The Hunger Games

Seriously.  This blew my mind.

I am in the post-movie brain blend, and pretty damn tired.  Still.

Reality-TV's gladiatorial self-commodification.  The spinning of the life narrative.  Manipulation of human drama. Remote warfare.  Hope as a means of control.

I'm pretty impressed that this snuck through as a blockbuster and got widespread, mass distribution.

I think that this film makes its own meta comment on going and enjoying it as a movie as being part of the machine that it is illuminating.

(In fact, I only saw it because of a last minute whim, any preview or media coverage that I had seen had really not made me interested, if anything I had decided that I was anti-the hoopla).

The conondrum of how inspiring content or ideas can break through and use the machinations of soma-entertainment.

I'm pretty gob-smacked.

Moratorium on CSG Now

Here's the comment I made on Youtube:

Beautifully made and powerful.  I had to work and didn't make it to Coalcliff but this represents me also.  I am so proud to be a part of this clear message.  Come on NSW government, this is a democracy,  Listen to your constituents.

Saul Williams - Twice The First Time

Freakity freaks.