I love that Bryce has never experienced a single thing in his life and yet somehow managed to get into the friend group

Dax sneezes and no one says "bless you". That could've been a great conversation starter.

Such a pivotal moment in any friendship is when you meet someone who is so interesting and always has new stories and anecdotes to share, but then after a few months they slowly start to tell you stories they already told you, and they start gradually repeating themselves. It's genuinely like a nice feeling, realizing the friend you had is just a normal person with like 3-4 months worth of interesting stories max

This isn’t sad. This is heartwarming. Despite no one having something to say, they still are enjoying the company of each other

I remember walking through my kitchen once and seeing an ant and thinking “hey, this doesn’t belong in here.” So I let it crawl on my hand and took it outside to be free again. That’s the only story I have.

This is why it’s so important to have a repertoire of grunts, squeaks, whistles and general non-verbal vocalisations. I’ve seen so many friendships fall apart because they were unable to communicate through mooing when words began to fail them. Truly tragic.

Joel, I love you, but you can't complain about not having anything to say, and then just not tell Dax "bless you" after he sneezes...

This feels like something you'd see in an art museum. A few hard benches in three quarters of a room would complete the experience

I think I speak for everyone when I say: Trent, please tell us more about this rock

“You're not trying to capture reality. You're trying to capture a photograph of reality.” - Stanley Kubrick

“The end is built into the beginning” was my favorite part. I love that you were able to stick that Synecdoche, New York quote into the video. I also loved all the album cover looking shots. This was a great video as always Joel!

I recently discovered a similar problem like this in my friend group and found a simple solution: gang violence. The friend group already had the loyalty and our criminal activity gave us plenty of stories to discuss. We lost a couple of real ones along the way though, but we gained many beautiful stories to talk about later ❤️❤️❤️

Having a moment of silence with the boys is underrated. We get Zen with the boys, we calm the mind with the boys, we feel peace and serenity with the boys

Love all the shots of everyone wordlessly staring at the camera this is a good one

I really loved all the framing of these shots. How they just slowly amped up from Slightly Pointed to Extremely Deliberate

This artistically the peak of online entertainment

this is what it feels like when a group chat slowly dies out

I can't figure out if I found this tragic or really heart warming

This feels like some stock footage of friends sitting around with stock music playing in the background carrying out the most stock monologue in their heads while producing some pretty decent stock emotional responses.

Trent has such a great ability to convey tragedy. I sense Shakespeare in his future.

Can't wait to see which one of these group shots becomes the album cover

Joel, guys, omg. I watched this on my TV, ran upstairs to get my phone to leave a comment, realized my phone would take forever, came back downstairs and got on the computer to leave this for you. (you can steal that anecdote and blow it up a little for your next hangout, if you need to. I got you.) This is a sublime masterpiece. The colors, the music, the pacing, the delivery, the fashion.. it's impeccable. It's poignant. This video punched me in the gut and here I am thanking and praising it. Let me emphasize again, in particular, the costumes. Trent's fabulous shirt. Your fits are always classy. Matty's ensemble (great hair too). Everyone looks fantastic, and how couldn't they with such stellar cinematography? Bravo. Elevating "Tim & Eric" vibes to absurd indie film levels. Might have made me miss the bus (oh, there's another potential story, leaving a YT comment and missing the bus to therapy, sweet)

I once found a rock that looked like a penguin, coloring and everything. That was pretty sweet. Decades and many moves later it is nowhere to be found. I miss that rock

This video was just an excuse for everyone to show off their coolest shirt.

This background music is actually my alarm clock sound and I was very tense throughout the whole video. thank you for that

This is literally true. My best friend and I have actually run out of things to say after about 12 years. We just regurgitate the same topics over and over again now which is kind of hilarious 😂

I love how the music swelled to drown out the one person who actually tried and did have a few things to say. Beautiful, inevitable.

I've been a part of a close friend group for over 10 years now. We haven't run out of things to say yet, but the signs are there. Thank you for bringing awareness to this, Joel.

"Joel I really wanna just take a bunch of beautifully arranged shots of us looking moody" "Yeah me too obviously, I should really come up with a way to make it work in a video"

This is so sad, what a terrible thing to happen to these people.

This implies that everyone has perfect memory of everything they've talked about in 10 years :D

They’ve reached the “Uma Thurman in that Pulp Fiction scene at the Jack Rabbit Slim’s restaurant where she shares a comfortable silence with Vincent Vega” stage of the friendship and I’m happy for them.

Loved the Synecdoche New York "the end is built into the beginning" line

Camera work was amazing in this one, good job!

One thing I always love about Joel's videos is that they cannot be replicated. There is no punchline that someone else can reduce the video to; the full skit must be experienced in its entirety to be appreciated, and I have yet to see another artist who can come up with video premises like this.

All of my relationships inevitably evolve into "We were all just hanging out drinking some water."

All the posed shots near the end (insofar as every shot was posed) were very nicely arranged

This is so emotional

Did each member write their own lines? The Trent dialogue just feels so hilariously Trent-typical haha, and Dax makes a "water drinking" callback

"the end is built into the beginning" ok kaufman

"I wish the TV was on right now." I felt that moment lol.

And with this we are privileged to witness Joel shift into his freeform jazz phase. As all artists do eventually.

I just wish Bryce could get to tell one anecdote. Everyone deserves at least one anecdote in their life, damnit.

Guys we are IN the Haver/Flame Era right now. Let's make sure we all truly appreciate being here to witness it first hand. These are the good times.

Song is: "Chopin - Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No. 15" for those wondering. Same song used in the Halo 3 "Believe" campaign.

I really really really love the video work for this one Joel, so many great shots. I especially liked the shots accompanying your noting on Dax' ambitions and the one where cool hair guy was just sitting alone on the couch

The greatest thing about a best friend is the ability to be bored together. Not doing anything. Just hanging out. Looking at the sealing. Watching paint dry. If you can be bored with someone indefinetly, it's a best friend.

The raindrop really adds alot to this sketch.

I'm honestly really impressed by Joel's artistic narration abilities. He seems to have been really blossoming recently!

Every other shot is framed like you're watching an interrogation or you're the one being interrogated. It's great

clearly time for a friend group trade offer

This is probably my favourite ever video of you that I ever watched. Ever. Even better than the animated ones. Ever

That did look like a cool rock

The last thing you could say remained unsaid and that took me from laughing to sad.

I absolutely love the framing and everyone’s poses in the video. It’s perfect!

This may be my favourite video on UKposts. Thank you Joel for this work of art.

Bryce segment broke me. Well done. I love you, guys.

as someone who never knows what to talk about, this is how I almost always feel like. especially with people who I know probably don't have my same interests.

Chopin’s Raindrop playing over this is just 😭😭😭

The music fits so well, incredible job with pacing

I love you guys

When a Joel video starts with "Well, it finally happened.", you know there's going to be 3 things: 1. A classical score 2. Voice over of introspection/self-reflection 3. And lingering, slightly slo-mo shots And I'm here for all it!

The interplay between the editing, the lighting, and the music elevates this to the moon.

This is why ever friend-group eventually devolves into a sort of book club for recent events/media. "Oh did you watch x it's pretty good," and "did you hear about y, that's crazy."

Seeing how wholesome and kind everyone you spend your time with is at one point made me kind of wish I was your friend. Then I realized that wasn't actually what I wanted. I wanted a wholesome friend group in my life that would make people want to make a wholesome friend group of theirs. And that friend group would inspire others too.

In less than 4 minutes, yall have completely nailed and massively surpassed the aesthetic that Wes Anderson has been trying to perfect for decades. Well done boys, maybe you can talk about that.

The poses and composition of some of shots were amazing omg

i have watched this video at least 6 times in the last couple months. One of my favorites from you guys!!!

Thanks Joel, for expressing the depth of our minds

Joel is the only creator that makes me think about the analytics of a video as I watch it. "Is this the 5 second clip that grabs the most attention?" "Is this 5 second awkward silence the place where people drop off when they don't get the joke?" Why do I always have this inner monologue when I watch one of Joel's videos? Your videos hit different, man. Love them!

the composition of the group slow mo shots. Beautiful!

Dax sneezes into his hand 💔

This is honestly what a certain time of life is like during marriage. You don’t want to talk about work because you don’t want to relive it, and the same goes for talking about dealing with the young children who spent all day fighting with each other, and then there’s really nothing else.

Them just staring actually sent me to the ground.

This short film was so beautifully done. Love it!❤

The editing of the Raindrop Prelude was masterfully done for the scene

This video really is a lesson on how important it is to lie to even your closest friends and family

From my perspective, it's kind of a good thing that they all got to experience what everyone had to say. Most friend groups end long before everyone said what they wanted to say to each other. It's somewhat nice to know that there's literally nothing left to say or be said... It's the same feeling you get when you completely squeeze out that last bit of toothpaste. There may not be any more toothpaste but there's also no regrets.

I am always amazed by how much comedy/pathos/emotion etc. you can jam into your short films!!

I love the shot compositions in this one.

I've never seen a Wes Anderson film, but from what I've heard, this looks like one of them

why did this video feel like it last 15 minutes?

The shots in this one are so cool :) very good job

This is the definition of "simple, but effective"

God, I miss the days of silent, water drinking parties, long before things went so far down hill to where they are now.

The freeze frame at 1:10 is truly art.

Love the cinematography!

The cinematography and group posing are amazing. Fantastic video.

I came into the comments section fully expecting to have one or two things to comment...

dax’s joke reveal when???

1:02 I love that the music comes back to its initial motif when it focuses back to the group to give someone else the spotlight

This is so well shot!

Well this is awkward... I seem to have run out of things to comment 😔

You guys could talk about how the coffee table is shaped like a BEAN hahah haha that’s insane

The narration and inner monologues coupled with the camera work make this video a wholehearted and beautiful moment of friendship!

Beautiful work

Joel Haver, cer spence, etc. sketches feel incredibly neurodivergent in a way I can't quite describe

Tell them you are gay always a good conversation starter

I like the shots of everyone looking at the camera Its like their waiting for us the viewer to invite something new and different into their conversationless lives

AMAZING. the shots and angles are works of art hahahahah!