Little Miss Sunshine | Accepting the Absurd

Published 2024-07-07
'Little Miss Sunshine' teaches us to accept our absurd existence, and in this acceptance, we can find joy. In this video, I bring in concepts from Albert Camus, Friedrich Nietszche, and Marcel Proust to illustrate that the suffering we feel should not be resisted, but accepted, a powerful concept to anyone who’s gone through a dark time in their life.

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0:00 - Sisyphus
1:20 - The Power of Acceptance
3:40 - Channel Intro
4:22 - Dwayne; or Do What You Love & Fuck the Rest
9:14 - Frank; or Forgive Yourself
11:42 - Richard; or It's Okay to Lose
14:47 - Sheryl; or Accept What You Cannot Control
16:31 - Olive; or Embrace Yourself
19:18 - Accepting the Absurd

Sources
'The Myth of Sisyphus' by Albert Camus
'The Will to Power by Friedrich Nietszche
'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' by Friedrich Nietszche
'In Search of Lost Time' by Marcel Proust
   • The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler  

#philosophy #camus #nietzsche #videoessay #proust #filmreview #acceptance #mentalhealth #sisyphus

All Comments (21)
  • @shayloren7329
    Little Miss Sunshine got me through some hard times and was a very pivotal piece of art in my life. Recently, I lost my religion after leaving a cult, and absurdism is the only philosophy that was able to keep me here and help me make it through losing everything and having to face nihilism for the first time. Seeing those two things combined in this video essay was so lovely, interesting, and eye opening. Little Miss Sunshine really was my first introduction to absurdism, I just didn’t have the words or concepts to understand it :) This is a great essay, thank you!
  • @mrsmriylyva9939
    I am obsessed with how accessible and captivating the information is laid out. The way you edited it also deserves a pay rise. Well done!!
  • @mrsmriylyva9939
    Omg why did this video just make me want to live a full life
  • @sinnsage
    fucking brilliant. i knew i enjoyed this movie but wasn’t much into philosophy when i watched it. i since have developed an interest and done light studying on it all, and stoicism, nietzche, frankl, and camus have risen to the top. your video made me want to rewatch the movie now! truly a work of art.
  • Wonderful video essay! Little Miss Sunshine is a beautiful story and you really elevated the themes with this breakdown. I’m looking forward to more videos from you!
  • @tr3snt
    i almost cried watching this video, is so beautiful. thank you for this awesome video essay
  • @anonfornow359
    You did a really good job analyzing and presenting this film. Keep going. You did great
  • Absolutely loved this. One of my favorite movies, and what a great analysis!
  • @crazy9ist777
    Great video. Very informative—I also resonated with the Dwayne/Frank scene near the end, it’s always the moment I go back to when I feel down.
  • Great video, so gad I stumbled across this, looking forward to more!
  • thank you for this amezing interpretation. I know your content will be recognized, I can see a lot of effort, love and quality in your videos, thank you for talkig about this lovely film. greetings from Argentina <3
  • No way this channel only has ~300 subs. This is some really great content both in thought and visually. Made it through half the video, really marveling at how it’s put together, before realizing i’m one of the lucky early watchers! Thank you for sharing.
  • @indigosnow_
    Awesome video! Super throrough. Love the phrase ahaha wish you well with your youtube journey
  • Such a good video, as a camu fan i just loved the way you tied it up 🙏
  • @iggy.p-mv4po
    im invested, you talk like no other. What a profound human being... i love your content. Pah! The devil will not take you haha