In the whole of literature there is one character who captures the imagination of anyone that comes across him. He is a monster, and perhaps the most evil character in all fiction. This is Judge Holden, and today we will be uncovering the face of evil, and his pale, outstretched hand.
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00:00 A Portrait of Evil
01:46 A Modern Mephistopheles
09:01 The Gnostic Gospel of Cormac
15:31 The Eternal Trickster
24:28 The Magic of Interpretation
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Wow, no mention of the Ubermensch… hehe
Djinn is a certain "species" in islam. Iblees (islamic version of Lucifer/satan)is from that species so the term "djinn" doesn't mean satan.it's a group of beings created before humans to traverse in Earth according to Islamic mythology.( I said mythology because I don't believe in all this 😂)
Glad to see this video out. I haven’t watched yet but recently read the book and felt a lot of the higher themes may have been lost on me so excited to hear what you have to say.
Also here to shill the musician Jesse Welles here on YouTube, who’s heavily inspired by this book in a few songs which is what got me interested in reading it. 😂
BRO you shood read reverend insanity ❤❤(it is big so you shood start now)
I liked the interpretations but I wish you’d covered more specific scenes in the book. In particular I felt the scene where the kid helps another member of the gang remove an arrow from his leg was monumental in the Judge’s loss. The act represents pure selflessness on the kids part, as he risks his life, perhaps unwittingly, to remove the arrow from his leg, when no other member, even the one he helps, would do the same for him.
I also wanted to hear your interpretation on “the blood meridian” itself and how Holden discussed the true aim was to reach your zenith of power, then die in your most perfect form. The kid lives well beyond this to become “the man” thus Holden has to kill him, without any fanfare or apparent struggle.
Wonderfuly done, the video is great, i love the script and words you use and how you describe stuff. And the representation is really great. I am subscribing cuz this is really great work
if there's no god, everything is permitted.
if there is god, everything is still permitted, yet deeds will be judged, will incur eternal punishment or reward.
this is the stick and the carrot and the human-donkey, a non-rational beast with no conscience
or ability to see or paint any bigger picture of impact of their choices on the world.
i would ask what religion is, what is it's end aim? is it obtaining a personal blissful experience of eternal holidays or is it making this worldly world less of a squid game, in case of christianity and some other compassion-themed creeds or maybe a divine boost to tribal will to dominate this mundane game, as it was and is in the course of history viewed from 'cynical' point of view?
in other words: do you really need big brother or big father to figure out that reveling in sadistic entertainment is wrong, because it is, in a long run, harmful to all parties concerned? to object, to subject and to the whole dynamics of this life?
do you need heavy handed god to stop you from causing pain for your own pleasure and thrill?
do you need god to reject the devil? do you really need god or even earthly justice to sacrifice your sadistic drives and power fantasies for the sake of sparing the other gratuitous suffering? do you need a main prize, the top prize imaginable, guarantied to refrain from kicking a puppy?
and if so, is it the normal or an anomaly, a pathological and fairly rare occurrence?
Fun fact, McCarthy based the judge on the actual judge Holden of Texas that rode with the glanton gang. The judge being bald is a misunderstanding on how men called cleanshaven men bald back in the day
Fun fact the glanton gang were real as was judge holden ( though not much isknown about him) written about in samuel chamberlains autobiography my confession. Apparently the glanton gang was slaughtered by the yuma tribe in real life ( minus chamberlain holden and a few others) and the fairy story line was real to
As god came to the earth as Jesus, in my opinioin the Dudge are the personification of Satan on Earth
I listened to Blood Meridian on audible, I would have weird ass dreams if I fell asleep listening to it. Would recommend.
Dad?
So was Mr x from RE 2 inspired by Judge Holden?
I have been waiting forever for a video about Judge Holden after reading and watching Wendigoon's videos on Blood Meridian…. Thank you
Do a video on Griffith from berserk
That picture of the judge in the thumbnail reminds me of the stranger from a recent game where you are stuck in your house because the sun is too hot for people to go outside in the daytime.
Oh no, why does this theme feel like such a perfect reflection of our current system of capitalism and consumerism? The worship of money, the relentless drive for success (defined by the system as accumulating as much wealth and power as possible), all at any cost—this mindset pits people against each other, making them believe that competition is the only way to win while in reality, everyone loses while the system grows stronger and more powerful.
And then I also reflect on my own thoughts and wonder what this says about me and my worldview…
to me the judge comes across as a carricature of the nietzschean übermensch and its inevitable consequence: a wake of destruction. the judge is the incomplete man that has not learned to create, but has become an expert in desctruction, crippling and corrupting everything he touches.
Do Jonatan Littels "The Kindly Ones"
You took this review to another level. Damn good job.
His physical appearance is also reminiscent of a giant snake, hairless with child like features etc.
I would recommend the book called "My confession: Recollections of a Rogue" that's inspired Blood meridian in almost every aspect, especially at the end of the story!
"Ah lad, he said. Hush now. The man will hear ye. He's ears like a fox."
YESSS YOU MADE A VIDEO ON HIM
PERFECT TIMING I WAS BROWSING THROUGH DISCUSSIONS ON HIM
Blood Meridian is a lot like Lord of the Flies, Heart of Darkness and Moby Dick in not only its themes, but the seemingly countless meditations that unfold from its brilliant story and characters. It gets at the heart of the dilemma of being human in this cruel universe.
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You touched on something that I don’t think any other creator who talks about Judge Holden or Blood Meridian does. Which is you need to check your own world view and apply it against the Judge’s, and then figure out what you come up with. Absolutely outstanding video.
It makes no difference what men think of war. War endures.
The truth reveals itself within the juxtapositionality of all eventhood
That the archon and the christ are two sides of the same spiritual coin
Because they are emergent. Christ story is about all the rules for growth or self family community nation
Satan story is death story