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Post by notundercovercop32 on Dec 16, 2010 18:21:26 GMT -5
Of all the Manos related topics I don't think this has ever been discussed.
Did the master have magical powers of some kind? It's kind of implied but we never see him do anything other worldly. And how long had he been living in the desert and collecting wives? And how did he and Torgo been aquaintances?
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Post by crowschmo on Dec 16, 2010 20:39:24 GMT -5
He's dead - but not in the way we know it.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Dec 17, 2010 10:22:20 GMT -5
I think you're right, it's pretty heavily implied but not explicitly stated that he has at least some vague, mystical power, letting him and Torgo hang out for many years. I'm pretty sure that Torgo is (or was, at some point during the production) supposed to have the remnants of a Civil War uniform, lending some credence to that idea.
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Dec 17, 2010 17:24:05 GMT -5
I think the idea was Valley Lodge was supposed to pop in and out of existance, like Brigadoon or something, whenever the Master fancied a new bride.
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Post by notundercovercop32 on Dec 17, 2010 19:38:35 GMT -5
I guess I'm just trying to figure out if the Master was really a mystical or just some crazy guy who ran a cult.
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Post by msmystie3000 on Dec 17, 2010 22:53:10 GMT -5
Well, he "waved a rusty tailpipe" at Torgo to put him in some sort of trance & he and his wives seem to sleep in some sort of vampiric suspended animation. Plus he can instantly sever a hand in unusual fashion by just holding it in a fire. He's also immune to bullets. Yep, I'd say he's some sort of immortal, undead, vampire, sorceror demon-guy or whatever. Add the Brigadoon-like house & Confederate Satyr & I'd say he just ain't one of us!
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Post by Chuck on Dec 20, 2010 12:28:03 GMT -5
The Master commanded the power of Boredom, which he weilded wildly.
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Post by msmystie3000 on Dec 20, 2010 13:51:01 GMT -5
The Master commanded the power of Boredom, which he weilded wildly. That too. ;D |
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Post by frankenforcer on Dec 20, 2010 14:04:57 GMT -5
The beauty of Manos and the Master is that he can be all these things and more. That's the beauty in an intangible plot that is barely touched or explained or mentioned now that I think about it. He's whatever you want him to be. Hey if that kind of thinking worked for the filmmaker then it can work for you too.
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Dec 20, 2010 14:26:06 GMT -5
Manos will be playing unMSTied on Elvira's Movie Macabre in the next couple weeks! Can't wait! And of course, by "can't wait" I mean "crying and hiding under the bed."
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Post by Tor Johnson on Dec 20, 2010 18:06:42 GMT -5
I have an unMSTed VHS of it and it is quite creepy.
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Post by falseprofit on Dec 20, 2010 18:14:17 GMT -5
The beauty of Manos and the Master is that he can be all these things and more. That's the beauty in an intangible plot that is barely touched or explained or mentioned now that I think about it. He's whatever you want him to be. Hey if that kind of thinking worked for the filmmaker then it can work for you too. I agree with this ^ |
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Post by Chuck on Dec 20, 2010 20:54:44 GMT -5
The beauty of Manos and the Master is that he can be all these things and more. More awful. More boring. More dreadful. Ad nauseum and stir. |
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