Ep 56 - Lady Bird

This week Raphael is all moody teen which is a perfect fit for the movie we’re discussing – LADY BIRD. First Raquel wonders why modern movies use pop music over orchestral music and learns about licensing. When it comes to the film everyone loves the realism and authenticity. Raphael loves that it lets a teenage girl act out this way on camera. Raquel considers it an instant classic. She loves the subtlety of the mother, even if she thinks she might have Borderline Personality Disorder. Rapahel thinks the character is about as subtle as a kick to the shins. He also thinks that this is the final draft version of PRETTY IN PINK because boy, oh, boy, are there a lot of similarities between the two movies. Raquel loves the film, Raphael likes it. But both think it depicts teenagedom perfectly. The Generation Splice is film podcast where retired psychologist Dr. Raquel Martinez, a Baby Boomer through & through, & her son Raphael Jose Martinez, a cranky millennial punk rocker/film writer, discuss various films through the lens of their generation & personal experiences. Every week one host picks a movie to dissect & see if they can splice together the generation gap via their love of film. Feel free to write to us! Give us some film suggestions at [email protected] or @gensplicepod on Twitter. Raphael is on Twitter at @citycelluloid. You can find his film writing at cinefile.info and film-cred.com