What Dreams May Come: Deep Thoughts About the Cosmology of a Painted Afterlife, Misogynistic Romance Tropes, and 90s Era Casual Racism
About this episode
The episode explores the film 'What Dreams May Come' and its themes of cosmology, romance, and societal issues from the 90s.
Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Thought is real. Physical is the illusion. Ironic, huh ? The thoughts are deeper (and potentially more upsetting, so mind the CWs) than usual on this week's episode of Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit, where Emily shares her film analysis of the 1998 cult classic What Dreams May Come. Based on the novel by Richard Matheson (who had some truly fucked up views of women, romance, and gender dynamics), director Vincent Ward and l...
People in this episode
Hosts: Tracie Guy-Decker, Emily Guy Birken
Topics covered
- cosmology
- film analysis
- romance tropes
- 90s culture
- gender dynamics
- casual racism
Keywords
- What Dreams May Come
- Richard Matheson
- Vincent Ward
- film analysis
- romance tropes
- 90s culture
- gender dynamics
- casual racism
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: What Dreams May Come
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