Childish Gambino's Short Film "Chicken and Futility" | Complex
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- Опубліковано 11 бер 2014
- Chicken and Futility is a short film written and directed by Childish Gambino.
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I like to think of this as Atlanta Ep. 0 while Earn is at Princeton
holy shit that makes so much sense
wow, you might be on to something
This man woke
Fr tho
This is the boy, whole different world and character
I met childish gambino in a daydream once, he told me "bro, just be you", and to this day I have remained Jhaaron Lshae
haha change that name though...
Twist Clip nah the name tight
the gold molar and so are the bars
I had a dream I met him at his concert. He was kinda a dick actually...
dope name ha, notice the reference
“We’re never gonna do that”
idk why that resonates so much with me.
Because you lazy bruh, you don’t even care to think for a minute about why you don’t know, like why that resonate with you 😂
there's always a deeper meaning to everything gambino does. otherwise, there would be no real point to this film other than a cool short film, which it was.
-doing things just so he can say he can
-people protesting people that hate you
-chick-fil-a not being open on sunday, the urge to do things when you can't do them
-the moth chasing after the wrong light
-saying your going to do something and knowing youre not going to do that (selling chick-fil-a on sunday outside of the store)
I think this ties in to the "because the internet" story
@@jjs_arkade *theme
I know there is a deeper point to this, but the idea of selling chick-fil-a on Sunday should not be overlooked.
This ties into the "because the internet" story
i fucking love his twisted existentialist approach on life.. i can watch this everyday..
Donald explaining that Moth metaphor is an example of it in itself. He’s showing his deeper side, his true self, but to the wrong people. He’s being who he’s supposed to be, but he’s in the wrong space.
Deep
i needed to read this today. thank u!
I am using this video for a presentation for my technical writing class. I have to define the word futile. The president of the college will be present. I am about to blow their fucking minds.
Dues Huxley how'd it go?
DeOriginalDavid i got a 94 on my presentation and a 90 on my essay.
Dues Huxley thats awesome. Congrats on that man.
Dues Huxley dude post your essay on the web and send us the link
+Dues Huxley Dopeee
It kinda shows how his friends aren't really interested in the boy. They're interested in the materiel things he has.
you nailed it!!!
he even admitted this in the Because the Internet Screeplay towards the end
Not even kinda, thats exactly what it is! He feels so different from his closest friends, thats why dude was amazed when he met Jhene, cause he felt understood, and similar to her
"Got a house full of homies, why I feel so the opposite?"
that moth stuff is deep man. i feel like that in college... idk if im going towards the right light
same
what are you majoring in?
i did a presentation in my college tech comms class defining the word futile. i played this video as well. i got a 94.
Mieya Young I know what you're saying, im like that at university right now !!!
my dick if fluffy...
i didn't go to college
Seeing someones life played out like this is somewhat fascinating, he perfected casualty in film. I could honestly watch this film in full because of how relatable it is
I dont think y'all got that Interpretation om when he said the moth seems futile because he's searching for the wrong light. if u notice right after he said that he told them that they should sell chick fil LA biscuits on Sunday but buy them on Saturday. he used the same analogy and applied it to real life. by him wanting to sell biscuits hes inner self is telling him the right thing to do but not the right setting. he should approach that way of thinking and apply it to something more productive. he's a freaking mastermind
Wow that's a great way of thinking of it. I love him
static 47 static 47 maybe your right and wrong I think he's using the analogy of being able to choose for our selves being able to deduct when something is a good or bad idea seeing as the moth just does believing it's right we can think about the actions ahead of time and we have a choice to follow through on stupid decisions or not.
riwind rwall 👏👏👏
Yeah, it’s almost like he saw Clerks, or Slacker, and just did the same thing, but put his own twist on it...
Same with the paper, focusing on the wrong paper 😩
Bino the type of guy to tell Drake "you're better than this"
oh how the tables have turned
ahead of its time
This is basically Atlanta before Atlanta, everything about it is so similar
BINO, you just showcased how I feel when trying to open up and go into something that matters to me but is met with futility. THANK YOU
Gambino is a fucking MASTERMIND!!!
..."fuck a bitch to passs the time"
***** the green put you at ease, im spending the green on weed, sensei weed put me at ease with the birds and the bees, what I see you don't unless you third eye sight seeing, magic being, but all the others dont see it.
Gregory the 6th i see it, i mean it. that ghost face was jesus. he wont complete us. sacreligious. govern the people, discretely more evil. kenivil tried jumping over derek jeter but landed on his femer causing bleeding and a slight fever. cryin like a bitch, what a feeler. turned out he didnt pay the dealer either. it was a setup. evil secretely sped up slipped and hit like a hitman for 1 grand meet the guy at disneyland that one ride where all those kids died
This is why because the internet is one of his best albums
Damn. You can tell that's his brother by the nose
that's his actual brother tho
You know the only thing I can tell?...
Is that they rrrrreally like Chick Fil A.😒
But isn't his brother adopted?
He has a blood brother but in there household they have had a lot of adopted brothers and sisters in and out the house
no
At the part about the moth, The moth is doing exactly what its supposed to but its just the wrong light. just like Clapping for the Wrong Reasons.......... anyone else pick up the analogy.
+Brad Carriero so meta
lol nah, elaborate? I guess I didnt pick that part up lol
how does it relate.. can someone explain?
respond to us!
+olliej21 I think he just means people are clapping, like the moth follows the light, but we're not clapping for the correct reason, like the moth is following the wrong light. Idk
this shit is so real on so many levels. fuck.
"Hey boi you write that paper yet?" 😏
lol i get it.
DCspoodle Man ?
Aaliyah.mmxii paper boi
DCspoodle Man its “hey boy you roll that paper yet?” Gambino was learning to roll a J, so he can say that he can but not entirely
I'd assume this is an extra from "clapping for the wrong reasons", the title of which ties into Gambino's point on how we're taught to go towards the light but it might be the wrong light for us personally. e.g. we're taught to become doctors and lawyers when our light is supposed to be through art or music perhaps.
Basically, this is like a bonus track. Are there any more of these?
I dont think so.
sorry im three late but you should definetly read the because the internet screenplay
The ending to this was genius
I didn't know about the moth thing, and now I'm kinda sad about it... but more bc it reminds me of a bunch of other stuff
K
+Wolf Outlaw ?😒
Snap?
that's the point
it kinda pissed me off too. it reminds me of trying to find something but its the wrong thing but you almost have no choice but to settle for it, and that's kinda sad
I just realized the dude who said he wanted chic fil a is childish gambino/donald glover brother
I couldn't stop staring at the middle dude's head.
Now I’m laughing
This is canonically somewhere on the BTI timeline.
moths flock to light = correct action , but the lightbulb = wrong light
people want chik fil a but it's not open sunday = correct action, but the chick fil a sold on sunday (but the guys) isn't authentic because it's food from saturday = wrong chick fil a
literally how my brain thought of about what he said. Then my brain thought this video about chicken and moths made us all think more critically than any english class has ever done in the public school system.
I just feel like i get this. on every level. even if there is nothing to get. I GET IT. It makes me feel like I get it. which makes me feel less lost in life.
For those of you looking for the poem that was cited for the first 19 seconds it was called "Annie Died The Other Day" by E.E. Cummings.
So fresh. I have not owned a tv for over 13 years, and I really enjoy seeing your stuff as it pops up on youtube. It's always nice to see in real life other people creating thoughts into art just like I think. It's dope to not be lonely in the field of ideas and seeing others ideas come to fruition. It makes a point and speaks clear. I hope to work with you in the near future.
This dudes like me in a lot of ways..hes just the genius version :-/
I feel exactly the same way man
I feel the same way haha
LoL weerd Arran Chander SpaceyNYC It Sucks..im boutta start eating hella olives/ blue berries and increase my memory/ IQ
We are all geniuses that choose not to show it
ThatDudeOnUtube don't forget fish buddy, fish is brainfood !!!
1:14 That’s The Funniest Truth Ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Funny how years later after this video drop he collabs with Adidas and uses the moth as an inspiration for his "Nizza" sneakers
Gambi's insight & intellect is beyond the masses. He is deeper than the 7 seas - respect.
This is so well written
He still aint roll the papar, peep his homeboy looking down at it in the last second
YES!!! Thanks for uploading this finally. I couldn't find a way to download it from the site and I wanted to gif it.
I think that was deceptively sweet and honest. I was expecting like some silly funny or die thing with cheap pot jokes or something, but that was a really sweet short story with, like, a soul and stuff. I super liked it.
I strive everyday to be the best pretender.
I'm a classically trained liar....
Dam I'm really glad I watched that! Wish there was more because this had me dying and it had some serious point to it as well. Please make more of these CG!
prolly takes place between the end of the time the boy first gets home in the script and clapping for the wrong reasons.
idk man cuz after his dad died he moved out the mansion and started selling drugs (pink toes) with the group. clapping for the wrong reasons takes place in the mansion, and it's kinda like the settings for the screenplay
current hero
We're never gonna do that...
Idk why but I find myself watching this once a day for the past couple of weeks now..
Everything in the video touches on futility, like the paper he's rolling is to
Learn but not ever roll again, then chik fil a isn't open anyways so it's in vain then he talks bought the moth, and then they talk bought selling the biscuits knowing it's the smart thing to do then ends the film saying we're never going to do that like they're never going to make a difference not going to chik fil, and he's never going to need to roll that paper
The audio is of E Honda vs Adon but when they show the game it's C Viper vs Sakura
this has given me chills every time for like, the last, 30 times or so
The last line sums up what he's been saying assuming you watch it through.
This speaks to me!
That Chik-Fila-A on Sunday shit is beyond true
At 1:50 you can see D.C piersons book Crap Kingdom. Sick.
What's that book about?
A boy named Tom Parking is taken from earth to a magical kingdom. He is chosen to restore the kingdom back to glory but he turns it down because the place sucks. The Kingdom then picks tom's best friend, Kyle, to replace him. He gets jealous cause Kyle has always been better than him, so he wants to take back that crappy kingdom back.
how does gambino look homeless but amazing at the same time? somebody please tell me
I literally saw a moth near my candle when he said that
Nuh uhnn
L
rekt in peace
why do you have a candle near you? Are you a refugee?
Why is the audio for the game E.Honda Vs. Fuerte, but the video Sakura Vs. Viper... but good shit anyway
To see if you noticed
Hmmmm... Meta
+Domthekidd #realstreetfighterplayers lol
+Domthekidd Damn how'd you notice that?
***** Word. I'm everywhere on UA-cam.
Just noticed that the book on the table is DC Pierson's
Ive had this exact chic fil a convo before lmao
Smooth and real. Loved it.
This is the rough sketch of Atlanta.
They play that street fighter vs snk...respect to gambino
Dope
i still watch this everyday
I think this might be a preview to the show he's suppose to be doing on fx
I took shrooms last night and this all makes sense. Thank you.
On his coffee table is Crap Kingdom by DC Pierson, from Derrick Comedy
Greatness
this was the most relatable thing I've ever watched
this is honestly so very interesting. Now every time I see a moth I'm gonna cry
Dis is art
So tru. Always want chik-fil-
a on sunday.
vintage vibes.
"we're never gonna do that" idk why but that line hits deep
atlanta season 4 episode ten brought me back to this everyone sitting around watching the popeyes commercial
He on some other shit with this directing writing and creation
One of the shortest short films I've ever seen. But still interesting.
The Dream part on STN MTN makes so much sense
It's doing the right thing but going to the wrong light...
Seems to me that the moth going towards the light parallels them playing video games rather than going through that chicken biscuit idea
The chicken itself is futile. They want the wrong things and if they could get it Sunday then they would, just like the moth wants the fake moonlight of the artificial lightbulb
Wow. Very compelling.
More!
I like this over all subtle, smooth poignant. Stillness used well.
I literally just teared up thinking about how detrimental our impact on nature is. That poor moth
Awe
He's such a genius
at like 15 seconds it shows him reading from over his shoulder, his legs are crossed. Then it cuts to a different frame and his legs are open.
This shit changed my life in high school lmao
God I love Donald Glover, like damn, just DAMN. I was supposed to goto his Gambino concert and it got cancelled. Unfortunately it was the only location I could go to so suppper bummed.
fucking gold
all of it
💜
I'd watch the shit out of this show.
Are there more of these? The Rap is great and all, but his videos are fucking awesome
What’s the name of that book he was reading?
Gambino is a Mastermind
"Doing the right thing but going to the wrong light" kind of like saying doing the right thing but for the wrong reasons, hence "clapping for the wrong reasons". But it doesn't matter of thinking of it that way because it's "futile" to think of it that way because we're going to do it or not do it anyways. Not supposed to be eating chick fil a but they're going to do it anyway, idea to sell biscuits on Sunday, great idea but they won't do it. Ya smell me son?
'we're never going to do that'
I could see this being a full on web series.
I wanna meet this man so badly
hes so smart, genius
I miss having friends.
Used to do stuff like this all the time....
deep as fuck i would cry if i could