True Detective - How Matthew McConaughey Perfected Rust Cohle

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  • Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
  • This video essay analyzes Matthew McConaughey's performance in True Detective as Rust Cohle (on HBO). During McConaughey's McConaissance he chose lots of unique dramatic roles but True Detective's Rust Cohle is his most iconic. This video takes a closer look at the nuances of an evolving performance over 17 years.
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    Timestamps:
    0:00 Matthew McConaughey Intro
    2:06 1995 Rust
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  • @cloudbloom
    @cloudbloom Рік тому +3732

    Season 1 of true detective is one of the greatest shows I've ever seen. Absolutely top tier

    • @SocialBobcat
      @SocialBobcat Рік тому +43

      Couldn’t agree more. Up there with Chernobyl and other greats in terms of the acting caliber, mood setting, etc

    • @maneshwarsingh8688
      @maneshwarsingh8688 Рік тому +76

      @@SocialBobcat lmfao, I'd say it's the other way around actually. A lot better than Chernobyl.

    • @himynameis3664
      @himynameis3664 Рік тому +35

      I think it's my favourite first season of any show I've ever watched. Unbelievably well put together. I'd put season 1 of Fargo up there aswell

    • @KHII
      @KHII Рік тому +2

      *the greastest

    • @joemccoy2287
      @joemccoy2287 Рік тому +15

      Probably the best thing ever on TV...

  • @elpusegato
    @elpusegato Рік тому +1490

    ...and then you realize that Woody Harrelson's performance was just as good, and this is some of the best acting that's ever been put on screen.

    • @P9rkour90
      @P9rkour90 Рік тому +100

      Yea they both bounced off each other so well too

    • @hel2727
      @hel2727 Рік тому +19

      @@P9rkour90 hold up 🤨

    • @ChaostheClown
      @ChaostheClown Рік тому +84

      I remember when both of these guys were not really thought of as "serious" actors and then they just go and start knocking shit out of the park like this and it just goes to show you never know someone's true potential until they reach it. Wonderful stuff, super impressive and beautifully done.

    • @Youknow6969able
      @Youknow6969able Рік тому +12

      @@ChaostheClown woody has always play those kind of characters that doesnt require "serious" acting... but theres always something about him thats just different,

    • @Cracktaculus
      @Cracktaculus Рік тому +33

      No one ever gives it up to Woody next to McConaughey in this.... Both give the most steller performances of their careers...

  • @markisthegreat3432
    @markisthegreat3432 Рік тому +784

    His single take scene during the robbery in the ghetto was probably one of the best uncut scenes I have seen

    • @McFartsnatcher
      @McFartsnatcher Рік тому +59

      Just watched this show FINALLY. That scene was absolutely heart pounding and done so well.
      The whole season was incredible. Not sure why I waited so long to watch this masterpiece.
      Peace

    • @AdoreYouInAshXI
      @AdoreYouInAshXI Рік тому +19

      @@McFartsnatcher I'm jealous. I wish I could watch it again with fresh eyes.

    • @McFartsnatcher
      @McFartsnatcher Рік тому +8

      @@AdoreYouInAshXI I'm planning on watching the entire season again but with my son... still think of this season often. I cant find anything else like it.

    • @sunnysalt
      @sunnysalt Рік тому +5

      Definitely.

    • @SneakoV2
      @SneakoV2 Рік тому +5

      @@AdoreYouInAshXI is it worth watching?

  • @NASkeywest
    @NASkeywest Рік тому +3269

    There was a time when True detective, Early Walking Dead, Early Game of Thrones, AND Breaking Bad were all airing at the same time…..my goodness how we have fallen.

    • @keithklassen5320
      @keithklassen5320 Рік тому +304

      Sounds like you Better Call Saul.

    • @davidohanlon5605
      @davidohanlon5605 Рік тому +178

      Was a great time. To be fair - we did have Barry, Mr Robot, Better Call Saul, and Daredevil coming out in the same two years rather recently in 2019 :)

    • @raulsguitart
      @raulsguitart Рік тому +18

      And now it's all short comercial content, made to consume fast, one after another, miss the good and original productions, before they start trying to engage more people rather to be únic.

    • @VideoHostSite
      @VideoHostSite Рік тому +73

      @@davidohanlon5605 Mr. Robot was pure idiocy for people who had somehow never seen "fight club", and therefore hadn't guessed the "secret twist ending" by the end of the first epsisode.

    • @eldenlean5221
      @eldenlean5221 Рік тому +9

      @@VideoHostSite and for those that hadnt seen fight club, what was it lol?

  • @notsojoerogan
    @notsojoerogan Рік тому +758

    I don't think I've ever seen a more perfectly cast show or movie. Matthew and Woody nailed their performances

    • @anomanomom239
      @anomanomom239 Рік тому +9

      They are actors with dosens of years of experience in the most advanced studios in the world, with the most challenging genre -- comedy. It is much harder to make a person laugh than it is to make him cry. It stands to reason that they have large advantage in dramatic performance.

    • @impact0r
      @impact0r Рік тому +3

      Then watch Deadwood.

    • @SirCanuckelhead
      @SirCanuckelhead Рік тому +1

      I don’t know where you got that idea from. Harder to laugh then cry? You crazy.

    • @anomanomom239
      @anomanomom239 Рік тому +2

      @@SirCanuckelhead Sir Michael Caine for example, it is his quote. Or for that matter any explicitly written book on screenwriting or acting.

    • @SirCanuckelhead
      @SirCanuckelhead Рік тому +1

      @@anomanomom239 well I will take your word on that, I have not read into the theory behind acting and will not be. It could be one of those funny things how it works out, but in my personal experience it is by far the opposite. I did a lot of acting/stage performing when I was younger, just never fully perused it.
      However it probably is far more nuanced, some actors are better at being funny or dramatic. Some just make people laugh over the simplest things, but hard to take them serious. Then there are some that we can really connect with and feel their sadness, but their comedy does not land at all. Then there is the medium it is in will change the audience and their levels of reactions.

  • @notumn2795
    @notumn2795 Рік тому +102

    I think his performance is so good you don’t even recognize it’s McConaughey, just an insanely layered character

  • @fredrik8500
    @fredrik8500 Рік тому +738

    I liked how when Rust hears "time is a flat circle" from the first killer, he responds with something like "what the fuck is that, Nietzsche?". Implying that it sounds vaguely familiar to him, but he's unsure of why. Then later when he says the same phrase to the interrogators, he follows it up with a fleshed out explanation. Now the implication is that "time is a flat circle" stuck with him, and in the interim period he has reflected on and researched it. This so subtle it borders on trivial, but it tells you a lot about the sort of person he is.

    • @tomfurstyfield
      @tomfurstyfield Рік тому +41

      Except it's not what Nietzsche meant, he meant that if you had to live your life over and over then you should live a life worth living.
      It's framed as a demon asking you if you would relive your life for eternity, the only person that would accept the offer would be someone who has lived a great life.
      So either the writers didn't understand it and didn't research properly or Rust is so pessimistic he just reflects on it but doesn't actually research it.

    • @PainajainenHKI07
      @PainajainenHKI07 Рік тому +97

      The line is "Listen Nietzsche, shut the fuck up!" The way I understood it, Rust thought Reggie Ledoux sounded pretentious and he used the Nietzsche reference to mock him.

    • @fredrik8500
      @fredrik8500 Рік тому +18

      @@PainajainenHKI07 he is at any rate dismissive the first time, and less so when he brings it up later.

    • @Abuhan47
      @Abuhan47 Рік тому +15

      @@tomfurstyfield yes but Reggie said it as a metaphysical claim, which caused Rust to investigate and eventually adopt the claim.
      When Rust talks to interviewers he references "the m-brain theory" and multidimensional perspectives. He never mentioned Nietzsche again.

    • @dennismoniz7384
      @dennismoniz7384 Рік тому +2

      @@PainajainenHKI07 that's not what he says

  • @LadyofRohan87
    @LadyofRohan87 Рік тому +112

    Rust Cohle is, in my humble opinion, the greatest fictional character to ever exist. He feels real, edgy, organic. I never once thought it felt like a performance. Just a deeply complicated and wounded man fighting his demons. Beautiful video, thank you for the amazing upload for this absolute legend of a character!

  • @imnomoremaverick
    @imnomoremaverick Рік тому +818

    I Wish I could erase my memory so that I can watch S1 of True Detective for the first time again.
    That season was not a TV series,it was a movie. An Oscar-winning,8 hour long movie divided into 8 episodes. Nothing was left undone: the actors,the cinematography,the plot,the lines,even the music and the environment surrounding the characters was put there for a reason. God-tier TV series, thanks to her I grew up emotionally and now I'm definitely better than the person I was before the show

    • @Debilitator47
      @Debilitator47 Рік тому +25

      I've watched S1 twice. I found 'Rust Cole' such an enthralling performance. McConaughey's complete submersion into the role almost made me forget I was watching an actor playing a part. It's perhaps the most fascinating role I've ever watched. I've been thinking about it recently, again.

    • @ashleybyrch475
      @ashleybyrch475 Рік тому +10

      I also felt profoundly changed by the experience. I inhabited the landscape and the investigation.

    • @sionowe2533
      @sionowe2533 Рік тому +4

      fully agree. this vid has encouraged a rewatch

    • @styxinclouds4747
      @styxinclouds4747 Рік тому +3

      watched it probably 5 years ago, if i wach it in a year or so it will be new to me

    • @dennismoniz7384
      @dennismoniz7384 Рік тому +6

      just watch it again. i've watched it several times and it only gets better.

  • @ulysse7243
    @ulysse7243 Рік тому +372

    "World needs bad men, we keep the other bad men from the door".
    Great video. Watched season one about 10 times now, the thing i love the most is that the characters are so deep, well written and greatly played by Woody and Matthew that the show becomes a drama more than a crime story (wich also is very good).
    Gives me chills EVERYTIME i see a picture of it.
    My favourite show of all time, of course.

    • @sultanaljuhani1571
      @sultanaljuhani1571 Рік тому +4

      amigo, I would like to suggest a show called: Zero Zero Zero. very solid/gritty show, in my opinion, it's the 2nd best show I've ever watched (of courdse after True Detective 1)

    • @ulysse7243
      @ulysse7243 Рік тому +2

      @@sultanaljuhani1571 my friend, i really appreciate che advice 👍🏻👍🏿 i actually love ZeroZeroZero as Roberto Saviano is the author i love the most here in Italy 🙏🙏🏿

    • @sweetassugar69
      @sweetassugar69 Рік тому +2

      Even when rust meets Marty in the bar after not speaking for years.....and Marty says to him he doesn’t dwell in the past...and rust replies ....well that must be nice ...it’s just special and I cannot explain it

  • @curiousworld7912
    @curiousworld7912 Рік тому +355

    McConaughey did give a brilliant performance in 'True Detective'; there were no 'poor' performances but, his did stand out. Possibly because his character was so closed at the beginning, there was no other way it could go. Regardless; it was absolutely a career-defining role. The first season of TD was so much more than just a mystery, or a police procedural. It had all the hallmarks of a marvelous Southern Gothic tale, and held references to works, not widely appreciated. Well-done, all around. :)

    • @BluGiant14
      @BluGiant14 Рік тому +5

      Literally everything I've thought about this performance and show/story, written perfectly.

    • @curiousworld7912
      @curiousworld7912 Рік тому +2

      @@BluGiant14 It was a fun show, wasn't it? I just happen to be re-watching TD's 1st season, and I think I'm enjoying it more the second time. Instead of wondering where and what and how - I can sit back, and just enjoy the marvelous writing, acting, cinematography - all the various arts and crafts that go into film/TV show productions. I'm remembering what fun I had, noticing hints of Ambrose Bierce, Robert Chambers, and HP Lovecraft. Put those together within the framework of Southern Gothic, and a story set in modern times; I think this show will stand as an example of what TV can be, for a very long time. I wish you well :)

    • @mikeschliker5176
      @mikeschliker5176 Рік тому +2

      like a neo-crime western whodoneit on the Bayou....

    • @curiousworld7912
      @curiousworld7912 Рік тому +1

      @@mikeschliker5176 Nicely put. :)

    • @theredheadsaidNYC
      @theredheadsaidNYC Рік тому +2

      i just watched a video from the writer of this movie, and he said something like “they wouldn’t let me make a movie about two guys driving around talking, so i had to throw a murder in there.”

  • @douglas2437
    @douglas2437 Рік тому +104

    I think true detective may be one of the best things I've ever watched. An 8 hour film with two top actors at the top of their game. And this performance and the character are fascinating and incredible. This is one of the peaks of the medium. Maybe THE peak.

    • @bibsp3556
      @bibsp3556 Рік тому +1

      This and The Wire. Insanely well made

    • @Eli-hd1yo
      @Eli-hd1yo 5 місяців тому

      @@bibsp3556omg finally someone mentioning the wire 🥹🤩🙏🏼

  • @christopetkov4168
    @christopetkov4168 8 місяців тому +14

    hands down the best thing to be ever filmed for ‘TV’ ..
    the writing . the philosophy . the acting . the comic relief . the cinematography .. pure genius!

  • @lproof8472
    @lproof8472 Рік тому +18

    Marty (pointing to the video tape): “You shouldn’t have that.”
    Rust: “No one should have this.”
    Such a chilling moment.

  • @JLtheactor
    @JLtheactor Рік тому +184

    As an actor, you dream of being able to fully embody the life of someone else and in all honesty, this is probably the best complete performance of a character of all time. With ONE season, you are taken through the journey of grief and how it manifested in one talented detective. It’s a masterpiece and masterclass of a performance.

    • @JLtheactor
      @JLtheactor Рік тому +11

      @@c.f.875 i def respect that answer cause that is also a masterclass of acting. I happened to prefer what Matthew did here because not only was it truly unexpected the complexity he would portray, the last scene of the show were he finally let himself feel the full emotion of what just transpired is some of the best acting I’ve ever seen in a single scene.

    • @himynameis3664
      @himynameis3664 Рік тому +4

      @@JLtheactor Have to agree with you here. While James Gandolfini did a superb job playing Tony there was just something so nuanced about Rust as a character, something that took more subtlety to pull off. And I think the fact that we watched a back and forth of Rust from older to younger made a big difference aswell, that was some damn good screen writing.

    • @drdj2626
      @drdj2626 Рік тому +1

      @@c.f.875 not even close, and I love Sopranos and J. Gandolfini.

    • @drdj2626
      @drdj2626 Рік тому +11

      @@c.f.875 @C. F. you are objectively mistaken. in fact I believe you are not even understanding your own argument. James had five seasons, 13 episodes each + last season with 21 episodes to develop Tony, and, like I said, I love Sopranos just like the next sane person, but season 1 Tony is far, *far* from what we could call a great performance. It's good, but not great. Matthew Macconauhey had eight hours to show his Rust, and what he delivered was acting in its highest level from start to end. It's pristine.
      this has absolutely nothing to with opinion, another misunderstanding of yours. I'll give and opinion: I think True Detective is a better TV series than Sopranos. That's an opinion. If you would tell me that you disagree and you think Sopranos is superior, that would be your opinion, which is completely fine. Like you said, "everyone is entitled to their opinions". That doesn't fit here though.

    • @Dennis_Reynolds
      @Dennis_Reynolds Рік тому +4

      @@drdj2626 Good argument, at least from your side. Both actors gave career defining performances here but it is kinda hard to make a side-by-side comparison imo. Most likely Gandolfini knew that his portrayal of Tony would not be confined to just one season, whilst Matthew McConaughey could see that his arch for Rust would have just only 8 episodes to unfold. Which is great for us really as we got to witness a hypnotically good slow burn of a performance with Tony, and a nuanced powerhouse performance fit for an academy awarding-winning film with Rust. I am still yet to witness a single stand alone season that matches that of True Detective S1. Thank god they didn’t try to bring the character back for another season because S1 is near perfection.

  • @dallastexas5653
    @dallastexas5653 Рік тому +157

    Rust is my absolute favorite role he’s done. I’d hate to say it’s a performance he’ll never touch because that’s unfair to him but I can’t see it being surpassed.

    • @cz941
      @cz941 Рік тому +2

      Check out Dallas Buyers Club

    • @dallastexas5653
      @dallastexas5653 Рік тому +15

      @@cz941 I’ve seen it. It’s a great performance but it’s not Rust.

    • @BeierFilms
      @BeierFilms Рік тому +6

      @@dallastexas5653 Agreed. I was surprised that Dallas Buyers Club got so much more attention. It's a fine performance but not nearly as interesting as True Detective.

    • @chrisfloyd7316
      @chrisfloyd7316 Рік тому +3

      Not a bad thing. Not everyone has that high a peak

  • @Duskets
    @Duskets 11 місяців тому +12

    What I think was really clever about choosing to use The King in Yellow as a framing device for S1 of True Detective is that it naturally invites viewers who are familiar with Chambers’ literature to draw a connection between the cultist killings and the madness it induces upon Rust as a character, and whether this is due to his naturally inquisitive nature or whether something genuinely supernatural is at play.
    In the same way that the play itself drives others to madness, this case drives Rust to the absolute brink because his obsessive nature means he *just won't quit.*

  • @RebelInTheF.D.G
    @RebelInTheF.D.G Рік тому +10

    That first season was remarkable. At the time, I was spending all of my free time in the bottom of handles of Canadian Club. At the same time, my job was so repetitive that I couldnt tell the difference between Monday and Tuesday. Literally. I would think I had done something I needed to do, but I was remembering having done it the week before. Then I'd go home at 4am and watch True Detective until I passed out drunk. Id wake up several hours later, the show still going in the background. I'd go outside and smoke, come back inside and figure out where I left off, and restart the process until I went back to work.
    Given the tone of the show, and the context and pacing, and my life at the time, it made the show feel extraordinarily real. It was almost a psychedelic experience.
    Fun times...

  • @squoblat
    @squoblat Рік тому +60

    Matthew McConaughey's performance in season 1 of True Detective is hands down the best performance ever put to film.

    • @jeanbabtisteclamence3018
      @jeanbabtisteclamence3018 Рік тому +2

      100%

    • @ShaneMichealCupp
      @ShaneMichealCupp Рік тому +1

      I agree !! I give it an edge over even Heath Ledgers joker because it’s over 8 hours and not 45 minutes of screen time

    • @anthonybrown4726
      @anthonybrown4726 Рік тому +2

      @@ShaneMichealCupp heath ledger joker is so overrated

    • @cozyhorror
      @cozyhorror Рік тому +2

      @@anthonybrown4726 Agreed Anthony. I loved HL's joker, but it IS overrated.

  • @zamfirrazvan2254
    @zamfirrazvan2254 Рік тому +76

    Matthew McConaughey managed to create one of my favourite TV characters of all time (right there with Walter White and Tyrion Lannister). Pure genius

    • @iliovininino
      @iliovininino Рік тому +5

      Good choices. I would add Francis Underwood and Hannibal Lecter.

    • @zamfirrazvan2254
      @zamfirrazvan2254 Рік тому +7

      @@iliovininino if we are talking about Mads Mikkelsen performance, it was good but not so close to Sir Anthony Hopkins’s performance. I think I would put Tony Soprano instead. But damn, Kevin Spacey did an amazing job in House of Cards, got me binge 5 seasons of a political tv show

    • @MrDrezzy007
      @MrDrezzy007 Рік тому +1

      @@zamfirrazvan2254 totally different Hannibal performances. I love hopkins one but Mads is the embodiment of Hannibal lectar

    • @zamfirrazvan2254
      @zamfirrazvan2254 Рік тому +1

      @@MrDrezzy007 I love both performances, but Hopkins’ is scarier rather than elegant compared to Mikkelsen

    • @MrDrezzy007
      @MrDrezzy007 Рік тому +2

      @@zamfirrazvan2254 i know what you mean but remember its totally different times mikkelsen's is young and still learning his craft and trying to stay hidden among people.

  • @lukoshey79
    @lukoshey79 Рік тому +34

    The moment when Marty figures out that the new coat of green paint is the direct link and Cole says F@ck you man', is for me an incredible way to show his respect for Marty, a great detective also, I smile everytime in this little but beautiful interaction..

  • @chrisdelisle3954
    @chrisdelisle3954 Рік тому +55

    One of the best seasons of television history in those 8 episodes of True Detective.

  • @cheddarandsourcream
    @cheddarandsourcream Рік тому +12

    Mcconaghey showing the world that he is in fact an incredibly talented actor was one of my favourite actor rejuvenations ever. This single season is brilliant and watching him completely steal the show week after week was such a treat. Incredible writing acting and directing a true master class from everyone involved.

  • @ericdelmar2618
    @ericdelmar2618 Рік тому +54

    Excellent analysis of one of the greatest seasons in all of television. The character of Rust Cole was everything: the mental state, the edge, the tension. You've summed it as I remember, and now I must watch it again. Thank you.

  • @SipandFeast
    @SipandFeast Рік тому +35

    Perfect breakdown. It's been a long time since I've watched this masterpiece. I think I'll start again tonight.

  • @McShag420
    @McShag420 11 місяців тому +6

    Best. Television. Series. Ever.
    The dynamic between the two characters and the actors who played the roles, the writing, the direction, the stage design.
    Amazing.

  • @systemichaos5867
    @systemichaos5867 Рік тому +12

    Ah that bit about the rarely exhaling flew by me when I watched it, good catch. That is so rare to see of smoking in cinema, come to think of it. "Maximum damage with minimal spectacle" is such an on point assessment of Rust. Great work

  • @filmreviewer117
    @filmreviewer117 Рік тому +5

    Never realised the deep drag he did when he smokes ut now you pointed it out it makes so much sense for his character.

  • @1rwjwith
    @1rwjwith Рік тому +11

    His performance is absolutely riveting, it made me realize what a great actor he is.

  • @NotIfICU1st_
    @NotIfICU1st_ Рік тому +68

    A worthy subject of a deep dive. Bravo. The world needs bad men, Marty. We keep the other bad men from the door.

  • @josephdistefano7361
    @josephdistefano7361 Рік тому +15

    True Detective Season 1 is one of the finest script writing and acting seasons ever done in any series. I have often said it should be shown to those who want to pursue this craft. It is how its done and done right! The exchange between Matthew and Woody is mind-blowing like they grew up together with the same parents and they are brothers. Fighting and loving in the same scene! I have watched this series several times and it never gets old.

    • @yvescardin1472
      @yvescardin1472 10 місяців тому +1

      I agree.

    • @NoName-rp9xe
      @NoName-rp9xe 3 місяці тому

      They might be real brothers (half) without knowing it, there are rumors.

  • @BomChickyBowWow
    @BomChickyBowWow Рік тому +8

    The best television performance of the past 20 years covered by the best UA-cam channel of all time. Fantastic.

  • @Normally_aspirated
    @Normally_aspirated Рік тому +8

    Acting classes will show this performance for decades to come. Incredible

  • @thesahel7218
    @thesahel7218 Рік тому +20

    Rust was so good. So realistic, cant look away for a second. the acting is so good because he makes you forget about Mathew McConaughey and all you see is rust Cohle

  • @EWUFBIiswatching
    @EWUFBIiswatching Рік тому +2

    PHENOMENAL. You did an amazing job at shining a light on a topic already blinding. This is by far one of the best Rust breakdowns I’ve ever seen. Thank you.

  • @camaronshoultz6137
    @camaronshoultz6137 Рік тому +10

    Season one of True Detective is one of the greatest things ever put to screen. And this is far and away his best performance. Woody was great too!! The whole cast was. From the writing, acting, directing, it was all top notch. And you can rewatch it several times and always find something else you missed in their performance.

  • @Josh_Quillan
    @Josh_Quillan Рік тому +13

    The detail of your observation is formidable. Very impressive vid.

  • @odysskon8127
    @odysskon8127 Рік тому +9

    When I watched the 1st season of True Detective, it changed how I viewed TV series. I was blown away of how good the writing, the acting, they directing, the production was. I still haven't watched a series that will make me feel the same way.

  • @jeremiahgallagher
    @jeremiahgallagher Рік тому +1

    Extremely well done, thanks for this. Just rewatched S1 for the first time since it aired- I thought about it all the time in the years between, mostly because of McConaughey's performance. That character in that setting with top tier writing, directing, and every department at the top of their game is an actor's dream but you broke down beautifully how very few could actually give a performance as good as he did. An absolute masterclass and every bit worthy of the attention and accolades he's received for it. I don't think it's overstating things to say this is one of the greatest on-screen performances ever; and to do it over 8 hours instead of 2 is even more remarkable. Genius

  • @jasong7373
    @jasong7373 Рік тому +10

    I’ve watched this season several times several years apart and while I generically noticed MM made changes as the character aged I didn’t notice how detailed this was or how it was tied to his inner tension about the case as it related to his trauma. Great video.

  • @xsanchez9385
    @xsanchez9385 8 місяців тому +1

    What an analysis from this great character! Thank you so much for this video, you made me feel again all the emotions for this serie.

  • @jasperzanjani
    @jasperzanjani Рік тому +10

    this series (and specifically this season) always drew me in, and I always powerfully identified with Rust. thanks for going into why it was so powerful, and for letting me know it's not just me

  • @CollinThomasEverett
    @CollinThomasEverett Рік тому +8

    Absolutely incredible analysis. I’m super impressed. Love your channel, holmes.

  • @tylercohle2780
    @tylercohle2780 Рік тому

    Holy... I'm just taken back by how well you've presented Rustin over all those years.. amazing work cheers

  • @todgordan9948
    @todgordan9948 Рік тому +3

    This is the best channel ever thank you so much for your deep dives into so many things I love

  • @zecamattosb
    @zecamattosb Рік тому +1

    I follow several channels and this review is certainly among the best I've ever seen.
    Congratulations for the beautiful and hard work.

  • @earvinvela9311
    @earvinvela9311 Рік тому +5

    I just rewatched the first season last week, so great timing

  • @alexcoyg3281
    @alexcoyg3281 Рік тому +38

    Yes, these sort of videos is why i love this channel! Its is such observations that are so incredibly interesting and sum of them create the greatnesst of that show, to me TD season 1 might be one of the most perfectly executed shows i ever watched, it is simply brilliant 👍👍👍Thank you!!

  • @davidlevy4291
    @davidlevy4291 Рік тому +4

    This is as great a performance as I have ever seen in anything. Show, movie, miniseries etc. The layers he has to put on.....and that he does so convincingly. It's unlike anything I've seen elsewhere

  • @brawnydasco
    @brawnydasco Рік тому +1

    Incredible analysis. Really thought-provoking.

  • @gluehuffer6955
    @gluehuffer6955 Рік тому

    Fantastic stuff. I love in-depth looks at things like this. Well done!

  • @increase9896
    @increase9896 Рік тому +7

    I recently rewatched this for the first time in quite a few years and was blown away at how insanely good so many aspects of the movie are. Just everything was perfect that first season. Both lead actors were amazing and they had incredible writing to work off of. There are also so many supporting characters that just fit perfectly with the casting and their performances as well. The cinematography and sound design and music was also fantastic. Then the director topped it all off with such a remarkably well paced and constructed storyline. This really was a magical creation. One of those things where everything falls together perfectly to create storytelling perfection. I always remembered loving it from the jump and had seen it several times all the way through, but as I said it had been a while and I forgot just HOW good this show really is. If you have seen it already and really liked it, but it has been a few years since... I recommend you go back and experience it again.

  • @kush2789
    @kush2789 Рік тому +12

    This was unexpected!!!! Love this vid!!!🤩🙂

  • @trampassmith6482
    @trampassmith6482 Рік тому +2

    Fantastic video. Thank you!

  • @Stallan666
    @Stallan666 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant video dude, thank you! You brought up some really interesting things that I had never noticed. I cannot even guess how many times I have seen this season but one of the many things I love about it is always discovering something new upon every viewing. And your video has done the same thing for me, so cheers! His performance and every other element of this show is so mesmerizing and rich. I have never seen anything like it and it is definitely the best film making I have ever seen, either television or movie.

  • @koshobai
    @koshobai Рік тому +2

    I watched the whole first season in one sitting, paying close attention and giving it the love it deserves. Little did I know I was giving that love to myself in that same act. Thanks for putting this together!

  • @RomaInvicta202
    @RomaInvicta202 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for this video, you did a really good job on it - I hardly ever enjoy videos about shows, but this one is very interesting and worth watching.

  • @rini6
    @rini6 Рік тому +8

    I haven’t thought about this show for a while. It was so amazing. Rust was my favorite character by far in the show and in McConaughey’s entire catalogue.

  • @doveshouse
    @doveshouse Рік тому

    Dude.... Great catch on all of these details. Phenomenal work. As I'm listening to your video and thinking how sharp you are to capture all these details and also gives me a great appreciation for what Matthew McConaughey did here. All of these details had previously manifested subconsciously to me in a way that made me love the series.... Now I have a deeper understanding as to why. Thank you.

  • @RaaYzR
    @RaaYzR Рік тому +31

    Incredible detailed analysis, without a doubt my favorite show of all time. Mathew goes so deep as Rust its hard for me to see him as anything else now.
    The scene in the interrogation room in 2012 when he tells the detectives that his Childs death spared him the sin of being a father, you see these cracks forming in his nihilistic world view anytime his daughter is brought up throughout the show ultimately to the end where a part of him is reduced to nothing and the only thing that keeps him going is that feeling of her love still being with him.

  • @ryukshinigami13
    @ryukshinigami13 Рік тому +7

    This is the best breakdown of McConaughey's performance in True detective I've seen yet. You're the only other person I've seen to even remotely touch on the sheer amount of nuance he brought to his portrayal of Rust Cohle.

  • @rowyerboat1
    @rowyerboat1 Рік тому

    What a great breakdown, really well done on the analysis. Insight down to frame by frame shots of McCanaughey's acting. Thanks for the in depth analysis.

  • @pigriser
    @pigriser Рік тому +1

    Brilliant analysis. McConaughey's performance throughout, but specifically in the interrogation room is insanely good. The speeches, the philosophy are so on point I still go back to it regularly.

  • @jameskeegan1830
    @jameskeegan1830 Рік тому +1

    Fantastic analysis my friend, well done.

  • @aminazgol3918
    @aminazgol3918 Рік тому +2

    Man, such a great channel. Thank you for sharing your observation. Very interesting to watch

  • @yegrosal
    @yegrosal Рік тому +14

    this was an incredible breakdown. you're really good. i just saw this series for the first time a few months ago and it was one of the few times I have seen show where from the first scene I could tell "oh wow, this is going to be really good, isn't it?"

    • @alexandrebeaudry1038
      @alexandrebeaudry1038 Рік тому +2

      I had that feeling with the movie Birdman.
      I was half asleep starting it and damn i woke up.

  • @satevo462
    @satevo462 Рік тому +3

    One of my favorite shows and character ever. Now I'm going to go watch AGAIN for the 10th or so time.

  • @ad5047
    @ad5047 Рік тому +1

    One of the greatest essays I've seen are on this channel

  • @gwenwhitesell
    @gwenwhitesell Рік тому +4

    Very insightful. Thank you!

  • @tomelollol
    @tomelollol Рік тому +1

    Amazing analysis. I've never thought about the eye contact aspect before but it makes so much sense.

  • @FarhanMehmood
    @FarhanMehmood Рік тому +1

    Great Video. I havent watched true detective since 2019. this is making me go back and watch it.

  • @TheLastIrritant
    @TheLastIrritant Рік тому +1

    This is a top tier breakdown right here! Salute.

  • @chrismbosi1572
    @chrismbosi1572 Рік тому

    Brilliant analysis. Loved this.

  • @thedudeabides3138
    @thedudeabides3138 Рік тому

    Brilliant essay, as always.
    Thank you.

  • @AndyP998
    @AndyP998 Рік тому +3

    I think it was mentioned Rust drinking during interview by police is because if he say something, its dismissable in court. Under influence by alcohol so they cant accuse him

  • @agalleyne
    @agalleyne Рік тому +1

    Outstanding analysis. Makes me want to rewatch the series with all these comments about this character's traits front of mind.

  • @raulsguitart
    @raulsguitart Рік тому +1

    I've just finished the first season, magnificent analysis, i noticed some of the things you said, but not all, love this content that makes me realize how good and talented are some people.

  • @papichefitup
    @papichefitup Рік тому +4

    This was a masterpiece study of one the greatest performances by an actor

  • @orangefaintofsky
    @orangefaintofsky Рік тому +4

    10/10. Would love to hear you talk more about True Detective.

  • @BradMason2014
    @BradMason2014 Рік тому

    Brilliant analysis. So well done. Perfect psychological break down and metamorphosis of an evolving character.

    • @CrovaxBrown
      @CrovaxBrown Рік тому

      This is the first time I watch one of his videos, and I was thinking just the same! We have to give this guy the credits he deserves for making such analysis and well done work. Just amazing!

  • @paulweston6252
    @paulweston6252 Рік тому

    Great video and very deep analysis, well done!

  • @Thepirireis
    @Thepirireis Рік тому

    This is a brilliant analysis of both the actor and the character.👍🏻

  • @LouiseAndersen1991
    @LouiseAndersen1991 Рік тому +3

    How on earth you do not have more views on this video is a wonder to me.
    I have yet to see True Detective, but your video (another excellent one at that) makes med want to see the show once and for All.
    Again, really great video, and I cannot wait until I see the next one. Keep up the GREAT Work. Not good, but great, amazing and excellent

  • @richardtaylor9702
    @richardtaylor9702 Рік тому +1

    This was excellent. Didn't think there was much more that would be said about this great series but there was. I think the narrator went deep and was spot on in his analysis of the Cohle character and Macs creation of it.
    And I think that first season was so multi layered that we could have analysts come forward for years and still find something new and compelling to discuss about it.

  • @serjstoned
    @serjstoned 4 місяці тому

    Very well done ! Great commentary!

  • @tcharlysantos6977
    @tcharlysantos6977 Рік тому

    Great work man, I just love the way you analyse Rust's underskin in such a technical manner

  • @RoboSteave
    @RoboSteave Рік тому +1

    Excellent analysis! One of my most favorite shows and I've watched some scenes many times and still didn't the details pointed out here.

  • @Brothercole1994
    @Brothercole1994 Рік тому +3

    All time favourite show. I watch this at least twice a year. Loved the second season too, it was so underrated!

  • @antoinemozart243
    @antoinemozart243 5 місяців тому

    This was truly a great analysis.

  • @primenumberbuster404
    @primenumberbuster404 Рік тому +4

    I can still remember how I was having a hard time choosing between mindhunter and true detective for a binge watch. Then planned one watching first episode of each show to choose which one to proceed to. The first episode of true detective season 1 hooked me so much I forgot that I had to watch another series. I never expected the first episode to be such impactful.

  • @anotsustark6667
    @anotsustark6667 Рік тому +1

    Thank you. Great break down

  • @xenontexarkh5131
    @xenontexarkh5131 Рік тому

    Awesome analysis, bravo.

  • @Uconnspartan
    @Uconnspartan Рік тому +4

    Explaining the differences in the character over time was excellent. Great job editing as well.

  • @nsjx
    @nsjx Рік тому +1

    i grew up in parts where that show took place (matthew did as well) and so to see what unraveled combined with my memories of hanging out in the backwoods swinging wooden swords and constant exploring... this one sent chills through me. i recall being sickened when i learned he and woody would only be doing the first season. your analysis was fantastic. this must have set hooks in you as it did most of us commenting. thx for sharing (edit: no oddity that the algo swept me up w this essay)

  • @Cl0ckcl0ck
    @Cl0ckcl0ck Рік тому

    Very nice analysis!

  • @anabriones2175
    @anabriones2175 9 місяців тому

    What a phenomenal assessment ! Subscribed

  • @John-el5jv
    @John-el5jv Рік тому +1

    This is a terrific analysis. I love to read great film critics like James Agee. In terms of the quality of insight and its exposition, this is right up there with Agee, just in a different form.

  • @shahxad6533
    @shahxad6533 Рік тому

    Thank U for the Video man 👌
    Great analysis... I love this character more now .

  • @anotherblonde
    @anotherblonde Рік тому +1

    Excellent analysis ! Wondered why I enjoyed True Detectives so much

  • @aaronguffey4460
    @aaronguffey4460 3 місяці тому

    Great video my man