May 29, 2005

• At risk of sounding like a pessimist, I have to say Star Wars Episode III let me down. I was disappointed. Though the special effects were amazing, the machines, droids, space ships, etc looked awkward and unconvincing. Though the acting was satisfactory, the movie lacked plot. It was simply a filler between stories to connect the dots, and it did so with out innovation. Characterization as a whole stunk, with the possible exception of the Emporer and Darth Vader. What the heck was with General Grievers? I mean who is he even? And why did Lucas think he could get away with massacring children. Did he think calling them “younglings” instead of children would make it more acceptable? It went too far. I thought this was a lesson we learned in 1936 when Hitchcock created Sabotage and discovered that killing children was not a good thing to put on the big screen. Oh well, I suppose we never ever truly learn our lessons.

  For the record, I am actually in a much happier mood and will no longer be acting like an emokid. For now . To prove it I will point out a positive trait in Episode III. It actually surprised me and made me respect George Lucas a lot. When Palpatine . . . seduces (for lack of a better word) Anakin to the Dark Side, he says that to truly understand the great mystery one must open himself up to all sides of the “force.” This, of course, includes the dark side. I thought it was interesting how it was the evil Emperor who was criticizing the Jedi for their “close-mindedness.” He said that one could never grasp true power while holding on to the narrow dogmas of the Jedi. Interesting. Lucas made the bad guys open minded, and the good guys close minded. This is not a common contemporary stance. Typically the media praises the open minded as the hero and portrays the narrow minded as the evil bigot. One must be careful, though, that he does not become so open minded that he does begin to include the “dark” side of life. Or else he may fall into a volcano, survive, and return as an evil War-Lord. By the way, I attribute this good trait to the fact that Star Wars is a product of the Reagan Years. Do I think too much?

  On a completely different note all together, I think Angelina Jolie looks really hot in this Mr. and Mrs. Smith movie coming out. This is significant because I was not a fan in Tomb Raider. She just didn’t look good then.

  P.S. What’s with all the xanga bugs?

  P.P.S. Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed a disturbing similarity between Emperor Palpatine and the new 6 Flags Great America mascot (the old guy in the tux)?

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