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Films&Stuff
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I make video essays on blockbuster films. If you want to know why you love the films you love, you've come to the right place!
Death of the Modern Blockbuster
If there's one lesson from the 2023 Box Office, it's that the 'Modern' Blockbuster formulas doesn't work. If the Old Kings are dead, that begs the question: Who's the new King? what is the new dominant trend taking over? And most importantly, what are the new Rules for our Billion Dollar Blockbusters?
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0:00 The Old Rules For Blockbusters
3:03 Spider-Man No Way Home
5:04 Top Gun: Maverick
7:37 Avatar: The Way of Water
8:37 The Super Mario Bros Movie
9:35 Barbie
10:13 The New Rules For Blockbusters
15:29 Outro
Business Inquiries: jburdett360@gmail.com
Follow me on twitter: jburd22
Music Provided by Epidemic Sound
0:00 The Old Rules For Blockbusters
3:03 Spider-Man No Way Home
5:04 Top Gun: Maverick
7:37 Avatar: The Way of Water
8:37 The Super Mario Bros Movie
9:35 Barbie
10:13 The New Rules For Blockbusters
15:29 Outro
Business Inquiries: jburdett360@gmail.com
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Fixing the MCU's Biggest Problem
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This year, Marvel has released both one of their best films ever (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) as well as their all time worst (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania). Here I discuss the biggest difference between both films, and how Vol. 3 fixes the biggest issue within the MCU. Follow me on twitter: jburd22 Music Provided by Epidemic Sound Chapter Times: 0:00 the Marvel Un-Cinemati...
The 2023 'Blockbuster' Reckoning
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Summer 2023 has been a slaughter for so many of our biggest Blockbuster Franchises. Are these entries just particularly bad, or are the rules that brought these Franchises to Fortune now obsolete? Follow me on twitter: jburd22 Music Provided by Epidemic Sound Chapter times: 0:00 Franchises 1:23 Problem 1: Budgets 4:31 Problem 2: Quality 6:55 Problem 3: Variety 8:50 Barbenheimer 10:3...
Breaking Down The Best Impossible Mission
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Here's a quick breakdown of a how a Good Series became a Great one, how the foundations of the Original M:I set the series up for success, and how Ghost Protocol changed Cruise's Career for the better. Follow me on twitter: jburd22 Music Provided by Epidemic Sound 0:00 Tom Cruise 1:31 The Foundation 4:52 Mission Difficult 8:06 The Team 11:24 Outro Business Inquiries: jburdett360@gma...
Why the Way of Water is Better Than Avatar
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Written and Narrated by Jonathan Burdett Edited by: @LoverboyMedia Despite being floored by Avatar as an Experience, I've never been fully on board this franchise, nor excited about Cameron spending over a decade turning this into a Serial Franchise. Yet all it took was for one scene, The Way of Water's Chaotically Cathartic Climax, for me to fully commit to this franchise. Follow me on twitter...
How Michael Bay Transformed Blockbuster Filmmaking
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Whenever the Michael Bay Transformers films come up, a bunch of questions come to mind: What? How? Why? But most importantly: Why the F*ck did we put up with these terrible movies? Here I argue for the strengths of the Action in these films, and why we endured the worst blockbusters of all time for the spectacle they provided. Follow me on twitter: jburd22 Music Provided by Epidemic...
Jurassic World Dominion | The Lost Art of Blocking and Editing
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Jurassic World Dominion is bad, as in 'bad for a Jurassic Park Sequel', which is a pretty low bar. Even the worst entries in this series have been able to craft expertly staged moments of Tension and Dinosaur Carnage, and this latest entry couldn't even do that. Jurassic World Dominion messed up the ONE thing it needed to nail, so let's indulge in its failures and learn something in the process...
The Post Endgame Problem
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As Marvel's most divisive Phase comes to a close, I take a look at all the stories in Phase 4 and how they succeed and fail at creating a shared universe. Is this just growing pains? Or has the MCU lost the magic that made them the biggest franchise on the planet... Oh and also I talk about Moneyball (2011). Follow me on twitter: jburd22 Music Provided by Epidemic Sound 0:00 Marvelb...
How Top Gun: Maverick Perfected the Death Star Trench Run
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Star Wars Perfected Blockbuster filmmaking with its climactic Death Star Trench Run, and for 45 years, every other Star Wars film and Blockbuster has tried and failed to top that legendary sequence. That was until Top Gun: Maverick Arrived. Follow me on twitter: jburd22 Music Provided by Epidemic Sound 0:00 Intro 3:11 Death Star Copycats 6:44 Mission: Impossible 11:37 The Three Stak...
The Mandalorian Season 2 | Is This The Way?
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Support this channel at: www.patreon.com/FilmsandStuff Also Follow me on Twitter at: jburd22 Happy May the 4th! Today I celebrate Star Wars Day by analyzing the Mandalorian Season 2, the season that continues the story of Din Djarin and the Child while also setting up Star Wars' future. Lucasfilm put all of their eggs into this beskar basket, and in this video I break down whether ...
Jurassic World | The Cynical Blockbuster
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Support this channel at: www.patreon.com/FilmsandStuff Also Follow me on Twitter at: jburd22 Jurassic World is a truly bizarre film, isn't it? Whereas the first film is filled with awe and wonder, this sequel takes a cynical and nihilistic approach to achieve a similar commercial success. Here I break down exactly what the film is saying, and whether there's any merit to it. Music p...
Avengers: Endgame | Art of the Finale
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Here it is, the Finale to the Marvel Studios Retrospective. In this instalment, we look at how Avengers Endgame concludes the Infinity Saga, and how the Russos did whatever it took to create a satisfying conclusion Support this channel at: www.patreon.com/FilmsandStuff Also Follow me on Twitter at: jburd22 Business Inquiries: jburdett360@gmail.com
Why the Incredibles Has the Best Superhero Action
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15 Years later, and the Incredibles still has the most dynamic and meaningful Superhero Action. Here I explain why. Support this channel at: www.patreon.com/FilmsandStuff Follow me on Twitter at: jburd22
The Rise of Skywalker's Broken Structure
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I couldn't resist reviewing the Rise of Skywalker, I just couldn't. Nerdwriter's Video on Batman v Superman: ua-cam.com/video/38Cy_Qlh7VM/v-deo.html Support this channel at: www.patreon.com/FilmsandStuff Also Follow me on Twitter at: jburd22
Star Wars Defined - How the Mandalorian Reinvents Star Wars
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Star Wars Defined Playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PL9DcNxTVwGux0MRI1fln1UjRQ1K1vfILN.html If you want to be a part of Star Wars Defined, make sure to email your video to BrowntableEntertainment@gmail.com In this video I cover how the Mandalorian avoids the mistakes of the Star Wars spinoffs, and sets the foundation for Star Wars going forward. Music provided by Brendon Moeller from Epidemic Sound: ww...
Why Jurassic Park Looks Better Than Its Sequels
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Why Jurassic Park Looks Better Than Its Sequels
Game of Thrones: The Missed Opportunities of the Bells | Part 2
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Game of Thrones: The Missed Opportunities of the Bells | Part 2
Game of Thrones: The Missed Opportunities of the Long Night | Part 1
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Game of Thrones: The Missed Opportunities of the Long Night | Part 1
Destroying the Limitations of the Marvel Action Scene
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Destroying the Limitations of the Marvel Action Scene
Black Panther | The New Order Villain
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Black Panther | The New Order Villain
Thor Ragnarok | The Power of Change
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Thor Ragnarok | The Power of Change
The Hidden Beauty Behind Star Wars Planets
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The Hidden Beauty Behind Star Wars Planets
Analyzing Marvel Studios' Best Scene
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Analyzing Marvel Studios' Best Scene
Marvel's Super-Powered Characterization
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Marvel's Super-Powered Characterization
The Missed Opportunities of the Battle of the Five Armies
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The Missed Opportunities of the Battle of the Five Armies
Indiana Jones | the Fundamentals of Action
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Indiana Jones | the Fundamentals of Action
Let's Talk About How We Talk About Movies
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Let's Talk About How We Talk About Movies
Is Rogue One a Good Star Wars Story?
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Is Rogue One a Good Star Wars Story?
For me, the most important characters where Iron Man and Captain America; and both their stories end in endgame
watched the Dr Strange movie after Endgame and just lost interest. Kinda sucks that it just phased out of thing I cared about, those movies used to be something to look forward to.
She hulk and madam web where the top worst marvel films
The reason why Eowyn doesn't cook is because she doesn't need to, presumably they have servants at the castle in Rohan. She is a king's daughter, therefore a higher rank in society.
Dawg you look like nick cage
Daniel Craig should have done this one and left…. His legacy would have been the best film in the series instead of NTTD
Nothing has looked interesting since Loki Season 2. I'm waiting for Avengers 5, until I watch another Marvel movie. The "Kang Dynasty" is the continuation to the main story, imo.
4 was bad but 5 oh no this is a whole new level of bad
Thanos was right
It’s just the MCU Put so much effort into endgame to end, but their problem is how do the CGI and plots downgrade after one of the best MCU movies was released, you would think that that would be a stepping stone into the new phase but nope
I do not have a problem with "being too much" But i have problems with the quality of both, "how is done" and "What it shows". Problems one by one : 1) Wanda wanted new kids, why not to go to the universe were she had kids and they are killed? -> will be the most inteligent to do, at least it could have ended that way even if she has not done it because was too "blinded" to do it. That way they fix 2 universes at once. Eternals -> Totally stupid in every possible way. 1-> if they are robots then they cannot simply disobey, 2-> if the one that is malfunctioning greatly is able to kill its enemy the way it does on the movie, why did not do it sooner?, 3->By the end you notice all of them are crazy, 4->Does not make sense to have to destroy a planet in order to live. Conclusion the entire movie makes No Kind Of Sense. And even worst lets assume was all as they said, It will be stupid to Protect 10 billion people for the sake of a new universe. It is the same as a vegan "I will kill a baby because to let it live will need to much food and that will kill the life on earth" where here the animals are the humans and the celestials is the baby. And they fully betrayed what they required to do. She-Hulk. Too meta, because why is she able to talk to camera and the CGI sucks big time, it is clearly they go from "good for movies" to "cheap for tv", because if they use the same amount of money then they sucked big. The rest mostly have problems of "being too woke". I am watching superhero movies, so if you want to put drama, do not make it the center piece, and deliver what you are called. The ONLY one that from my point of view as "OK" not really a masterwork as before but "OK enough" was Loki. And well, Guardians of the galaxy were never the best so its expected but Thor, should have been better. (not sure how but should). I liked (partially) Black Widow and Spiderman, but spiderman has always have troubles because being inexperienced. So he always makes too many mistakes. (he is too good for his own good and does not notice he is overwelmed by his enemies so, if he is as "nice" to them as he is they will always kill inocents). Dr Who was 100% right and in the end they will be sent to their own reality and die the SAME way they did before so, what the hell was the point to free them, just to give them false hope? And the rest tired me because all the "Woke" phylosophy truly. I want to see a movie to have fun not to see black people being better, or lesbians or gays or anything like that. In that way make it realistic, LGTB has only 1 or 2% of population so you want to show that then show it in 2% of your movies not 100%. (at least will only ruing 2% of the movies and not the rest)
Can you give some examples of the recent movies/shows being "woke" I cant really think of any off the top of my head
Wtf is all this baseball shit going in
Don't be a shill. Other then guardians 3 n Spiderman. Not a single movie. Not a single episode had been watchable. Any one who says other wise. Is lieing to themselves. Let the mouse die.
what the fuck was phase 4 😂
It all went downhill after negate
It’s really sad to search up “mcu” in the search bar and all the videos are about its downfall :/
In my opinion surprise villains are a good idea, but 90% of the time they aren’t done well at all. For example, the show invincible has a surprise villain that is the star of the show. Schafrillas productions has a good video on this.
Omni man was a villain since episode 1 its not really a "twist" in the sense where the big bad reveals themselves right before the climax of the story
Superb analysis
Yeahhh idk about the worst of the earlier marvel movies being B+ is just wrong. They are way worse than that
Why the idiot that made this video doesn't know what he's talking about😂. The models of the dinosaurs in even Jurassic world are superior to this ones in every way. The muscles flex and move when they walk, the animatronics are more lifelike than ever before, and the visuals are in a different galaxy.
It's an interesting take, but I don't think the biggest weakness is that the characters are too disconnected. Early MCU outings show that they don't (and frankly usually shouldn't) be connected while in the stage of building the characters for the audience. Unfortunately, many of the characters lack a core that audiences would cling to and resonate with so that when the characters are brought together people want to see how they'll interact. Iron Man and Captain America did a good job of building the hero by putting them in such stark contrast with their villain which, I believe, is one of the reasons they swept the MCU in terms of popularity for a long time. The trope of the BBEG having the same powers as the main character but being evil is really good for pointing out why you love your character. Red Skull vs. Rogers is the battle of whether given power is the elevation of a man or his burden to bear for his neighbour. Stane vs. Stark is the desire to value profit and power vs. doing the right thing. Each character was given an incorruptible core that remained when the chips were down and kept us loving the characters. Just an opinion though, I've kind of fallen off after the characters I loved dropped off or were used as setups for other characters so I might just be a bit jaded. Admittedly, I don't think I'm alone in thinking that the new cast of characters is a bit bland or even unlikable so I really don't pay attention. It's mostly just Spiderman or Loki left for me. (Shang-Chi kinda slapped though)
1) There’s no vision. 2) They’re not building up to anything. 3) There’s no cohesion btw all the movies 4) Woke focus
thanos died and took the marvel franchise with him
Lmao “I liked the eternals” said no one ever 😂😂😂
Atrociraptors were mean to be Impulsive and Agressive, and the Velociraptors were meant to be Furtive and Intelligent
I was too young to see Jurassic Park in theaters when it first came out. But my cousin (who is a few years older than me) told me a story of how, when the T Rex attacked the Four by Four, it was so loud that not just the seats shook but the floor did as well. According to him, his ears were ringing afterwards.
“Wow them in the end” but if these new never end how can you pull the wow cars
They should reboot the MCU with new casts.
The Loki ending was good
I dont think anyone trusts Marvel how i trust Marvel, i know for a fact theyre buulding up to sonething way bigger
Post Endgame clarity 😂
A year later and I’m finally excited for a marvel movie again thanks to Deadpool
This movie is absolute masterpiece. Love and thunder was hard to live up to the legend ragnarok was.
I dont really like when stories get multiversal in terms of power scaling. It artificially increases the power of everything to a point where it makes light of thinfs beforehand. For example, kang the conquerer and ultron. Ultron wanted to take control of the planet and wipe out the avengers. I can understand this villain and it makes sense why he believes the way he does. I couldnt even tell you anything about kang because the post end game movies dont give me good faith. Also i dont understand any of his motives. Side note, when they showed infinity stones as paper weights in loki, that completely made me upset. What was the point of anything before hand when power lile this exists?
Marvels biggest problem was not acquiring spider-man. Everything wouldve had a more smoother transition into the multiverse saga.
I’ve completely hated everything since the good part of Marvel since endgame outside of spiderman,Thor, and guardians
people are saying that the MCU should come to an end i disagree as MCU is mainly based off of the comics and there are still many that havent been adapted. My personal biggest problem with new MCU is that they are now prioritizing cheap laughs that get younger audiences to giggle and enjoy the movies, thats were i personally think the problem lies look at the first few MCU movies they are rather serious action adventure movies with a quick laugh here and there to give a bit of fun to the movies but they were all inherantly serious as to keep the looming threat an actual threat and not just something we know the good guys will defeat. I think with all the cheap laughs they are putting in now can lead to fans of the older movies getting taken out of the experience and making these movies seam like they are trying to make comedies rather than serious action movies which is what brought most of us in. but thats just my 2 cents (sorry for bad english)
All they needed to do was take a 5 year break; write a whole new story and then release a film or two a year again and they would have been perfectly fine.
let's hope deadpool & wolverine can steer this ship back on course
Phrase 4 needs to somehow bring all of the new shit together because it’s becoming too much with all the new shit coming out with like little to no relation with each other
With good writing and the correct choices, you can make anything excellent. But not everyone succeeds and that includes high budget projects. I suppose here you needed a main project to attract the most and the rest placed on the side or just cut
“Worth the pay off” Well maybe the problem itself is wanting everything to be connected to begin with. That weakness was already present in the first phases. The problem is the mere existence of the shared universe.
Thought you should know hope you see this. At the beginning of the video u almost turned off because baseball isn't what I clicked on for but I kept watching, paused @2:17 to write this & say well done 👏 😅 Very clever
I love Jurassic Park but I'm also a fan of the franchise as a whole. The sequels are flawed but I still find entertainment out of all of them.
Finally someone i agree with
Endgame is a problem...
When I do my annual marvel marthon re-run (just finished my latest one) - I always watch everything and then stop at Endgame.. That is the true end to Marvel in my eyes. Almost anything after is just money grabbing bloat-content that doesn't interest me. Excepetions for me include the Loki series & Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Loki was fun and it was very well done, especially the character development & overall casting - not a completely satisfying ending or "third act", but good nonetheless. GotG 3 was basically the 'Rocket' movie and was fun, satisfying & true to marvel.
Dude.... F Kevin feigie..... Pretty much all u said is bullshit. Nostalgia retro is bigger than ever. Just because you're 12 and never read comics doesn't mean the infinity saga wasn't amazing before u were born dude
The Marvels made me wanna off myself
noo, phase 4 are plagued with liberals trying to push their ideology into the film industry. they turned a fun media into a weapon of protest. this is what happened when you kicked THE ACTUAL talented people and replace them with woke tardies
Wait what kind of things have the new writers done?
I literally got sick of superhero movies after Iron Man 2.