The Game of LIFE

[EpicAwesomePerson]

thank you, thank you SO much. you see i collect board games, i love them, and to see one treated like this.... it is stunning. how a simple game can be turned into a metaphor for how one might feel, takes incredible wit, and an artistic talent beyond belief. so again thank you.

[RetryAgainAgain]

Cool story bro. Seriously, great. No seriously I mean it.

[MickeyJay27]

I love the 3 minutes at the end that force you to think about what you've just seen.

[CassieDisguised]

Fucking hell that's incredible.

[Violetavrie]

Fuck. I cried. D:

[janewebster101]

This is genuinely beautiful.

[lori25kat]

I simply love this video. I have seriously watched if 20 times since it came out. It is just so truthful.

[Wurd42]

amazing



[emleng93]

This is impossibly, impossibly beautiful. I could rewatch this for ages.

[lalaladododo100]

I loved it

[rebchin123]

You're fantastic

[soakinginsunshine]

there are no words for how amazing this is. i wish i had thought of it first haha

[defense360]

This is a fantastic video.

[TheJackee123]

Dan,

I am so happy that Bryarly recommended this channel! You are amazing at making videos and sharing your thoughts. Also, you are incredibly funny.

[TheElectricfish1001]

forking love this video, it's so... awesome:D and the black bit is interesting, and how the board comes back for like, two seconds... hmm MYSTERIOUS YES? dftba(:

[CAW51593]

Do you watch twilight zone???

[falloutgurl182]

Also, this was really well-done. I enjoyed it very much and am happy godsteeth1911 recommended this channel :)

What camera do you use?

[DanRezler]

@falloutgurl182 Thanks! I use a Canon T2i, but like most stylized videos a lot of the effect is in the editing and not the camera itself.

[falloutgurl182]

Fact: Pizza always tastes better the second day.

[Animapersis]

This was amazing.

[carrieberriesmoothie]

Really inspiring!

[KayRoxy101]

Omg. This is what i do with my friends whenever we play the game. we make up the characters then explain why each thing happened.

As you have shown, it's much more fun that way.

[zigzagshift]

This was way too deep for my brain. I just turned 20 45mins ago and I realized I am already playing the game of LIFE, just without much of that money...

[duckpondwithoutducks]

Pizza, the piano, and mystery novels - things I totally love as well!

[stoopidxemilie]

this is awesome.

[Nofxthepirate]

I've never played a game of LIFE where someone had the choice of police officer but chose something different, its just so fun to hope for people to roll 10s and then gloat when they do and they have to give you money.

[AlexeiRomanov100]

The Game of Life is in no way an accurate representation of Life itself. Just like the traditional rules of Monopoly in no way represent the laws of economics and business, nor Clue represent how one should solve a murder. The four minutes of darkness could have been less, unless I missed some symbolic meaning of it being so long! This channel was recommended and from what I've seen I've been disappointed beyond belief. I get the whole making money the point of life, but what was with the end?

[DanRezler]

@AlexeiRomanov100 Well I'm sorry you feel that way, however, to be fair, this is not a typical representation of what I typically do so you might want to try out a couple more, and if you don't like them that's fine, I don't make them for you so if you don't like them feel absolutely free to not watch. Not everything is for everyone. I won't explain the metaphors of the video, like all things, it is open to your interpretation.

[Imbitingmytongue]

@AlexeiRomanov100 "The Game of Life is in no way an accurate representation of Life itself." ...are you serious? Clearly you're wrong, ma'am or sir....wow, how can you not take this, as it was intended, as a factual video.

[plot2themoon]

What a lovely and poetic way to put this. Thank you.

[kieranrichard16]

This is fantastic!

[Msyaoigod]

this really reminds me of the truman show :) awesome stuff dan

much love

x

[miserendix]

that was FANTASTIC! good job!!

[RonaldTheCar]

As soon as I watched this video, I subscribed. :)

[areevanj]

It very good

[bekahbooks]

This is such a great video, I love it! (:

[MrHumbugz]

believe it or not but this one video changed my whole perspective on life. and im not just blabbering physcological bullshit. i thank you dan for your influence :)

[VideosByBlake]

Holy bajeezus you're brilliant.

[longdumbstory]

Wow! I never stopped to actually think about the game of Life... This was awesome

[g2theIrishPianist]

I don't know what it is about the idea of "It isn't a choice; it's a problem. And John Cliveston is capable of solving problems" my brain finds so fascinating. It bothers me, but I can't put my finger on why... thinking about societal expectations, maybe? And how we may or may not be following/breaking them? Or considering that, at least at the beginning of John's journey, I'm in a somewhat similar position?

Consider me bothered, but also immensely impressed. Very, very well done, sir.

[emmfan09]

Yeah, this was spectacular, Dan.

[noorgansjustawesome]

I just found your videos. They are absolutely FANTASTIC.

[sarahtranfield]

I don't think John appears in the British version... :')

[AVeryIronicGoose]

You forgot to account for the extra money on makes as a police officer via speeding tickets.

[abbieasunshine]

Wow. This is brilliant and tragic.

[robopkins]

That's it. I'm quitting the game of life, only not in the suicide way. I mean living for the sake of really living and helping others. *extreme cheesy moment alert*

But really.

[djprad5]

1 person fails at life

[HedwiglovesHedwig]

Dan yelled "STOP!" and the video stopped to load o.o

[idefine777]

My sister told me that to describe my strangeness to other people she says "It's like everyone else is playing LIFE and she's playing Monopoly, which is why she's so confused that no one else is following her rules."

And I told her "Why am I playing Monopoly? I want to play Clue. And why would you play LIFE? That's a horrible game."

[kaypgirl]

I hadn't gotten around to watching this yet, but decided to when Shawn (uncultured project) tweeted about it. I'm finding that almost as cool as when Hank tweeted about you.

[shaylaluna]

This is really well done.

[ANDYGLOV3R]

Dude, awesome. Keep it up.

[KristinDotCom]

Wow, this is a really great video Dan :)

[thetasigmas]

This is awesome.

[irissel2007]

This really depressed me for a bout 2 minutes, then it got all nice and inspiring :)

[RandomRose9]

Wow Dan. I can't decide if it was depressing, inspirational, both, or just plain Dan. I think it might be all three....

[mellystar92]

This was so interesting.

[thathoopy]

I loved it.

Also, you can have my hill piece. I never play.

[AlicetheShort]

Pshhh whatever. I've got about $50 and I'm winning the game of life! I don't need money.... O.O

[VAZIRIously]

Such a great video! And I do have one thing to add:

To those who are making decisions about life (or college) now or in the near future, dont despair! This video is a moving critique of money as the criterion for major life decisions, but I would urge you not to be depressed if you feel unsure about life. Uncertainty is the human condition! Try to keep you priorities in mind and know that life is what you make it; no matter where you are in life, you are at the center of your locus of control!

[austrianmusicfreak]

that was just amazing. well, now i have to think about it instead of sleeping, this will be a loooong night…

[OnTheOtherHandle]

Also, I was thinking: A real game of Life should be a box with a set of materials, and instructions to build your gameboard, choose your goal, make the rules. Not everyone will get the same materials, and some will be better than others. But everyone has the same choice: make your Life or give up and skip straight to the last square, which is the same for everyone.

[OnTheOtherHandle]

This was beautiful, Dan. So many people say "Money isn't everything" that most of us just brush it off as a stupid cliche. But you really brought to life why that's true. When money is your only object, all your choices become calculations - math problems. And no matter how much you like math, an endless succession of world problems doesn't make a life of substance, and it doesn't build happiness.

[jocelynallday]

I've always wondered why money was to people the most important objective in life (the game).

At the end, I mean you just have a pile of paper.

[crimsong19]

Oooooh, very good cinematography and macro shots! But the 4-ish minutes of black ...

- Jason

[LauraCuthbert]

Another pizza john.

[lucyha10]

Yeez. This gave me chills. Amazing video- funny and thoughtful all at once.

[Inukaino7]

good video. meant alot...

[nanobot265]

I feel depressed now...

[HawlyAly]

0.o i feel like you should be winning some sort of award for the gorgeousness that was this video. nice job

[MammaMia]

Now I wanna make one of these... I don't know why I'm so interested in the game Life. I've played a total of twice in my entire life but I'm pretty obsessed with it game wise.

[moonshoeskelly]

dan this is awesome. great job!

[WasinTungsten]

You have just touched on in a few minutes what took me years to figure out. I wish I had seen this before starting college. Thank you so much for this video. It means a great deal to me.

[MsColleeners]

I always wondered why the object off the game was to have the most money.

Whenever I played I would spend all of my money on adopting kids. (my brothers and i made our own rules and added that in)

[beastasaurusrexxx]

This. Is. Brilliant.

[llaurentaylorrful]

ahhh this is really good dan! ;D ohhh i saw you at noodles the other day! i would have said hi but u were leaving as we were sitting down :S

[DanRezler]

@llaurentaylorrful You should have stopped me!

[llaurentaylorrful]

@DanRezler i wil if i see you somewhere else! there isn't a whole lot to do around here... i end up seeing 2 or 3 people i know. lol xD

[MrHumbugz]

rofl at 5.44 !

[ILYOUJB]

@MrHumbugz but its just darkness

[lidiluvu]

Oh, and by the way, I forgot to mention that I loved the black space at the end. I sat through the whole thing contemplating what I had just seen. I could have even done w/out the flash of the board at the end.

[lidiluvu]

Wow, thank you so much for this video. It really moved me. I've been thinking a lot about where I want to take my life lately. I see a vague idea of what I want to do but the problem is I don't think anyone has done exactly what I want to do, so I can't follow in someone's footsteps. I'm having to piece together stories from different people to try to figure out what I want. But this video reminded me that I have to follow my dreams, not what society expects me to automatically do.

[emmaquitricote]

this is brilliant

and I'm not just saying that because I just spent the last few hours playing The Game of Life with my sister...

[EricsEveryNewDay]

Please enter this is some short film festivals. It's awesome.

[otacon7522]

This is a beautiful video. Thank you Dan

[MsMyrmaid]

Showed this to my mom and she started to cry, she was like "Why did you show that to me that's my life except without the money." :(

[iheartchambood]

great video! love it. love you.

[DeezyWheezy]

Dan...I kind of love you now. I'd only watched one video before but now I'm hooked.

[ElectronicLego]

This video was stunning, very well executed! This Game Of Life has been put into an interesting perspective, and I love it:)

But where did Johnn Cliveston go...?

[TheInsanemonkey5]

Omg this was Great!! <3 it!!

[theearthturns]

I love this video much more than you currently realize.

[jsredrose]

DAAAAAAAN.

Are you coming to John's book signing on Monday? Because I am. And it would be cool to meet you.

Unless you think me to be too creepy. In that case, ignore this comment.

[DanRezler]

@jsredrose I definitely will be there. Come say hi.

[KnasMuuIda]

I love that game :)

[DavidWoodFX]

Just goes to show, money doesn't bring happiness. Great job Dan.

[tallatstarbucks]

This is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant and beautiful and well-done and amazing.

The game of LIFE will never be the same.

[justinhabit]

I feel like an idiot. All this time I've been under the impression that life was a breakfast cereal. No one ever told me it was a game. This really opened my eyes.

Seriously though, this was really good.

[Emzalane]

Is it bad that all I could think of while watching this was The Death of Ivan Ilych?

[okletsjam1]

This was so beautiful. It pains me that you don't have more subscribers to see things like this. Your videos should be appreciated by more! Loved it Dan!

[LittleMsKiwi]

This is SO good.

[insanitylives]

So I was walking around Windsor and Stonehenge and Oxford today, and all that kept me going was the feeling that you had made a new video. It was cold and very wet and my feet really hurt, but it was amazing. Thank you for completing my fantastic day with an incredible video.

[hippyfriend]

@insanitylives Windsor, Stonehenge and Oxford? Wow, you know how to pack a lot into one day!

[ellafantile]

Dan, this was painfully beautiful and correct.

[unquestionablelogic]

Ah more of this!

[Kevtastical]

Beautiful video Dan! Just beautiful! Brava!

[manicmads]

This was really really well done.

[emilythebravee]

SO MUCH DRAMATIC LIGHTING. Also, how are you so brilliant?

[zrzk]

Sigh. This game will never be the same.

Really, though. This is fantastic. I'd just like to say that there isn't anything really wrong with going to college to make money, you just have to make time for other things you love too. Most of my family are doctors/engineers, but they have passions and really are happy to just provide for their families. Majoring in art history has sort of made me the black sheep, they don't quite understand it, but each person's definition of happiness is different.

[godsteeth1911]

This is so, so brilliant. You are fast becoming one of if not my favorite Youtuber. We must needs be friends.

[firnantok]

Geat work!

[vmerringer]

that was brilliant.

sweet lady gaga that was brilliant.

[eladps]

a. this was absolutely brilliant

b. it reminds me a lot of into the wild.

c. i know that b is because of the fact that it's the same thing and the same concept which is why i commend you.

kbye :D

[EllietheSwellie]

up of the little moments and that's all that really matters and you're left glad you didn't play the other version your friends wanted to play where you would only be left wishing the paper play money meant something else.

Anyway, wow, can't believe I left that terribly long response.

Sorry. :)

I think I was trying to say I liked your video, Dan.

[EllietheSwellie]

through the pursuit of money first or the pursuit of your interests and throughout the game no one is really sure who is actually winning, but they have to reassure themselves that what they're doing is right until they finally come to the end of the game and all there is is a pile of cards to choose from that have instructions like, "Eat an ice cream" or "Ride a bike" or "Tell someone you love them" and you're left a little confused but you follow the instructions and realize that Life is made

[EllietheSwellie]

It's odd how we're taught at a young age that to "win" at life, just try to make as much money as possible. I loved this video, it made me think of what modifications should be made to the game...perhaps in the beginning everyone should receive a list of likes and aspirations, but throughout the game these keep changing and instead of being marked by paydays and marriages, the game should be marked by opportunities and choices to achieve goals and happiness but no one knows if it should be done

[MrJellyBabiez]

Is it bad that I need someone to explain this for me? Like the 3 minutes of darkness... :(

[iliveonplanetspace]

Wow, i'm amazed.

[kaysyconundrum]

this is sooo spooky! i loooove it!

[CheeseISlikeFEET]

Amazing!!!

[kirirunsintherain]

This video was truly amazing! I'm speachless!

[TooManyHips]

I chose career over college and made enough to buy what I needed, then went back to school, got a better job that I liked and got to buy what I wanted. I always beat the doctor and the lawyer. Money isn't life. Life isn't money. It's 50% strategy and 50% spin of the wheel. And no, I wasn't talking about the board game.

[losingconsciousness1]

Amazing.

[heychrisfox]

Fantastically done! This sounds like something they'd include on a Zeitgeist video. :P

[lilcowap258]

INTENSE! 

[ProjectFutureSelf]

...and that's why I subscribed to you.

DFTBA Dan, fantastic work.

[songsfrompaul]

Awesome video Dan! Thought-provoking and original :)

[dylansayswords]

whoa, that was insanely incredible. This needs to featured or spotlighted or something because everyone needs to see this. You, my friend, are a genius :)

[LordMantir]

...is there supposed to be a four-minute video followed by 3 minutes of nothing?

Regardless, the four minutes were great. Well done :)

[rashayley]

That blew my mind.

The realy scary part thought, was that I was playing life yesterday...

But i was a doctor trying to win the game. I didin't, I lost to the accountant.

But It's an amazing video that really make you put your own life in consideration.

[TheMinuteVlog]

What's with the four minutes of dead spa-

oh...

Dark.

[DanRezler]

@TheMinuteVlog Dark.

[TheMinuteVlog]

@DanRezler I see what you did there.

[okj2luvscanarys]

@DanRezler wait, what is is supposed to symbolize?

[Wolfsong42]

@TheMinuteVlog I don't understand. Would you care to enlighten me?

[TheMinuteVlog]

@Wolfsong42 Suicide.

[Wolfsong42]

@TheMinuteVlog Oh. I see. Thank you.

[KatieAtLarge]

Dan, this is actually one of my favourite youtube videos ever. So well done. Kudos and cake and congratulations, and I will be sharing this with many a person.

[LaurenShap]

wow, thank you John Cliveston, if only he knew by seeing his choices as problems he only created bigger ones . So that was amazing filmed and presented; what prompted you to make this?

[thesadcactus]

Wow. Great video.

[deviantJeff]

I've been waiting for someone to take this concept and roll with it and make it perfect for a long time now, and you've finally done it. Wow. Really, really fantastic. I'm actually kind of speechless.

[Caym2]

i will marry you. :))

[lori25kat]

WOW Dan, This was such a great video! i don't think you even know. Amazing.

[TheWrockStar]

This is why life is confusing! XD

[emilykbechtol]

I really enjoyed this Dan. Thank you!

[scifiwithacupoftea]

Wow that was amazing! It was so thought provoking and it made me think of what is important in life. It will be playing on my mind for ages.

[completeidiot19]

Great vid. :)

[x0xsarrrax0x]

loved this.

[icecreamOWL]

WTF was that :S

[RyanFishburn]

This is absolutely amazing.

[MorganPaigeLoves]

This video is fantastic. Wow.

[KidCoda]

I don't really have anything to say because I'm sort of mind-blown besides

"great video." That was a very thought-provoking video and awesome. Don't forget awesome :)

[jujubeans360]

I will never play LIFE the same way again.

[adidassoccercleats]

thats deeP :P