As Depicted on Film

The first season of House of the Dragon concluded with a series of chance events that could have gone either way, but they all went towards a very inevitable civil war. Support our podcast on Patreon ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

In the season 1 finale of Rings of Power, the division between good and evil became clear. Those who hoard power and resources do evil, while those who share do good. To support the podcast go to https://www.patreon.com/m/adof . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

In Rings of Power episode 7, we were told that ambition is the sin that would lead to the dwarves' downfall, while House of Dragon attributes the downfall to a misunderstanding. Support the podcast on Patreon ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

Clear camps with motications make for better storytelling, which is what made House of the Dragon episode 7 better than the preceding episodes, while Rings of Power episode 6 played around with the differences between protagonists and antagonists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

We're calling this mini series of watching the episode of Rings of Power and House of the Dragon: House of Power. This week, Rings of Power was about building alliances, while the House of the Dragon was about replacing actors and confuding us for half the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

Both Rings of Power and House of the Dragon are fantasy prequels, but while the first was well conceived with many characters, some known and others new, the House of the Dragon doesn't know what it is and we don't know nor care about the characters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

House of the Dragon seems to double down on its contempt towards regular people, peasants and servants. Is this the creators' perspective or is this subvrsive? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

The House of the Dragon and the Rings of Power are basically telling the same story: both are prequels looking for the time it all went wrong and led society towards the disaster we know is coming. But these two shows have starkly different perspectives on what the problem was and is, and it is very revealing of their creators. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To suppor...

In the second episode of House of the Dragon, we got a glimpse at the hard life of princes and princesses. They have it tough. Support the show > https://www.patreon.com/m/adof Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

The new Game of Thrones show, House of the Dragon, just aired its first episode. Kudos for the creators on regaining relevance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

What do film depictions about the deep ocean waters tell us about the constant and changing perceptions of the deep? This is a free-zone that is infested in whatever industry is thriving at the time. Our films today are The Life Aquatic (2004), The Hunt for Red October (1990) and The Abyss (1989). Support our show https://www.patreon.com/m/adof Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Christianity invaded northern Europe and both of them changed beyond all recognition. Let's make this journey through films! The Northman (2022), Beowulf (2007) and Excalibur (1981). To support our podcast https://www.patreon.com/m/adof Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

Through three films we can both see how Christianity took over the Roman empire, and how modern views about Christianity changed from our first film, released in the 60s to the last gilm, released in 2009. The films are: Constantine and the Cross (1961), Agora (2009), and King Arthur (2004). To support our podcast https://www.patreon.com/m/adof Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

In a surprising twist, Joseph King of Dreams (2000), the animated version of the biblical epic, is not only faithful to the original source material, but it also does justice to the essence of the story. Stephen Guerera from Beyond the Big Screen podcast joins Gil to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

When cultures dig in their own ground to learn more about their forebearers, archeology is a tool that promotes a sense of personal and social continuation. Let's talk Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020) and The Dig (2021). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

So many of the films that depict western archeologists digging up ancient artifacts have those artifacts produce evil curses in revenge for the excavations. Let's explore that theme with Indiana Jones (1981), The Mummy (1999) and Night At The Museum (2006). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

HBO's Succession is one of the best shows of the past few years. It combines dark comedy, uninhibited satire and deep psychological drama. Linguist Mallory Aler joins Gil to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

For this episode, Gil and Rutger watched three Ukrainian movies made for an U?krainian audience, about the ongoing conflict with Russia: the Netflix documentary of the civil protests of 2013-2014 called Winter on Fire (2015), the mainstream action war movie Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die (2015) and the dark satirical drama-comedy Donbass (2018).  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

We're changing the name of our podcast to reflect the most integral part of the format: As Depicted on Film. In each episode, we pick 3+ films around a certain topic and breakdown the different depictions. Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/adof Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

Like every Christmas, this is the time of year we post our recurring Jesus in movies episode, with Monty Python's The Life of Brian (1979), Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004), and Martin Scorcese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

The Bosnian war of 1992-1995 was the most brutal war in Europe since WWII. The conflict had three parties vying for control of a complex patchwork of areas and the populations within them, culminating in genocide. In this episode, Rutger explores how this war was depicted on film: in The Peacemaker (1997), Behind Enemy Lines (2001) and No Man's Land (2001). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

American blues music has created the genres that have been dominating the music world for the past 70 years. Today we'll go on a trip that covers the evolution of that music, from its roots (Brother Where Art Thou?, 2001), to its soul (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, 2020), its theft (Cadillac Records, 2008), its rise (Ray, 2004) and its acceptance into the mainstream (The Blues Brothers, 1980). Togethe...

The Last Duel (2021, now in theatres) more or less accurately depicts a trial by combat over a rape accusation in France in the year 1386. In this episode, Mallory and Rutger discuss the film and the historical context from the perspective of the three protagonists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page

The Vikings are the last hurrah of paganism in Europe. In the English perspective, the Viking age consists of the period between their first raid on English shores in 793 and concludes with the other battle of 1066, not the one of Hastings, but of Stamford Bridge. Yet this is only one of several possible bookends. The Christianisation of the Danish kings is sometimes seen as another. Be that as it...

The new Dune by Dennis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, is a sci-fi sensation that charts a new course for the CGI-heavy genre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. To support the podcast, go to our Patreon page