I like that when the narrator (brilliant btw) says that Jesse's granulated eyelids causes him to blink more often than not, and in the shot Jesse doesn't blink, it's like a mini version of the film - what you hear and what you experience are two different things sometimes, about a person.

It's a masterpiece and my favorite movie of all time.

You’ll never convince me that Casey Affleck wasn’t robbed of an Oscar for this role. Javier Bardem was iconic in his own right, but the emotional range in his performance was much less demanding than Affleck’s. The best work of his career.

This movie is such a masterpiece. Cinematography, filming, script, acting, directing, music. It's one of the few movies that I would classify as perfect.

This movie is really incredible. It takes it’s time and tells a real story. Brad executed a perfect Jesse. I actually know someone exactly like this. Was also an outlaw, very paranoid, beyond anything you’ve ever known, quiet, exacting, anxious but calm. Brad nailed it. A very troubled person still wanting to use the small part of his heart he’s got left but wracked with guilt, regret and an incredible fear that he’s gone too far in being bad.

I absolutely adore this movie, such a poetic and beautifully made film. It got overshadowed by No Country and There Will Be Blood unfortunately but those are wonderful movies as well. 2007 was a strong year for cinema. Very rare for so many masterfully crafted pieces to all end up in the same movie, the score and the cinematography in particular for me in this.

This movie is so incredibly underrated. Fantastic essay. The ending of this film truly couldn’t be more sad. Such a human portrayal of a true story in the Wild West. Took me years to get around and see this movie and now it’s an all-time favorite. I will forever recommend this movie to all who still haven’t yet seen it

Almost as beautiful as the film itself. If only I possessed the eloquence to present a summation of this film, it would sound exactly like this. 10/10 deserves more than a like 👍

The film hit me at the right time: it was fall in Minnesota. The almost spooky teaser trailer. I'd sit by the fire pit at night smoking a cigar and reading the book. I went down to Northfield, MN to attend the reenacting of "The Defeat of Jesse James." The music. Brad's look. The cinematography. I remember people sitting in front of me in the theatre getting up and leaving halfway through (expecting a Brad Pitt, shoot 'em up western, I'm guessing, which is so not what the film is). I PRAY for the day the director's cut is made available.

As you pointed out, one of the things that really surprised me was how powerful the post-assassination parts of the movie were. I thought we would get little beyond a text crawl explaining what happened to Bob following Jesse's death. Instead we got an incredibly moving and emotional look at his descent in the following months.

How does this not have over 100k views. This is an incredible video essay. I just watched this film. So good

I had a friend just like Robert Ford. That's why this movie resonates with me so much. He went through four stages of obsession: 1. Admiration, in which he flattered me and told me how cool I was and how everything I did was awesome. 2. Emulation, in which he started to copy me: my likes and dislikes, hobbies, life philosophies, dreams. He began to dress like me, to speak like me, to parrot my own words back to me a week after I said them as though those words were his own. It was as though he wanted to replace his personality with mine. 3. Disillusionment, because despite acting like me, he couldn't achieve the same outcomes I did. 4. Destruction, in which he tried to pull me down, belittle me, damage my reputation, tear down my achievements and prove that he was better than me. I think he felt very small and thought being me would make him feel bigger. When it didn't, he decided the only way to make himself feel big was to make me small instead, thereby destroying the one he had only recently seen as a hero. At the end, I think he genuinely hated me because he couldn't be me. He started to really creep me out so I had to cut him loose. When I saw this movie it brought it all back. I think I had a lucky escape.

This video is a poem about a poem. 4:46 Bob goes over to join them. They get up and leave. Their leaving has nothing to do with him. He does not exist to them. They just happened to get up when he sat down. What they do has nothing to do with him, but oh, how he wishes it did. He would rather they got up because of him than that he was not involved at all. He doesn't exist to them, so he feels like he doesn't exist at all.

One of the best films of the last 30 years. I've watched it around a dozen times. Almost perfect. So beautiful. Glad to see others who love it as well. Absolutely loved your analysis! Peace!

This film is a masterpiece , 2007 was a great year for films. This film , No country for old men and There will be blood made 2007 a very good year.

Words can not describe how beautiful this film is to me. Easily my favorite film of all time. You did an awesome job.

It's my favourite film of all time. The period dialogue, the hand made lenses, the beautiful cinematography, the wonderful soundtrack, the brilliant acting, the perfect pacing, and the tradegy of it all. It truly is an incredible film, and I wouldn't change a single thing about it. I'm also very privileged to live where it was filmed.

I adore this movie I am always trying to get people to watch it I put it on when I am sick or sleepy and can't rest something about the score the narroration and the cinematography gives me solace This is in my top 10

OMG...I love the film itself is poetry. The best statement I ever heard discriping this masterpiece. That statement almost brought tears in my eyes. This movie stands in its own lane. I have NEVER seen a movie that expressed an inside and character study. The most under rated movie of all time. Thank you for articulating what I felt for years.

The Jesse death scene is one of the most powerful scene I have seen in a long time. The sound of the wind rustling through the wheat fields, the background score as soon as JJ turns towards the photo and Brad Pitt's acting, everything about it is perfect. Pitt really give one of the best performances of the generation over here. His eyes alone tells the whole story. Amazing!!

I still vividly remember seeing this masterpiece in the cinema with my dad on its release day in 2007, one year before he committed suicide. Still to this day it's the most haunting and masterful movie I've ever seen

This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time. I seen it when it first came out and loved it ever since. Ever shot, every scene is a masterpiece. Brad Pitt said out of all the roles he has played, this is his most favorite.

One of my favourite movies of all time. It’s almost a “comfort movie” as it’s so pleasant to watch but yet with such a tragic story. I can’t think of any other movie which can accomplish this on such a level.

I was one of the few that went to see this movie in the theater back in 07. I knew it was a masterpiece then. I'm glad it's being more recognized now. Movie is incredible.

I saw this movie many years ago and was floored as it was the first movie I had ever seen where every minute of footage had purpose and intent. I don’t think any other movie has ever been able to accomplish this feat. My favorite shot in the opening scene is Bob Ford staring at Jesse, and the foreshadowing shot of Jesse “marked” with a tree branch crossing the frame! This movie is incredibly overlooked, less respected and sits in the shadows of one of the best films ever created in cinema!

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis's score for this is my favorite instrumental soundtrack of all time. It's insane how Brad Pitt disappears into this role, despite being the epitome of a recognizable movie star and not altering his normal appearance much. It took me days after first seeing this movie to come up with the words to describe it; 2006 and 2007 were something else.

One of my favorite movies. And you were able to point out nuances that I've never saw pointed out, and pulled out things I haven't considered before. Your critique is so very well done. Thank you.

Favorite film of all time. Your analysis is excellent and very much appreciated in a media landscape that doesn't give this film anywhere near its due. I highly recommend reading the book of the same title by Ron Hansen that Dominik adapted his screenplay from; it really enriches rewatches, and I can't believe how nobody talks about how brilliantly this film adapts the novel while also offering something transcendent and new.

This movie is in my top 5. I watch it often. Absolutely love this film.

Awesome editing and review! I like how the piano melody of the soundtrack is an hypnotizing lullaby, to remind us of the fragile nature of the human mind, even if the events of the movie seem to be from a distant time.

Nicely done

This is the best analysis of this film on KZfaq. Great stuff man

Just finished the movie, what a masterpiece on multiple aspects. Great analysis too.

Great film essay, well done

It's always bothered me how this movie was snubbed for a single Oscar. I haven't seen a more beautiful film in such a long time

Thank you for this wonderdul review ✨ One of the blessings I stumbled upon during this pandemic. Such a gem of a movie nd I love the character study and the tragedy of it all

Thank you for the video essay. Sincerely, thank you.

A beautiful discussion…on an equally beautiful -if enigmatic- film. Enigmatic. Prefect word for the real world characters….and 150+ years later, the actors who played them. When I first saw this film? I asked my wife for Christmas, the CD of both the film, and the soundtrack. I never tire of watching and listening.

I've been trying to watch this movie since it came out and finally was able to this week! I was not disappointed. All the expectations i had of this movie were met and satisfied beyond my thoughts. What a masterclass in acting from Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck and Sam Rockwell.

This movie , is pure western poetry !!!

Thank you for sharing your impressions and perceptions, which resonate with many viewers. In fact, a great, calm, but extremely visually powerful, poetic film that is able to captivate you from the first to the last minute! An absolute masterpiece that only a few exist!

Brilliant film. Tell all your friends to watch it.

Brilliantly articulated, well paced and we'll encompassing of one of the best films ever made. Top review 🏆

Great cast and movie!

Well said. My favourite Western, so visually striking and poignant.

Amazing film, painfully underated

Wow...just WOW you earned a sub. Keep going man, keep doing this.

Great video, yes I agree this is an insanely great film. Cannot believe it wasn't more widely seen or talked about.

Really amazing stuff. I watched this a couple years ago and enjoyed it, but I got thinking about it again. This video convinced me that I'll love it upon a rewatch.

This is my favourite film, and your video was brilliant.

the only person who really makes you suffer and hurts you the most in this world is yours , your thoughts and that mind of yourself , i just had to write this i dont know why but after watching this whole video this was my conclusion

I remember never hearing about it then one day coming across it and was like hey Brad Pitt's in it why not? And damn I was impressed

This is the Blade Runner of Westerns. Ignored and overlooked at release only to gain in acclaim over time.

Magnifique vidéo... Merci beaucoup pour ces images.

What a well thought out and beautifully conveyed essay, you've earned my sub

A great Essay and movie Analyses

This was a damn good video! You really understood the film, Jesse’s ‘suicide.’ Bravo!!!! Great writing on your part! Bravo, friend. A+ 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

This movie is so iconic that even Rockstar Games paid homage to it in RDR2.

Really a great video. Really appreciate it!

the film is perfect the ending is for grown ups whereas the beginning for kids, you don't need to know what really happened, cos it's not even really what happened, its a legend. the sobering truth of the ending is for the ears of sleeping children, where as the magic is in the the medium, the dirt on the lense was like the cat hair that predicts the future like one of jesse's superstitions. The mystery of what jessy knew and didn't know, reflects the mystique of a contemporary celebrity like brad pitt himself who can't possibly live up to the expectations of the fans who think he's god tier. The film addresses the mediums in which this magical thinking takes places and accentuates it. Compare this to slow west or day of the dog, two contemporary cowboy films released since this one, where the motivating factors for the characters are romance and family relationships, pitted against a cut throat world. Those films dont quite come so close to this one, despite having better pacing by the ending, because at theire core the motivating themes of romance and inter personal drama are not being explored in the mis en scene or the camera, the materials, only in the performance. And the medium doesnt exactly lend it self to those films as well as it does disillusionment. There is just something so piercing about a film that is able to do what the assination of jesse james did

More videos ! love

this is beautiful, thank you.

Loved this movie and this essay was great thank you man!!

Really great video 👍

excellent essay, concise and spot on

You made me cry

This is a great film so poetic and beautiful With no country for old men,wind river,hell or high water those are my favorite western

Masterpiece

How good are the 2main actors ,, especially Casey Affleck ,,superb portrayal ,,. The actual shooting of Jesse scene is absolutely masterful ,,once Bob realises Jesse has now seen newspaper story about Dick Liddell ,he now 100% certain that Jesse knows about his own (bob's) betrayal . The moments leading up to films climax ie the picture dusting &shooting wonderfully done ,,we only need look into Afkecks eyes to witness his horror , fear and realisation that he must shoot him Now !. In a:-way it reminded me of Pacino's famous Godfather scene where he about shoot Sollozo and McCluskey. All the about the Eyes ,,I guess this is what separates good actors from Great ones ,they can express emotions so well and without saying a word .

He went out the same way as Jesse too, ready to die.

I feel sorry for any movie fan who has not seen this. Three great movies in one year, all with similar overtones and audiences (Jesse James, No Country, and Will Be Blood) was unfortunate. I think all 3 are great, and THWB is probably the best, but this one is definitely next in my opinion.

Cool video great film

I wish I could give this video three or four thumbs up.

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What a great video

Tried showing this movie to my boyfriend and he couldnt keep his eyes open and just didnt get the movie at all. I was legit pissed off lol

Among all other unwritten poems i found you

I think every young man has felt like Bob Ford at some stage

Greatest film

Holy shit I love There Will Be Blood

I’m working on an analysis of this same film, but when I uploaded the video privately to check for copyright, it’s blocked entirely. And i can’t just remove a few seconds of content because KZfaq wants me to remove the entire video basically because of its use of footage from the film. How were you able to use footage from the film without being blocked by KZfaq?

“DICK TERPIN”

Can you do a video on the movie American History X.

This review of the movie is top-notch in terms of editing, chosen scenes, music, quotes, storytelling, and writing. The problem is that your voice is almost impossible to hear through the immense bass you've added to it. I listened to it in the car at a speed of 100 km/h, and most of your voice mids vanished behind the unnecessary bass of the booming voice. I mean, it is cool until it's not. Also, the crackling and smacking sounds are kind of annoying. Otherwise, it's very well done. Very thoughtful approach; I loved it. Just tune your mic and filters differently.

Just here to coment on every video.

I love this movie . You should do true grit

I watched this and saltburn around the same time. Apot of similarities in the two films

YOU FORGET THAT BOB WAS 16 WHEN HE MET JESSE JAMES BECAUSE CASEY LOOKS 30. Lol. Other than that, A MAGNUM OPUS OF A FILM

If anyone needs to understand why the Oscar’s are a joke just watch this film that they passed on

Cliche after cliche, with a heightened self awareness, or awareness of self.....heightened

Bob had a choice to leave

Is this scott adkins talking?

Great....but too long

I thought it was a very good movie

This was a great movie, if a bit "slow" of a watch

Casey Affleck doesn't get enough credit for the job he did on this movie! I think because he played a very unlikable character! But he did a tremendous job...

The contempt for Bob Ford was never about his cowardly motives. It was about his cowardly method. And for that there is no defense.

Rip Bob Ford....a different time...let he without sin cast the first stone....hardly a coward. I've seen worse done to nobody's and nobody gives a monkeys...I take it you all knew them both. History l, o, $

I provided the story for this film. The staged recreations of the murder of James were entirely fictional.

YOU DON"T have blue eyes