Analyzing Evil: Bill The Butcher From Gangs Of New York
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Welcome everyone to the fiftieth episode of Analyzing Evil! Our feature villain for this video is Bill the Butcher from Gangs of New York. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!
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Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors ever, and his portrayal of Bill the Butcher was both amazing and engaging. 👍
Agreed, iv watched his movies so many times its amazing how he is completely his role
Yet he didn’t win the Oscar...ridiculous
He's really good to bad he retired
Absolutely. I first saw him act inMY LEFT FOOT and he nailed it! I’d love to see him in Lincoln. Can you imagine, I haven’t seen the movie yet but this just reminds me that I need to. Love his acting 🎭!!!
Agreed 100%
“And may the Christian lord guide my hand against your Roman popery” one of the most iconic villains of all time
Well, many villains think they're doing the right thing.
Villain?
God bless billy b if only he could have won
" This is you, right here. Knotch 45"
@@Merjedmedia A religious fool of a villain.
I think you left out a very definitive stance on his terrible honor. He throws the knife and follows up with "That's a wound." And the "The heart, the heart. The heart? This man has no heart." The scene itself defines Bills admiration towards Priest Vallon and disgust with his son. That the 1 man he honors more then anyone, would have a son that would try to sneak attack him.
Or, he could just be saying that for the sake of the crowd. A point not often touched upon is Bill's evident narcissistic vanity in his clothes and public image, and the whole "patriotism" thing may just be an element of that.
@@imcallingjapan2178 well... Having a highly personalized or eclectic sense of style when one can afford it is hardly a sign of narcissism by itself. As far as crowd pleasing it would've made a bigger statement to just kill him. I definitely think he meant to leave him alive both as a shame thing as well as out of respect for Priest Vallon. As far as politics go, mass migration has always bred problems. It had more to do with national identity and culture than anything else. See views on the Hessians, Irish, Italians, and Chinese during the immigration years. Similarly colonization of Africa, subdivisions of China (Han and Mongol etc), Western influence in Japan, it's universal. Every culture has a reflex to retain integrity and region of control. Any that doesn't destroys itself within dozens of years. Again, see post Meiji Japan, Rome, and increasingly the US. Integration and assimilation are key to successful immigration and that's impossible on large scales.
@@johnquick9409 If you think Bill understood any of that, you're kiddng yourself. He couldn't even read. He just had literally nothing to motivate or provide meaning in his life, so he chose something that suited him and his anger and devoted himself to that. And respect for Priest Vallon? Lol, right. When he sent John C. Reilly to shoot Amsterdam, there's your "respect." And I meant his entire show of "patriotism" and his image was narcissistic in nature. He wanted everyone to view him a certain way, and he justified every heinous action to himself with the constant charade of "foreign hordes defiling" the wretched rathole that was his entire world from birth to death.
@@johnquick9409 well said.
@@johnquick9409 Rome at least successfully integrated dozens of cultures into their empire over hundreds and hundreds of years and a vast swathe of territory. If anything they showed that integration on a mass scale is absolutely possible and beneficial. The eventually sacking and downfall of Rome was because they DIDN'T try and integrate the later Germanic groups but instead hired them enmass as mercenaries, often in the civil wars. Rome was bought down by many factors but the biggest was probably the malfeasance of the Roman elite and the lengths they would go to to secure power, including actions that damaged the state that they were fighting over.
The most influential fictional character of my entire life so far. I was 10 when I first saw this film, a naive optimistic kid. I will never forget the scene in which he kills the sheriff. No hesitation, no second thoughts, no remorse for killing a man. I had no idea that evil so pure could exist in this world. I still get shivers thinking about Billy the Butcher even 16 years later
DDL is an absolute joy to watch in every role he plays. The absolute dedication to his character acting really is something to behold.
Well said. Lewis is a JOY to watch, and his many iterations of complex characters always leaves one with a fresh surprise and a new appreciation.
I loved him in Crucible and Last of the Mohicans.
@@goldilox369 For me it's this and There Will Be Blood. But he really is always phenomenal in his roles and I have absolutely no gripes about your picks as they are both beyond top tier as well lol He really just does have an insane body of work/performances!
@@trautsj IVE ABANDONED MY SON!!
Yeah, There Will Be Blood is def my top 3 movies ever. And its mostly because of his portrayal. I havent seen the movie in this video though yet so im interested to see how it squares up to TWBB
He is an incredible actor.
I would LOVE to see Griffith from Berserk get an analysis
That would be awesome!!
That one would be truly interesting
Or johan liebert from monster, or funny valentine, pucci, kira, dio, tooru, diavolo from jojo!
needs to be done
And Dio and Maybe Cell
Daniel Day Lewis is great at playing old timey villians and characters. Sometimes too well. I think his ability to make such monstrous individuals appear charming and be so charismatic is what draws people in. If you look at comments in videos about these roles he's been in, you'll find not only people praising his acting, but people actually sympathizing with them or looking up to these characters. It's really something else.
Imagine how hilarious but fitting a "Analyzing Evil: Oscar from Shark Tale" would be
You mean the protagonist from Shark Tale?
As is the case with many of these movies, the villain, particularly this one, completely outshines everyone else. His actions, charisma, and reasoning make time spent with the main character and his obligatory romance, almost boring. I also found it interesting, while Bill's reasonings with the Irish often simply ended in violence, he actually had a moral leg to stand on when dealing with Tammany Hall. I liked how Bill's deeper, more primal, understanding of human nature cut through Tweed's more sophisticated, practical corruption.
Well said.
That’s your personal opinion, and it says more about you than you think.
Day-Lewis’ roles almost always outshine the films he is in. His Bill the Butcher was more of a scenery chewing role than the usual craftsman-like character studies that the actor plays.
@@kramalerav He really does dominate every movie he's part of.
True bro.. This is my top 5 favorite characters ever to have graced the cinema.
This might sound like a joke, and you might eanna save it for aprils fools day but I would teally REALLY like to see an episode on Dr. Evil.
Yeah, and totally play it straight.
At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Wilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum... it's breathtaking! I suggest you try it.
...'hence the name, Gold member.'
this would be an excellent april fools video!!
@@cougarhunter33 is the summers we would make meat helmets.....
Wait, the initial fight in the movie was a rematch iirc. Priest and Bill fought before. Bill lost and Priest let Bill go from death. So Bill cut out his own eye. This brings us to the first fight we see in the movie; where Priest loses. Bill does not spare Priest, but he sets up the shrine and has the night of remembrance each year.
The scene where Bill explains his admiration for Priest to Amsterdam without the knowledge he’s talking to the son of Priest is my favorite in the entire movie. You can tell it catches Am off guard as he likely spent his whole life thinking Bill detested his father when killing him. There’s confliction when he hears Bill respected no one more than Priest.
Bill is such a compelling villain/antagonist
hero
@@forceghostburtreynolds7597 He wasn't a Hero, he was racist hypocrite
@@bluetrailerproductions7488 Racist? No more than anyone else in those days, A hypocrite? I guess in a way but hierocracy isn't always wrong or necessarily a bad thing.
@@berjastkjuklingur1914 He Treated black people and The Irish unfairly.
He even made a sick joke saying he would use guns to shoot them before they step on land.
That's not a Hero, that's a sick person.
Hypocrisy is wrong. You can't do something bad and be pissed off at someone who's doing the same thing and think they are wrong for that. Catching my Drift or am I being Obtuse
@@forceghostburtreynolds7597 You clearly live down South.
Truly one of the best villains in cinema, anchored by one of the best actors of our time. My only beef with the film was how loose and somewhat meandering the story was, even though it had a clear and decisive arc that was easy to follow. Historical epics against a sweeping backdrop usually don’t lend themselves well to a film that is also trying to balance its other elements with adequate character study. Filmmakers often get lost in translation when they attempt all these things at once. But this performance, and the film itself, are still excellent.
Honestly, I didn't care much for the movie, but I've watched it 3 times because of Bill.
I agree, I love the movie and it was the first Scorsese film I saw as a teenager. I must admit it isn't a top Scorsese for me anymore. There's about an hour that could be trimmed out, especially the romance.
@@xax888servo7 Many of Scorsese’s films are hit-or-miss in one way or another. Everyone had such high hopes for ‘The Aviator’, which was a great film. I personally would have chosen ‘Sideways’ for Best Picture that year, but The Academy has a soft spot for Clint Eastwood.
It amazed me that this film didn’t win a single Oscar. I thought it was a shoe-in for Best Cinematography, but that went to ‘Road to Perdition.’ I do suspect that Scorsese lost to Roman Polanski (The Pianist) because of the subject matter, which always goes over well with The Academy.
@@chamberofprogress5025 When Scorsese won his first Oscar for The Departed, he described it as his first film with a plot. Now that isn't entirely true (Cape Fear is a pretty straightforward thriller), but his films do have a tendency to have a very loose plot structure. People don't seem to mind that for a crime epic like Goodfellas or a biopic like Raging Bull or The Aviator, but in Gangs of New York, which on the surface is a simple revenge tale, it's a bit more noticeable.
Every darn review of this film is of it’s
historical inaccuracies. As a piece of artwork it’s one of the most amazing films of the 21st century.
I think Bill is just a product of the time portrayed in the movie - hateful certainly, but he appears no more evil than nearly everyone around him. It’s hard to identify any ‘good’ people in the movie.
Excellent point, and we view this from a contemporary perspective. At one point much of his beliefs wouldn't have been considered so immoral or shocking in any way either. I think he is a fascinating and complex character who is played to perfection by DDL. One of the most memorable characters of all times on the big screen.
Good point.
Thats a good point. Cultural relativism is super important, especially when considering the character of someone's beliefs or actions. None of us today can imagine what your mental state would be like growing up in 19th century urban poverty. Although its never good obviously, you had to be a literal saint to not get corrupted by Victorian slum life
I love it how when Scorsese and Daniel Day Lewis made "The Age of Innocence", Lewis' character is the complete opposite of Bill the Butcher in GONY. I feel it was the environment that Bill the Butcher was in, lower class 1800s New York. It was a combination of "nurture" and "nature".
Finally, awesome. This was one of my request. Daniel Day-Lewis at his best
There will be blood holds a much better performance in my opinion
Mee too I was soo happy
Humanity at its best.
I think Daniel Day-Lewis is an awesome actor.
Has he ever had a bad role tho or not been at his best? Not being argumentative I just can't think of a bad role or movie from him is all.
“This was a great man “
Indeed a intelligent man🧐
Yes
I really got a soft spot for villains with redeeming qualities and those that might have a valid reason for their actions, but became villains because of it.
In general, I think troubled and morally grey characters are the best.
I agree. I think alot of villains in real life are morally grey and that's what makes movie villains like Bill interesting. Not just somebody doing evil for evil's sake.
Anyone can play the Devil, but not everyone can play a fallen angel.
Its because they are far more common in real life. To use the idea of old westerns where good guys wear white hats and bad guys wear black, in real life there are no black hats and white hats. We all wear varying shades of grey.
Depends on who's doing the redeeming though don't it? My family is Irish Catholic and my 4th great grandparents immigrated to NYC in 1846 barely a year after the famine started. So they were around during all this and to those like myself there isn't a true redeeming to the butcher
@@BmoreCelt Nobody cares.
I can't get enough of Bill he Butcher! He was absolutely mesmerizing as portrayed by Daniel Day Lewis.
This is a movie I definitely need to see again. I saw it when I was a bit younger and, while I respected it as a well made film, I didn't fully understand it. On top of that, and this look into Bill, I think it's absolutely worth a second take.
Recommendation: Fletcher, played by J.K. Simmons in the film "Whiplash"
You don't watch it on a yearly basis?
@@iHawke lol, I can't say that I do
But uh, I now have it on my to-own list
then perhaps I will :D
I could not agree with this more!!!!! Fletcher from Whiplash is brilliant!!!
@@mrbrandoncole1 I'm really hoping we get a video for him. He deserves one for sure! [:
Here’s a request: Colonel Nathan Jessup
From A Few Good Men
Comparably as odious as the Warden from Shawshank. He's like that boss that's smart enough to lie to your face, even in private, having both of you knowing the truth.
I've been hoping for Colonel Jessup for a while now.
You want that video? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE VIDEO.
@@RCAvhstape Did you request this video to be made...
DID YOU _REQUEST_ THIS VIDEO TO BE MADE?!
@@canadbpolis I eat breakfast 300 yards from men trained to make videos. So don't think you can come down here, and make me nervous.
One thing that stands out to me is that he commands so much loyalty despite being a brute. To the point that Amsterdam saves him from the Irish Assassin, out of reaction, not out of the desire to kill him personally.
Imagine boat loads of people being let into your country everyday. What a scary movie.
I think an analysis of Percy Wetmore from "The Green Mile" would be pretty interesting.
For reallll bro
There's not much to analyze. It would be a short video. Besides, Wild Bill was more of a main antagonist, but there's not much to analyze there either.
Ugh, dunno if I could stand that greasy mug looking at me again
Eegads...
Loved Bill the Butcher, he felt so enthralling in all of his scenes.
I remember watching Gangs of New York when I was ~8. Bill literally scarred me shitless. One of my favourite villains! Amazing video, keep up the great work! ❤️
Two things...I wouldn't exactly call Bill "unhinged".One might disagree with his views but he was as rock solid as they come compared to other characters. Second, he didn't stab that man through the hand for making a low bet. He stabbed him for trying to steal from the table.
being a xenophobic hypocrite is absolutely unhinged
You don't think a man who has no qualms with killing people to get what he wants isn't unhinged?
@@Rawker101 no
People misunderstand the concepts behind “crazy” and “unhinged” as acts that are harmful, bad, cause death etc
The methodology (or lack of) is what makes something unhinged NOT the severity of the act
There is a clear and linear logic to Bill’s acts. He responds to stimuli in a predictable manor. He does not meander in his speech and articulated his reasoning clearly and repeatedly
His acts may be reprehensible but this in no way makes him unhinged. They are not the same
@@KrypticAsylum ok libtard
I think an analysis of Koba from Rise and Dawn of the planet of the apes would be great, as his character has depth and is a real fresh take on a villain
You got your wish, was just uploaded today.
Got your wish a year later
And Bill wasn’t wrong.
He was
Catholicism will take Amerika
Bill deserves his own movie honestly
This is his own movie 🤣
I assumed what this person was trying to imply, that he will be the main character - his upbringing, his experiences that shape and molded him to be who he was in his present time of being established as a force to be reckon with. Mostly the first person view of such actions.
Well pretty much how we seen Leo's character coming to age and after. That what was being implied.
This was the one I was waiting for on this channel. Although I agree with you in regard to Emperor Palpatine, I believe the “The Butcher” was the greatest on screen villain ever. “He shows his code when he spares Priest’s son the same that Priest spared him.” Although there is no honor among thieves, there can be honor among enemies”
This is the slowest quest to cover every scorsese antagonist(and sometimes protagonist) I've ever seen
He did a great job in this role. I actually found myself rooting for him over Amsterdam. Any chance to see Thulsa Doom, Keyser Soze, or Lorne Malvo in future profiles? Or maybe some gang/family profiles like the Tuttle/Childress family from True Detective, gangs of Oz, etc...
Would so love to see a video on Errol Childress or the whole family!
@@alliezenonos yeah they were those kind of people that were strait out of the darker parts of the abyss. I'd like to add 2 others to that list as an honorable mention... Al Swerengen and Rust Chole. Just because they're both interesting characters.
Bill the Butcher: Native
Native Americans: Not Native?
@@bribriarwhitey7781 The indigenous peoples didn't call themselves or even have a concept of what America was ( Early on anyways). To be American in those days was to be apart of the founding stock of people from Northern Europe the same people who created the Nation and gave it its name.
@@bribriarwhitey7781 How can you be native to country that doesn't exist yet?
DDL is an incredible actor. Every part he plays is a masterpiece.
Another iconic villain perfect for this channel.
Subtle hint that “Homelander” is next!
God I hope so
A villain, though he may be, he was very good to those he was allied with. As Amsterdam said in the movie: "funny thing being under the wing of a dragon, it's a lot warmer than you think."
Lewis portrayed great distress as Bill when he found Amsterdam was plotting to kill him
I come from an Irish family and even I can see his motivations and sympathize with him a bit.
At least the Irish integrated after a while and are basically American in the broader sense. Im black and even though black people have been here for 400 years its been a hassle for them (us) to integrate
The hatred of the Irish was more related to religious bigotry,combined with inherited hostility towards the Irish inherited from the English, more than anything else. It was not that the Irish were immigrants or poor. At the same time of the great Irish migrations, huge numbers of Germans also migrated to the US, by the Germans were mostly Protestants.
Crime was already rampant in the major American cities before the Irish came. Irish street gangs increased street crime to a huge degree, but after the first 1-2 decades since Irish gangs came into existence, Irish gangs mostly preyed on their fellow Irishmen.
The Irish worked incredibly hard at the docks and at construction sites. They lowered wages, but also contributed mightily to the economic growth of New England. And then they fought as soldiers in huge numbers, mostly for the Union. The Irish were after the Germans, the second largest ethnic group in the Union Army.
So, the Irish contributed immensely to the United States and were given relatively little in return. What the Irish learned however, was that power is not given. It is taken. Using the political power of the Irish gangs to gather votes for politicians is what ultimately made them rise in economic, political and cultural standing.
@@carbinepeepoo I think that's largely thanks to cynical "politicizing" of race, division continues to run rife because of a select few groups.
Wow... That's just stupid dog. I'm sorry but bill just an insane bigot I don't understand how you can sympathize with literally anything he does.
@@thabomuso6254 the Irish were targeted for their Irishness. That's why our language and culture was outlawed
People should look into how the Irish were treated during this time. It was fucking crazy. Everything depicted in this movie is an understatement.
Ironic he holds the exact same views as the people he despise.
They were treated according to their actions.
@@gabreshaa8234 🙄
@@gabreshaa8234 dafuq? getting off a boat?
and today their decendants are being asked to pay reparations for the crime of having the same color of skin as some slave owners...which is somehow not just as racist.
Man, you crank these videos out so fast its insane. Applaud the work ethic.
Ddl and Gary oldman are the only two actors that have me so invested in the character that I forget I'm watching an actor
Throw sam Elliott and Michael Shannon in there if you will. And Christian Bale as far as method/character role playing goes.
Also Vincent d'onofrio
Bill explained his brutality was calculated when he told Amsterdam he holds power and survived to be in his late 40’s by using “The spectacle of fearsome acts. Somebody steals from me, I cut off his hands. He offends me, I cut out his tongue. He rises against me, I cut off his head, stick it on a pike, raise it high up so all on the streets can see. That's what preserves the order of things. Fear.”
One of your best analysis. Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the best actors ever.
Literally stopped working, watched this, and now back to work. Brilliant as always
Haha yea I understand
First thing I saw Daniel Day-Lewis in was There Will Be Blood and I can’t unsee him as Daniel Plainview, simply because of how well he played him
10:17 actually, he stabs the bald guy for trying to nick a coin off the table, that's why he doesnt kill him, and he says that he respects a man willing to burn for his swagger.
Do you like morally grey characters? Clyde Shelton from law abiding citizen would be good to see. The shift from his actions at the start of the movie to the end are interesting to look at.
I’d love you to do a villain video for Koba from the new planet of the apes films. The character has severe ptsd, some narcissistic traits, pyromania ( loves firearms and explosives) and a desire for revenge that’s beyond irrational. When he’s around other apes he’s abrasive but otherwise calm and pleasant, but when around humans he’s constantly irritated, violent and controlling. His pathological hate of humans cause him to betray his friend for tolerating them and develops such alust for power and violence that he kills humans and his fellow apes indiscriminately. The character does truly awful things but his life of being tortured and experimented on keeps you sympathetic even when he should be beyond sympathy. He’s intelligent and a skilled fighter. A tie in novel mentions that he was friends with a human handler but after they are fired the new handler kills his mother and puts a cigarette out in his eye.
Yes absolutely
HUMAN WORK
Koba also views apes that don't know sign language and apes who aren't as developed as he is as inferior
DDL gave one hell of a performance, it's just awe inspiring to watch him here. I remember watching it and all I could explain was how cold he was. Brilliant actor
I remember seeing this in the comments eas literally praying for it ever since. So glad for this.
Apparently he practised and then did indeed tap a real knife on his contact/fake eye in that scene. That's dedication to the role👏
I'd like to see another Gary Oldman character, Zorg from 5th element 😃
He finally answered so many requests from the fans in future episodes you should do an analysis of the following villains(no particular order)
Mickey and mallory knox-the natural born killers
Frank Costello-the departed
Neil McCauley-heat
Billy Bickel-7 psychopaths
Eric Cartman-south park
Chev chellios-crank
Agent Smith-The Matrix
Ghost dog-Ghost dog the way of the samurai
I wouldn't call Bill a villain
I really love your breakdowns of these characters. It makes for great study material when I'm fleshing out people in my own stories. You do an excellent job of highlighting the dubious good in these otherwise villainous individuals, and I appreciate that because all too often people forget that the Villains are people too: without depth and nuance, without an insight into the reason behind their actions and behaviors, they'd just be flat cardboard caricatures of people.
He’s not evil… he’s the best fuckin American that ever lived!!!!
I like the fact that you begin your videos exactly as if you were dubbing the villain at the first shot. It gives yr analysis a little uncannines at first, some character but also a little of mystery. You almost symbolically become the villain, just before talking about them. Cool.
I always end re-watching this movie from time to time, and Bill the Butcher probably is one of the main reason of why.
Daniel Day-Lewis would probably make the perfect Dutch Van der Linde
He didn't stab the man's hand for a low bet. That man was trying to steal from the pot when he thought no one was paying attention.
OOOOHHHH! Can’t wait to watch this all the way through!
One of my all time favorite villains.
Some suggestions:
Nucky Thompson - Boardwalk Empire
Oh Il-nam - Squid Game
Al Swearengen - Deadwood
Marlo Stanfield - The Wire
Tywin Lannister - Game of Thrones
Wildcard:
Yoshikage Kira - JJBA Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable
this has become one of my favorite channels! Keep up the good work
I've done some research into the real Bill the butcher. He was definitely an interesting guy. He didn't have the relationship with Tamminy Hall portrayed in the movie. He loathed Tamminy Hall because of there relationship with the Irish. His rivalry with John Morrisey was quite the story as well. Morrissey, himself, was a fascinating charecter who did alot for the rights of the Irish. He was a champion bareknuckle boxer who helped guard ballot boxes during elections. He also served 2 terms as, I believe, a US senator.
So you read wikipedia too...? Solid research, bro.
Daniel Day Lewis portrayal of Bill The Butcher really brought life to this film.
One of my favorite movie villain and my favorite performance from the great Daniel Day-Lewis. Thank you for another great video and one I was hoping for to show up :D
Little fact. The battle in which Bill's father took part of was alluded to be the battle of Lundy's Lane, Ontario, Canada. The biggest loss of life for American troops on foreign soil untill WW2
Also, I think I was one of the many whom suggested Bill the Butcher. Thanks for listening. Another suggestion if I may is Nicky Santoro from Casino and Longshanks from Braveheart.
Keep up the great work.
Omg this is the best thing ever thank you vile eye soo much
A great analysis! However, I feel Bill has more redeeming qualities than what you included in this video. For one, he does appear to genuinely care for both Jenny and Amsterdam. Even viewing Amsterdam as a son. Their relationship becomes so strong that (I feel) Amsterdam saves Bill out of genuine love and affection (though this does disturb Amsterdam). Also, in the climatic final scene; upon seeing the carnage wrought and the two gangs forgetting their trivial differences to help one another; he seems to display genuine regret and sorrow (for the right reasons). As if he feels he’s lived a lot of his life foolishly. This, I feel, ultimately displays a lot of humanity on his part.
Thanks for this. I've been waiting for this one. Bill the Butcher is probably one of the best portrayals of a villain in movies. Easily one of my Top 5 favorite portrayals of a villain.
Bill is one of my favourite on screen characters ever, Daniel Day Lewis is IMO the best actor ever, great video
Daniel Day Lewis was a boss in this movie. One of the best performances ever
Arriving home, struggling to keep awake, but i find another great video to keep me engaged and thinking, thanks a lot.
He was a good man that cared about his people
Shoutout to the guy who was asking for this analysis in the comments a few weeks ago.
I remember you. Kudos 👍
Heheh, in high school journalism class, I wrote an article about _Gangs of New York_ in my little film review column. The Vile Eye touched on a lot of the same points I did, so that's pretty neat. Great video, you just keep knocking them out of the park.
Also, I like that you kept the creepy music going during your ad read. More channels need to do this, it makes the commercial so much more interesting. SpoOoky Noom.
"One who can't handle the reality he is living in and what little control he has over it."
I empathize with Bill even more.
No you don't.
Either fight and become a xenophobic racist or just roll over and accept...well what we have today.
I'm going to assume you don't mean the shitty xenophobia and more just the feeling of powerlessness
@@SquishyEggo You mean, a multicultural society? The term “nativist”
is misused in the US, as it implies that white people are native to this country, when in fact they are the descendants of immigrants.
@@gregbors8364 Same thing happening to America is happening to europe though, who are the natives there
I feel when he murdered new Irish mayor, while his back was turned, robbed him of any nobility. In that moment we see who he truly was.
He was the new sherriff, not the mayor. I agree, it was a good example of how his so-called honor was negotiable.
He did lay down the challenge first. Monk had every reason to know that he was just called out by a killer who fights to the death, as Monk also did by the 44 notches in his club. It was brutal for sure. I believe Bill would've preferred a more sporting combat between warriors, but in the end he butchered him because in Bill's eyes Monk was acting like a domesticated cow.
@@fighterck6241 another great actor Brenden Gleeson
@@truckermike5853 Eh, I doubt that he was really there to fight. He was in an elegant suit with a top hat so he really intended to kill Monk without him looking. And he had it his way when Monk turned his back.
@@melvinbigsmokeharris7640 And in the opening scene, he walked out to face Priest's gang dressed pretty much the same before he took off the coat and his crew all threw their hats in the air before the charge. He's a stylish dude. Doesn't mean he's not always ready with a dozen knives and a cleaver on his belt.
Yes! I've been asking for you to do this since the day I found out about your videos. Thank you for giving us this! Possibly my favorite villain of all time.
I would love to see a video on Khan Noonan Sigh from Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan.
How's he evil though? He was right and just to defend his people, his lands and the future of their children's, children.
18 words!
The only character on the series I wouldn’t necessarily classify as evil.
He was a gang leader and murdered people how is that not evil lmao
@@mrban1419 Because he’s just one of other characters in the movie who are also gang leaders and murders. Lmao
@@ashtonmilkyway they were all evil nobody in that movie was a normal person lol all were socio or psychopaths lol
@@mrban1419 Well at the time it was considered normality lol. It’s great to judge people from the past with your moral conundrums of today. Lol
Your overuse of "lol" and "lmao" as well as your pathologizing of any reptehensible act as "PsyChOpaThy" makes me want to do something to you that would make Bill the Butcher look like a fucking Angel in comparison
You have to respect DDL. Like many method actors, he just IS the film. The most intense part of this character is fear, his own and that which surrounds him. He's one of my favorite actors because this is what he creates.
Great post!, As always. Can't believe it's been 50 episodes. But I'm glad I've been here for every single one. ⭐
Hes the hero of this story
So now that there are 50 of these, I'm going to add to the statuses of each of these characters from Vincent up to Billy, while updating the killed ones to denote either suicide, natural causes, or murder. Let's do this thing. If y'all have any questions, don't be afraid to ask.
Alive, free, and uninjured: Alex DeLarge (book), Amy Dunne, Hannibal Lecter (book), the Lighthouse, Louis Bloom, Patrick Bateman, Tetsuo Shima, and Travis Bickle (keeps his job as a taxi driver despite his murder spree)
Alive, free, yet injured: Alex DeLarge (movie), Anton Chigurrh, the Gingerbread Man, Hannibal Lecter (movie), Hans Landa, Mildred Ratched, and Noah Cross (gets shot in the shoulder but otherwise is free to go)
Alive, captive, and uninjured: Daniel Plainview, the Joker (Joker), and Norman Bates
Alive, captive, and injured: The Joker (The Dark Knight) and Thomas Howard
Unclear: Tony Soprano (the scene cuts hard to black before we find out his final fate)
Will keep coming back regardless of how many times they die: Ganon and Yu Yevon
Dead (natural causes): Jack Torrance (movie), Max Cady, and Michael Corleone (dies alone of a heart attack in a park)
Dead (accidental): Claude Frollo and Walter White
Dead (suicide): Jack Torrance (book) and Samuel Norton (shoots himself in the head)
Dead (killed by someone): Alonzo Harris, Amon Goeth, Anakin Skywalker, Annie Wilkes, Asami Yamazaki, Bill the Butcher (gets shot then stabbed by Amsterdam Vallon), Bob Barnes, Calvin Candie, Commodus (gets stabbed in the throat by Maximus Meridius), Count Dooku, Darth Maul, Frank Booth (gets shot by Jeffrey Beaumont), Jigsaw, John Doe, Leatherface, Margaret White, Michael Myers, Norman Stansfield (gets blown up by the dead Leon's grenade vest), the Overlook Hotel, Pinhead, Scar, Sheev Palpatine, Thomas Wake, Tony Montana, Vidal, Vincent (gets shot by Max Durocher), and William Kurtz
Noah Cross got shot in the shoulder by his daughter.
@@1bridge11 Thanks, I'll edit that accordingly.
Bruh why?
@@jamesgrant9779 Bruh, reasons, mostly that I like making dumb lists like this.
@@weirdguy1495 The Noah Cross video is really dying on the vine, isn't it? Less than 32K views in more than 2 weeks on YT.
This is my favorite channel bro like I found this channel four days ago and have been hooked ever since
From a snob to other snob, thank you. I cant talk about this things with practically no one. Love your work
Any chance you could do your next analyzing evil on David ''Noodles'' Aaronson from Once upon a time in America?
*"You know how I stayed alive this long, all these years? Fear."*
Just like Bill's view on the priest, you both hate and respect his complex character.
It's funny how i watch more and more of your amazing videos, just to realize that you're covering some of my favorite all time movie characters
One of the best performances in cinema. I loved your analysis too. Excellent video
I think so too. You seem alright man, we should hang out.
I love this villain and your video about him! I request that you make a video about Magua from Last of the Mohicans. His actions, for the most part, are so understandable that I question whether he is truly a villain.
The reasons the war was fought was the same reason literally every other war in history was fought. I just don't think that is evil. It's only been in the very recent past that not wanting other peoples around wasn't the norm. Honestly most people are still like that.
You're talking about the Civil War? How is wanting to own people as property and fighting to preserve that right not evil??
@Michael Howell That's right.
@@Lgbtfortnite Slavery existed throughout world history (and still exists in Africa). All races have been slaves, including millions of whites. If the existence of slavery justified the North's crushing of "evil" Southerners - despite slavery having not been forbidden by the Constitution - then the crushing of the indians was equally justified after the war by the same men who destroyed the South; but of course, they're praised as saints for the former, yet damned for the latter by the indoctrinated.
@@hookstomper7322 the chattel slavery of the americas cannot be compared to any other slavery. The amount of people enslaved and transported during this time period dwarfs the other systems of slavery. You can keep your whataboutism and revisionism. Keep licking the southern boot and trying to rewrite history.
@@thefirebreathingleftist8648 Brazil had way more slaves than the US
Excellent choice. Gangs of New York is an underrated gem. It’s the last of the great sprawling historical epic films.
One of the finest performances ever committed to celluloid. I saw this film in theaters when I was 13 and was mesmerized by Daniel Day-Lewis and the film itself.
Bill wasn't "evil"... he was a patriot fighting to protect his country
I always saw Bill stabbing McGinn when his back was turned a betrayal of his own principles of honor. Maybe he was just that angry with him or perhaps he felt he would lose in a fair fight against him.
It was proof that Bill had no principles nor honour. He just had nothing else to live for except violence, vice and pride.
I think Bill saw McGinn running against his side as some sort of dishonorable act, considering McGinn was more of a hired mercenary during the Dead Rabbit days. So in Bill's mind he could retaliate unfairly, kind of a "he started it" type thing
@@teddiemack8071 Bill was a crook who profited from and ordered such thievery, he had no problem with Amsterdam and his friend robbing the dead on the ship, unlike even the lowlife racist thug McGloin. Like all gangsters, Bill had no real scruples if he could swtich them off anytime for the sake of profit.
@@teddiemack8071 Wow, you're determined to make excuses for that fictional scumbag, huh? Total cringe. Grow up
@@teddiemack8071 Sorry, if I hurt your feelings, (and IDK what the hell a "trigglypuff" is, but it's okay) but what you said is total nonsense. You sound like me aged 12 when I saw this film and was so impressed by Bill apparent badassery I was determined to look for some heroism or humanity in his intentions.
So happy you made this video!!!!!
My life is complete now. Thank you