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Just finished this film and I MUST say that even after following his work over the last decade or so I am utterly blown out of the water by his ability to capture emotion and unfiltered humor in such a dark and honest form.
Like much of his other work he doesn't shy away from tough discussions or avoid topics but instead charges headlong into some of the themes that most of us resonate with given the last year and a half of this blasted pandemic, or at least what I assume to be the general demographic of these forums. The strong and VERY adult themes of the film/special are absolutely not for children given how dark the production. A general warning for adults as well here: The topics and the show itself might not be best viewed if you're not in a great place mentally too so beware, those being of adult relationships, loneliness, and suicide. Like his other work it mixes dark humor, self-reflection but this time around the comedy takes a back seat to the message.
I wanted to give it a SOLID recommendation on here as I think many of you might not otherwise think to watch yet another comedy special on Netflix, I myself overlooked it until I had a conversation with an old friend from school who is a bit of a musician and comedian that recommended it to me and despite it being put on to be the background while I did chores I found myself fixed, dishes and cleaning be damned because it really was that damn good that I couldn't resist sitting down through the whole thing.
Between a couple of ACTUAL bangers there are introspective moments, silence, awkwardness, and some of the best solo cinematography I could imagine inside of a single room live-in studio. Highly recommend anyone mature with a sense of humor take an hour and a half a watch.
I only discovered Bo Burnham recently this past year, so I'm looking forward to seeing this when I have time. I've seen a couple clips from the special on YouTube, and I like what I've seen so far.
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The musical acts from the show have been collected as an album by the same name, INSIDE, available on most music streaming services. Without the visual bits and context of the show, it still holds up remarkably and is quite a bit more accessible as it trims much of the darkest material but still very much worth a listen if watching a show isn't easy or possible.
In particular Funny Feeling and How the World Works are standout performances.
I dig Bo. He seems wise beyond his years.