Misinterpreted Symbolism
Saturday, 20. September 2008, 14:10:40
College is a drag and you should have know that by now. With nothing to do but stare at the 'living dead' lecture us in a mournful plaintive voice, the mind devices games. With nothing more than tirades to blog about, I present 'Misinterpreted Symbolism':
Inspiration:
There is a hilarious scene in the movie 'Dogma' (the movie starts of well, ends up as gibberish). Loki, the angel of destruction has had a falling out with God (Alanis Morissete. Masterful casting), and is now trying to convince a nun that there is No God.
Nun: You don't believe in God because of Alice in Wonderland?
Loki: No, "Through the Looking Glass". That poem, "The Walrus and the Carpenter" that's an indictment of organized religion. The walrus, with his girth and his good nature, he obviously represents either Buddha, or... or with his tusk, the Hindu elephant god, Lord Ganesha. That takes care of your Eastern religions. Now the carpenter, which is an obvious reference to Jesus Christ, who was raised a carpenter's son, he represents the Western religions. Now in the poem, what do they do... what do they do? They... They dupe all these oysters into following them and then proceed to shuck and devour the helpless creatures en masse. I don't know what that says to you, but to me it says that following these faiths based on mythological figures ensure the destruction of one's inner-being. Organized religion destroys who we are by inhibiting our actions... by inhibiting our decisions, out of... out of fear of some... some intangible parent figure who... who shakes a finger at us from thousands of years ago and says... and says, "Do it - Do it and I'll f**kin' spank you. "
Brilliant. They turned an obvious narcotic inspired poem like that into a critique on the religious practices.
My Turn:
My target is Barney the Dinosaur. Why? Because I came up with this during my DOM (Dynamics of Machines) class and the bloated teacher wearing a purple shirt reminded me of Barney.
Barney and friends is an indictment of the feudal system. Barney, fat and purple - which of course are the symbols of prosperity and royalty. The green symbolises money, envy, decay and toxicity. Also Barney is the Dinosaur, proudly proclaiming itself as the top of the food chain. Obviously, Barney signifies the odious pomposity of Louis XVI. A French Revolution deja vu? In the show, they sing and dance, while a bunch of helpless kids, the repressed class, observe their shenanigans. And then what? The children imitate them, follow each and every advice given by their accepted teacher, Barney, without even a second thought of what they are saying or doing. Hypnotism? Maybe. Brain washing? Definitely. The background, the show is featured in a bastille like stage. Barney's friends, in their grotesque forms represent Marie-Antoinette (the creepy green narcissist one with excessive make-up), Charles Alexandre de Calonne (the short one, not featured) and Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (the freckled one that wants to a backstreet boy). Oh Barney, you surreptitious bastard, I can't wait for your ass to be kicked by the repressed class.
Inspiration:
There is a hilarious scene in the movie 'Dogma' (the movie starts of well, ends up as gibberish). Loki, the angel of destruction has had a falling out with God (Alanis Morissete. Masterful casting), and is now trying to convince a nun that there is No God.
Nun: You don't believe in God because of Alice in Wonderland?
Loki: No, "Through the Looking Glass". That poem, "The Walrus and the Carpenter" that's an indictment of organized religion. The walrus, with his girth and his good nature, he obviously represents either Buddha, or... or with his tusk, the Hindu elephant god, Lord Ganesha. That takes care of your Eastern religions. Now the carpenter, which is an obvious reference to Jesus Christ, who was raised a carpenter's son, he represents the Western religions. Now in the poem, what do they do... what do they do? They... They dupe all these oysters into following them and then proceed to shuck and devour the helpless creatures en masse. I don't know what that says to you, but to me it says that following these faiths based on mythological figures ensure the destruction of one's inner-being. Organized religion destroys who we are by inhibiting our actions... by inhibiting our decisions, out of... out of fear of some... some intangible parent figure who... who shakes a finger at us from thousands of years ago and says... and says, "Do it - Do it and I'll f**kin' spank you. "
Brilliant. They turned an obvious narcotic inspired poem like that into a critique on the religious practices.
My Turn:
My target is Barney the Dinosaur. Why? Because I came up with this during my DOM (Dynamics of Machines) class and the bloated teacher wearing a purple shirt reminded me of Barney.
Barney and friends is an indictment of the feudal system. Barney, fat and purple - which of course are the symbols of prosperity and royalty. The green symbolises money, envy, decay and toxicity. Also Barney is the Dinosaur, proudly proclaiming itself as the top of the food chain. Obviously, Barney signifies the odious pomposity of Louis XVI. A French Revolution deja vu? In the show, they sing and dance, while a bunch of helpless kids, the repressed class, observe their shenanigans. And then what? The children imitate them, follow each and every advice given by their accepted teacher, Barney, without even a second thought of what they are saying or doing. Hypnotism? Maybe. Brain washing? Definitely. The background, the show is featured in a bastille like stage. Barney's friends, in their grotesque forms represent Marie-Antoinette (the creepy green narcissist one with excessive make-up), Charles Alexandre de Calonne (the short one, not featured) and Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (the freckled one that wants to a backstreet boy). Oh Barney, you surreptitious bastard, I can't wait for your ass to be kicked by the repressed class.
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