Chewing the plot

This week it's the time of festive films and thus brings forth the question of what makes a Christmas film? Is it the snow? The songs? The presence of Santa or simply the fact it's based in December?

This week we are under the realm of Brett Knights once again as he brings us not his favourite Christmas film but one which we have all seen at one point or another and spawned two sequels. So it's got to be good right? That's right this Month for the last in the series for this year we're looking at Tim Allens breakout movie The Santa Clause.

So join us as we discuss the inconsistency in story, The darker side of the throw away jokes and Tim Allens shady past as we bring in the end of the year.

Marry Christmas from Chewing the plot.

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Sources used

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Santa_Clause

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx8FX7etF_8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOTPv90ZW7U

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/santa_clause

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111070/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCY6MINU43w

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Allen

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000741/

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This week we settle into autumn with a film which takes place in summer. As we tackle the Neil Gaiman saga and Mathew Vaughn Film Stardust.

It's the pick of the month for Jen as she takes us to a magical land in the form of stormhold and we find out from Graham what makes the world tick and how many actors he can mistake for other actors within the first half hour.

It's fun it's witty, it has an oddly fierce fan base and the film comes from a director known for making drug and gangland movies so what can go wrong? right?

But join is once more for our penultimate episode of the year as we gradually chew through Stardust.

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Websites used

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486655/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardust_(2007_film)

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stardust

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardust_(Gaiman_novel)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16793.Stardust

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0891216/

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-matthew-vaughn-made-stardust-a-modern-fantasy-classic/

http://www.theredrighthand.co.uk/134stardust.html

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/netflix-pick-of-the-week-matthew-vaughns-stardust-30192746.html

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/matthew-vaughn-interview-kingsman-x-men-stardust-2-007/

https://emanuellevy.com/interviews/stardust-with-matthew-vaughn-2/

http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/33607

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This week we are in the hands of Charlotte Greenley and in doing so you join us for the spooky month of October as we dive into Silent hill and discuss the film released in 2006 and how it interplays with the game Franchise! Directed by Christophe Gans it's a long look at the Silent Hill Lore. How the film was developed and the creative choices made within as we get a horror fest on!

So settle in and get your self nestled somewhere safe far from Alessa as we take a look at the cult icon which is Phycological Horror Silent Hill.

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mfnhu8sO5k

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384537/

https://silenthill.fandom.com/wiki/Silent_Hill_(video_game)

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/silent_hill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_(film)

https://silenthill.fandom.com/wiki/Silent_Hill_Secrets_and_Unlockables

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eArIVA8rEHE

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198641-silent-hill/cheats

https://gamingbolt.com/15-mind-blowing-silent-hill-facts-and-secrets-you-probably-dont-know

https://www.ghosttowns.com/

https://screenrant.com/silent-hill-movie-true-story-real-town-history-explained/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4UxRxEqL4w

https://silenthill.fandom.com/wiki/Silent_Hill_(film)

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Guns Akimbo is an action comedy staring Daniel Radcliffe and Samara Weaving in which titular character Miles gets guns bolted to his hands...

That's basically all you need to know. This week Graham takes us on the wild ride of guns, gore and controversy surrounding the director as we discuss the meme potential, the outright wackyness of violence and the suprise you can have at the amount of people who are left handed. As we settle in to chew through Guns Akimbo.

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sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_Akimbo

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6902676/

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/guns_akimbo

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/guns-akimbo

https://twitter.com/gunsakimbomovie

https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/guns-akimbo-director-jason-lei-howden-twitter-controversy.html

https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/guns-akimbo-director-twitter-online-harassment-1202213010/

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/daniel-radcliffe-holding-two-guns

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this right we are covering the surprisingly divisive 2017 film and 2008 comic I Kill Giants. I say that as on initial impression I thought I knew what I was getting but turns out people also had that thought and disliked it for it but we'll get to more on that later!

I Kill Giants is a somewhat describable as coming of age and looks at child phycology, loss and the emotional roller coaster of fantasy imagination in a more direct way than in our previous texts which have done this such as Peter Pan which only eluded to the idea. I Kill Giants tells the story of Barbara Thorson a young girl and her challenge in fighting titans and as this is a story with a sudden right turn within it I am going to stipulate again spoilers and if you don't want to have the film or comic ruined you should go watch or read it first before we dive into it. 

So settle in and enjoy this tale of fantasy and tragedy as we once again chew the plot.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4547194/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Kill_Giants_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Kill_Giants

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/anders-walter-i-kill-giants-interview-1201942590/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/06/i-kill-giants-review-a-ginormous-waste-of-time

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/i-kill-giants-2018

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/i-kill-giants

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runes

https://sonsofvikings.com/blogs/history/viking-runes-guide-runic-alphabet-meanings-nordic-celtic-letters

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This week Jen brings us a light hearted affair in the form of 90's icon clueless!

Clueless is a cult teen hit from 1995 and the antithesis of Ghost world which we previously covered. scoping out the world of the high flying and endearing Cher it is a modern remake of the classic Jane Austin Novel Emma and as such we are bound to draw some comparisons.

Finding as we work through why classic fiction is often placed in high school settings, just where we stand on dating a step sibling and overall how many types of plaid are really too much we look at clueless and the romance/lack of romance within!

So sit down relax, wish you had the wealth to own a computer in the 90's as we Chew through Amy Heckerling's take on Emma.

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Sources and further reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clueless

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/06/clueless-oral-history-20-anniversary

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200716-how-clueless-transformed-the-movie-makeover

https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/7/17/21327905/clueless-jane-austen-adaptations

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9214832/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116191/

https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/london/top-10-facts-about-jane-austen/

https://www.cbc.ca/books/70-facts-you-might-not-know-about-iconic-british-novelist-jane-austen-1.4712284

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jane-Austen

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This wee we dive into the classic tale from J M Barrie focused mainly on the story structure of the also classic Walt Disney film Peter Pan!

Pan is now a story in the public domain and has been one prone to discussion because of the many overlapping themes and undertones which run within it but the original auther himself has an interesting back story which leans into just why Peter Pan is so open to interpretation.

So this week Charlotte brings us our childhood as we dive into the fantasy, pirates and racism inherent in the film adaption. We look at the mythos of pan and Graham attempt to not ruin the story which has brought so many joy and yet ends up doing so anyway!

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Sources and further reading

Pan https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3332064/

Peter Pan https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316396/

Hook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)

Walt Disney's peter pan https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046183/

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Peter_Pan_(character)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._Barrie

https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-M-Barrie

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/11/22/lost-boys

https://www.biography.com/news/peter-pan-jm-barrie-facts-biography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_termination_policy

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline/488.html

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This week Graham is back in the driving seat and once again comes up with something divisive. Ever the hipster child he is a fan fan of independent cinema and media so this this week we have chosen Ghost world the 2001 film by Terry Zwigoff also coupled with the graphic novel version by Daniel Clowes. The pair worked closely on this and as such they can both be considered canon.

Having been a cult classic within the comic and film community for years it's still very much a niche film fraught with angst, negative character traits and uncomfortable situations but with bold characters and snarky teens where can you go wrong?

So catch up this week as we learn we have very different views on high-school, different takes on characters and consider just what it takes to be cool when everything sucks.

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Sources used

Ghost world the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162346/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_World_(film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ghost-world-2001

https://www.criterion.com/films/28687-ghost-world

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ghost-world-film-thora-birch-interview-b1815277.html

https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/36002/1/three-things-you-never-knew-about-ghost-world

https://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/facts-every-ghost-world-fan-needs-to-know

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This week we jump from period drama to post war pulp fiction as we dive into the 1997 sci flick Starship troopers by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier, based on Robert A. Heinlein's 1959 novel of the same name.

Having spawned several sequels, a TV show and being a cult phenomena among nineties youth and modern day millennial it has earned its place as one of the most unique films of it's time.

So we dive into just what made this what it was, why it failed to capture audiences on release and why it so hugely differs from the source material. It's bloody, it's violent there is just enough nipple in it to get banned from social media so whats not to love?

Would you like to know more?

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Resources used

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/11/-em-starship-troopers-em-one-of-the-most-misunderstood-movies-ever/281236/

https://starshiptroopers.fandom.com/wiki/Starship_Troopers_(film)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/

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This week in the month of March we cover the eponymous March story "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott.

Little women originally published in 1868 has been reproduced and retold so many times in attempts to bring together the three books which make up the Little women story. It is seen as a formative book for many young woman and tells the tales of the "March's" a group of four sisters and their neighbor Laurie as they figure out how the world works for them and thus we dive into it.

Discussing the effect of the story on different people of different ages as some love it some hate it, the complexity of the many many characters and how we pick our favorites from the cast we attempt to understand this romantic family period novel.

We may have also broken Jen as this is one of her favourite books and the like vs dislike was slightly more stacked against than expected as we chewed the plot.

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Resources used:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3281548/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110367/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/movies/little-women-review.html

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/little-women-awards-season-men

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Signet-Classics-Louisa-Alcott/dp/0451532082

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/littlewomen/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Women

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