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capri0mniA cousin, perhaps, to the "Five Things" post -- for those pet peeves on your mind: "Three Three-Sentence Rants" (they may be long sentences; I'll try not to commit semicolon abuse).
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1) "Flynn Rider," from Tangled, is a lying, greedy, selfish, emotionally manipulative, thief: an anti-hero who becomes a hero. But he's presented as the unadulterated, romantically ideal "Disney Prince" simply because he's charming and handsome. What's wrong withpeople us?!
2) IMNSHO, only historical and hard biographical context should be allowed in declarative statements about literature (especially poetry). Symbolic meaning should only be brought up sparingly, in the form of open questions. Many people think of poetry as "hard" and "snooty," but it's really the anthology editors to blame, not the poets.*
3) Watched the season recap of "Elementary," the other day, and couldn't bear to watch all of it, because I was still annoyed by the OTT cynical and stereotypical Irene Adler/Moriarty resolution. Yes, I get that Sherlock is a "broken" man. But even so-called broken people deserve, and can have true experiences of love that remain sincere.
*This rant is brought to you by The Poetry Foundation, and its 'Learning Guide' for William Carlos Williams's To a Poor Old Woman.
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1) "Flynn Rider," from Tangled, is a lying, greedy, selfish, emotionally manipulative, thief: an anti-hero who becomes a hero. But he's presented as the unadulterated, romantically ideal "Disney Prince" simply because he's charming and handsome. What's wrong with
2) IMNSHO, only historical and hard biographical context should be allowed in declarative statements about literature (especially poetry). Symbolic meaning should only be brought up sparingly, in the form of open questions. Many people think of poetry as "hard" and "snooty," but it's really the anthology editors to blame, not the poets.*
3) Watched the season recap of "Elementary," the other day, and couldn't bear to watch all of it, because I was still annoyed by the OTT cynical and stereotypical Irene Adler/Moriarty resolution. Yes, I get that Sherlock is a "broken" man. But even so-called broken people deserve, and can have true experiences of love that remain sincere.
*This rant is brought to you by The Poetry Foundation, and its 'Learning Guide' for William Carlos Williams's To a Poor Old Woman.
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Date: 2013-09-08 09:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-08 10:46 pm (UTC)Of course, the relationship between Mother Gothel and Rapunzel is supposed to be disturbing, so that depiction of toxicity I can forgive. And I wouldn't mind the Flynn Rider character so much, if he were acknowledged to be an anti-hero ... I guess what really bothers me is not so much the relationship between the primary characters, but the prescribed-by-the-studio relationship between the characters and the audience.
And I did notice that the writer/s (really should look up the credits) did take tiny steps toward depicting a healthier version of romance than is usual in this genre: first, Rapunzel is not taken in by his "Smolder" at first sight, and second, via the epilogue-voice over at the end, she's given a few years of being a ruling princess in her own right before she's married to her rescuer.
And it's much better than the original, which is basically statutory rape with no strings attached, and (until the witch sets her free), no sign that "Prince Charming" has any notion of helping Rapunzel, at all.
So there's that...