CH8 Themes in the City of Angels
A 'BATH CHAP', IS THE CHEEK,OF A PIG, IN, ENGLISH.
A man sits in a car,in a traffic jam, in Los Angeles.
His car is old, but still 'roadworthy'.
The mental pressure builds, as the outside temperature increases.
He leaves his car, and proceeds on foot along the freeway.
He does not like the fact that things have changed in His Neighbourhood.
He embarks on a series of Mis-Adventures, including, violent encounters,
with, BASEBALL BATS, HISPANICS,SUB MACHINE GUNS, BURGER JOINTS,NAZI LOVING VIGILANTES, AND,GOLFERS...HAVING HEART ATTACKS.
MISSING BRIEFCASES, ETC
before He arrives 'HOME', to His estranged and terrified Ex Partner, creating, fear ,terror,
and, scenes of anti-social, and unacceptable behaviours.
before finally being shot dead by a retiring Police officer, on His last day at work.
Story sound familiar? it's the Michael Douglas/ Robert Duvall, 'Cult', Movie.
'FALLING DOWN', 1993.
What intrigued Me, about this Movie, was, Mr Douglas' character who TO BEGIN WITH,
WAS UNEMPLOYED, BUT LIED ABOUT, IT.
WAS VIOLENT, BUT, LIED ABOUT IT.
WAS,UNSYMPATHETIC TO ANYONE HE ENCOUNTERED.
WAS,THE SON OF A MILITARY FATHER.
WAS, UNCONCERNED,ABOUT, THE TRAFFIC CHAOS, HE CREATED, YET BLAMED
WORKERS, ON HIGHWAY REPAIRS, FOR HIS PREDICAMENT.
CLAIMED, TO, BE A WORKER, IN, DEFENCE, WHEN, HE CAUSED, OFFENCE
TO HIS COUNTRY'S ETHOS, BY, BEING RACIST, ETC
AND JUST COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS, 'THE BAD GUY'.
All above, are, symptoms, of, the infantile , [Absent]Father-based,[influenced] Psyche, of, a man, who,
expected, all women, he, met, to, love him, just, like His Mum loved His Dad..
but without any reciprocal, FEELING.
This, 'feeling', was directed towards His Daughter.
He could not 'Go Home', because it no longer existed.
Everything He imagined His home to be had changed but He could not accept this.
So He became emotionally overwhelmed by His 'THINKING', function.
IN JUNGIAN TERMS, THE MOVIE GRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATES,
A 'COMPLEX'. THE IDEALISTIC PATRIOTIC AND SOMEWHAT NAIVE,PSYCHE,
CANNOT DEAL WITH REALITY.
THE SAD ENDING OF THE MOVIE WAS NOT IT'S BEST SCENE.
WAVING A GUN AROUND?..JUST PLAIN, CHILDISH.
BUT AS THE WHOLE SCENARIO WAS SOMEWHAT CONTRIVED BY A
WRITER WHO PATENTLY HAD BEEN A DRUG USER AT SOMETIME IN HIS CAREER,
IT WAS NOT REALLY CONVINCING.
IF THE TRUTH HAD BEEN TOLD, IF HE HAD BEEN HONEST ABOUT HIS REDUNDANCY, MR DOUGLAS, WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SITTING IN HIS CAR,
IN A JAM GETTING OVERHEATED...
THE TRIGGER, WAS THE BIRTHDAY OF HIS DAUGHTER WHO IN THE END,
HE YET AGAIN BETRAYED...
DAUGHTERS, DONT WANT INSURANCE CHEQUES,
...THEY WANT THEIR DAD.
MR DOUGLAS' CHARACTER, IS TYPICAL OF THE MALE 'HUNTER-PROVIDER', EGO.
INSTEAD OF TALKING OUT HIS PROBLEMS WITH HIS PARTNER,
HE CREATES HIS OWN FANTASY EXISTENCE, REFUSING TO SEE,
THAT HIS POSITION IS UNTENABLE.
PIGHEADEDNESS IS UNPRODUCTIVE.
WE ALL GOT TO PAY THE RENT, DUDE.
I ,WOULD RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE, TO ANY JUNGIAN STUDENTS.
MR DOUGLAS, IS A VERY GOOD ACTOR,BUT ACTORS ARE ONLY AS GOOD,
AS THE MATERIAL THEY WORK WITH.
A GOOD WRITER, IS HARD TO FIND.
OREGON, U.S.A, IS ALSO KNOWN, AS, THE, 'BEAVER STATE'...DUDE..LOL!
A man sits in a car,in a traffic jam, in Los Angeles.
His car is old, but still 'roadworthy'.
The mental pressure builds, as the outside temperature increases.
He leaves his car, and proceeds on foot along the freeway.
He does not like the fact that things have changed in His Neighbourhood.
He embarks on a series of Mis-Adventures, including, violent encounters,
with, BASEBALL BATS, HISPANICS,SUB MACHINE GUNS, BURGER JOINTS,NAZI LOVING VIGILANTES, AND,GOLFERS...HAVING HEART ATTACKS.
MISSING BRIEFCASES, ETC
before He arrives 'HOME', to His estranged and terrified Ex Partner, creating, fear ,terror,
and, scenes of anti-social, and unacceptable behaviours.
before finally being shot dead by a retiring Police officer, on His last day at work.
Story sound familiar? it's the Michael Douglas/ Robert Duvall, 'Cult', Movie.
'FALLING DOWN', 1993.
What intrigued Me, about this Movie, was, Mr Douglas' character who TO BEGIN WITH,
WAS UNEMPLOYED, BUT LIED ABOUT, IT.
WAS VIOLENT, BUT, LIED ABOUT IT.
WAS,UNSYMPATHETIC TO ANYONE HE ENCOUNTERED.
WAS,THE SON OF A MILITARY FATHER.
WAS, UNCONCERNED,ABOUT, THE TRAFFIC CHAOS, HE CREATED, YET BLAMED
WORKERS, ON HIGHWAY REPAIRS, FOR HIS PREDICAMENT.
CLAIMED, TO, BE A WORKER, IN, DEFENCE, WHEN, HE CAUSED, OFFENCE
TO HIS COUNTRY'S ETHOS, BY, BEING RACIST, ETC
AND JUST COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS, 'THE BAD GUY'.
All above, are, symptoms, of, the infantile , [Absent]Father-based,[influenced] Psyche, of, a man, who,
expected, all women, he, met, to, love him, just, like His Mum loved His Dad..
but without any reciprocal, FEELING.
This, 'feeling', was directed towards His Daughter.
He could not 'Go Home', because it no longer existed.
Everything He imagined His home to be had changed but He could not accept this.
So He became emotionally overwhelmed by His 'THINKING', function.
IN JUNGIAN TERMS, THE MOVIE GRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATES,
A 'COMPLEX'. THE IDEALISTIC PATRIOTIC AND SOMEWHAT NAIVE,PSYCHE,
CANNOT DEAL WITH REALITY.
THE SAD ENDING OF THE MOVIE WAS NOT IT'S BEST SCENE.
WAVING A GUN AROUND?..JUST PLAIN, CHILDISH.
BUT AS THE WHOLE SCENARIO WAS SOMEWHAT CONTRIVED BY A
WRITER WHO PATENTLY HAD BEEN A DRUG USER AT SOMETIME IN HIS CAREER,
IT WAS NOT REALLY CONVINCING.
IF THE TRUTH HAD BEEN TOLD, IF HE HAD BEEN HONEST ABOUT HIS REDUNDANCY, MR DOUGLAS, WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SITTING IN HIS CAR,
IN A JAM GETTING OVERHEATED...
THE TRIGGER, WAS THE BIRTHDAY OF HIS DAUGHTER WHO IN THE END,
HE YET AGAIN BETRAYED...
DAUGHTERS, DONT WANT INSURANCE CHEQUES,
...THEY WANT THEIR DAD.
MR DOUGLAS' CHARACTER, IS TYPICAL OF THE MALE 'HUNTER-PROVIDER', EGO.
INSTEAD OF TALKING OUT HIS PROBLEMS WITH HIS PARTNER,
HE CREATES HIS OWN FANTASY EXISTENCE, REFUSING TO SEE,
THAT HIS POSITION IS UNTENABLE.
PIGHEADEDNESS IS UNPRODUCTIVE.
WE ALL GOT TO PAY THE RENT, DUDE.
I ,WOULD RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE, TO ANY JUNGIAN STUDENTS.
MR DOUGLAS, IS A VERY GOOD ACTOR,BUT ACTORS ARE ONLY AS GOOD,
AS THE MATERIAL THEY WORK WITH.
A GOOD WRITER, IS HARD TO FIND.
OREGON, U.S.A, IS ALSO KNOWN, AS, THE, 'BEAVER STATE'...DUDE..LOL!
BEAVER SCOUTS ARE STILL AROUND, AND LLOYD BRIDGES WAS A SCOUTMASTER I HEAR..
'WAY OUT WEST', HA HA HA..WHAT ,AN OPENING, LINE!
'WAY OUT WEST', HA HA HA..WHAT ,AN OPENING, LINE!
THAT'S ALL FOLKS!
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