Unbreakable - w/ Geek Devotions on Power, Gentleness, and a Perfect Movie

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MOVIE DISCUSSION:
Geek Devotions Website, YouTube, and Comm Talk Podcast.
Dallas from Geek Devotions joins Melvin in discussing M. Night Shyamalan's comic-book inspired follow-up to his break-out film: Unbreakable!
Topics:

(PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 33-minutes of Melvin interviewing Dallas about the "Geek Devotions" project; what Dallas and Celeste seek to achieve in reaching out to the world of anime, video games, and netizen-culture; how most geek-experience with spirituality is negative (and they hope to change that); and how fringe, geek communities can satisfy the innate need we all have for community. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
Melvin asks Dallas about Geek Devotion's YouTube presence, which involves a LOT of shows, and how they fulfill their mission statement.
Dallas had seen Unbreakable as a child, and Melvin wonders if there's anything he reflected on during this rewatch.
For Melvin, this rewatch was nothing short of transcendental.
Dallas, "[Unbreakable] feels fresh, but it also feels very real. It feels like a genuine story."
There's a throughline about the relationship between masculinity, power, and gentleness that is explored in David Dunn's story, and the inclusion of his son Joseph adds more importance to David's decision making.
Early Shyamalan films ask their audience to be patient with the mundane, and that patience is then rewarded.
Why the "kids with guns" scene (as Melvin calls it) is so jarring, but also kinda works with the film's theming.
And, of course, thoughts on the ending.

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