Watching this with my wife, who suffered from depression for a long time, it hit us both differently. I saw a pretentious, gratuitously grotesque, unnessisarily dark animation. She saw a tragically beautiful depiction of what it's like to go through and overcome these dark feelings and hopelessness. I think one may have had to go through it, to understand it.
Yeah, it's different when you really understand what it represents. When first saw it, it hit hard. Some videos I could connect so well it almost made me cry. It's great to see people who've been trough it but were able to learn to deal with it and be okay =)
Is it bad I see this as both? As someone who has been fighting depression I’m able to see both and no it’s not because I think I’m better at you honestly my RUclips name is an apt description of who I am. I just think when you go through depression and still trying to make it under control you see the world in grey
As someone who struggles with everything mentioned in the video it's oddly comforting seeing a character not "get rid" of its depression, it will always be there and I'm happy to see some accurate representation. I'm personally getting better, slowly but surely i am and that's all that matters!
The aesthetics and character design! There is a rather mature fighting scene where the cat person ( btw pretty cute guy) fight the hand-centipede, which is just marvelous from the technical perspective.
POV: Matpat has gone from ruining your children's childhoods, to just scaring the theory out of you with only the cut scenes from the show he is reviewing.💀
As someone who's lived with depression my whole life and agoraphobia for the last few years this hit really hard. It's a horrifying depiction but *it should be* people don't understand how truly debilitating depression can really be. So many people just assume it's some sort of mental weakness and we should be able to overcome it and be happy through pure will alone and that's not how it works. This was beautiful and dark and it's really accurate to my personal battles with mental health
If you see someone with a bad leg you wouldn't tell them to overcome it with will alone. You can do exercises to alleviate the pain, sometimes meds can help, and for some folks a combination of both can get them back up and running. But people react differently to the exact same treatments, and a few unfortunate can only treat the symptoms but never get rid of it. The best you can do at that point is to learn how to live alongside the sickness, and maybe you can eventually learn to not resent it anymore and view it as a feature instead of a bug (speaking from personal experience)
Boisvert’s story is one of the greatest representations of the effects that quarantine had on many already closed off individuals. Glad to see you cover this series.
I’m a huge chicken and get easily scared but I never really found this one actually scary. Like the Mandela catalog is in the real world and seems like it actually happened, but this just seemed like a critique of the human condition through a somewhat creepy medium
In a strange way, it's comforting. I get a similar feeling to ENA while watching it. You don't quite understand what you're seeing, but you feel as if it understands.
honestly same. mandela catalogue scared me because it explored the side of the unknown and what i take comfort in - religion. boisvert is good, too, it just doesnt hit me the same way mc does
12:44 A little shower thought: cannibalism in writing is occasionally used as a symbolism for love or addiction, oddly enough. When in that “pit in the basement headspace”, depressive thoughts and pessimism can become addictive and a sense of familiarity when it’s the only thing in your mind. A nice example being someone doesn’t know a car should have 3 wheels until they see that ever other car has 4 wheels, they had only ever seen and been around cars with 3 wheels so that’s what they felt the most comfortable in. The car couldn’t drive, but it was familiar and it’s what they knew the most.
It’s also very different depending on the type of cannibalism- if the victim is willing, it might represent how they love the person so much they’d give their physical form up, could be toxic or could be not. If unwilling, then it’s a depiction of abuse- maybe the partner can only harm the other, or they’ve been away from love so long this is the only way they know how- to literally consume the object of attraction. Eating a dead thing usually represents desperation. He’s so desperate for interaction and love he’s literally eating the only source of anything he has
I'm glad Boisvert is getting more recognition, his work is incredibly impressive and he's so talented, as someone who has been dealing with depression and medication for 6 years, it does feels like this, and it feels refreshing when someone actually illustrates the inner thoughts withing
@@L0gicalReason Yeah, well, there's many, but I'm currently on Sertraline and Quetiapine , thankfully, my therapist is reducing the dosis so, It's possible I'm leaving the meds soon
The "when does a home become a complex?" line hits hard for me. During the pandemic, my relationship of several years ended abruptly and most of the stuff I bought for my room were with help and advice from my ex. More than 6 months after the break up every tiny thing there reminded me of her and I started making crazy hours at my on-location job since that kept me busy and away from home, but once I got back home, it was right back to Depression Ville. I really didn't feel happy, safe and free in the place I lived.
Incidentally, the Morse Code doesn't just say ‘When does a home become a complex?'. It says ‘When does a home become a complex? When does a complex become home?’. ETA: Coming back to this comment later, it seems really brusque after such a sad story. I'm sorry about that, and I hope that things are going better for you now.
I hope you feel better now man. My depressive episode was a bit different than yours. I always looked at the past to numb the depressive feelings. Then when I think of the present I felt devastated realizing that I wont have any more memories to ease the pain. I feel better now seems I make as much happy memories as possible and then I coped with it. I'm sorry for what you felt and i hope you feel better now.
This video hit me right at a time where it might hurt the most. I needed this in a strange, strange way i probably wont come to terms with for years. Thank you.
As someone diagnosed with anxiety and depression I can confrim this is 100% accurate. There are good days, bad days, and nightmare days and it doesn't just "Go away." It ebbs and flows and sometimes it's really hard to talk to people about it. If they don't understand what you're going through they try to give you solutions, and when you try and explain that it doesn't work that way they can get confused or upset with you. Having something that explains this for "outsiders" is helpful for those of us who are struggling.
I tried to explain exactly that to someone just yesterday actually. Was getting to the point of not even trying to explain it anymore as it was pointless to a "normie".
As one of the "outsiders" whose partner has depression, things like this are IMMENSLY useful to understanding more of what's likely going on for someone I love so much. I know I'll never TRULY understand, but a little more than before is always good. Progress is nice.
the main thing I know is it can be so frustrating to see things on the internet [i look at tumblr so...] where someone is like "don't worry, it'll get better!" when talking about *depression*. I get that there's a short-term version caused by recent trauma, but there's also the one that is a literal genetic issue that can never be 'fix', at least not without brain surgery in a terrifying way. it's things like this that make me hope there will be more messages of "you will get stronger", not that the "it will get better/easier" messages need to stop outright it's just... humans got to where we are because we could adapt, because we became better then the things trying to tear us down and if we just waited for it to get better for us we would have died to lions and tigers and bears ages ago. We might not even register the ways we're adapting and advancing in the moment, not notice how things aren't as scary, painful, or just plain awful... So I apparently needed to vent a bit, sorry but still gonna hit reply b/c i feel this message needs to be out in the world every now and again
I love this thing, this is literally the coolest and I mean THE COOLEST series Ive seen in a long time. It has creepyness, it has secret meaning. Just perfect
13:20 FUN FACT: i once went to therapy after i found out what the blank room soup incident is, and to imagine yourself in a empty room is one of the ways they comfort you.
@@darthcoltonion9639a vid of a guy eating soup with 2 people in mascot costumes next to him. People think the 2 mascots were forcing him to eat his family in the soup.
I think you misread one thing Matpat. He isn’t flailing at the party, he’s showing off some sick dance moves… And nobody cared or noticed. Thus, he becomes too ashamed to interact with people and our story begins. It wasn’t a metaphor, it was a flashback of the inciting incident. Everything else is a metaphor.
As someone who struggles with depression, and has been having a depressive episode these last 2-3 weeks, thank you Matpat. I've never seen those videos, but I see myself in them. I don't have the words to say how much it means to me, how much this video touched me. All I know is that things have so hard and I'm so tired, but I'm trying, and seeing your videos, especially one's like this, make it a little easier. Thank you Matpat.
thats a W right there. Idk how hard it is to have a depression but im hoping for your mental health my friend, and i really hope you find that peace of mind youre looking for. Giving lots of love 🥰
I’m so glad you’re feeling that way about the video. Let’s do it brother/sister, one small step at the time, never giving up, most often seeking the things that we love about ourselves and the world!
i love boisvert and his art and I relate so much about living with it and somehow still manage to try. Ive been showing signs of it since I was in gradeschool but it fully manifested when i was in highschool. im now in college and still struggle with it. i love to find content in a form of art which makes me oddly feel comfort even though it's grunge-y and dark. i think the visuals hits hard because i also think that it captures the visualization of having depression
I really want to give the creator of this series, a massive fucking hug. The monsters give me a massive amount of comfort, in a weird sorta way. As much as you want to be scared of them, they're still apart of you.
I wonder if anyone ever feels too normal? Like you're not stupid so you can't live through life in blissful ignorance but you're also not smart enough to be useful. Too smart to be dumb and too dumb to succeed. Definitely depressed and anxious but not enough to fit in with other people that feel depressed and anxious. Like the ultimate background character. Even this comment of course people feel this way, It's common and "normal" It's always normal yet for some reason everyone else seems unique in that they are able to succeed in something even if it's succeeding at failing. I'd love to be able to fail good enough to get the failures reward, the reward of mental support and help from others but you're also too good to get proper help, too bad to do what needs to be done on your own. Absolutely worthless in every aspect of life unable to win or lose. You didn't win the race or lose the race. Your car broke down before you arrived but you managed to get a ride to the race 5 minutes late so you still arrived to watch, it's not like those other people that broke down and couldn't get a ride so they got stuck. Always failing just enough to fail at succeeding but not failing enough for anyone to care.
@@OtakuWrath that is so true for many people, I find myself failing whether at school or work but it's not enough for someone to reach out and ask what's wrong, ''why cant you do this?'', I know its difficult but sometimes you've got to separate the failure from the success so you can see how much you do matter to people, even the little things like picking up that pencil they dropped or you, giving someone a smile when they need that most. You win more than you realise, we just fixate on the negative which is not healthy! This comment section is a safe space and I'll try and comfort anyone I can. Have a good day stranger, and know that even people you dont know personally, care about you and worry about you! Remember to drink some water and eat, maybe even find the motivation to do something productive, but it's fine if you dont of course! Rest, you deserve it
@@OtakuWrath I think we as humans are caught in this idea that we constantly have to be good enough, to always be productive, to always be useful. We live our lives as tools and we forget that we can live for ourselves. That we don't need to be accomplishments or role models or examples. It's okay to simply just exist. To just be.
All the analog horror aside, this series is actually great. When he meets the angels and it talks about how lonely boisvert really is and it's actually a really sad storyline. One of the greatest analog horror series I've watched and personally my favorite. Debunk Files' video on it is also really good and I would recommend.
@@cromulom2223 analog horror it's like the mandela catalogue or local51 is basically a creepy news report that's why the "analog" (from the old analogue signals), this is much more like just an internet story/arg
While this theory is interesting, the “take care” video was originally called “self care psa during this time of great need” if my memory does not fail me. This evidence supports the belief that this started as an art showcase.
this made me cry slightly, as i have depression, anxiety, and PTSD, so i know what its like to be stuck in that pit of despair, and to see someone overcome that sadness brings me joy
As someone who has anxiety and depression, I absolutely LOVE this video, you explained everything so well! Thank you, Matpat, for all the work you did to produce this amazing video
The flailing at the party could also be representative of a severe anxiety attack, sometimes the worset ones are the ones you don't notice are happening until the immobilise you, forcing you to acknowledge them
I think "When does a home become a complex?" refers to how people with depression spend all of their time in their room, essentially making their room their entire home. With this, leaving the room and going to a different room is essentially like going to a different home, like a housing complex.
Honestly, i didn't find this scary at all. In my eyes this is a beautifully portrayed artwork of someone's experience. If i was a teacher i would want to show this to college students in the future, explaining how mentally straining a pandemic/isolation can be. Art doesn't have to be beautiful. i love this
Completely agree with the 2nd to last sentence. “Art doesn’t have to be beautiful”. More people need to realize that. Too many people claim that something is “not art” because it isn’t pleasant. Whether that would be a painting, sculpture, song, film, or any other form of art
I dont think you have to pick one or the other. I understand its beauty and honesty but its still a bit creepy and eerie. That doesnt take anything away from it tho
This episode really made me cry. It's difficult to get through such a low point in life and all the beautiful symbolism hidden in this story starting and ending on hope. What is so special about this is that it shows that depression is so so hard but you can push through, you can make it. Goodbye and hello
That was the most accurate depiction of depression I’ve ever seen. It’s nice to know others deal with this too. Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention
Yeah I literally had the thought “he gets it,” and almost was crying as the crazy visuals and audio was going off just because I felt the connection to this creator that I’ve never seen.
Instead of me getting scared of the video, it made me cry a bit and having goosebumps. Thank you for sharing this. I dealt this before. Now I'm slowly getting through the world I feared up. CRY OUT. it is really okay to cry out.
A someone who was diagnosed with Dysthymia at a young age and struggled with it for almost 4 years, I loved this series because it shows a more realistic and deeper way than the normal media, whenever I watched TV and saw people with "depression" getting themselves back at the top again in hours I always laugh synically because is not that easy. Personally, I never told anyone about my feelings, in fact, my own teacher had to get me to see one of the school's specialist. To me, covid was an actual landscape, others might have been sad or angry, but i liked it because it was a time to forget about anything and heal myself. I basically standed up by myself because my parents are the kind of people that think depression is only in your head and if you have it is because you want to. Nowadays I'm not ok. But im better. Guys please, talk to someone, I learned it the hard way. Even if you feel like no one would listen, like It's only in your head, that is just some "phase" Is not. Cry, scream, be sad, be angry, but please, don't do it alone. -English is not my first language so sorry for the misspelling. But really GET HELP
I've also been diagnosed with Dysthymia and Major Depressive Disorder. Keep hanging in there. Even if just surviving is all you can do, that's okay, it's better than other options.
It's similar to how you can understand love songs when you are in love yourself. Or songs about break up when you just lost someone. Those songs ARE bad. It's just appealing to emotion, the lowest form of art.
As someone who was very very close to committing suicide, This is actually amazing. You have to be through the spiral of depression to understand. It was an very, very dark point of my life. Looking back at it now, I felt there was no point in life. I didnt feel bad for myself at all, I felt bad for my family. When I did do it. Yes, I was so close to doing it I felt there was no point or hope, I thought I had an week or two before I'd be dead, But.. That was false and I'm very proud, And happy now.. I'm very glad I didnt let my thoughts swallow me, Just passing on the depression to my family.
There’s something so disheartening about realizing the only reason you haven’t ended it yet is because you fear making your loved ones feel any worse than they would if you were still alive. You don’t care what happens to you, but you can’t bring yourself to put those around you through that. You tell yourself you could do it if no one cared, if you didn’t care, and sometimes your mind can convince yourself that it isn’t worth it to feel anything at all. The most dangerous thing in the world is your own psyche.
@@albanieurdaneta3221 to me I doubt anyone really would besides maybe my brothers and I don’t exactly have any good reason to be living but personally it’d be a big waste, I don’t want to do that for myself. even if I don’t succeed I can be happy.
yeah, i had a belt around my neck and everything but the thought of my family finding my dead body was so saddening that i just didnt go through with it
At the end of the day, depression pays no bills, and it won't bring food to the table. Once we are alone in cruel world like this, depression is just the many phases that comes with living in this reality. Survivability and the will to survive on your own just overtakes depression all together. Our parents won't always be there, so cherish every moment you have with them before you wish you could go back to the times were a single glance at them could be all it takes to see what really matters. Family.
It makes me glad that so many people have been able to finally see an accurate representation of their struggles. I have been diagnosed with Depression and there are many other things that I cannot relate to but seeing a video series like _boisvert helps me understand others. No one experiences anything the same way but creating more accurate and resonating media that speaks to many peoples struggles helps everyone understand each other better. I believe the enemy of kindness and love is ignorance and hopefully this video helped erase some of my ignorance towards those struggling with Depression.
What do you mean by "I would never have been diagnosed with depression" and later on say this helps you understand those with depression? Is it just a misuse of words in the first part?
The angel whose mask he puts on... that angel is andrew tate :D i've seen so many young men like myself who are disillusioned with the world flocking to mentors like him.
Agreed, I don't deal with depression but seeing a more accurate representation allows you to understand the experiences of others waaay better than the romantic misrepresentations
I watched Boisvert once and I loved it. I don’t think I have ever been this excited about a video. I jumped up of my couch yelling “oh my gosh he actually did it” for around 5 minutes trying to calm myself down so I could pay attention. Thank you, MatPat!
this is the best interpretation of depression I've ever seen. As someone who is going through it on a daily basis and often have suicidal thoughts I can relate to the darkness always being with me even when I'm supposed to be happy or at least feel comfortable. I hate my room but it's the only place I feel like I'm allowed to be, even if all it does is making me drown myself in the negative thoughts I always have.
MatPat: "This is a story with a happy ending" Me: A horror series with a happy ending? Bullshit. MatPAt: "Before it gets there, Boisvert is heavy" Me: Oh, that makes more sense.
thanks for tackling this topic! as a person with diagnosed anxiety (actually it's depressive-anxious mixed disorder, but the anxiety shows up more) i'm glad to actually see a nice portrayal in media. My problems just simply won't leave after i say "i'm gonna live a happy life!" It lingers around and you can't really push it away completely. You have to live with it and make tons of little adjustments in your routine to not only survive, but truly live even if it's small things like asking people to not to call you and just text you, or to know when you start to feel tired and take a break, to bigger things like having built a system of reassuring things when it comes to work/school...
I've had depression for 13 years and have made a few attempts to let's say rage quit life, and it's really difficult to keep on going my Anxiety gets so bad that even when I leave my house to go grocery shopping I'm usually shaking like crazy and super on edge from the fear, and Relationships are difficult to maintain because I don't have the energy or bravery to leave the house, I've never even been on a date because I know even if I could get one which isn't possible because I look disgusting and I'm awkward I still couldn't handle the fear and the pressure, to quote one of my favorite bands The Amity Affliction "I've been searching for an exit, but I'm lost inside my head where I spend every waking moment wishing I was dead"
PLEASE cover this again when you can!! i suffer from clinical depression and this series makes me feel so heard. its such an accurate depiction of how much depression sucks and its one of my favorites, if not my favorite
@@neoswagtwigofthetwignation9778 I suppose we remember that video about Ronnie a bit different. I remember it as a gut wrenching experience for MatPat and team in losing their friend and seeing that helps me to not lose the battle. To each their own though
I watched this a year ago when I was in an extremely dark place. It helped me so much. Thank you for introducing me to boisvert - I now even have a tattoo reminding me how “I have wanted to know you (life) in this way for so long” it’s so important to me now. Thank you.
This video brought me to tears, I've been struggling with depression longer than I can remember, and making connections and keeping connections is difficult, I've also been dreaming of one day telling stories/having some form of creative outlet and sitting on this channel both here and on other platforms, this isn't the one I normally use for browsing but it felt poignant, so this whole video feels weirdly personal as I sit here alone at night with my dog for comfort. Anyway thank you.
Love this video not just because its interesting but because it explains why I find this video normal and comfortable to watch... its truly a great way to show others how the mind of those suffering from depression and/or anxiety look like.
So happy I've seen this. Was just expecting some run of the mil spooks. Didn't think it would touch on my feelings of Depression, loneliness, and insecurity. Definitely needed this today. Thanks MatPat and theorist team. Imma have to check out the original video now.
This seems like a fantastic series and I’m so glad he covered it and explained the story as someone with clinical depression this _Boisvert is creepy but very cool and well written I’m glad it exists
after watching the whole series, i dont necessarily think that room is a "monster". the majority of questions it asks almost sounds like its asking out of concern, like someone saying "hey, when did you last see your family?" "youre still in the basement". as someone who has been dealing with depression since 14, ive had a room myself, sure, it looks scary, but to conquer a fear, you have to face it. room is the voice that is telling you to do the things that look or seem scary . if anything, pessimism is the monster, it keeps you immobile when in relation to depression, something as normal as brushing your teeth or feeding yourself become terrifying to think about. but all it takes to alleviate some of that fear is that voice going "hey, you havent done this thing in a while". my personal take on room is that its the concerned voice in the back of your brain getting you to do the things you need to get on the track to recovery and the reason room looks scary? recovery is scary, so the voice pushing you to recover is terrifying. but idk, i could be completely wrong
I don't know if it's related, but a very well known French RUclips called "Feldup" has been making a huge call for French creator to dip their toes into horrific analogue horror / ARG creations and I like to think boisvert is part of this new waves of creators.
This is either a massive trigger for me or a comforting series where i feel understood. I got massive shadow self vibes from it. Hidden in the mind, He always loved you.
Matpat is defeniately responsible for getting me into analog horror. And his presentation of these series' also helped me be less sort of, unhealthaly terrified of it.
Woah. Props to who made the series because they got depression from self induced lonliness down. Fear of not being loved. Fear of being forgotten. Beating yourself down. Fearing your own thoughts, all of it.
I have (among other stuff less relevant to this) a diagnosis of Avoidant Personality Disorder and while this seems to be portrayed ss catalysed by the pandemic, but to me and the way this disorder affected/affects me, nothing like this project made me relate that hard. This project is dear to me and I am eternally grateful for _Boisvert and his (maybe coincidential) extremely accurate and articulated of life with this or other related disorders.
@daniellaplante111 I understand your pain brother, I might not have the disorder or at the very least be officially documented by it, but at the point when I wrote that comment, I was close to the darkest point in my life, and completely threw everyone close to me as far away as possible. Never wanted to talk to anyone. Never wanted to even fake a smile anymore. I wish and hope it gets better for you and even though we have never met, I'm here for you. If you can only rely on yourself, be the person that can take care of you and make sure you love yourself or you'll be swallowed up. ❤️
Yeah, so true. It is amazing how this can appear so horrifying and uncanny to some, like me, but so touching and relatable to certain unfortunate others...
I've recently been diagnosed with Avoident Personality Disorder. This has been my life. But discovering why has helped alot, and trying to do the opposite of my norms.
I looked into avoident personality disorder and i womder of i may have it. Ive been struggling with mental health and have found my self being very solitary. I went through my first 2 college semesters and didnt talk to a single person. I find myself feeling judged constantly and tend to find a quite place with very few people in public to isolate, maybe i will talk to my doctor about this. Thanks for bringing this disorder to my attention
@@CliffTheDragon Watch some videos on RUclips talking about it. It really helps understand why you feels certain ways. You sound just like me. I was un the army and when I got to a new unit. I just wouldn't talk to anyone, until someone came and opened up to me. It's just weird.
This is scarily reminding me of what used to happen with myself. I was able to deal with it somewhat, but I can still feel it sneaking into small parts of my life.
This video helped me so much with the treating of my depression, I was going trough such a dark place when watching this video and scarily related to a lot of the feelings in it, but it pushed me to reach out and ask for help. I have come back to write this comment ( even thought nobody will see it) to thank you (Matpat and the team) for shining light on this story and thus, giving me a new lease on life.
As someone with depression and anxiety, this series is extremely accurate and scarily so. I have a fear of being outside, but also have a routine like antlers guy, wake up, work, etc. Its very interesting and I think I might show this to my therapist to give her insight on how I feel! It may be disturbing, but looking past the visuals and seeing the message is enlightening.
I'm glad this topic is being covered, more people need to know that depression is not a concept of sadness, but is indeed a whole other monster. I'm glad Boisvert covered this in the way they did.
Wow, I really needed this today. I've been dealing with a lot of physical pain and stress, and it's nice to be reminded that mental health issues are several battles to be won, not one. And that it's healthy to "cry out" when it becomes too much. Who knew this creepy esoteric channel would make me feel so much better. Thanks MatPat. I needed it today. I'm not in physical danger, and far from my lowest point, but sometimes in those inbetween periods, you need a pep talk.
I've been too afraid to watch this series for a while since I first found out of it's existence, and I was fairly content with never actually seeing it myself when I didn't know the full meaning. Now with a new perspective and a clearer picture of the story, it's turned from a terrifying thing that keeps me up at night every time I see clips of it into a very relatable and hopeful message for me and others who have, and still do struggle with depression. Thank you to Matpat and the rest of the Film Theory staff for covering this, I think I really needed it. And to anyone else that feels the same reading this, you've got this. Stay safe, cry out. ❤️
The “something is missing” post with the picture of the chair in the corner of the room was more likely to be about suicide than being alone in a room. The thing that was missing was a noose.
I really like how the entire video has a monohrome colour palette. It really kept me immersed in the video. Edit: oh my. Thanks a lot for 186 likes! Edit 2: oohhh I got 204 likes now. Thank you everyone
I also liked the transitions between 2 clips additionally. This video is so cool for art reasons and im all for it Its a shame this comment got so many bots :(
This theory actually made me cry because I related to it so much, and was so happy it’s having a happy ending, this lockdown was when my depression came at me full force, and I’m glad I have things like Bo Burnham’s Inside and now Boiverts to help me understand and cope with what I’m struggling with
I absolutely love this channel! As someone with major depressive disorder this channel is one of closest description of what is like to deal with depression and how it feels to be consumed byit and to eventually drag yourself out of that hole
As someone who’s depression heavily got to the lowest point it could in lockdown, this story is so relatable and heartfelt to me in the way I can see so much of antler guy in myself, thanks for bringing this series attention matpat!
I went through a lot of the same instances portrayed in Boisvert. It's amazing to see media that truly shows how it feels. MatPat, wonderful job at analyzing this series and I can't wait for more uploads!
While not a fan of "creepy stuff" I appreciate how Matpat broke this down for us. It' actually a #MentalHealth concern for many and needs to be addressed. What better way to talk about it than in video format?
@@mokarokas-1727 well it seems that matpats mental health is perfectly fine and he wants to have direct contact with him, is he a psychologist or something?
i dont see this as scary or creepy but rather its quite beautiful how Boisvert is able to take these complex mysterious emotions and perfectly transform them into videos
The truly terrifying thing about this is the time i saw the first scene with room with my at the time phone alarm and the sheer panic that caused me is unrivalled to this day
@@ricegorm I think they're saying that the first time they saw the 'Room' character, the sound that played was the same as their phones alarm so it startled them.
This is the scariest type of horror. It doesn't have a creepy story, so why is it scary? Because it's real. I felt like this in quarantine as well, isolated in my room, thoughts that are so scary that I just want to leave my mind.
I feel ya. Horror movie monsters like Freddy Krueger are fictional. Reality is where real fear manifests. That's why psychological horror movies freak me out more then slasher flicks.
This is literature. Literature is either a hit or miss. But when it hits it hits hard. It’s made to get people to think, it has a double meaning and is difficult to understand.
This RUclips channel is rlly creepy in a way that’s kinda cute.. it’s a story of a life lesson to not be afraid to not be loved. Because, no matter what someone will listen one day..
As someone who struggles with Depression on a daily basis, I truly *APPLAUD* Matpat for covering this. This series seems like a very realistic representation of depression and i will definitely watch it! Thanks!
As someone with Asperger's Syndrome who had a very hard time dealing with the pandemic and depression, I was actually surprised how positive this theory and its message was on the issue. Thank you, MatPat and the Theory Crew, for discussing this issue and helping spread a positive message for people like me
To anyone experiencing Depression, please know that you are not alone. You don't have to face your pain all by yourself. Your depression won't simply vanish easily, it will ultimately come back time and time again, but you don't have to suffer alone. There is hope, I tell you. If you suffer from it, then please reach out to anyone you trust. Most of all, you are loved. Please remember that.
Watching this with my wife, who suffered from depression for a long time, it hit us both differently. I saw a pretentious, gratuitously grotesque, unnessisarily dark animation. She saw a tragically beautiful depiction of what it's like to go through and overcome these dark feelings and hopelessness. I think one may have had to go through it, to understand it.
Yeah, it's different when you really understand what it represents. When first saw it, it hit hard. Some videos I could connect so well it almost made me cry.
It's great to see people who've been trough it but were able to learn to deal with it and be okay =)
@FemonicZI ah hello bot!
Your right
Is it bad I see this as both? As someone who has been fighting depression I’m able to see both and no it’s not because I think I’m better at you honestly my RUclips name is an apt description of who I am. I just think when you go through depression and still trying to make it under control you see the world in grey
If you have depression that won't ki you or mess with you all to much you see both sides
Unrelated, but the editing in this video was breathtaking, it was so elegantly done and flowed really well with the story. Nice job editors!
Agreed.
A
Totally agree. Outstanding work.
the only time ill like a comment that is unrelated to the video
I was thinking the same thing!
I feel like MatPat’s theories tend to shine the most when it comes to horror related content.
*most* horror builds on the fear of the unknown, so it's quite fitting for matpat's style of content
Hi dad :)
So many bots
Just ignoring them
Tbh
@The TacoCat They should make a part two
As someone who struggles with everything mentioned in the video it's oddly comforting seeing a character not "get rid" of its depression, it will always be there and I'm happy to see some accurate representation. I'm personally getting better, slowly but surely i am and that's all that matters!
oi, just wanted to let you know that i hope things have been going good on your end. that comment is a great perspective and i hope you keep it up!
Even on days where you don't improve at all, it's still better than going backwards. Hope it keeps getting better for you
Can we appreciate the creator’s talent? The animation, the live action stuff, etc. their all so we made.
first reply amd 266th like
YES! it looks so hard to animate!
The aesthetics and character design! There is a rather mature fighting scene where the cat person ( btw pretty cute guy) fight the hand-centipede, which is just marvelous from the technical perspective.
Yes and it is accurate
yea! and it so cool!
I love how matpat can find the hidden good message in something scary
and a hidden scary message in something good
“Time to come out of the basement”
*start hitting the griddy*
@@speak-the-red-letters my reaction when *(TELL THEM)*
The best horror has a deeper heartfelt message
-Guillermo Deltoro
Not a meme an actually really heartfelt quote
But he finds a cannibalism story in WALL·E 😂
POV: Matpat has gone from ruining your children's childhoods, to just scaring the theory out of you with only the cut scenes from the show he is reviewing.💀
well that’s just what matpat does now lol (what is with the bots?)
Lol true man-
20 minutes after post you get to see things that haven't been buried yet, things like this
Can we get fear theory yet?
23 minutes and already are there many bots
This made me cry, I’m not even kidding. Him explaining the story felt like he was explaining my whole life
You're not alone buddy, dw...
@@judywelton1329 smh..
CRY OUT.
- angel (_ boisvert)
Fr
@@Ghost_942.0 if only I could….
As someone who's lived with depression my whole life and agoraphobia for the last few years this hit really hard. It's a horrifying depiction but *it should be* people don't understand how truly debilitating depression can really be. So many people just assume it's some sort of mental weakness and we should be able to overcome it and be happy through pure will alone and that's not how it works.
This was beautiful and dark and it's really accurate to my personal battles with mental health
If you see someone with a bad leg you wouldn't tell them to overcome it with will alone. You can do exercises to alleviate the pain, sometimes meds can help, and for some folks a combination of both can get them back up and running. But people react differently to the exact same treatments, and a few unfortunate can only treat the symptoms but never get rid of it. The best you can do at that point is to learn how to live alongside the sickness, and maybe you can eventually learn to not resent it anymore and view it as a feature instead of a bug (speaking from personal experience)
@@yerpderp6800 that’s an awesome metaphor man. 👍
Totally agree. I love horror that uses mental health (as in like this does….when it shows how scary it can be for the people living in it)
Continue the fight. You aren't alone in this.
I hope things get better for you
Boisvert’s story is one of the greatest representations of the effects that quarantine had on many already closed off individuals. Glad to see you cover this series.
God theres so many bots here lmao
It is. And it's specially powerful for those who went through something similar
It never had that effect on me though.
if they were already closed off why do they care
Bro- so true
I’m a huge chicken and get easily scared but I never really found this one actually scary. Like the Mandela catalog is in the real world and seems like it actually happened, but this just seemed like a critique of the human condition through a somewhat creepy medium
In a strange way, it's comforting. I get a similar feeling to ENA while watching it. You don't quite understand what you're seeing, but you feel as if it understands.
I’m used to horror vr is way scarier than this but this is also not scary I think it’s kinda cool :|
honestly same. mandela catalogue scared me because it explored the side of the unknown and what i take comfort in - religion. boisvert is good, too, it just doesnt hit me the same way mc does
I’m absolutely terrified of Mandela Catalog, the way regular human faces are twisted into the demented ones just sets me off-
@@itsallfictional5119 Yeah, it turns something we know into uncanny valley and i love it sm for it
12:44 A little shower thought: cannibalism in writing is occasionally used as a symbolism for love or addiction, oddly enough. When in that “pit in the basement headspace”, depressive thoughts and pessimism can become addictive and a sense of familiarity when it’s the only thing in your mind. A nice example being someone doesn’t know a car should have 3 wheels until they see that ever other car has 4 wheels, they had only ever seen and been around cars with 3 wheels so that’s what they felt the most comfortable in. The car couldn’t drive, but it was familiar and it’s what they knew the most.
It’s also very different depending on the type of cannibalism- if the victim is willing, it might represent how they love the person so much they’d give their physical form up, could be toxic or could be not. If unwilling, then it’s a depiction of abuse- maybe the partner can only harm the other, or they’ve been away from love so long this is the only way they know how- to literally consume the object of attraction. Eating a dead thing usually represents desperation. He’s so desperate for interaction and love he’s literally eating the only source of anything he has
Like how in little nightmares six’s decline is sealed when she jumps and eats one of the nomes alive
I'm glad Boisvert is getting more recognition, his work is incredibly impressive and he's so talented, as someone who has been dealing with depression and medication for 6 years, it does feels like this, and it feels refreshing when someone actually illustrates the inner thoughts withing
Yeah! :)
Wait there's a medication? For depression?
@@L0gicalReason Yeah, well, there's many, but I'm currently on Sertraline and Quetiapine , thankfully, my therapist is reducing the dosis so, It's possible I'm leaving the meds soon
@Masterraccoon 💀😐
@Masterraccoon not everyone knows that brother
The "when does a home become a complex?" line hits hard for me. During the pandemic, my relationship of several years ended abruptly and most of the stuff I bought for my room were with help and advice from my ex. More than 6 months after the break up every tiny thing there reminded me of her and I started making crazy hours at my on-location job since that kept me busy and away from home, but once I got back home, it was right back to Depression Ville. I really didn't feel happy, safe and free in the place I lived.
Incidentally, the Morse Code doesn't just say ‘When does a home become a complex?'. It says ‘When does a home become a complex? When does a complex become home?’.
ETA: Coming back to this comment later, it seems really brusque after such a sad story. I'm sorry about that, and I hope that things are going better for you now.
Dang.... I'm so sorry....
I hope you feel better now man. My depressive episode was a bit different than yours. I always looked at the past to numb the depressive feelings. Then when I think of the present I felt devastated realizing that I wont have any more memories to ease the pain. I feel better now seems I make as much happy memories as possible and then I coped with it. I'm sorry for what you felt and i hope you feel better now.
"Boisvert is French"
The scariest part of the entire series, truly
You forgot to censor the f word 😟
⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚊⚊⚊⚊⚋⚋⚋⚊⚊⚊⚋⚋
AAAAAA
Fr*nch
Scary 😨
This video hit me right at a time where it might hurt the most. I needed this in a strange, strange way i probably wont come to terms with for years. Thank you.
Imagine Matpat is just making these channels himself, and solving his own mysteries...
Wdym
But that’s just a theory!
@@atwistedb a filmmm theory 😎
@@NorasLifestyle14 A Film Theory theory
@@NorasLifestyle14 annnnnd cut
As someone diagnosed with anxiety and depression I can confrim this is 100% accurate. There are good days, bad days, and nightmare days and it doesn't just "Go away." It ebbs and flows and sometimes it's really hard to talk to people about it. If they don't understand what you're going through they try to give you solutions, and when you try and explain that it doesn't work that way they can get confused or upset with you. Having something that explains this for "outsiders" is helpful for those of us who are struggling.
I tried to explain exactly that to someone just yesterday actually. Was getting to the point of not even trying to explain it anymore as it was pointless to a "normie".
As one of the "outsiders" whose partner has depression, things like this are IMMENSLY useful to understanding more of what's likely going on for someone I love so much. I know I'll never TRULY understand, but a little more than before is always good. Progress is nice.
the main thing I know is it can be so frustrating to see things on the internet [i look at tumblr so...] where someone is like "don't worry, it'll get better!" when talking about *depression*. I get that there's a short-term version caused by recent trauma, but there's also the one that is a literal genetic issue that can never be 'fix', at least not without brain surgery in a terrifying way. it's things like this that make me hope there will be more messages of "you will get stronger", not that the "it will get better/easier" messages need to stop outright it's just... humans got to where we are because we could adapt, because we became better then the things trying to tear us down and if we just waited for it to get better for us we would have died to lions and tigers and bears ages ago. We might not even register the ways we're adapting and advancing in the moment, not notice how things aren't as scary, painful, or just plain awful...
So I apparently needed to vent a bit, sorry but still gonna hit reply b/c i feel this message needs to be out in the world every now and again
@@mr.timebombman2230 if you call someone who doesnt have any mental issues a „normie“ maybe you dont have that issue. Just saying
@@Tyomak-ov thats what i was thinking who tf calls people that are happy with their lifes "normies" lmao
I love this thing, this is literally the coolest and I mean THE COOLEST series Ive seen in a long time. It has creepyness, it has secret meaning. Just perfect
@Milan?
It became not scary when I understood it
13:20
FUN FACT: i once went to therapy after i found out what the blank room soup incident is, and to imagine yourself in a empty room is one of the ways they comfort you.
Oooooh. So when angel way saying that, they tried to comfort room/Antlers Guy
@@saggypaw yeah
What’s the blank room soup incident?
@@darthcoltonion9639 ...
@@darthcoltonion9639a vid of a guy eating soup with 2 people in mascot costumes next to him. People think the 2 mascots were forcing him to eat his family in the soup.
This was somehow wholesome and terrifying at the same time
Agreed.
True
nah bro it’s the man who does funny dance moves
Seconding this. Or.... #-ing it, I guess. Still. Yeah. Whoa.
matpat constantly making better content as time goes on makes me so happy.
yes
Same
@Edline Nannencia bot with grammar issue lol
@SaphireTheProtogen ik!! it always makes me second guess clicking but I'm never disappointed
I think you misread one thing Matpat.
He isn’t flailing at the party, he’s showing off some sick dance moves…
And nobody cared or noticed.
Thus, he becomes too ashamed to interact with people and our story begins.
It wasn’t a metaphor, it was a flashback of the inciting incident. Everything else is a metaphor.
That’s what I’m saying
i definitely saw some fortnite moves in there
He looked like he was doing the fortnite dance 🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃
as someone with depression and a date marked out for my death, i can confirm that this is simply the prelude to the entire story.
yes
Ngl the normal antlers guy when he’s drawing/Exercising in the beginning he’s kinda adorable
As someone who struggles with depression, and has been having a depressive episode these last 2-3 weeks, thank you Matpat. I've never seen those videos, but I see myself in them. I don't have the words to say how much it means to me, how much this video touched me. All I know is that things have so hard and I'm so tired, but I'm trying, and seeing your videos, especially one's like this, make it a little easier. Thank you Matpat.
thats a W right there. Idk how hard it is to have a depression but im hoping for your mental health my friend, and i really hope you find that peace of mind youre looking for. Giving lots of love 🥰
I’m so glad you’re feeling that way about the video. Let’s do it brother/sister, one small step at the time, never giving up, most often seeking the things that we love about ourselves and the world!
Stay strong man,you got this. 💪
no one asked. no one cares
@@wariogiovanna2883 your parents didn't ask for you either,pal💀
i try to be afraid of this but the parts where the antlers dude is engulfed by room and he just boogies is too funny
IKR
why would you try to be afraid? but yeah its Goofy Ahhhhh
time?
@@k.cthedogofficialtheog 1:48 I think
@@nieveorirlniamh thx 4 the timestamp. he do boogie hehe
tbh as someone that struggles with mental health issues, hearing matpat talking about it is very soothing :]
@Masterraccoon just cope harder 🫡
Joke
@Masterraccoon you’re not funny
@Masterraccoon just dont type bro
It truly is! I hope you’re doing well :]
Agree 💯
i love boisvert and his art and I relate so much about living with it and somehow still manage to try. Ive been showing signs of it since I was in gradeschool but it fully manifested when i was in highschool. im now in college and still struggle with it. i love to find content in a form of art which makes me oddly feel comfort even though it's grunge-y and dark. i think the visuals hits hard because i also think that it captures the visualization of having depression
I really want to give the creator of this series, a massive fucking hug.
The monsters give me a massive amount of comfort, in a weird sorta way. As much as you want to be scared of them, they're still apart of you.
I wonder if anyone ever feels too normal? Like you're not stupid so you can't live through life in blissful ignorance but you're also not smart enough to be useful. Too smart to be dumb and too dumb to succeed. Definitely depressed and anxious but not enough to fit in with other people that feel depressed and anxious. Like the ultimate background character. Even this comment of course people feel this way, It's common and "normal" It's always normal yet for some reason everyone else seems unique in that they are able to succeed in something even if it's succeeding at failing. I'd love to be able to fail good enough to get the failures reward, the reward of mental support and help from others but you're also too good to get proper help, too bad to do what needs to be done on your own. Absolutely worthless in every aspect of life unable to win or lose. You didn't win the race or lose the race. Your car broke down before you arrived but you managed to get a ride to the race 5 minutes late so you still arrived to watch, it's not like those other people that broke down and couldn't get a ride so they got stuck. Always failing just enough to fail at succeeding but not failing enough for anyone to care.
@@OtakuWrath that is so true for many people, I find myself failing whether at school or work but it's not enough for someone to reach out and ask what's wrong, ''why cant you do this?'', I know its difficult but sometimes you've got to separate the failure from the success so you can see how much you do matter to people, even the little things like picking up that pencil they dropped or you, giving someone a smile when they need that most. You win more than you realise, we just fixate on the negative which is not healthy!
This comment section is a safe space and I'll try and comfort anyone I can. Have a good day stranger, and know that even people you dont know personally, care about you and worry about you! Remember to drink some water and eat, maybe even find the motivation to do something productive, but it's fine if you dont of course!
Rest, you deserve it
@@OtakuWrath I think we as humans are caught in this idea that we constantly have to be good enough, to always be productive, to always be useful. We live our lives as tools and we forget that we can live for ourselves. That we don't need to be accomplishments or role models or examples. It's okay to simply just exist. To just be.
@@definitelynotsaitama4333 It isn't that simple
@@TheNameIsNobody i know it isn't in reality, I'm just saying it should be. It would be nice if we all could just live
All the analog horror aside, this series is actually great. When he meets the angels and it talks about how lonely boisvert really is and it's actually a really sad storyline. One of the greatest analog horror series I've watched and personally my favorite.
Debunk Files' video on it is also really good and I would recommend.
This is arent a analog horror
@@zortidi3595 what is then
@@cromulom2223 a youtube channel
@@cromulom2223 analog horror it's like the mandela catalogue or local51 is basically a creepy news report that's why the "analog" (from the old analogue signals), this is much more like just an internet story/arg
@@whymyruffles analog doesn't mean news report, analog is just old in general, like VHS, or CRT
While this theory is interesting, the “take care” video was originally called “self care psa during this time of great need” if my memory does not fail me. This evidence supports the belief that this started as an art showcase.
false
@@sharonjohnson5105lmao??
no it was called _notalone
this made me cry slightly, as i have depression, anxiety, and PTSD, so i know what its like to be stuck in that pit of despair, and to see someone overcome that sadness brings me joy
As someone who has anxiety and depression, I absolutely LOVE this video, you explained everything so well! Thank you, Matpat, for all the work you did to produce this amazing video
The flailing at the party could also be representative of a severe anxiety attack, sometimes the worset ones are the ones you don't notice are happening until the immobilise you, forcing you to acknowledge them
@@Snake3417 Me when... Me when..... Me
What’s terrifying is however many filters or modulations put over matpats voice, it’s always recognizable.
I think there was a misinterpretation at 8:27. I don't think its the response of optimism:
"Its over, quit."
"Not a chance."
He said it was pessimism not optimism
I think "When does a home become a complex?" refers to how people with depression spend all of their time in their room, essentially making their room their entire home. With this, leaving the room and going to a different room is essentially like going to a different home, like a housing complex.
ahh, the old "All Room". My little depression rat nest of anguish
I barely would spend time in my room. (Even when it was cold.)
It could also refer to a mental complex, as in, when does a home become a place of mental turmoil?
Honestly, i didn't find this scary at all. In my eyes this is a beautifully portrayed artwork of someone's experience. If i was a teacher i would want to show this to college students in the future, explaining how mentally straining a pandemic/isolation can be. Art doesn't have to be beautiful. i love this
I still think it's pretty creepy, but I agree
Completely agree with the 2nd to last sentence. “Art doesn’t have to be beautiful”. More people need to realize that. Too many people claim that something is “not art” because it isn’t pleasant. Whether that would be a painting, sculpture, song, film, or any other form of art
Not so much scary more eerie
I agree.
I dont think you have to pick one or the other. I understand its beauty and honesty but its still a bit creepy and eerie. That doesnt take anything away from it tho
When you have no idea what Matpat's talking about half the time, but you watch anyway because you like his content
why was this a target for bots lol
@@kaylanek1 It'S fInaLly HeRe ruclips.net/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/видео.html - what were they even waiting for? XD
So how do you know you like his content if you don’t know anything he’s talking about
Yeah lmfao
@@dwoods3244 I think it’s because they haven’t watched or seen what he’s talking about
Honestly this is my favorite episode out of all the theory channels, I’m excited for MatPat to cover Boisvert again in the future
This episode really made me cry. It's difficult to get through such a low point in life and all the beautiful symbolism hidden in this story starting and ending on hope. What is so special about this is that it shows that depression is so so hard but you can push through, you can make it. Goodbye and hello
I recommend you to read Goodnight PunPun, if you like such content
і hатe иіggeѓѕ because i make beter viideos 🥠🥠🥠
At 15:39 I started balling my eyes out
And now I'm crying again ಥ_ಥ I'm okay
That was the most accurate depiction of depression I’ve ever seen. It’s nice to know others deal with this too. Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention
how about "Omori" ?
You doing okay?
Yeah I literally had the thought “he gets it,” and almost was crying as the crazy visuals and audio was going off just because I felt the connection to this creator that I’ve never seen.
When I've first found that channel, that's what I thought. It's pretty deep and can be sometimes hard to watch because it represents it so well.
1 in 4 is the statistic for depression 25% of people have it. You're never alone because there are always people who can relate.
Instead of me getting scared of the video, it made me cry a bit and having goosebumps. Thank you for sharing this. I dealt this before. Now I'm slowly getting through the world I feared up.
CRY OUT. it is really okay to cry out.
Cathartic screaming. It works.
Me too it kinda helped my.
sameee I was on the verge of crying when I finished this video
HALLO FROM THE FUTURE, Matpat stopped but DON’T STOP WATCHING!!!! IT’S STILL AWESOME!!!!
A someone who was diagnosed with Dysthymia at a young age and struggled with it for almost 4 years, I loved this series because it shows a more realistic and deeper way than the normal media, whenever I watched TV and saw people with "depression" getting themselves back at the top again in hours I always laugh synically because is not that easy.
Personally, I never told anyone about my feelings, in fact, my own teacher had to get me to see one of the school's specialist.
To me, covid was an actual landscape, others might have been sad or angry, but i liked it because it was a time to forget about anything and heal myself. I basically standed up by myself because my parents are the kind of people that think depression is only in your head and if you have it is because you want to.
Nowadays I'm not ok.
But im better.
Guys please, talk to someone, I learned it the hard way.
Even if you feel like no one would listen, like It's only in your head, that is just some "phase" Is not.
Cry, scream, be sad, be angry, but please, don't do it alone.
-English is not my first language so sorry for the misspelling.
But really GET HELP
I related to this deeply
Ps your English is perfect
@Masterraccoon
I was you a few years ago so I get what you are saying.
And for your question:
Yes. It is.
I've also been diagnosed with Dysthymia and Major Depressive Disorder. Keep hanging in there. Even if just surviving is all you can do, that's okay, it's better than other options.
It's similar to how you can understand love songs when you are in love yourself. Or songs about break up when you just lost someone. Those songs ARE bad. It's just appealing to emotion, the lowest form of art.
i dont think you meant the actual virus is a landscape..more like the quarantine that comes with it. be aware of ur wording
As someone who was very very close to committing suicide, This is actually amazing. You have to be through the spiral of depression to understand. It was an very, very dark point of my life. Looking back at it now, I felt there was no point in life. I didnt feel bad for myself at all, I felt bad for my family. When I did do it. Yes, I was so close to doing it I felt there was no point or hope, I thought I had an week or two before I'd be dead, But.. That was false and I'm very proud, And happy now.. I'm very glad I didnt let my thoughts swallow me, Just passing on the depression to my family.
There’s something so disheartening about realizing the only reason you haven’t ended it yet is because you fear making your loved ones feel any worse than they would if you were still alive. You don’t care what happens to you, but you can’t bring yourself to put those around you through that. You tell yourself you could do it if no one cared, if you didn’t care, and sometimes your mind can convince yourself that it isn’t worth it to feel anything at all. The most dangerous thing in the world is your own psyche.
Darling ive been there, im so sorry you had to go through that, our inner demons are truly the worst kind..
@@albanieurdaneta3221 to me I doubt anyone really would besides maybe my brothers and I don’t exactly have any good reason to be living but personally it’d be a big waste, I don’t want to do that for myself. even if I don’t succeed I can be happy.
yeah, i had a belt around my neck and everything but the thought of my family finding my dead body was so saddening that i just didnt go through with it
At the end of the day, depression pays no bills, and it won't bring food to the table. Once we are alone in cruel world like this, depression is just the many phases that comes with living in this reality. Survivability and the will to survive on your own just overtakes depression all together. Our parents won't always be there, so cherish every moment you have with them before you wish you could go back to the times were a single glance at them could be all it takes to see what really matters. Family.
It makes me glad that so many people have been able to finally see an accurate representation of their struggles. I have been diagnosed with Depression and there are many other things that I cannot relate to but seeing a video series like _boisvert helps me understand others. No one experiences anything the same way but creating more accurate and resonating media that speaks to many peoples struggles helps everyone understand each other better. I believe the enemy of kindness and love is ignorance and hopefully this video helped erase some of my ignorance towards those struggling with Depression.
What do you mean by "I would never have been diagnosed with depression" and later on say this helps you understand those with depression? Is it just a misuse of words in the first part?
@@GameTimeWhy yes sorry should have said "I have never been diagnosed with Depression"
The angel whose mask he puts on... that angel is andrew tate :D i've seen so many young men like myself who are disillusioned with the world flocking to mentors like him.
Agreed, I don't deal with depression but seeing a more accurate representation allows you to understand the experiences of others waaay better than the romantic misrepresentations
As someone who has signs of depression but isn’t diagnosed it is what depression is like
Bro this is one of the best film theories in months. Epic
*Finally the clip that we were all waiting for is finally here*
*ruclips.net/video/CVQ_qhyodP4/видео.html*
@@noot4795 Begone, Savetion, you devilspawn!
After all the analog horror videos telling me I’m not alone, something telling me I AM alone is a thousand times more terrifying.
I watched Boisvert once and I loved it. I don’t think I have ever been this excited about a video. I jumped up of my couch yelling “oh my gosh he actually did it” for around 5 minutes trying to calm myself down so I could pay attention. Thank you, MatPat!
i projectile pissed at seeing the video
I just said “OH MY GOD HE DID THE DEFAULT DANCE” when he started flailing
@@Goosea LMFAO
Yeah, at first I was terrified of Boisvert but then I kept on watching it over and over again because I related to it so much
It's oddly comforting
Same its great
this is the best interpretation of depression I've ever seen. As someone who is going through it on a daily basis and often have suicidal thoughts I can relate to the darkness always being with me even when I'm supposed to be happy or at least feel comfortable. I hate my room but it's the only place I feel like I'm allowed to be, even if all it does is making me drown myself in the negative thoughts I always have.
MatPat: "This is a story with a happy ending"
Me: A horror series with a happy ending? Bullshit.
MatPAt: "Before it gets there, Boisvert is heavy"
Me: Oh, that makes more sense.
It's as happy as a story this dark can get as it instills hope and possiblity of getting better
Just two words: Mary Mary
@just i c e the bots are becoming self aware now?????
@@MiloMurphysLaw they.. THEY ARE!!
@@MiloMurphysLaw AAAA
thanks for tackling this topic!
as a person with diagnosed anxiety (actually it's depressive-anxious mixed disorder, but the anxiety shows up more) i'm glad to actually see a nice portrayal in media.
My problems just simply won't leave after i say "i'm gonna live a happy life!" It lingers around and you can't really push it away completely. You have to live with it and make tons of little adjustments in your routine to not only survive, but truly live
even if it's small things like asking people to not to call you and just text you, or to know when you start to feel tired and take a break, to bigger things like having built a system of reassuring things when it comes to work/school...
і hатe иіggeѓѕ because i make beter viideos 🥠🥠🥠
I aint reading all of that
I've had depression for 13 years and have made a few attempts to let's say rage quit life, and it's really difficult to keep on going my Anxiety gets so bad that even when I leave my house to go grocery shopping I'm usually shaking like crazy and super on edge from the fear, and Relationships are difficult to maintain because I don't have the energy or bravery to leave the house, I've never even been on a date because I know even if I could get one which isn't possible because I look disgusting and I'm awkward I still couldn't handle the fear and the pressure, to quote one of my favorite bands The Amity Affliction "I've been searching for an exit, but I'm lost inside my head where I spend every waking moment wishing I was dead"
@@Blessed..nluved you should probably stay off the internet for a while if you’re that young
@@realRatRat you do know that there are 13 year old 7th graders, right?
PLEASE cover this again when you can!! i suffer from clinical depression and this series makes me feel so heard. its such an accurate depiction of how much depression sucks and its one of my favorites, if not my favorite
If you haven't seen it. Take a search of losing the battle on his channel from July 2018
@@HanmaHeiro I dout that telling someone to watch a video about suicide is the right way to go.
@@neoswagtwigofthetwignation9778 I suppose we remember that video about Ronnie a bit different. I remember it as a gut wrenching experience for MatPat and team in losing their friend and seeing that helps me to not lose the battle. To each their own though
I watched this a year ago when I was in an extremely dark place. It helped me so much. Thank you for introducing me to boisvert - I now even have a tattoo reminding me how “I have wanted to know you (life) in this way for so long” it’s so important to me now. Thank you.
Mad props to the editing team on this one
The editing on this has never blended so well with the original footage as this video absolutely incredible!
I also agree quickly and honestly with this as well, very, very good job!
This video brought me to tears, I've been struggling with depression longer than I can remember, and making connections and keeping connections is difficult, I've also been dreaming of one day telling stories/having some form of creative outlet and sitting on this channel both here and on other platforms, this isn't the one I normally use for browsing but it felt poignant, so this whole video feels weirdly personal as I sit here alone at night with my dog for comfort. Anyway thank you.
I’m crying so hard rn
I bet you are american
you should watch the actual channel
i know i dont know you, but you got it.
you are going to make it.
there’s always a happy ending, and if times arent happy, then it isn’t the ending
hugs to you man, i wish things could be easier but life can be real hard at everyone. you're not alone ❤️
Came here to be scared... ended up leaving with hope and feeling happy for this guy. What a twist
Same
Love this video not just because its interesting but because it explains why I find this video normal and comfortable to watch... its truly a great way to show others how the mind of those suffering from depression and/or anxiety look like.
So happy I've seen this. Was just expecting some run of the mil spooks. Didn't think it would touch on my feelings of Depression, loneliness, and insecurity. Definitely needed this today. Thanks MatPat and theorist team. Imma have to check out the original video now.
is it me or does the thing look like something a 3 year old drew
@@mrdoggo63 its u
Raises glass. “Cheers”
@@HANKSANDY69420 its ur mom
@@Ryan78336 cheers mate.
As someone who has recently beaten Smiling Depression this hits WAY too close to home
@Be Straight thank u
This seems like a fantastic series and I’m so glad he covered it and explained the story as someone with clinical depression this _Boisvert is creepy but very cool and well written I’m glad it exists
@FemonicZI shut
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@@Professional_Dumbass mmhmp
@Be Straight HERE WE GO AGAIN BOYS
after watching the whole series, i dont necessarily think that room is a "monster". the majority of questions it asks almost sounds like its asking out of concern, like someone saying "hey, when did you last see your family?" "youre still in the basement". as someone who has been dealing with depression since 14, ive had a room myself, sure, it looks scary, but to conquer a fear, you have to face it. room is the voice that is telling you to do the things that look or seem scary . if anything, pessimism is the monster, it keeps you immobile when in relation to depression, something as normal as brushing your teeth or feeding yourself become terrifying to think about. but all it takes to alleviate some of that fear is that voice going "hey, you havent done this thing in a while". my personal take on room is that its the concerned voice in the back of your brain getting you to do the things you need to get on the track to recovery and the reason room looks scary? recovery is scary, so the voice pushing you to recover is terrifying. but idk, i could be completely wrong
I don't know if it's related, but a very well known French RUclips called "Feldup" has been making a huge call for French creator to dip their toes into horrific analogue horror / ARG creations and I like to think boisvert is part of this new waves of creators.
Noice
@FemonicZI omg! Wow! WHO asked?
@@Altalr25 What you're replying to is a bot
@@Altalr25 me
As someone who deals with depression and anxiety I love when MatPat covers this kind of content. Reminds me that there is hope to get better
Same here
As someone who also deals with depression and anxiety I feel the same way.
its great knowing there are so many people with the same experiences you can relate to
Me with my depression and anxiety yeah I'd agree to an extent
I Deal With Anxiety Sometimes
This is either a massive trigger for me or a comforting series where i feel understood. I got massive shadow self vibes from it. Hidden in the mind, He always loved you.
If you watch it all you'll get to the point that you'll be amazed at the amount of effort and passion put into it
Matpat is defeniately responsible for getting me into analog horror. And his presentation of these series' also helped me be less sort of, unhealthaly terrified of it.
Woah. Props to who made the series because they got depression from self induced lonliness down. Fear of not being loved. Fear of being forgotten. Beating yourself down. Fearing your own thoughts, all of it.
I have (among other stuff less relevant to this) a diagnosis of Avoidant Personality Disorder and while this seems to be portrayed ss catalysed by the pandemic, but to me and the way this disorder affected/affects me, nothing like this project made me relate that hard. This project is dear to me and I am eternally grateful for _Boisvert and his (maybe coincidential) extremely accurate and articulated of life with this or other related disorders.
@daniellaplante111 I understand your pain brother, I might not have the disorder or at the very least be officially documented by it, but at the point when I wrote that comment, I was close to the darkest point in my life, and completely threw everyone close to me as far away as possible. Never wanted to talk to anyone. Never wanted to even fake a smile anymore. I wish and hope it gets better for you and even though we have never met, I'm here for you. If you can only rely on yourself, be the person that can take care of you and make sure you love yourself or you'll be swallowed up. ❤️
Thing I love about this is how it shows Optimism as just as vicious as everything else. Shows it can be just as powerful as Pessimism.
Yeah, so true. It is amazing how this can appear so horrifying and uncanny to some, like me, but so touching and relatable to certain unfortunate others...
I've recently been diagnosed with Avoident Personality Disorder. This has been my life. But discovering why has helped alot, and trying to do the opposite of my norms.
Hope you have a great life knowing the problems within you.
Wishing you much strength and the tools to help you get better! 👍🏽
That's wonderful, knowing what you're struggling with can set you on the path to fixing it.
I looked into avoident personality disorder and i womder of i may have it. Ive been struggling with mental health and have found my self being very solitary. I went through my first 2 college semesters and didnt talk to a single person. I find myself feeling judged constantly and tend to find a quite place with very few people in public to isolate, maybe i will talk to my doctor about this. Thanks for bringing this disorder to my attention
@@CliffTheDragon Watch some videos on RUclips talking about it. It really helps understand why you feels certain ways. You sound just like me. I was un the army and when I got to a new unit. I just wouldn't talk to anyone, until someone came and opened up to me. It's just weird.
This is scarily reminding me of what used to happen with myself. I was able to deal with it somewhat, but I can still feel it sneaking into small parts of my life.
This video helped me so much with the treating of my depression, I was going trough such a dark place when watching this video and scarily related to a lot of the feelings in it, but it pushed me to reach out and ask for help. I have come back to write this comment ( even thought nobody will see it) to thank you (Matpat and the team) for shining light on this story and thus, giving me a new lease on life.
Dw, I saw it.
me too
Im glad that you are better!
As someone with depression and anxiety, this series is extremely accurate and scarily so. I have a fear of being outside, but also have a routine like antlers guy, wake up, work, etc. Its very interesting and I think I might show this to my therapist to give her insight on how I feel! It may be disturbing, but looking past the visuals and seeing the message is enlightening.
BROTHER THİS GUY STİNKS
Do it . please show her , it may help her understand you
@@Just_Nice07 what wrong with you 😐
Good luck with the therapy my friend.
I’m honestly just happy you’re going to therapy
I'm glad this topic is being covered, more people need to know that depression is not a concept of sadness, but is indeed a whole other monster. I'm glad Boisvert covered this in the way they did.
@Wally Wally *SHUT*
@@Duvelle_ *UP*
I had a grammarly ad and the first thing i heard was "Explaining the complex takes time,"
Wow, I really needed this today. I've been dealing with a lot of physical pain and stress, and it's nice to be reminded that mental health issues are several battles to be won, not one. And that it's healthy to "cry out" when it becomes too much. Who knew this creepy esoteric channel would make me feel so much better. Thanks MatPat. I needed it today. I'm not in physical danger, and far from my lowest point, but sometimes in those inbetween periods, you need a pep talk.
I get that this is meant to be A) creepy and 2) deep, but watching room dancing is just so funny 💀
IKRRR
bro was shmoovin
Nobody caught blud dancin like that? Quite a hard feat to achieve, really.
Ah, yes, my favorite letter, 2
@@jamesniziolek6337 it’s a home alone reference (look up the scene where the kids are stuck in the hotel in Paris)
I've been too afraid to watch this series for a while since I first found out of it's existence, and I was fairly content with never actually seeing it myself when I didn't know the full meaning. Now with a new perspective and a clearer picture of the story, it's turned from a terrifying thing that keeps me up at night every time I see clips of it into a very relatable and hopeful message for me and others who have, and still do struggle with depression.
Thank you to Matpat and the rest of the Film Theory staff for covering this, I think I really needed it. And to anyone else that feels the same reading this, you've got this. Stay safe, cry out. ❤️
When I am depressed I come back to theories like these
They make me feel not alone and loved 💚
The “something is missing” post with the picture of the chair in the corner of the room was more likely to be about suicide than being alone in a room. The thing that was missing was a noose.
oh my god ima cry now
Yeah I was thinking the same thing.
I agreed with you up until the noose part.
The noose is not missing the person that is supposed to be on the chair isn't there.
I really like how the entire video has a monohrome colour palette. It really kept me immersed in the video.
Edit: oh my. Thanks a lot for 186 likes!
Edit 2: oohhh I got 204 likes now. Thank you everyone
...Why are there bots in my replies? Thanks for 44 likes though!
I also liked the transitions between 2 clips additionally. This video is so cool for art reasons and im all for it
Its a shame this comment got so many bots :(
@@muffinking2938 Yea I know!
@@ArceneStorms Then what are you waiting for? Report them and their owners all, and don't stop until all of them are gone forever.
@@h0m3st4r I would, but then I'm scared that if they are actual people and I've falsely accused them, then my own account will be punished.
This theory actually made me cry because I related to it so much, and was so happy it’s having a happy ending, this lockdown was when my depression came at me full force, and I’m glad I have things like Bo Burnham’s Inside and now Boiverts to help me understand and cope with what I’m struggling with
I absolutely love this channel! As someone with major depressive disorder this channel is one of closest description of what is like to deal with depression and how it feels to be consumed byit and to eventually drag yourself out of that hole
As someone who’s depression heavily got to the lowest point it could in lockdown, this story is so relatable and heartfelt to me in the way I can see so much of antler guy in myself, thanks for bringing this series attention matpat!
I went through a lot of the same instances portrayed in Boisvert. It's amazing to see media that truly shows how it feels. MatPat, wonderful job at analyzing this series and I can't wait for more uploads!
Pulling the knives from his mouth being symbolic of the powers of voicing words into reality…? I’m gonna watch this whole series it seems gorgeous
This is scary but absolutely beautiful
While not a fan of "creepy stuff" I appreciate how Matpat broke this down for us. It' actually a #MentalHealth concern for many and needs to be addressed. What better way to talk about it than in video format?
bruh
@@Brillieisnothuman - How is this a "bruh moment"?
@@mokarokas-1727 well it seems that matpats mental health is perfectly fine and he wants to have direct contact with him, is he a psychologist or something?
@@Brillieisnothuman - Who? Kristen Culver said nothing like that.
@@Brillieisnothuman I believe the mental health concern was more about boisvert than matpat
i dont see this as scary or creepy but rather its quite beautiful how Boisvert is able to take these complex mysterious emotions and perfectly transform them into videos
Same it is quite beautiful
Well that’s impressive and shocking
"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable."
The truly terrifying thing about this is the time i saw the first scene with room with my at the time phone alarm and the sheer panic that caused me is unrivalled to this day
Godzilla had a seizure trying to read this and fucking died
@@certainfriends Agreed.
Someone try and translate this comment cause I could not understand it
@@ricegorm I think they're saying that the first time they saw the 'Room' character, the sound that played was the same as their phones alarm so it startled them.
@@GhostsGraveyard that makes sense
This series is one of my favorites, the mixed styles and the fact it’s an indie horror film are awesome, plus the moral, something I can relate to
The sheer style of this blows me away. Bravo to the creators of Boisvert.
This is the scariest type of horror. It doesn't have a creepy story, so why is it scary? Because it's real.
I felt like this in quarantine as well, isolated in my room, thoughts that are so scary that I just want to leave my mind.
I feel ya. Horror movie monsters like Freddy Krueger are fictional. Reality is where real fear manifests. That's why psychological horror movies freak me out more then slasher flicks.
This is literature. Literature is either a hit or miss. But when it hits it hits hard. It’s made to get people to think, it has a double meaning and is difficult to understand.
You know you could just have a walk outside, right?
I lik' quarantin'!
The slash slinging slasher 😯
I just love using my brain to figure out these theories
It just makes my day better
Me too
Almost all the replies are bots!
@@Non_Consistent_Potato
Yeah
Practice Caution.........🙏✌️🙏
@@Non_Consistent_Potato Then what are you waiting for? Report them and their owners all.
This RUclips channel is rlly creepy in a way that’s kinda cute.. it’s a story of a life lesson to not be afraid to not be loved. Because, no matter what someone will listen one day..
4:25 that background music actually goes hard
Fr
The music hits harder than my dads belt
As someone who struggles with Depression on a daily basis,
I truly *APPLAUD* Matpat for covering this.
This series seems like a very realistic representation of depression and i will definitely watch it!
Thanks!
Omori fan
@@shayengd4150 correct
But also mentally ill :)
@@shayengd4150 probably the reason he/she has depression XD
he did it wrong hes jot right its not about what he says it is
@@theonewiththegoldentouch
Yes
I like omori and have depression
But I don’t have depression BECAUSE i like omori
:)
As someone with Asperger's Syndrome who had a very hard time dealing with the pandemic and depression, I was actually surprised how positive this theory and its message was on the issue. Thank you, MatPat and the Theory Crew, for discussing this issue and helping spread a positive message for people like me
To anyone experiencing Depression, please know that you are not alone. You don't have to face your pain all by yourself. Your depression won't simply vanish easily, it will ultimately come back time and time again, but you don't have to suffer alone. There is hope, I tell you. If you suffer from it, then please reach out to anyone you trust. Most of all, you are loved. Please remember that.