Comments on: Sardinism http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/10/sardinism/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Tue, 29 May 2012 02:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: piratemoggy http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/10/sardinism/#comment-653359 piratemoggy Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:59:21 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=15699#comment-653359 Oh, that's what made the weather go wrong in the book, too! People started just eating cake all the time or something and this angered the meteorological cuisine. It is all coming back to me now. I might have to see the film! Oh, that’s what made the weather go wrong in the book, too! People started just eating cake all the time or something and this angered the meteorological cuisine. It is all coming back to me now. I might have to see the film!

]]> By: Pete Baran http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/10/sardinism/#comment-653355 Pete Baran Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:26:38 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=15699#comment-653355 Not sure that theme is necessarily explicit in the film. It is true that the one bad character (evil seems a bit strong or a character that is more stupid than Machiavellian) is the only one that gets fatter. But then the film has a difficult line with greed considering the excess of food that is suddenly bombarded on them. Body shapes differ quite significantly and I would say that Flint's Dad and Earl are both fatish. The mayor's corpulence is clearly a direct manifestation of his greed, hence his growing literally before our eyes in the film. Also consider the underlying subtext of the film is that junk food brings unending pleasure. Not sure that theme is necessarily explicit in the film. It is true that the one bad character (evil seems a bit strong or a character that is more stupid than Machiavellian) is the only one that gets fatter. But then the film has a difficult line with greed considering the excess of food that is suddenly bombarded on them. Body shapes differ quite significantly and I would say that Flint’s Dad and Earl are both fatish. The mayor’s corpulence is clearly a direct manifestation of his greed, hence his growing literally before our eyes in the film.

Also consider the underlying subtext of the film is that junk food brings unending pleasure.

]]> By: Andrew F http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/10/sardinism/#comment-653350 Andrew F Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:09:26 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=15699#comment-653350 NB I still wuv the film, but just because the amount of really great things in it overcame that really grating theme. NB I still wuv the film, but just because the amount of really great things in it overcame that really grating theme.

]]> By: Andrew F http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/10/sardinism/#comment-653349 Andrew F Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:07:44 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=15699#comment-653349 Dares to be different in many ways, except that thin is still good and fat is still evil! Dares to be different in many ways, except that thin is still good and fat is still evil!

]]> By: unlogged moggy http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/10/sardinism/#comment-653340 unlogged moggy Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:11:19 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=15699#comment-653340 i actually can't totally remember the book (last time i read it i was probably under school age) but basically there's a place called chewandswallow where food rains down at convenient meal times in convenient combinations and this is all fantastic, except then the weather goes mad at some point and starts giving really horrible combinations (sprouts and something at a child's birthday party is what sticks in my brain) and finally goes totally rogue and starts attacking them with huge things, so they all use the giant food to get away and go to the normal world, which i suppose is possibly similar to the film? i remember distinctly the last picture was a sunrise or sunset that looked like a fried egg. i don't remember any mr t but to be fair i wouldn't've known who that was. film looks pretty good, mind. i actually can’t totally remember the book (last time i read it i was probably under school age) but basically there’s a place called chewandswallow where food rains down at convenient meal times in convenient combinations and this is all fantastic, except then the weather goes mad at some point and starts giving really horrible combinations (sprouts and something at a child’s birthday party is what sticks in my brain) and finally goes totally rogue and starts attacking them with huge things, so they all use the giant food to get away and go to the normal world, which i suppose is possibly similar to the film? i remember distinctly the last picture was a sunrise or sunset that looked like a fried egg.

i don’t remember any mr t but to be fair i wouldn’t've known who that was. film looks pretty good, mind.

]]> By: Pete Baran http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/10/sardinism/#comment-653336 Pete Baran Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:04:30 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=15699#comment-653336 Tell me more Moggy. I don't think the film would disappoint, but I guessed the book might not have a Mr T voiced cop character who wears very tight speedos. Tell me more Moggy. I don’t think the film would disappoint, but I guessed the book might not have a Mr T voiced cop character who wears very tight speedos.

]]> By: Mark M http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/10/sardinism/#comment-653333 Mark M Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:45:26 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=15699#comment-653333 Answer to the asterisked question: Adrienne Shelly in Trust, for one. Answer to the asterisked question: Adrienne Shelly in Trust, for one.

]]> By: unlogged moggy http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/10/sardinism/#comment-653323 unlogged moggy Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:00:13 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/?p=15699#comment-653323 whatwhatwhat this is not the plot of <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloudy-Chance-Meatballs-Judith-Barrett/dp/1847383246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254938345&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">the book!</a> which was one of my favourite things ever, as a v tiny child. whatwhatwhat this is not the plot of the book! which was one of my favourite things ever, as a v tiny child.

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