Tonight, tonight, it all began… four hundred years ago? In this episode, Eliora and Rei discuss the love, hate, and Romeo and Juliet references in West Side Story. Here’s the West Side Story album if you want to hear the music! https://open.spotify.com/album/16oKZSg3msLgn69IK1puzi?si=TQ2rllKWSqiziXSlIUFLng&utm_source=copy-link Eliora: Hey guys, we’re back with another episode of Journsplit! Rei: Today, we’llContinue reading “Journsplit: West Side Story”
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Journsplit: Encanto
We Don’t Talk About Bruno… except we do. In this episode, Aditi and Lionel discuss Disney’s Encanto, and how the epic music ties into a tale of generational trauma and each character’s struggle with it.
Journsplit: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Part A)
In the first part of a miniseries, Skylar and Lokesh discuss the humor, deaths and humorous deaths in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and compare the books to various onscreen adaptations.
Journsplit: Moana (ft. choir!)
Join Eliora, Rei, and a special guest (!!) as they dive deep into Disney’s Moana. Have you ever thought about the theme of Identity in the film? What about how the music ties into it?
Journsplit: A Pocket Full of Rye
Bewilderment, anxiety and distrust ensue at Yewtree Lodge when a businessman with a less-than-likable personality is brutally poisoned while at work, and when this mystery is found to reference events from the past, the confusion skyrockets. Aditi and Debraath discuss Revenge, Justice, Familial Conflict and Fragility of Trust – four profound themes at the heart of A Pocket Full of Rye – along with some fun Easter eggs hidden in the book, in the final episode that wraps up the Agatha Christie miniseries!
Journsplit: Death On The Nile
Aditi and Debraath talk about the intriguing themes in one of Agatha Christie’s world-renowned masterpieces: Death on the Nile! Do you find the shift in Jackie’s character arc fascinating? Ever wondered how Agatha Christie got the inspiration to write a novel set in such a unique holiday destination?
Journsplit: And Then There Were None
Part 1 of our Agatha Christie miniseries! Aditi and Debraath talk about Dame Agatha’s eventful life and analyse the themes of one of her best-known works: And Then There Were None! Did you marvel at the buildup of paranoia as the story progressed? Were you intrigued by the moral ambiguity of Justice Wargrave?
Journsplit: Frozen 2
Eliora and Rei discuss the second installment of the well-loved Frozen franchise. Have you ever wondered about the significance of All is Found to the movie’s plot? Or the differences between Anna and Elsa?
Journsplit: Titanic
Skylar and Lokesh explore an all-time classic: Titanic. Have you ever thought about the theme of the class divide, the parallels to the actual sinking, or how the music impacts the film?
Journsplit: Wall-E
Rei and Eliora break down the science-fiction Pixar classic – have you ever thought about why Wall-E and Eve are gendered? Or how they seem even more relatable and human than the actual humans in the story? Now you can listen to us talk about it!
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