THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES #7 - The Piper
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2017
- MAG006 - Case #9220611 - Clarence Berry
Statement regarding time spent as a staff sergeant and serving alongside Wilfred Owen in the Great War.
The Magnus Archives sings an anthem for doomed youth from an NCO during World War I who sheds some interesting light on one of our most acclaimed war poets and reaps the spoils thereof.
Starring: The Archivist - Jonathan Sims
Writer: Jonathan Sims
Director / Editor: Alexander J Newall
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Wilfred: No bro- I met
I think the cynical tired attitude of the narrator is so funny when paired with the sincerity of the stories.
This episode really deserves an award for the writing and performance, it could be a short story on its own even without the context of the Magnus Archives.
Considering that Wilfred Owen was a real war poet who was renowned for finding ways to personify aspects of war in his writing, I find this strange, haunting story to be such an immensely intriguing one
For some reason this episode makes me think that the disorganization is intentional. Like she was ensuring he’d read these by placing them in the wrong area. Can’t be sure of course.
Joseph Rayner is a real person who served in WWI, you can read about him and see documents on his service and enlistment.
I did some research on Wilfred Owen after listening to this. One of his poems, "Strange Meeting", includes the line "Foreheads of men have bled where no wounds were". If that inspired Owen's death, then dang did Jonny do some research.
This has got to be one of my favourite episodes... something about old unknowable war harbingers just galloping across the battlefield blasting a trumpet with one arm while another arm is holding a movie popcorn bucket and another is flipping off Nazis and two more are dedicated to dabbing is so good, so classic, so timeless
Why do I get the sneaking feeling that there was a definite method to the previous archivist's madness?
I heard the silent melody,
I think all the English Literature students that had Exposure in their GCSE poem roster were quaking by the end of this.
The description of War,although I know its a paranormal being here, makes for such a beautiful and macabre explenation of every war
honestly any of these magnus archives story could make a better horror film than those produced in hollywood...
Ok now I REALLY want to see someone draw an ilustration of War based on this!
ARCHIVIST
The description of The Piper combined with the time period in which the story takes place makes me imagine him in the style of old political cartoons with stark shading and crosshatching and faded colors, alongside features that just evoke this uncanny valley effect. Haunting.
"Did you know that Hamelin is a real place in Germany?" - yep. Been there, it's a cute little town with lovely old buildings. :D
The voice acting in this one is incredible.
oh god when the narrator said wilfred heard a distant flute near the end of the ep i started crying bc i knew what was coming to him
I've been learning about the poem "Exposure" by Wilfred Owen for my English exam, and this has made me think about it completely differently. I'll have to mention this to my teacher, she might find it interesting