Napoleon Dynamite (2004) Discussion-"Your mom goes to college."
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Coming off a string of pretty heavy movies I thought we should mix it up a bit. Karl presented Risky Business a couple of weeks ago as his coming of age selection and though this isn't a formal face-off, he very much encouraged me to show mine. This week we're discussing the lightning in a bottle indie that made waves at Sundance, Napoleon Dynamite (2004). I'm not ashamed to say that I love this movie. I loved it the first time I saw it and love it more today. It remains endlessly quotable and ever re-watchable. While not the heaviest of subject matter, there are lots of themes and plenty of 2004 things to discuss. I'm still grappling with the fact that this movie is over 20 years old. Good thing it still holds up! We don't discuss many comedies in this club, surprisingly they're one of the more polarizing genres. As Karl once told me, comedy is very particular to the viewer...I always thought everyone found the same things funny that I did...apparently not. Napoleon Dynamite however is one of the rare comedies that Karl and I both agree on. Grab your tots and a que-suh-dill-uh and join us as we break this one down.
Napoleon Dynamite is available to stream on Hulu and Disney+. It is also available to rent on most other VOD platforms.
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