"How to become a cinephile" is like saying "how to become a sports' fan". Either you are or you aren't and the only way to become one is to watch a lot of classic films---which, again, either you want to do or you don't. If you haven't until now, you probably won't.
Everybody puts Seinfeld up on a pedestal, but It was never him. Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and Wayne Knight are what made that show funny. Seinfeld was a comedian that got attention in the same way influencers do now and the used the attention and brought in the actual talent. I think he spent the last 2 decades just eating up everyone telling him how awesome he is and his ego convinced him that everything sucks now compared to when he did it. Hell, when Seinfeld released there wasnt a single comedian who thought he could act and that show would fail. But none of them counted on him being surrounded by absolute legends in entertainment. Larry Davids writing was top notch but Seinfeld was basically Dwayne Johnson.
Here's the thing, Jerry does not care about telling a story about pop tarts or whether it's funny to anyone. This isn't an artistic expression. He's poking at the absurdity of the 60s, it's a ridiculous idea that Kelloggs and Post were essentially at war with each other. He's toying with everyone. He knows some things will offend people so he builds the narrative that comedy is ruined by the PC crap before the movie is released. Plants the idea in your head. Also, pokes at the corporate world that is primarily motivated by money. Kelloggs hires a nazi, for the sake of money and just made a movie without permission from Post because he knows there is a marketability to using the product. You keep expecting Jerry Seinfeld to fit into the molds we want him to, the purpose of this movie is to prove is superiority. Whether you believe it or not, he did it solely for himself. Also, Netflix will make money regardless, so he's just using avenues he knows will work and exploiting it. Do you think he needs anyone's validation or support. This is the ultimate F U to critics and the critical
plants the idea? He may just be talking about what everyone else is talking about too. In my country, Canada Mike Ward, comedian was fined $40 000 by Trudeau govt for a joke that offended someone. Comedy was murdered by the left in Canada, the home of the comedy festival! I believe he said that purely f or half too though.. just the satisfaction of saying screw you to the woke. He quit doing shows near colleges years ago because he said they were too woke and anti free expression. Everyone should know this.. unless they submit to social fasciism.
I actually respect the sentiment of not caring and I 100% agree that poking fun at the 60s and the war of two cereal companies are very good ideas. It’s just that the final product isn’t great imo.
For someone making "the ultimate Fuck you to critics" it sure seems like he played it and coasted towards the end product. I think we need to be honest, this isn't some statement against political correctness it's a two hour commercial made by a 70 year old billionaire who didn't care about the end product as long as he got paid. That's who Seinfeld is. He's a brand promoter, the celebrities in cars getting coffee dude who made a dated comedy that has no teeth and just relies on gentle mockery in a sanitized past. Nothing is actually transgressive. Nothing actually challenges the status quo or portrays people in any truly damaging light. It's a PG-13 roast where every barb is vetted by a committee to make sure it's not "too much." He only started talking about how comedy can't work anymore because he probably had a bad test screening and was worried that if he didn't make the focus about something other then his movie sucked he'd be in trouble. And honestly if this was about superiority all Seinfeld proved was that he's aged out of being an effective comedian. But I think we know it wasn't about that at all. It was always about just selling a product.
@@JustAMacGuffin Have you watched Seinfeld? It has incredible set ups and situation punchlines and analyzed our human culture and manners better than any other comedy. (watch his writing partner's Curb your Enthusiasm for the same thing). Jerry called out political correctness over 5 years ago and said he won't do shows near colleges becaue they are politically correct and want to stop shows. True he never got political. He probably doesn't know anything oetherhan people are weird and lame nowadays. Still he spoke against them years ago and is just consistent. Also his brand /advertising creativity. You don't understand Jerry. he's shallow and thinks products are our culture. Andy Warhol though the same and he was lauded. Jerry has no spirituality. Je just knows jokes. Have you seen the movie? There were no specific criticisms. Jerry is the top money performer every year. You might not see what he has but to think everyone has just been bewitched instead of acknowledging you don't get the patterns he's producing, you are shortchanging yourself because you'll never learn with that belief of your own perceptions. Some times it takes a while to 'get' things.
Nothing says daring comic like someone afraid of backlash and at the end of the day that's what every comic or entertainer who complains about campuses does. Say what you're gonna say and deal or don't and shut up. Lenny Bruce went to jail for obscenity and still did his routine. You know what would impress me is if Seinfeld made something actually challenging and then just let the work speak for itself no matter what people said. He didn't do that. What people like Seinfeld want are sitcom audiences. People who laugh and clap in the quiet moments and then pay him to do it again. What this film is was a commercial. And a lame as fuck commercial at that. Seinfeld as a show was the result of numerous people from the writers, to the cast and crew and let's be honest was something made to fit basic cable standards. It was good but it was also not transgressive at all. It's not that I don't understand. It's just this was a cynical attempt to make branded content by a comic who's afraid of bombing and blames everyone else but himself.
The only real problem is that it wasn't that funny. Most reviewers agree that only a small handful of the jokes landed. It's basically the same problem LD had with Sour Grapes. Movies, and perhaps comedy in general, is not their format. They need the sitcom format to make their brand of comedy shine, and Jerry needs LD.
Another great video. Would love to see you make more of these tongue and cheek director biography videos. A few ideas- PT Anderson, Wes Anderson, Tarantino, Scorsese etc. There’s plenty of filmbro fan boy directors you could cover.
Thank you so much! There will definitely be more, the only creative strugggle is to not make any of the jokes about them too obvious, love making these though!
Dude, keep making these videos. I’m surprised I even came across your channel considering how few views you have, but that will come with time if you stick with it. You’re actually really funny. A few suggestions I’d make to help you grow your channel faster would be to put some time into the titling of the videos, filling out the descriptions, include some relevant hashtags in there, and investing in a better mic. I actually like everything about the way you’re making them currently, but to appease the algorithm gods and help make it into more related video suggestions you have to play the game a little. Just subbed your channel. Cheers from the US.
Thank you so much, I am a small channel so commens like these mean a lot! I will try to use your advice, although the algorithm can feel like black magic sometimes haha.
@@adampavlovic6905i definitely get that. I work in marketing myself and even for me it can be a mystery sometimes. While there’s no guarantee your content will make it into the good graces of the algorithm, by filling out more information in the description, as well as defining your channel through the about me section etc, it will help the algo understand what your channel and your content is about, increasing the likelihood that it will be shown to more relevant audiences.
In case you're wondering the absurd studio boss character is supposed to be a parody of Amy Pascal, former Sony executive and well-known intellectual lightweight.
