Danke
12-14-2012, 11:29 AM
THERE'S A GREAT FILM I'VE LONG HAD POSTED ON MY 'RECOMMENDED' LIST called 'The Little Shop of Horrors'. It's about a fellow named Seymour who finds an exotic but attractive little plant one day which he puts on display in his flower shop. The plant draws customers, and becomes important to the shop's success, but won't take any nourishment offered and won't grow-- in fact, it is withering. By accident, Seymour discovers that the little plant, which he names 'Audrey II', needs human blood for food. A dose of that perks the pretty critter right up.
At first, Seymour feeds Audrey II his own blood, but over time he grows weaker and weaker, while the little plant grows bigger and stronger. The plant, which has developed speech and movement even as it grows threateningly large, demands more and more from Seymour. Seymour is torn between continuing dependence on the plant and his own health, until Audrey II points out that other people have blood, too...
Eventually, Audrey II grows so large and dangerous (and Seymour becomes so corrupted by his repeated acquiescence to its will) that the blood-sucking plant becomes the master of the situation. Ultimately, Seymour reaches a sticking point, but too late. Audrey II reveals herself to be fully mobile and reaches out to consume Seymour himself, so powerful now as to no longer be dependent on his help.
As can be expected from Hollywood, Seymour manages to prevail in the end (but only by luck). In a way, then, the story ends on an upbeat note (except for those killed in getting there, of course, and except for what you see at the VERY end...). But without the unpredictable good luck, it would not have...
The moral of this story is simple: Don't feed the beast, and if you have already done so, stop when you see it growing too large to control. -Pete Hendrickson
At first, Seymour feeds Audrey II his own blood, but over time he grows weaker and weaker, while the little plant grows bigger and stronger. The plant, which has developed speech and movement even as it grows threateningly large, demands more and more from Seymour. Seymour is torn between continuing dependence on the plant and his own health, until Audrey II points out that other people have blood, too...
Eventually, Audrey II grows so large and dangerous (and Seymour becomes so corrupted by his repeated acquiescence to its will) that the blood-sucking plant becomes the master of the situation. Ultimately, Seymour reaches a sticking point, but too late. Audrey II reveals herself to be fully mobile and reaches out to consume Seymour himself, so powerful now as to no longer be dependent on his help.
As can be expected from Hollywood, Seymour manages to prevail in the end (but only by luck). In a way, then, the story ends on an upbeat note (except for those killed in getting there, of course, and except for what you see at the VERY end...). But without the unpredictable good luck, it would not have...
The moral of this story is simple: Don't feed the beast, and if you have already done so, stop when you see it growing too large to control. -Pete Hendrickson