Little Miss Sunshine | Accepting the Absurd

Omg why did this video just make me want to live a full life

Little Miss Sunshine got me through some hard times and was a very pivotal piece of art in my life. Recently, I lost my religion after leaving a cult, and absurdism is the only philosophy that was able to keep me here and help me make it through losing everything and having to face nihilism for the first time. Seeing those two things combined in this video essay was so lovely, interesting, and eye opening. Little Miss Sunshine really was my first introduction to absurdism, I just didn’t have the words or concepts to understand it :) This is a great essay, thank you!

I am obsessed with how accessible and captivating the information is laid out. The way you edited it also deserves a pay rise. Well done!!

fucking brilliant. i knew i enjoyed this movie but wasn’t much into philosophy when i watched it. i since have developed an interest and done light studying on it all, and stoicism, nietzche, frankl, and camus have risen to the top. your video made me want to rewatch the movie now! truly a work of art.

I think you could argue that the grandpa was battling to stay relevant. Only Olive thought he was still valuable as a guiding figure and when given the chance to be that figure, the grandpa was able to shine. He was positive and encouraging(not superficially like his son), sober, and invested with whomever he was speaking. However, his brand of these qualities miss the mark in a variety of ways and can come across as out of touch with the family and society. Though despite the grandpa dying, leaving a fair amount of film time left, his absence isn't all that obvious, rather his influence is still felt between the family. Zooming out a little, it's interesting because the grandpa will often give advice similar to what the uncle, would later give when on the pier. In reference to Proust having suffered... concludes with "do what you love and fuck the rest". How the father desperately clings to what success looks like, often steamrolling his family to make a point, only to realize that his family is his greatest success. So on and so on.

Never been this early in the life of a youtube channel. This one has legs. Keep it up.

i almost cried watching this video, is so beautiful. thank you for this awesome video essay

Wonderful video essay! Little Miss Sunshine is a beautiful story and you really elevated the themes with this breakdown. I’m looking forward to more videos from you!

The quality of your videos is consistently incredible. Please keep this good work up!!

Great message, thanks.

No way this channel only has ~300 subs. This is some really great content both in thought and visually. Made it through half the video, really marveling at how it’s put together, before realizing i’m one of the lucky early watchers! Thank you for sharing.

im invested, you talk like no other. What a profound human being... i love your content. Pah! The devil will not take you haha

Awesome video! Super throrough. Love the phrase ahaha wish you well with your youtube journey

Great movie choice and analysis of the characters. There was a lot going on with the characters in that one for sure! Thank you. Look forward to another video.

Absolutely loved this. One of my favorite movies, and what a great analysis!

This might be one of my fav videos ever. You put it all together so seamlessly and eloquently, everything just flowed and clicked so well. Immediately subscribed ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

You did a really good job analyzing and presenting this film. Keep going. You did great

You showed the acceptance of the absurd is pretty good in this video, probs man, but for me the revolt, with passion and love against the absurd is missing, which really puts a bow on camus philosophy. It's the facing of the absurd and the embracing and the rebelling that makes it so wonderful for me

proud to be one of the first 200 some subscribers. i think your content is very high quality :) wonder how many people will be here in 6 months

Thank you, I needed this. Thank you deeply