I have never seen Once Upon a Time, yet I am bewildered as to how anyone could NOT see that metaphor. (Although it's also making me remember the time I explained a whole book to my mother - it was ALL metaphor!)
And oh, those conversations. I wasn't around at the time, and am IMPOSSIBLY grateful for that. It'd have driven me insane, I think...
People - I kept wanting to scream, read Frank Miller's Sin City and get back to me. This is Comic Book Pulp Noir Horror Fantasy, it's not supposed to be politically correct people, haven't you ever read or watched this stuff? Heh. I have the same reaction to Doctor Who - it's a FAIRY TALE. There are rules to follow, and a lot of the time they clash with modern sensibilities and PCness.
Anyway, I shouldn't be here - thanks for an interesting post. (Oh, and Mark Reads LotR is very interesting in the light of all this, because he is so unfamiliar with all the fantasy 'rules'/world... Having him view it all through contemporary eyes is weird.
no subject
And oh, those conversations. I wasn't around at the time, and am IMPOSSIBLY grateful for that. It'd have driven me insane, I think...
People - I kept wanting to scream, read Frank Miller's Sin City and get back to me. This is Comic Book Pulp Noir Horror Fantasy, it's not supposed to be politically correct people, haven't you ever read or watched this stuff?
Heh. I have the same reaction to Doctor Who - it's a FAIRY TALE. There are rules to follow, and a lot of the time they clash with modern sensibilities and PCness.
Anyway, I shouldn't be here - thanks for an interesting post. (Oh, and Mark Reads LotR is very interesting in the light of all this, because he is so unfamiliar with all the fantasy 'rules'/world... Having him view it all through contemporary eyes is weird.