Sunday, June 07, 2009

new film "Public Enemies" is an example of 'The Villain Metaphor'

Check if I already expressed this or if either I or Ms. Cabal should express this; she could do so during "Revelations" after she makes the reference to existence on the physical plane being more like a film than a play. Or it could be used in one of Darwin's speeches on book tour.

"And speaking of film, have you ever wondered why it is that the villain is predominantly--if not always--most interesting and often times, actually preferred over the hero? It can't be said that the villain is "rooted" for; at least not consciously, but perhaps subconsciously. But there is no doubt that the villain is preferred over the hero in a fictional--and often times a real life scenario--and that is because the villain appeals to the innate desire for freedom, for leaving the rules and the regulations behind. Most people are surrounded by rules, regulations, family, government, religion, and it is only through the venue of film or other fictional formats that they can express that long suppressed but still dormant need to live free, or at least freer, to break the rules...to commit the taboo...to defy the gods."

In Public Enemies it is criminal John Dillinger who is glorified and romanticized, not law enforcement. People secretly long to rebel, to stand up to the establishment, to think for themselves, but it's easier and more comfortable to become part of the establishment.

That conflict is at the center of drama parallels the sought-after drama that motivated the spiritual to descend into matter in the first place.

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