Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Bataille's Accursed Share

The grotesque factory of Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs runs according to the perverse philosophy of Georges Bataille. What do Aztec gods, pigmen, and French surrealism all have in common? This strange and amazing game, apparently. Join us for this industrial inspection into the horror of consuming The Accursed Share. CW: War photography and flashing lights Do you enjoy these deep dives into media and philosophy? Leave a like to support the channel! Subscribe for more thoughtful essays, and comment with what you'd like to see us cover in the future! Works referenced: Georges Bataille, The Accursed Share Georges Bataille, The Solar Anus Georges Bataille, The Rotten Sun Music: Lifting the Veil, The Alley, The Children, Ever Mine, The Factory Gates, Mandus Descending Amongst the Spirits, The Flood, Ahead to Still Waters, Mors Praematura, The Church, Bilge Pump, Christ Have Mercy, The New Century, Mandus (all from Jessica Curry on Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs OST) Aztec images from the Florentine, Tovar, and Telleriano codices 0:00 Intro 1:55 Story and themes 7:32 Bataille 11:24 Sacrifice 14:31 Waste 17:32 Pigs 19:36 The Machine I hate twitter:   / mirroredfog   Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, the use of copyrighted materials is allowed for "fair use" purposes, such as criticism, comment, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.