Natural born Killers shows us to see the other side of the coin. Our humanness, and what is naturalized in killing, is more human than natural. To be human is to step apart and outside nature. We, humans, distinguish ourselves as more than nature. Somehow more conscious or self-aware in such a way that we can reject our basic foundations of our own absurdity. We are not God’s gift to earth – we are natural born killers.
Our humanness is not unlike I Love Lucy radically fabricated. Every crevice of our day is oversaturated with social cues. From the instructions on a hand dryer in a bathroom to the stop lights in our daily commute. Signs order mandate compliance, not unlike the applause sign that flashes in a live sitcom. Laughter, while potentially …show more content…
Both Medias portray a universe that resembles the reality we think we are in. People live and work. Strive for love. Stand up for what they believe in. Both media’s may also accurately represent a minor subset of the lived reality of some Americans. The difference is that I Love Lucy generalizes a way of existing that is implied as the way the world should exist. The neighbors are nosey but well meaning. Basic America values are respected. And while a character may do something malicious, the intentions are portrayed as ultimately well-meaning. Mickey and Mallory, on the other hand, are in a very different universe. A kind of universe that no one should exist in. The nuclear family has been corrupted by a physically, emotionally and sexually abusive father who stomps on the wills of his children and wife with the same disregard for social contracts as Godzilla has for …show more content…
Mallory’s family not the only group responsible for Mallory’s suffering. The world that produced such a family and allowed its continuance is also to blame, and maybe even more responsible because society does nothing for the many youths that grow up in similar sufferings. Mickey and Mallory’s murder spree ask the basic existential question. Life is more than absurd, it is intentionally cruel, and more often than not is socially structured in such a way to rob millions of basic substance. To paraphrase and misquote Camus. The only real question is not just that the world is absurd and we must choose between killing ourselves or living against absurdity. But, human existence is evil and turned against itself, do we commit global-homicide or continue to be compliant to our and other’s
Our humanness is not unlike I Love Lucy radically fabricated. Every crevice of our day is oversaturated with social cues. From the instructions on a hand dryer in a bathroom to the stop lights in our daily commute. Signs order mandate compliance, not unlike the applause sign that flashes in a live sitcom. Laughter, while potentially …show more content…
Both Medias portray a universe that resembles the reality we think we are in. People live and work. Strive for love. Stand up for what they believe in. Both media’s may also accurately represent a minor subset of the lived reality of some Americans. The difference is that I Love Lucy generalizes a way of existing that is implied as the way the world should exist. The neighbors are nosey but well meaning. Basic America values are respected. And while a character may do something malicious, the intentions are portrayed as ultimately well-meaning. Mickey and Mallory, on the other hand, are in a very different universe. A kind of universe that no one should exist in. The nuclear family has been corrupted by a physically, emotionally and sexually abusive father who stomps on the wills of his children and wife with the same disregard for social contracts as Godzilla has for …show more content…
Mallory’s family not the only group responsible for Mallory’s suffering. The world that produced such a family and allowed its continuance is also to blame, and maybe even more responsible because society does nothing for the many youths that grow up in similar sufferings. Mickey and Mallory’s murder spree ask the basic existential question. Life is more than absurd, it is intentionally cruel, and more often than not is socially structured in such a way to rob millions of basic substance. To paraphrase and misquote Camus. The only real question is not just that the world is absurd and we must choose between killing ourselves or living against absurdity. But, human existence is evil and turned against itself, do we commit global-homicide or continue to be compliant to our and other’s