tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post761318736091715203..comments2023-10-10T10:43:44.424-04:00Comments on cheaper than therapy: Peter Rollins adventure in mising the point (He don't know Bruce)DJ Wordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597363296679699935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-43322254831166765812008-06-23T16:59:00.000-04:002008-06-23T16:59:00.000-04:00sorry- I was out of commission for a couple of day...sorry- I was out of commission for a couple of days...<BR/><BR/>I have not seen true Faith, but I put it on my list. I am huge old fan of The Preacher, which destroyed me when it came out.<BR/><BR/>I was still in the conservative Christian world at the time but rebelling against it due to love of pop culture, very dark tendencies and constant questioning.<BR/><BR/>its darkness repelled me and fascinated me, with fascination winning over. It was terribly important to my journey. I could go, but would sound a bit unhinged.DJ Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597363296679699935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-22755965460813322132008-06-20T05:34:00.000-04:002008-06-20T05:34:00.000-04:00LOL - thanks for the response. It is Pete BTW. I h...LOL - thanks for the response. It is Pete BTW. I have a few friends who are into graphic novels so am dipping my feet in. Will get your recommendation. <BR/><BR/>Have you ever heard of 'True Faith'? It was written by a guy from Belfast inspired by his school experience. He went on to write 'The Preacher'. It is an incredible piece of work - in which a guy wants to kill God and so murders priests. Pretty dark stuff.<BR/><BR/>Would love to know what you think of itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-30537788213727614252008-06-19T18:44:00.000-04:002008-06-19T18:44:00.000-04:00if this is peter rollins... thanks for coming by.i...if this is peter rollins... thanks for coming by.<BR/><BR/>if not..let's pretend you are. it makes me feel better.<BR/><BR/>you said "The problem is that these people are fooling themselves, thinking that their extra-curricular activities express who they are when really these are what allow them to shield themselves from who they really are in their everyday social existence."<BR/><BR/>I think you are right, but I think Bruce Wayne is the extracurricular activity and batman is the Day Job. So, he is defined by batman, not his hobby (Wayne Industries). I think he could care less what happens at Wayne Industries as long as it masks his identity.<BR/><BR/>i get what you are saying but think it is unimportant to the myth. why? batman could care less about the consequences of capitalism or industrialism. they are of no importance to him.<BR/><BR/>the only thing important is his flawed view of justice. he does not care WHY you committed a crime or the root causes. he thinks you had a choice to obey laws or not. if you obeyed laws, you are okay. if you broke law (his morality is quite simplistic), you are not okay and need to be brought to justice.<BR/><BR/>if his business breaks no laws, nothing else matters.<BR/><BR/>to see into this mindset, I would recommend the Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller. it is among the most important pieces of the mythology. to look at batman without looking at Miller, Kirby, Moore (especially when looking at film alone) is like trying to interpret jesus by looking exclusively at the gospels of Mark and Luke, leaving John and Matthew to the side.<BR/><BR/>It cannot be done.<BR/><BR/>So- Batman is not an activist. he is a vigilante trying to fix the darkness in his soul because he feels guilty for his parent's death and angry at all criminals for their culpability in his sorry excuse for a childhood and life.<BR/><BR/>But, I have been wrong before. however, i can debate comics til judgment day (as long as it is judge dredd doing the judging).DJ Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597363296679699935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061650.post-81732944302707799582008-06-18T17:54:00.000-04:002008-06-18T17:54:00.000-04:00You know it really pained me to critique Batman. H...You know it really pained me to critique Batman. He is my fav. superhero by far, but I must. <BR/><BR/>You are saying exactly what Batman would say... he would say 'this is the real me, Bruce is just who I am on a day to day basis but it is a mask I hid behind'. <BR/><BR/>This is exactly the problem. It's like the person who says, 'what I do as a CEO of shell is not who I really am, no I am really the person who sits and prays on Sunday morning and does a bible study on Thursday evenings'. <BR/><BR/>The problem is that these people are fooling themselves, thinking that their extra-curricular activities express who they are when really these are what allow them to shield themselves from who they really are in their everyday social existence.<BR/><BR/>Batman works by getting people to think 'the man in disguise is really the expression of his inner truth, a truth that is shielded in daily life'. But one must take the further step and say 'the disguise only manifests the fantasy life of the wearer - which is the true disguise of the wearers social self'.<BR/><BR/>Having said all this I must admit that this is based on the films - perhaps in the comics Batman is a poor social activist :) <BR/><BR/>Come on, you know I'm right :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com