Who doesn't want to be a Princess? We are jumping into exploring the 2001 film, "The Princess Diaries" starring Anne Hathaway in her breakout role of Mia Thermopolis, an awkward teenage girl that discovers that she is the heir to the throne of Genovia and her Grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi, Played by Julie Andrews, has come to America to teach her how to be royal.
This film is definitely a kids show about a kid, for kids, but there are still some themes that you can pick out of the movie that adults can love too. Queen Clarisse has a journey that she goes on in this film too learning that its important to accept people for who they are and not what they do.
We have a discussion about what it actually means to be a friend and whether or not Lilly is a good friend to Mia.
We complain how Disney Movies frequently paint adults as bumbling oafs that create issues that would never happen in real life.
And we take a look at whether or not media is training children that they must be the chosen one and accomplish great things or else face the fact that they are failures and how to overcome that.
Next week we jump into some of the history, inspiration and a discussion about the books.
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Anchorman is an iconic comedy that has become a cult classic. If you enjoyed Anchorman and are looking for more movies with similar or maybe not so similar themes, then this episode is for you! Whether it's because of the jokes, the characters, or just something about the story itself, there are plenty of movies out there that have many similarities to Anchorman.
Can you spot the similarities in the movies that we recommend? What movies would you recommend?
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Anchorman - Consent, Quotes and Nostalgia
"This podcast might be the greatest podcast in the history of mankind and if you do not agree with me I will fight you and that is not a lie." Anchorman (2004) is a movie about Ron Burgundy, a news anchor in the 1970's and his reaction to the station's first Anchorwoman. We discuss why people like the movie, the importance of consent, and how to deal with problematic media that holds a nostalgic place in our hearts.
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Next week we will cover some of the history that inspired the movie, some of the history from the making of the movie, and talk about the Anchorman movie that never was.
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