The latest Megasteakman video is out and turns the humble act of recycling into an epic battle for the fate of the world. It’s a Lord of the Ring’s parody that uses littering and environmentalism as metaphors for the forces trying to save and destroy the planet. It seems fitting in so far that movies like LotR and Avatar are almost like advertisements for the wonders of natural splendor, even if the nature is modified, or even entirely created, digitally. Whereas the heroics and the environmentalist parable that exists in these movies are out of reach of most people, simple acts like cleaning up your garbage and recycling are real gestures that serve to benefit the world. But yeah, it’s goofy parody video. Also bonus: I’m in it for a moment. I’m one of the extras playing garbage orcs. That made me really happy for two reasons.
1) I like making messes.
2) I’ve wanted to do garbage cosplay larping for years.
Irma Arkus
- Location
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Birthday
- December 30
- Bio
- Broadcaster, PR and Communications worker. Labouring hard...digitally.
Worked my little butt off in TV, radio, print, communications and PR.
Obsessed with communications, visual art, science fiction, and old as well as new media.
Now living in sushi-eating lotus land up north.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Shadow Government:
Surveillance Society Examined
May 11, 2012 01:00AM - Canadian Police Want Special
Tax to Subsidize Warantless
Wiretapping and Online Spying
March 17, 2012 06:47PM - Vic Toews Saves the Internet
March 09, 2012 12:08AM - Danger 5 is out!
March 07, 2012 06:45PM - The US government says that it
may legally seize any domain
ending in .com, .net, and
other domains
March 07, 2012 04:59PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “mmmm. just watched
Buckaroo Banzai and she was
awesomely
cheesy in that
film.”
January 08, 2010 05:25PM - “I was very much
anti-plastic-whatever-and-so-o
n but was
prescribed a botox
treatm…”
December 17, 2009 02:50PM - “shit. I must be doing a
lot of things
wrong.
thanks for the
lovely words
emmapeel…”
December 14, 2009 11:58PM - “I'm loving your labour
perspective. You are right.
Statistics
reveal that the
gre…”
December 14, 2009 01:54PM - “I would appreciate all
confirmed and potential
carcinogens
italicised or
underlin…”
December 14, 2009 01:41PM
Irma Arkus's Links
Updates
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Boring stories of... (OS)
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From SpaceX to Transparency Grenades
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The health and weight of the (young) nation
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Science and SF tidbits: May 21, 2012
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The Dark Knight didn't *really* inspire grim blockbusters.
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Mad Men 5.10: "The Negron Complex"
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The Positivity Police and the Good Weather Glee Club
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A Professed Reality: two short videos


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