And if one accepts that, the second half of the book stinks, and it fails in being one thing it claimed to be an anti-war satire, all of which must fail.
@@daneenmurf1043 I wouldn't use the word "horror" in describing Catch-22. Futility, yes, but it was a comedy, after all, and I thought the movie was brilliantly cast.
In Vietnam my friends and I read and reread this book, and quoted it all the time. It seemed as though it was about us and the insane environment of the war we were stuck in.
This is probably one of my favorite pieces of American literature. The characters, the themes, and the plot are all superbly written, and even though the book is fairly dark at times, it ends on a sense of hope for Yosaarian's future. Ironically, many of the descriptions and situations depicted are still very common with my own military experiences.
+Lee Bennett It was really brilliant how the book took the necessary time to get the reader familiar with all of Yossarian's friends and gave them all quirky, thus memorable personalities, followed by them getting killed off one by one by the end of the book. It's really effective in driving home just how grim war can be and how affected Yossarian is by the loss of his friends. It's both the funniest book I've ever read and the darkest book I've ever read.
Read the book in college and struggled through, while appreciating bits and pieces of it. Then went through it again later in life and started to like it a bit more. On the third pass I was struck by how brilliantly it juggled dark humor, bleakness, satire, silliness, wordplay and serious themes. Now I love it. I think having comparable life experiences helped.
The first shot of the bombers taxiing out and taking off ending with the crane and dolly into Allen Arkin coming down the steps. How the hell did they do that? No computer trickery. They must have got that all in camera. What monumental orchestration that must have taken.
Just finished it myself. This book was fuckin' loooooooong. Definitely contained greatness, but could have been cut by more than a third and still have been as powerful. More powerful, in fact. It kept proving its point over and over and over. And over.
The 1970 movie was truly a monumental achievement! The book, as fantastic as it is, is basically impossible to translate into a film as written. The incredible job Nichols did adapting it is amazing. If you're new to this work please read the book first as many times as you want, only then watch this movie. You will appreciate the huge number of awesome actors who were eager as hell to be part of it. Everyone of them did their best work bringing this masterpiece to life. The film is also shot beautifully.
my private school put on the play. It was so fun! we only had nine people so everyone got like three characters. MAjor Major Major, and colonol cathcart were my roles and it was the most entertaining thing.
It's truly an under rated classic! And somehow Nichols took the whole WWII aspect and made it a euphemism to modern day employment, consumerism, and 'free enterprise'. Plus the fact that he took the most drab and bland locations and costumes and made them vibrant and sexy almost. The trivia bit I love is Nicol's getting and dealing with Orson Welles, who turned out to be totally compliant and easy to work with. Only after finishing the film did Nichols learn Welles had wanted the rights to make the movie early on, and didn't know how to fully do it.
The book ends differently. Wish you hadn't mentioned how the film ends. Saw the film and instantly bought the book. Sometimes your in stitches other times genuinely sad at the tragedy and loss of being human. It's brilliant and complete. Alan Arkin is Yossarian. When you read the book you see Alan Arkin when you watch the film Alan Arkin is Yossarian. The film and book are great.
+Mark Macdonald I didn't see Arkin when reading the book (probably because I read the book first). I actually pictured a young Marlin Brando as Yossarian. I've seen some clips of the film, I honestly don't get the praise surrounding Arkin's portrayal of the character. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. The scene where he's missing his chute was especially offputting because he kept smiling for no reason, like he was trying to hold back a big laugh the whole time. I'm sure he's a good actor, but it honestly seemed like the director/s simply didn't give a shit & went with the first take half the time. The trailer for the new Hulu Catch-22 mini series looks infinitely more promising in my opinion. It looks like it has more care put into it and the actors seem a lot more guided and have just the right type of energy to them. I could be wrong, the mini series could turn out to be shit, but I think the trailer hit the nail on the head.
The book was originally called Catch 18 but because another book was out at that time with the number 18, he had to change it. Heller said he wasn't too thrilled with the movie. Heller also said the book is largely a satire on big business and corporate america. Sorry but I saw him speak on campus in the 70s/
Heller was a veteran of WW2 and the book was released during the Korean War. If you think that Catch 22 wasn’t obviously about the military and think it was covertly about corporate life then you aren’t thinking for yourself and are just being fed information. It’s the same as if the creator of The Office told a group of Soldiers that the overt setting wasn’t about corporate America but was actually about the army. Heller told an audience of college kids that it was about big business and corporate America because it’s relatable enough to get their attention.
@@zenever0 Your argument is not entirely correct. Yes, Heller specifically wrote Catch-22 as critique of the Korean War (during which my dad served in the Marines) and McCarthyism. Nonetheless and from Sorkin, Adam J. (1993). Conversations with Joseph Heller. Jackson, MO: University Press of Mississippi. p. 150: Milo Minderbinder's maxim "What's good for M&M Enterprises is good for the country" alludes to the former president of General Motors Charles Erwin Wilson's statement before the Senate "What's good for General Motors is good for the country." The book is not only a protest of the military and unbridled "patriotism," it also is critical of bureaucratic think/speak in all endeavors - including commercial enterprise - from then to now to eternity.
@@texleeger8973 Milo bombing his own airfield could compare to the fact that Ford and GM had factories in the US producing for the Allies and factories in Germany producing for the Nazis
When I enrolled at Dartmouth College (years ago), one could opt to arrive on campus one week early just to read, study, and discuss Catch-22. I am not sure when this tradition started or when it ended. But I suspect the non-credit seminar's staying power was very much related to the duration of the Vietnam War. Alas, my family was not wealthy and I chose to work one last week before entering school. Nevertheless, I read Catch-22 soon after graduating and subsequently read it twice more. Heller's work is the masterpiece for all times. PS The perfect movie translation of this complex novel is an impossible task. Still, the 1970 movie with its initial poor critical reception has gained respect over these many decades. The film is a "cult classic."
First time i heard the sound of humour from this book was when my travelling mate and I were in Kuta losmen in 1972 and he in the next room was howling in laughter crying and saying I have to read this book. Yes same happened to me, the film was a great attempt at replicating the humour of the book, applause to all
An ingenious scene is when the colonel, overjoyed, praises the crews for the perfect bomb pattern. In the sea outside the bomb target on the beach. Good metaphor for activities where you miss the purpose of the activity but only look at the execution.
Catch-22s exist! I helped a Japanese couple in Sao Tome at the Angolan embassy with getting visas as they didn't speak any Portuguese. To get an Angolan visa required an airplane ticket going there and to buy this ticket required an Angolan visa. This situation is not unusual for globe-trotters.
I'm gonna watch my next auto-play video, Top 10 Notes: “the legend of sleepy hollow” by Washington Irving or, alternatively, “Irving Washington”. Major Major Major Major and Yosarrian’s favorite forged signatures.
I was hesitant to read this book. It's kinda long and my sister didn't like it. Boy am I glad I did though. Best book I've ever read. Very funny as well.
i thought the movie sucked, but i did enjoy flying the B-25 in the movie and made some money doing it, got me into flying Warbirds for the next 40 years.
The picture, directed by Mike Nichols from a screenplay by Buck Henry along with DP David Watkin who refused to shoot except for a one hour period daily when the light was perfect near Guaymas, Mexico, bombed upon its release. Overshadowed by the immensely popular M*A*S*H, critics and viewers alike complained how different the film was from the book. Nobody seemed to bother to attempt to understand Nichol's vision as he filmed the picture even though his previous project was "The Graduate". With time however the picture has been reevaluated and should now be rightfully regarded as at the very least a near masterpiece but more likely a true masterpiece. One thing for sure, Hollywood will never make another picture that comes close to the amount of talent (even the boy genius Orson Welles was a cast member) involved in this project, the dark humor, the biting satire and the underlying anti-war message. As of this date the film has yet to be issued on BD. It was filmed with an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with Watkin utilizing every square inch of the screen. Only a proper transfer to Blu-ray will be able to do the film justice for home viewing.
How singular. "Catch 22" is a great book and the movie is really entertaining, but what made you want to do a Notes presentation on a movie made in the early 70's? Not complaining at all, in fact I am tempted to watch the movie again tonight as a result of this. Just curious, why? (And for those that haven't seen it, it is a hoot and worth watching.)
As Heller told Prof. George Ford after a symposium in Ohio in the 1970's, King Lear inspired the whole novel: Edgar as Tom o' Bedlam--"Poor Tom's a' cold." At the climax of Snowden's eviseration the final word is "Ripeness is all," from Lear.
In the beginning of this CZcams video we Yosarian being put into bed by the doctor. He is playing a patient who is dying and whose parents have travelled far to see him. Although they can tell it’s not their son the mother sobs, ....I can’t remember her line. I can’t find just that scene. But it’s poignant and dark truth. “ it doesn’t matter he is dying”?....
i'm assuming this was supposed to be yet another thing in the book that doesn't make sence. "there was only one catch and that was catch 22". the book often contradicts itself in this way.
Who cares what he wrote after, the first film version was ace. just look at the difference between- - "Thats some catch that catch 22"- the 2nd version is Dull as flock. No smiles, no character, just like todays films. 😅
Hmm... funny... I just started reading this book, yesterday and after struggling to understand the very begging tis video shows up... Law of attraction?
Somebody criticised Heller, saying he’s never written anything as good since “catch 22”. Heller said “neither has anyone else.”
@Zachary Kameron wtf
And if one accepts that, the second half of the book stinks, and it fails in being one thing it claimed to be an anti-war satire, all of which must fail.
I thought Something Happened was pretty good.
@@ThatsMrMoronToYou Catch 22 was an expose of the horror and futility of war. Something Happened was abour the horror of peace, work and family
@@daneenmurf1043 I wouldn't use the word "horror" in describing Catch-22. Futility, yes, but it was a comedy, after all, and I thought the movie was brilliantly cast.
In Vietnam my friends and I read and reread this book, and quoted it all the time. It seemed as though it was about us and the insane environment of the war we were stuck in.
This book was just so hard to get through. Yet, when I finished it, I realised how genius it really was!
Jack Burgess
I found it an absolute breeze!! Almost every page is filled with hilarity. Honestly couldn’t think of an easier read in terms of content.
I love when Doc Daneeka is dead on paper but not real life but everyone acts and thinks like hes dead.
Yossarian even calls him a "zombie" at one point, if I'm not mistaken.
It was verified from many sources, and cross verified. I thought they should have killed him to keep the paperwork right.
This book gets more current with each passing year. It's horrifying.
Yeah. Hilariously Horrifying.
This is probably one of my favorite pieces of American literature. The characters, the themes, and the plot are all superbly written, and even though the book is fairly dark at times, it ends on a sense of hope for Yosaarian's future.
Ironically, many of the descriptions and situations depicted are still very common with my own military experiences.
+Lee Bennett It was really brilliant how the book took the necessary time to get the reader familiar with all of Yossarian's friends and gave them all quirky, thus memorable personalities, followed by them getting killed off one by one by the end of the book. It's really effective in driving home just how grim war can be and how affected Yossarian is by the loss of his friends.
It's both the funniest book I've ever read and the darkest book I've ever read.
Read the book in college and struggled through, while appreciating bits and pieces of it. Then went through it again later in life and started to like it a bit more. On the third pass I was struck by how brilliantly it juggled dark humor, bleakness, satire, silliness, wordplay and serious themes. Now I love it. I think having comparable life experiences helped.
I read Catch-22 during my time in the navy. Definitely helped me to stay sane. Brilliant book and one of my all time favourites.
The first shot of the bombers taxiing out and taking off ending with the crane and dolly into Allen Arkin coming down the steps. How the hell did they do that? No computer trickery. They must have got that all in camera. What monumental orchestration that must have taken.
Just finished it. This book was fuckin' amazing.
SAME
Just finished it myself. This book was fuckin' loooooooong. Definitely contained greatness, but could have been cut by more than a third and still have been as powerful. More powerful, in fact. It kept proving its point over and over and over. And over.
Just stick to cartoons.
The 1970 movie was truly a monumental achievement! The book, as fantastic as it is, is basically impossible to translate into a film as written. The incredible job Nichols did adapting it is amazing. If you're new to this work please read the book first as many times as you want, only then watch this movie. You will appreciate the huge number of awesome actors who were eager as hell to be part of it. Everyone of them did their best work bringing this masterpiece to life. The film is also shot beautifully.
Wasn't there a character called Major Major Major in this book? There was a lot of confusion around his name and rank. It's a great book.
That's my favorite character.
"From now on, I don't want anyone to come in and see me while I'm in my office. Is that clear?"
The major character is in the movie.
Major, his rank, major, his name, major, his second name, major, his last name
my private school put on the play. It was so fun! we only had nine people so everyone got like three characters. MAjor Major Major, and colonol cathcart were my roles and it was the most entertaining thing.
didn't he get promoted to Major purely because someone thought it would it be funny?
Just finished the book today , such a perfect chaotic masterpiece
Orr is honestly life goals
Book is WAY WAY WAY better than the movie believe me guys!
In my opinion, Catch-22 is the greatest book that was ever written.
Same
It's truly an under rated classic! And somehow Nichols took the whole WWII aspect and made it a euphemism to modern day employment, consumerism, and 'free enterprise'. Plus the fact that he took the most drab and bland locations and costumes and made them vibrant and sexy almost. The trivia bit I love is Nicol's getting and dealing with Orson Welles, who turned out to be totally compliant and easy to work with. Only after finishing the film did Nichols learn Welles had wanted the rights to make the movie early on, and didn't know how to fully do it.
The book ends differently. Wish you hadn't mentioned how the film ends. Saw the film and instantly bought the book. Sometimes your in stitches other times genuinely sad at the tragedy and loss of being human. It's brilliant and complete. Alan Arkin is Yossarian. When you read the book you see Alan Arkin when you watch the film Alan Arkin is Yossarian. The film and book are great.
+Mark Macdonald I didn't see Arkin when reading the book (probably because I read the book first). I actually pictured a young Marlin Brando as Yossarian. I've seen some clips of the film, I honestly don't get the praise surrounding Arkin's portrayal of the character. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. The scene where he's missing his chute was especially offputting because he kept smiling for no reason, like he was trying to hold back a big laugh the whole time. I'm sure he's a good actor, but it honestly seemed like the director/s simply didn't give a shit & went with the first take half the time. The trailer for the new Hulu Catch-22 mini series looks infinitely more promising in my opinion. It looks like it has more care put into it and the actors seem a lot more guided and have just the right type of energy to them. I could be wrong, the mini series could turn out to be shit, but I think the trailer hit the nail on the head.
This was my favorite book in high school and is absolutely fantastic
The cast of that movie was awesome
The book was originally called Catch 18 but because another book was out at that time with the number 18, he had to change it. Heller said he wasn't too thrilled with the movie. Heller also said the book is largely a satire on big business and corporate america. Sorry but I saw him speak on campus in the 70s/
Mila 18 by Leon Uris
Heller was a veteran of WW2 and the book was released during the Korean War. If you think that Catch 22 wasn’t obviously about the military and think it was covertly about corporate life then you aren’t thinking for yourself and are just being fed information. It’s the same as if the creator of The Office told a group of Soldiers that the overt setting wasn’t about corporate America but was actually about the army. Heller told an audience of college kids that it was about big business and corporate America because it’s relatable enough to get their attention.
@@zenever0 Your argument is not entirely correct. Yes, Heller specifically wrote Catch-22 as critique of the Korean War (during which my dad served in the Marines) and McCarthyism. Nonetheless and from Sorkin, Adam J. (1993). Conversations with Joseph Heller. Jackson, MO: University Press of Mississippi. p. 150:
Milo Minderbinder's maxim "What's good for M&M Enterprises is good for the country" alludes to the former president of General Motors Charles Erwin Wilson's statement before the Senate "What's good for General Motors is good for the country."
The book is not only a protest of the military and unbridled "patriotism," it also is critical of bureaucratic think/speak in all endeavors - including commercial enterprise - from then to now to eternity.
Tex Leeger it’s not an “argument,” it’s a fact that the book was about the military.
@@texleeger8973 Milo bombing his own airfield could compare to the fact that Ford and GM had factories in the US producing for the Allies and factories in Germany producing for the Nazis
When I enrolled at Dartmouth College (years ago), one could opt to arrive on campus one week early just to read, study, and discuss Catch-22. I am not sure when this tradition started or when it ended. But I suspect the non-credit seminar's staying power was very much related to the duration of the Vietnam War. Alas, my family was not wealthy and I chose to work one last week before entering school. Nevertheless, I read Catch-22 soon after graduating and subsequently read it twice more. Heller's work is the masterpiece for all times.
PS The perfect movie translation of this complex novel is an impossible task. Still, the 1970 movie with its initial poor critical reception has gained respect over these many decades. The film is a "cult classic."
the greatest thing about this movie is the amazing all star cast .
They missed the line where he's warned that he's in danger of constant betrayal where he says: "I live that way now."
First time i heard the sound of humour from this book was when my travelling mate and I were in Kuta losmen in 1972 and he in the next room was howling in laughter crying and saying I have to read this book. Yes same happened to me, the film was a great attempt at replicating the humour of the book, applause to all
Milo is the character that made me laugh a lot
An ingenious scene is when the colonel, overjoyed, praises the crews for the perfect bomb pattern. In the sea outside the bomb target on the beach. Good metaphor for activities where you miss the purpose of the activity but only look at the execution.
Catch-22s exist! I helped a Japanese couple in Sao Tome at the Angolan embassy with getting visas as they didn't speak any Portuguese. To get an Angolan visa required an airplane ticket going there and to buy this ticket required an Angolan visa. This situation is not unusual for globe-trotters.
An absolute classic !
So many stories woven together into a masterpiece.
Slaughter House V next please
Nate Norcross Yes, and both masterpieces were almost impossible to film from the books.
This is a seriously funny book. Great read! READ IT
Aww, you cut Yousarian's error in giving the thumbs up to the Colonel at the end.
'To my mind, there have been two great American novels in the past fifty years. Catch-22 is one of them' - Stephen King.
Tom Bombadil
Fuck Stephen King
There is no catch like Catch-22
Great cast for this movie as well.
I'm gonna watch my next auto-play video, Top 10 Notes: “the legend of sleepy hollow” by Washington Irving or, alternatively, “Irving Washington”. Major Major Major Major and Yosarrian’s favorite forged signatures.
+Shreddatron I yearn for you tragically. R.O. Shipman
+Big DogCountry Hahahahaha
Wait, so the expression "catch 22" comes from a book? I always thought it was from a war.
ain't life a catch-22
I was hesitant to read this book. It's kinda long and my sister didn't like it. Boy am I glad I did though. Best book I've ever read. Very funny as well.
i thought the movie sucked, but i did enjoy flying the B-25 in the movie and made some money doing it, got me into flying Warbirds for the next 40 years.
Top 10 Notes of Lolita, please and thank you :D
Catch 22 is life itself. It apply to relationships, marriages, raising kids, education, dying..... You got the idea😍
The picture, directed by Mike Nichols from a screenplay by Buck Henry along with DP David Watkin who refused to shoot except for a one hour period daily when the light was perfect near Guaymas, Mexico, bombed upon its release. Overshadowed by the immensely popular M*A*S*H, critics and viewers alike complained how different the film was from the book. Nobody seemed to bother to attempt to understand Nichol's vision as he filmed the picture even though his previous project was "The Graduate". With time however the picture has been reevaluated and should now be rightfully regarded as at the very least a near masterpiece but more likely a true masterpiece. One thing for sure, Hollywood will never make another picture that comes close to the amount of talent (even the boy genius Orson Welles was a cast member) involved in this project, the dark humor, the biting satire and the underlying anti-war message.
As of this date the film has yet to be issued on BD. It was filmed with an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with Watkin utilizing every square inch of the screen. Only a proper transfer to Blu-ray will be able to do the film justice for home viewing.
How singular. "Catch 22" is a great book and the movie is really entertaining, but what made you want to do a Notes presentation on a movie made in the early 70's?
Not complaining at all, in fact I am tempted to watch the movie again tonight as a result of this.
Just curious, why?
(And for those that haven't seen it, it is a hoot and worth watching.)
:D My favourite book!
i am the bombardier!
Then help him!
I'm too lazy to get on the website, but Top 10 Notes: Flowers for Algernon.
This seems like more of a primer of the movie than the book, honestly.
"It was love at first sight."
This video is the quality of a sixth grade book report who got it off of sparknotes.
and you just left out Yossarian giving the finger at the end of the video? that was the punchline of the scene...
RIP Mr. Alan Arkin
Best book I ever read
Any fans of the band Neurosis will remember the sample..so cold.im so cold..from catch -22brilliant band,movie,and book,not necessarily in that order.
As Heller told Prof. George Ford after a symposium in Ohio in the 1970's, King Lear inspired the whole novel: Edgar as Tom o' Bedlam--"Poor Tom's a' cold." At the climax of Snowden's eviseration the final word is "Ripeness is all," from Lear.
my favorite book I read it after I got out of the air force and laughed my ass off. good movie. Its the only movie I want to see remade.
Major Major disliked this 18 times
I find the three main characters were Yossarian, Milo and the Reverend, not Doc
I would like to know who produced this movie, everything (though not everyone) looks exactly as I pictured it. Also no mention of Major Major Major?
To this day, the best book I have ever read.
This Book was amazing
You should do Clockwork Orange
I loved the book.Read it like 5 times.I didn't like the movie too much though.
Reading that book definitely took a while, but it was certainly worth it.
Such a good book.
Escape to Rome at the end? Nope - it was Sweden actually.
You're right. It was Rome in the book. Trust Watchmojo to get the details wrong.
Top 10 notes on slaughterhouse-five!
As usual, the book is better.
Imagine being the type of guy who comes in just to say 'book is better, meh'
The movie is shorter.
David Lienert no crap
Top 10 MatchMojo videos based on views.
Never heard of them!
ssesf Movies
It's a spinoff that involves dating.
It was a movie too?? I just finish the series last night!
The Hulu TV series is GOOD
I thought it was fantastic.
Please do "hedda gabler" "great gatsby" "wise blood" and literature like that
How many of those B-25s are still operating?
In the beginning of this CZcams video we Yosarian being put into bed by the doctor. He is playing a patient who is dying and whose parents have travelled far to see him. Although they can tell it’s not their son the mother sobs, ....I can’t remember her line. I can’t find just that scene. But it’s poignant and dark truth. “ it doesn’t matter he is dying”?....
One of the only books in my life I can not reread
Fav trivia SNAFU " Situation Normal - All Fucked UP"
I identified my military life with this book ..word to word...Im yossarian
For your next top ten, top ten movie cliffhangers
so in other words we can replace the gov. from the era in the book with today's era of gov.
Love this movie...
I had never heard of Catch-22 as a book or an expression
There should be a TOP 10 Maynard James Keenan moments o.o
Slaughterhouse 5!
just saw it
fuck I had my catch 22 test 2 weeks ago!!!!!! This would of helped me a lot!!!
I could not finish this book for the life of me
yep, this perfectly describes our modern government today
just finished it and i'm in 7th grade! a bit didnt understand of course but it was a great book
top 10 notes paradise lost plz
Yes!!!! Thats one of my favorites books of all time
Why "22"? Does he explain in the book? What are catches 1-21?
+E. Allan Landwehr It was actually almost Catch-18, according to author's notes that came with my copy. I don't think the number really mattered.
i'm assuming this was supposed to be yet another thing in the book that doesn't make sence. "there was only one catch and that was catch 22". the book often contradicts itself in this way.
There is only one catch, Catch-22.
The new Hulu version is brilliant.
My favourite character is Major Major
Who cares what he wrote after, the first film version was ace. just look at the difference between-
- "Thats some catch that catch 22"- the 2nd version is Dull as flock.
No smiles, no character, just like todays films. 😅
"Milo !!!! you Prick"
Read the book never saw the movie.
top ten notes of the shining
I tought this was about the ska band catch 22...
the Godfather is a good book. Make the same list about it!
Y don't u make a top 10 watchmojos top tens
Do to kill a mockingbird plz...
Hmm... funny... I just started reading this book, yesterday and after struggling to understand the very begging tis video shows up... Law of attraction?