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[Rothalion]

"The didacticism in that is blatant: the corporate machine is bad, kick its ass! "

Is that didactic, or more of an opinion expressed in art. Didactic is meant to instruct. To me there is a subtle difference. Or is the message more like even the suits and ties amongst you can be monsters. Wolves in sheeps clothing...people for the most part tend to feel that a suit and tie gives some sort of credibility to a person. Why dress up and ax murdering pedophile before you cart him off to court, or don a suit and tie to stand before a judge for a traffic offense? Or to try and and sell me something?  Maybe I'm off base with the coorporate idea although the bands court issues biographically lean that way. Maybe the nightmare is that even what we should be most able to trust in is in reality what we should fear the most.

[SpectralTiger]

Rothalion, on 18 March 2011 - 12:19 PM, said:

"The didacticism in that is blatant: the corporate machine is bad, kick its ass! "

Is that didactic, or more of an opinion expressed in art. Didactic is meant to instruct. To me there is a subtle difference. Or is the message more like even the suits and ties amongst you can be monsters. Wolves in sheeps clothing...people for the most part tend to feel that a suit and tie gives some sort of credibility to a person. Why dress up and ax murdering pedophile before you cart him off to court, or don a suit and tie to stand before a judge for a traffic offense? Or to try and and sell me something?  Maybe I'm off base with the coorporate idea although the bands court issues biographically lean that way. Maybe the nightmare is that even what we should be most able to trust in is in reality what we should fear the most.

Instruct to kick ass. An immature way for me to put it in words but what I meant was that the whole `Jared kicks corporate chimp`s butt` thing was a soft version of the sort of propaganda put forward by punk rock (perhaps?). I was thinking of punk rock as didactic art and how the message in Hurricane (or one of the messages) is didactic in a similar way. But you may be right. It may just be an expression of their opinion/view of the corporate world as they are not directly instructing us to boycott it.

The dressing up to court thing is highly psychological. It`s aimed at the juries who are more likely to acquit someone dressed up, shaved and with a nice hair cut than someone who `looks` like a criminal. Unfortunately, that is one of the reasons why corporate/white collar criminals are more likely to get away with crime. People just don`t see them as criminals. `They wear nice suits, why would they be criminals?` is the view of the general public, a dangerous view.

Now don`t even get me started on the people who are trying to sell you stuff lol. `No, thanks` is my favourite phrase sometimes.

I like your last sentence. So true (in my opinion).

[Psyche]

Sleepy Matchstick, on 01 March 2011 - 01:03 AM, said:

Actually, I thought that scene was supposed to be a tribute to those soldiers, not something disrespectful.  

As a retired and disabled military veteran, I agree with you. I felt no disrespect at all and as a matter of fact, teared up when I saw it.

[Lizzielou]

Wow... The music video to Hurricane I'm jealous the woman who played his lve interest. what a beautiful film, though. It sucks Jared had to edit it. I would have made it raunchier  

[felicis]

I really liked the video, i mean its seriously cool and the song is awesome!! its also kinda weird , but in the best way possible!!

[Laurens]

Amazing video to my opinion, way different than all the other videos out there.
Bit strange and creepy as well, but still amazing.

[ChelseaxErin]

What did Jared say about the children at the Hurricane Screening? I can't remember and vid not working on my phone right now...anyone care to transcribe?

[Mars.echelon]

If I remember correctly he said they represent innocence.

[ChelseaxErin]

Thanks mars.echelon I think there was something else too but I can't remember it and its driving me nuts. Like the "something children" ugh!!

[VanillaMintFusion]

The children were the "guardians of the arts" or something like that if I remember correctly...

[ChelseaxErin]

There we go!! Thank you

[SarahBeth]

I just watched this for the first time (I know, I know) and omg. I think my head is spinning in the best possible way - its beautiful. And thought provoking.

And for a shallow moment, gah, Jared shirtless through the whole video? Yes. Please.

I need to go watch it again to digest it.

[pale_existence]

OH. Ok...

[tasteoffreedom]

[PARENTAL ADVISORY] 30 Seconds To Mars - Making of the Hurricane

EMI just posted this video about making of the Hurricane. It's interesting and pretty impressive.

[Mistressred]

That was excellent, thanks for posting.
I love watching Jared at work... how his mind works. Shannon kicking ass

[I.R.A]

shannon was so happy to kick tomo's ass lol! and yes jared at work is very interesting. its great to somewhat understand how his mind works.

[Mistressred]

He seems very passionate about his work, and you can't help getting caught up in that.

[SarahKay]

LOVED the making of. As mistressed said I love watching Jared work as well.. all 3 of the guys.

[raceutojupiter]

really can't say enough for the current project. It was incredible

[Coco Converse]

I cannot recall if this particular topic has been brought up or discussed in this thread before *if so, my apologies*, but just a short while ago today I re-watched the explicit version of Hurricane, and one shot in which I examined more is the shot of the three children doing chalk drawings in the middle of the street, at the beginning of Chapter Three: Death. One of the drawings in which I am curious in regards to, is towards the bottom left in yellow chalk, and what appears to resemble a boat sailing upon water, with a fish underneath it? Does anybody happen to have any idea or thought on what this could symbolize? Additionally, one other chalk drawing that has myself left in wonder is towards the bottom on the right side in white chalk, and is underneath a drawing of a guitar... what is that? It sort of looks to be a crown, perhaps? Some sort of razor blade, or a puzzle piece?