tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375691158383831389.post7113803934117677513..comments2024-03-28T15:14:59.689-07:00Comments on Shmegalamonga: Okay, so here's how I know for sure America's fucked up.Diacanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10546351653341768549noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375691158383831389.post-11655581509450777332014-11-25T06:59:16.723-08:002014-11-25T06:59:16.723-08:00Shit, the video is blocked.
Here's another co...<br /><br />Shit, the video is blocked.<br /><br />Here's another copy.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pYHnE-gkDc<br />Diacanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546351653341768549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375691158383831389.post-73935836685109934742010-08-31T00:45:42.051-07:002010-08-31T00:45:42.051-07:00Hmm...I got no problem with 'em writing it.
Th...Hmm...I got no problem with 'em writing it.<br />That ain't what I'm saying at all.<br /><br />Hell, I'm into the Freddy movies, and the Hannibal trilogy, and I'm probably gonna end up buying the DVD of "human centipede", so I'm into dark characters.<br /><br />And the whole "redemption of the character", deal is probably a healthier reaction than what I'm referring to.<br /><br />I mean people that flat out thought the whole rape deal was sexy.<br />The actor that played Luke had broads holding up "rape me, Luke!", signs.<br /><br />People are fucked up.<br /><br />But that's the dark epiphany, there ain't nothing messed up about me if that gets by.<br /><br />I can really cut loose.<br />B-)Diacanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546351653341768549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375691158383831389.post-26607214137490712022010-08-30T19:12:05.838-07:002010-08-30T19:12:05.838-07:00'Grim Epiphany' would make a great name fo...'Grim Epiphany' would make a great name for a rock band.<br /><br />But, yes, look at the whole post-modern era. Michael Corleone can be a protagonist, and he's a gangster. Or how about Hannibal Lector (and even moreso his younger contemporary, Dexter)? Serial killers the audience is expected to empathize with, identify with, and--dare I say?-- respect and admire. Even Hitler can get a (somewhat) sympathetic and humanizing portrayal, for cryin' out loud.<br /><br />But I suppose if the art of writing fiction--either for film or print--is to evolve, writers have to mine new material for stories. As long as they find some human aspect within, it will probably be worthwhile...but still a little discomforting to those who cling to more traditional story types...Paladinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375691158383831389.post-29294121897504893402010-08-29T16:14:22.721-07:002010-08-29T16:14:22.721-07:00Yes, it is fascinating.
Between this, and "h...Yes, it is fascinating.<br /><br />Between this, and "human centipede", I've seen you really can do anything with writing.<br /><br />It's been a sort of grim epiphany.Diacanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546351653341768549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375691158383831389.post-91742207786443285102010-08-28T12:09:50.025-07:002010-08-28T12:09:50.025-07:00I was 10 when the 'Luke and Laura' phenome...I was 10 when the 'Luke and Laura' phenomenon hit, and I was acutely aware of it. Apparently, General Hospital had been a struggling soap opera and, when the writers brought the Luke character in for a temporary run on the show, the fans responded very positively.<br /><br />There was big controversy at the time about a woman falling in love with her rapist (suggesting that rape happens because women want it to), but, because the rape is not shown on camera (of course) and there seems to be little brutality beyond that (i.e., as in real rapes when women are often beaten up pretty badly), the writers were able to hedge the line between rape and seduction.<br /><br />Softening the rape also allowed viewers (mostly female, of course) to accept Luke's redemption after the rape.<br /><br />Yes, the 'Luke and Laura' thing was big in '79...and it launched GH into being the top-rated soap opera for almost a decade.Paladinnoreply@blogger.com