YMMV / The Oldest View

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Was the Giant really just toying with Wyatt when he makes it seem like he couldn't go up the escalators only to reveal later that he could, or was he just as unaware that he could, and him going up the escalator later on was him just taking a chance? Additionally, was the intelligence behind the Giant upset by Wyatt's comment about the Giant being uncanny or was the being in question going to execute their agenda with Wyatt regardless.
• Aluminum Christmas Trees: Not only is the mall in the series based on a real mall, but the Rolling Giant is based on a real statue that was present in the mall.
• Funny Moments:
  • The Rolling Giant can have some moments that might make you chuckle, such as when the Rolling Giant starts breaking the supposed "rules". A moment that may get one chuckling is when the Giant just casually floats up an escalator in pursuit, Wyatt mutters "You fucking kidding me? You fu- you gotta be fucking kidding me." and then Wyatt tries asking "What do you want?!" to see if the Giant can be bargained with.
  • At the end of Dispersal it is revealed that The Rolling Giant seems to be pursuing Wyatt on the road and is even polite enough to follow the speed limits and stay on the correct side of the road. At the same time, one might wonder how the police might try to pull over The Giant.
• Memetic Mutation
  • Mr. Oldest View^ExplanationWhen the YouTuber Wendigoon live streamed his reaction to the series, he misheard one of Wyatt's lines as "I think he keeps going away". When he asked who "he" is, Kane (who was in the chat) responded with "Mr. Oldest View" and Wendigoon briefly believed this was the name. Many fans will claim that this is the Rolling Giant's real name.
  • Mr. Oldest Hugs^ExplanationAgain, in the the YouTuber Wendigoon's live stream reacting to the series, Kane and Alex Kister continue to tell Wendigoon that the Rolling Giant simply wants to give Wyatt a big hug, based on his open arms, even referring to him as "Mr. Oldest Hugs". This has become a reoccuring meme surrounding the series.
    • "He has such kind eyes."^Explanation In addition to the concept that the Rolling Giant simply wants to hug people, Kane and Alex insist that the Giant has "such kind eyes." This is contrasted with Wendigoon freaking out and explaining how his eyes are anything but kind looking, just for them to constantly insist.
  • The Rolling Critikal^ExplanationDue to both having long hair and short beards, the Giant often gets compared to Cr1TiKaL, and plenty of edits exist that add various Critikal quotes to scenes involving the Giant.
  • He's a giant, not a monster.^ExplanationOn the YouTube video comments, @nistarok123 commends The Giant: "8:59 Respect to the giant for sticking neatly to the right side of the road & respecting the speed limits." @guyinc0gnito responds: "He's a giant, not a monster." A lighthearted discussion ensues.
• Narm: When Wyatt jumps on the escalator to get away from the Rolling Giant, there's a brief shot where it stops and ominously stares at him... before awkwardly turning around and rolling away. While undoubtedly creepy, the timing makes the whole thing play out like a game of tag, as if the Giant is saying "I'll get you next time!" Although it becomes less narmy on repeat viewings, since the Giant is fully capable of going up the stairs and is merely rolling away to give Wyatt a false sense of security.
• Narm Charm: The titular "Rolling Giant" should be an impossible-to-take-seriously monster: it's a static statue with cheap cardboard hair, palm frond hands, a dopey expression on its face and it moves by riding around on a wheeley bin. And yet, the short does such a good job building dread and the presentation is so immaculately terrifying that you'll be afraid anyway.
• Realism-Induced Horror: Exploring an abandoned mall alone is reminiscent of urban exploration stories and "The Rolling Giant" captures that mood with the constant loneliness and the fear of wandering into someone unknown or someone secretly following you. Indeed the Rolling Giant proper can represent any person you might encounter at any abandoned site and the fear of harmful intent.
• Special Effect Failure:
  • Some of the trash bins in the mall have missing textures on their interiors, showing a flat shading effect that looks out of place with the otherwise realistic surroundings.
  • Though the visual fidelity of the 3D sequences in "Dispersal" is just as good as in previous entries, the staircase shows repeating textures (particularly a fairly large, distinct chip) that give away the effect.
• Visual Effects of Awesome: Kane pulled out all the stops for this series, obtaining additional assistance for designing the mall layout and geometry and the result looks like real footage of an abandoned mall. The level of detail is incredible as the mall has much more complex architecture than a typical Backrooms environment in Kane's previous series, and Wyatt even explores some of the precarious support ledges up near the ceiling. Combined with some top-notch first-person camerawork and audio mixing, the series genuinely feels like a live-action piece of Found Footage, making the surreal and terrifying scares even more haunting.

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