I don't know if this is awesome, or terrible

[uncle sticky]

Mad Max, beyond thunderdome, is largely based on a Cargo Cult.

[Sunbeam56]

Since the protagonist was a girl/young woman named "Savannah" - it makes it doubly awesome...

[Simon of the Playa]

OMG!


i heard the lindbergh baby was kidnapped too.


http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... &start=120

[TomServo]

AND! We got our own HotTo...ThunderDome!

[Ugly Dougly]

Unk, you're just noticing that now?

Totally Cargo Cult. Hope this helps you get caught up.




How could it be terrible?

[uncle sticky]

Well, given that I haven't watched it in twenty years, I was a little slow on the uptake, so thanks for all the encouragement. Horrible because every time I do watch it, I think "this movie was written by a guy who'd seen Road Warrior, and thought 'I'll just copy the best action scenes, and put some other stuff in there, just for good measure."

If it wasn't for thunderdome, nobody would watch that movie every again.

[theCryptofishist]

Well, given that I haven't watched it in twenty years, I was a little slow on the uptake, so thanks for all the encouragement. Horrible because every time I do watch it, I think "this movie was written by a guy who'd seen Road Warrior, and thought 'I'll just copy the best action scenes, and put some other stuff in there, just for good measure."

And that was before everyone knew that Gibson was a very weird christian. Not that christianity doesn't have it's cargo cult moments...

[oneeyeddick]

Christians are confused on how to properly shirtcock.

[Simon of the Playa]

jumpin jesus on a trampoline...

christians don't shirtcock.





it's full monty or burn in hell.

[Sunbeam56]

I dont know how the writers dream up movie themes. Whomever came up with "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" had to have been in an altered state.
Sci-fi i sort of get. The writer starts with a question, and explores the consequences. Post-apocalyptic fiction is about what if the civilization that protects us vanishes.
In common with other fiction of this kind, the first assumption is that the beastial elements of mankind will form gangs, and terrorize the kinder and gentler elements.
The hopeful aspect of these Mad Max movies, and the same themed movies and writings is that there are kind perso s with great knowledge that contriibute their talents to oppose the beasts.
Fits perfectly with the BM stated goals.

[Simon of the Playa]

Fred is a Fucking Warrior...


seriously.

[TomServo]

Fred is a Fucking Warrior...


seriously.

Fred is the new Bob?

[Roberto Dobbisano]

they are affiliated.

[Ugly Dougly]

Rumor is he was a sniper in Vietnam.

But ah, Thunderdome. I liked the sequence with the kids.

[media]

But please don't imitate it. Be inspired by it and choose your own direction.

[H.G.Crosby]

Rumor is he was a sniper in Vietnam.

thats just a rumor.

[media]

[Simon of the Playa]

[media]

[TomServo]

Fred Dobbs..Dobbisano, whatever you like....

[ygmir]

[Roberto Dobbisano]

this, is terribly AWESOME.

[media]

[Ugly Dougly]

Gee, didn't they have great musicals back then?

Now fess up, you could go for this...

[PocoJoe]

I predict MOOP of epic proportions. While all that grass shit may break down where there is humidity and bugs, it is going to blow everywhere and stay forever. Like this theme- it blows and won't go away.

[Ugly Dougly]

Like this theme- it blows and won't go away.

Nice.

Ah, but who is talking about grass shit? You're not trying to score some are you?

I am going to make my grass skirt from native grasses found on the upwind side of the Black Rock Desert, and it will not be moop, but recycling.

[Simon of the Playa]

[Roberto Dobbisano]

[ygmir]

Like this theme- it blows and won't go away.

Nice.

Ah, but who is talking about grass shit? You're not trying to score some are you?

I am going to make my grass skirt from native grasses found on the upwind side of the Black Rock Desert, and it will not be moop, but recycling.

[media]

[Simon of the Playa]

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[Ugly Dougly]

[Ugly Dougly]

A contact zone is defined as “the space in which transculturation takes place – where two different cultures meet and inform each other, often in highly asymmetrical ways.” Mary Louise Pratt describes what she calls ‘contact zones’ and explains the advantages and disadvantages that they bring. Her view is that a contact zone allows people to interact between cultures and break the cultural boundary. When a contact zone is established, people are able to gain a new perspective because they are able to interact with people of a foreign culture. Pratt describes a situation in which the university she works at was struggling with redefining a course. Ultimately, they made the course more broad and named it “Culture, Ideas, and Values.” Additionally, they designed a new course focused on “the Americas and the multiple cultural histories (including European ones) that have intersected here.” They found that this particular course attracted a very diverse portion of the student population. As a result of this diversity, a contact zone was established. Pratt explains that this made teaching the course exceptionally different than teaching a homologous portion of the student population. Each student had the experience, Pratt says, “…of hearing their culture discussed and objected in ways that horrified them; all the students saw their roots traced back to legacies of both glory and shame…” I believe that this is a very important thing to have. If you are always with people of the same culture as you, you become used to hearing all of the good things about it. Every ethnic/religious/regional/cultural group has had its low points, and it is just as important to learn about the low points as it is to learn about the triumphs.

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