The Golem and the Jewish Superhero
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- Опубликовано: 28 мар 2021
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Sources:
Golem- David Wisniewski, 1996
The Golem- Elie Wiesel, 1983
The Golem Redux: From Prague to Post-Holocaust Fiction- Elizabeth Baer, 2012
Stories of Your Life and Others- Ted Chiang, 2002
El Golem- Jorge Luis Borges, 1964 (Translated by Frank Thomas Smith)
Der Golem: Wie er in die Welt kam- Paul Wegener, 1920
The X-Files, Season 4 Episode 15: Kaddish, 1997
Hans Poelzig: The Design of Mystical Film Architecture- Despina Maria Ilinca Iorga, 2014
Architectuul: Hans Poelzig- architectuul.com/architect/han...
The Role of the Golem in the Making of Frankenstein- Stephen Bertman, 2015
The Golem Legend: Byron Sherwin, 1985
Other Media Used: The Iron Giant, Inglorious Basterds, Minecraft, Dark Souls, The Complete Pokerap (Brian David Gilbert, Polygon), Frankenstein (1931), Final Fantasy X-2, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Shadow of the Colossus, Susano’s Training Theme (Okami), Premonition of Revival (Shadow of the Colossus)
Violin Pieces by Alexander Shonert include:
Rosinkalech Mit Mandlen
Klezmerka
Al Taster
Ravel’s Kaddish
Other Music Provided by Epidemic Sound- Artists used include Silver Maple, Mike Franklyn, Alexandra Woodward, Trabant 33, Ciaran Delany, Rupert Sachs, and Jon Algar
Thumbnail by: David Wisniewski and / hotcyder
Description from Elie Wiesel’s The Golem
I'll be doing a full director's commentary for this on my patreon, where folks can ask me questions and hear behind-the-scenes info. Come hang!
Fun fact: you can stop a golem by removing the first letter of the word "emeth" written on its forehead, so the word "meth" is left and the golem gets arrested by the DEA
Shoutout to the incredible tonal whiplash between "Who will tell us what God felt, looking at his Rabbi in Prague?" and "The golem really goes sicko mode."
Theres a part that Jacob doesnt narrate in the story that really makes me tear up
Picture this: I'm a Jewish writer and linguist, sitting at my desk wearing a Superman t-shirt. My friend sends me this video, and I start listening, thinking it'll be a nice, interesting podcast-esque thing to listen to while I send some emails. Thirty minutes later, I've sent no emails, and I'm crying at my desk. This video is everything I love most in the world, wrapped up into one beautiful package explaining why I love it so much. Thanks.
"The Jews in the story are just... Not having a good time"
jacob: im going to read to you from a storybook
Kal El might not have "Truth" written on his brow, but "Hope" is written on his chest
There's something so striking to me in the way the golem is naive and gentle, but also so profoundly aware of the weight its existence carries.
Imagine witnessing a pile of clay being bestowed life and the first conscious thought it has is “you sure, bro?”
"Bad vibes are on the horizon for the Jews" sums up all of Jewish history.
The beginning of the Golem story is making me imagine a noir-style detective story with the Golem at the center. A huge clay man in a sweeping trench coat and a fedora with a glowing golden "emet" written on it, solving mysteries and punching Nazis.
"The Golem goes around and kills a bunch of Nazis --- praxis!"
I can't help noticing that in English, removing a letter from 'Life' become 'Lie' - the opposite of how 'Truth' becomes 'Death' in Hebrew
"Father, was this wise to do?"
The golem pleading to stay alive with the "I've done everything you've asked of me" just hit so hard and the book just expects you to move on after that page like ????? So powerful and so abrupt
I’m Jewish. I grew up with the story of the golem, told to me by my dad, who has a tiny figurine of one hanging on a leather cord from a lamp, with a Jewish star on the other end. I remember playing Minecraft for the first time and getting so excited to see golems in the game, protecting people like they’re meant to. After watching this video, I showed it to my dad and ever time I see this video, I feel very strong emotions. This story means so much to me, ever since I was a little kid. Thank you so much for making this video.
"Father will I remember this?" Holy hell dude, thanks for the existential crisis.
the way you don't miss a beat when your cat jumps next to you is incredible
As a non-Jewish person, I absolutely love whenever you talk about your experiences as a Jew. It’s so refreshing to see someone so enthusiastic about anything, and willing to talk about it at length, because anybody can see that you really care! You really care about what you say and it is wonderful to hear.