Ok.. so as a long-time fan of Homer's Iliad and The Odyssey....
I'm thinking I'm finally willing to get past my hang-ups and actually see this atrocity.
;-)
(2 votes)
Five Minutes with Megara (Hercules 1997)
Ok.. so as a long-time fan of Homer's Iliad and The Odyssey....
I'm thinking I'm finally willing to get past my hang-ups and actually see this atrocity.
;-)
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(Long Spike)
its woke. if i remember. hercules has an adoptive mother instead of being the product of rape but its got danny devito
(Site Administrator)
Not quite rape. Zeus came to her disguised as her husband, Amphytrion.
(Long Spike)
that sounds like something someone would say as they're being escorted out of a house while wearing nothing but underwear and handcuffs, the police's handcuffs. "no, no, no, no, wait officers. i'm disguised as her husband. get it?"
(Site Administrator)
Lols. You're joking. You certainly don't mean to suggest that I'm somehow pro-rape because I corrected you on the myth and added some much-needed context to your earlier statement above. And to top it off you feel that this 90s children's cartoon somehow misrepresented your assertion (and yours alone) that this was rape? I mean sure, if it helps you pass the time.
So, anyway... Anyone else want to appreciate the work and artistry the animators put into Meg's 'fine' form?.. ;-) Not knowing much about the movie, I was today years old when I first saw this clip so.. it could just be me that's impressed, I dunno.
(Long Spike)
if zeus had switched from his amphytrion disguise to his normal zeus body mid sex. would alcmene have been cool with it?
(Site Administrator)
So long as we're speaking with our feet firmly planted in stuff-that-never-happened-land..
Didn't they steal this idea in the movie Excalibur? If Arthur's dad switched back mid-sex would his mom have let him finish? If Arthur's mom didn't let his dad finish would Arthur happen? Would the movie happen?? Would the sword still be in the stone??? Still good men, though. Arthur and Hercules, both.
Also, Zeus came to Helen (of Troy)'s mom in the shape of a beautiful swan.. cause ducks finish fast. And it turns out that wasn't a gorgeous gown Helen was wearing. It was feathers. Boom/you're welcome.
(Long Spike)
both products of rape, didn't hercules rape a chick? if they had stuck to the lore, that would have made interested kids cartoon movie
(Site Administrator)
Actually it's well-known that Hercules committed several crimes while under step-mom Hera's spells (stupors) and he spent the rest of his life trying to make up for them. Basically, you got played, son. It's also known that he suffered great tragedies at the hands of daddy-Zeus's jealous wife. Here, for your edification. https://ilionboken.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/why-are-rapists-and-pedophiles-glorified-in-movies/
(Site Administrator)
i haven't seen this either.
hey we should do a discord stream of this movie. we can have popcorn and talk shit in the chat!
(Site Administrator)
Haha, I like the idea but we can definitely choose a more controversial topic or film (despite what Sal might be thinking above).
(Site Administrator)
like, there's tonnes to time and tonnes movies. i'm happy to set it up and sit throught whatever, make an announcement about it, we don't have to do it once :)
(Site Administrator)
We're all trying to squeeze the last bit of time outdoors while the weather is still nice in this corner of the world (Eastern Canada) but I imagine there will be some proper stay-at-home days coming up. I'll be sure to loop back here on this thread when that's the case. But feel free to make the announcement if you've already got a movie/film or documentary viewing you'd like to propose. Or better yet to ask the Nationals for topic suggestions and drum up interest. (Not too many folks interested in Meg and Herc now that Sal made it about hypothetical rape..@Sal did I forget to say thanks?)