Swedish Filmfika

In today’s episode: our first real Filmfika fight. Jakob and Rashid feel like they’ve watched a movie for five-year-olds, made by five-year-olds — and struggle to understand how it ever became a cult classic. Svante, meanwhile, thinks The Warriors is a complex masterpiece and tells Jakob that “you have to do some thinking for yourself.”So, does The Warriors have something meaningful to say about friendship, brotherhood and leadership? Or does it simply glorify immature, toxic masculinity?Listen and judge for yourselves.

In today’s episode, we discuss Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 film Harakiri. This episodes big question: is the ancient samurai code of honor something to be admired or discarded? Is Motome Chijiwa a coward or a hero?

In addition, Svante brings the curious life of Japanese would-be coup leader Yukio Mishima into the mix and flirts with the idea of harakiri himself, while Jakob and Rashid remain skeptical. All this and more…

In today's episode Svante, Rashid and Jakob dive into Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Does Rashid believe the casting in The Odyssey is the worst atrocity since WWII? Does Svante secretly fantasize about killing a host of suitors? And is the grecophile Jakoc actually against the magic elements in myths?

This and much more in the podcasts second embarkment.

In today's episode Svante, Rashid and Jakob discuss Wolfgang Peterson's Troy. Is Achilles the ultimate Man? Or is the ultimate warrior representing only a premature developmental stage that we must outgrow in order to arrive at our full masculine potential?

This and much more in today's episode.

In the very first episode of swedish filmfika, your hosts Svante Rashid and Jakob introduce themselves and explain why they feel the world needs another podcast, what we are all about, and what the topic and structure of the first season will be. Enjoy!