Star Wars & Hysteria…
Posted by Fyse on Tuesday, 24 May 2005
Right, this really will be have to be a short update. While I am finding plenty of other ways to avoid working, for some reason I seem unable to conscience a long time spent blogging. Perhaps it’s because I can hide my other procrastinations from the world, and therefore pretend I’m not wasting time at all, while posting an extended rant on the internet confirms my credentials as a lazy slacker to a (potentially) wide audience.
Most important to mention is that I saw ‘Revenge of the Sith’ on Sunday, and to cut a long story short, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was certainly a whole lot better than the previous two, and though some of the dialogue was laugh-out-loud terrible, no one can pretend the original trilogy scored particularly highly on that front. Positives included the neat way it fitted into the originals, the impressive fight scenes, and the almost complete absence of the dreadful Jar Jar. Negatives included the aforementioned dialogue in the love scenes, the acting of Hayden Christensen and the fact that Natalie Portman didn’t wear that white outfit from ‘Attack of the Clones’ again.
Other than that, there isn’t really much to tell. My exams start in just over a week and I am doing a lot of work, but not nearly enough. Generally my concentration in the library is good, but there is the occasional lapse, a particularly extreme example of which happened this afternoon. In the middle of a silent and studious library, the stomach of the young lady sitting opposite me saw fit to growl extremely loudly. We both collapsed into a ten minute fit of ill-controlled laughter, triggered once again when my stomach decided to join proceedings (all be it at a lesser volume). Eventually I retreated to my room, unable to keep a straight face. It’s strange how hysteria can set in, and it gets to the stage where it doesn’t matter what amused you in the first place. It just becomes an unbreakable vicious cycle. I’ll head back to the library after I get some dinner, when hopefully I’ll be able to focus again…
Glad to see you’re putting your blog to its originally intended purpose. I remember when “Fyse’s Floating Face” was called “Blog Based Procrastination.”
As for Star War, well, you probably already know my feelings about it from the comments to Whimsy Chick’s latest post.
Shame the Star Wars films don’t appeal to you, Oz. I’ve loved the original trilogy since I was young, and still occasionally find myself day-dreaming about having Jedi powers. Now wouldn’t that be cool?! It’d be AWESOME.
Stand outside one of those automatic doors and use the Force to open it! The offspring LOVE that. And I’m slightly amused by it too.
Ah yes, I haven’t done that in years. THAT’S why you have children. So you can use Force powers in public without looking a certifiable loser…
I liked the original triology as a child, too. It’s as an adult that I take issue with it. Especially when it’s dubbed as something more deep and meaningful than a bunch of movies for kids. (Only my opinion, of course.)
I never really watched the movies as a kid, so when I watched them in high school for the first time, I was unimpressed.
I always find I have the constant urge to go to the bathroom when I’m in libraries. So I would never get any studying done.
Well, I guess everyone’s entitled to their opinion. Oz and Nicole, you’re clearly just not geeky enough to recognise the genius of the Star Wars universe. It’s your loss, but maybe you appreciate other things instead, like… er… flowers ‘n’ stuff.
Oh, and I would never try to claim the movies are in any way deep or meaningful. Mindless entertainment, with a good smattering of super-powers and explosions. Ah, that’s the stuff…
Cinematical.com is having an Ep. III love scene dialogue rewrite contest. This should be good…
I can’t seem to find any info about the contest. Have you got the exact link?
I love Star Wars. I always have, and I always will. Since the re-releases in 1997, I saw every theatrical release at midnight on the night before the official opening. I don’t dress up for the opening, but I do own a couple lightsabers… real, of course.