The Movie Will Change You: The House (2022)
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
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Across three generations, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house as they try to make the strange building into a permanent home.
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00:00 Introduction
02:45 Factor Sponsorship
04:16 First Story
14:20 Second Story
23:44 Third Story
31:26 Conclusion - Фільми й анімація
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I didn't know you had a son. I wish you and your family good health, I love your content.
Has anyone else thought that it's like the crooked man rhyme at all it can't a coincidence that there's a man a mouse and cat
can you plz review the movie wolfwalkers its jus so beautiful
Please do a video on Entergalatic (Netflix) 😍🌺
What music did you used for the video
I think it's probably really important that, in the third story, there's a photo of Rosa as a child with her parents in front of that house. It's not *just* about the house or its renovation. It's about her repairing or repainting memories of her family. Maybe they were good or maybe they were bad, but either way, she clearly doesn't want to let go of them- she'd rather try to fix them. But it's at the expense of forming new relationships in her life.
Just reading your comment unlocked the meaning of all the stories in this film for me.
Thank you, that was really insightful. I had only taken this story on its surface, thinking that it was about death, not about simply the unknown.
Rosa's story hits me the hardest, and even more so with that detail
yes this is exactly what us with bad families might interpret it as
Yeah, that was exactly what I got from the third story. And the fact that she brought the entire house with her (instead of, like, just making a boat using house parts) felt to me like accepting the burden of your past and using it to drive you forward in your life.
she's the only one who truly loves the house
I genuinely think this movie is stop motion art, and I’m kinda sad that it’s not getting the attention it deserves.
I hope my stop motion will oneday get me somewhere
Didn’t even know it existed until now :(
What are you talking about? 🤣 People won't stop talking about this film!
I’m giving it the attention it deserves 😅❤
completely agree, when i watched it the first time i thought i would hear a ton about it because it is such an interesting movie. I was shocked when i heard little about it
I take the second story to be a parable about how society treats the mentally ill - the developer clearly has severe issues, hence his delusion about the dentist, but instead of treating the source of the problem and recommending a therapist they ignore that aspect and just assume that he's being annoying for no reason. Him ignoring the bugs is society ignoring his psychological problems, similarly the police only mention how he's inconveniencing others and don't care about his problems at all even as he's trying to tell them what's wrong. They aren't interested in fixing him, they just want him to stop bugging people. The house is his mind, putting on a front of normality and status, but with underlying problems that again get ignored, and the bugs are effectively the symptoms of his illness. As he is ignored, the problem festers until his mind is completely gone and he is reduced to just being "the problem neighbour" because no one really cares about him enough to get him the help he desperately needs.
Exactly how I felt. All those solutions were just coverings. An attempt at normalcy without the grueling underlying work. The superficial solutions we might suggest to the mentally ill. It might work for the time being which is how He got people into the open house because everything seemed normal and functioning, but when they got in, they saw how shallow it all was and left eventually.
The bugs that came in might have been fellow sufferers/ enablers.
And that cloud was him being overwhelmed with the superficial solutions. He reached his breaking point with all that pressure to be “normal” and when he woke, He accepted it and At the end of the day, the mental illness was the only constant he had.
Or maybe it’s an allegory to be yourself regardless of outside influences because you are who you are and you’ll always find your people. Lol.
i never thought of it like that wow. i also wanna add that the rules of society being to do well in school, buy a house, get a family etc was made in a time where mental illness was ignored and stigmatised. therefore, the main character is trying to integrate and socialise as best as he can, ignoring his mental illnesses so much as he wants to be seen as normal.
His need to use the poison, IMO, is a reference to drug use. It starts out as a small, quick fix, but the more he uses the powder to fix the problem, the worse the problem becomes until it renders him incapable of escaping. Which would line up with the bug people being bad actors that are taking advantage of him. They promise normalcy and happiness only to stress and push him further into his addiction.
On top of that it could be the people who came by the house and eventually left were friends, partners or even family members who were turned away by his mental illness.
He puts on a happy face, he gets expensive things, everything looks so clean and flashy as a front for his issues.. essentially he masks.
But the mask cracks and people leave him.
"Selling the House" could represent how he's trying to be accepted by some one, anyone, eventually the illness gets so bad it replaces his need for other people.
At the end its almost like they simply accepted they're "unlovable" and allowed the illness to fester to the point he goes either catatonic or incredibly ill.
I honestly relate to that alot.. I have a whole list of disorders and find it impossible to find real friends.. to the point I keep getting more and more manic and psychotic cause i'm just so alone.
He kind of forgot to mention that it was his dentist, unless I totally blacked out during that part 😆
The parents in the first story turning into furniture as a result of their own greed reminded me heavily of Chihiro’s parents in Spirited Away being turned into pigs because of their own form of gluttony. It’s also interesting to note that in both movies it is their children that warn them against indulging in their vices and beg them to be careful, only to be ignored. Once the transformations are over, both sets of parents are nothing more than the physical manifestations of their own respective avarice.
Especially given that food is involved. We even see Raymond become outrageously hungry just from meeting with the architect
Mostly because children don’t understand the value behind money until they get older. They don’t care about having too much food. At best they care about having more toys
The ending of the first story hit me the most. My parents also lost not only to alcoholism but to materialism. And just as the parents in the animation, instead of getting better for their kids, they just gave up and forced them to escape. The image of not knowing what will happen to the kids, being outside in the snow portrays how often abandoned "for their own good" kids are actually defenseless and when parents give up on them, it often means their demise, not hope of a better future.
Oof! Yes, sadly, people that tend to give up on people/animals that still need care for (like children, pets, elderly or disabled people that need extra help more than most other elderly or disabled people do, etc) often don't realize that just the act of giving up isn't enough to guarantee their lives for the better. :(
It's why rehoming and having emergency/new lifestyle plans are important, and it's unfortunate that not many people realize that. U_U
Thank you for bringing this into words.
I’m sorry for your parents, and for you and your siblings, if you have them.
Even tho you have got far, and you will get even further! Let’s keep going, both of us! 😎
That reminds me of a Japanese PSA about abandoning dogs
I was hoping someone would find the daughters and take them in
@@Scarshadow666 I can see your point but i can also see the side of people who in real life know or realize that they can't or won't be good parents. People who love their children but understand that they won't be able to give them what they need and making that choice for some people is a difficult one. Some people refuse to let their kids go and it ends up just putting everyone in a bad situation. But for some they feel like it's the best option. Matilda for example(if you've ever seen it, if you haven't spoilers)
When her mother says "You're the only daughter i ever had Matilda and I never understood you, not one single bit".
she understands that Matilda isn't happy and she willingly signs the adoption papers over to Ms. Honey. Because she knows Matilda will be happy there and understands that while that the rest of her family is fine how they are Matilda would always be lost, the odd one out, if she had to stay.
So because I learned this in my English class, a dollhouse is considered a symbolism of power, being rich, a higher class in society around that era. The dollhouse in the beginning looking like the actual house, I guess is a foreshadowing.
I think this means that in the beginning they were already rich, just not in the traditional monetary sense. Therefore when it gets burned at the end it shows just how poor and how low they'd actually become compared to before
Yeah, I always thought that the doll house looked like the mansion they were soon to live in.
@@SlapHappyPantsI mean, they may not have been very rich but they were still respectable and had a lovely home. It just wasn't enough for Raymond
I know I'm late but¡ My insight on the first story was the parents more specifically the dad was obviously not grateful for their already fine life instead he was so much more focused on material things and other people's opinions and in the end not only were both the dad and mom were consumed by their greed
(the dad being turned into a chair to me at least represented him letting other sit on him or more specifically letting others dictate his and his family's life (somewhat as a doormat)
the mom turning into a curtain to me was her being in a way idle and not making much of a difference she turned into something she would make a curtain blinding her husbands vision of what reality is and like a curtain she watched as her husband would be when others would judge him and just that kinda was her perspective it was pretty much seeing her husband and not really making a difference or helping him in a way although we can obviously see that the dad is the real problem smh )
but in the very end they lost the most valuable of all things their very own children.
Btw I might add more to this sooooo!!!!!!
This movie is yet another shining example of how phenomenal stop motion truly is, when used by truly creative, amazing, and good human beings. This movie shows love, sweat, blood, and tears, not lifeless "do this for a paycheck" attitude. This movie shows how the mindsets of MONEY versus HEART are different, and how having heart is more important than money. Good work, Pig.
Good art requires time, dedication, and passion to make it work.
I think we also have to understand the capitalism behind letting go of the traditional stop motion animation because it takes way to much time effort and skill not saying it shouldn't be respected but the same people would have a lot better time with the easier and cheaper techniques
One thing I noticed in the first story is that the father’s family had these realistic looking eyes, while the father himself seemed to have little more than black pinpricks, making him look somewhat cuter compared to the uncanny appearance of his family. Later on, as he’s living in the titular house, his eyes start to become more like his old family’s.
It’s subtle, but I think it represents the way materialism and greed corrupts someone’s heart, even if it was for “good intentions”.
I guess what I find interesting is that his distant relatives are absolutely right about him: his need to gamble did ruin his family. Ultimately, sure, his relatives are rude and mean, but they aren't the ones who ruined him. And now it is quite likely that his two young daughters will be raised at least partially by them
I am so glad someone finally reviewed this movie. I watched it a while back, and I absolutely loved the second part. It is like an incredible metaphor for untreated mental illness, pushing it further and further back until it gets you. The music in the second part is amazing.
The boric acid is like the developer trying to treat his mental illness with drugs and failing, because the mental illness came out on top.. he was unable to make connections.. and nobody would listen to him. Not the people coming to visit the house, and not the authorities. All he did was treat his symptoms (the bugs) not the deeper issue (larvae)
Omg awesome take! Didn't think of it this way👏🏾👏🏾
this movie got a bit of attention almost a year ago, i think Saberspark has spoken about it which may have been how i found it
I love the third chapter so much. For me, the house represents Rosa's life. She is bound to and obsessed with it and she sees the people around here as mere tenants, rather than friends. When Jen, Cosmos and Elias leave because of her stubbornness, she takes the advice given to her by Cosmos and the house turns into a ship. When she steers the house, she is taking control of her life.
I really hated how this movie was basically glossed over, THIS IS PURE ART MAN! When I saw it I was like "Damn this movie is good" but literally no one else seemed to watch it, I hope now that you covered it people'll go see it
Ikr! I watched it a while back, and it is AMAZING!
This movie is so amazing, also the fact that the third part has a happy ending had me crying cause that part wasn’t really supernatural or about greed, it was about the longing for your past and to make your past self proud, so when Rosa was able to move on WITH her friends, it was a truly satisfying ending that showed this movie had SOMETHING to say
Yeah, a happy ending was almost unexpected. I just expected Rosa to be left behind
Boric acid isn't known to cause hallucinations, but it does cause weakness, coma, and seizures if ingested, which we saw in Story 2. Interestingly, it also causes restlessness and muscle twitches. Kinda like a rat.
The evolution of the channel is just fantastic, you can just feel the hard work put into these videos so easily
I one hundred percent agree! I’ve been really enjoying his videos lately. Not that I didn’t enjoy them before or that his videos were bad. However, recently, I’ve noticed that I long for him to post a new video, and when I get a notification I’m very excited. Again not that I wasn’t before, I’ve been a fan for years now, but just recently it hits different.
My BIL bought a house very much like the one in the second part of the film. His mother passed away and he was an only child so he used his inheritance to buy a big fancy modern house. It felt so cold and lifeless when I first visited but now my sister has been living there for 4 years it's filled with plants, pictures, pets and love. They have a son together now and the difference from a sterile show house to a modern but comforting home is amazing. The way the sinks splash because the basins are too shallow made me laugh. So pretty but so impractical.
Me and my mum watched this movie and we loved it. We still quote the two creepy bug rats “we are very interested in the house”. This movie is a perfect balance of weird, creepy, artsy and even cute. Definitely something to rewatch and show my partner. This is easily one of my favourite films and I’m super glad to see someone talk about it. Awesome video!
The bug rats chilled me to my core.
The reason they were interested in the house is because they wanted to eat and trash the house.
This is just heavy stuff here man, and “The House” is one of those unique modern stop motion films ever made. They really shows the deep perspective of how materialism effects people.
I watched this in school for a project. Gotta say I love the aesthetic but the first segment is far superior to the second and third. Just in terms of creepiness, characters, impact and story.
I disagree, the third one is equal to the first, although the first is still my favorite. The only vignette I didn't like was the second, but maybe it's because I've struggled with mental illness and it just felt deeply unpleasant to watch.
@@WobblesandBean Hm……. Idk. I thought the final was a little too weird as it was less horror and more about moving on from a sinking ship. And this weird cat guru person helping them move into “heaven”
I kinda disagree, I feel like the first two films were almost building up to the third. Like the main character was breaking the cycle that the other two fell victim to. Also the third one really hit hard and I tend to like stories that have "happy" endings so idk maybe Im biased
@@whateverwhatever8094I think the problem with the third is that it doesn't really do much to give us a reason why the House in particular needs to be saved. Yes, Rosa deserves to be saved, but the House never exactly feels like a victim
@@carlycrays2831because of her family
I think the roaches represent how he patched Up the issue rather then fixing It. So now, the roaches come and take ownership because, since he left them crawling in the walls, they own the house now
I definitely recommend Adults Swim's short film Opal created by Jack Stauber the film isn't just stop motion but also with various different kind of artistic styles definitely worth a watch
Also to mention that he's a musician, artist and even animator he makes a lot of songs and all of them have a stop motion or 2d/3d animation style in it
It's one of my favorites ever!
Opal is a beautiful piece of work Jack has made. I loved it but it did make me feel bittersweet.
When I was a kid, my grandma gave me two little plastic balls, which were red and semi-transparent. She gave them to me because I found them super pretty. I always kept them together, making sure none got lost. I kept them for more than 20 years. My grandma passed away last year. The day she left us, one of the plastic balls got lost, and I haven't been able to find it since then. I still have the other one, but I feel like my grandma gave me a very valuable lesson that day: don't get too attached to things, because it's the memory of someone what keeps them alive. I'm glad this movie is there to remind more people about this very important life lesson.
It’s cool how each of the stories each also represent a different time, the first one being the past, the second one being the present, and the third one being the future. I think the reason that there is a flood in the last story is because all the ice caps have melted and caused the flood. It could also be saying that throughout all this time materialism has stuck with us and only we can get rid of it
i watched this movie on impulse in the past cause i wanted to see more animated works, and it really chilled me to the bone. it made me so uneasy that i kept thinking of it for days afterwards. the overarching theme between the three stories totally flew way over my head when i first watched it, but i definitely agree with the message. thanks for making a video on this !!
Something I noticed in the second short was that when the bug couple were watching the tv they were laughing at it as if they were watching a sitcom or something, but if you listen closely to the audio you hear a man talking about black mold and presumably showing it offscreen.
As someone who works very close to the rotisserie oven industry I'll say this pure facade and avarice of part 2 is a gem
I know it isn't as hard-hitting as what everyone else is saying here, but the second story kind of reminds me of that house called The One. A house built as a status symbol while simultaneously ignoring the growing money problem and the developer's possible underlying issues.
Would highly suggest looking at the house walkthrough videos and the sit down with the developer if you haven't seen them.
Also another thing I noticed, the dolls from the first episode remind me of an old commercial of an angry puppet losing a coin in a drain. 😂
Something I really love about this movie is that despite it being an adult film it only is such because there are moments in the film where using a curseword or mentioning a more serious topic fits the scene. They don't either try to avoid anything too mature to keep it okay for kids, or try to intentionally add grotesque or inappropriate visuals or mature dialogue just to get adults to watch. They had 0 limits on this movie that they wanted to intentionally hit or avoid. They didn't make a movie "For kids" or a movie "For adults", they made a MOVIE period. They did whatever the scene called for to make it better. Whether it was something mature or immature, it doesn't matter.
The writing kind of reminds me of indie stories. When you read comics online made by indie creators, they usually have this same writing style where they're not afraid to include curse words and gore and such, but also don't include those things at every chance possible just to get it to an R rating. They also don't censor things just to ensure it's safe for kids. They just write. This movie is exactly like that, and I love it. It's something you so rarely see in a movie.
Man I love every second of your videos, you don't just react or review, you analyse and give a unique perspective of the story that I love and respect. Mad respect.
I loved this film, more than I thought I would. The 3rd segment is definitely my favorite. I like how Mabel’s doll house resembles the house and her dolls appear to be the rats (or mice?) in the 2nd segment. That first one was creepy. The 2nd one had some dark humor for sure (the scene with the bugs). But that 3rd one…so sweet. And not just because Elias looks just like my cat. The ending was perfect. I had this movie on my list for a while and finally watched it. So glad I did.
The second story has heavy implications of mental illness. In my native language theres a saying someone’s got “cockroaches in the head” , «таракани в голові», which basically means that someone is mentally ill.
Throughout the story the bugs are always there while the carpenter begins to resemble a vermin himself (a rat) much more, as his nose begins to twitch and his pupils dilate more often. This idea of pests like rats and bugs symbolizes imbalance, threat, illness and struggle. Its a very clear representation of mental decline!
I'm not big on scary movies and such, but any time I see a stop-motion movie/video- I have to watch it. I watched The House the day it came out because the visuals were just too good to pass up. You captured every point and hidden message perfectly in this video, very well done!
i watched this with my 8 year old sister because i thought it was for kids (she was a bit freaked out, but loved the dancing bugs), she had to listen to my theories afterwards :) i'll definitely rewatch it
It's cool how their are small things that connects the stories, like at first they got a new house (that meant nothing(, the next story is renovating the house(which means both everything and nothing to him) for a speed boat, there is then a flood ( which the house means everything to her and she gets to grow along with the house). Like stuff like that makes me love movies
I interpreted the 3 stories as past, present and future. The becomes surrounded in a built up area by present day, and third story projects what the house becomes with the effects of climate change global warming in future (and also bug damage). Its a really cool film I love it
This movie feels like what if Junji Ito's writing and unsettling imagery and Guillermo Del Toro's creative design and cinematography had a baby.
What I liked about these stories is that you can come up with many analyses through them and these analyses can vary from person to person. My brother and I watched this a while ago and we loved the second story; we came up with fun theories with that one, and one of them did revolve around materialism like you mentioned here.
Though personally, I also really like the third story. The main character's desperate attempts to maintain the house because of what it meant to her (her memories with her parents since they used to own the house) despite it destroying her resonated with me since I was in her position.
I hope we see more projects like this. They are a work of art.
I love this film, the first vignette in particular. I didn't care much for the second, but the third was unbelievably beautiful. As someone who struggles with depression, social anxiety, and reaching out to people when I need help, it struck me particularly hard.
I'm so happy to see this movie getting some coverage. No other animated film has stuck with me quite like this one has and it's a shame more people haven't seen it.
Id also like to note for the last story calico cats are often associated with good fortune and are referred to as "money cats" in the us . The main character is a calico cat (a cat with three fur colors and has mostly white )
I was told this was a horror film but I assumed it wouldn’t be that bad. I think about this movie often since it was released.
Crazy good, love the message rather than it just being a “scary” movie.
Props with using the SH2 soundtrack for this video, and it fits with Raymond from the first story perfectly. Raymond is like a man going down a downward spiral like James Sunderland did, except it's for materialism/wealth instead of guilt. And, whereas Laura's innocence spares her from seeing the monsters of SH, Mabel's innocence gets her to see more clearly than the adults around her did.
This is a film that is in my top favorites- there was just so much love given to it, and you can feel it.
I’ve watched it twice now, and the visuals, setting, story etc. are incredibly wonderful. I’m glad to see mention of it to a wider audience
A lot of entertainment tends to be hollow and gimmicky because that gets the most money, just like how corporations are making terrible decisions with how they are making new media. Those comments were to be expected. But think of it this way, the fact that this movie alone existed, the fact that there was real people who poured their heart and soul making this stop motion masterpiece, the fact that despite it being underrated to the extreme... despite all those facts over 200k people have watched this because it impressed one person enough that they had to make a video essay on it. It's a miracle really.
Look at the comments here sharing stories of their lives and how this movie affected them. Don't bother with the half-assed 1 star reviews. The right audience will find this movie and they are going to love it and share it and it'll be in ways internet data statistics would never be able to quantify.
@@cookiesyruplover I’m not sure if I can find it now, but the one star review I was mainly speaking about was absurd. There was nothing half-done about it in the slightest lol
Also, I wasn’t expecting my comment to garner any attention at all, so I added that goofy little recommendation cause I wanted to essentially share the absurdity that I had found. Your first paragraph was on the money though :)
I'm so glad you decided to give your thoughts on this film. I watched it a little while back and loved it so much. Personally I thought the third sequence was a sort of metaphor for the afterlife and moving on, but when you connect all three together your views definitely make more sense.
I live in Canada and literally all the houses for sale here seem to be those new lifeless "luxury homes." Which is so sad considering there's a housing crisis out here (struggling myself). Materialism in this country has reached its all time high. Humans are interesting creatures that genuinely do believe money brings happiness when, in reality, money itself is a social construct. I feel like human connections mixed with imagination and a bit of childlike energy is what really brings happiness. Even hardships can make connections stronger and more fulfilling.
IM SO GLAD YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS MOVIE!!
i heard it mentioned as an upcoming stop motion movie awhile ago, and then never heard of it again. it looked really interesting but i never saw someone review it.
I fell asleep watching the first section with the house and children...and let me tell you...that was the craziest nightmare ive ever had...i was IN the house with all those doll people...just terrifying
Watched this movie last night. It quickly became one of my favorite movies. It's story and writing. The detail in each character movement, it's sound design, music, and the locations. It's a masterpiece.
The House inspired me to make my own stop-motion film. Damn I love this movie so so much.
I'm glad you're covering this. Stop motion is my childhood and my dream. You'll see some creepy stuff from me soon.
You know, fitting in with the second story’s emphasis on gimmicky items for the house, if you notice the rotisserie oven that the story really focuses on…That’s all it does. It’s only for rotisserie stuff. No shelves in it for if you want to roast or bake anything. You wanna bake some cookies with your kids, tough shit, the oven is only for rotisserie chickens
This move really reminded me of the meaning behind The House of the Rising Sun. So essentially, the house of the rising sun is meant to symbolize a place, feeling, things, or people that aren’t the best and are meant to be misleading and luring.
So like in the first story the family is shown to be content in their current state. But when the family members show up there is this sudden urge to please said people. The mother and father got so sucked in with this image that they couldn’t leave but the kids that didn’t yet have that view are able to leave with no questions. And this need to please the family members lead to their ultimate demise due to the lack of ability to ignore the family members view.
Second story:
The main rat’s “house of the rising sun” was the truth. So instead facing the bugs or coming to terms his dentist is just his dentist he chooses to ignore it and build this new world. So by living in this world he has come up with he is avoiding the ultimate truth about his life. So instead of getting his life back to a point of contentment he is living in this world to avoid the real problems.
Story three:
Rosa’s “house of the rising sun” I guess could be seen as the blindness to the people in her life. All her concerns are money while everyone else’s are to get her out of the house for her safety. Now what she was ignoring or running from, not sure. But she reaches a point where she realizes that she had everything she needed but it’s at point where it’s almost to late. But she after realizing what she’s missed she follows the help of the people who cared for her. It also shows that the people that were there for her had to leave and live their own lives. They couldn’t just sit there and wait they just had to hope she would follow the help they had given her.
The Resident Evil 7 safe room music at the beginning was such a fantastic touch, with the Bakers wanting to live that American Dream of owning a home before their dreams were crushed by a force they couldn't control. Yet, in some ways they could. Similar to the first story.
I’m going to check out this movie. I’m a recent homeowner (it’s my first house) and me and my wife just got into it from an apartment lifestyle. It’s been a heavy and stressful learning curve and we’ve been becoming people we didn’t envision ourselves to be. Thank you for the video. This was helpful to watch.
I think the main thing about a house is, a house isn't a home. It's a place. You don't have to love it, you don't have to force it to be everything you want it to be
I did renovation work with a guy who basically would find people in government housing that had houses falling apart & couldn't afford to fix them & we would for extreme discounts or just free if possible.
The whole time my boss would talk about how sad and sick it is that people can just do the bare minimum and get away with it.
i think what also makes the 1st story (or the whole movie, really) unsettling is that the style is pretty realistic, the only thing that's not is the faces. yet what happens is supernatural, and i think it makes it creepier
What I love in the last story, is that Rosa was not alone. Yes she was stuck in her delusions and others had left because they can't stay with someone who doesn't want to get better. BUT. They left her tools, so when she was ready she was able to move on by herself with others who left their help with her.
The movie really shows how easy it is to forget, or to be blinded what the root problems are. That is why I love the last story too, as it shows that there is a possibility to find and fix those things.
Bionic, I know you dont do shows a lot, but you HAVE to review Lego Monkie Kid. This show really changed me with its amazing characters, beautiful animation, and catching storytelling. I think you would love this show as much as the art, animation, and mythology community does.
Im so happy you're talking about this movie! It's still so underappreciated!
I think there may be a connection in all the stories with the color green.
In the first part, when they get to the house, there were lots of green elements, such as the curtains. During that time period, the color green was seen as a sign a wealth since it was so rare, but the pigment that was used to make it, contained arsenite, which was toxic and killed anyone close to it. It symbolizes how being caught up in their materialism, lead to thier downfall.
In the second one, the powder bottle that he used to kill the beetles was also green. He sprayed that stuff everywhere, just hoping it would go away, instead of solving it properly. He too met his demise from his refusal to use the proper solution.
In the final part, the wallpaper that rosa was putting up was green. She was ignoring the actual problem and just trying to cover it up with pretty wallpaper. Luckily, she was able to let go of it and gain some amount of control.
They were all using green to cover the actual problems in their lives, just like how people use money to cover theirs. The common theme in all of these stories is losing control and losing what really matters. They all opted to just cover it up on the surface instead of fixing it up from the roots. They were so lost in their delusions to the point where they're too blind to notice what's actually happening around them.
All in all, it's a great movie with lots of symbolism still left to uncover.
I saw this movie and it's always inspiring. People often let things rule their lives, but I'm a minimalist so I only keep the things that matter most to me. I do not worry about what I do not have. I cherish what I do have.
finally someone covers this film! i’ve rewatched it so much. it’s such an understated thriller. i love that it’s stop motion too, makes it so disturbing
I also thought it was interesting how the developer in the second story kept printing out web pages. Wasting paper and ink for seemingly no reason other than to have a physical manifestation of what he wants, not to mention how doing this cuts out the important parts that maybe he doesn't want to hear (like how he prints out the page on getting rid of bugs but it leaves out the part about the larvae.)
i’m surprised you didn’t discuss the fact that the dollhouse IS the house. they look the exact same
I got bored of youtube and decided to watch this movie. Literal art, even if the plot kind of becomes an acid trip at times
I have no idea how this movie flew under my radar, my parents moved out of our old house after I went to college, this house was paid off and in a good neighborhood. They wanted to build a new house from scratch in Georgia. I had to move back with them after college didn’t work out. (and thinking back on it, it would have been expensive to keep me in college anyways) Now I’m stuck in an apartment and everyday all I hear them talk about is how expensive the house is and how the builders they hire keep cutting corners. The most recent thing I heard was how it’s gotten way too expensive and they might have to flip it and just buy another house. It’s honestly scary how fast life turned around all because of a house. I want to get a job to support them but every other day they take my car to go to the house and I just don’t see myself holding down a job when so many interruptions keep happening. I might slip this movie into a free weekend watch party and see if they see any similarities. Just to at least let them see themselves in a different light.
House renovations are just a bitch. And it isn't that uncommon for someone's entire financial world to be upended because of a bad renovation
So the themes on each part is that 1. You should always take care of your family and 2. You should take care of yourself and 3. You should always not be afraid and to continue moving on
I watched this movie a while back and I had a mice problem so when the second story came on, I just thought it was nice to see the mouse go through what I was having trouble with. Made me feel better that the mouse understood the trouble of unwanted residents in your home. I was hoping the mice in my house were also watching so they could understand.
This movie is like 3 postmodern fables/fairytales put together!
oh my god finally someone (that I watch) is talking about this masterpiece!
I suggest Steve Reviews. He covers mostly experimental and shock movies
This movie is one of my favorite animated movies. I'm glad someone is finally talking this film, I felt the first story with the family to me was a metaphor for how the rich can exploit the poor and the second one with the ratman felt like it was more about mental illness and how people still treat it as a "problem" or just being " inconvenience" to others and the rat person trying hard not to comes to terms with his illness. Either way great video on this underrated gem of animation.
This isn't really related to the video, but while I was watching it I was drawing a self portrait. In that portrait, I had a solemn face, just like I usually do in real life. No matter how I looked at my sketch, it didn't seem to look good, and I couldn't tell why. Was it the shading? Were the eyes too far apart? Is the face shape wrong? But when I decided to erase the corners of my mouth and draw them up, making my portret smile, it immediately looked better to me. Again, not very related to the video, but I wanted to share this.
FINALLY SOMEONE REVIEWED THIS MOVIE OMG. My parents made me watch it and im so glad they did, it was really thought provoking
The House was a unique experience for me. I was creepd out, but mostly from how unsettling it all was. The slow creep of obsession and the dissolution of sanity and relationships hit hard. Thanks for your thoughts.
FINALLY SOMEONE TALKING AB THIS WILD MOVIE. When I first saw it a year back or so I went online and almost no one was talking ab it and it rlly bumbed me out cuz is was SO ready for sum theories and video essays 😭😭
That last story was absoolutely beautiful. breathtaking.
This movie did indeed come at a very perfect time in my life.
I am an artist. A digital artist that wants to make money off of my art.
I work so hard for that goal that making art feels like a tiring job more than something I enjoyed as a hobby. Which really sucks...
I think you have to treat art as a job. That means accepting it as a job. An interesting perspective on this is in Salem's Lot. The lead character doesn't even notice anything about the town because he is so busy writing his book. He spends all day writing and then by the time the work day is done, he only has time for dinner. In fact, he only gets involved with the plot because he accepts a dinner invitation
What I find most interesting about the first film is that Raymond's relatives were correct: his need to gamble ruined his family. Yes, those relatives may have been arrogant and rude, but they weren't the ones who hurt Raymond or his family, he was. And then in end, he can't help his daughters at all. Penny is the one who is still able to help the girls to relative safety.
And after all that, it is very likely that Raymond's family will be the ones taking the girls in.
I feel like this movie hits not only on the evils of materialism, but also on the foolishness of holding onto things despite times changing. If you really think about it, all 3 stories were set during some sort of crisis, where things rapidly change and people have to adapt: inability to change while holding onto what is truly important is what gets them in.
Stop motion is underated, because some of my favorite movies are stop motion, James and the Giant peach, Coraline, boxtrolls, and Wallace and Gromit etc.
oh, that little clothing bit makes me think of when i was playing some multiplayer game (don't remember which one) and i would always dress in the rarest items i'd gotten. i hoped that it would seem impressive, and that i'd seem like a veteran. however, the outfits i always admired were never the rarest. yes, they were unique and cool, but that was because someone had put thought into them, color-coordinating the individual items with a theme in mind. just cause it's expensive doesn't mean it looks good.
that aside, the rosa ending was really sweet. i loved that :)
Finding out Mia Goth voiced Mabel in segment one is oddly satisfying and very in tune with her style 😅
I hadn't even heard of this movie before, glad to know films like these are still being made!
OMG I can't believe you're covering this! I really loved this movie, my favourite was 1, the first one. Really want to know what happened to those kids😭👏🏾Love from Namibia🇳🇦💜
This movie definitely changed me, the whole tragedy of the middle part is something I'll never forget
Fun fact, on of the teachers at my school made the first story and I got to learn how to make a stop motion rig from her :]]
Artistic and poetic, with a beautiful message. Is it asking too much from films nowadays??
* fart joke *
I just wanted to hop in and mention that i watched this while on 🍄and omg when the bomb was dropped in the second story that the main character was calling his DENTIST the entire time... I needed a break after that man 😂
The developer did not realize that he was putting the dentist's patients at risk. The developer was preventing the dentist from curing his patients that needed urgent care. It's dangerous to waste a doctor, nurse, or dentist's time.
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@@nickieb7100 The developer caused confusion and delay for the dentist. There were so many patients that the dentist had to cure, and the developer prevented him from curing those patients. Maybe he was talking to the receptionist and calling her “darling” or “sweetheart”. But again, that would be against the law.
Thank you for this video. Honestly so glad that I clicked it because now I have so many more to watch from you! I love your pacing, the format of how you gave each section enough time and attention, high quality narration and editing, also I just love people clearly talking about something they care about. That's what video essays are about!!! at least to me. Great work!
Between the art and story, this is right up my alley. Thanks!
I just finished watching it myself and it's wonderful in a sad way.
I've watched this movie a trillion times, and always thought that, although good (aka: made me cry), the third story paled in comparison to the other two. But now, thanks to this video, I could recognize not only how beautiful this story is, but how important the message it leaves is too. Honestly it might just be the story that speaks the most to me out of the three. Thank you for sharing this analisis, you gave me even more of a reason to love this movie.
I stumbled upon this stop motion masterpiece by complete accident. This is really the type of movie you stumble upon, not look for and that’s great (although it definitely deserves more attention than it got).
The 2nd story spooked me the most when I watched for the first time. The creativity of The House is WILD.
I have had an up n down day today, dealing with my own temper and depression, as it may seem a bit random to start off my text I simply wanted to say that in some ways the notes and points ya made in your video about caring for what makes you happier rather then stressing over things which do not matter has helped me “reset” my mindset may not have been your intention for your viewers However I will say tho that I’m grateful for following you and that in some ways you have helped me out of my slum. To end this off I’ll simply say that I hope you have yourself an amazing evening and are doing well man. Have peace with ya everyday✌️
Always love the deeper videos, keep up the goodwill ❤
THANK YOU FOR COVERING THIS. IVE BEEN OBSESSED WIT THIS MOVIE SINCE IT CAME OUT
I'm so glad you covered this movie! It's so wacky and surreal, and yet it's mesmerizingly close to reality. One of my favourite analyses from you, great job man!
I was blown away when I saw this the first time. I should rewatch it again, it was a beautiful story told through a beautiful medium!
Really well done video pig! Your insights are always appreciated and intriguing.
i absolutely loved this when it first came out i literally watched it again a week later because it was just so good. some of the songs are absolute bangers my god