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Media has changed the way we think of craftsmanship.
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American celebrity Tom Cruise joined an Internet-blogger named Ali and fellow Hollywood celebrity Tom Hanks in praising modern imagination on the World Wide Web --- bloggers using colourful avatars and imagery to present ideas about populism/democracy in public forums. Ali was an Ivy League graduate evaluating the sociological impact of toys on consumerism consciousness. Cruise and Hanks had already made comparable films that would appeal to Ali --- i.e., Mission: Impossible and Toy Story.
Cruise loved the Transformers (Hasbro) model robot toy Astrotrain, a triple-changing 'Decepticon' who transformed between a mechanical train, a space-shuttle, and a warrior-robot. Ali loved Skyfire, a knight-robot who transformed into a valiant jet-fighter. Hanks loved Blitzwing, a triple-changing 'Decepticon' who transformed between a military-tank, a jet-airplane, and a warrior-robot. Cruise, Ali, and Hanks believed their respective chosen consumerism 'totems' (Astrotrain, Skyfire, and Blitzwing) symbolized new age imagination. They wanted to see how many Internet-bloggers were using such fictional A.I. characters as personal chat-room aliases/avatars. This was the Era of Batteries.
Alien: Covenant was the chic new sci-fi horror-film and it presented the story of a predatory alien known as the 'Xenomorph' preying on human space-explorers' sensibilities regarding teamwork and survival. Such a modernism-paranoia film surely represented the sort of socialization consciousness Cruise, Ali, and Hanks were investigating. There was almost a sense of intellectual wonder regarding all this modern consumerism (e.g., eBay, Facebook, Wal-Mart) aesthetics (e.g., Voltron, RoboCop, Godzilla).
A demonic robot named Cyclonus was likened to the Biblical dangerous Harlot of Babylon who rode atop a dragon and brought messages near the End of Days about the AntiChrist (the adversary of mankind). Cyclonus was a wolfish Machiavellian who symbolized the primalism of competitive thinking, while the great Harlot was a harbinger of lust and narcissism. Were Cyclonus and the Harlot of Babylon 'perceptive' about new age morality frailties regarding the gluttony and conveniences of new age philosophy (i.e., capitalism) indulgences? What would Cruise, Ali, and Hanks say? Was Wall Street making humans more...child-like?
Aesthetics in consumerism trophies and brands and toys reflected civilization trends in technology and fashion. Espionage-geared audio-cassettes transforming into miniature warrior-robots obviously symbolized modern intelligence, and parents loved buying such toys for their kids for Christmas, even if it meant buying them from a Japanese seller on eBay. Consumerism was uniting the world and hence social imagination. Cruise, Ali, and Hanks thought this was all superb.
American aesthetics history in fashion, society, and cinema went back to the days of Disney and Looney Tunes and vintage culture-idealistic cartoon characters such as the delightfully affable lounge-singing patriotic American little-lady known as 'Betty Boop.' There was a romanticism towards the 'staging' and performance of consumerism-oriented pageantry (e.g., Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade). Cruise, Ali, and Hanks wanted to capitalize on this modern trend by hyping their respective religious/philosophical interests in media (e.g., Scientology, Catholicism, Hellenism, etc.).
Americans loved comic books which presented outlandish characters such as Captain America, Storm-Shadow, and the Flash who symbolized a new age focus on vigilantism, civics, socialization, and imagineering. Star Wars made it 'cool' to appreciate pedestrian 'folklore' (e.g., Roy Rogers, Buck Rogers, Roger Ramjet, etc.). Cruise, Ali, and Hanks believed this indicated a special modern imagination regarding the 'passion' of patriotic media and relevant terrorism-storytelling (e.g., Spy Game, Syriana, Three Kings, The Devil's Own).
American consumers loved Disney wrist-watches and Energizer batteries which resembled toys and reminded them of the general festivity behind consumerism-idealism and fantasy. Commerce was making all kinds of youthful daydreams feel tangible (e.g., Apple iPod, HP Touch-Screen Computer, etc.). Cruise, Ali, and Hanks decided to invest together in the Planet Hollywood movie-based restaurant franchise, which was struggling but was nevertheless still a 'tower' of new age consumerism flowery.
All kinds of 'super-villains' in modern cartoons and comics such as Red Skull, Cobra Commander, Poison Ivy, General Zod, Unicron, Talia al Ghul, Baroness, and the Night-Slasher revealed a new age paranoia regarding the emerging anarchy in the global landscape --- i.e., terrorism. After 9/11, Americans felt 'on-edge' about the quality of idealism around the world regarding Western capitalism. Cruise, Ali, and Hanks would have to serve as some kind of a 'Western-culture diplomacy team' for all this fine 'commerce-suspiciousness madness.' Spielberg meanwhile was planning a media-themed film (starring Leo DiCaprio) called The Toy Tower.
GOD: All this media fun seems 'automatic.'
SATAN: Yes, the media is user-oriented.
GOD: Facebook is addictive...
SATAN: However, Wikipedia is educational.
GOD: Online encyclopedias are not reliable.
SATAN: That's not true; peer-edited sites offer satisfying reviewing.
GOD: Shared labors on the Internet parallel commerce.
SATAN: Yes; that's how Amazon.com became a household trophy.
GOD: Americans like to buy and sell on eBay.
SATAN: Cruise, Ali, and Hanks are perceptive of media IQ.
GOD: The new diplomat is the 'network butler.'
SATAN: It's challenging being a 'modern butler.'
GOD: Yes, you need a good deal of self-esteem.
SATAN: Commerce is uniting the continents (i.e., the Americas).
GOD: This 'automated intelligence' is rather eerie.
SATAN: Well, I'm a fan of relevant films such as Robots and Wonder Woman.
GOD: What will archaeologists recount about popcorn in the Americas?
SATAN: They'll say soccer on television united the continents...
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American celebrity Tom Cruise joined an Internet-blogger named Ali and fellow Hollywood celebrity Tom Hanks in praising modern imagination on the World Wide Web --- bloggers using colourful avatars and imagery to present ideas about populism/democracy in public forums. Ali was an Ivy League graduate evaluating the sociological impact of toys on consumerism consciousness. Cruise and Hanks had already made comparable films that would appeal to Ali --- i.e., Mission: Impossible and Toy Story.
Cruise loved the Transformers (Hasbro) model robot toy Astrotrain, a triple-changing 'Decepticon' who transformed between a mechanical train, a space-shuttle, and a warrior-robot. Ali loved Skyfire, a knight-robot who transformed into a valiant jet-fighter. Hanks loved Blitzwing, a triple-changing 'Decepticon' who transformed between a military-tank, a jet-airplane, and a warrior-robot. Cruise, Ali, and Hanks believed their respective chosen consumerism 'totems' (Astrotrain, Skyfire, and Blitzwing) symbolized new age imagination. They wanted to see how many Internet-bloggers were using such fictional A.I. characters as personal chat-room aliases/avatars. This was the Era of Batteries.
Alien: Covenant was the chic new sci-fi horror-film and it presented the story of a predatory alien known as the 'Xenomorph' preying on human space-explorers' sensibilities regarding teamwork and survival. Such a modernism-paranoia film surely represented the sort of socialization consciousness Cruise, Ali, and Hanks were investigating. There was almost a sense of intellectual wonder regarding all this modern consumerism (e.g., eBay, Facebook, Wal-Mart) aesthetics (e.g., Voltron, RoboCop, Godzilla).
A demonic robot named Cyclonus was likened to the Biblical dangerous Harlot of Babylon who rode atop a dragon and brought messages near the End of Days about the AntiChrist (the adversary of mankind). Cyclonus was a wolfish Machiavellian who symbolized the primalism of competitive thinking, while the great Harlot was a harbinger of lust and narcissism. Were Cyclonus and the Harlot of Babylon 'perceptive' about new age morality frailties regarding the gluttony and conveniences of new age philosophy (i.e., capitalism) indulgences? What would Cruise, Ali, and Hanks say? Was Wall Street making humans more...child-like?
Aesthetics in consumerism trophies and brands and toys reflected civilization trends in technology and fashion. Espionage-geared audio-cassettes transforming into miniature warrior-robots obviously symbolized modern intelligence, and parents loved buying such toys for their kids for Christmas, even if it meant buying them from a Japanese seller on eBay. Consumerism was uniting the world and hence social imagination. Cruise, Ali, and Hanks thought this was all superb.
American aesthetics history in fashion, society, and cinema went back to the days of Disney and Looney Tunes and vintage culture-idealistic cartoon characters such as the delightfully affable lounge-singing patriotic American little-lady known as 'Betty Boop.' There was a romanticism towards the 'staging' and performance of consumerism-oriented pageantry (e.g., Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade). Cruise, Ali, and Hanks wanted to capitalize on this modern trend by hyping their respective religious/philosophical interests in media (e.g., Scientology, Catholicism, Hellenism, etc.).
Americans loved comic books which presented outlandish characters such as Captain America, Storm-Shadow, and the Flash who symbolized a new age focus on vigilantism, civics, socialization, and imagineering. Star Wars made it 'cool' to appreciate pedestrian 'folklore' (e.g., Roy Rogers, Buck Rogers, Roger Ramjet, etc.). Cruise, Ali, and Hanks believed this indicated a special modern imagination regarding the 'passion' of patriotic media and relevant terrorism-storytelling (e.g., Spy Game, Syriana, Three Kings, The Devil's Own).
American consumers loved Disney wrist-watches and Energizer batteries which resembled toys and reminded them of the general festivity behind consumerism-idealism and fantasy. Commerce was making all kinds of youthful daydreams feel tangible (e.g., Apple iPod, HP Touch-Screen Computer, etc.). Cruise, Ali, and Hanks decided to invest together in the Planet Hollywood movie-based restaurant franchise, which was struggling but was nevertheless still a 'tower' of new age consumerism flowery.
All kinds of 'super-villains' in modern cartoons and comics such as Red Skull, Cobra Commander, Poison Ivy, General Zod, Unicron, Talia al Ghul, Baroness, and the Night-Slasher revealed a new age paranoia regarding the emerging anarchy in the global landscape --- i.e., terrorism. After 9/11, Americans felt 'on-edge' about the quality of idealism around the world regarding Western capitalism. Cruise, Ali, and Hanks would have to serve as some kind of a 'Western-culture diplomacy team' for all this fine 'commerce-suspiciousness madness.' Spielberg meanwhile was planning a media-themed film (starring Leo DiCaprio) called The Toy Tower.
GOD: All this media fun seems 'automatic.'
SATAN: Yes, the media is user-oriented.
GOD: Facebook is addictive...
SATAN: However, Wikipedia is educational.
GOD: Online encyclopedias are not reliable.
SATAN: That's not true; peer-edited sites offer satisfying reviewing.
GOD: Shared labors on the Internet parallel commerce.
SATAN: Yes; that's how Amazon.com became a household trophy.
GOD: Americans like to buy and sell on eBay.
SATAN: Cruise, Ali, and Hanks are perceptive of media IQ.
GOD: The new diplomat is the 'network butler.'
SATAN: It's challenging being a 'modern butler.'
GOD: Yes, you need a good deal of self-esteem.
SATAN: Commerce is uniting the continents (i.e., the Americas).
GOD: This 'automated intelligence' is rather eerie.
SATAN: Well, I'm a fan of relevant films such as Robots and Wonder Woman.
GOD: What will archaeologists recount about popcorn in the Americas?
SATAN: They'll say soccer on television united the continents...
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