Re: Re: last night's dream
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Originally posted by StriderKyo
I believe the interpretation of that dream is that Mode 7, to you, represents an authority figure (as evidenced by his being central to the proceedings, and holding an object of power) based on his knowledge and mastery of a topic you hold in great regard (as evidenced by the enraptured crowd your dreamscape created).
The angry man complaining about the lack of sound (which could mean any feature related to the "show" -ie. shooters, like graphics, play mechanics, etc.) represents the general dissatisfaction and apathy with which the gaming community at large regards shmups.
Unfortunately, on one level you recognize that there is something inherently frivolous and irresponsible about the subject at hand - it represents something of a return to your childhood, a notion backed up by the fact that this demonstration takes place in your childhood neighbourhood. First the protesting woman breaks in, holding a clipboard, which is a totem of power, rationality and responsibilty. She may represent the initial discouragement you recieved from society, "girls who are not impressed", in particular, or maybe teachers, regarding being all hard-core over videogames.
The initial discouragement gives way to flat-out hostility as the figure of the pregnant Tae Kwon Do black woman breaks in, disrupting and harming the crowd who once held the projection scene in high regard (and shattering the source of Mode's public respectability and awe). This progression of events may represent you aging, and growing into a world which demands more of you. I believe the crowd in this capacity is a reflection of childhood friends with whom you shared a love of games, who were forced by the world to abandon them as "frivolous" in order to be accepted.
The black woman, being pregnant, identifies her as a grounded mother figure - quite possibly a representation of Gaia, or the world in general, and more specifically an anthropomorphic embodiment of the reponsibilty you feel toward living up to your mother's expectations of you with regard to becoming a responsible, grounded adult. Black mothers are often represented in media as being stern, no-nonsense types, which would serve to to back up the notion of her being a representation of a world which has little respect for expending so much psychic energy on what it considers frivolous, childish hobbies. Her martial arts display is a physical representation of the damage such consternation and disapproval can have on one who holds Ikaruga in such high regard, and/or who finds it difficult to conform to the wishes of a materialistic, success driven society.
Or maybe you smoked something you shouldn't have before you went to bed. I don't know, I'm not a psychiatrist.
Bastard stole my post.