The Beauty Of Michael Mann

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  • Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024

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  • @TheBeautyOf
    @TheBeautyOf  8 месяцев назад +96

    Hello everyone !
    Making video about beautiful cinematography is really a full time passion.
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    • @Overlordtoad
      @Overlordtoad 8 месяцев назад

      U should do a video on the beauty of Naked, a film by mike leigh. One of my favourites, the shots in it are really nice

    • @issi529
      @issi529 8 месяцев назад +4

      Heat was his masterpiece.

  • @Mos41f
    @Mos41f 8 месяцев назад +578

    This video was long, long, long overdue. One of the best directors of all time. Nobody captures loneliness better than Michael Mann.

    • @lesner66
      @lesner66 8 месяцев назад +4

    • @r3dsnow757
      @r3dsnow757 8 месяцев назад +34

      Wong Kar Wai does, but in a way dreamier and stylistic fashion.

    • @bastard9982
      @bastard9982 8 месяцев назад +11

      Hey I do agree but what about Martin Scorsese and taxi driver ?? And maybe eyes wide shut and Stanley Kubrick ??

    • @Mos41f
      @Mos41f 8 месяцев назад +20

      @@bastard9982 You're talking about whole movies in general, not particular shots. There's only one other director that comes close to capturing loneliness like Mann, that is Winding Refn.

    • @erikzimmermann1440
      @erikzimmermann1440 8 месяцев назад +8

      Certainly Melville does

  • @slicksouthpaw1350
    @slicksouthpaw1350 8 месяцев назад +190

    Mann’s breathtakingly stylistic neon cinematography and depiction of principled and stoic consummate professionals is something that will never be forgotten in Cinematic history. It’s been years I’ve been waiting for this video to drop.

    • @James-ll3jb
      @James-ll3jb 8 месяцев назад

      No words. What principles?😅

    • @slicksouthpaw1350
      @slicksouthpaw1350 8 месяцев назад +7

      @@James-ll3jb Obviously they are flawed anti-heroes many of things they do are morally reprehensible. I’m referring of adhering to codes and principles for the sake of being consummate professionals. E.G. Neil McCauley having the discipline to “not getting attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.”

    • @brookeduncan9699
      @brookeduncan9699 7 месяцев назад +3

      All of his characters observe their own form of what amounts to Bushido regardless of the consequences. Doing the thing most be done with total commitment or else it's not worth doing.

    • @James-ll3jb
      @James-ll3jb 7 месяцев назад

      @@brookeduncan9699 "Bushido"???

    • @Fiachraraven
      @Fiachraraven 4 месяца назад +1

      West Germany, West Germany

  • @jp-st8vn
    @jp-st8vn 8 месяцев назад +251

    Most stylish director. 'God moving over the faces water' just made it 💙💙💙💙

    • @motwhom3230
      @motwhom3230 8 месяцев назад +8

      moby and hans zimmer share the crown with music production for movies. this song from heat is one reason why

    • @grantnebel9974
      @grantnebel9974 8 месяцев назад +8

      Saw the length of the clip and knew exactly what the music would be.

  • @Brendissimo1
    @Brendissimo1 8 месяцев назад +80

    Easily one of my favorite filmmakers No one depicts cities at night like Michael Mann.

  • @Nately22
    @Nately22 8 месяцев назад +188

    Nobody shoots LA and captures urban isolation better than Mann. Those blues are amazing.

    • @mmulvill
      @mmulvill 5 месяцев назад +6

      Love his use of moonlight.

    • @Tompanelli1
      @Tompanelli1 4 месяца назад +1

      I just replied and said more or less same thing. Then saw your comment. Should have just scrolled down then hit like on that.

  • @leobandoni
    @leobandoni 8 месяцев назад +115

    Manhunter is one of the most underrated movies of all time

    • @jjohnson5014
      @jjohnson5014 7 месяцев назад +11

      Ridiculously good 80s film. Soundtracks amazing on their own

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. 6 месяцев назад +13

      Absolutely. Same with Thief. I feel like most people think that the only movies this man made were Heat and Last Of The Mohicans

    • @Fiachraraven
      @Fiachraraven 4 месяца назад

      West Germany

    • @higherpower7176
      @higherpower7176 3 месяца назад +1

      When red dragon came out I tried telling everyone about it but the shrugged me off

    • @orangewarm1
      @orangewarm1 16 дней назад

      who under-rated it?

  • @naveensuresh811
    @naveensuresh811 8 месяцев назад +97

    Michael mann night shots are simply great ❤

  • @connormacleod8342
    @connormacleod8342 8 месяцев назад +47

    One my favourite filmmakers and my favourite film ever (heat).
    Thank you for this treat

  • @Bluevr245
    @Bluevr245 8 месяцев назад +66

    This guy will be looked back upon as one of the Greatest Underrated Filmakers. His stuff is so deep, you only get it years later!! An absolute genius!!!

  • @misteranderson5991
    @misteranderson5991 8 месяцев назад +41

    Magnificent choice for the final shot. Insider isn't the most obvious choice when a filmo has Heat, Mohicans and Manhunter but Insider is probably his most accomplished work.

  • @grantnebel9974
    @grantnebel9974 8 месяцев назад +26

    "He loved the surface of the earth and the process of life"--an Orwell line that perfectly describes Mann (Kurosawa too).

  • @DelightLovesMovies
    @DelightLovesMovies 8 месяцев назад +62

    I love Michael Mann and his films. I'll never understand the hate for his Miami Vice film. I really love it a lot.

    • @brazen501
      @brazen501 8 месяцев назад +3

      Because it's really a vibe and not Miami vice. They are working for another department in the movie and because of hurricane most of movie is shot in Caribbean. Just name it something else. And change Jaime and Colin and it's a great flick

    • @dr.badass702
      @dr.badass702 7 месяцев назад +4

      @@brazen501 They should have just made them DEA agents or CIA even (like in Sicario) - the stuff they’re doing in that movie is way above the pay grade / skill level of even the most elite special units of Miami Dade cops

    • @jeashillelal7805
      @jeashillelal7805 6 месяцев назад +6

      Miami Vice is an underrated Michael Mann movie

    • @DelightLovesMovies
      @DelightLovesMovies 6 месяцев назад +3

      @yakkattack Me too. The music in it is great too even of it wasn't Jan Hammer.

    • @truslyd
      @truslyd 6 месяцев назад +5

      Miami Vice is a masterpiece...if it was a one-off and not based on a TV show it'd have been judged differently which is silly.

  • @olliebramm4586
    @olliebramm4586 8 месяцев назад +60

    “Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner."

    • @bdub8522
      @bdub8522 4 месяца назад +2

      Always love the advice of Jimmy McElwain

  • @Sora6893
    @Sora6893 8 месяцев назад +51

    The choice of scenes with the music... dude, you're just so talented. Always looking forward to see your vids. Sometimes, when I'm at my job and maybe I have some free hours, I like to go through your channel and see some vids, sometimes I even see the same vids over and over. This is how magic your videos are. Thank you so much for all your work!

  • @karellen2758
    @karellen2758 8 месяцев назад +24

    No one can capture the weakness and strength of loneliness, both at the same time, like Mann does. He tells things with images words cant formulate.

  • @tommyharmon214
    @tommyharmon214 7 месяцев назад +15

    Michael Mann mastered cinematography. His films are precise, beautiful and visually masterful. The actors and the settings are one and not separate. Ergo, poetry in motion. The most underrated director of our time.

  • @lv2465
    @lv2465 4 месяца назад +8

    Michael Mann is one of my top favorite Directors. His work is a perfect blend of drama, plot, writing, style and grit.

  • @anagomiz3011
    @anagomiz3011 Месяц назад +1

    The Beauty of .
    Es un genio .
    Que descubrimiento.
    Algo me ha leido el pensamiento y ha hecho que apsrezca ESTE GENIO
    GRACIAS .❤💛❤️🇪🇦

  • @jakoblikes5021
    @jakoblikes5021 8 месяцев назад +14

    This is making my das so much better you can’t even imagine

  • @NagoD_Ra
    @NagoD_Ra 8 месяцев назад +10

    You gotta do one for just the Miami vice tv show alone. There’s so many great shots and imagery in it

  • @harryom3497
    @harryom3497 8 месяцев назад +16

    Mann does know how to take an iconic shot. If you see his staging and shot selection.

  • @noelht1
    @noelht1 6 месяцев назад +11

    3:28 That powerboat scene and the run-up to it from Miami Vice is one of my favourite pieces of cinema ever. The romance of it and the action of it. I can even forgive him for using Moby as the music because it’s that good.

    • @truslyd
      @truslyd 6 месяцев назад +5

      The moby/Patti Labelle accompaniment perfected that scene.

    • @noelht1
      @noelht1 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@truslyd it did. Perfectly.

  • @ink-_-
    @ink-_- 8 месяцев назад +13

    The greatest director of all time, and it's not close.

  • @alexanderford3831
    @alexanderford3831 8 месяцев назад +8

    Favorite Director. Incredible Storyteller. Fantastic Video.

  • @omadlom
    @omadlom 8 месяцев назад +11

    This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on RUclips and the choice of music is just right. I’m not afraid to admit that I had tears in my eyes such is the beauty of the shots and the music.

    • @TheBeautyOf
      @TheBeautyOf  8 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks a lot mate 🙏🏻

  • @mikezappa
    @mikezappa 8 месяцев назад +5

    I love how Mann (and his DOP) can make the most mundane situation both familiar and visually interesting. I have been a big fan since Heat. The slightly over exposed shot driving through the tunnel always gives me goosebumps.

  • @ldigah
    @ldigah 8 месяцев назад +4

    This brought a tear to my eye. Music is perfectly matched.

  • @v-trigger6137
    @v-trigger6137 8 месяцев назад +2

    My fav director off all time.. Collateral was so influential on me growing up, not only it opened my eyes to what movies can be as in both visually and storytelling, but also it was the first time when i started to notice on filmmaking techniques more seriously.

  • @Mos41f
    @Mos41f 8 месяцев назад +85

    The blue filter in Michael Mann's scenes signifies Loneliness.

  • @Mos41f
    @Mos41f 8 месяцев назад +5

    The shots at 4:35, 5:50 & 5:56 are incredible!

  • @LochTaupo
    @LochTaupo 8 месяцев назад +3

    This video just made my Sunday evening. Many thanks from Australia.

  • @JohnSmith-ki2mr
    @JohnSmith-ki2mr 7 месяцев назад +2

    Such beautiful imagery. Mann just great director with style.

  • @michaelgibson-i6b
    @michaelgibson-i6b 2 месяца назад +1

    Michael Mann has been my favorite Director for decades. I find he is something akin to Van Gogh, who believed that colors were more vivid at night. His cinematography is unmatched IMO and he loves to develop characters. Absolutely delicious scenes arranged by him. Can't wait to see Heat 2. Thank you, Michael Mann for so many lovely films!!!

  • @CuriousWallks
    @CuriousWallks 8 месяцев назад +5

    I was needing this to be reminded of such greatness and depth

  • @Ralph-vh8re
    @Ralph-vh8re 5 месяцев назад +1

    One of the best directors of all time!! His visual style is just mesmerizing!!

  • @SamM_Scot
    @SamM_Scot 8 месяцев назад +3

    One of the all-time great filmmakers. Classics 'Manhunter' and 'The Last of the Mohicans' are must-watch movies :-)

  • @ShawnFitzgeraldPhoto
    @ShawnFitzgeraldPhoto 8 месяцев назад +1

    Wow. Superb job putting this together!

  • @denisefreitas6727
    @denisefreitas6727 8 месяцев назад +2

    Mann is a unique director. Loved the video, very imersive. ❤

  • @monikamylonopoyloy6223
    @monikamylonopoyloy6223 11 дней назад

    This is so beautiful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this beautiful journey. 🙏🙏🙏❤️

  • @ROC14088
    @ROC14088 7 месяцев назад +3

    Mann is obviously a genius, but much respect has to go to the guy who made this. Beautiful, well done, sir 👏 ❤

  • @fernandobarrera6440
    @fernandobarrera6440 8 месяцев назад +4

    I dont know why, but the shot of the lens moving across Depp’s shoulders as hes “looking over his shoulders” is something that’s always stuck with me.

  • @frankthetank5445
    @frankthetank5445 6 месяцев назад +3

    Great compilation. He has such an amazing style.

  • @_fantasticscenes
    @_fantasticscenes 8 месяцев назад +2

    Great director! One of my favorites. Nice edit as always :)

  • @anotsustark6667
    @anotsustark6667 8 месяцев назад +3

    Love this channel. Thank you.

  • @deborjajazzershiem5306
    @deborjajazzershiem5306 8 месяцев назад +17

    no one can capture the ocean as beautiful as Michael Mann. I mean, no one.

  • @Pianofreak1234
    @Pianofreak1234 8 месяцев назад

    Was watching your videos on Collateral and Heat on repeat lately because they condense their moods perfectly and now this 👌🏼

  • @bkwchiu
    @bkwchiu 8 месяцев назад +4

    My appreciation for Michael Mann started with Thief. He has influenced my sense of aesthetic all my life for which I am grateful.

  • @blackbolt1013
    @blackbolt1013 8 месяцев назад +1

    He's an exceptionally storyteller. His films are just beautiful to watch an audio-visual feast . He knows his craft iconic director.

  • @tomseligmann
    @tomseligmann 8 месяцев назад

    YES! BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SINCE FOREVER! THANK YOU!

  • @TonaA.R.
    @TonaA.R. 8 месяцев назад +1

    That was wonderful, I almost cry, stunning cinematography and that music, perfect!

  • @donknox9122
    @donknox9122 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for making this. You truly are a Fan of Mann.

  • @xXBoommeXx
    @xXBoommeXx 8 месяцев назад

    Wow man, what a nice tribute this is. Captivating! Michael Mann's night scenes are always a piece of art.

  • @floydianpink2524
    @floydianpink2524 8 месяцев назад +1

    Wow, what a video, what a director!!
    Fantastic content.

  • @Sanzharinho
    @Sanzharinho 8 месяцев назад

    What a beautiful video, man. Thank you so much. I don't know why but everytime i hear this Moby tune i immediately remember 'Heat' final scene and goosebumps start running all over my body

  • @nathanacuna
    @nathanacuna 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for putting this together! So many emotions all happening at once!

  • @mmulvill
    @mmulvill 5 месяцев назад

    These images define motion pictures in that most of the shots would be breathtaking still photographs, and in motion intensifies the emotions.
    I particularly enjoy his night photography, sunsets, and water.
    That song was a wonderful choice for your montage.

  • @Philosopher7691
    @Philosopher7691 5 месяцев назад +1

    50 year old photographer here, he was one of my earliest appreciated and most influential artists. Visual storytelling with the dimension of music, all done with classic yet innovative aesthetic. More please.

  • @crazygamertr2726
    @crazygamertr2726 8 месяцев назад +9

    Perfect music choice btw.

  • @Andre-hz6rs
    @Andre-hz6rs 8 месяцев назад

    Espetacular, ótima trilha e uma bela fotografia do diretor michael mann 😯

  • @bgltiger55
    @bgltiger55 6 месяцев назад

    Beautiful ❤ Mann captures the human condition, contemplation, calm before the storm, the storm, aloneness, connection, cities by the sea so well - legend..

  • @leehaza
    @leehaza 7 месяцев назад

    i call these moments... michael mann moments...
    my favourite director... of all time.
    thank you sir

  • @cinemagoose
    @cinemagoose 8 месяцев назад +3

    I literally finished watching Heat not two minutes ago, after watching Thief for a class. What are the odds?!

  • @josephbarnhurst3181
    @josephbarnhurst3181 8 месяцев назад

    One of my favorites of all time. Thank you

  • @anjushkumar3037
    @anjushkumar3037 8 месяцев назад +1

    I always wait for videos u are the best ❤

  • @Jimmy1982Playlists
    @Jimmy1982Playlists 8 месяцев назад +1

    Sublimely transcendent! 😍

  • @chrisgonzalez91
    @chrisgonzalez91 7 месяцев назад +1

    This video reminded me that I need to watch all of this directors filmography! My goodness! Such a great edit

    • @Largentina.
      @Largentina. 6 месяцев назад

      He's amazing and has maybe one or two movies that aren't great, everything else is fantastic.

  • @balthazar3526
    @balthazar3526 8 месяцев назад

    I've been subconsciously looking/waiting for this. Excellent job. I'll loop this to the Manhunter and Insider themes. Many thanks

  • @aapox
    @aapox 8 месяцев назад

    My all time favourite director. Stunning edit, great job💯 would love to see edit of Mann’s Public Enemies, it has some beautiful shots as well.

  • @Harrys.Truman-fanpage
    @Harrys.Truman-fanpage 6 месяцев назад +1

    Kudos to Dante Spinotti, the legendary cinematographer behind many of his films
    Edit : I noticed you put their names in the description, great way to honor a less - appreciated job that’s a huge part of a directors vision.

  • @anagomiz3011
    @anagomiz3011 12 дней назад

    Gracias por este magnifico video .

  • @salvatoremazzella206
    @salvatoremazzella206 8 месяцев назад +2

    It would be nice to do The Beauty Of with a cinematographer, like Greig Fraser, or even a production studio, such as Pixar or Cartoon Saloon

  • @mikebelcher7244
    @mikebelcher7244 7 месяцев назад

    Moby, the OG icon for all us old school ravers, went above and beyond when he created this musical masterpiece, the perfect accompaniment for this fantastic montage of some of the most memorable and visually stunning cinematography committed to film. There is something truly unique in the way Mann sees the world and then shows us what he sees. This was a great video, really ❤

  • @padraigdon1657
    @padraigdon1657 8 месяцев назад +3

    I wish you use Reprise version of this music since it's my favorite than original but other than that glad you made Michael Mann tribute video! ;)

  • @RichardPutz
    @RichardPutz 7 месяцев назад +1

    What a great video! What a great director!

  • @NoHomage
    @NoHomage 8 месяцев назад

    I love Micheal Manns use of digital. using the form to create cinematic language. magic.

  • @Jackdm2049
    @Jackdm2049 8 месяцев назад +3

    Oh man, the ultimate.

  • @idoperetz746
    @idoperetz746 7 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely beautiful

  • @anagomiz3011
    @anagomiz3011 28 дней назад

    LA BELLEZA DE TODO LO QUE HACE .
    LO QUE TOCA LO CONVIERTE EN ORO .
    ES SUBLIME .
    GRACIAS .🙏

  • @alexdelchini2802
    @alexdelchini2802 6 месяцев назад

    One of the best and in my top 5 directors of all time he films night time shots like no other director and the atmospheric sound is mind blowing

  • @bibekbasa
    @bibekbasa 8 месяцев назад +6

    The most beautiful soundtracks n films!

  • @vodkamilk6703
    @vodkamilk6703 8 месяцев назад +10

    5:54 I know it's a pretty known fact, but this shot is an hommage to the painting Pacific by Alex Colville

  • @leavapath
    @leavapath 6 месяцев назад

    Great work, much appreciated!!

  • @juanfra3544
    @juanfra3544 8 месяцев назад

    Magnificent video with the film director, Rhapsody in blue: Very few directors have portrayed the nocturnal atmosphere of modern cities like Mann, which means that many of his most iconic images tend to have bluish tones and a certain metallic texture that, of course, rhymes with the psychological processes of his characters.
    Moby's music, thanks to the movie Heat I started following him.

  • @mouradmhm3244
    @mouradmhm3244 8 месяцев назад +1

    Michael Mann's films are crafted for the rebellious, unconventional man who possesses a keen sense of style and aesthetics.

  • @ezioauditoredafirenze2020
    @ezioauditoredafirenze2020 8 месяцев назад +3

    Can you do a video about the beauty of Miami Vice (2006)?
    Also amazing video

  • @Latchobuhl
    @Latchobuhl 5 месяцев назад

    Michael Mann hat ein Gespür für wichtige Sachen in deinem Leben. Und, er hält es einfach fest. Hat er schon immer getan.

  • @Bobywan75
    @Bobywan75 8 месяцев назад +1

    I'm not necessarily a big fan of this director but I can't help to watch the ending chase scene of the Last of the Mohicans when I stumble upon it, it's one of my favorite cinema moment ever, truly haunting.

  • @Kotv6Vfg1
    @Kotv6Vfg1 8 месяцев назад

    Nice choice of scenes...Love it!

  • @ScreengageLLC
    @ScreengageLLC 6 месяцев назад

    Great video. The only thing missing is the slow motion shot of Petersen with the seagulls in Manhunter....Love that shot!!!

  • @dinoaplzful
    @dinoaplzful 6 месяцев назад

    Miami Vice introduced me to Michael Mann and I've been a fan since. Best director in my humble opinion.

  • @djelilvideos1429
    @djelilvideos1429 8 месяцев назад

    YES! YES! AWESOME!

  • @glennclay5453
    @glennclay5453 2 месяца назад

    Manhunter was a classic, damn Michael Mann been putting in work.👍🏾

  • @veselinvasilev9362
    @veselinvasilev9362 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you!

  • @RachidOuajra
    @RachidOuajra 4 месяца назад

    A great director with a great actors respect❤❤❤❤

  • @ankanghosh5272
    @ankanghosh5272 3 месяца назад

    Nobody can shoot night beauty better than Micheal mann... When i saw heat i fell in love with his filmmaaking style.

  • @SnookerFan-kl1jj
    @SnookerFan-kl1jj 8 месяцев назад +1

    One of the all time great directors. Criminally overlooked by the academy, Mann directed not one but three movies in the 90s that could all be considered a masterpiece.

    • @kuusakat1308
      @kuusakat1308 8 месяцев назад

      yup and he's also direted multiple masterpiece worthy films both before and after that.

  • @dannywaters7827
    @dannywaters7827 6 месяцев назад +1

    manhunter 1 of my favorite films,the lighting is amazing, as are all of his films,

  • @NeonPalm90210
    @NeonPalm90210 7 месяцев назад

    Goosebumps!

  • @joshd.4112
    @joshd.4112 4 месяца назад

    Love scene at 4:30? That looks out of bounds! Very visceral lighting and raw emotion from the emptiness.