Those are soldiers marching with guns. The cargo cults imitated the brief strategic occupations of their islands during WWII, so fake planes, fake radar dishes, fake guns, etc.
Yeah– they show the cult in “Mundo Carne”. The tribes got wild amounts of supplies during WWII. The planes would come down and take the powerful soilders away into the sky– but then they all flew away after the war. They want to make the planes come back.
man, that’s so creepy for some reason, I love it
I love the whole Technology as Confused Religion angle, myself–
But I still haven’t figured out all the Guys with Sticks, yet…..
Think of the guys who direct planes where to taxi. They could also direct small craft landing.
Yeah, I thought of them–But are there usually that MANY out on the field at one time?
Those are soldiers marching with guns. The cargo cults imitated the brief strategic occupations of their islands during WWII, so fake planes, fake radar dishes, fake guns, etc.
Ahhh…..NOW it makes complete sense!
There is a real tribe whose religious rituals involved a guy dressing up in what has to be a primitive person’s copy of a space suit…
Cool!
Anyone here seen “The Gods Must be Crazy”?
This reminds me of that movie….
Yeah– they show the cult in “Mundo Carne”. The tribes got wild amounts of supplies during WWII. The planes would come down and take the powerful soilders away into the sky– but then they all flew away after the war. They want to make the planes come back.
Who will come? The spanish savages who terrorised Pocohantes’ village? XD
Or worse yet–
The cast and crew from “McHale’s Navy”!
love the art, is like seeing Pratt again in his best times