Comments for Lamar Howell's Weblog http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com Using Words to Paint Lasting Meaning Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:39:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on District 9 Analysis by BitSurfer http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/district-9-analysis/#comment-178 BitSurfer Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:39:59 +0000 http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/?p=370#comment-178 "...intuition is a faculty of the human spirit...". I believe in such a this as the experience fo a paradigm shift. We hope to achieve a paradigm shift when we learn the absolute truth and not a lie (hopefully). I like to use the MAtrix or should I say Platos cavern as an example to explain a paradigm shift. This can occur on many levels for example when you listen to a story that "touchs you", that "moves you" like in the Qur'an or about an alien invasion or 2012. The story in district 9 is a story of a thousand names, another attempt at securing what is the human intuition. It has been given, traded, sold and told many times over. In essence, a deity has to make the "right choice" in order to save X from Y. X are the aliens who are kept captive because of some weird addiction to cat food (Did I get that right?) , Y the certain humans whom want them there to obtain more power through their alien weapon technology and the deity is the human/alien who makes we hope the right choice for humanity. The deity is a two faced man, both physicaly and morally with a choices: to succumb to his love for his wife and become a human again and die, surrender his body to the psycho power hungry gouverment and die or to show compassion and help the visitors from another mother go home................and live? Okay, you got me! Three faced deity. Beat that Batman! :p With Great power comes great responsibility *rings a bell doesn't it* So all in all, wether it's one messiah or another, he/she/it makes the right decision thus enforcing again this same intuition that has been resonating under different story titles for ages. I like to say: " music translates to us what others can feel and stories what they did with those feelings. " Do you think, that forced with a different species, humans would reject them naturaly or would they follow what our collection of stories have been telling us for ages ? “…intuition is a faculty of the human spirit…”. I believe in such a this as the experience fo a paradigm shift. We hope to achieve a paradigm shift when we learn the absolute truth and not a lie (hopefully). I like to use the MAtrix or should I say Platos cavern as an example to explain a paradigm shift. This can occur on many levels for example when you listen to a story that “touchs you”, that “moves you” like in the Qur’an or about an alien invasion or 2012. The story in district 9 is a story of a thousand names, another attempt at securing what is the human intuition. It has been given, traded, sold and told many times over.

In essence, a deity has to make the “right choice” in order to save X from Y. X are the aliens who are kept captive because of some weird addiction to cat food (Did I get that right?) , Y the certain humans whom want them there to obtain more power through their alien weapon technology and the deity is the human/alien who makes we hope the right choice for humanity. The deity is a two faced man, both physicaly and morally with a choices: to succumb to his love for his wife and become a human again and die, surrender his body to the psycho power hungry gouverment and die or to show compassion and help the visitors from another mother go home…………….and live? Okay, you got me! Three faced deity. Beat that Batman! :p With Great power comes great responsibility *rings a bell doesn’t it* So all in all, wether it’s one messiah or another, he/she/it makes the right decision thus enforcing again this same intuition that has been resonating under different story titles for ages. I like to say: ” music translates to us what others can feel and stories what they did with those feelings. ”

Do you think, that forced with a different species, humans would reject them naturaly or would they follow what our collection of stories have been telling us for ages ?

]]> Comment on District 9 Analysis by lamarhowell http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/district-9-analysis/#comment-175 lamarhowell Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:27:06 +0000 http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/?p=370#comment-175 Religion is the most basic value of man, esp. when it comes to laying down your life. It ranks above patriotism and even family. It has been and always will be the value which will be defended and sacrificed for above all others. It is not only also cliche to rule out spirituality from life but it is also a sign of recklessness. Don't make the mistake of marginalizing me and please don't patronize me. Let's talk to me civilly and intelligently. Religion is the most basic value of man, esp. when it comes to laying down your life. It ranks above patriotism and even family. It has been and always will be the value which will be defended and sacrificed for above all others. It is not only also cliche to rule out spirituality from life but it is also a sign of recklessness. Don’t make the mistake of marginalizing me and please don’t patronize me. Let’s talk to me civilly and intelligently.

]]> Comment on I Shouldn’t Have Asked This Question by bonnie http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/i-shouldnt-have-asked-this-question/#comment-172 bonnie Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:22:20 +0000 http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-172 Beautiful, Lamar! How is Cindy? Beautiful, Lamar! How is Cindy?

]]> Comment on IMAGINE by lamarhowell http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/imagine/#comment-171 lamarhowell Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:28:34 +0000 http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/?p=274#comment-171 Thanks for looking at my stuff, David. Hope to see you next time I'm in NC! Thanks for looking at my stuff, David. Hope to see you next time I’m in NC!

]]> Comment on IMAGINE by David Cox http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/imagine/#comment-170 David Cox Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:19:26 +0000 http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/?p=274#comment-170 I always knew you as Jones. Found you on Face Book. This is really good. I hope the problems work out. David I always knew you as Jones. Found you on Face Book. This is really good. I hope the problems work out.

David

]]> Comment on District 9 Analysis by lamarhowell http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/district-9-analysis/#comment-169 lamarhowell Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:35:20 +0000 http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/?p=370#comment-169 Oops!!! I was so over-the-top with my enthusiasm that I jumped to conclusions. Thanks. I agree, it was inhumane. The part that brought that across so poignantly was when the prawn was painted with a red X then shot like a firing squad would do to a political prisoner. (Don't take my analyses too seriously, after all, I'm not Christopher Kelly!) I"VE STILL GOT LEAD IN MY HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) Oops!!! I was so over-the-top with my enthusiasm that I jumped to conclusions. Thanks. I agree, it was inhumane. The part that brought that across so poignantly was when the prawn was painted with a red X then shot like a firing squad would do to a political prisoner.
(Don’t take my analyses too seriously, after all, I’m not Christopher Kelly!)
I”VE STILL GOT LEAD IN MY HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

]]> Comment on District 9 Analysis by Tim http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/district-9-analysis/#comment-168 Tim Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:33:03 +0000 http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/?p=370#comment-168 Actually it was Wikus left hand that was changed. How does this small detail change the analysis of the story. Secondly, they might have been aliens, but their oppression was still the more inhuman. Actually it was Wikus left hand that was changed. How does this small detail change the analysis of the story. Secondly, they might have been aliens, but their oppression was still the more inhuman.

]]> Comment on District 9 Analysis by Tim http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/district-9-analysis/#comment-167 Tim Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:47:10 +0000 http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/?p=370#comment-167 I have a theory that there is some sort of revelation given to outstanding writers (not all of them necessarily good writers). Many times movies and books portray deep truths quite powerfully, often in spite of the skepticism of their writers. I wonder if maybe it's part of God's plan, that he's popping signs up in front of us like the guy in the fright wig and the John 3:16 sign who used to haunt baseball games. The culture tends to seize on those movies or those books because they speak to something we know down inside even if we disbelieve it on the surface. It can show up even in obnoxious shows like the Simpsons (although I don't think Seinfeld ever rang any deep chords with me). I have a theory that there is some sort of revelation given to outstanding writers (not all of them necessarily good writers). Many times movies and books portray deep truths quite powerfully, often in spite of the skepticism of their writers. I wonder if maybe it’s part of God’s plan, that he’s popping signs up in front of us like the guy in the fright wig and the John 3:16 sign who used to haunt baseball games. The culture tends to seize on those movies or those books because they speak to something we know down inside even if we disbelieve it on the surface. It can show up even in obnoxious shows like the Simpsons (although I don’t think Seinfeld ever rang any deep chords with me).

]]> Comment on District 9 Analysis by Zack http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/district-9-analysis/#comment-163 Zack Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:43:14 +0000 http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/?p=370#comment-163 Wow, that's awesome. That kind of blew my mind a little bit. I like what you said about intuition being a faculty of the human spirit. I'm impressed. Wow, that’s awesome. That kind of blew my mind a little bit. I like what you said about intuition being a faculty of the human spirit. I’m impressed.

]]> Comment on Where’s My GI Joe? by Skip Campbell http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/wheres-my-gi-joe/#comment-162 Skip Campbell Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:52:31 +0000 http://lamarhowell.wordpress.com/?p=352#comment-162 Awesome! I wish everyone could understand this. We are praying for your GI Joe. Skip Awesome! I wish everyone could understand this. We are praying for your GI Joe. Skip

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