Pop Culture Case Study
Film and Psychology

Brave and The Mother-Daughter Relationship

Underrated!

Episode Notes

This week, Dave is going to Disneyland!!!!  Be jealous 😉  But in all seriousness, watching Brave with my fiancee definitely has me ready for this trip.  In addition to discussing the movie, Dave researched the relationship between mothers and daughters (something he has zero experience with) and found some interesting information about health behaviors

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Captain America: The First Avenger and Patriotism

Better than you remember

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave really wanted to watch Captain America: The Winter Soldier.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t come out for two whole weeks!   So, he decided to get ready by watching the original.  As Captain America represents the best of all of us, it makes sense that he would make us feel good about being...

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The Mummy (1999) and Superstition

Bisexual Paradise

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave decides to challenge himself.  Can he take an admittedly silly action adventure movie and connect it to real, honest, serious, psychological research?  He discusses the difference between religion and superstition, bioneurological links to superstition, college students, links to health problems, and how religion and superstition are linked

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Dead Poet's Society and Conformity

RIP

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave focuses on Dead Poets Society in an attempt to deal with the death of one of our beloved comedians.  He also discussed conformity from the 1950’s until basically present day.  He finds that conformity affects all of us, regardless of status and can affect choices made in our daily lives.

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Pan's Labyrinth and Childhood Trauma

GDT never misses

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave finally makes his fiancee watch Pan’s Labyrinth.  However, instead of just viewing this film as fantasy, he tries to disentangle what is happening to the protagonist in a real sense.  Specifically, he focuses on dissociative disorders as the direct effect of childhood trauma and lack of agency.  Enjoy!   Listen!

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Watchmen and The Cost of Power

Who watches?

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave watches a movie he remembers absolutely loving when it first came out.  As others have done in the past, he tries to focus on what makes Watchmen special.  In particular, Dave looks at what it would mean for people, real people, if they put on suits and acted as superheroes.

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Alien and Female Empowerment

Best movie of 1979?

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses the “Strong Female Character.”  Is it a good or a bad thing?  Can it be both?  In order to do this, he watches maybe the original strong female character, or at the very least, the first female action hero badass. 

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Planet of the Apes (1968) and the Conflict of Science and Religion

Dirty Apes

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave admits to an almost unforgivable offense (but you have to listen to find out what it is!).  He discussed the tricky area of science and religion and the argument over evolution.  But where does Planet of the Apes fall in this argument?  Find out!   Listen!

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Mean Girls and Bullying

Featuring Gail Carriger

Episode Notes

For the first time, Pop Culture Case Study has a guest!  New York Times Best Selling author, the lovely Gail Carriger, pops in to discuss Mean Girls, bullying, and her books!  We discuss bullies, victims, and cyber bullying.  Listen and find out if Mean Girls has stood the test of time.

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Dallas Buyer's Club and The Impact of Diagnosis

Should have been gayer

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dave discusses the impact of a life threatening diagnosis on both the victims and those that give the diagnosis.  He attempts to connect this to one of last year’s Oscar darlings, Dallas Buyer’s Club.  Additionally, he analyzes the problem with a Hollywood movie about HIV/AIDS which focuses on a heterosexual male.

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