In this episode, planet Earth goes boom! Andrew and Morgan give their thoughts on Roland Emmerich's depiction of the Apocalypse in 2012. Plus, Andrew takes a serious look at the new film from the Coen Brothers, A Serious Man. Also includes QuickChatter reviews and DVD Recommendations.
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MC #83: 2012 and A Serious Man
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SHOW NOTES:
QuickChatter:
- 2:13 - 10 Things I Hate About You (Andrew)
- 5:21 - Boogie Nights (Morgan)
- 11:14 – Clue (Morgan)
- 14:44 - Panic in the Streets (Morgan)
Review - A Serious Man (spoiler-free):
- 17:56 – Intro and clip
- 19:54 - Andrew's rating and general thoughts
- 26:03 - The presentation of God in the film
- 28:42 - The use of music
Discussion - 2012 (spoiler-free):
- 30:56 – Intro and clip
- 33:49 - Morgan's rating and general thoughts
- 35:08 - Andrew's rating and general thoughts
Discussion – 2012 (spoilers):
- 41:52 - The role of China
- 42:31 - The tone of the film; undoing hours of character development
- 44:34 - How 2012 promotes sexism
- 45:30 - Roland Emmerich gimmicks like the dog
- 46:11 - Referencing the fact that this is a movie
- 48:04 - Oliver Platt is not the bad guy; who exactly are we saving?
- 51:55 - No interesting satire on America
- 53:13 - Danny Glover is a really stupid President
DVD Recommendations:
- 56:33 - Intro
- 56:49 - Andrew's Pick: Sleeping Dogs Lie
- 59:40 – Morgan’s Pick: Memento
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