So as i was researching for a mod west essay i had to write earlier today about how the enlightenment impacts pop culture, i came across an essay comparing Calvin and Hobbes to the movie Fight Club.
According to the author of this piece of crap essay, Edward Norton's character is a grown-up Calvin and Brad Pitt's character is Hobbes reincarnated.
I don't even know where to start.
First of all the essay creates a made-up story-line about the time in between the cartoon and the movie, and what spawned Hobbes' tragic demise asa tiger and triumphant return as a bad-ass.
The essay points out several similarities, that are either too broad or too vague, between the cartoon and the movie. And although claiming to be a Calvin and Hobbes fan, the author has absolutely no respect for Bill Watterson's work and should be ashamed for ever having made up this rediculous theory. He should've just let the cartoon be what it is, and not have over analyzed the movie. which by the way is a good movie, with an ORIGINAL story.
if you wanna read it, it's here: http://metaphilm.com/philm.php?id=29_0_2_0
My rant for the day.
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haha..procrastinating your essay writing, i'm doing that too right now...citing is a bad bad thing.
i came across this weird essay while doing my mod west stuff about how hitler was just 'misunderstood' and how him killing millions was just 'acting out his tortured being'. shame on whoever wrote it. i dont see hobbes in brad pitt. yea..not so much.
כו וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ; וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם, וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל-הָאָרֶץ, וּבְכָל-הָרֶמֶשׂ, הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל-הָאָרֶץ.
shame, shame, on whoever wrote it.
on a relevant topic, calvin was one cool dude. if you're into christianity, that is.
but hobbes... misguided soul. too bad he was so illiberal and such a big fan of monarchism.
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i like syphilis
if anyone wants to see some great pictures: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10467269/
-merry christmas to everyone :)
Anonymous: thank you very much for the link. Most of those photos were nothing short of stellar, inspirational.
Everyone: enjoy your festivities.
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