Week 15 | NAPOLEON DYNAMITE

Update: 2021-04-18

Description

Watched Napoleon Dynamite (dir. Jared Hess, 2004)

Points of Discussion:

- How the film's setting is used a template for middle/rural America in other films

- Film's lasting significance and cult following

- Does the film have story structure or is it a collection of sketches?

- Nostalgia of the 1980's and early 2000s

References:

- How 'Napoleon Dynamite' became Hollywood's template for Middle America (Deseret News Youtube Channel)

- NAPOLEON DYNAMITE - story isn't king (MacCosham Films Youtube Channel)

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