Heroes Vs Evil Doers Analysis

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To most who first gaze upon Joseph Griffith’s artistic masterpiece of what is a radical representation of the long ago fight, The Battle of Yorktown, it merely appears to be ludicrous in its nefarious wacky characters, peculiar shading and different references, both fairly current and popular despite their age. However, some may look a bit more deeply into the dark splashes of color and the creatures within, and by doing so they conjure up lots of ideas and possibilities inside their mind of what this painting truly means, beyond the art style. It is of no doubt that this painting, The Surrender, depicts what Americans used to see (and still do see) as the “heroes” and “villains” of many tales and escapades, even if the beloved characters are all mostly from television and the evil-doers are of the Muslim religion. Griffith does an excellent job at splitting up the two sides, yet making it a subtle difference as to not immediately distract the viewer’s eye. The side with America’s idols, if you will, depicts a lighter backdrop and what appears to be angelic children riding dragons to victory, as the other side adorns darker undertones with dragons haunting and swooping around …show more content…

In said movies, the Death Star is home to those on the wrong side: the bad guys. The Surrender, in all of its complexities, is not attempting to ridicule America as a nation, but the point it is simply trying to portray is that perhaps instead of cheering for actors and fictional beings, as a whole we should look up more to the people who truly are defending and assisting our country and those who live in it: the veterans, people currently involved in the military, doctors and nurses, veterinarians, firemen, and so

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