recently, there's been a strange series of events i've been following with a lot of interest (and also some worry, because i want everyone to be okay, and it seems that is NOT the case, definitely), which is the cause of that title you're looking at up there. the one that says 'shia labeouf'.
shia labeouf is doing what he claims to be art, and he is not okay. if, of course, you're using my definition of okay in the first place, which i mean to be, well,
- not tweeting a repeated message of the same five words, i.e.
- not placing a paper bag over his head at a movie premiere, with the same aforementioned message written on it (did he write that? because i'm imagining him coloring in nice, whimsical block letters on the front of a paper bag, groaning when the sharpie crosses that ridgey bit where the bag folds into itself, closing his eyes and sinking his head into his hands gently, as tears start leaking out of his eyes, and he repeats the very thing he is writing under his breath: i am not famous anymore. i am not famous anymore. i am not famous anymore. i am not famous anymore.)
anyway.
here is a picture of him at the movie premiere (looking sharp, shia!):
but wait, you say, where is this even coming from? did he just snap, or what?
well, i say, as with most stories, there is a backstory. the backstory for shia labeouf's downfall (haha, his name sounds like something you use in the shower) is this (wait a second, though, i can't stop thinking about the shower thing. he probably smells like coconut and regret): basically, shia labeouf, having delved in acting, decided that he was going to otherwise explore his artistic talents and release a short film to the internet (Howard Cantour.com), and then people realized it showed alarming similarities to a comic by Dan Clowes.
i copy&pasted that directly from merriamwebster dot com. i'm sure you appreciate the irony.
then, in a downward spiral of more "homages" to works shia found suitable for his own use, shia kind of stopped being noticed (as is with most weird news stories), and is, to make things brief, not famous anymore.
here's the twist: he says all that plagiarism was art. which is, you know, contradictory to what he previously said, back when he was a man of only one plagiarism:
"In my excitement and naiveté as an amateur filmmaker, I got lost in the creative process and neglected to follow proper accreditation", and "I deeply regret the manner in which these events have unfolded and want @danielclowes to know that I have a great respect for his work." Clowes responded by saying "The first I ever heard of the film was this morning when someone sent me a link. I've never spoken to or met Mr. LaBeouf ... I actually can't imagine what was going through his mind."
this was, also, ironically, lifted straight from the pages of wikipedia into my own blog. except for the grammar mistakes i had to correct, because i'm kind of anal. but.
my point is: art is weird. shia labeouf says he is making art, says that copyright laws are too steel-ridden and should be looser, says that art is the imitation of flattery. he is genuinely very sad, or genuinely a very good actor, but let me leave you with something else to read (click the word 'read', the links aren't very noticeable) because i'm still not sure what i'm writing about.
but wait, you say, where is this even coming from? did he just snap, or what?
well, i say, as with most stories, there is a backstory. the backstory for shia labeouf's downfall (haha, his name sounds like something you use in the shower) is this (wait a second, though, i can't stop thinking about the shower thing. he probably smells like coconut and regret): basically, shia labeouf, having delved in acting, decided that he was going to otherwise explore his artistic talents and release a short film to the internet (Howard Cantour.com), and then people realized it showed alarming similarities to a comic by Dan Clowes.
pla·gia·rism
noun \ˈplā-jə-ˌri-zəm also -jē-ə-\
: the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person : the act of plagiarizing something
then, in a downward spiral of more "homages" to works shia found suitable for his own use, shia kind of stopped being noticed (as is with most weird news stories), and is, to make things brief, not famous anymore.
here's the twist: he says all that plagiarism was art. which is, you know, contradictory to what he previously said, back when he was a man of only one plagiarism:
"In my excitement and naiveté as an amateur filmmaker, I got lost in the creative process and neglected to follow proper accreditation", and "I deeply regret the manner in which these events have unfolded and want @danielclowes to know that I have a great respect for his work." Clowes responded by saying "The first I ever heard of the film was this morning when someone sent me a link. I've never spoken to or met Mr. LaBeouf ... I actually can't imagine what was going through his mind."
this was, also, ironically, lifted straight from the pages of wikipedia into my own blog. except for the grammar mistakes i had to correct, because i'm kind of anal. but.
my point is: art is weird. shia labeouf says he is making art, says that copyright laws are too steel-ridden and should be looser, says that art is the imitation of flattery. he is genuinely very sad, or genuinely a very good actor, but let me leave you with something else to read (click the word 'read', the links aren't very noticeable) because i'm still not sure what i'm writing about.
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