@RobinClower
This is part of why Everything Everywhere all at Once was so good. The male action hero doesn't win because he out fights everyone, he helps his wife win by showing love and joy to those around him. The final action scene is not won with kung fu, it's won with empathy and love.
@Nateson
this just inspired me to try out anime- wonderfully put together.
@silaslsilasl
on a brighter note, it's really nice that shows for younger demographics are the ones more willing to branch out into these nontraditional depictions that don't go by stereotype. Many American cartoons, for example. I would love the larger conversation on why media for adults is more immature than media for children :)
@Morgan-t3o
It is also interesting that anime characters show more emotion. Having lived in Japan I noticed that Japanese people in real life are very closed off and struggle to express their emotions. The concept of Tatemae and Honne illustrates this very well, you have one side you show to everyone else and one side that is your true feelings. Perhaps anime characters express emotions because that is what the readers long to do in real life. I also think Luffy in One Piece becoming so popular might have something to do with the fact he longs for freedom and breaks rules, Japan is a very rules based society and we often long for what we don't have, namely freedom to ignore rules.
@RoninAquila
After returning to Taiwan from Australia for 11 years, I sincerely wept for the first time in the theatres in eighteen years in 2020 watching “Demon Slayer: Infinity Train”, openly mourning with Tanjiro for the passing of Rengoku Kyojuro, a Warrior as Kind & Decent as he is Brave & Powerful. The last time there was any sincerity in western media that came close to that was Samwise Gamgee’s declarations of Love & Encouragement for Frodo in the “Lord of The Rings” Trilogy, because like the Masculinity of Rengoku & Tanjiro, Master Samwise’s Masculinity is Warm, Kind, Nurturing & Utterly Sincere, unalloyed with sarcasm, cynicism & irony.
@XxSacredFatalisxX
Last time I saw a man cry on screen was in “Interstellar”.
@SekenStrm
Rambo First Blood was the first time I saw a male character truly break down. Seeing him be unstoppable through the film and seeing how vulnerable he can be with Colonel Trautman was unlike anything I'd ever seen.
@HaloGuy5667
I really hope this video is seen by more people. Alot of men, no matter the age, need to know that embracing emotion doesn't make you weak. Im glad you covered this topic. Thank you.
@Morgan-t3o
It is often mentioned that samurais cried and that this is a part of eastern culture, however, even in western culture crying used to be more accepted as part of masculinity. There are accounts of generals in roman times crying and its not portrayed a a moment of weakness but as a sign that they really cared about their soldiers. The general who destroyed Carthage also cried because he realized that one day Rome too would be destroyed. Caesar cried upon seeing the statue of Alexander, realising that by his age Alexander had conquered the known world whilst he had achieved very little. I am curious when the idea of crying being a normal part of being a man disappeared from western culture.
@riffzifnab9254
Not using Vash the Stampede as the most empathetic hero. 😢
@lodhiyaneel995
I never really understood impact of the original language until I saw luffy cry on ace here. I just completed marine Ford and i as much as I anticipated it, ace's death didn't really impact me...but here in orignal voice when luffy cried............😢😢 it's been an hour I'm crying like a little baby locked in my room😂😂😢😢😢😢😢😢
@AlbinVarghese
Even the great Saitama cries.
@MasonKuntz-e6u
this is what I like about avengers' earth's mightiest heroes where with that show versions of iron man and captain america may have not always seen eye to eye they did respect each other there was never any scenes of them getting into petty arguments or fights.
@SugoiChiisaiわ
Thank you so much for this video! Recently I was just decided to drop most of the western culture and focused on a Japanese one. After that, I’v realized that actually my favorite genre is… drama. Genre, that I was avoiding for my entire life. And now I am happily crying in my room at nights wile reading manga or watching anime and.. actually feel emotions. Sadly I am still scared to tell my friends about it, or actually share this with someone in real life, but at least I learned how to talk about it in the internet. Before I can’t even have courage for that So… for me, I think, your video is just a pure gem. Man always should cry if they want to, yea. It’s natural. It’s good. It’s even… healthy I am very-very glad and even slightly proud of myself that I had discovered that… almost by myself. Cry, my reding this friend, cry, because the are things in the world that worth your tears
@uroy8371
Isn't a coincidence the last Amazing Spiderman (Andrew Garfield) end that saga. When spoilers Wenn died and he cried and grieved for her. For me, those movies were the best from Spiderman.
@Anime_huge_fangirl
I loved Jin woo crying scene, I want a man like that
@theonlymegumegu
i teared up a little myself listening to this ^_^ i do love how anime can play the meme of "the real treasure was the friends we made along the way" completely straight with no irony. and while i don't want to distract from this channel, i do want to further promote this subject and point people to the great ep on it that Pop Culture Detective did, "Boys Don't Cry (except when they do)" even though I've watched anime for a long time, it wasn't until that video when i really consciously noticed the difference in emoting between anime and Hollywood males, to the point i celebrate a little every time i see it happen in visual media now.
@canadianturtle
Hi The Soak. I'm a self taught manga artist, I never went to artschool. My life goal is to meet Masashi Kishimoto. I even aimed to replicate his artstyle. I already have the first 13 pages of my manga done, more on the way. My story heavily centers around war because 2 of the major story arc take place in an "all boys military school" setting. So I'll be exploring some unfortunate sides of of war such as: male on male sexual violence in a military setting, ethics of child soldiers, orphaned sacrifices, demon vs human slavery." My series is 18 plus and I think I have what it takes to explore male emotions. I hope you get the chance to read my story. I hope I don't disappoint. Mark my words. Give me 3 years, I will meet Kishimoto. Nothing will stop me.
@rlas
Everyone should be allowed to cry. Showing emotions is brave and human and healthy 😢
@Jippohippo