In just another example of how deeply embedded our pop-culture is in our collective psyche, the temporary blackout at the Superbowl yesterday was attributed to "The Dark Knight Rises" character Bane by hundreds of people on Twitter.
The pivotal scene in "TDKR" involved Bane taking over a football stadium and holding the attendees as hostages. The profound resonance this movie has had with Americans is evident in these messages, only a small portion of which have been screen-captured below.
And yet, along with the quips and joking, there is also an underlying nervousness. Who sitting in that stadium didn't immediately think, at least for a second, that terrorism might be to blame for the sudden darkness? With Bin Laden dead (perhaps as much as twice), what bogeymen do we have to haunt our national subconscious? It is up to Hollywood to fill in the gaps:
One was, of course, the "ghosts" of Hurricane Katrina, as the game was played in the rebuilt Superdome -- the Superdome in which so many huddled masses were abandoned after the flooding of Katrina, some dying or suffering sexual assault. The Superdome is also believed by some to be "cursed" because of its proximity to Girod Street Cemetery; some Ravens fans blaming their team's largely unsuccessful history on the curse.
But, thanks to sponsorship by Mercedes-Benz, the Superdome was supposed to be redone and rebranded -- all that dark history behind them. Which reminds me of this Superbowl ad by Mercedes featuring a man making a deal with the devil (played by Willem Dafoe):
If that Masonic ring Dafoe is wearing in the last screengrab puts you in a conspiratorial mood, then you've found the last "culprit" for who could have possibly pulled the plug on Superbowl XLVII:
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