Love your interpretations~

More please.

Plz do more of these, and now that shadow dlc is out the lore has just gotten extremely interesting, including the stone coffins and finger lands

Well done, I think you've solved Gold Mask with this one. The philosophy that we must accept the world as it is and stop struggling against what can't be changed fits greatly into Miyazaki's other games as well, where most of the trouble begins with certain characters trying to resist the natural course of the world. Also, really like the connection you made between Elden Ring and the eastern parable of "looking at the finger, not what it's pointing to". There must be something there! 🤔

This was actually really awesome. Goldmasks ending is somewhat enigmatic and your thoughts give me a lot to think about.

Great video essay. Loved the style,i think goldmask is what radagon wanted the elden ring to be,he didn't become a god like marika because he couldn't remove himself from the equation of the order of things.

I think that the flaw in Goldmask's reasoning is that man, or any sentient being, cannot live without meaning, without a narrative. Our mind was not made to observe the world as a bunch of valueless calculations, and even if we could, what kind of creature would we be? Soulless machines made only to procreate and survive in service to our selfish genes. Casting away narratives, morality and value would be like killing what makes us human, and for what? Aren't we doing all this to follow some kind of value, some kind of morality? The logic of Goldmask is a foolish attempt at deicide, not understanding that it is actually a suicide born of arrogance and a petty attempt at playing God.

Excellent work, love the reference to the baboons, could also be buffoons 🙏🏻

The cup next to Goldmask's body in the opening scene always reminded me of the death of Socrates. Nice video!

Well done. Easily my favorite analysis of Gold Mask. Nice work.

Entertaining video, thank you for sharing!

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man this is a really good video i hope your channel grows more!

Great video, looking forward to your channel growing.

The fallen leaves tell a story. The great Elden Ring was shattered. In our home, across the fog, the Lands Between. Now, Queen Marika the Eternal is nowhere to be found, and in the Night of the Black Knives, Godwyn the Golden was the first to perish. Soon, Marika's offspring, demigods all, claimed the shards of the Elden Ring. The mad taint of their newfound strength triggered the Shattering. A war from which no lord arose. A war leading to abandonment by the Greater Will. Arise now, ye Tarnished. Ye dead, who yet live. The call of long-lost grace speaks to us all. Hoarah Loux, chieftan of the badlands. The ever-brilliant Goldmask. Fia, the Deathbed Companion. The loathsome Dung Eater. And Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-knowing. And one other. Whom grace would again bless. A Tarnished of no renown. Cross the fog, to the Lands Between. To stand before the Elden Ring. And become the Elden Lord.

Wow. Just wow.

Epic !!!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH" - Godrick the grafted

thanks, great review

Great sounding keyboard. What keycaps are you using?

AMAZING work, sharing this!

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Interesting video clip and analysis. Nicely done

Absolutely brilliant essay. I loved this clip. Bravo.

Really loved the spin

Very good production looked very professional

cool!!

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It's great to have discipline, especially in the adolescent years.. however, don't think for one second that this would do anything against a bully at school!! You'll get hurt more emotionally than physically.

Boards don't hit back

Love the music and editing. Great job.

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Amazing on so many levels

Love it. Do more movie reviews - you have very interesting things to say.

Should you buy it? Depends on your preference! If you plan on buying to use every day for business and work/entertainment, then yes. If you are only going to use it once every blue moon, then he'll no, don't waste your money.

This is one of the best and deepest movie reviews I have seen in many years. Your philosophical interpretation of the movie and relating it to what is happening in today's technological development is a fascinating perspective.

The fact that you’re 14 is insane to me. Congrats this is amazing!!

I’m not sure any of the analysis in this video is all that correct… you speak of the duality of ones self, and use two examples, but there are many exceptions to the rule - for example what was radahns dual nature? Or rykards? Or dragon lord placidusax? Or ranalla? Also you say some of the themes are death, decay and the passage of time… but offer nothing to substantiate them… this is also very vague since i could make an argument that halo has those same themes You can do better my friend :)

That intro was nuts btw

These are the more esoteric approaches to ER out there. But I think they can be done with a satisfying degree of success. Centered Tarnished is someone who tries to articulate that the whole narrative, the Lands Between themselves, revolves around Marika's shattered psyche (which she did to herself), and that our journey as tarnished is fundamentally one of attempted healing. It's a pretty fascinating way of seeing the game.

I appreciate especially the short duration of the video. While other channels follow an encyclopedic approach (some legitmately, others woth the delusional vain attempt to craft the ultimate one-and-all of lore videos while they actually have nothing to add) you chose to underline previsely one theme (duality of the self) and wrap it up concisely. I found it very enjoyable. It's also acute to remark that in the obsession to trace the history and lore of this fictional setting by tje most minute detail we risk to lose sight of the themes.

It has the exact smae theme as every other Fromsoftware game: Religious people are either stupid or evil, and trying to live forever just causes more problems

Pretty much perfectly summed up my opinion on the lore, and also how its sometimes difficult to discuss nowadays considering so many people's approach. Don't get me wrong, I love the grandiose fantasy epic side of Elden Ring, I think it does what a fictional story should do, which is take real world themes or philosophies and turn them into fictional narratives. Not only does it have the compelling and interesting narrative of a good fantasy story, but it also uses the medium perfectly to convey deeper themes. That's all to say, Elden Ring unlocked a lot in me, I'm glad I played it when I was as young as I was because if I hadn't I don't know how long it would've taken me to find what I'm passionate about. Perhaps you feel similarly, I'd be curious to know.

Love the analysis and artistry. Are you really 14?? I don’t play video games, but I’ll stop myself from thinking ‘just a video game.’ If you can reference Kubrick when discussing a game, there has to be something more worthy in the story! Plus the artwork is a fever dream. Thanks for the perspective and insights.

Great review. I agree with what you said. Perhaps I am one of these people that love “the shiny new thing”, but I love the ability to record memories and working with the huge screens.

Your story-telling on the game's lore is superb! Hoping to see more from you, keep it up!

I came here from AgtJake stream to give you support on your first video!! You've done amazing! Keep it up friend and we hope to see you soon! <3

Wow. As someone who has never played a video game in my life I am extremely impressed, this gave me a fresh perspective and allowed me to understand some of the philosophy behind what makes games such as Elden Ring so magical. Thank you!!

This is the best psychological breakdown of a game I have seen. Thank you very much for sharing, I greatly enjoyed watching and learning.🙌