Richard Fleischer’s adaptation of Jules Vernes’ landmark novel was a watershed moment in film history, marking a shift in Disney that would play out for decades to come. In episode 280, Luke & James venture beneath the waves again to discuss Ned Land as a troubling American ideal, Captain Nemo cooking up some truth, the surprising message overlapping with Oppenheimer, the history of Disney live-action adventure films, and the Hollywood legend that was Kirk Douglas. The end by voting on which was better: the book or the movie!
Ink to Film
Luke Elliott
James Bailey
“A Disaster of an Adaptation” ITF Watch: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014 film) ft. Laura of Why the Book Wins
“Bilbo Lost the Game” ITF Watch: The Desolation of Smaug (2013 film) ft. Kate Ristau
“Nasty Things That Should Get Cut” ITF Watch: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012 film) ft. Watch. Review. Repeat.
“Friendship Over Greed” ITF Read: The Hobbit (1937 novel)
“Chinese Room Thought Experiment” ITF Read & Watch: After Yang (2010 short story & 2022 film)
From the Vault: Dune (1984 film)
"Showing You Things You've Never Seen" ITF Watch: Let the Right One In (2008 film)
“The Things We Do for Love” ITF Read: Let the Right One In (2004 novel)
“The Motivation of Dreams” ITF Read & Watch: The Sandman (1989 comic & 2022 tv) issues 11-20 & episodes 6-10
“Is Anything Unfilmable?” ITF Watch: The Sandman (2022 series) episodes 1-5
“Dreaming of a Goth Icon” ITF Read: The Sandman (1989 comic series) No. 1-10
“You Have to Earn the Taboo” ITF Read & Watch: The Black Phone (2004 story & 2022 film)
“The Yeet of Injustice” ITF Watch: Frankenstein (1931 film) ft. Rachael K. Jones
“Bizarre Horny Writers Retreat” ITF Read: Frankenstein (1818 novel) ft. Rachael K. Jones
From the Vault: The Thing From Another World (1951 film)
From the Vault: Epic Pooh (1978 Essay)
“Our Brains Are All Chris Hemsworths” ITF Read & Watch: Spiderhead (2010 story & 2022 film)
“Unicorn on a Human Road” ITF Watch: The Last Unicorn (1982 film) ft. Simone Heller
“Fallen Into Myth” ITF Read: The Last Unicorn (1968 novel) ft. Simone Heller
“The Two Sides of Scientific Discovery” ITF Read: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 novel)
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