A movie in which a man jumps ass-open onto a butt plug trophy in order to access an alternate universe where he can achieve an even higher level of martial arts won Best Picture from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. We were truly in the best timeline then.
My little brother worked as a music editor on this, his first project in Hollywood, so it holds a special place in my heart.. glad I got to enjoy it again with you guys!
Adam absolutely nailed it with the suicide storyline. I've thought the same from the very first time I watched the movie. Most people focus on the acceptance of family and whatnot, but the story is about overcoming depression. Joy says the following lines in the movie... "it's all just a pointless, swirling bucket of horsesh!t" “I'm Tired. I Don't Want To Hurt Anymore And For Some Reason When I'm With You, It Just Hurts The Both Of Us.” “Do You Know Why I Actually Built The Bagel? It Wasn't To Destroy Everything. It Was To Destroy Myself.” “Why Not Go Somewhere Where Your Daughter Is More Than Just This?” "You're feeling a good thing, you got your hopes up. I'm here to save you some time. Eventually, that all just goes away."
There are many layered themes in this film. I find that people who haven't experienced suicidal thoughts tend to miss it in this movie... which is astounding to me, because it seems so explicit about those themes.
I think most people end up discussing the philosophical underpinnings of the depression-in this case, nihilism-since the movie is so clearly a movie of ideas, but it's also just as clearly an emotional family melodrama. You are right that talking explicitly about the suicidality matters a lot!
Yes! I’d been in the middle of one of my depressed moods for a while when I saw this. Everything about Joy/Jobu’s story hit me so hard, and I was basically sobbing the whole movie. I love watching analyses & reactions for this movie b/c every person gives me new insight into it. Hoping to one day be able to change my nihilsm from Jobu’s “nothing matters so I don’t matter” to Waymond’s “if nothing matters, then every possibility is available.” Still working on that
I have ADHD and depression; Evelyn and Joy are both personifications of those two diseases. This movie spoke directly to me. And it continues to positively impact me today. I think it is the best movie I have ever seen; I know it is my favorite.
Have long term clinical depression, I've been staring at the bagel my entire life. I probably always will. But ever second I don't step through is a victory.
The significance of that scene is so much more than people realize. Waymond says “in another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you”, in every other universe, waymond isnt the best version of himself. The best version of himself is with Evelyn. While the best versions of Evelyn, didnt have Waymond in them :
This movie was a key catalyst in restarting Ke Huy Quan's career, also earning him a well deserved Oscar for his performance, and for that, I will always be eternally grateful to this movie.
I only know Ke Huy Quan because of Loki and I saw this movie recently so I definitely get Loki vibes because of the time travel stuff but he's actually a great actor!
More than a key catalyst. He hadn't booked any show since his teens. He's talked about his white friends getting 10 times as many auditions as his 1 in a year. So instead he spend the next 25 years working behind the scenes in fight choreography. But then he saw "Crazy Rich Asians" (the real catalyst) and thought maybe he should get back into acting, maybe the parts for Asian actors were there. And then he auditioned and got this part. And won an Oscar for it.
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 I kind of love that there are now people who don't know him from Indiana Jones and The Goonies and therefore don't have any nostalgia factor attached to him and get to discover him like you are!
@@EclecticMuse4 Haha okay so I think you've just made me check myself and realize that not everyone has seen Goonies and Indiana Jones. As an 8 year old watching Goonies on VHS for the first time (no trips to the Theatre for my broke fam lol) Quan was the dude I wanted to be. All attempts to get my my Teenage nieces and nephews to watch Classics like these have ended in failure.
@@tommygilbreath LOL! I'm an elder millennial and you could say a bad one because I've never seen Goonies (though I've seen Temple of Doom plenty of times) but I am aware of who some of the characters are, including Ke's. If it makes you feel any better, I can't get my teenage son to watch most of the classics with me either, though he has seen every Stars Wars film (we did all the sequels in theater) and all the Indiana Jones films.
In 2017 I was su-of-cidal, and it was my mom that pulled me out. Seeing her pull Joy out of the void, right from the very edge...oh man, it wrecked me. After I'd seen it, I had her watch it with me and during that scene I turned to her and said, "that's what you did for me". We criedddd, but in a grateful way. I love this movie so much, and I also really love your guys' reactions and how you interact and support each other.
I really think part of why it hits so hard is that it will drop from weird humor to fighting to devastating sadness inside of the same scene. Each jump is from some other heightened emotion.
Never in my life did think I would cry over two rocks sitting in a desert... until I watched this insane masterpiece of a movie! It is just ridiculous how well put together it is! Thanks for making me cry over it, once again! 😭
That scene hits the break after all this madness with such a force that you feel the airstream in your face. It was a perfectly placed and executed contrast to everything else.
Every time I hear Waymond give his "we have to be kind" speech, through to the end of the movie, no matter how many times I've seen it... I'm a blubbering mess.
I saw it with my mom, and that's one of the most on point viewing experiences I've ever had, and also one of the movies I've cried at the most in theaters.
The visual symbolism in this movie is so on point. Everything from Evelyn's hair gradually getting more and more put together to the googly-eyes being the inverted form of the bagel. There is so much here that is so well put together. It deserved every oscar it got and a few more besides.
The idea of her third eye being open through the lens of absurdity and being represented by a googly eye is AND being the inverted version of the bagel. God damn man. Just a perfect movie v
As a movie buff, it's rare these days to find something that makes me FEEL something like this movie did. An absolute masterpiece, and one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life. Utterly insane, and perhaps off-puttingly so to some people. For me, it works perfectly.
One of the reasons this movie is so effective is the emotional whiplash. The rapid swings between comedy and tragedy, with occasional disgust thrown in, make you feel everything that much more.
41:40 Once you're a parent you see and feel things differently. I notice this in my own life and see it in a lot of reaction channels. Jay and Adam's different reactions to this movie are a great example. Adam was caught up in the film making and Jay got caught up in the family story. Both are excellent parts of this movie, and both are valid.
There were reviews from multiple Asian-American writers and critics talking about how this was the first time someone challenged them to see their immigrant parents’ story as a love story.
Everything Everywhere All At Once won 7 Oscars at the Oscars 2023 - Best Picture - Best Director (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert) - Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh) - Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan) - Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis) - Best Original Screenplay - Best Film Editing
I absolutely love this movie. This movie is addressing nihilism, cynicism, existentialism, and absurdism. That our lives are ultimately futile and without higher purpose. However, knowing that nothing matters should be the ultimate relief - the peace you learn should be that if life is meaningless, then you are absolutely free to create meaning. Embrace the uncertainty, rebel against the cynics. It doesn't matter why. You're here now and you don't have to justify it to anyone or any higher 'power'. It doesn't matter, the results are always the same. So that if nothing you do matters then the only thing that matters is what you do. That the meaning of life is to give life meaning. Everything is made up and the points don't matter.
One of my favorite parts about this movie is that Randy Newman voiced the racoon. The song they are singing the first time you see them is an actual song that Randy Newman wrote for this movie. Its fantastic.
What I love about this movie (aside from everything) is that it’s this massive, universe-shattering storyline with crazy special effects, a mind-boggling range of styles and inspirations, unbelievable and eclectic sets and costumes, etc…and yet at its core, it’s an intimate family drama about generational trauma, depression, and the experience of immigrant families. It is both so enormous and so personal at the same time.
Also, a shoutout to the “laundry and taxes” scene. One of the most beautifully written scenes ever, paired with the absolute perfect actor to deliver it. A truly sublime combination of writing and acting.
Also also, this movie is the ULTIMATE in taking what seem like funny small details and turning them into whole plot lines. The butt plug awards, the googly eyes, the freaking RACCOON. Such incredible screen writing!
@33:30 - that's a speech a lot of needed to hear for the first time. The way I bawled the first time I heard that... I'm so glad to see someone else get hit out of nowhere in the feels!
Both of you are such good men. Please keep being who you are as long as you can, because after the last couple weeks, it’s things like this that make me tremendously grateful and somewhat hopeful. 💜💜
It absolutely is about suicide from the daughters perspective. It’s a very dark, nihilistic perspective, masked or softened to a degree by the craziness and other stories. And the sad tale of a mom realizing she can’t do anything about that, as heartbreaking as it is, she can only love her daughter as best she can. Incredible movie
This movie is bonkers amazing. I cried the entire last 15min and felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders as I left the theater. It deserved all the awards.
Genuinely this movie changed so much for me specifically at a time where I was a suicide risk. That feeling of nothingness, of family falling to broken relationships with no words between us, terrified of my family seeing me as a disappointment. I still struggle with it but this was a moment of. Oh. Nothing matters so everything matters. I felt what i think both of you experienced in this moment, and i had a breakdown for a solid 30min my first time watching it too lol.
It's SUCH a brilliant movie. I definitely cried too, but also was just incredibly blown away by the artistry, creativity and storytelling. Absolutely wild stuff, there's nothing really like it.
Here I am, crying with you! This film is so important to me. Coming from an Asian family, I can relate to both Joy and Evelyn simultaneously. It has been two years since I first watched it, but every time I see a snippet or clip, I feel all the emotions all over again.
How do you pitch this movie to be green lit? Then it goes and just works, We were all laughing at two rocks, texting? speaking? communicating. How the hell do you pull that off. The amount of brain power and vision that went into this movie is staggering.
And they were really riding that line. With a concept like this, just one small step away from absurdity or closer to absurdity would have made it a complete failure of a film. They got it exactly right.
Real answer, the Daniels wrote and directed a lot of short films and music videos, including the video for turn down for what. They were invited by Sundance Lab to develop their first feature, swiss army man. It was picked up by a24. It wasn't huge but was generally well received and has since built a cult following. The Daniels had also been developing the idea of a multiverse movie for around 10 years. With independent movies, you really only need to be pitching to investors who can help fund your movie, and there are plenty of people that are happy to invest in art like this. But all in all, creativity is something that can be practiced and developed. It also helps that the Daniels are two people that can bounce ideas back and forth. After that, a lot of people devote time and energy into making the film and the Daniels are pretty good guys so the actors and crew seem happy to be a part of it. That's how something like this exists 😊
I’ve been waiting for this reaction for a long time! I’ve almost joined the patreon just for this reaction… I haven’t I’m super poor 😛 Anyways this was everything I wanted and expected it to be, love you guys! Seeing this in theaters was one of the best cinematic experiences of my life, it is brilliant in every way and very immediately became one of my favorite films of all time. Just a stunning piece of art that I cannot say enough good things about. Crying and laughing and having and existential crisis/catharsis, Everything Everywhere All at Once is genius Thank you so much for releasing this 💜
I am so glad that I watched it on theater without knowing any single teaser about it. I just sit there knowing it would be fun.. and not knowing I would sobbing with puffy eyes😭 indeed best movie of all time❤️
the Daniels (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert) won 3 Oscars each in the film Everything Everywhere All At Once - Best Picture - Best Director - Best Original Screenplay
42:51 I've cried with you guys before on reacts, going through the emotions of the film or show again... I... really needed to hear that today. That got me, more than the movie react did (because this film always gets me). Thank you
Had to watch this because I remember being so shocked by this movie in the best way. It was a great drama and sci fi multiverse film playing out simultaneously. The fight choreography and special effects were top notch and the fact they shot a good deal of it during quarantine in different locations and tied it all together through editing is amazing. Not to mention having such a unique and authentic setting
Holy crap…I didn’t even realize the hot dog Evelyn was doing so well BECAUSE THERES KETCHUP AND MUSTARD ON EVERYTHING. Thats genius to get to right off the bat.
I said the same thing to my partner about Ke Huy Quan. Hes exactly how'd you imagine he would look grown up. and hes such a badass action star! I love that hes making movies again.
In a world where I can never justify an overall personal top 10 films of all time because genres and eras have such an effect on what a good movie is, this movie made me change my mind. Its damn near perfect.
Radar... lmao His name was Data. This movie is an instant classic for me. It shoved its way into my top 10 of all time. Never have I cried so hard laughing and because I'm an emotional mess.
I only know Ke Huy Quan because of Loki and I saw this movie recently so I definitely get Loki vibes because of the time travel stuff but he's actually a great actor!
This movie is one of the bravest filmmaking experiments I've ever seen about love and relationships. Especially in its ability to take the ridiculous and make it so incredibly serious and important.
I am so glad I was right in my comment on the community post from just the thumbnail alone. Jay having an inner crisis and Adam finding joy in the absurdity of it all
A little fun fact, one of the stunt guys who was going for the butt plug award (not the guards, he was in blue), Andy Le, played Death Dealer in Shang-Chi.
They hit a real homerun with that rug pull at the end. Absolutely feel ya on this one Jay... I went in completely blind and was emotionally devastated.
I think it's not a movie that commits to only a single metaphor/theme but absolutely the suicide thing is a layer of this brilliance sandwich my god this whole movie was amazing
I did not expect so much emotion from Jay, even during the laundry and taxes line. I have cried multiple times to this film but cried again seeing this reaction. Thank you for putting this up on UA-cam as well!
This is probably my all time favorite movie because it has literally, everything I could want in a movie. God tier writing, directing, cinematography, acting, effects... the list goes on and on. The most amazing movie I have ever seen.
I love how you both are the embodiment of the vulnerability that makes Waymond such a great male character. You allow yourself to feel the feelings you have and support one another through it all. Kudos
This movie (temporarily) cured my depression, and gave me a tool to help fight it in the future that I still use. Nothing matters. And if nothing matters, I get to choose what matters. And that thought just helps keep the darkness at bay. It is my favourite movie. It does what every other movie hopes to do. I laughed, I cried, I felt hope for a better tomorrow.
OMG!! I absolutely *loved* this movie. I can't think of any other film that made me laugh and cry so much simultaneously. That scene at the end when she runs with the guy on her shoulders had me bawling and in hysterics at the same time. I didn't know what to feel. This entire movie is a masterpiece.
watched this late at night alone...cried like a baby ans immediately became one of my top 10 favorite movies...the emotional highs hit hard...the underlying story of family ....the song in the stairwell when the mom accepts loving jamie lee curtis is a song i fall asleep to now....this movie is a masterpiece...
I’m only a few minutes in on your reaction, but every scene ends with your mouth agape in amazement and disbelief, each time for a totally different reason, just like the first time I watched this movie. Love it!
This movie is a gem! Its one of the recent masterpieces! Its 10/10! The story, excelent! Technicaly, excelent! Acting. Humor! It just works on all levels! Maybe it goes too much into lala land! But it sure does try to make it work!!! One of my favorite movies!!
3:05 “Are they Hunt for Red October-ing this?” Lol, I have stated before that the way that movie handles the “translation transition” is my favorite way ever, and I love that he also used it as a verb. I’ve been using it as a verb for years.
This movie is beautiful. When the man mentions his his wife's perfume it reminds me of my BIL. My sister died giving birth but everything time he smells something that smells like the body lotion she wore he feels her presence, even though he's an atheist. I am too but I bought a bottle of the lotion she loved just to smell when I want to remember her. I miss her. I love you, Diana.
I love this movie so much. As someone with strained family relationships, and a verrry long history depression, it punched me right in the gut, and changed my perspective on a lot of things. I still cry every time I see it lol. You asked where you know the actress who plays Joy from, my guess is from Shang Chi. She played the friend that Shawn and Katie are at the bar with. And one of the butt-plug warriors played the masked master who trained Shawn.
Yo... thank you guys for posting this. Adam's words at the end about why he didn't cry... made me cry. I've been in that despair... nothing matters... etc. type of thinking recently and just so terrified of existence or the eventual lack of it.... and for some reason Adam's words got a reaction from me. So... thanks!
"As you wander thru Life, Brother, whatever be your goal. Keep your eye upon the donut and not upon the hole"... (a wise saying I was told once by a co-worker pbx operator)
I disagree. I don't think the core of this movie was to deal with her daughter being suicidal. Her being suicidal was a symptom of the real core of the movie, her daughter wanting her to love her. Her daughter had made the bagel a long time before but never even entertained the idea of using it. Why? Because her real goal was to find a version of her mother who could and would understand her. She crossed endless universes to find this version of her mother. She finally found one that could understand her, and that was finally when she tried to use the bagel to destroy not just herself, but her mother too. When her mother refused to go along, she felt that she may have found a mother that could understand, but wouldn't. That was when she gave up and decided to end herself alone. It's such an amazing story, because so much of it hinges on the cental theme, nothing matters. The daughter's view of the theme depressed her, because she felt that nothing she did mattered to her mother. She could literally do anything, including erasing all existence of herself from every universe in the multiverse and it wouldn't make her mother notice her, nevermind love her. Her mother had a different perspective on the theme. The fact that nothing they do matters was a good thing, because then they could do anything they wanted. So many times we are so afraid to do things because of the repercussions or because it may upset someone. If you look at it as though none of that matters, you are freed to finally do the things you actually want to do. Take the mom for instance. In this universe, part of the reason why she was so bad at things was that she couldn't do anything great enough. She spends so much of her time on the laundry shop, doing the books for the shop, and raising her daughter, that she feels she hasn't been able to focus on becoming great. Having glimpses into those other universes, she now knows that being great in those universes means giving up things in her life like her husband and her daughter. She finally saw that those were the things that she loved the most. Nothing matters, when you're with the ones you love.
There are so many layers to this movie--tell her you love her, the smell of perfume, even the googly eyes contrasted to the bagel. It's so good. And Waymond is so good and kind and Evelyn and Joy's relationship is heartbreaking, and the fact that Joy was never just Joy, she was always Jobu. My daughter and I were literally crying together in the theater.
The very first time I watched this movie, I was both laughing and ugly crying at the exact same time. Just full on snot bubble crying while also laughing out loud.
I’m glad you pointed out the symbolism with the googly eye. At several points in the show, there are black circles on peoples foreheads to symbolize the bagel, so when she puts the googly eyes it’s the inverse. Literal yin yang.
This movie is very special to me. I saw this movie on my birthday with my wife, 3 days after our anniversary and I had never felt more like we didnt understand each other. We had such different approaches to hardship and depression that we felt like strangers over time. We saw each other in this movie so well we felt like the movie was somehow made specifically for us. We cried and laughed and held hands for the entire duration and fell in love all over again. Never a doubt about it since ❤
I really liked this movie. This reminds me of part of my life when I had to make a big decision whether to stay or go. I knew at that point of my life, it split into two different universe of me. And sometimes I remind myself what it would be like in that life. This movie captured that very well. It's like being able to see into 4th or even 5th dimensions.
You two are awesome! :) I stumbled onto this channel when the Mandalorian S2 Finale came out and every video I've watched since has left me either laughing or in tears (or in both). You guys never shy from the feels, and the laughs are contagious. Keep it going and wish you the best!
that reaction when mom said, "i have something to tell you. .... you are getting fat" - le priceless! oh my gosh, how many parents are like that. [on a side - this movie - it changed something in me. so grateful for it]
A movie in which a man jumps ass-open onto a butt plug trophy in order to access an alternate universe where he can achieve an even higher level of martial arts won Best Picture from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
We were truly in the best timeline then.
Literally a real miracle!
Fun fact: The budget fpr the movie was so small that the director made most of the special effects himself, learning throu youtube tutorials hehe
@OrdemDoGraveto makes you realize how unefficient those big projects must be to be such a money sink
The only movie with martial arts, talking animals, dildos and butt plugs to make me tear up. So far, anywayy.
@@p-forest 🤣😂
My little brother worked as a music editor on this, his first project in Hollywood, so it holds a special place in my heart.. glad I got to enjoy it again with you guys!
Luke !
Your brother should be so proud of the work he, and everyone else, did on this film. A true masterpiece and the music alone makes me cry every watch ❤
kudos to your brother!
What a freaking flex!
Your brother did a great job!
Adam absolutely nailed it with the suicide storyline. I've thought the same from the very first time I watched the movie. Most people focus on the acceptance of family and whatnot, but the story is about overcoming depression. Joy says the following lines in the movie...
"it's all just a pointless, swirling bucket of horsesh!t"
“I'm Tired. I Don't Want To Hurt Anymore And For Some Reason When I'm With You, It Just Hurts The Both Of Us.”
“Do You Know Why I Actually Built The Bagel? It Wasn't To Destroy Everything. It Was To Destroy Myself.”
“Why Not Go Somewhere Where Your Daughter Is More Than Just This?”
"You're feeling a good thing, you got your hopes up. I'm here to save you some time. Eventually, that all just goes away."
There are many layered themes in this film. I find that people who haven't experienced suicidal thoughts tend to miss it in this movie... which is astounding to me, because it seems so explicit about those themes.
I think most people end up discussing the philosophical underpinnings of the depression-in this case, nihilism-since the movie is so clearly a movie of ideas, but it's also just as clearly an emotional family melodrama. You are right that talking explicitly about the suicidality matters a lot!
Yes! I’d been in the middle of one of my depressed moods for a while when I saw this. Everything about Joy/Jobu’s story hit me so hard, and I was basically sobbing the whole movie.
I love watching analyses & reactions for this movie b/c every person gives me new insight into it. Hoping to one day be able to change my nihilsm from Jobu’s “nothing matters so I don’t matter” to Waymond’s “if nothing matters, then every possibility is available.” Still working on that
I have ADHD and depression; Evelyn and Joy are both personifications of those two diseases. This movie spoke directly to me. And it continues to positively impact me today. I think it is the best movie I have ever seen; I know it is my favorite.
Have long term clinical depression, I've been staring at the bagel my entire life. I probably always will. But ever second I don't step through is a victory.
In another life, I would have really liked just watching you guys react to laundry and taxes.
PIN THIS!
Thanks, man - you just made me, a grown man, cry ... and NO ONE wants to see a grown man cry!
Or Jeopardy.
This part in the movie always breaks my heart. 😢
The significance of that scene is so much more than people realize. Waymond says “in another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you”, in every other universe, waymond isnt the best version of himself. The best version of himself is with Evelyn. While the best versions of Evelyn, didnt have Waymond in them :
This movie was a key catalyst in restarting Ke Huy Quan's career, also earning him a well deserved Oscar for his performance, and for that, I will always be eternally grateful to this movie.
I only know Ke Huy Quan because of Loki and I saw this movie recently so I definitely get Loki vibes because of the time travel stuff but he's actually a great actor!
More than a key catalyst. He hadn't booked any show since his teens. He's talked about his white friends getting 10 times as many auditions as his 1 in a year. So instead he spend the next 25 years working behind the scenes in fight choreography. But then he saw "Crazy Rich Asians" (the real catalyst) and thought maybe he should get back into acting, maybe the parts for Asian actors were there. And then he auditioned and got this part. And won an Oscar for it.
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 I kind of love that there are now people who don't know him from Indiana Jones and The Goonies and therefore don't have any nostalgia factor attached to him and get to discover him like you are!
@@EclecticMuse4 Haha okay so I think you've just made me check myself and realize that not everyone has seen Goonies and Indiana Jones. As an 8 year old watching Goonies on VHS for the first time (no trips to the Theatre for my broke fam lol) Quan was the dude I wanted to be. All attempts to get my my Teenage nieces and nephews to watch Classics like these have ended in failure.
@@tommygilbreath LOL! I'm an elder millennial and you could say a bad one because I've never seen Goonies (though I've seen Temple of Doom plenty of times) but I am aware of who some of the characters are, including Ke's. If it makes you feel any better, I can't get my teenage son to watch most of the classics with me either, though he has seen every Stars Wars film (we did all the sequels in theater) and all the Indiana Jones films.
In 2017 I was su-of-cidal, and it was my mom that pulled me out. Seeing her pull Joy out of the void, right from the very edge...oh man, it wrecked me. After I'd seen it, I had her watch it with me and during that scene I turned to her and said, "that's what you did for me". We criedddd, but in a grateful way. I love this movie so much, and I also really love your guys' reactions and how you interact and support each other.
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Having two planets crashing into each other equating to mother and daughter hugging is the right metaphor.
The first movie ever to employ that little-known literary device: Chekhov's Buttplug
So fuckin true.
Also, Stephani Hsu was ROBBED. She 100% deserved that supporting oscar.
Yeah, but so did Jamie Lee Curtis.
I totally agree. She was transcendent in this.
I mean, so did Angela Bassett
If Oscars were about the submitted performance (like they're supposed to be) instead of about their entire career, then she would have gotten it.
@ My point stands.
The over the top absurdity somehow makes the serious deep emotions work better. It's amazing.
I really think part of why it hits so hard is that it will drop from weird humor to fighting to devastating sadness inside of the same scene. Each jump is from some other heightened emotion.
This movie came out a little bit before Multiverse of Madness and just completely blew that depiction of the multiverse out of the water
MoM didn't hold a candle to this. Not close. Not in the same ballpark, not in the same state, barely playing the same game.
I only saw the Dr. Strange movie and just saw this a couple weeks ago
Fun fact: The budget fpr the movie was so small that the director made most of the special effects himself, learning throu youtube tutorials hehe
@@Grandtheatrixwell they’re not the same genre of movie so there’s literally no point in comparing them
@@jaysax7381 he's not comparing the genre. He's comparing the view of "multiverses". Let's be honest MoM was hideous.
Never in my life did think I would cry over two rocks sitting in a desert... until I watched this insane masterpiece of a movie! It is just ridiculous how well put together it is!
Thanks for making me cry over it, once again! 😭
Same. I was crying and laughing at the gut punching and ridiculousness of it.
The rocks get me every time. It’s so simple and ridiculous and beautiful.
I came to the comments to talk about crying over rocks.
That scene hits the break after all this madness with such a force that you feel the airstream in your face. It was a perfectly placed and executed contrast to everything else.
@@mrpickmanbdude i was TOTALLY crying through the rock scene
This was instantly a top 5 movie for me when I saw it in theaters. The whole audience was sobbing for the entire third act
Every time I hear Waymond give his "we have to be kind" speech, through to the end of the movie, no matter how many times I've seen it... I'm a blubbering mess.
I saw it with my mom, and that's one of the most on point viewing experiences I've ever had, and also one of the movies I've cried at the most in theaters.
The visual symbolism in this movie is so on point. Everything from Evelyn's hair gradually getting more and more put together to the googly-eyes being the inverted form of the bagel. There is so much here that is so well put together. It deserved every oscar it got and a few more besides.
It is the most awarded movie ever for a reason.
The idea of her third eye being open through the lens of absurdity and being represented by a googly eye is AND being the inverted version of the bagel. God damn man. Just a perfect movie v
As a movie buff, it's rare these days to find something that makes me FEEL something like this movie did. An absolute masterpiece, and one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life. Utterly insane, and perhaps off-puttingly so to some people. For me, it works perfectly.
One of the reasons this movie is so effective is the emotional whiplash. The rapid swings between comedy and tragedy, with occasional disgust thrown in, make you feel everything that much more.
41:40 Once you're a parent you see and feel things differently. I notice this in my own life and see it in a lot of reaction channels. Jay and Adam's different reactions to this movie are a great example. Adam was caught up in the film making and Jay got caught up in the family story. Both are excellent parts of this movie, and both are valid.
I lost my mother a few years before this came out and the story line with Evelyn and her daughter ruined me for a bit.
There were reviews from multiple Asian-American writers and critics talking about how this was the first time someone challenged them to see their immigrant parents’ story as a love story.
The second act of this movie had Jay on an emotional rollercoaster. Tears. Laugh. Tears. Laugh. Tears and Laugh. It was a joy to watch.
Everything Everywhere All At Once won 7 Oscars at the Oscars 2023
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)
- Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh)
- Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan)
- Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis)
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Film Editing
I love Jamie Lee Curtis. Stephanie Hsu should have won best supporting actress
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Message of the film and life: Nothing matters, therefore everything matters.
Or: When nothing matters, find something that does.
"If nothing we do matters, then the only thing that matters is what we do."
@@amy_gracei came here to say the same thing.
We apply the inverse at work when we have people bugging about deadlines: When everything is "high priority", nothing is high priority 😆
I absolutely love this movie.
This movie is addressing nihilism, cynicism, existentialism, and absurdism. That our lives are ultimately futile and without higher purpose. However, knowing that nothing matters should be the ultimate relief - the peace you learn should be that if life is meaningless, then you are absolutely free to create meaning. Embrace the uncertainty, rebel against the cynics. It doesn't matter why. You're here now and you don't have to justify it to anyone or any higher 'power'. It doesn't matter, the results are always the same.
So that if nothing you do matters then the only thing that matters is what you do. That the meaning of life is to give life meaning. Everything is made up and the points don't matter.
One of my favorite parts about this movie is that Randy Newman voiced the racoon. The song they are singing the first time you see them is an actual song that Randy Newman wrote for this movie. Its fantastic.
Jay really got taken on an emotional rollercoaster on this one. Never seen him cry, laugh, cry again, laugh more and cry again so much.
What I love about this movie (aside from everything) is that it’s this massive, universe-shattering storyline with crazy special effects, a mind-boggling range of styles and inspirations, unbelievable and eclectic sets and costumes, etc…and yet at its core, it’s an intimate family drama about generational trauma, depression, and the experience of immigrant families. It is both so enormous and so personal at the same time.
Also, a shoutout to the “laundry and taxes” scene. One of the most beautifully written scenes ever, paired with the absolute perfect actor to deliver it. A truly sublime combination of writing and acting.
Also also, this movie is the ULTIMATE in taking what seem like funny small details and turning them into whole plot lines. The butt plug awards, the googly eyes, the freaking RACCOON. Such incredible screen writing!
Watching this movie with my religious mother in an empty theater was free family therapy.
did it change her perspective on faith, reality, and the nature of being gay?
@33:30 - that's a speech a lot of needed to hear for the first time. The way I bawled the first time I heard that... I'm so glad to see someone else get hit out of nowhere in the feels!
I love how this movie goes from “nothing matters” to “nothing matters” but just in completely different contexts.
Both of you are such good men. Please keep being who you are as long as you can, because after the last couple weeks, it’s things like this that make me tremendously grateful and somewhat hopeful. 💜💜
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It absolutely is about suicide from the daughters perspective. It’s a very dark, nihilistic perspective, masked or softened to a degree by the craziness and other stories. And the sad tale of a mom realizing she can’t do anything about that, as heartbreaking as it is, she can only love her daughter as best she can. Incredible movie
It goes from "nothing matters (so it's all pointless)" to "nothing matters (so we can do whatever want)" 😊
finally, this was easily one of the best cinematic experiences I have ever had
This movie is bonkers amazing. I cried the entire last 15min and felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders as I left the theater.
It deserved all the awards.
This movie is such a good representation of the two sides of existensialism, Positive Existensialism vs Negative Existensialism
Genuinely this movie changed so much for me specifically at a time where I was a suicide risk. That feeling of nothingness, of family falling to broken relationships with no words between us, terrified of my family seeing me as a disappointment. I still struggle with it but this was a moment of. Oh. Nothing matters so everything matters. I felt what i think both of you experienced in this moment, and i had a breakdown for a solid 30min my first time watching it too lol.
It's SUCH a brilliant movie. I definitely cried too, but also was just incredibly blown away by the artistry, creativity and storytelling. Absolutely wild stuff, there's nothing really like it.
Here I am, crying with you! This film is so important to me. Coming from an Asian family, I can relate to both Joy and Evelyn simultaneously. It has been two years since I first watched it, but every time I see a snippet or clip, I feel all the emotions all over again.
This is such an unbelievably amazing movie. I can’t believe they were allowed to make this. It truly lives up to the title.
How do you pitch this movie to be green lit? Then it goes and just works, We were all laughing at two rocks, texting? speaking? communicating. How the hell do you pull that off. The amount of brain power and vision that went into this movie is staggering.
And they were really riding that line. With a concept like this, just one small step away from absurdity or closer to absurdity would have made it a complete failure of a film. They got it exactly right.
And if I recall, this came out right after MoM and EVERYONE was like "Now this is how you do a fucking multiverse movie"
It's A24. They are doing good work putting the magic back in moviea
Real answer, the Daniels wrote and directed a lot of short films and music videos, including the video for turn down for what. They were invited by Sundance Lab to develop their first feature, swiss army man. It was picked up by a24. It wasn't huge but was generally well received and has since built a cult following. The Daniels had also been developing the idea of a multiverse movie for around 10 years. With independent movies, you really only need to be pitching to investors who can help fund your movie, and there are plenty of people that are happy to invest in art like this. But all in all, creativity is something that can be practiced and developed. It also helps that the Daniels are two people that can bounce ideas back and forth. After that, a lot of people devote time and energy into making the film and the Daniels are pretty good guys so the actors and crew seem happy to be a part of it. That's how something like this exists 😊
Also, Jay and Adam, I am super grateful that you guys have been posting more movie reactions
i’ve casually watched your reactions for a couple of years and i didn’t know you guys were Critters!!! this is amazing to hear
I’ve been waiting for this reaction for a long time! I’ve almost joined the patreon just for this reaction… I haven’t I’m super poor 😛
Anyways this was everything I wanted and expected it to be, love you guys!
Seeing this in theaters was one of the best cinematic experiences of my life, it is brilliant in every way and very immediately became one of my favorite films of all time. Just a stunning piece of art that I cannot say enough good things about. Crying and laughing and having and existential crisis/catharsis, Everything Everywhere All at Once is genius
Thank you so much for releasing this 💜
The laundry and taxes line fucks me up every time. Also, the kiss at the end fills me with pure joy for the guy.
I am so glad that I watched it on theater without knowing any single teaser about it. I just sit there knowing it would be fun.. and not knowing I would sobbing with puffy eyes😭 indeed best movie of all time❤️
the Daniels
(Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert) won 3 Oscars each in the film Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Original Screenplay
42:51 I've cried with you guys before on reacts, going through the emotions of the film or show again... I... really needed to hear that today. That got me, more than the movie react did (because this film always gets me). Thank you
Had to watch this because I remember being so shocked by this movie in the best way. It was a great drama and sci fi multiverse film playing out simultaneously. The fight choreography and special effects were top notch and the fact they shot a good deal of it during quarantine in different locations and tied it all together through editing is amazing. Not to mention having such a unique and authentic setting
Holy crap…I didn’t even realize the hot dog Evelyn was doing so well BECAUSE THERES KETCHUP AND MUSTARD ON EVERYTHING. Thats genius to get to right off the bat.
I said the same thing to my partner about Ke Huy Quan. Hes exactly how'd you imagine he would look grown up. and hes such a badass action star! I love that hes making movies again.
In a world where I can never justify an overall personal top 10 films of all time because genres and eras have such an effect on what a good movie is, this movie made me change my mind. Its damn near perfect.
The whole movie starts with Joy looking at a bagle form through the washing machine, forshadowing her thoughts!
Radar... lmao
His name was Data.
This movie is an instant classic for me. It shoved its way into my top 10 of all time. Never have I cried so hard laughing and because I'm an emotional mess.
Yeah I was like who the hell is Radar?
I only know Ke Huy Quan because of Loki and I saw this movie recently so I definitely get Loki vibes because of the time travel stuff but he's actually a great actor!
@@Nekotaku_TV Maybe Jay watched some formative M.A.S.H. as a kid
@@Melancthon7332that’s what I was thinking lol
The other acceptable answer would be: Short Round (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) 😋….
This movie is one of the bravest filmmaking experiments I've ever seen about love and relationships. Especially in its ability to take the ridiculous and make it so incredibly serious and important.
I am so glad I was right in my comment on the community post from just the thumbnail alone. Jay having an inner crisis and Adam finding joy in the absurdity of it all
I don't know how many times I've returned here to see this reaction again. Jay getting emotional makes me emotional. Every damn time.
A little fun fact, one of the stunt guys who was going for the butt plug award (not the guards, he was in blue), Andy Le, played Death Dealer in Shang-Chi.
I didn’t know that
They hit a real homerun with that rug pull at the end. Absolutely feel ya on this one Jay... I went in completely blind and was emotionally devastated.
I think it's not a movie that commits to only a single metaphor/theme but absolutely the suicide thing is a layer of this brilliance sandwich my god this whole movie was amazing
I did not expect so much emotion from Jay, even during the laundry and taxes line. I have cried multiple times to this film but cried again seeing this reaction. Thank you for putting this up on UA-cam as well!
Don't worry Jay, the laundry and taxes line affected ALL of us like that
This is probably my all time favorite movie because it has literally, everything I could want in a movie. God tier writing, directing, cinematography, acting, effects... the list goes on and on. The most amazing movie I have ever seen.
This movie makes me cry constantly. I have watched dozens and dozens of reactions and cry every single time.
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I'm 45 and all my life I could never decide what my #1 fave movie was, until I saw this. Now there's no question, it's my favorite by far.
I love how you both are the embodiment of the vulnerability that makes Waymond such a great male character. You allow yourself to feel the feelings you have and support one another through it all. Kudos
The only movie that make you feel every emotions all at once.
This movie (temporarily) cured my depression, and gave me a tool to help fight it in the future that I still use. Nothing matters. And if nothing matters, I get to choose what matters. And that thought just helps keep the darkness at bay. It is my favourite movie. It does what every other movie hopes to do. I laughed, I cried, I felt hope for a better tomorrow.
OMG!! I absolutely *loved* this movie. I can't think of any other film that made me laugh and cry so much simultaneously.
That scene at the end when she runs with the guy on her shoulders had me bawling and in hysterics at the same time. I didn't know what to feel.
This entire movie is a masterpiece.
watched this late at night alone...cried like a baby ans immediately became one of my top 10 favorite movies...the emotional highs hit hard...the underlying story of family ....the song in the stairwell when the mom accepts loving jamie lee curtis is a song i fall asleep to now....this movie is a masterpiece...
42:46 Think you might have just pulled me out of my downward spiral, Adam. Thank you for this 🙏🏽
I’m only a few minutes in on your reaction, but every scene ends with your mouth agape in amazement and disbelief, each time for a totally different reason, just like the first time I watched this movie. Love it!
Did you all notice Adam didn't age at all, but Jay... Always looks incredible! You both are awesome, great reaction!
This film came out not long after my mom passed away and it gutted me. I was genuinely smothering myself trying not to loudly sob in the theater lmao
This movie is a gem! Its one of the recent masterpieces! Its 10/10! The story, excelent! Technicaly, excelent! Acting. Humor! It just works on all levels!
Maybe it goes too much into lala land! But it sure does try to make it work!!! One of my favorite movies!!
3:05 “Are they Hunt for Red October-ing this?”
Lol, I have stated before that the way that movie handles the “translation transition” is my favorite way ever, and I love that he also used it as a verb. I’ve been using it as a verb for years.
Darrington Press spot! The look on Adam's face is pure "yep, this is happening!'
43:08 You and me both, Adam. I'm still on the coming back around part. I did cry though too. A lot.
This movie is beautiful. When the man mentions his his wife's perfume it reminds me of my BIL. My sister died giving birth but everything time he smells something that smells like the body lotion she wore he feels her presence, even though he's an atheist. I am too but I bought a bottle of the lotion she loved just to smell when I want to remember her. I miss her. I love you, Diana.
So proud of you for your sponsorship!
This movie was so crazy good. It's proof that you can make an incredible movie without a big budget
I love this movie so much. As someone with strained family relationships, and a verrry long history depression, it punched me right in the gut, and changed my perspective on a lot of things. I still cry every time I see it lol.
You asked where you know the actress who plays Joy from, my guess is from Shang Chi. She played the friend that Shawn and Katie are at the bar with. And one of the butt-plug warriors played the masked master who trained Shawn.
Yo... thank you guys for posting this. Adam's words at the end about why he didn't cry... made me cry. I've been in that despair... nothing matters... etc. type of thinking recently and just so terrified of existence or the eventual lack of it.... and for some reason Adam's words got a reaction from me. So... thanks!
"As you wander thru Life, Brother, whatever be your goal. Keep your eye upon the donut and not upon the hole"... (a wise saying I was told once by a co-worker pbx operator)
I have to say again: you guys are two of my favorite reactors on UA-cam.
We started crying at the same time! This movie takes me down and I love it!
I disagree. I don't think the core of this movie was to deal with her daughter being suicidal. Her being suicidal was a symptom of the real core of the movie, her daughter wanting her to love her.
Her daughter had made the bagel a long time before but never even entertained the idea of using it. Why? Because her real goal was to find a version of her mother who could and would understand her. She crossed endless universes to find this version of her mother. She finally found one that could understand her, and that was finally when she tried to use the bagel to destroy not just herself, but her mother too. When her mother refused to go along, she felt that she may have found a mother that could understand, but wouldn't. That was when she gave up and decided to end herself alone.
It's such an amazing story, because so much of it hinges on the cental theme, nothing matters.
The daughter's view of the theme depressed her, because she felt that nothing she did mattered to her mother. She could literally do anything, including erasing all existence of herself from every universe in the multiverse and it wouldn't make her mother notice her, nevermind love her.
Her mother had a different perspective on the theme. The fact that nothing they do matters was a good thing, because then they could do anything they wanted. So many times we are so afraid to do things because of the repercussions or because it may upset someone. If you look at it as though none of that matters, you are freed to finally do the things you actually want to do.
Take the mom for instance. In this universe, part of the reason why she was so bad at things was that she couldn't do anything great enough. She spends so much of her time on the laundry shop, doing the books for the shop, and raising her daughter, that she feels she hasn't been able to focus on becoming great. Having glimpses into those other universes, she now knows that being great in those universes means giving up things in her life like her husband and her daughter. She finally saw that those were the things that she loved the most. Nothing matters, when you're with the ones you love.
There are so many layers to this movie--tell her you love her, the smell of perfume, even the googly eyes contrasted to the bagel. It's so good. And Waymond is so good and kind and Evelyn and Joy's relationship is heartbreaking, and the fact that Joy was never just Joy, she was always Jobu. My daughter and I were literally crying together in the theater.
Shocked you're just now watching this one. My favorite film of 2022
EDIT: I forgot what they said before hand. I apologize lol.
They watched it when it came out. They’re just uploading it now
I thought it was a brand new reaction. I myself only saw it the first time a couple weeks ago
"in another life, I would have enjoyed just doing laundry and taxes with you" ooff... Hits hard. I watched this at work and was ugly sobbing.
38:05 this moment here is very important to me, Evelyn is doing all blocking moves..while Joy is doing all offensive
The very first time I watched this movie, I was both laughing and ugly crying at the exact same time. Just full on snot bubble crying while also laughing out loud.
I’m glad you pointed out the symbolism with the googly eye. At several points in the show, there are black circles on peoples foreheads to symbolize the bagel, so when she puts the googly eyes it’s the inverse. Literal yin yang.
The story. The editing. The acting. Unreal.
This movie is very special to me. I saw this movie on my birthday with my wife, 3 days after our anniversary and I had never felt more like we didnt understand each other. We had such different approaches to hardship and depression that we felt like strangers over time.
We saw each other in this movie so well we felt like the movie was somehow made specifically for us. We cried and laughed and held hands for the entire duration and fell in love all over again. Never a doubt about it since ❤
That's so great.
One of my all time favorite films. My number #1 honestly 😭🙌
I really liked this movie. This reminds me of part of my life when I had to make a big decision whether to stay or go. I knew at that point of my life, it split into two different universe of me. And sometimes I remind myself what it would be like in that life. This movie captured that very well. It's like being able to see into 4th or even 5th dimensions.
You two are awesome! :) I stumbled onto this channel when the Mandalorian S2 Finale came out and every video I've watched since has left me either laughing or in tears (or in both). You guys never shy from the feels, and the laughs are contagious. Keep it going and wish you the best!
that reaction when mom said, "i have something to tell you. .... you are getting fat" - le priceless! oh my gosh, how many parents are like that.
[on a side - this movie - it changed something in me. so grateful for it]
I had no interest in watching this movie until a friend pleaded with me to do so. This movie is absolutely amazing and had me in tears.
I’ve never laughed so hard or cried so hard at a movie - at the same time!
Same!