Episode 8: Toy Story

Episode 8: Toy Story

In this episode we’re going to start with a full breakdown of the plot, followed by the analysis portion where I’ll discuss some of the film’s central themes such as friendship, identity, jealousy, and the nature of change. I also want to highlight the movie’s technological impact as well as its influence on modern animation. After that, we’ll move into the Plaza Pops Ranking, where I’ll score the film from 1 to 10 based on its plot, characters, cinematography( or in this case, animation) and overall watchability or entertainment value.

Episode 7: Whiplash

In this episode we are going to be starting with a breakdown of the plot followed by the analysis portion where I want to spend some time talking about some of the overarching themes such as ambition, obsession, and the concept of the greats (with a capital G) as well as the film’s cinematography. Then, will be the Plaza Pops Ranking where I will rank Whiplash with a score from 1 to 10 based on the plot, characters, cinematography, and overall watchability or entertainment value and finally I will close it off with a few words and a preview of next week's episode.

Episode 6: Fight Club

In this episode, after the plot breakdown we’re going to spend some time analyzing themes in the film such as toxic masculinity and consumerist culture and diving further into the main characters' roles in the story. Following that is the Plaza Pops ranking portion where I will give Fight Club a score from 1 to 10 based on the plot, characters, cinematography, and overall watchability or entertainment value and we’ll close it off with a few words and a preview of next week's episode.

Episode 5: WALL-E

In this episode, after the plot breakdown we’re going to be diving deeper into some of the everlasting themes of the film such as environmentalism, consumerism and the indomitable human spirit as well as looking further into the characters of Wall-E and what makes them work so well to create a work of art as endearing as this one. Following that is the Plaza Pops ranking portion where I will give the film a score from 1-10 based on the plot, characters, cinematography/animation, and overall watchability or entertainment value and we’ll close it off with a few words and a preview of next week's episode.

Episode 4.5: Memento (Interview)

Hello and welcome to bonus episode 4.5 of The Movie Plaza! As promised in the previous episode here is the interview with Mr. Carl Mummert, a social studies teacher at McCaskey High School. Mr. Mummert was the one who first introduced me to Memento during his psychology class so I revisited him to discuss the psychological side of Leonard's condition including if it's real, how it works, and more. I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please consider following and sharing this podcast with your friends!