{"id":3161,"date":"2011-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/?p=3161"},"modified":"2013-07-28T22:13:15","modified_gmt":"2013-07-28T21:13:15","slug":"fanatic-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/fanatic-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Fanatic Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"review_photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"review_photo\" alt=\"fanatic_280_\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.foto8.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/fanatic_280_.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Many people have an alter-ego or a double life reflected in their work, what they wear or how they act in various moments.<\/div>\n<div>Fanatic Wars is based on the alter egos that Mexicans have been creating since 1977 with the release of the first Star Wars film &#8220;A New Hope&#8221;. Disguised as their favourite characters, these &#8220;heroes&#8221; come from a wide mix of different social classes including those from families with young children who also take part. Their Star Wars alter-ego transforms them into another person; the hero they feel they aren&#8217;t in daily life, or at least not the sort of hero that defends the fate of the universe.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>I feel that we are all reflected in them somehow, in that contact that remains with the inner child. The costumes they have bought (or have spent a long time making themselves) is like an armour that takes them away from reality. 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