I find it funny that Christopher Mcdonald plays the character perfectly as well as the fact he looks like Clark Kent without glasses, ironically(no pun intended) the Iron Giant is inspired by Superman to which Hogarth introduced him to, so many different cliches and connections almost. Also wouldnt Kent be in the right because of this giant robot despite the fact it wasnt trying to destroy humanity? But people back then would react the same way seeing a giant robot like that?
Those are some nifty facts! I believe a lot of people would've reacted the way he did. Not that I necessarily think he was doing it for his country or protection but rather selfishness, paranoia, and fear of the unknown. Being sick and tired of playing second banana and being the butt of every joke as well as being sent to unimportant places I feel like his ultimate goal was to just get recognition and fame, move up the ranks, feel important. Paired with a desire to live and a helping of cowardice as well as selfishness and a willingness to sacrifice others to better himself, I'd say that's a dangerous combination. Yet he wouldn't be the ass hat we all know and love without it.
Kent’s reaction up until he lied about the Iron Giant killing Hogarth were perfectly justified. Within a week the Iron Giant caused a mass blackout, a train wreck and multiple counts of personal property damage. Earlier this year the US send fighter jets just because a balloon was flying too close. So mobilizing the army for an autonomous walking weapon doesn’t really seem that far fetched.
@@沈啍 Kent was justified in his beliefs, but not his action. Even aside from claiming Hogarth died, he was doing all sorts of weird shit like staying in someone's private home (which, even though it was offered up, is unconstitutional), and the way he treated Hogarth. Kent is a perfect example of an old saying: "Don't the wrong things for the right reasons doesn't make your actions right."
I can't help sympathizing with him. His job started out with discovering his car had been bitten into like a sandwich, which would mess with anyone's head on a good day, but then all the clues led to this one kid who did everything possible to hinder Kent's investigation into something that, for all he knew, could threaten the entire world which is already on the brink of annihilating itself- a fact that is weighing heavily on him, as his meltdown at the ice cream shoppe demonstrated. Looking back, him taking heavy handed measures with that little shit made perfect sense from his perspective, given everything he'd been through up until then. To have that all result in him being utterly humiliated in front of the army and berated by its commander must have left him in a bad place on the ride back to Washington. To then look back and see the metal monster out in the open was likely the point at which he completely snapped, both from frustration and pure terror.
I especially love how he raises a finger and gets closer as if he wants to ask a question, but immediately retreats as if Hogarth JUST explained what he was about to ask and he's like "Oh-okay, yes. I see".
This man has probably been raised on overblown expectations and to be as efficient as a robot himself. He has so many childish parts himself, but supresses them to keep up the image of a “proper man of the government”
The thing is, under any other circumstances he should be the good guy here. The Giant was intended to be a weapon and in a twist of fate didn’t fulfill its own purpose.
If he had not said screw our country he just be seen a man who is afraid. Instead he made himself look like a fed greedy for power and but not wanting to die.
I just realized the scene where the general hangs up on Mansley is the only time he refers to him as “kent”. You can tell he’s just completely done with his shit at that point.
@@MMumbles I think Mansley was just another cog in the machine, a loser desperately trying to justify his career, and the Iron Giant mess was him just latching onto the first hope he'd probably had in years that his professional life would go anywhere or be taken seriously. It makes sense that he never had any real grasp of the severity of the situation, down to the nuke he had launched.
@@Can_O_Crayola For a loser, he had a big fish as his goal. And to justify the career, he already had one because he does what he does for a reason. It's more the ambition to have that achievement of catching that big fish, you can't justify your career with just one case (no matter how good it is).
I swear I heard something about the rest of the crew modeling both Mr Incredible and Syndrome without his knowledge so he couldn't change it when he realized
@@cleverusername8319 Yeah this was something they went over in a roundtable discussion about the making of The Incredibles on the Blu-Ray. I don't remember if Mr. Incredible was modeled after Brad Bird, but Syndrome was definitely modeled after him.
Mansley is every bit what was considered the "ideal man" back then. He's patriotic, has a well paying goverment job, a nice suit and is well groomed. And yet is shown to be cowardly, cruel, selfish and generally a rotten person. Meanwhile, Dean is someone who'd have fathers warning their daughters away from him. And yet is shown to be a much better example of a human being
1:42 I think this is my favorite line delivery by far, the sudden utter shock doesn't sound fake or forced at all. It's so natural sounding and that makes it hilarious
almost identical to his delivery of tha same line as shooter mcgavin in "happy gilmore" lol: "well moron, good for happy gilmoooohhh maii gawddd!!! 😱😱😱"
Brad Bird films have some of the cleanest voice acting in the industry, it’s actually insane. I dare anyone to find a bad line read in any animated film he’s directed
Well, the thing is when he ran off after noticing half his car was missing, he immediately went to try and find someone to show it to, but the car was gone by the time he got back, as the Giant had taken (and presumably eaten) it .
Manley is a pretty entertaining and surprisingly sensible antagonist for most of the movie, considering the potential threat the Giant actually posed. Despite his asshole demeanor, the only really evil things he did were drug Hogarth to sleep (he's a kid, Kent, come on) and circumvent command to order a nuke dropped right on top of the city. Edit: okay, coming back to this comment like a year later, I can see that this was a really stupid thought to share, or at least word it like I did.
@@highviewbarbell Thank you for your kind words. It started out small, just ordering cluster munitions on small villages. I thought I could stop at any time, but after the nuke incident I had to take a long look in the mirror and examine who I had become. I'm 3 years sober now (unless you count that time I planted a mine field outside of a children's hospital).
I mean we all know this movie is phenomenal but the animation just REALLY leaps off the screen at every single moment. Character, volume, weight, design, perspective, humor, creativity, smoothness, composition, backgrounds… my eyes are in heaven. Rewatch time.
I like to think of it, that he's worried he's going insane and is seeing "metal monsters" everywhere. His turning the oven mitt away is likely an (unsuccessful) attempt to convince himself he's not crazy
@@louisryan5815 I think he does that because he knows how crazy what he is saying sounds, to Mansley it's like the mitt with the silly face is mocking him.
This movie freaked me out as a kid. Deeply troubling to have an invasive and scary man come and live in your house against your will, always stalking you and creeping on you… total privacy invasion… ugh
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO GETS IT! I look at Kent Mansley and all I see is a government agent harassing a child while illegally interrogating him. The whole time HOGARTH'S MOM JUST LETS IT HAPPEN. She even LETS HIM LIVE THERE so he can continue doing it in the privacy of his own home.
I love how the movie kept insisting that the giant was friendly and that Mansley was overreacting, and then the iron giant turns out to be a literal world destroying apocalypse weapon that can survive a nuclear explosion
The weapon is what he was made to be. The iron giant is who he wanted to be. WHAT you are is out of your control. WHO you are is the sum of your choices. He chose to be Superman.
What about Burn after reading? Hell, Kent was actually right the entire time, as the giant was meant to be a superweapon. And at the end or the day, what's one city worth compared to the possible worldwide destruction the giant could otherwise do?
@@rektbones5188too late, they're in the IT sector, in the emergency services...one was part of the team who made the vaccine for COVID. You're doooomed :3
@felinusfeline5559 Oooof I know! I feel for the real tummy that had to produce such a rumbly mess. I trust there was a restroom close by for that poor soul.
I honestly didnt remember until these comments that its Christopher McDonald who plays Mansley. It actually a super well done performance for someone who isnt normally a VA
Back when I first saw saw context-less clips of the movie, I assumed Kent was Hogarth's Step-Father. While I was wrong, I can't help but feel like that minor change would have switched the dynamic in the movie _drastically,_ maybe it would even have made Kent a bigger issue, because A - Hogarth has to lie to his Dad, and not some "weird guy", and B - Kent would be hesitant to pull off any of his sleazier tricks, all while _terrified_ for his son's safety. I see a lot of people in the comments justifying his actions (not behaviour, because while I wouldn't want to talk to him, I get his paranoia), but I feel like he kinda crossed the line the second he started interrogating and threatening a kid. I think him being forced into a position where he has priorities beyond his basic desires and fears would result in a much more tense dynamic.
In the earlier days of seeing this movie, I didn't understand that Kent actually rented a room in Hogarth's house so I kept wondering why tf he was always around them like that, and why Hogarth's mom was allowing it. So I also thought she kinda got with him or something and he kept calling Hogarth 'champ, cowboy' etc like a dad would. 😅
@@IBeMelissa and @imthecoolestguyalive I think what's happened is that Hogarth's mom Annie is probably a war widow, and is taking in roomers to supplement her income as a diner waitress. There is a framed photograph of a man suited up for flight next to/climbing into a fighter jet on a night table in Hogarth's room, I forget which scene. The jet looks Korean War era. The man in the photo never appears as a character in this movie.
Woah, I love that idea! Would probably require a lot more run time for the movie, thus a lot more work, but I would pay a lot of money to see it written that way lmao
I think this movie portrays the Cold War pretty well in America after Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union and Mansley acting as the fearful American, unsure what to believe and if something is a threat or not during the Red Scare. One of the many reasons I like this movie tbh
I remember in like 2014 or so the animation professor I had in college had a funny story about attending the wrap-up party for this movie after it came out and flopped in the theaters. He said he walked up to Brad Bird and was going to tell him a joke, "I heard they finally found out how to finally stop the spread of AIDS; they're going to let Warner Bros distribute it!" but then Brad Bird's kid walked up just as he was about to say that so he shut his mouth.
Kent Mansley is someone we really love to hate and he's a well written villain who is accurate to a real corrupt official. Unlike characters like Buck Diamond (Kid vs. Kat) and Dirk Dumphrey (The 7D), Kent isn't overly exaggerated in terms of his bad traits and he isn't unnecessarily mean-spirited.
It honestly upset me as a kid that no one would listen to Kent. I hate in movies when someone is telling the truth and nobody will believe them, idk why. It's just frustrating. Also 0:52 legitimately the most agreeable thing Kent says in the entire movie. Who tf names their child "Hogarth" lmao
Fair enough but let's be real if someone you knew told you there was a 100ft sentient metal giant running around, would you believe them straight away or assume they are high af. I agree about the Hogarth thing tho lmao.
It's not enough to be telling the truth. You can't expect people to believe you when you say something that sounds impossible, when you don't even have any good evidence. Besides, near the end he started lying because he didn't want to be proven wrong, even though his lies put others in danger. He gets no sympathy from me.
With its recent surge in popularity, I don't know if this film qualifies as underrated anymore. But it still doesn't get enough credit for its brilliant comedic animation.
There was one time when I was watching this on DVD that I used the repeat feature to make it repeat Kent's face getting squished by the bathroom door several times. That was great! 🤣 Somebody should do that with a 'We Will Rock You' remix! That would be hysterical! 🤣
In the polish dub he says "Hogarth? What a weirdo name, you could call a car or a bike that, I'd shoot myself if they called me Hogarth" and the dessert Hogarth shows to him is called the "duck shot" SHFJDH
1:42 This is one of my favorite type of gags, when you hear a character's though change halfway through their line. Like "Hey buddy, you can't just walk in here like holy crap, it's Peter." or "No, Mr. Reynolds, it's not Ape Tit. It's "A Petite-" Never mind."
@@frenchconstantine2299 I want to correct you on that but it's actually babygirl bc people these days called middle aged men "bbg". So lets just say it's both big bad guy and babygirl, lol.
1:12 was peak comedy when my brothers and I were kids lol. In fact, one of my brothers actually painted that exact moment and I have it hanging up on my wall.
It's interesting since at the time, Mansley is an ideal example of the American public/government during the Red Scare with the release of Sputnik and the paranoia of being exposed (when the movie is set). As a history nerd, I approve/love this movie.
@@StarredDemation definitely!! McDonald was the perfect casting for him by far! Even though I read on IMBD that Arnold Schwarzenegger was suggested to play Mansley. Could you imagine?!🤣
@@Mrs.Nesmith98 oh god no. Thank God we're not in the universe where that happened. Meanwhile I'll be sitting over here thinking about live action Mansley being Conan O'Brien
@@StarredDemation YES! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks of Conan looking like Mansley 🤣 thank God is right because I honestly can't see that going well .. I also heard George Clooney, and Martin Stewart were considered too.. but MacDonald does a flawless job on the character. Can't recreate it!
@@mars.marzhh bro thinks he’s the smartest guy in the world but he’s just incredibly sheltered No wonder he decided that the Giant was a threat even after it proved not to be
"so you dont have any evidence?" "well i have the half of my car it didn't eat and I can tell you the other half completely disappeared in 15 minutes so..."
Court following this movie: For trying to nuke the town, you are sentenced to life in prison. Court: Holy cow! 4:20 Ok add another 10 years for that one. Creep.
Same here! It’s the one scene that perfectly encapsulates this man. He starts out suave and tempered, hunking down on his sundae. Then he becomes furious and dominant over finding the giant and keeping America safe. But this powerful tirade comes to an abrupt end when his bowels start to rumble. What is revealed is the vulnerable and desperate man that he is underneath it all.
I find it funny that Christopher Mcdonald plays the character perfectly as well as the fact he looks like Clark Kent without glasses, ironically(no pun intended) the Iron Giant is inspired by Superman to which Hogarth introduced him to, so many different cliches and connections almost. Also wouldnt Kent be in the right because of this giant robot despite the fact it wasnt trying to destroy humanity? But people back then would react the same way seeing a giant robot like that?
Those are some nifty facts! I believe a lot of people would've reacted the way he did. Not that I necessarily think he was doing it for his country or protection but rather selfishness, paranoia, and fear of the unknown. Being sick and tired of playing second banana and being the butt of every joke as well as being sent to unimportant places I feel like his ultimate goal was to just get recognition and fame, move up the ranks, feel important. Paired with a desire to live and a helping of cowardice as well as selfishness and a willingness to sacrifice others to better himself, I'd say that's a dangerous combination. Yet he wouldn't be the ass hat we all know and love without it.
Kent’s reaction up until he lied about the Iron Giant killing Hogarth were perfectly justified. Within a week the Iron Giant caused a mass blackout, a train wreck and multiple counts of personal property damage. Earlier this year the US send fighter jets just because a balloon was flying too close. So mobilizing the army for an autonomous walking weapon doesn’t really seem that far fetched.
@@沈啍 Kent was justified in his beliefs, but not his action. Even aside from claiming Hogarth died, he was doing all sorts of weird shit like staying in someone's private home (which, even though it was offered up, is unconstitutional), and the way he treated Hogarth.
Kent is a perfect example of an old saying: "Don't the wrong things for the right reasons doesn't make your actions right."
any correctness he has gets blown to smitherines when he calls a nuclear strike on his own country and on himself
I can't help sympathizing with him. His job started out with discovering his car had been bitten into like a sandwich, which would mess with anyone's head on a good day, but then all the clues led to this one kid who did everything possible to hinder Kent's investigation into something that, for all he knew, could threaten the entire world which is already on the brink of annihilating itself- a fact that is weighing heavily on him, as his meltdown at the ice cream shoppe demonstrated. Looking back, him taking heavy handed measures with that little shit made perfect sense from his perspective, given everything he'd been through up until then.
To have that all result in him being utterly humiliated in front of the army and berated by its commander must have left him in a bad place on the ride back to Washington. To then look back and see the metal monster out in the open was likely the point at which he completely snapped, both from frustration and pure terror.
The most endearing part is how genuinely interested he looks in Hogarth's ice cream creation
Honestly makes me concerned that he might not have ever seen one before.
I especially love how he raises a finger and gets closer as if he wants to ask a question, but immediately retreats as if Hogarth JUST explained what he was about to ask and he's like "Oh-okay, yes. I see".
This man has probably been raised on overblown expectations and to be as efficient as a robot himself. He has so many childish parts himself, but supresses them to keep up the image of a “proper man of the government”
and hogarth's MOM
@@blueberrydragon5160 You’re pretty much on point with that, really good observation!
The thing is, under any other circumstances he should be the good guy here. The Giant was intended to be a weapon and in a twist of fate didn’t fulfill its own purpose.
The true anti hero
@@StarredDemation No, he’s an anti-villain. His intentions are in the right place, but his goals aren’t.
@@reverbthevocal421 the true anti villain 🙃
If he had not said screw our country he just be seen a man who is afraid. Instead he made himself look like a fed greedy for power and but not wanting to die.
@@StarredDemation LAUNCH THE MISSILE NOW!
I just realized the scene where the general hangs up on Mansley is the only time he refers to him as “kent”. You can tell he’s just completely done with his shit at that point.
Do you believe Mansley's obsession with Destroying The giant Has made him insane
@@jalenikezeue4114 I think he was a thread-pull away from coming undone, the giant was just the thing that pulled the thread.
Where's the giant, Mansley???
@@MMumbles I think Mansley was just another cog in the machine, a loser desperately trying to justify his career, and the Iron Giant mess was him just latching onto the first hope he'd probably had in years that his professional life would go anywhere or be taken seriously.
It makes sense that he never had any real grasp of the severity of the situation, down to the nuke he had launched.
@@Can_O_Crayola For a loser, he had a big fish as his goal. And to justify the career, he already had one because he does what he does for a reason.
It's more the ambition to have that achievement of catching that big fish, you can't justify your career with just one case (no matter how good it is).
The character designs of both Mansley & Syndrome give me the sneaking suspicion that Brad Bird loves to cast himself as the villain.
I swear I heard something about the rest of the crew modeling both Mr Incredible and Syndrome without his knowledge so he couldn't change it when he realized
@@cleverusername8319 Yeah this was something they went over in a roundtable discussion about the making of The Incredibles on the Blu-Ray. I don't remember if Mr. Incredible was modeled after Brad Bird, but Syndrome was definitely modeled after him.
Mansleys phone scene was extremely relatable. Has anyone not done that when it couldn't stay there back then?
I do it at work all the time
Can't relate.
My phone stays in its place.
I'm like that when I can't make a decent espresso in the morning.
I loved that scene when I was young, (oh, and I still do.) The oven mitt and phone smashing is just perfect!
Yes
Mansley is every bit what was considered the "ideal man" back then. He's patriotic, has a well paying goverment job, a nice suit and is well groomed. And yet is shown to be cowardly, cruel, selfish and generally a rotten person.
Meanwhile, Dean is someone who'd have fathers warning their daughters away from him. And yet is shown to be a much better example of a human being
ANOTHER reason why I LOVE this film!
Amen
And General Rogard seems like he'd just be another take on General Ripper from "Dr Strangelove" but ends up being the rational military man.
Mansley : The perfect soldier
Dean : A good man
@@TheMerchanhe did disobey the general and almost killed everyone though
1:42 I think this is my favorite line delivery by far, the sudden utter shock doesn't sound fake or forced at all. It's so natural sounding and that makes it hilarious
The delivery is perfect. You can hear his surprise/panic
almost identical to his delivery of tha same line as shooter mcgavin in "happy gilmore" lol: "well moron, good for happy gilmoooohhh maii gawddd!!! 😱😱😱"
Brad Bird films have some of the cleanest voice acting in the industry, it’s actually insane. I dare anyone to find a bad line read in any animated film he’s directed
@@chordalharmonyEven Incredibles 2, and Tomorrowland, his weaker films, don’t have a single bad line delivery.
Why is Jerma having beef with a child
It's a running gag that Jerma looks like every white person ever, but this is actually so true what the heck
nah it’s conan o’brien
The comment that made me decide to blow my brains out 💀💀💀
Over a cool looking robot
@@dJ-rd9wt rip
1:42
I love the double entendre of "the biggest thing in this town is probably the homecoming queen"
*OH MY GOD!!!!!* 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@ChrisManley1994Hilariously enough, that's what he says right after the homecoming queen comment. Good timing XD
@@The_Existential_Breadpretty sure that’s why he said it..
Damn it Mansley you call me at home for this?
What's the double entendre? The only meaning I get out of that sentence is him calling the prom queen fat
1:42 that "oh My GOD!" lives in my head rent free.
Didn’t need to rent out a room
Happy Gilmore reference
This and HOG HUG
@@thestifmyster1thank you
“You don’t have any evidence?”
MY FCKING CAR HAS A BITE TAKEN OUT OF IT ☠️
Well, the thing is when he ran off after noticing half his car was missing, he immediately went to try and find someone to show it to, but the car was gone by the time he got back, as the Giant had taken (and presumably eaten) it .
He didn't have time to take pics lmao the car was gone
But that's not the point. He didn't see it happen and he didn't take any pictures, so he has no evidence.
1:35 I NEVER NOTICED HE MADE THAT FACE
Same
Mansly being devious 😂
WHAT?! R U 4REAL?!
I noticed it since the first time!
Wait you mean Mansly or Hogarth?
Just noticed that to lol yikes
I don't think _any_ of us did until we watched this video.
And not a damn one of us was ready for today.
Manley is a pretty entertaining and surprisingly sensible antagonist for most of the movie, considering the potential threat the Giant actually posed. Despite his asshole demeanor, the only really evil things he did were drug Hogarth to sleep (he's a kid, Kent, come on) and circumvent command to order a nuke dropped right on top of the city.
Edit: okay, coming back to this comment like a year later, I can see that this was a really stupid thought to share, or at least word it like I did.
I remember the time I ordered a nuke dropped on a city. Thank goodness I'm a better person today.
You…. WHAT?!?
@@copyrightenforcement3869 listen mistakes happen nobody's perfect the important thing is you recognized the pattern before it became a habit
“. . . and circumvent command to order a nuke dropped right on top of the city.”
To quote Mimir, “This is a fuckup of not insignificant proportions.”
@@highviewbarbell Thank you for your kind words. It started out small, just ordering cluster munitions on small villages. I thought I could stop at any time, but after the nuke incident I had to take a long look in the mirror and examine who I had become. I'm 3 years sober now (unless you count that time I planted a mine field outside of a children's hospital).
2:52 his moustache droops in disappointement
Ohhh I didn't notice that 😢
I mean we all know this movie is phenomenal but the animation just REALLY leaps off the screen at every single moment. Character, volume, weight, design, perspective, humor, creativity, smoothness, composition, backgrounds… my eyes are in heaven. Rewatch time.
A++ comment! I love what they did with this movie!
Too bad Disney would rather use bad cgi and AI than pay professional animators to make masterpieces like this
★★★★★ for the quality of the designs and the animation.
I always said it: 'The Iron Giant' is a true masterpiece.
Word
@@jabalzy6982 to be fair, they did close their studios dealing with hand drawn about a decade ago i think.
I love how Mansley's General boss is just watching Cowboy movies and not even trying to take Mansley seriously in the slightest.
WHERES THE GIANT MANSLEY
2:24 I can't express how much I love this moment to bits
He's so insecure that he thinks an oven mitt is mocking him
I like to think of it, that he's worried he's going insane and is seeing "metal monsters" everywhere. His turning the oven mitt away is likely an (unsuccessful) attempt to convince himself he's not crazy
@@louisryan5815 I think he does that because he knows how crazy what he is saying sounds, to Mansley it's like the mitt with the silly face is mocking him.
That scene has always cracked me up, but the way you put it in your comment made it so much funnier. XD
He expected that the mitt had cameras in it so he flipped it over since his job is about figuring out if something is a SECRET government threat.
you'd feel insecure too if you had to say there was a giant metal monster and had your boss laughing at you
Idk if Kent Mansley is charming, relatable, or what but i love him. He’s like the anti himbo
Dark Himbo
An anti himbo is just a dude
@@skeletalmixer1019 You don't get it
Himbo: muscular, dumb, kind
Anti-himbo: skinny, smart, rude
yeah, checks out
@@loonflam8910The facts are all there
“ tell me again, Mansley. And this time listen to yourself.”
Ouch! 😂
"There are easier ways to get a Section 8, Mansley."
This movie freaked me out as a kid. Deeply troubling to have an invasive and scary man come and live in your house against your will, always stalking you and creeping on you… total privacy invasion… ugh
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO GETS IT! I look at Kent Mansley and all I see is a government agent harassing a child while illegally interrogating him. The whole time HOGARTH'S MOM JUST LETS IT HAPPEN. She even LETS HIM LIVE THERE so he can continue doing it in the privacy of his own home.
Government intrusion, and it's a freaky notion because things seem to always creep in that direction
EXACTLY ! watched the movie yesterday with my family and he genuinly freacked me out evey time !
@@JimiGosusounds 😍. Yandere fics go brrrrrrr.
@@JimiGosu she was renting out a room in the house, he just took up the lease
I love how the movie kept insisting that the giant was friendly and that Mansley was overreacting, and then the iron giant turns out to be a literal world destroying apocalypse weapon that can survive a nuclear explosion
Kents problem he was too paranoid. Him ranting to Hogarth about Sputnik showed his paranoia despite the Giant.
He would loose his shit over the Chinese spy balloon.
Turns out hogarth & Kent were both right and wrong
The weapon is what he was made to be. The iron giant is who he wanted to be.
WHAT you are is out of your control. WHO you are is the sum of your choices. He chose to be Superman.
But we already knew he was extremely powerful. Also Mansley wasn’t just overreacting, he was forcing Giant into the role of a weapon.
lol the edit at 4:10 killed me, there are so many 🤨 moments in this film when it comes to this guy
I put way too much energy into that joke 😂
Law and Order.
It killed me. I thought it was real for a second and I had to check the comments.
@@mylegalname9852 AYO SAME I JUST NOTICED IT WAS THE WRONG IMAGE HAHAAH
I’ve watched this movie so many times that I didn’t even really register what was on the photo this time, 😂
I say “hog hug? HOGHUG? HOGARTH HUGHES” way too many times in my every day life😂
My brother and I used to yell it at each other years ago, still do every so often 😂
1:33 That slimy smile is implicating TOO much
He’s definitely one of those agents that takes certain pictures home…
Hes not a pervert. Hes just evil.
Most accurate depiction of the CIA ever put to screen.
What about Burn after reading?
Hell, Kent was actually right the entire time, as the giant was meant to be a superweapon. And at the end or the day, what's one city worth compared to the possible worldwide destruction the giant could otherwise do?
@@jurajsintaj6644 Exactly, Kent Mansley did nothing wrong. He only trying to save White America from the scourge that is Vin Diesel
@@jurajsintaj6644Good point, he's not an accurate depiction of the CIA,
cause he was actually right about something.
I never realized how creepy he is out of context. Hogarth’s mom should have sensed he was a creep and not had him live in their house omg
"out of context' bro what context u on about? if he ain't creepy within context then nah the Mom had nothing to go on
Kent Mansley, the definition of the phrase "I'm from the Government and I'm here to help"
0:27 Without the context of the laxative chocolate or Mansley being a grade-A douchebag, this looks like a wholesome interaction.
It’s been decades and I still crack up at “HOG HUG?? HOGARTH HUGHES!”
I love how even in different dimensions (2D or 3D), Brad Bird characters are so stylistically distinct.
Live action too.
1:45 is my absolute favorite part of this whole movie!
"Biggest thing in this town is probably the Homecoming Queen--"
Omg like just the amount of energy he put into that 😭
1:20 this was probably one of the funniest moments. When we take a look at today, we can actually relate this very moment to a Taco Bell aftermath
@@melvinohoulihan Yeah, and dogs shouldnt eat human edibles as well. Otherwise they'll evolve into their furry form and the doomsday'd happen. 💀
Those stomach gurgles are also horribly accurate. I think the sound designer was working from experience.
@@rektbones5188too late, they're in the IT sector, in the emergency services...one was part of the team who made the vaccine for COVID.
You're doooomed :3
@felinusfeline5559 Oooof I know! I feel for the real tummy that had to produce such a rumbly mess. I trust there was a restroom close by for that poor soul.
3:12 Kent with the pipe, the smoke around him, glaring down at the viewer. What a powerful few frames lol
This frame goes hard, feel free to screen shot.
God he is the definition of the perfect antagonist
Exactly!!! He is a perfect antagonist❤
like your PFP.
I honestly didnt remember until these comments that its Christopher McDonald who plays Mansley. It actually a super well done performance for someone who isnt normally a VA
Back when I first saw saw context-less clips of the movie, I assumed Kent was Hogarth's Step-Father. While I was wrong, I can't help but feel like that minor change would have switched the dynamic in the movie _drastically,_ maybe it would even have made Kent a bigger issue, because A - Hogarth has to lie to his Dad, and not some "weird guy", and B - Kent would be hesitant to pull off any of his sleazier tricks, all while _terrified_ for his son's safety. I see a lot of people in the comments justifying his actions (not behaviour, because while I wouldn't want to talk to him, I get his paranoia), but I feel like he kinda crossed the line the second he started interrogating and threatening a kid.
I think him being forced into a position where he has priorities beyond his basic desires and fears would result in a much more tense dynamic.
In the earlier days of seeing this movie, I didn't understand that Kent actually rented a room in Hogarth's house so I kept wondering why tf he was always around them like that, and why Hogarth's mom was allowing it. So I also thought she kinda got with him or something and he kept calling Hogarth 'champ, cowboy' etc like a dad would. 😅
@@IBeMelissa and @imthecoolestguyalive I think what's happened is that Hogarth's mom Annie is probably a war widow, and is taking in roomers to supplement her income as a diner waitress.
There is a framed photograph of a man suited up for flight next to/climbing into a fighter jet on a night table in Hogarth's room, I forget which scene. The jet looks Korean War era.
The man in the photo never appears as a character in this movie.
Woah, I love that idea! Would probably require a lot more run time for the movie, thus a lot more work, but I would pay a lot of money to see it written that way lmao
Kent effs hogarth's MOTHER to get close to HIM. the guy is NOT GOOD
I think this movie portrays the Cold War pretty well in America after Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union and Mansley acting as the fearful American, unsure what to believe and if something is a threat or not during the Red Scare. One of the many reasons I like this movie tbh
1:42 is GOLD
1:35 Oh i love that face
1:12 "OW! haha ow... that hurt" so cute
4:21 This caught me off guard hahaha
I remember in like 2014 or so the animation professor I had in college had a funny story about attending the wrap-up party for this movie after it came out and flopped in the theaters. He said he walked up to Brad Bird and was going to tell him a joke, "I heard they finally found out how to finally stop the spread of AIDS; they're going to let Warner Bros distribute it!" but then Brad Bird's kid walked up just as he was about to say that so he shut his mouth.
Kent Mansley is someone we really love to hate and he's a well written villain who is accurate to a real corrupt official. Unlike characters like Buck Diamond (Kid vs. Kat) and Dirk Dumphrey (The 7D), Kent isn't overly exaggerated in terms of his bad traits and he isn't unnecessarily mean-spirited.
Really clever A113 reference 2:30 "took a bite out of my car like a ham sandwich!"
He did work at disney so it makes sense he would want to add it to his own movie
It honestly upset me as a kid that no one would listen to Kent. I hate in movies when someone is telling the truth and nobody will believe them, idk why. It's just frustrating.
Also 0:52 legitimately the most agreeable thing Kent says in the entire movie. Who tf names their child "Hogarth" lmao
At least Zeppo has some zing to it!
Fair enough but let's be real if someone you knew told you there was a 100ft sentient metal giant running around, would you believe them straight away or assume they are high af. I agree about the Hogarth thing tho lmao.
bro, Kent bangs hogarth's mom to get close to him. my guy
I don’t think Hogarth is a bad name.
It's not enough to be telling the truth. You can't expect people to believe you when you say something that sounds impossible, when you don't even have any good evidence.
Besides, near the end he started lying because he didn't want to be proven wrong, even though his lies put others in danger. He gets no sympathy from me.
With its recent surge in popularity, I don't know if this film qualifies as underrated anymore. But it still doesn't get enough credit for its brilliant comedic animation.
I mean… he already came across pretty unhinged, but this edit makes him look hilariously psychotic and I love it 😂🤣
Colonel Potter's face edited over the general's is the icing on the cake
There was one time when I was watching this on DVD that I used the repeat feature to make it repeat Kent's face getting squished by the bathroom door several times. That was great! 🤣
Somebody should do that with a 'We Will Rock You' remix! That would be hysterical! 🤣
The edit at 2:15 killed me. That’s colonel Sherman Potter from M.A.S.H
I'm so happy someone got that!!
i was looking for someone to mention it 😂
Jeez I was thinking this'd be higher up in the comments! And here I was wondering why we didn't get Stinger's face on Kent's 😂
@@protobust262 I didn't even think about Klinger's face on him omg!
THANK YOU. I couldn't identify that added-on face, and I doubt I'd be able to without help. Thanks for helping!
In the polish dub he says "Hogarth? What a weirdo name, you could call a car or a bike that, I'd shoot myself if they called me Hogarth" and the dessert Hogarth shows to him is called the "duck shot" SHFJDH
"I can't see through METAL, Kent!"
😂
Only lead 😅
@RobertGraziose 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love his facial animation, his mannerisms. Absolutely genius!
Did NOT expect the Colonel Potter cameo!!!! ahaHAHA
People need to call each other slugger and cowboy more often
Yea but right after giving the final order to launch the missile he went straight from ‘Mansley’ to ‘Cowardsley’ real quick
I call him "Half-A-Mansley" 😂
2:23 What makes it funnier when no one believes him is that he knows how ridiculous it sounds
"I'm from the government, and I'm here to help"
1:42 This is one of my favorite type of gags, when you hear a character's though change halfway through their line.
Like "Hey buddy, you can't just walk in here like holy crap, it's Peter." or "No, Mr. Reynolds, it's not Ape Tit. It's "A Petite-" Never mind."
That poor man had to shit himself so much in that movie
IKR 😂 💩
2:39
1:17
3:55
Alt title: Kent’s bbg moments in 5 minutes
I'm a little unfamiliar with acronyms so it took me a long minute to realise that you meant Big Bad Guy and not BB Girl. 🤣🤣🤣
@@frenchconstantine2299 I want to correct you on that but it's actually babygirl bc people these days called middle aged men "bbg". So lets just say it's both big bad guy and babygirl, lol.
Omg! I didn't know that! That's really cute! Thanks for the info! 😊
Wtf
0:35 Landslide, more like _Mudslide_
1:12 was peak comedy when my brothers and I were kids lol. In fact, one of my brothers actually painted that exact moment and I have it hanging up on my wall.
😂😂
Show us!
“The biggest thing in this town is probably the Homecoming Queen *OH MY GOD!!!!!”* 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
1:08 Gotta be the most funniest scene
The kent face smash lives rent free in my mind.
Mansley, the world's most ironically named military news reporter.
It's interesting since at the time, Mansley is an ideal example of the American public/government during the Red Scare with the release of Sputnik and the paranoia of being exposed (when the movie is set). As a history nerd, I approve/love this movie.
My absolute favorite character! 😍 He stole the whole movie for me honestly. He's so hot too!
Thanks for making this!!!
No problem. The voice acting for him was so good too omg.
@@StarredDemation definitely!! McDonald was the perfect casting for him by far! Even though I read on IMBD that Arnold Schwarzenegger was suggested to play Mansley. Could you imagine?!🤣
@@Mrs.Nesmith98 oh god no. Thank God we're not in the universe where that happened. Meanwhile I'll be sitting over here thinking about live action Mansley being Conan O'Brien
@@StarredDemation YES! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks of Conan looking like Mansley 🤣 thank God is right because I honestly can't see that going well .. I also heard George Clooney, and Martin Stewart were considered too.. but MacDonald does a flawless job on the character. Can't recreate it!
@RetroChick98 Yes, he is a very handsome and attractive man. And he’s so expressive, too. Especially in the Cocolax scene 😂1:18.
You are foul for editing the photo developing scene lmao
Bro the animation had no business being this good 💀
Kent was just showing the new kids the satisfaction of slamming your phone to end a call, something we can’t enjoy today. 😂
I feel that last one in my bones. STAY WHERE I PUT YOU
funniest cartoon villain ever
I watched this whole video while really having to go take a dump. I can honestly relate to Mansley on that front. Now I'm off to the bathroom.
1:18 😳💩
Stop eating landslide, it does that to ya.
Thanks for giving subtitles for what happens on screen, very helpful
0:27 man’s completely captivated by that ice cream
He’s so interested that I’m convinced he’s never seen ice cream before
@@mars.marzhh bro thinks he’s the smartest guy in the world but he’s just incredibly sheltered
No wonder he decided that the Giant was a threat even after it proved not to be
I should try this retro ice cream tho looks good
@@anthonycrazynessadventures3259 make sure to not use laxative chocolate tho XD
@@immagical7036okay but I would use the chocolate one time on diet
So I've done Kent's little phone freak out when things fall over repeatedly.
I never noticed the faces Kent makes when he realizes that he has to go the the bathroom outside until now.
"so you dont have any evidence?"
"well i have the half of my car it didn't eat and I can tell you the other half completely disappeared in 15 minutes so..."
Court following this movie: For trying to nuke the town, you are sentenced to life in prison.
Court: Holy cow! 4:20 Ok add another 10 years for that one. Creep.
I need to watch this again so I can pick up on all Mansley's jokes I missed as a kid.
This movie never gets old
What a humble being
2:56 perfection
Sometimes I forget how cute Kent gets... Should really rewatch the movie.
Ok
That's my mothers account which I use in my name.
So it's the same prreon
The details in this movie are amazing. Truly a passion project success story.
Edit... that is not the original image at 4:10 lol
oh man, these obvious on the nose little inserts of text telling us exactly what the animators just showed us are so smart man, you're a genius.
"I'm gonna get a MEMO DISTRIBUTED..."
I felt that.
WHATCHA LOOKIN AT KENT?!!! WHERE’s THE GIANT MANSLEY?!!!
My man stays slipping!🤣😭
Why was laxative poisoning such a go to for 90s movies?
Still can't believe this studio made this movie, then made 8 CRAZY NIGHTS and went bencrupt soom after.
That's a soeedrun guys...
Lol he totally was not paying attention to how Hogarth never sprinkled anything on his.
2:20 single handedly kept me from self dispatching today. Thanks
That coco-lax scene still gets me everytime! 😂
Same here! It’s the one scene that perfectly encapsulates this man. He starts out suave and tempered, hunking down on his sundae. Then he becomes furious and dominant over finding the giant and keeping America safe. But this powerful tirade comes to an abrupt end when his bowels start to rumble. What is revealed is the vulnerable and desperate man that he is underneath it all.
Outlandish theory, but I think Kent's escaped gorilla was foreshadowing King Kong's introduction in the MonsterVerse 😂
Honestly the landslide sounds like a great shake idea outside the lax chocolate part
Oh these edits earn a sub. Also highlights how great the direction and performance is.
Honestly all the characters are great in this movie in their own way
1:35 OH HELL NAH!!!😂😂😂😂
Yeah he's that evil!
4:57 this part always make me laugh
The thumbnail of this video is perfection.