Really all of Monty Python's Flying Circus and the films are super meta. All of Flying Circus and I think all the films are on Netflix so anyone who hasn't seen them, watch them.
That was literally my first thought. I recently watched a video that made a solid argument that Monte Pythons Holy Grail is what influenced this generation’s infatuation with meta fiction.
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I love Last Action Hero, but with the current state of Hollywood, there's no other movie that I think deserves to be remade more. The movie would be about them rebooting the Jack Slater movies. Who do they get for the Jack Slater remake? The Rock, of course. This movie writes itself!
My favourite instance of a meta-moment was in the movie “in Bruges” at the end where there is a shoot out and the two can’t meet eachother because the pregnant woman is sitting at the stairs to prevent anything from happening as one is up stairs and one is down and the girl says “why don’t you put the guns down and go home” and the harry says “ don’t be stupid... it’s the shoot out”
at the end of Memories of Murders, the protagonist looks at the camera just to see the real-life murderer who might have come to the theaters to recall his actual memories of murders. this will be the most memorable 4th wall break for me
fight club and kiss kiss bang bang are the BEST movies that do this. the funniest 4th wall breaking moments belong to tropic thunder (the opening!), 22 jump street (the credits!), zombieland and last action hero (everything in it!)
Naked Gun is awesome! And Funny Games USA was a shot for shot remake of the original by the same director... ;) And in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, George Lazenby looks at the camera and says, "This never happened to the other guy" taking about Sean Connery as 007...
Most of Von-Trier movies, he tends to have his actors break the fourth wall by looking slightly into the camera for a brief moment...fucks me up whenever he does that; it's so unexpected, he often breaks the wall post/near emotional moments in his films..
There is also a very meta french parody movie called "La Cité de la Peur". Don't know whether there is a sub or dub version of it though. For example: at one moment they say that they didn't have the money to do the sounds for the scene, so you get people doing the sounds themselves, but then the recording session gets disturbed by someone offering coffee ... While the scene as the visuals still continue! It's completely crazy but great!
The Onion Movie is also quite special. It is mostly a collection of sketches. There are moments in the Film where they discuss what the people think about the film!
To switch it up a bit there is a meta joke in Deadpool 2 that I did not like and it made me think of these in a different way. Slight spoiler for DP2. Its only one line in the film so don’t hate. At a point in the film two CG characters are about to fight and Deadpool says something like get ready for a huge CGI fight! Although most of the jokes in DP2 work for me this one in particular took me out of the film. I was already thinking that at points the CG looked a bit off but pointing it out made it so much more obvious to me. I already know that these things are CG and it made it so noticeable it took me out of the film which got me thinking that meta jokes can be dangerous. When I watch a movie I want to be transported into a different world. I want to escape to a place where I can be entertained for 90 minutes. These jokes essentially remind you that you are watching a movie and when you have a film like Deadpool pointing out to you every 5 minutes it could be off putting to some. I honestly haven’t been thinking of this before and I hope it doesn’t ruin it for me. I don’t think it will and I guess I’ll see soon because I do want to watch Deadpool 2 again. I just thought this was an interesting perspective on meta jokes that I thought I’d share.
Oooh, hard to pick a favorite 4th wall break; but, the ones I loved as a kid and still love are in WB comics like the Road Runner (without even using words) and Buggs Bunny dryly commenting on social issues or logical mistakes, and most of Animaniacs. Since those were usually TV shows, I'd have to pick most Mel Brooks films, Monty Python movies, the Naked Gun series, Airplane, and The Princess Bride.
Dasepo Naughty Girls and the movie Flower Boys are two Asian films that master the fourth wall break. They also both play on common Korean and Japanese tropes and social issues (at least at the time they came out).
Yo you gonna cover 13 reasons why ssn 2? I'm honestly so glad I watched your last vid last year, because it got me having really low expectations since I agreed on all of your points and that made the series REALLY exceed my expectations till now ( I'm at episode 4 only but whatever lol). I just think they did hell of a better job at tackling the suicide issue, who knows what you'll think.
8 1/2, the Mask, Fight Club, the wolf of wall street, on her majesty secret service, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Hudsucker Proxy, Psycho, The Big Lebowski.
Umm, has anyone else here seen 'Black Dynamite'? I think it's funny, and though it doesn't really break the fourth wall, it is self-aware... A valid criticism would probably be 'It's a one joke movie', so one joke just stretched out, but I think it's a funny joke; and hey, it worked for 'Deadpool', right?
Now that I think of it.... You know how the storm in The Hurricane Heist (which I still gotta see) looks like the storm from Into The Storm..... What if that hurricane brought about those tornadoes???? What if each movie is poking at the other..... But then that would mean they would either have to take place both in 2014 or both in 2018..... And from what I know Into The Storm takes place in 14... Possibilities though.
3:34 I was confused cause I thought the movie was called The Rundown, but that’s only the American title, internationally it was titled Welcome to The Jungle.
I'll be honest. Funny games was good and dark, and in a weird way I think I love it? Maybe thats my twisted and morbid curiosity then again its still a great movie that creeps me out.
You all forgot Gremlins 2 Leonard Maltin gave the first one a bad review and Joe Dante (who’s good friends with him) put him in the second one to review it in movie and then was eaten by a bunch of gremlins
'The Return of the killer tomatoes', Come on!!!! They run out of budget at the middle of the film and they have to use product placement to finish the story... Take that, Michael Ba-itch!!
How did nobody say Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
Really all of Monty Python's Flying Circus and the films are super meta. All of Flying Circus and I think all the films are on Netflix so anyone who hasn't seen them, watch them.
That was literally my first thought. I recently watched a video that made a solid argument that Monte Pythons Holy Grail is what influenced this generation’s infatuation with meta fiction.
i havent watched yet....im just assuming blazing saddles is in there...they literally broke the fourth wall...possibly how it got its name?
nvm, first thing mentioned...subscribing?
I'm a junior in high school and literally the best part of my day is coming home to watch your videos, old or new, you're by far the best youtuber on the platform! By doing what you're doing you're living out my dream by reviewing movies and just doing what you want. I just want high school to be over so i can go to college and study film, thank you for everything you do!
Keep following your dream dude
I love Last Action Hero, but with the current state of Hollywood, there's no other movie that I think deserves to be remade more. The movie would be about them rebooting the Jack Slater movies. Who do they get for the Jack Slater remake? The Rock, of course. This movie writes itself!
My favourite instance of a meta-moment was in the movie “in Bruges” at the end where there is a shoot out and the two can’t meet eachother because the pregnant woman is sitting at the stairs to prevent anything from happening as one is up stairs and one is down and the girl says “why don’t you put the guns down and go home” and the harry says “ don’t be stupid... it’s the shoot out”
I loved Peter Rabbit for its meta humor, like the character flaws and consistent reality.
at the end of Memories of Murders, the protagonist looks at the camera just to see the real-life murderer who might have come to the theaters to recall his actual memories of murders. this will be the most memorable 4th wall break for me
A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix is hella meta... not a movie, a TV show; but it's great 👌🏽
"I hear Yanni" LOLOLOL
The Emperor's New Groove is the best.
Also props for actually noticing the meta commentary in JW.
Really no fight club or Scott pilgrim vs the world
Funny Games 4th wall break is stunning, terrifying and gut-wrenching.
I hit the like button so mark when he said “I hear yanny” 😂
The holy mountain's the final scene. A move that is like taking a tab of acid.
I was waiting for Funny Games! Glad it was mentioned!
GandheeTV i just had to bring up the remote scene
It’s criminal how underrated last action hero is. I love that movie
10:13 .....WHAT?????? SYNECDOCHE???? for years i have been calling it SYNDICATE!!!! mind blown....
My favorite 4th-wall break scene is the product placement scene in Wayne's World.
fight club and kiss kiss bang bang are the BEST movies that do this.
the funniest 4th wall breaking moments belong to tropic thunder (the opening!), 22 jump street (the credits!), zombieland and last action hero (everything in it!)
I'm late to the party but I would include every episode of the Netflix show Blazing Transfer Students. It's pure meta in every frame.
South Park, Bigger, Longer and Uncut dealt with themes that we are seen nowadays, like censorship and ratings... it's just awesome
Naked Gun is awesome! And Funny Games USA was a shot for shot remake of the original by the same director... ;) And in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, George Lazenby looks at the camera and says, "This never happened to the other guy" taking about Sean Connery as 007...
Jodorosky is God. El topo, Santa Sangre, and the holy mountain are all 10/10.
Tucker and dale vs evil is also super fun
Most of Von-Trier movies, he tends to have his actors break the fourth wall by looking slightly into the camera for a brief moment...fucks me up whenever he does that; it's so unexpected, he often breaks the wall post/near emotional moments in his films..
Speaking of Adaption I also think about "Stranger Than Fiction". And Kaufman you'd also have to think about "Being John Malkovich"
There is also a very meta french parody movie called "La Cité de la Peur". Don't know whether there is a sub or dub version of it though.
For example: at one moment they say that they didn't have the money to do the sounds for the scene, so you get people doing the sounds themselves, but then the recording session gets disturbed by someone offering coffee ... While the scene as the visuals still continue! It's completely crazy but great!
The Onion Movie is also quite special. It is mostly a collection of sketches. There are moments in the Film where they discuss what the people think about the film!
Chowder the TV show had a 4th wall break at least once an episode and they do in the most clever ways
To switch it up a bit there is a meta joke in Deadpool 2 that I did not like and it made me think of these in a different way. Slight spoiler for DP2. Its only one line in the film so don’t hate.
At a point in the film two CG characters are about to fight and Deadpool says something like get ready for a huge CGI fight!
Although most of the jokes in DP2 work for me this one in particular took me out of the film. I was already thinking that at points the CG looked a bit off but pointing it out made it so much more obvious to me. I already know that these things are CG and it made it so noticeable it took me out of the film which got me thinking that meta jokes can be dangerous.
When I watch a movie I want to be transported into a different world. I want to escape to a place where I can be entertained for 90 minutes. These jokes essentially remind you that you are watching a movie and when you have a film like Deadpool pointing out to you every 5 minutes it could be off putting to some. I honestly haven’t been thinking of this before and I hope it doesn’t ruin it for me. I don’t think it will and I guess I’ll see soon because I do want to watch Deadpool 2 again. I just thought this was an interesting perspective on meta jokes that I thought I’d share.
Oooh, hard to pick a favorite 4th wall break; but, the ones I loved as a kid and still love are in WB comics like the Road Runner (without even using words) and Buggs Bunny dryly commenting on social issues or logical mistakes, and most of Animaniacs. Since those were usually TV shows, I'd have to pick most Mel Brooks films, Monty Python movies, the Naked Gun series, Airplane, and The Princess Bride.
Dasepo Naughty Girls and the movie Flower Boys are two Asian films that master the fourth wall break. They also both play on common Korean and Japanese tropes and social issues (at least at the time they came out).
8 1/2, Mulholland Dr, sunset Blvd, why don't you play in hell , jay and silent bob strike back, tropic thunder
*This is a dope list, I'm glad I've seen just over half of them so I can be excited of these Meta films*
"I hear yanny "line made me laugh way more than it probably should of
Ferris Beuler’s day off is definitely the best
Last action hero was my childhood
Always an honor to be a part of the video!
Lmao that juggernaut referance tho, on the Wall, deadpool 2 bois
Funny Games and The Holy Mountain for sure.
I love the slow dramatic sentence
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LAST ACTION HERO.
MKSongbird is *AMAZING*
Yo you gonna cover 13 reasons why ssn 2? I'm honestly so glad I watched your last vid last year, because it got me having really low expectations since I agreed on all of your points and that made the series REALLY exceed my expectations till now ( I'm at episode 4 only but whatever lol). I just think they did hell of a better job at tackling the suicide issue, who knows what you'll think.
So no princess bride?
That Inception poster the one with the just one guy who looks like Nolan looks like the DVD cover for Geostorm
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Thank god someone says something about last action hero, it’s sooo good
i know that its not a movie but the one community movie where abed makes a film about him was ssssooooo meta
The Holy Mountain is a religious experience. Love the great videos Arturo!
1:53 I didn't know that!!!
New Nightmare is a meta matryoshka doll.
My favorite 4th wall movie is High Fidelity
If we’re talking about movies being written in movies... why did no one bring up Seven Psychopaths?
8 1/2, the Mask, Fight Club, the wolf of wall street, on her majesty secret service, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Hudsucker Proxy, Psycho, The Big Lebowski.
Just watched Deadpool 2 and it did not disappoint
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare is a meta masterpiece
No ones gonna bring up Wayne's World?!
I know right? The product placement scene is probably my favorite 4th-wall break scene.
Burt Reynolds stopping and smiling at the camera in Smokey and the Bandit in 1977 was one of the first, to my knowledge.
Shawn of the Dead and Stranger Than Fiction are good ones
Tucker and dail is an amazing movie
Umm, has anyone else here seen 'Black Dynamite'? I think it's funny, and though it doesn't really break the fourth wall, it is self-aware... A valid criticism would probably be 'It's a one joke movie', so one joke just stretched out, but I think it's a funny joke; and hey, it worked for 'Deadpool', right?
super glad you mentioned the Naked Gun those movies are so good love them
I’m really surprised no one said Austin Powers or Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
you deserve more followers broh!
I got a deadpool ad before the video
In MINDHUNTERS when LL says Sherlock did it when the character that did it actually plays sherlock
Cabin in the Woods
Now that I think of it.... You know how the storm in The Hurricane Heist (which I still gotta see) looks like the storm from Into The Storm..... What if that hurricane brought about those tornadoes???? What if each movie is poking at the other..... But then that would mean they would either have to take place both in 2014 or both in 2018..... And from what I know Into The Storm takes place in 14... Possibilities though.
11:16 wooow that's me
Stranger than Fiction is great too
No one said Popstar : Never Stop , Never stopping by The Lonely Island? What?
There is a french movie with a great example of that, it's called "Akoibon". It's really weird and fresh, I'll recommend it.
Farris Buller’s Day Off!
You are great man :)
Last Action Hero is SOOOOOO underrated!
Just saw The Player (1992) last night, and boy is that movie meta.
Mel Brooks are definitely a favorite
6:48 yyeeaaahhh
Does Tropic Thunder count? Not truly fourth-wall breaking, but definitely meta to the extreme
3:34 I was confused cause I thought the movie was called The Rundown, but that’s only the American title, internationally it was titled Welcome to The Jungle.
Where is "Annie Hall" of Woody Allen ??
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Brillant, awesome and the first real Break the Fourth Wall !
House of Cards if you count shows
Some of the Scary movies have some 4th wall breaks
I had no idea that Men in Tights was poorly regarded, its fucking hilarious!
Wayne's World Sponser scene
The fact that you didn't expect a lot of people to say Deadpool is crazy.
9 1/5 by Fellini
Ummm..... Wayne's World!?
I know right?
Airplane the 1st one...O.G
I'll be honest. Funny games was good and dark, and in a weird way I think I love it? Maybe thats my twisted and morbid curiosity then again its still a great movie that creeps me out.
Top Secret! remains one of my favourite bad movies ever. Also has some meta moments. Also, Val Kilmer.
You all forgot Gremlins 2 Leonard Maltin gave the first one a bad review and Joe Dante (who’s good friends with him) put him in the second one to review it in movie and then was eaten by a bunch of gremlins
Last action hero's sooooo gooood!
Ferris Bueller?
loool now ima go watch men in tightS!
does Close-Up by Kiarostami count?
also Scott Pilgrim
Casa de mi Padre?..🤔😬novelas movie, I’m pretty pretty sure there’s a 4th wall there sum where...
Trading Places and Coming to America how come no one said anything about these
Ahhh I see what you did there lol
What about Tropic Thunder?
'The Return of the killer tomatoes', Come on!!!! They run out of budget at the middle of the film and they have to use product placement to finish the story... Take that, Michael Ba-itch!!
I could only watch synecdoche once, it was just so depressing
Please make a video on Jodorosky!!!