Normal People - Why’s It Got In Your Head?! | Russell Brand
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- Have you watched #NormalPeople? Why do you think people are so enamoured by it?!
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My favorite part was when Connell was crying while going home after the graduation when he found out that his friends already figured out he was seeing that girl and it wasn’t as big of a deal as he imagined in his head and that he massively fucked up his love for her in order to try and fit in with his pals.. it was extremely relatable
in the book it was written that he was thinking about that he could just walked hand in hand with marianne at school and nobody would give a care about it and he regrets it so much that he wasted that moment to hide their relationship or whatever
V ZM it’s so fucking sad because I’ve been in that position before and fucked things up aswell because of fear of judgement
exactly the same! i love that scene because we can see who he really is, what he really feels....and i love the way he says it...
God... I rewatch this part particularly for many times!
Thing is, if you got a dime piece u aint gotta hide that.
He's so right when he says it has the pace of a novel. Intimate, fragile, relatable. Never seen anything quite like it.
The original novel is so worth reading. It’s the first time in years I just sat and read a book all day until it was done. Wonderful writing.
Ummm... It is a novel.
Watch Dark on Netflix!
‘The consequences of falling in love and the struggles of communication when you’re young’ -you literally captured it completely in this one sentence 👏
100%!
I think it shows how in "real life" love actually brings out people's insecurities and makes them act in very strange ways and they often mess it up (usually because they don't feel worthy or are scared of letting go and loosing control)
why don't ppl feel worthy? that is nurture i think not nature....
@@DJMD32 agreed. I hear that phrase thrown around alot these days...the "dont feel worthy" nonsense. Sure, there is some truth in that in SOME situations or individuals, but theres no reason that every other person out there with problems like these have a reason to "not feel worthy"....in reality humans feel more worthy than they should alot of the time.
I love the depth.
The characters did it for me. Rarely do I ever see shy, openly insecure male leads in television that aren't in some raunchy comedy as the butt of the joke. Connell really diverted my expectations and was as beautifully written as he was performed. Marianne was an enigma bc as outspoken and unabashed she was, domineering relationships in her life would transform her into this passive and meek person just as easily, it made you remember just how vulnerable she really was. Really the parallels of their life, of Connell learning to love himself and Marianne learning how to let herself be loved, amazed me.
Your comment is so spot on 🤍
Beautiful analysis!! Very good comparison
Oh god I’m in my 20s but I have found that for many of us, the pursuit of love is actually an unconscious quest to feel worthy for it... without the inner work we will only continue to fail in love. I talk about this a lot on my channel as well and I’m so glad to see others are talking about it too. Blessing to all who are reading this now. Peace x
This rings true to me. I internalized as a kid that I am unworthy of being loved. I suppressed that feeling because it was too painful to face this "truth". I am more self aware now and have made progress but I am still in a state of doubt in many ways. I checked out your channel and actually quite liked the video I watched. Blessing and peace to you. 🙂
You are very wise 💮
@M H You sound like the normie who knows mostly about iphones, tax applications and generic french sentences. Usually the type who would do favour to their minimal credibility and to the more sensitive population who actually have experience of tormenting emotional life, to just remain quiet about the things they are not born to understand. Might be wrong though.
@@poetsrear oh, well said.
@@poetsrear 'iphones, tax applications and generic french sentences' 😂😂
Maybe, maybe, the fact that the first paragraph intimated that they have some knowledge about psychology makes me wonder that it is a topic they've delved into. That comment could almost be seen as a projection borne out of the frustration with themselves.
Like shouting in the mirror, 'snap out of it!'
There's something to be said about excessive naval gazing and a lack of action.
Could be wrong on all counts!
“I’m some kind of swami, look at my garments” 😂😂😂 laughed good much at that
This show was a good example of attachment styles and how they can manifest from early childhood experiences with our parents. She is an anxious style and he is avoidant. In real life, these types are usually drawn towards eachother which usually leads to a very toxic relationship. I should know, I'm an anxious type.
Agreed! Great example in the show on how it can go on for years.
Marianne is probably fearful avoidant. She associated love and pain.
omg gurl, same
Great, I'm an avoidant, we should never meet just to be sure.^^
I resonated with the male leads struggle to fit in and transition to adulthood at college. Looking for his tribe and nonjudgmental acceptance. His acting was brilliant and I was immersed in that longing to find ones place or purpose while under pressure to do the expected things in society. Episode ten is a masterpiece
sivan ferna it depicts irish culture quite well and many irish people especially men will often comment on others shortcomings to try and find some way of dealing with their own I know I have done myself but clearly as shown in the show it doesn’t help in the long run
Russell has a knack for talking about any topic in a fair and measured way and I appreciate how he shares his opinions with us.
Apart from defending the kind of people that'll be housed in my estate that he doesn't have to live with
It is not just about two people falling in love (although that is at the center of the story) but about class, economics, family and upbringing and how all of that affects these complex characters and their relationship.
im 25 and yes watching normal people was really moving. really depicted a lot of my own experiences with navigating relationships during university and the difficulty transitioning from working class life to "elite" university.
also i read the book and what struck me the most, in both the book and the show, is how rooney weaves in class consciousness and a critique of capitalism. using the medium of fiction to get her message across is very clever. that subliminal class commentary is the biggest achievement of the show imo.
Another powerful elucidation is how we often have to go past the people who fit us best in order to see the outer limit of our compatibility. These two people go through and past each other to try loving other people and then recalibrate to discover that what felt sometimes awkward and surreal was really the goldilocks zone. Often the case is by the time we discover that girl from highschool or wherever was really as good as it gets its practically impractical. Don't ask how I know . . .
This show effected me so much. I just came across it 2 weeks ago and could not stop watching. I felt kinda guilty watching such personal moments in a relationship. It was never pornographic just so raw and real. The two leads were so in sync and you forget they are acting. It’s just that good. I didn’t even think I cared to watch it but was bored and said ok, why not??? So glad I did.
I think it's just very believable and the way it's directed really makes you feel like it's happening to you somehow🗝️
I’m in my early 20’s and suffer from depression and anxiety. I actually found ‘Normal People’ too hard to watch at times because of how much pain the two leads seem to cycle in and out of
Did your Father yell at you all the time ?
Pretty Good Lookin twat.
@@PrettyGoodLookin with pointed head
I hear ya pal, I'm 34 married with an 18mth baby girl, I've had anxiety the past 3 days from it, feel like I cant help but watch it though 🤔
To exist is to suffer to live is to accept that
i love Russell Brand completely, he speaks so eloquently and genuinely its such a joy to hear what he has to say about any subject matter. I also really enjoyed this show the actors are both absolutely brilliant.
Russell is the most natural communicator I have ever heard. His thoughts flow to effortlessly to his words; all clear, simple, precise and witty.
I recently went through a break up (I left) and it wasn’t a bad realationship but it was something I grew out of and I felt strangely ok as I’m a very emotional person and was with this person for a long time to not feel a thing kind of scared me and watching this show finally made those emotions come out and opened the flood gates. I appreciate the show for bringing those feelings out of me.
I love this show. One of the best shows in ages.
Hey Rusell thank you for always been original and humble may you keep bringing good positive energy. Thank you Sir
The female lead’s Irish accent was on point.
Apparently Sally Rooney, the author of the novel, was her vocal coach for the accent.
She has an Irish mother and has slight irish accent anyway - helps explain why it was so good!
@@williamjhunt82 ooh I didn’t know that
She was unreal in fairness to her.
So, I never watched the show but I read the book in August 2021 and I have been emotionally moved in a way where I just read a book that finally understood my own personal conflict. The irony is that what we define as odd is the norm and those two were the most normal
' To belong ' is a powerful drive which changes as our inner landscape adapts to our evolving life. I liked the contrasts regarding this...school, social groups, home or birthplace, higher education, career etc Suffering usually unstitches to reveal this need...rejection, heartbreak,non conformity etc. I am in my seventies,but lose all sense of time watching this kaleidoscope...it is beautifully crafted and performed. I go to bed exhausted with the emotions that it invokes. ...so good as a learning tool for young people in schools and universities.
This show was one of the most beautiful pieces of film I’ve ever seen. It shows how communication is everything and no matter how much you love someone it can’t work if you don’t have those communication skills and trust. It’s so hard to be young and in love because you don’t even know who you are yet you are so invested in another person and love so deeply.
so well put
I feel a very similar way about the show Feel Good that came out a few months back as well. Just a very real and touching love story on 2 people who I felt it very easy to empathise with. Left a mark on me for sure.
yes! feel good was incredible
Russell! Huge fan of yours and these videos have been a huge help! Not sure if you’ll see this, but a big thank you from your average human!
I found this show to be a fascinating portrayal of fairly healthy vs trauma based childhood and how this influences communication in relationships as young adults and beyond. Agreed very well acted by the lead characters.
your first three minutes - the most profound laugh I have had in a while. Just wasn't expecting to hear you say that. Recognised the feeling and I am no prude.
The video is only 2:51 long!?
In less than three minutes Russel Brand has summed up “Normal People” beautifully
Reading this novel without seeing the TV series, I do not see “falling in love”. Being sexually interested in each other and hopping from relationship to relationship -is this what is meant for “young love”? More like sexuality in different types of relationship. There seems of be a total lack of compassion for the other person. A lack of empathic concern of feelings. Some superficial caring but definitely not deep caring about the other. Maybe I am not normal. ??
I am well outside of the target demographic for "Normal People" but I think the story has universal applications (if you will) . . . Love = pain for many people, people thinking they are not "good enough" for love, love is often not conventional, being courageous enough for love. The acting is superb.
Glad you're returning to these shorter clips. Bring back TREWS!
Y.e.s. Agreed
Normal People is beautifully photographed and the acting quite good but the scenes are vignettes that leave the audience to fill in meaning. That is clever. There's no plot other than Do you love me? Am I ok? And , as with immature relationships, unhandled emotions. Living on the edge of deep desire. Puppy love.
Just finished normal people. I’m so mad at the ending. They’ve been through all that for nothing. I’m only mad because I’ve binged it and I have all this feelings and I’ll cry if I’m not mad. Because it was freaking intense. 😪😫and I wanted them to finally be together because of all the shit they went through. So I’m mad they didn’t end up together but hella happy they figured out how to be apart and be...normal.
With you on that. I was relieved the ending wasn’t even worse. These authors don’t know what they do to us.
I'm so glad you liked it, Russell. I enjoyed it as well. Although, I think their inability to connect wasn't so much about their age, but about their unhealthy attachment styles. I thought that the young man who played Connell did a fantastic job playing a very obvious ISFP-T personality type. Even though the character had a great relationship with his mother, the absence of a healthy relationship with a father figure seem to contribute to his Anxious Attachment Style, and is what I assume made it so difficult for him to communicate his feelings with Marianne, because that wasn't something that was modeled for him growing up. Marianne being an INFJ-T personality type with an Avoidant-Dismissive Attachment Style, due to her toxic abusive home life, these two were drawn together personality wise, but pushed apart by their attachment styles. It was definitely heartbreaking and painful to watch. Even though there is no plans in the works for a second book or a second season, these characters aren't completely hopeless. We may be born with our personality types, but we can learn to improve our attachment style. They could still find their way back to each other and actually be happy. I'm just gonna imagine that's how their story ends, because the way they ended it was just to sad. Love you, Russell! Swami on, my friend.
Oh finding love 😅 I am 46 but feel like I’m 30. I date younger and I’m just a fetish to them. I date my age and I’m too old to have kids. There’s so many noncommittals in this world that walk with scars. I embrace mine and know I am imperfect and whomever I fall for will be imperfect as well. And I’m ok with that ❤️
@M H Ha Ha. MH? What a non sequitur statement. There's no mention of cats by 'Average Jane' but it's funny how pets do tend to find their ways into middle aged women's homes. This is a generalization of course.
I adore and have huge respect for your attitude. Good luck with everything 🍀
Agree with Lyanna Winter. And I just found Tommy Emmanuel from your saved playlists, thank you. Wow, he is incredible and soulful.
I feel age is harsh on women. Men in their 30s and 40s do much better than women imo. The downside is 20s sucks for men, and is great for women. I myself am approaching 30 and finally finding success due to more wealth, confidence, stature etc whereas my early 20s was a horror show as i had no proper job etc, constantly being barged aside for men who had more to offer than me. Oh well thats life.
Love make insecurities flow to the top, and a break up is a good window to try to fix them so you can move along with your life.
I haven't watched all of the series yet. But I have the audible book and absolutely love it.
i am currently reading the book, i havent watched it yet but i really love the book, it brought me tears ( which to me is ridiculous because i don’t think i ever cried for a character in a book before )
Huge fan of brand♥️
I am 77 and loving Normal People. Amazing script and acting. Lucky viewers as pretty special.
Russell what do you think of Gangs of London. I thought the first 4 episodes were amazing but episode was so exciting I stopped breathing. Better than Hollywood. How did they film it, hope they tell us in the future. Do a UA-cam please.
you just give me so much hope Russel! I love how you can be so funny and have such a strong sense of humour but also be so woo woo and loud and proud about it hahaa
The actors nailed it. I was transformed into their emotions and hurt when they hurt. Beautifully done!! Bravo
Oh Russell thank you for that delightful giggle...exactly what I needed, exactly when I needed it. You are the man. Kimono wearing hippy or some sort of swami...you've still got it!
It was a book first. There are some serious issues raised, particularly regarding sibling abuse, which in Ireland has been the subject of some debate in recent years. Great show.
Thanks for explaining.
Bay City Rollers, Cassidy? I use great filters to disguise my age! How bloody dare you Sir out us geezers! Lol! Im 21 months clean, Ive been a fan for years, long before you got clean, long before I became an addict. Thank you for speaking out on so many different subjects. They laughed at me when I said you were brilliant many years ago...whos laughing now? I got myself clean, I work a strong program and Im currently a Case Manager in a Homeless Shelter servings some amazing humans. I seriously appreciate your influence on me, my life and my recovery. You've been a lighthouse for me to center my recovery on. Stay well, be happy and Thank you again! 💜🌏
Wow, you have experienced a lot there, I can imagine, and I'm very fond of you getting through everything so strongly. That's inspirational and I wish you all the best! 🌐
Congrats on 21 months! Have you read Jonathan Livingston Seagull?
Russell, simply one of your best. Subjective, eloquently described and well, funny.
If you look careful at the cinematography you will see that Marianne and Connell's eyes are always on the same level at every interaction, its an epic series in every way
Hi Russell, I am happy you found inner peace and now you have the wisdom of life because you have experienced both sides of the coin, excess was overkill but simple things can bring you joy and for that you have become a man of substance and wisdom. It was a difficult journey for you, imagine you were in the depths of self destruction and you paid heavily, the pain and anguish would of been enough to destroy you but there was an unseen positive force that yank you out of that hell!
Definitely a sense of watching my 20s very nostalgic
Its stuck in my head and I feel some sort of sorrow and i cannot understand what it is about because it is just a story at the end of the day.
Yes I agree Russell, truly depicts the angst and self doubt of young love. I recall with regret missing opportunities to declare my deep love for someone when in my youth - so sad looking back.
A excellent veiw thanks for your efforts and quality content Russell!✌🙂 Cheers!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️THANK YOU RUSSELL!
The End of Materialism...(everything is God/pure consciousness/pure awareness/The All)
One day, a few years ago, I felt an irritation in my eye like you get when an eyelash or something is in your eye that shouldn't be there. I spent hours searching for the cause of the irritation and rinsing my eye with water but nothing helped. My eye became red and swollen and was nearly impossible to see out of as the days went by. After about 5 days I couldn't deal with the discomfort anymore so before I went to bed I told myself that the next day I would go to the doctor or emergency room to get my eye taken care of. As soon as I went to bed that night I fell asleep almost immediately and I had a dream of my eyeball and I could see the source of the irritation in my eye, which was a very very small piece of eyelash that was still attached to the eyelid, but it was pointing into my eyeball, constantly scratching it. After seeing the solution to my problem, I woke up right away and ran to my bathroom mirror to look in my eye where I saw the eyelash in my dream and it was right there exactly how it was in my dream. I removed the eyelash and my eye was fine the next day.
I have many more examples of experiences that I have had that prove materialism is false but they would take awhile to explain, so I'll just list them now and explain in detail as soon as I can...
I have seen the "7 spirits of God" descend from the sky, which appeared as 7 immensely bright lights that arched across the night sky from the northeast to the southwest like laser beams. This occurred so fast that I would have missed it if I blinked my eyes. Over 10 years ago I dealt with debilitating depression and decided to end my life by overdosing on 25 antidepressant pills. I took the pills, went to bed and expected to die but instead I had at least 3 seizures, lost consciousness and woke up on a bed in the hospital. When I woke up, the very first thing I saw was a huge snake on the ceiling that I thought was real. As someone came in the door to my room, I looked down to tell them about the snake and when I looked back up, it was gone. I have had synchronicities and so many experiences that are difficult to put into words. I'm going to record a video soon to better explain everything and well, how the entire world is going to change...
Fantastic show, one of my favorites in a while
Leave it out ya pervert
What’s Normal People?
Absolutely agree that it got a feeling of a novel to it . It does feel like a study and deeper meaning which connects your inner self and make you question as well.its good writing . completely agree
No matter how intelligent Russel clearly is I can’t help but think about his MTV days, and admire him for who he is now. Well played Mr Brand.
Why we should always withhold judgement; Mike Tyson's another person who found redemption before it was too late. Love them both!
Wonderful topic today, I haven't seen that but I like the topic of love and the story line! Blessings and FULL WATCH! 💖🙏
I love how you put that together, Russell. It caused my to reflect upon my teens, 20's, and 30's even. I understand how one might divert their eyes to avoid the visual pollution inserted into movies and TV programs. This day and age is full of so many ugly things, conditioning and desensitizing people.
Being a single father, myself, in my mid-40's now, with a 14 year old son, I don't look at these things under the same light as I once did. The violence, drug use, and reckless sexual practices displayed -even on the standard TV-14 rated TV programs- are projecting such an unhealthy example for "kids". (I use quotations around that word because I think of people as kids, even into their 20's) I don't want my son being subjected to a lot of what I've seen or there in TV land.
I feel as though the shows are designed to program younger audiences to misplace what's truly valuable in life. And they are programs in the most literal sense, also. From TV programs, to radio programs, all the way into News programs. The CIA regarded radio and television as a perfect means to psychologically control and manipulate people, over all.
I could dive rather deep into how I've observed the most recent molding tactics of TV shows, in recent and modern times, but to spare anyone reading this comment, I'll refrain to just remaining on point, and not go into how these shows are propelling liberal and "woke" messages across the board, or misleading people into believing dishonest messages prescribed by the main stream media.
The nearly pornographic displays of random sexual activity in the shows seen on TV, lately, seem to be aimed at making examples, and inspire kids, to care less about the bonds of having a relationship with someone, and more focused on the sexual nature of the characters written as being romantically involved. This is such a disservice to young people who literally place themselves in the shoes of characters on these shows. Where are all the shows just produced for the sake of being entertaining? Dust in the wind, it seems.
I admire the fact that you turn away from watching these things, Russell. I admire a lot of what you say, do, and the personal decisions you've made over the course of your time on Earth. Your intellect, standards, and humour make you the stand-up gentleman you are today. Keep up the good fight mate. You are a great guy!
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos, and sharing them with everyone. I don't usually leave you comments, but I always enjoy watching, and/or, listening to you. It's good to see your fairing well during this pandemic, and keeping safe.
Pardon my rant.
God Bless, brother.
Wow--Zen, as a mom of an 11 yo girl--I can't say how much I love that you are even THINKING in these terms. You are absolutely right about your suspicions. And in my opinion, the mostly male producers of TV and movies don't give a crap what moms say; but I DO think they'd give a crap about what you...and Russel...and other fathers? might say about all of this? The risk you all run by standing up is looking like pussies--what's more uncool than standing up and saying "I'd like to see less boobs [rape, etc] in film/TV". But if ANYONE can help--it's men. PLEASE help!!! YOU are their target audience--and if you start standing up--one by one--YOU will be voice after voice in the building of an avalanche that can help, not just girls, but boys, safety, sexual health, healthy relationship building, etc. Anyway--THANK YOU for noticing. And if you feel compelled to write even just one email to a Hollywood writer/director, etc. that would be worth more than 10,000 letters coming from moms. And also--for all moms and dads of boys out there, please check out Tony Porter's Ted Talk--A Call to Men. He is trying to address these issues and he's wonderful. Sadly, we have come to 'accept' that kids 'will be abducted' and if they are--it's their parents fault [um....how did we lose the abductor in this?!?]. TV and movies (and internet) have helped normalize rape, molestation, abduction, I hate to lay it on you, but ultimately it's up to men to really start standing up to protect kids and women, whether in media, online, in Thailand, etc.--none of your kids or your women will ever be able to walk this world safely until men decide that ALL kids/teens (yes--even the 'barely legal' ones) women, PEOPLE matter. And I'm truly not meaning a rant against men--it just happens that that's where the market lies--and until that changes, we can't insure the safety of our kids, etc. so THANK YOU to anyone who's willing to join in making this world a kinder, safer, and saner place for all!! xoxoxoxo!
You are very switched on
@@oliviabyrne6760 I appreciate you. Thank you for your support.
@@marykirsten7773 I understand exactly what you mean. I'm actually just outside of Hollywood, myself and have friends/friends of friends who are well placed in the industry.
A simple description of my perspective is this: Seeing that these shows and movies with PG-13 and TV-14 ratings are predominantly written by grown men (ages 30-50, typically) it's as though they're teaching this behavior directly to kids. Imagine if a grown man came up to a kid at the park and randomly began telling them it's cool to drink or smoke weed in high school, or have sex before they're 18... If a parent overheard that happening, that man would be lucky if he didn't get his head knocked full circle, on his shoulders. As writers and producers of these shows, they are accepting a huge responsibility. Although, in stead of living up to this responsibility, their pushing the envelope, for the sake of ratings and money. These are our kids. They seem to mistake their duties as entertainers, and just try to shock the parents with how closely they can show a topless 18 year old girl on TV. But our children are the target audiences. They're easily impressionable and I wish there were more innocent shows coming out on the WB, instead of the saucy shows theiy're putting out currently. It's ludicrous what they get away with. Also, it's entirely unnecessary. The show, Friends, had a little risque dialogue, now and then, but never once portrayed the subjective matter TV shows are getting away with these days.
I feel for you, and completely relate. If I thought it would make a difference, I would begin composing a letter to deliver to the WB right now, and walk it up to the gates of the studio, in person. Sadly, though, I'm sure they'd laugh in my face and disregard me just as mindlessly as they would if you handed them the same letter. It's all about the ratings.
At this point, I think the best thing to do is unite and boycott these shows which do promote these lesser standards to our kids. I frequently tell my son, just because a movie is PG-13 doesn't mean I will allow him to watch it. I will gladly vet the movie myself and judge whether or not it's appropriate for him. Ican't rely on these money-grubbing TV producers, and movie producers, to do the right thing. So it's on my shoulders to do the right thing.
Your concerns are valid. And I commend you on being a good parent. Please keep safe during this lockdown, and God bless you and your family.
This went straight over my head! 🤔 Until after I realised you are talking about a t.v. series 🙈🤣🤣
Thanks for mentioning Bay CityRollers Russell. A great Scottish gp.
To begin with, I genuinely thought you were talking about people who were normal.
I love Russel and can relate to so many of the things that he seems to have gone through in life.
But is avoidance really the best way to be all that you can be??
Keep up the great work Russel.
Could you elaborate please?
@@LiSa-mp9pc I belive that to find your true strength then you have to face every weakness, fear and failure of yourself and take control of yourself. I have started to prove this to myself by transforming myself, my pshyce and my life.
I hope this helps.
Loved it! Talk about the last dance Russell. Loved that even more !
I had to watch it with my parents in lockdown 😂
That’s awkward!
yikes..
Still alive?
yuki 🤣
eeeesh.
I hope you read the book Russell! Very similar to the show but so much more to the characters than what you perceive on the show.
Thanks for your insight Russell, I feel you!!
One of best series i have ever seen.
I like normal people, it's been a while I didn't enjoy a show with the level of that connection ❤️happy to see this one of you😁
Russell, you're such a delightful being. I much appreciate you sharing your knowledge. I adore how aware you're especially when it comes to women. My hope is that more men will follow by your blessed example. Much peace, gratitude and love to you and your family.♥️
You radiate, with it. In this world is rare, very rare.
I think normal people is trying to bring awareness to these individuals who may not bring too much attention to themselves but they are always amongst us and are normal people. It shows how young people struggle with raising low self esteem and how to communicate effectively in relationships. It shows young people going through different stages of their life trying to find their community, to feel accepted ( Connells case high school and mariannes case uni). During this period it’s like they find an identity and think this is who they are and when that period is over they start to realise that there was always an underlying issue of low self esteem that never really left but took something drastic to change in order for them to realise. Does anyone think that part of these people also like that feeling of sadness... although it’s damaging for their self esteem, it feels familiar to them?
I have been trying to magnify this issue for the past 5-10 yrs , I think there is a growing problem when it comes to dating , especially for the young people.
We do not teach the them anything about relationships , we sortof leave the kids to their own devices... this In my opinion results in high divorce rates and in general rather poor male-female relations. Lack of proper mentoring , advice and material on the subject leaves at least young men to seek advice from all the wrong places , like Pick up artist communities etc.
For a time I worked with young chaps on these sort of things and every single day I would meet young, intelligent men COMPLETELY lost , due to the fact they couldn't keep a relationship.
They loose their drive, ambitions , creativity , will to live... for a slice of a pie.
I would teach them not to validate themselves trough "the number of girls they dated", but trough developing skills and conquering challenges. Self improvement , but not for the sake of finding a partner , improving for themselves.
Sexual gratification is ... shortlived , literally you take a nap and all of it is gone , the next they you need to look for a new source , like a drug.
I no longer watch TV ,similarly there is no sexual content in the things I consume.
I have to agree. I am reading this novel and do not see any love or compassion between any of the characters. This is more of a novel of sexuality from teenagers thru young adult hood. Have passed the half way point of the novel. Quite boring. Have not come to the point of any of the characters actually “falling in love”. More about having sex at an early age matching hormonal changes as they do not seem to be any social or psychological mental growth of compassion for each other.
Omg the sex is so sad. They are so in love but can’t even express it and when they have sex, it’s sad really because they are not expressing their love really
I think that very few people truly understand what the show is about. It’s really all about the female character’s journey-her lack of self-worth and her inability to connect with anyone. Sex is a big part of the show and it’s not even about intimacy. It is the female lead character’s way of acknowledging that she views herself as an object and the only way that she satisfies people is during sex. All the years of pain and inability to connect in school and her own family has affected most of the decisions she has made in life. That first break up they had and her having her own version as to why they separated and him having his own was to actually show that when things are getting real and getting better, she feels the need to get out of the situation because she doesn’t feel worthy of love. That’s the reason the story dragged on until the end. That scene with her asking as to what impression people could have of her mother, that’s a reflection that she’s simply living the same path that her mother has because she has not been able to move on with how other people perceive her. The ending is really sad because in my opinion, she’s repeating the same things over again by not going to NY with him.
Love makes everybody happy and safe.love is light...! Love from Greece, great work Russell.
The book is fantastic
Like David Cassidy! I had his poster in my wall!
It highlights how unimportant all of this becomes when you are older. Such anguish drama and moodiness and all this insecurities. None of that will be around or will matter past the age of 30. I can now clearly hear my mother saying this to a teenage me and now I am saying it nearing 50 😂
Isn't it better to empathize with the catastrophe which is teenage/early adulthood angst and love? One almost never loves that way again; the intensity - the maddening feeling of inadequacy and incompleteness. The insurmountable courage it demands to present parts of ourselves we haven't even made peace with to another person hoping they won't turn away in disgust. My family did that too and I think its a terrible way to treat something thats as real as life ever gets for us at a certain stage in life.
Normal is a statistical term that doesn't apply to individuals. Its like the momentum/position problem in physics. You can only measure one and when you do you loose measurement of the other. Stats do the same thing. They loose the complexity that individuals are made of and give you a generalization.
Hey now what's wrong with the Bay City Rollers??!! They helped me through a rotten childhood🥰. I enjoy your words of wit and wisdom!
Ha h right..
And I was in love with David Cassidy( sad when found out truth about him 😞😢) 💖🤣
Bob Marley helped me through my childhood and he was a father figure to me - So to speak
Russell helped me through a rotten adulthood 😁
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"normal" is a subjective term
I want this to be a meaningful comment, most likely to be overlooked, but you are such an inspiration to me, to go rock bottom and bounce back. I have always been in search of truth and enlightenment but I got caught up in marijuana. Just that, believe it or not, never did "hard" drugs, but I just very recently almost died from it. It was so terrifying, everything around me turned demonic and horrid, like I was being attacked spiritually by my old self. I still don't know what happened, what part of my mind was unlocked by a strange combination of prescribed antipsychotics, as my father had psychosis and I never wanted and still don't want to be like him, which lead to my writing a book about him a few years ago; those drugs mixed with "weed" nearly killed my just a couple weeks ago. "Demonic" or wicked and evil hallucinations and terrible rashes riddled me, attacking both my mind and body. And now I'm seeing hope through what you teach and what you've been through. You've helped me find Kundalini and the relaxation of yoga and meditation, which I've always loved but never felt like I could focus directly on until now, as I need it more than ever because of the haunting images that still plague me after my hospital visit. Images of hurting myself despite my never having done so before and it's shown me true terror. My childhood was bad enough and I went and traumatized myself further through something I honestly felt was helping me. Through this strange and life altering journey I just went through I'm looking back on it even now on how it felt as though I was shifting through different timelines to find the one I survive in, fighting for my life every step of the way. I wish I could be on your podcast because I have so much I could say about not just my past but this experience as well. You've opened my third eye to the joy of life waiting for me, especially since, during my decline, I threw away so much of my past, all of my acting scenes, all of my past writing, thankful not the novel I'm working on, and all of my past photoshoots. I wanted to destroy the old me as if I was cursing my current self as my past self who didn't know what she was doing. I've lived through so much trauma and seeing you be clean and sober, so intellectual and, in my eyes, although you may deny it, perfect in every way, as someone who truly figured out how to live a healthy and peaceful life, it's been giving me so much hope that I can return to my true self, that fearless warrior I always wanted to be, someone who is still poor but trying to get her life back. You truly do good in this life, you help so many people, which has been a dream of mine as well, to really do some good. But will I get there? To quote an old poem of mine, only time will tell. But I thank you from the bottom of my heart for you being yourself, your sweet, gentle, caring self. Thank you. If only I could have a conversation with you. But this'll do, just to give my two cents that may or may not get through to you. But just writing this means I'm putting it out into your world. To hopefully give you some peace of mind, which you certainly have achieved already all on your own. ~Yerushalom
"kimono dotage", LoL 😊
"Kimonoed Dotage" 🤣
falling in love is alot more exciting when it is happening to me! I quit watching normal people because it was just to boring.
JDL isn’t falling in love the most magical and exciting thing?
@@MegaChristaG lol 😂 oh please
Love the way you express your thoughts
I look down when there are tears on the screen 🤍
You are truly a guru. I'm feeling less ashamed for being human.
Russell. Am I going to watch this movie?
I have not seen this, in any case, I doubt I would be interested. There is a saying that "normal" is just a setting on a dryer anyhow. Although the people that are still together after decades fascinate me and make me wonder what their secret is.
Its sensitive, intimate and honest.
Russ the Samurai Soldier. Loving this kimo look
i wish this video was longer
I recently just binge it it was better then I thought I was going to be I’ll have to read the book now
Well said. Brilliant.
I started off enjoying it, and the show does have good acting, cinematography, etc, but as the episodes went on it seemed to me that many of their arguments and the obstacles getting in the way of their relationship (when they clearly liked eachother) just didn't seem serious enough or that much of a big deal. For example, you could argue the ending choice was made only to create new complications for season 2. Time skipped a lot, maybe even too much, plus there were important conversations left out like more between Marianne and her family.
I don't know ...
In the book I found the secondary school stuff devastatingly powerful. The power waned by the end. The back and forth of it wearied me by the end.
Thought we were going to have some long discussion on that phrase "normal". 😄
Love you Russell Brand. Have even subscribed to your channel! From a 60 year old females point of view, I a b s o l t e l y loved this show!! The two leads were amazing. They deserve so much, more acting work....even together. But I must just add, this show I watched on my own.
I couldnt share it, not even with my Husband! I watched it glued. Dont know why, it wasnt the sexy bits, cant explain it. So hope they get all the awards they deserve. And I miss it not being on now!! Must admit I had to wait until it had finished and I had all the episodes to watch at once! Glued. Loved Daisy when she was Olivia in Cold Feet, but her and Paul took acting to another level. This is in my top three programmes ever. So, well done to Sally Rooney too. Thank you for making these strange times bearable. Love from Spain x
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Thank you Russell!
Well done Russell.. good synopsis