I honestly thought "high concept" meant an intellectual film until now.

@Vynzent

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, seriously. Turns out a "high concept" film is just a film that is unbelievably easy to explain. Seems like a term some Hollywood mofo came up with to make them sound great, and to make "low concept" films seem dumb, despite being the smarter films. Idk, that's what it seems like.

@foxybingo1112

6 жыл бұрын

mutinyontheark lol me too

@jebadiahjackson

6 жыл бұрын

This threw me for a loop too... I've now justified it as concept over execution, which still makes sense.

@GeoffWilde

6 жыл бұрын

Hahah you idiot

@AbaddonAlmighty

6 жыл бұрын

I always thought it meant something like sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes or horror. You know, like something that couldn't happen in day to day life.

The Lego Movie is a strange anomaly. It started as a cynical cash grab, based on brand, that resulted in an actual artistic development, that in turn resulted in the greenlighting of more sequels/shared universe for cynical cash grabs.

@almondjoy4938

6 жыл бұрын

solidsnake58 That in turn ALSO turn out to be fun movies. It's intriguing really. The Lego Movie is basically the model "high concept" film as far as quality goes.

@ewhjfewhehgkwhgew8334

6 жыл бұрын

Doesn't make it any less of a cynical cash grab.. or advertisement.. it's just a well-executed one.

@solidsnake58

6 жыл бұрын

I've heard that! We'll have to see if the Lego Ninja movie continues in the trend

@handsomebrick

6 жыл бұрын

CG animated features seem to be where the "Hollywood magic" got moved to.

@samwallaceart288

6 жыл бұрын

It was soulless until Chris and Phil injected it with some soul. The difference with the Lego Movie is that Warner Bros. *let Chris and Phil do their thing* ... *UNHINDERED.* It's funny, comparing the exact same issue on Chris and Phil's other big-studio collaborations where they left over creative differences; I mean, *how much* success do you have to have to prove that your differences from the studio are exactly where your value is at?

The main problem I see with giving fans what they want is that fans often don't know what they really want. No-one wanted Star Wars, no-one wanted Back To The Future, no-one wanted Ghostbusters. None of those films would have been made in today's environment which begs the question of what brilliant creative original stories are no longer being told?

@myself2noone

6 жыл бұрын

FX Lord No original story has ever been told. So in answer to your question. None.

@willnill7946

6 жыл бұрын

People often want the opposite of what they say

@MrBeaux

6 жыл бұрын

That's a very good point.

@stevenpuckitt212

6 жыл бұрын

A thought I've had quite often given art has been fully turned into a corporate business. Independent filmmakers had a better shot at mainstream success 30 or so years ago that is practically impossible today.

@definitelynotofficial7350

6 жыл бұрын

Saying "no original story has ever been told" is such a paradox...

They mostly make sequels.... mostly.

@mxgonzo

6 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

@PathologicGaming

6 жыл бұрын

imgur.com/XS5LK

@owensmith6215

6 жыл бұрын

Yes using a line from a sequel to shit on sequels

@GenX_Catholic

6 жыл бұрын

Oh my God! You got the joke! I was worried it was overly subtle. Thanks mate. Whew.

@owensmith6215

6 жыл бұрын

I'm going to go make a video about youtube cynicism

The problem with high concept movies nowadays is that they're focussing too much on the concept and not enough on the execution. Back to the Future isn't a classic movie solely because it's about a time traveling kid from the 80s, it's classic because it was executed in a way that is adventurous and interesting. Movies like Transformers or the new Indiana Jones may have adventure crammed into them but they aren't interesting because they've already been done over and over. A New Hope and Jaws weren't written based off of a formula or an existing structure they were something new and that interested people.

@zackarysullivan9019

Жыл бұрын

There’s also a lacking amount of original high concept films. Everything is a sequel, reboot, remake or part of an existing franchise.

There are only so many minion movies you can make, and that number is negative five.

@ayan7826

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@chrisbrasel9049

6 жыл бұрын

Minions 2 is out in 2020 by the way.

@eosa

6 жыл бұрын

I am continually fascinated at how the "minion" appeals to both young children and their PTA moms.

@dongvermine

4 жыл бұрын

I’m on the motherfucking minion squad

One other element of this problem is the increasingly common practice of announcing sequels (or even shared universes) before the first film (or current film in a series) has even been released.

@anonb4632

4 жыл бұрын

@Greg Elchert "Jumper" set up a sequel and failed to deliver financially. "The Golden Compass" is another. Not a new problem, you see this in the eighties too.

GRS is a breath of fresh air. Polite, restrained, intelligent. Quality stuff.

High concept pitches: Star Wars - A young man cures his restlessness and comes of age with the help of a robot, a ghost, and a puppet. Deliverance - A classic Southern romance about four city boys exploring the countryside and finding love in the most unexpected places.

@LividImp

6 жыл бұрын

For all the jokes about it, Deliverance is a good movie.

@willnill7946

6 жыл бұрын

You should read the book Delivernce. The movie turned it into a joke

What a great video. Hope Hollywood changes its mindset. We need more original stories and concepts. These shared universes are getting out of hand.

@willnill7946

6 жыл бұрын

No originality in a dead culture

@LividImp

6 жыл бұрын

If you want better stories then we need more drugs and more boredom. We're all too busy surfing the net to write a story of our own.

@EXCIDIVMFERO

6 жыл бұрын

Well, there are currently three shared universes among the thousands of movies in cinemas every year and one of them only has one movie so...

@Irrelevant402

6 жыл бұрын

Well I'm defending the Monsterverse. 1) I enjoy giant monsters. 2) Already done before. First with the Universal Monsters, well okay they were human sized monsters, but Godzilla/Toho had a big shared universe in the 50s-70s. 3) I liked Skull Island and Godzilla and look forward to the next two entries. So a smaller scaler for sure than the Marvel Universe...which I do enjoy still.

@SonicSP

6 жыл бұрын

Orison Flores The successful ones are fine. The problem comes with a lot of other studios trying to make shared universes when there isn't potential for one..

The film industry is too afraid to try unproven ideas. I haven’t been to a theater in years. I’m tired of comic book characters, Star Wars and unoriginal remakes. The best media has moved over to the Premium TV channels like Game of Thrones and West World. A series has more time to develop characters and complex story arcs.

They have been trying to remake Citizen Kane for a couple of decades now and have never been able to find a director willing to make it. Due to the fact that no one wants to ruin one of the best if not THE best film ever made with a shite studio mandated fiasco of a remake. Potentially ruining their career.

@nykcarnsew2238

6 жыл бұрын

Neil Price I'd do it. It'd be about a dystopian near future wherein Hollywood producers have become so desperate that they've actually decided to remake Citizen Kane.

@arizonaFIREent

6 жыл бұрын

Nyk Carnsew wow thats a great idea bro!!! honestly no sarcasm

@anonb4632

4 жыл бұрын

And they would be too shy to make it truly contemporary and to lay into the Rupert Murdochs of the world (the Hearst of today)

@pentelegomenon1175

3 жыл бұрын

@@anonb4632 Although one of the reasons it's famous today is because the director did pay a huge price for crossing Hearst. I think people would actually prefer a toothless and pandering Citizen Kane remake, basically a movie length version of that scene in Titanic where Rose shocks people from the past with her vaguely progressive views.

@lukeharper8231

2 жыл бұрын

I consider The Social Network the modern day citizen kane

You skipped over the influence of the Chinese market. Even if Americans and Europeans don't go to the theaters, as long as the movie releases in China its almost guaranteed to turn a profit. This is why so many movies now feature Chinese cameos or are partially shot in China. This also means everything has to be dumbed down to make translation easier. Puns and other forms of verbal humor don't translate well. Fart jokes do.

@anonb4632

4 жыл бұрын

They also make political compromises.

@JohanKylander

Жыл бұрын

@@anonb4632 And social compromises.

@c.d.dailey8013

8 ай бұрын

Oh. Good point. Movies are dumbed down for China. This is not to say that Chinese people are stupid. If anything they are likely smarter than Americans. Dumbing down just makes the translation process easier. The biggest example of pandering I have seen is in Marvel. One of my favorite Marvel heros is Doctor Strange. Then I thought it would be cool to have a real Asian superhero. This is opposed to a white superhero that trained in Asia. Dr. Strange would have been a good candidate for Asian representation even if required a race change. This didn't happen. Later there was an Asian superhero named Shang Chi. I thought this guy was great. His movie is awesome for a Marvel movie. One amusing thing is that Shang Chi and the bunch of other Asian characters are explicitly Chinese. Yeah. Asia is the largest continent of the world with a bazillion nations. Yet the movie just had to go for the Chinese specifically. I can tell this was an attempt to appeal to Chinese audiences. This was pandering to some extent.

Excellent video as always. I believe that you're missing the cause though. Theater attendance in the United States has been flat for the past twenty years. With so many other options for entertainment, people are not going to the cinema as much as they have in the past. Ticket sales and concessions have increased, even through two recessions in that period. Further, movies themselves have become easier and easier to make. Hollywood no longer has the monopoly on creating movies. Smaller studios are popping up all over the place. The only thing that the studios can offer that the smaller, more agile production companies can't is spectacle. Current studio movies have exorbitant, outrageous budgets. The average movie costs well over $100,000,000 whereas tentpole movies are well over $200,000,000. When they are spending that much on a single movie, they have to hedge their bets. So they focus on material that already has a fanbase or awareness. Also, as studios become more and more reliant on foreign box office to recoup their costs, the material needs to be as broad as possible to have, not only mass appeal to western audiences, but global audiences. The lowest common demoniator is no longer housewifes in Boise, now they have to appeal also to street urchins in Bangladesh. The middle budgeted movie, the movies that tend to be more artful, is all but gone from cinemas. And we are seeing the creators that would prefer to make mid-budgeted art films moving to television. Instead of being constrained by the limitations of a two hour long movie, they are choosing to explore the new storytelling opportunities that TV affords. Instead of spending 50 million on a single movie, they spread that 50 million over the course of 10 hour long episodes that aren't beholden to the limitations of a three-act structure and a four quadrant movie. And it makes more sense to those production companies too. They aren't fighting to draw people out of their houses, to pay a babysitter, and travel to a theater to buy a ticket and over priced concessions. Costs are offset by advertisers and subscription fees. This isn't the first time that movie studios have had to fight with television and other emerging media. And this isn't the first time that their response has been to create even broader movies of even more mass appeal with bigger budgets and spectacle over art. Basically it's being driven by us, the consumers, not the studios. The way we consume media continually changes. And the barrier for creating and distributing content is lower than ever, and therefore the amount of content available greater than ever.

Aw, you never really got into how it gets it so wrong, Stuff like John Carter and The Lone Ranger would have been great to discuss.

@DSan-kl2yc

6 жыл бұрын

Larry Bundy Jr lone Ranger is pretty good after you get past the beginning

@LordmonkeyTRM

5 жыл бұрын

Bloody Hell LBJ you don't half get about.

@Nocturnal_Neko

5 жыл бұрын

What about movies who has had numerous recreations made with the same source material. Example like robin hood, Greek mythology, three musketeers or things we've always seen before.

@MamaMOB

5 жыл бұрын

@@DSan-kl2yc I've never heard of line anger.

@DSan-kl2yc

5 жыл бұрын

@@MamaMOB *Corrected

The problem with the film industry is almost perfectly mirrored by the video games industry, and has the same root cause - the devastating implosion of the middle market.

@troin3925

6 жыл бұрын

furrymessiah The only other things keeping these industries alive are the indie communities. They’re given so much more creative freedom and don’t have to rely on corporate bullshit just to dumb down their products or kickstart a franchise.

"But I don't see why they have to be so by-the-numbers." This reminds me of a thought I'd had about the Transformers movies - Why are they so poorly written? They have a budget of $200 million. Can't they hire someone who's not terrible at writing? I'm not even asking for good writing, just not unnecessarily bad writing. Cut the bits justifying why a character can legally have sex with a minor, smooth out the plot so it's halfway coherent and stop rewriting the mythology every movie. There's 30 years of adequate material to mine, no need to make the situation more complex than "good robots fight bad robots" and plenty of room for action setpieces - which is why the audience showed up anyways. I guess what I'm saying is less "why aren't they good?" and more "why do they seem intentionally and unnecessarily bad?"

@nykcarnsew2238

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Ramon Michael Bay doesn't care when making them, they're basically just a cinematic jam session for him rather than proper films so he just does whatever he wants if it sounds cool or funny in the moment.

@handsomebrick

6 жыл бұрын

I wonder the same about MoS and BvS. Maybe the reasons are connected?

@milboxr9772

6 жыл бұрын

handsomebrick eh those actually tried I think

@davidh.4944

6 жыл бұрын

I'd say the DCCU has been nearly the exact opposite of the Transformers - too much thought and effort was put into their stories. Instead of creating simple, fun, action-packed, escapist super-hero films, they decided to make them darker, deeper, more realistic, and more complex. I actually applaud them for trying something different, rather than just going with the usual cookie-cutter approach, but sadly it's exactly the wrong franchise to do this kind of experimenting with.

@_yellow

5 жыл бұрын

I only watch Transformers for the jokes and action sequences. Sue me

And this is why I enjoy Ghibli films. They're incredibly hard to pitch tbh...Some of their concepts may sound mundane and even boring, but their brilliant execution makes them memorable. One just has to watch and experience the masterpiece for themselves.

@gabrielgonzales5907

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The Ghibli films are timeless masterpieces of art.

@mix1947

6 жыл бұрын

Arutemisu ok since you brought up ghibli I just wanted to say something that's been bothering me for a while now how come when it comes to any other director in live action or animation, no matter how good they are, it always seems like no one is allowed to criticise hayao miyazaki. everywhere I look it's always someone defending him. like how he literally told a bunch of cgi animators on a zombie walk cycle that it was terrible. most of the comments that I have seen are along the lines of "it insults him to see traditional animation go to the trash" like wtf he doesn't own animation. also I know the man is like what 78 or something but seriously you can make art in different mediums including computer based animations ever heard of dark souls. also there's a bunch of ok that doesn't make any sense comments he has made in the past. one of them was about how he hated the idea of the ipad because to him it looks like the hand gestures are someone who's "masterbaiting" I don't know, I mean the guys knows how to make films but I hate how everyone basically sucks his dick at this point

@mistertagomago7974

6 жыл бұрын

Vantachi gumi Well your right about him getting his dick sucked. Personally I think hes a great director but hes not flawless. Hes not very good at giving his films a satisfying ending (Spirited Away is a good example) also I think personally speaking Princess Monoke is the most overrated animated film ive ever seen. His best work by far imo was Future boy conan a tv anime series he did before Ghibli.

@mix1947

6 жыл бұрын

Mister Tago Mago but for normal ghibli fans they wouldn't even know what that is, nor do they want to watch something that looks incredibly dated. My personal favorite director would either be between satoshi kon (perfect blue, paprika), or shinichiro watanabe (cowboy bebop)

@PilgrimVisions

6 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure I remember his vocal disapproval of the zombie demo was not because he dislikes CGI, but because he felt the particular model was dehumanizing and exploitative. His films do generally have noticeable flaws with plot or pacing, but their humanity and integrity is a large part of what makes Miyazaki so loved.

Could it have turned out any other way, though? Eventually, Hollywood was going to happen on the ideal formula for turning out films with the optimal mass market appeal. We can wax nostalgic about the Hollywood that used to be, but _that_ Hollywood was always on a track to become _this_ Hollywood. You'd expect that Hollywood would be more willing to take greater risks earlier on in its history. And you'd also expect that as time went on it would settle into familiar patterns, having learned from its earlier risk-taking ventures what was most likely to generate box office success. Similarly, sequels and remakes were _always_ going to become more common over time. There is a finite number of stories to be told in film form: eventually Hollywood was going to have to start going back to the same well. Not that I'm resigned to it, or think it's useless to ask for more originality, creativity, and risk-taking in film-making. I want to see more of those things too. I just think it's pointless to wish for any Hollywood of yesteryear. That Hollywood would just become this Hollywood all over again.

@floraposteschild4184

6 жыл бұрын

I partly disagree. Hollywood, and all film industries have had their ups and downs, because great films demand great audiences. Not that there weren't a lot of poor films when the studio system was at its peak, in the 1920s through the 1950s, but it attracted the best and brightest, because at least part of its audience was hungry for films that were sophisticated or challenging. Similarly, in the Vietnam and post-Vietnam era, audiences gave maverick directors a boost. Are modern audiences finally getting bored with recycled product? It's hard to say, but a lot of the more adult productions have moved to the TV/online market -- compare Marvel TV vs. Marvel films. Netflix has actually got me watching superhero programs, which is impressive given how much I hate superhero films. They're not the greatest thing ever, but there is obviously more love and care put into the TV product.

@AdamLeuer

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the response. So, to make sure I understand you correctly, you're saying Hollywood's output is the product of what audiences desire to see (correct me if I'm wrong). So then are you saying that modern film-goers are less demanding or have less sophisticated tastes in films?

@floraposteschild4184

6 жыл бұрын

To an extent, yes. How many times have you read in a movie review comment section "you're just nitpicking! Turn off your brain. I just want to relax at the movies" or "it was boring. Anyone who likes it is being pretentious"? There are times when audiences want to see fluff and the familiar, and other times when they want more challenging films. These days, who shleps out to the theatre on the opening weekend? Oscar baity movies (aka movies) aside, teenagers, young males and dating people in their twenties. Not to put them down, since there's always a variety of tastes, but maybe not the greatest audience for something deep. The adults are cocooned at home with their giant TVs. If, say, there were a big downturn in the economy and people's homes were less comfortable, you'd see more adults in the theatre. It's not just the audience. The process feeds on itself. The more easy sequel/prequel/young adult films are made, the more some audience members are driven away. For example, every few years, a female-oriented film does really well, and Hollywood freaks out: "OMG! Guys! Women want to see movies. Who'd have thought?" Unfortunately, they're not as easy to make, and have to be good, at least some of the time.

I don't disagree that Marvel films represent cynical movie making but I honestly believe they're so successful (in a large part) because they're far more "pure" than most similar movies ... Marvel got into the movie business in a large part because they believed that their characters and stories could be made into good movies and were tired of seeing their properties bastardized by the studios they sold them to. I think they have been highly successful at this goal, and they have created a pretty decent collection of movies that are entertaining while still being representative of the source material. Where Marvel struggles (in my opinion) is they're tied to an episodic story telling model and, much like the Simpsons, nothing can really change from episode to episode. Suspense is eliminated because you know that no one of any importance is at risk and that nothing of any consequence will actually happen.

@KTK44

6 жыл бұрын

What do you mean with "pure"? BTW I agree that MCU lacks suspense and originality due to the tied in universe. There are never any important characters killed off, because they are all cash cows and we already know they'll return cause the next four movies has already been announced. Furthermore the whole concept is stupid, cause we always get a weird or downright dumb excuse as to why the other avengers can't help X fight crime in his/hers stand alone movie. It's dumb, but it's unfortunately something we have to accept. I much rather prefer Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy cause they where stand alone heroes with much at stake. Recently Logan did the impossible thing of making Logan a stand alone hero movie and what a movie it was. I'm so glad we got Logan in this sad sad time for superhero movies. I do not share your positivity towards MCU. I feel and fear that they will soon create superhero fatigue the way the world once got western fatigue.

@KTK44

6 жыл бұрын

Me too. What is your stance on constantly feeling/knowing that if X Avenger doesn't save the world, then the others could just fly in and do it? It always irritates me, cause it makes the stakes seem so small. I first noticed it in Ant-Man which I overall liked, but I thought it was a bad idea to include Falcon cause it reminded audience of wondering why the other Avengers weren't there. Before that I just lived in ignorant bliss and didn't think about where the others were. Now I think that all the time. It takes me out of the suspension of disbelief.

@KTK44

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed, although there is a way to perhaps do it. Makes the stake high, but the scale small. Meaning that the stakes are only high for a little amount of people, let's say the hero. I would like to see a proper made MCU movie where the villain just plain down wants to kill/taunt X hero for whatever reason. A sort of Batman v Joker scenario. I don't need anymore of these the world is at stake movies. I think they could benefit if they made it personal between the hero and the antagonist. But given that one of my other main issues with MCU is boring villains I doubt they can pull it off, to my likening at least.

@briansergeant

6 жыл бұрын

And the MCU gave us another thing I loathe about modern Hollywood. The stupid post credit sequel bait scene.

@jakerockznoodles

6 жыл бұрын

KTK I think the problems are related though, it's harder to make an interesting villain in a large world-ending scale film. Personally, I think the "big bads" in this kind of fiction are rarely interesting in and of themselves.

So a "high concept" film is a movie that has a concept so simple a person could explain it while high

I just want to say I love your content and editing style. I can't understand why you are not more popular, but I don't think it will be that way for long. Keep it up!!!

Sadly the same thing is happening in videogames. Granted, indie games are more accessible than indie films, but it's similar.

@handsomebrick

6 жыл бұрын

In videogames it's definitely reversing, at least.

@avenge2168

6 жыл бұрын

Henry Brown I would say less video games like these are being created and developers care more about storytelling and video games as a medium even in the 'AAA' sector where games like the witcher 3 tell excellent character and political stories or spec ops the line showing the horrors of war nier automatas existentialism and questions on AI hellblade being a look into mental health and the indie market like you already mentioned.

@iidirectxii7545

6 жыл бұрын

Henry Brown Agree. Sadly the movie industry, the music industry and now sadly the video game industry have all fallen in to the same trap.

@mistertagomago7974

6 жыл бұрын

II DIRECTx II I'll be fair and say its not as bad with videogames. Its happening with them too for sure though.

@Ray03595

6 жыл бұрын

+Noah Nevet Videogames dont have to have good stories, or even character development though, unlike movies. Unique gameplay and changes to traditional shooters/platformers/fighting games is what will save videogames from becoming redundant. Indies are definitely leading that change. But CoD, FIFA, etc. will always sell like crazy, which I'm fine with as long as there are creators giving us alternatives.

Sylvester Stallone has played the same two characters in 12 blockbuster films. Think about that.

there should be a fan club for your lava lamp

@KookiesNolly

6 жыл бұрын

OMG I love that lamb, that was the most interesting part of the video. I was just looking through the comments to find someone who would like to create a fan club . We could call ourselves LavaLovers?

@ashkore2468

6 жыл бұрын

Jackie Perez same thing

@uzefulvideos3440

6 жыл бұрын

LavaLovers sounds nice.

@TwistedTB

5 жыл бұрын

Its impossible to find a quality lava lamp that lasts more then a couple months in the USA. Apparently they still make quality lava lamps in the UK.

@TwistedTB

5 жыл бұрын

stellvia hohenheim too much info dude. Lava lamp liquid is just different densities of paraffin wax. Probably not a good first choice for lubricant but might work in a pinch.

A well-thought-out editorial, but lacked mention of the tipping point that caused all this: the 70s and directorial control. Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" had so many extra expenditures and so many delays to its release that it cost the company money and bad publicity. The introduction of the blockbuster also affected the industry.

That lava lamp is too fricking hypnotic.

Explain The Emoji Movie to a caveman

@genuineculter5640

6 жыл бұрын

Pictographs live in a box and are used to talk to other members of the tribe through other boxes. The pictographs are alive, and one rebels or something.

@figjam9530

6 жыл бұрын

drop pants, take a shit on the ground. point to the turd. done.

@handsomebrick

6 жыл бұрын

Actually that's a fair point, I think The Emoji Movie might not be a high concept film.

@stranger59

6 жыл бұрын

Cave paintings have feelings.

@iidirectxii7545

6 жыл бұрын

Take him outside, find a huge pile of Mammoth shit and point at it.

Hopefully, the success of low-concept movies like the arrival will stimulate Hollywood into making more low-concept, original idea movie.

The suits that run Hollywood's big studios nowadays seem to have a work philosophy that goes like this: "we will milk this cow, non-stop, until it drops dead in the ground... then, we must find another cow to milk to death and we better do it soon". As you have well put it, right now this is paying off for them big time... But in the long run, movie-goers could very well quit going to cinemas once they get fed up with all this and find a better offer of entertainment somewhere else; signaling the end of the dominance of Hollywood's feature films as we have come to know it for a little more than a century now.

@midnightshawarmallama4012

6 жыл бұрын

jordel2010 Well, video streaming services could become an unintentional competitor to Hollywood unless Hollywood moves all their money and focus on video streaming services (maybe)

@anonb4632

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing new. In the past, some elements of Hollywood churned out horse operas and endless Robin Hood films.

3:10am? Really George..? Ehh I can go to bed at 3:21 I suppose.

@erick-pj4yv

6 жыл бұрын

BaRKy *it was **10:11** pm when he upload here*

@smokeylonesome4328

6 жыл бұрын

5:20 P.M.

@mickles1975

6 жыл бұрын

I didn't expect to see you here, BaRKy. You have excellent taste in youtube channels, Sir.

@hereisyoursign6750

6 жыл бұрын

BaRKy It's 10PM here

@heisvi9317

6 жыл бұрын

Squidward: Who watches videos at 3:00 AM Patrick: Oh boy 3:00 AM

Hey Bro, I grew up a mist the 80's and 90's and all the pop-culture glory in full splendor.. I am also a filmmaker.. I've worked (rather played) on this type of playgrounds as a D.P. (I believe it is D.O.P. correctly) and I just luv your show, all the films and movies you mentioned I thunk of them in similar terms, my opinion in regards to the film industry is also similar, if not more judgmental in my way of experiencing the media first hand and all its politics, keep up the good work bro.. GOD BLESS YOU & YOURS.

I used to think that high concept meant it was more intellectual or more difficult to understand. Like how high art is the more arty art. It seems like low concept should be the term because low equates to easy as in easy to understand what is going on.

Kudos to the excellent custom thumbnail for this video. I thought to myself, "What could Spider-Man, Star Wars, the Emoji Movie (or at least the Poop), and 'High-Concept' have in common?" I was compelled to check out the video. LOL

Thank you Mr. Rockall-Schmidt, someone that's willing to bring up valid points where films nowadays are product instead of art. When corporate machines (Disney in particular) get so involved in a production that whatever comes out is bubblegum family-friendly "safe" ho-hum material that makes people move on to the next product instead of challenging them to make something interesting, then this is where we are. Sad thing is, millions of dollars are always part of a movie's return for one reason-to make the corporate machine even bigger to create more mindless and product-endorsement movies that don't push the creativity of the human mind further.

I have numerous Charlie Chan, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, Mummy, and Dracula movies made before 1950. There were 2 Creature from the Black Lagoon sequels. Sequels and remakes have always been the bread and butter of Hollywood. Out of the 450 or so movies released to theatres in a given year only about 1 in 10 is a sequel or remake and yet they make up about 50% of the box office.

Quality is getting to be too much to ask for from Hollywood anymore. They think we're all idiots, and to an extent, that line of thinking isn't too far off the mark, unfortunately.

George is now going form the channel that gets the "you need more subs" to the channel that gets "you gained so many subs been here since 10k!". Keep it up man!

So glad to have discovered this channel. Awesome stuff.

I have a lack of proper words to explain how much I love and appreciate your videos. Thank you for your thought provoking and intelligent dismantlement of concepts I've always recognized while watching films but never explored. You are wonderful.

I love the low angle "Isn't there?" at 10:31.

And that's why I like it when Hollywood takes a risk with something new and original like with John wick and many of Christopher Nolan films.

@miguelpereira9859

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Brasel Christopher Nolan went way too safe with Interstellar tho

@chrisbrasel9049

6 жыл бұрын

It's still well made overall.

@Silhouetters

6 жыл бұрын

He went safe with Dunkirk too, WAY too safe.

@Alchamei

6 жыл бұрын

Silhouetters Dunkirk safe? It may not be the biggest Nolan's flick, but it was extremely unique for a war film, given its non-linear storytelling.

@anonb4632

4 жыл бұрын

Interstellar was derivative and went with the "real space is in the self" line. We're in the Dark Ages as far as science fiction goes, but I have high hopes for the Dune remake. That might reintroduce some more intelligence back into the onscreen genre.

Really appreciate this video, I agree with you completely on this matter. As a writer and artist myself trying to break in the industry, I hope that Hollywood will take those original ideas that are seen as threats, and make successes with those, rather than rely on what is easy and quick cash. It could be a game changer for the film and animation industry.

This might've been your best video yet, George! Well done!

The bubble is going to burst. It has to. This "Eeverything they're releasing is a reboot or a sequel" thing is already beginning to show fatigue. It may not happen this year or next year, but all it will take will be a couple of flops to just break things.

@anonb4632

4 жыл бұрын

I got this with Avengers Endgame. I had some goodwill towards Marvel films, but skip some of them. Endgame was trying to tie up threads from a dozen films, some of which I had no interest in seeing (Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2l

Thanks for making such great videos.

I really just want to say that I love your videos and you make every topic you cover very in-depth and engaging

Amazing video, you put into words every opinion I have but had trouble materializing into coherent speech! Also very well paced and insightful, with good examples and counter-arguments to show the full scope of the discussion. Keep up the great work!

I'd love to see you talk about audiences and what role and influence they play in all this, how they've changed since the 70s.

Love your channel. You overlooked the highest grossing movie of the year was just a live action remake of a beloved animated classic. How more safe can you get?

Gotta be honest, LOVE THIS CHANNEL AND IT'S LAVA LAMP!!!! Keep up the good work, George!

I love your videos! Almost a 100 k! Keep it up!

I think the only director really capable of making good high concept films today is Christopher Nolan. His filmography consists of many complex high concept films with deep themes and interesting characters.

You made a quick aside about award bait films being just as cynical as commercial high concept films. I'd love to see a video about the other side of the coin.

I appreciate the quality of the videos you make, and that you present your ideas and beliefs without hesitation. This has been something I have been thinking about for some time, and I would love to hear your ideas for a solution.

Okay... third video in a row that rocks ! I'm subcribing just to support the channel, it's entertaining, and yet trying to think. I feel the effort to make good analysis with quality and without being obnoxious, thumbs up well deserved, keep going ! [ I hope I won't be disappointed later and regret those words haha]

Don't discount the influence of Content providers like Netflix who buys up any presentable IP for their service to flood the market with these high concept films. some are passable as good films like bird box while others are not so great but maybe somewhat enjoyable to watch

The lava lamp was off the hook in this one!

@handsomebrick

6 жыл бұрын

Turn up the def for the full experience.

Wow, that lava lamp is so calming to watch while you talk. Brilliant idea!

You bring up excellent points in your videos Georg! I raise my glass to you! Cheers!

Here's the thirty second elevator pitch that randomly came to my mind: Stephen King is drawn into a world where his creations are real but he breaks the fourth wall as he is aware he is actually in a movie. Along the way he challenges himself on his approach to the world and film making as he tries to survive. What is wrong with me?

I think when you account for intention there's still a lot of artistry possible in sequels and shared universes. Television has been taking a lot away from movies in esteem and captivating storytelling, and I think film is learning from that. Marvel intended the Thanos arc pretty early on and so planned pretty comprehensive character arcs over many films, ergo increasing its value as a single story. Many have remarked that the MCU is just the highest budgeted TV show ever. Then of course attempting the same thing with no plan or a poorly thought out plan does not make the same level of thought-out story arc. Universal's Dark Universe was 100% cynical 0% art. Marvel's universe was 100% cynical and... darn it, it has some artistry to it. It was planned. You can say it's bad art, but you know someone was there genuinely trying to make a cool story across 20- something movies.

You, Sir, make excellent content. It is pleasing to see you subscriber count rising with each video you produce...you certainly deserve it.

I'm so glad I found this channel!

So does "High Concept" mean a Concept you'd come up with while High? "I've got an idea! It's a story about... A toaster! YEAH! A TOASTER! He's friends with like, a vacuum cleaner and a blender, and they'll go on some grand adventure to find their owner!"

@mix1947

6 жыл бұрын

Throttle Kitty bitch wtf what's that movie called? I got a better one seth Rogan film pitch ideas seth: ok I got an idea everyone else: ayy he got something seth: WUT if everyone starts giggling seth: WUT if everyone is on the brink of tears of laughter Seth: what if food smoked weed 😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😃😂😃😂😂🤣😂🤣🤣😃🤣😃😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣

@roorman

6 жыл бұрын

lol brave little toaster

@mistertagomago7974

6 жыл бұрын

Vantachi gumi I found this funnier than i should have.

@ChestersonJack

6 жыл бұрын

Vantachi gumi It's called Brave Little Toaster

Such are the woes of the late capitalist art scene. . . ."Workers of the world, unite!" You have nothing to lose but your vapid big budget film franchises.

Georg you're absolutly amazing with your analyses. Im still catching up on all your videos but i have to say you're kinda like my new Bob Ross. Before bedtime i just have to watch/listen to you talking away on movie/series related subjects. Keep up the good work and never forget to put in those classic movies we've all seen to have forgotten over the years!

When we think of "high concept" of the 70's and 80's we remember movies as a perfect blend of creativity and commercialism, however the Hollywood of the time probably saw itself scrabbling around still trying to find its feet; ever striving for the refined high concept we have now and beyond. Predictably well crafted and bland.

I've seen a lot of videos like these and many are overwhelmingly negative, or angry but this one hit the right note. I find it very difficult to judge a superhero films' Hollywood Cynicism value because the comics have been printed for decades. They have as many stories to tell as James Bond does and I can see someone wanting to make another "Spider-Man" in order to finally bring their favorite story or character to life. It just needs to be done in a way that feels fresh and entertains.

Just posted a video on "Remakes" with a similar core interpretation. Remakes are often just cash grabs and they often flop because they are so hollow, but I found some amazing films including "The Revenant" (2015) that are actually remakes but they had their own vision and weren't "High Concept" and didn't need to be marketed as Remakes because that was not their sole purpose.

I actually learned something! Great episode. ❤️

These are always a treat to listen to when i work on things. Keep up the good work man.

Georg gets us ya know? He's transcended the mortal plane and speaks to us from a seemingly comfortable house, somewhere Mexico. Like the guy from shawshank redemption. Kindof.

Holy shit, you had hair two years ago?

@willnill7946

6 жыл бұрын

It doesn't last forever

@LividImp

6 жыл бұрын

Mine has.

@ultramarine0123

6 жыл бұрын

will Nill z

@JustNatax3

6 жыл бұрын

Alan Gohel I know right ... What happened buddy? :(

Another excellent video. Great work!

Love your content, keep up the great work

9 thousand more subs!!!

Great videos, Chief!

even if i know nothing of the subject of the video, whether it is a movie, a series, a concept, i find myself really enjoying your videos, i feel you explain in a way that cuts the fluff and goes right to the point, my type of content

this dudes dry humor had me laughing.

The money involved is CRAZY. Easy money triumphs over creativity and talent building. That's why quality of product has declined across the entertainment industry (movies, tv, music and sports).

Yeah, I really like your cadence and information. I always look forward to your vids.

Looking forward to the Masters of the Universe discussion... and I'm glad I found your channel.

It'd be really cool if you capsule make a video talking about the terrific works of David Lynch.

@mistertagomago7974

6 жыл бұрын

Star Fucker I'd rather see him do Luis Buñuel instead tbh.

@smokeylonesome4328

6 жыл бұрын

Never heard of him.

@mistertagomago7974

6 жыл бұрын

Hes the father of surrealist cinema.

@smokeylonesome4328

6 жыл бұрын

Nobody can top Lynch (my favorite director), but I'll check him out!

@testest12344

6 жыл бұрын

Mister Tago Mago Any specific movies by Bunuel that you'd recommend?

could u do a essay on Alex Jones?

@willnill7946

6 жыл бұрын

Alex jones is a character

@agentkwavy460

6 жыл бұрын

will Nill that's why Alex Jones is a joke

@spacesiphonophore9191

6 жыл бұрын

gillee jalisco I don't want no damn politics here. This is a sacred place.

@agentkwavy460

6 жыл бұрын

Frank The Werewolf hahaha u guys are contradicting what u beleave u can love Alex jones,and I can think he's a joke research haha trust me u don't gotta do much to know it's all for the show lol

@spacesiphonophore9191

6 жыл бұрын

gillee jalisco Bruh. I am having such a hard time replying to anyone. KZread sends me an email but the comment is buried beneath everything and sometimes it doesn't even show up.

I watch a lot of youtube, particularlly about movies, and I have to say every time I watch your videos it feels refreshing.

Excellent video, I completely agree with everything you have brought up and as someone who intends to become a film maker it really annoys me of the lack of truly complex and creative movies coming out these days. You simply don't see films on the same level as they used to be and they rarely linger in your mind after you watch them. The best films are thought provoking and important to our perception of the world and very few films do this these days its shameful.

MONEY OWNS ART

@Aff3ct000

5 жыл бұрын

Pedophiles create money

@SeniorAdrian

5 жыл бұрын

powerfull statement

I think Tom holland is the best Spider-Man yet. Now if only we can get him into a flims as great as Spider-Man 2.

@KTK44

6 жыл бұрын

That'll never happen.

Coming off of seeing a bunch of rant videos, this was actually a bit jarring to see, but it's really good and informative. Very enjoyable watch

This is it, this is what I constantly want to say to people when I have a problem with a film but I'm unable to vocalise it. Thank you

PREACH. I think there is no better summation of your view of Hollywood cynicism then Spiderman Homecoming. Spiderman to me could always stand on its own. It didn't need the Avengers or the rest of the Marvel Universe to function. He had a rich history, the best rogues gallery next to Batman, and a character that defines what makes Marvel MARVEL. So out of fear of retreading Rami and making the mistakes the Marc Webb movies did they had to embrace all this MCU stuff for what would become essentially a Civil War sequel and in the grander scheme an episode in the MCU. While I personally think Tom Holland has the best portrayal of the character and the movie is entertaining I think the script handicapped the emotional core of the character 'Great Power Comes Great Responsibility' because 'We can't do the origin again' for the sake of the fans. It was good I just think it could of been better.

@Chactemal

6 жыл бұрын

Ryan McCurdy if you think having a shared universe isn't a part of spidey,read amazing spiderman #1 and the countless team-ups of spidey

@ArtyomLensky

6 жыл бұрын

So you're saying you wanted another Uncle Ben death scene?

@ArtyomLensky

6 жыл бұрын

So you're saying you wanted another Uncle Ben death scene?

@Chactemal

6 жыл бұрын

pathall homecoming didn't have it

@matman000000

6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad they didn't do another origin story and thought they've handled the connection to MCU pretty well. The entire movie is about Peter living in the shadow of the Avengers and trying to make his mark. It's not just a boring team-up or a random cameo like the other crossovers, it's the core theme of the story. And I was so happy with Peter's final choice to basically refuse immediate entrance to the MCU and finding his own independence and responsibility.

A movies quality is no longer relevant to it's commercial success, it's more about sensationalism and turning the release of your movie into an event. "This doesn't look very good, but I've never seen Superman fight Batman before so let's go see it!", "I've never even heard of Ghostbusters, but feminism! Let's go see it and stick it to those chauvinist pigs on the internet!"

@Chactemal

6 жыл бұрын

Damien Spoons batmanvsuperman is a concept people have wanted to see since 1930,it's not like they wanted just one group to see their movie like with ghostbusters

@browngirlinaclownworld2077

6 жыл бұрын

Lol, yeah, "Let's stick it to those chauvinist pigs while watching a film with one of the most bizarrely racist caricatures of a black woman I've seen in a long time."

@virces6563

6 жыл бұрын

ghost busters has nothing to do with feminism

@virces6563

6 жыл бұрын

ghostbusters wasn't racist lol, silly sjew

@browngirlinaclownworld2077

6 жыл бұрын

+Capricae Nah, man. You're right. The loud, obnoxious, 'street smart' black woman who "don't know nuffin' 'bout no science" isn't the least bit offensive.

"Cleopatra," the epic color film that nearly sank 20th Century Fox, which was rescued by the black-and-white war movie, "The Longest Day."

I am just a fan of what you put out. The simple uet personal set up, the editing, and the cut aways make me laugh everytime.

Dredd was good

Personally, I don't believe that the MCU is fundamentally as cynical as something like "The Dark Universe", or "The Monster Universe", and maybe even to some extent the DCEU, simply because of the fact that the source material supports this sort of interconnection better than others because it has a long and established history of the universe it is portraying. While I think that the DCEU could very easily have been something similar, or possibly even better than the MCU, I think that it is hamstrung by its subpar early responses to the success of Marvel. Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad feel like fairly blatant attempts to copy Marvel's formula, but they put the cart before the horse, essentially releasing "The Avengers" before "Iron Man", as well as the generally more general issues with Suicide Squad as a stand alone film. However, there are certainly Marvel movies that are equally poorly executed, such as Thor 2. Conversely, the success of "Wonder Woman" makes me curious about the future of the DCEU, specifically "Justice League", as to if and how it will redeem itself from its early chapters.

@samwallaceart288

6 жыл бұрын

It's amazing that MCU didn't happen sooner, seeing as the whole "shared universe" idea has been in existence ever since DC threw their acquired properties into cross-over specials; shared universes are essentially the same exact thing migrated to a new format. However, movies have significantly fewer installments than comics do, so it's a lot harder to get right simply due to runtime. MCU's answer seems to be "make as many long movies as possible"; but I think they would be smarter to put more emphasis on quality over quantity; make fewer movies, but make each one as good as a year's worth of comics, quality-wise, combined.

@BlackChambermaid

5 жыл бұрын

It wasnt but now it is

@999SickBoy666

5 жыл бұрын

@@samwallaceart288 Shared Universe existed in movies since - at least - the 1930s.

Found your channel 2 days ago. Have been binge watching since. I really should stop now!!!

High concepts can really be applied to any film.

I don't think the cynicism is singularly placed on the motivations for making a film but also in the tastes of the audience. Everything has to have some edgy flavor to it to please these jaded kids that are growing up now. It can also be argued that the cynicism is in the perception of audience intelligence. Movies don't make people really think anymore. Unless it is some kind of stupid artsy film that nobody will ever see.