Tape Confiscator (Monstroid - 1980)

This is an excerpt from Monstroid (1980).

I watched the film. Precariously. Because it had a grainy thumbnail with horizontal video noise — Ah! Must be splendid!

It was a thrill watching bobbing up and down scenes at the beginning.

Or "in the beginning."

In the beginning, the digitised film was bobbing up and down.

The filmmaking was around — well — before Genesis chapter 1.

Timeline:

• Filmmaking

  Filmmaking of Monstroid.

  VHS tape happens.

• Digitisation

  Someone digitises the VHS version.

• Physical Realm Construction

  Genesis chapter one.

Well, that particular video, that I watched.

Right, right. We're now outside the side note. Resuming.

Those up-down bobs, as if the cameraman were nodding along and jiving with the dialogues.

Cameraman A: Yeah, mon! Feel the reggae! 🎥🕺

Video-Audio Editor A: Ay, mon! 🕺

Setting the jest aside, I suppose it was because the source itself was not in pristine condition.

Anyhow, I did not quite follow the storyline. Generally, it was about people doing their activities.

Right.

But there was this remarkable shouting from a lady, followed by something I did not expect.

After the reporter said or shouted — Who the hell do you think you are? — the scene switched! INDEED!

It wasn't rhetorical, was it? 🤔

I waited for the man's response, hoping somehow the scene would switch back, but no luck.

As such:

(Bob is caught eating a chair.)
Karen	:	Who the hell do you think you are?
(A city appears.)
Me	:	👀 (Waiting for Bob's response. Glaring at the city scenery.) 🤔 So.

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Rhetorical Questions

The list:

• Who cares?
• What's the point?
• Why bother?
• When will it end?
• You call that a solution?
• ...
• Who the hell do you think you are? 💥

  It's like someone slamming the door mid–sentence.

  (Bob is caught eating a chair.)
  Karen	:	Hi, Bo... 😱 (Slams the door. 💥)
  Bob	:	👀 ❓ What? Karen, what?
  Karen	:	(Opens the door.) 😱 Who the hell do you think you are? (Slams the door. 💥)
  Bob	:	🤔 Is it rhetorical? Karen? I can think of three answers. Karen? Want to hear them? (Continues gnawing.) Did you know your name is Nerak when I read it from right to left? Unlike me, Bob, from either starting point. Karen?

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Thus, I made the response in the video below.

His duty is to confiscate VHS tape left and right by request or by himself. He's the elite TAPE CONFISCATOR force.

Music is Abyss O'Rifforus.

Transcript with stage direction:

The man on the left: ... do us more khauř@*ɘ! (Dramatic hand gesture.)

The lady on the right: 👀 (Paying attention to the man.)

The man in the middle: 👀 (Also paying attention to the man, rather briefer than the lady.)

The man in the middle: And I want that tape! (Points at the ground multiple times.)

The lady on the right: 👀 (Shifts her gaze.) Who the hell do you think you are?!

(Scene switches.)

(The answer.)