OP, what did you think about this video? The topic is already interesting to me, but I just consume a lot of YouTube content, so I try to be intentional about the new channels/videos I watch,...
OP, what did you think about this video?
The topic is already interesting to me, but I just consume a lot of YouTube content, so I try to be intentional about the new channels/videos I watch, since videos like this do take more than a couple minutes to consume.
So I'm just curious about your personal feedback on the video, plus I think it would help foster discussion on this post.
To answer generally: If I post a video to Tildes, you can be certain that I have watched it and think very highly of it. My YouTube consumption is high and highly curated; In fact I used to post...
To answer generally: If I post a video to Tildes, you can be certain that I have watched it and think very highly of it. My YouTube consumption is high and highly curated; In fact I used to post so many high quality videos I just ended up making a megathread and … well that’s why we have tildes video threads now.
As to this particular one… I LOVE Skip Intro and this has been in my watchlist for ages. Now that I watched The Last of Us I’ve finally watched this video too.
I liked the series, and the video made me rethink of why I liked it and whether it could indeed have been better. I also felt the similarity with The Walking Dead, and Skip Intro really nailed it when he compares “the world ending” apocalyptic series with “the world continuing” ones.
This is giving me a new view on post-apoc series in general, and I’m really digging how he talks about Chernobyl in those terms. It hadn’t really occurred to me that Chernobyl was in fact an apocalyptic series.
I haven’t felt the juxtaposition with Covid that he did, though, but it’s interesting to hear his view on it nonetheless.
Then I'll be glad to see more posts of yours. I tend to watch more YouTube content than traditional TV/movies, and while I've found a lot of high quality content, I've noticed that the YouTube...
If I post a video to Tildes, you can be certain that I have watched it and think very highly of it.
Then I'll be glad to see more posts of yours. I tend to watch more YouTube content than traditional TV/movies, and while I've found a lot of high quality content, I've noticed that the YouTube algorithm is no longer very useful for discovering new things, especially with how vast the scope of content has become over there. So I mostly rely on recommendations from either youtube channels themselves or from conversations like this. I appreciate it, thanks.
Film criticism/analysis is one of my favorite types of videos, and I'm intrigued by the idea of comparing Chernobyl to TLOU. You're right, they seem so different, but both have an element of hopelessness. I will have to watch the video now...
The YouTube algorithm is still strong. I recommend going to your watch history and spending 15 mins removing every single item somewhat recent you would not want to see recommended because you...
The YouTube algorithm is still strong. I recommend going to your watch history and spending 15 mins removing every single item somewhat recent you would not want to see recommended because you didn’t like it. Then on your homepage hit “do not recommend” on a few things you don’t want to see. And then start watching things you want to see.
It will catch up very very quickly. You might like the channel Nerdwriter, by the way. If you like cinematography also check out Every Frame a Painting.
TLOU still feels a little hopeful, what with towns like Jackson and even the QZones being mostly stable and livable. You want hopeless wasteland where humanity has no future, just stragglers...
TLOU still feels a little hopeful, what with towns like Jackson and even the QZones being mostly stable and livable.
You want hopeless wasteland where humanity has no future, just stragglers scratching around in the (likely radioactive) dirt for a decade or so before dying out?
Oh yeah, The Road is absolutely devestating to watch. That and Melancholia are probably the most hopeless films I've seen. Maybe Antichrist too. The Last Of Us didn't feel hopeless to me at all,...
Oh yeah, The Road is absolutely devestating to watch. That and Melancholia are probably the most hopeless films I've seen. Maybe Antichrist too.
The Last Of Us didn't feel hopeless to me at all, more like someone pressed a "Reset Society" button. Most of the time humans existed, we've been in a similar situation of small-ish tribes fighting and trading. Sure, the zombies are an extra threat, but humans have more knowledge and resources to deal with them.
For any Nebula subscribers’ reference, the same video is “THE LAST OF US & Apocalyptic Horror” on Nebula. I thought the video was interesting. The central thesis is that post-apocalyptic shows...
I thought the video was interesting. The central thesis is that post-apocalyptic shows often use the apocalypse as commentary on our society, but The Last of Us doesn’t bring any fundamentally-new commentary with it. At best, it’s American-style escapism, with social structures basically nonexistent, every individual out for themselves, and superior firepower being the only way to ensure one’s safety. The Last of Us is frequently contrasted with Station Eleven, which has a more community-oriented and hopeful (and, IMHO, surreal) take on society, and Chernobyl, which the vlogger argues is a better depiction of an apocalypse.
It seems like the video was made before The Last of Us finished airing, but I don’t think any developments in later episodes really contradict the video’s points.
Edit: I watched the video, so I rewrote the comment with my thoughts.
OP, what did you think about this video?
The topic is already interesting to me, but I just consume a lot of YouTube content, so I try to be intentional about the new channels/videos I watch, since videos like this do take more than a couple minutes to consume.
So I'm just curious about your personal feedback on the video, plus I think it would help foster discussion on this post.
To answer generally: If I post a video to Tildes, you can be certain that I have watched it and think very highly of it. My YouTube consumption is high and highly curated; In fact I used to post so many high quality videos I just ended up making a megathread and … well that’s why we have tildes video threads now.
As to this particular one… I LOVE Skip Intro and this has been in my watchlist for ages. Now that I watched The Last of Us I’ve finally watched this video too.
I liked the series, and the video made me rethink of why I liked it and whether it could indeed have been better. I also felt the similarity with The Walking Dead, and Skip Intro really nailed it when he compares “the world ending” apocalyptic series with “the world continuing” ones.
This is giving me a new view on post-apoc series in general, and I’m really digging how he talks about Chernobyl in those terms. It hadn’t really occurred to me that Chernobyl was in fact an apocalyptic series.
I haven’t felt the juxtaposition with Covid that he did, though, but it’s interesting to hear his view on it nonetheless.
Then I'll be glad to see more posts of yours. I tend to watch more YouTube content than traditional TV/movies, and while I've found a lot of high quality content, I've noticed that the YouTube algorithm is no longer very useful for discovering new things, especially with how vast the scope of content has become over there. So I mostly rely on recommendations from either youtube channels themselves or from conversations like this. I appreciate it, thanks.
Film criticism/analysis is one of my favorite types of videos, and I'm intrigued by the idea of comparing Chernobyl to TLOU. You're right, they seem so different, but both have an element of hopelessness. I will have to watch the video now...
The YouTube algorithm is still strong. I recommend going to your watch history and spending 15 mins removing every single item somewhat recent you would not want to see recommended because you didn’t like it. Then on your homepage hit “do not recommend” on a few things you don’t want to see. And then start watching things you want to see.
It will catch up very very quickly. You might like the channel Nerdwriter, by the way. If you like cinematography also check out Every Frame a Painting.
TLOU still feels a little hopeful, what with towns like Jackson and even the QZones being mostly stable and livable.
You want hopeless wasteland where humanity has no future, just stragglers scratching around in the (likely radioactive) dirt for a decade or so before dying out?
The Road. That shit is depressing.
Oh yeah, The Road is absolutely devestating to watch. That and Melancholia are probably the most hopeless films I've seen. Maybe Antichrist too.
The Last Of Us didn't feel hopeless to me at all, more like someone pressed a "Reset Society" button. Most of the time humans existed, we've been in a similar situation of small-ish tribes fighting and trading. Sure, the zombies are an extra threat, but humans have more knowledge and resources to deal with them.
For any Nebula subscribers’ reference, the same video is “THE LAST OF US & Apocalyptic Horror” on Nebula.
I thought the video was interesting. The central thesis is that post-apocalyptic shows often use the apocalypse as commentary on our society, but The Last of Us doesn’t bring any fundamentally-new commentary with it. At best, it’s American-style escapism, with social structures basically nonexistent, every individual out for themselves, and superior firepower being the only way to ensure one’s safety. The Last of Us is frequently contrasted with Station Eleven, which has a more community-oriented and hopeful (and, IMHO, surreal) take on society, and Chernobyl, which the vlogger argues is a better depiction of an apocalypse.
It seems like the video was made before The Last of Us finished airing, but I don’t think any developments in later episodes really contradict the video’s points.
Edit: I watched the video, so I rewrote the comment with my thoughts.