mudtowner.bsky.social
A Pacific Northwesterner, standing for what’s right by leaning left; celebrating goodness and decency in the world. I stand for science, the arts, and intelligent thought.
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We’ll be dealing with some of these maladies again under the new administration.
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Yes!
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It’s a clear second best to the original, but it’s seamless and tonally sound. I enjoyed it.
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Absolute classic. How did you feel about the sequel?
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Wicked has a “wait.. is this about me?” effect on Conservatives.
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Why are you so angered by it?
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Relatable.
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Yes. As Tolkien wrote, “Sauron had started out with good intentions but was corrupted by power.”
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Indeed. Just not a Christmas movie. 👍😆
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Exactly. And Mallrats is an Easter movie.
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I understand both sides. On one side we have the folks that understand that it has no Christmas theme at all… And they’re right. On the other side, we have the folks that think it’s a Christmas movie.
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I’m not disagreeing it’s overused. It’s been a common storytelling device for a while. 👍
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Joker, yes. Homelander, possibly.
The rest, no. Since we’re talking madness as a result of gaining power.
And these are just pop culture references. Expand the parameters and there’s more.
Not trying to take anything away from the OP; just there are many instances of this narrative device.
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If we’re talking just popular culture characters such as the examples given:
Thanos
Joker
Dr. Manhattan
Darth Vader
Spider-Man/S3
Sauron/LotR
Omni-Man/Invincible
Homelander
Brandon/Brightburn
Doctor Octopus
Green Goblin
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As a film student, I’m not sure this is a trope. This has traditionally been an extremely more male-dominated happening in cinematic narratives.
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Exactly. The inclusion of elements of a holiday don’t make the actual movie about the holiday. I mean, is Mallrats an Easter movie?