Fear of Death

Thanks for this joel. My mum died last year at fifty nine. This video was very relatable.

Owww i wish i saw this before it went private :(

My favorite video of yours. Thank you so much for sharing it with us, what a poignant piece of art. I've come back to this many times. Very grateful that I was able to watch it. ❤️

This is wonderful. I love that you've been putting out more creative and experimental stuff lately, it's always a treat to experience.

I haven't even finished this video yet and I have to say... I love it. This feels like a look into the mind of not Big Joel, not Little Joel, but Henry, and it is a refreshing way to experience your content. I remember when you made a post about the submarine and then another post following that, I was so struck by your writing that I made a comment wishing we could get little tidbits of Big/Little Joel like this, but in video form, all the time. This video feels like a collection of those tidbits. Thank you. By the way, I went through a similar fear of death and also a fear of heart conditions, and I applaud you for running despite that. I have a hard time getting too physically active because it tends to trigger palpitations. Good for you.

I go back to this video like to a favorite poem, especially that bit about Jesus. I love this and how seemingly disjointed all your thoughts are and I love it, I love it, I'm thankful I spent so much time learning english and so I get to be able to interact with so many beautiful brains from the other side of the world. I love this video so much.

Your videos are good. They stick with me for a long time. I keep thinking about the art of losing whenever I make or look at any art. I think I will think about this video a lot too.

I really really adore this

My favourite Big Joel video yet.

wonderful video, the art is really amazing too :)

Love that final shot, it was honestly cinematic

Wow, amazing and very poignant video

Thank you Big Joel very good video, probably my favorite of yours, I find myself crying as I type this comment, I just found the point about wishing to change the minds of those who are gone, and grappling with what connection to the things they left behind so incredibly poignant very cool.

this was a very nice video got me thinking about my late mother and her life :)

beautiful. it really reminded me of the myth of Sisyphus. Thanks for sharing.

Really excited about the evolution of your work. the Godzilla video seemed to me a sort of breakthrough and became a personal favorite, along with the room filled with dead trees on little Joel, your writing on the submarine, and this. basically your denser content that blurs the lines between analysis/criticism and poetry. The visuals here were beautiful too and really rounded it out. I've noticed in all your work a poetic undercurrent but this direction expresses in itself the overwhelming feeling of being moved by life, art, things, and in an especially personal way. good stuff

This is very beautiful, Big Joel.

beautiful video :)! thank u for sharing

Oooh Carousel - I remember Michael Ballam telling the story of this in creative arts class at university. They were afraid the writer of the original story would be angry they added the ending they did, but instead he thanked them for re-imagining his story

Love it

This is an amazing video, maybe my favorite of all of yours. Also, it might interest you to know that it's very possible that Van Gogh didn't kill himself, and just said the wound was self-inflicted to cover for some kids who accidentally shot him: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-15328583 This is another reason I also hate McLean's Starry Starry Night. The entire world seems so determined to see Van Gogh's work through the lens of his depression and eventual suicide, which is not only probably the last thing Van Gogh would have liked to have been known for, but also ultimately not even a true story.

i’m gonna go use the treadmill for the first time in years ty big joel

Loved the video. It feels very personal and it touched me emotionally. I love the common thread that connects all the pieces. It feels a little bit like the "Three stories at the End of the World", but different in a grounded way.

Really great video. One that I wanted to rewatch as soon as I finished. Something it made me think about is how I started biking during the pandemic, built up endurance, and could eventually go over 100 miles in a day. But I got long COVID last fall and get exhausted from a short walk these days. I’m slowly getting better, but don’t know if I’ll ever be close to where I was a year ago. It’s been tough, but I appreciate your video helping me think about things in a new way.

Solid work. Thanks for sharing your perspective.

it's a very good video big joel