Astrolabe & Astral Cat
Top: Me, standing by my astrological sign (Capricorn) on the astrolabe in Troupe Square, Savannah, Georgia. The large astrolabe is supported on the back of several turtles, as is the Earth.
Bottom: Kato, wearing his jaunty red bandana, preparing to do astral travel while sleeping on the sofa.
posted by Darrell Grizzle | 10:50 PM
3 Comments:
Hi Daryl,
I wanted to comment on the movie Pan's Labyrinth. My experience was quite different than yours and I want to offer another angle on the film from a psychological angle. From my vantage point, the sequence of events at the end of the film imply that the whole fantasy was in the little girls head...and...suggests to me that the girl had created this whole "other world" in an attempt to cope with the horror of the real world and in the end save her little brother. To me, it's a commentary, cautionary tale of the horror's and sufferings of this world and what great lengths people will go to cope. I can understand your concerns and reaction if you interpret the film through a theological grid and I can see why you and others would be greatly disappointed expecting a fantasy film as advertised...but...I do also believe Del Toro has produced a powerful example of the horror of this world and a social commentary on how innocent people are often caught in the crossfire of the real demonic that walks the earth....
Kato does look jaunty! Nice pictures.
Great pictures! I love the detail about the turtles supporting the earth, then the heavens. It reminds of the saying "It's turtles all the way down!"
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