The whole Forefront team is together for this packed episode. 00:08 – Introduction 00:50 – Nate reviews Ben Hur (2016) 04:01 – Josh discusses a new book by Jordan B. Peterson 08:44 – Zack mourns The Cranberries and praises The Welcome Wagon 13:50 – Cody looks forward to a new book by poet Benjamin Myers 19:23 – Rich analyzes a new visual trend …
Forefront Podcast 2: Analyzing The Last Jedi
In this special episode, Forefront collaborators Nate Mancini, Rich Christman, Josh Gastin, and Cody Schweickert review Star Wars: The Last Jedi. 01:53 – Overall reactions 09:52 – The character of Luke Skywalker 23:00 – Rey/Kylo plotline 31:03 – Rey’s parentage / can anyone be force sensitive? 47:03 – Finn/Rose plotline, Poe/Holdo plotline 01:05:28 – Favorite Star Wars movies 01:06:45 – …
How Movie Sequels Succeed or Fail at Character Arcs
Everybody loves sequels. We all love the idea that a story we enjoyed is continuing, that we get to see “what happens next” to characters we care about, and that maybe we’ll get the same feeling back that we had when we watched the original — perhaps in an even deeper and better way. But everybody hates sequels. Because so …