tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post2364094072970615839..comments2023-10-05T07:11:05.917-04:00Comments on Art at the Auction: "'The Hammer' Is My Penis"petplutohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-16466653480991650392008-07-18T18:07:00.000-04:002008-07-18T18:07:00.000-04:00Agreed!I think it comes down to philosophy in a wa...Agreed!<BR/><BR/>I think it comes down to philosophy in a way. We're led to see Dr. Horrible's philosophy; and it isn't that he hates people or that he just a tremendous egotist. It is that "the status is *not* quo. The world is a mess, and I just need to... ...rule it". So, he wants to change the world for the better, but through nefarious means.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, Captain Hammer seems to just enjoy getting the girls and beating on the poor nerds. I mean, maybe his philosophy is deeper than that, but we're not seeing anything other than "I get what you want" and that his day ends with him saving women who then fawn over him. And brushing off birds and old people.<BR/><BR/>It is definitely a product of amazing writing, and shakes up a certain conventional writing technique. Which is totally Whedon.petplutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-86645008321973330042008-07-18T16:37:00.000-04:002008-07-18T16:37:00.000-04:00It's kind of strange how the viewer is led to conn...It's kind of strange how the viewer is led to connect and relate to the "evil" character while his nemesis, traditionally a "good" character, is made out to appear shallow and egotistical which really disconnects with the viewer. Whedon is an amazing writer and really deserves the success he's finding (so far) in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog.jjfs85https://www.blogger.com/profile/03607101491416950570noreply@blogger.com