Fatalism, Class Struggle, the Emptiness of Ambition: Barry Lyndon is thematically rich, despite being one of Kubrick's less popular films. In this video I'll show you how to watch Barry Lyndon in such a way that the film opens up into a fascinating and poignant statement of how a man can lose himself. Barry Lyndon holds his message secret between himself and his viewer—if you pay close enough attention.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 An Underrated Masterpiece
6:13 A Brief Philosophy of Seeing Beauty
8:35 One Giant Card Game: How Barry Lyndon Conveys Meaning
15:35 Fate & Destiny
18:36 The Quest for a Father Figure
22:41 Wealth is Not to the Wise
25:14 As He is Treated, So He Treats Others
26:33 Becoming Two-Dimensional: The Loss of Self in the Loss of Good Relationships
32:47 Pride's Downfall
36:18 Fate & Heartbreak in Kubrick's Most Emotional Film
38:50 The Climax of Kubrick's Kingdom of Mirrors
45:01 The Man Without a Face
46:34 Equality Now: Barry Lyndon's Commentary on Class Conflict
51:01 Man is Circled by Undoing: Napoleon & How Barry Lyndon Partially Fulfills Kubrick's Napoleon Project