Bryne and JR. recap some of our favorite films of a very good year, then dive into a couple that signal a shift in how we are telling stories as a culture. The Big Short, Sicario and Netflix' Making a Murderer demonstrate an important shift away from the traditional virtue narrative Americans like so much toward more complicated, complex and honest storytelling. We evaluate this shift, and why we are so excited for it.
The StoryMen welcome a special guest, Julianna Baggott. Julianna teaches screenwriting at Florida State University and is the author of numerous books. Most recently, she’s released Pure and Fuse, the first two installments in a post-apocalyptic trilogy. We talk to Julianna about where her stories come from, why religion plays such a big role in the world of Pure and what kind of fusing she’d prefer.
In This Episode
0:00 – Meet Julianna
7:00 – The World of Pure
9:30 – Religion and Apocalypse
20:00 – Memory and Faith in Pure 26:30 – Imagery and Symbolism
31:30 – Reactions to Pure (and what’s in store for Burn)
36:00 – What would you Fuse?
39:00 – Books in Deed Charity
JR. lives in Dallas, TX with his wife Amanda. In addition to exploring the wonders that are the Lone Star state, JR. is the teaching pastor at Catalyst Community Church, a writer and blogger. His book, Empathy for the Devil, is available from InterVarsity Press. He's haunted by the Batman, who is in turn haunted by the myth of redemptive violence.