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Mike Veerman, host of “Mike on Much”, and pop culture aficionado Shane Cunningham, along with their long-time friend, award winning writer/director/producer (and MENSA member) Jonathan Popalis, all bring you “The Pedestal Podcast", presented by MUCH studios. Join them for a deep dive into some of the movies we all hold near dear to our hearts — and debate whether or not they really belong there.
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Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
In this episode we've gotta try to keep our heads until this peace craze blows over with the 1987 Kubrick war drama FULL METAL JACKET.
After quibbling over how to pronounce Kubrick’s name (4:46), we begin the case for keeping it on the pedestal with the heavy contrasts between Joker and Gomer Pyle (12:00). We get into why the drill sergeant was both a hilarious and heady character (20:35), how the concept of “war” was the true villain of Full Metal Jacket (24:15), and talk about the cultural impact of “Me So Horny” (29:02). We move on to the case for knocking it off the pedestal with the how the sniper reveal doesn’t hold up (41:13). We discuss the over-saturation of Vietnam War films at the time (42:57), whether or not the film’s second half is more educational than entertaining (45:43), and why the movie’s look wasn’t able to elevate its battle scenes (49:45).
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