The Prequels are Lore, The Original Trilogy is Writing.

@mcolville

6 жыл бұрын

+One Pun Man oh my god this is the best analogy.

@whentheshroomish

6 жыл бұрын

Even for lore, they're pretty lame. Like the mysterious Clone Wars, oh, what was that ancient conflict that's been teased since the very first movie but has never been expanded upon? Oh it was just a bunch of clone soldiers fighting a bunch of droids in a secession war. Just such a boring and lifeless idea.

@lionohday5197

6 жыл бұрын

I mean what else did you think it was going to be? A unlimited supply of Droids and an unlimited supply of clones, both smashing into one another as the jedi are slowly culled and corrupted till the land finally fell to darkness.

@whentheshroomish

6 жыл бұрын

Something cooler that uses the idea of cloning for something more than just infinite soulless husks? Clones of extinct beasts being unleashed into the galaxy? Evil clones of famous jedi or sith being created to lead an army? A conflict where the clone-using side keeps using more and more imperfect clones as they're losing?

@sclair2854

6 жыл бұрын

I mean I think the droids vs clones idea is a really good one. Star Was EU stuff certainly was able to use it to amazing effect. I think the major problem with the prequels is there's a good story in there, but its lost under how much Lukas's world building, clunky dialogue and pointless scenes and storylines.

This was actually a short video... i feel betrayed

@professorpantherhardraad3921

6 жыл бұрын

Capsr It was to bring balance to the force. Destroy the haters not breed more of them.

@robinthrush9672

6 жыл бұрын

Let's just call this video "Finn".

@samuelbrunkow7737

6 жыл бұрын

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

@Quietwulf1978

4 жыл бұрын

I was settling in for the full break down and then... the synth!

thumbs up for the blade runner notes at the end

@dustiningram90

6 жыл бұрын

The Blade Runner score is one of my dearest pieces of music. Just that excerpt is enough to get me misty! Keep up the good work Matthew!

I’ve always maintained that the prequels had some cool concepts on the macro level that it could never deliver on in the micro level and this video made me realize that’s even more true than I had thought. Thanks Matt!

Note that I left comments ON for this one, so this is your opportunity to say I missed the point, the Last Jedi is really about Failure (which, to a certain extent I agree with, since I think they failed to make a good movie) or they're about Letting The Past Die, in other words...the villain's thesis statement (what). Or that I think about this too much or whatever. Knock yourself out.

@1234kalmar

6 жыл бұрын

I think "The Author is Dead" applies here too. If you have seen the butterfly, it IS there, for you, and anyone else who sees it. Gosh, how many stories meant so much more to me than the writer ever possibly intended.

@tjn74

6 жыл бұрын

We should think more, not less. I finally got a chance to see the Last Jedi. Most of my friends hated on it pretty hard which might have led me to be more forgiving than if I had saw it opening night, expectations and all that. And while I agree with you pretty much on every point you made in the last video, I still think I like it more than Episode 7, which felt somewhat paint-by-numbers. For all the faults of 8, I think it's at least trying to say something or push the mythos forward (even if I disagree with that direction). I'm excited for the direction of Kylo Ren, which is something that I couldn't say before this movie.

@christopherhall1216

6 жыл бұрын

I am interested in hearing the train of thought that led you to believe that you were seeing a butterfly in ink spots... Also, I commend your advancement in editing. You promised and delivered.

@TehJaytius

6 жыл бұрын

I would have liked to have commented in support of your analysis on that last Star Wars video, but you definitely made the right choice to not allow comments, the twitter arguments about TLJ have gotten pretty ugly. The idea that it’s about failure is fine, there’s the nucleus of a great film in that idea... if it had been executed better. My problem is that none of the characters appear to learn anything from their failures so the movie just felt like a dirge of people making constant mistakes for no real reason.

@willemvandebeek

6 жыл бұрын

The Last Jedi is about loosing the Star Wars franchise to the millennials... But my GenX 2 cents anyways: I think the big mistake they made is they should have let Leya die instead of Luke... Are we going to get a CGI Leya in Star Wars 9? The whole audience is going to look for those CGI glitches in that movie, ruining the entire episode no matter if it will be a masterwork. It will be creepy no matter what they will come up with... :(

Ohhhh man I'd never considered a Del Toro Star Wars. What an excellent alternate reality it must be where that's a thing.

huh today is to be my first d&d session, I watched all of your vids and preped lost mines of Phandelver i have Legend of Drizzd minis and my dice, wish me luck Colville!

@adimiss

6 жыл бұрын

super 1 ante. Good luck my dude!

@srsheepdog2671

6 жыл бұрын

Good luck, and have fun!

@anteerceg527

6 жыл бұрын

ty guys

@Tresquall

6 жыл бұрын

Prepare for fun. I'm still pretty new, so we're starting this journey pretty much together. Let us know how it goes!

@ronathan02

6 жыл бұрын

I've been doing this since the summer, I'm sure by now you've already done the session and I hope it was great

"I probably shouldn't buy the thing, I will spend 15 mins playing with it and forget about it after."*buys the thing*-M. Collville, 2017

@mcolville

6 жыл бұрын

+Jacob Day Right but look how much progress I made!

@The1wsx10

6 жыл бұрын

why did the sound play before you pressed the button?

@AJSTITAN14

6 жыл бұрын

The fundamental sound-producing element of a modular synthesizer is a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). When you plug in a VCO it just starts generating a tone so you need an envelope filter to play a distinct note. So I assume that the M32 was just running an open oscillator. The M32 could boot up this way or maybe Matt had the filter off.

@Jacob-Day

6 жыл бұрын

This is true.

100percent need a Mat C full length analysis of these movies, after just sitting through hearts of darkness and its in depth literary deconstruction of apocalypse now, this touched my film studies nerve perfectl

@eskimojones3471

6 жыл бұрын

I recommend looking into redletermedia's prequel reviews. There's some roleplay stuff (think Nostalgia critic's sketches) that can get a bit... weird... but the reviews themselves are really solid.

I still think your examination of the Obi Wan-Maul dual is correct, it just doesn't have the series defining fate VS destiny theme. Instead the theme is the Jedi will die because they are not willing to embrace passion as Luke eventually does. The prequel jedi order fail because they are passive, waiting for guidance from outside sources. They never decide "this is whats right" or "I cant let my friend get hurt" the only Jedi who do this are Anakin and Obi Wan. I think as flawed as the prequels are the main message is that (like Luke being Vader) Anakin is Luke searching for a way to save his friends, the only difference is the Jedi forbid love from Anakin, they make him more machine than man. so in order to save his friends and the republic he is left with the dark side

@drakeford3238

6 жыл бұрын

S Clair The problems with the Jedi are something the prequels try to discuss, they're just bad at it. I will also note that Qui-gon's case is legitimately just losing the fight to a younger, faster opponent. Qui-gon is the representative of conscience in the debate between Conscience and Code, and the writing of his character does a very good job of that- it's just that the movie surrounding it isn't up to the task of exploring this. In a better Star Wars, this would be more clear, but it isn't well done here, and you're left to try and pull the pieces together. My complaint with Matt's interpretation (and I think he would agree) is that it's too focused are what he wanted the Prequels to do, and ultimately missed what they were trying (albeit, often failing) to do.

The Weird Al Yankovic song "The Saga Begins" goes to show us that Ep 1 had great potential as a story. /r/PrequelMemes shows us that the dialogue nailed the coffin shut.

@JakeB7734

6 жыл бұрын

Samuel Brunkow Absolutely - Weird Al wrote that from a story outline he was given before the movie was released, and from it he gave us an epic, moving tale from Obi-Wan’s perspective, centering him as the film’s missing protagonist. Many of the pieces of a great Star Wars movie were there, but hese films are made or broken in the editing room. I wish we could see what Marcia Lucas could have made from the raw footage.

I judge thee! In all seriousness, I was utterly convinced of the butterfly as you explained it. I feel like some ancient who was shown constellations and then immediately told that they are just stars and the shape alters from point of reference. Thanks?

@megatroymega

6 жыл бұрын

Literary analysis in a nut shell.

@scimmytag

6 жыл бұрын

I also believed he spoke truly, but I was taken aback that he would give such arguments...and was very happy to see he owed up to his mistaken believes of the past, thats a hard thing to do (at least for me)

Christ, i could listen to Matt talk about star wars for days. I like listening to other people who's points let me perceive stories from another viewpoint. Challenging and analyzing your own view points constantly is the only way to achieve personal growth. I think the biggest failure of the recent star wars movies is that Disney is too afraid to reach out. They're too timid to truly push into unknown star wars territory, always fluttering around known material, afraid to go in the deep end. Yes, it's dangerous in the deep end. That's where the awesome swimming takes place though.

@JacksonOwex

6 жыл бұрын

He is one of the most intelligent sounding people who talk about it that KZread sticks in my Recommended feed! Most people just say what they did or did not like and their opinion, they don't have the "evidence", for lack a better word, to show why they feel the way they do. His video yesterday mad me think of Rogue One in a completely different way! Not sure if it's good or not but it's different!

I just rewatched TPM the other day and I loved it, always have, always will. If you try to fit Christian allegory into the story, it will not fit, because that isn't at all what it's about. If you look at the film within the larger context, however, it all makes sense. The Jedi were deeply flawed people, who had lost their sense of "balance." They were all Yin and no Yang. This is why Kenobi was able to defeat Maul, not because he fought with emotion but because he allowed himself to feel, ie, he balanced the Light and Dark sides of the Force within himself. That being said, Qui-Gon was, at the time of the PT, the most balanced of the Jedi. He was more attuned with the "Living Force," which is why he showed the most compassion. Freeing Anakin and tampering with the dice wasn't a violation of fate, but a fulfillment of it---it was an act of compassion that the Jedi lacked. Notice that Kenobi would have likely abandoned Anakin to his fate, as he had no desire to save Jar Jar. When Qui-Gon died, Anakin lost the only teacher that could have steered him toward balance. It was the dogmatic, Light-focused Jedi Council that failed Anakin, simultaneously creating the means of their own downfall. This is not simply conjecture. It's touched upon numerous times throughout the PT. Both Yoda and Dooku talk about how the Jedi have lost their way. This beautifully sets up the OT, for when Luke refuses to strike down his father. Notice how both Yoda and the Emperor urge him to kill Vader. He chooses, instead, the middle path and brings balance to the Force. This is again mirrored in TLJ, when Luke tells Rey that it was hubris for the Jedi to reject the Dark Side, ie, their emotions and their compassion. If you look at the PT in the way Lucas intended, not as a Christian allegory but as a Taoist/Buddhist allegory, you may find more to appreciate.

@donnabeneviento3817

6 жыл бұрын

NICK ALIMONOS thanks

@AurorJeffrey

6 жыл бұрын

I agree with this. It's not surprising to me that Matt would disagree, given his preference for Middle Ages & Camelot-like myth. Both are interesting lenses through which to see these movies, but balance is such a massive part of Taoism (and not of Fate/Destiny/Grail), that the allegory seems more natural to me.

@cooldudejag

6 жыл бұрын

NICK ALIMONOS love this comment. Always enjoyed Episodes I and III , not so much II, but you have to give credit to the sheer amount of new material George put into the universe. Fresh, though not perfect ideas - unlike VII’s completely rehashing of a new hope.. major disappointment. Plus the prequels also arguably the best music for the franchise also?

@gpcovenant

6 жыл бұрын

Very well said. I have, and always will say, the prequels have the best story in Star Wars mired with the worst execution. It’s amazing how ambitious Lucas was trying to be. Unlike the sequels, which are the best executed with the worst story. I can look past bad execution. I can’t look past a bad story. Star Wars is mythological story telling. The sequels are not. And TLJ doubled down on that. At least force awakens is a good adventure story. TLJ is neither good mythological story telling, nor is it a good adventure story.

@ShayneRawls

5 жыл бұрын

Very well said

I love your analysis, and your point makes sense, but you're kinda missing the point with Qui-Gon. He tries to train Anakin because he doesn't listen, he knows that the boy is "too old" for Jedi training and still wants to be his master, Yoda is the one that only follows the code.

@dragonboyjgh

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's like playing Fiasco then. You can either do everything safe and by the book "the right way," or rebel completely, flying by the seat of your pants with an impossible plan that succeeds against all odds, but trying to straddle that line brings only ruin. Quigon tried to cheat destiny and make exceptions while otherwise still following the rules. And as the Good Book puts it: "I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other! But because you are lukewarm-neither hot nor cold-I will spew you out of My mouth!"

@justinz9225

6 жыл бұрын

Good point, Qui-gon routinely goes against the Jedi order in that movie. And I always chalked up Obi-wan's emotion to his youth, not necessarily his worldview.

Just stumbled onto your channel... And I honestly think you are a super smart and a great critical thinker. Well thought out and well articulated. Subscribed!

Someone did storyboard rewrites of the prequel trilogy on KZread and genuinly made it good. Obi Wan was the main character, Anakin's romance was a TWIST SURPRISE in Revenge of the Sith, Dooku and Maul had much more involvement, and it all generally made more sense in context of the original trilogy. On another note, I've seen it postulated that using the Force to expedite one's goals is the essence of the Dark Side. Luke used it to choke to guards rather than negotiate his way past. Qui-Gon used it to control the dice rather than trust the Force to guide the roll. Ben Kenobi mind tricking is an example of the opposite: it takes more time to twist perceptions and influence thoughts than it does to, say, punch or shoot a storm trooper. Thus, he is the iconic jedi. The Dark Side is based in selfishness and the quick, easy path.

@GonnaDieNever

6 жыл бұрын

Tyler H nah, that philosophy is just one of several embraced by the Jedi at various times. The Force is always in Flux and the best path is sometimes the most direct one.

@DarthMalnu

6 жыл бұрын

In my version of the prequels, Qui-Gon cheating at the dice game is the first domino in Anakins path to becoming Vader. Anakin is given no choice to leave Tatooine (in my version he loses the pod race and Qui-Gon decides to break his end of the bargain and effectively steals Anakin). He is treated as a machine long before he becomes one. Qui-Gon and the jedi use him fulfill their religious prophesy and justify their path as righteous. The Sith use him to take control of the galaxy. Obi-Wan uses him as a model to measure his own superior virtue against. He exists only as a tool of the force and nothing more. The only people who treat him with any sort of humanity are Jar Jar and Luke. Jar Jar's death in the battle of Naboo kills the last hope he had for compassion, and then Luke facilitates his redemption.

@jeffreyd71

6 жыл бұрын

I believe you are thinking of Belated Media “What if the Prequels were Good?”

@AurorJeffrey

6 жыл бұрын

Was Darth Sidious' path to Emperor quick and easy?

@unspeakablegaming1015

6 жыл бұрын

I'm read through Matthew Stover's Revenge of the Sith novelization. I'm going to say this: For me, Stover does a really good job of how Sidious manipulates Anakin. Anakin's thoughts as he learns he kills Padme was done really well. For me, its so much better than the movie. I like the prequels a lot more than your average person, but Stover does a great job. Not perfect, as some dialogue is not-so-fantastic - but really, really well. Apologies if unwelcomed. What Sidious said to Anankin when manipulating him, his philosophy on the Jedi and Sith, was really good and made fair amount of sense to not only Anakin In-universe, but to I myself as a reader - to me, in my humble opinion, at the very least. I truly liked Vader's thoughts as he learns he killed Padme. The "Nooooooo!!!!" scream is not in the novel, and it seems Padme genuinely died at Anakin's hand gradually. I recommend Matthew Stover's book to you and the make of this video not only because it does almost (I say "almost" because SOME of the dialogue is not so fantastic, but great other than that.) everything better, gives insight onto the situations and the character's thoughts, but above all else: You get to see WHY Anakin does the things he does. To me, Sidious' words to Anakin and his manipulation of him makes a fair amount of sense to me as a reader and fan of Star Wars. At one point in the novel, Anakin is suspecting that there is someone between him and Padme, so he squeezes her shoulders (Not enough to kill her, or crush her shoulders, but it still hurt a little bit) , she says "you're hurting us", and he stops, as she explains she is pregnant. That is all I'm going to tell you; wouldn't want to spoil it all. Here is an excerpt: 'Anakin was barely paying attention; in his mind, he was already leaving the Council Chamber, riding the turbolift to the archives, demanding access to the restricted vault by authority of his new rank-"You will attend the meetings of this Council," the Korun Master said, "but you will not be granted the rank and privileges of a Jedi Master." "What?" It was a small word, a simple word, an instinctive recoil from words that felt like punches, like stun blasts exploding inside his brain that left his head ringing and the room spinning around him-but even to his own ears, the voice that came from his lips didn't sound like his own. It was deeper, darker, clipped and oiled, resonating from the depths of his heart. It didn't sound like him at all, and it smoked with fury. "How dare you? How dare you?" Anakin stood welded to the floor, motionless. He wasn't even truly aware of speaking. It was as if someone else were using his mouth-and now, finally, he recognized the voice. It sounded like Dooku. But it was not Dooku's voice. It was the voice of Dooku's destroyer. "No Jedi in this room can match my power-no Jedi in the galaxy! You think you can deny Mastery to me?" "The Chancellor's representative you are," Yoda said. "And it is as his representative you shall attend the Council. Sit in this Chamber you will, but no vote will you have. The Chancellor's views you shall present. His wishes. His ideas and directives. Not your own." Up from the depths of his furnace heart came an answer so far transcending fury that it sounded cold as interstellar space. "This is an insult to me, and to the Chancellor. Do not imagine that it will be tolerated." Mace Windu's eyes were as cold as the voice from Anakin's mouth. "Take your seat, young Skywalker." Anakin matched his stare. Perhaps I'll take yours. His own voice inside his head, had a hot black fire that smoked from the depths of his furnace heart. You think you can stop me from saving my love? You think you can make me watch her die? Go ahead and Vaapad this, you-"Anakin," Obi-Wan said softly. He gestured to an empty seat beside him. "Please." And something in Obi-Wan's gentle voice, in his simple, straightforward request, sent his anger slinking off ashamed, and Anakin found himself alone on the carpet in the middle of the Jedi Council, blinking. He suddenly felt very young, and very foolish. "Forgive me, Masters." His bow of contrition couldn't hide the blaze of embarrassment that climbed his cheeks.' And probably the part I like the most: 'This is how it feels to be Anakin Skywalker, forever: The first dawn of light in your universe brings pain. The light burns you. It will always burn you. Part of you will always lie upon black glass sand beside a lake of fire while flames chew upon your flesh. You can hear yourself breathing. It comes hard, and harsh, and it scrapes nerves already raw, but you cannot stop it. You can never stop it. You cannot even slow it down. You don't even have lungs anymore. Mechanisms hardwired into your chest breathe for you. They will pump oxygen into your bloodstream forever. *Lord Vader? Lord Vader, can you hear me? * And you can't, not in the way you once did. Sensors in the shell that prisons your head trickle meaning directly into your brain. You open your scorched-pale eyes; optical sensors integrate light and shadow into a hideous simulacrum of the world around you. Or perhaps the simulacrum is perfect, and it is the world that is hideous. *Padmé? Are you here? Are you all right? *you try to say, but another voice speaks for you, out from the vocabulator that serves you for burned-away lips and tongue and throat. "Padmé? Are you here? Are you all right?" I'm very sorry, Lord Vader. I'm afraid she died. It seems in your anger, you killed her. This burns hotter than the lava had. "No … no, it is not possible!" You loved her. You will always love her. You could never will her death. Never. But you remember … You remember all of it. You remember the dragon that you brought Vader forth from your heart to slay. You remember the cold venom in Vader's blood. You remember the furnace of Vader's fury, and the black hatred of seizing her throat to silence her lying mouth- And there is one blazing moment in which you finally understand that there was no dragon. That there was no Vader. That there was only you. Only Anakin Skywalker. That it was all you. Is you. Only you. You did it. You killed her. You killed her because, finally, when you could have saved her, when you could have gone away with her, when you could have been thinking about her, you were thinking about yourself … It is in this blazing moment that you finally understand the trap of the dark side, the final cruelty of the Sith- Because now your self is all you will ever have. And you rage and scream and reach through the Force to crush the shadow who has destroyed you, but you are so far less now than what you were, you are more than half machine, you are like a painter gone blind, a composer gone deaf, you can remember where the power was but the power you can touch is only a memory, and so with all your world-destroying fury it is only droids around you that implode, and equipment, and the table on which you were strapped shatters, and in the end, you cannot touch the shadow. In the end, you do not even want to. In the end, the shadow is all you have left. Because the shadow understands you, the shadow forgives you, the shadow gathers you unto itself- And within your furnace heart, you burn in your own flame. This is how it feels to be Anakin Skywalker. Forever …'

It’s treason then...

Great job! You are already leading your 2018 resolutions! Great editing and playing with your synth.

I liked the prequels.

@joshuarichardson6529

6 жыл бұрын

I saw potential in them, but then cringed when I saw them fail to live up to that potential.

@connorgolden4

6 жыл бұрын

Same

@manofmartin

4 жыл бұрын

The revenge of the sith was amazing!!! The other two were ok and set up the third pretty well!

@m.m.1301

3 жыл бұрын

Prequels >>> originals

@matthewshroba1511

3 жыл бұрын

So did I, except attack of the clones... that one felt really underwhelming, often boring, poorly acted and felt very forced. Loved episodes one and three though.

I will forever and always love the Prequels. With that being said, I deeply understand everyone's hatred for them. I think a big factor in my love of them is that I grew up with them. I was 1 when I saw Phantom Menace in the theatre, and I saw all three at the cinema. I think a big part about people hate is that it showed the myth. It showed what the Clone Wars were, it showed the Republic, it showed the turning of Darth Vader. I never had that as part of the myth, so it was never tainted for me. (The shitty writing and directing is probably a pretty big factor too.)

@thepunkrockcatholic

6 жыл бұрын

I personally think a “true fan” is someone who enjoys/ doesn’t enjoy the source material and doesn’t care if other people agree. Live and let live. I don’t mind the special editions, but I’m not gonna say they’re better. I want to be able to watch what I watch and talk to people without being harshly judged. That’s just me though.

@KarlKarsnark

6 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the shitty CGI, shitty acting and shitty character arcs either. They were generally just shitty.

@thepunkrockcatholic

6 жыл бұрын

Most of the acting was actually pretty good. When you take Hayden Christensen, and don’t force him to say clunky dialogue, he’s actually good at conveying the emotions needed.

I feel like I'm one of the few people that appreciates you posting your videos this late, helps me get through the long nights of Campaign Prep work. Anyway, I agree with most of what you said here Matt, but I do believe that you were wrong in saying that your original thoughts about the Phantom Menace were wrong. Art is a subjective medium, and as much as we hate to admit it the prequels are still art, and what you had gotten out of it made sense with your interpretation, even if the movie was a trainwreck in reality. Anyway, good video as always Matt looking forward to whatever you have planned next.

Holy molly! That bit was soooooo deep! Then the bunkum rug gets pulled! Fabulous! I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos!

The reason many people think the prequels are bad, in my analysis, is quite a tragic one. It's the same reason that makes many people hate the Star Wars special editions. There is a discrepancy between what George Lucas likes about Star Wars and what most fans of Star Wars like about Star Wars, so the creator is out of tune with his fandom. George made the Prequels Star Wars as he liked it, not Star Wars as fans and producers had envisioned it for him when they took the project out of his hands originally. There is a famous artist, Marcel Duchamp. He started out as a cubistic painter, trying to emulate the works of Picasso and his compatriots to make cubism include the dimension of movement. His _Nude Descending a Staircase, no. 2_ was meant to be this new form of cubism. Instead, it sparked controversy. People thought it showed some sort of futurist machinery. That is when Marcel Duchamp became a genius, as instead of trying to explain his intentions, he decided to give the people what they saw in his work, and made his next painting exactly what people thought the first one was.

I really like how authentic you seem to be in your videos. Illusion or not, it draws in and does what it is supposed to. Storytellers craft is strong with the one called Collville. And... Thank You. Happy New Year.

Was that just a cool sci-fi synth song ending, or could there be more to it? 🤔

@lucaschope3806

6 жыл бұрын

I think it's the main theme to Prometheus

@peacheyfour2009

6 жыл бұрын

It's a Matt Coleville ARG, look for morse code.

@Yora21

6 жыл бұрын

First notes are Blade Runner.

@docnevyn5814

6 жыл бұрын

In his previous video, he talks about having gotten his new toy: a Moog dynamic syth board ( I think I said that right, I am ignorant about this stuff). This is him having fun with it.

Hey Mat, I'm just here to say that I love your work, keep it up. Also, it doesn't really matter what you post, as most of us subscribe for the man behind the channel, not the channel itself. We will watch something with Matt Colville in it, sometimes just because we like to hear your opinion on subjects. I for example don't care at all about star wars or Dune but I still watched you talk about it for two hours and I enjoyed it.

@1234kalmar

6 жыл бұрын

Well said

I think this is the actual beauty of Star Wars. For some it's about the mythos, for others it's about the good space battles and light sabre fights, or maybe the thrill of the adventure, or even the romance. Maybe this is true about all art, but I feel Star Wars does one thing right if nothing else, which is giving people something to enjoy through their own interpretation. Some people like the "Star" part, others like the "Wars" part.

Really digging the synth uh doobly do you got there in the end. Its got a great sound to it and I'm excited for the backgrounds video and well for seeing what other music you make.

I really enjoyed this video and your take on the story. Never thought of it that way.

I subscribed to you today. You've been giving me a whole other perspective not just on Star Wars, but life in general. Thank you.

I loved watching you goof around on the sound board. One of my DnD buddies said that now that I'm DM'ing that I need to start making music to accompany the setting as a joke, but I might just take him up on it.

Revenge of the sith is the best prequal because you can really feel the passion and emotion between anakin and obi-wan and order 66 is so memorable and sad. You should at least do a review on ep 3 because it is better than rogue one, TFA and, TLJ. It has it's flaws but it is still fun to watch every no and again

Ooh, I already enjoy seeing Matt mess around with his new toy. Oh, also good video.

Love that you give yourself permission to do the videos that YOU want to do. And thanks for Ratcatchers, cant wait for the next one!

So pumped for the kickstarter in the new year! Grealy enjoy all your videos, regardless of topic. :)

really enjoying the vids about movies, hope you do more of these!

I noticed the elements on your shelf. Awesome. Also loved the last video.

I'm glad we get more of you just talking about what you feel

Loved your little music experiment at the end :D it sounds very "underdark"

The music at the end is pretty cool. I think I'm not the only one that will say I like this videos. I do hope you do more. We subscribed to your channel because we find your point of views interesting. Yes not everyone will agree with you or might even be interested on the same things as you but thats you. If they dont like it then they should know better and unsubscribe. But I think a person who is mature will respect others different view points. Thats how we buildt good conversations instead of toxic environments or yes men/women. Hopefully this makes sence

It's a Matt Colville Christmas! So much content! So blessed!!

Loved the video matt. Keep making these vids when you have a spare moment i love seeing new openions on thing. Dnd is great and so many things can flesh out our experiences at the table. This video is valuable and appriciated. I look forward to the next one.

Mr. Colville, your video discussing the Last Jedi was so clear, organized, persuasive, and thought-provoking, I'm now happily subscribed to your channel. Thank you for your intelligent commentaries!

That butterfly seemed spot on, the Jedi doomed themselves and messed with the will of the force and it wasn’t till Luke came along that it was fixed....... but then the sequel trilogy happened

Your analysis of the prequals and the follow up "I was wrong" was awesome. It encouraged me to keep thinking on my own.

Matt you and Matt Mercer really helped and still help me. I am new to d&d and am running my first campaign next weekend. I see a video by you and I have to watch. Thanks for making your videos feel like we are with you there and treat us all like good friends.

@HippieAndMom

6 жыл бұрын

Yes I know my comment was not about star wars which I LOVE all the movies. The xwing series books are amazing

Happy to see you decided to get that apparatus you were talking about previously. Looking forward to hearing what you make with it. Also, neat food for thought in this. Thank you

I subbed for the D&D videos, but man have you really got me looking deeper at the movies I love. I really appreciate the new perspective, keep up the good work!

Matt, have you played Knights Of The Old Republic 2 (2004)?

@Xsuh

6 жыл бұрын

While I can't answer for him, he did say he would always think of Star Wars as a movie series and so never cared much for the expanded universe.

@JacksonOwex

6 жыл бұрын

They are both still good games! Some of the best I have played in a few years!

@Maxbeedo2

6 жыл бұрын

KOTOR 2 is still the best Star Wars story outside of the hero's journey in the original trilogy.

late night upload made my day

The only reason to watch Phantom menace is for the final battle against Darth maul and listening to Duel of the fates, honestly one of the best pieces of music in the entirety of star wars. Episode 2 is an okay star wars film if you only watch the Obi-wan bits. Otherwise, it is a great film to watch if you plan on getting drunk and making fun of it. Revenge of the Sith is honestly a pretty good film all things considered. It has some flaws, but it really does feel like the grand space opera that star wars is supposed to be. Maybe it's just childhood nostalgia, but I remember being absolutely blow away by the final fight on Mustafar. The score, the fight choreography, and (I'm sure people will disagree with me) Ewen McGregor's &Hayden Christensens performances were great. It remains my favorite star wars movie to this day

Matt I am very proud to say that the first thing I find on KZread when I search dungeons and dragons is one of your videos titled welcome dungeons and dragons. You are an inspiration to many young players.Congratulations.

I enjoyed both of your recent Star Wars videos ... really I enjoy your content period, but these last two just completely blew my mind in terms of how I thought about these movies. Would love to see more videos like this. 👍🏻👍🏻

I love your videos about movies, you give some great insights on them! You just made the phantom menace much more interesting than it is!

I realy love your this kind of videos so mutch, miss them

Dude, awesome mythic commentaries thank u very much!👍🏻 Joshep Campbell would be proud of you (no irony)

I love your cinema and literary critiques Matt. The more the better!!!! Happy New Year!

sir great videos, love how you add valuable context to situations

Matt, thanks for a little bit of Vangelis. I love that opening theme.

Happy new year and i hope the gods have an .... interesting plan for your next year

Yeah, gotta say that your earlier self that said "Qui-Gon believes in the uttermost rightness of the Jedi", may have missed some things. It has been shown in comments from Obi-Wan in the prequel movies, as well as later in Star Wars The Clone Wars, that Qui-Gon did not agree with many teachings that the Jedi Council held, and even went off of what could be called "the path" that was held to be "the right way" according to the Jedi, as he followed The Living Force more than the Jedi teachings. A great theory is that "Duel of the Fates" is not about Maul vs Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan, but actually deciding who would teach Anakin. Maul was defeated in that fight, but the Dark Side won the Duel of the Fates, because Qui-Gon, who would have taught Anakin according to the Living Force, died, and so it fell to Obi-Wan, who was not prepared to teach and guide the young Anakin, to raise him.

I love seeing the screen go black and then realising there’s another few minutes of the video and just thinking “Matt, what are you up to?”

I AM LOVING THESE VIDEOS! So true and thoughtful! Pleasure watching this.

I love you, Matt. That intro was genuinely beautiful.

I actually wish you spoke more about Star Wars, Matt. As a professional writer, such as yourself, I enjoy listening to your own opinions about the movies, even if I don't agree with all your points. I role play and DM in a Star Wars setting almost all the time. I've used what you shared in your "running a campaign" series and applied those concepts in that setting (which have worked out quite nicely!). Your own opinions about Star Wars matter a lot to me and I hope you discuss more about it in the future. Thank you for sharing and Happy New Years!

Way to noodle out the video your new music device! I love it!

I love every video you put out Matt. Whatever it is that you are talking about, I love it.

Looking forward to the background video! It's something I appreciate when my players put time into and it's great working off their character's background to influence what happends in our sessions. But at the same time I feel like you have to make your background an "unfinished chapter" meaning that it has not been resolved. You could have a background that is a closed case, but then it's harder for the DM to make that relevant during play. This is more of a lore approach I think. Then again some players I have met don't mind this at all.

Episode 8 redeems the prequels for me. If nothing else, it shows how difficult it is to follow up the monolithic Original Trilogy. Midichloreans, Darth Maul as a one shot clown villain, "That's so wizard, annie!". All of it. I can accept it all, maybe not as good star wars, but as star wars. Episode 8 just isn't star wars.

Matt, I totally saw the Fifth Element as a kid when it came out - comment for the previous video :P! And I loved these videos on Star Wars, and your other ones on non-d&d related subjects, it definitely make me think of Star Wars in different ways than I did before!

“BURP !!! “- Matt Colville 2017 never forget :)

That "RUSH" on Matt's t-shirt is so acidic bright, I thought it was text edited in the video, until he moved

Loved the little jam session at the end!

Cool music at the end!!!! Awesome stuff!

My favorite part of the video is when I realized what you put on the top shelf.

I had to watch these again with my oldest brother tonight, who has never seen a Matt Colville video, is about your age, and introduced me to all things awesome...

Liked the video, what was with the sounds at the end? Music?

Hey Matt, thank you for sharing your thoughts on all of these movies. It is interesting to watch someone else's take on all of this. I think that is the cool thing about art is that different people can experience the same "piece" of art and yet walk away with a different perspective. Thank you again for sharing yours it was a very interesting take on the movies.

I heard one writing critic say it best about SW: TLJ, "If AFW is a love letter to Star Wars, TLJ is hate mail." It felt aggressively anti-Star Wars. Jar Jar and all the prequel madness was written with love in an attempt at FUN. SW: TLJ was something else entirely. Luke Skywalker is a mess who can't even drink a glass of green milk without slobbering it all over his beard. I'm not sure that even deserves a critique.

@skeletorrobo

5 жыл бұрын

Troll fiction.

@enlightenedterrestrial

4 жыл бұрын

Force Awakens a love letter to Star Wars? More like unabashed plagiatorism of a 13 year old fan fiction. Correction: I apologize to all 13 year old young writers. I was once one of them and I indeed do believe 13 year old could write a better, more original movie.

Also the Synth at the end is awesome.

All the best wishes for 2018 Matt!

Your last Jedi review was the best I have seen...absolutely spot on mate!

I missed you matt, you couldn't imagine how I was living without having a new matt colville video every week. I almost died. DIED I TELL YOU!

Your film analysis is the best. I want to take a class from you.

So first off, love hearing your opinions of things, I've watched many of your DnD videos and learned a lot of perspective from them. Secondly I just got Divinity: Original Sin 2 for Christmas and the default male dwarf looks like you, hair style and all.

I loved the last Jedi Video, you finally put into words what I felt in my heart but could not articulate.

is no one else going to mention how cool the music at the end was

great video as always :) love the rush shirt btw.

For what it's worth, I saw a butterfly in Phantom Menace too. It got thoroughly squashed by ll and torched by lll. Incidentally, two excellents: the T-shirt and the new toy!

THANK YOU for your last video "Star Wars & The Last Jedi" everybody I know loves The Last Jedi and I found myself on multiple occasions during the midnight screening thinking it was a mess and feeling deeply disappointed without quite being able to put those feelings into words that can stand against the echo of my friends saying "You don't like it because it isn't the normal Star Wars formula". I was starting to feel like a madman, love your work Matt

I think you're right about Phantom Menace, even if you drew it from staring at the ink blots. The majesty of art, including movies, is that you may draw your own conclusions and connections.

You should do a video talking about Rush! I keep seeing you wear that shirt, and I love Rush! Would love to hear your experience with their music!

The synthesizer looks fun to play with

I'm here because I enjoyed your last Jedi video so much and need to say it!

A friend who watches your videos whilst painting dnd characters introduced me to your the last jedi video the other day. I really enjoyed your opinions on this movie franchise. I wish you would make more videos about movies as you have some interesting insight and are quite engaging to listen to. Dnd isn't on top of my hobbies list so I apologise for being an outsider on your channel. All the best!

Synth went from the Ballad of the Wind Fish to the start of a Pokemon battle To a helicopter flying away.

I still think the Darth Jar-Jar theory would've made the prequels so much better. heh

@JacksonOwex

6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I don't think the theory was out there until after the fact so there is no way, other than pretending that occurred, for that to "save" the prequels.

Watched your other Star Wars video. THANK YOU!

Your video on the last jedi was brilliant. I loved it. I'm not inspired by the movie and I really enjoyed watching your take on this. Thank you!