To Be or Not to Be + Rango

Episode Notes

Playing with self-image. To Be or Not to Be is a black comedy about a troupe of actors in Nazi-occupied Poland who use their skills of deception to fool the invading forces and save their country. The film delves into the idea of role-playing and how we present ourselves to the world, as well as the blurred lines between what is real and what is performance. Rango, on the other hand, is an animated film about a chameleon who must confront his own lack of identity and discover his true self in order to save his town. Both films explore the importance of self-discovery and the power of finding one’s place in the world.

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To Be or Not to Be

Released: March 5, 1942
Runtime: 99 min | IMDB | Wikipedia

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Writer: Edwin Justus Mayer
Starring: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

Rango

Released: March 2, 2011
Runtime: 107 min | IMDB | Wikipedia

Director: Gore Verbinski
Writer: John Logan
Starring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty

When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt.