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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:59 Lonely lives...
01:33 Disgruntled teacher Paul Hunham
03:03 Sad, erratic rich kid with a secret Angus Tully
04:42 Kind, mourning mother Mary Lamb
06:12 The power of found family
10:47 A nostalgic look... shot digitally?
11:53 About that plagiarism claim (so far)
14:07 Why The Holdovers is so relatable (even though it's set in the past)
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Genre: Film & Animation
Date of upload: Mar 14, 2024 ^^
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
I'm delighted that Da'Vine Joy Randolph won the Oscar, she deserved every accolade for her turn as Mary. Dominic Sessa gave such a strong performance, that you'd be surprised to learn that it's his first major screen project. Finally, Paul Giamatti was also excellent as the gruff teacher Paul, and despite losing the Oscar to Cillian Murphy, gave one of the more memorable performances of his career so far.
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I love the fact that Paul doesn't get together with Mary. It shows a rare maturity. They have a healthy friendship and Paul has matured to handle his own self discovery outside of that school.
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I really enjoyed this film, it gave me "Breakfast Club Meets Dead Poets Society" vibes. It's a great story of how three lonely people with seemingly nothing in common band together to create an unconventional family of their own. It really makes you wonder what became of the characters afterwards.
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This was my favorite movie of 2023, I really love these slower more relationship based movies. When they have a good script and good characters, they tend to be some of my favorites. So glad DaāVine Joy Randolph got all that recognition for her amazing performance!
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This film was so charming. I'll admit, as a black woman, I didn't acknowledge Da'vine's Mary Oscar winning role as exceptional because I didn't feel like she was acting. And then it hit me, that's great acting. Idk if it makes sense but I felt like I knew her and it wasn't a performance, that is a great actor. I can't wait to see what she does next.
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Finally a movie abour the depression during Holidays, it's more common than most people think it is
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I love the character depth given to Mary, especially as a black woman she wasnāt the comedy, or savior despite being the only ālikeableā character. We got to see her grieve, but with care by the other characters. We got to see her complexity and different sides. She wasnāt a tragic character she was a person who experienced life. Sheās relatable to all. Her Oscar was well deserved. Loved her not being a trope too. It felt good seeing a complex black woman character.
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Actually, they are not looking for a connection, they are forced into it by circumstances beyond their control. Not the same thing. And one thing I find this analysis lacking is that school management is against Paul, because he gives the rich pupils the low grades they deserve and not the high grades they covet to access the best universities.
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There's something about forming a relationship with just as troubled strangers as you are, creating a family dynamic and deep bond with them, during Christmastime in an isolated place, that I find very appealing about this film.
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Great film, I especially like the idea of the past not dictating the future, everybody is writing their own story, which reflects on the book one of the characters plans to write, the New Year celebration, and the whiteness of snow.
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This was such a beautiful film, so well acted by the three (canāt believe it was Dominicās first role). Iāll take 100 of these types of films over the super hero/action movies. So much heart & soul.
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my personal favorite/imo the best film of 2023
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I loved Sideways and the four main characters and his denial of telling the truth, which he of course did. So many movies end in characters driving away or walking away. I loved the way it ended in a hopeful door knocking ā¤ļø
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This would have won best picture if it were up to me. Such a beautiful story.
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Very true to life.. having attended a boarding school & being a holdover myself
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Glad you covered one of the most underrated movies form the Oscars!!! Thanx!!!
P.d.: Could you make an ending explained video ofr All of us strangers? Another movie needing more recognition...
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Just saw this last night and LOVED This film so much!
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After reading the comparisons between the exerpts from the scripts from āFriscoā and āThe Holdoversā, I do think thereās somewhat of a case to be made for plagerism because a lot of the similarities are too close for comfort. That being said, I also think that the plagerism controversy kind of undermines what makes The Holdovers work so well. It isnāt that the story or character archetypes and the journeys they go through are the most groundbreaking, original thing ever and more about what Payne and Hemingson did with them. Thereās a realness, an earnestness to these characters that makes them feel genuine and authentic, and the world feels lived and real. I think the performances by Sessa, Randolph and Giamati go a hell of a long way in grounding these characters in reality. Those elements combine to take what couldāve easily been a cliche, emotionally manipulative story and elevate it to something truly special
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I enjoyed this movie, and I enjoyed this video about this movie! Well done!
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@samfilmkid
2 months ago
The character of Mary was SO well handled and treated with such care, humanity and love. She so easily could have been a stock or token sassy black character weāve seen in millions of comedies but the script, the direction and of course the acting made her feel like a genuine human being. No white saviorism or āmagical-negroeā stereotypes. Just three lonely people who make each other less lonely during the holidays.
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