Comedy
So, have you ever finished watching a sci-fi or fantasy movie and felt you just didn't like that film, but you're not sure why? It could be that the filmmakers didn't put enough thought and effort into good worldbuilding. In this episode of Nerdstalking, we ponder what worldbuidling means, and look at some examples of it in action, good and bad. Show Notes: 03:03 - What worldbuiding means. 04:33 - The future world of Back to the Future. 05:46 - The worldbuilding of Star Wars. 09:26 - Not ready for the crappy worldbuilding of Ready Player One. 11:44 - The mythology of Middle Earth in Lord of the Rings. 13:08 - Game of Thrones. 15:21 - Minority Report. 24:46 - The Fifth Element. 25:56 - Heavy Metal. 29:22 - Why is so much worldbuilding just Arabian markets? 32:24 - Blade Runner. 34:04 - A dystopian future built on still photos: La Jetee. 36:06 - Bill calls Chad by Bill's son's name. 37:22 - An example of lousy worldbuilding: Tron. 42:31 - Yet more crappy Ready Player One. 43:58 - The Alien movies. Thanks for listening! La Jetee captioned in English on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLfXCkFQtXw Back to the Future Part. II trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdENmefJRpw Blade Runner (1982) trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eogpIG53Cis The Fifth Element trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ9RqgcR24g Connect With Your Nerdstalkers: Bill Hunter - writer, and creator of video game history website The Dot Eaters Chad Wick - writer, musician and creator of the Canadian Culture Thing Our Website: http://nerdstalking.com/ Social Media Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdstalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerdstalking/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdstalking/