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I don't like it how people with no discernible talent get to pass judgement on people who go to all the effort to create, develop and perform an act. Those who can, do. Those who can't, judge.

@christopherpenny6216

4 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏

@tomobrien4149

4 жыл бұрын

@John Panter Everybody's a critic, John. But really, we need negative feedback to improve.

He's just made rice and water come from nowhere - and they're saying: "is that it?" They're rude.🤔 Next time he should make blood l think

@christopherpenny6216

4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was rude too.

@tomobrien4149

4 жыл бұрын

Simon's reaction was honest; it was mine exactly. Considering how unentertaining the performance was ( and disappointing ) Simon was, for Simon, especially restrained. We've seen him beyond rude, cruel even. Our surprise was that it was over.

@JumblyJumble

4 жыл бұрын

It's not rude at all. It's honest. If you watch a magic trick and can think of only one way it could have been done, that's probably how it was done. I've seen a similar trick performed with Tibetan singing bowls. Singing bowls don't have giant reservoirs at the base. Ben Hart used bowls with those big reservoirs to store everything. The judges, at least, knew (or could guess) that's how the trick was performed because it was the only way. The magic was not that impressive and neither was the method. It felt like it was missing the final pay off of a good performance. It felt abandoned two-thirds through.

@dismalthoughts

2 жыл бұрын

@@JumblyJumble Obvious magic can still be awesome with a great presentation. Unfortunately... he _shouldn't_ have followed up the "that's not the trick" joke with a legitimately unimpressive "trick". But I think his body language was the biggest nail in the coffin. He conveyed a huge lack of confidence (a couple of awkward laughs after jokes, looking up after the actual rice trick for approval from the audience, the rushed pace of his storytelling, etc), and your body language has one of the biggest impacts (if not the biggest impact) on how your audience perceives / responds to you. But we all have our bad days. Who knows what he might have been going through at the time? Dude kills it on the regular and is definitely beating me at the magic and showmanship game 😛

Mr. JP in the flesh, at it again with the HOTTEST MAGIC REACTIONS on the interwebs. Keep it up, broski! Love this channel!!

Ben Hart wins everyones heart through his magical skills,plus he is such a handsome young man🎉❤

Now im finding my self go back and watch all your old vids i Haven't seen.. Love your content man. They keep me from depression..

@JasonParkerMagic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Becky, glad to hear you find enjoyment in the videos I make. And hope you feel better. One good thing is reviewing your accomplishments, and reviewing the good things in life you are thankful for. Plus... find some topic to learn about. If you are learning... it can be a path to travel forward of discovery that brings meaning and inspires you in other ways. :)

That was great act . Judges are not appreciating the depth of his act , I guess they just wanted cards vanishing

@andreaskarlsson5251

4 жыл бұрын

I loved the story and the magic trick but I didnt feel like they where the best together. I feel like it fell flat and was expecting it tongo bigger. I also felt like the story ended short as well. Really love him tho, was my favorite of the series.

@DL-kc8fc

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't listen to the judge at all - they're dumb. However, it is true that the output had no philosophical depth and no wow effect. Water forced the hydrophobic granules, aka rice, into the free space of the hemisphere. The water was prepared in a mantle tank and poured into the second hemisphere by flipping. It really isn't for any story, motivational or otherwise. Not everything looks good in conjunction with a fictional story. Such spells are performed in a sub-program of better spells.

@clotho5437

3 жыл бұрын

No it really felt awkward. I don't believe that you didn't sense it as well. The trick was great but the performance had something erroneous with it. If you take only the positive of what he did then great but if you take it into everything into account, the awkwardness overtook the performance

Man, I love when I see the email notification that you have a new video out. I wish I had an endless stream of them. lol. Thanks dude. :)

I remember performing the Chinese rice bowls on stage when I was young.. One messy trick to say the least.

@xdragon2k

4 жыл бұрын

That's because you didn't put a giant hammock in front of you to catch all them rice.

The individual rice grains were, potentially, a good act that could have led to more. It definitely needed to be close up. Or it needed to be better designed - build a river and use reflections.

Hart's Performance: Singular, monochromatic. We are used to "double endings", two punch lines, disappearing items and then, SURPRISE, items reappear. Simon, "Is that all?", sums it up. That was the only surprise and it was one of incompleteness and disappointment.

Amazing 00:49 earbuds magically appear!!! Bravo!

Seemed like he maybe had a sudden lack of confidence and even abandoned the trick midway cause it sure felt like there was more to come. Or should’ve been. “Is that it?”

This reminds me of when Eric Chien nailed his acts only to do a really poor show towards the end that finished his run

Go watch the SNL video called "back home ballers" and the word "bowl" will begin to make you laugh every time you hear it.

What a cool guy Jason is.

Love you Jason

I like the trick. It was a seemingly impossible feat. Maybe the judges had a problem with the presentation, but the actual effect was great. I didnt see Hart do any dirty work, and I have almost no idea where the extra rice and water came from. I think AGT wanted an over-the-top performance. Thanks for the video!

Aesop: This is what happens when you get ideas above your station. 🤔

You've never seen people with amber eyes? Oh my. I've known 3 people with amber eyes and it's so pleasant to look at them.

@tomobrien4149

4 жыл бұрын

On my way to race at Sebring, Florida, we stopped at a Howard Johnsons about half way. Our waitress, a pretty blonde, had one brown and one blue eye; not contact lenses. It was very disconcerting, fascinating at first, but then I just couldn't look at her. She told me that it was not rare but in all my travels I've never encountered that again.

@ASMRyouVEGANyet

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomobrien4149 it's called heterochromia. It isn't rare and can be like that in both eyes (2 colors in both eyes). For example my eyes are yellow in the middle and greenish blue on the outside. It's basically anything that isn't one color in both eyes. Think David Bowie or Mila Kunis, and there might be other famous people who have it.

@tomobrien4149

4 жыл бұрын

ASMRyouVEGANyet? Thanks for responding. The waitress said " not rare " but in spite of that being true I never encountered another example. Small sample size, I guess, but considering my exposure to people, that doesn't fit well. Happy Ground Hog Day or St.Jovita's. Half way thru winter!

@tomobrien4149

4 жыл бұрын

@ASMRyouVEGANyet? Always thought Bowie was just being weird with contacts. Guess not. "Heterochromia" .. easy to remember.

@ASMRyouVEGANyet

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomobrien4149 i actually saw another person with yellow eyes just the other day. It was at work, I work part time at a metaphysical shop. Her eyes were bright yellow! So cool!

Aesop: people are different, comparing yourself to others is usually pointless and can only lead to heartache. Reminds me of a saying in Hebrew (rough translation): "who is rich? He who is happy with what he has". Don't be jealous.

@JasonParkerMagic

4 жыл бұрын

well put :)

Spot on review.

A friend of mine saw Ben doing this trick at a magic convention for some months ago and said that it was really good. Maybe AGT The Champions is the wrong platform? Maybe the production forced him to perform this effect? 🙂

The elaborate net was more of a distraction than an element of the trick or was it both?

@erikkappelman4266

4 жыл бұрын

I would actaully say neither, it was supposed to 'set the scene' I think

It feels like his stage setup is for something big, but then he does close-up magic. Howie nails it with "How do we see that"? With the setup/cameras you can't appreciate the magic he does. With some tweaks, and some more practice on the presentation, this could be a great trick. Some great ideas, we're just never given the chance to appreciate them.

Aesop: we've all had those off days- at work - just get you're head down the next day and get on with your job in the hope that you're colleagues will be polite enough to forget it happened 🤔

Wow the judge part was hard to watch. But it's their job to be honest. I agree this didnt feel like an act he had fully honed. Good call there

I thought this was good but wasn’t exciting explosions. The judges want good tv not good magic tricks. This did seem like the middle of a magic show and not the Grand Finish.

@tomobrien4149

4 жыл бұрын

Good magic performances, which are much more than just delivered tricks, will usually make good TV, eg. Copperfield, Penn and Teller.

His timing and pacing was off. The trick can be good, but it just wasn't presented properly. He needs to work on his ability to hype the crowd up, keep them in suspense.

He shoulda made birds fly outta the bowl after he dumps the water. People always like birds as surprises lololol. Gives it that "ta-da" moment. Lmao. Facts tho.

@christopherpenny6216

4 жыл бұрын

I always was confused about the damned bird thing. If I am to stand on stage and show people I can make matter appear from nowhere... why the hell would I produce birds? Then again.... I wouldn't produce playing cards either. Hmmm. How about an ass production?

Man that was rough, huge build up video for his routine , and then he performs... the chinese rice bowls? It is a great trick, but his interpretation of it was odd, and left me hanging like the judges. (The trick is also very old and has been done by many different magicians, for many generations, and i wonder if simon recognized it...)

But... wouldn't the reflection of the bowl in the water still be filled with rice?

Like... A poorly thought out attempt off of a few ideas, I really liked the start too! Bummer... Nowhere near coins and fish, which has much better colors and a stronger sound. I think with a few other ideas this could be really neat, like somehow snapping the cloth if he's not using all that space... Like fold up the water and transition the story telling into a clean up vanish set.

This was about as sophomore a performance as I have ever seen. The trick itself is an old self-working chestnut, using cleverly deceptive bowls. The magician put no real effort into creating a miracle out of this material. This was a magician demonstrating the sin of pure laziness. He rushed the whole delivery. I hope he learns the correct valuable lesson from this. It's not about big versus little, or loud versus quiet, or flashy versus subtle. Its about art versus mediocrity, and only art will win.

Enjoyed it, but the performance was half an act that could use a cleanup trick that removed all the props leaving only the bowls.

@84TZ

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, an Eric Chin-ish big series of reversals and vanishes would be a neat touch. Could spin some more mysticism or finish the story on a soft landing.

Have you ever thought of doing AMT yourself? Great video man. I love the insights you give.

@JasonParkerMagic

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm it might be fun to try.... 🤔

A hesitant, almost apologetic performance with a terrible BARRIER created by the fake river. And - like you said Jason - the river was so large and the trick was so small... what a shame, he seems like a really lovely, genuine guy.

Aesop: Never accept an invitation for an event especially if you're unfamiliar with the correct social etiquette or you'll never be invited back 🤔

I think the problem is that he got a couple of chinese waterbowls, played with them for a bit, and there was more going on in his head than there was actually being preformed.

So i didn't like this performance. Ben Hart is a good magician but i feel from watching other performances that he sometimes misses in the cohesion of his magic, the storytelling, effects and timings don't walk hand in hand. Saying this, i couldn't do better 😅 but i think he can, it's just a matter of fine tune the rutines. Great reaction, great job 👍 Best of regards

hi agree with you very anticlimactic.. the net covered most of the stage giving the impression of a bigger illusion in the mix he should have maybe performed it as more of a close up kind of trick ...also looked and came across as a beginners trick ...although as we know the guy as talent ....aesop's fable (don't be an ass)

Have you ever auditioned for the show?

@JasonParkerMagic

4 жыл бұрын

Nope! Never have :)

He should have gone right up to the judges' table, and performed it there. Might have had a bigger effect on them.

@JasonParkerMagic

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s a good point....!

The problem was that he set it up as a big stage act, with the brooding music, lighting big prop, story line, so that is what was expected. That act would of been better done on a small table, cracking jokes, bright lights.

I think the trick would have been much better if the camera was close up, or he was closer to the judges, or whatever. His build up was cool, but when he told his story, it lacked something. I can only think he missed his dress rehearsal where he tells the camera where to be, etc. It was really more of a close up trick and he got lost behind the "river" which cut him off from the audience. Maybe they told him he could not spill any rice on the stage and he wanted something see-through... In any event, I don't think the story built, and the magic was less than mind-blowing. Needs to be much more than this for the AGT Champions. As for the fable, I think a lot of us become discontent when we see things others have that we do not (a new TV, Computer, Car, etc.). That is kind of what commercials are designed to do: make you want something you don't need because someone else has it. I agree the moral is to be happy if you have everything you need; and don't make an ass of yourself trying to be someone you are not! ;-)

He did look puzzled or hesitant at the beginning like there was something missing that he expected to see. Possibly a change to the act forced upon him by the producers? Something to do with the grains of rice, perhaps. Something to shrink the audience's focus and make it more intimate. I think you put this in later. He saved the wrong act for later? Might not have been his choice. Could have been a last minute catastrophe like with Eric Chien. If I remember correctly.

Started off kinda good then it dribbled out altogether! Didn't stay to watch him get ripped apart by the panel.

I'm not sure I understood the story, and why turning rice into water had anything to do with it. It was a nice trick though.

He made a huge build up for such small delivery.

The choice of act was really confusing. Granted shortening a 7min act to 3min is tough. Maybe this is part of a longer trick?

I agree I did not care for that trick it was to short

Please do a video reacting to ASI Wind's recent performance on Fool Us. OR if you happened to watch it on your own already while you were away from youtube, let me know so I can stop suggesting it :)

Apologies for being such a late comer to the party, but I have to say that I'm really enjoying JP's reactions! You got a great vibe going, and you're truly doing the magic brotherhood a solid by bringing the magic your way. I'm shocked that Ben Hart chose an Adam's Magic set trick to compete with. Kinda like bringing a traditional routine with the Chinese Linking Rings to FISM. Just doesn't make sense when you're as world class a magician as Ben is. Odd.

@JasonParkerMagic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much :)

Are you really one to judge his message coming here with fables?

Probably would have been better close up. Big stage took away from his effect. Although, I have seen those tricks before, it at least similar, so not too impressive.

Like watching David and Goliath that JP. Nothing as deep as Aeseop's fablesl, you just looked massive compared to the guy you were reviewing.

Even if this was real magic, it needs to entertain. This would be an amazing birthday party trick but when compared to Champions acts, it has to be perfect. Next time try sawing a woman in half for real 😕

He should have "emptied" the bowls again and again and pour water again and again. Maybe something went wrong and he had to stop.

Aesop: Protesteth you mayeth but the proletraiat, however much they protest, will never be equal to the nobility 🤔

Ben Hart's magic trick was good, but his performance wasn't spectacular, mind-blowing or touching- it was kinda 'confusing' in my opinion. I think that's the problem. Aesop's Fables: I agree with your interpretation. Another interpretation: jealousy makes you an ass(hole).

OK No oomph l get it now ...

Aesop Moral :- Do not try to gain favor by acting in a way that is contrary to your own nature and character.

@Aledharris

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Ezzi If you’re a servant, stay a servant. Aesop came from a very different time, can’t help but feel there might have been a more sinister meaning behind it.

First of all, he is a good magician, second of all, his performance this time was BullSh*t.....if I was a judge I would even give him a RED BUZZER ; and the CAMERA wasn't close to him we couldn't see exactly what he was doing......anyway I hope see him again with a really better performance.....good luck

Aesop: know thyself. If you're Dumbo you'll never be a ballerina just a circus act if you're theatrically inclined 🤔

His presentation was poor bt i love his work

React to miki dark evil act agt champions

@JasonParkerMagic

4 жыл бұрын

Just did! :)

Can’t help to think he probably messed up the trick and had to stop it halfway or risk the whole trick falling apart. It does seem at one point in the performance his confidence dropped 🤔

@erikkappelman4266

4 жыл бұрын

It seems like when he was showing that the other bowl still had rice in it he discovered some kind of problem and basically bagged the performance.

@JasonParkerMagic

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm I didn’t consider that. I suppose it’s possible ....

@Hoffenheim83

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the moment where he goes to show the rice in the other bowl he seems to be required to improvise. "There's still rice in the bowl, that's important" doesn't sound like a line he would have scripted for his performance. Immediately after he started a sentence and had to restart it with another one. And then there seems to be a whole part of the storyline missing, he never talks about that the other man, his reflection, has bowls of water. He just says that there's a man showing bowls of rice, so I must hold his bowls of water. Seems he had to skip all of the storyline where the water was supposed to be introduced.

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@JasonParkerMagic

4 жыл бұрын

One heart for Gamer Id

The "trick" was amazing, but the magic just wasn't there. A great story-line routine like that shouldn't have been presented the matter-of-factly, Davidblainey, woodenfacey way.

I know he can do better, but this particular performance was for laymen disappointing and for magicians even embarrasing. In my opinion buying a set of rice bowls from your magic dealer and adding a self made pattern to it is ok, but not a sign of champions league. At least he should have known, that leaving the judges of AGT with a philosophical thought would kill their attention immideately. Sad but true. :-D

It's a good trick but the presentation is very lacking...

Totally empty. Over proving.

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