The Return of the Movie

What Makes Empire Strikes Back The Best Star Wars Movie?

Join Ben, Cali and newcomer Iroh as they drive into the world of Star Wars, this time talking Empire Strikes Back and what makes it so special amongst its peers. But what makes Empire so different? How does this movie stand the test of time? And is Han and Leia's relationship actually consensual? All of this we discuss on this episode of The Return of the Movie!  Subscribe to the channel and hit the bell to be notified of new videos! Subscribe to our Patreon for early and ad-free content:  https://www.patreon.com/ScopeProductions Take part in the conversation on our community discord: https://discord.gg/TdxdGJ5MZM Social media and more:  https://linktr.ee/ScopeNetworks Chapters: Intro 00:00 Starting the Discussion 00:33 Start Wars is Fantasy 02:17 A Different Feel from the First 04:36 The Legacy of Episode 5 07:19 Avatar Inspirations 08:59 Darth Jar Jar Theory 11:07 Han and Leah's Relationship 12:12 Social Media Leah and Han "Boys wll be Boys" 12:33 Media Litteracy and young people 15:27 How media can show that something is problematic 18:22 The Bechdel Test and Character Arcs 21:28 The Mako Mori Test and Leia 24:22 Does George Lucas Write Side Characters Well? 30:15 Go watch the first episode of this series we talk about this there. 32:28 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How Star Wars was Saved | TROTM

Join Ben from SCOPE and Cali from The Melanin Muses Podcast as they discuss the Star Wars Original Trilogy. In this episode we start with Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope, and more importantly why it was nearly a total disaster. They discuss film history, strange inconsistencys throughout the franchises continuity, and Marcia's Lukas the editor who largely saved the first film, on this episode of The Return of the Movie Podcast.   Subscribe to the channel and hit the bell to be notified of new videos! Subscribe to our Patreon for early and ad-free content:  https://www.patreon.com/ScopeProductions Take part in the conversation on our community discord: https://discord.gg/TdxdGJ5MZM Social media and more:  https://linktr.ee/ScopeNetworks Chapters: Intro 00:00 Personal Introduction to Star Wars 01:33 Star Wars is for Kids? 03:30 Themes & World Building of a New Hope 04:23 A Theory about C3P0 05:22 Future Implications 07:02| Droids are People 08:44 Pacing 11:14 Luke's Character Arc 15:46 Act 2 Pacing 18:45 Han Shot First 20:13 Han Solo's Neck 21:39 Leia Subverts Expectations 22:13  The Death Star Chase 23:32 How Marcia Lucas Saved Star Wars 25:40 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sam Raimi TRICKED Universal!? The true story of Army of Darkness

Yeah you read that right. Sam Raimi had to pull a lot gross bloody zombie strings to make this one happen. In this final installment of our Evil Dead coverage Matt and Ben dive headfirst into the overwhelming world of Army of Darkness and how this classic started a pop-culture craze that would carry a cult following to this very day. This is the story of Army of Darkness on this episode of The Return of the Movie. Subscribe to the channel and hit the bell to be notified of new videos! Subscribe to our Patreon for early and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/ScopeProductions Take part in the conversation on our community discord: https://discord.gg/TdxdGJ5MZM Social media and more: https://linktr.ee/ScopeNetworks Chapters: Intro 00:00 OOPS Spilled some Fantasy in your Horror 01:43 This was always the plan 07:22 A secret Ending 08:42 **Evil Dead Rocontextualized 09:37 Ash vs evil dead 11:42 **Sam Raimi and BRuce Campbell 13:26 The Deadites 15:17 Does this movie passthe sexy lamp test? 18:45 Wrapping up the trilogy   20:01 ** Matt Loses All Credibility 25:41 Final thoughs on studio interpherance 26:20 Pop culture impact of Ash and the evil dead 28:06 Power Scaling Ash cause why the fuck not 30:30 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How EVIL DEAD II Revolutionized Horror Movies FOREVER!

Join Matt and Ben as they dive into the history of Evil Dead II, its strange production history, and its impact on the horror and slipstream genre. Evil Dead II gave way to the comedy horror trope that relied not on satire, but instead its own honest sense of humor contrasted with bloody horror. This style of storytelling would become not only a staple of the franchise but would shape popular culture for years to come. This is The Return of the Movie. Subscribe to the channel and hit the bell to be notified of new videos! Subscribe to our Patreon for early and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/ScopeProductions Take part in the conversation on our community discord: https://discord.gg/TdxdGJ5MZM Social media and more: https://linktr.ee/ScopeNetworks Chapters: Intro 00:00 why this franchise 00:50 shifting tones part i: hamburger helper 04:40 multiverse?? 07:27 patron question revisit 08:58 The Gore and Other 80s Horror Franchises 15:28 Army of Darkness/How this movie got made 19:30 Evil Dead II and its Fascinating Production Story 20:57 the canon of this franchise 24:04 Theory about Deadite Possession 28:23 Matt gives us a hand** 30:29 Comedy and Genre 33:18 Changes to Ash's Character 38:35 Evil Dead The Musical 39:37 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

STUDENT FILM to HORROR CLASSIC?! The Shocking Story of Evil Dead (1985)

Join Ben and Matt as they begin season 3 and one of the craziest trilogies of all time: The Evil Dead. This film is an incredible technical feat pulled off by the talented Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell who were practically children then. A student film that hand-raised a full budget and a spectacular cult following. Join us as we dive into its themes, legacy, and odd connection to the Cthulhu Mythos on this episode of The Return of the Movie! Subscribe to the channel and hit the bell to be notified of new videos! Subscribe to our Patreon for early and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/ScopeProductions Take part in the conversation on our community discord: https://discord.gg/TdxdGJ5MZM Social media and more: https://linktr.ee/ScopeNetworks Chapters: intro 00:00 Introductions to The Franchise 02:52 This movie is TERRIFYING 05:41 This was a swtudent film 06:41 broll here if we're doing that 07:03 Patreon Question about the original and the remake 08:40 Sam Rami and the pattern of poorly written women 12:25 Corpsite Possession 14:58 THE POV Shots 16:41 The Necronomicon 17:48 This film has multiple release years 19:57 Lovecraft Tie Ins? 20:33 Lovecraft in modern media 25:56 genre shifting 27:44 Horror Comedy and Fantasy in later versions 29:00 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.