Malcolm in the Middle: A Lesson in Resilience | A Video Essay
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- Опубликовано: 10 апр 2023
- Local man over-analyzes a sitcom for like half an hour
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I absolutely love this show. It came out when I was 17 and aired until I was 23. During that time I went from a high school kid to a pothead to a college student to a mom. I went from being on Malcolms side to being on Reeces side to being on Francis's aside to being on Lois's side. This show means a surprising amount to me.
The way that every character managed to be comically over the top but also relatable just goes to show how well written the show was. Thanks for sharing your story!
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I remember my grouchy grandpa busting a gut laughing at the episode where hal watches horror movies with reese
This was in my recommendations and I loved it. That Lois speech always gets me
Appreciate it man. I actually had a whole part for Lois' character, but I had to scrap it otherwise the video would've been like 40 minutes long
part 2? really good video 👍
@@geo-fy1my Thank you. Maybe I'll do a mini-follow up at some point, but I've got some other videos I want to work on first.
I almost exclusively watch old shows and movies I have already watched.
I know every generation says the same thing - "TV, music and movies were better in my day", but honestly, modern media is a complete and utter mess..
Watching Malcolm in the Middle cannot be replicated by anything today.
There may be better effects, complex plot lines, whatever, but this was just simple entertainment.
I am sick of having The Message forced down my throat like I am on a casting couch...
Just finished the whole video, this was good work man.
Honest, fair and insightful. Well done.
Subbed and liked.
Thank you! I think to some extent you're right. Every time period is gonna have shows, movies, books, games that are either timeless or perfectly encapsulate something from their respective time period. I personally think it's important to keep an open mind both for older and newer media as they both have a lot to offer, but I definitely find myself feeling nostalgiac a lot too.
That moment when Francis snaps after finally getting the apology he always dreamed of from his mother Lois hit me like a ton of bricks. The exact same thing happened to me in early adulthood but even worse. I felt nothing but emptiness from the apology too and nothing was learned. The cycle has continued with my nephew and his grandparents. I haven’t had kids yet, (that I know of at least) but my sister has a son and he is being forced down the same wrong dark path.
Same except i never got an apology from any of my abusers. That moment made me realize what good would it even do? The damage is done. How do i undo it? Just being left with the trauma is so difficult.
ive watched this show nearly once a year since 14 i find i learn something new each and everytime im gonna be 24 next month. Malcom in the middle has brought me sop much joy in this world
In my current stage of my life at the moment ive found myself relating to francis more since im at a stage in my life where im about to go out into the world alone
Ngl the Lois apology scene broke me
This show is so awesome
Also i'd like to hear your opinion on episode "If boys were girls" it's my favorite episode and it was very emotional at the end when Lois was just running away and realizing that "there's no escape"
@@aynpain Sorry I saw this so late! I actually really loved that episode too. I thought the ending was more about Lois realizing that it wouldn't make a difference if she had all girls because at the end of the day every family dynamic is going to have issues, and she learned to accept the family that she had because even though they were flawed, they still loved each other.
@@StrongGuySean for me it was Lois accepting that she's not perfect and how she inevitably would hurt her children, even unintentionally
I grew up watching this show in the 2010s and every character is so unlikable but also incredibly relatable. It really puts into perspective the fact that you cant expect everyone to be perfect and you just have to learn to live with the flaws that come with being human. Now that i'm an adult im starting to realize the profound impact that growing up with Malcom in the Middle had on me. I was watching these characters go through the rough time that is life and I was learning so much about myself without even realizing it. Its one of the most relatable shows and every once in a while I go back to it because it reminds me that having flaws is normal and I shouldnt beat myself up for going through it but at the same time I cannot excuse any of the bad behaviors I exhibit.
This is a truly phenomenal video that has put so many things into perspective for me and helped me realize the massive positive impact that this show had on me.
Im borrrrred !! im borrrrrred !! Im itchy !! Im borrrrrred !!!
Became a quote i use for the last 20 years when i actually am bored 😂😂😂
I love this show !
Great video, this is definitely one of the best sitcoms.
this was so good. im sick as hell and gonna rewatch this now. thanks man!
Lois death-growling “your room… N A A O O O W W” still haunts me to this day.
thought this had 973k views, wow you def deserve more. Well done!!
I appreciate that man, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Life isn’t fair… and I concur.
brilliant video. loved this show as a kid and i love it now as an adult. great retrospective, always glad to see more people appreciating this work of art of a show. subscribed
Great video!! I really like the show too. Even though Roseanne got kudos for showing a poor family, I think MITM is a better show. For me, there isn't the whining that Roseanne has, and everyone is very relatable. No matter the situation or dynamic, the family is always there for each other.
Thank you! And agreed. I think the MITM was very ahead of its time in the way it handled its characters and situations compared to other shows that either tried to do the same thing or came out around the same time.
Great video on an all time classic!!!
Really good video brother!
great video, man
Spectacular video
awesome video!! def subscribed 😁
Now do a video on the Middle which is also a fun show to watch and also has many similarities but still manages to have its own identity!!
Loved the Middle too, but not sure if I have as much to say about it. Maybe I'll draft something up. Thanks for the suggestion!
Good video, man 🤙
This show didn't have a single bad episode. You could tell over the years the budget was dwindling, the cast of side characters kept getting smaller and smaller and sometimes the plots were getting outlandish (aka Hal finds a new hobby/job) but the episodes were still well written and fun to watch. It really holds up well. This series is great for language learning btw if you watch it in other languages because the characters talk like normal people and the focus is hone/school/work
This is a fantastic show!
Dude...
That was awesome.
Wow excellent work you sound so much more chill on the microphone
thank you patellium
Alternate universe where Walter White becomes a painter 😳
Dude just casually dropped a masterpiece on a random tuesday and dipped
I just started watching Malcom in the middle but a show I’m always reminded of when watching is “The Middle” which is very similar to Malcom’s theme and both are great shows with amazing comedy
I loved the middle too. It was always a feel-good show for me and my family since we could relate to growing up relatively poor
Their name doesn't exist, the name tag was intentionally retconned
This is one of my favourite sitcoms too. I feel I should point out that while it was early, it was not the first show to invert the typical sitcom theme. There are plenty of others that do the same and are as good as this one.
Married With Children came before it, and you may not realise it, but The Simpsons is a sitcom too, it's just an animated one. M*A*S*H doesn't have the family dynamic, but it's still a sitcom. There are probably others that came before these too, but I either didn't watch them or don't remember them. For shows that came after Malcolm, there is My Name Is Earl and Raising Hope.
If you like Malcolm, you will probably also enjoy these other shows I have mentioned.
True, my wording was a little off. I'm familiar with most of the shows you've mentioned, though I haven't watched all of them. (Love Raising hope and MASH though). Thanks for the reccomendations!
Epic
Lol. I always chuckle when people say the family from Malcolm in the middle is lower class. Sweety, that's middle class. Lol.
I think the show was a cross between The Simpsons and married with children
When you said Community was your favorite anything.....good luck with your channel.
Video Quality is nuts!
You didn't get old. Pewds did.
Watch Married with Children
Now do family matters and the Bernie Mac show
How is there more content than ever and nothing to watch