(03-18-2020, 12:12 AM)TheNomad Wrote:(03-17-2020, 10:54 PM)sbarrera Wrote: Fear sells, I guess.
I think really it's death that sells. Thanatos - the death wish. Stories of murder, war, disaster always percolate to the top. This one is bound to dominate feeds for a long time.
righteous, if someone is paying attention, there are archetypes playing out like that in front of us in pop culture. Thanos definitely represents the current order of Prophet who has a vision they will not let go of.
Their vision and their desperate mission to complete it is what causes doom.
The Avengers are on the other side, they represent everyone else. Within those opposing Thanos is a host of heroes who represent many versions of
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And even a few prophets who fight on the other side. I think the story had to create an actual face on which to parallel or mirror Thanos which is why Tony has that thing "Thanos has been inside my head for 6 years" and Thanos being to Tony "you're not the only one cursed with knowledge".
But more, Thanos fully represents the lone figure archetype who is on a mission. And the mission decimates everything. There's a lot t draw from in pop culture. Once one stars tugging at archetypes, they are everywhere. They are what makes "stories".
oh totally forgot, the idea there are a conglomerate of heroes uniting against the vision of the one. There's a lot there.
You have "Avengers" of a huge nature. Of all diversities. It's cool how they have to rise up against the deadly vision of the one (remember, Thanos represents Prophet which is both sides of the red/blue argument).