Lebowski and Elf: An In-Depth Analysis

In this episode, the hosts discuss their plans for reviewing 'The Big Lebowski' and 'Elf,' touching on their preparation and expectations for each film. They note the importance of meeting audience demands and explore the idea of tangents and extensive discussions. The conversation also includes a humorous aside about 'Titanic' and its soundtrack's impact on car speakers. The episode concludes with the hosts preparing to record the show.

00:00 Introduction and Setup

00:15 Deciding the Order: Lebowski vs. Elf

01:32 Discussion on Movie Review Length

02:56 The Appeal of Bass in Music

04:33 Room Tone and Final Preparations

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Snyder's Genres:

MONSTER IN THE HOUSE - MONSTER, HOUSES, SIN

GOLDEN FLEECE - ROAD, TEAM, PRIZE

OUT OF THE BOTTLE - A WISH, A SPELL, A LESSON

DUDE WITH A PROBLEM - AN INNOCENT HERO, A SUDDEN EVENT, A TEST OF SURVIVAL

RITE OF PASSAGE - A LIFE PROBLEM, THE WRONG WAY TO FIX IT, THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

BUDDY LOVE - AN INCOMPLETE HERO, A COUNTERPART NEEDED TO MAKE THEIR LIFE WHOLE, A COMPLICATION THAT IS KEEPING THEM APART EVEN THOUGH THAT FORCE IS BINDING THEM TOGETHER

WHYDUNNIT? - A DETECTIVE, A SECRET, A DARK TURN

FOOL TRIUMPHANT - A FOOL, AN ESTABLISHMENT, A TRANSMUTATION

INSTITUTIONALIZED - A GROUP, A CHOICE, A SACRIFICE (JOIN, BURN IT DOWN, COMMIT SUICIDE)

SUPERHERO - A POWER, A NEMESIS, A CURSE

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The Snyder Beats:

OPENING IMAGE

THEME STATED

SETUP

CATALYST

DEBATE

BREAK INTO TWO

B STORY

FUN AND GAMES

MIDPOINT (FALSE VICTORY OR DEFEAT BUT OPPOSITE OF THE ALL IS LOST)

BAD GUYS CLOSE IN

ALL IS LOST (OPPOSITE OF THE MIDPOINT, FALSE VICTORY OR DEFEAT)

DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

BREAK INTO THREE

gathering the team

executing the plan

high tower surprise

dig deep down

execution of the new plan

FINALE

FINAL IMAGE

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Lebowski-Pre-show-Jabber

[00:00:03] Chris: I'm gonna mess. Did you turn this on?

[00:00:10] Phil: Okay, we all should be good. Sounds good.

[00:00:27] Chris: Well, let me tell you, I've already posted that we're doing it, so. [00:00:30] No, we're gonna

[00:00:39] Phil: Sure, and

[00:00:46] Phil: Yeah, I just think it would take, it's going to take less mental energy to do Elf, I think. Agreed. You know. So what are we saying we're doing first here? I, I would say Lebowski. While we're somewhat fresh, I guess, maybe.

[00:01:15] James: aware of the pitfalls that each little tangent can take us down.

[00:01:32] Chris: is there a time that you're, you're worried about like, or, or a goal, I guess, like, I think we used to shoot around an hour, right?

[00:01:50] Phil: Yeah. No, I, I. No Lebowski fan will forgive us if we skimp or just say what we want to say.

[00:01:59] James: this movie. [00:02:00] Well, that's what I told Amanda this morning as I was getting up and brushing my teeth. I was like, we got to go record. People demand our opinion. Yeah. Movies from around the world. Absolutely. They are listening to us and we have to, we have to give it our best.

[00:02:18] Phil: Yes. All right. Yeah. Okay, we'll do, we'll do Lebowski first, then Elf. I think Elf will be fairly Elf

[00:02:32] Chris: Alright, so, let me do That could be a good rule.

[00:02:41] Phil: as Steel Magnolias was. Analyzing that movie, which I blew my mind. I didn't think that would go. It's a good movie. It is a good one.

[00:02:53] James: yeah, three hours and 17 minutes for it. I saw a little fact on tick tock and I was thinking about that on [00:03:00] the way here.

[00:03:18] James: My heart will go on in Titanic. Apparently there's a frequency in there before it hits the chorus, that if you have one of those cars with all the bass in it, it will crack [00:03:30] windows, it'll break mirrors, it'll do everything. And there's videos of people where the bass just Vroooom And their hair's flying everywhere Dang And Titanic My heart will go on is one of those songs that will God, I never saw

[00:03:44] Chris: Of what?

[00:03:48] Phil: You know, huh? Clarify what you're talking

[00:03:50] James: Yeah, uh In certain proximities It sounds amazing But you have to be in that right zone Yeah I mean,

[00:04:05] James: Yeah, and you're rattling the car to death. Yeah, yeah. Usually the speakers are worth more than the car.

[00:04:14] James: a lifestyle. Like, it's a subculture genre thing. Like, them and the group of their friends and All right, you know there's sub genres for everything.

[00:04:33] Phil: All right. I forgot to do this last time. It's not a big deal, but we need 15 seconds of silence for room tone I was able to filter out the noise with just three or four seconds, but 15 seconds is better So let's let's do 15 seconds real quick, and then we'll start cool