tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293319073550947163.post2985714687019851365..comments2024-03-16T17:43:25.784-04:00Comments on DanielMaidman: The Uncanniness of the PickpocketDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15597234920324948705noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293319073550947163.post-55299602503527583342012-06-26T10:17:19.040-04:002012-06-26T10:17:19.040-04:00Doesn't this truth go something like, "I ...Doesn't this truth go something like, "I said in my ecstacy, every man is a liar."? <br /><br />Then there's Rumsfeld's adroit image: The known knowns, the known unknowns, and the unknown unknowns. Add to them the unknown knowns and maybe there's part of the uncanny there.<br /><br />Plus Lewis' description of the numinous; the thing which is not fearful for what it can do (Such as a bear or a criminal) but because of what it is. I think maybe in more childlike modes of thinking the two easily blend, so there's that. However, 'that which is but should not be' from the standpoint of our affection and reason is definitely the numinous, and the uncanny, to boot. The fear attributed to people when they see angels seems very much like this uncanny, numinous fear -- but what is it about the appearance of an angel that a man has so hard a time accepting?Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293319073550947163.post-64864113540602849412012-06-22T18:53:32.637-04:002012-06-22T18:53:32.637-04:00You know, what with the saturation of one in blood...You know, what with the saturation of one in blood and mayhem, and the other not as much, I never thought before of this totally credible parallel. Certainly EH is a better scene-for-scene remake than, for instance, the other Solaris.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597234920324948705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293319073550947163.post-77545423827013102162012-06-22T18:14:20.096-04:002012-06-22T18:14:20.096-04:00Interesting that you use both Event Horizon and So...Interesting that you use both Event Horizon and Solaris in this article, as EH seemed to be an almost scene-for-scene remake at times of Solaris.Arazuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851619976811856366noreply@blogger.com