anyone else get the message that the odd photos at the end is a type of disassociation he had when he suffered traumatic events as a child? like the odd ball objects are things he would look at while he was suffering and it was a way for him to escape the bad stuff that was happening to him.
@@Vnix I had the same feeling. I'm an actor and I once played the role of a Corey Haim type teen star now grown up. In one scene he talks about the abuse he suffered, and how he disconnected from it all by focusing on his Teddy Bear's eyes. Also on the inverse, people who suffer from anxiety/panic attacks have a method where they focus on one or two objects in the room and describe them, helps them ground themselves back in the reality.
I lived with a friend that had that going on. He’d lay in the floor in our hallway staring at the light fixture because it was just like the one he had at home when he was little, during the only happy time in his life. Heart breaking.
True. Being funny wasn't a bad thing, but he unfortunately made too many films in which he made a fool of himself in order to please people, escpecially children: Hook, Patch Adams, Mrs Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society, Flubber... . On the other hand, there was The Fisher King and Good Morning Vietnam, which were definitely not for children.
I love the effect of the mirror at the end where he looks at his one last "photo" of himself alone with no one around to love him or no one for him to love.
"I think I understand now, sorry" All the anger he has for him is gone, and all that's left is pity. As he sees him straightening out the pictures, he just sees a broken man sitting there. That look at the door he gives to him speaks volumes. I think he feels bad for the man but also thinks he's beyond saving. The damage has been done here, and there's no undoing it.
"Sy" He doesn't say sorry he says Sy, his name. "I think I understand now, Sy." He doesn't feel pity, he just now understands the motivation. And maybe, as a father/husband, he can relate to the actions Seymour (Sy) took, but knowing that Sy was not a part of the family, he had no business to take that role upon himself. He should've, and could've reported it as required by the job, but instead, Sy thrust himself into a patriarchal role of a family that wasn't his, taking justice into his own hands. That isn't pity, that's the look of understanding the motivation of a mentally deranged man who felt justified in his own twisted self-insert.
@@LeoncroiI think you might be wrong. If you watch the detective watching Sy organizing the photos and seeing how the interrogation room no longer exists for Sy now that he has his pictures.....I think in that moment there is a kind of sad pity for the guy.
@@Leoncroi It more than likely changed Sy's prison sentence to a psychiatric hospital admission. That is, if they were to have found him legally insane. I believe he'd find some form of comfort in knowing there was some hope... even though his glance into the mirror showed how alone he felt inside.
I think there may be some truth to parts of what everyone is saying here. I think it is a look of comprehension he is giving Sy (it's a cliché to say that "every madness has it's own logic", but you don't become an officer of the law if you don't know it for a fact) but I think it may be a look of pity as well. Sy has destroyed his own life based upon a faulty premise in which he had no business inserting himself and he, the officer, knows that he has done as much as he can: this is the domain of the psychiatrist, not the policeman. The man didn't even bring a lawyer in there with him, though he must have known he had a right to one: he's just completely alone in his delusions. If, as Sy speculates, the officer is indeed a happily married man with children, then he would certainly understand why Sy would feel outraged by a member of a particular family he had admired from afar doing things that could destroy it. On the other hand, for that exact same reason, he would realise that morally, as well as legally, Sy had no right to destroy that family still further by traumatising the father of it and possibly estranging him from his wife and son.
I remember how much people hated 1 hour photo because of the character Robin Williams played...They had so associated him with "his zaney persona" they couldn't make the transition between the " hyper clown" and the stellar dramatic actor that he was...and that is so well defined in this scene....Robin Williams.....Gone too soon.
One Hour Photo is a masterclass in film making. The sterile and simple nature of the setting in unsettling. The is one of Robin Williams best performances of his amazing career. I have seen it 20 times, and still find it as fresh as the first watch.
Williams in this role was the epitome of the reason that comedy and tragedy are entertwined. It's heavily alluded to that Sy was abused by his own father and thus wasn't the stereotypically villain. He's a broken man who in a misguided attempt to gain some connection to someone messed up.
He's a really tragic character. From this scene alone he tells us so much. It's clear that his own father used him to create CP when he was a child and abused him. He's obsessed with the family because they represent what he wants most, what he never had, the safety and love of a normal family. He's still a scared little boy who never got over what his own father did to him. He sees them as the perfect family he never had, and when he finds out the dad is having an affair the illusion is shattered and the dad becomes a surrogate for his own father, he can't punish his own dad, but he can this one. Of course in this scene we also see the photos he took of the couple are non existent, they are just photos of the room and it's not clear if they were ever there. At a surface level, Sy is just a creepy guy but when you dig deeper, at least to me, he becomes a profoundly sad figure, never able to recover from the terrible memories of what was done to him, a life lost forever.
Yea this movie was made with the changing of the times in mind. They dropped hints throughout the film that the days of developing photos the traditional way were numbered. Cy was fighting that change. He was clearly stuck in life and having a hard time trying to keep up with the way things were headed. That job was his life and his identity. It was also the only way he could have any real human connection, especially with the attachment he had with the one family. Getting fired brought everything to a head.
@@SurvivorBri I remember 2002 and digital cameras weren't that popular. Cell phone cameras certainly hadn't taken off. It was pretty common to use a camera with film in it. But by 2004 digital cameras had become popular and everyone switched.
Man, that guy (Robin Williams) did the best acting he could ever do until the time he perished. He’s given us laughter and love at the end of the day, no matter what the cost was. He’s a brilliant actor and will go down in history for me as a great self centered man, who cares about all lives, that includes his children. He just only wanted to bring joy to people on the other side of the screen. I thank him HUGELY for making us all love him all that much more.
"Just one question. Detective, do you just let your soul glow? Feel the love so silky smooth? Do you let it shine through? Do you let your sooooooooul glow?"
Such a creepy, depressing, and thought provoking movie. I mean that all in the best way. This scene shows us that Sy is not a bad person or a monster; he's a sad, broken, hurting man who couldn't stand to be alone anymore. I had a pretty awful childhood in many ways, but not near as bad as this character's was, but this scene still makes me think "There but for the grace." It could've been a lot worse, and this scene is just heartbreaking because of Uncle Robin's stellar acting abilities. RIP, sir.
@aperson00000 really? Is that what it's called people do in movies? Act? Wow. Just blew my mind. We are so much more wiser now thanks to you making sure to clear that up. Where ever would we be if not for you to point out it is acting. And here I thought it was a documentary. You truly are the hero we do not deserve. 🫡
It’s so sad, because that whole nightmarish climax was him acting out his own sexual abuse his father inflicted on him. A great and IMPORTANT film., Sy is one of the great anti-villains of all time, you really pity him.
@@DesignIncase I think he even was not in a room with em. At one point film shows him stopping in a car near their house. He goes inside and all of that but actually he was imagining things as it fast cuts to him still sitting in a car. I think it same thing with the ending scene - he was just in his apartment imagining things, that was showed, and that is why pictures has noone on it.
@@arlichar11 He has this genuinely creepy flashback/nightmare sequence in the film (where his eyes bleed) that eludes to it. The filmmakers have as well.
I love him also in the less known 'being Human', in which he plays different lost men in different time settings, making different but still the same mistakes. Really a recommend if you enjoy Robin's more down to earth work. Don't watch the trailer though, it tries to cater to an audience who want to see William's jests which are far and in between the film.
Robin Williams was such a good actor and perfect for this role. No one could've played it better But, at the same time, him being cast in this role blinded a lot of people to how good he and this movie really were.
Comics like Robin Williams often make great actors because, as comics, they truly STUDY how humans live to find the comedy in it. Robin was one of the very best to make that transition because he was one of the best comics.
I cry like a baby when I watch Hook with him as Peter Pan. The world lost someone special when he died. I doubt we will ever see anyone like him again.
Robin Williams and John Candy would have been absolutely amazing today. I mourn for some of the roles John Candy could have done. I would have loved to have seen villain roles from him.
I remember I was in highschool when this came out. All my classmates really didnt like this so I didnt take the time to see it thinking it was bad. I'm pretty sure they went into this movie thinking it would be another goofy Robin Williams movie.
Love this movie! Can't forget when Sy responds to the detective after he keeps asking the same question, "Can't you get that through your greazzy head?". Hilarious movie.
I never saw this, but I understand this. When the things in your childhood are that bad, so horrible they haunt your whole life, and nobody was there, and as you grow nobody is ever there, you grow to be a monster. And if I am one, I'm glad I'm a benign one. I would die before I ever hurt anybody the many, many ways I was hurt.
This movie is why I really respected Robin. He was a frantic stand up, and amazing comedian, but he could also cover any role. Compare him to most the vacuous 1d1ots who call them selves actors.. there is no comparison
This role and his role in a Law and Order SVU episode. This man has a fantastic acting range and knows what it’s like to mimic insanity because he’s probably dived into it at one point. Rest in peace, you deserved a better, longer life.
this movie blew me away when i saw it at the theater back then, it was so far out of what williams was known for, absolutely brilliant film and a brilliant actor
Robin is incredible in this role, goes without saying, but hey shout out to the costume department for this movie too. The monochromatic white, beige, and khaki. The distinctive "old man" jacket and sneakers. The glasses. And of course the ill fitting bleach blonde hair, giving him a further deranged look. Great work from wardrobe and makeup.
Take a look at the shot of Seymour through the window. It appears to be a framed photo of a small. A photograph of an insignificant man with a whole lot of nothing around him, hanging on a blank sterile wall. It appears to be photo of a very isolated man with no warmth or colour surrounding him, boxed in a bland grey frame, and mounted on a cold austere wall. This is basically Seymour's life in a "snapshot" - the very motif of the film. This juxtaposed with the warm, colourful family photos with company and happiness proceeding it really shows the contrast.
Robin Williams was in so much emotional turmoil pain in his role Sy Parrish a very tragic villain and in real life he was in so much emotional pail and turmoil that lead to his tragic suicide.
Robin Williams had to win something for his role as Sy Parrish and in this final climax tear jerking confession scene but I read he really joked around was so funny in between takes to let off some emotional steam off.
I hadn't seen the trailer before going to the theater....and thought this was, of course, going to be a light hearted comedy. I was surprised but fascinated by Robin's performance.
Robin Williams and Jim Carrey both changed how comics are viewed as actors. Robin was doing serious acting for years, but no one really noticed. Good Morning, Vietnam is a really good example of this, because while he was a "clown" character, there were some very serious moments in that movie that he was apart of....Whats Dreams May Come is another....Patch Adams.....
He was amazing in ‘Insomnia’ as well. And my fave movie; ‘Awakenings’ such an amazing talent.laugh he could make us laugh, make us cry, make us recoil, make us rejoice! RIP Robin, your legend lives on through your work.
Sy isn't like John Doe in Se7en. He's not a despicable human being. At times, I could totally understand where Sy was coming from, what he was doing and why. He wanted to help that family he admired so.
I never saw Sy as a villain in this film, yes his behaviour was unhinged, but I saw a deeply tormented soul, damaged by abuse and so lonely it was painful to witness. I find this film and Joker so hard to watch because the despair is so palpable.
Parrish is crazy as a loon (and twice as dangerous) but at the end you can't help but feel sympathy for him. You know those pictures are the only things he has left.
I'd always wondered if he'd had some serious trauma when he was younger, or just had one of those minds that can't get away from itself. He was an extremely versatile actor, but always seemed to be carrying a hidden weight.
So glad I caught One Hour Photo on the big-screen. Chilling movie, full of awkward and intense moments. Love the “chase” scene at the end; very realistic watching Sy’s frantic escape attempt only to be cornered very quickly, reminding us the police are not a bunch of hapless nitwits. Romanek’s only feature-film since is Never Let Me Go, which is also equally excellent and thought-provoking. 👍
I don't think it was a chase scene. It seemed more like a flashback, someone running away from something horrible (spiral staircase has some of this) but there's nowhere to run.
anyone else get the message that the odd photos at the end is a type of disassociation he had when he suffered traumatic events as a child? like the odd ball objects are things he would look at while he was suffering and it was a way for him to escape the bad stuff that was happening to him.
@@Vnix I had the same feeling. I'm an actor and I once played the role of a Corey Haim type teen star now grown up. In one scene he talks about the abuse he suffered, and how he disconnected from it all by focusing on his Teddy Bear's eyes. Also on the inverse, people who suffer from anxiety/panic attacks have a method where they focus on one or two objects in the room and describe them, helps them ground themselves back in the reality.
I lived with a friend that had that going on. He’d lay in the floor in our hallway staring at the light fixture because it was just like the one he had at home when he was little, during the only happy time in his life. Heart breaking.
thanks I didnt understand it
Robin Williams was absolutely mesmerising in this role, and proved that he was so much more than a comic actor. Such an underrated film
Dude, he knew how to act sad/depressed because in reality he was. Being a comedian was him acting.
True. Being funny wasn't a bad thing, but he unfortunately made too many films in which he made a fool of himself in order to please people, escpecially children: Hook, Patch Adams, Mrs Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society, Flubber... . On the other hand, there was The Fisher King and Good Morning Vietnam, which were definitely not for children.
I agree was such a brilliant actor with great range one of my favorites. RIP we love you and miss you
Amazing job playing such a dark role in such a dark film
best scene was when he went into a strangers home and took a shit. Gangsta level
This is a seriously underrated movie and an exceptional performance by Williams.
I love how the detective goes from being creeped out and disgusted to feeling pity and remorse for Sy.
I love the effect of the mirror at the end where he looks at his one last "photo" of himself alone with no one around to love him or no one for him to love.
That's a great observation... not even people in the photos... just cold austere white spaces... thanks for noticing that. Very cool!
Do we know that he was, in fact, alone? That was a two-way mirror.
@@GiveMeThatLetter sometimes we can't see through the glass and feel alone. seems to add another layer of depth to the metaphor
Good catch
“What is he11? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky
I hope you are at peace Robin Williams. This world got a little uglier when you left us.😢
It got a lot darker when he left us here without him... and I haven't been able to even watch him onscreen until this year. Still. So. Sad.
"I think I understand now, sorry"
All the anger he has for him is gone, and all that's left is pity. As he sees him straightening out the pictures, he just sees a broken man sitting there. That look at the door he gives to him speaks volumes. I think he feels bad for the man but also thinks he's beyond saving. The damage has been done here, and there's no undoing it.
"Sy" He doesn't say sorry he says Sy, his name. "I think I understand now, Sy."
He doesn't feel pity, he just now understands the motivation. And maybe, as a father/husband, he can relate to the actions Seymour (Sy) took, but knowing that Sy was not a part of the family, he had no business to take that role upon himself. He should've, and could've reported it as required by the job, but instead, Sy thrust himself into a patriarchal role of a family that wasn't his, taking justice into his own hands.
That isn't pity, that's the look of understanding the motivation of a mentally deranged man who felt justified in his own twisted self-insert.
@@LeoncroiI think you might be wrong. If you watch the detective watching Sy organizing the photos and seeing how the interrogation room no longer exists for Sy now that he has his pictures.....I think in that moment there is a kind of sad pity for the guy.
Well, from my point of view, Sy doesn't deserve any sympathy and Maya is the true victim in all of this.
@@Leoncroi It more than likely changed Sy's prison sentence to a psychiatric hospital admission. That is, if they were to have found him legally insane. I believe he'd find some form of comfort in knowing there was some hope... even though his glance into the mirror showed how alone he felt inside.
I think there may be some truth to parts of what everyone is saying here.
I think it is a look of comprehension he is giving Sy (it's a cliché to say that "every madness has it's own logic", but you don't become an officer of the law if you don't know it for a fact) but I think it may be a look of pity as well. Sy has destroyed his own life based upon a faulty premise in which he had no business inserting himself and he, the officer, knows that he has done as much as he can: this is the domain of the psychiatrist, not the policeman. The man didn't even bring a lawyer in there with him, though he must have known he had a right to one: he's just completely alone in his delusions.
If, as Sy speculates, the officer is indeed a happily married man with children, then he would certainly understand why Sy would feel outraged by a member of a particular family he had admired from afar doing things that could destroy it. On the other hand, for that exact same reason, he would realise that morally, as well as legally, Sy had no right to destroy that family still further by traumatising the father of it and possibly estranging him from his wife and son.
I remember how much people hated 1 hour photo because of the character Robin Williams played...They had so associated him with "his zaney persona" they couldn't make the transition between the " hyper clown" and the stellar dramatic actor that he was...and that is so well defined in this scene....Robin Williams.....Gone too soon.
It did almost 5 times its budget & was well reviewed. Tf you talkin about son.
Dude watch Insomnia
Oh I think they already had a good taste of his more serious acting talent with Good Will Hunting
@@tlv8555 100% - but there was a lot of negativity about it at the time. Both things can be true.
It's a creepy movie, brilliant performance
One Hour Photo is a masterclass in film making. The sterile and simple nature of the setting in unsettling. The is one of Robin Williams best performances of his amazing career. I have seen it 20 times, and still find it as fresh as the first watch.
The range of Mr. Williams was spectacular
what dreams may come is one of my favourite films
Williams in this role was the epitome of the reason that comedy and tragedy are entertwined. It's heavily alluded to that Sy was abused by his own father and thus wasn't the stereotypically villain. He's a broken man who in a misguided attempt to gain some connection to someone messed up.
He's a really tragic character. From this scene alone he tells us so much. It's clear that his own father used him to create CP when he was a child and abused him. He's obsessed with the family because they represent what he wants most, what he never had, the safety and love of a normal family.
He's still a scared little boy who never got over what his own father did to him. He sees them as the perfect family he never had, and when he finds out the dad is having an affair the illusion is shattered and the dad becomes a surrogate for his own father, he can't punish his own dad, but he can this one.
Of course in this scene we also see the photos he took of the couple are non existent, they are just photos of the room and it's not clear if they were ever there.
At a surface level, Sy is just a creepy guy but when you dig deeper, at least to me, he becomes a profoundly sad figure, never able to recover from the terrible memories of what was done to him, a life lost forever.
What a crazy decade the 00s were. A movie about one hour photo in 02. Digital photos reign and photo mats are long forgotten just a few years later.
Yea this movie was made with the changing of the times in mind. They dropped hints throughout the film that the days of developing photos the traditional way were numbered. Cy was fighting that change. He was clearly stuck in life and having a hard time trying to keep up with the way things were headed. That job was his life and his identity. It was also the only way he could have any real human connection, especially with the attachment he had with the one family. Getting fired brought everything to a head.
@@SurvivorBri I remember 2002 and digital cameras weren't that popular. Cell phone cameras certainly hadn't taken off. It was pretty common to use a camera with film in it. But by 2004 digital cameras had become popular and everyone switched.
Man, that guy (Robin Williams) did the best acting he could ever do until the time he perished. He’s given us laughter and love at the end of the day, no matter what the cost was.
He’s a brilliant actor and will go down in history for me as a great self centered man, who cares about all lives, that includes his children.
He just only wanted to bring joy to people on the other side of the screen. I thank him HUGELY for making us all love him all that much more.
"Just one question. Detective, do you just let your soul glow? Feel the love so silky smooth? Do you let it shine through? Do you let your sooooooooul glow?"
Do you ever have the urge to leave stains on a cloth couch from your hair 😂
Listen buddy, I'll have you know I'm a medical doctor at one of the finest hospitals in the city of Chicago!
Nice.
Boy can sing
It's Daryl holy shit it's Daryl.
Such a creepy, depressing, and thought provoking movie. I mean that all in the best way. This scene shows us that Sy is not a bad person or a monster; he's a sad, broken, hurting man who couldn't stand to be alone anymore. I had a pretty awful childhood in many ways, but not near as bad as this character's was, but this scene still makes me think "There but for the grace." It could've been a lot worse, and this scene is just heartbreaking because of Uncle Robin's stellar acting abilities. RIP, sir.
I did feel bad for his character too
This and Insomnia are super underrated gems.
nice to meet some1 that understands quality of good made films
Both are great for sure. He’s a stalker in one & a killer in the other. Definitely some of his best dramatic work in both.
@@JohnDoe-zr8pc the most important thing of insomnia is the hidden message made by light
@@andreasthien7830 If you like Jack Nicholson... check out "The Pledge" 2001. Gem and I won't hear otherwise 🙋
Totally agree !❤
this movie was very ahead of its time. this character was like the first Facebook/Instagram user. he's what everyone is becoming
he is QAnon
FUCKIN HUH???
Whaaaat? LoL can you please elaborate?
@FBI we got em, let's move in
Facebook invented in 2004. People were still using photo mats in 2002. Wild.
This same classic came out the same year that Death to Smoochy was in theaters. It was truly the year we saw Robin’s inner madness.
Insomnia as well 👍🏿
@@aperson00000 You don't say?
The "triptych of evil" as it's been called.
@aperson00000 really? Is that what it's called people do in movies? Act? Wow. Just blew my mind. We are so much more wiser now thanks to you making sure to clear that up. Where ever would we be if not for you to point out it is acting. And here I thought it was a documentary. You truly are the hero we do not deserve. 🫡
@@aperson00000you in no way conveyed that as your previous point.
This and The Fisher King are my two favourite RW performances - the man was a truly remarkable actor.
Dead Poet's Society was severely underrated as well
The Fisher King was an amazing film!
I saw The Fisher King in the theaters and I remember which theater. I loved it.
It’s so sad, because that whole nightmarish climax was him acting out his own sexual abuse his father inflicted on him. A great and IMPORTANT film., Sy is one of the great anti-villains of all time, you really pity him.
Worth noting is that he still couldn't cross the line as he only took figures of things in the room.
@@DesignIncase I think he even was not in a room with em. At one point film shows him stopping in a car near their house. He goes inside and all of that but actually he was imagining things as it fast cuts to him still sitting in a car. I think it same thing with the ending scene - he was just in his apartment imagining things, that was showed, and that is why pictures has noone on it.
what? i had no clue or context to all that
@@arlichar11 He has this genuinely creepy flashback/nightmare sequence in the film (where his eyes bleed) that eludes to it. The filmmakers have as well.
@@theholymackerel072 thanks, that makes the movie make way more sense
Eriq La Salle is so good here. Such an underrated actor.
He's always seemed so _real._
Didn't he do some despicable shit that got him kick off ER?
And a brilliant director.
Here in 2024! and not a week passes where I don’t wish Robin was with us still. What a brilliant actor and comedian
Looking through my DVD collection. Oh bless, I actually paid my allowance schoolboy money to get to see it in cinema.
Really? EVERY week you make this wish?
And a good person too
He truly was the best. Rest in peace mate
@@lukeuseforceas in every year
I always thought this was one of Robin Williams best roles.
It’s so underrated!
I love him also in the less known 'being Human', in which he plays different lost men in different time settings, making different but still the same mistakes. Really a recommend if you enjoy Robin's more down to earth work. Don't watch the trailer though, it tries to cater to an audience who want to see William's jests which are far and in between the film.
At the end of the day he was just a lonely old man who wanted to be part of a loving family 😢
Robin Williams was such a good actor and perfect for this role. No one could've played it better
But, at the same time, him being cast in this role blinded a lot of people to how good he and this movie really were.
I much prefer his dramatic roles over the comedy. He was an excellent dramatic actor.
That’s because he was a depressed drug addict.
And spectacular comedian
@@mikek4610 Meh
He did study at Juilliard
@@Ironcorgi2 I didn't know that, thanks.
Comics like Robin Williams often make great actors because, as comics, they truly STUDY how humans live to find the comedy in it. Robin was one of the very best to make that transition because he was one of the best comics.
RIP Robin Williams
I cry like a baby when I watch Hook with him as Peter Pan. The world lost someone special when he died. I doubt we will ever see anyone like him again.
Robin Williams and John Candy would have been absolutely amazing today. I mourn for some of the roles John Candy could have done. I would have loved to have seen villain roles from him.
He already proved his acting range in Good Will Hunting
Alot of people knew him as a goofy comedian but Williams, when hes serious, is a FANTASTIC actor and a terrifying villain
Man was almost The Riddler, what we could have had…..
I grew up loving Hook, as an adult I admired One Hour Photo. RIP Robin, you truly were amazing.
I remember I was in highschool when this came out. All my classmates really didnt like this so I didnt take the time to see it thinking it was bad. I'm pretty sure they went into this movie thinking it would be another goofy Robin Williams movie.
He looks just like phil collins in this clip.
No one ever takes a photograph of something they want to forget.
this scene alone tells such a powerful story
My favourite film from Robin. Greatly missed
After this more than Insomnia, made me want to see his take on The Riddler, especially after Nolan made Batman serious.
Love this movie! Can't forget when Sy responds to the detective after he keeps asking the same question, "Can't you get that through your greazzy head?". Hilarious movie.
I never saw this, but I understand this. When the things in your childhood are that bad, so horrible they haunt your whole life, and nobody was there, and as you grow nobody is ever there, you grow to be a monster. And if I am one, I'm glad I'm a benign one. I would die before I ever hurt anybody the many, many ways I was hurt.
Jesus loves you❤️
Chris Chan for example
This is one of his greatest roles, hands-down
This movie is why I really respected Robin. He was a frantic stand up, and amazing comedian, but he could also cover any role.
Compare him to most the vacuous 1d1ots who call them selves actors.. there is no comparison
This role and his role in a Law and Order SVU episode. This man has a fantastic acting range and knows what it’s like to mimic insanity because he’s probably dived into it at one point. Rest in peace, you deserved a better, longer life.
He also had a very good role in Law and Order that showed his more tragic side.
Comedians are the best horror actors
Also playing the most Vile characters imaginable, to everyone’s surprise
I agree
You can really feel the pain in Sy's voice as he recounts indirectly the pains and humiliations of his childhood to the cop. Very well done Robin!
One of the greatest actor to ever lived..
I've always wondered what happened to Bill Lumbergh after Initech burned down. Looks like he landed a job at Sav Mart.
Robin Williams performance in this was terrifying and Masterful.
this movie blew me away when i saw it at the theater back then, it was so far out of what williams was known for, absolutely brilliant film and a brilliant actor
I wish that I could hug Robin/Sy.
I love HIM.
Robin Williams looks like Jim Cornette in the thumbnail. lol!
Does he ever. Must be the glasses.
2002 was a great year for performances and this was one of them.
Think I only watched this once....will have to watch it again.
Robin is incredible in this role, goes without saying, but hey shout out to the costume department for this movie too. The monochromatic white, beige, and khaki. The distinctive "old man" jacket and sneakers. The glasses. And of course the ill fitting bleach blonde hair, giving him a further deranged look. Great work from wardrobe and makeup.
Take a look at the shot of Seymour through the window. It appears to be a framed photo of a small. A photograph of an insignificant man with a whole lot of nothing around him, hanging on a blank sterile wall. It appears to be photo of a very isolated man with no warmth or colour surrounding him, boxed in a bland grey frame, and mounted on a cold austere wall. This is basically Seymour's life in a "snapshot" - the very motif of the film. This juxtaposed with the warm, colourful family photos with company and happiness proceeding it really shows the contrast.
This is a insight into Robin Williams mind right becore he ended himself.
The soundtrack from this movie is amazing too! Don't overlook it!
I miss this guy.
I am not ashamed to say that I cried when I heard the news that he had passed away.
Just let your soul glow.
Feelin’ oh so silky smooth
I did not connect it at first but when you reminded me of that line ad the look of his face. I recognised him lol
@@AdamFisher Just let it shine through ya.
It's *grow
lol
I miss Robin…. Brilliant actor
Brilliant movie, brilliant acting.
Robin was a disturbed individual, but knew the truth more than anyone else in the end, you know.
You assume "knowing the truth" and maintaining your sanity are mutually exclusive.
@@vikinghammer87 In Robin's case, it was all too well, unfortunately.
Be careful to give people who you don't know what they've always wanted
Robin Williams was in so much emotional turmoil pain in his role Sy Parrish a very tragic villain and in real life he was in so much emotional pail and turmoil that lead to his tragic suicide.
Robin Williams had to win something for his role as Sy Parrish and in this final climax tear jerking confession scene but I read he really joked around was so funny in between takes to let off some emotional steam off.
The thumbnail made me think Cornette was pissed off at Russo again.
I hadn't seen the trailer before going to the theater....and thought this was, of course, going to be a light hearted comedy. I was surprised but fascinated by Robin's performance.
This was such an excellent movie. In my opinion, this was Robin Williams' best acting.
Robin Williams is always gonna be a legend 🎉
I haven't seen this guy since "Coming To America."
Just let your soul glow!
More proof that Robin deserved to win at least one Oscar. Wow
He was best in Good Will Hunting.
He did win an Oscar
Yep he won best supporting actor for Good Will Hunting in 1998.
This was a sad movie. He was just lonely.
Robin Williams and Jim Carrey both changed how comics are viewed as actors. Robin was doing serious acting for years, but no one really noticed. Good Morning, Vietnam is a really good example of this, because while he was a "clown" character, there were some very serious moments in that movie that he was apart of....Whats Dreams May Come is another....Patch Adams.....
An unpleasant film - wonder if this was the real Williams behind the wise cracks and laughter.
Yeah, sadly I think there's a lot of him in there
What Dreams may come always one of my fav RW flicks.
A good movie everyone should watch .
RIP Robin. Gone, never forgotten. ❤
5:00 That's the one and only thing this sad little man ever wanted. A family.😢
He was amazing in ‘Insomnia’ as well. And my fave movie; ‘Awakenings’ such an amazing talent.laugh he could make us laugh, make us cry, make us recoil, make us rejoice! RIP Robin, your legend lives on through your work.
Eric La Salle held his own in this scene with Robin Williams. Thanks for sharing.
I miss Blockbuster, but I dont miss one hour photo:)
Sy isn't like John Doe in Se7en. He's not a despicable human being. At times, I could totally understand where Sy was coming from, what he was doing and why. He wanted to help that family he admired so.
I never saw Sy as a villain in this film, yes his behaviour was unhinged, but I saw a deeply tormented soul, damaged by abuse and so lonely it was painful to witness. I find this film and Joker so hard to watch because the despair is so palpable.
I miss you very much Robin.
I miss him
Amazing movie.
Easily his greatest performance. Chilling
Parrish is crazy as a loon (and twice as dangerous) but at the end you can't help but feel sympathy for him. You know those pictures are the only things he has left.
he isn't dangerous at all, he completely dreamed up the confrontation in his head.
he is completely insane though.
I'd always wondered if he'd had some serious trauma when he was younger, or just had one of those minds that can't get away from itself. He was an extremely versatile actor, but always seemed to be carrying a hidden weight.
We miss you Robin 😢
So glad I caught One Hour Photo on the big-screen. Chilling movie, full of awkward and intense moments.
Love the “chase” scene at the end; very realistic watching Sy’s frantic escape attempt only to be cornered very quickly, reminding us the police are not a bunch of hapless nitwits.
Romanek’s only feature-film since is Never Let Me Go, which is also equally excellent and thought-provoking. 👍
I don't think it was a chase scene. It seemed more like a flashback, someone running away from something horrible (spiral staircase has some of this) but there's nowhere to run.
Robin was so talented
That's a VERY big interrogation room.
Rip Robin Williams.
Robin Williams was the most talented actor of his time.
Wow was he good! I miss him so much!
His is the type of father that would use a sh** ton of Soul Glo.