deadly for a 17-year-old to go into that situation, walk the streets with that weapon. what they are doing in that trailer is a very sophisticated piece of film making. you showed rittenhouse lying on that couch, laying on a couch there in darkness. it goes from that darkness, it positions him heroically on what s called the hero quest. this is a hero s journey. he s in darkness. he s talking about how tormented he is by the nightmares and the dreams. this is the hero in his struggles. it even goes from that picture on the couch to a shot of a crucifix on the wall. he s like what s the logic of this? but they re linking him to symbols like the crucifix, a church steeple in the next shot, the american flag. and as he moves through this, he moves from that darkness to light when he s found not guilty and he s embraced by the community, i think his lawyer literally is hugging him and then he s in that car saying
there s narratives and then there s narratives. there s narratives we construct in the media to help people make sense of a myriad of all kinds of information. there are bigger narratives like the hero quest and the mono myth that every culture has had. hillary clinton s moment in that room was a hero quest moment where i m surrounded by my enemies. rescue me and she rescued herself. i think that s what people are feeling. when you tap into those uber narratives of culture. that s the energy that is felt now out on her campaign trail. it was a huge moment. i m not saying something bad can t happen especially with the clintons but i have to tell you, i watched it and i thought oh, my lord, i can t believe the republicans are going into primetime and made it an epic struggle with it for the 11 hours that everyone talks about.