The Northern Traditions Podcast
Jul 23, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min · 13 segments
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John SeligGuestJacobHostYeah, yeah.
Um, yeah, I was about to, uh, you know, kind of push us in that direction too of like if I were to had to give it just like a straight number rating.
And I really try, like, when I leave the theater, that is my opinion.
I try not to let it morph over time.
You know, obviously I want to ruminate on something if a movie really inspired me or if I watch it a second time.
But my initial thought leaving the theater is I honestly really enjoyed myself.
I would give it like an 8.5 or a 9 out of 10.
I thought it hit some really good emotional beats.
Um, and the more I've let some things ruminate and, you know, obviously preparing myself for the conversation, uh, and reading some other opinions online of people that have actually seen it, um, I definitely...
You know, one thing that I think we all get caught up is this movie in particular had a lot of people that were making judgments before they ever even saw it, and I think that is a very slippery slope.
And we're really bad about that as a society right now in many different ways of before we even experience something, we're already passing judgment, and that's something I think we all need to retrain in ourself.
Just experience it.
You don't need to have all these-
...
if you come in with all this baggage or expectations, it's going to not be a great experience.
Um, and so I really-
... tried.
Coming into this movie, I had no baggage.
Yeah, yeah.
Um, yeah, I was about to, uh, you know, kind of push us in that direction too of like if I were to had to give it just like a straight number rating.
And I really try, like, when I leave the theater, that is my opinion.
I try not to let it morph over time.
You know, obviously I want to ruminate on something if a movie really inspired me or if I watch it a second time.
But my initial thought leaving the theater is I honestly really enjoyed myself.
I would give it like an 8.5 or a 9 out of 10.
I thought it hit some really good emotional beats.
Um, and the more I've let some things ruminate and, you know, obviously preparing myself for the conversation, uh, and reading some other opinions online of people that have actually seen it, um, I definitely...
You know, one thing that I think we all get caught up is this movie in particular had a lot of people that were making judgments before they ever even saw it, and I think that is a very slippery slope.
And we're really bad about that as a society right now in many different ways of before we even experience something, we're already passing judgment, and that's something I think we all need to retrain in ourself.
Just experience it.
You don't need to have all these-
...
if you come in with all this baggage or expectations, it's going to not be a great experience.
Um, and so I really-
... tried.
Coming into this movie, I had no baggage.
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