Steve's Taste of Mortality
That's right, and I'm not talking about Steve Wonder here. I'm referring to Steve Barnes. I've seen this before, but have always lost my internal note as to its significance. That is, the episode of The Simpsons where Apu changes his name to Steve Barnes and sneaks back to India. "Eat your heart out Steve," as UFOID once said. Now Steve has finally reached an acceptable level of external validation, which he has been seeking ever since Dick told him in the yard once that he wouldn't amount to but a pile of skin. Eat your heart out Dick.
I watched Straw Dogs recently. Good show, albeit a little strange. Strange in that it really doesn't make sense with that child molester and all. I guess in the end the point to recognize is that Hoffman's character is imposing all the pain on himself, to prove he is masculine? I think. That's what the director said anyway. DVD extras come in handy occasionally. I did realize (as I tend to do), that I've seen this movie before, long ago and far away, with B.O.R.T. himself, in his golden age of film watching. Thanks man, thanks.
Now a question to mull over in your spare time. Will man and beast ever follow the enlightened evolutionary path to peaceful working relationships, intelligent conversation, and long drives on along the coast? Personally, I don't know why this scenario couldn't occur, but I can only tell you for sure that I would be friends with snakes and falcons (in a world where they would be friendly towards one another as well, or else I'd have a whole different dilemma on my hands, and in my face).
I watched Straw Dogs recently. Good show, albeit a little strange. Strange in that it really doesn't make sense with that child molester and all. I guess in the end the point to recognize is that Hoffman's character is imposing all the pain on himself, to prove he is masculine? I think. That's what the director said anyway. DVD extras come in handy occasionally. I did realize (as I tend to do), that I've seen this movie before, long ago and far away, with B.O.R.T. himself, in his golden age of film watching. Thanks man, thanks.
Now a question to mull over in your spare time. Will man and beast ever follow the enlightened evolutionary path to peaceful working relationships, intelligent conversation, and long drives on along the coast? Personally, I don't know why this scenario couldn't occur, but I can only tell you for sure that I would be friends with snakes and falcons (in a world where they would be friendly towards one another as well, or else I'd have a whole different dilemma on my hands, and in my face).
posted by fiestawizard at 6:40 PM
1 Comments:
Your post was thought-provoking, as usual. Now: I've never seen the episode of The Simpsons to which you refer. Are you serious? If so... amazingly funny.
I don't remember much about Straw Dogs, in fact, other than watching it. Dustin Hoffman fending people off, that's all I remember. Maybe it's worth re-checking out. People are saying that "A History of Violence," out now in theatres, is excellent, by the way. Directed by David Cronenberg (The Fly; Naked Lunch; Existenz). He's my favorite director of all time, actually... Vs. Scorcese, of course.
I would befriend the bengel tiger and a small brown bear. My pals.
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