Possible Allegory
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[color=#2e1a6b]I didn't post in SD because I wasn't sure if y'all would think this is intelligent enough for SD. Anyways...
I was watching one of Ron Paul's speeches, and I heard him say something along the lines of "America thinks we're helping others with war and nation-building. We think we're somehow sharing our goodness with these wars. They don't think we're sharing our goodness, they want us out of their business"
When he said that we're "sharing our goodness", it sounded VERY familiar, and it took a while for me to remember, but it suddenly came to me... this idea is nearly identical to a quote from Avatar: the Last Airbender.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGFolLLV0MA&t=1m37s
(this was when Zuko confronted Firelord Ozai during the eclipse)
Do you think that there is a chance that the creators intended to make an allegory in which the fire nation represents the United States?
or maybe I'm just overthinking a children's cartoon
I was watching one of Ron Paul's speeches, and I heard him say something along the lines of "America thinks we're helping others with war and nation-building. We think we're somehow sharing our goodness with these wars. They don't think we're sharing our goodness, they want us out of their business"
When he said that we're "sharing our goodness", it sounded VERY familiar, and it took a while for me to remember, but it suddenly came to me... this idea is nearly identical to a quote from Avatar: the Last Airbender.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGFolLLV0MA&t=1m37s
(this was when Zuko confronted Firelord Ozai during the eclipse)
Do you think that there is a chance that the creators intended to make an allegory in which the fire nation represents the United States?
or maybe I'm just overthinking a children's cartoon
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People who thought colonialism was a great idea also thought they, too, were "just sharing their goodness"...
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I think that when the writer came up with the idea, the story was just a story. "Avatar" has enough subtext to suggest that it began as a fantasy project, and was restrained by either the producers or the artist's own vocabulary*.
But, I also think that every piece is a self portrait. Even if the writer didn't intend to make the connection with colonialism, he may have subconsciously slipped it in there.
Like, when you go to the gallery and take a walk without reading. You make your entire circuit, brood/analyse/feel each piece, and then you read the artist's statement. Chances are, your appraisal will differ from the artist's dramatically.
*Metaphor. He/she lacks the means (words/colour/skill) to convey the vision completely.
But, I also think that every piece is a self portrait. Even if the writer didn't intend to make the connection with colonialism, he may have subconsciously slipped it in there.
Like, when you go to the gallery and take a walk without reading. You make your entire circuit, brood/analyse/feel each piece, and then you read the artist's statement. Chances are, your appraisal will differ from the artist's dramatically.
*Metaphor. He/she lacks the means (words/colour/skill) to convey the vision completely.
