The Messed Up Origins™ of The Iron Giant | Classics Explained - Jon Solo

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» 0:00 - Intro
» 1:05 - Sponsor
» 2:23 - Chapter 1: The Coming of the Giant
» 5:32 - Chapter 2: The Return of the Giant
» 11:17 - Chapter 3: What's to be done with the Giant?
» 13:51 - Chapter 4: The Space-Being and the Iron Giant
» 17:25 - Chapter 5: The Iron Giant's Challenge
» 22:17 - The Moral of the Story
» 26:20 - Wrap-Up

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[JonSolo]

Thanks for watching, gang! I am SO sorry about the inconsistent uploads lately. I've been working on some BIG projects behind the scenes (major update video coming soon) and have a cross-country move + Lauren and I's wedding coming up next month so the schedule is going to be a littleee weird until July. I am truly grateful for all your support and patience during this chaotic time and I hope the content I'm able to put out until then is worth the wait. (❍ᴥ❍ʋ)⁣

[kommiekoathanger]

A giant metal robot of unknown origins fighting a continent sized dragon from space is the most 50’s sci-fi story plot ever and I love it

[brianlevine]

Just the idea of seeing the Iron Giant battle a 'space-bat-angel-dragon' sounds awesome, but it still sounds so random knowing this happened in the original book. Maybe if they used that concept in either "Ready Player One" or the second "Space Jam, " then it could probably work.

Also, the book had a sequel?!

[deodusk]

The old iron giant looks absolutely horrifying, i cant imagine how badly the movie would have done if he kept the same design as the original.

[TreySS]

Who would've thought that a continent-sized space dragon would have so much shame and pride that it would scorch itself in the sun and submit to being a slave to a tiny metal man, just to avoid "looking weak/like a coward" in front of billions of inferior creatures that it was just going to eat anyway. Brilliant story writing

[Secarious]

Honestly really enjoyed that rant at the end about people being so annoyingly focused on villainizing anyone who doesn't think exactly the same as them.

[JaceDanielFilms]

gotta say, I prefer the movie, the story felt more coherent. The dragon plot made it feel more like a fantasy and dream-like. Nothing wrong with that, but the movie just works better as a story.

[Ayo_Acer]

One thing I noticed is that in the movie, when the giant thought that hogarth was dead, the giant literally turns into the most dangerous weapon in history, but in the book, it does not say any of that

[henriquesouza]

"what if a gun had a soul" is such a great way to put it. I love it.

[Project_DualLegend]

Iron giant is a movie that never gets old.

[peterschadenberg]

I read the book in school when I was a kid. I saw the movie right afterwards, it was interesting to me that the movie had a very, very different plot to the book. I only saw the movie as a kid hadn't rewatched it as an adult yet, I definitely should. For that matter I should also reread the book for nostalgia reasons. I now understand as an adult the book isn't that well formatted for a film and the movie needed to make the changes that it did.

[LackedPlays]

I am so impressed that they made a touching movie out of this fantastic acid trip of a book

[sgrwaffles]

It's not really messed up. It's kind of heart warming and just makes you feel good that he saved all of humanity.

[Zoebeetroot]

Personally, I always thought the movie (having read the book also) resonated a little more because it was a “the monster doesn’t always look like one to everyone (or themselves)” theme stuck more with me than a creature with outside influences, though both are a poignant parallel of the truth of our world/humankind. The dragon also seems to emphasize, as does the Iron Giant, the nature v nurture debate.

[everettbrooking]

Jon needs to make a Messed-up Origins of Sweeney Todd! He could talk about the real-life events that inspired the story.

[Rogue-]

the part with the giant red star approaching from Orion's Belt was pretty freaky its mind boggling how different the book is from the movie

[mortalphantom]

Certain aspects of the “Iron Giant” (book and movie) remind me of the story behind the heavy metal classic “Iron Man” (Black Sabbath). A mysterious man/creature/something who means no harm the human race is shunned, hated and feared for simply existing (or in the case of the song, trying to save humanity from the future he witnessed) only to get redemption in one or another. Wow that was longer that expected

[birdybathtime]

Honestly I want to see what the dragon would’ve looked like in the movies style

[DoubleDealingDisarray]

The dragon kind of reminds me of Alduin, the World-Eater from Skyrim. The Iron Giant from the movie resembles the alien ships from War of the Worlds. And I'd definitely be curious about the Iron Woman. Thanks for this! I can't wait for the next one! :D

[teslawolverine]

For some reason I really love the introduction of the dragon and the inclusion of a space dragon itself