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Welcome to this special Wisecrack Edition on USA’s Mr. Robot, where we dive head-first into the cinematic references and inspirations of the show. We’ll explore specific influences, including Fight Club, The Matrix, American Psycho, Taxi Driver and Natural Born Killers.

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“Steal My Sunshine” by Len

“In a Heartbeat”, “The Darkness”, “Sex Rock and Roll”, “Master Disorder”, “Faster Does It”, “Chipper”, “Nowhere Land”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Written by: Matt Reichle
Narrated and Directed by: Jared Bauer
Assitant Directed by: Camille Lecoq
Edited by: John Baldino and Ryan Hailey (
Assistant Editor: Andrew Nishimura
Motion Graphics by: Drew Levin
Produced by: Jacob Salamon

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42 COMMENTS

  1. This is a super good video essay that captures the essence of the show perfectly. I don't believe nowadays art is made that is completely unique. Asides from being always extremely exposed to images and our entire world always influencing our ideas, I actually think there's nothing new left to make. Everything is already done (when it comes to art). All we can do is make eclectic art, using what we know to create a fusion of good things.

  2. So we call eliote crazy because he spites out truth in everybody faces and we call the masses zombie's intelligent because they spite out lies and deception, it is the zombie's that are crazy and sick that needs help from eliot, it is eliot that should be humanity psychologist and make the walking dead take some dose of red pill reality

  3. that support group scene from mr. robot is about the only thing that i really dislike about the show. i readily oppose to blasphemy. it really annoys me how often hollywood and now tv networks rampantly and blatantly have blasphemy on films and shows. Humans need to own up to the fact that most of all evil is done by us, to us. We kill, murder and harm each other, animals and the planet. Stop blaming God for everything.

  4. I'd say you forgot Final Fantasy 7. Being a terrorist in almost the opening and then debating your actions later is what made that a great game. It's also why all of the games since have been pale by comparison

  5. well at least it got right the current situation in our ever changing world. we are heading there. the collapse will come. and nobody wants to take the easy route so… good luck

  6. Theft? Really? Everyone redoes the same shit and themes on tv all the time and this is the tv show creator paying his respects to his influences. (which are some great influences) Why try to cheapen things and not just enjoy them. All the great works in literature and cinema have their influences and theres no shame in it, just how the process works. Creators take what they like and shape it into a new evolved thing. Thats how things progress naturally. Dipshit.

  7. I saw the first season. It's a lot like the Libido for the Ugly: put all the best classic art into a blender, it's gotta turn out great, right? :DNo. It clearly came from a guy who let his movies think for him. The characters were nihilistic anarchists. They said there was no point in living or acting in the made-up world humans created, yet their actions said otherwise. It was edgey and dark just for the sake of it. Like it had no point. Except rebellion. Except hatred.
    PS: clearing everyone's debt would actually help the corporations who owed money more than anyone else! Literally nothing they did added to the universe. How ironic.

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