Ep 29: Rebirth - Captain America: The First Avenger & The Language of Flowers

In this episode of Parallel Fiction, Heather and Jeff discuss Rebirth, honoring the beginning of Spring!  Our hosts know it’d been a long year, and wanted to offer stories that focus on rebirth, leveling up, and refreshing your life.

Heather starts off the summary portion this episode with her presentation of The Language of Flowers which follows the complicated life of an orphan turned homeless person turned flower whisperer.  Heather was pleasantly surprised by this novel and appreciated the surprising direction the second half took.  Heather notes how the main character Victoria goes through many hardships in her life and how she overcomes them one by one to get through her path.

Fun Fact! The language of flowers actually exists and is called Floriography, and can be used to send coded messages with how flowers are arranged in a bouquet.

Jeff enthusiastically brings us to the second story of the week, his personal favorite super hero in his first film Captain America: The First Avenger.  Jeff takes us through the beloved tale of Steve Rogers, a 90lb man with too many health ailments to be enlisted in the army, but is eventually transformed into a super soldier.  Jeff notes how the character is reborn into his new life once the physical transformation takes place, however his closest relationships with his best friend Bucky & with Peggy, his love interest, remain the same despite the new circumstances of his life.

True Story! Despite Sebastian Stan (Buck) and Chris Evans (Captain America) being the same height, the director used camera tricks to make Evans appear taller than Stan.

Following these reviews, Heather and Jeff dive into commonalities between the two works such as leveling up, pro’s & cons of a rebirth, acceptance from others, letting go of the past, and seizing new opportunities.

Listen in to hear Jeff and Heather’s candid thoughts on the masterpiece scenes of each story, how The Chicken Sisters and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles compare, and how Jeff and Heather relate the two. Enjoy this episode and share with anyone whose looking for a Rebirth this year!

Heather’s rating for The Language of Flowers: Very Nice – An unexpectedly good read that made  Heather want to learn more about the history and meaning behind flowers!

Jeff’s rating for Captain America: The First Avenger: Very Nice – An awesome super hero movie with heart, awesome set design, and world building.  While the sequel is the masterpiece of the trilogy, First Avenger holds its own as an all time classic.

Watch Captain America: The First Avenger here: www.disneyplus.com

Read The Language of Flowers here: https://www.amazon.com/Language-Flowers-Novel-Vanessa-Diffenbaugh/dp/0345525558

About Parallel Fiction:

Parallel Fiction is the perfect supplemental companion to all of the stories you consume. We will be covering movies, television, books, graphic novels, video games, and music whenever it applies. Learn more about things you love, and get to know us a little bit better as we give you a peak into our lives and opinions.
 

Connect with us:

Email Jeff & Heather: [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/Parallelfiction

Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Parallelfiction

Connect with us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Parallelfictionpod