A Requiem For A Dream

As If I'm Not Geeky Enough Already

But damn it if Bill's take on Superman is probably the best, most thought-out interpretation of Superman. If you haven't seen the movie, then you ought to go out and buy the DVDs. The movie is fucking awesome.

Bill's whole point is that Superman is born Superman, and unlike almost all other comic-book superheroes, Superman does not wear a costume when he does his heroic deeds. Instead, Superman puts on a costume to become a "human". I mean, the idea is so brilliantly simple, but it also sums up the entire character so beautifully: Clark Kent is Superman's interpretation of what it's like to be a human being: weak, mortal, shy around the opposite sex, cowardly.

Which brings me to my next point: deep down inside, every man has wanted to become a Viking. What do I mean by that? The Viking, as a concept that exists in the popular imagination, is simply a person who is fearless, strong, and macho. All that a Viking does is plunder, kill people, drink, and have sex. And if the Viking dies on the battlefield, which is the most honorable way to die for a Viking, he gets to go to Heaven. If you think about that, that is pretty much the masculine ideal.

After all, who doesn't want to be fearless, have the ability to wield a giant axe and kill his enemies, drink so much and not be affected by it, and wins honor and women by sheer physical power? I think there is something in that conception that appeals to the purely instinctive part in every man. That's why we like bad-asses, because they don't give a shit about anything: they are strong and they get all the chicks. There is just something about pure physical strength that attracts men.

Anyways, this entry has basically no point. But I seem to recall that I intended to have one. I guess this is the way of most things: plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines; he time is gone, the song is over, thought I’d something more to say.

Oh yes, I know what I wanted to say. Here's an exchange between Lisa and Nelson:

Lisa: Nuke the whales? You don't really believe that, do you?
Nelson: I don't know. Gotta nuke something.

Jimbo (to Nelson): You kissed a girl? That is SO gay!

I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell!

Posted by humanflyz at August 16, 2005 11:11 PM | TrackBack