October 09, 2004

Sinful indulgence

Graham crackers + leftover cream cheese frosting + spare time. Need I say more?

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October 01, 2004

Postmodernism and "The One"

Mandy and I just finished Matrix Revolutions. Interesting end to a movie trilogy. We can't figure out the overall message of the entire series, though. It seems to be chock full of postmodernist thought/futilism, yet the ending intimates that man has to make the choice to believe. This seems somewhat odd, since postmodernist thought seeks to tear down the idea of "monolithic universals" in favor of "fractured, fluid, and multiple perspectives." Belief in Neo, The One, becomes the hope for people faced with an insurmountable, implacable foe. This doesn't sound very "fractured" or "fluid" to me.

Anyone else want to take a stab at this? I'm kinda in the dark, and probably in over my head too.

Note: my quotations come from the wikipedia article on postmodernism.

Posted by Gabriel at 10:43 PM | Comments (5)