Because we gotta prevent people from making puritanical folks mad with "curse words", but God forbid we prevent people from being desensitized to violence.
Such a shame that we are not over that already. I does not matter which words you use, it's the intent that matters. You can make anything into a swearword. Even the word you, if properly pronounced. tl;dr: agreed.
"man screw these guys for not using the bad words i jus wanna lern mor bad werds so i can seem cool in school" that's all I hear when I see people complaining about a lack of curse words. Like how the fuck do you genuinely notice that? I cuss all the fucking time, but I never notice a lack of it. Why? Because I'm not 12 years old.
In my opinion the entire movie was a brilliant moment of tension. You never really knew when and where the violence was gonna come. I actually thought there was gonna be violence at the bus terminal when they exited everyone from the buses. It's like every scene was a build up for violence only to be held a while longer. Sicario was a masterpiece.
Great analysis. Just one thing more: the dog. You overlooked the barking dog that Villeneuve clearly and intentionally places in the rising tension. We can vicariously feel the day's oppressive heat as we feel the tension, and when a dog starts barking in a hot, tense moment, it's really irritating--and ratchets up the tension. This dog doesn't stop. Listen, we can hear it go on and on and on in the background, which heightens the tension in a auditory way without most of us being consciously aware of it. It only stops (or at least we no longer hear it) precisely at the point when the gang member gets out of the car. Why? Because Villeneuve doesn't want to overplay that card. The sudden spike in tension of the imminent shootout needs to be simple and pure. The barking dog at that point would only overdo and clutter the moment and thus diminish it. Brilliance that's easy to miss. But the overall effect doesn't miss it. And that was surely intentional.
Not only that but barking dogs can sometimes be associated with imminent disaster or death. Like how people believe that dogs can sense when an earthquake is about to occur. Some cultures even have supernatural dogs in their folklore that are directly associated with death.
I gotta disagree. Sicario was brilliant throughout. The dinner table scene was just as intense as the border, especially because the cartel leaders wife and kids were there. Best movie from 2015.
That whole sequence lost any sense of reality that the rest of the movie, and especially the scene dissected in the video, had. It felt like a MGS game. Still, overall a great movie.
07foxmulder just how easily one man took down a cartel leader's whole protection crew without getting caught or injured in any way. it just came off unrealistic compared to how the rest of the movie had been going. there wasn't any tension; again it felt like a video game imo.
+TheSweetestCurse Fair enough. I think that scene just establishes how much of a professional he was. We know this man is capable of bad things throughout the entire movie. There's subtle hints towards that. We essentially wait the entire film to see his purpose. I thought it was great tension. Lastly, I wasn't talking about him killing the people in the house. I was referring to the conversation at the table in my op. I get what you mean, though.
I feel like Jeffery Donovan really shines in this sequence, the guy with the mustache and glasses who shakes his head at the guys in the car, yeah thats the guy from Burn Notice. The more you know.
He really does, I was about to look up who played that character because I definitely didn't recognize him. I wish he was in more of the movie, but it's kind of nice that he wasn't just to make this scene more appreciable.
Jeffrey Donovan is known for more than than burn notice. Hes not an obscure actor at all. And everyone knew he was " the guy from burn notice " You are talking like it's a surprise that he's in this movie but hes an actor. He read for the part and got it. Burn notice has nothing to do with it. And while he's ok in this its a pretty forgettable performance ( how could someone" shine" with 2 or 3 lines?). I think you just wanted people to think something about you personally. Like you put who he was together. I think you noticed him, said " that's the guy from burn notice " ( Mediocre show at best ) so you looked up his name on IMDb and created whatever point you are trying to make here.
brian milligan, mate, you really need to relax. I don’t know what’s up your arse but if OP hadn’t mentioned the show Burn Notice I would not have recognized Donovan. Not because he isn’t popular or well-integrated into the cinema industry, but because I, like many people (besides yourself of course) don’t see as many films or shows as I’d like to, and I don’t know many other things with Donovan in it. I feel like your attempt to turn a person’s random and positive comment into some pseudo-psychological rant shows more about your character than theirs. // Side note: Since I’m assuming you came up with all of this because OP said “The more you know”, I just wanted to make it clear that they were probably saying that in reference to learning of the fact themselves, I doubt they were attempting to up their self-importance.
Man, Jóhannsson's score in this movie made it that much scarier. Villeneuve’s the only guy I can think of right now where I'd be more than happy to see a Blade Runner sequel from.
+VB MUTT What gives me hope for the sequel is not just the director, but that it's from the second novel to the original which is blade Runner. altho i do believe both novels go by different names. so I somthing taken from book, not just some quick plot written by studio.
Can't disagree more with the statement that "the rest of the film never lives up to this level of brilliance". The Juarez scene was the best part of the film (personally I found the beginning of the scene, entering Juarez with the apocalyptic score, military-police convoy and the hanging mutilated bodies the most intense part of the scene). But there are a lot of very tense moments, the Kate's fight scene, the night raid in the tunnels and the scene at the drug lord's mansion with his wife and children there were very intense.
Your editing in this video is incredible. The graphics layout of the scene tension plots for the scene is excellent. Really think you guys nailed this video. Btw I haven't even seen Sicario yet
I watched it as soon as I could after seeing this video. They mention that the rest of the film doesn't live up to this scene, but the movie as a whole is brilliant. Don't wait too long :)
Channel Chriswall, now you see it, Lessons from the screenplay, what does it all mean.Just a few fantastic channels also I really recommend every frame a painting
@@omar619kamis Not as tense, but more action. It's a different movie. It's just a really good story. If you expect it to be like the first one, you might be disappointed.
@@dialecticalmonist3405 lol thanks , was wondering if its worth eating pizza and watching dis movie. idk looks like im gonna have to watch some action packed stuff from Marvel since they never disapoint
I'd like to mention (add) the brilliant music composed and arranged by Jóhann Jóhannsson... who happens to make most of Villeneuve's movie soundtracks. That soundtrack is 45minutes of pure tension throughout. Magnificent.
That's what I loved about it. Years of training and days of preparation all goes down to a swift execution of what they trained for. It's actually really realistic of how gunfights occur in real life.
Such a brilliant sequence. The whole film is a masterpiece. Villeneuve is becoming one of my favorite directors and even though I still have some apprehension about Blade Runner 2049, I feel a lot better knowing he is at the helm.
Just had a masterclass from the one and only Joe Walker, the editor of Sicario. They mentioned your video and asked for his thoughts on it. He responded that he had seen your video, and loved it, but said he didn't use schemes or statistics in order to know when to create the tension. The driving force behind the editing of the particular roadblock scene was just going with it and trusting on his gut to tell him when to cut to the next shot and to which shot. He thought it was wonderful though that you guys managed to find a pattern in the tension in this movie, but it wasn't as much thought through as you may think. That made me enjoy it even more, the fact that they didn't particulary plan the tension of these scenes but just did what felt good. That's just pure talent.
the whole sequence getting to the mansion and the dinner table scene was filled with tension as well as the final meeting between kate and del toro was incredibly tense.
I think it was Hitchcock who told a great example of this: "Lets take two scenes: In One we see 2 people talking for 5 min and then a bomb goes of and they die. In the second scene we see the same but near the start of the scene we get to see the Bomb below the table. While in One we have a few seconds of tension at the end when the bomb goes off, in the second we have the whole 5min of rising tension while we wait if the bomb goes of and kills them. Not exactly like in Sicario but interesting non the less
While the context of the scenes is different the intent is the same. Both in Sicario and the imagined bomb scene we, the audience, know the crash with violence is coming and it makes the moment of that violence much more gripping with the tense build up.
Reminds me of the opening to Inglorious Basterds. Once you find out about the family hiding in the basement, you can't help but feel on edge during the remainder of the conversation.
This idea applies to character tension, plot tension, scene tension, and practically encapsulates everything about storytelling in general. For some reason, MOST professional writers don't seem to truly understand this critical concept. Either that, or they don't know how to pull it off. Tension is not the best word though. INTRIGUE is the word.
2:26 it’s actually “Compas! , compas!” , subtitles are wrong 😂, it reads “in peace” which in Spanish means “Con, paz” ; Spanish word “Compas” comes from the abbreviation of “Compadre” which means “Friend, Pal, Camarade”
been watching plenty of these vids from this channel and now it's got me thinking that being a director is actually a very intricate job! that is, if the explanations of these scenes from CineFix are indeed the intentions of the director... which i'm sure is lol. really digging these videos
when alejandro said paisano, as a latino i knew what was going on, the conversation turned psichological, paisano means brother of land in spanish, and the pressure of that poetry by another latino being on the recieving end, makes the talk on the blurry two sides of the conflict, is them and us, but by both being the of the same kind, there is where the line fades off,fun fact, benicio del toro is puerto rican, so his spanish is neutral more colombian like, i guess that is another plus,due to the fact that we can recognise someones nationality by accent so well, that we know when something is off
The scene when they enter the tunnel is exactly as suspenseful as this one. The beautiful cinematography combined with the night vision effect makes you feel like you're right there. When the lead soldier pulls out his knife and enters the tunnel you just know something bad is gonna happen. I found myself squeezing the seat in the theatre in a near death like grip without even realizing I was doing it. Great video and I enjoyed the breakdown of one of my favourite scenes in film in years, but this movie was more than just this one amazing moment...cheers!
I think Sicario is a perfect movie. If they had more scenes like this in the movie I think it would take away from what made the "Bridge Scene" so great. Everything from the shock of entering Mexico to the unveiling of who Sicario actually is all the way to the shocking ending was done masterfully. I honestly left that theater stunned and shaking.
That's what US SOF is, the controlled application of extreme violence. This is the delta operators entire life. Tension leading up to extreme violence. It's why the job insanely hard to achieve.
You give Villeneuve all the credit, but Roger Deakins' cinematography was the catalyst that made it so excellent. Roger Deakins is the unsung hero in half a hundred amazing films.
The mise en scene? It's still applies to this day, and works brilliantly in films both indie and mainstream; drama-infused art piece and action-laden blockbuster alike.
The beast theme as the Helicopter leaves the tidy suburban landscape, and we fly over the rugged landscape as the music builds up is unnerving and had me on the edge of my seat until they were back in the US. Sooooooo well done.
I don't speak Spanish, and I'm genuinely interested in why you think it's hilarious. Yours is the second comment I've seen about that bit, and I'm keen to know why it's being remarked on. I'm not being sarcastic; as someone who is fascinated by language, I'm genuinely interested in what you have to say about it
+Sebbettful "Con pas" = "With peace/I come in peace". "Compa" = short form of "Compadre" = informal "Buddy/Bro/Dude" (implying friendliness). Closest translation I can think of. When friends both have children and name each other as godfather to the other's child they go from being friends to compadres or comadres (co-fathers or co-mothers). I don't know what's hilarious though. It's easy to get the phrases confused when you hear it in this scene since they sound so similar and both fit the situation pretty well anyway.
its "paz" not "pas" and "con paz" its not a common phrase in any state from mexico. its hilarious because you can clearly see how the translator does not know mexican culture at all. its like spanish subtitles that say "brasier" or "corpiño" when a frat guy says "bro" yeah, it sounds like "bra" if he says it in a douchie way, but common sense wont let you translate it like that i speak 4 languages, so it sometimes is funny finding stuff like this
what an f amazing movie. Great director, great cinematography, great sound editing, great story, great characters, etc should have had 10 times the box office success it got
I don't know how to thank you. Finally a youtube channel about cinema that actually talks about cinema, not just a bunch of pseudo-critics who describe their reactions while watching a superhero movie
the scene where the prisoner is given the water is so overlooked. It is like a good or decent gesture until the other actor enters the room and tells us " a belly full of water " is a prelude to bad things to come
I always wondered why those guys pretty much commited suicide by cop after they got busted rather than going to jail for a year or two for illegal guns or whatever. Maybe they feared their boss would chop them up if they didn't attack?
The cartel guys were fucked from the jump because they never had the element of surprise or superior violence of action because of indecision and hesitation. Had both carloads attacked simultaneously, it would have happened differently; but, the result would have been the same.
Gosh I love this channel , a brilliant essay out of one scene, convincing the audience of how awesome this one scene is , even if we haven't seen the movie .
Not only this, but the geography of the scene is brilliant. You know where people are in relation to each other, not having to figure out stuff like this. Even with the increased cuts.
One of the best tense movie moments for me is ferris Buelers day off when the Ferrari is on the pedestal in reverse, the dialogue and camera angles make you forget the car is in reverse and Cameron starts to kick it with it teetering further and further towards its fall
great video though, you guys should do a brilliant moment in romance with the final argument in Before Midnight. how the first 2 acts, in a very subtle way, sets up the topics of the argument (that's been set up by the first two films). how the structure of the conversation has its peaks and valleys and how they pull off the bittersweet ending
I might be wrong, but I think this technique was done in the romantic film Under Solen (1998). The intention though in that film was the intensity of the kiss in the end. That was my most favorite kissing scene in a movie.
I really like the tunnel assault near the end and I think it had plenty of tension. From the sinister music while the Delta team disappears into the night, to being restricted to thermal or night vision, to the gunfight itself where the majority of the action is taking place out of sight with the carnage and gunfire being mostly heard. Great scene.
guess you are thinking of the dinner scene when hans landa arrives to eat strudel (and do other stuff) and you hear a foot smack on the floor introducing the massive heartbeat like soundtrack as he enters and the camera slowly pulls up from shoshanna to landas smug face that only had one expression which is "i won". brilliant scene.
Benicio says "compas," which means something like buddies. I would charge way less than whatever the big studios are paying, and for proper translations. How come they whine about revenue lost to whatever and piracy, and then allow this? What about your money lost to idiocy, compa?
If Villeneuve would've tried to repeat the same pattern of tension buildup throughout the film, it would've diminished the effect of all the tension/release moments as well. Only the first and perhaps the second hypothetical moments would've been effective but because a pattern would've emerged by trying this, predictability would've increase and effectiveness of said method would diminish. Give me the name of one movie that has consistent buildup of tension on the level of the highway scene throughout the entire film and I'll eat my words. Sicario is an absolute masterpiece.
This scene is drug. The reason i keep going back to watching Sicario. I love myself enjoying watching this scene no matter how many times I’ve watched it. I never experience this with other movies, the yearning to feel the tension.
And the thing is, for the most part, such combat situations are a lot of tension/delays/build-up/adrenaline dump/waiting-for-something-to-happen but not knowing WHEN it's going to happen. And THAT is the most tension source: you're expecting something to happen, part of you 'knows' something will happen, another part of you 'wants' it to happen and another part doesn't want it to happen or for it to be 'over'. And then when it does happen, it's short, quick and intense (and feels that way even more). This scene does a good job capturing that.
hadn't even heard of this movie before watching this video, but god damnit after watching the entire movie, it's definetly the best movie from 2015, hands down
What a film, never in my time watching a film did the tension with that fantastic score building up to literally seconds of action which left me more satisfied than any gunfight in any film!! Absolutely superb
I watch around one movie a day, most of which I haven't seen before. I've been doing this for years. This movie is one of the only movies that I often think about at random times. Especially the ending of the movie, with the family shooting. I can't put my finger on it, but there must be something about that scene that really stands out from any other movie.
Well done. Incidentally kudos on mentioning Jóhannsson's Soundtrack .. IT.WAS.CHILLING! anazing music track plays at the sunrise shot of the men in their gear wearing the night vision visors as they deploy in the desert...only lasted maybe 7 seconds but the scene was BRILLIANT!
Shows gritty and realistic violence but blocks out all of the swear words, makes sense
Because we gotta prevent people from making puritanical folks mad with "curse words", but God forbid we prevent people from being desensitized to violence.
Such a shame that we are not over that already. I does not matter which words you use, it's the intent that matters. You can make anything into a swearword. Even the word you, if properly pronounced. tl;dr: agreed.
"man screw these guys for not using the bad words i jus wanna lern mor bad werds so i can seem cool in school"
that's all I hear when I see people complaining about a lack of curse words. Like how the fuck do you genuinely notice that? I cuss all the fucking time, but I never notice a lack of it. Why? Because I'm not 12 years old.
Censorship is weird.
Sometimes students or teachers would like to share vids like this in the classroom. It's judt polite to not have swear words when you don't need them.
In my opinion the entire movie was a brilliant moment of tension. You never really knew when and where the violence was gonna come. I actually thought there was gonna be violence at the bus terminal when they exited everyone from the buses. It's like every scene was a build up for violence only to be held a while longer. Sicario was a masterpiece.
Agree. It looks really similar to the evac scene in the crazies, which ended 'differently'.
Yeah. There's no tension in the end of this film. Just a casual dinner.
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yep... alejandro and cate also had a nice chat over tea.
I always find this concept funny,
Ben Bates it woulda been tense if we took perspective of the drug lord
And the scene right before the whole tunnel sequence where the spec ops guys slowly disappear into the horizon at sunset... masterpiece
Great analysis. Just one thing more: the dog. You overlooked the barking dog that Villeneuve clearly and intentionally places in the rising tension. We can vicariously feel the day's oppressive heat as we feel the tension, and when a dog starts barking in a hot, tense moment, it's really irritating--and ratchets up the tension. This dog doesn't stop. Listen, we can hear it go on and on and on in the background, which heightens the tension in a auditory way without most of us being consciously aware of it. It only stops (or at least we no longer hear it) precisely at the point when the gang member gets out of the car. Why? Because Villeneuve doesn't want to overplay that card. The sudden spike in tension of the imminent shootout needs to be simple and pure. The barking dog at that point would only overdo and clutter the moment and thus diminish it. Brilliance that's easy to miss. But the overall effect doesn't miss it. And that was surely intentional.
Not only that but barking dogs can sometimes be associated with imminent disaster or death. Like how people believe that dogs can sense when an earthquake is about to occur. Some cultures even have supernatural dogs in their folklore that are directly associated with death.
agree 100% . The barking dog is a genius move. I wonder if that was in the script.
AGREE! That barking dog ratcheted up the viewers' already rapidly fraying nerves. Genius move.
I agree. The execution of violence in this scene is simple and clean and how the audience is beautifully prepped for it.
I gotta disagree. Sicario was brilliant throughout. The dinner table scene was just as intense as the border, especially because the cartel leaders wife and kids were there. Best movie from 2015.
That whole sequence lost any sense of reality that the rest of the movie, and especially the scene dissected in the video, had. It felt like a MGS game. Still, overall a great movie.
+TheSweetestCurse Really? I thought it was just as grounded in reality as the rest of the film. What did you feel was unrealistic about it?
07foxmulder just how easily one man took down a cartel leader's whole protection crew without getting caught or injured in any way. it just came off unrealistic compared to how the rest of the movie had been going. there wasn't any tension; again it felt like a video game imo.
+TheSweetestCurse Fair enough. I think that scene just establishes how much of a professional he was. We know this man is capable of bad things throughout the entire movie. There's subtle hints towards that. We essentially wait the entire film to see his purpose. I thought it was great tension. Lastly, I wasn't talking about him killing the people in the house. I was referring to the conversation at the table in my op. I get what you mean, though.
the film is called Sicario which literally means Hitman. Of course he would take the Cartel down pretty easily and boss like
The score makes 60 % of the tension.
God that is soo true.....it the score of my nightmares 😬
Rip Johans
It's brilliant sir
89%! Unfortunately, he is no longer with us.
i wish they removed the music completely
Do something with Nightcrawler.
Seconding that.
I third that.
I saw that movie a week ago and can't stop recommending it to people.
Definitely.
i fourth that!
I feel like Jeffery Donovan really shines in this sequence, the guy with the mustache and glasses who shakes his head at the guys in the car, yeah thats the guy from Burn Notice. The more you know.
He really does, I was about to look up who played that character because I definitely didn't recognize him. I wish he was in more of the movie, but it's kind of nice that he wasn't just to make this scene more appreciable.
Jeffrey Donovan is known for more than than burn notice. Hes not an obscure actor at all. And everyone knew he was " the guy from burn notice " You are talking like it's a surprise that he's in this movie but hes an actor. He read for the part and got it. Burn notice has nothing to do with it. And while he's ok in this its a pretty forgettable performance ( how could someone" shine" with 2 or 3 lines?). I think you just wanted people to think something about you personally. Like you put who he was together. I think you noticed him, said " that's the guy from burn notice " ( Mediocre show at best ) so you looked up his name on IMDb and created whatever point you are trying to make here.
Completely agree. I think a lot of people liked that character. Maybe that's why they made it a point to include him in the sequel?
brian milligan, mate, you really need to relax. I don’t know what’s up your arse but if OP hadn’t mentioned the show Burn Notice I would not have recognized Donovan. Not because he isn’t popular or well-integrated into the cinema industry, but because I, like many people (besides yourself of course) don’t see as many films or shows as I’d like to, and I don’t know many other things with Donovan in it. I feel like your attempt to turn a person’s random and positive comment into some pseudo-psychological rant shows more about your character than theirs. // Side note: Since I’m assuming you came up with all of this because OP said “The more you know”, I just wanted to make it clear that they were probably saying that in reference to learning of the fact themselves, I doubt they were attempting to up their self-importance.
Under utilized actor.
I disagree I think Sicario is a masterpiece throughout
I think three scenes in the movie are masterpieces. The beginning, the scene is this video and the finale with the cartel leader at the dinner table
The scenes that build up to the moment where she does the thing with Jon Bernthal are, in my opinion, as amazing as this one.
yep the director is a f*cking genius....this and prisoners were perfect thrillers....and I'm really looking forward to his next film Arrival.
Yes that scene with Jon Bernthal was just as in tense.
Can't wait for Arrival!!
I have seen 3 of his films and all are great :)
Man, Jóhannsson's score in this movie made it that much scarier. Villeneuve’s the only guy I can think of right now where I'd be more than happy to see a Blade Runner sequel from.
Denis Villeneuve is one of the best directors working today. Absolutely can't wait for Arrival and to see what he does with the Bladerunner sequel.
Clint wants him to do a Bond movie REEEEEAL bad.
arrival is OK
Blade Runner is my all time favourite film, Not to sound arrogant but there is no one else in the world who is as nervous for BR2 than me..
agreed. fell in love with his style after prisoners (though I didn't know who he was haha)
very unknown director that deserves more attention.
+VB MUTT What gives me hope for the sequel is not just the director, but that it's from the second novel to the original which is blade Runner. altho i do believe both novels go by different names. so I somthing taken from book, not just some quick plot written by studio.
the beginning up to the border scene went by so fast when I finally checked the time, I was shooked that it's already 40min in
Wow, top one lists should be a thing...
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This isn't a _toplist_, just a separate scene/part of a movie which is brilliant. :)
Can't disagree more with the statement that "the rest of the film never lives up to this level of brilliance". The Juarez scene was the best part of the film (personally I found the beginning of the scene, entering Juarez with the apocalyptic score, military-police convoy and the hanging mutilated bodies the most intense part of the scene). But there are a lot of very tense moments, the Kate's fight scene, the night raid in the tunnels and the scene at the drug lord's mansion with his wife and children there were very intense.
Your editing in this video is incredible. The graphics layout of the scene tension plots for the scene is excellent. Really think you guys nailed this video.
Btw I haven't even seen Sicario yet
I watched it as soon as I could after seeing this video. They mention that the rest of the film doesn't live up to this scene, but the movie as a whole is brilliant. Don't wait too long :)
Buckle up buckaroo
I feel as knowledgeable as Tarantino after every time I watch a CineFix upload
+Hayley Fisher Go take a look at every frame a painting. Very similar channel with a lot of effort and research put into the videos
Second that, Rhythmiration. Sadly Every Frame A Painting doesn't upload that much - but when it does, it shows great quality!
I feel like David fincher!
& now you see it
Channel Chriswall, now you see it, Lessons from the screenplay, what does it all mean.Just a few fantastic channels also I really recommend every frame a painting
Just watched Sicario on the weekend after LOVING Villeneuve's Arrival and man, I don't know why I waited so long. Brilliant film.
Would love to see an in-depth video on drive, theres a lot of great scenes in that film
Drive is a fun movie *show flashes of brutal violence* Yeah fun is how I would describe that
I second that, one of my favourite films and so much going on in every scene.
Every Frame a Painting has a video about the use of the Four Quadrant system in Drive and it's fantastic
I'd love that too
the elevator scene was definitely my favorite.
This scene always gives me chills. The music, the tension, the build up. Great movie.
Sicario is an awesome film, can't wait for the sequel.
Can't wait for the f*cking what?
I loved Sicario, and I loved the sequel even more.
@@dialecticalmonist3405 havnt seen the sequel yet tho, how good is it, is it as good and as tense as first one
@@omar619kamis
Not as tense, but more action.
It's a different movie.
It's just a really good story.
If you expect it to be like the first one, you might be disappointed.
@@dialecticalmonist3405 lol thanks , was wondering if its worth eating pizza and watching dis movie. idk looks like im gonna have to watch some action packed stuff from Marvel since they never disapoint
What's especially impressive is how accurate this is in how Special Forces actually operate in the field when engaging hostiles.
Favorite line: “Just lay back baby, let it happen”
Hahahahahahah so much disrespect
With production quality like this you guys deserve like, 20 million subs.
I'd like to mention (add) the brilliant music composed and arranged by Jóhann Jóhannsson... who happens to make most of Villeneuve's movie soundtracks. That soundtrack is 45minutes of pure tension throughout. Magnificent.
That's what I loved about it. Years of training and days of preparation all goes down to a swift execution of what they trained for. It's actually really realistic of how gunfights occur in real life.
I've seen this scene about 10 times. Sicario is definitely my favourite movie of 2015.
Such a brilliant sequence. The whole film is a masterpiece. Villeneuve is becoming one of my favorite directors and even though I still have some apprehension about Blade Runner 2049, I feel a lot better knowing he is at the helm.
Just had a masterclass from the one and only Joe Walker, the editor of Sicario. They mentioned your video and asked for his thoughts on it. He responded that he had seen your video, and loved it, but said he didn't use schemes or statistics in order to know when to create the tension. The driving force behind the editing of the particular roadblock scene was just going with it and trusting on his gut to tell him when to cut to the next shot and to which shot. He thought it was wonderful though that you guys managed to find a pattern in the tension in this movie, but it wasn't as much thought through as you may think.
That made me enjoy it even more, the fact that they didn't particulary plan the tension of these scenes but just did what felt good. That's just pure talent.
I disagree with the last few seconds. I thought the movie was amazing throughout.
I just love these analyses; so detailed, so deep, such great insight. Keep up the good work Cinefix.
This film was magnificent. Brutal, but magnificent.
the whole sequence getting to the mansion and the dinner table scene was filled with tension as well as the final meeting between kate and del toro was incredibly tense.
finally...
Sorry for the wait?
CineFix I mean that I have been waiting for someone to dissect the brilliance of that scene.
+CineFix CINEFIX!!
Thanks for showing this movie some love Cinefix.
This movie is on tv right now and I instantly remembered this video. Had to pause the movie and come back to watch it. Well done.
I think it was Hitchcock who told a great example of this:
"Lets take two scenes: In One we see 2 people talking for 5 min and then a bomb goes of and they die. In the second scene we see the same but near the start of the scene we get to see the Bomb below the table. While in One we have a few seconds of tension at the end when the bomb goes off, in the second we have the whole 5min of rising tension while we wait if the bomb goes of and kills them.
Not exactly like in Sicario but interesting non the less
While the context of the scenes is different the intent is the same. Both in Sicario and the imagined bomb scene we, the audience, know the crash with violence is coming and it makes the moment of that violence much more gripping with the tense build up.
Reminds me of the opening to Inglorious Basterds. Once you find out about the family hiding in the basement, you can't help but feel on edge during the remainder of the conversation.
This idea applies to character tension, plot tension, scene tension, and practically encapsulates everything about storytelling in general.
For some reason, MOST professional writers don't seem to truly understand this critical concept.
Either that, or they don't know how to pull it off.
Tension is not the best word though. INTRIGUE is the word.
Of all the stuff you guys put out, these "making of a scene" breakdowns and analyses are by far my favorite. Keep it up!
2:26 it’s actually “Compas! , compas!” , subtitles are wrong 😂, it reads “in peace” which in Spanish means “Con, paz” ; Spanish word “Compas” comes from the abbreviation of “Compadre” which means “Friend, Pal, Camarade”
been watching plenty of these vids from this channel and now it's got me thinking that being a director is actually a very intricate job! that is, if the explanations of these scenes from CineFix are indeed the intentions of the director... which i'm sure is lol. really digging these videos
when alejandro said paisano, as a latino i knew what was going on, the conversation turned psichological, paisano means brother of land in spanish, and the pressure of that poetry by another latino being on the recieving end, makes the talk on the blurry two sides of the conflict, is them and us, but by both being the of the same kind, there is where the line fades off,fun fact, benicio del toro is puerto rican, so his spanish is neutral more colombian like, i guess that is another plus,due to the fact that we can recognise someones nationality by accent so well, that we know when something is off
The scene when they enter the tunnel is exactly as suspenseful as this one. The beautiful cinematography combined with the night vision effect makes you feel like you're right there. When the lead soldier pulls out his knife and enters the tunnel you just know something bad is gonna happen. I found myself squeezing the seat in the theatre in a near death like grip without even realizing I was doing it. Great video and I enjoyed the breakdown of one of my favourite scenes in film in years, but this movie was more than just this one amazing moment...cheers!
Are we gonna get Brilliant Moments one week and Top 10s the next? Cause I would love that.
I think Sicario is a perfect movie. If they had more scenes like this in the movie I think it would take away from what made the "Bridge Scene" so great. Everything from the shock of entering Mexico to the unveiling of who Sicario actually is all the way to the shocking ending was done masterfully. I honestly left that theater stunned and shaking.
Jesus Christ Cinefix this was absolutely amazing, you're slowly joining KaptainKristian, Vox, EFP and Nerdwriter as my favourite channels
What about the build up to Benicio Del Toro's character? Wasn't there any tension at the kitchen table?
Every time I see one of these videos uploaded I start itching to get home to I can see it. Brilliant Channel
That's what US SOF is, the controlled application of extreme violence. This is the delta operators entire life. Tension leading up to extreme violence. It's why the job insanely hard to achieve.
TheActiveAssault and what makes them so fucking deadly
So refreshing to learn something on UA-cam. As opposed to hearing somebody whine about nonsense. Great channel. Underrated movie.
You give Villeneuve all the credit, but Roger Deakins' cinematography was the catalyst that made it so excellent. Roger Deakins is the unsung hero in half a hundred amazing films.
What ever happened to "art of the scene"?
Yeah this should've been an Art of the Scene episode
The mise en scene? It's still applies to this day, and works brilliantly in films both indie and mainstream; drama-infused art piece and action-laden blockbuster alike.
Nicholas Gallagher No one's said anything about all that?
Were they IP of the guy who got fired or of the channel? Because the writers of this obviously can do it. It was a great segment.
The beast theme as the Helicopter leaves the tidy suburban landscape, and we fly over the rugged landscape as the music builds up is unnerving and had me on the edge of my seat until they were back in the US. Sooooooo well done.
Actor: Compas... Compas.
Subtitles: In peace... In peace.
For a spanish speaker, this is hilarious
exactly i loled when i saw that
I don't speak Spanish, and I'm genuinely interested in why you think it's hilarious. Yours is the second comment I've seen about that bit, and I'm keen to know why it's being remarked on. I'm not being sarcastic; as someone who is fascinated by language, I'm genuinely interested in what you have to say about it
+Sebbettful
"Con pas" = "With peace/I come in peace".
"Compa" = short form of "Compadre" = informal "Buddy/Bro/Dude" (implying friendliness). Closest translation I can think of.
When friends both have children and name each other as godfather to the other's child they go from being friends to compadres or comadres (co-fathers or co-mothers). I don't know what's hilarious though. It's easy to get the phrases confused when you hear it in this scene since they sound so similar and both fit the situation pretty well anyway.
its "paz" not "pas"
and "con paz" its not a common phrase in any state from mexico. its hilarious because you can clearly see how the translator does not know mexican culture at all.
its like spanish subtitles that say "brasier" or "corpiño" when a frat guy says "bro"
yeah, it sounds like "bra" if he says it in a douchie way, but common sense wont let you translate it like that
i speak 4 languages, so it sometimes is funny finding stuff like this
+WatcherFall and Oscar Mendoza Cool, thanks for explaining, that makes sense
what an f amazing movie. Great director, great cinematography, great sound editing, great story, great characters, etc should have had 10 times the box office success it got
This is how you do action, take note Michael Bay :) Michael Mann is also very good with stuff like this.
Best analysis I've ever witnessed! Hands down the best! I am speechless at the quality here!
_Best_ _movie._
I don't know how to thank you. Finally a youtube channel about cinema that actually talks about cinema, not just a bunch of pseudo-critics who describe their reactions while watching a superhero movie
Villeneuve & Johansson... great director.. excellent composer!! Perfect match. RIP Johann!
the scene where the prisoner is given the water is so overlooked. It is like a good or decent gesture until the other actor enters the room and tells us " a belly full of water " is a prelude to bad things to come
I always wondered why those guys pretty much commited suicide by cop after they got busted rather than going to jail for a year or two for illegal guns or whatever. Maybe they feared their boss would chop them up if they didn't attack?
because the script required it. You can't have 30 minute build up to not have some violence
and they/and ther loved would die from the cartel if they would let the captered dude escape with out trying anything.
The cartel guys were fucked from the jump because they never had the element of surprise or superior violence of action because of indecision and hesitation. Had both carloads attacked simultaneously, it would have happened differently; but, the result would have been the same.
If you undestand the value of life down there they had only to accomplish their job and no other option. I don't go to Mexico anymore.
They were the distraction for the hitman that kate kills
Gosh I love this channel , a brilliant essay out of one scene, convincing the audience of how awesome this one scene is , even if we haven't seen the movie .
Loooooovvveeeee Denis.
Loooooovvveeeeeee Sicario.
Not only this, but the geography of the scene is brilliant. You know where people are in relation to each other, not having to figure out stuff like this. Even with the increased cuts.
CHILDREN OF MEN...please !! Do a Review or talk about any MOMENT of TENSION in the movie....!!!
I'd just like to congratulate the CineFix team for this video. Well done.
One of the best tense movie moments for me is ferris Buelers day off when the Ferrari is on the pedestal in reverse, the dialogue and camera angles make you forget the car is in reverse and Cameron starts to kick it with it teetering further and further towards its fall
Could you do a video on the "You're Safe Now" scene near the end of Captain Phillips. That is a fantastic scene
this series is so good, you guys put in a lot of work and I love the insight
It's my head-canon that Sicario is a True Detective spin-off.
The musical score in key scenes was brilliant.
The dinner scene near the end really lightened the tension of the film. Tyler Perry as Madea showing up added some much needed humor.
This video is brilliant itself, and that editing timeline is an impressively perfect graphic
I only just watched this a couple of days ago, but the movie was brilliant and so was this deconstruction. Thanks!
So agree with this. This had me so amped and tense I told people about it for a couple days. That scene had me electric.
great video though, you guys should do a brilliant moment in romance with the final argument in Before Midnight. how the first 2 acts, in a very subtle way, sets up the topics of the argument (that's been set up by the first two films). how the structure of the conversation has its peaks and valleys and how they pull off the bittersweet ending
Maybe. We don't do enough with romance, do we?
Quite
Violence is a type of romance I suppose :)
I might be wrong, but I think this technique was done in the romantic film Under Solen (1998). The intention though in that film was the intensity of the kiss in the end. That was my most favorite kissing scene in a movie.
I enjoy these type of videos much more than your top 10 lists. Just wanted to throw that out there.
6:15 - Anyone know the song that starts playing here? It's intense, I want to know who made it!
seriously dude ! you nailed it with your understanding ! your observation was awesome
I really like the tunnel assault near the end and I think it had plenty of tension. From the sinister music while the Delta team disappears into the night, to being restricted to thermal or night vision, to the gunfight itself where the majority of the action is taking place out of sight with the carnage and gunfire being mostly heard. Great scene.
This movie, like No Country For Old Men are examples of how silence is used to create tension, sound distracts you, but silence gives you a window.
Trantino's Inglorious Bastards & Django Unchained had some great tension moments
The Shawoosh But comparing with Tarantino movies...sicario has a some kind of sound which makes u tension....
guess you are thinking of the dinner scene when hans landa arrives to eat strudel (and do other stuff) and you hear a foot smack on the floor introducing the massive heartbeat like soundtrack as he enters and the camera slowly pulls up from shoshanna to landas smug face that only had one expression which is "i won". brilliant scene.
This movie was a great watch. Glad you guys made a video about it. Keep up the good job guys.
Benicio says "compas," which means something like buddies. I would charge way less than whatever the big studios are paying, and for proper translations. How come they whine about revenue lost to whatever and piracy, and then allow this? What about your money lost to idiocy, compa?
excellent work on this one! Production value through the roof!
I completely agree. This secuence is great. Villeneuve is the king of the interludes too.
If Villeneuve would've tried to repeat the same pattern of tension buildup throughout the film, it would've diminished the effect of all the tension/release moments as well. Only the first and perhaps the second hypothetical moments would've been effective but because a pattern would've emerged by trying this, predictability would've increase and effectiveness of said method would diminish.
Give me the name of one movie that has consistent buildup of tension on the level of the highway scene throughout the entire film and I'll eat my words. Sicario is an absolute masterpiece.
Favorite moment from a favorite movie. Brilliant choice!
She really pissed me off in this movie trying to say they were wrong. The world needs people like them
For some reason, Emily Blunt was hot to me in this movie
she's hot af
For "some reason"?
This scene is drug. The reason i keep going back to watching Sicario. I love myself enjoying watching this scene no matter how many times I’ve watched it. I never experience this with other movies, the yearning to feel the tension.
And the thing is, for the most part, such combat situations are a lot of tension/delays/build-up/adrenaline dump/waiting-for-something-to-happen but not knowing WHEN it's going to happen. And THAT is the most tension source: you're expecting something to happen, part of you 'knows' something will happen, another part of you 'wants' it to happen and another part doesn't want it to happen or for it to be 'over'. And then when it does happen, it's short, quick and intense (and feels that way even more). This scene does a good job capturing that.
Dear god, what a perfectly edited video! Clever use of a soundtrack too. Damn, I love this channel.
Dude, this movie is amazing even in the second half. Probably my second favourite movie I've ever seen.
This was one of the greatest movies I've ever seen. Start to finish.
you know nothing's all Denis' job to build tension?
The screenwriter has made a huge part of the job before the shoot of the film
Seriously love Denis Villeneuve's film, he will never betray any seconds you invests into his movie
hadn't even heard of this movie before watching this video, but god damnit after watching the entire movie, it's definetly the best movie from 2015, hands down
This is such a great analysis, and an amazing scene/sequence. Also, Michael Westen is awesome.
What a film, never in my time watching a film did the tension with that fantastic score building up to literally seconds of action which left me more satisfied than any gunfight in any film!! Absolutely superb
I watch around one movie a day, most of which I haven't seen before. I've been doing this for years. This movie is one of the only movies that I often think about at random times. Especially the ending of the movie, with the family shooting. I can't put my finger on it, but there must be something about that scene that really stands out from any other movie.
Well done. Incidentally kudos on mentioning Jóhannsson's Soundtrack .. IT.WAS.CHILLING! anazing music track plays at the sunrise shot of the men in their gear wearing the night vision visors as they deploy in the desert...only lasted maybe 7 seconds but the scene was BRILLIANT!