The Meaning Of The Movie

Dec 12 2024 52 ep. 56 mins

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What is this movie actually about? What did it mean to the filmmakers and audiences when it was released? Has the meaning changed over time? Welcome to... The Meaning Of The Movie: A Podcast About What Matters Most. ” This is a place to wrestle over the big and small questions about a film. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? What is really happening in The Shining? Is Titanic the highest-budget Hallmark love story of all time or a powerful take on a historic tragedy? Podcast hosts Rob Stennett, Andrew Harmon, and John Bolin wrestle through what matters most in a movie. We‘re here to answer, ”What does it all mean?”

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