Fun fact, this movie is well loved in Brasil because the dub team went above and beyond to integrate brazillian surfer slang, so much so that bilinguals find this movie significantly more funny and heartfull in portuguese. They also make brilliant puns using the names and locations in the movie.
Many people and I feel feel the same way with sherk and ice age in Spanish. The jokes aren’t translated but rather swapped out for jokes that make sense to Spanish speaker cultures. Like sherk 2 in Spanish is quite possibly the funniest movie to dated
@@crysiswar5 I agree with this on so many levels. I can't watch Shrek 1 and 2 in English now because of how good the LatAm Spanish dubs are and how funny they are.
The biggest lesson I took from surf's up as a kid was that what you do, you should be doing for the sake of it. Competitions are fun but don't become obsessed with winning no matter what. In the surf's up Cody's first impression is that in order to be taken seriously as a "surfer" he needs to win a competition. Big Z eventually teaches him that although competitions are fun, there's more to it. The heart and soul of surfing is being carefree, ideally with good people around you. Just vibing.
The late 2000's early 2010's cg animation was MARKED by existentialism. So many stories featured characters contemplating their place in the world, their worth as people and their own dreams and fears. The standard for animated films pretty much any other time is protagonist faced with a quest, they will question their abilities and worry about failure, but the quest itself is never a matter of question. Surfs Up, Kung Fu Panda, Megamind, Rango. These movies all feature stories which primarily derive conflict from within the protagonists own hearts, am I cut out for this? What even is my quest? What is my purpose? Why am I here? What good am I? There is certainly external conflict, but it is secondary to the characters conflict of spirit. Who am I?
This is why I think 2000-2010 had some of the best movies ever produced, there was always something to connect to, I watch the new shows with my younger family members and it’s just not the same..
Kung Fu Panda having one of the most important lessons: There is no purpose, no secret ingredient... the meaning is to live on purpose and align yourself with the Dao, which doesn't exist. Alan Watts wrote some great books on eastern philosophy but the long and short is that we are naturally unnatural beings forced to avoid hypocrisy in a world full of contradiction. It is often wise to surrender to the importance of willfully being free.
Chicken Joe is such a mood in this movie he is genuinely enjoying life and unlike everyone who wants to win he's only in the competition for fun, that is what makes a real winner
Holly cow. This actually helped me so much. I have always struggled with my music, feeling like i should always get to that one moment. When im finally able to do ____, ill be a true musician. This just hit me that i should just enjoy being able to go to my lessons everyday, get to enjoy messing up, making music and doing what i enjoy. Thank you
Same with art and animation. Always being told perspective, anatomy, structure, composition are keys to good work when they never bring me closer to truly embracing why I make art in the first place
@@lukarikid9001 It can be said about anything in life, even in relationships. Don't chase the perfect grandiose moments of a Hollywood movie climax, enjoy the ride, appreciate everyday, the journey, the small things. If you will be stagnant in wait for your perfectionism to be sated and stars aligning, it ill never happen as nothing is perfect. And mess ups are just part of the learning process that for some reason we prioritize over what is DONE RIGHT. Flaws are picked up so much that people are just petrified to do anything. Experiments may not only lead in failure, but in something genius too, you just have to muster up the courage to try. That's all. Just try. No expectations for picture perfect. And with courage calling to courage of being unapologetically you, you'll grow the best circle of alike minds you could hope for.
God loves you guys and girls and if you ever need someone to turn to, please turn to him and if you ever wanna be saved and live a fulfilled and satisfying life even in moments that you are going through right now that aren’t the best, I want you to know that you do have hope and a future to look forward to by God and he will never leave you or forsake you. That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ..
@@thefictionaddiction God loves you guys and girls and if you ever need someone to turn to, please turn to him and if you ever wanna be saved and live a fulfilled and satisfying life even in moments that you are going through right now that aren’t the best, I want you to know that you do have hope and a future to look forward to by God and he will never leave you or forsake you. That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ..
To be fair , the moral of Surf's Up is very simple - it isn't about winning, it's about enjoying what you do (Cody), and don't forget down the line why you loved it at the start (Geek). This whole existentialism is kind of a more advanced or philosophical take on this simple moral, and I remember as a small kid I totally got the message the first time around. That's why it is one of my most favorite movies to this day. The other being its incredible execution of an animated mockumentary. It's genius :D
@@Jadddddddddddddddddd the thing is, if you enjoy winning, you probably don't enjoy losing. and whether you win or lose is dependent on other people not being better than you/being worse than you. whereas if you just enjoy the thing itself, it won't matter whether you win or lose, and your happiness won't be dependent on other people.
@@Jadddddddddddddddddd I was explaining why I think it's better to enjoy doing something for the sake of it, rather than to enjoy winning at it. I don't think I mentioned two kinds of entertainment. 🤔 What do you mean by that? edit: oh nm, you meant "entertainment" as the same as "enjoyment". I think. I think in the rare case that you can guarantee winning everytime, then you can let yourself enjoy winning. But other than that, I think enjoying the thing itself is better.
@@Jadddddddddddddddddd I was making the assumption that people would prefer to enjoy themselves more, rather than less, but I guess that doesn't apply to you.
FINALLY someone shows Surfs Up for its greatness. Its absurdly overlooked and im glad its getting some of the recognition it highly deserves Amazing video 🔥
God loves you guys and girls and if you ever need someone to turn to, please turn to him and if you ever wanna be saved and live a fulfilled and satisfying life even in moments that you are going through right now that aren’t the best, I want you to know that you do have hope and a future to look forward to by God and he will never leave you or forsake you. That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ..
Came here to say exactly this. I try to block the second movie out of my mind but I watched this first one so many times as a kid. I still do every now and again, it's become a comfort movie for me.
I always wondered why I liked it enough to rewatch it multiple times growing up, even when most people I heard talk about it found it boring. It's still imo, one of the most uniquely "filmed" animated movies that I've come across. Just has a good vibe
one of my all time favorite childhood movie together with ratatouille; the quality of the animation ( still hold up and in fact is better than 90% of animated movie that came out 15 years later), the music, the surf, the humour etc. also the fact that the movie is disguised as a documentary with that real cameraman following the character ( even getting attacked by the native people at one time ) really make me really immersed in that world. it really has those quality of all those found footage movie that came out during that time like Rec, cloverfield, blair witch etc.
The biggest lesson for me is that we must remember to chill and not focus so much on paddling out so far, but rather focus on the good thing that a wave will surely be along to pick us up and us as surfers of life can just ride it. The main impetus of this school of thinking is that life is too short to get too hung up on the little things.
The part where you're talking about having too much freedom really resonated with me. My dad killed himself when I was 15 yrs old and my mom obviously devastated as well just didn't have any authority over me (altough she very much did try I'm just very stubborn and did whatever I wanted). Everything always came quite easy to me, I have great friends, I'm smarter then most people and never put any effort into school yet was at the top of the class for most subjects. Those 2 things combined at now 23 yrs old have not done me any good at all. I feel stuck in place, I feel paralyzed. I have no discipline at all and I procrastinate everything to the point I just say I can't do it even though I know for a fact I can. I needed someone to give me directions and call me out on bad behavior (and actually punish me for it when necessary). Having freedom is indeed a blessing and a curse at the same time and I'd go as far as say that too much freedom will have you fall into self destructive behavior most of the time.
Thanks for sharing a bit of your story. I resonate with a lot of what you said. I was gonna type more but… that’s all lol. Wish you the best in life :)
I'm almost 23 and it's almost the same story. Recently, I had made friends with some people in my class, and suddenly, I wasn't procrastinating because I didn't want to disappoint them. But the friendship was short lived and I fell back to my bad habits. I thought I was simply lazy. I mean, I technically don't need them to succeed, but I kinda do. :/
It's eerie how similar your story is to mine. My dad didn't die but he did get out of my life completely around the same age and my mom did try to take full control by going "independent single mom" but truth is I needed my father more than anything because I needed discipline and push to become better than what he was. I've turned 23 yesterday and I've achieve many great things and failures but what I found is that the failures that comes from trying to get to a goal is much less painful and in fact it feels good knowing what not to do to get there. And that change happened when a I was around 18 after realizing that winning my classes is nothing but a narcissistic rush to feel accepted by your tribe or family. I was about to be a web developer, I was always at the top of my class, but then I stopped to do what I really enjoyed doing: music. I don't want to give details because it truly does not matter to anyone outside of me. I love music and I have goals and competitions to win. That's the suffering I've chosen. And I had to choose one. I couldn't wait any longer to feel like I've found something because I was young and I realized early work is rewarded greatly. So I've picked my then hobby and stuck with it. Now I can produce full albums, do vocals for it, mix it, master it, and promote it. all by myself. not to brag but to just tell you that it really doesn't matter how big your boat is, it's how you rock it.
Loved this movie as a kid and love it even more as an adult. It was criminally ahead of its time and I genuinely don’t get why many people overlooked it when it came out, I was super hyped about it in the theaters but everyone around just treated it like and okay Sunday movie and not as the masterpiece it really is.
me as a child missing the whole point of the movie, buying the Surf's Up PS2 game: I am going to become so obsessed with being the best at this and 100% every course
I LOVED this movie as a kid and while I never really thought about the meaning behind the movie, I always knew it was about figuring out what you want to do with you life.
Now imagine watching this movie as a child, loving it, and understanding exactly what its about without being able to articulate the words to explain it. I must be more traumatized than I know
considering that I didn't really enjoy this movie as a child and the only thing that stayed in my mind was his seashell necklace, you must have been more mature than me😂
Me and my dad loved this movie. It's always had a special place in my heart. I've connected with Cody since I was young, especially his freedom. And fear of letting people down. ❤
Wow, this random Video about a movie I once saw as a kid and never liked got recommended to me 10 months after it got released and it is shockingly accurate now. At no point in my life I would've needed this video but now it's literally life changing. I just turned 23 and I'm lucky to be working independently for a few months now and it's going great. But since a week I have panic attacks from a fear of death and I struggle to find purpose and to not waste my life. My family and friends are quite distant and no one believed in my idea. Everyone is just giving me this vibe of "Nice that everything works out for you now. Seems like you know how to handle things after all" but I don't. I'm good at math and planning but I just got lucky. I can do literally anything but it feels impossible to do the right thing. I never learned a job, it's impossible to secure this standard of living for the next 60 years reliably and I'm just trying to find a path towards something that matters to me. I bought an old Mitsubishi 3 months ago because I love cars and again everyone told me that this is a waste of time. >If I'm not working a real job, I should at least focus on my company and not waste my time< type of stuff. I spent the last few weeks modifying the car, planning on what events I want to attend and what sponsorships I could get to start a second source of income out of my automotive interest, just to prove to people that this is right or good or working. But thanks to this video I just realized, I don't care about winning a race or some competition. Thinking about earning more money, securing money, what could earn money and proving to others that I am capable of earning money is just depressing. I like spending most of my time within communities that share my intrests, I like helping people with my knowlege and skills and most importantly, I love driving. It felt like everything that makes me happy is the opposite way of productive and therefore the opposite way of the "right" way. I don't want to think about my entire life right now, I just want to drive... Thank you, TheFictionAddiction. Greetings from germany
As a kid who’s mother was emotionally unavailable in a single parent household while my dad was having his midlife crisis after his two divorces, I ate this movie up! I was kinda pushed to the side because I have my dad’s personality and I also looked like a girl version of him in a way so it made my mom like doubt me and my existence a lot. Basically I have been labeled a failure from a young age and I always knew I was the black sheep weird sibling, which is what Cody is. Everyone around me wanted me to fit in and act and react like them, but I couldn’t no matter how hard I tried just like Cody. This movie is for the weird kids that their family openly never had hope for. Like they never could imagine your future, but they knew you’d probably still be alive and that’s basically all they expect of you. Cody’s story is like that in a way. I heavily related to this growing up as the black sheep of my family on both my maternal and paternal side. Honestly now that im 22 and I’ve had my Cody moment in life, which is life has no purpose and you gotta be truly alive to truly live life, im not even that weird. My Cosy moment, In my eyes this means to enjoy life regardless of what you’re doing and thats quite similar to the message of the movie! I was just trying to enjoy my life and I did it differently and my family didn’t like it so I decided to keep doing what I enjoy just in my own space. I think this movie subconsciously influenced me growing up as I heavily watched it on Netflix during my crisis years of high school and it has been very uniquely inspiring and I now quote Chicken Joe on the regular as a bid I haven’t dropped in years. This movie helped little me realize what I think is cool isnt what evryone else around me would think is cool or want me doing, but it was okay for me to do it and there are others who enjoy this too. It helped me to realize I had meeting people like me to look forward to in life. I still haven’t met alot of people who have similar taste to me in my small city, but funnily enough my brother is a little weirdo too like me and became a fellow black sheep. People are weird and this movie highlights that too. God, I just love this movie and I was obsessed when it came out.
I feel this so hard. I also grew up being the least favorite child and the black sheep (even to this day), and I’ve always loved this movie. Cody was/is so relatable. I hope you’re doing better now ❤
I love Surfs up as a kid... not only through visuals, characters, music, etc.. but also for the Message I got out of it, I always thought the message is about having fun on what you love to do rather than the result of it...
thanks so much for this video, i'm passing through some mental turbulences due to my current age and moment in life, but this video clearly opened my eyes to some subjects i was very confused and helped me to accept what's going on right now. Thank you for calming me down with this amazing video.
Part of the reason why I loved this movie so much growing up was because I basically was Cody. It was satisfying watching him go against what everyone else wanted from him. Although as an adult, I would love to watch it again to appreciate the second half of the film where he's learning to be a true winner.
To be fair the majority of storytelling is about one form of self actualization or another. Most stories can easily be said to be about existentialism, because the struggle is often to find meaning, purpose, or happiness. To find where they belong.
99% of Disney in that era was: - Dad/family wants child to be one thing, child wants another - Child goes on a journey away from home in the first act after dad/family went too far about it - Child gets life experience on their journey and the self actualization to choose their own path in life But that's not a good RUclips title, and its not a good video, so better just cram something in there that sounds wild cause it is. Never once did the main character have a sense of meaninglessness in their life, they just learned to love the activity rather than the acceptance coming from being successful in that activity. That's not existentialism. Actual clickbait shit tier content, you're literally worse off and less media literate if you believe the video. As you said, by that token almost every movie ever 'is about existentialism' if this was valid.
@@chikovida10 Is he really though? Let's do a brief summary of some of the films Disney was putting out in the era, shall we? Hercules: Young man discovers he has a greater heritage but isn't sure he can live up to such massive expectations. after many trials and tribulations, he takes his place among his family as an equal Treasure Planet: Young man with a missing father figure becomes a delinquent due to lack of discipline and strong fatherly role model (that one aged pretty well for today) joins a crew on an adventure and finds father figure replacement. While betrayed by said father stand-in, he takes the lessons to heart and becomes a better man, joining the Navy. Atlantis: The Lost Empire: Seemingly obsessed Archeologist is determined to prove mythical city exists and clean his families name from mockery and ridicule, by chance his grandfathers old friend is willing to fund and support an expedition to do just that. As it turns out the city is real, but is in danger from treasure hunters who were also apart of the expedition. Man helps natives repel hunters and save the city, and thus their civilization. None of these have anything to do with or even remotely deal with existentialism so much as it is varied versions of the hero's journey and the main characters growing and becoming their actualized self through hardship and experience.
I recently rewatched this movie and was thinking almost the exact same thing you’re describing in this analysis. Great videos bro keep it up I love these types of videos
I went around in life trying to complete objectives like a robot. That.. Never went well. Only until recently when I discovered my passion for making and wearing cosplays did I realize that I’d rather enjoy what I have than complete something. I’ve worn incomplete cosplays that I’ve made - prototypes of what should’ve been a final product. It didn’t matter. I made that thing with my own efforts, and I’m satisfied enough with that
Bro. This video was soo good that I really have no words for it. I decided to quit my job last year to focus on my RUclips channel. Which is what I love doing. And, at the beggining, I had this idea in mind, that "this has to work out" or "I have to get rich doing it", just to compensate the fact of quitting or to show my family that it was a good decision. But after a while, I began to think that it's better for me to focus of the craft itself. I should focus on getting better at making videos, and put my best effort in every single one of them. I people like it, then that's an extra. In this journey, Marcus Aurellius "Meditations" is helpíng me a lot. And I'm really loving the way I see the world right now because of stoicism. Thank you for this amazing video! Cheers
I'mma be real with you , i dont know how this movie is in english but i can tell you that i never thought about being an existential movie. I'm brazilian, and in portuguese the movie is pure comedy , as a child i thought this movie was something funny about a guy who wanna surf, but as an adult i could see that it was a movie about growing up and learning with your mistakes. You made me think about this movie with another point of view, thanks man .🤙🏽
I grew up watching this movie when I was a kid and felt the film talked about the importance of your life (with the ending of the film ending with a anti-suicide Song You get what you give) a film I adore to this day, especially when I was in my years of middle school this movie soothed me, as well lilo and stitch, Megamind (aka I enjoy tragic characters)
I was 15 when this movie came out and I LOVED it. If you look at it purely as a kids movie Chicken Joe is just an idiot who provides comedic relief. If you watch it through this interpretation he might just be the smartest person there. Go with the flow bros.
This has always been one of my favorite movies, ever since I was a little kid. I always felt like I identified with Cody’s character so much and just wanting to be myself. It’s very refreshing hearing your knowledge onto such a great film.
I find it intresting how I loved this movie as a kid since it has a kina heavy vibe and I as a kid was very scared of that feeling, but this movie was just amazing.
no one will understand existentialism until they wake up one day and realize that the suffering they go through is man made and not universal. The true reason evil exists is because people often forget that they are not the center of everything and human life is rarer than the very diamonds we have in the universe... What a pity that humans try so desperately to seek blindness from reality
Having rewatched this movie a bit ago. With my own kids. I grew up a skateboarder and it meant to much to me. This movie is about surfing but the themes really apply. It really was a great movie if you sit and watch it.
Treasure Planet as a kid is my all time favorite, but as an adult I Love Surfs Up because I didn’t realize how lucky and blessed I was to have my parents take me surfing for summer vacation and hitting The Tube was addicting, I work hard and enjoy it I’m about to have my first kid soon and yea I watch this and I wanna grab my board and swim :)
Chicken Joe is arguably the best example of all the concepts described in the video. He surfs because he enjoys it, is the most authentic person in the movie and ends up winning the whole competition because he doesn't have the mental hurdle of needing to win for validation.
@@JoseDiaz-rd5qbyes exactly. Big Z in his prime was the highest ideal for Cody, Tank is what he would have become if he held on to the need for validation and won, and older Big Z is what he would have become if he lost. Meanwhile Chicken Joe embodies the highest ideal and sets an example for Cody. While it may not have been conscious, chicken Joe befriending Cody also impacted Cody to the point where after Cody’s transformation to a good surfer thanks to Big Z, when he sees Tank going for Chicken Joe in the climax of the movie, he finally gives up his dream of winning the competition in order to save Joe from a wipeout caused by tank. That is when his transformation is complete.
This video made me feel like like cody and my choices in life are kind of the same based on picking between passions and what people think, this video really opened up my view
This was a joyful experience. Loved the way you narrated and expressed each philosophical terms with the movie. Somehow it felt related to the audience I guess. Keep creating. Peace
Honestly this video explains so much of why surfs up is one of my favourite movies even as a kid existentialism has been the only thing thats kept me going throughout my life and i associate with cody, really gives me more respect for the makers of this incredible film
I’m glad someone finally made a video about this movie talking about specifically this concept. While it is a children’s movie, and goofy, it’s also just a great damn movie with some amazing themes, and I’ve found it became a lot more impactful as I grew up and got older
when cis people hear the word "transgender" they think of genitals, when trans people hear "transgender" they think of this. Existentialism, Authenticity, Acceptance, the desire to be happy in a system that works against you. People want you to be and act a certain way, but the expectations set on us at birth are not who we are, we are more. I'm sure someone will complain that I'm another queer person making everything about being queer, but I don't care about those people, this movie is literally so trans, Cody is so trans. Not because of his penguin genitals, because he has to choose himself, fight for it, and learn how to find happiness. Great video, I love when people explain philosophy and ask life's questions by analyzing children's movies. Just because it was made for a younger audience doesn't mean it can't have anything good to say. It should have something to say, kids are smarter than you think. They might not consciously notice the lessons these movies teach, but their brains will.
you said it perfectly; for me, the entire trans experience has been about self actualization and thats why movies - especially animated ones - that tackle existentialism speaks so loudly.
The biggest dose of existentialism this movie caused me to experience, was watching the first one which is beautifully animated and has amazing set designs. And then watching the second one which was apparently made in half the time with 1/10th the budget, because the second one looks like an unfinished video game cutscene
this was great. loved surf’s up as a kid when i saw it (just once) and never really knew why. But i think i resonated with so much of what you covered here. Lifelong existentialist. Funny how some kids end up that way.
Surfs up has always been one of my favs. I’ve never intentionally correlated it to existentialism but it makes perfect sense. This is my life. I’ve learned about this subject manner but i need to do more in depth dive of it. I resonate with these concepts heavy.
this has always been my favorite animated movie. when i was a kid, i loved the surfing because it looked so cool. when i watched it as a 16 year old, i saw some of the existentialist parts, but didnt fully understand it. as a 21 year old now, who's trying to find purpose and meaning in a world that's so focused on being the best, richest, coolest, fastest (in some cases ;)), philosophy has been such a good grounding experience that tells me that nothing really matters, other than living life happily, and striving to be the best version of myself, for myself. i just wanted to write down my thoughts, maybe when i watch surfs up with my kids one day i'll have a new feeling about it.
I don't know how I understood this movie as a little kid, but I did. And I loved it! Oh my god, it was 16 years ago - I WAS 4! I mean, I may not have understood things at that age, but the more I watched the movie growing up. The more I did understand. Which is interesting... But neurodiverhent minds like mine think a little differently, haha.
This was one of my favorite films of growing up - all of my cousins thought that I was insane. This was an excellent upload. It was very hard to articulate the way it made me feel and think when this movie was new. You nailed it, in my opinion.
I know this might sound like some youtube comment bs but what im about to say is 100% true. My name is Cody and I left home at 17 to find my own path in life. I've been battling trying to find my way ever since then. I'm almost 30 now. Anyways around the 1:34 mark I'm sitting here all baffled by the similarities and I quite literally yell out "what is happening right now" and almost as soon as I open my mouth a bunch of totes i have stored in the other room fell over seemingly out of nowhere. After i check to see if it ended my cat I notice she was in the living room window I go to say "thank God you're alive" she jumps through the blinds and lands hard on the floor and is now roaming as if she's looking for something as i type this out. This all happened in a span of 15 seconds. It was put chaos and I don't know how to feel about it.😅😅😅😮
This video was very good and I watched it at the right time. Sometimes as an artist I struggle to have fun with my hobby, feeling like my art isn't appreciated enough. But I try to learn that this isn't the important part about art. You do it, because it gives you something. To express yourself and see your abilities grow.
I hired a CD of this movie when I was 13 years old in 2007, when this movie came out, and was just stepping in my teenage. I still watch this movie once or twice every year. It reflects the perspective to be peace with oneself and explains the purpose of living and that winning is not everything, yet in such a amusing way that I think this movie is a must to watch for all the kids. Really underrated movie of all time, imo.
I think what people seem to be missing here is that existentialism is not moral realitivism. It doesn't mean that its not wrong to murder, steal...etc. Existentialism means that your destiny isn't picked out for you. You aren't "taking the wrong path" because the path doesn't exist until you create it. An eraser doesn't HAVE to be an eraser. You can use it as a door stop. It only has an "essence" of an eraser because we decide it does. Existentialism says "You decide what you are because you ARE "
I love these kinds of videos, i hope someday i can maybe make my own. You deserve more subs, however the amount of subs you have is totally meaningless so long as you are having fun as explained in this video lol
@@thefictionaddiction haha I might actually give it a go, I binge watch this stuff bro. I'm honestly grateful for your vids they are really interesting.
I fully agree with this. I always saw Surfs Up as a movie about finding your purpose in life, and that no matter where you are or where you come from, you shouldn’t give up on your dreams and “always find a way”. In this case I think Cody was just looking to be respected and not be a “bum” in everyone’s eyes, but he was chasing his passion not because he was trying to prove something with it, it is just what he loved doing, and that love for surfing is his purpose in life.
I grew up obsessed with surfs up ! I even have my dog cody named after cody in the movie xD thanks for making this man really takes me back. and the fact that u understand and share this with others so beautifully is so goood ! this movie was insain for its time ,they it was made and filmed in studio the wave animations being so beautiful and perfect this movie is a true work of art they even had rob M and kelly Slater take the animators out for a surf lol im a cape town surf booii SA yeeew!
I’ve always felt this way about surfs up and really liked it or at least remembered it for its bleak atmosphere, it wasnt trying to put on a show of heros and villains or saving the day, it was straight up showing you how to deal with the mundane and lack of purpose
These are the things that make me love humanity, people created a language, a society, a system of life, and for that I get to watch a video about how surfs up, a animated penguin movie is about existentialism, and that’s beautiful
As a kid growin up, I loved surfs up, it was unique in it’s style of storytelling for an animated movie of its time, and the cd had some cool surfs up games you could play with the tv remote controller.
I've loved this film as a kid, simply because of the style of this documentary group filming everything with the interviews and everything while still being a regular film with a good story that is easy to follow. Other comments have pointed out the humour brought in some synchronisations, which is also playing a huge role in this. But this philosophical aspect shows, that the film is even better because it is enjoyable at every age. Alongside Rise of the Guardians, this is one of the movies not many people I know have watched, so I would call it underrated.
I couldn’t help but keep thinking, “Yeah, that’s the Movie” while watching this. However this is Well Spoken and Presented. And reminds me why this was one of my Favorites as a Kid. Definitely gonna watch it again soon after seeing this. It’s such an Unsung Masterpiece that does it so casually it’s Insane.
Gotta say i like that you used sartre and camus here as they are the portraits of existentialism. i really like camus works, especially La chute,L’étranger and L’homme révolté. Gotta agree to his view "the literal meaning of life is whatever youre doing that prevents you from killing yourself". We all just do what we can do best, like and how we can help our closest to have a life we feel fulfilling and just. Its always a tiny tap different for every human but grant scene is the same
z was so mad about cody doing exactly what he avoided to do, after telling him not to do it. sometimes it's about do your own mistakes. you know youre gonna failure (maybe), but this time it's about YOUR failure. otherwise youre just be stuck forever in fear and regrets
Fun fact, this movie is well loved in Brasil because the dub team went above and beyond to integrate brazillian surfer slang, so much so that bilinguals find this movie significantly more funny and heartfull in portuguese. They also make brilliant puns using the names and locations in the movie.
Many people and I feel feel the same way with sherk and ice age in Spanish. The jokes aren’t translated but rather swapped out for jokes that make sense to Spanish speaker cultures. Like sherk 2 in Spanish is quite possibly the funniest movie to dated
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I always appreciate Joe coming across the tribe of Pengu-ins
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@@crysiswar5 I agree with this on so many levels. I can't watch Shrek 1 and 2 in English now because of how good the LatAm Spanish dubs are and how funny they are.
The biggest lesson I took from surf's up as a kid was that what you do, you should be doing for the sake of it. Competitions are fun but don't become obsessed with winning no matter what. In the surf's up Cody's first impression is that in order to be taken seriously as a "surfer" he needs to win a competition. Big Z eventually teaches him that although competitions are fun, there's more to it. The heart and soul of surfing is being carefree, ideally with good people around you. Just vibing.
I compete for the sake of competing 😈
I don't remember taking any lessons from this movie, I must have been a stupid ass kid.
Crazy how hedonism goes with this too, just having a good time enjoying life. Ultimately isn’t that what everyone wants from life?
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The only thing i took from this movie was the dvd games where you made your own surfboard and a rollercoaster or something like that
"anxiety is the dizziness of choice" - someone a lot smarter than me
You mean Søren Kierkegaard, The founder of existentialism
@@ravielserrano6368 like he said someone smarter
Dizziness of freedom
But now you're just as smart for sharing it.
@@nickthepick8043 not even close.
Probably doesn't know how to explain the assertion...
The late 2000's early 2010's cg animation was MARKED by existentialism. So many stories featured characters contemplating their place in the world, their worth as people and their own dreams and fears. The standard for animated films pretty much any other time is protagonist faced with a quest, they will question their abilities and worry about failure, but the quest itself is never a matter of question. Surfs Up, Kung Fu Panda, Megamind, Rango. These movies all feature stories which primarily derive conflict from within the protagonists own hearts, am I cut out for this? What even is my quest? What is my purpose? Why am I here? What good am I? There is certainly external conflict, but it is secondary to the characters conflict of spirit.
Who am I?
This is why I think 2000-2010 had some of the best movies ever produced, there was always something to connect to, I watch the new shows with my younger family members and it’s just not the same..
I would say How To Train Your Dragon is a great example of this, especially the 2nd movie.
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Kung Fu Panda having one of the most important lessons: There is no purpose, no secret ingredient... the meaning is to live on purpose and align yourself with the Dao, which doesn't exist. Alan Watts wrote some great books on eastern philosophy but the long and short is that we are naturally unnatural beings forced to avoid hypocrisy in a world full of contradiction. It is often wise to surrender to the importance of willfully being free.
cars too
Chicken Joe is such a mood in this movie he is genuinely enjoying life and unlike everyone who wants to win he's only in the competition for fun, that is what makes a real winner
Holly cow. This actually helped me so much. I have always struggled with my music, feeling like i should always get to that one moment. When im finally able to do ____, ill be a true musician. This just hit me that i should just enjoy being able to go to my lessons everyday, get to enjoy messing up, making music and doing what i enjoy. Thank you
I’m glad you found this insightful, hope your music career goes well!
Same with art and animation. Always being told perspective, anatomy, structure, composition are keys to good work when they never bring me closer to truly embracing why I make art in the first place
@@lukarikid9001 It can be said about anything in life, even in relationships. Don't chase the perfect grandiose moments of a Hollywood movie climax, enjoy the ride, appreciate everyday, the journey, the small things. If you will be stagnant in wait for your perfectionism to be sated and stars aligning, it ill never happen as nothing is perfect. And mess ups are just part of the learning process that for some reason we prioritize over what is DONE RIGHT. Flaws are picked up so much that people are just petrified to do anything. Experiments may not only lead in failure, but in something genius too, you just have to muster up the courage to try. That's all. Just try. No expectations for picture perfect. And with courage calling to courage of being unapologetically you, you'll grow the best circle of alike minds you could hope for.
God loves you guys and girls and if you ever need someone to turn to, please turn to him and if you ever wanna be saved and live a fulfilled and satisfying life even in moments that you are going through right now that aren’t the best, I want you to know that you do have hope and a future to look forward to by God and he will never leave you or forsake you. That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ..
@@thefictionaddiction God loves you guys and girls and if you ever need someone to turn to, please turn to him and if you ever wanna be saved and live a fulfilled and satisfying life even in moments that you are going through right now that aren’t the best, I want you to know that you do have hope and a future to look forward to by God and he will never leave you or forsake you. That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ..
To be fair , the moral of Surf's Up is very simple - it isn't about winning, it's about enjoying what you do (Cody), and don't forget down the line why you loved it at the start (Geek). This whole existentialism is kind of a more advanced or philosophical take on this simple moral, and I remember as a small kid I totally got the message the first time around. That's why it is one of my most favorite movies to this day. The other being its incredible execution of an animated mockumentary. It's genius :D
@@Jadddddddddddddddddd the thing is, if you enjoy winning, you probably don't enjoy losing. and whether you win or lose is dependent on other people not being better than you/being worse than you.
whereas if you just enjoy the thing itself, it won't matter whether you win or lose, and your happiness won't be dependent on other people.
@@Jadddddddddddddddddd Why do you have to make others enjoy it? I thought the conversation was about enjoying things ourselves.
@@Jadddddddddddddddddd I was explaining why I think it's better to enjoy doing something for the sake of it, rather than to enjoy winning at it.
I don't think I mentioned two kinds of entertainment. 🤔 What do you mean by that?
edit: oh nm, you meant "entertainment" as the same as "enjoyment". I think.
I think in the rare case that you can guarantee winning everytime, then you can let yourself enjoy winning. But other than that, I think enjoying the thing itself is better.
@@Jadddddddddddddddddd I was making the assumption that people would prefer to enjoy themselves more, rather than less, but I guess that doesn't apply to you.
same, it wasnt my favorite but I loved it and just never got back to watching it again. it was extremely unique
"The meaning of life is whatever prevents you from killing yourself" needs ro be put on a t-shirt
FINALLY someone shows Surfs Up for its greatness. Its absurdly overlooked and im glad its getting some of the recognition it highly deserves
Amazing video 🔥
God loves you guys and girls and if you ever need someone to turn to, please turn to him and if you ever wanna be saved and live a fulfilled and satisfying life even in moments that you are going through right now that aren’t the best, I want you to know that you do have hope and a future to look forward to by God and he will never leave you or forsake you. That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ..
i watched it so much my mom had to replace the cd three times
It’s a great fuckin’ movie. Always have loved it and now I know why.
Came here to say exactly this. I try to block the second movie out of my mind but I watched this first one so many times as a kid. I still do every now and again, it's become a comfort movie for me.
I always wondered why I liked it enough to rewatch it multiple times growing up, even when most people I heard talk about it found it boring. It's still imo, one of the most uniquely "filmed" animated movies that I've come across. Just has a good vibe
one of my all time favorite childhood movie together with ratatouille; the quality of the animation ( still hold up and in fact is better than 90% of animated movie that came out 15 years later), the music, the surf, the humour etc.
also the fact that the movie is disguised as a documentary with that real cameraman following the character ( even getting attacked by the native people at one time ) really make me really immersed in that world. it really has those quality of all those found footage movie that came out during that time like Rec, cloverfield, blair witch etc.
THE WATER ANIMATION >
Yes I still listen to the soundtrack from time to time. Such a good vibe
completely agree!!!
The biggest lesson for me is that we must remember to chill and not focus so much on paddling out so far, but rather focus on the good thing that a wave will surely be along to pick us up and us as surfers of life can just ride it. The main impetus of this school of thinking is that life is too short to get too hung up on the little things.
Love hearing people talk about this film. It has flaws but it feels quite unique in it's delivery and vibe, as far as big-studio animated features go.
The part where you're talking about having too much freedom really resonated with me. My dad killed himself when I was 15 yrs old and my mom obviously devastated as well just didn't have any authority over me (altough she very much did try I'm just very stubborn and did whatever I wanted).
Everything always came quite easy to me, I have great friends, I'm smarter then most people and never put any effort into school yet was at the top of the class for most subjects. Those 2 things combined at now 23 yrs old have not done me any good at all. I feel stuck in place, I feel paralyzed. I have no discipline at all and I procrastinate everything to the point I just say I can't do it even though I know for a fact I can. I needed someone to give me directions and call me out on bad behavior (and actually punish me for it when necessary).
Having freedom is indeed a blessing and a curse at the same time and I'd go as far as say that too much freedom will have you fall into self destructive behavior most of the time.
Thanks for sharing a bit of your story. I resonate with a lot of what you said.
I was gonna type more but… that’s all lol. Wish you the best in life :)
@@ro_hax no worries, you have a great day man!
I'm almost 23 and it's almost the same story. Recently, I had made friends with some people in my class, and suddenly, I wasn't procrastinating because I didn't want to disappoint them. But the friendship was short lived and I fell back to my bad habits. I thought I was simply lazy. I mean, I technically don't need them to succeed, but I kinda do. :/
It's eerie how similar your story is to mine. My dad didn't die but he did get out of my life completely around the same age and my mom did try to take full control by going "independent single mom" but truth is I needed my father more than anything because I needed discipline and push to become better than what he was. I've turned 23 yesterday and I've achieve many great things and failures but what I found is that the failures that comes from trying to get to a goal is much less painful and in fact it feels good knowing what not to do to get there. And that change happened when a I was around 18 after realizing that winning my classes is nothing but a narcissistic rush to feel accepted by your tribe or family. I was about to be a web developer, I was always at the top of my class, but then I stopped to do what I really enjoyed doing: music. I don't want to give details because it truly does not matter to anyone outside of me. I love music and I have goals and competitions to win. That's the suffering I've chosen. And I had to choose one. I couldn't wait any longer to feel like I've found something because I was young and I realized early work is rewarded greatly. So I've picked my then hobby and stuck with it. Now I can produce full albums, do vocals for it, mix it, master it, and promote it. all by myself. not to brag but to just tell you that it really doesn't matter how big your boat is, it's how you rock it.
Holy shit dude im so sorry to hear about your dad
Loved this movie as a kid and love it even more as an adult. It was criminally ahead of its time and I genuinely don’t get why many people overlooked it when it came out, I was super hyped about it in the theaters but everyone around just treated it like and okay Sunday movie and not as the masterpiece it really is.
Surfs Up is literally my favorite movie lets goooo
me as a child missing the whole point of the movie, buying the Surf's Up PS2 game: I am going to become so obsessed with being the best at this and 100% every course
Holy shit that game was awesome!! Used to play splitscreen with my friend all the time
I LOVED this movie as a kid and while I never really thought about the meaning behind the movie, I always knew it was about figuring out what you want to do with you life.
I'm 30 and I've never asked myself what I want. I have no idea how to judge what I like or dislike. I don't know what liking something...feels like.
That’s sad :/ maybe do what is right and worry about what you like/dislike later
was like this then turned out it was just my edgy phase ;-;
24. I feel the same 😄
It's okay to ride the waves of life instead of going against it
Now imagine watching this movie as a child, loving it, and understanding exactly what its about without being able to articulate the words to explain it.
I must be more traumatized than I know
😂😂😂
considering that I didn't really enjoy this movie as a child and the only thing that stayed in my mind was his seashell necklace, you must have been more mature than me😂
@@BinaryStars01I can relate but I hated it cause it made me feel uneasy depressed it's just the atmosphere of it not like I remember much of it
Me and my dad loved this movie. It's always had a special place in my heart. I've connected with Cody since I was young, especially his freedom. And fear of letting people down. ❤
Wow, this random Video about a movie I once saw as a kid and never liked got recommended to me 10 months after it got released and it is shockingly accurate now. At no point in my life I would've needed this video but now it's literally life changing.
I just turned 23 and I'm lucky to be working independently for a few months now and it's going great. But since a week I have panic attacks from a fear of death and I struggle to find purpose and to not waste my life. My family and friends are quite distant and no one believed in my idea. Everyone is just giving me this vibe of "Nice that everything works out for you now. Seems like you know how to handle things after all" but I don't. I'm good at math and planning but I just got lucky. I can do literally anything but it feels impossible to do the right thing. I never learned a job, it's impossible to secure this standard of living for the next 60 years reliably and I'm just trying to find a path towards something that matters to me. I bought an old Mitsubishi 3 months ago because I love cars and again everyone told me that this is a waste of time. >If I'm not working a real job, I should at least focus on my company and not waste my time< type of stuff. I spent the last few weeks modifying the car, planning on what events I want to attend and what sponsorships I could get to start a second source of income out of my automotive interest, just to prove to people that this is right or good or working. But thanks to this video I just realized, I don't care about winning a race or some competition. Thinking about earning more money, securing money, what could earn money and proving to others that I am capable of earning money is just depressing.
I like spending most of my time within communities that share my intrests, I like helping people with my knowlege and skills and most importantly, I love driving. It felt like everything that makes me happy is the opposite way of productive and therefore the opposite way of the "right" way. I don't want to think about my entire life right now, I just want to drive...
Thank you, TheFictionAddiction. Greetings from germany
As a kid who’s mother was emotionally unavailable in a single parent household while my dad was having his midlife crisis after his two divorces, I ate this movie up! I was kinda pushed to the side because I have my dad’s personality and I also looked like a girl version of him in a way so it made my mom like doubt me and my existence a lot. Basically I have been labeled a failure from a young age and I always knew I was the black sheep weird sibling, which is what Cody is. Everyone around me wanted me to fit in and act and react like them, but I couldn’t no matter how hard I tried just like Cody. This movie is for the weird kids that their family openly never had hope for. Like they never could imagine your future, but they knew you’d probably still be alive and that’s basically all they expect of you. Cody’s story is like that in a way. I heavily related to this growing up as the black sheep of my family on both my maternal and paternal side. Honestly now that im 22 and I’ve had my Cody moment in life, which is life has no purpose and you gotta be truly alive to truly live life, im not even that weird. My Cosy moment, In my eyes this means to enjoy life regardless of what you’re doing and thats quite similar to the message of the movie! I was just trying to enjoy my life and I did it differently and my family didn’t like it so I decided to keep doing what I enjoy just in my own space. I think this movie subconsciously influenced me growing up as I heavily watched it on Netflix during my crisis years of high school and it has been very uniquely inspiring and I now quote Chicken Joe on the regular as a bid I haven’t dropped in years. This movie helped little me realize what I think is cool isnt what evryone else around me would think is cool or want me doing, but it was okay for me to do it and there are others who enjoy this too. It helped me to realize I had meeting people like me to look forward to in life. I still haven’t met alot of people who have similar taste to me in my small city, but funnily enough my brother is a little weirdo too like me and became a fellow black sheep. People are weird and this movie highlights that too. God, I just love this movie and I was obsessed when it came out.
I feel this so hard. I also grew up being the least favorite child and the black sheep (even to this day), and I’ve always loved this movie. Cody was/is so relatable. I hope you’re doing better now ❤
I love Surfs up as a kid... not only through visuals, characters, music, etc.. but also for the Message I got out of it, I always thought the message is about having fun on what you love to do rather than the result of it...
thanks so much for this video, i'm passing through some mental turbulences due to my current age and moment in life, but this video clearly opened my eyes to some subjects i was very confused and helped me to accept what's going on right now. Thank you for calming me down with this amazing video.
Thank you for watching, best of luck to you with your current situation!
I agree! this video really helped me, unexpectedly.
Happy to hear it!
Part of the reason why I loved this movie so much growing up was because I basically was Cody. It was satisfying watching him go against what everyone else wanted from him. Although as an adult, I would love to watch it again to appreciate the second half of the film where he's learning to be a true winner.
To be fair the majority of storytelling is about one form of self actualization or another. Most stories can easily be said to be about existentialism, because the struggle is often to find meaning, purpose, or happiness. To find where they belong.
99% of Disney in that era was:
- Dad/family wants child to be one thing, child wants another
- Child goes on a journey away from home in the first act after dad/family went too far about it
- Child gets life experience on their journey and the self actualization to choose their own path in life
But that's not a good RUclips title, and its not a good video, so better just cram something in there that sounds wild cause it is. Never once did the main character have a sense of meaninglessness in their life, they just learned to love the activity rather than the acceptance coming from being successful in that activity. That's not existentialism.
Actual clickbait shit tier content, you're literally worse off and less media literate if you believe the video. As you said, by that token almost every movie ever 'is about existentialism' if this was valid.
@@roberteriksen6434 lol nope ur wrong
@@chikovida10 Is he really though? Let's do a brief summary of some of the films Disney was putting out in the era, shall we?
Hercules: Young man discovers he has a greater heritage but isn't sure he can live up to such massive expectations. after many trials and tribulations, he takes his place among his family as an equal
Treasure Planet: Young man with a missing father figure becomes a delinquent due to lack of discipline and strong fatherly role model (that one aged pretty well for today) joins a crew on an adventure and finds father figure replacement. While betrayed by said father stand-in, he takes the lessons to heart and becomes a better man, joining the Navy.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: Seemingly obsessed Archeologist is determined to prove mythical city exists and clean his families name from mockery and ridicule, by chance his grandfathers old friend is willing to fund and support an expedition to do just that. As it turns out the city is real, but is in danger from treasure hunters who were also apart of the expedition. Man helps natives repel hunters and save the city, and thus their civilization.
None of these have anything to do with or even remotely deal with existentialism so much as it is varied versions of the hero's journey and the main characters growing and becoming their actualized self through hardship and experience.
@@roberteriksen6434 Literally Finding Nemo and Brave
You're right, but why insult the video? Just give your thoughts, no need for verbal violence
Until I saw Surfs Up, and until I watched this video, I never truly realized just how much we live in a society.
Think this is generally the deepest most real relatable helpful video I’ve ever watched- you sir are a genius
Thank you!! I’m glad you liked it 😁
I recently rewatched this movie and was thinking almost the exact same thing you’re describing in this analysis. Great videos bro keep it up I love these types of videos
It’s a great movie, very underrated. And thank you for the support!
I went around in life trying to complete objectives like a robot. That.. Never went well. Only until recently when I discovered my passion for making and wearing cosplays did I realize that I’d rather enjoy what I have than complete something. I’ve worn incomplete cosplays that I’ve made - prototypes of what should’ve been a final product. It didn’t matter. I made that thing with my own efforts, and I’m satisfied enough with that
Never knew watching a video about a kids film would help me understand my current subject. Thanks for the help.
I loved it as a kid. I love it today. Highly underrated 🔥🔥🔥
I have watched Surf's Up at least 15 times. It's a MASTERPIECE and this is a wonderful homage to it. Well done.
Nah bro it’s just about surfing penguins
Bro. This video was soo good that I really have no words for it. I decided to quit my job last year to focus on my RUclips channel. Which is what I love doing. And, at the beggining, I had this idea in mind, that "this has to work out" or "I have to get rich doing it", just to compensate the fact of quitting or to show my family that it was a good decision. But after a while, I began to think that it's better for me to focus of the craft itself. I should focus on getting better at making videos, and put my best effort in every single one of them. I people like it, then that's an extra.
In this journey, Marcus Aurellius "Meditations" is helpíng me a lot. And I'm really loving the way I see the world right now because of stoicism.
Thank you for this amazing video! Cheers
I'mma be real with you , i dont know how this movie is in english but i can tell you that i never thought about being an existential movie. I'm brazilian, and in portuguese the movie is pure comedy , as a child i thought this movie was something funny about a guy who wanna surf, but as an adult i could see that it was a movie about growing up and learning with your mistakes. You made me think about this movie with another point of view, thanks man .🤙🏽
I’m in Cody’s flipper feet every time I watch this movie. Awesome breakdown!
This video was definitely longer than 12 minutes, so densely packed yet so well explained
I grew up watching this movie when I was a kid and felt the film talked about the importance of your life (with the ending of the film ending with a anti-suicide Song You get what you give) a film I adore to this day, especially when I was in my years of middle school this movie soothed me, as well lilo and stitch, Megamind (aka I enjoy tragic characters)
I was 15 when this movie came out and I LOVED it. If you look at it purely as a kids movie Chicken Joe is just an idiot who provides comedic relief. If you watch it through this interpretation he might just be the smartest person there. Go with the flow bros.
The way to “win” at life at any given moment is to be able to laugh. If you can laugh for the sake of awareness, you’ve won life
This video is shockingly connected to everything I've been trying to figure out for the last couple years. I think this helped a lot. Thank you.
I love this movie so much, it's truly one of the most unique children's animated movies of all time.
HEAR THAT, FROZEN?!?
This has always been one of my favorite movies, ever since I was a little kid. I always felt like I identified with Cody’s character so much and just wanting to be myself. It’s very refreshing hearing your knowledge onto such a great film.
Now I understand why people say, "One must imagine Sisyphus happy".
If Sisyphus was happy, the gods would change his punishment
Happy feet, cars, and surfs up was my childhood
This was a lovely video! You have a great narrating voice! Very soothing.
Love the use of "Love, Death, and Robots" snippets and background music. Well done.
I find it intresting how I loved this movie as a kid since it has a kina heavy vibe and I as a kid was very scared of that feeling, but this movie was just amazing.
This video unironically has done a better job helping me understand existentialism than the actual crash course video on existentialism. Fantastic job
I forgot why I subscribed to your channel, but now I know why
Thank you!
no one will understand existentialism until they wake up one day and realize that the suffering they go through is man made and not universal. The true reason evil exists is because people often forget that they are not the center of everything and human life is rarer than the very diamonds we have in the universe... What a pity that humans try so desperately to seek blindness from reality
Having rewatched this movie a bit ago. With my own kids. I grew up a skateboarder and it meant to much to me. This movie is about surfing but the themes really apply. It really was a great movie if you sit and watch it.
Treasure Planet as a kid is my all time favorite, but as an adult I Love Surfs Up because I didn’t realize how lucky and blessed I was to have my parents take me surfing for summer vacation and hitting The Tube was addicting, I work hard and enjoy it I’m about to have my first kid soon and yea I watch this and I wanna grab my board and swim :)
The visual joke of expanding and panning the frame to reveal the orca and then fading in "(deceased)" is SO good.
I didn't expect a movie that has Chicken Joe in it to make me think deeply about my life
Chicken Joe is arguably the best example of all the concepts described in the video. He surfs because he enjoys it, is the most authentic person in the movie and ends up winning the whole competition because he doesn't have the mental hurdle of needing to win for validation.
@@JoseDiaz-rd5qbyes exactly. Big Z in his prime was the highest ideal for Cody, Tank is what he would have become if he held on to the need for validation and won, and older Big Z is what he would have become if he lost. Meanwhile Chicken Joe embodies the highest ideal and sets an example for Cody. While it may not have been conscious, chicken Joe befriending Cody also impacted Cody to the point where after Cody’s transformation to a good surfer thanks to Big Z, when he sees Tank going for Chicken Joe in the climax of the movie, he finally gives up his dream of winning the competition in order to save Joe from a wipeout caused by tank. That is when his transformation is complete.
This video made me feel like like cody and my choices in life are kind of the same based on picking between passions and what people think, this video really opened up my view
This is my favourite movie of all time ❤️ really happy you covered it
This has always been my favorite animated movie! The soundtrack is brilliant too
This was a joyful experience. Loved the way you narrated and expressed each philosophical terms with the movie. Somehow it felt related to the audience I guess. Keep creating. Peace
Thank you, means a lot!
Honestly this video explains so much of why surfs up is one of my favourite movies even as a kid existentialism has been the only thing thats kept me going throughout my life and i associate with cody, really gives me more respect for the makers of this incredible film
Amazing essay. Subscribed.
Thank you!
I’m glad someone finally made a video about this movie talking about specifically this concept. While it is a children’s movie, and goofy, it’s also just a great damn movie with some amazing themes, and I’ve found it became a lot more impactful as I grew up and got older
when cis people hear the word "transgender" they think of genitals, when trans people hear "transgender" they think of this. Existentialism, Authenticity, Acceptance, the desire to be happy in a system that works against you. People want you to be and act a certain way, but the expectations set on us at birth are not who we are, we are more.
I'm sure someone will complain that I'm another queer person making everything about being queer, but I don't care about those people, this movie is literally so trans, Cody is so trans. Not because of his penguin genitals, because he has to choose himself, fight for it, and learn how to find happiness.
Great video, I love when people explain philosophy and ask life's questions by analyzing children's movies. Just because it was made for a younger audience doesn't mean it can't have anything good to say. It should have something to say, kids are smarter than you think. They might not consciously notice the lessons these movies teach, but their brains will.
you said it perfectly; for me, the entire trans experience has been about self actualization and thats why movies - especially animated ones - that tackle existentialism speaks so loudly.
This was perfect.
THIS THIS THIS!!!
Thank you for talking about this movie, it’s a childhood favorite of mine and I’ve always said it’s one of the most underrated movies OAT
The biggest dose of existentialism this movie caused me to experience, was watching the first one which is beautifully animated and has amazing set designs. And then watching the second one which was apparently made in half the time with 1/10th the budget, because the second one looks like an unfinished video game cutscene
there was a second movie??
@@lu.02x it’s fucking terrible and doesn’t even have Big Z in it
this was great. loved surf’s up as a kid when i saw it (just once) and never really knew why. But i think i resonated with so much of what you covered here. Lifelong existentialist. Funny how some kids end up that way.
And I thought this movie was genius just by how well they portrayed a stoner with the chicken 😅
Fr chicken joe was stoned as hell in this movie 😂
Surfs up has always been one of my favs. I’ve never intentionally correlated it to existentialism but it makes perfect sense. This is my life. I’ve learned about this subject manner but i need to do more in depth dive of it. I resonate with these concepts heavy.
Not one mention of Chicken Joe the ultimate absurdist? Disappointing, I kid, great vid
He is actually my favourite character, he’s so chill with that no look drop in. And thank you!
this has always been my favorite animated movie. when i was a kid, i loved the surfing because it looked so cool. when i watched it as a 16 year old, i saw some of the existentialist parts, but didnt fully understand it. as a 21 year old now, who's trying to find purpose and meaning in a world that's so focused on being the best, richest, coolest, fastest (in some cases ;)), philosophy has been such a good grounding experience that tells me that nothing really matters, other than living life happily, and striving to be the best version of myself, for myself. i just wanted to write down my thoughts, maybe when i watch surfs up with my kids one day i'll have a new feeling about it.
I don't know how I understood this movie as a little kid, but I did. And I loved it!
Oh my god, it was 16 years ago - I WAS 4! I mean, I may not have understood things at that age, but the more I watched the movie growing up. The more I did understand. Which is interesting... But neurodiverhent minds like mine think a little differently, haha.
This was one of my favorite films of growing up - all of my cousins thought that I was insane. This was an excellent upload.
It was very hard to articulate the way it made me feel and think when this movie was new. You nailed it, in my opinion.
I know this might sound like some youtube comment bs but what im about to say is 100% true. My name is Cody and I left home at 17 to find my own path in life. I've been battling trying to find my way ever since then. I'm almost 30 now. Anyways around the 1:34 mark I'm sitting here all baffled by the similarities and I quite literally yell out "what is happening right now" and almost as soon as I open my mouth a bunch of totes i have stored in the other room fell over seemingly out of nowhere. After i check to see if it ended my cat I notice she was in the living room window I go to say "thank God you're alive" she jumps through the blinds and lands hard on the floor and is now roaming as if she's looking for something as i type this out. This all happened in a span of 15 seconds. It was put chaos and I don't know how to feel about it.😅😅😅😮
This video was very good and I watched it at the right time. Sometimes as an artist I struggle to have fun with my hobby, feeling like my art isn't appreciated enough. But I try to learn that this isn't the important part about art. You do it, because it gives you something. To express yourself and see your abilities grow.
I did know what to expect when clicking on this but I am glad I did I am not someone who is interested in philosophy but this was very well done
Thank you, that means a lot!
I wondered why this movie felt as relatable as it did, this video did a great job explaining that :) thank you
Glad you liked it! 😁
Cody’s me bro
dude i never would have guessed how much this video would have helped me put specific sensations and feelings into words. thank you
Cody's a bump, Cody's this, Cody's that. Cody's me bro, let me be me...
I hired a CD of this movie when I was 13 years old in 2007, when this movie came out, and was just stepping in my teenage. I still watch this movie once or twice every year. It reflects the perspective to be peace with oneself and explains the purpose of living and that winning is not everything, yet in such a amusing way that I think this movie is a must to watch for all the kids. Really underrated movie of all time, imo.
I think what people seem to be missing here is that existentialism is not moral realitivism. It doesn't mean that its not wrong to murder, steal...etc. Existentialism means that your destiny isn't picked out for you. You aren't "taking the wrong path" because the path doesn't exist until you create it. An eraser doesn't HAVE to be an eraser. You can use it as a door stop. It only has an "essence" of an eraser because we decide it does. Existentialism says "You decide what you are because you ARE "
No one asked. You’re nobody
This movie had the best soundtrack i adored it as a kid. It was my favourite movie for like 5 years 😭
I genuinely can't tell if these videos are satire or not anymore
This reminds me of a quote I heard
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom”
I love these kinds of videos, i hope someday i can maybe make my own. You deserve more subs, however the amount of subs you have is totally meaningless so long as you are having fun as explained in this video lol
Thanks, I appreciate the support! I definitely have fun making these videos, you should try to make some, maybe you’ll get more subs then us haha
@@thefictionaddiction haha I might actually give it a go, I binge watch this stuff bro. I'm honestly grateful for your vids they are really interesting.
Thank you, that means a lot!
I fully agree with this. I always saw Surfs Up as a movie about finding your purpose in life, and that no matter where you are or where you come from, you shouldn’t give up on your dreams and “always find a way”. In this case I think Cody was just looking to be respected and not be a “bum” in everyone’s eyes, but he was chasing his passion not because he was trying to prove something with it, it is just what he loved doing, and that love for surfing is his purpose in life.
SISYPHUS IS DA HOMIE
I grew up obsessed with surfs up ! I even have my dog cody named after cody in the movie xD thanks for making this man really takes me back. and the fact that u understand and share this with others so beautifully is so goood ! this movie was insain for its time ,they it was made and filmed in studio the wave animations being so beautiful and perfect this movie is a true work of art they even had rob M and kelly Slater take the animators out for a surf lol im a cape town surf booii SA yeeew!
Mental crisis speed run
Good to see surfs up getting the recognition it deserves.
New sub
Glad you liked it 😁
Surf’s Up was one of those movies I had on repeat, a movie I’ll cherish forever
Will never watch that movie the same way again. Thank you 😊
I’ve always felt this way about surfs up and really liked it or at least remembered it for its bleak atmosphere, it wasnt trying to put on a show of heros and villains or saving the day, it was straight up showing you how to deal with the mundane and lack of purpose
These are the things that make me love humanity, people created a language, a society, a system of life, and for that I get to watch a video about how surfs up, a animated penguin movie is about existentialism, and that’s beautiful
As a kid growin up, I loved surfs up, it was unique in it’s style of storytelling for an animated movie of its time, and the cd had some cool surfs up games you could play with the tv remote controller.
I've loved this film as a kid, simply because of the style of this documentary group filming everything with the interviews and everything while still being a regular film with a good story that is easy to follow. Other comments have pointed out the humour brought in some synchronisations, which is also playing a huge role in this. But this philosophical aspect shows, that the film is even better because it is enjoyable at every age. Alongside Rise of the Guardians, this is one of the movies not many people I know have watched, so I would call it underrated.
I couldn’t help but keep thinking, “Yeah, that’s the Movie” while watching this. However this is Well Spoken and Presented. And reminds me why this was one of my Favorites as a Kid. Definitely gonna watch it again soon after seeing this. It’s such an Unsung Masterpiece that does it so casually it’s Insane.
Gotta say i like that you used sartre and camus here as they are the portraits of existentialism. i really like camus works, especially La chute,L’étranger and L’homme révolté. Gotta agree to his view "the literal meaning of life is whatever youre doing that prevents you from killing yourself". We all just do what we can do best, like and how we can help our closest to have a life we feel fulfilling and just. Its always a tiny tap different for every human but grant scene is the same
z was so mad about cody doing exactly what he avoided to do, after telling him not to do it. sometimes it's about do your own mistakes. you know youre gonna failure (maybe), but this time it's about YOUR failure. otherwise youre just be stuck forever in fear and regrets