Disturbing Footage Of A Player Who Doesn't Exist

I sure do love being really immersed in the story and then out of nowhere, a Despicable Me 4 ad pops out of nowhere and genuinely scares me.

"what if something you thought was your best friend was never real" literally just schizophrenia 💀

Just a few things I noticed: 7:25 you mentioned that Matthew was responding for Alex, but that's not how I interpreted it. Seconds earlier, you showed that Alex said he was making the farm FOR Matthew, so I think Matthew was just thanking him for it. That would explain why Alex didn't see it as weird. 18:03 I think Matthew is intended to be portrayed as a friend from school, considering that he said earlier "this school sucks", implying that he goes to the same school as Alex. 28:36 oh. OH. this callback to the beginning, where Alex says "they might as well be dead or something" is what really solidifies my own theory. Matthew is dead. I think that Matthew was one of Alex's old friends, from before he moved. It would explain why Matthew seems to know everything about Alex, as well as his relationships with his old friends. Matthew passed away, and that's why Alex began to distance himself from everyone else. Matthew and Alex were best friends, but Alex can't move on. I'm not sure if Matthew is completely imagined, or if it's meant to be interpreted that Matthew is a ghost trying to guide Alex through his grief, but either way, Matthew was never truly there. It isn't until Alex starts playing with Donny that we see a change in Matthew's character. He becomes transparent. He starts to disappear. At 22:43, I think it's incredibly significant to note that in game, Alex died. And in the black space that came after, Matthew is there, further pointing to the possibility that Matthew has been dead all along. And finally, starting at 24:15, Alex claims that he woke up. I think this means that he finally sees and accepts the fact that Matthew is gone, especially because, right after that, we have the video where he says goodbye to Matthew, who disappears altogether. I think this truly symbolizes that Alex is finally accepting the truth, and moving on. I think the whole channel in general may be an allusion to grief, and how one kid in particular deals with it. Maybe the concept of "moving" that we saw in the beginning isn't even in the literal sense, but more in a sense of "moving on", which means that every time Alex remarks on how difficult moving is, or how much it sucks, he may very well be talking about how hard it is to move on from the death of a friend. But that's just a theory. ;] There's more I'd love to unpack, like the conversation at 15:53, or any of the other conversations after that between Matthew and Alex, but for now I'll leave it here. Hope someone could gain some enjoyment from hearing my theory. Overall, I find the channel incredibly intriguing :D

matthew was blockwinz old dead friend the last convo they had felt like A grief or some sort that symbolizes a goodbye and to let go of his old past self and to let go of a guilt he has for him.... the last convo actually got me. it felt like saying a goodbye to a dead friend and feeling thanks for his good intentions and good friendship they had.

“Disturbing footage” my ass, this is sad and wholesome asf.

Schizophrenia lore

I just clicked this video thinking that i was gonna become scared and have nightmares but this was actually wholesome asf i wish matthew was real and also when you revealed that the items alex dropped for matthew but it was there the whole entire time since he was not a real person made me tear up 😢

Or what of Matthew is one of his dead friends? Comforting him until someone joined.

This guy is a genius for thinking of such an intricate and detailed story. I personally think that Matthew is Alex himself and he is just talking with himself in the form of schizophrenia to feel less lonely. In Alex's video, Matthew types, "And I just can't wake up." but in Donny's video it is Alex who says that which further proves my theory. Truly a mastermind.

Matthew is a friend that passed away, and blokwinz feels remorse because the last thing they did was argue over that house. That's their last memory, and they beat themselves up over it. That's how I see it. After all, the tribute to his friend that he wrote at the end really carries the feeling of saying goodbye to somebody you lost rather than some imaginary friend or somebody he just moved away from on bad terms. Matthew also telling him to "be nicer" and such, he's likely blaming himself for the last interaction of his friend alive going that way.

“It’s like he’s slowly fading away” it’s like losing a friend. They fade away from you, very slowly. Matthew sounded like a good friend (if he was real). And when you fade away from someone, it’s just, you might never see them again. This kid made up his own character to make him feel better. But he got real friends, Matthew, he faded away into… nothing. He lost a friend that gave him good feelings. And the thought of drifting away from a friend that you had for a long time is just sad. I can’t fully explain it in words, but it’s sad.

this storyline is so good, the way they focused on the details and such. Matthew symbolise as a "imaginary friend" towards Alex. when Donny joined the server, Matthew slowly disappear due to Donny's excisting in the server. Matthew slowly disappear in Alex sight, because Alex find a new friend, perhaps a companion. Matthew is just Alex's imagination, Matthew was "created" to accompany Alex, and when Donny joined, Donny are the one who continues to accompany Alex, so Matthew doesn't have a reason to stay, because someone's already accompanying Alex. such a good scripting, I love this.

Tbh, this isn't a scary story at all, I find it rather sad. The fact that the player introduced himself to a friend to make him feel better and have more motivation to make friends and then he made a friend and matthew then leaves. Edit: Im so happy? Im not gonna reply to any comment btw.

The Donny Darko name is a reference and hint to the fact Matthew does not exist, because in the movie Donnie Darko the guy is friends with someone in his head who does not exist

Matthew is such a mistery. It could be interpreted as his old friend, imaginary friend, "notebook", an embodiment of his social fear, or himself. Matthew leaving when player talked about the new project friend who he likes is already a big hint who matthew is. It's already point out matthew dissapear when the player brings up the fact he's starting to like the new environment. It's great to see the player overcome his fears and finally bid farewell to matthew. This video analytic is amazing, kudos!!

Tbh i would watch an animated version of this story fr like its sad and wholesome and the ending is bittersweet i would pay for an animated version fr :]

the entity feels bad for him. so he tries to keep him company.

finally, a story with a good ending, honestly one of the best minecraft horror, a story about moving on from the past and being a better person, really loved it

nulla and Matthew are different. Nulla is the person he’s been playing with but Matthew is his friend from before moving that he never really treated right. Blok seems to imagine them as the same person, almost like nulla is the hallucination of his past friend personified as his internal monologue and feelings. Which is why he’s always talking about the past and trying to recreate it and why nulla always tries to ignore it. When Donny joins blok no longer needs nulla because he’s atoning for his past sins with Matthew by being nice to Donny. Hence why nulla tells him to be more friendly and stuff. Blok doesn’t need to comfort him self with the recreation of Matthew through nulla so Matthew fades away as Blok promises to be better..

Another thing I've noticed is that over time mathew slowly dissappears, shown by him become more and more transparenr.