I don't recall the context of the quote, but because a lot of people will simply read that quote whether they recall it or not, I'll address it within those terms. Straight and simple: there's things more important than having a good time, namely not giving anyone a really really hard time if they did nothing to hurt or degrade anyone else. Putting pleasure over suffering prevention is one of the prime source codes of the bad things in this world.
@@thewanderingjew8233 You are correct. Nietzsche called this concept The Eternal Recurrence of Time was never supposed to be taken literally. He was just saying that you should live life as though it repeats itself over and over for eternity. He was simply saying take a shot at the things you're interested in instead of letting fear dissuade you or regrets haunting you for not taking those chances. It's basically a much better form of YOLO.
The single best season of a show I’ve ever seen. There’s an hypnotic, almost dream like atmosphere that permeates the entire run. Endlessly rewatchable, massively quotable and features some of the best acting you’ll ever witness. MM delivers a career best performance and for me, creates one of the most iconic roles in TV history. This should be held up and studied as a template in film school.
Really loved the way the show FELT like it could be very supernatural even though it never goes there. I feel like thats something that the next 2 seasons really tried too match, and failed miserably at
That show was shot on film rather than the typical digital memory that's used, the director Cary Fukunaga purposefully chose film instead of digital. I believe this had a lot to do with creating the aesthetic the show runners were looking for, in creating a modern day "neo-noir" crime thriller. I certainly agree tho, the 1st season when watching it has this aura about it that it so unique to itself, it's seriously magical!
McConaughey had the best lines and he delivered them immaculately, but this video makes me appreciate how well Woody Harrelson reacted to each line. Sometimes it was just a sigh, a shake of the head and an jut of his chin, like when Rust tells him people incapable of guilt usually do have a good time (2:10). We really should all be giving Harrelson his due as well for playing the perfect foil.
chendaddy True. Harrelson would get perplexed, then annoyed, then indignant when he himself was criticized, but he also managed to challenge Rusty at times. When you get right down to it, both characters were jousting with one another, trying to knock each other down...but their rivalry made them stronger.
Totally agree. I was so sad when I found out they wouldn't be in the second season. However, it may have been for the best. There's no way to to top the first season therefore a second season would have inevitably been disappointing. They are forever immortalized in this perfect season.
Me too, I get what they're trying to do with an anthology series but think of all the cool adventures these two have been on that we could've seen! Pure gold!
+Dave Birney Fargo was not based on a true story, it just says it during the title screen to emulate the opening of the movie of the same name, which the series is inspired by
In Dallas Buyers Club,he was unbelievable. But in True Detective, he broke the fucking shit out of his typecast. Great line delivery and pure charisma. Props to the writers and also not to mention, Woody Harrelson.
***** You'll resent him a lot more if you read "The Conspiracy against the Human Race" by Thomas Ligotti, a lot of Rust's philosophy was Inspired by that book, to say the least
The last line, "you ask me? The lights winning". Its so fundamental to his character arch. He defines himself as a pessimist. Sees only the dark. Now his philosophy has changed. He put some good into the world, or at the very least vanquished some darkness. He's found a sense of optimism, which makes marty chuckle
Yeah I was talking to a friend about that scene and he felt that the last line wasn't consistent with Rusts pessimistic philosophy, but in my view, he doesn't mean that the light is going to "win" but that there's still some light, some reason for hope, to keep going, even if it's ultimately meaningless.
It also shows how a near death experience can pretty much change your entire perspective on life in the blink of an eye. If someone told the "pre-near death experience" Rust the exact same thing he just told Marty then he would probably describe it as a normal reaction that naturally comes when people have near death experiences. @@bcaprari
Some bad men are still learning to be good. Some are wrong about themselves. The majority are just assholes. Trick is to keep your ruthless side in check until there is a clear and present reason to let the Devil out to play i.e. if you see a man harming a little child, feel free to loosen the restrained on the sadistic beast you keep chained and starved in your soul. Or if you fancy yourself capable of destroying another mentally ala Hannibal Lecter. We all have evil, use it only to harm worse evils but never the good, the innocent, or the undeserving.
Yes but even Cole isn't meant to be infallible in the story. As the story goes on the writer displays how (individually and society) the absence of a moral compass causes an endless cycle of depravity and pleasure. So he is also seeming to say, like Nietzche, that although we may not be able to embrace religion as we once did, the absence of it is fatal.
The quick newspaper cameo of the two of them in season 3 made me feel conflicted. I didn't know whether I was excited at the prospect they were actually going to show up at some point or annoyed at it. I think they made the right choice by not doing it. Who knows though maybe it will happen in the upcoming season 4 starring Jodie Foster.
An assumption that is the only thing that would be keeping a religious person decent is expectation of divine reward although a good line is a stupid thought. That is not what Christianity is about. We are not good people because we expect to go to heaven, we are not good people at all but through a relationship with God we can become better people, not perfect but better. The quote knocks down a straw man.
@@bjsauerbrei6632 That's exactly what Christianity about, it's the carrot and the stick. It's God threatening us into obedience and rewarding said obedience.
@@wugglebee9522 that is NOT Christianity. Our heart is changed through the Holy Spirit. We don’t do things for reward. God isn’t a genie granting us wishing when we are good. We are far from perfect and we try and do the right thing to make God happy, not because he will give us anything but because he deserves it. But where sin abounds grace abounds even more.
@@bjsauerbrei6632 If our heart is changed by the Holy Spirit, doesn't that violate free will? Further, how does God deserve our love if he threatens and hurts us.
@@wugglebee9522 now wait a minute, so what if Christianity is a carrot and a stick? Some form of "a carrot and a stick" is a necessity in any normal functioning society and it's not exclusive to Christianity or religion nor is it a bad thing. The other person is sincere enough to bare it all, but you don't even say what you believe in? Every time the other person says something, you just keep pulling all this philosophical douchebaggery out of your ass for the sake of endless arguing. If you're so keen on shitting on another person's belief, at the very least state what you believe in, and let other people see if it's any better. What do you believe in, huh?
I was really happy to see Rust finally find inner peace after catching the Yellow King. Granted his monologues were brilliant acting by Matthew, but it just warmed my heart to see a character that tortured finally heal.
@@jordancrago5129 Just because Rust is an interesting character doesn't make your nihilism any less gay and pretentious. There are ways to fix every problem with the world. Opting out is just giving up. Grow the fuck up and do something instead of wallowing in self pity on your high horse. His newfound hope at the end of the series is what made the journey actually mean something.
@@AlphonseSwedgen So many presumptions in this comment. The first is that nihilism is pretentious. The second is that there's always cause for hope. The third is that the only response to nihilism is resignation. As to the first, nihilism seems to me a perfectly reasonable response to a world which ought to be so, so much better, but isn't and can't be. As to the second, your comment that everything can be fixed is laughable.. You really think there's a fix for suffering? For death? For betrayal? For evil? For our unfulfillable desires for divine meaning, constant happiness, justice, and immortality? Come on, it's you that should grow up. As to the third, you should read more. Albert Camus is a perfect example of someone who is a pessimist, but whose response to pessimism is not to resign from the world but to embrace it, despite how dark it is. He famously said, “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” In fact, yes, this has made me realise that Rust's "the light is winning" comment is not him abandoning his pessimistic worldview, but rather him adopting a more healthy response to his pessimism. That's why I deleted my original comment, I'm happy to admit I was wrong.
@@jordancrago5129 You deleted your original comment because it made you look like a wannabe edgelord teenager, don't bullshit me. You choose a pessimistic outlook, yet Christians - really, people of all religions - see life as a test. That's where faith gets people through it all. Maybe you see that as deluded wishful thinking. I don't care. The point is, apart from the reality of death, there are ways to minimize other forms of suffering. World hunger? Either find a way to feed them, or let more people die off until it's at a sustainable level that matches our output. Either way, it's a fix. Multicultural societal tension? Either forcibly remove foreign elements and let people follow their collective rights of self determination, or let tensions brew until civil war breaks out and forces a necessary change. No matter what struggles there are in life, time and nature will correct the imbalances. I agree that people need to be able to reconcile their place in the world. Being hopeful doesn't mean wearing horse blinders.
@@AlphonseSwedgen Hahaha, you know what, you're right -- I was in a bad mood that day, and the comment was a little cringy. Happy to admit I'm wrong a second time. But I don't see it so much as choosing a pessimistic worldview as realising how horrible the world and life in it really is. David Benatar, who's a South African philosopher, does a wonderful job of explaining how we have psychological mechanisms in place that blind us to how bad our overall quality of life really is. Now, I take your point that the perfect answer to pessimism is Christianity. If true, Christianity would provide solutions to everything that makes our world so awful. The only problem is, it's almost certainly untrue. And in any case, what kind of God would purposefully put people through the misery of existence merely to test them? That's sick, and the problem of evil is the biggest problem with Christianity -- If God is good, why is the world so awful? And I don't just mean the evil that humans choose to do to each other (which is unbelievably massive if you look up the stats). I'm also talking about natural evil: illness, natural disasters, plagues, accidents, etc. And also animal suffering: wild animals live absolutely appalling lives on a truly astonishing scale. How can a religion based on the premise of a good God be reconciled to the bleakness of the world in which we live? I say it can't be.
@@jordancrago5129 I have a theory about that Jordan. A God that can only create good, cannot create anything at all. That’s only expansion and no contraction. The very existence of Good directly implies the existence of its absence, so one cannot exist without the other. Look at all the good people do when disasters happen, to quote Mr Rogers, “look for the helpers” they’re doing Gods work. Evil exists so that we might do good in the face of it. If you don’t have a choice between good and evil, it is impossible to do good. The capacity to do evil, and then choose instead to do good is what makes good. In capability to do evil is no virtue, it’s the conscious decision not to that is.
“If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward then brother that person is a piece of sh$t” - - now that is a pearl of wisdom
I like that last bit with Rust: "Once there was ONLY dark. If you ask me, the light's winning." The man described himself as a pessimist, but in that scene you see a bit of positivity from him.
Fuck, me too. And one day I delivered it just like this in a conversation with my mother and she just stared at me and said " Stop saying that you ain't crazy that much" ... I guess some people don't even want to think about it
@@r-t-z3886haha I had the exact same conversation with my mother and repeated this line and her response was the same. You’re right, some people just don’t want to think about this stuff.
Which isn't really true, considering evolution on the whole involves a species evolving so that it survives and propagates. And humanity is now the dominant species because of consciousness.
@@LordVader1094You're describing the properties of hardware, not consciousness And even if you were talking about the human mind, the pairing feature that seeks out homeopathy wouldn't be able to replicate itself readily because the female doesn't bear the same network as the male We call this chatter. Two similar reverberations echoing the same sentiment. Nature itself understands this because two objects cannot occupy the same space. It doesn't need the same conscience but many different ones. My point is that when you try to pair along those lines you CANNOT replicate it Animals can propagate all day long and have similar resembles without ever having conception of the self. But they are also prone to disease and conditions that end up mowing down large numbers in one swipe Consciousness wasn't derived from registering those features over time and permutation. They were _instilled_ in us. This is why Rusty's attempt to marginalize things is bogus When you observe our proportions, profile, and imposition, there is clear evidence of intelligent design. A whale has a neo cortex and a nervous system. But it cannot reason. This is because we were made to reflect the way of the universe, like a lighthouse beacon. All of that mystery and intrigue placed into the mind I've heard it said that "God took from the soil and never went back" meaning that every human being that is, was, and ever will be was composed of the same material in one vessel. Then, by way of reflection (that symbolism again) and exploration, we cultivated the land, sowing seed and consuming what is also here in order to reproduce We came from A conscience then spread out to be mindful in multiple locations. Our job was simple: subdue the earth. We are supposed to be lighthouses in various locations to be examples to the creatures (and ourselves) what God wants to see reflected here I guess the prospect is difficult for evolutionists to grasp because intellectuals have to spend time finding a publicist. Everything that is here to write about has already been here, nobody can replicate things precisely as they were
Hua Mulan Sorry but as good as Heath Ledger portrayed the Joker for what he was, he wasn't anywhere near the complexity and human emotion, reaction, logic and reason mixed with human error and flaw that Rust Cohle was.
AdoreYouInAshXI Yes he was, he exposes humanity for what it truly is. Heath Ledgers Joker is one of the best characters of all time, I love Matthew But he cant touch that performance
I had little respect for Matthew and his acting before watching this show, he seemed like a chick flick tool with no skills. I couldn't have been more wrong, easily one of the best performances I've ever seen
Frailty changed my mind about my romance-fodder Matthew. THAT is an awesome film. True Detective Season 1 confirmed how misconstrued my opinion truly was!
Rust Cohle makes the Autobahn nihilists from the big lebowski seem like children. Yes, nihilism is not a new concept, but in terms of film or any medium, the character of Rust is the best example of a nihilist these eyes have ever seen.
this was a b proj. canceled. more doctor shows about drama and floating OBDs (afterlife conservative agendas) on tv, parmedics etc... not saying accidents are cool, but things are just too buissy around cities (rust is progressive skeptic obiously)
Amazing compilation. But the entire time I was waiting for this quote. Rust: "Look, as sentient meat, however illusory our identities are, we craft those identities by making value judgments: everybody judges, all the time. Now, you got a problem with that... You're livin' wrong." This character had more depth than 99.9% of tv/movie characters of all time. These writers are gods. Props to Mathew for pulling it off.
I always thought that the part of Woody is underrated. In a way, I find him way more interesting than Rust. Woody has such a big space between who he is and who he thinks he is or how he wants to be, that's just fascinating. You see him going back and forth, denying his nature, trying be something he isn't. For me personally, he feels more human, more complex and easier to identify with. That being said, Rust is a great character too!
***** It's not only how much you can relate to the characters. I think Rust is an absolutely fascinating and deep character because of the contrast he embodies. On the one hand, he is the "pessimist", the one who sees no point in life, but on the other hand he in fact works extremely hard and committed towards a meaningful existence. What is "important" to him often means something positive for a greater context. Also he has dignity. He embraces his humanness as much as he despises it. I think it is phenomenal how believable McConaughey portrays him.
they are two parts of the same coin. but yeah. woody, that is also awesome in this role and does an awesome job, gets somehow lost and doesn't get enough attention for his play and also his character.
I totally agree. They are both fantastic characters, and perfect companions to each other. But I do think Marty is objectively much more complicated as a character. Rust knows EXACTLY who he is; he is so sure of how the world works*, and how he views it...but Marty is just in constant denial about who he is and what he is doing and either can't or doesn't want to relate to Rust's version. What I find really interesting is that Marty's sense of social justice is really genuine; he obviously really cares about what happens to victims, and it makes him angry enough that he will just straight-up execute someone where they stand for what they've done BUT, at the same time, he is just so able to compartmentalise his infidelity and harm the ones he loves/that are closest to him. I find that quite realistic and really sad. * (at least, right up until his sort-of epiphany in the last episode)
I agree, Peter. It's Marty that actually makes the show work. Rust's character is this infinitely cynical and remorselessly materialist dark character. Without Marty, he'd get nothing done. Marty's machismo and good old boy back slapping while he covers up his moral struggles to be a good man in spite of his moral weakness -- is the best part of the show. If the show was just Rust's crazy dark ramblings, it would be unwatchably bad.
I agree. Woody's character is just a troubled as Matt's. The beauty of the show, in my opinion, is that in the end, they saw that in each other. For me, the most telling part of their friendship was how each stuck to the story of the shoot out. They could have opted to say the other was lying. They didn't. It was a great season. Happy Holidays!
Season 2 has "realistic" detectives, corrupted and troubled. Season 3 has "truly detective" detectives, solving the case decades later with amnesia. But only season 1 has "true" detectives, true to the case, true to themselves, true to the end.
I could spend hours and hours and more hours listening to Matthew McConaughey, there's something about the way he talks.............. god I miss Rust :(
I believe one of the things that makes a great actor is being able to turn long monologues into something extremely interesting. Matthew McConaughey did this in True Detective and I respect him for that, it's extremely rare.
Some of the best acting ever. Every cop show has the partners being best friends through thick 'n thin. It was so refreshing to have these two at each other's necks. Woody did a great job expressing Marty's exasperation at every single thing Rust said.
Everything is perfect and I would not remove a thing. I would only had one monologue. The "Death created time, to grow the things it would kill" monologue. That and the "Dream about being a person" are 2 of the greatest monologues in the history of television. What a hell of a character!
At 2:43, when Rust walks back in there and says, "My bad boys, I think we got started off on the wrong foot there". That's one of the most explosive scenes, and it just comes out of 'the blue'.
Holy shit, Rustin Spencer Cohle is my favorite fictional character of all time. I have watched season 1 countless times and each time you pick up on something new. Such a brilliant show and out of this world actors.
Both the dialogue and delivery are amazing with both of these characters...Rust plays an almost fatalistic nihilist, with a sort of prophetic detachment, and Marty is the foil in reality.
3:10 One of my favorite scenes. There are several that are amazing, but this is my favorite. This show had impeccable writers. One of the most cerebral series ever made.
Rust perfectly articulated my twisted view of the world. Having such a raw nihilistic pessimist grace the screen was strangely cathartic, because he brings to light an often unseen truth about the lost souls who share his views. Rust Cohle is an idealist. He is attuned to the suffering inherent to life and too sharp-eyed not to see through the fantastical bs stories we all tell ourselves. His bleak view does not stem from amorality, but from compassion and a deep-rooted sense of what SHOULD BE right and wrong. The veil is lifted, the world reveals itself as a black canvas. The colors aren't real. He can't unsee it. Rust doesn't "agree" with his own view of the world - he grudgingly accepts it but still tries to fight the good fight.
He is too much in love with abstraction, worships it despite it's utter lack of utility. Everything that we see is filtered through stories, and the story he uses is no more true or untrue than any other; however, his actively harms him and brings him away from the goals of all mammals: joy and reproduction. His philosophy is the inevitable result of idealism examined against reality, but idealism is a complete fabrication, and unworthy of any veneration; infinitely unworthy of the sacrifice of your joy, love, sex, and human care.
Nihilism is the result of infected idealism, not intact idealism. Only an idealist gets themself wound up with unrealistic expectations of the world, enough to be so utterly shattered when those expectations very naturally aren't met. Those who expect a world that presents harsh difficulties (as well as beauty and joy) are not so destroyed and embittered when they inevitably meet those difficulties. I admire Rust, but not because I think he is in any way clear-eyed or lacking delusion; I admire his pure, stubborn refusal to choose happiness the same way I admire a bodybuilder who pushes their body beyond any reasonable usefulness, simply for an ideal; the same way I admire Keith Richards for being the backwards drug-battered freak that he is: utterly dedicated to taking the wrong path, doomed like any of us, but burning bright and strong and so completely *themselves*.
'"Rust Cohle is an idealist". That's completely and utterly wrong' No he is completely and utterly right. Thus explaining the continuous and obsessive struggle that defines his character despite a messed up universe he can't accept.
"The dream about being a person." Makes me think of the Hindu Vedas. The idea that we dreamed ourselves into existence from the infinite black of the Brahma. Disembodied minds of the cosmos who slowly assembled each of their bodies through the different worlds -- at one time appearing as a "burning tree"... that is, the nervous system assembling itself and becoming physical rather than merely etheric.
they both were hypnotizing together. one of the best shows and movies ever. sadly not acknowledged enough. first time I saw a real actor watching Matthew McConaughey, Woody - irreplaceable. He never stars, he IS... such a great piece of work. The scene where they speak about finding a monster at the end of each road... I was paralyzed. I was actually paralyzed by the whole series one. Bravo gentlemen!
I always had the theory the guy the kill in the end was not the Yellow King....he is above and beyond.....just a whisper in the wind....some urban legend shit.
Golden age of television.. This is legit one of the GREATEST series I’ve ever seen in my life. No lie, swear I binged season 1 of a True Detective in under 10 hours. I was that invested.. Idk if it’s just the star power duo cast between McConaughey and Harrelson or just the intriguing, haunting storyline of gruesome crimes being investigated along with the chilling tone, amazing cinematography, but this show has that “IT” factor. Crazy how I’m just now getting into TD, but I truly understand the hype now. IT’S PHENOMENAL!
"I consider myself a realist, but in philosophical terms I'm what some call a pessimist" so true, funny how he's the complete opposite in Interstellar where he optimistically says "Murphy's law means anything that can happen will happen" rather than anything that can go wrong will go wrong....now THAT guy is great at parties
can u see how realist is beeing sold as pesimist now, can somebody else see the backwards logic, where the "opressor systems guidance" is the optimist ? , in a realistic ways, food clothes shelter etc...are still the standar and will allways be realistic measures.
"whats it say about life, that you have to get together, and tell yourselves stories that violate every law of the universe just to get through the goddamn day?"
"If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward then brother that person is a piece of shit." That one sentence right there is one of the most insightful things I've ever heard on television about regarding religion. If you ever meet a kind, loving, and caring atheist you can rest assured that the person is in all forms a moral person. While I'm sure there are some theists that are like this as well, there really isn't a way of knowing for certain (short of the collapse of government or civilization) of knowing if that person is a good person at heart.
>if you meet a kind atheist you can be sure they’re a good person I hate to break this to you, but people have motives beyond religion that have nothing to do with your welfare.
its now 3 times i see that 1rst season since the release, and it's always the same pleasure, from the wonderful title sequence to the last image of the end episode.
Is it wrong to have the DVD set but hold off on watching it so you forget most of it? That way it's like discovering it's brilliance all over again when you decide to.
I just rewatched it over 3 days the week before season 3 aired and I haven't seen season 1 since it originally aired. It really is as good as I remember...better honestly, because I'm older and can understand the themes a little more.
This season was a masterpiece. What a show. Nothing can ever top this. Season 2 was such a disappointment. McConnaughey and Fukunaga worked closely together- Matthew wrote 450 pages of script. I think we can safely assume McConnaughey and Fukunaga are the reason for the brilliance.
I mean, when you're comparing something to some of the greatest content ever put on television, it's gonna be disappointing. I feel like season 2 was just a victim of Season 1's success, and people expected the exact same thing, but to me...the reason the show is so good is because of the beats of the story, the complexity of the characters, the mystery. Season 2 has all the same trappings as season 1, really. I liked season 2 and didn't understand all the hate towards it.
Absolutely exceptional series! These two made the original season PURE GOLD!! Content is gripping and their chemistry is subtle. Rust’s thought process is what philosophy classes are made for!
I love the way he speaks about death.. i will definitely will remember this in the last nano-second of my life.. That the whole idea about life and its importance.. is just inside our little closed box..and its not so terrible to let go..
By far one of the best duo ever seen in movies or series.
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"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time"
That was probably the most beautiful burn i have ever heard...
Woody closes his mouth and shakes his head. Lmao!
"Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher.
"Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless."
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Couldn't get Marty's line before rust chokes him there.
I don't recall the context of the quote, but because a lot of people will simply read that quote whether they recall it or not, I'll address it within those terms. Straight and simple: there's things more important than having a good time, namely not giving anyone a really really hard time if they did nothing to hurt or degrade anyone else. Putting pleasure over suffering prevention is one of the prime source codes of the bad things in this world.
"What's that, Nietzsche? Shut the fuck up!"
That line always makes me chuckle. Matthew's delivery is impeccable, also.
ButtermilkTuesdays McConaughey gave one of the best performances I've ever seen in my life in this series.
It is actually nietzsche lol. Not sure verbatim but it’s pretty much describing nietzche’s ideaologies.
@@rickcolesanchez2668 pretty sure he never believed that things are repeated, he just stated that one should live like things will be repeated.
@@thewanderingjew8233 thats an interpretation, he obviously said such things straightforward
@@thewanderingjew8233 You are correct. Nietzsche called this concept The Eternal Recurrence of Time was never supposed to be taken literally. He was just saying that you should live life as though it repeats itself over and over for eternity. He was simply saying take a shot at the things you're interested in instead of letting fear dissuade you or regrets haunting you for not taking those chances. It's basically a much better form of YOLO.
The single best season of a show I’ve ever seen. There’s an hypnotic, almost dream like atmosphere that permeates the entire run. Endlessly rewatchable, massively quotable and features some of the best acting you’ll ever witness. MM delivers a career best performance and for me, creates one of the most iconic roles in TV history. This should be held up and studied as a template in film school.
Right on brother.
the writing was impeccable, the character was 4 dimensional... like you felt his soul.
Really loved the way the show FELT like it could be very supernatural even though it never goes there. I feel like thats something that the next 2 seasons really tried too match, and failed miserably at
That show was shot on film rather than the typical digital memory that's used, the director Cary Fukunaga purposefully chose film instead of digital. I believe this had a lot to do with creating the aesthetic the show runners were looking for, in creating a modern day "neo-noir" crime thriller. I certainly agree tho, the 1st season when watching it has this aura about it that it so unique to itself, it's seriously magical!
Great description
I loved their characterizations. My favorite quote from Marty: "who walks that f***ing slow??"
i loved those few comedic moments sprinkled among all the nihilism and debauchery
Ha! LOL! I loved that one, too! Such a great show!
"You are like Michael Jordan of being a son of a bitch!"
No shit...that was GOLD
Me too
McConaughey had the best lines and he delivered them immaculately, but this video makes me appreciate how well Woody Harrelson reacted to each line. Sometimes it was just a sigh, a shake of the head and an jut of his chin, like when Rust tells him people incapable of guilt usually do have a good time (2:10). We really should all be giving Harrelson his due as well for playing the perfect foil.
chendaddy True. Harrelson would get perplexed, then annoyed, then indignant when he himself was criticized, but he also managed to challenge Rusty at times. When you get right down to it, both characters were jousting with one another, trying to knock each other down...but their rivalry made them stronger.
***** "Well, given how long it's taken me to reconcile my nature, I doubt I'd change on your behalf."
chendaddy "That last part? Pure gibberish."
Well said! they were magic together
They both completed each other if there were no woody rusts words would nor be that impressive
i wish all seasons was about them
Jus Me Me too. Although I liked the second season I think they raised the bar so high that there is just no comparison.
Totally agree. I was so sad when I found out they wouldn't be in the second season. However, it may have been for the best. There's no way to to top the first season therefore a second season would have inevitably been disappointing. They are forever immortalized in this perfect season.
Me too, I get what they're trying to do with an anthology series but think of all the cool adventures these two have been on that we could've seen! Pure gold!
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Bryce Thibodeaux bruh what do u know
How did Matthew McConaughey not win a golden globe for this piece of masterwork??
He went up against cranston
***** my bad i must have been thinking of the Emmys
+EivindEid and fargo was a true story. and true stories always seem to get extra marks for some reason. mcconaughey was only a true detective
+Dave Birney Fargo was not based on a true story, it just says it during the title screen to emulate the opening of the movie of the same name, which the series is inspired by
+dave birney none of the fargo crimes were true stories. Thornton was still good though imo.
In Dallas Buyers Club,he was unbelievable. But in True Detective, he broke the fucking shit out of his typecast. Great line delivery and pure charisma. Props to the writers and also not to mention, Woody Harrelson.
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Writer. Not writers. That guy is awesome. Big ups too to Cary Fukugana
Matthew and Woody delivered a masterpiece but fuck those writers were brilliant!!!!
B tac Nic Pizzolatto wrote the entire season and is writing season 2 as well. So he takes all the credit for the writing.
***** nothing wrong with knowing you're the shit every once in a while :P
Dude! Episode 6 took the cake for me.
***** You'll resent him a lot more if you read "The Conspiracy against the Human Race" by Thomas Ligotti, a lot of Rust's philosophy was Inspired by that book, to say the least
B tac The writers this season HAD to be different.
The last line, "you ask me? The lights winning". Its so fundamental to his character arch. He defines himself as a pessimist. Sees only the dark. Now his philosophy has changed. He put some good into the world, or at the very least vanquished some darkness. He's found a sense of optimism, which makes marty chuckle
Best line in the show
Yeah I was talking to a friend about that scene and he felt that the last line wasn't consistent with Rusts pessimistic philosophy, but in my view, he doesn't mean that the light is going to "win" but that there's still some light, some reason for hope, to keep going, even if it's ultimately meaningless.
@@bcaprari no, the point was he was abandoning his pessimism
Thank you. I could not quite make out what he said. Yes, that is a perfect arch to his character’s understanding.
It also shows how a near death experience can pretty much change your entire perspective on life in the blink of an eye. If someone told the "pre-near death experience" Rust the exact same thing he just told Marty then he would probably describe it as a normal reaction that naturally comes when people have near death experiences. @@bcaprari
"The world needs bad men.... We keep the other bad men from the door."
One of my favorite quotes from anything I've seen.
Some bad men are still learning to be good. Some are wrong about themselves. The majority are just assholes. Trick is to keep your ruthless side in check until there is a clear and present reason to let the Devil out to play i.e. if you see a man harming a little child, feel free to loosen the restrained on the sadistic beast you keep chained and starved in your soul. Or if you fancy yourself capable of destroying another mentally ala Hannibal Lecter. We all have evil, use it only to harm worse evils but never the good, the innocent, or the undeserving.
Reminds me of “I am the tyranny of evil men” from Pulp Fiction
'I think its safe to say nobody heres gonna be splitting the atom' lol
Yes but even Cole isn't meant to be infallible in the story. As the story goes on the writer displays how (individually and society) the absence of a moral compass causes an endless cycle of depravity and pleasure. So he is also seeming to say, like Nietzche, that although we may not be able to embrace religion as we once did, the absence of it is fatal.
The best burn of religious people I’ve ever heard
I’ve used that line a couple times.
That was funny..!
Lol it's a hilarious line but let's not pretend religious people can't be brilliant, Isaac Newton tried to decipher the Bible with mathematics
"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time."
So much truth to that.
And no doubt the world's worse off for it.
Actually those incapable of feeling guilt are more numb because they are narcissistic and entitled and would rather always be right than happy.
sociopaths, mebbe?
Describes modern women to a tee
Serial killers?
"I don't sleep. I just dream."
(Marty looks back over with pissed off face) LOOOL
Gold!
It was more like a "why does everything he says sound ominous and spooky as sh*t?" face
"Nah I got nothing against HIllbillies"
lmfao Rust is the man
Lmfao! Beautiful
"Of course I'm dangerous. I'm police. I can do terrible things to people. With impunity." Gold.
Haunting words given the state of cops and some PDs today.
lol, if this were released today, a large group of people might boycotted it.
Thawed Antarctican Not really. It’s not true. Cops are practically crucified for every wrong thing they do.
@@MandenTV You seriously think there are no wrong doing by the cops these days?
David Huang I never said that nor did I imply it.
Despite being a relentless pessimist, Rusty still has a sense of humor: "Nice hook Marty". 🤣
oh yeah for sure he’s just such a realist he doesn’t care what people think and will say it how it is no matter what
"Death itself created time to grow the things that it will kill" ...brilliant 👏
I know this is an old comment but that’s actually a line from William S Burroughs “Ah Puch Is Here”
I’m glad they left it at one season with these two, didn’t give them the chance to ruin a masterpiece
Agreed
Couldn't agree more
The quick newspaper cameo of the two of them in season 3 made me feel conflicted. I didn't know whether I was excited at the prospect they were actually going to show up at some point or annoyed at it. I think they made the right choice by not doing it. Who knows though maybe it will happen in the upcoming season 4 starring Jodie Foster.
"If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward, then brother that person is a Piece of Shit" best quotes for me
An assumption that is the only thing that would be keeping a religious person decent is expectation of divine reward although a good line is a stupid thought. That is not what Christianity is about. We are not good people because we expect to go to heaven, we are not good people at all but through a relationship with God we can become better people, not perfect but better. The quote knocks down a straw man.
@@bjsauerbrei6632 That's exactly what Christianity about, it's the carrot and the stick. It's God threatening us into obedience and rewarding said obedience.
@@wugglebee9522 that is NOT Christianity. Our heart is changed through the Holy Spirit. We don’t do things for reward. God isn’t a genie granting us wishing when we are good. We are far from perfect and we try and do the right thing to make God happy, not because he will give us anything but because he deserves it. But where sin abounds grace abounds even more.
@@bjsauerbrei6632 If our heart is changed by the Holy Spirit, doesn't that violate free will? Further, how does God deserve our love if he threatens and hurts us.
@@wugglebee9522 now wait a minute, so what if Christianity is a carrot and a stick? Some form of "a carrot and a stick" is a necessity in any normal functioning society and it's not exclusive to Christianity or religion nor is it a bad thing. The other person is sincere enough to bare it all, but you don't even say what you believe in? Every time the other person says something, you just keep pulling all this philosophical douchebaggery out of your ass for the sake of endless arguing. If you're so keen on shitting on another person's belief, at the very least state what you believe in, and let other people see if it's any better. What do you believe in, huh?
"Hmph... that sounds God fucking awful Rust..."
Lmao.
Woody Harrelson is so funny in this role, AdoreYouInAshXl.
I dont think ive been clear with you rust, if you were drowning.... i'd throw you a fuckin barbell
“Well, once there was only dark. You ask me, the light’s winning.”
Wow, considering all the dark shit he kept saying, that last line really made me emotional
@@cleopatrasrevenge I thought Marty said that
"I got an idea: let's make the car a place of silent reflection from now on." XD
"How many times you gonna watch season 1?"
Me: 3:56
Hahaha. Class. Me also
"somebody once told me time is a flat circle .."
😂😂😂😂
I watch atleast once every year
It's the greatest television script in history
True Detective S01 is perfect art. It's from the shots, acting, supporting actors, tone, story telling, emotional, and intriguingly unique.
Don't forget the music...it set the tone perfectly
@@jefflockaby702 true G code, it does!
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You can make the case that Cohle is one of the top 5 characters written in history of television!
Top 1.. who else
Number one
I was really happy to see Rust finally find inner peace after catching the Yellow King. Granted his monologues were brilliant acting by Matthew, but it just warmed my heart to see a character that tortured finally heal.
@@jordancrago5129 Just because Rust is an interesting character doesn't make your nihilism any less gay and pretentious. There are ways to fix every problem with the world. Opting out is just giving up. Grow the fuck up and do something instead of wallowing in self pity on your high horse. His newfound hope at the end of the series is what made the journey actually mean something.
@@AlphonseSwedgen So many presumptions in this comment. The first is that nihilism is pretentious. The second is that there's always cause for hope. The third is that the only response to nihilism is resignation. As to the first, nihilism seems to me a perfectly reasonable response to a world which ought to be so, so much better, but isn't and can't be. As to the second, your comment that everything can be fixed is laughable.. You really think there's a fix for suffering? For death? For betrayal? For evil? For our unfulfillable desires for divine meaning, constant happiness, justice, and immortality? Come on, it's you that should grow up. As to the third, you should read more. Albert Camus is a perfect example of someone who is a pessimist, but whose response to pessimism is not to resign from the world but to embrace it, despite how dark it is. He famously said, “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
In fact, yes, this has made me realise that Rust's "the light is winning" comment is not him abandoning his pessimistic worldview, but rather him adopting a more healthy response to his pessimism. That's why I deleted my original comment, I'm happy to admit I was wrong.
@@jordancrago5129 You deleted your original comment because it made you look like a wannabe edgelord teenager, don't bullshit me. You choose a pessimistic outlook, yet Christians - really, people of all religions - see life as a test. That's where faith gets people through it all. Maybe you see that as deluded wishful thinking. I don't care. The point is, apart from the reality of death, there are ways to minimize other forms of suffering. World hunger? Either find a way to feed them, or let more people die off until it's at a sustainable level that matches our output. Either way, it's a fix. Multicultural societal tension? Either forcibly remove foreign elements and let people follow their collective rights of self determination, or let tensions brew until civil war breaks out and forces a necessary change. No matter what struggles there are in life, time and nature will correct the imbalances. I agree that people need to be able to reconcile their place in the world. Being hopeful doesn't mean wearing horse blinders.
@@AlphonseSwedgen Hahaha, you know what, you're right -- I was in a bad mood that day, and the comment was a little cringy. Happy to admit I'm wrong a second time. But I don't see it so much as choosing a pessimistic worldview as realising how horrible the world and life in it really is. David Benatar, who's a South African philosopher, does a wonderful job of explaining how we have psychological mechanisms in place that blind us to how bad our overall quality of life really is. Now, I take your point that the perfect answer to pessimism is Christianity. If true, Christianity would provide solutions to everything that makes our world so awful. The only problem is, it's almost certainly untrue. And in any case, what kind of God would purposefully put people through the misery of existence merely to test them? That's sick, and the problem of evil is the biggest problem with Christianity -- If God is good, why is the world so awful? And I don't just mean the evil that humans choose to do to each other (which is unbelievably massive if you look up the stats). I'm also talking about natural evil: illness, natural disasters, plagues, accidents, etc. And also animal suffering: wild animals live absolutely appalling lives on a truly astonishing scale. How can a religion based on the premise of a good God be reconciled to the bleakness of the world in which we live? I say it can't be.
@@jordancrago5129 I have a theory about that Jordan.
A God that can only create good, cannot create anything at all. That’s only expansion and no contraction. The very existence of Good directly implies the existence of its absence, so one cannot exist without the other. Look at all the good people do when disasters happen, to quote Mr Rogers, “look for the helpers” they’re doing Gods work.
Evil exists so that we might do good in the face of it. If you don’t have a choice between good and evil, it is impossible to do good.
The capacity to do evil, and then choose instead to do good is what makes good. In capability to do evil is no virtue, it’s the conscious decision not to that is.
“If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward then brother that person is a piece of sh$t”
- - now that is a pearl of wisdom
My favorite quote.
Not really. Lol
Life, on the whole, isn't that black and white.
@@LordVader1094it’s about religion and the promise of a good afterlife if you behave
Thought provoking statement, for sure.
"...A giant gutter in outer space."-Rust Cohle. LOL
I like that last bit with Rust: "Once there was ONLY dark. If you ask me, the light's winning." The man described himself as a pessimist, but in that scene you see a bit of positivity from him.
Which is instantly recognized and acknowledged by Marty's chuckle.
What does that mean?
It means I'm bad at parties.
10/10
Well, you ain't so great outside of parties either.
"I think human consciousness is a misstep in evolution"
This line had me thinking for days the first time I heard it.
That's some really scary stuff.
Fuck, me too. And one day I delivered it just like this in a conversation with my mother and she just stared at me and said " Stop saying that you ain't crazy that much" ... I guess some people don't even want to think about it
@@r-t-z3886haha I had the exact same conversation with my mother and repeated this line and her response was the same. You’re right, some people just don’t want to think about this stuff.
Which isn't really true, considering evolution on the whole involves a species evolving so that it survives and propagates. And humanity is now the dominant species because of consciousness.
@@LordVader1094You're describing the properties of hardware, not consciousness
And even if you were talking about the human mind, the pairing feature that seeks out homeopathy wouldn't be able to replicate itself readily because the female doesn't bear the same network as the male
We call this chatter. Two similar reverberations echoing the same sentiment. Nature itself understands this because two objects cannot occupy the same space. It doesn't need the same conscience but many different ones. My point is that when you try to pair along those lines you CANNOT replicate it
Animals can propagate all day long and have similar resembles without ever having conception of the self. But they are also prone to disease and conditions that end up mowing down large numbers in one swipe
Consciousness wasn't derived from registering those features over time and permutation. They were _instilled_ in us. This is why Rusty's attempt to marginalize things is bogus
When you observe our proportions, profile, and imposition, there is clear evidence of intelligent design. A whale has a neo cortex and a nervous system. But it cannot reason. This is because we were made to reflect the way of the universe, like a lighthouse beacon. All of that mystery and intrigue placed into the mind
I've heard it said that "God took from the soil and never went back" meaning that every human being that is, was, and ever will be was composed of the same material in one vessel. Then, by way of reflection (that symbolism again) and exploration, we cultivated the land, sowing seed and consuming what is also here in order to reproduce
We came from A conscience then spread out to be mindful in multiple locations. Our job was simple: subdue the earth. We are supposed to be lighthouses in various locations to be examples to the creatures (and ourselves) what God wants to see reflected here
I guess the prospect is difficult for evolutionists to grasp because intellectuals have to spend time finding a publicist. Everything that is here to write about has already been here, nobody can replicate things precisely as they were
Read the Conspiracy Against the Human Race. That's him.
7:32 Not since Heath Ledger's Joker have I seen an intense, memorable character who spoke so much truth! Stuff that shakes you to the core...
***** Seven was a long time before Ledgers Joker though
Hua Mulan Sorry but as good as Heath Ledger portrayed the Joker for what he was, he wasn't anywhere near the complexity and human emotion, reaction, logic and reason mixed with human error and flaw that Rust Cohle was.
AdoreYouInAshXI I won't contest you on that.
AdoreYouInAshXI Yes he was, he exposes humanity for what it truly is. Heath Ledgers Joker is one of the best characters of all time, I love Matthew But he cant touch that performance
+Hua Mulan if you think Health Ledgers Joker spoke truth, you are disturbed. Maybe consider being more happy.
I had little respect for Matthew and his acting before watching this show, he seemed like a chick flick tool with no skills. I couldn't have been more wrong, easily one of the best performances I've ever seen
yeah, you really come to appreciate his ability here in this show.
That was me before he did interstellar
Now watch Channing Tatum in Fox Catcher
If you liked this, check out the movie Killer Joe by William Friedkin. Absolutely amazing acting on Matthew's part there.
Frailty changed my mind about my romance-fodder Matthew. THAT is an awesome film. True Detective Season 1 confirmed how misconstrued my opinion truly was!
Rust Cohle makes the Autobahn nihilists from the big lebowski seem like children. Yes, nihilism is not a new concept, but in terms of film or any medium, the character of Rust is the best example of a nihilist these eyes have ever seen.
he's not a nihilist, he's a disappointed idealist
No he's a "realist"
Like all disappointed idealists.
"you ain't great outside of parties either" *damn Marty with the burn*
One of the best characters ever
this was a b proj. canceled. more doctor shows about drama and floating OBDs (afterlife conservative agendas) on tv, parmedics etc... not saying accidents are cool, but things are just too buissy around cities (rust is progressive skeptic obiously)
Amazing compilation. But the entire time I was waiting for this quote.
Rust: "Look, as sentient meat, however illusory our identities are, we craft those identities by making value judgments: everybody judges, all the time. Now, you got a problem with that... You're livin' wrong."
This character had more depth than 99.9% of tv/movie characters of all time. These writers are gods. Props to Mathew for pulling it off.
whats scented meat?
郷原惇耶 Way to prove a point! lol
@@user-rh2wy1dv2n Dammit! You beat me!
The writers are really good at plagiarizing Ligotti
I always thought that the part of Woody is underrated. In a way, I find him way more interesting than Rust. Woody has such a big space between who he is and who he thinks he is or how he wants to be, that's just fascinating. You see him going back and forth, denying his nature, trying be something he isn't. For me personally, he feels more human, more complex and easier to identify with. That being said, Rust is a great character too!
***** It's not only how much you can relate to the characters. I think Rust is an absolutely fascinating and deep character because of the contrast he embodies. On the one hand, he is the "pessimist", the one who sees no point in life, but on the other hand he in fact works extremely hard and committed towards a meaningful existence. What is "important" to him often means something positive for a greater context. Also he has dignity. He embraces his humanness as much as he despises it. I think it is phenomenal how believable McConaughey portrays him.
they are two parts of the same coin.
but yeah. woody, that is also awesome in this role and does an awesome job, gets somehow lost and doesn't get enough attention for his play and also his character.
I totally agree.
They are both fantastic characters, and perfect companions to each other.
But I do think Marty is objectively much more complicated as a character.
Rust knows EXACTLY who he is; he is so sure of how the world works*, and how he views it...but Marty is just in constant denial about who he is and what he is doing and either can't or doesn't want to relate to Rust's version.
What I find really interesting is that Marty's sense of social justice is really genuine; he obviously really cares about what happens to victims, and it makes him angry enough that he will just straight-up execute someone where they stand for what they've done BUT, at the same time, he is just so able to compartmentalise his infidelity and harm the ones he loves/that are closest to him. I find that quite realistic and really sad.
* (at least, right up until his sort-of epiphany in the last episode)
I agree, Peter. It's Marty that actually makes the show work. Rust's character is this infinitely cynical and remorselessly materialist dark character. Without Marty, he'd get nothing done.
Marty's machismo and good old boy back slapping while he covers up his moral struggles to be a good man in spite of his moral weakness -- is the best part of the show. If the show was just Rust's crazy dark ramblings, it would be unwatchably bad.
I agree. Woody's character is just a troubled as Matt's. The beauty of the show, in my opinion, is that in the end, they saw that in each other. For me, the most telling part of their friendship was how each stuck to the story of the shoot out. They could have opted to say the other was lying. They didn't. It was a great season. Happy Holidays!
Season 2 has "realistic" detectives, corrupted and troubled.
Season 3 has "truly detective" detectives, solving the case decades later with amnesia.
But only season 1 has "true" detectives, true to the case, true to themselves, true to the end.
I stop after S1
@@thomaseriksson6256 if you liked S1 then s3 is well worth a watch.
@@oliverjames7315 I'm not Intrested in S3. I cannot connect to that serie
@@oliverjames7315 No it's not it's rubbish lol
This show has captured something no other crime show has done since.
Holy shit but Rust was one of the best written characters ever.
The chemistry those two had was incredible!
best single season of a tv show ever made
Hands down one of the best characters ever created in any movie, tv show, or book.
No.
@@wryguy444 yes
Sorry, I thought you said the best. 'one of the best' yes.
@@randywhite3947 Sorry, I thought he said the best. 'one of the best' yes.
I could spend hours and hours and more hours listening to Matthew McConaughey, there's something about the way he talks.............. god I miss Rust :(
I believe one of the things that makes a great actor is being able to turn long monologues into something extremely interesting. Matthew McConaughey did this in True Detective and I respect him for that, it's extremely rare.
This is basically what making friends after 30 looks like
Somehow it makes those new McConaughey Lincoln Car commercials even funnier.
That money went to charity.
Some of the best acting ever. Every cop show has the partners being best friends through thick 'n thin. It was so refreshing to have these two at each other's necks. Woody did a great job expressing Marty's exasperation at every single thing Rust said.
Every cop show has them hate each other and then become reluctant friends. This is exactly that. This subverted a lot of tropes but not that one.
"What is this some kind of hillbilly bunny ranch?" That line always has me dying haha
Everything is perfect and I would not remove a thing. I would only had one monologue. The "Death created time, to grow the things it would kill" monologue. That and the "Dream about being a person" are 2 of the greatest monologues in the history of television. What a hell of a character!
At 2:43, when Rust walks back in there and says, "My bad boys, I think we got started off on the wrong foot there". That's one of the most explosive scenes, and it just comes out of 'the blue'.
Amazing writing and characterisation on both Rust and Marty
5:37 this show rules
"People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time".. that roast was so good even Marty was like.. fuck he got me.
"Could you imagine what people would get up to if they DIDN'T believe??" As time goes on, we are seeing more and more of exactly what would happen.
Holy shit, Rustin Spencer Cohle is my favorite fictional character of all time. I have watched season 1 countless times and each time you pick up on something new. Such a brilliant show and out of this world actors.
I haven’t smoked a cigarette in a year, today. But I swear watch this season and you will want a drag so bad...
Most immaculate duo seen in a tv show for a long ass time, and my favourite season of any show ever.
Both the dialogue and delivery are amazing with both of these characters...Rust plays an almost fatalistic nihilist, with a sort of prophetic detachment, and Marty is the foil in reality.
3:10 One of my favorite scenes. There are several that are amazing, but this is my favorite. This show had impeccable writers. One of the most cerebral series ever made.
Incredible script and next level camera work. Performances by McConaughey, Harrelson and Monaghan, outstanding.
The chemestry between those two was superbe!
Rust perfectly articulated my twisted view of the world. Having such a raw nihilistic pessimist grace the screen was strangely cathartic, because he brings to light an often unseen truth about the lost souls who share his views. Rust Cohle is an idealist. He is attuned to the suffering inherent to life and too sharp-eyed not to see through the fantastical bs stories we all tell ourselves. His bleak view does not stem from amorality, but from compassion and a deep-rooted sense of what SHOULD BE right and wrong. The veil is lifted, the world reveals itself as a black canvas. The colors aren't real. He can't unsee it. Rust doesn't "agree" with his own view of the world - he grudgingly accepts it but still tries to fight the good fight.
well said
damn right
He is too much in love with abstraction, worships it despite it's utter lack of utility. Everything that we see is filtered through stories, and the story he uses is no more true or untrue than any other; however, his actively harms him and brings him away from the goals of all mammals: joy and reproduction. His philosophy is the inevitable result of idealism examined against reality, but idealism is a complete fabrication, and unworthy of any veneration; infinitely unworthy of the sacrifice of your joy, love, sex, and human care.
Nihilism is the result of infected idealism, not intact idealism. Only an idealist gets themself wound up with unrealistic expectations of the world, enough to be so utterly shattered when those expectations very naturally aren't met. Those who expect a world that presents harsh difficulties (as well as beauty and joy) are not so destroyed and embittered when they inevitably meet those difficulties.
I admire Rust, but not because I think he is in any way clear-eyed or lacking delusion; I admire his pure, stubborn refusal to choose happiness the same way I admire a bodybuilder who pushes their body beyond any reasonable usefulness, simply for an ideal; the same way I admire Keith Richards for being the backwards drug-battered freak that he is: utterly dedicated to taking the wrong path, doomed like any of us, but burning bright and strong and so completely *themselves*.
'"Rust Cohle is an idealist". That's completely and utterly wrong'
No he is completely and utterly right. Thus explaining the continuous and obsessive struggle that defines his character despite a messed up universe he can't accept.
"The dream about being a person."
Makes me think of the Hindu Vedas. The idea that we dreamed ourselves into existence from the infinite black of the Brahma. Disembodied minds of the cosmos who slowly assembled each of their bodies through the different worlds -- at one time appearing as a "burning tree"... that is, the nervous system assembling itself and becoming physical rather than merely etheric.
yes it is somewhat relatable to the idea that the universe experiences itself as a human to simply exist as a human
they both were hypnotizing together. one of the best shows and movies ever. sadly not acknowledged enough. first time I saw a real actor watching Matthew McConaughey, Woody - irreplaceable. He never stars, he IS... such a great piece of work. The scene where they speak about finding a monster at the end of each road... I was paralyzed. I was actually paralyzed by the whole series one. Bravo gentlemen!
This is the PINNACLE of whatever alchemy it takes to make a truly original show. It haunted the recesses of my mind for months after I first saw it.
I always had the theory the guy the kill in the end was not the Yellow King....he is above and beyond.....just a whisper in the wind....some urban legend shit.
No character is more well-written than Rust. If you’re searching for the gold standard, you’re looking at it.
Golden age of television..
This is legit one of the GREATEST series I’ve ever seen in my life. No lie, swear I binged season 1 of a True Detective in under 10 hours. I was that invested.. Idk if it’s just the star power duo cast between McConaughey and Harrelson or just the intriguing, haunting storyline of gruesome crimes being investigated along with the chilling tone, amazing cinematography, but this show has that “IT” factor. Crazy how I’m just now getting into TD, but I truly understand the hype now.
IT’S PHENOMENAL!
"I consider myself a realist, but in philosophical terms I'm what some call a pessimist"
so true, funny how he's the complete opposite in Interstellar where he optimistically says "Murphy's law means anything that can happen will happen" rather than anything that can go wrong will go wrong....now THAT guy is great at parties
can u see how realist is beeing sold as pesimist now, can somebody else see the backwards logic, where the "opressor systems guidance" is the optimist ? , in a realistic ways, food clothes shelter etc...are still the standar and will allways be realistic measures.
The best chemistry in two characters this world has ever seen.
Rust Cohle is so badass.
"whats it say about life, that you have to get together, and tell yourselves stories that violate every law of the universe just to get through the goddamn day?"
"I don't sleep, I just dream." - Rust Cohle
It's been 8 years and i'm still trying to get over this character's outlook. What's seen can't be unseen.
An absolute masterpiece. Can never be replicated.
I think it's safe to say nobody here is going to be splitting the atom Marty. Best line
Loved parts of Rust's idealism and Marty's pragmatism, it's what made them so perfect together.
It doesn't get much better than the first season of this show.
"If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward then brother that person is a piece of shit." That one sentence right there is one of the most insightful things I've ever heard on television about regarding religion. If you ever meet a kind, loving, and caring atheist you can rest assured that the person is in all forms a moral person. While I'm sure there are some theists that are like this as well, there really isn't a way of knowing for certain (short of the collapse of government or civilization) of knowing if that person is a good person at heart.
>if you meet a kind atheist you can be sure they’re a good person
I hate to break this to you, but people have motives beyond religion that have nothing to do with your welfare.
its now 3 times i see that 1rst season since the release, and it's always the same pleasure, from the wonderful title sequence to the last image of the end episode.
Career performance from McConaughey in my humble opinion. But the pairing was absolutely spot on too. Two quality actors.
mcconaughey deserved the emmy as much as cranston ... both are 2 amazing guys and actors
I still think McCaughey was a bit better in his performance
Is it wrong to have the DVD set but hold off on watching it so you forget most of it? That way it's like
discovering it's brilliance all over again when you decide to.
I just rewatched it over 3 days the week before season 3 aired and I haven't seen season 1 since it originally aired. It really is as good as I remember...better honestly, because I'm older and can understand the themes a little more.
I'm doing that with Breaking Bad😂
I've watched season 1 like 15 times lol.
You could try and stick something long and sharp up your nose in the hope it will make you forget
@@austincurry9861 Same, and I've watched the clips on youtube thousands of times, now I'm watching reaction videos.......excellent
This season was a masterpiece. What a show. Nothing can ever top this. Season 2 was such a disappointment. McConnaughey and Fukunaga worked closely together- Matthew wrote 450 pages of script. I think we can safely assume McConnaughey and Fukunaga are the reason for the brilliance.
I mean, when you're comparing something to some of the greatest content ever put on television, it's gonna be disappointing. I feel like season 2 was just a victim of Season 1's success, and people expected the exact same thing, but to me...the reason the show is so good is because of the beats of the story, the complexity of the characters, the mystery. Season 2 has all the same trappings as season 1, really. I liked season 2 and didn't understand all the hate towards it.
@@masterninja9716 fuck off, season 2 is a masterpiece and explores and describes perfectly politic corruption in all its levels
Woah 7 years ago lol. But anyway, Pizzolatto spent more than a decade writing the screenplay.
@@IloveGorgeousGeorgeVince Vaughn cant do a serious role. Hes a comedic actor only. That ruined season 2
Absolutely exceptional series! These two made the original season PURE GOLD!! Content is gripping and their chemistry is subtle. Rust’s thought process is what philosophy classes are made for!
“Like every dream… there’s a monster at the end of it.”
Loved season 1 - most amazing thing I ever saw. Acting and writing simply incredible.
I caved and added HBO to my Hulu. I binged the entire first season in practically a day. Holy shit! I friggin loved it!
"Fuck this. Fuck this world."
I love the way he speaks about death.. i will definitely will remember this in the last nano-second of my life.. That the whole idea about life and its importance.. is just inside our little closed box..and its not so terrible to let go..
Best character in HBO history! So happy someone compiled this compilation!
The single best season of any show ever made. Season one. That's it. Best ever.
There was one question that went unanswered this season: how in the hell did Marty get all those hot women?
Regular-type dude with a big-ass dick.
He's all swagger. Women like swagger.
Because it's a TV show.
@@steelhere5519 Don't try to be like, me nobody likes me in real life. Only in TV shows
The role of Woody was intented to MM in the first place he wanted to play Rust and sugested Woody beacause friends
A decade later. I've never seen a movie or TV show before or since with the magic I feel when I watch this. Perfection.
Greatest piece of cinema/TV/whatever you want to call it that I've ever seen. Beyond fantastic.
The single best season of television ever made… right here.
Best character ever! Loved this season, masterpiece in every sense of the way.