My Favorite Depictions of the Devil
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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Welcome back to Pancake! The UA-cam channel named after my dog who also makes a guest appearance at the end of every video! Today we are taking a look at my favorite depictions of the Devil across a handful of movies, TV shows & art!
Films referenced/covered:
The Witch, The Northman, The Lighthouse- (Eggers)
The Prophecy (Widen), Legend (Scott), The Devil’s Advocate (Hackford), Angel Heart (Parker), The Adventures of Mark Twain (Vinton), Constantine (Lawrence), Winter’s Tale (Goldsman), The Wailing (Hong-Jin), Bedazzled (Ramis), The Last Temptation of Christ (Scorsese)
Television referenced/covered:
Supernatural (Kripke), The Fall of the House of Usher (Flanagan)
Literature referenced/covered:
Falling Angel (Hjortsberg), Winter’s Tale (Helprin), the Hellblazer series (Moore, Bissette, Totleben), The Mysterious Stranger (Twain)
Music Included:
Free Drum Solo (Vattovaz)
• Free DRUM Solo
Meatball Parade (Macleod), In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg), Claire De Lune (Debussy), E Minor Prelude (Chopin), Fur Elise (Beethoven), Symphony no 5 (Beethoven), Eine Kleine (Mozart), Symphony no 7 (Beethoven), Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven), Gaia in Fog (Bodan)
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I guess they draw Devil with mouth on butt because he is always speaking out of his Butt😅
I guess they draw Devil with mouth on butt because he is always speaking out of his Butt😅
I would dare say a crotch and butt faced devil/demon is more allegirical that they are 2 faced.
“They used to call the devil the father of lies. But for someone whose sin is meant to be pride, you'd think that lying would leave something of a sour taste. So my theory is that when the devil wants to get something out of you, he doesn't lie at all. He tells you the exact, literal truth. And he lets you find your own way to hell.”
- Mike Carey
Is that the author of The Girl with All the Gifts?
@@sasquatchkidPS3Xx he's the author of the Lucifer comics, best damn series I ever read and a great devil depiction
this is exactly what Lucifer does in Constantine
Makes sense, I can think what i want to say, but to put it into words is difficult, but some may claim to like the truth, but it depends on what truth.
And that's precisely why he's the father of lies
He speaks facts, but the truth is not the fact
*leans over, popcorn spittle flying into wife’s ear*
“That goat better fucking talk!”
Wife spends the rest of the movie worrying about having to cover up more bruises if a movie goat doesn't talk.
And then audibly cheering when he does talk right at the most climatic point of the movie. This guy sounds awful!
Lmao
@@chucklebutt4470bro what
I read that like John Mulaney saying "your name better fuckin not be John!"
*Spoiler alert* It's so interesting what Black Philip offered Thomasin at the end. We are used to demons tempting the protagonist with "big" things like unlimited wealth and power. But for Thomasin, who had to live with a family who always repressed, judged, blamed, and punished her, it was enough just to be allowed to relax and enjoy simple things without being made to feel bad about it. Considering her parents were cast out of their Puritan settlement for being *too* hardcore, her home life was probably a nightmare even before they had to go live by the woods. So Thomasin gets offered tasty food, a nice dress, and the company of girls and women who won't judge her. The flying is just a nice bonus.
Eternal damnation is not worth it.
@themanwithtomanyeyes8282 why? And I actually can't, my memory won't really let me unless I watch it with someone else. I just kind of go through the motions if I watch something I've seen before unless I am watching it with someone else. My memory is impeccable.
Because the lore of hell is different in that movie. God has abandoned them. Stop applying your personal experience to things you clearly aren't familiar with enough to state false facts.
@@Ohmyadeline wait, how is hell different in that movie did God abandon the family or did it abandon everyone in that universe? and if so does it even matter if she becomes a witch
Just curious.
Yeah her family was awful-and especially her mother. But to be fair Black Phillip set them all up just to get another follower.
The most common theory as to why devils were represented with faces on their bottoms, is because it was established that in order to sell your soul to Satan, you had to kiss him on the back door; that was clearly much too graphic to represent in artwork, so they added a face back there to make it less outrageous.
you're tellin me i gotta toss the devil's salad in order to make a deal?
@@birdfurnace Fraid so!
😂
@@furrymessiah who says i'm afraid to? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@birdfurnacefreaky ahh
My favorite depiction will always be the one from Crossroads. No horns or hellfire. No wings or red scales. Just an old man in a nice suit with something… off about him
I'm not familiar, from which year is it?
@@liaml.e.5964 A 1986 classic, starring Ralph Macchio and Joe Seneca.
@@knightjedi666 thank you very much.
@@liaml.e.5964 You’re welcome.
it really is a cool movie
I love The Blackcoat's Daughter, because its depiction of the devil is so understated, but very powerful. The "temptation" is love, personal connection, and the feeling that someone cares for you. The protagonist is bullied and miserable at a Catholic boarding school. She feels abandoned by God, but finds comfort in the Devil... for exactly one night. She spends the rest of her life chasing after that warmth, and she never finds it again. That's a spooky Devil story.
yes!!! and he's visually interesting too, like a cute imaginary friend. i really love him in that movie :-)
That's horrifically cruel, wtf
@@paleriderpalehorse55 It gets more horrific. I left out a bunch of details, it's a great horror movie. If you like Longlegs you'll love The Blackcoat's Daughter
One of my favorite films of all time. So underrated.
Constantine taught me a bunch of the other names the Devil goes by, through Gabriel's rebuke to Lucifer
I'll always remember Peter Stormare's delivery of "I do miss... the old names."
little HOOOOOORN
Stormare and AL Pacino made great Lucifers.
Most Unclean
Peter Stormare was SUCH a good depiction of the devil. His mannerisms and when he leans in and almost growls while taking a deep sniff is perfection.
@@mildlydazed9608I’m SO glad he was talked about, he’s absolutely my favorite depiction of the devil
Mads Mikkelsen said he played Hannibal as Lucifer from Paradise Lost wandering the Earth. After I read that I went back and rewatched it with that context added, it remains perhaps my favorite show because of that.
"You murdered them! Never mind them, we can make more of them if we need to." That claymation always stuck with me because of that.
An incredible line, to be perfectly honest. It encompasses a degree of misanthropy combined with callous pragmatism that feels truly "demonic". It's the idea that life, people, and all the intricacies of them are entirely valueless, but knowing the fact that they useful. If they die in cruelty and pain, there will always be more to replace them later on. There is logic to it, and it is utterly diabolical.
"I can do no wrong, for I do not know what it is" another line that stuck with me, twains way of suggesting morality doesn't exist I believe or at least only exists In the minds of humans
I agree. I also love how he gives the people life, grows angry with them, and then whipes the slate clean. Essentially, what God did with the great flood. I love the idea that Satan, after being cast aside by God for his arrogance, his belief that he could rise above God and rule better than him, he spends eternity in the void outside of creation trying and failing to make a better world in his own image. He hates humanity with everything in him, but he'll never be able to admit that they exist outside of the scope of his power.
@@Charlie_Azrael In a sense that could be compared to the gnostic Demiurge, Yaldabaoth. A false god with the delusion of being the one true god; a material being who acts as a tyrant without equal, but cannot make anything that isn't as empty of meaning as himself.
this was the coolest spoiler warning i’ve ever seen
I really want to see Satan depicted in the way he actually looked like. Beautiful, charming, and filled with light.
He wouldn't be able to blend in as he was depicted as the most beautiful being. PERIOD. Something we can't really comprehend.
Watch devilman crybaby!
In the anime/manga Devilman he is depicted as an intersexual being, who is very beautiful and looks like an angel.Maybe thats something your looking for
The tv show Lucifer has all of those qualities but some new twists
You'd love Mandela catalogue
I like that hell in the claymation evaporates into the void when the children leave. It punches home the idea that in death there is just nothing, and that hell and the devil and even evil only exist in the minds of the living. It's such a small, and yet critical detail that captures the felling of nihilism.
Hell isn't a physical place where souls get tortured in the first place doe. The Grand punishment non-believers and sinners get is... You said it, eternal death. They just get "thrown to the Lake of Sulfur" and completely vanish from existence. Why do people believe that Hell exists in Christianity?
@@gaelr.s7123 Annihilationism is not the traditional Christian interpretation of hell. Especially in the United States, and even more so in Twain's time in the South. But that wasn't really the point of my comment, and people believe that about Christianity because that is what most Christians have historically believed...
@MickeyDoop1 Well i think that last part, coming from a Christian, is because most Christians interpret the Bible differently, which on its own is fine, but some REALLY just like getting to go around saying "erm you're gonna suffer forever unless you agree with me ☝️🤓"
@@MickeyDoop1 yeah, I kinda missed the point tbh. I just wanted to add that "Hell" is literally what you said, nothingness.
@@gaelr.s7123 No, that is what hell is to you. It's fine to believe whatever you want, but that is not what hell is/was to me when I was a Christian. The way you are saying it is dismissive of my background, and all the people in my life that believe that my soul is going to a hell, just because your particular belief makes you feel better.
I was saying that the story is saying that there's no evil and no justice outside of ourselves, and the animators having evil dissolve when the children leave shows us that, and I think it's powerful imagery that captures the nihilistic themes of the story.
SEVEN BROTHERS, ALL SCULPTERS?!?! NOT EVEN A PAINTER AMONGST THEM?!
wow... that must've been some TENSE family gatherings.. lol
their dinners must have been…stone cold
@@Jazzosaurusayyyeeee
I hear their mother was statuesque.
Sculptors are wild. Just spending weeks slowly smoothing out a thigh or ass, "yeah that's mmm perfect".
I was DYING during the movie recap. I forgot we were talking about the devil.
10/10 video essay tangent
“Holy Shit! Jennifer Conley’s in this?” … three minutes later … “ Holy shit! Grahame Green’s in this?”
The eerie ASMR whisper of The Witch's Satan gives me chills. It's so creepy but also alluring in the most unsettling way
Al Pacino will always rank among my favorites. The devil runs a law firm. I couldn't imagine a more perfect environment for him lol.
I gotta rewatch Devils Advocate, I’ve only seen it once!
@@Thenewboidahlia it's awesome sauce
It's like how American Gods depicted Anubis as someone who was caring and benevolant rather than just another "Evil" Egyptian God
Because the Egyptians didn't view Anubis as "evil." For that kind of depiction, you would need to look at Set.
The Wailing’s use of Japanese man as the Devil in Korea specifically plays on the xenophobia between the two countries due to their historical hatred of each other
yeah, though on the korean side id hesitate to call it purely xenophobia given the horrific shit japan did to south korea
but i agree thought it was cool that the devil is portrayed by an older japanese man knowing the history there
Given the world history, I would stop calling anything xenophobic, just realistic expectations of history repeating itself.
That’s like saying that Native Americans are xenophobic against European Americans. It’s not xenophobia if there is a history of atrocious abuse.
@@MeredithHagan like me walking past a black person and I keep my hands on my wallet
@@tensugarcubesJapan did equally awful things to the North as well.
I'd like to add O Brother Where Art Thou to the conversation. The devil being depicted as a merciless southern lawman is so unique.
Sweet summer rain. Like God's own mercy.
I've always loved how calmly and quietly the Devil spoke in The Witch, I'm glad to see others agree as well. Also amazing production on the video, recommended tab finally gave me a gem!
I think the White Witch of Narnia is another interesting depiction of the Devil, one made entertaining and easy to understand for the children but also complete in it's concept.
You did a great job advising how weird the Winter's Tale was going to be, but somehow I still was not prepared
I legit forgot the video was about devils. That’s one fucked-up movie plot.
I think the way Satan is portrayed in The Passion of the Christ is one of, if not my favorite cinematic depiction of the devil. So horrifying yet somehow beautiful, in an uncanny sense. Definitely has stuck in my mind since I saw the film as a kid (before you ask, my parents are Christian and this film was required viewing every Easter 💀)
My parents are Christian too like why did they feel the need to traumatize us with this movie once a year?! But I agree. I love the depiction in that movie.
@@laceydoeshorrora lot of Christian families (mine included) will use fear to teach children not to sin because they believe (and know, kind of) that just the promise of heaven isn't good enough to push people away from the temptation of sin. Funny thing is that it backfires often and the kid ends up associating religion with fear and pressure to be pure
Unfortunately humans of all types use fear to try to influence others. Its easy and mostly effective, but there are no shortcuts in life. Parenting is tough tho so its hard to blame parents when they fail
@@BIG-qn6eddoesn’t mean that you can’t blame them. you definitely can
You just unearthed a horrific memory for me
Sandman’s depiction of Lucifer has quickly risen to the top of my list of favorite devil portrayals. Gwendoline Christie’s acting is superb. The way her Lucifer is so cherubic with her golden curls and saccharine smile is so striking compared to the backdrop of hellfire and the contrast of her words. “I’m going to do something I’ve never done before. Something that will make god absolutely livid.” With just the most evil, mischievous, and lovely smirk on her face. She’s playing the devil, but she never loses that part of Lucifer who’s still an angel which I think is lacking in so many other portrayals.
I did not realize that Sandman had gotten an adaptation, but I’m so glad they went with the original design rather than what it got changed to after his first appearance. I specifically ranted to a friend about how the portrayal of Lucifer as beautiful and ethereal was such a good choice and then they changed it to a generic buff shirtless guy and I wanted to scream.
I can't believe I was lucky enough to have this pushed to my recommended! Awesome job! Please keep it up :)
Agree
YESSS I'm so glad someone's finally talked about The Prophecy. All the angels in it are so visceral, potent, brutal that Lucifer being a quiet, sing-songy crow makes him so palpable in comparison...
the witch is one of my all time fav horror movies, the atmosphere is unlike anything else
Sinister, u might like it
@k2a2l2 bro its so good. like monotone ari aster.
Seeing it in theaters was wild. The Black Philip reveal was one of my favorite moments in cinema ever, because the audio mix in my theater immediately changed when he spoke. His voice played on every speaker at once so it felt overwhelming even though he was whispering.
Mine too. I also love the kind of ambiguity and absurdism that Eggers brings to all of his work. You can view pretty much all of his movies from the POV of it being real, being metaphor, or being retelling of myth. The Lighthouse specifically is really good at this - there are so many moving parts that it's difficult to decide which angle you agree with.
If you love atmosphere, check out Hagazusa: A Heathen's Curse. Absolutely drowning in atmosphere.
Great Video!
One thing though: Verna in the House of Usher is most likely not the Devil, it is more strongly suggested she is Death itself, which is more in line with Poes "The Masque of the Red Death" and the shows interpretation of it, and also explains her more neutral instead of evil demeanor.
I came to say this exact thing. For Poe, the Raven has always symbolized death itself; they’re carrion birds that will follow the doomed and dying so they can peck at the corpses, and Verna is just an anagram of Raven.
Exactly! Carla Guigino also mentioned it!
I also figured she is death collecting what is do
I agree. He said he "doesn't care" but that's not the lore. I hate when creators do that. This isn't even up for interpretation, since it's made after Poe...
I also understood her to be Death.
Since the subtitles are only automatic and struggle with French, for anyone who wants to look up the statues the first one is named “L’ange du mal” by Joseph Geefs, while the second one is titled “Le génie du mal” by Guillaume Geefs, located in St. Paul’s Cathedral, Liège. Thank you for the wonderful video!
Thank you!
I would also like to give some credit to Peter Stormare's work as Lucifer in Constantine.
He was terrifying yet quirky, imposing yet laid back and threatening yet friendly.
A beautiful dichotomy with each interaction he has with Keanu Reeves.
Nice suit with dirty bare feet and pants... chefs kiss
I really liked your take of Verna in House of Usher. I personally see her more as a 'death/ fate incarnate' figure, but the devil's bargain aspect of the story makes a strong case for your interpretation. The scene where she recites 'the city in the sea' is my favourite scene of the series. So good, chilling, tender.
I didn’t even have to click the video to know Supernatural would be mentioned
yo does he do 2005 Constantine's devil? i haven't finished the video yet
swish! i fucking called it!
SUPERNATURAL MENTIONED🔥🔥
As it should be.
The fall of the house of usher is one of the best fuc king shows I’ve seen. It’s so impactful, clever, and detailed. The original Poe stories are brilliant and are completely elevated by the show in a genius way. I’m def rewatching.
Also pancake is ADORABLE!!!
Anjelica Houston also played a female Devil in the Western Seraphim Falls. A sign on the back of her wagon can be briefly seen that reveals her name as "Louise C. Fair".
Id like to point out how often Gabriel ends up being depicted as a bringer of war, sometimes even being a sort of second Lucifer, though driven less by envy for human, and more a deep bloodlust
I'd personally say that Satan was less envious of humans as he was God Himself. He wanted the free will but he wanted ultimate power above all else.
@@PhantomGato-v- mans got the biggest ego in existence *"God himself? I could do better"*
Why do you think he's so associated with pride?
When the messenger and servant of God (along with the rest) bring forth his Divine Messages and Will - from a human perspective it is nothing less than Apocalypse, despite not being 'bad' or 'evil'
It's honestly probably just due to the fact that if you're not going to make the devil an antagonist, you need a foil to him. And to avoid using God, Gabriel becomes the default and just gets to short end of the stick
To me, Verna feels like a perfect representation of the Jewish interpretation of the devil, who instead of being a a fallen angel that rebelled against god, is an angel that works for god and is actually one of gods most loyal angels who has been given the task of punishing the most wicked and crewel members of humanity.
I didn’t know that at all. Are there any sources where I can dive into the subject more?
@@ThyHeraldMastema, God's hitman, the demon of persecution
Isn't that Samael?
Though tbf aren't ol Luci and Sammy the same in some interpretations?
@@GigiBranconi both are pretty similar, but maybe Samael would be more accurate tbh. Samael is more tied to the idea of killing sinners, and is himself probably the most corrupt and evil of the two, while Mastema is more of an obedient inquisitor who's here to test humanity's faith and wickedness overall through persecution and calamity, although they can both carry these functions throughout their various iterations in literature
Edit: vis-à-vis Lucifer/Satan, Samael and Mastema are sometimes considered to be the same entity, but that's pretty rare since those two fallen angels/demons are almost always said to be under God's influence, while Satan is always his Great Enemy
Wait until the plot twist where Satan finally lives up to his name (‘the accuser’), judges, and executes god for all the crimes he committed. The biggest plot twist (spoiler alert here)- Satan turns out to be the human.
Peter Stormare's been a woefully unknown and underrated actor for decades.
His appearances in Until Dawn also really sell a very important part of the game, and I don't know of any other actor who can *sound* quite like him
I think the last one was a depiction of death. You might have a different plan on your afterlife based on beliefs but death comes to everyone. In some ways this show is just made to cope with the real horror that those families just got off scot-free
Fall of the House of Usher was one of the best pieces of media I've seen in the last couple years. Mike Flannagan is absolutely on a role, and I will watch everything he makes from here on. I thought the depiction of Verna was one of the highlights of the series. How she could be a merciless vehicle of vengeance, and yet still have compassion, really made her motivations fascinating. The fact that she only targeted certain types of families showed that she, as the Devil, punished the most wicked, and did so gleefully.
I had never seen nor heard of Winter’s Tale and the way things just kept getting crazier and crazier- by the time we got to Will Smith in a t-shirt and blazer I laughed out loud!
There's a reason people in Hollywood say "never work with children or animals".
They'll both try to kill you...
Who in Hollywood says this lol?
@@lucasmurphy740 "It is thought the 1940's Hollywood actor and comedian W.C. Fields coined the phrase, never work with children or animals. Children and animals can be unpredictable, they certainly have the ability to steal scenes and upstage an adult."
More practically though, children are tricky to work with because they're not as experienced as adults and there's a bunch of restrictions on how long they can be on set for, and animals are well, animals. Very difficult to control.
"those are for the after-party"
The Japanese guy was bound to be the bad guy in the Korean film let's be real
The entire thing seems like a metaphor for the war crimes committed in ww2 which the movie honestly tones down if anything
Nothing beats Troopers 2024, Dance With the Devil. That’s because the Devil plays the guitar and that just makes him better than everyone else
I raise you one Devil who is Dave Grohl in Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny. This devil plays guitar harder than anyone has ever guitar'd before
I’m glad you mentioned the Troopers show, because I was going to
My favorite serious depiction of the devil is in the song "Devil Train" by The Lab Rats. Both in the lyrics and also as depicted in the music video. The physical acting of the masked figure representing him is subdued yet charismatic and chilling. Here's the lyrics (copy pasted from google with some blatant inaccuracies corrected) where he directly appears in the flesh for those who don't want to listen to the whole song (you should, it's really good, and just reading the lyrics does not have the same energy and presence as listening to the song itself):
Within the foggy distance I saw a silhouette that got bigger as I stepped
The train tracks were wet, I saw a shiny grin from afar like it was happy
This is what he said as he started to walk past me
"It's a nice night for a walk, would ya mind if I joined you?"
"Do what you wanna do"
"Well that's great cause I'm going to
And not to annoy you but see I really have to ask
What a young dude like you's doin' out by the tracks? You waiting on a traaain?"
"Nah man let me explain
I'm mindin' my business so maybe you should do the same
I just been a witness to something sick and sadistic
So twistedly disgusting you should feel real lucky you missed it."
"Ooh easy with the tongue son, try to listen carefully
What you seen's scary but nothing can compared to me
I could show you things to paint all your dreams haunted
I could make you scream if I wanted
Or I can be the bee in your bonnet, your best-friend forever
Two peas in a pod flockin' like birds of a feather
And you'll never have a need to beg, work, or steal
If all this sounds worth it then lets make a deal
All you want in life for price of your soul
All the money you can fold, power that you can hold
I'll put you in control, only if you're down to roll down these train tracks tonight."
"But where we gonna go?"
It should be noted that this is followed by the chorus at which point the song ends, leaving it unclear what happened. But by this point its already been implied the narrators grand dad already made a deal of some sort with this entity and it didn't go well for him, but the narrator is also in a bad mental state and cannot recall the lessons passed down to him about the train tracks. So things could go either way. We don't actually know if this entity really is the devil, but regardless he fits just as much as Verna does. And it is really cool, especially for a character from a 5 minute song that he only physically appears at the end of, and that features 3 other key characters two of whom are also heavily focused on by the narrative.
Such a good song
Such an underrated song
I saw the title and i immediately thought of Constantine and The Adventures of Mark Twain. Great to see them in this video :)
i refuse to believe this is your first video essay you’re way too good at this
Thank you for taking the time to give so many of the weird details about Winter's Tale especially the imdb screenshot of the character named Dingy Worthington because guy who played him, Alan Doyle, is one of the most famous musicians ever to come out of Newfoundland so that was an extra hilarious tidbit for the Newfies watching.
This channel went from sports list videos to video essays. The glow up is crazy
Fall of the house of usher is one of, if not my favorite, miniseries of all time. Roderick Usher has some of the most crazy lines of all time, and then Mark Hamill functions almost as Verna’s disciple? Awesome stuff, incredibly glad to see it here.
Though, I would characterize Verna more as a manifestation of the Grim Reaper than Satan, largely due to the fact that I personally believe religion needs to play a role in the story to have a true Satan (but also, subtle differences being what they are, I can certainly see your interpretation).
I also loved Fall of the House of Usher. I agree that I didn't see Verna as a devil character. I thought she was the angel of death. She's not a demon or devil character because she doesn't go out of her way to hurt innocent people. Nor does she lie. She is brutal, but many angel-like characters in the Bible are brutal warriors. I saw her as a sort of grim reaper-like figure. She makes deals with people, but she targets people who are already morally compromised. She doesn't try to lead people who are righteous astray.
Verna is basically one of the Tomorrow People, or the Isu from Assassins Creed.
Somewhere between then Venn Diagram of an Advanced Human, a Demi-god, and a god.
And her powers/role/dominion is Death. She's kind if like a Crossroads (choice) leaning Death-aligned Reaper.
this is exactly the kind of content UA-cam/The Internet really needs. Thank you for this thoughtful look at a problematic/fascinating figure in film.
CONGRATULATIONS on making a video that blew up, dude. Its so inspiring seeing someone take a drastically different direction and having it go well for them!
I love that the channel is named after your dog
As soon as I read this title, I thought of Peter Stormaire. I’m SO glad you covered him, my scariest iteration of the devil imo
i’m glad you included the wailing! the first time i watched it, the reveal SHOOK me.
Tim Curry’s depiction of the lord of darkness in the 1985 legend is my favorite. He’s seductive and impatient and evil. I loved his interactions with Lily. It’s really a wonderful film.
i’m 3 months late, but the inclusion of the adventures of mark twain makes my heart flutter. i was 15 the first time i saw the mysterious stranger clip, and it has changed me. every time i come back to it i feel an intense mix of melancholy and awe. i love it, it might be one of my favorite pieces of media just because of how deeply i have been affected by it emotionally. i’m so glad you included it.
I saw The Mysterious Stranger on UA-cam with no context like 15 years ago and it stuck with me forever lol
Same lol I was like eight at the time and it shook me to my core.
Dude this is such a good video! I love the style and I love that it's personal to you ("MY favourites") and I'm prolly gonna watch a couple of the movies mentioned. Well done man, subbed
Oh this video is absolutely delightful, love how you finished off with Verna, she's also one of my favorites
12:46 “a useless thot, a homeless thot” wow
Literally left this video right after you said The Fall of the House of Ushers might be your favorite to watch it. Just came back right after finishing the last epsiode to finish the video. Holy crap, what a masterpiece!
WHERE HAS THIS CHANNEL BEEN ALL MY LIFE?!! The production is AMAZING
He was a soccer channel before this banger of a video LMAO
I cannot applaud this enough. The spoiler sequence made me smash that sub button. The Winter's Tale segment had me laughing out loud. Great video. Gonna send it to all my metal friends.
Unironically, gonna watch the witch, and come back to this video, i don’t wanna get spoiled.
Okay, the fall of the house of usher is definitely my new favorite depiction. It just feels so much more real.
The Pick of Destiny: He is the Devil and he loves metal.
I got dizzy and whiplash listening to you explain the setting and some of the plot of Winter’s Tale
This will be the first time in ages I go see a movie just out of sheer curiosity to see how bizarre it is
Bro this is way to high quality to not be more popular
this is factual, I'm small randy marsh in a jar
@5th_Avenue itll get there. buuuut is old mate really got the content touch or is the premise of the video doing quite a bit of heavy lifting?
Are we watching the same video? He keeps blowing the mic when he pronounces a hard p for fucksake lol
Tbf bro’s name is pancake
Like how can you compete with the primordial breakfast
bro, nobody caree
Viggeo Morgenstein is my favorite sunny quote
Only 300 subs? This is a gem, you're gonna go far man. Keep up this amazing work
One of my favorite subjects! I love Dustin Hoffman in The Messenger (1999), who is credited as "the Conscience", but is the voice making Joan doubt her divinity. Gabriel Byrne in End of Days is like hunger and want personafied when we first meet him. Peter Stormare really kills it in Constantine though.
Shoot man, this is really great work! You covered a lot of depictions in detail but it never felt rushed or shallow. I also appreciate you giving background information on a lot of the more historical devils too. Nice job
All hail PANCAKE! ALL HAIL PANCAKE!!! 😁Wonderful video! Binge watching all of yours right now!
“Of late I think of Cliffordville” is a Twilight Zone episode I think you would enjoy. A smart and cheeky devil woman. One of my favorite episodes. Great video
Edit: I just finished the last few minutes, PANCAKE💕 is so cute. I love that it’s also your channel name.
truly the Witch is one of my favorite all time movies it's so good, my sister and i quote "Wouldst thou like to live deliciously" to each other whenever we're asking if the other is hungry and wants food
Ryo from Devilman Crybaby definitely should be on this list
This is the best channel changes i've ever seen. You're one of my favorite youtubers now
8:26 lucifer doesnt want heaven to become hell because he wants heaven he wants to be god he wants the worship and the decidence and the power and perfection of heaven, he hates hell hell is a prison to him and he would rather it be gone hell is the simbol of everything satan hates and thats why he wants to keep heaven pure so that way in his mind when he takes over its still perfect
So he is more of an... anti villian. Does the right thing for the wrong reason.
@@GigiBranconithat's an anti hero
@@GigiBranconi I'd still call it villainous. He wants to do something selfish for a selfish cause
@@GigiBranconihe is acting completely selfishly, there is no “right thing” he’s doing
@@GigiBranconiwtf no! The guy wants to literally torture and enslave all of humanity just cause he doesn’t like the way they look.
He’s a villain, plain and simple.
I was looking for Devil-themed video essays to help me for my dissertation (I’m writing about the faustian bargain in movies and animation) and I was delightfully jumpscared by the inclusion of “Winter’s Tale,” it’s literally my favorite movie 😂💕 I loved the recap lol
Looked at your channel to see what other content you make only to see that you used to operate a small MLS channel with only a few hundred views per vid. You then suddenly pivot to a really interesting and well-made video essay (is it a vid essay?) about depictions of te devil and get a few hundred thousand. Damn. Dude well done this is cool asf to see and amazing you changed your channel and first video experienced big success. Subscribed.
I love The Witch, need a rewatch now. Had kind of forgotten about it, such an amazing film.
Still near the beginning but actually really enjoying this so far and was looking at your channel and see that you just changed your format. If there are more like this I will definitely be back. Really great videon so far!
Also have you seen Childhoods End. I know Karellen isn't supposed to be the devil but it's interesting that is how he and his race are depicted. I have only seen the tv series of it though so I don't know if the book is the same!
I knew The Wailing would be mentioned here. That movie is too good, and the ending is downright unnerving. The whole film feels evil.
i really liked the depiction of the devil in Longlegs because you weren’t exactly sure if you were looking at the devil or a servant of the devil, the movie overall had lots of themes of religion and religious trauma and was a really interesting watch
at 21:29 my favorite fun fact about this scene is the lack of editing or really even direction it took, like will smith didn't even have lines or anything he just did that
oh the fall of the house of usher is actually a short story i read in my high school, it's so good at portraying the horror of darkness, i didn't know that story got adapted
Holy mackerel the production in this video is phenomenal.
im so mad the constantine clip was just always blurred out. I wanted to see it!
21:05 The tone of voice mixed with who the sentence was about made me laugh hysterically.
The wailing jacked me up. I wish we could have seen an alternate ending where he listened to the woman.
Cool vid. My favourite interpretation so far has been in the video game The Witcher 3. Gaunter O'Dimm on appearance isn't a slick handsome man dressed in black neither is he a scary grotesque creature (at least at first) he is an everyman, a typical middle aged balding man selling mirrors the person you least suspect. He has a pleasant demeanor and actually offers practical sage advice to other characters and treats everyone with respect making him dangerously endearing. When his true nature revealed its incredibly jarring he freezes time just to kill a drunk man for interrupting him by embedding a spoon into his eye! With such power over reality he is still unable to take souls without consent and has to rely on Faustian deals and tricks. A truly terrifying devil that you don't see coming, wins your trust easily and only keeps you alive in accordance to his amusement.
Whether or not you count Pazuzu as "the devil" I still love The Exorcist the best! Another fave adaptation is Damien from The Omen.
But the Mysterious Stranger in Mark Twain is an amazing depiction of the devil, just the weird kind of innocence without compassion that this character embodies is so unique. He's not really angry or vengeful or sorry, he's just ambivalent to life. Like a little kid squashing a bug and never wondering if the bug feels pain.
Props for including him!
There is a little known novel I read in high-school called The Testament of Gideon Mack. It has an interesting depiction of the devil. I won't spoil the story but the main character meets and has a discussion with someone who most likely is the devil. I really think you would enjoy it.
I realize this is about film depictions but my favorite devil depiction was the anime "Baccano!"
Devil just shows up whenever ppl go through the effort of trying to summon him, like "oh that's silly, I was always here" and just gives out powers to mortals with no strings attached just to see what it will do, most chill devil ever, only shows up in candlelight shadow, is a total cozy boy, would hang out with
I've always felt the placement of the devil on one's stomach or bottom is a representative of how the devil appeals to our more baser needs rather than abstract desires of shifting morality.
The last depiction was definitely my favourite one. 😍🐶
i think for me one of my fav depictions of the devil is the sympathy for the devil song, to me he just sounds like a super charismatic v sly being, kinda like raphael from bg3
I really enjoyed this. Thank you.
The Witch is a truly haunting movie for me. I watch it again and again for reasons I can not even describe.
Not mentioning Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer in the Sandman series seems like an obvious oversight.