Very subjective... but IMHO Nickson looks sane when he is taking a normal photograph. But because he was (he has retired) such a great actor is able to animate his normal face into insanity or rage depending on the situation called for in the given movie.
My mom was unnerved by his performance in The Shining so much that she was convinced he really was crazy. My dad assured her he was just acting. "NO!" she replied, "No one can just act that crazy". She was giving him the best compliment an actor can get.
When I was little I would ask my mom why my dad was on the cover for The Shining and she'd be like "that's not your dad, that's Jack Nicholson, he's in this movie." But it never made sense because he looked exactly like my dad so I'd just ask again and again 😂
Nurse Ratchet likes to be in power, she subconsciously uses the patients' illnesses against them in order to maintain that feeling of power. *Her main goal should be to help them heal.* Billy was healing. He's been a scared, insecure little boy all his life. Never would think he could have a family and do good in this world. He was gaining confidence, for the first time in his life, it's a breakthrough and that first time is usually associated with a ton of optimism since it's a new thing! Nurse Ratchet recognizes that and like the justifiably most hated female character in film history she crushes his confidence and happiness and drags him down to square 1... His best chance at healing, crushed because she wanted to feel the power of control again. And you wanna sit there and imply that choking her isn't justified? You literally make me sick.
@@mastereppsreturns6586 okay maybe your ending was a little bit much. But everything else. Totally agree with. Love the movie. Next time I suggest you just make sure to think that maybe not everyone is familiar with Jack Nicholson's work. Or maybe he hasn't seen that movie before. Because reading the end of your comment made me sick.👌
Everyone says that Jack Nicholson looks like a crazy person. No he was just so good at playing one that his face became the picture people think of when they think of a crazy person....
I met the man once. At a bookstore near the Stanley hotel, yes THAT Stanley hotel. And it was about as terrifying and cool to meet him as you would expect
The only people who write him off as a one trick pony are those who've only ever watched The Shining and Batman. His big iconic roles in which he plays psychos. He's done much much more. Compare him in the Chinatown. Watch Five Easy Pieces. A Few Good Men. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's. The Pledge. All different. All genuine. All great acting.
He truly is. I wished, though, that the beautifully impotent, prostrate anger that he shows in About Schmidt would have been included here. When he tries to assault a guy and can't even collect himself enough to make his hands into fists but instead slaps the guy. That truly shows range, compared to the extremely potent, fierce anger that he's more well known for.
He isn't afraid of getting ugly. In a world where Hollywood mostly portray humans as always being the prettiest little perfect things, he stands out like a shining idol.
This is coming so late! But the ones I recognized are Chinatown, the departed, the last detail, the shining, as good as it gets, about Schmidt, a few good men, the shooting, and one flew over the cuckoos nest. Hope this helps!
This reminds me of a great concept a theatre director once expressed to me when I was acting in one of his shows. The beauty of any actor's performance actually isn't their ability to unleash a tirade of emotions from deep within themselves, contrary to popular opinion. It's actually the beauty and subtlety of what lies underneath the emotion they are 'showing' to an audience. In this video, that takes the form of whatever emotion Jack Nicholson is feeling underneath the anger which, I agree, is almost always clear and incredibly well done. The example this theatre director gave me though, was a recurring moment in Anton Chekhov's plays, where a character who is in great pain begins to sing or whistle. As an actor, it's our job to 'whistle over the pain'.
tbh, I think being angry is one of the most honest emotions, so whenever I see how someone becomes angry I always pay attention. Awesome Video! :D How bout a Jim Carry next time?
Great comment. If we will give an anger more attention, maybe we can see what lies underneath it. As well said in this video - anger is only a thin layer over something bigger and often complicated. We fear anger of others and ourselves, but we should stop it only if it becoming violence. Otherwise we should listen.
I agree, anger is the most honest, but at least in my experience it's more about the situation than the person, though it can't help but reveal something about the person. Just have to know how to separate the two.
You made a really good point that I never thought of. Because if there’s any actor you think could be accused of overreacting - it’s Nicholson. But he is always so genuine and rooted in layers, that his anger engulfs you with its impact. He’s incredible.
Haha. I think he was actually was trying to lift the faucet pedestal in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. ... Unless you are aware of this and just made joke, thenI feel stupid
@Grym I do not think Trevor can make the audience feel that anger. Trevor is showing his fury with his actions, it's instant. It's like a sudden gunshot. Yes you will be afraid but only as long as you hear the gunshot. Nicholson's anger is like a volcano. You can hear it boilling. You don't see any body movements. You feel the tension and know it's going to errupt. It's that fear of when it's going to burst. That's why Trevor will never reach that level. He is giving it all in just a moment while Nicholson is making you tense and more tense until he explodes and you get paralyzed. A good example is Psycho (Nicholson) vs Conjuring (Trevor). While the conjuring will scare you all the time for dumb reasons, The Shining will start breaking you piece by piece until it goes full berserk and makes you terrified.
These videos are some of the better content of TH-cam. These are masterful essays that breathe new life into films and performances I've seen dozens of times, and can now enjoy a dozen more. Thank you.
I'm very glad you brought up the fact that anger is rarely (if ever) a singular emotion. That's a fact I've seen far too many people dismiss, to their detriment of understanding how to deal with the issues of others and even their own.
Every single nerdwriter video makes me so pumped You learn so much from these videos without even realising it and it even entertains Also, does anyone feel like when the video ends that it was a trailer for something ?
Jack has to be one of my favorite actors! In addition to his mastery of anger, I think his performances as The Joker in 'Batman,' Jack Torrance in 'The Shining,' and Randle McMurphy in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' make a great case for his mastery of madness and lunacy as well. Fantastic video.
Hi, I'm a 15 year old kid doing theatre and I'm going to portraying the role of Shylock in a short monologue. And like his confidence and anger, I want to reach or atleast be closer to it to an extent. And this helped me, thanks a lot.
man you know i'm an actress just starting out, and this video reallllllly helped me so much. i have such a better understanding of acting now, like i always knew that when you are acting, you are showing a character as a real, living person with complex emotions and depth. but this video goes into how the same emotions are always so different, how character and personality affects everything, and how everything in the environment of the character that could in any possible way affect the tone of the emotion, will always affect the emotion. thank you so much
Madelyn Palmentieri Also watch nerdwriter's video on Anthony Hopkins' acting in Westworld. I really appreciated the mastery of emotions Hopkins possesses after that.
The last clip that nerdwriter put in, where jack nicholson has a tantrum and then looks at the screen and then nerdwriter ended the video. It was perfect and went along with the music fading in. Nice job ma dude.
This guy is just an acting powerhouse. My favourite movie of all time is 'The Departed'. Each and every moment in that movie is just amazing to me. The cast, the character interactions, the music, just breathtakingly engaging. And Nicholson shines in that movie, along with his co-stars. There is this small scene in that, which not many would immediately call as memorable, but it's the scene where DiCaprio's character meet Nicholson's character for the first time in a bar and acts all nonchalant. That little scene is among the best scenes I have seen . The acting, the tension and background of that scene is brilliant.
Anger is the truest form of honesty. Great vid and legendary actor. I also love how Kevin Spacey(who aesthetically reminds me of Jack) handles anger in house of cards especially. I'd love some Spacey vids and maybe some dark night Nolan vids as someone mentioned below. :D
Your videos make me feel so strangely good inside.. It's incredible to see someone so passionate about learning. Not to mention each of your video essays are pieces of art in themselves. Seriously. It's beautiful. Your use of language, imagery, and sound is poetic, and you always manage to convey your ideas in an easy to understand, yet incredibly detailed and thought-out way. You are always able to re-evoke my passion for learning and essays with each video I watch. Thank you for what you do! Keep it coming.
i remember in the early 70s....just finished 3 years in the army, 1 in vietnam....got out, got married, went to college....saw carnal knowledge at a walk in theatre in soquel, calif with my new wife....she was blown away by candice bergen, me by jack nicholson......the bedroom anger scene jack did with ann margaret had a profound effect on my life......fantastic actor
Great points in the video! I always knew Nicholson was a great actor, but I never really thought about the underpinnings and how he portrayed them. Also, sixty years of acting- wow!
@@user-yw2qz4fp9f But pretty much all sith lords have a great seething anger underneath that calm mask. Jack would be as good as anybody at portraying that. His role in A Few Good Men does this quite well at points.
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Alex Jones isn't a master of anger, because he doesn't master his own anger. When he gets wound up he's a frothing maniac. The difference is that Jones just has a lot of volume, but Nicholson has nuance.
Really good points, good analysis. I never actually realized the reason why I appreciate Nicholson's acting until I saw this video, and yes, you're right. It's because of the way he can portray anger in so many different ways. Anger is a part of all of us, no matter how hard we try to downplay or deny it, and seeing what Nicholson can do with it on screen is so amazingly fitting to the rest of us who want to do it that way, but hold back. A lot of us expunge at least a part of our anger, vicariously, through Jack Fuckin Nicholson.
Great video, insightful, interesting and even slightly educating. We all have to deal with our own anger. I know I do. I absolutely HATE ignorance. And I LIVE in Arkansas. :)
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Screaming is often related to catharsis and I think there is something equally as cathartic seeing it on screen, seeing someone truly express this makes for great viewing.
Is there any kind of award we can give this guy? By this guy I mean Nerdwriter. He has some of the presentation out of any of these types of videos on youtube and I always learn something new from them.
I absolutely cannot stand The Shining but somehow some of those Nicholson moments are my favorites film scenes of all time. “I’m not gonna hurt ya, I’m just gonna bash your brains in!” 😂
One of the best examples of how good he as an actor is when I first saw the courtroom scene in A Few Good Men I was just flipping through channels and stumbled on it. I hadn't seen the movie before so I didn't know anything about what was going on. Just through Nicholson's performance with the answers I could tell the story of this guy really wants to loudly proclaim what he's done but has to hide it and it burns him up that he can't just come out and say what he did and how proud he is that he did it. All just through his acting because I hadn't seen any of the scenes before this.
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Having the face of a complete lunatic helps a lot
He knew he was not Clark Gable. He used what he had. Perfectly.
It does indeed.
I think he just has the face of a complete Jack Nicholson and we're the ones who were conditioned to perceive that as maniacal by his roles
Did you just give us a truth bomb?
What if we can't handle the truth? :P
I have been waiting to make that film reference.
Very subjective... but IMHO Nickson looks sane when he is taking a normal photograph. But because he was (he has retired) such a great actor is able to animate his normal face into insanity or rage depending on the situation called for in the given movie.
My mom was unnerved by his performance in The Shining so much that she was convinced he really was crazy. My dad assured her he was just acting. "NO!" she replied, "No one can just act that crazy". She was giving him the best compliment an actor can get.
When I was little I would ask my mom why my dad was on the cover for The Shining and she'd be like "that's not your dad, that's Jack Nicholson, he's in this movie." But it never made sense because he looked exactly like my dad so I'd just ask again and again 😂
I can be that crazy! Just hide my X-men comics or Stephen King books.
True
@@generalobiwankenobi8265
Stephen King is the worst writer I have ever read
“sometimes the anger is justified”
*inserts clip of him strangling nurse ratchet*
Fuck nurse ratchet she deserved it
Georgia Clunis it was justified. Lol.
😂😂😂
Nurse Ratchet likes to be in power, she subconsciously uses the patients' illnesses against them in order to maintain that feeling of power.
*Her main goal should be to help them heal.* Billy was healing. He's been a scared, insecure little boy all his life. Never would think he could have a family and do good in this world.
He was gaining confidence, for the first time in his life, it's a breakthrough and that first time is usually associated with a ton of optimism since it's a new thing!
Nurse Ratchet recognizes that and like the justifiably most hated female character in film history she crushes his confidence and happiness and drags him down to square 1... His best chance at healing, crushed because she wanted to feel the power of control again.
And you wanna sit there and imply that choking her isn't justified? You literally make me sick.
@@mastereppsreturns6586 okay maybe your ending was a little bit much. But everything else. Totally agree with. Love the movie. Next time I suggest you just make sure to think that maybe not everyone is familiar with Jack Nicholson's work. Or maybe he hasn't seen that movie before. Because reading the end of your comment made me sick.👌
Everyone says that Jack Nicholson looks like a crazy person. No he was just so good at playing one that his face became the picture people think of when they think of a crazy person....
I never thought of that before...
@@fourhorsemenmechanix757 I know. Pretty cool when you think about it that way
His chameleon eyes help too 😁 I have them as well
So art redirecting perception.
latent conditioning.
I met the man once. At a bookstore near the Stanley hotel, yes THAT Stanley hotel. And it was about as terrifying and cool to meet him as you would expect
If only we’d have the same experience you had here!!!
That’s so cool! What’d he say?
@@allys744 he said "Here's Johny, it's not funny"
Fantastic video. It's easy to write Nicholson off as an eccentric one-trick pony but you really bring out the nuance of his acting.
Who has ever written off Jack Nicholson as a one-trick pony? I think most, if not all, people recognize him as a great actor and give him his dues.
A lot of people accuse him of just playing himself in every role.
siennajohanna He doesn't 'play himself', he *brings* himself, or parts of, to each role.
The only people who write him off as a one trick pony are those who've only ever watched The Shining and Batman. His big iconic roles in which he plays psychos.
He's done much much more. Compare him in the Chinatown. Watch Five Easy Pieces. A Few Good Men. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's. The Pledge. All different. All genuine. All great acting.
Nicholson's performance in The Last Detail is so underrated..
Al Pacino: the art of yelling
YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wh-wh-what the fuck are ya talkin about? Have you SEEN Dog Day Afternoon?
Robert De Niro: the art of repeating.
Hoo-Ah!
Rodzilla kinda but in a enjoyable way
Jack Nicholson is a joy to watch.
He truly is. I wished, though, that the beautifully impotent, prostrate anger that he shows in About Schmidt would have been included here. When he tries to assault a guy and can't even collect himself enough to make his hands into fists but instead slaps the guy. That truly shows range, compared to the extremely potent, fierce anger that he's more well known for.
I am curious to how high his blood pressure is
Don't know, but I've met a few people who know Jack and he's apparently a very chill person in real life.
Low, he is retired and plays golf.
maybe all his acting has helped him vent anger and he is actually much more relaxed than the average man.
He also smokes a ton of weed
Heck he did EVERY drug known to science including LSD. Idk if he still used anybody form of substance now
In his youth, he'd have been one hell of a Wolverine.
Nicholson is at his absolute best in those short seconds leading up to his anger explosions
He isn't afraid of getting ugly. In a world where Hollywood mostly portray humans as always being the prettiest little perfect things, he stands out like a shining idol.
A *SHINING* idol?
I see what you did there....
Jack Nicholson is the most intense actor of all time.
You clearly havent seen 7 samurais
Javier Bardem
@@stephenr80 Toshiro Mifune- what an amazing actor. I love him too. But, I think Nicholson is greater.
Walton Goggins
Whaat? Haven't you seen Nicholas Cage?
Jack is such s great character actor.
well all actors or actresses are character actors unless they do a documentary on themselfs :P
Maybe the greatest?
"anger can be a form of desperation...a noise so loud that you dont have to hear your own insecurities" 👌 spot on. Very insightful
That's got me in the mood for a good Jack Nicholson movie!
Clay Mann Five Easy Pieces!
Chinatown.
Here's Johnny!
The Last Detail
@@ApocalypseLater8 any recommendations that are on netflix
He is one of the most charismatic actors of all time.He is so smooth and also iconic with body language
Not enough comments recognize this. He oozes charisma & confidence.
You left out the best one, when he gets mad at HIMSELF for looking at the camera in The Shining and Kubrick left it in!
Do you have a short clip link of that scene, because I can't recall which one you're talking about
@@d3athblad3 After him and Wendy argue while Danny is in bed and he storms out. Just before the ballroom scene.
He wasnt looking at the camera. He was looking into dannys room
“You’re BREAKING my concentration! You’re disTRACTING me!”
Master Epps Returns The moment where he says “Wendy, Darling” was phenomenal.
"Why don't you start right now and get the fuck out of here"
Matt - Yes! That ONE line freaked me out. It was so mocking, so petulant, so condescending...you knew then that she was FUCKED 😆
You can’t handle distracting me!
His performance in As Good As It Gets is impeccable.
Jack Nicholson is a national treasure.
Thats why Nicolas Cage kidnaped he.
He is astounding
This is just one of the innumerable reasons why Jack is my favourite actor.
Yours, not mine.
I would really dig a complete list of all the movies referenced here.
Imdb
This is coming so late! But the ones I recognized are Chinatown, the departed, the last detail, the shining, as good as it gets, about Schmidt, a few good men, the shooting, and one flew over the cuckoos nest. Hope this helps!
This reminds me of a great concept a theatre director once expressed to me when I was acting in one of his shows.
The beauty of any actor's performance actually isn't their ability to unleash a tirade of emotions from deep within themselves, contrary to popular opinion. It's actually the beauty and subtlety of what lies underneath the emotion they are 'showing' to an audience.
In this video, that takes the form of whatever emotion Jack Nicholson is feeling underneath the anger which, I agree, is almost always clear and incredibly well done.
The example this theatre director gave me though, was a recurring moment in Anton Chekhov's plays, where a character who is in great pain begins to sing or whistle. As an actor, it's our job to 'whistle over the pain'.
Now I have to watch all Nicolson movies in consecutive order. Thanks for that.
Did you do it
me too....
_drops everything to watch a new Nerdwriter video_
That's pretty much exactly what I just did!
one of the few youtube channels left i would do this for
Yep, same here, and it did not disappoint.
Hope you don't work as a midwife
Johnny Bedini 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
His role in the One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest will always be my favorite.
tbh, I think being angry is one of the most honest emotions, so whenever I see how someone becomes angry I always pay attention.
Awesome Video! :D
How bout a Jim Carry next time?
So what your saying is that the best way to reach honesty is to ... *introduce chaos?*
Great comment. If we will give an anger more attention, maybe we can see what lies underneath it. As well said in this video - anger is only a thin layer over something bigger and often complicated. We fear anger of others and ourselves, but we should stop it only if it becoming violence. Otherwise we should listen.
I agree, anger is the most honest, but at least in my experience it's more about the situation than the person, though it can't help but reveal something about the person. Just have to know how to separate the two.
Samuel Wallace no, I just feel a certain honesty from someone when they show their wrath. I'm being too subjective here. LOL sorry
Jim Carrey is a very good sugestion
This is def one of the best youtube channels ever!
the real anger is Jack Nicholson at a losing Lakers game
Bluebucket Must be where he sharpens his toolset lol
Oh, so every Lakers game? ;)
you cut yourself on that edge
frequently
Bluebucket lately
Fantastic. A genuine sense of understanding of Nicholson. He's one of my favourite actors and I still felt like I learned something.
I always felt like Nicholson was channeling someone trying really hard to quit smoking after chain smoking for a decades.
Reminds me of my dad
2:08.....Even the dogs like "Hold on a sec! This fucker is crazier than me!"
Nicholson's bodily anger made me think of the 'Nicholas Cage loses his shit' video. Do a video on him and lose your mind like Abed
I'm a simple man. I see Community, I like.
Storytellers Community fans unite !!!
Six seasons and a movie.
Everything here is so perfect, from Nicholson to community but most importantly the video of Cage losing saved my life, it’s beautiful, thank you
You made a really good point that I never thought of. Because if there’s any actor you think could be accused of overreacting - it’s Nicholson. But he is always so genuine and rooted in layers, that his anger engulfs you with its impact. He’s incredible.
Nerdwriter and CineFix are life. Best channels ever!!!
Cindy KNOWS Kaptain Kristain too.
Kaptain K is the real deal.
Im gonna have to check him out
you should check lessons from the screenplay
Also don't forget Every Frame a Painting
Watching him get angry is good for the soul.
"Sometimes his anger is misplaced"
**Tries to bang motorcycle**
Haha. I think he was actually was trying to lift the faucet pedestal in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
...
Unless you are aware of this and just made joke, thenI feel stupid
Trevor does this well in GTA v
MattVideo Productions Trevor is basically Jack Nicholson as a game character
MattVideo Productions Nah it’s over-acted to the point of it just being really tiring imo
I get angry every time the game changes away from the Jack Torrance outfit without me asking for it.
@Grym I do not think Trevor can make the audience feel that anger. Trevor is showing his fury with his actions, it's instant. It's like a sudden gunshot. Yes you will be afraid but only as long as you hear the gunshot. Nicholson's anger is like a volcano. You can hear it boilling. You don't see any body movements. You feel the tension and know it's going to errupt. It's that fear of when it's going to burst. That's why Trevor will never reach that level. He is giving it all in just a moment while Nicholson is making you tense and more tense until he explodes and you get paralyzed. A good example is Psycho (Nicholson) vs Conjuring (Trevor). While the conjuring will scare you all the time for dumb reasons, The Shining will start breaking you piece by piece until it goes full berserk and makes you terrified.
Takis Dimarelos but psycho isnt scary.
click to learn about Jack Nicholson. end up learning about myself instead. that's the nerdwriter for you
These videos are some of the better content of TH-cam. These are masterful essays that breathe new life into films and performances I've seen dozens of times, and can now enjoy a dozen more. Thank you.
*"HERE'S NERDWRITER!!!"*
_[scream of fear intensifies]_
I'm Very Angry It's Not Butter!!
Always loved the quote by Horace: "Anger is brief insanity." I always seem to catch that watching great actors like Jack's portrayal of the emotion.
Jim Carey is like the humorous version of Jack Nicholson
Only one of them didn't crash their career straight into the dumpster
wait... wich one?
he should do a video on Jim Carrey and his humor
That would be Jim, sadly.
Jim Carrey is also a lot creepier.
Jack Nicholson and Anthony Hopkins, two bloody amazing actors! My 2 favs!
WHAT a great looking guy, seriously, he also has such a wide range of looks. wow what a legend!
@@PeterGriffin-in5ut *gray
I'm very glad you brought up the fact that anger is rarely (if ever) a singular emotion. That's a fact I've seen far too many people dismiss, to their detriment of understanding how to deal with the issues of others and even their own.
Every single nerdwriter video makes me so pumped
You learn so much from these videos without even realising it and it even entertains
Also, does anyone feel like when the video ends that it was a trailer for something ?
"The larger shape of anger" 6:39....What a sublimely crafted phrase.
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH
Jack has to be one of my favorite actors! In addition to his mastery of anger, I think his performances as The Joker in 'Batman,' Jack Torrance in 'The Shining,' and Randle McMurphy in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' make a great case for his mastery of madness and lunacy as well. Fantastic video.
Hi, I'm a 15 year old kid doing theatre and I'm going to portraying the role of Shylock in a short monologue. And like his confidence and anger, I want to reach or atleast be closer to it to an extent. And this helped me, thanks a lot.
I admire the depths you go to analyse a topic and the skill you have to express to the common public.... Kudos...
So, can we get Nicholas Cage's Master of Freak Out for the next video, LOL.
Then Christopher Walken as "Master of the Awesomely Weird"
Then Tommy Wiseau's "Mastor of Terrible Movies"
despite all his rage, he's still just Nicolas Cage
Леся Пономарева Nicholas Cage + Tommy Wiseau = Ass-Spam ... I should have known it would come to this.
I lol'd
His on screen persona is exactly why he ranks up there as one of the best in the business. Jack Nicholson is great joy to watch on screen.
man you know i'm an actress just starting out, and this video reallllllly helped me so much. i have such a better understanding of acting now, like i always knew that when you are acting, you are showing a character as a real, living person with complex emotions and depth. but this video goes into how the same emotions are always so different, how character and personality affects everything, and how everything in the environment of the character that could in any possible way affect the tone of the emotion, will always affect the emotion. thank you so much
Madelyn Palmentieri Also watch nerdwriter's video on Anthony Hopkins' acting in Westworld. I really appreciated the mastery of emotions Hopkins possesses after that.
Mutilated Baby Wellll, that’s a bit rude, don’t you think?
The use of capitals and proper punctuation eludes you, doesn't it? Sad.
@@eknaap8800 Well I understood what she sais. Not all people are as "good" in English as you are, professor.
*said
Nicholson's angry, muted acting in the background with your soothing, calm voice over = outstanding.
...wow...Jack really is amazing.
Jack Nicholson is a terrific actor. He makes his characters believable. Thanks for highlighting him.
This is why he's my favourite actor of all time.
The last clip that nerdwriter put in, where jack nicholson has a tantrum and then looks at the screen and then nerdwriter ended the video. It was perfect and went along with the music fading in. Nice job ma dude.
He’s brilliant. Imagine doing that in front of a camera and booms and ordinary people all around him. He has to be the best.
I never realized just how precise his expressions of those emotions were! That's really impressive. Thanks for highlighting those subtleties!
Young Jack Nicholson would be great as trevor from GTA.
I'm almost certain they based his body language and look from Nicholson's performances.
They did
Crassius Curio They based the look off of the voice actor who played Trevor.
You can even get that outfit and look like him from The Shining
YES!!!!!!
This guy is just an acting powerhouse. My favourite movie of all time is 'The Departed'. Each and every moment in that movie is just amazing to me. The cast, the character interactions, the music, just breathtakingly engaging. And Nicholson shines in that movie, along with his co-stars. There is this small scene in that, which not many would immediately call as memorable, but it's the scene where DiCaprio's character meet Nicholson's character for the first time in a bar and acts all nonchalant. That little scene is among the best scenes I have seen . The acting, the tension and background of that scene is brilliant.
Anger is the truest form of honesty. Great vid and legendary actor. I also love how Kevin Spacey(who aesthetically reminds me of Jack) handles anger in house of cards especially. I'd love some Spacey vids and maybe some dark night Nolan vids as someone mentioned below. :D
woops. sounds like you will probably never get a kevin spacey video... hah
Anger isn't always honest. Sometimes it's very much a desperate attempt to be as dishonest as possible.
I've never felt that way, @@shotgun6X . I've always felt anger is un-adulterated non-filtered truth.
@@jong9379 lmao
Your videos make me feel so strangely good inside.. It's incredible to see someone so passionate about learning. Not to mention each of your video essays are pieces of art in themselves. Seriously. It's beautiful.
Your use of language, imagery, and sound is poetic, and you always manage to convey your ideas in an easy to understand, yet incredibly detailed and thought-out way.
You are always able to re-evoke my passion for learning and essays with each video I watch.
Thank you for what you do! Keep it coming.
you have magnificently deep and educational videos all over! thank u!!
i remember in the early 70s....just finished 3 years in the army, 1 in vietnam....got out, got married, went to college....saw carnal knowledge at a walk in theatre in soquel, calif with my new wife....she was blown away by candice bergen, me by jack nicholson......the bedroom anger scene jack did with ann margaret had a profound effect on my life......fantastic actor
amazing work. one of the best channels on TH-cam.
the power of observation and critical thinking amazes me.
I had to rewatch this one twice. First time I was too distracted by Jack's acting.Too good
Both songs, intro and ending, mention smiling. Nice touch.
Great points in the video! I always knew Nicholson was a great actor, but I never really thought about the underpinnings and how he portrayed them. Also, sixty years of acting- wow!
Nobody like Jack. The master of his craft.
I don’t know why, but I felt so much better after watching this! It’s as if Mr. Nicholson was taking it out for me! Thanks Jack!
So basically Jack Nicholson would play the perfect Sith Lord? #DarthNicholson
Nah siths are calm and etc
@@user-yw2qz4fp9f But pretty much all sith lords have a great seething anger underneath that calm mask. Jack would be as good as anybody at portraying that. His role in A Few Good Men does this quite well at points.
No, god nooo. Not in that Disney shite.
I just love Jack so much ❤ he's incredibly charming
He reminds me of Steven Ogg(Trevor Phillips from Gta) .
If you get the chance to read this message I'm already grateful for your attention. Upon coming onto this channel not to long ago, I find myself filled with happiness and bewilderment at the thought of just watching one of your videos and feeling perplexed at its ingenuity and quality you bring to each one. It makes me think more than I already do as a human being, but in a more organized and less buzzing way. I love your videos. You bring me so much joy and most of all inspiration to pursue something here on TH-cam at some point in the next few years where I am more focused and put together. Don't ever stop, I am eternally grateful for the content you put out into the world.
Thank You
The true master of anger is Alex Jones.
Ira Glick lol
Ira Glick That's not anger. That's just shtick.
WE'RE BREAKING THE CONDITIONING
Somebody needs to do a break down on Alex Jones. Hahaha
Alex Jones isn't a master of anger, because he doesn't master his own anger. When he gets wound up he's a frothing maniac. The difference is that Jones just has a lot of volume, but Nicholson has nuance.
Jack Nicholson is the greatest actor I've ever watched, every film he puts in a stunning performance.
I'm sure Anjelica Huston could also make a video about the same subject but on his real life.
She said in her book that he was remarkably charming & kind with women.
Really good points, good analysis.
I never actually realized the reason why I appreciate Nicholson's acting until I saw this video, and yes, you're right.
It's because of the way he can portray anger in so many different ways.
Anger is a part of all of us, no matter how hard we try to downplay or deny it, and seeing what Nicholson can do with it on screen is so amazingly fitting to the rest of us who want to do it that way, but hold back.
A lot of us expunge at least a part of our anger, vicariously, through Jack Fuckin Nicholson.
Steven ogg is like the calm jack Nicholson. imo.
His facial expressions are by far the most eloquent I've ever seen, no one else compares really.
Great video, insightful, interesting and even slightly educating. We all have to deal with our own anger. I know I do. I absolutely HATE ignorance. And I LIVE in Arkansas. :)
None of us can avoid anger,
but we can't remove it from the constellation of our feelings,
but we can acknowledge it and understand it.
Next video do Leonardo Di Caprio Master of FREAKOUT!!
I didn't realize one person could even express the same emotion in such a myriad ways. Brilliant work by a brilliant actor.
watching your video on wednesday is probably the only reason i want to stay alive rn
Zeltos of come on dude lol
Same
if that profile picture is really you then you've definitely got more reasons to live than you think. yowza! ;)
You're not helping mehn :(
"I have crippling depression"
bro you are seriously gifted! your script is so rich in words and smart not many people can do that. i love your channel one of the best ones on TH-cam.
Weird, I literally watched the shining for the first time yesterday and now this comes out
Screaming is often related to catharsis and I think there is something equally as cathartic seeing it on screen, seeing someone truly express this makes for great viewing.
Nerdwriter: The King of Assumption.
Is there any kind of award we can give this guy? By this guy I mean Nerdwriter. He has some of the presentation out of any of these types of videos on youtube and I always learn something new from them.
I absolutely cannot stand The Shining but somehow some of those Nicholson moments are my favorites film scenes of all time. “I’m not gonna hurt ya, I’m just gonna bash your brains in!” 😂
Why can't you stand the Shining?
One of the best examples of how good he as an actor is when I first saw the courtroom scene in A Few Good Men I was just flipping through channels and stumbled on it. I hadn't seen the movie before so I didn't know anything about what was going on. Just through Nicholson's performance with the answers I could tell the story of this guy really wants to loudly proclaim what he's done but has to hide it and it burns him up that he can't just come out and say what he did and how proud he is that he did it. All just through his acting because I hadn't seen any of the scenes before this.
How well did you perform in English class?
Moiiike M Probably got an award for best English student.
Hey man idk if you'll ever see this but I cannot thank you enough for the videos you put on TH-cam. Every single one is a true work of art and I cannot explain how much I appreciate the level of thoughtfulness and depth each analysis provides. Most of the time you bring out a new perspective that I never even considered but a lot of times when I watch these vids I feel an overwhelming sense of relief or satisfaction that someone more articulate and intelligent than I am can properly voice the complex thoughts and emotions that are going on in my brain. I'm always like "damn, that's exactly how I feel about that artist, or that piece of work, or that actor." anyway, thank you man, keep putting out incredible work and if you ever start a patreon, sign me up!
Cowboy Bepop Next Please
Yes yes yes yes yes yes
Oooh all kinds of yes to this.