The Strangers (DARK CITY) Explained
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- The Strangers were essentially a hive-minded alien species that were the main antagonists of the film Dark City.
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Dark City has always been a favorite of mine, but no one ever seems to talk about it. In my opinion, a very underrated classic, and one that has withstood the test of time. Thank you!
Great movie. Just recently watched it.
The director's cut is the only way to watch this movie. Agreed that it's underrated.
What truth
@ agreed I didn't get it when it came out in 98, I was maybe 27 then I get it now...
Never seen it now I'm gonna
One of the best movies most people haven't seen or remember.
Jennifer Connelly was absolutely Haunting in it.
She'd be alright if she wasn't so hairy.
The Matrix before the Matrix was the Matrix.
Also 1995's _Strange Days_ as well as _The Truman Show_ (1997) . The Wachowski -br-- -s didn't mention them, but they obviously drew inspiration from those then-recent hits. There's also 1962's _The Brain that Wouldn't Die_ and _The Outer Limits_ 1965 episode "The Brain of Colonel Barham" based on Brain-in-a-Vat theory, which in turn was based on Descartes' 1641 evil demon. And who knows who conjectured simulated realities before that…
Cool
@@user-vn7ce5ig1z I wouldn't mind seeing a film comics explained episode for the creatures featured in the Netflix series Bird box. @ film comics explained
The Watchowskis just ripped off the comic named The Invisibles. The Matrix 2 and 3 movies deviated from The Invisibles story so much, a big reason why the Matrix sequels sucked.
There was also the Thirteenth Floor, eXistenz.
Why do creatures who can't tolerate water keep coming to Earth?
Yeah like, its mostly water here it literally fall from the sky every now and then... go away
All of the water is hidden, so they don't notice it until they get here.
Or something.
It's 80% of the planet. Eventually some "advanced" alien group has to think:
"Blue bad? Oh, lets go to that RED PLANET directly next store! Brilliance!!!"
(Also at no point am I insulting this channel. I think it's incredible and wag my tail whenever I see a new posting. But seriously, WATER?!?!)
Pretty sure these aliens had no choice. They had to take life where they found it.
Desperate time calls for desperate measures. But still, jellyfish like alien who literally died if it touches water? Seems contradicting to me.
One of most underrated and misunderstood movies in last 20 years
I also couldn't help but notice the city the Strangers created seemed to be an unmistakable reference to Plato's Cave allegory. The city itself is the cave and the Strangers are the beings casting shadows on the walls for the human subjects. The humans have no way of knowing of anything except what the Strangers show and provide them in the City, just as the prisoners in the Cave have no way of knowing anything outside of the shadows they were presented and the sounds they could hear. The people innately knew/felt that something else was up as they kept having unexplained memories of other places and unexplained glitches in the Stranger's own design aroused suspicion in some just as the diffused sunlight does for the prisoners in Plato's Cave. Those who were awake during the tuning are those who escaped the Cave and saw the outside light (the Truth). And just as Plato predicted, when they tried to go back into the cave to inform their peers that they were trapped in the cave, they were rejected as the people would rather live with what they already know than seek out the truth and possibly have to change.
Yea but why deny the truth? The reality from platos and similar settings is that the enlightened or ones that saw glitch are different than the people that supposedly dont want to see or here or look for truth as in those people in cave dont want to here or believe truth because they are the shadow and the guy who saw truth is the experiment or only guy in cave. We have evidence of that in our reality theres scientists that suposedly for something to exist or not exist it has to be proven and then theres psychologists that say if you cant prove something its not real and youre crazy thats contradicting powers in control right?
@@jasonharvote4093 the same reason why Plato's arguments were rarely refuted.
Embarrassment.
See, Plato was big like Xbox, and when folks took to debate with ol'Plato, his go to was, in the modern vernacular, "maybe you would rather fight me bro?", and Plato wasn't some slouch at wrestling neither.
@@handsomehobo1270 im not sure what you mean but seems you didnt understand my comment. I comented on why would somebody deny something if they didnt know if it was true or false. I dont do it and science cant deny or believe if it doesnt see it or cant be proven. You seem to imply that plato used violance or something. The truth still stands about what i said. If i said something and you didnt believe it is your choice but if you were to contradict me and insult me or anybody that is on you or the lerson doing that and you couldnt say you didnt have it coming. And whether somebody felt they had to use violance to prove something doesnt change the fact of something is real or not and thats what seems youre implying. If birds can fly and i say they dont and use violance to tell you they dont that doesnt change the fact that birds do fly. So my point is not about violance but why somebody would deny something they dont know if its real or not.
so our reality as we know it currently pretty much... those with families to raise, mortgages to pay don't want to know the truth...but leaves those of us that do feeling useless to help
That's why this world stays the way it is... 😞
Dark city is one of those movies that you do not want remade or Rebooted. I fear that the current climate of entertainment will completely ruin what made this movie is so great.
same with total recall but that happened
They did it with The Adjustment Bureau.
*I want one of the main characters in Dark City to be gender-swapped like they are doing with Dune.*
I don't think they'll remake this one
I concur as well as my family members. Never remake this classic.
This movie is a perfect blend of neo- noir, sci-fi, fantasy, and psychological thriller. Alex Proyas did a wonderful job with this film, until we got Gods of Egypt in 2016. What a mess!
I liked Gods of Egypt 😀 I thought it was interesting how other people try to explain The One True God The Lord Jesus Christ 😇
Pamela Haskell uh ok.
Shaine White Alex Proyas is great in doing dark films. His film version of the Crow has been the best and no other comes close.
@@889Pammov "The one true god"? How do you know Jesús is truer than Zeus or Odin or Whatever other god mankind once believed in???
Fun movie
Are strangers just celibate cenobite
Do/can Cenobites get it on? 🤔
- it’s just like asking if Elder Gods get it on, possible but who would really want to see that except a victim from the Barkerverse
The Cenobites are celibate cenobites.
Great film. The strangers from Dark City make me think of a society made up of Men in Black. Not the benevolent MIBs from the movies, the eerie and threatening MIBs of urban legend.
Incelobites... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I highly recommend the Director's Cut of this film. The standard cut spoils literally everything in the first two to three minutes of the movie. Either way, it's a fantastic movie, one of my all-time favorites.
Yeah this bummed me out when it came on T.V the other week. My mom had never seen it before and right there it was explained to her right off the bat. Oh well, she still enjoyed it.
This fact has been spoiled by anyone who mentions the Director's Cut, like, ever.
I bought the Director's Cut DVD when it came out, I've never watched the standard cut.
Will get the Director's Cut ASAP. I always enjoy a freaky noir movie.
What’s the difference between the two? Without spoiling it?
Anyone else getting Hellraiser aesthetic? Makes me think of the Clive Barker book, the one where the detective goes to Hell, meets the Leviathan, etc. Saw this kinda stuff in my head while reading it.
The strangers are definitely a shameless "homage" to Hellraiser's cenobites.
@@j_shelby_damnwird
I would argue they both stole the look from the 1984 Dune and the similar appearance of the Spacing Guild.
@@jsbaker2795 Agreed. They are only missing those vacuum cleaners... 😊
@@jsbaker2795 the look is from the movie metropolis
This movie + hallucinogens = Transcendental journey through the nature of reality , consciousness, free will, and just how visually stunning a stylized green and black morphing world can be while you are tripping balls
My fear is to never come back
More than a little late to this but, I think the Strangers’ extinction was caused by individuality. When they “Tune” together, their strength increases and maybe even the ability to share energy with one another. They would share their minds and form the whole of the hive-mind. As more and more of them started to show individuality they would lose the ability to share memories and energy with each other. So, the set out to find a care for this plague of individuality and found humans. A race of beings who could survive without a hive-mind. If they could find a human that could “tune” and inject them with their collective memories, it would strengthen the hive-mind.
The director's cut is the ideal version. The theatrical release added a voice over from the doctor during the opening that spoils the whole movie.
directors cut is awesome
Thanks. I'll remember that
Inception kinda?
the strangers really remind me of when the Discworld auditors took human form in the thief of time
I thought so as well. Since Dark City came out in 1998 and Thief of time in 2001, I guess that Pratchett took inspiration from the film. That would explain why I felt like I was missing a reference when I was reading the scene in which Lady LeJean was introducing the six new auditors with colours as names.
@@Johannes-br6zn as soon as i read the part where they gave themselves colours as names reservoir dogs came to mind.
This movie is so under rated. A beautiful niightmare. I realize it's always night, but wondered how no one ever asked about children.
Ikr?! They mention them a couple of times, but you never see any. Except for the one creepy stranger, of course.
The prostitute at the automat has one in her apartment. Also when they make the poor people rich their children are asleep in their bedroom.
It's just poorly advertised. For the people that know of and watch it it's always a great movie.
Theres one kid the girl at the murdered hoohaas place under the bed
Bruh this whole city is suffering a severe vitamin D deficiency. The strangers would be lacijg the water supply with vitamin d because otherwise theyd be dying or severely sick
This was one of the first movies I ever worked on in Hollywood back on 1997. I so wanted it to be more successful than it became
What was your role in it?
@@hlmitchel He was a janitor near the filming location
It's a good movie, just poorly advertised, I never heard about it until years later because this is the kind of things me and my mom would've loved to see.
@@aelix56 Exactly; same for me. I love the movie, and I think people would talk about it more if it was advertised better. I had never heard about it prior to my big brother recommending it because I never saw any trailers for it.
Went to the theater to see it.
It will be forever a cinematic masterpiece and live in cult film infamy like many others that didn't break the box office.
A favorite of mine, also. It's Hellraiser meets The Matrix meets Metropolis!
Beautifully filmed, great soundtrack, and just about the COOLEST movie trailer I've ever seen!
Mr. Hand: "I wonder what's on 4chan right now?"
Mr. Book: "SHUT DOWN THE MACHINES!"
Somewhat underrated movie. Loved unique feel.
So underrated that for the average moviegoers it does exist. But so rewatchable.
The original matrix
Exactly. The entire tone and colour palette was used by the Matrix
The archons
Yeah but the story is fresh from the book only thing taken was the color and outfits. That's it!!! the matrix is still wayyyy better because it's relevant til this day. This is just a cool movie
The original bizarro Truman show.
@@sonoisrael4660 This movie is as well. Interesting that Neo was of the 6th "great reset" 😉 . Take care!
*"NO MORE MR QUICK."*
I remember seeing this movie like 4-5 times in the theater as a teen, because it blew my mind back in the day.
I grew up to this movie. So naturally when I became a parent had a kid, I would put my hand over my daughter's face and say sleep from the day she was born. and it was worth it for the reaction I got when she was about 10 or 12 years old and I sat down and watched Dark City with her for the first time.
Epic man, just epic!
That's the most awesomeness thing I heard in forever.
Well, dont says I didnt warn you when she develops telekinetic powers that dwarf your own and destroys you.
@@ElDerpy it may already be too late
As you've pointed out, it probably inspired at least the visual effects of inception and I wouldn't be suprised if the matrix took a bit more from dark city. This is an overlooked gem, the story is not a recycled plot and the effects were petty darn awesome for the time
matrix did take from dark city, it was filmed on some of the same sets that were made for dark city.
Oh my God, this is one of my favorite sci-fi movies ever made!! I was confused by the storyline, but then I realized that the Strangers were aliens that have kidnapped humans and used them as guinea pigs to see how they react to strange and unusual environments, but all hell breaks loose when one Human, John Murdock, wakes up...
yeah but the intro at the beginning of the movie gives things away
It's like a cross between the Matrix and Hellraiser with Tim Burton's Batman thrown in for good measure.
The director's cut has deleted scenes, and removed the voice over narration from the theatrical release . . . .
The reason this movie recorded as flop or not so successful is they had a huge bidget for it, but there was literally nothing for marketing there was basically no marketing campaign on release. This is a great recipe to relegate oneself to the cult classic following like blade runner.
Please do a video about the Forced Evolutionary Virus from the Fallout series.
Yes its on the list buddy, thanks :)
@@filmcomicsexplained yay!
The AmerikanSkull: Actually can we not!!
For in depth info on the F.E.V, check out Oxhorn or Nth Apple. Two pretty good Fallout lore channels.
I always wondered if the Strangers had actually already found what they were looking for but never realised. The little one who said "Poor, poor Mr Quick" and in the directors cut also expressed what sounded like genuine Empathy for another lost Stranger appeared to have thoughts and feeling of his own that were perhaps sincere. Possibly such positive personality traits were of so little interest to the others they never thought to pursue it...
This movie haunts me TO THIS DAY. Absolute GOLD
So instead of guns with bullets, a Super soaker would do the job.
Get the ye ol hp50 on them and just watch as you commit a liquid genocide
water gun should do a trick
I love your Explained/Explored series. I am addicted. Please, do not stop.
I stumbled across this gem years ago. You're right it is a fascinating movie.
What's this? 3 hours before new year and a great explanation video posted....new year to you man and Happy new year from Kenya.
how does this guy not have millions of subscribers yet
these breakdowns are nigh flawless
Thanks for the positive feedback friend! :)
Amazing review FilmComicsExplained - you are an excellent narrator, this is one of my favorite movies
Thank you for doing this video! Dark City is one of my favorite films and simply amazing.
This was one of my favourite movies as a teen, such a nostalgia trip seeing this video. Gotta re watch it.
Ironically, if the strangers had looked far more alien, people might not have gone for this movie much. AS it is, though, its a great film, and has that eerie film noir era feel from decades past.
So glad you covered this, one of my favorites.
One of my all-time favorite movies. Thanks for giving this gem what it deserves.
We're told not to talk to strangers
DarkHatred that seems to have been forgotten these days!🙄
Happy New Year to my Australian friends.
Happy new year :)
It's been 2019 for 7 hours and 44 mins and everything seems like it'll be a okay year. I haven't slept yet, gonna do that on the 2nd.
Happy New Year from a fellow Aussie 🇦🇺
As always loved the video. Hate that it ended cannot wait for the next one!
A favorite of mine as well. Another similar story is that of "Indigo Prophecy", one of the earlier "playable film" games for PC and Sony PlayStation. The plot of that one has many facets that stretch into varying concepts and ideologies but in the end seems to be one of the heavier inspirations for what would become "The Matrix".
Man, I really enjoyed this video. I saw Dark City as a young man, and the twists and turns just blew me away! They kept coming until that final reveal. Your video made me recall that little sadist stranger. He looked different and was a mean, little bastard. What a movie!
Happy New Year’s everyone.
Happy New Year to You! Slange!
I really like this flicker. Thank You, I love your channel and your work.
Happy New Year, N! All the best for 2019!! another great vid! I love Dark City!!
Loved everything about Dark City, awesome cast.
I remember when I first watched this movie; I thought it was apart of the hellraiser series. But was even more interested when I got further into the movie and realized it wasn't
What a gr8 content go start my New YEAR. THANK YOU AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Thanks for full filling my request. Happy New year!
Richard O'Brien's in this. He helped create the Rocky Horror Picture Show.😁
Sat down to watch this little gem one day without any inkling of what it is about.... watched it many times since! Fantastic film from start to finish and really well acted I thought. Set designs are also gorgeous! Happy New Year Niyat, all the best mate! 🍻 🎩
Really great video just what I was looking for to explain the characters from the film
Loved this movie. This was an excellent review of the movie. However the headline is The Strangers Explained. This is more of a recap of the film.. there is no explanation for them
They're a breakaway faction of The Engineers, but also have all the characteristics of the Men in Black. Interesting..
This is one of my fave hidden gems, it also have an hilarious scene where 80% of the exposition occurs and my wife and I still refer to as the “info dump boat ride” in multiple other movies.
That said it is a must see for fans of the genre.
Haven’t watched this movie yet, just stumbled across it. I’m curious about watching it now. Some occult shenanigans I’m assuming?
I love this film so much: Thank you for covering it.
A great analysis of characters from a movie I haven't seen in a long time.
Hey can you have a look at the Scarlet King from the SCP universe?
Yes hes on the list, thanks :)
Great.
Scarlet King sure is strong but is he stronger than the gate guardina
Connor Moran i was going to request it
FilmComicsExplained Yes please!
Happy New year Niyat:) keep up with the videos and keep them coming:))
happy new year's niyat!!! looking forward towards ur amazing content in 2019!!!
They look just like the observers in Fringe series
Max Coomer I am SO glad that someone else sees it!
Pretty sure you got that backwards. Dark City predates Fringe by a good number of years.
Rick C indeed it does. I saw it on release. And seeing it in a dark theatre was an experience :) it's a great sci-if movie
One of my favorite films of all time. I always wondered, why do The Strangers only choose the bodies of dead men as vessels, but why not also women? They had at least _one_ child boy as a host (Mr. Sleep) but no women. Perhaps they figured the "Alpha Male" subjects would be better-looking authority figures while blending into Dark City. (Even though they don't blend in well, their dark, creepy figures, their black suits and hats, etc) And also, why do they all have English accents? lol It's probably just because they sound more sophisticated and evil, like most characters with English accents. xD No offence, FCE. lol Great video!
I think it's 1993 when we all still referred to 'Mankind'.
Less female extras wanted to shave their head for the film ;)
It’s not that big of a deal. Just accept it, it’s fiction.
There are women Strangers in the gatherings just they're all bald and with sunken dark eyes
Happy new year bro love the video
Never heard of this one. Seems pretty cool, I’ll have to check it out. Thanks, Niyat and happy new year.
I think Dark City was one of the best. Great theme and amazing production design. It deserved far more attention than it got.
It has developed a fan following. The reason why you say this is dark city actually had a significant budget itself, however for whatever reasons there was no marketing campaign at all as far as I'm aware. I dont know why, but thats why its not well known and, why it will like blade runner ... develop a solid fan following .
This movie is amazing, I got to see it when it came out in the 90's with a group of friends who went and saw movies every weekend for years. It was definitely ahead of it's time and the buildings shifting and moving ooks fantastic. I kind of wish they had a spin off where batman got stuck here. Seems like his kind of place.
Im thinking its significantly influenced by Gotham vibes, alot of the architecture too, like when you see the buildings move etc
Happy New year!!!!!
I hope you make more amazing videos
The neglect of Dark City is criminal. This movie is a aesthetic and cinematic classic directed by Alex Proyas who also helmed the Crow. I would love to see him do a Batman movie following the mode of Dark City.
Happy new year
Happy new year mate!
Happy new year and nice video
Happy new year!!
@@filmcomicsexplained thanks.
another of my favorite movies...brilliant! amazing plot, fantastic scenery, lovely music, twist at the end..what more to ask?
So glad to see more exposure for this film. I have fond memories of being blown away by the trailer and it did not disappoint. I'd really like to see a video on Strange Days as a follow up as it also deals with memories and their effect on society and is a pretty kick ass piece of 90s filmmaking.
Love this movie, bought it when I was young. Love the gothic atmosphere and how the victim became the hero by the end.
Proyas directed The Crow too!
I was just thinking. Maybe the strangers were the heros ,they were searchijg to better their kind and for individuality to benefit their society.
I live in Hong Kong at the moment, and its 5am on the 1st of January 2019, so happy new year from the future xD
Thx, happy new to you from the past lol
One of my favorite movies! Thanks for this one!
Great video man
This film was on the other week, I always watch it comes on.
But we all know this city is just another Crystal Maze zone.
Happy New year to you and anyone who reads this comment🎊
Happy New Year.
another awesome vid niyat. happy new year to you.
happy new year Niyat!
I'm definitely going to have to watch Dark City again. 😉
I absolutely loved this movie back when it came out. The imagery and cinematography was great, and the story and overall mood of the film were very haunting- I’d find myself thinking about it without intending to think about it (if you get what I mean). I’d recommend it to anyone with a taste for the stranger and darker parts of sci-fi. It wasn’t gory or over the top evil or anything like that, just more like a Twin Peaks feel- like a kind of “future noir”. Didn’t Alex Proyas direct “The Crow”, as well?
I almost put the cinematography of dark city alongside a darker hue of blade runner and certainly alongside something like batman
Thank you for making this video.
Hapy new year FilmComicsExplained :D
Love this movie
I remember seeing this movie way back when I was a kid. I think in middleschool
…and? You've got us on the edges of our seats. The suspense is killing us. So what happened?
@@user-vn7ce5ig1z I watched it liked it, and thought it was interesting.
Mr. Book isn't really "The Leader", he's more "The Maestro". Love this film!
Great video!
This movie could be a great tv show. Happy New Year from Santo Domingo 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Happy new year!!
Happy New Year!!
No, have you seen Stargate SG-1 Stargate the movie? I really hope they wouldn't do anything to destroy this wonderful piece of art.
@Zero Cool No, the show was terrible. Well, at least in my opinion. Honestly, very few, if any, movies can translate in to a television series.
@Zero Cool Damn you. That's not fair.
Hi thrre, Can u do the vampires from the movie Priest?
Also happy new year from Colombia :)
Happy New Year and good video
Have a happy and safe new year niyat!!!
Hey, can you do a virus or film explaination on shaun of the dead, I am not sure if you have one already but I couldnt find it, this is a comedy zombie film and has a lot of hints of what happens in the background of the audio, thank you and hope you see this
"Shut it down!"
Also, Ms. Connelly was smokin' hot in this movie. These days? Not anymore.
the hooker was hotter
I've watched a lot of great movies I otherwise would've never known about if not for your great videos
Great as always
>Don't like water
>Comes to Earth
why do aliens keep making this mistake
humans need air
comes to different planets without air
=why do humans making this mistake
That wasn't even a earth dude