but if we didn't awkwardly pause how would you know how jaded, cynical, and insightful we are

@VoiceofGeekdom

2 жыл бұрын

Tim! I was just about to link you to this, but I see someone else beat me to it. 😂

@HelloFutureMe

2 жыл бұрын

@@VoiceofGeekdom these video essay ones are my favourite videos I've seen in a long time

@inimene3796

2 жыл бұрын

what a witty comment

@shyridershyridershyrider

2 жыл бұрын

if lindsey ellis starts a video eating chips or drinking alcohol, you KNOW she's going to be cynical and jaded (because she doesn't give a crap anymore 😎)

@claireindigo1200

2 жыл бұрын

Not your video popping up for me to watch right after this one😂😂😂😂😂

You forgot the "I didn't want to make this video..."

@ManCarryingThing

2 жыл бұрын

literally was debating whether a silent sigh or that would work better lol

@willlord6289

2 жыл бұрын

Every Jacob geller video

@ihatemickiegee

2 жыл бұрын

that sounds more like a ~current events~ video essay than just a Video Essay

@stevepensando2593

2 жыл бұрын

That's more like apology videos

@nathanscore

2 жыл бұрын

".....yet here we are. [awkward pose]. capitalism."

He's got a bookshelf behind him, that's how you know he's an intelligent and educated person!

@dexi6111

10 ай бұрын

knowledge!

@andrewtucker94

8 ай бұрын

With only Stephen King on it lol

@AskwhoQ

8 ай бұрын

“Here in my garage!”

@MyScorpion42

8 ай бұрын

But does it have House of Leaves in it?

@exotic1405

7 ай бұрын

​@@MyScorpion42house of leaves huh? How about you leave this house

"Capitalism is bad and no other show tackled this topic as effectively as Mr Bean did. But first, a word from our sponsor..."

@cchantal5435

Жыл бұрын

Amazing comment

@owlgoddess8534

Жыл бұрын

…audible

@kieranhurst8543

Жыл бұрын

Nord VPN

@fandasvetlo

Жыл бұрын

The irony of that is amazing!

@dylanrodrigues

Жыл бұрын

@@fandasvetlo you claim to criticize society, yet you live in one! Checkmate

The video essay “why Mickey Mouse is funny”, the beginning of the video: “capitalism”

@sapphire4310

2 жыл бұрын

Title: "Why Mickey Mouse is funny" Script: "capitalism" END

@lucasalfradique6777

2 жыл бұрын

@@sapphire4310 based.

@8BitsOfFun1323

2 жыл бұрын

"First we need to talk about parallel universes"

@greatvalue_ethelcain

2 жыл бұрын

Chapter One: The Origins of Film

@jesustyronechrist2330

2 жыл бұрын

0:00 - "Capitalism..." 22:34 - "So in 1937 in Nazi Germany, Mickey Mouse was a symbol of white supremacy..."

I want this whole video essay to be released weekly in 20 second increments

@lukecox6317

2 жыл бұрын

And by the end, he will have finished the bottle

@danielcrosby1254

2 жыл бұрын

If this does not happen i will go on strike.

@manuelalmagro9837

2 жыл бұрын

YES

@Shrilaraune

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@FrenkTheJoy

2 жыл бұрын

@Nat20 Damage It's bold to assume us losers on KZread will have a line of progeny that long.

I thought "Man carrying thing" was just a joke related to the video but I just realized that it's indeed your channel name lol

@the__monkey

Жыл бұрын

same

@dat_fast_boi

Жыл бұрын

@@the__monkey engineer gaming

@daychild_

Жыл бұрын

@@dat_fast_boi fast boi

@neurotic-P

Жыл бұрын

Purple_Chalk Purple_Chalk

@lookingbackfurther

Жыл бұрын

@@neurotic-P hyperjynx

There is also those people who put a sound byte of a tape going into a VCR after every segment.

@ashleyg.6366

Жыл бұрын

LMFAO I never thought of this before, but I realized it's true.

If you’d looked 20% sadder and drank water instead this could’ve also been the start of an apology video.

@soccerruben1

2 жыл бұрын

And no glasses, and no makeup

@guitarsimon1

2 жыл бұрын

@@soccerruben1 Ah yes perfect dude, and bloodshot eyes, like the kind you get where you push really hard on your eyes your start to see crazy swirly stuff.

@Ben-ed4wx

Жыл бұрын

Different music

@commandercaptain4664

Жыл бұрын

“Sorry IF I offended you…”

@iyoukoya8001

Жыл бұрын

Dont forget the over the top sigh after he sits down 💀

Every cell in my body was screaming that he was going to say “capitalism” and I was fucking right, this is perfect

@ManCarryingThing

2 жыл бұрын

hell yeah, thank u

@JaMorantBiggerArm

2 жыл бұрын

@@Horrjblue huh

@Pentti_Hilkuri

2 жыл бұрын

And if this had been a woman, the first word would've been "patriarchy".

@coslegh58

2 жыл бұрын

The fact that he kinda looks like Salva from Money Heist, makes the capitalism joke is even better.

@Supreme_Lobster

2 жыл бұрын

@@coslegh58 shit he kinda does

0:07 That awkward nod while staring into the camera gave me secondhand embarrassment. And it’s hilariously accurate too, even for a parody video

@Hithalo

Ай бұрын

Same

@Aaron-fb6mb

5 күн бұрын

Millennial

I was waiting for you to ask into the camera: “Why does every video essay…, start like This~?” [VHS click sound effect & cut to black title card] [Classical Beethoven Piano music plays as b-roll starts] “Capitalism.” [cut to speaker with widened, knowing eyes] [Music shifts to something more modern and drastically higher bpm] “But wait, we’re getting ahead of ourselves…”

@joshualodder1567

6 ай бұрын

I instinctively downvoted because of just how accurately infuriating your comment is

@harunakirisaki9474

4 ай бұрын

why can i HEAR and VISUALIZE your comment omg

@tentacledood5784

4 ай бұрын

HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE-

@adieuing

2 ай бұрын

one word is better than allat

@nbkw48

2 ай бұрын

Browntable and Hitop Films called and they want royalties

Oh yes, the classic "opening bottle of alcohol at the start of the video to suggest how exhausting the topic at hand is and how upset the essayist will get over the course of the video" move.

@inafridge8573

2 жыл бұрын

bottle of heynessey

@annedrieck7316

2 жыл бұрын

GO AWAY NOW!

@nousseirbahlous3387

2 жыл бұрын

Literally the modern equivalent of old video game and movie reviewers: "looks like I'm gonna need more alcohol for this one" *pulls out comic prop giant bottle of vodka*

@pluto3194

2 жыл бұрын

Only thing it's missing is the deep sigh beforehand. You know it's gonna they're gonna get very upset over the thing if they drink alcohol AND sigh deeply beforehand

@frogglen6350

2 жыл бұрын

@@nousseirbahlous3387 too be fair, the comically giant alcohol bottle was just meant to be a silly joke. It's not trying to be jaded or cynical

This really says a lot about our society.

@Jenkowelten

2 жыл бұрын

It really does

@josephbrennan370

2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your reddit island video.

@tylerirelandnfl

2 жыл бұрын

And yet, we live in one

@gratefulcranegames

2 жыл бұрын

the man the myth

@lizzzylavender

2 жыл бұрын

We live in one

What's funny is, I can not for the life of me, think of any video essay that started like this. The drinking, the lo-fi music, the bookshelf, the wrinkled dress shirt and barely kempt facial hair. But it *feels* like every video essay intro.

@olivercharles2930

9 ай бұрын

It is an amalgamation of many essay video intros and a dash of exaggeration for comedy.

@rainbowlack

6 ай бұрын

It brings Folding Ideas to mind, especially his "...and the Art of..." series and Fifty Shades series

There’s a KZreadr who does insanely long video essays on the most niche topics and she pours tea from beginning to end and it drives me insane.

@hull_k0gan641

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation. Be cool if you left her name, ass

@mogo-wc7xw

6 ай бұрын

give name please

@luffyd5832

6 ай бұрын

give name please

@kayllama9357

6 ай бұрын

Sarah Z?

@zbsfm

5 ай бұрын

thats sarah z and she uses subject-appropriate beverages, idk why it drives you insane it's just her brand

I feel like the whole "exasperatedly opening a bottle of alcohol as the video starts" is a very Lindsay Ellis thing lol

@johanflock_art

2 жыл бұрын

Defenitely

@Cur1ocity

2 жыл бұрын

Well she is an alcoholic so...

@chillhands7828

2 жыл бұрын

@@johanflock_art *Definitively

@johanflock_art

2 жыл бұрын

@@chillhands7828 definitely**

@WingedPlatypus

2 жыл бұрын

This shit dates back to the video essay founding father: James Rolf

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@wyattcheramie004

2 жыл бұрын

💀

@guillermogerrycabrera7625

2 жыл бұрын

At this rate, even without the channels advertising raidshadowlegends, the comments itself are the ones advertising it. Lmao

@drakep.5857

2 жыл бұрын

They often aren't endorsing the game at all, just doing it to support themselves. Anyone with a clear mind knows none of it s sincere and will skip right through, and the essayist knows that.

@dustinm2717

2 жыл бұрын

@@drakep.5857 i mean they have money to keep throwing at KZreadrs on mass and that money isn't coming from thin air, so, as many of us know to skip it clearly enough people do bite for it to be profitable for raid to do it

@reverendaero

2 жыл бұрын

@@drakep.5857 Simp harder and maybe senpai will notice you

My three hour video on why this two minute scene on episode 3 season 8 of my Little pony is intertwined with the reaganism neoliberal politics and its ramifications affecting interaectional socioeconomic structures

@harmonicpsyche8313

Жыл бұрын

...do u want me to link the essay i wrote in 2017 about how my little pony fim season 8 episode 1-2 "school daze" promotes a neoliberal political ideology

@alaskabane5340

Жыл бұрын

@@harmonicpsyche8313 yes, yes we do

@madichelp0

Ай бұрын

@@harmonicpsyche8313 link it mate

"The problem with Bob the Builder" *png of bob on a blurred grayscale background with VHS filter*

Look at this guy, quote-stealing other essayists’ opening lines (“Sigh.”) without attribution, what a joke.

@greyisnthere

2 жыл бұрын

Capitalism, am I right?

@kapitan19969838

2 жыл бұрын

@@greyisnthere Yup! It just works!

This absolutely fucking murdered me

@gregorycomey

2 жыл бұрын

DJ Peach Cobbler

@nategraham1487

2 жыл бұрын

Dj peach cobbler

@mohamedfarih1649

2 жыл бұрын

Yooooo you're into booktube too?

@matthewa3413

2 жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace

@55umbrellas

2 жыл бұрын

Shall I call the authorities or the morgue?

The little gesture with the glass like you're toasting the audience is what really sells it

It's because they're afraid to talk enthusiastically about things that genuinely interest them, lest they be deemed the dreaded Cringe.

@LanceWillMakeIt

11 ай бұрын

probably

@comicalcosmonaut959

8 ай бұрын

Life’s too short to care if you’re cringe. Just do you lmao

@abook2141

8 ай бұрын

cringe culture is dead we're free

@hunterfunnyguy

8 ай бұрын

@@comicalcosmonaut959 I don't know how to phrase this just rest assured I am not agreeing with showing genuine interest being cringe lol

@caramel9154

8 ай бұрын

don't wanna be a dick but i think you oughta find better video essay makers, idk wendigoon, hbomber, Patrica taxxon or the guy who made the beastar furry gay video.

"Capitalism is bad. Today we'll discuss how through the lens of [Insert animated CG movie here], but first a brief history lesson: PART 1, THE BIG BANG AND THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE"

@kajura8684

2 жыл бұрын

the entire video being filler going over the unnecessary history with the narrator occasionally grasping at straws like a sea turtle with a death wish to connect it with his point

@RajShekhar-jy2zi

2 жыл бұрын

@@kajura8684 oh yeah right wing based on facts and logicsss . Left wing bad sjw cringe

@kajura8684

2 жыл бұрын

@@RajShekhar-jy2zi youre so right using the uglydolls movie to make the same capitalism bad point for the 100th time isn't cringe at all

@RajShekhar-jy2zi

2 жыл бұрын

@@kajura8684 it's a real issue you enlightened centrist unlike the made up victimhood of Right wingers.

@maka8551

2 жыл бұрын

@@RajShekhar-jy2zi are you parodying yourself

it's an ironic visual prop to indicate how essayists know they're about to get pretentious (bringing in a lot of academic books and philosophers), while also conveying a sense of chaotic "homey/of the people" vibe (drinking in apparently mid-day like an alcoholic) that appeals to the KZread home video aesthetic.

@ManCarryingThing

2 жыл бұрын

i feel like youtube essay people must disguise their sincere academic interests with this type of vibe, for sure. I get why, considering youtube is sort of a parasocial relationship dating site.

@dportnov

2 жыл бұрын

@@ManCarryingThing I never thought of it like that, but you're totally right. It's weird, but it's just been normalized.

@itcouldbelupus2842

2 жыл бұрын

@@ManCarryingThing Damn. It is a parasocial dating site. Guess I'm still a slut and you're my new boyfriend.

@omnitroph1501

2 жыл бұрын

The booze is meant to indicate how fed-up they are with the subject matter of the video, to the point where their entire motivation to live has disappeared and they've developed alcoholism to cope. Very few of them actually have, but overdramatizing their emotional reaction to it is a key element in radicalizing their audiences.

@Sonicadvaned09

2 жыл бұрын

@@ManCarryingThing Funny because it was originally supposed to be a dating site.

I didn't even notice this was 19 seconds long, I thought it was going to be a lengthy critique of cliché video essays

You hit the nail on the head with that line delivery, it gave me a ptsd flashback of clicking on a video essay and instantly regretting my decision but persisting as there’s nothing better to do for the next hour or so.

In 19 seconds I have not seen someone convey so much with zero filler. It's like a good version of the thing it's parodying.

@wesleywyndam-pryce5305

Жыл бұрын

that makes no sense at all

@commandercaptain4664

Жыл бұрын

We’re invited to his falling off the wagon show.

@Carltonwanks

Жыл бұрын

Just say you want likes, The video wasn't even remotely Funny or interesting,it only got views because of the title

@vengeancegauloise6049

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, words

@ThisChangeIsAwful

Жыл бұрын

It's funny to see comments getting ratio'd just existing. Like about 12 people over the nearly 6000 who read this didn't understand it to the point it triggered a reaction.

Lyrics: "Capitalism."

@ManCarryingThing

2 жыл бұрын

copyright Man Carrying Thing 2021

@arnerademacker

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, you’re doing gods work. Not all capes wear heroes.

@pressplayulysses

Жыл бұрын

Such profoundness.

... then a word from our sponsor, Raid Shadow Legends

Well-spoken and researched, very nice!

This isn't the worst part, the worst part is when they try to get inspirational towards the end.

@LittleGoblinBoi

2 жыл бұрын

*THIS.* I don't want to feel motivated after I watch a 1 hour long video essay. I want to know why what you're talking about is either pure gold or literal human shit.

@Ninjaananas

2 жыл бұрын

That's necessary for a good mark.

@thursdaytractiontuesdaytit1325

2 жыл бұрын

is your pfp from house of five leaves?

@alpacamale2909

2 жыл бұрын

@@thursdaytractiontuesdaytit1325 Yes

@inafridge8573

2 жыл бұрын

@@thursdaytractiontuesdaytit1325 i love your username

at this point i cant stand video essays that start with old recorder sounds

@deshrektives

2 жыл бұрын

I personally like the Mandalorian theme.

@checcmac8693

2 жыл бұрын

Sponsored in the intro

@Fishlord136

2 жыл бұрын

What’s an old recorder sound

@novaroseoooooo

2 жыл бұрын

@bunkey Damn I thought we were talking about medieval instruments

@TheItalianoAssassino

2 жыл бұрын

bruh fr

I like the ones where there's an ironically dramatic montage of tweets overlaying each other for too long.

One day, we will have a video essay that starts with someone not drinking in the first seconds, because they were wise enough to hydrate before starting the recording

Only thing missing is "we need to talk about X"

@kirbylore4883

2 жыл бұрын

"Now you might be wondering, what's so wrong about X?"

@imperialofficer6185

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, NameOfPlatform

@nallyaaaaaa

2 жыл бұрын

THIS OH MY GOD-

@onlyfrog

2 жыл бұрын

Kevin

@ham9774

Жыл бұрын

@Julo Micha But it's actually not that bad.

A leftist reading of Ned's Declassifed School Survival Guide [1:19:43]

@ManCarryingThing

2 жыл бұрын

this but unironically

@brandonmorgan8016

2 жыл бұрын

I unironically want this

@AroundTheCampfire

2 жыл бұрын

@@ManCarryingThing you're the chosen one Jake. This video would dissolve all politcal turmoil and harken a new age of enlightenment

@blipboigilgamesh7865

2 жыл бұрын

Is mosey a fascist? A video essay [3:39:45]

@Otzkar

2 жыл бұрын

A marxist interpretation of diary of a wimpy kid: What Gregs relationship with Rowley tells us about the economic base of America.

What the hell, I was promised a 4 hour video essay on why Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide is great.

The video description was the cherry on top to an absolutely perfect 18 seconds. Top tier, mate.

It's the "WHATs up guys" for the "I am very smart" crowd.

To my assumption: Video Essay people tend to lean on a cinematic approach on their 1h long video essay. Anyways. Capitalism...

@tobyjohnson9136

2 жыл бұрын

95% of the people who make them are former American film school students. This also explains why so many of them have the exact same very ardent opinions on cinema. They were taught them in film school. And a lot of the things they're so ardently taught as being the 'wrong' way to make a film are just the things that become too played out a generation earlier and are, ironically, probably not by the time the graduates go on to make their own films.

@onometre

2 жыл бұрын

1 hour? that's like 1/12th the length of these things at this point

@lemonadechamp4281

2 жыл бұрын

@@zzodysseuszz Love the vagueness here. They always do that? Mind if I asked for an example then?

@zach2712

2 жыл бұрын

one hour? don't be so generous, it's six

@katatonikbliss

2 жыл бұрын

@@tobyjohnson9136 i enjoyed reading that essay as much as you enjoyed writing it

But first, let me introduce you to the sponsor for this video, NEBULA

*drinks alchohol* ... "CAPITALISM" -I have been blown away with this video essay it really captures everything I want in a video essay. Just amazing

The video title: Why Spongebob Square Pants The Movie is a Disappointment The video's opening: In his seminal work "Das Capital", Karl Marx wrote…

"Here's how I show how I'm hesitant to talk about this topic right before a two-hour video in which I've done extensive research, writing, recording, and editing. If I must, you made me do it, viewers."

first time coming across your channel, and that was awesome: so much in just 18 seconds 😂 edit: just went and checked out your other videos ⁠- definitely now a fan!

Bruhhhh you’re a master of these videos hahah 😂👏 You execute this meme format sooo well 😌😌❤️ It’s such a great artistic format hahah

*dramatically sits down and sips alcohol* “Minecraft is a 2009 indie game pro-

Don't forget when the video title is a yes/no question & they immediately begin the video with either "yes" or "no" & then pretend to play the credits & then the actual video starts

@nousseirbahlous3387

2 жыл бұрын

"Okay, okay, let's start at the beginning"

@RyanStorey1231

2 жыл бұрын

Ngl, I really like that joke.

@schwa4883

Жыл бұрын

This isn’t done to death or anything. It’s relatively common, but it’s a joke that has its charm. Plus, I don’t think you ever see that type of joke in videos like what this guy’s parodying.

@Krozbot

Жыл бұрын

i always like that joke, as Schwa! stated it's not overdone and it's pretty clever (imo)

@eneco3965

Жыл бұрын

That's not common at all though. I've personally seen it happen only twice, and it's certainly better than having it being answered after like 20 minutes

its how we know what they are about to say is sooo mindblowing and thought provoking

Best 19 seconds on KZread! The title, the action, the anticipation, the delivery :-) 👏

"....And so, as you can see, SpongeBob is to blame for the fall of western civilization and capitalism as we know it."

@rekagotik2785

2 жыл бұрын

No no no, SpongeBob represents the Dionysian ideal of spontaneity in contrast to Squidward's systematic Appolonian approach to art. In reality Squidward envies SpongeBob but he was unwilling to admit it and ...

@ManCarryingThing

2 жыл бұрын

but it's true

@nizio7889

2 жыл бұрын

@@CorruptedDogg it's a real essay!!! And a pretty good one too. Look up contrapoints, envy.

@kx7500

2 жыл бұрын

based spongebob

@sym7434

2 жыл бұрын

oh thank god

"Why SpongeBob Is Founded In Eugenics: A Closer Look On Nickelodeon"

@XX-pp3bx

2 жыл бұрын

If someone made sarcastic videos on that stuff that would be hilarious to watch

@harmonicpsyche8313

Жыл бұрын

@Jack Saint

Nah, this guy kills me😂 Glad I found the channel

This is becoming my favorite channel uncomfortably quickly.

Plus the first 10 mins of this 60+ min essay aren't actually about the subject at hand, it's just some story just barely related but will be used to reference back to at the end anyway despite the fact the video would be fine without it.

@stevensilver2880

2 жыл бұрын

Quinton reviews

@googleuser3163

2 жыл бұрын

And that's after a three minute add for The Great Courses Plus

@iy42

2 жыл бұрын

My fave is hour long video essay that starts with a reference to how long the video essay will be as part of around 10 minutes opening filler that's so slowly paced and padded it makes clear that the hour long runtime stems not from an abundance of content but instead from, at best, thoughtless editing and, at worst, just wanting to be an hour long for the prestige of it. Anyway... Capitalism.

Man, with only 18 seconds to utilise, I really thought I knew the whole video just from just the metadata. WASN'T READY

@omnacky

2 жыл бұрын

@@orionroberts1253 hahaha

@KiraNikk0s

2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos and your vibe, don't listen to the haters my g 💕

@Uniquenameosaurus

2 жыл бұрын

@@KiraNikk0s Lolol, thank you, but its fine. Never cared about comments like that. It comes with the job.

Thank you for elevating the dialog, Sir

Can't believe you made me crack up like this with just one word

11 minutes in their pet appears, and they just have to appear remotely exasperated but they pick them up and play with them on camera anyway. so relatable

@kimifw58

Жыл бұрын

Is it now a legal requirement for every KZreadr to own a cat or small dog?

@MarshmallowEclipse

11 ай бұрын

THANK you. I fucking hate it when they include moments of their pet walking in the room, even creators who I like a lot do that shit. The only channel I've seen include a pet moment that wasn't cringe and awful was Grayson's Projects.

@Ebony___

11 ай бұрын

@@MarshmallowEclipse i love seeing the pets cuz its like, one minute im seething over a game/movie/book etc, the next im taking a cute break and losing my mind over the cutest pet in existence :(

@heyhi5503

11 ай бұрын

@@MarshmallowEclipse why does it bother u so much it’s just cute little pets😭

@MarshmallowEclipse

11 ай бұрын

@@Ebony___ Yeah see I can't relate, I don't understand the appeal of "cute pets." I'm fine with animals but they don't make me feel that.

The lofi hip hop, the sigh, the quick zoom in, the music fading and of course the final word- capitalism - this video is perfect 10/10

@cupio-stardust

Жыл бұрын

Do you know the song name?

He sat down like a grandpa at a barbeque

"why ___ is an underrated masterpiece"

i wish someone made a compilation of youtube video essays cutting off after the first word, it's always hilarious

@randomstuffprod.

Жыл бұрын

YOU'RE SO FUCKIN RIGHT

0:00 introduction 0:18 capitalism

@ManCarryingThing

2 жыл бұрын

thank u. sorry i forgot those

@jonnystoffel

2 жыл бұрын

0:03 insightful sigh 0:06 regretful sigh

I chuckled. Well done

Hey you’re finally taking off, good for you!

It’s a style of content popularized by a few key creators and imitated by others, just like the “angry reviewer” style that was popularized before it. I’m interested to see what style film critique and analysis will take in the future of KZread

@DeadManSinging1

2 жыл бұрын

Schmoes getting drunk around a couch like RLM

@GiygasStarman

2 жыл бұрын

Jontron absurdism?

@Gabriel87100

2 жыл бұрын

Someone just brings cheap beer-branded plastic tables/chairs to the middle of a street and begins drinking alcohol non-stop until the end of the essay so we can watch all the stages of the coherent cynical narrative to slurred speech right to a casual broken conversation with a camera, edited after the youtuber is arrested and released for public disturbance.

@ImpendingRiot83

2 жыл бұрын

Pat Finnerty’s ‘What Makes This Song Stink’ is the way forward. He’s blazing the trails as we speak.

@briankirz231

2 жыл бұрын

What an insightful comment

I clicked on this knowing it was satire, but for a split second i thought the video was gonna continue.

I totally geeked out when I noticed your book collection. The Wheel of Time is amazing.

seriously why do they always have to start by walking into frame and sitting down with such a heavy sigh. I've learned that I can usually just start skipping the first few seconds of any video essay because they really don't have anything in there besides a couple extra seconds of direct eye contact with the camera

You broke the code. Kinda like Viggo broke his toes on that one scene in LOTR.

@ksilva2848

2 жыл бұрын

Or his teeth in that one scene of LOTR

@user-rr9ng9bo9l

2 жыл бұрын

Viggo broke his toes in LOTR? i didn't knew that, Woah! I need a 4 hour video essay on this

@kenevanchik4478

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-rr9ng9bo9l Yes, mostly due to ... capitalism.

@ManCarryingThing

2 жыл бұрын

he got me FIRED

@jonesjones6279

2 жыл бұрын

I have to gag myself whenever I watch LotR with a friend. I don’t wanna be *that* guy, but I also desperately feel the urge to become *that* guy.

There was a period like 2 or 3 years ago where all their topics always lead to something about existentialism too. Didn't matter what they started the video about, it always lead to existentialism. They would also always end the video on a somber note and with some synthwave playing in the background.

@mrpurple11

2 жыл бұрын

Omg, it's true

@ginogatash4030

Жыл бұрын

There was also the period where every fucking video essay about films started with the sound of someone violently mashing their cassette against the VCR followed by very phony grain effect, synth or just 80's esthetic in general cause 80's kids turned 30 so everyone kept shoving 80's esthetic everywhere and make it fucking annoying for everyone.

@SplendidCoffee0

Жыл бұрын

@@ginogatash4030 it’s about to happen to the 2000s 😭

@ginogatash4030

Жыл бұрын

@@SplendidCoffee0 I don't know, it's becoming nostalgic for sure but the 2000's don't have as strong and different esthetics as the 80's, at least not the kind that would make it into video essays and such, I mean, what do you replace the VHS intro and effect with?

@SplendidCoffee0

Жыл бұрын

@@ginogatash4030 uh, another VHS intro clip?

I watched a Sarah Z video yesterday too...

I love this so much x)

Where's the "trailing off into fake laughter at the absurdity of something before a hard cutaway" installment of this series?

Young Stephen King is right: Capitalism

And every time he thinks he's said something clever, he'll take a sip and make a face at the camera while some quick closeup cuts happen.

"...is good, thanks for watching!"

"Well, you people that I will probably never meet are making me talk about this subject. That's why I spent hours, days, or even weeks researching it because I hate it."

The emptier the bottle the hotter the takes.

@ManCarryingThing

2 жыл бұрын

you understand the youtube hustle

This guy is not going to stop until every video essayist is in tears

@roghider3552

6 ай бұрын

good

I've never seen or even heard of a video essay before, yet I watched this and feel as though I completely understand.

Extremely interested to hear your thoughts on the blatant capitalistic ideologies promoted in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.

@ffwast

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds stupid,but I'm intrigued

@dhess34

2 жыл бұрын

r/deepcuts

@ryanharris6850

2 жыл бұрын

Coconut head was a venture capitalist

My favorite part about this is that the channel’s name is “Man Carrying Thing” and that’s _exactly_ what almost everyone does when entering the frame during a video essay.

@inafridge8573

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it would be awkward if they came into frame with nothing in their hands and we would feel like "something's off here but I can't put my finger on it". what would they do with their hands? dangle them at their sides, fold them together? i reckon there's good reason why they do it

@Ascertivus

2 жыл бұрын

@@inafridge8573 That’s a good point; I never thought of that! Not only might it be most fitting, but many other creators do the same-likely due to your reasoning-so merely seeing nothing in-hand for once after watching others carry things in would likely be bizarre. Fascinating.

the long term effects of contrapoints

*walks in* *drinks a cup of coffee* *deep breath* "Spongebob..."

When he took a breath and said "Capitalism", I felt that.

@ThiccPapi

2 жыл бұрын

same here

Is this an essay wherein the movie Cars is dissected as a representation of class struggle?!

Hey Lindsey Ellis. Good to see you again

We need more videos like this that get straight to the point no filler

As an avid consumer of video essays, this is hilariously accurate.

That drink was so strong the camera instantly passed out.

this made my day

**_sits at desk_** **_turns on computer_** **_prepares to record_** **_turns on camera_** **_gets back up_** **_walks out of frame_** **_pretends like they just came in and totally weren't sitting in the same spot for the last 2 hours_**

The 2010 “bad” movie reviewer equivalent to this is acting as if they don’t want to review the thing they proceed to spend time reviewing lol

@quagstar

2 жыл бұрын

The start of the video will involve a 2 minute long bit where the movie disc and/or box starts "teleporting" around to wherever the reviewer is while they are doing things throughout the day, never leaving them alone, eventually forcing them to review it to break the curse or whatever. There will be a bit where they want to watch a movie they like, but when they open the disc, they find that the disc in the box is for the movie that is being reviewed.

@ralphintheshadowrealm7002

2 жыл бұрын

@@quagstar Crossover episode starts with the guest cutting into the feed and they act like they hate one another and start talking about individual character continuities you don’t know about or care about because you just want to see a critique of the given movie

@quagstar

2 жыл бұрын

@@ralphintheshadowrealm7002 If its a Halloween special then the last 5 minutes of the video will involve the lights going out, the reviewer looking confused, and then the events of the movie they were reviewing will happen to them, but with bad acting and poor special effects which completely ruin any sort of immersion. At this point you've already seen the review, so you click on another video

@ralphintheshadowrealm7002

2 жыл бұрын

@@quagstar don’t forget about once they give their final thoughts they shoot/throw/destroy the film in some over the top manner

@shettywap

2 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of that Ralph dude and your movies suck. Striking a balance between slightly uninterested/can't be arsed, while clearly being arsed enough to make a long video about it. Also.....Ralph and those dumb ass skits.

Me: I wanna watch someone talk about how good Spider-Man is Video Essayists: Capitalism, Existentialism, nihilism. I'm so jaded and cynical, also Spider-Man is okay.

@mrpurple11

2 жыл бұрын

Also patriarchy, romantizicing and consumerism. But that's maybe the youtubers i follow lol

@commandercaptain4664

Жыл бұрын

*shambles to seat, opens a pint of Romulon ale, swigs it like a champeen, stares dead eyed at the camera* Peter tingle.

@CoryTheNorm

Жыл бұрын

"The monopolistic hegemony dominating modern media has usurped the individual's impact on the cultural zeitgeist, culminating in a stagnant, intellectually homogenous wasteland, where the mind and soul are rendered irrelevant. Shrek the Halls hearkens back to the words of German-American philosopher Herbert Marcuse..."

@lancevance6346

Жыл бұрын

Talking about problematic themes and then throwing in a random Jordan Peterson reference because somehow everyone who enjoys any medium with those themes is probably influenced by JP , and not because they just like to enjoy a fucking movie and unwind without caring about any of that shit the essaying is over-reacting to...

You know those people in MMO's who go around typing "..." because they think it makes them look jaded and mysterious? This is basically the more annoying, hipster equivalent of that.

Reminds me of Tom Scott’s video, “Why do KZreadrs clap at the start of videos?” Not just why do they clap (to sync the audio), but why do they _leave it in the edit?_