Aug 14, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 10 segments
**Warning: this episode discusses the film in full, spoilers included. If you haven’t seen it yet, go watch it first and come back.** Fr. Wesley Walker and Dr. Junius Johnson head to the theater for…
Junius JohnsonHost
Wesley WalkerHost
Welcome to The Classical Mind, a podcast about the great books in the Western canon.
We are here today to talk about a movie, another one of our Classical Minds Goes to the Movies episodes.
Uh, and I think right up front we should probably say that, uh, spoiler warning, we are gonna be discussing the film in its entirety.
And so if you haven't seen it yet and you wanna wait, put this in your queue and go, go see the movie and then come back to it.
Um, but if you do stick around, you know, don't be surprised if we spoil it for you.
It is, you know, a 3,000-year-old poem, so hopefully you're aware of the basics of it anyways.
But, uh, of course, the film does make some adjustments and adaptations, and so we'll be getting, k- delving into those.
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Welcome to The Classical Mind, a podcast about the great books in the Western canon.
We are here today to talk about a movie, another one of our Classical Minds Goes to the Movies episodes.
Uh, and I think right up front we should probably say that, uh, spoiler warning, we are gonna be discussing the film in its entirety.
And so if you haven't seen it yet and you wanna wait, put this in your queue and go, go see the movie and then come back to it.
Um, but if you do stick around, you know, don't be surprised if we spoil it for you.
It is, you know, a 3,000-year-old poem, so hopefully you're aware of the basics of it anyways.
But, uh, of course, the film does make some adjustments and adaptations, and so we'll be getting, k- delving into those.
