Video Essays

Thanks guys! I appreciate that.

Thank you

The scene really jumped out at me on a recent viewing. People tend to characterize directors by the big scenes but I remember marveling at how strongly Coppola was able to express character in a deceptively simple exposition scene.

That was moving.

I did know you hadn't seen The Godfather (and 2001 for that matter). I admire your adherence to avoiding spoilers (and I also appreciate the view all the same). Hopefully when you do see the film, my video will be of worth to you. Alternatively, it would also be pretty funny if, after seeing the film, you thought my video was shit and completely disagreed with my argument. Time will tell I suppose.

I'm open to requests, though I can't guarantee I'll make videos out of every one. I don't mean that to sound rude or condescending, I just wanna make sure I have something of interest to say.

I can also say that my next video will revolve around a Kubrick film (I'll keep which one a secret to make things interesting). It's a video I've wanted to make since before I even started making videos, but I wanted to build up my skills a bit before tackling it. It's another theme analysis like The Graduate but the topic is a little more broad and the video will go beyond just the individual film.

But yeah, I do want to turn things to all of you. Are there any video topics you'd like to see? Neverending has suggested a few, but I suspect they were somewhat in jest.

You could analyze how awesome the sea foam in Dunkirk was.

You could do a theme breakdown of emotion vs. cold logic in the Maltese Falcon.

Unless he's suddenly upped his scores for them...nah, I'm good.

A video essay on Stephen King adaptations. With the disaster of Dark Tower and the potential success of It, it's a timely topic.

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This should be an interesting one. I know thoughts on Barry Lyndon are pretty divisive here so I hope this promotes some discussion. Any comments on the video itself are also welcome.

Nice essay. I find Barry Lyndon to be a masterpiece for several reasons, most notably its cinematography and Kubrick's writing. But I did enjoy Barry Lyndon the character as well. I thought it was a lot of fun watching him worm his way up through the ranks of society. Like you mention, he doesn't catapult himself to grandeur by means of typical protagonists of epics. He doesn't kill a tyrant, wasn't born into nobility, didn't free an enslaved group of people. He's just a selfish jerk who feels slighted by the nobility he aches to join. I've always felt that the notion of a character needing to be likable or relatable is complete nonsense perpetuated by viewers who constantly need someone to root for in a film. But you make a good point displaying the protagonists of A Clockwork Orange and The Shining, who are not relatable but are likable despite their horrible actions because of the charm and fun they exude while doing so. Good work Coop. I'll go back and watch your old essays too.