Plagiarism and such

I found "The ecstasy of influence" an interesting read. The authors sure seemed to hit the nail on the head in accordance with why borrowing and/or copying has steadfastly survived the ages. The idea of homage that was stressed was something that occurred to me while watching Hitchcock's Rebecca for the first time this past weekend. In it curious lightbulb flashed on in my head. In the film Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers is going about ruining the second Mrs. De Winters state of mind. When she makes her ominous turn, her head makes a completely exaggerated turn, up and away from her verbal victim. I have seen that exact move in many horror, campy, comedy and more movies done to comic effect (sometimes intentioned and sometimes not). But there i realized i was seeing it being done for the first time (probably...maybe) and it held, even for me who associates with campy movies such as Evil Dead, a certain resonance.

When the author recalled the time he was handed a copy of his first published book carved to resemble its title i was intrigued, especially by "the belief that simply placing objects in unexpected context reinvigorates their mysterious qualities." Taking different approaches to old material sparks new and interesting structures. We, as a people, have built on the shoulders of giants, we did not start building at the same sea level as those who were alive for the invention of the telephone. Upon seeing "Reservoir Dogs" for the first time, "Stuck in the middle with you" gets a completely new association for most people. i can't hear the song without thinking of ears. Cross-Cut Editing is built upon the associations that people give attribute to different images. Many contend that however we can further richen the dearth of subjects/media to go by we will have that much fuller an experience. I can't see why not.