tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post1731654037634616160..comments2023-09-30T04:38:22.123-05:00Comments on Peter Von Brown: Suspension Strength SpeculationPeter Von Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15042839698693906854noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post-54759147133709459302010-01-29T19:16:40.148-06:002010-01-29T19:16:40.148-06:00You mean, as an explanation for why an individual ...You mean, as an explanation for why an individual would ask questions of one character but completely buy into another? That I really don't know....<br /><br />I guess for me anyway, the fact that you and I didn't feel the same way about the same characters suggested there was no "rhyme or reason" to it and I left it at that. Which is interesting because you didn't.<br /><br />Meta, anyone...? ;)Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post-3921701778169262242010-01-29T16:22:39.157-06:002010-01-29T16:22:39.157-06:00Mary Poppins - another good example. I accepted w...Mary Poppins - another good example. I accepted without question, too. And the truth is, I don't recall ever seeing ALL of Disney's movie straight through as a kid. (It could have happened, I'm not sure.) But having seen the film many times since then - and having read the first book - I didn't find myself needing any explanation for her. <br /><br />It's definitely "individual" (both per audience person and per character) but I can't help but wonder if it's something also inherent in the way it's told... hence this post. :)Peter Von Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15042839698693906854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post-61096997056383867932010-01-29T16:04:28.764-06:002010-01-29T16:04:28.764-06:00I do. In fact, I actually found myself wondering ...I do. In fact, I actually found myself wondering at who and what Peter Pan really was--granted I first knew of him through the Disney cartoon, and so I was partly looking at his appearance (you know, pointy ears and all.... :P), but still I did wonder. (Where does the name "Pan" come from, for example?)<br /><br />To a lesser extent I also wondered about Mary Poppins--after seeing her in the clouds, and her Uncle Albert, and knowing that Bert knows her from sometime in the past, it made me wonder why we never learned any of that backstory.<br /><br />On the other hand, that wasn't always the case--I never asked questions about Maleficent, and I don't THINK I ever did about Willy Wonka either....<br /><br />I really don't know, I suppose it's an individual question requiring an individual answer.Anonnoreply@blogger.com