Jul 6, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min · 10 segments
This week we are deep diving into the incredible 1991 film, The Fisher King. We lovingly approach this episode similar to a book club discussion where we go into deeper meanings, personal impacts, and…
It's funny, right? Heartbreaking, romantical, whimsical, romantical.
I don't think that's a word.
Sorry.
Romantic, whimsical, fantasy, kind of a buddy comedy, redemption story.
Yeah.
everything at once so um i i did go down a little bit of a rabbit hole trying to like read other people's reviews um of this film and one of the ones stuck out to me um they described it as a modern fairy tale and that really has stuck with me as exactly what i think this movie does feel like so rather than using fantasy seas to escape reality terry gilliam uses fantasy and arthurian legend to help us understand very human emotions of grief guilt friendship and hope so My first question is, how would you describe this movie to someone who has never seen it?
I would
definitely use the word fairy tale, but there would be
like an asterisk because I don't think it leans enough into that.
Okay.
That's
interesting.
Yeah.
What is it missing in fairy tale?
I kind of wish it was just more like extravagant.
Oh, I can fully back you up on that.
Yeah, I just kind of expected a little bit more, just given this director.
Yeah.
But I would also consider this sort of...
It's a romance movie for sure.
It's a lot of different things, like you were saying.
I don't know.
I think modern fairy tale is apt for...
But the finale, like the final hour or so, is like intertwined romance.
Yeah.
It's funny, right? Heartbreaking, romantical, whimsical, romantical.
I don't think that's a word.
Sorry.
Romantic, whimsical, fantasy, kind of a buddy comedy, redemption story.
Yeah.
everything at once so um i i did go down a little bit of a rabbit hole trying to like read other people's reviews um of this film and one of the ones stuck out to me um they described it as a modern fairy tale and that really has stuck with me as exactly what i think this movie does feel like so rather than using fantasy seas to escape reality terry gilliam uses fantasy and arthurian legend to help us understand very human emotions of grief guilt friendship and hope so My first question is, how would you describe this movie to someone who has never seen it?
I would
definitely use the word fairy tale, but there would be
like an asterisk because I don't think it leans enough into that.
Okay.
That's
interesting.
Yeah.
What is it missing in fairy tale?
I kind of wish it was just more like extravagant.
Oh, I can fully back you up on that.
Yeah, I just kind of expected a little bit more, just given this director.
Yeah.
But I would also consider this sort of...
It's a romance movie for sure.
It's a lot of different things, like you were saying.
I don't know.
I think modern fairy tale is apt for...
But the finale, like the final hour or so, is like intertwined romance.
Yeah.
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