Friday, November 14, 2008
Lysistrato
The Pinky and the Brain video is pretty funny, but it's actually a lot more pessimistic than the actual Lysistrata play. Still, I laughed out loud at some points. Clearly, the video only relates to the taking of the Akropolis part of the actual plot since no one wants to have sex with mice, but the voiceovers are entertaining. They allude to the wine and water oath and many other parts of the play. So, it's flawed but definitely funny. The major theme in this video would have to be that mice can do everything but take over the world. In Lysistrata the major themes point to the idea that people can do anything if they all work towards the same goal. So I guess there's a bit of a difference there. Also, Brain's Lysistrato is funny but not because of the ridiculous amount of sexual puns that are present throughout the actual play- I think it's mostly the play references, if I hadn't already read Lysistrata this video might be just plain dumb.
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3 comments:
doode where's that at? LOL i'd love to watch it
wow that sounds very fastinating and what website or location would you be refering to if one wanted to watch this educational film... also i think that the taking of acropalis was a key part in the play because it showed the power the women had over the men at that very moment
I think this is awesum nd absolutely hilarious!!!!! I like the water and wine bit.... it was pretty darn kool. Isn't it great how animation can depict different things... The movement in the cartoon was awesome too becuz lysistrata's uses movement a lot in the play its jus great to see it nd not just read it.
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