Okay... this is The Matrix as if it was filmed in 1905 and starred Charlie Chaplin. It's not actually Charlie Chaplin nor is it a real Chaplin movie re-edited to look like The Matrix (it actually took me longer than I'd care to admit to figure that out), but a 7-minute Russian skit which is very, very well-done, except for whoever translated and edited the English subtitles, which suck out loud. Why was this made? I don't have the faintest clue, frankly, but it's seriously impressive even if its existence just kind of baffles me. If anyone knows any more about this thing, please let me know in the comments. (Via io9)
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DoctorSmashy said:
Wow, those subtitles really suck. 'Thanck you!', 'You will have to be my' and 'Thank you for saving the REALLITY!!' are all instant winners. And the pie-dodging was great.
"it actually took me longer than I'd care to admit to figure that out"
Don't beat yourself up, Rob. I checked my computer's sound five times before I realised it was meant to be silent.
DoctorSmashy said:
Edit: I meant 'Thnak you!'
spazweez said:
Lvoe the speling on the subtitles.
But I think you meant the "red" pill, Rob?
Juan said:
i can almost hear the horrible russian accent on those subtitles
ZADL said:
I could only read those subtitles with a Russian accent. And I half expected to see WHOSE RESPONSIBLE THIS? appear after some exposition.
I think it was kind of sad that they couldn't find an actual Black person to play Morpheus, but on the other had, the bad makeup would have been correct for the period.
Church said:
OK, I feel a little better knowing that I'm not the only one who was puzzling over what Chaplin flick this was from.
Leserling said:
Smiths, you are all bastards!
Doofosaur said:
It appears the video is originally made by a Russian comedy group called "Bolshaya Raznitsa" (Big Difference). Here is a link to a original video (including music and not as suck-ass subtitles as in the original post in TR and the totally superb Matrix-logo with floating digits and numbers, but only in black & white. Don't know why, but it totally rocked my world.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAu74d4fGt0&feature=related
But still I have to wonder why in the video with no sound is the singing part subtitled. Because in the original one there is no such scene. Or I mean subtitles in that scene at least. Was it just an ambition or lousy trying to make the video even more funnier? At least it didn't work. That could also be the reason for the missing sounds. The music wouldn't match with the longer video, so perhaps he had to sack it.
noShowP said:
EDIT: meant to put:
Much better version with piano sounds like a proper silent movie. Next time I wont comment it out while trying to do arrows :)
ZeroCorpse said:
The other version is much better. I kind of thought they meant "scoundrels" instead of "bastards".
Chaplin films weren't big on tossing around the word "bastard".
CrimsonDeath said:
Oh those wacky Russians.....
Asat said:
I will henceforth never refer to Laurence Fishburne as anything except "Black Daddy Warbucks". That's going to make discussing "Apocalypse Now" rather difficult.
Jeremy said:
"Hello? Please put me through to Zeon" priceless
chudleycannonfodder said:
Actually, it would be more like 1915. Chaplin didn't start making shorts until the mid/late 1910s.
your name here said:
I've never even seen the matrix, and it's obviously not Chaplin in this,but somehow I found this utterly hilarious.
Asat said:
"Black Daddy Warbucks"
This was the first thing I thought of when I when I saw that guy.
Amazing.
