#When does a man become a monster?

[guest-1-2-3]

when the piece of media explores themes of humanity versus monstrosity. on one hand, it’s “how far can I go before I am just as monstrous as those I deem my enemies? the further i go the more certain i am that i’ve crossed a line. am I even human anymore?” and on the other hand it’s “was the monster always a monster? what makes it evil, what makes it inhuman? what has it done that i fear it?”

in both cases it is “i am looking at the creature I am fighting and i see a mirror of myself. was i always this way? was it always this way?”

[chez-boi]

When does a man become a monster…?

Been feeling a little silly :P

@foreststarflaime @altocat @stairway-to-camaraderie

[esthergravityfalls]

I cannot stop thinking about Armand, an ex slave who worked in a brothel where he was constantly abused, getting together with Louis, an ex pimp, just to prove himself that he is stronger now and that no one can hurt him anymore (it's not true)

[keithle]

one of my favourite things about epic the musical is the reused sets and aspects. for example, the "i'm just a man" was introduced in the first saga, troy, and is still being used in recent and upcoming songs, because it's such an important concept and piece about odysseus and his journey. same goes for "man vs. monster" but it's from the same song. the cool thing is (in my humble opinion) is that in ruthlessness from the ocean saga, IS also a new aspect that is being played now. in BOTH "the underworld" and "monster" from the underworld saga ody sings "ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves..." and "[...] if ruthlessness is mercy"

and that's SO smart. like hello? introducing new moral values/views is so AAA.

[vibesoda]

when does a comet become a meteor?

[antiyourwokehomophobia2]

I'm in the beginning stages of an epic the musical brain rot

[cicigreen03]

Introducing my new obsession. 24/7 through my woefully inadequate phone speaker.

"Is the cyclops struck with guilt when he kills? Is he up in the middle of the night?

Or does he end my men to avenge his friend, and then sleep knowing he has done him right?"

"When the witch turns men to pigs to protect her nymphs is she going insane?

Or did she learn to be colder when she got older, and now she saves them the pain?"

"When a god comes down and makes a fleet drown is he scared that he's doing something wrong?

Or does he keep us in check so we must respect him, and now no one dares to piss him off?"

"Does a soldier use a wooden horse to kill sleeping trojans 'cause he is vile?

Or does he throw away his remorse and saves more lives with guile?"

[tuba-david]

Eurylochus: Captain, what’s the plan to fight Scylla?

Odysseus:

[maplebitts]

Thinking about thunder bringer

[sheinthatfandom]

Hey…. Hey @cosmicdemon hey sweetie unmmm…..Wtf!!!!???? How did you find a way to make it hurt MORE!!!!!!

Hey for anyone who listens to epic and watches aew

So you know how in thunder bringer how Eurylochus says but we’ll die and ody says I know

I’m just thinking of Bryan going to mox like you coulda killed me you coulda ended my career my life! And mox says I know

[fun-esta]

[fauvester]

little moshang fan kid <3

spoiled, aloof, a bit of a bitch, terminally 'weak constitution'-ed, lowkey lazy, prefers reading his dailies in the office and pretending to do paperwork to fighting

[kyodoesstuff]

WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT A FUCKING SECOND WAIT

Odysseus singing with Scylla "we are the same you and I" or whatever the lyrics were

Scylla aiming for the six men holding the torches

The suitors in King going "keep your head down he's aiming for the torches"

[fluffypotatey]

but he is just a man!!! who’s fighting for his life! deep down he would trade the world to see his son and wife!

thus, let him go home

guys. guys. i think odysseus is just a man. who's trying to go home. even after all the years away from what he's known.

um yeah so we should let him do that guys

[el-255]

I remember when I knew little to nothing about the Odyssey and its story, I made my own conclusions on how the story was going to go. When I first heard the song ‘no longer you’, I thought that the prophet was telling him that another one of his men would be the one who made it home, so I assumed that Odysseus becoming the ‘monster’ would be him killing that crew member so it would go back to being him.

LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE THUNDER SAGA IS A HUNDRED TIMES WORSE THAN WHAT I EVER THOUGHT.

[charlottedabookworm]

"You're not a hero, Percy." "No," he agrees. An infants cry suddenly silenced, siren blood turning the seas red, the screams of six of his men as lights are snuffed out. "I'm not." 108 corpses piled high in his palace. "But neither are you, Luke."

the temptation to make a just a man reference grows with every day