Skeletor '96 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I was just watching 2013 Carolina Crown championship performance. Does anyone else think John's relationship with his lover isn't healthy, psychologically speaking? It seems more like "obsession" and "dependency" than "love". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoSurfBass Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 It's purple prose, it's meant to be a bit sappy and over-the-top. Primarily, it's a direct quote from "Einstein on the Beach," so if it seems a bit unhealthy, blame Philip Glass and Robert Wilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor '96 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 I still like BD's re:Rite of Spring better that year. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor '96 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 19 minutes ago, MotoSurfBass said: It's purple prose, it's meant to be a bit sappy and over-the-top. Primarily, it's a direct quote from "Einstein on the Beach," so if it seems a bit unhealthy, blame Philip Glass and Robert Wilson. As a big David Bowie fan I really need to get around to listening to Glass's Low Symphony and Heroes Symphony. Any reviews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito365 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 So expressing how you love someone is "unhealthy", "obsessive", and a "dependency". Okay. Someone better wake Shakespear from the grave to tell him the true meaning of love so that he can rewrite his Sonnets. Seems to me someone just wanted an excuse to say they liked Re:Rite of Spring better. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor '96 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 I think Shakespeare is what one would apparently refer to as "purple prose"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor '96 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 38 minutes ago, Incognito365 said: So expressing how you love someone is "unhealthy", "obsessive", and a "dependency". Okay. Someone better wake Shakespear from the grave to tell him the true meaning of love so that he can rewrite his Sonnets. Seems to me someone just wanted an excuse to say they liked Re:Rite of Spring better. Maybe, now that I think about it. Devils are so rarely my favorite I got hyped today when watching 2013. What Blue Devils' shows are my favorite of their respective years? 1984, 1985, 2007, 2013. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, MotoSurfBass said: It's purple prose, it's meant to be a bit sappy and over-the-top. Primarily, it's a direct quote from "Einstein on the Beach," so if it seems a bit unhealthy, blame Philip Glass and Robert Wilson. Remember “Einstein on the Beach” is an opera. Love is never healthy in opera, or at least is rarely healthy in opera. Opera is filled with jealousy, murder, suicide, twisted love triangles and in one case, you might even be able to say a love hexagon! We cheered Turandot and Calaf finding love ❤️ in Phantom’s great production in 2012 even though it started with the poor Prince of Persia have it his head chopped off and impaled because he could not guess the answer to a riddle. We also can’t forget the father’s servant Liu who was killed because she refused to reveal Calaf’s name. Crown portraying two young lovers on a park bench may have been gooey, but at least everyone was alive at the end, and in the world of opera, that’s healthy.😎 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Incognito365 said: So expressing how you love someone is "unhealthy", "obsessive", and a "dependency". Okay. Someone better wake Shakespear from the grave to tell him the true meaning of love so that he can rewrite his Sonnets. Seems to me someone just wanted an excuse to say they liked Re:Rite of Spring better. I would think we can all agree that there are plenty of examples in the world of unhealthy ways that love has been expressed. The "how" is the important part. I personally didn't find the show to be that far over the top but then I admittedly didn't like the show all that much. Different folks will view it different ways I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, Tim K said: Remember “Einstein on the Beach” is an opera. Love is never healthy in opera, or at least is rarely healthy in opera. Opera is filled with jealousy, murder, suicide, twisted love triangles and in one case, you might even be able to say a love hexagon! We cheered Turandot and Calaf finding love ❤️ in Phantom’s great production in 2012 even though it started with the poor Prince of Persia have it his head chopped off and impaled because he could not guess the answer to a riddle. We also can’t forget the father’s servant Liu who was killed because she refused to reveal Calaf’s name. Crown portraying two young lovers on a park bench may have been gooey, but at least everyone was alive at the end, and in the world of opera, that’s healthy.😎 To Tim K's point.... "Well what did you expect? A happy ending?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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