I Want to Tell You About My Favorite Fight Scene

Media shown: Ip Man, The Raid, The Raid 2, Merantau, The Matrix, John Wick, John Wick 3, John Wick 4, Police Story, Police Story 2, Who Am I?, Sifu, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Metal Gear Solid 4, The Last of Us Part 2, Asteroid City, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, The Villainess, Hardcore Henry, Project A 2, Fist of Fury, Die Hard, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat One, Punch-Out, Street Fighter 2, Dead Space 2, Bayonetta, Devil May Cry 4, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Amnesia: The Bunker, Dark Souls 3, Absolver, Bioshock, The Hong Kong Massacre, Hotline Miami, God Hand, Tekken 8, Grand Theft Auto V, Returnal, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Music Used (Chronologically): The Wuguan, Martial Mastery (Sifu), Untitled (Dag Unenge, Hotline Miami 2), The Human Factor (Edward Karl Hanson), Canonical Aside (Dead Space 2), Crash the Dancefloor (Sifu), Aerial Fight 1 (The Path of Neo), Blood is on Fire (Sifu), Hydrogen (M.O.O.N., Hotline Miami), Daisuke (El Huervo, Hotline Miami 2), Sins of the Father (Metal Gear Solid V), Metal Gear Saga (Metal Gear Solid 4), Encounter (Metal Gear Solid), Tanker Incident (Metal Gear Solid 2), Snake Eater (Metal Gear Solid 3), Old Snake (Metal Gear Solid 4), Ride!! (Mad World)

Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic Sound

Description credit: The Ikons by James K. Baxter

[CuriousArchive]

Interesting that this essay is just about punching and kicking guys and not existentialism. I’m going to watch this video with the expectation it won’t turn into a profoundly moving piece on the poetry of martial arts and how we equate violence with narrative closure.

Edit: You’ve bamboozled us once again, Jacob.

[CatCheshireThe]

A random thing about the Matrix scene but I've always appreciated Hugo Weaving's acting in that moment. Like Keanu being largely bored by an opponent that nearly killed him earlier in the movie is a great moment, but I think what really sells it is the fact that Weaving really convincingly looks like he's putting in maximum effort even though in real life he was moving deliberately slowly to make the fight choreography work.

[rileyobrien]

"I'm not gonna get existential; this is about punching people"

*Gets existential anyways*

Good stuff

[RasteriseVFX]

One of the goals of my life is to work on the "kind of game you would see Jacob Geller talk about in a video". I think, maybe, this video means I've partially achieved that? I was an outsourced VFX Artist on Mortal Kombat 1, seeing it shown in a Jacob Geller video, even briefly, is so cool to me. Loved the video as always, thanks for everything you do!

[mrcoldmiser]

6:05 "for those of you who prefer my more existential videos, this one isn't for you."

I knew you were bluffing

[williammanning]

Another video essayist described Ip Man as a Superman story: the character is more than strong enough to overcome physical challenges, but is put through many non-physical challenges.

The awesome action movie Equilibrium has a similar philosophy. It builds a lot of momentum leading towards a fight between the hero and the main henchman -- you see them sparring earlier and they appear to be equals -- but in the real life-and-death fight the hero calmly *slices his face off* in 3 fluid motions.

[EpicBeard]

I love and hate how every time I watch a new Jacob Gellar video, I have at least one piece of media I gotta add to my "get to" list

[goon-]

My favorite thing about Jacob Geller's essays is that he can make them about anything he wants and somehow make it the most interesting thing in the world for the next 25 or so minutes. It's like the next level of artistic freedom.

[SilvermanZero]

That little bit about disabling the enemies limiters between 12:12 - 12:56 reminded me of something Timmm said in his Ace Combat Video.
_"Not to capture the reality of aerial combat, but to understand the fantasy of it."_

[PauLtus_B]

"Why don't they all just rush him at once?" tends to be an expression which means you haven't watched that many action movies.

[TheGlooga]

man mgs4 is such a fun game because i think i hate it and also it has like 3 of the all time best scenes in video games

[Zirkalaritz]

I am so happy you included the MGS4 fight. It is pure catharsis and resolution from the buildup of the whole series' antagonistic relation between the two. Killing the AI was the game's ending, the fight with Liquid Revolver is the fan's ending. It exists solely to put an end to the feud, to give closure not only to the characters, but to the players aswell.

[aproductions]

Your experience with Sifu reminds me of my own with Ultrakill. At some point, the fodder projectile throwers that terrified me early on completely ceased to be threats. Not only did they become entirely ignorable, I somehow knew exactly where they were and what they were doing without looking. Developing that spatial awareness is so satisfying

[fish_birb]

I am super excited as an Indonesian once you mention The Raid here. It truly is one of the most prominent cultural marks we have in the international world and deservedly so. As a native Indonesian speaker, I genuinely loved how you tried to pronounce names such as Jaka, Yayan Ruhian, and Cecep Ari Rahman with the best of your ability..

Kinda bummed that you left out the most iconic line from the clip at 19:01 - "Ini baru asik....ini baru ada *gregetnya.* " Roughly translated it would be "Now this is the thing...THIS has the *thrill* to it." We Indonesians memed the shit out of the word "greget" for years, lmfao.

Also the fact that you included John Wick 4's top-down scene pretty much is the cherry on top of this thing. You can't imagine how EXCITED I was seeing it in the cinemas with my very own eyes.

[JaydevRaol]

I love how Jacob has pushed beyond the Video Games on this channel in the last couple of years, and I am always all for it. More of this! 🙌

[Trenchgun]

Everything in this video is a perfect encapsulation of the enherent appeal of pro wrestling. The quote "Punches and kicks can exist as a dance, a song, a palette, a ritual, an exclamation point, a period." Gives words to an emotion and impulse ive felt for a long time without you even intending to (I think.)

Anyways, jacob geller is cool, pro wrestling is cool, and this video is very good.

[stofu]

Ip man in thumbnail = never clicked anything as fast in my life.

[James]

Jacob: "I want to tell you about [literally anything]"

Me: *grabbing a snack, a drink, and a comfy place to chill.* "Go on."

[rhenevers]

23:35 Sins of the Father slowly fading in as the Old Snake and Liquid Ocelot fight gets more and more intense was great editing, timing, and voice over work. Got me pretty hyped to watch the fight again

[MrNuclearz]

"this isn't about existentialism, its about punching things"

Anyone whos ever had an existential crisis before will know that everything from then on will be about existentialism, lol.