Jack Nicholson: The Art Of Anger

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Комментарии • 1,9 тыс.

  • @sam08g16
    @sam08g16 7 лет назад +14145

    Having the face of a complete lunatic helps a lot

    • @rolanddeschain6089
      @rolanddeschain6089 7 лет назад +396

      He knew he was not Clark Gable. He used what he had. Perfectly.

    • @The482075
      @The482075 7 лет назад +21

      It does indeed.

    • @yurijedi49
      @yurijedi49 7 лет назад +598

      I think he just has the face of a complete Jack Nicholson and we're the ones who were conditioned to perceive that as maniacal by his roles

    • @The482075
      @The482075 7 лет назад +88

      Did you just give us a truth bomb?
      What if we can't handle the truth? :P
      I have been waiting to make that film reference.

    • @NYCAustinNYC
      @NYCAustinNYC 7 лет назад +63

      Very subjective... but IMHO Nickson looks sane when he is taking a normal photograph. But because he was (he has retired) such a great actor is able to animate his normal face into insanity or rage depending on the situation called for in the given movie.

  • @tristanjohns5288
    @tristanjohns5288 7 лет назад +1580

    Jack Nicholson is a joy to watch.

    • @JohannesWiberg
      @JohannesWiberg 7 лет назад +17

      He truly is. I wished, though, that the beautifully impotent, prostrate anger that he shows in About Schmidt would have been included here. When he tries to assault a guy and can't even collect himself enough to make his hands into fists but instead slaps the guy. That truly shows range, compared to the extremely potent, fierce anger that he's more well known for.

  • @ND-jv4hg
    @ND-jv4hg 5 лет назад +557

    My mom was unnerved by his performance in The Shining so much that she was convinced he really was crazy. My dad assured her he was just acting. "NO!" she replied, "No one can just act that crazy". She was giving him the best compliment an actor can get.

    • @ala-lash3710
      @ala-lash3710 4 года назад +30

      When I was little I would ask my mom why my dad was on the cover for The Shining and she'd be like "that's not your dad, that's Jack Nicholson, he's in this movie." But it never made sense because he looked exactly like my dad so I'd just ask again and again 😂

    • @generalobiwankenobi8265
      @generalobiwankenobi8265 4 года назад +3

      I can be that crazy! Just hide my X-men comics or Stephen King books.

    • @candidoj
      @candidoj 4 года назад +1

      True

    • @phoenixzappa7366
      @phoenixzappa7366 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@generalobiwankenobi8265
      Stephen King is the worst writer I have ever read

  • @devonhayes2209
    @devonhayes2209 5 лет назад +996

    Everyone says that Jack Nicholson looks like a crazy person. No he was just so good at playing one that his face became the picture people think of when they think of a crazy person....

    • @fourhorsemenmechanix757
      @fourhorsemenmechanix757 5 лет назад +25

      I never thought of that before...

    • @devonhayes2209
      @devonhayes2209 5 лет назад +14

      @@fourhorsemenmechanix757 I know. Pretty cool when you think about it that way

    • @Ganon999
      @Ganon999 4 года назад +11

      His chameleon eyes help too 😁 I have them as well

    • @writerconsidered
      @writerconsidered 4 года назад +9

      So art redirecting perception.

    • @jasonmartin4775
      @jasonmartin4775 4 года назад +9

      latent conditioning.

  • @scifikoala
    @scifikoala 7 лет назад +555

    I met the man once. At a bookstore near the Stanley hotel, yes THAT Stanley hotel. And it was about as terrifying and cool to meet him as you would expect

    • @kieranstark7213
      @kieranstark7213 5 лет назад +6

      If only we’d have the same experience you had here!!!

    • @allys744
      @allys744 5 лет назад +5

      That’s so cool! What’d he say?

    • @ruhulruy9121
      @ruhulruy9121 5 лет назад +3

      @@allys744 he said "Here's Johny, it's not funny"

  • @HonkeyTonTon
    @HonkeyTonTon 7 лет назад +1779

    Fantastic video. It's easy to write Nicholson off as an eccentric one-trick pony but you really bring out the nuance of his acting.

    • @davidb5205
      @davidb5205 7 лет назад +89

      Who has ever written off Jack Nicholson as a one-trick pony? I think most, if not all, people recognize him as a great actor and give him his dues.

    • @siennajohanna
      @siennajohanna 7 лет назад +16

      A lot of people accuse him of just playing himself in every role.

    • @michaelv4812
      @michaelv4812 7 лет назад +27

      siennajohanna He doesn't 'play himself', he *brings* himself, or parts of, to each role.

    • @kevtb874
      @kevtb874 7 лет назад +29

      The only people who write him off as a one trick pony are those who've only ever watched The Shining and Batman. His big iconic roles in which he plays psychos.
      He's done much much more. Compare him in the Chinatown. Watch Five Easy Pieces. A Few Good Men. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's. The Pledge. All different. All genuine. All great acting.

    • @vb2388
      @vb2388 7 лет назад +6

      Nicholson's performance in The Last Detail is so underrated..

  • @georgiaclunis4815
    @georgiaclunis4815 5 лет назад +1593

    “sometimes the anger is justified”
    *inserts clip of him strangling nurse ratchet*

    • @user-yw2qz4fp9f
      @user-yw2qz4fp9f 5 лет назад +183

      Fuck nurse ratchet she deserved it

    • @dannyhernandez265
      @dannyhernandez265 5 лет назад +69

      Georgia Clunis it was justified. Lol.

    • @aimandurrani2228
      @aimandurrani2228 5 лет назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @mastereppsreturns6586
      @mastereppsreturns6586 5 лет назад +60

      Nurse Ratchet likes to be in power, she subconsciously uses the patients' illnesses against them in order to maintain that feeling of power.
      *Her main goal should be to help them heal.* Billy was healing. He's been a scared, insecure little boy all his life. Never would think he could have a family and do good in this world.
      He was gaining confidence, for the first time in his life, it's a breakthrough and that first time is usually associated with a ton of optimism since it's a new thing!
      Nurse Ratchet recognizes that and like the justifiably most hated female character in film history she crushes his confidence and happiness and drags him down to square 1... His best chance at healing, crushed because she wanted to feel the power of control again.
      And you wanna sit there and imply that choking her isn't justified? You literally make me sick.

    • @killerbeanssss914
      @killerbeanssss914 5 лет назад +16

      @@mastereppsreturns6586 okay maybe your ending was a little bit much. But everything else. Totally agree with. Love the movie. Next time I suggest you just make sure to think that maybe not everyone is familiar with Jack Nicholson's work. Or maybe he hasn't seen that movie before. Because reading the end of your comment made me sick.👌

  • @TheMonkeyboykev
    @TheMonkeyboykev 7 лет назад +1857

    I am curious to how high his blood pressure is

    • @TheGeorgeD13
      @TheGeorgeD13 5 лет назад +119

      Don't know, but I've met a few people who know Jack and he's apparently a very chill person in real life.

    • @gamleskalle1
      @gamleskalle1 5 лет назад +72

      Low, he is retired and plays golf.

    • @bhavanibhamidipaty5851
      @bhavanibhamidipaty5851 5 лет назад +124

      maybe all his acting has helped him vent anger and he is actually much more relaxed than the average man.

    • @AmorphisBob
      @AmorphisBob 5 лет назад +16

      He also smokes a ton of weed

    • @allys744
      @allys744 5 лет назад +7

      Heck he did EVERY drug known to science including LSD. Idk if he still used anybody form of substance now

  • @SlipNoodles
    @SlipNoodles 4 года назад +340

    In his youth, he'd have been one hell of a Wolverine.

  • @willem1703
    @willem1703 7 лет назад +72

    He isn't afraid of getting ugly. In a world where Hollywood mostly portray humans as always being the prettiest little perfect things, he stands out like a shining idol.

    • @theobuniel9643
      @theobuniel9643 4 месяца назад

      A *SHINING* idol?
      I see what you did there....

  • @etangbose4755
    @etangbose4755 5 лет назад +1364

    Al Pacino: the art of yelling

    • @thesentinel5523
      @thesentinel5523 5 лет назад +20

      YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @societalrevival1218
      @societalrevival1218 4 года назад +10

      Wh-wh-what the fuck are ya talkin about? Have you SEEN Dog Day Afternoon?

    • @ezekiel3791
      @ezekiel3791 4 года назад +66

      Robert De Niro: the art of repeating.

    • @curfimo9793
      @curfimo9793 4 года назад +7

      Hoo-Ah!

    • @etangbose4755
      @etangbose4755 4 года назад +1

      Rodzilla kinda but in a enjoyable way

  • @beflygelt
    @beflygelt 7 лет назад +280

    Nicholson is at his absolute best in those short seconds leading up to his anger explosions

  • @jfish032
    @jfish032 7 лет назад +15

    "anger can be a form of desperation...a noise so loud that you dont have to hear your own insecurities" 👌 spot on. Very insightful

  • @legoboy305
    @legoboy305 7 лет назад +193

    Jack is such s great character actor.

    • @bojnebojnebojne
      @bojnebojnebojne 7 лет назад +1

      well all actors or actresses are character actors unless they do a documentary on themselfs :P

    • @alejoparedes2388
      @alejoparedes2388 2 года назад

      Maybe the greatest?

  • @johnolmos8670
    @johnolmos8670 4 года назад +48

    He is one of the most charismatic actors of all time.He is so smooth and also iconic with body language

    • @sirmount2636
      @sirmount2636 3 года назад +4

      Not enough comments recognize this. He oozes charisma & confidence.

  • @ClayMann
    @ClayMann 7 лет назад +215

    That's got me in the mood for a good Jack Nicholson movie!

  • @DC-zi6se
    @DC-zi6se 5 лет назад +335

    Jack Nicholson is the most intense actor of all time.

    • @stephenr80
      @stephenr80 5 лет назад +3

      You clearly havent seen 7 samurais

    • @Minnevan
      @Minnevan 5 лет назад +2

      Javier Bardem

    • @DC-zi6se
      @DC-zi6se 5 лет назад +6

      @@stephenr80 Toshiro Mifune- what an amazing actor. I love him too. But, I think Nicholson is greater.

    • @ifeanyiwordsworth8354
      @ifeanyiwordsworth8354 4 года назад

      Walton Goggins

    • @coconspirator
      @coconspirator 4 года назад +4

      Whaat? Haven't you seen Nicholas Cage?

  • @theartist124
    @theartist124 7 лет назад +278

    You left out the best one, when he gets mad at HIMSELF for looking at the camera in The Shining and Kubrick left it in!

    • @d3athblad3
      @d3athblad3 6 лет назад +19

      Do you have a short clip link of that scene, because I can't recall which one you're talking about

    • @TheJayLordx
      @TheJayLordx 6 лет назад +2

      @@d3athblad3 After him and Wendy argue while Danny is in bed and he storms out. Just before the ballroom scene.

    • @herc5639
      @herc5639 6 лет назад +17

      He wasnt looking at the camera. He was looking into dannys room

  • @mastereppsreturns6586
    @mastereppsreturns6586 5 лет назад +319

    “You’re BREAKING my concentration! You’re disTRACTING me!”

    • @strumdynastygaming7217
      @strumdynastygaming7217 5 лет назад +17

      Master Epps Returns The moment where he says “Wendy, Darling” was phenomenal.

    • @peterpetruzzi
      @peterpetruzzi 5 лет назад +7

      "Why don't you start right now and get the fuck out of here"

    • @sign543
      @sign543 5 лет назад +5

      Matt - Yes! That ONE line freaked me out. It was so mocking, so petulant, so condescending...you knew then that she was FUCKED 😆

    • @generalobiwankenobi8265
      @generalobiwankenobi8265 4 года назад +1

      You can’t handle distracting me!

  • @storytellers1
    @storytellers1 7 лет назад +467

    Nicholson's bodily anger made me think of the 'Nicholas Cage loses his shit' video. Do a video on him and lose your mind like Abed

    • @devilskind92
      @devilskind92 7 лет назад +46

      I'm a simple man. I see Community, I like.

    • @johnarbuckle2619
      @johnarbuckle2619 7 лет назад +25

      Storytellers Community fans unite !!!

    • @rodrigz
      @rodrigz 7 лет назад +21

      Six seasons and a movie.

    • @gabrielaorlando8191
      @gabrielaorlando8191 3 года назад

      Everything here is so perfect, from Nicholson to community but most importantly the video of Cage losing saved my life, it’s beautiful, thank you

  • @Horrormaster13
    @Horrormaster13 6 лет назад +249

    Jack Nicholson is a national treasure.

  • @akai_suika
    @akai_suika 7 лет назад +441

    tbh, I think being angry is one of the most honest emotions, so whenever I see how someone becomes angry I always pay attention.
    Awesome Video! :D
    How bout a Jim Carry next time?

    • @samwallaceart288
      @samwallaceart288 7 лет назад +29

      So what your saying is that the best way to reach honesty is to ... *introduce chaos?*

    • @noxigniter
      @noxigniter 7 лет назад +5

      Great comment. If we will give an anger more attention, maybe we can see what lies underneath it. As well said in this video - anger is only a thin layer over something bigger and often complicated. We fear anger of others and ourselves, but we should stop it only if it becoming violence. Otherwise we should listen.

    • @stevepittman3770
      @stevepittman3770 7 лет назад +14

      I agree, anger is the most honest, but at least in my experience it's more about the situation than the person, though it can't help but reveal something about the person. Just have to know how to separate the two.

    • @akai_suika
      @akai_suika 7 лет назад +1

      Samuel Wallace no, I just feel a certain honesty from someone when they show their wrath. I'm being too subjective here. LOL sorry

    • @JICM25
      @JICM25 7 лет назад +11

      Jim Carrey is a very good sugestion

  • @DifficultFlannel
    @DifficultFlannel 5 лет назад +33

    His performance in As Good As It Gets is impeccable.

  • @Nwmguy
    @Nwmguy 7 лет назад +225

    I always felt like Nicholson was channeling someone trying really hard to quit smoking after chain smoking for a decades.

  • @andrewzanon71
    @andrewzanon71 7 лет назад +114

    I would really dig a complete list of all the movies referenced here.

    • @stevefarrey4055
      @stevefarrey4055 3 года назад +1

      Imdb

    • @gnatwellington5997
      @gnatwellington5997 Год назад

      This is coming so late! But the ones I recognized are Chinatown, the departed, the last detail, the shining, as good as it gets, about Schmidt, a few good men, the shooting, and one flew over the cuckoos nest. Hope this helps!

  • @sanriobambi
    @sanriobambi 7 лет назад +2198

    _drops everything to watch a new Nerdwriter video_

    • @ironboxfilms
      @ironboxfilms 7 лет назад +7

      That's pretty much exactly what I just did!

    • @wutitdo0
      @wutitdo0 7 лет назад +6

      one of the few youtube channels left i would do this for

    • @stevepittman3770
      @stevepittman3770 7 лет назад +1

      Yep, same here, and it did not disappoint.

    • @ragniblov
      @ragniblov 7 лет назад +17

      Hope you don't work as a midwife

    • @sanriobambi
      @sanriobambi 7 лет назад +3

      Johnny Bedini 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @SSDriscool
    @SSDriscool 7 лет назад +8

    His role in the One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest will always be my favorite.

  • @exprime8872
    @exprime8872 7 лет назад +11

    This reminds me of a great concept a theatre director once expressed to me when I was acting in one of his shows.
    The beauty of any actor's performance actually isn't their ability to unleash a tirade of emotions from deep within themselves, contrary to popular opinion. It's actually the beauty and subtlety of what lies underneath the emotion they are 'showing' to an audience.
    In this video, that takes the form of whatever emotion Jack Nicholson is feeling underneath the anger which, I agree, is almost always clear and incredibly well done.
    The example this theatre director gave me though, was a recurring moment in Anton Chekhov's plays, where a character who is in great pain begins to sing or whistle. As an actor, it's our job to 'whistle over the pain'.

  • @aaronyandell2929
    @aaronyandell2929 5 лет назад +33

    Now I have to watch all Nicolson movies in consecutive order. Thanks for that.

  • @Voltanaut
    @Voltanaut 7 лет назад +49

    This is just one of the innumerable reasons why Jack is my favourite actor.

  • @DruNature
    @DruNature 7 лет назад +56

    WHAT a great looking guy, seriously, he also has such a wide range of looks. wow what a legend!

    • @and8091
      @and8091 3 года назад

      @@PeterGriffin-in5ut *gray

  • @kai-to3js
    @kai-to3js 7 лет назад +487

    the real anger is Jack Nicholson at a losing Lakers game

  • @MattVidPro
    @MattVidPro 7 лет назад +1331

    Trevor does this well in GTA v

    • @soullight8632
      @soullight8632 6 лет назад +216

      MattVideo Productions Trevor is basically Jack Nicholson as a game character

    • @TheJayson8899
      @TheJayson8899 6 лет назад +38

      MattVideo Productions Nah it’s over-acted to the point of it just being really tiring imo

    • @ADemonsPlus
      @ADemonsPlus 6 лет назад +25

      I get angry every time the game changes away from the Jack Torrance outfit without me asking for it.

    • @R1kSen
      @R1kSen 6 лет назад +29

      @Grym I do not think Trevor can make the audience feel that anger. Trevor is showing his fury with his actions, it's instant. It's like a sudden gunshot. Yes you will be afraid but only as long as you hear the gunshot. Nicholson's anger is like a volcano. You can hear it boilling. You don't see any body movements. You feel the tension and know it's going to errupt. It's that fear of when it's going to burst. That's why Trevor will never reach that level. He is giving it all in just a moment while Nicholson is making you tense and more tense until he explodes and you get paralyzed. A good example is Psycho (Nicholson) vs Conjuring (Trevor). While the conjuring will scare you all the time for dumb reasons, The Shining will start breaking you piece by piece until it goes full berserk and makes you terrified.

    • @StermaPerma
      @StermaPerma 5 лет назад

      Takis Dimarelos but psycho isnt scary.

  • @ffnendhgrgd
    @ffnendhgrgd 7 лет назад +230

    click to learn about Jack Nicholson. end up learning about myself instead. that's the nerdwriter for you

  • @Freeewaaay
    @Freeewaaay 7 лет назад +64

    YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH

  • @cindyknows9220
    @cindyknows9220 7 лет назад +88

    Nerdwriter and CineFix are life. Best channels ever!!!

    • @MrTenInHell
      @MrTenInHell 7 лет назад +2

      Cindy KNOWS Kaptain Kristain too.

    • @2brosand1up64
      @2brosand1up64 7 лет назад +2

      Kaptain K is the real deal.

    • @cindyknows9220
      @cindyknows9220 7 лет назад +1

      Im gonna have to check him out

    • @dee_deer
      @dee_deer 7 лет назад +16

      you should check lessons from the screenplay

    • @Evan-up5py
      @Evan-up5py 7 лет назад +20

      Also don't forget Every Frame a Painting

  • @booms
    @booms 4 года назад +7

    Fantastic. A genuine sense of understanding of Nicholson. He's one of my favourite actors and I still felt like I learned something.

  • @PauloNideck
    @PauloNideck 6 лет назад +80

    This is def one of the best youtube channels ever!

  • @AdamG1983
    @AdamG1983 6 лет назад +65

    Watching him get angry is good for the soul.

  • @PandaPool_
    @PandaPool_ 7 лет назад +1003

    *"HERE'S NERDWRITER!!!"*

  • @SuperAlpha360
    @SuperAlpha360 7 лет назад +1

    These videos are some of the better content of RUclips. These are masterful essays that breathe new life into films and performances I've seen dozens of times, and can now enjoy a dozen more. Thank you.

  • @crozraven
    @crozraven 7 лет назад +285

    So, can we get Nicholas Cage's Master of Freak Out for the next video, LOL.

    • @samwallaceart288
      @samwallaceart288 7 лет назад +60

      Then Christopher Walken as "Master of the Awesomely Weird"

    • @whyshouldireadthat4999
      @whyshouldireadthat4999 7 лет назад +2

      Then Tommy Wiseau's "Mastor of Terrible Movies"

    • @IvanPolyansky
      @IvanPolyansky 7 лет назад +14

      despite all his rage, he's still just Nicolas Cage

    • @samwallaceart288
      @samwallaceart288 7 лет назад +1

      Леся Пономарева Nicholas Cage + Tommy Wiseau = Ass-Spam ... I should have known it would come to this.

    • @johnproctor5314
      @johnproctor5314 7 лет назад

      I lol'd

  • @ittixen
    @ittixen 6 лет назад

    I never realized just how precise his expressions of those emotions were! That's really impressive. Thanks for highlighting those subtleties!

  • @MoyoRox7
    @MoyoRox7 7 лет назад +11

    Every single nerdwriter video makes me so pumped
    You learn so much from these videos without even realising it and it even entertains
    Also, does anyone feel like when the video ends that it was a trailer for something ?

  • @heliodorable4612
    @heliodorable4612 7 лет назад +57

    man you know i'm an actress just starting out, and this video reallllllly helped me so much. i have such a better understanding of acting now, like i always knew that when you are acting, you are showing a character as a real, living person with complex emotions and depth. but this video goes into how the same emotions are always so different, how character and personality affects everything, and how everything in the environment of the character that could in any possible way affect the tone of the emotion, will always affect the emotion. thank you so much

    • @adityapathak5761
      @adityapathak5761 7 лет назад +7

      Madelyn Palmentieri Also watch nerdwriter's video on Anthony Hopkins' acting in Westworld. I really appreciated the mastery of emotions Hopkins possesses after that.

    • @Bob-ol3hl
      @Bob-ol3hl 5 лет назад

      Mutilated Baby Wellll, that’s a bit rude, don’t you think?

    • @eknaap8800
      @eknaap8800 5 лет назад

      The use of capitals and proper punctuation eludes you, doesn't it? Sad.

    • @ImALefty08
      @ImALefty08 4 года назад +1

      @@eknaap8800 Well I understood what she sais. Not all people are as "good" in English as you are, professor.

    • @ImALefty08
      @ImALefty08 4 года назад +1

      *said

  • @cutthroatnin3833
    @cutthroatnin3833 7 лет назад +16

    ...wow...Jack really is amazing.

  • @dimitreze
    @dimitreze 7 лет назад +38

    I'm sure Anjelica Huston could also make a video about the same subject but on his real life.

    • @sirmount2636
      @sirmount2636 3 года назад +4

      She said in her book that he was remarkably charming & kind with women.

  • @mrmovieguy1000
    @mrmovieguy1000 7 лет назад +265

    "Sometimes his anger is misplaced"
    **Tries to bang motorcycle**

    • @balaenopteramusculus
      @balaenopteramusculus 5 лет назад +16

      Haha. I think he was actually was trying to lift the faucet pedestal in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
      ...
      Unless you are aware of this and just made joke, thenI feel stupid

  • @StoryLaboratory
    @StoryLaboratory 7 лет назад +2

    Jack has to be one of my favorite actors! In addition to his mastery of anger, I think his performances as The Joker in 'Batman,' Jack Torrance in 'The Shining,' and Randle McMurphy in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' make a great case for his mastery of madness and lunacy as well. Fantastic video.

  • @harleythesalami6956
    @harleythesalami6956 7 лет назад +1025

    Jim Carey is like the humorous version of Jack Nicholson

    • @Babyluigikarting
      @Babyluigikarting 7 лет назад +63

      Only one of them didn't crash their career straight into the dumpster

    • @2brosand1up64
      @2brosand1up64 7 лет назад +14

      wait... wich one?

    • @bladebison
      @bladebison 7 лет назад +41

      he should do a video on Jim Carrey and his humor

    • @PeterStellenberg
      @PeterStellenberg 7 лет назад +6

      That would be Jim, sadly.

    • @rjeffrey743
      @rjeffrey743 7 лет назад +30

      Jim Carrey is also a lot creepier.

  • @abhijatosensarma
    @abhijatosensarma 7 лет назад +15

    you have magnificently deep and educational videos all over! thank u!!

  • @MrGraphite
    @MrGraphite 7 лет назад +1

    I had to rewatch this one twice. First time I was too distracted by Jack's acting.Too good

  • @Ares_gaming_117
    @Ares_gaming_117 7 лет назад +54

    Anger is the truest form of honesty. Great vid and legendary actor. I also love how Kevin Spacey(who aesthetically reminds me of Jack) handles anger in house of cards especially. I'd love some Spacey vids and maybe some dark night Nolan vids as someone mentioned below. :D

    • @jong9379
      @jong9379 6 лет назад +10

      woops. sounds like you will probably never get a kevin spacey video... hah

    • @shotgun6X
      @shotgun6X 6 лет назад +1

      Anger isn't always honest. Sometimes it's very much a desperate attempt to be as dishonest as possible.

    • @xxxfirehuunterxxx
      @xxxfirehuunterxxx 6 лет назад

      I've never felt that way, @@shotgun6X . I've always felt anger is un-adulterated non-filtered truth.

    • @andyisdead
      @andyisdead 5 лет назад

      @@jong9379 lmao

  • @energisedliving3490
    @energisedliving3490 7 лет назад +1

    Your videos make me feel so strangely good inside.. It's incredible to see someone so passionate about learning. Not to mention each of your video essays are pieces of art in themselves. Seriously. It's beautiful.
    Your use of language, imagery, and sound is poetic, and you always manage to convey your ideas in an easy to understand, yet incredibly detailed and thought-out way.
    You are always able to re-evoke my passion for learning and essays with each video I watch.
    Thank you for what you do! Keep it coming.

  • @Athoutz
    @Athoutz 7 лет назад +3

    Both songs, intro and ending, mention smiling. Nice touch.

  • @ryanhollist3950
    @ryanhollist3950 7 лет назад

    I'm very glad you brought up the fact that anger is rarely (if ever) a singular emotion. That's a fact I've seen far too many people dismiss, to their detriment of understanding how to deal with the issues of others and even their own.

  • @killjeff2
    @killjeff2 7 лет назад +233

    Young Jack Nicholson would be great as trevor from GTA.

    • @crassiuscurio1616
      @crassiuscurio1616 7 лет назад +76

      I'm almost certain they based his body language and look from Nicholson's performances.

    • @ibrahimabah3852
      @ibrahimabah3852 7 лет назад +17

      They did

    • @SirBigWater
      @SirBigWater 7 лет назад +4

      Crassius Curio They based the look off of the voice actor who played Trevor.

    • @SimMaster
      @SimMaster 6 лет назад

      You can even get that outfit and look like him from The Shining

    • @CptWhit3y
      @CptWhit3y 6 лет назад

      YES!!!!!!

  • @monopolizeme
    @monopolizeme 6 лет назад +1

    You made a really good point that I never thought of. Because if there’s any actor you think could be accused of overreacting - it’s Nicholson. But he is always so genuine and rooted in layers, that his anger engulfs you with its impact. He’s incredible.

  • @jasontoddsthighholsters4168
    @jasontoddsthighholsters4168 5 лет назад +4

    Hi, I'm a 15 year old kid doing theatre and I'm going to portraying the role of Shylock in a short monologue. And like his confidence and anger, I want to reach or atleast be closer to it to an extent. And this helped me, thanks a lot.

  • @smitm1054
    @smitm1054 4 года назад

    This guy is just an acting powerhouse. My favourite movie of all time is 'The Departed'. Each and every moment in that movie is just amazing to me. The cast, the character interactions, the music, just breathtakingly engaging. And Nicholson shines in that movie, along with his co-stars. There is this small scene in that, which not many would immediately call as memorable, but it's the scene where DiCaprio's character meet Nicholson's character for the first time in a bar and acts all nonchalant. That little scene is among the best scenes I have seen . The acting, the tension and background of that scene is brilliant.

  • @brandonadams1783
    @brandonadams1783 5 лет назад +19

    He reminds me of Steven Ogg(Trevor Phillips from Gta) .

  • @St0rmzxx
    @St0rmzxx 6 лет назад

    Always loved the quote by Horace: "Anger is brief insanity." I always seem to catch that watching great actors like Jack's portrayal of the emotion.

  • @kkvvdd
    @kkvvdd 7 лет назад +79

    So basically Jack Nicholson would play the perfect Sith Lord? #DarthNicholson

    • @user-yw2qz4fp9f
      @user-yw2qz4fp9f 5 лет назад

      Nah siths are calm and etc

    • @TheGeorgeD13
      @TheGeorgeD13 5 лет назад +8

      @@user-yw2qz4fp9f But pretty much all sith lords have a great seething anger underneath that calm mask. Jack would be as good as anybody at portraying that. His role in A Few Good Men does this quite well at points.

    • @davidradtke5166
      @davidradtke5166 5 лет назад +4

      No, god nooo. Not in that Disney shite.

  • @juliejay5436
    @juliejay5436 6 лет назад

    Jack Nicholson and Anthony Hopkins, two bloody amazing actors! My 2 favs!

  • @Arthur__101
    @Arthur__101 7 лет назад +6

    amazing work. one of the best channels on RUclips.
    the power of observation and critical thinking amazes me.

  • @028prasath
    @028prasath 7 лет назад

    I admire the depths you go to analyse a topic and the skill you have to express to the common public.... Kudos...

  • @carolking6355
    @carolking6355 4 года назад +3

    He’s brilliant. Imagine doing that in front of a camera and booms and ordinary people all around him. He has to be the best.

  • @unknownuser2897
    @unknownuser2897 7 лет назад

    I didn't realize one person could even express the same emotion in such a myriad ways. Brilliant work by a brilliant actor.

  • @ira9064
    @ira9064 7 лет назад +1833

    The true master of anger is Alex Jones.

    • @greenytaddict
      @greenytaddict 7 лет назад +3

      Ira Glick lol

    • @blodwynswayze1531
      @blodwynswayze1531 7 лет назад +126

      Ira Glick That's not anger. That's just shtick.

    • @JM-pm3ob
      @JM-pm3ob 7 лет назад +78

      WE'RE BREAKING THE CONDITIONING

    • @terenceaaron1999
      @terenceaaron1999 7 лет назад +19

      Somebody needs to do a break down on Alex Jones. Hahaha

    • @stevepittman3770
      @stevepittman3770 7 лет назад +74

      Alex Jones isn't a master of anger, because he doesn't master his own anger. When he gets wound up he's a frothing maniac. The difference is that Jones just has a lot of volume, but Nicholson has nuance.

  • @PaceFilmsProductions
    @PaceFilmsProductions 7 лет назад

    One of the best examples of how good he as an actor is when I first saw the courtroom scene in A Few Good Men I was just flipping through channels and stumbled on it. I hadn't seen the movie before so I didn't know anything about what was going on. Just through Nicholson's performance with the answers I could tell the story of this guy really wants to loudly proclaim what he's done but has to hide it and it burns him up that he can't just come out and say what he did and how proud he is that he did it. All just through his acting because I hadn't seen any of the scenes before this.

  • @Mrazmatmahmood
    @Mrazmatmahmood 6 лет назад +4

    This is why he's my favourite actor of all time.

  • @JamesGWall
    @JamesGWall 7 лет назад +1

    Jack Nicholson is the greatest actor I've ever watched, every film he puts in a stunning performance.

  • @obarbeito
    @obarbeito 5 лет назад +7

    Nobody like Jack. The master of his craft.

  • @danielbristol963
    @danielbristol963 7 лет назад

    "The larger shape of anger" 6:39....What a sublimely crafted phrase.

  • @Moneyisgoodforme
    @Moneyisgoodforme 7 лет назад +34

    How well did you perform in English class?

    • @duncansiror5033
      @duncansiror5033 7 лет назад +8

      Moiiike M Probably got an award for best English student.

  • @edkeaton1085
    @edkeaton1085 5 лет назад +1

    His on screen persona is exactly why he ranks up there as one of the best in the business. Jack Nicholson is great joy to watch on screen.

  • @akshaydevkarama3277
    @akshaydevkarama3277 7 лет назад +85

    Cowboy Bepop Next Please

    • @WiillZero
      @WiillZero 7 лет назад +2

      Yes yes yes yes yes yes

    • @ibSprintin
      @ibSprintin 7 лет назад +1

      Oooh all kinds of yes to this.

  • @4DIVID7
    @4DIVID7 6 лет назад

    I didn't know good movies until you came along thanks for the help NerdWriter!

  • @flowerpunk5255
    @flowerpunk5255 7 лет назад +14

    Weird, I literally watched the shining for the first time yesterday and now this comes out

  • @numbvox
    @numbvox 6 лет назад

    All of your videos are incredible, but this one in particular is astounding. A terrifically insightful explanation that absolutely changed my perspective on Nicholson's performances profoundly. I know I caught this one late, but great work and thanks for putting out such consistently high quality content for us on the regular.

  • @pauloftarsus8145
    @pauloftarsus8145 5 лет назад +6

    Great video, insightful, interesting and even slightly educating. We all have to deal with our own anger. I know I do. I absolutely HATE ignorance. And I LIVE in Arkansas. :)

  • @martintheknox
    @martintheknox 5 лет назад +2

    this is one of my all time favorite youtube bits ever. i mean i love all the stuff you produce. but this just hits me on a way i cannot really explain. i am anger. and now i understand that more. thank you NW.

  • @dianezhao6127
    @dianezhao6127 7 лет назад +392

    watching your video on wednesday is probably the only reason i want to stay alive rn

    • @greenytaddict
      @greenytaddict 7 лет назад +9

      Zeltos of come on dude lol

    • @briankim3472
      @briankim3472 7 лет назад

      Same

    • @MrPooPooJohn
      @MrPooPooJohn 7 лет назад +12

      if that profile picture is really you then you've definitely got more reasons to live than you think. yowza! ;)

    • @derekhatake
      @derekhatake 7 лет назад +6

      You're not helping mehn :(

    • @nutmaster652
      @nutmaster652 7 лет назад +8

      "I have crippling depression"

  • @SugoiDesu1
    @SugoiDesu1 4 года назад

    I continually come back to this video. Such a great analysis of such a great actor.

  • @muffinman5741
    @muffinman5741 7 лет назад +174

    didn't know nicholson was handsome once

    • @greenytaddict
      @greenytaddict 7 лет назад +48

      Jim Knopf lol, all that anger put on layers over his face over the years huh?!

    • @hermanncapulet5485
      @hermanncapulet5485 7 лет назад +6

      It`s like looking in any curently young actors future ...

    • @rjeffrey743
      @rjeffrey743 7 лет назад +67

      Nicholson was a notorious pussy hound back in the day.

    • @horseluver136
      @horseluver136 7 лет назад +4

      he just gave no fucks lmao

    • @ArthurKnight1899
      @ArthurKnight1899 7 лет назад +4

      him, Marlon and Pachino were pussy magnets!

  • @DuhAverageJoe
    @DuhAverageJoe 7 лет назад

    Wow, this was really insightful! You did mention one thing I've never really noticed and it's that Jack's moments of anger in his roles never give a sense of overacting. That's fricking talent right there, but it's very easy to do that!

  • @gladwinguster1229
    @gladwinguster1229 7 лет назад +7

    Next video do Leonardo Di Caprio Master of FREAKOUT!!

  • @ajsky1066
    @ajsky1066 4 года назад +1

    2:08.....Even the dogs like "Hold on a sec! This fucker is crazier than me!"

  • @UnCreativeDeconstructionism
    @UnCreativeDeconstructionism 7 лет назад +14

    Steven ogg is like the calm jack Nicholson. imo.

  • @danmccaffrey2157
    @danmccaffrey2157 2 года назад

    Really good points, good analysis.
    I never actually realized the reason why I appreciate Nicholson's acting until I saw this video, and yes, you're right.
    It's because of the way he can portray anger in so many different ways.
    Anger is a part of all of us, no matter how hard we try to downplay or deny it, and seeing what Nicholson can do with it on screen is so amazingly fitting to the rest of us who want to do it that way, but hold back.
    A lot of us expunge at least a part of our anger, vicariously, through Jack Fuckin Nicholson.

  • @MrBobydelgrando
    @MrBobydelgrando 7 лет назад +11

    @nerdwriter1 I don't know if you already saw it, but yesterday Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, admitted on Quors that he was watching your show!

  • @TonyCSilvaFilms
    @TonyCSilvaFilms 6 лет назад

    Nicholson's angry, muted acting in the background with your soothing, calm voice over = outstanding.

  • @lillyrey5727
    @lillyrey5727 7 лет назад +7

    Great insight into anger. Can you do the other emotions?

  • @აბიგლუკოზა-ძ1ჯ

    bro you are seriously gifted! your script is so rich in words and smart not many people can do that. i love your channel one of the best ones on RUclips.

  • @ssonicdeafmonkey
    @ssonicdeafmonkey 5 лет назад +4

    This video was impeccable.

  • @rudylabsilica2286
    @rudylabsilica2286 6 лет назад

    I don’t know why, but I felt so much better after watching this! It’s as if Mr. Nicholson was taking it out for me! Thanks Jack!

  • @TheeRogerWayne
    @TheeRogerWayne 7 лет назад +4

    Nerdwriter: The King of Assumption.

  • @bissy97
    @bissy97 7 лет назад

    His acting of anger is something very special and exciting to see. Great video Nerdwriter especially with this video as I'm learning psychology at uni.

  • @yogurtpimple3455
    @yogurtpimple3455 7 лет назад +3

    hey Mr. Nerdwriter, can you possibly do something on *Mozart or Charles Bukowski*. I am intrested to hear your thoughts.

  • @simmy7209
    @simmy7209 7 лет назад +2

    "Constellation of Feelings". what a beautiful phrase. nicely put together, thank you!