I chose to watch Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. This episode had an intriguing concept and a plot that anyone can understand. At first I wasn’t sure what to think, but by the end, the songs started to get stuck in my head and I found myself almost singing along.
Throughout the episode, Dr. Horrible’s goal of becoming an evil villain is challenged by his own emotions and experiences. He starts to fall in love with the girl from the Laundromat, but becomes jealous when she starts to have feelings for his nemesis, Captain Hammer. Dr. Horrible wants to be an evil villain, but his love for this girl contradicts his goals. Dr. Horrible acts like he wants to be a villain, but he must do something evil enough to become one. Even though these are his intentions, it seems as though he is actually a good person. Throughout the story, you start to feel like his goals are changing and that he does not truly want to become a villain.
It is interesting to think about the decisions and sacrifices that we have to make in life in order to accomplish our goals. It is also interesting to see how different experiences can affect your goals and cause them to change. This concept reminded me a lot of a student’s decisions to choose a college to go to. Although there are many factors that influence your decision, it is best to make a choice that is best for you. In the show, even though Dr. Horrible did not intentionally try to hurt anyone, his actions helped him accomplish his ultimate goal.
I watched this as well a few days ago. I completely agree with you on the observation that the series addresses the concept of sacrifice in personal choices. Every choice has an effect on life. However, I think that in the specific case of Dr. Horrible it would've been in his best interest to not have attacked Captain Hammer and have Penny live.
ReplyDeleteAt the end, the shot o Dr. Horrible's blog shows that he's terrified and grief stricken at the end. his actions didn't really benefit him in the end, he just maintained an outer appearance of normalcy for lack of knowing what to do.
I agree with your observations of the show. But without knowing anymore information about Penny, it is hard to tell whether or not it would be better for him to be with her. But I think in this situation, he did not want to hurt her. It seemed that he wanted to be an evil villain without doing anything evil. But I was thinking of writing my paper about this show, so I appreciate any other perspective I can get.
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