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Episode 86: Forrest Gump vs. Benjamin Button (with Patrick H. Willems)

Episode 86: Forrest Gump vs. Benjamin Button (with Patrick H. Willems)

FromBeyond the Screenplay


Episode 86: Forrest Gump vs. Benjamin Button (with Patrick H. Willems)

FromBeyond the Screenplay

ratings:
Length:
89 minutes
Released:
Jul 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The BTS team welcomes back YouTube creator Patrick Willems to compare Forrest Gump and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The team discusses the films' strangely similar premises, dissects the movies' plot structures and filmmaking techniques, and debates the overall effectiveness of the stories' differing tones.

Show Notes
Patrick's video on Robert Zemeckis: https://youtu.be/JKe8qCzPdkI
Patrick Willems on Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrickhwillems
Listen to our discussion of Loki Episode 3 on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3hbxH0w

Tricia's movie recommendation: Bacurau (2019) by Kleber Mendonça Filho

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Tricia Aurand: https://twitter.com/TriciaJeanA
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Alex Calleros: https://twitter.com/Alex_Calleros

Produced by Vince Major: https://twitter.com/VinceMajor
Edited by Eric Schneider: https://twitter.com/ImEricSchneider

Website: http://lessonsfromthescreenplay.com
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Released:
Jul 2, 2021
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“Lessons from the Screenplay” creator Michael Tucker and the LFTS team do deeper dives into the storytelling of individual movies and chat with the creatives behind those films.