My Favorite Character Introductions

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  • @PancakeOnYouTube
    @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому +40

    What is your favorite performance where the actor wears a mask for either the entirety or most of the duration of the role?

    • @oof3794
      @oof3794 Місяць тому +7

      King Bladwin in Kingdom of Heaven

    • @mmquinn944
      @mmquinn944 Місяць тому +9

      I'm a HUGE HUGE Batman fan and I think Robert Pattinson's performance as Batman is the absolute best live-action potrayal of him. I could go on and on about it but I'll restrain myself to just talking about the mask aspect. First off, I just love the look of it and the suit as a whole. It looks increaibly durable and funciontal while still having a type of home-made and stiched-together quality I really enjoy. I also feel as though most other live action batman's mouths are trying to escape the mask, like it's always too tight on them and makes the lower half of their face look pudgy becasue of it. Pattinson's is slick.
      In another comparison that focuses more on performance, the 'Batman voice' a lot of other actor's use feels really goofy. Like they're very forcably trying to make their voices deeper while Pattinson's comes off very naturally. I loved listening to interviews where Pattinson talks about Batman and his psychology becuase man he and this movie just GET Batman. The moment at the end where one of The Riddler's followers repeats the same "I'm vengence" line Batman had at the beginning makes me want to throw up its so good. It was so satisfying seeing Batman go through a real character arc in this movie. The beginning which perfectly sets up how even the idea of Batman is so terrifying to people that the man he saved from a bunch of goons is begging for his life. The very end where he helps the girl into the helicopter gurney and she clings to him because she feels safe with him. And he puts a comforting hand on hers. golly.
      ALSO ALSO The Riddler in the movie! Paul Dano is honeslty one of the greatest living actors today and he manages to make The Riddler be both comedic and poopy pants terrifying at the same time. The opening scene with the mayor where we see him pacing around and the TV flashes to reveal Edward behind him. Oh my god. oh my god so good it still gives me chills?? I saw this movie five times in theatres and on the second viewing I saw it with my best friend and her family. I was sat next to her step-mom who basically hand my hand in a choke-hold whenever The Riddler appeared on screen because she was so terrified of him. Anywhosies I love this movie one of my favorite movies of all time and all the performances in it I love it and the music and everything soooooo much.

    • @Daka_Bear
      @Daka_Bear Місяць тому +4

      Does Iron Man count? I'd say he has the suit on for about 50% of the role and I always just loved Robert Downeys performance as Tony Stark.

    • @MO-ev5wt
      @MO-ev5wt Місяць тому +1

      Lelouch vi Britannia as zero in Code Geass

    • @rubydown3329
      @rubydown3329 Місяць тому +3

      Nic Cage in Kickass.
      Can't be kosher cuz I'm obsessed with HAM, and Big Daddy delivers lmao

  • @assaftevet
    @assaftevet Місяць тому +122

    I was about to comment about how underrated this video is until I realized it was posted just 10 minutes ago 😭😭😭

  • @thehighnoonsaloon7794
    @thehighnoonsaloon7794 Місяць тому +15

    Love your videos! One note: Show don't Tell doesn't mean "never convey information through dialogue" it means "don't hand stuff to the audience, let them figure it out for themselves" if you have a dialogue scene where we can infer two characters are lifelong rivals just from what they say from each other, while the information is communicated through dialogue, it can still follow show don't tell as long as no one says "ah, it's you, my lifelong rival" what people mean is more like "demonstrate, don't tell"

  • @dagoncantrell8988
    @dagoncantrell8988 Місяць тому +23

    Can we talk about the fantastic spoiler warnings!?! They are always sooo classy and well edited, love the videos dude!

  • @Cuiasodo
    @Cuiasodo Місяць тому +18

    14:53
    Kilgrave is one of those rare villains where the scene chewing doesn't diminish his menace. He's affable one second and then downright terrifying in the next. Tennant really nails those quick emotional transitions, which is super fitting for the manipulative bastard the Purple Man is.

  • @elliart7432
    @elliart7432 Місяць тому +42

    Bro I hope it's not just my gay teen nostalgia goggles but MAN the Supernatural team really knew how to make an entrance with Castiel. The whole episode is solving the mystery of "how the hell is Dean alive?" Then everything builds up to... what looks like anyone else we've seen, no cosmic horror, nothing awe-inspiring. He says he's an angel, but we're primed to disbelieve him cause creatures lie about things like this all the time. Then the shadow of huge wings unfurling is suddenly cast against the wall. It's such a cool fucking visual to introduce the lore of Heaven into the show.

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому +8

      Gay teen nostalgia goggles or not that’s a great intro for sure, extremely memorable

  • @mercury2157
    @mercury2157 Місяць тому +34

    General Grievous in the original Clone Wars 2D Micro Series has one of the greatest introductions EVER

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому +5

      Outstanding shout there that never crossed my mind but you’re right that whole so sequence was good, that whole mini series was a banger

  • @sebastionslanec8327
    @sebastionslanec8327 Місяць тому +7

    I saw this video 30 minutes after it dropped and as soon as Frank was mentioned I immediately watched it. I have never cared about spoilers but this was one of the first movies I had the immediate urge to watch. Thank you Pancake and Pancake owner

    • @LukeSchempf-uz3fk
      @LukeSchempf-uz3fk Місяць тому +2

      I did the exact same thing and i have an exam tommorow

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому

      @@LukeSchempf-uz3fkHope you didn’t score too bad lol

    • @oshawott5308
      @oshawott5308 Місяць тому

      I did the exact same thing and I'm back here to yell at this pancake fellow for how vile that movie was. hit my every single insecurity as someone who's trying to be creative. it was great though and thankfully i'm not british so I should be alright.

  • @Joey-gb2qx
    @Joey-gb2qx Місяць тому +6

    Your mention of the Godzilla trailer makes me want to see a video on your favorite movie trailers. You should make one sometime; I think that would be really interesting!

  • @Dave100DT
    @Dave100DT Місяць тому +4

    Great video! Ralph Finnes' In Bruges introduction comes to mind, the telephone scene is timeless.

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому

      Absolutely lmao he’s so good in that, I also love just the shots of him arriving In Bruges set to Burwell’s music

    • @Tiemurillo
      @Tiemurillo Місяць тому

      Have you tried the medicine drug?

  • @youneshamdi2974
    @youneshamdi2974 Місяць тому +9

    you're literally speaking of one of my favorite pieces of media(uncut gems, jessica jones and ichi the killer) in the same video it's sooo amazing bahaha, btw yeah i also thought for a big part of my life that ichi was that cool ass kakihara(also yeah the intro is really wild like the title card scene????), anyway i really enjoy watching your videos lately, keep up the good work !!!!

  • @SchrodingerB0T
    @SchrodingerB0T Місяць тому +2

    Thank you for mentioning the music you used in intros
    Having synesthesia, it tended to really gear me up for the entire video as an experience

  • @goodgams
    @goodgams 13 днів тому

    The entrance of Phillip Seymour Hoffman's character in The Talented Mr. Ripley is so good. Him rolling up in his fancy car and yelling in Italian really got me and showcased his character

  • @sk8terpunkmanXD
    @sk8terpunkmanXD Місяць тому +2

    Hey man you are slowly becoming one of my favorite UA-camrs, keep it up brother!

  • @jonnysmith5998
    @jonnysmith5998 Місяць тому +6

    The best character introduction is by far Dr Frank-N-Furter from the Rocky Horror Picture Show

  • @sparkysparky999
    @sparkysparky999 Місяць тому +2

    dude i love Animal Collective

  • @this_is_alister
    @this_is_alister Місяць тому

    cassidy from preacher has got to be my favourite character introduction. absolutely ludicrous fight scene that ends with him jumping out of an airplane and tells you everything you need to know about him.

  • @mmisafire
    @mmisafire Місяць тому +4

    im a huge fan of this exact kind of thing in films so this video is gonna go hard. ive seen a lot of these but uve still given me a lot to watch

    • @mmisafire
      @mmisafire Місяць тому

      frank was also my first intro into that sort of indie film, when i was getting into indie music and it holds a weirdly special place in my heart, so its great to see it talked about :)

  • @DiabolicYT
    @DiabolicYT Місяць тому

    Hans Landa has to have my favorite character introduction of all time. The intensity of the scene is palpable and the nervousness I felt watching cannot be put into words.

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому +1

      Yeah that was one of the first ones that came to mind for me, saving him for a different video

  • @lanceb4894
    @lanceb4894 Місяць тому

    Love the Slim Cessna shout out! Also, the Dude is one of the greatest characters of all time.

  • @fireballninja01
    @fireballninja01 Місяць тому +1

    Your Uncle got to host Screamin’ Jay Hawkins? That’s nigh stellar, cosmic even

  • @Cleanframe
    @Cleanframe Місяць тому

    The Purple Man is such a crazy character for Mavel's street level heroes who can be taken care of by any top teir heavy hitter such as Thor or Hulk. But having characters like Daredevil having to deal with powers from The Purple Man gives a different type of suspense

  • @lolanorris5317
    @lolanorris5317 Місяць тому +3

    I would have to add the opening and introduction of the characters in sexy beast, just hilarious

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому

      Absolutely! If I wouldn’t have talked it about it in a recent video it would have been here for sure, s tier title drop in that intro

  • @CarmellaShutTheDoor
    @CarmellaShutTheDoor Місяць тому +2

    Holy shit we have very similar taste. Frank and Good Time are probably in my top 3 favorite movies. CHINCHILLA!

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому +1

      Flattered grin, followed by bashful half smile

    • @CarmellaShutTheDoor
      @CarmellaShutTheDoor Місяць тому

      @PancakeOnUA-cam Stop saying your facial expressions out loud, it's extremely annoying. But for real I Love You All is pretty up there for me so I am someone who actually really enjoys the music from that movie. Also, Dan Deacon rules and I love When I Was Done Dying.

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому +1

      Yeah that’s one of the few songs I know every word to I think I heard it for the first time in this show called Dark on Netflix, the song he improvises about the carpet tuft is my fav from the soundtrack

    • @CarmellaShutTheDoor
      @CarmellaShutTheDoor Місяць тому

      @PancakeOnUA-cam I've heard Dark is really good, if it's got a Dan Deacon song in the sound track I'm definitely going to check it out... Lone standing tuft. Defy the foot. What age are you in carpet years?

  • @PhazerJ.
    @PhazerJ. Місяць тому

    i watched frank when I was young on a whim and god damn its still one of my favorite movies of all time

  • @narrowstairs7
    @narrowstairs7 Місяць тому +1

    for what it’s worth i went to the description of that horror scenes video immediately upon hearing that song to add it to my playlist! please keep including weird cool music in your videos 🙏 it is appreciated i promise!

  • @godminnette2
    @godminnette2 Місяць тому

    I've had Cool Hand Luke on my Plex server and to-watch list for ages now. The comedy of the 50 eggs scene has put it way higher on my list. Such a guys being guys moment.

  • @jollyollie2126
    @jollyollie2126 19 днів тому

    Just stumbled upon your channel and must say I am very impressed and extremely glad to have found this channel. Keep up the amazing content, love your style!

  • @ICLHStudio
    @ICLHStudio Місяць тому

    I, semi-recently, was thinking/talking-with-friends/family about this very topic; I don't remember all that was said or that I thought of, but some of those I do remember were:
    Maleficent from _Sleeping Beauty_
    The Hunters from _Bambi_ (imo, the Hunter's theme outdoes even the Jaws theme as possibly the most terrifyingly-tense villain music ever)
    General Grevious from _Clone Wars_ (the 2003 2D-animated one by Genndy Tartakovsy)
    Lucy from _Elfen Lied_ (The show isn't that great overall, but that into sequence of Lucy breaking out of the facility she's in is freaking awesome)
    Morpheus from _The Matrix_
    Raymond Reddington from _The Blacklist_
    And Dante from _Devil May Cry 3_
    For many years though, my favorite character introduction had been Captain Jack Sparrow in _Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl_ and that one shot as the big epic theme music is swelling and the camera pulls back to show his boat sinking as he just casually steps onto the dock. I say it "had" been my favorite though, because a couple years ago I saw _RRR_ and the whole 'Fire' sequence from that pretty much immediately took the top spot for me.

  • @nightmare5004
    @nightmare5004 Місяць тому +1

    Another cool video!!!

  • @Halftone_Whore
    @Halftone_Whore Місяць тому

    another absolutely banger video cant wait to see more of pancake next time

  • @ashlilly3071
    @ashlilly3071 Місяць тому +1

    Oh my god that’s such a weird councidence I literally not five minutes ago heard of Good Time for the first time and added it to my “to watch” list

  • @flux.aeterna
    @flux.aeterna Місяць тому +1

    Love the vid as always. Heads up that your vocal audio is very shouty/clippy at the high end - lots of added high frequency /hissing noise whenever you speak, even when I have the audio turned down. In the middle chunk of the video especially - Not sure if there was a different recording situation but definitely recommend some audio mixing + fixes!

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому

      Yeah I tried a different record setting because I wasn’t at my usual location & it didn’t turn out great- it also processed kind of funky so I do apologize for that

  • @IapitusMcHeimer
    @IapitusMcHeimer Місяць тому +1

    Adam's introduction in record of ragnarok's manga is absolute peak character introduction imo. He rises from the floor in the pose of the creation of man, as all the beasts of the land and sky charge forward beneath him. Baldur reads from the book of genesis and declares the Gods undying hatred for him. Then of course he takes a bite of his apple. The author really put his best art into the character introductions. Record of ragnarok did get an anime adaptation but it was pretty bad, i recommended reading it instead

  • @Samwise108
    @Samwise108 Місяць тому

    Uncut Gems was the most stressful movie watching experience I have ever had. God this guy just relentlessly did the exact opposite of what I was silently begging him to do. It was extremely well written, acted, directed, etc, etc but that being said I hated it. Way too intense! It's been over 4 years you since I watched it and i still feel its energy haunting me when I think about it. If you want a movie that will yield a reaction from even the most stoic among us, watch Uncut Gems.

  • @FrenchMontana-s1c
    @FrenchMontana-s1c Місяць тому

    Your videos bring me so much joy as someone who is just now getting into cinema. You deserve way more subscribers. Please give pancake some pets for me.

  • @jorgerincon6874
    @jorgerincon6874 Місяць тому

    Uncut gems took me more than a year to finish, cause that thing gave me anxiety.

  • @squishypigs3010
    @squishypigs3010 Місяць тому

    the mother lady (?)’s introduction in barbarian was like the only good part of that movie

  • @enabors249
    @enabors249 Місяць тому +4

    FRANK (2014) MENTIONED LET'S FUCKING GO

  • @Fenriskoll
    @Fenriskoll Місяць тому

    If you start with Animal Collective, you have me forever.

  • @SPIKEDORBBUSINESS
    @SPIKEDORBBUSINESS Місяць тому

    NEW PANCAKE LETS GO

  • @joeyconaton5872
    @joeyconaton5872 Місяць тому

    I think killing them softly is one of the most overhated movies of all time. I can see how if a film came out today and wouldn’t shut up about Covid I would be bored but today it should be rewatched and given another chance

  • @nsgjax8613
    @nsgjax8613 Місяць тому

    I LOVE PANCAKE

  • @rubenotero7100
    @rubenotero7100 Місяць тому

    I was literally just thinking about how long Jesus' intro was for nothing to come of it

  • @hudsontille8630
    @hudsontille8630 Місяць тому +1

    7664th view, Australia 5:30 AEST, this is a great video!!

  • @nightmare5004
    @nightmare5004 Місяць тому +1

    Positive Comment..

  • @AugustRx
    @AugustRx Місяць тому

    The 2009 Godzilla trailer>>>>

  • @TylerRamos-h2o
    @TylerRamos-h2o Місяць тому

    Is the musician you referenced at 9:59 Posessed by Paul James? If so that’s crazy you got to see him and I’m super jealous.
    Edit: bro you also know Slim Cessna? You are definitely an underground music head I can tell.

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому

      Yes it was! I think we have similar tastes ha ha

  • @JoshuaHenelyThornhill
    @JoshuaHenelyThornhill Місяць тому

    You talking about the BREATHTAKING trailer for Godzilla Kind of the Monsters is sooo right !!!! That trailer was pure perfection and it was on repeat for me for the longest time… then the movie happened and what a disappointment bro

  • @eerieeyesred7359
    @eerieeyesred7359 Місяць тому

    Pancake dear, the reason I didn’t ask for the Fila Brasilia song is because you put it in the description so I didn’t have to. I listen to it quite often and play it for others, it is my treasure.
    Also your audio kinda crunchy in this one wtf goin on with your mic

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому

      Yeah I apologize for the audio quality in this one I tried a new setting on some of it & wasn’t recording in my usual location plus it kinda processed weird but next one should sound better

  • @lanceb4894
    @lanceb4894 Місяць тому

    I like the masks in all the Mad Max movies

  • @fireballninja01
    @fireballninja01 Місяць тому

    I’m going to give a self honorary mention to Harold in Harold and Maude

  • @Mike-qc1os
    @Mike-qc1os Місяць тому

    I'm onto you you cheeky industry plant.

  • @waterbottlettv
    @waterbottlettv Місяць тому

    FINALLYYYYY WHERE U BEEN AT ME BOY

  • @feardante4740
    @feardante4740 Місяць тому +2

    What is that intro song?

  • @oricori9160
    @oricori9160 Місяць тому

    i love king of the monsters ☹️ i see mothra and my monkey brain goes BIG MOTH

  • @jeremiahfava
    @jeremiahfava Місяць тому

    100th sub 🎉😅

  • @giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947
    @giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 22 дні тому

    Ichi the Killer for me is the case of the movie is better than the manga they adapted.

  • @tsb713
    @tsb713 Місяць тому

    FRANK

  • @reid.7680
    @reid.7680 23 дні тому

    Can you get on Nebula pleaaaase

  • @Dr_Shmoopz
    @Dr_Shmoopz Місяць тому +1

    You still have to follow the rule of show don't tell when writing exposition. You can't just flat out say things you have to think of subtext and hint at what the character wants because most characters aren't completely blunt and direct about their goal and wants.

  • @alexandrustelian1561
    @alexandrustelian1561 Місяць тому

    love from romania

  • @plushstrawberryfrog
    @plushstrawberryfrog Місяць тому

    ICHI MENTION!!!

  • @toasterenthusiast8023
    @toasterenthusiast8023 Місяць тому

    I feel that Godzilla: King Of The Monsters is a pretty decent movie on some level but that ad gave the impression it was going to be a much better and much more artful movie and that leaves a bitter taste in the mouth of the audience so I think it'll be one of those movies that is liked more by people who watched it a decade after it's release. I also dislike it for the way they handled Serizawa as a character like the whole convoluted setup of his death feels like a hate crime communicated entirely through metaphor so maybe it will be disliked if the average person in 2035 has enough political awareness to recognize how weird that part of the movie is.

  • @n0oneh3relmao69
    @n0oneh3relmao69 Місяць тому

    PANCAK

  • @benhowell7510
    @benhowell7510 Місяць тому

    You need to watch Godzilla minus one and shin Godzilla

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому +1

      Yup seen em both, I thought about including Shin Godzilla in this video but since I’d already included it in a previous video I opted not to

  • @matthiasblachowski5479
    @matthiasblachowski5479 Місяць тому +1

    Hop off the Goat King of the Monsters (2019), actually the best of the legendary movies and ill die on that hill (Good video otherwise!)

    • @PancakeOnYouTube
      @PancakeOnYouTube  Місяць тому

      We’re gonna have to agree to disagree on that one but now that so much time has passed if I rewatched it I bet I’d have a higher opinion of it

    • @matthiasblachowski5479
      @matthiasblachowski5479 Місяць тому

      @@PancakeOnUA-cam Its not high art or anything, and perhaps Skull Island is a better movie from an artistic standpoint, but when you get down to it I just love the action and set pieces more in KotM than the others, and that's what I come to Godzilla for (at least the American ones)

  • @replay_rewind
    @replay_rewind Місяць тому

    lol "Show don't tell" isn't...literal. It doesn't mean "you must show your audience information visually". It means that you shouldn't spoon feed your audience information by spelling it out for them.
    A character saying "You cheated on me! Now I'm upset and angry with you!" is "telling". A character confronting their partner about their relationship with another person, and then crying and yelling in that conversation would be "showing". The audience is given the same information, but the former is spoon fed and spelled out. The latter is the "showing" aspect.
    The examples of "good telling" you give are all just examples of "showing". I don't think you understood what the saying means.

  • @caleblindsey5794
    @caleblindsey5794 Місяць тому +1

    Please tell me why neither Danny Ocean or Doc Brown are on this list?

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Місяць тому +1

      Because it's his list, not yours. See how that tends to go?

    • @flux.aeterna
      @flux.aeterna Місяць тому

      They’re not his fave lol

  • @tro_onk
    @tro_onk Місяць тому

    Please pause in between your sentences. I simultaneously love and cannot watch these videos in one sitting because it feels like each sentence is an hour long. By cutting your audio down to be as quick as possible, you join multiple sentences together, and it results in minutes-long stretches of monotonous delivery. It gets to be really grating. Slow down a bit. Your opinions are good ones. Give them some space to breathe, they deserve it.

  • @Crazy_Fr1dge
    @Crazy_Fr1dge Місяць тому

    Dude can you keep on track about the movies. What the hell was that tangent about music festivals and weird music? I wanted to learn about frank you barely gave anything about it.

    • @UnboundChris
      @UnboundChris Місяць тому +3

      have you ever heard of google

    • @plushstrawberryfrog
      @plushstrawberryfrog Місяць тому +2

      how about you just not watch the vids then, or look up another video on here about it

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Місяць тому +2

      Or better yet, just watch the damn movie?

  • @NeerMMA
    @NeerMMA Місяць тому +2

    3 views in 1 minute. Bro fell off

  • @lanceb4894
    @lanceb4894 Місяць тому

    Love the Slim Cessna shout out! Also, the Dude is one of the greatest characters of all time.