tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post113096997499275570..comments2024-01-19T02:23:51.665-06:00Comments on Journal Wunelle: A 30-Year-Old Movie Reviewwstachourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-1131073097840079862005-11-03T20:58:00.000-06:002005-11-03T20:58:00.000-06:00Send In the Clones. Yeah.Every person can relate ...Send In the Clones. Yeah.<BR/><BR/>Every person can relate to the struggle between warring things in ourselves. Robert Wright's "The Moral Animal" (a fabulous summary of others' thinking) reminds us that morality is simply a pro-social charter, a behavioral code that enables more of us to get the most out of our environment. Star Wars places the hard choices of morality before us in ways comprehensible to kids while keeping the world interesting enough to keep adults in the theaters with their kids.<BR/><BR/>(Just started the special features from Episode 3's DVD release. I love the technical part of the making of these movies. I'm sure I'm in the wrong line of work! The sound design part especially is right up my alley.)<BR/><BR/>Lizzie, no punishment will ever be meted out to you from these quarters for embracing any part of the Star Wars universe; even the dialog (though I think much too highly of you to expect that!).<BR/><BR/>I liked Episode 3 best of all the new movies as well.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to have to say it, but... <I>your Star Wars personality inventory is simply not flattering!</I> (Let's just stick to the rorschach tests ;-)<BR/><BR/>But it's OK. You can still leave comments here.wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-1131065210363858442005-11-03T18:46:00.000-06:002005-11-03T18:46:00.000-06:00Here are my results (because you are DYING to know...Here are my results (because you are DYING to know):<BR/>Openness: 59%, astro mech droids<BR/>conscientiousness: 25% Admiral Ozzel<BR/>extraversion: 9%, wampas<BR/>agreeableness: 38% Boba Fett<BR/>Neuroticism: 80% C3P0<BR/> <BR/>According to this I'm not very open, negligent, antisocial, rude, and high-strung. Yay!<BR/><BR/>btw, I didn't see Star Wars until I was 20 and when I finally did, I saw it in French- not quite the same thing. I didn't see it in English until after I saw episode 1. I know this is blasphemous but I think episode 3 is my favorite.<BR/>*ducking head in anticipation of outraged response*Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041912846006740052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-1131051244595999732005-11-03T14:54:00.000-06:002005-11-03T14:54:00.000-06:00First, let me say that Episode II should have been...First, let me say that Episode II should have been called "send in the clones" Think about it. Steven Sondheim could have done a collaboration and REALLY made the soundtrack hum.<BR/><BR/>But I digress. I think, Bil, you touched on what keeps the originals around. The theme. Not just the wish fulfillment of every young man, but really of every society.<BR/><BR/>The overarching idea is that we are all stuck in some sort of struggle between the past (which was good in remembrance, but had it's share of evil) and the unknown future, which will always be assumed evil. It's the theme of just about every epic: that struggle between good and evil is really a struggle against change. Lord of the Rings is a good new example of the same.<BR/><BR/>And I bring that up because, at least in the original Star Wars, this idea was manifest in the nature vs. science debate. All things good were natural (metawhatevers, jedi, they still used swords) and all things bad were mechanical (darth vader, death stars, and lasers) The new ones, despite the much better cinematography, failed to realize this. They had a sort of perfect belnd between the two, the sort of perfect blend we cannot suspend our belief for. <BR/><BR/>The cheesy dialogue, wooden acting, puppets, we can forgive these things. But when you give us utopia, that we cannot take.<BR/><BR/>Although, it would have been nice to see more of Natalie Portman wink wink<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://jpageua.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Joshua</A>Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675519557526291088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-1131033146775059242005-11-03T09:52:00.000-06:002005-11-03T09:52:00.000-06:00That's it!! I am through having lunch with you, R...<I>That's it!!</I> I am <I>through</I> having lunch with you, Retro!wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-1131030682371647342005-11-03T09:11:00.000-06:002005-11-03T09:11:00.000-06:00Waitaminnit -- I don't poop. Is this not natural?...Waitaminnit -- I <I>don't</I> poop. Is this not natural?The Retropolitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492457405392980254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-1130993582789316332005-11-02T22:53:00.000-06:002005-11-02T22:53:00.000-06:00Sad to say, (and I watched Star Wars with my dad, ...Sad to say, (and I watched Star Wars with my dad, I didn't know half of the people. but I know yoda. And obi wan. And Luke. WOOKIE)<BR/>And I poop. So there.<BR/><BR/>And you have a great Lamb.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06049190677770249633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-1130991665395194902005-11-02T22:21:00.000-06:002005-11-02T22:21:00.000-06:00I am Yoda 90%. Yoda, I am! Hmmm! Jedi master to th...I am Yoda 90%. Yoda, I am! Hmmm! Jedi master to the stars, yo. Challenging the establishment and unlearning what I've learned. (I have that last one down pat.)<BR/><BR/>(Sadly, I'm also Grand Moff Tarkin because I have a tendency to forget the details, like vulnerable exhaust ports on Death Stars and braking when traffic stops.)GreenCanaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16853115389272100845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-1130983480960490362005-11-02T20:04:00.000-06:002005-11-02T20:04:00.000-06:00A FABULOUS suggestion! Here are my results:In ope...A FABULOUS suggestion! Here are my results:<BR/><BR/>In openness I am Wicket the Ewok at 70%--"You are relatively open to new experiences." (I hope this doesn't <I>really</I> translate as "too stupid to hold your ground.")<BR/><BR/>In conscientiousness I am Tarkin @ 41%--"You are neither organized or disorganized." (I, too missed those pesky exhaust ports on the Death Star! But I have <I>killer cheekbones!</I>)<BR/><BR/>In extraversion I am Luke @ 70%--"You are relatively social and enjoy the company of others." It says that Luke "longs to leave the slow paced, lonely life on Tattooine." This is my constant yearning to live in a large city.<BR/><BR/>In agreeableness I am the disgusting Boba Fett @ a pathetic 38%!--"You find it easy to express irritation with others." Apparently I'm "known for [my] ruthlessness." Looks like I've already slid to the Dark Side :-(<BR/><BR/>In neuroticism I am a saintly 1%, putting me right good in there with Princess Leia! "You probably remain calm, even in tense situations." I think we can agree that an airline pilot needs this characteristic, no? I am apparently "brave and relaxed, even when in great danger."<BR/><BR/>At least I'm not just flat-out Darth Vader!wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-1130980977023764552005-11-02T19:22:00.000-06:002005-11-02T19:22:00.000-06:00If you go to http://www.outofservice.com/starwars/...If you go to http://www.outofservice.com/starwars/ you can find out your Star Wars Twin. My results are as follows:<BR/><BR/>In openness I am a Yoda at 97%<BR/><BR/>In conscientious I am a Grand Moff Tarkin at 58% (basically I have a chance to ignore tiny details like the weaknesses of the death star)<BR/><BR/>In extraversion I am a Luke Skywalker at 79%<BR/><BR/>In agreeableness I am an Obi Wan Kenobi at 87%<BR/><BR/>and...<BR/><BR/>In neuroticism I am and R2 D2 at 27%Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651680013540789006noreply@blogger.com