Since we spent Friday connected various mythologies and discussing how many myths are based around a similar set of circumstances, we figured we would apply that type of thinking to a movie we watched this weed (because a certain uncultured swine had not seen it). That movie is Back to The Future. The movie focuses […]
As some of you know, I’ve been binge-watching Smallville like crazy. And while I’m primarily watching it because it’s fun and I like having a show to knit and relax to, it’s also given me a lot to think about. So I’ve been thinking about the nature of stories converted to shows/movies, spoilers, and whether […]
We have spoken about the relationship between science and myth. Both have historically been used to explain the unknown. Science fiction relates because it is similarly stories about things that we perceive as fantastical, but like science can potentially be understood and explained logically. The genre attempts to spend less time explaining though and embraces […]
So the class usually begins with a discussion of the content of the most recent Game of Thrones episode… I’m quite curious, I’ve not watched it yet, how does it tie in with our class? Like what sorts of things would make you consider it as myth-like? I’ve heard things about the show, I’ve read […]
I know an obscene amount of song lyrics, and since my mind automatically gravitates towards Classics-related things I decided to list the ones on the top of my head, but as I looked up lyrics I found that there are hundreds more songs (most of them by weirdo bands/singers that nobody’s ever heard of), mostly […]
When we were discussing the political motivations of myths as a key function of their creation it reminded me of some discussions from film class (that only a select few cool people were part of) in which we discussed the politics of 300 and some other movies. Having recently(ish) seen the new 300, there is […]
So in Pocahontas there is a very old, very wise Weeping Willow who Pocahontas calls Grandmother Willow. She goes to Grandmother Willow for everything, she is Pocahontas’ maternal figure (her own mother passed away before the time shown in the Disney film). She appears as a very large tree with a face, and she can […]
Here are a few more ideas to continue the discussion we had on friday. In a similar story to the foundational myth of the Aztec, the Inca told a story in which nature dictated where their new and great society would start. In that story the gods said there where a staff would magically sink […]
To further prove the validity of Tron as a mythical source and to prove that it is possible to make connections everywhere, here are some further thoughts on the subject. In addition to the connections with Jung, there is a comparison to be made with the favorite story of his predecessor. We have discussed the […]
People think myth is a box, which is full of secrets. So what those secrets about? Historical or psychological? Is this like a psychological path of our ancestor or ourselves’? It is vague and complicated way to express. Is myth is people put information into a vague speech consciously or unconsciously? Why? If is conscious, […]