Sep
26
2011
Nuestro Bendito Machine
I’ve been re-watching the excellent Bendito Machine and have decide to notionally “tag” sections of the piece with my own titles. You can read this either as my interpretation of the story or as a (tongue in cheek) political manifesto.
- Opening Scene: The prophet considered as an early adopter.
- @2:28 The dangers of mass media on the young.
- @2:37 Advocates of technology worry more about its welfare than the damage it can cause.
- @4:03 Version 1.1, now with added terror; (or, “Corrupt Download”).
- @5:02 The system is broken; the people want control; a new prophet seeks the light…
- @5:26 Version 1.2 “The Freedom Patch”.
- @5:56 System Crash.
As to the actual title, Bendito (“blessed”) Machine, I would add one word: Nuestro. The system belongs to us as surely as does ones own faith. If we are to worship the system then we must be sure to debug it fully, or risk its collapse.
love your captioning – so, the machine *ate* the freedom patch at 5:26?
Thanks Jen,
Lol, no. I think that the second machine is the freedom patch. Not too sure now about my theory or how ingesting the gun fits into it. Perhaps its likes like the garbage collector in a computer, putting away the resources after they’ve been used; or perhaps I’m over analyzing
I like your interpretation Daniel, such a lovely creative way to give your view of the film. You’ve got me thinking of alternative ways of putting my thoughts and views over otherwise my Lifestream is going to be a fine example of ‘what not to do’.
Thanks Grace! The best thing about doing all of this online is that we have so many options! Looking forward to seeing lots of interesting content from everyone!