Sir Michael Sarnoski, thank you for bringing us this beautiful film! It was such a unique experience.
@jamesnash1698
2 жыл бұрын
Dude, you made my favorite film of last year! I cannot wait to see what you'll make next.
@liloa03
2 жыл бұрын
i’ve been wanting to watch pig since i saw the trailer but never felt it was the right time, tonight was. my mind is completely and utterly blown i cannot believe this is your directorial debut and although films like these never get the justice they deserve in awards season with all the mediocrity of the past years cinema (in my opinion) i am in disbelief that pig didn’t get more wider recognition even as a smaller film. i guess that’s hollywood and the politics of press tours and optics for you. i am eagerly awaiting what you decide to do next, and i’m hoping it stays true to what you want and not what will get hollywood to decide they want to pay closer attention.
@lotuscat3173
2 жыл бұрын
@@liloa03 hold up, this was his first movie?
@Laizerdisk
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Michael! Loved the movie, really do think it's a brilliant deconstruction of the revenge genre with a tremendous amount of empathy behind it. I was very surprised by how the story unfolded and how each character was treated as human, something you really don't see in revenge movies. Can't wait to see what you do next! (although as a born and raised Seattleite I do object to the slight against our city!)
@Nkanyiso_K
2 жыл бұрын
I've seen Pig twice and I find the subversive nature of the film so refreshing. I love that instead of using violence, his power to captivate us and sway his enemies comes from his vulnerability, a disconnection from the superficial world & an understanding of people.
@LuisSierra42
2 жыл бұрын
I was completely fooled by this movie, initially dismissed it as another John Wick rip off but when i watched it, it was one of the best movies of last year
@davidl6332
Жыл бұрын
why do you mean with "violence"? why you should use that?... this is so normal in every other countries
@profaneecstasis
Жыл бұрын
How this movie reveals the power of expectation was the key take-away for me. Until the last scene I expected him to snap and go berserk. Just because this is the behavior pattern we learned to see as heroic. The new doors this movie opens makes it a true masterpiece in my eyes.
@richardcheese4680
2 жыл бұрын
Cage brings more value to cinema than most people give him credit for.
@eyedilfilms
2 жыл бұрын
I second that
@sunriseparrabellum5505
2 жыл бұрын
a lot of people forget he’s an oscar winning actor and he deserves that award
@ComfortableTool86
2 жыл бұрын
big agree. his hilariously crazy performances get more attention than his great performances. Raising Arizona and Adaptation are two of my favourites.
@TxxT33
2 жыл бұрын
Probably because he doesn't do it consistently. He did some astonishingly bad movies
@willissudweeks1050
2 жыл бұрын
@@TxxT33 A lot of actors that people think are great have to though. Like Robert De Niro. I think that Nicholas Cage is hilarious and awesome at the same time.
@sk8mafia214
2 жыл бұрын
The scene where Darius tells Robin what happened to his pig and Nicolas breaks down and cry, that scene choked me up.
@jeanvolante7376
9 ай бұрын
I cried.
@jeremiahshine
2 жыл бұрын
The "Pig Keeper" is an ancient tale. The Welsh kept it in style, mostly. Lloyd Anderson wrote a Fantasy series "The Black Cauldron" where an Assistant Pig Keeper goes on his quest, battling the Dark Lord and his minions.
@milamber9226
2 жыл бұрын
I watched "Pig" after the first few minutes of this video because it sounded really interesting and I am so glad I did. It is a beautiful movie that I deeply resonated with. Ofcourse I came back to watch this video to the end and it's also great, as always. Thank you for this whole experience Thomas.
@ThomasFlight
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you did!
@aimilios439
2 жыл бұрын
I watched it right when I saw the title of this video. I didn't even know it existed... That's how I like watching movies, only knowing that they are interesting in some way, nothing more. And I'm glad I watched this movie and video.
@TheDrMike25
2 жыл бұрын
I did the exact same thing, paused this video as soon as Thomas talked about spoillers and came back after! God, what a movie! What an amazing movie!
@wiredweird
2 жыл бұрын
i had the same exact experience. one of my favorite movies ever now
@zeroanonymity9736
2 жыл бұрын
This exactly mirrors my experience with this film. Some friends and I put it on because we expected it to be like John Wick or Mandy, fully prepared for some mountain man Cage action. Yet as it progressed and we each realized that violence wasn't coming, it held me spellbound until that final shot of him glancing at the pig's bed...
@lilyvonshtuup
2 жыл бұрын
This was beautiful. PIG was by far the best film I have seen in a while & it was wonderfully expressed in this video essay. Thank you.
@PinochleIsALie
2 жыл бұрын
How is Taken not mentioned heavily? It's the primordial origin for the current spat of these movies. Normal-guy-oh-wait-super-assassin loses beloved plot device and goes on jarringly violent adventure to reclaim beloved plot device
@heisenbergbad5375
2 жыл бұрын
And Death Wish did it before, revenge narrative aren't new.
@johntom_fnq
2 жыл бұрын
@@heisenbergbad5375 dont forget A History of Violence
@FlesHBoX
2 жыл бұрын
I remember when I decided to watch Pig. I saw a john wick ripoff with Cage and thought "Man this is going to be BONKERS!"... by the end I was moved and amazed. I consider it to be Cage's best film.
@foxmulder6695
Жыл бұрын
Cage's melancholy about things reminds me of Lacan's phrase about the underground man. "Those who are not duped are lost." It lends credence to the massive artificiality of culture and like a dance, you have to accept it to do it well and in step with others, you have to accept it as true or you can't dance. It fits perfectly with Cage's outlook, he is outside the game unlike the young man who drives him around, he's not fooled so it doesn't affect him.
@makemoneymorawski2752
2 жыл бұрын
I cried during this movie, and I cried during this analysis. One of the best films ever made. Great video.
@_thomas1031
2 жыл бұрын
LOVE the quiet heartfelt moments🙌
@LewisEGilbert
Жыл бұрын
your point about spoilers sparked this idea: The first viewing of a movie is unique in that the concept of a spoiler matters. After that, unless the film made very little impression, there are no spoilers. I find, I think, that spoilers do not harm my first viewing of a movie; they change it, but I don't think they harm it...
@StVinny1
2 жыл бұрын
Went into this movie blind and it surprised the hell outta me no other movie like PIG
@wasimskhan
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite films of the year. Brilliant performance by Mr Cage.
@Lancaster22
2 жыл бұрын
This is by far the best video essay channel on KZitem right now. 2 years ago I would have said it was Nerdwriter but you have taken the cake. Go make a movie
@readysetmoses
2 жыл бұрын
There were moments of Pig I found moving but it largely didn’t work for me. And that sucks, cause I really thought it would. Cage was great in the film though for sure.
@AndrewWatsonChangingWay
2 жыл бұрын
Nic Cage is great in Pig. I can't imagine anyone playing this central part better. Actors deserve to be judged on their best work. Therefore, Nic Cage is great.
@lainwakura
2 жыл бұрын
i would honestly argue Taken did the whole "john wick" shtick first, and is what made it possible for John Wick to happen.
@monoverantus
2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was fine, not great. On one hand, I didn't expect a violent revenge flick at all because I saw it due to word of mouth that it wouldn't be anything like that. On the other hand, I'm ashamed to admit the Orpheus and Eurydice metaphor flew straight over my head. Now I think it deserves a re-watch.
@Yuanjac
8 ай бұрын
"Amir doesn't listen to Classical music, but recordings that try help him appreciate Classical music" Me: Watching video essays about films instead of watching films
@mkmk54248
2 жыл бұрын
This was beautiful. I forgot how poetic Pig really is. Thank you for this thoughtful examination!
@QuipsterIX
2 жыл бұрын
History of Violence is also a great revenge flick
@andrewblain5202
2 жыл бұрын
Didn’t care for Pig much upon release, but this video really makes me want to revisit it. Great analysis!
@L0ngThanh
2 жыл бұрын
Pig is by far one of Nicolas’s best works, at least it surely got a place in top 10 or even 5
@Michael-wn3rh
Жыл бұрын
As a Portlander, this movie hit me really hard, as with many critics' analysis of it. I haven't been able to watch it again.
@earnthis1
2 жыл бұрын
Wait a movie where the main character doesn't torture people for information? How is that possible?
@davisjones8058
2 жыл бұрын
haven't seen either of these movies yet (I know, I know) but I'm letting it play in the background because I think you're one of the best film youtubers on the website and I want to support your content. keep it up man
@hugotokok
2 жыл бұрын
Had this film ready for a while and finaly saw it. Very very good! Delicate and touching. Nick is my hero from the times of Leaving Las Vegas. Great performance Once again!
@JJadx
2 жыл бұрын
i fucking loved pig. showed to everyone. nobody loved it but i still love it.
@ankershiv
2 жыл бұрын
Came for a film analysis wasn't expecting an existential crisis damn
@VinegarAndSaltedFries
2 ай бұрын
I love and appreciate your videos so much. Keep crushing it. Also movies have been awesome lately haven’t they? Long legs is incredible.
@kingal8127
2 жыл бұрын
this movie has a special place in my heart. I like your in-depth view it made me appreciate these movies more.
@brentulstad3275
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks you. This is a great review and breakdown. I also really appreciate the more authentic tone and pacing you employ here. This is such an interesting and important film, with an intimately unique tension build towards the emotional release that actually does something truly original and subversive, not just continuing with an effective but all too predictable & void of real meaning outcome that many others repeat over and over. I hope to see more of these dark dramatic-horror adjacent films that apply the genre toward more grounded realism and character driven authentic settings. Showing how great and rewarding it can be to layer these thematic elements and tropes around real world occupations, settings & personalities instead of the typical government spy, ex-soldier/mercenary, gangster, larger than life hero etc.
@TheGoodfella2012
2 жыл бұрын
Pig was a surprisingly lovely watch.
@TheLnw29
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your videos, as a filmmaker and a fan, your videos really mean a lot. They just, have so much love and care. I feel like you "get me" with each upload.
@TheArborTree
2 жыл бұрын
thomas! you're a great critic. I love hearing what you think about all these great movies. Keep it up.
@TheLight965
2 жыл бұрын
After Turin Horse watch Sátántango! Its also by Tarr
@Kyle_Spivis
Жыл бұрын
During my first watch of pig I kept telling my brother that this is John wick with emotions instead of assassins. Pig is emotional John wick
@drstrangelove4925
2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you did a video for pig was hoping for it
@browngirltherapy
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful piece. I’m so moved by it. Thank you.
@dirkpieters
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Thomas , this is an awesome look at the similarities and differences.
@robertrollins9068
2 жыл бұрын
In my top 10, up there with Marriage Story. Fantastic movie, and it only made it better that I came in with extremely low expectations.
@IngeTanis
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, it's like having custerd, in an oyster restaurant, without oysters, to have oysters, you need to come back the next day
@hjander
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful analysis, luckily I'm on the right track - for me. Thanks for the confirmation.
@GregHuffman1987
11 ай бұрын
best film of 2021
@lepit31
2 жыл бұрын
First time ever I really pause a youtube video and watch the film 😀 I trully agree with you , Pig need to be seen with the expectation of a revenge movie
@anotsustark6667
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@TheEntity0
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@Christian-ir2mb
2 жыл бұрын
Top movie of 2021 on my list. So good.
@MannyBernabe
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent break down. Thank you. 🙏
@Gregg0Palmer
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent Discussion!
@fabycho6791
2 жыл бұрын
This was my favorite 2021 movie
@motherplayer
2 жыл бұрын
It's really weird how people keep constantly comparing this film to "John Wick". I think Dan Marell was one of the few who got it right in saying how this film is more in common with something like "You Were Never Really Here" than it does John. It's a slow burn thriller than eschews violent spectacle and leaves you were a pit in your stomach by the time it's over. Course, you could argue that it tries to make one look at it all as not a waste, as afterall "It's a beautiful day."
@willfrye1987
2 жыл бұрын
This was such an incredible analysis
@dantemakoya
2 жыл бұрын
beautiful!
@marlinfelix1255
2 жыл бұрын
Every now and then Cage pulls a good one out of his hat.
@aliasgharzoeb8133
2 жыл бұрын
I actually had no idea he was nick cage
@acruelreadersthesis5868
2 жыл бұрын
Hope you like The Turin Horse!
@thiagoandrade6933
2 жыл бұрын
Have you watched Titane? It will be awesome to hear you talk about it.
@JesusGarciaTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I learned a lot. As always.
@greenheadblackvoodochild2487
2 жыл бұрын
first youtuber face reveal that i go "wow he is beautiful , good for him"
@KlausKlauskinski
2 жыл бұрын
thx
@stevensmith3523
2 жыл бұрын
Korean films have been doing revenge style films for forever. There are some really great ones out there, and also some pretty bad ones
@marksaguindel1903
2 ай бұрын
cage has more acting chops
@oscarvalenzuela2856
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the themes of Stoicism... Except something managed to draw you into the mortal pain that stretches beyond reason and breaks someone who has never had to cope with the loss of something they love and see how they achieve that inner peace they had before their great loss.
@El-Burrito
2 жыл бұрын
I've heard good things about Pig and it being a suprisingly touching performance from Nick Cage. I really need to see it but I'm still going to watch this video lol
@thesolstephens
2 жыл бұрын
calm down dubbing still subbed
@ipdeboer
4 ай бұрын
🥲 thank you
@SteveJubs
2 жыл бұрын
Always gotta watch in HD because Thomas is so pretty
@testosteronevsthewoke7124
2 жыл бұрын
I love pigs lol! I gotta watch this nick cage movie. I have a "not to be fucked with" career background and I am also retired. There would be hell to pay if somebody stole my pet pig lol.
@quasarulas3968
7 ай бұрын
That rpg player who spends their points on speech instead of guns (why can’t you just talk to the bad guys?)
@jackbenimblejack1
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this?
@bellsyblue8076
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@ItsJesMe
2 жыл бұрын
I turned this on to force myself to put down Hades (finally bought myself for Christmas) and stop listening to the songs over and over, only to be met with these myths here... (I was amused.)
@samwallaceart288
2 жыл бұрын
One day I'll forget all about this video and won't even know who you are. But for now, this is a solid video.
@rockwellwhite8376
2 жыл бұрын
nick cage comeback season
@jannisgrubert
2 жыл бұрын
It appears that this video is blocked in europe.. had to watch it through VPN. appreciate the video tho!!
@ThomasFlight
2 жыл бұрын
Yes there's been a copyright claim from European countries, but I've disputed it and hopefully it will be unblocked soon!
@Luke-dn4lv
2 жыл бұрын
Emotional Violence
@willissudweeks1050
2 жыл бұрын
Pig was the best
@cusswordsayer3558
2 жыл бұрын
You should cover sympathy for mr vengeance
@mathewblanc9936
2 жыл бұрын
I loved the bait and switch of marketing Pig like John Wick. In the end it's more like Chef, but much more emotionally powerful!
@OldBluesChapterandVerse
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite riff on the Orpheus myth is Salman Rushdie’s novel The Ground Beneath Her Feet. It’s an astounding book.
@ThomasFlight
2 жыл бұрын
Putting it on the list!
@peterburton8991
2 жыл бұрын
Mine is Portrait of a Lady on Fire
@jasonseacord
2 жыл бұрын
Pig is the non-violence answer to John Wick
@thedenseone6443
2 жыл бұрын
Pig is literally if you put all your points into Speech and Charisma
@quasarulas3968
7 ай бұрын
Literally thinking the same thing lol that player who just speech checks his way through the entire game
@ishaansharma8215
2 жыл бұрын
nic cage is such a fascinating actor
@stephwashere
2 жыл бұрын
excellent video - pig was my favorite movie of 2021, i was completely blown away by the story and performances. but my showing was filled with teenage boys expecting another Taken movie
@KevinGilgan
2 жыл бұрын
idk if you remember hanging out with me on the Portland waterfront all those years ago, but when the algorithm told me to watch your video essay on the green knight and your face popped up, I was absolutely thrilled. not only to know who you are, but because I genuinely appreciate your takes. this video, like all the other's I've watched, is wonderful. Thank you for them, and congrats on the continual success! sincerely, that dude who jumped in a water fountain while wearing an American flag tank top you took a picture of that one time.
@ThomasFlight
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Kevin! I absolutely remember. Feels like ages ago, haha. Hope you're doing well. Glad the algorithm brought us back together. :D
@cyberpokey
2 жыл бұрын
This was a phenomenal movie and yet another proof of Nic Cage as one of the greatest actors working today.
@richardcheese4680
2 жыл бұрын
He‘s very hit or miss but when he hits he hits hard.
@cyberpokey
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardcheese4680 True but even with those misses u gotta admire his approach/commitment 😅... compare for example with Bruce Willis. Can't remember seeing him give a sh*t in any of his recent movies 🤦♂️
@richardcheese4680
2 жыл бұрын
cyberpokey his style is definitely quite unique and I appreciate him for it. When he goes ape I go happy.
@JaydevRaol
2 жыл бұрын
@@cyberpokey Agree
@gasterblaster9817
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardcheese4680 The thing with Cage is that for a good while, he had no ability to choose what films he acted in - he was legally obligated to take any part sent his way due to some incredibly poor financial discissions. This led to his reputation becoming what it is. Now that his debts are cleared, Nic seems to be fairly consistently taking roles in more "niche" films like A Color Out of Space or Pig, where he really shines
@WromWrom
2 жыл бұрын
NO SPOILER WARNING FOR ORPHEUS AND EURIDICE?!? ;-)
@steelmonkeyy
2 жыл бұрын
among the many trash Cage stars in he also finds himself in movies like this time to time and honestly i can see him fully embrace it and once again regaining the respect of an oscar winning actor
@mburl
Жыл бұрын
That line really stuck with me "we don't get a lot of things to really care about" and the implication that we should take care when choosing what to care about.
@nirartov4863
2 жыл бұрын
Great video but I've got one slight disagreement with this, I disagree with John wick message being going back to the underworld was good or John learning that violence solves his problems, becuse the underworld was not a good place for John and it remains a bad place for him in the sequels, he isn't happy in the underworld he just tries to survive and live. John wick's main message is that actions have consequences, everything someone does will eventually come to stab them when they aren't expecting it and that john was foolish becuse he thought he could escape all the horrible things he has done, even in the sequels he continues on looking for his way out once again but there is no way out just a way to survive a little longer
@boianko
2 жыл бұрын
Yet at the end of it he does go back to this life. He's going around killing people in all the sequels. And it's not really presented as a downwards spiral.
@maxtenu
2 жыл бұрын
@@boianko He's drawn back into his old life, but so far it's absolutely been framed as a downwards spiral. The second movie plays with the idea of him going back to "business as usual" contract killing, and then denies it entirely - leading to him being betrayed and cast out from the assassin network entirely. The third shows how his attempts to regain entry into their society results in him both further cutting himself off from the peaceful life he tried to live, and being even further betrayed and hurt by the few people he trusted.
@motherplayer
2 жыл бұрын
@@maxtenu I particularly like how "John Wick: Chapter 2" gives an entirely inverse perspective on things now. We rooted for John the first time because he was a man on a mission getting back against some punk who did all this for a damn car. The next time, Winston's words come back to haunt John and the events of what came next were entirely on his own doing because he choose to do what he did, and we now see a man not out on a mission, but a reluctant party that takes absolutely no joy in having to do what he is doing.
@kermanbizzlebop8895
2 жыл бұрын
@@boianko ok bro you deadass either are trolling or haven't actually watched the films literally the 2nd fucking film is all about how the stupid shit he did in the first is coming back to haunt him, he's literally FORCED to start killing again, than is betrayed, then at the end he does something EVEN STUPIDER that makes him LITERALLY the most wanted man in the world in the third film where he's getting chased around and makes sacrafice after sacrafice only to be fucking shot off a roof by the men he thought he could trust the most. NOW he's about to do something extra stupid instead of laying low and letting people think he's dead he's gonna help the pauper King out of petty revenge, the same thing that got him INTO THIS MESS. the entire damn series is literally "shit gets even worse: the franchise" he doesn't "go back to it" we actively see the consequences of every stupid thing he does. you gotta be trolling bro
@connor56347
2 жыл бұрын
This might be the first time I stop a video to go and watch the film being talked about so it isn't spoiled. I'll be back later!
@maddiehad
2 жыл бұрын
the reason these stories work is because shit like this happens everyday ...and not everyone can do something about it.
@tommysteinbrecher
2 жыл бұрын
Watched pig and then John wick back to back on a plane a month or so ago, did not realize it was actually the perfect 2 movies to watch together
@sejembalm
2 жыл бұрын
I was watching Pig soon after release and expecting the film to turn into a sudden guns blazing carnage-fest at any moment, but was pleasantly surprised. The expectation made for terrific suspense. Highly Recommended!
@LuisSierra42
2 жыл бұрын
I was expecting an epic battle between Nick and the bad guy at the end but when he started cooking for him instead i could not stop laughing my ass off, because of the pleasant surprise
@sejembalm
2 жыл бұрын
@@LuisSierra42 Exactly!
@Perfection-ME-01
Жыл бұрын
In movies the loss of an animal cuts deeper into me because of their innocence and their unconditional love they gift us. Loss of those who are human is to hard for me to confront and i have only truly grieved once that nearly drove me to madness and because of that experience i don’t think i will ever truly grieve again apart for one,the one person who has had my heart for over thirty years,my wife and it’s with no selfishness i hope and pray she out lives me because she should be rewarded a lot more life than i deserve
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