Wednesday, 28 March 2007

Jew Amongst the Nations


What happens when a paranoid pro-Israel, middle-east politics enthusiast becomes addicted to a tv show such as "Curb your Enthusiasm" ?

This: I just came up with the theory that "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is an allegory of Israel. Larry David represents the State of Israel while everyone else is the United Nations. Larry David is talented and successful but he can be moody and grumpy, and sometimes seems to get himself in trouble on purpose. Although he fucks up a lot of the time, he wants nothing but peace, and tries, somewhat unsuccesfully, to fix the situation. People around him seem to only see the fuck ups he's done, but never the part where he tried to help. On top of that, they only see HIS fuck ups, but nobody else's. He is often the victim of bad circumstances, and gets blamed for everything, without ever having the chance to explain. He ends up being ostracized by everyone, and only manages to keep a couple of faithful, but somewhat difficult, allies, and of course, his wife Cheryl, who represents the diaspora, and loves him unconditionally, no matter how much he fucks up.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

do you some video about larry david?

Miss Worldwide said...

I got all the "Curb..." episodes from my flatmate. Can't get off them! I'm hooked!

Jack Steiner said...

I love that show. It is one of my favorites.

Miss Worldwide said...

It's genius. The only problem is that I watch the episodes one after the other, like there's no tomorrow, and I will soon run out...