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Saturday, January 22, 2005

The Subtext of "What Is It?"

Crispin Glover penned an essay about the subtext of his new film, What Is It? Not only does he focus on the American culture, but he oddly goes against Stephen Spielberg.
Does Steven Spielberg hold the same values I wish upon myself? Does the mind of this grinning, bespectaled, baseball-capped man entirely reflect this culture?

Is it true that in his waning years, Orson Welles asked Steven Spielberg for a small amount of money with which he could make a final film? Is it true Steven Spielberg refused? Is it true that Steven Spielberg bought a sled used in Citizen Kane for an extremely large sum of money?

Do Steven Spielberg's passions burn? Do passions burn in the man now imprisoned who wished to anally rape Steven Spielberg? Do our cultural mouthpieces confidently inform us that the wish to anally rape Steven Spielberg is a bad thought? Could anal rape of Steven Spielberg be simply the manifestation of a cultural mandate?

Do you believe Steven Spielberg is an ideal guide and fluence for our cultre? Do Steven Spielberg's films question our culture? What do Steven Spielberg's fils question? Does Steven Spielberg focus much of his fantasy life on young people? Did he portray children wallowing in sewers filled with fecal matter in Schindler's List? Did he use children to fingerpaint an adult in Hook? Does he collect the illustrations of Norman Rockwell, such as the one showing a young boy in his underwear examined by a doctor? Are the inclinations of Steven Spielberg above suspicion by the media-fed culture? Was Steven Spielberg very friendly with Michael Jackson? Wasn't Michael Jackson supposed to play Peter Pan in Steven Spielberg's version of the story? Now that Michael Jackson is no onger held in favor by the mass media, does Spielberg associate with him? Do Michael Jackson and Steven Spielberg share similar opinions about the sexuality of young boys?

2 Comments:

  • I was wondering if Crispin Glover was insane... buuuut, now I know. Yeah. He is. I don't think 99% of the any culture would be thinking sexual context in those scenarios he listed involving Spielberg. Yikes. Police should raid *his* house for kiddie porn.

    By Blogger Mike, at January 23, 2005 1:25 AM  

  • That's odd. I thought this essay asked more great questions about our culture than I've ever heard on any news program.

    If you can't say anything you want, what good is free speech?

    The Wild Haberstich

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at July 22, 2005 6:30 PM  

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