Lily Gladstone (Mollie) is the backbone of this magnificent film. Her performance is so restrained that when she cries out after Rita’s death, it hits like a second explosion. And yes Bill Hale was real. He went to prison, was paroled, and died a free man in Arizona in the 1950s.
I love that scene where Mollie's mother passes away. Just that edit to her opening her eyes and seeing her ancestors... I love the child-like glee and energy with which she gets up and walks away with them, with a beautiful smile on her face. And then the hard cut to Mollie, just devastated. That little sequence made me tear up.
The final sequence with the radio show was such a bold choice, I love it, such a perfect commentary on not only the subject of the film, but the nature of the film itself, the genre it's a part of, the industry and creative process that released it, and even the book its adapting. Leo hasn't gotten as much attention for his role as De Niro or Gladstone which is a shame, its a great performance of such a horrific man, something about passive/ignorant evil to me is so much more rage-inducing.
Completely agree. That is up there among his greatest performances, of which there are many contenders. What a vivid gallery of characters this guy has created, and what a pioneer in naturalistic acting. "The master of subtlety" as you say (although he can be as over the top as needed, if required!)
Yesssssssss! Thank you for this video, Jimmy! UA-cam is SEVERELY lacking in reaction videos for this movie Can't wait to watch this once I'm done watching kill Bill Vol 1 with my friend (I've seen it before, her first time watching it). Starting in the next 10min
The score for this movie was the last thing Robbie Robertson worked on before his passing last year. And it is just EXCELLENT work. Starts out bombastic and exciting and just slowly degrades over time. Helps to build dread so damn well
The theatre I saw it in had the Taylor Swift movie playing next door......and throughout the entire film, all I could hear was a dully "thump...thump...thump...thump...." beating under the movie, and I thought "Man, Robbie is really committing to this tribal drum thing."....... Then I realize it's not Robbie, it's the Taylor Swift movie next door! That, and the half hour of commercials I had to sit through before "Flower Moon" started, I will NEVER set foot in a movie theatre ever again. They have completely ruined the movie theatre experience increasingly over the last 20, 25 years. I felt completely ripped off.
@@TTM9691ooof, very sorry to hear that, man My theatre experience with this movie was great. The theatre was like, ⅔ or ½ full. The people were quiet and respectful of others. No loud noises from adjacent theatre halls. I had to go and pee once so I missed 2min of the movie. Solid stuff aside from that lol
@@SidPhoenix2211 I made it through the whole movie without having to go! You know what I did? I spent two days preparing!! I studied what to eat, when to stop drinking, the whole bit. I didn't even have to go when I got out of the theatre! Went right to a pizza place and ate my feelings! 🤣 Happy you had a better experience though. (I made it through "Casino" also without having to go, back in '95 as well! That's almost as long as "Flower Moon". You couldn't have pried me out of that seat!)
William Hale was indeed a real person. Scorcese is also my favorite director, hands down! Have you done reactions to all his popular movies, if not that could be a segment for your channel, I'd love to see it.
That final conversation between Ernest and William Hale is one of De Niro's finest moments as an actor. And sooooo late into his career. Top-tier work. So damn sinister. He is "the banality of evil" personified.
I am so excited for this reaction! One of my favorite films of 2023. Men like William Hale make me sick with their two-faced nature and their inhuman greed. Nothing is sacred to them beyond themselves. "That was a lot" True, not an easy watch. But still a beautiful film. I would watch it again.
If ya wanna know more about this event, some more about the history of the Osage, and continue the misery... I cannot recommend the book this movie was based upon enough: "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann. It's under 300pgs, with a decent bit of historical pictures inside. Check it out!
Scorsese can't help himself with making movies of the most despicable people ever lol. The story of the film was originally supposed to be told from the FBI's perspective, but Leo said the original script did not feel personal enough, so it got revised heavily. Then there were the concerns of Native Americans potentially being portrayed in a harmful way (which has historically been the case). So, Scorsese eventually ended up working with the Osage Nation (and meeting with their Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear and descendants of the victims) and they gave him their blessing on the final version. People didn't buy into the idea that Ernest was truly in love with Molly, but descendants of the family claimed that they were. P.S: After Hours is the most underrated film he has made imo. Definitely one of his best works. It was one of the Safdie Brothers' main inspirations for Good Time. Check it out if you haven't already, Jimmy.
4:20 I just finished the book. While the movie sped through other deaths around 13 minutes in and sprinkled in a few others like Whitehorn, that was about a sixth of the book where the author himself tries to find out who aside from Hale and his crew were killing the Osage and their White allies, with varying degrees of success. A lot of suspicion for some of them landed on the banker, but a lot of people got into it. I don't remember if it was actually confirmed that Ernest killed the PI McBride. Hale was real, though he was only around 51 when he was arrested; closer to Leo's age than Robert's. And that Lucky Strikes radio show at the end was based on a real Lucky Strikes radio show. The book focused mostly on Tom White before switching to the author doing additional sleuthing decades later. Oddly enough, by cutting out a bunch of the FBI (or the Bureau of Investigation) subplot, the movie paints the organization in a more positive light than the book does, with how much it dragged its feet, how it messed up with how it handled Blackie Thompson and Kelcie Morrison, and how weird Hoover was...in general. Though Tom White was, apparently, a legit good guy who did a good job with what little he was given. Director's vision or not, I would have appreciated an intermission anywhere between Roan's death and the house explosion.
On your awful character list you forgot Percy from Green Mile! Gives the warden from Shawshank a run for his money. Have you seen Misery? Annie Wilkes gotta be up there!
It seems weird to me that it would be inserted in the middle of a Scorsese movie/this movie, but am I catching two Breaking Bad references? Jesse Plemons accuses Leo, Leo puts his hands up in jest, smiling and says "You got me!" And then later, after Jesse Plemons informs Leo of the loss of his daughter, he says quietly as he walks away "I'm sorry for your loss." Odd place to insert pop culture references, maybe it's a coincidence, but I can't help thinking it every time I see those parts!/ Great reaction. I must say, the movie has grown on me after watching a few reactions to it (and one total rewatch). I find the narrative murkier than it needed to be, especially since I've learned so much from the cast interviews, stuff that's in the movie.....but not made crystal clear. But the story itself is as weird as it is horrific: the grand-daughter of Ernest and Lily is adamant that they were in love; Hale had Osage at his funeral, and had warm correspondence with them while incarcerated. So maybe that's why he kept it murky, because it's beyond the realm of understanding of even the most imaginative creative artists of our times! :D GREAT reaction, Jimmy Mac, as usual. And thanks. I saw it in the theatre and I think this one is actually better watching it at home. Taking breaks. I don't care what Marty says or thinks about it! lol. I've seen many of his classics on first release, but I've also seen many of his movies exclusively on home screens, like everyone else, and the films don't suffer from it.
P.S. Totally agree: you do feel the run time. I did not feel the run time when I sat in the movie theatre watching "Casino". That was 3 hours 20 minutes I think. Maybe longer. So I totally agree. When the movie was coming out and people were complaining about the run time in advance, I was sticking up for him, but this one could have been a little shorter, or else livened up during it's current run time. As fantastic as they are, they could have trimmed some of the Leo/De Niro scenes towards the end. And put a little more Molly. Once Molly's sick, she sort of drops out of the movie other than looking ill in bed.
Worst part of this movie: the shot in the BACK of the head instead of the front… Best part of this movie: 28:47 - 28:57. “See what about em? Come back Friday” lmao
The movie started out great, with an awesome intro. But it kinda faded into being mediocre somewhere after the first hour or so, I was extremely disappointed with the monologue radio show ending, I was waiting for an explosive ending to make up for the rest of the movie. I felt like I just wasted 3 and a half hours for nothing 😭
This movie is certainly good, but I dont know if it was the right choice of perspective to have us spend 3+ hours with two of the most despicable characters ever. It's not even entertaining, it's just dreadful...
That is Scorsese for you. The original book had a bunch of scene setting before settling upon Tom White as the protagonist. But then there was a long coda where the author tries to look into several murders that the Bureau did not solve or even investigate.
@@mybatteryisdying1001 I imagine that the entertainment aspect is why that one indigenous actor (who had worked with Lily Gladstone in the past) had real trouble with the movie.
Lily Gladstone (Mollie) is the backbone of this magnificent film. Her performance is so restrained that when she cries out after Rita’s death, it hits like a second explosion. And yes Bill Hale was real. He went to prison, was paroled, and died a free man in Arizona in the 1950s.
This is a fact: Martin Scorsese has made a great movie in his 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and now his 80s. Seriously, the man doesn't miss.
I love that scene where Mollie's mother passes away. Just that edit to her opening her eyes and seeing her ancestors... I love the child-like glee and energy with which she gets up and walks away with them, with a beautiful smile on her face. And then the hard cut to Mollie, just devastated.
That little sequence made me tear up.
The final sequence with the radio show was such a bold choice, I love it, such a perfect commentary on not only the subject of the film, but the nature of the film itself, the genre it's a part of, the industry and creative process that released it, and even the book its adapting.
Leo hasn't gotten as much attention for his role as De Niro or Gladstone which is a shame, its a great performance of such a horrific man, something about passive/ignorant evil to me is so much more rage-inducing.
SInger Jack White read a line in the radio show scene.
The face Leo is able to make during this film. Maintaining that constipated look deserves an Oscar in itself.
De Niro is so good its ridiculous. The master of subtlety. Effortless command of the screen.
Completely agree. That is up there among his greatest performances, of which there are many contenders. What a vivid gallery of characters this guy has created, and what a pioneer in naturalistic acting. "The master of subtlety" as you say (although he can be as over the top as needed, if required!)
@@TTM9691 There’s a reason he’s the acting hero for titans such as Gary Oldman and Sir Daniel Day Lewis.
Yesssssssss! Thank you for this video, Jimmy! UA-cam is SEVERELY lacking in reaction videos for this movie
Can't wait to watch this once I'm done watching kill Bill Vol 1 with my friend (I've seen it before, her first time watching it). Starting in the next 10min
The score for this movie was the last thing Robbie Robertson worked on before his passing last year. And it is just EXCELLENT work. Starts out bombastic and exciting and just slowly degrades over time. Helps to build dread so damn well
The theatre I saw it in had the Taylor Swift movie playing next door......and throughout the entire film, all I could hear was a dully "thump...thump...thump...thump...." beating under the movie, and I thought "Man, Robbie is really committing to this tribal drum thing."....... Then I realize it's not Robbie, it's the Taylor Swift movie next door! That, and the half hour of commercials I had to sit through before "Flower Moon" started, I will NEVER set foot in a movie theatre ever again. They have completely ruined the movie theatre experience increasingly over the last 20, 25 years. I felt completely ripped off.
@@TTM9691ooof, very sorry to hear that, man
My theatre experience with this movie was great. The theatre was like, ⅔ or ½ full. The people were quiet and respectful of others. No loud noises from adjacent theatre halls. I had to go and pee once so I missed 2min of the movie. Solid stuff aside from that lol
@@SidPhoenix2211 I made it through the whole movie without having to go! You know what I did? I spent two days preparing!! I studied what to eat, when to stop drinking, the whole bit. I didn't even have to go when I got out of the theatre! Went right to a pizza place and ate my feelings! 🤣 Happy you had a better experience though. (I made it through "Casino" also without having to go, back in '95 as well! That's almost as long as "Flower Moon". You couldn't have pried me out of that seat!)
William Hale was indeed a real person. Scorcese is also my favorite director, hands down! Have you done reactions to all his popular movies, if not that could be a segment for your channel, I'd love to see it.
That final conversation between Ernest and William Hale is one of De Niro's finest moments as an actor. And sooooo late into his career. Top-tier work. So damn sinister. He is "the banality of evil" personified.
I'm and osage from grayhorse whose families suffered these tragedies. It's very much present today. Thank you for your reaction.
I was upset the whole time, and that is what makes it great movie.
Martin Scorsese's ''Killers of the Flower Moon'' is his ''Taxi Driver'' in years to come! (you'll get it or you don't).
Schindler’s List is exactly what I think this is for Marty great call.
I am so excited for this reaction! One of my favorite films of 2023.
Men like William Hale make me sick with their two-faced nature and their inhuman greed. Nothing is sacred to them beyond themselves.
"That was a lot" True, not an easy watch. But still a beautiful film. I would watch it again.
If ya wanna know more about this event, some more about the history of the Osage, and continue the misery... I cannot recommend the book this movie was based upon enough: "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann.
It's under 300pgs, with a decent bit of historical pictures inside. Check it out!
I cannot claim to know your thoughts, but you may have missed the word "enough" by accident. Or inserted the word "cannot" by accident.
@@AT-rr2xwI did make a mistake. Appreciate the correction!! :)
@@SidPhoenix2211 No worries. I also made an error in my response to you.
Scorsese can't help himself with making movies of the most despicable people ever lol. The story of the film was originally supposed to be told from the FBI's perspective, but Leo said the original script did not feel personal enough, so it got revised heavily. Then there were the concerns of Native Americans potentially being portrayed in a harmful way (which has historically been the case). So, Scorsese eventually ended up working with the Osage Nation (and meeting with their Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear and descendants of the victims) and they gave him their blessing on the final version. People didn't buy into the idea that Ernest was truly in love with Molly, but descendants of the family claimed that they were.
P.S: After Hours is the most underrated film he has made imo. Definitely one of his best works. It was one of the Safdie Brothers' main inspirations for Good Time. Check it out if you haven't already, Jimmy.
9:59 “what is this, the nail salon?” I felt that lmaoooo
4:20 I just finished the book. While the movie sped through other deaths around 13 minutes in and sprinkled in a few others like Whitehorn, that was about a sixth of the book where the author himself tries to find out who aside from Hale and his crew were killing the Osage and their White allies, with varying degrees of success. A lot of suspicion for some of them landed on the banker, but a lot of people got into it. I don't remember if it was actually confirmed that Ernest killed the PI McBride.
Hale was real, though he was only around 51 when he was arrested; closer to Leo's age than Robert's.
And that Lucky Strikes radio show at the end was based on a real Lucky Strikes radio show. The book focused mostly on Tom White before switching to the author doing additional sleuthing decades later. Oddly enough, by cutting out a bunch of the FBI (or the Bureau of Investigation) subplot, the movie paints the organization in a more positive light than the book does, with how much it dragged its feet, how it messed up with how it handled Blackie Thompson and Kelcie Morrison, and how weird Hoover was...in general. Though Tom White was, apparently, a legit good guy who did a good job with what little he was given.
Director's vision or not, I would have appreciated an intermission anywhere between Roan's death and the house explosion.
33:23 Blind Willie Johnson - Dark was the Night
This song is within the Golden Record of Voyager 1, floating through outer space!
Lilly is cute I hope she gets to do more in Hollywood
Bill was 100% real and yes, he did all of this and much more.
On your awful character list you forgot Percy from Green Mile! Gives the warden from Shawshank a run for his money. Have you seen Misery? Annie Wilkes gotta be up there!
Martín Scorsese released a film called Silence a few years ago. Brilliant film. If you haven’t seen it- def hop in. Not enough reactions to it
It seems weird to me that it would be inserted in the middle of a Scorsese movie/this movie, but am I catching two Breaking Bad references? Jesse Plemons accuses Leo, Leo puts his hands up in jest, smiling and says "You got me!" And then later, after Jesse Plemons informs Leo of the loss of his daughter, he says quietly as he walks away "I'm sorry for your loss." Odd place to insert pop culture references, maybe it's a coincidence, but I can't help thinking it every time I see those parts!/ Great reaction. I must say, the movie has grown on me after watching a few reactions to it (and one total rewatch). I find the narrative murkier than it needed to be, especially since I've learned so much from the cast interviews, stuff that's in the movie.....but not made crystal clear. But the story itself is as weird as it is horrific: the grand-daughter of Ernest and Lily is adamant that they were in love; Hale had Osage at his funeral, and had warm correspondence with them while incarcerated. So maybe that's why he kept it murky, because it's beyond the realm of understanding of even the most imaginative creative artists of our times! :D GREAT reaction, Jimmy Mac, as usual. And thanks. I saw it in the theatre and I think this one is actually better watching it at home. Taking breaks. I don't care what Marty says or thinks about it! lol. I've seen many of his classics on first release, but I've also seen many of his movies exclusively on home screens, like everyone else, and the films don't suffer from it.
P.S. Totally agree: you do feel the run time. I did not feel the run time when I sat in the movie theatre watching "Casino". That was 3 hours 20 minutes I think. Maybe longer. So I totally agree. When the movie was coming out and people were complaining about the run time in advance, I was sticking up for him, but this one could have been a little shorter, or else livened up during it's current run time. As fantastic as they are, they could have trimmed some of the Leo/De Niro scenes towards the end. And put a little more Molly. Once Molly's sick, she sort of drops out of the movie other than looking ill in bed.
U always dropping that heat.
Gotta do Society of the Snow next!!
Great movie!
Not since Gemma Teller have I hated a character as much as Ernest. Enest is obviously much, much worse, given that he's a real person.
Tariq St. Patrick…..
You're welcome😉
Have you done a reaction to The Departed? cant find it.
Saw it in theaters.
Worst part of this movie: the shot in the BACK of the head instead of the front…
Best part of this movie: 28:47 - 28:57. “See what about em? Come back Friday” lmao
oppenheimer next jimmy!
Bestie pls react to society of the snow 🙏
Solid film but would have been better as a streaming mini-series
Gotta disagree. Dont think it holds attention/interest as well episodically…
Molly's cute. Great casting. Disgusted with Dicaprio's character for being such a coward and a leech.
Money hungry and not too bright . Think Leo did damn good
The movie started out great, with an awesome intro.
But it kinda faded into being mediocre somewhere after the first hour or so, I was extremely disappointed with the monologue radio show ending, I was waiting for an explosive ending to make up for the rest of the movie.
I felt like I just wasted 3 and a half hours for nothing 😭
This movie is certainly good, but I dont know if it was the right choice of perspective to have us spend 3+ hours with two of the most despicable characters ever. It's not even entertaining, it's just dreadful...
That is Scorsese for you. The original book had a bunch of scene setting before settling upon Tom White as the protagonist. But then there was a long coda where the author tries to look into several murders that the Bureau did not solve or even investigate.
I could see that. But it’s the depths of their awfulness that’s the entertainment
@@mybatteryisdying1001 I imagine that the entertainment aspect is why that one indigenous actor (who had worked with Lily Gladstone in the past) had real trouble with the movie.
Horrible movie, worst 3 hrs of my life.
Goddamn.
Have you watched Dune…!?!?!?