Still my favorite movie of all time. Its truly a culmination of a metric ton of small details that make every single watch a unique experience. Most movies could only dream of being as deep. And for such a simple on the surface story too.

🤔Buddy = Baby if he never had met Doc? *The Ego* 👨‍🏫The ego plays an important role in literature, especially in psychoanalytic literary theory. The concept of the ego comes from the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud, where the ego is seen as the organized, realistic part of the psyche that mediates between the instinctive desires of *the id* and the critical *superego.* In literature, the ego can be seen as a representation of a character's conscious self. It is the part of the character that acts and reacts to the world around them. The ego can also be used to explore a character's internal conflicts, such as their struggles with their instinctive desires *(the id)* and their moral and ethical beliefs *(the superego).* 👉Baby = Edgar Wright's *superego* & Buddy = Edgar Wright's *id*

that was nice, i held off on watching this movie for years cause the spacey stuff but was out of options and it was on netflix so i said fk it. very enjoyable watch. had to go rewatch that scene of buddy listening with baby in the diner a few times after you mentioned it. powerful stuff. very solid examination of the material here. would not be shocked if it was all spot on as wright intended.

Buddy is my favorite character in the movie, not only that, but Buddy is one of my favorite character archs ever. He has everything, the looks, the hair, the style, the girl, but he is cool enough to be the only one who defends Baby with the bullies, yet he completely turned on Baby by the end of the movie and turning into the final boss, something I never saw coming

I love this movie ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I don't know why but buddy feels like gta v michael

Driving the parallels between them even further, and this is something i have never seen brought up even once, both of them have car or driving puns in their names. Baby's name is Miles, and Buddy's last name is Van Horn.

I can't stand with the nobody actor main character especially when you got Jammie Foxx and John as "villains"

This is your first video essay? You killed it! Instantly subscribed.

Dude, Well done. You will do well in this my friend. Awesome first effort. I really mean that.

Honestly I think all of the "long shots" are great observations, especially the mirrored shoulder shot

Video essay felt like you made plenty before this one. Nice. Really liked your take. 👍

I still don't get how Debora doesn't go to Jail herself. She was an accomplice

Someone give this man a therapist because, well crap, we all know he needs one

I really thought it was gonna be Batz

The weird transitions are cool in concept but this film doesn't really flesh out the idea of this character's fractured headspace causing these lapses. It comes off as wanting to disorient the viewer for the sake of it rather than serving a purpose to the narrative (Even though the match cuts were admittedly pretty cool :D) I think added subtitles would help a lot with some of the inconsistent audio quality but also have the side effect of accentuating the shakier line deliveries. The soundtrack is actually well-picked and I think the sound design as a whole is well handled and some of the shots, particularly the fast teleporting travel at the end looks nice. Wasn't a huge fan but appreciated the effort!

This movie, this character isn’t talked about enough, especially in comparison to his other movies. Baby vs Buddy is a very realistic way this movie to progress given Buddy’s history

Where did you get those extended scenes in baby driver's finale?

Holy shit, I only just noticed that the shot of the road with the cops at 7:41 is what the lines on the building in the title screen are referencing! I knew it was a representation of a road, but I hadn't clicked that it was a specific road from the film! Also this video is a great analysis of the dynamic between Baby and Buddy; I love the idea that Buddy is a reflection of what Baby would have become if he stayed in his world of crime & cars.

Baby Driver 2 but with AirPods

This movie was an instant classic, I just wish I was better at convincing people to watch it I'm pretty sure I make it sound like a musical crime drama, which it is, but still lmao

Their names are similarly childish, take that as you will Also the Buddies last name is Vanhorn for that raging bull thing

Great video!

Really well done. I love, love this movie. I've seen some of the other types of vids you mentioned, but hadn't seen this perspective. Now I'll have to go watch it for my **** time. :) You seriously need to make some more videos like this. Way better than a ton of crap on KZfaq. Cheers mate!

Great video man

This movie turns your mind to slurry.

I really like that part where he is granted some leniency for turning himself in while also being rewarded for his compassionate empathetic heart

Good job man, solid video lol

I kind of noticed throughout the film (forgive me if it wasn’t consistent but it seemed like that to me during the three times I’ve watch this movie) but every time someone messes with the music in some way, something bad happens or is happening, idk just something interesting

That’s your first essay? Bro that was dope you sound like you been doing this lol

You see when I see other videos like this I always think it's some weird conspiracy but because I know Edgar writes as a director he probably did intend all of this.

I absolutely love how the villains are in this film: Bats seemed like the most skillful and most terrifying and unhinged of them all and yet is the one who Baby killed with ease. Doc seemed like the cold calculating kingpin and the main antagonist of the film having everyone on the leash and turns out is the one who actually cared for Baby and turned into the reluctant hero at the end. And as you so eloquently said Buddy seemed to be the nicest and most understanding of them all and turns out to be the one who Baby has to fight at the end.

Nah man, those "long shots" aren't long shots, they're poetic and intended, you're right on the money my dude

Buddy: “If you’re gonna MAIL IT IN at the post office tomorrow…” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Great video, having that on my youtube frontpage gave me the last knock to finally watch this incredible movie. Btw i only just realised this but at 7:56 theres a rainbow in the background which "prooves" the quote the lady at the bank counter states along the lines of it has to rain for a raibow to form. the rainbow obviously being babys current situation and the rain his last interactions w buddy, his imprisionment and of course missing/being without debora.

omg will you make a sequel? you're basically nerdwriter 2.0

I hope your filmmaking is going well. KZfaq recommended this after I watched the Hocus Pocus chase scene. I don't remember anyone drawing attention to Buddy previously. All the discussion I remember hearing about Baby Driver was about all the little details. If you ever feel like making more videos I'll be interested to watch them. My suggestion is to stick with things you're interested in or where you think you have something interesting to say.

5:04 Also, human. Most often the mirroring is done with superhumans, aliens, unnatural abilities and stuff. Baby and buddy are just ordinary humans.

buddy's jacket is incredible

I'm really impressed by this video, since its your first video essay. Very cool 👍.

I don't mean this in a mean way, but there's too much spit noise, good video though

i dont get why he shot him

Buddy being the villain really did fit well- the silly nickname, friendly personality, and pretty girlfriend partner made it obvious to me that he’s the future of Baby if he stayed on the dark path of crime.

Thank you for the continuous love on this video everyone. I wish I had more time for videos like this, and I do have some drafted! What sort of movies/directors would you want covered next? ❤️

Very very well said

Buddy deserves an origin backstory series

Also the fact that he tryes to run over baby instead of simply shooting him

I would preferred Baby to have remained a criminal. It was a fun concept in the beginning before I realized he actually wanted out. 'Cause he's such a stark contrast to the typical kind of criminal, it would have been fun to watch him be a sort of anti-criminal criminal.

Brilliant

Kinda like Peter Pan and Captain Hook