How Being Yourself Can Make You Hilarious | Taika Waititi on Filmmaking 

Boy! it captures everything that is earnest about NZ while also being funny and touching at the same time. truly one of the best movies ever!

Was going to Eagle Vs Shark... But yeah I will say BOY. Taika has captured so much of what life looks like for children who come from fatherlessness (if that's a word) and how kids fantasize their absent dad.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople was my introduction to his work, and I was hooked immediately. Easily one of the most creative forces working in the industry today!

What we do in the shadows is my favorite film directed by Taika.

I'd probably go with Boy, the humour and drama is perfectly blended and executed.

honestly, I've found that if you want genuine serious interviews from him, you should look into longer ones. it's hard to sit and talk about something for just 3 to 5 minutes, but once there's more time to really have a conversation he has so much great knowledge to share

You're speaking facts.

If it weren't for Parasite I would agree, Jojo Rabbit is a masterpiece

I watched the Parasite and JoJo Rabbit and I can say that Waititi created a masterpiece while Bong got another comedy thriller in the Korean style (good, but not ingenious).

@@Osigot I know it's technically subjective, but calling Parasite anything other than ingenious or a masterpiece is just wrong. The layers and levels of symbolism and attentive detail is unprecedented in that film. Examples: Mr Park running a VR company, symbolising how the rich literally create the reality for everybody else. Another being the rock, floating when their apartment flooded representing it's actually hollow (which is why the blow didn't kill him), and Kevin always saying "it keeps clinging to me/ following me" suggests the hollow rock is symbolic of his hollow dreams; his aspirations are literally unattainable rendering the ending and impossibility. Additionally with the Native American theme, acting as a parable of the poor family infiltrating a home where somebody is already living (guy in the bunker basement). Just because literally everybody is praising it doesn't mean you have to force an indifference of opinion, Jojo is still a masterpiece in my opinion but on a far more simplistic level - I also think the same for Knives Out, Parasite is more poetic and I don't think anybody has the ability to write anything quite like it. 2019 really was the best year ever for movies

@@benjaunceyyy Nah. Jojo rabbit was better. And way riskier.

I don't know who you are, ut I'm happy for you, keep going!

just go out and create ! use the money and time for your first film!

Have you started film school yet? It can be great for making connections. Even if you didnt end up going, don't be afraid to start filming projects by yourself- you learn so much about the process by diving right in and then reviewing your work.

same. ngl would go to college for filmmaking right now if i could. he’s so inspiring.

I’m starting film production at uni this year and I absolutely love this guy

@@christiancastellanos5821 he's doing just fine.

and tiger in Maori

@@kikorangi Magic Tiger!

What about Waititi?

@@MrUndersolo It means Mike

*Here is something from Suomi-Finland. AKI KAURISMÄKI. A scene from his black comedy ARIEL* ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tKgOhbBIKu4.html

Just google screenwriting software :) Anything is better than word.

@@joonamato thank you :)

Most people use Final Draft script writing software

@@CouchPotatoNZ thank you

Me sm it’s lol too much, trying desperately not to rewatch 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 for a 5th time

@@CupOfFish do eeeeet

@@CupOfFish ive begun planning when you rewatch it based on how poor my memory is so it will never get old

He is an amazing writer, director, and actor, but his stache' is magnificent.

it's for his role in suicide squad

As amazing as he is, I think his ability to pull off a mustache really is one of his greatest contributions to humanity.

@@jerbear7952 except if you want to kiss him. For the rest of us it is acceptable.

DONT GIVE UP

You're an egg.... 😉

Yep same, still my favourite too :)

Loved "Hunt for the Wilderpeople". Looking forward to seeing "Boy".

my favorite of his movies!

" not a movie,but a documentary"?? Kiki humour..

It's supposed to be a mockumentary.

@@Andy_M986 you mean "what we do in the shadows"

Is this a thing?! Can this be a thing? Please tell me this can be a thing?!

@@russelltyler9363 yes....

nah. Not this director.

the summary sounds absolutely insane - can't wait 👍

Paradox Acres don’t agree but totally valid, Ragnarok was fkn amazing and set the tone for the Thor we’d see in endgame defeated and lost.

@@baddi3bey I don't have the budget to watch many movies at the theater..but i went to see _Thor Ragnarok_ twice! *:)*

It’s incredible that a thor movie could compete with some of his incredible work. It just goes to show how great Ragnarok was.

Taste is subjective. Don't ever let people tell you what you should like, but be open to exploring other ideas and that you *might* like something better

Looks like it might be from Muji.

I’ll bet it comes with nice pants. 🧛

He's right though, NZ cinema has come a long way in a short time. Before Lord of the Rings and BOY we were...struggling.

i think he said HRD, new zealanders say their r's like "ah." that said i still don't know- human resources development?

he said “HOD.” head of department. like art department, costuming, grips etc.

Specific things that happen

It's a writing term, it can be a scene or event that needs to take place to move your story forward

Taika is humble. No sign of ego like RDJ

go away. RDJ? Nah.

That's who he is. He goes overboard with who he is.

Interviews are silly

interviews are one of the most ridiculous things ever...getting someone to answer questions for the sake of asking questions

@@RhysClark97 I agree. There's a great Richard Ayoade interview - I think from Channel 4 - where he analyzes some of the absurdity of interviews with people who are promoting their work. It's comedic people who sometimes will observe this and can't NOT use/co-opt the interview format to comment on that.

@@zep909 yeah I remember that one, I think its when he was trying to promote that ben stiller movie he was in where he was just like, I'm upholding my end of the bargain, I'm promoting the movie...in fact, me derailing this interview means I am probably doing a better job than someone who doesn't because more people will watch it lol , their a few people who are obsessed with derailing interviews, Richard ayoade and taike obviously, Russel brand sometimes does it but thats usually through philosophy overload, he will purposefully over-answer a question to run down the clock on the interview so they don't get to ask anymore

Every writer has a different process. I know of several gear writers who regularly do their stuff through workshops with other pros. There is no One Way to be a proper writer. His scripts speak for themselves.

@@sharpeslass5452 Not only writing but reading is a solitary activity. In a literate society, writing is a way for the solitude of the writer to speak to the solitude of the reader. As for writing for illiterates --- people who have never developed this inner life --- well, maybe writing can be done as a team. Not what I'd call writing. More like wordsmithing. And not even really that. Rather than the smithing, this getting a room of TALKERS together to compete on FINDING the most appropriate means of expression is more like a scavenger hunt.

@@Kermit_T_Frog I'm an introvert myself and don't collaborate, my process is entirely internal (except that even the best need a good editor's eye), but I do know very good, very LITERATE, authors who do it with great success. Again, there is not "one way" to create. I do agree that writing standards across the board have plummeted abysmally. I blame the internet.

@@sharpeslass5452 If you want some idea what I'm getting at, I'd recommend that you look into Marshall McLuhan. And there are any number of writers who say pretty much the same thing as I do, though not in the same words. Nietzsche and Kierkegaard come to mind.

@@Kermit_T_Frog have you SEEN Jojo Rabbit? It's as close to a perfect script as I've seen in decades. Results speak for themselves.

He made a Marvel movie not cliched or boring. Have you seen What We Do In The Shadows? He's a comedic genius indeed.

Yeah...this is a clear “no statues of critics” scenario

Can you explain why you believe Thor to be crappy? I'd like to hear a new perspective on it

The fact that Taika directed Ragnarok was the only reason I went and saw a Marvel movie in the first place, and it was the only superhero movie I have ever watched more than once. I think its important for blockbuster movies to have an array of differant Filmmakers direct for this very reason - people that wouldn't normally watch movies like this would go and see it. his movies are always original and hilarious. I would call him a genius :)

Its harder than you would imagine directing a motion picture you dipshit