Sequential Art, Seventh Art & Other Arts: June 2016

Thursday, June 16, 2016

The Art Of Being The Devil's Advocate






OK - let's make one thing 
really clear here, 
right off the bat 
(as in... the bat out of hell?!?) 
we rebuke the devil 
and all its deeds 
(it... yes, it!!!) 
but, even though we hate its guts, 
one must give it its due: 
it is, after all, 
the creator of the true art 
of being Machiavellian 
(it wasn't Macchiavelli - no!) 


Nicolo can truly say it: 
''the devil made me do it - si, si!''


Stronzo! 


oops - got carried away there - 'scusi! 

The devil is the one 
''creature'' 
that was privy to ALL of 
God's Plans... 
and it leaked tons of it 
through the Ages 
in order to discredit 
the Coming Christ... 
(YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!) 
(No - not that ''it'' - argh!) 






The devil has mastered the art of 
deceiving... manipulating... 
and leading astray.




And these ''arts'' are so useful 
in today's world... 
aren't they, 
POLITICIANS?!? 
''It'' gave you your electoral votes 
- and the means to convince! 
And DUPE! 


''It'' gave millions what they wanted: 
fame... fortune... flamboyance!









That damn devil has left its MARK... 
one cannot deny that. 


It is a necessary evil - 
the required counter balance 
that THE LIGHT needs, 
in the Grand Scheme 
of Things...


AND YET... 
''IT'' deserves 
no sympathy. 


AND DON'T YOU 
GIVE ANY CREDENCE 
TO THAT ''SPEECH'' 
ATTRIBUTED TO ''IT'' 
IN THIS WASTE-OF-FILM 
total and complete piece of 
rotten celluloid 
whose lone value rests 
in the basic message that it 
leaves you with: 
dealing with the devil, 
believing in anything 
it might tell you 
can only lead you 
down the pits! 










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