That explains my confusion. I’ve never read it (nor have I seen the movie). But given the meaning of the name, I’m not surprised that it was not a nice place in the book.
Well, the movie, from the reviews and comments, seemed like another in Hollywood’s endless string of “let’s crap on everybody’s treasured childhood memories” movie releases. I picked up a new copy of the book and reread it—which was interesting but didn’t hold up that well.
I did pick up on a number of things I hadn’t back then, though.
There were no “treasured memories” from A Wrinkle in Time. It was a heavy-handed morality thump with a whiny protagonist who needed others to save her. I disliked it as a child, and I hate it as an adult. I’m purposely skipping the movie.
I ‘m pretty sure I read it in elementary school (about 50 years ago) and was not impressed, I don’t remember a lot of details about it. Too much of a kiddie book, I was into adult science fiction by then.
And I have to admit that she picks up on a lot of character and plot inconsistencies in the book, just as she did in the Narnia deconstructions she’s done.
I note that Cammy does not seem to have a sling, or any other force projection weapon.
Nick: “Hi Cammy. I’m Nick. My hobby is getting pocket pets to forfeit.”
Cammy: ” Hi Nick! How do you get pocket pets to forfeit?”
Nick “If you say you forfeit, really really loudly, I’ll feed you a meal.”
Cammy: “Yay! I forfeit!”
Small, innocuous….obviously very dangerous. Prescription: Long, heavy stick. Practice golf swing,
aim toward other likely opponents, especially those containing blood.
I think Nick proved at The Little House that he’s immune to “cute”.
Not exactly immune, more nauseated.
And frankly that thing is so adorable it crosses over into suspicious.
Elementary school was a while back, but IIRC, Camazotz was not a happy place…
I don’t know what you studied in elementary school, but Camazotz is a Mayan vampire god. The name literally means “Death Bat”.
Camazotz was where Meg & Charles Wallace Murray’s father tessered to. “A Wrinkle in Time” is usually read in elementary school.
That explains my confusion. I’ve never read it (nor have I seen the movie). But given the meaning of the name, I’m not surprised that it was not a nice place in the book.
Essentially it’s 1950s Cookie-Cutter Suburbia Hell, ruled over by a giant mind-controlling brain.
Well, the movie, from the reviews and comments, seemed like another in Hollywood’s endless string of “let’s crap on everybody’s treasured childhood memories” movie releases. I picked up a new copy of the book and reread it—which was interesting but didn’t hold up that well.
I did pick up on a number of things I hadn’t back then, though.
There were no “treasured memories” from A Wrinkle in Time. It was a heavy-handed morality thump with a whiny protagonist who needed others to save her. I disliked it as a child, and I hate it as an adult. I’m purposely skipping the movie.
The movie took all that away—that was the complaint. Also changed character ethnicities like they were their underwear.
Robert Nowall, if the movie took out the heavy-handed morality, and made Meg less whiny and gave her more actual agency, it’s better than the book.
The movie replaced about half of the crippling flaws of the book with brand new crippling flaws.
I ‘m pretty sure I read it in elementary school (about 50 years ago) and was not impressed, I don’t remember a lot of details about it. Too much of a kiddie book, I was into adult science fiction by then.
It’s not really science fiction, it’s science fantasy.
And yeah, Cookie Cutter Suburbia Hell sums it up.
A Wrinkle in Time has always been one of my favorite stories!
If pressed to summarize it, I’d say “You don’t have to save the world. Just each other.”
Ana Mardoll has been slowly doing a careful chapter-by-chapter deconstruction of aWiT:
http://www.anamardoll.com/2018/09/index-time-quintet.html
And I have to admit that she picks up on a lot of character and plot inconsistencies in the book, just as she did in the Narnia deconstructions she’s done.
Yep. He’s hosed. Send in Bubbles.
Nice “A Wrinkle in Time” reference.
I note that Cammy does not seem to have a sling, or any other force projection weapon.
Nick: “Hi Cammy. I’m Nick. My hobby is getting pocket pets to forfeit.”
Cammy: ” Hi Nick! How do you get pocket pets to forfeit?”
Nick “If you say you forfeit, really really loudly, I’ll feed you a meal.”
Cammy: “Yay! I forfeit!”
I spy, with my little eye…three Madblood robots in the crowd.
Oh damn, I didn’t notice. Good eye.
Me, neither! Holy carbs! Well spotted, Robert Nowall!
Judging from the description, shouldn’t it be something more on the lines of Candy Crush?
No, because match-3 games are money-drinking vampire programs. This is a life-sucking vampire machine.
I was under the impression they drank both, but you know best.
Oh, the description fits pocket pets, too. And they were around before Candy Crush.
It looks suspiciously like a Tamagochi.
The way I remember it, if you don’t clean up after them, they will poop themselves to death.
Camazoootz!
https://static3.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Camazotz-Hellboy.jpg
Small, innocuous….obviously very dangerous. Prescription: Long, heavy stick. Practice golf swing,
aim toward other likely opponents, especially those containing blood.
Terrifying!
Man. Last Tomagotchi circuit battle I saw, everyone was themselves.
Dang it I forgot the brackets thing again. That was (shipping.) They were (shipping) themselves. Because Nick’s V-chip or whatever.
“The only way to defeat me, is to figure out where my off switch is!”
“I’m doomed!”
“Or, I can simply remove your battery.”
“Nooo!! That’s cheati………….”
Given the name, I’m guessing its “secret move” is mind control.
You beat Cammy by forgetting to feed her or clean up her poop for three days.
I didn’t get it at first, but: “Glass Joe” => “glass jaw”.
He could also have hoped for a kill-easy heel.
He was also the first, easily defeated opponent in the popular boxing video game “Punch Out.”
This is going to fill him with as much pride of accomplishment as the monster kid battle in Undertale. “Looks like easy EXP.”
This is definitely going to be a curb-stomp battle. The question is: for whom?
For reference, Camazotz = “Death Bat” in Mayan, name of the Vampire Bat God. Truth in advertising, I guess.
Yes, I mentioned that… three days ago.
Well those things *do* absorb your life…