the podcast

Michelle and Matthew explain the historical context of Machuca and Jojo Rabbit. The rich history involving World War II and the Chile coup in 1973.  They discuss how depending on the viewer's culture it  could affect the experience of the films. 

Michelle and Matthew talk about story beats in Machuca and Jojo rabbit.  Going into detail how story beats relate to the structure of coming of age stories.  Then how they correlate by connnecting the themes of both stories.

Michelle and Matthew talk about individualism vs Collectivism in Machuca and Jojo Rabbit. Both films carry the values of individualism and collectivsm in different ways. The argument being that one film may represent one value over another.