{"id":34550,"date":"2023-12-07T20:47:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T04:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/?p=34550"},"modified":"2023-12-07T21:23:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T05:23:44","slug":"not-all-heroes-wear-capes-but-some-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/not-all-heroes-wear-capes-but-some-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Not All Heroes Wear Capes&#8230;but Some Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I watched a clip of Rick Rubin, named &#8220;One of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the World&#8221; by <em>Time<\/em> magazine, discussing his philosophy and approach to art as well as his creative process. If you\u2019re not familiar with Rick Rubin (not Santa Claus) you have probably heard some of the artists he has produced hit records for throughout his career.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Johnny Cash<\/li>\n<li>Metallica<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.05.40-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34551 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.05.40-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.05.40-PM.png 384w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.05.40-PM-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.05.40-PM-150x123.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adele<\/li>\n<li>Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/li>\n<li>Tom Petty<\/li>\n<li>AC\/DC<\/li>\n<li>Run DMC<\/li>\n<li>Shakira<\/li>\n<li>Aerosmith<\/li>\n<li>Linkin Park<\/li>\n<li>Beastie Boys <a href=\"\/\/C155D0F2-B094-43D0-B68F-3EF73F77B2A6#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[1]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During this interview, Lewis Howes asked Rick if he ever wrestled with his inner critique, that voice that wonders if anyone would like what he is producing. He surprised me with his answer!<\/p>\n<p>Rubin responds, \u201cNo, I don\u2019t consider them at all, the audience comes last.\u201d<a href=\"\/\/C155D0F2-B094-43D0-B68F-3EF73F77B2A6#_edn2\" name=\"_ednref2\">[2]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He goes on to explain that he is not making music for an audience but making it for himself. He stays true to himself and his audience gets to experience <em>authentic<\/em> expression. It just so happens a lot of other people enjoy his style, expression, and taste. Despite how we may judge his statement, his answer seems to prove what happens when someone completely transcends one of the forms of resistance (the fear of rejection) Steven Pressfield explores in his book, <em>The War of Art<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve completely overcome the fear of rejection like Rick Rubin. Part two of Pressfield\u2019s book examined the difference between an amateur and a professional and I quickly realized what category I fall into at times. He says, \u201cResistance knows that the amateur composer will never write his symphony because he is overly invested in its success and over terrified of its failure. The amateur takes it so seriously it paralyzes him.\u201d<a href=\"\/\/C155D0F2-B094-43D0-B68F-3EF73F77B2A6#_edn3\" name=\"_ednref3\">[3]<\/a> It may have been the Spirit, my subconscious, or both, but this section jumped at me from the page. I quickly underlined it then put stars and brackets around these sentences in my book, another reason I like <em>physical <\/em>pages. I must admit, that I am already feeling emotions of resistance as I anticipate delivering my NPO prototype at the end of this program. Like everyone, I am heavily invested in my subject matter and wonder if I take it so seriously that it creates various fears: failure, rejection, misunderstanding, Pressfield says success can even be a fear.<\/p>\n<p>My NPO is birthed out of a lot of personal pain, confusion, loneliness, and emotional stress. The remedy to my crisis of faith was education and exposure to alternative approaches to biblical understanding and I hope to help others in my part of the world who I know are experiencing similar issues. I relate more to Lewis Howes who wrestles with the inner critique that wonders if anyone will relate or care about what I end up producing. This is where Pressfield gives great advice when he quotes from and interprets <em>The Bhagavad-Gita<\/em>, \u201c\u2026we have a right only to our labor, not the fruits of our labor. All the warrior can give is his life; all the athlete can do is leave everything on the field.\u201d<a href=\"\/\/C155D0F2-B094-43D0-B68F-3EF73F77B2A6#_edn4\" name=\"_ednref4\">[4]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of my artistic heroes is the movie producer,\u00a0<em>Zack Snyder. <\/em>He made movies like 300, Man of Steel, Legend of the Guardians, and Watchmen. One of the things he is known for is taking current-day pop-culture mythologic<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.09.58-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34552 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.09.58-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.09.58-PM.png 770w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.09.58-PM-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.09.58-PM-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.09.58-PM-150x101.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a>al figures (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg, Aquaman, etc.) and telling darker, thought-provoking, and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.09.58-PM.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a>more grounded stories that have become divisive with audiences. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.12.42-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34553 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.12.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.12.42-PM.png 580w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.12.42-PM-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.12.42-PM-150x114.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Superman was not in bright color&#8217;s saving cats out of trees, but was serious, unsure of himself and wrestled with his place in the world. Snyder was heavily inspired by Joseph Campbell and <em>The Hero&#8217;s Journey<\/em>. Despite the initial pushback and negative feedback his movies received from some audiences, Rotten Tomatoes, and Warner Brothers, Zack stuck to his guns and told the stories he wanted to tell in his style.<\/p>\n<p>Snyder was eventually let go by corporate during his third DC movie, <em>Justice League<\/em>, and they brought someone else in to take over his film, Joss Whedon, producer of Marvel\u2019s <em>The Avengers<\/em>. The final product was a mess that focused more on what Warner Brothers thought audiences wanted, which Rick Rubin identifies as \u201ccommerce, not art\u201d. It failed in the box office and was a major disappointment for fans. \u00a0After Whedon\u2019s version of <em>Justice League<\/em> was released Snyder fans campaigned for Zack\u2019s cut of the movie. They flew planes with banners over buildings, paid for advertisements at New York Times Square that showed up on benches, buses, and billboards, and organized social media posts that said #releasethesyndercut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.05.27-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34554\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.05.27-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.05.27-PM.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.05.27-PM-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.05.27-PM-150x121.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zack stuck to his vision. Not everyone liked it, but a lot of people <em>loved <\/em>it, and it eventually got released on HBO Max during the pandemic, <em>Zack Snyder\u2019s Justice League.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.16.17-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34555\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.16.17-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.16.17-PM.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.16.17-PM-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.16.17-PM-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-07-at-10.16.17-PM-150x88.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Daniel Lieberman, talked about the subconscious and how certain things just speak to us on a deep level for important reasons. \u00a0Zack Snyder, Rick Rubin, and Steven Pressfield&#8217;s ability to push through internal and external resistance to express <em>their<\/em> art and vision speaks to my soul and inspires me to push through various fears to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/C155D0F2-B094-43D0-B68F-3EF73F77B2A6#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[1]<\/a> ChatGPT, response to \u201cLists 100 Artist Rick Rubin has produced hits for,\u201d December 7, 2023, OpenAI, https:\/\/chat.openai.com\/chat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/C155D0F2-B094-43D0-B68F-3EF73F77B2A6#_ednref2\" name=\"_edn2\">[2]<\/a> Howes, Lewis. \u201cRick Rubin Reveals His Secret to Unlock Your Creativity!\u201d YouTube, November 27, 2023. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=brPHcAJn7ZU.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/C155D0F2-B094-43D0-B68F-3EF73F77B2A6#_ednref3\" name=\"_edn3\">[3]<\/a> Pressfield, Steven, and Robert McKee, <em>The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle<\/em>, (First Black Irish Entertainment, North Egremont; MA: Black Irish Entertainment LLC, SANAGE Publishing House, 2012), 70.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/C155D0F2-B094-43D0-B68F-3EF73F77B2A6#_ednref4\" name=\"_edn4\">[4]<\/a> Pressfield, The War of Art, 88.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I watched a clip of Rick Rubin, named &#8220;One of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the World&#8221; by Time magazine, discussing his philosophy and approach to art as well as his creative process. 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