Are Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Hangover, and The Matrix Epic Films or Just Good Movies?

 Epic Films. Even the label sounds lofty, doesn’t it? Webster has interesting synonyms for “epic”: majestic, monumental, magnificent, impressive. Collins views it in terms of time and scale: long, extended, classic, grandiose. On this podcast, we talk about epic films and learn that both our ideas about them and our affinity for them vary. Where one of us thinks epic is related to the feelings the story leaves them with, another thinks of the movie in terms of its duration. Where one thinks of an epic film as a battle between good and evil, another says an epic can even be a comedy. (Yes, I think it’s a stretch too.) Join us on the Cup of Tea Critiques Podcast where we discuss epic films and strive to decipher the elements that qualify movies for such a lofty category. What’s your definition of epic? Send us a comment to let us know some of your favorite epic films. For future updates, subscribe to our podcast wherever you listen, and for email updates on all things COTC, subscribe to our website using the link below: https://www.cupofteacritiques.com/subscribe “Films that Define the Word “EPIC.”” The Beverly Reviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KzsZbTycCs. Hepp, Nathan. “The Settings of The Epic Film.” Arcadia (September 25 2022). https://www.byarcadia.org/post/film-genre-101-the-settings-of-the-epic-film. mekebo, yabenek. “What Makes a Movie Epic?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNiD0zkc40A. “The Epic.” Entertain the Elk. TV Tropes. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheEpic. Wallace, Randall. “What Makes a Film an Epic.” Directors Guild of America (September 2003). https://www.dga.org/craft/dgaq/issues/0309-september-2003/what-makes-a-film-an-epic.  #cupofteareviews, #filmreviews, #indiefilm, #cinephilecommunity, #movielover, #instamovies, #ilovecinema, #instafilm, #ilovemovies, #movienight, #movieworld, #moviefan, #moviefans, #filmfan, #filmfans, #instacinema, #movie, #movies, #film, #films, #filmisnotdead, #favoritemovie, #nowwatching, #moviereview, #teatime, #movietime, #epicfilm, #epicfilms, #ferrisbuellersdayoff, #ferrisbueller, #thematrix, #thetencommandments Send us Fan MailSUBSCRIBEFooterWe hope you enjoyed listening as much as we enjoyed sharing. Join us again for another deep look with a deep brew!Stay in touch on all things COTC by subscribing on our website at cupofteacritiques.com.Follow us on Letterboxd at COTCritiques.Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at CUPOFTEACRITIQUES.For comments and questions, email us at [email protected].