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June 29, 2012 9:03 AM

I, pet goat II - 'A story about the fire at the heart of suffering. Bringing together dancers, musicians, visual artists and 3d animators, the film takes a critical look at the events of the past decade that have shaped our world.' (SLVimeo, parts may be NSFW)
posted by fearfulsymmetry (21 comments total)

So this is what it's like to take 'Bath Salts'.
posted by Fizz at 9:05 AM on June 29, 2012 [1 favorite]

NSFW actual gore, pretend gore or NSFW sexy-goat-times?
posted by Mezentian at 9:10 AM on June 29, 2012

NSFW actual gore, pretend gore or NSFW sexy-goat-times?

Cartoony surreal nudity and politics
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 9:21 AM on June 29, 2012

very cool looking. not sure what it means, if anything :-)
posted by sineater at 9:40 AM on June 29, 2012

I like this very, very much, and I cannot say why.
posted by CynicalKnight at 9:54 AM on June 29, 2012 [1 favorite]

Alright then. I shall fearlessly click.
posted by Mezentian at 9:57 AM on June 29, 2012

"I like this very, very much, and I cannot say shy."

I don't get it but I get it. (Don't understand it but I feel it.)
posted by Anitanola at 10:01 AM on June 29, 2012

very cool looking. not sure what it means, if anything :-)

Well, I am pretty sure a Jesus/Ra mashup was not an event "of the past decade that have shaped our world," but I didn't catch every event since 2002.

It was pretty pretty and pretty long. I didn't find it NSFW; that was Anubis, not a nudist....
posted by GenjiandProust at 10:33 AM on June 29, 2012

Holy moly.

Reminds me of going to watch modern dance: obviously there's a lot of symbolism going on here, no clue what it's supposed to mean.

Beautiful imagery in any case.
posted by ropeladder at 10:34 AM on June 29, 2012 [1 favorite]

I liked it, though when it was finished I felt like I was supposed to write an essay discussing the imagery and symbolism, and I wasn't sure what the theme was going to be.
posted by Mooski at 10:39 AM on June 29, 2012

Zombie Tap Dancing Dubya is my new swear of choice.
posted by Mezentian at 10:48 AM on June 29, 2012

Just link that livejournal explanation of prometheus, I think it would work for this too. This one had less plot holes though.

Really enjoyed it.
posted by jonbro at 11:06 AM on June 29, 2012

I want Firebreathing Third-Eye Jesus to pick up a following. That's a deity worth watching.
posted by Mister Moofoo at 12:19 PM on June 29, 2012

Wow. That's an impressive piece of work. Thanks.
posted by Sing Or Swim at 12:28 PM on June 29, 2012

I want Firebreathing Third-Eye Jesus to pick up a following. That's a deity worth watching.

If you enjoy deities with super-powers. I urge you to give Hinduism a chance. Gods/Goddesses often have many arms and/or fused with animal parts/powers.

- Lord Ganesh is elephant headed.
- Goddess Durga has 18 arms and sits on a tiger.
- Hanuman, the monkey God.
- Lord Shiva, wears a cobra as a necklace, he also has a trident.

Hinduism is awesome! All are welcome. :)
posted by Fizz at 12:48 PM on June 29, 2012

Also, I'm not seriously trying to proselytize. Just a comment on the fact that Hinduism has some diverse and unique deities.
posted by Fizz at 12:49 PM on June 29, 2012

I'm aware of Hinduism's pantheon of superfriends; for me, they're definitely a better spark for the imagination than distant, mysterious old "I Am Who Am".
I just think that Firebreathing Third-Eye Jesus is pretty spiffy; he's a deity even a non-theist like myself wouldn't mind wearing on a t-shirt.
posted by Mister Moofoo at 2:20 PM on June 29, 2012

Also, re: Lord Shiva:
Did he also walk forty-seven miles of barbed wire?
Does he have a tombstone hand and a graveyard mind?
posted by Mister Moofoo at 2:23 PM on June 29, 2012 [1 favorite]

not that it actually offends me, but did I see a star of David underneath the statue of liberty... jew york?
posted by ennui.bz at 3:00 PM on June 29, 2012

The visuals and the overall atmosphere are really cool, but the symbolism is not particularly creative or subtle, and a little too New Age-y for my taste. Eh. Still worth watching.
posted by adso at 10:32 PM on June 29, 2012

I woke up with this music in my head. I wonder what I was dreaming.

Also, I'm not seriously trying to proselytize. Just a comment on the fact that Hinduism has some diverse and unique deities.

The Egyptian pantheon had the animal motif going too. I think they're mostly unemployed these days except for Bast, who's probably gotten a boost from all the kitteh worship on the internet.
posted by homunculus at 10:02 AM on July 1, 2012