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StoryAlity #75 – The 5 Key Factors of Life in the Top 20 RoI Films


The plots and themes in the Top 20 RoI Films all revolve around: (1) Self-preservation (2) Mating (3) Status (4) Coalition formation, and (5) Kin. Includes an excerpt from Nettle’s chapter in `Evolution, Literature and Film: A Reader’ (2010)

StoryAlity #74 – How Does Life and the Universe Work, In Literature and Film?


An analysis of thematic concerns in the Top 20 RoI films, using some thematic analytical tools from Literary Darwinism.

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