I went to watch beau with some friends. The whole theater sat down and watched until the credits ended. Nobody moved. I don't think anybody knew what to do

I love how after midsommar came out, Adums main critique was that he wished Ari's movies weren't so blatant about their influences almost to the point of being ripoffs and that he hoped his next movie would be unique and purely his own vision... ...and then the monkeys paw curled a finger

“IF YOU’RE NOT GONNA KILL THE KID, DON’T PUT THEM IN THE MOVIE!” Might just be my favorite yms quote

i think i got really lucky experiencing beau is afraid. i remember telling my bf on the way out of the theater that this is the first time i felt really understood by a movie. i am an autistic girl (diagnosed very recently in life,) and i found myself really resonating with beau's character and the story of the film. the inability to communicate with others properly, seeing the world in a much different and scarier way than my family and peers, trying to understand why im so different than my family and coming to terms with the understanding that i will never amount to what they want me to be. its definitely not a movie i can watch over and over again back to back, but it is definitely a film i will cherish

I'll never get tired of Adum's haterade about child actors and children in movies 😂

I am 100% dead serious when I say this, but at the 6:28 break, right after Adum goes on his "Just kill the kid!" rant, the advertisement that KZfaq decided to play featured one of the Sandy Hook Elementary parents talking about gun control. I almost thought it was some kind of gag at first, but that's even too dark for YMS.

Alyssa Sutherland’s performance is what makes me recommend the movie to others. I don’t think I’d tell people to watch it if it weren’t for her, she was incredible.

I feel like Beau was meant to be intentionally unsatisfying/divisive in its climax, but I totally get why people dislike it. I personally loved it, but I may be biased because I’ve absolutely loved the previous Aster films. And I’m giving this one a 9 outta 10 (it’s closer to an 8 than a 10).

I really thought Beau is Afraid justified its length by the end of it. *SPOILERS* To me it's definitely supposed to be somewhat of an exhausting experience, but on a second watch it really didn't drag for me like I thought it would, it engages me the whole time. I think the whole ending sequence at his mom's house is incredibly cathartic with Beau beginning to fully realize how much his mother has manipulated him his whole life. It's something he's definitely somewhat conscious of but the Therapist being in on it was such a great turn in that scene. The whole trial section and his death and the way it lingers on it is such a fitting end too, him finally accepting the fate that his guilt and lack of personal control has brought him. I also think that the play sequence did a lot to sort of set us up for the finale. My interpretation of it was that it was Beau coming to terms with everything his life could've possibly been, which is why I think he turns against his mother so much at the end. Anyway, love the movie, hope you watch it again for your 2023 list Adum! Strong 8 to a light 9.

I'm happy Beau is Afraid was made and that I got to see it in cinema but also: what were they thinking giving this movie this budget?

Maybe we'll get an extended director's cut of Beau is Afraid, considering it was originally four hours long.

Upon the first viewing of Beau is afraid, I wasn’t sure how I felt, beyond loving the cinematography, performances, humor and horror, set pieces, etc. I had to see it a second time to find out (at least for me) what the play sequence, love or hate it, was trying to say. Clearly, it’s the only sequence where his mother isn’t somehow at the forefront of his mind. At least for a while. (SPOILERS AHEAD). Beau’s mother is definitely manipulating the near entirety of what we see. The red MW (Mona Wasserman) logo appears at the opening credits after A24 and the other production company logos get their screen time. So before we see Beau, hear any dialogue, see a single onscreen credit, we see his mother’s corporate logo, which also appears on the microwave dinners Beau eats, the meds he takes, and the fact that she owns the apartment building in which Beau lives, etc. Also, as Beau shuffles through the chaotic city, a child is scolded by his mother for playing with a model boat, in which a small explosion capsizes it. Another hint that Beau’s worst fears manifest themselves in smaller ways before they happen (the penis monster being a reference to his fear of sexual intimacy because ejaculation will kill him, as stated by his mother as a genetic condition handed down by his father and grandfather). The play, to me, is the only true fantasy sequence. The hyper realities of the rest of the film are likely how Beau sees things, ie. a news reporter (with a straight face) referring to a serial killer as “Birthday Boy Stab Man, a circumcised white male who stabs his victims in the neck and guts.” It’s that mix of comedy and horror that make the first and third acts so great. The tragedy of the play sequence is how simple a life Beau wanted for himself. He wished to be a responsible adult who practiced a trade and made a living from it. He wished to raise a family and to be a loving and supportive and doting father. But even in this sequence, his mother’s influence interferes, showing just how much power she’s had over him. “Sometimes, your wife will look like a man,” but this male version of his wife is almost identical to the portrait of Mona’s mother hanging in her home, a mother who was also likely abusive and controlling and ominously placed in her house and thus, their minds. This simple life Beau chose for himself is a reflection of how empty his life and even his apartment are: there is no deer head hanging above the rifle that killed it, no model trains, no bookshelf, no beer logos or movie posters adorning his walls, nothing to suggest a male presence who would’ve handed any of this down to him. The only decoration is a blurry picture of his father (upon a second viewing, it’s blurry because Mona’s face is superimposed over his father’s, as she has represented both parents and wouldn’t have it any other way). Even during his fantasy, Mona is subconsciously represented by the flood water (or wasser, in German) drowning out any chance of Beau leading a normal, if incredibly simple life. Mona Wasserman. Mona W. Both woman and man can be made from her first name and last initial, and due to the blurred photo on Beau’s wall and zero subsequent photos or flashbacks showing us Beau’s father, it’s clear she was likely artificially inseminated, hence, Beau’s “father” in the attic being a killer penis, that which was supposed to kill Beau if he ever used it and supposedly killed his father and grandfather, and the very act of having his long-awaited first love killed after an orgasm, solidified Beau’s conditioning that his penis, or the very idea of a penis, is monstrous. Though I completely understand (and initially agreed with) the second act being sort of thrown in and a drag down of the chaos of the other two acts, I do see the reasoning. It’s a break for Beau on his journey, such as it is, short-lived as it was. A much-needed respite for what happened and for what was to come. There’s also an interesting element of ascribing Beau’s wife in the fantasy to that of the pregnant woman who treated his wounds in the forest (both wearing the green dress). She was obviously kind to Beau, treated his wounds, and was very inviting toward him. And Beau, having not seen the father of her child around, inserts himself into the role….until his mother’s influence takes over, as his own sons remind him that he’s never had sex before, so how could he be their father? And the masked woman narrates his life in this fantasy, also representing Mona, who wears a mask of love and beauty and her underneath is a controlling, manipulative villain. This film shows that the damage done to Beau and how he viewed himself because of it, was inescapable.

Saving the spoilers for the end of the video is a very smart idea. Well done, keep doing that, I appreciate it

Damn, Adam really wanted them to kill that kid.

Evil Dead Rise was definitely more campy than just that one scene… the whole ending where she is drenched in blood wielding a chainsaw yelling one-liners as she kills that grotesque creature with a woodchipper was pretty campy

I remember the ending of Beau is Afraid feeling so real in the theater, especially in Imax it felt fourth wall breaking when others were leaving during the credits but a lot of us were just sitting through and one time even sighed in grief

"Kill the child" had me rollin 💀 💀 💀

I love any movie that evokes an interesting emotional reaction on me. Beau is Afraid definitely did that! What a trip!

While I do agree that the film would’ve been better if it were a bit shorter (though I’d probably only cut 30-40 minutes rather than an hour), I still love what this film is and what it stands for and I feel like the second half represents the crash and draining of energy that happens after that initial jolt of an anxiety attack, but that’s just me

lol Adum ranting that they need to kill the child character in the movie, so it will please fewer people but help his cold dead soul to feel something this makes me laugh

SPOILER WARNING FOR BEAU IS AFRAID: I think Adum’s criticism of the play scene is fair but misses the point of the scene. It’s derived from David Lynch’s theory of the “Eye of the Duck Scene” or a scene with a wildly different style from the rest of the film that also serves as the most important scene thematically (this is especially apparent because Lynch’s most common symbol for these scenes, curtains and a stage, is directly lifted for this film). Beau spends the movie experiencing the worst fears that his guilt addled mind can think of but then for a moment he experiences a world in which his life is narrated to fit into a story. He relinquishes his ability to choose what he does and instead puts his in life in the hands of the angel. The angel promises a hard life, but a fulfilling one with a perfect pay off. It directly parallels what religions or cults might promise. This idea of a simple life promised by an unrealistic or mysterious group also ties into Aster’s themes in Midsommar. But anyway, the scene ends with the realization that he cannot have a happy ending with his three sons due to his personal history with celibacy. It’s the only delusion that Beau himself can break out of. That’s what makes it so important. The scene criticizes religious beliefs (likening them to a cult), it criticizes incel culture and the way they believe happiness can be manifested, and it shows that Beau has the power to break from his delusions if he can work through his extreme guilt and fear. It’s the most important scene in the movie.

Beau is afraid broke me, my favorite movie of the year so far. As someone with clinically treated anxiety and agoraphobia, I couldn’t stop comparing Beau’s fears and traumas to my own. Its definitely not for everybody and the length is enough to turn most people away, but I would 100% recommend if you want to have a unique cinematic experience. It’s refreshing to see a movie thats not afraid to alienate some of its audience. Its also surprisingly hilarious. The dark sense of humor lampoons these common anxieties without feeling mean spirited towards it’s intended audience. A sensory nightmare as well as delight, this film is the most Ari Aster film thats ever Ari Astered if you get my gist. Thanks for the solid review. Always excited to hear your nuanced take, Adam.

The play sequence is possibly my favorite part of the film, it mostly diverts from the comic tone and just feels like a perfect little short film that I felt added a lot to show how Beau could have been in different circumstances. I also recognized that it was a direct homage to the Red Shoes dance sequence, which is also very beautifully executed but is ultimately “unnecessary” to the larger narrative, but that sequence is largely what the Red Shoes is known for.

Met Matt and Jay after a BlackBerry screening in Toronto, first time seeing a movie alone and one of the best experiences of my life. Thanks for talking about NTBTS, getting into Matt’s work has had such a profound impact on my life!

Another interesting thing about Blackberry is how the film looks less grainy over time the more it jumps to the present. I also loved how the writers were never afraid to make their characters scummy unlike showing them in a more glorified light liek in other biopics. Overall, it’s an 8/10 the best movie I’ve watched so far.

Beau is afraid is my favorite movie of the year so far and it’s not close. I haven’t seen a movie so successful at creating both euphoria and anxiety at the same time. I loved the experience enough that I didn’t hate the runtime, and the more I think about it or rewatch it the more I get out of it!

The experience I got out of Beau was spectacular. Some things had happened in my life somewhat recently that lead to me being very susceptible to the imagery and performances and it made me feel this unnerving sense of dread in the second half. The messages of the movie weren’t lost on me, but I think I interpreted it in a different way than intended. Anyway, for some people they’ll really connect to this and others won’t. I’m sorry you couldn’t get the same visceral experience out of the film that I did. One of my favorites.

I was reading a Reddit discussion thread about Beau is Afraid, and someone described it as an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that takes place in hell

Child actor for the little girl was actually phenomenal (ok relative to children actors) in like two scenes. But those were the scenes when they let her be a kid and goofy because you can just let her act more natural. When they made her afraid it always looked like she was about to tell her mommy she pooped her pants not that she was experiencing shit your pants terror.

Freakin' Del Toro's Pinocchio was an animated family film and that movie's _inciting incident_ is a child dying. I don't think people would be too broken over a child dying in a horror movie.

After the credits rolled for Beau is Afraid I wanted even more, I was convinced there could be a little more. I know some find it long but I honestly thought it was perfect by the time it ended I almost felt like it was too short. I think I was just feeling it extra hard compared to his other two

Child actor: *exists* Adum: >:(

Good on Sung Won Cho, he's got a great range for vocal performances, it will be cool to see him in a film where he does some of that talkie and walkie action ❤

I'm glad you explained why you felt as if Beau is Afraid should've been shorter, because that seems to be the general consensus. I think your perspective on it is very reasonable and I feel as though I can actually understand the mechanics as to why the pacing felt so sluggish to everyone (myself included) in the second half. Personally though, in retrospect, I feel exactly the opposite regarding the length. I feel as though the methodical pace and elongation of sequences was a deliberate way to make us feel just how long he's been suffering, and how his trauma has shaped every aspect of his life from birth to death. So the length feels justified to me, in so much as allowing the audience to grasp how grueling and endless living your entire life with this level of guilt and anxiety truly feels. Which makes the abrupt and somewhat unsatisfying ending more of a statement than it would be if we had just had a brisk, chaotic experience that ends just as abruptly as it began. I remember in the Sardonicast episode you did with Matt Johnson, he explained his theory that Under the Silver Lake felt unruly because David Robert Mitchell put in a hidden meaning and had to keep everything in the final cut in order to make that hidden meaning decipherable. I think the same could apply here. For all my gripes, Ari Aster is a very intentional filmmaker. Hereditary and Midsommar are both laced with symbolism and hidden details, and I'd imagine Beau is Afraid is the same. Reportedly this film was cut from 4 hours to 3 hours, so maybe he felt as if he couldn't cut anymore without losing those hidden details that were important to him. I'm hoping everyone, yourself included, feels more positively about the film as the years go on and discussions about those various details and meanings are hopefully uncovered. Just like you helped to do with your "Genius of Synecdoche, New York" series! Who knows though, maybe it'll just get more grating and self indulgent with time and the only person who will truly love every part of it will be Aster himself lmao.

"It's old, it's tiring, it's manipulative, it's bullshit, I'm not falling for it, stop doing it" is the type of mentality I've had during this entire year tbh

I’ve been looking forward to your Beau is Afraid review for a month now! So happy!

I respect Beau Is Afraid a lot and I'm happy I got to see something like that in an AMC theater and not some random theater 2 hours away from me. Even though I didn't love it, and find that it drags a lot after the first act, there's nothing else like it, and I still think about certain aspects and scenes that were terrifying. But yeah, unsatisfying is a great way to describe it

Blackberry was seriously incredible. Like, I went in cold and I was blown away. I also lived in Waterloo and now Toronto and this might be THE most Ontario movie ever made lmfao

Damn I wish Beau is Afraid was playing near me like his other two films did

Beau is Afraid is my first 10 of the year. A tragic odyssey about attachment and self-loathing. Gorgeous.

Spoilers for Beau: I appreciate your take on the movie and it's certainly not going to perfectly gel with everyone but I can't help but feel the loss of momentum in the middle is a very deliberate choice. A large portion of the film shows not just anxiety but questions its source, that so much of the misery one sees in the world can be caused by their parents. Beau lives in a terrible apartment in a terrible part of town yet his mother is rich enough to essentially be omnipotent. The love of his life works for her and he even has a picture of Elaine as an adult yet all his memories of her are when they were children, there is clearly some amount of happiness that is being deliberately kept from him even in the beginning. The play I feel is the one moment when he finally gets out from his mother's influence, a place where she is not. It is here that he both is the happiest he ever is in the film (because a narrator repeatedly tells him what to do) and where the first cracks in his mother's lies show through, where he learns his father is alive, where the seeds of his true disobedience later are planted. The momentum dies here because it is meant to feel like a completely different place compared to everywhere else we've seen and everywhere else we will see, and I for one think it's a wonderful piece of the puzzle.

Beau is afraid is the Citizen Kane of Perspective vs Reality. we have no idea what’s real because beau as well has no idea what’s real or facade. which is a reflection of how he’s been conditioned by his mom, which is why I love the ending. how the audience just sits there like we did at the end of the movie. a reflection to how we as the audience just watch Beau drown unable to help him and why he’s afraid of us.

I didn’t pick up on the hyper anxiety theme at first, mainly because some parts of LA are actually like that.

I thought the movie needed to be 3 hours, i felt trapped in my seat for the whole movie and when it ended i was stuck in my seat still just thinking about it and the next day i couldn’t get over what i watched. im just glad this movie exists because it really is a touching movie that i can relate too .

Easily 10/10 for me, best full-length since Prospero's Books. The coded Hermetic visuals (monoliths, triangles, pentagles, rainbows - see Venezuelan flag shirt, low-hanging circles, fib spirals) also OZ spelled in multiple frames, brown recluse (violin on head - traditional Jewish instrument) and 4 brass elephants under the TV (4 World Elephants in Hinduism) with 4 sons in Torah (wise, simple, wicked, one who cannot form questions - Beau represents each of these - as in Oz with Tinman, Scarecrow, Lion - no heart, brains or courage) - 40 years to find his "sons". As precluded by the Mona/Beau scene in trailer 2 with low-hanging fixed circle (deception) projecting inverted pentangles through fish (fertility) as fib spiral (true to nature) on to his "wall", women in Beau's life use emerald green (unconditional love/promised land), masks, actors (Mona employs Beau's Dad, Elaine - Beau's literal light, to deliver with a grin the death of a man in water then proclaim her "love" for him before disappearing - the fake family - handyman and probably everyone who invades Jewish homeland/apartment and the maid who literally raises him) and other outright lies (her lawyer claiming to Beau how Mona's dead - over a low-hanging brick spiral - the BBQ knobs resemble those which Wendy Torrance and the Wizard of Oz are framed with). Look for OZ spelled out in the framework of Mona's house as the camera pans left in the second-to-last scene - and in the Final Judgement monolith as a complete rainbow forms alongside Dr. Cohen. Mona's breaking her bar into water symbolizes river morphology - and how that which is above is also below - sun/moon/father/mother/soul/matter - you'll find the Emerald Tablet at its very core.

"the chaotic energy dissipates after the second half" So... it ended

I loved Beau Is Afraid. It's just so weird and cool!

Adum *banters about horror movies never putting kids in danger* Also him 3 minutes prior *mentions 'Hereditary'*

I kinda disagree with EDR only having the one cheesy moment with the eyeball, I thought it was full of cheesy moments with the mom character & a bit at the ending sequence as well with the crazy monster

I felt like the trailers for Beau is Afraid were basically for the second half of the movie only, which I honestly really loved, but you’re right, it feels like a movie and another half of a movie were edited together. Edited very well together, but still. I actually really enjoyed Beau is Afraid, but your criticisms are very valid

my favorite ari aster film, that play sequence was mesmerizing

I can’t believe we’ve had autistic representation this whole time in the form of little kids who don’t show the emotions you’d expect them to ❤

There was a more savage cheese grater scene in an episode of ren n stimpy, where stimpy flexes his elbow, vigorously works it with a cheese grater, then grabs a half of a lemon, and juices it on said elbow like he's using one of those pointy juicer utensils. This was nothing compared to that.

Take a shot for every time Adum releases a review for a film with a child in it where they either give a bad performance or aren’t in danger/don’t die. You’d need to seek medical attention immediately lol

Watching under the silver lake bc of what you said thanks for another amazing rec Adam!!! ❤

I love that Beau and Evil Dead were reviewed together because I viewed these two movies back to back in one (long) trip to the theater

6:58 SOMEONE QUICK SHOW ADAM THE TOXIC AVENGER A CHILD GETS RUN OVER IN THE FIRST THIRTY MINUTES

I loved Beau is Afraid. I think it speaks to a really specific demographic of the audience: those with anxiety disorders and those with narcissistic parents. Specially to the male audience (because there is a lot of subtext about masculinity being presented in the movie). I remember watching this in the theatre and everyone would just laugh really hard at the attic scene, while I was bawling my eyes out lol. Maybe because of how the final act spoke to me. The things that the mother says to Beau are word for word what an abusive and manipulative parent would tell their kids. It hits hard if you've lived situations like this, but If you don't it's probably just funny or confusing. Great movie nonetheless, tho I can see why it got so many mixed reviews!

Don't cut a single thing from BIA. Yeah it's not for everyone, but it's an easy 10/10 film in my eyes and an instant favorite. I've never been more emersed, and it's 3 hour runtime facilitated that emersion. It felt like more of an experience than just a movie. I've heard multiple people and reviewers say "it feels like this movie was made specifically for me" and I had the same feeling, so it's definitely for a specific type of person.

I love Beau is Afraid. Some of the ideas kind of popped more for me after a 2nd viewing.

I thought the play sequence in Beau was brilliant, and to me it didn’t feel out of place at all, obviously from a technical standpoint the presentation is phenomenal, but the thematic purpose also hits very hard for me. It’s clearly supposed to represent Beau’s fantasy, which I think was a necessary addition to the film because (for me at least) it humanized Beau a lot and made me empathize with him more, and also allowed for a moment of juxtaposition from his constant fears and anxieties being at the forefront, to a moment of his hopes and wishes, which felt needed. The play story feels a bit silly and all over the place because he’s making it up in his head in that moment, and the sequence feels as if it drags on just slightly too long (especially when hugging his sons) because Beau wants to stay in that fantasy for as long as he can, but then it all ends in such a heartbreaking yet funny way when his “sons” remind him that he can’t even have children, and that this entire fantasy wouldn’t be possible even if he tried, and just like that he snaps out of it, right back to his biggest fears unfolding in front of him. It definitely slowed down the pacing a lot, but it felt like such a beautiful moment of introspection into the character and it added a lot to the film for me.

If you want a 10/10 from Adum, you know what you must do.

EDR killed two of it's three child characters, and Adum's infanticidal blood lust still was not satiated

im glad im not the only one who made the synecdoche new york comparison. i have been ruminating on an entire piece comparing the two movies, so im glad im not the only one who saw that comparison

"Just kill the kid!!" -YMS 2023

I agree with killing the child horribly, but please, for the love of god Adum, never call Haneke "Michelle" again.

Love your content Adum

I thought the fact that all of the setups led to unsatisfying payoffs was done on purpose. Beau’s whole life is filled with fear and disappointment so he was disappointing the audience alongside Beau.

Evil Dead Rise was great; I love that it didn't take itself seriously, and was super self aware. I had an absolute blast with it

Fellow youtuber Matthias Wandel worked on the original Blackberry and was consulted during the production of the book that the movie takes a lot from. He did a video on his second channel, " Matthias random stuff" discussing the historical accuracy of the trailer. I found it to be very interesting.

You know the new Evil Dead’s cinematography must be good when Mike, Jay, and Adam ALL say it’s well-shot.

Interesting hearing about your take in Beau is Afraid. Saw it in the theatre yesterday, so there's a lot to still unpack. Spoiler-warning. I had a very similar take on the plot and I liked it, there's something that grabbed me with the overall story and feel of the film. I could almost see some parallells with I'm Thinking of Ending Things - which was a film that I didn't really gel with after watching it - but after some reflection and also reading into the symbolism of a lot of the ideas, it connected and I started to appreciate the experience. So going into Beau is Afraid (having heard of a Kaufman-esque type of film beforehand) I saw it with all of this in mind. I'm a bit reminded of Inland Empire, someone else mentioned Lynch in the comments, which is a very nightmarish film and took me a while to understand other than just dizzying terror. It's also 3 hours, which at the time I didn't really feel was justified, but after rewatching it I've learned to like these kind of films that let all of their ideas out, at the expense of good pacing, but it transforms the film into much more of a ''mood piece'', which I fully understand isn't everyone's cup of tea. My friends felt similarly about the length of Beau is Afraid, I didn't mind it all and actually don't know what I would like to cut out to enhance the pacing. Loved the theatre setting (again Kaufman/Lynch) and I felt that the film grew into something else at that point, a dream of another (happier) life.

Can't wait to see Beau is Afraid! I'm also looking forward to watching Evil Dead Rise. You put Blackberry and Matt Johnson on my radar.

I absolutely was along for the ride in Beau Is Afraid. I wish it was six hours long.

"Kill the Kids" - just reminds me of Fate: Zero - my Favorite anime of all time. NO KIDS WERE SAFE IN THAT ONE... it was terrifying for an anime.

Ari Aster smiling is very uncanny

Beau was definitely set in a real place, not his mind. I think he had a moment of peace during the plat scene which sent him into a trance. As for the rest, he lives among actors that work for his mom and uses products that are all from his moms mega corporation; the penis monster was a fertility god which gave the mother god-like power over everything taking place in the film. It's the relationship with a malignant narcissist except the narcissist is in full control of their child's reality.

Adum's mini rant on horror movies refusing to kill child characters, while I'm stil thinking about how the director of Bueax is Afraid also directed Hereditary - a horror movie that kills a child character.

I honestly didn’t even expect Evil Dead Rise to kill characters that it did already, so I was satisfied personally

Couldn't agree more about Beau is Afraid. To me it just felt like a vanity project for Ari Aster to showcase his filmmaking abilities but it was so obtusely inaccessible and overlong that it entirely lost its luster starting in the forest and from there on out. The runtime is suggestive of it being some great epic or hero's journey but it was lacking any sense of structure to be anything close to that. It wasn't grounded in any trace of reality whatsoever as it went on to the point where the narrative hardly even existed and it wasn't even about "not getting it" but rather there was no longer anything to get. Aster just wanted to commit fully to the absurdity of the film at the expense of any coherence, which may appeal to some but just lost me entirely by the end.

I can speculate that it was originally called "Disappointment Blvd" because Aster knew many audiences would be unsatisfied with the film, so when its over, its a jokingly-meta way of Aster saying "well, what were you expecting?" It makes the payoff (or lack-there-of) make a lot more sense, if you think about it in that context. Still kinda glad they changed it though.

6:24 "JUST KILL THE KID!" Adum somehow has seen me watching Knock at The Cabin...

My interpretation of the play is that Beau gets a glance into a world unshackled by his mother and free of his guilt. He finds love, has sex, has kids, has purpose - but his mother still influences it by sending a storm and destroying all he loved before making his way back and revealing that it was never his story to begin with and he was merely seeing something he could never experience.

Adum be channeling his inner Alex Jones. “DESTROY THE CHILD.”

I mean, i will say Parker Poseys final moments in the film had me cackling. It was brilliant, akward, embarrassing, hilarious. I havent gotten that mariah carey song out of my head since watching it 2 weeks ago 😆😆😆😆

I've been waiting for Beau is Afraid.

Thank you for the Alex Jones "DESTROY THE CHILD" edit. Best laugh I've had in weeks

16:38 From what I heard through the union grapevine, Disappointment Blvd. was the promotional/working title for the project, which is something larger productions often use to avoid attention. Like they'll have a project title they give to the public, and then when they book locations/rent gear/book talent/etc they'll use a different title to throw the press (who often have connections with actors/location scouts/gear rental places/etc) off the scent so they can film in peace. EEAAO's working title was something along the lines of "A Woman Attempts to do Her Taxes".

I will say about the play scene in Beau is Afraid, I like that it showed us what his greatest desire was, rather than just his constant fears. Throughout the film, we are shown what he perceives could be the worst potential thing to happen, and how this causes him to lead his life in a passive way, never doing anything. For a... very long moment of calm, the play shows us that he just wants it to work. He doesn't imagine himself as a totally different person in his ideal life because, either through nature or nurture, he cannot see himself as anything more than he is. All he can hope is that he is able to passively go through life, and that people will love and accept him for it, because it wasn't his fault. He really just wants to not be at fault. I do, however, think that this concept could have been shown in a much, much shorter amount of time.

Thank you for finally telling me how I should feel about these movies, I was not sure until your opinion was uploaded

I feel like Evil Dead Rise kinda gave up by the third act. The payoff wasn't nearly as good as the buildup, and when the possessed people merge into one creature it's just way less interesting than when they were separate. You see less of it and it does less, it feels like a total nerf. I ended up feeling pretty let down by the end, which was only made worse by the total lack of catharsis that the B plot creates. You know the evil isn't gonna be vanquished forever but in this movie it's actively still around by the end. I still enjoyed it overall but I feel like some things could have been done way better.

His face when he was walking out from his mother's house is exactly mine after the movie ended. I seriously thought the second half of the movie is the effect of the joint he smoked in the car earlier.

Furries did Cheesegrater Horror better than Evil Dead, what a time to be alive

Finaly a goood edit quicky , ty dude for not doing the rambling video

glad to see you generally enjoyed Evil Dead Rise. And I kinda emphasize with you with the whole issue about how the little girl didn't even get hurt like at all. Like she might as well not have been in the movie at all.

Adum the KZfaqr Matias Wandel worked at blackberry during the blackberry movie's time and he was contacted for some reason about the production or something, idk mattias made a video about it and it was boring but I don't care, he's my favorite influencer and will mindlessly consume anything he puts out

I feel like Beau is a different movie in each of its 4 chapters. And while I love it for that reason I fully get why someone wouldn't. It's weird though because in a way I feel like all 4 of those chapters worked for me. I think one of the biggest reasons I didn't feel the film drag in it's 3rd chapter was cause the film WAS so chaotic in its first 2 that by then I needed something more relaxing and something to get me in the mind of Beau's character. Some people argue that his fantasy about a world where things are better isn't totally necessary to the forward momentum of the story and while I agree I think it is important to establish the side of Beau that is less constantly panicked and dreams for a better existence. And when he realizes that isn't achievable anymore, he gifts the statue he was gonna give to his mother to a women soon to have a child of her own in hopes they could have that life he couldn't.

I absolutely loved Beau is Afraid.

Adum is afraid (of Mario Movie)

Wouldn't it have been funny if the deadite mother opened her youngest daughter's Minecraft account and threw her avatar into lava and then cackled.