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I can envision this kid saying this, gang signs and all.
WARNING EXPLICIT RAPPER WANNABE CONTENT AHEAD (featuring random pointless usage of the f-word and and horrible spelling). Also make note of the screename. Had me laughin' for about thirty seconds straight.
On another note, last night and this morning could have been designated as 'philosophical time'. In truth, I, of all people, needed it, having not done much real in-depth philosophical thinking for a good little while. Yes, there is always my random need to go into ridiculous detail on this or that subject, but that doesn't really count.
As you can see from my previous post last night, I watched 'The Matrix Revolutions'. I had also watched 'The Matrix Reloaded' right before hand. So much fun to watch and analyze. So many religious and philosophical connections, so little time. I don't care what anyone thought about it, that was a good set of movies. Were some of the lines a bit corny? Yes. Did Trinity take way too long to die? Oh, definitely. On the same note, this was still a very epic and mythic film (something that will spark my interest in a film faster than anything). Timelessness is key.
Now I know what a handful of you are thinking. "Timeless? It's dealing with machines and programs and crap. You're just a stupid poophead that likes to chew on cement when he runs out of normal gum" Well, I have a rebuttal to that little phrase, "boys and girls and little squirrels" (thank you, Dad). Just because it deals with programs, machines, and a computer generated reality by all means does not derive that the story could not easily be set in an entirely different era. Star Wars is the same way. If you watch it, there is a nostalgic feeling. Kind of as if you were reading it out of a book of old mythology in your English class as opposed to watching it on the big screen. It strikes a cord. Whether it's realized or not, that cord is rather primal and resides at the core of practically every human. Some simply feel the resonance more than others.
Now, an example of how the machines, programs, and Matrix itself could be paralleled to ancient mythology and archetypes: The entire machine society takes on the role of the industrialized world that is unsympathetic and unconcerned with the means so long as the end justifies it. The conquering army. The Rome of the Matrix. The programs can be connected to all spiritual beings, ranging from gods and demi-gods to lesser demons and ghosts. Those with supernatural powers. The Matrix itself, being the illusion of the world that surrounds us, ties directly back into Buddhist teachings. Buddhism advocates that everything we see is merely an illusion, a cloak we project in our own minds that hides the fact that all is in fact connected and one. With this in mind, it is established that those that truly understand this principle are fully capable of anything they desire because they, like everything, are all merely one consciousness. It is just a matter of learning how to "free your mind" of the notion that everything has a separation from everything else.
And if you actually tried out some of that cement you might actually realize that there are many a healthy and nutritious vitamins present in that blend of rock, sand, and water. Take that 1950's society.
I'm not even gonna get started on all the direct parallels to Greek mythology that the movies, at some points rather blatantly for those that know what they are looking for, toss out there.
Now to jump ships.
'Neon Genesis Evangelion'. I can already hear some of you moaning on the other side of cyberspace. Oh, yes. I went there.
In truth, I need to go back and re-examine the show as a whole. Today, I merely watched the last three episodes. For those that have seen the show, yes, THOSE episodes. As much as a good number of people hate these episodes, there is a wealth of information present. That's what usually drives most people away. There's so friggin' much. Even people, like myself that thrive on deep stuff, when first encountering these three episodes go into overload and by the end are just sitting there saying, "What the hell just happened?" Now, of course, upon further inspection, reanalysis, and taking into account the movie's perspective of the ending, thing's start to slowly come together and make a least a little more sense. Upon my second time of watching the last two episodes, I have to say that I was blown away by the sheer genius of it all. Of course, as we all know, there is always a thin line between genius and insanity. The trick is being able to tell the two apart. It's knowing what to look for.
Anyway. The different ways presented that each character deals with their own personal life's issues is quite intriguing. Each I have seen either in myself or in someone that I know (barring Rei, because, well, her situation is kinda tailored and I don't think there is anyone at this stage in the game that is physically able to go through the stresses that she undergoes getting toward the end of the show). Asuka's need to be the biggest and best at everything to get acceptance, Misato's longing to find peace of mind in physical pleasure and self disgrace, and, most noted in the whole endeavor, Shinji, who can not find any worth in himself outside of piloting the Evangelion unit as he is instructed are the main points presented. Yes, the whole thing is quite a head-trip, but that's what makes it so neat.
Hooray for dissertations. Everybody dance a PEZ-fueled jig now. Come on, you can do it. That's it. Flail the arms a bit. Now put on the magenta dress. Good. And now the elephant mask. Now we're getting somewhere.
...I lack sanity.
WARNING EXPLICIT RAPPER WANNABE CONTENT AHEAD (featuring random pointless usage of the f-word and and horrible spelling). Also make note of the screename. Had me laughin' for about thirty seconds straight.
On another note, last night and this morning could have been designated as 'philosophical time'. In truth, I, of all people, needed it, having not done much real in-depth philosophical thinking for a good little while. Yes, there is always my random need to go into ridiculous detail on this or that subject, but that doesn't really count.
As you can see from my previous post last night, I watched 'The Matrix Revolutions'. I had also watched 'The Matrix Reloaded' right before hand. So much fun to watch and analyze. So many religious and philosophical connections, so little time. I don't care what anyone thought about it, that was a good set of movies. Were some of the lines a bit corny? Yes. Did Trinity take way too long to die? Oh, definitely. On the same note, this was still a very epic and mythic film (something that will spark my interest in a film faster than anything). Timelessness is key.
Now I know what a handful of you are thinking. "Timeless? It's dealing with machines and programs and crap. You're just a stupid poophead that likes to chew on cement when he runs out of normal gum" Well, I have a rebuttal to that little phrase, "boys and girls and little squirrels" (thank you, Dad). Just because it deals with programs, machines, and a computer generated reality by all means does not derive that the story could not easily be set in an entirely different era. Star Wars is the same way. If you watch it, there is a nostalgic feeling. Kind of as if you were reading it out of a book of old mythology in your English class as opposed to watching it on the big screen. It strikes a cord. Whether it's realized or not, that cord is rather primal and resides at the core of practically every human. Some simply feel the resonance more than others.
Now, an example of how the machines, programs, and Matrix itself could be paralleled to ancient mythology and archetypes: The entire machine society takes on the role of the industrialized world that is unsympathetic and unconcerned with the means so long as the end justifies it. The conquering army. The Rome of the Matrix. The programs can be connected to all spiritual beings, ranging from gods and demi-gods to lesser demons and ghosts. Those with supernatural powers. The Matrix itself, being the illusion of the world that surrounds us, ties directly back into Buddhist teachings. Buddhism advocates that everything we see is merely an illusion, a cloak we project in our own minds that hides the fact that all is in fact connected and one. With this in mind, it is established that those that truly understand this principle are fully capable of anything they desire because they, like everything, are all merely one consciousness. It is just a matter of learning how to "free your mind" of the notion that everything has a separation from everything else.
And if you actually tried out some of that cement you might actually realize that there are many a healthy and nutritious vitamins present in that blend of rock, sand, and water. Take that 1950's society.
I'm not even gonna get started on all the direct parallels to Greek mythology that the movies, at some points rather blatantly for those that know what they are looking for, toss out there.
Now to jump ships.
'Neon Genesis Evangelion'. I can already hear some of you moaning on the other side of cyberspace. Oh, yes. I went there.
In truth, I need to go back and re-examine the show as a whole. Today, I merely watched the last three episodes. For those that have seen the show, yes, THOSE episodes. As much as a good number of people hate these episodes, there is a wealth of information present. That's what usually drives most people away. There's so friggin' much. Even people, like myself that thrive on deep stuff, when first encountering these three episodes go into overload and by the end are just sitting there saying, "What the hell just happened?" Now, of course, upon further inspection, reanalysis, and taking into account the movie's perspective of the ending, thing's start to slowly come together and make a least a little more sense. Upon my second time of watching the last two episodes, I have to say that I was blown away by the sheer genius of it all. Of course, as we all know, there is always a thin line between genius and insanity. The trick is being able to tell the two apart. It's knowing what to look for.
Anyway. The different ways presented that each character deals with their own personal life's issues is quite intriguing. Each I have seen either in myself or in someone that I know (barring Rei, because, well, her situation is kinda tailored and I don't think there is anyone at this stage in the game that is physically able to go through the stresses that she undergoes getting toward the end of the show). Asuka's need to be the biggest and best at everything to get acceptance, Misato's longing to find peace of mind in physical pleasure and self disgrace, and, most noted in the whole endeavor, Shinji, who can not find any worth in himself outside of piloting the Evangelion unit as he is instructed are the main points presented. Yes, the whole thing is quite a head-trip, but that's what makes it so neat.
Hooray for dissertations. Everybody dance a PEZ-fueled jig now. Come on, you can do it. That's it. Flail the arms a bit. Now put on the magenta dress. Good. And now the elephant mask. Now we're getting somewhere.
...I lack sanity.