Today we're not just comparing the differences between the book and the film of Howl's Moving Castle, but the psychological differences and the childhood influences of both creators (Diana Wynne Jones and Hayao Miyazaki) to see how that impacts the ideas both stories contain. How can a story with an identical premise and create two vastly different outcomes?Socials:Follow me on tiktokFollow me on BlueskyReferences:https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/miyazakis-quiet-protest-15318.html Rudd, D. (2010). Building Castles in the Air: (De)Construction in “Howl’s Moving Castle.” Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 21(2 (79)), 257–270. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24352209https://www.newsweek.com/positive-pessimist-119801 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BbhWrjIImghttp://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/m_speech.htmlhttp://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/m_speech.html Diana Wynne Jones' autobiography
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Clytemnestra with author Hannah Lynn
Clytemnestra often gets a bad rep for being the "bad wife" of Greek Mythology. It's pretty tricky to excuse husband killing but when you're married to Agamemnon, it's a bit more understandable.Today we're sitting down to chat with the wonderful Hannah Lynn, winner of the Kindle Storyteller Award, to discuss her book "A Spartan's Sorrow."Follow Hannah Lynn/Buy her books here:InstagramLinktreeBuy a Spartan's SorrowMy Socials:Follow me on tiktokFollow me on Bluesky
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Iris Messages, Sending Stones and Disappearing Love Letters: Why we love magical communication devices
Why do we love magical communication devices? This episode will look and fantasy stories such as Percy Jackson, Dungeons and Dragons, Divine Rivals and Avatar the Last Airbender to find out when magical communication is necessary, when it's cliche and why we especially like magic in romance.Socials:Follow me on tiktokFollow me on Bluesky
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Christopher Nolan's Odyssey: Predictions and Analysis
In the final days of 2024, Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey was announced to released in Summer of 2026. We had an immediate list of cast members but no roles attached to their names as of that point. People. Went. Nuts. Christopher Nolan is such a well loved director and The Odyssey is a timeless epic. In this episode, let's discuss predictions for the movie, hopes and some worries too. We'll also discuss the controversies and inaccuracies that are already coming out from the production images.Socials:Follow me on tiktokFollow me on BlueskyGreeks and Geeks Discord server (21+ years old only please!):https://discord.gg/p4RtC7BA Promo images:https://www.polygon.com/news/525433/christopher-nolan-odyssey-matt-damon-historical-accuracy-still-good
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Epic the Musical: The Underworld Saga
The final episode of series 3 looks at Epic the Musical: The Underworld saga. Let's compare it to the original Odyssey and analyse the lyrics of the darkest saga in the musical yet.Socials:Follow me on tiktokFollow me on Bluesky
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