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Viewing 15: The Emotional Toll?

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I’ve been so engrossed in unearthing the philosophy of the Master of Disguise that I have been neglecting to examine the impact the film is making on my day-to-day life. The lack of awareness dawned on me as I was listening to the legendary GZA “The Genius” of the Wu Tang Clan deliver a lecture on how science has influenced his art. Throughout the entire time I was noticing that I kept drawing parallels between his anecdotes about discovering hip-hop in the South Bronx and the Master of Disguise. This is when I knew I was going a little crazy. I even thought of asking GZA if he had seen the movie when I was sitting next to him before the lecture. Here I was, sitting next to one of my many music idols, and I wanted to talk to him about Dana Carvey. Why?

  It would be easy to declare that my propensity for bringing up the movie in virtually every social situation I am in on a day-to-day basis was a result of the amount of time I have spent watching it. However, I believe that there is more to it. People spend tons of hours at work and they don’t always incessantly blab about it to their friends during their leisure time (at least the people who aren’t incredibly irritating to spend time with). There has to be something in the content of the film that is resonating with me at such amplitude that it can't be ignored. I think it is that the movie is universal; it reaches the lowest common denominator. As a result, it’s easy to find everyday situations in which the movie pops up in my mind. Like at a GZA lecture. GZA talks about how we are all made of the same matter as stars and the rest of the universe? I think of Energico. How could I not?  At this point if you have been following this blog you can tell that I am finding a lot of value in this film. That’s a good thing right? Finding value where others don’t? Don’t ask yourself why I am doing this to myself. The better question is why aren’t YOU thinking about the Master of Disguise all of the time. I don’t have a problem. I’m not crazy! You’re the one who’s crazy!

Sure—I get it’s weird to watch the Master of Disguise 21 days in a row and keep an in depth blog about it. I understand why certain friends send me emails saying, “please don't do too many more of these. For your sake.” It’s weird. It’s atypical behavior. But I find it incredibly grounding. We all need a basis from which we perceive the everyday events in our lives. It’s like zero-ing out a scale. One can’t read the weight of the world when you don’t know what zero is. This movie is my zero. If this is the lowest of the low—yet I am able to read so far deeply into it, than surely it will allow me to read more into the rest of my human experience. So as you read this feeling as though I am a mini-martyr for your enjoyment, don’t ask yourself why I am doing this. Ask YOURSELF why you AREN’T doing this.

I'M A LEVEL 4500 PROFESSOR OF DISGUISE. I NOW HAVE A BLUE BELT!

MASTER OF THE MASTER OF DISGUISE HAS IT’S OWN BLOG AT 

THEMASTEROFTHEMASTEROFDISGUISE.TUMBLR.COM

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Viewing 15: The Emotional Toll?

I’ve been so engrossed in unearthing the philosophy of the Master of Disguise that I have been neglecting to examine the impact the film is making on my day-to-day life. The lack of awareness dawned on me as I was listening to the legendary GZA “The Genius” of the Wu Tang Clan deliver a lecture on how science has influenced his art. Throughout the entire time I was noticing that I kept drawing parallels between his anecdotes about discovering hip-hop in the South Bronx and the Master of Disguise. This is when I pondered if I was going a little crazy. I even thought of asking GZA if he had seen the movie when I was sitting next to him before the lecture. Here I was, sitting next to one of my many music idols, and I wanted to talk to him about Dana Carvey. Why?

  It would be easy to declare that my propensity for bringing up the movie in virtually every social situation I am in on a day-to-day basis was a result of the amount of time I have spent watching it. However, I believe that there is more to it. People spend tons of hours at work and they don’t always incessantly blab about it to their friends during their leisure time (at least the people who aren’t incredibly irritating to spend time with). There has to be something in the content of the film that is resonating with me at such amplitude that it can't be ignored. I think it is that the movie is universal; it reaches the lowest common denominator. As a result, it’s easy to find everyday situations in which the movie pops up in my mind. Like at a GZA lecture. GZA talks about how we are all made of the same matter as stars and the rest of the universe? I think of Energico. How could I not?  At this point if you have been following this blog you can tell that I am finding a lot of value in this film. That’s a good thing right? Finding value where others don’t? Don’t ask yourself why I am doing this to myself. The better question is why aren’t YOU thinking about the Master of Disguise all of the time. I don’t have a problem. I’m not crazy! You’re the one who’s crazy!

Sure—I get it’s weird to watch the Master of Disguise 21 days in a row and keep an in depth blog about it. I understand why certain friends send me emails saying, “please don't do too many more of these. For your sake.” It’s weird. It’s atypical behavior. But I find it incredibly grounding. We all need a basis from which we perceive the everyday events in our lives. It’s like zero-ing out a scale. One can’t read the weight of the world when you don’t know what zero is. This movie is my zero. If this is the lowest of the low—yet I am able to read so far deeply into it, than surely it will allow me to read more into the rest of my human experience. So as you read this feeling as though I am a mini-martyr for your enjoyment, don’t ask yourself why I am doing this. Ask YOURSELF why you AREN’T doing this.

I'M A LEVEL 4500 PROFESSOR OF DISGUISE. I NOW HAVE A BLUE BELT!