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Hate to say it but I lost a bit of respect for Nolan after this horrendous take.

Thiss is so underrated keep up the work don't quit please

Gladiator 2 is just bad. There's no reason to apologize. It wasn't good. Don't be gaslit by these guys.

I love Christopher Nolan but I'm beginning to think directors like him and Ridley Scott are more into the grandiose visuals in filmmaking. It seems their focus is on executing epic visions, which they continue to deliver and unfortunately believe that's what audiences are most eager to see...

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The are multiple montages in The Bear, and they are never lazy. In many ways, that show is one of the boldest when it comes to using montage sequences. Every one is a careful assembly that develops character. A 'lazy montage' - though I'd hesitate to call any filmmaker 'lazy', would be one where images are chosen at random, or without any deep consideration, with a simple purpose of accelerating the plot, condensing time to get from moment A to moment B. The sequence showing Sydney's day off in The Bear is far from that. It gives an insight into a mind that is racing with imagination, but lacking in focus; full of ambition, but suffocated by self-doubt; inspired by the city she is from and her past, but unsure of her place in the restaurant scene. Every image in the montage is carefully thought out. I particularly like the flickering jump cuts that show different pastas on the plate. It's not just random shots of pastas, its her thought process, racing through options for what dish she can come up. I've never worked in a restaurant, but I could relate so much to this from a creative perspective. Often the difference between the creator who gets things done, and the 'sous chef' is the single-mindedness. I'd urge you to revisit this show, it is a masterclass of montage.

Entertaining video, good job! 👍

The Good the Bad and the Ugly is peak cinema

As a restaurant manager of a big restaurant in a big city, I should say that I was pretty moved by the The Bear montage. It has everything to be a generic and empty transition showing city landscapes, but it was not, and I dont felt like that since the beggining. I felt that it was exacly how it works for Cheffs and restaurant creatives. Long working hours, since the morning until people are already sleeping. The only time they have to think is while moving thru the city, going places, looking thru the windows. The amount of identification restaurant workers have watching this is huge, and this scene was one of the most for me, because it successfully makes me record the time I was starting, the time i was able to look at the city and see the fantastic. I think to be able to do this requires some naivety, some hope, some excitement with the path to be taken, wich is no more possible for those like the veteran who is being her professor. I think, maybe its not about the past, but about the future. Is not about memories, but about searching the new. Thats how i felt, I cant say for sure, because I barely remember the plot. I dont even live in the US, but i feel like that scene was kinda universal for restaurant workers in big cities. Anyway, very good, video. It just makes me remember the scene and think about it.

LOVED the Anora montage sequence

you SHOULD BE offended also just watched alien romulus ... i was going into it thinking ok its going to be a bad B movie me and my buddies can laugh and and shit on. it was much much worse than that. second 1/2 of the movie we just shit on it the entire time until the credits rolled. so if "SIR" ridley scott wanted to make a movie that shits on everything and is a laughing stock of the film industry then yea he is successful >.>

I love me some fine montages

Ahhh The Beach and Globtrekker series is early 2000s nostalgia overload❤🥹

Saw both recently. “Saltburn” is amazing and vibrant. “Purple Noon” is the worst Ripley movie of all.

Hope they include more from the novel but Christian Bale is Patrick Bateman for me

So not necessary to recreate Christian Bale’s American Psycho. It was perfect 👌🏽

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Happy holidays!!!! 🎄🎄🎄

More people need to check out The Night of the Hunter...it's mood is fantastically beautiful but also terrifying

Thats sweet 😊

wonderful collection of cinema!

saltburn was the best innovative fun film of the year......

My mother encouraged me to watch European movies & my godfather was Helmut Berger, so by 14 I'd read the book " The Talented Mr Ripley" created by the superb & subversive Patricia Highsmith.in 1955,the French Adaptation in 1960/1 is one of the 100 movies to see before you die,my godfather took me to see it in the mid 70s in Paris,he'd also,that holiday he,organised a screening of two of his classics,"Dorian Gray" & "The Damned" both released I'm 1970. I grew up near the river in Chelsea so,my mother had taken me to set a few times,including the scene on the houseboat & my parents are in the party scene. "Purple Noon" was mesmerising, exciting & utterly beautiful & though based on the book,not the literal word for word Adaptation of 1999,the reason both are superior to "Saltburn" is the written word, Fennell who wrote & directed it,is the daughter of society jeweler Theo Fennell & I'm sure the characters are composite characters of friends,clients & enemies of her upbringing & her father's circle.and is a very talented young actor,writer,director,with an obvious love of cinema. Where you ask, what was he doing for ten years or why/how did the family not just chuck him out,there's no possibility of answers because the film/story has been mapped out,based upon the premise that no one will ask. Tom Ripley on the other hand,gets away in the book - the film chose to end as it did - Ripley,inherits as per the fake will - he continues his wonderful fraudulent life in 5 brilliant novels ending in 1991,with Tom still on top of his game & that's where we leave him as Highsmith died in 1995,as a result anyone choosing to adapt any of the books,has a character to has lived a very full life,even the 8 part Adaptation "Ripley" in B&W with Andrew Scott can pick & choose,so we have now a literary & a cinematic ending & a character so well realised that one never has to suspend credulity, we know what he's done & are complicit, because unlike the police or the family of victims we've been in on it all - have the opportunity to - going with him on every step of his journey, understanding his reasoning or motivation for his actions & even get to 'spy' on an doubts or regrets he might have,while rooting for him from start to finish. I only got to meet Delon once,in Paris I was with my godfather & a group of his friends, Delon arrived maybe 5 minutes after us ,we were still deciding on a table,talking to the owner & various acquaintances who were already there. Both parties had friends in common,but,it was well known that Helmut & Delon had a " frisson" between them,not just history ,but,competition for who was the better lookingthe better actor among other things...,they both behaved like grumpy 6 year olds,finally acknowledging each other as if they'd only just realised the other was there,as the two parties mingled, tables were put together and both stars sat at different ends,even pretending when we were all leaving that they must do this again,soon,maybe one of the best performances either ever gave.

I met somebody today who has never seen the original. She saw the sequel in the cinema, and has since watched the original at home. The impression I had was that she found them equally good! I was slightly stunned, and concerned about her tastes since she is a designer!😳

I would say his last Great film he has put out was The Martian I have not seen All the money in the world and The Last Duel, but I hope he does better for his upcoming Film

I always spin you round baby ha❤

Love this thing.

Wow, chills.

RS ran out of steam years ago. Yes, he's made some classics, but that was decades ago. Now he seems to just churn out rushed, badly scripted garbage.

I love all three of these movies (including the 1999 "The Talented Mr. Ripley" which is imho a more faithful adaptation than Purple Noon). I think the motivations in Saltburn can be interpreted that Oliver is a sociopath who (in the first half) kills or hurts everyone who rejects him. The elitist family is so delusional that they keep him close despite the warning signals. It would not fit their ideal of letting the lesser fortunate have their breadcrumbs and being repaid that way. So they are kind of in denial.

Excellent montage and edits! Great job!

I didn't hate "Saltburn". It was really just a movie that had the bad guy winning at the end. At least it was an attention keeping, fairly original by today's standards and interesting movie. I did think well that is messed up at the end but I believe most sane people would think that. You only very briefly mention "The Talented Mr. Ripley" that was clearly a remake of "Purple Noon". You failed to mention the Netflix series "Ripley" that came out this year at all. Ridiculous and pretentious to suggest a 60's French film as something anyone would love in comparison to either of the more modern Ripley adaptations.

Not a RS fan,and his movies are generally sub par.Excl the original Alien.

I like Saltburn cause it's a vibe. My satisfaction with it is purely based on vibes (I love the dark academia aesthetic it has going on), the soundtrack, Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi, and nothing else. The ending, in retrospect, is terrible and depicts the opposite of what Emerald SAID she wanted it to depict. On my first watch, I left feeling sorry for the Cattons, which isn't shocking considering what family she comes from among the British elite. How can you watch a movie expecting to walk away with an eat-the-rich mindset when the rich is the one making the film? Interestingly, she also made promising young woman that's supposed to be some girlboss kill all men film but has similar critiques as Saltburn. People have been reexamining the film and its message, and realising how the ending especially undermines the film.

Saltburn was a boring film for boujee kids

Saltburn was just fucking boring, like yah it was weird but it’s really not that disturbing. So thanks for Bringing this flick to light

Saltburn was so self-centered and insulted my intelligence because the filmmakers were likely making it out of some spreadsheets' analytics of what works these days. I saw Talented Mr Ripley when it came first out and the new Netflix series, Ripley but never seen this Purple Noon.

Haven't heard of it. Guess I'm an uncultured Spoink.

Hey Elephant, LOVE the Channel! I just FINALLY started my own review channel and just discovered yours and it's very much up my alley. I'll get to all your vids eventually, and I did subscribe and will watch and like all your stuff, great job!

i found saltburn to be nothing more than sensationalist dreck

Saltburn was “adequate” at best. If you think that was a great film, you’ve not watched much cinema.

I loved loved loved Saltburn

How could you not mention the ‘The talented Mr. Ripley’ when making thorough contrast / comparison? Saltburn was more allegory or film noir was it not? - Having more style than storytelling merit.

So Purple Noon is just like The Talented Mr Ripley, people should watch that one too it's fantastic.

2:11 looove Purple Noon, but I can't believe you called The Talented Mr Ripley “its western remake”??? First of all France IS a western country, and second the story of Ripley comes from a series of books by the brilliant Patricia Highsmith. The American movie is just another adaptation of the first book, NOT a remake of Purple Noon edit: I didn't mean to sound so aggressive lol, this is a great video!!!!!

At its core, most of those who were connected to the production of Saltburn were weaponizing this movie, attempting to falsely label the LGBTQ+ community as manipulative, liers and evil. But in a new fun way. Borrowing a story from a french film and giving it a modern sexy "sort-of-gay" twist . It had NOTHING to do with class or wealth. Scratch an inch below the main story narrative and it's all there, plain as day.

This was my first thought when I watched SALTBURN was that it was a ridiculous TALENTED MR. RIPLEY ripoff.

I fucking hated SALTBURN, but loved Emerald's first film PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN. But SALTBURN was ridiculous.

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Well I didn't hate Saltburn, but the longer it run, the more I had the feeling that it doesn't have a point. And the ending was just bad and lazy. Im not ashamed to admit that Elrodi and Madekwe begin hot was the best part of the movie. But I will definitely check out Purple Noon, it's always better to have something, not only for the eye, but also for the mind.