If there was one character in literature I could relate to while growing up, it was Quasimodo. An overweight, big-eared kid with no sense of style and weird ideas, I would watch every version and in my mind I was Quasimodo and each time I would cry for him.
Except for that damned Disney shit and its tacked on happy ending. That was some of the most dishonest filmmaking I've ever seen. I didn't shed a tear during that tripe.
Oh god. What a nightmare that cartoon was. Insufferable. Truly. And I made it worse for myself by renting the Charles Laughten classic before seeing the Disney animated remake. I thought at the time that I was so sophisticated a film lover - all I did was set myself up for crushing disappointment. Cartoon Hunchbacks that sing songs really don't pull on my emotional heartstrings.
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
4 comments:
You can't live your life comparing yourself to others, Quasi. Be yourself. Spread your wings and fly, baby!
It's so easy to say that when you are beautiful.
If there was one character in literature I could relate to while growing up, it was Quasimodo. An overweight, big-eared kid with no sense of style and weird ideas, I would watch every version and in my mind I was Quasimodo and each time I would cry for him.
Except for that damned Disney shit and its tacked on happy ending. That was some of the most dishonest filmmaking I've ever seen. I didn't shed a tear during that tripe.
Oh god. What a nightmare that cartoon was. Insufferable. Truly. And I made it worse for myself by renting the Charles Laughten classic before seeing the Disney animated remake. I thought at the time that I was so sophisticated a film lover - all I did was set myself up for crushing disappointment. Cartoon Hunchbacks that sing songs really don't pull on my emotional heartstrings.
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