I recently started watching Film Brain's videos over the last few months, mostly because of seeing him in To Boldly Flee after a friend and I watched it. I've actually grown to quite enjoy his videos in that time. I honestly feel like one of these reasons is that I feel like one of his values resonates with me, his outspoken criticism and disgust of homophobia and blatant misogyny in films (something I also like about Linkara). No matter the film, he won't let it go by without comment and that's something I find quite commendable.
His analytic approach is also something I enjoy, especially when he enjoys himself by pointing out when cast members, boom mics and even lighting equipment are visible on camera. He clearly knows his stuff and does the research about these films, and seeing him discuss something a film has gotten horribly wrong (see: his comments on how Hangover II and 10000 BC fail geography) can be quite enjoyable. This isn't to say that he isn't lacking in humour, and even when he's showing his work, he never feels that dull.
About the elephant in the room: I have never personally found his voice irritating. I can't even see why people find it annoying. If you don't like his voice, please don't take this personally, I just personally never found myself getting annoyed by his voice.
He might not be the best reviewer on TGWTG, but honestly, he's one of my personal favourites. I enjoy both BMB and Projector, albeit for different reasons, as in Projector he tends to employ his analytical side more and examine the films from more of a critical bent as opposed to providing entertaining critique as he does in BMB.
One of my TGWTG Favourites
I recently started watching Film Brain's videos over the last few months, mostly because of seeing him in To Boldly Flee after a friend and I watched it. I've actually grown to quite enjoy his videos in that time. I honestly feel like one of these reasons is that I feel like one of his values resonates with me, his outspoken criticism and disgust of homophobia and blatant misogyny in films (something I also like about Linkara). No matter the film, he won't let it go by without comment and that's something I find quite commendable.
His analytic approach is also something I enjoy, especially when he enjoys himself by pointing out when cast members, boom mics and even lighting equipment are visible on camera. He clearly knows his stuff and does the research about these films, and seeing him discuss something a film has gotten horribly wrong (see: his comments on how Hangover II and 10000 BC fail geography) can be quite enjoyable. This isn't to say that he isn't lacking in humour, and even when he's showing his work, he never feels that dull.
About the elephant in the room: I have never personally found his voice irritating. I can't even see why people find it annoying. If you don't like his voice, please don't take this personally, I just personally never found myself getting annoyed by his voice.
He might not be the best reviewer on TGWTG, but honestly, he's one of my personal favourites. I enjoy both BMB and Projector, albeit for different reasons, as in Projector he tends to employ his analytical side more and examine the films from more of a critical bent as opposed to providing entertaining critique as he does in BMB.