As a Norwegian dude I will confirm that the movie also heavily mocks Norwegain government/corporations through The Troll Forms he has to fill out and so forth
The CG is next level honestly. It may be like another visual trick like the fact that most trolls in the film are shown in darkness with nightvision, or when they are in sunlight they are only being shown from the body down most times. It's one of the most believable things I've seen a found footage film despite the unbelievable plot.
Worm's on to something with that the nightvision helped a lot, since it helps sell the idea of the trolls being naturally occurring creatures and predators. Glowing eyes in the dark is what (I think) a lot of people associate with cats and other predatory animals that have evolved to hunt in darkness, it could be a primal sort of feeling. Of course nightvision gives everything glowing eyes, but for some reason with the trolls it helped sell the illusion that they're real, believable and existing creatures a whole lot more than with, say, a demon or something - it feels closer to nature.
It did really well in Norway and is pretty well known here, it's in Norwegian so I don't think the makers of the movie expected it to do well in other countries
It was so massive in my town, that they had to have the principal at my school, have a whole speech about that trolls aren’t real. Because the kids were scared shitless lmao.
My physics teacher showed this to our class and I had no idea wtf was going on or ever could imagine someone I’m subscribed to would be talking about it
*Everyone who came here having seen the movie*: haha Ryan I’ve already seen this *Ryan, getting tons of view for that title*: you fool, you’ve fallen for one of my classic blunder
One well known saying is 'never start a land war in Asia'. But only slightly less famous is that you should *never* go up against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line!
This movie convinced me trolls were real when I was younger, the goat scene scared the shit out of me and I told everyone at school that trolls were real as I’d seen proof
Haahahaa I LOVE that! Norwegian here and it mirrors my experience with The Blair Witch Project. My step siblings showed me the movie when I was a kid and convinced me it was 100% real. I was scared of going into the woods after dark for many years to come, but made my revenge later when I convinced my step sister that her crush Leonardo DiCaprio had died for real when filming Titanic. Ah to be a dumb kid again.
Guess you don't need a "realistic" setting to sell people on it's premise. They'll believe it so. I think that is what's genius. Kinda funny in hindsight.
It was very enjoyable! I remember noticing that the audience was so diverse age-wise, and I only heard positive talk when we walked out. Not scary, not funny, but very enjoyable.
Not really. It did extremely well in its actual nation. And so well here that some studio, idr which picked it up for an American reboot years ago. Sure nothing has happen, but I would never consider it a missed hit. Its just that the film oldish. Yes years is old in films. So many videos prasing this film and articles that its crazy.
I rented this film from my local library several years back, thinking that is was going to be total schlock; I was not prepared for how legitimately good and engrossing it was.
I disagree tbh I find it a bit condescending, like that pretentious film student we all knew in Uni saying “yeah but you won’t have seen it” Also as a side rant, surely people watching video critiques of films have a keen interest in cinema so therefore would be MORE likely to have seen these films. Sorry I’m done now.
@@eyecontactleadsto it's unpopular, so most people have not seen it that's not being pretentious It's not The Breakfast Club or Pulp Fiction where saying "you probably haven't seen it" would be pretentious and annoying
@@theandreas6058 well also the cgi looks good FOR THE BUDGET yes the cgi dosent look real but when you check the budget then you think the cgi is impressiv for how low budget this movie had
@@addestj9535 And they seem to have done a somewhat decent job hiding the trolls as much as possible or obscuring their full images which really helps cgi shine :D
I lived sort of near the bridge where they bated the troll with a goat. One day we drove by and there was a hole in it with lots of blood stains. We didn't know about the filming and sort of nervously joked about a bridge troll causing it. Kind of tells you how trolls are a part of our culture. ^^;
this is one of my absolute favourite movies! I'm not norwegian (I'm german) but I grew up with childrens books and folklore from scandinavian countries. Going into the woods we always used to say "this is where the trolls live" and point at small caves or holes in the ground. This movie is everything I ever wanted as a kid and it's made for a more adult audience so it's the absolute perfect movie for me now. This movie gave me a warm feeling and a need for adventure I never felt since my childhood. It's so fun to watch (something that hollywood movies aren't most of the time) and the right amount of creepy and believable. Go watch it if you haven't! And then take a walk in the woods
I loved this movie when it can out. I didn't understand why everyone hated it; it was a great fusion of old-school folklore and modern-day movie and television trends. That scene where the troll under the bridge snatches a goat and mauls it to death was wickedly atmospheric.
_"For a found-footage style movie, there's a definite advantage in using unknowns, because it helps sell the illusion that it's real. A known actor would get in the way of the suspension of belief."_ *~ Oren Peli*
Sir Friendship I wonder if this makes the film work better outside Norway. Not that I didn’t love it, it’s an amazing comedy, but as many of the actors are famous Norwegian comedians we kind of lost that element.
Stormy Bunny I meant to type quote, don’t know why I typed theory. Technically you’re 100% correct. I still stand by what I commented, because Oren Peli didn’t originate that idea. He is the director of Paranormal Activity, and he was stating something that had been true in cinema for over a hundred years. I should’ve said that Oren Peli should’t be the filmmaker whose quote is used to attribute what makes found footage work, or why unknowns are the best to cast in that style of movie. Yet, people treat this quote as if it’s some genius idea that Oren had about the found footage genre. He’s repeated it enough that many think he did originate that idea. Besides that, he is a terrible filmmaker.
In the 2000s, there was some controversy around the construction of power lines and large transmission towers, nicknamed "monster masts", across the scenic mountain regions. This movie explains why the power lines are necessary; they are in fact electric fences to keep the trolls in the mountains.
I've never thought about this movie as a satire on found footage horror, it's just a comedy. If you've grown up with Norwegian fairy tales and stories about trolls, this movie will just be a straight up comedy to you. It's really only a satire on found footage horror if you're not familiar with the folklore.
Victor Bjørdal I know this comment is 5 months old, but I’m just rewatching Ryan’s vids and your comment stuck out to me/got me thinking. I’m not entirely sure how having preexisting knowledge of the folklore removes the satiric tones the film has? If anything, having that knowledge should make the satire stronger? Because you’re aware of specifically what the movie is being derivative of (fairy tales), and that surely adds to the satire? Maybe just me. For context, I’m British, and a lot of our satire content is specifically referencing something everyone is aware of for a comedic/political/satirical message. I don’t really know what the point of my comment is tbh, I’m just textually spewing out what my brains thinking lol
That's probably why he thinks it's satire. I haven't seen the movie but from what i get it's just an interesting, fun premise, executed in the found footage genre. But this guy is an enlightened movie critic person so everything has to be some sort of social commentary. And even more so if the movie isn't american and you don't know anything about the culture it comes from. His last few sentences expose him for what he is: "Plot holes and contunuity errors don't matter. Shit up you nit-picker". I'm paraphrasing. He uses many more words to sound smarter.
Not Alex that your IQ is below room temperature and that you can’t string sentences longer than “movie critic bad” doesn’t mean that anyone who has a point that this satire IS A SATIRE is an entitled snob.
WHY? WHY!?!??! Original commenter was pointing out that he doesn’t really see the film as Satire for X reason, but didn’t completely dismiss the fact it could be seen as satire. Rest of us are commenting on how we perceived it, and why. I don’t really know what’s got you confused tbh, anything more specific you want explaining?
I watched this movie when I was very young and convinced myself that I had just imagined it because it seemed too ridiculous to be real lol. So glad this video popped up in my feed.
I remember watching this in the movie theater. i didn't realize the film had started at first, I thought it was a commercial for a documentary about bear poachers for maybe 5 minutes.
@Fuckth eChineseGovt oh so you're not talking about the actual What we do in the Shadows, your talking about some Adam Sandler movie? The movie being referenced is by taika waititi, it's from New Zealand
Yeah, Shadows is really damn good, also a good example of making something fantastical very mundane and thus making it somewhat believable. Be sure to check out the series that spawned from it, it's not quite the same but it does a great job capturing that same magic and it's equally hilarious!
I fucking love this film, this was my first found footage film i have ever watched. I remember watching it back in elementary school and absolutely loving it. Glad I'm not the only one who has seen this film
As a Norwegian girl this is really fun to see. I tend to get pretty star struck just by people from other countries mentioning us. It’s pretty cool to see real Norwegian comedians that everyone knows, in the movie that I totally had forgotten was in it. When it comes to the movie itself I remember watching it when I was really little and being completely terrified. I don’t remember much of the plot now, so nice with a recap👍
What are you talking about? Hollywood exclusively makes live action films. I've always been frustrated how animation isn't taken as seriously in America as it deserves.
Oh my god thank you for discussing this movie!!! First seeing this movie I personally didnt think much but absolutely love it. Whether people agree or not, if for me is one of the only found footage like movies I think is actually good. I personally dont think its satire but either way it was freaking great. The ending *especially*
Im so glad you did this. Im a aspiring filmmaker and cinema collector and ive been telling people for years to watch this. Most people havent belived me because I watch everything and there's a handful of found footage films I love but this is the absolute best. You explained it better than me but it takes the found footage aspect and basically says fuck you to the whole genre. I love it
F I N A L L Y. My favorite part of the movie is whether or not trolls would be able to smell a Muslim and the hunter's response basically being "I don't know, I guess we'll find out".
Creep is such a weird movie. I found myself so unnerved in so many scenes, especially after realizing the full backstory of the antagonists character. It changes every scene and act in the movie to be so much more sinister once you realize who that guy really is.
I love this movie, as a swedish boy who grew up hearing stories about Trolls, this movie felt like my childhood fantasies about large and scary Trolls were brought to life. Always been a fan of stories and sightings of Trolls destroying farms and eating people pets more than the child friendly large hair and fluffy trolls, those felt like an insult to our folklore, especially after that colourful troll movie.
Yes, I also really love the Tolkien trolls. They do kinda feel like the Scandinavian trolls. I don't know much about Scandinavian Folklore, but i like the things that I heard. I hate the Geronimo Stilton ones tho.
@@HeleentheArcane the only things they have in common is their general appearance and that the Scandinavian sometimes match Tolkien’s in size. The Scandinavian most often wear clothes compared to rags/ armour. The Tolkien trolls are very dumb compared to the Scandinavian who sometimes are somewhat cunning. Their abilities are also different where Scandinavian often wield magic/ curses/ chants in addition to their strength and their motive is often to oppose Christianity rather than being like animals. I would say that Tolkien’s trolls are more similar to Scandinavian giants although lesser in size.
I agree. It's one of the best. André Øvredal is definitely a director to watch, with The Autopsy of Jane Doe and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark both being effectively creepy and interesting.
If netflix made this today: "Okey, so we need you to do every scene twice. Once in Norwegian and once in broken english, as we do not plan to dub this shit, we just have two cuts"
I don't even remember when I saw Troll Hunter. I think I may have been in college. I LOVED IT! They had so much attention to detail despite the ridiculous premise.
After I watched this video when I came out (like threes years ago) it was the reason I first subbed to Netflix to watch this movie and absolutely loved it! Thanks for making your content.
"This movie is a perfect parody of the found footage genre. It achieves this by never breaking character, and working as a found footage film all along" What? I don't mean to be rude... But it feels like you REALLY want to force the message you perceived into the film. The fact is that the movie never once makes a joke about found footage films, and doesn't deconstruct any tropes either - it's simply a well made found footage film. Why is that hard to imagine?
Agreed except that finding out the cast are all comedians made me think that the only reason they all read this script and still decided to be in it is bc they thought it was funny. It's not goofy and spoofy like the Scary Movie series, but it def feels like it's poking fun at SOMETHING. Whether it's the troll folklore, found footage style movies, government conspiracies, etc., I don't know, but it's deliberately exaggerated and cartoonish at some points. I don't think parody is the right word, it's more like satire to me. That's just how I feel, though. I actually like found footage films, so long as they keep a good pace, so I could also believe that this is just a well-made and very original take in a saturated genre.
@@STOP.musick I would delineate between making fun of a genre, and making fun of its common tropes to lead to a more realistic experience. Take Cabin in the Woods for example - it's technically a parody of classical horror tropes, but ultimately the movie embraces some tropes, and become a great horror movie USING the very tropes it criticized. A piece criticizing a genre only works when it either offers a working solution, or has the humility to approach the subject without the subject without the pompousness of an art student. I feel the same here. Maybe it's deliberately a bit over the top, but the movie itself works, and it doesn't only build on the novelty of shitting on other movies, it succeeds because it stands on its own as a movie.
@@horvathbenedek3596 Very good point, well spoken. I think that hits the nail on the head with a movie like this where it's easy to just take it for face value
@Gamer 4 the eternity the movie is comedic and does not take itself seriously. Some of the comedy might fly over you head since the movie is aimed at a norwegian audience. The very premise of hunting trolls and there being a huge norwegian conspiracy is in itself a silly and comical concept to norwegians, since this is our childhood fairy tales and stories. It's essentially the same as having a movie called the "toothfairy hunter" with governmental conspiracies about tooth fairy coverups. The difference between parody and satire is that parody is a comedic and exaggerated imitation of someone or something specific. Whereas satire always offers indirect critique about the world through a form of "sarcastic" impression that is not specifically directed to the genre it's built on. Its been awhile since I have seen it, but to me, "troll hunter" falls more under the category of satire than parody, due to the large amounts of "American" goverment and conspiracy imitations that it makes. Trolls in this movie is essentially portrayed as the Norwegian equivalent of the USA's superstitions and conspiracy theories about aliens and UFOs.
I've seen Troll Hunter. It's beautiful and incredible and I just love it. Norway is gorgous. I've never been there yet but you can see how gorgeous it is through these Norwegian films, like Troll Hunter and The Wave.
i feel like this video was personally made for me it’s got everything i could want. thank u so much. found footage is my favorite genre/style of movie not because i think it’s actually consistently good but because of how interesting i think the cultural aspect of it is and how it’s evolved over time.
Hey Ryan, I seen Troll Hunter when it first came out, I completely loved it, it's quite funny as well, and really well made. I love your analysis of movies, keep up the great work, 👍 Do an analysis on French movie Raw.
I come from norway, saw this film when i was 10-12. This movie was very interesting because there’s still people who believe in trolls, conspiracy theorys about the government hiding it, hell, I even know people who claimed they’ve seen trolls. Although the movie’s plot is a little absurd, it’s still very accurate to the folk lore
Never really saw troll hunter as a satire, just seemed like a really good found footage type of movie. It's pretty tense at times and the sound effects for the trolls were pretty fucking amazing.
This isn't particularly relevant to the topic of this video but I just had the epiphany that a movie about Fridtjof Nansen's Fram expedition running into a colony of trolls and trying to escape with their lives would be one of the single greatest films ever made, Like The Grey but with trolls instead of wolves.
Watched it on Netflix a few years ago. Absolutely brilliant film, not just as a satire, but as a fantasy/horror tale. Thanks for the reminder. I just ordered it on bluray.
I remember finding this movie online countless years ago, as a Canadian I love films from across the world, and even though found footage isn't normally my cup of tea, this film was amazing. Totally worth watching in 460p. Honestly I had no idea it was satirical in nature, because everything in the film felt so genuine. Including the effects, which I thought were unique for the found footage-monster genre
I randomly put this movie on just for background noise to fall asleep to, only I couldnt fall asleep because I found myself actually enjoying it. Glad I found this little gem. : )
*Hey, if you like the video, make sure to SUBSCRIBE and let me know what the BEST found footage movie is!*
REC! The origional Spanish version, REC 2 is just as good.
[REC]
The one from vhs
Cloverfeild hands down, that one was such a fun terrifying ride
REC. Fantastic film even in Spanish, the second one bucks the trend by being just as good as the first...
As a Norwegian dude I will confirm that the movie also heavily mocks Norwegain government/corporations through The Troll Forms he has to fill out and so forth
I believe that movie does depict Varg Vikerness
I've heard Norwegian governments have a lots of red tape
This movie really shows how superior Norways film industry is to the Swedish one at this moment, but it gives us something to strive for
Facts
Halla kjære norman
Troll hunter was Criminally underrated. The effects are pretty amazing when you consider the budget.
The CG is next level honestly. It may be like another visual trick like the fact that most trolls in the film are shown in darkness with nightvision, or when they are in sunlight they are only being shown from the body down most times. It's one of the most believable things I've seen a found footage film despite the unbelievable plot.
CG effects were done by Gimpville, Storm Studios and Superrune.
Worm's on to something with that the nightvision helped a lot, since it helps sell the idea of the trolls being naturally occurring creatures and predators. Glowing eyes in the dark is what (I think) a lot of people associate with cats and other predatory animals that have evolved to hunt in darkness, it could be a primal sort of feeling. Of course nightvision gives everything glowing eyes, but for some reason with the trolls it helped sell the illusion that they're real, believable and existing creatures a whole lot more than with, say, a demon or something - it feels closer to nature.
I loved it. Even the depressing ending.
It did really well in Norway and is pretty well known here, it's in Norwegian so I don't think the makers of the movie expected it to do well in other countries
It was so massive in my town, that they had to have the principal at my school, have a whole speech about that trolls aren’t real. Because the kids were scared shitless lmao.
Thats just what the TSS wants you to think.
Sant
What's the name of your town ?
@@oppvaskbjorn at 19 years old? seriously?
ja liksom kem av åss va ice redde av å se ein sånnen "realistisk"film
Ryan Hollinger: Does Troll Hunter
His entire Norwegian audience: *A w a k e s*
I thought Norway was nuked out of existence years ago?
@@mileshill7196 haahahha bruh what
@@mileshill7196 Thats an out of nowhere vinesauce reference, lol
And random people who saw it on netflix 7 years ago, looked super low budget when I first saw it on the homepage, but it's actually really good!
SUPA WOKE
Not only have I finally seen a movie that "You've Never Seen", but I actually know the guy who plays the cameraman
How he got eaten by trolls
christmaslights98 that you don’t have any friends doesn’t mean no one has any , dude.
@@Goblinhandler lol good point
I remember when this film was on Netflix years ago. I thought it was so cool
Tell your friend this is one of my favorite movies
I FINALLY get to be that person that’s said they’ve seen something
I’ve waited so long for this moment
A Concept? holy shit bro same
holy shit same
My physics teacher showed this to our class and I had no idea wtf was going on or ever could imagine someone I’m subscribed to would be talking about it
Me too.
Every time I drive by those massive power line structures, I always tell whoever is in the car with me "look, troll defense".
Bro are you my stepdad?
@@concreteman4586 is he?
WE NEED A RESPONSE!
Is he your stepdad or no ?
*whomever
Grammar should be your friend. Ouch.
*Everyone who came here having seen the movie*: haha Ryan I’ve already seen this
*Ryan, getting tons of view for that title*: you fool, you’ve fallen for one of my classic blunder
One well known saying is 'never start a land war in Asia'. But only slightly less famous is that you should *never* go up against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line!
@@cheesegod4695 Sicilian but otherwise you good
Dammit. Iocane here just to say that.
@@Captroop the door is over there, sir
ed triggering
This movie convinced me trolls were real when I was younger, the goat scene scared the shit out of me and I told everyone at school that trolls were real as I’d seen proof
BRO SAME
Haahahaa I LOVE that! Norwegian here and it mirrors my experience with The Blair Witch Project. My step siblings showed me the movie when I was a kid and convinced me it was 100% real. I was scared of going into the woods after dark for many years to come, but made my revenge later when I convinced my step sister that her crush Leonardo DiCaprio had died for real when filming Titanic. Ah to be a dumb kid again.
@@HaienTwitch Wow, convincing your sister Leonardo DiCaprio died for real, that's really mean, but hilarious
When this film came out, I got more questions than id like to admit from my American friends, asking if trolls actually exist, like what the hell guys
LMAO that's so fucking stupid
...but real talk, do they?
Yeah I know what's real or what's not in this world
I mean.. there are people who think there are moomins running around finnish forests
Trolls definitely don't exist and they absolutely do not roam the Norwegian forests and mountains, now please stop asking before I get in trouble
Guess you don't need a "realistic" setting to sell people on it's premise. They'll believe it so. I think that is what's genius. Kinda funny in hindsight.
this movie is extremely underrated. i dont usually like kids in movies but the protag was witty but not annoying
Need more movies like Troll Hunter
> college students
> "kids"
It was very enjoyable! I remember noticing that the audience was so diverse age-wise, and I only heard positive talk when we walked out. Not scary, not funny, but very enjoyable.
Not really. It did extremely well in its actual nation. And so well here that some studio, idr which picked it up for an American reboot years ago. Sure nothing has happen, but I would never consider it a missed hit. Its just that the film oldish. Yes years is old in films. So many videos prasing this film and articles that its crazy.
@@lukess.s Im in college and still feel like a kid despite paying bills. Anyone below 25 is a kid really
I rented this film from my local library several years back, thinking that is was going to be total schlock; I was not prepared for how legitimately good and engrossing it was.
Ryan please never stop putting "you've never seen" in your titles, it makes me feel validated for knowing all of these films
Hahaha, love it!
I disagree tbh I find it a bit condescending, like that pretentious film student we all knew in Uni saying “yeah but you won’t have seen it”
Also as a side rant, surely people watching video critiques of films have a keen interest in cinema so therefore would be MORE likely to have seen these films.
Sorry I’m done now.
@@eyecontactleadsto it's unpopular, so most people have not seen it
that's not being pretentious
It's not The Breakfast Club or Pulp Fiction where saying "you probably haven't seen it" would be pretentious and annoying
@@eyecontactleadsto shush
Mindy More
Charming response
I love how the cartoony appearance of the trolls makes the contrast between the absurdity of the situation and the seriousness of the film.
Alex Rexaros they are based really heavily of norwegian folk lore, which is why they look like that
@@theandreas6058 well also the cgi looks good FOR THE BUDGET yes the cgi dosent look real but when you check the budget then you think the cgi is impressiv for how low budget this movie had
That's how I pictured trolls would always look tbh, they may look a little weird but it never threw me off once.
@@addestj9535 And they seem to have done a somewhat decent job hiding the trolls as much as possible or obscuring their full images which really helps cgi shine :D
It's not really cartoony when they're extremely accurate to what trolls look like in folklore.
Ryan: The Best Found Footage Satire You’ve Never Seen
Norwegians: Jeg skal ødelegge denne mannens hele karriære
For people who don't speak norweigan, it says "I'm about to end this mans whole career"
Haha, så jævlig sant
Börk
Syntax is important
Faktiskt rätt stor i Sverige också!
I lived sort of near the bridge where they bated the troll with a goat. One day we drove by and there was a hole in it with lots of blood stains. We didn't know about the filming and sort of nervously joked about a bridge troll causing it. Kind of tells you how trolls are a part of our culture. ^^;
Ha that makes the film so much better
@K A F F E K A S K I
Om man tittar närmare på den svenska mytologin så finns det gott om troll där också. :) (Bortbytingar, mm.)
They're eating her....and then they're going to eat me.
Oh my Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
Troll 2 is best troll.
Those were goblins, but nice try.
Derek Connors if you’ve seen troll 1 you can tell that the goblins are very closely related to the trolls
I read this with that guy voice
Oh god, I didn't expect to see a video on Troll Hunter. I'm from Norway so I'm just happy this movie is getting some more attention.
Honestly it is shamefully underrated. Its a brilliant piece of work and easily one of my favotite movies.
Samme her!
@K A F F E K A S K I i haven't thought about Dead Snow so long. I believe there were a sequel to it as well and it looked dumb
@K A F F E K A S K I Fritt Vilt was absolutly solid! Don't think i saw the 2 sequels tho.
I remember dead snow 2 being even more outlandish. Less horror and more action.
this is one of my absolute favourite movies! I'm not norwegian (I'm german) but I grew up with childrens books and folklore from scandinavian countries. Going into the woods we always used to say "this is where the trolls live" and point at small caves or holes in the ground. This movie is everything I ever wanted as a kid and it's made for a more adult audience so it's the absolute perfect movie for me now. This movie gave me a warm feeling and a need for adventure I never felt since my childhood. It's so fun to watch (something that hollywood movies aren't most of the time) and the right amount of creepy and believable. Go watch it if you haven't! And then take a walk in the woods
shut up u germ. u fekkin nazi
My favorite part was when the troll-hunter had to fill out all that paperwork.
I loved this movie when it can out. I didn't understand why everyone hated it; it was a great fusion of old-school folklore and modern-day movie and television trends. That scene where the troll under the bridge snatches a goat and mauls it to death was wickedly atmospheric.
Not enough jump scares or cheesy acting.
honestly the trolls where not supposed to be too scary, except for that one scene in the caves.
Ryan: Not a lot of people have seen Troll Hunters.
Netflix: I’m about to end this man’s whole career.
It’s not on Netflix anymore 🥺 been wanting to see this for a while. Any idea where I can watch it?
@@roydonkCGH are you out of the U.S? It's still in my netflix queue.
@@roydonkCGH how about download it on torrent sites?
I ended up getting it on amazon prime. It was a fun movie I enjoyed it.
i watched the full movie on youtube but i dont know if its still up
Jokes on you, Ryan, I have seen this!
GOOD!
Same!
You beat me to making this comment XD
Same
Same
“You’ve never seen”
If “Never” means “at least 5 times”, then yes.
Things Dr. bright is not allowed to do
#7576. Dr. Bright is NOT allowed to use his Foundation sanctioned email for any recreational purposes.
Its such a good movie
Same bro, and it was mentioned in my circles more than once. I though everyone knows this film tbh. Even my father loved it
@@mykl1673 Oh fuck it's Dr. Bright. Someone tell the Foundation he's broken protocol again ffs
I LOVE THIS MOVIE! This is one of those movies that I show people whenever they say they're "down for anything". I've probably seen it 3-4 times now
_"For a found-footage style movie, there's a definite advantage in using unknowns, because it helps sell the illusion that it's real. A known actor would get in the way of the suspension of belief."_
*~ Oren Peli*
Sir Friendship I wonder if this makes the film work better outside Norway. Not that I didn’t love it, it’s an amazing comedy, but as many of the actors are famous Norwegian comedians we kind of lost that element.
This isn’t a theory that should be attributed to one person, as many have used this reasoning as far back as Nanook Of the North.
CorbCorbin ok but this is a quote, which can very much be attributed to one person lol
Stormy Bunny
I meant to type quote, don’t know why I typed theory.
Technically you’re 100% correct.
I still stand by what I commented, because Oren Peli didn’t originate that idea. He is the director of Paranormal Activity, and he was stating something that had been true in cinema for over a hundred years. I should’ve said that Oren Peli should’t be the filmmaker whose quote is used to attribute what makes found footage work, or why unknowns are the best to cast in that style of movie.
Yet, people treat this quote as if it’s some genius idea that Oren had about the found footage genre. He’s repeated it enough that many think he did originate that idea.
Besides that, he is a terrible filmmaker.
This is one of those rare occasions where I’ve seen an obscure film before Ryan made a video about it 😂
I know! I bought this film a long time ago, freaking love it.
same here.
Same. I'm a Norwegian myself so that has a lot to do with it.
@@EzioMonty117 You're absolutely right, here it's not just well know, but nothing more than a national treasure!
Obligatory "Norwegian here, can confirm. This is real."
In the 2000s, there was some controversy around the construction of power lines and large transmission towers, nicknamed "monster masts", across the scenic mountain regions. This movie explains why the power lines are necessary; they are in fact electric fences to keep the trolls in the mountains.
I've never thought about this movie as a satire on found footage horror, it's just a comedy. If you've grown up with Norwegian fairy tales and stories about trolls, this movie will just be a straight up comedy to you. It's really only a satire on found footage horror if you're not familiar with the folklore.
Victor Bjørdal I know this comment is 5 months old, but I’m just rewatching Ryan’s vids and your comment stuck out to me/got me thinking.
I’m not entirely sure how having preexisting knowledge of the folklore removes the satiric tones the film has?
If anything, having that knowledge should make the satire stronger? Because you’re aware of specifically what the movie is being derivative of (fairy tales), and that surely adds to the satire? Maybe just me.
For context, I’m British, and a lot of our satire content is specifically referencing something everyone is aware of for a comedic/political/satirical message.
I don’t really know what the point of my comment is tbh, I’m just textually spewing out what my brains thinking lol
That's probably why he thinks it's satire. I haven't seen the movie but from what i get it's just an interesting, fun premise, executed in the found footage genre.
But this guy is an enlightened movie critic person so everything has to be some sort of social commentary. And even more so if the movie isn't american and you don't know anything about the culture it comes from.
His last few sentences expose him for what he is: "Plot holes and contunuity errors don't matter. Shit up you nit-picker". I'm paraphrasing. He uses many more words to sound smarter.
Not Alex that your IQ is below room temperature and that you can’t string sentences longer than “movie critic bad” doesn’t mean that anyone who has a point that this satire IS A SATIRE is an entitled snob.
Am I stupid or is everyone in the thread saying this is satire. I'm so tired rn pls explain
WHY? WHY!?!??! Original commenter was pointing out that he doesn’t really see the film as Satire for X reason, but didn’t completely dismiss the fact it could be seen as satire.
Rest of us are commenting on how we perceived it, and why.
I don’t really know what’s got you confused tbh, anything more specific you want explaining?
Oh but Ryan, I _have_ seen Troll Hunter! Several years ago when it first came onto Netflix- and I loved it! Great review as always 👏🏽
dude I remember stumbling on this on Netflix years back and I was BLOWN AWAY - then the director did Autopsy of Jane Doe and Scary Stories!!
I spent most of my childhood thinking troll hunter was real
bro same
ive seen this movie so many times and not once did it cross my mind that it was satire. but holy crap you are right.
... seriously. You should take a film studies course or something lmao.
I watched this movie when I was very young and convinced myself that I had just imagined it because it seemed too ridiculous to be real lol. So glad this video popped up in my feed.
"... It's all just a bit of harmless fun"
Such a wonderfully simple but profound statement at the end
"And if you're wondering how he eats and breathes
And other science facts.
Repeat to yourself it's just a show
You should really just relax!"
I remember my Norwegian step father showing this movie to me and my siblings when i was younger! I was totally fooled and thought it was real lol
Exactly! I never thoughts of this as a comedy, I still liked it though
Anything filmed in this style can convince any little kid it's real I thought chased by sea monsters was real
I remember watching this in the movie theater. i didn't realize the film had started at first, I thought it was a commercial for a documentary about bear poachers for maybe 5 minutes.
"Thrive and survive in 2020" *Laughing through the tears*
Drinking game: take a shot every time Ryan says “verisimilitude.”
I’m adding it to my daily vocabulary
Great film, another great found footage film is “What we do in the shadows”
Wouldn't that be classified more as a mockumentary, though?
@Fuckth eChineseGovt thank you I turned it off after 5 min or so it really was trash.
Can't tell if you guys are trolling. What We Do in The Shadows made me laugh more often and harder than any comedy in the past few years
@Fuckth eChineseGovt oh so you're not talking about the actual What we do in the Shadows, your talking about some Adam Sandler movie? The movie being referenced is by taika waititi, it's from New Zealand
Yeah, Shadows is really damn good, also a good example of making something fantastical very mundane and thus making it somewhat believable. Be sure to check out the series that spawned from it, it's not quite the same but it does a great job capturing that same magic and it's equally hilarious!
Literally one of my favourite films ever. It's so underrated.
I fucking love this film, this was my first found footage film i have ever watched. I remember watching it back in elementary school and absolutely loving it. Glad I'm not the only one who has seen this film
As a Norwegian girl this is really fun to see. I tend to get pretty star struck just by people from other countries mentioning us.
It’s pretty cool to see real Norwegian comedians that everyone knows, in the movie that I totally had forgotten was in it.
When it comes to the movie itself I remember watching it when I was really little and being completely terrified. I don’t remember much of the plot now, so nice with a recap👍
Don"t let Hollywood see this they'll probably turn it into a cartoon.
Sam Rami wanted to make an American version, but nothing came of it.
Guilermo del toro though. And that was a cartoon.
Chris Columbus of Home Alone and Harry Potter 1-2 fame was attached for an american remake but it fell through.
What are you talking about? Hollywood exclusively makes live action films. I've always been frustrated how animation isn't taken as seriously in America as it deserves.
Technically, Netflix already made a cartoon called Troll Hunters. It's pretty good.
I'm a simple man. I see Trolljegeren, I like.
Oh my god thank you for discussing this movie!!!
First seeing this movie I personally didnt think much but absolutely love it. Whether people agree or not, if for me is one of the only found footage like movies I think is actually good. I personally dont think its satire but either way it was freaking great. The ending *especially*
Im so glad you did this. Im a aspiring filmmaker and cinema collector and ive been telling people for years to watch this. Most people havent belived me because I watch everything and there's a handful of found footage films I love but this is the absolute best. You explained it better than me but it takes the found footage aspect and basically says fuck you to the whole genre. I love it
I actually rly liked VHS, what did u think of that?
I watched this with my famly and to this day we still shout "trolls!!!" at eachother sometimes.
F I N A L L Y.
My favorite part of the movie is whether or not trolls would be able to smell a Muslim and the hunter's response basically being "I don't know, I guess we'll find out".
Old Norwegian fairytales meets modern diversity. Loved that part.
I loved that bit too
Yeah man, that part was so clever, loved it.
@Stellvia Hoenheim It's a play on the common myth that trolls can smell Christian blood.
Stellvia Hoenheim I dont think you understood what he meant..😂
My top 3 favourite found footage movies:
1. Cloverfield
2. Chronicle
3. Troll hunter
Creep will always be my number 1 can't get over the Axe seen .
Creep is such a weird movie. I found myself so unnerved in so many scenes, especially after realizing the full backstory of the antagonists character. It changes every scene and act in the movie to be so much more sinister once you realize who that guy really is.
@@worm9862 FOR FUCKING SURE
That ending holy shit
*_S C E N E_*
I love Creep 1 & 2. I could watch 10 of those movies with that dude lol
I love this movie, as a swedish boy who grew up hearing stories about Trolls, this movie felt like my childhood fantasies about large and scary Trolls were brought to life. Always been a fan of stories and sightings of Trolls destroying farms and eating people pets more than the child friendly large hair and fluffy trolls, those felt like an insult to our folklore, especially after that colourful troll movie.
Yes, I also really love the Tolkien trolls. They do kinda feel like the Scandinavian trolls. I don't know much about Scandinavian Folklore, but i like the things that I heard. I hate the Geronimo Stilton ones tho.
@@HeleentheArcane the only things they have in common is their general appearance and that the Scandinavian sometimes match Tolkien’s in size. The Scandinavian most often wear clothes compared to rags/ armour. The Tolkien trolls are very dumb compared to the Scandinavian who sometimes are somewhat cunning. Their abilities are also different where Scandinavian often wield magic/ curses/ chants in addition to their strength and their motive is often to oppose Christianity rather than being like animals. I would say that Tolkien’s trolls are more similar to Scandinavian giants although lesser in size.
Thanks Ryan!! I actually watched this again very recently. So glad you brought it to light!
I agree. It's one of the best. André Øvredal is definitely a director to watch, with The Autopsy of Jane Doe and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark both being effectively creepy and interesting.
If netflix made this today: "Okey, so we need you to do every scene twice. Once in Norwegian and once in broken english, as we do not plan to dub this shit, we just have two cuts"
this movie hits home ;-;
I'm norwegian so of course I've watched this a dozen times
I don't even remember when I saw Troll Hunter. I think I may have been in college. I LOVED IT! They had so much attention to detail despite the ridiculous premise.
The huge troll in the open flatlands is one of my favourite movie monster moments
It’s just looked so good and felt so proper
My dad showed this to me when I was 13, have spent the past few years since telling everybody else to watch it 😂
Love Troll Hunter, it's really creative and well executed.
“You’ve never seen”?
Dude, everyone I know saw this when it came out or bought the DVD...
Not a single person I know has ever heard of this movie unless I’m the one who showed it to them.
Thank you so much for making this! It's my favorite movie ever. I hope more people are now able to find ways to watch it!
After I watched this video when I came out (like threes years ago) it was the reason I first subbed to Netflix to watch this movie and absolutely loved it! Thanks for making your content.
11:38
if this is a callout, it's excellently crafted
"This movie is a perfect parody of the found footage genre. It achieves this by never breaking character, and working as a found footage film all along"
What? I don't mean to be rude... But it feels like you REALLY want to force the message you perceived into the film.
The fact is that the movie never once makes a joke about found footage films, and doesn't deconstruct any tropes either - it's simply a well made found footage film. Why is that hard to imagine?
Agreed except that finding out the cast are all comedians made me think that the only reason they all read this script and still decided to be in it is bc they thought it was funny. It's not goofy and spoofy like the Scary Movie series, but it def feels like it's poking fun at SOMETHING. Whether it's the troll folklore, found footage style movies, government conspiracies, etc., I don't know, but it's deliberately exaggerated and cartoonish at some points. I don't think parody is the right word, it's more like satire to me.
That's just how I feel, though. I actually like found footage films, so long as they keep a good pace, so I could also believe that this is just a well-made and very original take in a saturated genre.
@@STOP.musick I would delineate between making fun of a genre, and making fun of its common tropes to lead to a more realistic experience. Take Cabin in the Woods for example - it's technically a parody of classical horror tropes, but ultimately the movie embraces some tropes, and become a great horror movie USING the very tropes it criticized. A piece criticizing a genre only works when it either offers a working solution, or has the humility to approach the subject without the subject without the pompousness of an art student.
I feel the same here. Maybe it's deliberately a bit over the top, but the movie itself works, and it doesn't only build on the novelty of shitting on other movies, it succeeds because it stands on its own as a movie.
@@horvathbenedek3596 Very good point, well spoken. I think that hits the nail on the head with a movie like this where it's easy to just take it for face value
@Gamer 4 the eternity the movie is comedic and does not take itself seriously. Some of the comedy might fly over you head since the movie is aimed at a norwegian audience. The very premise of hunting trolls and there being a huge norwegian conspiracy is in itself a silly and comical concept to norwegians, since this is our childhood fairy tales and stories. It's essentially the same as having a movie called the "toothfairy hunter" with governmental conspiracies about tooth fairy coverups.
The difference between parody and satire is that parody is a comedic and exaggerated imitation of someone or something specific. Whereas satire always offers indirect critique about the world through a form of "sarcastic" impression that is not specifically directed to the genre it's built on. Its been awhile since I have seen it, but to me, "troll hunter" falls more under the category of satire than parody, due to the large amounts of "American" goverment and conspiracy imitations that it makes.
Trolls in this movie is essentially portrayed as the Norwegian equivalent of the USA's superstitions and conspiracy theories about aliens and UFOs.
Foreign movies can be such a fresh breath of air
I've seen Troll Hunter. It's beautiful and incredible and I just love it. Norway is gorgous. I've never been there yet but you can see how gorgeous it is through these Norwegian films, like Troll Hunter and The Wave.
i feel like this video was personally made for me it’s got everything i could want. thank u so much. found footage is my favorite genre/style of movie not because i think it’s actually consistently good but because of how interesting i think the cultural aspect of it is and how it’s evolved over time.
Actually, I have seen it. I didn't know it was a satire, but it makes sense.
Its a documentary masked as fiction.
@@GnosticAtheist Okay? What does that have to do with anything? Are you implying that I thought it was real? Because I didn't think it was real.
@@taylordavison6849 It was a joke. Do you have paranoid tendencies? ;)
@@GnosticAtheist who's been saying I'm paranoid?
@@GnosticAtheist whoa dude, im not paranoid, shut up.
Hey Ryan, I seen Troll Hunter when it first came out, I completely loved it, it's quite funny as well, and really well made.
I love your analysis of movies, keep up the great work, 👍
Do an analysis on French movie Raw.
I come from norway, saw this film when i was 10-12. This movie was very interesting because there’s still people who believe in trolls, conspiracy theorys about the government hiding it, hell, I even know people who claimed they’ve seen trolls. Although the movie’s plot is a little absurd, it’s still very accurate to the folk lore
I'm Norwegian, and I'm so glad this film finally gets some recognition!
I had the pleasure of watching this film a while back and i seriously enjoyed it. glad to see someone else agrees that it deserves recognition. :)
Damn I watch this idk how many times when they had it on Netflix
"You've Never Seen"
Dude, I watch Troll Hunter all the time lol.
Probably the movie i’ve seen the most times in my life. As a Norwegian, this is gold😁👍🏻
This is one of my favorite movies - I was a fan for years, and now I work at a museum that has the world's largest troll doll collection.
True Story
Never really saw troll hunter as a satire, just seemed like a really good found footage type of movie. It's pretty tense at times and the sound effects for the trolls were pretty fucking amazing.
4 minutes in and I completely forgot what you were talking about
This isn't particularly relevant to the topic of this video but I just had the epiphany that a movie about Fridtjof Nansen's Fram expedition running into a colony of trolls and trying to escape with their lives would be one of the single greatest films ever made, Like The Grey but with trolls instead of wolves.
A friend showed me this movie cause he thought it was real lol
It isn't real?!? :O
I mean i live in norway and i was so hypnotised that only when one of the more famous comedians apeared i was like "Wait shit these are actors"
Thank you for bringing this movie to a greater audience. I loved it!
one my all time favourite films, such a cool concept and very well executed
Found footage is one of my favourite genres, I don't know how I feel about that
It's good but Man Bites Dog is easily the best found-footage satire ever made.
Carl Rees extremely disturbing too. Love that movie
I gotta watch it then lol
Hope I can find it
It's a good flick, but not a fun watch.
Damn good movie. Grave Encounters is another not so bad take on the genre.
You’ve mastered scripted articulation, that seems super natural. You rock mang
I was blessed enough to have a buddy suggest this to me when it was on Netflix and just love everything about it. 10/10
Saw this back in high school. I forgot all about it, so thanks for reminding me it exists. I’ll definitely have to rewatch it
I’ve seen it so any times it’s one of my favorite movies
Bold to assume I've never seen this!
Watched it on Netflix a few years ago. Absolutely brilliant film, not just as a satire, but as a fantasy/horror tale. Thanks for the reminder. I just ordered it on bluray.
I've seen "Troll Hunters" many times, it was on Netflix last year. Great movie!
I'd imagine that Troll Hunter and your audience share a lot of the same target audience. Not the mainstream audience.
Ryan : you've never seen
Whole comment section: I've seen it
I loved this movie, I believe this and Cloverfield got me into the genre.
I remember finding this movie online countless years ago, as a Canadian I love films from across the world, and even though found footage isn't normally my cup of tea, this film was amazing. Totally worth watching in 460p. Honestly I had no idea it was satirical in nature, because everything in the film felt so genuine. Including the effects, which I thought were unique for the found footage-monster genre
I randomly put this movie on just for background noise to fall asleep to, only I couldnt fall asleep because I found myself actually enjoying it. Glad I found this little gem. : )