The Island of Dr. Moreau (feat. Joe Ruppel, History Nerd) : Episode 62 - decipher SciFi : the show about how and why
Summary: Stream the movie:<br><br> <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-island-of-dr.-moreau-1996/id718304628?at=1001l7hP&mt=6" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">iTunes<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Island-Moreau-Unrated-Directors-Blu-ray/dp/B007VI4TKQ/ref=tmm_mfc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1477882748&sr=8-2&tag=decsci05-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">Amazon<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a><br> The Island of Dr Moreau<br> What: Marlon Brando goes to island, does creepy things to animals<br><br> Directed by: John Frankenheimer<br><br> Starring: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk, Mark Dacascos, Ron Perlman<br> Featuring guest co-host<br><br> <a href="http://www.decipherscifi.com/about/joe-ruppel/"></a><br><br> <a href="http://www.decipherscifi.com/about/joe-ruppel/"> Joe Ruppel, history nerd</a><br> Recommended and Related Media<br> <br> The Limits of Individual Plasticity by H.G. Wells<br><br> Wells explored some ideas in this essay that would eventually form the basis for The Island of Dr. Moreau.<br><br> Read the essay <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=TQ8eByH9QXsC&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq=hg+wells+limit+of+individual+plasticity&source=bl&ots=eZdkPFVrfV&sig=0DdRCXM06OZOiIv1F_iyw7CFKN4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwionpyCgpjPAhUhzoMKHYvsCrUQ6AEIJTAB#v=onepage&q=hg%20wells%20limit%20of%20individual%20plasticity&f=false" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">Google Books<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a><br> Frankenstein (feat. Joe Ruppel, History Nerd) : decipherSciFi Episode 29<br><br> A lot of commonalities that we were surprised to find between Moreau and Frankenstein. And this was a good episode! So check it out.<br><br> Listen to the episode <a href="http://www.decipherscifi.com/frankenstein-joe-ruppel-movie-podcast-episode-29/">on this very site<br><br> </a><br> Show Notes<br> Vivisection<br> Definitions. Victorian science and protest movements. John Hunter and the John Byrne Irish Giant. Behaviourist views of animal feelings.<br> Humans as an animal<br> Coming to terms with our place in nature in Wells’ time. Natural selection vs selection by Moreau.<br> Individual plasticity and heredity<br> More vivisection. Human body modification and evolution.<br> Religious analogy<br> The “father” and the “laws.”<br> Should we do x?<br> Chris plays the amoral scientist monster every time we ask this question.<br> Carnivore vs herbivore<br> Moral of the story: Moreau really should have bred a race of herbivores. Would have side-stepped a lot of issues.<br> Transhumanism<br> Strategies in evolving humanity and combining with our replacement life form.<br> Goodbyes<br> No goodbye here, but a test – if you’re actually reading this, go ahead and send us an email at the address below and tell me your favorite sci-fi movie you’d like us to cover.libysn<br> Feedback? Please Contact Us<br> <a href="mailto:contact@decipherscifi.com" target="_blank">contact@decipherscifi.com</a><br> Amazon and iTunes links include our affiliate codes. If you wouldn’t mind helping us out a tiny bit, go ahead and use them to buy/stream something. Thanks!
