Tommy Wiseau's THE ROOM - Transcending Our Understanding of CINEMA | Analysis (Video Essay) 

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The quote “oh hi mark” is a true masterpiece. The word “oh” emphasizes his surprise on seeing his close friend. The word “hi” instead of “hello” describes how normal things can be simplified in our society.

Making a video essay about The Room and having the soundtrack of the video game The Room was a masterful choice XD

Good job saying “In my opinion” every 30 seconds really makes this seem authentic.

Madvocate gets possessed by the ghost of Hi Top's dignity.

Just realized this was a parody. As soon as you said, “I don’t care about plot or logic”, I was like, yeah Mad is taking the piss. The empty filler, the “in my opinion” comments, and the words appearing on the screen as you say them to add more “drama”. This is the Madvocate trolling we need more of. Would love to see you make a nice video on how to make a speedster that actually makes sense. Or Speedster villains that actually make sense.

I like to believe HitTop watched this and thought "Glad to see you growing as a critic"

The Room is a modern masterpiece that was ahead of its time

Best parody of how bad HiTop and others like him argue be it bad movies or misinterpretations of what actually happened. My favorite part was the white text on a bright background hiding what was said... an actual mistake some of them make. Little stuff that gradually comments on how bad it is. Also, any chance of more Invincible content?

A while back I decided to compare The Last Jedi to The Room just for a bit of fun. I broke each film down, looking at their themes, characters, and plot, and how well each film executes them. My conclusion: Themes - The Room seems to have a theme focusing on the consequences of hurting those you love. This is reinforced by Mark's reluctance to help Lisa cheat on Johnny, and Danny's choice to hide his debts to the drug dealer. We see the fallout of these decisions throughout the film. Compare this to TLJ's theme of "failure is the greatest teacher" by asking this: Name a character, point out where they failed, and what they learned from said failure. Rey doesn't seem to learn anything she didn't already know, Kylo just gets mad, and Poe is punished. None of these characters are shown to grow from their failure, they just move on with the plot. Characters - Say what you will about The Room, it does have consistent characterization. Johnny loves and trusts his friends and family to such an extent that he doesn't even lock his door. Lisa seems to be a selfish opportunist, who's primary interest is her own happiness, and will do anything to get it. Mark cares for his friends, but doesn't have the heart to tell them certain truths that might hurt them. Compare this to TLJ, where Kylo Ren flip flops between wanting to "kill the past" and being sentimental about it, and Rey being completely unaware of information that is critical to her character, until it is relevant and she apparently knew it all along. Plot - The plot of The Room is coherent enough for the average person to follow what happens in its story. Yes, there are some scenes that don't add much to further the plot (Lisa's mother's breast cancer doesn't really go anywhere), but they aren't so drastically separated from the main story that it prompts confusion... which is cannot be said for The Last Jedi. Finn and Rose's subplot is not only nonsensical, but it has no effect on the larger plot, and can end up confusing general audience members.

I can’t tell exactly which of the 5 dozen video essayist this is parodying but it’s hilarious.

This video really feels like it was made by a REAL, genuine, passionate, thoughtful, and most of all HUMAN human being. I appreciate that you put words on the screen so I could follow along, not many would take the time to consider the EMOTIONS and severe cognitive disabilities of their audience like that. Thank you, from one real HUMAN to another, for holding my hand and guiding me through this EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE of a video essay.

I love it when sarcasm is used like this to show just how flawed the other party's argument is. People like to act like movies and the other arts are these godly artifacts that are above any form of logical criticism. The idea that there are people that can make arguments like 'Plotholes and logical inconsistencies don't matter in movies' is so baffling to me.

Even knowing this is a parody I felt my intelligence being insulted several times in the first 4 minutes, and I don't have too much of that thing so that's a problem.

I see a lot of people saying this is a HiTop parody, but I'm honestly seeing more Browntable than HiTop. The words on screen has the same Browntable font, the constant "in my opinion"s, the Rian Johnson (duh!) thing. Even NordVPN is a Browntable sponsor, more so than a HiTop sponsor. Either way, hilarious and insightful. (But mostly hilarious)

The Room is probably HiTop's favourite film "It made me laugh therefore making me emotional so it doesn't need logic or plot."

Excellent video, though I feel you could've gone more into Mark's misogyny, which he himself doesn't seem to be fully aware of. When he calls Lisa a bitch, you can just feel his feeling of superiority over women bubbling to the surface.

As a cybersecurity student, "Military grade encryption" always makes me laugh.

Hitop: "something is wrong. I can feel it"

Madvocate is like a conglomeration of EFAP memes that became sentient and I'm all about it

Mark calling Lisa a bitch over Tommy's dead body gave me Masters of the Universe: Revelations vibes. It was like watching Teela flip out in the throne room all over again. Who knew Kevin Smith had been inspired by such a masterpiece of film.

I'm getting GDELB vibes here.

You know the one and only way anyone could pick up on this being a parody? You actually had a clever transition from the movie to the sponsor.

My boy getting sponsored! Let’s go!

This analysis is so human, only a true human with all the human characteristic of a human could come up with. BTW, Did I say how human it is?

You really opened my eyes to just how HUMAN this film is

Love you Hi-top films❤️

This video is, first of all, human

This is objectively the best video essay on The Room, in my opinion.

"Everybody betray me! I fed up with this world!" is a line I have remembered ever since watching the movie for the first time. It's almost as iconic as Neil Breen's "How could you have committed suicide!?"

This gives me hardcore Mewlbshlie vibes. Keep up the good work Madvocate.

"It's captured with so much nuance, finesse and most of all *human* " This is what an actual, real and quintessentially conclusion in a video essay of such grandiose magnitude should look and feel like. Perfection!

Oh my god, the dry sarcasm and over the top pretentiousness was pure, solid gold!! If I wasnt already subbed, I would have for this video.

Me: expects madvocate to make a video on flash season 3. Madvocate: posts this instead. Me: that subverted my expectations.

Hell yeah he back again

Finally, something to put to word the magic of a film that brought tears to so many a critical mind.

1:53 He's so happy he has him as his best friend and he loves Lisa so much.

I see what you're doing, but I still can't sit through it. I am literally feeling my temperature rise to an uncomfortable level, and I'm only at 2min.

Nailed that video essay voice. If MauLer does deliberately over exaggerated caricature of it, you did a straight imitation and it's perfect.

It takes true talent and *taste* to recognize the sheer thematic and emotional weight of the trolly of life, for it is where we all reside until the ambulance of un-life comes to greet us and carry us into the great beyond.

Can’t wait to see some good rat.

that was some good rat my dude

You could’ve convinced me this was a HiTop or Browntable video

You’ve got to review Hawkeye. They did Kingpin a big injustice.

Finally MDELB

I don’t care that this video is fake- it PERFECTLY represents the sincerity of Wiseau’s heart in this film 🤗

This is a masterpiece of sarcasm - and that's a comment I've never made on any video, ever.

The only thing wrong with this HiTop parody is that you didn’t talk aggressively enough. You didn’t sound angry at the viewer which is an essential component of any HiTop production.

Nice one HiTopvocate

I watched the film for the first time at a movie theatre last night, surrounded by “veteran” viewers who wouldn’t shut up throughout the viewing, making fun of the plot holes and the bad acting. What bothered me the most is that they were imposing their understanding of The Room as a bad movie to the rest of us - I had a similar experience with the Rocky Horror Picture Show. To me this comes off as the equivalent of beating a dead horse or bullying someone who’s weaker than you. It’s such an easy target that it tells more about the perpetrators than the actual movie. Ps: Great video, thanks!

The nord vpn bit was so good that I didn’t know if it was a parody or not

The sponsor tho what a fluid transition

I havent watched this movie but after watching this video I can agree that this movie is pretty good. PS, the faze to his opinion into the sponsership honestly gave me a gigantic grin, good comedy.

The way your tone went right back to how it was before the VPN ad the moment it finished was fucking beautiful.

If someone wants to complain about The Room, and they haven't read the novelization, then I just disregard their opinions.

You sparked my insight.Thanks Madvocate

I couldn’t help but be reminded of CinemaSin’s video on Troll 2.

I am madly happy when get another vid from the mad man himself

So this is what GDELB would look like if people took notes on it. What a masterpiece, in my opinion.

Watched this whole video. Mad Respect. Well done. This is good work. Very well explicated.

What made it for me is when you said that the best part of movies is when they do mundane tasks.

You know what am gonna watch the room first then come back to this later...

On this episode of GDELB.

Best ad insert ever.

This needs to be a series

Thank you, Gladvocate, for the honest insight and for not playing the hate piano.

Still waiting on a flash season 3 review... they were so good

I can't wait when people start seeing how great a channel this is and you really start to grow and to know I am one of the first people to witness it

I love that you even used the video game music of "the Room". I'm seriously almost dying out of laughter. Thank u! For making my day Madvocate.

Madvocate back again hell yeah

The bold text on screen is perfectly spaced, in my opinion.

Im only about 7min in and im loving every second, i thought you gave a little to much away that clip from the plotholes vid and now im hearing the browntable quote, still amazing work!

In the right tone everything can sound great

Actually thought this was a hitop video for a second lmao great job dude

Finally a man who sees the genius of Tommy Wiseau

Watching all your other vids then this comes out!

Thought you were going into the Boy Scout's: Scout Law for a bit there. Finally found a video which truly understands this masterpiece.

Bruh, my brain can't even comprehended the complexity of the sarcasm in this video

How it’s like watching the Prequel Star War Movies just by themselves after hearing people talk about it.

Damn that transition was smooth

“Johnny is a real human being, you could say he’s also a real hero”

Madvocate I love ur vids always have in fact I like how you talk about what’s wrong with some movies and how to fix them this the first video you think the movie is perfect and I think it’s perfect too I didn’t know I needed this channel but I did

Simply amazing.

Based Madvocate. This video is fucking genius. Oh and congratulations for the sponsor!

Wow. I don't know wat to say. I'm deeply touched and inspired of your perspective. I even shed a tear.😪🤧 THANK U FOR MAKING ME A BETTER MAN.

I just realized you have 69.3K subs.... IM PROUD

Madvocate finally gets a sponsor, very nice.

Outstanding thumbnail.

The Willems clip was perfectly timed.

You sir understand true cinema

This is a great change of past

So I bought this movie on DVD a few months back, because I wanted to watch it in full, by myself. I fully expected to get a ton of laughs out of it., but instead, I didn’t laugh at all. I was actually moved by it. I swear to you that I felt Tommy’s pain. Maybe it’s because I’m much older now, I don’t know, but I did not expect for this to affect me the way it did. I think it is a masterpiece.

havent seen it but i might watch it now

I just love the Patreon names

My friend. These videos you're putting out are top tier. Big brains, big testicles.

I REALY LIKED THIS VIDEO

I love this, wish I could Sub twice over haha. I know you live a busy life, I'm willing to wait but I am excited for more of your work!

Holy Hi Table....good job

this guy deserves more subs

Damn this was a great video.