Help Help We're Being Repressed!

On this episode of Help Help We’re Being Repressed! Ameera and Lucia Wilson break down John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. What is it really about? What does it mean to tell ‘Your Take’ vs. ‘The Old Take’? Does the feminist message of Florence Pugh’s Cathy match the book? What makes the literary quality so great, and where does the morality lack? What does it mean to have the ability to choose good over evil? 

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Been looking for a movie to watch? Here are 20 kids’ movies you may have forgotten. Ameera and Lucia Wilson discuss what makes a good children’s movie, and which movies are good not just for kids, but for the whole family. These movies set strong examples that encourage kids to imagine, explore, and be courageous. Join them as they discuss dealing with self-pity in Meet the Robinsons, selfishness to selflessness in Sinbad, doing right even when no one else is standing with you in A Bug’s Life, and more lessons. 

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00:00 Intro
01:47 Water Horse
03:42 The Lego Movie
08:19 Inkheart
09:40 Wallace and Gromit
11:40 Joseph King of Dreams
13:07 Sinbad
16:46 Treasure Planet
19:37 Meet the Robinsons
24:07 Swiss Family Robinson
26:25 The Secrets of Kells
29:27 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
33:16 Home on the Range
35:26 Fantastic Mr. Fox
38:56 Jumanji (1995)
42:04 Speed round

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On this episode of Help Help We’re Being Repressed! Lucia and Ameera Wilson discuss motifs in stories. How they symbolise the overarching plot and themes. Follow them as they walk through JoJo Rabbit, Kung Fu Panda, Baby Driver, and many more stories. 

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On this special episode of Help Help We’re Being Repressed! Lucia and Ameera Wilson are joined by Naomi Taylor to talk about their recent trip to Iceland. The land of volcanic moss, giant waterfalls, swans, and sulphuric water? Then discuss what it means to make your own stories, and its importance to knowing good stories.

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At last! The long-awaited Jane Eyre review. Join Ameera and Lucia Wilson as they explore the 'fatherless behavior' of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. The girls discuss the power dynamics between Mr. Rochester and Jane, along with Jane and Mr. Rivers. Find out why girls should not aspire to be like Jane or seek out a Mr. Rochester yourself.

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On this episode of Help Help We’re Being Repressed! Ameera and Lucia Wilson discuss Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and compare Tom’s Spider-Man to Andrew Garfield’s and Tobey Maguire’s. Tune in to find out which of the three is truly the hero that Spider-Man should be, which Peter Parker is the best, and what it means to be Spider-Man.

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On this episode of Help Help We’re Being Repressed! Ameera and Lucia Wilson discuss what it means to be an original storyteller. The girls answer the question: In a world filled with sequels and cheap remakes, why is it impossible to find good original stories? and look at some of their favorite "original" stories.

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Ameera and Lucia Wilson discuss none other than ND Wilson, father and esteemed author. The girls discuss his popular works such as The Ashtown Burials series and the 100 Cupboards series, as well as his fiction works, Notes from Tilt-a-Whirl and Death by Living. The two discuss what it means to bring the magic to the real world and what a fruitful perspective on God’s Creation looks like.

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Join Ameera and Lucia Wilson as they discuss the purpose of a podcast like Help Help and what it means to think critically of stories vs blindly hating.

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On this episode of Help Help We’re Being Repressed!, Lucia and Ameera Wilson discuss Comic Actors moving to drama movies. The girls ask, ‘Does it work? Is comedy needed in a drama? What does a comedy actor bring to a drama?’ The two discuss four times it did work and how in: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Ben Stiller, The Truman Show with Jim Carrey, Lost in Translation with Bill Murray, and Stranger Than Fiction with Will Ferrell.

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