Labyrinth of the Bizarre

005 | Capitalism & Progress in Jurassic Films


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Elia and Rea discuss Jurassic Park (1993, dir. Steven Spielberg) and Jurassic World (2015, dir. Colin Trevorrow), and the themes of capitalism, evolution and progress in the franchise. Having read the book, Rea also covers the thematic changes Jurassic Park underwent during its film adaptation.

Supporting talking points in this episode: follow up on Wonder Woman 1984, fawning over Dr. Ellie Sattler and Ian Malcolm, dinosaurs, Rea’s mystery fictional crush, dinosaurs, theme parks, fond childhood memories, online shopping, dinosaurs

Content warnings: racism, sexual assault, white supremacy, pedophilia, gore, death

Labyrinth of the Bizarre is a podcast by two QTPOC that reviews and discusses spec fiction, which is an umbrella term for all subgenres of science fiction and fantasy such as urban fantasy, dark fantasy, horror, superhero, and post-apocalyptic. Elia forgets the definition every episode.

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- Wonder Woman (2017) banned in several countries
- More on the banning of Wonder Woman (2017)
- Backlash over Amr Waked joining WW84
- Chris Pratt and Hillsong Church
- More on Chris Pratt
- The Gadsden Flag
- Ricky Garcia
- More on Ricky Garcia
- One example of white supremacists idolizing Chris Pratt
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Labyrinth of the BizarreBy Elia & Rea