Film Deep Dive | Everything Everywhere All At Once
In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Brandon Wenzel to discuss the film Everything Everywhere All At Once. The film was written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. Starring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, and Key Huy Quan. We had recorded this conversation earlier in the year, and since then, the film has gone on to be nominated six times for the golden globes, winning two of them, one for best actress and one for best actor. I couldn't be more excited for the recognition this film is getting, as I couldn't help but share thoughts on how this film impacted me. At its core, I believe this film is a major step in describing the experience of being online and how we can be bombarded with anything simultaneously. Life to those online is too much, with no context to put it in its proper place. So please enjoy this deep dive into Everything Everywhere All At Once without further preamble!
You can read more of my thoughts on this film here:
Finding Purpose and Meaning in an Overwhelming World
Watch Everything Everywhere All At Once Now: (Affiliate Link)
Golden Globe Speeches
Show Notes:
(00:00) Intro
(03:01) How Everything Everywhere All At Once Stacks Up
(04:13) Waymond's Character
(08:32) Not Hearing About the Film
(11:07) The Rock Scenes
(12:40) The Fight Scenes
(16:52) Problem and Solution for Fight Sequences
(18:20) Origins of Stunt Performers
(21:33) Top Gun Maverick and Real Jets
(23:25) How Does Everything Everywhere All At Once Capture Something Real?
(26:15) Not Every Story Has To Be Contemporary
(27:35) Reaction Videos to Movies
(29:18) A Smaller Scope Movie
(31:11) Playing with Fate and Destiny
(34:03) Could the story have been just in Evelyn's Head?
(37:11) The Everything Bagel
(39:53) Remembering the Past
(42:10) Quality of Life Today
(48:45) Nostalgia and Context
(51:09) SLC Punk
(55:16) Closing
