The Faceless Man

[alcibiades]

Check out my new icon from THE INSIDE. Isn't this a great image? Virgil "Web" Webster – the unknowable man, the faceless man, a perfect visual symbol of the character. There's absolutely nothing coincidental about that shot - the camera lingered over it for long moments. I'm quite sure they spent a long time arranging it so the umbrella was the perfect height.

Moreover, it reminds me very strongly of images of Magritte, though I know nothing about Magritte, so don't know yet what this visual confluence suggests.


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Originally uploaded by alcibiades.


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Originally uploaded by alcibiades.

The last time I was this excited about the visual imagery in a TV show was when I watched Angel and did my analysis of its Escherian imagery, available here at TATF for anyone who wants to look at it. As for movies, Hero was amazing. And of course I have a post on it here.

In the last few episodes THE INSIDE has gotten great. I went from plenty of resistance to love really, really quickly. Which means, of course, that just now apparently is when Fox decided to axe it. Typical Fox broadcasting.

Still anyone out there even vaguely interested, or someone who gave up early becauase it didn't gel, should watch out for the next episode, episode 7. As all Jossverse watchers know, the 7th episode is always dramatic.