Tony Zhou: "There's a scene where the main character captures a serial killer."
Finally, some actual analysis
Jennifer Yuh Nelson: "I think justice, action, and violence, it's all sort of hemmed together of what we're trying to say about it. In real life, violence happens for no reason to good people. And it's never resolved in any way. I think that sense of injustice, that lack of satisfaction is something that people feel upset about."
The greatest thing about this episode is that it's not just about how "cinema is dead" and it's "a magical thing we can never get back", but it looks at an idea and explores it through multiple films. After all, those old films you saw as a child still exist
"The Princess Bride"
Hell yeah!
Inigo Montoya: "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
Tony: "Filmmakers have to be tactful that they don't show something too awful. And so what they often do is leave the crime just off-screen and instead focus our attention on the hero's reaction."
This. Is. Good. Stuff!
Dr Lisa Coulthard: "One thing that it does is it builds up the initial victims as being more worthy. Their deaths are so significant that we don't get to witness their deaths, because, in a way, to show us the violence would cheapen the experience."
Tony: "When these characters die, they're often replaced by a token, a banal item that reminds the hero of who they once were."
I appreciate how this show acknowledges foreign cinema (Korean, Bruce Lee) and not just Hollywood or Western films
Tony: "There's one scene from Goodfellas that always gets me."
Actual. Examples!
Tony: "I think this film disturbed me because it held up a mirror."
Tony: "I never saw these kids die, so I imagine something horrible. And I never saw the villain being tortured, so I imagine something even worse."
Review Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou, or better known as the YouTube channel Every Frame a Painting, are a talented duo. Not only is their content thought-provoking and tells a story about storytelling, but the editing is unmatched. Here, Netflix lets loose Taylor and Tony as they explore one big idea through hundreds of films, with the help of experts, including a scholar and a film director.
In this "visual essay", Tony and Taylor talk about revenge movies through the lens of Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance". First, they break down what makes a revenge film. Then they go deeper. They explore violence, the visuals, what it all means and how it makes you feel. Recently, I've been against the idea of revenge movies. I haven't gotten much satisfaction out of them. But in this episode, Taylor and Tony convinced me not only to give revenge movies another chance but to watch every single one of them.
If you like video essays, storytelling, or are a fan of Every Frame a Painting, they continue their work here with stunning dynamism and it's glorious.
Review by Clobby ClobstersBlockedParentSpoilers2021-12-08T09:46:30Z
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Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou, or better known as the YouTube channel Every Frame a Painting, are a talented duo. Not only is their content thought-provoking and tells a story about storytelling, but the editing is unmatched. Here, Netflix lets loose Taylor and Tony as they explore one big idea through hundreds of films, with the help of experts, including a scholar and a film director.
In this "visual essay", Tony and Taylor talk about revenge movies through the lens of Park Chan-wook's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance". First, they break down what makes a revenge film. Then they go deeper. They explore violence, the visuals, what it all means and how it makes you feel. Recently, I've been against the idea of revenge movies. I haven't gotten much satisfaction out of them. But in this episode, Taylor and Tony convinced me not only to give revenge movies another chance but to watch every single one of them.
If you like video essays, storytelling, or are a fan of Every Frame a Painting, they continue their work here with stunning dynamism and it's glorious.