Comments on: Cable clutter at Insuracare in The Incredibles http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/ Daily tips on how to organize your home and office. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:00:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Discordianist http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-38459 Discordianist Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:37:24 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-38459 For me first thing that came to mind was Brazil, clutter everywhere and the dystopia can be felt right to the beat. Also the otherwise quit lame take on a classic piece of literature, 1984 from 1984 has clutter as a way of setting the dystopian tone. On the other side of spectrum the American Psycho has a cleanest possible apartment and dirtiest possible mind combined. Perfect vision of late '80s. Those came first in mind but there are plenty of others as people have pointed out. Maybe this could be a start of sub-genre of this blog, how is clutter portrait in movies and what kind of effect does clutter have on theme and feel of the surroundings. Then making comparisons to real life situations where appropriate. For me first thing that came to mind was Brazil, clutter everywhere and the dystopia can be felt right to the beat. Also the otherwise quit lame take on a classic piece of literature, 1984 from 1984 has clutter as a way of setting the dystopian tone.

On the other side of spectrum the American Psycho has a cleanest possible apartment and dirtiest possible mind combined. Perfect vision of late ’80s.

Those came first in mind but there are plenty of others as people have pointed out. Maybe this could be a start of sub-genre of this blog, how is clutter portrait in movies and what kind of effect does clutter have on theme and feel of the surroundings. Then making comparisons to real life situations where appropriate.

]]> By: Deborah Marchant http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-37948 Deborah Marchant Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:37:45 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-37948 Mommy Dearest - "Nooo Wiirreee Haannggerrss!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUZdXUI3VKo&feature=related The Miracle Worker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHwoRFe70jk Parenthood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgrbuRNc-AQ Close Encounters of the Third Kind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTS3M0FrgdA Stepford Wives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTWDgQZkNRg&feature=PlayList&p=DA759A922A367204&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=47 Wizard of Oz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKrJoih_uCQ Planet of the Apes - The Ending http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31QUOUxqz2M Mommy Dearest – “Nooo Wiirreee Haannggerrss!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related

The Miracle Worker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHwoRFe70jk

Parenthood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgrbuRNc-AQ

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTS3M0FrgdA

Stepford Wives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....p;index=47

Wizard of Oz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKrJoih_uCQ

Planet of the Apes – The Ending
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31QUOUxqz2M

]]> By: Sahara Desert http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-37051 Sahara Desert Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:51:59 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-37051 @Mac Excellent point re. Labyrinth. At 30 years old I've overcome a similar issue by having a single box on a shelf devoted to my small items and paper (such as letters and important birthday cake decorations) to help me trapse down memory lane. Larger items have been subjected to strict critique and those that survived are presented on my two bookshelves. @Mac Excellent point re. Labyrinth. At 30 years old I’ve overcome a similar issue by having a single box on a shelf devoted to my small items and paper (such as letters and important birthday cake decorations) to help me trapse down memory lane. Larger items have been subjected to strict critique and those that survived are presented on my two bookshelves.

]]> By: Sahara Desert http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-37050 Sahara Desert Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:46:22 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-37050 Office Space! More the moral than the tidyness (or not) of the office though. And the TPS reports. Office Space! More the moral than the tidyness (or not) of the office though. And the TPS reports.

]]> By: Vicki K. http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-37032 Vicki K. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:11:19 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-37032 I'm with Jen, the new movie UP has a rather poignant decluttering message (among others). I’m with Jen, the new movie UP has a rather poignant decluttering message (among others).

]]> By: Timbuk http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-37025 Timbuk Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:57:18 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-37025 The Royal Tennenbaums is a good example of clutter and hoarding being indicative of emotional problems. The Royal Tennenbaums is a good example of clutter and hoarding being indicative of emotional problems.

]]> By: Albert http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-37019 Albert Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:08:30 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-37019 Another one from the opposite end of the spectrum: In Hard Candy, Jeff entire home is clean and decorated in a homey yet minimalist style. This helps his image at the beginning of the film, laying seeds of doubt in the audience's minds as to whether his intentions are as malicious as they'd thought they'd be. His appearance, car, seemingly legitimate career, and past relationship with Janelle (his age, for those who haven't seen the movie) do the same. Another one from the opposite end of the spectrum: In Hard Candy, Jeff entire home is clean and decorated in a homey yet minimalist style. This helps his image at the beginning of the film, laying seeds of doubt in the audience’s minds as to whether his intentions are as malicious as they’d thought they’d be. His appearance, car, seemingly legitimate career, and past relationship with Janelle (his age, for those who haven’t seen the movie) do the same.

]]> By: sue http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-37013 sue Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:51:06 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-37013 9 to 5 with the ultra strict rules about sterile desks and the upsurge in productivity with the relaxation of the rules. 9 to 5 with the ultra strict rules about sterile desks and the upsurge in productivity with the relaxation of the rules.

]]> By: Jen H. http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-37011 Jen H. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:57:15 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-37011 No spoilers, but in Pixar's most recent film, <i>Up</i>, decluttering saves the day. No spoilers, but in Pixar’s most recent film, Up, decluttering saves the day.

]]> By: Lori Paximadis http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-37003 Lori Paximadis Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:16:24 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-37003 How funny -- I just introduced my 9-year-old niece to The Incredibles on our sleepover last night. I think the final scene in the extra Jack-Jack Attack sums this up well. :-) How funny — I just introduced my 9-year-old niece to The Incredibles on our sleepover last night. I think the final scene in the extra Jack-Jack Attack sums this up well. :-)

]]> By: Katherine http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-36998 Katherine Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:43:34 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-36998 Office Space. I love when he cuts down his 'wall'... that is one way to get rid of clutter. Everyone should have a red stapler :) Office Space. I love when he cuts down his ‘wall’… that is one way to get rid of clutter.

Everyone should have a red stapler :)

]]> By: Battra92 http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-36997 Battra92 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:21:56 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-36997 I'd much prefer to work in his cube than in my purple colored zone of death. As far as Macs and their cable clutter (or lack thereof) it really comes at a price. I can't use my favorite IBM Model M keyboard without a cord (and an adapter) nor can I upgrade my monitor if I want to. Macs are also a heck of a lot more expensive. I love my macbook, don't get me wrong but when I want all in one, I'll just use a laptop. For everything else I 'll just have to wrangle my cables. I have considered cutting and re soldering them into custom lengths but that'd just be silly. ;) Another Deb: I think it was 2 years actually since they had to keep moving due to their super powers being discovered. I’d much prefer to work in his cube than in my purple colored zone of death.

As far as Macs and their cable clutter (or lack thereof) it really comes at a price. I can’t use my favorite IBM Model M keyboard without a cord (and an adapter) nor can I upgrade my monitor if I want to. Macs are also a heck of a lot more expensive.

I love my macbook, don’t get me wrong but when I want all in one, I’ll just use a laptop. For everything else I ‘ll just have to wrangle my cables. I have considered cutting and re soldering them into custom lengths but that’d just be silly. ;)

Another Deb: I think it was 2 years actually since they had to keep moving due to their super powers being discovered.

]]> By: Another Deb http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-36996 Another Deb Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:04:43 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-36996 I guess the Miss Havisham character in Great Expectations ( I only saw the movie) is a pretty good example of hanging on to clutter you are never going to need. Plus it can be a fire hazard! My favorite line from the Incredibles is when the wife gleefully calls her husband to announce that she has finally unpacked the last box from their move (and it's been about 20 years since they moved). I guess the Miss Havisham character in Great Expectations ( I only saw the movie) is a pretty good example of hanging on to clutter you are never going to need. Plus it can be a fire hazard!

My favorite line from the Incredibles is when the wife gleefully calls her husband to announce that she has finally unpacked the last box from their move (and it’s been about 20 years since they moved).

]]> By: Kelly http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-36994 Kelly Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:55:27 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-36994 The opposite can evoke a certain mood, too. I'm thinking of "Sleeping with the Enemy" where he's hyper-organized, on the OCD side, which is directly tied to the tension and suspense of the movie. The opposite can evoke a certain mood, too. I’m thinking of “Sleeping with the Enemy” where he’s hyper-organized, on the OCD side, which is directly tied to the tension and suspense of the movie.

]]> By: Dustin http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-36993 Dustin Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:48:40 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-36993 Definitely: Harvey Pekar's apartment in the movie American Splendor... especially so right when his new girlfriend Joyce comes to live with him... Definitely: Harvey Pekar’s apartment in the movie American Splendor… especially so right when his new girlfriend Joyce comes to live with him…

]]> By: KateNonymous http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-36992 KateNonymous Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:31:11 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-36992 It's been said before, but I've got to put in yet another vote for Joe Versus the Volcano. I once worked in a cubicle so gloomy (grey walls, taupe writing surface, facing a grey bookcase, backed by a 10-foot-tall bookcase blocking the overhead light) that my spirits literally drooped every time I walked in. Sometimes I would find my boss standing in my cubicle muttering, "I had no idea it would turn out like this." Until I switched cubicles, the only thing that made it bearable was--yes--the desk lamps I added. But unlike Joe, I needed three. I was told that the result looked like the lighting department at Sears. It’s been said before, but I’ve got to put in yet another vote for Joe Versus the Volcano. I once worked in a cubicle so gloomy (grey walls, taupe writing surface, facing a grey bookcase, backed by a 10-foot-tall bookcase blocking the overhead light) that my spirits literally drooped every time I walked in. Sometimes I would find my boss standing in my cubicle muttering, “I had no idea it would turn out like this.” Until I switched cubicles, the only thing that made it bearable was–yes–the desk lamps I added. But unlike Joe, I needed three. I was told that the result looked like the lighting department at Sears.

]]> By: Mac http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-36990 Mac Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:24:36 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-36990 There's also a brilliant take on clutter in the movie Labyrinth where the protagonist played by Jennifer Connelly is made to see that all of the things she's been collecting through her childhood into her teens don't have the sentimental value they once had when confronted by an old woman (puppet) that carries all of her horded belongings on her back to the point where it has hunched her over. This is a very heavy-handed message, but effective. Clearly I could go on on this topic all day, but I'll stop now. ;) There’s also a brilliant take on clutter in the movie Labyrinth where the protagonist played by Jennifer Connelly is made to see that all of the things she’s been collecting through her childhood into her teens don’t have the sentimental value they once had when confronted by an old woman (puppet) that carries all of her horded belongings on her back to the point where it has hunched her over.

This is a very heavy-handed message, but effective.

Clearly I could go on on this topic all day, but I’ll stop now. ;)

]]> By: Mac http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-36989 Mac Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:16:06 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-36989 Blade Runner is full of cluttered imagery adding to the dystopian feel of the movie. I'm sure the mentioned but not seen "Off-World Colony" is clutter free...or at least advertised that way. Also Soylent Green is set in an especially gritty and cluttered landscape and is tremendously depressing. It's interesting to note that while Bob's workspace is cluttered it, like the rest of the film, has the clean lines of 1950's design (with the cables being the exception). This helps even the cluttered bookcase behind him seem neater. This is a very different type of clutter then a few of the movies mentioned in this thread, including Blade Runner and Soylent Green, where garbage as a sign of social decay is the primary clutter. Clutter is also often used in movies to represent immaturity as with the stereotypical messy kids room or a focus towards mental pursuits, disregarding the physical space such as a mad scientist's lab (Back to the Future). The opening scenes of Pump Up the Volume provides even another use of clutter to set mood as the angst-ridden pirate radio DJ played by Christian Slater has clutter about his room but I think this is more intended to represent a rebellion against the seemingly well ordered lives of the adults in the movie. Blade Runner is full of cluttered imagery adding to the dystopian feel of the movie. I’m sure the mentioned but not seen “Off-World Colony” is clutter free…or at least advertised that way.

Also Soylent Green is set in an especially gritty and cluttered landscape and is tremendously depressing.

It’s interesting to note that while Bob’s workspace is cluttered it, like the rest of the film, has the clean lines of 1950’s design (with the cables being the exception). This helps even the cluttered bookcase behind him seem neater.

This is a very different type of clutter then a few of the movies mentioned in this thread, including Blade Runner and Soylent Green, where garbage as a sign of social decay is the primary clutter.

Clutter is also often used in movies to represent immaturity as with the stereotypical messy kids room or a focus towards mental pursuits, disregarding the physical space such as a mad scientist’s lab (Back to the Future).

The opening scenes of Pump Up the Volume provides even another use of clutter to set mood as the angst-ridden pirate radio DJ played by Christian Slater has clutter about his room but I think this is more intended to represent a rebellion against the seemingly well ordered lives of the adults in the movie.

]]> By: Danielle http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-36987 Danielle Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:30:54 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-36987 Yes, in Marley and Me. As they started having kids the kitchen counter was cluttered, toys on the floor in the hallway, the bed wasn't made, etc. Yes, in Marley and Me. As they started having kids the kitchen counter was cluttered, toys on the floor in the hallway, the bed wasn’t made, etc.

]]> By: timgray http://unclutterer.com/2009/06/29/cable-clutter-at-insuracare-in-the-incredibles/comment-page-1/#comment-36986 timgray Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:18:08 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/?p=5834#comment-36986 @miki It's because you are buying the wrong parts. I have all those goodies and no cables. need a microphone? bluetooth headset. You pay a little more for wireless but the imac and current powermacs support it well. @miki It’s because you are buying the wrong parts.

I have all those goodies and no cables. need a microphone? bluetooth headset. You pay a little more for wireless but the imac and current powermacs support it well.

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