On this episode of the podcast we are joined by Miku Sensei from Miku Real Japanese as she indroduces us and helps us navigate the Japanese classic Okuribito (Departures) 2008.

This episode was all about life and death, key themes to this film, but we also delve into shame, shinto/buddhist practices and how Japanese people view death.

In this episode of Life Lessons in 35mm we’re getting personal… going back to where it started, if you will; we discuss how Terminator 2: Judgment Day kick-started a life-long love of movies. We talk about what made T2 such a special film, and why it’s still so special today… ground-breaking cinema, record-breaking budgets and the height of star power. There is so much to enjoy about this film, so hopefully we do it justice; it may have been made 30 years ago, but it firmly holds its place as one of the best blockbuster movies ever made. As always, thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy the episode!

In this episode we discuss the modern American classic ‘There Will Be Blood’; there is so much to dissect in this film that it’s difficult to stay strictly on topic… we cover capitalism vs. religion and how the characters represent each of those things, both generally and in the context of the early 20th century.

We talk about the father-son relationship and what it means, and we even talk about happiness. And of course, we talk about the tour de force from Daniel Day-Lewis as the utterly magnetic Daniel Plainview. In all honesty, we probably do little more than scratch the surface of this masterpiece, but we give it our best shot. As always, thanks for joining us, we hope you enjoy the episode!