but he’s wrong, we’re all just background characters in the life of ryan reynolds

@@maple22moose44 we are all mere NPC’s and Ryan is the main character

Isn't there an old saying "each of us is the main character in our own story"? At least until we find out the whole world was created as a reality show for aliens, and every one of us is just a background character in an intergalactic TV show >.>

except like the speed of light, ryan reynolds remains the main character and never changes in different relative frames.

Albert, laughing from a distance

I wish Loki was the lead character in his own show. Sad bam.

@@TaddiestMason where is the relevance

@@alexcroft7845 did you need one

@@TaddiestMason he was, wasn't he?

@@runner9528 He wasn't.

Oh I get it, it's a joke. Wait, is it a joke? No this is definitely not a joke.

@@jeremyc4811 definitely not a joke. I think OP mistakes the subversion of expectation for a joke, because it's normally done for comedic effect or whatever.

actually, it's an ad for the movie

Ryan Reynolds is a GREAT actor and actually one the nicest guys in hollywood.

Everyone's a main character, hws that 😉

Simply bs

Well “when everyone’s super… no one will be”

Yeah it's exactly like the book my name is named after. BECOMING HERO, about the comic book character struggling against what the author did to his friends because they were "background."

@@danzansandeev6033 nah that's bull. That's like saying if all your apples are in one basket they can't also be inside another, bigger basket that contains that. Everybody is in the basket of having a special talent. Everyone is already super. Some people just know what theirs is, and they're in a smaller basket. In fact, we become more super by growing off each other. We feed off each other's abilities and all evolve to new heights and lows. Super isn't binary. It's not even a spectrum. It's discrete packages in an ever connected spiderweb. The more people who are super, the more super everyone else will become. That's how mirror neurons and arms races work.

How do i be like that

@@aur9035 you need to be Ryan

He is joking because he said “supporting actor” which would be Jodie Comer. Then he listed the background actors instead

That was so wholesome

Really appreciate the message behind it. However, in many movie productions, people have to be background characters and no lie...sometimes it just sucks because many productions mistreat background actors. Truth.

repeat that line at midnight when you living alone, give different vibe

@@ulercobra everyone's a background character

❤️

love the idea

Lol this is too much

Oscar’s is a joke now 😂

Oh god no - they'd all be over-acting constantly, it'd be a nightmare. Director: "We just need you to walk from camera left to camera right." BA: "OK but what's my motivation in this scene? I feel like my character has been through some trauma that's affected the way they walk so I'm going to walk sideways with a hopping motion. I'm going to say a line. Improvise. No it's OK, you don't have to pay me but I'm going to say a line." Director: "You're fired!"

yess for sure!!!

And that they actually showed their fulfilled lives

Except if you are in a supporting role in life which means your always the side kick to someone else

@@draconshot928 and they're the sidekick in someone else's . Full circle

Each man is a star. He is the universe.

Fun fact: From your position the universe expands equally in all directions, so technically you are the center of your own universe.

@@nvxf5123 Pretty much.

wouldn't VFX artists fall in the category of 'behind the camera' people like the editors, directors, sound designers etc? And I think the VFX artists are appreciated just like the other 'behind the camera' people.

Dude there Oscar category for SFX artist but I've never heard of a category for background Character

@Can a pale vaginа get some tongue too? KZfaq won't do anything about this channels, but is Right at my Door to wipe my comments away, or worse (seems always) Bann me

@@shekharyadav380 Just so you know, VFX artists are the most under appreciated professionals in the film industry, and often severely taken advantage of.

@@AlexanderCurtis How is that a mesurable fact?

It was nice to here someone acknowledge background actors! I’ve been in background in 8 or 9 movies. :)

@@michaelstevenson2045 how do I apply for it ?

@@atulya6269 📠

I know that next one who is kind to background acters is Keanu reeves, in different way like helping his team to build everything, once he gave to everybody half of his earnings for some movie dont know which one it was. But he is really kind to people he is working with.

How can you be wrong when it's your experience -- it's the first time *you saw* an actor appreciating background stars? Whether it's been done before... I'm not sure. Perhaps. Though you might not have seen it. Keanu Reeves often publicly acknowledged his stunt man/ body double and the crew who made him look cool. Does that count? Technically not a background actor though. Not in the background but pretending to be the lead. Here, here, Kudos Deadpool. Canada has every right and reason to love Ryan Reynolds back. ❤️❤️❤️ So do plenty all over the world.

Wow thank you for sharing this story, I love that movie

Nicely put. 👏💯

lol...its actually just a big joke...

Same.

Took the words right out of my mouth

yeah same

its just making fun of them... whoosh

@@racingsloth5770 bruh it isn't

@Rick Astley, OH MY FRICKING GOD

@@racingsloth5770 how low is your IQ?

@@RedRacc how cold is liquid hydrogen?

Theres a film about this as well called FREE GUY coincidence i think not ... clowns

Ikr

@@thekingofracoons Thank you🇨🇦

Ikr

Ryan being ryan

It’s also very meta to the plot of Free Guy (background character becomes main character). The movie is great

The video has ended, and I’m still waiting for the punchline🤔

yes

@A good Guy an add saved me lol

But that's the joke. No one cares about extras, that's why they're extras. It's like when Austin Powers was killing Dr. Dooms henchmen, and they were showing that those henchmen are also human, they have families, but that's the joke. You should not care about extras!

It's still a joke though, right? it must be

😯😯

🙂🙂

Google satire

The true punchline is if this is played so straight that nothing was made up in the production of this video. What they say is actually how they are.

That is the joke.

Canadians am I right...

Keanu is Keanu. Reynolds is Reynolds. Both are different yet supremely Chad at the same time, you know what? I wanna see these two guys in a movie

@@cyb8490 Deadpool vs John Wick!!!

@@naman4779 pretty sure Dp would win that lol, he's also my favorite character in Marvel

I can tell he is a good man just by how good he treats his wife. They are an amazing coupld

How did they get started in that work?

@@kittycake713 They answered calls for background folks in their area. Now they put it on Instagram for extra calls. :)

Hell yeah

At first I thought he meant Ryan Reynolds is so insignificant in the background, that he is no one to him😅

@J Dude No, stop that.

Those are the words of a free guy

"No one is in the Background" is the best line from this short. honestly it should be on the poster.. it explains the movie, and is the best affirmation i have ever heard

100% I've been on one set that was amazing. Probably because it was recurring background on a series. They wanted the same faces every episode, so they treated us well. Every other set has ranged from ok to awful.

@@davidbreda8571 Same. I've worked as a full season background in Sweet Magnolias season 1 and 2 and the way I was treated and the relationships I formed during both seasons are significantly different than other background jobs. I genuinely think it was a combination of being a regular so I could form actual relationships and I honestly feel like the writer and director are just genuinely good people. Even the not regular background actors were treated really well on both seasons. Very few of my background jobs would I consider awful though. I can only think of 4 honestly. The rest were ok. Not necessarily great but not bad either. I tell the people that background acting is still a job. While it may be more fun than working something like retail there are still bad days at work just like everybody else. There were a few featured background gigs that I had where I felt like my general experience of how I was treated was better. I'm guessing it's because I was featured which meant my role needed more attention so I got more care and recognition. All in all, I'd rather do background acting than a retail job.

@@genna1941 I did recurring bg on Outsiders, and it was a great experience. I went from that to Mindhunter, and it was miserable. The features I've worked on have been hit or miss. I've had some good jobs and I've had some where I couldn't wait to turn in wardrobe and get out of there.

How did you guys become background actors?

@@AdrianMedrano93 As Genna stated, its not too hard. But you'll go for far more than you'll get. I'm in Cleveland, so I work around PA and NY. Once you get on the casting agencies list, you'll get emails with castings. Most of these agencies will also post jobs on their Facebook pages. As far as continuing to work, do what is asked on set, don't be difficult, and meet people. Most of my gigs were from recommendations from other bg I worked with. It doesn't hurt that I look scary as shit, so I'll get repeat work from certain agencies when they need a criminal, murderer, mountain person, etc.

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Lol. Who's gonna tell him😅

@@brieb402 oh, he knew already

Oh are you both a Kiwo but maybe living in Switzerland?! Cheers from ChCh NZ … a super comment! 🇳🇿🇳🇿🐑🐑👏🏼👏🏼

But I didn’t see, that the joke was on me..

Yeah was just sitting there with my sorry ass being like any moment now the joke's about to come

Ok

Me too, man.

Thanks. We're glad you noticed

No lie "the voices" was a good movie. It has Ryan Reynolds and Anna kendrick it's on HBO max. Lol.

I have voices in my head, take out for me...... Uuh forgot the rest..

They even read your comment for me

Did you hear that Disney? ONLY in theatres. How about someone give Scarlett Johansson her share of her earnings?

@@Supremax67 Ryan Reynolds has definitely given her a share before.

The video is……………. Also….. A joke

@The Cine Geek -- That's funny. Saying that wasn't English just showed your education level. Perhaps you should keep it to yourself next time, before you start looking like an idiot. FYI, idiot wasn't meant as an insult but a statement at your level of intelligence.

The greats comedians always genius 👍

I actually can relate to that statement. I always think to myself that everyone is the MC of their own life story, and the family, friends, neighbours, etc are the supporting characters, while the strangers are extras. So, I'm an MC of my life, a support character of my acquaintances' life, and just a background to everyone else

Great insight! Great 👍

2 part process for movies, 1: make the movie, 2: send actors out to sell the movie

What are you talking about? Ryan Reynolds didn't advertise for Deadpool. Deadpool finally got to publicly announce that he is in fact Ryan Reynolds.

@@conduit64 true

@@szis08 NO

What movies did you act in?

I know exactly what its like having that be your third job because the pay is terrible the hours are spotty at best and when something gets cancelled, thats your ability to pay rent for the week. At the very least if its gonna be such an irregular job it should be paid better but props to the people still out grinding that, I can't do it anymore

@Esphaeras Praestans you can do both 😂 i did

would be super cool to participate at least once on something like this, just for the experience.. My work is flexible enough for the hours to be manageable but.. I'd rather do it in an English-speaking country, so.. perhaps in the future :D

Backwards?

That's Tenet, it's a different movie.

@@mitiallay6205 my mistake lmao. Meant background

@@KhonshusFist Front ground

@Split Dimension if you're a fan of games in general I'd really reccomend it. It's a super fun movie that actually understands games pretty well.

Same

Someone post a rickroll

huh? its sarcasm

Same!! I was taking it as a joke at first but then I got kinda serious and actually moved me a bit.

That is the joke.

Sadly it's just a ploy

Lol, you love him cos he sells you shit. It’s an advert

@@LOCKEYJ yeah….he couldn’t POSSibly be a decent guy that also understands the need for marketing and does it in a fun way. Nah. I hear Ann Hathaway, Ryan Gosling and Leo D are all evil too!! 🙄🙄

He's Canadian, whatchu expect?

I dont know about that one, he never acknowledged me.

Cr1tikal a popular twitch streamer and youtuber was also a background actor. It's a road, it's an adventure

Good luck to your step daughter!

Aww that's awesome! Tell her congrats for us! ❤️

@@juvenileygo lmao he carried that one scene in mockingjay

@@siwonchang3818 excuse me he carried that whole damn film

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Omg Sam dubs!?! I haven't seen you in so long lol

How the hell do you have more subscribers than me?

4th comment

@Can a pale vaginа get some tongue too? wrong site my guy

Damn, that's pretty scary

@@exalented yeah, it is. But it's also very leveling.

Unless im fake and You're living in a simulation

I wish. I'm a background character in my own life.

@@zackgeorgly5099 but see, that sounds like a movie plot. And if that was a movie plot, you would be a lead character playing the part of a background character in another movie. That makes you the lead character.

@@ryanarndt7977 thats just autobiography with extra steps

I went wrong somewhere. I'm the antagonist of my world.

English teachers are so great everywhere!

@@T3RRY_T3RR0R how are you the bad guy if the story lol?

Wise teacher you had mate

Except in the Matrix where Agent Smith is the background and the foreground

@@clintony3000 ha ha

Meanwhile in kdramas 0 background characters XD

Mashallah

Ild expect it might be because Ryan is: A Canadian, enough said B a nice guy in general C a background actor himself at one point D is Ryan Reynolds E was drunk on Gin and just thought was a good idea at the time

sarcasm

I wouldn't ignore the last statement. It points to an appreciation of not only ourselves but others.

@@arandomnamegoeshere It was a joke.

Shhhh background characters 😂😂 I'm joking though. I hope you're all doing well and enjoying your lives. You're all important, unique and purposefully created! God bless!

@@princevimbai1 you are all npc’s in this video game called “my life” and it’s time for you to stop having free will 🛑

yes

woah verified person

It's really not

He is Korean no.1 interviewer!

"...outside the gilded cage." - sorry, as appropriately chosen as that lyric is, I couldn't leave it incomplete..!

Marcus Aurelius would approve

wasn't this a shakespeare quote

@@soundwavesuperior5243 Yes but Neil Peart from Rush improved it... :)

@@HandbrakeBiscuit bro quote is a quote , it's said by someone . It isn't improved . Neil just said what he taught was better but it's actually not .

It would have to be Star wars.. One of the dvds at least had a small video documentary focusing on the extras - I don't remember which of the movies, probably one of the prequels, but I do remember one of them saying Star wars was the best kind of movie to be an extra for, since they actually get fan attention

Ricky gervais did a few series like that

@@bjrnolavnyberg3090 And a wookiepedia entry!

They talk like a professional film actor/es. And they sound wholesome too.

Hello friend, how are you feeling today I guess you're fine and Strong? Thank you for your prayers and support all this while may God bless you Amen! Still your favorite and lovely actor keanureeves. Do tell me where are you from??

That's one of the things that makes Coen Brothers movies so good, just about every character, no matter how small, is unique and distinctive and is given their own brief moment.

🥲👏👏👏👏

I can't get out to theatres so the home releases have been a blessing, but I completely understand and support local theaters. I wish every company that did home release took a percentage of those profits and put them into like a "save our movie culture" fund or something.

I'm all for theatrical release as long as it gets uploaded to a steaming service at some point, cause I have a child and theaters aren't possible yet. So streaming is a blessing.

@@MuertaEterna yes In 43 days

Support movies! Support $AMC! To the moon!

Inspirational :D Now I gotta watch that shit, just to come back to this comment and drag it through the mud :D

i wouldnt go that far but it is pretty good.

You got me at philosophically insightful. I'll watch it tomorrow!!

It's also genuinely fun to watch. I went in with sub zero expectations as pretty much every movie that tries to bring games or the gaming sphere to film ends up a stinker. This movie however had an actual good story, Ryan Reynolds TM humor, a great cast and integrated the whole gaming thing into both real and virtual world really well. I'm also glad they didn't even try to make the technical aspect of any of it believable as they'd fail regardless and for non coders, code is boring.

@@martinmalenak366 so, have you watched it yet?

This is why I can't really have cityscapes as backgrounds on my computer... I get stuck looking at each lit apartment window, every vehicle in the streets, all the people on the sidewalks, thinking about how each and every single one of them is a life I'll never know anything about... I wind up doing nothing at all but stare for hours and it makes me feel oddly depressed.

@@MarrockV yeah 😅, like always curious imagining what other people are thinking

@@MarrockV if I have a chance meeting with someone...an encounter with a stranger in a restaurant, say, I will sometimes conclude the conversation with "Well, it has been nice meeting you. We will probably never see each other again in this life, but I sincerely hope you have a great life." and they just look at my startled, but then recognizing the truth of it, kind of laugh and walk away thoughtful...I am struck by the fact that 2 stories have just intersected for a few minutes, and it seems kind of epic and kind of depressing...so I get what you are saying.

Case in point...this is probably the only time in each of our respective lives that we will ever interact with each other...just this little piece of text on a KZfaq comment section...and I will probably half remember this for a few days, and then forget it...all the while you are going on living some kind of a story filled with struggle and hopefully triumph and a good bit of enjoyment in the struggle. Well. Good luck! Maybe you were in a car driving past me recently when I wondered to myself "where are all of these people going in such a hurry?"

that's beautiful

Yeah somone is a side character in a criminal "reality show"...

They are the background characters, because they are characters... In the background

@@sanicspeed1672 did you watch the Video? Apparently not. That Was outright stupid and embarrassing

@@fresch4395 they are background characters, because they are characters... In the background. Whatever work they put in, doesn't mean they are in the foreground, because... They are in the background.

@@sanicspeed1672 so what you are saying is, you didnt watch the Video and you are kind of stupid? Got it

Let's be real. It's just PR for the movie.