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The Common Descent Podcast

Silver Screen Science - Meg 2: The Trench

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

Science, Education, Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8764 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

It’s a new series of Silver Screen Science! As usual, we’re discussing how science is portrayed on the big screen, this time with a new theme: Sharks! This episode, we’re examining the newest installment in the film series about giant monster ancient sharks – Meg 2: The Trench. Check out our website for blog posts and more: http://commondescentpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We’re an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent Lots more ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Common Descent Podcast.

0:19.0

Hello, Will. Hello, David.

0:21.1

Hello, listeners, and welcome to the Common Descent Podcast.

0:24.5

This is Silver Screen Science.

0:26.8

We're talking about Meg 2.

0:29.9

If your new Silver Screen Science is a side series that we do from time to time,

0:34.4

where we talk about the science of movies.

0:37.0

Specifically, we look at movies,

0:38.7

usually ones in our general wheelhouse of paleontology and environments and stuff like that.

0:44.3

And we take a look at the way science and scientific topics are represented in the films,

0:50.3

not just nitpicking what they got right or wrong, but exploring how science is represented.

0:56.2

How does this film fit into the intersection of science and pop culture?

1:01.5

This year, we're releasing a batch of silver screen science episodes in this month of April on a theme.

1:09.2

The Meg 2 came out last year. We did the Meg 1 a few years ago,

1:14.5

figured we'd do the sequel, and while we're doing Meg 2, might as well do some shark movies.

1:18.5

Good excuse to see some other films with these creatures. We've been bouncing around the

1:23.5

ideas of doing a shark theme, silver screen batch for a while, this seems like the time to do it.

1:30.4

So we'll be going through the movie, talking about how the creatures and some of the sciencey stuff in there is shown.

1:38.2

And we'll spend a little bit of extra time talking about sharks and how sharks are generally treated in movies and how this movie does on that

1:47.0

regard. Spoilers, uh, not very good. The movie in question is Meg to the Trench. Released last

1:57.1

year, 2023, a sequel to the Meg from 2018, this movie directed by Ben Wheatley.

2:04.2

From this point on, this is your official spoiler warning.

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