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**in4wikiu** · 03-23-2011, 04:10 PM

ok - i love this topic being a film studies major in uni, so thank you finch for bringing it up.

i couldn't believe it when i started reading, because i promise you i spent 5 minutes before reading this post thinking exactly about gurren lagann and fma. i was very intrigued by both, but especially teggen toppa gurren lagann!!!

some other points of note:

-extreme use of the upward spiral geometric shape described by ra. the main character uses his "drill" as his weapon, and the more he believes in himself, the larger and more powerful his weapon gets.

-"the spiral king" uses disinformation, technology, and intimidation to keep the people in caves at the beginning of the series. they end up defeating him, and eventually, he even becomes an ally as they attempt to ascend and "punch a hole in the sky".

a lot of people do not realize how much exactly media predicates coming history. especially from the 70s onward, film has been used as a running commentary on culture over the years; we see what ideas were consumed and which were left cold on the plate. that being said, there are films that seem to tap right in and pave the way for certain ideas. the truman show is a great example of "preparing" people for reality television. a great classic example, kinda in line with the forum, is the 50s film the day the earth stood still. there are some people who claim this was made based on an actual event that happened behind the scenes after ww2 in the us. the ending message is very poignant; worthy of a positive et source

right now, i am seeing an unprecedented presence of alien ideas/images in the media. it seems to be coming to a point; even my wife is starting to mention it, and she stays away from et stuff.

03-23-2011, 04:10 PM	#5
in4wikiu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 286 Senior Member	ok - i love this topic being a film studies major in uni, so thank you finch for bringing it up. i couldn't believe it when i started reading, because i promise you i spent 5 minutes before reading this post thinking exactly about gurren lagann and fma. i was very intrigued by both, but especially teggen toppa gurren lagann!!! some other points of note: -extreme use of the upward spiral geometric shape described by ra. the main character uses his "drill" as his weapon, and the more he believes in himself, the larger and more powerful his weapon gets. -"the spiral king" uses disinformation, technology, and intimidation to keep the people in caves at the beginning of the series. they end up defeating him, and eventually, he even becomes an ally as they attempt to ascend and "punch a hole in the sky". a lot of people do not realize how much exactly media predicates coming history. especially from the 70s onward, film has been used as a running commentary on culture over the years; we see what ideas were consumed and which were left cold on the plate. that being said, there are films that seem to tap right in and pave the way for certain ideas. the truman show is a great example of "preparing" people for reality television. a great classic example, kinda in line with the forum, is the 50s film the day the earth stood still. there are some people who claim this was made based on an actual event that happened behind the scenes after ww2 in the us. the ending message is very poignant; worthy of a positive et source right now, i am seeing an unprecedented presence of alien ideas/images in the media. it seems to be coming to a point; even my wife is starting to mention it, and she stays away from et stuff.
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