THIS is How You Build Tension in a Film

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  • čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
  • This brutal crime film was way too intense for my anxious brain, but in the best way possible. And most people have never even heard of it: Pusher 3.
    One thing I appreciate about Nicolas Winding Refn films is that they know how to build good tension. It doesn't matter if it's a film about a driver on a vengeful quest, or a young model trying to be the next best thing. It's ALWAYS INTENSE. One underrated and often overlooked technique Refn uses to achieve this 'intensity' is letting the characters speak with their 'hands'. This can be seen in Drive, Only God Forgives, Neon Demon, as well as the Pusher trilogy we'll be discussing today.
    But in my humble opinion, Refn's most nerve racking film is the last installment of the trilogy, Pusher 3. So let's delve into what makes this film such a fun-stressful-killmenowplease movie that every-nobody can enjoy (?).
    As usual, you can try a whole month of MUBI for free at mubi.com/spikimamovies - this is where I discover many of my favourite films, as well as rewatch films I always loved. Also, the S.Craig Zahler film I mention at the end, 'Brawl in Cell Block 99', is streaming on MUBI in CA as well as the US! Check it out!
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    Timestamp
    0:00 Introduction
    0:38 Conflict VS Tension
    2:05 Handshots & Camera
    3:40 Counterbalance
    5:23 Overstimulation
    6:25 The Relapse
    8:27 The Downfall
    9:54 Thank You
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Komentáře • 129

  • @SpikimaMovies
    @SpikimaMovies  Před 2 měsíci +45

    If there is one, what's a film that YOU felt was unbearably intense?!

    • @bjarnecrins3459
      @bjarnecrins3459 Před 2 měsíci +17

      Possession, that movie fucked me up in the best way possible

    • @Dini108
      @Dini108 Před 2 měsíci +26

      Uncut Gems

    • @birchwwolf
      @birchwwolf Před 2 měsíci +10

      Uncut Gems. We now have to measure tension in units of Uncut Gems in this household.

    • @sinus.
      @sinus. Před 2 měsíci +2

      „Victoria“ (2015) is wonderfully intense.

    • @kawaiibev
      @kawaiibev Před 2 měsíci +2

      Possession, and as of recently the monkey scene in Nope and that long creepy scene in the first Omen 🙃

  • @ayushdubey3696
    @ayushdubey3696 Před 2 měsíci +158

    You make very good content, one of my favourite channels on yt

  • @rresmini
    @rresmini Před 2 měsíci +63

    Refn's Pusher trilogy is fantastic. Great to see a dive into the third installment.

  • @indieemil
    @indieemil Před 2 měsíci +20

    The Pusher trilogy is one of the most underrated ever. It makes me sick every time I watch it, and I love it.

  • @daniilashurov135
    @daniilashurov135 Před 2 měsíci +50

    I honestly think that each new entry in Pusher trilogy was better than the previous, meaning that the third one is absolute best. Its a miracle how Refn achieved it, especially with changing protagonists each time. I didnt even like Milo is first two, but he was phenomenal in 3rd.

    • @fireball43
      @fireball43 Před 2 měsíci +3

      The second was the best, but the fact that he managed to make it interesting every time was impressive.

    • @nr1229
      @nr1229 Před měsícem +1

      I love the rawness and documentary style of the first one, but each one is great. The third one being by far the grossest, but the movie actually manages to make the bad guy of part one a compelling main character in part three.

  • @pyroguy1104
    @pyroguy1104 Před měsícem +7

    I love the Pusher Trilogy so much, each film is incredible in its' own way. Every once in a while I take an evening and binge all three. But the third just hits different, and I mean that in the best way possible. It takes Milo, a man that the last two films have built up to be genuinely terrifying, and somehow humanizes him. Definitely one of the best crime films of all time. The moment I saw the thumbnail, I clicked.

  • @deirdrejones5974
    @deirdrejones5974 Před měsícem +12

    Love the Pusher films! Each presents you with a detestable main character that you somehow wind up rooting for by the end. That is some great storytelling.

  • @JamesGiannoni
    @JamesGiannoni Před 2 měsíci +17

    So glad you made this! Finally watched Pusher 3 last month. I wish Zlatko Burić were in more movies. I found him to be such a distinct character in the way that he looks, talks, and carries himself physically.
    Also, +1 for 'Brawl in Cell Block 99'... some of the most gritty violence I've seen haha

  • @jenniferflores3360
    @jenniferflores3360 Před měsícem +2

    Somebody acknowledging these films is great. I was suprised to to see this.👍👏 Thank you sir. Very unnerving films. Its a shame that not many people have seen this trilogy.

  • @joaquingarcia2250
    @joaquingarcia2250 Před 2 měsíci +8

    the Pusher trilogy is so underrated

  • @noided666
    @noided666 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I absolutely adore this trilogy. I was expecting a standard crime/dealer flick with maybe some existentialism but they left me speechless.

  • @aleksisuuronen5969
    @aleksisuuronen5969 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Irreversible is pretty much The Movie for the title. It opens up itself so well while being fast paced, super tragic, there is one key scene for the story that is A Lot for many viewers. It just is... a really good, beautifully done and acted movie. It takes you into this dark emotional journey. They even put like a low frequenzy sound that humans cannot really hear, but it causes anxiety, it's thru the whole movie 😅

  • @Iris-ro8tc
    @Iris-ro8tc Před 2 měsíci +1

    This is a really interesting analysis, thank you! I haven't seen many Refn films but now I'm really lookong forward to giving them a try

  • @ericjourdain892
    @ericjourdain892 Před měsícem +2

    Hey Spiki, glad ro have you back!
    You always have interesting things to say, whatever is the subject matter.
    Happy to support you ❤

  • @sweeps6089
    @sweeps6089 Před 2 měsíci +6

    I already know this is gonna be good

  • @jerryseinfeld6767
    @jerryseinfeld6767 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Just binged all Three thanks to YOU and tubi hehe. Much appreciated. Fantastic films

  • @whereiscristiano
    @whereiscristiano Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thanks for this. For filmmakers like me your content is gold!

  • @dziabadyga9890
    @dziabadyga9890 Před 2 měsíci +1

    best movie essay channel right now

  • @boydl
    @boydl Před 2 měsíci +2

    pusher 3 is a personal favorite
    and so this was a wonderful watch

  • @powerofberzerker9487
    @powerofberzerker9487 Před měsícem

    I watched this trilogy because you fueled me with the first portion of this video, the intro more or less. I've watched pretty much every NWR's film and tv-show, except the Pusher trilogy and another early film, Bleeder or something like that. Pusher is really something special.

  • @8nfra
    @8nfra Před 2 měsíci +1

    my favorite channel

  • @Tengaii
    @Tengaii Před měsícem +1

    Need to rewatch Pusher

  • @Igorowy_
    @Igorowy_ Před 2 měsíci

    I'm so glad that You made a video about my favourite installment of the Pusher trilogy. Maybe this will encourage others to check out more non-Drive from NWR (such as Bleeder or his criminally underrated magnum opus - Too Old To Die Young).

    • @borisundercover
      @borisundercover Před 2 měsíci

      Too old to die young is an unknown masterpiece, from cinematography to music.

  • @unrealizedprofit8893
    @unrealizedprofit8893 Před 2 měsíci +2

    IDK how you managed to connect the Pusher series with Harold & Kumar but I'm all for it.

  • @lefroy1
    @lefroy1 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Pusher II was awesome as well.
    Mads is an incredibly good actor.

  • @JackNicolson-zv9sb
    @JackNicolson-zv9sb Před měsícem +1

    Would love to listen you talking about Tarkovsky's Filmography! I love your work and I appreciate films better with your help!❣

  • @lanagievski1540
    @lanagievski1540 Před 2 měsíci

    I watched the third Pusher film for the first time a few weeks ago. The way it continually builds up tension without any relief is masterful. This film is designed to make you stress and feel frustrated. I need more like it haha

  • @floydhopkins7901
    @floydhopkins7901 Před měsícem

    The first time I saw pusher 1 it got so tense I had to turn it off. Came back the next day and things resolved a moment later. Brilliant.

  • @blas5i
    @blas5i Před 2 měsíci +1

    Perfect

  • @joshgorsky5224
    @joshgorsky5224 Před měsícem

    finally someone does Pusher!!!

  • @snookandrew
    @snookandrew Před 2 měsíci

    I think Denis Villeneuve is very good at focusing on hands too. Like you say I think it humanizes the character and brings the audience closer.
    Really interesting video.

  • @kitlawless398
    @kitlawless398 Před měsícem

    This whole trilogy is just incredible

  • @Charmask_creation
    @Charmask_creation Před 2 měsíci

    0:39
    Perfect Days had no tension whatsoever and it was incredible

  • @breadpilled2587
    @breadpilled2587 Před měsícem

    I love the pusher movies so much.

  • @rainepanda
    @rainepanda Před měsícem

    i want to get my mubi subscription back simply because of how you explain all these movies!

  • @randomrey6568
    @randomrey6568 Před 2 měsíci

    YES

  • @Miguewl_1
    @Miguewl_1 Před 6 dny

    I love this movie. The whole Pusher trilogy is great

  • @032_m.alfathcirrus5
    @032_m.alfathcirrus5 Před 19 dny

    Reminds me of Uncut Gem, it was so intense.

  • @kapner2104
    @kapner2104 Před 2 měsíci

    Yes!! The pusher trilogy is so good!!!!

  • @cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197
    @cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I keep trying to watch the movies mentioned on this channel but I dont think I've watched a single one. I wish I had an attention span that is longer than 10 minutes.

  • @lauralouwhooo
    @lauralouwhooo Před měsícem

    Joe Wright is another director who uses hands to portray emotion. He does this rather pointedly in both Pride and Prejudice and in Atonement, both period pieces where the feelings need to be communicated strongly - passion, desire, longing - but cannot be demonstrated outright

  • @De_liebste_un_beste_Mensch
    @De_liebste_un_beste_Mensch Před 2 měsíci

    Used to be one of the most interesting directors. But his series works didn't bother me that much. I want to see a new feature length movie asap. It's almost a decade now. You go Nicolas!

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 Před 2 měsíci

    Building tension requires the right amount of buildup. In action sequences, one must first execute the means to properly act it all out in one frame.

  • @PrinceSmith7
    @PrinceSmith7 Před 2 měsíci

    Nicolas Winding Refn (the director) drew heavy inspiration from his own encounters in the criminal underworld while making this film.

  • @Jobe-13
    @Jobe-13 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I love acting through body language

  • @oodo2908
    @oodo2908 Před měsícem

    This happened to me before. I handed money to the complainer and said that I donate to the poor. She didn't take it and she left.

  • @vip3re
    @vip3re Před 2 měsíci

    Milo ❤ He was also good in "Triangle of Sadness."

  • @pulan7974
    @pulan7974 Před měsícem

    I’d love a movie review on dream scenario starring nicholas cage. It was a pretty decent film except for the ending, the idea was pretty original and could’ve had a better execution. But i’d love to hear your take on the film.

  • @mikemcaulay9507
    @mikemcaulay9507 Před 2 dny

    I haven't seen these films, but had lived in Denmark for about 7 years, and I am always a little shocked when I see Danish actors where I'm not really looking for them. These kinds of films, this may be part of the "dogma" films, are always so bleak. The other thing I've noticed in they tend to use extremely grainy film. I think I find it slightly disturbing because Copenhagen is beautiful and inviting. It doesn't feel menacing, or run down. I'm not saying there aren't parts like that, but I see glimpses of places in this video I know pretty well, that I associate with fairly warm feelings, then seeing it in such a harsh light is jarring.
    If you want a bit of a laugh from the actor playing Milo, look for his beer commercials. "Inge kiinke klanke." Or something like that. :)

  • @closedcap
    @closedcap Před měsícem

    forgot how good this film was.
    Have you seen the film "Ex Drummer"? It's sometimes compared to "Trainspotting" but I'd say it's a way darker version of it and more inspired by Irvine Welsh's books than that film per se

  • @MesserMorfeo
    @MesserMorfeo Před 2 měsíci +1

    Basically what NWR was trying to say in the Pusher trilogy is that Copenhagen fucking sucks.

  • @manwoojin9494
    @manwoojin9494 Před měsícem +1

    Korean 자막이 없어영 😢😢😢

  • @erochaix
    @erochaix Před měsícem

    Most intense I've seen? Boiling Point.

  • @JacquesLang2
    @JacquesLang2 Před 29 dny

    I watched the first Pusher and I just couldn’t really devote to the other two. I might need to now, though…

  • @Blady99
    @Blady99 Před měsícem

    3:42 Nick Rochefort

  • @xfrtej8766
    @xfrtej8766 Před měsícem

    make a review on memoir of murder 2017

  • @x332433
    @x332433 Před měsícem

    can you do a summary of The Discovery (2017) please, directed by Charlie McDowell.

  • @lesner66
    @lesner66 Před měsícem

    Pusher trilogy is great 👍

  • @LLL-rz4xn
    @LLL-rz4xn Před měsícem

    한글 자막 이제 안해주시나요

  • @elpollito5690
    @elpollito5690 Před měsícem

    Can you watch pusher III without the first two?

    • @SpikimaMovies
      @SpikimaMovies  Před měsícem +1

      Technically yes, but everything becomes so much better if you do watch the first two ;)

  • @shatteredscry
    @shatteredscry Před měsícem

    PuhhhLEASE do a vid on Late Night with the Devil 🥹

  • @humanrich
    @humanrich Před měsícem

    Executive Producer… Nicole Kidman??

  • @rameshdevasi6720
    @rameshdevasi6720 Před 23 dny

    "funny games" film done the opposite, it make it tense but at last just let go

  • @kemallazovic6864
    @kemallazovic6864 Před 2 měsíci

    Almost first

  • @qupid69
    @qupid69 Před 19 dny

    Make a vlog about ur day. Js curious how u live

  • @imacg5
    @imacg5 Před měsícem

    Why show when the character can tell?
    Let me throw out this quote: “Frankly, I hate dialogue. Dialogue is for theatre and television. I don’t remember movies because of a good line, I remember movies because of a strong image. I’m not interested in dialogue at all.”

  • @pearlkohler5422
    @pearlkohler5422 Před měsícem

    Holy fuck I just realized I wasn’t subscribed. Jump scare bro

  • @tappajavittu
    @tappajavittu Před měsícem

    Pusher trilogy is THE GREATEST film trilogy ever made and I'm willing to fight about it. Never have I seen such a realistic depiction of (Scandinavian) criminal underworld. 10/10

  • @gokul_nath_g
    @gokul_nath_g Před měsícem

    🍉🍉🍉

  • @JonDundas10
    @JonDundas10 Před měsícem

    Ugh I can't stand Nicolas W I N D I N G Refn. A lot of his ouvre is overblown

  • @taco1010
    @taco1010 Před 2 měsíci

    First

  • @luij045.
    @luij045. Před měsícem

    I love your content bro im going to a festival with my new "film" apply with all your educative videos, they gonna hate it 🗣️🗣️‼️

  • @forecheckbackcheckpaycheck
    @forecheckbackcheckpaycheck Před 2 měsíci

    Me every year for the last 15 years: I should watch the Pusher movies
    Me for the next 15 years, yeah you get the picture..