Not sure if you're familiar with this or not, but that concept appears as part of the story in the novel[1] and movie[2] "Johnny Got His Gun". The premise is based on a badly injured soldier during WWI who has lost his ability to speak, see, hear, etc. He communicates by banging his head on his pillow in Morse Code. Many scenes from that movie are interspersed throughout the video to the song "One"[3] by Metallica.
The video for that song uses excerpts from the movie version of Johnny Got His Gun. I don't know if the songwriting was inspired by it but the video certainly was. Because the video relied so much on the excerpts the band ended up buying the rights to the movie just to not pay royalties.
Hilariously, I won a writing prize about this connection as a teenager in 1989. Fun to see you had a similar experience
Human and animals interaction is all physical. Babies and early children spend most of their brain development on physicality. By depriving a mind of having a body, that mind cannot have empathy for the human condition or animals, the idea of living in a body will only be abstract. Have you seen the movie Johnny Got His Gun? It’s one big statement that being disembodied is hell.
Is anybody else reminded of the character from the song "One"[1] by Metallica, and the movie/novel "Johnny Got His Gun"[2]? Granted, that was different in that the situation resulted from a traumatic injury and the man lost his limbs. But the idea of being "trapped in your body" - unable to communicate, aware of your own existence, but basically nothing else - seems similar.
Darkness imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell
I remember being terrified of this idea the first time I saw the video all those years ago. I guess I still am. I just had no idea - until now - that a situation like this could result from much of anything other than a major traumatic injury.
or even watch the movie the song was influenced by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film), or even the book that movie is based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun
Immediately reminded me of that unforgettable movie in which a 1WW soldier who have lost all his sensory inputs and motor control and is still alive brain is used for experiments.
Movie title is "Johnny got his gun". No idea how mainstream it is but i suspect not that much.
If you believe nothing could be worse than death, you should consider to watch it.
> He is a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious and able to reason, but his wounds render him a prisoner in his own body.
Parts of this movie, btw, are included in the famous Metallica - One song.
I recommend the movie Johnny Got His Gun: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067277/.
Being stuck, aware like that, seems too damn horrible.
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Movie's plot: "Joe, a young American soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. He lies in a hospital bed in a fate worse than death --- a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious and able to think, thereby reliving his life through strange dreams and memories, unable to distinguish whether he is awake or dreaming. He remains frustrated by his situation, until one day when Joe discovers a unique way to communicate with his caregivers." Pulled from IMDB.
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Not sure if you're familiar with this or not, but that concept appears as part of the story in the novel[1] and movie[2] "Johnny Got His Gun". The premise is based on a badly injured soldier during WWI who has lost his ability to speak, see, hear, etc. He communicates by banging his head on his pillow in Morse Code. Many scenes from that movie are interspersed throughout the video to the song "One"[3] by Metallica.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film)
[3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8bTdBs-cw
The video for that song uses excerpts from the movie version of Johnny Got His Gun. I don't know if the songwriting was inspired by it but the video certainly was. Because the video relied so much on the excerpts the band ended up buying the rights to the movie just to not pay royalties.
Hilariously, I won a writing prize about this connection as a teenager in 1989. Fun to see you had a similar experience
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film)
The scenes to Metallica's "One" is from the movie.
Ref:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8bTdBs-cw
Human and animals interaction is all physical. Babies and early children spend most of their brain development on physicality. By depriving a mind of having a body, that mind cannot have empathy for the human condition or animals, the idea of living in a body will only be abstract. Have you seen the movie Johnny Got His Gun? It’s one big statement that being disembodied is hell.
This OP reminded me of a movie titled “Johnny Get Your Gun”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film)
I thought of "Johnny Got His Gun" too. That's the film they use the footage from in the video of Metallica's song "One".
Is anybody else reminded of the character from the song "One"[1] by Metallica, and the movie/novel "Johnny Got His Gun"[2]? Granted, that was different in that the situation resulted from a traumatic injury and the man lost his limbs. But the idea of being "trapped in your body" - unable to communicate, aware of your own existence, but basically nothing else - seems similar.
Darkness imprisoning me All that I see Absolute horror I cannot live I cannot die Trapped in myself Body my holding cell
I remember being terrified of this idea the first time I saw the video all those years ago. I guess I still am. I just had no idea - until now - that a situation like this could result from much of anything other than a major traumatic injury.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8bTdBs-cw
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film)
or even watch the movie the song was influenced by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film), or even the book that movie is based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun
Immediately reminded me of that unforgettable movie in which a 1WW soldier who have lost all his sensory inputs and motor control and is still alive brain is used for experiments.
Movie title is "Johnny got his gun". No idea how mainstream it is but i suspect not that much.
If you believe nothing could be worse than death, you should consider to watch it.
Shouldn't they suppose to work for freedom and not war?
Here's an interesting take on that[1][2][3].
Father: You're gonna make the world safe for democracy!
Joe Age 10: What is democracy?
Father: Well it's never bright clear on myself. Like any other kind government it's got something to do with young men killing each other I believe.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film)
[3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKuhMS-N9ns
It really reminds me of "Johnny Got His Gun" [1].
> He is a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious and able to reason, but his wounds render him a prisoner in his own body.
Parts of this movie, btw, are included in the famous Metallica - One song.
1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film)
Johnny Got His Gun is a good book (/movie) but I don't think it's entirely relevant to this story of the fraud of facilitated communication.
I recommend the movie Johnny Got His Gun: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067277/.
Being stuck, aware like that, seems too damn horrible.
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Movie's plot: "Joe, a young American soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. He lies in a hospital bed in a fate worse than death --- a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. He remains conscious and able to think, thereby reliving his life through strange dreams and memories, unable to distinguish whether he is awake or dreaming. He remains frustrated by his situation, until one day when Joe discovers a unique way to communicate with his caregivers." Pulled from IMDB.