Box Office GROSS: The Top 50 Hit Films of 2005
Box Office GROSS: The Top 50 Hit Films of 2005
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Revisiting the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2005 with the hindsight of twenty years, looking into the mostly-forgotten films that made the most money, why they were hits in their moment, and why they did or (more likely) did not endure in the popular culture.
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The show centers on revisiting forgotten cinematic hits, exploring themes like cultural relevance, box office appeal, and critical reception, with episodes analyzing films such as 'White Noise' and discussing reactions to the supernatural thriller genre of the mid-2000s.
Revisiting the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2005 with the hindsight of twenty years, looking into the mostly-forgotten films that made the most money, why they were hits in their moment, and why they did or (more likely) did not endure in the popular culture.
Our expert Oscars handicapper and group-chat BFF Shaun Swayne follows up covering Best Picture winner CRASH by joining us for the film that should have won Best Picture, Ang Lee's moving, elegiac western BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. We delve into the fairly hostile culture that a movie about ”gay cowboys falling in love” was released into, and the power of the film to override those qualms and become an enormous critical and commercial hit, thanks to the power of Lee's filmmaking and the entire complement of good young actors giving their all.
We discuss its elegant, heartbreaking storytelling subtlety, my history with the towns of central Wyoming, and a tidal wave of hideous pop culture parody that obligates a shamed, surface-level speedrun through the references.
This feels like the most emotionally incisive and possibly the best episode we've done, and I'm excited to bring it to y'all! Check it out!
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