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Wake Up Dead Man is the third Knives Out film, following Benoit Blanc and Jud Duplenticy as they analyze the impossible murder of Jefferson Wicks, a man supposedly struck down by the devil and raised again by god. However, the murder isn’t the interesting part of the film to discuss, rather it's Rian Johnson’s explanation of religion. Yes, religion is a myth crafted by story telling, convincing us away from reality, making a terrible man like Wicks powerful. But is reality, cold hard truth, truly what’s best for us? After all, Blanc uses it as a means to bolster his own self worth, a defined right and wrong that always devalues one, and leaves us with a boring world where objects are meaningless. What if there was a third way, something in between, where the story doesn’t convince us away from reality, but rather gives us the strength to face it? This is, of course, Jud’s role, and it makes Wake Up Dead Man (Knives Out 3) one of the greatest films in recent memory, for its intricate discussion of religion and explanation of the importance of storytelling and ritual.
how an atheist loves god | A Wake Up Dead Man Analysis Video Essay
0:00 Intro
4:25 Monsignor Wicks
13:00 Benoit Blanc
29:25 Jud Duplenticy
46:06 Outro
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Wake Up Dead Man is the third Knives Out film, following Benoit Blanc and Jud Duplenticy as they analyze the impossible murder of Jefferson Wicks, a man supposedly struck down by the devil and raised again by god. However, the murder isn’t the interesting part of the film to discuss, rather it's Rian Johnson’s explanation of religion. Yes, religion is a myth crafted by story telling, convincing us away from reality, making a terrible man like Wicks powerful. But is reality, cold hard truth, truly what’s best for us? After all, Blanc uses it as a means to bolster his own self worth, a defined right and wrong that always devalues one, and leaves us with a boring world where objects are meaningless. What if there was a third way, something in between, where the story doesn’t convince us away from reality, but rather gives us the strength to face it? This is, of course, Jud’s role, and it makes Wake Up Dead Man (Knives Out 3) one of the greatest films in recent memory, for its intricate discussion of religion and explanation of the importance of storytelling and ritual.
how an atheist loves god | A Wake Up Dead Man Analysis Video Essay
0:00 Intro
4:25 Monsignor Wicks
13:00 Benoit Blanc
29:25 Jud Duplenticy
46:06 Outro
#videoessay #knivesout #wakeupdeadman #professorviral
