I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of a mirrormask. It sounds sooo poetic and heavy with significance. A mask that hides your true face while reflecting the faces of those around you. Such an interesting concept. But hm in a jodi picoult way (which I must say first!!!! I do not subscribe to this), it's insightful cos so many people simply assimilate the traits of people around them and 'reflect' it as their own character. And in so doing, they hide, or lose, their true face. But ok yes reiterate: I don't believe in true identity~. lolz this is just hmmm ok laa... admit it. intellectual satisfactionZ.
"It’s not about being hypocritical, believing in one thing and doing another. It’s about acting- believing in something and saying another. It’s about theatrics, what you want people to know, and what kind of a puppet master you want to be."
In a puppet show, the puppeteer controls the puppet. Everyone sees only the puppet. Everyone admires the puppet, laughs at the puppet - they judge the puppet. The puppet has a persona. It is not just a superficial one-dimensional character. A puppet has traits, characteristics. Of course they are all given by the puppeteer. But make no mistake, a puppet has depth. When the puppet is good, the puppet gains the glory. When the puppet is bad, the puppet bears the shame. No one sees the puppeteer; no one realizes the puppeteer is there.
Sometimes, the puppet has a flaw. Maybe it can't move it's arm anymore. Maybe it's head can't nod. A puppeteer has got to mend it, if they don't like that flaw. A puppeteer must pull on a string, to make the hand move.
But even the puppeteer is not all-powerful. The puppeteer sees what the puppet sees, hears what the puppet hears and knows only what the puppet knows. As the puppet performs, a puppeteer must judge for himself the audience response. And so the puppet show continues...
Name: Foo Guo Zhong Melvyn
Age: 19+
Affiliations: MSHS (Pri), Rosyth, RI, RJC, SFX (LoG)
Bday: 14th Nov
Email: mel_protoss@hotmail.com
I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of a mirrormask. It sounds sooo poetic and heavy with significance. A mask that hides your true face while reflecting the faces of those around you. Such an interesting concept. But hm in a jodi picoult way (which I must say first!!!! I do not subscribe to this), it's insightful cos so many people simply assimilate the traits of people around them and 'reflect' it as their own character. And in so doing, they hide, or lose, their true face. But ok yes reiterate: I don't believe in true identity~. lolz this is just hmmm ok laa... admit it. intellectual satisfactionZ.
"It’s not about being hypocritical, believing in one thing and doing another. It’s about acting- believing in something and saying another. It’s about theatrics, what you want people to know, and what kind of a puppet master you want to be."
In a puppet show, the puppeteer controls the puppet. Everyone sees only the puppet. Everyone admires the puppet, laughs at the puppet - they judge the puppet. The puppet has a persona. It is not just a superficial one-dimensional character. A puppet has traits, characteristics. Of course they are all given by the puppeteer. But make no mistake, a puppet has depth. When the puppet is good, the puppet gains the glory. When the puppet is bad, the puppet bears the shame. No one sees the puppeteer; no one realizes the puppeteer is there.
Sometimes, the puppet has a flaw. Maybe it can't move it's arm anymore. Maybe it's head can't nod. A puppeteer has got to mend it, if they don't like that flaw. A puppeteer must pull on a string, to make the hand move.
But even the puppeteer is not all-powerful. The puppeteer sees what the puppet sees, hears what the puppet hears and knows only what the puppet knows. As the puppet performs, a puppeteer must judge for himself the audience response. And so the puppet show continues...