You’re telling me I “can see everything” if I go to this movie? I bought a ticket, because I figured the scene where you get to see the birth of the universe would be the coolest scene ever to appear on film. Evidently, this movie works a different way than expected. You Can See Everything is just a film with scenes that progress in a fairly normal way. Ambitious title in the first place now that I think about it… Remember how I always say that I often go to movies knowing nothing about them? This time that’s extra true! I think all I knew going into this one is that Nathan Fielder was in it. Was more knowledge truly necessary?
My favorite part about this brand new film is the way the Mr. Fielder character always asks exactly the first blunt question on his mind. This is very humorous from the perspective of watching a movie. I am reserved about such a communication technique, but let’s try it out for scientific (dramatic) purposes.
There’s this new juice that just came out at the grocery store. Directly before me: an employee handing out samples of the new juice. Drinking it down, I love the juice, no problems there. Immediately before I praise the taste, my first question was “how much percent juice is this?” I soon realize that I have offended the employee, Bobby Chesterfield. I honestly had no idea asking this percentage-juice related question would cause such hatred in the face of the man that just gave me new juice for free. Despite apologizing several times, Bobby wouldn’t even let me purchase bottles of the juice for my home supplies. The grocery store company still loves my unique comedy and lets me continue to shop there, so that’s no big deal, but Bobby C. did convince them to ban me from purchasing that one particular item that he knows I really want. So first trial didn’t go great.
Second trial: [The Drawmamobile is stopped at a refueling station.]
As I am refueling my vehicle, I exclaim: “how much percent gasoline do you think this gasoline is?” SUDDENLY, I get smacked with a biscuit this guy must’ve just got from the convenience store. Apparently he had nothing to do with the establishment, he was just a know-nothing-about-gasoline customer like me! Therefore, I can’t be completely surprised at this outcome, considering how annoying I was clearly being to a stranger trying to mind their own biscuit. Sigh, neither trial went well. Mr. Fielder character, you are way better at asking the immediate question than I am!
Is It Something Or Other?: Yes and no.
Final Thoughts: 7.5/10 Crowns. I generally enjoyed You Can See Everything as a narrative more so than as an informative documentary. At least a handful of times, I found myself laughing as well.There was actually a lot of great cinematography, and it was somehow used in humorous ways. I am not sure if I have ever seen a film that used cinematography quite like this before. You Can See Everything managed to keep my attention for such a long movie, so there’s something to be said there. Unfortunately, I did not get to see “everything”, which would have included the secrets of the universe’s formation. I guess dem secrets just ain’t for me!
