Becket court
02-12-2006, 13:39
Firstly I would just like to point out, I dont actually think that the following interpretation was intended by the creators of the animation, however I think its interesting to look at in this way
Is the "Charlie the unicorn" an intellegent satire of religion?
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/280260
- The convincing and cajoling thing at the begining is a joke at the expense of evanglists, basicly saying they just persist in expousing meaninless pleasntries. In this example candy mountain representing heaven, and saying how its a land of "sweets and joy...and joyness" IE not being able to think of anything else
- The singing being poking fun at worship, IE that God may just find our worship songs irritating
- When they get to the leoplurodon, and he says that there is no Candy mountain, its showing how religions can be very sweet and nice untill you challenge them. "Shun the non believer! Shun! Shhhun!"
- The Leoplurodon saying nothing in particular is the idea that religious texts are, seen by many people as being meaninless and your able to interpret them any way you like
- The "magical bridge of hope & wonder" and the splinters & danger shows just how following religion blindly could be seen to be practically dangerous by some. Not to mention the adding of the word "magical" onto everything making it seem somehow special.
- Then finally the Candy mountain cave, actually being a cover and the Nhilist/Marxist view that religion is just an opium and a means to take money
Its an interesting line to take, as an interpretation. Of course I dont believe any of these things to be the case about religion, nor am I suggesting that this is some kind of internet anti-religious propoganda. I just think its quite an interesting way to look at it
What do you think?
Charlie the unicon could be interpreted as a piece of intelectual satire on religion, despite it not being inteded as such
Am I wrong or right?
Is the "Charlie the unicorn" an intellegent satire of religion?
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/280260
- The convincing and cajoling thing at the begining is a joke at the expense of evanglists, basicly saying they just persist in expousing meaninless pleasntries. In this example candy mountain representing heaven, and saying how its a land of "sweets and joy...and joyness" IE not being able to think of anything else
- The singing being poking fun at worship, IE that God may just find our worship songs irritating
- When they get to the leoplurodon, and he says that there is no Candy mountain, its showing how religions can be very sweet and nice untill you challenge them. "Shun the non believer! Shun! Shhhun!"
- The Leoplurodon saying nothing in particular is the idea that religious texts are, seen by many people as being meaninless and your able to interpret them any way you like
- The "magical bridge of hope & wonder" and the splinters & danger shows just how following religion blindly could be seen to be practically dangerous by some. Not to mention the adding of the word "magical" onto everything making it seem somehow special.
- Then finally the Candy mountain cave, actually being a cover and the Nhilist/Marxist view that religion is just an opium and a means to take money
Its an interesting line to take, as an interpretation. Of course I dont believe any of these things to be the case about religion, nor am I suggesting that this is some kind of internet anti-religious propoganda. I just think its quite an interesting way to look at it
What do you think?
Charlie the unicon could be interpreted as a piece of intelectual satire on religion, despite it not being inteded as such
Am I wrong or right?