Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction to Metaphors 00:55 - Metaphor Definition and History 03:19 - Direct/Standard Metaphor 03:47 - Simile 05:13 - Implied Metaphor 06:26 - Extended Metaphor 07:45 - Controlling Metaphor 08:48 - Mixed Metaphor 09:36 - Dead Metaphor 10:05 - Visual Metaphor 12:35 - Takeaways

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“We can express our feelings regarding the world around us either by poetic or by descriptive means. I prefer to express myself metaphorically. Let me stress: metaphorically, not symbolically. A symbol contains within itself a definite meaning, certain intellectual formula, while metaphor is an image. An image possessing the same distinguishing features as the world it represents. An image - as opposed to a symbol - is indefinite in meaning. One cannot speak of the infinite world by applying tools that are definite and finite. We can analyze the formula that constitutes a symbol, while metaphor is a being-within-itself, it's a monomial. It falls apart at any attempt of touching it.” -Andrey Tarkovsky, ‘Sculpting in Time’

I went into the movie turning red not knowing anything about what it was about. I ended up being so in love with that metaphor. I'm so glad that they had the gall to go there!

I think the best example of how film uses metaphor is the show 'buffy the vampire slayer' it sounds like a dumb teen show but it's so much more than that. Not only is the show meant to be slayer and understood as a metaphor for life in every way shape and form, macro to micro. The entire thing is layered heavily with metaphor and nuance in a way I've never seen before (at least not to this level) and I've seen my fair share of cinema, trust me.

5:55 My entire life I have thought the phrase was "Crumple under pressure". Honestly I think that crumple is a better word than crumble because I think more things literally crumple under pressure than crumble. Like a biscuit crumbles under pressure. It turns to crumbs. But anything that isn't very brittle (like a plate, which would crack) and that doesn't inevitably turn into crumbs will crumple under pressure. Importantly, a person who was put under ever increasing weight would eventually, literally crumple. So I think we should all join me and crumple under pressure.

The problem with metaphors is that different languages/cultures have different metaphors for the same meaning and thus either lip-sync verbal translation gets hard or, in case of a visual metaphor, people get confused because they don't know the connection. I could tell several examples but here is just one. There's a scene in the "Airplane" movie where a piece of sh*t hits a fan. The meaning is very obvious for native English speakers but I'm German and back at that time I wasn't familiar with English metaphors and I wondered why that shot was inserted. It made no sense to me. BTW in Germany we say (literally translated) "the poop is steaming".

This subtle Schindler's list theme in the background strikes directly to the heart.

Rocket Raccoon: "His species is completely literal. Metaphors will go over his head." Drax: "Nothing goes over my head. I am too fast; I would catch it."

Been waiting this topic on What Is, as always so depth, conscience and full of examples. Since you mentioned briefly about symbolism at the end, maybe that's the topic for the next What Is? Its types and how to incorporate them into a story? This lesson meant so much sir.

The most beautiful and meaningful metaphors I've ever heard of are in 'Hotel del Luna' (a tv series about being and time, in short). Definitely worth watching (in my opinion).

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My Favorite Movies with the Most inspiring Metaphors are : -King Kong (1933) : Kong is a Metaphor of Great Depression of the 30th decade. -Godzilla (1954) : Godzilla is a Metaphor of the result of Atomic and Hydrogen bomb explosion and what radioactivity can create. -Matrix Franchise Many inspiring Movies and Masterpieces.

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with Jack and the Shining, it is showing that the maze stuff was happening in his head as he was thinking up his new novel.

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11:22 North by North West's metaphor💀 Studiobinder silently slipping in adult jokes😂😂

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Metaphors create context! Great tool.

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6:02 The moment I didn't know I wanted to see but I'm glad for.

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Visual Metaphor also has subgroups: foreshadow (hawk snatching a fish from water), foreboding (raven), facsimile (a monkey in a business suit at a desk), symbol (a piece of paper blowing on the wind), mimicry (A match-cut of a man putting down a body matched to a bear putting down a fish to devour it) and mockery (a man shouting obscenities matched to a monkey making noises and throwing things).

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My favourite metaphor is when the camera zooms in a drain in Barton Fink, implying that things will go down the drain.

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The T-Rex could be incredibly stealthy when the plot requires it.

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Actually it was a tag team handicap match between The Rock & John Cena vs The Sidemen

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I'm learning a lot. I hope there is also this kind of tutorial for Music Production.

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Best way to get a load of these is to read a lot of literature.

Next time, could you do a video on John Wick Chapter 4 and analyze the amazing cinematography and other elements of the movie that made it a masterpiece?

im thinking that most of the great directors aren't actually aware what they are doing. They just do it the way they want to

Do you have/can you make a video on symbolism in film? Especially symbolic characters or encounters? (Examples: Blade Runner - The Unicorn, or Narnia - Aslan)

Still waiting Director's Chair 1. Asghar Farhadi 2. Hayao Miyazaki

10:04 two words come to midn every time this song plays: Madagascar meat 🍖

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been rapping for decades and this cleared some things up hahahahaha

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Is an extended metaphor, then, one tenor with multiple vehicles that share a theme?

Great video.

I know this channel is kinda film school 101 but it would be cool to see some less mainstream examples of things. I feel like most of the examples y'all use in broader videos are lotr, fincher, Spielberg, marvel, and things literally everyone has seen like Shawshank. Ik that's kinda the point but yea

Like a Rolling Stone

Wondering would this work well in movies like Godfather, American Gangster, Goodfellas etc? As soon as I asked, I realized it does.

could you explain ecocriticism and its approaches in film please?

What book is the subject, object;tenor, vehicle stuff from?

Is a bullet train an unwed woman? Obviously not, that would be asinine but the bullet train is being compared to a maiden and the first trip sort of like a honeymoon (simile) or, as stated: a maiden voyage🥂 Do zombies exist? Generally, we assume not, they're an idea og fiction but the way drugs can negatively affect ambition, hygiene and motor skills is why many compare drug users to zombies (the lack of emotion, cold dead eyes and unwavering commitment for their next fix) does that make sense??

In Trainspotting he swims through a toilet to get his fix. I’m guessing that’s a metaphor.

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A metaphor.... Is.... A butterfly.... :3

Its a thought with another thought's hat on

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Met-a-four...it means the eights, nines and tens were still in bed sleeping off the all night partying. Only the fours were out and about, so I met a four.

Watch RRR. You'll get to know how metaphor is represented with Fire and water

Sadness is a prison 😔 😢

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this video was an excuse to make a gif of tom cruise eating a cookie im sure of it

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What movie is that @ 4:15

What's the name of the film at 6:27

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she's a wizard, Harry. lol. XD

"Love is a battlefield" is not a Metaphor - thats a parable.

We’re all wondering what is Meta For… Only Zuckerberg can answer that.

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Metaphors are best left out of the writer's toolbox. Most often they just sound corny and distract from the overall flow of the pen.

Maybe you're getting too tied down by the notion that it sounds like metamorphosis, it does not really have to do anything with change or the prefix, meta meaning after... time stamp error

Write the names of the cinemas a bit more clear to see.

The spoon doesn't exist

Metaphor: when one makes a dick joke in a figurative manner

Can you Guys make 1 Video on Camara Movement and the reason behind such as building a emotional tension, realease tension and Dramatic tension. Also, Motivational and Unmotivated Camara Movement.

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