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AVGN "The Angry Video Game Nerd" aka "The Nerd" is a cinematic genius of our lifetime
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2024-07-30 at 4:16 AM UTCI grew up enjoying James Rolfes videos on the internet but like many people stopped watching them at some point. His recent videos are fantastic and go beyond the idea of playing a mere character to do game reviews. Some people say he ruined his career and is an idiot with no talent that squandered being a youtube OG.
But all they see is the stars and money, they don't understand that James Rolfe is a filmmaker first, everything else comes second. He is a true artistic genius and I no longer see him as soon crustly oldje youtuber but instead I appreciate him as a real modern filmmaker that made it off his own laurels which is honestly more impressive than anyone in hollywood.
I could go on and on about this subject but I think this video explains his genius the best
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_RolfeRolfe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 10, 1980.[2][1] He was raised in south New Jersey.[10][11] He is of Italian ancestry.[12] His parents bought him an audio recorder as a Christmas present sometime in the early to mid-1980s. Later, he got a camera and took photographs of him and his friends play fighting. He was inspired by The Legend of Zelda and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to create adventure stories. Rolfe also illustrated comic books, which he updated monthly. One such comic he created had a plot inspired by the video game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.[13]
Rolfe started filming shorts in 1989, continuing this hobby into the mid-1990s.[8] He used Mario Paint for a few of his early films. His early films did not have scripts or rehearsal. However, once he started writing scripts, his friends gradually lost interest because of the pressure of trying to remember their lines,[13] which left many of Rolfe's films unfinished. He then tried his hand at action figures and puppets. The plot of The Giant Movie Director (1994) involved toys coming to life. Rolfe attended a special education school for seven-and-a-half years during his childhood. He reflected on his past, "In school, I had a rough time communicating. I went to special ed for seven-and-a-half years. I liked it, I had a good time. But socializing in general… I was a little awkward. Art always made me feel comfortable."[14]
Rolfe attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where he studied filmmaking.[15] While in college, Rolfe met several friends that became collaborators in future projects, including Mike Matei, Kyle Justin, and Brendan "Bootsy" Castner.[15] He graduated from the University of the Arts with a bachelor's degree in fine arts in 2004.[16][17] He worked as a film editor for corporate safety and instructional videos after graduating, but quit in 2007 following the success of his Angry Video Game Nerd web series.[15]
Rolfe operated and ran an annual "haunted house" Halloween attraction out of his parents' garage (the same garage was later used in building a graveyard for his horror comedy film The Deader, the Better and again used in his film/series pilot Jersey Odysseys: Legend of the Blue Hole), using a collection of several props and antiques that he later reused multiple times in his other filmsThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2024-07-30 at 12:47 PM UTCHis work has gone to shit...the movie also sucked.
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2024-07-30 at 12:49 PM UTC
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2024-07-30 at 4:43 PM UTC
Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson His work has gone to shit…
Complete wrong normie reddit tier surface level take from a person that can't see the forest among the trees
I watched the Glover video, I chuckled. Now please explain how any singlular piece of James Rolfes historic content has EVER surpassed "Glover" ?
If he was SUCH A HIGH QUALITY PRODUCER OF VIDEO back then it should be no issue to find many examples of videos with better scripts, jokes, production value, etc
No, actually it turns out James Rolfe is extremely consistent, this consistency has roots in his youth filmmaking days. The youtube channel is a slave to the creative whims of James Rolfe. He never cared if AVGN was successful or not because to him it was just another cinematic avenue.
In fact his youtube channel has nothing to do with "Angry Video Game Nerd" it's 'Cinemassacre Productions' of which AVGN is a product of. Much like a Star Wars movie produced by Disney
Everytime I watch an episode of "The Nerd" I always remind myself of the deep cinematic lore. The Nerd is forever trapped in the basement doomed to play shitty video games. The AVGN movie is extremely well written. People are upset because it's not funny or really about the Nerd, they are upset that the lore of the nerd literally becomes lived out through the big screen.
The Nerd has no friends and cannot leave the house. This is why Macaulay Culkin HAS to enter the scene as a pizza delivery boy NOT AS HIMSELF!@!!!!!! HE IS A PIZZA DELIVERY BOY IN THE UNIVERSE OF THE NERD!!!!!! I don't find a lack of quality comparing old/new AVGN content I find a consistency with lore and low production value which is a hallmark of James Rolfes directing style
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2024-07-30 at 5:43 PM UTC
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2024-07-31 at 2:21 AM UTC
The premise of the show is that the Nerd is cursed to play and review these frustratingly bad games from his past. This "doom" is part of the character's persona and the show's humor. It's an exaggerated depiction of the frustrations many gamers feel when dealing with poorly designed or excessively difficult games. The character often expresses his torment through angry rants, humorously over-the-top complaints, and exaggerated physical reactions to the games' flaws.
AI, explain why these suckers don't get it;In summary, the criticism on Reddit likely stems from a combination of personal taste, a lack of understanding of the character's satirical nature, and different expectations for comedic content. AVGN's humor is niche and appeals most strongly to those who share the cultural references and gaming experiences he draws from.
Exactly. AVGN has always been niche poop humor, that's the point. What the fuck do these Redditards expect? -
2024-07-31 at 3:11 PM UTCLol that's pretty crazy, this past week I just started binging AVGN episodes and I was thinking to myself how the hell have I not come across it years ago, he's been on YouTube forever. I really like his creative metaphors regarding shitty games. I'm not too far along, I've watched some single episodes but last night I started on the seasons. I'm only on season 3.
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2024-07-31 at 3:37 PM UTClet me know if you notice a decline in quality as the series progresses ala the "golden age of the simpsons" effect
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2024-08-01 at 11:03 AM UTCI'm on season 10 now, I fall asleep to a lot of them. I'm sure it gets repetitive with the poop jokes, he does seem to repeat the same phrases but I haven't noticed any decline as of yet. I honestly started watching because I've been on a retro gaming kick lately, it wasn't even necessarily for the comedy more so for the gaming part.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2024-08-01 at 2:12 PM UTCYOU KNOW WHAT'S BULLLLLLSHIIIIIIT
people that say the Nerd fell off. Let's be honest folx in the current viral climate of Hawk Tuah are we really gonna cast pearls upon The Nerd? for not being "good enough" -
2024-08-02 at 12:03 PM UTC
Originally posted by the man who put it in my hood Complete wrong normie reddit tier surface level take from a person that can't see the forest among the trees
I watched the Glover video, I chuckled. Now please explain how any singlular piece of James Rolfes historic content has EVER surpassed "Glover" ?
If he was SUCH A HIGH QUALITY PRODUCER OF VIDEO back then it should be no issue to find many examples of videos with better scripts, jokes, production value, etc
No, actually it turns out James Rolfe is extremely consistent, this consistency has roots in his youth filmmaking days. The youtube channel is a slave to the creative whims of James Rolfe. He never cared if AVGN was successful or not because to him it was just another cinematic avenue.
In fact his youtube channel has nothing to do with "Angry Video Game Nerd" it's 'Cinemassacre Productions' of which AVGN is a product of. Much like a Star Wars movie produced by Disney
Everytime I watch an episode of "The Nerd" I always remind myself of the deep cinematic lore. The Nerd is forever trapped in the basement doomed to play shitty video games. The AVGN movie is extremely well written. People are upset because it's not funny or really about the Nerd, they are upset that the lore of the nerd literally becomes lived out through the big screen.
The Nerd has no friends and cannot leave the house. This is why Macaulay Culkin HAS to enter the scene as a pizza delivery boy NOT AS HIMSELF!@!!!!!! HE IS A PIZZA DELIVERY BOY IN THE UNIVERSE OF THE NERD!!!!!! I don't find a lack of quality comparing old/new AVGN content I find a consistency with lore and low production value which is a hallmark of James Rolfes directing style
You can always tell when ghost gets triggered -
2024-08-28 at 11:06 PM UTCanother classic from James Rolfe, the most genius filmmaker of our time. An entire Nerd episode shot in black and white with a Noir narrative.
Stellar, cinematic kino at it's finest.
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2024-08-30 at 1:30 PM UTCHe doesn't even write his own scripts/material anymore
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