The Butterfly Effect of Sh!ttiness (Us - 2019)
Attack of the Final Girls · Juliet Fromholt and Theresa Daniels
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Show Notes
Jordan Peele's Us is a film that's yielded thousands of theories about its meaning so of course Juliet and Theresa had to dive in. They talk about class, Classics, Imposter Syndrome and doppelgängers as a plot device.
**In this episode we talk about a couple of awesome things that you should engage with further:
-- Let's Talk About Myths Baby's episode on scream queens of Greek myth: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/conversations-do-you-like-scary-movies-scream-queens/id1264449047?i=1000539370522
-- Vanessa Stovall's Medium blog: https://vrs2121.medium.com/
-- Emmy Scott's article on Indigenous imagery in Us: https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/the-native-imagery-of-jordan-peele-s-us-explained.html
Content Warnings: an incredibly brief mention of forced birth
Theme music: "Book of Shadows" by Houseghost (Rad Girlfriend Records)
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