Always Scale Everything

Always Scale Everything

From Always See Everything - A Criterion Movie Podcast by AnthonyReviews

April 21, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

Anthony and Sean analyze powerscaling in film and characters as a form of literary analysis.

4/20 is basically April Fool's anyway. You're a damn fool if you smoke that CRAP! Anthony and Sean finally devote a full episode to powerscaling, which is technically a form of literary analysis and therefore technically an academic exercise. Join us as we analyze these characters in EXACTLY the way their artists intended them! One day Goku will be in a Criterion movie and we can really get some movement Intro - (00:00:00) Altered States vs Petit Maman - (00:02:02) The Ruling Class vs RoboCop - (00:12:01) Jellyfish Eyes vs Godzilla Kaiju - (00:28:23) El Norte vs The Trial - (00:36:28) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me vs The Magic Flute - (00:39:48) Moonage Daydream vs Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me - (00:45:23) Trainspotting vs La Haine - (00:47:01) Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai vs Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto vs Le samourai - (00:50:29) Pew-wee's Big Adventure vs The Tin Drum - (00:57:32) Alphaville vs Cure - (01:00:56) Alexander Nevsky vs The Blob - (01:02:03) Citizen Kane vs The World - (01:04:24)

People in this episode

Hosts: Anthony, Sean

Topics covered

  • powerscaling
  • literary analysis
  • character analysis
  • film comparison
  • Criterion movies

Keywords

  • powerscaling
  • literary analysis
  • film analysis
  • Criterion
  • character comparison

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Altered States, Petit Maman, The Ruling Class, RoboCop, Jellyfish Eyes, Godzilla Kaiju, El Norte, The Trial, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, The Magic Flute

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