Flags in Boxtrolls 2014

Laika does it again, the Boxtrolls is cinematic sculpture at its finest.  More working art rather than plain old still life art.  It is mesh all four greats: painting, music, theater, and writing.  It has a vivid pallet of artistic colours, friendly musical enchantment, talented theater, and good old fashioned storytelling.

Its title plays on the ego's judgmental tendencies to put people or others in boxes.  Sure there is a fine line between expanding your shores and trespassing where you don't belong, Laika pushes those buttons elegantly as did Rudolph in 1964.

Of vexillological note are the town's livery of Cheeseridge which is pastel purple and caramel white.  The movie is pleasing to the senses underscored with a charming story.  Family fun for all, and surely a delicious cream pie for cynical critics of all ages.

Perhaps the only complaint about this movie was the deleted sequence of the proper troll to cut the cheese. 

Scotland-England Equal Latitude Flag

The Scotland-England Equal Latitude flag can be flown anywhere in the United Kingdom where the main bodies of Scotland and England are parallel to each other.  Scotland is strongly associated with the North while England is associated with the South.  But at a certain latitude of nearly One Degrees from 54 Degrees 38 Minutes North to 55 Degrees 48 Minutes North, Scotland and England are aligned eye to eye. England is north of Scotland as Scotland is south of England.

Thus the cities of Carlisle, Portpatrick, and Londonderry can fly this geographic flag.  Note that a few cities are set on the boarder, like Belfast.  In Canada the city of Athabasca, Alberta is also found in this area. 

The Scotland-England Equal Latitude flag is basically quartered into four areas.  The upper fly and lower hoist quarters show English flag dominance, but the upper hoist and lower fly show Scottish flag dominance.  The English Red Cross is given a bit extra area, but to balance the equation the Scottish flag's bend has complete dominance over the coveted center spot.

United Kingdom States Flag

The United Kingdom States flag is a geographic flag.  It represents the latitudes where the US and UK are parallel to each other.  The United States as the prodigal son of the UK, officially became parallel to the UK in 1959, with the entry of Alaska as the 49th state.  Note that the southern portion of Alaska is parallel to both Scotland and England. 

Subsequently the Alaskan Star field of 49 stars is in the canton.  The elements of the UK flag are also modified such that one sinister bend of St. Patrick's cross is fully exposed.  Likewise a full 1/8th of English white is allowed to express its self twice in a boomerang pattern.

1959 was a watershed year for these nations.  Essentially the UK and US returned to a fully charmed and healthy familial relationship, loving but full of the proper jokes and pokes.  The ugliness and bitterness of the 1776 colonial rebellion became a fully healed scar, leaving a charmed tattoo upon the hearts and minds of the British and American alike.

Subsequently the British and American waltz towards a free and open future heralded and end to draconian manipulative empires and egos at the end of the 20th century, from within and beyond.

The Kiwaussie Flag

The Kiwaussie Flag is a geographic flag.  It is to be flown anywhere in Australia or New Zealand where they are at equal latitude.  Thus the second biggest island of Australia and second biggest island of New Zealand can fly this flag anywhere, since they are at parallel latitudes.   Coincidentally the second biggest island of Australia is a south island, while the second biggest of New Zealand is the north Island.  

Both capital cities can fly this flag since both are parallel to each other. It's a flag to be flown from Adelaide to Auckland, with Melbourne in the middle.

Aussie Up Over Kiwi Flag

The Aussie Up Over Kiwi flag is a type of geographic flag.  It can be flown anywhere on Australia that is north of New Zealand. Almost every state of Australia can fly this flag somewhere upon its land, except the we portion detached from the mainland and the Capital Territory.

The Kiwi Double Down Under Flag - for the region of southern New Zealand

The Kiwi Double Down Under Flag is for the region of New Zealand that is south of Australia.  This is a geographic type of flag.  In the canton is the famous seven pointed Aussie star, but it has been Kiwified.  Note, no part of North Island can fly this flag and only the southern half of South Island can.

Flag for the Region of Mexico below the Lower(Upper) "El Norte" 48 US States

It's only fair that if Canada gets an All Canadian Belt Flag and the USA gets and All American Belt Flag that Mexico should have its own All Mexican Belt Flag.  This is another geographic flag for Mexico indicating when you are below the latitude of the most southern point of "El Norte".