Scanners - Boundary Breaking & Head Popping

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MOVIE DISCUSSION: 

Melanie & Melvin discuss David Cronenberg's Scanners, a contemplative psychological horror with intense bookends! From the film's odd casting to its heady-concepts of individual thought and sovereignty, the two discuss what makes Scanners a worthwhile watch for those searching for a little bit more in their thrillers!

Topics:

• (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 36-minutes further discussing Wall·E, specifically the film's focus on the transcendental nature of love. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
• Scanners has great special effects, and they are used sparingly. This undoubtedly makes them more fun.
• Howard Shore's score excels in audibly explaining the effect of the Scanner.
• Stephen Lack's performance as Cameron is undoubtedly unfulfilled but Melvin didn't find it so distracting that it took away from the experience. 
• Melvin, "It's a movie that knows you're smart and can keep up."
• How individual scanners find ways to overcome the internal static, or noise, that they suffer is extremely interesting. Some will coexist with other scanners, others will create art.
• The two think through what makes the scanner so frightening, specifically the invasion of the self.
• While watching Scanners, Melvin contemplated the way in which God created humanity, specifically the individual sovereignty of the body, and how the body creates a natural, secure barrier among others both physically and mentally.
• The two agree: being a scanner probably sucks!

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