by lizlet March 31, 2009
boxingisametaphor: Is it fair to pick on Joss Whedon? Probably not, but yesterday, I was reminded of the wonderful metaphorness of the magic = drugs arc from Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s season 6. Don’t do it, Will! Drugs are bad. Reblogging because Willow’s addiction to magic = drugs is another interesting example of a fucked metaphor. See, during Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s prudish WB days (ie: Seasons 4-5), Willow was also really into magic — but that’s because it was a metaphor for her dawning feelings for Tara. Of course, it’s not like you can post a memo at the beginning of the show when you change the metaphor from lesbianism to drug addiction. Though come to think of it, that probably would have helped.

boxingisametaphor:

Is it fair to pick on Joss Whedon? Probably not, but yesterday, I was reminded of the wonderful metaphorness of the magic = drugs arc from Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s season 6.

Don’t do it, Will! Drugs are bad.

Reblogging because Willow’s addiction to magic = drugs is another interesting example of a fucked metaphor. See, during Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s prudish WB days (ie: Seasons 4-5), Willow was also really into magic — but that’s because it was a metaphor for her dawning feelings for Tara.

Of course, it’s not like you can post a memo at the beginning of the show when you change the metaphor from lesbianism to drug addiction. Though come to think of it, that probably would have helped.

by factsarenothing March 31, 2009

You don’t have to use vulgar language to grab the consumer’s attention and sell your product. Just use metaphor! [via and thanks to Sophie.]

by lizlet March 25, 2009
So last night I watched The Edge, starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, for the first time. And I feel like there were a bunch of lessons I learned from David Mamet’s super-Mamet-y script, but here was the important one: Fighting a bear = being a man. Get to work, fellas.

So last night I watched The Edge, starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, for the first time. And I feel like there were a bunch of lessons I learned from David Mamet’s super-Mamet-y script, but here was the important one:

Fighting a bear = being a man.

Get to work, fellas.

by meganwest March 21, 2009

I can’t find the full last scene of Tipping the Velvet on YouTube. This is the first half of it, where we’re given a song and dance synopsis (literally, har har) of Nan’s emotional history with both Kitty and Flo.

After this Nan’s given a bouquet of flowers on stage. She pulls one red rose out and wavers between throwing it to Nan or Flo. We know Nan “loves Flo best” when she tosses the rose and it ends up in Flo’s satin-gloved hand. Kitty rushes out of the theatre, understanding the symbolism. And, yes - the flower is a symbol, but the giving of it is a metaphor.

As heavy handed as this is, I far prefer it to confrontational or soppy “I love you!” scenes.

by factsarenothing March 20, 2009
Is it fair to pick on Joss Whedon? Probably not, but yesterday, I was reminded of the wonderful metaphorness of the magic = drugs arc from Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s season 6. Don’t do it, Will! Drugs are bad.

Is it fair to pick on Joss Whedon? Probably not, but yesterday, I was reminded of the wonderful metaphorness of the magic = drugs arc from Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s season 6.

Don’t do it, Will! Drugs are bad.

by meganwest March 18, 2009

On the one hand, the metaphor here is obvious: Michael talks in the narration about being alone after he’s jumped into the ocean miles away from land. On the other hand, the entire scene is executed damn well, and they refrain from using painfully obvious wording, ie. one man is an island or swimming jargon. Especially evocative is the music, which is Jessy Greene’s “Time Bomb,” which has a mid-90s retro appeal to my ear.

Bravo, Burn Notice, for taking your visual playfullness to a metaphorical level.

by meganwest March 15, 2009

This entire movie is an incredibly pretentious metaphor.

by factsarenothing March 13, 2009

Death Cab for Cutie “Cath…”

Sometimes, the absence of metaphor is just as jarring. The music video is not a medium known for subtlety, but have we lost all faith in the people’s imagination? This isn’t an interpretation of the text—this is transliteration. Don’t worry that you didn’t get it when you merely heard the song as music and words. This three minute whack over the head should help.

by factsarenothing March 10, 2009
qwantz.com - dinosaur comics - March 09 2009

qwantz.com - dinosaur comics - March 09 2009

by meganwest March 10, 2009
This blog could easily devolve into weekly Dollhouse recaps and an in-depth study of Watchmen. It’s all a metaphor for something, baby.

This blog could easily devolve into weekly Dollhouse recaps and an in-depth study of Watchmen. It’s all a metaphor for something, baby.

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