tru3
30-06-2007, 08:21 PM
Just saw the movie "knocked up", written and directed by judd apatow.
in the current d.i. archives appears this headline:
Movie Hit Exposes Hollywood's Luciferian Agenda
'Before the film starts, they tell you they are Satanists . The logo of Universal Studios features a globe emitting "a thousand points of light," an occult concept popularized by George H.W. Bush in 1991. It refers to the Illuminati initiates.
The Illuminati are Luciferians who have harnessed man's divine spirit for evil. They believe evil is good and good is evil. Thus these "light bearers" are really evildoers. This is the origin of Orwell's "doublespeak." (Technically Satanists differ from Luciferians in that they know evil is evil and revel in it.)'
http://www.savethemales.ca/
after seeing the movie, and strictly speaking with respect to this movie, it's hard for me to buy this line of thinking.
as a cinema fan, i appreciate the way apatow holds the mirror up to life. aristotle wrote a whole volume on comedy as part of his 'poetics'. that volume is lost to time. when we see ourselves as we truly are, and laugh at ourselves, we liberate that fixed sense of who we thought we were. if i was forced to say the dramatic arts has a purpose, for me, it would be that.
like the characters in "the 40 year old virgin", we all know these guys. i grew up with them. hell, i see myself in seth rogan's character. yes, he's jewish, no, i'm not, but i relate to his energy, his way of dealing with life as a human being, in a way that cuts through all this ideology above. my relationship with my son reminds me of the dialogue between harold ramis and seth rogan.
i don't necessarily disagree with the fundamental stance of the author when it comes to the loomies, how they operate, what they stand for, what their intentions are. the system is corrupt, and for the most part churns out toxins.
but every once in a while, positive, honest movies do sneak through, and resonate in ways the studio execs never anticipate. the loomie directorate, lacking any kind of emotional empathy or sense of humor, underestimates the healing power of laughter.
the movie to me is about growth, and connection, regardless of circumstances. jmo, but it's as valid an interpretation as the one put forth above.
this type of thing is emblematic to me of the filters we all apply to culture. it's the main stumbling block to building a common vision and shared purpose in a postmodern age, imo.
is harry potter promoting satanism, or is he a metaphor for young people to step into their power and be true to their friends? you decide. literally.
this is the postmodern dilemma: any interpretion just as valid just as any other. everyone retreats behind fixed positions, rigid and unyielding. the worst thing that can happen to one in the postmodern world is to be duped, fooled, tricked, bested in a debate. so, we hold back, never budging an inch, never really giving ourselves to anything, never seeing the other as a Thou, always an he/she. and the depth of life drys up in the drought of commtiment and passion. imv, we are all the lesser for it.
anyway, enough of my 'mini-rant'.
i will stand behind one opinion: "knocked up" is funny. it rings true. the film is studded with comedic gems, really organic, scenes that just made me grin from ear to ear. the shrooms at cirque d' soleil had me in tears!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3486659787415852888&q=knocked+up+movie+trailers&total=120&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
i'd be interested in feedback on this idea of interpretation. for me, it really brings up this whole notion of discernment rather than knee-jerk reactive mindset. it's hard for me to even believe the guy saw the movie.
in the current d.i. archives appears this headline:
Movie Hit Exposes Hollywood's Luciferian Agenda
'Before the film starts, they tell you they are Satanists . The logo of Universal Studios features a globe emitting "a thousand points of light," an occult concept popularized by George H.W. Bush in 1991. It refers to the Illuminati initiates.
The Illuminati are Luciferians who have harnessed man's divine spirit for evil. They believe evil is good and good is evil. Thus these "light bearers" are really evildoers. This is the origin of Orwell's "doublespeak." (Technically Satanists differ from Luciferians in that they know evil is evil and revel in it.)'
http://www.savethemales.ca/
after seeing the movie, and strictly speaking with respect to this movie, it's hard for me to buy this line of thinking.
as a cinema fan, i appreciate the way apatow holds the mirror up to life. aristotle wrote a whole volume on comedy as part of his 'poetics'. that volume is lost to time. when we see ourselves as we truly are, and laugh at ourselves, we liberate that fixed sense of who we thought we were. if i was forced to say the dramatic arts has a purpose, for me, it would be that.
like the characters in "the 40 year old virgin", we all know these guys. i grew up with them. hell, i see myself in seth rogan's character. yes, he's jewish, no, i'm not, but i relate to his energy, his way of dealing with life as a human being, in a way that cuts through all this ideology above. my relationship with my son reminds me of the dialogue between harold ramis and seth rogan.
i don't necessarily disagree with the fundamental stance of the author when it comes to the loomies, how they operate, what they stand for, what their intentions are. the system is corrupt, and for the most part churns out toxins.
but every once in a while, positive, honest movies do sneak through, and resonate in ways the studio execs never anticipate. the loomie directorate, lacking any kind of emotional empathy or sense of humor, underestimates the healing power of laughter.
the movie to me is about growth, and connection, regardless of circumstances. jmo, but it's as valid an interpretation as the one put forth above.
this type of thing is emblematic to me of the filters we all apply to culture. it's the main stumbling block to building a common vision and shared purpose in a postmodern age, imo.
is harry potter promoting satanism, or is he a metaphor for young people to step into their power and be true to their friends? you decide. literally.
this is the postmodern dilemma: any interpretion just as valid just as any other. everyone retreats behind fixed positions, rigid and unyielding. the worst thing that can happen to one in the postmodern world is to be duped, fooled, tricked, bested in a debate. so, we hold back, never budging an inch, never really giving ourselves to anything, never seeing the other as a Thou, always an he/she. and the depth of life drys up in the drought of commtiment and passion. imv, we are all the lesser for it.
anyway, enough of my 'mini-rant'.
i will stand behind one opinion: "knocked up" is funny. it rings true. the film is studded with comedic gems, really organic, scenes that just made me grin from ear to ear. the shrooms at cirque d' soleil had me in tears!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3486659787415852888&q=knocked+up+movie+trailers&total=120&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
i'd be interested in feedback on this idea of interpretation. for me, it really brings up this whole notion of discernment rather than knee-jerk reactive mindset. it's hard for me to even believe the guy saw the movie.