J's Interview For MiB | Men In Black | Voyage | With Captions

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  • @Fl0wchart
    @Fl0wchart 3 года назад +36496

    The fact that remote had a button that brought "Little Tiffany" to the FRONT of the firing range proves she was the correct target.

    • @DemonofLight80
      @DemonofLight80 3 года назад +3442

      And the winner of the most underrated comment in the internet goes to...

    • @thatguynextdoor9725
      @thatguynextdoor9725 3 года назад +1518

      True I didn't realize that

    • @TylerRosell
      @TylerRosell 3 года назад +866

      Whoa never thought of that

    • @nimrowd2023
      @nimrowd2023 3 года назад +450

      Exactly what I as thinking.

    • @sasukedarkwolf
      @sasukedarkwolf 3 года назад +751

      Maybe remote had 9 number buttons, each for a creature

  • @bloo22ca
    @bloo22ca 4 года назад +10550

    I used to think he failed the test. And only got in because K wanted him. But I now realized he did everything right.

    • @Whocares158
      @Whocares158 3 года назад +353

      Don't forget the 3rd movie!

    • @IronMan-tk8uc
      @IronMan-tk8uc 3 года назад +105

      What a coincidence...

    • @SpanishAvenger
      @SpanishAvenger 3 года назад +1215

      1- He was the only to question why they were there.
      2- Was the only one to come up with a solution to be able to fill the forms by grabbing the desk.
      3- He was the only one to stop and think before shooting while the rest started shooting mindlessly.
      Yup! I only saw it many years later. When I was young k thought the same as you did hahah

    • @DekuStickGamer
      @DekuStickGamer 3 года назад +403

      He did everything right, but also because K wanted him cause it was the son of the man he was going to consider his partner.

    • @skeeter.1017
      @skeeter.1017 3 года назад +218

      I just realized the other guys where playing with their guns afterwards, even had the fingers on the triggers

  • @andreacall3024
    @andreacall3024 4 года назад +18195

    When I was a kid, I thought this scene was about how goofy J was. When I got older, I realized how brilliantly it shows why he was chosen.

    • @Tisply25
      @Tisply25 3 года назад +523

      When I was a kid, I thought the same thing.

    • @JohnDoe-sw1rs
      @JohnDoe-sw1rs 3 года назад +794

      They most likely added those lines for comedic affect. In canon, he wasn’t supposed to be chosen but K wanted him in. The director was about to kick him out before K spoke to him.

    • @jacquelinepayne4737
      @jacquelinepayne4737 3 года назад +130

      @John Everlasting
      And no matter how hard he tried to reverse 🔄 the outcome remains the same.

    • @gastonbell108
      @gastonbell108 3 года назад +757

      Same. The whole thing was a psychological test. I particularly loved the "Paper exam, golf pencils, nothing to write on" test. Jay was the one guy who was like "Fuck this, I've tried my best but I've broken my pencil and this is stupid. I'm dragging over that heavy table, I don't care what anybody says to me."

    • @BeyondNoise9
      @BeyondNoise9 3 года назад +106

      When he opened the first page 😂😂

  • @PocketBrain
    @PocketBrain 2 года назад +4916

    1: Perception. He sees through the BS
    2: Questioning attitude. He doesn't accept the generic answer to "why we're here."
    3: Thinking outside the box. Everybody else is uncomfortably trying to fill out the questionnaire and he grabs the table.
    4: Thoughtful action. He doesn't just pop anything that looks weird; he develops a rationale for what is dangerous.

    • @BillyLegumbres
      @BillyLegumbres 2 года назад +185

      I know the others movies weren't able to replicate the magic and the superb writting of the first one, but man I sure love this francise.

    • @teicreates
      @teicreates 2 года назад +92

      He also offers his solution freely

    • @schwarzerritter5724
      @schwarzerritter5724 2 года назад +48

      I believe with 4: J was just messing around and he passed the test, because his answer was not: "I thought it was what I was supposed to do."

    • @glurgbarble7268
      @glurgbarble7268 Год назад +98

      not only does he grab the table he also offers to share it with the guy sitting next to him, even though that's his competition for the job, so add selflessness to that list

    • @florians9949
      @florians9949 Год назад +31

      5: not overcomfident: in case he made a mistake, he is capable of recognising it.

  • @lpk675
    @lpk675 3 года назад +20322

    Fun fact: According to the Men in Black animated series, "Little Tiffany" is the human disguise of the Bug Queen, meaning that she really was the most dangerous thing on that firing range.

    • @jamesvanitas
      @jamesvanitas 3 года назад +344

      What episode was this mentioned in?

    • @lpk675
      @lpk675 3 года назад +1254

      @@jamesvanitas
      She appears a few times in the series, but the episode where she wears the disguise is an episode called "The Mine, Mine, Mine Syndrome".

    • @kisstune
      @kisstune 3 года назад +567

      Fun fact int the book he complains that he didn't shoot a little girl and that some BS was going on cause that isn't what he saw when he fired.

    • @jamesvanitas
      @jamesvanitas 3 года назад +98

      @@kisstune The novelization of the movie men in black?

    • @guillermorojasc
      @guillermorojasc 3 года назад +222

      @@lpk675 yeah I remember it. They had to freeze an entire hotel to hold up that alien bug invasion.

  • @richgweil
    @richgweil 4 года назад +16579

    I have always thought that that guard at the beginning must be one of the most dangerous men on earth. :)

    • @josefernandez4423
      @josefernandez4423 4 года назад +1316

      He is an alien

    • @boxtank5288
      @boxtank5288 4 года назад +2148

      If he don't want you there or you ain't allowed there. You'll know.

    • @silvos8903
      @silvos8903 4 года назад +1808

      He didn't stop anyone from taking over the building in the second movie.

    • @guerra3710
      @guerra3710 4 года назад +1386

      @@silvos8903 his power wasn't necessary yet, thats why they didnt fuck with em

    • @andydagreat8539
      @andydagreat8539 4 года назад +290

      @@guerra3710 LMAO SO TRUE

  • @UCanCallMeJesus1
    @UCanCallMeJesus1 4 года назад +9085

    why I think he passed the 'Test'
    1) he asked questions and sought answers
    2) looked for solutions and only made a scene when he ran out of options
    3) isn't afraid/embarrassed to make a scene to get the job done
    4) Very perceptive. He noticed small details like the tissue, the pole, the quantum book even in a dark room with flashing lights and noise all around. He still picked up on those small details.
    5) Quick to assess a situation. He analyzed all those details and made his decision in a matter of seconds
    6) Fired the fewest shots. He minimized bloodshed. While the other agents quickly unloaded their ammo, J only fired once.
    7) Accurate. The one shot he did fire was incredibly accurate
    8) Didn't immediately view the monsters / aliens as evil. He humanized them in his mind. He asked what they were doing instead of immediately shooting them like the others.

    • @mordredvonumbra154
      @mordredvonumbra154 3 года назад +766

      Tbh thats what military people are used to. If they get sent somewhere then anything that seems sus gets asked a bullet more often. J was a policeman so techniquely violence was a last resort and not a 90% situation solving tool.
      And the main point is that he asked WHY they are here. To protect humanity from aliens/monsters? Or to maintain order in aliens living here? Which one seems like a job for police officer?

    • @JamesBoyAdvance
      @JamesBoyAdvance 3 года назад +389

      @@mrdoggo6094 I thought the little girl could have potentialy been an 'evil' alien in disguise, like the villain in the film

    • @KenjiAsakura09
      @KenjiAsakura09 3 года назад +37

      @@mrdoggo6094 i dont think you know how trolling works

    • @KenjiAsakura09
      @KenjiAsakura09 3 года назад +21

      ​@@mrdoggo6094 uh what? I think you should be taking a break from your uh "commenting on videos" gig

    • @khadajhin2565
      @khadajhin2565 3 года назад +14

      @@mrdoggo6094 Wtf is this comment?

  • @7thboss931
    @7thboss931 2 года назад +3516

    I love that J said he “Hesitated” meaning that he would have shot “Little Tiffany” sooner if he could

    • @immortalfrieza
      @immortalfrieza Год назад +224

      What it meant was J froze up at the bizarre situation and he admits to that fact.

    • @Timeward76
      @Timeward76 11 месяцев назад +183

      He hesitated because he had to confirm what he saw, most likely. He looked at every alien target before even training his gun. Then he spots Tiffany, completely out of place. Trains his aim. Then he takes the shot once he confirms what he saw.

    • @fromthegamethrone
      @fromthegamethrone 8 месяцев назад +48

      There's a difference between hesitation in order to make the right decision, or hesitation because you're not skilled in what you're about to do

    • @JustinCarbaugh
      @JustinCarbaugh 7 месяцев назад +14

      J's observations is what police needs to understand

    • @solouno2280
      @solouno2280 7 месяцев назад +2

      well, indeed little Tiphanny was damn suspicious, but what if she was not Tiphanny but a younger version of Sierra Petrovita?

  • @fermintenava5911
    @fermintenava5911 3 года назад +10422

    The fact that he doesn't shoot at first sight, doesn't have prejudice against the alien-looking, and examines the situation... The police department lost a good man that day.

    • @user-mg7wh8zq6v
      @user-mg7wh8zq6v 3 года назад +619

      Rule number 1 of being MIB: Dont be racist towards non-human race
      Edit: Damn no one noticed i misspelled the acronym lol

    • @rararasputin8608
      @rararasputin8608 3 года назад +231

      And they're going to be dealing with aliens, who can wreck shit on a planetary level... on a daily basis.

    • @CJ-bc4ic
      @CJ-bc4ic 3 года назад +25

      This made me laugh real hard fr

    • @xeanfrost901
      @xeanfrost901 3 года назад +43

      it's totally bullshit.
      So you don't shoot an alien with a menacing face just because you think "he's stretching" and you shoot a tiny little girl just because "she's white in the getto" and happened to have advanced text?
      What kind of lame-ass double standard is that? And you praise it ? xD

    • @joaopedrovitorino1703
      @joaopedrovitorino1703 3 года назад +327

      @@xeanfrost901 "a little white girl in the getto at night with advanced text book" don't forget the fact that she is surrounded by aliens and doesn't show the slightest sign of fear

  • @HienNguyenHMN
    @HienNguyenHMN 3 года назад +5754

    J: gives the right answer to why Tiffany is dangerous
    Z: impressed!
    J: sassy attitude
    Z: not having it

    • @thegrimmretails3777
      @thegrimmretails3777 2 года назад +83

      Zed was Torn.

    • @ethanhayes7205
      @ethanhayes7205 2 года назад +246

      considering that was his only issue with J, It's basically a recommendation with a disclaimer.
      "He has issues with authority" is your ONLY comment after everything? not "He failed the tests" not "He's wrong about it all" Just a comment essentially saying J's relationship with the agency will start a bit rocky. Even he was impressed.

    • @M1ckTheMan
      @M1ckTheMan 2 года назад +64

      @@ethanhayes7205 Honestly shows how fair Zed is even when he's being critical, the MIB is a top notch, first-contact witholding, conspiratorial organization!

    • @alansohn855
      @alansohn855 2 года назад +30

      Zed was more impressed with his quick situation assessment.

    • @mrjooxmanallah
      @mrjooxmanallah 2 года назад +1

      @@thegrimmretails3777 Bravo Sir 👏👏

  • @Noisy_Cricket
    @Noisy_Cricket 2 года назад +9546

    The "Little Tiffany" part is great, but underrated is the part where he drags the table across the floor. It demonstrates his willingness to think both outside the box and violate social norms to accomplish his goals.

    • @DaveDexterMusic
      @DaveDexterMusic 2 года назад +153

      you must know it's not underrated. many of the comments here single it out as a pivotal moment.

    • @spacecat3198
      @spacecat3198 2 года назад +210

      I would have knelt at the table. But it was a brilliant scene. Seemingly so awkward but smart.

    • @therabbidt
      @therabbidt 2 года назад +66

      @@spacecat3198 yea ngl i think I wouldve sat at the table instead of moving it cuz im hella lazy to move it near me

    • @dadbot8480
      @dadbot8480 2 года назад +49

      @@spacecat3198 I probably would've brought my chair over with me to the table. If I'm doing something, might as well do it comfortably.

    • @spacecat3198
      @spacecat3198 2 года назад +5

      @@dadbot8480 It doesn’t matter to me either way personally but yeah I can see that too. :)

  • @RSpracticalshooting
    @RSpracticalshooting 2 года назад +6252

    "Aww you brought that tall man some flowers."
    That's exactly the thought process they want from an MIB agent.

    • @BMW9661
      @BMW9661 2 года назад +203

      The joke is he was completely oblivious that the tall man was an alien😂

    • @phillipwalling7470
      @phillipwalling7470 2 года назад +518

      @@BMW9661 No, I'm sure J knew he's an Alien, which is pretty obvious from the picture. He calls him tall man because he seems to treat Aliens as equals to Humanity, least the non hostile ones, hence the Flowers, which could be a sign of peace with said Alien.

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 2 года назад

      @@phillipwalling7470
      The real joke is that we think we're equals to aliens. I bet irl they put warning buoys around this planet to warn the rest of intergalactic civilization that very primitive, self-destructive beings live on this planet.

    • @stevenwall2010
      @stevenwall2010 2 года назад +171

      @@phillipwalling7470 but at that point he didn’t seriously think aliens were real, he was patronizing K.

    • @alistairwalker2850
      @alistairwalker2850 Год назад +60

      @@BMW9661 He was being sarcastic

  • @JBrander
    @JBrander 4 года назад +10074

    Notice how Zed's only comment about J is "he's got a real problem with authority"
    Which means J actually did everything right, the only problem that Zed saw was that J had a smart mouth. lol

    • @absboodoo
      @absboodoo 4 года назад +1011

      Notice how Zed was smiling when J was explaining the situation.

    • @JBrander
      @JBrander 4 года назад +669

      @@absboodoo yeah, and frowned when he tried to act up on Zed. Hence the comment; "he's got a real problem with authority"

    • @gnodab2036
      @gnodab2036 4 года назад +466

      The funny part that I think we all missed, is ZED KNOWS ALIENS EXIST, And J is speaking as if he already KNEW they existed, and when he mentioned the books the little girl was holding, he was just being stupid to defend himself with what little "logic" he could explain.

    • @corywilson532
      @corywilson532 4 года назад +118

      ...little Tiffany better look out...

    • @GeekProdigyGuy
      @GeekProdigyGuy 4 года назад +644

      @@gnodab2036 it was a test, and he passed successfully. they were not given instructions to shoot monsters. none of the alien cutouts were actually doing anything dangerous. the only reason to have exactly one civilian cutout, a little girl holding advanced physics books, was to test who would actually pay attention before shooting. the exact reason didn't matter, just the fact that he had some reason beyond "you gave me a gun and they looked scary."

  • @MyGamer125
    @MyGamer125 3 года назад +8228

    "You're exactly what we come to expect from years of government training."
    Considering that they failed, I get the feeling that this was a backhanded insult

    • @Whocares158
      @Whocares158 3 года назад +345

      It is..
      Follow order's and shoot to kill.

    • @ajholt84
      @ajholt84 3 года назад +318

      Definitely was a backhanded compliment. lol Don't think, just do.

    • @blockedinchina6015
      @blockedinchina6015 3 года назад +58

      No shit

    • @corneliusmaze-eye2459
      @corneliusmaze-eye2459 3 года назад +122

      That's my favourite line the whole movie. The sarcasm was not lost on me.

    • @brianmateo8041
      @brianmateo8041 3 года назад +184

      Yeah because these guys just shoot and kill. What the MIB needed was agents that don't kill on sight. Thats why most of them become friends with them

  • @derangedcrouton1864
    @derangedcrouton1864 3 года назад +4371

    I love how z's only criticism is that he has a trouble with authority, really shows that he was 100% suited for the job but his comment about him getting off his back about his decision was his only issue

    • @Aqsticgod
      @Aqsticgod 2 года назад +211

      not to mention K replying with "so do i" and then describing what seems to be an awesome feat in the MIB, these scenes have so much subtle context in it that we can spend days digging at every second

    • @AQUAPHREESH193
      @AQUAPHREESH193 2 года назад +32

      @@Aqsticgod Maybe that was a reference to K’s younger days? Lol

    • @ericwilson6994
      @ericwilson6994 Год назад +2

      6:02 I'm the CIA, I'll erase your memory! Hi Dan, hi reptilian. I'm the CIA, I'll erase your memory! Be a good German, you lost the war! Here come the men in black, defenders of the galaxy! Welcome to Sony Studios! I'm 9, upside down, inside out, and one minute ahead of time. d 6 IM MI6 + 1 minute. overt ops. Serpent being cast out, challenging Me, Michael. Haven't fallen from grace. 'overt ops'

  • @kingofsting19
    @kingofsting19 Год назад +1755

    This whole scene (and comments section) is just pointing out all the reasons why J passed this exam, but I think an underrated point in his favor was his willingness to share the table with the other candidates. Despite the icy reception and previous awkward responses to trying to socialize with these guys, he's still willing to be helpful and supportive to them, exactly the kind of attitude a government agent should have towards strangers and potential partners.

    • @neththeobnoxioussponge8929
      @neththeobnoxioussponge8929 Год назад +80

      and the fact that he isn't intimidated at all by them

    • @felinusfeline5559
      @felinusfeline5559 Год назад +99

      I noticed that too. When the solider says his "best of the best" line he looks to Jay with a smug smile, like he's happy he got one over on him. And then during the target exam when J gives his reasoning they all look annoyed, and when he comments on his shot they all give mocking chuckles, shake their heads or look away with disdain. Typical army attitude and another reason why they failed.

    • @lorenzoreynolds2512
      @lorenzoreynolds2512 Год назад +1

      ​@@felinusfeline5559lol

    • @xaltyerbuster2450
      @xaltyerbuster2450 Год назад +29

      I agree. I think the questionaire scene also shows this too. He's violating the social contract by dragging the loud table across the room, and he still asks the guy close to him if he wants part of the table. Kindness and a willingness to cooperate. Both necessary traits for MiB

    • @Victor-056
      @Victor-056 7 месяцев назад +25

      @@felinusfeline5559 You can see at 4:30, they actually realize Jay has a point... Specifically the "Eight Year old White Girl with Quantum Tex Books". The one Jay jokingly referred to as "Captain America" actually squints a bit at the cutout, while the other guy who was laughing, drops his smile as if realizing Jay's point.
      And to be honest, the key part of what Jay explains _Should_ set off alarm bells... An Eight Year Old _White Girl_ who has to live in a _Ghetto_ not only would not be able to afford _brand new_ Quantum physics textbooks (She'd get second hand books at best), but she wouldn't be looking so prim and proper... Especially since Ghettos are _very_ dangerous at night, so an eight year old girl regardless of skin color or financial status, would not be going out in what is set to be in the dead of the night and in a chaotic situation.

  • @tutimultifandom3170
    @tutimultifandom3170 3 года назад +8740

    I loved that Jays first thought when he see the monsters, are not just evil creatures but actually creatures that do normal things and they are not a threat until they do something actually evil or suspicious. It is a great quality for an agent that not only have to fight aliens but live and communicate with them.

    • @bakusai1
      @bakusai1 3 года назад +769

      Now due to recent events let's focus on the fact that he was a Cop before MIB recruited him. Intentional or not the story is citing what the Ideal cop should be.
      Personable, quick thinking, calm under pressure, and able to identify actual threats before shooting.
      How many modern tragedies would've been avoided if IRL cops were on J's level?

    • @boofstain1508
      @boofstain1508 2 года назад +66

      @@bakusai1 lmao make it political why don't u 😅

    • @snakezase2998
      @snakezase2998 2 года назад +388

      @@boofstain1508 he’s right tho

    • @Mr_Fish10
      @Mr_Fish10 2 года назад +242

      @@boofstain1508 Honeslty the first time I've seen where it was political in a comment section and it's relatively agreeable and not... insane, like the others.

    • @mc-kq6yd
      @mc-kq6yd 2 года назад +34

      @@bakusai1 cops are on his level, however there are those who aren't.

  • @alexandercrews1194
    @alexandercrews1194 2 года назад +10118

    I love how when Z says "You're everything we've come to expect from years of government training" he didn't mean it as a compliment. It was a scathing insult.

    • @wibblewobble1934
      @wibblewobble1934 2 года назад +545

      I wish screenplays of this quality were still being made in the sci-fi realm....

    • @sheilaolfieway1885
      @sheilaolfieway1885 2 года назад +678

      Exactly trained to kill, not to think.... or to do a job blindly..

    • @hidan407
      @hidan407 2 года назад +240

      @@sheilaolfieway1885 which is ironic is cause since I been the army, they wanted people who can actually think and get out their comfort zones

    • @sheilaolfieway1885
      @sheilaolfieway1885 2 года назад +36

      @@hidan407 When was that? or is the army not woke yet?

    • @hidan407
      @hidan407 2 года назад +158

      @@sheilaolfieway1885 woke?

  • @tomm.catt.9911
    @tomm.catt.9911 3 года назад +6947

    I love how they portrayed J's interview as goofy, ridiculous and how he couldn't possibly be the right candidate. They made his genius and attention to detail and his true skill subtle rather than upfront in the foreground. There was layers to how they delivered the narrative and it was well done by the filmmakers. Great scene all around!

    • @slothful2039
      @slothful2039 3 года назад +257

      Exactly! Intelligence and critical thinking are all too often portrayed in a boring by the numbers way. Not only that, but they often only focus on the "number crunching" types.
      This scene shows J's analytical and thoughtful mind without outright shoving it in the viewer's face that he's smart. Unlike many forms of media where a character's thinking skills are shoved in your face. It also lets his personality shine through, as he is sarcastic and flagrant at times, but still has ingenuity.

    • @BillFinger27
      @BillFinger27 2 года назад +55

      Compare this to the perfect female character in MIB: International

    • @mechengr1731
      @mechengr1731 2 года назад +37

      @@slothful2039 i think it also came off comical bc that's Will Smith. He's funny, he tells jokes.
      Certain actors just have a quality to them they can't escape.

    • @PatTheRiot
      @PatTheRiot 2 года назад +86

      Nah, the test was to determine if you are able to think outside the box, they already know they are the best in the rest. Since the beginning J was doing it right. (Pulling the table, questioning authority and thinking for himself) His goofy attitude is what almost didnt make him pass. However you can tell big boss is tired of military candidates "congratz, you are all exactly what we expect from years of training" literally saying they all failed because of that square mentality and he has to go with goofy.

    • @friendlyfire2374
      @friendlyfire2374 2 года назад +4

      Your use of smart words Is very Intriguing.

  • @alpha_wolf220
    @alpha_wolf220 2 года назад +1190

    5:23 i like the subtle detail that when Z 'compliments' the soldiers, he's unexpressive and slightly disappointed, but when he gets to the 'eye exam' part he smiles, because he knows that he's about to get rid of the riff-raff

    • @mohammadhafizul7697
      @mohammadhafizul7697 Год назад +19

      Eyes exam😂

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 Год назад +22

      he's like were you going your not getting nuralized son

    • @javiarcamaro7178
      @javiarcamaro7178 9 месяцев назад

      "Your everything we come to expect from years of 'government' training" not a compliment, he just called them a professional sheep made by "us". Heck they wernt even considered, they were all just window dressing to trick J, hrs happy he gets to throw the disposables away to deal with the real agent to be. Its little things like this that make me love this movie, anything before 3 is all amazing, even the cartoon.

    • @MikeB32280
      @MikeB32280 4 месяца назад +2

      I love that part, it's some fun between us and the movie because we get context. "Everything we've come to expect" was in fact not the compliment the soldiers thought it was, it was absolutely backhanded.

  • @jamiegreen1512
    @jamiegreen1512 3 года назад +5695

    I saw one very subtle thing, which was when he was mocking the guy and saying that he was like captain America, he was the only one who realised the fact that the confident person still didn’t know what was going on, and that’s why K was so impressed.

    • @godcentricimagery1581
      @godcentricimagery1581 3 года назад +321

      zed was impressed. k actually laughed like I told you this kid is worth it....his dad saved my life and now this (nod to MIB3)

    • @pureskill123
      @pureskill123 3 года назад +131

      And even though he mocked him, he offered use of the table!

    • @joshhutchins8331
      @joshhutchins8331 3 года назад +55

      ... Y'all ain't laughin though...

    • @damiensuluai8351
      @damiensuluai8351 3 года назад +90

      It’s also a bit of an ironic statement considering Captain America is someone who often does actions more akin to the MIB, choosing to follow his own code over that of the government.

    • @noorrougelewis6704
      @noorrougelewis6704 3 года назад +103

      That's because he has a military molded mind. "I have no idea why I'm here but I'm goverment ordered to be here and I'm going to embrace it and do what I'm told"

  • @P.Whitestrake
    @P.Whitestrake 4 года назад +6048

    Can't believe this was just after Fresh Prince of Bel Air ended. Smith went from a goofy lad to a cool adult.

    • @scriptsupervisor
      @scriptsupervisor 4 года назад +199

      *No he went from Fresh Prince to Wild Wild West THEN MIB*

    • @P.Whitestrake
      @P.Whitestrake 4 года назад +62

      @@scriptsupervisor Wasn't Wild Wild West in 1999?

    • @Ineedgames
      @Ineedgames 4 года назад +63

      Cool was stretching it.
      He was still goofy in the movie.

    • @finsfan90
      @finsfan90 4 года назад +18

      @@scriptsupervisor
      This movie came first.

    • @jerrysmith8326
      @jerrysmith8326 4 года назад +22

      Smith was always the coolest cat on the block

  • @alexhussinger3550
    @alexhussinger3550 4 года назад +9693

    Honestly one of the smarter scenes in film history. They had to demonstrate why MIB would pick this NYPD every-man over the best the US military had to offer, and they did it in a way that was not only believable but wound up as an amazing character moment for J and an excellent piece of world-building in the process. MIB doesn't want gung-ho Rambo types looking to pop everything that looks different, they want smart people who use their brains.

    • @StanvilleBrown
      @StanvilleBrown 4 года назад +373

      Damn Right! Thinks before you shoot!

    • @tyrannosaurusflex3698
      @tyrannosaurusflex3698 4 года назад +331

      Totally. Up until they made number 3 that would be the exact analysis.
      Number 3 undid everything they intricately formulated for J and how he was the absolute perfect man for the job. Then watching this again after seeing 3 you realise that he was already predestined to join the agency. It's a touching sentiment but for me it kinda ruined everything that was so great about J and his growth.
      It was J that inadvertently threw himself into the scope of the MIB not the other way around.
      HOWEVER It would've been so clever if the third film showed the MIB orchestrating J's intial run in with the alien at the beginning of this film and then everything that followed just so happened to prove he was also perfect for the job rather than a just the result of a promise K made to himself to honour the man that in essence saved the planet.
      As far as I'm aware this wasn't the case.

    • @kaicreech7336
      @kaicreech7336 4 года назад +266

      @@tyrannosaurusflex3698
      ...K only promised to look after J. He got into theagency because of everything on this film. Maybe watch thr movies more closely.

    • @indraservo5764
      @indraservo5764 4 года назад +198

      That because MIB is not a police or military, they are immigration agency. Too bad in today real world prefer rambo type instead wise & smart type.

    • @doltBmB
      @doltBmB 4 года назад +271

      They're all smart. But he's the only one who can think outside of the box. All of them assumed the aliens were just some generic bad guys to test their ability to shoot a gun, but he thought of the situation from a different perspective. They probably got higher marks on the actual written test than he did, but he was the only one who solved the problem of the chair, by applying lateral, independent thinking.

  • @glurgbarble7268
    @glurgbarble7268 Год назад +740

    this whole scene is as absolute masterclass in "show don't tell", when it is over we understand how intelligent J is without anyone having to say it out loud

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 Год назад +4

      yeah it was at that

    • @Banthah
      @Banthah 9 месяцев назад +5

      Yep. First rule of good storytelling. Show them, don’t tell them

  • @KangarooJakk
    @KangarooJakk 3 года назад +6380

    "Gentleman! Congratulations! You're everything we've come to expect from years of government training"
    As a kid I thought he was just trying to get them to go to the "eye test" quickly, as an adult I realize its one of the best burns of the franchise.

    • @killer92173
      @killer92173 3 года назад +385

      And the best part it flew over everyone's heads. Lol

    • @abijithp92
      @abijithp92 3 года назад +69

      Why it is a burn? Can u explain?
      Iam not a native english speaker

    • @KangarooJakk
      @KangarooJakk 3 года назад +306

      @@abijithp92 its a joke about our government sucking basically

    • @raulprado5620
      @raulprado5620 3 года назад +89

      @@abijithp92 It's easy: just think about like you won in the conversation where something important was discussed, but with Swag style

    • @Bob-lm2ey
      @Bob-lm2ey 3 года назад +158

      The best burns are the ones that sound like compliments.

  • @jostimantatarigan7657
    @jostimantatarigan7657 4 года назад +21485

    to be honest, if there's an 8 years old calmly roaming the streets with quantum physics books while aliens around her screaming like hell, I'd be way more threatened by her too.

    • @zacharyhawley1693
      @zacharyhawley1693 4 года назад +1600

      Yeah, since in all likely hood the aliens are probably running from her specifically.

    • @jordanl5628
      @jordanl5628 4 года назад +778

      More like she is their master and they're working for her

    • @zhangeldy4097
      @zhangeldy4097 4 года назад +758

      Oh hell no, I've seen to seen too many anime to know where this is going. Next thing you know hey eyes are glowing and Boss Music begins to play and you actually ended up messing with Lilith or some shit!

    • @gabrielvillarreal8832
      @gabrielvillarreal8832 4 года назад +53

      @@zhangeldy4097 lillith?

    • @anemoacids5831
      @anemoacids5831 4 года назад +60

      Imagine the kid was kid sheldon

  • @thebigh4752
    @thebigh4752 4 года назад +6038

    This movie has aged surprisingly well.

    • @olleani
      @olleani 4 года назад +71

      Yea I still remember fondly watching it at cinemas in the summer of 1997

    • @crypto1223
      @crypto1223 4 года назад +143

      It is a timeless classic, until we actually meet aliens and become capable of half the stuff they’re in this film.

    • @Maulinator69
      @Maulinator69 4 года назад +41

      Yeah, I was thinking the exact same thing and realized that it's because for every real good film or quality TV series we get these days... there's about 99 that are either shit of filled with forced diversity and sjw pandering.

    • @alecLogan
      @alecLogan 4 года назад +19

      @@Maulinator69 Ah, yes, because the alternative is “normal” and not charged thematically in any contended direction whatsoever.

    • @pasijutaulietuviuesas9174
      @pasijutaulietuviuesas9174 4 года назад +4

      @@alecLogan That is by the definition what he said.

  • @carpemkarzi
    @carpemkarzi 2 года назад +1030

    This movie has one of my most cherished and favourite quotes.
    “Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow.”
    At work I had it as a poster but I removed the alien part for more gravitas …I still motivates me every day

    • @antonkirilenko3116
      @antonkirilenko3116 Год назад +45

      I like this one more: "A person is smart. People are dumb panicky dangerous animals, and you know it"

    • @Mikazuchireborn
      @Mikazuchireborn Год назад +8

      It sounds inspiring and all.... but it didn't address J's question at all. More importantly, MiB are actually stunting humanity's growth and development. People learning that Earth isn't flat or the center of the universe were absolutely necessary steps in our scientific advancement, and learning the truth didn't end society. There was some social turmoil, but both times humanity was able to work it out and obtain greater understanding of their place in the universe.
      The way K said it, it almost seems like MiB WANTS humanity to remain ignorant, so they can maintain this incredibly fragile, fake social stability. Not to mention the enormous profits their organization makes from patenting technology introduced by alien refugees (like velcro, liposuction, microwaves, etc....). MiB might save the planet once in a while from a real alien threat, but the other 99% of the time they are actively working to hold humanity back.

    • @alvinashagarwal3939
      @alvinashagarwal3939 Год назад +5

      Wait till you find out that this movie is a documentary

    • @therealwilldalbey
      @therealwilldalbey Год назад +10

      Ironically, the first two are somewhat wrong. No one thought the Earth was flat five hundred years ago. Columbus wanted a faster trade route to India by cutting across the ocean. No one knew America was there, so the trip would have been too long to make it by ship. It's the only reason no one set sail west. Columbus just thought the Earth was much thinner, meaning the trip would have been a thousand miles shorter.
      And while geocentrism had been disputed slightly throughout time, it wasn't actually debunked until the sixteenth century.

    • @mcn686
      @mcn686 Год назад

      @@therealwilldalbey you re right, but that line was dope though

  • @supernaturalsupremeslayer8152
    @supernaturalsupremeslayer8152 4 года назад +5755

    He passed the 1st test, u should not be afraid or embarrassed to make a scene in front of a huge crowd of people to get the job done that's why they have the neuralyzer for to make all witness forget

    • @brawl8
      @brawl8 4 года назад +260

      Damm it’s so obvious. Love it!

    • @thatoneantoid51
      @thatoneantoid51 4 года назад +67

      I don't get why he didn't just lift it up

    • @lovelyfrancesquita6603
      @lovelyfrancesquita6603 4 года назад +196

      @@thatoneantoid51 heavy probably

    • @JoshityJosh
      @JoshityJosh 4 года назад +309

      Also the last test since he didn’t shoot aliens on first sight since that’s kinda important for the job too

    • @233Deadman
      @233Deadman 4 года назад +320

      @@JoshityJosh plus you notice how everyone else blazed away at random, potentially causing damage to bystanders and property. J meanwhile fired one shot, and made it the best shot he could with the knowledge he had

  • @mre4u422
    @mre4u422 3 года назад +4439

    1:55 i never noticed before but K actually chuckled at J's remark
    also "you're everything we've come to expect from years of government training" is a backhanded complement if ever there was one

    • @varric
      @varric 2 года назад +223

      Ironic that K chuckled at J's remark when he's working with Captain America years later.

    • @unknownguyindo4356
      @unknownguyindo4356 2 года назад +144

      @@varric Captain America is actually a good person instead of an ideal soldier.
      Steve Rogers is someone that willing to disobey orders to rescue the civilians and also willing to sacrifice himself to make sure his teammates is safe.
      He kinda like J but doesn't have the quick witted & goofy attitude.

    • @thejanssen6030
      @thejanssen6030 2 года назад +23

      The entire purpose of cutting to him was to show him laughing. How did you miss it?

    • @JaybayJay
      @JaybayJay 2 года назад +30

      Well, you remember K wasn't military or air force or navy.. He was just some guy that happened to be there when the aliens first landed and had flowers on him to give..
      He also told J that all the previous training they got meant Jack..

    • @thejanssen6030
      @thejanssen6030 2 года назад +1

      @@JaybayJay maybe you should watch the movie. "Some guys" dont just "happen to be there".

  • @DarkMario26
    @DarkMario26 3 года назад +10522

    "A person is smart. People are dumb panicky dangerous animals."
    Best movie quote ever and so damn true.

    • @jamesvanitas
      @jamesvanitas 3 года назад +53

      I think there’s a similar quote in the first Fantastic Beasts movie

    • @kennethpurscell
      @kennethpurscell 2 года назад +44

      "...and you know it."

    • @omegon2540
      @omegon2540 2 года назад +80

      Fact
      People say sheeple but don’t realise that it’s just herd mentality and humans are as likely to do it as sheep(and vice versa)

    • @randomrazr
      @randomrazr 2 года назад +5

      was their a reason for the paper test?

    • @jonnym4670
      @jonnym4670 2 года назад

      that give way to much credit to a person

  • @nickmalachai2227
    @nickmalachai2227 2 года назад +504

    I think it's funny that, in each Men In Black movie, the alien bad guy isn't obviously a monster in public, but looks just a little bit off from human, being way too comfortable with the threat of force, and often trying to intentionally hide how much of a threat they are (except Boris, but still those first two). Little Tiffany is absolutely accurate to the biggest threats the MIB face.

    • @zxylo786
      @zxylo786 Год назад +3

      Not in this movie. The bad guy looked terrible lmfao

    • @nickmalachai2227
      @nickmalachai2227 Год назад +40

      @@zxylo786 For the most part, he looked humanly terrible, not a giant cockroach right up until the end.

    • @yallehemee460
      @yallehemee460 6 месяцев назад +1

      Well I mean if yr GONNA do something stupid to that magtitude- Its better to be covert about it so that the authprities dont get suspicious…

    • @skwisgarskwigelf7191
      @skwisgarskwigelf7191 2 месяца назад

      @@zxylo786right? Throughout the movie the Edgar suit kept getting more and more saggy and decomposed. 😂

  • @mattmorgan-moriarty4445
    @mattmorgan-moriarty4445 4 года назад +4177

    "You're everything we've come to expect from government training". The shade!

    • @mariomills
      @mariomills 4 года назад +309

      yes mindless obidience

    • @TrequartistaFM
      @TrequartistaFM 3 года назад +153

      Such a great line😂 as a kid I thought he just said it to keep them happy before getting their brains zapped

    • @mojojoji5493
      @mojojoji5493 3 года назад +90

      @@TrequartistaFM you was correct as a kid lol but it was also a back handed compliment haha

    • @AaronPaulIbarrola
      @AaronPaulIbarrola 3 года назад +46

      Good soldiers follow orders.

    • @mikez7461
      @mikez7461 3 года назад +18

      @@AaronPaulIbarrola Lawful orders.

  • @ncgerstell
    @ncgerstell 4 года назад +12400

    "Congratulations, you're everything we've come to expect from years of government training."
    Oof.

    • @Slayer3239
      @Slayer3239 4 года назад +846

      I've never caught that remark. Somehow you made it insulating.

    • @waltermalone216
      @waltermalone216 4 года назад +733

      @@Slayer3239 OP didn't do that. It is the context of the film.

    • @ambiancesb1
      @ambiancesb1 4 года назад +216

      Very insulting. lol

    • @ssesf
      @ssesf 4 года назад +431

      It's also a personality type thing. It's 6 Sensor guys applying for a job requiring intuition. The cop's the only iNtuitive.

    • @Dudeman9339
      @Dudeman9339 4 года назад +136

      @@Slayer3239 then you probably should stop fetishizing military service.

  • @RussellSmith91
    @RussellSmith91 2 года назад +2410

    "...Or do I owe her an apology?" Gets me every time.

  • @donovanb9020
    @donovanb9020 11 месяцев назад +233

    4:29
    The reaction of the Green Beret in the back as he listens to Jays rationale is such a nice touch.
    It looks like he's putting to pieces together and impressed as he realizes Jays reasoning makes a lot of sense.

    • @trevormcguffee3922
      @trevormcguffee3922 9 месяцев назад +26

      Might have made for a decent agent if given a chance.

    • @ronburgundy244
      @ronburgundy244 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@trevormcguffee3922 Given that this is all we see about the recruiting process, maybe he got another chance.

  • @brianstallings4252
    @brianstallings4252 3 года назад +2622

    This is a highly underrated scene that, if people payed close attention to Jays ability for reasoning by thinking outside of the box while in it, personifies the definition of critical thinking.

    • @stevenwier1783
      @stevenwier1783 3 года назад +39

      Highly underrated bitch it has 3 million views on this channel alone. Just say it's a good fucking scene for Christ's sake

    • @maxnaz47
      @maxnaz47 3 года назад +5

      It's almost as if the entire scene was scripted that way 😲

    • @AtelierMcMuttonArt
      @AtelierMcMuttonArt 3 года назад +22

      @@maxnaz47 It's almost like that's exactly what's being complimented.

    • @PedroHenrique-gr4zr
      @PedroHenrique-gr4zr 3 года назад

      well he's a black dude and hesitated to shoot the first monsters just by their sights.. there's really no mistery here

    • @biglex42
      @biglex42 3 года назад

      Paid

  • @praveenloganathan7495
    @praveenloganathan7495 3 года назад +6301

    This scene is how you tell a story. A common cop in civilian clothes sitting among people who is sitting among a bunch of well dressed and well decorated officers in the government. When he realized that the man in the suit is talking nonsense, he immediately questioned him.
    Then someone made a reply where the man criticized him for it. Then the test began. Everyone found writing difficult and he made the right choice by dragging the table. Now the practical test. Instead of start shooting, our MC took his time to study the situation and made the right choice. He knows they are aliens, but it doesn't matter. Some of them even looked terrified. Then a little girl with a smile in an unusual time and unusual place and smiling on top of that. The book has nothing to do with here. The book is nothing but a subversion and if not a big fat hint. There was only one shot and a well aimed one.
    The whole thing played like comedy when it was the most genius way of character portrayal.

    • @MattDoesLife539
      @MattDoesLife539 3 года назад +89

      Spot on!

    • @guardian6975
      @guardian6975 3 года назад +67

      There was another one of those types in the building

    • @ReigoVassal
      @ReigoVassal 3 года назад +119

      Also Z doesn't explain anything why they're there, and the soldiers are just there without asking any questions.

    • @amannamedsquid313
      @amannamedsquid313 3 года назад +166

      @@ReigoVassal That's what the military is all about, "Do what you're told and don't ask questions".

    • @ReigoVassal
      @ReigoVassal 3 года назад +20

      @@amannamedsquid313 exactly.

  • @jukio02
    @jukio02 3 года назад +7516

    The other guys are good soldiers, but they wouldn't make good agents. An agent is someone who can think for himself, ask questions and not be afraid to go a different path then others.

    • @gastonbell108
      @gastonbell108 3 года назад +342

      That was my later question: why invite all these distinguished military men when you know they're rigidly-minded and orthodox in their tactics? Having a whole room full of them in uniform only would make the issue worse.
      The actual policing and administrating issue is like .001% of the job: the rest is learning to deal with actual space aliens, many of which are horrible to behold. You'd need to seek out incredibly open-minded and stable individuals with good charisma to be able to handle that kind of job. Solders are not widely known for their charisma (I was one for years).

    • @OMartinez91
      @OMartinez91 3 года назад +178

      @@gastonbell108 that is a good question, and my best guess is that they probably make them go through the exam to comb through the forces for what they need. They probably do this a lot often

    • @xs4tanx
      @xs4tanx 3 года назад +24

      @@gastonbell108 The narrative needs so believability bleeds! Poor writers basically.

    • @paksta
      @paksta 3 года назад +28

      So he shot an 8 year old for delivering her brother's quantum physics books, and that counts as 'going a different path'?

    • @PrincessAnime172
      @PrincessAnime172 3 года назад +139

      @@paksta I think the point was if they could recognize a sense of danger. MIB agents have to recognize who is an alien since their disguises are pretty believable (look at the couple who tried to skip town while giving birth). Even J who felt his teacher from elementary school was from a different planet was actually from a different planet. Aliens can look menacing and act such but I think MIB focuses more on motive rather than how they appear.

  • @Victor-056
    @Victor-056 Год назад +323

    Interesting Detail: at 3:31, Jay is the first to grab the gun off the table the moment the doors open, but immediately starts flicking his eyes around the area while keeping his finger off the trigger until he spots the odd one out.
    This shows a level of trigger discipline and observation that shows his explaination wasn't just him BSing, but Jay was actually scanning the enviroment and the targets for anything that seems off... And he correctly deduced the actual threat.
    It's even better when you see that at 4:30, When Jay explains, the "Captain America" has this expression of "Wwaaaait a Mo...", while the guy right behind him slowly loses his grin as if realizing "Hol' Up...", both of them looking at "Tiffany's" cutout, specifically at the Textbooks in her hands.
    Matter of fact, Jay even brings up that "Eight Year Old White Girl in a Ghetto", is suspect enough as is... But Quantum Physics Books? _Brand New Ones_ at that? For an Eight Year Old White Girl who has to live in a Ghetto?
    Something isn't right here. If a lass like that is living in a Ghetto, she's not gonna be looking so Prim and proper looking, hefting around brand new Quantum Physics books out in the open. The books would be second hand at best, and she'd be looking rather shabby.

    • @DatCartoonistGuy
      @DatCartoonistGuy Год назад +48

      And even if Little Tiffany WAS actually just a little girl, she wouldn't be SMILING in the middle of the chaos and periods of darkness amidst what would look to her to be MONSTERS. Nah, she'd be clutching those books as her eyes bulged out and her lips trembled.
      Jay shot the right target. And dead between the eyes with limited visibility, at that! He's a good shot!

    • @my_MillenniumFalcon
      @my_MillenniumFalcon 11 месяцев назад +17

      And Zed’s smile at 4:36 means that he’s thinking “yup, this is what I was looking for…”

    • @itsshrimp91
      @itsshrimp91 9 месяцев назад +5

      I love these analogies so much. Really shows how great the writing of these movies were!

    • @greyklopstock7155
      @greyklopstock7155 7 месяцев назад +4

      Never noticed he was the first to grab the gun! Great catch.

    • @casey6556
      @casey6556 7 месяцев назад +5

      Not to mention it sounds like (though it’s off screen so hard to tell) he’s the only one who actually makes sure the gun is safe when he puts it back on the table
      I think you can hear as the lights are coming up on the range he ejects the magazine and racks the slide to remove the loaded cartridge

  • @richardleeskinneriii9640
    @richardleeskinneriii9640 2 года назад +9364

    I wanna break this down:
    1. J didnt know why he was there, and he knew that nobody else did either. He was able to confirm that based on the Soldier's response that NOBODY knew exactly what they were doing in that place. He pointed that out despite the soldier showing clear authority and amazing pedigree. He was not intimidated by it.
    2. The written examination was actually a practical problem solving trial. There was only one table in that room and everyone had to sit in the most impractical place imaginable to take a written exam. It makes no sense at all to make people take a written exam in egg shaped monstrosities from 1970s IKEA. The written exam didn't matter, it was about finding a solution to a problem they all had. Who was gonna be the guy to stand out instead of conforming? That's the guy you want to represent Earth around weird aliens. He aced that test even if he didn't know a single question on it.
    3. The target practice scene. You know by default every man in that room would be proficient with a firearm. That obviously wasn't the test. It was another lateral trial that required you to think before you acted. The soldiers see "monsters" and think, "shoot". You don't want your agent to be the guy who shoots an alien by reflex and start an interstellar war. The suspicious one was little Tiffany. No way it wasnt.
    K had an instinct (not gonna cite MIB 3) and J had the weird lateral thinking and stamina necessary to be an agent. He proved that despite appearing to be an abysmal failure when looking at the trials on their face.

    • @jackmehoffe9372
      @jackmehoffe9372 2 года назад +173

      Excellent

    • @miztyck6335
      @miztyck6335 2 года назад +92

      Nice comment man

    • @lightningjet9444
      @lightningjet9444 2 года назад +100

      No, the written examination was all about who would try every possible way to write on the exam before moving to the noisy option of moving the table

    • @richardleeskinneriii9640
      @richardleeskinneriii9640 2 года назад +295

      @@lightningjet9444
      ...
      That's essentially what I said. That was the idea, to think outside the box of the current situation which included the noisy table.

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 2 года назад +15

      @@lightningjet9444 "No, actually-" *goes on to say the exact same thing he did already*
      You stupid

  • @KizaruB
    @KizaruB 4 года назад +3618

    I love silent comedy like this. Wish more writers understood this. It’s more funny to watch a joke pan out than to have it forced with a laugh track on television.

    • @dimitriwarchief301
      @dimitriwarchief301 3 года назад +55

      Shin well sircoms and this movie are two different things
      Its like comparing a beast to a flower.... but yeah i wish it too
      I do think some sit ons like sunny are against it thankfully

    • @ninjathadius7072
      @ninjathadius7072 3 года назад +14

      A lot of people agree with this but people be like “FaMiLy GuY jOkEs ArE ToO lOnG”

    • @mirceazaharia2094
      @mirceazaharia2094 3 года назад +30

      I hate laugh tracks. I intentionally avoid any and all shows that have a laugh track.

    • @andmicbro1
      @andmicbro1 3 года назад +43

      "Yeah you know I had the sex with her....with my PENIS!"
      ^The state of American comedy these days.

    • @danextrinsic0174
      @danextrinsic0174 3 года назад +1

      Yes it makes the joke seem "epic"

  • @Fede_uyz
    @Fede_uyz 3 года назад +7023

    Everyone is pointing out several things but there's an important point everyone missed:
    Sure, he sled the table to him, but knowing only 1 would get in, probably feeling a bit intimidated between special operators and so on, HE ASKED THE OTHER GUY IF HE WANTED TO SHARE THE TABLE
    Not only was he resourceful, intelligent, asking questions and wanting definite answers, didnt care about being loud (remember MIB can just wipe memories), but he's also a team player, willing to help someone out even if it doesnt benefit him directly.

    • @maxnaz47
      @maxnaz47 3 года назад +64

      Yeah, it's almost as if it was scripted that way... Incredible! 😲

    • @tonylamont9699
      @tonylamont9699 3 года назад +384

      @@maxnaz47 thats just good writing dumbass for a good character

    • @liancao7163
      @liancao7163 3 года назад +12

      @@tonylamont9699 he’s being sarcastic

    • @evilepicface5860
      @evilepicface5860 3 года назад +137

      @@liancao7163 And it wasnt needed

    • @Jarod-te2bi
      @Jarod-te2bi 3 года назад +4

      Great point

  • @GiratinaofFury
    @GiratinaofFury Год назад +181

    I like how J's observational skills are not just a one off remark, he is constantly watching his surroundings in this film, and he picks up on clues a lot of people would miss, the little hints that end up saving the day.

    • @MauZangetsu
      @MauZangetsu Год назад +4

      Like with the roaches in the dumpster. How did I miss that all these years?!

    • @CesarACastillo
      @CesarACastillo 3 месяца назад

      HEY OLD GUYS!!! Do those still work? Immediately realized where the Bug was going when two senior agents were struggling to do so

  • @connorduquette1432
    @connorduquette1432 3 года назад +4279

    In addition to all of the clever characterization of J, I also love the foreshadowing when they were talking about the first contact with aliens: "Seven agents, one astronomer... and one dumb kid who got lost down the wrong backroad." And then J has the funny line, "Aw, you brought that tall man some flowers!" And we later learn about K's lost love and we can surmise that he was on his way to meet her that night when he fell down the rabbit hole with MiB.

    • @giovannicervantes2053
      @giovannicervantes2053 3 года назад +235

      Are you fucking kidding me you're a genius!

    • @thestudentofficial5483
      @thestudentofficial5483 2 года назад +119

      IKR, i love lore bits in the background

    • @RandomPerson-zl6uz
      @RandomPerson-zl6uz 2 года назад +41

      WOAH

    • @jeffw8218
      @jeffw8218 2 года назад +120

      Agreed, nice setup and payoff. Something that far too few movies (especially these days) spend time to set up like that.

    • @BaconNuke
      @BaconNuke 2 года назад +116

      Also I just realized.. he probably had to be dragged in since they probably didn't have the neutralizer yet.. or if they did he somehow convinced them he should be let in on the secret

  • @claytondavis6835
    @claytondavis6835 3 года назад +2568

    Man I just love this scene it ages so well. It builds character and world with a lot of showing and not telling. It builds up J as someone whom is perceptive, well balenced unafraid and unbiased while also building up the MIB as reasonable authority figures by showing that they value those same things and that the only complaint is on him being a bit too sassy to people in authority positions. And that’s not even a proper downside. He’s expected to take no shit from people he meets.
    More development in 8 minutes then most movies do in their whole run time

    • @Insanity-vv9nn
      @Insanity-vv9nn 3 года назад +35

      Sounds like everything from 20 years ago is better than today. Movies, games, comedy,etc. 😔

    • @OMartinez91
      @OMartinez91 3 года назад +25

      @@Insanity-vv9nn back then writers were more focused on story writting. Well, excluding the "extreme" phase on comics. We haven t had any good book series in a while

    • @oldfashionedcookout5249
      @oldfashionedcookout5249 3 года назад +6

      @@Insanity-vv9nn nah games are better now. Much prefer skyrim to pong

    • @b3nl555
      @b3nl555 3 года назад +5

      @@Insanity-vv9nn Nope, everything is exactly the same. Maybe try looking around without instead of focusing on the past.

    • @metroidhunter965
      @metroidhunter965 3 года назад +6

      That slight smile from Zed like “Kay told me this kid was something” too.

  • @sEaNoYeAh
    @sEaNoYeAh 3 года назад +1644

    "You're everything we've come to expect from years of government training." Is quite a clever and subtle burn in context. They're drones, who don't think for themselves, show no creativity, and blindly shoot without thinking. J shows a capacity for lateral thinking, empathy and independent thought, making him a good candidate.

    • @markhunter3533
      @markhunter3533 2 года назад +52

      Yeah, I mean all the answers were obvious when you think rather than just doing as told.
      The first exam has a table there for a reason, he could have either moves to the table or move the table towards him.
      The second exam has aliens but they don't really tell you to shoot the aliens, they just gave them guns and they had to think where to point them.
      In the end everything was there just to make them think.

    • @Apollo5752353
      @Apollo5752353 2 года назад +13

      It also helps that J was also an officer, and Officers have to really think on their feet to get out of certain situations

    • @davidhough7070
      @davidhough7070 2 года назад +2

      Actually, the fact that US soldiers can adapt was a contributing factor in our victory in WW 2.

    • @tuffmike7487
      @tuffmike7487 2 года назад

      And he dragged the table and made it SCREEEEECH

    • @CorvusCorone68
      @CorvusCorone68 2 года назад

      @@davidhough7070 the European military forces on both sides in WW 2, both the Allies and Axis, were frustrated and confused how readily the Americans would throw out the strategy book

  • @austinmccormick8952
    @austinmccormick8952 2 года назад +121

    I love that J raise his hand. Ed reminds us all that even as adults we should raise our hand, because it gives an attention to the speaker that we want to speak in a polite way

  • @miguelthealpaca8971
    @miguelthealpaca8971 4 года назад +4045

    I see everyone talking about pulling the table and shooting the little girl, but he also showed he's the right guy for the job by questioning why he's there. That's the point when Zed turns to Kay.

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB 4 года назад +67

      But for all we know everyone else did that too, just before J got there. Zed did say he was late XD
      (Ah J even says “maybe you already answered this”)

    • @onemoregodrejected9369
      @onemoregodrejected9369 4 года назад +156

      @@DeathnoteBB Maybe they didnt ask because they were there to show "they were the best of the best"

    • @corywilson532
      @corywilson532 4 года назад +78

      Plus, by showing that K laughed, it tells the audience that K though it was funny as hell.

    • @Thunda1986
      @Thunda1986 4 года назад +49

      He was always going to be the one chosen, that was all set up to test him, Kay is the one that nominated him,

    • @Thunda1986
      @Thunda1986 4 года назад +18

      That's why even though it seems he passed, Zed still has the look of dealt on his face

  • @LordTyph
    @LordTyph 4 года назад +3004

    **Last test is an eye exam**
    You boys flunked so hard, he's doing you a solid and ensuring you don't remember the shame.

    • @GamingMasterAnthony
      @GamingMasterAnthony 3 года назад +91

      I mean seriously they never actually knew that aliens were real, the closest they’ve seen were the cardboard cutouts. At most they probably thought it was a top secret facility for a new military organization or something like that.
      Aka, there was no real need for the nerolizer

    • @GamingMasterAnthony
      @GamingMasterAnthony 3 года назад +3

      @@LordTyph yes

    • @notnotalwen4891
      @notnotalwen4891 3 года назад +65

      @@GamingMasterAnthony better safe than sorry

    • @shooby9496
      @shooby9496 3 года назад +3

      @@GamingMasterAnthony I never thought about that until reading OP's comment but it's true.

    • @Max501
      @Max501 3 года назад +43

      @@GamingMasterAnthony To be fair. The failed candidates aren't normal people and have the skills for a personal investigation on the MIB that can become a obsession. Better to wipe the memories and give a lackluster story on why they can't even start the exam.

  • @Tony_Baloney_69420
    @Tony_Baloney_69420 2 года назад +4444

    I love how J is able to distinguish between a good alien and a bad alien thoroughly even though he got deneuralyzed twice

    • @seanwhitman8353
      @seanwhitman8353 2 года назад +310

      @Cosmic Nomad
      TL;DR, Short term memory loss doesn't impact long term skills and personality.
      A good cop knows how to pick out the details. J demonstrated this perfectly. And neuralizers are usually meant for short term memories. It's how MIB is able to erase memories without damaging people most of the time. You can empty some of the water out of the leaky bucket that is short term memory without impacting long term memory if you just tip the bucket over for about five seconds.

    • @Xiaolruc
      @Xiaolruc Год назад +53

      “I put mah pants on today.” 🤪

    • @ericwilson6994
      @ericwilson6994 Год назад +9

      6:02 I'm the CIA, I'll erase your memory! Hi Dan, hi reptilian. I'm the CIA, I'll erase your memory! Be a good German, you lost the war! Here come the men in black, defenders of the galaxy! Welcome to Sony Studios! I'm 9, upside down, inside out, and one minute ahead of time. d 6 IM MI6 + 1 minute. overt ops. Serpent being cast out, challenging Me, Michael. Haven't fallen from grace. 'overt ops'

    • @leonardjulius6098
      @leonardjulius6098 Год назад +41

      @@ericwilson6994 bro are you ok

    • @ApeX-pj4mq
      @ApeX-pj4mq Год назад +24

      @@leonardjulius6098 I believe he missed his Schizo medication

  • @heathen5197
    @heathen5197 2 года назад +130

    "aww, you brought that tall man some flowers" never fails to crack me up

  • @cosmicheruka6251
    @cosmicheruka6251 4 года назад +1167

    "He's just really excited, and he has no clue why we're here"
    More true of the military today than it was then.

    • @gastonbell108
      @gastonbell108 3 года назад +46

      When you try out for a prestigious unit in the military, they expect you to act like a super-soldier: stiff, aggressive, obedient unto death, etc. These guys think they're trying out for like Delta Force or something, which is why they're going by the only playbook they know. "Be a good soldier, and you'll get the job"
      Jay, being a rather rogue cop in a very diverse city, is also going by the only playbook he knows: do what works, not what people expect of you, and being clever is much more valuable than being fearless. His mindset is "I have no idea if I even want this job, so screw it, I'll be me."
      They say you should always go into a job interview with the attitude that you're fine if you don't get the job. Jay was the only guy in the room with that attitude.

    • @sleepCircle
      @sleepCircle 3 года назад

      @@gastonbell108 good analysis

    • @thelastroman7791
      @thelastroman7791 3 года назад +6

      That lieutenant is what we would call a ‘boot’.

    • @eadghe
      @eadghe 3 года назад +5

      Most soldiers: "To DeFeNd OuR cOuNtRY!"
      Yet the real threat is within the country, masked as rich people who smile and pretend they are nice and do nice things.

    • @wamyx8Nz
      @wamyx8Nz 3 года назад +3

      Oh, I dunno. Once met a vet who joined the army right out of High School. He said where he was from he was gonna join a gang no matter what, so he picked the biggest one with the best guns.

  • @andreasv9472
    @andreasv9472 4 года назад +4970

    Shoots girl: "Edward, what the hell happened!?"
    "Hesitated".

    • @FlashTheMystic
      @FlashTheMystic 4 года назад +63

      👏😂🎊

    • @thecianinator
      @thecianinator 4 года назад +111

      That's the NYPD for ya!

    • @rickardkaufman3988
      @rickardkaufman3988 4 года назад +11

      Oof!

    • @effytraveler6155
      @effytraveler6155 4 года назад +87

      I wish the NYPD was this restrictive with their shooting.

    • @boredsoimakevideos12
      @boredsoimakevideos12 4 года назад +70

      @@effytraveler6155 wish all cops were. J wasn’t just a great agent, but probably a hell of a cop given how he handled the shooting range here

  • @darksister7660
    @darksister7660 4 года назад +1816

    No child is so tough they don’t scream in fear of monsters at night. They’d have already dropped the books or throw them at the monster

    • @vinestick
      @vinestick 4 года назад +75

      Yeah I feel like that he shot the right one I mean consider the fact that she was happy among the monsters, she was probably one.

    • @guitarman0365
      @guitarman0365 4 года назад +17

      @Fo Hat you are comparing the reality of real life where kids get used to living in a harsh environment and thus get more used to seeing criminals around their neighborhoods to where they can chill out a little to a fictional world where the aliens are not supposed to expose their true nature while being on earth thus looking like that would be totally unexpected and a shock and impossible for a kid to get accustomed to that horrible threat so remaining calm is not a red flag? Nice one ha

    • @magicalmagicmagician5223
      @magicalmagicmagician5223 4 года назад +4

      Autistic kids: oh ho ho ho that's where you're wrong buddy

    • @Starmadien2019
      @Starmadien2019 4 года назад +6

      That's the point, she's definitely not a normal little girl.

    • @tonuahmed4227
      @tonuahmed4227 4 года назад +1

      Unless they have autism and super Intelligent to know same things as J they are just normal person

  • @SubZero-hs9xc
    @SubZero-hs9xc 2 года назад +226

    Why you shot little Tiffany?
    Will: she made a joke about my wife

  • @ningen1980
    @ningen1980 4 года назад +3395

    Did anyone ever notice that out of all of the "best of the best of the best."
    Not a single one cleared and safed their firearm.

    • @rammbostein
      @rammbostein 4 года назад +164

      and no one press checked them when they picked up the guns first

    • @waynemetevia7983
      @waynemetevia7983 4 года назад +159

      That's because it wasn't in the script. ☝️

    • @phil56892
      @phil56892 4 года назад +102

      Lol loved the way j just flung his loaded pistol around like it was a laser pointer lol he even stuck it in z’s belly at one point

    • @britishjack9931
      @britishjack9931 4 года назад +36

      For a second before J fired no one was shooting best guess they used all their ammo before J shot his bullet

    • @phil56892
      @phil56892 4 года назад +89

      @@britishjack9931 safety regs at any gun range require you check the chamber is empty even if you just emptied the mag. You don’t put the weapon down until its clear and safe! That goes double for any military or law enforcement range lol they don’t tolerate any laps in safety

  • @theunwelcome
    @theunwelcome 4 года назад +7126

    "He's not snarling, he's sneezing! Y'know, no real threat there." 2020 laughs

    • @TulpechaidoplaysMC
      @TulpechaidoplaysMC 4 года назад +64

      Covid specifically doesn’t cause sneezing though

    • @foreal7712
      @foreal7712 4 года назад +125

      @@TulpechaidoplaysMC no but COVID is spread through respiratory droplets hence the common act of sneezing is now a big threat

    • @TulpechaidoplaysMC
      @TulpechaidoplaysMC 4 года назад +48

      @@foreal7712 Ok yeah, that is true
      Freaking hell, this year just doesn’t feel real tbh

    • @chrisarbour
      @chrisarbour 4 года назад +13

      @@TulpechaidoplaysMC Until the CDC all of a sudden says it does then it will lmao.

    • @crypto1223
      @crypto1223 4 года назад

      As a health risk, yes. As something that is about to rip your face off, hopefully not, the guy just wants to get home and have a cup of tea.

  • @SPACEHARICE
    @SPACEHARICE 4 года назад +2490

    i thought this was all done for laughs
    but everything is done with purpose
    him showing up late
    A MIB agent shows up when hes ready to deal with a situation
    Being loud and intrusive
    A MIB agent shouldn't be afraid to ask questions
    The chairs are designed to be uncomfortable and leave no way to actually write so he grabs a table
    A MIB agent will use all the resources he can
    the shooting part is being unbias and observant

    • @hasarutoetensakey7091
      @hasarutoetensakey7091 4 года назад +69

      It was all a test

    • @SPACEHARICE
      @SPACEHARICE 4 года назад +61

      @@hasarutoetensakey7091 yeah I dont know where I saw or read about the scene.
      I'm usually one of those
      "it's not that deep" people but this makes so much sense

    • @SPACEHARICE
      @SPACEHARICE 4 года назад +7

      @Dan 240Z think they assumed he was kicked out

    • @voctur
      @voctur 4 года назад +54

      I love how we was the only who questioned why he was there.
      "To find the best of the best" was not a convincing answer

    • @LordTyph
      @LordTyph 4 года назад +46

      The late part is probably more accidental if anything but everything after that shows him being able to adjust to the situation at hand. Dealing with a broken pencil, the test ripping up, the seats ensuring it's difficult to write on, all of these are things he dealt with.
      And the shooting scene is meant to be a deliberate test. Are you going to shoot at the scary looking aliens who are really just average dudes walking around? Or are you going to aim for the cute kid who seems completely unafraid of hte monstrous creatures and is holding books on quantum physics in a world where you know aliens hide themselves as humans?

  • @western_gunner
    @western_gunner 2 года назад +97

    I think the script and the acting from the actors that played the other soldiers is great here.
    They never exchange words with J, didnt outright insult or belittle him, but from their expression and gestures, you can see that they didnt think highly of J, dont see him as an equal, and that he's just a dude with an attitude.

  • @KayKwasa
    @KayKwasa 3 года назад +1878

    kid me: What an idiot
    Adult me: Holy shit! He’s got a point

    • @Nempo13
      @Nempo13 3 года назад +73

      Intelligent and insightful people are often thought to be idiots by those unable to properly evaluate the situation.

    • @badreedinedjellali1328
      @badreedinedjellali1328 3 года назад +12

      I think the idiots is those soldiers over there like don't the think that you need a table to write

    • @denboix7524
      @denboix7524 3 года назад +6

      @@Nempo13 reddit ?

    • @govardhang3024
      @govardhang3024 2 года назад +1

      Exactly 😂😂

    • @kitjohnson2767
      @kitjohnson2767 2 года назад +11

      The older you get the more you realize J was the smart one.

  • @AdderTude
    @AdderTude 4 года назад +457

    J, sees K with tall alien: "Awww, you brought that tall man some flowers."

    • @iamgoat5863
      @iamgoat5863 3 года назад +22

      I always remember that line, one of my favorite from Will Smith liners.

  • @dj1NM3
    @dj1NM3 3 года назад +3997

    I like it how MiB 3 basically demonstrates why K was so keen on recruiting J.

    • @scalp340
      @scalp340 3 года назад +327

      Thank you! All the top comments on why J was recruited because J was so unique/different or because K saw something in him of himself, but with MiB 3 we now know it was because they had already met from K's POV and this was meant to be.

    • @MaxxdOut313
      @MaxxdOut313 3 года назад +261

      That was hindsight scripting. Almost non-canonical.

    • @pureskill123
      @pureskill123 3 года назад +134

      @@scalp340 Because those "top" comments are speaking from the own film's POV, not a film that was filmed many years later, and the third installment when not even a sequel probably wasn't planned at the time.
      Like in Empire Strikes Back, it wouldn't make sense to say "Darth Vader did this because of what his mom said in A Phantom Menace".

    • @leeiif
      @leeiif 3 года назад +128

      Honestly that really destroys a large part of what the first movie was about. Agent J wasn't some chosen one, he was a regular person who had just the right qualities to make a good MIB agent.
      MIB 3 says, "No, actually he was the chosen one, and no one else could've been chosen".

    • @scalp340
      @scalp340 3 года назад +17

      @@pureskill123 it would actually. That's the point of sequels and prequels, to tie things together and give context to things not previously understood/known. If we looked at each individual move as it's own just because expansion of it may not have been previously planned, nothing would make sense.

  • @Netsaver
    @Netsaver Год назад +66

    I love how as J was explaining why he shot Tiffany he smiles because he's impressed but that smile just wipes itself off when J tells him to get off his back.

  • @ShadowDemon_4
    @ShadowDemon_4 4 года назад +484

    "Gentlemen. Congratulations, you're everything we've come to expect from years of government training."
    I took me until just now to realize he was insulting them. He expected the government trained men to fail all these tests.
    Also, J actually passed all the tests. (He was the only one to ask questions. He was the only one to use what's around him to his advantage. And he was the only one to really focus and think about the situation in the shooting range rather then just shoot what looked threatening.) That's why he didn't say anything other than, "he's got a real problem with authority." That's the only thing he had to say about him negatively.

    • @vendettagrudge9501
      @vendettagrudge9501 3 года назад +7

      That’s not even an insult, that’s what’s expected of MIB agents: take no crap, among a plethora of other things.

  • @Cure4theCold
    @Cure4theCold 3 года назад +521

    This interview scene was a great example of problem solving and thinking outside the box. Valuable characteristics to employers. More valuable than people would believe.

    • @Opethfeldt
      @Opethfeldt 2 года назад +9

      Many don't realize this, though. They often select people who obey orders without question and are just a mindless drone. If they embraced people who might be a little bit more resistant to authority, they might find their bottom line improves in the long run.

    • @immortalfrieza
      @immortalfrieza 2 года назад +7

      @@Opethfeldt That would require actual thought and work though. In their own way employers are just as much mindless drones as the people they hire. They want a cog in the machine, not someone would would think to question the machine because the former still get the job done and don't complain as much.

    • @thejanssen6030
      @thejanssen6030 2 года назад

      This isn't the kind of problem solving and outside the box thinking that the sane public wants in law enforcement. He shot someone because their skin color didn't belong in the neighborhood. He judged not only the book, but the person carrying it by the cover of the book, and shot them for it. It's hollywood nonsense, not valuable insight into intelligent hiring processes.

  • @Mgauge
    @Mgauge 3 года назад +1951

    This kind of scene is a lost art. It’s a perfect and subtle display of who the characters are, what the goal of the organization is, and what makes the main character qualified to operate in these unusual situations beyond sheer personality or just dumb luck. It does all of that naturally, without any need for outright stating the obvious, trusting the audience to be smart enough to follow the logic on their own.
    It’s something Hollywood seems to have forgotten how to really do. Especially in that awful MiB reboot.

    • @immortalfrieza
      @immortalfrieza 3 года назад +87

      It's a lost art because the viewers in general don't GET subtlety anymore. Whether it's a TV show or a video game or a movie, the audience has to be spoon fed everything as obviously as possible or else it's a "plot hole" or "badly acted" or some other B.S. to criticize it because they neither want to have to think or expect to.
      Hollywood gives what the viewers want, and like it or not subtlety is not what most viewers want anymore.

    • @dinoblacklane1640
      @dinoblacklane1640 3 года назад +26

      @@immortalfrieza sadly you are correct here, very few people would have understood the tests and questions on a first time viewing

    • @bahamute6198
      @bahamute6198 2 года назад +3

      @@immortalfrieza actually Hollywood gives use what producers, finacial stake holders, and test viewers (don't even know where they get people, I've never been asked) want. The rest of us are just living off their cinematic crumbs.

    • @DanoMano1987
      @DanoMano1987 2 года назад +1

      @Geostomp true. @immortalfrieza also true.

    • @magicman3163
      @magicman3163 2 года назад +11

      Top Gun Maverick feels like an actual movie with a beginning and an end and a story with good actors typically stuff like that is low budget or indie and not successful but it made a lot of money

  • @FrshJurassicPrnceYA
    @FrshJurassicPrnceYA 2 года назад +24

    You're all here because your the best of the best. Marines, Air Force, Navy Seals, Army Rangers, *NYPD!*
    That line delivery was perfect.

  • @KingDusk278
    @KingDusk278 4 года назад +2571

    “I promised his father I make him an agent, that’s got to be tough enough”

    • @sjneptune2947
      @sjneptune2947 4 года назад +88

      I see what you did right there.

    • @salvadorenoify
      @salvadorenoify 4 года назад +13

      I don’t get it

    • @RvnWolf
      @RvnWolf 4 года назад +184

      @@salvadorenoify you'll understand if you seen the third film.

    • @Oceancat01
      @Oceancat01 4 года назад +67

      @@salvadorenoify in the third film it takes place in the past with time travel instead of j it's his dad meeting K sending stuff to space he was about to recruit his dad till he got oofed by the main villain all while j watches until he gets flashed

    • @blindtherapper2470
      @blindtherapper2470 4 года назад +79

      I don't like how the 3rd movie told us he was more or less predestined to join...

  • @toddvandell85
    @toddvandell85 3 года назад +3400

    "Those books are way too advanced for her. She was about to start some shit, Zed. And I'd appreciate if you'd ease up off my back about it. Or do I owe her an apology?"

    • @Samuftie
      @Samuftie 3 года назад +26

      4:35

    • @brint3453
      @brint3453 3 года назад +50

      How the fuck did you read that there in the dark with all the white flag things in the aliens popping up I just wanted to shot the white girl

    • @quintinnowak-wolff7658
      @quintinnowak-wolff7658 3 года назад +26

      @@brint3453 strobe lights

    • @Maxilche
      @Maxilche 3 года назад +33

      "Owe her an apology" After he shot her on the head? A normal guy would say something in the line of her funeral. He knows its not her funeral after shooting her on the forehead.

    • @viveknittala66
      @viveknittala66 3 года назад

      👍👍

  • @BobTheBuilder294
    @BobTheBuilder294 3 года назад +4006

    5:43 K is waiting outside the room like an anime school girl

  • @JohnTrustworthy
    @JohnTrustworthy Год назад +59

    "Gentlemen. Congratulations! You are everything we've come to expect from government training."
    It took me until I stumbled upon years of government training to really appreciate this scene.

  • @joshuabradberry9823
    @joshuabradberry9823 3 года назад +313

    “He’s very excited, but he has no clue why we’re here”
    Hahahahahaha classic line.

  • @theseageek
    @theseageek 4 года назад +2559

    “He’s not snarling, he’s sneezing; no real threat there”
    Me in 2020: Yeah, about that...

    • @Raooka
      @Raooka 4 года назад +27

      I thought we're scared of coughing not sneezing

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB 4 года назад +33

      @@Raooka It’s both. That’s why you cough and sneeze into a mask

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 4 года назад +35

      @@DeathnoteBB Not to mention people in a certain country that see wearing a mask as a political party statement when in every other Sensible country on the Earth they are viewed as a Public Health matter to protect both the wearer and others in the community.

    • @flisko123
      @flisko123 4 года назад

      llol

    • @grayeaglej
      @grayeaglej 4 года назад

      Ooooof xD

  • @MutteringCondolences
    @MutteringCondolences 2 года назад +1533

    In addition to J showing reasoning and thinking well outside the box, he was also humble enough to openly admit what he did and not try to sugar coat it.
    Zed: What the hell happened?
    J: Hesitated.
    No shame, no excuses, no over-explaining. Simple, direct, and to the point.

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 Год назад +5

      are you super excited and have no idea why we are here?

    • @JohnTrustworthy
      @JohnTrustworthy Год назад +1

      ​@@raven4k998it's one of lifes great mysteries isn't it?

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 Год назад +1

      @@JohnTrustworthy yes it is here drink this chocolate milk it will help with your temporal fracture headaches🤣🤣

    • @LuckoJack
      @LuckoJack Год назад +1

      No wonder the NYPD full of good detectives

  • @darkfire1044
    @darkfire1044 2 года назад +301

    The first test is surprisingly complex.
    On top of the written portion the desk is intentionally small and intentionally spaced away from everyone in the room on fixed chairs requiring someone to get up and drag the table to their chair.
    An MiB agent has to not only know their stuff, but also needs to know when to be the centre of attention to distract regular humans from whatever it is they should not be seeing. Essentially that test gauges how little shame you have when on the field.

    • @felinusfeline5559
      @felinusfeline5559 Год назад +20

      I feel this, any of them would've been embarassed to move the table, the way it shrieks as it scratches over the floor hammers it in, to anyone else it would be embarassing, to J? It's what he needed to do and he doesn't care how he looks.

    • @lunak1391
      @lunak1391 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@felinusfeline5559 an MIB agent shouldn't have to worry about making a noise or a disturbance. That's where neuralyzers come in.

    • @williaml840
      @williaml840 3 месяца назад

      @@lunak1391 Even still, they don't want to make more noise than they need to - neuralyzing people takes a few seconds and could slow an agent down when time is of the essence, plus a serious enough disturbance might require a clean-up crew to fully cover up.
      MIB might have a lot of resources, but considering how vast their responsibilities are - those resources are stretched pretty thin

  • @TheCart54321
    @TheCart54321 4 года назад +1681

    Honestly the fact that he pulled the table and knew that would be perfect to use and had a good reason for shooting the girl all things considered, made him the most likely candidate because he was able to think differently from the rest

    • @Cailus3542
      @Cailus3542 4 года назад +116

      All of which was absolutely intentional and part of the testing process. Why do you think the MIB put them in such uncomfortable chairs with only one table?

    • @furionmax7824
      @furionmax7824 4 года назад +22

      @@Cailus3542 instead of just pulling the table towards you and making all that racket. I'd just pop a squat right at the table and work from there. Simple easy and it's less of a hassle to move either your chair or the table.

    • @DwarfyDoodad
      @DwarfyDoodad 4 года назад +82

      @@furionmax7824 The paper and pencils were deliberately meant to be bad quality, the test was less about the written test, and more about problem solving. Popping the squat would have sufficed but dragging the table with the loud squeal was necessary for comedy. In that sort of actual test situation either would have been what you were looking for.
      As for the gun range someone else commented on the novelization but his response was the correct one. If you are going to be exposed to aliens in a regular instance you do not want someone who's response is to shoot at first sight, but to analyze.

    • @furionmax7824
      @furionmax7824 4 года назад +35

      @@DwarfyDoodad yep. It's honestly amazing looking back on old movies like this and realize the details they wrote in that make everything make sense.
      And yeah the table moving was for comedy. Lol. And the whole shoot out was a reversal of "one of these things doesn't belong". Makes you think. Why are there so many aliens here and only one human child? Somethings not right. The situation they were presented needed a scalpel instead of sword. Or in this case. One bullet instead of dozens.
      Speaking of which that headshot demonstrated J's skills too. All of the others went for body shots. Shots that would still leave the target alive long enough to escape. What MIB looks for are professionals that can end a confrontation quickly, efficiently, and without a mess. J only needed one bullet and got her right between the eyes. Safe. Efficient. Quick. And clean. You only get one shot when you encounter an hostile alien. One slip up and the secret gets out.
      And we get that answer when I walks into MIB headquarters and sees all of those aliens walking around. If any of those soldiers saw that they'd pull their guns out and start shooting or turn tail and run.

    • @hiroshimanagasaki6769
      @hiroshimanagasaki6769 4 года назад +5

      There is a table in front of their eyes and yet they didnt utilize it.

  • @chickendrawsdogs3343
    @chickendrawsdogs3343 4 года назад +1317

    J went full Fresh Prince on Captain America over there.

    • @mkaplan1383
      @mkaplan1383 4 года назад +54

      Best of the best of the best SIR! Yeah, with honors..... 🤣

    • @omegamysterio3701
      @omegamysterio3701 4 года назад +11

      @@mkaplan1383 Can't really blame him, he was REALLY excited after all 😂

    • @jeffbrehove2614
      @jeffbrehove2614 4 года назад +11

      @@omegamysterio3701 Edwards did have a point, which I guess means he passed the first ish test: Don't put on a show if you're don't know to whom you're performing.

    • @omegamysterio3701
      @omegamysterio3701 4 года назад +2

      @@jeffbrehove2614 Exactly! All joking aside he showed that he was the best choice out of all of them because he could think outside the box and had really good judgment. From the questioning why he's there, to shooting Tiffany, he's unknowingly everything MiB needed from him!

    • @descendantofchaoscontrover7046
      @descendantofchaoscontrover7046 4 года назад

      That was the best part aside from the table being pulled 😂😂

  • @jack-boe8751
    @jack-boe8751 4 года назад +912

    The moment J started the simulation, it looked as if there was something wrong here. The use of awareness and use of you’re conscious is important before violent.

    • @DarkAngelGuyver
      @DarkAngelGuyver 4 года назад +114

      @Neiodas Those books were way too advanced for her age. Clearly she was going to get up to some shit :P

    • @jack-boe8751
      @jack-boe8751 4 года назад +9

      @@DarkAngelGuyver That’s right.

    • @bataradharma3994
      @bataradharma3994 4 года назад +6

      @@DarkAngelGuyver or do I owe her apologize? 🤣🤣🤣

    • @jnoirj3124
      @jnoirj3124 4 года назад +57

      @Neiodas The point isn't the fact he shot a cardboard cut-out of a child, but that he was able to discern something was out of the ordinary with her, despite there being the obvious monsters showing up. He was capable of picking out the strange among what was basically the norm.

    • @user-by6wf6lz9u
      @user-by6wf6lz9u 4 года назад +44

      So if you think about it. He was the only one who got the “challenge” right. He wasn’t freaked out by aliens, and later we find out the aliens on earth hide in plain sight. He actually shot the correct target.

  • @joey19th
    @joey19th 4 года назад +1674

    Can we appreciate guy at 2:36 that tried to erase a hole

  • @phousefilms
    @phousefilms 3 года назад +1006

    Only found out when I read the novelization that he got it all right. It's actually really brilliant:
    1.They're told that they're the best of the best, but he asked WHY they were there out of everyone.
    2.He problem solves by pulling the desk in rather than continuing to rip up the paper and bending over backwards to find a place to write on it.
    3.He didn't judge things by appearance. As we've seen with a bunch of the aliens, there are a bunch that look scary, but are actually benign. The soldiers treat the place like a shooting gallery, but Jay takes his time and chooses a single target, the one that appeared to be the biggest threat.
    We even see the rest of the recruits neuralyzed, as they all failed(and Kay stopped him from going for the "eye exam".

    • @juless27
      @juless27 2 года назад +38

      thanks for explaining the video for the deaf people

    • @arcynull
      @arcynull 2 года назад +15

      @@juless27 Not everyone can analyze that much from a movie clip lmao

    • @juless27
      @juless27 2 года назад +18

      @@arcynull 3/4 of the original comment was literally the video we just watched.

    • @schwenda3727
      @schwenda3727 2 года назад +14

      And all high ranking military/government officials all dressed in nice uniforms completely surrounding the protagonist wearing too casual clothing. Not even phased by such intense intimidation; can’t have an MIB agent intimidated too easily especially when two quarreling extraterrestrials can get Earth immediately into the brink of intergalactic wars, annihilation, among other worse than usual days that come with that job…

    • @stellarisme73
      @stellarisme73 2 года назад +3

      He could’ve just put the paper on the desk, just saying

  • @tharushafernando4410
    @tharushafernando4410 4 года назад +2269

    This is why the main character is better than the reboot main character.

    • @BarberShave19
      @BarberShave19 4 года назад +70

      Reboot? I thought that was a sequel.

    • @tharushafernando4410
      @tharushafernando4410 4 года назад +61

      @@BarberShave19 Oh yeah, my back, it is a sequel.

    • @chrisdomingo8787
      @chrisdomingo8787 4 года назад +79

      @@BarberShave19 technically - if he's talking about MIB international - it is kind of a reboot.

    • @theguywithsomething8634
      @theguywithsomething8634 4 года назад +90

      @@chrisdomingo8787 It's kind of not, because it isn't a reboot in any sense of the word. Technically it's not a sequel, since it doesn't relate to the original trilogy beyond involving the same organisation, so I would go with either "revamp" like the new Doctor Who or "spin-off."

    • @chrisdomingo8787
      @chrisdomingo8787 4 года назад +54

      @@theguywithsomething8634 yeah you're right. it's more of a spin-off.
      They did have portraits of J and K in the MIB HQ in the UK btw.

  • @copperboltwire320
    @copperboltwire320 2 года назад +95

    Love this moment in MiB series. They tried to match it in the rest, but this was and still is my most favorite moment.
    "Your everything we've come to expect from government training" OOF!

  • @JarvisBaileyVA
    @JarvisBaileyVA 3 года назад +272

    It's no wonder why J was picked. He's skilled, intelligent, capable, but he's not a robot. He thinks for himself, isn't afraid to question and looks outside the box.

  • @ivanquiles4903
    @ivanquiles4903 4 года назад +819

    Now that I'm in the Army I find the Captain America joke funnier when I meet real life luitenants that don't shut up about graduating from West Point. 🙄

    • @dimitriwarchief301
      @dimitriwarchief301 3 года назад +10

      O o o fff

    • @Whocares158
      @Whocares158 3 года назад +64

      XD
      "With honors!"

    • @bruceayers512
      @bruceayers512 3 года назад +10

      So True. The same happens in the Marines.

    • @pvlapa
      @pvlapa 3 года назад +71

      Because West Point is the best of the best of the best, sir!.... With honors!

    • @Fede_uyz
      @Fede_uyz 3 года назад +3

      Well, in ROTC....

  • @showmepotatosalad620
    @showmepotatosalad620 2 года назад +984

    I love that K refuses to give up on J and, love the movie or hate it, MIB3 shows us why. He's been watching and waiting for J and is willing to fight for him to become an Agent

    • @yisus4681
      @yisus4681 2 года назад +43

      and Z only had problems eith J because J has problems with authority, that was his only
      issue, see how he's impressed by J in this clip but then J starts to say that he should get off his back and Z stopd smiling.

    • @Agent1W
      @Agent1W 2 года назад +5

      @@yisus4681 Typically as police, you ARE the authority.

    • @harish123az
      @harish123az 2 года назад +33

      I think you completely missed the point dude, J ACED the test. There is no question of giving up of on him as he was the best in EVERY test. The only problem Z(Zed) had was that J had a problem with authority. J obviously proved through the test he was way better than the other candidates in every aspect and the perfect MIB recruit

    • @lennellwaltonboxer
      @lennellwaltonboxer Год назад

      I think the others were just decoys from the beginning to get him to come in and prove himself.

    • @mikee6571
      @mikee6571 Год назад +1

      Agent K knew agent J father. Agent J father used to be a military general. Agent J father and agent K took down "Brios the Animal" in 1969. Agent K wanted agent J father to join "MIB". Brios killed agent J father. Agent K started to look out for agent J throughout his childhood until he found J again.

  • @TheWriteFiction
    @TheWriteFiction 11 месяцев назад +17

    You compare the writing of this movie to the movies we have today in the 2020s, and this film blows them out of the water effortlessly. It's not even a contest. It's not just how tightly written the story is, but the witty dialogue and characters are all top notch. And this film was classified as a sci-fi comedy.

  • @MasterofthisReality
    @MasterofthisReality 3 года назад +1029

    "Your everything we've come to expect from years of government training" aka a bunch of mindless drones with no agency. I love that remark now that I'm older.

    • @ensignmjs7058
      @ensignmjs7058 3 года назад +11

      Obedience brings victory.
      And victory is life.

    • @billyb6818
      @billyb6818 3 года назад +15

      @@ensignmjs7058 ok

    • @filthycasual8187
      @filthycasual8187 3 года назад +33

      @@ensignmjs7058 Victory for whom? Last I checked, mindless obedience gets you killed.

    • @ensignmjs7058
      @ensignmjs7058 3 года назад +3

      @@filthycasual8187, it is the order of things.

    • @gastonbell108
      @gastonbell108 3 года назад +18

      I don't think it's fair to call them mindless drones. They're career military officers who make decisions all the time, just within a highly conventional framework. Skilled and motivated, yes, but also dogmatic in their worldviews and inflexible in their thinking. MiB requires a degree of open-mindedness and ability to adapt that the average soldier simply isn't required to possess to do their job.
      It's kinda unfair, really. If you're trying to hire an accountant, why would you invite a bunch of professional tap dancers to interview for the position? Or vice versa? Jay was the single wildcard in a room full of token characters serving only as narrative devices.

  • @LordTyph
    @LordTyph 3 года назад +188

    Let's see how James passed the tests.
    -Was not afraid to ask questions and inquire further. You need to know the score and not simply accept things at face value.
    -Was not afraid to make a scene when there was no other option to do so. While the idea is to keep things covert, neuralizers are a tool in the arsenal for this purpose because sometimes, people WILL see things they shouldn't and you'll have to act more overtly then.
    -Was willing to share the assets he had with potential allies. Friends may often be fair-weather outside the agency and its contacts but they can always become contacts. Networking can be important in fieldwork and getting along well with others is paramount to that.
    -Was willing to hold fire in the live fire exercise, despite being put in a high stress situation. Fitting for a cop, it's always important to react with caution since not every incident requires immediate use of force. The last thing earth needs is an intergalactic incident.
    -Showed great situational awareness in determining the greatest threat. In a situation where one mistake can be costly for more than just earth, it's important to assess the situation rapidly.
    -Actually showed proper gun safety. Good sign that he will be more willing to take precautions so as not to avoid leaving revealing clues.

  • @NomnomJawsnomnom
    @NomnomJawsnomnom 4 года назад +380

    If I recall, in the book not only was J absolutely correct about "little Tiffany", but the actual "test" involving the written test was using the table.

    • @KB-pe1ej
      @KB-pe1ej 4 года назад +16

      There's a book of it?

    • @TheKyrix82
      @TheKyrix82 4 года назад +7

      and a novel

    • @alformodoritos2076
      @alformodoritos2076 3 года назад +5

      well, I mean the using the legs when writing should have worked if they closed their legs together or that little ashtray thing could be a good thing to write on too.

    • @sethleoric2598
      @sethleoric2598 3 года назад

      @@KB-pe1ej comic i think, more like BPRD

    • @The8thblock
      @The8thblock 3 года назад +6

      @@alformodoritos2076 it works, but its not the right answer. they could have stood up and used the chair to write, but its not the answer they wanted. the table was there for a reason. but none of them besides J had the nerve to do it, because they assumed it would be wrong to move the table. dude literally called them robots by saying they were what they expected from years of govt training.

  • @benarchyuk837
    @benarchyuk837 Год назад +37

    I love with the firing range bit, J actually double checks that his pistol's safety is on

  • @thegargoylecumeth7932
    @thegargoylecumeth7932 3 года назад +467

    J passed because:
    - Questioned Authority
    - Questioned dedication and intensity in the face of knowing nothing except "we're in this room"
    - Sought the required resources to complete a task, even going so far as to share resources with the others around, despite them being the competition
    - Scanned a sudden drastic moment in 15-ish seconds and recognized the only threat, only firing whatever single shot he deemed necessary; the competition had the "shoot first, think later" approach
    - Again questioned authority as being harassive after being able to provide a thorough detailed explanation of his actions and how they were the most effective for the job

    • @renatoigmed
      @renatoigmed 2 года назад +6

      yes... but today in doing so he will be judged and face severe consequences by the community according to the occasion. in case the pandemic inquire the requirement for a vaccine passport, or the abusive use of governments when forcing the lockdown, or even the mandatory use of surgical masks in the open air to the point of arresting people because they were surfing on the beach.

    • @marcosassari5603
      @marcosassari5603 2 года назад +4

      @@renatoigmed Ok.

    • @Jason-kp4vc
      @Jason-kp4vc 2 года назад

      @@renatoigmed Get your brain scanned, I suspect it has melted quite a bit from the "alternative facts" you seem to have consumed.

    • @Tallahassee21
      @Tallahassee21 2 года назад +3

      The first and last one is actually something that made zed not want to pass James to mib. He actually told k about it because he knew he was gonna be a handful.

  • @thephantompenance
    @thephantompenance 4 года назад +1068

    Look at Zed at 4:38: He’s smiling at J’s assessment. He recognizes that J, unlike the others, actually assesses the situation before firing.
    Now look at 4:45: Zed starts frowning because he recognizes J’s smart mouth.

    • @gnodab2036
      @gnodab2036 4 года назад +109

      Truth is, J said all this to make himself look less stupid for shooting a little girl.
      Little did J realize, All that makes sense if you know aliens exist.

    • @gnodab2036
      @gnodab2036 4 года назад +37

      On top of that, J saying "these guys are exited to be here and have no idea.." was Zed's impression of him ACTUALLY KNOWING why he's there in the first place. Which again is an entendre.

    • @kaicreech7336
      @kaicreech7336 4 года назад +11

      @@gnodab2036 He could have also inferred that the tests were a trick based on context.

    • @gnodab2036
      @gnodab2036 4 года назад +1

      @@kaicreech7336 ok. But why?

    • @kaicreech7336
      @kaicreech7336 4 года назад +25

      @@gnodab2036
      Because he's being head-hunted by an organization that's top secret, because the first test already included an outside-the-box solution, because monsters are a weird thing to put in a shooting range, and because he's seen any movie ever.

  • @littlebigb5370
    @littlebigb5370 3 года назад +1059

    I really like how they treat observation and understanding as qualifying traits over aim and military skill. Despite having alien technology and government anonymity, the MiB treat themselves pretty much as intergalactic airport security rather than a military defense, so Will acting more like a civil dispute Police Officer that understands how bad discriminating based on outward appearances is and uses his authority responsibly (nice tiny bit of social commentary there also)

    • @sheilaolfieway1885
      @sheilaolfieway1885 2 года назад +36

      A skill many people seem to think doesn't exist anymore....

    • @LorgSkyegon
      @LorgSkyegon 2 года назад +98

      That's exactly the thing. MIB isn't a military force. It's essentially a customs agency.

    • @160end
      @160end 2 года назад +35

      Those technical skills are easy to obtained through experience and practice, what matters the most is Critical Thinking of a person that prevents him for being a stagnant machine that only performs a single job, but a person who's capable of improving and evolving. They really nailed that part to give emphasis that MIB is not just your ordinary defense agency, and its there because its not some military branch that just solely revolves around giving orders and executing it. Military cant be trusted to handle this job because they are trained to be obedient and thus lacking judgement. And Foreign Relations cant either because their main understanding is only designed for humans, and they have no capabilities that will require them to address sudden adversary. Thus MIB was built because it can handle both.

    • @felinusfeline5559
      @felinusfeline5559 Год назад +9

      To that last point, he's also a black cop in NY, who probably dealt with BS of that sort growing up.

    • @jomarcentermjm
      @jomarcentermjm Год назад +2

      @@felinusfeline5559 and probably internally.

  • @StuckonStupid84
    @StuckonStupid84 Год назад +43

    Something else to point out, around 5:17 we see the other soldiers grouped together messing around with their guns. Then you got J, who's standing out (quite literally) and observing the situation.

  • @SnakeMan448
    @SnakeMan448 3 года назад +421

    It's really well done how down to earth J is. A lot of intelligent characters are written as knowing the answer on the first try and given free reign to put down everyone else. J during the test started trying to keep his head down and emulate the others before seeing that their methods weren't working and choosing to do it his own way. He also has an awareness of when he may be taking things too far, when ribbing Jensen and snapping at Z.

  • @S-D-Listen
    @S-D-Listen 4 года назад +615

    “Why else would we hold it in Queens?”
    Kay throwing some shade! Where Spidey at?!

    • @itswalter3689
      @itswalter3689 3 года назад

      🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

    • @DrealsammyT
      @DrealsammyT 3 года назад

      Brilliance! just be yourself even when you don't know what you are doing... Be yourself.

  • @lokithor83
    @lokithor83 4 года назад +75

    I didnt realize this as a kid, but the most succesful guy has these two qualities: a) First to realize the most obvious solution to a problem b) Able to think on his feet

  • @kawaiisakura7245
    @kawaiisakura7245 2 года назад +32

    "You brought the tall man some flowers." always gets me. 🤣

  • @filipvadas7602
    @filipvadas7602 4 года назад +407

    I've seen a lot of people saying the third movie kinda ruined J's developement , but I disagree.
    While its true that J set his own recruitment in stone with the time loop, everything between and after that is still J
    K only recruited him, he passed the tests all on his own. He found a way to time travel and save the world all on his own.
    And while its a shame we probably won't ever get an MIB movie continuing the story of this cast, the third movie was a great way to cap it off and tie the whole trilogy together with the neatest of bows

    • @k-boi420
      @k-boi420 4 года назад +12

      Well said.

    • @jamesvanitas
      @jamesvanitas 3 года назад +4

      2nd one was so so. Third was my personal favorite

    • @Rougarou99
      @Rougarou99 3 года назад +14

      Not to mention that K only was able to meet young J because present J was able to grow up, prove his worth with MiB and stop Boris in the past. It is a predestination paradox, but it only worked because the original J was an amazing agent.