly the old stomping ground doesn't recognise you. It cuts deep.
I struggled with opiods and alcohol for a long time. That line "I don't want to be sober!" always hits me so hard. And as someone still trying hard to get my life back on track, Gary's lines about life not getting better and a bright future feeling like a big lie, they're just...I don't even have the words. I've such a weird feeling with this movie. I love the corneto trilogy, and the comedy in this never fails to make me laugh, then the end will come along and break my heart.
It's the sadness of knowing your killing yourself with drugs or food but the fear of having to be sober and feel every moment come and your alone, no one to comfort you and say it'll be okay.
The line "All that promise, it was all a big lie. Nothing happened!" hits me so hard now. That feeling when you believe you've dedicated your life to something, only to find out it meant nothing in the end, or it wasn't what you thought it would be - it is beyond devastating. Lots of people have killed themselves over that.
Yeah I was in a really bad spot when I saw this movie for the first time in theaters and it got uncomfortable with how hard I was crying. Amazing film.
Something about the phrasing "it got uncomfortable with how hard I was crying" made me laugh until I cried, so karmically it worked out in the end if that makes you feel better
One of the many little details I love about this film is the nominative determinism. Each member of Gary's gang is defined by their surname, lending weight to the idea that they're doomed to be stuck in those roles, making the same mistakes over and over and never learning how to genuinely change. Gary is the king, the unelected despot who rules his kingdom, remaining in a position of power whether he deserves it or not. Steve is the prince, a true royal and perhaps destined to one day become king in his own right, but always junior and subordinate to the true king. Andy is the knight, the king's enforcer and protector, the mighty warrior who protects the monarchy. Ollie is the chamberlain, the king's money-counter and book-keeper, who always turns out to be evil in all the fairy tales (and coincidentally shares a name with history's most notorious appeaser). Peter is the page, doomed to never be true royalty like the king or prince, never to be the noble warrior like the knight, and never wield power and influence like the chamblerlain - instead, he is the lowest member of the royal court, who serves royalty but will never be their equal. It's absolute genius.
There's a great line from the band Biology that goes "Youth is a waste, when wisdom comes too late". That one line feels more and more relevant as I age, yet not necessarily more 'correct'
This movie hit so hard - I have been in a wheelchair since 19, and the MC said what I feel - the constant pressure to be something and never achieving it.
This movie broke me when I first watched it. I was in college and just having a horrible time. There were times when I was struggling with suicidal ideation, but I felt like I couldn't tell anyone out of the fear of breaking the persona of having my shit together that I had my entire life. I'm way better now, but man, this movie hurt.
Man the way you talked about depression and the fear and almost disdain for change and getting older really resonated with me. You put into words the exact things i think about all the time. I've dealt with depression for my entire adult life and shit is hard. So thank you for making this video. It really hit me
As a 31 year old man, thank you for articulating so perfectly how it "feels" sometimes. I have a support system, which I appreciate greatly. Being of a similar age I also remember going to see it, and coming out feeling a bit "meh" but with time it honestly makes so much more sense. I'm trying too hard to make a point so again, just thanks and hope you're feeling a bit better :)
Am so glad you covered the cornetto trilogy The 3 movie has aged amazingly as you grow up beside it As somebody who turned 30 the meaning of just struggling to survive becomes more and more profound
As someone with lifelong depression who used to self medicate with way too much alcohol, Gary's "IT'S ALL I'VE GOT LEFT!" line hits close to home, and never fails to make me tear up .
You saying how you realized no adult has their shit fully together opened my eyes up to let so much of that fear of me doing it horribly wrong. It’s something I’m gonna have to learn what works for me and it may feel wrong but at least I’m trying and I’m not the only one who feels this, everyone does.
I was in my late 20's when I saw this one. "And it never did." hit like a truck, and I had to leave the theater for a minute to compose myself. I'd been through a series of pretty awful real life events, and I intimately understood the desire to go back and fix it. Ten years on I now fully understand his refusal when given the chance - These are my wrinkles, my gray hairs, my frown lines. They are proof that I made it against all odds. No way I'd ever give that up.
"Stay away from doors without lintels" I love your little ending phrases lmao In all seriousness though: I was very much looking forward to this part and the wait was worth it, you didn't disappoint. Thank you for giving The World's End the love and attention it deserves and for articulating a lot of my own thoughts and feelings about the film- especially in regard to Gary's character and struggles.
I remember seeing this with my friends in the cinema at 18. My friends had already got to that stage where they didn’t want to do the fun stuff we used to do anymore. I remember crying when gary king cried about how how the past was all he had. The place where they watch the world end is even a place in my home town, and where we all used to go to. I knew this would be our lives one day if we were lucky. Most of us have moved on now and it’s heartbreaking. To all the Gary King’s of your friend groups. I salute you Kings
Ryan, no matter what anyone tells you, turning 30 isn't as bad as people say it. Yeah, life gets rougher, but I've been 30 for 3.5 months, and so far, it's been rather enjoyable. Also, I hope next week's film is As Above, So Below. I plan on watching that one tonight.
I got arrested in a foreign country a few months after turning 30 which really screwed things up for me, that being said it's not too bad I've had some other really great things happen too so I guess it's all relative.
Holy shit, man. You put a lot of very difficult thoughts I’ve had into words perfectly. Gary is agonizingly close to home for me but by that same token, watching and discussing this movie is therapy for me. Thank you for doing this, brother.
I first watched The World's End back in 2013 when it came out. I was only 9 years old at the time. The opening scene of the movie pretty much flew over my head since I was only a kid. But 10 years down the road, now 19 years old, the opening is extremely bittersweet because it rings so fucking true. The line "Knowing in my heart life would never feel this good again. And you know what? It never did." perfectly captures the moment your childhood is done as well as the moment when you're fed up with the antipathy of adulthood and long for the better days that will never happen again. It's so over, lads.
I was 21 when it came out and we were in the drink a mile a minute to numb the pain of our broken childhood phase, and now at 31, I have a brighter outlook. Getting rid of social media, getting involved in my community and spending more quality time with friends has helped. I rewatched this movie recently and I think the alienating feeling of their community is possibly the most haunting aspect. That resonates for me because it's not easy to find people to connect with. We have three parks in the city I live in and no one goes to them. No one just goes out to meet people. It's depressing sometimes.
As someone 20 years older than you.... That depends a hella lot what you did in your teenage years. Chances are, things *will* only get better after school. Unless school truly was the time of your life.
It made me cry, when he screamed 'they told me when to go to bed!' with that hospital band and that bandage, because I was crazy and broken too. I'm still scarred, I'm still an addict, I'm still broken in my own way, but...I'm not who I was the first time I watched it. I'm a little bit more fixed now, but it hit fucking hard then, would probably hit harder still now; I think it only hurts more the older you get. If you're lucky to get older. I'm 33 and I hope I can watch this, love it, and relate to it over and over. I hope I have many years in me. I hope I'm never that broken again. And if I am...well. Simon Pegg will be there again, with those words, that band, and that bandage.
I definitely loved The World's End, and getting to remember it here was great. And I can definitely understand how the ending gets muddled, but in the moment it absolutely FELT like when the world around you tries to tell you how you're supposed to be. And I also saw Gary King taking on the teenage constructs of his old friends as a kind of interesting blend of him maintaining his youth but also becoming a parent. The way they explain the replacements, they are still largely self-aware entities. They're just sort of corralled by the Overmind. It's part of why they are able to blend in. So Gary basically has 4 kids he's teaching and protecting through this wasteland, not just 4 robo-soldiers.
Imagine being Gary's age when the film releases, being more or less in the same situation in your life and only getting the point of the fim on second viewing. I think it's not so much a question of age that can make you miss it, but that the pill is so tough to swallow, you almost need therapy-levels of introspection to really get what they were talking about. Ultimately, maybe, possibly the best film of the trilogy, while at the same time, the one you're less eager to revisit because the bitterness of it is much more intense, which makes it less fun to watch than Shaun or Hot Fuzz. As for the ending, I've always wondered if the meaning wouldn't rather be about how the crux of the issue isn't to not grow up, but to not grow up AND feel guilty for not growing up and conforming to what society tells us what being an adult is. That being a fuck up is only a problem when you start thinking you could have done better, rather than live in the moment and try to be the best fuck up you can be.
Yeah, just dropped my own very TLDR comment after re-watching the movie lastnight. I came to the same conclusion. That Gary King isn't any more fucked up than anybody else. He's just more honest about it.
Gary King has to be one of the most sadly relatable characters I've ever watched. Wanting to relive your best days that are clearly behind you... feeling like you've done nothing in life... it's a harsh look at what it'll do to a man to keep looking back on a life lost...
These have been my favorite movies for a long time, and I could never properly put into words what draws me to them so much. I feel like you’ve perfectly summarized each movie into words that I could not put together. So thank you for spending time on these wonderful movies, and giving me even further appreciation for them.
@@elongatedalbatross9318 Miles better than Hot Fuzz. Hot Fuzz is actually my least favorite of the trilogy. It's fine, but I find more laughter and story in the other two more.
Inside Llewellyn Davis is not what we'd expect from the Coen Brothers, but it's one of their most honest films and for me one of their most underrated. Will give Worlds End another go. Especially as an alcoholic. Which is especially poignant as Simon Pegg went through that horrible shit himself. When it comes to the world's end... it hit so hard it became one of my favorite all time films
I’m 29 now myself and have been in a heavy state of clandestine thought of not being able to get my life together and the themes you discussed in this video have elevated an insight into my own depression related to those artificial worries. Ryan thank you man, I personally needed these ideology’s articulated from a relatable point of view at this moment of life. Thanks man, this one was special. The cornetto trilogy is incredible. Best wishes to you dude.
"My greatest fear in life is being directionless and alone". Ooft you have perfectly described my current life of being 29 and just existing, going to work but having no close social circle or hobbies that I enjoy. Feeling like I am wasting my existence but having no energy to go out and try to improve things.
I agree that this story gets better with age. There is so much for me to identify with in this film it hurts. I get emotional sometimes in parts when I watch it. I absolutely adore this film.
Fun fact: the soundtrack has one of the few instances where a song has be edited for a movie because it's got dialogue from another movie. The song during the Beehive Fight is "20 Seconds To Comply" by Silver Bullet which, as the title suggests samples the ED-209 from Robocop.
Well done on an entertainment level but so impactful on a personal level on how those of us carrying the varying weight of depression cope. I am 56 and miss my group of friends whom I spent so much time with. Three passed away unexpectedly in their 30's and 40's while the other three have scattered across the country. We do romanticize the past when we are in need of the comfort that those around us provided. Whether it was a night of beer and laughter or a day around a cramped dining room table covered with dice and Dungeons and Dragons books both were really the same, sheltered moments in time from an ever changing world that never misses a chance to remind us how temporary our existence is and how alone we may all end up being when the day draws to an end.
I remember watching this when it came out and I was absolutely convinced that the entire movie was Gary having an intervention/psychotic break. Every bar they hit went deeper and deeper into this wild scenario, but his friends seem to become more and more and more desperate to make Gary stop and see what he's doing. It really felt like Andy was his last hope at World's End. That once he went for the drink, it would be all over, and there would be no one left to pull him back to reality. I mean the guy started off instituted. Maybe I need to rewatch it again or something. I was actually more surprised it was played straight and it really felt unearned to make Gary this post apocalyptic legend. We spent the entire movie learning how shitty of a person Gary is, with his only excuse being that he never completed a bar crawl and so he never grew up, and then all of a sudden he's the actual hero of the world.
I'll admit; I did relate to Gary when I first saw this movie, because I felt that my life was going nowhere at 33, when this movie came out in the US. I was a college dropout, and the best work I could get at the time was an overnight shift at a food manufacturing plant. The friends I did have were moving on with their lives, and, despite having already been married for 3 years, I felt like I didn't have a lot going for me. Fortunately, my spouse helped me get my head out from my own ass and rebuild myself. Nowadays, I feel like I'm living a life of purpose and meaning. The one thing I couldn't get from the Alien Invasion plot from this movie, is that it seems to have this pro-isolationist slant to it. Which is why I never watched it since. Now, 10 years later, I might give this one another shot.
Christ I remember watching this movie and telling myself I wouldn’t ever feel the adult loneliness when I grew up and just this week it’s really been hitting the hardest it’s ever been. really appreciate this video
This movie really meant alot to me. I saw way too much of myself in Gary King at certain point in my life. So many people say Gary doesn't change but I always thought he found meaning in activism.
Your depression story is very reminiscent of mine, except you identified it much earlier. I'm in my mid-forties and have struggled since I was a teenager, so this movie has always hit me very hard. For me, the golden era is around 1990 even though I've also had an amazing group of friends (who I don't see much) since just after those days. Nostalgia for a time before you learned you can't deal with life is so attractive, even when you know it's futile.
man i love the worlds end. the filmmaking comes from such a deep and venerable place, this and shaun of the dead never fail to make me cry. love that the first two cornettos are very much genre movies, and this being more free of that allows edgar wright let loose and evolve in his own way. not that there isn’t big genre elements. the sci fi stuff is great and the action scenes are so inspired by martial arts movies, big sammo hung vibes. this is a really great video it’s so great how movies can allow us to understand our lives a little better, and be open and venerable with ourselves and our flaws through a mirror. what film can bring out can be so profound and introspective. great work on this video man
I watched it in 2013 when I was 23, me and my friend were not married, wild, young, and free. Full of energy, passion, and burning spirit, like you can conquer the world! So... It was an average film for me back then... ... Fast forward to today... Friends and I are all married, rare to see each other, busy in our own lives... Reality and Society almost killed us... Spiritually... And now, I understand this film so much, it's now my favorite film of all time... =)
As someone who had Gary's exact fashion sense when this movie came out and was terrified of doing nothing with his life, and losing it rapidly to nihilism, I found it amazing I'd never seen the film before. Doubtless it would have hit pretty hard, had I seen it when it came out. Now, it hits different if only because I'm 30, and I'm feeling the age, even if I have more to live for now.
This has become my favourite of the 3 films purely because of how it hits especially as you get older... I grew up in a small town so can fully get and still grimly giggle about the franchising of so much about English towns and cities, but same time? Gary's character arc hits somewhere different for those who have struggled in life, and I love how there's so much going on in this film that you may not realise unless you were looking for it, but at the same time... It's a good film if you're just looking for the cornetto film again
This movie hit hard because it came out right when I stopped being able to see my friends almost everyday because we had to grow up. That's probably why I like it the most of the trilogy. I related to it more when it was new. And 10 years later I still struggle to have everyone get together at the same time.
I've struggled with alcoholism so long now that when this movie came out, I remember crying deeply over it. You see. The hardest part about not drinking isn't the desire. It's the downtime. You have to fill your life with something else when you aren't at work or with family. That...well, that's as hard as conquering your own thoughts. So very hard lol. Alcoholism isn't just a demon in a bottle. It's bottled "meaning".
Thank you for being a bit vulnerable with us all in this one Ryan. Hearing you talk about things I also struggle with and then seeing how many people in the comments emphasize with you or Gary's fear, made me feel a lot less alone on a really bad night.
This really is a great video Ryan. Sorry to hear about your issues with anxiety and depression. Upon rewatch this struck a similar chord with me, you've eloquently put in to word how that rewatch felt!
This kind of feeling hit me after graduating college pre-covid. world shut down, opportunities getting slim, to disillusioned and feeling that I wasted those years in college. My only consolation is newer and better friends than what I had before.
I hid behind the couch late at night as a kid and watched half this movie when my parents were and had no context for the scenes leading me to question them for about 5 years before watching this movie since it was from one of my favorite actor groups and finaly understanding
When I first finished this film, I knew there was something about it that connected in a way the earlier films didn't. On that rarest of occasions, I rewatched it immediately. Part of it had to do with the fact that I had missed why Gary was in hospital at the beginning of the film. On my second viewing, The World's End took on a sense of the character being closer to Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas. I thought he went back to finish what he had started but with a good laugh with old friends. NGL, I can think of worse ways to go.
Spot fucking on about everything Ryan, love the way you articulate these often dark and uncomfortable thoughts and feelings in ironically, a comforting way
as someone who is currently in the process of finally going to college at 23 after falling into a cycle of drug abuse and finally getting clean after five years, this whole video hit very hard and was incredibly relateable.
The point you made about the set road coming to an end and being rudderless hit me real good. I just finished grad school a month ago and as overjoyed as I am to have made it through, I'm now solely responsible for trying to get a new career on track and I feel like I'm just fumbling around unsuccessfully so far. It's so easy to take for granted the structure that certain institutions can give us and make us feel like we're headed in the right direction, only to feel stranded and underprepared for life once the responsibility to keep going is completely on our own shoulders. I spent the last 3 years full of so much optimism that I was finally pursuing the career I've always wanted and counting down the days til I was done school and could fulfill my destiny, assuming I'd slide right into a new life immediately. But reality is hitting and it's harder than I thought it would be, and sometimes it feels like I'm sinking. The impulse to just hold onto the comforts of the past to make it through, whether they be alcohol, recreational drugs, or just any kind of distraction that reminds me of the optimism I used to have is very strong at times. I'm gonna keep trying, but holy hell is it a fight to feel like I'm making any kind of headway in my life. Especially since I also have a life-long depressive disorder that makes the defeats and disappointments hit that much harder. Thanks as always for the spot-on and poignant breakdown.
I've tried explaining to friends and family why this film hits me the hardest out of the Cornetto Trilogy, but no one ever quite understands, so I'm glad to see this video explaining the exact same reasons I think it's great. I think the pacing of the comedy felt a bit "off" to people when compared to the other two and that served as a distraction from the true essence of the story. Gary's lines when he's in The World's End with Andy always breaks my heart, because it's so raw and real. I think back to my uni days the same way. "The good old days": "It never got better then that night. That was supposed to be the beginning of my life, all that promise and fucking optimism. That feeling like we could take on the whole universe. It was a big lie! Nothing happened!"
This series of episodes has been great dude. I put this on as the usual much-looked-forward-to weekly entertainment, but came out of it with my anxiety lessened tremendously after kind of an anxious evening. The "life is too short to dwell on everything you do" really hit me.
I'm a 53 year old burn out. My old friends have gone on to have families and careers. This movie hit home, what your life is and what you want it to be . One of my favorites.
As someone who struggles with alcoholism and depression, I really appreciate people like you and Simon Pegg for reminding me that other people have the same struggles and that there's a light at the end of the tunnel
You're doing a fantastic job, Ryan! Truly! Enjoy the simple pleasures in life, like a pint with old friends, or the smell of the air after rain, or the song of the bird who woke you up at dawn... these keep us going.
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are such hilarious movies. I enjoy both of them as 2 flawlessly written and stuningly played british comedy flicks and I really love watching them. But The World's End just somehow feels much deeper and speaks to me personally on a whole new level. When talking about the cornetto trilogy, The World's End is the one where I can truly relate to the main character and feel what he's going through. Definietely my favorite movie of the series and one of my all time favorites.
I was 32 when The World's End came out and I called it the best of the Cornetto Trilogy as well as the best film of 2013. I still feel that way and I genuinely feel both Pegg and Frost were robbed of awards consideration. Part of me will always hope there might be another Cornetto coming, but then I watch The World's End, and I realize that this thought is fueled on nostalgia. Saying goodbye is never easy, nor should it be if you genuinely care. But Wright and Pegg did an incredible job of politely asking their audience to let go.
I learned that Directionlessness can be overcome in two ways. Either careful and dedicated reflection to attune to a new set of circumstances, or the bloody minded picking of a direction and just going in it. If you lose your job suddenly, you can spend the time to hunt around for the perfect replacement, or you can take anything going so you can make ends meet and readjust later on. Life is much the same. You Must push on at some point, but you either deal with the issue in one go or deal with it over a longer time while moving. I'll leave you to think what your method should be. Mine is to just keep moving, often with a grit and determination to show this loathing world that it hasnt broken me yet. Spite is as good a reason as any to keep moving.
I literally re watched this film for the 100th time but for the first time in a while, about a week ago, like 3 days before this video released. I had never watched it & realised all the feelings & thoughts i had until i watched it 10 years after release in the exact way you say in the vid. It was the first cornetto film i got to see in the cinema as i was 18 when it came out, too young to see any of the others in the cinema. & as i sat watching it at 28, i realised i had watched a totally different film all those years ago compared to the film i saw a week ago. This video is a masterpiece in everything you say about life in general & towards this film. Ive never had such a moment of seeing something, i love, with new eyes & then seeing someone else describe everything as perfect as you do in this vid. Amazing work as always Ryan. Excellent work 😊👍❤️
I think there's a healing quality to invoking the phrase "c'est la vie" in both positive and negative situations, too often the human mind wants to conceptualize existence as being all one way and we know that that's wrong but in your memories things are so abstract that it's hard to keep your feet on the ground, so to speak.
I’m the same age as you, and I remember watching this film after falling short of my a-level targets and going into a slump. I remember Gary saying “It never got any better after that night” and really felt his hurt. Life got better though. Really enjoyed this video. Thank you
Watching this I've just come to a realisation, the Cornetto trilogy follows a very standard social pattern : - early twenties slacking - mid twenties career driven - mid- late thirties existential crisis So I get it now, I've always been obsessed with The World's End, when I first watched it I was going through an existential crisis in my mid twenties feeling like I was basically in my mid thirties. I could see all my options becoming limited and my world getting smaller too. It makes sense that I revisit this film so much and with so many people because I think it's the film in the trilogy where I see myself most represented on screen. Thanks for the video Ryan, I loved it.
Not my favorite, but I do like the emotional journey of Gary trying to rekindle the childhood friendships while trying to accept his present. The invasion of Body Snatchers subplot was great, but not spectacular. Still better than the American Cornetto film, Paul.
I wholeheartedly agree man. I was 21 when it cane out and didn’t quite understand… it’s painfully apparent now I’m 31 how it hits SO different. Amazing.
Something that i noticed while watching this video, that has not occured to me until now. The movie "Tag" is kinda like the more light hearted take on this. It doesnt cover all the same beats, but some of the same narrative elements still exist in it. Like keeping hold of your youth, where Gary cantvlet go of it. And the passing of time, and the maturing into proper adulthood.
I feel like Shaun and Hot Fuzz are movies that are really easily loved from the first watch and World's End isn't, but Gary's emotional arc hits so gd hard. Imo that's maybe what makes the final movie so much harder to get into because the real world, human parts of it are so heavy and well-done, that the more fantastical elements feel like kinda mediocre detour. The first two movies seem to bring viewers together because of positive feelings towards them, World's End brings viewers together in a way to share harder, sadder feelings and, as someone living with chronic depression and who was entirely not prepared for the gut punch that was the heart-to-heart in the final act, I have to give it really huge props :') Really enjoyed this lil triptych about such a great trio of films; you mentioned your hesitation at tackling them so thanks for doing this, Ryan!
The cast commentary alone is worth rewatching this movie! Paddie, Nick and Simon shitting on Martin Freeman for being in The Hobbit is fucking priceless! “We need Stung back” kills me to this day.
Just turned 41 today. Took the day off from work to sit in my room watching TH-cam and playing Solitaire instead of working on writing or art, two activities that I claim as passions. That dread is here in the room with me. That feeling of sliding down a dark hill. No way back up. It's only one direction. Most days one is numb to it. Today I am very cognizant. This video spoke to me.
Ryan, I know a huge aspect of depression is feeling very alone. Know that you are not alone in your experience. Thank you for your openness ❤ we love you!
I was 18 in 1990, I was the same age as protagonists in the film. My life almost mirrors Simon Peggs characters life. It was full of nostalgia and a bit sadness for me, great film.
Completely agree with you on depression not going away. It’s always there, lurking in the background, and the key thing is not to fall back into the behaviours that bring it to the fore. We can often be our own worst enemies
“Enablers! That’s a funny word isn’t it? Enablers! Enablers!” I love how Andy directly calls out Gary’s shit, yet Gary constantly ignores it with his “selective hearing”.
Worth mentioning that Gary not only completes his story arch by overcoming his alcoholism but he finally does right by his friends (or rather their “blank” counterparts) by fighting their corner in a pub where they’re banned
This vid hits home today. Best friends moving away, saw friends i havent seen in years... same skatepark... somepeople change, other stay the same. I messed up friendships, struggle with addiction. I forgt this movie was about growing up.
The alien/robot reveal caught me completely off guard because I was so caught up in the character drama. Simon Pegg does a great job portraying someone who rides the line between magnetic and repulsive. I remember how conflicted he looked when he had to choose between helping his friends and having his drink, which made me realize that a) he really did care about them and b) there was some reason he was so fixated on the pub crawl. As someone who struggled with depression and suicidal ideation, it hit pretty hard when the truth came out. This film isn't perfect, but it's so sincere and joyful in spite of the heavy subject matter. I'll never get tired of the idea of thwarting an alien invasion by telling it to "F*ck off, ya great c*nt!"
I'm new here, but i'm sharing you with my family, my family is sorta huge, i was orphaned in youth, and have had many foster brothers and sisters- and my family, we were spoonfed on depression. you said a thing just before the 11 minute mark about how you remember things and how even the things you remember done again feel different. that insight, my dude, is Profound. so I'm sharing you with my family. -your buddy, James.
This was in my feed, and the first of your videos I’ve watched - you knocked it out of the park. As an American, when this came out and I went opening night, Gary appearing in the opening flashback…it felt too real. I was, along with my friend group in High School, a metal kid. Very much anarchistic and disrespectful to teachers and authority as much as we could get away with before too much heat came down on us. Trying so hard to impress our peers, the ladies, and our juniors to BE legends…it hit the nail on the head. I felt Gary’s determination to achieve his HS goal but also his friend’s desire to just let it go, to move on from an ok past and try living in the reality of the present, where time is the most constant antagonist and we’re just doing what we can to make it by. Despite being in the UK, made with a UK team and actors, it feels almost universal - where the point you leave the last bastion of childhood protection and carefree living and are unceremoniously hurled into adulthood. How many of us know the one person who embodies never moving past their HS peak? So much of this came from a deconstruction of the nostalgia of the past and the empathy from Pegg and Wright for everyone that finds it hard to leave that behind. Hot Fuzz is a perpetual rewatch. Shaun of the Dead is a spooky season rotational classic. The World’s End is one of the pieces of media I “enjoy” when life has just hit me too hard and I need catharsis to make it through.
I never saw the worlds end. But as a 25 year old who has gone through lots of health issues in the past two years… this video really hits home. It is showing me that I wished I changed and did things differently compared to 20 and now. But it’s a reminder that our lives are ever changing. I’m in this weird boat where my health (at a young age) is keeping me down and it basically rewrote my entire life. I had to start back from the drawing board and I’m not always sure where to go. And the fear among everything is seeing time wasted. I really liked this video a whole lot
I'm in a weird place right now of having been back home in Ireland for a month after having emigrated. I noticed my friends were moving on to their own futures with less of the core group being maintained and decided to take it upon myself to make a big jump too. But it was weird being back, the memories everywhere, seeing the old friends again, having fun of course but also being acutely aware that things will never really go back to being the way they were, and also how little I would have wanted that too. I'm flying out tomorrow and feeling really depressed with the whole situation, but oddly enough this video is really helping in a way. May have to stick it on later!
Your speech about depression is very well said, ive dealt with it for 13 years. Its always there you cant get rid of it some days you feel fine but in the background you are in a constant battle agaisnit it and when you get tired of fighting it takes over you for a while. My depression has taken over me for a couple months now i dont have freinds or therapy but ive got a great family to help
This is probably my favorite movie ever made. It works both as a serious movie and comedy. The movie came out close to when I was graduating and saw myself in Gary. I watched the movie completely sober and loved every minute of it. Occasionally, I'll watch it and get that same sentimentality I got when I originally saw it. Next month for my birthday, my buddies and I are doing our own Golden Mile in trying to emulate the same crawl they do. I'm looking forward to it because for me, it'll be a victory lap for getting to where I'm at in life.
At least you have friends Ryan. Mines were turned out to be utter sh*ts. And it took time and lots of therapy for me to admit that. I don't even have someone to share my day and concerns. Even my hobbies I keep to myself. Life is tough. Keep up the good fight 👍👍👍
I always found it difficult to explain why The World's End is my favourite from the Cornetto trilogy , but i think you covered it. Definitely Simon Peggs best performance of the three... Like others have said when he screams "it's all I've got!", I definitely felt it.
I need to re-watch this bad. I recall similar disappointment with The World's End as a teen. But even in my mid twenties, it's painfully relatable at times. And can I also say that Gary's coat, pendant and Sisters of Mercy shirt are absolutely 🤘🔥🔥🔥
that sucks man. everyone else, depression is something you can get through and does go away with time and some effort. my experiences of it caused me to try a lot of things but it mostly required a change of lifestyle and outlook. Please dont think your experience has to be the same as everone who it never leaves.
I remember watching this movie 10 years ago, when I was a senior in high school. It’s very eerie how much I’ve grown to relate to all of these characters.
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Please do "Dogtooth"! In the style of "why it broke me"!
I think you would really enjoy "Frankenstein's Army" for it's practical gore, awesome monster design and CRAZY ending!
"Banshee Chapter" is a much more subdued, extisential type of horror, and it's a great trip to go on as well
Thanks for another great video Ryan! I'd love to see you cover the miniseries 'Over The Garden Wall', always gets me into the Halloween Spirit
Hi Ryan. Please could you tackle the masterpiece that is Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Every Time I mention it know one knows what I'm on about. Thanks
Turns out the real horror wasn't body snatchers, but the dread of feeling like you've done nothing with your life.
Don't define your life by achieving things... define it by being in the moment and being the best person you can be in that moment.
@@specialk4006 but, THIS IS ALL IVE GOT!
If you do nothing at least you did no harm.
Gary King is one of the saddest "future loser" characters in any film. Usually those characters are like obsessing over being prom queen or a star quarterback or whatnot. He's obsessing over a pub crawl as the high point of his life. A FAILED pub crawl, given they never finished it. I mean, there's sad and then there's SAD.
@@mst3KGf but maybe in the end... true friendship meant more to him than anyone. It was never about the Pub Crawl, it was about him wanting to re-experience the greatest time of his life... being with his true friends.
Oh yeah, this really hits hard the older you get. And honestly, this is Simon Pegg's best performance to date. He has to do some major dramatic heavy lifting as the film goes on and his character is the saddest comedic protagonist I've seen in a while. When he screams "IT'S ALL I'VE GOT!!!", damn, you feel that.
Pegg said In a GQ Video (breaking down iconic characters in his career) that Gary King is his favorite character he's ever played.
@@rorylynch7775 He put a fair amount of himself into the role since, like Gary, Pegg had struggled with alcoholism in his younger days.
Shaun is my favorite character he’s played in terms of like-ability and charm, but Gary King is his best performance and it never feels forced or melodramatic. He 100% nails it.
Nick Frost too! He’s completely playing against type and Andy feels like a fully realized human being.
Agreed. I watched this a lot when I was young but still found myself understanding the depth behind that line.
I love how genuinely fed up the Network is at the state of the human race. It feels less like an oppressive, extraterrestrial force bent on world domination, and more like a disappointed parent seeing their kids squander their potential on what they deem "pointless nonsense."
Bill Nighy in particular voices it at the end with a perfect "exhausted parent at the end of a long day" tone.
"It is pointless to argue with you. You will be left to your own devices."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Fuck it."
“It’s not a phase Mom!”
I fear this is how it's gonna go thanks to the super bible thumping crowd in the southern United States once a higher power or intelligence ever does descend from the cosmos and try to usher us into a better future 😩🙃
He litterally refers to the human race as being nothing but children in comparison to himself at one point
The way I do see The network is like that person or that guy you knew at school who thinks they know what was best for people or try to force their views and ideals onto people than admitting if it will fix anything well Gary had to slowly realize his own flaws to finally admit to the network the hard truth that people have flaws and that forcing things onto theme will never fix anything as Learning and Understanding your flaws and Mistakes is the biggest part of growing up and coming to terms with the past and How it's been done and dusted
I cosplayed as Garry King once at a comic con. I made a map and everything. I even got a hospital bracelet and put bandages around my wrists. You couldn't even see these details the entire day but it was still important to me to have them because they are a very important part of the character to me.
I’m not kidding when I say that’s the first thing I would have asked you
Did you also paint “Sisters of Mercy” on your chest?
@@connor48880 sorry, I didn't go that far. (but I listened to them all the way to the con)
@@JarharaJaiArik lol that's fine
This movie had such a profound effect on me because I realized that I essentially was Gary King without a drinking problem years ago. In high school my life seemed like it had so much promise and I had such big plans and they never came to be. I felt like I had peaked in high school like Gary did only unlike Gary high school was still absolutely miserable for me, it was a living hell and that was the best it had gotten
You okay now, man?
Yes. This. I spent my childhood looking forward to escape monotony and fear and now i look backward to escape monogony and fear. Though i am learning. Being an adult means the stakes seem higher, but we also have more experience to bring to the struggle. Good luck, all!
It definitely helped me too.. my parents and friends were trying so hard to save me and this movie along with a near death experience helped me quit drinking/drugs
@@awsmithhorror yeah I'm doing much better now
Damn, I think I know how you feel. The past wasn't great and it was still downhill from there. I've failed at absolutely everything up until now, but I haven't given up. I've still got some fight left. Good luck on your journey, brother
Totally under-rated film. It really hits home as you hit your 30/40s and meet your old friends, still telling the same storys from when we were teens because they have done nothing with their lives since. You don't recognise your old stomping ground anymore, and most upsettingly the old stomping ground doesn't recognise you. It cuts deep.
Wait till you're 60 - it really hits home then.
I struggled with opiods and alcohol for a long time. That line "I don't want to be sober!" always hits me so hard. And as someone still trying hard to get my life back on track, Gary's lines about life not getting better and a bright future feeling like a big lie, they're just...I don't even have the words. I've such a weird feeling with this movie. I love the corneto trilogy, and the comedy in this never fails to make me laugh, then the end will come along and break my heart.
It's the sadness of knowing your killing yourself with drugs or food but the fear of having to be sober and feel every moment come and your alone, no one to comfort you and say it'll be okay.
after 25 years, 190 days in. i feel ya ethan. and i was not ready for this movie when it came out.
The hard truth.
The line "All that promise, it was all a big lie. Nothing happened!" hits me so hard now. That feeling when you believe you've dedicated your life to something, only to find out it meant nothing in the end, or it wasn't what you thought it would be - it is beyond devastating. Lots of people have killed themselves over that.
That confrontation that Gary and Andy have at The Worlds End is still engrained in my mind. Such a heartbreaking scene
Yeah I was in a really bad spot when I saw this movie for the first time in theaters and it got uncomfortable with how hard I was crying. Amazing film.
Something about the phrasing "it got uncomfortable with how hard I was crying" made me laugh until I cried, so karmically it worked out in the end if that makes you feel better
Once I heard that all too familiar guitar strumming at the beginning of this video I knew it was gonna be a good one. Great work as always Ryan.
Damn a wild jiggly appeared, cool to see you watch Ryan as well. Been around for a few years and he is very articulate
Hey Anthony!
Same music That Chapter uses. I was confused for a moment and thought I clicked the wrong video
@@cjlister8508love mike too
yoooooo what’s up Anthony
I can't believe that this movie came out a decade ago. Talk about time flying by, so quickly!
One of the many little details I love about this film is the nominative determinism. Each member of Gary's gang is defined by their surname, lending weight to the idea that they're doomed to be stuck in those roles, making the same mistakes over and over and never learning how to genuinely change.
Gary is the king, the unelected despot who rules his kingdom, remaining in a position of power whether he deserves it or not. Steve is the prince, a true royal and perhaps destined to one day become king in his own right, but always junior and subordinate to the true king. Andy is the knight, the king's enforcer and protector, the mighty warrior who protects the monarchy. Ollie is the chamberlain, the king's money-counter and book-keeper, who always turns out to be evil in all the fairy tales (and coincidentally shares a name with history's most notorious appeaser). Peter is the page, doomed to never be true royalty like the king or prince, never to be the noble warrior like the knight, and never wield power and influence like the chamblerlain - instead, he is the lowest member of the royal court, who serves royalty but will never be their equal.
It's absolute genius.
There's a great line from the band Biology that goes "Youth is a waste, when wisdom comes too late". That one line feels more and more relevant as I age, yet not necessarily more 'correct'
This movie hit so hard - I have been in a wheelchair since 19, and the MC said what I feel - the constant pressure to be something and never achieving it.
You are enough
This movie broke me when I first watched it. I was in college and just having a horrible time. There were times when I was struggling with suicidal ideation, but I felt like I couldn't tell anyone out of the fear of breaking the persona of having my shit together that I had my entire life. I'm way better now, but man, this movie hurt.
Man the way you talked about depression and the fear and almost disdain for change and getting older really resonated with me. You put into words the exact things i think about all the time. I've dealt with depression for my entire adult life and shit is hard. So thank you for making this video. It really hit me
As a 31 year old man, thank you for articulating so perfectly how it "feels" sometimes. I have a support system, which I appreciate greatly. Being of a similar age I also remember going to see it, and coming out feeling a bit "meh" but with time it honestly makes so much more sense. I'm trying too hard to make a point so again, just thanks and hope you're feeling a bit better :)
Am so glad you covered the cornetto trilogy
The 3 movie has aged amazingly as you grow up beside it
As somebody who turned 30 the meaning of just struggling to survive becomes more and more profound
Wait till you turn 40... it really hits then, it really does.
As someone with lifelong depression who used to self medicate with way too much alcohol, Gary's "IT'S ALL I'VE GOT LEFT!" line hits close to home, and never fails to make me tear up
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I know I'm only 14, but are you doing better now?
@@elliottpak I am, thank you. I still deal with depression, but I only drink about once every two weeks or so now.
@@hamshankscps1049Kewl, hope you get even better soon!
You saying how you realized no adult has their shit fully together opened my eyes up to let so much of that fear of me doing it horribly wrong. It’s something I’m gonna have to learn what works for me and it may feel wrong but at least I’m trying and I’m not the only one who feels this, everyone does.
I was in my late 20's when I saw this one. "And it never did." hit like a truck, and I had to leave the theater for a minute to compose myself. I'd been through a series of pretty awful real life events, and I intimately understood the desire to go back and fix it. Ten years on I now fully understand his refusal when given the chance - These are my wrinkles, my gray hairs, my frown lines. They are proof that I made it against all odds. No way I'd ever give that up.
"Stay away from doors without lintels" I love your little ending phrases lmao
In all seriousness though: I was very much looking forward to this part and the wait was worth it, you didn't disappoint. Thank you for giving The World's End the love and attention it deserves and for articulating a lot of my own thoughts and feelings about the film- especially in regard to Gary's character and struggles.
They're called "Windoors"
I remember seeing this with my friends in the cinema at 18. My friends had already got to that stage where they didn’t want to do the fun stuff we used to do anymore. I remember crying when gary king cried about how how the past was all he had. The place where they watch the world end is even a place in my home town, and where we all used to go to. I knew this would be our lives one day if we were lucky. Most of us have moved on now and it’s heartbreaking. To all the Gary King’s of your friend groups. I salute you Kings
Ryan, no matter what anyone tells you, turning 30 isn't as bad as people say it. Yeah, life gets rougher, but I've been 30 for 3.5 months, and so far, it's been rather enjoyable.
Also, I hope next week's film is As Above, So Below. I plan on watching that one tonight.
I got arrested in a foreign country a few months after turning 30 which really screwed things up for me, that being said it's not too bad I've had some other really great things happen too so I guess it's all relative.
Holy shit, man. You put a lot of very difficult thoughts I’ve had into words perfectly. Gary is agonizingly close to home for me but by that same token, watching and discussing this movie is therapy for me. Thank you for doing this, brother.
I first watched The World's End back in 2013 when it came out. I was only 9 years old at the time. The opening scene of the movie pretty much flew over my head since I was only a kid. But 10 years down the road, now 19 years old, the opening is extremely bittersweet because it rings so fucking true. The line "Knowing in my heart life would never feel this good again. And you know what? It never did." perfectly captures the moment your childhood is done as well as the moment when you're fed up with the antipathy of adulthood and long for the better days that will never happen again. It's so over, lads.
I was 21 when it came out and we were in the drink a mile a minute to numb the pain of our broken childhood phase, and now at 31, I have a brighter outlook. Getting rid of social media, getting involved in my community and spending more quality time with friends has helped. I rewatched this movie recently and I think the alienating feeling of their community is possibly the most haunting aspect. That resonates for me because it's not easy to find people to connect with. We have three parks in the city I live in and no one goes to them. No one just goes out to meet people. It's depressing sometimes.
As someone 20 years older than you.... That depends a hella lot what you did in your teenage years.
Chances are, things *will* only get better after school. Unless school truly was the time of your life.
It made me cry, when he screamed 'they told me when to go to bed!' with that hospital band and that bandage, because I was crazy and broken too. I'm still scarred, I'm still an addict, I'm still broken in my own way, but...I'm not who I was the first time I watched it.
I'm a little bit more fixed now, but it hit fucking hard then, would probably hit harder still now; I think it only hurts more the older you get. If you're lucky to get older.
I'm 33 and I hope I can watch this, love it, and relate to it over and over. I hope I have many years in me. I hope I'm never that broken again. And if I am...well. Simon Pegg will be there again, with those words, that band, and that bandage.
I definitely loved The World's End, and getting to remember it here was great.
And I can definitely understand how the ending gets muddled, but in the moment it absolutely FELT like when the world around you tries to tell you how you're supposed to be. And I also saw Gary King taking on the teenage constructs of his old friends as a kind of interesting blend of him maintaining his youth but also becoming a parent. The way they explain the replacements, they are still largely self-aware entities. They're just sort of corralled by the Overmind. It's part of why they are able to blend in.
So Gary basically has 4 kids he's teaching and protecting through this wasteland, not just 4 robo-soldiers.
Imagine being Gary's age when the film releases, being more or less in the same situation in your life and only getting the point of the fim on second viewing. I think it's not so much a question of age that can make you miss it, but that the pill is so tough to swallow, you almost need therapy-levels of introspection to really get what they were talking about. Ultimately, maybe, possibly the best film of the trilogy, while at the same time, the one you're less eager to revisit because the bitterness of it is much more intense, which makes it less fun to watch than Shaun or Hot Fuzz.
As for the ending, I've always wondered if the meaning wouldn't rather be about how the crux of the issue isn't to not grow up, but to not grow up AND feel guilty for not growing up and conforming to what society tells us what being an adult is. That being a fuck up is only a problem when you start thinking you could have done better, rather than live in the moment and try to be the best fuck up you can be.
Yeah, just dropped my own very TLDR comment after re-watching the movie lastnight. I came to the same conclusion. That Gary King isn't any more fucked up than anybody else. He's just more honest about it.
Gary King has to be one of the most sadly relatable characters I've ever watched. Wanting to relive your best days that are clearly behind you... feeling like you've done nothing in life... it's a harsh look at what it'll do to a man to keep looking back on a life lost...
These have been my favorite movies for a long time, and I could never properly put into words what draws me to them so much. I feel like you’ve perfectly summarized each movie into words that I could not put together. So thank you for spending time on these wonderful movies, and giving me even further appreciation for them.
The Cornetto Trilogy is a masterpiece in my mind and will never change. Spaced still holds up as a great TV show, too
It's the best out of three corneto films IMO. Better story, better chatcaters, better comedy. I love comedies with a lot of heart and this one has it.
Better comedy than Hot Fuzz 💀💀
@@elongatedalbatross9318 Miles better than Hot Fuzz. Hot Fuzz is actually my least favorite of the trilogy. It's fine, but I find more laughter and story in the other two more.
Inside Llewellyn Davis is not what we'd expect from the Coen Brothers, but it's one of their most honest films and for me one of their most underrated. Will give Worlds End another go. Especially as an alcoholic. Which is especially poignant as Simon Pegg went through that horrible shit himself. When it comes to the world's end... it hit so hard it became one of my favorite all time films
I’m 29 now myself and have been in a heavy state of clandestine thought of not being able to get my life together and the themes you discussed in this video have elevated an insight into my own depression related to those artificial worries. Ryan thank you man, I personally needed these ideology’s articulated from a relatable point of view at this moment of life. Thanks man, this one was special. The cornetto trilogy is incredible. Best wishes to you dude.
Gary's confession of why he was so desperate to recreate the crawl is one of the most heartrending things I've ever seen. Pegg is a BRILLIANT actor.
"My greatest fear in life is being directionless and alone".
Ooft you have perfectly described my current life of being 29 and just existing, going to work but having no close social circle or hobbies that I enjoy. Feeling like I am wasting my existence but having no energy to go out and try to improve things.
I agree that this story gets better with age. There is so much for me to identify with in this film it hurts. I get emotional sometimes in parts when I watch it. I absolutely adore this film.
Fun fact: the soundtrack has one of the few instances where a song has be edited for a movie because it's got dialogue from another movie.
The song during the Beehive Fight is "20 Seconds To Comply" by Silver Bullet which, as the title suggests samples the ED-209 from Robocop.
Well done on an entertainment level but so impactful on a personal level on how those of us carrying the varying weight of depression cope. I am 56 and miss my group of friends whom I spent so much time with. Three passed away unexpectedly in their 30's and 40's while the other three have scattered across the country. We do romanticize the past when we are in need of the comfort that those around us provided. Whether it was a night of beer and laughter or a day around a cramped dining room table covered with dice and Dungeons and Dragons books both were really the same, sheltered moments in time from an ever changing world that never misses a chance to remind us how temporary our existence is and how alone we may all end up being when the day draws to an end.
I remember watching this when it came out and I was absolutely convinced that the entire movie was Gary having an intervention/psychotic break. Every bar they hit went deeper and deeper into this wild scenario, but his friends seem to become more and more and more desperate to make Gary stop and see what he's doing. It really felt like Andy was his last hope at World's End. That once he went for the drink, it would be all over, and there would be no one left to pull him back to reality. I mean the guy started off instituted.
Maybe I need to rewatch it again or something. I was actually more surprised it was played straight and it really felt unearned to make Gary this post apocalyptic legend. We spent the entire movie learning how shitty of a person Gary is, with his only excuse being that he never completed a bar crawl and so he never grew up, and then all of a sudden he's the actual hero of the world.
The most underrated of the Cornetto movies and honestly I'd probably rank it my 2nd favourite after Hot Fuzz.
I'll admit; I did relate to Gary when I first saw this movie, because I felt that my life was going nowhere at 33, when this movie came out in the US. I was a college dropout, and the best work I could get at the time was an overnight shift at a food manufacturing plant. The friends I did have were moving on with their lives, and, despite having already been married for 3 years, I felt like I didn't have a lot going for me.
Fortunately, my spouse helped me get my head out from my own ass and rebuild myself. Nowadays, I feel like I'm living a life of purpose and meaning.
The one thing I couldn't get from the Alien Invasion plot from this movie, is that it seems to have this pro-isolationist slant to it. Which is why I never watched it since. Now, 10 years later, I might give this one another shot.
Christ I remember watching this movie and telling myself I wouldn’t ever feel the adult loneliness when I grew up and just this week it’s really been hitting the hardest it’s ever been. really appreciate this video
This movie really meant alot to me. I saw way too much of myself in Gary King at certain point in my life. So many people say Gary doesn't change but I always thought he found meaning in activism.
Your depression story is very reminiscent of mine, except you identified it much earlier. I'm in my mid-forties and have struggled since I was a teenager, so this movie has always hit me very hard. For me, the golden era is around 1990 even though I've also had an amazing group of friends (who I don't see much) since just after those days. Nostalgia for a time before you learned you can't deal with life is so attractive, even when you know it's futile.
man i love the worlds end. the filmmaking comes from such a deep and venerable place, this and shaun of the dead never fail to make me cry. love that the first two cornettos are very much genre movies, and this being more free of that allows edgar wright let loose and evolve in his own way. not that there isn’t big genre elements. the sci fi stuff is great and the action scenes are so inspired by martial arts movies, big sammo hung vibes.
this is a really great video it’s so great how movies can allow us to understand our lives a little better, and be open and venerable with ourselves and our flaws through a mirror. what film can bring out can be so profound and introspective. great work on this video man
I watched it in 2013 when I was 23, me and my friend were not married, wild, young, and free. Full of energy, passion, and burning spirit, like you can conquer the world! So... It was an average film for me back then...
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Fast forward to today... Friends and I are all married, rare to see each other, busy in our own lives... Reality and Society almost killed us... Spiritually... And now, I understand this film so much, it's now my favorite film of all time...
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As someone who had Gary's exact fashion sense when this movie came out and was terrified of doing nothing with his life, and losing it rapidly to nihilism, I found it amazing I'd never seen the film before. Doubtless it would have hit pretty hard, had I seen it when it came out. Now, it hits different if only because I'm 30, and I'm feeling the age, even if I have more to live for now.
This has become my favourite of the 3 films purely because of how it hits especially as you get older... I grew up in a small town so can fully get and still grimly giggle about the franchising of so much about English towns and cities, but same time? Gary's character arc hits somewhere different for those who have struggled in life, and I love how there's so much going on in this film that you may not realise unless you were looking for it, but at the same time... It's a good film if you're just looking for the cornetto film again
This movie hit hard because it came out right when I stopped being able to see my friends almost everyday because we had to grow up. That's probably why I like it the most of the trilogy. I related to it more when it was new. And 10 years later I still struggle to have everyone get together at the same time.
I've struggled with alcoholism so long now that when this movie came out, I remember crying deeply over it. You see. The hardest part about not drinking isn't the desire. It's the downtime. You have to fill your life with something else when you aren't at work or with family. That...well, that's as hard as conquering your own thoughts. So very hard lol. Alcoholism isn't just a demon in a bottle. It's bottled "meaning".
Thank you for being a bit vulnerable with us all in this one Ryan. Hearing you talk about things I also struggle with and then seeing how many people in the comments emphasize with you or Gary's fear, made me feel a lot less alone on a really bad night.
This really is a great video Ryan. Sorry to hear about your issues with anxiety and depression. Upon rewatch this struck a similar chord with me, you've eloquently put in to word how that rewatch felt!
This kind of feeling hit me after graduating college pre-covid. world shut down, opportunities getting slim, to disillusioned and feeling that I wasted those years in college. My only consolation is newer and better friends than what I had before.
Legitimately my favourite movie, parlty because of teenhood nostalgia, but mostly because of just how much more relatable King Gay gets as you grow up
I hid behind the couch late at night as a kid and watched half this movie when my parents were and had no context for the scenes leading me to question them for about 5 years before watching this movie since it was from one of my favorite actor groups and finaly understanding
When I first finished this film, I knew there was something about it that connected in a way the earlier films didn't. On that rarest of occasions, I rewatched it immediately. Part of it had to do with the fact that I had missed why Gary was in hospital at the beginning of the film. On my second viewing, The World's End took on a sense of the character being closer to Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas. I thought he went back to finish what he had started but with a good laugh with old friends. NGL, I can think of worse ways to go.
Spot fucking on about everything Ryan, love the way you articulate these often dark and uncomfortable thoughts and feelings in ironically, a comforting way
as someone who is currently in the process of finally going to college at 23 after falling into a cycle of drug abuse and finally getting clean after five years, this whole video hit very hard and was incredibly relateable.
The point you made about the set road coming to an end and being rudderless hit me real good. I just finished grad school a month ago and as overjoyed as I am to have made it through, I'm now solely responsible for trying to get a new career on track and I feel like I'm just fumbling around unsuccessfully so far. It's so easy to take for granted the structure that certain institutions can give us and make us feel like we're headed in the right direction, only to feel stranded and underprepared for life once the responsibility to keep going is completely on our own shoulders.
I spent the last 3 years full of so much optimism that I was finally pursuing the career I've always wanted and counting down the days til I was done school and could fulfill my destiny, assuming I'd slide right into a new life immediately. But reality is hitting and it's harder than I thought it would be, and sometimes it feels like I'm sinking. The impulse to just hold onto the comforts of the past to make it through, whether they be alcohol, recreational drugs, or just any kind of distraction that reminds me of the optimism I used to have is very strong at times. I'm gonna keep trying, but holy hell is it a fight to feel like I'm making any kind of headway in my life. Especially since I also have a life-long depressive disorder that makes the defeats and disappointments hit that much harder.
Thanks as always for the spot-on and poignant breakdown.
I've tried explaining to friends and family why this film hits me the hardest out of the Cornetto Trilogy, but no one ever quite understands, so I'm glad to see this video explaining the exact same reasons I think it's great. I think the pacing of the comedy felt a bit "off" to people when compared to the other two and that served as a distraction from the true essence of the story. Gary's lines when he's in The World's End with Andy always breaks my heart, because it's so raw and real. I think back to my uni days the same way. "The good old days":
"It never got better then that night. That was supposed to be the beginning of my life, all that promise and fucking optimism. That feeling like we could take on the whole universe. It was a big lie! Nothing happened!"
This series of episodes has been great dude. I put this on as the usual much-looked-forward-to weekly entertainment, but came out of it with my anxiety lessened tremendously after kind of an anxious evening. The "life is too short to dwell on everything you do" really hit me.
I'm a 53 year old burn out. My old friends have gone on to have families and careers. This movie hit home, what your life is and what you want it to be . One of my favorites.
As someone who struggles with alcoholism and depression, I really appreciate people like you and Simon Pegg for reminding me that other people have the same struggles and that there's a light at the end of the tunnel
You're doing a fantastic job, Ryan! Truly! Enjoy the simple pleasures in life, like a pint with old friends, or the smell of the air after rain, or the song of the bird who woke you up at dawn... these keep us going.
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are such hilarious movies. I enjoy both of them as 2 flawlessly written and stuningly played british comedy flicks and I really love watching them. But The World's End just somehow feels much deeper and speaks to me personally on a whole new level. When talking about the cornetto trilogy, The World's End is the one where I can truly relate to the main character and feel what he's going through. Definietely my favorite movie of the series and one of my all time favorites.
I was 32 when The World's End came out and I called it the best of the Cornetto Trilogy as well as the best film of 2013. I still feel that way and I genuinely feel both Pegg and Frost were robbed of awards consideration. Part of me will always hope there might be another Cornetto coming, but then I watch The World's End, and I realize that this thought is fueled on nostalgia. Saying goodbye is never easy, nor should it be if you genuinely care. But Wright and Pegg did an incredible job of politely asking their audience to let go.
I learned that Directionlessness can be overcome in two ways. Either careful and dedicated reflection to attune to a new set of circumstances, or the bloody minded picking of a direction and just going in it. If you lose your job suddenly, you can spend the time to hunt around for the perfect replacement, or you can take anything going so you can make ends meet and readjust later on. Life is much the same. You Must push on at some point, but you either deal with the issue in one go or deal with it over a longer time while moving.
I'll leave you to think what your method should be.
Mine is to just keep moving, often with a grit and determination to show this loathing world that it hasnt broken me yet. Spite is as good a reason as any to keep moving.
I literally re watched this film for the 100th time but for the first time in a while, about a week ago, like 3 days before this video released. I had never watched it & realised all the feelings & thoughts i had until i watched it 10 years after release in the exact way you say in the vid. It was the first cornetto film i got to see in the cinema as i was 18 when it came out, too young to see any of the others in the cinema. & as i sat watching it at 28, i realised i had watched a totally different film all those years ago compared to the film i saw a week ago. This video is a masterpiece in everything you say about life in general & towards this film. Ive never had such a moment of seeing something, i love, with new eyes & then seeing someone else describe everything as perfect as you do in this vid. Amazing work as always Ryan. Excellent work 😊👍❤️
I think there's a healing quality to invoking the phrase "c'est la vie" in both positive and negative situations, too often the human mind wants to conceptualize existence as being all one way and we know that that's wrong but in your memories things are so abstract that it's hard to keep your feet on the ground, so to speak.
I’m the same age as you, and I remember watching this film after falling short of my a-level targets and going into a slump. I remember Gary saying “It never got any better after that night” and really felt his hurt. Life got better though.
Really enjoyed this video. Thank you
Watching this I've just come to a realisation, the Cornetto trilogy follows a very standard social pattern :
- early twenties slacking
- mid twenties career driven
- mid- late thirties existential crisis
So I get it now, I've always been obsessed with The World's End, when I first watched it I was going through an existential crisis in my mid twenties feeling like I was basically in my mid thirties. I could see all my options becoming limited and my world getting smaller too. It makes sense that I revisit this film so much and with so many people because I think it's the film in the trilogy where I see myself most represented on screen.
Thanks for the video Ryan, I loved it.
I’m so glad you went over this trilogy. It’s nice to have you dive into different topics besides just horror. Spread your wings and HOYEVER!!!!
Not my favorite, but I do like the emotional journey of Gary trying to rekindle the childhood friendships while trying to accept his present. The invasion of Body Snatchers subplot was great, but not spectacular. Still better than the American Cornetto film, Paul.
I wholeheartedly agree man. I was 21 when it cane out and didn’t quite understand… it’s painfully apparent now I’m 31 how it hits SO different. Amazing.
Something that i noticed while watching this video, that has not occured to me until now. The movie "Tag" is kinda like the more light hearted take on this. It doesnt cover all the same beats, but some of the same narrative elements still exist in it. Like keeping hold of your youth, where Gary cantvlet go of it. And the passing of time, and the maturing into proper adulthood.
I feel like Shaun and Hot Fuzz are movies that are really easily loved from the first watch and World's End isn't, but Gary's emotional arc hits so gd hard. Imo that's maybe what makes the final movie so much harder to get into because the real world, human parts of it are so heavy and well-done, that the more fantastical elements feel like kinda mediocre detour. The first two movies seem to bring viewers together because of positive feelings towards them, World's End brings viewers together in a way to share harder, sadder feelings and, as someone living with chronic depression and who was entirely not prepared for the gut punch that was the heart-to-heart in the final act, I have to give it really huge props :')
Really enjoyed this lil triptych about such a great trio of films; you mentioned your hesitation at tackling them so thanks for doing this, Ryan!
The cast commentary alone is worth rewatching this movie! Paddie, Nick and Simon shitting on Martin Freeman for being in The Hobbit is fucking priceless! “We need Stung back” kills me to this day.
Just turned 41 today. Took the day off from work to sit in my room watching TH-cam and playing Solitaire instead of working on writing or art, two activities that I claim as passions. That dread is here in the room with me. That feeling of sliding down a dark hill. No way back up. It's only one direction. Most days one is numb to it. Today I am very cognizant. This video spoke to me.
Ryan, I know a huge aspect of depression is feeling very alone. Know that you are not alone in your experience. Thank you for your openness ❤ we love you!
I was 18 in 1990, I was the same age as protagonists in the film.
My life almost mirrors Simon Peggs characters life.
It was full of nostalgia and a bit sadness for me, great film.
Completely agree with you on depression not going away. It’s always there, lurking in the background, and the key thing is not to fall back into the behaviours that bring it to the fore. We can often be our own worst enemies
“Enablers! That’s a funny word isn’t it? Enablers! Enablers!”
I love how Andy directly calls out Gary’s shit, yet Gary constantly ignores it with his “selective hearing”.
Andy is a bit of a hypocrite.
He says he and the friends are enablers to Gary but he could just have said "No" to the golden mile, naively.
Worth mentioning that Gary not only completes his story arch by overcoming his alcoholism but he finally does right by his friends (or rather their “blank” counterparts) by fighting their corner in a pub where they’re banned
This vid hits home today. Best friends moving away, saw friends i havent seen in years... same skatepark... somepeople change, other stay the same. I messed up friendships, struggle with addiction. I forgt this movie was about growing up.
The alien/robot reveal caught me completely off guard because I was so caught up in the character drama. Simon Pegg does a great job portraying someone who rides the line between magnetic and repulsive. I remember how conflicted he looked when he had to choose between helping his friends and having his drink, which made me realize that a) he really did care about them and b) there was some reason he was so fixated on the pub crawl. As someone who struggled with depression and suicidal ideation, it hit pretty hard when the truth came out.
This film isn't perfect, but it's so sincere and joyful in spite of the heavy subject matter. I'll never get tired of the idea of thwarting an alien invasion by telling it to "F*ck off, ya great c*nt!"
I'm new here, but i'm sharing you with my family, my family is sorta huge, i was orphaned in youth, and have had many foster brothers and sisters- and my family, we were spoonfed on depression. you said a thing just before the 11 minute mark about how you remember things and how even the things you remember done again feel different. that insight, my dude, is Profound. so I'm sharing you with my family.
-your buddy, James.
This was in my feed, and the first of your videos I’ve watched - you knocked it out of the park.
As an American, when this came out and I went opening night, Gary appearing in the opening flashback…it felt too real. I was, along with my friend group in High School, a metal kid. Very much anarchistic and disrespectful to teachers and authority as much as we could get away with before too much heat came down on us. Trying so hard to impress our peers, the ladies, and our juniors to BE legends…it hit the nail on the head. I felt Gary’s determination to achieve his HS goal but also his friend’s desire to just let it go, to move on from an ok past and try living in the reality of the present, where time is the most constant antagonist and we’re just doing what we can to make it by.
Despite being in the UK, made with a UK team and actors, it feels almost universal - where the point you leave the last bastion of childhood protection and carefree living and are unceremoniously hurled into adulthood. How many of us know the one person who embodies never moving past their HS peak?
So much of this came from a deconstruction of the nostalgia of the past and the empathy from Pegg and Wright for everyone that finds it hard to leave that behind.
Hot Fuzz is a perpetual rewatch. Shaun of the Dead is a spooky season rotational classic.
The World’s End is one of the pieces of media I “enjoy” when life has just hit me too hard and I need catharsis to make it through.
I never saw the worlds end. But as a 25 year old who has gone through lots of health issues in the past two years… this video really hits home. It is showing me that I wished I changed and did things differently compared to 20 and now. But it’s a reminder that our lives are ever changing. I’m in this weird boat where my health (at a young age) is keeping me down and it basically rewrote my entire life. I had to start back from the drawing board and I’m not always sure where to go. And the fear among everything is seeing time wasted.
I really liked this video a whole lot
I'm in a weird place right now of having been back home in Ireland for a month after having emigrated. I noticed my friends were moving on to their own futures with less of the core group being maintained and decided to take it upon myself to make a big jump too. But it was weird being back, the memories everywhere, seeing the old friends again, having fun of course but also being acutely aware that things will never really go back to being the way they were, and also how little I would have wanted that too.
I'm flying out tomorrow and feeling really depressed with the whole situation, but oddly enough this video is really helping in a way. May have to stick it on later!
Your speech about depression is very well said, ive dealt with it for 13 years. Its always there you cant get rid of it some days you feel fine but in the background you are in a constant battle agaisnit it and when you get tired of fighting it takes over you for a while. My depression has taken over me for a couple months now i dont have freinds or therapy but ive got a great family to help
This is probably my favorite movie ever made. It works both as a serious movie and comedy. The movie came out close to when I was graduating and saw myself in Gary. I watched the movie completely sober and loved every minute of it. Occasionally, I'll watch it and get that same sentimentality I got when I originally saw it. Next month for my birthday, my buddies and I are doing our own Golden Mile in trying to emulate the same crawl they do. I'm looking forward to it because for me, it'll be a victory lap for getting to where I'm at in life.
At least you have friends Ryan. Mines were turned out to be utter sh*ts. And it took time and lots of therapy for me to admit that. I don't even have someone to share my day and concerns. Even my hobbies I keep to myself. Life is tough. Keep up the good fight 👍👍👍
I always found it difficult to explain why The World's End is my favourite from the Cornetto trilogy , but i think you covered it. Definitely Simon Peggs best performance of the three... Like others have said when he screams "it's all I've got!", I definitely felt it.
I need to re-watch this bad. I recall similar disappointment with The World's End as a teen. But even in my mid twenties, it's painfully relatable at times. And can I also say that Gary's coat, pendant and Sisters of Mercy shirt are absolutely 🤘🔥🔥🔥
that sucks man. everyone else, depression is something you can get through and does go away with time and some effort. my experiences of it caused me to try a lot of things but it mostly required a change of lifestyle and outlook. Please dont think your experience has to be the same as everone who it never leaves.
I remember watching this movie 10 years ago, when I was a senior in high school.
It’s very eerie how much I’ve grown to relate to all of these characters.