My absolute favorite bit of symbolism in the film: Jobu Tupaki is represented by the Bagel: a black circle with a white center. She is ultimate apathy. Waymond is represented by a googly eye: a white circle with a black center. He is ultimate empathy. When I realized that in the cinema I cried so hard!
Even better : if you look at it from a chinese centric point of view, the bagel is shaped like the yin, symbol of darkness, cold, water, female essence, mostly degative or downward stuff, and is the symbol of Joy/Jobu, while the googly eye is actually shaped like the yang, symbol of positive energy, fire, light, male essence, and is the symbol of Waymond. They are both essentially Evelyn's little angel and devil on her shoulders and each are trying to pull her towards their ways of viewing the world. In the end, Evelyn finds a third path : Her own, the one that combines both, embracing both the "nothing matters" nihilism of Jobu but also joining it with the kindness of Waymond (since she fights by putting a spell on everybody with the Googly eyes when she repelled all the bullets, foreshadowing she's gonna save them all with positive vibes), essentially reaching the ultimate status of the Taoism, the yin and yang combined, that forms the Taiji, symbol of the universe. Daniel Kwan, one of the Daniels, is from HK, so there is no way he did that by accident.
when you put everything on a bagel, everything loses its meaning. when you put googly eyes on something, you give it meaning. i wrote a 3 page essay on the bagel v googly eye the day after i watched it 😭
HOLY SHIT! I never thought of that. So many layers to this film. Like all of her hobbies she alternately does do. Or after the first fight scene, she is moving like an ape. So much to unpack. I hope this movie lives rent free in my mind, until I die.
One could even further add onto the symbolism of the two by noting that the bagel is created to be consumed - it never lasts, and will eventually be gone by design. But adding googley eyes to something creates something new, something meant to last, and the idea of it being gone does not exist in the mind of the creator. (Also noting that the umbrella Waymond uses to block the camera in the elevator scene is decorated with pictures of either bagels or donuts.)
In an interview, Michelle Yeoh seriously teared up talking about this movie and the directors because she felt they gave her a chance at a proper main character role that was a complete character instead of a supportive role / stereotype. Initially, her role was written for Jackie Chan. She seemed sincerely grateful that the directors gave her a chance at adding this magnum opus in her legacy.
I am so glad she got it instead, Jackie cannot hold a candle to her acting skills. He simply didn’t have the range and is closer to a martial art monkey in comparison
I can also imagine how good she felt when she got the role instead of Jackie Chan cause she’s openly said she dislikes him and thinks he’s “a male chauvinist pig” (direct quote from Yeoh)
"Seriously...Can you please... just... STOOOOOOOOP?!" It's like, let's take a lifetime of emotions and complicated feelings and express them in few words so emphatically. I loved that part, so much.
I will forever say that, in spite of SO many amazing scenes of heart, farce, action, tension, comedy, _everything,_ when the music drops and that scene between them at Joy's car happens, it's the masterstroke of the film. It's an Oscar-worthy scene in the middle of a fantastically ludicrous film. Nothing I've seen since - and I've watched some great stuff - comes close to that scene. It's raw and messy and ... perfect.
I rewatched this movie last week and I just burst into tears at that STOP. That didn’t happen when I was watching the film in theaters, but it just struck me so hard the second time, I was not expecting that. Such a powerful performance from Stephanie Hsu, her performance in this movie is definitely underrated.
This movie just came out of NOWHERE. The best martial arts film in years, the best dramatic film in years, the best comedic film in YEARS. Absolutely no flaws. Just an incredible film from start to finish. There is no downside. Every time I see it it puts me through the WRINGER. I'm so happy you guys finally got to see it.
Exactly. And nothing could show more succinctly how purile and shallow the MCU movies are in general by comparison, not just the multiverse specific ones.
I had to watch a few times to realize something. Jobu's Joy, she was the "worst" Joy. Alpha Waymond mentioned that in order to withstand the knowledge of every multiverse you'd have to have tried multiple things and failed at them, to be the worst one. So she was the worst Joy who lived in the universe where her mom was a super genius. She let herself be broken trying to please her mom, failed, and then went out to look for her mom that was like her, that could understand her. She kept trying to not find the best, but the worst one like her. Because when you're everywhere all at once, suddenly your highest self knows the pain and depression of the lowest low, and your lowest low sees all the possible times you could've succeeded even if you did one tiny thing differently. There's no way "out", all of you becomes jaded, depressed, and self destructive. That's why Evelyn didn't care and even stabbed Waymond. It takes something deeper, something illogical that doesn't need to make sense, I don't know if it's love, or hope, or what. But when nothing matters, it could go both ways, it could mean "who cares anymore", or it could mean "then why worry, why try to make sense, I love you regardless of anything". That's the "greatest evil", and the "greatest good". When you reach that moment of pure loss, where does your coin land. On which side. That thing that makes you look up instead of down, to take one more step, what ever it is. That's what he was looking for.
And the thing she was looking for, the thing she missed or didn’t see, both of them, was Waymonds kindness. The music playing when Joy is telling mom about the bagel is beautiful and tragic. The strings behind “nothing matters” makes me tear up. And when she says “I built it to destroy myself. At least now, I don’t have to do it alone.” Broke me. The bagel being joys depression. Then having Joy reach out after mom let her go?? So powerful!!! 🥹🥹😭😭
Exactly and most people pick up on the nihilism of it all that's a big part of the rock scene linking it to the fact for most of human history we "KNEW" we were the center of the universe and tortured and killed anyone saying differently, and that in the face of a world without "GOD" or definite menaing in a universe of such hige scale in possibly infinite universes how can there be ANY meaning!? But that's where another philosophy comes in that's demonstrated at first as the comic releif but is actually the MAIN philosophy of this whole movie, ABSURDISM! Which is the lesser known philosophy that takes the same premise i.e. nothing really matters, there is no intrisically "correct" morality or meaning to anthing in life but instead of becoming depressed or disfunctional it's actually something to be celebrated because then ALL MEANING is self-generated and self-maintained! Summed up in such a small sentance that I don't think gets enough apriciation after the hug when Joy asks about the party Evelyn saying "We can do whatever we want... nothing matters". So so good obviously in every way but taking one of the greatest philosophical frameworks that exists and making it accessible and understandable is the best.
Quote from the directors that somehow made me respect them even more: Dear Movie Lovers, There is just too much. Too much to think about, too much to hold on to, too much to fight against. Too many people to talk to, too many restaurants to eat at, and definitely, definitely too many movies to watch. At the end of 2016, when we started to write Everything Everywhere All at Once, we were already feeling the too-much-ness of it all. We asked ourselves, why add to the noise? In a world where everything and everyone is clawing for our attention, where billion dollar corporations see every single minute of our lives as potential real estate to be bought up and sold off for profit, asking anyone for two hours of their time to watch one of our films felt like asking for, well... too much. We realized if we were going to make a film and ask an audience to give us that precious time, the only responsible thing to do in return was to blow their minds and change their lives forever. Or, at the very least, we were going to attempt that.
I’ve never experienced anything in a theater the way I experienced seeing the rock scene at a sold out IMAX screening back in March. It was only out here in NYC and LA and hearing people laughing, sighing, breathing in complete silence was so magical and I fear I won’t experience that ever again.
The brilliance (literally) of having a generally visually dark movie up until that point (and as chaotic as it was both visually and emotionally) and then to bring us to that series of insanely quick cuts of Michelle Yeoh's face through seemingly endless iterations of universes, into collapsing as a rock, and then the cross-fade into the lifeless landscape -- that scene of the two rocks is so *bright* after all of the film up until that point. And we've all been sitting in the dark, together, experiencing this film, and then we're brought to an extremely intense moment, and then... brightness. And *everyone could see everyone else's faces in the audience at that moment* because the screen was so bright. And we all had the same expression on our faces, and we all instantly recognized that we were all feeling the same numerous outsized emotions, together, in that breathing silence. Just absolute genius filmmaking.
Same. I watched it four times in theater, including twice in IMAX at AMC Lincoln Square during its initial limited theatrical release. A sold out theater and the biggest IMAX screen in the country - it was fking incredible.
And here’s the funny bit: the cinematographer was actually going to FILM the rock scene in 1570 IMAX film format! Unfortunately, the producers were like, um… maybe no? Haha. Instead, they used Zeiss master prime lenses which are supposed to be the sharpest and perhaps perfect lenses money can buy for the rock scene. Even to this day, the cinematographer is still kicking himself in the head for not pushing to use IMAX cameras for that scene.
I love that the overarching metaphor of you have to “do statistically improbable things in order to acquire new powers” relates to “you have to do things outside your comfort zone in order to grow as a person”
One of the moments I loved the most when I watched this in theater was the rocks on the cliff scene. By that time I had already fallen in love with the movie, but it hit me how good it is when I realised that there is quiet around me. In a room almost full with people. No rustling popcorn/chips, no soda slurping, not even squirming in the chairs, nothing. Everyone was crying dead silently as two rocks had a heart-to-heart written dialogue about depression and the meaninglessness of life. That was a magical experience.
@@AL-fl4jk It was truly a surreal experience. My theater was exactly the same. Cried together, laughed together....such synergy with so many people from diverse backgrounds. It was beautiful.
Fun fact: the buttplug boys are RUclipsrs who create martial arts videos and did their own choreography; they were so good the Daniels (director-producers) hired them to be stunt coordinators for the film. You guys are great, I’m so glad you reacted to this amazing film! There are video essays analyzing the philosophy of this movie…it’s not just funny and moving, it’s also a very poignant examination of nihilism. And it’s definitely rewatchable. There’s so much going on, you almost have to watch it again to catch things you missed the first time.
Michelle Yeoh is just amazing here and also Stephanie Hsu who plays Joy. If the rumor is true, thank you Jacky Chan for turning down the role of Waymond. That allowed us to rediscover the treasure that is Ke Huy Quan (who I always remembered as Short Round). This is one of my favorite movies of the year.
Actually, Michelle's role was originally a MAN, and that's the role that Jackie Chan turned down. After he said no, they completely revamped the script for Michelle instead. So I guess we owe him an even BIGGER "thank you"!
Yeah, who would imagine that Jackie Chan turning down a role in your film would end up making it a million times better by getting Michelle Yeoh to star in it. And if Ke Huy Quan doesn't win every fucking Best Supporting Actor award I will scream. Stephanie Hsu, too, who I'm sure someone has already mentioned that she was very briefly in 'Shang Chi'. Michelle Yeoh should be a front runner, for sure, but I hear there's some stiff competition still to be released.
@@jeringatai3156 If I recall correctly, it was a semi-mocking "Thank you", but that's mostly due to them being really good friends (and so able to joke with each other about things like that).
This movie has been implanted so deep in my brain to the point that every time I see or hear the three words "laundry and taxes" I will just spontaneously cry like a baby, like I did just now.
That one had me too the thing I love is that in such a chaotic film addressing literally INFINITE possibility Waymond had NO CHARACTER ARC! There was NO development of his character because as he literally says "All I know is we have to be kind, especially when we don't know what's going on" it's SO perfect! For all the high-minded and huge powerful people in the movie that statement holds true in EVERY itteration of the universe. That in a situation where you can do anything (arguably as humans can compared at least to animals/other life) some get depressed by it and seek the bagel (like Joy), some try to make sense of it and fight to order the chaos of everything (Alphaverse), some are caught up in it with their own goals (Evelyn) but at the end of the day keeping your goals close and apriciating what you have in the chaos, making meaning out of the lack of it and being kind is unbreakable!
@@StuartAtkinson4467 I would say while Waymond didn't have a character arc, someone mentioned that he can be compared to alpha Waymond. He is a great derestructuring and reframing of masculinity and what it means to be a 'real' man. While the alpha W was quick to use assertiveness and brute force (representing traditional, even toxic masc), the other Waymond uses passivity, compassion and empathy (often looked down on as 'beta' male behaviour) as the most effective solutions.
I weep everytime as well, especially 'cause he says that in a Wong Kar-Wai reference scene and just HITS me in the feels. If you know Kar-Wai movies... well, you know.
Stephanie Hsu is one to watch in the future. She absolutely held her own with some real veteran talent in this movie. I'm so excited to see how she continues as an actress.
Its really sad when you realize that Joy kills her self in every universe, and if Evelyn had let her leave in the car she would have done the same in that universe.
Everything about this "accidental collision between a SF movie and a family drama" is exceptional. Writing, direction, acting ... everything. The fact that you can rewatch it over a dozen times and still get the same emotional responses as the first time shows the power of it (although on rewatching it you do see more and more of the craft (especially in little details) involved in it's making (I may have dragged a few people into the cinema [literally in a couple of cases] to see it). It's a masterpiece in the emotional manipulation of the audience in freeing them to fully "feel" the movie (if you are able to let it do so; some people can't let go). I love how Jamie Lee Curtis refused to use a stunt double ("I'm not going to be in a movie with Michelle Yeoh and not do my own fights."). How Michelle suggested that the rocks use supertitles for their conversation. How the special effects were done by five guys on a home computer. The incredible fight choreography by Brian and Andy Le (the butt-plug guys). The welcome return of Ke Huy Quan to acting, as he found a role finally suitable for Asians in Hollywood, to which he exceeded all expectations. That tribute scene to Wong Kai-wai had everyone break down. The excellence of Stephanie Hsu as Joy (with a side tribute to her costume designer [I forsee a large number of Jobu Topaki cosplayers in the future]), and of course the incomparable Michelle Yeoh. Not to mention the incredible script and direction by the Daniels (sadly Daniel Kwan was torn apart by a bagel). A beautiful ensemble of extreme talent. It deserves all the Oscars (although I sincerely doubt it will get all that many as A24 doesn't have a lot of political power in Hollywood and, after all, most genre movies usually fail in the awards ceremony outside the purely technical awards). I adored the film. BTW the Daniels were also responsible for the very surreal Swiss Army Man.
Side note, it was the other Daniel (director #2) who was put in the ball gag and in the play room for this. No one's agent would have been able to get the role from him.
Bec if you piece together the things that was said to him while he was "conscious" and not alpha waymond it was all confusion, being hunted and evelyn telling him her life without him was beautiful. He was hurt and confused but he still chose to kind
AND IT JUST WON THE OSCARS !!! 7 of them ! All the big ones at that ! I'm so freakking pumped ! Between Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan's heartwarming comeback stories (their speeches were so emotional and got everybody rooting for them all season long), and Michelle Yeoh's and Jamie Lee Curtis final ascendency to Hollywood royalty, with the Daniels getting the oscars for Best original Screenplay, best directors, and best picture, this year's award season felt just surreal and the absolute underdog tale. It felt like we were in a feel good movie with Ke Huy Quan, Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis as the leads, and Stephanie Hsu, Colin Farell, Elvis, Angela Basset and Cate Blanchett as support cast, with a cameo of Harrison Ford, directed by Steven Spielberg ! I was crying and over the moon when the whole cast and the directors got awarded ! This movie is the living proof that Everything really can happen ! Can't wait for the sequel Everybody Everytime All Over the Place !
I love that you guys were laughing so hard at the buttplug fight scene that you almost couldnt breath and then were crying your eyes out later. Having already seen the movie and knowing what was coming as I was watching you two made me smile as I thought to myself "I cant wait till they get to that part..." Love your reactions. I felt exactly the same afterwards. Just leaves you speechless that a movie could make you laugh till you almost pee yourself and cry like a baby a minute later. It truly is Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.
I get a mini high every time I watch people go through the emotional gauntlet they go through when they first experience Waymond's kindness and another life monologue
The BEST movie I've seen this year and one of the best I saw in the entire decade. Absolutely destroyed the high expectations I had going in. And you have to keep in mind: Only five (!) effects artists worked on the movie at a 25 million dollar budget and were able to pull these visuals off. This is beyond incredible! Btw. Both directors appear in the movie. Dan Kwan is the first one to be devoured by the Bagel and Daniel Scheinert is the sex-loving manager who gets a nice spanking from Evelyn. Just watch their music video for "Turn Down for What" to know why these appearances are on brand.
I was very excited when I saw the trailer, and my expectations were high. And it was so much better than I expected; easily my favorite movie of the last twenty years, and probably my fave of all time.
The shot on the staircase where the family is in generational order, pulling Joy back from the brink, is the most moving thing I’ve seen in a movie in a while. I hope this gets Best Picture.
I died laughing in the theater when I saw this. That 2001 A Space Odyssey scene absolutely wrecked me. This is my favorite movie of maybe the last 10 years
I'm so, SO grateful that I got to see this film in a one night only pre-release IMAX screening. I knew almost nothing about it and seeing it on a huge screen with an amazing sound system, and a full house for the maximum audience reaction experience, was one of the best movie-going experiences I can remember. If you haven't already, go back and watch those 1-2 frame sequences of Michelle Yeoh in the different universes. There are some amazing and hilarious still frames that she isn't even in. And in the scene where Joy is holding the stick that turns into different objects, the last 2 frames are an Academy Award. Let's hope that's a prophetic manifestation. Great reaction to such a great film.
Oh my god, you have no idea how excited I was to see that you guys were reacting to this movie. I love it so much. It is without question my favorite movie I have ever seen in my entire life. The title really says it all: it's every genre, it makes you feel every feeling, sometimes all at the same time. Fun fact: the visual effects team was made up of 9 people (of whom 5 did the bulk of the work) who had never done visual effects before and they did it all on their home computers after watching tutorials on RUclips.
I love this movie so much that watching people see it for the first time brings me nearly as much joy. It's just beautiful in every way. And so are you two.
My favourite movie of the entire year, perhaps even of the last several years. One second you are in awe, the next second you laugh, then you cry only to laugh again immediately afterwards.
I laughed and cried through this whole damn movie; I still think about it a few times a week. People say that there's not much re-watchability with it and for me personally it's because I think about it so much. Wonderfully acted, written and has a built in hard-magic system. Such a great movie ❤️
The rewatchability is kind of like an LSD trip, you don't want to do it every weekend because it's gonna be mentally overwhelming and emotionally cathartic, but when it's the right time for that, there's nothing else like it.
No rewatchability.... me who's seen this movie from the Elvis Joy with the pig scene to the finish at least 30 times. The start to the Elvis Joy scene is kinda slow for me, I've watched that only about 3-4 times
The Voice Actor from Mulan is James Hong. He's done LOTS of voices. He's also King Fu Panda's dad. And been in a million movies since the 1960s. He's a living legend. I met him at a convention in the 90s. He was in line at a food vendor and we were right behind him. We just kinda chatted with him over lunch. He was super cool. These days, I imagine a runner would bring him food. The 90s we're a different time.
Thank you. Nerdy, you are such a sensitive soul. Such an amazing reaction from the both of you. I knew when I saw you had posted this that I simply had to stay up late and watch because I knew you both wouldn't disappoint. I had pretty much the exact same reaction along all of the movie points as you did and left the film with the exact same reaction. Best movie I've ever seen. First original movie I've seen in a long, long time. And I'm over 50. Just be a rock.
The ending of this movie is a brilliant completion of a character arc. The whole movie shows us Evelyn's failed attempts at connection and understanding, to the point where she has given up, and problems that had been bubbling under the surface with her family threaten to spill over and take everything away from her. The last line in the movie shows us she has changed, that she is willing to try and understand and connect.
I don't know if you recognized Waymond. He played the kid Short Round in Indiana Jones and he played Data in The Goonies. Stopped acting for over two decades because he didn't get any roles as an Asian actor. I'm so glad he came back for this role since he nailed it.
The code-mixing (excellent display) in the beginning and throughout the movie is Mandarin, not Cantonese - only Gonggong (meaning grandpa) is being talked to in Cantonese, which is all sort of accurate, of course. Language-wise, this is one of the big cinematic achievement already, if it wasn't a fantastic movie beyond that.
They spoke half mandarin/half cantonese throughout the movie. It's very realistic. Waymond = mandarin speaking. Evelyn/Gong Gong = Canto speakers. Joy spoke mandarin. When Evelyn talks with her dad, they both talk canto. Every other instance, the characters speak mandarin.
This movie appeals to me on so many levels. Nihilism, scifi/multiverse, Asian, comedy, simple basic message of being kind to each other, we're all in the same boat. I hope it wind Best Picture at the Oscars!
Congratulations to the directors, the producers, and the actors for all the awards they received for this film. The Best Picture win is well deserved. This film is also really ground breaking as it's the first science fiction film in the modern era to win an Academy Award for "Best Picture".
As I was watching this movie I was thinking how perfect it was for you two to make a reaction video. Thank you to the person that had this brilliant idea and to you two for being such amazing humans.
If you don't know, the directors of this directed the "turn down for what" music video that went viral. This movie even has some actors from the video. And I feel like knowing that explains a lot, especially the action scenes
Oh yeah the girl dancing with the hotdog fingers was the girl in Turn Down For What. Also the guy in that video is one of the directors for this movie.
The more you watch this the more insight you gain. Like just now I realized the linear similarities between Evelyn and Weymond vs Evelyn and Joy. Weymond had to serve her divorce papers(let her go) for her to realize she couldn't be without him, and Evelyn had to let Joy go for Joy to realize she couldn't be without her mother. Such an amazing film!
I *thought* I knew what I was in for when I saw in theaters. I had seen the trailers and was like "I get it, another multiverse movie. Excited to see Michelle Yeoh." This movie is so much more than that, one of the strangest and most emotional cinematic experiences i've ever had.
I love this movie to death. Saw it like 5 times in theaters and it was amazing! I've watched it so many times on my Blu ray, it's just so good. I still tear up during Evelyn's scene when she's telling Waymond "you should've seen my life without you..... It was perfect". It's heartbreaking for how perfect Waymond is. Then Evelyn's full breakdown scene and then Joys yelling to stop. The whole movie is so creative and fun and emotional. So good!
I love you two. Thank you for being so vulnerable on-camera and giving us a genuine reaction to this incredible film. I laughed and bawled my eyes out too…and I first watched this with my mother. 😭
Also, one of my favorite things I learned watching the directors commentary on the DVD was that, at the end of the dildo fight, that little smile and giggle Stephanie Hsu did wasn't scripted, it was just her reaction at the end of the scene and they left it in the film because it was so great. So many other great stories about the making of this film. I highly recommend the DVD for the commentary and behind the scenes videos, including an explanation of that one shot where you see a random piece of spaghetti thrown through one shot (actually, just search YT for 'Spaghetti Baby Noodle Boy' and you can watch that).
Great reaction. Super genuine and I loved watching it. You went from crying in laughter to two minutes later crying from the emotional weight of the family drama. And I really like how you were able to share and experience it together (other reactions I’ve seen have been solo), and really turned to each other when the feels became too much. Y’all hella cute. Stay awesome.
but forreal though, this movie is truly one of the greatest of all time, IMO. there's just nothing out there like it. and what other role could have Michelle Yeoh essentially play a dozen different characters?? and so masterfully too?? I also feel like this movie has a "Hot Ones" effect XD throws you off balance with all of the absurd shit, and opens your brain up for the tidal wave of FEELS to come later when you're extra vulnerable!! I highly recommend multiple viewings.
I loved that you both ran through the entire spectrum of emotions just like I did when I was watching this in the theatre. Also your notes about Yeoh is ABSOLUTELY why this movie succeeded to such the degree as it did. I don't think the movie would have been nearly as AMAZING as it was if Jackie Chan has stayed as the lead character.
I saw this in the theatre early on on, mainly because of Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis, and was stunned by the stories in it and the soul and emotions presented. Watched an interview with Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan- this movie wrapped the day of lockdown in 2020. Talk about timing. The best film I have seen in decades. And major congratulations to all the actors and folks involve in this film for their Oscar wins.
I love how the movie constantly escalates in music, action and comedy, and then abruptly stops you to let you breathe. It happens about 3-5 times throughout the whole run of the movie, and I feel like those moments where it stops it just makes the next scene so much mote impactful
You look so much like Anya Taylor Joy. Just gorgeous. Y’all’s relationship is incredibly inspiring, I love to see that kind of connection!! I laughed and cried all the way through this film with you. It’s beautiful how such a silly, comedic film can have so much depth and emotion.
Along with this being your possible favorite movie of all time now I think this might just be your best reaction of all time to date, David & Clarus. There was crying, laughing hysterically, screams of awe, and soft & tender moments. This was a 10 out of 10 reaction for me. Since you two loved the fighting scenes in this movie as well as the emotional storytelling I highly recommend you two react to "The Karate Kid" TV series movie spin-off "Cobra Kai". Its 5 seasons, 50 Episodes, and soon to be renewed for SE6. You'll LOVE it.
I watched this movie knowing nothing about it, strictly out of boredom and felt like I cried like a baby through the whole thing. I think it just caught me off guard. I’m an average straight man and I found so much meaning throughout. The story, cast/characters, acting, effects and sound design really came together so perfectly to make something uniquely fun but also powerful
When I watched this in theaters (just twice) people around me were laughing so hard that a couple of people started yelling that they couldn't breathe.
The woman who played Joy was in Shang Chi as the friend that Shang Chi and Katie went out to dinner with who was telling them to get their life together, and then disbelieving them when they were like "Yeah we fought a giant monster with the help of a dragon"
That's her MCU variant, one that hasn't been corrupted yet my Jobu Tupaki, otherwise she would have been quite a handful to manage, even for Wong, Strange, and Wanda.
Okay, this is my favorite reaction to this movie I’ve seen by miles. The algorithm brought me to you for a different reaction, for a movie I didn’t care about but boredom led me to click on your channel and see what other movies you’d done and when I saw this I clicked instantly. And now I’m subbed. I’ve never cried from laughing watching a reaction. The buttplug fight scene did it. You guys made me nearly pass out. Amazing.
This movie really pulls you thru the gauntlet of emotions, the highs & lows...rinses you out and repeat. I walked away speechless and emotionally drained the 1st time seeing it but I felt free at the same time as it felt like free therapy.
I've never seen a movie made with such love. The lighting, production design, editing, etc. were insane; the story was absurd and chaotic, yet it WORKED!! And the acting gave me ALL the emotions. This movie broke my heart and filled me with hope and joy too.
This movie makes you feel everything, everywhere, all at once. Over and over again. I still cry watching the ending, and I still laugh hysterically at some of the fight choreography. It was a treat to watch you two react to this movie.
Man. Spent most of the movie with the same reactions as you had when I saw it in the theatre. And now bawled my eyes out for about forty-five minutes straight. That was amazing and I loved every minute of the edit.
That is definitely, by far, one of the best movies I've EVER seen! For real. It's amazing what they've done with such a modest budget. Amazing performances, amazing way to deliever a message and, one of the best things for me is that this "message" is different for each one who whatches the movie. I mean, it's possible to find a main message, but the movie hits different for each person. That's amazing, I'd risk saying it's a genius job from those directors, cast and the whole team. Just awesome.
This movie is literally therapeutic. It let me view life from a whole new perspective. Everything means nothing but the reverse is also true. It is possible for nothing to mean everything.
This movie is SUCH an emotional rollercoaster, but it's SO good. (Also, if you have spare time, definitely single-frame your way through that rapid montage of all the different Evelyns. There's some hilarious and utterly bizarre stuff in there.)
Seeing you guys laugh and cry, being so genuine, was really cool to witness, specially when other "reactions" have people being more serious or even trying to hold the feelings
Once you got past all the craziness and figured out what was going on.... because at first you got no damn clue what the fuck is happening... and understood the meaning of the movie.... HOT DAMN! It just became this meaningful, beautiful, endearing story of family and love. I was left feeling so much at the end of this film. Just a damn masterpiece.
This film has a wacky aesthetic but it’s remarkably deep and well crafted. Upon rewatch you pick up on a lot. Many of the references end up returning. For example, Evelyn is told she must profess her love to Deirdre who we later see she ends up in a relationship with in the hotdog universe. But there’s another layer to this, because it’s also calling back to the discussion at the start of the film regarding Joy and her relationship with her girlfriend. See Evelyn is shown in a similar position to her daughter and that helps her relate to her daughter through the shared experience. Another example is Raccocoonie and so on. The film is filled with these sorts of things, and it makes the film feel very cyclical and balanced. It’s the writers principle, that if a rifle is shown in act one, it will be used in act 2 or three. Another brilliant aspect to the film is the message itself. It’s inspired by the doaist ying and yang. The balance between chaos and order being the way to live. The googly eyes and everything bagel are visual representations of this. The white is order and the black chaos. Evelyn embodies order and her daughter chaos. This is articulated at the very start of the film in a couple of ways. One is via the mere fact that the parent is representative of order due to experience having shaped the adult into a set form, and the daughter chaos because with youth naturally comes a sort of unlimited potential, she could branch off into a number of different paths. The other way this is represented is via their actions. Evelyn’s hurried and structured planning, unwillingness or disdain for spontaneity, and resistance to change. Joy is seen looking depressed into the tumbling washer, getting a glimpse at her inner turmoil from the overwhelming weight of her own potential and inability to live up to it leading her to nihilism and depression. She brings her girlfriend for dinner, a spontaneous action to which her mother responds to begrudgingly. Where this concept gets really interesting is when we examine the method with which Evelyn accesses all her skills from alternate universes. She has to do something random. She must step into chaos. See, there’s a reason the white side of the yin and Yang symbol has a black dot within it. That is because within order there will always need to be some chaos to avoid becoming too rigid and ultimately ineffectual due to an inability to adapt to a constantly changing world. Similarly the black side has a white dot, because without some order, the chaos will just break things down and nothing can be built. Without a foundation to set your creation upon, it will just crumble. So Evelyn must dabble in chaos and her daughter Joy must reach out to her mother for help dealing with the weight of her chaos fueled nihilism. By the end of the film, Evelyn places the googly eye, the white circle with the black dot on her head when she has reached her enlightenment, and her daughter reaches hers when she embraces the love of her mother and accepts that she(order) will always want to be here with her. Deeeeeeeeeep film. Very deep. Sorry but this film has fascinated me since I first watched. Thought this might be interesting! 😅
This video is finally what convinced me to follow your channel. The guy's reaction was literally as intense, sobbing and sublimely powerful as mine was when I watched it and I just had to say, as a guy...thank you for not being afraid to show your emotions. I couldn't hold back anymore than you could I was so dumbstruck with this film and I lost at pretty much exactly the same point you did. This movie is truly one of a kind and I think it pulled at so many things SO deep in our souls. Thank you for this amazing and genuine reaction and sharing it with us.
Saw this in the theatre five times, twice more at home, and even in watching reaction videos like this one can't help but crack up and weep and cheer at all the same spots as the very first time (when I went in not knowing what I was in for and expecting it to just be a "weird for weird's sake" affair). It is by far my favorite movie of the year and is probably in my top five all time at this point (if not higher). So thank you for letting me and the rest of us take the ride with you to appreciate it anew all over again! And while this definitely won the prize for best multiverse movie of the year over the less-than-madness badness from my beloved MCU, the fact that it was produced by the Russos with a number of Shang-Chi alums (and future Loki costar) in the cast and stunt team makes it feel like at least a cousin to the MCU. ;)
@@bananaguard454 "Why can't you handle the multiverse like EEAAO does? Verse jumping is so much more elegant than dream walking...and why don't you get someone like Waymond in that TVA thing you were so proud of? Look, I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed..." 😂
Found your channel tonight. Had a gummy and watched like 5 straight videos culminating in this one. Cried laughing, laughed crying...thanks for the epic Saturday night! Haha.
I just saw this randomly a few days ago for the first time. I'm so happy to rewatch it with you :) this might be my favorite video from our dear Nerds ❤
I've been saying it for months to everyone I could: that movie truly is *EVERYTHING... EVERYWHERE... ALL AT ONCE.* 😂 Probably the best motion picture of the last decade (I can't got as far as some and say of the 21st century, but I understand where they're coming from.)
I love this movie -- seriously one of the best of my life, and so wise, funny, moving, and breathtaking. And it was so joyful and so much fun to experience again here with you guys. I was already laughing so hard I was crying at the film -- THEN laughing harder at your absolute expressions of joy and WTFness during some of those fights. Thank you both!
I saw this movie in the theatre, specifically a theatre here in the Netherlands. In international versions, the dialogue in the rock scenes didn't have the same text on the screen as in the US version but instead used the same subtitles as the rest of the film. I thought that was a nice touch.
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My absolute favorite bit of symbolism in the film: Jobu Tupaki is represented by the Bagel: a black circle with a white center. She is ultimate apathy. Waymond is represented by a googly eye: a white circle with a black center. He is ultimate empathy. When I realized that in the cinema I cried so hard!
Even better : if you look at it from a chinese centric point of view, the bagel is shaped like the yin, symbol of darkness, cold, water, female essence, mostly degative or downward stuff, and is the symbol of Joy/Jobu, while the googly eye is actually shaped like the yang, symbol of positive energy, fire, light, male essence, and is the symbol of Waymond.
They are both essentially Evelyn's little angel and devil on her shoulders and each are trying to pull her towards their ways of viewing the world. In the end, Evelyn finds a third path : Her own, the one that combines both, embracing both the "nothing matters" nihilism of Jobu but also joining it with the kindness of Waymond (since she fights by putting a spell on everybody with the Googly eyes when she repelled all the bullets, foreshadowing she's gonna save them all with positive vibes), essentially reaching the ultimate status of the Taoism, the yin and yang combined, that forms the Taiji, symbol of the universe.
Daniel Kwan, one of the Daniels, is from HK, so there is no way he did that by accident.
when you put everything on a bagel, everything loses its meaning. when you put googly eyes on something, you give it meaning. i wrote a 3 page essay on the bagel v googly eye the day after i watched it 😭
HOLY SHIT! I never thought of that. So many layers to this film. Like all of her hobbies she alternately does do. Or after the first fight scene, she is moving like an ape. So much to unpack.
I hope this movie lives rent free in my mind, until I die.
One could even further add onto the symbolism of the two by noting that the bagel is created to be consumed - it never lasts, and will eventually be gone by design. But adding googley eyes to something creates something new, something meant to last, and the idea of it being gone does not exist in the mind of the creator.
(Also noting that the umbrella Waymond uses to block the camera in the elevator scene is decorated with pictures of either bagels or donuts.)
Take the emotional rollercoaster you two felt, and multiply it by an entire movie theater audience. This film should be up for all the awards!
It needs a re-release, it was unlike anything I ever experienced in a theater.
@@scottrhodes5234the crazy thing is it did have a release, but I would 100% watch it in the theaters if they released it for a third time.
@@mizixy9624 oh they did a 2nd release, nice! Definitely was one of the most memorable theater experiences I've ever had.
@@scottrhodes5234 2nd release had bloopers and outtakes in the credits too!
... And win them all.
In an interview, Michelle Yeoh seriously teared up talking about this movie and the directors because she felt they gave her a chance at a proper main character role that was a complete character instead of a supportive role / stereotype. Initially, her role was written for Jackie Chan. She seemed sincerely grateful that the directors gave her a chance at adding this magnum opus in her legacy.
I am so glad she got it instead, Jackie cannot hold a candle to her acting skills. He simply didn’t have the range and is closer to a martial art monkey in comparison
Ni filem Hong Kong ke usa
I can also imagine how good she felt when she got the role instead of Jackie Chan cause she’s openly said she dislikes him and thinks he’s “a male chauvinist pig” (direct quote from Yeoh)
Directors saved the movie from a failure, actually
@@comradeclown3403 no, they are friend. They worked toghether since the beginning of theyr careers. But he is really as she says.
"Seriously...Can you please... just... STOOOOOOOOP?!" It's like, let's take a lifetime of emotions and complicated feelings and express them in few words so emphatically. I loved that part, so much.
There's only one rules that I know of, babies -- "God damn it, you've got to be kind."
Yes, after that roller coaster of emotion I really felt that.
I will forever say that, in spite of SO many amazing scenes of heart, farce, action, tension, comedy, _everything,_ when the music drops and that scene between them at Joy's car happens, it's the masterstroke of the film.
It's an Oscar-worthy scene in the middle of a fantastically ludicrous film.
Nothing I've seen since - and I've watched some great stuff - comes close to that scene. It's raw and messy and ... perfect.
I rewatched this movie last week and I just burst into tears at that STOP. That didn’t happen when I was watching the film in theaters, but it just struck me so hard the second time, I was not expecting that. Such a powerful performance from Stephanie Hsu, her performance in this movie is definitely underrated.
"I love you, but we just keep hurting each other,"
I said this almost verbatim to my mom. I was A MESS in the last half of the film
This movie just came out of NOWHERE. The best martial arts film in years, the best dramatic film in years, the best comedic film in YEARS. Absolutely no flaws. Just an incredible film from start to finish. There is no downside. Every time I see it it puts me through the WRINGER.
I'm so happy you guys finally got to see it.
Yeah, i finally found a modern Kung Fu Hustle in terms of good chinese kung-fu comedy/ridiculous movie.
Exactly.
And nothing could show more succinctly how purile and shallow the MCU movies are in general by comparison, not just the multiverse specific ones.
Everything moves too fast for us to pick up any flaws
I didn't even know it existed until someone on Discord saw it and told everyone to watch it.
I have watched the movie so many times and I STILL cry at certain scenes just watching RUclips reactions like this. Truly a masterpiece.
I had to watch a few times to realize something. Jobu's Joy, she was the "worst" Joy. Alpha Waymond mentioned that in order to withstand the knowledge of every multiverse you'd have to have tried multiple things and failed at them, to be the worst one. So she was the worst Joy who lived in the universe where her mom was a super genius. She let herself be broken trying to please her mom, failed, and then went out to look for her mom that was like her, that could understand her. She kept trying to not find the best, but the worst one like her.
Because when you're everywhere all at once, suddenly your highest self knows the pain and depression of the lowest low, and your lowest low sees all the possible times you could've succeeded even if you did one tiny thing differently. There's no way "out", all of you becomes jaded, depressed, and self destructive. That's why Evelyn didn't care and even stabbed Waymond.
It takes something deeper, something illogical that doesn't need to make sense, I don't know if it's love, or hope, or what. But when nothing matters, it could go both ways, it could mean "who cares anymore", or it could mean "then why worry, why try to make sense, I love you regardless of anything". That's the "greatest evil", and the "greatest good". When you reach that moment of pure loss, where does your coin land. On which side. That thing that makes you look up instead of down, to take one more step, what ever it is. That's what he was looking for.
And the thing she was looking for, the thing she missed or didn’t see, both of them, was Waymonds kindness. The music playing when Joy is telling mom about the bagel is beautiful and tragic. The strings behind “nothing matters” makes me tear up. And when she says “I built it to destroy myself. At least now, I don’t have to do it alone.” Broke me. The bagel being joys depression. Then having Joy reach out after mom let her go?? So powerful!!! 🥹🥹😭😭
This comment is amazing, thank you for taking the time to write it, I appreciate you.
Thanks for the tought put on this comment. GReat realization.
Exactly and most people pick up on the nihilism of it all that's a big part of the rock scene linking it to the fact for most of human history we "KNEW" we were the center of the universe and tortured and killed anyone saying differently, and that in the face of a world without "GOD" or definite menaing in a universe of such hige scale in possibly infinite universes how can there be ANY meaning!?
But that's where another philosophy comes in that's demonstrated at first as the comic releif but is actually the MAIN philosophy of this whole movie, ABSURDISM! Which is the lesser known philosophy that takes the same premise i.e. nothing really matters, there is no intrisically "correct" morality or meaning to anthing in life but instead of becoming depressed or disfunctional it's actually something to be celebrated because then ALL MEANING is self-generated and self-maintained!
Summed up in such a small sentance that I don't think gets enough apriciation after the hug when Joy asks about the party Evelyn saying "We can do whatever we want... nothing matters". So so good obviously in every way but taking one of the greatest philosophical frameworks that exists and making it accessible and understandable is the best.
@@StuartAtkinson4467 wow that was deep! The whole thing about absurdism and how nothing really matters, this thought is oddly freeing for some reason?
Quote from the directors that somehow made me respect them even more:
Dear Movie Lovers,
There is just too much. Too much to think about, too much to hold on to, too much to fight against. Too many people to talk to, too many restaurants to eat at, and definitely, definitely too many movies to watch.
At the end of 2016, when we started to write Everything Everywhere All at Once, we were already feeling the too-much-ness of it all. We asked ourselves, why add to the noise? In a world where everything and everyone is clawing for our attention, where billion dollar corporations see every single minute of our lives as potential real estate to be bought up and sold off for profit, asking anyone for two hours of their time to watch one of our films felt like asking for, well... too much. We realized if we were going to make a film and ask an audience to give us that precious time, the only responsible thing to do in return was to blow their minds and change their lives forever. Or, at the very least, we were going to attempt that.
I’ve never experienced anything in a theater the way I experienced seeing the rock scene at a sold out IMAX screening back in March. It was only out here in NYC and LA and hearing people laughing, sighing, breathing in complete silence was so magical and I fear I won’t experience that ever again.
The brilliance (literally) of having a generally visually dark movie up until that point (and as chaotic as it was both visually and emotionally) and then to bring us to that series of insanely quick cuts of Michelle Yeoh's face through seemingly endless iterations of universes, into collapsing as a rock, and then the cross-fade into the lifeless landscape -- that scene of the two rocks is so *bright* after all of the film up until that point. And we've all been sitting in the dark, together, experiencing this film, and then we're brought to an extremely intense moment, and then... brightness. And *everyone could see everyone else's faces in the audience at that moment* because the screen was so bright. And we all had the same expression on our faces, and we all instantly recognized that we were all feeling the same numerous outsized emotions, together, in that breathing silence. Just absolute genius filmmaking.
Hearing the laughing out loud, to 10 seconds later -the crying
the regret i feel that i didn’t see this movie in IMAX because my theater only show it on regular cinema is HUGE💔💔💔
Same. I watched it four times in theater, including twice in IMAX at AMC Lincoln Square during its initial limited theatrical release. A sold out theater and the biggest IMAX screen in the country - it was fking incredible.
And here’s the funny bit: the cinematographer was actually going to FILM the rock scene in 1570 IMAX film format! Unfortunately, the producers were like, um… maybe no? Haha. Instead, they used Zeiss master prime lenses which are supposed to be the sharpest and perhaps perfect lenses money can buy for the rock scene. Even to this day, the cinematographer is still kicking himself in the head for not pushing to use IMAX cameras for that scene.
I love that the first tears he shed were from WEEPING LAUGHING at the "buttplug fight" - truly a modern masterpiece of cinema. ❤
The same scene that destroyed Michelle Yeoh 😂
@@IceMetalPunk Apparently it was so off-the wall she straight up couldn't keep going during the first shoot and was laughing on the floor for 15 mins.
I love that the overarching metaphor of you have to “do statistically improbable things in order to acquire new powers” relates to “you have to do things outside your comfort zone in order to grow as a person”
Oh yeah totally, that was the only way to gain new powers for Evelyn. She had to step into the chaos and out of her personal comfort zone.
One of the moments I loved the most when I watched this in theater was the rocks on the cliff scene.
By that time I had already fallen in love with the movie, but it hit me how good it is when I realised that there is quiet around me. In a room almost full with people. No rustling popcorn/chips, no soda slurping, not even squirming in the chairs, nothing.
Everyone was crying dead silently as two rocks had a heart-to-heart written dialogue about depression and the meaninglessness of life.
That was a magical experience.
Magical is the right word... at that time I had chill all over my body at that exact silent moment.
Still kicking myself I didn’t see this in theatre 😢
@@AL-fl4jk It was truly a surreal experience. My theater was exactly the same. Cried together, laughed together....such synergy with so many people from diverse backgrounds. It was beautiful.
Same, dead silence completely sobbing at the rocks scene
It was michelle yeoh to subtitle that scene instead of adding actor s voices
Fun fact: the buttplug boys are RUclipsrs who create martial arts videos and did their own choreography; they were so good the Daniels (director-producers) hired them to be stunt coordinators for the film.
You guys are great, I’m so glad you reacted to this amazing film! There are video essays analyzing the philosophy of this movie…it’s not just funny and moving, it’s also a very poignant examination of nihilism. And it’s definitely rewatchable. There’s so much going on, you almost have to watch it again to catch things you missed the first time.
Oooh, can I get a name drop for their channel?
@@shinjite06 I don’t know the channel but,
their names are Andy & Brian Le.
@@shinjite06 Martial Club www.youtube.com/@MartialClub/about
(And they have also recently been in Shang Chi...)
Martial Club is the channel, if you were still looking
The guy with hair is the one that play Shang chi as master
When he said "in another life, I would have really liked to just do laundry and taxes with you", it BROKE me
Michelle Yeoh is just amazing here and also Stephanie Hsu who plays Joy. If the rumor is true, thank you Jacky Chan for turning down the role of Waymond. That allowed us to rediscover the treasure that is Ke Huy Quan (who I always remembered as Short Round). This is one of my favorite movies of the year.
Actually, Michelle's role was originally a MAN, and that's the role that Jackie Chan turned down. After he said no, they completely revamped the script for Michelle instead. So I guess we owe him an even BIGGER "thank you"!
Yeah, who would imagine that Jackie Chan turning down a role in your film would end up making it a million times better by getting Michelle Yeoh to star in it. And if Ke Huy Quan doesn't win every fucking Best Supporting Actor award I will scream. Stephanie Hsu, too, who I'm sure someone has already mentioned that she was very briefly in 'Shang Chi'. Michelle Yeoh should be a front runner, for sure, but I hear there's some stiff competition still to be released.
@@dlweiss Michelle Yeoh has said Thank you to Jackie in one of her posts after the movie was released and gained alot of "hype" / support.
@@jeringatai3156 If I recall correctly, it was a semi-mocking "Thank you", but that's mostly due to them being really good friends (and so able to joke with each other about things like that).
thank god if Jacky Chan in this I will turn it off immediately.
This movie has been implanted so deep in my brain to the point that every time I see or hear the three words "laundry and taxes" I will just spontaneously cry like a baby, like I did just now.
That one had me too the thing I love is that in such a chaotic film addressing literally INFINITE possibility Waymond had NO CHARACTER ARC! There was NO development of his character because as he literally says "All I know is we have to be kind, especially when we don't know what's going on" it's SO perfect! For all the high-minded and huge powerful people in the movie that statement holds true in EVERY itteration of the universe.
That in a situation where you can do anything (arguably as humans can compared at least to animals/other life) some get depressed by it and seek the bagel (like Joy), some try to make sense of it and fight to order the chaos of everything (Alphaverse), some are caught up in it with their own goals (Evelyn) but at the end of the day keeping your goals close and apriciating what you have in the chaos, making meaning out of the lack of it and being kind is unbreakable!
@@StuartAtkinson4467 I would say while Waymond didn't have a character arc, someone mentioned that he can be compared to alpha Waymond. He is a great derestructuring and reframing of masculinity and what it means to be a 'real' man. While the alpha W was quick to use assertiveness and brute force (representing traditional, even toxic masc), the other Waymond uses passivity, compassion and empathy (often looked down on as 'beta' male behaviour) as the most effective solutions.
not to bump an old comment thread but god me too its impressive its like pavlov's dog but without the reward and just pain
I weep everytime as well, especially 'cause he says that in a Wong Kar-Wai reference scene and just HITS me in the feels. If you know Kar-Wai movies... well, you know.
Stephanie Hsu is one to watch in the future. She absolutely held her own with some real veteran talent in this movie. I'm so excited to see how she continues as an actress.
Its really sad when you realize that Joy kills her self in every universe, and if Evelyn had let her leave in the car she would have done the same in that universe.
STOOOOOP😭💀
You two having no clue what was going to hit you as a ton of bricks was just wonderful.
I love how she said how chaotic it was....at the beginning.
@@p-forest Bro I felt the same the first couple minutes of this movie. I was like "why am I feeling so rushed, chaotic and overwhelmed by this?"
@@Mora-tp1rl yeah I know right but than you feel like you just seen two movies by the time its done.
Lol the magic of this film.
6 months of therapy distilled into 2 hours. What a fucking masterpiece.
29:10 Can we just appreciate how she jumped out of the universe where she was a singer by "getting a frog in her throat"?
Didn't notice that. Man, I keep discovering new cool things in this movie even after all this time
Everything about this "accidental collision between a SF movie and a family drama" is exceptional. Writing, direction, acting ... everything. The fact that you can rewatch it over a dozen times and still get the same emotional responses as the first time shows the power of it (although on rewatching it you do see more and more of the craft (especially in little details) involved in it's making (I may have dragged a few people into the cinema [literally in a couple of cases] to see it). It's a masterpiece in the emotional manipulation of the audience in freeing them to fully "feel" the movie (if you are able to let it do so; some people can't let go).
I love how Jamie Lee Curtis refused to use a stunt double ("I'm not going to be in a movie with Michelle Yeoh and not do my own fights."). How Michelle suggested that the rocks use supertitles for their conversation. How the special effects were done by five guys on a home computer. The incredible fight choreography by Brian and Andy Le (the butt-plug guys). The welcome return of Ke Huy Quan to acting, as he found a role finally suitable for Asians in Hollywood, to which he exceeded all expectations. That tribute scene to Wong Kai-wai had everyone break down. The excellence of Stephanie Hsu as Joy (with a side tribute to her costume designer [I forsee a large number of Jobu Topaki cosplayers in the future]), and of course the incomparable Michelle Yeoh. Not to mention the incredible script and direction by the Daniels (sadly Daniel Kwan was torn apart by a bagel). A beautiful ensemble of extreme talent.
It deserves all the Oscars (although I sincerely doubt it will get all that many as A24 doesn't have a lot of political power in Hollywood and, after all, most genre movies usually fail in the awards ceremony outside the purely technical awards).
I adored the film.
BTW the Daniels were also responsible for the very surreal Swiss Army Man.
Side note, it was the other Daniel (director #2) who was put in the ball gag and in the play room for this. No one's agent would have been able to get the role from him.
Not a single second of this movie was accidental. The Daniels knew exactly what they were doing and goddammit they did it all.
@@IceMetalPunk this as close to a masterpiece, every detail in this movie was not wasted.
What a hell of way to become known though lol. "The Butt plug Guys"
The other collision between a multiverse and a family drama is less accessible, but worth it. It's FInnegans Wake.
I still have never gotten through this movie without tearing up when Waymond says he feels like everything that's happening is his fault
Just reading your comment made my eyes start to water.
Bec if you piece together the things that was said to him while he was "conscious" and not alpha waymond it was all confusion, being hunted and evelyn telling him her life without him was beautiful. He was hurt and confused but he still chose to kind
AND IT JUST WON THE OSCARS !!!
7 of them ! All the big ones at that !
I'm so freakking pumped ! Between Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan's heartwarming comeback stories (their speeches were so emotional and got everybody rooting for them all season long), and Michelle Yeoh's and Jamie Lee Curtis final ascendency to Hollywood royalty, with the Daniels getting the oscars for Best original Screenplay, best directors, and best picture, this year's award season felt just surreal and the absolute underdog tale.
It felt like we were in a feel good movie with Ke Huy Quan, Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis as the leads, and Stephanie Hsu, Colin Farell, Elvis, Angela Basset and Cate Blanchett as support cast, with a cameo of Harrison Ford, directed by Steven Spielberg !
I was crying and over the moon when the whole cast and the directors got awarded !
This movie is the living proof that Everything really can happen !
Can't wait for the sequel Everybody Everytime All Over the Place !
Stephanie Hsu should've won best supporting actress just because of that Parking lot scene. Made me cry every time I watch it.
I love that you guys were laughing so hard at the buttplug fight scene that you almost couldnt breath and then were crying your eyes out later. Having already seen the movie and knowing what was coming as I was watching you two made me smile as I thought to myself "I cant wait till they get to that part..." Love your reactions. I felt exactly the same afterwards. Just leaves you speechless that a movie could make you laugh till you almost pee yourself and cry like a baby a minute later. It truly is Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.
I get a mini high every time I watch people go through the emotional gauntlet they go through when they first experience Waymond's kindness and another life monologue
"In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you" that's the moment I started sobbing
The BEST movie I've seen this year and one of the best I saw in the entire decade. Absolutely destroyed the high expectations I had going in.
And you have to keep in mind: Only five (!) effects artists worked on the movie at a 25 million dollar budget and were able to pull these visuals off. This is beyond incredible!
Btw. Both directors appear in the movie. Dan Kwan is the first one to be devoured by the Bagel and Daniel Scheinert is the sex-loving manager who gets a nice spanking from Evelyn.
Just watch their music video for "Turn Down for What" to know why these appearances are on brand.
I was very excited when I saw the trailer, and my expectations were high. And it was so much better than I expected; easily my favorite movie of the last twenty years, and probably my fave of all time.
The shot on the staircase where the family is in generational order, pulling Joy back from the brink, is the most moving thing I’ve seen in a movie in a while. I hope this gets Best Picture.
They did!
No movie this funny and this outrageous has any right to be as heartfelt. A true masterpiece
I died laughing in the theater when I saw this. That 2001 A Space Odyssey scene absolutely wrecked me. This is my favorite movie of maybe the last 10 years
The music was played by the Portland symphonia I’m sure of it
So fucking incredible that Ke Huy Quan can leave acting for like 30 years, then come back with an instant masterpiece.
I'm so, SO grateful that I got to see this film in a one night only pre-release IMAX screening. I knew almost nothing about it and seeing it on a huge screen with an amazing sound system, and a full house for the maximum audience reaction experience, was one of the best movie-going experiences I can remember. If you haven't already, go back and watch those 1-2 frame sequences of Michelle Yeoh in the different universes. There are some amazing and hilarious still frames that she isn't even in. And in the scene where Joy is holding the stick that turns into different objects, the last 2 frames are an Academy Award. Let's hope that's a prophetic manifestation. Great reaction to such a great film.
The fact that this movie leaves the audience both crying from laughing so hard and crying from how touching some scenes are is just amazing.
Oh my god, you have no idea how excited I was to see that you guys were reacting to this movie. I love it so much. It is without question my favorite movie I have ever seen in my entire life. The title really says it all: it's every genre, it makes you feel every feeling, sometimes all at the same time.
Fun fact: the visual effects team was made up of 9 people (of whom 5 did the bulk of the work) who had never done visual effects before and they did it all on their home computers after watching tutorials on RUclips.
Seriously?!
If this film doesn't get Best Picture at the Oscars, there is something VERY wrong with the world. Such an extraordinary and mind blowing film
Well 💯
your wish came true
I love this movie so much that watching people see it for the first time brings me nearly as much joy. It's just beautiful in every way. And so are you two.
Oh yes, watching ppl experience this movie for the 1st time and feeling the same Rollercoaster of emotions is fantastic!
My favourite movie of the entire year, perhaps even of the last several years. One second you are in awe, the next second you laugh, then you cry only to laugh again immediately afterwards.
I laughed and cried through this whole damn movie; I still think about it a few times a week.
People say that there's not much re-watchability with it and for me personally it's because I think about it so much.
Wonderfully acted, written and has a built in hard-magic system. Such a great movie ❤️
The rewatchability is kind of like an LSD trip, you don't want to do it every weekend because it's gonna be mentally overwhelming and emotionally cathartic, but when it's the right time for that, there's nothing else like it.
No rewatchability.... me who's seen this movie from the Elvis Joy with the pig scene to the finish at least 30 times. The start to the Elvis Joy scene is kinda slow for me, I've watched that only about 3-4 times
I've watched this movie at least nine times.
The Voice Actor from Mulan is James Hong. He's done LOTS of voices. He's also King Fu Panda's dad. And been in a million movies since the 1960s. He's a living legend. I met him at a convention in the 90s. He was in line at a food vendor and we were right behind him. We just kinda chatted with him over lunch. He was super cool. These days, I imagine a runner would bring him food. The 90s we're a different time.
He is Lopan in John Carpenter's cult classic 'Big Trouble In Little China'! 😃
Thank you. Nerdy, you are such a sensitive soul. Such an amazing reaction from the both of you. I knew when I saw you had posted this that I simply had to stay up late and watch because I knew you both wouldn't disappoint. I had pretty much the exact same reaction along all of the movie points as you did and left the film with the exact same reaction. Best movie I've ever seen. First original movie I've seen in a long, long time. And I'm over 50.
Just be a rock.
Always be a rock; and always be kind. Especially when we don't know what's going on.
@@IceMetalPunk there's so much to take away from this film philosophically and apply to our life. So amazing!
Literally Everybody Cries. I did get to see this in the theater and I was wrecked! I love how much you let yourself be affected. Great reaction!
The ending of this movie is a brilliant completion of a character arc. The whole movie shows us Evelyn's failed attempts at connection and understanding, to the point where she has given up, and problems that had been bubbling under the surface with her family threaten to spill over and take everything away from her. The last line in the movie shows us she has changed, that she is willing to try and understand and connect.
I don't know if you recognized Waymond. He played the kid Short Round in Indiana Jones and he played Data in The Goonies.
Stopped acting for over two decades because he didn't get any roles as an Asian actor.
I'm so glad he came back for this role since he nailed it.
The code-mixing (excellent display) in the beginning and throughout the movie is Mandarin, not Cantonese - only Gonggong (meaning grandpa) is being talked to in Cantonese, which is all sort of accurate, of course. Language-wise, this is one of the big cinematic achievement already, if it wasn't a fantastic movie beyond that.
They spoke half mandarin/half cantonese throughout the movie. It's very realistic. Waymond = mandarin speaking. Evelyn/Gong Gong = Canto speakers. Joy spoke mandarin.
When Evelyn talks with her dad, they both talk canto. Every other instance, the characters speak mandarin.
This movie appeals to me on so many levels. Nihilism, scifi/multiverse, Asian, comedy, simple basic message of being kind to each other, we're all in the same boat. I hope it wind Best Picture at the Oscars!
Congratulations to the directors, the producers, and the actors for all the awards they received for this film. The Best Picture win is well deserved. This film is also really ground breaking as it's the first science fiction film in the modern era to win an Academy Award for "Best Picture".
As I was watching this movie I was thinking how perfect it was for you two to make a reaction video. Thank you to the person that had this brilliant idea and to you two for being such amazing humans.
If you don't know, the directors of this directed the "turn down for what" music video that went viral. This movie even has some actors from the video. And I feel like knowing that explains a lot, especially the action scenes
Oh yeah the girl dancing with the hotdog fingers was the girl in Turn Down For What. Also the guy in that video is one of the directors for this movie.
The more you watch this the more insight you gain. Like just now I realized the linear similarities between Evelyn and Weymond vs Evelyn and Joy. Weymond had to serve her divorce papers(let her go) for her to realize she couldn't be without him, and Evelyn had to let Joy go for Joy to realize she couldn't be without her mother. Such an amazing film!
Oh man this movie is in my Top 5 of all time. So glad to see you react to this!
I *thought* I knew what I was in for when I saw in theaters. I had seen the trailers and was like "I get it, another multiverse movie. Excited to see Michelle Yeoh." This movie is so much more than that, one of the strangest and most emotional cinematic experiences i've ever had.
I love this movie to death. Saw it like 5 times in theaters and it was amazing! I've watched it so many times on my Blu ray, it's just so good.
I still tear up during Evelyn's scene when she's telling Waymond "you should've seen my life without you..... It was perfect". It's heartbreaking for how perfect Waymond is.
Then Evelyn's full breakdown scene and then Joys yelling to stop. The whole movie is so creative and fun and emotional. So good!
@josephstalin7223 can u shut up💀
Waymond was consistently a kind person in every universe.
I love you two. Thank you for being so vulnerable on-camera and giving us a genuine reaction to this incredible film. I laughed and bawled my eyes out too…and I first watched this with my mother. 😭
A movie that can make two viewers say "i love you" at the end, is a masterpiece on all aspects.
That was undoubtedly one of THE BEST reactions I've ever seen. It's nice to see people who just "get it". Thank you for this.
Ke Huy Quan was so incredibly good in this. I loved his performance, and how he subtly indicated the change through body language.
Also, one of my favorite things I learned watching the directors commentary on the DVD was that, at the end of the dildo fight, that little smile and giggle Stephanie Hsu did wasn't scripted, it was just her reaction at the end of the scene and they left it in the film because it was so great. So many other great stories about the making of this film. I highly recommend the DVD for the commentary and behind the scenes videos, including an explanation of that one shot where you see a random piece of spaghetti thrown through one shot (actually, just search YT for 'Spaghetti Baby Noodle Boy' and you can watch that).
This isn’t a movie, it’s an experience. I’m still mindblown by it.
Great reaction. Super genuine and I loved watching it.
You went from crying in laughter to two minutes later crying from the emotional weight of the family drama.
And I really like how you were able to share and experience it together (other reactions I’ve seen have been solo), and really turned to each other when the feels became too much. Y’all hella cute. Stay awesome.
but forreal though, this movie is truly one of the greatest of all time, IMO. there's just nothing out there like it. and what other role could have Michelle Yeoh essentially play a dozen different characters?? and so masterfully too?? I also feel like this movie has a "Hot Ones" effect XD throws you off balance with all of the absurd shit, and opens your brain up for the tidal wave of FEELS to come later when you're extra vulnerable!! I highly recommend multiple viewings.
I loved that you both ran through the entire spectrum of emotions just like I did when I was watching this in the theatre. Also your notes about Yeoh is ABSOLUTELY why this movie succeeded to such the degree as it did. I don't think the movie would have been nearly as AMAZING as it was if Jackie Chan has stayed as the lead character.
I saw this in the theatre early on on, mainly because of Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis, and was stunned by the stories in it and the soul and emotions presented. Watched an interview with Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan- this movie wrapped the day of lockdown in 2020. Talk about timing. The best film I have seen in decades. And major congratulations to all the actors and folks involve in this film for their Oscar wins.
I love how the movie constantly escalates in music, action and comedy, and then abruptly stops you to let you breathe. It happens about 3-5 times throughout the whole run of the movie, and I feel like those moments where it stops it just makes the next scene so much mote impactful
You look so much like Anya Taylor Joy. Just gorgeous. Y’all’s relationship is incredibly inspiring, I love to see that kind of connection!! I laughed and cried all the way through this film with you. It’s beautiful how such a silly, comedic film can have so much depth and emotion.
Along with this being your possible favorite movie of all time now I think this might just be your best reaction of all time to date, David & Clarus. There was crying, laughing hysterically, screams of awe, and soft & tender moments. This was a 10 out of 10 reaction for me.
Since you two loved the fighting scenes in this movie as well as the emotional storytelling I highly recommend you two react to "The Karate Kid" TV series movie spin-off "Cobra Kai".
Its 5 seasons, 50 Episodes, and soon to be renewed for SE6. You'll LOVE it.
I watched this movie knowing nothing about it, strictly out of boredom and felt like I cried like a baby through the whole thing. I think it just caught me off guard. I’m an average straight man and I found so much meaning throughout. The story, cast/characters, acting, effects and sound design really came together so perfectly to make something uniquely fun but also powerful
When I watched this in theaters (just twice) people around me were laughing so hard that a couple of people started yelling that they couldn't breathe.
44:29 Fun fact: The guy getting sucked into the Bagel was in fact a cameo by Daniel Kwan (one of the directors).
The woman who played Joy was in Shang Chi as the friend that Shang Chi and Katie went out to dinner with who was telling them to get their life together, and then disbelieving them when they were like "Yeah we fought a giant monster with the help of a dragon"
She’s also in the Marvelous Mrs. Masiel!
Stephanie Hsu. I recognized her but only really appreciated her as Joy. Amazing.
Maybe that's her multiverse version
That's her MCU variant, one that hasn't been corrupted yet my Jobu Tupaki, otherwise she would have been quite a handful to manage, even for Wong, Strange, and Wanda.
Okay, this is my favorite reaction to this movie I’ve seen by miles. The algorithm brought me to you for a different reaction, for a movie I didn’t care about but boredom led me to click on your channel and see what other movies you’d done and when I saw this I clicked instantly.
And now I’m subbed. I’ve never cried from laughing watching a reaction. The buttplug fight scene did it. You guys made me nearly pass out. Amazing.
This movie really pulls you thru the gauntlet of emotions, the highs & lows...rinses you out and repeat. I walked away speechless and emotionally drained the 1st time seeing it but I felt free at the same time as it felt like free therapy.
loved watching this reaction. “10 out of 10, no notes” is a great summation of this film. Thank you for that.
I've never seen a movie made with such love. The lighting, production design, editing, etc. were insane; the story was absurd and chaotic, yet it WORKED!! And the acting gave me ALL the emotions. This movie broke my heart and filled me with hope and joy too.
So glad you guys got to see this! I was able to catch it in the theater and I'm glad I brought extra napkins!!!
This movie makes you feel everything, everywhere, all at once. Over and over again. I still cry watching the ending, and I still laugh hysterically at some of the fight choreography. It was a treat to watch you two react to this movie.
Experiencing this movie with a full theater audience that gets it was something I'll never forget. One of the most amazing movie-going experiences.
This movie is the most movie that anyone has ever put into one movie, hands down. It is absolutely everything that is great about cinema.
Definition of art and a masterpiece at that.
Man. Spent most of the movie with the same reactions as you had when I saw it in the theatre. And now bawled my eyes out for about forty-five minutes straight. That was amazing and I loved every minute of the edit.
That is definitely, by far, one of the best movies I've EVER seen! For real. It's amazing what they've done with such a modest budget. Amazing performances, amazing way to deliever a message and, one of the best things for me is that this "message" is different for each one who whatches the movie. I mean, it's possible to find a main message, but the movie hits different for each person. That's amazing, I'd risk saying it's a genius job from those directors, cast and the whole team. Just awesome.
This movie is literally therapeutic. It let me view life from a whole new perspective. Everything means nothing but the reverse is also true. It is possible for nothing to mean everything.
It's not about perspective, most people miss the obvious; Everything means. Period.
This movie is SUCH an emotional rollercoaster, but it's SO good.
(Also, if you have spare time, definitely single-frame your way through that rapid montage of all the different Evelyns. There's some hilarious and utterly bizarre stuff in there.)
i love when couples react to this. it's hard not to get through it without thinking of your partner and holding them a little closer after. ❤
Seeing you guys laugh and cry, being so genuine, was really cool to witness, specially when other "reactions" have people being more serious or even trying to hold the feelings
Once you got past all the craziness and figured out what was going on.... because at first you got no damn clue what the fuck is happening... and understood the meaning of the movie.... HOT DAMN! It just became this meaningful, beautiful, endearing story of family and love. I was left feeling so much at the end of this film. Just a damn masterpiece.
This film has a wacky aesthetic but it’s remarkably deep and well crafted. Upon rewatch you pick up on a lot.
Many of the references end up returning. For example, Evelyn is told she must profess her love to Deirdre who we later see she ends up in a relationship with in the hotdog universe. But there’s another layer to this, because it’s also calling back to the discussion at the start of the film regarding Joy and her relationship with her girlfriend. See Evelyn is shown in a similar position to her daughter and that helps her relate to her daughter through the shared experience. Another example is Raccocoonie and so on. The film is filled with these sorts of things, and it makes the film feel very cyclical and balanced. It’s the writers principle, that if a rifle is shown in act one, it will be used in act 2 or three.
Another brilliant aspect to the film is the message itself. It’s inspired by the doaist ying and yang. The balance between chaos and order being the way to live. The googly eyes and everything bagel are visual representations of this. The white is order and the black chaos. Evelyn embodies order and her daughter chaos. This is articulated at the very start of the film in a couple of ways. One is via the mere fact that the parent is representative of order due to experience having shaped the adult into a set form, and the daughter chaos because with youth naturally comes a sort of unlimited potential, she could branch off into a number of different paths. The other way this is represented is via their actions. Evelyn’s hurried and structured planning, unwillingness or disdain for spontaneity, and resistance to change. Joy is seen looking depressed into the tumbling washer, getting a glimpse at her inner turmoil from the overwhelming weight of her own potential and inability to live up to it leading her to nihilism and depression. She brings her girlfriend for dinner, a spontaneous action to which her mother responds to begrudgingly.
Where this concept gets really interesting is when we examine the method with which Evelyn accesses all her skills from alternate universes. She has to do something random. She must step into chaos. See, there’s a reason the white side of the yin and Yang symbol has a black dot within it. That is because within order there will always need to be some chaos to avoid becoming too rigid and ultimately ineffectual due to an inability to adapt to a constantly changing world. Similarly the black side has a white dot, because without some order, the chaos will just break things down and nothing can be built. Without a foundation to set your creation upon, it will just crumble. So Evelyn must dabble in chaos and her daughter Joy must reach out to her mother for help dealing with the weight of her chaos fueled nihilism. By the end of the film, Evelyn places the googly eye, the white circle with the black dot on her head when she has reached her enlightenment, and her daughter reaches hers when she embraces the love of her mother and accepts that she(order) will always want to be here with her.
Deeeeeeeeeep film. Very deep.
Sorry but this film has fascinated me since I first watched. Thought this might be interesting! 😅
Excellent analysis!
5 VXF people working remotely. That's it. I love this film so much. And I bawl like a baby the whole last 30 minutes of it.
This video is finally what convinced me to follow your channel. The guy's reaction was literally as intense, sobbing and sublimely powerful as mine was when I watched it and I just had to say, as a guy...thank you for not being afraid to show your emotions. I couldn't hold back anymore than you could I was so dumbstruck with this film and I lost at pretty much exactly the same point you did. This movie is truly one of a kind and I think it pulled at so many things SO deep in our souls. Thank you for this amazing and genuine reaction and sharing it with us.
Was great to see you laugh yourself to tears and then cry from feels. A truly enjoyable reaction. ^^
This was the reaction I was looking forward to. I was surprised it took so long and that someone had to request it. The reaction did not disappoint.
One of my favourite movie going experiences. So glad you two got around to this one. Waiting for the full length to go up so I can watch along 😁
That last hug, right when the planets collide and it goes silent - I was BAWLING lol
A happy ending has never felt so earned.
I gotta say, the moment at 54:31 was so sweet and authentic. Clarus’ smile was gorgeous.
Saw this in the theatre five times, twice more at home, and even in watching reaction videos like this one can't help but crack up and weep and cheer at all the same spots as the very first time (when I went in not knowing what I was in for and expecting it to just be a "weird for weird's sake" affair). It is by far my favorite movie of the year and is probably in my top five all time at this point (if not higher). So thank you for letting me and the rest of us take the ride with you to appreciate it anew all over again!
And while this definitely won the prize for best multiverse movie of the year over the less-than-madness badness from my beloved MCU, the fact that it was produced by the Russos with a number of Shang-Chi alums (and future Loki costar) in the cast and stunt team makes it feel like at least a cousin to the MCU. ;)
Same
This is MCU's successful cousin who MCU's mom won't stop comparing to.
@@bananaguard454 "Why can't you handle the multiverse like EEAAO does? Verse jumping is so much more elegant than dream walking...and why don't you get someone like Waymond in that TVA thing you were so proud of? Look, I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed..." 😂
Found your channel tonight. Had a gummy and watched like 5 straight videos culminating in this one. Cried laughing, laughed crying...thanks for the epic Saturday night! Haha.
I had to walk around for like 45 minutes processing this after seeing it in theaters. Absolutely superb movie all around.
I just saw this randomly a few days ago for the first time. I'm so happy to rewatch it with you :) this might be my favorite video from our dear Nerds ❤
I've been saying it for months to everyone I could: that movie truly is *EVERYTHING... EVERYWHERE... ALL AT ONCE.* 😂
Probably the best motion picture of the last decade (I can't got as far as some and say of the 21st century, but I understand where they're coming from.)
Ok... dude, your laugh is the best thing on youtube...ngl. That alone earns you two sweeties a new subscriber!!
I love this movie -- seriously one of the best of my life, and so wise, funny, moving, and breathtaking. And it was so joyful and so much fun to experience again here with you guys. I was already laughing so hard I was crying at the film -- THEN laughing harder at your absolute expressions of joy and WTFness during some of those fights. Thank you both!
I saw this movie in the theatre, specifically a theatre here in the Netherlands. In international versions, the dialogue in the rock scenes didn't have the same text on the screen as in the US version but instead used the same subtitles as the rest of the film. I thought that was a nice touch.
Stephanie Hsu should've won that Oscar for that end climax alone.