I watch a lot of movies and, I mean A LOT! But one thing I noticed in the traditional archetype is that most wishes end at midnight. You know, the really miserable people who are happy till midnight.
One thing I don't get is fairies or magical things are there to help you, not to embarrass you. For example in the tale of Cinderella when she was told she couldn't go to dance by her step mother but, at later on she meets a fairy who told her that she will grant her wishes if she breaks the rules just to go to the dance. So the story goes she accepts the wish and has fun time dancing it off but, as soon as midnight strikes all the enchanted stuff she has disappears into thin air and, embarrassed herself in front of everyone. MAN THATS MEAN! The fairy should have at least gave her till 3 o'clock or 4.
With all the movies there seems to be a common difference with all the wishes ending in midnight. Some characters used the wish to permanently affect their life (EX-Cinderella wishes fancy clothes and gets prince) and, some realize in the end that their lives are perfect just the way it is (EX Shriek finds out that ogres can achieve love not, just humans). So here are some thoughts I have why wishes may end at midnight.
- Maybe a test to see how responsible you are with the wish to see if you still have your morals.
- Or its could be the start of the day. kind of like a cycle because no two days are the same.
So tell me do wishes have anything to do with Roman or Greek mythology? And give me a reason why you think wishes in fairy tales end at midnight.
One thing I don't get is fairies or magical things are there to help you, not to embarrass you. For example in the tale of Cinderella when she was told she couldn't go to dance by her step mother but, at later on she meets a fairy who told her that she will grant her wishes if she breaks the rules just to go to the dance. So the story goes she accepts the wish and has fun time dancing it off but, as soon as midnight strikes all the enchanted stuff she has disappears into thin air and, embarrassed herself in front of everyone. MAN THATS MEAN! The fairy should have at least gave her till 3 o'clock or 4.
With all the movies there seems to be a common difference with all the wishes ending in midnight. Some characters used the wish to permanently affect their life (EX-Cinderella wishes fancy clothes and gets prince) and, some realize in the end that their lives are perfect just the way it is (EX Shriek finds out that ogres can achieve love not, just humans). So here are some thoughts I have why wishes may end at midnight.
- Maybe a test to see how responsible you are with the wish to see if you still have your morals.
- Or its could be the start of the day. kind of like a cycle because no two days are the same.
So tell me do wishes have anything to do with Roman or Greek mythology? And give me a reason why you think wishes in fairy tales end at midnight.
I find this a lot too when watching any kind of film or T.V show. I feel this is intenschunally included by the writers for dramatic effect. This goes back to the pre-war eras of the 80's, when Russian film makers were at their prime. In early Soviet Union culture, they used to have many traditions that were completed at midnight. As the clock struck twelve, they would make a wish for total absolution, surrendering their fate at the hands of the great Czar, Markov IV. I think this is why it carries over to modern media so effectively, as we all have a piece of Soviet Russia within us. By the way, I'm going to need the notes that I missed in social class on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteHi Bobby Boucher, I don't have your name on my class list and will have an awfully hard time giving you credit for your blogservation.
ReplyDeleteOmid, please review your writing for matters of correctness like spelling and apostrophe use.
See if you can find anything out about the symbolic nature of midnight. This may help you better understand why it comes up as a magical time in so many texts.