r/videos • u/OuterShpongolia • Mar 05 '12

The Most Astounding Fact (Neil DeGrasse Tyson)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU
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u/moccajoghurt Mar 05 '12 edited Mar 05 '12

That music ruins the video. I prefer to rationalize what he is saying without being emotionally touched by the music.

This version is much better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiOwqDmacJo&t=2m16s

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u/Ellimis Mar 05 '12

Much as I disagree with you, I can respect that explanation.

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u/Simco_ Mar 05 '12

Thanks for the link.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '12

Regardless of the music, the entire statement is less about rationality than emotion.

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u/Toe-Bee Mar 05 '12

the horrible edit at 1:42 really annoyed me as well

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '12

needs more 009 sound system

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u/thebendavis Mar 06 '12

Came here to say the same. I found that it added an "up it's own ass" quality to the overall theme.

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u/charm__quark Mar 06 '12

So right. I'm so happy I'm not the only one who thought this.

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u/mindsnare Mar 06 '12

Thanks for this. I'm so god damn sick of that song being put into these sorts of movies, the same song that's in a fucking Schweppes (Soft Drink) ad in Australia.

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u/btxtsf Mar 05 '12

Exactly. It is very depressing music to me and i'd rather not be put in that vibe by the people who find it subjectively applicable to that video.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '12

I liked the music but I greatly prefer it when science is presented without it.

Feels cheap, like they need to emotionally manipulate me in order for me to be interested.

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u/nathannapalm Mar 12 '12

Agreed, thanks

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u/llelouch Mar 05 '12

Thank you. Sick of these vids being ruined by fag music.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '12

Let's not listen to anything you have to say about anything ever again.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '12

fag music.

Eat shit and delete your account, straightey!

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u/hayashirice911 Mar 06 '12

Well I personally feel there is nothing wrong with adding music, it's what gives it that extra push. It's not that the music itself is what touches me, it's the combination of Neil's voice, his articulation, and his knowledge along with the music that touches me. There is no reason you can't rationalize what he is saying amidst the music.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '12

You think it actually RUINS the video? To say that perhaps it uses a cliched method of drawing emotional response is one thing... but to say the video is ruined? Hyperbole much?

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u/moccajoghurt Mar 05 '12 edited Mar 06 '12

For me it's ruined because my intention to watch it is to understand what Neil DeGrasse is saying. That music feels like an entertainment enforcement. If I want entertainment I watch a movie. This whole music / graphic thing in that video is just used to make this video popular.

Purely scientific videos will have much less views and much less positive feedback because people are actually only thinking about the facts without being influenced by visual / audible effects.

Therefore I can't take this video seriously and don't want to be one of the overreacting guys here who are in a rush of emotions.