lets start with a very basic idea. This is a post about the development and ownership of knowledge through intelligence, or and as always, vice versa. I have a theory. It is a simple theory using simple examples based on the platonic idea of truth moving upwards.
The movie up, I believe is symbolic and its content describes the essence of not only every children's story, but every story ever told. The movie contains all the aspects of the human experience and the arc of the narrative is in its foundation, the same as all other stories. The scene of the old man and boy escaping from the dogs on the beast's back; jumping down the steps of life but buoyed by the attached home (laden w balloons) is a perfect example of the sensation of needing to stay in motion and 'progressing' against the sense of 'self' that both gives us purpose and shelter but also restricts the freedom of our movements and if left unchecked will drag us towards an unwanted infinite ending. The trinity of man, child and beast are of course a dialogue with the concept of ego, superego and id. And the house of course represents (as it does in the dream world) the self that is created and presented to the outside world, it is the us we know.
Anyways, the characters and symbols and narrative of the movie up are all classic and consistent with all the natural characteristics of human story telling. It's essence is instantly recognizable and appreciable.
Up however is a very basic example of story telling and there are many more nuanced traditions that are unique to the different tribes and cultures of mankind. There are gangster stories and love stories and adventure stories. The movie 'Scarface' may be, like up, a classic example that surmises the essence of a genre's story arc and character. Scarface however is only a classic example of the gangsters story. It is mired in the details and specifics of the gangster genre and cannot therefore serve as a pure example of the totality and normalness of story telling unless it is related to a simpler film like up.
So in this way up is the truer movie, the more relatable movie. Up is more immediately resonant with a larger swath of people and therefore a truer representation and more complete fulfilment of the promise of movies and story telling, which is the bringing together of people and the creation of something that is compelling, moving, relatable and understandable on a screen.
And that is a demonstration of knowledge creation through intelligence. I found a theory, or a theory came upon me. Then I took that theory and expanded it to make it an umbrella over an entire genre such as 'film' or 'narratives' and used the kernel of truth from the original organic theory and made it applicable to a much wider and more often encountered daily phenomenon. the cultivation of the original kernel of truth is similar to the platonic approach to 'truth' and the results are the same.
Now I am at a juncture where I can either continue with the model, expanding it to other discernible tracks of my personal and the entire human experience, or I can somehow change the model, hopefully still utilizing the original kernel of truth. And here I am at a standstill. I have already let nature, the natural thought process contained in my nature and physiology, develop the gifted theory into a more expansive and valuable one. However, can the kernel be uncultivated? Can I get back to the original moment of inspiration and move in a more self directed and creative way, this time with the hope of a completely knew and revolutionary outcome? We will have to wait. We will see.
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