And so, he grew up to become HowToBasic. On a darker note, this is seriously chilling. Watching his room and health slowly deteriorate genuinely disturbs me. Maybe it's the feeling of being trapped that scares me so much. I couldn't watch it if I didn't know it was fake.
@@beefusdoesstuff5194 if you look at the comments on the Alantutorial videos they are loaded with idiots like Sizzle going "It's fake bruh!!" like no shit morons, these vids are 8 years old. We know.
"If you get an obstacle, all you have to do is get up and get out of it. And once you get out you just keep going until you go to the edge and can't go anymore." That's a pretty inspirational quote
the spinning legs are truly some of the most unnerving things I’ve ever seen in an ARG or web series. really not bad for a guy who works with surrealism over gore
I distinctly remember checking out alantutorial's channel with some friends way back when it was still in progress to see if there was anything new, pulling up his then-newest video with dreaded excitement, and all of us collectively losing our shit when we saw the spinning meat for the first time.
i thought it was actually someone knocking on the door which was creepy enouhg but when i found it he was doing it to pretend like someone was knocking that just made it even more horrifying in a more abstract way
One of the amazing things about Alantutorial that had me hooked which was not only his voice, but also the audio mannerisms - the little grunts, oops, hums, etc. These really solidified the character. Then it just gets weird.
Okay but when I realised it was Allen knocking on the desk and answering himself, and then the whole repeated-furious knocking occurred, I got literal chills. Would make a good scene in a horror movie - I don't know if that's offensive or not.
@@Logan-zv4xg you should look it up on RUclips. It's a realistic looking vid where a guy is talking to the camera. He says hi Walter I got a new girlfriend today... And he says a little more. Then when he shows the gf its revealed she was kidnapped by him and being held hostage
@@kristinhatfield3210 yeah, that actually attracted police attention when some people noticed that the girl looked very similar to an actual missing teenager
I was thinking the chair falling over was more literally related to suicide by hanging. Walking in on something like that would be perfectly in line with his reaction there and he's mentioned suicide quite a bit.
That whole tutorial was about helping someone up who's fallen down wasn't it? If a person hanged themselves, you wouldn't need to help them up. I could be misremembering though.
@@impartialthrone2097 it was about picking the chair up, not a person. I haven't watched the rest of the video yet but i just got to that part and thought I'd clarify lmao
@@jackyboy3353 right, it's about a chair. But it makes sense as a metaphor for the corpse of a loved one. You try to pick them up but they keep falling over.
@@impartialthrone2097 when he says pick up the chair, he likely means picking up the chair so they have ground to stand on and will not continue to sufficate
I think it might be related to how the father could have died. After he fails to pick up the chair a few times, you can see and hear a baseball cap fall from the ceiling to the floor. Given the chair falling over and the hat falling, i think he's reliving possibly seeing his father's hanging.
When Alan says “Welcome to my blue-... shoot, I mean... welcome to my RUclips channel” He wasn’t referring to the blue chair. He’s accidentally said “Welcome to my BlueTooth channel” in the past
God I know this is fake and old, but that messy room he's been stuck in for months legitimately disturbed me, I came down in that terrible cold sweat The man behind this is brilliant, and this breakdown is brilliant
starfl00f you just got chills? I shivered and my stomach started to churn, it disturbed the absolute hell out of me, and my sleep deprivation at the time did not fucking help..
As someone with High Functioning Autism... I can grasp adult concepts. Slower, yes, but I can at least eventually grasp them. You, even, Night mind, with your wonderful documentaries on the horror genre and its depths on the internet, one of my only bastions of hope left, have taught me plenty of adult level lessons, including the line between reality and fiction. Sometimes, for someone like me, it can be harder to define, and I appreciate your discussion into these topics.
My friend I have high functioning autism and unfortunately I need meds to have understanding of adult situations and I was used as a paycheck and such it's not important but it's nice to say it
Fellow autistic person, high functioning hasnt been a term in a long time, not that I'm doubting anyone on their autism but it's uncomfy seeing people still use terms like low and high functioning as someone who was called "low functioning" as a kid I guess, I'm late to this but still
@@paulvondal7498 as a 30 year old only recently diagnosed the only meds discussed were ADHD meds... If you're comfortable saying what meds do you find helpful?
I saw a meme one time and I didn't know it was from this. It said, how to pick up a blue chair and someone asked if it works for other colored chairs and someone replied no
Imagine just sitting in your apartment and glancing out the window when suddenly Alan Resnick goes running by with a phone, filthy, and eating garbage. Or better yet, spotting him covered in blood running naked through the woods while on a camping trip with your family XD
Right, so I'm not finished watching the video yet, but I wanted to comment and thank you, Mr. Nocturne, for your compassion and matter-of-fact attitude when discussing Alan's disorder. It's regrettably rare on YT to see someone who either knows about developmental disorders or is willing to research and better understand the topic, and even rarer to see someone display compassion and understanding for disabled people without talking down or othering them. If I could subscribe twice, I would, but I'll settle for signal boosting your channel everywhere I can. Keep up the stellar work!
artemis Crowley Its not there fault that there mentally ill, and he didn't even commit a crime he was actually kidnapped. If anything you should be blaming the brother who neglected him and and no love for him, its sad.
Thats my point its not his fault that he cant comprehend adult concepts he didn't have a choice of being autistic it just happen. And I hope you do realize non of these events actually happen it was all just an act.
As an autistic person who fucking LOVES your channel, your way of explaining everything is dead on and so respectful and knowledgeable. Alan is obviously exaggerated for the sake of performance art and yet you talked about everything naturally and in no way joking or making light of the condition. You did your research and didn’t fall into the traps of horrible autism mommy blogs or autism speaks advice. I can confirm that taking away an autistic persons favorite object will mess them up emotionally, and you were spot on with your theory. This is why you are one of my favorites Nick :3
are there actual things as "meat rotators" though? They do look like they're meant to be legs/meat, but I can't seem to find out much about mechanisms used specifically for spinning meat (sans memes)
You speak in a way that suggests you genuinely understand your topic. It's nice to hear someone who doesn't sound condescending when talking about those with autism, particularly how we react to stress and grief. Thank you
I love the Alan character and I felt myself falling for his joy in his tutorials. Even though it wasn't real, I enjoyed it as though it was and because of that, the sad straits that Alan ended up in broke my heart.
2 years later rewatching this explained; i remember my feelings, but this time i'm more impressed by Alan Resnick's acting skillls and (more accurately) how much shit he's willing to run around covered in.
I had no idea something so mundane/ridiculous could be so deep, disturbing, and weirdly fascinating. Did not expect to be sitting here for a full hour but I just did and I don't regret it.
In the video where he's scrounging around in the alley, he's dragging something behind him in the blue tarp. It seems to be heavy and if you look you can see what might be the outline of a head in the tarp.There's a bloody brick in the alley and the contents of the trashcan contain the avocados he's previously used in a tutorial. I think it might be implied that he went back to his own house and murdered his brother out of anger at what he's done to him. This can be supported by alan's "How to Kill" when thinking of tutorials. Maybe he did make that tutorial, but we never got to see due to him realizing what he's done.
I'd reckon that Alan doesn't have the capibility to understand "murder". As an astie, as a kid, I could hardly compprehend the concept of violence or pain. If I had slapped someone, I wouldn't know why they were crying. Perhapes Allen had a limited ability to know what his brother meant and he just decided to do the unthinkable because he didn't know.
I actually started cheering Alan on when he broke out of his room at the end. I know it's just a character and this is all a metaphor for RUclips, but this whole series went from amusing-yet-concerning, to worrying, to depressing, to upright horrifying, and throughout all of it I was rooting him on. I've got the fun combo of autism and C-PTSD myself, and while I don't deal with age regression or anything like that, it really does sometimes feel like you're just... stuck in a room, doing what you're used to in an attempt to comfort yourself while the world shifts around you and people pressure you both into and away from all these different tasks, when all you want to do is enjoy this comfortable little space you're trapped in. Leaving isn't as easy as how most people make it seem; while they just walk out the door, it feels like you're locked in. You can't just walk out, you have to break out.
I truly don’t think Alantutorial ended.When you look at it this way, a few of Resnicks works can be considered as tutorials, and often strike a similarity with Alantutorial. Things like “sculptors clay ground” “save it to your desktop” and “live forever as you are now” all feature Alantutorial references, the fact that in “live forever as you are now” has the main background color as blue, or how in “save it to your desktop” Alan’s personality slowly slips into Alantutorial territory and not to mention in “Sculptors clay ground” Alan would call the clay slick “water” like Alantutorial calls several liquids water.
I think this first project, especially being named after Resnick, was a true exposure to his mind and story telling process, an insert of himself. And now all his stories are just from the mind of Alan, and Alan.
I was always unsettled by Alan's brother. We never see him but he has a strong presence. And NOT the good kind. It's hard to explain how I can hate so much a fictional character who never even appears on camera. I just do. That is one of the many, many reasons I love Alantutorial. It's very strong, it borders on genius. And as always, your video is fantastic. I actually watch this one for the third time or so and I don't get bored. Keep it up, you're doing an amazing job. And thank you for such high quality content.
I'm actually convinced it's not his real brother. It feels like he's been kidnapped and the, "Brother," convinced Alan that he is his brother, not a hostile person.
i can relate to alan. when my grandpa died i was talking to him about guns (our favorite topic) when suddenly he passed out. he stopped breathing and as far as i can confirm, he may as well have died in that chair. i see that chair every single day of my life and i can't get rid of it. i can't sit in it, i hate looking at it i hate it because it reminds me of how i reacted to the whole thing. i stood there. i tried to wake him up and i gave up i was frozen i could not accept any of it it wasn't happening it couldn't happen but it did and i just stood there. it still bothers me and i cant forget about it no matter how hard i try. its been 6 months now since that one christmas day. it hurts it wont stop i want it to stop and it wont go away. im failing school now. worst case i get shoved into the five year plan. i could spend days staring at that damn chair.
Alan crying with the chair just... did something to me. On this channel, I've seen a lot of crazy shit (literally and figuratively) but hearing someone cry ALWAYS hits me somewhere in my heart, and Alan crying just hit me in that spot harder than anyone. Maybe because I really feel for him.
Im somewhat glad that this wasn't actually real but I know there are instances in the world where I'm sure this happens or is possible. Breaks my heart
Night Mind No, thank you for going out of your ways to show all these things that I'd have never known about if you didn't. I knew about Marble Hornets, mind, but EverymanHybrid, TribeTwelve, and Alantutorial? Had no idea. Found your channel in the related videos of Jordan Underneath's marble hornets video, and I'm ever so glad I did.
+Bloodiasfire That's awesome! Introducing you guys to great new media is a major goal of the channel here. EMH, TT, and Alantutorial? I'm thrilled I was able to bring all of that to your attention. Keep on adventuring through those internet series, they're worth it!
Damn it, his crying in the blue chair video made me feel like listening to a real child crying. Hearing a child crying and being unable to help is a special kind of torture
+Night Mind Hum, i have a question ! You say that alan is responding to himself when it's knocking at the door. You said that he was knocking at the table .... But... How can he does that ? He has two hands and there is one hand that is holding the camera and there is the other one which is sometimes seen doing nothing during the knocks (i think that i was not understandable x)
This has aged wonderfully. One of the first things I noticed about this vid was that there were no ads throughout. It is nearly impossible to find a video of this length on yt in 2022 that isn't FILLED with ads
@@williamdavis671 oh I just mean that the general consensus on this video (based on the more recent comments) seems to be that this video has some weird undertones about neurodivergency. I personally don't have a very strong opinion on it, though.
If you don’t have enough slats of Wood, I find working outside and cutting down trees and getting them to strategically fall onto the can until the can is satisfactorily smushed works just as fine.
the thing is .. being autistic myself and the whole sleazy captive room i can relate to i cant socialise, i cant communicate properly, i rely on people on the internet to make me feel as though im worth something. all of these things are just trapped inside a room in my head.
agreed, i wasnt happy about the exploitation a character with a mental illness but the collection of videos even though it was trying to convey content creators on RUclips also really reflects how the mentally ill, homeless, and ESPECIALLY mentally ill homeless are treated and the dangers they face out in the world
Jane Doe watch 'visitor information' and 'unedited footage of a bear.' Resnick addresses homelessness and mental issues in the first and depression and drug addiction in the latter. I think he was sincerely making a narrative not only about RUclips but also the plight of people with mental disorders in the U.S. That's not out of his artistic realm really.
I grew up an undiagnosed autistic. And the portrayal of Alan broke my heart, and resonated with me in such a deep and meaningful way. I see myself in him. And it hurts seeing his story. Watching him stim to comfort himself in the absolute filth his captors kept him in is awful. People neglect autistic people all the time, because they can’t “be bothered” to help them, even slightly. His brother abandoning him/forcing him out for his meltdown/outburst, and then his kidnappers abandoning him after Alan wasn’t as entertaining or profitable in some way is such a real experience for autistic people. Many autistic people have to hide their condition to have relationships because Neurotypicals find it “disturbing”. As such, Autism is treated as this horrific thing, monstrous and unsightly. Whenever an autistic people show their autism, Neurotypicals typically respond in that negative way. Abuse, neglect, abandonment. As such, autistic people often are recluse or have a very small circle of friends, many will typically be autistic or neurodivergent as well. Or, like you see with Alan, they go to fiction for relationships (read: Alan’s dollar man) in their lonesome. Many autistic people are not recluse by choice, they are forced as the world around them finds them unsightly. Despite it being fiction, I desperately hope that Alan in that universe is okay. That someone found him and loved him like he deserved.
You've made me sad, as I lived as an undiagnosed one meself for most of my life. Well, undiagnosed to me and most others, as my parents knew and hid it and would refuse special needs classes for me because they were afraid that I would be an outcast that way and would never have a job or life in general as I would be labeled insane or something, not realizing that I amhaving problems now _because_ of not being properly taken care of, as you can't get rid of a problem by avoiding it. Although, I was definitely luckier than most, as rarely anyone got bothered bymy autism, be it IRL or online, it's even why I have so many connections now, even if I still don't really have friends to hang out with in person, but I'm working on it as I am tired of being alone. I didn't notice on my first watch, but now, being a proper adult and realizing my autism, Alan's story upsets me even more, relating to his mannerisms and seeing myself in his actions. Man...
On the subject of Alan being shown the love he deserves, it would be nice to read an AU where Alan is found in the woods by HowToBasic and raised as his adopted child.
I've come to the conclusion that Alan doesn't actually live in the original house. Or rather, he used to live there, but has either escaped an institution, or has become orphaned, so he returns to squat in his childhood home. The house is being renovated by its new owners, a young couple, maybe Alan's brother, maybe not. This couple isn't living in the house whilst its being renovated, hence the lack of oversight of Alan, and his fear of being seen or heard, and childish attempts to pretend he's rightfully occupying the house by mimicking somebody knocking on his door. After the ceiling is caved in the new owners realise something is awry, and bar the windows.
@@JadedBelle Could be that he brought his stuff with him and they packed it up to get rid of. Still, the whole thing was fake, but theorizing about fake things is perfectly valid and entertaining.
I'm not going to hide it, I have autism myself and I am so happy to see attention brought to it. I've noticed that often, people don't know how to deal with people with autism, more specifically, Asperger's Syndrome, often times treating people with autism like children or like we're sick. We are not much different from other people, we just have some quirks and given enough help, we can become almost normal. Although there are those that are crippled by it, Alan is a perfect example of this, and it pains me to see someone who needs help like him denied it. We've taken to believing that ignorance is bliss, and honestly it's just not true. I know I likely sound a little weird here, I'm not good at saying what I mean, but I hope people can understand.
I agree, I know someone that has Aspergers and another who is in worse condition. One had support, the other was practically neglected and lived in awful conditions. Honestly, I think doctors need to reevaluate their studies and do a broader study that doesn't focus on just neurological development that includes environmental factors like support and care levels. Plus the misinformation online from funded "educational" adverts basically call all Autism Sufferers as complete burdens to their parents, whom also insult the sufferer while they are in the same room. No wonder a lot of these autism sufferers never get better, we need to research this further.
Agreed. I have a cousin that was said by doctors to never be able to learn to speak from his autism but his parents are amazing people - they weren’t just going to not try. He has now graduated high school and works. Too many people just give up and it’s so unfair to the people that could be living much better lives if they just got the support they needed.
There are many people in my life with autism including my brother and some close friends. I don’t see them as any different from other people and try to be supportive where I can, especially when people outright disrespect them. In fact I’m going to talk to my school consoler about a bullying situation toward one of said friends, and see to it that they help.
Alan's video segments are loud enough to where I have to lower the volume While your video segments are quiet enough to where I have to raise the volume. The research and insight is great and all but the audio makes this hell to sit through.
This is one of the most depressing, creative, and horrific way of expressing talent I've ever seen. It out does what the first season of American horror story did to me. And you explain it *perfectly*.
I'm autistic and I feel like Alan portrays the sort of person I would be if I was never exposed to people as I am. He acts much like I did when I was a child, I even made "tutorials" and had a special interest in making useless, arbitrary inventions. The only way that many autistic people can be classified as "high functioning" is if they learn from almost exclusively the adults that surround them, and being neglected, Alan may have only had interaction with his brother, who was around the same age, or no one at all. It's important to learn while the mind is young and malleable, or else that person would become much less open to new ideas at an older age. Calling an autistic person a child or infant is also a common way to ridicule or express one's distaste towards them, which may translate into how Alan refers to himself. Because the children I was with couldn't pronounce parts of my name, I pronounced it wrong for years. Speaking from experience, many autistic people's self-identification is very easily influenced by outside forces. If someone tells me "you're a relaxed kind of person," I will act more relaxed around them so as not to upset their idea of what I am. Just kind of an insider's point of view, I'm sorry that it's so long. I have trouble with limiting the number of words I use.
thanks for sharing your thoughtful comment. and I feel you don't have to be sorry for expressing your thought with a lot of words unless you are on Twitter XD but really, thank you. it really broadened my mind.
As someone who is autistic, being traumatized at a younger age can cause you to retain that age, yeah. I'm pretty much stuck at 14-16, despite being 21. Thankfully, i can recognize that and have a therapist.
Guys, what if eventually we find a picture of Alan just relaxing peacefully with a new caretaker that took him. Please... I want this to have a happy ending. Unless maybe it was never meant to have one...
When NM pointed out that Alan was the one knocking.. I couldn’t believe it. I’ve seen that video so many times and I’ve never once considered that there wasn’t actually somebody outside knocking. Fucking crazy
Same. I knew he was doing it from the movements, but I always thought it was a mistake we weren’t supposed to notice. Realizing that was INTENTIONAL changed so much of this for me. So subtle but damn
(11-15-18) HIS PROFILE PHOTO CHANGED! Yesterday, it was mostly dark with a few red highlights. Now it’s completely black! I don’t know if it means anything but...
it goes to show just how spectacular this whole series is because even though at the beginning of the video NM says it's not real I still couldn't watch the video where he's in the room when it's destroyed
I know that the common belief is his mom died from a heart attack/stroke. I'm inclined to think his mother killed herself by hanging, thus the chair is knocked over. So when he knocked it over to try and teach how to set it upright, he thought of finding his mother dead and hanging.
+MrCheckHammer I don't think anyone thought this was real. as far as his mom hanging herself being debunked, there's not enough evidence to confirm or deny it. It's simply a theory.
The way he potrays Autism is, for the most part, spot on. Espically the part where he was whispering to himself. My older brother has Autism, and for a while he would whispers everything he said under his breathe after he intailly said it. He also did an amazing job showing how they can't properly express themselves, so for everybody around them it's a guessing game. The one thing he didn't do well is show how they usally have one thing they can do very well.
@@fizalex6612 haven't watched it but maybe! There's also another version that I can't remember where the person repeats other people without realizing.
@@shadow_shine3578 I’m autistic and I’ve actually done that when I was really young! I would mouth the words people say when they talk to me unconsciously. I have luckily been able to adjust as I’m growing up but being autistic really sucks
@No gods, no kings, only Piranha Plant. 1. It isnt a leg. 2. Even if it was, it wouldnt be a real leg, the video was not flagged or taken down, so obviously RUclips doesn't care.
17:06 when NM's voice started to strain, it?? almost made me cry?? Im just so used to his voice being monotone and smooth so hearing the sudden spur of emotion plucked a heart string??
imagine alan comes back with a video and it’s totally normal, he’s back at the house and is doing normal tutorial again, now that would be scary. like he doesn’t say anything about the previous videos
Nelson Perez Oh yeah. It's super catchy too... It's stuck in your head for about a week after, whether you want it to be or not... Which is usually the latter option. 😂
as an autistic person i was extremely disturbed by the messy kidnapper room; im paused at around 46 minutes in right now just to calm down. i know Alantutorial isn't real but i can't imagine being able to function in those conditions, so huge props to him for figuring out how to escape.
I feel like I’m the only one who would have never guessed he was supposed to be mentally handicapped in the videos. The way he talks just sounds to much like another actors or characters that are not portrayed as mentally handicapped
As I have autism, I can confirm both the ritual and item statements. I have a routine in the mornings, and if it is messed up, I get really confused. Don’t ask why, I just do. I don’t even really know why.
i agree. clear, thought out musings and theories. not weird religious over tones. it also explains the art behind a lot of the pieces reviewed not just '' this boy died in a lake, scarrryyy ....''
watching this slowly and slowly descend, from something innocent and heartwarming to something disturbing and horrifying, was hard. i know this is a story/performance art but my god it was well done, alan reznik really deserves all the credit and more for his portrayal and storytelling. when i first watched this back in 2015, this was honestly the first time I ever felt disturbed and sick to my stomach from media, was when I seen the state of the room he was imprisoned in, especially seeing those spinning legs. Honestly and truly, what a powerful performance and story.
I'm very surprised after seeing this and a couple other explanation vids on alantutorial that nobody has tried to get behind the metaphor that NONE of the tables he uses are flat, whether at his home or in the white room. His materials constantly fall off.
Maybe he just put a lot of thought into making the tutorials as intentionally bad as possible. I think he's smart but I don't get all the people dissecting his videos like he's an artist and there's a deeper meaning like an english teacher does with poems
dlaldlaldla nutsntnstn he... is an artist. This is exactly like a teacher analyzing a poem. Because they both have meaning that the artist wants viewers to think about.
God. I really do wanna sit down and watch this analysis and the series itself in full while i'm 100% awake for ONCE, but every time i try i get such bad sads. Just, having grown up as an undiagnosed autistic, way too much of this hits so close to home. And like-- that's not a bad thing. Absolutely the opposite. It hits hard cause it's written well and preformed well. And it's the quality that makes it hard to watch. Reminds me so much of things that have happened to me or to my friends. Alan did a fantastic job with this series. I really hope i can finally manage to finish it someday, or at least go through the highlights. Cause he deserves those views.
Hey man, I hope you're ok. I don't normally talk about this stuff to anyone but felt obligated to do so here. I'm autistic too, struggled a lot through school and college but I'm 29 now and haven't had medication in over a decade. I have trouble with productivity here on RUclips in what I truly want to make because I see the rest of the planet as intellectually inferior and it's SO depressing to feel like an intelligent guy in a sea of morons. That's where my perpetual cycle of procrastination comes from. I don't claim to understand your plight, but I too have gone through issues with friends and are only just coming to terms with things at almost 30... I just felt obligated to tell you that even if you think nobody in your life doesn't agree with or follow you for your opinions, there's always someone willing to listen who cares ❤
Was too scared to watch the whole thing before..yet now? I’m extremely glad I did so! So much so that I keep coming back here to watch the mystery of Alan unwind again and again
This is seriously some top-class acting. The guy behind this series delivers a much more convincing performance than most Oscar-winning actors in Hollywood-movies these days.
+TK Jones I know right, that was the first moment in the whole thing where I got actually legit cold blood scared-I has no idea what the fuck I was looking at and honestly I still don't know if I believe they're meat spinners XD
Alan saying “WOAH HAHA!” while spinning the light in the salad is so pure. I know it’s fake, but I feel so bad for him.
andretheinternaut yes
i know its so pure and good
andretheinternaut Alan resnick is a genius.
EXACTLY
It’s fake?
And so, he grew up to become HowToBasic.
On a darker note, this is seriously chilling. Watching his room and health slowly deteriorate genuinely disturbs me. Maybe it's the feeling of being trapped that scares me so much. I couldn't watch it if I didn't know it was fake.
Like zoinks
the channel was made by an actor he did this as a parody of bad tutorials in a nutshell
@@sizzlez103 I know it was. I still felt it though.
EDIT: Reading my comment again, I explicitly say I know it's fake.
@@beefusdoesstuff5194 if you look at the comments on the Alantutorial videos they are loaded with idiots like Sizzle going "It's fake bruh!!" like no shit morons, these vids are 8 years old. We know.
Holy shit I love that headcannon. LMAO
"If you get an obstacle, all you have to do is get up and get out of it. And once you get out you just keep going until you go to the edge and can't go anymore." That's a pretty inspirational quote
Sometimes you just run and run until one day your legs just give and you can't run no more
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the spinning legs are truly some of the most unnerving things I’ve ever seen in an ARG or web series. really not bad for a guy who works with surrealism over gore
I distinctly remember checking out alantutorial's channel with some friends way back when it was still in progress to see if there was anything new, pulling up his then-newest video with dreaded excitement, and all of us collectively losing our shit when we saw the spinning meat for the first time.
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@@crogsmash1611 holy fucking shit this comment threw me off so much
@@eddiemurfitt9660 hes right tho
43:05
i thought it was actually someone knocking on the door which was creepy enouhg but when i found it he was doing it to pretend like someone was knocking that just made it even more horrifying in a more abstract way
Andrew Monias this is something else...
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"Character" or not, his voice and demeanor is so gentle and innocent I just wanna hug him, it really was done well.
This guy is hardcore dedicated to his art. A multiple year performance spread out and this in depth? I couldn't handle trying to do this
4 fucking years
One of the amazing things about Alantutorial that had me hooked which was not only his voice, but also the audio mannerisms - the little grunts, oops, hums, etc. These really solidified the character. Then it just gets weird.
considering the person who made this series and alan's character, i don't think you should be that surprised.
Is it me or did Alan stop referring to himself as Alan and started referring to himself as Alantutorial when he started being forced to make videos?
Luke Buitron oh hecc he did
Shit you're right his channel became his entire identity
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Okay but when I realised it was Allen knocking on the desk and answering himself, and then the whole repeated-furious knocking occurred, I got literal chills. Would make a good scene in a horror movie - I don't know if that's offensive or not.
Kali Rose i was actually thinking the same
it’s ok, this is meant to be a project by a producer
Why would that be offensive?
Hardly anyone on the internet takes autism seriously anymore.
That's actually pretty terrifying
Even as performance art, this is truly upsetting.
projectOMA I agree. It’s similar to “Hi Walter” in the fact that it feels so real
alan resnick seems okay on his socials though
It is.. I hate the feeling i got from it. Made my heart hurt.. And my stomach
@@Logan-zv4xg you should look it up on RUclips. It's a realistic looking vid where a guy is talking to the camera. He says hi Walter I got a new girlfriend today... And he says a little more. Then when he shows the gf its revealed she was kidnapped by him and being held hostage
@@kristinhatfield3210 yeah, that actually attracted police attention when some people noticed that the girl looked very similar to an actual missing teenager
I was thinking the chair falling over was more literally related to suicide by hanging. Walking in on something like that would be perfectly in line with his reaction there and he's mentioned suicide quite a bit.
That whole tutorial was about helping someone up who's fallen down wasn't it? If a person hanged themselves, you wouldn't need to help them up. I could be misremembering though.
@@impartialthrone2097 it was about picking the chair up, not a person. I haven't watched the rest of the video yet but i just got to that part and thought I'd clarify lmao
@@jackyboy3353 right, it's about a chair. But it makes sense as a metaphor for the corpse of a loved one. You try to pick them up but they keep falling over.
@@impartialthrone2097 when he says pick up the chair, he likely means picking up the chair so they have ground to stand on and will not continue to sufficate
I think it might be related to how the father could have died. After he fails to pick up the chair a few times, you can see and hear a baseball cap fall from the ceiling to the floor. Given the chair falling over and the hat falling, i think he's reliving possibly seeing his father's hanging.
When Alan says “Welcome to my blue-... shoot, I mean... welcome to my RUclips channel”
He wasn’t referring to the blue chair. He’s accidentally said “Welcome to my BlueTooth channel” in the past
Wow
It is 1 hour long!
@@paperplate7999 ok captain obvious
Lilboh Beat WAIT THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE
both
I'm just thinking about how Alan was able to film the scenes outside without people thinking "who's this hobo with a camera walking around?"
Souns bout right
Tbh people probably just got used to it
@@emper1on "Ah look, it's that Adam hobo guy again. Wonder what he's doing this time."
Most people would just assume drugs honestly and not question it
@@ftowc3518 adam💀
God I know this is fake and old, but that messy room he's been stuck in for months legitimately disturbed me, I came down in that terrible cold sweat
The man behind this is brilliant, and this breakdown is brilliant
Mecha Alan Resnick 🤠
Anyone here 2020
Fear Nation it’s 2019
@Sebastian Ochoa No, Alan still visibly has his legs in the last video. In fact they're in the final shot. That whole corpse is somebody else.
starfl00f you just got chills? I shivered and my stomach started to churn, it disturbed the absolute hell out of me, and my sleep deprivation at the time did not fucking help..
As someone with High Functioning Autism... I can grasp adult concepts. Slower, yes, but I can at least eventually grasp them. You, even, Night mind, with your wonderful documentaries on the horror genre and its depths on the internet, one of my only bastions of hope left, have taught me plenty of adult level lessons, including the line between reality and fiction. Sometimes, for someone like me, it can be harder to define, and I appreciate your discussion into these topics.
jojo pfp 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
My friend I have high functioning autism and unfortunately I need meds to have understanding of adult situations and I was used as a paycheck and such it's not important but it's nice to say it
Fellow autistic person, high functioning hasnt been a term in a long time, not that I'm doubting anyone on their autism but it's uncomfy seeing people still use terms like low and high functioning as someone who was called "low functioning" as a kid I guess, I'm late to this but still
@@paulvondal7498 what meds help with just being autistic?
@@paulvondal7498 as a 30 year old only recently diagnosed the only meds discussed were ADHD meds... If you're comfortable saying what meds do you find helpful?
I saw a meme one time and I didn't know it was from this. It said, how to pick up a blue chair and someone asked if it works for other colored chairs and someone replied no
somewhat trashy yeah I saw that on Reddit and I scrolled through the comments and I found this video
@@Will-hy4sv I saw the four bad cups video on Instagram
C H I L L P I L L S me too!
Smite Me sameee
The fucking cups lmao
Imagine just sitting in your apartment and glancing out the window when suddenly Alan Resnick goes running by with a phone, filthy, and eating garbage. Or better yet, spotting him covered in blood running naked through the woods while on a camping trip with your family XD
Y'golonac ℵ mood
@@D4DLC I'd make a tutorial on how to throw blue chairs at Alan Resnick.
@@RareTrack that's so dark, but i loce that
I'm sure his neighbors are okay with it at this point. Alan Resnick is a legend.
Right, so I'm not finished watching the video yet, but I wanted to comment and thank you, Mr. Nocturne, for your compassion and matter-of-fact attitude when discussing Alan's disorder. It's regrettably rare on YT to see someone who either knows about developmental disorders or is willing to research and better understand the topic, and even rarer to see someone display compassion and understanding for disabled people without talking down or othering them. If I could subscribe twice, I would, but I'll settle for signal boosting your channel everywhere I can. Keep up the stellar work!
+Autumn Sunset Thank you, Autumn! Your support throughout the videos on my channel is phenomenal to see, and I appreciate it deeply.
This is real life?
artemis Crowley Its not there fault that there mentally ill, and he didn't even commit a crime he was actually kidnapped. If anything you should be blaming the brother who neglected him and and no love for him, its sad.
Thats my point its not his fault that he cant comprehend adult concepts he didn't have a choice of being autistic it just happen. And I hope you do realize non of these events actually happen it was all just an act.
That was exactly my point
As an autistic person who fucking LOVES your channel, your way of explaining everything is dead on and so respectful and knowledgeable. Alan is obviously exaggerated for the sake of performance art and yet you talked about everything naturally and in no way joking or making light of the condition. You did your research and didn’t fall into the traps of horrible autism mommy blogs or autism speaks advice. I can confirm that taking away an autistic persons favorite object will mess them up emotionally, and you were spot on with your theory. This is why you are one of my favorites Nick :3
Ain’t his wording of Alan not being able or capable of living alone to me that doesn’t sound right
@@Bananadamagesome of us truly can’t live alone. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.
@@firstcanonkill1767 fair
@@Bananadamage as someone with ADHD rather than autism.. some of US can't live alone either :< it's okay to talk about it.
The most ironic part of this story is that Alan used what he'd 'taught' in a tutorial that got him kicked out to escape in the end.
wow
the damn meat spinner legs scared the shit out of me
ClutchGaming same
you spin me right round baby right round like a record player round round round round
are there actual things as "meat rotators" though? They do look like they're meant to be legs/meat, but I can't seem to find out much about mechanisms used specifically for spinning meat (sans memes)
iCommentify Maybe in like deli shops
+IcedCherries _ I'm sadly unfamiliar. :'D Do they really use things like those?
You speak in a way that suggests you genuinely understand your topic. It's nice to hear someone who doesn't sound condescending when talking about those with autism, particularly how we react to stress and grief. Thank you
I love the Alan character and I felt myself falling for his joy in his tutorials. Even though it wasn't real, I enjoyed it as though it was and because of that, the sad straits that Alan ended up in broke my heart.
I think you're right about Allen
2 years later rewatching this explained; i remember my feelings, but this time i'm more impressed by Alan Resnick's acting skillls and (more accurately) how much shit he's willing to run around covered in.
I had no idea something so mundane/ridiculous could be so deep, disturbing, and weirdly fascinating. Did not expect to be sitting here for a full hour but I just did and I don't regret it.
In the video where he's scrounging around in the alley, he's dragging something behind him in the blue tarp. It seems to be heavy and if you look you can see what might be the outline of a head in the tarp.There's a bloody brick in the alley and the contents of the trashcan contain the avocados he's previously used in a tutorial. I think it might be implied that he went back to his own house and murdered his brother out of anger at what he's done to him. This can be supported by alan's "How to Kill" when thinking of tutorials. Maybe he did make that tutorial, but we never got to see due to him realizing what he's done.
Interesting observation. I’m still wondering what the deal with his captives was and what the heck happened to his room.
I'd reckon that Alan doesn't have the capibility to understand "murder". As an astie, as a kid, I could hardly compprehend the concept of violence or pain. If I had slapped someone, I wouldn't know why they were crying. Perhapes Allen had a limited ability to know what his brother meant and he just decided to do the unthinkable because he didn't know.
Doesn't he call the tarp home?
To be fair the brother deserved it.
Also explains how he got the chair back
I know it's fake but Alan's story is just so heartbreaking.
Rythian Black it not fake
@@michaelgonzalez1246 it's a web series its fake with really good story and acting
Right? I'm just glad it's fake but.. this world is so fucked up I'm sure situations like this and worse happen everyday. Makes my heart hurt 💔
Echo Commentary lol i know it fake I just wanted to make the other commenter believe it real and get scared
Are you a lesbian banana?
I actually started cheering Alan on when he broke out of his room at the end. I know it's just a character and this is all a metaphor for RUclips, but this whole series went from amusing-yet-concerning, to worrying, to depressing, to upright horrifying, and throughout all of it I was rooting him on.
I've got the fun combo of autism and C-PTSD myself, and while I don't deal with age regression or anything like that, it really does sometimes feel like you're just... stuck in a room, doing what you're used to in an attempt to comfort yourself while the world shifts around you and people pressure you both into and away from all these different tasks, when all you want to do is enjoy this comfortable little space you're trapped in. Leaving isn't as easy as how most people make it seem; while they just walk out the door, it feels like you're locked in.
You can't just walk out, you have to break out.
**stirs salad** WOAHOHAHAHAOWAHWOAHAHAHAAAHAHWOAH!!
OH YEAH
Mad Sparrow *breath in* BOI
Mad Sparrow He must be vegan.
he seems so innocent and i feel happy for him in some way
AFunnyMeme I get it ;)
“Today’s tutorial is on.. how to.. um.. organize all of your socks!” me too.
Rasiel aren't you mean to be baking a cake
In 6 months another comment will be posted here.
KrowPan No there won’t.
Beezy you ruined the ladder
KrowPan I know
This is horrifying. I know it's fake but it makes me wonder... how many people are out there actually being treated so badly?
I think that's why he did this, to make you think about the side of life you don't always consider.
How did you know is fake?
it’s by a man named alan resnick, he makes other creepy things with wham city comedy, you should check them out
too many...
Thats a good thing though that a fictional story is making you think about real life issues. Thats what can make a story good.
I truly don’t think Alantutorial ended.When you look at it this way, a few of Resnicks works can be considered as tutorials, and often strike a similarity with Alantutorial. Things like “sculptors clay ground” “save it to your desktop” and “live forever as you are now” all feature Alantutorial references, the fact that in “live forever as you are now” has the main background color as blue, or how in “save it to your desktop” Alan’s personality slowly slips into Alantutorial territory and not to mention in “Sculptors clay ground” Alan would call the clay slick “water” like Alantutorial calls several liquids water.
I think this first project, especially being named after Resnick, was a true exposure to his mind and story telling process, an insert of himself. And now all his stories are just from the mind of Alan, and Alan.
I was always unsettled by Alan's brother. We never see him but he has a strong presence. And NOT the good kind. It's hard to explain how I can hate so much a fictional character who never even appears on camera. I just do.
That is one of the many, many reasons I love Alantutorial. It's very strong, it borders on genius. And as always, your video is fantastic. I actually watch this one for the third time or so and I don't get bored. Keep it up, you're doing an amazing job. And thank you for such high quality content.
why do u hate the brother
I'm actually convinced it's not his real brother. It feels like he's been kidnapped and the, "Brother," convinced Alan that he is his brother, not a hostile person.
what makes you say that?
Metal overload Jesus calm down
Metal overload oh ok
That room actually had to make me pause and grab my chest and breath, that’s one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever seen,,
Fishy Squishy it's fucking horrifying, my whole skin crawls
Fishy Squishy what room
Fishy Squishy never mind omg that’s terrifying
can someone write time stamp for that room cuz i can't find it
Ema Emily about like 42:50 and to the rest of the video it’s bad and it progressively gets worse
i can relate to alan. when my grandpa died i was talking to him about guns (our favorite topic) when suddenly he passed out. he stopped breathing and as far as i can confirm, he may as well have died in that chair. i see that chair every single day of my life and i can't get rid of it. i can't sit in it, i hate looking at it i hate it because it reminds me of how i reacted to the whole thing. i stood there. i tried to wake him up and i gave up i was frozen i could not accept any of it it wasn't happening it couldn't happen but it did and i just stood there. it still bothers me and i cant forget about it no matter how hard i try. its been 6 months now since that one christmas day. it hurts it wont stop i want it to stop and it wont go away. im failing school now. worst case i get shoved into the five year plan. i could spend days staring at that damn chair.
jcorns corndog 5 months later, are you ok now?
Are you okay?
Hire someone to move it or ask a friend? Cover it up?
I'm here if you ever need me, friend. I can relate. I promise to you, you did not wrong :( 💕💘💘💖💞💕💞💕💘 sending love your way
OP, you ok?
Alan crying with the chair just... did something to me. On this channel, I've seen a lot of crazy shit (literally and figuratively) but hearing someone cry ALWAYS hits me somewhere in my heart, and Alan crying just hit me in that spot harder than anyone. Maybe because I really feel for him.
*THE DOLLAR MAN IS IN A CIRCLE OF URINE BOTTLES ON THE FLOOR AS IF HE WAS A GOD*
Oh my God I just realized how dumb that sounds
Lol
I mean if there was a dollar man he would be a god
@@cloutpoket526 damn
Piss for the piss God!
I want to make a RUclips channel so in depth and creepy that Night Mind reviews it. That is my goal in life.
Thanks for the advice. I've already pretty much figured out what I'm doing for it. Hopefully it won't die and not reach enough subs.
Don Glover Watch his recent vids. He gives his thoughts on how to do this.
Im somewhat glad that this wasn't actually real but I know there are instances in the world where I'm sure this happens or is possible. Breaks my heart
Is this an analogy for what its like to be a RUclipsr? Trapped in a room, making content for dollars?
Commented this before you summed it all up.... dang... break it down Night Mind!
I he’s realy inasint
Pennies but yes
Nah it’s COVID
It used to be. Now it's an analogy of the pandemic
Alan Resnick is a god damn creative genius.
Gray Amposta ikr
I'm like tearing up and this is just sad yet smart and he did that I'm happy that this is not real though
sad this isnt getting more views, the amount of effort quality and research here is awesome. keep it up man :D
WildPie101
The video just came out, dude, calm down. :p It'll get its views in due time.
+WildPie101 Thank you! I'm definitely going to keep up the work and continue delivering for you guys.
+Bloodiasfire Aw, shucks. I'm all flattered!
(Seriously, though, thank you so much for your support.)
Night Mind
No, thank you for going out of your ways to show all these things that I'd have never known about if you didn't. I knew about Marble Hornets, mind, but EverymanHybrid, TribeTwelve, and Alantutorial? Had no idea. Found your channel in the related videos of Jordan Underneath's marble hornets video, and I'm ever so glad I did.
+Bloodiasfire That's awesome! Introducing you guys to great new media is a major goal of the channel here. EMH, TT, and Alantutorial? I'm thrilled I was able to bring all of that to your attention. Keep on adventuring through those internet series, they're worth it!
Damn it, his crying in the blue chair video made me feel like listening to a real child crying. Hearing a child crying and being unable to help is a special kind of torture
Zironeful Or is he laughing?
“Knocking on the desk to give the illusion that someone is at the door”
Then AlanTutorial, the character, is a world-class actor.
the video with the knocking was so fucking scary before I heard he was the one knocking lmao
Shannon My brother does that to me all the time. It's actually pretty horrifying, even when I'm sure it's him.
Shannon It scared me even more when I realized it was Allen. This while video is the kind of disturbing that shakes a person to the core.
Shannon ikr
When i heard he was the one knocking it made it even more scarier
Jake Huffman
Is he a vegetable too?
The Blue Chair scene somehow fucked me really up.
I can relate to Alan at that moment though. Sometimes I have a hard time getting it up too.
Vodka is my Daddy the acting is amazing. Incredibly believable, I could feel pain.
Indego I just can't get it up anymore! *Joel Voice*
nhk fan #1 It shredded me because he began crying.
Alan, nooo :(
I knew that this serie was deep ! But i never understood what was the message behind, Thank you for the explanation Night mind :D !
+FeldupHorror No problem! Thanks for viewing and supporting, Feldup. I'm glad I could help clear things up for you.
I forgot to say that the editing is getting better and better ! It's interesting to observe your progresses !
FeldupHorror Thank you! I'm doing the best I can to really bring theming to these videos and make it worth viewers' time.
+Night Mind Hum, i have a question ! You say that alan is responding to himself when it's knocking at the door. You said that he was knocking at the table .... But... How can he does that ? He has two hands and there is one hand that is holding the camera and there is the other one which is sometimes seen doing nothing during the knocks (i think that i was not understandable x)
FeldupHorror He's knocking on the table with the hand that isn't onscreen.
This has aged wonderfully. One of the first things I noticed about this vid was that there were no ads throughout. It is nearly impossible to find a video of this length on yt in 2022 that isn't FILLED with ads
Well, the no ads are nice but I wouldn't say it aged the best with it's content
Imagine the surrealness of Alan doing the Raid Shadow Legends ad though
@@alphabetiris4094its content hasn't aged well?
@@williamdavis671 oh I just mean that the general consensus on this video (based on the more recent comments) seems to be that this video has some weird undertones about neurodivergency. I personally don't have a very strong opinion on it, though.
I tried to follow the dr pepper crushing tutorial, but he just kept pulling wood from nowhere.. I only had one slat of wood.
Taticat NineLand ...and my drill is stuck in the engine block of my truck.
PhantomDragon1992 and my truck is stuck in a Dr Pepper can :/
If you don’t have enough slats of Wood, I find working outside and cutting down trees and getting them to strategically fall onto the can until the can is satisfactorily smushed works just as fine.
TatsCatsandBats now seeing that, I hope nothing bad happens to him
TatsCatsandBats ...and now my wood is stuck in a Dr. Pepper.
I legitimately was not expecting to sit through this entire hour-long video..
I was pleasantly surprised. :)
Thank you for that.
Ditto man.
It went by so fast tbh
Alan sounds so sweet but his crying broke my heart
Resnick is a great artist. This actually feels like it could be real.
the thing is .. being autistic myself and the whole sleazy captive room i can relate to
i cant socialise, i cant communicate properly, i rely on people on the internet to make me feel as though im worth something. all of these things are just trapped inside a room in my head.
Jesus, loves you. Don't forget about that
Joshua Gregoire I’m not religious dude , but thanks for the reassurance ;)
Jahan Kassah 15 👍
Jahan Kassah nice
Why don't you two be friends?
It's just amazing work. Not only disturbing and funny, but also terrifying, meaningful and heartbreaking.
yup
agreed, i wasnt happy about the exploitation a character with a mental illness but the collection of videos even though it was trying to convey content creators on RUclips also really reflects how the mentally ill, homeless, and ESPECIALLY mentally ill homeless are treated and the dangers they face out in the world
Jane Doe watch 'visitor information' and 'unedited footage of a bear.' Resnick addresses homelessness and mental issues in the first and depression and drug addiction in the latter. I think he was sincerely making a narrative not only about RUclips but also the plight of people with mental disorders in the U.S. That's not out of his artistic realm really.
Cardio Bunny yes.
A whole package!
Meta mind games scare me more than most other forms of horror
I grew up an undiagnosed autistic. And the portrayal of Alan broke my heart, and resonated with me in such a deep and meaningful way. I see myself in him. And it hurts seeing his story. Watching him stim to comfort himself in the absolute filth his captors kept him in is awful. People neglect autistic people all the time, because they can’t “be bothered” to help them, even slightly. His brother abandoning him/forcing him out for his meltdown/outburst, and then his kidnappers abandoning him after Alan wasn’t as entertaining or profitable in some way is such a real experience for autistic people.
Many autistic people have to hide their condition to have relationships because Neurotypicals find it “disturbing”. As such, Autism is treated as this horrific thing, monstrous and unsightly. Whenever an autistic people show their autism, Neurotypicals typically respond in that negative way. Abuse, neglect, abandonment.
As such, autistic people often are recluse or have a very small circle of friends, many will typically be autistic or neurodivergent as well. Or, like you see with Alan, they go to fiction for relationships (read: Alan’s dollar man) in their lonesome. Many autistic people are not recluse by choice, they are forced as the world around them finds them unsightly.
Despite it being fiction, I desperately hope that Alan in that universe is okay. That someone found him and loved him like he deserved.
You've made me sad, as I lived as an undiagnosed one meself for most of my life. Well, undiagnosed to me and most others, as my parents knew and hid it and would refuse special needs classes for me because they were afraid that I would be an outcast that way and would never have a job or life in general as I would be labeled insane or something, not realizing that I amhaving problems now _because_ of not being properly taken care of, as you can't get rid of a problem by avoiding it.
Although, I was definitely luckier than most, as rarely anyone got bothered bymy autism, be it IRL or online, it's even why I have so many connections now, even if I still don't really have friends to hang out with in person, but I'm working on it as I am tired of being alone.
I didn't notice on my first watch, but now, being a proper adult and realizing my autism, Alan's story upsets me even more, relating to his mannerisms and seeing myself in his actions. Man...
It’s not that deep retard
@@MrDoctorSpanky bait
On the subject of Alan being shown the love he deserves, it would be nice to read an AU where Alan is found in the woods by HowToBasic and raised as his adopted child.
I've come to the conclusion that Alan doesn't actually live in the original house. Or rather, he used to live there, but has either escaped an institution, or has become orphaned, so he returns to squat in his childhood home. The house is being renovated by its new owners, a young couple, maybe Alan's brother, maybe not. This couple isn't living in the house whilst its being renovated, hence the lack of oversight of Alan, and his fear of being seen or heard, and childish attempts to pretend he's rightfully occupying the house by mimicking somebody knocking on his door. After the ceiling is caved in the new owners realise something is awry, and bar the windows.
That is genius
But that doesn't explain the room full of belongings packed up as he gazes in the window
@@JadedBelle
Could be that he brought his stuff with him and they packed it up to get rid of. Still, the whole thing was fake, but theorizing about fake things is perfectly valid and entertaining.
I love this
@@JadedBelle Maybe they figured out it was him squatting there so packed up his stuff and locked him out
I'm not going to hide it, I have autism myself and I am so happy to see attention brought to it. I've noticed that often, people don't know how to deal with people with autism, more specifically, Asperger's Syndrome, often times treating people with autism like children or like we're sick. We are not much different from other people, we just have some quirks and given enough help, we can become almost normal. Although there are those that are crippled by it, Alan is a perfect example of this, and it pains me to see someone who needs help like him denied it. We've taken to believing that ignorance is bliss, and honestly it's just not true. I know I likely sound a little weird here, I'm not good at saying what I mean, but I hope people can understand.
Mothzilla alan is an actor but great speech man. Not saying anything bad
I wish you the best buddy
I agree, I know someone that has Aspergers and another who is in worse condition. One had support, the other was practically neglected and lived in awful conditions. Honestly, I think doctors need to reevaluate their studies and do a broader study that doesn't focus on just neurological development that includes environmental factors like support and care levels. Plus the misinformation online from funded "educational" adverts basically call all Autism Sufferers as complete burdens to their parents, whom also insult the sufferer while they are in the same room.
No wonder a lot of these autism sufferers never get better, we need to research this further.
Agreed. I have a cousin that was said by doctors to never be able to learn to speak from his autism but his parents are amazing people - they weren’t just going to not try. He has now graduated high school and works. Too many people just give up and it’s so unfair to the people that could be living much better lives if they just got the support they needed.
There are many people in my life with autism including my brother and some close friends. I don’t see them as any different from other people and try to be supportive where I can, especially when people outright disrespect them. In fact I’m going to talk to my school consoler about a bullying situation toward one of said friends, and see to it that they help.
I would not understand this conceptual art piece if not for this video. Thank you.
Same here
Even though it's fake, I'm scared to watch the other videos where he explains them.. Lol
Alan's video segments are loud enough to where I have to lower the volume
While your video segments are quiet enough to where I have to raise the volume.
The research and insight is great and all but the audio makes this hell to sit through.
Same
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theres a good midpoint
This is one of the most depressing, creative, and horrific way of expressing talent I've ever seen. It out does what the first season of American horror story did to me.
And you explain it *perfectly*.
Man, this dude is the best at doing everything with one hand
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I'm autistic and I feel like Alan portrays the sort of person I would be if I was never exposed to people as I am. He acts much like I did when I was a child, I even made "tutorials" and had a special interest in making useless, arbitrary inventions. The only way that many autistic people can be classified as "high functioning" is if they learn from almost exclusively the adults that surround them, and being neglected, Alan may have only had interaction with his brother, who was around the same age, or no one at all. It's important to learn while the mind is young and malleable, or else that person would become much less open to new ideas at an older age. Calling an autistic person a child or infant is also a common way to ridicule or express one's distaste towards them, which may translate into how Alan refers to himself. Because the children I was with couldn't pronounce parts of my name, I pronounced it wrong for years. Speaking from experience, many autistic people's self-identification is very easily influenced by outside forces. If someone tells me "you're a relaxed kind of person," I will act more relaxed around them so as not to upset their idea of what I am. Just kind of an insider's point of view, I'm sorry that it's so long. I have trouble with limiting the number of words I use.
The world (as well the Autistic community) needs more people like you.
thanks for sharing your thoughtful comment. and I feel you don't have to be sorry for expressing your thought with a lot of words unless you are on Twitter XD
but really, thank you. it really broadened my mind.
I'm part of team aspergias and I still find this relatable. Yay.
This was actually really insightful, I can understand Alantutorial a bit more now
You don't have to apologize for how long the comment was
Leo Very informative. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
As someone who is autistic, being traumatized at a younger age can cause you to retain that age, yeah. I'm pretty much stuck at 14-16, despite being 21. Thankfully, i can recognize that and have a therapist.
I WANT MY CUTE INNOCENT VOICED ALAN WHO SAYS "SHOOT" ADORABLY BACK
ikr
Guys, what if eventually we find a picture of Alan just relaxing peacefully with a new caretaker that took him. Please... I want this to have a happy ending. Unless maybe it was never meant to have one...
+PC Principal I'm pretty Sure Alan the Character is dead.
+PC Principal I really want Alan The Character to be happy :-( I hope he's ok out there...
+Bounce2it ! He's fine,he's working for Adult Swim now :P
When NM pointed out that Alan was the one knocking.. I couldn’t believe it.
I’ve seen that video so many times and I’ve never once considered that there wasn’t actually somebody outside knocking. Fucking crazy
The camera movements give it away. It's timed perfectly with the knocks every time.
Same. I knew he was doing it from the movements, but I always thought it was a mistake we weren’t supposed to notice. Realizing that was INTENTIONAL changed so much of this for me. So subtle but damn
Why do all the good "creepy channels" have such a pleasant voice?
Tbh that's actually SOOOOOOO true
false sense of security
Konkoly Some of them try too hard to be "creepy and ominous".
NM sounds nice tho :)
(11-15-18)
HIS PROFILE PHOTO CHANGED! Yesterday, it was mostly dark with a few red highlights. Now it’s completely black! I don’t know if it means anything but...
Skip [REDACTED] maybe it does! :3
If you turn up the brightness you can see red
Skip [REDACTED] now it’s back to the original
Oh
What was the opinion
it goes to show just how spectacular this whole series is because even though at the beginning of the video NM says it's not real I still couldn't watch the video where he's in the room when it's destroyed
because it was so sad and scary and real feeling
Yeah I had to skip a good amount towards the end very realistic
It is rather harrowing, isn't it.
you know what im so soft for this man even though it fake
same
yeah same
diaryofafitmommyofficial same
He sounded so upset in the first video when he tried to crush the can 🥺
exactly omg- 🥺🥺🥺
I know that the common belief is his mom died from a heart attack/stroke. I'm inclined to think his mother killed herself by hanging, thus the chair is knocked over. So when he knocked it over to try and teach how to set it upright, he thought of finding his mother dead and hanging.
Perhaps she hanged herself because of Alan's father dieing in the military.
^^^^ THEORY OMFG LOOK
Holy shit I can see it now.
+MrCheckHammer obviously. We're not talking about Alan resnick's actual mom, but the mom of the character alantutorial.
+MrCheckHammer I don't think anyone thought this was real.
as far as his mom hanging herself being debunked, there's not enough evidence to confirm or deny it. It's simply a theory.
The way he potrays Autism is, for the most part, spot on. Espically the part where he was whispering to himself. My older brother has Autism, and for a while he would whispers everything he said under his breathe after he intailly said it. He also did an amazing job showing how they can't properly express themselves, so for everybody around them it's a guessing game. The one thing he didn't do well is show how they usally have one thing they can do very well.
It's called papallillia (might have misspelled it.) I have it too.
Huh so the guy in good fellas has that.
"I'm going to go get the papers, get the papers"
@@fizalex6612 haven't watched it but maybe! There's also another version that I can't remember where the person repeats other people without realizing.
Maybe because Alan is so (seemingly) sheltered and neglected, he just never found that thing he was really good at.
@@shadow_shine3578 I’m autistic and I’ve actually done that when I was really young! I would mouth the words people say when they talk to me unconsciously. I have luckily been able to adjust as I’m growing up but being autistic really sucks
I thought he was crying of laughter when he was trying to pick up the chair.
I am no social worker.
Technical Difficulties I thought he was laughing at how funny it was then I heard it again
i couldnt tell whether it was laughing or crying either, but i assumed crying near the end of the clip.
I need Alan to write, star, and direct a high budget horror movie.
Justin Crawford
He understands horror far FAR better than Hollywood
this guy would make a sick movie
I would like to see a movie behind the mind of a mentally disabled man doing these weird tutorials.
He's made two psychological films for adult swim called Unedited Footage of a Bear and This House Has People in it.
a series is always better for horror
what if the mother killed herself by hanging and kicked the blue chair to the floor to do so?
What if the mother got raped and she was bent over the blue chair?
@@nicholasgeere5125 uhhhh
@@AnaSchariac18 what if tho
thats such a good fucking theory
this is actually genius and makes so much sense, especially when you see Alan hanging from the door too later on maybe accepting his own end??
Alan: Makes tutorials
Kidnappers: Make more tutorials!
Alan: *Well now I am not doing it*
How i deal with life.
*then you just keep grabing another slat of wood
Goldenarrow 51 its been five months and I still love this comment
Unfortunately, as it's now 2018 and there's NO sign of life on the Alan tutorial channel, I'm gonna say the story really does end there :/
hungrypikachu135 His profile picture now has a very dark face.
His regular channel, alan resnick upload a video 2 weeks ago
Why is this video age restricted? Someone please tell me.
@No gods, no kings, only Piranha Plant. 1. It isnt a leg.
2. Even if it was, it wouldnt be a real leg, the video was not flagged or taken down, so obviously RUclips doesn't care.
@@aldobernaltvbernal8745 I noticed this. A while ago it was just a black image.
17:06 when NM's voice started to strain, it?? almost made me cry?? Im just so used to his voice being monotone and smooth so hearing the sudden spur of emotion plucked a heart string??
i didn't know how to feel cos the part felt like it should be emotional but i couldn't stop laughing from "welcome to my Bluetooth page"
Owen Horecny Lmfao same
imagine alan comes back with a video and it’s totally normal, he’s back at the house and is doing normal tutorial again, now that would be scary. like he doesn’t say anything about the previous videos
what? i mean i guess but idk what your talking ab
well, the whole series is just by an actor, not sure if you know that, but his name is alan resnick and plays alantutorial
Niket Vishwakarma ??? no it’s not?
Niket Vishwakarma search up alan resnick on youtube
@Visa Requirements are u literally 5 years old
Alan Resnick is a fucking genius. Alantutorial, Unedited Footage of a Bear and This House has People in it are all works of art.
Romejanic I'm not actually sure if he did, or if it's just on Adult Swim as well, but did he also have a part in making, "Too Many Cooks?"
Jake Huffman I think so.
Unedited footage sucked i really wanted to watch several minutes of a bear not some lady on crack gosh diddly dang darnit
what thats crazy too many cooks is such a good one
Nelson Perez Oh yeah. It's super catchy too... It's stuck in your head for about a week after, whether you want it to be or not... Which is usually the latter option. 😂
as an autistic person i was extremely disturbed by the messy kidnapper room; im paused at around 46 minutes in right now just to calm down. i know Alantutorial isn't real but i can't imagine being able to function in those conditions, so huge props to him for figuring out how to escape.
Arin C True, I have autism to and this is terrifying like the closes thing to hell.
Same here buddy. I just laid my face in my hands and groaned.
I agree. I mean, I don’t have autism, but, yea, that disturbs me *alot*
I have autism as well and I have no idea how he was able to handle it that well. That's actually scary.
Josephi Krakowski You finally found acoustic people... I am too don't worry.
The brother might blame Alan for the death of their mother because he couldn't do anything but watch, and maybe that's why he doesn't care about Alan
I don't know why, but I like Alan's voice. he sounds like a sweet guy. idk
Agreed
@Tusk Act 1 I was thinking the same thing
@Tusk Act 1 I do get those vibes. But he doesn't say mmm after every sentence like Chris.
Oh and your next line is chumimin
I feel like I’m the only one who would have never guessed he was supposed to be mentally handicapped in the videos. The way he talks just sounds to much like another actors or characters that are not portrayed as mentally handicapped
Alan Resnick is indeed a pretty nice guy. Met him once while I was at a supermarket in L.A
As I have autism, I can confirm both the ritual and item statements. I have a routine in the mornings, and if it is messed up, I get really confused. Don’t ask why, I just do. I don’t even really know why.
This channel seems a lot smarter than any other "explaining" channel I've found. Cool stuff.
Right? It's so evident how much work and care he puts into every video. I just wish there were more of them, I've already watched every video xD
Because this is an hour lmao. He explains it more in depth, no filler and there's nothing missing.
i agree. clear, thought out musings and theories. not weird religious over tones. it also explains the art behind a lot of the pieces reviewed not just '' this boy died in a lake, scarrryyy ....''
Even knowing that it's an act, the blue chair bit genuinely broke my heart
watching this slowly and slowly descend, from something innocent and heartwarming to something disturbing and horrifying, was hard. i know this is a story/performance art but my god it was well done, alan reznik really deserves all the credit and more for his portrayal and storytelling. when i first watched this back in 2015, this was honestly the first time I ever felt disturbed and sick to my stomach from media, was when I seen the state of the room he was imprisoned in, especially seeing those spinning legs.
Honestly and truly, what a powerful performance and story.
Man, whoever developed his story is a fucking genius.
ikr this is a masterpiece :}
Watch more of his things on his show "Infomercials". Adult Swim uploads clips, such as the famous "Too Many Cooks"
increased brain power is one of the side effects of lynks disease
Look up Alan Resnick
@@druffner no, nO NOOOO
37:20 "If you're wondering why I'm not doing news, plain and simple, the free market has spoken." LOL
I died at that part
Covis
*AntFa sweats nervously*
That's the philosophy of Trump.
are you Sure you dont mean "the three ($) market has spoken".......
unironically that was the entire point of the webseries
I'm very surprised after seeing this and a couple other explanation vids on alantutorial that nobody has tried to get behind the metaphor that NONE of the tables he uses are flat, whether at his home or in the white room. His materials constantly fall off.
Andrew McGiblets huh
I thought the same thing after everything he put on the table in his cell fell off just like before
Maybe he just put a lot of thought into making the tutorials as intentionally bad as possible. I think he's smart but I don't get all the people dissecting his videos like he's an artist and there's a deeper meaning like an english teacher does with poems
dlaldlaldla nutsntnstn it is an art piece by a man named Alan Resnick.
dlaldlaldla nutsntnstn he... is an artist. This is exactly like a teacher analyzing a poem. Because they both have meaning that the artist wants viewers to think about.
God. I really do wanna sit down and watch this analysis and the series itself in full while i'm 100% awake for ONCE, but every time i try i get such bad sads. Just, having grown up as an undiagnosed autistic, way too much of this hits so close to home. And like-- that's not a bad thing. Absolutely the opposite. It hits hard cause it's written well and preformed well. And it's the quality that makes it hard to watch. Reminds me so much of things that have happened to me or to my friends. Alan did a fantastic job with this series. I really hope i can finally manage to finish it someday, or at least go through the highlights. Cause he deserves those views.
Hey man, I hope you're ok. I don't normally talk about this stuff to anyone but felt obligated to do so here. I'm autistic too, struggled a lot through school and college but I'm 29 now and haven't had medication in over a decade. I have trouble with productivity here on RUclips in what I truly want to make because I see the rest of the planet as intellectually inferior and it's SO depressing to feel like an intelligent guy in a sea of morons. That's where my perpetual cycle of procrastination comes from. I don't claim to understand your plight, but I too have gone through issues with friends and are only just coming to terms with things at almost 30... I just felt obligated to tell you that even if you think nobody in your life doesn't agree with or follow you for your opinions, there's always someone willing to listen who cares ❤
Was too scared to watch the whole thing before..yet now? I’m extremely glad I did so! So much so that I keep coming back here to watch the mystery of Alan unwind again and again
Omfg the socks on the drill tutorial foreshadowed the meatwheel HOW DID I JUST NOTICE THIS
HOLY SHIT
What?
why is alantutorials audio like 200 times louder than yours i had to keep on changing the volume throughout the video
Yaminramen yea i did too
Yep
This is seriously some top-class acting. The guy behind this series delivers a much more convincing performance than most Oscar-winning actors in Hollywood-movies these days.
Your alan voice when you read the tweets is super cuuute lmao
Those meat spinners I... man, I cant handle those...
+TK Jones same here, dude *shivers*
+Noir Silent Wazzup Jack
+TK Jones I know right, that was the first moment in the whole thing where I got actually legit cold blood scared-I has no idea what the fuck I was looking at and honestly I still don't know if I believe they're meat spinners XD
Apparently, they're _legs_. I have no idea how he got any.
+sonicawesomeness
I don't think I wanna know. JEEZ.
You are so underated, you deserve more sub, you put so much work into your videos.
yea not like mark or jack
Mark and Jack like Markiplier or Jackcepticeye or someone else?
+Puppie_Army I'm pretty sure those yeah
Markiplier is so stupid. Just a bunch of random noises and fake fear that wears glasses