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SleeplessinSoCal

(9,082 posts)
11. Writing a Metaphor
Tue Jul 19, 2022, 12:53 PM
Jul 2022

Creator of Westworld Michael Crichton wrote metaphor in all his works. Odd that he was a global warming denialist given where Westworld has ventured. One thing I'm sure of is Lisa Joy is a deep thinker. And she must enlist any and all information available to write on this spectacular scale over time. My question now is, is SHE (Joy) Christina struggling to write Westworld for HBO? Talk about a metaphor...

Even though Christina is nominally a new character — albeit one played by a familiar face — there is a sense in which she has always been central to Westworld. In publicity for the first season, series co-creator Jonathan Nolan conceded that Andrew Wyeth’s 1948 painting Christina’s World had been a major touchstone for the character of Dolores. Now, in a very real way, Westworld is Christina’s World. There is something unusual and interesting about the seeming mundanity of Christina’s life...

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/westworld-season-4-episode-4-review-generation-loss-fiction-reality-christina/

Westworld Season 4 - Anybody watching? [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2022 OP
Just started it last night genxlib Jul 2022 #1
last night's was a real turning point. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2022 #4
I gave up on Westworld... FarPoint Jul 2022 #2
So did I, after Season 2. RipVanWinkle Jul 2022 #7
I started to lose interest when it stopped being about the park. Aristus Jul 2022 #3
I agree genxlib Jul 2022 #5
The Driver and I, the Backseat Driver, are watching. Backseat Driver Jul 2022 #6
You expressed my sentiments exactly. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2022 #8
After season one I gave up on it. Bring back DEADWOOD! Emile Jul 2022 #9
a very good summation of the series so far... SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2022 #10
Writing a Metaphor SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2022 #11
I watched the whole thing! SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2022 #12
and if there is a moral or an overriding message it is.... SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2022 #13
k&r, uponit7771 Aug 2022 #14
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