Originally posted on mythicramblings.com on May 28, 2019.
Y’all, why are we so into death now???
I’m a millennial human. Like all humans, I am my own person, with my own hopes and dreams, unable to be placed in any one box. I defy simple definition. I am unique. I am inimitable. I am singular. I am Groot.
As a millennial, I believe in Beyoncé, I eat quinoa, and I joke about how much I want to die.
Originally posted on mythicramblings.com on Apr 25, 2015.
Guess who just got done being sick and bedridden for an entire week and still can’t really talk right?
Me. It was me.
So that was a painful and awful week I just went through. But I’m back in business now. And guess who’s also back in business?
Orphan Black. It’s Orphan Black.
This season has hit the ground running and it’s got me thinking about how awesome it is to have multiple female characters in a show. I’ve noticed this in other places as well, most notably Frozen – but also some old school mythological references. And thus the rambling begins…. There was an article making its rounds a few weeks ago from The New York Times. A focus piece on the actress Tatiana Maslany, it showcased and praised her amazing work playing multiple female (and even male) characters who are all clones. Each of the clones come from very different walks of life and a core group of “sisters” work together to discover their origins and gain autonomy in their lives.
Continue reading “Multiplicity in Protagonists, or, The More the Merrier”Originally posted on mythicramblings.com on Mar 7, 2015.
Hello again! Sorry for the long break – I’ve been busy with life stuff and my mom visiting. Yes, I’m blaming my mother. I am not above that.
I’m all about the myths over here at Mythic Ramblings. (For that matter, I’m also all about the rambling.) I’m fascinated by what our American, western culture takes to be myths and mythological figures. So much of our relatively short history is cataloged and recorded. We don’t have much ambiguity for a mythic narrative to play around in. You might think then that we as Americans don’t have a mythology, not in the same sense that other cultures did and do.
I would argue against that, obvi. I think the Marvel and DC characters are a mythology. I think that even corporate entities like Disney and Lego, which base a lot of their products and narratives off of the mythologies or materials of previous manufacturers, have created their own mythologies. Universal Films has its own mythology. To get really meta, our economy even has its own mythology, that of Capitalism. (Hint: if it’s capitalized, it’s important.) However, we have a very strong and historically embedded mythology in the form of … the Founding Fathers. But I’ve noticed a trend in the mythos surrounding them. Lately we’ve been seeing a lot of movies and shows that are attempting to revisit and update the myths about these men. I’d like to look at what exactly these changes are, and offer a few of my ideas about what’s started the change. More after the jump:
Continue reading “Rockstar Founding Fathers”Originally posted on mythicramblings.com on Feb 4, 2015.
When I started this site, I had a list of all these bigger, larger posts in mind to talk about the general state of affairs in visual media today. But I also knew I wanted to incorporate some timely reactions to the movies and shows I watch. I settled down today to catch up on my shows, as I do most every Tuesday. I was slightly blown away by the comparisons and lines of thought popping up. And so here I am, with a nice long list in my pocket, about to make a post on how Elementary and Sleepy Hollow recently wrote off a new character. Spoilers for both shows after the jump.
Continue reading “Writing Off a Character: Elementary and Sleepy Hollow”
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