CCT300+LAB+8

media type="youtube" key="DX1iplQQJTo?fs=1" height="385" width="640" Lab 8 - Cultural Jammin' http://dailytrojan.com/2010/10/13/simpsons%E2%80%99-opening-a-suddenly-dark-turn/

Culture Jamming article on the dailytrojan.com is defined as “the delicate art of subverting mainstream aspects of pop culture, using the original medium as a weapon against itself” (Eddie Kim). In the article they talk about a Bamsky, a British graffiti painter, notorious for his use of culture jamming through the city of London; who after creating The Simpsons introduction last month was noted to have created his masterpiece. What I would like to tackle is one of the questions at the end of the article: “Here’s the million-dollar question: Is the sequence really funny, or does it just seem funny?” After reading some articles on Bansky, it seems as though he meant for the intro to be funny at first glance, somewhat like subliminal messaging. The Simpsons are known for their introductions whether they are funny or not people just dismiss them. And that’s what Bansky may have wanted to create an original dismissal. However the length of the clip is more than usual prolonging the dismissal and then making you actually challenge what you are seeing. What Im saying is that Bansky wanted to slowly challenge the ordinary and make viewers think what what is really going on in the world. This works better than just shocking the viewers into a scene of pure despair.