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[argossol]

True - to keep it in layman's terms, maybe they'll just say it's a monster mish-mash.

As far as Native American myths - the Eskimos have several about goddesses of the sea (for some reason, I find this idea intriguing) - Sedna, in particular:

According to one myth, Sedna, similar to a mermaid, was the daughter of the creator-god Anguta and his wife. She is said to have been so huge and hungry that she ate everything in her parents' home, and even gnawed off one of her father's arms as he slept. She also happens to be goddess of all the sea-going mammals - whales, etc.

There are also other Native sea myths, though most have to do with the turtle, and it's usually portrayed as a guardian or bearer of the earth.

RE: The Parasite:
With all the animal imagery, I can't help but think that the theme is that of man as the parasite. Maybe the monster is the revenge of nature (yes, I know, per Godzilla). Alternatively, maybe the parasite is like the Puppet Masters Symbiote, and alters and controls its hosts until it can form up with others of its kind. If the "one of us" quote did not come from a Slusho visitor, then it could explain a kind of hive-mind intelligence.

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Re: The Roar

[Al Gore's Head]

I feel that the monster never will be explained considering the mass hysteria from the character's perspectives (all pov).

I think that they will speculate throughout the movie, like we're currently speculating.

[Zap Rowsdower]

[IronJ146]

Again, this is a clue that Rob knows something. One of our buddy's has to be somehow on the inside to give us some back story on the creature.

FYI: RobKnows.com is OOG...

[drspanklebum]

As a slight addition to the 'chimera' anagram that was found, if you use all the letters from "Hammer", "Cheese", and "Mitt", the letters can be rearranged to form the phrase:

"Chimera meets them"

oooooohh!! I personally like the idea of a chimera.. Someone also mentioned something about a Nue, basically being a Japanese chimera, and bringer of misfortune. According to myth, the body of the Nue was buried, and (on this site: http://www.obakemono.com/obake/nue/ ) the body is placed in the southern region of Honshu, of course being where Ganu and folks are from. Perhaps Ganu found a piece of this mythical beast to use in his drinks?

Who knows, right?

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[Zap Rowsdower]

[Melampus]

Another possibility: perhaps the attack doesn't last more than the night - what happens to the monster, I don't know, but it either dies or just goes away. The point is that the rest of the world wouldn't know what happened and why. Some people outside of NYC might not even believe the reports that it was a monster. But, even if that's not open to doubt, nobody (except maybe the Slusho! inner-circle... or not) will know where it came from and why it decided to attack NYC.

So, the cleanup begins amongst a firestorm of debate and official inquiries and scientific research, etc. etc. Perhaps the video we watch (which will make up the bulk of the movie) is just the "best" record of what happened yet found - simply b/c Rob & co. were just at the right/wrong places at the right/wrong times (and had a camera running).

That way, they don't have to show very much of the monster - they are free to limit our exposure to it, keep it mysterious, etc. I agree that an iconic monster will have to be seen somewhere, and at some point, but they can still keep it limited. And, obviously, that would also works well with an ARG devoted to uncovering what really happened on the night of 1-18-08 in NYC.

In fact, if this is the angle they take, then the movie will just be another piece of the ARG that's already started (albeit, slowly). That would make this a very revolutionary movie - it's really just part of an ARG (rather than the ARG being part of the movie), BUT it will still work as a movie all on it's own (for people who don't want to play the ARG) because of the Blair-Witch style: the less explained/revealed, the more realistic and, so, the more "insane and intense."

[Melampus]

...that would also mean that the ARG will get started in full-force with the release of the movie. I think it will be well-underway by the time the movie comes out, but it will kick it up a notch b/c the movie will be packed with more clues and so more sites will be found, etc.

[SLUSHO_ZOOM!]

It's not January in the movie...

[MrToasty]

Re: It's not January in the movie...

[Lawlbringer]

Re: It's not January in the movie...

[SLUSHO_ZOOM!]

The photos are not the movie...

[MrToasty]

Re: The photos are not the movie...