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Absolutely agree! Go for it Matt!

Yes!! I jus felt like i was listening to some guys read an article abt minimalism to me rather than me really hearing their experience over the course of 10years

*Josh and Ryan

YESYESYES.

He told his story here on RU-vid

Yeah same. Minimalism can help a lot but this documentary made it seem like its a cure for all of your problems.

I think Ryan and Josh are really great at introducing minimalism to people who aren't too familiar with it or don't know where to start. Agree it's a bit of a repackage for them, but there are a lot of other resources for those of us who have been eased into it already ☺️

I agree. I love The Minimalists, have their books, etc. But I found that focusing on the concepts they teach too much actually hindered my life. The documentaries celebrate extremists, which only made it more stressful for me. Ironic how their content is no longer necessarily "minimal" now.

@@angelopebs I think its not really good for those who aren't familiar with minimalism either. Minimalism comes of in this docu like some cult, not to mention that there are lots of false promises. Minimalism helps you coordinate your life but its just a small part of who you are, it wont turn your life upside down.

@@rileyhef Especially strange when they said that they packed up the whole house and only kept what he used. In my opinion its really extreme. Yeah we should throw out if something has no purpus in our life, but there are things that you dont use montly but you need it, or the purpuse of the item is that it makes you feel better on a day-to-day basis but you dont use it for anything. Being intentional is the key not that you throw out everything that you own .

When a musician writes a song, no one complains when that musician sings that song twice at two different concerts. But when Josh and Ryan want to tell their story more than once, whether in a movie, ted talk, or another movie, people crucify them for it? Such a narrow minded view to have. No one said Less is Now was a sequel to 2015’s Minimalism Doc. They told their story in their 2015 Doc. It reached some people but they felt like their story was worth telling again hopefully reaching more people this time around. The two movies are different, however the core of the movie, Josh and Ryan’s story, remains unchanged. There is no problem with this, anyone who finds issue with this is really just reaching and TRYING to find a problem where really there isn’t one.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 Bro

@@randomlongboardguy4163 Just listen to their podcast... Every episode is the same.

Yepp, minimalism can help to just clear things up around you but its not a cure for all solution.

Minimilaism is so simple it doesn’t need any explanation, if you decide to sell five shirts out of your closet, its minimalism, its different for everyone, the point of the movie was to preach that you don’t need to buy a Mazarati in order to be happy, even if you can.

Your comment is perfect. Wasn't what the whole audience that follows this channel was expectating. The problem is not the minimalism, is the same content repacked. And I was expectating that Matt would really appear in the movie :'(.

I agree and disagree, how interesting! 😊 I was already introduced to minimalism via Josh, Ryan and Matt through the first documentary, and this documentary did kind of seem like a lot of the same points reiterated over and over again. However during the first one, I watched with intrigue and sincere wonder, and attempted to get rid of a lot of my material possessions. Cleared out at least a third of my things and it gave me an awful lot of clarity in my life. I did enjoy the second one, but I didn’t take an awful lot away from it in an educational sense. I believe it’s probably 10x more impactful for anybody who hadn’t already been introduced to minimalism, much like the first one.

So a bit like the first doc then? I watched it twice and really struggled with why people loved it so much. It just seemed like an Opus about two dudes in America that slowly gain an audience at their talks. Thanks for being so open in the comments, I think I'll skip this one then.

Lmfao

Milking that shit....lol

Yeah I was really disappointed in the documentary tbh I wanted to support Matt and hopefully learn something i didn't know or just enjoy the stories from the people they interviewed but it wasn't what I was looking for ☹

well there’s not much to talk about. Minimalism is minimal in itself. They just want to keep spreading awareness for those who might need it.

​@@_Sapph_ Had the same reaction. Thought it would be something new, but as someone who saw the first one and the continued on to the minimalists podcast, there was nothing new in this documentary. Still watched it to support Matt but I was also disappointed. The visuals were beautiful at least.

When a musician writes a song, no one complains when that musician sings that song twice at two different concerts. But when Josh and Ryan want to tell their story more than once, whether in a movie, ted talk, or another movie, people crucify them for it? Such a narrow minded view to have. No one said Less is Now was a sequel to 2015’s Minimalism Doc. They told their story in their 2015 Doc. It reached some people but they felt like their story was worth telling again hopefully reaching more people this time around. The two movies are different, however the core of the movie, Josh and Ryan’s story, remains unchanged. There is no problem with this, anyone who finds issue with this is really just reaching and TRYING to find a problem where really there isn’t one.

@@SuShiiAeLin there is a bit on The Office where Kevin starts baby talking to save time saying complete sentences. That could be minimalist language! Your comment reminded me of that bit. Me no agree. Documentary bad.

Ted talks, 2 documentaries, and 4 books where they say the same thing over and over. So much lost potential.

@@cassandralyne agreed!!

@Lucas M. Souza true

IT'S JOSH NOT JOHN

@Lucas M. Souza that's what happens when you repeat the same thing over and over again...

and his vocabulary and videos

11:12 Really!? You see things, I don’t see!?!

A bicep maximalist

He got rid of all his stuff to make room for the ‘ceps

Hahahahahaha

With the exact same ideas and stories!

And a Ted talk, and a podcast, and books,...

They're being minimalists by using the same 5 sentences of content for a decade

This is why I turned off these two. They have duped the majority and have made minimilism, an age old way of being, a multi million dollar industry. A disgrace quite frankly and complete contradiction in MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

@@timshields8720 they introduce people to minimalism. They are not responsible for keeping people going as minimalists. They are not even making that much money. And even if they start making more, its literally our decision to feed them that attention.

When a musician writes a song, no one complains when that musician sings that song twice at two different concerts. But when Josh and Ryan want to tell their story more than once, whether in a movie, ted talk, or another movie, people crucify them for it? Such a narrow minded view to have. No one said Less is Now was a sequel to 2015’s Minimalism Doc. They told their story in their 2015 Doc. It reached some people but they felt like their story was worth telling again hopefully reaching more people this time around. The two movies are different, however the core of the movie, Josh and Ryan’s story, remains unchanged. There is no problem with this, anyone who finds issue with this is really just reaching and TRYING to find a problem where really there isn’t one. And saying that having two documentaries centered on the same premise is ironic since their story is about minimalism is tragically missing the entire point of minimalism. That's the same line of thinking of people that think minimalism is about only owning one of everything. Sadly you seemed to have entirely missed the point of minimalism and of the doc. But then again, it's so much easier to just anonymously complain and criticize someone else's efforts and accomplishments behind a keyboard than to apply yourself and put something good into the world. Way to be mediocre.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 sorry but this is not the same thing. An equivalent would be releasing a new album claiming its new content but it’s just their greatest hits.

​@@seanrawlinson think about it, documentary 1 and documentary 2 share TWO things in common: 1) they are both DOCUMENTARIES. 2) they are both about the SAME TOPIC: MINIMALISM so imagine you're an artist and you write 2 songs, they are 1) BOTH THE SAME GENRE and 2) BOTH ABOUT THE TOPIC OF LOVE and then someone says u already wrote that song? pretty dumb thing to say, the melody is different, the rhythm is different, the lyrics are different, the genre and subject matter are obviously still the same but that doesn't make them the same thing.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 Actually, people complain all the time about everything being written with the same four chords and all sounding the same

@@randomlongboardguy4163 ya now imagine the lyrics from song 1 or copy pasted on to song 2

They are sooooo creepy! I wish they could switch places and we could watch Matt. That would be enough

Yeah, I enjoyed it, but Drew Gooden's vid really blew my mind about it all.

omg i felt like his youtube vids are better in my honest opinion. but it wasn't that bad

We do realize.

Oh, but we do.

@@ariellopez8086 not all of us my dear

Indeed.

Hes incredible and inspirational

Right? Man, I was so bored listening to them 😐.

This documentary is absolutely hypocritical and promotes self-help consumerism over an actually minimalist life style. This is a great step-in-the-door opportunity for Matt, and it makes sense why he would promote that and be proud of it. However, Ryan and John are just horrible community reps to make a documentary like this around.

@@masonc975 LOL, do you realise it's JOSH and Ryan, not John? 😅 What is the need for your negativity? Do you personally know those guys? Erm... no, you don't. So, does that give you the right to judge them? Oh, let me think....no, it doesn't.

@@aimeejane_writings That's such a shallow response, clearly written out of shear emotion. Do yourself a favor and get out your feelings because what he's saying actually makes a lot of sense. JOSH and Ryan come off as hackish cult leaders at this point. Have you seen both documentaries, as well as their books and TED Talks?

@@aimeejane_writings Why are you asking and answering your own questions for further emphasis on a point that’s not correct? Do you think we have to know someone personally in order to have opinions on what they produce and what they advocate for? For example, do you think that people aren’t allowed to speak negatively/criticize Donald Trump because we’ve never known him personally ? As public figures they’ve put their lives out there under a spotlight for us to perceive and I don’t think Mason’s criticism is negativity just to be negative. It’s foolish to think that all criticism is simply negativity that shouldn’t ever be voiced.

Same here!

you’re

amazing.! started my journey with this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7R83jLBFd6E.html

Likes

Agreed :) The quality is amazing.

When a musician writes a song, no one complains when that musician sings that song twice at two different concerts. But when Josh and Ryan want to tell their story more than once, whether in a movie, ted talk, or another movie, people crucify them for it? Such a narrow minded view to have. No one said Less is Now was a sequel to 2015’s Minimalism Doc. They told their story in their 2015 Doc. It reached some people but they felt like their story was worth telling again hopefully reaching more people this time around. The two movies are different, however the core of the movie, Josh and Ryan’s story, remains unchanged. There is no problem with this, anyone who finds issue with this is really just reaching and TRYING to find a problem where really there isn’t one.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 that argument makes 0 sense. If i make a song and sing it fine, but after 4 years if I make the same song, that makes no sense. The movie is bad objectively adds little to the minimalist movement and just expands a bit more the backstory, which we already knew if we read Joshs book. Still I see not how this movie adds to the minimalists?

@@NeoChromer "If i make a song and sing it fine, but after 4 years if I make the same song, that makes no sense." wtf are you even saying man, think about it, documentary 1 and documentary 2 share TWO things in common: 1) they are both DOCUMENTARIES. 2) they are both about the SAME TOPIC: MINIMALISM so imagine you're an artist and you write 2 songs, they are 1) BOTH THE SAME GENRE and 2) BOTH ABOUT THE TOPIC OF LOVE and then someone says u already wrote that song? pretty dumb thing to say, the melody is different, the rhythm is different, the lyrics are different, the genre and subject matter are obviously still the same but that doesn't make them the same thing. but whatever none of this matters since when i read that you said that "The movie is bad objectively" i realized you're not thinking straight since a movie is art and art is subjective and the complete opposite of objectivity like math. you also said it "adds little to the minimalist movement ", who said this movie was supposed to add to the minimalist movement? what if it's just trying to reach a larger audience? by the nature of what minimalism is, there isn't exactly a lot to expand on, it's about living with intentionality and not compulsively purchasing things bc we buy the lie that it'll make us happier in the longterm. minimalism is pretty straight forward as a concept so if they wanna make a second doc to reach more people and u complain that they're just repeating what they said in their book or first movie, you're totally missing the point. they proly made this movie to reach people who didn't read their book or watch their first doc.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 man you are on hell of a drug

@@randomlongboardguy4163 what is the point in spending so much time and money to make a docu which has the same message. two love songs from the same gerne give me two different experiences and different messages this docu just rehashed the same from the firat and did not extend on the existig docu ergo what was the point of the second docu that does the same from the same people i dont understand?

They're minimalists after all

When a musician writes a song, no one complains when that musician sings that song twice at two different concerts. But when Josh and Ryan want to tell their story more than once, whether in a movie, ted talk, or another movie, people crucify them for it? Such a narrow minded view to have. No one said Less is Now was a sequel to 2015’s Minimalism Doc. They told their story in their 2015 Doc. It reached some people but they felt like their story was worth telling again hopefully reaching more people this time around. The two movies are different, however the core of the movie, Josh and Ryan’s story, remains unchanged. There is no problem with this, anyone who finds issue with this is really just reaching and TRYING to find a problem where really there isn’t one. Sadly you seemed to have entirely missed the point of minimalism and of the doc. But then again, it's so much easier to just anonymously complain and criticize someone else's efforts and accomplishments behind a keyboard than to apply yourself and put something good into the world. Way to be mediocre.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 Telling the same story with the same characters is called a reboot and there is a reason why reboots usually flop.

@Dog Mutt hahaha, love your comment back to that!

@@randomlongboardguy4163 you've already said this. Now YOU sound repetitive and redundant.

I would love to see a feature film on creativity soon.

Matthew!!

@@debdeepsen7387 that would be cool

true

jep

Same here.

When a musician writes a song, no one complains when that musician sings that song twice at two different concerts. But when Josh and Ryan want to tell their story more than once, whether in a movie, ted talk, or another movie, people crucify them for it? Such a narrow minded view to have. No one said Less is Now was a sequel to 2015’s Minimalism Doc. They told their story in their 2015 Doc. It reached some people but they felt like their story was worth telling again hopefully reaching more people this time around. The two movies are different, however the core of the movie, Josh and Ryan’s story, remains unchanged. There is no problem with this, anyone who finds issue with this is really just reaching and TRYING to find a problem where really there isn’t one. And saying that having two documentaries centered on the same premise is ironic since their story is about minimalism is tragically missing the entire point of minimalism. That's the same line of thinking of people that think minimalism is about only owning one of everything. Sadly you seemed to have entirely missed the point of minimalism and of the doc. But then again, it's so much easier to just anonymously complain and criticize someone else's efforts and accomplishments behind a keyboard than to apply yourself and put something good into the world. Way to be mediocre.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 omg dude you’re so pathetic copying and pasting the same reply into several threads. Stop shilling for this bullshit.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 Actually it's kinda fun to find how many times you've copy pasted this wow

@@randomlongboardguy4163 Dude, stop copy paste under every comment, that’s annoying 🙄

@@randomlongboardguy4163 dear random dude, looks like you have taken a big bite of that cult cake. Have a good day! p.s. Please do name a songwriter who wrote the same song four times and called it new. No? Didn't think so bye...!

100%. Matt makes minimalism approachable. Joshua and Ryan make it seem self important and cult-like.

@@incognitoimp5855 i had to stop listening to their podcast real quick. repetitive, pretentious, and definitely as you said, self important. i appreciated their episode on finances, and i think i've gotten all i can from them lol

Yeah because their purpose was and is to spread the idea, and no one is gonna dig up an old film to watch. As a minimalist myself, they were basically the people that introduced me to it. But they are not responsible for keeping me interested in minimalism. Because as a matter of fact, minimalism is minimal in itself.

When a musician writes a song, no one complains when that musician sings that song twice at two different concerts. But when Josh and Ryan want to tell their story more than once, whether in a movie, ted talk, or another movie, people crucify them for it? Such a narrow minded view to have. No one said Less is Now was a sequel to 2015’s Minimalism Doc. They told their story in their 2015 Doc. It reached some people but they felt like their story was worth telling again hopefully reaching more people this time around. The two movies are different, however the core of the movie, Josh and Ryan’s story, remains unchanged. There is no problem with this, anyone who finds issue with this is really just reaching and TRYING to find a problem where really there isn’t one.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 Why are you under every single comment. Stop bootlicking. The reason people are complaining is because of the hypocrisy that comes with promoting MINIMALISM while at the same time mass producing the same content and overcharging for courses and patreon subs, so you can't compare it to a musician who sings the same song twice.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 but it’s not the same song sung twice, it’s the same song released under a different title

@@adhamh3665 "bootlicking" lmao found the 16 yr old angsty kid who just learned the word bootlicking and uses it out of context every chance he gets haha. u mad i'm making a point to people who totally missed the point of this doc bc they watched drew gooden's video? hahaha there is no hypocrisy man, think a little harder than just taking every everything u hear from youtubers who just mock others as gospel. they're not "mAsS pRoDuCiNg" anything lmao they made 2 movies, there's no conveyer belt mass producing anything, almost like u don't know what mass production even means. and it's like u don't even know the meaning of the word minimalism. u proly think minimalism means u can only own ONE shirt or one pair of underwear. lmao imagine someone saying you're not minimalist bc u have more than one underwear. see how dumb your argument is?

Crazy that they had a budget that high for a film that essentially remakes the first one.

That is incredibly heartbreaking now I wish I could see the original

I'm sorry but everything you just said is bogus. It has nothing to do with modern film making or mainstream. Films have been made this way for many years even before Netflix. And even if that weren't true, why is it such a downside? Getting your film picked up by a major streaming service is a bad thing??? They saw the potential and then granted the opportunity to create a beautiful film and help fulfill a vision on a much easier and grander scale. Do you know how many drafts a script goes through? How many screen tests are done before AND after a pitch? Do you know how many fantastic films on Netflix are born the same way Matt's was? Probably some of your favourite ones too. Every word that Matt spoke about how much the story changes in post-production is entirely true. And that skit/alternate intro was not serving the purpose they originally thought it would - he made the correct choice. Leave the film making to the film makers.

@@natecol9322 What I've said is objectively true, not just opinion. There are more sequels in modern filmmaking by far than in the past. Sequels are more likely to profit than original movies. Yes, films actually did used to be more innovative because investors have become better at predicting losses + have bigger budgets, which results in less risk. This is why Martin Scorsese called out Marvel. Rough drafts are normal, but the question is what's being asked of a rough draft? How it'd relate to the target audience, which is more expansive than ever, and more people are analyzing the rough draft from the supply side. The more teams analyze a film, the more it gets focus grouped, and the less risk taken by a smaller amount of people's unique vision.

@@natecol9322 Also I don't enjoy 90% of Netflix originals lmao, I canceled my subscription because they value quantity over quality. So not sure your point there. I don't think you get it. The storyline didn't change to follow the action. It was exactly like the remake. Watch Drew Gooden's "The Guy Who Turned Minimalism Into A Religion" critique of the film. I think you're just a fan of Matt's who doesn't realize the content here was very well done, flawless, low risk, and dry. All of those attributes can be together.

Same!

I haven't seen it yet. Just looking at comments. Thx!

This is so incredibly unaware it's hilarious. You're criticizing a movie you didn't watch. You just watched a video of someone else criticizing the movie. Can't even form your own opinions, must be sad.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 You must be one of the Josh and Ryan guys using a burner account, there's no way a randomer reply under every comment attacking people who didn't like the documentary.

@@randomlongboardguy4163 don't worry, I'll watch it and if I like it I'll say it right in this comment section. But i really appreciate drew gooden's reviews and he offers a great point of view that i won't doubt in trust

@@adhamh3665 Ah yes, the Internet in 2021, where disagreeing with someone is attacking them. By your logic you must one of drew gooden's guys using a burner account then? Lmao funny how u didn't even address my actual criticism with any sort of rebuttal but just said i was attacking someone 🤣🤣🤡🤡

@@yesitsmep drew is doing the lazy thing, he's just complaining and criticizing others for their efforts bc he woulda made a documentary differently. as far as i know drew doesn't have one, let alone two, documentaries streaming on Netflix. unfortunately negativity attracts views and clicks so that's why we have lots of roast youtubers like cody ko or h3h3. and drew's whole take is so stupidly narrow it's honestly depressing. When a musician writes a song, no one complains when that musician sings that song twice at two different concerts. But when Josh and Ryan want to tell their story more than once, whether in a movie, ted talk, or another movie, people crucify them for it? Such a narrow minded view to have. No one said Less is Now was a sequel to 2015’s Minimalism Doc. They told their story in their 2015 Doc. It reached some people but they felt like their story was worth telling again hopefully reaching more people this time around. The two movies are different, however the core of the movie, Josh and Ryan’s story, remains unchanged. There is no problem with this, anyone who finds issue with this is really just reaching and TRYING to find a problem where really there isn’t one. drew probably thinks minimalism is about only owning one of everything. Sadly he seemed to have entirely missed the point of minimalism and of the doc. But then again, it's so much easier to just anonymously complain and criticize someone else's efforts and accomplishments behind a keyboard than to apply yourself and put something good into the world. Way to be mediocre.

Actually it was crap. Yes. I really liked the esthetics and editing but story was just THE SAME as it was in first movie. It was more about guys of The minimalists rather than the concept itself. Sorry but it's true. It's only my opinion though.

I didn’t like it

Pretty much everyone hated it lol

@@DawidDgk Well tbh the title says The minimalists

@@danielc5647 ikr, but it's just THE SAME stuff