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The Twilight Saga
- In part 1 of their analysis on Eclipse, Alan and Jono and take issue with Edward's idea of "protecting Bella"."Sparky": Bella, you have to understand: Your safety is everything to me.
Bella: Jacob's not going to hurt me.
"Sparky": Not intentionally, but the wolf...
Jonathan: Her free will should be everything to you!- They also don't believe Edward's apology for keeping Bella away from Jacob by intentionally stalling her truck."Sparky": I'm sorry.
Jonathan: No you're not! Actually, you might be. It's the same level of emotion as everything else.
Alan: Okay. I'm sorry... not shown in actions. You can say "I'm sorry" all you want. If you never change, doesn't mean a damn thing.
(cut to a video with a cowboy with Alan's head super-imposed riding a bomb with the words "truth bomb" on it)
- They also don't believe Edward's apology for keeping Bella away from Jacob by intentionally stalling her truck.
- Jonathan calls Edward a "Creeper" for being controlling, abusive, and manipulative.
- Jonathan shows his exasperation towards Edward lying to Bella for protection and for being abusive and controlling of her.Jonathan: Like, get it together! Stop trying to protect her...
Alan: By lying to her and hiding things from her.
Jonathan: Yeah, by lying to her, hiding things from her, and controlling her. (...) We're three movies in, man! Grow! - In part 2 of their analysis, Jonathan and Alan lose their patience for Jacob over his dogged insistence that he's right for Bella even when he's been rejected over and over."Wolfy": I'm exactly right for you, Bella.
Jonathan: Stop!
Alan: Just... dude...
Jonathan: Take the hint! And by hint, I mean direct rejection. - At the end, Alan and Jono's frustration with the Twilight movies reaches a peak.Jonathan: Guys, stop it. Stop it! Stop loving Twilight or stop loving Twilight for the wrong reasons.
Alan: The personalities... the behaviors... None of that is good. You don't want that. You don't want it. - Several times, they both state that, despite how harsh they are on the franchise, they bear no ill will to anyone who actually loves it, or to Stephanie Meyer for writing it (though they do make several jokes at her expense). What they, especially Jonathan, object to is people modeling their ideas of romance and relationships on it, because all the relationships are so incredibly toxic.
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- Cinema Therapy goes cinema-adjacent to discuss Moon Knight (2022), and how it's a much better representation of Dissociative Identity Disorder than most Hollywood media, specifically comparing it to Split. Aside from a few instances of Artistic License to service the fantastical aspect of the story or to get the point across to those unfamiliar with DID, the portrayal is spot-on and sympathetic. Not only is the video itself great, but comments are filled with DID systems talking about watching the show and loving it, feeling so empowered by the idea that a DID system can be a superhero, too. One of the goals of Cinema Therapy is to destigmatize mental health issues and encourage those who need help to seek it, and an accurate, sympathetic portrayal of a complicated mental health issue in such a mainstream and visible work is an amazing complement to that mission.
- Discussing V for Vendetta with the director!
- Similarly, discussing Renfield (2023) with Robert Kirkman, both analyzing how the film accurately portrays a codependent relationship and the effort behind the scenes that went into making that portrayal accurate, as well as creating a fun, action-horror-comedy around such an intense subject.
- Two videos with David Dastmalchian and one with Giancarlo Esposito discussing the psychology of acting, bringing characters to life, and addressing real and fictional psychological issues. It shows what kind of impact Cinema Therapy is having.
