Posted by
statesrights on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 2:29:32 AM
(This is a cool post. Starts off a little slow but gets better along the way).
"Yay Me"-London Tipton
Actually, in the movie, V for Vendetta, a stinking freethinking
liberal exaggeration of the drawbacks of conservatism, the line was,
"Remember, Remember, the 5th of November."
Why do super heroes wear masks? I am sure this has been asked before
in countless circles while passing around peace pipes and joints. I am
sure it was asked over many coffee lattes and coffee brandies.
But for now-its mine.
I believe that the hero’s mask is their trademark of self-denial, hypocrisy,
and self-righteousness. Too ashamed to face themselves or have others
know the violently insane and obsessive cases they are capable of
being. V and Batman and Spiderman all wear their masks for the same
reasons the Green Goblin and the Riddler wear theirs. The Joker wears
his make up for the same reasons the Ninja Turtles live in the sewer and wear
masks. They are freaks. The Joker (like Two Face) was horribly deformed and transformed from an unknown street pirate and mob goon to a super vindictive and
violent and determined opponent. As much as the mask defines the psizophrenia personalities of super heroes so does the mask and makeup define the villian's own disorders of hate and rage or in the super hero’s case, self-medicating
by saving others.
Every point in our history where there have been cultures and empires that have
not been inspired to live the teachings of Jesus and the lessons of His death
and resurrection (You'd be surprised how few moments in history had been inspired by Him) the people have been at war. Division and plunder. Greed
and power. Glory and lust. Blood for lies.
I find the so-called super hero’s image and story as pathetic as the stories of
some of the state cases I live near. Instead of trusting in God and
following His word through times of trial, these guys plunge themselves into a
self-glorified angel with a black belt.
The entertainment industry, the same a holes that brought us Rudolf (I do
not blame the comics because they are not the first form of literature that has
expanded on society's weakness) feed us that these are only normal guys that
are channeling their negative forces towards the greater good. We eat up
that happy bs. Go Wild Cats!
However, Bat Man as well as the Joker, both the red and black Spiderman, give
us an extrordanary opportunity to watch a two-hour film about your own dark
cores without having to acknowledge it.
In our dreams we are the christs
that people pray for when they are in trouble. In our dreams we are the
angels that can fly around NYC or Gotham either on the wings of a pterosaur
or upon a spider string. In our dreams our villains are justly beat
(by us) and all the pains of the past and present are confronted and
challenged.
Yet, in our dreams we are also the flamboyant and charismatic playboy villain.
The guy that, like the super hero, is unafraid to stand up and face the world
without fear of consequences. Though villains usually get killed, in our
dreams that is cool. Villains always go out standing and with a
bang.
Whether we acknowledge this or not, there is a part of our ego that wears
both masks of the villain and the hero. Yet, we live in reality, where there isn't an are to a company and fortune that has the right recipe of rage, wrath, and obsession
to stalk the night for a Penguin or a guy that got his big screen break in
One Flew Over the Coo Coo's Nest.
We live in a world where an evil yet sexy opportunist doesn't just suddenly
rise to the top of the world as a part of his evil plan. Wait, this is
November 4, 2008 right? (Woman screeches) OMG its Blitzkrieg
Barrack! Not unlike the Joker, Blitzkrieg Barrack wears a different
face than in his past and he won our hearts through charisma and image
alone.
His blue imps have raided most of the national senate and house too.
(Shines a spotlight into the night with an outline not of a bat but of a
plunger). Joe the Plummer, where thou art?
I get a kick out of the many forms of art featuring a devil as recognizable as
a half goat half dragon with clover feat, spike tail, two horns, and a cool goatee.
Shouldn't we know by now that the devil also wears a mask?
In Eve he was a snake (on a planet where there is hundreds of species of
them).