I love Revolver. It's a great spiritual film about some of the darkest sides of humanity. As it is a Guy Ritchie film, it was marketed as a film about poker at the time of its release, a big mistake. The movie became another flop for Ritchie but he found his roots again with RocknRolla and this movie was quickly forgotten about.
Big mistake if you ask me. Some of us movie buffs have re-discovered Revolver and now realize how brilliant it really is. Watch this analysis!
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Sorter rejecting his ego and choosing to obey his moral conscience is one of the most satisfying parts of this film.
That was the Best scene in the movie and when he tell a girl that non of this Is Real and that Is just a Game that grown up play.....dude, You Can get Any better then that!!!.....Sorter RIP❤
It all started when he missed Mr Green 3 times, his ego was hurt
Loved that scene. Reminds me of Bullet Tooth Tony in Snatch when Avi ask him to look inside the dog.
It is worth noting that the scene where the ego is revealed as the enemy is in a scene where they play golf instead of chess, golf being a game where you only have yourself to blame for failure. You are competing, but your opponent is competing against himself just as you are. An obvious reference to how the fight with your own ego is a fight with yourself, even when other "enemies" are involved.
I know this comment is 3 years old but I didn't even realize this one. Nice cath mate.
Catch*
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@@xiamlegend4421 Thanks. To this day I still find little stuff like that in this movie. It is still one of my all time favorite films.
@@DriscolDevil it's my favorite too
Con and Chess Con & Chess ConChess Conscious
"Dangerous" combination ...lol ....unless one becomes Aware ;)
dammit !!! cant like your post three times :
Wow didn't see that!
Thanks man I also didnt see that.
+ loch ness monster = Consciousness
my mind was blown when I first saw this .. unfortunately everyone I show it to does not appreciate it
ive been living with that particular curse for a decade.. every girlfriend i've had in the past ten years has seen the movie at least twice and hated it every time XD
if u dont get it the 1st time youll never get it
I saw this movie in the theater in the US as soon as it came out, then I went to see it two more times in the theater, I love this movie, I have owned the US and UK versions on DVD and Blueray and they never got returned after loaning them out, they kept getting passed around, this is a GREAT film, I think it is Guy’s masterpiece and he should be remembered for it! If you don’t get it, I’m sorry you’re really missing out.
STORY OF MY LIFE!
The trick is to watch it while expecting a typical guy ritchie action movie. Sell it to your friends as great action only
A lot of the movie is about different characters representing different traits of the self. Example: Zach is Intuition, Avi is Intelligence. Won't try to spoil it completely, but if you start thinking like this a lot of the characters suddenly make sense. Another detail, the name Jake Green. Green is exactly in the middle of the visible spectrum, it represents our own identity, it's neutral, in the middle. You need all of your experiences, ego, intuition, intelligence, memory, etc, to define you as someone different from everyone else. But deep down you're (as everyone else) neutral. It's an amazing movie with a lot to give. Seen it many times and it gives something new every single time. Most underated movie of all time in my opinion.
great comment
BRILLIANT!!
Just realized that (after watching 8 times) that his niece is innocence and Sorter is guilt. This movie is so dense. Most underrated ever by far.
Fully agree. Even Avi (A) and Zach (Z) represent opposite polarities, but able to see the same perspective, which is key... He was locked up between their "cells" as in: The Heart Intuition, being between the Brain-Intellect and the Gut/Root Instinct. All 3 centers have neurological capacity to make decisions in our lives, and can either work constructively creating coherence, or destructively if one overpowers the others, creating incoherence. (Measurable on Hearttuner modified EKG)
@@djedeye2665 never thought of the polarities of letter A and Z with the names. Good catch. The movie that keeps on giving.
Honestly, this movie is probably one of the greatest movies of time
Yeah dude, to be honest i Had to watch it probably 100 Times and i still don't know what Is movie REALY about, i just know Is about Ego!!!
na i have to disagree this movie was so damn annoying at the end
Ray liotta was incredible in this movie the final scene when he walks out of the elevator with some of the best acting I've ever seen him do
Ray Liotta was better actor than.....Well, most Italian American actors!!!.....RIP Ray!!!❤
I think the car scene represents the end of our lives. Normally people don't realise that they have lived their lives wrongly (trying to please other people, focussing only on money or status etc) until the moment they realise they are going to die. At that moment they realise that they have been living a lie and if they had a second chance, they would ask "why". This is why people that come close to death sometimes make big changes to their lives.
Could be a dig at parallel universe? Where every decision you make changes reality? Just an idea.
@@kidockido it's probably Jake's own thoughts. I think he is imagining that he could've been hit by a car. The thing that "saves" him, or pulls him out of his thought experiment is a phone call from Avi.
Then he has a doctor tell him he only has three days to live.
@@kidockido Personally, I believe that's the only way reality can work..& it seems like quantum physics and PSI experiments prove it.
nice comment for the film
I think the lack of success this film had, shows that most people don't really think. They just like visual stimulation, explosions, tits, comedy or something that makes you cry.
Or maybey they think too much and are controlled by their egos :P
so true
the movie had no exposure at all, probably because of bad marketing. the first half of the movie was pretty dull as well. it was a great concept, but poorly executed considering the potential it had
The movie is about a subject most people don't understand.This is metaphor for the 'ego'. If you 'think' you probably won't 'understand' The 'ego' is created in the intellectualized part of the mind and this entity is fueled by the 'aggression' of the mamalian part of the mind. This may be the reason 'man' was punished for acquiring'knowledge' in Bible which is also a metaphor.Icebear, you think too much and your conclusion is flawed.Russ Cohle in True Detective gets it. Nature has created somethingoutside of itself, man with an ego.
their egos' is the devil if u didnt catch that. Its pointed many times in the movie. You sound like a humanist who thinks you can save yourself
I saw this movie in 2017 it made me burst into tears from how beautiful it was, "Revolver" is the most spectacular and personal movie of all time.
This film ( Uk version) is one of my favourites. I watch it, at least, once a year. The elevator scene is pure genius from Guy Ritchie AND from Jason. To me this was by far the best acting from Jason Staham. Sadly this masterpiece was a flop simply because most people just don't want to think and entertain some concepts that gets them in some harsh places where they must confront themselves. They rather have everything just dumbed down and given to them. Interesting analysis, good job!
I agree. It shows that even action star like Statham can really act.
I prefer the US version; it leaves Sorter's fate open, and it doesn't have the end pool scene which I think really detracts from the message of the film. It does miss one line on the rooftop though; before Avi says "Just how radical are you prepared to be", Zach is supposed to say "If you change the rules on what controls you, you change the rules on what you can control". That line isn't delivered in the US version and that's a real downer because it's a great line.
@@GeorgeMillerUSA Jason is really good with intelligent roles.. all he needs is to feel the need to do these kind of roles from time to time
I thought I was the only one ...Did you find Avi put a 12 dollar bill in front of the camera ,and all the chess moves are written in the money bags. The books on Zack side are pretty obvious cause the camera zooms in
@@GeorgeMillerUSA Jason Statham started as an actor before being an action star nd he showed his acting skills on snatch. Which I a great performance
The sentence that challenged me the most was..."we did this because we are you". Now that I watched your analysis I felt the need to re-think the scean again. First I should start with the concept that are introduced in that scene (chess game at the end). The ego will defend itself when you try to help someone to get rid of it (…"if you try to destroy him to safe them they will destroy you to safe him") so there is no chance to destroy it (the ego) from the outside/external. So you (the real you) can only destroy your own ego (from inside) a fact which is probably known by Zack & Avi because they did it already. So they became him (Jake) at the point when they thought he was ready for the game but would not start it by himself. In jail he wasn't ready because the only thing he could think of was the revenge on Macha (thats confirmed by his actions after he got out of jail). He stole money from Macha with the "help" of 3 Eddies and then he had his direct revenge in the beginning scene where he won against Macha by betting on the color of a chip. Thats the point when Z & A thought that Jake is ready (because there is less defense from the ego know) an when they "set him on the path to death" to build an even stronger motivation to play the fight/gam against his Ego (which he [his ego] would have dropped immediately if there was th chance to do so) because they knew it would be hard to crack. During the rest of the film they constructed experiences for him where he could personally experience his EGO and the pain it produces, to get him to the point of total awareness of the ego/ self - realization . So they did (produced) for him what he couldn't do for him self (for example: give his money away ) to win the game against his ego -> they became him and took control of his life (one is normally doing by himself if the ego isn't in charge) to lead him to the point where he is almost free of ego (the end of the movie ), then they tell him that they are him so that he knows that he was controlled by them an still is ("...give him what he wants that will make him very happy"). But know that he has less ego he will know what to do and does no longer need the "guidance" from Z & A, a thing he should realize. He should take control of his life again and make good decisions (not ego-based) otherwise the EGO will come back. So they didn't do it because they liked him they did it because he could do it by himself. With saying "...we didn't do that because we like you" that they want to prevent him of believing that they did this out of kindeness and make him aware of the fact that he know has to take the control of his life again and continue fighting the ego (because its not over -> as he will mention in the elevator later) until its totally gone...that's my acutal explanation for "...we are you.". Might change while watching it again :-) Would be glad if someone can ad something or correct false assumptions or perceptions.
Loved your explanation of that line. Thank you.
'To be' I wish KZhead had more buttons, like Facebook, besides just like & dislike. You'd get A WOW because my mind is blown by your connections, which I couldn't see to u wrote it.
(I m french so my english is not "perfect") (and this is one aspect) I think Con and Chess is conscious like someone say We re all consciousness and so if we know this, we think in terms not of I and him but in terms of "life", of "humanity" and there is no difference between them and the free part of Jake (impersonal compassion, because "we are you" - And it make a big effect on me to listen to this - because they are free and freedom is possible and invites me, it's just here and now waiting for me to return ) (The word Namaste means that my free and no personal mind share something with yours - which is the same - To love is to be aware of unity, of non separation)) If we prefer something or someone it is the ego (he is always deciding, choosing) And they don't control him, they only help him to realize he is still in jail like (in general) we all an allways do
The scene where Jake gets hit by the car is both a shocking mechanism to gain the viewers attention and a metaphor to what has happened to his pride. I clearly see this movie as trying to please two demographics as it runs a psychological thriller alongside an action gangster film that I personally enjoyed a lot. Jake's ego is a confident one. It trusts itself with devotion, constantly trying to prove himself how he's always right about everything. At this particular moment in the story, the character learns that he has been played with, conned and deceived with his medical results. This is one of the first steps towards breaking the ego: knowing that it's not infallible, it can make mistakes. That's why you get this shocking crash scene where he get's hit and flies through the windshield, as it evokes the sensation of been confronted with an inconvenient harsh truth.
You sound like a humanist who thinks you can save yourself
he was trying to portray heaven and hell via understandable symbols. which translated into : A Mob scene, with an omnipotent God (mr gold)
Kind of agree, however, I believe it highlights the impact of his true moment of realization. (He starts to change/challenge the way he thinks - a moment of clarity!)
Just read your great comment after writing mine. I compared the car hitting Mr. Green scene to Fight Club when Edward Norton shoots himself in the mouth. The extreme shock puts our minds into overdrive and permitting it to silence the ego and think clearly. Great minds Think a like...get it.)
The DVD Guy Ritchie commentary is amazing to listen to,if you like this movie you MUST find a copy with the commentary with it
When Jake is hit by the car, it is showing how everything we do is a step or a move in chess...how one wrong move can change the outcome of the game...timing is everything
"The more power you think you have in (E)GOld's world, the less power you have in the real world." This whole shot is one hell of a subconcious mind twister. Very well made. Also the name "Gold" can be torn apart as an emergence of words EGO and OLD. A way of saying that the Ego is the oldest and scariest enemy we have ever known, omnipotent, overpowered, yet, no one ever sees him. Writers of this are Luc Besson and Guy Richie, really clever fellowes.
Guy Ritchie specializes in telling us about our own minds and how to get the command power over our mind. He continues this theme in his "King Arthur" movie.
i have watched this film 6 times now, each time i wat h it it teaches me something new. Also i feel the need to watch sometime in life because it reminds me to stay on track, otherwise my ego will rule over me. This is not a good thing because power makes you do uncontrolled things.
MontoyatheRager I revisit it once a year and even though some people think that’s too much, I feel like sometimes I have to watch it.
lol,6 . Novice. It took me 10 just to figure out what was going on. The directors commentary version took me another 20 to get through.
I have watched it so many times. And the scenes on the roof and in the elevator, the most. And like many of you, I always find something else to remind myself of. It's like: I have been blind and now I can see. Never underestimate the dark side of the Ego and its abilities to fog your mind and to justify something, that it doesn't fully agree with your consciousness. The scene on the rooftop is awesome, it is the awakening, the AHA moment. But the scene in the elevator is the most powerful one for me because now, he knew who he is and that who is talking in his head - is NOT him. The separation from the Ego! The real act of spiritual elevation and Universal awareness, because without the Ego telling you that you are a separate entity, one can now tune in the information field of everything that exists. Where time, space is of no importance. And you know everything at demand. Like having access to the most powerful data bank ever created. Oh yeah, I forgot. You cannot kill your Ego because is the shadow of YOU. To eliminate your reflection or shadow it means to eliminate Yourself. Or the light you are in. So what do you do? What can you do? You treat it as a pet. You give him some ridiculous name like Jasper or MiniMe. You never glorify it and you don't call 'him'. It is 'it'.It must know that is not in control. The Ego will try to wear you in the most critical situation as a puppet. It will come in, swishing through and you will fill your head being taken over in anger and rage. Remember when someone cut you off in traffic without indicating? That is what I am talking about. Just understand then, what is happening in your head. Be aware and tell 'It' he is not in charge.
great comment, you have described anger and rage with the traffic story. could you give an example of fear? and any thoughts you have surrounding fear, in terms of social status
Excellent analogy . When Jake tells his ego he can hear him and that he is not in control that's when the ego was broke . He couldn't trick him anymore.
The part where he gets hit by the car represents (to me at least) the realization that none of the things he valued before matter at death. He notices that if you saw the possibility of dying, you would change your approach.
I'm reading Tolle's A New Earth and drawing lots of parallels with Revolver, thanks for doing the brain work on this!
There no brain work on this movie its made by a bunch of idiots
@@rongarth9547 You are a burden on this earth. Your fucking comments are everywhere. If you don't understand the movie. Then stop watching any fucking movie.
17:37 Zach and Avi are just apart of jake... he never talked to his "cell mates" his mind cracked when he was locked up....
I think you are quite right. Also, in my opinion, the cell represents the place where you are left with your own thoughts and nothing else. I believe that the fact that Jake was left completely alone gave him the ability to see the two parts of himself.
I had similar thoughts
thats up for interpretation and not a fact. I think the 2 are actually real persons who left behind their ego aswell and now help Jake to do the same but your interpretation makes sense too.
I just saw this movie for the first time and I really agree that it is very good, very thoughtful and thought-provoking. I think that Avi and Zach are representations of the Superego, the conscience, the chess player, played by Andre 3000 and the ID, the primal urges and instincts, the con man, played by Vincent Pastore. The ego is played by the rage monster Jake in the elevator, and the voice over thoughts. Jake is just the person, and the three psychological phenomena have impacts on his behavior. His ego has hatred for Macha and this leads him on a self-destructive pathway. It is the reaction of the ego to external stimuli provided by Macha. Once he gets control of his ego, the hatred fades away, his fear of enclosed spaces fades away and Jake has his equanimity. Ego can be restructured. It's an analogy of how we as people react to external stimuli, based on how our ego is structured, and what guidance we receive from our Id and Superego. We are always in the prison of our own minds, and that is why Avi and Zach just evaporated from the prison. They weren't there in physical person, they were parts of his mind working itself out. I'm not sure who the unseen Mr Gold is, but I noticed that there is tons of gold and gold colored scenery in the movie. What is really good or bad in our lives is how we behave in response to external, and internal (such as illness), stimuli. If we always behave with equanimity, then we can have more progressive, more happy and successful lives, in terms of what is really Good. This is "The Good" in philosophical terms: The Good is happiness, love, friends, family, not really piles of money or beautiful things or having power over other people. I thought Jason Statham was great in this movie, but it was advertised as a Guy Ritchie movie with Jason Statham starring. He only took off his shirt once, except in that shower scene by himself. My wife was very appreciative of his musculature! He did not use his martial arts skills to kick a single ass in the movie. That is probably why it was not a huge box office success. I agree with Icebear that this was very good and will bear repeated watching, and will probably have a strong cult following.
I remember watching this and when Zach says, "You can't see what's right in front of you Mr. Green" and all the scenes before start clicking into place. So we're going to go there are we?
Think I'm around 60-70 times now..haha. Favorite movie by far.
Inphiknit fractal same here
10 times and i thought i'm the one who overwatched it lol
Inphiknit fractal That many times, did you notice when Avey was smelling the money, DID YOU NOTICE THAT IT WAS A 12 DOLLAR BILL!!!
same here. favorite by far! it helped me a lot.
Same here. It's a masterpiece
The movies that are written really clever and complex, and not just posing as clever, will always get low ratings at release but linger with people for years. I love those movies.
The very name "Revolver" could be a metaphor for the ego. The different chambers are the various aspects of Jake's ego/self. I like the "con-chess" theme. Could be two aspects of consciousness he dreamed up while in solitaire. Do they really exist? What a Jacob's Ladder... another of my favorite films.
Thank you for this video. I had thought Chess was used exclusively because the king piece represents that "best friend" we try so hard to protect, but your explanation about the game's nature of pure logic rather than ego and emotions, just opened my eyes. The film just seems to open itself more as I rewatch it alongside analyses such as yours.
I appreciate your input here, very much. People will be watching this film and turning to your take on it for the next 50 years, long after other films have been forgotten.
Avi and Zack are not real they are part of Jake Green. Having been locked up in solidarity the loneliness drove him mad and to deal with his mind invented the chess master and the con man. In particular notice that Avi is black and a chess board has both white and black and generally as you play a game against yourself the opponent is black. The twist at the end is that previous games have led Jake to believe himself superior but instead of pieces being fed he was being fed games by Avi. Jakes says he would die for them and this is echoed in the chess game. I consider myself fortunate to have watched the English release. It is truly a work of Art.Layers upon layers of meaning.
so you say he is schizophrenic
Sorter's story arc is also interesting for me, he's a killer, the best of them all, but he's aging and begins to make mistakes, this hurts his ego, hurts it bad enough that he starts to reconsider his entire life, and is able to find redemption at the end by laying down his life in an effort to save an innocent girl.
For me it is the best movie for all time, watch him its like solve the puzzle.
Thank you so much for your very elaborated explanation of the movie. While watching the shooting scene with Fred, I had to think about what Jake told earlier about winning during the chess game. "Sometimes, a little voice tells you to think about number one", which could also stand for rule number one (If you want to get smarter, you have to play a smarter opponent). Jake was clearly in a losing position here, so he "fed some bits" to Avi by pretending not to shoot Fred, like a clever chess move, which was rewarded by receiving the gun. This could have put him back in the driver's seat and by shooting Avi, it would have meant "check mate", but eventually it turned out that the gun was not loaded, so once again his opponent was smarter. Moving the persons/figures through the scene with the gun in his hand (trying to send Fred out of the room and threatening Avi "one more step") could also be interpreted with moving pieces confidentialy on a chess board when a player thinks he's in control, but don't quote me on that. --- Jake was hit by the car while gaining full recognition of a) his ego (there is something about yourself, something that you will deny even exists until it's too late to do anything about it), and b) after the doctor told him that he was fine that something terribly wrong was going on here; thinking deeply about self-expression and self-revelation in life (This is beacause you want people to know how good, attractive, generous [...] you are). This shows to me that thinking too hard about life can quickly put someone in a fatal situation. There's also this "life-is-a-bit**-thought" that resonates: In one moment you receive the good news that you're healthy, in the next moment you're dead. While your ego is your worst enemy, life and fate are also happening. Besides, I remarked and enjoyed the two references to music ("Blood, Sweat and Tears" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"). Don't wanna go too far here but that monologue "Something About Yourself" and all the things our ego might cause inside of ourselves reminded me a lot to the passage in "Fight Club": (movie quote) "You are not your job. You are not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You are not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f****** khakis. You are the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world. but the quote from the book matches even better: "You are not how much money you have in the bank. You're not your job. You're not your family, and you're not who you tell yourself."....."You're not your name."...."You're not your problems."....."You're not your age."....."You are not your hopes."....."You will not be saved."....."We are all going to die someday."
Wish I could understand more what you are saying man, you are talking wayyy too fast, but as far as this movie goes... can’t say that I am the biggest a Guy Ritchie fan, but this movie was a masterpiece! It’s a shame that people just can’t delve into the true aspect and the meaning of the story. Ray Liotta was the true star of this movie. He made me laugh soo much. He’s so underrated as an actor. To all my fellow fans of this movie, I salute you!
I think Jake getting hit by a car while he has sort of an epiphany-moment happens to showcase that many ppl never get into any of this until they experience some form of katastrophe and trauma and are then, essentially forced to deal with the issue they' ve been ignoring their entire life. Pretty common case. I am sure you all know examples or maybe even are one.
The cell mate twist was way too obvious early in the film... other than that, an excellent work and biggest hidden gem in modern cinema
I think Jake Green was in prison the whole time. He was actually testing the formula from his prison cell. He puts himself inside shooting some guy's leg on purpose so he can "change the rules of what controls him". He's isolating himself from the world that is destroying him. That's why he chooses solitary. All characters of the movie are part of the scenario he builds in his mind. Of course after all that's not that important because the mission of the movie is to prove the concept and this is done very well.
This is one of my favorite movies, very underrated and alot of people ive shown it to just watch it like and movie and didn't walk away questioning everything like me. Really good review the only thing I think that was missed was avi says we were always goin to take you with us jake you just didn't know how hard that was going to be. I think jake green thought they ment break him out of prison,but what they really ment was break him free of his ego and bring him to reality with them. Also the being hit by the car seen the only thing I pulled away was the movie showing the power they have or free thought has idk. Just another example of the phone call stopping him from being hit. The card stop him from being shot. The card he ignored he fell down the stairs just showing they were playing the game with him. He was a pawn in the chess game and the game is bigger and bigger for every person. Somthing along those lines. Idk I'm not very smart and I usually not all about movies but I like this one. I lke to think. Hopefully you have the for a responce. Thank you for the review
the only version of this movie i have seen is the 2hour one... and it has helped me alot with my mental heath problems... one part over all helps me... the Elevator... "the greatest con that he ever pulled... was makeing you believe that he is you..." the voices in my head... arent real... i am smart enough to know that but sometimes they do feel as real as i am....
A concept I am coming across in multiple sources is that fear and debt are the most powerful tools of empire. So it’s no coincidence that macha is so obsessed with fear and avi uses debt. Just throwing it out there!
With Macha's assistant out of the picture, the loansharks can smell blood.
I think the Statement " We are you " given by the two Shylocks could be interpreted in a spiritual way. The movie's main theme is the Ego or more to say the Ego Death. As one reaches a certain level of Ego Death or Enlighentment or whatever you wanne call it (don't focus on words as they are just pointers to a nonexisting "truth") one realises that they are the universe and everything. Maybe they meant it in this way. Or it is, like you said, a plottwist and they never really existed.
You are absolutely right, I think that was the point.... After all, they said they didn't do it because he liked him. After experiencing the ego death, you are a part of everyone and neither love nor hate exists. Therefore, they do not like him, but they do not dislike him either.
The "We Are You"* statement could relate to anatomy (left & right hemispheres of the brain) with the master chess player being the left (rational; logical thinker) and the master con-man the right (creative; novel thinker). It makes more sense in the prison scene with Jake being 'in-between' the two inmates and allowing himself to develop cohesiveness with both 'hemispheres' - ultimately wanting to 'out' with both when released back into the real world. This 'out' is connected with more 'spiritual anatomy' now re: Chakras. Jake has his 'Ego Chakra' imprisoned and has seven years to develop to a consciousness beyond the Ego which would be the 'Heart Chakra'. It is with the help of blending/using his brain properly that he is able to elevate himself from the ego - being able to think outside of the con/world he knows for a better feeling within himself. Jake simply transcends by testing himself outside physical prison by playing in the spiritual prison of the world designed by 'Mr. Gold' and succeeds due to his realisations which forgoes his desire to go back to operating on the Ego Chakra. Jake represents everyone in this world in fact who operates on the Ego Chakra... But eventually desires something beyond. This film is a colourful way of showing how this transition works - or begins the required alchemy for those who seek such transformation. *Played by a white & black dude - the yin & yang symbol came to mind... Jake requiring to balance both characters in order to achieve peace/heart consciouness... So it seems to suggest Revolver is a blurred fantasy laden world created by the scriptwriter in order to achieve this - since there is no official location mentioned in the film; the interpretation turns towards a deep dark internal battle with the soul.
I agree, it's about ego death clearly.
You nailed it :) Just adding something else here: Con+Chess => Conscious
Exactly waht i think about it. Being the scene where most people will get lost and confused. We shouldn't take those words "We are you" in a literal way and see them has an enrichment of the film, where they know who and what they are and also recognize who Mr Green really is and try to get him into "tune".
dude 30% of what you say are uncatchable..talk slower you are eating the words
He is talking with a wet tennis ball in his mouth...
Maybe you guys aren't willing to make the effort to hear him. Shame, he obviously made a great effort to speak a second language and spoonfeed you guys something incredibly complex. Least you could do is return the favor, don't you think? Good job to the creator of this video, I say.
I had to turn subtitles on and still couldn't get half of it.
You're 30% too slow, ketchup
0.75x speed motha fucka!!!
Let me explain the hit-by-car scene as well :) To me it is an excellent metaphor for unconscious mind. We often do things that are driven by greed, excess, obsession, addiction, etc., because these things either promise to make us happy or take us away from natural sadness of life. For example, look at young people these days in the streets and in the buses. They all are obsessed with their smart phones to get information. The information does not let them to be present, feel themselves, feel the happiness and sadness of their lives. Information is the drug in this case, no difference. It let them avoid the feeling of reality and all the scary things in the reality (sadness, uncertainty of future, etc.). The same is with real drugs, with collecting things, with earning money etc. What the director illustrates with the car hit, is the unconsciousness, driven by this factors, and that we are so obsessed to do some things that we don't notice that we are actually killing us as human. Jack was obsessed by figuring his way out from losing his money (and other things). But in the succeeding scene he avoids the car, and it is a choice that we can make - to be conscious.
"if we knew this, we wouldn't do this ....and, if we had a second chance we (REALLY!) would ...ask ...WHY?" :D i'd like to possible add that - the mark of a profound person is to See things (such drives) before they happen or control ... ... in this scene's case - better just step back out of the road quickly heheh or more inlinewith the repeated commentary ...."If you change what controls You - you WILL change the rules on what You can control!" ;) ;) ;)
I think the "why" question is why do we need approval? Why do we live our lives seeking the approval of others and wasting our lives? People don't realise this until it is too late (i.e. you're too old) to do anything about it. If we knew this we wouldn't do this (live this way). If we had a second chance (at life) we would ask this question: why?
Love the film and like you a fan. The car crash scene represents the impact of realization, where Jake stops being an angry victim, instead, choosing to challenge the reasons for and the leading to his situation (he asks 'Why'). It's a spiritual kick to the head. With regards to the elevator scene this represents the many emotive states the ego uses to control our being; anger; paranoia, fear etc. etc. etc. Jake is simply taking control by realising this, so he's challenging the voice in his head and defeating his ego ignoring or going against it. (Having suffered broken ego bounderies myself many years ago, watching the film helped me come to terms with the battle I was raging with myself). Still a great film.
This is why this movie is so amazing. Sam Gold is the Ego. The Ego that we feed with our greed, our pride, our lust, our gluttony etc. The more we feed it, the hungrier it gets. Until it destroys you completely. But its not the devil. In fact it created the devil, so that we can have someone to blame. It goes into our heads and presents itself as us. And can go into the extreme, to preserve itself.
I need someone to make a book that explains this whole thing how normal people talk…. Lmaooo
brilliant evaluation. this is one of my fav films and was never given nearly enough credit. thanks for making this video. well done.
Apparently the elevator scene is filled with Hindu symbolism and illustrates Kundalini awakening. The elevator represents the spine and the 33 floors each vertebrae. The Serpent sculpture outside of the elevator symbolises Kundalini energy which travels up the spine like a snake. Between the 12-14 floor is where the elevator (Kundalini energy gets stuck) this is also where the lumbar region becomes the thoracic Or Sacral Chakra meets the Solar Plexus, once that blockage is removed we defeat the ego and become enlightened. I think lol.
This is #1 and fight club is #2 movie for me
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identity, shutter island?
#3 Matrix
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It's sad that it was a "flop". As you said, a lot people didn't get it
It is, but I think it could eventually become very sucessful even if it happens years later. The film is very sophisticated and maybe it's aim was to get people asking questions in order to understand it. For me, even the fact that it wasn't commercially sucessful proves a point. It shows how unaware most people are. Most people are not aware of how their mind works and they are not interested in figuring it out. Also, in the film Jake loses his money and in the end this is good for him. In reality this film lost money but I believe that this is a masterpiece that will eventually be recognised as such.
"Think Yiddish, dress British." - Guy Ritchie quote
Ray Liotta, he is perfect for a film like that
I don’t think the movie was referring to the ego. The ego is part of it But when he’s referring to the “enemy” who “owns this world” I think he’s referring to the devil
I'm a big fan of this movie myself also, it help me to understand and deal with some of my own existential conflicts, I really think your breakdown is outstanding although I don't agree with some of your conclusions, I suggest to read Freud, the Ego is not a bad thing and can not die, it is a essential part of ourselves, is more about to learn how master it.
The hit by car scene is to show the negative concept of craving acceptance rather than judging what is acceptable or as he says, asking "Why do we get up In the morning" He steps out and checks his phone then gets hit contrary to acting with self preservation, because he's worried about when he answers The alternate moment shows him not caring about when he answers but accepting he can choose to act instead of acting on someone else's whim.
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I think the Sam Gold/Samuel Goldwyn connection was deliberate. Goldwyn died back in the 1970s, but the name still carries power and reputation, even if the man is no longer in existence.
The top of the building scene is powerful, Jake realizes Zac has access to his thoughts….so he’s powerless and thus surrenders his control to “a better opponent”, Zac in order to get better at “the game” himself. It’s this moment he goes from grudgingly going along with them to realizing THEY are the smarter opponent. Game changer
My favorite movie hands down. I prefer the UK version but US version is still good no doubt. Changed my life this film I, too, prior to viewing this film, was controlled by Sam Gold. I was an approval junkie, I believed my ego to be my best friend. This film opened my eyes to see what was really in front of me and I, like many of you, had to have my own elevator scene. Life changed for the better
This movie for me was about ego, truth,death enlightenment, waking up, the con job we do on ourselves and each other. Anything deep, that makes a person think goes over the head of those that just want to be entertained, hence its poor performance , the few that do get it will appreciate it, kudos to guy richie for putting together such a project🔥👍
What an amazing explanation thank you so much for this video I can't believe I just barely seen it
They go out of their way to show that Gold is the Ego... When his brother calls him & they start going over the conversation about Gold, he says "The-ego-ld" .
The greatest trick he ever pulled...
A Great video. Thanks so much. It is quite rare to find someone who appreciated this movie on your level. Well thought out. A job well done.
Revolver is like what Richard linklater would make had he been from the uk and had the kind of success to garner a real movie budget with the freedom of concept and the audacity to really try something different. Bravo mr Ritchie
A clue for fans: In the hospital, notice the two IVs behind Jake's bed. One contains green fluid, one contains gold fluid. Go from there. :)
strangersound nah cmon explain lol
Keep up the good work... Both Southland Tales and Revolver are 2 of my favorite films....Guy Ritchie was at his best in this one.... I'll never forget the lollipop girl... this film is candy for the eyes and a game of chess for the mind... cheers
Amazing! I like your explanation of this film. Have you ever watched Peaceful Warrior? If so, could you tell us the way you interpreted that film?
May I interpret the scene when Jack is obliged to shoot the man who did not pay the loan? To me there could be two ego driven outcome and one free outcome in this scene. First one is that Jack would actually shoot the man. But this is the most simplistic, unclever expression of ego, because Jack would get nothing out of it. Eventually it was Avi and Sac who wasted his money and not the man, and if they got the money back it would belong to Avi and Sac anyways. Second, smarter ego driven action was that Jack would take the opportunity and kill the two of them, setting him free from continuous suffering. Even if it may seem dangerous, but in that unexpected situation his ego might take a chance to eliminate the "enemies". The third, ego free approach would be refusing shooting till the end, because either way he would not get anything anyways. In reality he needed to continue the journey and come to the light. Jack clearly fails the test and tries to get rid of the "enemies" with the first chance, and Avi and Sac agree on that - "I told you Avi ..."
Revolver is such a bonkers film, but I love it. It's a crime film that attempts to try something different for better or worse. Ritchie got so much criticism for it at the time because people were so confused by it, but audiences are finally starting to come round to it.
Awesome understanding. Thank you for making this video and sharing it.
theres a hell of a lot of kabbalah, green is the middle pillar, theres a feminine black one and masculine one at each side, youve got avi feminine and black, jake green kinda in the middle and zach whos masculine and rough. 12 sephiroth on the tree then godhead stuck at 13. theres gematria, the bags all have chess moves on them and hey seem to have the occasional hebrew letter thrown in,sorters ego flip due to seeing something he had obviously never seen familial love, i loved it i could find little nuggets in it everytime. they never loaned anyone the money they just gave it away, i love the notes are 12 dollars the egyptian style casino setting macca up like some pharoah. so much kabbaah
This is definitely as experimental as I have seen Guy get. It’s a very confusing movie and I didn’t like it when I saw it when it came out in 2005. Here we are in 2022 and I’ve just rewatched it and having some ah ha moments it’s a lovely movie and Jason has acting chops. This movie is underrated for sure.
Game Theory + Hermeticism + Ego Death "The Hermetists understand the art and methods of rising above the ordinary plane of Cause and Effect, to a certain degree, and by mentally rising to a higher plane they become Causers instead of Effects. The masses of people are carried along, obedient to environment; the wills and desires of others stronger than themselves; heredity; suggestion; and other outward causes moving them about like pawns on the Chessboard of Life. But the Masters, rising to the plane above, dominate their moods, characters, qualities, and powers, as well as the environment surrounding them, and become Movers instead of pawns. They help to PLAY THE GAME OF LIFE, instead of being played and moved about by other wills and environment. They USE the Principle instead of being its tools. The Masters obey the Causation of the higher planes, but they help to RULE on their own plane." - The Kybalion
It is a great movie in my opinion, I love it as most of you guys here do. The thing about its not so big success is obvious, not so many people live life to that depth and not that many people like to look at their dark sides and problems. We all are aware of our flaws and the way we ran away from many of our "incomplete aspects" considering it's not possible to ballance the equation, at the first impression. Most people are pleasure junkies and it is just natural, in a way, as the yugas cycles mirror this side, instead of paying attention to the truth within our hearts and acting based on that. This aspect is also explained by many of the myths, legends and teachings, among which the Bible is also found. It is not a matter of problem-solution as it is a matter of natural process, I think. Reclaiming the child spirit. In regards to the car accident scene, I see it also as a natural process of bringing down what rose up (in our case, the ego, which is just a reflection, an immage in which we invested the Divine Life Power). As the Creation is unfolding through duality in our limited eyes (failing to see the Divine, which is the 3rd part which ballances everything and reconciles all paradoxes). That which developped, will also have to die, while disease, death, accidents are just a way by which the nature prevents chaos from ocurring. However, Avi and Zack being the interpretation of the Holy Spirit(which embodies male and female in one) or the Heart(which transmits to the brain Electro-Magnetic energy), break that pattern as love is able to transcend space and time(which are side effects of leaving the Whole yet still natural), showing how things would have naturally occurred without their contribution. On the other side, it is also very interpretable, which is a bright side that art comes along with, just to provoke thought and maybe remind us that everything is so. Also, about the Prison and "we are you" from Avi, the prison represents the state of mind we agree upon when we pour our mind in thoughts like "I am that and that and the other thing not" or "I want this and that", along with the 7 Capital sins among which Pride and Greed find themselves as well. We imprison ourselves willingly, acting upon thoughts with major consequences that we feel in our hearts but ignore due to the lack of maturity or due to "too young spirit", if not too "not at all spirit". Suffering is the key to make one learn and really understand the difference between right and wrong, between artificial knowledge and real knowledge, maybe.
11:10 It's a short "time manipulation"... he was supposed to die and come to terms with his mortality, in the last moments of his life he re-evaluated his life, hence the dialogue you hear.... however having gone through that internal dialogue, and committing to find a resolve, to ask the question: "WHY?" That gave him a second chance and he wasn't hit by the car (nor did the dialoge ever happen) but he did however have the new resolve inside of him. It's a cleaver way to show that you don't need "Sam Gold" to narrate your thoughts, you can just feel what is right to do.
the 7 year solitary confinement is key, Avi and Zach are a manifestation of his enlightenment...they aren't physically real
Thanks for the video. Nice job. My take on this based on interviews with Guy Ritchie, Internal Parts Therapy psychology, analyses by other people and my own is this: Most if not all of the characters in this movie are parts of Jake's personality. Con & Chess = Consciousness (as mentioned below by monolizm) Sorter represents the turning point in one's psyche (Ritchie) Samuel Gold is probably the unconscious part of us maintaining and motivating our Ego (Ritchie). Mecha is probably the conscious, visible part of our Ego. Niece of Jake's probably represents innocence. His brother and his companions (before they got gunned down) represent parts of our psyche which warn us or sooth us (we can take the stairs, Jake) Most important message of the movie is A) that our inner voice(s) is not us. We are the watcher who can observe the thoughts. Our inner voices/ego can be very devious in making us believe our false self image created by the Ego is us. (Eckhart Tolle) B) If you want to find the source of strength of Ego, look behind the pain you carry inside. There the ego hides, because it is the last place we want to look. Admit your own mistakes, bring them to light, forgive yourself then and the ego starts dissolving. (this is Ritchie's genius) C) That speech about people being just monkeys trapped in suits wanting and needing...'Fear me or revere me'....is genial as well. Excellent battle plan to dissolve one's ego - false self image. This movie will become cult classic and pinnacle of this century wisdom-art. But be careful. Ego likes to return back...now in the form of 'Look at all those people trapped in Ego...not like ME.' (Tyler Durden of RSD) Of course it is very difficult to portray human psyche in movie. Action movie on top of this. So the analyses won't be straight forward and clear cut. Many allegories will fit here and there. And it can have slightly different meaning to different people. I'd be very much interested how Kaballah fits in this besides symbols, colors and numerology. Does it have it's own detailed Ego battling plan? Where did Ritchie got this insight? Was it Kaballah? From what I read, Kaballah doesn't come near to have such insight. But I can be wrong.
One of the sources for my analyses: cinema.com/articles/3624/revolver-guy-ritchie-q-.phtml
Avi wins the chess game at the end to show that he in fact was better than Jake all this time since Jake only uses the formula that they CREATED. So Avi beating Jake in the end is to show that "I let you think you're smarter and I'm dumber" which is part of the con. He let's Jake think he's smarter by letting Jake win all the time but at the end he shows that Jake was played all along and that Jake was the one being conned.
The Book which compliments this film is The Power of Kabbalah by Yehuda Berg. Interesting explanation ...great narration btw ;o) All the characters are Jake, an aspect of him or an influence upon him (his opponents) (ref your comment re Sam Gold being, " solely the ego." (or not) "You can only get smarter by playing a smarter opponent" There are many opponents (or expressions of such) kinda like there are Seven Deadly Sins Pride is one "Where's your Pride Jake?" all manifesting as an "i" ;o) Edit / Footnote : A n Z have a particular technique to expose and counteract Macca (as one opponent - hence also counteracting ("hurting") Mr Gold) and repeat this thruout the film, although Jake doesn't exactly notice how they are working for him - by getting him to do the Work (ref The Formula) - (Ergo - are they, in effec,t acting or appearing to be as if in opposition to Jake?) = When Z puts the gun to Jake's face - is it notable how Macca "at the same time" is in contest with Lord John?? ref your question on A n Z (is A/Z 'coincidence btw? In 'Spiritual' terms??) it may help to regard the prison as a metaphor(?) (abstract pointer = "could smell their food through 12 inches of concrete" (what number is on the 'dollar bill'?)) Avi @ Jake: "in fact, you never left! (prison)"
My first watch was the directors cut, at the end my mind was literally blown. I couldn't figure out weather it was the greatest movie I'd ever seen or was it just nothing. Every day I thought about it and with every thought the movie got better. This movie is one of a kind.
Zack & Avi are internal virtual creations of Jake. Philosophically it makes no difference but if you want reality in films (I don't need it) then these aren't real persons, because they vanished from prison. There is a scene showing prison guards searching a cell for vanished prisoners but in actuality, if you will, they were calming an agitated Jake's mental state when he believed these illusion of Zack & Avi.
The first wisdom is "Know thyself"............we are our own worst enemy and best friend. The outside world, the universe simply reflects our beliefs, be they based on fear or love.
I noticed that "Samuel Goldwyn" parallel, too. It's a name that comes with a reputation attached, but it's arbitrary because Goldwyn died a long time ago. The name, however, still carries weight.I don't know if it was deliberate or not. It would require Ritchie to have known who would be distributing the film when he wrote it. I suppose, after the film was optioned, he could then have gone back and changed the character's name to reflect the studio's name.
Now you expect me to believe that slim counter six so you're telling me he overpowered a 7 time heavyweight lived in champion through and through a hole and then blew his head off classic film
Respect! I love this movie and the way you broke it down. Keep up the good work! (Y)
SO reference to you trying to dissect Sam Gold and the ego (around 12:30). Like you said Sam Gold is essentially the out of control consuming ego (anger, greed, hate, lust and more). It drives you towards your uncontrollable vices BUT as you mentioned Samuel Goldwyn (you're kind of breaking the fourth wall) you're referencing an 'exterior' character to the story. Someone who influences the narrative but not automatically from inside of it SO Sam Gold (the exterior version) is basically a corrupted reality formed by/forming an evil character. Could be a reference to corrupt reality, the devil or evil. Essentially that's the "all around us" that Avee mentions. Evil or corruption uses the out of control ego to run reality because it's just a big perpetuation of vices in each person being used over and over again. The ego "acts like your friend" make you think it's okay to be egotistical. "The less that controls you, the more you control" meaning let go of your vices, give of yourself and don't worry about how you're "perceived". If you just do what's right consciously instead of listening to the corrupted ego you escape the false corrupt existence driven by the corrupted ego being manipulated by evil or whatever you want to call it.
Great video man and I feel you I love Revolver, every time I watch it I see more things! So the question I pose is this, what about the end when Avi walks by and brushes all the slot machines and they start to pour out money? I feel the whole world is maybe in his head and he has never left prison. When Avi holds the cash up the first time Jake gives him the money, notice the bill is a $12 bill? Also when Jake is in the hospital the first time after he fell, notice the iv bags, one was gold and one green colored fluid? He is Green and Gold nobody sees him but he sees everyone. That's what I think, but who knows guess I will need to watch it another 1,000x haha
I love revolver, i dont understand why it bombed or doesnt have a cult following.
Only for the elect. The woke. The conscious.
@@arnez844 Such a one, however, would accuse the film of being too ambiguous. Without a precise definition of the culturally entrenched symbolism, the insight remains purely subjective and thus without meaning. Reading Freud would be more enlightening.
@@marksman83de well said sir
The movie not based in truth, its a failed attempt at social engineering, the plot is incomprehensible, the character seem stiff, the dialog is written to support Guy Ritchie moronic ideas not enhance the character and the film doesn't resemble reality one bit
This is the one on top ...Followed by Rocknrolla and Memento to get your life in perspective
the film is beautifully made. the neon futuristic cyber-punk atmosphere and the neon glow in the dark cinematography is gorgeous. however the movie is very confusing and although scene by scene you would think that this movie is a masterpiece it falls short as whole is a generous understatement. it is very difficult to follow. i was watching it under the assumption that it will all make sense eventually but it never. does. I have read all the different interpretations of it about how this movie is a representation of ego and i suppose i can accept that but it still does nothing for me. This concept was done before in films like Identify with John Cusack and Jennifer Lawrence starred in a movie about husband and wife living in their beautiful home and the husband started inviting guests into their home which turned out to be a thoughtless act made by the husband and it was a representation of God and Mother Nature and how god destroyed mother nature through contaminating it by humanity and it was done way better. This film had so much potential but definitely does not live up to what i imagined in my mind and i consider a film as good only if its at least on par to what i imagine its like.
There are so many angles to see this movie, It keeps on giving to me everytime i watch it. I hope you get your awakening feeling from it like i do.
When avi says "We are you", he means that he and jake and all beings are the same singular consciousness. There are no divisions, only the ego creates the division. More like ego vs the consciousness. All beings being one consciousness.
If you say "ego vs consiousness" your ego speaks here again, you know there is no game at all, or no fight in the entirety of being, but when you play the "vs" game you are again identified with "Sam Gold"
11:44 You didn't understand this part... it was a PONZY scheme... Jake did not take "loans"... he took their money as "investments". 11:47 They could afford everything just fine... BUT they had Sam Gold's GREED and Wanted More.... so THAT is the reason they borrowed more and more money, to give to Jake to earn more of the sweet 3% then 4% then 5% Jake was giving them. 11:52 They paid Macha back in the beginning with his commission as promised (but the commission to Macha was less than the profit of Jake)... then they borrowed an even higher amount from Macha, and repeat... The reason why they wanted to know this, is to show that Jake has been in fact a CON MAN in the grasp of Sam Gold, and playing by Gold's rules, not "working long and hard to find his method". Jake outsmarted Macha, but was on the path to simply replacing Macha, yet Jake would still be in Gold's game as the new boss...
whether Avi and Zach are real or not i believe that they are representations of the SuperEgo and ID. Avi the id, because Avi is the one constantly challenging and belittling jake. bursting his bubble and reminding him that he's small, zach the superego. anything zach ever says directly to zach is either to challenge him to do things he's not comfortable with like staying in the elevator, telling him to kill the dude who's name escapes me, pushing him to build up a version of himself that jake knows he's not and can never truly become because it's a fictional version of himself
you are spot on there amigo. If this film was associated with Lynch or Nolan whole world would have studied it trying to find out metaphors & hidden meaning.... But ppl expect Guy Ritchie's movies to be fun/action/criminal drama....
The voice is not "Ego", it is an energy entity joined with you at birth, speaking into your mind in your voice so you believe wrongly, that it is you. You just have to monitor your thoughts and when an errant thought slips in, stop, turn around and look at it, and tell it to get the heck out.
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great breakdown, thanks for making this video, cheers
I think this is one of the best movies of Jason Statham. You do realize that it is impossible to challenge everyone's game/ego unless you fully understand yourself.
Indeed.
No you missed it, it's not at all about what you think it is, you have to look at objects in the background as they relate to the dialog and the color changes as well as the angle in which the scene is shot. The movie is telling you how this world ran and what you can affect, it's showing you the real deal.
I love this movie. stylish, beautifully filmed, original and the characters are excellently defined. this is an intriguing work. Lots to consider whilst enjoying a visual feast. If this film flopped then I despair of movie going public.
Back in 2009 or 2008,this was the only DVD movie i had in the rented studio i was living in.I watched it twice a day for 2 full months until i learned and understood the formula.10 years later i own several real estate properties and I plan to build a legacy before 43.This movie is brilliant and very useful
2 times a day for a month, thats amazing! and your life changed after this? I can see how that could happen.
Prophetic
I think the Green getting hit by the car seen is like the scene in Fight Club when Edward Norton shoots himself in the mouth and kills Tyler. Takes a huge shock to let the mind kill/silence the ego to be able to think clearly. My two cents idk. Great break down btw.