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@SpammytheHedgehog

6 ай бұрын

Can you make more videos about Neon Genesis Evangelion?

@Aboriginal_American_Hebrew

6 ай бұрын

Hey brotha have you watched the Castlevania series yet man I would love to hear your break down

@Max14211

6 ай бұрын

you did this perfect justice. thank you

@dankashiochosinko1080

6 ай бұрын

@SagesRain you a communist or socialist or something weird like that?

It was one of the few TV show where beloved characters were never safe, Omar got killed, D’Angelo was killed. In plot twist Marlo “a bad MF” got away with shit he did. Such a masterpiece

@positivevibesandmorelife7307

6 ай бұрын

Yea but Marlo died bro him giving up the crown 👑 was death to him he did all that and was irrelevant

@bigmaple6916

6 ай бұрын

Wheres wallace?

@asdghhjkkwoowri

6 ай бұрын

@@positivevibesandmorelife7307when you put it like that in Marlo’s terms absolutely. But I also look at it as, he’s just got a brand new chess board to play the game with; New players, newer game and another chance to play it. At least that’s how it was coming off during Marlo’s last scene when not a soul recognizes him

@chillbest14

6 ай бұрын

​@@asdghhjkkwoowriso you think Marlo took over the streets again?

@DevinJones-tc6cw

6 ай бұрын

​@@chillbest14 Right...cause he definitely didn't. Marlo's ending has him technically winning but also not from his standpoint since he's forced into a very early retirement and doesn't really achieve what only matters to his character. He got what almost any other Kingpin would have wanted but for someone like him it's going to be his personal hell. I don't think Marlo is stupid enough to go back to the streets (he's evil but he's clearly not an idiot) but he's certainly going to miss the lifestyle. He has no reason to not take Levy's warning and advice seriously.

Watching this and remembering that D "wanted to be able to breathe" made the fact that he was strangled to death that much more genius. Holy fk.

"At least , in the end the one consolation we have, is that Bubbles made it out of the basement" . That brought a tear to me eye, because as much as in the grand scheme of things this means nothing, to Bubbles (and us) it is everything. I think it speaks to how we can't change the system but small personal , individual change is something we can hope for. Bunny Colvin might not have changed how the police department does things but he got Carver to change his whole outlook, its not much but at the same time, it is EVERYTHING.

@marvinthomas477

5 ай бұрын

The little victories

The Wire and the Sopranos were both masterpieces deconstructing the fallacy of the American Dream and the cost of its pursuit. The Wire on a macro societal level and the Sopranos on a micro personal level

@raymondsims7042

6 ай бұрын

Agreed

@ernestomoreno4409

6 ай бұрын

Sociology and psychology.

Of all the terrible people on this show no one made me more angry than Delonda. Namond had no chance in the streets. She was so greedy and corrupt she was pushing her son into a life he clearly couldn’t handle and would no doubt destroy him for her own financial gain.

@Glamdotzan

6 ай бұрын

What’s crazy is how common that is in the black community

@Dkvizu

6 ай бұрын

@@Glamdotzan it’s not common in the black community or any community for that matter. It’s a TV show bruh. Stop it with the bullcrap

@johndeer8489

6 ай бұрын

​@@Dkvizuexactly

@DevinJones-tc6cw

6 ай бұрын

​@@DkvizuI mean tbf...people/mothers like Delonda definitely exist irl. It's a TV show and they clearly exaggerate to a degree for the sake of Drama but that doesn't change the fact that terrible mothers like Delonda are out there "raising" kids.

@Dkvizu

6 ай бұрын

​@@DevinJones-tc6cw never said they dont exist. I was stating that its not some kind of epidemic of black mothers pushing their kids into selling drugs for their own benefit in the black community like the person i was responding to said. There are horrible parents all over the world that exploit their children for their own benefit be it by using them to make money, using them to live out their dreams that they didnt achieve, using them as free child care so they dont have to deal with the excess amount of children they have, or making the child believe they are sick so the parent can feel like some kind of super parent for caring for the child. You can move the goal posts or try to make it seem like i was saying something i wasnt but tbf its extremely dishonest to do that when what i said was clearly stated.

i love that the wire shows us that time really is a flat circle. the more shit changes, the more shit stays the same.

Michael is to me one of the most reliable characters on the wire he represents another inner city kids being forced to grow up too fast and it's his trauma that stripped away that care free nature that every child needs to be a kid but unfortunately for some of us not everything can be protected with righteousness alone sometimes people will point you down the wrong path and you will choose to walk but this doesn't mean your a bad person because when young boys are hungry the line between right and wrong becomes very blurry

@raymondsims7042

6 ай бұрын

Michael is my favorite character on the wire!!

@targetegrat

5 ай бұрын

Mike is the perfect example of being a product of your environment.

The Wire is such a layered tv show ! Completely raw social commentary on failed systems be it education, law enforcement or even judiciary.

The show reveals that the biggest villains aren't the dealers, the stick-up boys, or the muscle for the drug kingpins. It's the politicians, judges, and the top leadership in the police.

@Daniel-uk6yr

5 ай бұрын

And capitalists/developers

@i3p973

5 ай бұрын

Yep as crazy as it seems someone like Nerese is just as bad as someone like Avon

@marvinthomas477

5 ай бұрын

Or maybe, the villains are just whoevers at the head of whichever totem pole... Even the schools played the game to "jook the stats." Those at the bottom (Prez) thought the curriculum was nonsense and had to be innovative to teach something worthwhile.

@villaniousmustache4898

5 ай бұрын

​@@Daniel-uk6yr capitalism isn't the problem. It's the politicians. Stop closing your eyes

@classactionsteve

5 ай бұрын

Idk.. chris and snoop are serial killers

One of the best ever crime shows! As a white, 62 year old male, this series really opened up my eyes on many things but especially empathy for young black kids and the very limited options these inner city kids have as they grow. It's little wonder so many of them choose to "be in the game" as that's all many of them know.

@Daniel-uk6yr

6 ай бұрын

As david simon put it, "the corner is always hiring"

@MikeyDaRed

5 ай бұрын

Took him 62 years to gain empathy for black kids in the hood lol this wasn’t it bud 😭😭

@khaleelo23

5 ай бұрын

​@MikeyDaRed no bro the game of america is to keep us as individuals it's how the news ans media shows us to each other he gained perspective of the situation and opened his mind you think a 50 years ago he was learning about the black struggle lmao have patience and understanding

@joshuahecht6866

4 ай бұрын

This game is rigged. It’s all in the game though right? I got my shotgun, you got your briefcase.

Happy new years, and glad tackling a show I know must mean much to you personally. At least art like this shows people can try to change, or at least make sure not to let their stories and the tragedies not be ignored

7:30 Franks brother is an important symbolic character. He does nothing wrong but also helps nobody.

As a guy who lives a couple miles from the neighborhood this takes place in, this provides me actual reason to watch the wire. I never wanted to watch it cuz I thought that it would just be another stupid hood story and I hated seeing hollywood make a quick buck off of people that I grew up with. But this might make me watch the show.

@brandonbarnes9681

6 ай бұрын

The director of the show use to work for the Baltimore Police department and Newspaper company during the 80’s and 90’s. It’s the greatest show ever created.

@jasminehill6312

6 ай бұрын

It’s definitely not a stupid hood show!

@jasminehill6312

6 ай бұрын

It’s definitely not a stupid hood show!

@DevinJones-tc6cw

6 ай бұрын

@@jasminehill6312 It's also absolutely not a "Hollywood" show either. The Wire is the truth of America shown unabashedly no matter how uncomfortable it makes the viewer.

@MichelangeloVA

5 ай бұрын

Honestly I'd say the wire is the most respectful show to tackle this subject matter.

Spectacular video, what a star studded cast. I avoided watching the wire for a long time because I wasn’t in a mental place to process our very real black pain on screen. Imma make it a point to get around to experiencing this tragic masterpiece…. Thank you Sage peaceful new year 2 you & yours

@nikicarrie4071

Ай бұрын

Watch the corner.

Would’ve never expected you to talk about The Wire. Hands down one of the best pieces of media.

@patmann9363

6 ай бұрын

It's art mate not media.

@x.x208

6 ай бұрын

@@patmann9363usually a reply like this is a bit smug, but I wholeheartedly agree with you. The wire is a piece of art that everyone should view

@DonFamilia62

5 ай бұрын

I had to double take at the channel because I watched him for his avatar videos too lol.

@animalx28

5 ай бұрын

@@patmann9363 it’s both. This media is art.

Such crazy coincidence… just finished binging the show for the very first time. (Starting the rewatch later today). And not even a day later, heres this vid from one of my favourite video essay channels.

Avon did not order D to get killed, that was all Stringer.

@Rieky22

Ай бұрын

He said his uncle’s right hand

This is a really great commentary on The Wire.

I normally look for your Chanel for anime/ movies but now you covering my favorite show! Props to you

The Wire is one of the best TV Dramas of all time and this video essay was an excellent breakdown of the various story lines in this series.

I still need to watch this show

This was one of the best videos on the Wire I’ve seen. I really hope you make more!

Love the variety on this channel

My toxic trait is daydreaming about Sage’s Rain making a video examining my life

@hiddenmarco

5 ай бұрын

Lmao I thought I was the only one

No mention of season 5 and how journalism/media is part of the institution as well.

Great video to start the new year!

Wow this video was amazing! Love this show and this video did it great justice!

Thank you for this video was unexpected but highly appreciated Happy New Year

Clay Davis won,the Greek’s won,pearlman became a judge so she won

@nikicarrie4071

Ай бұрын

Marlo still in the game

@TC8787-yq7og

Ай бұрын

Valchek and Krawchek too

The wire is hands down the greatest television series of all time. Nothing else even comes close.

Love it when you choose a new movie or show to make a video on

Amazing, intersectional analysis. Thank you for sharing!

That’s crazy never in a million years I would think sage rain would make a video on the wire i’m shocked great vid.

Great essay, keenly observed, well done and thank you.

There’s a line in the drugstore cowboy that I feel fits this movie so well “we played a game we couldn’t win to the utmost”

this is what I needed.From your Naruto deep dives to one of the best shows ever created, I learn so much from what I'm reading/watching when I hear your analysis/conjectures

This video blows my mind, the amount of detail you went into is amazing :) love the content, this forever changed how I see the show the wire🙂 keep up the good content

Hey dude you should be really proud of this video essay. I loved your Junji Ito videos and a few years ago your animated series videos was an outlet for my initial artistic relationship with tv, but I think you’ve gone a few levels up with this one. I’m a Marxist, and in grad school for philosophy and social policy, and someone who loves this series, and I’ll tell you this is a well-done materialist and phenomenological analysis of capital in The Wire.

Dude- love your vids. They always make me feel something

I admired your theis on the wire so true on every levels. And not just Baltimore, every city.

commenting before i even watch the video because the title itself already inspired what i’m about to say. you would love the tv show black sails. it’s heavily inspired by the wire and has a lot of parallels. it’s amazing.

I'd say if u look at a few characters from where they started the show and where they ended it, you can find a few winners: Daniels left the force after getting promoted a few times with his dignity + a nice pension and he's literally a lawyer w a judge gf. Rhonda starts as a new lawyer who's desperate for someone to love her, and ends the show a judge and dating Daniels who seems to treat her v well. Namond goes from a kid w one parent in prison forever and another parent desperately tryna make him follow the same path and ends the show adopted by one of the most respectable characters in the entire show in Bunny + being given a chance to make a real (legit) life for himself and have a real future. Slim Charles goes from a guy w a lil bit of authority, but still subservient to others like Stringer to taking their place. Carcetti goes from a small time councilman in Baltimore to becoming mayor and then governor. Yeah, McNulty loses his job that he loves but he ends up becoming a better man who's basically stopped being self destructive and as many characters say, "an asshole". That's just off the top of my head.

@ilschh

3 ай бұрын

I would just call them survivors, not winners.

@jameshw9751

2 ай бұрын

Cutty goes from broke felon without options to respected community figure (and trainer of future champion Tank Davis).

This is a really well constructed video that articulates all of the complex, fascinating, and sad aspects of the story, how it affects the characters in different areas and the parallels to real life.

Although he lands on his feet, Bunny Colvin is the most righteous victim of the systems depicted in The Wire.

Dude this was Such a Great Breakdown! Greatest Show Ever!

A good judge is a one who isn’t needed A good police is one that isn’t needed

Great video man

This was very well put together

Fantastic video essay! Mad I’m late to this! 👏👏👏🍻

i really never expected you to talk about the wire, it is a very very pleasant surprise :D the series is full of good and complex characters, i hope that one day you can analyze Omar, Lester or Bubbles, my favorites; love your analysis ❤

@yaqubebased1961

6 ай бұрын

Killua looks so cute in ur pfp

@killugay

6 ай бұрын

@@yaqubebased1961 yes he does haha thanks!

This was great 👌🏾 I’m still fascinated by The Wire after all these years

@jasminehill6312

6 ай бұрын

So am I!!! Amazing show! The realism never does!

@kierredestiny2

5 ай бұрын

@@jasminehill6312 💯💯💯

slim charles won😂 did he not. He might be the only character who only had one battle with death. That was when Omar ran down on Slim when he thought he had some to do with butchie death. Other than that his resume ran clean everyone respected him. And he was able to buy the greek plug from marlo at the end.

@marvinthomas477

5 ай бұрын

How is Slim a winner??? He's still a major piece in this perpetuated game.

@TC8787-yq7og

Ай бұрын

You could make a strong case that Slim won; he was the pawn that made it to the other side of the chess board and became the queen. There were a few winners on the show - Commissioner Valchek, Clay Davis and Andy Krawchek, the developer guy, they were the big winners. The people on the street didn't win, other than Bubbles, and you could probably make a case for Poot as well.

@Socijala02

23 күн бұрын

He’s a winner only in a time frame that the show depicts. For all we know, after the last episode, he as well could be killed in some stupid circumstnce similar to one in which Kennard killed Omar.

This was summed up beautifully 🥲

18:40 The Rule of Rose OST for this video is too much a good music choice for the topics in this vid man, this is why I'm subbed.

super well done 👍🏼

I worked on all seasons of The Wire at HBO - and didn't pay that much attention- thought it was just another cop procedural & wasn't interested. But I got the whole show on DVD and after hearing so many good things, I sat down & watched it - and was blown away. I've since watched it a number of times and it really is the best show, and best condemnation of American institutions and capitalism ever put to screen. The decay of the rust belt, the bleak unending Game that chews everyone up & destroys families & individuals- it's all there & it's only gotten worse. I see Bubbles doing the nod everywhere I go - the dark, shattered underbelly of the American Dream - which is called that because you have to be dreaming to believe in it.

watching for the first time, I'm at the beginning of the 5th season now, what a masterful series

This video solidifies your channel for me.

You guys gotta get them likes up 🆙

Nicely done

Brilliant breakdown of an unrivaled series, and it shows problems that plague Western society, not just the US. I was pushed into dealing by my father who wanted a cheaper supply and then he stole the business from me when it was built up and bought my brother in to get access to my customers and I was then pushed out. Serious drug problems followed so I can watch this show and really connect, it is a game but I didn't create it or the rules. It sucked the life from me and left me a shell which I am getting away from but the world is going down the drain while in the UK where I live some 21 Trillion pounds of the rich's money is hidden in offshore tax havens denied to our economy. It's only getting worse, and it's capitalism, buy for a dollar and sell for 2 so shareholders can get their dividends each year that is dragging the system down, as it was meant to do as a company with shareholders needs to grow it's profits each year to grow. The future is always portrayed as worse than the present in cinema which means it's only going to get much worse, God help us all at the bottom, because like you say, our elected gods will not save us, only rape us. Great video Friend!!! All the best.

I love all of your essays. I would love for you to do one on exclusively Omar Little. That character, something about him. He’s on my amount Rushmore of Fictional Characters. Kratos, Uncle Iroh, Omar, Indiana Jones 😂. Great job man, so good!

@raymondsims7042

6 ай бұрын

Yeah but Omar always gets the KZread analysis and praise I’d rather one on bubbles or dukie

Through this analysis you present, I do also find interest in looking at the city. Throughout the show Baltimore is shown to be its own character of sorts, one that was built up and slowly eroding away by capitalism. Remember reading an essay from a classmate a while ago about a similar concept of the show

Damn this video is fantastic, easiest sub of my life

Worst thing the states have ever done take tradesmen workshops out of the school

Great video

my love hate relationship with the wire continues. So powerful, such impactful lessons, it pains me that the world is this way for so many people.

"I am I and my circumstance." Succumbing to circumstances and becoming corrupt will always reveal the individual's weaknesses and failures.

I need to watch this show again

BABE WAKE UP SAGE UPLOADED

Okay I’ll watch the wire for the 4th time

One of the best shows of all time

@raymondsims7042

6 ай бұрын

* the best

Bro. We like the same type of content, i stg. This channel is lit 😂. Keep it up.

No way we copped a wire episode, god is good 🙏

this reminds me of the end of belly- not the scene but the message behind it

The wire is amazing good. I used to think Breaking bad was the best show, but it doesn't compete with the heartbreaking realism of the wire. Great video, have a sub.

@chillbest14

6 ай бұрын

Facts

@raymondsims7042

6 ай бұрын

Yeah the wire is hands down the best show of all time, breaking bad is certainly top ten though.

Cool vid bro.😺

The greatest TV show of all time

I'd like to see Omar White and Ronnie from Power interact.

I disagree. Marlowe won - last one standing with the crown. McNulty won - he got out. Commander Daniels and (Judge) Rhonnie Perlman won. Rawls became the Commandant of the MD State Police. Herk and Carver won. Lester won - he got to hire with his ex-stripper. The list goes on.

Wire isnt only the greatest drama of all time,but in fiction. It even Top breaking Bad.

Can't say that I agree with your analysis of the show as a condemnation of capitalism. The problems of Baltimore and its denizens are based more in the universal weaknesses of the human condition than in any particular economic system. Where men go, so do greed, fear and the lust for power.

Hey man I love your videos and have been watching you for a long time I was wondering if you had ever watched the older anime called Inuyasha? I would love to see your analysis of the characters and different aspects of the show!! Please if you can 🙏

Great video. Didn’t even mean to watch the whole thing.

Brilliant analysis as always! What do you think about the echoing of many of these themes in 'We Own This City"?

Slim Charles Won in the end

Since Tai Lung is returning to Ku Fu Panda this year I hope we get a video about him before the film releases in March.

Technically people did "Win": Kimmy - got them bricks and rode off into the sunset. Of course she took a loss wit her friend dyin but i dont remember kimmy herself gettin hit Brother Mouzone- Got popped but made it out after gettin who he needed to get. Skated with his payment Slim charles & the big bald head dude- made it all the way to the last episode and got in good with the plug once joe got out the way. Thats a Win Namond- had a fucked up mother and a gangsta for a pops but eventually got a rare chance to leave the hood with the retired cop. Thats a Win in my book

The Greatest TV show.

i read the title and immediately said "no there is a winner....", stopped myself and really thought about it. even being on s4 currently (already having an idea of how its going to end + seeing clips of s5 and s6), its clear that there WILL not be a winner. there is never a real winner in the game

@ernestomoreno4409

6 ай бұрын

Won't say who but some of the characters do have good endings.

@champagne34567

6 ай бұрын

There is no season 6

@kapggp

5 ай бұрын

@@champagne34567 my b got the numbering wrong. im on s3 catching up to 5

I came back to this channel as soon as I found out Tai Lung was returning for Kung Fu Panda 4.

I wish I could watch this show, but it's on a streaming service I don't have. 😢😭.

What a depressing, yet very real story. I get angry at myself for having an opportunity to help the homeless or the outcasts, but not doing it because other people tell me I can't. Now, I think another potential threat to people like those in The Wire is artificial workers, AIs. Machines stepping into the job market where real people could be working, now that's messed up.

The Wire showed everyone the everything is connected & it’s never as simple as follow the rules & you’ll be ok

I dont know i think Lester won he got marlo got a full pension when he should have got jail and whould up with a baaaad woman

Im kinda mad u didnt spend more time speakin on Bodie.

I love this show and loved your breakdown. I will say that people always seem like there was some time when United States was some perfect union but forget we started day one with the sins on Slavery and fought a civil war over over our devisions that has yet to be resolved. Also people talk about capitalism and how bad it is as if there is some other system you can point to that is better some place else on earth. When shoot the only places that seem to get along and are doing well on this Earth are in northern Europe mainly because they are small and covered by NATO so they don’t have to spend much money on their military’s and can use that money to enjoy life. I wish humans could just get along on this earth but it will never be and that’s sad.

@thecarter8700

2 күн бұрын

We all do But speaking for myself .. I definitely struggle to see the POV of those I disagree with and most definitely of ppl I hate

One side just loses more slowly

Whenever i introduce someone to the wire i always have to preface it with "remember its just like real life, there will be no happy endings"