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 <mailto:ttbach@NYCAP.RR.COM>>
To: F_MINOR@email.rutgers.edu <mailto:F_MINOR@email.rutgers.edu>
<F_MINOR@email.rutgers.edu <mailto: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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