tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048006265600046573.post8532650567575096055..comments2020-06-23T18:44:02.034-07:00Comments on Captain America! Redefining Modern Myth: Emails #23: He Licks the Blood From the BladeBen Alpihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349155228789121570noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048006265600046573.post-58373486668251507892012-04-03T11:25:58.361-07:002012-04-03T11:25:58.361-07:00"He puts a boot on the guy's chest and pu..."He puts a boot on the guy's chest and pulls the knife out. He licks the blood from the blade."<br /><br />This blog post is a brief sketch of what an after WWII Red Skull could be like. It also helps define the relationship between him and Captain America. We also wanted to reflect on the Red Skull as a character, a villain. Is he simply deranged? No. Not simply anyway. Is he cold, calculating evil? Yes but not entirely. What I think makes the difference between the Red Skull and many other villains in comics and film is the evil. He knows and understands completely the difference between right and wrong and deliberately chooses to take wrong actions. He is in control of himself and his decisions at all times. Circumstances do not force him to do anything. He acts out of his own free will and sadistically tortures those caught in his web. We may find ourselves rooting for him because he his brash, charismatic, decisive, bold, humorous or daring.<br /><br />I enjoy a good villain. If a hero has a good villain to act as a foil against, it increases both their statures. In comics, films and literature: The FF have both Doctor Doom and Galactus as villains. Spiderman has Green Goblin and Doc Oc. Cap has the Red Skull. RIpley has the Alien. Decker has Batty. Batman has Joker. Holmes has Moriarty. Sarah Connor has the Terminator. The stronger the villain of the piece, the more the hero has to overcome in order to defeat them.<br /><br />If you are watching a film and the villain is weak, any victory the hero has is also weak and unsatisfying. For Cap to be successful, he must go up against foes who are stronger, smarter and more powerful than he is. He must be humbled; lose. It is only in the journey to find the Achilles' heel that the struggle transformations weakness into real wisdom or skill.RICK Arthur, Founderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925622575714675074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048006265600046573.post-91211606889843954792011-03-29T06:42:51.599-07:002011-03-29T06:42:51.599-07:00Like many other sites, we do not accept robot subm...Like many other sites, we do not accept robot submissions.<br /><br />Your comment has been edited and paraphrased in order to communicate your question.<br /><br />There is no other site similar to the Captain America! Redefining Modern Myth blog. It is the unique creation of filmmaker Ben Alpi and myself. We are not affiliated in any way with Marvel Comics or the new movie coming out in July. The opinions expressed here are our own and those of our readers. No transfer of rights is inferred.<br /><br />Looking for links? More general links on specific topics are available through simple internet searches. For example, to find out more about screenwriting, look for Syd Mead. For ideas on the origin of myth look for Joseph Campbell. WWII is an extensive topic with a lot of writing devoted to just about anything you could be interested in. I do suggest starting by looking at WWII timelines. There are several good ones easily available. Biographies of famous players in the war like Patton, Churchill, FDR, Eisenhauer and many more... Look for links on the Flu epidemic of 1918, Secret government medical trials but let's not forget the Founding Fathers and the Constitutional convention.<br /><br />We cover a lot of ground here on the blog. Half of the learning you will do involves finding things you weren't exactly looking for which is why I have only doled out topics and not links. Ben and I have talked about creating a reference page as a companion to the blog which might include links, recommended reading and movies although this will have to be down the road.<br /><br />Thanks for reading our blog, there is much, much more in store for Cap in the weeks and months to come. Stay tuned. RICKRICK Arthur, Founderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925622575714675074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1048006265600046573.post-63511863355024147322011-03-29T06:03:40.280-07:002011-03-29T06:03:40.280-07:00Anonymous writes:
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