Analyzing Evil: Sy Parrish From One Hour Photo 

Your analysis is always near perfect. Its impressive. I truly hope that you are a practitioner of the psychological arts. Well, arts is not really the proper description. Its more like engineering. Therapists are, that is. Either way, it would be a true disservice to the world for you to not pursue the discipline.

Can u make a video on the 4 yonko from one peice?

Homelander next

Please do STEERPIKE from Gormenghast

Gendo ikari from neon genesis evanglion?

If only Rian Johnson directed the film

“Probably” haha

Another detail is his name. I'm 1000% certain it's a coincidence but Sy means "Eye/s" in Albanian. And he's a stalker who never takes his eyes off of the Yorkin family. As i said it's probably a coincidence because it's still pronounced entirely different but creepy to think about.

It's literally a SYrian Hamster

They say the syrian rectum. Damn near killed em

Exactly, he never thought he would replace the patriarch.

Except there are hundreds of millions of Sy's around the world. Single, alone men. And no one cares about them because they're the faceless masses. Women have the opportunity from 12 onward to have children. All they need to do is hook up with a classmate or as an adult with a random man. Men don't have that. They can't create their own children, nor can they entice a woman to be with them just by opening their legs. Ask yourself why the terrorists from middle east are always young, single, lonely men who are enticed by the believe of getting virgins in the afterlife. Per 100,000, 36,000 males will commit suicide this year. Guess what? Its centered around 45, and while 75 and over, and 45-64 are pretty damn high, The next winning columns are 15-24 and 25-44, at a rate of 22-27. Right around that time when starting a family. Women's suicide rates is higest in 25-44 and 45-64, right around the time she is becoming less able to start a family. To reiterate: Males have 4-5x the suicide rate with a relatively even spread among all ages, but it jumps up massively after age 14, from 3.3 per 100,000 to 23 per 100,000. For those males who survive the death impulse due to no girlfiend, a life of loneliness continues. Go to any of your local dive bars. You'll find Sy's there. Look into their faces. Look at all the homeless men. Women can land on their backs and find a home. Men can't. Men are disposable, and the feigning of compassion and caring for single lonely men has to be the most comical thing, because we see how men are treated when they get upset about it on social media. The name calling, the anger and resentment, from both men and women pour out. "Why are you so entitled? Sure, we have this for ourselves, but its overrated, and anger or sadness over it is stupid, because you don't deserve it just because you want it".

Yes. Interestiongly I would say Sy is an anti-social/avoidant. Perhaps OCPD as well given his inane perfectionism towards film development in an industry based around a disposble market. A little of Cluster B a little Cluster C. Not just his self worth but the entirety of his ego has been restructured by a society he does not fit into. Sy just wanted to be aknowledge, understood and cared for. Shame that he could only ever have that is his fantisies. Which together with his transgressions against a known adulterer makes him a tremendously symoathetic villian.

Funny enough when I was little my older brother and I called Robin Williams "Uncle Robin".

@@hernehaugen6878 cool story bro

That’s beautiful, gonna steal this lol

I don’t think the film is making an excuse, just studying the consequences and cycle of abuse

True but things like that still have an effect on people.

I'd say it's more nuanced by that, more of a case by case thing. I mean somebody's mind could be completely destroyed to the point that they're psychotic and lash out violently, or somebody's character could be shaped to a lesser degree that still allows them full control. In either case, it's more explaining than excusing in this film's case - but admittedly, we're not good at handling both and most will think any explanation is meant as an excuse.

@@shideyafudo Go ahead. Mentor saved my life, I was ready to forgive that person. Could have cost me my life. More people are helped, better.

Best villain

Insomnia he played a manipulative sociopath who got pissed when he was sexually rejected

Was it actually Heroin? Everything I've found just says Cocaine. The articles say he was with John Belushi on the night John was doing heroin but never stated anything about Robin doing it himself.

Humans are animals. We behave very much the same way any animal would when it is hurt, physically or emotionally.

I dislike that saying. It unesscessarily casts people who are or did deal with ptsd and trauma in a bad light. Even ordinary "non-traumatized" people hurt people. The only trope or stereotype I can declare is people can do bad things. Anyone and everyone. Including you.

Oh, wow haha i just left a comment like this.

@@thatunicornhastheaudacity as a now recovered sufferer from PTSD and BPD, I tend to agree more with the original statement. That's basically exactly what the "cycle of abuse/violence" concept is all about. Personally, all of the most destructive, hateful, and/or abusive people I've met were often victims of similar circumstances previously. That concept doesn't really apply the same way to those of us who overcome such challenges. It's the people who are still stuck trying to process or deny the trauma and pain that are the most likely to hurt others (I sure did until I finally got my shit sorted out).

@@thatunicornhastheaudacity you are absolutely right, everyone can do bad things regardless. And i'm sure he doesn't mean everyone that is hurt will eventually hurt other. I guess that saying was. I think the point is that hurt people can easily get lost in their sorrow if not given care or don't have strong enough will. When someone is lost, anything could happen, including bad things. It's not the past that define us, it's what we chose to be right now

Insomnia is so much better and so much less popular.

He had accomplished that WAY before One Hour Photo

@@someguycalledCh0wdah 🤷‍♂️

@@logancade342 Nah, One Hour Photo is way better

The reason he was starring in so many movies in the last years of his life was because the alimony and child support he was forced to pay due to his infidelity and divorce was brutal, and he pretty much lost everything. Between this and a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease (which it turned out was wrong), it's undoubtedly why he took his own life. Robin Williams was a broken man towards the end of his life. His is a very sad story, in truth.

He had the hamster

my husband has ASPD and his mirroring of expressions of those around him is old to me by now but it must look pretty sinister to outsiders, you're right.

Even more dangerous than them are the people who never needed to practice. They laugh and smile with you mere seconds before they attack you or worse.

@@phillipmargrave Do you mean people with dangerous phsychotic episodes? If so I don't think they're as dangerous as people with severe ASPD.

Worth mentioning that I don't think it's productive or right to punish these people but we also need to keep everyone safe so investing and studying treatment and having a prison system based on lowering recidivism instead of just getting revenge, as well as treating those who can't be safe in society with dignity is the way to go.

@@appalachiabrauchfrau Don't blame anyone else but yourself when he buries you in the garden.

When you think about it, isnt that really the case with all stalkers? Some time ago I saw a documentary about pop stars in Japan and how obsessed their fans tend to be. To the point that the idols are forbidden to date anyone lest they enrage their fans. I just couldnt wrap my head around it. Sure, these girls are pretty and talented, but theyre people like everyone else. They put their pants on one leg at a time and their sh!t stinks like anyone elses, you know?

@@Svoorhout85 That’s true. Sy’s whole universe is reduced to atoms when he finds out that the Yorkin family isn’t the picturesque family he’s been building up in his head all these years.

@@Svoorhout85 that is ALWAYS the case with stalkers. They might stop obsessing as soon as they see something they don’t like, that doesn’t fit their ideal.

@@Svoorhout85 It's because simps spend good money on single attractive woman.

@@sonofhibbs4425 They might stop, or they might get angry and try to force the object of their obsession back into the parameters of their idealized fantasy.

It's a criminally underrated movie, I agree.

Yes, these people really do exist, and it's so sad.

You could help people like that, but most decide to avoid them because it would be difficult or inconvenient.

They're actually very pleasant to be around once you get to known them. A little prejudice can go a long way.

He's basically the embodiment of existing but not living but also I feel also everyone's inner fear of failure and isolation, stuck at a dead end job, being treated like shit by most of his colleagues, he creeps out the one woman and her child who are somewhat friendly to him by desperately trying to insert himself into their lives by stalking them thus further isolating himself.

@@Jimjam-lk4ud Wasn't that lady, at first, accepting of him, though? I remember the scene, that after him being fired (but allowed to finish his workday or week), he was obviously distressed enough to where he was having trouble processing her photo order and she immediately sensed that something wasn't right with him and expressed concern for his wellbeing.

Thats the thing though, Sy wasn't evil, he was deeply unwell and sick

LOL for reals

Wasn't Robin Williams really into The Sims?

​@@dormiebasne3578 I don't know but it wouldn't surprise me. Robin was a huge gamer, but I think he was more into Mortal Combat and Legend of Zelda than Sims 😊 He even named his own daughter Zelda 😄

​@@phoebevaughan5095Nintendo even used him and his daughter in a commercial for Ocarina of Time 3d!

The way i see One hour photo now is a pre-DC comics take on the film Joker

Yep, had this thought myself while watching the movie. Really makes me think about what I’ve said or thought about people considered social pariahs to some extent in contrast with the sympathy and pity I felt for Sy all along the film. It’s easy to wish good on him and hope he meets people who love him back, but what do I do personally in my everyday life to help people like Sy other than made uncomfortable by their awkwardness or “weirdness” and seek to put distance between myself and them? Not as much as I could.

Unfortunately, some people come off as creepy, weird, and potentially dangerous because they’re creepy, weird, and potentially dangerous.

A damaged person (that is not a judgement. he'd be the first to acknowledge) playing a damaged person.

Especially with the internet now and social media, super easy to cyberstalk (even internationally) someone without ever having to see them face to face or physically follow them.

@@DMalltheway True, however cyberstalking usually doesn't get one arrested. reason being, as you said, they're not physically around or near the person. The only way they can, and has happened, is if that person is actively having an effect on the person's life. For example: Nearly a decade ago, a Canadian teenager cyberstalked various women who didn't show interest in dating him. So he doxed them, swatted them, got them to quit school, etc. He was eventually arrested after he live streamed himself for hours cyberstalking one girl. Of course he showed no remorse but instead felt proud.

@@neonnwave1 Correct plus it’s hard to prove and it costs money and resources to investigate especially if one victim is in Virginia and the perpetrator is in Europe, how do you create the jurisdiction? The perpetrator can also change emails and profile names and change pictures around to continue harassing the victim.

@@DMalltheway Well, in the case I mentioned, the moron live streamed it and even bragged about it online. So I don't think much investigation was needed.

@@neonnwave1 Correct and that was easy slam dunk, but most aren’t like that. Stalkers always stay behind the curtains and many do it to multiple victims at a time and even different areas.

He was a villain in Insomnia (2002)

​@@roguebritgravy1 Yes, I know, and I'd argue he's a psycho in Mrs. Doubtfire, which I think would've worked better as a stalker thriller. I thought he was better at being a serious actor than as a comedic.

@@vfxfan actually when Robin Williams first got pitched the role of Mrs doubtfire he thought she would have been a somewhat darker character.

Furthermore the scene where Mrs doubtfire puts red pepper on Pierce brosnan's characters jambalaya and says 'Hot jambalaya' was a demand of Williams to be included. The scene was an adlib from Williams and when he saw the playback he loved it thus demand it's inclusion in film as an example of the dark character Mrs doubtfire could have been.

He plays a character dealing with the kind of loneliness one can experience in a crowd of people, in 'World's Greatest Dad', although that's technically a dark comedy

Stop taking His Name in vain….He died a terrible death for you.

@@chynnadoll3277 Jesus Christ shut up

​@@chynnadoll3277i didn't ask him to do that

@ShazDugan None of us did!!!! That's why He's so precious to me. He loved me enough to take my place; we are ALL sinners in need of a Savior! PLEASE accept God's Gift of salvation before it's too late!! Please accept Christ as your SAVIOR. NONE of us are promised tomorrow!! God loves YOU!

​@@chynnadoll3277hail satan

His depression didn't cause his suicide. He had a terminal illness and rather than suffer through a degenerative brain disease he took his own life. He was going to pass away but he chose to pass in a time when most of his mind and body were still intact. Its deeply tragic, but it is unfair to simply chalk up Mr. William's passing as caused by depression. He battled depression for most of his life and was successfully managing his mental state until the misdiagnosis of parkinson's and the varied side effects of many prescriptions.

Robbin Williams had Lewy Body Dementia. Lewy body dementia causes a progressive decline in mental abilities. People with Lewy body dementia might have visual hallucinations and changes in alertness and attention. Other effects include Parkinson's disease signs and symptoms such as rigid muscles, slow movement, walking difficulty and tremors. Depression like symptoms are also common. The really tragic part of this is that is that you only discover it upon autopsy.

@@timhorton8085 He didn't even know he had that disease. They found it during the autopsy.

Never really cared for Robin until this movie.

Watch him in a film called "Insomnia" with Al Pacino. Also a fantastic film.

@@TheKlawwGang888 agreed! Brilliant film!

You probably already knew this, but I understand Robin's family/friends watched the movie and didn't recognize him since he's almost always the charming or funny man. He took that as a compliment. Usually when an actor goes out to break a typecast they tend to fail but in his case, it was done very well. Who'd have thought our loveable guy could go out in left field to play a creepy stalker with PTSD?

Comedians tend to be far more convincing in dramatic roles than dramatic actors are in comedic roles. Comedians have an extremely developed sense of timing. Their improvisational talents on the fly are unpredictable and can cause both surprise and unease. More so, comedians are in tune with darkness, as a lot of comedy comes from dark places. Instead of displaying the funny flipside of tragedy, in a dramatic role, they show its truth.

@@PhantomFilmAustralia Yeah -Jim Carrey is quite good in serious roles, and Bill Burr can be surprisingly good in more solemn character roles.

Robin Williams was a deeply, deeply troubled man. I don't know who said it but there's a quote that goes something along the lines of the clown is the saddest one after everyone has left the circus. Something like that.

@@thepariah3516 I agree.....and I know the quote you're referring to as well. It certainly rings true.

sadly, it seems many comedians are born of broken people. I think that's why they're able to transition into drama fairly easily. Jim Carrey has mentioned that nowadays he doesn't feel he has to put on an act anymore when he's in public. He, like Robin, also used to try to be overly funny all the time, in interviews and whatnot, to the point it was kind of obnoxious. Fortunately, it seems Jim's been able to process his torment and has come to understand himself. Not an easy thing to do, and it's sad that Robin couldn't find the same contentment

I agree with your statement especially when he played in Good Will Hunting..

chronic depression then find out u gonna rip from parkinsons? id done it too. will if that ish skips a generation god forbid. only thing nastier is ASL. seen it take someone out in a yr.

Yep

His life was drab and monochrome-as antiquated as a black and white photo.

So do I. Robin’s brilliant acting made the role of Sy particularly understandable.

Duuuuude lolol

😲 good point!

You look at others’ photos? That never occurred to me. Why would someone just flip through strangers’ photos? Lol.

It's still creepy. Just because more people do something, doesn't make that thing any less creepy from an objective standpoint, all it means is that people are willing to do more creepy things if they think everyone else does them too. Morality is not doing these kinds of things even when you believe you're not being observed or will not be found out.

the difference is facebook is public and meant for people to interact. It's not different than a magazine or a memoir of someone's life except you can actually communicate with people in the images. It's media that is social. That's why people should make their pages private to prevent strangers from looking at their stuff if they don't want that. if someone forcefully try to reverse privacy, yeah there is a creep. As far as a photo tech, there is going to be curiosity. Humans are curious animals and will just look at random stuff they find interesting. It's a respect of privacy not looking at things not meant for you to see and not be a "creep"

Ha! 🤔 actually you’re right!

Straddles the line between hilarity and rage inducing.

@@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197 perfectly put! 🤣- 🤬

@@cruisingscenesandtakingbea4197 yeah I can see that, because the comedy comes from the exaggeration and the performance, but actually thinking about any of the things he does and their implications (pun intended) is utterly horrifying (on purpose) and makes you realize just how much of a monster he is.

Frank Reynolds would also be nice.

Have you seen the Fisher King. That was another movie Mr Robin did that was really good but sad.

Agree it was one of the best movies i have seen.

I remember having this on a white VHS tape.

this shit hit me fr

Consent is key. I wish people on soc med thought about consent, especially for children and older people

@@woudgy yeah, posting public pics of toddlers using the potty is horrendous

@@rolexomegaspecialist9411 what is this? Anti-feminist spam? Go away

@@woudgy what a heel turn

Standing here

Hurt people hurt people

@@BagelEnjoyer I realise...

Maybe they were all just trying to make history? But who's to judge right from wrong.

@@nikolajignatiev6323 when their guards are down I’m sure they’d both agree…

Absolutely. His character take the audience on an emotional journey. First, you respect him. Then you like him. Then you're uncomfortable with him. Then you fear him. Then you sympathize with him. Then you may empathize with him. Then you feel sorry for him. For a drab character on the surface, there is a vibrant complexity of emotional and psychological shades underneath. To display how brilliant Robin Williams is in this role, anyone can watch it for the first time with no sound, and not only completely understand the movie, but every beat and nuance.

@@PhantomFilmAustralia This wouldve been great as a 6 part mini series on Showtime or something... It was quite slow paced at the movie theatre and not many people liked it. But it was and is an interesting body of work from Robin Williams. If this was on TV and Robin got to really dive deep into the role, people would have enjoyed it.

@@blackleague212 Unfortunately at the time One Hour Photo was released, there was still a huge divide between television and cinema. Actors and production were segregated at the time, and big names such as Robin Williams and Connie Nielsen would have never made the "fall" to the small screen, as television was considered the inferior of the two, and where Hollywood actors went when Hollywood no longer considered them a bankable drawcard. The only notable exception at the time was James Gandolfini with _The Sopranos,_ yet that production was slated as an ensuing series. The slow burn of the film was paced quite well for a relatively short 1 hour 36 minute run time, so I suspect that audiences found it longer due to the performances and subject matter making people uncomfortable.

I like stories where you can symphatize with the villain. Gives them much more depth than just being Evil McBadguy.

Exactly

I was thinking the same thing. I never thought he was evil. He just wanted to belong.

The Fisher King is one of my favorite movies. I recommend it to anyone wanting to watch something they haven't seen yet...it's surprising how many people have never heard of it. It's also the film that fostered a huge crush for Amanda Plummer in me.

Insomnia, The Fisher King, Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, What Dreams May Come and Bicentennial Man, what are you talking about?

Self-medicating?...

No he is not Lawful Evil he is actually Chaotic Good. Remember alignments are how the character views themselves.

He did so but it was all for selfish reasons. He was a creep but obviously there is some sadness and sympathy to be made about him.

@@sharkquisha3407 I wouldn’t necessarily label them as “selfish” reasons per say, rather ones of extreme trauma-induced psychological desperation & emptiness which manifested in actions that could be perceived as selfish.

@@mr.vargas5648 his life is so structured and he follows his own rules to the letter, he's painfully Lawful Evil.

@Tyler Barnick You said that perfect. A lawful evil.

What's scarier? A villain with humanity (no matter how fractured and injured) or a villain with none at all?

@@straburyred I would have to say both are equally scary and dangerous. A villan with or without humanity can cause the same amount of damage, because they both believe they are doing what is right... in their eyes.

Wow. It's so rare to see someone in the comment section or social media who actually appears to have a clinical/factual understanding of such trauma. I hope it's just due to the vocation or studies you have done in your life. Because otherwise the only other explanation of how you just stared right into my "soul" is due to being a kindred spirit. Which is something I never wish anyone has to experience or go through in their (early) lives... I'm 45, and have only just accepted this year that I may never get any form of closure, other than to just keep on keeping on, and tend to the wounds when required.

For me, it was Mrs. Doubtfire.

okay being a victim of abuse does not excuse stalking or commiting acts of evil.

most serial killers were abused, does it mean they were not horrible people?

half the people this guy covers aren't evil he stretchs the limits of that definition alot to paint them that way. Its like he does smear jobs lmao.

@@Kinogotiate all of them are evil, just beacuse not all of them kills or rapes, does not mean they are not evil, this guy stalk people, that's evil enough, also most people he covered are harming people, are abusers, killers etc. so which ones are not evil?

@@Kinogotiate like who? I’d like some examples.

that's more then enough reason to have him executed

* per sè

@@jasonmomoa9661 👍🏽

Just be happy we have another of these videos I guess lol

He was a broken man. He thought what he was doing would protect the family, but was so disturbed and obsessive that he took it waaay too far (and shouldn’t have snooped in the first place of course). It’s really such a sad story. Definitely not evil, but still fascinating so I’m glad he’s covered. Great movie, to me it seems severely underrrated.

I'd like to see one of Tha Depahted. Frank Costello though summed up the entire analysis in his very first words spoken in the film. _“I don't wanna be a product of my environment; I want my environment to be a product of me.”_

Excellent suggestion!

Fitting to the character though, right? An isolated 40-something blandly american man would say it like that.

Exactly 💯

The film is very clever and dangerous in that regard. We are all blinded by trauma, but sympathy for the devil goes a long way...

I was trying to find the connection to Evangelion well said

Nailed it.

I finally found someone else who figured out Evangelion.

just get in the fucking robot shinji

the director said in an interview that he's never seen Eva, Robin Williams brought in the S2 toy from his personal collection

I just recently we watch DSN Gul Dukat is a good character for a video

this is me also asking for gul dukat

DSN was playing at my job last night it was some episode where sisko and dukat are trapped in a cave together and dukat was hallucinating

This

Yeah because he is more of a anti hero

My thoughts on this to a T. My heart went out to Sy throughout this whole thing.

Well said

💯💯💯💯👍

THIS!^^^^^

*holds a figure of a MPE* “ he’s a good guy.”

I also saw a Char Aznable Zaku II in the video. Maybe one day he will do Char.

@@gravesidepoet5405 some things are too evil

@@gravesidepoet5405 The kid just *really* hates Asuka.

Tots not a kid movie. Definitely transformative but not in the way children need