# Why are we entertained by destruction?

> This week the Big Picture hosts and regular contributors to Insights — Ben McEachen and Mark Hadley — discuss the new blockbuster disaster film and ask the question: Do Disaster Movies tell us anything about our attitudes to real disasters? Read more about San Andreas SUBSCRIBE TO THE BIG PICTURE PODCAST

28 May 2015 · Reviews / Culture

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This week the Big Picture hosts and regular contributors to *Insights* — Ben McEachen and Mark Hadley — discuss the new blockbuster disaster film and ask the question: Do Disaster Movies tell us anything about our attitudes to real disasters?

- [**Read more about San Andreas**](https://www.insights.uca.org.au/?p=14284)

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