TROPE ON A ROPE is a weekly podcast where Jeff and his mate Colin, along with their guests discuss and dissect the common movie tropes that have come to define cinema.
From the high concept sci-fi mind-f**k that contorts ideas of reality and identity; the young and naive small-town musician who is thrown into the deep-end world of money, high fashion and fame; and the brooding anti-hero whose methods test the bounds of an audiences acceptance; to the grizzled cop that will work the case no matter what their superiors say; the time-loops that allow our protagonist years’ worth of personal growth in day; and those films where Liam Neeson just f**kin’ punches shit in the face.
We’ll look at them all, compare, contrast, and contemplate which are raised up the flag-pole for all to salute, and which are hoisted by their own petard.
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TROPE ON A ROPE is a weekly podcast where Jeff and his mate Colin, along with their guests discuss and dissect the common movie tropes that have come to define cinema.
From the high concept sci-fi mind-f**k that contorts ideas of reality and identity; the young and naive small-town musician who is thrown into the deep-end world of money, high fashion and fame; and the brooding anti-hero whose methods test the bounds of an audiences acceptance; to the grizzled cop that will work the case no matter what their superiors say; the time-loops that allow our protagonist years’ worth of personal growth in day; and those films where Liam Neeson just f**kin’ punches shit in the face.
We’ll look at them all, compare, contrast, and contemplate which are raised up the flag-pole for all to salute, and which are hoisted by their own petard.
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*MINI EPISODE*
Hello dear listeners and here we are, the end of our festive run (its February...) of mini episodes looking at long running and long suffering franchises. This episode we look at that which has always and shall always be, THE SIMPSONS. a show that has gone from funny short, to cultural juggernaut that defined an era, to being kinda okay, to just being on.
We look back at the shows lofty past and barely watchable present by comparing two episodes, from two eras, with similar plots, and wildly different outcomes.
If you want to watch the episodes we talk about they are:
THE TWISTED WORLD OF MARGE SIMPSON (8.11) and
THE MANY SAINTS OF SPRINGFIELD (34.13).
We're back to films from the next pod on, specifically VIETNAM WAR FILMS, starting with FULL METAL JACKET.
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Title Music: "Black" by Christian Stoner
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