Clash of the Cultural Titans

Last updated on: March 17, 2017 at 3:08 pm by Joseph Susanka

Clash of the Cultural Titans 2017-03-17T15:08:07-06:00 Joseph Susanka

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

According to Immanuel Kant, “in everything that is to excite a lively convulsive laugh, there must be something absurd.”

This video, which I stumbled across during a desperate Monday, just might be the definitive example of his theory. It certainly excited a lively laugh in me. And convulsions. (And it’s most definitely absurd. Hugely, wonderfully absurd.)

There’s something so incongruous about that voice (and the particular personality and memories I associate with that character) saying those so-familiar words — Can we get a mash-up with the actual scene, please? STAT? — that when it comes to clashing cultural icons, this one pretty much takes the cake. (Perhaps even more clashing, thoug,h is Cummings‘ facial hair. That…does not correspond to my mental image of Pooh.) Interestingly, I think my favorite moments are actually those when he veers from the script: “She must have hidden the plans in the escape pod. Oh, bother!”

Bonus camera angles are available, and a huge HT to The Disney Blog for making this week’s craziness undeniably better. Also, James Hance scoffs at the suggestion that combining Winnie-the-Pooh and Star Wars is a new thing. He’s been making “Wookie the Chew” pieces for years.

Quodlibets

Previous Post

October 18, 2013

Cyan's Back!

Next Post

October 23, 2013 Away Message

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Art Baseball Faith Family Lenten Music Movies Music No Commentary Necessary Parked By the Jukebox Photography Politics Quodlibets Streaming Video Suggestions Summa Short Films Television The Man Behind the Booth Through a Lens, Darkly

Select a Month December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 July 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 November 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz