The Wee Lassie’s Top 12 Video Essays

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12. COBRA KAI Shows What’s Wrong with STAR WARS Disney Trilogy | SCENE FIGHTS!

Created by the YouTube channel ScreenCrush

Ever wonder what went wrong with the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy? What a similar story might look like if done right? Then take a look at this in-depth analyst of the danger of a nostalgic writer vs. the power of a nostalgic character.  

11. The Power of Abandoned Places

Created by the YouTube Channel Hello Future Me

A beautiful short piece, about the beauty of the silent, empty places of the world – both in fiction and out of it.

10. One X-Cellent Scene – Rage and Serenity

Created by the Youtube Channel Overly Sarcastic Productions

A very moving look into the mind of Magneto, before he became the villain we all know and sometimes love.

9. How To Alienate Your Audience

Created by the Youtube Channel The Closer Look

A deeper examination of political topics, particularly divisive topics, in media – and how mishandling of such things, and just general bad writing can transform subjects from deep and meaningful – as they no doubt were in the creator’s mind – to propaganda. What I liked particularly about this video was that it wasn’t trying to make a particular political  argument  itself, but just stating the outcome of genuine lazy writing on any kind of political topic.

8. Why the Music in Les Misérables (2012) is Worse than you Thought

Created by the Youtube Channel Sideways

I genuinely love the videos of this channel, and the fascinating insight into the production , and eventual outcome, of making beautiful musical they offer – so it was difficult to choose just one video of this channel to put on this list. Eventual I chose the Les Mis video, not only because it was the first one I ever watched, but because it offers some horrific insight into why this bad film was even worse than we originally thought.

7. The Three Faces of Darth Vader

Created by the Youtube Channel Full Fat Videos

A deep delve into the symbolism of the three secondary antagonists in the star wars prequel trilogy – and how each reflects a side of the man, of the villain, that our hero will eventual become.

6. The Case for Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Created by Youtube Creator Lindsay Ellis

Do you enjoy the ending to Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre-dame? Are you tired of people whining that the best character in the film didn’t die? And acting like this is somehow a bad thing? Well, this is the video for you then.

5. The Complicity of Geek Masculinity on the Big Bang Theory

Created by Youtube Channel Pop Culture Detective

Feel uncomfortable with both the blatant and subtle sexism shown in both the Big Bang Theory as a show and Geek culture in general, well this…is the follow up to that video.

4. Eat the Rich! Stories About the Wealthy, Explained

Created by Youtube Channel The Take

Rather like Sideways, The Take has just so many interesting, and thought provoking video essays that it was very difficult to pick just the one for this list. Ultimately I settled on the essay entitled ‘Eat the Rich’ – not only because of its fascinating argument and insights but because, unlike every other video on this list – it actually ties back into my original post, which you can read here.

3. Isaac Asimov, Game of Thrones: How to Write Sociological Stories

Created by Youtube Channel Just Write

Every want to know the difference between Psychological and Sociological storytelling? Ever want to know how Asimov was a master at the latter? Well this is the video for you.

2. Art vs. The Artist – A Doctor Who Video Essay

Created by Youtube Channel Ladyknightthebrave

In this time of more and more creators, actors, and basically everyone who’s ever been involved in the entertainment industustrie turning out to be terrible, garbage in human form – it’s about time we talk about the death of the author theory. Don’t know what that is, you will after you watch this video.

1. The Best Moment In ‘Spirited Away’ Is A Scene Where Nothing Happens | 10 Minutes Of Perfection

Created by Youtube creator Insider

And finally my favorite video essay, is from a creator I know next to nothing about, and whose’ other videos I haven’t seen. But it’s just such a good video, I highly recommend that if you watch just one video on this list – you watch this one. I’m not even going to tell you what it’s about, just take my word for it – this is fantastic.

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