453. Belle (2021; Ryû to sobakasu no hime) — At the Movies

Flying whales, cyberstalking, and the metaverse, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, and Iori Kusano team up to discuss 2021’s Belle (Ryû to sobakasu no hime), a new film by Mamoru Hosoda. Together, they explore the film’s treatment of Internet culture, visual metaphors both topical and literary, Hosoda’s narrative choices, and so much more.

TW: discussions of child abuse and cyberstalking.

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shaunduke

A professor of digital rhetoric and other nerdy things at Bemidji State University and an University of Florida alumnus, Shaun studies science fiction, digital fan cultures, postcolonialism, and digital rhetoric. He is an avid reader of SF/F, a would-be writer with a few writing credits, and an all around SF/F wombat. He can be found on his website and on his Twitter account.