azathoth

the dream of a man
an adaptation of HP LOVECRAFT novel

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• short movie
• lovecraft
• nicolas marie
• manuel guyon
• LOU LUSSIER
• ALEXANDRE MARQUET

[dizzlor]

Music? Where to get?

[hamlet26]

nowhere, it's an original score!

[PeanutButterGoodness]

Azathoth and Nyarlathotep are two different entities. Azathoth has ultimate power of destruction, but is mentally retarded. Nyarlathotep serves as his messenger and often meddles in the affairs of men for his own amusement.

[darkness442003]

@hiimquinn Hell that's why we love Lovecraft because of his harshness lol. ( i would be on the elder ones side for all that knowledge and power) We agree again Lovecraft the only horror writer ever to leave such an impression on us, truly achieved immortality cheers to Lovecraft and thumbs down to all who oppose

[hiimquinn]

@PeanutButterGoodness haha, i know that. but still, Nyarlethotep is also (among other things) a Necromancer. so he'd be more likely to communicate with Azathoth if he were in a coma or "Dead-Dreaming". that's all i'm trying to get at :P

[PeanutButterGoodness]

@hiimquinn Yog-Sothoth knows the gate and is the gate, so he'd be the doctor allowing people into Azathoth's dream. Nyarlathotep is Azathoth's messenger and "soul" which could be easily interpreted as son.

And this is all just a little fun assuming that they're all regular people outside the dream.

[hiimquinn]

@darkness442003 indeed. although i always believed "Idiot" was too harsh a word :P (if you couldn't tell by now, i'd be helping the Ancient Ones). indeed he did, he was easily one of the most brilliant writer's to ever walk this plain of existence. one of the pioneer's of the Horror Genre i'd say

[darkness442003]

@hiimquinn No wonder in Lovecrafts Necronimicon good ole Azathoth is referred to as the "idiot god and those like him. In some of his works his kind is known as the idiot race giving in to lesser instinct and taking the form of animals as the great old ones used as toys. Wow Lovecraft really knew how to turn the knife in the readers mind and have good discussions about his work

[hiimquinn]

@darkness442003 well of course he's not a god as race, but compared to us, and even his own species, he certainly is. well he can still make choices; he just runs more on instinct then actual coherent thought. like an animal (and as a recall, Azathoth's Avatar was something of a "White Wolf"). he likes music and dancing, probably likes art, chooses to (and does) save lives, and he can give orders. all these and more prove that Azathoth is not nearly as "anamalistic" as most fans believe

[darkness442003]

@hiimquinn I don't think he is a god at all. Demi god or an alien being with what humans perceive as god power. I agree Lovecraft leaves us with a question what is the definition of god. Is it power? wisdom? or power over life and death? From prospective Azathoth is now god to me, because of that one weakness. Cannot control a simple urge that humans can control. He's more of a sentient being with power that was squandered foolishly to him

[hiimquinn]

@PeanutButterGoodness Nyarlathotep would be the doctor. because he travels between the planes of living and the dead, which is what Azathoth technically is (Fataghn = dead/dreaming). Yog-Sothoth travels between reality and parallel universes, and Hastur travels between dreams and madness. and no one could enter Azathoth's dreams, most of his servants can't even LOOK at him, let alone go inside his head

[hiimquinn]

@darkness442003 so we were both right? i still believe he's a god, however. as evidenced by the fact that he indeed both creates and destroys whole galaxy's. you have to remember, before the rise of christian dogma, MANY gods in many religions were assholes, who just kinda did what their own best interests dictated. for this, i believe we should find the true definition of "god"

[darkness442003]

@hiimquinn Wrong he can control his power my friend. What your talking about his "weakness" meaning a hunger to create and destroy. The analogy i used for evil never sleeps is inside of him he can't control his urge to create and urge to destroy. In some odd way makes him weak that he can't control his own urge. Therefore he's no god. Lovecraft is one crafty bad motherfucker