Really good essay, really loved it. However, the scene with the "serbian" granny for me Was even deeper. First as a german, I understand what she's saying. When I first looked at her I felt pitty since she's obviously deeply afraid and wont get any help, but then hearing her complain about being in the same cage as Black people disgusted me. It's like with the rest of the people in the movie. As an outsider you might even feel empathy for their terrible lives but if you lived life from the pov of the protag, actually knowing these people, you might quickly Lose any pity you had for them and become numb to their existence, or even bothered by it.
I kinda understand german so i kinda understood what shes saying. But it didnt shook me that she was both german and racist. Its not the first time in history
Another thing about the motif of tinnitus in the audio design, is I feel like hearing loss is analogous to the state of the world, since as Julian said, 'it's the final swan song before you no longer hear that frequency forever.' Just as there's no way for your stereocilia to regenerate, there seemed to be no way for humanity to regenerate. Every death permanently decreases the total population
I know!! Why did I cry so much! I think it was because it was showing us that everyone has become so devoid of hope they’ve lost their humanity, but when they see the baby we see that they all truly are one humanity.
Actually, the woman that is shown a bit before (12:22) is talking in Serbian and saying something along the lines of "Excuse me, we are hungry, this must be some sort of mistake".
I see this video is being recommended to everyone, glad our boy Leadhead is trending, although I'm surprised it's this video not one of his other, more expected video essays.
@@danballe Well, the channel is mainly about video game essays, so I expected one of those to be the first to blow up, if I had to choose a video to recommend I'd say the Dishonored ones, simply because it's my favorite game, but there are may other videos that are equally as amazing, just browse his videos and see what you like.
@@THExRISER I went ahead and checked one of his vids about something that I already watched: his piece on 2001: A Space Odyssey. Never thought about the Human Error. I never studied computer engineering nor programming , however I do understand the concept of Bad Coding. Awesome videos. Thanks for the reply/suggestion.
@@danballe Oh I'm glad I could be of help, and yeah I also watched that video and it offered me a different perspective on the story from what I usually heard around.
Saw this movie 3 times in the theater. Saw it on a whim, preceded to take friends to it to watch it on two more occasions, then shoved a DVD of it into my parents hands the day it came out on DVD and told them to watch it. Needless to say, it's high up in my list of respected/loved films.
@Tjerk Zweers She's complaining about being in the same cage with black people, from what I could understand. She is obviously not native German and has a pretty thick accent.
@@GUPGUP72 From what I could make out: “... (Sie) versteh’n nicht ... meine Familie, mit diesem Schwarzen…” - "... (you) don't understand ... my family, with this black person...".
Dude, I was impressed when you talked about The Jade Amulet because it's one of my favorite albums ever even tho it's super underrated. Now you're talking about one of my favorite films too! You deserve way more subs, great content.
Thanks! I still get a little choked up thinking about how obscure the Jade Amulet is. I honestly hope that I get like 100,000 subscribers one day just so that I can get things like the Jade Amulet and Planescape: Torment the attention they deserve
@@Leadhead hopefully the algorithm gifts you,ypu really deserve it, with your brilliant and well made and written videos, keep up the good work, as ypu always have, and most likey will be
That cafe explosion could also be symbolism for the collapse of humanity as well. A functioning cafe means there is economic development, culture, society, and human connections within that cafe. By destroying a place of culture and society, the film is basically saying that this future is so bleak that not even a coffee shop, a place that we take for granted, can even survive. This hurts at a deep level since coffee shops are signs of a society that's progressed to the point that we aren't focusing on just food and shelter and now can experience wonderful tasty drinks and a more "civilized" society. By removing that, it shows that this world is regressing and is just another example of how degraded, cold, and vile this future is. One with no hope, laws, or any sort of structure or normalness. The cafe would've provided those things, but instead, it got snuffed out just like with every other great invention in the movie like the car that even though it's crappy, has advanced safety collision technology. That means then that at one point the world in this movie was trying, that it was innovating, but then it all went downhill in one big fell swoop.
This is an AMAZING film. One of my fave sci-fi movies of all time. It's so incredibly rewatchable! Every time I watch it I spot more interesting things in the background of shots that are so easy to miss.
This film is an under-appreciated gem, an all time classic and my personal favourite movie of all time. Great critique and essay, you've got a new subscriber. For those that think this film is too bleak, remember, there is always hope in what Tomorrow may bring ;)
13:27 I can confirm that's her son and she's saying something along the lines of "*scream*.why did you give my son and take him away. He was a good man". Its in Sinhala so I would need to understand the bare minimum of it given where I live
Glad you touched on this movie as it's one of my favorites of all time. Never have I experience such physical reaction to a film in theater, literally at the edge of my seat. I know it's said a lot but I was actually sweating and almost fell off my chair due to the single takes and tension. And the mental journey it took me through even years after i saw it I can never forget. People can call me pretentious or a meme, but it really stood out as one of those theatrical events that should never be forgotten. It touched too close to home
I had the same reaction watching it in the cinema. My heart was in my mouth and the sheer shock of the experience stayed with for days. Really needs to be experienced on the big screen i
I think that the main reason why this movie feels so inmersive, is because unlike other dystopian worlds, you dont see anything outside the current reality like monsters or super futuristic machines, you see humankind in its purest state, just without a little twist, thats what makes me love the movie
I just got into your channel. your videos are very well made, your output very well thought and your vibe very well easy going. Thank you and I hope more people will find out your channel :-)
this movie has been one of my favorites for years. it's one of the few movies that I've watched many times. and I know it's cliché, but I usually notice something new each time I watch it. for instance, the last time I watched it I had learned what _Quietus_ meant: something that serves to suppress, check, or eliminate. Release from life; death. and then having that click was just amazing because the word _quietus_ sounds like a drug name and then the meaning just is too perfect for a drug that is a suicide pill. just a perfect detail!
I don't think what you say it's clichè, some movies are very dense in their details and subtleties and get better with every rewatch, this is surely one of those. I hadn't noticed the suicide pills before, so I guess it's high time I watch this masterpiece again.
Although I couldn't hear most of what she said, the way she said "Schwarze" and indicated with derision/disgust to the man next to her, it seemed to me she was moaning that she, a superior white woman, was stuck in a cage with an inferior black man. If I'm correct in my assumption, it just... I mean.... they're both refugees. In a cage. Both considered disgusting by the government. And yet here she is *still* being racist. Mind blowing. And so, so, messed up. As most of this world is.
You truly are a man of exquisite taste. This is my favourite movie of all time and I’ve never seen anyone dive into it as deep as you did here. I really didn’t think anyone could teach me anything knew about it but damn I just got schooled. *chef’s kiss.
I've watched this film so many times and it's one of my favourites, but I'd somehow managed to miss a lot of the careful touches you've pointed out, or at least not appreciate them properly. Excellent analysis.
One of my all time top films, just absolutely fantastic. The actual smaller Zone2 Sign prop (seen at 2.50 on the right in this vid) is hanging on my man-room wall behind me.
The first two episodes of Last Of Us STRONGLY reminded me of this movie. I even can say, that it has absolutely legit Last Of Us vibes, that was done in 2006
Pretty sure Universal shouldn’t be allowed to copyright this video considering it would be classed as a critique/review making it fair use of copyrighted material
Leadhead, If you are into fantastic audio design I recommend to you the movie Come and See. It is about a young boy experiencing the Nazi’s invade his Belorussian town. I have never experienced a movie’s sound quite like it. Regardless of if you watch the old foreign film recommended above you make some incredible content. I enjoy your movie work just as much as the video game stuff!
children of men remind me of the last of us and I won't be surprised if Neil drunkmen was inspired by the film as it is both about a character who accepting the end of the world and both forgets their dead kid as a way to cope and both took a girl whos the future for humanity at first for reward but then gets attached to the character and doing whatever it takes to get them to their destination safely.
@10:48 with more of that wonderful clutter in the form of the patriotic lady's desk puncuating theo's personal feelings vs those around him (I think his manager DGAF either tbh)
OK, 2 videos and subbed. I know it's a good analysis when I immediately want to go re-watch the film. And I had completely missed the woman in the cage complaining about the black dude ...
Unfortunately, most are unaware of the purpose for this and many films, as this requires an understanding of this in order to recognize it... which has nothing to do with the perceived plot or the sound design.
Dude that anology, an alcoholic nihilist and a stoner nihilist, I never even realized how true that statement is, I'm a stoner nihilist all the way! Also probably gonna give this movie a watch, great review and thanks for not spoiling too much
This is a great film (creepy as hell, but a great film). IMHO this is the only movie based on a book that was *better* than the book. What do the rest of you think?
Oof, this was really good. Thank you for it. What drives you to speak up with your ideas about these things? How do you crystalize your thoughts? Where do you start the process?
It's so uncanny: I came across your channel when looking up Children of Men video essays. This was the one that I appreciated the least given that I already had the notion that the movie tends to be very obnoxious with its music, which has taken me out of it more that once. But I love your other videos: thoughtful essays of this kind is something I was looking for ever since I've stumbled upon Joseph Anderson's channel. It's sad how there's so much quality content on youtube but it's buried under layers upon layers of garbage.
Of all the videos I’ve watched about Children of Men, none of them has mentioned the use of Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, by the Polish composer Penderecki. Ironically, you used a small part of the piece to end this video, without mentioning what it is or who it is by…
It's funny you say that, Mark Fisher starts his book 'Capitalist Realism' by talking about how this movie is an allegory for late-stage Capitalism. The world we exist in, like Children of Men, has chain coffee bars which co-exist with refugee cages. A society where 'crisis' has been normalized and the revokation of 'emergency powers' (e.g. The PATRIOT Act) is no longer considered conscionable by the mainstream, we are kept in a perpetual state of fear about war/terrorism/disease/'destruction of our culture'/refugees etc. Our current Capitalistic society, much like the 'Battersea Station Ark' which serves as a horde for classical works for a wealthy elite (in the movie), has effectively assimilated all culture and history within itself. Tradition, ritual, culture etc. has been reduced to mere exchange value, to artefact and aesthetic, leading to a culture in stasis (and as the movie asserts, without 'new people', without new eyes and a new generation, that is no culture at all). This coupled with things like COVID and the looming threat of climate change, which will bring flocks of climate refugees to our shores and further authoritarian measures with it, well, I think this *is* the apocalypse we've got.
It's funny how you say that, because in Farenheit 451, the main plot and cause of the "apocalipse"(the reason as how the world ended like that) isn't about the "opressive govern" as everyone would say; but about how all the countrys around the globe accepting that "everything can be offensive" and did turn criminal all books to avoid people getting offended. The reason for the end of the world on the book was "accepting the differences" into "our" society. Sick book... OMG sry for my bad grammar, english is not my first language ;-;
It's alright , in its own right but as I read the book previously to watching the film I honestly thought it was second rate. Especially the ending which I thought was much better in the book. It has been a long time now since I saw the film, even longer ago that I read the book but I remember being uninspired by the film. I guess my experience had been marred by reading the book, which I suggest you read! The author(ess) is P D James a predominate crime fiction writer in England.
Universal Studios sucks, the one time I managed to go there thanks to a married in family member at the time, they didn't even get my fucking picture right on the Jurassic Park ride. Made me look like some dumb scared kid curled over the guard rail in a yellow sweatshirt I certainly wasn't wearing on a water ride and definitely didn't have to keep wearing for the rest of the day. In September.
someone pls correct me if im wrong, but the woman crying over her 'dead son' seems to be speaking 'brown' rather than a foreign language. brown being gibberish some movies use because they lump all the middle east into 1 ethnicity with 1 language and dont bother doing research. again if anyone recognizes the language please correct me.
Really good essay, really loved it.
However, the scene with the "serbian" granny for me Was even deeper. First as a german, I understand what she's saying. When I first looked at her I felt pitty since she's obviously deeply afraid and wont get any help, but then hearing her complain about being in the same cage as Black people disgusted me.
It's like with the rest of the people in the movie. As an outsider you might even feel empathy for their terrible lives but if you lived life from the pov of the protag, actually knowing these people, you might quickly Lose any pity you had for them and become numb to their existence, or even bothered by it.
I kinda understand german so i kinda understood what shes saying. But it didnt shook me that she was both german and racist. Its not the first time in history
grumman f14 tomcat Generalizing is not a good idea, sir
@@grummanf14tomcat40 stereotype. And also rascist.
@@Coldwater-sw6me I mean it was a joke I don’t think he meant it
@@NoiseFlippin he was probably making a joke
Another thing about the motif of tinnitus in the audio design, is I feel like hearing loss is analogous to the state of the world, since as Julian said, 'it's the final swan song before you no longer hear that frequency forever.'
Just as there's no way for your stereocilia to regenerate, there seemed to be no way for humanity to regenerate. Every death permanently decreases the total population
I cried so much during scene where everyone wanted to see the baby
I know!! Why did I cry so much! I think it was because it was showing us that everyone has become so devoid of hope they’ve lost their humanity, but when they see the baby we see that they all truly are one humanity.
@@randomthoughtstheories6681 that's a great interpretation of this scene
Every time
It's a very powerful scene. They just stop fighting each other once they see the baby. But once the baby is gone they resume killing each other.
That „Serbian women“ was talking in german, complaining about how her family was thrown there with a black men
Actually, the woman that is shown a bit before (12:22) is talking in Serbian and saying something along the lines of "Excuse me, we are hungry, this must be some sort of mistake".
That was german not serbian 😂😂
U R awesome 🎉ya read my mind thank you
I see this video is being recommended to everyone, glad our boy Leadhead is trending, although I'm surprised it's this video not one of his other, more expected video essays.
Such as? Which ones do you recommend after this one??
@@danballe Well, the channel is mainly about video game essays, so I expected one of those to be the first to blow up, if I had to choose a video to recommend I'd say the Dishonored ones, simply because it's my favorite game, but there are may other videos that are equally as amazing, just browse his videos and see what you like.
@@THExRISER I went ahead and checked one of his vids about something that I already watched: his piece on 2001: A Space Odyssey. Never thought about the Human Error. I never studied computer engineering nor programming , however I do understand the concept of Bad Coding. Awesome videos. Thanks for the reply/suggestion.
@@danballe Oh I'm glad I could be of help, and yeah I also watched that video and it offered me a different perspective on the story from what I usually heard around.
*Girl
Saw this movie 3 times in the theater. Saw it on a whim, preceded to take friends to it to watch it on two more occasions, then shoved a DVD of it into my parents hands the day it came out on DVD and told them to watch it.
Needless to say, it's high up in my list of respected/loved films.
Nice video, but 12:39 the woman isn't speaking Serbian, it's German.
@Tjerk Zweers She's complaining about being in the same cage with black people, from what I could understand. She is obviously not native German and has a pretty thick accent.
@@GUPGUP72 From what I could make out: “... (Sie) versteh’n nicht ... meine Familie, mit diesem Schwarzen…”
- "... (you) don't understand ... my family, with this black person...".
@@feuerstrassen9446 diesen implies plural, "with these plack people"
@@GUPGUP72 She says "mit dieseM", as far as I can hear.
Didn't even register what language he named it as, but funny that I did pick up that it was German, just by it's inflection... 😁
I’ve never heard of this movie but I might just watch it now
It’s one of my favorites. I definitely recommend it. Amazing flick
The only movie I've watched three times in the theater.
DO IT!! has HALF-LIFE 2 vibes
MIGHT?!?!?
tevp90 well, yeah. I still haven’t watched it... I don’t watch many movies
Dude, I was impressed when you talked about The Jade Amulet because it's one of my favorite albums ever even tho it's super underrated. Now you're talking about one of my favorite films too! You deserve way more subs, great content.
Thanks! I still get a little choked up thinking about how obscure the Jade Amulet is. I honestly hope that I get like 100,000 subscribers one day just so that I can get things like the Jade Amulet and Planescape: Torment the attention they deserve
@@Leadhead I'm sure UA-cam has seen your comment through their algorithm
@@Leadhead hopefully the algorithm gifts you,ypu really deserve it, with your brilliant and well made and written videos, keep up the good work, as ypu always have, and most likey will be
That cafe explosion could also be symbolism for the collapse of humanity as well. A functioning cafe means there is economic development, culture, society, and human connections within that cafe. By destroying a place of culture and society, the film is basically saying that this future is so bleak that not even a coffee shop, a place that we take for granted, can even survive. This hurts at a deep level since coffee shops are signs of a society that's progressed to the point that we aren't focusing on just food and shelter and now can experience wonderful tasty drinks and a more "civilized" society. By removing that, it shows that this world is regressing and is just another example of how degraded, cold, and vile this future is. One with no hope, laws, or any sort of structure or normalness. The cafe would've provided those things, but instead, it got snuffed out just like with every other great invention in the movie like the car that even though it's crappy, has advanced safety collision technology. That means then that at one point the world in this movie was trying, that it was innovating, but then it all went downhill in one big fell swoop.
"Weird futuristic techno"
You mean UK club music? Lmfao
This is an AMAZING film. One of my fave sci-fi movies of all time. It's so incredibly rewatchable! Every time I watch it I spot more interesting things in the background of shots that are so easy to miss.
This film is an under-appreciated gem, an all time classic and my personal favourite movie of all time. Great critique and essay, you've got a new subscriber. For those that think this film is too bleak, remember, there is always hope in what Tomorrow may bring ;)
13:27 I can confirm that's her son and she's saying something along the lines of "*scream*.why did you give my son and take him away. He was a good man". Its in Sinhala so I would need to understand the bare minimum of it given where I live
cool!
Glad you touched on this movie as it's one of my favorites of all time. Never have I experience such physical reaction to a film in theater, literally at the edge of my seat. I know it's said a lot but I was actually sweating and almost fell off my chair due to the single takes and tension. And the mental journey it took me through even years after i saw it I can never forget. People can call me pretentious or a meme, but it really stood out as one of those theatrical events that should never be forgotten. It touched too close to home
I had the same reaction watching it in the cinema. My heart was in my mouth and the sheer shock of the experience stayed with for days. Really needs to be experienced on the big screen i
I think that the main reason why this movie feels so inmersive, is because unlike other dystopian worlds, you dont see anything outside the current reality like monsters or super futuristic machines, you see humankind in its purest state, just without a little twist, thats what makes me love the movie
Hey, I haven't watched this film but your video is soo good that I'll go watch it right now
a genuinely good video. thank you.
It's the viewers that make it worth it :)
I just got into your channel. your videos are very well made, your output very well thought and your vibe very well easy going. Thank you and I hope more people will find out your channel :-)
this movie has been one of my favorites for years. it's one of the few movies that I've watched many times. and I know it's cliché, but I usually notice something new each time I watch it. for instance, the last time I watched it I had learned what _Quietus_ meant: something that serves to suppress, check, or eliminate. Release from life; death. and then having that click was just amazing because the word _quietus_ sounds like a drug name and then the meaning just is too perfect for a drug that is a suicide pill. just a perfect detail!
I don't think what you say it's clichè, some movies are very dense in their details and subtleties and get better with every rewatch, this is surely one of those. I hadn't noticed the suicide pills before, so I guess it's high time I watch this masterpiece again.
Although I couldn't hear most of what she said, the way she said "Schwarze" and indicated with derision/disgust to the man next to her, it seemed to me she was moaning that she, a superior white woman, was stuck in a cage with an inferior black man. If I'm correct in my assumption, it just... I mean.... they're both refugees. In a cage. Both considered disgusting by the government. And yet here she is *still* being racist. Mind blowing. And so, so, messed up. As most of this world is.
You truly are a man of exquisite taste. This is my favourite movie of all time and I’ve never seen anyone dive into it as deep as you did here. I really didn’t think anyone could teach me anything knew about it but damn I just got schooled. *chef’s kiss.
I've watched this film so many times and it's one of my favourites, but I'd somehow managed to miss a lot of the careful touches you've pointed out, or at least not appreciate them properly. Excellent analysis.
Awesome movie,so much replay value because of the long takes.i can watch this movie again and again
Great essay, this movie has so much to offer, thanks for leaving the ending and "c*nts are still running the world"
The explosion at 8:20 made me jump and choke on my beef jerky😂
when I first watched this I was stuck on the long takes. Now older, I'll rewatch for all the small details I missed!
One of my all time top films, just absolutely fantastic. The actual smaller Zone2 Sign prop (seen at 2.50 on the right in this vid) is hanging on my man-room wall behind me.
yesterday i watched the first 4 minutes of this video, was so impressed that i watched children of men for the first time and now im back
The first two episodes of Last Of Us STRONGLY reminded me of this movie.
I even can say, that it has absolutely legit Last Of Us vibes, that was done in 2006
Apparently Neil druckman, the guy that made the last of us was inspired by this film.
Really well done review and critique. thanks for putting in the time. One of my top ten films of all time.
the old lady in the cage was probably more of a symbolism of old world dying, especially if you know what she said.
this deserves so much more attention
Pretty sure Universal shouldn’t be allowed to copyright this video considering it would be classed as a critique/review making it fair use of copyrighted material
Oana Pellea is the gypsy woman that's helping Theo and Kee. Genius depiction of a survivor and brilliant play by one awesome actor!
Great essay and one of the greatest films ever made.
The most prescient piece of art I've seen.
I was loving this and then it finished abruptly. Like the film. Needed more!
Leadhead,
If you are into fantastic audio design I recommend to you the movie Come and See. It is about a young boy experiencing the Nazi’s invade his Belorussian town. I have never experienced a movie’s sound quite like it.
Regardless of if you watch the old foreign film recommended above you make some incredible content. I enjoy your movie work just as much as the video game stuff!
Are you serious? 40,000 views?
This deserves WAY more than that!
children of men remind me of the last of us and I won't be surprised if Neil drunkmen was inspired by the film as it is both about a character who accepting the end of the world and both forgets their dead kid as a way to cope and both took a girl whos the future for humanity at first for reward but then gets attached to the character and doing whatever it takes to get them to their destination safely.
@10:48 with more of that wonderful clutter in the form of the patriotic lady's desk puncuating theo's personal feelings vs those around him (I think his manager DGAF either tbh)
I feel like i want to watch it again, just to make out more of those little detailes presented in this Video.
Fantastic job. One minor note: the woman at 12:50 is speaking German, not Serbian.
One of my favourite movies! I’ve read the book after, and is a bit different, but I love both for the different ways they tell this story
So this book is worth reading? I always forget it exists and have loved the movie since it came out.
@@mykelmellen2378 personally, yes. I must admit I'm not a great reader but I've enjoyed the book greatly
This movie aged very well.
Too well.
OK, 2 videos and subbed. I know it's a good analysis when I immediately want to go re-watch the film. And I had completely missed the woman in the cage complaining about the black dude ...
This movie is amazing i loved this movie the first time i saw this and has very impacting moments and really immerses you into the story
Unfortunately, most are unaware of the purpose for this and many films, as this requires an understanding of this in order to recognize it... which has nothing to do with the perceived plot or the sound design.
Dude that anology, an alcoholic nihilist and a stoner nihilist, I never even realized how true that statement is, I'm a stoner nihilist all the way! Also probably gonna give this movie a watch, great review and thanks for not spoiling too much
jaspers music is basically death grips
Top quality mate
Dude this is so good
13:00 that's why anime gets me way more. Feeling the emotions in the words, even if I somewhat understand their meaning, is soo much easier
Shit this has been by far my favourite movie for years. Also it's the only one whose weed scenes don't make me cringe.
what about Pineapple express bro!?
kidding.
Also the choice of music is also pretty standout in that scene.
this aged well.
This is a great film (creepy as hell, but a great film). IMHO this is the only movie based on a book that was *better* than the book. What do the rest of you think?
Never read the book, but the movie is so damn good that I see no need to
Oof, this was really good. Thank you for it. What drives you to speak up with your ideas about these things? How do you crystalize your thoughts? Where do you start the process?
this video deserves more likes
12:38
It was german, the lady didnt wanted to be with a black men in a cage.
one of the saddest films of all time imo, a watch once type of experience, 10/10 would never watch again! %_% i love this vid though, made me cry.
i have this movie in my 10/10 list and there is only 32 films on that list so..
I would like to see that list.
@@comradejosephstalinoftheus8698 www.imdb.com/list/ls075155407/
Nice list, I'm glad to see Brazil on there.
@@comradejosephstalinoftheus8698 thank you sir.
@@austinricky
I don't think Gladiator is worthy of that list.
Underrated movie with the greatest action scenes every made. Beats the computer generated garbage spit out like disney.
A work of cinematic genius: this movie is highly underrated. One of the decades best. And frighteningly a dystopian future we may face. 🌏🌎🌍
Most pleasure I got from the video was when background singing stopped.
Great movie though.
Oh and this video is 9 months old, its baby is born, if it is fertile at least :)
**Life in A Glasshouse intensifies**
I'm gonna watch this movie this weekend.
First time or another?
@@grummanf14tomcat40 it was the first time, it was great!
@@anonymjavel3925 :D
11:48 isn't this aphex twin? Hangable Auto Bulb?
Still hoping for a Hotline Miami Dilogy analysis video :)
Oh that's definitely still on the list, especially now that I'm talking about mechanics more. Few games have game feel as good as holtine
oh wow, i vibe with jasper really hard
It’s left to personal interpretation that Theo died. It doesn’t look good, but always a possibility.
11:50 gotta love Aphex
It's so uncanny: I came across your channel when looking up Children of Men video essays. This was the one that I appreciated the least given that I already had the notion that the movie tends to be very obnoxious with its music, which has taken me out of it more that once. But I love your other videos: thoughtful essays of this kind is something I was looking for ever since I've stumbled upon
Joseph Anderson's channel. It's sad how there's so much quality content on youtube but it's buried under layers upon layers of garbage.
This is the kind of movie that literally tells a story in almost every background and shot.
I’m gonna be thinking about those street punks all day
I got introduced to this from Pyrocynical's video on UTOPIA.
Of all the videos I’ve watched about Children of Men, none of them has mentioned the use of Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, by the Polish composer Penderecki. Ironically, you used a small part of the piece to end this video, without mentioning what it is or who it is by…
I hope he mentions the cat/motorcycle
why couldn't we have this apocalypse, its so much more interesting
It's funny you say that, Mark Fisher starts his book 'Capitalist Realism' by talking about how this movie is an allegory for late-stage Capitalism. The world we exist in, like Children of Men, has chain coffee bars which co-exist with refugee cages. A society where 'crisis' has been normalized and the revokation of 'emergency powers' (e.g. The PATRIOT Act) is no longer considered conscionable by the mainstream, we are kept in a perpetual state of fear about war/terrorism/disease/'destruction of our culture'/refugees etc.
Our current Capitalistic society, much like the 'Battersea Station Ark' which serves as a horde for classical works for a wealthy elite (in the movie), has effectively assimilated all culture and history within itself. Tradition, ritual, culture etc. has been reduced to mere exchange value, to artefact and aesthetic, leading to a culture in stasis (and as the movie asserts, without 'new people', without new eyes and a new generation, that is no culture at all).
This coupled with things like COVID and the looming threat of climate change, which will bring flocks of climate refugees to our shores and further authoritarian measures with it, well, I think this *is* the apocalypse we've got.
It's funny how you say that, because in Farenheit 451, the main plot and cause of the "apocalipse"(the reason as how the world ended like that) isn't about the "opressive govern" as everyone would say; but about how all the countrys around the globe accepting that "everything can be offensive" and did turn criminal all books to avoid people getting offended.
The reason for the end of the world on the book was "accepting the differences" into "our" society.
Sick book...
OMG sry for my bad grammar, english is not my first language ;-;
What kind of warped mind do you have to have to want an apocalypse?
@@galek75 im not really sure i just hoped it be more quick and something ive never thought of
@@romanludwig4431 like an asteroid impact? I guess...
Hmm, 2027..? ...Seems right on track.
Interesting you don't mention the "subtlety" of repeated animals throughout the film. Thoughts?
The film itself a masterclass in subversive propaganda.
It's alright , in its own right but as I read the book previously to watching the film I honestly thought it was second rate. Especially the ending which I thought was much better in the book. It has been a long time now since I saw the film, even longer ago that I read the book but I remember being uninspired by the film. I guess my experience had been marred by reading the book, which I suggest you read! The author(ess) is P D James a predominate crime fiction writer in England.
The woman doesn't beg in serbian, But in GERMAN. Anyways, awesome vid
The woman at 12:50 isn't speaking Serbian, she's speaking German.
wait why does his have 500 views
12:30 it’s German, not serbic. She is outraged because she got locked in this cage with „this Black guy“ together.
Best. I'm going to aim to watch this again, with my parents this time, in the not-too-distant future (maybe 2027?). Thanks Leadhead. x
i love this channel, its like my dad, but marginally less political
12:38 is German bdw
666 likes 10 dislikes
10,544 perfectly balanced, as all things should be
Universal Studios sucks, the one time I managed to go there thanks to a married in family member at the time, they didn't even get my fucking picture right on the Jurassic Park ride. Made me look like some dumb scared kid curled over the guard rail in a yellow sweatshirt I certainly wasn't wearing on a water ride and definitely didn't have to keep wearing for the rest of the day. In September.
oOoooh i watched this before lmao thought it was pretty Alright
someone pls correct me if im wrong, but the woman crying over her 'dead son' seems to be speaking 'brown' rather than a foreign language. brown being gibberish some movies use because they lump all the middle east into 1 ethnicity with 1 language and dont bother doing research. again if anyone recognizes the language please correct me.
Someone else said in another comment it’s a local language where they live called Sinhala
Children of Men reminds me of watch dogs legion
Testosterone is on the decline around the world and so is mail fertility
Bullshit
@@grummanf14tomcat40 just watch data.oecd.org/pop/fertility-rates.htm
@@grummanf14tomcat40 Not at all. Read the book Estrogeneration.
The Last of Us?
lol, i thought i could understand serbian. then i realized it was german
Always thought the first Series of utopia (c4) would make a good prequel to this movie. Arguably it's also much better, and this is a decent film.