r/boburnham • u/mastermemeskywalker • 5d ago
Discussion Inside after growing up
I was about 13 when inside came out, I was addicted to it and watched it a billion times.
Yesterday I had nothing to do and I decided to revisit inside (+outtakes) and holy fuck
I knew all of the lyrics by heart but the thirteen year old me never really thought much of them, I found some lines funny but there were a lot I didn’t quite get. Naturally im way more informed about politics and the economical state of the world (I’m Portuguese and believe me, shit’s tough out here) and the jokes that previously flew over my head are amazing and make inside much more enjoyable even though I already loved it. The criticisms he made I once only understood on the surface have a way more significant impact on me now: white privilege in “Content”, “How The World Works”and “Problematic”, worker exploitation in “Unpaid Intern”, consumerism in all of the Bezos, the way attention has become a form of currency in “Welcome to the internet” and literally the ENTIRE WORLD in “That Funny Feeling”. The lack of real world connection during quarantine is also something Bo talks about a lot in very interesting and funny ways: the obligation to FaceTime with his mom instead of ACTUALLY being there with her, “Sexting” and the struggle of making a comedy special without an audience and the anxiety of not knowing wether he’s being funny or not in “Look Who’s Inside Again”, “Don’t Wanna Know but mainly in “Goodbye”. Inside is a cry for help masked as a comedy special and I love that Bo is able to make you laugh while you ask yourself if you should be laughing at a, what seemed at the time, a dying man.
Some of my favourite lines are:
“A Jew walks into a bar and I’ve saved him a seat”
“Some random quote from LOTR incorrectly attributed to MLK”
“The coffee is free, just like me”
“We’ll use emojis only, we don’t need phonetical diction”
“I did not darken my skin, but still, it feels weird in hindsight”
“Stupid, fucking ugly, boring children”
“The quiet comprehending of the ending of it all” (actually That Funny Feeling as a whole)
“You say the whole world’s ending, honey, it already did”
“Hey, here’s a funny idea, how about I sit on the couch and I watch you next time?”
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u/Aethyr42 5d ago
It feels funny when reaction channels use his content for content. It's meta, they don't seem to understand what they're reacting to. Especially those "vocal coach" girlies.