Emo Reference Points

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

A quick summary of what yesterday's post about Emo turned up:

Almost Definitely Emo:
- anime and manga (for graphic style as much as for watching/reading)
- Ghost World
- Donnie Darko
- One Tree Hill
- Wes Anderson films
- Igby Goes Down
- Blue Monday and other Toykopop comics
- Johnny The Homicidal Maniac

Might Be Emo, But Disputed:
- Adrian Tomine comics
- James Kochalka comics

Emo-Friendly But Probably Not Specifically Emo Because Someone Else Got There First:
- Emily the Strange
- Catcher In The Rye
- Kurt Cobain as cultural icon
- Watership Down
- St Swithins Day by Grant Morrison (as edited by martinskidmore!) (this is hugely emo-friendly but they won't have read it) (it is also way better than GMo's other embarassing down-with-the-kids comics) (please don't let him write an emo one now)

Claimed As Emo But I Personally Am Not Sure:
- Harry Potter (I think atommickbrane is right about HP but maybe the emo side manifests more in fanfic and slash...)
- Garth Ennis' Preacher (I am pretty sure Ennis is too macho to create any emo icons)

Comments

[celentari.livejournal.com]

Chuh, but Wes Anderson is liked by so many people who aren't in any way emo (like me), that's like claiming, um, yoghurt or something to be emo because emos might eat it.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but not everyone who liked Tim Burton films was a goth, but it would still be entirely fair to say that Tim Burton was a goth touchpoint.

I haven't seen any Wes Anderson films - I have the Life Aquatic on DVD tho so I should soon.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

re: Wes: I would say liking "Bottle Rocket" or "Rushmore" the bestest is way EMO, and also quite indie.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

I suppose Royal Tenenbaum himself is like the first emo old person, because he's a complete asshole but it doesn't matter so you can have a happy ending anyway.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

Also, James Kochalka is still not EMO. I have been seething about this since yesterday. This is the first time I've ever really seethed about anything on the internet.

yoghurt IS emo!

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

young werther

Re: yoghurt IS emo!

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

also: hamlet!

macbeth = glam
lady macbeth = goth
king lear = grunge
falstaff = grebo

[celentari.livejournal.com]

Tenebaums is my fave but of course the most emo.. OMG, maybe I am emo, without even knowing!

Also, seen this? Some are great, others less so:

http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/emo/