Name: On Our Love of Movie Sequels From the ‘80s and ‘90s (In-Person)
Start: 2024-08-21T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-08-21T19:30:00-07:00
Location: 1453 Mission Street,San Francisco,94103,US

$On Our Love of Movie Sequels From the \u201880s and \u201890s (In-Person)$

When a film touches us, makes us laugh, and has that feel-good spirit, we want more of it. We want the story to continue. We even want the same story, just recycled and offered in a slightly new way. We want a sequel! What felt so good about the original can come back two-fold and be the same, but also different.
Join CIIS Assistant Professor in the Integral Counseling Psychology program and psychotherapist Emily Marinelli with therapist and activist DDS Dobson-Smith for a conversation exploring the psychology of movie sequels from the 1980s and 1990s. Sharing personal stories and insights from their latest book Comfort Sequels , Emily dives deep into the psychology behind what makes certain movie sequels memorable, safe, predictable, and comforting. These sequels are more of the universe we love—exploring something new while maintaining something familiar. Emily interprets characters, story arcs, and major themes while sharing fun and random behind-the-scenes facts about sequels including Grease 2 , Gremlins 2 , My Girl 2 , Ghostbusters II , Batman Returns , and more.
Emily invites you to playfully explore our love of movie sequels and to celebrate the campiness and nostalgia that sequel films evoke.