FFR 124: The Half of It

On this episode of Feminist Frequency Radio we take a look at The Half of It, the second film from Saving Face director Alice Wu. Available for streaming on Netflix, the film is a take on the classic-literature-as-teen-movie genre, reimagining Cyrano de Bergerac as wry, bookish teenager Ellie Chu, who reluctantly agrees to help charming but dim-witted Paul woo the girl that Ellie herself has a crush on. Join us as we examine how this film subverts expectations of the genre, telling a surprisingly multi-faceted story of teen angst. Time Stamps:4:47 - Main Discussion on The Half of It41:52 - What’s Your Freq Out?Carolyn on Driveways (2019) directed by Andrew Ahn and starring Hong Chau, Lucas Jaye, and Brian DennehyEbony on Tongan responses to Rutger Bregman’s telling of “real life” Lord of the Flies - https://twitter.com/endlessyarning/status/1259346151154708480?s=20 - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-what-happened-when-six-boys-were-shipwrecked-for-15-monthsAnita on the novels The Relentless Moon: A Lady Astronaut Novel by Mary Robinette Kowal and The Last Emperox by John ScalziGuest freq out from listener Juno on Oceans 11 but it’s Gay - https://youtu.be/md2m_qi4Kjc ** Support the Stay in the Game Relief Fund - https://givebutter.com/stayinthegame Follow Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe on to FFR on Apple PodcastsTwitterInstagram