I may have mentioned previously that I am an avid user of Pintrest and that I already have specialised boards for many of my pop culture pictures purely because they wouldn't fit on a single board.
I love pop-culture mash-ups as it creates something new when older ideas are put together. The first picture is made up of Despicable Me and Batman. I love animated kids movies - I'm a big kid at heart. I also like batman as a comic icon. The movies were great, although I've never been able to get into the comics. The second is a take on the crime novel "the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" but uses characters from the Smash Mario Brothers - Princess Peach and Yoshi. This picture is light and almost comical which is a polar opposite from the very dark and graphic novel. The third is a mix of Dr Seuss and Yoda from Star Wars. I loved Dr Seuss as a kid and his books still have a lot of very important lessons to teach children. Yoda was my second favourite character from Star Wars (I have a soft spot for Ja-Ja-Binks) He is a symbol of wisdom within his world.
The next three are of very strong, feminist women in their respective genres. Wonder Woman was the first main female superhero, and the only girl in the Justice League (she doesn't have a bad figure either). I find the pin-up style really sexy as it embraces femininity. Lara Croft was my idea of awesome at the age of 10. She has guns, fights with the boys and is an "archaeologist" (well more of a treasure hunter). Lara Croft was originally a video game character who was brought into mainstream popular culture after she become an icon inspiring both boys and girls. Alex Munday (Lucy Lui's character in the 2000 version of Charlie's Angels) was my favourite Angel. She was focused (not boy crazy like the other two) and was a hard fighter. Both Lara and Alex are representations of my generation - third wave feminists who have been encouraged to do anything we set our minds to.
I have just recently gotten into poster art. The first is taken from the Hunger Games and is a representation of what political propaganda for the rebels might look like in a fictional world. The second is from Harry Potter and is stylised from a by-gone-era by travelling was as much about the journey as it was about the destination. I like how these posters use elements of the universe are being used in an isolated form - without the use of the protagonist overshadowing them (Katniss and Harry respectively).
There are a few honourable mentions I would like to add:
James Bond - I remember watching Sean Connery in Goldfinger on VHS under my grandma's house when I was eight - after that I was hooked. I love the gadgets, the cars, the exotic places, the explosions and the legacy. I love how the role of women has been transformed from being the damsel in distress and the pretty air headed woman who swoons over Bond's charms and good looks; to the woman who is equal to Bond and is not willing to let a man over-ride her authority.
Sesame Street - I don't care how old you are - you are not too old to love a furry, singing puppet. I loved Ernie because he was carefree, Elmo because he was funny (I watched it a while back and didn't remember him being that annoying when I was a child) and Zoe because she was orange and she always had fun. They teach children great lessons (both academic and life).
I will leave you with just one more picture that I really want on my bedroom door!
(From Monty Python and the Holy Grail "A five pound swallow cannot carry a 1 lb. coconut!")
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