May 25, 2005
questions about star wars
I had star wars sheets when I was kid. ET pajamas. subscription to Odyssey. astronaut wallpaper. all my legos were of the space variety. I was into it.
but I have some questions about the latest star wars installation (most, if not all, of which have been asked elsewhere, I'm sure):
do wookies not really mind it if, for no apparent reason, you jump up and decapitate your own men? you'd think they'd at least take a step back and let out a quizzical yawp.
if you were about to deliver a dramatic retort to the bad guy, wouldnt something like "I'm for freedom" be a tad better than "I'm for democracy" ? or alternatively, go all the way and shout something like "I'm for bicameral legislation!"
did they not have ultrasound technology? and if you were pregnant with twins, wouldnt you look at least 6 months pregnant (with one)?
did the filmmakers not realize how terrible samuel jackson was? did they tell him to deliver each and every one of his lines in such a way as to make a college freshman who signed up for a bit part in south pacific just because the girls talked him into it look like a pro? ugh. he didnt die soon enough.
with a film and franchise so clearly intended for the senses and sensibilities of pre-teens, why include enough on-camera violence to score a PG-13 rating? or perhaps it was for those of us who were pre-teens in the 80s, and have been so captivated by our happy memories of zooming around the living room with our x-wings, that we stopped caring if the movies are terrible or not?
Posted by bobw at May 25, 2005 09:36 AM
Two funny things about Samuel Jackson:
1. I was reading in a magazine that George Lucas asked if he SLJ had any preference as to how he died in the movie. SLJ said he didn't care as long as it was "cool." That cracks me up.
2. I used to work with someone that claimed they saw both him and his mother in an elevator at a bank downtown. I forget why, but SLJ cussed in the elevator, and his Mom slapped him on the arm as she was reprimanding a child.
It is very possible that SLJ was in town because he is from Chattanooga. Of course, you knew that, right?
I wondered myself about those HUGE premie twins
BEWARE SPOLER AHEAD!
I was really disturbed by the scene in SWIII where Anakin comes to the Jedi temple and murders the younglings. It wasn't until I was driving home that it hit me.
However...
When Anakin entered the room with the younglings, the boy who approached him called Anakin "Master". Didn't that kid realize that Anakin was sensitive about the Jedi Council not elevating him to the level of Master?
Anakin might have spared the younglings had the boy not made that error.
Dumb kid.
ah yes, you bring up another question I had: why "youngling?" they're not a PA beer! "whelp" or "cub" would have been much better.
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