postertrout Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 12 minutes ago, wvu80 said: Oh, come on. Atlas doesn't rise...does he? Don't tell me I've got some more research to do to understand Cadets' show? 🙄 You can almost use this show a a metaphor for the Cadets. Went from being on top (Parts 1/2), to losing almost everything (Parts 3/4), and then "Rising" from the ashes to compete again (Part 5). Atlas = The Cadets --> Cadets Rising from 2018. Not a smooth rise for them, they have had some bumps along the way, but a rising nonetheless. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ykw Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 43 minutes ago, postertrout said: You can almost use this show a a metaphor for the Cadets. Went from being on top (Parts 1/2), to losing almost everything (Parts 3/4), and then "Rising" from the ashes to compete again (Part 5). Atlas = The Cadets --> Cadets Rising from 2018. Not a smooth rise for them, they have had some bumps along the way, but a rising nonetheless. There's no almost -- I believe this show design is supposed to be a metaphor. Just as 2022 was -- (leave it all in the) "Rear View Mirror." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 2 hours ago, postertrout said: Atlas = The Cadets --> Cadets Rising from 2018 Interesting theory. I like it. 👍 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcikon2 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 What are the gold arced equipment supposed to represent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njthundrrd Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 10 minutes ago, dcikon2 said: What are the gold arced equipment supposed to represent? Earth or "the weight of the world" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Don-O Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) I like the curved bar equipment they use, simulating the weight of the world, but I still have no idea what the props with the poles are supposed to represent or contribute, other than obstacles.... Edited August 4, 2023 by Super Don-O 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Just now, Super Don-O said: I like the curved bar equipment they use, simulating the weight of the world, but I still have no idea what the poles stuck in the static props are supposed to be. They represent, very loosely, Olympic Flag poles the way you would see them in an Olympic village or near the competing venus. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 6 hours ago, njthundrrd said: Earth or "the weight of the world" I have a tattoo on my shoulder/arm that is modified from this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 7 hours ago, Super Don-O said: I like the curved bar equipment they use, simulating the weight of the world, but I still have no idea what the props with the poles are supposed to represent or contribute, other than obstacles.... Actually to my eye in person at Allentown the looked like they can represent the mountain ranges around Mt. Olympus as well as flagpoles. They make a varied range at the start. Later in the S formation from lower in stands it looked like a singular peak and the valleys and highs to get to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icer Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 22 hours ago, postertrout said: You can almost use this show a a metaphor for the Cadets. Went from being on top (Parts 1/2), to losing almost everything (Parts 3/4), and then "Rising" from the ashes to compete again (Part 5). Atlas = The Cadets --> Cadets Rising from 2018. Not a smooth rise for them, they have had some bumps along the way, but a rising nonetheless. I understand the point being made about the arc of this show, but IMO, The Cadets rose in 2018, not from 2018. The kids that marched that year had everything stacked against them. Not only did they put on a show from the heart, but when they nailed the Z-Pull and revealed the traditional uniform in the final scene, it brought down the house at the DCI Eastern Classic. There were still more obstacles (most notably Covid), and there is a ways to go, but the bounce back started 5 years ago this weekend. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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