It is - it's one of the deep horrors of the Human predicament. What is possible is to know what you are not doing, and what you will not do. But very few can comprehend this, and most who do, do so only after The Atrocity has been committed.
I have lived my whole life knowing this. Only when I backed my knowledge with action did I defeat the universe and succumb to the darksi’. . . er, I mean, become a Jedi? . . . 🤔😉
@@Strausburg : The point being that everyone worth a damn has serious imposter syndrome! So don’t let it ruin your day. I got so good at pretending to know what I was doing that I had to battle that feeling every day, until I realised that it was the difference between successful people and successful sociopaths. Good people worry about being imposters, whilst everyone else fails. Now, give in to your anger, join me on the dark side and we can rule the universe as father and’ . . . Oh, I’m sorry, I mean . . . That just means you’re a decent human being. 😉
I can't believe I hadn't bothered to research Kathleen Kennedy's career even a little. I think a lot of people have made this exact error. They talk about her as if she were just a nameless studio executive who was airdropped to produce Star Wars
It's insane that no one talks about this. I had no idea she was so successful. I suspect it's either bc not many people care about producers or it's bc "she's a waman, waman no like ster wers." She is perfect for this job.
Right! Like when he just non-nonchalantly said 'G.M. Tarkin,' it registered and I was like, "holy shit, yeah, that's how somebody in the universe would speak." There was a fluid, natural feel to it that despite such ridiculous names drew you in. Tell us more about standing next to a dead, fictional, ex slave admiral-hero, Mikey!
@@thetalantonx I actually really liked the Last Jedi and think Rey and Kylo are really compelling characters because they don't fit into neat boxes like everyone else.
@@TheNoviceVillage You're free to do so, but to me TLJ cared more about "subverting expectation" than telling a story, burning plot threads and almost mocking the audience for pondering the questions TFA posed. "Haha, made you look!" doesn't compel me to do much but avoid movies made by the same people going forward, especially when they capitalize on the reminiscence of their fans while seeking with a will to destroy the intricate tapestry created by those who came before. The characters felt hollow, mouthpieces that attempt to substitute ideology for imagination. One CAN demonstrate ownership of a classic car that one recently acquired by slopping buckets neon purple paint on it, but one should not expect to be well received at the carshow nor to have the finished product considered art let alone compelling art.
I continually come back to this video because it's free serotonin from someone I feel fundamentally _understands_ Star Wars - its narrative (textual and subtextual), its origins and homages, as well as its themes. And I'd love for a temperature check on the current state of Star Wars as of the release of The Rise of Skywalker and all that has followed. I feel like Mikey is uniquely qualified for such a task.
Rey has the Jedi texts. She stole them before she left Ahch-To. You see them at the very end of the film when Finn finds a blanket for Rose, stuffed in a drawer. This is why Master Yoda says after destroying the Jedi Library ' Wisdom they held, but that library contained nothing that the girl Rey does not already possess.' Also, Kax Sebulba needs his own film. I have spoken. Love your work, Mikey. Thank you for this.
She has the texts, but Ray clearly still needs to learn the same lesson that Luke learned at the end of TLJ, that it's time for the Jedi order to end. Yoda's saying here is a double meanings, indicating that Rey has the books but also that Rey does not need the books.
feels like no one understood that the jedis in the prequel are shown to be wrong..? Yes theire code and morality is outdated, hence them loosing and unwillingly help the creation of Vador.
Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi: “Only the Sith deal in absolutes!” Nobody, somehow: “Use of the word “only” makes that an absolute statement - are you accusing Anakin or accidentally confessing something earth-shattering?” Kenobi: “$#!+.”
Has a better ring to it than "the Sith tend to deal in absolutes" but now I want an alternate Big Lebowski style Obi Wan who's like "well, that's just like your opinion, man" when Anakin is frothing.
I genuinely do not have appropriate words to thank you for all your Star Wars episodes. I liked Star Wars as a kid. It became what it is to me now with The Force Awakens. I edge into the non-verbal portions of the spectrum at times and struggle putting words to why I loved TFA and The Last Jedi to people. It became a guilty pleasure because I couldn't express why Finn and Poe and especially Rey meant so much and why everything made sense. And then I found your channel. Every Star Wars episode has moved me to tears because you have put emotions I couldn't quantify into words, into powerful videos. And this is no exception. Thank you. Thank you so much for everything you do. I cherish your channel
I can’t improve on your word here, so let me simply say that you are not alone in this regard. I am excited to see where we will end this particular story, and I hope that in time the better part of the fan base will be able to look towards why they did and do still love this series.
I'm watching this a year later as someone recently subscribed. Your content is severely underrated. Love this channel and the positive vibes it exudes.
All of his videos are all over the place. I like his stuff for the most part, but I have noticed Mikey will sort of go off on these "deep" tangents, without actually making any clear idea with the video. I've ended several of his videos and been like "...ok, so what exactly were you trying to say there?" because nothing was very cohesive.
@@bibliophilecb That's fine, but, when you are presenting those thoughts to the public, and they come across as...I don't know, drunken, 2am Deep Thought ramblings? It kind of doesn't really go anywhere you know? It's like, he starts to present a compelling point, something that would be interesting to delve into, and then he completely jumps topics to something else, and I'm just like "um...ok? I guess we're talking about something else now." And I get it with this particular clip, he says its "lots of thoughts about star wars" so I can understand somewhat it being disjointed, it's in the title. But many of his other videos are far more concise and focused on certain issues related to the topic at hand. His video on the movie Jarhead comes to mind as being very on point about the different issues, more complete thoughts. I just, I dunno, I like what he has to say, when he actually takes time to come to a complete thought on what he's saying. Rambling from topic to topic, in a half-complete way, just leaves me feeling unsatisfied.
happyninja42 ehh I guess it depends on taste. I think it’s just how my brain works, i like seeing someone articulate that “2am thoughts” feeling I have, especially about something as complex as Star Wars.
@@mattgilbert7347 I feel like CQB there is being sincere. Yoda's adage absolutely applies to instant decision-making, the sort of instinctive base reaction the Jedi Council trained into disciples of the Jedi way to reject all things even remotely dark, an instinct which leads to their destruction and, in turn, Luke's own ruin upon Ben Solo's waking to that green glow and warm hum. I'm just saying, Mikey puts a lot of thought into these videos, there's no reason to assume the audience wouldn't recognize that.
"Exhibit A: A catastrophic detonation because unstoppable force met surface-to-air missile, and they danced. Oh, how they danced." One my favourite things in these videos is listening to Mikey wax poetic about the films I love. What a great quote.
Soul Index logical how? It’s factual. Her credentials doesn’t mean she didn’t blow this one up badly. from the lack of overall structure, too many changing cooks making the dish. And finally calling the customers bigots and woman-haters for not endorsing the movie - it didn’t really calm things down at all. Who would have thought? Now we have a big chunk of the fan base that actively wants this trilogy to bomb or are indifferent to it. I don’t know. is Disney Star Wars a success? I’m not sure... I think it would had sold a buttload of tickets just on brand recognition alone. Sadly we will never know what could had been under different leadership.
@@RaVNeFLoK She Dosent write or direct any of the films. And calling out the darker sides of the Fandom isn't the same as calling any one who has a complaint sexist. And all the BS with the fandom Definitely isn't her fault
Brian brush Well it seemed to me and many others there was several attempts to make any criticism (yes also valid ones) reframed as coming from bigoted, basement dwelling racists or even Russian bots. Like Trying to shame the fandom in line with the corporations wishes. That stuff just doesn’t fly and it’s been attempted by others as well with similar results.
well yeah, because losing control of the edit wasn't presented an inherently bad thing for what Lucas was making, but it was a bad thing for Lucas himself. Lucas wanted control. And eventually, he got it. And we all know how that turned out.
@@paradoxacres1063 She fixed it, she added period in the middle of her sentence 18 hours ago. Now I that I read the first sentence it still confuses me, in it she says: The rant about "what the Jedi" got me. Is it what the Jedi "represent"? What the Jedi "did"? Do you understand missing words? What is she saying? How do you understand what the OP is saying?
Brian Fong You just need to ignore the “what.” It probably just ended up there from an unfinished thought, or maybe she reworded everything after the “what.” Doesn’t really matter anyway, it’s just one 15 word comment on the internet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Something fun that I just notice, When Luke went to Ben's bedroom, he didn't killed him. But he also didn't not killed him. He ignited the lightsaber, but he didn't *Do* nothing. *Do* or *Do* Not, There is No Try Luke failed, because he didn't *Do* nothing
Kax Sebulba should be a canon Sith Lord. He's got it all, man: he's charming, eloquent, charismatic and he has an unresolved Blood Feud. Get on this, Disney!
I think if we've learned anything, it's that there's always another chance to resolve the unresolved blood-feud on your books. Hope you have a great new year, Kax Sebulba / Mikey!
Im seeing this video again in july 2020 and what you say about Kathleen is so true that Im 100% confident she has no intention to work with JJ Abrams again
Your analysis always comes from a place of love, I appreciate that. I also enjoy your contextualization, and your acting is on point. Never stop being you, you beautiful man.
LRR is how I was introduced to Mikey, via Desert Bus For Hope call-ins and other such joys. A nice Venn Diagram of good, good people doing good things. 💕
I like both characters of yours, felt really bad for Kax Sebulba when his rival got order 66ed. I’d watch a movie about a sith who goes against the empire specifically because their Jedi rival was order 66ed. Wait? Was that kind of what Megamind was about?
Michael, your art and your heart makes me feel extremely happy to exist in the same time and space as you. I imagine you might drown in these comments but I genuinely appreciate you and I hope you will live long and prosper. Like in that movie. All the light and icecream R
22:12 Massive shoutout for the ORIGINAL Anakin ghost! That made me happier than it had any right to. Mikey this is glorious and beautiful and thank you so much for making it. I'm simultaneously excited for the new film and afraid they might have caved to the toxic outrage after Last Jedi... But no matter what comes next, nothing can undo the greatness they have already created. And regardless of the topic, nothing brightens my day like a Movies with Mikey.
Okay this was a good video but I couldn't help but notice you only have the first five Harry Potter books on your bookshelf? Like bruh?? Where are HPB and DH??? Sorry, that's the only thing I could focus on.
Those Kax and Gunlok interviews were some lovely satire, man. You showed how much you love SW but also how dumb and inconsistent original SW stories are and that bringing in complexity is only a good thing if there are to be more stories for both children and adults.
23:02 He destroys the TREE... but not the texts. They are on the Falcon with Rey, which Yoda knows. "That tree contained nothing that the girl Rey does not already possess."
but if you don't hate disney star wars how can you make 415x 2 hour videos saying how the rise of skywalker will fail??? but great video mike, i don't know whats going on but it was great
Everybody's imperfect Everyone can inprove Rey could blow up a boulder One day training with Luke Edit: Excellent video by the way. I'm astonished at how much quality has been squeezed in.
Thanks to you I just realized the massive parallels between Yoda's arc between prequels and og trilogy and Luke's arc between og and new trilogy. I really haven't been giving the new trilogy writers enough credit
Yeah, i noticed that, but i wondered how Luke fundamentally changed personalities. I wonder if they are going to try and flush it out in additional material.
Near then or the video: Yoda didn't destroy the Jedi texts. Rey took them before she and Chewie left. Yoda - knowingly - burned a hollow tree. It was in his line, "Already has she what she needs." Also, we saw the books in the Falcon after Rey rescued the surviving Resistance members.
@@PayondeAwsome Wait. What? I never knew that. Oh no...if I meet Mikey I'm gonna be THAT guy who yells “Catch a Riiiide!!!” I'm sorry in advance for that.
Luke didn't know though. I think it's important that Yoda wanted Luke to think that the texts were unimportant to the Jedi. Luke needed to be 'released' from his self isolation. I think the intrapersonal moment between master and apprentice is more important than the literal existence of the texts.
You are one of the few people that actually change my attitude after being a OG that stood in line to see Star Wars in the theatre. Also, one of the few people I’d REALLY like to sit down and chat about this universe
Set it Free is still the single greatest intro song in the history of this platform and there is no "fite me" because no arguments to the contrary exist.
I was so dreading the new Star Wars movie. Not because I hated either of the first two - I thought they were pretty badass - but because Star Wars used to be this safe thing you could talk about with anyone and now you have to approach the subject with the same trepidation you might have bringing up any number of political third rails. And I just didn't feel up to wading in. But damn, dude, this was the new hope I needed.
God damn. Your videos are so nuanced and beautiful. Your understanding of films and the meaning of them the real world effect on them and that they had on the real world is perfect. These videos you make are truly art within themselves and I tink everyone needs to see your videos on films, but especially the starwars films. You are the epitome of what makes this franchise work. Thank you
“Expectations are the root of all disappointments” William Shakespeare Also I like how passive aggressive this video is It a good contrast to the overly aggressive Haters
This is the best film joy episode I have ever seen. This is literally the reason I watch these videos. Your acting, what little you do, is phenomenal, the characters you portrayed, although satirical, felt like real characters and real stories from the Star Wars universe
That was the best exploration of Star Wars ever. A New Hope was a miracle that everything is somehow supposed to live up to. But when all is said and done 'there is no do. There is only try'
I'm from the future, and I think it's pretty neat that Rise of Skywalker continued in the grand Star Wars tradition of not getting this one right this time. _BywhichImeanthefilmwasn'tformeItriedtomakeajokepleasedon'thitme_-
Omg I did not think it was possible for me to like this channel any more than I already do. This is a freaking masterpiece. I absolutely love the cinematic presentation of the dark/light side characters. I am living for Kax’s makeup. The repetition of a central idea through different lenses is something Mikey always does so well but DAMN does he nail it here. Love love love.
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holy shit how did that monologue about blood feuds have the subtlest acting i’ve ever seen
For real felt bad for Sebulba for his blood feud going unconsummated. Nothing as tragic as someone else being the one to kill your mortal enemy!
@@TimeandMonotony Drax gets it
"No one knows what they are doing" is incredibly inspirational. Thank you.
Fake it till you make it. That's what they told me when I started my career and had serious impostor syndrome.
It is - it's one of the deep horrors of the Human predicament.
What is possible is to know what you are not doing, and what you will not do. But very few can comprehend this, and most who do, do so only after The Atrocity has been committed.
Apart from Kathleen Kennedy apparently. ;)
I have lived my whole life knowing this. Only when I backed my knowledge with action did I defeat the universe and succumb to the darksi’. . . er, I mean, become a Jedi? . . . 🤔😉
@@Strausburg : The point being that everyone worth a damn has serious imposter syndrome! So don’t let it ruin your day. I got so good at pretending to know what I was doing that I had to battle that feeling every day, until I realised that it was the difference between successful people and successful sociopaths. Good people worry about being imposters, whilst everyone else fails. Now, give in to your anger, join me on the dark side and we can rule the universe as father and’ . . . Oh, I’m sorry, I mean . . . That just means you’re a decent human being. 😉
I can't believe I hadn't bothered to research Kathleen Kennedy's career even a little. I think a lot of people have made this exact error. They talk about her as if she were just a nameless studio executive who was airdropped to produce Star Wars
It's insane that no one talks about this. I had no idea she was so successful. I suspect it's either bc not many people care about producers or it's bc "she's a waman, waman no like ster wers." She is perfect for this job.
We know her career. We just don't care. It's about the present.
The DarthChief it’s not about her being a woman. Give it a rest already.
@@NoNonsenseNumbskull People talk as if she's just some Random hack Who got put in charge of things.
@@brianbrush5107 Could've fooled me...
"It's all about control."
After watching Rise of Skywalker, this holds truer than ever. Prophetic, Mikey.
Every time I come here and listen to you, I leave more inspired to filter the world through an open heart, and less by a closed mind.
Wow thats deep
This is such a lovely comment
"No one knows what they are doing" ....now that is a t-shirt
I'd buy it
I think it's a variation of the wisdom from Mikeys Harry Potter reviews (especially the Order of the Phoenix)
Pretty partial to “If Yoda can improve, we all improve” myself
I want to see a Star Wars story made by Mikey. Like, he made 2 meta characters and instantly want to see more of them.
Right! Like when he just non-nonchalantly said 'G.M. Tarkin,' it registered and I was like, "holy shit, yeah, that's how somebody in the universe would speak." There was a fluid, natural feel to it that despite such ridiculous names drew you in. Tell us more about standing next to a dead, fictional, ex slave admiral-hero, Mikey!
Those two were far more compelling than anything we've gotten in the new trilogy.
@@thetalantonx I actually really liked the Last Jedi and think Rey and Kylo are really compelling characters because they don't fit into neat boxes like everyone else.
@@TheNoviceVillage You're free to do so, but to me TLJ cared more about "subverting expectation" than telling a story, burning plot threads and almost mocking the audience for pondering the questions TFA posed.
"Haha, made you look!" doesn't compel me to do much but avoid movies made by the same people going forward, especially when they capitalize on the reminiscence of their fans while seeking with a will to destroy the intricate tapestry created by those who came before.
The characters felt hollow, mouthpieces that attempt to substitute ideology for imagination.
One CAN demonstrate ownership of a classic car that one recently acquired by slopping buckets neon purple paint on it, but one should not expect to be well received at the carshow nor to have the finished product considered art let alone compelling art.
@@TheNoviceVillage " are really compelling characters because they don't fit into neat boxes like everyone else." - That's not exactly a good sign...
"If Yoda can improve, we all can improve".
That's some goosebumps right there. Good job, Mikey.
I continually come back to this video because it's free serotonin from someone I feel fundamentally _understands_ Star Wars - its narrative (textual and subtextual), its origins and homages, as well as its themes.
And I'd love for a temperature check on the current state of Star Wars as of the release of The Rise of Skywalker and all that has followed. I feel like Mikey is uniquely qualified for such a task.
Yeah, take a "do or do not" approach when it comes to analyzing or apologizing for this train wreck of a trilogy
Oh no, I need that blood
Rey has the Jedi texts. She stole them before she left Ahch-To. You see them at the very end of the film when Finn finds a blanket for Rose, stuffed in a drawer. This is why Master Yoda says after destroying the Jedi Library ' Wisdom they held, but that library contained nothing that the girl Rey does not already possess.'
Also, Kax Sebulba needs his own film. I have spoken.
Love your work, Mikey. Thank you for this.
She has the original source material 😉
Katherine Alvarez ...and the Snyder Cut.
@@RusPitman th-cam.com/video/8pGlYF3xLrM/w-d-xo.html
Just watched this regarding the Snyder cut. Interesting stuff.
She has the texts, but Ray clearly still needs to learn the same lesson that Luke learned at the end of TLJ, that it's time for the Jedi order to end. Yoda's saying here is a double meanings, indicating that Rey has the books but also that Rey does not need the books.
@@djorgs Of course she needs the books. How do you avoid creating another Jedi order if you don't know how it was formed the first time?
Now that Rise is out , it be interesting to hear your thoughts.
Nah, he'll probably mysteriously vanish to a deserted island for years, drinking coconut milk to survive
You still have the dirt-nastiest most-bangin' intro song on YT, even though knowing the words somehow makes it less fun
FACTS💯
Well, I mean, it's a remix of a 42 year old song, it's not like the lyrics were some kind of secret exactly.
@@heiro7572 but those of us who know it from this channel and never bothered to look it up don't know em.
@@heiro7572 inventing lyrics was part of the joy
What are the lyrics?
You say like how I think but with smart words.
I dont do words no good
I commend the scene editing and transitions.
There's a song lyrics for yah.
feels like no one understood that the jedis in the prequel are shown to be wrong..? Yes theire code and morality is outdated, hence them loosing and unwillingly help the creation of Vador.
Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi: “Only the Sith deal in absolutes!”
Nobody, somehow: “Use of the word “only” makes that an absolute statement - are you accusing Anakin or accidentally confessing something earth-shattering?”
Kenobi: “$#!+.”
in hindsight, I kind of feel like that was intentional on part of George Lucas to display the hypocrisy of the Jedi Order
@@TheyCallMeContra You get a medal. Like, legit, that is it. Or what I see of it as well lol.
Has a better ring to it than "the Sith tend to deal in absolutes" but now I want an alternate Big Lebowski style Obi Wan who's like "well, that's just like your opinion, man" when Anakin is frothing.
My favorite thing right now is Obi-Wan as a secret/not-secret Sith Lord. He's not as he's more Lawful-Jedi than Yoda, but the idea is intriguing.
@@TheyCallMeContra For sure, he ignited his blade first. The Jedi should never attack first, right?
Referring to Yoda as "This former baby Yoda..." Delightful.
I genuinely do not have appropriate words to thank you for all your Star Wars episodes. I liked Star Wars as a kid. It became what it is to me now with The Force Awakens. I edge into the non-verbal portions of the spectrum at times and struggle putting words to why I loved TFA and The Last Jedi to people. It became a guilty pleasure because I couldn't express why Finn and Poe and especially Rey meant so much and why everything made sense. And then I found your channel. Every Star Wars episode has moved me to tears because you have put emotions I couldn't quantify into words, into powerful videos. And this is no exception. Thank you. Thank you so much for everything you do. I cherish your channel
I can’t improve on your word here, so let me simply say that you are not alone in this regard. I am excited to see where we will end this particular story, and I hope that in time the better part of the fan base will be able to look towards why they did and do still love this series.
I'm watching this a year later as someone recently subscribed. Your content is severely underrated. Love this channel and the positive vibes it exudes.
This video is all over the place but I can't look away.
All of his videos are all over the place. I like his stuff for the most part, but I have noticed Mikey will sort of go off on these "deep" tangents, without actually making any clear idea with the video. I've ended several of his videos and been like "...ok, so what exactly were you trying to say there?" because nothing was very cohesive.
Lured me in with the content about the films and then kept me with their own content included
happyninja42 honestly? That’s WHY I love his videos. He doesn’t claim to have answers, he just has a lot of thoughts. And I feel that.
@@bibliophilecb That's fine, but, when you are presenting those thoughts to the public, and they come across as...I don't know, drunken, 2am Deep Thought ramblings? It kind of doesn't really go anywhere you know? It's like, he starts to present a compelling point, something that would be interesting to delve into, and then he completely jumps topics to something else, and I'm just like "um...ok? I guess we're talking about something else now." And I get it with this particular clip, he says its "lots of thoughts about star wars" so I can understand somewhat it being disjointed, it's in the title. But many of his other videos are far more concise and focused on certain issues related to the topic at hand. His video on the movie Jarhead comes to mind as being very on point about the different issues, more complete thoughts.
I just, I dunno, I like what he has to say, when he actually takes time to come to a complete thought on what he's saying. Rambling from topic to topic, in a half-complete way, just leaves me feeling unsatisfied.
happyninja42 ehh I guess it depends on taste. I think it’s just how my brain works, i like seeing someone articulate that “2am thoughts” feeling I have, especially about something as complex as Star Wars.
“Do, or do not, there is no try”
*shows luke turning his lightsaber on in front of Kylo*
GENIUS
Boomer, Ok.
@@mattgilbert7347 I feel like CQB there is being sincere. Yoda's adage absolutely applies to instant decision-making, the sort of instinctive base reaction the Jedi Council trained into disciples of the Jedi way to reject all things even remotely dark, an instinct which leads to their destruction and, in turn, Luke's own ruin upon Ben Solo's waking to that green glow and warm hum.
I'm just saying, Mikey puts a lot of thought into these videos, there's no reason to assume the audience wouldn't recognize that.
@@mattgilbert7347 get out asshole
yes..... yes. thank you.
Just wanted to come back and say this really helped me out with a movie that ended up sadly not being for me. Thanks for helping me improve.
"Exhibit A: A catastrophic detonation because unstoppable force met surface-to-air missile, and they danced. Oh, how they danced." One my favourite things in these videos is listening to Mikey wax poetic about the films I love. What a great quote.
So much excitement when I saw that there was a new vid, I've just been binging these! No one makes you love movies like Mikey.
Yesssss this is the end-of-the-week notification dopamine hit I need to roll into the weekend.
Dope, I mean...
I new I wasn't alone.
A logical look at Kathleen Kennedy and Star Wars? What alternate reality have I woken up in?
Soul Index logical how? It’s factual. Her credentials doesn’t mean she didn’t blow this one up badly.
from the lack of overall structure, too many changing cooks making the dish. And finally calling the customers bigots and woman-haters for not endorsing the movie - it didn’t really calm things down at all. Who would have thought? Now we have a big chunk of the fan base that actively wants this trilogy to bomb or are indifferent to it.
I don’t know. is Disney Star Wars a success? I’m not sure... I think it would had sold a buttload of tickets just on brand recognition alone. Sadly we will never know what could had been under different leadership.
@@RaVNeFLoK She Dosent write or direct any of the films. And calling out the darker sides of the Fandom isn't the same as calling any one who has a complaint sexist.
And all the BS with the fandom Definitely isn't her fault
Brian brush Well it seemed to me and many others there was several attempts to make any criticism (yes also valid ones) reframed as coming from bigoted, basement dwelling racists or even Russian bots.
Like Trying to shame the fandom in line with the corporations wishes.
That stuff just doesn’t fly and it’s been attempted by others as well with similar results.
@@RaVNeFLoK When I see that talked about I usually see Rian Johnson sited
Brian brush they both had this tactic sadly.
bold move making "lost control of the edit" a major point in the first nine minutes when a common thought is that Marcia's editing saved star wars
well yeah, because losing control of the edit wasn't presented an inherently bad thing for what Lucas was making, but it was a bad thing for Lucas himself. Lucas wanted control. And eventually, he got it. And we all know how that turned out.
Will you be posting a Rise of Skywalker review now that it's come and gone? How did it shore up with your expectations?
Is that Matt Smith cosplaying Kaecillius from Dr. Strange?
Yeah, I agree... Mikey looking hot
The other guy is La Shief from casino royal. Im sensing a trend
The rant about what the Jedi got me. it runs through my mind every day
grammar fix please, I can't understand what you are saying
@@brianfong5711 I understood OP just fine. You're just being mean.
@@paradoxacres1063 She fixed it, she added period in the middle of her sentence 18 hours ago. Now I that I read the first sentence it still confuses me, in it she says:
The rant about "what the Jedi" got me.
Is it what the Jedi "represent"? What the Jedi "did"? Do you understand missing words? What is she saying? How do you understand what the OP is saying?
Brian Fong You just need to ignore the “what.” It probably just ended up there from an unfinished thought, or maybe she reworded everything after the “what.” Doesn’t really matter anyway, it’s just one 15 word comment on the internet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The reiteration of "Just get this one right" made me tear up. Gorgeous video as always.
Something fun that I just notice,
When Luke went to Ben's bedroom, he didn't killed him. But he also didn't not killed him.
He ignited the lightsaber, but he didn't *Do* nothing.
*Do* or *Do* Not, There is No Try
Luke failed, because he didn't *Do* nothing
Sneaking that Metroid music in there. I love it.
Damn I knew I recognized that music! That just gave me a potent hit of nostalgia, lol
Which game and theme is that? I haven't played in quite a while and been searching for the past couple of hours.
@@TheSwordThain It's a remix of the Super Metroid theme. I just played that again a couple of months ago.
@@jelmore49 could you, please, tell me where to find this version?
@@venatrixpacifica2396 I don't know where to find that particular version; I just recognized it because I heard the original for about a month.
Kax Sebulba should be a canon Sith Lord. He's got it all, man: he's charming, eloquent, charismatic and he has an unresolved Blood Feud. Get on this, Disney!
I can't wait for your take on rise of Skywalker
I felt that sad rant about his unfulfilled blood feud in my bones. I want this guy to be a reoccurring character.
I think if we've learned anything, it's that there's always another chance to resolve the unresolved blood-feud on your books. Hope you have a great new year, Kax Sebulba / Mikey!
Im seeing this video again in july 2020 and what you say about Kathleen is so true that Im 100% confident she has no intention to work with JJ Abrams again
“People are already yelling.”
Did they ever stop, though?
They haven't stopped since Empire
It is as though a billion souls cried out as one... and won't shut the frack up!
This video makes me very sad after seeing TRoS. Oh, what could have been.
You made rambling into the most exquisite form of art that my senses have yet seen.
Bless your atoms.
The rebellion soldier character is amazing 😂, the "Jedi/checks and balances" rant had me rollin on the floor .
This is like traveling back in time to the exact pop culture moment before the pandemic.
Love you Mikey! Thanks for a great 2019!
Your analysis always comes from a place of love, I appreciate that. I also enjoy your contextualization, and your acting is on point. Never stop being you, you beautiful man.
"Everyone is imperfect and Everyone can improve" hit me so hard! Thank you Mikey!
"you don't hold love, but you've never set it free"
Oh, that's was the lyric is, thanks!
The whispers.
"Ah, Beans" - Yoda
This Yoda eatin beans?
I dont know how you did it, but I want a Star Wars movie with those to characters you play. I feel such an emotional connection to them.
I spy some Pinny Arcade pins there... Chainsawsuit and I want to say... Loading Ready Run?
LRR is how I was introduced to Mikey, via Desert Bus For Hope call-ins and other such joys. A nice Venn Diagram of good, good people doing good things. 💕
"If I can change, and you can change, EVERYBODY CAN CHANGE!" - Star Wars
I like both characters of yours, felt really bad for Kax Sebulba when his rival got order 66ed. I’d watch a movie about a sith who goes against the empire specifically because their Jedi rival was order 66ed. Wait? Was that kind of what Megamind was about?
Michael, your art and your heart makes me feel extremely happy to exist in the same time and space as you. I imagine you might drown in these comments but I genuinely appreciate you and I hope you will live long and prosper.
Like in that movie.
All the light and icecream
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22:12 Massive shoutout for the ORIGINAL Anakin ghost! That made me happier than it had any right to. Mikey this is glorious and beautiful and thank you so much for making it. I'm simultaneously excited for the new film and afraid they might have caved to the toxic outrage after Last Jedi... But no matter what comes next, nothing can undo the greatness they have already created. And regardless of the topic, nothing brightens my day like a Movies with Mikey.
Okay this was a good video but I couldn't help but notice you only have the first five Harry Potter books on your bookshelf? Like bruh?? Where are HPB and DH???
Sorry, that's the only thing I could focus on.
the last 2 are on his bedside table
FYI Rey took the texts (you can see them when Finn gets a bandage for Rose), but Luke didn't know. Yoda was messing with Luke.
Because, Yoda
My phone notification sound is now the distorted voice of a man yelling shrimp droid. Thanks for that.
Those Kax and Gunlok interviews were some lovely satire, man. You showed how much you love SW but also how dumb and inconsistent original SW stories are and that bringing in complexity is only a good thing if there are to be more stories for both children and adults.
Love that you brought back the Scooter voice
"control, control, you must learn control!" - Yoda
Yoo, perfect timing. I was just rewatching the older TFA and TLJ videos earlier today. This is too good to be true.
I didn’t know what was happening. I think you made a point
"Then she got order 66'd" is probably my new favourite phrase
I didn't know I needed Rey looking like a bad ass set to a remix of the Metroid opening music, but now... Holy shit. Talk about subtextual meaning.
23:02 He destroys the TREE... but not the texts. They are on the Falcon with Rey, which Yoda knows. "That tree contained nothing that the girl Rey does not already possess."
but if you don't hate disney star wars how can you make 415x 2 hour videos saying how the rise of skywalker will fail???
but great video mike, i don't know whats going on but it was great
Rey raised Rey! That beautiful sentence brought tears to my eyes.
I would love nothing more than to be in a showing of Rise of Skywalker with snacks and discussion after with this dude
Hell yea Mikey, your intro is on point. Can’t stand the toxic culture.
“If Yoda can improve, we all can improve.” Ahhh, I like the sweet taste of Mikey wisdom.
Mikey, this video is why I will always love your content. You're a god damn gem, sir.
Everybody's imperfect
Everyone can inprove
Rey could blow up a boulder
One day training with Luke
Edit:
Excellent video by the way. I'm astonished at how much quality has been squeezed in.
Luke could parry blaster bolts after 10 minutes training with Ben Kenobi.
Thanks to you I just realized the massive parallels between Yoda's arc between prequels and og trilogy and Luke's arc between og and new trilogy. I really haven't been giving the new trilogy writers enough credit
Yeah, i noticed that, but i wondered how Luke fundamentally changed personalities. I wonder if they are going to try and flush it out in additional material.
Sooo uhhhh its been a year since TROS. Any chance of a video from you on your final thoughts?
Near then or the video: Yoda didn't destroy the Jedi texts. Rey took them before she and Chewie left. Yoda - knowingly - burned a hollow tree. It was in his line, "Already has she what she needs." Also, we saw the books in the Falcon after Rey rescued the surviving Resistance members.
This is exactly what I needed mikey
Incredible. Thank you for the effort. Every time. Thank you for all the effort you put into these videos.
I loved all of this. Also, low-key, you's a good actor, Mikey.
need a role in a new Spike Jonze film
He is a voice actor on occasion. He voiced Scooter in the Borderlands games.
@@PayondeAwsome Wait. What? I never knew that. Oh no...if I meet Mikey I'm gonna be THAT guy who yells “Catch a Riiiide!!!” I'm sorry in advance for that.
Payon de oh my goddddd how did I not see it?! Sorry you just blew my mind, man. Omg
BUT...the ancient Jedi texts *weren't in the tree*. I think Yoda knew that Rey had already taken them.
Luke didn't know though. I think it's important that Yoda wanted Luke to think that the texts were unimportant to the Jedi. Luke needed to be 'released' from his self isolation. I think the intrapersonal moment between master and apprentice is more important than the literal existence of the texts.
Anyone else starkly reminded that this guy wrote for Borderlands? Lots of similar meta jokes and I love it
You are one of the few people that actually change my attitude after being a OG that stood in line to see Star Wars in the theatre. Also, one of the few people I’d REALLY like to sit down and chat about this universe
Set it Free is still the single greatest intro song in the history of this platform and there is no "fite me" because no arguments to the contrary exist.
I was so dreading the new Star Wars movie. Not because I hated either of the first two - I thought they were pretty badass - but because Star Wars used to be this safe thing you could talk about with anyone and now you have to approach the subject with the same trepidation you might have bringing up any number of political third rails. And I just didn't feel up to wading in. But damn, dude, this was the new hope I needed.
I'm only 25 seconds into the video, but this needs to be said: that intro music slaps!
God damn. Your videos are so nuanced and beautiful. Your understanding of films and the meaning of them the real world effect on them and that they had on the real world is perfect. These videos you make are truly art within themselves and I tink everyone needs to see your videos on films, but especially the starwars films. You are the epitome of what makes this franchise work. Thank you
I disagree with like 65% of what you said, but I respect and admire your passion and insight.
Goddamnit, now The Saga Begins is gonna be stuck in my head for days...
“Expectations are the root of all disappointments”
William Shakespeare
Also I like how passive aggressive this video is
It a good contrast to the overly aggressive Haters
Thank you for always making me feel better about things that I care about a lot but usually make me sad because it feels like a fight to love them.
I absolutely lost it over the unresolved blood feud. Ty for this greatness as always.
This is the best film joy episode I have ever seen. This is literally the reason I watch these videos. Your acting, what little you do, is phenomenal, the characters you portrayed, although satirical, felt like real characters and real stories from the Star Wars universe
Mikey, I wanna say thank you. You're the only one out there that I saw express a nuanced, documented take on this saga I love.
Love that the song that plays in the end is "You can't hurry love". Fitting for Star Wars.
That was flippin' beautiful. That was some serious brilliance on display right there. Thank you.🙏 *bows*
That was the best exploration of Star Wars ever. A New Hope was a miracle that everything is somehow supposed to live up to. But when all is said and done 'there is no do. There is only try'
I'm from the future, and I think it's pretty neat that Rise of Skywalker continued in the grand Star Wars tradition of not getting this one right this time. _BywhichImeanthefilmwasn'tformeItriedtomakeajokepleasedon'thitme_-
Omg I did not think it was possible for me to like this channel any more than I already do. This is a freaking masterpiece. I absolutely love the cinematic presentation of the dark/light side characters. I am living for Kax’s makeup. The repetition of a central idea through different lenses is something Mikey always does so well but DAMN does he nail it here. Love love love.
This one is art Mikey. Might be my favorite mwm. Excellent video.
Thank you for the song bit at the beginning. I always thought it was, "Don't call it love, cause you never set it free."