Pop Culture Case Study
Film and Psychology

A History of Violence and Identity

Comic books!

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave and Britt disagree strongly on the qualities (or lack thereof in her opinion) of A History of Violence.  During Fangirl Fixation, Britt gets distracted and talks about everything from Viggo Mortensen’s various endowments to her terrifying crush on Rutger Hauer.  Join us as we talk about the movie and Identity! Listen!

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Inception and Self-Deception

Love Leo

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave takes on a Christopher Nolan epic, Inception.  He also talks to Britt about her memories of it and her own experiences with Self-Deception.  Speaking of self-deception, Dave looks at pain tolerance, the evolutionary advantage of deception, and ethical fading.

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Show Notes

Fangirl Fixation: 0:03:48

Self-Deception:0:22:09

Inception: 0:36:45

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John Wick and Revenge

Best action movie

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave watches one of his favorites from last year, John Wick.  He examines the differences between revenge and justice, as well as why we seek revenge.  For you Fangirl Fixation fans, Britt talks about action movies and gets all riled up about the Babayega. Listen!

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Moulin Rouge and Jealousy

No one's going to!

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses a fan favorite, Moulin Rouge.  Is this one as good as he remembers?  Or will the untrained voices of Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor prove faulty? Regarding psychology, he takes the easy way out and discusses sexual jealousy, easily one of the most clear themes of the film.

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Girl, Interrupted and Borderline Personality Disorder

Jolie Forever

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses the film the listeners chose for him, Girl, Interrupted. He takes a closer look at Borderline Personality Disorder and decides whether or not the film does a quality job of representing this disorder on screen. Britt also makes an appearance to talk about stigma and the effects of pop culture

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Gattaca and Privilege

He's too pretty

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses one of his old science fiction favorites, Gattaca.  Britt makes an appearance to talk about Dystopian movies, in general.  We discuss both the movie and how it connects to the touchy subject of privilege.

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Great Expectations (2012) and Loyalty

Greater and greater

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave takes on a classic, Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.  He discusses the psychological aspects of this work’s most common theme, loyalty.  Britt makes a triumphant return to discuss Helena Bonham Carter Listen! Check out the Show Notes here! Fangirl Fixation  

Introduction: 0:00:00

Fangirl Fixation: 0:03:57

Loyalty: 0:22:36

Great Expectations: 0:37:24

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The Fast and the Furious and Risk Taking Behavior

vroom vroom

Episode Notes

In this episode, just in time to go see Furious 7, Dave reviews the “classic” that started it all, The Fast and the Furious.  Instead of focusing on the obvious, Family, Dave discusses the inappropriately risk behavior of pretty much every single character in the movie.

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Shaun of the Dead and Change

grr argh

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave deals with his separation anxiety from the United Kingdom by watching Shaun of the Dead.  He takes a closer look at how the main character changes throughout the film.  To do this, he ties it to the Stages of Change.

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The Matrix and the Status Quo Bias

The good one!

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses a science fiction classic, The Matrix.  To deeper understand how difficult the choice of red pill vs. blue pill would be in reality, he shares some information on the status quo bias.  Britt returns with another episode of fangirl fixation and the Top 5 AI movies of all time!

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