Allegory In Pop Culture Mr. Rainwater

Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) Hip Hop Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

Now I done grew up Round some people living their life in bottles Granddaddy had the golden flask Back stroke every day in Chicago Some people like the way it feels Some people wanna kill their sorrows Some people wanna fit in with the popular That was my problem I was in the dark room Loud tunes, looking to make a vow soon That I'm a get ************, fillin' up my cup I see the crowd mood Changing by the minute and the record on repeat Took a sip, then another sip, then somebody said to me

Why you babysittin' only 2 or 3 shots? I'm a show you how to turn it up a notch First you get a swimming pool full of liquor, then you dive in it Pool full of liquor, then you dive in it I wave a few bottles, then I watch em all flock All the girls wanna play Baywatch I got a swimming pool full of liquor and they dive in it Pool full of liquor I'm a dive in it

“Me Against The World was all out of my heart… I just try to speak about things that affect me and about things that affect our community, and i try to do it from the viewpoint of the watcher… sometimes it's just allegories or fables that have a moral, or an underlying theme.” -Tupac

Aliens - Allegory to the Vietnam War The Aliens are stealthy, hidden, terrifying to the Marines and although far less advanced than the Marines somehow manage to get the drop on them at every angle. The Marines spread out, confident in their numbers and firepower, including flamethrowers and explosives (key tools when the US tried to flush out the Viet Kong from their fox holes) but are cut to ribbons at most turns.

Allegory for minorities, LGBTQ, teenagers, or anyone who feels like they don’t fit in.

This film uses aliens as a stand-in for the minorities forced into “ghettos” during European rule. A bureaucrat is tasked with moving the “prawns” to a new area but slowly begins seeing the perspective of those marginalized for no logical reason culminating in an intriguing and ambiguous end. It is also an allegory to immigration.

Carl dies after being told that he has to move to a nursing home Carl dies after being told that he has to move to a nursing home. The rest of the movie is an allegory for his journey to the afterlife. Russell is his spirit guide/guardian angel to help carl through his transition. His house represents his attachment to the physical world, which he lets go of at the end of the movie, when he has fully moved on into heaven.