The questions you need
to answer while viewing:
1.
What do drugs mean to
Ickarus?
Drugs to Ickarus in
Ickarus’s words a way to relax, but it seems apparent he genuinely enjoys doing
them as well.
2.
Why, when, and how are
his fans taking drugs, and which drugs do they take?
Mdma was a popular
drug taken, as was Ecstasy and Ketamine(The Horse tranquilizer) though surprisingly
I didn’t hear anything about anyone smoking Marijuana. The drug use shown is
always done in a private room, or while partying in a bathroom.
3.
While we can see that
his drug habits get him ill and into a psychosis, and while we witness his
relapse and inability to work successfully, why does the subculture Ickarus is
in focus on drugs?
The focus on drugs is
not made directly apparent however it can be inferred that a difficult job
market (as seen by Ickarus’s brother) could be part of the root. Also, people
tend to follow a few stronger leaders.
IE Everyone’s doing
it!
4.
Compare the standards
you know from your home society with the people you see depicted in this movie.
Which are the stark differences and contrasts?
In the culture I grew up in Marijuana was the
drug of choice. A great deal of kids got into some heavier stuff. But it was
very clear, you either only did Marijuana, or you did everything that came into
your possession. Meth was the hard drug of choice. Not Ketamine or MDMA.
The kids in my community that got into stuff
harder than Marijuana were generally ostracized. Forced to hang out amongst
themselves as they couldn’t be trusted if left alone.
5.
Germany is considered
a strong industrial nation the world over. Do you think that the youth culture
as depicted here could change that? How about work ethics of Ickarus and of
Alice, the label director who fires and then re-signs him?
Yes. I think the youth
culture in Germany if left as the movie depicts it will become disenfranchised
welfare leeches. Their lethargy will leave a power vacuum when the current
people in command eventually die out leaving a window open for a great deal of
bullcrap.
Ickarus’s work ethic
is questionable. On one hand he does produce for the society. But I think he
does it because he enjoys it. As he gets older his tastes will change and he
may quit producing for society. I think it would be interesting to see him in
twenty years and see what he’s up to. Assuming he lives that long being he
seems to live by the phrase, “A short but merry life”
Alice is lazy. Little
doubt about that. She fires a man for being mentally unstable and then has a change
of heart isn’t very business savvy. The man is clearly a liability and I doubt
he’s the sole person keeping the record company afloat. Especially when it
seems clear that artists like Ickarus are a dime a dozen. She didn’t even
renegotiate his contract.
6.
Which similar
"cult movies" of US origin have you seen, if any?
Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, Lost Skeleton
of Cadavra, Santa Claus vs. the Martians, Our Island Earth. I’m a big fan of
cult movies actually. Friends and I get together on our quest to find the
stupidest movie ever made. Low budget films are a great time.
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