I ＜3 Huckabees: Balls, Blankets, and The Stories We Tell
Jennie and Sarah snuggle up under one big existential blanket this week and get the ball rolling in a conversation about what the movie I ❤️ Huckabees can show us about the importance of avoiding extremes, embracing everyone’s process, and writing love into our own self-narratives. Listen to this quirky conversation about an even quirkier movie to discover where you lie on the ball vs. blanket continuum, and consider what your own personal life-walk-on-music would be.
Episode 14- I ❤️ Huckabees: Balls, Blankets, and the Stories We Tell
For those who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please visit this link for the transcript of this episode of Screen Cares:
Directed by: David O. Russell Written: Jeff Baena & David O. Russel Composer: Jon BrionCast:Jason Schwartzman-Albert MarkovskiIsabelle Huppert- Caterine VaubanDustin Hoffman-Bernard JaffeLily Tomlin-Vivian Jaffe (West Wing, Murphy Brown, MS. EFFING FRIZZLE!)Jude Law-Brad StandMark Wahlberg-Tommy CornNaomi Watts-Dawn CampbellEpisode Host:Jennie Ziverk CarrCo-Host:Sarah Woolverton-Mohler
Screen Shares Rating:
- Buddy Screen- Whether your buddy is your friend, family member or life partner, watch I ❤ Huckabees with someone who is there to share the blanket and hit you back to reality in pursuit of life's meaning.
Screen Sparks:
- What’s your favorite life-walk-on-music?
- Do you believe in the blanket or the ball?
- Do you have an “opposite person” a “frenemy” like Brad? Were you able to find peace with them?
- Is someone loving you only on their terms like Brad really love at all?
- What stories do you tell yourself like Brad’s mayo story?
- Does avoiding reflection help protect you? Or does it make you miss life?
After the Credits Roll-Links Referenced during the show:
- IMDB Page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356721/
- Philosophy Summary: https://movieweb.com/i-heart-huckabees-philosophy/#:~:text=I%20Heart%20Huckabees%20focused%20more,says%20that%20life%20is%20meaningless.
- Buddhism Suffering Summary: https://medium.com/the-mission/the-frustratingly-inherent-nature-of-suffering-9c77b97c0f39
- Siddartha by Herman Hesse- Jennie didn't mention it during the episode, but around the time she watched I ❤️ Huckabees for the first time she was very in the book Siddartha by Herman Hesse. The book addresses many themes from the film, but with fewer blankets and more buddhism. Enjoy for further reading: https://bookshop.org/p/books/siddartha-herman-hesse/18790884?ean=9781714097722
- Behind the Scenes:
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Jennie and her Justin back in the early 2000's when then were young and trying to find their way through life's adventures from the Grand Canyon to and used DVD stores.
Jennie and her husband revisiting the Grand Canyon a
