I just thought he cut open and reached into the womb because that's the only place he felt his mother's warmth.

@dig_deep_

9 жыл бұрын

damn...

@hotboxcomix7446

9 жыл бұрын

Travis Spazz You just punched me right in the feels.

@d3na2RAT

9 жыл бұрын

Travis Spazz I think he wanted to check where his evilness comes from.

@ShoobedoobeOG

9 жыл бұрын

Travis Spazz That, and I think it was the same purpose of why his hands were comforted by Mai in that fantasy. He wants comfort and warmth. He longs for it. Maybe if he uses his hands (symbolic for regret, guilt, etc.) to "feel around" in his dead mom, it could "wash the blood off" so to speak. Also, I think it's notable that the womb and infancy in general has a theme: innocence. It's a reoccurring theme in literature and in art that you need to become infantile to become innocent. Julian wants to wash his hands of the guilt by making them innocent again. He wants a second chance.

@KTK44

7 жыл бұрын

I think he cuts her open to see if she really could have given birth to him. If she really was "human".

Even if you hate the movie, the cinematography is stunning, and your interpretation is compelling.

@TheKramer12321

10 жыл бұрын

This is totally irrelevant to the video but I laughed for a second when I saw "555 Gear" on here. I like your reviews so it was funny to me to see a youtube personality comment on a random video like this one.

@555Gear

10 жыл бұрын

Ha, I hardly consider myself a youtube personality. Just another user watching all kinds of stuff and making vids too. Thanks for liking my channel!

@ModernMessiah

4 жыл бұрын

Umm no. Just no. Waste of money

@2ndAmendmenttime

Жыл бұрын

I agree love the cinematography ,but when I first saw this film I hated and still do. But, watching this I get what the Dirctor was going for.

Black shirt = Vision White shirt = Reality Black + White clothes= Ambiguous

@Jackhoppy

9 жыл бұрын

Like inception - He wears a wedding ring in the dreams and does not in reality. Good eye, sir.

@FrancoisDressler

9 жыл бұрын

Hermin Hop Thank you

@Professor-id4jh

3 ай бұрын

You got it the opposite way. Black shirt= reality White shirt= vision

I love that you basically need to explain every gosling movie...some people think hes a great actor others think hes wooden...everything he does seems to split people down the middle!

@sotiriskatsaras3030

7 жыл бұрын

It's not gosling that splits people down the middle . It's the director , he made drive and only god forgives.

@batman4452

6 жыл бұрын

I like gosling, but his performances are all the same... he's quiet, pauses before speaking, then speaks softly.. with the occasional flip out scene... Drive, OGF, Blade Runner.. all the same exact performances.

@joeprado3614

6 жыл бұрын

cjnovo992 nice wood pun

@hopesimpson5822

6 жыл бұрын

Batman I agree with you partially, many of his characters could be the same person if it wasn't for a name change, but he has been in other films where he's acts differently to how you mentioned, for example The Nice Guys.

@ayr1225

6 жыл бұрын

cjnovo992 he just doesn’t know what he’s doing.

During the fight scene, I thought the statue was Chang, him being a Grandmaster of sorts. remember in the gym, all the fighters were showing him respect.

@NostalgicMem0ries

3 жыл бұрын

same here, i kinda missed god angle first time, i thought he was some former champ, but sword part get me very confused, and even review didnt explained it, so i guess its supernatural stuff

@ondaride777

3 жыл бұрын

In reality, Vithaya Pansingarm is the master.

I love how every minute or so Stuckmann says, "I'll get to that later."

@educatedscum5306

6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Minton when he gets to it later I never remember

@TheDrewker

5 жыл бұрын

That is a trick of the trade for KZreadrs. It's just a simple way to keep viewers invested and make them want to finish the video. Not saying it's a dirty trick, if anything it shows a level of professionalism.

@chrisdonahue524

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDrewker I'll remember that next time I'm giving a presentation at work.

In my opinion, the womb/cutting scene represents Julian's rebirth. Birth starts with the womb. And after this, Julian begins to change as a person, which is pretty much the definition of rebirth. Julian has his guilt and horrible past removed, and is now a different person.

@SuperTonyony

9 жыл бұрын

There's also the penetration metaphor. He was (probably) molested, he pays hookers to penetrate themselves, he fantasizes about penetrating a hooker with his hand, etc.

@geoffers67

3 жыл бұрын

How can a man be born again? Will he enter into the womb a second time? I like your theory.

@Michael-pd7yt

11 ай бұрын

Dude literally is the exact same afterwards it represents the irreversible damage she's done to him

The reason he opened his mothers stomach and put his hands inside; was a symbol of a child yearning for the warmth of his mother.... He opened her up to see if he could feel that "warmth" he never received while she was alive....

@Blodia1990

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah .. still this sucks and inexcusably condescending

@chrisdonahue524

Жыл бұрын

Stop smoking weed

@BobBob73271

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@BobBob73271

Жыл бұрын

@@Blodia1990 how

Thank you so much for this - you really elevated the film in my eyes. I did love the extraordinary cinematography, but the story fell flat for me, until I watched this. Some thoughts: 1) The karaoke is crucial to me because it does show that sort of God-worship .. Chang does brutally horrific things, yet everyone still worships him - that's crucial for a God-metaphor. 2) The torture scene - the Bible has many references to lost men who have eyes but don't see, and ears but don't hear (Isaiah 6:10 / Jeremiah 5:21 / Ezekiel 12:2 / Matthew 13:15 / Acts 28:27 / Romans 11:8) 3) Womb scene - my immediate thought while watching the scene was of Julian wanting to return to the womb, return to innocence (pre-birth), or just a sort of desire to see "where I came from" - I can't think of any other way to interpret it. Upon seeing his dead mother, he has no emotional response.. to him, she is just the source of his birth, his incubator.. but nothing more. 4) The arms/hands - another Bible reference - "if your arm causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. Better to lose one of your limbs than your whole body go into hell (Matt 5:30) - This is an unmissable metaphor - the works of our hands are our sins. Julian's act of (allowing) the cutting off of his arms is an act of repentance.

@ethanvalentino4542

7 жыл бұрын

hit the nail on the head

This is a great movie. Just watched it for the third time a week ago. I love how Chang understands the difference between psychopaths and people on the wrong path. I love how he endures the mother trying to talk her way out of her fate and then delivers her fate. Chang is fate. And fate comes for everybody.

Four things I'd like to mention 1) I think an important aspect that you might have missed is the difference between Julian's and Billy's sexual impulses. Notice that Billy can't control his own impulses, and forcibly takes sex from a girl by raping her, while Julien has his arms tied down and watches Mai touch herself. Complete opposites, and I am convinced that it means something,possibly tying in with point number 2, although i'm not sure how. 2) Originally, I had not perceived the relationship between Julien and his mother as having been previously involving some incest, but now that I think about it, I think that is what makes the most sense. The scene where Julien cuts open his mother and reaches inside of her, could be like his "revenge" on his mother for possibly violating him sexually, so he is violating her dead corpse. This is what makes the most sense to me. 3)You didn't talk about the colors. It is obvious that Refn was trying to reference the contrast between Blue and Red, which are usually perceived as opposites, much like black and white are (another color contrast scheme Refn referenced, but not quite as heavily as black and white.) The most Red place in the movie is the fight club, and It leads me to believe that that is a direct reference to Hell, and the most Blue place in the film is wherever Chang sings karaoke, and that could be a direct reference to Heaven. 4) You also didn't talk about the Bible scripture which says something along the lines of "If your hands cause you to sin, better to cut them off and sin no more, then to have them and continue sinning." This is HUGE, and would explain tons of the movie, and I am surprised you left it out. Especially considering that the scene that you referenced that you say had too much violence, also references the cluster of verses "If your eye causes you to sin, better to pluck it out, then to continue sinning." Step your analyzation game up Chris!

I'd really like to see Chris analyse A Clockwork Orange one day

@Justice237

9 жыл бұрын

Rambo Stallone I've read the WHOLE of Rob Ager's analysis. I agree with some parts of it, such as the parental abuse subtext in the scene with Mr. Deltoid, but I feel like he was being too objective with some other parts, like he KNOWS that this is exactly what Kubrick intended when he set up the shot. Not necessarily the parts where he says that Alex was faking that the Ludovico Technique had worked, but more the parts that he insists were dream sequences (I also don't like how he seems to dismiss and belittle the source material). Also this is gonna sound SO weird, but can we debate here? I'd really love to discuss this book and film with someone.

@definitelynotofficial7350

9 жыл бұрын

AdoreSinging394% Uh sure man... On what exactly though?

@user-rf3mu9do4j

8 жыл бұрын

+AdoreSinging394% I actually wanted to ask for that not long time ago too +

@user-rf3mu9do4j

8 жыл бұрын

+AdoreSinging394% they say Bronson is a bit like Clockwork Orange by the way, but havent watched it yet

@johnellizz

8 жыл бұрын

+AdoreSinging394% I can analyze it for you. (It's not about anything you'd understand unless I explained it.)

i really liked your interpretation however, in my opinion, i feel like that last vision Julian had was just that, and that out of everyone, he's the only one who gets out without losing an arm. when he challenged Chang to a fight and wasn't killed after he lost, i pretty much took that as it being "settled" between the two. instead of ordering a hit like his mother did, he was respectful in challenging Chang to a "fair" fight without weapons, which is the way god intended us to fight, without the sin or murder. (#andrethegiant, #princessbride) that action was the final verdict that confirmed to Chang that he was a good man so he wasn't going to kill him. Julians problem is that no matter what he does, he sees himself as a bad person, even though Chang/god has already forgiven him. he can't get away from it, this is the damage a mother like that could really do to their son.

@MarseillesDavis

10 жыл бұрын

100% agree with you

@bbyx6666

5 жыл бұрын

lamasu nü ü

Having rewatched the movie a number of times since then the scene with Julian cutting open his mom's stomach and reaching in seems to fit with an earlier scene of her saying she could have gotten an abortion. It's like he wants to be unborn. How his life is so broken he doesn't want to exist. It even first with the 'wanna fight' scene in a sense that he's resentful of the fact that he's alive.

When he stabbed his mother at the end and reached inside, I thought he wanted to crawl back in, wishing he had never been born.

Four things: #1- I love this movie. #2- I don't buy into the mother being the devil. God doesn't punish the devil. The devil is a force of nature. The devil is supposed to be evil by design. It's human beings that have to make the choice to be good or evil, and they are the ones God punishes/forgives. The mother was just a shitty human being. #3- I do buy into the womb stuff. I do think Julian is in a way trying to return to the womb in that scene. He associates the womb with comfort and his hands are the symbol of his guilt and need the comforting the most. That's why all his sexual fantasies involve his hands and not his dick. It's kind of like when a son scrapes his knee and his mother kisses it better. #4- Does anyone know what Julian whispers in the scene with his mother after getting his butt kicked by Chang? In direct response to when she says "I don't understand you and I never will". I've rewatched it 50 times and it's still indecipherable to me. It sucks because this is the first time the mother actually shows some vulnerability, fear, acceptance, humanity, etc. The first time we can actually sympathize for her, but we can't hear what Julian says which limits our understanding of his reaction to his mother's pivotal words. :(

@SlowBurnAngel

10 жыл бұрын

He asks "What have you done?" and that's why she says "I fucked up" right after. And yes, I agree with your points, mainly about the mother not being the devil, but just a fucked up person.

@CallsignJoNay

10 жыл бұрын

Ripper Stark Thank you! I wish I could give you 10,000 likes, but you're going to have to settle for one.

@SlowBurnAngel

10 жыл бұрын

Don't mention it xD But don't you think it's interesting how she opens her heart and he immediately assumes that she wants something from him? That's probably the way she asked him to kill his father.

@CallsignJoNay

10 жыл бұрын

Ripper Stark Yeah, very interesting. It was not what I was expecting Julian to say. I thought his mumble was some kind of equally heart opening reply to her sincerity, but now I interpret the scene differently. He's actually getting fed up with her for the first time.

@douglasdutra1848

9 жыл бұрын

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Don't worry Chris, this will be one of those movies that at first leaves audiences split, scratching their heads, but in 15+ years will be remembered and hailed as a classic, a landmark in cinema. Then everybody that said it was awful will magically change their attitudes to "I always loved it. I knew it'd be good" :3

@aaronjones415

8 жыл бұрын

God I hope so, I love this movie even more than movies some already consider masterpieces. The fact that people are still pissed with this movie is fine, I mean it's their opinion after all but I would've thought that it would have got much more love over the years since it's release but the general opinion has pretty much stayed the same.

@aaronjones415

8 жыл бұрын

+An Insider's Tip I love it but it's not for everyone, my friend borrowed the blu Ray off me the other day and he didn't like it and he's an only God forgives fan as well which is strange haha.

@Poad77

8 жыл бұрын

+slug237711 Think you might be right, for example without Drive and Only God Forgives would we have gotten John Wick? Refn has put out movies that will transform the cinema and to some extent already has.

@Londonguy1987_

8 жыл бұрын

+slug237711 15 years to appreciate a movie? lmao. thats just a failure

@slug237711

8 жыл бұрын

(ಠ_ಠ) You're right, I'd be longer.

This film was a fucking masterpiece .

Chang was freaking awesome. Nice to see a man dish out some vigilante justice like a badass. He was channeling God throughout the movie and made people repent by way of bloody torture.

@quwaran.7264

6 ай бұрын

Unlike a real vigilante, who would've got their head blown off or balls cut off after the first revenge killing lol. Plot armor is always nice.

Very interesting review. Refn has stated in an interview that he wanted to create a "mythological creature" in the form of a man, that does not live by the laws of man, but follows a more divine code. According to Refn, the first appearance of this character is in Valhalla Rising as One-eye the savage warrior. The second appearance of the character is the Driver (Ryan gosling) in Drive, and the third appearance is Chang in Only god forgives.

I absolutely loved this movie, everything is so surreal (nightmare/dreamlike) when Chan is doing the Karaoke it seems like he is singing in front of the most emotionless crowd a performer could possibly encounter, maybe it's god performing in front of his angels without care of whether they liked it or not but all had to be there for him to have an audience

@SuperTonyony

9 жыл бұрын

The crowd had bland, polite, interested expressions, just like I imagine angels would have in heaven. They're soulless manifestations of God's will, not complicated free-will creatures, like humans. The only interesting angel, Lucifer, got smacked down for showing a little bit of backbone. God sings off-key? No matter. Just smile politely, or he may smite you, or some shit. In the Abrahamic world, mankind lives with a gun to its head. Sure, you can "exercise" your "free will", as long as you sit down, shut up, and do as you're told.

I love the karaoke. Call me nuts.

@ghoulish6125

8 жыл бұрын

Same here, theres something so cinematic about it and oddly enough adds a lot to God's character. Seen Neon Demon yet?

@nathanielmatychuk3400

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, I gave it a 3/5 to troll my friends who thought it was perfect. really I thought it was somewhere between a 3.5 or a 4. Solid film, but edged out by OGF and Drive. I would put it in front of Bronson. The cinematography made many of the scenes look like a magazine spread. Many of the weirdest scenes were done in a way that would fit in print better than film, which was intended. It was not truly about the fashion industry or modeling, it simply used that as a way to talk about the human condition, much like Aronofsky's Wrestler was not about staged wrestling. Good movie, the effed up parts did ot really freak me out because I had a hard time taking them seriously. The film was less horrifying, like OGF, and more of a cult horror/satire. You will laugh more than cringe, even though it does not use any traditional comedy style, it clearly has a self awareness and sense of humor. One complaint is what I have of all Refn films, he takes the plot minimalism too far. David Lynch is a similar stylist, but he keeps more development in.

@ghoulish6125

8 жыл бұрын

Nathaniel Matychuk Haven't seen it yet myself, thanks for remaining spoiler free. I agree with your points about his minimalism and the reference to Lynch. Oddly enough me and a friend were talking about that very same thing about two days ago. Lynch himself has a peculiar way of making movies more about tone than most other elements, but it never hinders the plot or requires less of one. I'll have to gauge Neon Demon for myself when I see it, but for Only God Forgives, I feel as though it works perfectly for what he intended. It was a very simple idea itself and could easily have gotten its point across in a short film, but Refn made it work in its entirety. I was hoping the same could be said for his latest release. When I watch it, i'll come back to give you my thoughts, if you were to even care. Cheers!

@DanielFortunatoVideo

7 жыл бұрын

I think that the karaoke scene (the first one) was one of the best scene I ever saw in a film. Ever. There's something truly transcending and surnatural, beyond imagination in this scene.

@dkhimekuriakose7

7 жыл бұрын

I've always found it interesting, in those scenes, how every listener in the room is photo-still, with the exception of the fish in the fish-tank. The humans listening don't even twitch like one naturally would when trying to sit as still as possible. Seems the karaoke is God speaking to living beings, the way God does in most religions, giving them virtues, warnings, etc. Either the humans are unnaturally still because they are listening to God, and the fish don't know to stay still, or the humans are staying still because they are unresponsive. That humanity doesn't listen or respond to God's voice. Only the fish do. I go back and forth between these two possibilities. I can't decide. What do you guys think about how frozen the listeners are?

please do an explained video of the neon demon chris!!!

@jacobmacdonagh4070

8 жыл бұрын

He says he is going to but he needs to wait for it to come out on Blu-Ray to watch it a couple more times and to get the footage for the video from the film

@mathmason

7 жыл бұрын

tbh Neon Demon pretty straightforward haha

@Fischstix95

7 жыл бұрын

Are we having a party or something?

@krigsful

7 жыл бұрын

That would be some real Lolita shit.

@TennysonsMariana

7 жыл бұрын

annie, you're fired.

Great Movie!! when he shot the guy in Chang's house, there is a 'break in the chain' (his mother being the cause of all his faults), he at this point takes a stance against his mother (representing a demon), thus, shooting her subject (guy intending to kill the little girl) and saving the little girl. He takes the sword of "The Angel of Vengeance", to do god's work (he intends to kill his mother). Thus, when he finds her dead, he still stabs her. The hand in the womb thing is more of an idea, it's not meant to be specific as such but just a representation of his origin. The womb being once his home, he feels home inside or it could be to get a greater understanding why his mother said 'it felt different inside', when she was pregnant with him (I actually think there both simultaneous emotions his feeling, as that's what I felt watching). That's just my interpretation, this whole movie is great because of the interpretation everybody can make from it, the movie is what you make of it. The understanding of the movie is more emotional than logical explanation, you either feel the emotions it evokes or you don't. It's very much like Kubric's '2001', it's meant to make you 'feel understanding' rather than anything else (if one does understand the movie, one is not quite sure why they do, THEY JUST DO), you just simply feel a sense of common understanding.

@ProjectMATHEW

9 жыл бұрын

julians hands are his biggest disappointment right? he killed his father with them that much is told to us but what if thats what he used on his mother too? rather than sex or anything, cause his mother seemed uninterested in his dick anyway because "billys is bigger", so where im going with this is maybe the womb scene is julian putting himself inside his mother again, maybe she said deeper or something, i think he wouldve done this because he didnt understand what it was he was supposed to be doing for his mother but he still wanted to please her, she is his mother after all, and therefore because he not only spared his brothers killer, saved the little girl, but was also able to fogive his mother (by still trying to give her what he thinks she wants) he has been forgiven. also i think the title is very interesting, Only god forgives, that brings me to the question is chang really god? or is julian? because Chang deals justice, he is more like the hand of god, julian openly forgives his brothers killer, and chang by saving his child (and myabe his mother) maybe julian is god, his hands are his creations and chang by extension (being another one of his hands) and the movie is not about julian seeking redemption, but seeking purpose or freedom from his own creations, which are his biggest disappointments (see opeinging statement) ooo im actually excited now im gonna go watch it again

@galabunk1415

9 жыл бұрын

i hadn't thought he took the sword to kill her neither did stuckman i think but yeah that makes perfect since great observation.

I just saw the movie for the first time. Due to the massive negative backlash I heard I almost didn't want to see it. I bought it on Blu Ray nonetheless and gave it a try. I expected the worst because I heard so much nagging. I really enjoyed it. First of all I think there is more than enough dialogue. I honestly didn't think that it would have that much dialogue. I expected the movie to be a violent and colorful slide show. I think the movie has some marketing problem though. I expected it to be like Drive and center Gosling. While Gosling is a vital part I personally think the movie revolves around the police chief (?) and his way of dealing with crime. Gosling isn't the main character. He's a main character but not THE guy. Any ways I really enjoyed the film and I will rewatch it. It's very intriguing and tbh neither difficult nor complex nor artsy. It's just a way different from of telling a story. I honestly felt reminded of some Old Boy scenes. I think you should watch the movie without any expectations and especially without the expectation of seeing Drive 2 or even an action film.

@CallsignJoNay

10 жыл бұрын

No, Julian is THE guy. It's a story about him coming to terms with his own guilt and finally attaining God's "forgiveness" in the end. Julian is the character with the arc, not God/Chang. Chang is just a force of nature doing what he does best, dishing out his brand of "forgiveness" by lopping off the limbs of sinners.

Also, I think use of light and tone is really important in the hand scenes. When he sees his hands in the red light beneath the fighter, it's in a moment when he wants to fuck shit up, to do bad stuff. But later, when he sees his hands in blue, it's in a moment of regret, and while he's longing for a relationship, so that represents his good side. And that's the same scene that he sees blood in his hands, which I think symbolizes his actual feeling of there being blood on his hands. So again, his sense of regret. And then later, when he sees his hands at the end before they're chopped off, the overlying color palette and tone is very white, and this is when he's accepting punishment for his sins and being forgiven, fresh and clean and new, hence the white tones.

I really enjoy your in depth analysis of movies. I find myself wanting more when it comes to your regular movie reviews because your in depth reviews are so insightful and come from the perspective of someone who not only loves movies, but also is a filmmaker. Watching these detailed, spoiler reviews, has given me a whole new perspective on story telling and the film making process. Thank you for your incredibly insightful reviews. Your passion for this art form comes though absolutely and adds a beautiful authenticity to your reviews.

Love the Toonami original background music in this review Chris. Great review (when aren't they) so Good Job, keep it up

I love the scene where Julian takes the sword from the rack in Chang's house. It's like he has finally awakened this warrior spirit and become a true survivor. It's inspiring, really!

The womb thing made me think of an occasional pitfall of being to specifically analytical about art. It may not be a rigid allegory or specific symbol, it may just be an emotional moment resistant to articulation. Similar to poetry not always being specific symbolism, but rather a certain evocation of emotion that does not fit specific language. If you dig deep into that character's head, and feel the moment with him, I think it summarizes an emotion without any specific symbolism.

@thetavibes9021

7 ай бұрын

His mother stole his innocence. The scene seems to portray him reclaiming his birth right.

I just found this channel and am so excited right now. Thanks for doing this! You should do Brazil: Explained. That would be really cool.

Excellent video you put together here. I loved the way you communicated your ideas and interpretations. I just saw this for the first time and absolutely loved the style of it but wasn't thinking too much about the symbolism. Definitely one of those movies that you need to see a few times to truly grasp.

This is a great video Chris, I really enjoyed the film the first time I saw it but this just made me appreciate it even more.

I just watched Only God Forgives... And I loved it!

@matthewb627

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too! A lot of people hated it, but I loved the visuals and I got strangely sucked in to the movie.

@LiquidOcelotMGS

3 жыл бұрын

Get well soon guys

This was soo helpful!!! :D Over all I had pretty much the same thoughts, except that I was still confused about Gosling's hand metaphors and how that connected back to his dad. This helped me understand this so much better!!

Great explanation, Chris. My brain sorta observed all this information in a semi-passive way when I first watched the film (in that sense, I don't understand where all the confusion regarding the film's symbolism is coming from), but you really deconstructed and detailed exactly what was going on and how and why Refn constructed his film as such.

I picked this up last night. It was pretty cool but I liked Drive a lot more.

I think his mother wasn't the devil but a demon and the same goes for his brother.. He's born and bred among demons and finally lashed out killing his father and escaping his mother.. but these demons always haunt him.. When he tries to have a new sexual experience he's haunted by his incestual relationship with his mother finds it such a terrible sin he that he needs redemption for and first sees god.. He fears god, he's angry with him, while at the same time wants love/forgiveness from him.. The movie is essentially about a man torturing himself with his past looking for a future where he is redeemed of his sins and is happy

@HukuDjikov

5 жыл бұрын

The RedDragon would be the representation of the devil. Crystal would be fallen i guess - when she dies, she looks like an angel, restored to it may be... Guess who would be representing the prince of darkness? EZ EZ

This was such a great analysis, Chris! You really made me appreciate more aspects of the film. I liked it the first time I saw it, yesterday, and I am definitely going back for more viewings.

bless you for making these mate, really well explained!

I loved the movie. Reminded my a bit of David Lynch, But easier structured and easier to understand

@bigholmes1660

4 жыл бұрын

If this movie is easier to understand then I do not want to watch David Lynch

The end for me isn't symbolical. For me it's that Chang saw what happened at his home and tracked down the guilty killer of two people (guard and maid) to confront him in the strip club. Julian accepts his fate and they move to a remote area for his punishment. It could be a crude "culture thing" to cut off the arm of a murderer and both arms for two murders. It also reminds me a lot of the ways Yakuza members are punished.

You should do these analysis videos again, Chris. These are what brought me to your channel.

You did one of my favorite movies, thank you good sir. I already understood most of it after seeing it 5 or 6 times but it was grand hearing another voice reach a similar conclusion.

Chang was the former all time kickboxing champion he was the guy the statue was made after.

You should analyse Taxi Driver, it would be a good film to go in depth with.

In my own head canon this is Ryan gosling's character from Drive after the movie ends. He moves to Thailand and assumes an alias to hide from the mob.

Please do more of this style of video Chris! Thank you!

I'm waiting for your review of Mulholland Drive and also Mulholland Drive EXPLAINED video.

@fennecmurder3217

7 жыл бұрын

You can't understand Mulholland without having watched TWin Peaks.

@TheSteamSnake

7 жыл бұрын

That's not true. You can understand Mullholland Drive in it's entirety perfectly fine without having seen anything Lynch related.

@SaddamHussain-gx9nc

6 жыл бұрын

Airma D Noctis I’ve watched that movie 3 times just after I’ve done a surgery and I had my mind blown and had real physical headache.

@Skabanis

5 жыл бұрын

M drive is easy to explain! Lost highway that’s a bit harder!

'He can now try to lead a better life' 'Moving on from his past life' With no fucking arms, good luck with that Julian.

Your movie explanations are so awesome you actually make the movies better than they could ever be on their own. You rock chris!!!

I feel like although no one really "understands" this movie it's one that people will look back on in a few years.

Chris, seeing that you enjoyed Only God Forgives you should check out "Revolver" directed by Guy Ritchie. It's one those movies people hate or love. Picture a Guy Ritchie action movie that just happens to be largely about Metaphors

Brilliant interpretation Chris. I am a an from Thailand. In addition the song in the Karaoke scene that Chang sang while Julian was there is called Duan Pen or Full Moon. It is about the son who is away from home and his family (like field soldier), The lyrics clearly cried for going back to the homeland and mother. This might add why Julian was drawn to Chang singing.

Great view. lots of really cool ideas! Thanks for the insight

Do one on Gosling's "Lost River".

Truly beautiful film! I just watched this, I enjoyed it somewhat but feel like I need to go back and explore it again, which interestingly is what I needed to do for Drive and now I love that film. Great analysis, I figured the 'uterus' scene was representative of the oedipus complex in him wanting to penetrate his mother, and in some ways to satisfy her as her brother might have done. Like I said I need to watch it again, and the cinematography and art design will surely be enough reason to check it out multiple times!

These videos of you explaining a movie really helps me like a movie even more, thanks for that

Really liked your review, as usual! Funny thing, I live and practice kendo in Bangkok and one of our masters is the actor the plays the cop. He's a very nice guy full of warmth in real life, yet has such a menacing presence when acting. A beautiful art film, despite it's flaws. :)

Excellent analysis!

I'm glad they left out the scene with armless Julian. Every one was given a chance to redeem themselve by Chang, but almost no one did the right thing. Julian challenged him openly. He wanted to be judged. He understood that he is a fucked up person, he wanted normal live unlike his brother. Also, look at the final scene. It's very tranquil, it's full of light and peace unlike all others that are dark, busy and violent. Julian suffered enough, both in the film alone and during his whole life. When Chang was listening to what Julian's mother had to say, he was not only judging her, he was figuring out how much guilt does Julian really carries around, is it his own guilt, or someone elses. He sees that everything that Julian does is not really his guilt, he is forced to do bad things, and he suffers, he wants to be a better person. Also, I think that he knows somehow about what happens at his home. And he understands that Juliand needs no punishment, but forgivness, he needs to be freed from his guilt and that's why he kills his mother - because she's the root of everything evil in Julian. The last scene is purely symbolic. It just shows that Chang freed Julian from his guilt, that without his mother trying to drag him into darkness, he can have a nolmal life and try to be like God himself(that's what the ening scenes with him and statue are about). Making the last scene too literal would overcomplicate the movie and make it end on a lower note.

17:00 About the part where he reaches inside his mother. As I watched it, I took it as him searching to see if she had a heart at all.

Chris I need your Neon Demon analysis video in my life

I don't know why people were expecting Drive when they saw this? Have they not seen the epic Valhalla Rising? This is the greatest film ever made, btw.

I love this movie.. it's definitely more for ppl who can sort of read between the lines and read the room.. so to speak.. and it's so dark and ominous.. like the real life we all tend to ignore

I watched one of your reviews Chris, then I watched everything on your channel, just an entertaining guy with great insight on movies.

Excellent Chris, I really feel your love of film comes through. The BluRay of this film is remarkable, both video and audio.

Chang's "sword is a tool of justice", eh?

@awfulaim912

8 жыл бұрын

+Chaosian01 chang thunderwang strikes again

I believe the scene with Julian cutting his mother's body at the end is a scene about penetration. I think, in their youth, the mother had relations with the older brother but not Julian. He was never allowed to join or, at most, was allowed to watch. Hence why the mother was saying he was jealous of his brother. I have thoughts that Julian was excluded due to his 'size'(as his mother has remarked on) or possible violence(as shown in him fighting God or killing his father). Or the scene is about Julian being able to penetrate his mother, to be the aggressor/the one in control, to move past his childhood of being dominated/controlled by her which is strengthened by him asking to be forgiven and the cut out scene with Mai.

@Ellis_B

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought oedipus

Great break down man! I was so worried about watching this movie, because of all the negative press but I had faith in NWR. This really helped me reflect on what I liked and didn't.

Your video made me like this film a lot more. You should do more in depth analyses. Keep up the great work.

13:20 "It's clear that Julian wants to be able to fight" The character of Julian can fight. He manages a Thai boxing gym. Has enough confidence in his ability to challenge someone, Chang. Also, it's clear just from the fight, even though he is beaten badly, that he has ability. I never thought Chang was retired as you mentioned at the beginning.

I'm here purely for the cinematography.

@SuperTonyony

9 жыл бұрын

Come for the cinematography, stay for the symbolism! 😊

@Galvatron6801

3 жыл бұрын

me too 😂

I think you pretty much nailed it. The only thing I might add is that when Juline sticks his hand into his mother, I thought you saw her move a little, which lead me to think he was pumping her heart with his hand, possibly to see if she had one. But now I am not so sure. Thanks for doing these analyzed reviews, my friend was actually trying to tell me about you the other day for you Enemy review, and he was shocked when I asked if he meant Chris Stuckmann. So you are really making an impact out there for some of the more artsy films being understood and getting a second chance for some. Keep up the great work, and if you ever come back to TIFF let me know, I will take you out to dinner in T.O. as a thanks for all you do.

Love your thought but NOTHING beats the Toonami music in the background. Perfect 😁

I know its an older film but you should analyze Children of Men. That would be awesome.

You should do one of these for Valhalla rising, great movie also with many interpretations.

Right so seeing as we've done 2 Refn/Gosling films, can we have a Refn informed Gosling film in Lost River as I appear to be one of the few who absolutely loved that movie and an analysed review would be super interesting. Also I love your channel Chris keep up the badassery

Mr. Stuckmann... Thanks a bunch for the explanations!!! Cheers:-)

The long scenes of walking down hallways could have been cut a little bit and a few less 10sec face lingers of gosling would have been nice. Good film though. I especially liked the wrap-up.

@SuperBrictson

6 жыл бұрын

Hell no. Like Ray Charles said to his producer, "If you cut the track, I'll cut you in half". I love when directors like Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch and now Refn make longer scenes (Only God Forgives has only 8 scenes) 'cause the essence of the scene is complete or at least the music fits better with a long frame!!!

Great breakdown

Insightful, really like your vids

hey there, i saw your prometheus review a couple months back and i thought you were a little "gaga" in some of your comments, but this review, you nailed! love your insights and i saw the movie two more times after watching this review. great work on signs as well, totally subbing your stuff now :)

I think that another major thing in the film, is the color of the light that brightens the faces of the characters. Yellow is for vengeance. When it's blue, the character seems truthful and appears to have overall good intentions; when the light is red, the characters appear angry, bad and in search of vengeance (when the light becomes even more feeble and yellow). For example: when Julian is in the club "dreaming" about interacting with Mai, he's brightended by a bluish light (so does Mai) and they're divided by the red curtains (so he thinks about himself as a good guy freeing a good girl) but when he snaps back to reality, he has a red light on his face (and a black shirt) and it seems like he's taking conciousness of his wrongful actions. Also in this scene, his mother has both colors on her face making it look like Julian sees her both as good and evil.

@SuperBrictson

6 жыл бұрын

Refn thought in everyhting when directing the movie. That's why he hired Larry Smith to make the cinematography in this one. He also hired Gosling 'cause may you like his acting or not, his look says a lot in the scenes, some scenes he's angry, others he's sad. Brillliant movie!!!

I finally saw this movie today and I really enjoyed it. I didn't get many scenes in the movie but the movie kept me intrigued throughout and after watching this video I liked the movie even more. Great and unique movie I feel the critics were too harsh

Thanks! I did have some trouble following the story my first time through, but now that you explained it I am going to re-watch it with what you said in mind (about the story). This film when I saw it I knew was something great, I just needed to process it all, which this video helped a lot with

Wow, this video was absolutely wonderful. Finding out about the deleted scene with Mai after the end also really solidified my understanding. I can understand why the karaoke scenes were bothersome for most, but I really liked them. I was able to listen to the singing, which was actually quite good, while I attempted to interpret the scenes I had just seen. It did a lot to reduce the jumbled-ness of the movie. I must admit though, the abrupt ends to things were the hardest for me to get over.

You should review Enter The Void. crazy, emotionally draining, full on thrill ride of a DMT trip story/rebirth/reincarnation experience. Amazing directing and POV shots. Definitely recommend it!

I feel like Julian cut his mother's stomach and put his hand inside because she was dead and he wanted to feel her warmth one last time before it was completely gone.

Very few people hailed this as a masterpiece. It garnered mostly negative reception actually.

@legendarysannin65

10 жыл бұрын

This whole story could have been told way better. The jumps between real scenes and fantasies are too fast. After a while you don't know what is going on. On one side this movie is kind of real but on the other side it's like a fantasy. The ratio between real and fantasy was not good at all. The characters were too pale and no real background story. Many scenes were there just to be there without any meaning. I didn't like the movie. A good example of fantasy and "wtf happended" is "Enemy" which had a perfect mix of reality and fantasy, good characters and a good story. This one though... no. Too much. And many scenes and actions were forced and unexplained. No. Good attempt to make a unique movie but still way off to be a masterpiece.

@terrysilvester4720

10 жыл бұрын

I really liked it.

@50ShadesOfEndo

10 жыл бұрын

legendarysannin65 so it's badly directed? apart from how beautiful it looks

@terrysilvester4720

10 жыл бұрын

legendarysannin65 alright expert lol, how many films have you made then?

@TheSwagnostic

9 жыл бұрын

Terry Silvester You sound like a douche.

The karaoke scenes are necessary! And the last one is just wonderful. Refn and his crew have simply genius in finding the very right song. They did it in Bronson with The Electrician and they did it here with Tur Kue Kwam Fun. The most ingenious thing is the soundtrack cut to the sweet song intro at the precise moment of the cutting of Julian's hands: you almost feel the act of redemption and forgiveness (be it real or just Julian's dream - as the You're My Dream song may suggest). Still a lot of people would leave the theatre at the very beginning of the closing credits (and it does ring a bell).

Do an analysis of The Neon Demon

@Sunzu49

6 жыл бұрын

The Atz Show did a really good video on that movie.

So did Chang cut off Julian’s hands at the end or not? I don’t understand that part. Why would Julian offer his hands? He cut his mother open to feel better about himself and to move on, then why offer his hands to Chang as if he was feeling guilty about something??

@melbla3609

4 ай бұрын

From there 14:36 he killed his own father with his own hands. (His f*cked up mom will say herself to Cheng). His hands are dirty with blood from a murder + parenticid at that.

Chris can you do more of these analized reviews. these are great!

That was an awesome explanation... now the movie make sense, thank you for that! Have you ever considered to explain the movie 'A land imagined'(2018)? That would be great ..it's driving me crazy

I just think the Character Chang is ambiguous only for the sake of being ambiguous. Maybe the character got lost in translation from script to screen or maybe it was just a poor form of symbolism/surrealism. Visually this movie is stunning. I love how it uses this bright colors and yet maintains this dark/surrealistic tone throughout. The Characters seem emotionally detached but it serves in giving the movie a distinct feel. It is the kind of movie that only appeals to a certain genre of people.

@jonathanshaw8141

5 жыл бұрын

Biggus Dickus lmaoo u ass i fell for the hair thing

I thought it had a bit of a David Lynch feel to it !

Excellent analysis. I agree with your taste in film so far, and enjoy watching your channel. Keep up the great work. Like you, I considered Drive to be the greatest movie of 2011. Refn is a master at mounting tension throughout his films, and although there were things about this film that fell flat with me, the use of Julian's visions were wonderfully shot and perfectly portrayed the emotive state of the character. Its unfortunate that a film with so many things going for it was completely rejected from a large portion of the viewing public.

Good job Chris. I appreciate this...watched it once and called it a work of art.

this was a really good explanation of the movie and i have a new look on the story and have a new appreciation for the themes in the movie. however, i still feel that it was directed so much to be art that it went overboard and it really takes me out of the experience. but thank you for this.