Comment on What is with these videos where it's just someone reaction to shit someone else is doing?
lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Ok. I’ll throw myself on my sword and give a different take than what most people are.
I wasnt into reaction videos aka analysis vidoes at all until Kpop Demon Hunters came out. I really like this movie. I’ve even watched it several times, including once at the theater, which is very unusual for me.
I have a fairly isolated life. Not many friends and the few I do have I only see occasionally. So I don’t have anyone I can gush about this movie to let alone rewatch it with or introduce it to.
Putting on a reaction video while walking the dogs lets me listen to someone else enjoying discovering the movie for the first time. Obviously I can’t participate, but I’ve still shared their joy.
An alternate one is singers analyzing music videos. I watched someone going nut over a Beatbox video of Beatpella House, then saw their reaction video of VoicePlay covering Nothing Else Matters. Mindblowing rendition! I would never have found this without scrolling through their other videos. Sometimes being open to new things pays off.
Rhoeri@piefed.world 1 day ago
Again- I’m not talking about analysis videos.
I’m talking about videos where a useless pile of flesh takes up half the screen, nodding along, or laughing while saying nothing at all.
ronl2k@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Such videos almost always consist of a watchful observer offering their opinion of the behavior going on in the video clip. Their opinions are what creates their fans.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
Your talking about entirely different videos. The ones everyone is talking never have any actual commentary.
That’s the ENTIRE point of them. They literally only point nod and stay silent.
Rhoeri@piefed.world 23 hours ago
Again…. I’m talking about idiots that nod along with/laugh at videos of people doing stupid shit.
NOT commentaries or analysis videos.
ronl2k@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I think you described those comedy videos inaccurately. The fun of those vids is seeing someone use only their face to pass judgement on stupid behavior. And the behavior clips they’re observing are mercifully short. Such videos aren’t nearly as popular as you’re implying them to be. The vast majority of reaction videos are enjoyed for their commentary.