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I Watched Every Movie Directed by Denis Villeneuve
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- Denis Villeneuve is the greatest living director, responsible for films like Dune, Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, and Prisoners (among others). In this video, I break down his journey to success and rank all 11 of his feature films (short films excluded). Let me know your ranking in the comments.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Background
3:52 - Malestrom
6:37 - August 32nd on Earth
8:30 - Polytechnique
11:07 - Enemy
13:37 - Dune
16:33 - Sicario
19:02 - Arrival
21:51 - Dune: Part Two
-- TOP THREE --
23:32 - Blade Runner 2049
26:39 - Prisoners
29:08 - Incendies
#denisvilleneuve #filmranking #dune
People sleep on how Prisoners might very well be the best performance of Hugh Jackman's life. Motherfucker should've won an Oscar for that 100%.
Definitely an underrated performance.
Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal are a big reason why Prisoners is one of if not my favorite by Villenueve
Everyone was so on point in that movie. Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano absolutely killed it. Terrance Howard was great in it as well.
i agree but melissa leo absolutely stole that movie in the end. Denis has a knack for showcasing chilling performances.
who is "sleeping" on it?! its on every "best movies.." list
Arrival still feels criminally underrated
I agree. It never got the degree of praise it was due.
I fkin loved arrival
This is a criminally underrated video. As a 16 year old French Canadian aspiring Filmmaker, Denis Villeneuve is the kind of director I’m striving to become. Thanks for making this!
I wish you all the best, don’t give up on that dream. Thanks for watching the video!
How I envy knowing what you want to do at that age, best of luck.
Rien de nouveau. Woke et recyclé depuis Dune 2.
@@sder be honest, you didn t watch Arrival... he used a director trick. The begining is the end....
@@sderthanks !
Prisoners being his first Hollywood Film always amaze me cause it is so superior to other experienced Directors even on their most developed films
It’s so impressive
He's such a master at work it's not even funny, I've loved every single thing he's done
8. Enemy
7. Dune
6. Blade Runner 2049
5. Prisoners
4. Sicario
3. Dune: Part 2
2. Incendies
1. Arrival
Great ranking, hurts seeing 2049 that low, but I get it because they’re all amazing
@@sder everything BR2049 on is pretty much 5/5 territory so I have to start being bias and nitpicking things
How is Dune Part 1 is so low? It's some of his best work along with Part 2.
@@JayzVeez I love part 1 but it's really only for the sole reason that it just doesn't have that complete experience feeling quite like the other ones
It's still great tho I mean I love Enemy too the fact it's over Enemy should be a testament to his catalog
Dune 2 is his magnum opus. he revived actual art in cinema
The best director working today. He just doesn't miss, all his movies are, at worst, great or, at best, life changing masterpieces.
I don't know if it's possible for him to make a flop
No movie is life changing. No book or piece of art is either. There are some that lead you to think about issues but they aren’t going to change what you believe and how you feel about that issue based on your overall experience. They don’t change people.
@@michaelme1548
What?
Art can change someone’s perspective or at least their inspiration.
@@soysource3218 It doesn’t change who they are in the way ‘life changing’ conveys. It is one of a person’s experiences but people don’t go watch a movie and come out as different people. If a piece of art speaks to you, it’s because your previous experience. It doesn’t change you. Others would be able to recognize it if it did. Now, a person could go see a movie and come out wanting to direct movies but if it hadn’t been that movie it would have been another.
@@michaelme1548 yawwwwwwwwwn
Personally Enemy is my 3rd favourite of his films. He is the best director working at this moment in my humble opinion.
I respect that take. I think Enemy will climb my ranking as time goes on.
@@sder It's a great video! Always a pleasure to watch your stuff. Have not seen your number 1 yet but is next on my to watch list! Thanks for great video!
I really like Enemy but that is crazy high. I do need to rewatch it though.
@@treytison1444 It's super fun watching it a few times there is always something interesting or new you find.
Where can I watch it?
Not much of what he has done is truly ground breaking. But his ability to translate sub-text purely through images is amazing. He is so good at translating writer's original intentions into story boards, and make the cinematographer understand the job. If I was a writer, Denis would be the first person I would want to work with. He respects the Writer's vision and intentions so well. A good example of this would be Arrival, Incendies, Dune.
I completely agree
He co-wrote Incendies and Dune. Also, fun fact, he completely changed Sicario's original ending.
id say making Dune actually work as a movie is pretty groundbreaking
i mean. bladerunner and dune are pretty groundbreaking if you ask me.
@@treyjordan1284They aren’t very memorable. I’d heard bad things about his Blade Runner before watching it. When I did watch it I thought it was pretty good. A year later I can’t remember much about it. I watched both Dune movies in the last week and I think they will be the same way.
Man, I am so glad you ranked Prisoners this high. Most of the time, people tend to place it in the lower spots on their lists. It is my favourite movie of all time. Although not pleasant watch, every scene builds and builds the tention, and the last hour honestly is just nerve vrecking panick attack. It allways gets me so emotional, the subtle touching score, the perfect cinematography and Hugh Jackmans and Jake Gyllenhall's greatest performences. (Altho for Jake, it could be arguably Nightcrawler). I am not a father yet, but I can only imagine, what it will be like watching this heart breaking story wit my own kids in mind. Btw Denis Villenueve is also my favourite director of all time, I am glad people are catching up to him, after Dune 2 and Rian Gosling's literally me.
Incendies was the first film that I saw of Villeneuve, and then Arrival was the second one. I was flabbergasted, and he became my favorite too. It's always fun to see a longform video like this about him. This video is great :)
Thanks so much! Great movies for an introduction to his work
those are his two best movies imo
While I haven’t seen all of Denis’s films yet Incendies is my number one of his as well, fantastic video!
Thanks for watching! Definitely check out his other films
I had no clue about this filmmaker. But i ended up watching a lot of his films such Blade Runner, Arrival, Dune 2 ( not the first one, i missed it 😅😢). It was Sicario that blew my mind. Till this day I listen to the background score.
You gotta go back and watch Dune 1 😂
@@sder 🤣 hehe sure bro!
Incendies was incredible. Finally watched it last month and it just stands above everything else. It is so gut wrenching and so well done. A must see.
If you want you can read the original story in book form. Incendie was first a play and the script was made into a book. Denis adapted the story after that in cinema. The book is read a lot in french canadian schools. Its really good!
In my opinion Sicario is clearly his best, the cinematography, the tension, the characters and the way he tackles such a realistic theme that is still relevant today, everything in it is just perfection for me. I’ve never experienced such tension in a movie before and I do also think it’s his darkest movie when it comes to imagery. I still haven’t seen Incendies but I need to watch it asap
FR FR SICARIO STANS RISE UP
I absolutely love Blade Runner 2049. I am a sucker for neon lights, and the futuristic looks of things, but the reason I love this one is because of how lonely it feels, and how we feel when we’re alone. I love Blade Runner
Dune pt 2 is the best theater experience I’ve had in a decade
Same
right. i don’t get all of these lists where Dune 2 isn’t 1st 😂
also the intro to Blade Runner 2049 with Dave Bautista was brilliant. it locks you into your seat.
Great video. Placing Incendies at the top of the list makes so much sense to me as it is a pivotal movie in his career. My personal favorite is Sicario.
I appreciate it!
I watched Bladerunner 2049 twice, back to back, on a plane.... with no sound! I can't remember why I had no sound (I guess my seat's system was busted) but I was mesmerized by the visuals. Denis is an outstanding film maker. A few still to see, but highly recommend Incendie and Sicario as well.
You know it’s a good film when you can still appreciate it without sound and on an airplane screen 😂
Has become my favourite director, I was soooo afraid when it was published the second part for Blade runner, my favourite Sci FI movie of all time, but when I heard was Villeneuve making it I was more relaxed and of course, what a movie!!! Again for Dune and again, what a masterpiece.
Blade runner may be a sci-fi film but I view it primarily as a drama. One of the best dramas I've ever watched
Denis Villeneuve is undoubtedly one of the greatest directors of all time. Brilliant video, hoping you'll do one for Christopher Nolan soon! ✨
Nolan is definitely on my list
@@sderYupp I’m seated for Nolan too!
@@yolanda_pchyl no k
Great list and video essay. For me (from the films I’ve seen) it is:
8. Enemy
7. Dune Pt 1
6. Arrival
5. Dune Pt 2
4. Incendies
3. Sicario
2. Prisoners
1. Blade Runner 2049
Great video! I’ve seen everything except his first two and appreciate you covering them. I would rate Polytechnique a bit higher but all the films I’ve seen are really excellent.
Denis is also my favourite director working today. I could talk for hours about each of his movies and how they have impacted me. From Incendies heartwrecking plot reveal. Sicario's palpaple tension. Prisoners' perfect ending. To Arrival's emotional themes and even how it impacted my personal life and influenced decisions that I've made. He truly is an amazing filmmaker.
And although I'm enjoying his high budget sci-fi streak a lot, I am hoping he comes back to some more personal stories eventually.
In a few interviews I watched it sounds like Villeneuve also has a desire to make a lower budget French film. Based on his current upcoming projects though, it seems like we will have to wait some years for that.
Finally a list where the author has watched and included his Canadian films!
My favorite Villeneuve movie changes from day to day. He's amazing, and he always chooses to work with *the best* actors/actresses, and, importantly, he lets his actors/actresses ACT. Many directors want to direct their actors into something that they are not and won't let them do what they are best at - act. But, that's where Villeneuve shines *extra* bright. He loves actors/actresses, and he lets them try different things. I think that's at least a pretty decent part of what makes his movies so incredibly great - the rest is his raw talent and his love for cinema. He is fantastic!
And, this was a really good video about one of the greatest filmmakers alive. I'm so friggin' happy that I found your channel! Gonna follow you on Letterboxd next. I only created my Letterboxd account in October last year, so I haven't logged even half of all the films I've seen, but I'm working on it.
Have an awesome day!
The opening of Incendies blew me away.
Thanks for the video. BR2049 was my first Denis film in cinema(i think i watched Arrival at home a day or so earlier) and its till my favorite cinema experience ever, also watched Dune 2(and 1) in cinemas which was incredible but at that point i had a idea of what the movie was going to be like which i did not with BR2049 since i hadnt watched the first before. Jesus what a experience that was. But i have to say that my favorite film that Denis had done so far is Arrival, i usually have a hard time crying/shedding tears from movies(even sad ones) but something just clicked towards the end of that movie and yeah tears started falling. He is by far my favorite director working today and i cant be more excited as to what he does next.
And just as a bonus point for him but the highway shootout in Sicario is in my top 5 scenes of any movie.
I am jealous, I wish I could have seen it in theaters
I love how his inner child is so present. That’s rare.
Incendies too here. You describe it perfectly. What a beautiful movie.
Great video. The dudes a true artist, great thing to see nowadays
Thanks for watching!
I've only watched Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, Dune, Dune: Part Two, Prisoners, and Sicario. They were all so goddamn good... I can't pick one over the other. 😶
It’s so tough to rank them
Very good video man. Your bias is similar to mine, so this was very fun to watch. Dennis has become my favorite Director very quickly. Thanks for teaching me more about him :)
thanks for watching!
Loved this video! We got to be in Dennis shoes for a little bit, thank you!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it
Good on Villeneuve wearing his UQAM jacket during interviews. Love his movies and there’s a few here I need to see. In terms of sci-fi, Arrival was a great hard-sci-fi movie and thought provoking, I think I like it more than Dune.
I'm a fan of Denis Villeneuve and I appreciated your video, really well done.
Thank you 🙏
This is exceptional. A massively impressive analysis with a deep and emotionally resonant reflection of DV's work.
That means a lot, thank you.
you are severely underrated. I really do hope you get the attention you deserve. keep these videos up
I appreciate it!
Denis is my favorite director. I remember watching Sicario for the first time and being completely drawn in. Then I watched Arrival (my #1 movie). After making the connection I haven’t stopped watching everything he’s made.
I love Denis and as soon as I heard your disclaimer before 6 I shook my head because I knew what was coming. Love that movie and it's so rewatchable, but I understand.
My personal top 5: 1) Arrival. 2) Blade Runner 2049. 3) Prisoners. 4) Enemy. 5) Incendies.
I've loved every Villeneuve movie I've seen. The man is a visionary.
Very solid ranking
No sicario? Bad list
Beautiful...Thank you so much!!!
A huge part of Villeneuve's achievement with Dune is the recreation of the written universe on the screen.
In an alternate timeline where you'd read the source material you ranked it much higher.
Great video, I was going to hit subscribe, but I’m already subbed 😂
Good problem to have 😂, thanks for watching!
As someone who also has Denis as their favorite director, I loved your dissection and opinions on his filmography. Lots of good insights, but we have extremely different rankings when it comes to his biggest 6 movies. Kinda cool to see two people with the same top director but a completely different preference of the filmography. I think you're really "sleeping" on both Dunes lol.
It felt so wrong putting Dune at 7 but for how good the rest are, it had to be done. What’s your ranking?
Denis made my favorite film of all time. He made my 11th favorite film of all time, and he is without a doubt an absolute legend, and even if he makes a 4 hour film about a guy running through his town, I'd watch it! Absolute king!
I would also watch that
If I may add, as a Québécois, I think what videos on Villeneuve don't show enough - understandably so - is the extent to which his cinematic art is highly influenced by the Québec film tradition of the 60s and 70s, often referred to as "cinéma direct". This documentary style of filmmaking is quite sociological by letting the camera roll to see what people have to say or do, without intervening or trying to fill the void/silence/dialogue. Villeneuve himself said that working in the Canadian North with Michel Brault, a prominent Québécois filmmaker of that tradition, taught him the sense of pacing and immersion by paying attention to behavioural and elemental details surrounding him. I do believe his genius is the combination of a documentary style of filmmaking and a wild imagination.
In my opinion Villeneuve is the best movie director today. He always makes masterpieces (though I don't like Hans Zimmer).
Your number one film is well chosen.
The Dune movies, particularly the second one, changed me. I absolutely LOVE them. I’ve seen part 2 an embarrassing amount of times since its release and regard it as one of my favorite movies ever. I’ve read the first 4 books now and fell in love with the universe.
i’ve never met anyone with this much of a passion for directors and movies and i love it sm
🤝🤝
A great Canadian filmmaker.🍁 I've seen 'The Arrival', 'Blade Runner 2049', 'Enemy', and 'Dune Part I & II'.
Do yourself a huge favour and watch sicario
@@lifes2short4aname I will. Thanks for the suggestion btw!
Arrival is still my favorite by Denis... Such an intimate and deeply emotional film!! Movie broke me in pieces and stitched me back together.
My favorite Denis Villeneuve film is _Blade Runner 2049._ I believe it's his best, and it is one of my absolute favorite films of all time. Bleak, yet hopeful. Grimy, yet beautiful. I cannot say enough about it. It is, if I could dare say it, perfect.
phenomenal film
I think he has the potential to go down in cinema history as an all time great. A few of his movies I know will last forever.
My Ranking
11. August 32nd (6/10)
10. Maelstrom (6/10)
9. Polytechnique (8/10)
8. Sicario (9/10)
7. Prisoners (9/10)
6. Enemy (9.5/10)
5. Arrival (9.5/10)
4. Dune (9.8/10)
3. Blade Runner 2049 (10/10)
2. Incendies (10/10)
1. Dune: Part Two (10/10)
Very solid ranking
He's everything you said and showed here, but I also think the casting on his films are perfect. Every actor is so well casted for their role. I couldn't imagine Arrival without Amy Adams, or Prisoners without Hugh Jackman
So true
Prisoners is my favorite movie, such great acting and directing, and i love the score; a candlelight vigil is so good
Everyone rightfully points out the skillful acting of a swathe of those who've worked with Villeneuve, and there are so many.
Two I feel are sometimes overlooked are Paul Dano and David Dastmalchian. I first saw Dano's work in 12 Years a Slave and he has impressed me ever since; in Prisoners he was terrific.
Ditto, Dastmalchian has been sublime; in his short role in Blade Runner I was impressed, by the time I saw Prisoners I was hooked.
Two incredible actors, Dano is a personal favorite of man. He is excellent in Let There Be Blood.
1) Part 2
2) Sicario
3) Blade Runner
4) Prisoners
5) Part 1
Incredible video essay. New sub.
Appreciate it!
Appreciated your video! I’m also a big fan of Denis Villeneuve and his films though I’ve only seen his English-language ones (except for Enemy) so far. Gonna have to check out Incendies and Polytechnique once I can muster the stomach for each.
I’m curious, since you mentioned seeing DV’s Dune films without having read the book or seen the other adaptations first, have you had a chance to read or watch those since then? And if so, has that changed your appraisal of DV’s Dune?
they’re two different mediums. one shouldn’t affect the other
The ending of Prisoners is the best thing ever
Excellent video, and Incendies is my #1 Denis film as well, and my top 3 fave film for sure. I watched it without knowing anything abt it other than that it was not that popular but was his highest-rated film at that time. I already knew Denis was good back then after watching Blade runner and prisoners but I honestly has no idea what to expect from this film since it seemed quite different from those I'd watched. Little did I know that I was in for a journey. I was quickly fully immersed and invested in the story the whole time, which I didn't expect early on since I thought it'd be a slow drama. After I finished the film, I was emotionally devastated and my heart felt so heavy. What made Denis so good imo is how he masters both the technical (especially cinematography) and emotional/human aspects of a film. There are very few directors who can master both like this, and I feel that Nolan is a good example of a director that masters the former but isn't that strong on the latter. Denis is definitely the most well-rounded director rn imo. Up until now I've watched all of his films since Incendies, and the only one I didn't fully enjoy is Enemy but it's purely bcs I didn't understand it, other than that I still think it's masterfully made.
I'm glad I watched this video. I didn't realize how much I love his movies!
I'm also glad you watched it
Amazing video man
Much appreciated 🤝
For me, he is one of the few directors who has never made a bad movie. Whatever movie of Villeneuve you pick and call bad, it will be miles better than most of the movies released these days. They just have so much to speak to the audience.
I agree with you
Great vid, thank you.
Glad you liked it!
he is also my favorite director, and my favorite of his is Arrival, ive watched it the most times of these.
Hi! I would be so happy if you could say where you found Maelstrom and August 32nd. I've been looking for them forever. :/
26:38 which interview was this? I want to watch the interview in full. I love blade runner but always feel very sad for Denis that he cannot look back at this without some pain (my perception hearing him talk about the movie)
Next is Bong joong ho please? Him and Villeneuve are my fave director.
incendies is a movie that will live with me for the rest of my life
My own ranking of Denis (also my favorite contemporary filmmaker):
1. Enemy (a masterpiece of tone and metaphor and symbolism)
2. Dune
3. Sicario
4. Dune Part 2
5. Arrival
6. Prisoners
7. Blade Runner 2049
--some drop off--
8. Polytechnique
9. Incendies
10. Maelstrom
"some drop off" haha, I agree (accept for incenses, that's crazy)
@@sder oh dont get me wrong. Incendies is a good movie. I get why it resonated with so many. I just found the narrative a bit too melodramatic for my taste. But some truly astonishing scenes and shots
Hey man idk if you remember me but I used to upload videos a while back and we both started out around the same time but I kinda lost the motivation. It’s super cool to see where your channel has gone and the success you’ve had and I gotta ask how the hell did u learn to edit like this? What program do you use?
To be honest bro, you were my competition in the beginning. Every video I was just trying to get more views than you 😂. I edit on Davinci Resolve. I learned everything from CZcams tutorials but I’m still very much a beginner when it comes to editing. I’m still subbed to you if you ever decide to make videos again. I appreciate the comment man, made my morning 🤝.
Sicario is one of my favorite movies
Ok loved the video. Here is my top three
1- Sicario
2- Prisoners
3- Arrival
Sicario is getting a lot more love than I was expecting, It's incredible.
I was like damn he's going to put incendies at freaking 4 place (my first Denis Villeneuve movie that I watched), but I am surprising we got the same ranking
That’s awesome
Hard not to agree with others rankings even if your opinion is different. its how good his filmography is.
1. Prisoners
2. Sicario
3. Dune Part 2
4. Blade Runner 2049
5. Incendies
6. August 32nd On Earth
7. Polytechnique
8. Mäelstrom
10. Dune
11. Arrival
I haven’t seen Enemy yet
This is a very interesting rating, you are the first person I've seen to put Arrival at the bottom.
@@sder I really wanted to like it, I really love Denis, I just didn’t get it at all. The visuals are stunning of course, they always are with him, and the performances are really great, but I didn’t really connect with the story ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I’ll definitely revisit this one later, fingers crossed that it clicks then
My top DV films:
8. Incendies
7. Enemy
6. Dune 1
5. Dune 2
4. Blade Runner 2049
3. Prisoners
2. Sicario
1. Arrival
Fist Sicario is #1. Second than you for making the meaning of enemy make sense.
Third Amy adams is amazing in arrival, but Jeremy renner does an amazing job esp. in showing pain mixed with love and intelligence mixed with emotion. Arrival is so profound, but it comes more from the script than the visuals.
I can recommend watching Villeneuves short film ˋNext Floor´ also fantastic.
I really like this topic can you do Darren Aronofsky next i would like to hear your opinion on The Fountain watch atleast 2 times to appreciate it.
u prolly had a very good time, just popped by to say that.
have a good one mate!
Elite video
Elite man
wtffff sicario and arrival are his too?
I'm so stupid of course all my favourite movies are directed by the same guy. I'm a huge atmosphere guy, sometimes even if the story isn't too good if the vibes get me, it's a 10/10 for me.
Dune, 2049 and Arrival are all in my top 10. I gotta see these others one for sure.
Does anybody know what the song at the very beginning is?
Best video I've seen today
🤝🤝
Pls do a “I watched every ___ movie” with more male lead actors like you did with Ryan gosling. I love those vids cuz I’m always looking for the best movies from these talented guys, I’d watch all of em
I plan on it!
He did win the Genie award for directing Maelstrom.
He never misses
Can you do a video like this but about Christopher Nolan but this was amazing Nolan and Dennis are my two favorite directors
I will be doing Nolan at some point in the future for sure
I think the Denis Villeneuve does what Christopher Nolan attempts to do with his films
Except for some co-incidences and some inconsistencies in age of characters and their relationship Incendies is really beautiful and painful movie.
Thank you for not butchering his last name
I think Sicario is the top-notch film in his collection. The level of intensity in that movie is off the charts
You should really make a video about tarantino. He is prob the most influential director in this generation and one of the greatest ever
Arrival is my personal TOP 1 of all movies.
love it
dune and arrival are so damn good
Definitely one of the goats🐐, oh and Villeneuve is awesome too.
That’s all you bro 😂