46 – Monument

Segments originally recorded March 29th, April 30th, and July 19th.  Heroes Park monument, memorial, and the Superman statue.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

* Motif of monuments, memorials, and memory throughout the film

* The Superman statue as political expedience

* A scar on the city

* National September 11 Memorial parallels

* Remember the city as it was, incorporating the city

* Impact of Vietnam Veterans Memorial

* Maya Lin's design, intention, and overcoming criticism

* The certainty of youth

* Chronological listing of names

* Names as a meaningful abstraction

* Symbols of the Wall

* Criticism over abstraction and ambiguity

* Critics can turn anything into a controversy

* Critics upset over the unexpected and unconventional

* Public grieving changed by Vietnam Veterans Memorial

* Accessibility of art beyond the directly connected and invested

* Interpretation and understanding increasing appreciation of art

* Benefits of wonder and awe

* The pose, humility, and abstraction of the statue

* Do heroes have to be known or perfect to get a monument?

* Wallace Keefe's objections to the statue

* Monuments versus the fluidity of history

* Keefe's arrest as the central statement

* Superman's feelings about the statue, being put on a pedestal

…and much more!

Sorry, I don't have access to Doc's notes.  He'll update the show notes with links after Suicide Squad.

Time Out Shortlist Metropolis & Gotham | Dan Wallace (editor)

Dawn of Justice: The Art of the Film | Peter Aperlo

Maya Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982 | Smarthistory

American Icons: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Studio 360

Maya Lin and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Rear Window

Hidden Brain: Great Vacations and Awe | NPR

Heroes are good - let's make statues of them | Nikolas Lloyd

ISIS destroys ancient artifacts in Mosul | CBS

A History of Controversial Monuments | Eveline van Rijswijk

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