I’m surprised that this is listed as a film in some databases. I always figured the line for “short film” was drawn somewhere before “YouTube video.”
That said, “history of the entire world, i guess” an extremely engaging and well-made YouTube video, summarizing all of history in less than 20 minutes with an animated map and quippy, breathless narration (punctuated by little jingles).
I actually learned a few things… or, rather, I discovered some things I should probably learn about, given that no historical era or event gets more than a sentence or two, so it’s hard to call it “learning.”
But yeah, this is really entertaining. A very worthy use of 20 minutes, which I say as someone who has the opinion that the large majority of YouTube videos run way too long.
Is It Good?
Very Good (6/8)
Note: This review was published early in The Goods' history and is a candidate for an expanded review in the future. Please excuse brevity or inconsistencies in style.
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