Re:Bill Watterson’s refusal to license Calvin and Hobbes (2016)
by pksebben on Saturday July 16, 2022 @11:55AM
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> there seems to be a lot of anger or rage in their music
this... this is sarcasm, or irony, right?
The 'R' literally stands for rage.
Against the machine. to wit, the capitalist machine.
So, to put the finishing sauce on your story, 'Rage against the machine' with the rage taken out, would be just the Machine, exemplified by Amex.
I just wasn't sure if you knew quite how appropriate that scenario fits the schema.
If that's right, you could actually do a pretty funny American Express commercial with them.
It could show a montage of them dealing with shoddy consumer goods failing shortly after their warranties expire, which keeps pissing them off and keeps them in a constant state of rage which is reflected in their songwriting.
Then someone points out to them that they paid for all those things with their American Express card, and American Express provides extended warranties automatically.
They lose their anger over poor consumer products, and with that their songwriting too loses its anger.
Cut to them releasing a new album, and it is all slow acoustic ballads about true love and togetherness.