neorichieb1971 wrote:
Youtube videos that say something like "Last episode of xxxxx explained".
Am I the only one on this planet that thinks that if a show wants to end in such a way that it is so complicated to understand it deserves its own video, which is likely someones perspective rather than fact, is worth watching at all? Surely any show should make a good case to explaining shit on its own!!! I just don't get half of the shit thats on youtube. Since the monetization effect youtube is full of shit. The amount of USA citizens watching movies for the 1st time in front of you, or watching a comedy sketch from the UK is just ridiculous. It must be a good earner for some as many many folks are doing to the point of over saturation.
I think the videos you're talking about are just dumb clickbait as you're describing, and probably don't shed a light on much.
But the point you're talking about ambiguous endings is interesting. Personally I've been looking up explanations for movies and such many times, and I don't really think there's anything bad about that - I think it's a good use for the internet, and any videos on the subject that are actually relevant and well made definitely have their place. Though personally I'd always look up an article on the subject over a video, since I think this is one of many examples of the video format simply being too gated for most quality content.
Of course it's just gonna be one person's interpretation, but just like a good reviewer makes their own subjective opinions evident, I think a good "explanation" of any work of art also takes all potential ambiguity into account, and tries to focus on what are more likely to be reliable conclusions - such as the themes covered, emotions conveyed, and the director's intent.
I most recently did this just the other day after having finally gotten around to watching Denis Villeneuve's Enemy from 2013. The movie has a very ambiguous ending, and even though it's very very clear about the themes it wants to cover (it basically knocks you over the head with topics of relationships and control), I had a hard time identifying the actual narrative in relation to that. It's kinda crazy I had to go through multiple interpretations that were very blatantly
wrong (and one which just retold the events of the movie as if they were all literal) before I found
one which lined up with my own idea of the story. As a general rule I guess, try to avoid those clickbaity style websites, and pop culture "magazines".
Reading it, I didn't feel like it told me anything new, it was basically just saying things that I recognized from my own conclusions, but seeing it all written down like this massively helped me gather my thoughts and make much better sense of it all, and rethink some of the obvious clear symbols I'd completely forgotten to consider (such as Anthony removing his ring - duh!). It also did cover a few interesting details I'd missed completely, and most importantly it defines a clear intent for the ending which moves so fast in the actual movie that it's hard to even catch the main character's sudden decline right after you think everything has already been settled.
It's obviously a pretty evocative movie that's stayed with me a while after watching it. So go see it if you haven't.