basically every video essay

hold on, let me just explain the concept of "cinema."

#videoessay

[HelloFutureMe]

you forgot "and this is why spongebob is a powerful critique of capitalism"

[wolfmanwilliam]

Speaking of cinema, I don’t know if you know this or not, but Viggo actually broke his toe on that one scene in the great series of films known as The Lord of the Rings

[ProfessorM_PhD]

"How a krabby patty represents depression and anxiety"

[Kraut_the_Parrot]

To fully grasp the history of Luxembourg, we must start this 4-hour video essay in stone age Spain.

[desdemonadupre]

Time stamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:14 Part 1
39:32 Part 2 The industrial revolution
01:26:33 Part 3 The vietnam war
02:10:03 Part 4 Nickelodeon
02:47:01 Part 3 Sponsor
04:03:17 Part 4 Spongebob squarepants was born and he's the best END

[GhostGum]

What an amazing and in-depth video essay. I loved the part where you explained the significance of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo in regards to Plankton stealing the formula.

[yungblink]

“And you know what else is square? Today’s video sponsor, Squarespace.”

[Andre_APM]

"Man, Spongebob sure does like to invade Squidward's privacy. But he wouldn't need to worry about that anymore if he just used Nord VPN. Nord VPN is the world's largest..."





Edit 1/16/24: I completely forgot I made this comment 2 YEARS ago and I get a notif about it today and I have 26k likes??? Holy crap thanks everyone

[LovleyLemonade]

Im always amazed at their ability to turn what should be a 10 minute video tops into a 2-4 hour journey.

[tsa]

don’t forget the completely unnecessary sound of a VHS being put into a VCR at the beginning of the video over a black screen

[Armistice_]

A distinctly _squidwardian_ approach to video essays, good job!

[Aero]

I’ve seen some great video essays;
I’ve seen some terrible video essays.
I’ve seen some long video essays;
I’ve seen some short video essays.
I’ve seen some hilarious video essays;
I’ve seen some video essays that nearly drove me to tears.

But this,

Well,

This did what none of those ever could.

What did it do, you ask?

Well,

Allow me to explain.




Part 1: The Early History of Written Essays (Socrates - Aristotle)

[gordokta]

i honestly wasn’t expected how dark it got at around 2:43:17 sometimes you forget behind every piece of art is an artist and we often overlook how tortured those souls can be

[grnpyro]

"The Rise and Fall Of..."
"In Defense Of..."
"The Problem With..."

[reaganorton]

You skipped the creation of the earth, but I’ll forgive you

[LumosVeil]

I love video essays, just listening to someone talk and explain the things they love is always pleasant. I like putting video essays in the background while drawing.

[oopsalldrip]

forgot the generic lo-fi hip hop beats

[icewallowkids]

Omg the accuracy, “before I tell you why spongebob is a good show, let me tell you what makes a good show”

[OLDSACKS]

- _Passable animated movie_ is a literal masterpiece.
- _Almost noteworthy direct-to-video sequel_ is SHOCKINGLY good.
- _Mid 90's TV show no one cared about_ (not even the animators themselves) is one of humankind's greatest achievements.
- _Quick rundown of _broken-on-release game_ (4 hours)
- Why _AAA game sequel_ is SOULLESS and _original AAA game_ ISN'T
- The cultural importance of _corporate media conglomerate cash-cow franchise_
- _Video game_ characters Tier list (ranked by theorized size of their kidney stones)
- _late 80's critically panned film_ is good and here's WHY (It'll cause an undeserved bandwagon for years to come)

[hbomberguy]

You just predicted my star wars series