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Léon : The Professional is a timeless masterpiece starring Jean Reno, Natalie Portman and Gary Oldman. Luc Besson directs a perfectly balanced crime thriller with western action set pieces and a European sensibility for character. In this video I explore the use of symbols and how Leon and Matilda save each other during the film.
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Thanks to everyone for sharing such personal and awesome films ideas. I've added alot to my watchlist, checked out the trailers of them all and looking forward to covering some in the future! Thanks for helping shape the direction of the channel.
-Darren
I tried to reply to your last post and for some reason, my posts won't stick. I was trying to recomend, Five Came Back, series on Netflix about John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens who faced adversity during WWII. Some of the best film makers of all time, often overlooked by "fiim critics" who haven't built up enough views in their mental library to even start film critisism.
@@pancakesandbacon2567 Wow this sounds interesting, I've never heard of this. This is when I'm happy Netflix exists, will definitely need to check this out!
Anyone who protests about the age difference in this movie, citing the director, needs to have their hard drive checked.
Hi, Must See Films, you're one of my go-to UA-cam film analysis channel back then. I few days ago, I was trying to remember the channel name since it's been a long time and remembered it today. Hope you make more content in the future. Love you videos.
Thanks for the kind words, happy to hear you remembered and found your way back. Currently focused on family but will return and have a another run at the channel when the time is right! Thanks for the support.
not a single big video essay channel has tackled 8 mile. its so iconic in pop culture with one of the most universal songs ever made lose yourself
It would be interesting to know more about the creation of that film what Eminem thinks of the final product.
Thank you for this, Leon was my introduction to cinema as a whole and the first movie I loved.
Solid presentation and analysis.
Thanks! Leon and Pulp fiction were my first taste of movies that were more cinema than just average movies. My first taste of art house in a way, probably one of the first films I few in love with too, and that also opened me up to new and different films, led me to Nikkita, his film before this one, also another gem.
Great video man! I loved how introduction of Matilda shows us with her legs dangling & how that contrasts with the climax where she plants Leon's tree, a kind of passing of baton of finding your roots & there by completing the arc.
Yeah agreed, its just another example of how clever Luc Besson is with his framing and intention. Glad you enjoyed it!
This was one of those films that was on my watchlist for an eternity & I'm setting up to watch with family. Thanks for making the video, this was the push I needed to finally watch this classic
Innocent, you'll totally love it, for anyone interested in film, its a really nice mix of art house French style cinema mixed with the American action film, with some amazing performances.
"I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier..."
Wonderful movie and analysis, mate. Cheers!
That final song at the end, gets me every time!
The films of Nicolas Meyer get overlooked a lot these days. He wrote and directed the sci-fi/thriller/romance "Time After Time" along with a wonderful Sherlock Holmes film called "The Seven Per Cent Solution. Not to mention writing Star Trek II, IV, and IV, which is all the best early Star Trek films. I love "time After Time" though. It's one of my all time favorite movies, along with "Somewhere In Time" with Christoper reeve and Jane Seymour .(Can you tell that I love time travel films?) Another good film from this era, (although not about time travel and not written by Nicholas Meyer) is "The Great Train Robbery" with Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland. I recommend this one too. It's another all time favorite. Thanks for this video and for all you do here. Love your work. Be well, brother.
I like the sound of The Great Train Robbery, always been a Connery fan. I haven't seen Time After time but it sounds interesting, will need to watch the trailer and investigate. Thanks for these great and personal suggestions.
I like the sound of The Great Train Robbery, always been a Connery fan. I haven't seen Time After time but it sounds interesting, will need to watch the trailer and investigate. Thanks for these great and personal suggestions.
A lot of ❤ here, beautiful video!
Thanks, its a old classic, but totally timeless too.
Sam Peckinpah's The Getaway starring Steve McQueen is another hidden gem, in my opinion, that no one talks about.
Sam Peckinpah!! There some decent films of his worth digging into for sure. I haven't seen the Getaway but love the sound of McQueen in it.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ it's has great acting, intensity, dark humor, smooth dialogue and some brilliant action choreography as well as Peckinpah 's famous editing style many other directors like Quentin Tarantino or Walter Hill mimic.
@@strongerchood Nice, I'm totally on board for this film, just watched the trailer, it looks intense!
Hope you post more in 2022, always appreciate your content.
Thanks Dave, I got rolling at the end of last year so hoping to keep it going as the year continues!
Five easy pieces. In the pamphlet in the criterion dvd, they mention it briefly but not much that jack Nicholson’s character is someone with bpd in a time where that kinda thing wasn’t really understood.
This is an excellent film and glad to see you talk about it Darren. Keep up the great work and have a great day!
Thanks Jared, always appreciate the positive comments, I really enjoyed going back to revisit this, watching it again was fun and learning more about it was a treat.
Awesome review. I loved most of Luc Besson's movies. For me, a movie that seems to have just disappeared is All That Jazz, Normally I am not really into Musicals but bOB fOSSE'S DirectIOB focus & Roy Scheider's prformance made ma a massive fan of his work/ Another favourite of mine that seems to have just disapppeared is Terry Gilliam's Brasil
Excellent video essay. 🎬
Thanks Bobby P, really enjoyed going back to visit this old classic that I remember from my childhood.
I feel like a lot of people talk about Barry Lyndon because of its filmmaking qualities but rarely because of its content(the plot, story, characters, script) so it would be nice to see something on that.
I think there are also some movies that not many people talk about like Kasaba by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the Uruguayan film Whisky by Pablo Stoll, Everlasting Moments by Jan Troell or Caché by Michael Haneke.
I think next to Kubrick's other films, it isn't quiet as rich with subtext, nor is it as complex, so it just gets talked about because it is stunningly beautiful to look at. It has it's richness, but when you consider that Kubrick had spent years developing Napoleon and only turned to make Barry Lyndon when that production had to be shelved, I think we can forgive Stanley for not having the time to make as complex a film as his others are. If it interests you, look for a radio documentary by a journalist called Pavel Barter on the threats Kubrick received from the IRA when he was trying to shoot Lyndon in Ireland.
@@davidlean1060 There is also some awesome interviews with people who worked on Barry Lyndon with Kubrick on the 'movie geeks united' podcast, I've found that channel to be a great source of Kubrick info.
I've actually already made a video on Barry Lyndon, its split into 2 part, because I had a copyright strike on my channel at the time and couldn't make a video longer than 10 minutes. Thanks for sharing the suggestions of these other films, I haven't heard of them, ill need to watch the trailers and Geta feel of which to watch first. Hopefully be able to cover some in the future!
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ The story of the death threats etc was not something I had heard prior to the radio docu. Basically, local IRA reps saw a film with British army soldiers and Union Jacks being filmed in Ireland. Had they actually had any film lovers in their midst, they would have guessed Stanley's anti establishment tendencies. In Lyndon, Kubrick is by no means celebrating the British Army, in fact Quin is a figure of ridicule. I think the IRA would have approved had they known Kubrick's intentions! Don't get me wrong, I am not sympathizing with them. I always saw Kubrick as an anti authoritative voice and it's a shame those rebelling against their chosen power structure didn't see that and leave him be. If nothing else, the poor man had had his fill of stress at that time. The controversy over Clockwork Orange, the collapse of Napoleon and then Lyndon. It's a wonder he had the motivation to make another movie after all that!
@@davidlean1060 Yeah its maybe why it took him so long in between films in his later years. Im sure being a full on genius and having to make films in the real world must have been difficult.
Love your analyse. Thank you
Thanks Keni! Was fun covering a film I loved loads growing up but like the rest of the world kinda forgot about.
Another film I've taken for granted discussed brilliantly.
I would love one day to see you talk about Thomas Vinterberg's two films Festen and The Hunt in relation to each other. They are incredible separately and fascinating together.
I'll watch anything you make regardless x
Awesome, thanks man, glad you enjoyed it. I've actually been meaning to watch The Hunt for a long time, I really like the look of it and think ill really like it. I haven't heard of Festen, so looking forward to checking those both out!
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ Festen is particularly special in my (uncontroversial) opinion. Definitely worth a watch even if you decide it's not right for one of your videos.
Looking forward to seeing your next one whatever it is.
Great to see this film covered. I really love Robert Altman's The Player. I think it's one of the better analyses of Hollywood in cinema. It has a great cast, sharp satirical humor and Altman's masterful direction.
I haven't seen that film since I was younger, I dont remember much about it, I'd need to go back and rewatch it, but I love everyone involved so I'm sure it would be a treat!
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ Cool! I used to work in the film biz, so I appreciate H-wood riffs.
@@gretaenglish3519 Cool, must be interesting watching other films about movie making and Hollywood, I always like movies about making movies.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ For sure! I also love watching commentary on YT like your channel. I can really geek out about cinema. I was thinking about starting my own channel, but not sure I could fully commit.
@@gretaenglish3519 Yeah its definitely alot of work for sure, but if you find a niche that you really like and give yourself time to develop and get good at production then its totally possible. The main decision I made was finding a realistic upload schedule. The frequency determines how quick everything else happens and how hard you have to work.
I feel like Dark City has been so overshadowed by the Matrix and has had little film analysis despite being so groundbreaking. As per usual amazing analysis video. Glad you went with Leon!
Thanks Tyler, Leon was an easy choice, such a classic. Dark city looks really interesting, looking forward to check it out, didn't realise it interesting and thought provoking like the matrix, I'm sure it will be a treat, thanks for the suggestion.
On a more conventional note, The Conversation has always been a favorite. I feel like it has been a little overlooked when compared to the Godfather, Part II and Apocalypse Now. How Hackman's character exemplifies paranoia is great
@@tylerst.francis9126 Yeah I've always thought that film deserved more attention, and the quality of directing and acting is on the same level as his other film, just a different genre and world.
Very cool video, hope you’re doing well :)
Absolutely great video!! Glad you used the Plant 🪴. And also Warrior and the Way Back are great movies no one really talks about
Thanks. I really enjoyed Warrior. Do you mean the way back, or the way way back, because both are pretty awesome.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ The Way Back it has Ben Affleck
Warrior is my favorite movie
@@Romezguide Nice, I've been meaning to watch this, I really liked the trailer, will need to get round to it and get back to you.
@@Romezguide Yeah, its got alot of balls and a heartfelt story behind it! Awesome.
Great video. I just rewatched it. It's on Netflix at the moment.
Awesome, Netflix is great for running into gems like this! I really enjoyed rewatching the other day, its got depth but also just a great thrill ride.
Please tackle a John Cassavetes film (i.e. Faces, Mikey & Nicky, or Husbands). Love your work.
A woman under the influence has been on my list for a loooong time, just haven't got to it yet. Would love to check out more of his body of work, I'm a fan of his style.
Spike Lee's Inside Man. It's a cliche, but that film is criminally underrated. Lee turns in a stylish and entertaining thriller any Hollywood gun for hire would envy, but hiding inside the story of an unusual bank heist (see what I did there?!) is a comment on race and ethnic relations (and maybe even a comment on the profits made by capitalist war mongers reacting to the attacks)in post 9/11 America. The film intrigued me the very first time I saw it and I rarely turn down an opportunity to rewatch it. By far my favorite Spike Lee joint!
Gotta Love Spike Lee, He got Game is a personal favourite of mine, but anything of his, especially with Denzel is worth another watch. Its been a long time since I seen it, but I enjoyed it and will definitely check it out again.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ The cast alone is box office, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Chris Plumber, Willam Defoe...There was a video essay on the subject, but it seems to have vanished from youtube. There are some essays elsewhere dedicated to the sub textual theme. I wasn't a huge Lee fan until 25th Hour, but that bit near the end, where Brian Cox tells his son to just say the word and rather than turn right toward prison and a prison sentence, he will turn left and drive into the American heartland where his son can live as a free man just knocked me out. I then watched Inside Man thinking it was a regular thriller, but little things stuck in my head (that only happens to me when a film has some hidden magic) and it all clicked when I watched an essay on the film which pointed out details I had picked up and others I had not, like Jodie Foster's silhouette looking like the hooded Guantanamo Bay inmate from the infamous photo as she is frisked on her way into the bank.
@@davidlean1060 Ill need to give Inside man another watch, I bet there is more to that film than I realise. The 25th hour is a favourite of mine, its so tragic but kinda touching too. The end sequence floors me and all the different story lines are so good. Its been aaaaaaages since Ive watched it, kinda fancy seeing it again soon.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ 25th hour isn't straight forward either. Norton's friends and girlfriend all represent different ethnic groups for example and that bit near the end is almost like a poetic lament on what America means to Lee. That monologue by Cox gave me a lump in my throat when I saw it! Even at face value, it's one of the greatest Dad/son moments I can think of in a film.
Some things to look for in Inside Man that might help you. One line heard in the film is '...because they all look the same'...bare that in mind during the scene where the Sheik guy gets mistaken for being Middle Eastern...because they ie dark skinned immigrants 'all look the same'. Albanian gets mistaken for Russian at first..because they all sound the same. In other words all immigrants were seen as suspicious in the wake of 9/11, especially by the security forces.
There's the shadow on the floor when Forster enters the bank and is searched by the gang.
Note the ethnic mix of the hostages. The gang are all white (but a mixed bunch all the same. One guy is Jewish, Owen is Anglo Saxon. There's the guy with Armenian roots..), as are the 'elite' characters like Foster and Plumber and the hero is a snazzy Afro American.
One more obvious detail, Denzil and Foster speak while standing in front of a mural depicting the Twin Towers, the red and white stripes of the American flag and the message 'we will never forget'.
@@davidlean1060 Interesting, Lots of details to look for, I'm looking forward to giving it another watch and also the 25th hour, I have the DVD on my desk now so planning to watch it soon!
A serious man by the coen brothers
So awesome, almost like a dark comedy, really down played but lots of awesome craft involved.
Girl Interrupted is a good movie that doesn’t have a lot of vids on it
Here's a list I'd like to see someone talk about :
Blue is The Warmest Color (2013)
The House That Jack Built (2018)
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
La traque (The Track) (1975)
Fallen Angels (1995)
Thanks for the suggestions. Some of these are new to me, I just watched the trailer for Fallen Angels, looks pretty awesome! The house that Jack built has been on my mind for a while, so look forward to giving that a watch. Thanks for sharing some hidden gems, will need to dig into these new films and hope to be able to cover one in the future.
A film you can check out and lend your attention to would be Patrice Leconte's The Hairdresser's Husband (90')
hmmm, don't know anything about this film, interesting! Thanks for the heads up.
I would love you to comment on the concept of setting to a movie like the Full Monty, which comes through in the characters, their accents, the look of the place, and the social/economic situation that place has in that story. I'm trying to understand how to use all of these things in my own screenwriting, and they seem so important and make the story so rich. Other examples to me are the English TV show Broadchurch and the popular American show Mare of Easttown.
Yeah I agree, the setting plays a massive role in any movie, and is the heart of a movie like The full Monty. But if your just starting out, its really hard to design that in any specific way, you kinda have to use what you have. Its why in Blue ruin the director wrote scenes around his home and used his parents house. Its my Robert Rodrguiz used the town and resources available to him too. Its almost easier to write a story that fits the setting you have and therefore the setting then has meaning.
Lady Macbeth!!! Please i havent seen anyone talk about it and it's one of those movies you don't forget once you see it
I really like the main actress in it, I think she's super talented and gonna explode the next few years.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ yeah she should do little women or midsommar or something 😂😂😂
Many of my favorite films are rarely if ever covered by UA-cam Film Critics because most are under the age of 40 and often just watch films assigned to them in a college course or are a part of pop culture.
Totally agreed, plus like your said, they are on the young side, so their knowledge of film is usually still growing, and they're usually consumed with Fight Club and Pulp Fiction, which are both super awesome but if your over 40, I bet your run into more of your own favourites. One of mine would be Buffalo 66. Give me an example and Ill see if I can cover something different for a change.
What do you recommend?
Though I like dramtic films, I prefer films that art house that envoke contemplation. David Lynch is a favorite and to this day, Kubrick's films are still disected. It goes without saying that directors like these, as well as, Scorsese, Fillini, Hitchcock, Coppola, Wells, Kurosawa and so many more, are the best directors and are repeatedly reviewed, we don't see as much time given to Fosse, Wilder, and Leone. Films like All That Jazz are fantastic, but often get sidelined for the obligatory Goodfellas, Apocalypse Now or whatever modern trendy film is going on today. I am not one to say what is defacto, a great film above all others, but I would love to see other films rarely mentioned because someone has to do another review of The Godfather. I would take a review of great musicals, like Singing In the Rain, over another break down of Pulp Fiction.
@@pancakesandbacon2567 Wilder is a great suggestion, I've been meaning to do a video on The Apartment, which I think is one of the best scripts ever. I was blown away by how good it was when I first saw it.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ That would be great. I absolutely love Jack Lemmon. I have noticed that comedy is widely accepted as a more difficult genre to pull off directorially, editorially, and in acting; but it is far less analyzed than dramatic films.
So what happened to this channel? You had some great videos. This last one was 2 years ago. I also can’t find your Michael Clayton video from years ago that I really enjoyed and remembered, the “realization of age” film.
Hey man, well remembered about the Michael Clayton video, thats one of my favourites, its been blocked in a few countries which is annoying but the original is on Vimeo here: vimeo.com/183138045
Otherwise, the channel has slowed down just because of other life factors outside of YT. I had 2 children, I have a full time job which is crazy and this channel was always an extra side project. It would be amazing to do this as a job and only make videos and I'm definitely gonna do more at some point, just need to get the timing right and ill make another run at the channel. Thanks for the support!
Thanks for the info and link to that video, and congratulations on being a father! I know how that goes. I have an autistic 5 year old son and a lot of creative projects have gone on the back burner cause there’s only so much time in the day.
Funny, I just watched a clip of Gary Oldman on Drew Barrymore, talking about filming Batman Begins and he was flying back and forth from the UK to America every couple of days, 27 flights, to take care of his two boys as a single father. Crazy life.
I’ll check out your other videos I’ve missed and look forward to more videos down the road! Thanks for the reply.
@@LeonDeLaMole Wow thats crazy about Gary Oldman, never knew that about him, good man.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ I happened to notice, the actual review where you coin the genre "realization of age", Bird Man, is nowhere to be found either. I'd like to see that one again as well!
Some lesser talked about movie ideas to consider
The man who wasn't there
Inside Llewyn Davis
Network
The man who fell to earth
Shame
A Simple plan
Millers crossing
The Ghost writer
Being there.
Walkabout
I did a video on Shame once but it got flagged for copyright, so its only on Vimeo now. alot of other awesome films here, will need to give some of these a 2nd watch and some a 1st.Thanks for sharing, I hope to be able to cover on in the future.
Love your work
Please make a video on jack Nicholson, his work ethic and style. One on Meryl Streep.
Thanks, I love both these actors. Streep in Kramer vs Kramer is a personal fav of mine. And Nicholson, just so good in everything! Two very interesting topics to explore, thanks for the ideas.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ thanks to YOU! I watched your video on how you create your content. I'm a theatre actress myself and it was genuinely very enlightening to know how to schedule your day for best creative work to happen. Thanks! May God bless. ❤️❤️❤️
@@shivanipandey8208 Thats great to hear that video was useful, it was a fun one to make and a very busy scheduled at the time.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Let's Be Cops, Bad Teacher. Just Kidding, my real picks are all over the place but they would be: the Piano Teacher, Falling Down, Jeremiah Johnson, or Two Days One Night
Falling down!!! So awesome, iv always enjoyed this film, would be interesting to revisit. I haven't all of these, just watched the trailer for The Piano Teacher and really fancy watching that first. Thats for sharing your personal favourite, hope to be able to cover some in the future.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ right on man! I used to think of Falling Down as having this one specific meaning, but in the last couple of years I think I've discovered it actually has a much more prescient meaning than I realized, and it's kind of turned my perspective of it upside down (still in a good way). Anyway I'll be super interested to hear your thoughts if you choose it, but any movie you end up going with will be a fascinating watch, keep up the good work!
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ Funnily enough, I really didn't care for the film when I rewatched it a year or two ago. Having grown up since I first saw the film, D Fens just comes across as a whiney so and so to me now. I don't see De Fens as a rebel anymore, quiet the opposite in fact. He was a company man who didn't have the guts to break from his life and now he has grown tired of it all, he blames society, when in fact he bares sole responsibility. Maybe that was what Schumacher intended all along though. The Catcher In The Rye is a different book depending on what age you read it.
@@davidlean1060 Yeah I love movies that affect you differently at different periods in your life. E.T has that affect on me, it was one of the first films id ever seen and I loved it, then got sacred as I got older and then growing to love filmmaking, I fell in love with it again.
@@derekbrou Thanks man, It will be fun just to rewatch Falling Down and see what my thoughts are, theres a guilty pleasure in watching someone get so angry and fix things with violence in a funny way.
You took off the videos podcast from your channel? There was one about The Wrestler, it’s not there anymore. You should bring them back.
Yeah I just unlisted them all, tried to make the channel more clear, rather that trying to do too many things. All the podcast are still live of iTunes, so your can search and find them in the usual podcast places. I really enjoyed making them, especially the interviews, but some of the films just turned into to basic reviews and I watched to keep the channel more about analysis.
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ What you said about The Wrestler was pure analysis. Make another one then. That character is great. And I want to sugest a movie: watch the brazilian movie City of God.
@@sayhellotomylitleful City of God is awesome, super powerful. Might be worth turning the bones of The Wrestler podcast into a video essay, Ive always loved that film, would love to go back and watch it again. Thanks for the idea, if its happens, ill credit you for inspiration. :)
@@_MUSTSEEFILMS_ you can dive in City of God making a great video, the director of that movie is so good and it’s really original the way he shows the story. But at the same time you see Martin Scorsese’s influence on him, but he created something unique. Best regards my man! Looking foward to watch more of your videos
@@sayhellotomylitleful Thanks man, City of God is great, iv got it on dvd, been on my desk for ages meaning to rewatch. Although since you mentioned The Wrestler my mind has been go over ways to turn that into a video.
How’s the filmmaking going?
Hey man, Its been up and down. The main thing I needed alot of work on was learned screenwriting, so I've been writing and reading alot of scripts. Going into this year, I'd really like to make a few more short films so I can also practice the practical side of it, but I'm sure all the learning and practice will come together when the times right.
where u go
I'm still alive, lol. Just been working on a few different things at the moment, I have a little miss sunshine video pretty much done which should be shared soon and then a few other ideas lined up. Hopefully have something out shortly.
Weird film
As an editor of 26 years, there is only one thing I know, and that is only the "story" matters. If your story is good, you will find an audience if you shoot movies even with the worst phone or camera. I always told my students about this in the courses I gave for 5 years as a specialist / guest lecturer at the Istanbul University. "You don't need expensive equipment, just have a good story," I said.
I recommend 3 movies to those who ask me for an advice on a story basis.
Ex Drummer (2007)
Adaptation (2002)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
I'm also curious about your reviews of these films.
I wish you good work. Sorry for broken English. ( IMDB ID : nm1282634 )
Totally agree, Story is King. I Love Adaptation and really enjoyed Cloud Atlas, probably need to watch that one again. I've never seen Ex Drummer but just looked it up there and looks pretty cool, thanks for the recommendation.