FILMMAKER REACTS TO ARCANE EPISODE 9!
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Hey guys, how's it going? Chris Connor here and welcome to another episode of filmmaker reacts for my channel. Seat back, relax and lets study the filmmaking techniques as well as talk about what visual effects can be pulled of within after effects! his week we are taking a look at lol arcane episode 7!
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The end of an amazing series has finally arrived. Thank you all for joining me in the filmaker reacts episodic series. Absolute blast! Stay tuned for what comes next!
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One thing that really stood out for me was the match cuts. Vi down the tube to the bullet entering the chamber, close up of Cait on the bed to Jinx on the doctor's table,.... Then there's cuts that are like match cuts but separated sometimes episodes apart. For example, the Mage in Jayce's flashback oping his hand to engage the crystal to much later Jayce reaching up and closing his fist around the light of the Hextec Gate. But maybe the most amazing was a cut that was both those things. The necklace in the blood at the end of Mel's flash back to the painting on the wall when she jerks upright in bed. Not only the story that told of Mel's inner conflict but how it was connected to Marcus' coin in Greyson's blood in episode 3 and later him looking at that coin with regret in his eyes. There are these amazing cuts worthy of comparison to bone to spaceship in 2001 Space Odyssey or match to sun in Lawrence of Arabia in every episode. Film schools just throw out your text books and teach this. Had Stanley Kubrick, Kisho Kurokawa, David Lean, the Coen Brothers,.... filmed this live action it would be considered their magnum opus.
You should watch imagine dragons enemey music video. They have created the video specifically to complement the series.
See you next season ser 🙋
Will you please watch tota war warhammer 3 trailer please
Have you ever watch "legacy of kain soul reaver opening"
Top writing and great script gem. Shakepearian kinda
I love how everyone just needs a while to process things and gather themselves
Yeah man, this show was just that great of a ride. Makes you feel you were right there for the whole adventure with all of the characters in it. Very memorable.
Arcane is special in that regard. The show doesn't make you feel good. You always keep hoping for a positive turn of events but Arcane is just breaking you further and further into pieces. And I love it.
Exactly, I literally did the same with my brother
@@nekiritan6779 yeah, I needed a few days to digest that ending. At first, I didn’t know how to feel. Jinx and Vi not ending up on good terms absolutely crushed me. But after a couple days, I can say this is one of the best animated shows to be created.
The final song “What could’ve been” Is brutal but so beautiful the lyrics fit so well with the ending and they had Sting sing it. Always gives me chills
The lyrics fit so well because the song was written for this episode. 😉
@@turquoise839 I know it’s an original. The whole Arcane soundtracks are all original made for the show. But all I’m saying is they didn’t disappoint with the Final music and actually with all the music
@@Destroyanor True, the final song is perfect. Can't not tear up.
(The songwriter said in a behind-the-scenes video that he'd get emotional every time he played it on the piano, and others made fun of him tearing up over his own song.)
@@Destroyanor honestly, I don't think a better singer could have been chosen for this song, Sting killed it as usual!
"What could’ve been", "Goodbye" and "Guns for Hire" are my favorites
I loved that after Silco got shot by Jinx. Even in his final moments Silco didn’t feel betrayed or hatred towards Jinx. Instead he says “Don’t cry, your perfect”. That had me tearing up
yeah man, that's probably the saddest scene from the whole freakin show.
And the scene with Silco at at Vander's statue, that was soo deep... I have no words for it.
Yea,I suspect that Silco just wanted to use Jinx to his advantage up until this scene, Silco really loves Jinx the way a father loves his daughter
Silco loves Zaun, and Jinx is totally the personification of Zaun. She is broken, chaotic, dangerous, one of a kind, and beautiful. She really is perfect in his eyes. He already accepted that the toxin from his own city he loves so much will kill him eventually, Jinx doing it sooner than intended is Jinx being Jinx; Jinx being Zaun. *Perfect.*
I mean, what's he gonna do? Just throw all his work in the trash? He knew that his death with the right words would be the final piece to make Jinx the weapone he always wanted her to be.
@@gazelle_diamond9768 I personally think he had more of a personal attachment to jinx not just to make her as his own weapon, because when she first mentioned being betrayed by her sister it resonatex with him since he views Vander as his own brother and was betrayed by him too, it's a parallel between the two characters
Wow you were really speechless at the end. that ending hit you way harder than you expected.
the ending still makes me cry, especially Silco´s last words T_T and then they left us with a big cliffhanger..
So I guess Jinx character arc is completed.. btw her shark bazooka is named Fishbones^^
Wouldn't it be Powder's character arc that's finished? I think Jinx's character arc is just now descending.
Wonder if the name fishbones has anything to do with Silco's love of sea monsters in the early episodes... that and its appearance, it's almost as if she made it as it is so he would like it.
@@colbypeterson2316 had a similar thought to be honest
@@colbypeterson2316 Look at the first 3 episodes where Powder draws cartoons and imaginary animals/monsters. She drew fishbones earlier, so it isn't Silco's influence.
Even in the last moments of his life,Silco didn't blame Jinx even though she was the one who shot him,Silco can be cruel,can be deceitful, but his love for Jinx is real,Best character of the show,it's remind me of Thanos and his daughter
100% agree, Arcane is for sure the best game adaptation ever made. Nothing can compete this masterpiece. I'm looking forward for season 2 and future similiar projects from Riot.
Take note Paramount+, the halo series is shit and you could learn a thing or several from Arcane
Watch Edgerunners, another incredible game adaptation
mm castlevania
This show is ART, also the psychology of the narrative is amazing, the arrogance of Piltover vs the social problems of Zaun, sounds familiar? And the cliffhanger at the end… fantastic!
LMAO Piltover isn't just arrogant - it's also brimming with innovation, hope and prosperity. Zaun isn't just oppressed either - it's also full of hardy, defiant people - and no shortage of people willing to prey on the weak to get ahead.
It's not a simple dichotomy. That's what makes Arcane and its world so special in today's storytelling climate.
@@hieronymusboss7705 just one of many special places in the world of runterra.
I really like to see a horror movie around fiddlesticks xD
@@hieronymusboss7705 its very clear that what the two cities portray is supposed to be real world opression and stuff
Piltover only grew cause of the exploitation of zaun, all the inovation and progress is made on the back of the people of zaun, that place isnt poluted naturaly you know, the people of zaun are defiant cause its not like they have an option, its not like they can work together
Zaun and piltover are meant to be fairly Black and white, the actions of piltover are not meant to be seen as good or charitable, the opening shot portrays the enforcers as literal monsters (and their actions warrant this portrayal), and youre supposed to pity the people of zaun not see them as criminals, even silco for all his murderous intents and actions, his goal still is portrayed as heroic, in fact its the same thing Vander wanted
@@FiniksLP god imagine we just never truly see him unless hes still like a scarecrow. so we never know WHICH scarecrow is actually fiddlesticks. it would be so terrifying
@@day5001 I definitely agree with this response. However I do want to sliiiiiightly support the INDIVIDUALS in piltover. Innovation is not itself oppressive. But that has definitely been the underbelly of innovation in runeterra as well as our world. I think this is partially where heimerdinger's perspective comes from. It's not just a fear of magic, but a fear of rapid change. Yes, this does imply his position of privilege to remain complacent, but it also shows a certain wisdom. I'm very intrigued to see how Heim's perspective changes in season 2 after having been shown a sort of third option through the firelight sanctuary.
Conversely with Jayce (and Viktor, but technically he's a zaunite so I guess it doesn't make sense to rely on him for this point), his flaw is indeed arrogance, but it is arrogance through naivety (whereas heimer is arrogance through wisdom). It's also interesting that Jayce's drive comes from being saved by magic in an otherwise utterly horrifying situation, whereas heimer's life was destroyed by magic. So many god damn parallels.
But anyway, the general point here is that there are values represented in piltover that should not be cast aside. They are de facto corrupted, perhaps ultimately by heimer's fear based complacency (piltover's political system is still pretty shallowly portrayed in this show/unclear. Surely these 5 loons don't run the whole fuckin city right? Idk I think that was one of the weaker parts of the show's world building), BUT I think they are still tapping into something that I consider fundamentally human-- curiosity. And curiosity I feel is ultimately derived from humility. And humility is what piltover would need to immediately sacrifice it's position in the p/z dynamic in order to uplift all peoples in both territories.
Anyway that was kinda rambly but I think this nuance applies to our world as well. Capitalism does have a messy origin of compassion and authoritarianism, and we've seen the outcomes (innovation) informed by both I think. Hopefully we can bring some humility to the world (or celebrate where it already exists). I wonder if Arcane has the insight to realize that's the 'third way' implied by their narrative.
God that ending had me shaken. Its interesting how they turned the "snap out of it"/"remember who you are" trope on its head. Vi doesn't understand that Jinx doesn't want to snap out of it, that her Jinx persona is a coping mechanism for her trauma. By bringing up the people she's lost/killed its just making her guilt worse, hence why all the imaginary monsters surround her as she covers her head. Vi loves Powder, but not Jinx, that's why Jinx says Vi has changed. Jinx never learned that she needed to accept her mistakes to grow past them: its why she keeps messing things up, she doesn't learn from her mistakes so she keeps making the same ones over and over.
Well said. I think this scene also portrays her general lack of a support system which would have helped her learn from her mistakes. Silco cares for her sincerely, but he's no father. He's been torn for years and years on his responsibilities. Notice that Vi is as you say. She's making things worse through her intentional effort to help jinx. But Silco doesn't say anything. He seems to me like he knows what vi is causing in Jinx's mind, but he doesn't have any words of support or consolation or stabilization. He has desperation to act, which is something of course. It shows care, but most of his practical tactics have been devoted to his mission for zaun, not jinx, so he has nothing to do in this situation but struggle and end the problem as quickly and narrowly as possible, through shooting Vi.
I think this perfectly depicts the themes of the show, and how there really is no non systemic solution to any of these individual character's problems.
@@jordanthompson5696 😊
Welcome to the post Arcane depression with the rest of us Chris!
EDIT: There's a channel called Schnee that covers a lot of the themes of Arcane in greater detail.
schnee is amazing at analysis
The silence from Chris on 14 minute is insane...best reaction!
Everytime I see the ending it makes me tear up. I think I'm never gonna get over it :')
You and me both!
I can't hold back tears. I've seen some reactions to this ending, and i ALWAYS cry. Even when it doesn't show the whole sequence. The scene is so heavy with emotional charge... The build up to this scene was masterfully done.
The only other scene, or should i say a whole episode, that makes me cry everytime i watch, is the death of Mark Greene in ER.
The more and more I think about Jinx as a character, the more tragic, justified, and fleshed out she becomes for me. Such a product of the abuse of Piltover, part retribution, part chaos. Yet somehow her actions feel justified in light of the past wrongs done to her. She's so complex, and I feel for her more now having watched that final scene 50 times, than I did the first time. This show really just gets better the more you watch it.
@@lockekappa500 if you notice, every time Jinx is on the precipice of a major change or choice, there are crows present!
in literature, crows are used as a symbol for change (good or bad). at the end, Jinx's chair is covered in crow feathers, and when she sits in it, she assumes the mantle of a crows, and becomes the symbol of change itself. her actions irrevocably change "what could've been"
I love how all the scenes reintroducing the shimmered-up Jinx is essentially just pulling all the best tricks from horror/slasher movies with building tension, misdirection with the camera, claustrophobic close ups and so on.
The voice acting when jinx said ”no no no - im sorry i’m sorry..!” Just heartbreaking 💔
That cut to vi's memory of cait in her room when jinx was about to lift the lid was just brutal lmao.
Cant find the link to it but someone compared the flashback shot of Cait`s face to the previous ones, it was a new image, one where Cait looked far more vulnerable than she did during the actual scene because that is how Vi remembers her
@@LovelyHick The main difference is her eyes are opened wider. I think it's to emphasize the eyes for that very short cut (so that's where the viewer focuses), but I like the theory that she's more vulnerable in Vi's memory.
It's a direct nod to Se7en where you also see a very short image of brad pitts wife just before the box is opened
When jinx used her ultimate a 100% goosebumps shattered my whole body! 😂 Its my favorite scene.
I usually hate cliffhanger endings, but this show nailed it. I love everything about it, easily one of my favorite shows of all time.
Yea this is proof that cliffhangers can be done right and add to the show instead of just a hollywood tactic
Bro I will actually miss this cause I love watching the vids and I wont lie, I skip past parts of the reaction to hear the analysis and you almost made me tear up with how much respect you show through your body language and how much you noticed throughout the series.
And I agree with you completely. No one, not even the fans of the game expected this show to hit as hard as it did. Everything was finished to such a level that their never seemed to be any wasted scene or momentum. Everything was strategically placed in order for the audience to gain information and even though they sped through the story extremely fast, it never felt rushed. Before we had time to process one thing we were moving on to the other and when we would feel happy they would cut to something sad and vice versa to keep us from dwelling on one thing for too long.
The characters were all scarily human despite being heroes. The perspective is not from the lens of a "good" character. It's from the perspective of a bunch of greedy, angry, desperate and flawed humans trying to do what they think is right. Even Cait and Viktor, who were the stereotypical hero's were rendered powerless in the end despite being the only characters trying to do good for everyone because of how human everyone is. People don't care to do the "right" thing when they feel trapped. Even though Marcus wasn't a likeable character I liked how they made his character because he was just a scared man who just felt hopeless and beaten in many ways. You could tell he wanted to do the right thing but never had the courage to go through with it because that's just how we are as humans. Not every human can be a hero, and not every hero is humane.
this comment is great, but that last line was awesome! cheers
I cried for about 20 minutes when i first watched the ending. This show has a way to hit you that i've never seen anywhere else
I like to go back to the third episode and watch peoples reactions of the time Silco was being choked compared to when he actually died here. The differences in reactions are almost polar opposites
*This* is how you subvert audience expectations when changing the perception of a character.
This is the episode that really secured Silco as one of the best fictional characters ever imo, despite him only being in 9 episodes of a show. He's about to get everything he ever wanted, but it would cost him his daughter. It's here that he finally understands the desperation Vandor felt in episode 3. And it's when he's directly confronted with it when Vi is getting in Jinx's head that we see the desperation manifest itself physically.
And his last words are just perfect. He knew he was done for, and he knew that Jinx would blame herself for this, so his last words are reassuring ones. Everyone else sees her as a fuck up, but to Silco, she's perfect. And he needed to remind her of that.
This always bothers me. She’s not perfect. She needs help. She needed Vi. Silco ruined her life and now she’s irreparable. It’s so sad and Silco genuinely angers me. Makes my skin crawl when people praise Silco.
@@BuddyChy the reason they praise him is because they recognize how broken he is as well, and he's *trying* to help jinx... even though with where he is as a person he never could. it's the effort and obvious love he has for her that is being praised, not necessarily the actions themselves.
@@Darthtanos I get that to an extent but it comes across the wrong way to me. Especially since he stole her away from Vander and Vi. Two people who she needed most who were better family for her. It’s pretty fucked up so I have a hard time finding anything positive to appreciate about Silco. He’s completely irredeemable to me and I don’t feel bad for him. I feel bad for Jinx, but not because she lost Silco, but because he turned himself into a martyr essentially and Jinx is officially too far gone.
@@BuddyChy Relax, it's a show. We're talking about a _fictional_ character and how brilliantly well he's been written. Seeing your reaction to said fictional character is proof of that.
@@choiyongjae that certainly hasn’t missed me one bit. He definitely is an amazingly written character. What bugs me is the people who have this perverted love of him and his actions.
This show and the ending in particular just... makes you feel things man, made me feel emotions I've not felt since losing both my parents last year.
Tis a rare thing when a product of entertainment can make you not only truly invested in it's story & characters, but can allow you to break down, cry, pick yourself up and become stronger as a result.
Bravo to Riot & Fortiche, as well as everyone involved in the project, you guys managed to create not only a rarely brilliant video game adaptation, but a masterfully and emotionally written, directed, choreographed and animated TV show that anyone can get into and hopefully love.
Well done, can't wait for season 2 though I do hope they take as much time as needed to perfect it and improve upon a fantastic season 1.
👏 Bravo 👏
Deep inside Jinx still loves Vi very much, that's why in a panic Jinx opened fire on Silco because Silco pointed a gun at Vi, Jinx immediately opened fire on the person who was threatening to protect her sister,it's like an instinct
Nope, I disagree here. POWDER loves Vi very much, and Powder's final act is to protect her sister by killing Silco. Jinx's first act alone is killing Powder in retaliation for killing her father.
Just a few things I feel like I need to say.
At 7:15 if you stop at the last frame of that shot and brighten it, you can see Jinx's hand and shoulder on the railing in the bottom right corner.
Vi's facial expressions at 7:55 are absolute amazing
Also a side note, the care and detail put into simulating different kinds of lenses and lens flairs is truly incredible.
Some French animators/designers/programmers love their lenses and how they interact with light. See also the game Dishonored 2, which has a similar painterly look in general and also does wonderful things with light and lenses. (Also done by a French studio, hence why I brought up the country)
That's the glorious part of 10:20. Even when people know that Cait is a part of the game itself, no one I've seen has been 100% sure that Cait's head wouldn't be under that lid. There's always been that sigh or chuckle of relief when the cupcake is shown.
what adds to that is that the creators have said that no one is safe, as this is not cannon with the game. so they essentially have freedom to take this wherever they choose because of that. and having vadner, mylo and clagger die in epi three makes all of the danger feel that much more real.
Oh my god its a cupcake. Im such a dunce. Haha. God damn this show really is just so fucking fantastic
Imagine watching this as someone who knows nothing about League of Legends O_O
(That's me. I'm someone.)
The blending of the music with the visuals. Original music can really just take it to another level.
loved taking the journey with you! also if you didn't notice, the scene where vi is telling jinx to think of their family, vander, Mylo, claggor etc, it's not helping her. those people in her mind have that monster overlay and they're terrorising her. vi doesn't know it's effecting her that way and thinks she's helping. so when silco says "don't listen to her" he's not being manipulative to stop her from joining vi, he is trying to help her because he knows vi is hurting her.
the last thing silco did before he died was try to help her. and the last thing he said was "you're perfect" not jinx is perfect or powder, just her. as she is.
this show is unbeatable. prove me wrong.
You also see him is just manically trying to free himself the moment before he grabs the gun
Vander became a monster to save Vi.
Silco became a human to save Jinx.
Two words, "Absolute Masterpiece". It's amazing how so few words perfectly sums the multitude of emotions this series forces you to experience. But you are right Mr. Conner. Masterpiece.
if you notice, the crows are associated with Jinx, as they always appear when she is on the precipice of a major change. as crows are a symbol for change or choice. then, jinx's chair is covered in crows feathers, so when she sits on the chair, she becomes the crow-the symbol of change- for the city, and her actions will irrevocably change "what could've been"
Lets not talk about the crow… if you know, you know
@@MRST0R I really hope the... yknow makes an appearance in later seasons but I doubt it sadly :,)
This show is a genuine masterpiece, above and beyond its peers. This is one of the best shows ever made in my opinion. As close to perfect as it can get in this genre.
you re the one of few, who actually breakdown and paying attention to the movie. keep up the other video coming chris! 👍
that last shot of the missile hitting the glass and reflecting the shattered smile is just *chef's kiss*
Jinx is shown in (broken) mirrors quite often throughout the show
Welcome to the waiting room for Season 2
Im by no means an emotional person, and im not lying when I say pretty much no tv shows or movies have made me cry, i mean i feel the emotions, just never cry. But the season finale of Arcane literally had me sobbing like my own mother died 😭. And i think that in and of itself really proves just how much of a masterpiece this show is, and to do that in just a measly 9 episodes is genuinly insane. The amount of character development and emotional connection the studio managed to create in that 9 episodes is literally something ive never experienced before. Im so so so glad that season 2 will be coming out in November of 2024! I can't believe its already been years since this show came out. Its felt like a literal eternity just to wait for season 2 😂!
One of my favorite things about this series is just what you mention about none of the characters being black and white morally. Even Silco, the main "villain" of the piece is actually pursuing goals that we pretty much universally consider to be noble: freedom, opportunity, ending oppression, etc. Some of history's greatest heroes were pursuing those goals. What makes Silco a monster is that he literally has no limits to the means by which he pursues those goals. Throughout the show too, every decision he makes is grounded in the character, and all make sense from his perspective. Just really amazing.
Thank you for YOUR SHOW too! Learn a lot about film making and the whole show (if possible) improved in my eyes with your insights. Like an extra layer of understanding. So thanks a lot.
i was exaactly as you when i finished arcane bro, and now im on the queue for the season 2
You can almost respect Sevika for her reasoning. She admitted she is a bit conflicted, but she will never betray Silco for weak reasons or in favor of weak people. Such as he is, she recognizes that he is their best option...for the moment. Blind loyalty is uninspiring because it isn't that different from being ideologically enchained. Sevika is loyal with a purpose that she has supported firmly within her.
the scene where Silco talks to that chem-baron guy is actually a test of Sevika,if Silco is weak even a little,the person being slashed at that time could be Silco,but it seems even during this time with his life at stake,Silco still showed the level of a big boss and passed Sevika's test.
This show is awe-striking, beautiful, emotional, and just amazing. Glad you got through to the end!
"If I had a nickel for everytime I killed my father figure in this place I would have 2 nickels... Which isn't much but it's weird that it happened twice right?"
My favorite recent revelation about this show came from Brandon Sanderson, a pretty well known fantasy author.
He described it as being in the genre of grim dark. And yeah. I get it.
Every single time someone makes the "right" decision, the moral decision, the ethical decision... it always ends badly. It truly is a tragedy for everyone involved and the whole story is just emotionally draining.
I love it.
You looked like you aged 20 years when the credits started rolling and honestly same. When those credits hit I felt so exhausted, I had been through so many feelings with this show I was spent at the end.
The final frame with the Super Mega Death Rocket cracking the window blows me away every time, it's such an incredible shot!
Great wrap-up. Thanks for watching the show, and I'm glad you also loved it too ^^
especially with the final words closing out on that rocket just as Silco got what he had always wanted..."what could've been..."
gah, it's so bittersweet and excruciatingly perfect, it will stay with me till the day I die
Let’s just appreciate the long silence from Chris. That reaction itself weights so much from the entire video, and how unsettling he gets while speaking. Our generation needs more works like Arcane.
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Also thanks to Chris for keeping us update! This whole reaction videos brings me so much joy and insightful knowledge, please keep sharing your professional thoughts with more great works in the future!
your reaction to the ending, I felt just as speechless when I saw it for the first time. And yes everyone's reaction to the series as a whole is "Masterpiece"
I'm from Brazil so sorry if my english is bad... but I think your words describe the series well, it's a learning experience, they changed some things from the real lore of LOL but it was still amazing
Your reactions and analysis of this series have been really enjoyable and informative. Thanks so much for the great videos!
was so exciting to see you do these! I was always checking! I love that I think we have the same amount of knowledge about the lore. I started playing the game (i'm not very good) and am so excited that season 2 is FINALLY a DEFINITE go! I just try hard not to think abut how the original took 6 YEARS TO MAKE! looking forward to your season 2 reactions when they come and congratulations on your projects and I love your hair!!
Cool that they explain why her rocket launcher look like this. It is look like Shark because Silco liked sea monsters and this weapon, she was create for him.
The hex core eye is also on the same side as his fkd up eye as another source of tribute to him
Arcane truly was worth the many years of waiting.. but I'm not sure that I can endure the wait for another season xD
A true contender imo for the title of best show ever made.
It certainly leapfrogged everything I thought was good animation & storytelling by a lot. As the culmination of that it's so emotionally powerful I can't really compare it to anything else.
Watching your reactions and analysis of the show have been absolutely amazing. And I respect how you needed a moment because I think it truly delivered above and beyond with every point. In terms of what would be next, I don't know if you've reacted fully or not, but I would love to see your reaction to Stranger Things. Even if it's just a general overview, but I think that series also has quite a few elements that could be analyzed as well as just being one hell of a show
I really enjoyed watching your reactions to this show.
Just celebrated their 3rd anniversary. Didn't realize it had already been 3 years of having to sit through Raid Shadow Legends plugs.
Thanks so much for all the insightful commentary and entertainment!
I'm really happy you watched it Chris. It really is a masterpiece, the animation, the story, the script, the music and the character development are superb. I'm so happy we got a passionate piece of art from Riot, I can only celebrate it!
I can’t wait until Season 2
Hey Chris! It was really a masterpiece. And it's so good to watch again with your analysis. I really would like to see Love Death & Robots series just like this. Love ya!
The biggest highlight of this reaction video is at the very end of the episode, and you're just sitting there completely speechless!
To say that Arcane is amazing would be an understatement of the century. As agonizing as it sounds now to say it: They can take whatever time they need to complete season 2, it will be worth the wait.
absolute... masterpiece...
don't cry... you're perfect...
I liked your reaction. You really felt it. I was so excited for this show, not because i'm a player of LOL but because i really like the lore of the game (yes i'm one of those). I was so affraid they would do a diservice to the story and characters because it is what they usually do with game franchises. But they didn't. It was such an amazing series, the new bench mark that the others should strive to be. I just hope that second season be as good as the first.
Your words at the end were spectacular. Specially after being shaken that way. Like I did, and so many os us were. Huge respect!
It's always nice to see reaction channels having the same reaction I do to something like Arcane. I finished 'The Monster You Created' and paused it mid credits trying to figure out the words to describe what I'd just watched, the same way you did.
I think most people did including me i Just stopped in time to process the masterpiece that i watched
Hello, just one word... Thanks. I love this show to me it's a master piece, and i'm happy and releived to see people share my humble impresion. Have a nice day and thanks for your work
I have been waiting this moment since you started with this serie, that final is kinda cruel but at the same time is so real. Thank you for this reactions bro, I'm in a English conversational course and thanks to you day to day i improve my pronunciation and I only want to say thanks again.
PSD: the 2 season is expected to 2023! Greetings from Costa Rica!🇨🇷
Truly a Masterpiece... From the characters, all the way to the VERY good and emotionally enhancing music.
This show was TRULY Breathtaking!!
There is so much resignation in Jinx at the end, it breaks my heart. It's in her eyes, her face, her body, and how she moves. You can tell that she's given up; it turns out that Mylo was right, all those years ago.
She's a jinx.
And if she's going to be a jinx, then she will be the worst bad luck that has ever hit Piltover.
No truce. No negotiations. No peace.
She'll show them all. Let it all burn, and chaos reign.
War is coming...
Fantastic ending to a fantastic show.
It was fun watching an artist appreciate a piece of work than not only impressed, but inspired new ideas. Good luck.
I love how at 14:25 you made me think that the video froze
Absolute Masterpiece!
Thank you so much for reacting to this masteriece and for explaining to us different ways of character arcs, strytelling, etc that Arcane uses. This is a real epic, man!
What do you think of making those analysis things, just like you've said in the end, to study with Arcane? To study the characters develoment, the arcs, the storytelling, the epic fight scenes. I've seen a few videos about that on TH-cam but it would be also very interesting to study with you, too. Of course, if you would like this idea yourself☺️
Anyways, that was super cool, thank you!❤️
love your take on the show
This ending, man. Still makes me shiver. It really touched me deep.
That was a good run mate, thanks a lot !
A little late to the party but I love how they end it once again with Jinx being a “jinx” again by shooting the council meeting with her rocket while they were about to choose peace with Zaun. Such an amazing completion of her character!
It would be amazing if you made an analysis video of the whole show, where you point out specific ways the story, and filmmaking succeeded where other video game adaptations failed. As one of many aspiring filmmakers and your fan, I feel like your insights using arcane as an example, would be really cool!
I know it's not me you asked, but IMO the main thing is that it actually told a story which the viewer sympathizes with and is moved by (no matter what the set pieces and fantasy elements are) and it didn't just focus on the flashy things (and when it did, it was well earned).
The human element is the most important, helped by the wonderful quality of animation and voice acting. The other aspects must follow from there. I think the other adaptations are missing this crucial humanity and it's why they just feel empty.
To add: a video like that would be cool, yes.
If I may recommend one you might find interesting: the channel called RobynO (she is an animator) has great videos about Arcane, and breaks it down. This one in particular: "Why Arcane is So Good | Animation and Visual Treatment" th-cam.com/video/ZcqB1K7MkCU/w-d-xo.html
14:01 Yea mate, same reaction here first time I watched it.
I got confused on the thumbnail for a sec lol.
In the tea party scene, you could tell by the eyes that it was jinx the whole time. Powder had died in the explosion in her and ekko’s fight. Jinx just wanted Vi to accept her.
I think Powder was partly there in ep.6, and it's the last time we see her (before the Firelights enter the scene).
@@turquoise839 yea but when Ekko and Jinx fight in episode 7, he sees powder for the last time in the series(she has dark eyes) as she drops a bomb.
I want to believe that Powder's last act was to save Vi by killing Silco before Jinx took over for good.
Good video man!
EPISODE 9 HITS THE EMOTIONS LIKE A FREAKING TRAIN!!!!!!
Silco was by far my favorite character on the show
The real poetry of this ending is that by choosing to be Jinx instead of Powder, she deliberately repeats her actions that she made at the end of the third episode, in the same place: Involving herself in Vander's breakout is ultimately what caused Vander, Mylo and Clagor to die. Now, she's continuing that path and attacks the Council just as they were about to establish peace and allow Zaun's independence.
Theory:
Jinxs minigun is named Pow-Pow and somewhere in Arcane Vi calls Powder Pow-Pow as a nickname, meaning that Jinx named the minigun after her childhoodself. Considering that it is exactly this gun that killed Silco, could it be that the gun was named after Powder, because it was in Jinxs mind Powder that shot Silco to save Vi from being shot by him?
What do you think?
(not muffin.. cupcake..) ;) 1) silco had depth, but the 'discussion' with Vander's statue knocked it out of the park.. you could write a book about hidden meanings etc.. 2) that rematch had sooo many elements.. 3) the transitions: Sky, Cait's mom.. 4) perfect music. 5) perfect ending. the series was a masterpiece and i'm doubting the emotional ride it took us on will ever be matched.
Don't cry, u're Perfect. Was amazing
The look on jinx's face in the corner.... "I am better than her. I will show you." The sisters just don't understand how to close the gap
The Hex Core is a protype World Rune so it tempts the people around them to use it and the things it affected, it has influence over including hallucinations, forcing commands/pain and Heimerdinger as a Yordle, a being made out of magic could sense if someone who had no affinity for magic suddenly has magic and if the cores magic matched Viktor's it was beyond obvious to Heimerdinger.
such a great show!!
why i noone talking about the ashtray of silco in minute 6:15 ? I think it's quite cute that silco allowed jinx to draw on almost everything, with crayons :)
Every time I watch this masterpiece I cry over 3 episodes. 1 is when we are shown the aftermath of the explosion in episode 3 and the end of the episode when Violet calls Powder Jinx. 2 is Silko's revelations under the Vander statue. 3 is when Jinx accidentally kills Silko in a fit of rage and makes a choice for Violet to finally become Jinx and blow up the council to Sting's music (huge kudos to those responsible for the show's music set)
This was an absolute masterpiece of a season finale, and topped off by Sting singing the outro music!
This was epic
We will show them all.
I would love to see a special episode about a couple of scenes with Sevika. First scene is when one of the chembarons (golden jaw, tatooed guy) tries to reason with her and make her betray Silco. Then the scene when she meets with Silco is his office, two chem barons with her, and even Silco is unsure what is going to happen next. There was so much character narrative and "communication without speaking" where the writers were not afraid to let the audience think for themselves. I adored the show for that, so I would love to see those scenes picked apart, how its all shot, how/why the camera focuses on characters or why it does not, why they do what they do with the sound design...those scenes just stood out to me so much from a narrative perspective, that i want to dive deeper.
Man was acc speachless for a solid minute there XDD
Another beautiful thing about thos show is how full of Easter eggs there are. My favorite is when Vi finds Cait in the brothel, she is in the room of Kindred, the eternal hunters. While she herself is a police investigator who hunts, it is also a reference to Artemis the Greek goddess of the hunt who is aligned with sapphic relationships. And that was one quick shot.
would be nice to see your opinion on "Bridging the Rift" - the making of Arcane
Beautiful 10/10 series
There's no mincing words. Best animated series ever made. imo, best animated ANYTHING ever made. Every frame LITERALLY looks like a painting, even though it's such a seamless blend of 2d and 3d, it looks 2d. EVERYTHING is amazing about it and I mean everything, all the areas you can break down, it is inspired, and I literally only learned it existed the very same day I first watched it. No hype, no expectations, no bias for League of Legends prior, but it FLOORED me. I could not believe how incredible it was. This is what I love. Massive productions of exceptional quality all over the place, that take MILLIONS to make and yet it feels somehow as if it was a labour of total love from everyone involved, it just shines through on screen.
If season 2 doesn't match up to this, I'm not even gonna be mad about it, because they have nothing to prove anymore. If it does somehow, I will literally thank the entire crew by name in the credits every goddamn time I watch it.
I'm pretty sure it will be spectacular and in some ways will exceed the first one. The thing that will be really hard to replicate is the emotional power of the core Vi-Jinx story - I hope they'll succeed in creating something similar.
If they manage to reduce me to tears again (while being extremely cool) I will join you in thanking each crew member. 🙂