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In this video I identify 20 films that are ideal for those of you who are keen to develop your analysis. I've picked a wide range of films and signposted specifically what to look out for so you can start investigating film a bit more seriously!
00:00 Intro
01:03 Psycho
02:21 Dunkirk
03:16 Grave of the Fireflies
04:07 Locke
05:02 The Artist
05:55 Sound of Metal
06:52 Horse Girl
08:04 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
09:16 Dancer in the Dark
10:46 Jaws
11:55 Rear Window
12:41 Portrait of a Lady on Fire
13:52 Children of Men
14:34 Cleo From 5 to 7
15:23 Snowpiercer
16:36 Inglorious Basterds
17:36 Amadeus
18:45 2001: A Space Odyssey
19:44 Her
20:24 Seven Samurai
You might also want to follow up this video with my guide on how to analyse film here How to analyse a film: the beginners guide
• How to analyse a film:...
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Analyzing films is becoming such a great experience for me. Thank you for the framework for being more intentional! :)
Glad to see Children of Men on here. It’s one of my top five movies of all time. I love how it tells a story of a world without the need for exposition. Couple that with beautiful cinematography and it’s some of the main reasons I give it high praise.
I've always been a movie lover and have always been very good at picking what is good from what is not, but I always lacked the words to describe my choices. I think your 20-minute lesson provided me with the analytical terminology necessary to explain the Why behind my choices. I totally agree, some of these are not in my top 20 list, but they all illustrate really well the points you were trying to make. Well done.
Really glad you found it insightful! Can I ask what your top three films on such a list would be? I’m bound to make a follow up
@@TheMediaInsider12 Angry Men, The Matrix, Seven. 12 Angry Men because of how tension is built over time. The Matrix because of the revolutionary camera work and kick starting an existential discussion (changing public discourse and triggering a series of movies on the same topic). Seven because of how perfect every scene ties with everything else. Even the fact that the initial credits do not mention Kevin Spacey's name. There are many other movies, but I would be here all night. By the way, I am really happy that you asked.
Excellent choices! I’m planning the next one and the matrix also appeared on my list!
This is silly. Saying you've "always been very good at picking what is good from what is not" is hilariously hoity-toity. Everyone is good at picking out what is good from what is bad... that's what makes movies good or bad: when lots of people agree that they are good or bad. Frankly, being proficient at film analysis has little to do with realizing some objective greatness of a film, and much more to do with appreciating its composition. Because, guess what, films do not have an objective greatness-only a subjective one. This is the beauty of art, and to say otherwise reveals only your naïveté.
There's no such thing as bad and good movies. There's ones that you don't like and the ones you do like, and obviously you'll be good at that lmao.
Amadeus is also a fantastic example of adaptation. The stage play the film is based on is quite different in places, so as a screenwriter and editor it's valuable to understand why certain scenes were kept or changed or cut
Each platform requires very different technical and creative applications. You could just film a stage play and it is a filmed stage play. If you adapt it for cinema then it becomes very different.
This is so useful. I've always been interested in film, just as a hobby of course, and I'm so grateful to find so much good information for free. I am interested in film analysis because a lot of it could be applied to my other passions (and because it's fun) but I cannot justify formally studying it, so you putting this out there for anyone to enjoy and learn is so useful. Thank you so much.
So glad you are finding it useful, I have literally just posted a new video about film analysis in the last 24 hours and would love to hear what you think
Great essay. I love that you touched on a few obscure films, and of course several classics. 'Mise En Scene' is my favorite term, as a filmmaker myself.... not that that means much these days. LOL.
Thank you. You’ve inspired continued enjoyment of film and appreciation of the art.
Thank you for including Locke on the list. I find this movie so good I threat it as my personal gem :) In general your list is amazing!
21:45 Toshiro Mifune was priceless. Glad he walked into the wrong room, when he applied for that non-acting job.
It's great to watch this and learn about film studies. I didn't want to spend thousands of dollars at university on film studies classes. I get just as much value (if not more) from your film analysis for free.
It's great to see how much respect you have for people who literally studied films for 10 years at the highest level and designed an entire syllabus of around 15 weeks of class. If you think you got more value out of a 20mins video you are delusional.
@@charles-andrerichard491 the highest level 😂 does he know
Yea dude this is a terrible take. Still a great video tho
@@enzl4493 University is pay to win, they don’t know any better than a good old fashioned blog
Ridiculous
Great vid as always!
Congratulations MI a really excellent piece in the exploration of cinema
Thanks for making this!
thank you for making his, really inspiring list.
It's the obvious choice so it's good to give other movies a chance but Citizen Kane hits most of the points in one
Thanks, this video is so excellent that I give like sign at first sight.
Watching 2001 was what got me interested in thinking ab what ppl were saying through film. I think that the monolith and the theme that goes with it inspire a sense of horror and I think it’s about the change of humanity. Each time the monolith appears, there is a massive time skip and a massive change in what Humans “are”. I think the fear is supposed to be the fear of change.
Great films with unique visualisations bout psichology and art photography. Thanks for this !!!
You ever regret learning to analyze films? You ever wish you could go back to a time where you were just mesmerized by a good movie without knowing why? Once you learn to break a film down into its component parts to analyze it's almost like you lose the ability to be immersed in the movie as a whole. Afterall the choices made behind the scenes are "behind the scenes" for a reason. Once you unmask the man behind the curtain you can no longer buy into the illusion. A bittersweet achievement.
20:27 Greatest 4 hour movie ever made! I have the t-shirt with them on it.
Looking back at the Mozart movie. Your video made me notice that it's from the perspective of Salieri (Don't know how to spell the name sorry). Maybe to his eyes, he's just a child, which is why he acts the way he does in the movie.
It’s definitely worth a rewatch
The original release was in 70mm 6 track magnetic sound - truly spectacular. A few aspects of the film were criticized but overall it is very solid.@@TheMediaInsider
Wonderful video! Perhaps a little slip-up: at 15:59, I think you may have meant "allegories" instead of "analogies."
nice analysis
What about "Vertigo". Isn't it great to study, for it's usage colour, camera work, psycho analysis of the characters?
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A great movie is one🎞️ where if you've only seen it once🤷 ,you haven't seen it all. 🎥
I love Locke!!! When the film finished I had to take a moment to think about it, I've never watched a movie like that before; I think it's genius!!!
Likewise - I thought about it loads in the days that followed - always a sign of a good film if you ask me
portrait of a lady on fire!!!! so good!
2:39 INTERSTELLAR is one of my favorite films by him. But, DUNKIRK really made you feel like you were IN the movie.
I love that you included Horse Girl, it is so underrated. And most of the ones I've recommended it to, didn't like it 😅
Thank you.
Thank you!
I remember going over a film like Locke during covid.
Ahhh lockdown - good times for binge-watchinnng
This was very nice analysis, some great points for students and anyone wanting to learn more.
Just a note that Biopic is short for Biographical Picture, and is pronounced
Bio Pic, not Bi Opic. Not sure why people keep saying it incorrectly but I hear it from time to time. Thanks for the video!
10:39 With a beautiful soundtrack by BJORK!!!
That ending of Dancer in the Dark broke me
DitD is the most disturbing film I have ever seen
Thank you
Nice list, but I would've put Touch of Evil on this list for its creative use of long takes and blocking
A truly great work indeed, especially to watch as intended via 35mm film in a movie theatre. I screened a 35mm re-issue print many times. There's obviously thousands of films you could list in an analysis but for only 22 minutes we get a good cross section I think.
The list is fine, but putting the artist on there and not a single actual silent movie is ridiculously stupid
I think batman Vs superman the ultimate cut has a lot of good visual storytelling elements that also ties into the prequel and sequel of the movie
20:23 Seven Samurai (1954)*
7:03 PERFECT BLUE?
great video
Have you ever seen Fight Club with te idea Marla is also an imaginary alter ego of the narrator? His previous alter ego ?
Good list!
Thank you for this video and selection. Some films I never heard of (sound of metal) or other I want to re-watch (Amadeus). I have to say i’m not a lot into film analysis, I take some but more often I would leave a lot. For me if the director is not giving his real intentions on a scene every analysis is subjective. For example if someone says to me that «The Searchers» is a masterpiece I will respect that but at the same time I could give many points why I found the film over rated. But your video is not making too much, you give hints on how to see these elements that can create a film. Nowadays I found that moviegoers are analyzing every frame, every sequence, etc. it’s too much.
Absolutely agree! I think the key is to find the thing you enjoy analysing, be it cinematography, the narrative, the characters, the art direction, or a bit of all of it!
I think i'd add Annie Hall to the list.
Great
This is a great list. I appreciate the inclusion of a few non-american films, but also a bit dissapointed at how american this list looks, but also I understand that we would need a much bigger list to talk about all the amazing films out there.
qw got no idea how masterpiece children of man, i mean dude...so perfect
More. MORE!
Hello sir,
my name is Mahdi and i want to apply for M.A in cinema and media related courses in UK
but i have some questions about it, including the A.I impacts on these fields in future. would you please tell me how can I talk to you about it? I'm sure it would be helpful for others as well.
AI IS IMPOSSIBLE... JUST GOR GRAPHICS NOTHING MORE
If you're still curious, these are the new guidelines that resulted from the writers strike:
"The new agreement states that AI shall not write or be credited for literary material. Additionally, material created by artificial intelligence shall not take credit or copyright from screenwriters. According to the agreement, screenwriters can use artificial intelligence when providing writing services, but only with the consent of production partners, and they cannot be compelled to use AI. Studios must disclose to writers if AI-generated material is used, and using scripts by writers to train AI is prohibited".
This only affects hollywood right now but will likely become industry standard. If you're intimidated by AI I would say there is nothing to really worry about. Art is about human expression and the experience of life which is impossible for AI to create since it has not lived. People will always have a greater appreciation for storytelling that is authentic and genuine. Unless they're brainwashed or something.
There was a 1992 movie called The Player where a studio gets bought out by a Japanese conglomerate, and as part of cost cutting someone comes up with the idea to remove writers from the creative process and base movies on newspaper stories.@@sebastianmontano9979
Snowpiercer is amazing
Spoo Bag - 11:04
fireeee
1917 is also a great watch to learn film making process.
When do we get a show on interstellar? Since you name dropped it as a masterpiece.
Akira
Review films of Satyjeet Ray......❤
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Weird to see Horse girl among these other movies... But made me think about rewatching it. I didn't like it at all when I saw it.
(Me sorprendió mucho ver Horse girl en esta lista de buenas películas... No me gustó nada la vez que la vi pero este video me hace pensar en volver a verla, pero con otros ojos esta vez.)
I do know what you mean! But remember, these aren’t necessarily the greatest films of all time, or even ones which I loved, but they do illustrate something, and the discombobulation in this film was very effective!
Jaws 1 is the best of all of them, the other ones , Jaws 2 and 3 and 4, aren’t really as good, rip Quint
Very insightful.
butch cassidy and the Sundance kid, the girl that acts in "the graduate" to, so I think you missed that movie to. // Children of the men is something that some cultures nowadays have started to deal with like korea.
so inappropriate to show a sequence from the Lord of the Rings to reference some "movies just being a visual experience [...] and less about narrative".
The bigger sin here is showint the end of Sound of Metal
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These are great examples of movies and how subsets of movie depiction can be broken down in to analysis. However, in all honesty i did not learn film analysis here.
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Seven Samurai was 1954, not 1969
It wasn't a "joy" to me to work out Dunkirk. It was pretty annoying. I felt similarly about Oppenheimer.
how can you forget Scorsese and his masterpieces?
"How to have thoughts about art in 20 easy steps"
Not mentioning a david lean picture is not good. it's not like lawrence of arabia inspired most of the filmmakers like spielberg etc.. also haven't seen any scorsese film aswell. How can Christopher Nolan be there but not David lean looool or even tarantino. Just the intro alone of inglorious bastard is a copy paste of the intro from the good the bad and the ugly
Excellent point! My primary focus was picking films that illustrate aspects of film analysis, rather than most culturally significant films, but I’m very aware I’ll have to make another video asap
@TheMediaInsider well again spielberg said that after watching lawrence of arabia he started to analyze and tried to comprehend how that film was made with the magnificent 70mm shots etc... most of the well known directors based they're work on the classics. Lean, Hitchcock, John huston, Corman etc...czcams.com/video/kSMk4d-cJqY/video.htmlsi=rVaBouBWGUPjz8cR
How ironic for a video titled “film analysis” having the thumbnail of a Tarantino film
Found most of your choices depressing - except for some at the end.
What would your top 3 have been? I’ll likely make a follow up
Maybe don't spoil movies as you recommend them
Dude, you've had years to watch these, and most of these are extremely well known. It's safe to assume most people watching here would've seen most of these movies, otherwise, why the hell are you here? If you're too lazy to know even the most basic shit, that's on you. And how the hell did he give anything away on any of them, and what the fuck did you expect? You somehow expect him not to analyze movies in a video on movie analysis?
si le pides que intente no mencionar un film estadounidense explota
Dude, typo. Seven Samurai was 1954.
in 20 minutes
This video had me till he said Nolan’s masterpiece is interstellar
Hollywoods done
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Into the known section of media studies with your friendly neighbourhood insider
Ive never understood why people like Interstellar so much
1969? Bruh your analysis should've discovered that Seven Samurai came out 1954 💀
if you over analyse sum youi will destry it
You literally took "the male gaze" from Rear Window 🙄 also Snow Piercer was trash.
I agree that Snowpiercer is not as good, perhaps Bong's worst film. It's in Parasite that Bong finally figured out how to fully convey his message about social classes more effectively.
I'm happy that I have seen many of these films, but saddened that Tarantino is in here. I understand that you like him but I can't stand the way he markets cynicism to an already cynical audience.
2:32 "(NOLAN'S) MASTERPIECE WAS INTERSTELLAR" ... bummer.. up till that unfortunate opinion I was sold on the channel.
I've known more than a few women how possessed the male gaze. And men who have the female gaze.
grave of the fire flies is not an anti war film at all
Little bit patronising and sounds like a regurgitation of some university Film Media course. Get a copy of Bordwell and Thomson instead.
Mate if you’re going to put up film analysis reduce it to a few and expand. Your content on each of these movies is very sparse. Very disappointing. I only comment constructively hoping you’ll listen and try do more dense content. For instance a whole episode dedicated to Psycho would be better than the sparse 20.
Thanks for the feedback: I suppose my argument would be that this is very light touch as it’s intended as a jumping on point for new film analysts. I totally agree that each of these films deserves a 15 minute analysis, but those are different videos. Check out my video analysis of Burch Cassidy and the sundance kid - I think that’s more what you were looking for. Thanks for watching and leaving feedback.
Agree - this is not intended to be an in depth analysis - it is an introduction to analysis using a non-definitive selection of films - we can all list hundreds of favourite films. And each one of those can take hours of analysis. Can't see how there are complaints about this video.@@TheMediaInsider
Of course, how irresponsible can this Originalist be. I apologize. ..dob1945usaDOC..
Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 has the best story, characters, dialogue, pacing, editing, tone and cinematography and set design of any movie shown in this video.
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Bro be like: "I'll show you how to learn film analysis.
But I'll just name a 20 films and vaguely describe what tropes are they most known for, with zero to little analysis of my own."
Most of the people already know those movies and probably why they are special, with better knowledge about it than described. What a bore.
Interstellar is not a masterpiece in any sense of the world. Love can travel through time and space bullshit, to bad exposition scenes to explain basic stuffs to non-science background people to a poem being repeated a dozen times, in certain timestamps, it becomes unwatchable. I am not being harsh but for me Dunkirk, The Prestige, Dark Knight, Inception, and especially Memento are way superior pieces of cinema.
Not harsh at all - everyone is entitled to their opinion! I love everything Nolan has ever made, but for me, Interstellar communicated some huge ideas and used every aspect of the medium - music, cinematography, performance - to convey the relationship between him and his daughter so well. II think it really spoke to me as a Dad as well as a film fan.
Film appreciation is as subjective as there are personality types. We all see things a bit differently. What is a masterpiece to someone is not liked at all by someone else.@@TheMediaInsider
Say "literally" one more time.
I didn't like the part where you inferred that the male gaze equals bad and the female gaze equals good when theoretical analysis is only a tool. It is a pity that many of you only see art through a political lens when art should be a menace to power, even the power you agree with.
Why don't you like it? Take off your blind fold my guy and understand first the world of patriarchal politics we have all been born into. Don't misuse your male privilege to tighten the blindfold.
@@rahulgautam8661
You, my friend, have been totally brainwashed. Have you ever had an original thought of your own?
disliking for the male gaze part
Seriously though... 2001: A Space Odyssey is a massive waste of time! Most overrated junk ever! It has the slowest scenes ever, it's slow and boring and dull and the story goes nowhere and ends up in an absurd gargantuan baby floating in space with zero context to explain it. As a narrative, it's not good. It will never be good. Everyone knows it's not good, but they have an emperor's clothes attitude towards it. Anyone saying it's good is either high on drugs or is trying to prove something.
Disagree and dislike your content. Disliked and unrecommended your channel.
i wz expecting to learn something with rich cenima...but my mate this is bulshit...in order to do different, it doesnt need to be cringe