499: Ripple Effects

About this episode

The episode discusses the themes and elements of 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' with a focus on its philosophical implications and visual effects.

Avatar: Fire and Ash. In 2009 James Cameron introduced movie goers to a whole new world in Pandora that on the back of incredible visuals, 3D wizardry and a completely immersive experience, spawned a new franchise. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing welcome back Ry Paulsen to talk about Avatar: Fire and Ash. We discuss back to Pandora, a part 2 of 2?, loss, a dark mirror, the problem of evil, pacifism, a powerful scene, pro family, chosen one status, loses, the action and effects, more Avatar and our ratings. Chapters Back to Pandora (00:02:22) Way of Water Part Two (00:06:36) Meditation on Loss (00:10:12) A Dark Mirror (00:22:19) The Problem of Evil (00:33:12) Pacifism as a Viable Philosophy (00:41:09) The Most Powerful Scene (00:46:22) Pro Family (00:53:23) Loses (01:00:31) The Action and Effects (01:05:22) More Avatar? (01:10:16) Ratings (01:15:58) Host Matthew Rushing Guest Ry Paulsen Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Social Twitter: @The602Club Instagram: @the602clubtfm Letterboxd: the602club

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Rushing

Guest: Ry Paulsen

Topics covered

• Avatar
• Pandora
• loss
• philosophy
• action
• effects
• franchise

Keywords

• Avatar
• Fire and Ash
• James Cameron
• Pandora
• loss
• pacifism
• action
• effects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The 602 Club

Books & works: Avatar: Fire and Ash

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