As an Asian man having grown up in the US as a child of an immigrant, this movie hits on so many extra layers beside the nihilism, martial arts, and maternal/familial love narratives. In Michelle Yeoh I see my own mother’s struggle to connect with me and bridge the ever-widening gap between her own background and the one I’m building for myself in a culture so alien from our traditions. I went in to the theaters thinking it’d be a fun sci-fi flick with better Asian representation but I instead walked out with a literal anthem for my life.
"the ever-widening gap between her background and the one you're building for yourself in a culture...", it sounds like you've strayed very far away from the culture of your parents and the country they came from. That's very sad bro. Instead of treating the film like an anthem for your life, it may be a more humble interpretation to realize that you need to put some effort to bridge the cultural gap , and not just your mother. But, to be honest, I think most people from recent immigrant backgrounds, they just want to focus on the new culture and the old one has pretty much been discarded and forgotten and unwanted. These are the true facts, i think
@@tawan20082008 This is what our society pushes. Everyone should leave their own cultures behind and just "be American". That is where th4e whole "melting pot" analogy came from. When you come here, you don't stand out, or keep aspects from your old culture. You assimilate and just follow the American (read: white) way.
@@tawan20082008 friend, I raise this question not to challenge nor to minimize your points, but it’s certainly something that must be asked: are you yourself a child or an immigrant? Have you yourself been through the identity crisis of someone who had to balance the expectations of school, a friend circle, church, and family? Each one, especially beyond the Anglo/European/Protestant context, have unique non-Western demands on those they consider members. Admittedly, yes: I spent much of my 20s struggling to break away from my traditional circle. I admit that I literally did the things you are publicly shaming me for. But now, in my mid-30s, I have come to be ashamed of that decision. Not because of you and not because of this movie, but because of an internal realization that I had unwittingly given up something of tremendous value. There’s nothing I can do about my past and the gap I’ve placed between myself and my mom, but at least I now I have the awareness to make strides towards recovering what I can, even if it’s a pitiful fraction of what I had already surrendered. The movie remains an anthem for my life because it portrays a successful (or at least the beginnings of a successful) reconnection between an estranged mother and child. I genuinely wish I could find that, but alas I cannot. So I will always look at this movie as not just a masterful exploration of all the things The Take has discussed and my own views, but also that wish-fulfillment and escapism that we all go to the movies for: a mother and child were reconnected in a satisfying and meaningful way. But thank you for raising some valid observations that truly warrant discussion.
@@terb3ar To counter the somewhat close-minded comment from Live Free, I think it's unfair to force anyone to adapt to a certain culture because of where their parents came from. You are more than your parents' child, you are a product of everything around you. Your school, the digital age, your neighborhood, historical events, your colleagues, etc., etc. It has little to do with discarding the "old culture" when that culture was never yours. Then again, there are also many traditions from non-immigrant parents that aren't passed on to new generations, because times simply are changing no matter where you come from. I'm a mixed child. My skin color is a prominent feature that binds me to Africa. Strangers endlessly assume that my racial features dictate my culture, all cliché prejudices included. Still, I've only been to my father's homeland once and have no personal relation to the place. I have tried to connect for the sake of my father, but it felt like a performance rather than my identity. There is a difference between showing respect and appreciation for your parents' roots (and providing them the space to practice their traditions even in a wildly alien culture) versus assimilating a cultural identity that is not an honest or holistic representation of your own. Culture is flexible. It is founded on community, and the one you are part of is simply different than the one from your parents. It is good to remember: your parents would not have moved had they not wanted change.
@@tawan20082008 So I can't speak for anyone other than myself, but I'm also a first generation immigrant from China. And culture is kind of a loaded word when it comes to countries like China and the USA because there's so many different regional cultures. But putting that aside. In my opinion a huge chunk of the Chinese culture I know and I grew up in, is unresolved trauma in a country that has spent decades preventing people from being able to address that trauma.. When I think of my mother's culture and the culture gap that's between us, it's not one of customs or traditions. Most of those are skin-deep. I see the invisible bond and chains formed equally in communities and between family members that resonate and ache on a deeper level. I see the unintentional generational abuse my mom experienced from my grandfather, and in turn, the horrific historic events that probably made the way he raised his kids make sense in his own traumatized mind. I have to process through what his trauma and his treatment of his daughter means for me. Because by the time I was his granddaughter, some of his trauma mellowed in ways that made him a wonderful grandfather to me. But he and the culture that created him was also the direct reason for the abuse I then suffered under his daughter. When the initial events that created this situation is a country-wise cultural event, that is part of Chinese culture, not just Chinese American culture but Chinese culture at large. The way I process through it and experience it is different because I'm Chinese American, but the initial events and culture I'm responding to is the same. I see systemic trauma internalized into worldviews that can only be described as warped. Even some of my favorite things about China, the food culture has a dark shadow. After all, one pretty major reason we are so willing to experiment and innovate on food and are willing to eat anything is out of necessity. Famine drove innovation in food. But famine is deeply traumatic. It has made cannibals out of children and infantcide parents of us all. If not directly, then indirectly in the silent pain of families who witnessed other people forced to do it and being in a position themselves to not be able to help. If not directly, than indirectly in the forced silence of my grandparents' generation who could not share that trauma with their children in fear that even talking about it and accidental loose lips from their children will lead the government to target and hurt them. That forced ignorance is also part of our culture. Imagine being hurt by the way your own parents raised you but not even having access to the historical events and culture that created those situations in the first place because of imposed censorship. Imagine not being able to share many of the feelings and experiences your own parents went through, but still having to deal with the toxic aftermath of those trauma. That's what what many of my parents' generation lived with. I was also a foster child when I was in China who lived with multiple families, and I've seen with painful acuity the way some poorly implemented traditions can rip apart entire families and force them into moments of pointless suffering, like the 'hide terminal illnesses from your loved ones' tradition. I view that as toxic in a similar category as the the American work culture has warped and destroyed American masculinity and ways it's helped contribute to toxic masculinity So when I see someone with a similar cultural bg talk about the ever-widening gap between their parents' background and one they're building, these are the things I think about. And to address your words--What does narrowing or bridging the gap actually mean when it comes to things like withholding medical information from your loved ones? What does it mean when it comes to things like parents clinging to self-hating beliefs that are actively hurting them, but come from a place of trauma that needs to be treated with compassion? I've genuinely asked myself that many times. And the line isn't also so clear either. EEAAO specifically used the concept of queerness to address this. While completely different from my personal experiences--it asks the same underlying questions. What does bridging the gap mean when it comes to rejecting your children and cutting them off from a support system for disobeying or being a person you don't approve of? The movie directly opposes the idea that in these situations it's up to the children to bridge the gap. It should not be up to kids to better their parents, especially when it involves beliefs and behaviors that directly hurt said children. It was up to Evelyn to reach out to her daughter, not the other way around. Of course, at the end of the day, my experiences are deeply personal, and I can't really know what Terence's own personal experiences are (I don't even know if they're Chinese. Asia refers to a lot of different things) and what they're directly referring to in their own lives when they talk about the 'widening gap'. But I think it's telling that they didn't say they were trying to integrating into a new foreign culture. But that they were trying to build a new one. That's very specific. With that in mind, I think that instead of being so over-eager to assume you understand what culture even is and what many Chinese Immigrants' experiences are, you may want to take your own advice, be more humble and educate yourself on why culture changes, what culture even is, and what kind of country-wide events can shape culture in the first place. Maybe even learn a thing or two about Chinese culture while you're at it, because it's kind of about more than lunar new year, Chinese food, and quirky customs. The rest of us actually has to live with it, bro. We don't just get to spectate or pick and choose. We can't just decide to only count the positive things as culture either, because only focusing on those and none of the other stuff is the opposite of bridging the gap, from whatever party and from whatever angle. I think when outsiders or frankly--a minority of younger immigrant children who haven't had much exposure to their motherland culture too much--look at the kind of relationships many older immigrant children have with their families or mother countries, there's just tons of little details and day-to-day cultural things they can't even imagine. There's no shame in it, because how can they imagine cultural things they haven't ever experienced? But the difference is that generally, even less self-aware immigrant kids who see Chinese culture through a more commodified lens tend to be more respectful and have experienced enough to understand there's plenty of things they don't know. It's almost always outsiders who just haaave to butt in for no valid reason who falls back on easy platitudes without understanding anything.
This movie was so beautiful, but the most beautiful part to me is the idea that she goes back to what many people think of as a mediocre life. No life is small, in any universe.
Right, so many people, including myself, at so many points in our short lives, feel worthless because we may envy others or dwell on what could have been if had just done xyz. We forget that none of that matters. If you are not pretty, talented, famous, intelligent, or whatever attribute your society/culture values - because you are human, you are worthy regardless. To butcher a quote from Kant; we as people who exist are ends in ourselves.
@@warrenbond32 I laughed during almost every scene because it was funny but it was also one of the most thought-provoking philosophical movies I can think of that’s come out in ages.
the message actually is accepting nihilism and still continue to live and find meaning in your own way as an act of defy against the absurd (it called positive nihilism)
As someone who recently made a major life change (moved cross country, away from my family, to a city where I didn’t know anyone) this movie was extremely cathartic. The idea that there’s a universe where I made a different choice is something I find comforting, because who’s to say I’m happier there? Maybe I am, but maybe I’m dreaming of what would have happened if I left. You can’t live in the paths not taken, and find meaning in the choices you have made.
I watched it THREE times in theaters - no regrets. While its absurdist message is the most cathartic aspect of the movie, I also want to appreciate the love story between Evelyn and Waymond. When I spoke to my therapist about the impact this movie had on me, I broke down at "doing laundry and taxes" line. Like, I literally cried so hard I choked and I needed a moment to recollect myself. My parents had a toxic marriage which ended disastrously. As a kid, I've seen some shit that makes "Marriage Story" look like a romcom and I often think of how it fundamentally shaped me as a person. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that true love is a boring endeavor. To me, it's all about making the burden of existence worthwhile. You do taxes and laundry together because it would be insufferable to do it alone. Day by day, you choose to stick around this person for no rational reason, simply because they make your life a little better, they give you something to look forward to. Seeing this idea expressed on the big screen meant a lot to me. It meant that, maybe, there is a place for a love like this in my life, doesn't matter if it's familial, platonic or romantic. Not to mention that all men in my family were either emotionally distant or outright cruel and I'm glad I was shown a husband/father figure that chooses kindness and love.
@@rabbitcreative lmao obviously I’m not into doing taxes in general. It was a metaphor of the mundane. Even if you’re not paying taxes or living in some kind of an anarchist community, you’ll still have some routine you need to follow. Existence is meaningless but this doesn’t mean it has to be dull. Willingly sharing this dullness with someone every day is the epitome of love for me, that’s all I wanted to say.
I can really relate, there's such a mental dissonance between the usual portrayal of love and what it really is, and it's so hard to sort it out when you don't have good models in real life, hard to even know what you would want
@@rabbitcreative *WHOOSH* The Laundry and Taxes line could have been replaced with any two things that people don't normally enjoy doing. He's saying he would rather have lived a mundane life if he could of spent it together with the one he loved.
"...true love is a boring endeavor. To me, it's all about making the burden of existence worthwhile...it would be insufferable to do it alone." I have read many comments that express similar reactions to this movie but yours is, by far, the most articulate, eloquently written one. You captured it all!
@@marklanon I love that your mom had that takeaway!!! I’m not even Asian (I’m a black gay man lol) and i am soooo happy that we can see more Asian women in major leading roles. Michelle Yeoh is an icon ever since Crouching Tiger!
This movie made everyone laugh and cry at the theatre when I watched it opening week. Such a wonderful, deeply personal yet universal film. I can't wait to buy it in digital so I can rewatch through the years.
I love the googly eyes motif in contrast to nihilism... to me they represent individuality, that even in an infinite multiverse there is something in your eyes that is unique to you. Even an inanimate, soulless object gains personality and personification when you stick little eyes on it. In a universe completely devoid of life, where there are only static rocks unable to communicate verbally, the tiny addition of two little googly eyes makes it feel alive. While the Everything Bagel suggests nothing matters any more than anything else, their reversed form in the googly eyes can give unique personality to literally anything. And when Evelyn gives herself a googly "third eye", it coincides with her resolving everyone's issues by giving them a distinct and individual moment of joy and acceptance, as opposed to fighting them all off like obstacles.
Totally. For me the googly eye moment where she stuck it up on her forehead was a link to the actual third eye opening in spiritual terms. Where you awaken to things beyond perceptive reality and this is when she decided to fight it all with kindness.
@@martynabrudo7899 It’s symbolic of a spiritual awakening in which you realize that the purpose of everything everywhere is love and kindness. No hidden meanings were all just here to keep each other company and love and kindness is the best company. We are all god everywhere all at once, the reason god created life and the universe is so 👁 would no longer be lonely through love.
This movie was so special to me as a gay woman of colour in Canada. I saw myself in joy and my mom in Evelyn. It was a story that highlighted the level of loneliness that many second generation immigrants face. You're too foreign to be a true Canadian and live freely like a western kid but you're too westernized to please your parent's traditional expectations. You're too different to hang with the cool white kids without being the token or made fun of, you can't hang with your ethnic friends if there is heavy gay stigma in your community, and you're too ashamed to ask for help because who do you even ask? So you fester in your depression (everything bagel) thinking that you're not doing enough to make yourself and those around you happy - you just want it to end. On the flip side, it was so humbling to see the anxiety, chaos, and loneliness I know my mom felt through Evelyn despite both her and Evelyn's neglect for their daughters. They have so little space left in their brain and struggle to cope with the mounting expectations. It was also so awesome to see older immigrant woman acknowledged and portrayed as the superhero's they are. It's a struggle just for them to exist and the situation is so unfair, but what else can you do but choose to die or be kind?
Same here. I am a turkish migrant (second generation) in germany and gay. I feel every word you say/write. Even your everything bagel/depression comparison is the same picture i had while i watch this fantastic movie.
My interpretation was... you cannot be everything to everybody everywhere all at once. So be thankful for what you have at this present moment in time because whilst you are still breathing there is always hope for the future 🙏🏽
Do yourself a favor and watch this in theaters or legally in any streaming platform. It truly encapsulates so much of the struggles that majority of POC community has with their parents all while feeling universal with its core themes, and messages of family, mental health, sexuality, even existentialism. And as an actual full-pledged Southeast Asian young adult that has a similar life and relationship with my own emotionally stoic and slow uptake mother, I cannot stress enough how much I feel seen in this movie it really does feel like I'm watching my life as well as understanding the pains and heartache my own mother went through with her life. Definitely gonna rewatch this again and support the Blueray release.
@@rabbitcreativenot mentioning the predominant race isn’t saying people in the predominant race don’t have challenges. It’s just relating to the experience people of color have in a society where they are the minority, especially newer immigrants.
The coincidence that Evelyn was a “poc” in this universe is inconsequential. In all those universes- do you really imagine race matters? Even in this universe - she would have had much wealth and success as a “poc” if she’d made a different choice. Her experience is HUMAN.
My husband took me to see EEAAO because he knows how much I love Michelle Yeoh in every. single. film of hers. He had seen the trailer so he was pumped up for the absurdist humor and bad-ass fighting scenes. What he didn’t foresee (and frankly, neither did I) was how much this film would make him cry…He BAWLED during the Evelyn/Joy reunion. He whooped like a teenager when Evelyn finally kissed Waymond. My husband and I are neither Asian, nor LGBTQ+, nor business partners. We’re a cis-het white couple. But OH MY GOSH did we relate to Evelyn and Waymond and Joy on a thousand levels (and that’s just a testament to the depth of each of these actors): whether it’s my strained relationship with my own mother or the mundanity of married life as being perfectly fine and even preferred, I saw myself in Evelyn Quan. AND I LOVED IT! Michelle Yeoh is awesome! 🤩🤩
Bagel: Black circle around white = you're trapped in a life of meaninglessness. Googly eyes: Black circle freely able to bounce around white = you may be trapped in your own circle of influence (why Waymond is almost always involved in the multiverses), but at least you GET to explore it and bounce around and be silly. This move really is about nihilism (trapped in a multiverse of no meaning) vs absurdism (no meaning, but have fun with it). This movie does this SO WELL AH IT'S SO GOOD!
The scene with Waymond "I saw what my life would have been like without you. I was happy," was crushing. We could see some of what she meant but we understood ALL of what Waymond heard.
This movie's end message also reminds me a lot of one of my favorite video games Night in the Woods, which deals with depression, anxiety and a feeling of lost potential. It has a beautiful quote attached to it; "At the end of everything, hold onto anything."
This felt so REAL despite the chaos and insanity.. Overwhelming: yes. Thought provoking: certainly. The best film I've ever seen: quite possibly. What a Masterpiece. I feel blessed to have watched it & will be doing so again, with my daughter. My mom. My husband. And even recommending to my critical father..
I loved this movie so much and it was *exactly* what I needed to watch now. I'm 37 years old with lots of interests but no particular passion. This last decade was made of different choices and bad decisions. By the end, I was terribly overwhelmed - then the pandemic happened. I decided to give up of everything I wanted to do and just live a simple life, working a backoffice job, and not think about all the things I could become. Reality is crazy and I just want to be happy.
This was the best cinema experience I have ever had. I knew nothing about this movie, hadn't watched the trailer or seen a single photo nor read about the premise or cast. My friend wanted to watch it so bad, so we just went. Everything was surprise (aside from the multiverse part). I seriously recommend watching a movie this way :-D
This film is a masterpiece and a certified classic. I hope this film receives all the nominations, all the accolades, and all the awards come this awards season.
this movie was one of those movies that was immensely hyped up and then actually lived up to it for me. watching this inspired me to go watch it again in theaters this weekend.
THIS FILM BLEW ME AWAY!!! Thank you so much for doing a video on it! Quite frankly, I think The Take could do about 10 videos on it and still not fully unpack everything 😁 More films of this calibre, please!!!
Loved this film. Though not East Asian myself, I watched it with my boyfriend who is alongside his bisexual sister. I was sat between them and heard each of them sobbing between scenes, first and last time I’d ever seen him cry
@@rickrodriguez4032 because the daughter of Evelyn (main character) is gay? It’s literally the plot of the film? What I’m saying is, by my boyfriends sister being queer and East Asian, the film hit home for her.
This was an important movie for me. Just like Rue Bennett showed me that my struggles with anxiety and depression was no joke Evelyn showed me that i needed to let go of the past and focus on my current self and my future by taking it one day at a time and being present and not stressing about the what ifs and things I can't control but to work on what I can. GOD I needed this movie. Top 5 for real.
Another important aspect of the film is the fact that having an immigrant family is integral to the plot and themes of the film. Making such a huge move in your life influences every part of your life and the lives of your descendants. While this premise could have be used for any character of any background, it only works so effectively when an immigrant family is the main focus. Making choices is a universal experience, but moves so big as that are less common and more drastic. There are few decisions one can make as big as moving to another country, where each move that is or isn’t calculated can spell disaster and shame. The movie does a great job of highlighting that specific experience without needing to verbalize or over explain to the audience. Those who have lived it or have had their lives shaped by immigration recognize it all too well.
It’s symbolic of a spiritual awakening in which you realize that the purpose of everything everywhere is love and kindness. No hidden meanings were all just here to keep each other company and love and kindness is the best company. We are all god everywhere all at once, the reason god created life and the universe is so 👁 would no longer be lonely through love.
This movie touched me deeply on so many levels. Growing up in CA, I struggled with many of the same themes shown in the movie. Western american hyper individualism and chinese culture. There's a deep thread of buddhism in the movie.
One of the Daniels got diagnosed with ADHD after researching it for the character of Evelyn and realising through that that he has it. I barely got through the first scene because it was so overwhelming to my ADHD brain.
For me it was the opposite. My ADHD brain was very pleased with the movie as it has the same chaotic energy as me. I felt very represented by it and I was reminded of how important it is to be more present.
@kshamwhizzle nah, in terms of competition this movie shoots down doctor strange. Just better everything, that doctor strange movie was over hyped and should've been made into a Disney plus tv series.
I'm a 19-yo. queer half-asian college dropout. This movie really hit home for me in so many ways. I can relate to Joy; getting a parent to accept your queerness is already difficult but having to explicitly hide it from your grandparents and extended family can sometimes feel soulcrushing. I can relate to Evelyn; having to handle responsibility over things that are distinctly part of you and that you wish you could explore more, being torn back and forth between matters that need your attention, all to the long-standing disapproval of family members. I can relate to Waymond; Maintaining a positive outlook takes a lot of energy, but before the nihilism and stress of others it's often just misunderstood for naivete. Everything, Everywhere really speaks to me in a completely different and special way, and i appreciate the movie a lot.
I am interested how Japanese viewers see this movie... I found that 75% to 90% of US and Chinese viewers view this movie as good or great, while 10% to 25% viewers see it as bad or very bad
I went to go see this movie by myself because I had some time to kill and just needed something to do, and it was an awesome, amazing, beautiful reminder that life is surprising, strange and wonderful.
Oh yeah you know the kid from Indiana Jones and the temple of doom or the cool gadget kid from the goonies well guess what?! He's the dad in this movie and he kicks ass! He did all the martial arts choreography and so glad he was on the film!
I'm so glad I got to watch this in cinema even in the last night it played, even being super tired and sleepy, maybe especially like that. Truly unique film, one of the best movies I've watched in theaters. Thanks for the video, loved it, great job as always.
I watched this movie not knowing it had any such emotional depth and was completely blown away by it. Having just reached the same position in my own life as Evelyn does at the end of the movie, this movie could not have come at a better time for me. My realisation of what the bagel represented happened in the lobby scene, and it was a very emotional moment and added so much to my appreciation of the film. This film is truely a masterpiece and should be mandated viewing for every young adult
This movie has stayed with me since the day I saw it, and I don't think it's going to leave anytime soon. As a 1st generation Asian American, who also happens to be a lesbian, this movie broke my heart and stitched it back up. I cried my eyes out. It was a gut punch that I would gladly take again and again. Just reminds me of my relationship with my mother, and how it was either learning together, or giving up together. The ending was such a parallel to my own life, and how much happiness it brought me knowing how much my mom went through a similar journey just to understand me. This lesson has been taught so many times; simply, complicatedly- the will to fight. To find meaning in *something*, anything. This is one of the best films I have ever seen. Such a wonderful movie.
Simplicity is invented for compliance & servitude & above all to keep the status quo. It's about power, the entertainment industry rarely reflects reality.
I just learned a new word today. Look up "shunyata meaning" and check out the images that come up. It co-incides with the first section here about symbology. "translated most often as emptiness, vacuity, and sometimes voidness, is an Indian philosophical and mathematical construct. Within Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and other philosophical strands, the concept has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context." I love this movie. Thank you for making this
I'm glad for you. Both Evelyn and Joy had awakened to the true nature of reality - voidness. This can also be achieved by every sentient being through spiritual/ kundalini awakening. After that, you have enlightenment and a deeper/consistent non dual consciousness.
One thing that struck me is a observation made by the RUclips channel Accented Cinema, they pointed out that Joy has signs of self harm. I watched the movie but never realize that, and there were clips of her cutting her stomach open in drawings in the movie, very literally, yet I totally missed it. They said it is important for us to go back, rewatch it and see if we notice, because if we don't notice it in the movie, we might very likely miss it in real life. That really made me think. and the crazy thing is I had self harm history and I totally missed it, like many people in my life did.
It also maybe the experience with Joy is what I expect as a common experience, as a fellow Chinese kid to Chinese parents. For a long long time I denied I was depressed.
Great video! What's also interesting is how in some of the other universes (such as the Kung Fu Master/Movie Star universe) Evelyn has what she wants, but not what she needs/desires. Even in her objectively best life, she is still chasing after Waymond (obviously still very much in love with him- she tries to kiss him as soon as she gets the chance) but now it's him sadly rejecting her. Not because he doesn't love her, but because as he says, she's just gonna break his heart. CEO Waymond is more than willing to live a normal life of Laundry and Taxes with her, but because she can't accept her lesser lot in life, the relationship can't work. In her best life, she doesn't have the love of her life or their daughter, so in truth, she has nothing of value w/o them.
just saw this last night. A lot was going on , but had such a human quality in the end. And I definitely need to watch it again a couple of times because I still feel like the 'villain' in the story was Gong Gong.
i felt like it was about regret and trying to live so you dont have any. appreciating what you have and your loved ones. the grass is always greener on the other side
I liked this movie a lot. I wish I loved it like the rest of the world seems to, but it was still a really original and exciting film. Stephanie Hsu was the standout in my opinion
I saw this movie after what Jaime Lee said, and I can't lie, I wish I had spent the money this movie rather than another marvel movie. It's not that DS2 was bad but this movie deserved more support than the mcu franchise
Before watching the video I’m going to say what the movie is about: family trauma and cause-effect dynamics. It’s interesting how many movies starring asians (lately) immigrants talk about this subject. Huh.
I thought it was an amazing movie 🎬 with an excellent cast, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis acted their socks off. Everyone at the Cineworld Who saw it seemed to have enjoyed the film 🎥 to.
As someone who struggles with existential dread (to the point of being diagnosed with major depressive disorder because of my suicidal ideation, though I am doing much better now), the ending of this movie was a failure to me. I loved the actress that played the daughter, and thought she did a really great job portraying the struggle of existential dread and feelings of pointlessness. But mental health stories are a problem for Hollywood. Actual “breakthroughs” are not as bombastic or cathartic as Hollywood needs to portray them to make the scene “climactic” (in my experience, it is the quiet breakthroughs that happen when you are alone that really stick; an emotionally charged “breakthrough” being forced by another person is so different from daily life that it just fails to be relevant in the long run, imo). So, the movie took me back to a very dark place, and tried to offer a simple, emotional solution coming from an external force, and that just rang so false and ineffective to me. I admire the filmmaking, but because of how the ending was handled I never want to own the movie or even really see it again.
I don't agree, Joy isn't brought out of her mindset by an external force. Joy asks for her mother to help her, she is reaching out. When Joy reaches out, Evelyn starts to self-reflect. The point is that they're both very similar characters, facing the same existential dread. Evelyn helps herself because she wants to help her daughter.
The Take, I love what you guys are doing. Could you please do a video on this topic? The Pregnant Woman trope in the horror genre, such as: Women getting impregnated by aliens. Women turning into bloated hives for alien reproduction. A woman giving birth to a demonic child. A woman carrying a baby for an evil cult. Even men getting impregnated by an otherworldly seductress. Misogynist, sexist, rape culture, shock horror or just pushing a fear of aliens and demons? Alien vs Predator: Requiem and Slither are all levels of wrong. Don't forget about Buffy The Vampire Slayer and The X-Files. Is it possible to make a story arc where the woman that was impregnated, has survived and is recovering from this mental scarring? (For anyone who reads this, I would like to know your thoughts)
No doubt about it! Michelle Yeoh is a superstar. And will always be a "superstar". We love you Michelle and we are , and myself a great fan of yours. I grew up in Asia and came to America . And was firstly, mesmerized of the great talents such as yours, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, and many more actors and actresses from East Asia. So full of talents and courage to break the curtain of action movies into Hollywood. With your great passion, emotions, talent, skill, and humbleness. That's what makes you a great icon and an actress. Long live and God bless always to you. What a great contribution to the arts of movies and martial arts.. I love Malaysia 🇲🇾
I hear "everything bagel " and multiverse hopping.... and I ask "where's the Lox for this set of capers"? (Sorry for the puns but wordplay is something my dad raised me with)😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
glad someone covered the eastern philosophy in this movie, most have just pointed out the western philosophy and not covered the rest... the doa, buddah, zen? pretty fkn biased
I haven't seen it, but I don't care for any philosophy that encourages one to accept the fate inflicted on us by society. If our individual choices were the ultimate deciding factor that would be one thing, but that's not how life works. I'm not choosing, others are choosing for me while pretending to give me a choice. I'm not included in society more, by accepting the fate others inflict. And the more I stand up for myself the more excluded I am by all of you. It's not me, IT'S YOU.
You probably need to watch the movie. The treatment of fate is not as simple as you assume. I also think it would help you to get out of your paranoid, persecuted, victimhood. Control what you can control, accept that you can’t control everything, and draw energy from the absurdity to make the best you and the best life for you. You will be a better friend, partner, and overall member of whatever community you are In.
@@troywalkertheprogressivean8433 do the best you can with and try to be grateful for what you’ve got. It’s your decision. You’re not doing anyone any good sacrificing your mental health because you think it will somehow right all the wrongs. Oh, and vote.
@@neosapienz7885 I understand all that. And if you check my "created playlists" , you will understand that I understand but that maybe (I'm being generous) you don't understand, that most don't understand, what can and cannot, should or should not, be changed/accepted. But a caveat, I still haven't seen the movie yet, even tho it's in heavy rotation, so I may be off or agree with the movie. But acceptance of what you perceived to be "the way things are" in the real world, is not the solution. The best I can do, is discern the best truth I can and tell it on the mountain. I live in america, we don't have democracy, the whole system is controlled by the parasitic rich who should not be deciding my fate. Do I need to explain exactly how they do that? I can. I hate being right, and I would love to be wrong.
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As an Asian man having grown up in the US as a child of an immigrant, this movie hits on so many extra layers beside the nihilism, martial arts, and maternal/familial love narratives. In Michelle Yeoh I see my own mother’s struggle to connect with me and bridge the ever-widening gap between her own background and the one I’m building for myself in a culture so alien from our traditions. I went in to the theaters thinking it’d be a fun sci-fi flick with better Asian representation but I instead walked out with a literal anthem for my life.
"the ever-widening gap between her background and the one you're building for yourself in a culture...", it sounds like you've strayed very far away from the culture of your parents and the country they came from. That's very sad bro. Instead of treating the film like an anthem for your life, it may be a more humble interpretation to realize that you need to put some effort to bridge the cultural gap , and not just your mother. But, to be honest, I think most people from recent immigrant backgrounds, they just want to focus on the new culture and the old one has pretty much been discarded and forgotten and unwanted. These are the true facts, i think
@@tawan20082008 This is what our society pushes. Everyone should leave their own cultures behind and just "be American". That is where th4e whole "melting pot" analogy came from. When you come here, you don't stand out, or keep aspects from your old culture. You assimilate and just follow the American (read: white) way.
@@tawan20082008 friend, I raise this question not to challenge nor to minimize your points, but it’s certainly something that must be asked: are you yourself a child or an immigrant? Have you yourself been through the identity crisis of someone who had to balance the expectations of school, a friend circle, church, and family? Each one, especially beyond the Anglo/European/Protestant context, have unique non-Western demands on those they consider members. Admittedly, yes: I spent much of my 20s struggling to break away from my traditional circle. I admit that I literally did the things you are publicly shaming me for. But now, in my mid-30s, I have come to be ashamed of that decision. Not because of you and not because of this movie, but because of an internal realization that I had unwittingly given up something of tremendous value. There’s nothing I can do about my past and the gap I’ve placed between myself and my mom, but at least I now I have the awareness to make strides towards recovering what I can, even if it’s a pitiful fraction of what I had already surrendered. The movie remains an anthem for my life because it portrays a successful (or at least the beginnings of a successful) reconnection between an estranged mother and child. I genuinely wish I could find that, but alas I cannot. So I will always look at this movie as not just a masterful exploration of all the things The Take has discussed and my own views, but also that wish-fulfillment and escapism that we all go to the movies for: a mother and child were reconnected in a satisfying and meaningful way. But thank you for raising some valid observations that truly warrant discussion.
@@terb3ar To counter the somewhat close-minded comment from Live Free, I think it's unfair to force anyone to adapt to a certain culture because of where their parents came from. You are more than your parents' child, you are a product of everything around you. Your school, the digital age, your neighborhood, historical events, your colleagues, etc., etc. It has little to do with discarding the "old culture" when that culture was never yours. Then again, there are also many traditions from non-immigrant parents that aren't passed on to new generations, because times simply are changing no matter where you come from.
I'm a mixed child. My skin color is a prominent feature that binds me to Africa. Strangers endlessly assume that my racial features dictate my culture, all cliché prejudices included. Still, I've only been to my father's homeland once and have no personal relation to the place. I have tried to connect for the sake of my father, but it felt like a performance rather than my identity. There is a difference between showing respect and appreciation for your parents' roots (and providing them the space to practice their traditions even in a wildly alien culture) versus assimilating a cultural identity that is not an honest or holistic representation of your own. Culture is flexible. It is founded on community, and the one you are part of is simply different than the one from your parents.
It is good to remember: your parents would not have moved had they not wanted change.
@@tawan20082008
So I can't speak for anyone other than myself, but I'm also a first generation immigrant from China. And culture is kind of a loaded word when it comes to countries like China and the USA because there's so many different regional cultures. But putting that aside.
In my opinion a huge chunk of the Chinese culture I know and I grew up in, is unresolved trauma in a country that has spent decades preventing people from being able to address that trauma.. When I think of my mother's culture and the culture gap that's between us, it's not one of customs or traditions. Most of those are skin-deep. I see the invisible bond and chains formed equally in communities and between family members that resonate and ache on a deeper level.
I see the unintentional generational abuse my mom experienced from my grandfather, and in turn, the horrific historic events that probably made the way he raised his kids make sense in his own traumatized mind. I have to process through what his trauma and his treatment of his daughter means for me. Because by the time I was his granddaughter, some of his trauma mellowed in ways that made him a wonderful grandfather to me. But he and the culture that created him was also the direct reason for the abuse I then suffered under his daughter. When the initial events that created this situation is a country-wise cultural event, that is part of Chinese culture, not just Chinese American culture but Chinese culture at large. The way I process through it and experience it is different because I'm Chinese American, but the initial events and culture I'm responding to is the same.
I see systemic trauma internalized into worldviews that can only be described as warped.
Even some of my favorite things about China, the food culture has a dark shadow. After all, one pretty major reason we are so willing to experiment and innovate on food and are willing to eat anything is out of necessity. Famine drove innovation in food. But famine is deeply traumatic. It has made cannibals out of children and infantcide parents of us all. If not directly, then indirectly in the silent pain of families who witnessed other people forced to do it and being in a position themselves to not be able to help.
If not directly, than indirectly in the forced silence of my grandparents' generation who could not share that trauma with their children in fear that even talking about it and accidental loose lips from their children will lead the government to target and hurt them. That forced ignorance is also part of our culture. Imagine being hurt by the way your own parents raised you but not even having access to the historical events and culture that created those situations in the first place because of imposed censorship. Imagine not being able to share many of the feelings and experiences your own parents went through, but still having to deal with the toxic aftermath of those trauma. That's what what many of my parents' generation lived with.
I was also a foster child when I was in China who lived with multiple families, and I've seen with painful acuity the way some poorly implemented traditions can rip apart entire families and force them into moments of pointless suffering, like the 'hide terminal illnesses from your loved ones' tradition. I view that as toxic in a similar category as the the American work culture has warped and destroyed American masculinity and ways it's helped contribute to toxic masculinity
So when I see someone with a similar cultural bg talk about the ever-widening gap between their parents' background and one they're building, these are the things I think about.
And to address your words--What does narrowing or bridging the gap actually mean when it comes to things like withholding medical information from your loved ones? What does it mean when it comes to things like parents clinging to self-hating beliefs that are actively hurting them, but come from a place of trauma that needs to be treated with compassion? I've genuinely asked myself that many times. And the line isn't also so clear either.
EEAAO specifically used the concept of queerness to address this. While completely different from my personal experiences--it asks the same underlying questions. What does bridging the gap mean when it comes to rejecting your children and cutting them off from a support system for disobeying or being a person you don't approve of? The movie directly opposes the idea that in these situations it's up to the children to bridge the gap. It should not be up to kids to better their parents, especially when it involves beliefs and behaviors that directly hurt said children. It was up to Evelyn to reach out to her daughter, not the other way around.
Of course, at the end of the day, my experiences are deeply personal, and I can't really know what Terence's own personal experiences are (I don't even know if they're Chinese. Asia refers to a lot of different things) and what they're directly referring to in their own lives when they talk about the 'widening gap'. But I think it's telling that they didn't say they were trying to integrating into a new foreign culture. But that they were trying to build a new one. That's very specific.
With that in mind, I think that instead of being so over-eager to assume you understand what culture even is and what many Chinese Immigrants' experiences are, you may want to take your own advice, be more humble and educate yourself on why culture changes, what culture even is, and what kind of country-wide events can shape culture in the first place. Maybe even learn a thing or two about Chinese culture while you're at it, because it's kind of about more than lunar new year, Chinese food, and quirky customs. The rest of us actually has to live with it, bro. We don't just get to spectate or pick and choose. We can't just decide to only count the positive things as culture either, because only focusing on those and none of the other stuff is the opposite of bridging the gap, from whatever party and from whatever angle.
I think when outsiders or frankly--a minority of younger immigrant children who haven't had much exposure to their motherland culture too much--look at the kind of relationships many older immigrant children have with their families or mother countries, there's just tons of little details and day-to-day cultural things they can't even imagine. There's no shame in it, because how can they imagine cultural things they haven't ever experienced?
But the difference is that generally, even less self-aware immigrant kids who see Chinese culture through a more commodified lens tend to be more respectful and have experienced enough to understand there's plenty of things they don't know. It's almost always outsiders who just haaave to butt in for no valid reason who falls back on easy platitudes without understanding anything.
This movie was so beautiful, but the most beautiful part to me is the idea that she goes back to what many people think of as a mediocre life.
No life is small, in any universe.
Oye also, she taps into evelyns that aren't just kung-fu, such as the chef and the sign spinner as well to fight.
Right, so many people, including myself, at so many points in our short lives, feel worthless because we may envy others or dwell on what could have been if had just done xyz. We forget that none of that matters. If you are not pretty, talented, famous, intelligent, or whatever attribute your society/culture values - because you are human, you are worthy regardless. To butcher a quote from Kant; we as people who exist are ends in ourselves.
I know it may be overhyping but I don’t care. This is the best movie I’ve seen of the last 5 years. It’s a masterpiece that has still stuck with me.
I had only been to one movie since the quarantine until this movie.
THIS movie I've seen 3 times (so far).
did you saw "The Platform"? it is better.
@@gc0009 only if ur not smart enough
@@gc0009 lmfao the platform isn't as good and can't be compared to this masterpiece
@@wonderwatts7749 lmao that was an offensive comparison
This movie is the anti-nihilism movie that I think everyone should watch.
Yeah I agree 👍 💯 also it was thought provoking, and fun.
Same train
@@warrenbond32 I laughed during almost every scene because it was funny but it was also one of the most thought-provoking philosophical movies I can think of that’s come out in ages.
That seems like a blanket misrepresentation of nihilism but it's certainly a rejection of cynical nihilism, which is wonderful.
the message actually is accepting nihilism and still continue to live and find meaning in your own way as an act of defy against the absurd (it called positive nihilism)
left the movie theater in absolute awe and so speechless. it was a fantastic theater experience and EVERYONE should watch this movie!
I took my whole family to watch it on Easters and they all liked they said it was wiered wich is good because that means it wasn't boring 😂😆
As someone who recently made a major life change (moved cross country, away from my family, to a city where I didn’t know anyone) this movie was extremely cathartic. The idea that there’s a universe where I made a different choice is something I find comforting, because who’s to say I’m happier there? Maybe I am, but maybe I’m dreaming of what would have happened if I left. You can’t live in the paths not taken, and find meaning in the choices you have made.
The last sentence, I will cppy that
This comment genuinely made me cry
I watched it THREE times in theaters - no regrets. While its absurdist message is the most cathartic aspect of the movie, I also want to appreciate the love story between Evelyn and Waymond. When I spoke to my therapist about the impact this movie had on me, I broke down at "doing laundry and taxes" line. Like, I literally cried so hard I choked and I needed a moment to recollect myself. My parents had a toxic marriage which ended disastrously. As a kid, I've seen some shit that makes "Marriage Story" look like a romcom and I often think of how it fundamentally shaped me as a person. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that true love is a boring endeavor. To me, it's all about making the burden of existence worthwhile. You do taxes and laundry together because it would be insufferable to do it alone. Day by day, you choose to stick around this person for no rational reason, simply because they make your life a little better, they give you something to look forward to. Seeing this idea expressed on the big screen meant a lot to me. It meant that, maybe, there is a place for a love like this in my life, doesn't matter if it's familial, platonic or romantic.
Not to mention that all men in my family were either emotionally distant or outright cruel and I'm glad I was shown a husband/father figure that chooses kindness and love.
> I broke down at "doing laundry and taxes" line
You sound like a happy slave. I bet governments love people like you.
@@rabbitcreative lmao obviously I’m not into doing taxes in general. It was a metaphor of the mundane. Even if you’re not paying taxes or living in some kind of an anarchist community, you’ll still have some routine you need to follow. Existence is meaningless but this doesn’t mean it has to be dull. Willingly sharing this dullness with someone every day is the epitome of love for me, that’s all I wanted to say.
I can really relate, there's such a mental dissonance between the usual portrayal of love and what it really is, and it's so hard to sort it out when you don't have good models in real life, hard to even know what you would want
@@rabbitcreative *WHOOSH*
The Laundry and Taxes line could have been replaced with any two things that people don't normally enjoy doing. He's saying he would rather have lived a mundane life if he could of spent it together with the one he loved.
"...true love is a boring endeavor. To me, it's all about making the burden of existence worthwhile...it would be insufferable to do it alone."
I have read many comments that express similar reactions to this movie but yours is, by far, the most articulate, eloquently written one. You captured it all!
What a film! An instant classic. It's great to see older women in lead in films this big.
Why do you always look at things through the lens of gender Deniz ?
@@WhatsBellow because female led films are very rare.
Especially an Asian one! I showed the film to my mom and she saw so much of herself and her experiences in Evelyn!
@@marklanon I love that your mom had that takeaway!!! I’m not even Asian (I’m a black gay man lol) and i am soooo happy that we can see more Asian women in major leading roles. Michelle Yeoh is an icon ever since Crouching Tiger!
@kshamwhizzle high five! You're so right
This movie made everyone laugh and cry at the theatre when I watched it opening week. Such a wonderful, deeply personal yet universal film. I can't wait to buy it in digital so I can rewatch through the years.
Yeah Me too ✋️ 🙂. It's a film 🎥 You can always revisit .
I love the googly eyes motif in contrast to nihilism... to me they represent individuality, that even in an infinite multiverse there is something in your eyes that is unique to you. Even an inanimate, soulless object gains personality and personification when you stick little eyes on it. In a universe completely devoid of life, where there are only static rocks unable to communicate verbally, the tiny addition of two little googly eyes makes it feel alive. While the Everything Bagel suggests nothing matters any more than anything else, their reversed form in the googly eyes can give unique personality to literally anything. And when Evelyn gives herself a googly "third eye", it coincides with her resolving everyone's issues by giving them a distinct and individual moment of joy and acceptance, as opposed to fighting them all off like obstacles.
Totally. For me the googly eye moment where she stuck it up on her forehead was a link to the actual third eye opening in spiritual terms. Where you awaken to things beyond perceptive reality and this is when she decided to fight it all with kindness.
@@martynabrudo7899 It’s symbolic of a spiritual awakening in which you realize that the purpose of everything everywhere is love and kindness. No hidden meanings were all just here to keep each other company and love and kindness is the best company. We are all god everywhere all at once, the reason god created life and the universe is so 👁 would no longer be lonely through love.
This movie was so special to me as a gay woman of colour in Canada. I saw myself in joy and my mom in Evelyn. It was a story that highlighted the level of loneliness that many second generation immigrants face. You're too foreign to be a true Canadian and live freely like a western kid but you're too westernized to please your parent's traditional expectations. You're too different to hang with the cool white kids without being the token or made fun of, you can't hang with your ethnic friends if there is heavy gay stigma in your community, and you're too ashamed to ask for help because who do you even ask? So you fester in your depression (everything bagel) thinking that you're not doing enough to make yourself and those around you happy - you just want it to end. On the flip side, it was so humbling to see the anxiety, chaos, and loneliness I know my mom felt through Evelyn despite both her and Evelyn's neglect for their daughters. They have so little space left in their brain and struggle to cope with the mounting expectations.
It was also so awesome to see older immigrant woman acknowledged and portrayed as the superhero's they are. It's a struggle just for them to exist and the situation is so unfair, but what else can you do but choose to die or be kind?
Same with 10 exclamation marks, as a gay guy
Same here. I am a turkish migrant (second generation) in germany and gay. I feel every word you say/write.
Even your everything bagel/depression comparison is the same picture i had while i watch this fantastic movie.
My interpretation was... you cannot be everything to everybody everywhere all at once. So be thankful for what you have at this present moment in time because whilst you are still breathing there is always hope for the future 🙏🏽
Do yourself a favor and watch this in theaters or legally in any streaming platform. It truly encapsulates so much of the struggles that majority of POC community has with their parents all while feeling universal with its core themes, and messages of family, mental health, sexuality, even existentialism. And as an actual full-pledged Southeast Asian young adult that has a similar life and relationship with my own emotionally stoic and slow uptake mother, I cannot stress enough how much I feel seen in this movie it really does feel like I'm watching my life as well as understanding the pains and heartache my own mother went through with her life. Definitely gonna rewatch this again and support the Blueray release.
are you saying white and red arent colors?
@@rabbitcreativenot mentioning the predominant race isn’t saying people in the predominant race don’t have challenges. It’s just relating to the experience people of color have in a society where they are the minority, especially newer immigrants.
The coincidence that Evelyn was a “poc” in this universe is inconsequential. In all those universes- do you really imagine race matters? Even in this universe - she would have had much wealth and success as a “poc” if she’d made a different choice.
Her experience is HUMAN.
My husband took me to see EEAAO because he knows how much I love Michelle Yeoh in every. single. film of hers.
He had seen the trailer so he was pumped up for the absurdist humor and bad-ass fighting scenes. What he didn’t foresee (and frankly, neither did I) was how much this film would make him cry…He BAWLED during the Evelyn/Joy reunion. He whooped like a teenager when Evelyn finally kissed Waymond.
My husband and I are neither Asian, nor LGBTQ+, nor business partners. We’re a cis-het white couple. But OH MY GOSH did we relate to Evelyn and Waymond and Joy on a thousand levels (and that’s just a testament to the depth of each of these actors): whether it’s my strained relationship with my own mother or the mundanity of married life as being perfectly fine and even preferred, I saw myself in Evelyn Quan. AND I LOVED IT!
Michelle Yeoh is awesome! 🤩🤩
Bagel: Black circle around white = you're trapped in a life of meaninglessness.
Googly eyes: Black circle freely able to bounce around white = you may be trapped in your own circle of influence (why Waymond is almost always involved in the multiverses), but at least you GET to explore it and bounce around and be silly.
This move really is about nihilism (trapped in a multiverse of no meaning) vs absurdism (no meaning, but have fun with it). This movie does this SO WELL AH IT'S SO GOOD!
Best movie of the decade so far. Michelle deserves Best Actress - and I really hope this wins Best Picture!
I definitely agree 👍 💯 Michelle Yeoh acted Her socks off and I Loved Jamie Lee Curtis She was amazing to. 👏
If thus movie doesnt wipe off the Oscar next year, its proof that this award is rigged
I loved it too! Evelyn was so funny and charming, and the movie was very bright and colorful!
The scene with Waymond "I saw what my life would have been like without you. I was happy," was crushing. We could see some of what she meant but we understood ALL of what Waymond heard.
@@auldthymer yeah I felt for Waymond to He was a solid dependable dude, an Humble Guy.
This movie's end message also reminds me a lot of one of my favorite video games Night in the Woods, which deals with depression, anxiety and a feeling of lost potential. It has a beautiful quote attached to it; "At the end of everything, hold onto anything."
This felt so REAL despite the chaos and insanity.. Overwhelming: yes. Thought provoking: certainly. The best film I've ever seen: quite possibly. What a Masterpiece. I feel blessed to have watched it & will be doing so again, with my daughter. My mom. My husband. And even recommending to my critical father..
I loved this movie so much and it was *exactly* what I needed to watch now. I'm 37 years old with lots of interests but no particular passion. This last decade was made of different choices and bad decisions. By the end, I was terribly overwhelmed - then the pandemic happened. I decided to give up of everything I wanted to do and just live a simple life, working a backoffice job, and not think about all the things I could become. Reality is crazy and I just want to be happy.
I’ve never cried harder at a rock with googly eyes, chasing another rock off of a cliff.
This was the best cinema experience I have ever had. I knew nothing about this movie, hadn't watched the trailer or seen a single photo nor read about the premise or cast. My friend wanted to watch it so bad, so we just went. Everything was surprise (aside from the multiverse part). I seriously recommend watching a movie this way :-D
This film is a masterpiece and a certified classic. I hope this film receives all the nominations, all the accolades, and all the awards come this awards season.
this movie was one of those movies that was immensely hyped up and then actually lived up to it for me. watching this inspired me to go watch it again in theaters this weekend.
THIS FILM BLEW ME AWAY!!! Thank you so much for doing a video on it! Quite frankly, I think The Take could do about 10 videos on it and still not fully unpack everything 😁
More films of this calibre, please!!!
Loved this film. Though not East Asian myself, I watched it with my boyfriend who is alongside his bisexual sister. I was sat between them and heard each of them sobbing between scenes, first and last time I’d ever seen him cry
Why do we need to know your boyfriend's sisters sexuality? How did we get from you loving the film to that? 🤦♂️🤣
@@rickrodriguez4032 because the daughter of Evelyn (main character) is gay? It’s literally the plot of the film?
What I’m saying is, by my boyfriends sister being queer and East Asian, the film hit home for her.
This was an important movie for me. Just like Rue Bennett showed me that my struggles with anxiety and depression was no joke Evelyn showed me that i needed to let go of the past and focus on my current self and my future by taking it one day at a time and being present and not stressing about the what ifs and things I can't control but to work on what I can. GOD I needed this movie. Top 5 for real.
Another important aspect of the film is the fact that having an immigrant family is integral to the plot and themes of the film. Making such a huge move in your life influences every part of your life and the lives of your descendants. While this premise could have be used for any character of any background, it only works so effectively when an immigrant family is the main focus. Making choices is a universal experience, but moves so big as that are less common and more drastic. There are few decisions one can make as big as moving to another country, where each move that is or isn’t calculated can spell disaster and shame. The movie does a great job of highlighting that specific experience without needing to verbalize or over explain to the audience. Those who have lived it or have had their lives shaped by immigration recognize it all too well.
One of those films that demand multiple viewing. So much packed into it.
It’s symbolic of a spiritual awakening in which you realize that the purpose of everything everywhere is love and kindness. No hidden meanings were all just here to keep each other company and love and kindness is the best company. We are all god everywhere all at once, the reason god created life and the universe is so 👁 would no longer be lonely through love.
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
This movie touched me deeply on so many levels. Growing up in CA, I struggled with many of the same themes shown in the movie. Western american hyper individualism and chinese culture. There's a deep thread of buddhism in the movie.
One of the Daniels got diagnosed with ADHD after researching it for the character of Evelyn and realising through that that he has it.
I barely got through the first scene because it was so overwhelming to my ADHD brain.
For me it was the opposite. My ADHD brain was very pleased with the movie as it has the same chaotic energy as me. I felt very represented by it and I was reminded of how important it is to be more present.
everything everywhere all at once better win all the oscars or i will riot!
Michelle was soo good in this but we also need to recognize stephanie hsu she held her own and so great in this!!!
Freaking loved this movie! Definitely will watch it again repeatedly when it’s available.
Same here, Loved the Movie 🎬 🎞 🎥
The sign of what makes a great piece of art is the number of ways it can be interpreted just by changing one's view point...
This is the real multiverse movie this summer, that doctor strange movie couldn't hold a candle to this film I tell you hwat!!
@kshamwhizzle nah, in terms of competition this movie shoots down doctor strange. Just better everything, that doctor strange movie was over hyped and should've been made into a Disney plus tv series.
I'm a 19-yo. queer half-asian college dropout. This movie really hit home for me in so many ways. I can relate to Joy; getting a parent to accept your queerness is already difficult but having to explicitly hide it from your grandparents and extended family can sometimes feel soulcrushing. I can relate to Evelyn; having to handle responsibility over things that are distinctly part of you and that you wish you could explore more, being torn back and forth between matters that need your attention, all to the long-standing disapproval of family members. I can relate to Waymond; Maintaining a positive outlook takes a lot of energy, but before the nihilism and stress of others it's often just misunderstood for naivete. Everything, Everywhere really speaks to me in a completely different and special way, and i appreciate the movie a lot.
Goddamn, just watching the scenes in this video was enough to make me start tearing up again. What a movie.
OMG. Same thing! I was like crying seeing those different scenes. 😭
I know right
A uniquely powerful film and an incredible performance by Michelle Yeoh.
I'd Love ❤️ to see Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis act together again, there was amazing chemistry btwn Them.
I am interested how Japanese viewers see this movie... I found that 75% to 90% of US and Chinese viewers view this movie as good or great, while 10% to 25% viewers see it as bad or very bad
I went to go see this movie by myself because I had some time to kill and just needed something to do, and it was an awesome, amazing, beautiful reminder that life is surprising, strange and wonderful.
Oh yeah you know the kid from Indiana Jones and the temple of doom or the cool gadget kid from the goonies well guess what?! He's the dad in this movie and he kicks ass! He did all the martial arts choreography and so glad he was on the film!
I'm so glad I got to watch this in cinema even in the last night it played, even being super tired and sleepy, maybe especially like that. Truly unique film, one of the best movies I've watched in theaters. Thanks for the video, loved it, great job as always.
I watched this movie not knowing it had any such emotional depth and was completely blown away by it. Having just reached the same position in my own life as Evelyn does at the end of the movie, this movie could not have come at a better time for me. My realisation of what the bagel represented happened in the lobby scene, and it was a very emotional moment and added so much to my appreciation of the film. This film is truely a masterpiece and should be mandated viewing for every young adult
This movie has stayed with me since the day I saw it, and I don't think it's going to leave anytime soon. As a 1st generation Asian American, who also happens to be a lesbian, this movie broke my heart and stitched it back up. I cried my eyes out. It was a gut punch that I would gladly take again and again. Just reminds me of my relationship with my mother, and how it was either learning together, or giving up together. The ending was such a parallel to my own life, and how much happiness it brought me knowing how much my mom went through a similar journey just to understand me. This lesson has been taught so many times; simply, complicatedly- the will to fight. To find meaning in *something*, anything. This is one of the best films I have ever seen. Such a wonderful movie.
Simplicity is invented for compliance & servitude & above all to keep the status quo.
It's about power, the entertainment industry rarely reflects reality.
"How could you let me go so easily"
This movie is my favorite of all time. So funny yet so emotional
I loved this film so much. Laughed hard, occasionally gasped, and was bawling by the end.
Nothing Nowhere At Different Points in Time
That would be a good title for a good slice of life film, I think
@@aevelvetshineexo9284 it would be the part two of the everything bagel series
Michelle Yeoh is phenomenal in this. I loved this film.
I just learned a new word today. Look up "shunyata meaning" and check out the images that come up. It co-incides with the first section here about symbology. "translated most often as emptiness, vacuity, and sometimes voidness, is an Indian philosophical and mathematical construct. Within Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and other philosophical strands, the concept has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context."
I love this movie. Thank you for making this
I'm glad for you. Both Evelyn and Joy had awakened to the true nature of reality - voidness. This can also be achieved by every sentient being through spiritual/ kundalini awakening. After that, you have enlightenment and a deeper/consistent non dual consciousness.
I just cant get this movie out of my mind for months now.
I thank yt-ers for making more contents
One of the best movies I’ve seen and it’s based around a Chinese family. Amazing. If you haven’t seen it, do it.
Fun fact Waymond is “short round” from Indiana Jones!
But what happened to Raccocoonie?! Did the Chef get Raccocoonie back?!
One thing that struck me is a observation made by the RUclips channel Accented Cinema, they pointed out that Joy has signs of self harm. I watched the movie but never realize that, and there were clips of her cutting her stomach open in drawings in the movie, very literally, yet I totally missed it. They said it is important for us to go back, rewatch it and see if we notice, because if we don't notice it in the movie, we might very likely miss it in real life. That really made me think. and the crazy thing is I had self harm history and I totally missed it, like many people in my life did.
It also maybe the experience with Joy is what I expect as a common experience, as a fellow Chinese kid to Chinese parents. For a long long time I denied I was depressed.
Great video! What's also interesting is how in some of the other universes (such as the Kung Fu Master/Movie Star universe) Evelyn has what she wants, but not what she needs/desires. Even in her objectively best life, she is still chasing after Waymond (obviously still very much in love with him- she tries to kiss him as soon as she gets the chance) but now it's him sadly rejecting her. Not because he doesn't love her, but because as he says, she's just gonna break his heart.
CEO Waymond is more than willing to live a normal life of Laundry and Taxes with her, but because she can't accept her lesser lot in life, the relationship can't work. In her best life, she doesn't have the love of her life or their daughter, so in truth, she has nothing of value w/o them.
just saw this last night. A lot was going on , but had such a human quality in the end. And I definitely need to watch it again a couple of times because I still feel like the 'villain' in the story was Gong Gong.
This was a great movie but don't take my word for it because I do have a biased opinion because, I've been a Michelle Yeoh fan for quite some time.
i felt like it was about regret and trying to live so you dont have any. appreciating what you have and your loved ones. the grass is always greener on the other side
I liked this movie a lot. I wish I loved it like the rest of the world seems to, but it was still a really original and exciting film. Stephanie Hsu was the standout in my opinion
This is literally the best movie I've ever seen
I saw this movie after what Jaime Lee said, and I can't lie, I wish I had spent the money this movie rather than another marvel movie. It's not that DS2 was bad but this movie deserved more support than the mcu franchise
Finally! Been waiting Take’s feedback on this really awesome movie!
Thank you for uploading this video. Hadn’t heard of it until now :) Can’t wait to watch it!
one of the wildest film I have ever watched
Excellent breakdown. This is perhaps my favorite all time movie. I could watch it every day
Great video! Makes me want to rewatch it again, was very overwhelmed on my first viewing.
Saw this movie last night with a friend who didn't get it. Thank you just shared it
The best movie of all time - in my opinion that is!
Before watching the video I’m going to say what the movie is about: family trauma and cause-effect dynamics. It’s interesting how many movies starring asians (lately) immigrants talk about this subject. Huh.
I thought it was an amazing movie 🎬 with an excellent cast,
Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis acted their socks off.
Everyone at the Cineworld Who saw it seemed to have enjoyed the film 🎥 to.
This movie broke me, then built me back up a better person.
i feel like i will rewatch this movie many many times
That's why this movie won Oscar BEST picture!!
As someone who struggles with existential dread (to the point of being diagnosed with major depressive disorder because of my suicidal ideation, though I am doing much better now), the ending of this movie was a failure to me. I loved the actress that played the daughter, and thought she did a really great job portraying the struggle of existential dread and feelings of pointlessness. But mental health stories are a problem for Hollywood. Actual “breakthroughs” are not as bombastic or cathartic as Hollywood needs to portray them to make the scene “climactic” (in my experience, it is the quiet breakthroughs that happen when you are alone that really stick; an emotionally charged “breakthrough” being forced by another person is so different from daily life that it just fails to be relevant in the long run, imo). So, the movie took me back to a very dark place, and tried to offer a simple, emotional solution coming from an external force, and that just rang so false and ineffective to me. I admire the filmmaking, but because of how the ending was handled I never want to own the movie or even really see it again.
Im with you about the film having non-conclusive ending. It probably is the weakest part of the movie for me.
I don't agree, Joy isn't brought out of her mindset by an external force. Joy asks for her mother to help her, she is reaching out. When Joy reaches out, Evelyn starts to self-reflect. The point is that they're both very similar characters, facing the same existential dread. Evelyn helps herself because she wants to help her daughter.
I watched this film two months ago and it was a masterpiece! One of the best movies of 2022!
The Take, I love what you guys are doing. Could you please do a video on this topic?
The Pregnant Woman trope in the horror genre, such as:
Women getting impregnated by aliens.
Women turning into bloated hives for alien reproduction.
A woman giving birth to a demonic child.
A woman carrying a baby for an evil cult.
Even men getting impregnated by an otherworldly seductress.
Misogynist, sexist, rape culture, shock horror or just pushing a fear of aliens and demons?
Alien vs Predator: Requiem and Slither are all levels of wrong.
Don't forget about Buffy The Vampire Slayer and The X-Files.
Is it possible to make a story arc where the woman that was impregnated, has survived and is recovering from this mental scarring?
(For anyone who reads this, I would like to know your thoughts)
This is one of the greatest movies I've ever seen. And I've seen a lot of movies.
And to think that such an amazing movie like this had its visual effects made by just 5 self taught guys. It's just mindblowing!
Michelle Yeoh Is So Beautiful And Talented
just watched it earlier and it was awesomeeeeeee
“We can do whatever we want.
Nothing Matters.”
I thought the bagel also represented the eternal return aurura borealis
One of the best movies I’ve ever seen in my 30 years of life
Damn it, I'm crying again
No doubt about it! Michelle Yeoh is a superstar. And will always be a "superstar". We love you Michelle and we are , and myself a great fan of yours. I grew up in Asia and came to America . And was firstly, mesmerized of the great talents such as yours, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, and many more actors and actresses from East Asia. So full of talents and courage to break the curtain of action movies into Hollywood. With your great passion, emotions, talent, skill, and humbleness. That's what makes you a great icon and an actress. Long live and God bless always to you. What a great contribution to the arts of movies and martial arts.. I love Malaysia 🇲🇾
I feel bad for anyone who looks for something negative to say about this movie. They’re missing out 💅🏾
Best movie in the last 5 years ong
I loved this movie🥺 and I'm gathering my patience to go see it at the cinema when it gets premiered next week😅🤣
This movie was brilliant.
I hear "everything bagel " and multiverse hopping.... and I ask "where's the Lox for this set of capers"? (Sorry for the puns but wordplay is something my dad raised me with)😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
glad someone covered the eastern philosophy in this movie, most have just pointed out the western philosophy and not covered the rest... the doa, buddah, zen? pretty fkn biased
this movie is a masterpiece
I haven't seen it, but I don't care for any philosophy that encourages one to accept the fate inflicted on us by society.
If our individual choices were the ultimate deciding factor that would be one thing, but that's not how life works. I'm not choosing, others are choosing for me while pretending to give me a choice. I'm not included in society more, by accepting the fate others inflict. And the more I stand up for myself the more excluded I am by all of you. It's not me, IT'S YOU.
You probably need to watch the movie. The treatment of fate is not as simple as you assume. I also think it would help you to get out of your paranoid, persecuted, victimhood. Control what you can control, accept that you can’t control everything, and draw energy from the absurdity to make the best you and the best life for you. You will be a better friend, partner, and overall member of whatever community you are In.
@@neosapienz7885 that's difficult to do with no money and no healthcare.
No jobs. No living wages. Are you even paying attention? Obviously not.
@@troywalkertheprogressivean8433 do the best you can with and try to be grateful for what you’ve got. It’s your decision. You’re not doing anyone any good sacrificing your mental health because you think it will somehow right all the wrongs. Oh, and vote.
@@neosapienz7885 I understand all that. And if you check my "created playlists" , you will understand that I understand but that maybe (I'm being generous) you don't understand, that most don't understand, what can and cannot, should or should not, be changed/accepted.
But a caveat, I still haven't seen the movie yet, even tho it's in heavy rotation, so I may be off or agree with the movie.
But acceptance of what you perceived to be "the way things are" in the real world, is not the solution.
The best I can do, is discern the best truth I can and tell it on the mountain.
I live in america, we don't have democracy, the whole system is controlled by the parasitic rich who should not be deciding my fate.
Do I need to explain exactly how they do that? I can.
I hate being right, and I would love to be wrong.
I see anything from 'The Take', and I hit 👍🏽cuz this channel never disappoints. :)
I’m not crying, you’re crying… 😢
"I saw my life without you, it was beautiful". Bro... That line breaks my heart. Waymond doesn't deserve to hear that.