There was a fun English-major moment this morning - three people coincidentally all used the myth of Narcissus to take apart the movie Cat People in different ways. One guy read it as the main female character (and monster) being similar to Narcissus, attracted to but unable to reach her aggressive and sexual side. I read it as the husband being like Narcissus, the two women in the film's love triangle acting as his reflection. He tries to force the woman/monster into his ideal image of her (his reflection), but is unable to consummate the act (like Narcissus). He solves the tragic ending of the myth, however, in finding another reflection of himself embodied in the other woman, as asexual as he is. The third person actually found her idea in Narcissus' resurrection as the eponymous flower; a 'complete' flower has four parts: male, female, and two neuter. In the movie there is the husband, his wife/monster, the asexual woman, and a psychiatrist who's sexual advances are frustrated. WaBAM. I just thought it was cool that we could use myth in several different ways to take apart and learn from a story that seems entirely different at first glance.

"Vaughn [my favorite Alias character] fights in a slightly militaristic style, but it's more close combat, like jujitsu. He's going to get in, lock up his opponent, take it down to the ground and finish it off." - this makes for a very happy frankie. (from an article on how they choreograph different characters' fighting styles in Alias)

-resonance - my new favorite art

-Girrion - I'm kind of leery about it, but seems interesting

-my first thought was that they were Lilliputians, but I think Kevin was more on the money with Oompaloompas