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[_] One wild ride Anonymous 04/05/15(Sun)02:30 No.2739413
>> [_] %2C%20 04/05/15(Sun)05:42 No.2739538
Fuck yeah!
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
>> [_] Anonymous 04/05/15(Sun)07:08 No.2739570
I believe this video to be a visual metaphor for the nature of faith, the afterlife, and god as a
concept. It's not particularly complicated, but its imagery allows it to convey its themes with a
measure of depth that a simple oral description could not. In this post, I'll outline the general
theme of the symbolism, broken into three main parts: the eyes, the bones, and the ride.
First, the eyes. Notice that it's the driver's eyes that actually manipulate the world around
them, never the actual skeleton itself. This is consistent with the passenger's completely
passive nature, and his inability to alter his own course during the trip. Notice also, that the
passenger's eyes are the first thing he loses as he rots into a skeleton. I believe that this is
indicating that it's the drivers ability to 'see', his very perception of the world, that gives
sets him apart from the passenger.
(cont.)
>> [_] Anonymous 04/05/15(Sun)07:11 No.2739572
>>2739570
Second, the bones. The skeletons, and the transition from human to skeleton, clearly represent
death to some degree, but more to the point they represent something 'other' than mortal life.
Though the passenger definitely seems to 'die' when turning into a skeleton, the driver remains
alive and healthy, at some points even jovial, despite being in this post-life stage.
(cont.)
>> [_] Anonymous 04/05/15(Sun)07:13 No.2739575
>>2739572
Finally, the ride itself. This represents the process of dying, or perhaps the entire process of
living and dying, though it's the destination that is of chief importance. The passenger is
carried from the beginning of his journey, across the heavens (the importance of this can't be
denied), to his final destination in which it would appear the bulk of his predecessors have also
remained. The driver leaves him behind, though sadly. It's clear the driver hoped that the
passenger would survive, or at the very least end up as something different. Only the passenger,
with his eyes and perspective intact, can return to the mortal world.
(cont.)
>> [_] Anonymous 04/05/15(Sun)07:15 No.2739576
So, what's it all about? The driver is god, or maybe just the concept of enlightenment, who can
'see' the world, and thus has power over it. He want's to show his wisdom, his perspective, to
the passenger, who is carried on the unchanging and direct path from life (earth) to death
(skeleton orb), with the driver's philisophy being explained to him, not by the radio (which is
simply the 'noise' of life) but by the visions through the window, which the passenger ignores in
an attempt to block out the radio. The passenger doesn't achieve enlightenment, he doesn't truly
'see' the universe, and so he is condemend to remain at his destination, a one way ride.
(Cont.)
>> [_] Anonymous 04/05/15(Sun)07:17 No.2739577
>>2739576
The driver, meanwhile, has achieved more, and through his perception and perspective he
transcends death and is allowed to return to earth freely. It's by his own gracious mercies that
he ferries passengers to the skeleton orb, not because he must, but because he wants to show them
something before they reach their destination. Maybe one day, one of them will see what he has to
show them.
(End.)
In other news, the states word limit is like 4 times what you're actually allowed to post.
