What event are you remixing? & Why did you choose this event?
We chose the North and South Korea meeting and peace talks. It was the first thing we thought of because it was recent and it felt relevant and remix-able.
What is its relevance to the present? Or did you have other considerations?
It happened pretty recently, and it’s a landmark event for North and South Korea. Right now, it’s unclear what the results of it are going to be, but it’s a big step in the right direction and could possibly lead to reunification. We didn’t really think of any other ideas, it was the first thing suggested and we all pretty much collectively agreed on it.
As much as possible, describe how you chose this event.
We felt like most things in the news were either depressing or about Donald Trump, and this was semi-hopeful and only involved Donald Trump a little bit. We also felt like it wasn’t too complex to turn into a remix, because although the situation and history is complicated, the actual event is pretty straightforward.
Where is the event taking place? Originally and in the remix?
Originally, it takes place in the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) between North and South Korea, but we made it take place in the Avatar: The Last Airbender Universe, with North Korea as the Fire Nation and South Korea as the Water Nation.
Who are the (original) characters? & Who are the (remix) characters?
Original Characters: Kim Jong-un, Moon Jae-in, Donald Trump, Malcolm Turnbull
Remix Characters: Plankton (Spongebob), Scruffy (Futurama), Biff (Back to the Future), Creed (The Office)
Why did you choose these characters?
Plankton (Spongebob) - We felt that he best exemplified Kim Jong-un because of his desire to have control, and always threatening to do big things but in reality he’s pretty small and doesn’t have as much power as he acts like he does.
Scruffy (Futurama) - We picked him for President Moon Jae-in because the joke is that he interacts so little with the other employees that no one remembers ever seeing him before, and President Moon Jae-in just came into office last year and no one really knew anything about him until these peace talks.
Biff (Back to the Future) - He reminded us the most of Donald Trump, and the creator of Back to the Future had said that he based the character of Biff on Donald Trump too.
Creed (The Office) - We wanted a character that said something dumb while everyone else was shaking their heads and being like, “What are you doing?”, just someone kind of ignorant to the consequences of their actions. This was the case when Malcolm Turnbull suggested Trump get the Nobel Peace Prize for the Korean peace talks, which ultimately put the idea in his head and now he won’t stop talking about it.
How do these characters change your understanding of this event?
It helps somewhat to boil these complex real life people into kind of stereotypical and exaggerated characters with a few defining traits, because then it is easier to comprehend the situation rather than passing it off as too complicated to get into. It sort of humanizes them in a way, because they’re all world leaders who have a lot of power, and these characters bring out their not-so flattering sides.
Do you garner any insights from these translations?
Like we mentioned in the previous question, we were able to better comprehend the entire situation by boiling it down to a few defining characteristics and people. Sometimes taking something serious and making it less serious and more ridiculous makes it easier to digest/comprehend.
What difficulties did you encounter in this process?
One of our biggest issues was formulating the story after choosing all of these obscure characters. It became difficult to choose which theme to follow when writing it out in full paragraphs.
Finally, provide images of the historical character you started with and the remix character.
We chose the North and South Korea meeting and peace talks. It was the first thing we thought of because it was recent and it felt relevant and remix-able.
What is its relevance to the present? Or did you have other considerations?
It happened pretty recently, and it’s a landmark event for North and South Korea. Right now, it’s unclear what the results of it are going to be, but it’s a big step in the right direction and could possibly lead to reunification. We didn’t really think of any other ideas, it was the first thing suggested and we all pretty much collectively agreed on it.
As much as possible, describe how you chose this event.
We felt like most things in the news were either depressing or about Donald Trump, and this was semi-hopeful and only involved Donald Trump a little bit. We also felt like it wasn’t too complex to turn into a remix, because although the situation and history is complicated, the actual event is pretty straightforward.
Where is the event taking place? Originally and in the remix?
Originally, it takes place in the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) between North and South Korea, but we made it take place in the Avatar: The Last Airbender Universe, with North Korea as the Fire Nation and South Korea as the Water Nation.
Who are the (original) characters? & Who are the (remix) characters?
Original Characters: Kim Jong-un, Moon Jae-in, Donald Trump, Malcolm Turnbull
Remix Characters: Plankton (Spongebob), Scruffy (Futurama), Biff (Back to the Future), Creed (The Office)
Why did you choose these characters?
Plankton (Spongebob) - We felt that he best exemplified Kim Jong-un because of his desire to have control, and always threatening to do big things but in reality he’s pretty small and doesn’t have as much power as he acts like he does.
Scruffy (Futurama) - We picked him for President Moon Jae-in because the joke is that he interacts so little with the other employees that no one remembers ever seeing him before, and President Moon Jae-in just came into office last year and no one really knew anything about him until these peace talks.
Biff (Back to the Future) - He reminded us the most of Donald Trump, and the creator of Back to the Future had said that he based the character of Biff on Donald Trump too.
Creed (The Office) - We wanted a character that said something dumb while everyone else was shaking their heads and being like, “What are you doing?”, just someone kind of ignorant to the consequences of their actions. This was the case when Malcolm Turnbull suggested Trump get the Nobel Peace Prize for the Korean peace talks, which ultimately put the idea in his head and now he won’t stop talking about it.
How do these characters change your understanding of this event?
It helps somewhat to boil these complex real life people into kind of stereotypical and exaggerated characters with a few defining traits, because then it is easier to comprehend the situation rather than passing it off as too complicated to get into. It sort of humanizes them in a way, because they’re all world leaders who have a lot of power, and these characters bring out their not-so flattering sides.
Do you garner any insights from these translations?
Like we mentioned in the previous question, we were able to better comprehend the entire situation by boiling it down to a few defining characteristics and people. Sometimes taking something serious and making it less serious and more ridiculous makes it easier to digest/comprehend.
What difficulties did you encounter in this process?
One of our biggest issues was formulating the story after choosing all of these obscure characters. It became difficult to choose which theme to follow when writing it out in full paragraphs.
Finally, provide images of the historical character you started with and the remix character.
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