Dude finds a cool rock, looks up cool rock forums online, finds a subreddit for it, signs up A dude comments in his post "thats a silly common rock, not cool at all". He has his first reddit argument. A deep evil is borne inside of him
So he ends up in a thankless office job doing IT instead of becoming a scientist because he literally had to support himself in high school? Which makes his insufferable nature even worse because he's trying to convince everyone he's smart despite not accomplishing what his dad did?? AND he becomes even more of an asshole about it because he's afraid to get close to anyone after he lost his dad and their last conversation was a fight???? This has dealt max emotional damage.
I thought it'd be a dream sequence cause a teacher in real life would never listen to him that long without yelling or calling someone to escort him out on their walkie talkie.
This film has me asking so many questions, like about Wyatt's mother. The juxtaposition between Wyatt telling his father off for not being the person he needs to be and then his friend with the father who beat him made me think that probably hit home for Wyatt how his situation could be worse, his father had troubles of his own but he never took it out on Wyatt. With that thought in his head, he comes home and boom, its already too late to make it up. His father is dead. Pure tragedy.
I'm not lying or exaggerating in any way when I say this is one of the most impressive creations I have ever seen on this website. It is an emotionally gripping tale that adds an accurate level of nuance and depth to a character who originally debuted as a joke while accurately representing the harm that being chronically online can cause. The characters all feel so unique and personalized that it's easy to forget it's the same person playing almost all of them. This channel has always been a shining example of the storytelling capabilities of this platform, and it's been amazing to see it grow and improve. 10/10
so good. i genuinely cant think of anything I've watched in the past month that's as good as this. including a bunch of anime, house of the dragons, invincible
@@theslappablejerk 23:35 , is that dies irae? The song of death? Because holy shit the foreshadowing. You’re an amazing producer. That’s an insane level of detail
The way you portraied the feeling in highschool were you just feel out of place an unwanted, deperate for friends, but your attempts at getting them ends with feeling ashamed of yourself. Actually great short film 10/10
I say this without any irony: for a short film by a guy with only a few people helping him and playing all the roles himself, this is better than most of the Hollywood blockbusters I've seen in the past few years 😭 I know this must have taken a long time to make but I hope we'll see more long-ish content in the future!
What kills me is by the time there's another chance to connect with Kyle over shared father misery, and by the time he meets an adult who seems to actually give a shit, the doctor, Wyatt has shut down and defaults to blocking them out and insulting them. Wyatt's weird smart kid highschool experience hits close to home. It's so on point. I'm. Gonna need a moment to recover from this. Great work. Thank you.
I really like this. You have evolved this character from a stereotype into a complex and realistic commentary on cruelty, depression, and cycles of bullying
I'm not gonna lie, often times the pipeline to this behavior is 100% as depicted, you feel weak, bullied, so you in turn become the bully and intellectually torture someone, its not always a teacher, its not always an innocent, but its always a regret. I could've had some good friends and instead chose intellectual superiority, despite the fact I didn't actually care about those people, I just wanted the upper hand. Its sad.
@@oluwakemikehinde5443 The way Wyatt channels his pain into a superiority complex as a coping mechanism is some of the most real shit I've ever seen fr
God the bit about his father having a brain tumour 100% shocked me. Such good storytelling leading up to it. Watching Wyatt make all the wrong decisions because he's never shown how to make the right ones is amazing
It's honestly heartbreaking to watch this -- as a neurodivergent person with niche interests, I related to Wyatt's high school years way more than I expected. Also, watching a family member you respect fall down a conspiracy rabbit hole is an awful feeling.
@@axerity9212this guy was the first person to write this message in this forum. While I agree that he is a Simeon for crafting up a very unimaginative and lackluster comment, it is you sir. Who is in the wrong. Thinking you could come in here and boss others around like a high school ex jock is quite laughable. Perhaps you need to lay off the testosterone booster and go back to attending your anger management classes. lol. Pathetic.
Man. The transition from awkward good hearted kid to someone miserable was done so well. Dont know what compelled you to make this, but maybe it's for others to avoid this trap of despair. Thanks for making this. I appreciated your effort :]
i almost feel a little called out-- Wyatt's dad feels so close to how my own father acted. the only difference was that he did actually give in to his peers growing up, and tried urging me to do the same. it sucked because apparently i was really sweet and enthusiastic as a child, but so much happened inside and outside my home that by the time i was only barely hitting puberty, the same guy who urged me to put "popular" songs i didn't actually like on my little iPod Shuffle to listen to while riding the school bus so i could "make more friends" suddenly accused me of being an entirely different person than my child self overnight. i didn't think i'd say this, but i don't see the Average Redditor here anymore. i see Wyatt. and man, do i relate a little too hard to what he went through. in a weird way, it feels like you're saying you see us autistic folks, too. thank you for that, TSJ. always a pleasure to watch your stuff. 💕
As an autistic person myself, I relate to this character’s origin story immensely. Wyatt is simply an autistic person who did not have the proper support. Especially the classroom scene talking about the moon landing, my heart sank. That happened to me SO often. A classmate would express interest in something, I happened to know about that topic so I would start telling them about what they asked about, they would turn to me as if I did something wrong, sneer, and say something like “I don’t actually care” or “I didn’t actually want to know”
The part that kinda really hit even harder was when the friend came back and asked Wyatt about it because he actually did want to know and then if course it was revealed that they were friends when they were kids. Really close to home for me on that front.
Genuinely what is up with people talking about something, and then getting annoyed when you try to explain to them what they’re questioning about? Isn’t that the whole point of asking or talking about the thing? If they didn’t wanna know about it why bring it up at all?
@@sw33g3r3 the problem is that if someone doesn't like you, they find it weird that you've addressed them or want to publicly humiliate you. sometimes, they feel like they're being put down/called stupid when the question is answered by anyone other the teacher. sometimes it's malicious, sometimes it's insecurity, sometimes it's a misunderstanding. many different scenarios, but these are the ones i know!
@@four1629 your tone matters though, for one I don’t talk with that “I’m smarter than you” tone that Wyatt has, with things like this I usually go “oh that’s really interesting-“ like I know for a fact I don’t sound mean or condescending I sound enthusiastic so I literally have no idea how someone could think I’m calling them stupid or something
@@sw33g3r3 because it's not exactly a 1-to-1 logical thing. sometimes people hear things that aren't there or get meaning that isn't there because they're scared or insecure. or in the other direction, if someone is hopeful and optimistic, they may see good where there isn't any. it has less to do with you or your delivery and more to do with what they're experiencing internally, then projecting externally.
I can't explain at all how I feel, there aren't enough words, but... growing up autistic and desperate to learn new things in an environment full of people who don't care, either because they're too burnt out, ill, or self-involved. Man. This feels like a shakespearean tragedy. It all taking place in Sacramento is a cherry on top to how familiar this all is.
The reddit scenes resonate in a troubling way. I have interacted more with strangers online than my own loved ones over the last several years, rarely in a way that makes me feel good about myself afterwards. It is a nasty, destructive outlet for coping with frustration and grief. Once those defenses go up, tearing them down becomes tricky. You find yourself in a combative state of mind that never shuts off completely, even when friends and family try to disarm it. The people I confront for being hateful towards others are lashing out for the same reason as myself, they are hurting. It irritates me deeply that so many ignore what they are feeling and turn away from empathy, but what good does it do anyone for two strangers to spit venom at each other? Meeting animosity with animosity only serves to push a person further away from love and understanding. Thank you for your content, I truly believe that you have helped countless people start on the path to their better selves by holding up a mirror in a way that allows viewers to come to their own conclusions about the behavior being presented without feeling like they are being looked down on.
Hey I feel you on this. I’m sorry you’re gone through that pain and as a random internet stranger I’m rooting for you. I hope you have the support to recreate yourself in the version that you’re most proud of
@@alejrandom6592 in AAE, "got my nails/hair/etc. did" is a common phrase. Not sure exactly the grammatical reasoning behind it, but it's objectively not wrong if you're speaking that dialect. That specific phrasing is generally slightly tongue-in-cheek.
Great job, a compelling and sadly realistic story. But also tells us exactly where Wyatt "soft sides" come from, why he doesnt want to see good men suffer, probably because they remind him of his father. I can only hope Wyatt can become the man his father was to his son.
Holy shit. It was absolutely great. So many themes captured, but what broke my heart the most, as someone who deals with the American healthcare (not American myself, but I remotely work as a translator for foreigners in the US hospitals), this eerie feeling coming from the absurdity of this system is so familiar. Had so many calls of the family being informed about a serious disease or death of their loved one in the hospital, with the conversation almost immediatly coming down to money. What a dystopian world
It’s not lost on me that there are tons of stories on reddit about sudden changes in personality being due to a brain tumor. Wyatt knew that firsthand.
First the Christmas Carol story with Elliott, now this. You went and made me weep over Wyatt - and not just that, but in a way that feels realistic and human. Do your dad proud and be a good father, Wyatt, you crusted-over mold spore of a human being. It's what you both deserve.
I can’t express how much I love what you did with this series. Characters like redditors and band kids tend to twist to become a round about way to make fun of autistic kids, wether people realize it or not. You see it in your comments sometimes. “The lack of eye contact is on point.” As someone with autism, it’s nice to see how you show being autistic or just being excited about knowledge can isolate someone and change their attitude toward the world when all they tend to be is enthusiastic about a specific, niche topic. But please, make Wyatt apologize to his grandmother. Poor woman. 😭
@@Nai-qk4vp okay ig? well autism is different for everyone and presents itself differently so maybe you just have less experience with the kind of autism that we’re saying wyatt has. personally i know a LOT of autistic people and i also research it a lot so its easier for me to identify it when i see it or at least make assumptions that can be followed up with just asking (respectfully and at the right times ofc)
This video did a great job at portraying what it was like growing up in the 2000s. Horrible time for a lot of us, especially in 2008 when this takes place. Great movie man!
Yeah this is great in every way, but weirdly my favorite part was the late 2000s period piece element. Like... Damn, yeah, 2008ish was rough, and I don't think it's old enough "history" for many people to think about using it as a setting. As an insufferable late millennial, I finally feel Seen.
Wow. This helped me realize that the hatred I had for Wyatt was rooted in the ways I am him. I bullied teachers like this. I had to raise myself and support myself and while I mask well, I have a touch of the tism and feel angry about the ways I didn't live up to my potential because I wasn't supported. Thank you.
Honestly the most real shit I've ever seen. There are rarely bad guys in your narratives, just hurt people. It felt a little jarring how realistic your depiction of every character was, especially the dad. You can tell this came from a personal place. I was constantly laughing, I lowkey cried at one point, and it's so realistic how Wyatt channels his pain into a superiority complex. I literally had chills watching that final scene it was like the final nail in turning to the dark side. What a journey man.
This backstory is actually so incredibly realistic and even a little relatable. Just about everyone can empathize with Wyatt in some way. Brilliantly made
This almost made me cry ngl. It makes sense why he because a douchebag because not being one makes people take advantage of him in real life. I can also see why he becomes addicted to reddit too smh
Dude, your timing is amazing. How do you pull this off, and make every character come across so differently? You forget it’s you playing each one. Awesome stuff, thank you for posting!
Feels a lot like Joker (2019). Good work! Also, nice touch on the juxtaposition between Wyatt and his father. Both are clearly intelligent with some social awkwardness but fall into different terminally online rabbit holes.
This is so much more than I ever expected. I kept checking the progress bar since you're usually known for shorter form content, but it just kept going. This film is the first I have seen that I would consciously consider "beautiful" immediately after watching.
Ironically it is encouraged for teachers to copy worksheets and lesson plans online. How the teacher uses those resources is what seperates a good one versus a bad one.
I mean yeah that's what the video was saying, the teacher put no effort into his class, which is one thing, but then he made it a point to act like his job was so busy and stressful that going even a little out of his way to support a kid who clearly needed it was too much to ask for. All the while he just puts on movies and prints out free worksheets for the kids to do without really designing a lesson or anything.
I cannot believe I was writing a big ol' comment about my thoughts and clicked away, losing all my progress. Attempt 2, this time even more concise: Great work with this man. I think all of your performances worked in giving each character their own feel without resorting to any unrealstic behavior. The costuming is the same in that regard. The story is a bit simple, in my opinion; and thats fine, but it has way more nuance than I'd have expected. While the verbal beatdowns came off as a bit "and then everyone clapped" feeling; they served to show how a person who tried and failed to reach out could be emboldened to act like a jerk. a slappable jerk, perhaps. The only one-note characters were the football guys, with everyone else having a bit more going on that makes their rejection of Wyatt understandable, to an extent. The teacher, his dad, Kyle; they all got their own stuff going on. By the end I didn't hate Wyatt, instead I just felt bad for him, and and his dad, and Kyle. Simple but effective camera work. Everyone was framed well, sight lines between characters for shot-reverse-shots were basically always consistent. The varying locations worked well. I can't imagine the effort required to produce this. While I'm just some guy... I mean this, with no hyperbole; this is far better than most first attempts at a short film out there. I really hope you'll make more, if thats what ya wanna do :)
Even the football guys had a bit more going on than initially shown, even if not as deep as what we see with Kyle. The way the football guys reacted when Wyatt started spouting off stats about college football and NFL showed that they were well aware of the uncertainty of their futures as they approach the end of their time in high school.
Not sure if this’ll get buried in the positive traction that this film is already receiving, but I just wanted to reinforce your efforts and add to the many voices compelling you to create more long form content. This was a really enjoyable watch, and I look forward to seeing more from you. I’ve enjoyed all of your content for a while but this was a true elevation on your part. Congratulations to you, keep it up.
This was amazing. It felt like a real movie i was watching! The scenes were beautiful and so was the story. You portrayed the characters so well! Its a masterpiece and i genuinely got emotional too! Amazing work!
Ok so I finally finished (after leaving 50 comments along the way) and I’m at a loss of words. That last scene was CHILLING 😭. I can’t imagine the effort that went into this. I’m so in awe!!! INCREDIBLE!!
I didn't expect to be crying so hard at the end of this. I love your art and relate so much to being different from everyone and not being able to change or conform because I "took things too seriously." You are a brilliant actor and writer. Your film brings to mind the questions posed by the great David Allen Coe in his composition titled "The Ride." If you're not familiar with this classic country song, I will explain the premise. The ghost of Hank Williams (senior, not the distantly related, waitress:-groping cretin fixated on others' readiness for football) picks up a young, hitchhiking David Allen Coe and drives him to Nashville and asks him the question, "Drifter, can you make people cry when you play and sing?... Can you make people feel what you feel inside?" You can. Now you just have to learn to moan the blues and bend them guitar strings. Thank you for all the laughs, tears and beautiful cinematography. You're hilarious and amazing and the world is a better place because you are here. Your videos have made me laugh so hard and caused me to be late for work so many times because I couldn't stop watching and feeling absolute joy. Thank you for everything.
Wow! The amount of effort put into this film paid off. The perspective it provided on the Average Redditor series as a whole really made this a great watch
You did a wonderful job showing that the story is ALWAYS the most important element in film making. I often tend to fixate on cinematography, lighting design, color grading, etc but you proved that none of that is necessary if the script and acting are top notch. I was fully engaged for the entire film and was absolutely not ready for those tear jerkers lol I have been a fan for a while now and I truly welcome this longer format. Excellent work!!
I watched the premiere and I so wanted to lead Wyatt’s Debate Club for him. I felt much like him in high school and the movie that resonated with me at that time was Ghost World. Your film is bringing up those memories and feelings again…I will be rewatching this again soon! Thank you
dudeeee this is so accurate to my experience in high school. absolutely alone and searching truly anywhere for friendship bcs you're desperate and don't have anyone to rely on. now that i'm older, i realize i was only hurting myself more with that behavior. the people i was seeking out didn't want me back, and that rejection was really painful. being ostracized and bullied is hard :/ i'm so glad i'm not in high school anymore dude. i'm not popular or anything, but i became well-liked in college bcs having a good personality and caring about people is actually super important! so if you're feeling like shit about how things are, please know it's not because there's something wrong with you. sometimes the time and place are wrong.
Holy fuck I actually kinda did that shit with my teachers (less cruel I hope) bc I was a hopelessly bullied autistic kid. Thank fuck I just became an insufferable emo kid and eventually learned to be kind
Wait this is actually so amazing and so deeply relatable… the stuff about the school especially is so relatable… this is a genuinely amazing character study, I’m speechless
I'm not even finished with the video but this is honestly a masterpiece. The part where he fully leans into "the average redditor" and puts on the shirt and hat reminds me of the scene in Joker where he just gives up and doesn't give af anymore. I would love to see more of your other characters!!
this was so great dude, I was so invested in everything that happened and sympathised with the characters. so bloody amazing. something I learned to really consider in situations when someone does something you don't approve of or don't like, there's always a story behind it, there's always a context behind someone. people are a product of their environment
This was an unexpectedly great piece of longform content. My coworker and I waited the last couple days for this to come out. We like to joke about your videos and scumbagdads (we work in the same city as him, as we found out recently). We anticipated some goofs and a little brain rot going into this, yet we left feeling upset and outright sympathy for a character you designed to be pretty much universally hated. I can't imagine the amount of time you spent producing this compared to your usual stuff. I would love to see more types of videos like this in the future to expand on your slappable jerk universe (known henceforth as the SJU) lore.
Epic. I hope everyone who has seen an average reditor short gets to see this and sits down to watch. We all needed this lesson and harsh truth told in such a beautiful way
I'll be honest this hit really close to home for me, especially with Wyatt is treated by the people around him and how he has no one to go to. At the same time you can also see how Wyatt learns the same traits of reading and taking in information which comes from his dad but his father is still someone who has their own baggage to go through and is self-aware of the problems he faces, which is why he tried to give Wyatt that placard to help him avoid the same problems his father had when he was in school, even if it wasn't the best way to go through
I really hope you read all the way through this review: The writing and acting is pretty good, and the overall story is done well. One thing I heavily recommend is trying some creative cinematography in the sections that are more drawn out. Not just random camera angles either, ones that hold purpose. The scene with his father when they’re eating for example, you could have opened on a shot of a bug, leading the viewer to wonder why this is important to the scene, making them want to pay more attention to the outcome. Or during the conversation, have the camera be extremely focused on the dad character, but as the story gets more drawn out, each shot of the father gets further away or less focused, a subtle way to show how Wyatt’s interest in his father’s story is fizzling out. The story is great regardless, but I’m a huge advocate for expressive cinematography, and it would be really cool to see more thought put into that in future projects!
heartbreaking, thanks for your creativity. I would myself be like Wyatt if I faced what he did. I think this does speak at a deeper truth, about how shitty, negative things on the internet are a reflection of real world pain.
Honestly the amount of thought and effort that must’ve gone into taking this character from a stereotype to an actual layered character is impressive, and your actual acting ability in being able to portray separate characters is really good. I really hope you make more short films like this
Genuinely really well thought out and done. The turning point was so well crafted, and is a perfect display of how much "feeling good for being right" can lead to negative repercussions. Kyle being a similarly curious character in different circumstances was an amazing mirror image of Wyatt. Amazing work.
this hit home cause my own father is way into the conspiracy rabbit hole, the lizard people thing is a real thing people believe and it leaves you thinking "what happened to your common sense" wyatt going online to unplug from that nonsense made me look in the mirror lmao
I know exactly what you mean. The depiction of the dad was so accurate it was actually jarring. It brought up suppressed memories in me and made me reflect on my father for a while.
Dude finds a cool rock, looks up cool rock forums online, finds a subreddit for it, signs up
A dude comments in his post "thats a silly common rock, not cool at all". He has his first reddit argument. A deep evil is borne inside of him
@@johns1625 Cue the music score of “Moonlight Sonata”
@@johns1625i looked it up, it really does look like a honey candy. Pretty cool rock you found!
@@johns1625 Should people hugbox and lie to you instead?
@@zr1129There’s plenty of ways to provide information or correct someone without being rude.
@@fearlessfit8952 absolutely!
So he ends up in a thankless office job doing IT instead of becoming a scientist because he literally had to support himself in high school? Which makes his insufferable nature even worse because he's trying to convince everyone he's smart despite not accomplishing what his dad did?? AND he becomes even more of an asshole about it because he's afraid to get close to anyone after he lost his dad and their last conversation was a fight????
This has dealt max emotional damage.
you summed it up well, thanks
skibidi essence
it was a saul goodman type coping mechanism
but i guess there's a happy ending cause he's on the podcast, has a girlfriend and a baby on the way lmao
This man doesnt need hollywood, hollywood needs him
So true
Nah, Hollywood doesn't deserve him 😤
He IS hollywood
@@chelovekparohodtake that back
hi biker
I like how the 2 footballers say "look at you" even tho they are all identical twins
Me too! OO A SELF BURN! THOSE ONES ARE THE WORST
Football players*
@@goldenfiberwheat238 no
@@quackywhackityphillyb.3005 well that’s the term we use in America
@@quackywhackityphillyb.3005another villain origin story
Holy fucking shit. When he called out the teacher in class after all the stuff that happened to him earlier I ACTUALLY YELLED. This is a masterpiece.
I thought it'd be a dream sequence cause a teacher in real life would never listen to him that long without yelling or calling someone to escort him out on their walkie talkie.
This film has me asking so many questions, like about Wyatt's mother. The juxtaposition between Wyatt telling his father off for not being the person he needs to be and then his friend with the father who beat him made me think that probably hit home for Wyatt how his situation could be worse, his father had troubles of his own but he never took it out on Wyatt. With that thought in his head, he comes home and boom, its already too late to make it up. His father is dead. Pure tragedy.
Good observation!
I'm not lying or exaggerating in any way when I say this is one of the most impressive creations I have ever seen on this website. It is an emotionally gripping tale that adds an accurate level of nuance and depth to a character who originally debuted as a joke while accurately representing the harm that being chronically online can cause. The characters all feel so unique and personalized that it's easy to forget it's the same person playing almost all of them. This channel has always been a shining example of the storytelling capabilities of this platform, and it's been amazing to see it grow and improve. 10/10
Agreed.
so good. i genuinely cant think of anything I've watched in the past month that's as good as this. including a bunch of anime, house of the dragons, invincible
FR, this was non ironically a really good movie from a storytelling standpoint, very well done
Ewww dude I got major cringe with that teacher smirking after messing with the girl 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
It’s not real, it’s a pretend video. So shut up woman.
Im glad I'm not the only one!
yuck, it was absolutely creepy behavior
The way he put the phone done later I bet he‘s watching something he’s not supposed to. At school. While teaching. Eurgh.
@@Threshermaw23 absolutely! i thought the same thing!
I expected this to be pretty good going in, and it was even better than I expected. Super cool to see you doing a long form story, fantastic job!
Thank you so much! This was my first time doing a “short film” so I’m super happy to hear you liked it
@@theslappablejerk i cried a bit at the end dam w story
spoiler
rip wiatts dad
@@theslappablejerkshort film is an understatement, this is a full cinematic experience. 56 whole minutes and everything, that’s insane
@@theslappablejerk 23:35 , is that dies irae? The song of death? Because holy shit the foreshadowing. You’re an amazing producer. That’s an insane level of detail
@@theslappablejerk 🥹 I… I feel so… 😢…so grateful to have watched you since your beginning. This is incredible!
The way you portraied the feeling in highschool were you just feel out of place an unwanted, deperate for friends, but your attempts at getting them ends with feeling ashamed of yourself. Actually great short film 10/10
I say this without any irony: for a short film by a guy with only a few people helping him and playing all the roles himself, this is better than most of the Hollywood blockbusters I've seen in the past few years 😭 I know this must have taken a long time to make but I hope we'll see more long-ish content in the future!
What kills me is by the time there's another chance to connect with Kyle over shared father misery, and by the time he meets an adult who seems to actually give a shit, the doctor, Wyatt has shut down and defaults to blocking them out and insulting them.
Wyatt's weird smart kid highschool experience hits close to home. It's so on point.
I'm. Gonna need a moment to recover from this.
Great work. Thank you.
I really like this. You have evolved this character from a stereotype into a complex and realistic commentary on cruelty, depression, and cycles of bullying
That gravity joke was crazy
This is such an insightful comment
It’s a highschooler’s dream, it gets a pass, we’ve all been there. Right guys ?
Right ?
Brian’s origin story would probably bring me to tears. Can’t imagine what that bastards gone through.
Probably a divorce where his parents spoiled him to compete for his favor.
Growing up in the 661 is hard.
I'm not gonna lie, often times the pipeline to this behavior is 100% as depicted, you feel weak, bullied, so you in turn become the bully and intellectually torture someone, its not always a teacher, its not always an innocent, but its always a regret. I could've had some good friends and instead chose intellectual superiority, despite the fact I didn't actually care about those people, I just wanted the upper hand. Its sad.
Wow its interesting how you actually related to Wyatt.
Thanks for your insight
@@oluwakemikehinde5443 The way Wyatt channels his pain into a superiority complex as a coping mechanism is some of the most real shit I've ever seen fr
when you're too weak to respond physically so you resort to being an online douche is real
Yikes. I'll pray for you. Hope you work on that
God the bit about his father having a brain tumour 100% shocked me. Such good storytelling leading up to it. Watching Wyatt make all the wrong decisions because he's never shown how to make the right ones is amazing
Damn that'll teach me to read the comments before finishing
It's honestly heartbreaking to watch this -- as a neurodivergent person with niche interests, I related to Wyatt's high school years way more than I expected. Also, watching a family member you respect fall down a conspiracy rabbit hole is an awful feeling.
This guy is so good at portraying the most unlikeable characters ever, and then later making them likeable.
stop stealing comments immediately
You are so good at being one of the most unlikeable commenters ever
@@axerity9212this guy was the first person to write this message in this forum. While I agree that he is a Simeon for crafting up a very unimaginative and lackluster comment, it is you sir. Who is in the wrong. Thinking you could come in here and boss others around like a high school ex jock is quite laughable. Perhaps you need to lay off the testosterone booster and go back to attending your anger management classes. lol. Pathetic.
No one else said that @@axerity9212
Lmaoo read that all in my mind with his redditor voice 😂@@Mikeyspikey69420
Man. The transition from awkward good hearted kid to someone miserable was done so well. Dont know what compelled you to make this, but maybe it's for others to avoid this trap of despair. Thanks for making this. I appreciated your effort :]
i almost feel a little called out-- Wyatt's dad feels so close to how my own father acted. the only difference was that he did actually give in to his peers growing up, and tried urging me to do the same. it sucked because apparently i was really sweet and enthusiastic as a child, but so much happened inside and outside my home that by the time i was only barely hitting puberty, the same guy who urged me to put "popular" songs i didn't actually like on my little iPod Shuffle to listen to while riding the school bus so i could "make more friends" suddenly accused me of being an entirely different person than my child self overnight.
i didn't think i'd say this, but i don't see the Average Redditor here anymore. i see Wyatt. and man, do i relate a little too hard to what he went through. in a weird way, it feels like you're saying you see us autistic folks, too. thank you for that, TSJ. always a pleasure to watch your stuff. 💕
Father, teacher, peers, society, and mother ... he really got no one to rely on. Maybe except Kyle who goes through a tough time himself.
Masterpiece.
As an autistic person myself, I relate to this character’s origin story immensely. Wyatt is simply an autistic person who did not have the proper support.
Especially the classroom scene talking about the moon landing, my heart sank. That happened to me SO often. A classmate would express interest in something, I happened to know about that topic so I would start telling them about what they asked about, they would turn to me as if I did something wrong, sneer, and say something like “I don’t actually care” or “I didn’t actually want to know”
The part that kinda really hit even harder was when the friend came back and asked Wyatt about it because he actually did want to know and then if course it was revealed that they were friends when they were kids. Really close to home for me on that front.
Genuinely what is up with people talking about something, and then getting annoyed when you try to explain to them what they’re questioning about? Isn’t that the whole point of asking or talking about the thing? If they didn’t wanna know about it why bring it up at all?
@@sw33g3r3 the problem is that if someone doesn't like you, they find it weird that you've addressed them or want to publicly humiliate you. sometimes, they feel like they're being put down/called stupid when the question is answered by anyone other the teacher. sometimes it's malicious, sometimes it's insecurity, sometimes it's a misunderstanding. many different scenarios, but these are the ones i know!
@@four1629 your tone matters though, for one I don’t talk with that “I’m smarter than you” tone that Wyatt has, with things like this I usually go “oh that’s really interesting-“ like I know for a fact I don’t sound mean or condescending I sound enthusiastic so I literally have no idea how someone could think I’m calling them stupid or something
@@sw33g3r3 because it's not exactly a 1-to-1 logical thing. sometimes people hear things that aren't there or get meaning that isn't there because they're scared or insecure. or in the other direction, if someone is hopeful and optimistic, they may see good where there isn't any. it has less to do with you or your delivery and more to do with what they're experiencing internally, then projecting externally.
What a masterpiece. From a silly little skit of a generalized character to an in depth portrayal of a complicated one. Bravo sir!
Dang I’m so invested in Wyatt’s life and I feel sooo bad for him.
As they say…hurt people hurt people.
Couldn't have said it better myself
I can't explain at all how I feel, there aren't enough words, but... growing up autistic and desperate to learn new things in an environment full of people who don't care, either because they're too burnt out, ill, or self-involved. Man. This feels like a shakespearean tragedy. It all taking place in Sacramento is a cherry on top to how familiar this all is.
Bros making actual movies now💀
The internet trying not to use the word "bro" followed by a literal description of the video for 0.1 milliseconds (impossible challenge)
@@vinstatic420 Im just trying to get a top comment respect the hustle
@@vinstatic420 bros tryna make a meme, thats crazy
@@nahno7698 I will respect your honesty
@@vinstatic420Bro really forgot the 💀 followed after “bro”.
The reddit scenes resonate in a troubling way. I have interacted more with strangers online than my own loved ones over the last several years, rarely in a way that makes me feel good about myself afterwards. It is a nasty, destructive outlet for coping with frustration and grief. Once those defenses go up, tearing them down becomes tricky. You find yourself in a combative state of mind that never shuts off completely, even when friends and family try to disarm it.
The people I confront for being hateful towards others are lashing out for the same reason as myself, they are hurting. It irritates me deeply that so many ignore what they are feeling and turn away from empathy, but what good does it do anyone for two strangers to spit venom at each other? Meeting animosity with animosity only serves to push a person further away from love and understanding.
Thank you for your content, I truly believe that you have helped countless people start on the path to their better selves by holding up a mirror in a way that allows viewers to come to their own conclusions about the behavior being presented without feeling like they are being looked down on.
Hey I feel you on this. I’m sorry you’re gone through that pain and as a random internet stranger I’m rooting for you. I hope you have the support to recreate yourself in the version that you’re most proud of
@@reinadelashormigas
Thank you for your kind words. My warmest sentiments to you stranger.
I try to keep this in mind when people are argumentative online.. it’s really sad because we’ve all been there one time or another
He went from anti-hero to villain.
Damn such a good movie!
He actually got his nails did to play the girl in class. That is dedication
done*
@@alejrandom6592 did*
@alejrandom6592 it's did.
@@alejrandom6592 in AAE, "got my nails/hair/etc. did" is a common phrase. Not sure exactly the grammatical reasoning behind it, but it's objectively not wrong if you're speaking that dialect. That specific phrasing is generally slightly tongue-in-cheek.
It's probably a trap for grammar police to reveal themselves, so they can properly admonished for not being cool.
Standing Ovation for you sir. All the actors did brilliantly - can't believe you can afford such an A-Star cast!
Great job, a compelling and sadly realistic story. But also tells us exactly where Wyatt "soft sides" come from, why he doesnt want to see good men suffer, probably because they remind him of his father. I can only hope Wyatt can become the man his father was to his son.
Holy shit. It was absolutely great. So many themes captured, but what broke my heart the most, as someone who deals with the American healthcare (not American myself, but I remotely work as a translator for foreigners in the US hospitals), this eerie feeling coming from the absurdity of this system is so familiar. Had so many calls of the family being informed about a serious disease or death of their loved one in the hospital, with the conversation almost immediatly coming down to money. What a dystopian world
It’s not lost on me that there are tons of stories on reddit about sudden changes in personality being due to a brain tumor. Wyatt knew that firsthand.
Wwwwwh I know that from reading a random 70s novel 😭
I burned two hot dogs while glued to the screen by this and regret nothing
First the Christmas Carol story with Elliott, now this. You went and made me weep over Wyatt - and not just that, but in a way that feels realistic and human.
Do your dad proud and be a good father, Wyatt, you crusted-over mold spore of a human being. It's what you both deserve.
The truth is, people never start as slappable jerks.
I can’t express how much I love what you did with this series. Characters like redditors and band kids tend to twist to become a round about way to make fun of autistic kids, wether people realize it or not. You see it in your comments sometimes. “The lack of eye contact is on point.” As someone with autism, it’s nice to see how you show being autistic or just being excited about knowledge can isolate someone and change their attitude toward the world when all they tend to be is enthusiastic about a specific, niche topic.
But please, make Wyatt apologize to his grandmother. Poor woman. 😭
Yeah, I forgot about the lady
i just commented about how autistic coded wyatt is lolll
im autistic too and to me watching this it felt so obvious to me that wyatt was too 😭😭😭
@@yukisoba8888I am as well and I never thought of that.
@@Nai-qk4vp okay ig? well autism is different for everyone and presents itself differently so maybe you just have less experience with the kind of autism that we’re saying wyatt has. personally i know a LOT of autistic people and i also research it a lot so its easier for me to identify it when i see it or at least make assumptions that can be followed up with just asking (respectfully and at the right times ofc)
@@yukisoba8888Don't get so defensive. All I said was I had never thought about it.
This video did a great job at portraying what it was like growing up in the 2000s. Horrible time for a lot of us, especially in 2008 when this takes place. Great movie man!
Yeah this is great in every way, but weirdly my favorite part was the late 2000s period piece element. Like... Damn, yeah, 2008ish was rough, and I don't think it's old enough "history" for many people to think about using it as a setting. As an insufferable late millennial, I finally feel Seen.
Redditor has no friends, parents, and now even teacher. Its up to him to set the world straight no matter the cost
🤣
can't wait for TSJ universe to expand even more
Wow. This helped me realize that the hatred I had for Wyatt was rooted in the ways I am him. I bullied teachers like this. I had to raise myself and support myself and while I mask well, I have a touch of the tism and feel angry about the ways I didn't live up to my potential because I wasn't supported. Thank you.
That ending hit like a truck, I was almost in genuine tears, only for him to do that
Honestly the most real shit I've ever seen. There are rarely bad guys in your narratives, just hurt people. It felt a little jarring how realistic your depiction of every character was, especially the dad. You can tell this came from a personal place. I was constantly laughing, I lowkey cried at one point, and it's so realistic how Wyatt channels his pain into a superiority complex. I literally had chills watching that final scene it was like the final nail in turning to the dark side. What a journey man.
This backstory is actually so incredibly realistic and even a little relatable. Just about everyone can empathize with Wyatt in some way. Brilliantly made
I laughed! I cried! I paused to take a piss!
Seriously, this is _phenomenal_ work. You should be extremely proud.
This almost made me cry ngl. It makes sense why he because a douchebag because not being one makes people take advantage of him in real life. I can also see why he becomes addicted to reddit too smh
This long format fits your style extremely well, especially as I thought it wouldn't. This was so incredibly real. You are one of a kind. Thank you.
Moonlight Sonata in the music list? Yeah this is gonna be a banger
Dude, your timing is amazing. How do you pull this off, and make every character come across so differently? You forget it’s you playing each one. Awesome stuff, thank you for posting!
Feels a lot like Joker (2019). Good work!
Also, nice touch on the juxtaposition between Wyatt and his father. Both are clearly intelligent with some social awkwardness but fall into different terminally online rabbit holes.
Beyond being entertaining, this was also a helpful reminder to keep compassion in your heart for everyone you meet, no matter how insufferable
Bro I knew that girl was gonna pull out some hot Cheetos at some point 😂😂😂😂
This is so much more than I ever expected. I kept checking the progress bar since you're usually known for shorter form content, but it just kept going.
This film is the first I have seen that I would consciously consider "beautiful" immediately after watching.
Wow that is very nice of you thank you! It was so much fun making this and I would like to do more longer ones in the future
@@theslappablejerk Please do
@@theslappablejerkyou gotta do longer ones bro this was gold
@@theslappablejerk Do it!! This one was great! Thank you!
Ironically it is encouraged for teachers to copy worksheets and lesson plans online. How the teacher uses those resources is what seperates a good one versus a bad one.
I mean yeah that's what the video was saying, the teacher put no effort into his class, which is one thing, but then he made it a point to act like his job was so busy and stressful that going even a little out of his way to support a kid who clearly needed it was too much to ask for. All the while he just puts on movies and prints out free worksheets for the kids to do without really designing a lesson or anything.
This just came outta no where this is peak cinema
That’s it. You’ve managed to seat me through a whole movie portrayed by the same actor in silly costumes, and it was great. Amazing work, again.
Also: Even though I watch all of your videos, I still wasn’t subscribed. I think we’re clearly past that now 😂
I cannot believe I was writing a big ol' comment about my thoughts and clicked away, losing all my progress. Attempt 2, this time even more concise:
Great work with this man. I think all of your performances worked in giving each character their own feel without resorting to any unrealstic behavior. The costuming is the same in that regard.
The story is a bit simple, in my opinion; and thats fine, but it has way more nuance than I'd have expected. While the verbal beatdowns came off as a bit "and then everyone clapped" feeling; they served to show how a person who tried and failed to reach out could be emboldened to act like a jerk. a slappable jerk, perhaps.
The only one-note characters were the football guys, with everyone else having a bit more going on that makes their rejection of Wyatt understandable, to an extent. The teacher, his dad, Kyle; they all got their own stuff going on. By the end I didn't hate Wyatt, instead I just felt bad for him, and and his dad, and Kyle.
Simple but effective camera work. Everyone was framed well, sight lines between characters for shot-reverse-shots were basically always consistent. The varying locations worked well.
I can't imagine the effort required to produce this. While I'm just some guy... I mean this, with no hyperbole; this is far better than most first attempts at a short film out there. I really hope you'll make more, if thats what ya wanna do :)
D PAD GAMER! Didn’t know you were a fellow slappable jerk fan! Your channel is so nostalgic
Here before the heart
Even the football guys had a bit more going on than initially shown, even if not as deep as what we see with Kyle. The way the football guys reacted when Wyatt started spouting off stats about college football and NFL showed that they were well aware of the uncertainty of their futures as they approach the end of their time in high school.
The premiere was an amazing experience; you've given so much!
I’m so happy to hear you liked it! I had a blast making it and I can’t wait to do another
well fuck im heartbroken. makes me appreciate his current friendships/relationship even more
Masterpiece! We need more! Brian, Elliott, Teddy!
Growing up on the streets of the 616 💯
Jesus Christ. Didn’t expect that. More emotionally wrenching than most films. Excellent work!
Dude is actually entertaining without being a douche. It's somewhat rare now. Keep being you!
I mean, without actually being a douche. Being a fake douche is most of the channel.
These settings are so surreal looking
Not sure if this’ll get buried in the positive traction that this film is already receiving, but I just wanted to reinforce your efforts and add to the many voices compelling you to create more long form content. This was a really enjoyable watch, and I look forward to seeing more from you. I’ve enjoyed all of your content for a while but this was a true elevation on your part. Congratulations to you, keep it up.
The writing and storytelling is actually crazy good wtf
Batman: Origins doesn't even come close to this level of *ABSOLUTE CINEMA*
This was amazing. It felt like a real movie i was watching! The scenes were beautiful and so was the story. You portrayed the characters so well! Its a masterpiece and i genuinely got emotional too!
Amazing work!
Ok so I finally finished (after leaving 50 comments along the way) and I’m at a loss of words. That last scene was CHILLING 😭. I can’t imagine the effort that went into this. I’m so in awe!!! INCREDIBLE!!
I didn't expect to be crying so hard at the end of this. I love your art and relate so much to being different from everyone and not being able to change or conform because I "took things too seriously." You are a brilliant actor and writer. Your film brings to mind the questions posed by the great David Allen Coe in his composition titled "The Ride." If you're not familiar with this classic country song, I will explain the premise. The ghost of Hank Williams (senior, not the distantly related, waitress:-groping cretin fixated on others' readiness for football) picks up a young, hitchhiking David Allen Coe and drives him to Nashville and asks him the question, "Drifter, can you make people cry when you play and sing?... Can you make people feel what you feel inside?" You can. Now you just have to learn to moan the blues and bend them guitar strings. Thank you for all the laughs, tears and beautiful cinematography. You're hilarious and amazing and the world is a better place because you are here. Your videos have made me laugh so hard and caused me to be late for work so many times because I couldn't stop watching and feeling absolute joy. Thank you for everything.
Makes sense that Kyle looked up to Wyatt’s dad
I think he became the person he is because he's using light mode
His dad got the tumor from all that extra blue light
Wow! The amount of effort put into this film paid off. The perspective it provided on the Average Redditor series as a whole really made this a great watch
You did a wonderful job showing that the story is ALWAYS the most important element in film making.
I often tend to fixate on cinematography, lighting design, color grading, etc but you proved that none of that is necessary if the script and acting are top notch. I was fully engaged for the entire film and was absolutely not ready for those tear jerkers lol
I have been a fan for a while now and I truly welcome this longer format. Excellent work!!
That feels insanely backhanded
@@WhatANiceMonth not my intentions at all
I watched the premiere and I so wanted to lead Wyatt’s Debate Club for him. I felt much like him in high school and the movie that resonated with me at that time was Ghost World. Your film is bringing up those memories and feelings again…I will be rewatching this again soon! Thank you
STANDING OVATION!
dudeeee this is so accurate to my experience in high school. absolutely alone and searching truly anywhere for friendship bcs you're desperate and don't have anyone to rely on. now that i'm older, i realize i was only hurting myself more with that behavior. the people i was seeking out didn't want me back, and that rejection was really painful. being ostracized and bullied is hard :/ i'm so glad i'm not in high school anymore dude. i'm not popular or anything, but i became well-liked in college bcs having a good personality and caring about people is actually super important! so if you're feeling like shit about how things are, please know it's not because there's something wrong with you. sometimes the time and place are wrong.
Bros playing with my heart strings
Holy fuck I actually kinda did that shit with my teachers (less cruel I hope) bc I was a hopelessly bullied autistic kid. Thank fuck I just became an insufferable emo kid and eventually learned to be kind
Wait this is actually so amazing and so deeply relatable… the stuff about the school especially is so relatable… this is a genuinely amazing character study, I’m speechless
This is stunning and courageous! Thank you for putting in the effort to show us something so compassionate and moving!
Man, you are a F*CKING GENIUS. This is a work of art. The quality of this is amazing. Thanks for being on the internet Mr. Slappable
Peak cinema, the shot of the dad not being in the chair hit like a train ngl
I'm not even finished with the video but this is honestly a masterpiece. The part where he fully leans into "the average redditor" and puts on the shirt and hat reminds me of the scene in Joker where he just gives up and doesn't give af anymore.
I would love to see more of your other characters!!
this was so great dude, I was so invested in everything that happened and sympathised with the characters. so bloody amazing. something I learned to really consider in situations when someone does something you don't approve of or don't like, there's always a story behind it, there's always a context behind someone. people are a product of their environment
The nickleback punchline hit me like a truck
This was an unexpectedly great piece of longform content. My coworker and I waited the last couple days for this to come out. We like to joke about your videos and scumbagdads (we work in the same city as him, as we found out recently).
We anticipated some goofs and a little brain rot going into this, yet we left feeling upset and outright sympathy for a character you designed to be pretty much universally hated. I can't imagine the amount of time you spent producing this compared to your usual stuff. I would love to see more types of videos like this in the future to expand on your slappable jerk universe (known henceforth as the SJU) lore.
That ending was crazy …. so sad but this production is top notch
Epic. I hope everyone who has seen an average reditor short gets to see this and sits down to watch. We all needed this lesson and harsh truth told in such a beautiful way
I'll be honest this hit really close to home for me, especially with Wyatt is treated by the people around him and how he has no one to go to. At the same time you can also see how Wyatt learns the same traits of reading and taking in information which comes from his dad but his father is still someone who has their own baggage to go through and is self-aware of the problems he faces, which is why he tried to give Wyatt that placard to help him avoid the same problems his father had when he was in school, even if it wasn't the best way to go through
Birth of a legend! July 9, 2024 is now a day that will forever live in CZcams history!
I'm edging in antecipation, Redditor is the most well developed character so far
You’re what
unreal
COOMER SPOTTED
@@musicrocks0138why do you know what the word means??? HMM 🧐😂
@@Gamingderpmonglers “antecipation”
I really hope you read all the way through this review:
The writing and acting is pretty good, and the overall story is done well. One thing I heavily recommend is trying some creative cinematography in the sections that are more drawn out. Not just random camera angles either, ones that hold purpose. The scene with his father when they’re eating for example, you could have opened on a shot of a bug, leading the viewer to wonder why this is important to the scene, making them want to pay more attention to the outcome. Or during the conversation, have the camera be extremely focused on the dad character, but as the story gets more drawn out, each shot of the father gets further away or less focused, a subtle way to show how Wyatt’s interest in his father’s story is fizzling out. The story is great regardless, but I’m a huge advocate for expressive cinematography, and it would be really cool to see more thought put into that in future projects!
heartbreaking, thanks for your creativity. I would myself be like Wyatt if I faced what he did. I think this does speak at a deeper truth, about how shitty, negative things on the internet are a reflection of real world pain.
This is one of the best channels on youtube, if not the best. I’ve been here since the first average resditor video. Truly amazing how far you’ve came
Honestly the amount of thought and effort that must’ve gone into taking this character from a stereotype to an actual layered character is impressive, and your actual acting ability in being able to portray separate characters is really good. I really hope you make more short films like this
Wyatt inspired me to get my gym membership back now I’ve submitted my last assignment
the bitterness toward the public school system is palpable and oh boy am i palping it. 10/10
Genuinely really well thought out and done. The turning point was so well crafted, and is a perfect display of how much "feeling good for being right" can lead to negative repercussions. Kyle being a similarly curious character in different circumstances was an amazing mirror image of Wyatt. Amazing work.
this hit home cause my own father is way into the conspiracy rabbit hole, the lizard people thing is a real thing people believe and it leaves you thinking "what happened to your common sense"
wyatt going online to unplug from that nonsense made me look in the mirror lmao
Yeah that’s a lot to nod and smile through day in and day out. I hope your online communities are kind
@@taylor3950 they are!
I know exactly what you mean. The depiction of the dad was so accurate it was actually jarring. It brought up suppressed memories in me and made me reflect on my father for a while.