Insider certainly does not simply open the Yellow Pages in search for their experts - they must be casting them for intriguing personality and being well spoken in addition to knowing what they are talking about! Listening to this gentleman was once again a pleasure!
@@sandersson2813 Having spent time in London, there are many "London" accents depending on which neighborhood you are from and the relative wealth associations.
It's also a tool you need in harsh environment. But for sure, why sacrifice your friend? especially if there was no hope anyway to save the man or there were better ways.
@@davecarsley8773 you must be fun to teach new things to, you were the kid that thought he knew more than every teacher but was actually the biggest idiot in the class.
This chap needs to be signed up to do a BBC documentary on the arctic. He's fascinating to listen to, he would be amazing at hosting a show were people go through a training programme and the winner gets to explore the arctic with him and his team.
That is one of the coolest comments I've ever read! Id cherish that medal my entire life! ( I'm saying that as a woman, almost 70, whose had an interesting life.)
@@coryb8432Insecure. Being proud of an accomplishment is normal and she was talking about her good experience interacting with the speaker here so go away to a place where people dont talk about their accomplishments.
Wow this guy is super likeable. Really nice calm voice, good intonation, and is both passionate and knowledgeable about his craft. More of him please! Also, just for those who are interested, the Terror 11:22 is loosely based off the Franklin expedition in the Artic/Northwest Passages of Canada (which went horribly astray, some sailors were spotted by Inuit up to 5-12 years after their ships were crushed in ice, all perished). Fascinating stories, what we humans won't do to satisfy our curiosity...
@@MrLilhauughh are you actually complaining that he said he’s the first black man to go to the North Pole??? he wasn’t saying it made him qualified thickhead, he was saying that he was the first black man to go to the North Pole, setting a precedent for other different types of people to feel they could also try. It’s not about qualification it’s about setting records in history. I assume you’re white from that comment though, and a bigoted one at that, so that may be beyond your understanding.
They didn't want to escape in The Thing. Any of them could have been infected and leaving meant potentially dooming the entire world. And they blew up the ship so it wouldn't be a threat anymore.
He either hasn't ever seen the movie or the producers did a terrible job explaining to him the reasons they did what they did in The Thing. They had no working vehicles, they couldn't walk to another place to get help, they had to blow up the only working vehicle so the alien couldn't escape.
@@fromthewreckage Yeah that's the one thing I don't like about react and breakdown videos. All the expertise in the world doesn't matter if you don't have context.
While I personally am a big fan of Carpenter's films, you'd be surprised how few people have seen them. Yes, they are iconic and brilliant, but they aren't widely watched by your average person - they may have heard of them, but never seen them. Bit like how everyone's "heard" of Iron Maiden, but very few people, comparative ly, could tell you anything about them.
I watched The Thing when it came out and thought it was one of the most engaging movies I've ever seen, yet I didn't remember that scene or the logic behind it. But definitely they wouldn't have gone to a populated area.
The artic is a bountiful treasure for scientific discovery, natural resources, trading routes, weather prediction, and military purposes. During WW2 the allies had the advantage in predicting weather conditions in the Atlantic due to having meteorological bases in the north. Right now Canada and the U.S. are in competition with Russia and China in the north pole. P.S.: And like always, China claims it has ancestral rights in the north pole like it claims the entire South China Sea and Taiwan as its territory. A huge headache is incoming but the competition in the north pole might determine who's gonna keep its hegemony on the international stage in the future. Will the U.S., Canada, and its allies prevail or will China take the world? They already have influence over hundreds of countries through debt trap.
This dude is so interesting, and I can tell he's never seen "The Thing", lmao By not allowing access to a more populated area, they're trying to be responsible and deny The Thing any greater chance of escape and propagation. In a normal situation, he's totally right, though. Also, fun fact: the Antarctic research base which is manned by an international crew of scientists watches "The Thing" at the start of each winter.
I'd love to see more of this guy. The polar/alpine exploration genre is an excellent one for this format because its subject is intense, intriguing, hard to show well both accurately and cinematically, and offers a lot of chances to educate an audience. On that note, it would be great to see Mr. Fields talk about movies like Touching the Void (not polar, I know).
These Insider videos are the most pleasing and informative piece of media I’ve ever come across. Not to mention life-saving. It’s a pleasure to listen to these experts. Just one small thing: the reason the crew from The Thing couldn’t leave is that they weren’t sure which one of them had it on him. They would be putting the people of the nearest populated area also at risk. Also, how did they not include The Revenant? He literally mentioned people sheltering inside of animal carcasses!
I'm fascinated about this guy. I love that he wants more women and people of other backgrounds doing this stuff. Amazing. really knocking down doors for others he is. 👍🏾👏🏽
The fact that he rated the polar bear scene so highly...concerns me. Good thing I really dislike the cold and won't ever find myself in that situation 😂.
I've been to Svalbard which is further north than most of you will probably ever get, my friend (who lived there) and I went for a ~180 km drive on snowmobiles. We did carry a classic Mauser bolt action rifle (as you are legally required to do) for protection, but even though we saw lots of fresh polar bears tracks and a mostly eaten reindeer we never spotted a bear on that trip. (And if we had done so, we would never had shot it, just driven away to not disturb it.) This was in the middle of March, just like now, and the weather was very nice. I have experienced far worse conditions in the Norwegian mountains with temperatures down to -35 (while xc skiing), but the coldest I've ever been might have been during my military service, standing guard in humid seaside air at -25C.
@@TerjeMathisen The worst weather I find is -4 Celsius. You end up soaking wet and freezing. I used to go visiting NewFoundLand and it would be -20 seaside air but we’d be grand with some warms clothes. But when it would go above 4 in the day and below 4 at night it was torture.
@@OCinneide Oh, I agree! In general, the coldest possible weather is wind and heavy sleet in around freezing temperatures: The sleet sticks to everything and melts on your body, soaking through any non-water-proof fabrics or boots/mittens while sucking heat out of your body.
Some do and some TV shows are lauded for accuracy (the bill, hospital dramas typically) but we come for entertainment and escapism and in most cases our hero dying of a single punch probably wouldn't be exciting right 😉
one of the major issues films tend to have is they have to tell a complete story in 2 hours, most stories are not that short, so you're always forced to condense tons of material into a short amount of time, the other problem is budget, the constraints of which will 100% determine your ability to create the film. Each of them has challenges and limitations, you work within those , or don't if you're james cameron and get blank checks, the plebs amongst us will always be forced to sacrifice that 'realism' for 'storytelling', and 'looks amazing' for 'tells the story'.
In summary, they are producing entertainment for the masses not documentaries or educational videos (even when they say they are). It can be very annoying when you know the reality, but what are you going to do.
I watch all the breakdown videos because I find them so so fascinating. After all the ones I have watched I can honestly say this is the best one I have ever watched. This guy is so humble, honest and not patronising with his breakdown of situations
12:43 Here is more info about that scene. That is Mr Collins, what he is seeing is possibly the body of William Orren or maybe a hallucination. He was quite mentally affected by witnessing him because he was the one who sent him up on the mast and he failed getting him after he fell into the water when the ship hits the ice. And also if is possibly mental illness from the canned food and water which contained lead and throughout the series, he is one of the most impacted person from the lead poisoning.
While I don't think he watched The Thing nor Star Wars, based on the commentary outside of the context, I can say I feel like his comments are spot on! Love Dwayne's backstory and additional stories, too! How fun!
I feel it adds to the quality of The Thing. All the things that an expert in the field points out as being able to help you are specifically addressed in the movie as no longer being an option. It's not like you could say "None of this would happen if you just did X", like in so many poor horror movies.
Agreed - but you have to chalk it up to his age. Because he doesn't have the context of the film (the SnowCat was broken, the helocopter was smashed) and of course the fact that they were trying to put the Thing back to sleep in the ice (and save the world) was missed. Still, this guy was pretty good and spoke to what he saw. It floors me to watch, shall we say 'younger' generations, be oblivious to amazing films like The Thing (especially if arctic landscapes are your "thing"... no pun intended).
@@tfgrrl2042 Plus he said the first thing you do is put up a shelter. Solo had just found Luke when the Ton-Ton died. So Han shoved him in to keep him warm.
Wow! I would LOVE for Mr. Fields to become a regular in this series! I learned so much in less than 20 minutes! What a brilliant, articulate man! Thank you Mr. Fields for sharing your extensive knowledge with us!
Shout out to Insider for having diverse experts for this series. I've watched like 10 of these in 2 days and everyone is soooo good! It's also great seeing POCs from all over speak about very cool subjects where most people would not expect to find them.
I started this video thinking I would bail few minutes in but that guy has so much charisma and made me interested in what he had to say. Loved his soothing voice. 10/10 would listen to him again.
OK, just for some context on the Star Wars scene, it not like they were both out together and were trying to travel in a storm. Luke had recently escaped a predators den and was stumbling, lost in a storm and dying of hypothermia. Han had just found him and the animal he was riding, a large two legged creature called a tauntaun, just died from exposure. Now he has to try and save the unconscious Luke. He used the tauntaun, that still had some body heat, to keep Luke warm while he erected the emergency shelter. To me, it makes sense to protect the injured person you just found while you create a shelter to protect you both.
As someone who lives up north. It always bugs me when i see the cg being waay off about people outdoors in the cold. 1. You dont see them exhale/puffs of warm breath hitting the freezing air. 2. The coloring is wrong. 3. Not miserable enough physically for the situation 4. Not shaking even tho theyre "freezing"5. No frost on them. Especially the face. Ive had my eyelashes /brows have thick frost when i shovel for a bit. The warm breath travels up to my eyes. Ive had my hat have frost from the heat of my head. I can easily tell if a scene was shot in a studio versus outdoors. People even MOVE different. Ps. 15:23 HAn just found luke who was missing : who was going into hypothermia. Being exposed to the cold so frigid in the beginning of the scene they told han his animal and him would die from exposure if he went out looking for luke. His first act was to gut the animal and cover luke up. Then you see him set up camp.
Well, it depends on the degree of cold. When I lived in Chicago the deep winter temps. could drop as low as 35 below zero F and as cold as 90 below zero F wind-chill factor. When temps get that cold your body literally cannot feel the cold any longer. It is an extremely strange sensation one cannot really explain. You feel nothing unless the wind is blowing. Also, anything under 30 below zero you cannot expose flesh to the extreme temperature for more than a few seconds otherwise it will immediately freeze. There is the real danger in such environments, you don't feel cold so you think it ok to take off your gloves, hat, whatever and before you know it...severe frostbite.
I agree. So rarely do these common tropes of cold get shown accurately. For example there was that one scene withtheguy facing the wind without goggles. It is unbelievable that someone would do that in polar conditions.
I could watch Mr. Dwayne talk for hours! Fascinating topic for sure! I also have mad respect for him and other polar explorers as being in the middle of a frozen tundra is my second greatest fear (next to being stranded in the middle of an ocean). I’d love to hear more from him! Great video!
Gotta say, shout out to Dwayne Fields and the Insider crew for adding that lil snippet towards the end! It could be argued that it was unnecessary, in the context of the video, but I think it provides a really important message. At the end of the day, the more people that are involved and aware of Polar Survival the better the situation is for everyone
I think it was very necessary. It's not been a month that I read the last "oh noes, they included non-WASPs in a story in the 19th century US, how liberal & woke & silly !!! " Because everybody knows that 19th century in the US was wall-to-wall European-descended folks, with maybe one POC around to do the washing up. Because apparently, there's still enough movies or shows telling us so. That, and also that people like Cleopatra or a (good guy) Persian King looked remarkably European. Which in turn of course limits the roles for any non-WASP actors to what? "realistic" stuff like drug dealers, baseball players and rap singers? Oh joy. So yes, sad as it is: this still needs to be said.
Actually, when I was in FDF (Finnish Defense Force), one of the conscripts from another battalion had such a frostbite in his butt (glutes and upper hamstring) from sitting on a metal bench at the back of a truck for an extended period of time (he had orders to sit tight) that he needed a surgery and actually they cut the frostbitten parts off and I'm not sure if he even to this day has recovered from it. We all had our winter gear on, of course, but it didn't really help this poor lad. This was back in January - February (maybe March) 2002 in Kajaani, Finland.
For The Thing scenes - I think he’s looking at things from a survival point of view, as opposed to what the story is actually do….if that makes sense ? Side note The Thing is top tier movie brilliance ! Gosh this vid was great, I’m so scared of the Arctic and this compounded that haha
i feel like i learned so much and he seems like such an awesome person to be around. thank you dwayne!!! and thank you insider for choosing such a wonderful expert for this video :)
Kinda wish they gave him context for The Thing, since there were no working vehicles nor populated areas, as well as the whole premise that they didn't want someone infected to go to where there are more people
The tauntaun was cut open with Luke's lightsaber so the bone structure doesn't matter. Also the shelter wasn't set up because Han was wanting to find Luke before he set it up and he had only just found him. Step 1 making sure injured Luke starts warming up, step 2 set up the portable shelter. Sounds reasonable to me, just not realistic because it is a fake animal that gets cut open with a fake weapon.
I would love to see him react to Society of the Snow and giving tips for better survival that maybe could have helped them get down from the alps sooner
My brother, where were you when I was a child? Now I’m working in customer service when I could have been a polar explorer 😭 Hahaha, in all seriousness this was a cool watch, and an informative presenter.
I've fallen through ice a few times. I grew up on a lake and was always the dumbass who wanted to go out and skate long after the ice couldn't support it. There was nobody else there the first time and I was probably 10 or 11 at the time. The first thing I did was try to pull myself back on the ice but it was so thin it just kept breaking away. I kept at it until I got myself back on top and went home. That was the first lesson. The second thing I learned is that you never ever try to warm yourself with hot water. That hurt more than being in the ice water.
Honestly didn’t really have such high expectation, as the Arctic is not really an area of interest to me. But my god is this guy a master of his craft, down to every small detail! So engaging as well! 10/10 Insider!
You could tell he was recalling instances where he or someone were in some of those positions in the polar ices. His eyes are telling real fear of nature!
This guy is so cool! He actually knew what TNT stood for, what a man. Just wow~. Dwayne's comment at the end was really funny to me because when he said he'd done all these great things in the artic my mind was like 'but we don't like the cold.' Indoctrination man, watch too much TV. lol
Apparently there's a deleted scene from the day after tomorrow showing the stunt double actually hitting the wall with the ice axe, the director brought it up in the commentary because so many people called bullshit
I did a little research, found his webpage and discovered he has a podcast, The Arctic Explorer Who Hates The Cold. Which I am planning to listen to now...
Great video, it’s only a shame that apparently Dwayne doesn’t have proper context for The Thing, these men weren’t trying to leave. They knew they were doomed, they were trying to make sure the rest of Humanity wasn’t going to be doomed as well.
11:56 That's a rather large example of a 19th Century boathook. A general multipurpose tool for doing everything from pulling dinghies to the sides of ships or pulling people or flotsam out of the water.
"I don't think it's ever a good idea to blow up a hole in the middle of your camp." I wasn't expecting the force of that laugh. 🤣 Something about the totally serious way in which he said it was the kisser.
In The Thing the nearest base was the Norwegian outpost which was previously destroyed because of the creature and the tractor was disabled earlier in the film.
Awesome commentary & a really cool dude! I would love a good movie/miniseries about the last Scott expedition. I think that would be a really great story.
Lots of sugar and fat. And yes,nuts have a lot of fat. So, some snickers would be fine. But there are better options out there on the market for sure. It shouldn't freeze,thst would be good.
I don't know what Arctic this guy has been to but The Thing is 100% accurate. That's exactly what the Arctic is like, no different. I know this because I've seen the movie several times.
Fascinating. He just lack a lot of context for The Thing (vehicules didn't work and getting to a populated area meant worldwide infection), but overall it was really interesting to get his insight.
Insider certainly does not simply open the Yellow Pages in search for their experts - they must be casting them for intriguing personality and being well spoken in addition to knowing what they are talking about! Listening to this gentleman was once again a pleasure!
Thought same thing. Can he narrate something else please?
Agreed; this guy has been doing some thinking about things on the ice.
He is the next David Attenborough
Yellow Pages? OK caveperson.
They're top notch with their picks, that's for sure.
More from him please. Doesn't even need to be artic-related stuff. This guy has a career in audio books for sure.
Agreed! Need more of this guy!
I agree!
U just love that man's voice bruh. Tell him u love him
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I was over halfway through the video before I even thought check out the comments.
This man could also narrate nature documentaries if he wanted to!
I'd listen to him read a McDonald's menu
I think we've found our next David Attenborough!
He's good enough to make gangrene sound "meh".... that's just good narration.
It's just a standard London accent, it's not unpleasant, but it's nothing unusual or unique.
@@sandersson2813 Having spent time in London, there are many "London" accents depending on which neighborhood you are from and the relative wealth associations.
I love that he was concerned about unnecessarily risking the dog's life
It's also a tool you need in harsh environment. But for sure, why sacrifice your friend? especially if there was no hope anyway to save the man or there were better ways.
That's honestly ridiculous when it comes to arctic survival. It shows that their "experts" are an absolute joke. Lol
@@davecarsley8773 Why is it ridiculous? He made a big point about how the dog could panic and cause a bigger problem.
@@davecarsley8773 you must be fun to teach new things to, you were the kid that thought he knew more than every teacher but was actually the biggest idiot in the class.
@@davecarsley8773tell us more about your knowledge about arctic survival, random RUclips commenter! how many times have you been in polar conditions?
If had to be rescued from an Arctic area, I would hope the person has a voice as calming as this guy.
never would I imagine being so invested in arctic survival until now
No kidding. I was actually paying rapt attention as if I would ever somehow end up in the Arctic.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA SAME
@@12thDecember you never know
This chap needs to be signed up to do a BBC documentary on the arctic. He's fascinating to listen to, he would be amazing at hosting a show were people go through a training programme and the winner gets to explore the arctic with him and his team.
Oh that’s a good one (the Arctic training show) I’d watch that! Hopefully some tv execs are watching this as well ☺️
True, he's got the experience, he's a great storyteller and works well on camera, and he's got the right skin-color.
It's a win/win/win/win
@@JjackVideo LoL, indeed, he would be much easier to spot in a snow storm. But joking aside British TV is already overly blackwashed it's a disgrace.
Dwayne was the scout ambassador who presented my gold Duke of Edinburgh award back in 2018! Such a cool guy and a true adventurer
That is one of the coolest comments I've ever read! Id cherish that medal my entire life! ( I'm saying that as a woman, almost 70, whose had an interesting life.)
Show off
@@coryb8432Insecure. Being proud of an accomplishment is normal and she was talking about her good experience interacting with the speaker here so go away to a place where people dont talk about their accomplishments.
Wow this guy is super likeable. Really nice calm voice, good intonation, and is both passionate and knowledgeable about his craft. More of him please! Also, just for those who are interested, the Terror 11:22 is loosely based off the Franklin expedition in the Artic/Northwest Passages of Canada (which went horribly astray, some sailors were spotted by Inuit up to 5-12 years after their ships were crushed in ice, all perished). Fascinating stories, what we humans won't do to satisfy our curiosity...
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yeah if i remember correctly they were reduced to eating shoe leather or each other
Sure, would've been my vote as well had he not ruined about the first black barf barf. Who cares! That doesn't make you qualified
@@MrLilhauughh Found the racist
@@MrLilhauughh are you actually complaining that he said he’s the first black man to go to the North Pole??? he wasn’t saying it made him qualified thickhead, he was saying that he was the first black man to go to the North Pole, setting a precedent for other different types of people to feel they could also try. It’s not about qualification it’s about setting records in history. I assume you’re white from that comment though, and a bigoted one at that, so that may be beyond your understanding.
They didn't want to escape in The Thing. Any of them could have been infected and leaving meant potentially dooming the entire world. And they blew up the ship so it wouldn't be a threat anymore.
He either hasn't ever seen the movie or the producers did a terrible job explaining to him the reasons they did what they did in The Thing. They had no working vehicles, they couldn't walk to another place to get help, they had to blow up the only working vehicle so the alien couldn't escape.
@@fromthewreckage Yeah that's the one thing I don't like about react and breakdown videos. All the expertise in the world doesn't matter if you don't have context.
It pissed me off that he knew nothing about the story bc it’s one of the most iconic movies of all time
While I personally am a big fan of Carpenter's films, you'd be surprised how few people have seen them. Yes, they are iconic and brilliant, but they aren't widely watched by your average person - they may have heard of them, but never seen them.
Bit like how everyone's "heard" of Iron Maiden, but very few people, comparative ly, could tell you anything about them.
I watched The Thing when it came out and thought it was one of the most engaging movies I've ever seen, yet I didn't remember that scene or the logic behind it. But definitely they wouldn't have gone to a populated area.
Much respect. It's nice to see someone who looks like me out in the far reaches of the world doing research and having adventures!
This one was super unexpected but somehow turned out to be one of the best ones I’ve seen on this channel
Definitely
Exactly my thoughts
same :)
Yup, I'd put him tied at number 2 with the ex robber turned good. Number 1 is ditch dude though, gotta love ditch dude and his ditches.
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I had no idea 'polar explorer' was still an occupation
They have more specialized academic education now, but they still need to go to the poles and do stuff in person.
The artic is a bountiful treasure for scientific discovery, natural resources, trading routes, weather prediction, and military purposes. During WW2 the allies had the advantage in predicting weather conditions in the Atlantic due to having meteorological bases in the north. Right now Canada and the U.S. are in competition with Russia and China in the north pole. P.S.: And like always, China claims it has ancestral rights in the north pole like it claims the entire South China Sea and Taiwan as its territory. A huge headache is incoming but the competition in the north pole might determine who's gonna keep its hegemony on the international stage in the future. Will the U.S., Canada, and its allies prevail or will China take the world? They already have influence over hundreds of countries through debt trap.
@@danielrobillard0407 But none of those parties care the slightest about the arctic ecosystem and wildlife.....
@@vacsad first thing he mentioned was scientific discovery.
@@Ploing That's not contrary with what I said.
Based on his Arguments regarding The Thing scenes, leaving and going to a populated area, I would call him out to be the thing in this Situation. 😅
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Was looking for this comment.. I loved his comments on every other movie but he definitely hasn't seen this one
I'd say it's you, because of your bizarre use if capitalisation.
@@EinarEle Fault of my Smartphone autocorrection.
@@ultimatekayozz just what an alien would say.
That Star Wars animal is a Tauntaun. A species of non-sentient reptomammals native to the snowy plains of Hoth.
Did you copy and paste from wookiepedia??? 😂
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I didn't know the word repto mammal but I knew the rest off the top of my head. I'm a geek not a nerd
You must be the man that he talked about 😁
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This guy has the chill vibe where he probably mentions walking to the magnetic North Pole as "quite a stroll". Great guest; great series.
This dude is handing out those high scores like candy.
Or popsicles
Yes, but with him prefacing it with "well, who doesn't like a well-trained dog" you just know that for a realistic score, you can go down by 2 points.
This guy is so articulate and easy to listen to. He should be a teacher or something
He should fit right in, in those critical race theory course kids have these days.
@@KrisStab Because he’s black?
The South ain’t never risin’ agin, Zeke. Hate to break it to you 😂
This dude is so interesting, and I can tell he's never seen "The Thing", lmao
By not allowing access to a more populated area, they're trying to be responsible and deny The Thing any greater chance of escape and propagation.
In a normal situation, he's totally right, though.
Also, fun fact: the Antarctic research base which is manned by an international crew of scientists watches "The Thing" at the start of each winter.
Flame-throwers at the READY!
I'd love to see more of this guy. The polar/alpine exploration genre is an excellent one for this format because its subject is intense, intriguing, hard to show well both accurately and cinematically, and offers a lot of chances to educate an audience. On that note, it would be great to see Mr. Fields talk about movies like Touching the Void (not polar, I know).
These Insider videos are the most pleasing and informative piece of media I’ve ever come across. Not to mention life-saving. It’s a pleasure to listen to these experts. Just one small thing: the reason the crew from The Thing couldn’t leave is that they weren’t sure which one of them had it on him. They would be putting the people of the nearest populated area also at risk. Also, how did they not include The Revenant? He literally mentioned people sheltering inside of animal carcasses!
I'm fascinated about this guy. I love that he wants more women and people of other backgrounds doing this stuff. Amazing. really knocking down doors for others he is. 👍🏾👏🏽
Nobody stops you.
@@gergelyoskolas182said the white man for whom all doors are already swung wide open at birth
@@samuraisharkie Why are you lying? The normal way for an ignorant I guess..
Isn't the point in the thing that they understand that if they escape without killing the thing then it will destroy the world?
Yeah he never saw this movie.
The fact that he rated the polar bear scene so highly...concerns me. Good thing I really dislike the cold and won't ever find myself in that situation 😂.
Trick or Treating in some northern Canadians towns is extremely dangerous due to polar bears. Give it a google if you're interested. Arviat Canada.
I've been to Svalbard which is further north than most of you will probably ever get, my friend (who lived there) and I went for a ~180 km drive on snowmobiles. We did carry a classic Mauser bolt action rifle (as you are legally required to do) for protection, but even though we saw lots of fresh polar bears tracks and a mostly eaten reindeer we never spotted a bear on that trip. (And if we had done so, we would never had shot it, just driven away to not disturb it.)
This was in the middle of March, just like now, and the weather was very nice. I have experienced far worse conditions in the Norwegian mountains with temperatures down to -35 (while xc skiing), but the coldest I've ever been might have been during my military service, standing guard in humid seaside air at -25C.
@@TerjeMathisen The worst weather I find is -4 Celsius. You end up soaking wet and freezing. I used to go visiting NewFoundLand and it would be -20 seaside air but we’d be grand with some warms clothes. But when it would go above 4 in the day and below 4 at night it was torture.
@@OCinneide Oh, I agree!
In general, the coldest possible weather is wind and heavy sleet in around freezing temperatures: The sleet sticks to everything and melts on your body, soaking through any non-water-proof fabrics or boots/mittens while sucking heat out of your body.
In summary: film studios don’t do their research.
Some do and some TV shows are lauded for accuracy (the bill, hospital dramas typically) but we come for entertainment and escapism and in most cases our hero dying of a single punch probably wouldn't be exciting right 😉
But if they become too realistic the protagonist will die too soon 😂
one of the major issues films tend to have is they have to tell a complete story in 2 hours, most stories are not that short, so you're always forced to condense tons of material into a short amount of time, the other problem is budget, the constraints of which will 100% determine your ability to create the film.
Each of them has challenges and limitations, you work within those , or don't if you're james cameron and get blank checks, the plebs amongst us will always be forced to sacrifice that 'realism' for 'storytelling', and 'looks amazing' for 'tells the story'.
They certainly did (some of them) but hey, it's a movie, it's fiction, meant to sell and be dramatic
In summary, they are producing entertainment for the masses not documentaries or educational videos (even when they say they are). It can be very annoying when you know the reality, but what are you going to do.
I watch all the breakdown videos because I find them so so fascinating. After all the ones I have watched I can honestly say this is the best one I have ever watched. This guy is so humble, honest and not patronising with his breakdown of situations
12:43 Here is more info about that scene. That is Mr Collins, what he is seeing is possibly the body of William Orren or maybe a hallucination. He was quite mentally affected by witnessing him because he was the one who sent him up on the mast and he failed getting him after he fell into the water when the ship hits the ice. And also if is possibly mental illness from the canned food and water which contained lead and throughout the series, he is one of the most impacted person from the lead poisoning.
Really like Dwayne, please bring him back for more.
While I don't think he watched The Thing nor Star Wars, based on the commentary outside of the context, I can say I feel like his comments are spot on! Love Dwayne's backstory and additional stories, too! How fun!
I feel it adds to the quality of The Thing.
All the things that an expert in the field points out as being able to help you are specifically addressed in the movie as no longer being an option. It's not like you could say "None of this would happen if you just did X", like in so many poor horror movies.
Agreed - but you have to chalk it up to his age. Because he doesn't have the context of the film (the SnowCat was broken, the helocopter was smashed) and of course the fact that they were trying to put the Thing back to sleep in the ice (and save the world) was missed. Still, this guy was pretty good and spoke to what he saw. It floors me to watch, shall we say 'younger' generations, be oblivious to amazing films like The Thing (especially if arctic landscapes are your "thing"... no pun intended).
He said he was a Star Wars fan, but he didn't know the animal was called a Ton-Ton🤷 I'm betting he's not a scifi guy
@@tfgrrl2042 Plus he said the first thing you do is put up a shelter. Solo had just found Luke when the Ton-Ton died. So Han shoved him in to keep him warm.
Wow! I would LOVE for Mr. Fields to become a regular in this series! I learned so much in less than 20 minutes! What a brilliant, articulate man! Thank you Mr. Fields for sharing your extensive knowledge with us!
This dude could have his own podcast or narrate a audiobook or something, man. Fascinating stuff!
Shout out to Insider for having diverse experts for this series. I've watched like 10 of these in 2 days and everyone is soooo good! It's also great seeing POCs from all over speak about very cool subjects where most people would not expect to find them.
I started this video thinking I would bail few minutes in but that guy has so much charisma and made me interested in what he had to say. Loved his soothing voice. 10/10 would listen to him again.
OK, just for some context on the Star Wars scene, it not like they were both out together and were trying to travel in a storm.
Luke had recently escaped a predators den and was stumbling, lost in a storm and dying of hypothermia. Han had just found him and the animal he was riding, a large two legged creature called a tauntaun, just died from exposure. Now he has to try and save the unconscious Luke. He used the tauntaun, that still had some body heat, to keep Luke warm while he erected the emergency shelter.
To me, it makes sense to protect the injured person you just found while you create a shelter to protect you both.
Such a calm pleasant voice, if he was speaking about ice cubes trays, I would of still listened.
Thank you for the last part of your interview , I’m glad the career path you are on is open to all diversities and backgrounds
@@raoulthompson the KKK. Game set and match old chum
Wait? What? Why shouldn't they be open...
@@raoulthompson It said in the begining that he was the first one. So your answer is "polar explorer".
Why wouldn't it have been?
As long as you don't have an R on your voter registration card.
As someone who lives up north. It always bugs me when i see the cg being waay off about people outdoors in the cold. 1. You dont see them exhale/puffs of warm breath hitting the freezing air. 2. The coloring is wrong. 3. Not miserable enough physically for the situation 4. Not shaking even tho theyre "freezing"5. No frost on them. Especially the face. Ive had my eyelashes /brows have thick frost when i shovel for a bit. The warm breath travels up to my eyes. Ive had my hat have frost from the heat of my head. I can easily tell if a scene was shot in a studio versus outdoors. People even MOVE different. Ps. 15:23 HAn just found luke who was missing : who was going into hypothermia. Being exposed to the cold so frigid in the beginning of the scene they told han his animal and him would die from exposure if he went out looking for luke. His first act was to gut the animal and cover luke up. Then you see him set up camp.
Yes! I hate when it’s clearly people form California who have never been cold in your life. Then everyone is walking around with bare hands?! Pfft
Well, it depends on the degree of cold. When I lived in Chicago the deep winter temps. could drop as low as 35 below zero F and as cold as 90 below zero F wind-chill factor. When temps get that cold your body literally cannot feel the cold any longer. It is an extremely strange sensation one cannot really explain. You feel nothing unless the wind is blowing. Also, anything under 30 below zero you cannot expose flesh to the extreme temperature for more than a few seconds otherwise it will immediately freeze. There is the real danger in such environments, you don't feel cold so you think it ok to take off your gloves, hat, whatever and before you know it...severe frostbite.
I agree. So rarely do these common tropes of cold get shown accurately. For example there was that one scene withtheguy facing the wind without goggles. It is unbelievable that someone would do that in polar conditions.
@@tedwojtasik8781 And when you get hypothermia, you think you’re hot and you start removing clothes!
I love how he managed to save the dog's life in the first two minutes - more please.
I could watch Mr. Dwayne talk for hours! Fascinating topic for sure! I also have mad respect for him and other polar explorers as being in the middle of a frozen tundra is my second greatest fear (next to being stranded in the middle of an ocean). I’d love to hear more from him! Great video!
Gotta say, shout out to Dwayne Fields and the Insider crew for adding that lil snippet towards the end! It could be argued that it was unnecessary, in the context of the video, but I think it provides a really important message. At the end of the day, the more people that are involved and aware of Polar Survival the better the situation is for everyone
I think it was very necessary.
It's not been a month that I read the last "oh noes, they included non-WASPs in a story in the 19th century US, how liberal & woke & silly !!! "
Because everybody knows that 19th century in the US was wall-to-wall European-descended folks, with maybe one POC around to do the washing up.
Because apparently, there's still enough movies or shows telling us so. That, and also that people like Cleopatra or a (good guy) Persian King looked remarkably European.
Which in turn of course limits the roles for any non-WASP actors to what? "realistic" stuff like drug dealers, baseball players and rap singers? Oh joy.
So yes, sad as it is: this still needs to be said.
@@Julia-lk8jn Beautifully said.
This guy is fantastic - love the deliberate emphasis on representation in exploration along with all the fascinating expert insights!
Same!
"they'll dig it out, take the young, take the seal, and that's their meal" that's strangely rhymes like a rap song
HE'S WILL SMITH'S GHOST-WRITER TBH
I could listen to him talk for hours. So interesting, and his voice is great. Just lovely in every way.
Actually, when I was in FDF (Finnish Defense Force), one of the conscripts from another battalion had such a frostbite in his butt (glutes and upper hamstring) from sitting on a metal bench at the back of a truck for an extended period of time (he had orders to sit tight) that he needed a surgery and actually they cut the frostbitten parts off and I'm not sure if he even to this day has recovered from it.
We all had our winter gear on, of course, but it didn't really help this poor lad.
This was back in January - February (maybe March) 2002 in Kajaani, Finland.
For The Thing scenes - I think he’s looking at things from a survival point of view, as opposed to what the story is actually do….if that makes sense ? Side note The Thing is top tier movie brilliance ! Gosh this vid was great, I’m so scared of the Arctic and this compounded that haha
i feel like i learned so much and he seems like such an awesome person to be around. thank you dwayne!!! and thank you insider for choosing such a wonderful expert for this video :)
Kinda wish they gave him context for The Thing, since there were no working vehicles nor populated areas, as well as the whole premise that they didn't want someone infected to go to where there are more people
The tauntaun was cut open with Luke's lightsaber so the bone structure doesn't matter. Also the shelter wasn't set up because Han was wanting to find Luke before he set it up and he had only just found him. Step 1 making sure injured Luke starts warming up, step 2 set up the portable shelter. Sounds reasonable to me, just not realistic because it is a fake animal that gets cut open with a fake weapon.
Yeah-its like he never watched the part when Darth Vader cuts Luke’s wrist off!
I would love to see him react to Society of the Snow and giving tips for better survival that maybe could have helped them get down from the alps sooner
I was also thinking this!
This guy's awesome but obviously hasn't seen The Thing, haha.
I said out loud “I don’t think he’s ever watched the thing” when he was discussing this part. Glad someone else got a good laugh out of it as well.
Yep just said that hahaha wish they made a the thing horror game kinda like they did with Alien Isolation. Could have a incredibly crazy multiplayer
My brother, where were you when I was a child? Now I’m working in customer service when I could have been a polar explorer 😭
Hahaha, in all seriousness this was a cool watch, and an informative presenter.
I was addicted to " Time Team". I now have a new addiction. Absolutely a brilliant series.
I've fallen through ice a few times. I grew up on a lake and was always the dumbass who wanted to go out and skate long after the ice couldn't support it. There was nobody else there the first time and I was probably 10 or 11 at the time. The first thing I did was try to pull myself back on the ice but it was so thin it just kept breaking away. I kept at it until I got myself back on top and went home. That was the first lesson. The second thing I learned is that you never ever try to warm yourself with hot water. That hurt more than being in the ice water.
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I can't believe they didn't have a Christmas Story, the ultimate example of what happens when your skin comes in contact with very cold metal.
Honestly didn’t really have such high expectation, as the Arctic is not really an area of interest to me. But my god is this guy a master of his craft, down to every small detail! So engaging as well! 10/10 Insider!
His Narration is So calm And Engaging 👌🔥🔥🔥...can Listen him Speaking Facts just Whole day 💯
Hey - that's my movie at 6:51!
Thanks for reviewing it, and for the solid rating :)
I could listen to him talk all day.
Bright Star Wars Superfan here.
The animal is a tauntan
At first I thought "this is all common sense and/or knowledge", then I remembered I actually live in the Arctic.
Great presentation, this guy is cool.
British guy goes the to Arctic for the first time, pines for curry. 100% what I would expect :D
You could tell he was recalling instances where he or someone were in some of those positions in the polar ices. His eyes are telling real fear of nature!
I got my nose frosen once. It was recovering about half of year. Arctic is for so brave people. Deep respect
He really looks a humble person
Very Inspirstional. Just shows the only thing holding us back is us.
This guy is so cool! He actually knew what TNT stood for, what a man. Just wow~.
Dwayne's comment at the end was really funny to me because when he said he'd done all these great things in the artic my mind was like 'but we don't like the cold.' Indoctrination man, watch too much TV. lol
I guess they didn’t show him the scene when Clooney swam through the Arctic ocean without a coat and lived.
This was super fascinating! I’d love to see him again!
When your profession is 'Polar Explorer' then you are just that little bit more awesome than your average person. This man needs his own TV series.
That’s a good idea for a show. I’d watch it.
Mr Fields is fascinating, I would love to see more specials narrated by him.
Apparently there's a deleted scene from the day after tomorrow showing the stunt double actually hitting the wall with the ice axe, the director brought it up in the commentary because so many people called bullshit
This guy is fascinating can you just have like an interview with him?
I did a little research, found his webpage and discovered he has a podcast, The Arctic Explorer Who Hates The Cold. Which I am planning to listen to now...
Great video, it’s only a shame that apparently Dwayne doesn’t have proper context for The Thing, these men weren’t trying to leave. They knew they were doomed, they were trying to make sure the rest of Humanity wasn’t going to be doomed as well.
Thank you for the update, Insider..!! I haven't heard of the couple of movies mentioned on the list. I'll watch them in the future..!! :)
The first Black Man of Britain to walk and make it to the North Pole. Way to be a icon bro! Now that's a Milestone.
It was well articulated and very spot on! I love his explanation! 💚
Dwayne needs a survival documentary or nature documentary such a legend 💯💯
This was a good one.
I got cold just looking at this 🤣. Big up to Dwayne tho, I hope you insulate your bits n pieces well before each expedition! 🤣
13:20 The Thing appreciates your support during these trying times
11:56
That's a rather large example of a 19th Century boathook. A general multipurpose tool for doing everything from pulling dinghies to the sides of ships or pulling people or flotsam out of the water.
"I don't think it's ever a good idea to blow up a hole in the middle of your camp."
I wasn't expecting the force of that laugh. 🤣 Something about the totally serious way in which he said it was the kisser.
Bring this guy back, he was AWESOME!!!
In The Thing the nearest base was the Norwegian outpost which was previously destroyed because of the creature and the tractor was disabled earlier in the film.
This is marvelous! Intriguing area of expertise and this fellow is wonderful. So informative and engaging! Please make more videos with him!
This was amazing to listen to.. What an absolute legendary human..
This guy is amazing. 🥺
his voice is very calming I could listen to him for hours
Awesome commentary & a really cool dude!
I would love a good movie/miniseries about the last Scott expedition. I think that would be a really great story.
I’m curious as to what high caloric foods would be taken on the journey.
I would imagine things like nuts and granola, similar to hiking mixes
I've heard of sticks of butter on the Iditarod.
yeah I‘d say nuts, dried fruit and maybe dried meat
Lots of sugar and fat. And yes,nuts have a lot of fat. So, some snickers would be fine. But there are better options out there on the market for sure. It shouldn't freeze,thst would be good.
@@cathipalmer8217
Yeah, butter is one of the most energy dense foods, and keeps well.
13:23 Sounds like something the Thing would say!
oooh I'm early, another interesting topic to learn and incorporate
7:30. And polar bears are adorable. Look at that thing! It's just a big teddy bear!
I don't know what Arctic this guy has been to but The Thing is 100% accurate. That's exactly what the Arctic is like, no different. I know this because I've seen the movie several times.
So fascinating! I could spend a couple hours learning from this guy!
this dude knows so much more besides the Artic, a wise man, trully!
I forgive you for giving my favourite movie The Thing a 5 because you are a cool explorer man.
Fascinating.
He just lack a lot of context for The Thing (vehicules didn't work and getting to a populated area meant worldwide infection), but overall it was really interesting to get his insight.
Man.. This guys voice and speaking style .. so nice. They should get him to do more videos!