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Friday, December 9, 2022

A Conversation on Yellowstone

Recently, I was watching an episode of season five of Yellowstone. In this episode, a conversation between two of the characters caught my attention. It was between John Dutton (played by Kevin Costner), and Rip Wheeler (played by Cole Hauser). During the conversation John tells Rip that this world is being run by cowards, and that it's really survival of the unfit, instead of the fittest. I understand it's just a TV show; however, this idea expressed by Costner's character can be easily believed to be factual. I personally think it is a way to communicate a narrative by the writers.

I probably do think that things in our world are being run by the unfit, and they are seemingly surviving. Now, that it's being run by cowards is false. It's being run by an elite establishment that is often compromised with deals that they make with others for their own financial gain. They're definitely unfit, however. Allow me to elaborate?

Television these days is often a tool used to influence thinking. They sometimes try to simplify reality and try to make the world appear more innocent than what it really is. The truth is ugly, and many prefer soft, simple, and sugar-coated explanations. Thieves and crooks, in our world who run it, would rather have you believe that they are cowards instead of what they really are.

Yellowstone is just a TV show, however, is what many will say. It's just acting and pretending. Of course, many times I think most people are acting and pretending in real life or putting on a show which they don't even believe themselves. This is especially true for government and politicians. And in their case, things are hardly even what they seem. We should understand that better now that we know how Twitter and media were instrumental in covering up for a party and a candidate before an election.

To close, I do enjoy watching Yellowstone. I think it's one of the better programs to come along in a long time. However, I take some conversations on it, such as the one which inspired this post, with a grain of salt. 

 

 

 

Reference:

https://www.paramountnetwork.com/shows/yellowstone

3 comments:

  1. By the way, I have watched every previous episode thus far.

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  2. I have to say that in a previous episode there was a conversation between Rip and a character named Delbert (played by David Atkinson, who isn't even a regular), and that was a great conversation. I can't say I disagreed with any of it.

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  3. Spanish translation.

    Una conversación en el programa Yellowstone

    Recientemente, estaba viendo un episodio de la quinta temporada de Yellowstone. En este episodio me llamó la atención una conversación entre dos de los personajes. Fue entre John Dutton (interpretado por Kevin Costner) y Rip Wheeler (interpretado por Cole Hauser). Durante la conversación, John le dice a Rip que este mundo está siendo dirigido por cobardes, y que en realidad es la supervivencia de los no aptos, en lugar de los más aptos. Entiendo que es solo un programa de televisión; sin embargo, se puede creer fácilmente que esta idea expresada por el personaje de Costner es un hecho. Personalmente creo que es una forma de comunicar una narrativa por parte de los escritores.

    Probablemente creo que las cosas en nuestro mundo están siendo dirigidas por personas no aptas, y aparentemente sobreviven. Ahora bien, eso de que está siendo manejado por cobardes es falso. Está siendo dirigido por un establecimiento de élite que a menudo se ve comprometido con tratos que hacen con otros para su propio beneficio financiero. Sin embargo, definitivamente no son aptos. ¿Permítame elaborar?

    La televisión en estos días es a menudo una herramienta utilizada para influir en el pensamiento. A veces tratan de simplificar la realidad y tratan de hacer que el mundo parezca más inocente de lo que realmente es. La verdad es fea, y muchos prefieren explicaciones suaves, simples y empalagosas. Los ladrones y estafadores, en nuestro mundo, que dirigen, preferirían hacerte creer que son cobardes en lugar de lo que realmente son.

    Yellowstone es solo un programa de televisión, sin embargo, es lo que muchos dirían. Es solo actuar y fingir. Por supuesto, muchas veces pienso que la mayoría de la gente está actuando y fingiendo en la vida real o montando un espectáculo en el que ni ellos mismos se creen. Esto es especialmente cierto para el gobierno y los políticos. Y en su caso, las cosas apenas son lo que parecen. Deberíamos entender eso mejor ahora que sabemos cómo Twitter y los medios fueron fundamentales para encubrir a un partido y a un candidato antes de una elección.

    Para cerrar, disfruto viendo Yellowstone. Creo que es uno de los mejores programas en mucho tiempo. Sin embargo, tomo algunas conversaciones al respecto, como la que inspiró esta publicación, con un grano de sal.

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