"Four of my five movies are funny. The fifth one, not so much." "I tried for some ways in which movies could express philosophical ideas or dilemmas in a vivid and interesting way," he says. 'Eternal Sunshine' was recommended but it's more drama than comedy. It had to be actually funny; I didn't think that director's intentions were to elicit a laugh.
Philosophers can be funny and funny movies can be philosophical. David and Tamler welcome frequent VBW guest and arch-enemy of empathy Paul Bloom to discuss their five favorite comic films with philosophical/psychological themes. Groundhog Day was off-limits for our top five (we would've all chosen it) so we start by explaining why it's the quintessential movie for this topic.
Links
[all movie links are to imdb.com]
- Paul's Top 5
- Tamler's Top 5
- David's Top 5
Special Guest: Paul Bloom.
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