If you told me, years ago before Season 5 even existed, that the final season of Samurai Jack would have Jack slowly go mad and considered suicide....I dunno if I would believe you.
To be fair it isn’t exactly Jack. It’s a persona built on a foundation of anger, hatred and pettiness; things Jack himself has always fundamentally avoided.
I remember thinking what are they going to do with this show, this was a children show from the early 2000s, will there be lots of blood, or will he kill machines, i was curious how edgy they would get. Then they put suicide, sex, lots of blood, and alcohol in the show went full throttle on the adult aspect, think the only thing they didnt add was swearing which is kinda ironic lol
@@motorcycleman115 True but he is still considering i t an option. Years of fighting, he's lost all and any hope of returning to his time. Thinking about it now, its no surprise he's slowly going insane
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I really like how, even though he's attained inner peace, he still talks to himself at the end. He may have gotten better, but the pain isn't just wiped away. He's just accepted it.
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I love how despite how evil jack’s inner selves are they never actually stray into a direction that makes no sense, all of their concerns and complains are completely justified and logical. All their arguements feel human and reasonable, they never get into a shit like state were they’re just pure evil.
That's what makes them dangerous. That is precisely how you fall down the wrong road in life. There is nothing that can hurt you like your own mind can, if you let it.
That's how evil works. Cartoons and melodrama, they paint a picture that evil is easily spotted, that you will sniff it in the wind long before you see it, but that is not the truth of things. Evil is always built upon reason, upon good intentions. Evil does not rise because it destroys everything it opposes. Evil preaches kindness, it preaches tolerance. Evil whispers sweet nothings in your ear and tells you what you want to hear. Then when it gains power....THAT is when the destruction rains down.
whoever experienced self loathing and anger will know how much hypocrisy these thoughts have they always find the right words to keep your eyes closed its not hard to open them but it gets harder to.keep them opened especially when those demons inside your head chase after what makes you feel at ease and comfort when you want to push yourself out they won't let you
Well samurai Jack continues where it left off. As for teen titans go......lets just say....there not from the original timeline (sorry couldn't think of anything clever)
Teen Titans go is a completely different show. It's for kids, it's not a continuation or a sequel. Besides they're bringing back the original one. Edit: I thought the whole point of going to see the ttg movie was because they were bringing the old one back
They actually pulled off Jack having thoughts of suicide in a believable way. Imagine being stuck, alone, in a hostile environment for 50+ years with no end in sight. Fuck, I'd want it to end too.
I'm currently in the hospital after surviving my first and hopefully only attempt. it's a terrifying thing to come to terms with, and seeing it portrayed here is profound.
I really like how the more mature rating didn’t make them go balls out the wall mature like other shows that got the transition from low to higher mature rating. It just made the story way more organic and natural with its mature theme
+yahboyx-Yeah, they did something actually great. All it did was just give the show a more uncut freedom that it always should've had. So there is blood and gore now. Jack is actually shown killing people. There is a little more risque mature humor. (It's subtle but it's there.) It's still the same show it always has been, but it just finally got the final piece it always wanted and needed that Cartoon Network was never willing to give it: freedom away from censorship. They did a lot of great things to dodge the censors to where the show even on CN is extremely gory and bloody, even without blood. I love how even self aware the show is to where "Mad Jack" muses that they never killed a human being before. Plenty of machines, sure, nuts and bolts, but never human flesh. It's a nice touch and also is willing to poke fun at itself. But as fun and creative as the show did wonderfully to dodge the censors, it was still a hurdle they should never have been forced to jump through. The show always should've been allowed to run uncensored, on Adult Swim, and I have no idea why it wasn't. I'm guessing it was more of a merchandising decision-the corporate executives wanted to shill toys and aim it at younger kids. And the era Samurai Jack originally aired-early 2000s-was some of the worst, most asinine, most embarrassing and pathetic eras of censorship ever to grace us. All those things, while the people behind were always up to the task, it was pretty much tying at least one hand behind their backs, and blindfolding them. And by the time season five FINALLY came around, Genndy had known for a long time what he had wanted to do for the final season. He had this planned out, meticulously for a long time. He was just waiting for the day he was allowed to finish the story he always wanted to do. And he was able to do it with fewer strings attached this time. Just finish the series and do the story you wanted to tell. And did he. I am not completely fond of the ending but I at least respect it and appreciate it. And that the show was finally able to end on its own terms.
Only one episode has real swearing but this is still the same show, just without the censors holding it back. No sex, no drugs or hardcore swearing every three minutes...just the show we grew up with, the way we were meant to see it.
Absolutely. I always laugh whenever I hear someone say they should make an "adult pokemon" and then go on to say that it should focus on sex, drugs, and other "adult stuff" Like, no, just no. The advantage of "adult" animated media is not in the trappings but in the far greater emotional leeway you have to tackle the problems that were already there.
It is a manifestation of his frustration and anger from when aku destroyed the last portal and what made him snap and take animals lives while losing the sword.
Samurai Jack handled the topic of suicidal thoughts in a way that was completely underrated. It never explicitly said it out loud, it was just implied and hinted at. Allowing us, the audience, to follow with Jack’s mindset and understand his feelings. There was grace and tact when this show talked about it, never a lack of respect. The last season of Samurai Jack was so powerful.
Im pretty sure that when people in real life think about commiting suicide they do actually think about and talk about suicide and dont try to hide it in some subtle and graceful way so i dont understand why saying the word suicide would have lacked respect. I thought about commiting suicide once and i was not very subtle about it in my head and to people i talked to.
5:54 I like that even though Jack’s Anger is shown in a way that is supposed to be hateful, you can’t really hate him because he endured more than 50 years of loss of the one’s he loved. But even that wasn’t enough and they wanted to take it one step further down the line, that Jack can accept his anger and control it.
I think it's why the monk doesn't even seem upset. He's not worried Jack will hurt him, he's just sad Jack is so messed up in the head and knows he got stuff to work out.
i love the fact that the Other jack slowly gets more monstrous , showing how jack's sense of self is being warped. and what remains is Jack following his bushido
+Joe Kerr-The show did something "unusual" in the last season. It showed that all the times Jack repeatedly failed to defeat Aku (permanently) and go back to his true home, and spending 50 years repeatedly failing time after time, many of the allies and friends he loved in the future died, left unable to even age to where even the "mercy" of death could take him, it took a permanent toll on him. He was left broken, shattered. While Aku was barely holding on to his own sanity, it took everything Jack had to even keep going. Especially after he lost his sword where he would never be able to defeat Aku without it. And even if he retrieved it at the time, he would be unable to use it, because he had lost his focus, his purpose in order to use it. To weld it anymore. He failed his purpose. He failed his father. His mother. He failed all the friends he had lost to Aku. He had failed the entire mission he spent his life trying to achieve. So his "other" was all the anger, the doubt, all the pain, all the trauma, all the anguish he had suffered for 50+ years. The part of him that did want to give up. Finally end it all. The one wanting to commit suicide to achieve at least some piece of final "honor." The darkness inside his heart that nearly consumed him. The dark part of who he is. The one that wanted to just end it and destroy everything Jack had built. Because Jack himself wondered if any of it ever at all mattered. And what's interesting is that he himself reveals that part of himself is what kept him going for 50 years. Not honor or glory, or even the love of the people who knew him. The pain, the trauma, the anger of it all, the need for vengeance, the hate that he felt he could keep on a leash. He survived on nothing but a primal fury, hurt, and anger. And he finally realized. . .that part of him was off the leash. He allowed that part to rule his life for so long. He accepted responsibility for his actions. He accepted this is who he became. This is who he is now. . .But he can change. He can be better. He can let hope and love back in. He can forgive himself for failing and as long as he's alive, he should actually live. And do whatever he can to finally end Aku's reign of terror, whether he ever goes home or not.
I’m surprised no one went over the subject, but at the end it’s flipped as to who’s on the other side of the metaphorical mirror where as before it was worn out Jack telling himself it will be alright to a version wearing his Gi spewing out anger that was always hiding. This time it’s the original Jack in his Gi with the worn out Jack giving his words of caution
@@brndnwilks I disagree with that interpretation. Mad Jack was just Jack's evil side. I believe this is a manifestation of his trauma. Or maybe his side of him that feels rage.
@@alexd.c8349 Seppuku, sometimes referred to as Harakiri, is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai in their code of honor but was also practiced by other Japanese people during the Shōwa period to restore honor for themselves or for their families.
@@alexd.c8349 a cultural apology through self destruction. It, so far as a western mind can understand, was a way to confront and consume what was seen as a failure and preserve those around you from being affected. It is both a noble and perverse method of confronting something. A psychological big red button. Accept all the guilt and reject any continuation of the fault. We are truly strange animals.
As an adult now seeing Jack struggling with his ego struggling with doubt anger world weary ness. it’s just so strangely powerful. When we were kids watching him we saw the samurai warrior, when he came back to us and we had grown up we saw him as a man. But threw it all he was our hero. We will never forget you Samurai
Jack as been stuck in the future for 50 years to us who watch this cartoon in the early 2000s when we were kids and season 5 watching this show in our adulthood Jack been struggling in the future for so long hasn't age for decades trying to get back to his own time seeing countless innocent people die time and time again makes him go crazy
I can agree with the first hallucination that appeared because that one showed that even someone as ambitious as Jack can begin to doubt that there's any point to continue fighting what seems inevitable.
i can sympathize with it as its shown from everything they have learned they have no way of getting back nor any way of obtaining the weapon to atleast partially complete their goal. While the suicide part is a bit extreme i do agree the situation and that part of jack is his hopelessness, he cant help anyone barely himself in his current state and cant even get back to the past to do something
@@brndnwilks I think mad jack being the ego knowing ashi is gone is a really good set up for the love the attachment that Jack's bushido belief says he should just get over it's like what Yoda said "let go of all you fear to lose"
@softserve basically in bushido you are supposed to be 100% present in your task and clear your mind of all earthly desires like protecting someone or love hence why Jack's ego his selfish side noticed ashi was gone
Jack is an amazing warrior because he has honed his unconscious instincts and listens to them. I interpreted that as Jack noticing unconsciously and then his conscious mind becoming aware of it.
I think its more of a challenge in his mind. If he just ignored it with inaction then he will truly lose. In order for his ego to win he has to make Jack choose
This is a representation of Jack's samurai code,urging him to commit sepuku to repent for his faliure,however Jack isn't like other samurai,he does not see faliure as shame,rather he sees it as an opportunity to learn and adapt,much like a western warrior would and by combining both western and eastern combat philosophies and overcoming his faliure,Jack becomes a better warrior and a better man as well...
Nothing about Jack has anything to do with the West. Traits like determination and ingenuity are not exclusive to Europeans. On top of that voluntary seppuku was not common among samurai. Those who did choose to carry it out usually did it as a statement of grief over a lost lord. But more often than not it was compulsory. When samurai committed crimes and the lord held them accountable, they were allowed to commit seppuku instead of being executed. It was seen as an honorable way to go, but killing themselves is not some innate trait of “Eastern Warriors”. This scene was Jack overcoming his personal demons and feelings of depression and longing for peace. Not some hidden message on how he’s adopted the ways of “Western Warriors”
James Johnson Agreed. The ancient Romans also believed in honorable suicide after a serious failure or disgrace. In fact, when Julius Caesar was presented the head of his enemy, Pompey, by Pharaoh Ptolemy, he flew into a rage, and decried it as criminal and dishonorable to execute him in such a manner, and deny him the right to die with honor.
Sorry I didn't worship your "glorious nihon steel" weeb,but Jack does adopt various western combat philosophies as his journey goes forward,combining them with his traditions as an eastern samurai greatly increases his effectiveness as a warrior,it is the combination of both that make him effective,not one or the other
1st: "All this fighting is not good for you. It'd be best to just end it yourself." 2nd: "You smell that? That's blood. Smells good doesn't it? You know you want more. Go on, kill again, its all for survival after all." 3rd: "If you want to live so much, then just leave her behind, she will be your downfall." 4th: "Im the reason you're still breathing!! I am your strength, your speed, your entire body. Without me, you'd never last more than 5 seconds!!" 5th: "Everything has been leading up to this. Will you be ready? This is the only chance you are going to get."
Our anger and madness can seem like a bad thing, but If controlled it can save our lives. Like the old man said, It's all about balancing ourselves in harmony. Rather than rejecting the 4th side entirely like Jack did I'd accept it as a part of me and choose to unleash it when the time is right.
What I love about Jack is his fighting spirit. Despite spending 50 years in the future and understandably suffering from pain and depression over unable to get back home he still doesn't give up and still has hope. He is one of the best characters.
0:04 the symbolism from this scene knows me well as much as I know it, the noises getting louder, the anxiety, the impatience coming from Jack and the voice in your head asking, “Why are we here? Can we just give up? I want it to end” it portrays suicide thoughts really well. I may not have watched every episode of Samurai Jack but it feels like in this season, Jack was powerless and smart, but in the end was starting to get tired both mentally and physically. Whoever wrote the script for this scene and directed it had to have gone through something similar to symbolize this feeling really well. Remarkable Job
I know this is stupid, but Jack reminds me of Guts from Berserk, he just never gives up and no matter how tough things get he keeps pushing without betraying himself
"no matter how tough things get he keeps pushing without betraying himself" *flashbacks of post-eclipse Guts abandoning his loved ones to seek suicide by Apostole* Yeah, about that...
@@qwitsn5968 well no, Guts post-eclipse was a jerk but still a human, Puck says it clear with the description of his feelings, feeling like a shit for all, the frustration and guiltness leads Guts to his Edgy phase, it's like a shield, that he ignores his compassion and fear and he turn that feelings in cruelty and anger, that's why even when Guts is a cold warrior, we see how he still have feelings, when he doesn't engage with people because it's dangerous to be close to him (literally and figured), in summary, Guts situation is similar to Jack, but ratherless, he hugs his anger and bloodlust
"We have lost the sword because of you" Well Aku did say it was the last time portal in existence. So he had the right to let his anger get in the way.
No he didn’t. Sure it was the last time portal which meant no way of getting back home. And yes anyone would’ve been consumed with rage. But taking the Iives out of innocent living creatures out of blind anger and fury is unforgivable for a samurai. That’s why the sword left him
@@setsers1 put it this way you're killing innocent creatures to get what you want at the end of the day this is still pretty disgusting because you're ending innocent lives
Mad Jack: "We never killed a human before." I'm pretty sure he has. The show back then just didn't allow to show real corpses and actual blood for censoring reasons.
Well, aside from sidestepping several harsh realities, never having him kill another human would ALSO have added to the artistic awesomeness that was half the point of the show. Two humans can fight. Some are better at it than others-- but we've all seen it in various forms. Stab a person, what do you get? Blood. Guts. Maybe they die. You expect it. An old time samarai with nothing but wooden shoes and a sword facing off against an alien robot with size, strength, and various powers on it's side in a time that the AUDIENCE knows just as little about as the hero-- that's juxtaposition coupled with something akin to keyhole fiction-- it's like you're watching somebody's idea for a cool looking painting become a living situation. It was most definitely a deliberate choice, I'd say.
2:06 I love when he has no control over his emotions they show as OVERLY Abstract, shapes that make it look uncanny, It shapes how Jack has went down such a dark path for so long he’s not able to control his emotions forms, His Guilt and Anger vs his Hopelessness and Frustration, when his Hopelessness shows he stays on model and shows Jack is in Control, and when Guilt shows he’s afraid and trying to hold back all the thoughts, when his Frustration shows he has control again and knows to at least ignore it, and his Anger was due to him never quite knowing his path and finally dealing with HOW he lost his path. It’s amazing to show how he was so unable to deal with himself before vs now
You can interpret a lot into these inner monologues. Did this side of Jack grow within him when he lost his sword? Or was Jack always supressing this side of himself all these years? I'd opt for option two, since there's always shadow when there's light. A person like Jack, as kind, good-hearted, altruistic and selfless as he is, will always have a dark side. Imagine having to adapt to a completely new life, having to deal with the fact that your enemy basically won and that he's always one step ahead of you, thwarting every attempt you make trying to stop him. That disappointment will turn into frustration, then into resentment and eventually into anger and rage.
Not to mention, we already saw an evil version of Jack spawned from his own anger. They both fought, setting a forest on fire with the sparks caused from their swords. Before the fight, we could see who was Jack and the evil one. But when the fire starts, the flames made the lighting different where we couldn't see which is with without the subtle differences. In the end, Jack comes out victorious because he was the one who realized that you can't win a fight against yourself with rage, that you must stop and take a breath. As he does, Evil Jack disappears and the fire dies down.
"I want this to end, aren't you tired, wouldn't it be great to be free of all of this? Our ancestors are waiting for us they want you to join them." I love the whole saying commit outro with out actually saying it outright
Jacks Inner self hinting at suicide is painfully accurate and logical, thats how it starts, a simple idea in your mind that grows so slowly it becomes more reasonable and a better decision every time it comes up.
Well also it brings up the Samurai code where suicide (sepukku or hara-kiri) is an honorable alternative to failure or disgrace. Jack still has his sense of honor
Actually rewatching it. The 1st one looks more light pale blue, Then the 2nd being deep blue Then 3rd one is purple/pink And lastly the 4th one of mad jack being blood red.
This is a personification of his inner voice, we all have these inner voices. Especially when you are young and growing up, the insecurities you feel with your inner voice telling you that you suck, that you shouldn't do something, that you're not good enough, that you should run away, etc. What you should be doing is exactly what Jack is doing, talk back to it, talk back to your inner voice and refuse the negative that it spews. Suppress it and do as you wish not what your inner voice wishes.
3:14 It's incredibly creepy, in the best way possible, that this representation comes across as Jack's self-consciousness and innocence, and yet is one of those that consumes him so much.
I like how samurai jack has a mature rating and still didn’t go insane with the gore or add vulgar language. It still kept its core values and remained the same show that was on Cartoon Network
This is gives me the vibes of what goes on inside someone's mind. When you're questions are answered by a "no" after all the hard work you have done, you feel the anger and rage building up but you can't lash out at the person in front of you. When you take a life for the first time, you feel scared and confused about it. I like this duality.
I like how Jack's Madness's design changes/distorts from normal depending on how much stress Jack is under at the moment. When we first see him, it's when he first encounters the Daughters of Aku and assumes them to just be the latest robots Aku sent after him. Jack is stressed to be sure, but it's a stress he's more than used to, so Jack's Madness pretty much just Jack but blue and slight exaggeration of the facial features and motions. The next time is after Jack killed one of the Daughters and found out they were human, as well as being severely injured. It's one of the lowest he's ever been, and Jack's Madness looks straight out of a Tim Burton cartoon. He's barely recognizable as a representation of Jack with how he snaps and twists and turns with every movement. The third time inside the giant monster, Jack is almost completely relaxed. Ashi is restrained and Jack is able to take a breather as he assesses the situation and tries to figure a way out. He's barely stressed at all, so Jack's madness is just Jack but blue. There's no deviation or changes to his design at all, which shows just how completely in control of the current situation Jack is. In their final conversation, Jack is forced to face all the ugliness and self-sabotage he's put himself under since losing the sword, and Jack's Madness is exactly as horrid and monstrous as he should be. There few things in the world that are harder to do than to give yourself an honest critical look. but that's exactly what Jack has to do in order to regain the sword and rebalance his own soul. Here, Jack's Madness has gone full monstermode hat puts the post-murder design's creep factor to shame. He looks like insanity itself given form, which I like to think is indicative that Jack is teetering on the brink of full-on insanity at the moment and knows it. Either he gets the sword back or the last fifty years were all for nothing, and Jack knows he won't be able to handle the latter option.
I like that the final time he speaks to himself is his direct past - his anxiety. All the sleepless nights, fifty straight years of being on the run, looking over his shoulder, it’s only natural the first thing on his mind is to be cautious, to be anxious about what he’s going to do next now that he truly doesn’t know what’s happening.
I find that concept so interesting. In the beginning of the show he was able to continue to live by the standards of a long-dead civilization because the environment allowed him to. The moment he loses his sword, what he saw as the true reflection of himself, the calm, knowledgable, and steady swordsman, becomes an egotistical and honor-bound shell that tries to use fancy talk of honor to get him to end what he's spent decades working towards. It is conflictory, constantly trying to see the world around it as a stranger in a strange land instead of a denizen. In the end, it becomes a near-consuming hatred because after all of the times he was able to achieve his goals swiftly and gracefully, he is now in the home stretch of his own disastrous odyssey and the one thing keeping him from moving on is a squat monk who sends him for tea. He's become a totally different person, but his old mindset still clings to him like an ivy, winding through his psyche and threatening to make him do what he might have done a half-century ago.
Phil LaMarr is an underrated voice actor in my opinion. I haven't seen a lot of people talk about him. he's done so much. he's been Samurai Jack, Hermes in Futurama, Wilt in Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Virgil Hawkins in Static Shock, and so much more.
i LOVE IT! When in cartoons, they consider human characters as HUMANS. They have soul, mental sanity, which can deteriorate becuase of the events that have them as protagonists
Past jack: the only honor thing you can do is the hara-kiri Jack: no Later... Jack: we lost the sword because of you Past jack: i keep us alive Jack: ... You planned to kill ourselves
Phil's a great VA but he's a shitty person. He criticizes whites for voicing non-white characters, yet he (a black man) has no problem voicing non-blacks such as Jack.
Jack is a primordial figure for me. His story inspired my folk before I came around, and when season five dived into the liberty afforded under adult swim, it really hit me. These scenes especially affected me given my own illusions, and the place Jack holds. Top shit.
Damn bro thats awesome how old are you? I was a little kid when Jack aired and his stories guided me the same way trying to learn what's right and wrong and how to be a good person even when it's not easy as a little boy.
3:45 I kinda like how for this version of talking with himself, it really does seem like Jack talking with a version of himself that is reasonable and much like how we remember him. It is about self preservation to a point but his point is still valid in the sense that it brings up “She made her choices, and now she has to deal with the consequences.” Both argue a valid view, since while Jack can feel obliged in thinking Ashi’s path is entirely his fault, it also wouldn’t be morally wrong to forfeit someone who’s intentionally trying to kill you after numerous attempts to help them. The point being this Jack isn’t an inherently malicious part of himself. And it makes sense as his form is not unnatural or deformed, or even lit in an unnerving way. It literally just looks like Jack’s past self.
Well, it's the calmest version/characteristic of Mad\Inner Jack, therefore the one most similar to Jack himself and the one the protagonist can relate to best. Perhaps.
The fact that his inner voice is taking on a form more similar to Aku (His way of speaking and his fluid movements) makes us realize what Jack has been through, fighting endlessly for 50 years, with a new challenge every day and with every opportunity to return home in his time thrown down the drain. All for wanting to beat Aku...
I really don't get how they managed to touch such deep issues with a few sentence exchanges. They managed to keep the simplicity of the show whilist addressing deep topics such as how one can justify his anger / frustrations to the point of being consumed by them. That is true art for you.
Ironically, I envy him. I've been on antidepressants for 5 years, and I've still not healed from what the depression took from me. But for him, his torment practically screams out at him, loud and unmistaken as a banshee. While mine are faint whispers that can be blown on the lightest of breezes.
this coming off from rather pro profits person. It is still a drug aka tool don’t rely much on it as coping mechanism, you make bastard at company more rich like a kingpin. rather internally fight it.. glad i never take it during ego shattering in a hard time. Shocked that this depicted self reflection is what i always do. Now I’m a lot more resilient to life issue bring em on!
Jack's past self pointing out that Ashi's missing is terrifying, since it implies that he really *is* there, acting as another mind. The later parts revealing Jack's balance shows that his past self truly is the embodiment all the seasons prior to season five.
Yeah it's strange, also he isn't his past self, he is apathy, one of jack's inner emotions taking form of his past self, but yeah how can a hallucination see if someone missing but the other one cannot? That implies that they really are there, like mad jack.
I love the transition of his ego at first it's normal reflecting Jack's thoughts and his debate on suicide before slowly becoming more monstrous and hateful over time. Eventually once he learns to control it it becomes humble reflecting his worn-out beard self.
I’ll never get over how the animators took a character design from our childhoods and made it look so... *wrong* ... And by that I mean the hallucinatory Jack, not the actual one. Sorry for any confusion.
@@lorddervish212quinterosara6 Perhaps about how they made Jack looks scary like those imaginations, but then again, this is for us who has become adult, we should be able to accept changes and conflicts, even if it manifested in our childhood hero.
It's almost like Old Kratos is talking to Young Kratos, the inner demons of his past, the monster that is blinded by rage, vengeance, violence, and carnage, killing anyone that gets in his way, having no remorse for the deaths of innocent people that he murdered not to mention leaving them to suffer when they needed saving, and sometimes suicidal. Old Kratos had let his wrathful, monstrous, younger self consume him far too long and now he tries to find balance in his life. He controls his anger and will no longer use it for destruction and bloodlust, but only for hope and justice. He will do whatever it takes to find inner peace and forgive himself
I know that this is about Jack's redemption, but ever since I was laid off from my job in July and I watched this again, this is a reflection of my own inner turmoil as I am forced to reflect on my own self that has manifested for the past six years. This has stemmed from my inability to trust people after I am betrayed and used for the loose ends of people who took advantage of my anger and distrust. For the past few months, while being unemployed, I had to reflect on my own self-healing and mental health. I had to rethink my own life and make hard choices that I never thought I would have to make. I may have landed a new job that will start in December, but as soon as I am certified for data analysis, I will leave my career of being a chef due to the lack of job security, the high level of stress caused by it (especially with the people I had to deal with and the toxic environment I was surrounded in), low pay, and my loss of desire to advance in the field because of manipulation, favoritism, and nepotism. I pray that my life will get better with the choices I made.
This....this is pure art. This is exactly how it feels when we have doubts, fear, pain and anger...it's that voice trying to break us and makes us lose composure. And Samurai Jack shows us what self control, meditation and finding peace can do for you so you never succumb to that evil voice.
I was at a low point when season 5 dropped, and man did that "be careful" line *hit*. The battle is never over, and you have to be vigilant of your own mind
Could not have been recommended at a better time in my life. Just got moved projects at work and the first words of my coworker really got to me. Thanks Jack!
I think my favourite interaction is the last one where Jack is confronting his own anger. It's easy for the viewer to view it as "bad side VS good side", but just replace "ours" and "you" with "mine" and "me" and the scene hits harder with how complex it is to confront your own overwhelming feelings. " That's fortune cookie nonsense. He knows where it is, he just won't tell me. " " EARN?! After EVERYTHING I've done?! Everything I've BEEN THROUGH??? The Death. The Loss. THE SUFFERING. Who are you to deny me what's rightfully MINE?! " " Enough... I lost the sword because of my anger. " " ANGER IS WHAT KEPT ME ALIVE. He's the one who has taken it from me, HE KNOWS WHERE IT IS. " " No. I've let my anger consume me for far too long. " " (Anger trying to brute-force its way back to control and silence Jack's common sense and focus) " " Anger... my anger is the one who kept the path hidden. My anger. My frustration. My anger has blinded me, but now I can see. " It's fair game too, because Jack relied on his anger for decades just to see another day.
Jacks inner turmoil, especially during the tea ceremony scene, really feels like its ptsd fueled anger and adrenaline. It's something you have to come to terms with when you've been through really heavy stuff. The fear, the anger, the rage....it DID keep him alive for a while, but in order to move on and let himself go forward, Jack has to face it and not destroy it, but manage it. It kept him alive, but now he has to make peace with it and keep an open and healthy dialogue with it. Really impressive stuff and beautifully potrayed.
If you told me, years ago before Season 5 even existed, that the final season of Samurai Jack would have Jack slowly go mad and considered suicide....I dunno if I would believe you.
True
Jack been through so much. Life is crazy!
To be fair it isn’t exactly Jack. It’s a persona built on a foundation of anger, hatred and pettiness; things Jack himself has always fundamentally avoided.
I remember thinking what are they going to do with this show, this was a children show from the early 2000s, will there be lots of blood, or will he kill machines, i was curious how edgy they would get. Then they put suicide, sex, lots of blood, and alcohol in the show went full throttle on the adult aspect, think the only thing they didnt add was swearing which is kinda ironic lol
@@motorcycleman115 True but he is still considering i t an option. Years of fighting, he's lost all and any hope of returning to his time. Thinking about it now, its no surprise he's slowly going insane
"It always seems bad at first, but then I find a way." What a quote to live by.
*TRULY,TRULY ALL ABSOLUTELY BEYOND UNIMAGINABLY UNIMAGINABLE TRANSCENDENT TRANSCENDENTAL BOUNDLESSNESS LEVELS OF AMAZINGLY AMAZING AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
*NICE,VERY NICE.*
*JAEDEN ABNER D'SA. NICE,VERY NICE.*
*The Unfettered is not that character.*
*THE ISRAELITE'S HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN GOD AND THEIR HOMELAND,*
*GOD THE FATHER,HAS NOT FORGOTTEN THEM.*
*DIOMEDES KILLS EVERYONE. HE RAMPAGES UP AND DOWN THE BATTLEFIELD AND FUCKS UP ALL THE TROJANS’ PLANS.*
*TROJANS ARE STABBED IN THE FACE. TROJANS ARE STABBED IN THE ARM. TROJANS ARE STABBED IN THE NIPPLE. LIMBS ARE HACKED OFF. TONGUES ARE CUT OFF. THERE’S A LOT OF BEHEADING. SPEARS GO THROUGH THROATS AND STOMACHS AND NOSES AND NIPPLES (LOTS OF NIPPLES). BRAINS SPLATTER ALL OVER THE BACKS OF HELMETS. DIOMEDES IS A FUCKING KILLING MACHINE.*
*AND THEN HE STABS APHRODITE, BECAUSE HE’S FUCKING INSANE AND SHE JUST HAPPENS TO BE THERE.*
*AND THEN HE STABS ARES. AND ARES RUNS AWAY.*
*DIOMEDES IS JUST THAT FUCKING AWESOME.''*
*IMPREDICATIVE INDESCRIBABLY INDESCRIBABLE INFINITELY INFINITE INFINITIES.*
*THE TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE IDW PUBLISHING READ COMICS ONLINE.*
*"If you're marching through Hell, keep marching."*
*The Red Army in WWII. The infamous order **#227** is known as Not a step back, because of the lines it contained: "Not a step back! This should be our main credo. Each position, each meter of Soviet territory must be defended to the last drop of blood, each patch of Soviet soil must be clinged to and made a stand for." Soldiers fought seemingly losing war in even the hardest conditions against the best-trained army in the world that already defeated several other countries. And won.*
*Best shown by the troops defending Stalingrad. Their only way to retreat was to pass the Volga. Their motto was "There's no land on the other side of the Volga".*
*"ALEXANDER WAS HERE".*
*I NEED TO MAKE MY INTENTIONS,CLEAR:*
*RUclips, ISN'T ANYONE'S TO CONQUER;*
*IT'S MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
*JESUS,PLEASE HELP US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
*THE MAESTRO WAR: MAESTRO GETS AN UPGRADE. - DOPESPILL.*
*Kratos Vs Ogre Video Game Sophistry.*
*LIVE.HARDWORK.REPEAT.*
*TERMINATOR: GENYSIS (2015) MOVIE.*
*Terminator Genysis: The Nuclear Weapons Scene.*
@@tenebrosforsetti.7998 chill
Jack just keeps moving forward...
@@tenebrosforsetti.7998 mucho texto
@@tenebrosforsetti.7998 why does this sound like a cognitohazard
I really like how, even though he's attained inner peace, he still talks to himself at the end. He may have gotten better, but the pain isn't just wiped away. He's just accepted it.
"The Hunter Remains"
Like in real life, we must constantly work to keep our vices under control, while improving and allowing ourselves to enjoy life.
@@scribblerstudios9895 yes I do 😏
Very realistic like any other trauma as a crazy emo rich goblin once said *" It comes and goes"*
Trawxdk RUclips Everyone gave you all your rules we love you Jim grandma you are the angry his own heart how much anger me to calm down I but I’m really
I love how despite how evil jack’s inner selves are they never actually stray into a direction that makes no sense, all of their concerns and complains are completely justified and logical. All their arguements feel human and reasonable, they never get into a shit like state were they’re just pure evil.
That's what makes them dangerous. That is precisely how you fall down the wrong road in life. There is nothing that can hurt you like your own mind can, if you let it.
@@Tracker947 well said
That's how evil works. Cartoons and melodrama, they paint a picture that evil is easily spotted, that you will sniff it in the wind long before you see it, but that is not the truth of things. Evil is always built upon reason, upon good intentions. Evil does not rise because it destroys everything it opposes. Evil preaches kindness, it preaches tolerance. Evil whispers sweet nothings in your ear and tells you what you want to hear. Then when it gains power....THAT is when the destruction rains down.
You have no idea how much you are right
@@troublemaker9899 and thats why deep and in not so deep inside we are all evil
"I HAVE KEPT US ALIVE!"
*[literally told Jack to kill himself]*
I thought he meant it like his anger mixed in with his skills killing stronger opponents
The demon will make you think that you need it while seeking to destroy you.
It was not "it".
whoever experienced self loathing and anger will know how much hypocrisy these thoughts have they always find the right words to keep your eyes closed its not hard to open them but it gets harder to.keep them opened especially when those demons inside your head chase after what makes you feel at ease and comfort when you want to push yourself out they won't let you
First Appearance: Frustration
Second Appearance: Blood Lust
Third Appearance: Apathy
Fourth Appearance: Anger (MAD JACK)
Fifth Appearance: Acceptance
Eeyup.
Good eye.
Also;
Second one is the Jack from Aku's tales.
Fourth one is the Jack from Aku's magic.
Actually, there was six. The snowfall was his hate and envy, and the first one was sorrow, his desire to finally die.
I actually think the first appearance is his suicidality, although he tries to play on Jack's frustration as well as his grief and depression.
Samurai Jack 100
The voice actor, Phil Lamar, was perfect as Jack.
And still is
He is jack
it's the most he's talked in an episode
Imagine him as Raziel for a Soul Reaver Remaster?
@@ivansalcedo2290 Dude, YES!
After years, the show still maintained the same theme and atmosphere...something I wish Teen Titans kept...
Well samurai Jack continues where it left off.
As for teen titans go......lets just say....there not from the original timeline (sorry couldn't think of anything clever)
You mean teen titans go? not really the writers choice and def not a continuation of the og series like season 5 was
@@thedragon1363 the OG you know the actual teen titans
@@thedragon1363 yeah teen titan go. Sorry for the typo
Teen Titans go is a completely different show. It's for kids, it's not a continuation or a sequel. Besides they're bringing back the original one.
Edit: I thought the whole point of going to see the ttg movie was because they were bringing the old one back
5:41 *"That's fortune cookie nonsense"* omg I laughed so hard at this
I like how that was a reference to samoori
How does he even know what fortune cookies are?
@@CarBroke.PhoneYes50+ years in the future
@@CarBroke.PhoneYes Jack’s been in the future for close to a century lol
They actually pulled off Jack having thoughts of suicide in a believable way. Imagine being stuck, alone, in a hostile environment for 50+ years with no end in sight. Fuck, I'd want it to end too.
I'm currently in the hospital after surviving my first and hopefully only attempt. it's a terrifying thing to come to terms with, and seeing it portrayed here is profound.
@@siriuslywastaken Stay strong out there, and get balanced soon.
I really like how the more mature rating didn’t make them go balls out the wall mature like other shows that got the transition from low to higher mature rating. It just made the story way more organic and natural with its mature theme
+yahboyx-Yeah, they did something actually great. All it did was just give the show a more uncut freedom that it always should've had. So there is blood and gore now. Jack is actually shown killing people. There is a little more risque mature humor. (It's subtle but it's there.) It's still the same show it always has been, but it just finally got the final piece it always wanted and needed that Cartoon Network was never willing to give it: freedom away from censorship.
They did a lot of great things to dodge the censors to where the show even on CN is extremely gory and bloody, even without blood. I love how even self aware the show is to where "Mad Jack" muses that they never killed a human being before. Plenty of machines, sure, nuts and bolts, but never human flesh. It's a nice touch and also is willing to poke fun at itself.
But as fun and creative as the show did wonderfully to dodge the censors, it was still a hurdle they should never have been forced to jump through. The show always should've been allowed to run uncensored, on Adult Swim, and I have no idea why it wasn't. I'm guessing it was more of a merchandising decision-the corporate executives wanted to shill toys and aim it at younger kids. And the era Samurai Jack originally aired-early 2000s-was some of the worst, most asinine, most embarrassing and pathetic eras of censorship ever to grace us. All those things, while the people behind were always up to the task, it was pretty much tying at least one hand behind their backs, and blindfolding them.
And by the time season five FINALLY came around, Genndy had known for a long time what he had wanted to do for the final season. He had this planned out, meticulously for a long time. He was just waiting for the day he was allowed to finish the story he always wanted to do. And he was able to do it with fewer strings attached this time. Just finish the series and do the story you wanted to tell. And did he. I am not completely fond of the ending but I at least respect it and appreciate it. And that the show was finally able to end on its own terms.
Only one episode has real swearing but this is still the same show, just without the censors holding it back. No sex, no drugs or hardcore swearing every three minutes...just the show we grew up with, the way we were meant to see it.
@@feraflauna3238 it does what star trek picard failed miserably to do
Yeah, the only explicit dirty joke i can think of is "talking penis"
Absolutely. I always laugh whenever I hear someone say they should make an "adult pokemon" and then go on to say that it should focus on sex, drugs, and other "adult stuff"
Like, no, just no. The advantage of "adult" animated media is not in the trappings but in the far greater emotional leeway you have to tackle the problems that were already there.
I like how his inner voice gradually starts to look more like Aku, or at least like Jack with Aku's proportions and animations.
Especially when he said “YOU’RE A FOOOOOOL!!” That was a dead ringer for Aku, there.
The man was literally becoming the one thing he hated. Again.
He turned into Mad Jack
@@MysteriousStrangerVA YOU ARE A FOOLISH SAMURAI WARRIOR WITH NO MAGICAL SWORD, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO OPPOSE HIM?
@@thelastmlg2699 "It always seems bad at first, but then I find a way."
It is a manifestation of his frustration and anger from when aku destroyed the last portal and what made him snap and take animals lives while losing the sword.
Samurai Jack handled the topic of suicidal thoughts in a way that was completely underrated. It never explicitly said it out loud, it was just implied and hinted at. Allowing us, the audience, to follow with Jack’s mindset and understand his feelings. There was grace and tact when this show talked about it, never a lack of respect. The last season of Samurai Jack was so powerful.
Yea Japanese ritual suicide
"The only way to regain your honor would be..." That line and my brain went "oh shit"
“What do you want from me?”
“I want it to end...”
Im pretty sure that when people in real life think about commiting suicide they do actually think about and talk about suicide and dont try to hide it in some subtle and graceful way so i dont understand why saying the word suicide would have lacked respect.
I thought about commiting suicide once and i was not very subtle about it in my head and to people i talked to.
@@Count76 ok weeb
5:54 I like that even though Jack’s Anger is shown in a way that is supposed to be hateful, you can’t really hate him because he endured more than 50 years of loss of the one’s he loved. But even that wasn’t enough and they wanted to take it one step further down the line, that Jack can accept his anger and control it.
EAAAAAAAARNE!!
JESUS
I can hear an alarm clock under tone texture that personifies that something has wakened up lol
Amazing insight. Thank you for sharing
I think it's why the monk doesn't even seem upset. He's not worried Jack will hurt him, he's just sad Jack is so messed up in the head and knows he got stuff to work out.
5:02
"What do you expect, hug and a kiss?"
Few episodes later
Jack: Worth it!
i love the fact that the Other jack slowly gets more monstrous , showing how jack's sense of self is being warped. and what remains is Jack following his bushido
+Joe Kerr-The show did something "unusual" in the last season. It showed that all the times Jack repeatedly failed to defeat Aku (permanently) and go back to his true home, and spending 50 years repeatedly failing time after time, many of the allies and friends he loved in the future died, left unable to even age to where even the "mercy" of death could take him, it took a permanent toll on him. He was left broken, shattered.
While Aku was barely holding on to his own sanity, it took everything Jack had to even keep going. Especially after he lost his sword where he would never be able to defeat Aku without it. And even if he retrieved it at the time, he would be unable to use it, because he had lost his focus, his purpose in order to use it. To weld it anymore. He failed his purpose. He failed his father. His mother. He failed all the friends he had lost to Aku. He had failed the entire mission he spent his life trying to achieve.
So his "other" was all the anger, the doubt, all the pain, all the trauma, all the anguish he had suffered for 50+ years. The part of him that did want to give up. Finally end it all. The one wanting to commit suicide to achieve at least some piece of final "honor." The darkness inside his heart that nearly consumed him. The dark part of who he is. The one that wanted to just end it and destroy everything Jack had built. Because Jack himself wondered if any of it ever at all mattered.
And what's interesting is that he himself reveals that part of himself is what kept him going for 50 years. Not honor or glory, or even the love of the people who knew him. The pain, the trauma, the anger of it all, the need for vengeance, the hate that he felt he could keep on a leash. He survived on nothing but a primal fury, hurt, and anger.
And he finally realized. . .that part of him was off the leash. He allowed that part to rule his life for so long. He accepted responsibility for his actions. He accepted this is who he became. This is who he is now. . .But he can change. He can be better. He can let hope and love back in. He can forgive himself for failing and as long as he's alive, he should actually live. And do whatever he can to finally end Aku's reign of terror, whether he ever goes home or not.
@@feraflauna3238 very nice writing!
@@feraflauna3238 wow! Excellent comment!
You are incorrect at the 3rd point
I’m surprised no one went over the subject, but at the end it’s flipped as to who’s on the other side of the metaphorical mirror where as before it was worn out Jack telling himself it will be alright to a version wearing his Gi spewing out anger that was always hiding. This time it’s the original Jack in his Gi with the worn out Jack giving his words of caution
0:20 Jacks suicidal thoughts
2:05 Jacks blood lust
3:45 Jacks self preservation
5:40 Jacks anger
7:00 Jacks peace
This is perfect
@Cam Nunes So where's 'Jack's Smirking Revenge' ? (I'm hoping you get the reference)
5:49 Jacks pointy ass chin
@@Skinmancentral he looks good
@@Skinmancentral It's foul with evil and disrespect to point.
That's not his past self, that's his Ego. This a pretty powerful lection on how to overcome our own Egos. Very Powerfull, Thanks for share it.
José Hernández I like the detail of how it gets more and more monstrous each time
I think one of my favourite bits is that it looks fine until he kills - then it becomes deformed and monstrous. Nice lil detail.
It's Mad Jack, a manifestation of his inner evil from episode 8.
@@brndnwilks I disagree with that interpretation. Mad Jack was just Jack's evil side. I believe this is a manifestation of his trauma. Or maybe his side of him that feels rage.
Seen from one perspective, the Ego is pretty much the past self refusing to make way for the new.
"Actually the only honorable thing to do"
Basically telling him to commit Seppuku. This show dark.
What's seppuku
@@alexd.c8349 Seppuku, sometimes referred to as Harakiri, is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai in their code of honor but was also practiced by other Japanese people during the Shōwa period to restore honor for themselves or for their families.
@@alexd.c8349 a cultural apology through self destruction. It, so far as a western mind can understand, was a way to confront and consume what was seen as a failure and preserve those around you from being affected.
It is both a noble and perverse method of confronting something. A psychological big red button. Accept all the guilt and reject any continuation of the fault.
We are truly strange animals.
@@Leisurelee53 well said
this show good!
As an adult now seeing Jack struggling with his ego struggling with doubt anger world weary ness. it’s just so strangely powerful. When we were kids watching him we saw the samurai warrior, when he came back to us and we had grown up we saw him as a man. But threw it all he was our hero. We will never forget you Samurai
Jack as been stuck in the future for 50 years to us who watch this cartoon in the early 2000s when we were kids and season 5 watching this show in our adulthood Jack been struggling in the future for so long hasn't age for decades trying to get back to his own time seeing countless innocent people die time and time again makes him go crazy
@@jeffreywilliams8499that's make him 70 I'm impressed
@@jeffreywilliams8499But all of that is erased when Jack returned to the past and changed the timeline
Can’t help but empathize with the rage part
I empathize with the first one
@@openproject8415 me too
Storm: Sometimes anger can save your life.
Nightcrawler:....so can faith.
I can agree with the first hallucination that appeared because that one showed that even someone as ambitious as Jack can begin to doubt that there's any point to continue fighting what seems inevitable.
i can sympathize with it as its shown from everything they have learned they have no way of getting back nor any way of obtaining the weapon to atleast partially complete their goal. While the suicide part is a bit extreme i do agree the situation and that part of jack is his hopelessness, he cant help anyone barely himself in his current state and cant even get back to the past to do something
Is it weird how the ego noticed Ashi was gone but not Jack himself?
Yeah, I always just chocked that one up to Jack's heightened senses figuring it out but Mad Jack actually being the one to tell him.
@@brndnwilks I think mad jack being the ego knowing ashi is gone is a really good set up for the love the attachment that Jack's bushido belief says he should just get over it's like what Yoda said "let go of all you fear to lose"
@softserve basically in bushido you are supposed to be 100% present in your task and clear your mind of all earthly desires like protecting someone or love hence why Jack's ego his selfish side noticed ashi was gone
Jack is an amazing warrior because he has honed his unconscious instincts and listens to them. I interpreted that as Jack noticing unconsciously and then his conscious mind becoming aware of it.
I think its more of a challenge in his mind. If he just ignored it with inaction then he will truly lose. In order for his ego to win he has to make Jack choose
This is a representation of Jack's samurai code,urging him to commit sepuku to repent for his faliure,however Jack isn't like other samurai,he does not see faliure as shame,rather he sees it as an opportunity to learn and adapt,much like a western warrior would and by combining both western and eastern combat philosophies and overcoming his faliure,Jack becomes a better warrior and a better man as well...
Its like ever...I see humanity drives easily from imorality to excess of rigor, with no soberness
Nothing about Jack has anything to do with the West. Traits like determination and ingenuity are not exclusive to Europeans.
On top of that voluntary seppuku was not common among samurai. Those who did choose to carry it out usually did it as a statement of grief over a lost lord. But more often than not it was compulsory. When samurai committed crimes and the lord held them accountable, they were allowed to commit seppuku instead of being executed.
It was seen as an honorable way to go, but killing themselves is not some innate trait of “Eastern Warriors”. This scene was Jack overcoming his personal demons and feelings of depression and longing for peace. Not some hidden message on how he’s adopted the ways of “Western Warriors”
James Johnson Agreed. The ancient Romans also believed in honorable suicide after a serious failure or disgrace. In fact, when Julius Caesar was presented the head of his enemy, Pompey, by Pharaoh Ptolemy, he flew into a rage, and decried it as criminal and dishonorable to execute him in such a manner, and deny him the right to die with honor.
"western warriors" yeah right... No
Sorry I didn't worship your "glorious nihon steel" weeb,but Jack does adopt various western combat philosophies as his journey goes forward,combining them with his traditions as an eastern samurai greatly increases his effectiveness as a warrior,it is the combination of both that make him effective,not one or the other
I like how Ashi’s expression was like “wow.... I really let this dude capture me?”
And Id-Jack's disgust when he said 'Ugh...You're going to save her life again, aren't you?'
You could hear how freaking _done_ he was with himself! XD
"It always seems bad at first, but then I find a way."
-- Words to live by
This isn't his past self. This is a literal personification of all his insecurities and despair.
yeah, its his inner demons
True though 👍 that sums up
1st: "All this fighting is not good for you. It'd be best to just end it yourself."
2nd: "You smell that? That's blood. Smells good doesn't it? You know you want more. Go on, kill again, its all for survival after all."
3rd: "If you want to live so much, then just leave her behind, she will be your downfall."
4th: "Im the reason you're still breathing!! I am your strength, your speed, your entire body. Without me, you'd never last more than 5 seconds!!"
5th: "Everything has been leading up to this. Will you be ready? This is the only chance you are going to get."
This is a pretty accurate summary of the video
Our anger and madness can seem like a bad thing, but If controlled it can save our lives. Like the old man said, It's all about balancing ourselves in harmony. Rather than rejecting the 4th side entirely like Jack did I'd accept it as a part of me and choose to unleash it when the time is right.
@@Akaritomi I think Jack didn't destroy his anger, just show it he was it's master, instead of it being his.
@@TheAKgunner maybe you're right. The visuals just made me think that's what he did to it, er him
@@Akaritomi I understand.
What I love about Jack is his fighting spirit. Despite spending 50 years in the future and understandably suffering from pain and depression over unable to get back home he still doesn't give up and still has hope. He is one of the best characters.
Same here buddy
0:04 the symbolism from this scene knows me well as much as I know it, the noises getting louder, the anxiety, the impatience coming from Jack and the voice in your head asking, “Why are we here? Can we just give up? I want it to end” it portrays suicide thoughts really well. I may not have watched every episode of Samurai Jack but it feels like in this season, Jack was powerless and smart, but in the end was starting to get tired both mentally and physically. Whoever wrote the script for this scene and directed it had to have gone through something similar to symbolize this feeling really well. Remarkable Job
"You'll face death...and it won't be pretty...enough death to leave you broken."
I know this is stupid, but Jack reminds me of Guts from Berserk, he just never gives up and no matter how tough things get he keeps pushing without betraying himself
Its not stupid, its a good example
"no matter how tough things get he keeps pushing without betraying himself"
*flashbacks of post-eclipse Guts abandoning his loved ones to seek suicide by Apostole*
Yeah, about that...
@@MrSamulai or when he let a father and his young daughter die from apostles
@@qwitsn5968 well no, Guts post-eclipse was a jerk but still a human, Puck says it clear with the description of his feelings, feeling like a shit for all, the frustration and guiltness leads Guts to his Edgy phase, it's like a shield, that he ignores his compassion and fear and he turn that feelings in cruelty and anger, that's why even when Guts is a cold warrior, we see how he still have feelings, when he doesn't engage with people because it's dangerous to be close to him (literally and figured), in summary, Guts situation is similar to Jack, but ratherless, he hugs his anger and bloodlust
It's not stupid at all
"We have lost the sword because of you"
Well Aku did say it was the last time portal in existence. So he had the right to let his anger get in the way.
No he didn’t. Sure it was the last time portal which meant no way of getting back home. And yes anyone would’ve been consumed with rage. But taking the Iives out of innocent living creatures out of blind anger and fury is unforgivable for a samurai. That’s why the sword left him
@@AfroHayot Jesus!😠😟
@@setsers1 put it this way you're killing innocent creatures to get what you want at the end of the day this is still pretty disgusting because you're ending innocent lives
@@AfroHayot Except they were trying to kill him after being corrupted by Aku.
@@St33lStrife true, but killing shouldn't be the first Option, ever
AS jack talks to CN jack
That's fortune cookie nonsense!
@@Ayuima69 WELL I ATE THE NONSENSE
i am the nonsence
I will the nonsense!
Adult swim to cartoon network: YOU NEED ME
Mad Jack: "We never killed a human before."
I'm pretty sure he has. The show back then just didn't allow to show real corpses and actual blood for censoring reasons.
I'd like to believe he didn't
I feel like it wouldn't make as much sense how much guilt and agony he experienced if this wasn't the first human
No I’m pretty sure he only killed robots and aliens.
I honestly believe he did kill but show creators said he didn't.
Well, aside from sidestepping several harsh realities, never having him kill another human would ALSO have added to the artistic awesomeness that was half the point of the show. Two humans can fight. Some are better at it than others-- but we've all seen it in various forms. Stab a person, what do you get? Blood. Guts. Maybe they die. You expect it. An old time samarai with nothing but wooden shoes and a sword facing off against an alien robot with size, strength, and various powers on it's side in a time that the AUDIENCE knows just as little about as the hero-- that's juxtaposition coupled with something akin to keyhole fiction-- it's like you're watching somebody's idea for a cool looking painting become a living situation. It was most definitely a deliberate choice, I'd say.
"No! I won't spend eternity in this forsaken time!" Gives me goose bumps every time.
2:06 I love when he has no control over his emotions they show as OVERLY Abstract, shapes that make it look uncanny, It shapes how Jack has went down such a dark path for so long he’s not able to control his emotions forms, His Guilt and Anger vs his Hopelessness and Frustration, when his Hopelessness shows he stays on model and shows Jack is in Control, and when Guilt shows he’s afraid and trying to hold back all the thoughts, when his Frustration shows he has control again and knows to at least ignore it, and his Anger was due to him never quite knowing his path and finally dealing with HOW he lost his path. It’s amazing to show how he was so unable to deal with himself before vs now
Jack has the worst stand ever
Tell that to Masazo and Cheap Trick
Pretty simmilar to Notorious B.I.G
It’s like a reverse Hey Ya!
Idk, that pylon stand is pretty shit
Jack's stand is what wouldve happened if they decided to keep nerfing Jotaro.
6:03 who needs the sword with that kind of chin
That chin can stab people
That chin can could probably break a sword.
@Curly Cutie Petunia THE NEGA CHIN!!!!!
@@artez9461 *NIGGA* man. proper word homie.
You can interpret a lot into these inner monologues. Did this side of Jack grow within him when he lost his sword? Or was Jack always supressing this side of himself all these years? I'd opt for option two, since there's always shadow when there's light. A person like Jack, as kind, good-hearted, altruistic and selfless as he is, will always have a dark side. Imagine having to adapt to a completely new life, having to deal with the fact that your enemy basically won and that he's always one step ahead of you, thwarting every attempt you make trying to stop him. That disappointment will turn into frustration, then into resentment and eventually into anger and rage.
Not to mention, we already saw an evil version of Jack spawned from his own anger. They both fought, setting a forest on fire with the sparks caused from their swords. Before the fight, we could see who was Jack and the evil one. But when the fire starts, the flames made the lighting different where we couldn't see which is with without the subtle differences. In the end, Jack comes out victorious because he was the one who realized that you can't win a fight against yourself with rage, that you must stop and take a breath. As he does, Evil Jack disappears and the fire dies down.
@@outrunnerd2004 I agree with you, Mad Jack is basically your answer
"I want this to end, aren't you tired, wouldn't it be great to be free of all of this? Our ancestors are waiting for us they want you to join them."
I love the whole saying commit outro with out actually saying it outright
Jacks Inner self hinting at suicide is painfully accurate and logical, thats how it starts, a simple idea in your mind that grows so slowly it becomes more reasonable and a better decision every time it comes up.
Well also it brings up the Samurai code where suicide (sepukku or hara-kiri) is an honorable alternative to failure or disgrace. Jack still has his sense of honor
When his ego said that's fortune cookie nonsense I lost it 😂💀
"Aren't you tired? Wouldn't it be great to be free of all of this?" is the best quote.
So tired
Sometimes I ask myself that very same question.
@@MetalHopperSo have I.
0:22 Suicidality v. Determination
2:09 Bloodlust v. Anxiety
3:15 Apathy v. Empathy
5:45 Rage v. Diligence
7:00 Acceptance, Flaw, and Balanced
It starts blue, then goes pink and finally red.
That's clever.
*@Diego Devars* Thanks for pointing it out 😊
You're right!
@A Dedede Main The background color. From cool to anger.
Actually rewatching it.
The 1st one looks more light pale blue,
Then the 2nd being deep blue
Then 3rd one is purple/pink
And lastly the 4th one of mad jack being blood red.
"Wake up, Samurai. We got a demon to kill."
Is that a reference to what I think it is?
@@scribblerstudios9895 cyberpunk 2077 intro
Oh, okie, not exactly what I was thinking. Thanks
@@scribblerstudios9895 yes, it's a completely unrelated game with Samurai Jack. but Keanu Reeves adds a completely different vibe to the game
🤮🤮
This is a personification of his inner voice, we all have these inner voices. Especially when you are young and growing up, the insecurities you feel with your inner voice telling you that you suck, that you shouldn't do something, that you're not good enough, that you should run away, etc. What you should be doing is exactly what Jack is doing, talk back to it, talk back to your inner voice and refuse the negative that it spews. Suppress it and do as you wish not what your inner voice wishes.
0:20, Anguish
2:05, Bloodlust
3:45, Selfishness
5:40, Anger
7:00, Compassion
1. Hopelessness
2. Guilt
3. Selfishness
4. Wrath
5. Peace
Actually
1. Anguish
2. Bloodlust
3. Apathy
4. Anger
5. Acceptence
@@HarryCardenas-ez2sy 5. Care.
3:14 It's incredibly creepy, in the best way possible, that this representation comes across as Jack's self-consciousness and innocence, and yet is one of those that consumes him so much.
I like how samurai jack has a mature rating and still didn’t go insane with the gore or add vulgar language. It still kept its core values and remained the same show that was on Cartoon Network
This is gives me the vibes of what goes on inside someone's mind. When you're questions are answered by a "no" after all the hard work you have done, you feel the anger and rage building up but you can't lash out at the person in front of you. When you take a life for the first time, you feel scared and confused about it. I like this duality.
I like how Jack's Madness's design changes/distorts from normal depending on how much stress Jack is under at the moment.
When we first see him, it's when he first encounters the Daughters of Aku and assumes them to just be the latest robots Aku sent after him. Jack is stressed to be sure, but it's a stress he's more than used to, so Jack's Madness pretty much just Jack but blue and slight exaggeration of the facial features and motions.
The next time is after Jack killed one of the Daughters and found out they were human, as well as being severely injured. It's one of the lowest he's ever been, and Jack's Madness looks straight out of a Tim Burton cartoon. He's barely recognizable as a representation of Jack with how he snaps and twists and turns with every movement.
The third time inside the giant monster, Jack is almost completely relaxed. Ashi is restrained and Jack is able to take a breather as he assesses the situation and tries to figure a way out. He's barely stressed at all, so Jack's madness is just Jack but blue. There's no deviation or changes to his design at all, which shows just how completely in control of the current situation Jack is.
In their final conversation, Jack is forced to face all the ugliness and self-sabotage he's put himself under since losing the sword, and Jack's Madness is exactly as horrid and monstrous as he should be. There few things in the world that are harder to do than to give yourself an honest critical look. but that's exactly what Jack has to do in order to regain the sword and rebalance his own soul. Here, Jack's Madness has gone full monstermode hat puts the post-murder design's creep factor to shame. He looks like insanity itself given form, which I like to think is indicative that Jack is teetering on the brink of full-on insanity at the moment and knows it. Either he gets the sword back or the last fifty years were all for nothing, and Jack knows he won't be able to handle the latter option.
"There are few things in the world harder to do than to give yourself an honest critical look" Truer words have never been spoked
I like that the final time he speaks to himself is his direct past - his anxiety. All the sleepless nights, fifty straight years of being on the run, looking over his shoulder, it’s only natural the first thing on his mind is to be cautious, to be anxious about what he’s going to do next now that he truly doesn’t know what’s happening.
6:23 Imagine seeing someone fly across the room and break your house, and it’s just you two 😂
"What did you expect? Hug and a Kiss?"
*B r u h*
Savage
6:38 “You are Mad Jack, reborn.”
It's a crime that Phil LaMarr has never earned some kind of award for his phenomenal performance as Jack.
4:15 That mixture of emotions was amazing. Revealing the shock and depressed smile of further guilt for his own weakness.
I find that concept so interesting. In the beginning of the show he was able to continue to live by the standards of a long-dead civilization because the environment allowed him to. The moment he loses his sword, what he saw as the true reflection of himself, the calm, knowledgable, and steady swordsman, becomes an egotistical and honor-bound shell that tries to use fancy talk of honor to get him to end what he's spent decades working towards. It is conflictory, constantly trying to see the world around it as a stranger in a strange land instead of a denizen. In the end, it becomes a near-consuming hatred because after all of the times he was able to achieve his goals swiftly and gracefully, he is now in the home stretch of his own disastrous odyssey and the one thing keeping him from moving on is a squat monk who sends him for tea. He's become a totally different person, but his old mindset still clings to him like an ivy, winding through his psyche and threatening to make him do what he might have done a half-century ago.
Phil LaMarr is an underrated voice actor in my opinion. I haven't seen a lot of people talk about him. he's done so much. he's been Samurai Jack, Hermes in Futurama, Wilt in Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Virgil Hawkins in Static Shock, and so much more.
i LOVE IT! When in cartoons, they consider human characters as HUMANS. They have soul, mental sanity, which can deteriorate becuase of the events that have them as protagonists
Sometimes it's hard to believe those are the same people making shitty kids shows today
Well it's because the original creator in involved
Past jack: the only honor thing you can do is the hara-kiri
Jack: no
Later...
Jack: we lost the sword because of you
Past jack: i keep us alive
Jack: ... You planned to kill ourselves
That's madness work
This show matured with it's fanbase and I love it.
Same was great , love his work
Goddamn the color pallets of this show have always made it eye candy
the lighting in this show is phenomenal, i've never watched it myself but it looks great
2:27 When the insanity is just right 👌
Phil Lamar is a GEM!! Every single internal, surreal conversation was as believable as actual RL dialogue!
Phil's a great VA but he's a shitty person. He criticizes whites for voicing non-white characters, yet he (a black man) has no problem voicing non-blacks such as Jack.
Such a perfected animated discription of what PTSD looks like.
Damn bro, the internal struggle with Jack being suicidal is hits deep. “ it always seems bad at first but then I find a way” deep man
Jack is a primordial figure for me. His story inspired my folk before I came around, and when season five dived into the liberty afforded under adult swim, it really hit me. These scenes especially affected me given my own illusions, and the place Jack holds. Top shit.
Damn bro thats awesome how old are you? I was a little kid when Jack aired and his stories guided me the same way trying to learn what's right and wrong and how to be a good person even when it's not easy as a little boy.
@@markbrown4597 My dad was in his twenties when it first aired. He loved it so much I heard about it from him before anyone else.
Samurais in real life: "I will kill as many men as I need to protect the ones I love and care for."
Samurai Jack: "No killing human is bad."
Don't take this down pls the other video is already deleted
It will not be taken down
@@hakureikuromaru copyright my @ss
@@Mitchell_Kirkbride69 Your Ass®
Nara Shikamaru 奈良 シカマル Yeah, the majority of my videos got copyright strike and still survived
I miss the bearded one so much
3:45 I kinda like how for this version of talking with himself, it really does seem like Jack talking with a version of himself that is reasonable and much like how we remember him. It is about self preservation to a point but his point is still valid in the sense that it brings up “She made her choices, and now she has to deal with the consequences.” Both argue a valid view, since while Jack can feel obliged in thinking Ashi’s path is entirely his fault, it also wouldn’t be morally wrong to forfeit someone who’s intentionally trying to kill you after numerous attempts to help them. The point being this Jack isn’t an inherently malicious part of himself. And it makes sense as his form is not unnatural or deformed, or even lit in an unnerving way. It literally just looks like Jack’s past self.
Well, it's the calmest version/characteristic of Mad\Inner Jack, therefore the one most similar to Jack himself and the one the protagonist can relate to best. Perhaps.
1:01 - considering what a massive part seppuku plays in Samurai culture - it's not surprising that Jack would constantly be beset by this urge
The fact that his inner voice is taking on a form more similar to Aku (His way of speaking and his fluid movements) makes us realize what Jack has been through, fighting endlessly for 50 years, with a new challenge every day and with every opportunity to return home in his time thrown down the drain. All for wanting to beat Aku...
He’s not talking to his past self, he’s talking to his insecurities, his fear, his doubts, his frustrations manifested in a physical form.
I really don't get how they managed to touch such deep issues with a few sentence exchanges. They managed to keep the simplicity of the show whilist addressing deep topics such as how one can justify his anger / frustrations to the point of being consumed by them.
That is true art for you.
7:00 perfectly sums up getting into a loving relationship after having so much turmoil.
Ironically, I envy him. I've been on antidepressants for 5 years, and I've still not healed from what the depression took from me. But for him, his torment practically screams out at him, loud and unmistaken as a banshee. While mine are faint whispers that can be blown on the lightest of breezes.
Mike embed themselves in my wounds cloud my vision such that I cannot tell what to trust anymore.
this coming off from rather pro profits person. It is still a drug aka tool don’t rely much on it as coping mechanism, you make bastard at company more rich like a kingpin. rather internally fight it.. glad i never take it during ego shattering in a hard time. Shocked that this depicted self reflection is what i always do. Now I’m a lot more resilient to life issue bring em on!
Who are you...
I love how each time his inner self appears it appears more and more inhuman
4:15 I LOVE jacks expression here.
1:13
"NO!
I WON'T SPEND ETERNITY IN THIS FORSAKEN TIME!!"-Suidical Jack
Jack's past self pointing out that Ashi's missing is terrifying, since it implies that he really *is* there, acting as another mind. The later parts revealing Jack's balance shows that his past self truly is the embodiment all the seasons prior to season five.
Yeah it's strange, also he isn't his past self, he is apathy, one of jack's inner emotions taking form of his past self, but yeah how can a hallucination see if someone missing but the other one cannot? That implies that they really are there, like mad jack.
I love the transition of his ego at first it's normal reflecting Jack's thoughts and his debate on suicide before slowly becoming more monstrous and hateful over time.
Eventually once he learns to control it it becomes humble reflecting his worn-out beard self.
I’ll never get over how the animators took a character design from our childhoods and made it look so... *wrong* ...
And by that I mean the hallucinatory Jack, not the actual one. Sorry for any confusion.
What do you mean?
@@lorddervish212quinterosara6 Perhaps about how they made Jack looks scary like those imaginations, but then again, this is for us who has become adult, we should be able to accept changes and conflicts, even if it manifested in our childhood hero.
@@lorddervish212quinterosara6he's talking about how different the ego jacks look when jack talks to them, especially the angry one
It's almost like Old Kratos is talking to Young Kratos, the inner demons of his past, the monster that is blinded by rage, vengeance, violence, and carnage, killing anyone that gets in his way, having no remorse for the deaths of innocent people that he murdered not to mention leaving them to suffer when they needed saving, and sometimes suicidal. Old Kratos had let his wrathful, monstrous, younger self consume him far too long and now he tries to find balance in his life. He controls his anger and will no longer use it for destruction and bloodlust, but only for hope and justice. He will do whatever it takes to find inner peace and forgive himself
4:16 that face expression animation on point.
I Respect Jack not only that his powerful warrior...
But also that he never gives up.
I love how the show kept the same theme, but made it darker.
Jack Wick. :)
Stfu
ْ Jack wick :)
@@hassanking4275 Edgy lil boy😂
Jack Wick
They should make a movie of samurai jack right ?
I know that this is about Jack's redemption, but ever since I was laid off from my job in July and I watched this again, this is a reflection of my own inner turmoil as I am forced to reflect on my own self that has manifested for the past six years. This has stemmed from my inability to trust people after I am betrayed and used for the loose ends of people who took advantage of my anger and distrust. For the past few months, while being unemployed, I had to reflect on my own self-healing and mental health. I had to rethink my own life and make hard choices that I never thought I would have to make. I may have landed a new job that will start in December, but as soon as I am certified for data analysis, I will leave my career of being a chef due to the lack of job security, the high level of stress caused by it (especially with the people I had to deal with and the toxic environment I was surrounded in), low pay, and my loss of desire to advance in the field because of manipulation, favoritism, and nepotism. I pray that my life will get better with the choices I made.
The second Jack gave me some Aku vibes. Especially with the "we've never killed a human before."
The second one's basically "OH YEAH, PORRIDGE!" in terms of design, but blue
This....this is pure art. This is exactly how it feels when we have doubts, fear, pain and anger...it's that voice trying to break us and makes us lose composure.
And Samurai Jack shows us what self control, meditation and finding peace can do for you so you never succumb to that evil voice.
I was at a low point when season 5 dropped, and man did that "be careful" line *hit*. The battle is never over, and you have to be vigilant of your own mind
0:53 I love to apply this quote for my own procrastination
"just notes and books"😜
I never thought Penguinz0 had his own anime
Ha!
Could not have been recommended at a better time in my life. Just got moved projects at work and the first words of my coworker really got to me. Thanks Jack!
I think my favourite interaction is the last one where Jack is confronting his own anger.
It's easy for the viewer to view it as "bad side VS good side", but just replace "ours" and "you" with "mine" and "me" and the scene hits harder with how complex it is to confront your own overwhelming feelings.
" That's fortune cookie nonsense. He knows where it is, he just won't tell me. "
" EARN?! After EVERYTHING I've done?! Everything I've BEEN THROUGH??? The Death. The Loss. THE SUFFERING. Who are you to deny me what's rightfully MINE?! "
" Enough... I lost the sword because of my anger. "
" ANGER IS WHAT KEPT ME ALIVE. He's the one who has taken it from me, HE KNOWS WHERE IT IS. "
" No. I've let my anger consume me for far too long. "
" (Anger trying to brute-force its way back to control and silence Jack's common sense and focus) "
" Anger... my anger is the one who kept the path hidden. My anger. My frustration. My anger has blinded me, but now I can see. "
It's fair game too, because Jack relied on his anger for decades just to see another day.
Jacks inner turmoil, especially during the tea ceremony scene, really feels like its ptsd fueled anger and adrenaline. It's something you have to come to terms with when you've been through really heavy stuff. The fear, the anger, the rage....it DID keep him alive for a while, but in order to move on and let himself go forward, Jack has to face it and not destroy it, but manage it.
It kept him alive, but now he has to make peace with it and keep an open and healthy dialogue with it. Really impressive stuff and beautifully potrayed.