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    Mark Overanalyses Film

    Every two weeks, join Mark for an unnecessarily deep dive into the story structure of a beloved and interesting film to try and find out what it means and how it goes about meaning it.



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    Episodes (42)

    Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

    Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

    Mark's overanalysis is fully operational as he tries to figure out what makes Return of the Jedi such a great ending to the Star Wars trilogy, how Luke expresses an argument from both previous films, and what long-term impact believing C3PO to be a god might have on Ewok society.

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    Groundhog Day

    Groundhog Day

    Mark wonders how many time loops he'd spend overanalysing Groundhog Day as he tries to figure out what makes the film such a touchstone, how the story exemplifies the reason for story structure, and what the hell Bill Murray has against blood sausage.

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    Succession Pt II

    Succession Pt II

    Mark does not think Greg would be Europe's weirdest King as he continues to wonder what makes Succession so riveting, how the show is a classic example of fractal structure, and how this family keep finding new and exciting ways to be this terrible.

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    Succession Pt I

    Succession Pt I

    Mark wants his own Greg as he wonders what makes Succession's first season so compelling, why the show's character architecture is so popular, and who the best worst person is.

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    It's A Wonderful Life

    It's A Wonderful Life

    Mark isn't crying, you're crying as he tries to figure out why It's A Wonderful Life is the ultimate Christmas movie, how George's arc is uniquely designed to provide maximum catharsis, and when and how Mary bought a house in a small town without her "manager of the Building & Loan" husband knowing. Hot dog!

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    Goodfellas

    Goodfellas

    Mark gets to live the rest of his life like a schnook as he tries to figure out what makes Goodfellas so intoxicating, how its structure is and is not unusual, and why there isn't a TV show where gangsters discuss paintings. 

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    Casablanca

    Casablanca

    Mark will always have overanalysis as he tries to figure out what makes Casablanca the definitive classic, why its final act twist feels so satisfying, and how any woman would be more interested in Rick than in the incredible Victor Laszlo.

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    Booksmart

    Booksmart

    Mark does his mothereffing homework as he tries to figure out what makes Booksmart so heartwarming, why it has such a great example of a midpoint, and how anyone could ever miss being a teenager.

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    Alien

    Alien

    Mark's overanalysis is unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality as he tries to figure out what makes Alien so riveting, how it uses Ripley vs the alien to express its theme, and why no one realises that Jones the cat is the real monster.

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    In The Mood For Love

    In The Mood For Love

    Mark's in the mood for overanalysis as he tries to figure out what makes In The Mood For Love so dreamlike, how it hides its structure in its style, and why so many guys just happen to suggest working together in hotel rooms.

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    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Mark reaches out with his feelings — mostly anger — as he tries to figure out what makes The Last Jedi so frustrating, how the climax ended up in the wrong place, and why a story about rebels tells us we should just do as we're told, dammit. 

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    Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

    Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

    Adventure. Excitement. Overanalysis. Mark craves these things as he tries to figure out what makes The Empire Strikes Back almost mystical, how the midpoint of the film defines the entire franchise, and why every local creature seems to hate the Jedi.

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    Jaws

    Jaws

    Mark has city hands as he tries to figure out what makes Jaws the definitive summer blockbuster, why the ending feels so satisfying, and how the best plan the scientist could come up with is 'jab the shark with a stick'.

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    Blade Runner

    Blade Runner

    Mark has overanalysed things you people wouldn't believe as he tries to figure out what makes Blade Runner so enigmatic, if Deckard could actually not be a replicant, and how anyone would confuse Rutger Hauer for a real human being.

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    When Harry Met Sally

    When Harry Met Sally

    Mark knows a great romcom the way you know about a good melon as he tries to figure out what makes When Harry Met Sally so definitive, how a good romcom asks a different question to a bad romcom, and if a man and a woman can ever really be friends if they're both equally wrong about Casablanca.

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    Seven

    Seven

    Seven is a fine film and worth overanalysing as Mark tries to figure out what sets this thriller apart, whose movie it is really, and why John Doe thinks his only sin is envying 1995's Brad Pitt.

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    Fleabag Season 2

    Fleabag Season 2

    Mark just wants someone to tell him what to overanalyse as he tries to figure out what makes Fleabag so relatable, how the show uses its central device to express its protagonist's journey, and how the priest convinced himself the best way to not have sex with someone was to go to their house alone at night.

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    The Godfather

    The Godfather

    Let Mark tell you, he ain't no band leader as he tries to figure out why The Godfather is The Godfather, how Vito and Michael's relationship as protagonists expresses the theme, and if anyone is worse at marriage proposals than Michael Corleone.

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    Soul

    Soul

    Maybe Mark's spark could be watching Pixar films as he tries to figure out why Soul is so meaningful, how Joe's arc reminds him of ketchup, and if the meaning of life is pepperoni pizza. 

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    Fight Club

    Fight Club

    On a long enough timeline, Mark's understanding of Fight Club rises above zero as he tries to figure out why Tyler Durden is so iconic, how the film makes a different argument to its screenplay, and if it really is a romcom with added blunt force trauma.

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