I think that the Great Political Machine has adapted to American Pop Culture and that they are following a time honored formula for keeping the country focused on them. It's like a Republican Movie Formula. Someone else can flesh this out better, but I am a busy person and I don't have much time to write about something that I am annoyed that I am caught up in. Please feel free to send me a note by leaving a message and I will put a link in this article for your post.
The leading movies needed 1) a young inexperienced characters with flaws that help them become better, 2) a wise omniscient character who is earth-bound unless he or she is not, 3) eye candy for the ladies, 4) characters that walk along side the young'un, 5) something to distract the audience and it helps to be annoying. They have to defeat something depicted as scary for which if not defeated all hell will break loose to the destruction of the known world.
Read on!
What They Seek
Republican Political Race: The Residency in the White House (power)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Get The Powerful Ring destroyed
Star Wars: Destroy the Dark Side
Wizard of Oz: Get to Oz
Harry Potter: Destroy Voldermort
The Wise Old Adviser:
Political Political Race: John McCain
Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Gandalf
Star Wars: Obi Wan, Yoda
Wizard of Oz: Good Witch
Harry Potter: Dumbledore
The Nemesis
Republican Political Race: Obama
Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Sauron
Star Wars: Darth Vader
Wizard of Oz: Wicked Witch
Harry Potter: Voldermort
Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Sauron
Star Wars: Darth Vader
Wizard of Oz: Wicked Witch
Harry Potter: Voldermort
Young Inexperienced Star
Republican Political Race: Sarah Palin (Got that, Obama? Don't fall into the trap of calling MY GUV inexperienced! It's a trap!)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Frodo or Bilbo
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker
Wizard of Oz: Dorothy
Harry Potter: Harry Potter
Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Frodo or Bilbo
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker
Wizard of Oz: Dorothy
Harry Potter: Harry Potter
Side Kicks that Go 'Round with Them:
Republican Political Race: The Immediate Family of Sarah Palin
Lord of the Rings Trilogy: SamWise
Star Wars: Han Solo, Princess Leah
Wizard of Oz: TinMan, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow
Harry Potter: Ron, Herimone
Lord of the Rings: Golum, Merry & Pippin
Star Wars: Jar-Jar Binks, C3PO and R2D2 (I'm not dissing R2D2)
Wizard of Oz: To-To, Munchkins
Harry Potter: Malfoy Jr.
Lord of the Rings Trilogy: SamWise
Star Wars: Han Solo, Princess Leah
Wizard of Oz: TinMan, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow
Harry Potter: Ron, Herimone
Annoying Distraction that Plays Critical Role in Success of Inexperienced Star:
Republican Political Race: Pregnant Daughter and Boyfriend (In the state election this was Sean Parnell when she ran for governor.)Lord of the Rings: Golum, Merry & Pippin
Star Wars: Jar-Jar Binks, C3PO and R2D2 (I'm not dissing R2D2)
Wizard of Oz: To-To, Munchkins
Harry Potter: Malfoy Jr.
Handsome Stallion-- Eye Candy to attract female viewers
Republican Political Race: Either Todd Palin or Levi Johnston-- could we have them both there for the femmes who otherwise are not persuaded to vote for Sarah or McC?
Lord of the Rings: Legolas, Aragorn
Star Wars: Han Solo
Wizard of Oz: not sure
Harry Potter: Luscious Malfoy
This is what I have so far-- please expand on this! In each movie they travel all over the place and fight battles-- this is what the parties do. The comparisons are many and it would be silly if no one has tapped in on this movie formula that we are used to. I am not crazy about movies so it won't go over well with me.
Here is a decent article on the governor's accomplishments.
Republican Political Race: Either Todd Palin or Levi Johnston-- could we have them both there for the femmes who otherwise are not persuaded to vote for Sarah or McC?
Lord of the Rings: Legolas, Aragorn
Star Wars: Han Solo
Wizard of Oz: not sure
Harry Potter: Luscious Malfoy
Great Quote of Show
Republican Political Race: I hope it's not Sarah's 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling remark. It will probably be Sarah's 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling remark.
Lord of the Rings: "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" (Sam to Frodo) Sam also said that some things are worth fighting for, as Frodo wanted to give up. I can't find it but I cry when it's said.
Star Wars: "No, I am your father." (Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker)
Wizard of Oz: "Close your eyes and tap your heels together three times and think: There's no place like home." (Good Witch to Dorothy.)
Harry Potter: "If you want to know what a man's like, see how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." Sirius Black
Lord of the Rings: "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" (Sam to Frodo) Sam also said that some things are worth fighting for, as Frodo wanted to give up. I can't find it but I cry when it's said.
Star Wars: "No, I am your father." (Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker)
Wizard of Oz: "Close your eyes and tap your heels together three times and think: There's no place like home." (Good Witch to Dorothy.)
Harry Potter: "If you want to know what a man's like, see how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." Sirius Black
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This is what I have so far-- please expand on this! In each movie they travel all over the place and fight battles-- this is what the parties do. The comparisons are many and it would be silly if no one has tapped in on this movie formula that we are used to. I am not crazy about movies so it won't go over well with me.
Here is a decent article on the governor's accomplishments.
3 comments:
Well, is it bad or good that you pointed me out among the Non Americans? I still read your post despite you advised me not to. Or was it twisted female logic? In the Wise old adviser you repeated political word, was it a joke what I don't get or a mistake.
Well life is full with traps. For example my former group trapped himself when they thought that I am going to do bad on the exam and they will do fine so I could feel they didn't prepare well so surprisingly I did well and they were worse. However I rarely make surprises but they are usually positive then. Maybe Sarah Palin is going to be the American King Matthias (Matthias Corvinus on Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Corvinus_of_Hungary
I worried that I'd bore you! However, your response did not bore me! That is a fascinating story about Matthias!
Nice job Tea. I suspect we could do the same for the Dems.
Ropi, I'm not sure why you see a connection between Sarah Palin and Matthias Corvinus.
Palin, to my knowledge, doesn't know any language but English. Last year was the first time she ever had a passport - to visit troops in Iraq and Germany. And while Matthias' library was one of the greatest, Sarah Palin fired the Wasilla librarian because she wasn't willing to get rid of "questionable" books.
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