It’s been a while since we’ve covered a movie on Unnatural Selection that’s plagued with production problems, riddled with lawsuits, and suffering from abysmal CGI. Join Emma and Greg for a special Emma’s birthday episode where they talk about the 2005 adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s short story A Sound of Thunder. This episode is short, it is detailed, and it features a surprisingly detailed description of a manga trope. For the best listening experience, Emma recommends reading A Sound of Thunder before listening. It will take you five minutes and it’s free online.
Content warnings for A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury include: gun violence, trophy hunting, and the origin of several time travel tropes.
Content warnings for A Sound of Thunder (2005) include: gun violence, trophy hunting, death of a loved one, drowning, the only Black actor in the party dying first in a weird and drawn out way, bugs, and terrible CGI.
The articles Emma references in this episode can be found here:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/mar/08/news
https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/19/renny-harlin-and-pierce-brosnan-hear-a-sound-of-thunder
https://www.denverpost.com/2005/09/03/thunder-a-jurassic-farce/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-02-et-sound2-story.html
https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/a-sound-of-thunder-1200523576/
https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/elie-s-new-chapter-1117909400/
https://bombreport.com/yearly-breakdowns/2005-2/a-sound-of-thunder/
https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/sound-thunder-combining-futuristic-prehistoric
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The music for this show was composed by Jake Loranger. You can find more of his work at https://amaranthine.bandcamp.com
