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This site is a little project that lets me make fun of some things and sense of others. I use it to think a little more relationally without resorting to doing actual math.Subscribe
This site is a little project that lets me make fun of some things and sense of others. I use it to think a little more relationally without resorting to doing actual math.
I’m sorry– I just don’t like this one. It feel gratuitously violent, and there is already so much violence in the world. Also, it seems to somehow normalize the kind of brutal violence committed against human beings when others torture.
Amanda what the hell are you talking about
Sorry Amanda, but I love this one. If you think of it more deeply, it’s not violent at all. It’s an accurate observation of formulaic cinematic devices. These are commonly seen on screen, and we have been conditioned to respond emotionally to the intersection of hands on doorknobs or near garbage disposals. We know what’s coming. It creates “cinematic tension” as the sketch suggests. Yet, Hollywood continues to use these devices. And we fall for them. Over and over again.
Well done, Indexed. Even your title fits the bill.
@Phylan – +1
Amanda, I think you’re missing the point in a big way.
Hi, I found this site recently and I love it! I feel compelled to post an illustration of today’s diagram in action. It is NOT for everyone! I’m going to say it’s probably rated R for bloody violence (sorry Amanda). But, if you have a certain sense of humor, and are a fan of the horror genre, it’s really funny!
It’s called “Disposer” and it’s about 2 minutes long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8C_TelTfYg
Amanda is what’s referred to as a ‘troll’. The best thing to do in those situations is to ignore them and move on.
I was thinking “troll,” too.
I’m sorry, I just don’t like this one. It feels gratuitously violent. Also, it seems to somehow normalize the kind of brutal violence committed against human beings by garbage disposals.
Mmm… troll hands near door knob or garbage disposal!
I forgot to add, lol.
@jamie–
Hah.
It’s a shame how the first moron to make a comment can ruin the feel of the whole thing.
I like it. I got a sense of anxiety just looking at it. Bravo!
It’s not about the actual grinding of the hand. It’s about the feeling when you see someone reaching down a garbage disposal (to recover a dropped ring) in a film. You know something is about to happen — and the same feeling happens whenever the director emphasizes the hand on the doorknob — something big is going to happen as they go through the door.
I wanna lower the doorknob in the garbage disposal. Is that so wrong?
“Hands in pockets = Scene of dialog.”
Depends on what channel you’re watching or what type of movie theater you’re in….
Ummm… I’m not a troll, ya’ll. I love this site, and I read it first thing every day. I’m a bit saddened to see that someone who reads the post differently than most visitors is automatically assumed to be a “troll.” You can all love this post as much as you want– it just gave me a pit in my stomach.
It does make sense. If you think that we can’t have a scene with <> in a porno movie consequently we don’t have dialogs. Quite true.
Sorry, I had “hands in pockets in the thing. The website magically erased it. (I ussed double )
Having pulled a greenie out of the garbage disposal a few days ago, I am keenly aware of the tension…even though I pulled the plug, it’s still freaky.
Amanda’s not a troll, lay off. She just had a different reaction to it, that’s all. It’s a big world.
Well done Jessica – I think this is possibly the first ever instace of a Venn diagram being called ‘gratuitously violent’! :)
Amanda: Not a criticism but – you reacted badly to the tension implicit in the diagram due to your tv/film viewing experiences. Do you see that this is not the diagram but you? I had no indication of human/human violence until I read your comment.
First, this post is obviously not talking about human violence. It’s about film creators or the film industry.
Second, I’m not implying anything but attending a website regulary doesn’t mean you’re not a troll. Not talking about someone specific, just for your general knowledge.
Third, I really liked that one.
I love the title: it spins it so that any character with something to say *must* go to great lengths to keep his or her hands away from *and* out of view near (treacherous) disposals and doorknobs.
i find amanda’s comment silly, and that we are sadly awash in this kind of hypersensitivity, but we are also beset with misuse and abuse of language; case in point the over-used and distorted-beyond-recognition-from-original-use-and-meaning word, troll.
I just love discussing Amanda right now!
I don’t care what anybody says. I fell in love with you when I saw this one. It is no less than splendid.
If I were single and heterosexual, I would totally try and date you. Being gay married, I’ll merely sigh and smile wanly from afar.
I find it amusing when people ascribe their own emotions onto something else. For instance, Amanda says this post “… feel[s] gratuitously violent, and there is already so much violence in the world. Also, it seems to somehow normalize the kind of brutal violence committed against human beings when others torture.” To which I say: um, wow. Perhaps it might be clearer to say, “I feel uncomfortable seeing this” rather than “this feels gratuitously violent”? I call ‘reaching’ to say this post ‘normalizes violence.’ I agree fully, Amanda: there is way too much violence in this world. People are flocking to movies where there is a lot of graphically depicted torture going on, which is a trend I find very unsettling. But let’s step back a moment. This graph shows how a director uses proximity of objects to imply tension.
It’s funny. Move on everyone.
Um – we did. You’re late.
Just found this site via Creativeprose (creativepro.com’s weekly newsletter). I clicked on this particular card as it looked perfect to share with my students. It illustrates multiple points, what I like to call feeding two birds with one seed. So, for me, this is actually a non-violent educational opportunity. ;)
Am looking forward to exploring in depth, adding this to my daily routine, and sending students your way, Jessica. Just a wonderfully creative idea! Thanks!