i've got a real one for you...
You know that five questions meme thing? Well, I got two sets from the ever awesome adiva_calandia and here are my fantabulously articulate answers.
Set One
1. Hey, do you think Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk are expressing anxiety over the American military complex overstepping its bounds, or is it just me?
I don't think it's just you. Iron Man is the military industrial complex in the hands of one man--at first figuratively and then much more literally with the construction of the suit--and this One Man isn't the nerdy Everyman, but a spoiled playboy who just happens to be good at building shit that goes BOOM. And even when he tries to own up and act responsibly, innocent (AMERICAN) lives still end up in jeopardy (ex. the fighter pilot, the people on the freeway during the Iron Monger fight).
The Hulk is the 'super soldier' out of control; America always wants to be the best and most powerful, but now here comes this raging destructive thing that's totally off the leash and smashes us over the head with our own power and supremacy.
2. But then what the hell are the ideological motivations to Dark Knight?
I feel like the Dark Knight is very much a Chaos versus Order movie, but there are also competing versions of order. On the one hand, we've got the police and the DA and their ultimately fallible system--which is answerable to law (ideally), and on the other hand, we've got the goddamn Batman who can get results, but is clearly operating outside the law. He answers only to himself (and maybe Alfred) and has yet to be held accountable for anything. The movie (and even the characters within in it) questions which version of Order they/we should...not prefer, but which version is right for what they/we ultimately want for their city/civilization. Do we want instant gratification from a source outside our control, or do we want a system of laws that answer to us but may fail us? (This question is especially problematic in Batman!verse, where the instant gratification of the Batman ultimately begets the terror and destruction of the Joker.)
3. On a scale of 1 to 10 how fucked up is Sweets/Doll?
I'd put them in at a solid seven, with the potential to round up to eight depending on Doll's level of psychosis extenuating circumstances. Doll cares about Sweets a lot; she loves having someone to relax around and a shoulder to cry on, but at the same time (and this came out in our thread-in-progress, WHICH I WILL TAG) she gets intensely frustrated if she feels like Sweets is coddling her. (Also, at some point when I am not AUGH HOLIDAYS and Doll is not AUGH MY NOT!LIFE, we should thread a sentence. :D?)
4. Good Christ could Sweets/Doll get hotter?
Only if we brought out the dominatrix clothes.
5. How the hell do I explain Supernatural Real Person Slash to my roommate? Not to mention Wincest.
Ah, The Talk. Well, how much does she know about fandom in general? And is she a slash fan? If she's dipped her toe into fandom waters, she's probably at least brushed up against some RPS or incest pairings. I actually got into it through Pirates of the Caribbean RPS and then segued backwards into great pit of LotRPS. Assuming she does know something about fandom, I feel like RPS might be an initially easier sell, and then depending on her level of receptiveness, gradually bring up the Wincest.
Set Two
1. Shag, marry, throw off a cliff: Tony Stark, Paul Avery, Harry Lockhart.
AUGH! Making me choose between three RJDs. But if I must choose: shag Paul, marry Tony (even if I'm likely to just end up as an ex-wife with a fantastic settlement and a nondisclosure agreement and a robot suit to FIGHT CRIME), and cliff Harry (not because I don't love him, but because I do have to choose; besides, he's so adorable, he'll bounce at the bottom).
2. If you had a superpower, what would you want it to be, and how would you use it?
I've always been big on flight, because I felt like I could get more places on time if I could fly there. Plus: no more traffic jams or worries about gas mileage! If flight was my only power, though, I feel like I'd kind of suck as a crimefighter so I'd become a senator so I'd probably just end up using it to see the world.
3. What shampoo do you use?
I use two! Crabtree and Evelyn Aloe Vera first to help get the dirt out and kill my scalp crud, then Bumble and Bumble Thickening to make my hair fluffy.
4. What's your favorite city?
Damn, another toughy. I've got three favorites: New York, Chicago, and Washington DC. I love New York because I got really attached to it during the brief time I lived there. It's just so crowded and busy and there's always something to do, day or night. I've gotten reacquainted with it in the past couple of years, since my boyfriend is an NYC native.
I fell in love with Chicago immediately when I got there to go to college. (I hadn't actually visited campus until the day before I moved in, so...ADVENTURE!) While I definitely wish that things stayed open later (and that they had street food vendors) it's got such gorgeous buildings and a feel that isn't like anywhere else. Putting up with the winters is definitely worth it.
As for DC, I love: the museums, the street food, the history, the monuments, the metro system, the politics, the neighborhoods, being smugger than the tourists, the Smithsonian's summer cultural festival, AND HOPEFULLY I WILL GET A JOB UP THERE.
5. Are you a vampire, a werewolf, or something else entirely?
I am a SPARKLEPIRE Selene from Underworld. I mean, have you seen that corset? And the boots?? And the coat??? And the guns! What's not to love. Wouldn't mind being a member of the Night Class, either. (Three words: vampire boarding school.)
And later I think there will be music pimpage. Anybody else want questions?
Set One
1. Hey, do you think Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk are expressing anxiety over the American military complex overstepping its bounds, or is it just me?
I don't think it's just you. Iron Man is the military industrial complex in the hands of one man--at first figuratively and then much more literally with the construction of the suit--and this One Man isn't the nerdy Everyman, but a spoiled playboy who just happens to be good at building shit that goes BOOM. And even when he tries to own up and act responsibly, innocent (AMERICAN) lives still end up in jeopardy (ex. the fighter pilot, the people on the freeway during the Iron Monger fight).
The Hulk is the 'super soldier' out of control; America always wants to be the best and most powerful, but now here comes this raging destructive thing that's totally off the leash and smashes us over the head with our own power and supremacy.
2. But then what the hell are the ideological motivations to Dark Knight?
I feel like the Dark Knight is very much a Chaos versus Order movie, but there are also competing versions of order. On the one hand, we've got the police and the DA and their ultimately fallible system--which is answerable to law (ideally), and on the other hand, we've got the goddamn Batman who can get results, but is clearly operating outside the law. He answers only to himself (and maybe Alfred) and has yet to be held accountable for anything. The movie (and even the characters within in it) questions which version of Order they/we should...not prefer, but which version is right for what they/we ultimately want for their city/civilization. Do we want instant gratification from a source outside our control, or do we want a system of laws that answer to us but may fail us? (This question is especially problematic in Batman!verse, where the instant gratification of the Batman ultimately begets the terror and destruction of the Joker.)
3. On a scale of 1 to 10 how fucked up is Sweets/Doll?
I'd put them in at a solid seven, with the potential to round up to eight depending on Doll's level of psychosis extenuating circumstances. Doll cares about Sweets a lot; she loves having someone to relax around and a shoulder to cry on, but at the same time (and this came out in our thread-in-progress, WHICH I WILL TAG) she gets intensely frustrated if she feels like Sweets is coddling her. (Also, at some point when I am not AUGH HOLIDAYS and Doll is not AUGH MY NOT!LIFE, we should thread a sentence. :D?)
4. Good Christ could Sweets/Doll get hotter?
Only if we brought out the dominatrix clothes.
5. How the hell do I explain Supernatural Real Person Slash to my roommate? Not to mention Wincest.
Ah, The Talk. Well, how much does she know about fandom in general? And is she a slash fan? If she's dipped her toe into fandom waters, she's probably at least brushed up against some RPS or incest pairings. I actually got into it through Pirates of the Caribbean RPS and then segued backwards into great pit of LotRPS. Assuming she does know something about fandom, I feel like RPS might be an initially easier sell, and then depending on her level of receptiveness, gradually bring up the Wincest.
Set Two
1. Shag, marry, throw off a cliff: Tony Stark, Paul Avery, Harry Lockhart.
AUGH! Making me choose between three RJDs. But if I must choose: shag Paul, marry Tony (even if I'm likely to just end up as an ex-wife with a fantastic settlement and a nondisclosure agreement and a robot suit to FIGHT CRIME), and cliff Harry (not because I don't love him, but because I do have to choose; besides, he's so adorable, he'll bounce at the bottom).
2. If you had a superpower, what would you want it to be, and how would you use it?
I've always been big on flight, because I felt like I could get more places on time if I could fly there. Plus: no more traffic jams or worries about gas mileage! If flight was my only power, though, I feel like I'd kind of suck as a crimefighter so I'd become a senator so I'd probably just end up using it to see the world.
3. What shampoo do you use?
I use two! Crabtree and Evelyn Aloe Vera first to help get the dirt out and kill my scalp crud, then Bumble and Bumble Thickening to make my hair fluffy.
4. What's your favorite city?
Damn, another toughy. I've got three favorites: New York, Chicago, and Washington DC. I love New York because I got really attached to it during the brief time I lived there. It's just so crowded and busy and there's always something to do, day or night. I've gotten reacquainted with it in the past couple of years, since my boyfriend is an NYC native.
I fell in love with Chicago immediately when I got there to go to college. (I hadn't actually visited campus until the day before I moved in, so...ADVENTURE!) While I definitely wish that things stayed open later (and that they had street food vendors) it's got such gorgeous buildings and a feel that isn't like anywhere else. Putting up with the winters is definitely worth it.
As for DC, I love: the museums, the street food, the history, the monuments, the metro system, the politics, the neighborhoods, being smugger than the tourists, the Smithsonian's summer cultural festival, AND HOPEFULLY I WILL GET A JOB UP THERE.
5. Are you a vampire, a werewolf, or something else entirely?
I am a SPARKLEPIRE Selene from Underworld. I mean, have you seen that corset? And the boots?? And the coat??? And the guns! What's not to love. Wouldn't mind being a member of the Night Class, either. (Three words: vampire boarding school.)
And later I think there will be music pimpage. Anybody else want questions?