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You're spot on, apart from the fact that people responsible for the economic crisis got bonuses instead of bullets.
Criminals ironically hold people more responsible for screwing up when compared to Wall Street. Go tell the cartels or the mob you lost a million and see if you get 2 million from them to “bail you out”.
Exactly. Those guys own the government.
Wow. You’re so witty and cool
My neighbor John..who was sixty and retired ..was.a retired federal bank examiner told me in2009 that if americans knew how far the corruption and billions that were stolen went to polticions..that was stolen..their would be a second revolutuon..just like 1776.
@@JunkSilver-fg2mg Wow! So, first of all, you know nothing about me. Second, while in principle I agree that everybody is responsible to a degree, that degree varies. A rich investment banker who ignores the rules to make more money, is a lot more responsible than a working man who took out a housing loan that he ultimately couldn't pay off. The very idea that they are both equally responsible is insane.
The most accurate depiction of taking a punch I have ever seen. Many fight scenes just have people shrugging off punches like they are nothing. This perfectly encapsulates the true weight and veracity of taking a real punch.
It's particularly realistic how much harder it is to take a punch when you're over 50. The bell gets rung a lot easier and shaking off a solid punch when you don't have as much muscle on your frame can't be ignored. Ray Liotta was pushing 60 in that film I believe.
Bless him.@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
This dude basically shows the best parts of the movie and talks well on it. I really enjoy this essay if you don't want to sit through the whole movie again
Watched it with my 16 yr old son who’s about to study film/screenwriting in college. He particularly likes mob/crime movies and was utterly blown away by the film. He said it had more layers than lasagna and that he never heard such complex sound--especially all the rain and dripping/running water.
You guys should watch Boardwalk Empire if you haven’t. It’s amazing.
@@pab1381 agreed
Show him uncut gems.
How about Road to Perdition?
I'm booking marking all of the above, next in line is Uncut Gems.
Killing Them Softly is one of those films that grows on me every time I watch it. And I watch it plenty. Great video.
Mickey represents the "baby-boomer" generation. Great video!
Good catch
11:38 the street shooting is one of many great throw away moments in the movie. I love how Jackie completely ignores the argument, doesn't even glance over to see if it's going to escalate to the point of gunfire he might be caught in. Capped off with the perfectly timed yawn, he doesn't even flinch when the shots happen ... definitely not his first rodeo
Let's take that scene and incorporate the theme that Jackie is Obama. He can walk through the crime ridden streets of the inner cities without fear and with our care.
Its chicago
@@monk7139 actually it's supposed to be Boston, but filmed in New Orleans for some reason
@@jonesey251 the scene is a metaphor for this country ignoring inner city violence most notable Chicago
@@monk7139 interesting take ...especially if we run with the idea of Jackie being Obama, one of the things he was severely (and rightfully) criticized for was seeming to ignore Chicago unless he need to reference it to score political points
This film went either under the radar or completely over everyones head upon first release. It's a great film
There's a clear theme of nihilism throughout the movie; almost all of the characters share an attitude of hopelessness in one way or another. I think that the movie takes a sort of "it is what it is" approach to its take on American politics and economics, and it shows how different zeitgeists make do in their own ways. Either way, I love the movie. It's moody, it's dark, and it's as real as fiction can get before it becomes truth. Easily one of the most underrated of Brad Pitt's roles.
I wouldn't say the theme is nihilism... more like disenchantment.
I love this movie too. Since it came out I've watched it more times than I can count. Its absolutely incredible. Also, as an ex heroin addict the scenes with Russell high or using drugs is extremely realistic. The way they capture his senses fading in and out is spot on. When he ties off and then licks the blood off his arm is also spot on. The actor who played Russell did his research before playing this role which I appreciate.
Congrats on the sobriety! 💪🏾. When Russ sees that bright ass light….legit?
@@sosafreeman3143 possibly, in the sense that everyone's high is different. For me I would lose consciousness and sometimes start to dream. Or in my mind I'm sitting there totally coherent observing my surroundings but in reality I'm nodded out drooling in my lap. I think the bright light might be trying to portray sensitive hearing or vision. When I got high my hearing got very sensitive. If someone was talking too loud my ears would start ringing. But like I said everyone experiences it differently.
Its Ben Mendelsohn. Great Australian actor. See “animal kingdom” too, one of his movies. He is always a character
Yeah they got the nodding out thing pretty spot on, except there aren't any fancy visuals when you nod; everything goes black. Of course if you stay out long enough you might have hallucinatory dreams, but in my experience that only happened in the first few times I got high. Soon enough there are no fireworks and getting high is just about staving of withdrawal. It's not worth it, especially now that fentanyl is the only drug out there. What a shitty high that is.
Love this film. Very low key and quite a commentary on the ‘08 economic crisis and how it affected everyone, even criminals. Great acting by everyone and Dominik’s direction is just phenomenal, especially after coming off the beauty and harshness of The Assassination of Jesse James. Hope he does more, because he’s criminally underrated as a director.
From the poker heist and onwards, every scene is incredibly tense. It's a great movie, I love it too.
The way the economy crashed in 08 felt different for some reason like a little color got sucked out of the room, everyone and everything just got a little darker at that time. It’s hard to describe honestly.
@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus That's a great way of putting it. They don't call it a depression for nothing.
@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus This is part of the reason shit has felt off since around '08
*Brad walking into the bar as the black dude talks shit and gets shot in the background is LAYERS of everything. I could write a 100 page essay just off that 20 seconds of film.*
Another great analysis. I watched this movie recently and appreciate it much more now. What the film stands for is pretty apparent, but there is some nuance there I missed which you brought to light. Thanks!
Why this movie isn’t a Scorsese-level masterpiece, I’ll never know. I was immediately affected by it, and every time I see it, it gets better.
Tony soprano is old school, very allegorical.
The sacred AND the propane!
Richie was *Old School*
@@thetraveler1182 rachie who? Aprile?
@@geessaess1707 You got a bad memory Beansie...
I don’t know, you sound like you’re at the precipice of a crossroads.
I’ve watched the film a couple of times and, like I usually do with movies I really like, I’m reading the source material “Cogan’s Trade” by George V. Higgins. The dialog in the film is straight from the book, sometimes word for word. It’s not an easy read but if you like the film, it’s worthwhile.
This one is all about the cast, just perfectly cast. I really enjoy the black hat Pitt. Even as a bad guy he is so good. He even makes perfect sense. Anyone with half a brain knows that all the political noise is just that a distraction or shell game designed to divide and conquer the stupid by the real ruling class. In the end we are controlled by economics no matter how noble or pure we envision ourselves.
This movie is criminally underrated
The beating of Ray is one of the most uncomfortable beatings in cinema, in my opinion. But you can’t look away because it’s acted out so perfectly. Brutal tho
Didn't appreciate this film on release. I was only 16 at the time. But since then, I've come to love it as I do all his films. I came here after watching Blonde, which I also loved. A monster of a filmmaker! Great analysis of the movie, mate. RIP James and Ray.
Thank you for reminding me that Blonde exists. I still need to watch
This is a very well done analysis , and this is one of my favorite movies,.. as a person who has done some of the things portrayed in this film,.. i'd say , it was very realistic for how it goes down,.. they get it right,.. didn't feel political or anti, but rather, more like your last 4 sentences,.. That assessment was very Apt,.. America is a business,.. this one persons pursuit of happiness, playing by the rules set forth,.. everybody else around him aren't, which makes him the odd man out. you should have more views
Rewatched it a few hours ago, completely forgot how good of a movie it was, one of my favorite mob/mafia movies of all time. It’s just so effectively shocking when it needs to be. Jackie killing Frankie in the car was something I originally fully expected, knowing full well that Frankie wasn’t going to live past the credits, but the longer he doesn’t kill him, the more you think he might actually be spared. But no-there’s your reality check
At first I thought this movie was really slow because of the dialogue scenes but it started to grow on me to the point where that's why the movie is good. The dialogue is heavily grounded.
This channel and movie are both underrated. Your opinions are greatly appreciated. This movie was unreal and so was your explanation. Where was the Oscar?!?!?
Mickey represents Americans.
When jacky and Kenny meet it's actually the first time the actors have ever met. Brad pitt wanted that tension.
I kinda feel like there's a juxtaposition between the street and corporate America. The street has real consequences, and unfortunately corruption in government isn't taken seriously. The politicians police themselves with little or no accountability. On the street everyone is accountable...my two cents.
Masterful my friend... Will now rewatch!
I assumed the allegory was about how inefficient the government is compared to crime organizations
That’s because there’s consequences to being inefficient in a private organized crime organization. If they don’t produce, they’re out. In government, which is a public organized crime organization, they’re rewarded whether they fail or succeed. In fact, failure is often an excuse to grab yet more power and money. They have no incentive to be effective or succeed. They’re insulated from the consequences of the free market. I’m not being hyperbolic when I say I have more respect for back alley muggers and prostitutes than government criminals. At least the mugger is honest about their intentions and at least the prostitute is trading in her own property. You can read Lysander Spooner, Frederic Bastiat and H. L. Mencken to explore these ideas more.
Little did you know they are their own crime organization
Just found your channel. Watched a few of your reviews on cinema and it felt like I myself made these reviews. You notice a lot of things I do and I love the deep dives that differ greatly from other reviewers. You earned a subscriber.
I was bored by this movie and thought it was an over-the-top joke, but now I need to see it again.
This was a excellent view and I actually love this film. Love the rain that was used in the film.
Exactly man I've been watching this film since it came out probably once a year since then and I thought the idea of it's clear allegory or message or critique made it that much better to lay it out so plainly and still make it as good as it is I thought it was an amazing skill a filmmaking.
James Gandolfini as Artie Lange
Lmaooo 😂
Hey Gar, it's Art... I can't come in today... I got in a fight with a whore in a hotel
@@tony_dogs 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😂😂😂 I’m done.
@@tony_dogs two worlds I never thought would collide… thank you guys lol
Brilliant analysis ! This absolute masterpiece of a Film Noir transcends its genre and captures the essence of the Zeit Geist, where the American dream turned to a nightmare to the Anerican middle class, Nation-state being replaced with Nation-market.
A corrupt oligarchy where the nation is scammed of its nation hood and wealth. But close
I like the way you breakdown movies, soft and eloquent, subbed. I loved this movie too. I just watched it for the first time last week. And I agree with you about what the movie. It felt like to me that it was just portraying the system and wasn't necessarily critiquing an institution or specific politician. It felt neutral.
Some of your best work yet.
Really great job on this video. You had some very thoughtful comments and statements. Well done sir well done
Great analysis. Gonna go back to watch this again 👍
And Brad Pitt finally got his Academy Award for playing second banana to Leo DiCaprio. This is by far his best role ever.
“I’m livin in America and in America your on your own America’s not a country it’s just a business”
This is really great! Thanks!
That’s was a great breakdown of a fantastic movie… cheers
This fallopian kid is more creative than Spielberg.
I’m gonna give you a “heart” on this comment… and pray that you weren’t being sarcastic. For the record tho, I absolutely adore Spielberg and can only dream of having a percent of a percent of that man’s creativity.
@@FallopiumFilms it's not sarcastic at all. Given this film is about the mob and James Gandolfini is in it, I thought I would quote something from the Sopranos to give you a complement. Keep up the awesome work. You just might become one of the five families, joining the likes of Borko, Kino, Don Jr, and Cineranter.
@@geessaess1707 As long as I get a baptism by fire
@@FallopiumFilms there will be sword and gun on the table when you are made. We will do it the right way.
You love this movie. Probably others as well. You know what i love? i love when a man loves something. i love listening to man talk about something he loves. Good work. Thank you.
Love the movie and love the book. Thanks!
One of my favorite movies, cool video
I really enjoyed your video. I love the film, but never was able to quite put the pieces together about the deeper meaning. Very insightful.
I appreciate it
I really loved this! I agree with your idea, especially while as im new to understanding some of these topics.
First time viewer of the channel. Always loved this movie and wanted a fair review. 16:35 made me like and subscribe. Amazing take
I concur with your assessment 100%! I only just saw this movie for the first time (2023). I don't often feel this way about a movie, but this film is a masterpiece.
The film tells us it's one big party Rep or Dem and we ain't invited. Great fkn movie 🎦
excellent video. fascinating
one of the most underrated films ever
Good video. A minor problem with your well considered allegory is no one on Wall Street was prosecuted for 2008. Instead the Feds went after a small Chinatown bank where one loan officer was shaking down customers in a dialect no one in the family that owned and operated the bank spoke. They and the bank were exonerated. But yes, this is a terrific movie, a terrific book. George Higgins is a great writer. One of his books was about a couple old politicians in Massachusetts - they did one corrupt thing 18 years before and it comes back to haunt them. At the beginning they're sitting around talking about individuals they represented in their elective offices. Really heart warming, zero cynical power game nonsense. A couple of days after I read that scene I was doing photography for a candidate. While waiting for the candidate to show up to a coffee shop, a current L.A. City Council Rep was hanging with a former City Council Rep - the exact same conversation as was in the Higgins book. I respected both these pols before that, still do, but there was real love for other people, dozens of other people, by name. I wish I was half that generous. And Higgins got it exactly right.
Scoot McNairy's "Somerville scumbag" accent is, by FAR, the best I've heard from an actor! Most people take it way over the top but Scoot sounded like a bonafide piece of Somerville trash! He sounds better even than Matt Damon and Ben Aflek who CLAIM to be from those streets Also, I believe the director is Australian so maybe it was just very new and exciting for him experiencing the financial crisis so he went a little over board with the politics
"Jackie tracks down 'Frankie' not Kenny to a bar". ;) Great video man. Loved the movie and book, "Cogan's Trade" as well! :)
A fantastic film.
Great film.
I love this movie 🎥 🍿, I can literally watch it over n over…
Cool video, thanks for making it. I wanted to talk about Gandolfini's character, because you seemed to have problems couching him into the allegory. I think Gandolfini's character represented the end of the US trade labor movement. The guy mourns the loss if his union (marriage) to Pitt's character, paranoid (and probably rightly) that Pitt's intervention might have led to its breakup. He's washed up, useless, and had a lot of power at one point. Contemporary America is plagued by this lack of working class institution. Since Clinton's Democrats banished the labor movement from the Democrats, now there is no real alternative to corporatism from either side. Thanks again for making the video.
Ooooh... this is a good comment. Thanks for this
I think he also represents the men abused the union system.
Very astute observation! Cheers
When will an alternative to corporativism ever appear again? Are we doomed?
Biology and personal agency/consciousness is why we're "alone". The system is the only thing that keeps us together for as long as it does, abandoning that system =finding anew system that does the same, and will meet the same (if ever) ends. All roads still lead to Rome.
Great movie. Brad Pitt is one of the best, doesn't get full credit for it cause he's so damn handsome. His range is massive...from the stoner in True Romance to Tyler Durden and many stops in between. I hope he continues acting when he is really old, would be interesting to see his work once his looks have faded.
One of the best, most underrated movies of all time. I f@cking love this movie. I’m gonna watch it again right after this video. Director is highly underrated. The assassination of Jesse James is incredible also
literally first minute of the video, first time watching your channel, and im already subbed
This movie doesn't get the credit it deserves!!! I love it
Great analysis!
Dope analysis
Its one of my favorites as well
Brilliant analysis to a brilliant film
This is very interesting insight and makes so much sense
Best review I've watched so far. Thanks for your thoughts
“Stop f$ckin lookin at me”
I found interesting Brad's character is called Jackie in the credits but they never actually call him by his name during the movie. And I wonder if he also killed Dillon.
I’ve wondered that same thing
Got Clintoned
What a beautiful video
Spot on
Great analysis
I have a different interpretation for the last scene. The card games boss to me represents our system or the "lie" that is propagated to people that our system is justice,fair and objective. Now Jackie represents what life in America really is " truth" especially during his iconic speech about jefferson. Jefferson may not have believed the words "all men are creates equal" due to the fact he kept slaves and had children with them. Jefferson also kept slaves that worked for him. I am also fascinated by the fact Jackie does negotiate his contract earlier and yet card boss still tries to screw him out of that money for whatever reason. Jackie represents all of the people and how we feel about the system and the cars boss represents the system as it truly functions just like the Jefferson allegory.
I’ve seen this film more times than I care to admit
Enjoyed this
many times there is some "vision" that a director gets in his head. And they think they are being SOOO deep. When it doesnt translate for the masses well then it misses the mark. Other times college film class students read much into things because they become so advanced after two months into the class
Fantastic video
The most sawed off shotgun I’ve ever seen lol. I wasn’t sure if it was serious or not. 2008 is when I graduated high school and had some of the most fun times of my life. If I could go back I would for sure in a heartbeat.
Dude this was sick...
Saw it in the cinema with my girlfriend in Vancouver BC almost empty - loved the movie, it’s even better and more accurate nowadays
I'm going to have to re watch this movie I watched it but don't quite remember it being great, I'm definitely give it another chance after this great breakdown
Jackie saw it for what it is. It was interesting that they framed this during the election and showed what is going on in the creases while the shine of America was not the idea. It’s not a glitzy mob movie but one that got to the motivations behind the people and what they do. The guy Jackie has as his contact points out early things in the syndicate he works for have gone more corporate, but they still want to get over on the price of what they needed cleaned up despite the fact he stated it clearly when he first started on this venture.
“Let it be known most men are dead many years before burial" Ignus Fatus - Bukowski
Also this movie has some of my dream cars in it. I’d even take the Toronado. Riviera, Skylark, GTO. 👌🏻
One of the best films ever
great job
hey thanks
Geat analysis.
When i first watched that movie... well i thought it was okayish film. After i saw it 2nd time i considered it great, it was a sleeper; gets better everytime you watch it. I consider it to be among the likes of There will be blood. Modern rare masterpieces.
I damn agree with you 😎and every word you say about this movie
I’m happy you enjoyed this movie as much as I do I catch myself watching this movie at least every 90 days. It never gets old and I’m not sure why it’s just beautifully done and each time I watch it I learn a little something more. Officially I’ve watched your video just I’ve watched the actual movie lol thanks for this review.
Yeah, gimme them sweet sweet views
I agree with your appraisal of the situation or zeitgeist of the movie or as you say the way things are and what they will continue to be. I too agree with your comments about 'Rotten Tomatoes'...I too read some of the garbage the critics write for their critical reviews. I'll watch a movie that's truly groundbreaking with respect to a certain movie and Rotten Tomatoes critics either miss the point or theme of a movie and shit all over it. Everything has to be a mystery or puzzle for movie viewers to dissect but if the movie isn't exactly that they give some movies a bad rating. I don't know how many times I've checked a Rotten Tomatoes score and been completely dumb founded as to why they sometimes rate a movie inaccurately. Killing them Softly is a movie among the many movies I rewatch because of how great it truly is. Jackie exposes America's culture for what truly is and has always been and that's a business. Great vid, great review!!
Great movie
I absolutely 😍😍😍 this movie, I show it to everybody and they just don't get it 🙄
Great video
honestly one of the best videos i've watched on this. I have one question though: dont you think that brad pitts monologue at the end was horribly acted? i always cringe during that scene. anyways, thank you.
The thing with Brad Pitt is that I’m so used to him, his face, his voice. I’ve seen him so much it’s like I know him. So it’s difficult to tell if it’s good acting or not. I guess it is a different type of acting. It doesn’t seem too in character and seems more like the screenwriter taking to the audience. This can be a good thing or a bad thing. I can’t tell which. While I don’t 100% agree with the words, I think it’s still a fun monologue that cuts beautifully into the credit music.
Yes! It sounds exactly as pitt As tyler durden! He brought back the tyler durden candence for this rant!