History WebVideo / FoldingIdeas

* IWantToBeARealMan: Discussed in his analysis of ''Film/FightClub''. He sees this as Jack's motive for starting a fight club and rebelling against society.

* MaleGaze: Conserved with an interesting twist. Although he thinks Male Gaze's relationship with women and queer culture are important, he instead discusses how straight men are portrayed through the male gaze in "She's Out of Control" and "Sam Witwicky".

* [[invoked]] SoOkayItsAverage: [[InUniverse "Hello, internet, I saw a movie on Halloween and it's super- just okay."]]

* SoOkayItsAverage: [[InUniverse "Hello, internet, I saw a movie on Halloween and it's super- just okay."]]

* SoOkayItsAverage: "Hello, internet, I saw a movie on Halloween and it's super- just okay."

* {{Flanderization}}: In his character analysis of [[Francise/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], he talks about how Homer mocked the StandardFiftiesFather archetype. Homer became more unsympathetic, but still likable and that lead to the writers satirizing the {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s they helped create by making him even more unsympathetic.

* MaleGaze: Conserved with an interesting twist. Although he thinks Male Gaze's relation with women and queer culture are important, he instead discusses how straight men are portrayed through the male gaze in "She's Out of Control" and "Sam Witwicky".

* {{Flanderization}}: In his character analysis of [[Francise/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], he talks about how Homer mocked the StandardFiftiesFather archetype, how he's become more unsympathetic, and how that lead to the writers satirizing the {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s they helped create by making him even more unsympathetic.

* {{Flanderization}}: In his character analysis of [[Francise/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], he talks about how Homer mocked the StandardFiftiesFather archetype, how he's become more unsympathetic, and how that lead to the writers satirizing the {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s they helped create.

** He discusses [[Film/{{Transformers}} Sam Witwicky]] and the implications of WomenAreWiser combined with MaleGaze, more specifically how a lot of movies and shows enforce the idea that this is how men see themselves and how they're see people like Sam as relatable.

** He talks [[Film/{{Transformers}} Sam Witwicky]] and the implications of WomenAreWiser and MaleGaze, more specifically how a lot of movies and shows enforce the idea that this is how men see themselves and how they're see people like Sam as relatable.

* {{Flanderization}}: In his character analysis of [[Francise/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]], he talks about how Homer mocked the StandardFiftiesDad archetype, how he's become more unsympathetic, and how that lead to the writers satirizing the {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s they helped create.

Also, he's a talking box.

* CreatorBacklash: Dan argues that [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion ''End of Evangelion'']] was Hideaki Anno's reaction to the shallow nerd entitlement and sexual perversion of his audience.
* VideoGameMoviesSuck: Dan not only reviews [[Film/StreetFighterTheLegendofChunLi straight up poor adaptations]], preferring to look at films that discuss the structure and inherent philosophies of gaming with varying success. Such films as {{Film/Gamer}}, or Film/SourceCode.

* GroundhogDayLoop: Dan not only reviews [[Film/StreetFighterTheLegendofChunLi straight up poor adaptations]], preferring to look at films that discuss the structure and inherent philosophies of gaming with varying success. Such films as Film/Gamer, or Film/SourceCode.

* TrollingCreator: Dan argues that [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion ''End of Evangelion'']] was Hideaki Anno's reaction to the shallow nerd entitlement and sexual perversion of his audience.
* VideoGameMoviesSuck: Dan not only reviews [[Film/StreetFighterTheLegendofChunLi straight up poor adaptations]], preferring to look at films that discuss the structure and inherent philosophies of gaming with varying success. Such films as Film/Gamer, or Film/SourceCode.

* VideoGameMoviesSuck: Dan refuses to review straight up poor adaptations, with [[Film/StreetFighterTheLegendofChunLi one exception]], preferring to look at films that discuss the structure and inherent philosophies of gaming with varying success. Such films as Film/Gamer, or Film/SourceCode.

* ThisLoserIsYou: Discusses the use of [[Anime/Neongenesisevangelion Shinji]] as an AudienceSurrogate, and how he represents Anno's attitude toward his audience. In the show, he used Shinji to share a journey of healing, while in ''End of Evangelion'', he portrays him as a self loathing pervert incapable of meaningful action, and who in the end refuses to change.
* TrollingCreator: Dan argues that [[Anime/Neongenesisevangelion ''End of Evangelion'']] was Hideaki Anno's reaction to the shallow nerd entitlement and sexual perversion of his audience.

* Trollingcreator: Dan argues that [[Anime/Neongenesisevangelion ''End of Evangelion'']] was Hideaki Anno's reaction to the shallow [[FanDumb nerd entitlement]] and sexual perversion of his audience.