Why I Absolutely LOVE Hostiles

Hostiles (2017) is a remarkable film about the tragedy of the west. I absolutely love this film and wanted to spread that love with you.

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  • @TheCartographer01
    @TheCartographer01 Жыл бұрын

    As a veteran, I can attest to how accurate the whole troop felt - the range of reactions to war, the care and protectiveness they show for each other were alp things I've seen and witnessed. Every character was almost a perfect representation of every "type" you come across in the military. Just another excellent facet to an excellent movie.

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your perspective and for your service. It felt very authentic to me but as a non-veteran, I couldn't say how accurate it was to real life

  • @TheBoxingCannabyte

    @TheBoxingCannabyte

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel ya, brother!

  • @eldorados_lost_searcher

    @eldorados_lost_searcher

    Жыл бұрын

    I was struck by the fact that they had difficulty relating to others outside of that shared experience, to the point where their former enemies were easier to connect with (to a point) than those from their own cultural background. But they absolutely nailed that relationship within the military, and I'm convinced that someone involved has served at some point.

  • @machida58

    @machida58

    Жыл бұрын

    The military attracts lost young men who don't know what to does with themselves. They become "types" because they are institutionalised.

  • @ReganMarcelis

    @ReganMarcelis

    Жыл бұрын

    … I feel the SAME way but one word that you missed ALTHOUGH I KNOW; YOU KNOW(!) … is how HONEST (TRUTHFUL) … this movie is which is VERY ENLIGHTENING - No Progress Without Suffering, I suppose holds … 'Oh so Very TRUE' … & ALWAYS will be this WAY, whether from our suffering … (and SOME enjoyment in watching this TRUTHFUL A.K.A. Masterpiece & seeing it for what it is/was TO BE Enlightened via TRUTH(s) is thee only way to truly gain WISDOM, especially emotionally and compassionately) … YET NEVER once holding back to be “politically correct” just PURE “HONEST-TRUTH” from the START (especially) to the end (just as 'especially') … One “side” had to win, although that is a TACKY word, it does not make it any less true, eh, however it shows even the side whom wins, loses in a way as in with their minds thus the side that loses, wins in another way as they do not suffer the long road of sorrow/regret/grief etc, etc, etc…. thus this is a win/lose or lose/win situation(s) - whom is to say(?) … it is just the universe working its magic I.M.O. & many Native Americans were MUCH more enlightened in this matter, they brought many of US this engrained within our cultural, essence, OURS to have - TOGETHER and that is beautiful in a way, if you ask me! - Also, YELLOW-FEATHERS actions verse his past actions shows we are indeed not just similar but the SAME however we ALL CULTURALLY become enlightened on different things @ different times as there are so many things to become enlightened on & within/in, nobody ever gets to them ALL or I would doubt so…. And more importantly - WE NEVER USUALLY GO in the SAME ORDER, hence we always can learn from each other 'AS' … (we MUST, it is Dire) … 'EVERY group has a Little' info and every group misses some - it is UP to US TO ENLIGHTEN each OTHER as a “SPECIES” and this will probably NEVER be without its major faults when LOOKING BACK as well as it is always going to be bittersweet at times to become enlightened, each GENERATION has "it's time" and NOBODY get to CHOOSE what LESSONS / VALUES they will INSTILL or have instilled UPON them hence having integrity and also being STOIC to a degree is NOT A BAD THING yet a NEEDED THING, again, I.M.O.! … I do not know MUCH, but I know that MLK was so RIGHT when he basically said his Gospel of; “To Fight Hate With Understanding & Love” DOES WORK & is probably the MOST EFFICIENT … (CORRECT WAY) … as in “BEST” way to handle these types of “things” … but nobody said it would be easy still… Nor FAST for that matter and of course NOR WITHOUT a bunch of Melon Collie! :( Hey, after BALE gets his REVENGE for Yellow Feathers “MURDER” as well as his kids right near the near very ending, did anyone notice or appreciate after he guts him with YELLOEWFEATHERS “Culturally iconic” weapon / 'TOOL' as in his KNiFE … as in his PREFERRED and culturally appropriate 'TOOL' of choice to serve some justice in the flesh and ALSO, DEF-symbolically, As Well … Anyway, lost myself again there but - ALSO - Notice that when BALE turns back around and the mountains & wheat fields are behind him as the movie goes sort of CINEMATICALLY and intentionally slow'MO … in PERFECT FASHION … to really capture the essence … of a whole developing AMERiCAN-Culture - a good culture I.M.O…..... .... (of course, not without its issues as ALL cultures have but one of integrity - OVERALL that embraces stoicism to a DEGREE which I also consider a GOOD thing as if you FEEL you're the victim, then YOU ARE, WELP, The Victim, thus do not BE, HENCE STOICISM - BE STOIC) … ... ... ... you catch a GREAT Glimpse of the MARLBORO-MAN, Am I the only ONE WHO SEEN THIS, maybe it was unintentional, but I think it was crafted beautifully and intentionally! …. Anybody else SEE what I have seen, I know you will SEE IT now I am mentioning it but HAS anybody else realized this, PRIOR too reading this, FROM MYSELF HERE?..... I thought that was so 'SPECTACULAR" ….

  • @Jikan04
    @Jikan04 Жыл бұрын

    This film deserved just about every Oscar there is, yet was nominated for none. I mean for a start it's got to be one of Bale's finest performances, if not his best. If this isn't an Oscar-winning performance then I just don't know what is. And Wes Studi...just an incredible actor. Amazing film 👏🏻

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    Жыл бұрын

    I was APPALLED that it wasn't nominated for anything, not even the score. Just ridiculous.

  • @robertmortimer8288

    @robertmortimer8288

    5 ай бұрын

    The Fighter!

  • @Hawkstrider58

    @Hawkstrider58

    18 күн бұрын

    I can dig what you think. Yet who cares about a stupid statue. It means nothing. Compared to this movie. Stupid awards don’t mean a damn thing.

  • @pzkpfw2310
    @pzkpfw2310 Жыл бұрын

    The way this movie depicts PTSD in a time when it wasn’t really known it amazing. Sgt Metz especially

  • @SNIFFMYBADGER
    @SNIFFMYBADGER Жыл бұрын

    Max Richter did a hell of a job on the score.

  • @Raydensheraj

    @Raydensheraj

    9 ай бұрын

    He is an outrageous brilliant composer....

  • @brandonriddlesprigger8754
    @brandonriddlesprigger8754 Жыл бұрын

    "Don't you dare laugh...."I love that scene...

  • @hellomimibanana
    @hellomimibanana11 ай бұрын

    ‘Scream at the Sky’ still sends shivers down my spine to this day. Cannot believe this movie went way under the radar. Also what a fantastic review of the film. Very articulate and beautiful.

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. Scream at the Sky is a song that, no matter how many times I hear it, effects me deeply each time

  • @StsFiveOneLima
    @StsFiveOneLima Жыл бұрын

    Yes and yes again to Christian Bale being one of the best actors alive. This, and "Vice", illuminated that - the range of what he can do. He acts as if the camera is not on him. That compliment cannot be paid to very many.

  • @ReganMarcelis

    @ReganMarcelis

    Жыл бұрын

    … His Facial expressions are so ON point like his frustration & sadness as well as hopeless facial expressions when he was showing the crazy guys that thought it to be “their land” the letter from the president - obviously KNOWING it would not WORK and also showing just in his FACE alone how he saw them in a smaller way, but a very real way mirror his prior ignorant self as well …. BALE is just amazing FOR this scene alone with the facial expressions alone as well as tones of th voice, ICONIC! …. PERFECTION! ..... BTW: …. Anybody else see near the very end-of the-movie - right after Christian Bale takes that garbage of a human-being OUT for par-taking in the slaughter of yellow feathers family member(s) & of YF himself …. anyways, as he turns around after gutting that “pilgrim” .... with yellow feathers knife, the camera goes beautifully slow'MO to show BALE - looking forward so stoic-like with nothing but the American mountains & 'FREE' LAND of Wheat Fields behind him, did anybody else SEE thee: “MARLBORO MAN” … in BALE's character at that point in the movie where it went slow'Mo(?) …. It was DEFFiE sort of prophetic from the movie's standpoint (time-line) … AND executed PERFECTLY, hoping also this was = intentionally DONE … (Showing the Marlboro Man, go back and LOOK & most will Prob SEE what I'm SAYING without QUESTION but did you SEE it prior?) … to grasp our future American “essence”, I did.... and.... do…. And I hope…. Too ALWAYS, at least “think” it was done intentionally by the movie's writer(s) whom Must have been … (or rather “is”) … Brilliant, however just curious if anyone else SAW this (The Marlboro Man in BALES Character after the revenge when it turns to Slo'mo) … as well PRIOR ... to reading my reply here? ….

  • @dakotadylan4858
    @dakotadylan4858 Жыл бұрын

    I watched this film 5 times and it is indeed a powerful masterpiece! Scott Cooper created a true gem with an outstanding cast and believable performances of the highest caliber. His place as a great director is secured.

  • @SDsailor7

    @SDsailor7

    Жыл бұрын

    The pale blue eye only got 3 stars in reviews. I still have to watch it since it has Christian Bale in it.

  • @jasongarnett1858
    @jasongarnett18583 ай бұрын

    This review was a masterpiece. I hope one day Scott Cooper or any of the cast watches this poignant tribute. I love this film, but it emotionally takes its toll. You can't watch this and not be filled with sorrow. It never relents. Thank you for giving this film it's just due.

  • @bill9540

    @bill9540

    10 күн бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @divindave6117
    @divindave61179 ай бұрын

    I had never heard of this movie until 2 days ago. I had to watch it 3 times in a row to make sure I didn't miss anything. I was stunned at how good this movie is.

  • @jimmaculate5
    @jimmaculate5 Жыл бұрын

    That was a very gripping film review. I also particularly loved the 5-minute ending and have shared it many times. Like how the music switches from a minor to a major key just as he makes his move.

  • @commonsenseisntcommon1776

    @commonsenseisntcommon1776

    Жыл бұрын

    Such a great ending!

  • @SteelHex
    @SteelHex Жыл бұрын

    This is an astounding movie. I have a love hate relationship with it. I love its beautiful haunting portraits, but I hate the ugly world it represents. It is equally mesmerizing and discomforting, a reminder of this wonder and curse called humanity.

  • @dexranch
    @dexranch11 ай бұрын

    Like the presenter i read a book about Indians. It was a couple of years after I'd come home from Vietnam. The book was a history of the Sioux Nation & Crazy Horse. It touched something inside me that I'd been unable to deal with from my time in Vietnam. I've had a deep respect & sorrow for the period of the western expansion of America & the destruction of the Native American way of life. Hostiles is a movie that touches that place in me. Where anger & sorrow & hope all live.

  • @LittleLouieLagazza

    @LittleLouieLagazza

    Ай бұрын

    Do you happen to recall the book's title after all this time? Maybe it could help a few more of us. OEF-OIF 2002-2011

  • @ExiledGypsy
    @ExiledGypsy Жыл бұрын

    I too absolutely loved that film but then I saw a mini-series on BBC called The English. It is set in the 19th century just after the end of the Indian wars. It absolutely brought home the story of the United States and how it had to turn out the way it did. It is the story of violence, savagery, and cruelty not just by the newcomers but also of inter-tribal wars and the harsh landscape. How the country changed people into hard stoic killers that became the character of Americans that D.H. Lawrance portrayed. It is a beautifully shot film of a journey through a mystery, worthy of the magical native cultures that only reveals itself in the last episode. I would recommend it to anyone who liked Hostiles.

  • @commonsenseisntcommon1776

    @commonsenseisntcommon1776

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, i was wondering about that series, now ill watch it forcsure

  • @susanaleonard5953

    @susanaleonard5953

    3 ай бұрын

    I also appreciated "English". Very interesting and sad.

  • @ExiledGypsy

    @ExiledGypsy

    3 ай бұрын

    @@susanaleonard5953 I think the title "THE ENLGISH" is far more appropriate and layered one. So, I will keep dropping "the". As far as I am concerned who ever who named it "English" didn't grasp the subtleties of the language and that includes the locals, unless you have a good counter argument and are not just parrot pedantic.

  • @theorbitalone7283
    @theorbitalone7283 Жыл бұрын

    Easily one of the best westerns ever, if not the best

  • @christopherking9338

    @christopherking9338

    Жыл бұрын

    Somehow the "Western" label just doesn't come close to describing the breadth of its contents........ Difficult to verbalize it.......

  • @selfsaboteursounds5273

    @selfsaboteursounds5273

    4 ай бұрын

    @@christopherking9338 It's an American Epic

  • @Hawkstrider58

    @Hawkstrider58

    18 күн бұрын

    It’s more than just a western

  • @ameirenterprises2669
    @ameirenterprises2669 Жыл бұрын

    I loved that movie also. It is a masterpiece about heart and trauma. We must be redeemed.

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    Жыл бұрын

    One of the most profound movies I've ever seen. Honestly, breathtaking.

  • @ranislavir
    @ranislavir10 ай бұрын

    This movie is truly a masterpiece. Music is beautiful.

  • @luvslogistics1725
    @luvslogistics17254 ай бұрын

    Thanks for putting into words what I deeply felt and thought of

  • @MagnumJohnson
    @MagnumJohnson Жыл бұрын

    Watched this movie without knowing anything about it on theaters, it was a majestic experience.

  • @wolfcharlie3771
    @wolfcharlie3771 Жыл бұрын

    Yes! An underrated gem indeed. And a shame this is the closest we've ever gotten to a comanche wars or quannah parker film

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    Жыл бұрын

    If I could make any film I wanted, I'd either make one about the life of Crazy Horse or one based on the book Empire of the Summer Moon about Quanah

  • @mje346
    @mje3462 ай бұрын

    Great movie! But I wanted to specifically state to the narrator: what an awesome narrative and commentary….philosophical, even poetic….one of the best commentaries I’ve ever heard. It does great justice to this film and to you sir , bravo!

  • @christopherking9338
    @christopherking9338 Жыл бұрын

    Total Devastation. This film grips like no other.

  • @Mmjk_12
    @Mmjk_128 ай бұрын

    I'm not American, don't even particularly like westerns, but you're absolutely right about this film, genuinely such an underrated masterpiece. Its pure melancholy and suffering, yet also explores meaning in tragedy. I think the quote at the start is very fitting (D.H Lawrence is an alumni of my university.) I'm in love with this indescribable American spirit, it also reminds me greatly of my favourite US poets; Whitman, Longfellow and Emerson. I feel Montana calling me 😂

  • @gicupopescu2580
    @gicupopescu2580 Жыл бұрын

    You expressed better than I could possibly do what I felt watching this movie. I watched it two times and I still want to watch it again. In my opinion this is an Oscar winning movie, and an Oscar winning for the best actor, best actress, best actor in a supporting role, and not the least for the music score.

  • @commonsenseisntcommon1776
    @commonsenseisntcommon1776 Жыл бұрын

    I loved this movie, as a grown man and 20 yr veteran of Wars, i’m not embarrassed to say I couldnt help but tear up at the end. Such an emotional, powerful and under rated film!

  • @Agesilaus.88
    @Agesilaus.889 ай бұрын

    I'd argue its in the top 5 Westerns ever made and its easily my favourite. This movie doesn't romanticise warfare or the West, its visceral.

  • @retiredguyadventures6211
    @retiredguyadventures62119 ай бұрын

    One of my favorite movies, and now I have to watch it a 3rd time. Thank you for this video!

  • @michaelszczech569
    @michaelszczech5694 ай бұрын

    I haven't seen Hostiles yet, but I will this week. I kept hearing good things about it, but this video really escalated my interest in this movie. This was a really well done review.

  • @leighalbrigt4668
    @leighalbrigt46688 ай бұрын

    This film is like no other Ive seen, great video, well done

  • @Katja0476
    @Katja0476 Жыл бұрын

    I agree with you! This movie is so underrated and has been overlooked at the academy awards which is a shame!! The story the actors and the music were so terrific! It is a very honest western. This movie is not at all boring like some people say! As you said there are not many movies like this anymore. Thank you very much for doing such a good job analysing this movie.

  • @scottf5791
    @scottf5791 Жыл бұрын

    Just stumbled on this video and an amazing review. A lot of what you said about this film is also how I felt when I watched it myself. What fascinates me the most as you said is the immense trauma and brokenness felt by all the characters. As the viewer you don’t just see their burdens but you can feel the heaviness yourself. Dealing with a lot of trauma throughout my life I was able to really connect to the characters and that Yellowhawk rain scene always breaks me down in tears. The way it evokes empathy and forgiveness.. Words can’t describe the impact this film had on me. You have a new subscriber 👍

  • @benotyourboss
    @benotyourboss9 ай бұрын

    „We are all prisoners out here“ damn what a great movie, awesome music, so powerful cinematography, beautiful acting. Why so underrated?

  • @rangerjim3872
    @rangerjim3872 Жыл бұрын

    The best movie review I have ever seen. Thank you so much.

  • @MadeMan762
    @MadeMan762 Жыл бұрын

    It’s crazy to note when one of the Calvary soldiers was talking about the native chief cutting a man “stem to stern.” On one of there men And that’s exactly what Bale did to that white guy, the same rage that consumed the native Americans consumed him in this scene, causing him to run a knife on him from, “stem to stern.” 🤯🤯🤯

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    Жыл бұрын

    I never even realized that! Wow thanks for bringing that up!

  • @ursula868

    @ursula868

    8 ай бұрын

    Fascinating! I perceived it as his last honor to the Chief, but more than that, it was an intimate way to kill the man, more intimate than gunfire from a distance. He wasn't just carrying out orders this time. He meant vengeance. When I first watched the movie, this scene was the most profound thing I've ever experienced in cinema. We all relate to things so differently, I can't understand why this movie wasn't more acknowledged, but that's part of its beauty I suppose.

  • @themaninblack993
    @themaninblack993 Жыл бұрын

    Such a damn good movie, I didnt expect it on this random night. Wont forget it

  • @garrett4581
    @garrett45819 ай бұрын

    Every since I saw this film, I’ve been waiting on some sort of validation that someone else understood it and felt the same feelings as it made me feel , and you, finally, did that perfectly. I think of this film almost daily, the way it somehow settles internal conflicts deep within me is still beyond my understanding. This video lays out every feeling perfectly and being able to see it put together like this is so satisfying. The American spirit is a powerful force that few but us will understand.

  • @chrisdrane5457
    @chrisdrane5457 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic essay/analysis man. Although the film does have it's small share of flaws in my opinion it absolutely nails what it sets out to do and I recommend it to anyone I can.

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree. There's no such thing as a perfect movie but when a film's positives so drastically outweigh the negatives, the negatives end to meaning nothing to me

  • @FatPunkStudio
    @FatPunkStudio Жыл бұрын

    Quite possible the greatest film I have ever seen...its just incredible!

  • @alexsandovallapostol9998
    @alexsandovallapostol99982 ай бұрын

    You were eloquent in telling these hard truths of the historical past of the West in this time period so well depicted, my gut tells me that it full of truths.....

  • @puffin8060
    @puffin8060 Жыл бұрын

    Hostiles, is the best movie I have ever watched ❤

  • @26michaeluk
    @26michaeluk Жыл бұрын

    Bro, you nailed the essence of this terrific film.

  • @danmcqueenify
    @danmcqueenify Жыл бұрын

    Your comments on this film are incredible , so we’ll said about the film the west in general…..thank you for understanding where I live !!!

  • @pedrovitsch
    @pedrovitsch Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for your great description of what this film does to you!

  • @rickandosca8262
    @rickandosca82622 күн бұрын

    You are a soulful soul sir and for me what you say about this film rings so true----thank you.

  • @Waterkiller_AK
    @Waterkiller_AK Жыл бұрын

    As a history student, I really like how the movie portrayed both sides as grey and not in a typcial black and white fashion. I know Bale from 3:10 to Yuma, which made me watch more Western movies. Luce Rains play Marshal Weathers in Yuma but also appears as "Virgil Lounde" which is the guy that is crawling away and then getting killed by Bale in the end of the movie

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen. Any student of history or just an observer of human behavior knows that nothing is black and white. Thanks for sharing this fact! I didn't recognize him

  • @WildWestHistoryAssociation
    @WildWestHistoryAssociation Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this! I enjoyed your production.

  • @flauschkatz
    @flauschkatz Жыл бұрын

    great spoken essay, appropriate for this film, my thanks and respect

  • @Hawkstrider58
    @Hawkstrider5818 күн бұрын

    When this movie was advertised. I wanted to see it very much. It was a movie like no other. As a former Marine. I know war is ugly even worse. All my buddies were wounded in the head if not both of the body too. I know evil is of man. And no one is spared if evil and war falls upon us humans. I knew Vietnamese soldiers. Their families. I know Americans and theirs who felt war. Nobody escapes no one is a hero. This analysis of this movie is striking in that it tells the reality. I had Marines commit suicide. Drank themselves to death. And we all felt the hammer strikes. Excellent how this video gave such a profound explanation of this most excellent movie. Well done well told well explained.

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    8 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your experience. The real world is a lot heavier than even this film can depict, and we only get through it together.

  • @TakomaChris
    @TakomaChris Жыл бұрын

    This was a excellent analysis and helpful to better understand this sad chapter of our past without placing blame or pointing fingers - the blend of beauty and horror was magnificent

  • @hfbtrbdfnjbtrjtryg
    @hfbtrbdfnjbtrjtryg7 ай бұрын

    Your whole video and everything you described about this film is brilliant.

  • @zeke5989
    @zeke5989 Жыл бұрын

    A fantastic analysis of an equally fantastic film. Great work.

  • @jimlogan2704
    @jimlogan270411 ай бұрын

    An exceptional, beautifully-done review of a great film. Thank you for sharing it with us. JL

  • @bill9540
    @bill954010 күн бұрын

    I’m really happy to have found and taken in your review. It is a gritty and descriptive explanation of the film. By virtue of the cast alone, I’m very surprised that this film wasn’t better-received and critically acclaimed. It does seem that the superficiality of so many critics has become a kind of virus in itself. Of the three reviews I read, two thought the movie was morose and/or fatally dark. Yours, alone, reckoned with the psychology and brutality of lives clashing together and the confrontations that have been commonplace down through the ages. Very well done!

  • @Covey7342
    @Covey73425 ай бұрын

    The first time I watched this movie was about a year after a buddy of mine, that I served with, took his own life. The scene where they found Sgt. Metz is the only time a movie has made me break down in tears.

  • @philipmcluskey6805
    @philipmcluskey68054 ай бұрын

    what a wonderful narrative...and 'the older i get, the more i appreciate the 'boring'.....wow! excellent!

  • @brucewayne3602
    @brucewayne36025 ай бұрын

    well beyond brilliant ... words hardly adequate ... truly excellent summation ... Thankyou !!!

  • @TheFilmLocker
    @TheFilmLocker9 ай бұрын

    My favourite western! By far. The scenery, the performances, the silences, there’s so much in this film that makes it so great. I think I’ve seen it 3 times already. Great review by the way, keep going!🙂

  • @user-pd3ch9yy9w
    @user-pd3ch9yy9w7 ай бұрын

    Well done!…A truly pivotal movie…required reading. Thank you! A truly remarkable review that explores, explodes and qualifies so many dimensions of this epic narrative🙏

  • @AizenSama5
    @AizenSama53 ай бұрын

    This beautiful piece of art along with the movie Cold War (2018) has involved me in their way. Whenever I want to separate from everyone and refer to myself and my thoughts, I look at these two masterpieces. Their inner message that portrays human historical pain and suffering against love and kindness makes me think.

  • @citizenX117
    @citizenX1179 ай бұрын

    this isn't just a story of America, this is the history of the mankind

  • @bigkillerwhale1801
    @bigkillerwhale1801 Жыл бұрын

    I really love your take on this movie!, this ks one of my favorites as well and the scene where he says; i cant feel anything is imo the best scene in the movie. Such pain and suffering in his words. Nice video!

  • @ReganMarcelis

    @ReganMarcelis

    Жыл бұрын

    …. HEY, Anybody else see near the very end-of the-movie - right after Christian Bale takes that garbage of a human-being OUT for par-taking in the slaughter of yellow feathers family member(s) & of YF himself …. anyways, as he turns around after gutting that “pilgrim” .... with yellow feathers knife, the camera goes beautifully slow'MO to show BALE - looking forward so stoic-like with nothing but the American mountains & 'FREE' LAND of Wheat Fields behind him, did anybody else SEE thee: “MARLBORO MAN” … in BALE's character at that point in the movie where it went slow'Mo(?) …. It was DEFFiE sort of prophetic from the movie's standpoint (time-line) … AND executed PERFECTLY, hoping also this was = intentionally DONE … (Showing the Marlboro Man, go back and LOOK & most will Prob SEE what I'm SAYING without QUESTION but did you SEE it prior?) … to grasp our future American “essence”, I did.... and.... do…. And I hope…. Too ALWAYS, at least “think” it was done intentionally by the movie's writer(s) whom Must have been … (or rather “is”) … Brilliant, however just curious if anyone else SAW this (The Marlboro Man in BALES Character after the revenge when it turns to Slo'mo) … as well PRIOR ... to reading my reply here? ….

  • @johnbrattan9341
    @johnbrattan9341 Жыл бұрын

    'Positive Picture.' Excellent review. Your narrative was spot on.

  • @agushbuleshkaj9506
    @agushbuleshkaj9506 Жыл бұрын

    Respekt too " The Positive Picture Show" I had the same view and the emocional touch as I wachted the first time, now i´ts the 5 time I`m looking this masterstone of the American History witch it makes me too belive in truth and the difrend difficult ways. i am a western fan, but for me is this movie not just a Westernmovie , i`ts a hope for the Future too make more of this kinde of Movies.

  • @LeonaNeighbour
    @LeonaNeighbour Жыл бұрын

    Beautifully done, walk your path!

  • @MrRalphie14
    @MrRalphie144 ай бұрын

    Dude you have dissected this movie beautifully!!! I’m into boring myself and i feel alone bc most people want action and sex and i tell them give me good dialogue or soundtrack or sound itself. God bless you

  • @emotionseyefilms9361
    @emotionseyefilms93618 ай бұрын

    I love this film! It’s my second all-time favorite movie. Nice breakdown of the film and why you love it.

  • @barryedwardchadwick8162
    @barryedwardchadwick81624 ай бұрын

    A beautiful intelligent insightful narration by this man,outstanding

  • @kellyharper8072
    @kellyharper807211 ай бұрын

    You’ve gained a new subscriber! Well done. Great movie and great review.

  • @sebastianchavezalfaro2882
    @sebastianchavezalfaro28825 ай бұрын

    my dad is a huge fan of classic Westerns and we watched together this film which was such of emotional experience for us...by the way, I just discovered your channel and your review is so touching, greatings from Chile south America.

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, my friend!

  • @ZiaMonk
    @ZiaMonk4 ай бұрын

    I love where I'm from so much I've learned not only to keep it to myself but to guard it with quiet desperation. Out of respect of and admiration for this production of yours, which I've just watched with thorough focus and relieved wariness, I must point out one erroneous aspect of your beautifully constructed and read aloud script. But before I do that I must briefly extol upon your marvelous break down of a profound movie made in my backyard. Like the movie, your break down entertains with efficient poetic writing, wonderful presentation, intelligent construction offering historical context and education on the film, the subject matter of the film, and its filmography, even an entire refrain devoted to the score alone. Masterfully done. I will watch this many times and so will my kids. A wonderful contribution, please keep it up... only next time pay closer attention to where the film was actually made. You mention some places like Montana, Yellowstone, and Zion, but despite your otherwise very thorough examination none of these places were actually in the film. Your obvious love of the land depicted in the film leaves me surprised that you managed not to mention where a great majority of it was actually filmed (small portions of three different neighboring states that don't include Montana, Utah, or Wyoming), but again, as a proud neighbor to many spots captured in this film like the Vista de Pedernal and Plaza Blanca, I much prefer in my older age to keep it to myself and those brave enough to live out here with me. When I cruise up to Pagosa next week I'll be hoping the spring break vacationers are gone and I can enjoy the San Juans a little more peacefully. I only mention this out of respect and admiration for this production of yours. Again, Bravo!

  • @lucioalbino5323
    @lucioalbino5323 Жыл бұрын

    Tks for this video, great analysis.

  • @Falesam
    @Falesam Жыл бұрын

    Watched this movie this weekend, I was a big listener of the soundtrack, during my work hours. Even though, knew the soundtrack well, it gave me chills. Since the Green Mile, I didn't tear my eyes at a movie. Touching and beautifully shooted movie, nature being witness, as always, to human stupidity. But my two cents on its core message is that hate can NOT be justified, however, can be explained and sometimes healed.

  • @samanthab1923
    @samanthab1923 Жыл бұрын

    So many good actors. ❤

  • @MilopolisTV
    @MilopolisTV Жыл бұрын

    Excellent prospective on an excellent film, well done 👏

  • @jameseverett4976

    @jameseverett4976

    Жыл бұрын

    perspective.

  • @stevenroberts7256
    @stevenroberts725610 ай бұрын

    One of the most beautiful reviews I have ever heard of a great movie.

  • @KlausGrabher-Meyer
    @KlausGrabher-Meyer5 ай бұрын

    For me, the BEST western movie i have ever seen. There where moments, i needed to cry

  • @keysersoze5920
    @keysersoze59205 ай бұрын

    Masterpiece of a film with a hopeful ending.

  • @charlescoxwell3332
    @charlescoxwell3332 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant review! Thank you.

  • @running2standstill685
    @running2standstill6857 ай бұрын

    thank you, made me understand this movie better, and the west as well.

  • @DelightLovesMovies
    @DelightLovesMovies8 ай бұрын

    I really love a film that transports me to another place and time the way this one did.

  • @vicsaul5459
    @vicsaul54597 ай бұрын

    Great summary of a truly great film, bury my heart at wounded knee,by Dee Brown is the only book i have read twice back to back. I have traveled the west from ft Davis TX to Montana, visiting many places along the way including pine ridge, badlands, sitting bull monument, to name a few, thankyou for this video. I too think Christian Bale is the greatest actor of our time. I have watched the careers of rosamund pike, and ben foster, all great actors 👌. This is more than a Film more like a historical document. Ps. That last scene where he turns around and steps on to the train is wonderful.

  • @pilotsebastian
    @pilotsebastian4 ай бұрын

    Magnificent video.

  • @BassReeves600
    @BassReeves6007 ай бұрын

    Brother this was so well done! Honestly beautifully done! You were able to put into words my emotions during this movie! Can you do a video on THE REVENANT and GLADIATOR?

  • @user-ib9uu3wk5e
    @user-ib9uu3wk5e9 ай бұрын

    Very good video, congratulations!

  • @PaulCramo
    @PaulCramo Жыл бұрын

    SUPERB channel ..... deserves a much larger demographic. Excellent.

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow thank you! I'm hoping to be more consistent with my uploads and maybe that'll help grow my audience

  • @calebjackson3133
    @calebjackson3133Ай бұрын

    Excellent video 🙏🏽

  • @kaboulscabal4816
    @kaboulscabal48164 ай бұрын

    Never stumbled across your channel before, but hey ... someone on the Intertubes who just wants to honestly talk about just the things he/she/they love? Automatic thumbs up! [edit] Had to stop ... haven't watched the film yet, so ... I SHALL return and finish your vid once I have.

  • @MrCapitalizer
    @MrCapitalizer15 күн бұрын

    Best film review I've ever seen.

  • @jonwilliams23
    @jonwilliams2314 күн бұрын

    Great review. Totally agree with your thoughts on this movie.

  • @Spencafish
    @Spencafish7 ай бұрын

    This is probably my 4th time watching your video. I am from Utah myself and grew up with the history of the Manifest Destiny days. This movie no matter what is always my first recommendation to everyone. Such a masterpiece. I would love to see your evaluation of the movie Wind River.

  • @andrewcook1451
    @andrewcook14516 ай бұрын

    Excellent review !

  • @user-br7sx4gm1n
    @user-br7sx4gm1n8 ай бұрын

    This movie moved me to tears❤

  • @bimblaq
    @bimblaq5 ай бұрын

    it’s one of my favorite movies, Rosamund Pike & Christian Bale performances were top notch👏🏻

  • @darrinbdc6837
    @darrinbdc6837 Жыл бұрын

    great analysis

  • @lc3763
    @lc3763 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant depiction of the best and worst of humanity!

  • @thegent8916
    @thegent89164 ай бұрын

    An absolute masterpiece.

  • @duckman4215
    @duckman4215 Жыл бұрын

    From an old soldier and a Christian. Great movie. Good commentary for the most part. What everyone wants is a day without sin.All these characters needed redemption but only Christ can give it.

  • @norman10
    @norman1010 ай бұрын

    This movie never got the accolades it deserves was it not politically correct? It was an A+ movie.

  • @jpaulglobal
    @jpaulglobal10 күн бұрын

    Dude, you’re killin it! Wonderful idea for a channel and an incredible personality. Eloquent and wildly descriptive. Eye opening. I never even thought of the tremendous music score. The acting alone was destractingly mesmerizing, by the entire cast. But particularly bale and rosolee and yes the silent gravitas was heavily impactful from studi obvi but yeah I could go on and on but yes I’m adding that score to the playlist for sure! However I’m not sure what activity to listen to this music too. Not sure if it’s work out music.?.? More so an activityless listen as it demands the full attention devoted as it rewards one with even more pleasure and appreciation. SUBSCRIBED 🤙🏼

  • @thepositivepictureshow

    @thepositivepictureshow

    8 күн бұрын

    I find the music is best suited for a lonesome hike in the woods, a walk at dusk, or a long drive across the High Plains. Or if you're just lookin' for a good cry one night. Thanks for the comment and your kind words. I really appreciate it

  • @stevete00
    @stevete00 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing movie. It touches your soul