The Secret of NIMH or: How We Learned Knowledge is Power

About this episode

The episode discusses the disturbing animated film The Secret of NIMH and its deviations from the original novel.

Continuing the theme of disturbing animated films, the siblings break down Don Bluth's visual masterpiece, The Secret of NIMH (1982). Ross throughout questions creative diversions from the Robert C. O'Brien novel, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, mostly the introduction of a magic rock that gives a rodent powers. Carie relives the trauma that is the Great Owl, who lives in the scariest tree in the woods. Ross declares that Trump would have supported Jenner's coup, and the siblings remark on why the government wants you illiterate and lazy. SUPPORT US ON PATREON!

People in this episode

Hosts: Carie, Ross

Topics covered

• animated films
• Don Bluth
• literacy
• government
• trauma
• power

Keywords

• The Secret of NIMH
• Don Bluth
• animated films
• literacy
• Great Owl
• Trump
• Jenner

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Secret of NIMH, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

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