Movies We Dig | Film, Antiquity and Everything in Between

"The 90's are just the 80's until they become the mid 2000's."

We fully consider the coconut that is Disney's animated take on the mightiest of all heroes. Joined for the first time by our wonderful guest, Dr. Ayelet Haimson-Lushkov, Colin and Eli discuss heroism, fame, Michael Jordan, Superman, Big Hero 6, Moulin Rouge, Britney Spears and much more. We reveal we are in fact part of a secret progressive Illuminati. Is Danny Devito the real hero? Is this movie the Callimachus of Disney Animation?

This episode was recorded just after the 2020 election, but before the results were settled, which is why our voices have a tinge of existential dread and there's been 20+ min of election talk edited out...

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Colin & Eli alienate themselves to younger listeners by not understanding popular novels. They also reveal their own age by constantly comparing everything to Harry Potter. Colin argues Percy Jackson is the Waluigi of movies and that Camp Half-Blood is really a cross-fit gym for Old Navy models in their twenties. It's also a musical, which, we think, is genius. This film (and story at large) also has a serious problem with the means by which it integrates ancient Greek and modern American culture...

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Movies We Dig is also part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective, a podcast network and creator collective for historians, archaeologists, artists, and other creators and educators dedicated to sharing content about and featuring the ancient world that is accurate, accessible, and inclusive. To learn more about the collective and its contributors, check out collectivemem.com.

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The film that makes the bold choice to be set in 358 B.C.!?! Is Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson the modern manifestation of Hercules? Listen to us fail at both starting our podcast and Greek mythology. Cringe while Colin flails his arms but no one can see.

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Movies We Dig is also part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective, a podcast network and creator collective for historians, archaeologists, artists, and other creators and educators dedicated to sharing content about and featuring the ancient world that is accurate, accessible, and inclusive. To learn more about the collective and its contributors, check out collectivemem.com.

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Another visually interesting but thematically frustrating film. More gods, more battles, more fake armor, more (not) chosen one narratives. Plus the birth of Superman! Are German shepherd dogs actually hyenas in disguise?

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Movies We Dig is also part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective, a podcast network and creator collective for historians, archaeologists, artists, and other creators and educators dedicated to sharing content about and featuring the ancient world that is accurate, accessible, and inclusive. To learn more about the collective and its contributors, check out collectivemem.com.

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We beat our heads against our desks over this movie (and the Cars franchise). What is the nature of the gods and how do you translate it to the screen? Are there any titans in this movie?

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Movies We Dig is also part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective, a podcast network and creator collective for historians, archaeologists, artists, and other creators and educators dedicated to sharing content about and featuring the ancient world that is accurate, accessible, and inclusive. To learn more about the collective and its contributors, check out collectivemem.com.

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Now we sound nice. More screaming, but also more tolerable. We delve into the popularity and problems with this movie. Would you want to live in Sparta? Survey says... no.

Last one with crunchy audio (promise). Lots of history, lots of screaming. This movie is long...

Our pilot episode (w/ some crunchy audio)! Epic battles, blood, romance, cousins, llamas & more!