The Meaning Of The Movie
What is this movie actually about? What did it mean to the filmmakers and audiences when it was released? Has the meaning changed over time? Welcome to... The Meaning Of The Movie: A Podcast About What Matters Most. ” This is a place to wrestle over the big and small questions about a film. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? What is really happening in The Shining? Is Titanic the highest-budget Hallmark love story of all time or a powerful take on a historic tragedy? Podcast hosts Rob Stennett and Andrew Harmon wrestle through what matters most in a movie. We‘re here to answer, ”What does it all mean?”
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Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Did Spider-Man No Way Home deserve a best picture nomination? Is it just cheap fan service or is it something with more depth?
What is the worst use of fan service ever? What is the best? Does this film accomplish something we’ve never quite seen?We debate, we get angry, and we let our nerd flags fly in this week’s episode of The Meaning Of The Movie. JOIN THE DISCUSSION on our FB grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/291651586362928
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Is Titanic just a high-budget Hallmark movie? Or is it a serious look at a profound historical tragedy? We watched Titanic for the first time in a decade. Some of us watched it for the first time ever. It led to a passionate debate, “What if we’ve been all wrong about this film? What if it’s more than the memes and GIFS would have us believe?”
The performance, the themes, the Oscars, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, true love, it’s all up for a discussion in this episode of The Meaning Of The Movie. Subscribe and rate. AND follow our Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/The-Meaning-Of-The-Movie-113032794597954
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
DON’T LOOK UP is Adam McKay’s satirical masterpiece. At least we think so. But most of the critics aren’t in our corner.
In this episode, we take on the critics themselves. Why didn’t they like this film? Where did we agree? Where do we disagree?
To find the answer we systematically argue with the four major critiques of the film. 1) Is too “on the nose”? 2) Is too mean-spirited? 3) Is it a poorly made film? 4) Is it too preachy?
And then we get into the heart of this story… What is the most meaningful scene? Who is the most meaningful character? What is this film trying to say?
The moment we saw this film we knew there was a lot of meaning to dissect. Download this episode and listen before it really is too late.
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Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie? It’s a debate. It’s annoying. And it’s part of the Christmas discussion every year.
But our first episode asks: “What makes a Christmas movie?” “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?”“What is the meaning of the movie?” We get into an argument faster than you can say Roy Rodgers. You may agree. You may disagree. But you have to listen.
MOTM Podcast Hosts
Rob Stennett, Andrew Harmon, and John Bolin have worked together on films, ad campaigns, and A LOT of stage productions.
We debate movies a lot.
We're taking the debate out of the backstage and onto the main stage. What makes a movie meaningful? Is there a least meaningful part of the movie?
Did we love it or hate it? You're invited into the journey.