Loose Canons Ep. 23 The Loose Canon Part 1 This time we throw our hats in the ring with a list of some of our favorite films. Now you have even more to complain about! 00:00:00-00:00:29 disclaimer and theme song00:00:29-00:01:57 introductions00:01:58-00:05:32 fun facts about the canon!SPOILERS 00:05:33-00:08:54 His Girl Friday (presented by Basil), Cary Grant is a jerk, women can only choose either the job they love or the man they love00:08:55-00:10:50 Patrick’s favorite part, Reuben’s favorite scene (The Apartment spoilers?), Ilya’s thoughts, not a RomCom?00:10:51-00:14:28 By the Bluest of Seas (presented by Ilya), no one has heard of this movie, Loose Canons is so typically American, the plot doesn’t matter as much as the feeling it creates00:14:29-00:17:32 Reuben’s idea for our canon, Basil was just being snarky, Ilya loves America, Basil describes a shot he likes, Ilya talks about the spell that Russian directors can cast on him, Reuben talks about his dad’s definition of “greatness,” Basil hated fishing with his dad but liked Hemingway00:17:33-00:21:18 Princess Mononoke (presented by Patrick), Hayao Miyazaki’s take on war, everyone is a jerk, Ashitaka is an impartial observer and the audience’s entry point into this world00:21:10-00:25:08 Reuben’s got jokes, Both sides think of themselves as “good” for helping their own marginalized people but not the other side at all, Billy Bob Thornton makes Ilya feel weird, Reuben’s got more jokes (too complex), Take that Cameron Crowe!00:25:09-00:28:39 Los Angeles Plays Itself (presented by Basil), why this narrator?, using movies to comment on movies, what Basil usually doesn’t like about documentaries, the fictional aspects of documentary and the documentary aspects of narrative film00:28:40-00:31:33 We forgot to say release years, Reuben compares Los Angeles Plays Itself to San Soleil, Moves from the very minor complaints to the more serious and meaningful complaints about how Los Angeles is presented00:31:34-00:32:05 Quick recap of release years and directorsSPOILERS 00:32:06-00:35:31 Ugetsu (presented by Basil), commentary on samurai culture through the stories of two men who don’t really have anything but an empty fantasy, male vanity at the expense of society and especially their wives, critique of the gender imbalance in societySPOILERS 00:35:32-00:42:53 High and Low (presented by Reuben), not a lesser work of Kurosawa, how High and Low combines many of Kurosawa’s themes and techniques into one film, the weird beliefs of the police, really unique structure, police as personal vengeance, nonsensical actions become sensical when you’re poor, Gondo denied heroism00:42:54-00:47:57 Tangled (presented by Basil), who cares about these directors, Disney responding to its own history, styling is a step forward (isn’t indulging lascivious dads), narrative is Rapunzel’s and love story is ancillary, Flynn’s arc is learning to step out of the way, best wordless performance maybe ever, doghorse00:47:58-00:53:29 The Iron Giant (presented by Ilya), Ilya hasn’t seen it a long time but left a deep mark, one of his more emotional experiences in a movie, strange to watch as a Russian an American perspective on the Cold War, not enough people got to see this, celeb stunt casting gives surprising performances00:53:30-00:54:10 What Vin Diesel brings to the table, Reuben’s future careerSPOILERS 00:54:11-00:58:21 The Science of Sleep (presented by Reuben), Gondry undercuts everything you expect for him here, romantic love is a form of vanity of finding someone to “complete you,” invading a woman’s privacy multiple times is not romantic, yet still manages to achieve sympathy for Stephane, patriarchy creates two victims, false happy ending00:58:22-00:59:30 Patrick says thanks for addressing my question!, man pursuing a woman not about their relationship but about what it would mean to the man to “get” her00:59:31-01:02:29 Doppelganger (presented by Reuben), this film necessitates the context of the di