Famous Last Words: Honest Obsession

So, all week I have been obsessed with a particular YouTube artist, Nerdwriter1, who puts out analytical videos on a variety of subjects. Most notable are his two playlists Essays About Art and Understanding Art (Case Studies) where he goes though different medians of art, form traditional art to video games to movies, and uses them to discuss different issues, from peculiarities of  an individual piece to the larger implications surrounding them. He draws from authoritative sources, of which he provides, and supports all of his conclusions. But most importantly, he does not make absolutes. His main goal is to make the viewer think. He has opinions, certainly, but he is not forcing them on the viewer, rather he is a guiding hand, one who encourages further discovery. There are two videos I think apply to this class.

I feel like this video explains what we are doing in class. Taking stories that have backgrounds, stories that have been built upon and have cultural significance beyond their original roots, and remaking them into something new. We are the next generation of storytellers. The people who will make the fairy tales of the future and the ones who will remember the past. This video reminds me of the Cheshire Cat and Alice and Wonderland, a story that has far outshone it humble beginnings in Lewis Carroll. The wonderland that modern culture adores is far different then Carroll's original satire on the British government and economy. It has taken a life of its own, but it still is thanks to its origin that it is so beloved. 

One again, this video embodies what this class is about. Putting one's own spin on stories, making connections. Where we take a familiar story or writing type, like fairy tales, and making it our own. To me, it shows just how influential stories can be, even if accidentally, or as a story that has only grown in strength the more we here it. One thing I have learned from my lovely obsession is, never underestimate the power of a story, it has the potential to change the world. 

Story Time by AlectorFencer
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