Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - Desert of the Reel #30

08/29/24 • 73 min

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First, we'd like to apologize for missing a week for the first time in podcast history. Our editing/recording software randomly became unavailable to us, and then school started. It took us a while to find a suitable replacement, but now we're back on line!

This week, we analyze and discuss Shang Chi (2021)!

There is a lot to talk about with this MCU origin story. Both Jason and Ryan agree that this is a solid addition to the MCU, and wonder why there isn't a sequel already scheduled. We talk about Karl Jung and his theory of masks and the masks we wear in life. Shang Chi presents as a good example of someone who has successfully navigated the minefield of masks to arrive at a whole self.

What makes us who we are? In what ways are our true selves hidden behind the expectations of other people and society?

Email us your thoughts, reviews, and questions at [email protected]

This week, we analyze and discuss Shang Chi (2021)!

What makes us who we are? In what ways are our true selves hidden behind the expectations of other people and society?

Email us your thoughts, reviews, and questions at [email protected]

Previous Episode

The Best and Worst movies we Watched this Summer - Desert of the Reel Mailbag #2

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We have another mailbag episode where we respond to an email we received! We are sorry we had to push back the Marvel schedule. It is the first week of school for us high school teachers and our time got crunched! It will be back to the regularly scheduled program next week!

We go over the worst and best movies we watched this summer. Which ones have you seen? Which ones do you agree with? Any movies you haven't heard of?

Also, I tell Jason the news that RDJ is coming back to the MCU live on the mic.

Send us your emails at [email protected]. Send us your thoughts, reviews, disagreements, and thoughts!

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Next Episode

Thank You For Smoking (2005) Rhetoric is Your Superpower! - Desert of the Reel - Jason's Choice #7

Every Jason's choice is a movie that he thinks is worth your time, and in this episode, Thank You For Smoking (2005) is all about his favorite topic, rhetoric!

We can't stress that we do not condone smoking (we are high school teachers after all) but this movie isn't about how everyone should smoke... or is it? This movie is all about critical thinking, arguing, and how things are allowed in society.

We talk about our thoughts on the movie, how rhetoric is your secret weapon, parodies vs satire, and how people in society use negative rhetoric to persuade and influence us without us realizing it!

We then transition from smoking to whether sex scenes are unnecessary and if women being portrayed in film/treated in Hollywood has created a negative outcome for all women in film.

Email us your thoughts, reviews, reccomendations at [email protected]