About this episode

The episode explores the themes of the movie 'The Long Walk' and its portrayal of friendship in a survival scenario.

We look at the themes this movie explores, how it uses the common elements of social experiment movies, and why characters make friends in a last man standing scenario. Follow the show on Instagram @intanalysispod and on Bluesky @ intanalysispod.bsky.social Follow Jelani on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram @jelanitkelly Follow Evan on Bluesky @ ev-wess.bsky.social on Instagram and Letterboxd @ev_wess Follow Angel on Bluesky @ angelsarch15.bsky.social on Instagram @angelsarch15 @ angelmichelli.film @serenitycinema1 and on Letterboxd @serenitycinema Our logo is by Kelsey Hendry

People in this episode

Host: Evan Wessman

Topics covered

• social experiment
• friendship
• survival
• character analysis
• film themes

Keywords

• The Long Walk
• social experiment movies
• friendship
• last man standing
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Long Walk

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