Podcast 5 pt.1
I give out my top 3 errr… 2 comics (it’s been awhile since I was an avid reader and I don’t really get into that indie stuff so it’s not much). We debate the value of a Superman. What sort of stakes and drama can possibly exist for he who is nigh omnipotent. I talk about my fondness for the Bruce Timm DC animations. Then I tell an anecdote about elucidating cinematic realism by referencing the Superman vs. Mighty Mouse debate from Stand By Me (1986). I go on to make the unpopular defense that comicbook/superhero movies becoming popular in Hollywood is a “good thing”. We compare the supers with the old time action movie protagonists who had to solve their problems with guns or fists or their wits.
“Mighty Mouse is just a cartoon, Superman is a real guy.”
Podcast 5 pt. 2
In Part 2 we continue to discuss these problem solving skills as they relate to the Rambo IV trailer and John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy (which includes The Thing (1982), Prince of Darkness (1987), and In the Mouth of Madness (1995).) We talk about Carpenter’s affective use of claustrophobic elements to create fear. Then we briefly mention something about Commando (1985) … but that’s a podcast for a different time. If you want to talk to the futile podcasters just send your emails or mp3 voicemail to ian.strope@gmail.com
Our closing stinger is of me reading a piece of dialog from The man with Two Brains (1983)
Bump Music: Aphex Twin – Richard’s Hairpiece (Beck – Devil’s Haircut remix)
Amon Tobin – Easy Muffin
AFX – 158b – dps