First I'd like to say that I'm now terrified of statues. Secondly, and the focus of my post, I was deeply impressed by the concept of the Weeping Angels. The idea of a creature that is only dangerous when you're not looking at it seemed vaguely Lovecraft-ian (I hope that's a word). Lovecraft often employed creatures or entities that were 'unknowable' and instead focused on the sensation instilled by these creatures. The Angels are a brilliant use of counter intuitive strategy: normally when you're frightened or disturbed by something you look away. If you look away from the Angels you die.
I suppose my only question for this week is whether or not anyone else is also scared statues now?
Oh, definitely. Especially of cherubs. If you've seen "The Angels Take Manhattan," the cherubs are incredibly creepy.
ReplyDeleteI find the angels to be extremely creepy, and I love the contradiction of a "guardian angel" and a murderous angel...btw Hot Topic has weeping angel masks for halloween and they are scary.
ReplyDeleteI also now find statues extremely scary. I was already afraid of gargoyles in the first place, so this episode was actually frightening. Angels are supposed to be what is not scary, and what offers hope and peace, but in this episode angels were the source of evil, which was an interesting and creepy concept to think about.
ReplyDeleteThis episode made more frightened of statues in general but not angels. Most depictions of angels are kind and compassionate and one instance of evil angels does not make me scared of them. The scary faces of the angels were obsolete as well considering they did not need fangs or anything to transport their victims back into time. I do, however, greatly enjoy the concept of the weeping angels in Doctor Who. Like Trey said, people turn away from things that scare them but you cannot look away from the angels. I also thought it was pretty cool now the doctor tricked them into looking at each other so they would be permanently rock.
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