Freaky Fridays: The Satanic Megamind Conspiracy

As you well know, I'm a big fan of outing Satan's tactics to destroy and pervert the mind, and in particular I love to expose subliminal messages and mind control techniques used in our modern, media-rich environment.
So here's this week's Freaky Friday: another cartoon (surprise!) seeks to subvert traditional mindsets and build sin into our kids' psychological makeup.
Now, keep in mind that there are two sides to every coin, that what is intended for evil can just as easily be used for good. We live in the world and we can never "hide" from all of the Satanic "stuff" floating around. I know my kids will probably see this movie at some point, and that's why I'm writing this-- because when they do, we'll have to talk about what's right, and what's wrong, with what they see.
In fact, the way this movie came on my radar is via a happy meal at McDonalds (yes, we still have the occasional treat at McDonalds. If you want to buy us organic produce and farm-raised, cage free meat for thousands and thousands of dollars a year, we'll gladly accept. ;)) Anyways, it took my husband about ten seconds of watching my kids joyfully examining their new Happy Meal box to figure out what this new movie was all about.
 So, without furthur ado, I present to you the latest in my conspiracy-oriented rants: MegaMind. Which, I'll be honest, my kids will probably see. So long as we KNOW what we are looking at and talk about it, right? That's my philosophy.
The synopsis, according to Rotten Tomatoes, is as follows:


Megamind is the most brilliant super-villain the world has ever known... and the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City... Megamind is the most brilliant super-villain the world has ever known... and the least successful. Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt has been a colossal failure, thanks to the caped superhero known as "Metro Man," until the day Megamind actually defeats him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, the fate of Metro City is threatened when a new villain arrives and chaos runs rampant, leaving everyone to wonder: Can the world's biggest "mind" actually be the one to save the day?

From the reviews it is easy to see that this movie has something for kids and grownups-- funny plotlines, clever scenes, and an excellent cast. I also read that the movie carries a strong "redemptive" theme and teaches about forgiveness.  I'm quite certain it will be enjoyable as an experience and a good "bonding" activity for kids and parents. And keep in mind, of course, that I have not seen this movie.

But what bothered us right off the bat?

First of all, let's look at the superhero, MetroMan. Here he is on the right. At first glance, he appears to be quite a stud. Named for his metropolitan home, MetroCity, He is buff, dashing, "good," and everything a male superhero should be.Right? 
So why is her wearing such an obviously fashionista designed super-costume, complete with fringed leather boots and gloves, a designer collar and buttons and a studded leather belt? Why is his hair so... perfect? Could it be that "MetroMan" is a play on our concept of "Metrosexuality?"

Let's start with a definition of metrosexuality:


Metrosexual: A heterosexual man whose masculinity goes beyond the stereotyped masculine, thus, he is not confined to a normative definition of masculinity.

In other words: he's kinda girly. In a manly, socially-acceptable kind of way. (Whatever THAT means these days.). One need only google "MetroMan" to find a slew of pics of very masculine/feminine celebrities and begin to wonder what exactly we are trying to say by normalizing the "metrosexual" man. He's not QUITE gay-- but he certainly enjoys displaying femine qualities. Harmless to the creation of traditional masculinity in our youth? A sneaky, subliminal way to break down our mental barriers about traditional gender roles and homosexuality? You decide.

 Now let's have a look at the main female character: Roxanne Ritchi.
Roxanne wears her hair super short and in a boyish cut. She is totally unafraid of Megamind's antics, making her much less than vulnerable or even feminine. She's a tough go- getter, hardly the picture of feminine characteristics in the ordinary boy-saves-girl superhero story. As a job-oriented career reporter, she's out to get the story.

 And I know that some of you will think this is a good thing, but I have to ask you: when you combine the obvious de-feminizing of the female character and emasculating of the male character, what are you left with? Fuzzy sexuality. A confused "Metro-City" where women can be men and men can be women, where dress, hair, makeup and style, as well as personal characteristics are completely androgynous. All wrapped up in a fascinating, entertaining, audience-wowing 3D
miracle. (Think back on the flashes of "Metro City" we get from the trailer alone: Dads wearing babies. Women adoringly kissing a quickly disappearing and just-out-of reach "metro-man's" feet, Male voices yelling "I love you, MetroMan!"...you get the picture. Externally, of course, it all seems very wholesome indeed. As usual, we find a while lot of truth and goodness mixed in with just one or two "tiny" but perfectly placed lies.)

Last, we look at the not-so "evil" bad guy: Mega Mind.
Here, the villain is not only loveable but dashing, funny, witty, and ultimately his own kind of "good." (Despite the obvious allusion to S&M/Bondage gear/style in his uber fashionable studded black leather/vynil getup and dark surroundings... think Gaultier meets Lady Gaga video.) We follow him from an alien infancy to see all the scenarios in which he was a victim of circumstance (you've heard me rant before about how society is constantly teaching us that EVERYONE is a victim and thus not responsible for his/her own behavior.) I will also add that he has a strange blue coloring-- making him "different" and instilling in us as sense that "different is OK" as he rapidly climbs our inner moral wall to have us accept him and his pyschological journey from "bad guy" to "good guy."
Now, sure, there's nothing wrong with that, unless we are talking about differences that make up "good" an "evil." But what is good and evil to a kid learning that there are NO absolutes- no right, no wrong, no "normal" and "strange," no male, no female?

Ultimately, his "teacherous plans" become interesting to the people of MetroCity and the bad guy becomes a hero. Hmmm. So evil is the new good?
Let's see.
I seem to recall a funny theme going through the last three big kids' cartoons to hit theater-- maybe you can pick it out too.

Riches of this world

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square hole. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."
— Apple Computer Inc.

Is it a coincidence that apple is called "apple" and it's symbol is an apple with a bite taken out of it? (if you're slow, I'm referencing adam and eve and original sin.)

As I delve deeper and deeper into demonology, I'm finding more and more connections these days between the riches of this world (and some of the largest corporations we take for granted as being "success stories") and the Original lie of Satan.... amazing finds that change the way that I look at the world and my place in it.

"Success" is no longer something I am interested in. Holiness is. But how to get there without getting sidetracked or sucked in by the mindboggling amount of evil that is revealed to me more and more in the world?

I'm not making a statement for or against Apple. I myself use Apple products.
I'm pointing out that the deeper we look to see what Satan's plan has been for all of history, we see the same work, over and over and over again.
It is packaged differently, it is so subtle in so many places... but it's undeniable that there are "biblical" connections and connotations everywhere in the tangible world we live and breathe. It's up to us to discern the times.
I have given tangible proof in the past that a flat out ton of rock musicians from the fifties, sixties and seventies were demonized and used their music to reach the masses with a Satanic message. ... See More
I don't know a single teenager who owns one who doesn't "rock out" to their ipod all day and night. Apple makes some of the most incredible modern media available to young people and accessible to everyone. What is modern media? What are popular movies, music, websites bringing? What is the number one use of Computers in america today? Apple is called Apple, and uses undeniably biblical imagery as its logo. Facts.

Are these things connected? Maybe we'll never know. It's just interesting to me that I will never, never look at the world the same way again. I will always be wondering... "Who does this serve?"

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
--Jesus.

Satan's jealousy, fear, and hatred of the Blessed Virgin Mary

A brilliant discussion of the role of Mary and woman in the plan of Salvation by my husband:


To understand hatred, we must understand a few things about the object being hated. We need reasons for what seems irrational. The same for veneration, then. We need real reasons to understand the veneration of Mary. Is it enough that she was the mother of Christ for Satan to hate Mary, and for us to venerate her?
We must point out the obvious, by asking certain questions. What is "womankind?" What does the woman represent? What is the dignity of a woman? What are the differences between Eve and Mary? To what degree of exaltation did the Lord intend the woman to? To what extent did iniquity and Satan defile her? Certain things come to mind, but as stated before the first step is precisely to discern the obvious. So, let's look at each of these questions.
What is "womankind?" 1 Corinthians 11:7 says,"...he (man) is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man." A very interesting and succinct declaration by the Apostle. It is derived from the fact that the God made man in His image and likeness, and therefore man is the glory of God. Similarly, the woman was fashioned from the man, taken from his very side. Therefore, she is the glory of man, made in the image of God, for man is God's image. Man and woman they were made and together they are mankind, the image of God. Years later, St. Irenaeus of Lyon would come to say," The glory of God is man fully alive." and this hints to the great dignity of both the woman and the man, and to what they are predestined.
What does the woman represent? As we know, she fundamentally represents man. However, she does not merely represent "men" she represents the human race; more specifically she represents the Church, the Bride of Christ. St. John Chrysostom points out the obvious again for us and says," Just as Adam's bride was taken from his side, so too was Christ's bride, the Church, taken from His side." For not only is the man made in His image, and not only are we called to be Christs in the earth as the Church, but literally water and blood ran down from his side. Not only did the blood and water run down his side, but chronologically in the order of the sacraments, first water and then blood. We are baptized into the body of Christ first, and then we receive His blood in communion. In the same fashion, a woman is first wed, and then she receives her husbands body. Once again, in the same fashion, once received into the Church we may receive the sacrament; the priest being the mystical representation of Christ gives of His body and blood, and we give of ourselves by receiving... just like the female in the act of sex. Here in is the sanctity of sex and why sexual immorality is an abomination.This is a great mystery, and our solemn heritage. We know this.
What is the dignity of the woman, then? Her dignity is the righteousness of mankind and the love of her Bridegroom; to reign with Him as a queen, to share his Kingdom, and to cleave to Him and become one flesh. That is, not to become gods, as He is God, but to be even as He is... His very image. This, then, is the image dignity of the woman and mankind. God deigned to give us an image of our future glory, in Mary, the daughter of Aaron and Mother of Jesus Christ. She is the mystical representation of the Church, of co-creation with God that mankind shares in, of virginity and integrity. She is the mystical manifestation of mankind bereft of sin and iniquity, having been shrived and selected by her Bridegroom. She is the image of us in full glory in the Kingdom of Heaven. She is the image of mankind walking before the Lord and being perfect. Therefore, it is very sad that so many Christians have not only ignored this consolation we have in seeing our future glory in the Blessed Virgin, but many have gone so far as to call all such veneration "demonic" and "dangerous." She is the image of the work Christ will complete in us; she is us. For these reasons, she is the Queen of Heaven, the best of us, under Christ.
To what extent did iniquity and Satan defile the woman? That has yet to be revealed, for the end is not here, nor the judgment come. We can look and see though in Eve all the curses. Many people blame Eve for having eaten the fruit first, but truly, the woman Eve was the image of the man Adam. She only manifested what was already in the heart of Adam, which is why he did eat of the same forbidden fruit. Regardless, she (both man and woman) failed to wait upon the Lord, their Bridegroom. In their despair, they stole the fruit, and took what in truth God had intended to give them all along, the knowledge of good and evil. The fornication's of their heart brought death and darkness into the world. What greater pleasure to Satan than to seduce and impregnate the bride with every evil; to make her forget God and love him?
Is it any wonder then that this "sacred feminine" is at the heart of the New Age movement? This "new age" concept of the sacred feminine isn't the creation of a new age, but is rather a hackneyed and diabolical assertion that screams like a specter from antiquity. Many "queens of heaven" have been put forth by pagan religions. Ashtoreth, Queen of Heaven, a fertility goddess and patroness of the enemies of Israel . Semiramis, the demon possessed whore who founded Babylon and became Queen after marrying her own son; she also established her own cult religion. She named herself high priestess and Queen of Heaven, and became a shrine prostitute. It does not take intellect much to see that this is a perverse and wicked mockery of Christ and His Bride. A mother marrying giving birth to and marrying her son, becoming a Queen. When human's attempt what only God can do in righteousness, there is the height of shame and wickedness.
In pagan religions, we see a dark and wild horned god of the forest, such as Cernunnos, with a fertility goddess of light. What does it take to see that this is the dark one taking as his bride the one who is made in the image of light? Again we see this throughout history, a Mother goddess is the source of creation, a Venus. What does it take to see that this is a denial of God, and the elevation of mankind to supreme and sole divinity?
The litany of the counterfeit "queens of heaven" is long and sinister, among the greatest of deceptions. Even now, we are indoctrinated with a concept of "mother earth" to whom we are to have the greatest respect and reverence for. What a deception! To have anthropomorphized the very earth itself into the image of a great mother and queen, and to teach that in the end "she" is all we have... what a great evil.
This "sacred feminine" is a diabolical and sinister amalgam of the iniquity of mankind and the indefatigable creativity for evil that Satan has. It is a counterfeit designed to steal our glory, the glory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the glory of God, and to lead astray as many as possible. It's foundation is built on the flimsy platform of dualism, the pretense that light needs dark, and that which is uncreated needs that which is created, and if there is a God there must be a goddess. This is the same place from which comes the idea that if there are male priests there must be female priests, and thus the desire to ordain women as priestesses; this idea is a negation of every divine truth.
It is important that every Christian understands Mary for what she is, she is more than the mother of God, she is us, she is the Church. Therefore, it is important to keep in our remembrance, when we despair, our common mother in the faith, who is Mary, the mother of Christ. It is important to know her, lest we be deceived, or sow in vain. She is God's great vision to His holy people of His every promise through our One common Savior, Jesus Christ. Heaven does have a Queen, and she has been coronated through unwavering obedience, with the blood of her Son, so that you may be certain of every blessing and inheritance you have in Christ. She desires that every single one of you be converted into the likeness of her Son and worship Him in truth.
Therefore, do not be afraid to honor her as your mother in the faith, for she has begotten you as both a sibling and a child through obedience to God in Christ. She always points to her Son, just as the Son always points to the Father. Blessed are those who are not offended by her.

(and I add that:)
And further, those who honor her are fulfilling biblical prophecy: "From this day all generations will call me "Blessed." the Almighty has done great things for me and Holy is His Name." (Luke 1:48)

Holy Mary, pray for us.