Saturday, June 10, 2006

Music: The White Stripes - Offend in Every Way
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I think I think too much about things. Things that seem simple. For example, what movie could possibly be more simple and without depth then Napoleon Dynamite? But lately I've been thinking...



What if Napoleon Dynamite is actually a loose, modern interpretation of the classic story of Don Quijote?

Stop laughing. I'm serious.

It all started when I was watching Robot Chicken. One of the sketches was "Napoleon Bonamite." It was really funny by itself, but eventually the Pedro parody says something to the effect of "You could be emperor, maybe. I don't know. As long as I get my mule."

That's when it hit me...Napoleon Dynamite, the character, basically spends the movie trying to show everyone how awesome he is and win a lady's heart. This is pretty similar to Don Quijote, who has plenty of ambition to change the world, but mostly just want's to be awesome and noteworthy. They are both characters living out of their time, and failing to reconcile the differences.

Then there's Pedro. He's really what got me thinking. The thing about the mule, specifically. Sancho Panza basically has two goals: Get more livestock, and become king of his own island. Instead of king of an island, Pedro runs for class president with the help of his slightly loopy leader.

I'm not crazy! The paralells are there. Especially in that they don't win. That's everybody's big mistake about Don Quijote. People who think they know the story but haven't read the book don't seem to realize that Don Quijote and his idealism don't win out in the end. He fails. Just like our movie characters.

I can't possibly be the only person who thinks this way. After all, the Robot Chicken guys put in that line about the mule.

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