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The Take
by The Roost
This is the Take. It's where you come to understand more about your favorite movies, shows and culture. Our video essays make the story worlds you enter richer and deeper. Think: Endings Explained, Character Studies, Hidden Messages and Symbols Revealed, Actor and Director Profiles, and more. We want to share our love of visual culture with the world. So here's our Take.
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In the Mood for Love, A Cinematic Analysis | Total Take
Wong Kar Wai’s 2000 masterpiece In The Mood For Love has captivated audiences since its (rather chaotic) premiere at Cannes Film Festival. A meditation on not just a feeling but the atmosphere of an era, the film managed to capture a haunting, mournful truth within its beauty. It continues to…
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Six Feet Under: the Best Kept Secret of TV's Golden Age? | A Cinematic Analysis
HBO's Six Feet Under pretty much always comes up in discussions of the best tv shows of all time, but also somehow doesn’t seem to have been able to stake its spot in the larger cultural memory in the same way as hits of the same era like The Sopranos or The Wire. So today we’re taking a deeper...
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Titanic, A Cinematic Analysis: Why A Romance-Adventure Became the Biggest Movie of All Time
A cinematic analysis of Titanic | Go to http://greenchef.com/50thetake and use code 50thetake to get 50% off your first month, then 20% off for two months with free shipping! Over a quarter of a century after its release, Titanic continues to hold its place in the hearts of audiences across the...
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Nicecore, Explained: The Cultural Power of Hopeful Movies and TV
Nicecore films and shows are on the rise again – from KPop Demon Hunters to Heated Rivalry to Abbot Elementary and beyond – but... are they good for buoying our hopes, or just causing us to ignore larger issues? Let’s take a deep look at the Nicecore trend, why it’s only becoming more and more...
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Arrival, Still Brilliant 10 Years Later | A Cinematic Analysis
A cinematic analysis of sci-fi film Arrival | Go to http://factormeals.com/thetake50off and use code thetake50off to get 50% off your first Factor box PLUS free breakfast for 1 year! Arrival, Denis Villeneuve's 2016 first contact drama uses its fantastical premise to tell a very human story.…
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Analyzing The Cinematic World of Her - Why It Feels Even More Relevant Now | Total Take
Her, Spike Jonze’s sci-fi romantic drama, seems to feel even more relevant today than when it was released in 2013. The film follows Joaquin Phoenix’s Theodore as he forms a deep connection with his computer’s new AI, played by Scarlett Johansson. Since the film’s release, we as a society have...
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Euphoria, A Total Analysis | Visual Storytelling, Writing, Symbolism & More
Euphoria is a show that people can’t help but talk about – from the wild clothes to the even wilder storylines, this HBO teen drama has made its mark on audiences’ minds and hearts. While the show is over the top in pretty much every imaginable way, it also manages to find a relatable core that...
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Marty Supreme, Explained - Story, Symbolism, Ending & More
Marty Supreme: Story, Symbolism & Ending Explained || Go to http://thepetstable.com and use code thetake55 for 55% off your 1st box PLUS 10% off your next 2! Marty Supreme has already raced its way into pretty much every best movie of the year list and seems like it might be the career-defining...
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What Deepfakes Reveal About Control, Consent, and Identity
The deepfake problem, explained || Go to http://www.groundnews.com/take to make sure you're getting the full picture of every story while also supporting The Take! Subscribe through our link to get 40% off unlimited world wide coverage for less than the cost of a single bag of candy at the movie...
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After The Hunt: Provocative or Pointless?
Go to http://factormeals.com/thetake50off and use code thetake50off to get 50% off your first Factor box PLUS free breakfast for 1 year! After The Hunt was poised to be the provocative drama of this year’s Oscar’s race – but it didn’t get the reception everyone was expecting, and has ended up...
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The Heated Rivalry Phenomenon Explained in Under 15 Minutes
How did Heated Rivalry, a hockey romance drama, become such a huge cultural phenomenon?! The unexpectedly mega viral hit combines humor, sports, love and self-discovery in a way that's captured audience's hearts and minds. So, let's take a closer look at Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov's…
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Friends: The Truth About Rachel's Life, Money & Friendships Then vs Now
On Friends, Rachel Green’s life was so aspirational in many ways – but would it be totally impossible to have now? From the giant apartment she splits with Monica, to her rocketing career trajectory, to the fashion and lifestyle she’s able to have in one of the most expensive cities in the…
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The *Real* Reasons AI Slop & The Blandness Epidemic Have Totally Taken Over Media, Explained
Go to http://greenchef.com/thetakegraza and use code THETAKEGRAZA to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes! Have we passed the point of no return with AI Slop and bland content? We’re going to dive into the four major aspects of this issue:...
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The Rich Girl Plot Armor Problem , Explained | Trope Analysis
Go to http://uncommongoods.com/thetake for 15% off your next gift! Money can solve a lot of problems, but… what happens when nearly every character seems to be protected by a bubble of invisible wealth (even ones that are meant to be “just like us”?!) While “Rich Girls” have always had a certain...
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Wicked For Good, Explained: Why Its So Polarizing, Why They Changed The Ending & More
Wicked: For Good, the sequel to last year’s hit film starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, has smashed box office records – but even though it’s winning at the box office, for many viewers some of the magic seems to be missing in this installment. Bringing the stage musical’s second act to…
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Stranger Things Season Five, Volume One, Explained
Go to http://monarch.com/thetake and use code THETAKE for 50% off your first year! Stranger Things is finally back, so what have we learned from these first episodes of season five? We're taking a look at the story so far, the symbolism, and deeper meanings to begin to get an idea of what it all...
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One Battle After Another: Ending Explained, Symbolism You Missed, That One Controversy & More
One Battle After Another, Explained || Go to http://www.groundnews.com/take to make sure you're getting the full picture of every story while also supporting The Take! Subscribe through our link to get 40% off unlimited world wide coverage for less than the cost of a single month of a streaming...
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Why We Can’t Have A Modern Carrie Bradshaw...
Head to https://Greenchef.com/50THETAKE and use code 50THETAKE to get 50% off your first month, then 20% for two months with free shipping! Rewatching Sex and the City, we can’t help but wonder… is it even possible to live like Carrie Bradshaw nowadays? Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda’s...
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Bugonia: Symbolism, Ending & Deeper Meaning Explained
Go to http://uncommongoods.com/thetake for 15% off your next gift! Bugonia, the new Oscar-contender from director Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, is simultaneously out of this world and very of our world. Effortlessly shifting between hilarious and horrifying, the film...
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Are Parasocial Relationships Making Us Miserable, On Screen & In Real Life?
Go to http://monarch.com/thetake and use code THETAKE for 50% off your first year. When does being a fan go too far? And could these intense attachments actually secretly be making us miserable? It’s actually a surprisingly complex problem, because while being a fan can undoubtedly bring joy into...
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Wednesday Addams: The Perfect Modern Weird Girl Icon Becomes The Main Character
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The Danger of Making Oversharing Your Whole Career | from SATC to Girls to TikTok & Beyond
Go to http://www.groundnews.com/take to make sure you're getting the full picture of every story while also supporting The Take! Subscribe through our link to get 40% off unlimited world wide coverage for less than the cost of a single tub of popcorn at the movie theater per month. Everyone likes...
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What Really Went Wrong With TRON: Ares, Explained
TRON: Ares, the newest entry into the Tron franchise starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee and Evan Peters, has flopped in a big way and looks like it’s going to be an over $100 million loss for Disney. So, what actually went wrong here? Let’s break down the real reasons why TRON: Ares just didn’t quite...
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Aura Farming: The Truth About Cultivating Cool, Explained
Go to http://greenchef.com/50THETAKE and use code 50THETAKE to get 50% off your first month, then 20% off for two months with free shipping! Some say that the ‘it factor’ is something that you either have or you don’t, that ‘coolness’ is something that’s just innate within some people, and...
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The Summer I Turned Pretty: Belly's Real Problem, Explained
Go to http://uncommongoods.com/thetake for 15% off! The Summer I Turned Pretty has become one of the biggest teen dramas of our current era, and one of the most contentious aspects of the show has actually ended up being the girl at the center of it all: Belly Conklin. She is quite the polarizing...
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How K-Dramas Used Classic Movie Magic To Create A Modern Media Empire
Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Get 2 extra months free with annual plans for a limited-time only: http://storyblocks.com/TheTake K-Dramas have been growing in popularity across the world for decades now, but they’ve seen a particularly huge growth in interest in the 2020s. While...
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Parks & Recreation: April Ludgate, The Secretly Optimistic Cynic
Get 50% off your first year at http://monarchmoney.com and use code THETAKE Parks and Recreation’s April Ludgate is known for her cynical, sarcastic demeanor. But, underneath that moody exterior, she was actually a surprisingly positive thinker – it’s just that optimism looks a little different…
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Can We Trust *Anyone* We Meet Online Anymore? From The High School Catfish to Fake Digital Identities & Beyond...
Go to http://www.groundnews.com/take to make sure you're getting the full picture of every story. Subscribe through our link to get 40% off unlimited world wide coverage for less than the cost of a single movie ticket per month! Everything from faking dating profiles to Netflix's Unknown Number:...
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Abbott Elementary's Principal Ava: The Good Side of Narcissism(?!)
Go to http://greenechef.com/50thetake and use code 50THETAKE to get fifty percent off your first month, then twenty percent off for two months with free shipping. Abbott Elementary’s Principal Ava Coleman is many things: outlandish, vain, selfish, hilarious. Ava’s narcissistic nature has caused...
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The KPop Demon Hunters Phenomenon, Explained | Story, Symbolism & Ending Analysis
Get 50% off your first year at http://monarchmoney.com and use code THETAKE Smash hit KPop Demon Hunters has surprised people in more ways than one. It’s an original story that manages to walk the line between fun and depth, hitting on real, relatable emotions without ever losing its edge or…
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Samantha Would Have Saved Sex and the City Reboot And Just Like That
Sex and the City actually had the chance to make something really engaging and fresh with its reboot And Just Like That, but the show ended up being anything but... The lack of Samantha Jones was a big problem for fans from the jump, but her absence also highlights everything that the show was...
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"Immortality Tech" Is Coming, But... Do We Really Want To Live Forever?
We might one day soon have the option to live forever, but… is that even a good thing? And what would it really look like in practice? Let’s take a look at some examples from on screen, like Upload, Pantheon, The X-Files & more, and in real life to get a deeper understanding of the issue. Humans...
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The Truth About Being "Too Much" | Trope, Explained
She’s brash, emotional, inconsiderate, and a little intense – she just "too much." Or, at least, that’s what everyone else tells her. From Too Much's Jessica and Girls' Hannah to The Office's Kelly Kapoor and Weeds' Nancy and beyond, "too much" women can't seem to escape their problems. Their...
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And Just Like That... A Terrible Ending To Sex and the City's Reboot
And Just Like That... after 3 seasons, the Sex and the City reboot has come to an end. So now that it’s officially over, where did the show leave these beloved characters in what may be their final ever run on screen? Let’s unpack where Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes, Charlotte York, Samantha...
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The True Terror of Weapons | Movie Review, Symbolism & Ending Explained
Weapons, the surprise hit new horror movie from writer/director Zach Cregger starring Julia Garner, didn’t end up being what anyone thought it was going to be – and it turns out that’s exactly what everyone loves about it! The film manages to combine horror and comedy with an exploration of some...
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The Financial Reason Behind Why It's So Hard To Make Adult Friends, Explained
Use code THETAKE at monarchmoney.com in your browser for half off your first year! Why is it so hard to make friends as an adult now? There’s been lots of talk in recent years about the difficulty of making new friends in our modern era once you’re out of college, and about the loneliness…
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Rachel, Penny & The "Sitcom Hot Blonde Trap", Explained | Friends & The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory’s Penny and Friends’ Rachel Green actually had a lot in common, though one of their most surprising similarities is actually the way that their stories treated their growth – and, unfortunately, their endings. So let’s take a closer look at how both of these characters found...
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The "Gen Z Stare" Controversy, Explained
The “Gen Z stare” has become a huge topic of conversation on TikTok and the internet at large, and the real problem is actually a lot deeper than you might expect! Gen Zers say it’s just a logical reaction to the illogical world they’re confronting, Millennials say there’s more to it than that. A...
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The Struggling Artist Trope, Explained: Why Movies & TV Equate Creativity with Suffering
While so many of us might dream of building our lives around our creative passions, often the financial reality of being an artist can be a major hurdle. In film and television this isn’t always seen as a bad thing, however – often, struggling is in fact seen as proof of an artist’s true…
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The Sabrina Carpenter & Sydney Sweeney Controversies, Explained
From Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover to Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater soap and beyond, a spate of recent controversies have some people questioning if pop culture is not only signaling but aiding in the backtracking of female empowerment. But while these recent issues might be new, this...
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Why Superman 2025 Actually Works
Go to http://greenchef.com/50thetake use code 50THETAKE to get fifty percent off your first month, then twenty percent off for two months with free shipping. James Gunn’s new take on Superman was up against the odds from the beginning – and initial reviews weren’t very kind to it. But now that…
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Our Shifting Perception of Color, Color Blindness & The TikTok Couch, Explained
A recent viral TikTok of a woman who believed her grey couch was actually blue has people yet again thinking about how color plays a huge role in our lives, and how differently we can all see the same thing. Colorblindness and monochromatic-ness have long been used symbolically in film and TV as...
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Why Rich People Are Labeled Geniuses (Even When They Fail) | Mountainhead, OceanGate Titan, & Beyond
Go to http://greenchef.com/50thetake use code 50THETAKE to get fifty percent off your first month, then twenty percent off for two months with free shipping. Money has long equaled power – but does it also equal intelligence? Many people seem to think so, regardless of any evidence to the…
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Why Looking for a Job Is Miserable Now (But So Is Having One...) | Explained
While work has never necessarily been fun, recently the “grind” has been truly grinding us down – and, terrifyingly, trapping us in. As the world of employment has become ever more dire, we’ve begun to see this total imbalance between work and a healthy, safe life play out on screen in a variety…
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How A Character That Wasn't Supposed To Exist Made The Show Work | The O.C.'s Summer Roberts
While Summer Roberts may have began The O.C. as a ditzy mean girl, she quickly became a beloved fan favorite (and even found the smart girl persona she had been forced to hide for so long!) In this video, we're unpacking how Summer went from a stereotypical side character to a multifaceted star!...
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Modern Family: Cameron Was Right About Everything (Almost...)
Modern Family’s Cameron Tucker was criticized for dramatic, over emotional, and generally over the top. But as melodramatic as he may have been, Cam provided a very important counter to the Pritchett family’s more uptight, closed off ways. He’s a dreamer that’s unafraid to go after what he wants,...
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Sinners Can Save Hollywood (If They Let It...)
Sinners has become the surprise smash hit of the year, breaking records and raking in over $300 million dollars so far at the box office. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell and more, and directed by Ryan Coogler, the film has managed to take things that are...
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The Lilo & Stitch Ending Change Controversy, Explained
The new Lilo & Stitch live action remake has been a huge box office hit, but reviews have been mixed... While it’s definitely a cute film with some bright spots that (at least attempts to) stay true to the original film, it falls flat in some important areas. While some of the changes to the film...
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The Truth About the Lopsided Love Trope, Explained
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Is Covert Narcissism Killing Critical Thinking?
Go to http://greenchef.com/50THETAKE and use code 50THETAKE to get 50% off your first month, then 20% off for two months with free shipping! There’s a problem that’s become more and more prevalent across social media, popping up in nearly every comment section and thread... it seems that...
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This is the Take. It's where you come to understand more about your favorite movies, shows and culture. Our video essays make the story worlds you enter richer and deeper. Think: Endings Explained, Character Studies, Hidden Messages and Symbols Revealed, Actor and Director Profiles, and more.
We want to share our love of visual culture with the world. So here's our Take.
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