What Makes The Action in BARRY So Special | Video Essay
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2022
- The action moments in HBO's Barry are few and far in between... And yet, they are all sublime, and unlike anything we've seen on TV. Here's why.
Original Video with Bill Hader's Quote: / 1533562107777585153
Indiewire's Full Conversation with Bill Hader about S03E06: www.indiewire.com/video/hbo-b...
Songs Used (In Order):
Song of a Sinner - Top Drawer (instrumental)
Shido - Darker Than Black OST
Acid Razz - Darker Than Black OST
GØ - Snarky Puppy
Jefe - Snarky Puppy
Keiyakusha - Darker Than Black OST - Фільми й анімація
I keep telling people I know that they HAVE to watch this show, and they don't, and now I understand how Breaking Bad people felt when they couldn't get their friends to watch it (until everyone was talking about it and they suddenly become interested)
We share the same pain friend. It can be frustrating watching such good storytelling go unappreciated by the general public. (e.g. Hannibal, Deadwood, etc.)
I can't prove it but, I theorize that there is an inverse correlation between two factors: the better a show is, the smaller it's audience gets.
@@dontsubcribedontlike673 much of the time that is true. Lot of great shows got canceled before their time.
Yeah, but BB didn't have Bill Hader in it. :p
The Netflix effect
Barry is the best show since Breaking Bad, so yeah.
The sound design in this show is insanely well done. Can’t wait for season four to just *hear* it.
I’m in
So far so fuck shit holy damn it's outstanding. Also, Fred Armisen.
The dynamic range in the sound is amazing
This show reminds me so much of atlanta. Doesn’t surprise me considering that they share the same directors on some episodes, Hiro Murai. They balance realism with insanity, surrealism. Both these show make you say “wow this is so realistic” and “ what the fuck is going on” at the same time
Makes me think of the episode where Paper Boi gets robbed, and then he runs into the forest and finds that crazy old man who eventually tries to hunt him down with a knife. It goes from realistic and terrifying to completely insane.
The Bomb app support person was absolutely hilarious and, yes, the realism is outstanding.
I really appreciate that they didn’t make it a typical Hollywood explosion with a big fireball and all. It was how most explosions are meant to be. Short and violent without necessarily being flashy.
My life will never be the same after:
"If I suck balls, you are king of suckballs mountain!"
"Shut the f*ck up."
"Aaaahhhh"
Peak dialogue that will stick with me until I die
This stems from Anthony Carrigan changing his line and Turhan Caylak making the adjustment
@@I_Heart_Hader (Troy) :)
This is one of the few shows which are actually funny based on their writing alone, warranting actual, genuine laughter. Without overly relying on over the top gags and quips for cheap laughs.
Keep up the good work!
I never noticed how minimal the editing was until you pointed it out. It’s almost like we might be asking too much from editors. In Barry the quality is so visible because the decisions are visible. So since all the decision are made, the depictions the editor gets to make are more about when is the right moment to cut.
I feel like there’s a give-the-artist-the-space-to-craft kind of approach to the production at Barry. Which makes sense for a show about an actor
yes yes and yes!! the action is anything but sensationalized and glamorized, which just ties in completely to the show’s themes and general message.
the aesthetic and appeal of the action, in my opinion, comes down to one simple premise that Hader points out many times in bts interviews: We do not want to look cool. And if we look too cool, we redo it.
What I love is not using background music or Sfx stings in the violence. It keeps to thier mission of making the violence real
I mean besides Barry and Better Call Saul what high level acting shows are even on television anymore??
Also thank you for covering Barry I wish more people spoke about how amazing this show is
Succession, Severance, The Boys and Hacks are other great shows rn that are just as good. That being said, Barry is definitely one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I agree 100% that people need to talk about this show more! I can’t believe it’s not watched by more people
Besides the ones SwimmingRobot described, all of which I sign under, Yellowjackets also has a stacked cast with not a single bad note, if you enjoy thriller and survival horror would definitely suggest you check that one out.
Well, Barry just finished season 3, The Boys right now it's amazing
@@SwimmingRobot @Pretentious Writer you guys forgot about the righteous gemstones
@@thegreenreels Yellowjackets is so rad. Definitely a good show Barry watches should take a peek at
The way they approach the absurdity of situations makes me think they are influenced by the Coen Brothers as well. They both make me laugh and cry.
There is an interview with Bill Hader where he says he ows everything to the Cohen brothers, forgot the exact one but he's inspired by them
My favorite line from the entire season: "You're Thweetie?"
I really like how they make bullet flight so realistic cause it really pulls me into the scene. A lot of Hollywood productions make gun fights seem too fun and there’s no real sense of fear or jeopardy.
But I think a combination of camera work and SFX makes bullets seem to whiz through objects with terrifying speed and penetration in Barry. It’s such a good show.
The van on the landing strip scene also sold me on the show for good. The setup, the way the action unfolds, the sound design and editing are above some of the best action movies.
ngl I didn't think I was going to like the third season from the start, I was genuinely on Barry's side until he screamed at Sally and then the show made me realise oh, he's actually not a good guy at all. The show is genius. Great show. Great video
The nursery takedown made me laugh so hard; I still crack up every time I see it.
I was forced to watch the show on my phone with AirPods while binging it over the last 7 days, and I was thrilled to find the sounds design and surround sound to be simply amazing.
I also appreciate how when the credit roll it’s not some irrelevant song. Sometimes it’s just silence, or quiet woods sounds.
@JessiFrenzel Oh no! You've gotta watch it on a good quality screen! When the motorcycle girl in shooting from/through the roof, you can see a car fall to it's axles on the showroom floor, and bullets ricocheting off the car in front of the dealership to hit some of the neon lights on the building. You can also make out 'Barry' standing in front of the employees watching the action unfold, then walk away.
The script and comedy of barry is so unique and unlike other shows out rn the comedy is unexpected, absurd, creative, and the words they choose is so human. Its not like usual comedies or sitcom w a punchline and actual joke, instead the comedy comes from how absurd the events are, how barry is autistic af, and how lucky barry is or how stupid the people around him are. The show embraces the stupidity, the surreal, the absurd.
The season 3 feels like watching ozymandias over and over again
The single best episode of television history, kind of funny how in the first episode Barry sees a person with a motorbike going past him while he's driving a car😮
Snarky Puppy in the background, I fuck with you
You deserve more views seriously, this video is well made. 11 minutes but I got so much out of it.
Excellent video. Thank you.
You did a perfect job of explaining why this show gets some people hooked, but Barry reminds me of shows like Mr. Robot that get relatively low attention from the general public despite the quality of the work. It's weird how the same people who went crazy for Breaking Bad are overlooking this.
HBO sucked at promoting this marvel of a show! Plus, knowing that Bill Hader conceived this show back in 2015 (only 2 years out of SNL) is unreal.
Everybody keeps talking about how he copied Pine Barrens, BB or Dexter - from that long ago?
Well one thing I've definitely noticed with the action is that even in scenes where Barry is in full power like the temple shootout, they never make him look cool.
Like he's definitely shown as skilled and dangerous but I never think "man this scene is so cool, man he's such a badass", he's never really glorified for all this violence, he's just there killing people.
And I think that's one of the ways they keep people from idolizing Barry like people often idolize other vilain-type heroes.
Eh. He kinda does. A bit. And that's ok. I think though you often enough get the impression of it being a tragic outburst. The war thing. Choking Sally not so playful on stage. Shooting the best sharpshooter that idolized him. In some sense he literally is cool because we see noho Hank and gang using fancy gadgets etc while Barry gets it done no dramatic speeches or anything.
Already a legendary show! 4 seasons to tie it off i think, not overdo it!
Season 4 is over now and now I know that I need to see it again, and purchase the box set that has to come, I hope.
This was a nice essay.
Some of its action reminds me of Sicario, the way the sound effects are perfected in both. The bike scenes remind of The Place Between the Pines. Both directing masterpieces.
I really did notice it is done so perfecty! And so original!
so well explained!!
Not quite the same level but I'd like to recommend The Righteous Gemstones in that it's a hilarious comedy with actual great drama and is often at its best when it leans into its action thriller sensibilities
Interesting! The premise of the Righteous Gemstones never caught my attention, but I've been hearing good things about it, will definitely give it a chance down the line.
@@thegreenreels It's good. I throw in another recommendation.
One of my other favorite shows!!
Definitely agree with everything you said!! On top of that, the absolute absence of glamorized violence (cool music, super cinematic shots) like another comment mentioned absolutely lends itself to building Barry as a character you’re definitely not supposed to see as a cool, badass antihero but as a guy who tried to change but keeps falling back into awful fucking decisions (and yk, commits actual murder). The realistic violence on top of a background with absurd situations just makes it silly to watch, which it is, but it also makes violence feel more heavy, and all of it does have actual consequences.
Barry is AWESOMENESS !!!
Such good
Greatest show of all time
Agreed!
This show doenst have a bad episode.
The camera work, and to a degree the action in general, seems clearly influenced by John Wick.
Sicario
It’s as if Grosse pointe blank actually really explored deeper themes and had a way better leading man
"I GOT SHOT!!!!"
“IF I SUCK BALLS, YOU ARE KING OF SUCK BALLS MOUNTAIN”
No shaky camera. Learn hollywood.
that cop car didnt ram itself in a tent "just because" there are clearly bullet holes goiung through the windshield so the Driver was likely killed or injured.
3:10 watch the rear view mirror ...
5:00 watch what blows up into the air & lands all over the cop car! So much for the heroin being well-hidden! :D
10:59 I'm pretty sure that's Fairfax, with all the palm trees lining it. Same street as Canter's Deli in season 4. :)
Actually, I was very sceptical about the 3rd season at the beginning. But in the middle of it, I started to think that every new season of Barry is better than the previous. However, I think they should have stopped at season 3. I think there's nothing to explore in characters more there, and I just don't want this show to disappoint because right now it's just perfect.
Do an essay on Mr. Inbetween
Please.
does anyone know where i can torrent all 4 seasons of barry
great video man, but that music is not it chief
I loved it. :)
I hate all the stuff with Sally and the acting. But the great humour keeps me watching
cause it's rippin off mr robot
In what way? I have seen both and I couldn’t think of two shows more different? I mean maybe with some of the framing of close ups but interesting take.
@@olivercrespo2329 i mean, i'm mostly joking, but they both do have the punchy red font title intros, and in season 3 of barry they have those elongated far away shots, like the car dealership, you can compare to a the motorcycle hit of darlene's boyfreind. now there are different things happening, but also, just thinking about it know, they were both on motorcycles. obviously one's a comedy and fairly comedic most of the time, but it think there were parts aesthetically that felt .....similar. though mr robot doesn't really go for that akward violence that barry does.
There is nothing special about Barry It's basically archer mixed with dexter
Wrong. Obviously
Bill Hader conceived of this show in 2015.
Haven't seen archer. Have seen Dexter. It's got a similar appeal but Barry is way different and a bit better really. Special enough
@@gur262 it's pretty much the same thing