The Old Guys Part 1: About Schmidt

Men, when they reach a certain age, realize there is more behind them than in front. Some will then spend their lives either trying to make a difference or looking in the past to find something in their lives that was significant.

Alexander Payne directed two movies about this. Let's look at "About Schmidt" first.

[samsonvlogging]

Love the animated intro you have for your video. About Schmidt is such a wonderful and underappreciated film that I love to rewatch. Hope you are doing well and keep up the good work with these video essays. I know YouTube can be a pain to deal with as they like to remove videos or give copyright strikes/claims.

[TheMarc]

Great analysis. Saw this at 14 in theaters back in 2002. Highly unappreciated but so good.

[matthewfarmer]

I have this now on DVD i got it for a dollar brand new sealed at a used record store in the neighborhood.

[MrJonath]

Excellent analyse about this film full or humor.

[BakedRBeans]

Nice "Sideways" reference at 6:53 my favorite Payne film by far.

[danoslehoy]

No decís nada de la excelente música del film, que logra unos climas poderosos en la histaria. El creador de la música es el gran Erik Satie (1866-1925).-

[Atreus]

You should've expounded on the ending, because it's such a huge cathartic moment for him.