Monster - The Psychology of Johan Liebert (Anime's Greatest Villain)
Monster is a favourite anime to many and arguably overlooked in terms of storytelling.
Max’s theories and explanations help fans appreciate the anime series, Monster, nearly two decades after its release.
#naokiurasawa, #maxderrat, #manga, #monster, #anime, #deltoro, #guillermodeltoro
The Unparalleled Brilliance of Yu-Gi-Oh's Lore
If you were born in the 90’s, chances are you were a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh.
Max grew up reading, watching, and playing Yu-Gi-Oh, and he remembers enjoying it.
As it turns out, Yu-Gi-Oh isn’t just for kids anymore. Recently, Max decided to take another look when his girlfriend started playing it. She showed Max cards that were based off real-life myths; myths that he has talked about in relation to other franchises on his channel. These real-life myths were interwoven in the card game in truly brilliant ways. Max had no idea Yu-Gi-Oh was capable of this level of sophistication.
#yugioh #konami #maxderrat
An Autistic Person Reacts to Rain Man (Is it Accurate?)
Max plans to add to his autism and mental health-related content.
Find out what Max's impression is on this award-winning film from 1988.
Was Rain Man a respectful, quality representation of autism?
#autism #aspergers #maxderrat #rainman #dustinhoffman #tomcruise
True Detective - An Answer to Pessimism
Max loved True Detective... especially the character of Rust Cohle.
He can't remember the last time he was so fascinated by a person's inner suffering than when he watched Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.
The only thing that he doesn’t really like is how some people hold up Rust as a justification of pessimist philosophy... because the show rejects this philosophy (especially at the end).
Not only that, the Pessimist Philosophy that Rust adopts ignores important details!
The Shining - How Doctor Sleep Proves THIS Shining Theory
Max has wanted to come back to The Shining after Doctor Sleep came out. His hesitation to do so was due to the fact he believed he messed something up in his original Shining video from October 2019. The anxiety produced by that mistake demotivated him until recently. Having overcome the anxiety, Max hopes to defend his original Shining video and will use the events of Doctor Sleep to support that defense. *Sounds a little like a lawyer, Max*
Few things disturb Max. One of those things, however, was the original television series, "Dexter," and the recent return of that character in, "Dexter" - New Blood.
Max has wanted to come back to The Shining after Doctor Sleep came out.
His hesitation to do so was due to the fact he believed he messed something up in his original Shining video from October 2019.
The anxiety produced by that mistake demotivated him until recently. Having overcome the anxiety, Max hopes to defend his original Shining video and will use the events of Doctor Sleep to support that defense.
*Sounds a little like a lawyer, Max*
STORY ANALYSIS AND EXPLANATION
Max wanted to talk about this movie since 2017.
Thankfully, he finally found an angle and hopes that when he does get around to reviewing others such as Twin Peaks, he'll be able to offer his analysis.
If Max missed anything, please let him know in the comment section on his channel or by sending a message!
Mary and Max – The Best Movie Ever Made About Autism
*No Big Spoilers.
"This is honestly one of the best movies I have ever seen, and not just because it's the best movie I've ever seen about autism."
~ Max
Next time somebody says that animated films and TV shows are lesser than live-action or that they aren't "high-art", show them this video.
STORY ANALYSIS AND EXPLANATION
Pi is one of the more underrated films Max has seen in a long time.
People praise Darren Aronofsky for "The Wrestler" and "Requiem for a Dream", and rightly so. However, not enough people talk about his directorial debut: "Pi".
He managed to do so much with so little in this film. Like his later films, it merges philosophy and intensity in the most gripping way possible.
Can the universe be explained through mathematics? Or are human beings’ eternal victims of irrationality?
A MENTALLY ILL PERSON ANALYSES JOKER
Ever since Max produced videos analyzing Thanos and John Doe, viewers have been asking him to do a video analysis on Joker.
He was trying to think of a way to do a video on Joker with an original perspective. After all, this movie has been talked about by everybody on the Internet. So he figured, why not talk about the movie's depiction of mental illness, and from someone who has been diagnosed with a mental illness and has faced challenges like so many others, there is no time like the present.
Blade Runner - Story Explanation and Analysis
“I have only seen Blade Runner twice in my life: the first time was about a year ago, and the second time was a week prior to the publication of this video.
To all the sci-fi nerds and fanboys out there who cherish this film as the holy grail of the genre, you might feel some… admittedly… rational trepidation about how in-depth my analysis of this film can be, given the fact that I have only seen it twice. However, I propose that there may be some unique, valuable wisdom to be shared by somebody who has only seen this movie… this specific movie… twice.
Before you laugh, give my explanation a chance. The first time I watched this movie, my expectations were impossible to meet. All my friends and fellow film fans sang the same chorus line: oh, it’s the greatest sci-fi film ever made! Oh, it’s one of the greatest films ever made! Make sure you don’t watch the theatrical cut! Watch the “Final Cut.” Well, I watched it… and I thought it was… good. It was good! Not great! I didn’t see what the big deal was, though. So, I thought that maybe I just didn’t get it, but that didn’t seem right. I got the metaphors about prejudice and objectification, and all that. So, I figured… eh… maybe I’d just have to be one of those weird people who doesn’t think this movie is a timeless masterpiece.
Fast-forward to a year later… The Blade Runner sequel is coming out. Seeing that my audience enjoys my analysis of film and video games… so why not give the original a second shot and do a video on it? I popped the disc in, sat through the film’s entire run time… and my god… my experience with it was so much more profound.
Blade Runner’s themes and messages about the value of human life and how little respect some of us give it… hit me like an emotional tidal wave. The experience was so different the second time around I was hit with this deleterious feeling which… I can only describe as guilt. I felt guilty... for not understanding the film’s true value the first time around, and I think the reason for that dovetail into the character of Deckard’s existential crisis, particularly his growing inability to objectify replicants.
I think the reason why I didn’t appreciate this film the first time around is the same reason Deckard didn’t appreciate the replicants: he and I were expecting a particular utility from our respective objects. I was expecting a sci-fi epic that welded action and intelligent sci-fi concepts into a harmony of mathematical precision. Deckard was expecting replicants to act like – to use his own words – “any other machine. They’re either a benefit or a hazard.” It is only through time and experience do we both learn the true value of our respective objects and, by proxy, what those objects teach us about the sacredness of life.
I hope you will join me for the next few minutes as I describe how every piece of Blade Runner’s composition… from its cinematography and music… to its scripting and performances… communicates how human beings SHOULD perceive the value of life and how, horrifyingly, the majority of human beings may never, for as long as we live, comprehend that value. Needless to say, there are spoilers ahead.” ~ Max
STORY EXPLANATION AND ANALYSIS
“Thank you so much to Lady Lavender, from my Discord server, for giving me the "OK" for this video's script. She's an anime fan, so she knows what she's talking about. I have been wanting to do a video on Ghost in the Shell for about three years now. It has taken me this long because I feel like discussing and dissecting this archetype of anime would be somewhat risky. As many of my regular viewers already know, I try to bring something original to each video I do. That becomes increasingly difficult when the piece I am analyzing has already been scrutinized inside-out and backwards. Worse yet, I am at a disadvantage compared to other fans because I have not engaged with the world of anime as much as I would like to. I hope that I have inspired trust within you by acknowledging these realities up front. I would not have done this video unless I could find a new way to celebrate this film’s magnificence. “ ~ Max
SEVEN - Why John Doe is So Terrifying
There is a subtext to this movie that seems to go unnoticed quite frequently.
Most of the time, people tend to focus on the grisly nature of John Doe's actions and, of course, the movie's ending (understandably so).
What Max draws attention to here are some of John Doe's more subtle motivations.
Once you understand them, I think the whole experience of watching this, already excellent, movie becomes even better.
Apocalypse Now - Story Explanation and Analysis (Part One)
To obtain the Heart of Darkness, your toes must touch the deepest part of hell. For your troubles and tribulation, you may receive its gifts of power and knowledge.
But the infinite expanse of human greed is not limited to one person, so any human being can come and take it from you. That is what Willard did to Kurtz. He killed Kurtz and perpetuated the Heart's cycle of death and destruction.
Apocalypse Now - Story Explanation and Analysis (Part Two)
If you missed Part One, you can catch it here.
To obtain the Heart of Darkness, your toes must touch the deepest part of hell. For your troubles and tribulation, you may receive its gifts of power and knowledge. But the infinite expanse of human greed is not limited to one person, so any human being can come and take it from you. That is what Willard did to Kurtz. He killed Kurtz and perpetuated the Heart's cycle of death and destruction.
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