The poem Ozymandias, written by English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1818, performed by actor Harry Melling in the movie The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
I'm so glad they gave Melling a chance, because I can only imagine what happened in the casting room when they said "the guy who played Dudley Dursley is here to audition for the role of the most eloquent and stirring speaker you've ever heard."
@@josuebenvindo no it made sense. Chickens are a lot easier and cheaper to care for than a a disabled person. He was tired after years of feeding, washing, clothing, helping with bodily functions.
@@agonefire The chicken was a scam. Nobody sells a magical chicken calculator for any amount of money, did you see the size of that crowd? He'd be making fortunes upon fortunes for as long as that chicken was alive. The only explanation is that chicken was just an ordinary chicken.
Ozymandias: I met a traveler from an antique land who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert "Near them on the sand, half-sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown and wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command "Tell that its sculptor well those passion read which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things "The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed. And on the pedestal, these words appear: "'My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings! Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!' "Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare "The lone and level sand stretch far away."
So this guy gave the same performances, all amazing, no matter the number of audience members, no matter the weather. He had the same sweet wonder on his face, even when he realized his fate. Loved this movie
I am so happy that Harry Melling's performance is getting more recognition recently: Merlin, Queen's Gambit, The Devil All the Time... hope to see more from this s talented actor!
Try and really put yourself in a person from a town like that’s shoes, how rare entertainment was and how fascinating it had to be when someone like this *came* to town. I have heard that during the gold rush if you could play the fiddle you made more *money* than any miner. Edited for spelling and grammar mistakes. All edits are *bold*
@@Weird-City 100% was not better back. Proof you can watch this movie and make comments on it. You can chill now. You’re more likely to die than catch a laugh or even a good nights sleep unless you’re rich cause being rich makes going through the past fun/better
I like to think that he survived the fall, got rescued by a beautiful young woman who went to the river to collect water, and they lived happily ever after.
Being a not-shit man doesn't automatically entitle you to a "beautiful young woman". I'm sure he would have been grateful for literally _anybody_ saving him
Melling is one of the most talented actors around. Makes every role and script credible and a joy to watch. Recommend The Pale Blue Eyes where he plays the part of Edgar Alan Poe. More of Melling please, any Director worth his salt must know he’s a real box office investment. Massively on the up I would hope.
I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said-“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
The Coen Brothers must have returned from the year 2120 because they're a good century ahead of their nearest filmmaking rivals. Every scene is a masterpiece of atmospheric painting, much like Kubrick, but they tell a story as well as Scorsese or Spielberg. They master the logistics necessary for huge casts and crews filming incredibly complex, nuanced ideas. It's not just that the Coens make increasingly brilliant films, it's that they make it look so easy to do. They're Mozart and we're all just Salieri.
Mr J Bettison representing the harsh reality that people would rather pay for cheap uneducated entertainment rather than appreciate real art like the speaker performing many famous speeches and poems
«Incontrai un viandante di una terra dell'antichità, Che diceva: “Due enormi gambe di pietra stroncate Stanno imponenti nel deserto… Nella sabbia, non lungi di là, Mezzo viso sprofondato e sfranto, e la sua fronte, E le rugose labbra, e il sogghigno di fredda autorità, Tramandano che lo scultore di ben conoscere quelle passioni rivelava, Che ancor sopravvivono, stampate senza vita su queste pietre, Alla mano che le plasmava, e al sentimento che le alimentava: E sul piedistallo, queste parole cesellate: «Il mio nome è Ozymandias, re di tutti i re, Ammirate, Voi Potenti, la mia opera e disperate!» Null'altro rimane. Intorno alle rovine Di quel rudere colossale, spoglie e sterminate, Le piatte sabbie solitarie si estendono oltre confine”.»
I think it goes in the same thematic idea as one of the Coens favourite movie: "Sullivan Travels" in there Sullivan the title character plans to make a social relevant movie, he goes in a search a road trip only to find that ordinary people prefer comedies, simple escapism to entertain the daily life, its the same on this, people prefer the Chicken because its more entertaining than reading a poetic work belonging to literary academic world...
True to the theme, but historically the audience was much more literate than we would guess our college graduates would be. '49ers in the Gold Rush once performed, by memory, Romeo and Juliet.
Me alegro por el. De todos los actores de Harry Potter es el más destacado junto a Robert Patinson. Nunca habría apostado por él la verdad, eso demuestra que con trabajo y esfuerzo todo se consigue
The old man used ozymandias for money. And when the crowd began to get smaller and smaller and there's no flow of money, the old man thinks ozy is no use to him, The old man looked at him as just dead weight. But ozymandias was pure talented. He put his heart into every show, like his life depended on it, because in actuality, it did.
@@seanscott7070only not to learn the Choice he made was a fools errand. The boy he threw away still had talent though the source of the birds talent was elsewhere. Back where the Choice was first made. The lying man would buy another chicken to begin that cycle once more all the while the man burnt up his meal ticket from his pocket without any matches in sight. Soon his next Choice would lead to his last as weak minded fools don't last long in a cruel lying world.
It just occurred to me that I had assumed that Liam Neeson's character had discovered him this way, but after what he ended up doing what's to say he didn't do this to him in the first place?
I had a similar thought. The railroad tracks became a clue: either a deliberate act at a prior time--perhaps in England--or, an accident while Harrison (The Artist) was working, walking, or playing on the crossties--either there, or within the states. If either were the case, how fitting then, in the impresario's mind that, when or if the body was found, it would be assumed that the young man had met his tragic end by coming into the path of a locomotive.
you know..... for the old west, this aint a half bad show. Maybe it wont make insane money, but its unique and intresting enough that it would continually bring in an audience, also i think the guy might live longer then the chicken he was replaced with.
Really good poem. I studied this one at GSCE level. The big message is that the sands of time will always erode away a statue. Made more poignant when the statue is/was created by a narcissistic emperor. Time gets us all. Yeehhawww.
Imagine never knowing who this actor was and be shocked when he shows up in “The Devil all the time” and he has both arms and legs Screaming about Jesus.
