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Multiplicity in Protagonists, or, The More the Merrier

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Guess who just got done being sick and bedridden for an entire week and still can’t really talk right?

Me. It was me.

So that was a painful and awful week I just went through. But I’m back in business now. And guess who’s also back in business?

Orphan Black. It’s Orphan Black.

This season has hit the ground running and it’s got me thinking about how awesome it is to have multiple female characters in a show. I’ve noticed this in other places as well, most notably Frozen – but also some old school mythological references. And thus the rambling begins…. Continue reading “Multiplicity in Protagonists, or, The More the Merrier” →

PCA 2015 Recap

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Last time, on Mythic Ramblings…

You’ll thank me someday. Probably Friday.

No vaccines for you, sweet child.

What sort of fairy tale ending is – oh.

I was more disappointed than anything.

This time, on Mythic Ramblings, I’ll be talking about some great presentations I saw at the 2015 National Popular Culture Association Conference in New Orleans. Some of them were awesome, others piqued my interest, but all of them definitely happened.  Continue reading “PCA 2015 Recap” →

Oscars Predictions 2015

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Hey everyone. I spent about an hour typing up a long list, replete with humorous photos and detail explanations of my reasoning behind my predictions for the Oscars this year. And then I accidentally lost it all! Instead of driving myself crazy and going through it all, I’m simply going to link to my and Alex’s podcast, The Hermit Cave. We talked about our predictions and dream wins over there. I’ll be watching and live tweeting the Oscars tonight as well. If you want to follow along, I’m @MythicRamblings. Highly frustrating, but 2014 had too many good movies for me to stay mad. New post next week about our rocking forefathers, so look out for that too!

Building a Hero: Selma and American Sniper

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Hi everyone! I’ve had a great week of watching many shows and movies. But I don’t want to focus on any of them! Instead, I thought I’d tackle something that had been bugging me ever since I saw Selma and American Sniper. I was interested in why Selma made me feel flat, whereas American Sniper didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, American Sniper didn’t inspire or wow me. I simply recognized that American Sniper made the better hero. I have a few ideas about why that is.

If you want to hear more of my opinions about the two films, head over to the podcast I co-host, The Hermit Cave. I go into the films a little bit more generally during the podcast. Here, though, I’ll be focusing on the differences between the two films in terms of their respective heroes. Spoilers after the jump.

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