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Great video man, you should analyze the rest of the levels, and maybe even psychonauts 1

"in a kids game" pprreettyyy sure this game is more oriented towards young adults. Yeah the artstyle is stylized but it basically requires some knowledge of mental to actually understand it. A kid could play it and come out only mildly traumatized, but this game always felt like it was more of a young adult game that COULD be played by kid. And hell some of the shit probably couldn't be figured out by a kid (like idfk the 1st level of psychonauts with the static TV, a lot of kids would get stuck on that)

I totally agree. This is a film I return to a lot. It's so well-written (e.g. It's not like we're hardened criminals here. We're in show business') You nailed it when you said the film is relevant today in a world of social division controlled by the media. However, I think the point about the system hurting the people who have been manipulated (both the contestants and the audience) over the final slo-mo shot of the audience is only half the story for me. Beyond that, it is THE AUDIENCE'S lust for fame and celebrity being represented by the likes of Van Doren and the paradoxical lust for condemnation (in other words, to bring someone up and pull them down) is the most disturbing thing however manipulated we are by the media. This is reflected by the Geritol executive's line 'People didn't tune in to watch a display of intelligence. They just wanted to watch the money'. True, that lust and seductiveness is manipulated by the medium but the question is (as we look at those faces in the audience (and us the cinema audience), what does that say about our behaviour as human beings, of which we have choice over? The naming and shaming of social media usage that has become so commonplace in modern life can be directly related to the questions raised by this movie. So, like you, I agree this is not a historical curiosity about the 'end of innocence' but about today's world and a warning of how much worse it could get, if we allow it to.

Usually, I would say that it makes sense to fire Bob due to the alcoholism, making him unable to do his job, but their job is literally literally helping people with their mental illness, and in the first game, the villain was basically the same thing having mental issues that they fixed and he’s still working there after kidnapping children for their brains

YEAH! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! THAT'S WHY HE'S THE GOAT! THE GOAT!!!!

Pretty sure in Psychonauts, one. They explicitly say Ford's mind was shattered. After a fight with someone, they don't name that person. They don't really talk about the event that much.

Why was Sigurd snake in the eye and Fitsurk in Ac Valhalla and I honestly didn’t think haftan was a ragnarson

I thought it was sweet that even in his deepest pit of self loathing, Bob fully believes in Helmut.

What the sigma

I'm on the autism spectrum, and this whole level is what an all five senses sensory overload feels like.

The level design istelf seeming to try to make you fail the challenges has an interesting connotation, if you ask me. I have both social and general anxiety disorder, and in my experience, when my anxiety acts up, if something isn't going the way that I want it to, then I think someone or something is at fault. Specifically, it means I perceive that something or, more commonly, someone, is actively trying to harm me. This can range from "the computer running slow, so it's mad at me", to "My little sister is getting job interviews and I'm not, so nobody wants me to get good things unless they allow it."

Dräng/drengr means boy/farmboy, its a insult it does not mean badass

i have osdd/did (not entirely sure which at the moment), but i do like how you spoke about this and we all appreciated it. elenore did especially and sometimes she'll sit in and watch videos with me, and it's hard to find something she really enjoys. we both liked how you treated this too, you took it seriously and pointed out a few of its shortcomings (namely, ford's osdd being played as a joke in the beginning of the game). ellie and i are big fans of psychonauts and angel has a passing interest, but im sure angel will enjoy watching this video later. if he does, i'll ask him to leave a comment to see how he felt on it too :)

This was a great a very detailed video. But I really expected you and other people to pick up some of the subtext with the prep stations themselves.... they are specificly chosen and they represent different styles of self harm/ suicide, cutting, burning, drowning, and finally a gun to the head (if you dont believe me on the last one find the dark thoughts chain behind the blender) it looks like youre looking down the barrel of a revolver. Also look at the things that come out of the blender they are literal piles of mush. That being said Compton is the last living member of the Senior league and its easily possible that any of these fates could have happened to the other members... But, to acknowledge your point this could definitely be due to the anxieties he is dealing with.

such a well made video, love the movie as well!

I recommend Sasha Nein.

I recommend Milla Vodello.

just binged all these videos, this is my favorite game of all time and it was nice to see the insight you offer on all the levels. subscribed :)

i love mr donlon and mister donlon youtube

I really liked NOPE in regards to the creature itself, it acts realistically and that itself is part of the plot

This is really cool!

You are right. I never saw this film, regardless. I watched yours till the end, great to see you uploading after so long.

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One poignant moment for me is definitely when Bob starts fighting back once the Helmut monster says he never loved him. I've been in a similar situation, not with drinking, but with depression. It's so easy to have a feedback loop of negative thoughts that keep dragging you down with each new hyperbolic what if scenario or worry that the people who care about you actually don't. But, then there can be a point when you have the realization. That moment where you think something so horrible, your rational mind finally speaks up to knock you out of that stupor. Your friends don't hate you, you aren't a lost cause, there's more than one permanent solution to this temporary problem. And it makes sense that the thought of Helmut saying that would snap Bob out of it, he's the one person Bob loves most and hasn't (in his eyes) betrayed him or done him wrong.

An extra large thing to think about Is that Compton has a Psychic ability that specializes in Reading Minds So arguably, his Social Anxiety is way worse than a person without his Psychic Specialty He has the ability to Explode things of course but his Mind reading ability is what messed with him the most

Is that database of assassins creed a book ???

When I first saw this on the Netflix catalog I thought it was gonna be a typical cannibal slasher

I have a different title for Menu; Margot and the Mysterious Fancy Restaurant

Stopping by to leave some love while I work on the Mail Room level script. Good work dude!

When are you gonna do more "Psychonauts" videos?

I know this video is old but imagine if pixar wanted to make another hit like inside out but want to explore human psychology , why not take the psychonauts route? Perhaps make a psychonauts movie? I know kids will enjoy the world and action , adults and teens will enjoy the visual "connections" 😉 😊

i think a cool thing to note is how all of the islands look way off in the distance, but are actually really close, he could easily swim over to them but feels like its too far away to even be worth attempting

Here's something fascinating that the fandom has been puzzling out for a while now: If you look at the wires connecting the different stations, they tend to end in pillars of blocks. If you look at them, they resemble very closely the blocks-on-wires toys you'd find in a children's area of a doctor's office. To add to it, all of the kitchen equipment is made up of playful, childlike toys (Even in the boss fight, the flapjack flipper and the mixer are both patterned after sharks). Everything has a childlike aesthetic, not just the goat handpuppets. I think some people relate it to Compton's kid, as he's Dogen's grandfather, but we never hear about a wife or partner or a child. It just never comes up. I think there's a lot of interesting material hidden in there, possibly.

I love Bob's Bottles so much, due to all the depth and seriousness about it. Something I've found that most don't seem to notice: When Lili asks Raz to find a 'very special fungus', the fungus he picks up appears to be an inkcap-- also known as Tippler's Bane. They're used for curing alcohol addiction (Or can kill you if you have too much alcohol with them). To add to that (and possibly explain why Bob drinks mushroom liquor exclusively), Fungi are neither plant nor animal. Herbaphony -which the Zanottos are famous for- shouldn't work on them.

Great video but there’s a couple word play metaphors here that I loved that I think you missed. 1. The bottles you’re finding the solutions in the bottom of and 2. The seeds representing “root causes” of alcoholism. The many, many sad events that might grow into a problem but when identified and nurtured can turn into something positive.

One of the aspects of this level that I found interesting was how easy it was to give Hollis a gambling addiction vs how hard it was to remove it. All it took is one mental connection that gambling could solve all of her current problems to make her an addict, but took 3 different mental connections as well as a battle with the bad idea itself to kick the addiction. Another point that may not have been intentional was that Raz giving her the addiction could be symbolism of peer pressure while him helping her kick it could be symbolism for either interventions or rehab. I'm not married to this idea though but felt it was interesting

been waiting for this for a while, a lil short but overall 10/10

is the song in the background from psychonauts?

Golden Donlon

Fuck no it’s not

What's the closest similarity between The Menu and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in your opinion? (I'll go first... "They go to places")

i was literally watching the movie when this was uploaded lol

great video mr. donlon! you should do more of these😀

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Could you please do a series of videos covering the level of Psychonauts one?

I noticed none of this. It took me by surprise that this wasn’t real right up until teeth and gums showed up.

I’m just happy I got all the boxes the first play through. By literal seconds. Three to be exact, if memory serves. Also before the video starts, I love that all the grades they give about food are still really mean. As someone diagnosed with Anxiety, and who struggles with perfectionism, I don’t think people know what that really means. No, I don’t always try to be perfect/better than anyone else. I go for good enough not to hate myself. It’s not aspirational and the positive association is misleading.

I like to think Hollis was already on the brink of going a bad way. She’s stressed, goes into her thinking room, and works on impossible (seeming) tasks. And Raz makes a connection that isn’t exactly wrong. Often in business you must take risks. When you head an organization of spies, it’s a common enough tactic to throw your less experienced guys at the wall to see who sticks, or put them in low risk missions to get their feet under them.

You didn’t miss this exactly, probably trying to read the level as something more episodic than serialized, but the senses correlate to literal characters in the real world. Fullbear doesn’t so much commune with his senses as interrogate the way he believes his friends see him. Raz walks him through doing a reframe, something therapists love making people do The “intended” answer is probably a muddy mix of that and your take.

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