What if we kissed at the wish dot com Turtles All the Way Down step and repeat?

@sams1982

26 күн бұрын

But how many padlocks can we attach to it to show our undying love?

@austindrinksfanta

26 күн бұрын

I’d be thinking of the 80 million microbes!🦠 🐢

@tenebrousoul9368

26 күн бұрын

Still waiting for my ten dollars back, John.

@Gilagr26

26 күн бұрын

Than you step back and repeat, as the name suggests :D

@Izandaia

26 күн бұрын

I suspect your wife would take issue with the event.

A rare format/vlog hybrid! Experimental.

@vlogbrothers

26 күн бұрын

Keeping it fresh after 18 years. -John

@mraduldubey9614

26 күн бұрын

I was watching your appearance on Craig Ferguson yesterday. I'd say keeping it fresh part was handled well enough ;)

@eliedgecomb4903

26 күн бұрын

@@vlogbrothers the Fresh Prince of Indy

@Respectable_Username

26 күн бұрын

18 years?! I think I just sprouted a grey hair 😅

@zknight4481

24 күн бұрын

What is format? I’ve seen it mentioned a few times but can’t find anything more about it

Every time john checks on the weather a little part of me just gets so happy

@vlogbrothers

26 күн бұрын

Gotta check on the weather. -John

@helenmurphree3434

26 күн бұрын

@@vlogbrothersmy son would say that was fantastic weather 🌧

@wobblysauce

26 күн бұрын

And what about the Mic cable...

@IrisGlowingBlue

26 күн бұрын

@@helenmurphree3434 Same weather-appreciation highfive to your son 🙂

@hopegold883

26 күн бұрын

It looked beautiful to me.

It's not the quality of the bit that matters. Commitment to the bit is what matters, and John, you definitely committed to the bit!

@IrisGlowingBlue

26 күн бұрын

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@amandabanana1243

26 күн бұрын

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@stanley9868

26 күн бұрын

RAX!!!!!

@bethaniepetitpas5699

26 күн бұрын

ALWAYS commit to the bit.

@chris-hayes

26 күн бұрын

I was thinking about that just yesterday, some of Conan O'Brien's best bits, are him _fully_ committing to what was initially just a dumb joke. Makes me wonder if Hank has deeper insights from all that time he got to spend listening to comedians :)

For what it’s worth, the movie has come out at turtle mating season, so the turtles at my work are stacked on top of each other. It’s turtles down for about two turtles

@geeksdo1tbetter

26 күн бұрын

This is delightful

Thank you John. Turtles gave me the gift of a second chance at life 7 years ago. This year I got a spiral tattoo from Atlanta, I flew for the first peak of the movie I flew to LA for the first screening. Turtles has given me a life, aza has given me a space to not be alone. Thank you.

@Idefilms

26 күн бұрын

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@untappedinkwell

26 күн бұрын

@johngill5175

26 күн бұрын

You video about this book is amazing and all of Nerdfighter should watch and enjoy the beauty! #DFTBA

@kimmykimmie

26 күн бұрын

@@johngill5175 thank you!! I hope it can impact some people!

@pixelli

26 күн бұрын

you also did so much (most, even!) of that yourself! holy wow, go you!!!

Apologies for the off topic comment but I had to get a TB test for work yesterday, and even though I hate needles, because of your videos I was comforted by knowing how important detection is and how lucky and privileged I am to live in a country where it was easy, cheap, and safe to get. Thinking of the people all across the world who can now get the simple test I would have taken for granted made me so proud of the work nerdfighteria has done. But of course there is so much more to do!

@untappedinkwell

26 күн бұрын

I'm so proud of you for getting your TB test done! It's so nice when our knowledge and nerdfighter work can help in situations like that. You did so good! DFTBA!

@TJtheBee

26 күн бұрын

Fantastic work!

@TheAnnaK74

17 күн бұрын

Tuberculosis will always be on topic in this community!

I liked the step and repeat bit. Never discount your own art John ❤️

@SpaceSoups

26 күн бұрын

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@second0banana

26 күн бұрын

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@MarkThePage

26 күн бұрын

To have worked so hard for such a brief gag is art in itself... but only because we brought our hearts to acknowledge it too.

@gillesdelatoet

25 күн бұрын

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The format is so comforting

I identify most with Aza's mom, as I read Turtles All the Way Down when my daughter gave it to me and told me it was the best description of her OCD thought spirals she had ever read. Both the book and the outstanding movie allow me to see and feel a bit of what her high school life was like and how she experiences her illness.

@robindufilho

25 күн бұрын

Me, too. My son was diagnosed with OCD at age 10.

I love that this does count as a proper response to Hank's video from last week. Hank went "there's problems in the thing!" and John went "ah, yes, but the problems are part of the thing." truly inspiring

@geeksdo1tbetter

26 күн бұрын

awww! That's very sweet

"How to make the book visible without making it sensationalized." This is so important for me as someone who struggles with mental illness and feeling alienated by sensational media. Thank you Turtles team!!!! 🐢❤

John Green should win the Oscar for Best supporting actor in Turtles all the way down.

@Kazemba

26 күн бұрын

Crash Course Physical Education

John, this feels like the perfect companion piece to I Already Got Paid. Like I said then, making something good is *hard*. And you've perfectly captured the "everything else" that isn't profit incentives and logistics and capricious decision-makers. I'm saving this one to my "Thoughts about art" playlist. And thank you for being here ❤

@vlogbrothers

26 күн бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

John, thank you. For a lot of things, but they all add up to me not feeling alone. Thank you. TATWD is beautiful. Thank you.

@vlogbrothers

26 күн бұрын

Thanks to you as well! The gratitude goes both ways. -John

@t3hsis324

26 күн бұрын

this is why you're one of my favorite people, and I mean that in the most wholesome, loving way. You make the world suck so much less. Love you, Hank and all of nerdfighteria *feeling misty eyed* ​@@vlogbrothers

My partner and I made a date night of the Turtles All the Way down premier. Made mini spiral paintings, ate at Applebee's, then watched the movie with turtle themed snacks and Dr Pepper. Thanks for making such a great movie and book John. It means a lot to us!

@sexyscientist

26 күн бұрын

I live vicariously through you.

This book/movie has a special place in my neurodivergence. The first time I saw this book on the shelf, my dyslexia read "Tuatara's All The Way Down". Imagine my surprise at the tuataras featured in the book. Loved the book and the movie, but in different ways.

I watched the movie and was enjoying it, until the mum started singing "We're here" to Aza and then I burst into tears. Thanks a lot, John! Thanks a lot!!

@sexyscientist

26 күн бұрын

I hope you enjoyed crying too.

@filmstowatch

25 күн бұрын

Me too.

As a 27 year old who read turtles all the way down years ago, I did not expect to cry so much or be so touched by this movie about a 16 year old girl. Thank you for everything you create. We’re here because we’re here ❤

It’s been an unforgettable weekend that I will always cherish. I loved sharing the experience of this movie with nerdfighteria, my favorite part is how delighted we were to see your scene in the movie. Coach Adler, I grew fond of him immediately. Truly a sentiment to how great of an actor you are.

@ryandonnell3382

26 күн бұрын

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@abdulelahenani9737

26 күн бұрын

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i knew the turtles movie would be good, but i never expected just *how* good it would be. The John-Green-book-to-screen-adaptations have just been increasing in quality and i'm so glad that this book has been done such justice (imho). It's a story that desperately needed to be portrayed on screen

As an artist who has made a little good, a lot bad, and a ton of somewhere in between art, those last 17 seconds really sum it up.

@Idefilms

25 күн бұрын

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Hi John! I believe it was actually Oscar Wilde who posited that all bad poetry was sincere, or rather more specifically that "“All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling. To be natural is to be obvious, and to be obvious is to be inartistic." The full version makes his critique clearer, but I think I nevertheless prefer the abridgement you quoted for its pithiness. Brevity, wit, etc. Anyways, I love the sentiment of this video. I'm also a firm believer in the notion that one of the greatest gifts you can give someone is your sincere and thoughtful attention. I struggle with social anxiety, and being on the other side of that guileless, open acceptance is so fulfilling, so I aspire to bring that same openness to all my relationships.

@Jamie_says_weirding_is_real

26 күн бұрын

That was really beautiful. Thank you, human. ❤

@rge9992

26 күн бұрын

I appreciate that you shorted a famous saying about brevity down :D

That beginning brought me back Crash Course World History 40 "STAN, don't cut to the intro, I sing like an angel!!"

I've always said the hardest part of art is when you give it to the world and it is no longer solely yours, but the most beautiful part is what the world does with it in answer.

I love how John refers to Nerdfighteria like it’s some strange benevolent god

The pure energy and delight on John's face and in his voice when he was talking about the effort of the step and repeat joke had such Hank vibes, and that's how I know John was having fun with it

I adored this movie! My mom watched it with me and I genuinely feel like it helped her better understand me, my brain and my OCD. Thank you John!

I quit my engineering career to become a musician and I was trying to explain to somebody recently how much harder it was than I anticipated, and it's all for this reason. I've had to work so hard learning to be okay with putting my whole self into it, and people who don't do art for their career sometimes struggle to understand that. Thanks for this community 🙂

We’re here because

@jamiesmith8220

26 күн бұрын

we're here because

@2nd-place

26 күн бұрын

We’re here.

@davitabird6127

26 күн бұрын

We're here because

@ayelethandel3219

26 күн бұрын

we're here because

@sadespair

26 күн бұрын

We're here because

During the initial read of Turtles, I had to step away for a bit at the first mention of the callus. I felt immediately understood and wholly vulnerable all at once. After a few breaths, I walked back. Why? Because yours was the spiral painting that I couldn't walk away from. Thanks, John. :)

@idaslapter5987

26 күн бұрын

great comment

@AndreaCrisp

26 күн бұрын

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@tarabates7088

26 күн бұрын

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@sexyscientist

26 күн бұрын

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@rachaeld.510

23 күн бұрын

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I just saw Ludwig talking about the movie and the movie primer. And now you, it feels like it is everywhere, so it is working.

@untappedinkwell

26 күн бұрын

Excellent.

@sexyscientist

26 күн бұрын

"It is everywhere." What is "it"?

Just like art, the weather is subjective. I LOVE the rain ❤

I was so extremely moved when watching the movie. Most of all by hearing Aza say stuff I've heard John say for years... It felt like such a window into John's mind and into John's pain. I cried while watching it. I cried with John. Thanks John for helping so many people!

For some strange reason, this video gives me hope, peace, and understanding of overwhelming experience of creating art

“Let’s get a check on the weather… it’s not great” I CACKLED

I appreciate the honest snippet at the end of the video

This is the unspoken secret about so much more than art. I hear this as 'we need connection' and 'it can be surprising when we notice that our needs for connection are/can be fully met'.

Hello, I wanted to thank you for writing Turtle All the Way Down. I just watched the movie and have never cried and related more with a film. I have struggled with OCD for 15 years and I am very grateful to know that I am not alone. I feel seen and from now on I will point people who ask me what it is like to have OCD to this movie. So thank you.

I cried a little when I saw Rosiana Halse Rojas as an Executive Producer…. what the heck… we were just a bunch of nerds that follow some internet brothers….. is this the timeline we are on? Congratulations 🎉 I loved the movie

@Idefilms

25 күн бұрын

+++ I guess this timeline isn't alllll bad

I never knew that "step and repeat" was what those were called, thanks, John!

I watched it 2 days ago and I need to watch it again! I spent a half hour when it was over just sitting with it. I went to work the next morning and told everyone that they need to watch it too. Brilliant film!! 💕

just saw the movie and i cried the entire way through. The book is one of mine and my sister's favorite and the movie felt like everything i have ever felt put on a screen. Daisy's monologue in the end was so well acted out and aaaaaaaah

I got a pre-roll ad with John Green talking about addressing OCD and it took me longer than I care to admit before I realized it wasn't this actual video.

@sexyscientist

26 күн бұрын

John is buying KZread ads?

The ad I got right before this video was of John Green himself. That’s never happened before! I hit Skip out of reflex when I actually wanted to watch the whole thing

As a person who regularly appears as a photographer on those step and repeat sections of red carpets, I can confirm that your bit was accurate and funny, and not only did I appreciate it, I also laughed. 😊

I’m in awe any time a movie, or a book, or poem elicits a big emotional reaction from me. Look what this artist did.. look at how you are FEELING. John, your book, your movie, it captured Aza’s Mom’s journey and an aspect of Aza’s journey that I couldn’t understand. But there it was. It demanded to be felt, to be witnessed. That window was very hard to look through for me. A true piece of art. Congratulations!

Saying return to a regular video and then having it be 4 mins exactly feels just right

@untappedinkwell

26 күн бұрын

It really does. ^^

I tried to watch Turtles All the Way Down with my mom the other night, but she kept falling asleep and barely made it to the Applebees scene, which was just killing me, because, from just that little bit that I've seen so far, I was feeling incredibly seen, but she... literally wasn't seeing it.

@geeksdo1tbetter

26 күн бұрын

sharing is hard, ya'll can try again on a less sleepy day

Not me AGAIN crying about one of John's videos.

John I love what you invested in the entire project. Book, personal time, movie, and promotion. Not easy for you

As a wise toy restorer once said: “You can’t rush art!”

It's been years since the last time I was gently falling asleep at night, and then it's as if I blink and suddenly it's morning, and I'm not tired but I am startled and confused. The transition from The Format to a regular video reminded me of what that felt like.

@sexyscientist

26 күн бұрын

loved the analogy

Love the step and repeat gag.

@vlogbrothers

26 күн бұрын

A reminder that ok art received generously can become great art. -John

I feel the greatest part of being an artist is seeing someone visibly affected by my work. I often show my work at art fairs and festivals so I’m around when people see it. Most people seem to like it. But it just connects to a smaller number of people in a much deeper way. I live for those moments. It makes the time, fear and self doubt worth pushing through. I can’t imagine what that must feel like on such a scale you have experienced as someone making art that is read and watched by millions of people, but I’m happy for you. The Anthropocene Reviewed struck me on a deeper level. It reminded me that everything in the world, no matter how common, can be examined and appreciated. Thank you for that.

John, thank you so much for Turtles. I'm about to turn 27 and I've just started OCD treatment for the first time in my life. It's been a terrifying and isolating experience and the movie couldn't have come at a better time. Even though I can't go back and give my teenage self what she needed when she was undiagnosed, it was incredibly healing to see Aza go through something so similar and watch the people in her life continue to love her and care for her through her illness. I'm still scared but I feel less alone.

I got an advertisement with unpaid Intern John Green NOT advertising for coffee, but in fact and online OCD treatment program. Good job, intern John!

Its awsome (don't forget to be) to see how you take the thing that your brain spawned into a book, being spawned into a movie, and letting the creation take its place in hearts and minds. Proud and humbled. (awesome)

I've seen this book all throughout my growing up -- I remember being charmed by the title but then trying to read it when I was 13, and I just couldn't get into it. I read it last year going through one of those trialing periods of one's life, where everything is changing and I am looking for the one thing that is staying still, and this book really reached me like a mother's hug. It's really so fascinating to me how this book has traveled through time with my conscious. So much of my life keeps coming back to Nerdfighteria and it's one of the most special things to me, thank you so much.

As a Pacific Northwesterner, I think that weather looks perfect.

The Rax cup in the background goes hard. I didn't notice it when it was out of focus.

@geeksdo1tbetter

26 күн бұрын

Nice!

John the movie was so good. Still a little teary. I’ve been watching these videos and listening to your and hanks podcast for like 8 years (I am 22 so that is a big big number percentage wise) and I’ve never felt so part of a community while watching a movie alone in my room. I’ve been struggling with my brain and I saw so many things I recognized while watching.

John, I can't describe how excited I am to watch this film- I have read the book a billion times and it makes me so excited to know that it truly will be amazing, even if I have to fall ill to the terrible curse called the UK and watch it over 20 days later than the rest of the planet. I am SO FREAKING EXCITED to finally be represented in an amazing piece of art made by you and the hundreds of people behind this film

I'm about to watch your movie on HBO. I'm excited, brotha. Everything you make is gold

I think the last time I experienced this co-mingling was reading the end of Becky Chambers’ A Psalm For The Wild Built. I felt so seen by that ending. I can’t wait to get to see Turtles. I’m in the UK, so I have to wait a little longer.

The book was very meaningful for me and my daughter’s relationship to each other . Thank you for making it..

"All bad poetry is sincere" whoa

getting two videos in one is my new favorite kind of vlogbrothers video especially when one of those videos is done in the Format

Oh we can see exactly how long the bit took because you can see the seam in the composite caused by the shift in daylight, which incidentally makes the bit 10x funnier because we've all been there. Honestly I think the longer it took the funnier it would have been. :3

This video is where I first learned about Turtles All the Way Down!

"all bad poetry is sincere" is a quote I will never forget!

I saw you on MSNBC today, you were SO GOOD! And I loved the Cancer Socks!

Hi! I have a fine arts degree and do nothing with it. Then I watched your video "Minus its Charms" and it inspired me so much! You really nailed it! I still haven't made the piece I see in my head, but I really hope I do. I'm enjoying reading Turtles All the Way Down, really identify with the OCD overthinking spiral. Thank you for being such an generous guy, John :) (somehow I commented this on the other video earlier lol oops)

Hi! Ludbud here. I just wanted to apologize for Ludwigs behavior at the premier you and Hank invited him to. We don't know why he's like this, but i promise he's good people. I'm really excited to see the movie! Congrats on the success!

This is true it’s always nice to try and give the reminder that someone else poured themselves into a piece of art and you should be gentle with that.

John, the Turtles All The Way Down movie was phenomenal. I cried for a full hour. The acting was so fantastic. I TRULY felt for Aza and loved her friendship with Daisy. The story came to life so perfectly. 10/10. Amazing.

I had no idea a backdrop like that was called a step and repeat. So not only was the bit funny, but it was educational!

In a world of 1,000,000 marketing budgets, may your art forever be the wish step and repeat :)

Oh Hooray! I'm so happy the movie is doing so well! ❤❤❤❤❤

John I'm confident your viewers are meeting you halfway on the step & repeat gag!!

Haven't watched it yet, but thank you in advance for making the film under 2 hours. I wish I had more time for art.

A simple yet profound point. Thank you for sharing this, more people need to realise that well reception of an art is two ways and not just one. So many art pieces in the past were ignored but after time when people gave them a chance they were well recieved

It's just such a GOOD MOVIE and also a GREAT ADAPTATION of the book, i loved it so much

How can you make me feel feeling about just the act of watching a movie?!

So I'm in not formally educated on this, but for me art is a language. A way to convey message, tell a story, show you something, teach you something, reflect, but somehow make you engage with the piece. Whether it's music, poetry, a book, a painting, a statue, it's all about communicating. And I feel as though historically we have considered communication mostly from the active point. But seldomly the passive. As if communication equals 2 people having a monologue. While I feel the passive side has much more control over the nature of the communication. The way you listen, but also the way you percieve and interact can change the communication so much more. I think that's why most conversation techniques taught are more about listening and helping the talker convey their message more clearly. Again, not formally educated on this topic, but I am a healthcare worker with some additional communications trainings and a fascination for art.

I loved the movie, it was so heart warming and felt real. The soundtrack is also fantastic. Congratulations 💜

We love The Format

@vlogbrothers

26 күн бұрын

Thanks, I love it too. I love it so much I spent three hours building a step and repeat! -John

@Idefilms

26 күн бұрын

@@vlogbrothers THREE HOURS??

@abdullahenani9670

26 күн бұрын

@@vlogbrothers I’m so proud!

look, no matter how good the bit was, something i deeply, deeply appreciate and look up to and envy in good artists is the willingness to make bad art, too. turns out that being scared of mistakes is antithetical to making art, bc making art is taking a risk. who'd've guessed? thank you for the vulnerability you share with us. the bit might not have been great, but you are.

I liked the bit. Mad props for getting both of you to sync up.

It's strange how I last really watched vlog brothers during the signing of turtles all the way down, with the board of turtles still making me chuckle. And I still wear my Piza top in all its faded glory. It's strange how I still feel like part of this community but am barely an observer.

@geeksdo1tbetter

26 күн бұрын

Welcome back, Nerdfighter!

This video should have been called "In which the formats merge"

I read Turtles all the way down last year and loved it! Can't wait to watch the movie when I return home from Korea this summer

Thank you for making me feel seen and understood in some sense. Love you John.

I haven’t seen the movie but the ad for it was deeply profound. “You are not what you think”. I think that phrase alone is so important for a lot of people to hear and understand. I think everyone thinks things they don’t like and those things could bring a person down. I’ve struggled with it before and had to realize I’m the person I put out into the world out of all the possibilities within me. That brought me a lot of peace. Hearing it summed up so beautifully really hit me.

Didn't know how much I needed to hear all of those sentences!

An interesting thing I’ve noticed is That I can easily tell how depressed I am based on how much I love Art, On my worst days, not even my favorite songs will bring me comfort. But today, I was wondering if this video was the greatest video John’s ever made(Not to say this video isn’t great, but you’ve made a lot of great videos and it’s a tall order to be the best one of them)

Going from format to normal video is a level of emotional whiplash I wasn't ready for today

The book and movie are so good. I just keep crying. Happy tears, sad tears, tears of feeling seen and felt, tears of nostalgia, of longing. So many feels. Thank you for art.

In my Film 102 class at university we talked about how many people and how much time are involved in even a bad movie and it really changed my perspective. It takes a lot of love to make bad art.

I liked the step and repeat, John.