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For a certain course within mediastudies in which the keywords seem to be 'pseudo-creativity for morons', I'm looking for twentyfive movies. In all of these movies the following motive need to present itself: 'anthropomorphism of inanimate objects' with the extra condition that they can't actually come to life - that excludes all the living elephants, killer & sex dolls and related Disney-stuff. Right now I've got the following things: "1) The volleyball Wilson in Cast Away. 2) The main character's wristwatch in Stranger Than Fiction 3) The mannequin dolls in I am Legend. 4) Private Pyle's weapon in Full Metal Jacket. 5) The log lady's log in Twin Peaks. 6) The "adult doll" from Lars and the Real Girl. 7) The refrigerator in Requiem for a Dream. 8) The furnace in the basement in Home Alone." More suggestions plz! |
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how about the film 'may' in which some girl kills people and uses parts of them to sew together and create a significant other. |
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That sounds like a great motive/movie! I'm going to download it right away. |
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how about the gun made from bones in 'eXistenZ'? |
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Well, it's not like the bone gun is given a real identity or is being humanized in another sort of way, right? |
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i was rather thinking in terms that the gun represents a part of himself, like a puzzle, that the bone is the innate violence of man, that he finds it in what he eats and knows instinctively what to do |
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but yeah i guess you're right, it's not entirely personified |
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how about the mask in v for vendetta? |
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what a great film. i should watch it again |
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Something from "Videodrome" probably? I vaguely recall scenes you can use from that film. You can probably use A LOT of Svankmajer's shorts, though objects generally really come to life in them. The plant in "Ruka" ("The Hand") by Jiri Trnka. I'll try to think of more and better ones. |
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"Look Who's Talking Too" with Travolta - scary toilet |
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"Naked Lunch" - typewriter |
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Off the top of my head: The radiator in Eraserhead. The monument in 2001: A Space Odyssey. The mirror (?) in Taxi Driver. |
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Tobey Maguire in Fear and Loathing |
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how about the ring in lord of the rings |
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HAHA |
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how about the mask in 'The Mask' or Judge Elihu Smails, Billy Baroo putter in Caddyshack |
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the wicker man in the wicker man |
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Some great suggestions here, thanks! But concerning the mirror in Taxi Driver, quite original, but Travis isn't exactly talking to the mirror itself is he, 8)? @ QRDL: Ruka is a great political short! I almost forgot about Svankmajer - what a shame, because his animations are fantastic. I'll watch some for inspiration (and amusement). The thing with Cronenberg is that it's hard to draw the boundary between the real and the hallucinations, so the question remains: "is the object ACTUALLY coming to life or is it a hallucination?" In the latter case, I can use it. |
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I added a questionmark to the mirror. It might not serve as a good example for your task, but it certainly symbolizes the skewed self image of the protagonist in the film. I would even argue that he's not actually talking to himself in the mirror, but to 'someone else' (possibly because of schizophrenia). Note the phrase 'You talkin' to me?'. |
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the cube in cube? maybe not |
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The Holy Clitoris in the South Park Movie |
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Lars And The Real Girl (I'm not sure if it's out yet tho) |
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I still need about seven movies to complete my list of greatness, but since I'm stuck - and have until three o' clock tomorrow afternoon -, any additional help would be appreciated. |
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de lift, it's still just a computer with fuzzy logic, or maybe not, is hard update your list |
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I was just watching Basil Fawlty abuse his car in the 'Gourmet Night' episode and it reminded me of this thread. |
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delorean. |
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The entire building in that movie where a building has such an advanced security system that it kills all the people in it. Can't remember the name of the movie, though... it's a 90s film, I think. The transplanted eye in "The Eye." The Raping Computer in "Demon Seed." |
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that was an x-files episode. but it's possible it could also have been a movie many times over. the 2001 thing has been done to death. what about the can in 'wet hot american summer'? |
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grah i just noticed this thread is over a month old |
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the g.i. joes in "the boy who could fly" |
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What about the gynaecologist tools for mutant women with abnormal genitalia in Dead Ringers by Cronenberg, I always found them quite fascinating. |
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You've got a fine list there Henk. The ring in Lord of The Rings expresses some desires of its own... but it IS controlled somewhat through Sauron so I don't know if that counts. Also you might be able to cheat and use that for 3 movies, as it's a trilogy ;) |
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