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Re: Fair Play for Captain Nemo Committee



Well...Larry Nemo was a nice guy seeking vengeance- so!  If in a court of law, I would say to Larry Nemo:
"Stick to the Bach and drop the violent vengeance thing. Get a life Captain! Get over it and get some therapy. Trade in that sub and take up sailing. NO MORE TOCCATA & FUGUE!!! Instead, play the French Suites. You will be a happier man."

Elmer Elevator wrote:
oboy oboy this is one of my favorite threads: Classical music and the Evil Guys who love it.
 
But Captain Nemo (few people know his first name was Larry) isn't a typical example. He wasn't evil. Weapons merchants and slavers -- truly depraved monsters -- had murdered Nemo's wife and children to force him to work for them. He had escaped, built the Nautilus, and now roamed the seas to rid the world of these fiendish slavers and all vessels of war. He was a man obsessed with well-deserved vengeance, and with justice, and a harsh vision of a world which he would violently purge of war and slavery. He died with the respect and admiration of the scientist who tried to soften his embittered conscience, Professor Arronax.
 
When Nemo plays Bach on the organ, his is a sensitive, tormented soul seeking humanity and true salvation and beauty in Bach's music. These other movie geeks -- well, I'll have a bit to say about the very different messages in their music maybe tomorrow, but I'm slipping into a deep coma right now.
 
Elmer
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Tuttle <ttbach@NYCAP.RR.COM>
To: F_MINOR@email.rutgers.edu <F_MINOR@email.rutgers.edu>
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: Bach and the Villian

Also Captain Nemo in 20,000 leagues under the sea- he played a Bach work on his submarine organ (Tocc. & Fug in d)!
I don't know why they portray them this way.  But here are a few possibilities:
* Since these antagonists are intelligent bad guys, they have learned about Bach and possibly have been educated about him.
* Cruelty always seeks out beauty.
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