tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post1012378476021836219..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Saturday & Sundry Thoughts on Allegory as Side-effect Twilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-53549042333370595032017-07-17T17:37:52.917-05:002017-07-17T17:37:52.917-05:00Wisewebwoman ~ Thought so! :-) Yes, allegories...Wisewebwoman ~ Thought so! :-) Yes, allegories can become commonplace if one looks with that in mind. Good and evil (the stuff of so many tales) have been always with us, easy to recognise and relate to real life.<br /><br />One I've just remembered: "Snowpiercer" - about a train - much of that was definitely allegorical.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowpiercer <br /><br />I liked that Peter Sellers film too ("Being There" I think it was called.) Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-51381730280304983642017-07-16T21:07:29.328-05:002017-07-16T21:07:29.328-05:00The Killing! Yes! Re my previous comment. I'd ...The Killing! Yes! Re my previous comment. I'd like to watch it again too.<br /><br />As to allegories I imagine we can declare endlessly. So show Chancey the gardener came to mind. Peter Sellers. Best role IMO.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-87384618208913289222017-07-11T16:28:34.458-05:002017-07-11T16:28:34.458-05:00LB ~ Happy to know that! :)LB ~ Happy to know that! :)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-22569471182628230672017-07-11T13:26:27.908-05:002017-07-11T13:26:27.908-05:00Thank *you*. Your posts have led to our enjoyment...Thank *you*. Your posts have led to our enjoyment of several good movies in the past.:)LBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-87851247552749061662017-07-11T00:05:04.692-05:002017-07-11T00:05:04.692-05:00LB ~ Yes, you're right - thanks for the remin...LB ~ Yes, you're right - thanks for the reminder of both. Had to dig around my memory banks for Elysium, but eventually remembered it; District 9 did make more of an impression, and I realised at the time that it was reflecting current atmospheres.<br /><br />Well - dang! I've just searched my tags and find I wrote a blog post mentioning both those films, in 2013:<br /><br />http://twilightstarsong.blogspot.com/2013/08/sci-fi-parables.html<br /><br /> <br /><br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-48516143055035453682017-07-10T23:20:09.901-05:002017-07-10T23:20:09.901-05:00"I wonder what kind of movie they'll make..."I wonder what kind of movie they'll make, at some point, as allegory of what's goin' on right now!"<br /><br />They already have, Twilight. "Elysium": <br />https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/elysium-squanders-its-style-on-painfully-obvious-allegory/Content?oid=4694160<br /><br />There are probably others too. That was the first one that came to mind. Until I googled Elysium, I hadn't realized it was made by the same person (Neil Blomkamp), who brought us "District 9", another allegory and one of my favorites.LBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-60002667238867527102017-07-09T23:57:51.708-05:002017-07-09T23:57:51.708-05:00RJ Adams ~ I wonder what kind of movie they'll...RJ Adams ~ I wonder what kind of movie they'll make, at some point, as allegory of what's goin' on right now! ;-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-49599300416034103692017-07-09T15:53:41.334-05:002017-07-09T15:53:41.334-05:00Oh dear, High Noon will never be the same again. A...Oh dear, High Noon will never be the same again. As for Robocop being an allegory for Jesus Christ - oh, please! The 'American Jesus', indeed!R J Adamshttps://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.com