I once fought with a friend to gain control of the TV and watch this film. He wanted to watch Peewee's Big Adventure instead. I need better friends. Apply in the comments.
I never got the chance to say Ira Levin's biggest regret about writing the book. He always worried that his depiction of the living devil catalyzed the evangelical religious movement of the 70s & 80s. By making the devil seem too real, he thinks he opened the door for The Exorcist, The Omen, and all the Satanic Ritual Abuse hysteria of the era.
I wasn't there, but believe that the nutters were going to go down that road either way. With entheogens/psychedelics emerging in science and culture, a horror story about a hyper conservative Christian community who are awful to one another, then get their communion spiked with psilocybin, renounce their faith, and realize the importance of being alive right now would really scare the shit out of those types. Have an antagonist who happened to skip that service, and tries to keep everyone in the community with violence, maybe?
Interesting. I always got hung up on the fact that Rosemary didn't fight like a banshee when the group was taking her baby in the end. Girl, punch them in the face! It's still YOUR baby!
I am close to someone who is very passive, extremely kind, and was caught up in a hyper conservative cult for a long time, but she definitely would have clubbed anyone who tried to take a baby away from her.
Update: As of just now she is looking into funding a masters in creative writing and I am helping her. Considering her story, she could find patrons and crowdfund it.
Well, they did stick her with a huge syringe full of sedative. And she got the baby in the end. In the book she plans to grab the devil baby and jump from the window, so at least she and the baby live.
Hush. I'm sure Ira Levin had his reasons for writing that book (perhaps one of his sons had been kidnapped and was being held as a hostage, and Levin has forced to write the book). But let's pretend you never mentioned that book. Please.
Chuck, the parcel I won from the last quiz arrived today. Thank you for the gifts!
Since opening the parcel, I’ve been kind of leaving a faint snail trail of glitter behind me all day. I’m not sure if turning me into a vampire from “twilight” was intentional or not, but all the same, you made my day.
There was a neat bit of movie trivia from the book adaptation/companion piece of Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in which it’s referenced that during one particular camera shot from “Rosemary’s Baby” - the tilting POV shot of Rosemary trying to see what Minnie Castavet is doing in an adjacent room I believe - the audience would all tilt their heads in synchronicity with the shot, as though it would offer them a better sight advantage
Oh dear. I think those might be robot boobs.
I once fought with a friend to gain control of the TV and watch this film. He wanted to watch Peewee's Big Adventure instead. I need better friends. Apply in the comments.
I like your friend. I love Tim Burton movies.
I did as well until he got strung out and blew up his life. Also love Tim and Peewee, but hadnt ever seen Rosemary at that point.
Are you sure I'm not that friend you're talking about? And as Mr. Palahniuk was saying Rosemary's Baby is really is a product of it's time.
I never got the chance to say Ira Levin's biggest regret about writing the book. He always worried that his depiction of the living devil catalyzed the evangelical religious movement of the 70s & 80s. By making the devil seem too real, he thinks he opened the door for The Exorcist, The Omen, and all the Satanic Ritual Abuse hysteria of the era.
I wasn't there, but believe that the nutters were going to go down that road either way. With entheogens/psychedelics emerging in science and culture, a horror story about a hyper conservative Christian community who are awful to one another, then get their communion spiked with psilocybin, renounce their faith, and realize the importance of being alive right now would really scare the shit out of those types. Have an antagonist who happened to skip that service, and tries to keep everyone in the community with violence, maybe?
Let's not forget The Living Bible. Everyone had one.
Interesting!
Interesting. I always got hung up on the fact that Rosemary didn't fight like a banshee when the group was taking her baby in the end. Girl, punch them in the face! It's still YOUR baby!
I am close to someone who is very passive, extremely kind, and was caught up in a hyper conservative cult for a long time, but she definitely would have clubbed anyone who tried to take a baby away from her.
Right!? Did you write about it? I want to read that story. What's the title?
Been encouraging her to do so, but she isn't far enough away from it yet. I do have some ideas for poaching some of the things she's told me.
Awww. Goodness I see.
Update: As of just now she is looking into funding a masters in creative writing and I am helping her. Considering her story, she could find patrons and crowdfund it.
Well, they did stick her with a huge syringe full of sedative. And she got the baby in the end. In the book she plans to grab the devil baby and jump from the window, so at least she and the baby live.
Chuck, am I allowed to ask your opinion on Son of Rosemary?
Hush. I'm sure Ira Levin had his reasons for writing that book (perhaps one of his sons had been kidnapped and was being held as a hostage, and Levin has forced to write the book). But let's pretend you never mentioned that book. Please.
Ah, forgot that part.
Chuck, the parcel I won from the last quiz arrived today. Thank you for the gifts!
Since opening the parcel, I’ve been kind of leaving a faint snail trail of glitter behind me all day. I’m not sure if turning me into a vampire from “twilight” was intentional or not, but all the same, you made my day.
Thanks again, Chuck.
Hahahaha Christ
Very happy to hear it arrive. My local UPS Store is getting a real workout with these addresses.
There was a neat bit of movie trivia from the book adaptation/companion piece of Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in which it’s referenced that during one particular camera shot from “Rosemary’s Baby” - the tilting POV shot of Rosemary trying to see what Minnie Castavet is doing in an adjacent room I believe - the audience would all tilt their heads in synchronicity with the shot, as though it would offer them a better sight advantage
I love that. It's like when my dog runs behind the television looking for a squirrel that ran out of a shot.
Wow. So interesting Im curious to hear more Chuck
December 1st.