"Maniac"

[brandon3000]

anyone get a chance to catch this yet? thoughts? Its on Youtube btw - def. NSFW so didn't wanna just post it but its pretty easy to find. I thought it was well directed and made for a nice short

Nearly four months since releasing a brief teaser clip, Kid Cudi drops off a Halloween treat: A short horror film for the Shia Labeouf-directed "MANIAC," inspired by the Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager record of the same name. Watch the Cage-assisted thriller now.

 

[weatherman]

Yeah it's dope. Nice to see Cage finally getting some shine.

 

[awakenthekracken]

It was pretty cool. Going to listen to a little Cage now

 

[sneaky]

Cudi in a world of his own i feel like. LaBeouf know how to direct man, i give him props

 

[tommy wong]

CAgE

 

[M. Fresh]

better than i expected 

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Interesting, to say the least.

Originally Posted by Sneaky

LaBeouf know how to direct man, i give him props 

This. Surprised me.

 

[adobecs4]

at when CuDi offered him the gum

 

[imvictor]

Yeah, King Wizard

LaBeouf did a great job too.

 

[taymane23]

dope as hell

 

[supahoopa]

Originally Posted by AdobeCS4

at when CuDi offered him the gum

 

[airjordan jb23]

^Funniest part.

Vid was cool... Perfect for a Halloween release.

 

[trynafeelmink]

Cudi did more acting in this than he did in all of how to make it... Loved the way it was shot

 

[buggz05]

Edit:
If this was his first direction, I thought it was put together really well. He definitely understands the flow and beats of a film. 

Cudi was over-acting a bit, but alot of that should have been edited out IMO. That happens alot with first time actors or actors who are the lead role, especially if the director does not "correct" it.

 

[greatesqueape]

what do you guys think the underlying messages were, if you noticed any?

 

[epidemik the great]

not trying to be "that guy"......

but this was a complete rip of "Man Bites Dog"

 

[MPLS612]

 

[chicagokid23]

saw it yesterday i think its nice

 

[thatpersianguy]

Ehh...wasn't that special.

 

[dimeslikehefner]

Originally Posted by greatESQUEape

what do you guys think the underlying messages were, if you noticed any?

I think its talkin bout how fame and the whole "always on camera" thing makes famous people do things they wouldn't regret, hence the lines "you better make it look good, there's got camera following" "the guilty one isn't the one who commits the sin... but the one who causes it" he gets "distracted" by the camera people, and they kill them at the end because they're "sick of the camera people following them around" and how the camera people don't think they're doing anything wrong. It's just a really exaggerated version of that pretty much