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LOVE YOU RYAN!!!

Pardon the glazing. But these vids always put me in a great headspace. Always effortlessly vulnerable and beautiful. Helps me appreciate life, through all the annoyances of being 20-something. Also Happy Birthday Nadira!

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From Bring me the water to give him the water, do it. Chilling

can i come with next wednesday………

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i feel you on the loneliness. it is a bizarre adjustment at this point in life.

damn bro this one hit different.

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LMAOO got a good laugh from this 🤣 super refreshing to see this process too

Actually kinda fire ideas. Genuinely convinced 80/100 of these would work with a good budget

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real life subway surfers 😂

Ryan, you are a master of plot twists. This was such a powerfully beautiful piece. I love the simplicity of it. The barrier of communication is so palpable here, and the faking it the whole way. I appreciate the way it ended with both of them moving forward. I like that I didn't see it all come to a head because that would've ruined the asthetic for me. This film is all about pain and second chances which is definitely something the main character's friend will need after the eventually reach the destination. It is going to be a very awkward ride home if the main character doesn't have money for the ride back. Anyways another exciting and thought provoking film, Ryan! I am eagerly awaiting more!

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Interesting;y, Villeneuve actually made Chani much more active and involved than she was in the book. Her having reservations at all is a film-invention. Also, I don’t see Jessica lying about Paul being ineffective at the voice early on nor the idea she’d want to punish him in Part One. She’s clearly upset that her son has to suffer this test and she’s powerless to refuse the Reverend Mother’s demands there. Before she takes the Water of Life, she fully views him as her son. It’s after that she treats him like a prop.

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i see you with the acting chops okurrrrr mah boy

im addicted to ryan zhou

Love you Ryan!!

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Its funny how you criticized how easy it was for Paul to fit in to Fremen society and culture. But in the books, it’s actually much easier for him than in the movies. In the book he effortlessly rides Shai Hulud. But they actually changed it in the movie for him to struggle and fail at first. Which is why the shot of him standing up is so important. It’s showing his triumphant rise as the prophet Mua’dib. I also didn’t hear you mention how Paul is a trained Mentant and Male Bene Gesserit. Which, basically makes him a super genius in sense. So of course someone who has multiple superhuman abilities it’s going to be easy for him to supplant himself in Fremen society. Combine that with the water of life and Paul becomes one of the most powerful people in the universe at the time. He is not the chosen one per say, his Son fits the role of the chosen one more than he does. I’d recommend you read the books, as it’ll give you a deeper understanding of the story at large and why things happen the way they do. A lot of the things you criticized are actually covered in the books with quite a lot of detail. In the movies they used it more as unwritten subtext, as a “If you know you know whats going on here.”. But if you haven’t read the book I completely understand your confusion.

mama always told me i had to get my songs in a movie

this one was missing the baby talk outro but ig it was still pretty epic.

Yo, this makes me so happy :))) absolutely stellar storytelling. Got super lucky being able to work on this with you (it’s Nate btw)

great video

It has nothing to do with race and culture.. it can happen to anyone regardless

More thoughts later but damn … chills. Ryan you are amazing and I’m in awe of the art you create always

RYAN! I have no idea how I came across this video but WOW! This was INCREDIBLE!!!!! I have a lot of scatterbrained thoughts but 1st, I must say this film was beautiful, so here are my stream-of-consciousness thoughts! I am blown away by the way that Nate embodies the insecurities of Nathan. I love the fact that Jason is constantly having to calm down Nathan's insecurities throughout the film. I love that his insecurities are there but never speak in the car with Mom. Once we arrive at the party Nathan's insecurities take the leading role and seem to be ahead of Nathan taking charge, greeting people, and finding the smallest things he knows he is confident in. At the party, we notice both Nate and Nathan drinking, showing the amount that Nathan is drinking in an attempt to quell his insecurities. Watching Nathan try to control Nathan as his social security blanket while actively pushing him away is so fascinating to watch. It is interesting watching Nathan repel people with his obsessive nature with his dice playing. It is so interesting to watch this display of toxic masculinity in order to fit in. At the same time, watching Jason try to take care of his friend that is super drunk is at first very painful to watch. You can see he really cares about his friend but he also leaves him completely alone. The fact that Nate is actively against his mother calling him is a clear sign of the fear that Nathan’s Mom gives Nate. It makes him really nervous to have her around as there seems to be a silencing of Nate that occurs through their interactions. The pivotal moment is when there is the big confrontation between Nate and Nathan. How, Nathan wants to apologize but Nate strikes hard. He hits with things we have heard earlier in the film “Nobody one likes you”. This confrontation was the moment I realized that Nate was not real. However, by the end of the film, I realized Nate is way more real than anything else in this film, as Nate is the embodiment of Nathan’s insecurities. Now, the only thing I am very unsure of is what Nathan did to Jason. He threw him to the ground and cussed him out? Was that it? I actually have a theory that Jason called his Mom in order to help him out. Mom arrives and I am angry that I did not have subtitles to know what Mom said through this part of the film because this was so heartbreaking to me. From her demands to apologize. She says this over and over again. Mom is the silencing of insecurities. Nate disappears when Mom arrives. Nate also stops Nathan from doing what Mom would want. As Mom is trying to get Nathan to talk to her he refuses and I broke at this moment because it was so powerful to watch. It was so difficult to watch as Mom wants the best and Nathan wallows in his embarrassment. I am almost certain Nathan was more embarrassed by how he acted rather than his mom’s influence. I also have a theory that Nate is actually very active in this car interacting and that is why Nathan curses at his mother and says some horrible things or is this the moment where Nate and Nathan become ONE or is this a moment that lets the audience sit with the fact that Nathan has been name dropped, this part I need to watch again. Finally, I need an "Ending Explained" video for this film because I am a black man and I heard that Asian families are similar to the black community, and I just cannot figure out how Nathan could talk to his mother that way.

Your breakdown of 'Past Lives' is fascinating! The way you connect the dots in the confusing narrative is impressive. But what really grabs me is how you relate the film to your own life. Thanks for sharing your insights; it's made me appreciate the film even more

So proud to have been a part of this film:') and so excited that the world now gets to see!!

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ryan hair is long like a girl's 😁🤭

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Let me know if you'd like to see an analysis of how the show would have looked like if Phoebe Waller-Bridge had stayed in the role of Jane Smith!

You mispronounced his name! Everything else is bullshit.

Another amazing film that came out in 2022 with similar tropes and stories is "Three of Us" from India, must watch if you liked Past Lives.

this was so funny the outro had me so close to unsubscribing you watch it

I’m like so mad at you for that outro

"Maestro" wasn't a biopic. Bradley Cooper said he made a film about a marriage.

bruh you haven't seen the original roadhouse?

She must fly to Korea with him. Different cultures make a huge gap between those married “lovers”

I think you need to watch Dogtooth, The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Favourite in order to understand Lanthimos’ dark (and disturbing) absurdist comedy. Of course you’re not going to relate to the “humanity” of his characters-they are absurd! He’s a surrealist. I feel your enthusiasm for the character Molly in KotFM demonstrates a kind of tunnel vision in your criticism. Since when does art have to satisfy our emotional comfort zone? Hmmm.

Brilliant movie, interesting review. Could it be that the Oscar nominees are that childish, so Greta Lee even didn't got nominated for best female role because of the success of Michelle Yeo the year before?! Because, IF she got nominated she HAD to win because, well, obvious, she played the most complex of roles nominated really, really good. Nora already is 1 of my favorite New Yorkers! I hope to see more of her! And of Celine Song too.