Description
Clare and Alaina make sense of Adam Sandler’s extensive career by discussing his earliest films to his latest. Sandler is known for his iconic performance playing *insert an Adam Sandler character who we meet at a low point at the beginning of the movie* whose scolded by *insert any one of his future ex-girlfriends whose frustrated by Adam Sandler's lack of motivation in life* which inspires him to *insert a job that leads to his character growth* which helps him to lead a fulfilling life with his newfound love interest, *insert the female lead who witnesses his growth and newfound ambition*. Know which movie we’re talking about? Take your pick! There are plenty of them!!
In addition to covering Adam Sandler's earlier work, we also discuss his more recent films like Punch Drunk Love and Uncut Gems which are some of his more serious roles. We discuss how small details used in the sound and costume design help to support the larger thematic elements of the movie. We also introduce a new metric for analyzing Adam Sandler movies, which evaluates which characters have grown throughout the film, and which have not. Join us for this and so much more… This is Making Sense of Movies with Clare and Alaina!
Movies Mentioned
Happy Gilmore: 1.46-13.18
The Wedding Singer: 13.18-27.55
Big Daddy: 27.55-42.09
Punch Drunk Love: 42.09- 1.10.20
Uncut Gems: 1.10.20-1.36.19
Intro and outro music:
Kevin MacLeod. "Dark Hallway". 2008
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