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Dissect

Dissecting INSIDE (Part 9)

Dissect

Cole Cuchna

Music, Arts, Society & Culture

4.910.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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We conclude our analysis of Bo Burnham's INSIDE with its final song "Goodbye." We'll also discuss the rich symbolism of its final scenes as well as draw some final conclusion about the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

From Spotify, this is Dissect, long-form musical analysis broken into short digestible

0:08.0

episodes.

0:09.0

This is part nine of our nine-part series on Inside, a music comedy special shot performed by Bo Burnham over the course of a very unusual year.

0:16.4

I'm your host Cole Kushna. Oh, So, you're not creative and you have to go in search of your creative spark again.

0:55.7

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1:46.0

Last time on Desact, we examined all eyes on me, the emotional climax of

1:50.0

Insides' narrative.

1:51.0

There we experienced the peak of Bo's dissociation and agoraphobia as he performed for an imaginary audience as if he were on stage at Madison Square Garden.

1:59.1

During the song's bridge, Bo revealed that he'd quit performing for five years to focus on

2:03.7

his mental health, and just when he was ready to reenter the world and perform again, the

2:08.0

pandemic forced him to stay inside, a tragic irony he framed as funny.

2:13.0

At the end of the song, Bo's frustration with performing inside to a camera for over a full year finally boils over.

2:20.0

He aggressively grabs a camera before collapsing to the floor. When Bo collapses, the screen goes black and we hear microphone feedback.

2:43.0

After a few moments the screen fades up to reveal a close-up of Bo's face,

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